So, I got this “build your own sushi” package last week and decided to combine the best of both worlds. I give the you… Bacon Sushi.
The package I bought was Annie Chun’s Rice Express Sushi Wraps Sticky White Rice
The rice was really sticky, so I was able to form the bacon sushi rather easily. You can see in the picture, I added a bit of sharp cheddar cheese to a few. The nori you get in the package is about 2 inches by 3 inches, so I was able to make 12 Hosomaki-style pieces. I ran out of rice before I ran out of nori.
Honestly, they bacon sushi looked a hell of a lot better than it tasted. The combination of the nori and bacon didn’t compliment each other in the slightest and the addition of cheese on the few pieces didn’t help. It was a good experience to make my own sushi, but I don’t know if I’ll do it again with the beloved medium of bacon. There is a time and place for bacon, and sushi is not it.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
I think you blew it with the cheese. How could bacon not taste good in ANYTHING? I may have to try this just to prove you wrong
November 5th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Mmmmmmm sushi.
But bacon sushi!!! not sure about that! I was recently in Tokyo and had to eat this massive sea snail thing. I’ve not eaten any sushi since :s
February 7th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Not quite bacon sushi, but pork sushi is actually pretty common on the sushi-go-rounds in Japan. Usually it’s a rib cut (”buta bara”), really fatty and thicker than bacon… A fat-drenched sizzling slab of delicious pig laid down on firm rice. Here’s a random pic: http://album.pentax.jp/116941124/albums/233805/photos/1291295/
That’s a little spring onion & pickle on top. I’ve never seen it in a roll; not a roll fan, myself. Bravo for trying.
O Lord I’m hungry