Master Hiroshima Okonomiyaki Chef Making Art

Sorry for the long video. I just wanted to capture the magic at work.
As some people have requested, here are some pictures of the final product:
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It was as delicious as it looks. Simply amazing :)

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

For those who are wondering what the ingredients are as he's making it. *1.* The batter being swirled out into a circle. For the minimum amount to make...1/3rd cup flour, 1 egg, 1/4 cup water. After mixing it, set it in the fridge for 1 hour. *2.* Bonito powder being sprinkled on top of the batter. Dashi powder is jack fin tuna, dried and powderized. You can skip this if you can't find it. If you can find it, katsuobushi or bonito flakes also works instead. If you use katsuobushi try not to get weirded out at the way they wiggle from the heat once you put them on. *3.* The vegetables he's placing on each one, shredded cabbage. *4.* Second bit of veggies, bean spouts, you can use mungbean sprouts or soybean sprouts. *5.* Third bit of veggies, the green stuff, nira or leek in English. You can use negi or green onions in English instead if you can't find leeks. *6.* More bonito powder *7.* I'm unsure what those 3 cans of powder he sprinkles after that are. I can't see it that well and it could be anything. *8.* Not sure what that is, might be fish. *9.* Thinly sliced pork strips. Low sodium bacon is a suitable substitute. You can also use thinly sliced beef, or omit this entirely if you're vegan/vegetarian. Likewise omit the bonito and use egg substitute above if you're vegan/vegetarian. *10.* Some more batter. *11.* Not sure what that is, may have been katsuobushi or agedama or tenkasu *12.* Shrimp and nagaimo (Japanese long potato) *13.* Yakisoba *14.* May have been okonomisauce (2 parts Worcestershire sauce, 1 part ketchup) or yakisoba sauce (look up the recipe for that elsewhere if you want), or just worcestershire sauce. *15.* Once again, no idea what that stuff in the small can is, might be just salt, but I've never used salt or seen it used, on my okonomiyaki. Heck, it might be MSG. See my note below about MSG. *16.* Looks like possibly takoyaki. *17.* I'm sure fried eggs need no explaining :) *18.* Okonomi sauce, the recipe for which I gave above on item 14. *19.* nori ao, aka nori flakes aka seeweed flakes. *21.* Could be cheese, might also be mochi mochi *20.* I can't see that stuff well enough to make it out. Make up your own veggies if you want, afterall, the "okonomi" in "okonomiyaki" means "as you like it" If all of this is too daunting for you, try looking up a recipe for kansai or osaka style okonomiyaki. It's a lot simpler to make and is far more common in Japan. This video is about Hiroshima style okonomiyaki which is somewhat rare outside of Hiroshima. About MSG... Contrary to popular belief in the west, MSG has never actually been shown to be harmful except in flawed, discredited studies. Also contrary to popular belief, MSG is not an artificial chemical. It's actually an extract derived from kelp. MonoSodium refers to a single sodium atom, and then glutamate is actually what your brain uses for fuel. The sodium would be filtered by the kidneys, and the glutamate used by the brain. So if anything, MSG is harmless at worst and helps the brain at best. Unfortunately, the mechanism through which some people get migraines after eating MSG is not well understood. I'm one such person and it was hell growing up in Japan. Thankfully the migraine reaction went away by my teens. I still get it sometimes but the migraines are a lot less severe and usually go mostly unnoticed when I do get them.

[@jannethiebaud1493]

Thanks for this Jenny, I felt really ticked off watching this with NO explanation of what was being used by the chef as he was doing it. The video was of very poor quality to boot, but my curiosity made me suffer through it lol. Maybe Cuong can make the video again, saying what is in each step, and editing out the crap before uploading again, that would be helpful.

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

I made a mistake, not jack fin tuna, skip jack tuna... sorry about that!

[@FIyingDumpling]

Jenny Tokumei thank you for this, I have a feeling it was squid he added.....

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

FlyingDumpling Octopus (tako) is more probable than squid (ika), from a statistical point of view, but you may be right.

[@FIyingDumpling]

Thanks for the advice, made it the first time and it was undercooked inside. They make it seem so easy XD

[@valiscraver5907]

I have watched this video over 20 times. I hope I can go there someday and meet the master chef. Thank you for the video,. I was station in Japan from 1963 to 1966. I still love the country of Japan. Thank you so much.

[@paristexas919]

Well, look at this one now, much better! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXqaiYGajbuEaJo

[@valiscraver5907]

I never get tired of this video. I was stationed in Japan and loved the country so much. Maybe that is the reason. Bonito, bonito. lol

[@scepticalbear2269]

watching this man cook those delicious okonomiyaki means the world to me!!

[@donnasakima8944]

Part 5: At around 6:19, the chef mentions that he's glad he was there to meet such interesting customers. The customers asks if they came back at the same time (on another day) could he teach them how to make okonomiyaki.

[@dahutful]

This is my dream - to go to Hiroshima for okonimiyaki! Thanks

[@donnasakima8944]

Final: The chef said no. The customer asks even if they offered pay about $100. He's says no, because it's too bothersome for him. He tells the customer there are food tours and cooking school for foreigners. The conversation between the chef and customer wanes down. Close to finish of the okomiyaki cooking process, the chef discards one of the eggs. He said the egg had blood in it. Cuong Nguyen, thanks for posting this!

[@staceyk.210]

I've seen several videos made on Okonomiyaki but it's always interesting to see each chef put their spin on it!! In watching these videos I noticed that the Hiroshima Okonomiyaki is about building layers of good ingredients were as the Osaka Okonomiyaki is just about making a delicious 😋 pancake with some Phenomenal 🔥 ingredients!! Either way I don't think I would be disappointed if I ate both!! This guy was incredible in my book 📚!! Awesome 💯 Video and Thanks for Sharing 💜🤍💟🤍💜

[@skywolf2012]

The way he flipped them is cool .

[@KabansaAndPangutesu]

amazing Chef! REALLY TALENTED AND great! thanks for sharing this entertaining show!

[@Alethia]

No problem! I didn't realize the video would be so popular :) Thank you for translating!

[@chuchuchuchia]

These portions are nuts

[@gildrop]

this looks SO good

[@xLilTingTingx]

Im sure the long wait was worth it. That looks absolutely delicious.

[@Blondi6731]

Would love to just travel around the country trying all the foods. Looks delicious.

[@Heroyesterday]

I love this video. I come back every couple months and watch it. I give out a melancholy sigh. Wish I wasn't stuck on the continent I'm on. I live in the wrong country.

[@katanamast279]

That looks amazing!

[@Kurai919]

Love the video, time well spent for watching such a pro. :)

[@wornoutshoelace7311]

Gotta love that he knew that egg @ 15:15 was bad, and threw it in the trash. much respect. would love to eat at that place for sure. many westerners tho.

[@wendycook9334]

I made these for the first time last night for my daughter and me, took me a while to get the bonito flakes..kewpie mayo and okonomiyaki sauce off the internet but it was all well worth the wait. So filling and absolutely delicious.

[@howl13]

no matter how much I lick my laptop screen, I still cant taste it :(

[@nickmoore9843]

absolutely masterful cooking.

[@valiscraver5907]

+Nick Moore I love to watch him cook. I would love to go there someday and eat. It looks so good. Thank you.

[@marialuisaschmidt9585]

I was searching an okonomiyaki recipe, and I found this. This was the place where I ate okonomiyaki for the first time and this was they man who cooked it for us! It's great to have this memory in a video, even when it's not our video ^_^. Really delicious!!

[@rosarioaguilar6708]

me encanta esta comida es muy saludable

[@bronzerat012]

Amazing !!

[@cutekitty90]

Looks good

[@marcoromo3148]

Really spectacular.

[@Thor-bs1nv]

😘😘😘

[@paulineando3171]

Very good in cooking and they serves with a smiles''' cool

[@Civtex]

looks good....wondering why he threw away the other egg...

[@avagrego3195]

This is out of the world delsh.

[@borogoro9991]

very cool

[@shadowc6103]

Lol @ the Bonito vs. Bonita convo

[@misterm7476]

Glad we have 4k now

[@effekt4]

Hiroshima style is my favorite okonomiyaki, in fact i think Hiroshima and the surrounding areas has some of the best food ive eaten. Nothing beats Kyoto style Ramen though, i could eat that for days

[@BifeDoPantano]

very nice work, must have been very tasty

[@rishacrow99]

great video.....nice food u got there

[@SinnerJ]

1:40 AM, I'm slobbering over my desk while my stomach growls... I need to sleep this through fml.

[@kayumust]

3.45 i have food and will make some in a min ! haha :D

[@Douglas.Kennedy]

Excellent video :)

[@Twinkieman61]

thanks I was there in May twice

[@larakuno4299]

Wow! Master is very kakkui!!! Hehehe, nice job, looking so delicious 😋😁

[@ghanibudha5847]

Good

[@imajun_imapiro]

熟練の技ですね！大将の人柄が好印象で、是非、行ってみたい店です。

[@sara46762]

I need to go to Japan.....

[@asura4861]

😃😃..looking tasty

[@MsLansones]

I tell ya, you cannot rush perfection.

[@TVPELAX]

Muito bom

[@mechanismdinos]

The master speaking about how the Universe started and how the big bang happened

[@donnasakima8944]

The chef started off talking about space - the Big Bag Theory, and how hard it was for him to fathom the size of the universe, etc. with the email customer to the left of the screen. Someone (I think a customer with the party filming) mentions at 1:57 that the chef is being filmed for the entire cooking process...

[@grettelvargas844]

Me encanta escucharlos hablando japonés.

[@bagelboi66]

That is a big meal.

[@catibree1]

I got lost in all those ingredients but OMG it ends up looking absolutely wonderful..

[@sorayalovespie]

the tall shaker with the pale brown powder was bonito (dried tuna flakes) powder, the shorter ones I think were salt, pepper aaaand the green stuff was aonori (seaweed powder) :D

[@donnasakima8944]

Part 2: The chef's conversation goes back to the speed of light conversation. At 2:19 the customer mentions katsuobushi (bonito flakes), and amusing back-and-forth ensue on the English word for katsuo; bonita vs bonito. One on the customers exaplains that bonita means pretty woman. The chef wants to know the origin of the bonita, to which the customers replies it's Portuguese or Spanish origin.

[@grettelvargas844]

Bonita (español), かわいい(japonés).

[@ayuningdwi2866]

I think it is more easier when i watch it than when i practice and make it

[@Mrskwonable]

Holy. Hes so generous with the meat. Even when I cook at home. I put like 2 slices of meat. Lol.

[@Littlesmb.]

KT breathe That's because you're a bum. Don't be a fuckin' bum!

[@NawaSyarif1920]

So much

[@leomcdonald3777]

Ive been there!

[@donnasakima8944]

Part 4: The chef wanted to know the English word for ajinomoto, to which the customer said it was the same. (Actually, it's not; ajinomoto is MSG) The customer reminds the chef about kimchi...

[@TheThundercool]

And just when you think it's finished, another layer... and another one... and another one... and another one...

[@DailyPayBootcamp]

Master Flirt is more like it! 👍

[@Ray-ru3pc]

I counted, i heard "bonita" 9 million times.

[@EscargoTouChaud]

Have you any idea how painful it is to have watched that for 20 min and then NOT be able to eat it? God, he has control over the food. Love how it looks so big and shapeless for a while, then gradually becomes more and more round and lovely!

[@LinhLe-mn5fq]

I think the powders he used are black peper, salt and bonito powder (made of dried fish)

[@dejuancode6288]

Yummy

[@t.macrocosm1831]

You have to be skilled to make Hiroshima style okonomiyaki. And Otafuku source is a key.

[@nucklehed4utube]

Fantastic vid! Makes me want to go back there just to go to this place. At about 3:20 he's spreading some kind of wet white-ish stuff on top just before the bacon and asking the customers if they mind it or not. Do you know what that stuff is?

[@ViaColTubo]

Hey, great video!! Would you be kind enough to tell where exactly this restaurant is? I'd really like to go and visit. Thanks for the upload

[@henrix999]

patience with food in action

[@codefrite]

Thank you so much for the video Bro ... Which restaurant is it ? Where is it located ? Cheers :)

[@tranhoangdung071]

bonito and green oinon or seaweed ^^

[@GoCrazyBaby3]

Bonito powder

[@LilianayRaul]

Spectacular!!!! This is the kind of restaurant I'm looking for. I donnot want fancy ones. -Loves the food and the warm atmosphere Going to Japan first week of february could you please recommend me some places to eat. Osaka, Kyoto; Kobe, Hirosima, Tokyo, Nara

[@catherinebutler4819]

+LilianayRaul There's a cheap but really delicious okonomiyaki place in Gion, Kyoto, just by the river, called Issen Youshoku. They basically have one dish, but it's great. Pic from last April here: flic.kr/p/rDrkkm

[@silviahoard2412]

Take me with you!!!

[@silviahoard2412]

Take me with you!

[@sofiako9131]

Great Okonomiyaki! Two days ago I returned from Kobe where I tried this food too, but a bit different )) Czn you tell me the name of this restaurant and may be location? Thank you!

[@mo303mo8]

関西人ですが めっちゃ旨そう (^q^) 広島焼き(...と言うと広島の人は怒るみたいですが...)は 広島市内のお好み村で食べましたが ホントに美味しかったです^^ このお店な気がします

[@Jazzamm]

HOLY BACON

[@grettelvargas844]

"¿Bonito Bonita?" かわいい！かっこいい！

[@omnigeddon]

Can tell he never paid attention to the cabbage preparation as a kid and instead cooks it on top the dough.. 😆 🤣

[@louisle9162]

Rotate 90 degrees for horizontal recording.

[@justinpitonzo8988]

I want to eat this.

[@donnasakima8944]

Part 3: The conversation segues to linda, and how linda is different from bonita. The female customer off to the left wonders it bonita and linda were figured in fashion term (sparkly skirts, etc.)... someone realizes that she was thinking about Lolita fashion.

[@sunnydelaplaya]

Miam!

[@DasjDashoral]

Bonita, bonita, bonita, bonita...

[@hermajesty52]

Wonderful video!!! I MUST know what those four things are the chef puts on the grill around 11 minutes... clams? oysters? testicles? what?

[@gon012012]

The name of this store is probably Shin-chan　'新ちゃん' In The Okonomi Mura「お好み村」 in Hiroshima

[@phoenixnightrose42]

Thanks!

[@sergiomaruiti3474]

Sauudavel

[@faustronoma]

yummyyyyy

[@jonlilley2832]

めっちゃ美味しそうや！チーズぬきやな！

[@nigelmulliniz4021]

he just threw an egg away WHYYYY

[@lillybabe124able]

You have to wait for 20 minutes in order to taste this dish

[@RnnKT09]

I don't know what they're talking about,but "bonito" or "bonita" means beautiful in portuguese,from brazil 😄

[@louiscresswell5436]

I'm so hungry now

[@makm67]

can you please tell me the name of the place?

[@romaincoutanson2561]

what is the brown powder that puts the beginning of the dough

[@wfpgblox]

Deveria ter o nome dos ingredientes usados, em cada processo dos pratos.😐

[@Damobro]

Its the other way around. That's why sodas in Japan are like 300 en

[@MrD3V1L99]

i think they are bonito flakes if im not mistaken?

[@kokemaco5864]

the master talk about beginning of space lol

[@otonanoC]

What is the location of this restaurant?

[@kayom2000]

Is this a complete meal, a snack or a kind of breakfast? That looks huge!

[@bozoxxx79125]

its supposed to be a meal

[@pawslm588]

where is this restaurant?