08/21/2024
Yuji began making California rolls in 1978 at 22 years old as a chef at Matsuya restaurant in La Canada Flintridge. He used the traditional ingredients, King crab, cucumber, avocado, nori, and rice.
Due to popularity and cost, Snow Crab replaced King Crab as the go-to option, and now imitation crab is most common. Our rolls are made with a 50/50 mix of snow crab and imitation (so please let us know of any shellfish allergies).
The roll was first made in the early 1960s as an attempt to appeal to an American customer base.