SLG Week 1 Day 4

On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.

1. What made you decide to climb up Mount Everest?
2. Who was your hero when you were young?
3. What was your feeling when you made it to the top of Mount Everest?
4. What were your hardest times during your climb?
5. Did you have second thoughts while climbing?

For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.

My favourite food is sushi here is how you make it,

Ingredients

RICE

• 1 cup white rice (sushi rice if you can get it)
• 2 cups water
• 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

EVERYTHING ELSE

• 4 sheets nori (dried seaweed)
• 1 cup chopped veggies (carrot, cucumber, red pepper, avocado)
• Soy sauce/tamari, pickled ginger, wasabi (optional // for serving)

Instructions

1. Start by preparing your rice. Rinse rice in a fine mesh strainer until your water runs clear. Then add to a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Once it boils reduce heat to low, cover and cook until water is completely absorbed – about 15 minutes.
2. In the meantime, add vinegar, sugar and salt to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat stirring occasionally until sugar and salt are dissolved. Place in a jar or dish and cool in the fridge until rice is ready.
3. Once the rice is done, kill the heat and add the cooled vinegar mixture and stir with a rubber spatula or fork as to not overmix. It will appear wet but will dry up as you lightly stir to release heat. It should be sticky and completely dry once it’s ready.
4. In the meantime, prep your veggies by chopping them into thin pieces. If they’re too bulky they won’t allow the sushi to roll well.
5. Now it’s time to roll: grab a thick towel and fold it over into a rectangle and place it on a flat surface. Top with plastic wrap, then with a sheet of nori. Using your hands dipped in water (to avoid sticking), pat a very thin layer of rice all over the nori, making sure it’s not too thick or your roll will be all rice and no filling.
6. Then, arrange a serving of your veggies or preferred filling in a line at the bottom 3/4 of the rice closest to you (see photo).
7. Start to roll the nori and rice over with your fingers, and once the veggies are covered, roll over the plastic wrap and towel, using it to mold and compress the roll (see photo). Continue until it’s all the way rolled up.
8. Slice with a sharp knife and set aside.
9. To make the inside out roll, follow this awesome tutorial. See photos for how to apply a layer of avocado on the outside.
10. Serve immediately with pickled ginger, soy sauce and wasabi.

On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.