【Reading】ほっとろーる

【English Name】Hot Roll

A hot roll is a general term for sushi rolls served warm by deep-frying or baking rolled sushi. A style that developed mainly at Western sushi restaurants, it is sometimes also seen at conveyor-belt sushi chains within Japan.

There are two representative cooking methods: one of coating the entire rolled sushi with tempura batter and deep-frying it (also called a tempura roll), and one of placing cheese or a mayonnaise-based sauce on top and baking it in an oven. The deep-fried type is characterized by a contrast in which the outside becomes crispy while the fillings inside finish up moist.

Standard fillings include salmon, shrimp, cream cheese, and avocado, often accompanied by spicy mayo or eel sauce. In North America, many derivative menus of hot rolls exist, such as the dynamite roll and the volcano roll. Although different from traditional Edomae sushi, it is widely enjoyed as a genre of creative sushi.