• pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
    61·
    1 day ago

    I’m not disagreeing with you, cuz I don’t know, but wikipedia says:

    A Philadelphia roll is a makizushi (also classified as a kawarizushi)[1] type of sushi generally made with smoked (or sometimes raw) salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber, with the rice on the outside (uramaki).[2] It is sometimes made with imitation crab instead of salmon, but can be found to include other ingredients, such as other types of fish,[3] cucumber,[4] scallions,[5] and sesame seed. Like many Western-inspired sushi rolls, its design and name are modified to target an American market, which includes putting the rice on the outside, and the nori in the inside (inside-out sushi) to appeal to western aesthetics.[6][7]

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      2·
      16 hours ago

      Wow. Time for me to make an edit because that is some bullshit.

      It is sometimes made with imitation crab instead of salmon

      I can’t even imagine where this came from because I have never encountered this and I have been eating sushi all over the world. It is never made with imitation crab.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      I wonder why the inside out roll is supposed to appeal more to westerners. As a westerner, I don’t mind the nori on the outside.

      • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        7·
        1 day ago

        I didn’t think I would care, but now that I’ve had both many times I absolutely prefer the rice on the outside.

      • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 day ago

        I caught that too. I think it’s the dark color on the outside? They sell onigiri in a lot of our grocery stores and I’ve only seen them covered with opaque wrappings. That’s why I think it’s correct, but I’m not sure. It could also seem less chewy when it’s on the outside because there’s more to stretch? Just guessing.