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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you, cuz I don't know, but wikipedia says:

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]

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I wonder why the inside out roll is supposed to appeal more to westerners. As a westerner, I don’t mind the nori on the outside.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I caught that too. I think it's the dark color on the outside? They sell onigiri in a lot of our grocery stores and I've only seen them covered with opaque wrappings. That's why I think it's correct, but I'm not sure. It could also seem less chewy when it's on the outside because there's more to stretch? Just guessing.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Wow. Time for me to make an edit because that is some bullshit.

    It is sometimes made with imitation crab instead of salmon

    I can't even imagine where this came from because I have never encountered this and I have been eating sushi all over the world. It is never made with imitation crab.

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