English
Noun
southern sushi (uncountable)
- (New Zealand, humorous, slang) An alternative name for cheese rolls.
2006 August 13, Diana, "Re: cheese rolls" [comment], in Foodlovers[1], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:I heard a radio announcer talking about these and he referred to them as......Southern Sushi!!! I thought this was quite delightful!!
2022 June 3, Ben Mack, “Can southern sushi glow up? The cheese roll debate dividing New Zealand’s deep south”, in The Guardian[2]:That’s how Gareth Hamilton and Kate French serve "southern sushi" (as cheese rolls are known by many) at the Batch, a cafe in Invercargill.