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To make sushi rice, combine freshly cooked rice with the ingredients.
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Cut the nori seaweed sheet into fourths.
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Cut the avocado and cucumber lengthwise into eighths and prepare the other filings.
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Put a piece of plastic wrap over a sushi mat and align the bottom ends.
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Spread out the sesame seeds 15cm-wide along the bottom end and lay the rice on top.
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Take a piece of nori seaweed that's been cut into fourths and place it slightly above the center of the rice.
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Smear mayonnaise in a line under the nori seaweed.
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Lay down the avocado, cucumber and crab sticks, leaving a strip of rice along the bottom end.
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Pressing down the cucumber sticks in the center, lift the bottom end of the sushi rolling mat and roll towards the other end.
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Make sure to keep the edge of the plastic wrap out of the roll.
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Squeeze the roll through the sushi rolling mat.
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If rice falls out from the end of the roll, tuck it in using your fingers while pressing down on the roll through the sushi rolling mat.
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Remove the sushi rolling mat.
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Repeat the process and make 3 more rolls.
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The rolls can be sliced more neatly if you set them aside for a while before slicing.
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Repeat the same process and make 4 smoked salmon and cream cheese rolls.
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Detach the end of the plastic wrap from the roll so it's easier to remove it later.
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With the plastic wrap on, slice the roll into 8 pieces.
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Remove the plastic wrap.
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Add a few more toppings to these basic California rolls to make rainbow rolls!
