In a world of constant evolvement and changes and creativity happening every second, there are so many new delicious and exciting dishes waiting for you to try. Well here is a dish you should definitely try, the sushi donut. Sushi donut is all the rage on social media due to their aesthetic appearance and of course, their tastiness. Curious to know more about sushi donut? Keep reading to find out all about this interesting sushi donut! In the end, there is a simple sushi donut recipe!

Sushi donut?

For those of you that don’t know a sushi donut is, it is very simple. Just a huge nigirizushi in the shape of a donut. Instead of having ingredients wrapped inside the donut, the ingredients are all display on top of the donut as decoration, just like a nigiri. However, unlike a nigiri, there are a lot more toppings and you definitely need some utensils to eat this. It is also common to have sauces drizzle all over the sushi donut for a more appetizing effect. Like any kind of sushi, there are endless options of what you can pair with the sushi donut, if you want to, you can even stuff the inside of the rice part. So who or where was this genius sushi donut invented?

Sushi Donut’s origin

It is hard to say who exactly created this delicious and appetizing sushi donut. However, it seemed to become all the rage after a vegan social media influencer posted her sushi donut creation online. A simple rice donut with avocado, sesame, and vegan mayonnaise with pickled ginger as a garnish. The image was simple, elegant and delicious looking. Since then sushi donut became the “IT” item. Sushi donut is all over the internet and many restaurants started to offer it. You can easily find a sushi donut restaurant in major cities like Los Angeles or New York.

Make your own sushi donut!

For those of you that don’t have a restaurant near you that offer sushi donut and really want to try this new internet sensation, don’t worry, sushi donut is extremely easy to make. Like any other sushi, you can easily customize the sushi donut to your liking with all your favorite ingredients. You just need a donut mold and you are ready to go!

Making sushi donut

Here is a simple sushi donut recipe that you can easily make at home.

Tools:
Donut mold (6 molds)
Burn Torch/Butane (optional)

Ingredients:

• 500g Cooled sushi rice (detailed how to make sushi rice recipe)
• 1 Sliced Avocado
• Sashimi grade salmon
• Roasted Sesame
• Thin slices of cucumber
• Olive Oil
• Mayonnaise
• Shichimi (optional)
• Nori (optional)

Steps:

1. Prepare and cook your sushi rice and let it cool *This is the most time consuming part
2. Slice the salmon into thin slices
3. Greese up your donut mold with some olive oil
4. Put sushi rice into donut mold and press it firmly together to hold shape
5. Gently removed the rice donut from the mold
6. Cover ¼ to ½ of the donut with salmon slices
7. (Optional) Get your burn torch read and gently graze the top of the salmon
8. Wrap avocado and cucumber slice in the remaining spaces
9. Drizzle mayonnaise all over the sushi and then sprinkle sesame and shichimi over it
10. DONE!
11. You can gently move the sushi donut onto a sheet of nori so it is easier eating
12. For extra flavor, you can always eat it with some wasabi and soy sauce

Now you just need to take a photo and post it on your social media to show off to everyone else your beautiful and delicious sushi donut.

The limit does not exist!

This is just one sushi donut recipe. As mentioned before, there is no limitation in the ingredient of a sushi donut. You can easily make it all vegan or all meat depending on your preference. Many restaurants amp up the sushi donut by putting fillings in the rice donut itself, for example, avocado + wasabi filling, or spicy tuna sauces for extra flavoring or cubed maguro into the rice. You can even replace white rice with brown rice or black rice if you want a healthier version. You can be as creative as you or as simple as you want with it. Sushi donut is a perfect dish to serve to guests and friends. You can create one big sushi donut and everyone gets a slice or you can give everyone a rice donut, and all kinds of ingredients and they can create their own sushi donut.

Interested in some vegan sushi recipe? Here is an article that showcases 3 different vegan sushi recipes!

Can You Make Sushi Donut with Sushi Machine?

Did you know that you can easily make sushi donut with a sushi machine? With a nigiri sushi machine, you can easily join 3~4 nigiri rice ball into a donut shape and then lay the ingredients on top. By using the nigiri sushi machine, you can control the amount of rice that is in each sushi donut and keep each sushi donut consistent. Or you can use a sushi machine accessory, sushi rice mixer, to make the delicious sushi rice for you. With this sushi machine accessory, you can reduce the time of waiting for the sushi rice to cool down significantly. The use of sushi machines is to help anyone make delicious sushi including sushi donuts. They can help you become more efficient and save time.

Conclusion

Sushi donut is truly amazing. There are so many things you can try with sushi donut and it is so easy to make. It is no wonder that the internet loves and everyone who has seen it, wants to try it. Whether you are going to a restaurant or making at home, you should definitely try this amazing fusion.

If you are interested to know more about other kinds of creative or interesting sushi there are, check out our other articles about creative sushi. Check out our articles about sushi burritos after this. If you want to know more about making sushi or the amazing invention of the sushi machine, please feel free to contact us or check out our other wonderful articles!

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