Big Whirlpool Sushi Roll of Koichian 古市庵のうず潮巻き

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Sushi roll

Do you know what this is? I found this black stuff with a diameter of 8 cm and a length of 20 cm when looking for Japanese sweets for this blog at Ginza Matsuya department store.

This is a sushi roll called "Uzushio Maki (meaning whirlpool roll)" of Koichian, an Osaka sushi company. I love this so much that I always buy one on my way home in Tokyo from Kyoto. And on that evening, it was being sold at 1,080 yen (10 dollars), 20% off!! How could I ignore it?

Japan has several types of sushi and Uzushio Maki is a type of maki zushi, a roll of vinegared rice with fish, vegetables and other ingredients wrapped in nori (海苔) seaweed. But this big sushi roll is special, containing eel, shrimp, egg, cucumber, kanpyo (dried gourd), salmon, salmon roe and others which I can't recall because of too many!! It's thick and fat enough to make two persons full.

Uzushio Maki is originally 1,343 yen (12 dollars), but if you go to the store at the right time (maybe around 6 p.m.?), you can get a discount. Don't be too early or late because if you are too early, you can't get a discount and if you're late, you will find it sold out. But I assure you that it's worthwhile to try! Koichian has stores across Japan.

My mom used to make this kind of sushi rolls (though a little thinner) for New Year holiday. I didn't like them and wanted to eat pizza or burgers. I was a kid...

大阪古市庵のうず潮巻きです。銀座松屋で和菓子を探しているときに偶然見つけました。京都から帰る時は必ず買って帰る一品。だから大阪寿司なんだけど私にとっては京都のお土産というわけです。

小さい時、毎年、お正月に母が太巻きずしを作ってくれていました。その時はハンバーガーの方がいいなと思っていたのですが、人って変わりますね（笑）。

うず潮巻き、一晩でペロッといただきました！