Kappamaki sushi

Kappamaki

Cucumber rolls are called kappamaki in Japan. It's one of the most popular sushi rolls and is easy to make.

Ingredients:

• 4 sheets of nori (dried seaweed), cut in half
• 6 cups prepared sushi rice
• 2 Japanese cucumber, cut into long sticks

Preparation:

Put a half-size nori on top of a bamboo mat (makisu). Spread about 3/4 cup of sushi rice on top of the nori. Place cucumber sticks horizontally on the rice. Roll up the bamboo mat, pressing forward to shape the sushi into a cylinder. Press the bamboo mat firmly with hands. Unwrap the bamboo mat. Make more rolls. Wipe a knife with a wet cloth before slicing sushi. Cut the sushi roll into bite-size pieces.
Makes 8 rolls