It is customary to eat ehomaki with seven different ingredients, each named after one of the seven gods of good fortune, to bring good luck. The standard ingredients you can get at Maido are as follows:
Unagi Freshwater Eel
Egg
Imitation Crab
Kampyo (dried shavings of Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida, a variety of calabash gourd)
Shiitake Mushroom
Masago Fish Roe
Tuna Sashimi
However, there is no need to stick to the standard, so when making it at home, add whatever ingredients you like.
Ingredients (for 4 rolls):
25 oz./700 g of cooked rice
3 tbsp of sushi vinegar
4 sheets of sushi nori seaweed
18 oz./500 g of your favorite ingredients
(in this recipe)
2 oz./60 g of masago
3.5 oz./100 g of tuna
3.5 oz./100 g of salmon
3.5 oz./100 g of scallops (We don't carry them.)
5 oz./140 g of boiled shrimp (We don't carry them.)
Directions:
1. Add the sushi vinegar to the rice. Mix with the cutting motion not to smash the rice. Let cool off and cover with a wet cloth.
2. Place a sheet of nori seaweed on top of the sushi mat, put 1/4 amount of the rice prepared in step 1 on top, spread with the space of 0.4"/1 cm below and 1.2"/3 cm above, spread tobiko in the middle, and put 2 slices of shiso leaves on top.
3. Arrange your favorite ingredients on top of the shiso, roll up all at once and leave for a while. Make 4 rolls of this.
4. Enjoy! (The roll in the photo is cut to show how it looks like inside better.) Remember the direction of blessing in 2025 is west-southwest（西南西）and you cannot talk until you finish it. Make a wish silently.
What we offer:
We put the sign of the oni demon holding an ehomaki for the products recommended for ehomaki!
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There is a lot of food items, housewares, stationery, and gifts available at the store and our online store, Maido! Kairashi Shop, where you can place your order for shipping or store pickup! Happy shopping. :)
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