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The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by adrinux »

InCityDreams wrote: post #53
mc32 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the time of his invention, back in '71, I'd say he was pretty Japanese. Today he's likely Canadianized. So the spirit of the invention is Japanese, rather than Canadian. If I move to the UK and invent something, is it automatically a British invention, or an American invention?

>If I move to the UK and invent something, is it automatically a British invention, or an American invention? Well, certainly not European. But, maybe - wouldn't it depend on where you filed your copyright/ patent/ trademark and possibly who you work for?

Oh, still European. The British isles haven't drifted away from the European continent.

You're conflating a geographical area with a political arrangement. Not all Europeans are in the EU.

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

inawarminister wrote: post #86
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but there isn't any crab in them.

Seems the original Tojo recipe in the article use real crab meat. Funnily, I am part of the (few?) people that actually prefer imitation crab meat to real crab meat. If only because cracking open crab shells is too troublesome.

This made me chortle a little.

You know you can pay other people to do that. Crab meat it also available in a can. Snails too, that always tickles me.

When I eat something someone else has made and I know it came predominantly from cans and jars I'll take something like: "Did you make this?! ... Wow! You sure know how to open a can!".

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by rob74 »

fanatic2pope wrote: post #13

As was Hawaiian pizza. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_pizza

Interesting... until now I thought it was invented in Germany - because of its popularity there and because of being closely related to Hawaiian Toast (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_Hawaii), which was invented there.

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by beowulfey »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #93
inawarminister wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems the original Tojo recipe in the article use real crab meat. Funnily, I am part of the (few?) people that actually prefer imitation crab meat to real crab meat. If only because cracking open crab shells is too troublesome.

This made me chortle a little. You know you can pay other people to do that. Crab meat it also available in a can. Snails too, that always tickles me. When I eat something someone else has made and I know it came predominantly from cans and jars I'll take something like: "Did you make this?! ... Wow! You sure know how to open a can!".

No offense meant, but if I put effort into serving you a meal and you said that to me I probably wouldn’t be inviting you over for dinner again, no matter what the steps to prepare it were.

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by vintermann »

aidenn0 wrote: post #5

"California" as a modifier to food generally means "with avocado" If you get a "California burger" it will have avocado on it

And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple, appropriate or not.

Though, that makes me wonder what ingredient the other 48 states would add. Suggestions welcome.

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by vintermann »

inawarminister wrote: post #86
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but there isn't any crab in them.

Seems the original Tojo recipe in the article use real crab meat. Funnily, I am part of the (few?) people that actually prefer imitation crab meat to real crab meat. If only because cracking open crab shells is too troublesome.

I'm with you, good surimi beats a lot of the things it supposedly imitates.

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by Melting_Harps »

tamade wrote: post #68
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a fast food chain in China based on Californian beef noodle soup. It isn’t exactly Pho, but no avocado to be seen.

They serve Taiwanese beef noodle soup. Obvious reasons why they opted for California branding instead.

> They serve Taiwanese beef noodle soup. Obvious reasons why they opted for California branding instead.

How depressingly very China of them, what are Hong Kong noodles called: 1 country 1 system illegally annexed under extreme violence and duress noodles?

Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)

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Post by thaumasiotes »

vintermann wrote: post #97
aidenn0 wrote: post #5

"California" as a modifier to food generally means "with avocado" If you get a "California burger" it will have avocado on it

And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple, appropriate or not. Though, that makes me wonder what ingredient the other 48 states would add. Suggestions welcome.

> And "Hawaii" as a modifier to food generally means with pineapple

I associate it more with meaning "with spam".

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