Chef Mikiko Ando is a Master of King Crab Sushi - Omakase

[@lilaznpandabear91]

Screw the people that didn’t want to eat your sushi. You are an inspiration. Thank you Eater for the video.

[@hiimryan2388]

Andy Nguyen we just don't have money....

[@blazednlovinit]

Meh, if they don't want to eat something they don't want to eat something.

[@chungyanwong7293]

You see, you won't like every food in the world. Will it be fair if people *who like certain food that you don't* tell you to go screw yourself?

[@hys9850]

Wow, can't imagine the obstacles she had to go through to get to where she is, being a single mother, in a foreign country, starting out as a waitress, at a time where some of the patrons still exhibits sexism. And yet, even after overcoming all these struggles to be where she is, she still shows such humility and gratefulness. She is an inspiration for sure!

[@JesusSucksUrDick]

ooooohh we got a feminist here....

[@LivingSoul16]

@rockster10101 would you like to share whats funny with what they stated?

[@strokeguy4835]

i dont care but she actually is though

[@savannahcox2527]

i dont care Calling out someone’s shitty sexist behavior does not automatically make them a feminist. Sexism is very much a real thing, it can happen to men and women both.

[@funkystyle7249]

@rockster10101 Is English your first language?

[@auvl1860]

Listening to her story while she casually show/teach what she's making +++++ sharing how chefs taught her and thank them for it?? She's amazing! You can tell how she makes her food resonates from her heart. 🥰🥰🥰

[@AzlianaLyana]

The amount of effort and dedication she puts into her creations speaks for itself. Would be an honor to be able to give it a try one day.

[@crestfallen821]

"I grew up in Hokkaido, so I am tough and patient" Feels like a Skyrim quote

[@aioee877]

Winter in Hokkaido is harsh and everything gets buried in snow

[@iddingidding4581]

"It makes the beard grow thicker"

[@kawaiispaghet3134]

"i used to be tough and patient too, then i took and arrow in the knee"

[@overlycreative1]

Her compassion for the life of the animal she prepares is heart warming and lends to her skills as a chef.

[@synthsol5522]

overlycreative1 as she amputated its limbs alive, the ice makes cold blooded animals sluggish, it’s not a pain killer

[@synthsol5522]

She even steams the king crab alive in the beginning

[@zaramintheequanimous]

@@synthsol5522 ah yes, you're the kind that cooks dead seafoods and enjoy the ammonia buildup in its decaying state ... Shut up and check why most seafood ( specifically lobsters ) in restaurants / sushi place needs fresh and alive seafood that they even require an aquarium to keep them before cooking it

[@dinkydoo4994]

@@synthsol5522 Duh, if you've ever been crabbing, you'd know you steam them while they're still alive, though, it's cringing when you hear all the tapping under the lid 😖, but they're friggin delicious!

[@Sam_1984a]

@@zaramintheequanimous Jeez who pissed in your cereal? He's just saying it's nice to not torture animals even if you're going to eat them... Why's that piss you off so much?

[@lanceresultay014]

I agree that steaming is actually better than boiling coz you don’t lose any of the flavor.

[@foongjunemeng8935]

Also a great indicator if the seafood is fresh or not .

[@user-jh3kz7dp2z]

That's actually why steaming was invented

[@FlowerofDissolution]

I think the main issue is the lack of flavoring of the water. Crayfish is really popular in Sweden and it's boiled with heaps of dill, salt, sugar, and beer in the water making for a very flavorsome end result. In comparison, steaming can't really give you much flavor, unless you just want plain crab/crawfish/lobster flavor. I don't find that very that exciting, but that's just my personal opinion.

[@darkim1777]

@@FlowerofDissolution some people like the main ingredient natural taste to be the star. And some other like spices and herbs infused in their meal. I like both experience.

[@darkim1777]

And yeah, with live/very fresh ingredient as the star it makes more sense to preserve the natural taste of the main ingredient

[@Kim-zf5dp]

She just casually filets a poisonous fish. She's awesome!

[@user-jh3kz7dp2z]

i mean if you were frantic, you'd probably get stung

[@jomangeee9180]

its even more awesome because she is a woman, who would have thought. They should give her an award !

[@JLDJ007]

You shouldnt get an award gor just being a woman

[@ProfessorFatMan]

@@jomangeee9180 Just because you're female and you're dissecting a poisonous fish doesn't mean you deserve an award. Let a teenager do it a million times and he or she will be fine doing it. Gender means nothing in this scenario.

[@jomangeee9180]

@@ProfessorFatMan u r sexist

[@aviatorix8805]

Seeing how cleanly she was able to extract the tail meat from the raw lobster was beautiful. A testament to her skill.

[@mauibuilt50]

Honestly it's actually really easy....

[@mhk277]

May this Omakase series never end.

[@annashchipskaya2910]

When she was putting salt on the crab all I could hear was: "Now just a shot of vodka"

[@dougedoug2105]

I cringed every time she handles the crab in the video it looks like the legs are moving. 🤔 I hope that crab wasn’t still alive before she boiled it but I suspect that it was because I detected some voluntary movement. 😱 😱 😱 Videos like this make me spend money, I guess I might have King Crab for dinner

[@Xeggs]

@@dougedoug2105 the crabs are always alive before boiling unless they split it in half

[@mrmilkman365]

2 shots of vodka

[@Arksword]

@@dougedoug2105 sometimes they can be, but salt activates some of the nerves even if its dead and causes it to look like its moving. It's really spooky when some people add soy sauce/salt to raw (dead) squid/octopi, the tentacles start to "dance"

[@TheHenkhoofd]

@@Xeggs You can actually easily spike the crab nerve centres. It is considered a more humane way of preparing crab.

[@howardwayne3974]

When I was in the marines stationed on Okinawa we would buy a couple of pounds of ebi and go down to the beach and steam them with ocean water . that was in 1975 , and I can still taste them !!!

[@gulpboys3970]

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[@HP-vy9hv]

The dollar then was really big.

[@juggiebonebrain3383]

Maybe you should brush your teeth

[@drift903]

Precisely done everything. Nothing less nothing more. It's a joy to watch like magician hand movements.

[@Potatinized]

She didnt really cut perfectly in the middle of the lobster head though. Missed it like a cm or two.

[@jordanburton9819]

I can't imagine the honor of being taught by her. The culmination of knowledge and the strength she must have had to endure sexism. She's incredible and an inspiration.

[@CashMoneyKC1]

Recipe: “Just a pinch of salt”.... Chef: puts a pound 😂

[@Leto_0]

Translations aren't always accurate

[@nahor88]

That honestly made me gag... just steam that crab and enjoy the legs with some garlic butter sauce!

[@therat3549]

Gage Endre neither do you

[@gredystar8333]

@@therat3549 yes. But he isn't insulting the food by saying stupid crap

[@rachelloong7547]

@@nahor88 yep, and the garlic butter sauce is totally going to cover the taste of the crab meat more than just adding salt, which she had already mentioned that most of the salt would not be absorbed by the crab meat itself

[@ITPCD]

it's so great she had good and kind teachers! respect to them all!

[@dineshvishwakarma922]

I wish there was one episode daily of this show 🥰😍😍

[@kosemkamtsan]

"please don't suffer", followed by the shining elevator scene erupting out of its torso. lady's got some onions.

[@TuesdaysJustAsBad]

Ben Rosenberg I don’t understand why she doesn’t split the head first and then cut it in half. Imagine if that was you, which cut would you want made first at your ritual sacrifice?

[@Leto_0]

I've seen lots of videos in Japan where they just pull a fish or something out of a bin and immediately cut it up without giving a single thought to the animal's pain. Cultural difference I suppose. But I agree, a quick or bash to the head doesn't cost you much time but helps the animal out significantly

[@Potatinized]

@@Leto_0 contradict to yours, i've been watching japanese home cooking videos and they always put these in ice first.

[@tiirmason8994]

@@Leto_0 when you kill it like that the meat tends to taste different, plus most chefs put it in ice so that it's numb and doesn't feel anything

[@excellenceanyanwu3678]

I was looking for a comment about this😂😂

[@oujitenshoofficial7954]

“burn the area with a lighter”. damn she is tough and patient

[@JamesChenisKing]

I’ve been at delage since their soft opening and they’ve gone through many excellent chefs. But Chef Mikiko has been my favorite for the past 4 or 5 years. Everytime i go in she remembers my face and always welcomes me back. This is our favorite sushi spot in the bay.

[@jon1805]

you know Eater, we'll still watch the vids even if you don't put "MASTER" in every single title with a chef.

[@xifu6974]

It's like not saying doctor before a doctor's name

[@miyasanto]

女だからってバカにするのは、職人の世界だとある事なのかもしれない。でも、それでも寿司を教えた「師匠」に感謝を持って日々の仕事に向かう姿勢に、感服いたします。 これからも頑張っていただきたいです。

[@larrycobb5798]

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the chef tell her story. She is absolutely remarkable and not only is she a master of her craft but she's an inspiration to anyone out there that is struggling to get ahead as a single parent especially if you live in a male-dominated society.

[@xeverwilliams815]

Watching her was so soothing, when she said I bet they are sorry lmao!

[@biohazard429]

It's so relaxing and satisfying to watch these master sushi chefs clean and prepare fish. Their knife work is so delicate, swift, and full of passion; its like watching a conductor or a musician at a symphony. I can't stop watching these videos😍

[@mariomcscience8292]

tearing up a little bit, reminds me of my mother, hard working woman #respect

[@demonsnight395]

I see a lot of people calling it sexist to say it's awesome because she is a woman. Let's break it down. The market for sushi is a man oriented job. Most places won't hire females because of tradition. The men who trained her went outside of tradition to teach her everything she knows. Not only is she a single mother, but she broke the norm, and I think that itself is deserving of an award. Shes an incredibly strong woman with a lot of real world sense. I hope people look up to women like her to break societal chains and prove we can do just as much as a man can in a given scenario.

[@Saoud84]

So much respect for the woman. All the power to her 💪🏽

[@cakeslayer509]

I love how fierce and serious her face got when she started assembling the sushi.

[@mirdulamadhu320]

She has such beautiful and creative hands. Hands of an artist.

[@hylacinerea970]

absolutely stunning as the child of a single mother i love to see her flourishing and living her best life

[@supertree08]

Shout out to all the single parents out there. Y’alls the most hard working people out there ♥️

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

ITS STILL MOVING, MAN THE HARPOONS! FROM HELLS HEART I STAB AT THEE!

[@ichallengemydog]

"Just a pinch of salt" then put in a whole cup full lol

[@dominicray6640]

That is Gordon Ramsay approved amounts of salt

[@NeuroHead]

Just when i started to think female sushi chef didn't even exist here she is in all her glory. Well done Eater , this series is very good.

[@charizzemaeinot6349]

I reallly love how Japanese are very respectful for the animals that they kill to eat.. I watched an episode here on youtube and it explained that the term 'ITADAKIMASU' (they say it before a meal) means thank you for the one who cooked this meal and also thanking the life that was sacrificed for the meal.. Amazing

[@Pughhead]

Found the weeb

[@ChrisParadise-wv5iz]

I love how this is art for her. Could almost taste everything that was being made. I wish I could enjoy sushi of this quality

[@carolynthornton8017]

IN MY VIEW She said “I like to focus on things I like to do and not get caught up in or make space for negative thinking.” I like that.

[@Bl4ckb2rry]

This hit home as my own birth mother had me on her own and couldn't care for me but it warms my heart and inspires me that she took care of her kids and became a sushi chef on her own

[@leroysama9138]

Thank you for uploading her story and video. The counter top is a man’s world and she proved those that doubt her wrong. She’s now a successful lady and with refined skills. Kudos to her and the strength to overcome all those obstacles. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 p.s I will eat sushi she make any freaking day, banzai ~

[@D-Z321]

As a fellow asian who’s family came from nothing to where we are today, i love this woman’s story and am going to eat some of her sushi someday!

[@haijac00]

I love watching the prep and serving of sushi everything looks sooo good

[@LiveLaughLovecraft]

Me too 🥰

[@shehbzk5461]

Truly speaking, she is the First Lady sushi chef I saw so far among so many sushi videos that I have seen

[@s3ntin3l60]

Can finish one king crab, she says. Crabs would declare mass genocide if I had my way with 'em. And butter..... lots of butter.

[@msbrownbeast]

That would be a very expensive meal, but it's not that hard for someone to eat a whole king crab that size. The total amount of edible parts can easily fit onto a regular dinner plate.

[@hanj31]

The juice and the brains of the crab is the best part.

[@dayaluatapattu]

4:24 this smile made my day very happy

[@--Paws--]

Her preparation of edomae sushi is almost incomparable to any male sushi chefs yet she has a tenderness at the end when she is about to plate it. All sushi chefs have a graceful touch when they make their dishes yet she seems to have more elegance.

[@The3-MinuteHealth168]

I love sushi at all time and this video is incredible.

[@skeye4985]

Hearing her talk about shellfish in a language I don't understand is wierdly relaxing

[@samg461a]

This woman is badass!! Single mom, supporting her family, decides to take on the challenge of learning to be a sushi chef, faces sexism from customers, becomes a master and laughs at her doubters now. I love her.

[@stephenlozada7158]

How is this only a month old I felt I been watching their omakase series for more than a month.

[@jarrellsirithongdy2911]

This is just so pure to watch

[@tahnieg1083]

She is a testament to resilience, and its great the sushi chefs (all men) chose to train her in a male dominated industry at that time.

[@shinketsumidou]

Mikiko: Just a Pinch of Salt Also Her: *Continuously put a Handful of salt* That looks so delicious though.

[@Btvstudio]

I wish I could go to her restaurant, I would be more than happy for this women to make my sushi. She's got skills for sure.

[@squintthread7533]

I love watching sushi chefs work and yet I’m allergic to all fish and shellfish

[@hughjass5227]

A movie about her life would be really amazing I bet!!

[@MultiDeathmaster123]

Hitori Oya That is "Single Parent" in japanese, she definitely moved to the states by the way she felt she had to explain single parent in english while speaking japanese😂 Edit: if you from the states you know damn well what im saying😂

[@starryeyed4]

Bolt Dillon I appreciate how she’s come so far as a hitori oya. I’m a single mom too. Working and in school. I’m happy she found something she loves! I’d also like some food from her! Lol

[@MultiDeathmaster123]

@@starryeyed4 that food looks smack that why I love watching these things, Hope you and your family are staying safe in these times!

[@Annick080]

The spiny lobster is such an amazing combo of briny and sweetness, I love it A seat here would be perfect ❤️

[@gunungmerapiapi1933]

7:14 at least we know those small number of people disliked your video. We support you Mom, I mean Chef She really has this motherly aura, especially when she welcomed the customer

[@susanlee101]

She’s doing beautiful work. I hope to try her sushi one day!

[@lengxiong1981]

Love these videos! More sushi!!

[@davidrobinson8]

Awesome to hear about her struggle...

[@sneekypanda]

I have so much respect for her

[@blaskoxx4954]

Wow! She has everything! I love this woman!

[@KevinRay_man]

Women like this make men look like little babies. It really is amazing how much she's been through to still have such a carefree, live and let live kind of attitude. Respect.

[@gunungmerapiapi1933]

Really reminds me of my mother, she never smile when cooking and have this stern look but jokes around

[@hiimryan2388]

Gunung Merapiapi if you smile you might slip the knife as your hands feel funny

[@codytorres6249]

I would never eat this but I respect the work you do. Also being a single parent and continuing is incredible

[@MarcioHAM]

Respect. Incredible woman!

[@kingk2405]

Fab ! And the shell of the crustaceans is amazing for making soup . In France we are using lobster shells we roast them then flambé them with brandy to make a fabulous soup ( the lobster bisque) with small croutons brushed with sea urchins butter . With a glass of Chablis or Vouvray it is just a killer .

[@bboykiddblack]

Ms.Swan is killin it

[@sgtjarhead99]

My mouth is watering looking at that crab.

[@mayaw7148]

She is the definition of humble

[@jeffreychen8105]

“It’s too cruel to cut them when they are moving around.” If they still feel the pain, why does it matter if they can move or not. That’s like saying tying someone up is equivalent to giving them anaesthesia.

[@serdaryas9450]

I working always Turkish people before and my English skills suck when I working with American companies I start learning English. Only talk to people and learn every day...If you don't have English you can survive your life in the USA😊People so friendly and helpful. Japan is not the same😀

[@reneemoreno8030]

There was a lady in Park City Utah 35 yrs ago who was Mormon and studied in Kyoto under the Sushi Master. She was unbelievable her name was Peggy and sold her business and made millions. She was super talented and made great sugar cookies as well. 🙏

[@HandlingItAll]

Very nice. Would love to eat her sushi. Be one of those once in a lifetime treats.

[@pvoshefski]

An awesome and powerful chef.

[@Nico_Peeko]

I’m just trying to watch some sushi videos and I’m met with this comment section... Thanks KZbin users, you continue to amaze.

[@pleasantsville]

I’ve never seen a crab that huge in my entire life of watching food shows.

[@joeycaviedes805]

Lovely presentation of dynamic pieces of fish... i would love to experience her sushi skills,

[@SandyRiverBlue]

She's adorable. Reminds me of my mom.

[@lokeshs8543]

I have been watching almost all omakase videos and feel like should had gone to japan and worked with sushi chefs to master this art and cleanliness. BTW I am from India

[@bryanrmcf]

*Chill* with the dramatic music; it feels like an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries.”

[@tiffanyholman4028]

🤣😂

[@FuShengWen]

Lady Sushi Chef! Awesome!🥰

[@hafizmiau]

This is what Devon Aoki is going to look like when she's older.

[@SaltedFishing]

Love how she used the kimo with the okoze.

[@sh3llz2]

Shes incredible. Hands down!

[@Wheeeeai]

I’m really glad when she said 99% of the chefs were welcoming her as a female sushi chef, and i’m pretty sure its because they understand it doesnt matter who you are as long as you’re passionate about this and want to learn. Screw the customers who don’t want to eat your food :/ they probably are sorry.

[@LetsGoAlready]

She learned and took it too highest level ...... respect ✊🏽

[@mhikosale7233]

I always watch this whenever I have canned corned beef for dinner.

[@DeepSeaKirk]

Her life is a film material. Very inspiring.

[@SaSha-hb5rq]

what a fascinating video and how inspiring she is. I'm glad I found this

[@ladallance12]

Respect Chef.

[@Martin-Young]

Truly amazing Mikiko! You are an artist!!!

[@tmackie1694]

What an amazing person! And the food... wow!

[@dhika388]

5:10 "i wanted to go to school but i became a mother" i felt that.

[@andrewkuhnley5035]

Great job chef!

[@fightingirish8584]

Now that's a cool Omakase!

[@dinkydoo4994]

Not a sushi eater, but just had to watch her work on the king crab. The size of that crab, wow! I could eat that whole thing, too!