Homemade sushi – with crispy wasabi seaweed topping

Ingredients

• 1 cup sushi rice
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 100g smoked salmon, tuna, or cooked shrimp
• ½ cucumber, julienned
• 1 small avocado, sliced
• 1 carrot, julienned
• Optional: cream cheese or tofu
• Nori sheets (seaweed for rolling)
• Soy sauce, for dipping
• Pickled ginger and wasabi (optional)
• Crispy Korean Seaweed Topping – for bold crunch
• or
• Crispy Tomato Seaweed Topping – for milder flavor