California roll-style chirashisushi sounded really good to me, because I love the honkiness of a California roll but was just feeling too lazy to roll maki. I topped stovetop Calrose rice (seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, salt) with surimi, a brunoise of cucumber and avocado, a few good spoonfuls of homemade furikake (nori/sesame/tamago), shaved salt-cured duck egg yolk, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of kewpie. ??? ? ? The first time I ever had surimi was when I was a kid; my dad was ushering the hunks of krab straight from the bag to his mouth and gave me one. I have always partially associated eating surimi with poverty, which is to say I will always have a strange hanker for it. #dinnertonight ? ? ? ? ?#japanesefood #chirashi #donburi #california #sushi #food #food52 #foodgawker #foodstagram #instafood #instayum #vegetarianish #meatlessmonday #surimi #krab
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