Foreigners call it sushi-go-round, conveyor belt sushi, or even the sushi train – better known in Japanese as kaiten or kuru kuru zushi, it is a fantastic way to enjoy sushi as fast food!
- Train brings the sushi round and round
The conveyor belt style sushi was invented by Yoshiaki Shiraishi, who got the idea for serving sushi in this way by watching beer bottles moving round and round on a conveyor belt in an Asahi brewery.
It took about 5 years to develop his idea and open the first conveyor belt sushi shop. But in 1958, a former sushi chef Shiraishi achieved commerical success with his sushi shop called Mawaru Genroku.
- Service please
The Japanese boom for kuru kuru sushi caught on around 1970 with the Osaka World Expo.
Now the conveyor belt sushi market has gained popularity as a Japanese export and sushi trains can be found in main cities around the world. But my overriding question is “Did Shiraishi patent his invention?” I don’t know!
Did you know ?
The speed of the belt should be 8 cm per second
A conveyor belt reduces the number of waiters needed (a no-brainer)
A fast belt also causes the sushi to dry faster ( interesting)
The belt usually runs clockwise to make it easier to lift the plates off the belt with the left hand while the right hand holds the chopsticks. ( I knew that there was a trick to eating sushi)
- Slow Down with your Sushi Speedy
It is bad manners to return plate of sushi back on the belt even if you immediately change your mind about having picked it up (okay dokay!)
These did you knows on the kuru kuru sushi were courtesy of wikipedia – thanks wiki!
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It would be hard for me to make a comment on sushi, seeing I’ve never had it or been in a restraunt that serves it. Not everyone around here likes sushi.But I would like to try it one day. What’s that button that the youngster is pushing? Is it to signal a wait person? Looks like the kids are enjoying themselves.
Thanks for the comments on JapanSoc – yes the lady in the bottom photo looks a bit cross – “Which one of you kids put the plate back on the conveyor belt?
RT @KimonoBox: Sushi Goes Global | Japan http://bt.io/ACB As to this day I have never had sushi. Cool looking car with the fin on top. Would like to try sushi one day though, but my wife probably wouldn’t like it though.
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Would love you to try sushi!
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Cool sushi mobiles! They should definitely grab attention.
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Unagi? -snicker- you must be from Hamamatsu-shi … best eel in all of Japan … best new tea , deshoo?
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I’m happy to see the popularity of sushi spreading around the world so rapidly. Lovely blog.
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Thank you for your comments – much appreciated
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Yes the button is to call for the bill – the waitress will then come to the table and count up the plates you have taken off the round a bout of sushi – the plates are coloured and so they will sort the different colour plates into piles and then tally up the cost of the meal for you.