0:00 But here's a tomato in the shape of a hat. >> Is there a food in in that region where it's like, "Oh ████ this is a special occasion."? >> Birthday cake. >> Birthday. Happy birthday. >> All right, we're going to learn how to properly eat ramen from a noodle master. So this is from a movie called Tampopo that was released in 19 >> Oh ████ this is old. >> Old movie. And this is This is apparently like the way to do it. >> Observe the bowl.
0:53 >> Ooh, look at that. That looks bomb. >> I could smell it through the bowl.
1:48 >> Just touch it. >> Yeah, but it's so bomb. >> I do that, too. >> See you soon. >> Dude, I watched this as a kid. That's crazy. It's like What's the whole movie about? >> It's about a ramen shop. >> Mhm. >> Oh. >> Yeah. Tampopo ramen. But I was a child when I watched it. I got to watch it again, but that's crazy. It's like now every like I don't know, like it's get it's making its way here. >> it as a kid? >> Dude, I'd watch I don't know if I liked or disliked thing. I just watch what my parents did. >> Right. >> Yeah. Is it like uh I don't remember
2:38 much about comedy, action >> horror >> Oh, it's comedy? Oh, okay, okay, okay. >> But I think it's about a ramen shop. >> It is. >> Like it's just the whole story of I don't know if they were like saving it or whatever, but I want ramen now. But everyone the thing the reason why I remember is like the they would always talk about um that kind of like made ramen bigger than it already was. And then my ████ was I always got shoyu ramen, which is that one. >> Oh. >> Yeah, but I don't remember that scene. But it could be as a child looking at that and going, "That's the one I want." >> I see. It's supposed to Is that scene supposed to be like completely funny? >> That's a Well, yeah, I mean it's a joke. Like he's going over the top. >> Oh, cuz it's like there's uh there is no like structured way to eat it. You just eat it, but then he's explaining it like
3:28 there's a >> He's being like a high connoisseur of like this is the >> Like sommeliers with like wine. >> Yeah, yeah. >> I wasn't sure if this was legit or not cuz it's like, you know how they say like don't shove your your chopsticks in the rice and leave it cuz that's like disrespectful. I was wondering if like if there's anything to this that's like legit at all. >> Well, I think there might be a subtle joke here that like is kind of missed in translation, which is like So, there are a lot of ritualistic methods of how to do something properly in Japan. But, ramen, because it's Chinese, there's no rules. So, you could be rock Ramen's rock and roll. Ramen is like you you could do There's no rules. You can make it pork. You could make it fish. You could do whatever you want. And there's just like root like I don't know. There's just like this freedom behind ramen because technically it's
4:20 not Japanese. So, you could you you do whatever you want. And then you can make whatever you want. >> So, the comedy of the scene would be like uh doing like a classical music approach to like a tambourine or something. >> Yeah, like You know when we did the the the the tea ceremony where like they're like every like you first look at the bowl. And they're just I think that's the that's the What do you call it? Combined world? >> Like when they do tea ceremony with ramen, basically. >> making it like First, you observe it. And then you do this. And it's like it's ████ ramen, dude. It's like a hamburger. You just stuff it in your mouth and you ████ enjoy it. Like you get after work, you get a beer, you ████ down that ████ you know? >> So, this is like the equivalent of like No, no, no. We don't just start eating KFC. >> Yes. >> We smell it. We do the coutrements, the pepper. >> That's how I feel when I'm in Japan and I'm eating Yoshinoya.
5:11 >> That makes sense cuz of where you are. >> I'm so ████ hyped and I I look at the tray and I just like I'm just so grateful for my life. Cuz it's so ████ good, man. >> But, the way every every Japanese thing comes out, it comes out perfection. >> Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> It's it's a it's a Zen Buddhist thing. So, like this one monk was like express yourself through food and like make it beautiful or whatever. And then once he said that, like I think everybody started to practice culinary arts of making it not only tasty, but visually appealing cuz you're eating with the eyes first and then you take the meal in. So it became like a like a thing religious thing that now people just continue doing it. It's not even they're not even they might not even be Buddhist. >> Japanese food is the one cuisine like
6:01 I'm not ████ that classy but Japanese food is the one cuisine that I feel like is so well done and fancy without being pretentious. >> Mhm. >> You know what I mean? Like a lot of care went into this plating to the arrangement, how everything's prepared, how it's cooked but it's not like like what is it? >> It's not like French high like cuisine. >> like everyday food. It's not like you have to like distill ████ essence of pear or some ████ >> Right. >> It's like like even you know do you know the Japanese like sandos like those sandwiches? They just cut the crust off, right? And then they make it a triangle and then the way they place it it's like they could do a peanut butter jelly sandwich but when they serve it to you you're like oh ████ that's like It's just so good. >> like they really cared. But not in the care where it's like oh you should appreciate this. It's like I appreciate
6:52 naturally. I want to. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I'm not pressured into it. >> I feel like every time you're out there they're just trying to go ta-da! And you're like >> But everything's like that. Like my favorite uh katsu restaurant out here, shout out to Tonton Katsu. Like it's a bento box and then one of the things is like this pickle thing and there's only like two of them or three of them. But then they like fold the pickle and like one's leaning on the other one and the store is packed and you know they're in a rush but it's never not perfect. It's always like I still got to do this or the carrot they got to like cut it into a star or some ████ It's always got to be like and then you get it. >> Today's video's brought to you by Hims. You've got weight loss goals but hitting them is another story. Enter weight loss by Hims. It's designed to support you in
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9:25 They'll make like a heart-shaped rice thing, and then they'll cut up the tomatoes, and then they'll make like a little bear out of it. So then they make your lunch look like like really ████ cool. And then once you become your It's your senior year, that's like the last year your mom's going to make that for you. So then like it's it's kind of like a I don't know like a thing where you make food to show a little bit of like care and love for other people. So it's like an affectionate thing. >> But you can't say it. Like, do you love me, Mom? No. Here's a heart-shaped rice. >> That's ████ hilarious, right? Yeah. Hug me, Mom. >> No. But here is a tomato in the shape of a heart. >> And you're like, oh, you love me. >> Yeah, do you love me? >> No. Japanese culture only. >> Only? >> Is there a food in
10:16 in that region where it's like, oh ████ this is a special occasion? >> Birthday cake. >> Birthday. Happy birth >> You know what's crazy though? So >> Birthday cake. >> fruit is looked at as like >> Fruit? >> Yeah, dessert and like so there's a whole boutique fruit industry. >> like the $70 strawberries? >> Yeah. They have like grapes and ████ like that and it became a thing cuz like back in the day like it's not a tropical region so you can't really grow fruit, right? So like when people brought fruit from like Southeast Asia or whatever, it's like the rich people were like, we have a mango. And then so it's like, oh ████ man, we're going to have a mango party. Like we've got to call the whole we're going to call everybody. >> What do they do when they get lemons? >> Lemon party.
11:07 >> Don't Google it. >> So it became a thing where like, let's say like, oh, you're meeting, you know, your boss or whatever and then you're like, oh man, I got these fruits from far away and then you give them a gift. And that becomes like a gift like chocolates or whatever. But here it's like I mean it's like a fruit basket but it's next level where now it's like these grapes were grown, you know, at from this farmer. He only makes 50 grapes a year and it's legit. Like you eat a piece of grape and it tastes like a candy, and it's like, "Dude, that one little grape cost five bucks, but it was so worth it." >> people eat Kobe beef this with the same like kind of I guess like frequency or rarity as like other countries? >> It's not a everyday food. >> Yeah. >> No, but they I don't see thick pieces. Like the way that we got >> Oh, I see. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like no one would
11:57 >> They do the strips on the smaller ones. >> Thin strips or like they might grill a steak, but they'll chop it up and then you eat it as a group. Like it's like not meant to be eaten like the way that we do in like a 16 oz, you know, bone-in. Dude, no, like yeah, they don't really do that. Yeah. >> Is that why like an if I get an Asian pear it has like a little blanket on it? It's like little it's like to protect it. Yeah. >> like is it >> To damage it. Yeah. >> Comes with a hoodie? You know what I mean? Like that white thing? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it's to not damage it. >> The fishnet stocking on it? >> Whereas like our pears are just like it's just like chuck them in the bag. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, I think they Yeah, I don't think other Asians have like the fruit fruit boutique industry. Like they'll have They'll have stores that look like you're going into like a Louis Vuitton, where you walk in and then there might
12:48 be like a uh like a fruit kind of bar, where they'll make a beautiful parfait, there's like a fruit arrangement thing that will cost like 50 bucks or something. And you walk in and they'll have like a watermelon on display as if it's a Hermes purse. >> Wow. >> And then and then it's like this ████ watermelon is 200 bucks, and this one's 100 bucks, and it's like, "What the f███?" And then they'll make them into weird shapes. They'll have like a cube watermelon. >> ones are cool, man. >> You crack it open, it's yellow or like Yeah, it's weird. >> But it tastes the same as watermelon, right? I assume. >> But the best watermelon you've ever had. >> Got it. >> Not always, but yeah. Well, I spent a grand on food and I made a YouTube video on it. I just I just went to a boutique I just spent a whole ████ grand. Cuz I wanted to try everything. Like yeah, I was like the melons, the the the
13:38 strawberries, everything. >> Go buy a Super Nintendo. >> And some stuff I would say it's next level to the point where I've never had it here. Like grapes. I think >> I tried the grapes and the strawberry when we went to Japan. >> Strawberries is a hit or miss. Uh yeah, it has to be in season. >> Uh are locals kind of snickering at you or are they like no no no, this is like legitimately dope? You know what I mean by that? >> Oh no, it's special to them, too. So like you buy it's not the everyday fruits that you would take home and eat like you know with the meal. It's it's kind of >> They have those, too. >> It's like an indulgent thing. Yeah. So this is like the next level ████ like you're you're going to there to buy a gift for someone for like a special occasion or a congratulations or something. >> Yeah. Oh, that is a pretty cool gift to give someone. >> Mhm. A ████ $100 watermelon.
14:28 >> Yeah, damn. >> Yeah. It's supposed to be like a big thing where it's like oh ████ this is a special, so let's celebrate, chop this up and eat it together, you know? >> Mhm. >> But it's a watermelon. It's like
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