does mayonnaise have a part in sushi making

you know how you make sushi. and you could put a sweet and sour sauce to go along with it.. is it Japanese based to have mayonnaise as a sauce for sushi? or is that one of the international influences that immigrants have changed.

Mayonnaise has not been used traditionally in Japan. Therefore, it is not a traditional ingredient of sushi. However, these days, some restaurants serve some sushi dishes that contain mayonnaise. It is not rare, at all, especially in cheap sushi restaurants. I am not sure about the nationality of the first person who used mayonnaise in a sushi dish, but I suspect it was probably an innovative Japanese person - similar to how mayonnaise found its way onto okonomiyaki. Alternatively, it may have its origin in sushi dishes made abroad, although I don't think that sushi was popularly made abroad until the 1980s, and by that time I suspect that a Japanese person had already come up with the idea to use mayonnaise in a sushi dish.

Talei,

Just to add, sweet and sour sauce doesn't come with authentic Japanese sushi either. In Japan, you can enjoy that kind of sushi only in American style resturants. You can also enjoy sushi with mayonnaise in those restaurants as well.

i think it's the international influence that there's mayonnaise in the sushi. i really like the mayo with smoked salmon and grilled scallop.