California roll (Japanese: カリフォルニアロール, Hepburn: Kariforunia rōru), or California maki (加州巻き, Kashū maki; "maki" means "rolled" in Japanese) is a type of sushi that contains imitation crab (or, rarely, real crab), avocado, and cucumber. Sometimes crab salad is substituted for the crab stick. In America it comes as uramaki (inside-out makizushi roll) and often the outer layer of rice is sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds or roe (such as tobiko from flying fish). Outside America, California rolls may be closer to the traditional design or futomaki, with nori seaweed on the outside.
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