Chemist Turned Street Food King of Peru

Chemist Turned Street Food King of Peru | Street Food Icons

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5 жыл бұрын

Chef Tomas Matsufuji serves up some of Lima’s freshest ceviche at Al Toke Pez in Lima, Peru. Al Toke Pez serves high-quality ingredients at affordable prices in an unpretentious spot where diners can eat-in at the bar or take their food to-go.
Along with ceviche, they offer classic Peruvian and Nikkei dishes like arroz con mariscos (fried rice with seafood), fried fish, and leche de tigre. Thomas goes to the fish market every morning to source fresh ingredients with a focus on sustainable buying practices.
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@thegrynne 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this interview in Spanish. His English must be excellent since he studied a PhD in England, but always nicer to speak your native tongue. His charisma really comes through.

@kevinswift8654 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and it's awesome to see him with that sweet Peruvian accent.

@fanachezz4560 4 жыл бұрын

Diana Dai i was wondering too, why he didn’t do the interview in English. Although always Cool to hear our lovely Peruvian accent 🇵🇪

@canaldelnocanal 4 жыл бұрын

Castellano, spanish is the name spain gave to the language after the conquer of America. We dnt acept spanish in America we say castellano, because Castilla was the kinsom who conquered America wasnt Spain.

@vladzignus2069 3 жыл бұрын

@@canaldelnocanal Español, no te compliques.

@crimsonhawk4912 2 жыл бұрын

Eres gay tu

@Nijugarami 5 жыл бұрын

He's proud about his food and thats when it really matters, you can feel it in every dish.

@chanceDdog2009 5 жыл бұрын

I love that he is a Spanish speaking Japanese-Peruvian

@garyraja 5 жыл бұрын

They have one of the largest Japanese diasporas in the world. At one point there were 950 000 Peruvians of Japanese descent living in Peru.

@josuedavid7774 5 жыл бұрын

@Joel Samaniego wtf? Mexico?

@josuedavid7774 5 жыл бұрын

@Joel Samaniego I would like to remind you that not only Mexico has that accent but many other countries. Man has that accent because in Peru some use it to talk.

@josuedavid7774 5 жыл бұрын

@Joel Samaniego It's true, although I didn't listen to a Mexican with that accent you say. Maybe it's a shared accent. Sorry for my bad English.

@characato2188 5 жыл бұрын

He's peruvian

@fernandolino6493 5 жыл бұрын

What is most interesting is his father’s restaurant was very expensive and one of the famous Japanese chef worked there is Nobu...he learned Nikkei food there and his restaurants worldwide offer Nikkei food (Peruvian-Japanese) and Robert De Niro is his business partner. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobu_Matsuhisa

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

Glad he decided to enter the restaurant business instead of chemistry! And still put his background to good use

@Surv1ve_Thrive 5 жыл бұрын

Funny how he said he would kill less people in a restaurant!

@gabe6475 4 жыл бұрын

Why are u glad?

@slalomie 2 жыл бұрын

“Do I consider myself famous? Yes, in the banks for not paying debts. They don’t give me any loans…” 😭

@yiyoto 4 жыл бұрын

Como aprecio a los peruanos personas educadas y tan amables cariños desde Argentina!

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

Great choice for the first Lima episode - Al Toke Pez is incredible!

@1ycan-eu9ji 10 ай бұрын

Mtasufuji that means he's probably related to the Matsufuji family that owns the Edo restaurants all over Lima including one in Berlin street near the center of Miraflores, pretty impressive to start his own restaurant separate from family business and have success like that

@marianareyesx 22 күн бұрын

Hid dad had a very renowned restaurant and was very well known back then. When Toshi came back from England, he took over his dad’s restaurant after his death, but after realizing that wasn’t really his style, he closed it and opened Al Toke Pez.

@admagnificat 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guy. He just seems like such a positive, funny, humble, hard working, honest guy. And with all of that having been said, he’s got a sense of style -- a flair about him. It’s a beautiful thing, man. A simple, beautiful thing.

@miketurns202 2 жыл бұрын

I feel it fam..To hear that woman not even bring up his food but just declare that he is just such a good person..and I look at him and hear his attitude; his positivity, humility, kindness, sense of humor and charm etc all while doing something special and making sure it’s accessible to people…I just hope that I can raise the kids I have one day to be such amazing human beings in their own way.

@jaytee1903 5 жыл бұрын

"I'll kill less people in a restaurant" is now my life motto LOL

@MsTina-dk6ok 5 жыл бұрын

Best quote and change of lifestyle by far

@funfun2929 3 жыл бұрын

ima take it as my motto too

@migumigumigoo 5 жыл бұрын

The speed and finesse of how he cut that fish was therapeutic.

@yiyoto 4 жыл бұрын

lol same here....

@_StandardIssue 5 жыл бұрын

There's nothing better than a person who is obviously very successful but puts themselves down humorously every chance they get. That bank loan line at 8:10 killed me.

@joshlewis2414 3 жыл бұрын

totally. self deprecating humor is a seriously undervalued trait

@Romanoff.Kalashnikov 3 жыл бұрын

Al Toke Pez teach me that Dedication, Proud of your culture, Passion, Hardworking, Relentless, Good Vibes and Awesome Mindset are the concoction for *SUCCESS*

@Sonny1065LV 5 жыл бұрын

I love Peruvian food! Would love to travel to Peru one day

@harrytomandl 5 жыл бұрын

no te arrepentiras jamas! que esperas?..

@lilianev4731 5 жыл бұрын

Small restaurants are the best because they’re always more about the food

@madhansification 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best episodes yet! He's an inspiration!

@josefcogonzalez1902 5 жыл бұрын

Estos increíbles chefs peruanos q delicia y q cultura culinaria herencia hermosa

@aliciatq3864 5 жыл бұрын

OMG I WAS GOING TO EAT THERE 2 DAYS AGO BUT IS WAS FULL OF PEOPLE SO I LEFT!!! Didn't know it was THE PLACE to go. #cryingInSpanish

@aliciatq3864 3 жыл бұрын

@William Vega I'll go next time forsure

@brianasanchez2938 4 жыл бұрын

PERU!!! i’m so glad they made a video about the amazing food we have in peru!❤️

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

Love that he makes the ceviche of his choice and uses ingredients abundant in season

@Juan-ci6vc 5 жыл бұрын

-seafood -loves his job passionately -quick and delicious streetfood -works in cramp places with ease This guy is japanese alright.

@l-_olvlo_-l 5 жыл бұрын

If nothing else, that most definitely gives it away.

@radxavier2269 4 жыл бұрын

+ is highly educated but would rather work at a job he truly loves

@IRVDawg 4 жыл бұрын

The Cramp Twins

@koolteddy1 4 жыл бұрын

And humble!

@AMkoreann 4 жыл бұрын

@@radxavier2269 Thats the peruvian side

@iwannapoop 5 жыл бұрын

Peru has by far the best food in all of the Americas. From Canada to Argentina nothing compares to Peru. The food here is a unique mix of jungle and dessert ingredients cooked using native techniques and Asian techniques. IITS SO GOOD!!

@glorybr 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the huge Italian influence

@pdawg423 5 жыл бұрын

mexico disagrees

@KarenMonge693 5 жыл бұрын

Pedro Mexico and Peru are a tie for me. Both have an abundance of incredible dishes 🙌🏼❤️

@readabook5823 5 жыл бұрын

Depends what kinds. If you love meat; Argentina is by far the best. If you love spicy foods; Peruvian is definitely not it.

@olimac909 5 жыл бұрын

Mr 232172 as a peruvian i can say that mexican and peruvian food are the best but i find that sometimes mexican food can be overwhelmingly greasy or spicy so i think that maybe peruvian food would appeal to more people than mexican, but i would really kill for some street tacos in lima that aren’t expensive as hell

@dyu8184 4 жыл бұрын

"I thought I'd kill less people in a restaurant." Lmao I love this guy.

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best meals we ate in Peru!

@RS-jh2kl 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best series in Vice.

@shellzzp 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks MUNCHIES for showing my beautiful people and country some love❤️🇵🇪#ArribaPeru

@donttouchthisatall 5 жыл бұрын

Spanish is such a lovely language! I love it!

@miguelgalvezangles328 5 жыл бұрын

peruvian accent is the best :)

@carcez 5 жыл бұрын

His got a unique "nikkei" accent that is proper of Lima only.

@HugsmadeDrugs 5 жыл бұрын

@@carcez "nikkei" accent doesn't exist. Limeñian and japanese peruvian have the same accent since they aren't segregated

@yiyoto 4 жыл бұрын

@@miguelgalvezangles328 sisisi

@feoysabroso 3 жыл бұрын

@@HugsmadeDrugs it does, very subtle but a peruvian will notice the small difference, like, still using the diaphragm to speak

@GabrielaRav 4 жыл бұрын

The way this man handles the fish and squid soothes my soul. So much attention to detail its so pure

@Vendzgz 5 жыл бұрын

Como cocinero que soy te digo que es admirable la forma de pensar y vivir que tienes, se nota tu honestidad, priorizando el hacer disfrutar a tus clientes sin buscar amasar el sucio dinero. Me alegra ver gente feliz con su profesión y respetuoso con los animales, un saludo afectuoso desde España.

@larry89 4 жыл бұрын

"And I thought, I'll kill less people in a restaurant." HAHAHA Give this man an award for this statement

@soeifong 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant: a chemist turned chef! His food must be delicious, too bad I can't try it 😔

@palteonato 5 жыл бұрын

Perú is amazing!!!

@fciagsousa 3 жыл бұрын

0:58 when he says that the food is "suave" it means that it's delicate, not light.

@ef4947 2 жыл бұрын

When somebody with a crutch doesn't mind the wait, it speaks volumes.

@adolfobriceno1635 Жыл бұрын

Yummy. We love Peruvian food. 😊

@Virginiafox21 5 жыл бұрын

That food looks SO GOOD. I’ve thought about a trip to visit Machu Picchu, seems like I may add another spot!

@feoysabroso 3 жыл бұрын

Lima para s the best city to eat in Latin America, you should program a gastronomic tour for some days there, you have to try both street food and restaurant food, it's amazing

@johntran2252 5 жыл бұрын

Peru has the most underrated cuisine hands down.

@HugsmadeDrugs 5 жыл бұрын

It's considered the top 3 cuisines of the world, nobody underrates it. If anything it isn't as well known like Thai or Mexican, which are objectively lesser cuisines but got better and longer marketing campaings.

@feoysabroso 3 жыл бұрын

@@HugsmadeDrugs I've been to mexico and live among many mexicans, and yes, mexican food is overrated, very good, but very overrated. But thai food, when I visited Thailand oh man, they have so much diversity, so many dishes,so good, I can honestly say that is one of the best, and peruvian cuisine is not underrated anymore, you're right, it has won best gastronomic destination 8 years in a row.

@pandemonium5557 5 жыл бұрын

I Love street food icons!!!!! Keep making them

@jvyg2 3 жыл бұрын

Simplemente es cuestión de suerte nacer en Perú 🤩😊

@superhk19 5 жыл бұрын

Love this series so much

@junelee5975 3 жыл бұрын

Such authentic genuine person

@antoniskyriakou327 5 жыл бұрын

I AM A GREEK CHEF AND HAVE ONE VERY GOOD RESTAURANT. I TRAVEL FOR YEARS ALL OVER THE WORLD, CHANGE IDEAS, CHANGING MINE ,ETC. THAT GUY IS ONE OF THE BEST (WITH ALL THE RESPECT) CHEFFS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!SIMPLE, BUT EXTREMELY GOOD ,NICE AND PROUD BUT NOT EGOIST. HE HAS HIS OWN WAY TO CREATE DISHES AND I END ADMIRING HIM!!

@troulimoes 5 жыл бұрын

Love these!

@koralyrojas9668 5 жыл бұрын

Perú! My country im si proud 😋

@alanmyr1507 5 жыл бұрын

Proud of? A fish takeaway? lol

@FoodandFootprints 5 жыл бұрын

Thomas Shelby It is better than many full-scale sit down restaurant meals. Excellent stuff

@lamigratedeporta4138 5 жыл бұрын

@@alanmyr1507 *?????*

@thiccfriedokra9189 3 жыл бұрын

I am american and i can say: i love peruvian people and the food..asians definitely make peruvian food great...nice combo

@leejones3115 5 жыл бұрын

The world is awesome. I dig the mix of languages/culture.

@kayflip2233 2 жыл бұрын

It's mostly Asians. They live with every race and integrate and collaborate with every race in almost every country on earth really well.

@robertlee4172 3 жыл бұрын

Great story, love the interaction with neighbours.

@sokarita0528 4 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure Tomas, Chef food is very delicious 😋... Solo de ver la pinta provoca y se hace agua la boca!!! ... Me encantó su historia ... Excelente esta serie de Netflix 😍😍😍👌🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Chef Tomas 👨‍🍳 charisma and humbleness is incredible, I love that! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@lindsayfoley6460 4 жыл бұрын

I cant stop watching these 😁 best series ever.

@basslandpdx 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely going to hit this place up when I travel to Peru!

@pincspace1554 5 жыл бұрын

these Peru videos make me so proud!! 🇵🇪😄

@talkingfights 5 жыл бұрын

amazing video ty

@JazzyAnasazi 5 жыл бұрын

Wow... How he goes from learning Chemistry to go into the Agricultural or Laboratory fields to cooking in a restaurant, he compares the two by saying "I'll kill less people in a restaurant." That truly is a terrifying reality to face in a world where both of these fields truly go hand-in-hand.

@kofManKan 5 жыл бұрын

Would love to try that, respect to that man and his ethos!

@amyr3285 4 жыл бұрын

I love this! Want to go try this food, looks delicious.

@yoreld2008 4 жыл бұрын

A chemist who cooks.Where have I heard that before?

@frankybaez1737 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated 😂

@raulfabian1663 3 жыл бұрын

Say his name....

@tngchinghwa 5 жыл бұрын

wtf, watching a video of peru food halfway and i hear my countryman's accent

@oilygrossboy9313 5 жыл бұрын

I damn shocked leh

@ronfontanillas5387 4 жыл бұрын

Haha instantly spotted that too

@pulkinpulman2028 4 жыл бұрын

haha same thing here.

@thiccfriedokra9189 3 жыл бұрын

what is peruvian people's opinion of japanese that live in peru?

@brunogonzales3752 3 жыл бұрын

@@thiccfriedokra9189 they are a part of us, we are all Peruvians. No matter where you come from.

@watfordman 5 жыл бұрын

"seafood is inexpensive" Damn bruh, come to England, you need a bank loan to live off of seafood.

@bayzoify 5 жыл бұрын

Seafood is only expensive in England because of the fact that English people refuse to eat/buy any of the fucking local/seasonal seafood and so rely on imports

@jamescharlesworth775 5 жыл бұрын

English seafood is more expensive to get for most people... It's a premium since all the supermarkets sell foreign imported seafood.

@Satori2046 5 жыл бұрын

Same issue in France, depending of the region. It's just too expensive.

@_danymal 4 жыл бұрын

This video is about his restaurant, that cooks seafood. In Lima, Perú. Where we are blessed and grateful for an abundance of seafood. What does your comment have to do with the theme of the video...

@coco2159 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe because the european region have a huge issue with anisaki infected fish , and they need to import the fish , that would be the problem , because it sound odd for me the fact that you live in an island and can´t eat seafood as you want!

@user-zh7dy9yo9r 5 жыл бұрын

Ok i‘m using the word. Amazing!

@yesselperez6147 4 жыл бұрын

Muchas felicidades 🎊 me encanta este programa

@RollSoundRollcamera 5 жыл бұрын

I would make a trip to Lima just to visit this place. Wow.

@graceandmarvellouswonders6249 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing it all looked so good, when I get the chance I will be sure to check them out!!!

@MariaRodriguez-xo1jh 6 ай бұрын

Teniendo tanto tiempo en 🇺🇸 y como me encanta escuchar mi acento limeño .Felicitaciones a este gran cocinero nikei 🇵🇪 ❤

@doracorrales9611 2 жыл бұрын

Que 👍 reportaje sobre la rica *cocina peruana* 🇵🇪 👏👏👏...

@InkaBeauty 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!! PERU

@bertoman1990 5 жыл бұрын

I could smell the aroma through my phone. Peru is the 2nd SAM country I'd visit after Brazil :)

@bertoman1990 5 жыл бұрын

@Dawn a calm kitty you should try it ;)

@keziabrana 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you make more videos like these

@fullmindstorm 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing places, and let me tell you, there is lots of amazing food in peru, and if a peruvian says its good, you can bet its going to be amazing.

@p6h14 2 жыл бұрын

Surprised to hear Sporean accent.. so glad u made it to his stall man.. i will try one day if i ever get to go to Peru!

@TheDanhenk 4 жыл бұрын

I actually stopped there before we headed up too Ayacucho. Great ceviche!

@Mateo-hq8fd 5 жыл бұрын

Humble vibes

@WhoIsOlton 5 жыл бұрын

its like watching a Surinamese-chinese speak better Surinamese than me..... still doesn't top black guy with a Dutch-belgian accent. a world without borders still hold all its cultures

@therealnoodles7638 5 жыл бұрын

Im asian with full australian accent, its the world we live in now. Racists amd conservatives just can't accept that.

@Deathday189 5 жыл бұрын

@@therealnoodles7638 so were you born in Australia or had Australian parents?

@therealnoodles7638 5 жыл бұрын

@@Deathday189 moved here when I was young

@SpamCanSlam 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine seeing an old chinese lady speak with the thickest of southern US twang. Now that's something.

@_evelling_ 3 жыл бұрын

Love our food and my beautiful country 🇵🇪

@Opochtli 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I love Peru food

@damohr69 5 жыл бұрын

really nice! wanna go there!

@adammoore7447 5 жыл бұрын

Great, yet another awesome restaurant I haven't been to yet here in Lima...now it's next on my list :)

@adammoore7447 4 жыл бұрын

As a followup, I finally went with my wife(Peruana) and we both loved it. The short wait was worth it. You should definitely try the "combinado", a nice mix of ceviche, crunchy fried squid, and arroz con mariscos...which stole the show with it's flavor de wok. Great job, we'll be going back!

@rafilee90 3 жыл бұрын

inspiring. this is how i want to live my life as chef

@cecilycook5592 5 жыл бұрын

With good ingredients.... simple is best 😍🤤🤤

@karydiaz74 5 жыл бұрын

Pucha que Ricooooo se ve todo esto!!!! En mi lista para el proximo año en Junio 🤩

@bonuspal 3 жыл бұрын

Celebrate the similarities that bring us together: great food. This is awesome. 👍

@Surv1ve_Thrive 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting thank you from England!

@joyjacobus 4 жыл бұрын

The food looks delicious, and he is so funny!

@merilymerily2230 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely character, so entertaining too

@SurfItable 3 жыл бұрын

Feelings, stoked

@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552 3 жыл бұрын

Saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (mi27/I/2021)-Perú-América.

@raymund1108 5 жыл бұрын

I love Peruvian food is so good. It has a lot of influences that's why they has so many delicious dishes. Gordon Ramsey was there, Mark Weins is there now and Food ranger next.There are others youtubers not that famous but it seems they all decided to check out Peruvian food at this time of the year.

@jjbc9769 5 жыл бұрын

How do you know food ranger is coming to Peru?

@MyrnaDeJesus 3 жыл бұрын

Encantada con este chef y su lugar. Emocionada para visitar un día.

@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings and congratulations from Lima (Wednesday 27 / I / 2021) -Perú-América

@leelthelful 4 жыл бұрын

Yay another Toshi !!

@rooftopkorean999 3 жыл бұрын

that rice dish looks popping!

@anthonydisney 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552 3 жыл бұрын

Peruvian "ponjas" are good for Creole cuisine; Until more or less 30 years ago, there were a large number of inns or restaurants in Lima run by them and they cooked excellently; greetings and congratulations from Lima (Wednesday 27 / I / 2021) -Perú-América

@rastajuan7 5 жыл бұрын

Me encanto algun dia ire!

@brianleon12 5 жыл бұрын

I like this dude

@alanrivas2950 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I wanna visit Peru now!

@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552 3 жыл бұрын

Los "ponjas" peruanos son buenos para la cocina criolla; hasta hace, más o menos, 30 años había gran cantidad de fondas o restaurantes en Lima regentados por ellos y cocinaban excelente; saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (mi27/I/2021)-Perú-América.

@jvesq42 3 жыл бұрын

How many times did he say his food is simple? So is Massimo and true Italian. The genius is what you do with those simple ingredients. He is not a simple man. And I don’t think I could recreate these simple dishes!