Sushi - Yum!

So this is a few pics worth sharing from a "Sushi Party" that I had with some friends a while ago at our house.  What many people don't realize is that Sushi is actually the definition for the way the rice is prepared, not the raw fish - that is Sashimi. 

A friend of mine and Huzbun's taught us how to prepare and roll the rice, but it's still takes a while to prepare - so we like to have a "party" to do all the work.  All that to say, I can't take credit for all of these, but they did turn out lovely.      

You can put so many different things in Sushi - that the sky is the limit... these have vegetables and cream cheese.

Peanut bits on the outside... avacado and cucumber on the inside.

These were ultra spicy - I have no idea what the Huzbun did to them. 

Oh and these have caviar sprinkled on top.  I love that addition, I also like how they are arranged. 

Hosting a sushi party is ultra fun, because I love seeing my friends personalities come out in their food.  It also is way cheaper than going out for Sushi.  In terms of overall at-home expense, sushi has a couple upfront costs that are most likely not in a standard American pantry.  Bamboo rollers, Seaweed sheets (Nori), and short grain rice.  However, none of these are exactly expensive.  In terms of additions - Ahi Tuna, and Sashimi Grade Salmon are not cheap...however there are many good additions that fit many budgets - such as imitation crab, cream cheese, cucumber, carrots, and avacado.  Depending on what additions you add or subtract you can eat sushi on many different types of diets .   

One downside of a the Sushi Party approach is you may have more Sushi than you can eat.  We always seem too.  Of course, if this is the biggest downside... it isn't much of one.