Conveyor belt sushi

Squilla sushi

We had experienced conveyor belt sushi in the states, but we were delighted to find the real thing in Osaka. For those not familiar with the procedure, the diner sits and the food circles slowly about you on a conveyor belt, while gentle classical music wafts in the background.  You grab a desired plate from the belt as it moves past.  How does American conveyor belt sushi different from the Japanese?  Well, for one thing, we don't have "squilla" in the states (top photo).  It seems to be in the prawn family, but it's purple.  There was also "yuba." That was a new one for us too. When we had eaten our fill, we signaled the wait staff to add up all our plates.  There is a tracker on the bottom of each plate and our waitress simply swiped an electronic device over our plates to add up our bill.