Family Mellmann

It has been said that variety is the spice of life.  For the past eighteen years I have made a habit of trying one or two new recipes each week.  The winners get recorded in my recipe book of fame and the less interesting recipes get...forgotten. One of the meals that we really like is the "event meal"; fondue or raclette would be a good example.  One day Joerg suggested that we should try making our own sushi.  Our date night meal is often a local sushi restaurant that we really like, but it can be costly.  I never thought of trying it at home because finding super-fresh, sushimi-grade fish around here can be a challenge.  Some things I had to order in the internet, but most of the ingredients I was able to find at local stores.  It was a great first attempt. So there are three major types of "sushi".  There is the very common maki which is a roll made up of nori (sea weed paper...that's the black sheet that holds all the ingredients together), rice, and