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the origin of バイキング . ."バイキング(pronounce:baiking)" is japanglish which is used as the same meaning as "buffet dining" or "all-you-can-eat" style. "バイキング" originally came from the word " Viking" that means Scandanavian warriors in english. . In 1957, a general manager of Teikoku Hotel(the Imperial Hotel)had a chance to meet a smorgasboard style in Copenhagen, he was impressed and assured that this idea would catch on in japan. On returning to the hotel, he gave direction to a head chef to learn the smorgasboad for taking in the new style for a restaurant. . Meanwhile, there was one problem that they thought the appellation of "smorgasboard" was a mouthful to say for japanese people. They put out a call for any ideas for the name in in-house. then, the word "バイキング" was born. It's because of the vague image of North Europe, famous for "Viking". And another came from a film called "The Vikings" which was screened in the cinema near the hotel at that time. On that film apparently they were impressed by the dining scene that the warriors were eating foods with a kingly zest. . They opened the restaurant called " Imperial Viking" in 1958. that is the buffet style restaurant in japan for the first time. . Since this restaurant became popular, the word "バイキング" has replaced as the meaning of buffet in japan nowadays. .