sukeroku sushi

Have you ever tried Sukeroku sushi? You can often find them in supermarkets and in convenience stores.

I ate a lot of this and learned of it when FIL passed away back in 2008.

I thought I had posted about it, but apparently I did not.

It is usually a combination of inarizushi and makizushi

Apparently the sushi combo is based on the mistress of the main character, Sukeroku, of the Kabuki play, "Sukeroku Yukari no Edozakura"

Sukeroku's mistress was named "Agemaki"...

"age" (ah-gay) is the shortened word for "abura age" (fried tofu), what is used to make inarizushi and "maki" (ma-key) is the shortened word for "makizushi"

Another explanation of this sushi is that because it isn't made of items that would spoil easily, you could have it around when you're busy and not have to eat it right away.

Most times one serving has 6 pieces, 3 inari and 3 maki...there is also a play on words..."suke" (sue-kay) helpful, "roku" (row-coo) 6, 6 pieces...

These days, whenever I eat this, I often think of FIL