Name: The California Roll Was Invented in Canada
Uploaded: 2019-05-01T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 2 min 18 s
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This is a California roll, and it was probably invented in Japan.

He helped make sushi one of the most popular foods in the U.S. and Canada.

But to understand this, we have to take a look back.

When it came to Japanese food, people only liked a couple things.

Just people eating tempura... and also teriyaki.

Turns out, North Americans, they did not like seaweed.

"Look terrible," they said. Some people, "Yuck!" you know.

He wrapped the rice on the outside of the seaweed.

Okay, everybody eats cucumber, avocado and cooked crab.

Just I changed its preparation. Just roll.

So he rolled these preferred ingredients into one.

I didn't call it a California roll. We called it an inside-out roll.

Word is, it got the name California Roll because it was so popular with people who came to his restaurant from L.A.

And the roll made people think differently about sushi.

People starting with California roll, "Oh, this is very good!" Then, smoked salmon and tuna. Step by step, they love it.

Chef Tojo's beginner roll was such a success.

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries appointed him as the nation's Goodwill Ambassador for Japanese cuisine.

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