How Sushi Legend Masa Uses a Whole Fish for 3 Dishes

Legendary sushi chef Masa Takayama was the first Japanese chef to helm a restaurant that was awarded three Michelin stars in the US. Now, he's going to show you how he cooks at home by using one fish to make three dishes. This zero-waste approach is going to use every part of the fish-even the bones and head-and use a variety of techniques, and not just Japanese ones. You'll also find out why you shouldn't buy ponzu sauce from the store.
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[@matthewcordero2963]

I was lucky enough to work for chef masa in NYC. I did a grand opening of his restaurant Kappo Masa. I worked there for almost two years and it was the greatest experience of my life. The things you see in this kind of place is amazing. But the style and technique he uses is really incredible. He is a master and an artist. He really doesn't waste anything either. Anything he doesn't use in the restaurant was our family meal

[@iChanging]

Better to work with masa than nobu.

[@Kennefff]

Editors dropped the ball on this one. Music is deafening.

[@proxyshooter]

editors did a whole eight ball editing the audio

[@KT-uk4oo]

👍Masa’s assistant was lucky enough to have a closest glance next to his “shisho” the master brilliant man👨

[@hafiz5156]

The music is a bit too loud. Great video otherwise.

[@Mr.ThinkTwice]

Old people problems

[@h00db01i]

@@Mr.ThinkTwice like corona?

[@henrytse20]

this guy cooked fried rice with 2 knives lol wth

[@jctocino2054]

Whenever it Masa is it feels very genuine / raw / natural his very charismatic 😁 f*kin love watching him under the lense 🥰

[@deburgh65]

I feel like I am watching Al Pacino's Michael Corleone talks about food; the Don, the Godfather of the kitchen

[@xeemnpisyuslis2089]

Remind me of the time I work at Maneki in Seattle. We always prepare all good left over and other good dish for the restaurant family to eat around 3-4pm every after before the restaurant open.

[@Seriousasaninfarc]

Re-upload, but still warrants a whole watch through.

[@NicoleLam]

did he just scramble eggs with two huge knives LOL

[@ballistic350]

Gotta give all thes chefs props fawk...such dedication and all..

[@danielwilliams5961]

Isn’t this video from like 2 years ago on munchies 🤔

[@Tony-lo7vz]

yea lol they just recycling it seems.

[@wtsang1]

Yeah it’s an old video

[@matthewcordero2963]

It is. But still a great video

[@newthrash1221]

@@Tony-lo7vz Hmmm in a pandemic when it’s tough to shell out content, how dare they re-run a video. It’s not like you’ve never watched tv show re-runs and enjoyed them, right?

[@poopMcGee2012]

@@newthrash1221 great point! youre so smart!

[@Top10GameplayTrailers]

the music is too loud,

[@sethsoderman2731]

One of my favorite chef

[@jomembawang]

That salad looked so good

[@riskey6788]

this man cooking is the best .... no waste 😀

[@chansaicommerce1721]

AWESOME !!!!

[@cyothasmuth]

First man on earth frying rice with a knife!

[@rifqimujahid4907]

music too loud

[@StellaPurple]

Watched this while eating a fish head. Amazing!

[@exas4791]

3:41 : I like that he mentioned the Chinese style of using sesame oil on raw fish.

[@DrewTheAwsom]

This video came out a long time ago, nice re release like we wouldnt notice

[@lilly_koii]

they re-released it but still didn't fix the way too loud bg music

[@angelahernandez-bischof4769]

I love 🐟. Yummy for my tummy

[@mymoto2812]

Does he have a restaurant in the U.S.? I saw Andrew Zimmern met him in Japan only.

[@LednacekZ]

is this the only video on the whole youtube where a chef uses all the parts of the fish other then grilling it whole?

[@pirovanomg]

One dish two dish three dish one fish............... anyone?

[@avgangler1692]

what?

[@pirovanomg]

@@avgangler1692 just something my doctor told me.

[@xxxooo8400]

Japanese cooking is an art performance

[@matthewwilson5887]

So good.

[@kb1927]

One can almost say he is the 'masa' of his trade

[@g_y.rtz420]

Thas racist

[@Tobaccobreath]

This is real life Sanji. No waste.

[@ShinjiIkariFTW]

This is art

[@erikbjorkman7175]

Best sushi master in the world

[@XxCaPtAiNTaC0xX]

Is this really a re-upload of the original VICE segment??

[@nickyang1143]

This was an old one... Few yrs ago?

[@jaketurner9614]

Masa Vs the music. The music won

[@CAL1996Truth]

Masa kinda look like Jackie Chan😂

[@manifest8082]

Those knives on the flat grill though 😱

[@Hirosada]

I could read that kid's mind: "Damn it, I sharpened those knives last night, boss."

[@chansaicommerce1721]

AMAZING ++++++++++++++++++++

[@smarfmart]

What was he grating at the end?

[@LL-dl8oi]

I was curious about that too... I think it might be something called bottarga. Never heard of it but here’s some info: www.seriouseats.com/2019/03/bottarga-the-international-delicacy-everyone-should-try.html

[@alextompa2669]

Diddnt munchies already upload this video?....

[@abilawaandamari8366]

I've seen this video before, why the reupload?

[@dorobo81]

I didn't.

[@xeemnpisyuslis2089]

Because we didn't and we also know that you will come back and watch it again.

[@RayfilWong]

Who found the ultimate photo / video bomber ? - Asian Food Nerd 🍓

[@Bilmem_5698]

Mımmm yumi,🤗🤗

[@yanrenfro5858]

This is like from years ago

[@deathxrated]

Nobody knows fish like Masa

[@acatofculture4001]

*JUST THROW IN EVERY LEFT OVER*

[@christiaan4681]

The music is really loud though, nice video but it’s hard te hear what he is saying

[@RayfilWong]

Love the sushi bat boy in the background - Asian Food Nerd 👍

[@MRHarshajeet]

Only Legends know this is a fucking reupload!

[@flyingllama8543]

The thumbnail looks like a cat face dish.

[@FirdausIsmail1]

at what point we as a society have become too fragile that we can't even show the splitting of the fish head?

[@h00db01i]

it's not society but youtube monetisation policy. I wonder why they left the blackscreen in, but looking at the music being far too loud, the producers had their heads up their own butts anyway.

[@remvan]

«Orange pony sauce» Thanks auto subs

[@juanman1266]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gandhirasgo8342]

🍽 😊 Burrp!

[@wilaikajiura6188]

Kino wa mada amai!🙏 🎄🍶🎄

[@suicidalthotsG59SB]

i cant even consider the guy constantly behind him being his sous chef he was bothering me the entire time just going back and forth

[@andyhooutdoors]

Looks great, except the knife guy in me cringes when he started frying rice with a pair of knives. Can’t help but wonder how the delicate knife edge will chip into the rice and how the heat treat will hold up on the stove top.

[@saviyou]

I've seen this video already on another channel but they added the obnoxiously loud music

[@h00db01i]

maybe so content detector won't have an easy time flagging it as a duplicate

[@ilyasmohdyusof4877]

The only zero-waste approach I see is this reuploaded video

[@yimmytjahjono6262]

Yeah... that's what I like...

[@chansaicommerce1721]

COOL ++++++++++++

[@noharamisae1044]

Sushi legend? no one but Jiro...., vice.....really are....vice.....

[@genericgoat1475]

Sorry, can you turn the music up? Cant exactly hear the ear raping elavator background music clearly :)

[@aslinurkalenderoglu1131]

👌👌👌👌👌🤤

[@Bb-jm2xl]

Haven’t we fucking seen this already before?

[@kepinpin5277]

nice fish but oof that's a thicc af knife

[@sanketrathod8486]

I am vegitarian still watching this !

[@fellowrussian3580]

Ok

[@conneryoung9608]

But vegetarians eat fish so it’s not weird you’re watching this

[@vishnuvardhan3047]

@@conneryoung9608 vegetarian do not eat fish, egg, meat etc .

[@mistermessenger5180]

@@vishnuvardhan3047 Vegetarians don't eat fish because it's a type of meat, but most do still eat eggs and cheese since it's not meat. Vegans will not eat any animal products: i.e. - eggs, honey, cheese, milk, animal fat, and food dye from insects. (Just to name a few) Though some vegans go even further and don't buy anything that has leather, animal fur, or used animal testing.

[@conneryoung9608]

@@vishnuvardhan3047 oh okay thanks for telling me

[@ArghyaKRoy]

Every bengali family in the world creates 3+ dishes out of a fish that size.. didn't get the importance of the title🤔🤔

[@avgangler1692]

yeah, it's a big thing for westerners who only use the fillets, and throw away the head and bones... as they are 'too lazy' to take the bones out so they don't even bother using anything other than the fillet

[@victorgithinji3220]

@@avgangler1692 true,as a Kenyan I'm always angry watching them throw away the head and the mid bones,knowing that for me one of my favs is the head

[@h00db01i]

@@victorgithinji3220 it's a fashion thing really, people started doing if after world war 2. before that and obviously during the war, we had the same thoughts about waste as everyone else then war drove everyone mad and they still are.

[@drunkenek]

This is an old video

[@alextompa2669]

Right?

[@sahilthopte5586]

did anyone else notice the guy in the back with black shirt ?? hahaha he is trying hard to be of use .

[@nordindelosreyes3473]

He was assisting. Im pretty sure he prepared the ingredients too.

[@luuthanh4283]

In vietnam we also deep fried the fish's internal organs

[@tawermeister99]

I can barely hear masa talk

[@crosscounty24]

People stop fucking complaining about the fucking music , Jesus fucking Christ.

[@kennethjohnson3045]

👀😱🤤😋👌👌🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@sacedive]

Vice Asia please put subtitles it’s not offensive I would like to understand some of the items his mentioning. Ty

[@philipmarchalquizar7741]

He spits a lot for seasoning. Lol

[@adrienwang98]

Turn that godawful music off

[@TheWOWRichardqian]

The music is a insult to the skill.

[@christophernguyen7852]

Arnold Schwarzeneggersan

[@nodrama490]

What’s with the fucking music! Sound guy fucked up on this one

[@SansBalance]

I feel sorry for the knives. Then again, given his fame, he probably gets knives as gift all the time, so maybe he doesn’t care about banging the edges on steel cooking plate.

[@msbrownbeast]

That's a teppan-yaki grill that he's cooking the eggs on. It's made from a very soft steel surface, so it's fairly easy on the knife edge. When used well, (as he is doing cooking the eggs), the knife edge doesn't get damaged, and also given the length of the 2 knives, it does a better job than using using 2 spatulas. Chefs routinely use their knives to cut meat while cooking in front of the guests.

[@doggieGZ]

Masa isnt a "sushi legend". in fact, his sushi is pretty mediocre. He doesnt have elite level sushi training. He is more of an overall chef.

[@denniskatinas]

For those complaining about music, you need help. Focus, filter, let go. Enjoy.