Sushi without rice?

Question

Does anyone know the recipe for sushi, that doesnt use rice in it? i think it might use avocado..i'm not sure i saw it on a commercial on footnetwork..i checked there sight but no luck! Its not Sashimi so if anyone could help me that would be awsoomme! thankks

Answer 1

Technically it would no longer be called sushi without the rice, and sashimi usually is by itself or with fresh seaweed.

It's definitely not traditional sushi, and maybe part of california quasi quisine.

Here is a link that contains some recipes, I believe they use cucumber cut thinly to act as the roll.

http://www.sushilinks.com/recipes.html

Answer 2

I've had sushi that was created out of paper thin (uncooked) cucumber, in place of rice.  The cucumber is cut in approx. 3 to 4" in length, with the skin removed.  With alot of patience & a very sharp knife and skill, the sushi chef thinly shaves the cucumber in a spiral effect as if creating a piece of transparent paper out of the vegetable.  The cucumber sheet is placed on the sushi mat, then other sushi ingredients are placed on it before its rolled into a sushi ("maki") roll.

I've also had sushi rolls with the use of that transparent rice paper sheet (available in the Asian markets, in the noodles section) & seaweed (fresh and dried sheets).

Fresh seaweed sheets is another alternative (very very hard to find as it's such a specialty).  May be found in Japanese specialty markets.

Other items can be :

Dried seaweed sheets

Shiso leaves

Fried tofu pouches

Hope this info helps! (I tried to find a picture for you on the web, however didn't have any luck with that either)