Sushi

This is a picture of a Kaitenzushi restaurant in Namba. I think that sushi is becoming a very global food. Other countries are eating it because of the health benefits and of course how delicious it is. People are also eating it because it is very different from burgers and your other foods in America.
I first had sushi in America. Sushi in America has some of the same fish or types of rolls, but America has also changed it to be more Americanized. An example of this is cream cheese on the sushi rolls. Traditional sushi would never have cream cheese with it. It is rice, fish, and maybe some seaweed depending on the if it is a roll or nigiri.
In Japan there are different types of sushi restaurants. This kaitenzushi restaurant is more like a fast food of sushi restaurants. The rolls are made and set on plates that rotate in a circle on a conveyor belt. At these places the quality of fish is not as good, but it still plenty fresh and tasty. Also in these restaurants there are more people going to them. Sometimes the waits are 10-30 minutes and sometimes even longer. Because this one is cheaper it is also a place for families to go.
Another type is more expensive but better fish is used and it is more fresh. You would normally sit down and order certain dishes and they would make them for you when you order. Very different from just grabbing a plate as it passes by you. I have never seen a wait in this style but many people still enjoy these ones equally to the kaitenzushi.
In America there are Kaitenzushi, regular sushi, and all you can eat sushi. People in America like I said earlier are becoming more interested in living longer, so Japanese cuisine is becoming more and more popular. Prices in America are more expensive because the fish has to be flown in more often to keep the freshness. I talked with a couple of my friends from Europe and they said people in Europe eat sushi for similar reasons.
So sushi is eaten all over the world now. People want to live longer and sushi is basically rice and protein (unless you are eating the fried sushi). Eating sushi everyday will not pack on as much weight as if you were to eat burgers(depending on how much you eat). I eat it often and still lose weight instead of putting it on like if I would have eaten in a burger restaurant.