It’s pre-packaged grocery store sushi. Dipping it in ranch is the only way it tastes good.
I dip mine in cocktail sauce after putting Wasabi and ginger on it. With squeezed lemon juice in the cocktail sauce
I mean it’s Kroger Sushi who cares…
Americans are such degenerates it’s actually crazy
I read that Europeans here for the World Cup are crazy for ranch dressing. Seems odd that they don’t already have it, given all the American junk food franchises over there.
We can buy ranch in the UK but its a very new thing. And very american, bit fatty for me tbh.
Apparently the Japanese have discovered American food and have lost their goddamn minds. Those poor bastards.
Well it kinda makes sense because novelty usually tastes good, or at least “interesting”.
In the distance, Japanese sirens.
Someone tell me what doesn’t taste good with ranch. Go on. I’ll wait.
Not that things don’t taste good with ranch, some things just taste better with something else.
Assuming it’s gross with chocolate cake but I haven’t tried. Might be alright with carrot cake though I guess
it already had cream cheese in it. The first mistake was made at the grocery store.
You don’t have to like a Philly roll but it’s pretty much the same thing as a bagel with lox and shmear so don’t talk like it’s an unheard of abomination.
I don’t put ranch dressing on a bagel either. ;-)
I don’t approve of a bagel with lox as sushi either :)
How has no one mentioned the ring yet? What’s that placement on the finger? It looks like half of it is right on the joint and it looks like 3d printed plastic. It’s a wedding ring but no material that lasts looks like that.
Not uncommon for people in mechanical fields to use rubber wedding bands in place of a conventional, they ahve a breakaway cut so if they get caught in a machine they just tear open…
The blue is an interesting choice though.
That’s a safety ring. They’re silicone rings you were around machinery. You can still wear a representative wedding band but it won’t degloved you if you catch it on a blade or if it snags during a fall. Climbers wear them too.
My fiance is a chef and she wears these.
Oh sweet innocent baby jesus…
the only thing I dip sushi in is 50/50 Shoyu/Wasabi paste…
I don’t measure mine but yesss - somebody changed my life when they showed me that trick.
Yeah, what you want is something that has the consistency of elmer’s glue… :)
That way it sticks to the rice.
Gatekeeping
Or its a meme.
Yes, as we all know no one ever takes jokes too far to the point of electing them president of a powerful nation.
It’s yucking yums
Seriously. Let people do their crazy shit. It isn’t hurting anyone else.
You want ketchup with steak? Go crazy.
And laughing about it doesn’t really hurt anyone either…
Til gatekeeping = non-insane opinion.
Having an opinion isn’t gatekeeping. Forcing others to have your opinion is.
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Ain’t nothing wrong with fusion cuisine.
This is also a grocery store Philly Roll. We’re already past simple fusion and into some Red Giant Helium-to-Oxygen shit. If my man wants some ranch, then so be it. He’s not denying himself an unsullied cross-cultural experience.
Isn’t that more of a California Roll? Around here, a philly roll is salmon, cream cheese and cucumber, no sauce.
Standard Philly roll is raw salmon, cream cheese, and avocado, but some places do it differently while maintaining the name. The only hard requirements are salmon (some places even use smoked salmon and call it a Philly roll, which I disagree with, but whatever) and cream cheese.
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]
Sounds like my Chipotle burrito is a Philadelphia roll
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.
I didn’t think I would care, but now that I’ve had both many times I absolutely prefer the rice on the outside.
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.
Around here (Texas), it’s the cream cheese and smoked salmon that make a place call it a Philly Roll, and the avocado vs cucumber varies by restaurant. Avocado is pretty popular though, because anything that evokes Tex-Mex will find an audience.
I’ve never seen that around here. I bet it’s delicious though.
I think I see salmon, cream cheese, and guac, so neither?
Oh you’re right. If the avacado hadn’t darkened, I would think that was good.
My favorite fusions:
Sushi Burritos
California Burritos
Kimchi Mac N Cheese
Chicken tikka masala pizza
Kimchi Mac N Cheese
Do it. It’s incredible.
Kimchi Mac N Cheese
For those reading and thinking “what the actual fuck”, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. This is in steady rotation at my place. You’d think American cheese is a bad fit for asian food, but budae jjigae has been a staple comfort dish in Korea since the war and proudly boasts this flavor combo.
Anyway, this dish is incredible. The kimchi funk is mellowed by the other ingredients and contributes acid, spice, and seasoning to the overall dish for practically zero effort.
Top and finish as you like. Here, we like to take it deeper into East Asia by adding chopped green onions, fried shallots, peanuts, and chili crisp.
Curry pizzas sound like a bad idea till you realize a lot of curries are just pizza ingredients that you put on bread.
It’s also not as big a leap as one might think. There are all kinds of chaat that are basically small rounds of bread that are just wrecked with toppings. They may as well be pizza with 100% Indian street food ingredients.
it’s curry and naan with fewer steps.
And controversial opinion: I prefer mozzarella to paneer for curry
I think the biggest thing aboot poutine isnt that poutine is amazing. It’s that it unlocked some amazing fusions.
Butter chicken poutine.
Chicken shawarma poutine.
Vindaloo poutine.It’s all good.
If it’s saucy and tastes good with cheese, poutine it. It will be amazing.
And you can even say that poutine is a fusion food. Potatoes are a new world food and cheese is an old world food.
Kimchi Mac N Cheese
Mac & kim-cheese.
Kimchi grilled cheese is a very tasty and very easy lunch!
Kimchi and blue cheese quesadillas are fantastic.
Now that’s a stanky quesadilla
Chicken Tikka Masala burrito! Holds the sauce so good!
Also, California burritos are fusion? Burrito is a Californian invention, and French fries are pretty American (sorry Belgium).
Edit: apparently I’m mistaken. I was under the impression that burritos were an invention of the California Gold Rush (distinct from tacos and using flour & lard tortillas).
The California Gold Rush was literally right after the territory was ceded from Mexico, so even if burittos had come from then they might as well have been still effectively Mexican anyway.
Yeah, I definitely used Californian instead of American there with that in mind. I wouldn’t want to give credit to the white man for burritos.
Chicken Tikka Masala burrito! Holds the sauce so good!
Definitely going to try that with some sour cream and salsa
Also, California burritos are fusion? Burrito is a Californian invention, and French fries are pretty American (sorry Belgium).
Burritos are Mexican, Fries are American, thus the fusion into a California Burrito containing a protein + fries + guacamole and salsa.
Souce: Southern California Native.
Side note, I miss Dunkirk and Antwerp lol… That’s where I got introduced to Carbonade flamande. Now I make it at home using Chimey ale, throw some cilantro/coriander in there with belgian fries and parmesan on top… So good.
As a fellow Southern California native, I’m now extra intrigued that you consider California Burrito to be fusion. I’ve lived in San Diego for over 40 years and have always considered it local cuisine, the fusion aspect never crossed my mind.
If you’re still around, this is the place that made the chicken tikka masala burrito:
As a fellow Southern California native, I’m now extra intrigued that you consider California Burrito to be fusion. I’ve lived in San Diego for over 40 years and have always considered it local cuisine, the fusion aspect never crossed my mind.
We San Diegans have to remember that San Diego is unique in that it was once part of Mexico and Spain before that, so our local cuisine comes to us already infused. That doesn’t mean it’s not fusion food though. My wife, a native born Mexican has dragged me half across Mexico to see her family and it is in those trips where I realized certain foods are undeniably Mexican in their roots. From Burritos to corn tortilla tacos, they’re mexican. However, french fries are not, thus fusion cuisine.
Having lived in Chula Vista now for 26 years, I’ve learned two food facts:
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Cesar Salad was invented in Tijuana and came to Chula Vista second in the 1930s
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The California Burrito was invented in San Ysidro in the 1980s.
If you’re still around, this is the place that made the chicken tikka masala burrito:
https://www.masalastreetsandiego.com/
I’ll give it a shot next time I head up
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Kebab pizza is also good.
That roll has cream cheese inside. It’s already considered a capital offense in Japan.
If the Japanese stop putting salmon out I’ll believe their silly rules.
That’s my thought. There’s nothing more offensive about ranch than using cream cheese.
I used to live in Japan, and from what I could see, Japanese people aren’t fundamentally opposed to the concept of sushi with weird ingredients. They simply just don’t think it’s normal sushi.
Right? I’m Canadian. Poutine is a culture here, especially Quebec (Where I lived for a short time). Poutine is straight fries, fresh cheese curds, and gravy. That’s it.
You can totally add whatever you want to it. Plenty of restaurants exist to make pulled pork or extra loaded poutine. Want to add green onions? Ceaser dressing? Tater tots? Have at er, bud. Just don’t call it a traditional poutine.
I make sushi at home. I used to work in a sushi shop full time. We had all the traditional rolls for people but also some off the cuff ones like with cream cheese and such.
Not really. Just like no one gets offended when Japan use squid ink in burger buns, or put noodles in a baguette/hot dog bun.
Midwest. - I should note I am from the Midwest as well. Self deprivation is all good. Trolling people and saying “No culture” doesn’t help. Just creates animosity.
Even worse. Given the boot, the sliver of woodland green MARPAT camo, and the ID card reader in the keyboard, this is some dumb ass Marine.
Thats not just sushi dipped in ranch. Thats PX gas station sushi dipped in ranch.
Don’t forget the blue silicone wedding ring. They pushed those at the BX/PX as a way to show your marital status without taking your valuable ring to a deployed site.
Just Americans.
They have no culture.
Your ignorance is showing.
People love to claim we have no culture then complain about our culture being too prevalent. The post in question is someone dipping an American interpretation of Japanese food (the Philadelphia sushi roll) into a sauce (ranch dressing) so ironically American it can be used in fiction as a shorthand for a person or place being heavily influenced by American culture
I’m not American. Other than murdering children overseas and being fat, what culture does America have?
Non exhaustive
Culinary culture: ranch dressing, macaroni and cheese, cheeseburgers, chowders, various fusion and reinterpretation foods (such as tex mex, cali mex, and American Chinese food)
Musical culture: jazz, rap, blues, rock and roll
Clothing culture: blue jeans, t shirts as outerwear, western style clothing
Traditional celebrations: a variety of sporting events, high school dance celebrations such as homecoming and prom, independence day celebrations (fireworks, cookouts, and outdoor activities are traditional)
Game culture: baseball and gridiron football
Is there an aspect of culture in specific you’d like to accuse us of not having?
Literally none of those originate from the USA.
Fuck me, Americans really think they invented everything. Just because you made them popular because you stole culture from another country doesn’t mean you invented it.
various fusion and reinterpretation foods (such as tex mex, cali mex, and American Chinese food)
This is an actual defence of “America has no culture” and an example is literally taking other cultures and fucking to up to make your own. Your culture is literally ripping off other cultures and claiming them yours.
Perfect representation of “America has no culture” if I do say so myself.
What culture do you have?
See how that’s an impossible question to answer?
What culture do you have?
Basketball, Hockey, Lacrosse, Curling in sport. Maple Syrup, Poutine, Donairs, with food. Multiculturalism is accepted in Canada instead of a melting pot in America. We accept other cultures here while you expect them to integrate into Americanism.
I could go on. There’s a reason you responded with a “Well what about?” instead of actually defending Americal culture, which literally doesn’t exist.
America is literally a global leech. Takes everything and contributes nothing.
Canada? Ask every other International country. We can wear our flag on our body wherever we go. You wear anything American? You get spit on.
The world fucking hates you. Maybe comments like this is why.
We can wear our flag on our body wherever we go. You wear anything American? You get spit on.
Tell me something I don’t know lol. Anyways, I see I was completely right about you not being worth my time to write a thoughtful response to.
Only an idiot would assume 300million people are all the same. I’m not an idiot so you don’t see me blaming a random native of Canada for running residential schools. That would be stupid, and exactly what you sound like.
Oh I absolutely despise Residential Schools. And I’ll own that. And I’ll totally condemn the history of my country for them. My brother and his family is Anishinaabe and I am a sworn accepted member of their family, so I am very well aware of the strife and pain those people went though. I spent a lot of my childhood on indigenous land and spending time during events, pow wows, and major spiritual events.
Something you and 350 million Americans seems to fail to do on a daily basis is owning your own failure. You need to be the best country in the world. Whatever sporting event you’re at you need to chant “USA! USA! USA!” You elect governments who ruin the lives of hundreds of millions of people world wide every year.
So spare me. My gas prices in Canada are because of you. My food prices in Canada are because of you. Global inflation is literally because of you. The majority of the world’s financial and economic issues are because of America.
And while my Canadian upbringing requires me to apologize for this, all of this is because of the 350 million Americans who allowed all of this to happen over decades.
America is why the world is dog shit. And I cannot wait for all the Trump tariffs to cut any imports to America and I hope you all starve. America has literally nothing to export. Nothing of value any other country can’t get elsewhere. You’re a leech on the global economy and I am happy to see you as a nation suffer.
Maybe then you’ll rise up and put your 2nd amendment to example and erase the tyranny you duly elected.
May I intoduce you to the cinematic masterpiece known as The Fast and the Furious?
Okay. I’ll give you this one.
Is this a meme too?
Nah, just International reality.
Americans are cultural leeches.
