Inside Tokyo's Legendary Taishoken

It is impossible to visit Tokyo on a ramen tour and not pay respects to Yamagishi-san, the chef of Taishoken.

[@JoeBlo2]

Yamagishi-san died just a few months after this was filmed. RIP.

[@hiromamoru9144]

Oh man, this has sadden me greatly I just discovered this amazing Japanese Ramen chief.

[@anonimai]

Rip

[@al56890]

What NOOOOO WHO THE FUCK IS GOING TO TASTE IT AND MAKE SURE ITS GOOD! DONT GIVE OH THE CHEF CAN TASTE IT NOPE THEY ALWAYS GET IT WORNG AND NEED TO ADD MORE SALT AND VEGIES

[@Kingthatneverwas]

NSX-R RIP

[@annreid1965]

NSX-R I

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

The Japanese are the type of people who can make any task an art form.

[@planed1978]

Even their genocide over China and other South Asian countries were another level of genocide.

[@TheWutangclan1995]

Plamen Nedkov as messed up as Pearl Harbor was. It was pretty smart the way they did it.

[@julesl6910]

They definitely mastered the art of war crimes, of which they were completely forgiven because they invented anime.

[@dillpill1818]

The owners smile just lights up the whole room. He just chillin

[@enix0053]

i don't understand why some people are irritated by the narrator. he's talking trash to his friend, he's a renowned chef, he knows what he's talking about. aren't you just being too sensitive?

[@pokeken]

Alot of people find this vid annoying is because instead of talking to his friend about the taste, history, and culture of ramen, he just turned the second half of the vid into a playground "bigger dick" contest....in the end it came across as disrespectful to the food.....and this is a food blog right?

[@enix0053]

pokeken iguess so, but i think they just want to show the history not the taste that much so others would actually try it.

[@Jasopaul]

pokeken true, but he was trying to illustrate a part of Japanese food culture and ramen culture that is seldom found in American shops. In the us people eat a bowl in 20-30 minutes, but in japan everyone takes less than 10. It's just a part of the culture and story that he wanted to tell.

[@enix0053]

Bred Saint because most of the time, people don't know when he is joking around. if you get irritated, then do you think he'd intentionally do that? and if it was intentional, what would happen to his show? im just saying people are quick to judge to things they dont understand, and in this case, his sense of humor.

[@Freerydah73]

Jesslee Tumamao Exactly, nobody knows his sense of humor that's why people are judging him face value. His supposedly funny-sarcasm backfired by evidence of viewer lack of appreciation.

[@ilyyama8893]

Sad, looking at the comments of everyone complaining about the Asian guy. It's clearly just banter, do you not have friends you can banter with like this? Sad.

[@russellesimonetta3835]

It what friends do. Ya gotta punch and counter punch.

[@ilyyama8893]

@A. Septentrional look at the his expression, grinning ear to ear. There were no personal attacks made, he was literally just roasting him for not being able to finish the noodles as easily as he bragged in previous talks with his friend, as mentioned in the video. You have no idea what bullying is.

[@npcie117]

@A. Septentrional Take it for a weeb like you to not have the emotional intelligence to joke around with friends (if you have any)

[@npcie117]

@A. Septentrional Europeans are some of the rudest self-centered arrogant people on Earth 😂🤡 And nobody asked for your fake life story weeb

[@Imperfectrun]

Plus telling him to stop talking and eat is good advice. If you stop it's even harder to continue eating.

[@chrisdooley6468]

Awesome noodles. I’ve gotten there late and had to turn around and get there early the next day. I used to call him Soba-sama and he’d laugh and call me Wheeru-kun because of my lightweight sports type wheelchair I used to get around town. He was a kind dude who’s passion was unrivaled. I heard he’d actually have them toss broth that wasn’t right in his later years. A perfectionist till the end of one of my great memories from my almost six years in country. RIP your noodles we’re still the best I’ve ever had

[@timotot123]

It's really cool that the original owner still comes in and chills out there even he's retired. He must gain a lot of pleasure from that also. Many retirees can end up feeling lonely or no sense of direction so I think it's great for him in terms of his sense of purpose and mental health

[@DanielVodenitcharov]

I agree Franz

[@justalpha9138]

He's dead sadly

[@dann462]

You want a fork? :D

[@cheshiremare]

one of the reason why i love being Japanese because when you hungry, you feel hungry from your stomach instead hungry from your eyes that phrase literally means, only eat what your stomach can hold or accept instead letting your eyes's choose the food for you

[@TheAVJ2]

very insightful im not really sure id be able to finish the super size bowl or not but it looks very appetizing

[@TheAVJ2]

@@JDirty-w-tha-30 ive tried to be consistent on eating everything on my plate but when i go to a buffet and they fumble the food, i cant risk getting sick, my stomach cant deal with old, bad food

[@JNScott65]

What a sweet story about the owner. Loved the banter over the ramen. Can't wait to try it.

[@DarwinsBeerReviews]

Meehan got wrecked by that bowl of noodles.

[@dan8085]

Cobra-kai!

[@FangGuard]

If you cannot finish it, then don't order the supersize portion...

[@andyp0ggggg]

with the amount he ate, looks like he couldn't even finish a regular sized one lol

[@bluetoad2001]

where i come from, you eat what's on your plate, Period. all good

[@akaiappears]

Rest in peace, Yanmagashi Kazuo

[@wenaldy]

dude, whenever i see a japanese ramen show, they always feature this old gentlemen.

[@boomshakalaka0413]

Hes not being a dick he's being a friend. This is exactly how me and my buddies go out to eat and we make each other eat more. I dont want some watered down version of real life I want it exactly how me and my guys would do it and its better that way.

[@Kingofwale1]

except you wouldn't want to broadcast that part to the world... would you? Talk about food, not how you act like a second grader with your buddy

[@andrewjackson7476]

If he is a renowned chef, he should know enough to treat food with respect and not like a fucking play thing. First of all, does he have to swear so much on a food vid? Second why treat eating like some fucking Johny knoxville jackass stunt, instead of respecting that old man who used to make the noodles?

[@keloid123]

Life of a cheft

[@mugensamurai]

Relax and take the stick out of your butt man, they're just buddies having some shit talking fun behind a camera.

[@NattyBuns]

in this clip, yeah David Chang and Meehan are friends and business partners, this is regular friendly banter. But in buzzfeed's $10 vs $700 kbbq vid, i think David Chang kinda comes off as a dick "you think i'm gonna let you fucking guys cook?"

[@neohubris]

RIP sensei

[@sushirice6751]

_“Do you want a fork”_

[@supersaiyamanlb]

i feel that a lot of these commentators have never had any true friends before

[@ziggymorris8760]

You have to love the Japanese, they put so much effort into everything they do.

[@juancarlosfrydman7290]

This video is not about food, it's about old people and old tradition's respect and the people realizes this situation

[@Mitch0296]

Whys everybody angry down here? You want a fork?

[@julesl6910]

Peter Meehan is a monster, look him up. He's disgusting.

[@platinumstargazer5116]

Dayum i always wondered who.invited Tsukumen!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[@Dominikmj]

Really like the format. And yeah - what's not to like, when David Chang is in a video. My only complaint: the ridiculous low resolution. C'mon - a video like that deserves a minimum of 480p - but even better 720p!

[@mikeross1378]

That looks absolutely delicious👍🏼😳

[@anthonysoler5056]

Love the heckling... 👌💯

[@kylieeats1639]

Looks so good!!

[@sirtalis69]

I'm not sure that I can "crush" that large sized bowl of ramen, but I'd sure like to give it a shot. Man that food looks good!

[@salvadorfenandes1239]

"culture japanese, finish your food" - that is i'm fine 😂😂😅

[@MonkeySpecs301]

As the saying goes "never trust a skinny chef", and Yamagishi isn't skinny, i trust him.

[@csablan3829]

You know that muf****a dead.

[@Tuttiquantiful]

Wanted it to be quiet in his restaurant. Enters the restaurant shouting to people

[@lazylance6604]

Thank you KZbin recommendations

[@michellemariejanewalsh5302]

My lowest weight was 41kg at 167cm eating 3 meals a day and never had a salad. They teach you nutrition wrong at school and may ads have skewed peoples idea of healthy. Knowledge is power my friend

[@TheMainMayn]

OMFG I WILL GO THERE ONE DAY

[@lacikarichard]

Watch the movie called Kazuo Yamagishi The God of Ramen - Ramen yori Taisetsu na mono RIP Boss, Legend🖤

[@prestopeatter]

I was surprised how much they originally serve the ramen noodles. It was really a large serving even the regular one, that's a lot.

[@alvinsuarez3072]

Why is this so legendary

[@stillmist]

looks f'ing dope!

[@si4033]

i live in tokyo actually there are a lot of ramen shops where serves better ramen than taishoken i rarely go taishoken i recommend going to ikebukuro if you like ramen

[@socallawrence]

s I Random question but is there Christian Churches in Japan ? Thank you :)

[@imjustkenough]

@@socallawrence Yep! Christianity is the world’s largest religion and does have a presence in Japan.

[@AJ-iu6nw]

@@imjustkenough what an evil institution.

[@imjustkenough]

@@AJ-iu6nw Christianity is a belief system based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. It’s not an “institution”

[@tommysoprano1441]

simple as this.....I love Ramen

[@juliyaa7110]

i love that japanise guy 😍

[@BrianHanme]

I think you mean "Japanice" guy

[@juliyaa7110]

+Brian Han i mean man

[@carmanyeung9030]

which ? the owner? the host is Korean American

[@rainriders]

Omori means extra portion thrown on top, mori is just regular size. Before ordering, I would have warned my foreign friend about the crazy portion of noodles on the side unless I have a reason to give him a hard time. I've been to a ramen shop run by Taisho-ken chef's student. They are also generous with extra noodles and they will pressure you to finish what you got. If you feel intimidated, you should specify how "super-sized" you want your omori to be. Japanese people are math oriented and they'll quickly measure the portion depending on your request.

[@michellemariejanewalsh5302]

Good luck you deserve a long healthy happy life. If you keep trying itll eventually happen. No one ever succeeds the first time in anything. All winners were once losers till they got it.

[@macstyle01]

The legend

[@youhavethisnametoo]

hey, saw this guy on Eaters.... cool dude...

[@BuddhaKING86]

man watching this old clip and knowing what we all know now regarding Meehan's toxic behavior and David becoming a change man. You can hear the edge and anxiety in dave's voice. He's definitely a different man now.

[@musikking9921]

Nice video relly

[@Crux161]

That asian bear sure loves his noodles! So handsome grrr

[@Alexander-eu3mu]

Looked tasty, i would love to slurp it all down. amazing food.

[@Reanseou]

I want to try it out.

[@rjhong93]

"Never die, Kobra Kai!!"

[@trick384]

thanks for the upload. What show was this scene taken from?

[@tolazytoturnonthetv]

I have been watching it in amazon prime its a great show. Seriously all cooking channel compaction shows suck ass. Give me some classic this is how you cook good food shows any day of the week. :D

[@trick384]

tolazytoturnonthetv true people seem to care more about the entertainment value than demonstrative shows. I miss Tyler Florence's show

[@druidboy76]

I wanna hang out with that dude and just eat all day and drink.

[@badabing8884]

RIP Godfather of Tsukemen.

[@MrFeinschmecker2]

He passed away right? So sad. What branch should I pay a visit if I want the original one where he was sitting? Ikebukuro? Thanks

[@johnnyesleo]

Now... that is a real friend 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@maxgreen2707]

that man bun though!

[@Acer-dh6qm]

When r they showing the legendary hoyuken and shoyuken?

[@du30duterte83]

That was super super super size bowl of noodles.

[@schwarzegeometrie4034]

well he didnt finish his fkin food, thats pretty important

[@samkavaman1980]

My man

[@gordonmeng5896]

At 2:27 he literally says “he’s sorta like this mix between a cook and a WWF wrestler” WWF

[@JohnVC]

gordon meng what's wrong here?

[@wontondestructxn]

He just passed away this week.

[@joshrangel1296]

Thats in any culture out of the states you always finish your food my abuelita would be looking at him like he just disgraced her cooking skills 😂

[@JohnVC]

3:45 That chopstick technique is why the Roman Empire failed.

[@jaybusa3302]

He threw in the towel not even half way...😂😂😂😂

[@fauxmanchu8094]

Asian food is the best.

[@jk-ed3pi]

everythings great awesome shop ramen looks legendary and delicious. in japanese culture you finish your food so you dont disrespect the chef so its fair that hes getting mad at him why did he even order so much if he cant finish it. maybe dont curse so much in a ramen video with a title like this we expected it to be family friendly. awesome video still i agree with the asian guy finish your food that you ordered instead of being rude in another country with a different culture. hes trying to be so respectful, he had to eat it for him in order to not be rude

[@murrowboy]

What i don't understand is how you match that dipping bowl with so much noodles? You'll run out before you're a quarter done. They must give refills.

[@theo208]

This is the show Mike Chen mentioned lol

[@lathangthingnok6602]

mike chan wants that too

[@hotsauce7362]

That shop keeper looks like that phat buddha... chilling in the shadows...

[@harisadiyanto3700]

is he the person who play in movie ramen girl?

[@SahanTheMighty]

Poor guy. Awwwww. Lol.

[@OCSleazy]

Hydra is the new Cobra Kai!

[@kajomelimaelvitrev]

Is that dude in that Alaskan show?

[@GC-zk3mj]

how old is the owner is he like 70 years old or something how long the ramen shop has been open sense where in japan is it at what location

[@jeffchan7]

This Tsukemen restaurant is called Taishoken and was started in 1951. The owner Kazuo Yamagishi passed away in 2015, at the age of 80 years old. www.tai-sho-ken.com/

[@katvondutch4043]

Is the master still alive?

[@tonpalacios2964]

ichiraku still the best spot, 7th hokage approved

[@cybrhckr]

Isn't the Asian guy was the restaurant owner that serves fried chicken with fish eggs lol

[@kamotorie256]

Yeah i was thinking about that too haha

[@cybrhckr]

@@kamotorie256 he was never that savage in buzzfeed xd

[@Iulzek]

I wonder how this isn't copyright.

[@rogersmith7542]

Of course the American dude couldn’t do that bowl of noodles. All one had to do is see the manbun and realize he didn’t have the stones to do it.

[@winddragonmma]

Samurai judge a man by the strength of his stomach. Sorry dude, you failed the Bushido test.

[@tetsuyalederhouse7507]

makes me question Changs time in Japan when he keeps pronouncing つけめん like suuu- kei - men. Real nice, like saying a tuna salad as a "knee - coy's" salad instead of 'NICOISE".

[@slicknick7121]

I admit it's jarring, but I don't know why it would force you to question his time in Japan. One's handle on a language is not at all reflective of the way in which they embrace a culture.

[@bee098bee098]

I've heard soo-ka-men before too . Haha.

[@adastra3147]

Asian guy is the best

[@Dtt4]

#Peoplewithpassion I'm talking about the Chef.

[@Jasongy827]

I eat noodles all day!

[@khmertriad]

white people getting butt hurt that the white boy got owned by noodles. lol fucking weebs

[@mynamehaschanged]

Maybe he didn't like the soup that much

[@Blade-Thing]

Can you ask for more broth?

[@StinkyTeal]

"It's a legendary place...." A lot of empty tables

[@RasPutintheGreat]

Dont leave anything on that plate

[@bryanmartinez6600]

My friend and I can smash those noodles... actually we can smash a bag of salt because instant noodles

[@miaorange6950]

I'm not understanding the mean comments on here.....🙁

[@LovelyCenturibear]

What the hell. This is a clip from Mind of a Chef. It's copyrighted.

[@LCBABEZ]

His bowl looks like the asian guy's regular bowl 😐

[@ronlewis3964]

just gunna steal a whole segment from a show and not give any credit? very nice

[@juandenz2008]

Interesting, but honestly I think eating more than you are comfortable with is stupid. Also how come this shop doesn't have a massive queue any more ?

[@suxas9066]

WWF wrestler?! WTF did he do a tombstone plidriver on a Chinese Giant Panda

[@clivesangster7274]

Fuck me there's a lot of bandaged heads

[@fullmindstorm]

Bruh, if he knew how important culturally how that place and food was, he would of enjoyed every action he took to eat, just sit there and enjoy.