handroll

British  

/ ˈhændˌrəʊl /

noun

1. a Japanese dish consisting of a large cone of dried seaweed filled with cold rice and other ingredients, eaten with the fingers rather than chopsticks

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Example Sentences

You can turn this into the intended chirashi bowls, of course, or make an incredible handroll dinner.

From Salon

In Eastlake, Sushi Nori does temaki handroll sushi as well as a $68 omakase menu.

From Seattle Times

A small, shallow vessel of gingery-and-sweet welcome cocktail later, join chef Julian Tham flanked by two assistants for a veritable barrage of “new wave” nigiri, one handroll and a dessert — 17 courses total.

From Seattle Times

There’s a masterful handroll performance, along with friendly party games for the group — e.g., what’s your favorite fish?

From Seattle Times

This happened to me over and over on two visits for my review earlier this year: a glowing piece of Copper River salmon nigiri placed in front of me by chef Keiji Tsukasaki, or a luscious otoro handroll given from his fingers to mine, then every thought banished, eyes unfocused for a moment of pure, lit-up pleasure.

From Seattle Times