On New Year’s Eve I hosted some friends for an evening of appetizers and drinks. Over the next few days I’ll be posting some of the items I made throughout that night. I love to celebrate the diversity of cuisines on New Year’s Eve so let’s go to Asia. Well, sort of. I’ve never had this particular combination in Japan but my guests really enjoyed this East meets Pacific Northwest sushi roll. I used Korean rice and cooked it with some konbu (kombu – seaweed). The rice was seasoned with rice vinegar and sugar. I used strips of smoked salmon and cream cheese. The combination was fantastic. The flavor of the salmon permeated your mouth and the cheese provided a wonderful creamy texture. I’ll definitely make this again.