# A sushi roll for every state **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892 "2012-07-20T21:43:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/61 "2012-07-23T03:13:39Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Iowa: Tempura pork and corn in soy paper. Pretty much what I was here to add! Except it has to be called the _Hawkeye_ Roll, of course. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/62 "2012-07-23T03:17:21Z")
> [@davey77](#): > > Ohio Roll: Walleye and noodles with mashed potato. Dammit, where is the Skyline chili?! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/63 "2012-07-23T04:10:06Z")
I would say Missouri is too boring to have a sushi roll of its own, but since the paddlefish is one of the state fish (channel cat ebing the other. with several “states” alrady claiming the catfish), I’d say something with paddlefish roe and Missouri rice. Served with Budweiser. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/64 "2012-07-23T04:30:31Z")
Georgia roll: slices of marinated smallmouth bass with fresh slivers of cucumbers and Vidalia onions with a light peanut sauce, maybe topped with a thin slice of peach. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/65 "2012-07-23T04:56:18Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Virginia Roll is crab, eel, taegu and mushrooms. Pfeh, bugger that. Two things we don’t have\*, one that nobody’s ever heard of, and a fungus? Nope. Ham and chopped peanuts. Hell, I’d eat it. For the Upstate New York roll — since both upstaters and NYC denizens would agree that they’re separate entities — it’ll be lake trout and Michigan sauce. Kind of a rice-y fish taco sorta thing. Who knows, it might not suck. \*Yeah, there are technically Virginia crabs. Call me when somebody outside of the Chesapeake area is proud to advertise carrying them. ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/66 "2012-07-23T16:03:41Z")
The Utah roll would have to be cutthroat trout and asparagus wrapped in funeral potatoes with a jell-o and cool whip sauce. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/67 "2012-07-23T18:39:18Z")
Alaska: Opilio crab, cod, wrapped in whale blubber ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/68 "2012-07-23T20:13:36Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > I dunno, I just had an awesome plate of basil lamb in a Thai restaurant in Rawlins, WY. You might be surprised. Anayongs (I think its spelled like that) - I love that place. There’s good sushi and excellent calimari in Rock Springs at Bonzai. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/69 "2012-07-23T21:56:06Z")
Mississippi needs something with crawdads in it. Or maybe a Mississippi Muffaletta sush roll. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/70 "2012-07-23T22:15:11Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Aka [“spam musubi”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_musubi). Brrr… There’s a the musubi form, but there is also a makizushi roll. Musubi are much more common – you can find them everywhere, in restaurants, convenience stores, snack stands – but makizushi tends to be sold sushi-specializing places. Usually it’s spam with wasabi or mayonnaise. For Hawaii, I think a loco moco roll would be awesome. It already comes with rice, and scrambled egg is no stranger to sushi. Just sliver the beef patty and add just enough brown gravy to taste. …Glob help me, I kind of want to try this. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/71 "2012-07-24T12:45:55Z")
A more realistic rural Georgia roll would be catfish around overcooked sticky rice covered in brown gravy. ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/72 "2012-07-24T12:57:02Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Dammit, where is the Skyline chili?! And to truly be representative, you are going to need a square cheeseburger in the mix. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/73 "2012-07-24T15:54:14Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > Nah, that’s not going to work. The Pennsylvania roll must have some pretzel in it somewhere. Ham (not SPAM) and scalloped potatoes, rolled in pretzel crumbs. ---
**Author:** ![nogravity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nogravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogravity)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/74 "2012-07-24T23:06:46Z")
Illinois Roll - smelt wrapped in corn. For the non fish eaters - Italian Beef wrapped in corn. ---
**Author:** ![emu2swan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@emu2swan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emu2swan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/75 "2012-07-25T01:12:35Z")
Connecticut Roll- a rock, nutmeg and rice wrapped in bittersweet. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/76 "2012-07-25T04:53:56Z")
> [@nogravity](#): > > Illinois Roll - smelt wrapped in corn. I didn’t even know Illinois did smelt. I thought smelt runs only happened in colder lands. Ignorance fought. ---
**Author:** ![nogravity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9d8465/32.png) [@nogravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nogravity)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/77 "2012-07-25T12:58:42Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > I didn’t even know Illinois did smelt. I thought smelt runs only happened in colder lands. Ignorance fought. How cold does cold have to be? 😃 Chicago is pretty damn cold in the winter and the [smelt](http://www.ifishillinois.org/profiles/lakes/lake_michigan/smelt.html) come from Lake Michigan in the early spring. A lot of local restaurants will have smelt on the menu on Fridays during lent, even the local pizza place I used to go to. ---
**Author:** ![Aeris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Aeris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeris)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/78 "2012-07-25T14:45:41Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Ham (not SPAM) and scalloped potatoes, rolled in pretzel crumbs. I say that it should be ham, wrapped in a pierogi, with some fries sticking out of the middle. ---
**Author:** ![Bass\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@Bass\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bass_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/79 "2012-07-25T15:21:10Z")
South Carolina roll: Smoked sausage and shrimp wrapped in extra sharp cheddar cheese grits ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892/80 "2012-07-25T16:11:23Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Oregon Roll: Fresh salmon and snap peas with a ginger-blackberry sauce. Close to what I was thinking… Oregon Roll: Trout, sturgeon eggs, and marionberry glaze. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892.md?page=5)