The BC roll is an inside-out sushi roll filled with grilled BC salmon skin, cucumber and sweet sauce, rolled with the rice on the outside. It is one of Vancouver's two Tojo-invented rolls, along with the California roll.
The BC roll was invented by chef Hidekazu Tojo at Tojo's Restaurant in Vancouver in 1974, alongside the California roll. Tojo developed the inside-out roll format, hiding the seaweed wrap, to make sushi approachable for Western diners who found nori off-putting. The BC roll uses grilled salmon skin with cucumber and a sweet sauce, a tribute to the Pacific salmon that defined British Columbia's food identity.
3 editor picks for BC roll in Vancouver, ranked by editorial score. All Vancouver signature dishes · BC roll across every city.
Sushi Masuda ★ 4.8
south-granville · 1849 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 5B8
Sushi Masuda on West 1st Avenue is chef Hirofumi Masuda's small edomae counter since 2018, Michelin-starred in the inaugural 2022 Vancouver guide.
Tojo's ★ 4.7
south-granville · 1133 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6H 1G1
Tojo's on West Broadway runs chef Hidekazu Tojo's omakase since 1988, the kitchen credited with inventing the California roll and the BC roll.
Miku ★ 4.5
downtown · 200 Granville Street #70, Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
Miku on Granville with a Coal Harbour patio has popularised flame-seared aburi sushi in Vancouver since 2008, sister to Minami room in Yaletown.