Our Favorite Homemade Sushi Maki Rolls

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups short-grain rice (sometimes called sushi rice; Botan Calrose
• Rice is a common brand)
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• Salt, to taste
• 1/2 seedless (hothouse) cucumber or 1 Japanese cucumber
• 1/4-inch-thick slice of ham (6 to 8 ounces)
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 package (2 ounces) radish sprouts (aka
• ) or pea shoots
• About 1 cup cooked, shelled crabmeat (optional)
• 6 pieces (each 8 by 7 inches) sushi nori (see note above)
• Soy sauce, pink pickled ginger, wasabi and/or sesame seeds for serving