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A sushi machine or sushi robot is a mechanical device that automatically creates various styles of sushi. Some sushi machines produce mounds of sushi rice for creating nigiri. This style of sushi machine may use a hopper that is filled with sushi rice, from where the rice is fed into the machine and the sushi rice mounds are formed and then ejected. After the rice mounds are ejected, sashimi and other ingredients are then manually placed atop them. Some sushi machines can produce sushi rolls, whereby the machine automatically flattens rice into sheets, adds various ingredients such as sashimi, nori (edible seaweed) and vegetables, rolls them up and then slices the rolls into separate pieces. Some roll machines are adjustable to change settings for roll length and thickness. Sushi restaurants and food service operations may use sushi machines to reduce labor costs. Some sushi machines are manually operated, and function without the use of electricity.

Manufacturers

An electric-powered sushi machine manufactured by Suzumo named Sushibot can produce up to 3,600 mounds of sushi rice per hour. Another Suzumo sushi machine produces up to 400 sushi rice mounds per hour. Suzumo is Japan's largest manufacturer of sushi machines, and the company has claimed to have invented the sushi machine in 1981. Suzumo held a market share of over 60% in the sushi machine category in April 2013. Additional manufacturers of sushi machines include Robotic Sushi and Taiko Enterprises, both of which produce several models. Robotic Sushi manufactures several industrial-sized and tabletop-style sushi machines, and one of Taiko Enterprises' models is designed to emulate sushi as prepared by humans. Autec, a Japanese company that was established in 2013, manufactures several models sushi machines for home and commercial use. In 2014, Autec was developing a model that automatically produces shari, the style of rice prepared specifically for sushi. Sushi Machines is a company in Yorkshire, England that manufactures manually-operated sushi machines.

See also

• Conveyor belt sushi – a form of fast-food sushi where the plates of sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt or moat that winds through a restaurant and moves past every table and counter seat
• Food technology

References

1. ^ Hernandez, Daniela (April 6, 2012). "SushiBot Rolls Out 3,600 Pieces per Hour". Wired. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
2. ^ "Máquina para sushi e pratos japoneses ganham espaço". Food Service News. November 7, 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Template:Es icon
3. ^ "Sushi boss on a roll as Barnsley business booms". Yorkshire Post. October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
4. ^ Fujimura, Naoko; Amano, Takashi (April 6, 2013). "Sushi machine maker upbeat about yen's fall, high overseas demand". The Japan Times. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

Further reading

• Louie, Elaine (1995). "Sushi Secret: Robot Rice Patters Restaurants Expand with the Help of Fast Machines". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 10 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (subscription required)

• Sushi
• Food technology