Spooky Halloween Sushi

October 29, 2012 Nigiri Recipes Sushi

I recently realized that in all the six years that Sushi Day has been around, I’ve never once done a single Halloween post.

Not a single one!

Obviously, that needed to change.

I wanted to do something with black and orange fillings, so first I had to find myself some black rice. All I could find at the grocery store was wild rice (which likely wouldn’t work too well for sushi), so I ordered a bag of Chinese black rice from Amazon.

Not only do I love uni and ikura, but they’re also perfect for Halloween – both orange-colored, uni can pass for a slug or a tongue, and ikura kind of looks like eyeballs. Combine that with the black rice (which in the right light, looks just like a mass of little black bugs!) and you’ve got some perfectly creepy Halloween sushi.

I love playing around with the Rice Cube I got earlier this year (Disclaimer: the Rice Cube was a gift, and all Amazon links in this post are affiliate links), plus it’s SO easy to make sushi cubes with it, so I decided to use that to play around for this year’s Halloween sushi.

Check out our Halloween tag on Fridgg for more fun and spooky Halloween treats!

Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sumeshi, made with Chinese black rice
1 tray uni
1/4 cup ikura
1 tsp paprika
1 tbsp black sesame seeds

Cooking Directions

Use a Rice Cube to form the sumeshi into squares (or use your hands, dampened with water, to form the sumeshi into balls. Or you can use plastic wrap, or a small mold). You can layer the rice with ikura, if you’d like
Top your cube or ball of rice with one lobe of uni (or two if they’re small) or a small scoop of ikura.
Sprinkle with a little paprika and black sesame seeds, if desired.
Enjoy!

9 thoughts on “Spooky Halloween Sushi”

A_Boleyn October 30, 2012 at 10:29 am -

I think you hit the Halloween themed sushi right on the head with this dish. Though I think I’d be too scared to eat it. 🙂

Unegen October 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm -

Try adding just a few black rice grains (like 10-12) per rice-cooker-cup of white rice prior to cooking. It turns the entire amount of rice a lovely corpse-like purple.

Try the same thing using black beluga lentils instead of black rice–it gives you gravestone-grey rice. Use about 1 part lentils to 3 parts white rice.

Happy Halloween!

Joel October 30, 2012 at 2:12 pm -

How did you miss the opportunity to use squid ink to make the rice black? It’d probably match really well flavor wise with the uni!

Renee November 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm -

Love the colors in this! I have never heard of uni though. lol Something for me to look up and learn about. 🙂

Helan November 27, 2012 at 3:19 pm -

We loved this, it’s incredible. Can’t wait to see what you have lined up for xmas. It would be really easy to make a snow-rice-man thinking about it…

Utah Sushi Roll January 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm -

Beautiful shots, love the contrast of the black/brown and the orange.

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afracooking October 30, 2013 at 6:45 am -

Love this idea – gorgeous (I mean horrific)

Halloween March 26, 2014 at 10:37 pm -

I just found out about this blog. And it’s just amazing, those recipes. Lately, I took an interest in Japanese food and I think this is incredible! Keep going!

A_Boleyn October 30, 2012 at 10:29 am -

I think you hit the Halloween themed sushi right on the head with this dish. Though I think I’d be too scared to eat it. 🙂
Unegen October 30, 2012 at 12:48 pm -

Try adding just a few black rice grains (like 10-12) per rice-cooker-cup of white rice prior to cooking. It turns the entire amount of rice a lovely corpse-like purple.

Try the same thing using black beluga lentils instead of black rice–it gives you gravestone-grey rice. Use about 1 part lentils to 3 parts white rice.

Happy Halloween!
Joel October 30, 2012 at 2:12 pm -

How did you miss the opportunity to use squid ink to make the rice black? It’d probably match really well flavor wise with the uni!
Renee November 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm -

Love the colors in this! I have never heard of uni though. lol Something for me to look up and learn about. 🙂
Helan November 27, 2012 at 3:19 pm -

We loved this, it’s incredible. Can’t wait to see what you have lined up for xmas. It would be really easy to make a snow-rice-man thinking about it…
Utah Sushi Roll January 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm -

Beautiful shots, love the contrast of the black/brown and the orange.
October 13, 2013

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afracooking October 30, 2013 at 6:45 am -

Love this idea – gorgeous (I mean horrific)
Halloween March 26, 2014 at 10:37 pm -

I just found out about this blog. And it’s just amazing, those recipes. Lately, I took an interest in Japanese food and I think this is incredible! Keep going!