Kiss Me Maki

My Rating: ***

Components: Inside: Crab meat, cucumber, avocado, cream cheese.

Outside: Covered with shrimp, black flying fish roe, scallions, yogurt sauce, sweet chili sauce.

Location: Privus | 165 Brighton Av., Allston, MA 02134

I decided to write about one of Privus' makis not only because it is closing this week but also because this particular Maki was indeed interesting. 

The name of the maki suggests something sweet, fruity and perhaps creamy (other than a salty maki with some crunch) but the taste one expects and the taste itself is completely different. At least that is what I thought.
The sweet chili sauce brings a certain sweetness, but because of the shrimp, the sweetness is neutralized as opposed to if mango was used instead. 

It is a pretty creamy maki though and I would recommend to those who are a fan of cream cheese, however, I would not recommend to those looking for a more traditional maki taste. It could be closely compared to a shrimp nigiri sushi only with some sweetness and cream added to it - the avocado, cucumber and crabsticks don't really make THAT much of a difference in terms of flavor. 
What makes this maki even more "interesting" is the yogurt sauce. It brings a new and sort of refreshing taste to the maki. You taste it with the sweet chili sauce right when you start bitting the maki, and as you start chewing, the flavor slowly disappears as the overwhelming cream cheese takes over.

Well, not the best bust definitely something unique.