A California roll recipe is usually made with imitation crab meat, sushi rice, cucumber, and avocado.
Yes, that's "not" real crab meat in your California roll - unless your eating at a really good sushi place.
The California roll recipe was created in California by an authentic Japanese sushi maker and you will find this sushi roll at almost every sushi bar in America.
However, you might want to consider using real crab meat in your homemade California rolls.
Imitation crab meat is actually made from fish and is a pretty processed food with all kinds of questionable ingredients.
And you can even make a rice-less sushi roll for your low carb friends.
For the most part, you'll probably be using snow crab or queen crab in your sushi roll recipes.
King crab will be more expensive and is considered a delicacy because men have to literally risk their lives to catch these crabs.
The icy waters of the Bering Sea produces one of the best tasting crabs - the Alaskan king crab.
Ironically, the Alaskan king crab comes from the same sea as the imitation
crab meat.
Alaskan king crab is known for its sweet tender texture and this crab is also known for its very large size.
It is a special treat to get your
hands on this type of crab meat and you'll probably have to do a search online for this type of crab.
You can use black sesame seeds or tiny fish eggs on the outside of your California roll recipes.
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Imitation crab meat is a fish paste called surimi which has to go through a lot of processing to create a thick paste or crab like appearance.
Imitation crab meat was usually made from Alaska Pollock which is a fish found in the Bering Sea which is near Alaska.
However, pollock isn't the only fish used to make imitation crab meat, but it was used extensively because it has a very mild flavor.
There are many other ingredients that are added such as sugar, wheat, vegetable oils, salt, artificial flavors, chemical additives, and food coloring to make this fish resemble crab meat.
And among the ingredients used to make imitation crab meat, you will not find one trace of crab.
Although, it will actually pass as a Kosher food because it is not made from shellfish.
I've actually ordered this type of sushi from a restaurant and it's pretty tasty.
Look for rice-less sushi on the menu at a favorite restaurant that also serves sushi.
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If you are on a low carb diet, raw food diet, or on a grain free diet (paleo), this is the perfect sushi alternative for you.
Turn this into a rice-less and ketogenic California roll recipe by using real crab meat, avocado, and replacing the rice that's usually found in California roll recipes with cream cheese.
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