Kaitenzushi

• 23/09/2008 - 00:00
• Author: Yuki Sakuma
• Japan
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The most famous dish of Japanese cuisine is without a doubt Sushi. It is basically a little rice with a little slice of raw fish on it, but it can have hundreds of variations. At first you could eat sushi only in special restaurants called Sushiya, where you made your order to the Taisho (the cook) and asked for the sushi you wanted to have.

    

In the last few years there is a new style of sushi restaurant that is having a lot of success: Kaitenzushi.
Kaitenzushi are restaurants where conveyor belts are installed, the Taisho is in the middle of the conveyor belts and he puts on them the sushi he prepares, the conveyor belts are going around the restaurant and when you see something you like you simply take the plate that is going around when it is passing in front of your table, eat your sushi and keep the plates on your table.

Every plate, according to its color or design, has a different price. In this way, counting the plates on your table will result in what you have to pay.
These restaurants are usually much cheaper than Sushiya, so you can eat as much as you want!
Kaitenzushi evolved recently, adding small rail lines. Next to each table there is an LCD display on wich you can order particular sushi. Then, your ordered sushi will arrive to your table riding a mini Shinkansen train!

If you are going to visit Japan, I recomend going to a kaitenzushi, because it is a nice occasion to have all the sushi you want, and without spending a fortune!