$1,000 Strawberry Shortcake

Not surprisingly, a great strawberry shortcake requires top quality strawberries. And unfortunately, most fruit you can get at your everyday market these days isn't good. Generally speaking, it's artificially large, pumped with chemicals and pesticides, and lacks flavor. Finding a local farmers market or picking berries in the wild is a step up, but Japan takes it to a completely new level when it comes to fruit.
In Japan, and many other countries for that matter, fruit is treated more as a luxury than a meal item. As opposed to an everyday item, fruit is oftentimes seen at holidays, special occasions, or used as a gift. This in turn means that they take their fruit production far more seriously, and I was fortunate enough to discover a company that has brought Japanese strawberries to the United States.
Omakase berries, which come from a company called Oishii (www.oishii.com), are produced in an indoor farm in New York City using an indoor environment that mimics the outdoor growing conditions (rain, air, heat, light, bee-pollination) in the Japanese Alps. The resulting strawberries have an indescribable aroma, a soft and creamy texture, and are extraordinarily sweet. Each sleeve is $50, but they are more than worth it. And, I just had to make a beautiful shortcake with them.
Macerated Strawberries
1 lb strawberries
3 tbsp sugar
Brown Butter Shortbread
2.5 cups all purpose flour
1 cup cold browned butter
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Whipped Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Sauce
3 cups strawberries
2 tbsp sugar
1/3 cup water
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[@moom1816]

It seems like Nick’s started his own series called “But Baller” where he spends absurd amounts on everyday foods

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@@Thequotesofkervy this isn’t a religious video

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@@Thequotesofkervy um as a Christian ur gonna push ppl away from god

[@moom1816]

I came for the knife throwing. I stayed for the strawberry-flavored dessert.

[@JulesJukes]

Bruh you commented like 7 times on this video

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@@JulesJukes *twice, and you’ve commented on the channel 32 times. So what?

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Chill guys, let’s just enjoy the cooking videos

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@@madisonmorris3486 LOL

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@@madisonmorris3486 dang exposed

[@benmart9415]

Pesto makes me wanna get a hamster. WHY IS HE SO CUUUTE

[@gavinboyle]

dont my hamster died last night most hamsters get a disease called wet tail and will suffer for up to 2 weeks they dont leave their houses and smell like shit when they die there body get very stiff like a stuffed animal don’t get one

[@celinez3924]

@@gavinboyle I'm sorry for your loss.

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@@gavinboyle sorry for your loss ✌

[@okokokayok]

My friend's hamster died on the floor and I thought it was a felt plush

[@okokokayok]

@@joshroehl6098 nobody cares about that terrible music

[@daevion5585]

who ever named Strawberry is a legend, considering it not being a Berry Lol

[@williamsrensen8449]

And having nothing to do with a straw

[@mertoj1536]

Its not a straw either

[@thomasbastin9512]

all I know is that "strawberry" came from the old english word "streawberige", meaning berry associated with the straw. don't know why though.

[@mertoj1536]

@@thomasbastin9512 strawberige sounds really nordic, does it come from the time when britain was owned by the vikings?

[@kaylahthayer3353]

When they're grown straw is placed around it, is it not? That's how my family did it when we grew some.

[@damilolabankole2145]

Again with the proving that he parties “This guy parties” it gets me every time 😅

[@SorenMatsuoka]

Nick every video: “can you cut the camera for a second?” or “we’re not filming right?” “No” *continues to film*

[@kobstamac]

lmao yeah I came to this video after thinking about it so much and I knew people would pick up on it

[@kobstamac]

I was binging these vids on my TV and came to the comments on my phone after realizing how often the camera joke is and knew people would pick up on it but the truth is I have been doing with my friends forever and it never gets old 😭😭

[@instinctpoptart1546]

I like that your videos are not to long and not to short

[@michaisma8553]

We literally have a strawberry farmer near our house at a normal price with strawberry’s that look almost the same as these ones and taste amazing.

[@andreafaldon5026]

My local farmer has strawberries that belong in a food magazine and they are sweet too.

[@Kanin_is.Beri_Good]

Even the Camera man is getting fired of the man who survived Gordon Ramsey

[@Garvinkatie6]

Just realized I’ve been watching you for almost a year now and I was never subscribed 🥲😭 BUT NOW I AM 💜

[@candidlyclayton4762]

We buy our strawberries from the local Amish families around us and they are so much better than the grocery store!

[@ask230]

I hate to say it because it's just cosmetic -- but I would have considered adding something flavorless to produce a redder color in the sauce. Can be a drop of food coloring or use some of the uncooked, fresh strawberries to create concentrated red that can be added to the reduced sauce.

[@igotaplan9837]

Pestos case is so Frickin cute!!!!

[@SuperIonman]

Man i like your videos, your recipes, your humour, your eloquence and your eyes (no Homo)

[@MisterOoo]

I grow fresh strawberries in my yard in a 6 ft by 6 ft bed and once i ate them i can never look at other strawberries the same. The inside of the strawberries are a deep red and they are so sweet and almost melt in your mouth. Sadly, they dont look nearly as perfect as these expensive ones but i think they might contest!

[@stinkbla5928]

I’ve made a strawberry shortcake. I sliced up the strawberries and made it into a flower looking thing. It was very good 😄

[@cormac5810]

show me

[@stinkbla5928]

@@cormac5810 ? I don't think you can put pictures on youtube

[@lalhmangaihsangathomte230]

Nick: *saying turn off the camera The cameraman: what if I take one last shot?

[@DesertFerret]

I tuoi video mi fanno sorridere ogni volta che li guardo e la tua cucina è fantastica! continuate il fantastico lavoro!😁 *Translation:* Your videos make me smile every time I watch them, and your cooking looks amazing! Keep up the good work😁

[@jackgarw]

lets go nick back with the “your fired... wyd? your fired”

[@kealam8922]

Nick says these are big but I normally get 3 strawberries combined into 1 in almost every package

[@pabloyon]

nick: eats a starwbeery also nick: it tastes like strawberry the floor here is made out of floor

[@londonjohn5074]

“Starwbeery”

[@pabloyon]

@@londonjohn5074 ok

[@thisisntmyrealemailloser]

Hmm yes the air is made of approximately 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen.

[@londonjohn5074]

@@pabloyon lol ok leewang njr

[@timkuhns5861]

I wish I could get one of those berries to take the seeds and start my own plants

[@11ozzielover]

Then you'd also need the perfect conditions to grow them lol. Just grow your own strawberries. They're the best tbh

[@VivBharadwaj]

The slight spill in the background when he was pouring the sauce lol

[@らら-w1k4n]

おいしい！？ I have never heard of this, but it looks so delicious.

[@boarbot7829]

Have you ever tried wild strawberries. They are tiny- only about a half inch or less long, and taste incredibly strongly and are sweet and delicious. Basically sounds like that is just a big wild strawberry.

[@MarieKyriney]

i dont wanna sound condescending but my mom works on a (self picking, straight from the field) strawberry farm every spring/summer and she is allowed to take 0.5kg home EVERY DAY and i swear whatever imported stuff you are tasting isnt even close lmao

[@ITopSoTI]

I fucking love the “ur fired” and I’d just like to realize that I live like less then an hour away from u, I’m in RI and I’m a chef in my own way I even did my senior project on cooking and got a great grade on them and I’ve always loved your videos and I hope I can meet you one day lol we lived so close for so long but never met

[@carson8122]

If it was me, I would just eat all of the strawberry.

[@basmakhattab77]

Poor camera men. It's sad to see how they get fired one by one.

[@jakerogers8653]

You should make a video of you swing in a pool of strawberries like you said!

[@ubergreendowntown]

This inspired me to want to make a batch of strawberry gummybears out of a order of these strawberries for someone on valentines day so thank you nick

[@jasperwang3606]

you should make one, but with the white strawberries from japan.

[@pippobaudo89420]

R.I.P pesto the best hampster to ever exist

[@harrisonmorris1655]

Can you make a video showing what kitchen equipment you use

[@HCrugger]

Based on how they're treated and the condition in which they are harvested, packaged and distributed, our petty strawberries are quite overpriced themselves.

[@erynporter9951]

If you're in Boston and get a chance to take a day trip you HAVE to try out Beth's Farm Market in Warren, ME. (Organic Farm off of Rt 1 in Mid-Coast Maine, about 4hrs north from Boston) The difference in taste of Beth's strawberries and even the best California strawberries is AMAZING. Truly delicious. Then head to Young's Lobster Pound in Belfast for Lobster on the edge of Penobscot Bay. After, hit Rt 3 from Belfast to Augusta to head back to Boston and stop in Liberty (20 min down Rt 3 from Belfast) at John's Home Made Ice Cream stand, LITERALLY THE BEST HOME MADE ICE CREAM EVER!!! (Peanut Butter Crunch is my Favorite!!! My husband's us Grapenut Custard, my daughter's Raspberries & Cream) Hope you're able to take a day trip and enjoy some of our local loves!!! And in Your area, South of Boston off of Rt140 on Long Pond in Lakeville (exit 12 County St/Long Pond Lakeville) the Clam Cakes at J&J Seafood are sooo good, and 10 minutes from there Lloyd's Market & Meats in Rochester. Ask for Anything Jan makes, especially her mashed potatoes!!!😍❤️😍 @lloyds_market on Instagram Hope you get the chance

[@amberlymcdonald2778]

Strawberry shortcake for me contains sugar milk strawberries whipped cream and the shortcake

[@GerretsYT]

1:00 ok nice flex buddy

[@Your_Music1]

Looks like normal strawberries, you sure you didn’t get scammed?!😂😂

[@Seriouslioness]

Strawberry greens are the healthiest part of the fruit. Eat them!!!!

[@1NIHL]

That looks bussin

[@lilliana1874]

Pesto can have all the strawberries out there

[@robertalvarado5554]

He is the mr beast of cooking

[@riyeot565]

The charcuterie board was to the right where he pointed lol

[@mochi4615]

Nick goes through atleast 3 Camara men every video

[@aydencortes441]

Ngl I thought he was going to use the really expensive white strawberries

[@eliaslaurent4152]

This guy parties 😂😂😂

[@TomGD]

How did you get yourself fired this time? I just picked a strawberry from a package.

[@caelontop]

Sooo we aint gonna talk about how nick opened the 1,000$ strawberry and how he opened the one he got from the store?

[@Guestmc8YT]

Keep under the radar of the vegan teacher lmao

[@kellymadison._]

Nick:I Hope right off the back u can see how special these berries are Me: they look like the strawberry’s I buy at Kroger

[@tobysmart4746]

So now Nick has two jokes per video: “What are you doing, you’re fired.” and “Hey, can you cut the camera.”

[@lcb123rtb8]

There not jokes he’s on his 6th camera man already

[@ZulfiqarAlam563]

Canada NiceNice nice one

[@umarr.siddiqui_]

@@us_er821 it's not that deep lmao

[@tobysmart4746]

@@us_er821 Uhm, he is very aware (and not braggy) of the fact that he can buy more expansive foods. That was CREALY a joke, now im not the type of person to say "Take a joke," but in this case you need to take a joke. It's 5,000$ cheese vs 5$, of course if he said buy 100$ cheese that might not be a joke.

[@tobysmart4746]

@@lcb123rtb8 Lmaoooooo!

[@nishaharikishen6268]

"how did u get fired" "i ate a strwberry"

[@Chewy_Toast]

Not just any strawberry though :D

[@boah-ist65]

@@Chewy_Toast true it was like idk 10-7 dollars a strawberry? Sorry I’m not good at math this was just a guess

[@BasicallyCaramel]

@@boah-ist65 more like 5-6. Each tray cost 50 dollars and there are 11 in each tray

[@brendorkusaviation8930]

strwberry

[@boah-ist65]

@@BasicallyCaramel oh

[@ronniedu2108]

8:09 “We just want to do a very light sprinkle of sugar” *proceeds to summon miniature sugar blizzard*

[@allysenjackson4037]

I tell you what, I am very satisfied that this timestamp is at the middle of the video...

[@franzypantzy]

@@allysenjackson4037 i mean… 8+8=16, and basically the 16 is the time length of the video.

[@kennethcooper6346]

That was not alot of sugar tho

[@RacerX780]

@@kennethcooper6346 I've often thought the same thing with many ingredients. I'm far from a cook... but I figure terms like 'pinch' and 'sprinkle' don't really matter as long as you don't go super overboard. :shrugs:

[@dancingwaffle2154]

He was on master chef Gordon Ramsay was on it too and whenever he says a touch of olive oil he puts a gallon so maybe that’s why

[@aidentyerman4561]

"I do want pesto, before he perishes to experience the omakase berry"

[@atla8438]

I hope he was joking

[@UKYusei]

like why did he say this 😭

[@Just_Pele]

@@UKYusei He's going to eat Pesto. No, I'm j/k. At least I hope he doesn't.

[@zakrylee9918]

@@Just_Pele NO NO NO!

[@anonymoususerrr6765]

hamsters live for 2 to 3 years at the most it might be his time

[@matthewgage7134]

I went to a strawberry farm once and I kinda had the same experience. I’m like, wait a hot second, strawberries are supposed to taste like this?!?! Fresh, high quality strawberries are truly next level good.

[@twofunnylittlefriends2454]

69 likes 🙄

[@cut442.]

Nick is probably the only person where I feel comfortable staring back into his eyes

[@vincere4591]

Most yters that stare into the audience make things uncomfortable. Nick doesn’t. He just looks very passionate about his profession.

[@faye_olivia]

@@joshroehl6098 why tho?

[@jackschwab6524]

Susy baka

[@joshdzn]

@@joshroehl6098 will you just shut up

[@randomanimatorandgamer9392]

@@vincere4591 yeah

[@stinkbla5928]

The camera man has been fired twice now.

[@joe-eg3mk]

Damn

[@stinkbla5928]

@@joe-eg3mk Ikr

[@sweaterheather1260]

More like 10 times

[@joe-eg3mk]

@@joshroehl6098 stop

[@morgansansom1400]

@@joshroehl6098 get that hot trash out of here

[@averybaquerapurcell3657]

My high ass thought the strawberries in the thumbnails were the cake

[@Luckiedog.]

I went to their website to buy some strawberries, and guess what. They are sold out. Hmmm, I wonder where their supply went that would cause such a shortage... 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@idontknowhatoput8663]

Imagine having that much money…

[@danadyd59]

I live in Illinois. No delivery available here. 😭

[@balls4992]

OH NO! How will you cope

[@danadyd59]

@@balls4992 , lol! I'll be ok! Too funny!

[@londonjohn5074]

Manager: so how did you get fired? Camera man: i ate an expensive strawberry. Manger: oh……

[@AfifRayz]

Lol

[@connorland3783]

Hey Nick! I have been a follower of you since your appearance on master chef. I was the one who asked to go to Eleven Madison Park with my dad as I am planning to pursue culinary arts. I know this is sappy but I just want to say thank you again for your videos as they really have made a impact on me and perhaps my future. When will you collaborate with Weissman or Babish??? I would absolutely love that! That’s extra cooking power.

[@Yam-Paoly]

I agree with you !!! Babish and Nick would make an awesome team !!

[@balldip]

Lets bump this guys comment up for the commitment 💪

[@jacobfreeman8462]

a collab with josh would be sick. papa is the best

[@torigatling3177]

wait im confused?? for the contest?

[@andilouis8770]

No. Its Max and they are together they are called slap bros.

[@ink1698]

You should Tanghulu those strawberries!

[@SweetCandyDragon]

If he hasn’t eaten them all yet! Lol

[@ink1698]

@@SweetCandyDragon facts😂

[@boah-ist65]

I was just thinking that

[@sacredzup843]

I can't with pesto's little container. The tail is simply to cute. I have experienced something greater than cuteness. Some people would want to taste the expensive strawberries, I would pet pesto. 13:08

[@SweetCandyDragon]

Same, he is so cute

[@wxwb1314]

Who wouldnt pet that CUTE little hamster lol its so CUTEEEEE

[@wxwb1314]

@@joshroehl6098 Stop self promoting go away

[@crystalduffy3714]

He said he’s gonna perish 😭😭

[@imsorryforarguingbut4555]

I would taste pesto.

[@nittosstudio]

Nick is high without acting high 🔥🔥🔥

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

City folks: Pay $1000 for a handful of strawberries grown in NYC Me: Picking them for free in my garden

[@ningbronsin9826]

Ur definitely not picking the same strawberries

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

@@ningbronsin9826 Maybe I am, or maybe not? I live in Denmark, I grow the Senga Sengana variety, they're incredibly sweet if picked after a week of sun and warm weather. They don't come individually wrapped in their own little plastic bed, though.

[@helenarg643]

@@Thomas-lk5cu I was gonna write a comment about Danish strawberries. I remember those fields where you can pick them yourself and they were sooo soooo good and sweet but they were darker then the ones he has.

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

@@helenarg643 Yea picking your own strawberries in a field is amazing, especially on a hot summer day. Some varieties are a little darker, yes, but you can also find varieties with a more bright red color. The best strawberries, however, are the ones picked right after a long period of warm, sunny weather. It really enhances the sugar levels, and gives the strawberries their perfect, sweet taste. Strawberry season is only a few weeks away now, can't wait!

[@cpilfold420]

They’re grown in NYC but with Japanese properties and genetics It’s a premium product. There’s a reason fruit is absurdly expensive in Japan. They step it up many levels compared with the average gardener.

[@rebekahreheis6210]

Okay. The way Nick says "strawberry" is so precious. Go ahead, watch all 16 minutes again and smile every time he says it. Shtrawberry 🍓🍓🍓

[@thegoldenjuvi5977]

10:33 Nick: now we want every bit of the strawberry sauce Strawberry sauce spills Nick: oh Fu-

[@annyswirl8092]

Never seen strawberries being marketed like this 🍓

[@ayaan650]

Ok

[@emptyricebowl]

Fun fact: Oishii (美味しい) means delicious in Japanese! So the company name is literally “delicious”

[@Orincaby]

Fun fact: that's not a fun fact

[@Puddie_Catt]

Fun fact:thank u I won’t hate

[@yoriichitsugikuni6970]

@Spynnngndhdgdyydgehrjdi or something thats also not a fun fact

[@Dan-mo7im]

it literally says 美味

[@mgschneider06]

“Now just a light sprinkling of sugar” puts half a bag on the shortbread

[@noah2k25]

he looks like he’s on the verge of tears in the intro

[@veriberri9131]

I thought he was just fried 😂

[@NickDiGiovanni]

haha I have the worst allergies ever

[@bigwilly519]

@@NickDiGiovanni notice me senpai

[@ReyOfLight]

@@NickDiGiovanni Feel ya on that one! Spring is rough...

[@ethanliaoo]

@@NickDiGiovanni I was about to ask why your eyes were so swollen looking.

[@joryabdullah3427]

Who else finds it funny when he tells him to cut he cameras but he doesn’t and just films him doing something weird

[@thrileikur]

if by funny you mean overused then yeah

[@jeevunsahota3958]

I mean it was funny like the first two times

[@matt9618]

@@Panda-od6ub omg no way!!1!

[@mandoparras]

@@Panda-od6ub probably only for the first few time

[@lucascoppa8861]

@@Panda-od6ub u do realize it’s a skit right?

[@srinityak6518]

His hamster be eating better than most of us damn 😂

[@amizawad9550]

Pizza or pasta?

[@mrwatchdog1537]

@@amizawad9550 ima have to go with pasta man

[@amizawad9550]

@@mrwatchdog1537 good where are u From

[@midnightcrow7113]

I’ve picked fresh strawberries straight from the bush in JP on a tour, nothing will ever compare ^.^🍓👌 unfortunately the tour to pick cherries 🍒are already full 😔 Your short cuts when you tell the camera to ‘look away’, is something I always look forward to 😂😂

[@broketoaster_nowsad2935]

nick funny moments 3:17 3:28 6:20 7:46 11:11 11:38 13:45

[@boarbot7829]

I feel like it is above a waste to make the berries into a sauce.

[@santetzuken6022]

@@joshroehl6098 Wtf , What a shitty song lol

[@ciaranicholls4136]

@@santetzuken6022 😩😩

[@ItzLeyak]

No

[@febrezeairfreshner9222]

Not a waste if its making the short cake even better

[@angelaphsiao]

to be fair this is the same guy who regularly grinds wagyu steaks into burgers, and orders cacao beans instead of just buying chocolate or cocoa powder. He doesn't know the meaning of moderation.

[@Priyanka-yg1kj]

Nick: "let's take a little bite" Also Nick: * proceeds to eat the entire thing * 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

[@chandrasekarvenupillai7506]

He talks like we're actually going to try it lol

[@Chewy_Toast]

Anyone can do anything if they try hard enough and save up

[@chandrasekarvenupillai7506]

Yes you are right.hard work always pays off. but I meant it in a humorous manner.

[@ushashisengupta8581]

How expensive do you want your strawberries to be? Nick - YES 💵

[@cottoncandy7940]

No one asks how expensive you waant something to be-

[@harry63242]

@@cottoncandy7940 It's a meme

[@mustafahujairi3361]

3:23 can we just appreciate the camera man

[@p0tatorias]

Cameraman: *exists* Nick: You’re fired

[@hassanzaidi3807]

Man I feel broke watching this man's videos!😩

[@Carolsh27391]

When you are literally making a strawberry shortcake when you get the notification. 😮 haxxxxs

[@shannonquinn6390]

"To start let's take a little bite." **eats the whole strawberry**

[@Chewy_Toast]

He almost did but there was still some left on lol

[@Chewy_Toast]

And can you blame him strawberries like those are probably way too divine to easily hold yourself back.

[@woodmuncher7068]

Japan does have insane fruits. I’m japanese but born in the US, but me and my family visits from time to time and at one point I was given an orange that nearly tasted like candy. They don’t mess with their fruits at all..

[@SweetCandyDragon]

Pesto is so cute, I used to have a winter white dwarf hamster too I wonder why Pesto has diabetes Those strawberries certainly look delicious

[@danadyd59]

He said he's prone to diabetes, not that he has diabetes.

[@hermandanbolt8030]

Hey Nick, you’re by far the best, funniest and most exclusive! 😃

[@anamenia3728]

3:53 his staring with the mask lowkey creeped me out, if someone looked at me like it when im at the market i would definitely go to the other direction 0.0

[@boah-ist65]

An add popped up as soon as I went to this part of the video 😂

[@gunzy3200]

"You're fired" 😭

[@jetjay6066]

The way he says “strahbrees” 😂😂

[@ijeremyoliver]

"sharbrees"

[@TwilightNightGaming]

You never did the Pesto Test, I am sceptical about their quality. /s

[@gamerzworld5704]

Disclaimer: addictive channel 😍👌😋😀❤

[@Fantom_True]

Nick in 2069: making a 10000$ cup noodle

[@somedude2844]

11:37 that takes some serious skill

[@neeneemonkey4018]

Day one of asking nick to make a restaurant.

[@ellenmarie3294]

"Very SENSUAL experience" *sensory experience* 💀🤣