i've made sushi a few times, had it at restaurants, and had it prepared for me by kind little japanese folk who took me in to drink tea and learn about taosim.
and i never really liked it
updates:
i was thinking more along the lines of pseudo-sushi.
what is white like rice?
coconut.
pear.
apple.
i still want to retain a sort of savoury coffee/pepper/wine profile.
and i want it to be a bit spicy.
now, coconut + cardamom + coffee would work, especially if served cold. that would be great, but i want to do more of a savoury dish.
i guess i might have to ditch the 'dark/red' flavour profile if i'm going to stick with this idea. i'm not happy about this.
coconut, thai chili, green onion?
with a splash of sweet cardamom sauce for colour?
how then do i "wrap" it like sushi?
forget all that.
whatever i'm going to "roll" roll it up with a leek, place the leek bundle in a small muffin tray? bake 'er there?
agh.
i was also thinking about pears and cucucmber.
pears aren't exactly round, but they have nice flesh.
cut a cucumber on it's length, about an inch in thickness. hollow out a hole but not the whole way through. fill with pear. other things.
again, not quite the flavour profile i'm going for..
dammit!