This is a subject that is clearly not for everyone, but for those who really enjoy sushi, what in your mind is the best sushi or sushi rolls (maki) you've had? Are there any special rolls you get from local Japanese restaurants that you absolutely love?
To start I'll list the usual rolls that I'm love: Spicy Tuna (generally a shoe in to order), Spicy Crab, Tuna Avocado, Shrimp Avocado, Salmon Avocado, Alaskan (Like a California Roll but the Imitation Crab is replaced with Salmon) and Shrimp Tempura rolls. In some sushi places I've been to, the Shrimp Tempura roll could be a Mexican roll, which has avocado, cucumber and masago sauce with the tempura fried shrimp. Don't really see how that replicates Mexican food, but its tasty. Some places have a jalapeño to make it spicy. Around where I live there's one roll called the Tampa roll which usually has either tempura white fish or fried grouper with avocado and eel sauce together and that can be pretty great!
In terms of speciality rolls, there are two that come to mind. One was from a Connecticut based Japanese Restaurant named the Dinosaur Roll, which has spicy crab, avocado and tempura flakes on the inside and lobster salad and thinly sliced lemon on top to add some zest to the roll. The other is the Amazing Tuna roll which has Shrimp Tempura and Cream Cheese on the inside and Tuna, Spicy Tuna and Spicy Mayo Sauce on the outside. Both rolls are winners!
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