Lettuce tsukemono maki with sesame vinegar sauce 醃萵苣手捲 芝麻醋醬

Tsukemono (pickles) are an essential accompaniment to Japanese rice. Among tsukemono made from leafy green vegetables, Nozawa-na from Nagano Prefecture, Hiroshima-na from Hiroshima Prefecture, and Taka-na from Kumamoto Prefecture are known as the "three great tsukemono vegetables of Japan", and their traditions and flavors have been passed down through the generations. This time, inspired by Hiroshima-na onigiri, which are made by wrapping rice in pickled Hiroshima-na, I pickled lettuce and wrapped it in rice to make a type of hand-rolled sushi. The rich sesame vinegar sauce makes it a refreshing salad-like dish.

在日本，吃飯不能沒有醃菜。以青菜為材料的醃菜中，長野縣的野澤菜、廣島縣的廣島菜、熊本縣的高菜合稱「日本三大醃菜」，其傳統與風味世代相傳。這次介紹的料理從廣島菜包裹的飯糰「廣島菜飯糰」得到靈感，將萵苣用鹽醃漬，然後包裹米飯，做成類似手捲壽司的形式。佐以濃郁的芝麻醋醬，吃起來類似沙拉，口味相當清爽。