Kappamaki (Japanese:きぱまき) is a type of Japanese sushi roll that is made from cucumber, rolled with vinegared rice (shari) and nori to make a maki, or sushi roll. It is simple to make - see external links for a recipe. It is named after the Japanese legendary creature, the kappa, because it is believed that carving one's name on a cucumber, then casting it into a lake containing kappa, will protect the person whose name is on the cucumber. In Japanese cuisine, sushi (鮨 or 鮓 or, most commonly, 寿司) is a food made of vinegared rice combined with a topping or filling of fish, seafood, vegetables, or egg. ... Binomial name Cucumis sativus L. Ref: ITIS 22364 The cucumber is the edible fruit of the cucumber plant Cucumis sativus, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, as do melons and squash. ... In Japanese cuisine, sushi (鮨 or 鮓 or, most commonly, 寿司) is a food made of vinegared rice combined with a topping or filling of fish, seafood, vegetables, or egg. ... Nori (æµ·è‹”) is a Japanese term used to refer to edible varieties of seaweed in the various species of the red alga Porphyra, including most notably and . ... In Japanese cuisine, sushi (鮨 or 鮓 or, most commonly, 寿司) is a food made of vinegared rice combined with a topping or filling of fish, seafood, vegetables, or egg. ... A drawing of a kappa which was reported to have been caught in a net on Mito East beach in 1801. ...

External Links

G-chef.com recipe for kappamaki A recipe for Kappa-maki

WikiCookBook The WikiCookBook recipe for maki sushi, which can be used to make kappamaki

For more information, see the article about Japanese cuisine.