spider roll

Soft-shell sushi

A spider roll is a type of sushi roll featuring soft-shell crab as its main ingredient, typically including cucumber, avocado, and spicy mayo, wrapped in rice and seaweed.

The name comes from the fried crab's legs extending outward like spider legs: I'll have the spider roll and a salmon nigiri.

sushi

maki

Rolled sushi in seaweed

  • noriDried edible seaweed sheets
  • sashimiThinly sliced raw fish
  • wasabiPungent green root paste

ginger · soy sauce · rice · seaweed · avocado · cucumber · nigiri · chopsticks · omakase · edamame

tempura

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

panko · crunch · light · airy · fritter · sizzle · oil

crab

soft-shell crab

Crab between molts

seafood · crab legs · blue crab · delicacy · Maryland · Chesapeake · crab season · molting · crispy shell

presentation

visual appeal

How pleasing something looks

aesthetics

Categories
Opposites
sushi format

spider rollnigiri

Hand-formed rice with topping

sashimi · chirashi · tuna nigiri · salmon nigiri · hand roll

protein type

spider rollcucumber roll

Sushi with crunchy green filling

avocado roll · chicken · beef · pork · salmon roll

culinary complexity

spider rollplain rice

Unseasoned cooked grain

edamame · miso soup

Family

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