Pick Your Favorite Sushi Items and We'll Guess Your Birth Month

By: Ian Fortey

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Ahh, sushi. One of the great culinary experiences out in the world. It's more than just food when it's done right. It's practically art. The combination of flavors, textures and colors is unlike what you'll find in any other kind of food. That's part of the reason it's so popular, after all. The fact it's tiny and easy to enjoy in a variety of ways helps, too.

The whole range of sushi out there is so diverse that you can actually learn a lot about someone based solely around their sushi likes and dislikes. When you think about it, it makes sense. Maybe you like an Alaskan Roll but absolutely hate Crystal Rolls. You're really into unagi but can't stand uni. You like the dragon rolls but don't care much for the Volcano Rolls. If we take all that information together, we can paint a pretty accurate picture of who you are as a person. Then, and this is where stuff gets really interesting, we can use that information to figure out precisely what month you were born in. Sounds amazing, right? Yeah, that's the power of sushi right there. Take the quiz and prepare to be amazed!

Not everyone is down with a Philadelphia Roll. What's your opinion?

Love 'em!

Can't go wrong with avocado
Salmon and cream cheese don't go together.

Cream cheese? No thanks.

What's the single best ingredient that ever made it into any kind of sushi?

Has to be rice, right?

Seaweed
Any kind of fish

Avocado

Not every kind of sushi has to be made with fish, but when it does include fish, what do you like the most?

Tuna

Crab
Shrimp

Salmon

Sometimes sushi needs a saucy kick. What sauce is the best?

Soy sauce

Spicy mayo
Ponzu sauce

Soy ginger

If you want some texture in your sushi, what's the best thing to include?

Tempura

Panko
Fresh veggies

Sesame seeds

Tobiko is flying fish roe, those little orange fish eggs you see on sushi sometimes. Do you enjoy tobiko in your sushi?

I like the flavor it adds.

I don't mind it.
I love the color.

I'm not a fan.

Some people like their sushi a little creamy. Which of these rolls made with mayo sounds the best?

Dynamite Roll with shrimp tempura, yellowtail, carrot, avocado, cucumber, chili, and spicy mayo

Fire Roll with king crab, whitefish, tomato, asparagus, tobiko tempura, and spicy mayo
Shrimp Tempura Roll with tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, mayo, and masago

Spicy Tuna Roll with minced tuna and spicy mayo

If you're down for a little shrimp in your sushi, what would you order?

Tiger Roll with shrimp tempura, avocado, and cucumber

Boston Roll with cooked shrimp, cucumber, tobiko, and avocado
Shrimp Tempura Roll with tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, mayo, and masago

Dynamite Roll

Tuna is one of the most popular fishes in the world, and it goes great in sushi. Which tuna treat is for you?

Tataki Roll with spicy tuna and cucumber, topped with avocado and cooked tuna

Kamikaze Roll with spicy tuna, panko, tobiko and avocado
Tuna Avocado Roll

Spicy Tuna Roll with minced tuna and spicy mayo

If you're not going for tuna, you may as well go for salmon. Which of these salmon sushi offerings sounds succulent?

Alaskan Roll with smoked salmon, avocado, and imitation crab

Crazy Roll with spicy salmon, avocado, masago, and panko wrapped in soybean seaweed
New York Roll with smoked salmon, apple, and avocado

Philadelphia Roll with smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber

Unagi means eel, which sounds awful unless you call it unagi. Which eel-filled sushi is best?

Dragon roll with eel, cucumber, masago, and avocado

Golden roll with kani, eel, cream cheese, spicy mayo, eel sauce and then deep fried
Energy roll with eel, yellowtail, yamagobo, green onion, and smelt eggs

Rattlesnake roll with eel, shrimp tempura, and avocado

Crab is such a popular sushi item they even load some up with fake crab just to pretend. Which fake crab sushi is still really delicious?

California roll with imitation crab, cucumber, and sesame seeds

Classic roll, which is bizarrely the exact same thing as a California roll
Rainbow roll with imitation crab, avocado, cucumber, tuna, avocado, salmon, shrimp, and yellowtail

Alaskan roll with smoked salmon, imitation crab, and avocado

Sometimes fake crab is just an insult and you want real crab. Which sushi that should include real crab sounds best?

Spider roll made with soft-shell crab tempura, cucumber, avocado, and spicy mayo

Volcano roll with king crab, spicy tuna, panko, and avocado wrapped in soybean paper
Soft-shell crab roll with deep-fried soft shell crab, cucumber, and tobiko

Blue crab roll with lump blue crab meat and avocado or cucumber

Sushi comes in several types. Which kind do you like best?

Nigiri, the kind with rice and an ingredient on top

Maki, the rolled up kind with seaweed outside
Uramaki, the rolled up kind with rice on the outside

Inarizushi, the kind where rice and other ingredients are stuffed in a little, fried tofu pocket

Part of the fun of sushi is the over-the-top names, some of which are inspired by animals. Which beastly sushi dish is your favorite?

Dragon roll with eel, cucumber, and avocado

Caterpillar roll with cooked eel, cucumber, and avocado
Lion King roll with salmon, crab, avocado, spicy mayo, and tobiko

Spider roll with soft-shell crab, avocado, and cucumber

The California roll is probably the most famous sushi roll named after a place in America, but there are lots of others. Which geographical sushi item would you try?

Hawaiian roll made with spicy crab salad, avocado, salmon, and pineapple, wrapped in cucumber

Las Vegas roll made with cream cheese, yamagobo, avocado, spicy salmon, eel, jalapeno, then deep fried
Boston roll made with cooked shrimp, cucumber, tobiko, and avocado

Tamp roll made with breaded fried fish, scallions, and mayo

You can make sushi featuring pretty much any ingredient in the world. What do you like least in your sushi?

Octopus

Mayo
Fish eggs

Anything spicy

A lot of sushi rolls have some very element-inspired names. Which of these primal, natural sounding rolls looks good?

Fire roll with king crab, whitefish, tomato, asparagus, tobiko tempura, and spicy mayo

Sky roll with shrimp tempura, mango, scallop, shrimp, masago, and mayo
Snow roll with cucumber, asparagus, and blue crab topped with more crab, hamachi, and tobiko

Rock n roll with salmon skin, toasted eel, avocado, lettuce, crab stick, and panko

There are lots of fresh vegetables involved in making sushi. Which veggie do you like best in yours?

Avocado

Cucumber
Daikon radish

Carrot

You never forget the first time you try wasabi. Are you a fan of wasabi on your sushi?

Sometimes

I love it.
No, thank you.

Just a tiny, tiny bit

Sometimes a little garnish goes a long way. What little accent do you like with your sushi?

Sesame seeds

Wasabi
Pickled ginger

Spicy mayo

Every so often you find a sushi roll that seems to be named after someone. Which of these people-inspired sushi rolls sounds best?

Crazy Boy Roll with avocado, kani, shrimp, and cream cheese, then fried

Spicy Girl Roll with spicy tuna, avocado, spicy salmon, mayo, and tobiko
Samurai Roll with shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, veggies, spicy crab, and avocado

Red Head Roll made with shrimp tempura, cucumber, spicy tuna, and crunchy flakes

Which of these unusual seafood offerings would you be willing to try in sushi?

Kanimiso (the green goo inside a crab's shell)

Fugu (puffer fish)
Kajiki (swordfish)

Baigai (snails)

Sometimes simplicity is the key to deliciousness. Which simple sushi roll is best?

Avocado Roll

Cucumber Roll
Asparagus Roll

Carrot Roll

An exciting name can go a long way. Which one of these enticing sushi rolls is the best?

Hot Night Roll wth shrimp tempura, cucumber and spicy tuna

Dancing Eel roll with shrimp tempura, eel, and cream cheese
Fantasy roll with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado, cucumber and mayo in a white seaweed wrap

Firecracker roll with spicy scallops, tuna, and avocado

Not everyone is down for fish in their sushi. What's your opinion on fish in sushi anyway?

Love it

I like it if it's cooked.
I prefer no fish.

Only certain kinds

Sushi chefs push the envelope too far sometimes and make some really weird items. Which of these is most baffling to you?

Raw horse meat sushi

Mashed potato and corned beef sushi
Cheeseburger sushi

Sushi pizza

There aren't a lot of rules when it comes to naming sushi. Which one of these sushi names is not really working for you?

Angry Bird

Lasagna Roll
Jersey Roll

Sweet 16 Roll

Have you ever tried to make sushi on your own?

I have never tried.

I failed miserably.
I tried and did OK.

I make really good sushi.

What's the absolute best thing about going out for sushi?

The food is delicious.

You can share with a friend.
There's a lot of variety.

It's not as heavy and gross as fast food.

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