On Jan 3, 11:23 pm, Gerry > wrote:
> On 2008-01-03 18:47:58 -0800, said:
>
> > I hate mayo. Always have. Lately I've been interested in sushi, and
> > have started trying to make my own. I always order with light mayo,
> > or no mayo. I can't stand when there is a lot in it. I'd like to
> > hear some opinions from some of the more seasoned sushi connesours
> > here. Is it really an authentic ingredient in rolls? Am I violating
> > some sacred sushi statute by omitting it from my rolls?
>
> > discuss....
>
> Authentic? I'm guessing any roll that includes mayo is certainly not
> authentic. But then I rarely even do rolls. I'll get a roll when I'm
> with another, we're having lunch and we really don't have the time to
> pick and choose a little of this and a little of that. I'll get a
> couple orders hamachi, saba, and then a couple of jumbo freak-out
> rolls. Caterpillar or crunchy roll.
>
> Do those have mayo? If they do I'm surprised, and it's certainly never
> been a problem.

Maybe it's a St. Louis, MO thing. Every sushi place I've been to here
there is some sort of mayo slathered in every roll I get.