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Nigiri and Maki Platter
Hand-formed seasoned rice with salmon and tuna, plus a cucumber-avocado roll.
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Step 1.
Cook the rice; while warm fold in vinegar, sugar, and salt.
2
Step 2.
Slice the fish across the grain into thin even pieces.
3
Step 3.
Form small ovals of rice with wet hands; dab wasabi; drape with fish for nigiri.
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Step 4.
For maki, spread rice on nori, line up cucumber and avocado, roll tight; slice.
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