I love sushi so much, but living about as far from the ocean as it’s possible to get means that sashimi-grade fish is (a) hard to find and (b) crazy expensive. I was really longing for a few rolls, though, so I decided to experiment with canned salmon! Actually, it’s more like vacuum-packed salmon, since those thin containers seem to taste much better to me than the standard hockey pucks.
I mixed one package of salmon with about a tablespoon of kewpie flavored with a little teriyaki sauce, and then rolled it up with sushi rice in nori, with a little cucumber. It wasn’t half bad, and it sated the craving, even if only temporarily.
The roll went into the bento with edamame salad (recipe from last week), orange segments, sliced strawberries, and a dried-fruit cup with dried papaya, dried apricots, and yogurt-covered raisins for dessert.
My charming Kotobuki bento is great for lunches, but just a little small (500mL) for dinner. I bought a shallow, small box in the container section of Target, and it seemed to work well! And if I ever want to make lunch for two to go, the snap-on lid was nice and sturdy.
Hope your week starts out great!
