September 2009Archive

Japanese people's favorite cuttlefish [ Ika] Shiokara.

 

Today's theme is "Japanese dainty / Shiokara."

Shiokara is Japanese dainty that finely-cut fish meat salt-pickled with its entrails and fermented.

There is various types in Shiokara.

Shiokara most liked by Japanese people is "Shiokara of a cuttlefish."

 

I also sometimes eat cuttlefish Shiokara.

 

Shiokara of a squid goes well with plain rice.

Shiokara of a squid goes well with Sake, beer, and shochu.

Generally Japanese people like Shokara.

But, there might be a lot of Japanese who dislike Shiokara because Shiokara is very fishy, too.

 

Other various Shiokara.

Shiokara is food with high salt concentrations.
Especially a goods on the market has high salt concentration.

So, Shiokara is used also as "preserved food."

Sea squirt Shiokara	Abalone Shiokara
Oyster Shiokara	Shrimp Shiokara
Pink shrimp eggs Shiokara	Firefly cuttlefish Shiokara
	.....Shiokara might be considerably eerie food.
Sea bream Shiokara

 

 

How to make Shiokara of a cuttlefish.

 

How to make Cuttlefish Shiokara is very easy.

It is only the work which mixes "the body of the sliced cuttlefish" with "the internal organs of a cuttlefish" and "salt".

It is easy for me to make squid's Shiokara though I am not good at cooking.

 

<"The squid Shiokara" material>

• Cuttlefish.
• The weight ratio of a cuttlefish -- 5% of salt.

[ If these are in your kitchen, a touch of grated ginger and a touch of Sake.]

 

I looked for Video from the YouTube of Japan.
Please watch it.

[ Point of how to make.]

1. The yellow material in the bowl is grated ginger.
2. The cut cuttlefish is cooled by iced water.
3. The liquid which he mixed with the internal organs of the cuttlefish is "sake."
4. After mixing the internal organs and sake of a squid, the seasoning which he mixed is salt.
5. The cuttlefish cut to 5mm width is carefully mixed with "the internal-organs sauce of a cuttlefish".

 

The cooking that Shiokara of the cuttlefish was used for.

Shiokara of a cuttlefish may be used for other cookings.

"A taste ingredient and the salt" of Shiokara which fermented become the substitute for seasoning of the cooking.
And food will be delicious.

Cuttlefish Shiokara cream pasta. This has rich flavor and is very delicious.
Sushi of sea squirt Shiokara	Cuttlefish Shiokara fried rice
Potatoes and steamed cuttlefish Shiokara.	Cuttlefish Shiokara Ocahzuke

 

But the taste of these dishes may be a strange taste if those who eat are not familiar with the flavor of Shiokara.

Hararie

 

 

The person who is making most sushi of the sushi of the revolving conveyor-belt sushi restaurant is "Sushi robot."!

 

Today's theme is backstage of the Japanese kaiten sushi restaurant.

Japanese kaiten sushi restaurant is very popular.

It is because the sushi is a low price.
And there is no waiting time.

The theme of the Japanese kaiten sushi restaurant is "low price and earliness."

 

Here is a picture of the Japanese sushi robot.

The sushi of a big Japanese kaiten sushi restaurant is being made by this sushi robot.

To be exact, this sushi robot makes "the Shari ball of sushi."

 

[ "Shari ball" -- The pronunciation of exact Japanese is "Shari-dama."]

This is exactly
"Shari dama."

And the fish on Shari dama is called "Neta". .

Originally Sushi is made by sushi craftsman.

 

But, the sushi of the Kaiten sushi restaurant should be low-priced.

Therefore, the sushi of the Kaiten sushi restaurant is made by the sushi robot.

 

The backstage of the Japanese kaiten sushi restaurant.

 

Then, let's see the process of work.

 

A large quantity of sushi is made here.

This working process is not visible from the guest's seat.

A sushi robot makes a lot of Shari dama in a short time here.

 

 

 

And the completed sushi is put on a plate and flows to a visitor's seat by a conveyor belt.

 

Though the adult loves sushis, Japanese kids also love the sushi.

 

 

 

Hararie

 

 

What is the Kaiten Sushi restaurant?

 

Please take a look at this video.

This is a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant in Hiroshima in Japan.

The sushi put on the plate circulates around a seat.

The guest freely takes and eats the sushi.

Kaiten-sushi restaurant has one important rule.

It is..., "Sushi should also take a plate together."

Here is a picture of the plate of Kaiten Sushi restaurant in Japan.

And the reason is because the payments are calculated by Price and the quantity of plate.

The pricing of the plate of the Kaiten Sushi restaurant has the difference by each shop.

• The shop where the price of plates is uniform.
• The shop which has a difference in a pricing with a plate.

   

  

  
  

 

The price of the plate is always shown in a shop.

A picture is expanded by click.

 

 

Origin of Japanese Kaiten Sushi Restaurant.

In Japan, it seems that the Kaiten-sushi restaurant of 5000 or more exists.

Kaiten-sushi was born by the flash of the merchant of the Japanese Kansai area.

The merchant is Mr. Yoshiaki Shiraishi of the Osaka area in Japan.

He was originally owner of a TENPURA restaurant in China.

After war ended, he went back to Japan.

It is said that he was the man who invents an interesting idea one after another.

He opened "sushi restaurant without the seat for sitting down."
Many visitors went into his sushi restaurant.

 

"There is little profit in the current sushi shop."

He considered.
But, a good idea didn't flash easily.

He went out to the beer brewery to visit it one day.

When he watched the belt conveyor of the factory, he flashed a certain idea.

 

"How wonderful this is!"

He received the cooperation of the factory, and prepared a round, big table that the belt conveyer accompanied.

It is the definitely first Kaiten-sushi restaurant in Japan.

By the way, the name of the shop is "MAWARU[ GENROKU ZUSHI".

 

Reference website page.

 

The length of the conveyor belt of a Kaiten Sushi in Japan.

The Kaiten Sushi restaurant with the longest conveyor belt in Japan is "ONMAKU-ZUSHI" of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.

 

The length of the conveyor belt of this Kaiten Sushi restaurant is 147m.[= 482.3 ft]

A picture is expanded by click.

 

And the Kaiten Sushi restaurant with the shortest conveyor belt in Japan is "UWOSA" of Osaka in Japan.

The length of the conveyor belt of this Kaiten Sushi restaurant is 5m.[= 16.4 ft]

A picture is expanded by click.

 

 

Speed of the conveyor belt of Kaiten Sushi in Japan.

The first video is Kaiten Sushi restaurant "TEN TEN MARU" in Kochi Prefecture in Japan.

Please compare it with a second video.
The 2nd video is a conveyor belt of the usual speed.

A closer look at both videos, the sushi belt conveyer of the second video is turning abnormally fast.

There is no time to hesitate !

 

Japanese Kaiten Sushi restaurant where Sushi is carried by Shinkansen.

 

In Japan, there is a Kaiten Sushi restaurant to which Shinkansen is running on the belt conveyer.

A picture is expanded by click.

This Shinkansen is very popular among Japanese children.

 

Shinkansen Sushi is ordered with a special touch screen.

This Shinkansen Sushi is a delightful system for not only children but also adult.

 

 

Moreover, Sushi of this shop i

s very cheap ! [The quality : though it is not superior.]

Because Japan is a terrible recession, popularity in this conveyor-belt sushi restaurant

 

Then please watch the video which sushi has been carried to by Shinkansen last.

by Hararie

Hararie