A New Skill

I have a Japanese friend here in Atlanta who recently taught me how to make homemade sushi rolls. The secret to getting a nice roll is using these funny little bamboo mats that you can find very easily at the local Buford Farmer's Market (they have easily five full aisles just for imported Japanese food). The bamboo mats are made slightly larger than a sheet of seaweed. You mix up your rice and other toppings and flatten it onto the seaweed and then roll the mat up like a sleeping bag and all the seaweed toppings roll up with it. Slice the roll, mix up some soy sauce and wasabi and break out the chopsticks!