Sushi was never my favourite food.
Growing up I found it repulsive; always asking my parents how they could eat raw fish? It never appealed to me.
At Least, not until we started going out for sushi more and more often. Over the years, Boxing Day sushi became a tradition; whether we’d go out to a restaurant, or make it right at my aunt's house, it was something that had always brought us together.
When going out for sushi I’d always opt out of the actual sushi, leaning more towards the skewers or spring rolls. But it was always there in front of me, and though I never reached for it, it was something that always reminded me of my family.
As I started to grow up, my friends and I would go out for dinner or order food when we’d hang out. To some of my best friends sushi is and always has been their favourite food. It began to become a symbol of the people I loved most which is ironic because I had always hated the stuff.
Eventually after years of my mom pushing me I tried it again, though I still never go for the raw fish, vegetable sushi had instantly become one of my favourites.
My taste buds changing gave me a sense of belonging within groups of those I love most. It brought me closer to family, even sometimes making it with my uncle, and made hangouts with my friends a million times better.
Recently I celebrated my sweet sixteen and one of my first thoughts for food was sushi platters. Though I didn’t have a ton, once more it was a way of bringing people together as both a symbol of my favourite memories, and some of the best moments throughout my life.
Looking back on it now, I never realized how what I once hated most, could be such a perfect representation of the people I love so deeply. It’s crazy to me to think of how we change and evolve throughout our lifetimes and it may seem silly to compare growing up to something like sushi, but as we grow we change, I most certainly have. But what I know for certain is that sushi will always be a representation of love and those that matter most to me, even if it isn’t my first choice of food. Growing up can be a scary thing but when surrounded by the right people, everything instantly becomes easier. I’m not the kid I once was ordering only the spring rolls at the sushi place, but I’ll have that memory forever, along with the thousands of others sushi has played a part in. It’s truly wild to me that even the things we hate can bring us love, and even the things we once despised can slowly become our favourites.
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Ingredients
-1 cup sticky rice
-1 ½ cups water
-tablespoon of rice vinegar
-pinch of salt
-Nori sheets
-Cucumber
-Avocado
-1 cup sticky rice
-1 ½ cups water
-tablespoon of rice vinegar
-pinch of salt
-Nori sheets
-Cucumber
-Avocado
Recipe
-Combine 1 cup of sticky rice with 1 ½ cups of water, turn heat to high, just before boiling, turn heat down to low and continue cooking for 15 more minutes. Stir rice then mix in 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar.
-Set rice aside to allow it to cool.
-Thinly slice strips of cucumber and avocado.
-Set out a sheet of nori onto a sushi mat, once rice has cooled wet hands and spread rice along the nori leaving about an inch of space along the front.
-Place strips of avocado and cucumber along the space in the front.
-Using the sushi mat tightly roll up the nori.
-Once in a tight roll, grab a sharp knife and cut your roll into 8 pieces.
-Set out on a plate and enjoy!
-Combine 1 cup of sticky rice with 1 ½ cups of water, turn heat to high, just before boiling, turn heat down to low and continue cooking for 15 more minutes. Stir rice then mix in 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar.
-Set rice aside to allow it to cool.
-Thinly slice strips of cucumber and avocado.
-Set out a sheet of nori onto a sushi mat, once rice has cooled wet hands and spread rice along the nori leaving about an inch of space along the front.
-Place strips of avocado and cucumber along the space in the front.
-Using the sushi mat tightly roll up the nori.
-Once in a tight roll, grab a sharp knife and cut your roll into 8 pieces.
-Set out on a plate and enjoy!