Waht is this rice/sushi/food thing called?

Question

ok so this guy has these delish asian things that i have seen before. they someties come with sush. they are rice in this weird sweet wrapper that is a light brown color. does anyone know what this is and if they do can you give me a link to the recipe

Answer 1

I think what you are referring to, if you say they're sweet, are sweet tofu pockets stuffed with rice. They're little tofu pockets that are marinated in a sweet sauce. They cater  to vegetarians. Also referred to as Aburage or usu-age

Answer 2

INARI SUSHI.

Just Google recipe, theres plenty of variations to this recipe but basically the same.

Answer 3

The wrapper - is it like 1/4" thick, kinda spongy soft, and a pocket, like an envelope?

Look like this?

http://japanesefood.about.com/library/pi...

If so, that's a fried tofu pocket . . . Inarizushi

http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe....

Here's the history, recipe and cute legend . . .

http://www.jadedragon.com/cooking/inariz...

Answer 4

sounds like a california roll or maybe sticky rice

If you are talking about the sticky rice it is wrrapped in a grape leave.

Answer 5

It is called California roll. The weird wrapper is make from seaweeds.It is an important ingredient in the Nipongo diet. So start typing japaneserecipes or foods and you'll find it!! Domo arigato tomodachi!

Answer 6

That's kind of a vague description.  Perhaps you're thinking about spring rolls?

Answer 7

Are they little rectangular pocket things?

I think you're talking about Inari sushi.  

Inari sushi is made those little fried tofu pockets... slightly sweet, thin and rectangular.  Those pockets are called, "Aburage".

You can find aburage in the cans in the Supermarket on the Ethnic Aisle.  What I used to do is make rice, open up a can of aburage.  Pour the juice from the can into the rice... Presto!  Instant sushi rice.

Answer 8

you  just described almost every roll....

maybe the glaze was sweet... sweet roll sounds odd,

try soy wrap with  a sweet sauce

ask a japanese resturaunt

Answer 9

the thing is calld inarisushi or oinarisan for kids :)

the brown thing is this skin made out of this japanese food called aburaage. (wich is lyk deep fried tofu)

sushi is raw fish on fermented rice

it originated from thailand or sumtin wen dis guy put rice and fish in this container and left it out...

Answer 10

In Hawaii we call it "cone" sushi...read on

Inari sushi: little pockets of perfection

One of my three-year-old's favorite snacks is inari sushi, little fried tofu pockets stuffed with seasoned rice, shredded carrots, and sesame seeds. It was my favorite snack as a child, too. (In Hawaii we call it "cone" sushi.) I love the sweetness of the rice married with the salty, sponginess of the tofu pockets. It is the perfect bag lunch food and always a hit at potlucks and parties. My family jokingly calls it "starter sushi" since it doesn't contain anything raw. Most sushi places premake these and have them at the ready so when you are tucking into to dinner, you can ask the server for an order and they will hold the kidlets (and adults) over until the rest of the dinner arrives. Inari sushi is easy to make at home as well. You essentially season the rice as for sushi, form little rice balls, and then stuff the rice into deep fried tofu pockets (aburage). Japanese markets sell aburage in little cans—and sometimes fresh, too. Just ask. If you'd like to try making inari at home, you can find many recipes on the web.

inari-zushi with carrots and sesame seeds? Is that a Hawaiian thing, because I've never seen that here in Colorado. Every place does just the abura-age and the rice.

And why did you call it "cone" sushi? Is that English "cone" or a Hawaiian word? I could see salmon skin rolls in a cone, but inari?

No, not a Hawaii thing. Just last night in our local Japanese restaurant (Portland, Ore.) we had inari with flecks of carrot and sesame seeds. Not a lot, just enough to dot the rice here and there.

And cone sushi because in Hawaii (and perhaps in Japan though I don't recall seeing this in my travels) the aburage is wrapped around cone-shaped rice balls.

Matt, you should travel to Hawaii and eat Japanese food sometime. The regional differences are fascinating.

Answer 11

I work with some vietnamese people and they just call it "rice cake"

Answer 12

the brown pocket you are talking about is called inari,  it is made from fried bead curd  then soaked in mirin and  sugar

Answer 13

Inari sushi

http://www.recipezaar.com/108385