What is California roll?
[[File:California Sushi (26571101885).jpg|thumb|right|200px|A California roll with roe]] '''California roll''' is a type of [[sushi]] roll. It has fake crab, [[cucumber]], and [[avocado]]. It is wrapped in [[nori]] ([[seaweed]]) and rice, with the outside usually covered in either [[roe]] (fish eggs) or [[sesame seed]]s. It is one of the most popular sushi rolls in [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1715295,00.html|accessdate=April 7, 2024|title=How Sushi ate the World|publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The roll was created by Hidekazu Tojo at his sushi restaurant in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. He named it the California Roll since many visitors who visited his restaurant were from California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/life/food/chef-tojo-shares-his-sushi-secrets-as-he-celebrates-50-years-in-vancouver/wcm/b417ffbb-dfaa-4ed1-b0d3-aafe7d6f79d2|accessdate=April 7, 2024|title=Chef Tojo shares his sushi secrets as he celebrates 50 years in Vancouver|publisher=[[The Province]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/05/california-roll-inventor-origin-history-sushi.html|accessdate=April 7, 2024|title=The Little-Known Immigrant History of the California Roll|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktla.com/news/california/the-california-roll-probably-wasnt-even-invented-in-california|accessdate=April 7, 2024|title=The not-so-California story behind the California roll|publisher=[[KTLA]]|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924112418/https://ktla.com/news/california/the-california-roll-probably-wasnt-even-invented-in-california/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-california-roll-was-invented-by-a-canadian-chef-2020-8|accessdate=April 7, 2024|title=How the California roll was invented by a Canadian chef|publisher=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Seafood dis