Cookbook:Gunkanmaki (Topped Oval Sushi)

Gunkanmaki ("battleship roll") is a variety of sushi where a oval-shaped piece of sushi rice is wrapped with nori and topped.

Base

 * Sushi rice
 * Nori

Common toppings

 * Uni (sea urchin) roe
 * Salmon roe
 * Negitoro (minced raw tuna)
 * Sliced cucumber
 * Quail egg

Procedure

 * 1) Cut nori into strips 1 inch wide and long enough to fully surround your sushi rice with at least 1 inch of overlap.
 * 2) Form the sushi rice into oval pieces approximately 1 inch wide by 1¼ inch long by 1 inch high.
 * 3) Starting with one end of a nori strip, fully wrap the nori around the sushi rice. Wet the inside of the overlapping nori, and press over the first end to seal the roll.
 * 4) Stand the rolled rice up, and place the desired topping(s) on top of the roll as shown in the images.