Mossou Zushi | Our Regional Cuisines
RECIPE
Ingredients (4 servings)
- Rice 280g(2 gou)
- [Sushi vinegar] Vinegar 2 and 1/3 tbsp.
- [Sushi vinegar] Sugar 36g(=4 tbsp. and more)
- [Sushi vinegar] Salt 6g(=1tsp.)
- Dried shiitake mushrooms 2 pieces
- Deep-fried tofu 1/2 piece
- Gobou (=burdock) 50g(1/4)
- Carrots 80g(1/2)
- Water used to soak shiitake mushrooms 1/2 cup
- Sugar 23g(=1 and 1/2 tbsp.)
- Salt 9g(=1/2 tbsp.)
- White-fleshed fish as needed
- Green shiso as needed
How to cook
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1. Cook the rice without adding too much water to keep the firmness of the rice. Add sushi vinegar to the cooked rice.
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2. Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in water and once soft, cut into julienne sizes.
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3. Cut the gobou (=burdock) into thin strips. Cut the carrots and deep-fried tofu into julienne sizes.
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4. Cook the vegetables and deep-fried tofu in the water that the mushrooms were soaked in and season with sugar and salt.
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5. Mix the ingredients in step 4 with the sushi rice.
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6. Place the rice and ingredients into a mosso box and push down with a lid.
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Contact
Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tel:+81-3-3502-5516