Sushi without the rice and seaweed paper

NowNotSoBigGuy · October 15, 2006

I love sushi rolls and prior to surgery, I would get the inside-out rolls, with the ingredients wrapped in seaweed paper and rice on the outside. I'd go to my favorite sushi place and get 6-8 pieces of Philadelphia, California or Cruncy roll, often to go. No store-bought sushi rolls for me.

Rice and seaweed paper are on my no-no list after banding, but I had read a post on here which said it's possible to get the same ingredients without the rice. So I stopped by my favorite sushi bar this afternoon and explained my situation. The response from the sushi chef was "no problem, we use bean paper for you, we make you whatever roll you want, no rice"; and they weren't kidding, they whipped up some salmon and avocado and other tasty things in a soft bean paper wrap, slice it into 10-12 pieces, sprinkled the crunchies on top, and voila, sushi rolls any sushi-bandit would die for.

Folks: you can still have many foods you enjoyed pre-surgery, you just have to go to a little more trouble to customize them to fit our new diet restrictions.

kimmiechelle · October 15, 2006

Cool.... I love sushi, and I was banded Oct. 5th, and was worried that I wouldn't be able to eat it again.

Thanks for sharing !!!!

Alexandra · October 15, 2006

I just eat the fish part, which is readily available as sashimi. YUM!!!

mousecrazy · October 15, 2006

Thank you for posting this! I have also found that restaurants will happily bring you to-go containers when they serve your meal, and will supply extra Condiments like Salad Dressing for the part you are taking with you. If you are splitting dishes with a friend, most places will divide the dish before it is served.

Don't be afraid to ask for what you want!

I think that is a very important lesson about both sushi and everything else!

BandaCat · October 15, 2006

Woo Hooo!!!! I LOVE Sushi. I can't wait until I move into that phase of my recovery. Thank goodness for creativity. I didn't really want to go through life without sushi!

sherilynn · October 18, 2006

I actually called my favorite Japanese resturants after I read these posts. Sure as anything - SOY PAPER is available for my sushi rolls! Whooo HOOO! Doesn't look like I'll have to give up my sushi (hopefully I'll be able to tolerate it!).

La_madam · October 18, 2006

for those of you who can do the rice but can not do the seaweed ask them to make your rolls with rice paper, it is less chewy and easier to eat then the seaweed. one of my worst pb's was on the seaweed until I discovered the rice paper

JasminesMystic · October 28, 2006

Bill,

you're my hero, I love sushi and now it's back on the menu

sherilynn · October 29, 2006

Hey all...

The thing that I say I'll miss the most when I'm banded is going to dinner for Hibachi Japanese, as well as sushi. Well, last night we went out with some friends. I was VERY observant of just HOW MUCH food I actually got, etc. Anyway, I asked for my eel roll to be made with rice paper; just to 'check it out' pre band. It was delicious. Naturally, I tried it with the rice. But after the band I may not be able to have the rice, but I'm sure it will still be delicious.

So...I also came to the realization - with the help from my 'doggie bag'...that I don't think I'll miss the big Japansese dinners out 'oh so much' after all. I took GREAT note of just how stuffed I was after the fact; so much so that I was not comfortable. I can't imagine trying this with a band!

Now that I have that 'miss' out of my head, knowing I can still have a small portion - I feel alot better. hehehe

The only thing now that I am certain I'll miss are my Water chugging. I drink a ton of water; at a time even. I'll miss that the most. Imagine THAT! If that was the thing I enjoyed most, then how the heck did I get fat? lolol

Have a great night.

Sheri Lynn