I Just Discovered Korean Sushi

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Жыл бұрын

Everybody knows about sushi and sashimi from Japan, but little do they know there are similar dishes (built from different traditions) in Korea. In this video, I went to South Korea to find out what Korean sushi (kimbap and hoe) tastes like and discover how it's different from Japanese sushi.
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Producer - Matthew Li
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Script Supervisor - Russ Medcalf
Special thanks:
Louis Glover
Yusef Iqbal
Kanthika Ekarintrakul
Yeevonne Lim
Joel Outridge
Brandon Goddard
Music from Musicbed
SOURCES:
Food History | Kimbap - foodhistory.opened.ca/kimbap/
South China Morning Post | Which came first, sushi or kimbap - bit.ly/3T6SoMa
Institute of Culinary Education | Kimbap - www.ice.edu/blog/korean-kimbap
Dynamic Busan | Busan surf and turf - bit.ly/3LgCzkd
Dokkaebi | Saengseonhoe - kodokkaebi.tistory.com/m/30
Gwangju News | Introduction to Hoe - bit.ly/3ZGNW9F
Taste | Kimbap, Never "Korean Sushi" - tastecooking.com/kimbap-never...
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@sistayiddishkeitofficial5833 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are excellent and your breadth of culinary and cultural knowledge is stellar. You went deep into the distinction between kimbap and sushi, whereas most Americans like myself assumed that kimbap (which we literally call Korean sushi) is exactly the same as its Japanese counterpart. Please continue producing content. You are an amazing historian and your work deserves to be seen by millions. Thank you so much for this video and your channel.

@offthemenuyt Жыл бұрын

It's been brought to my attention that to keep a neutral stance in this video, I shouldn't have called the sea between Korea and Japan the "Sea of Japan" without acknowledging the more neutral name "the East Sea". There's currently a naming dispute involving the body of water. Depending on where you're from, you might either call it the "Sea of Japan" or "the East Sea". I hope, the failure to include "the East Sea" in the video didn't offend anyone here!

@Fridtjuv Жыл бұрын

As a Swede I call it "Sea of Japan" since we already call the Baltic Sea "the East Sea"...since it's east of Sweden :P

@Mkungaa Жыл бұрын

The East Sea is definitely not neutral either. Calling it "the East Sea" is basically siding with North and South Korea. Russia calls it Sea of Japan and does not have any issue with it. Heck, historically it was called Sea of Korea in Russia, so call it "Sea of Korea" to butthurt all sides, hence achieving neutrality.

@THR691 11 ай бұрын

Regarding the origin of kimbap, I can present compelling evidence that it is the Korean equivalent of sushi. In Korea, seaweed sheets were not available until they were introduced by Japan. So, what did they use to wrap the rice before that? At the United Nations, the name “East Sea” has been rejected and only the name “Sea of Japan” is recognized.

@THR691 11 ай бұрын

The claim that the name was changed by Japan’s rule is baseless. The name of the Sea of Japan is based on the fact that the name “Sea of Japan” was overwhelmingly used in the maps published in Europe until the 19th century. Of the 407 maps stored in the National Library of France that recorded the name of the Sea of Japan area, 249 (61.2%) used “Sea of Japan” and 60 (14.7%) used “Sea of Korea”. Moreover, 90.0% (99) of the maps published in the first half of the 19th century used “Sea of Japan” and 100% (105) of the maps published in the second half of the 19th century used the same name. This shows that the name “Sea of Japan” was established and accepted in European maps from the beginning of the 19th century.

@Serso70 11 ай бұрын

@@THR691 calm down japanese nationalist maniac. you're giving off japanazi vibes. probably cosplaying in imperial japan uniforms handing out pamphlets that comfort women was a hoax and they were all just very eager to be with japanese soldiers

@stealthmodespecialist2676 Жыл бұрын

As someone who refused to eat “raw fish” up until 10 years ago, and as someone who only tried kimbap for the first time 3 weeks ago, I appreciate the history, differentiation and context you’ve given in this video. Glad to be an early viewer of this rising star of a channel. Keep ‘em comin man.

@samsanimationcorner3820 Жыл бұрын

For a guy with only 3,000 some subscribers, you make videos like someone with millions.

@jrberkeley Жыл бұрын

Truth

@fahimhaque02 Жыл бұрын

This channel will blow up someday and I'm glad I found it so I can be a part of the journey too. Edit: Can't belive this is RCAnime and glad to know that he's finally in Japan living the weeb life.

@jaredf6205 Жыл бұрын

I’m curious what Japanese people think about American style sushi. It’s so different, it might not even seem like real sushi to them. It seems to have a completely different focus and intent then regular sushi does. It kind of reminds me of what Korea and Japan has done to pizza, just throwing all kinds of new toppings on there to see what sticks.

@ciello___8307 Жыл бұрын

The fried rolls with gobs of sauce is definitely not real sushi. But if done well its not bad.

@JT-yj3tr Жыл бұрын

My cousin is half-Japanese and grew up in Japan. I took her to eat sushi restaurant here in Vancouver (Canada) when she came to stay at my place while she was taking a 2 month ESL program. She saw the California roll and BC roll and did not want to touch it. I told her to try but I think to her that’s not sushi in her view, but some weird attempt to sushi. It is probably like the Hawaiian pizza is not what Italians would it pizza in their view either.😅

@user-fm6tf2tv3w 7 ай бұрын

bad about their own sushi that is popular in Europe and the United States. Because sushi is open with the recognition that it belongs to Japan. I don't think well about the situation where the reputation of sushi itself is declining due to restaurants that have not been able to ensure the quality of sushi. . The problem is the sales of sushi restaurants by Koreans and Chinese. If you look at it from someone other than Asians, you can't distinguish it from Japanese. Even Japanese people need many years of training to become sushi chefs. It's very uncomfortable for Chinese and Koreans who watched KZfaq and studied sushi by themselves pretending to be Japanese. When it comes to political issues, you fabricate past events and criticize Japan, but when it comes to business, you cling to Japanese culture and food that are profitable.

@karthikravikanti Жыл бұрын

There's a similar class of "fresh" fish dishes in Japan called ikidzukuri (live cooking). The one that's most well known is probably odoruika (dancing squid).

@OtakuVs Жыл бұрын

I’m hungry and I’m learning! Very well put together!! Need that track list✨

@segentsanders Жыл бұрын

Amazing, quality videos man, please keep up the amazing work. I love well done video essays like these, especially ones that might cover topics or aspects of cultures I might not get a chance to learn about otherwise. Please keep them coming!

@jif.6821 14 күн бұрын

I think you have not experienced enough of the large variety of both sushi (nigiri, inari, maki, maze), and sashimi available. Sushi has vinegared rice. I have never had sashimi NOT served with rice, but also separately. Virtually every species of fish caught in Japan can and are eaten raw as sashimi. Tuna and yellowtail will be a softer, richer texture than the firmer, leaner, more chewy Tai (Sea Bream) or flounder. The leaner white flesh fish are as a rule sliced thinner to compensate for the firmer texture. Keep up the great work, very high quality production.

@ryanyuk 15 күн бұрын

Korean version of sushi is chobap 초밥, Su in Japanese and cho in Korean both meaning vinegar. Gimbap 김밥 is just rolls. Hoe 회 is like sushi. Key difference is hoe is eaten usually without aging to put more emphasis on freshness and texture of the meat, whereas sushi goes thru aging. At least, that’s how Koreans differentiate hoe and sushi. There’s also red chilli pepper based dip that Koreans use 초고추장 vs soy sauce and wasabi.

@how2what4 Жыл бұрын

You should explore the Korean vegetarian side dishes, there simple amazing

@kellycb9501 11 ай бұрын

you make such great videos, I just got to know about your channel for like some minutes ago and I already love it. Keep it up, I hope I can see your channel grow more and more each day Love from Brazil

@duthegee 10 ай бұрын

I am watching all your videos and wow, you do some awesome extensive research. For decades, I couldn't explain exactly what the difference of Korean style seafood vs Japanese style to foreigners but you did it so well.

@minghueileong Жыл бұрын

Your videos remind me of Vox/Johnny Harris style and you have a nice and calming voice. Gave u a sub to hear more of your stories. Keep up the good work!

@TheCanipaEffect Жыл бұрын

This is super neat! ...and I see that channel description

@SomeNoob Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the asthenic you went for on this.

@satyamsavaran Жыл бұрын

this is nice, i adore the cozy vibes

@Pootie_Tang Жыл бұрын

Maan, you'll become BIIIG, your videos are so cool, just keep it up!

@Pulinsu Жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@racheltyrellcorp9694 11 ай бұрын

Super interesting chanel ! And great video quality ! => suscribed Keep it up

@eb.3764 6 күн бұрын

I'm surprised you don't have more subs. You give Vox/Johnny Harris type of content but with food

@deajiwizard1612 Жыл бұрын

Please go to Korea more often, can you go to Seoul next time🙏🏻

@HEKC815 Жыл бұрын

Japanese was just mad good at marketing to make raw fish as their own. Thats my theory lol

@mukkaar Жыл бұрын

I just finally made effort to actually learn how to make perfect sushi rice on stove (since I can't bother to buy rice cooker, it would clutter my kitchen) and it was best decision in my life :D While doing sushi at home would be annoying, stuff like poke bowls are awesome and easy. Along with just using it as vechile for basic stir fry, mapo tofu, curry's and whatnot. Or even some furikage and egg. But yeah, I'm pretty good cook, and I have actually already made most of this stuff quite a few times. But I just made it with mediocre rice so I didn't cook it so much, now they just taste much better so for last month or so I have already gone trough 5kg sack of rice for me alone.

@MT-kr8cn 11 ай бұрын

.....food is what makes everyone happy. Its good to learn cultural differences and how they eat and prepare it and why. I heard that the kimbap is originally from Korea..., the japanese during the war found food hidden in the backyards of the villages filled with all sort of food they could keep in a seaweed roll as a way of surviving and then the japanese perfectioned the look... If anyone could tell us, as this is an interesting point. Korea has strong flavours and their own way of keeping themselves nurtured. I really have a lot of respect on how hard they work and how prosperous the country became in such a short period. Would be good to know the history of a dish that koreans eat with everything: Kimchi - and its very healthy too. Another popular dish is their KFC: Korean Fried Chicken ( juicy inside and crunchy outside) with all their variety. It would be good to know their secrets👌

@user-fm6tf2tv3w 7 ай бұрын

Gimbap is a parry of sukeroku sushi. Seaweed rolls are not modern in the war era. Almost all the Japanese history taught in Korea is a lie, so be careful. That sukeroku sushi has existed in Japan for about 300 years from now. The culture of wrapping rice with seaweed has been around for a long time. In the first place, seaweed has been made in Japan since ancient times, and it was the Japanese who introduced seaweed to Korea. Korean seaweed made with sesame oil made in Korea during the period of Korean rule is the current Korean seaweed. The chili pepper, which is the origin of kimchi, was also told to Korea by Hideyoshi Toyotomi of Japan about 400 years ago. It is a matter of taste that spicy and sweet things are popular in Korea. Japanese people have a taste called UMAMI, so they don't depend on spicy taste. Korean can't feel UMAMI, so there are many strong spicy flavors in Korea. Korean fried chicken = Japanese fried chicken (Kara-age). Kara-age, which frys fish, vegetables, meat, etc., was born about 300 years ago. The kara-age of birds has been around for about 100 years. Korea is completely copied

@agnosticbeliever138 Жыл бұрын

You do travel, history and food. Nice video. I don't even eat fish and I watched every minute.

@PLCTheCd Жыл бұрын

why did you even watch it then?

@agnosticbeliever138 Жыл бұрын

@@PLCTheCd you have trouble reading? Like I said, I enjoy learning about travel history and food, so it doesn't even matter if I don't eat fish. Not that hard to understand. You really think only people who eat sushi should watch this? 😂

@MrBrendin0702 Жыл бұрын

Take me to flavor town!

@pharnnapha Жыл бұрын

👍

@Nadine56924 3 ай бұрын

Korea Food is best ❤

@deyili49 11 ай бұрын

Can u do some Chinese food in the future?

@higashirinchiah1013 Жыл бұрын

You can find raw fish dishes in South East Asia and China. It's not exclusive to Japan. Japanese Sushi invention also originate from Europe

@user-lb2cp4rn6u 4 ай бұрын

但是我们不会说这是中国寿司寿司是日本文化😂

@higashirinchiah1013 4 ай бұрын

@@user-lb2cp4rn6u Eating raw fish originating from Japan is exactly how an American would says Orange Chicken is Chinese foods 🤣

@user-lb2cp4rn6u 3 ай бұрын

中国不怎么吃生鱼菜肴中国是大陆国家你分析一个国家的饮食文化要结合一个国家的地理位置😢中国大部分地区是陆地很少有生鱼菜肴提到生鱼菜肴和寿司中国人会联想到日本所以你说其他东亚国家也有类似的吃法这种说法是不完全正确的起码中国很少有这种饮食文化😊

@higashirinchiah1013 3 ай бұрын

@@user-lb2cp4rn6u China Chaoshan is known for their raw fish dishes. There are quite a number of Teochew immigrants to the South East Asia bringing their raw fish recipe over. China is huge with various cooking techniques. The raw fish dish may not have influence other parts of China but the raw fish culture has permeated Chinese cuisine of South East Asia. The raw fish dishes are also found in some Chinese restaurant in Australia 😀

@michaelfung4629 11 ай бұрын

Japanese are all descendants of Korea and China hence the cultural similarities. The original inhabitants look very different.

@user-fm6tf2tv3w 7 ай бұрын

No. Genetically, the Japanese are not Korean. Personality and ethnicity are also different.

@joeloutridge9129 Жыл бұрын

First

@user-yl8wv9gv9v 9 ай бұрын

kimbap was norimaki sushi back in the days even early 70's kimbap was soaked with vinegar because lack of refrigerator if you didn't soak rice with vinegar an make kimpap then food goes bad easily in hot and humid weather but in the late 70 and 80's new type of kimbap bigins this time refrigerator so no vinegar on the rice instead they put sesame oil on the rice and other ingredient which is kimbap today Korean make lot of lies when it comes to Japan this is north and south they all same

@milkteaalliance1748 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video bro hey you should try my secret which is raw rainbow trout! It tastes like mermaid i swear to god! Seriously its so good. Im welsh in the uk and we catch trout from ponds but im the only person i know who eats raw trout.

@leiatremo Жыл бұрын

Dude, you can find raw fish dishes in China, Southeast Asia, and parts of Europe too. It's never been some exclusively Japanese thing.

@runnersj Жыл бұрын

If thats what you took out of this video, please, go somewhere else spreading hate like that.

@leiatremo Жыл бұрын

@@runnersj "Spreading hate"? How about you touch some grass. I never said anything remotely hateful. There is an expectation that someone who runs a food channel should be more knowledgeable about cuisine.

@user-fm6tf2tv3w 7 ай бұрын

The culture of raw fish is completely only in Japan. Because cleanliness related to freshness and processing is questioned. It's a tasteless fish dish that foreigners just imitate Japan. The foreigners who ate at that restaurant hate raw fish and deny Japanese raw fish culture😂 Japanese able to create and maintain sushi. If Japan didn't exist, we wouldn't even be able to develop sushi, and the world would still have eaten fish through fire.

@user-lb2cp4rn6u 4 ай бұрын

我是中国人我们中国很少吃生食😂中国的饮食文化喜欢热的熟的

@joe651dzd 29 күн бұрын

@@user-fm6tf2tv3w yea eat it take your sadness elsewhere were here to party