Make Sushi Without Bamboo Rolling Mat

Serve with soy sauce pickled ginger and wasabi.

Make sushi without bamboo rolling mat.

By applying some gentle pressure make it into a compact and neat sushi roll without a bamboo mat. Traditionally sushi is assembled by laying down a sheet of nori sushi s seaweed wrapper atop a bamboo mat known as a makisu which helps the chef roll compress and form the heaping of rice. The home cook who does not have specialty sushi making supplies at his or her disposal must find an alternative means of holding the ingredients together to make a sushi roll. Roll rice into a sheet of nori seaweed and you have sushi.

If using plastic wrap roll it tightly separate plastic and continue rolling. Typically sushi is made by layering and assembling the sushi elements on a flat surface and then using a bamboo mat to roll it into a sushi roll as seen in the image below. While holding the bamboo mat in position apply pressure to the roll with your fingers to make the roll firm and stay together. Then cut it into 8 equal pieces.

With bamboo rolling mat gently roll it. Knowing how to make a sushi roll the traditional way is essential to understanding the technique used to make sushi without a bamboo mat. If you are craving for sushi but do not have a bamboo mat to give shape to your sushi consider trying cooking or baking paper instead. The flexibility of the bamboo and silicone allows the layered ingredients to be rolled.

Typically sushi is rolled using a bamboo or silicone mat.