Lucky Ehoumaki Sushi Rolls. Then on Sunday, face the right away, and solemnly eat your roll in total silence. Increase proportionately according to the number you want to make. I am bored of making the same thing again, so this year I set my theme for my ehoumaki as lucky colours. Do not use too much fillings or it will be very difficult to roll. This one big sushi roll feeds two people easily.

Ehou-maki is the staple of Setsubun joy and is a tradition that is said to have long been handed down mainly in the Kansai area. In recent years, this sushi roll is popular not just in Kansai but throughout all of Japan and the number of people making their own ehomaki from their favorite recipes is increasing. Ehou Maki (恵方巻き , Ehō-maki , literally meaning "Lucky Direction Roll") is a special type of sushi roll. You can cook Lucky Ehoumaki Sushi Rolls using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lucky Ehoumaki Sushi Rolls

You need 350 grams of Plain cooked rice.
It's of Sushi vinegar.
You need 1 of and 1/2 tablespoons ┌Vinegar.
You need 1/2 tbsp of │Sugar.
You need 1/2 tsp of └Salt.
You need of For the fillings.
You need 1 of ┌Smoked salmon.
You need 1 of │Whole corn.
Prepare 1 of │Onion.
You need 1 of │Baby leaves.
Prepare 1 of │Avocado.
Prepare 1 of mayonnaise, japanese mustard and vinegar (as needed) │For the Japanese mustard mayonnaise.
Prepare 1 of └Coarsely ground black pepper.
You need 1 of Soy sauce.
Prepare 1 of Nori.

Ordinary Ehou Makis are eaten for good fortune, but the famous sushi artisan and fortuneteller Monchy can use the Ehou Maki to locate specific rare ingredients. Contents[show] Preparation Monchy's Ehou Maki needs to be made with very specific ingredients depending on the rarity and. The custom of how to eat an ehoumaki roll, however, has less free-choice than the choice of ingredients. Hold up the sushi you face the lucky direction of that year, close your eyes, pray for a good year in heart, and finish eating the roll without uttering a single word.

Lucky Ehoumaki Sushi Rolls step by step

Drizzle the sushi vinegar over the cooked rice and mix well. Avoid mashing the rice grains..
Prepare the fillings. Slice the onion, rinse and drain. Slice the avocado and sprinkle lemon juice (not listed). Mix the ingredients for the mustard mayonnaise. Arrange other ingredients as necessary..
Spread the sushi rice from Step 1 on the nori sheet evenly..
Lay the fillings lengthways, slightly below the centre..
Roll up the sushi with a sushi mat, leaving a 1 cm border on top (this is the flap to bring the roll together)..
Roll and adjust the shape..

Ehoumaki is a sushi roll which is considered to bring good luck by eating it silently while facing the direction ehou. As the name of this special futomaki sushi roll suggests, in order to bring good luck, we need to face the lucky direction when we eat the Ehoumaki. Furthermore, the lucky direction changes every year. Our custom is to eat Ehoumaki, which is a long sushi roll, on the night of Setsubun. While eating our Ehoumaki we must be silent and face the year's "lucky" direction with our eyes closed, wishing for perfect health in the year ahead.