Harry Cheng of maidoindia in association with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Innovation Norway, Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NORGE), Inst of Hotel Management (IHM) Mumbai, METRO Cash and Carry, the Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai and the Japan Foundation Delhi, organised the unique event to make the world's largest sushi mosaic and smash the Guinness record on the 17th of March 2008 at the IHM Mumbai.
28/03/2008 :: Mumbai, Monday 17 March 2008: Students of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHM), took 9 hours to break the world record to make an entry in Guinness Book of World Record for the largest sushi mosaic.
The sushi mosaic consisted of Maki sushi, Inari sushi, Nigiri sushi, and Chirashi sushi. This sushi had 5,814 sushi pieces, 720 sheets of seaweed, 15 kg of Norwegian Salmon, 3 kg of salmon roe and 60 kg of Japanese rice.
Measuring 15.16 square metres (163.285 square feet), the Mumbai mosaic tripled the current record for "Largest sushi mosaic" measuring 4.84 m² (52.1 ft²) and was made in Zlota, Warsaw, Poland, on 17 November 2007.
The record-breaking event promoted Norwegian salmon in India, popularized the “sushi movement” in the country, and illustrated the fact that India today is truly a food savvy country, where quality and authentic ingredients are now available to support the chefs to fulfil the demanding appetites of the rising middle class.
The event demonstrated the Indian capability of creating the Japanese kitchen with fresh ingredients from Japan, Norway & India to create a world record in India.