Try This at Home: How to Make Sushi

Eat the pickled ginger between pieces of sushi, Morimoto says. If you place it on top of the roll, it will overpower the other flavors.

Morimoto rolls sushi using bamboo mats, available at kitchen-supply stores. You can find nori, or seaweed sheets, at many large grocery stores.

Combine the rice and 3 1/4 cups water in a rice cooker and cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. A rice cooker is the best way to get perfect sticky-firm rice, but if you don't have one, just use a saucepan.

Combine the vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Transfer the cooked rice to a large wooden bowl (traditionally, a wooden tub). Drizzle a quarter of the vinegar mixture over a wooden spoon or spatula onto the rice.