Sushi Rice
Masaharu Morimoto recommends using a rice cooker and seasoning the rice to taste. Start with 1/2 cup of sweetened vinegar for every 5 cups of cooked rice, adding more by the tablespoon if desired.
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Maki Sushi Fillings: Crab: Meat from Dungeness, blue or king crabs is best. Pick over the meat for bits of shell. Tuna: If a piece of tuna is sinewy, simply scrape the meat off the sinews with a sharp knife. Salmon: Slice salmon across the grain into strips about 4 inches long and 1/4 inch thick. Cucumber: Seed a cucumber, then slice it—including some of the skin—into a thin julienne. Avocado: Cut a ripe Hass avocado in half. Carefully strike the pit with the blade of a heavy chef's knife, then twist the knife to remove the pit. Peel the halves, then cut them into 1/4-inch-thick slices.