Price: $7.95

 

Burn Factor: Two out of four Molotov cocktails

 

I’ve fallen victim and become someone I loathe: I ate a sushi roll stuffed with imitation crabmeat.  The worst part is: I liked it.  After much persuasion from my friends at Sapporo Sushi Roll and Teriyaki in Fife, I decided to instill a little trust into the hands of one very talented sushi chef, and actually allow him to serve me the above mentioned imitation crabmeat roll.  I said I wanted spicy, so a Spicy Crunchy Roll is what he gave me.

 

My “krabmeat” nemesis is mixed with Sapporro’s spicy sauce, and then rolled inside a traditional sushi rice along with cucumber, more “krabmeat” and seaweed.  Atop this faux-crab roll is a perfect helping of light, crunchy tempura and delicious sauce.  There’s something about the combination of these flavors, and the tasty amount of non-mouth-burning (yet extremely yummy) spice. It becomes a faultless meal I hate to love.  Damnit you, Sapporo!  I want so badly to be the poster child for hating crab flavored whitefish rolled into pink and white logs, but you and your Spicy Crunchy Roll just won’t let me.

 
[Sapporo, 4803 Pacific Hwy. E., Fife, 253.922.5656]