Philadelphia roll explained

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]}

In the Pacific Northwest, the Philadelphia roll is often called a Seattle roll.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: History Of Sushi. thenibble.com.
2. Web site: Philly's 'Queen of Sushi' shares sushi-making expertise with students . NJ.com . April 14, 2014 . March 27, 2018.
3. Book: McKevitt, A.C. . Consuming Japan: Popular Culture and the Globalizing of 1980s America . University of North Carolina Press . Studies in United States Culture . 2017 . 978-1-4696-3448-7 . March 27, 2018 . 159.
4. Book: Indianapolis Monthly . June 2005 . Emmis Communications . March 27, 2018 . 183.
5. Book: Woodworth, N. . Woodworth . R. . Inn Spots and Special Places in New England . Wood Pond Press . 2001 . 978-0-934260-95-4 . March 27, 2018 . 546.
6. Laemmerhirt . Iris-Aya . Imagining the Taste: Transnational Food Exchanges between Japan and the United States . The Japanese Journal of American Studies . 2010 . 21 . 12 .
7. Web site: 2015-07-16 . The Truth About American Sushi No One Wants to Hear . 2022-12-25 . Spoon University . en-US.
8. News: Beyond PB&J . Atkinson . Greg . September 9, 2007 . The Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Sunday Magazine . February 3, 2010.