What is it about the californa roll that's so addictive?

>>9100750
It was the first """sushi""" introduced to America, and it became a fad. It's not good though.

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>>9100750
I like a great deal of sushi. Traditional nigiri, hand rolls, and even a lot of the Americanized rolls. But the California roll? That shit sucks.

I don't think it's good at all. But it is ubiquitious, and you'll find it at any Westernized sushi place. I consider it "sushi for people who don't like sushi". Boring, bland, inoffensive flavors. And no raw fish that might upset the squeamish.

Anyway, if you like 'em then eat 'em! But personally I find them off-putting.

>>9100760
no it wasn't
so sick of retards just making shit up

>>9100823
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/nigiri-to-california-rolls-sushi-in-america

>>9100756
t.flyover

>>9100903
I'm kind of curious where this "most people seem to prefer them" thing comes from.

Sure, you see them on every menu and they often come in combo meals, but have you ever actually seen someone order them?

I often go out for sushi, either with friends or co-workers. The people range from sushi snobs through people who really don't care for it all that much. I've never seen any of them order a California roll. All kinds of other rolls? Yes. Nigiri? Yes. Sashimi? Sure. Various other Japanese foods that aren't sushi? Of course. But I've never actually seen anyone order a California roll.

Basic sushi that's a step up in complexity from something bare bones like a kappa maki.

>>9100765
Why does the cook kill the guy who said "Me too" and not the original speaker? Seems unjust.

>>9100750
Cali roll is trash the best americanized roll is philly 100%

>>9100914
I work at a sushi and hibachi place and more people order the California roll than any other roll. The cooked rolls all get ordered pretty often but few go for raw fish. I live in a flyover state.

>>9100965
You'd need to read the whole comic for the rest of the context.

He chopped of the one guy's head because in the previous page he mixed a boatload of wasabi into his soy sauce and then spilled a bunch when dipping sushi into it. That was the real motivation for the decapitation.

>>9100756
t. the rest of the country

>>9100982
>I live in a flyover state
So your clientele are mostly rural and suburban retards who likely voted for the Cheeto in a wig? Why am I not surprised

>>9100750
Fake crab sucks. California rolls fucking suck. Get a king crab or snow crab roll, or hell even a softshell crab tempura roll.
Fuck a california roll.

>>9100750
Entry-level pleb roll. Usually you can get someone who doesn't like sushi started on a California roll. Flavors are very mild and doesn't have super mushy texture like other fish have.

>>9100750
Philly roll is superior

>>9100903
This. Spicy tuna is the more common go-to I see

>>9100750

Avocado gives it bad texture which is remedied by using cucumber instead.

>>9101005
>even a softshell crab tempura roll.
Fucking this.

I'll never order a California roll again in my life after all the delicious rolls, nigiri, and sashimi I've had by now.

>>9101117
I absolutely agree. Cucumber can be so fucking good in sushi.

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>>9100756
I don't think thats going to happen anytime soon based on the rain we got

>>9100750
I don't like crab / immitation crab much. Real crab is OK but I could live without it for the rest of my life.

I am all about the tuna and salmon

>>9100965
he's japanese. he reads right to left

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>>9101159
>this is what Californians consider "flooded" to be

>>9100983

haha i never understood why this triggered weebs so much

>>9100750
It's shit. The only reason anyone eats it, is because people are afraid to eat raw fish but still want to say they've eaten sushi.

>>9100971

this tbqhfam

>>9100750
It was actually made in Canada

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>>9100750
>no cucumber
>no crunchy to balance out the flaky, sticky, and soft
Look, a mix of textures is one of the most important things about any sushi roll, from the gimicky to the traditional. It's like you're trying to make me mad here.

>>9101548
Basically this. Maguro sushi is sushi perfected. If the place can't get it right then they have shit fish

>>9100897
cuck
California would fail as an independent state.

>>9100750
Addictive?
Fat, salt, and a basic palate.
Also, it's cheap to make, so you're gonna see it at every sushi joint.

because its bland, creamy, and nothing like sushi or sashimi. the ultimate californication of sushi. bleahh

>>9101360
>one little puddle and they stick up a flood warning

Cute.

>>9100760
>It's not good though
no shit, you fucking retard

>>9100750

For me, it's gotta be the deep fried crunch rolls. The best sushi rolls.

California rolls are a close second. Everything else is fucking dog food tier.

>>9100756
ahh the jelly so tasty give it to me bby

>>9102336
>nothing like sushi
>uses sushi rice
?????????????????????????????????????????????
are you going retarded?????

>>9101360
>""""""""""flooded""""""""""
holy shit even in Texas we only get flooded warnings when the middle of the road is under 6 inches of water atleast.

>>9102485
>All rice is the same
>All shit labeled as sushi rice is "sushi" rice

>>9100756
Lmao. How will the rest of the world get its culture tho?

>>9102607
If it uses the same rice as the nigiri... ah fuck it you don't get it anyway

>>9100983
is there something wrong with mixing the wasabi and soy? it's really yummy

is it cause he spilled it?

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>>9100993
Your daily reminder that the japanese like trump

>>9102667
You're not though

>>9102703
I'm not what?

>>9101360
A little rain won't protect you from Kim Jong Un's nuclear fire.

>>9100993
triggered?

>>9102700
Japanese politics are so fucked that no one wants to run the country. I'm not going to type an essay about it, but it's fun looking into it. If you have the time, go get yourself some keks by reading up on their politics and stagnant economy.

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>>9102367
>OP says California roll is good
>State it's not good
>Assblasted fuckstick chimes in
Nice contribution.

>>9102684
It's considered insulting in Japan, basically saying "you didn't balance the flavor right, here I'll fix it for you". The correct amount of wasabi is already contained in good sushi, the wasabi on the plate is a holdover from sashimi presentation. Great places also brush the correct amount of soy on, no dipping allowed.

>>9100765
>Japanese man beheads gaijin
>Wow so cool
>Arab man beheads kafir
>THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

wow talk about hypocrisy, why are Americans so enchanted by Japs?

>>9100750
what do you mean fake crab meat?

IT CANT BE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>9102684
>is there something wrong with mixing the wasabi and soy? it's really yummy

It's considered bad manners. Same thing as chewing with your mouth open, dumping a bunch of salt on the food without tasting it first, asking for ketchup at a nice restaurant, and so on.

I personally don't give a crap if people want to do that though, it doesn't bother me. But It does make me wonder a bit: how the fuck are you supposed to taste the fish if you douse it in an overload of wasabi and/or soy?

>>9103571
>wow talk about hypocrisy

Not really. One is a comic book. It's not real. The other is very real.

>>9102700
>Nuclear fucking disaster made worse by politics
>Prime minister resigns
>People outrage. Nuclear energy abolished
>New prime minister in charge
>Lol it's okay guys nuclear energy is safe, turn all the plants back on
Sasuga Japan! Japanese politics are totally not USA's bitch, no wonder they love this retard- I mean, glorious emperor.

>>9103591
>how the fuck are you supposed to taste the fish if you douse it in an overload of wasabi and/or soy?

which brings us full circle. Cucumber, avacado, and fake crab all go great with wasabi soy sauce, which makes the cali roll the perfect i don't give a fuck gas station sushi.

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>>9102367
>agree with guy
>call him retarded

Fake crab or whatever the fuck that filling is, is disgusting. For me, it's a salmon roll

>>9105374
Good taste but nothing beats fatty tuna yellowfin, the patrician's true choice

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California rolls are the chicken nuggets of sushi. They're for people who are scared of eating raw fish.

basically what this nigga said >>9100765

>tuna
>ikura
>mackerel
>salmon
>handrolls
>nigiri
>chirashi

Hell, even a spicy tuna roll would be fine.

There's just more exciting things to eat if you go to a sushi restaurant. Only white people order shit like california rolls then drench it in mayonaise.

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>>9105401
>yellowtail roll with scallions

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why not just tell your friends to get tamago sushi if they're so afraid of raw fish
i fucking love tamago

>>9100903
>>9100914
>>9101079
Flyovers low raw oysters yet are scared of raw fish.

More and more flyovers are falling for the Poke Meme which has a lot of raw fish yet are still scared of sushi.

What the fuck is wrong with flyovers? They are so contradicting.

Can handle raw oysters, can handle poke, but can't handle sushi and sashimi.

>>9105527
flyover are scared of anything by color people
if Italians were still considered not white people, they'd be shit scared of it as well

>>9105522
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSrTnWDTdwI

>>9105558

I think you're over exaggerating a bit, and Asian people aren't really "colored", which is a stupid terminology in and of itself.

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>Friends or family go out for sushi
>They order big westernized fried "rolls" coated in sauces and crunchy things and more sauces
>I order sake nigiri because it's the best fucking combination of texture and flavor I can ever put in my face
>"Anon, are you sure you don't want to order actual sushi?"

>>9105558
flyovers are a simple group of people
they're neither curious nor adventurous
they're set in their simple ways, anything outside of their simple ways is viewed as dangerous
that even include white people food that isn't French or Italian

>>9105681
>implying flyovers would eat real italian food without making loud gagging noises
>implying flyovers would eat french food without shrieking about the mean snobs that made them feel dumb

>>9100756
Thanks. Me too

>>9105627
That is my favorite by far, the sake nigiri. Hnnnnnng. I could eat that til I explode like Mr Creosote. (ok so not quite THAT much, but close)

>>9105522
Eggs always give me digestive problems but for tamago sushi I'm willing to risk it on occasion

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>mfw cucumber in my caliroll

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>>9105865
>tfw work at a sushi bar and get to eat any kind of sushi I want all day every day

I got bored of salmon nigiri long ago.

>>9105879
dude you got an egg allergy...? its actually more common than people think.

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>>9102325
t.flyover cuck

>>9105627
I have a friend who insists she likes sushi but only ever orders the "kentucky" roll. Which apparently has fried chicken in it or some shit.

Fucking infuriating.

>>9106676
>California has all of it's food supplied by "flyover states"
It's fine though I'm sure you can all survive on Starbucks macchiatos

>>9106833
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/
They grow the most shit. Sure L.A. would starve but as a whole CA's not some concrete jungle that would wither on the vine. I'm a flyover too but fuck no amount of calling a Californian a cuck is gonna make my shit grow better. If we could grow shit off impotent rage we'd all be in rain forests

>>9106303
What do you recommend?

>>9106840
just say you have an egg allergy then who is going to question that

>>9106676
>I don't understand how GDP is calculated
If you werent on the coast you'd have the GDP of Idaho
But please, no, try and brag about being a literal transport warehouse for the rest of the nation. I'm sure that makes you feel like your "culture" is worth so much.

>>9100993
Jesus, we're talking about sushi. Can you have one thought that doesn't lead back to you being assblasted about losing?

>>9102565
And? You're really trying to have a dick measuring contest over your inability to prevent floods?

>>9100756
http://iscaliforniaonfire.com/

>>9100903
wtf is a "flyover"

>>9106989
A buzzword that's either used by Californians and New Yorkers, or shitty bait, most often the second category.

The correct way to refute it is to use the phrases "cuck" or "triggered librul"

Welcome to /ck/, enjoy the For me threads

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>>9106980
I hope it spreads throughout the entire state.

>>9102684
>yummy
yamete

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>>9105627

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>>9100750
it's good because sense it's not real sushi it keeps well and is decent for a fast grab and go snack anytime.
Rice and seaweed is a pretty tasty snack just on it's own.
A lot of Californians fell for the 'sushi is fancy and expensive meme' when really in japan a lot of places serve it fast and cheap, almost like fast food.
So when your choice is between a California roll served by that cutey highschooler vs having to dress up and pay $15+ for each small bite fish being served by dressed up japanese men with frowns on their faces, for fish that is not as good as street bar places in japan, you get an emotional connection with the California roll.
Don't get me wrong, there is fancy sushi that is worth it, but 90% of the pricey places in California are serving the same blah fish as everywhere else from the wholesaler.

>>9106989
Anyplace that isn't a major coastal city.

>>9101449
I enjoyed this post. Thanks.

So I noticed in my local supermarket they've opened a kiosk where they sell freshly prepared sushi (literally a bunch of Japs in the back making it), what's a good beginner sushi I can buy? I've never had it before.

>>9107705
California Roll, and those are probably Koreans.

I'd rather get california or spicy tuna rolls if I'm not eating somewhere I know does sushi right. A slab of poor quality fish on top of cold, vinegar free, week old rice isn't worth the extra dollar or two

>>9107255
This. Besides Sugarfish and a couple of other random places downtown and in Japantown (Little Tokyo sucks) I'd rather just get what's cheapest

That said, there are plenty of cheap places that serve decent nigiri. Its just paying more for the same thing or less that irks me

My local Wegmans has Shrimp Po Boy rolls

They're an abomination but holy god they're so good. I eat that shit the fuck up.

I indulge when I eat sushi, I don't give a fuck about tradition or what's correct. Give me a giant wab of wasbi, mix that into a big bowl of soy sauce, and I fucking dunk that shit. So good.

>>9100750
Sushi is a meme.

>>9105522
Why not get them the unagi?
Shit's cooked and it's still the essential seafood experience

>>9100750
Because it taste good senpai. The flavors are all soft and complimentary, with a nice texture. Its a quick and easy, satisfying roll. I enjoy real sushi as much as the next guy, but their is something to be said about the simple and lovely flavour of the cali roll.

>>9108538
>I don't give a fuck about tradition or what's correct.

I don't either. I'm just wondering how you're supposed to enjoy the taste of the other ingredients when you've doused them in a bunch of strong-flavored sauce.

>>9108639

Because that's what tastes good to me.

I realize this is the Japanese equivalent of ketchup on steak, but god dammit, it tastes so good.

>>9108639
This is the traditional murrikan diet, you see.
Rather like how the Chinese will murder a shark just to get the fins for an exotic but flavorless texture to their soup, the murkin uses whatever food item is available as a delivery vector for sauces and dressings.

The iconic chicken wing is little more than a serving spoon for ranch dressing, american sushi is for consuming horse radish and soy sauce, so on and so forth.

>>9108644
Japs mix wasabi and soy sauce all the time.
Anyone who thinks its not authentic is probably just some weeb who has never even been to Japan.

>>9102565
im from texas and thats only because the infrastructure here is shit and nothing drains, not something to be proud of

California deserves to be nuked

>>9108644
>Because that's what tastes good to me.

I get that. And I'm not challenging it. Like I said before I don't care what's "traditional" or not. I was just hoping you could explain it a little bit better since it doesn't seem to make much logical sense.

>>9108697

I don't soak the rice in it or anything I just give it a nice dunk. I like soy sauce with wasabi in it so it improves just about anything.

>>9100914
I get cali rolls when I'm being a cheap asshole but still want to leave full.
Two rolls is a nice filling lunch, so I get the fancy special roll for 17$ and a cali roll for 6-7$

>>9100983
>tfw you put the pickled ginger directly on the sushi and eat it
Nobody can stop me.

>>9105627
>ordering sake nigiri when there's an outbreak of freshwater parasites in raw salmon

>>9108751

better not ride in a motor vehicle anon. I just heard that highway fatalities are up again.

>Rice
>Seaweed
>Crab
>Avocado
>Cucumber
>Carrot
>Sesame seed or fish roe

So what's bad about any of this again

>>9108751
Lead a too hygienic life and your body is as fragile as a house of cards as a result.

>>9108841
Its not as good as maguro or otoro with just rice.

>>9106957
>tfw /ck/ teaches me that the best way to prevent floods is to be in a shithole that doesn't have rain 90% of the year and is entirely dependent on their neighbors

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https://youtu.be/Lty7RAHKT9E

If you prefer cali rolls over any maki roll with actual fish youre a faggot of the highest caliber

>>9100750
Sweet krab surimi, fresh cucumber, sour (rice) and creamy from avocados = a combination just flavorful enough to be a stepping stone for bland western palates. I don't mind California rolls, but when I want sushi I often want the whole package, not something you can get at the gas station.

Also, Cali rolls are a good way for people who hate the idea of eating raw fish to sound cultured and trendy when they say they 'want to go eat sushi'. They're the chicken tendies of sushi.

>>9100750
Because cream cheese and imitation crab taste amazing. Have you ever had a crab rangoon? Sure its white af but its tasty.

You want real sushi go for some sashimi with japanese raddish. that goes hard

>>9111400
>Because cream cheese and imitation crab taste amazing
I get where the "white people love bland food" jokes come from

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>>9111417
Not bland, white people just love cheese/dairy in general. It's in our DNA. srsly

>>9111441
i like it

>all these Californians
Now I understand why /ck/ is so liberal.

>>9111441
>>9111441
It's not authentic, but I fucking love them.

>>9111400
Cali rolls don't have cream cheese you absolute barnacle.

>>9102374
Fucking plebian

>>9108651
This

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>>9108651
This

http://j-town.net/tokyo/research/results/235281.html?p=all

>>9100750
I'm Sarah Kaenig, and this is one roll described many ways

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>>9106676
>GDP of US is larger than all of the EU

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>>9100750
Pretty sure it's the Surimi.

Basic bitches love Surimi

>>9105527
Salmonella

>>9103577
What does a fake crab even look like?

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>>9118104
Looks like a pollock until we grind it up and shape it into fake crab legs.

>>9100756
As a man born and raised in California, I share your sentiments.

btw i eat sushi with mayonaise.

>>9102684
As someone who lives in Japan, I see people mixing wasabi with soy all the fucking time. Pic related is an ad for wasabi flavored soy sauce.

I'm so tired of all these rules of propriety everyone thinks the Japanese are neurotically fastidious about. These rumors are perpetuated by Japanese who moved west in the 80s, and continued acting the same while their country moved on. I believed them too until I moved here.

California rolls are on the menu, mayonaisu is on everything, and some nigiri even has cheese on it. Sushi has an elaborate culture to it, sure, but this is only at the properly fine dining establishments. Being all proper at your average sushi dive is about as ridiculous as asking for a salad fork at Mcdonalds.

>>9100750
the california roll is disgusting

>>9100756
/k/ommando and /pol/tard here. I agree. Lex Luther did nothing wrong.

>>9100750
It looks like sushi. It's the cheapest thing you can make. It's good like how a Big Mac is good.

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>>9119787
forgot pic related fuck

>>9119787
Japan becoming more American is not a good thing which should be happily accepted.

>>9118145
And it tastes gud.

>>9103911
>dissing nuclear
5 dollars says that you think Solar and Wind are useful for anything but a single house