Hey party peeps! Today, I’m going to share with you How To Make Your Own Sushi – California Rolls – With Your Kids! I don’t know about you, but my kids LOVE to cook and make their own snacks and are always in the kitchen when I’m cooking asking to help. My daughters tasted a California Roll in a restaurant one day and liked it so I thought it would be cool to make them at home. This is a great way to get your kids to taste dishes that they might not otherwise, as my kids are way more likely to eat a new food if they helped in making it!
HOW TO MAKE SUSHI WITH YOUR KIDS!
My kids like California Rolls but have never made them at home, so I thought it would be cool to have us make our own California Rolls. It was actually easy enough for the kids to do too. How cool would this be to do as a group at a party activity!
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
– seaweed wrappers (Nori)
– sticky white rice
– imitation crab meat sticks
– cucumber
– avocado
– soy sauce
– bamboo mat
– plastic wrap
– sharp knife
HERE’S HOW TO DO IT:
STEP 1:
– Peel and cut a large cucumber into sticks.
– Make your short-grain rice (let cool atleast 2 hours) or use a pint of take-out sticky white rice.
STEP 2:
– Lay the bamboo mat flat on the counter (horizontally), place a layer of plastic wrap on top of the mat and then top with one seaweed wrapper.
STEP 3:
– Spread a layer of white rice to cover the entire seaweed wrapper. Be sure to keep a bowl of water handy to dip your fingers into so the rice doesn’t stick to your fingers.
STEP 4:
– Flip the seaweed wrapper over so that the rice layer is on the bottom. The plastic wrap should stay on the bamboo mat.
– Place 1 row of imitation crab leg, cucumber stick & avocado on top of the rice layer lengthwise on one end of the seaweed wrapper
STEP 5:
– Begin to roll the California Roll being sure to press it firmly together as you roll it and not wrapping the plastic wrap in it.
– Once it’s completely rolled, press the roll firmly with the bamboo mat then gently remove the mat and the plastic wrap.
– Using a sharp knife, slice the roll into 6 pieces. Be sure to dip the knife into water before you slice it to prevent the knife from sticking to the insides of the roll.
STEP 6:
– Serve with soy sauce or spicy mayo & eat with chopsticks.
I hope you are inspired to make your own California Rolls with your kids.
Cheers!
Tonya
– Photography: Soiree Event Design
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We don’t do seafood in our family, but I know tons of people who LOVE sushi. I bet this will be a popular idea.
My sushi loving husband would be all over these! I will have to try it out to make my own!
My boys both make sushi. They love it, but I’m not a fan!
My husband and I love sushi but my kids don’t. And this activity won’t work for them either. They don’t like touching anything seafood, meat etc lol.
do you know I have never made sushi rolls? I need to find something I would like to put in them & then maybe I would! lol But they look so fun to make
I have never tried making sushi, but this looks doable!
I’ve never tried to make sushi! I’ve always thought it was hard! I can’t wait to try it!
Well for me this is an amazing post, because sushi happens to be my all time favorite food, ever. California is so yumm, it looks easy to do!
It reminds of the sex and the city movie when Samantha was trying to make sushi rolls lol anyway, I’m a sushi lover and definitely I’m going to try make them. I promise to send you pictures!
What a great idea of a DIY Sushi bar. This would be a hit for a party also.
My son tried making sushi a couple of times. It didn’t come out pretty but it tasted good.
OMG, what fun is this!! I can hardly wait to try it! I love Sushi and I’ll use real crab and hopefully it will be great!
I made sushi lots of times and it really is very simple. The trick is timing the rice properly. my kids love sushi.
I wish my kids like sushi, I guess I could always swap out a few things they dont like with actual cooked food. They do love the make rolls, just not eat them.
I’m not much for eating sushi. But it is so pretty I love making it.
Making sushi rolls looks surprisingly easier than I thought! I will have to pass this onto my friend!
You sushi chefs are so adorable! I love making my own sushi at home, it’s so much fun and the kids love it too.
What a great idea to keep the children entertained when the weather is bad. The recipe is so easy, everyone can make it. Great post! 🙂
Your kid is so adorable, I wish I can make sushi with my son too but he doesn’t like it. I love how you bond together.
I have been trying to get my 9 year old to try sushi for a couple of years now. Perhaps if I get her to make some with me she might give it ago.
Thanks for sharing.
My family loves sushi and California rolls are one of our favorites. It’s so fun to do this with the kids. Sometimes we use mangoes instead of avocados.
Thats so brilliant that you got your kids involved. i wish my mum wouldve thought me stuff like this when I was younger would be a great skill to have. My lil cousin loves Sushi. Will send this to his dad haha. Maybe they can have a bonding experience.
I love sushi!
I love sushi and you are so nice to share this. I love to see the kids are having fun, look at how she hold the chopstick!
Omg I would love to try this sushi bar. Glad you share this idea.
Your kids seem like they’re having fun. I love that they eat this kind of food. Your pictures are gorgeous! Love it!
making some sushi can be a great family activity! What a beautiful family you have
I have never actually tried sushi before. I’m kind of afraid to try it haha. I don’t know if I’m going to like it or not. I know that I’ll try it at some point though. It does look good!
A sushi bar is such a great idea! I love seeing the girls doing something fun, yet very labor intensive! I know I couldn’t do it!! Love your post!