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Therefore, the roll "inside-out", i.e., uramaki version was eventually developed. [22] This adaptation has also been credited to Mashita by figures associated with the restaurant. [16] [b] Japanese-born chef Hidekazu Tojo, a resident of Vancouver since 1971, claimed he created the California roll at his restaurant in the late 1970s. [23]
(It certainly wasn't the first California roll: The invention is credited to chef Ichiro Mashita at Tokyo Kaikan in Little Tokyo in the late ’70s, according to "The Story of Sushi.")
Little Tokyo is the birthplace of the California roll, invented by a chef named Ichiro Mashita at the Tokyo Kaikan sushi restaurant. Two wagashi (Japanese sweets) shops located in Little Tokyo are among the oldest food establishments in Los Angeles.
In “American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food,” author Andrew F. Smith posits two likely sources for the origin of the California roll. One is Ichiro Mashita, a Los Angeles-based ...
Originally called "Tojo-maki", Tojo later changed the name to California roll because of its popularity with visitors from Los Angeles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tojo's is also known for its omakase , a Japanese term meaning "I'll leave it to you", in which patrons leave the selection of the menu to the chef.
I remember a term "california stop" for getting to a stop sign, and not coming all the way down to zero mph, back in the 60's. Calling that a "california roll" was probably a later quip by a policeman who had just been to a Japanese restaurant for lunch. 162.205.217.211 03:59, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
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A popular Japanese actor hired to be the wholesome face of a low-alcohol beer has been fired after getting drunk and breaking into his neighbor's home, officials said.