Avocado and Cucumber Pressed Sushi

Avocado and Cucumber Pressed Sushi ¦ Photo by Jack McNulty

This method represents the oldest form of making sushi. It creates compact bricks of sushi rice and other ingredients pressed together in a bamboo mold. The resulting pressed sushi is then sliced into bite-sized pieces.

Although tradition calls for using a Japanese box press (called Oshizushihako)…