"That was Temaki, a small counter spot inside Brixton Village that we loved for its great quality and great value temaki sets. Owner A.M Dupee, who is relocating the restaurant to a larger central London site this March, sees the "huge potential in the growth of handrolls in the UK", saying that "handroll bars give operators the ability to give customers the balance of high quality produce in a convivial atmosphere without the price tag of an expensive sushi or omakase meal.""
"Handrolls, aka temaki, are made of the same ingredients - nori, seasoned rice, fish - that you'd find in maki sushi, with the differences coming in the preparation and the service. With temaki, the nori is wrapped around the rice, fish and other fillings, forming a cone shape whereas maki is cylindrical, rolled into a tube using a mat. Temaki is handheld, maki is sliced to be eaten with chopsticks."
Handrolls (temaki) are gaining traction in London, offering cone-shaped nori wraps filled with seasoned rice, fish and other ingredients for handheld eating. Temaki differ from maki in preparation and service: nori is wrapped into a cone, whereas maki is rolled cylindrical and sliced. London's first dedicated handroll bar, Temaki, opened in 2021 in Brixton Village and is relocating to a larger central London site in March. Owners see strong growth potential because handroll bars combine high-quality produce with convivial atmospheres at lower prices than expensive sushi or omakase meals. New handroll-focused venues have since opened, including Ukiyo in Covent Garden and casual grab-and-go operators.
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