So, for him, California rolls, a fusion food, fit snugly into his menus. “At most of my Morimoto restaurants, we serve a California roll made with snow crab, cucumber, and avocado,” Morimoto says.

How the California Roll became the model maki sushi — 'so different from the Japanese original' North American sushi nomenclature evoked locations, effects, shape or colour.

The Sushi Bar also offers an array of both authentic and modern sushi rolls where the delicate flavors of rice, vegetables and fish are enhanced with healthy soya sauce, ginger and wasabi. It also ...

It’s also possible the California roll’s inventor wasn’t even in the Golden State at all. Japanese-Canadian sushi chef Hidekazu Tojo says he is the true pioneer of the California roll, which ...

Given the popularity and ubiquity of sushi today, it’s hard to imagine a time when we weren’t eating raw fish, but such was the case in 1970s North America. For Tojo, a trained sushi chef ...

The California Roll first appeared on the burgeoning sushi scene back in the late 1970s. And it’s probably from California. But as ever, there are disputes. Culinary origin stories are rarely ...

The ultimate California roll lives on at this SGV fish market. (Fights at the sushi case prove it.) (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) By Betty Hallock Deputy Food Editor May 5, 2023 5 AM PT ...