Sushi Basics, Ingredients and Making Sushi at Home

Good homemade sushi begins with properly seasoned rice, suitable ingredients and a small number of reliable tools. Beginners should start with maki or temaki before attempting precise nigiri or sashimi slicing.

Learn the basics

Start with what sushi is, sushi vs sashimi and nigiri vs maki vs gunkan.

Prepare sushi rice

Use Japanese short-grain rice and season it while warm. Learn the full method in how to make sushi rice and compare sushi rice brands available in Hong Kong.

Choose a beginner recipe

Follow our guides to making maki rolls or making temaki hand rolls.

Tools and seafood

See essential sushi tools, how to slice sashimi and where to buy fish for sashimi in Hong Kong.