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Temari Sushi is a casual sushi that we can make at home. You don’t need sushi chef’s skill to make these cute delicious little balls of sushi. Here, we give you a step-by-step guide on how to make your own sushi!

In case you aren't familiar with Temari sushi, here is a brief history of this fun and easy dish! Temari (“hand ball” in Japanese) originated from China is children’s toy ball made from remnants of old kimonos and covered with colorful fabrics. 

As time passed and rubber balls were invented, Temari evolved from play toys to folk art objects. Since then their unique, colorful, and elegant designs have been enjoyed by the Japanese as decorations inside homes.

Just like Temari, Temari Sushi allows people to create any type of sushi they want using all kinds of ingredients. Enjoy and be creative to make these colorful sushi balls!

Chef's Note: This is an easy recipe that takes approximately one hour to prepare excluding the time for cooking rice and yields 28 Temari Sushi, which equals four servings.

Ingredients

For Sushi Rice

3 cups (540ml) uncooked Japanese premium short grain rice water
2 inch dried dashi kombu
7 tablespoons Sushi Seasoning (or 1/3 cup rice vinegar + 4 tablespoons sugar + 1 tablespoon salt)

For Topping for Temari Sushi

1/2 inch lotus root
1/2 inch carrot

Seasoning A

1/2 cup dashi stock
1 teaspoon sake
1 teaspoon mirin
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons usukuchi (light color) soy sauce (or replace with 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce + 1/4 teaspoon salt)
A pinch of salt
1 egg

Your Selection of Sashimi

Note: You can buy sashimi grade raw fish online here for US residents; you can also use cooked shrimp, smoked salmon if you don’t eat raw fish.)

Salmon
Smoked Salmon
Tuna
Tai (Sea Bream)
Hamachi (Yellowtail)
Parboiled shrimp
Uni (Sea Urchin)

2 lemon slices
1/4 avocado
1/4 cup Sakura Denbu
1/2 sheet of nori seaweed
3 shiso (Perilla)
Kaiware daikon (radish shoot) for garnish

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