Maki Night

We had a bag of Japanese Rice that has been stuck in our food storage for few weeks already, so my sister Fay and I thought of making Maki. But it's going to be a Maki with a Twist. A Filipino Twist. And this recipe has been lingering in Ate Fay's head for more than a week so we decided to make it a reality.

Tinapa (smoked fish) is a classic comfort food for every Filipino. For just 20 pesos, you can have a pack of this dish, ready to be fried. And of course what else would the perfect partner for Tinapa, tomato and salted eggs! With a vinegar and garlic dip! Aaaaahhh.... Yumminezz!!!!!

And that is our Maki with a Filipino twist. Instead of the usual crab meat, mango and cucumber, it will be filled with tinapa, tomato and salted eggs!

Here's how it looks before rolling. Its so tempting, I need to use all of my will power not to eat everything or else, there'd be no left to use for filling!

My mom in law asked me if its okay to use rice we usually have here like Dinorado. We have never tried that before. It is fragrant like Japanese rice, but it may not hold as tight as the Japanese rice. We don't want the Maki to fall off before it gets into our mouth, right?

Here's the first roll. The aroma of the Nori Paper (Seaweed Paper) makes me drool more over this roll.

And this is how it looks like once sliced. So pretty! I had to stop myself from picking for tasting since I got to make this shot first.

We were able to make six rolls out of two cups of rice. Its been years since the last time I made Maki. I still need to work on the size of each Maki. We figured, its better if we put lesser rice on the roll so the fillings won't be overpowered to get that party in the mouth experience. =)

We were so happy with the results. Tinapa Maki is a Success with a capital S! You will never go wrong with Tinapa, Tomatoes and Salted Eggs! We also made the dip vinegar with garlic. It's a Yummy Mouthful!

Cooking and eating are one of the things my sister and I do for bonding. As always, it was a experience to treasure not only in my mind, but in my tummy as well! =) It was pure delight for my taste buds. Definitely, this would be another dish to be included in our list of menu. Its affordable and delicious enough to be served for our events in Casa Mendiola.

So, my friends, watch out for that Tinapa Maki experience.



Angel




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