Nori Rolls with Gingered Tofu - OLDWAYS - Cultural Food Traditions OLDWAYS – Cultural Food Tradition

Ingredients

• 4 cups Exotic Rice Blend (see step 1)
• 1 tablespoon light sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon tamari
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 14 ounces extra-firm tofu, sliced into long rectangles about ½ inch thick
• 2 cups grated beets
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 8 sheets toasted nori
• 2 to 3 tablespoons umeboshi paste
• 2 tablespoons wasabi powder, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 ½ cups black forbidden rice or Bhutanese red rice
• ½ cup sweet brown rice, rinsed
• 4 cups cold water
• Pinch of sea salt