I Tried British Food in JAPAN

[@EdChapman23]

Who have thought they'd be a British pub culture in Tokyo? Or they'd have sausage rolls and fish and chips? I decided to go on a mission to try all the British food in Tokyo that I could get my hands on, what did you think looked best?

[@KieronYT]

The "British Pub" is a chain called Hub that is all over Japan! They are quite popular with Japanese people :)

[@chibifirestorm]

@@KieronYT yup, i go there when i want a taste of home lol

[@jamessteel9016]

Been a great series Ed, can’t wait to see more of your content in 2025

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

@@KieronYTlove The Hub! I did a video back in early 2023 and loved their 2 litre tower beer. It really made me feel like I was in an old English pub, but when I went back outside, into modern day Tokyo it’s such a strange feeling

[@aronmills7048]

@@EdChapman23 the best was the Shepard's pie very unusual for some thing to look exactly like the menu pic lol

[@SCOTTYBOY46]

Hi Ed thanks for reviewing my pub in Tokyo the Royal scotsman !! My chef explained to me you where in and he actually given you this gift out the kindness off his own heart ❤️ bevause you where by yourself which i thought so sweet, If your back in again ssk for the proprietor Rosemary and food and drinks will be on the house ok 👍

[@paulatkins8109]

Going to Tokyo and having a full English is the most Ed thing I've ever seen!

[@AndysEdits]

I love the idea that a Japanese chef has obviously looked at our sausage roll, been unimpressed, and instead decided to come up with their own spring roll version

[@yutehube4468]

_"Witches fingers"_ - that made me laugh so much I had to pause it. 😂

[@Handles_are_garbage]

Because sausages are terrible in Japan

[@andrewnorris5415]

haha, but I suspect they misinterpreted it. Or are you joking ;)

[@skidward6761]

That was tartar sauce lol

[@kristenblount8422]

I went straight to the comments when he called it coleslaw 😂

[@guymarshall3621]

also didn't know the difference between scrambled egg and an omelette 😂

[@kierancampire]

​@@guymarshall3621 to be fair, Japanese omelettes are very different from other omelettes due to the different eggs, and if you don't know about them and the standards, the insides can look "scrambled" by Western standards. We associate scrambled eggs as being that softer, looser, wetter eggs. Omelettes are generally much more cooked, have a firmer consistency, is one big solid thing, and usually always have a kind of filling. Japanese omelettes are so far from what we consider and know as omelettes, so for me that's understandable he wouldn't know

[@EdChapman23]

Nahhh

[@stadiumarcadium2351]

its a great way to get engagement.

[@cosmicthing2]

I'm a Brit and have lived in Japan for about 6 years now. I would say, the best British food I've genuinely ever had in Japan was at a super fancy Hotel called the 'British Hills'. It's not close to Tokyo at all but the entire Hotel and grounds is made from imported materials and furniture etc from the UK and it's super impressive. Feels a bit like a mini UK town in Japan. Would definitely recommend to anyone who's here for a while!

[@CallumWZombies]

Love the guy coming into frame whilst you're eating the shepherds pie proper pub culture is alive in Japam

[@EdChapman23]

Can't believe I didn't see it at the time!

[@tiki_riot]

It’s the barman I think, I spotted him behind the bar

[@kirstybrown1185]

I loved that he didn’t know even when he gave him the stickers. 🤭

[@B_7_Y]

“I’m not a child” yet proceeds to cover his meal in ketchup like a toddler 😂😂

[@imalittletoxicjustalittle]

never seen anyone act superior over the use of ketchup before this is new, are you really so immature you have to find little points to make yourself feel better about your maturity? you see a adult just eats how they want they dont put bizarre standards like that onto it

[@Matt-uw9rb]

why is sauce use based on age

[@B_7_Y]

@@imalittletoxicjustalittle cry abit more if you can 🥲😂

[@Cigarette-y9c]

@@imalittletoxicjustalittle Shh, shh...It's okay sweetheart. You can put as much ketchup on your tendies and fries as you want. Now let's get you to bed, it's been a long day for you at preschool and you're starting to get cranky.

[@connormitchell7235]

@@Cigarette-y9cso toxic and for what

[@krakrex780]

There is a Philly restaurant in Tokyo. The owner LOVES Philly. He opens up at 3am for Eagles games and other big games. I love that man.

[@jessellis4074]

Does anyone else think the jumper looks like a tin of Heinz beans??

[@Win-xl7no]

Coleslaw 🤣 i mean it literally said with tartare sauce on the menu.

[@EdChapman23]

Nahhh minty coleslaw

[@DrewpieDrew]

​@EdChapman23 At this point I'm guessing you're trolling. It was absolutely tartare sauce, just chunky tartare sauce; not smooth Heinz out-of-a-bottle variety.

[@rainypath96]

@@EdChapman23 lmao you are crazy mannn

[@robleavold84]

@@EdChapman23old mate eggward chapman.

[@willboss7487]

Sausage spring roll… hmmmmm that actually sounds quite tasty! Loving the Asian series ❤

[@untitled9229]

If you're ever in Yokohama, there's a pub called Full Monty that is run by a British guy. They specialize in ciders and the drinks can be a little expensive since they're all imports, but the vibes are on point and the food is great. There's also pub in Roppongi called Hobgoblin that I've heard great things about as well, but I haven't been there. Also, while Japan is getting better with offering contactless payment, you should always still bring cash everywhere, especially if you go anywhere outside of Tokyo or a major city. Japan has about two dozen different mobile payment options that are widely accepted and all offer their own rewards points, so adoption of contactless is pretty slow.

[@jasonvoorhees3124]

On point? Alright calm down tim

[@kirstybrown1185]

@@jasonvoorhees3124 I can’t decide if you don’t know what on point means in this context or are just being dramatic. 🤷‍♀️

[@jasonvoorhees3124]

@@kirstybrown1185 it's alright the jokes just gone right over your head

[@henrykravitz468]

That was tartar sauce with the fish and chips. I love the guy who came into the frame while you were eating the shepherd's pie 🤣🤣. “I’m not a child,” he said, yet he covered his meal in ketchup like a young child 🤣🤣. I love the videos, Ed.

[@warrendoyle3553]

Shepherd pie is minced or ground LAMB..... Cottage pie is minced or ground BEEF... :)

[@JimboDoomface]

Well obviously. You wouldn't call it shepherd's pie and use beef. Never quite understood how cottage pie was beef though. Shepherd is lamb, that makes sense.

[@ronsmith8424]

Looks tasty

[@kirstybrown1185]

@@JimboDoomface it’s supposed to represent the poor and humble beginnings it had, it was a play on shepherds pie for people who couldn’t afford lamb. Nowadays though, a cottage isn’t seen as someone a poor person lives so it seems off. 🤭🤷‍♀️

[@darrenstephenson4606]

The sausage in the breakfast looked like it was cooked with a lighter

[@thelittlesthobo7100]

Candle more like 😂

[@mattpitt30]

Over a heated argument 😂

[@EdChapman23]

😂

[@turnip5359]

Probably a weisswurst

[@robsmyth8584]

the irony of a celtic badge being hung in a british pub

[@GroßerBöserWolf]

I spotted that too. They have quite a few Japanese players and a Japanese social media and language option on their website, so maybe there are fans who go there to watch the games.

[@cpbscreamadelica]

Miles ahead of Rangers in every metric

[@robsmyth8584]

@@GroßerBöserWolf Its just ironic to have em in a british based pub when they hate us

[@robsmyth8584]

@@cpbscreamadelica Your right, they have the most peadophillic coaches in football

[@UNICORN69HO]

​​@@cpbscreamadelicaexcept britishness which the comment alluded to thus your comment is completely meaningless besides demonstrating your lack of intelligence

[@MikaMikaMika89]

My friend, you should always take cash in Japan, it's king there. I kept about £200 worth of yen on me at all times. Also learn to use Japan's trains and you will /never/ want a taxi again, and when you come home to the UK you will hate our government and public transport even more. Japanese trains are the apex for public transport, quiet, efficient, cheap, and hundreds of train stations in every city, every corner in some places.

[@untitled9229]

Going to Tokyo and getting taxis everywhere is absolutely nuts. It's always more expensive and often slower than the trains.

[@MikaMikaMika89]

@untitled9229 coming from the UK it's fair to assume trains are shit but Japan will absolutely open his eyes to how rail should be managed. The cleanliness and the prices are insane too.

[@apb3251]

@@MikaMikaMika89coming from the UK you should remember which nation invented trains then.

[@MikaMikaMika89]

@apb3251 which is a pity, as our trains are so horrendous now.

[@apb3251]

@ yeah we suffered after the second world war when other countries received money to rebuild and had investment from other nations. Japan was free despite what it did to rebuild to what it is today

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

Seeing you at Tokyo Dome is so amazing! I went there to see an idol group I really love back in 2018 and my wife, her younger brother is a hero there as a former Tokyo Giants player. I can’t wait to go back there and I hope you’re having the best time

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

The first week of January is always Tokyo Dome season in the pro wrestling fandom, made me wonder if Ed was there for that lol

[@LittleG1989-c2i]

From what I can find online, there are over 100 of the HUB British pubs nationwide and was founded in 1980.

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

I love Hub! I did drink too much last time and accidentally dropped a glass 😭 I apologise profusely but the feeling of a Hub chain was very England

[@djdirect999]

i taught English in Guangzhou, China for 12 years - Irish pubs are good if you're on holiday. But I was walking around a market looking for fancy dress on new years eve and found a shop that sold Heinz beans and Pimms. Changed my life.

[@JimboDoomface]

I love Heinz beans and I love Pimms but together? That's a no from me, Boss.

[@dingerr9994]

Only 1 sausage? Chef must have been trained by the British Army.

[@Evi_Media]

Eating culture is massive in Japan, it's not a massive surprise these places exist but impressive all the same

[@honestdelivery]

'Hub - British Pub'. Brilliant. Excellent video as always!

[@Sal23-o3n]

‘Travelling has made me realise we’re all pretty much the same’ ed you really have a way with words

[@luispio398]

Hey Ed. Portuguese fan here. Hope your chanel keeps growing. Different kind of comedy to everything else on youtube travel chanels that I have seen

[@EdChapman23]

Cheers!

[@Sparkypark]

Always wanted to ask - what is a Portuguese Breakfast?

[@sandyklep]

Witches fingers 😅😅 looked like a frankfurter in a spring roll. Great video! ❤

[@darrenbennett5566]

Love the videos man , entertainment at its finest

[@EdChapman23]

Cheers!

[@DwightSchrutes]

First time I've ever seen one of your videos, popped up on my algorithm and now I'm subscribed, looking forward to watching the rest of your content. You seem a proper genuine bloke

[@northbankgooner6126]

Ive been trying to rack my brains on which comedy character you remind me of. Just cracked it at 5am, Alan Partridge. You are going to explode on youtube. Your humour is superb!

[@davidellis4031]

Thanks Ed! Been to Japan a fair few times, and this has given me the confidence to go into one of these places the next time I visit.

[@Ed___1234]

The Japanese absolutely love their whisky so a Scottish pub doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. Fair play.

[@MartinBrez]

There was an English pub near Shibuya Crossing called 'The Aldwych' I visited Tokyo in 2013. I was amazed that I had a pint of bitter in the centre of Tokyo 😂

[@MartinBrez]

That looks like Tartare sauce, not coleslaw. Something normal with fish and chips.

[@StrykerLightSaver]

Curious did they make the Shepherds pie with lamb? Cause the menu said its also called Cottage pie. Which is beef.

[@sosagecaserol6675]

If I lived in Tokyo I would go to that Scottish pub if I ever felt homesick. Looks so cozy with the perfect menu.

[@Mat-gj7lr]

I really appreciate with Eds food videos that we cant hear the chewing, I just can't stand the sound

[@michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990]

10:35 Kim Jong-un coming down the steps 😉

[@jamesjimbob71]

😂

[@philpegrum6032]

I pressed the time stamp, and the first thing I saw was Ed doing a 'Rocky Balboa' impression! 😂

[@ucc930ml]

14:21 Once again, by chance, another mysterious man appears behind Ed, who is he?​

[@michaeldavidryandanielpaul1990]

@@ucc930ml Friendly stalker? 😉

[@paulcallaghan9953]

Guinness is not ment to fizzy just smooth down 🍻 😂

[@MargaretUK]

Who doesn't love a sticker or two! 😁Great fun, and that was a heck of a shepherd's pie, I don't know where you put it all!

[@nathanmccrory8670]

The Celtic poster in the pub where you got the sausage roll. We're everywhere haha.

[@scouseofhorror104]

That was rosemary in your drink Ed! Tell her to get out! 🧐😅

[@Carl-x8y3c]

Ed you are putting tomato sauce on fish. I can eat fish with vinegar on it , but tomato sauce ???. And that was tartar sauce that you had on the side. You are so sophisticated Ed. 😊.

[@cinaralin]

Ed being Ed is really what makes this channel interesting but I do wish he'd be a bit more adventurous with his meals (outside this type of video). It would be fun watching him try eating stuff outside his comfort zone even if he absolutely hates it.

[@roboliver9980]

The tempura fish looked amazing. Shame they did fries rather than chippy chips.

[@baztaylor8015]

Did not expect Celtic posters and Scotland rugby on the tv in Tokyo. Amazing.

[@HallsBairy]

Your culinary skills amaze me Mr. Chapman 😂😂

[@ronsmith8424]

The Hub is a chain pub bar that is all over the Greater Tokyo Area. It’s owned by an elderly Anglophile and they are so popular as the food is “Japan-ized”

[@Georgekokkinos]

Love the Heinz beans coloured jumper

[@EdChapman23]

Gracias, it's a tribute to Heinz

[@haydensgamingadventures]

That shepherds pie looks amazing, I'm impressed with the accuracy of it

[@masatojones5173]

Malins is one of the best for Fish and Chips based in Roppongi Hills as a Tokyo native wouldn't have chosen Marounuchi but doesn't look too bad they are about 5 or 6 English pubs serving Fish and Chips love the videos Ed

[@marcusjames-]

Who would’ve thought tartar sauce and fish would ‘sort of work’ lol

[@blackcountrydiecast4708]

Surely that's the point of a shepherds/cottage pie, the meat, veg and gravy is all contained within said pie?

[@ExploreRepairRestore]

The egg in that half English breakfast was a Japanese omelette 😂

[@Grimmblazee]

This was a wonderfully crafted video ed ! love to see you enjoying yourself and not just complaining like simon lmao

[@leerichardson4958]

Really enjoying the videos and the food looked really good, got my kids going there on holiday together and they are going to try and go to the places you went too.

[@TriopsGalaxy]

Good to see that you're having a good time in Japan.

[@davidwelch6796]

I am sure that I am not the only one to mention this but in the last venue that was not a shepherd's pie - they are made with lamb. What you had was a cottage pie, although it was lacking in vegetable content. Never mind - it looked pretty good and fair value for money.

[@Hercules_88]

i dont know if anyone mentioned it, Japanese omellettes are very wet, half raw. Thats what it looked like they gave you but they did it slightly more done for English pallette. Japanese have it more wet.

[@Judokastt]

That breakfast even as a Canadian, if i were in Japan say a week, id be craving a more normal breakfast and that looked perfect for breakfast. Fish and Chips looked a bit, anemic, and the supper looked good too. Some fun food you found, glad i watched.

[@quark_in_space]

The omelette at the first place is the way Japanese like their omelette, it's very lightly cooked on the inside and very runny. They can do it because quality control on eggs is very strict (you can eat the eggs raw as well).

[@Krysb107]

We went to a Mexican restaurant in Japan and they made taquitos with spring roll wrappers. They were jalapeno and cheese and actually tasted delicious! I absolutely love Japan and the people

[@arghjayem]

05:09 That isn’t fish & chips…..that’s fish & fries! 😂 and that isn’t cod or haddock that’s for sure. Most likely it’s Japanese cod which is a little different to European cod or Sea Bream given that you said it was much fishier smelling, and given the portion size. 🤔🤷🤣

[@nicklomas181]

i'm english. when it is very hot weather, i often make alcoholic milkshakes.

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

The hub is indeed a chain! I did a vlog there back in 2023 in Kichijoji, it has a very unique feel.

[@jacklacoste9026]

It's a plastic British chain pub. Basically the UK equivalent of a Japanese family restaurant.

[@KariHaruka]

There's a few spots in Tokyo that I like for a taste of back home. Malins does fish & chips that you'd typically find at a chippy back in the UK (proper chips, a slab of battered fish and also battered sausages, fish cakes and pasties). I also like going to the Hobgoblin for a full English breakfast, fish & chips and a Sunday Roast!

[@Vassle]

Alcohol is broken down by bacteria into vinegar and that was rosemary FFS

[@Ejayyyyyyyyyyyyy]

You should have met up with ABROAD IN JAPAN 😂❤

[@kimcollins8557]

The present of stickers was a nice touch. ❤

[@TJThomas116]

those eggs at the first place are typically called "French-style" scrambled eggs in english

[@wrux]

If you want good fish & chips in Tokyo there's a place in Roppongi close to the station run by British Indians and it's probably the most accurate version of proper fish & chips.

[@TheStevieHWWE]

Shame they didn't do proper big chips instead of fries.

[@robopecha]

tokyo is amazing! they have everything. missing vegetables with the pie? japanese people would likely order several dishes and not just one and share them.

[@iWadz6]

Loved this series mate 👊🏻

[@EdChapman23]

Thank you!

[@donotconsume5667]

not getting the sunday roast was criminal

[@ronsmith8424]

So many Japanese live and work in London for short stays of 3 to 5 years for business and a large per cent of them in Tokyo are Anglophiles

[@knownasgar7122]

ok so, flat Guinness? Not sure I've ever had a fizzy one...

[@djstevie69]

Brit goes to a fish and chip place and doesn't recognise Tartar Sauce 😀

[@kirstybrown1185]

Because it looks nothing like any tartare sauce I’ve ever seen. People are just being pretentious weirdos.

[@simondavey7787]

That was awesome. I have to say, I was surprised by the range of international restaurants when I visited Tokyo.

[@Turner94-]

another cracking video Ed, keep up the amazing vids mate, where to next???

[@LordOfElderon]

"I've seen pictures of a japanese guy in there playing the bagpipes." Why this made me laugh so much, idk.

[@blindmanB7]

Breakfast lunch and dinner 😂 and Ed calls himself a northerner? In Newcastle we say breakfast dinner then tea

[@MrBaronCabron]

His language has been gentrified

[@EdChapman23]

A lot of people don't know what tea is though, my videos aren't just for northerners 😉

[@RevStickleback]

There are apparently 46 Hub pubs in Tokyo alone, and yes, they are overwhelmingy for locals, not tourists. In fact I'm not sure where tourists drink in Tokyo, other than maybe Golden Gai.

[@thomas79marshall]

I don't thInk you have a grasp on the size of Tokyo. It has 160,000 restaurants, 30,000 bars and 7,000 izakaya.. so 46 Hubs is relatively a very small number.

[@RevStickleback]

@thomas79marshall It's quite a lot for a single pub chain

[@garethmorgan7474]

Another top video ed, won’t be long now and u will have 100k subscribers

[@sandyklep]

That breakfast looked alright 😅 that was an omelette. Soft cooked (the best way) Agree it needed bacon… and trade the hash brown for black pudding, then it would be pretty English

[@Crackracket]

How do you not know what tartare sauce is? It even said it on the menu

[@EdChapman23]

Didn't seem very tartare to me

[@fookdatchit]

great series Ed well done mate !

[@EdChapman23]

Thank you! 😊

[@christinerewell9954]

Tartar sauce with the fish and chips and a spring of rosemary in the drink 🤣

[@EdChapman23]

Definitely a Christmas tree

[@dbm4102]

It’s lamb mince in a shepherds pie 🥧 and regular mince meat in a cottage pie 🥧

[@ash36230]

With how advanced Japan has a reputation of being, that they don't take contactless payments 🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherjackson4852]

I was there in October, and you can use a physical card, but you can’t use apple or google pay unless you have a Japanese bank account. Took me by surprise as well. Cash is definitely king there.

[@EdChapman23]

Surprised me too, only place I didn't get money out... but it was 50/50 and as long as you have a physical card on you you're fine

[@lisabudd5979]

Omg they use pancake batter 😂😂😂 for deep frying ,its a thing ...your fish was a cheats recipes 😂

[@ProfessorDarkAcademia]

No mushy peas? CRIMINAL.

[@Charlie1776_]

Great video Ed! 🇬🇧👍

[@EdChapman23]

Cheers!

[@Nick-di7fz]

I see an Ed Chapman video. I click straight away

[@PoshMurder]

If that spring roll thing was sold anywhere else I'd be okay with it, but I'd personally rate it a 2 no matter how it tastes as it is being passed off as British.

[@Iymarra]

Massive pie for about 8 quid. Given something half that size would cost like, 10 at a pub here..

[@jackspnc]

8:39 “The British Pub” *Celtic Wall Art* 😶😶

[@kylejakeman890]

Tomato ketchup on fish is criminal

[@EdChapman23]

I don't play by the rules

[@AniGstring]

His face at 14.50 😅😂😂😂😂

[@jimmy75256]

Congrats on passing 10 million total views

[@EdChapman23]

Thank you!

[@mm-yt8sf]

ohh from watching japan videos one of the often mentioned things is "cash is essential" they also give brand new cash bills as presents (they get them from banks with sequential numbers). if i had such shiny money i'd feel bad about spending it...

[@EdChapman23]

Yeah I didn't expect that, found out the hard way though