Banga Roll - The new Sushi Roll in town!
2019/4/17
At the Japan Food Fest 2018 hosted by the Consulate-General of Japan in Bengaluru,“Banga Roll” (Vegetarian Sushi Roll) was launched. The new Sushi Roll idea was conceptualized by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bangalore (JCCIB). “Banga Roll” is a play on the word “Bangaroru” which is a Japanese word for Bangalore.
The concept for this Sushi roll, inspired by the city and cuisine of Bengaluru, was proposed by various Japanese companies established in Bengaluru and members of the Japanese Association. The top 10 entries were assigned to participating restaurants to compete to make the best “Banga Roll”. The chosen entries had a variety of Indian ingredients like Indian black tea, gobi manchurian, coriander, toor dal, onion, garlic, ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, crushed dosa, Bangalore wine etc. Out of the 1500 visitors of Japan Food Fest, 200 random people who walked-in at the event were given a chance to try 10 sushis and cast their vote on their favourite sushi. The winning vegetarian sushi roll was declared as Banga Roll on the stage.
Banga Roll (veg) : Sushi from the city of boiled beans
Concept: The history of Bengaluru
It is based on the fact that Bengaluru comes from the kannada phrase Bendakaluru or the city of boiled beans. The colors of the flag of Karnataka give this Sushi the bright colors of red and yellow. The Banga Roll is made of nori seaweed and sushi rice filled with edamame bean paste, cucumber, pickled ginger and tenkasu (crumbs of deep-fried tempura batter). This is topped with boiled edamame bean, red and yellow grilled bell pepper.
Do not forget to order the Banga Roll when you step into a Japanese Restaurant next time!
The concept for this Sushi roll, inspired by the city and cuisine of Bengaluru, was proposed by various Japanese companies established in Bengaluru and members of the Japanese Association. The top 10 entries were assigned to participating restaurants to compete to make the best “Banga Roll”. The chosen entries had a variety of Indian ingredients like Indian black tea, gobi manchurian, coriander, toor dal, onion, garlic, ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, crushed dosa, Bangalore wine etc. Out of the 1500 visitors of Japan Food Fest, 200 random people who walked-in at the event were given a chance to try 10 sushis and cast their vote on their favourite sushi. The winning vegetarian sushi roll was declared as Banga Roll on the stage.
Banga Roll (veg) : Sushi from the city of boiled beans
Concept: The history of Bengaluru
It is based on the fact that Bengaluru comes from the kannada phrase Bendakaluru or the city of boiled beans. The colors of the flag of Karnataka give this Sushi the bright colors of red and yellow. The Banga Roll is made of nori seaweed and sushi rice filled with edamame bean paste, cucumber, pickled ginger and tenkasu (crumbs of deep-fried tempura batter). This is topped with boiled edamame bean, red and yellow grilled bell pepper.
Do not forget to order the Banga Roll when you step into a Japanese Restaurant next time!