With a lint free towel some homemade sushi rice and chopped vegetables you will be able to roll your own sushi in no time.
Use towel instead of bamboo mat for sushi.
Making sushi at home is fun delicious and easier than you think.
A bamboo mat isn t essential for a great sushi roll so if you don t have one or don t want to get one that s okay.
All you need is a bit of practice but by the time you roll the last sushi roll you will get the hang of it.
The flexibility of the bamboo and silicone allows the layered ingredients to be rolled easily.
We used a clean kitchen towel for rolling.
It requires a wooden bamboo mat but sometimes plastic rolling mats that appear similar are used.
But as you know having one more thing around the house i e.
Making homemade sushi is easy peasy.
I hope you enjoy this video.
A common kitchen towel comes to the rescue in such an instance and can be used as a stand in for a traditional bamboo sushi rolling mat.
All you need is a kitchen towel plastic wrap and your.
And while sushi is more of a treat that we save for nights out it s also fun to make it at home.
A bamboo mat isn t really my thing.
Traditionally sushi is assembled by laying down a sheet of nori sushi s seaweed wrapper atop a bamboo mat known as a makisu which helps the chef roll compress and form the heaping of rice.
You don t need special equipment like sushi mats to make perfect rolls.
When i use a tea towel i start my roll with the same setup as i would for a bamboo mat.
But you don t need a mat to make sushi.
Don t worry if you do not have a special sushi mat.
Typically sushi is rolled using a bamboo or silicone mat.
Can you roll sushi without a bamboo mat.
You just need a few simple ingredients and a towel.
In a pinch i ve found my tea towel also known as a dish towel to be an excellent substitute.
Typically sushi is made by layering and assembling the sushi elements on a flat surface and then using a bamboo mat to roll it into a sushi roll as seen in the image below.
Try using a folded tea towel instead.
This technique is used in many traditional restaurants serving sushi.