Hand rolls. Michael Saechang / flickr / 2010 / CC BY-SA 2.0
The 6th of July is Hand Roll Day.
It celebrates the cylindrical sushi hand rolls called “temaki” in Japanese.
A hand roll consists of sushi ingredients (seasoned rice, fish, veggies), rolled up in a flat square sheet of crunchy seaweed (“nori.”).
And, as the name implies, you get to eat it with your hands!
It is easy to make vegetarian versions with egg or tofu.
#HandRollDay #NationalHandRollDay
Activities for today
- Have some at a sushi bar or restaurant;
- or, get a kit and make some at home with friends;
- guests can choose their own fillings and roll their own.
History
The KazuNori Restaurant chain in Los Angeles paid the webmaster at the National Day Calendar website to list and promote it as a national food day, starting in 2019. [1]First Ever National Hand Roll Day. Los Angeles, California: KazuNori Restaurants. 6 June 2019. Accessed June 2021 at https://www.handrollbar.com/2019/07/06/first-ever-national-hand-roll-day
The date is the birthday of Tom Nozawa, one of the founders of the chain.
Sources
Summer Sushi and Saki with Joe Muer’s. Fox News. 6 July 2019. Accessed June 2021 at https://www.fox2detroit.com/mornings/summer-sushi-and-saki-with-joe-muers
References
| ↑1 | First Ever National Hand Roll Day. Los Angeles, California: KazuNori Restaurants. 6 June 2019. Accessed June 2021 at https://www.handrollbar.com/2019/07/06/first-ever-national-hand-roll-day |
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