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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by mc32 on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:45PM (#34306090)
At the time of his invention, back in '71, I'd say he was pretty Japanese. Today he's likely Canadianized. So the spirit of the invention is Japanese, rather than Canadian.

If I move to the UK and invent something, is it automatically a British invention, or an American invention?

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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by pvg on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:54PM (#34306146)
the spirit of the invention is Japanese, rather than Canadian.

This is a pretty silly argument but the spirit (and purpose) of the invention is also clearly to make something more suitable for Canadian tastes of the time.

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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by JimtheCoder on Sunday January 08, 2023 @09:48PM (#34306115)
But the headline of the story is technically not incorrect...that is that point being made I think...
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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by mb7733 on Sunday January 08, 2023 @10:00PM (#34306202)
He immigrated in '71, invention was "late 70s".
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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by InCityDreams on Sunday January 08, 2023 @11:04PM (#34306614)
>If I move to the UK and invent something, is it automatically a British invention, or an American invention?

Well, certainly not European.

But, maybe - wouldn't it depend on where you filed your copyright/ patent/ trademark and possibly who you work for?

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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by adrinux on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:27AM (#34308050)
Oh, still European. The British isles haven't drifted away from the European continent.

You're conflating a geographical area with a political arrangement. Not all Europeans are in the EU.

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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by dmurray on Monday January 09, 2023 @02:38AM (#34307805)
Seems like a straightforward question, as soon as we can agree on whether Nikola Tesla was Serbian/Croatian/Austrian/Yugoslavian/American.
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Re:The California roll was invented by a Canadian chef (2020) by mc32 on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:06AM (#34309881)
It seems pretty accepted he was Balkan. At a minimum European. Nationality-wise he was Serbian-American.
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