Can I make sushi without a bamboo mat?!
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You could improvise and wrap a sheet or two of card stock with plastic wrap and use that. It won't be as strong as the mat, but it should work. Good luck, I love sushi.
The bamboo mat is very helpful to make maki sushi but you don't need it and there are other kinds of sushi too.
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Ok, it is more fun with the mat but you can do it without. Roll it like a cone instead or use a sheet of hard plastic like laminated type.
You can make hand rolls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vFpcKeSd…
no not really they're annoying just roll it with your hand or use clingfilm to roll it over with.. ;)