Chemist Turned Street Food King of Peru | Street Food Icons

[@thegrynne]

Thank you for doing this interview in Spanish. His English must be excellent since he studied a PhD in England, but always nicer to speak your native tongue. His charisma really comes through.

[@kevinswift8654]

Yeah and it's awesome to see him with that sweet Peruvian accent.

[@fanachezz4560]

Diana Dai i was wondering too, why he didn’t do the interview in English. Although always Cool to hear our lovely Peruvian accent 🇵🇪

[@canaldelnocanal]

Castellano, spanish is the name spain gave to the language after the conquer of America. We dnt acept spanish in America we say castellano, because Castilla was the kinsom who conquered America wasnt Spain.

[@vladzignus2069]

@@canaldelnocanal Español, no te compliques.

[@crimsonhawk4912]

Eres gay tu

[@chanceDdog2009]

I love that he is a Spanish speaking Japanese-Peruvian

[@garyraja]

They have one of the largest Japanese diasporas in the world. At one point there were 950 000 Peruvians of Japanese descent living in Peru.

[@josuedavid7774]

@Joel Samaniego wtf? Mexico?

[@josuedavid7774]

@Joel Samaniego I would like to remind you that not only Mexico has that accent but many other countries. Man has that accent because in Peru some use it to talk.

[@josuedavid7774]

@Joel Samaniego It's true, although I didn't listen to a Mexican with that accent you say. Maybe it's a shared accent. Sorry for my bad English.

[@elkevinachoo]

He's peruvian

[@Nijugarami]

He's proud about his food and thats when it really matters, you can feel it in every dish.

[@fernandolino6493]

What is most interesting is his father’s restaurant was very expensive and one of the famous Japanese chef worked there is Nobu...he learned Nikkei food there and his restaurants worldwide offer Nikkei food (Peruvian-Japanese) and Robert De Niro is his business partner. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobu_Matsuhisa

[@admagnificat]

I love this guy. He just seems like such a positive, funny, humble, hard working, honest guy. And with all of that having been said, he’s got a sense of style -- a flair about him. It’s a beautiful thing, man. A simple, beautiful thing.

[@miketurns202]

I feel it fam..To hear that woman not even bring up his food but just declare that he is just such a good person..and I look at him and hear his attitude; his positivity, humility, kindness, sense of humor and charm etc all while doing something special and making sure it’s accessible to people…I just hope that I can raise the kids I have one day to be such amazing human beings in their own way.

[@yiyoto]

Como aprecio a los peruanos personas educadas y tan amables cariños desde Argentina!

[@FoodandFootprints]

Great choice for the first Lima episode - Al Toke Pez is incredible!

[@FoodandFootprints]

Glad he decided to enter the restaurant business instead of chemistry! And still put his background to good use

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Funny how he said he would kill less people in a restaurant!

[@gabe6475]

Why are u glad?

[@_StandardIssue]

There's nothing better than a person who is obviously very successful but puts themselves down humorously every chance they get. That bank loan line at 8:10 killed me.

[@joshlewis2414]

totally. self deprecating humor is a seriously undervalued trait

[@jaytee1903]

"I'll kill less people in a restaurant" is now my life motto LOL

[@MsTina-dk6ok]

Best quote and change of lifestyle by far

[@funfun2929]

ima take it as my motto too

[@madhansification]

This is one of the best episodes yet! He's an inspiration!

[@slalomie]

“Do I consider myself famous? Yes, in the banks for not paying debts. They don’t give me any loans…” 😭

[@migumigumigoo]

The speed and finesse of how he cut that fish was therapeutic.

[@yiyoto]

lol same here....

[@brianasanchez2938]

PERU!!! i’m so glad they made a video about the amazing food we have in peru!❤️

[@Romanoff.Kalashnikov]

Al Toke Pez teach me that Dedication, Proud of your culture, Passion, Hardworking, Relentless, Good Vibes and Awesome Mindset are the concoction for *SUCCESS*

[@Sonny1065LV]

I love Peruvian food! Would love to travel to Peru one day

[@harrytomandl]

no te arrepentiras jamas! que esperas?..

[@FoodandFootprints]

Love that he makes the ceviche of his choice and uses ingredients abundant in season

[@Juan-ci6vc]

-seafood -loves his job passionately -quick and delicious streetfood -works in cramp places with ease This guy is japanese alright.

[@l-_ōlVlō_-l]

If nothing else, that most definitely gives it away.

[@radxavier2269]

+ is highly educated but would rather work at a job he truly loves

[@IRVDawg]

The Cramp Twins

[@koolteddy1]

And humble!

[@AMkoreann]

@@radxavier2269 Thats the peruvian side

[@1ycan-eu9ji]

Mtasufuji that means he's probably related to the Matsufuji family that owns the Edo restaurants all over Lima including one in Berlin street near the center of Miraflores, pretty impressive to start his own restaurant separate from family business and have success like that

[@marianareyesx]

Hid dad had a very renowned restaurant and was very well known back then. When Toshi came back from England, he took over his dad’s restaurant after his death, but after realizing that wasn’t really his style, he closed it and opened Al Toke Pez.

[@lilianev4731]

Small restaurants are the best because they’re always more about the food

[@josefcogonzalez1902]

Estos increíbles chefs peruanos q delicia y q cultura culinaria herencia hermosa

[@donttouchthisatall]

Spanish is such a lovely language! I love it!

[@miguelgalvezangles328]

peruvian accent is the best :)

[@carcez]

His got a unique "nikkei" accent that is proper of Lima only.

[@Monki_29]

@@carcez "nikkei" accent doesn't exist. Limeñian and japanese peruvian have the same accent since they aren't segregated

[@yiyoto]

@@miguelgalvezangles328 sisisi

[@feoysabroso]

@@Monki_29 it does, very subtle but a peruvian will notice the small difference, like, still using the diaphragm to speak

[@Vendzgz]

Como cocinero que soy te digo que es admirable la forma de pensar y vivir que tienes, se nota tu honestidad, priorizando el hacer disfrutar a tus clientes sin buscar amasar el sucio dinero. Me alegra ver gente feliz con su profesión y respetuoso con los animales, un saludo afectuoso desde España.

[@shellzzp]

Thanks MUNCHIES for showing my beautiful people and country some love❤️🇵🇪#ArribaPeru

[@RS-jh2kl]

This is the best series in Vice.

[@FoodandFootprints]

One of the best meals we ate in Peru!

[@aliciatq3864]

OMG I WAS GOING TO EAT THERE 2 DAYS AGO BUT IS WAS FULL OF PEOPLE SO I LEFT!!! Didn't know it was THE PLACE to go. #cryingInSpanish

[@aliciatq3864]

@William Vega I'll go next time forsure

[@adolfobriceno1635]

Yummy. We love Peruvian food. 😊

[@WhoIsOlton]

its like watching a Surinamese-chinese speak better Surinamese than me..... still doesn't top black guy with a Dutch-belgian accent. a world without borders still hold all its cultures

[@therealnoodles7638]

Im asian with full australian accent, its the world we live in now. Racists amd conservatives just can't accept that.

[@Deathday189]

@@therealnoodles7638 so were you born in Australia or had Australian parents?

[@therealnoodles7638]

@@Deathday189 moved here when I was young

[@SpamCanSlam]

Imagine seeing an old chinese lady speak with the thickest of southern US twang. Now that's something.

[@pandemonium5557]

I Love street food icons!!!!! Keep making them

[@GabrielaRav]

The way this man handles the fish and squid soothes my soul. So much attention to detail its so pure

[@antoniskyriakou327]

I AM A GREEK CHEF AND HAVE ONE VERY GOOD RESTAURANT. I TRAVEL FOR YEARS ALL OVER THE WORLD, CHANGE IDEAS, CHANGING MINE ,ETC. THAT GUY IS ONE OF THE BEST (WITH ALL THE RESPECT) CHEFFS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!SIMPLE, BUT EXTREMELY GOOD ,NICE AND PROUD BUT NOT EGOIST. HE HAS HIS OWN WAY TO CREATE DISHES AND I END ADMIRING HIM!!

[@MariaRodriguez-xo1jh]

Teniendo tanto tiempo en 🇺🇸 y como me encanta escuchar mi acento limeño .Felicitaciones a este gran cocinero nikei 🇵🇪 ❤

[@johntran2252]

Peru has the most underrated cuisine hands down.

[@Monki_29]

It's considered the top 3 cuisines of the world, nobody underrates it. If anything it isn't as well known like Thai or Mexican, which are objectively lesser cuisines but got better and longer marketing campaings.

[@feoysabroso]

@@Monki_29 I've been to mexico and live among many mexicans, and yes, mexican food is overrated, very good, but very overrated. But thai food, when I visited Thailand oh man, they have so much diversity, so many dishes,so good, I can honestly say that is one of the best, and peruvian cuisine is not underrated anymore, you're right, it has won best gastronomic destination 8 years in a row.

[@palteonato]

Perú is amazing!!!

[@koralyrojas9668]

Perú! My country im si proud 😋

[@alanmyr1507]

Proud of? A fish takeaway? lol

[@FoodandFootprints]

Thomas Shelby It is better than many full-scale sit down restaurant meals. Excellent stuff

[@lamigratedeporta4138]

@@alanmyr1507 *?????*

[@thiccfriedokra9189]

I am american and i can say: i love peruvian people and the food..asians definitely make peruvian food great...nice combo

[@dyu8184]

"I thought I'd kill less people in a restaurant." Lmao I love this guy.

[@ef4947]

When somebody with a crutch doesn't mind the wait, it speaks volumes.

[@junelee5975]

Such authentic genuine person

[@Virginiafox21]

That food looks SO GOOD. I’ve thought about a trip to visit Machu Picchu, seems like I may add another spot!

[@feoysabroso]

Lima para s the best city to eat in Latin America, you should program a gastronomic tour for some days there, you have to try both street food and restaurant food, it's amazing

[@soeifong]

Absolutely brilliant: a chemist turned chef! His food must be delicious, too bad I can't try it 😔

[@larry89]

"And I thought, I'll kill less people in a restaurant." HAHAHA Give this man an award for this statement

[@fciagsousa]

0:58 when he says that the food is "suave" it means that it's delicate, not light.

[@JazzyAnasazi]

Wow... How he goes from learning Chemistry to go into the Agricultural or Laboratory fields to cooking in a restaurant, he compares the two by saying "I'll kill less people in a restaurant." That truly is a terrifying reality to face in a world where both of these fields truly go hand-in-hand.

[@jvyg2]

Simplemente es cuestión de suerte nacer en Perú 🤩😊

[@watfordman]

"seafood is inexpensive" Damn bruh, come to England, you need a bank loan to live off of seafood.

[@bayzoify]

Seafood is only expensive in England because of the fact that English people refuse to eat/buy any of the fucking local/seasonal seafood and so rely on imports

[@jamescharlesworth775]

English seafood is more expensive to get for most people... It's a premium since all the supermarkets sell foreign imported seafood.

[@Satori2046]

Same issue in France, depending of the region. It's just too expensive.

[@_danymal]

This video is about his restaurant, that cooks seafood. In Lima, Perú. Where we are blessed and grateful for an abundance of seafood. What does your comment have to do with the theme of the video...

[@coco2159]

Maybe because the european region have a huge issue with anisaki infected fish , and they need to import the fish , that would be the problem , because it sound odd for me the fact that you live in an island and can´t eat seafood as you want!

[@troulimoes]

Love these!

[@robertlee4172]

Great story, love the interaction with neighbours.

[@sokarita0528]

I’m pretty sure Tomas, Chef food is very delicious 😋... Solo de ver la pinta provoca y se hace agua la boca!!! ... Me encantó su historia ... Excelente esta serie de Netflix 😍😍😍👌🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Chef Tomas 👨‍🍳 charisma and humbleness is incredible, I love that! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@leejones3115]

The world is awesome. I dig the mix of languages/culture.

[@kayflip2233]

It's mostly Asians. They live with every race and integrate and collaborate with every race in almost every country on earth really well.

[@basslandpdx]

Definitely going to hit this place up when I travel to Peru!

[@yoreld2008]

A chemist who cooks.Where have I heard that before?

[@frankybaez1737]

Underrated 😂

[@raulfabian1663]

Say his name....

[@graceandmarvellouswonders6249]

Amazing it all looked so good, when I get the chance I will be sure to check them out!!!

[@p6h14]

Surprised to hear Sporean accent.. so glad u made it to his stall man.. i will try one day if i ever get to go to Peru!

[@raymund1108]

I love Peruvian food is so good. It has a lot of influences that's why they has so many delicious dishes. Gordon Ramsey was there, Mark Weins is there now and Food ranger next.There are others youtubers not that famous but it seems they all decided to check out Peruvian food at this time of the year.

[@jjbc9769]

How do you know food ranger is coming to Peru?

[@TheDanhenk]

I actually stopped there before we headed up too Ayacucho. Great ceviche!

[@RollSoundRollcamera]

I would make a trip to Lima just to visit this place. Wow.

[@adammoore7447]

Great, yet another awesome restaurant I haven't been to yet here in Lima...now it's next on my list :)

[@adammoore7447]

As a followup, I finally went with my wife(Peruana) and we both loved it. The short wait was worth it. You should definitely try the "combinado", a nice mix of ceviche, crunchy fried squid, and arroz con mariscos...which stole the show with it's flavor de wok. Great job, we'll be going back!

[@doracorrales9611]

Que 👍 reportaje sobre la rica *cocina peruana* 🇵🇪 👏👏👏...

[@tngchinghwa]

wtf, watching a video of peru food halfway and i hear my countryman's accent

[@oilygrossboy9313]

I damn shocked leh

[@ronfontanillas5387]

Haha instantly spotted that too

[@pulkinpulman2028]

haha same thing here.

[@thiccfriedokra9189]

what is peruvian people's opinion of japanese that live in peru?

[@brunogonzales3752]

@@thiccfriedokra9189 they are a part of us, we are all Peruvians. No matter where you come from.

[@demonking14229]

The best asian chefs are hispanic. The best hispanic chefs are asian. Go figure.

[@fullmindstorm]

Amazing places, and let me tell you, there is lots of amazing food in peru, and if a peruvian says its good, you can bet its going to be amazing.

[@bertoman1990]

I could smell the aroma through my phone. Peru is the 2nd SAM country I'd visit after Brazil :)

[@bertoman1990]

@Dawn a calm kitty you should try it ;)

[@yesselperez6147]

Muchas felicidades 🎊 me encanta este programa

[@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552]

Los "ponjas" peruanos son buenos para la cocina criolla; hasta hace, más o menos, 30 años había gran cantidad de fondas o restaurantes en Lima regentados por ellos y cocinaban excelente; saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (mi27/I/2021)-Perú-América.

[@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552]

Peruvian "ponjas" are good for Creole cuisine; Until more or less 30 years ago, there were a large number of inns or restaurants in Lima run by them and they cooked excellently; greetings and congratulations from Lima (Wednesday 27 / I / 2021) -Perú-América

[@jvesq42]

How many times did he say his food is simple? So is Massimo and true Italian. The genius is what you do with those simple ingredients. He is not a simple man. And I don’t think I could recreate these simple dishes!

[@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552]

Saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (mi27/I/2021)-Perú-América.

[@amyr3285]

I love this! Want to go try this food, looks delicious.

[@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552]

Greetings and congratulations from Lima (Wednesday 27 / I / 2021) -Perú-América

[@pincspace1554]

these Peru videos make me so proud!! 🇵🇪😄

[@fabiancesarparedesportilla4566]

Toshi .ya es hora que pongas un gran restaurante de lujo en San Isidro

[@superhk19]

Love this series so much

[@rafilee90]

inspiring. this is how i want to live my life as chef

[@Mateo-hq8fd]

Humble vibes

[@doduarrow]

he is like walter white but instead of cooking meth he cooks fish

[@reijusanssz5137]

Gabe Jones-Lang chill bro, it’s obvious you don’t get the chemist reference lmao 😂

[@MC-mn6mu]

Lol

[@guerrero_5104]

Reiju Sanssz for real maybe he don’t watch the video complete hahaha

[@lindsayfoley6460]

I cant stop watching these 😁 best series ever.

[@rooftopkorean999]

that rice dish looks popping!

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Very interesting thank you from England!

[@alexloving9197]

a spanish japenese cook inspired by english takeaways. What a time to be alive lol!

[@feoysabroso]

Peruvian-japanese... Spanish people live in Europe

[@pneumaticdetach]

Tomas is a cool dude..

[@InkaBeauty]

Amazing!! PERU

[@MyrnaDeJesus]

Encantada con este chef y su lugar. Emocionada para visitar un día.

[@Blkbrdxixx]

Love how he’s making Peruvian cuisine a street food type of thing. How he makes it all food on the go just how he saw in England.

[@giancarlojosueolmedoromana573]

Street food has always existed in Peru, there are dishes that were specifically designed to be sold in the streets. Toshi is a great cook and his restaurant was innovative in its own right, though.

[@cseijifja]

there's been street food in peru since 1500's mate.

[@carcez]

This will be my next food spot next year in Lima. That nikkei accent is unique, just in the beginning of the video before even seeing his face I knew he was "ponja".

[@magno5157]

Are there many Spanish speaking Japanese?

[@carcez]

@@jesusluna4498 gracias por lo de huachafo. Siempre hay nikkeis que tienen su "dejo" diferente. Saludos.

[@josuedavid7774]

@@carcez mi amigo es nikkei, y habla igual a otro compa. Aunque un poquito más grueso xd.

[@Nicksolo2369]

I hope to go to Perú and try this food before I die.

[@875amy]

I love hearing stories from our Latino Asians they need more REP like no one believes me when I say there are a ton of Asians in L A

[@andrewcho9779]

Agreed. There are a lot of Korean Brazilians in my Church and my godfather is a Korean born and raised in Argentina who came to the US at 13

[@875amy]

@@andrewcho9779 my church is all mainly Filipino/Mexican but we have a lot of Filipino/black and white kids and a Japanese Mexican couple with 2 kids born in Korea

[@gelgioramos4714]

Una maravilla 😍😊

[@canaldelnocanal]

Me encantó, el chavon la tiene re clara,y debe ser muuyy buena su comida.

[@SomePotato]

Having good quality fast food ceviche must raise the happiness index of the neighborhood by several points.

[@kofManKan]

Would love to try that, respect to that man and his ethos!

[@xxgordito163xx]

His Spanish is excellent, surprising but pleasant!! A true Kiko !

[@nativegurl8886]

Viva Toshi y Peru!!! 🇵🇪 🦙💗🙏🏽

[@Latinsweetie]

He is a talented chef. He's humble and passionate about his food and his business. That's great. 🇵🇪❤️ Definitely will check it out when I travel to Peru.

[@_evelling_]

Love our food and my beautiful country 🇵🇪

[@user-zh7dy9yo9r]

Ok i‘m using the word. Amazing!

[@martinrodriguez6871]

Hermano peruano te vi en television y te encontre en KZbin. Buena comida saludos desde coalinga ca

[@keziabrana]

I hope you make more videos like these

[@anthonydisney]

Amazing

[@dxr4277]

I love how he buy season products, not for only the fact is cheaper but also 'cause is healthier and more sustainable.