Tiger Sushi Roll

On a recent grocery shopping trip, I happened upon this unusual item in the supermarket’s sushi case – a “Tiger Roll.” I’ve seen sushi like this before, but never in a deli case.

The roll is created with green avocado slices and cooked shrimp, giving it the orange-striped tiger appearance. Inside is an extension of the outside – minced shrimp with avocado in a mayonnaise base.

Included with the roll is some gari (sliced pickled ginger), a little container of wasabi (Japanese horse radish), a slice of lemon, and a small packet of shoyu (soy sauce).

I want to tell you that we enjoyed every little bit of the sushi and ginger. Not because it was delicious (it was), but because it set us back $12.35 plus tax. That worked out to a little under $1.40 per piece.

Well worth it, I thought, but others in the family didn’t think so. Tough.