Sasazushi

Method

1. 1 Cook the rice, then mix in vinegar, sugar, and salt, and let it cool with a fan.
2. 2 Simmer shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots in soy sauce for 15 minutes, then let cool.
3. 3 Marinate the salmon with salt for 30 minutes, then rinse and slice thinly.
4. 4 Heat bamboo or banana leaves until pliable, then dry them and fold them to form the base of the boat.
5. 5 Press a handful of rice onto a leaf, then arrange the fish, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and sesame seeds on top.
6. 6 Arrange the leaves in layers in a tray and press down with a heavy object for 1 hour to bind the rice and filling together.