San Diego Restaurant Makes a Splash on PETA’s Roll Call of the Best Vegan Sushi
For Immediate Release:
September 26, 2024
Contact:
Maddy Missett 202-483-7382
Ahead of Fish Amnesty Day (September 28), PETA has named the Top Vegan Sushi in the U.S., and San Diego’s own The Yasai by RakiRaki has nabbed a spot in the top 10 with its mouthwatering Amakara Roll. The tasty dish features vegan shrimp, spicy “no-tuna,” tempura enoki mushrooms, cucumbers, and the restaurant’s special “3S” spread topped with eggplant, avocado, cucumbers, “3S” glaze, and delectable marinated “micro-pearls.” In addition to offering a wide variety of fish-free sushi rolls, the vegan restaurant has an array of other Japanese favorites, including bao buns, gyoza, and ramen.
“The Yasai by RakiRaki is making waves with a beautiful and delicious vegan Amakara Roll that will delight even the most discerning sushi lover,” says PETA Senior Vice President Colleen O’Brien. “All the animal-friendly sushi rolls on PETA’s list prove that fabulous food and kindness to fish go hand in fin.”
PETA introduced Fish Amnesty Day in 1997 to encourage kindness to fish, who feel pain, have long memories, sing to each other, share knowledge, and have cultural traditions. Some fish can recognize themselves in a mirror, and others woo potential partners by creating intricate works of art
in the sand on the ocean floor. Yet more fish are killed for food each year than all other animals combined. Each person who goes vegan spares nearly 200 animals every year, dramatically shrinks their carbon footprint, and avoids ingesting the many toxic chemicals found in the flesh of fish, including mercury, lead, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PETA’s free vegan starter kit can help those looking to make the switch.
Other vegan sushi rolls on PETA’s list include the Love in the Edo roll at Wellness Sushi in Denver, the Spicy Jackfruit Crab roll at Beyond Sushi in New York City, and the Rainbow maki roll at Nori in Austin, Texas.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow the group on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
