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Seaweed Rice Rolls – Say Goodbye to Torn Nori Sheets with this Simple Tip

Have you ever experienced the frustration of seaweed tearing right in the middle when rolling sushi? It's a common problem that many sushi chefs and home cooks encounter. But fear not, because I have the solution for you. With my special technique, you will never have to worry about torn seaweed again. Say goodbye to those disappointing sushi rolls and hello to perfectly intact, restaurant-quality sushi every time. So, are you ready to elevate your sushi game and impress your guests with flawless rolls? Let's dive in and discover the secret to preventing torn seaweed when rolling sushi.

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15 October, 2023

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Perhaps no one is unfamiliar with the dish rice rolls gimbap. This is a traditional Korean dish that is loved by many people. In Korea, this is white rice mixed with salt, sesame oil, and rolled with other ingredients in seaweed. Gimbap rice rolls are often carried by Koreans on picnics thanks to the convenience of this dish.

Rice rolls gimbap. (Photo: Internet)

In Vietnam, this dish has become very popular in the past 10 years thanks to Korean movies shown in our country. Most of these movies mention gimbap rice rolls, making Vietnamese audiences curious and wondering. So after that, this dish has become a familiar snack for young people, as well as a favorite food for many children.

Gimbap rice rolls are actually not difficult to make and the ingredients are not difficult to prepare because now, these ingredients are sold in Korean supermarkets. And if you like, you can easily change the ingredients to suit Vietnamese tastes. It can be seen that gimbap rice rolls in Vietnam are usually popular with ingredients such as rice, fried eggs, cucumbers, carrots, sausages, seaweed.

When you first learn to roll gimbap, surely everyone has encountered the situation of torn seaweed. If you put too many ingredients, the familiar result is the seaweed torn in the middle like the photo below. So how do you prevent seaweed from tearing when rolling rice, do you know?

Rice rolls gimbap don't worry about torn seaweed if you do this before rolling - Photo 2.

How do you prevent seaweed from tearing when rolling rice, do you know? (Photo: Internet)

Very simple, just before adding the ingredients, you do one more simple step so that the seaweed doesn’t tear. That is to use another seaweed sheet, but only use 1/4 of it, the remaining 3/4, you can use for the next rice roll.

Like this, first, cut 1/4 of the seaweed, place this piece diagonally on the intact seaweed sheet. Then, add rice and the remaining ingredients and roll. This method was introduced in the food series Let’s Eat 2 on the Korean cable TV network tvN. So feel free to apply it, it will definitely bring excellent results.

Rice rolls gimbap don't worry about torn seaweed if you do this before rolling - Photo 3.

This method was introduced in the food series Let’s Eat 2 on the Korean cable TV network tvN. (Photo: Internet)

In addition, when rolling gimbap rice, you also need to note:

– Put the rough side of the seaweed face up, and the smooth side should be in contact with the bamboo mat (if using a bamboo mat to roll). The rough side will help the rice stick better to the seaweed compared to the smooth side.

– Do not spread rice evenly on the seaweed, only put rice on about 2/3 of the sheet. Observe the seaweed carefully, you will see many parallel lines, dividing the seaweed into several parts. Therefore, discard the first part, start spreading rice from the second part until 2/3 of the seaweed sheet.

– Spread the rice and the remaining ingredients horizontally on the seaweed sheet.