{"id":3694,"date":"2015-08-30T20:08:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T03:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:37:13","slug":"cat-food-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/cat-food-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat food sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I laid down for a short nap today&#8230; and woke up 2-1\/2 hours later. I must have been tired out from all the cat food sushi.<\/p>\n<p>Why do I call it that? Because it&#8217;s made using cans of tuna fish and kind of looks like cat food. Though it tastes pretty all right.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi1-285x300.jpg?resize=285%2C300\" alt=\"catfood_sushi1\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n1. Spread some rice over half of a sheet of seaweed (nori). I flavored the rice with salt, sugar, and vinegar to taste.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi2-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"catfood_sushi2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\n2. Add a layer of tuna fish on the rice. I flavored the tuna with sesame oil, garlic powder, and sriracha. This would be a good time to add other toppings if you&#8217;ve got them: green onion, egg, yellow kimchi, spinach, avocado, gochujang sauce.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi3-300x208.jpg?resize=300%2C208\" alt=\"catfood_sushi3\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/>3. Use the plastic wrap to shape and roll the sushi.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi4-300x146.jpg?resize=300%2C146\" alt=\"catfood_sushi4\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/>The plastic wrap makes it a lot easier to control your roll \ud83d\ude1b You can poke back in anything that comes out the ends and squeeze the roll into a tighter shape.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3695\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi5-300x141.jpg?resize=300%2C141\" alt=\"catfood_sushi5\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" \/>4. Wet a sharp knife and slice the roll through the plastic wrap.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi6-300x206.jpg?resize=300%2C206\" alt=\"catfood_sushi6\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/>The pieces maintain their shape and you can pull the plastic wrap off when you&#8217;re done.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/catfood_sushi7-300x296.jpg?resize=300%2C296\" alt=\"catfood_sushi7\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At this point, you can eat them as is, or enjoy them with a dipping sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, and chopped green onion.<\/p>\n<p>Even if your pantry is a bit bare, you can find tasty food to make and enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve got rice, seaweed, and a couple cans of tuna fish, you&#8217;re not going to go hungry today. Pair it with some miso soup and you&#8217;ve got a filling meal for yourself and your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I laid down for a short nap today&#8230; and woke up 2-1\/2 hours later. I must have been tired out from all the cat food sushi. Why do I call it that? Because it&#8217;s made using cans of tuna fish and kind of looks like cat food. Though it tastes pretty all right. 1. Spread&hellip;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/cat-food-sushi\/\" title=\"Cat food sushi\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cat food sushi<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","Layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-harperkingsley0-0","post-3694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-recipes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2pPoL-XA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7034,"url":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/thinking-about-making-donuts\/","url_meta":{"origin":3694,"position":0},"title":"Thinking about making donuts","author":"Harper Kingsley","date":"November 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"I made some congee for the first time. 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