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Udon maki sushi: sounds weird, but it's tasty

One of my favorite portable lunches or quick snacks to share with my kids is an udon sushi roll. It's made the same way you would prepare regular maki sushi except thick, chewy udon noodles are subsituted for rice.

My local natural foods supermarket sells these rolls in the deli case and they are delicious, but they are not hard to make at home. My favorite version includes cooked udon noodles tossed with a little sesame oil (or peanut oil for milder flavor), a shmear of umeboshi paste (or wasabi), sliced avocado, some shredded carrots, sliced green onions, and a sprinkling of nori furikake or toasted sesame seeds for crunch.

Roll ingredients up in a sheet of nori then wrap tightly with plastic wrap and chill. (The chilling helps with slicing later.) Serve sliced or eat temaki-style (like a burrito!).

Filed Under: Vegetarian, Vegan, Food Oddities, Raves & Reviews, How To
Tags: america, lunch, oddities, sushi, sushi recipes, udon, udon sushi roll

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Ellesmommy

7-10-2008 @2:31AM Ellesmommy said... What a great idea!!! Thanks for this; I'm going to try it for my kids.
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Adam

4-28-2006 @12:54AM Adam said... Try this with soba noodles (thinner, squarish buckwheat flour noodles) too! Nothing against udon (love it) but soba noodles are a little heartier and healthier; more fiber and stuff. As for flavoring, I'd go for a soup-stock kinda dipping sauce, or throw some slivered (cooked) burdock w/pinches of shredded chicken and maybe a little cayenne pepper.
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Cookie

1-07-2010 @9:41AM Cookie said... This is one of the tasty Japanese lunch I've eaten. The kids love this one, and they love udon noodles too. le creuset cookware


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