How to Make a California Roll

There are many variations on this popular roll. Sometimes the outside is wrapped in rice or cucumber instead of nori (seaweed).

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Sushi Rice
• Vinegared Ginger
• Avocados
• Cutting Boards
• Crabmeats Or Crab Salad
• Soy Sauces
• Chopsticks
• Sesame Seeds
• Wasabi
• Seaweeds (nori)
• Flying Fish Roes
• bamboo mats ("maki-su")
• Cellophanes
• bamboo mats ("maki-su")

1. Place cellophane on the maki-su (bamboo mat).
2. Spread 1 c. sushi rice over the cellophane and top it with a sheet of nori (seaweed). (See Related eHows for instructions on making sushi rice.)
3. Spread crab salad or strips of crab on the nori. Use about 2 to 4 tbsp. salad or about 3 strips of crab.
4. Top with two to three strips of thinly sliced avocado.
5. Roll the sushi. (See "How to Make a Sushi Roll," under Related eHows, for details.)
6. Place the sushi roll on the cutting board.
7. Sprinkle with tobiko (flying fish roe) and/or sesame seeds.
8. Slice into six pieces.
9. Serve with soy sauce, wasabi and vinegared ginger.

Tips & Warnings

• Obtain a maki-su, nori and other Japanese ingredients at Asian markets or at some supermarkets.