St. Petersburg Restaurant Makes a Splash on PETA’s Roll Call of the Best Vegan Sushi

For Immediate Release:
September 23, 2024

Contact:
Maddy Missett 202-483-7382

St. Petersburg, Fla. –

Ahead of Fish Amnesty Day (September 28), PETA has named the Top Vegan Sushi in the U.S., and St. Petersburg’s own House of Vegano has nabbed a spot in the top 10 with its mouthwatering Adriana “Vegano” Sparkle II roll. The delectable dish—finished with 24-karat gold glitter—features “sckallop,” cucumber, and avocado topped with house-made “toona” tartare and drizzled with vegan eel sauce and sweet chili garlic sauce. In addition to its wide variety of fish-free sushi, the vegan restaurant offers dumplings, ramen, and wonton soup.

Adriana “Vegano” Sparkle II Roll from House of Vegano — House of Vegano’s Adriana “Vegano” Sparkle II roll. Credit: House of Vegano

“House of Vegano is making waves with a beautiful and delicious vegan ‘sckallop’ 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 Amakara Roll at The Yasai by RakiRaki in San Diego.

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.