Smoked Salmon without zucchini chicken

4 cups sushi rice (Calrose or short grain) water 1 cup rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup mirin 1/2 cup sugar 8 sheets nori 1 cup smoked salmon , strips 1 cup jicama ,[...]

1 cucumber , peeled seeded and cut into 2-inch julienne strips 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 2 teaspoons fresh ginger , finely grated,[...]

1 cup brown sugar , packed 6 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon fresh ginger , shopped 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon whole allspice , crushed 3 lbs salmon fillets 1/2[...]