On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:53:43 -0400, "James Silverton"
<not.jim.silverton.at.erols.com> wrote:

>Dan wrote on Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:58:46 -0400:
>
> DL> barry wrote:
>
> ??>> ??>> On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:04:55 -0400, Dan Logcher
> ??>> > wrote: ??>>
> ??>> your definition of excellent is different than mine then.
>
> DL> So if a restaurant has alternative maki wrappings its
> DL> excellent? That's odd. I have only recently seen places
> DL> using cucumber wrappers maybe within the past 5 years.
>
>A restaurant around here, Niwano Hana, uses shaved daikon as a
>wrapping in one of their specialties. It is slightly pink and
>works rather well.
>
> James Silverton.

unless it's preshaved, i imagine that (like the cucumber) it's
somewhat time intensive to prepare. i've never had it, but there's
also a white wrapping i've seen used instead of nori.