"California" as a modifier to food generally means "with avocado" If you get a "California burger" it will have avocado on it
not at all. California burrito just means with french fries, and that's one of the most common uses.
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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)
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
not at all. California burrito just means with french fries, and that's one of the most common uses.
That's a San Diego Burrito. A San Franicsco (Mission) burrito, for example, does not have french fries but has Avocado/guacamole.
it's not a San Diego burrito. it's never called that on any menu, and dozens of Mexican restaurants have "California burrito", which is fries. avocado is often not in them at all.
Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#83Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#84A sushi chef told me it was called "California roll" because CA = Crab + Avocado, so I've been spreading that around... I feel cheated!
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but there isn't any crab in them.
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#85Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#86A sushi chef told me it was called "California roll" because CA = Crab + Avocado, so I've been spreading that around... I feel cheated!
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.
Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#87Also, modern teriyaki was invented by a Japanese restaurant owner in Seattle, and isn't as popular in Japan.
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>Also, the headline is wrong, it was not a Canadian chef but rather a Japanese chef living in Canada. According to wikipedia he moved to Canada in 1971 at age 21. It calls him Japanese-Canadian. I'd wager he's become a Canadian citizen by now, though I can't be bothered to research it. Do you have evidence that is he not Canadian?
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?
Seems like a straightforward question, as soon as we can agree on whether Nikola Tesla was Serbian/Croatian/Austrian/Yugoslavian/American.
Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#89"California" as a modifier to food generally means "with avocado" If you get a "California burger" it will have avocado on it
California patch - shoddy drywall patch technique.
California stop - not quite full stop
Slight hint of derision anytime CA is added, I would say.
Re: The California roll was invented by a Japanese-Canadian chef (2020)
#90Also, modern teriyaki was invented by a Japanese restaurant owner in Seattle, and isn't as popular in Japan.
Same for most of the meals typically served in North American Chinese restaurants.
Well, those are "Chinese food" as in they were invented by Chinese people, it's just those people came over as miners or laborers and ended up having to open restaurants even though they didn't know how to cook any of their ethnic recipes…