Items You Should Reconsider Ordering From A Sushi Restaurant
NEWS
By MEGAN LIM
Veggie Rolls
Veggie rolls are filled with superfoods like avocado and cucumber and are great options for vegans, providing essential vitamins and minerals, but they're bland.
Opt for complex veggie rolls with multiple elements and an elaborate flavor, like a rainbow veggie roll, filled with mango, cucumber, sweet peppers, carrots, and avocados.
Extra Sauces
Sauces like spicy mayo, eel sauce, and teriyaki sauce provide a complex flavor and can make sushi more visually appealing.
However, too much sauce can ruin the texture and flavor of the sushi, making it extra salty and causing the rice to fall apart.
Philadelphia Rolls
This roll features cream cheese and salmon, blending Western and Japanese culinary influences, but the heavy cream cheese is overpowering.
The dairy may also leave behind a thick coating in your mouth that can stick around longer than you'd like it to, so it may affect the rest of your meal.
Spicy Foods
Spicy food lovers often enjoy offerings like spicy salmon tartare and spicy tuna rolls, often incorporating wasabi or spicy mayonnaise.
Eating spicy food alters your taste buds due to capsaicin, a chili pepper extract that lingers in your mouth, so you may want to consume spicy foods last.
Mixed Greens Salad
While the classic side salad is a reliable option, opting for a seaweed salad offers a more authentic cultural experience with benefits such as high fiber.