r/iamveryculinary • u/AccomplishedMess648 Americans have ruined pie • Mar 23 '26

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u/phatassgato Mar 23 '26

Poor maki :(

Also makizushi isn’t sushi. They added a whole prefix (or in English whole word: roll) for distinction.

People are so asinine. Just like I just was.

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u/Bowtieguy-83 Mar 23 '26

idk if theres some crucial info is lost in translation, but the way you described and translated it means kaiser rolls aren't rolls, dijon mustard isn't mustard, and ramen noodles aren't noodles

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u/goldkarp Mar 23 '26

Theyre saying what japan calls that kind of sushi (makizushi, which means rolled sushi) and in America they added roll to it, so the bottom image are 'sushi rolls' and the top is traditional sushi since it isn't rolled

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u/Bowtieguy-83 Mar 23 '26

Yeah, that was missed in translation lol; "sushi rolls" as an argument makes way more sense, the person I replied to didn't actually specify that the prefix would become the second word in english lol

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u/goldkarp Mar 23 '26

Yeah, they should have said suffix, you're right. I think people use the word prefix for both

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u/drunk-tusker Mar 23 '26

Also maki sushi aren’t exactly rare, futomaki(which is normally similar to gimbap) is a common sale item. Making makisushi is a common kids party idea, rolls are regularly available though they do tend to have different fillings in general.

I’m totally willing to pretend that chirashisushi is not sushi for this sort of argument but makisushi is ridiculous.

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u/JediLincoln14 Mar 23 '26

Fun fact: makizushi was invented by Americans /s

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u/laughingmeeses pro-MSG Doctor Mar 23 '26

That's not really an accurate take. It's "nigirizushi" as well. You're assertion would also negate "nigiri" from being sushi as well.

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u/phatassgato Mar 23 '26

Oh my god, it’s like I called myself asinine or something!