One of the new 32 foods joining the Calgary Stampede this year is a classic Asian food with a twist: sushi, deep fried! Lets get down to business.
Vendor: Joey’s Urban Bus 
Priced at $7, the deep fried sushi at Joey’s not only contains eight pieces of actual deep fried sushi cut in halves, but also contains a side of fries, if you decide you don’t exactly like what you taste. I think the sushi rolls were California rolls, but i’m not certain. In terms of first impressions, the layout of the food was quite nice, with the sushi put on top of the fries and pairs, and everything was drizzled in sauce.
Skeptical at first, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. But then i took a bite, and wow, were my expectation blown away. Believe it or not, sushi deep fried isn’t as bad as it sounds. There’s an interesting combination of crunchiness and chewiness in deep fried sushi, and this is combined with the tangy taste of the sauce put on the pieces, along with the taste of the fish mixed in. The fries, also covered in the sauce, were a nice addition, and were a change in taste and texture from the sushi.
My only complaint is the fact that I felt like therewas too much of the sauce, and too little of the sushi, and it made the taste quite overly salty if I ate too much of it. All in all, deep fried sushi was much better than I thought it would be. The price is decent enough to not get less than what it’s worth, and the taste was pretty good, even if it was a little too salty for me. Even the appearance of the food was great. I moderately recommend this to any fried food lovers or sushi lovers who want to try something new.
Now the question is: Do you eat this with a fork or with chopsticks? Don’t know about you, but eating fries using chopsticks sure was interesting! 🙂