The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home.
Use a very, very sharp knife. It also helps to rinse and wipe the knife after every few slices.
How to slice? Use a sweeping slicing motion, not see-saw motions.
The futomaki shown above has raw tuna, eggs, lettuce, cucumber and watermelon in the photo.
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Hi, can you please post the recipe of the Futomaki? Tenks.
Just kidding Maam Connie. I’m a long time follower and I know your recipe post isn’t complete without someone asking you for the recipe or someone ordering you to email them the recipe.
hahahahaha Those are getting rarer and rarer, thank goodness!