# Sushi: maki or nigiri **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2019, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156 "2019-02-25T04:03:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/21 "2019-02-26T05:12:51Z")
Both, equally. I can dig on the simplicity of the nigiri, isolating specific taste-elements in bite sized nibblets. But I also dig the combination flavors and textures of the maki rolls, too. It’s why I don’t go out for sushi too often; I (over!)indulge and can’t afford it! 😃 Wheel me out in a wheelbarrow in a bloated, sake-besotted coma! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/22 "2019-03-07T20:26:27Z")
nigiri almost all the way. i barely tolerate most rolls. maybe a spider roll now and then. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/23 "2019-03-07T20:39:54Z")
Maki. I \*\*adore \*\*the taste of nori. In fact I LOVE those seaweed snacks that are just little plastic containers of small sheets of nori. I’ve been buying [ginormous packages](https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IEG5BBY/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) of them from amazon. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/24 "2019-03-07T20:50:18Z")
Nigiri (and sashimi) please. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/25 "2019-03-08T03:36:32Z")
[Kimbap](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbap). Yeah, the Japanese stuff is fine, but Koreans seem to be more adventurous in what they’ll put in their rolls. Spam, radish, and cheese combo is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/26 "2019-03-08T04:00:58Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > [Kimbap](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbap). Yeah, the Japanese stuff is fine, but Koreans seem to be more adventurous in what they’ll put in their rolls. Spam, radish, and cheese combo is my favorite. Jump to 2:10 here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igwGdxz20gc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igwGdxz20gc) for the cutest Cheese kim bap pronunciation ever by Sana! Then go back to 1:10 to see where it started with Tzuyu! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/27 "2019-03-08T06:03:00Z")
To Paraphrase Little Richard: _“It’s all good! You know you want it!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/28 "2019-03-08T13:27:47Z")
I voted Nigiri, but, of course, it doesn’t mean maki aren’t good. Good nigiri is awesome in a way that maki can’t. Also, it’s less prone to “creative” ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/29 "2019-03-08T14:09:44Z")
Depends on the fish and how much seaweed is required to enhance (or in some cases, drown) the flavour. ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156/30 "2019-03-08T14:44:09Z")
> [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](#): > > Good nigiri is awesome in a way that maki can’t. Also, it’s less prone to “creative” ideas. This is true. I voted that I liked both equally, but now that you mention it, I’ve never seen deep fried cheeseburger nigiri. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sushi-maki-or-nigiri/830156.md?page=1)