THE LARGEST SEA URCHIN I'VE SEEN - Meeting The Uni King Of California and Trying His Secret Product!

[@gonzaloramirez7575]

Hiro-SAN can’t hide the joy in his smile! :) he had a great time, I can tell! Greetings from Australia

[@RottenRails1]

Eyeball seemed like a really great guy.

[@wyadannyboy]

he was very genuine

[@MrAcuta73]

Seemed like a stereotypical California nut job to me, but obviously GOOD at what he does!

[@natalieharris8602]

Very friendly indeed.

[@Kauthaji]

I bet he had a spiked mohawk before the wind blew it all away.

[@lillyjanis4970]

@@MrAcuta73 keep opinions to yourself, “nut job” was that necessary? ❤️

[@fredblakely2921]

Hiro came to Bend Oregon and helped make a menu for a sushi bar called deep. I worked in the back of the kitchen when he was there. And I was able to enjoy his creations often when the restaurant was opened. I went down a very deep road of sushi making at home with friends after that and have never looked back lol...hi five hiro!!!!

[@skeeterdebeaux-stibick7406]

You both have gotten me addicted to your videos

[@E-A-Z-Y]

Man Eyeball was a cool guy

[@ricardootero6927]

People like Eyeball really make me smile a lot. He’s the type of people you want to meet during adventures.

[@lillyjanis4970]

hehehehe that’s my daddd!!!!

[@Chiptaker419]

Great video very informative

[@MrMiyagii0]

I’m sorry I laughed when you said American Bull dog 😂😂 I was like NOOOOOO 😂😭

[@M.J.D.R]

At least he didn’t say regular bulldog

[@20PINKluvr]

Looks more like a cane corso

[@AlohaMilton]

Used to work on urchin boats out of Santa Barbara, we sold to this guy a lot. Thanks for the look at the processing plant I always wondered where the urchins went and what happened to them. I hope Mr. Kawamura can find a market and processing method to make the small purples commercially viable, that would make him the god of Urchins not just the king, would save the industry since the little purples are killing the kelp beds.

[@coreynmichan]

I wish I could up vote this more than once. Facts. These purple urchins are Satan (but still tasty in their own right).

[@scottpetrie8707]

That is amazing process

[@dougkwan]

That company also runs a restaurant called Maruhide Uni Club in the LA area. It has uni on almost every dish on the menu.

[@EvanOutdoors]

Would be Nice to see Hiro work his magic with this Urchin. Maybe next one. Cheers from down under!

[@MingWLee]

I bet he will in the future video, he never let anything this good pass without making a dish out of it~

[@frankmastromauro5630]

Good video - humble guy

[@shanemanoa6737]

Were very lucky here in New Zealand cos its much cheaper. $20-$30 per 120g

[@lindayates3428]

Oh wow they have the best catch too the red/brown sea urchins we call them in New Zealand 'Kina' - beautiful yummy Kina or Uni - sea urchins ❤️

[@No__Vanity]

Oh thats cool! In germany we call them „disgusting“

[@youresus8034]

@@No__Vanity ok

[@jurassicsushi]

The first time i tried uni was around 1995 and i hated it, ever since then because of that one experience i keep forgetting to ask for it to see if my taste buds have changed because damn i love sushi. It looks so good and i have to try it again one of these days. Those urchins were Ginormous.

[@Iroxinping]

I can't find a single restaurant in Sacramento with uni.... is August too early in the season?

[@connermalloy]

You could tell how much fun Hiro was having being around all that uni lol

[@IronManEddy]

Good afternoon!!!!

[@scottessery100]

what happens to the shell?

[@margaretkaufman1144]

Hello Hiro Ana Charles such a beautiful video!!❤❤

[@lindatakahashi9268]

Uni!!!!!!! My absolute favorite! So much fun to see all that uni in that factory!! Nothing better than having a taste of the ocean!

[@jboy2621]

Half Moon Bay is the hidden gem in SF Bay Area

[@whyno713]

House prices show it's been discovered by many 🤑🙁 Yes, it is beautiful though. I remember discovering Pillar Point 30 years ago...

[@katanaburnerwii]

can't wait for uni again! yum!!

[@-RONNIE]

Hiro & Charles this was a really nice tour. Thank you Mr. Hideo Kawamura & good luck in all your continuing successes👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@bradcallander7789]

Wow you all are so lucky

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

What a quality dog

[@aaronphibianexotics1408]

OMG YOURE IN LONG BEACH?!!! My uncle catches LOADS of sea urchins off of Catalina and sells it to them!!! It’s nice seeing the whole process from leaving my uncle boat to going to the warehouse and being shipped! Never knew how it was like until now

[@jeannecooke4862]

Wow!!! Thank you for sharing your video!!!

[@MyLifestyle-r5s]

Amazing and good work 👍

[@diyflamethrowers4465]

I really want Eyeball to start his own channel.

[@lillyjanis4970]

he is! hehehe that’s my dad!!!

[@lewisistic]

@@lillyjanis4970 ask your dad to make a channel, I would def subscribe

[@jamessilby1814]

In Aotearoa New Zealand we leave kina/inu in a bucket for a week then eat it has a strong but beautiful taste.

[@RadDadisRad]

The Cane Corso breed is a beast of a dog. It’s actually part of the breed that was used to create the Dogo Argentino.

[@nycoolj3]

They look scary as fuck

[@christopherreed4723]

One of the descendants of the old Roman breeds, probably.

[@suwitohakim831]

Hulk Hogan beard style old man

[@samihirakasun845]

Hiro

[@kimberlyowens4558]

BEAUTIFUL, ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU HIRO AND ...... Charles

[@thewizardofcroagz394]

This is one of the most chilled out channels on the web..

[@customchristopherlewisbuil8690]

What flavors are in the taste

[@gregormiller4037]

Fresh PSY :)

[@Errks13]

I've been looking for uni at of 15 high end sushi restaurant. In 5 different states can't find it. Please ship out.

[@bugger2002]

hiro is so cool

[@jesseblount5948]

That's incredible

[@kitchen266]

Great 💐💐💐

[@slowbro1337]

What a lovely day for good seafood. And what a good fishmonger and dealer of uni Hiro.

[@CastOnCalamity]

Wow! Yum! 🧶🤓👑

[@maylinpatu4093]

Yum … The taste and texture looks awesome

[@Globalfoodbook1]

Wow, it’s so lovely to see the ur guns. Very beautiful weather with lovely people

[@PilotTed]

I absolutely love sea urchin sushi, its one of my favorites, sadly, I rarely get it due to it being fairly pricey, but man, its so tasty!

[@jensonchin1821]

First love your videos

[@easyrecipesanddeliciousfoo2954]

💖🌷💖Nice video !

[@lonjordan3019]

That was awesomness

[@vetleklboe2455]

Anyone know the name of the song that starts at 5:50?

[@gilleswalther5964]

Amazing

[@gees6075]

スゴイ！大きなウニですね☺💦 しかも大量に！！

[@garybaxter7297]

Hokkaido uni holds out much better than uni from Santa Barbara, but nothing beats same day freshness.

[@MrAcuta73]

Mostly purple urchins....perfect, kill them all! Marinated? Ok, but Taku brought us smoked Uni....definite US West Coast original.

[@CaesarBro]

Eat the purple urchins, conserve the red ones. The kelp forest will thank you.

[@arcdukestudio839]

great video, those people are very2 nice and friendly

[@lunes-1]

Great video, keep it up!

[@nameless6161]

Na come to New Zealand.. here you'd find the biggest for sure

[@Darreninnyc]

Good work featuring a business during these times.

[@ChezJohn]

What a nice nice man he is, (I’m sorry I didn’t catch his name) and eyeball is quite a character too. Great video Chef Hiro San, VERY interesting and informative.

[@Badwolfdh]

You guys are awesome, I absolutely love sushi mmm I hope you have a wonderful day today

[@Speechie11]

That CEO seems like such a great sweet man!

[@stacietagomori634]

Good Afternoon Hiro San. This is so Awesome to see the whole process. SAIKOU! I totally think that Eyeball is so cool. Hiro, it was so awesome that you translated for Mr. Kawamura. The picture on IG is so awesome. Love how you were able to hold the vana (Uni) bare hand. As always, thank you for taking us along on this awesome journey. Thank you to Mr. Kawamura for sharing your awesomeness. Hiro you da besses evea!

[@rickychae862]

Hiro san please make Tooth fish dish and show us fillet toothfish and portion please because it is expensive and delicate to do it, making us superb in Japanese huh?

[@rabidpeanut3703]

Great video! Please invest in LAV Mics for future loud factory areas! :)

[@orkayaker8610]

Loved this video! Enjoyed it.

[@jeffwhitfield173]

go to the site and EVERYTHING is SOLD OUT!!!

[@MrLanternland]

Yep no fresh uni 4 sale there.

[@PilotTed]

That is what happens when you have a video pretty much advertising delicious uni to 39k people, bound to get many of them to purchase some of it. Wish I could buy some, but it ain't cheap.

[@boxscorewatcher413]

UNI UNI UNI

[@kennethandrewsutherland7032]

I'm a great admirer Hiro, love the channel and food. Be safe

[@tonysharing3955]

Good educational video Heeo san! Appreciate it a lot 😀

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

Love Uni, need to visit next time i drive down

[@CDhunt]

The Channel Islands have some great sea urchins! This makes me miss SB a great place

[@CDhunt]

Totally agree!

[@christiannavarro2231]

This world could use more “eyeballs.”

[@lillyjanis4970]

hehehe that’s my daddddd!!!!!!

[@TheRAMBO9191]

@@lillyjanis4970 wish I had your dad! Lucky.

[@greatleader4841]

Uni is the urchins balls.

[@mwsoupy]

omg he says hes usually more friendly? Hes very friendly right now! The level of friendliness he is when in pain and irritable is more friendly than i am on a particularly great day... and im from Texas. I guess im not very friendly?

[@OrganicLithiumFarm]

Hiroyuki our Uni here is the best in California way way better than Japan ! And I hate to say it because I love everything Japan!

[@fatinchan2296]

My handsome chefs…konbanwa

[@MingWLee]

I definitely want to try that 雲丹酒盜﹗😍😍 (too bad they don't send them to Canada tho....) Which wine/sake would you suggest to go with it, Hiro san?

[@jennyrogers2070]

Looks amazing havent had Sea Urchin

[@charlesv3962]

Fantastic…!!! Thank you mr. Hide!

[@AlohaMilton]

I wonder if the small purple could be halved and cleaned but the row left in and sold as Uni product, the small size of the row made up for by having half an Urchin. I bet a lot of tasty things could be made with a half small purple, little Uni soup bowls or something steamed or roasted with the Uni in there as an ingredient? Sure would help if there was a profit to harvesting them since they are out of control after the starfish there natural predator's died off. If the small purples could be a product sold as the half Urchin on a tray like Uni is it would be very helpful, maybe try some recipes Hiro? People cook in Urchin shells the little purples could be the solution to a cheaper highly available but high quality urchin specificly for cooking in?

[@Chronometrian]

"Tito"

[@HomeSkillit]

Cheeto

[@Chronometrian]

@@HomeSkillit "Cheeto Tito"

[@HomeSkillit]

😂😂

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

I laughed so hard when he said that. 😂😂

[@HomeSkillit]

@@katerinapatiniotis5598 😂😂

[@JoshsDreams]

Noti gang🔥

[@natalieharris8602]

Sea urchins are such cool looking fish? Beautiful dog too.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

They’re most definitely not fish

[@boratsagdiyev6174]

Did not know that the cameraman's real name is Charles.

[@jcsimmonsoutdoors]

Thus butch sold out wtf… I want some lol

[@TeslaPilot]

You should do a West Coast meetup!!!

[@thomasphansavanh]

Uni heaven this sea urchin makes me hungry.

[@huuud]

Good job!

[@simonecrt6832]

Belli Arrizzoi

[@wontonproductionsinc]

Good afternoon from Santa Barbara! Just a reminder, if you plan to go to Mitsuwa in Torrance, it is no longer in the same location. It’s now a part of Del Amo Fashion Center. Cheers!

[@justinpark3130]

Can you please send me a couple boxes Hiro? haha love from Toronto :)

[@krmass24]

Was that guy eating the fishes heart?

[@vegnachaos]

No Uni is its eggs

[@dannypitassy]

Yes at the end of the video

[@Freeziio]

I’d watch master chef speak Japanese and read subtitles

[@ashtincampbell6038]

Kina

[@Genessis001]

Shitte...dudes business rackin in over 2mil a day on urchins alone wholesale....on premiums alone....I'd say the taste is hella sweet...

[@gregbowen617]

Great video…I adore Uni but it’s not that common in markets here, mostly available in sushi restaurants… greetings from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺!

[@Clapptimus]

5:48 a reflection of charles the cameraman...

[@wesleycoutts4794]

Giro looks like a kid in a candy store!