The U.S. is home to thousands of sushi restaurants.
From s to to , the options are plentiful for sushi-loving Americans. But until relatively recently, the U.S.
apparently lacked a very important category of sushi: Australian-style. Australian-style sushi is loosely based on a Japanese temaki roll (also called a hand roll), but it has distinct features that make it unmistakably Australian. In the land down under, sushi typically consists of a meat, fish, or vegetable filling encased in tightly packed sushi rice and rolled up in seaweed.
All of this might seem pretty standard, but the key, critical, absolutely essential distinction that sets Australian-style sushi apart from the rest is that the roll is not sliced. Instead, it remains uncut, in a long tube that can be eaten on the go as a convenient handheld snack, perhaps while heading to the beach for a surf with your mates (as I imagine Australians are constantly doing). Australian-style sushi in America In the land down under, Australian-style sushi rolls can be found on street corners and in food courts across the country.
But when an Australian-style sushi counter opened in New York City in October 2023, it quickly became an internet sensation. Many New Yorkers were confused at first, having no idea what Australian-style sushi entailed, but residents quickly warmed up to the affordable and convenient snack. (Perhaps it's no surprise that $5 sushi rolls that can be eaten while walking would gain popularity in the land of .
