How Osaka became Japan's food capital

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It's rare for most countries to have a single location be so influential to their entire cuisine. But in the case of Japan, one city has defined the basic modern flavor of Japanese food: Osaka. Today, I traveled to Osaka and around the Kansai Region, and figure out why so many Japanese dishes are from here.
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Credits:
Producer - Matthew Li
Production Assistant - Mana Chuabang
Script Supervisor - Russell Medcalf
Special thanks:
Louis Govier
Yusef Iqbal
Yeevonne Lim
Kanthika Ekarintrakul
Dylan Payne
Brandon Goddard
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Osaka Info - tinyurl.com/974ua2f3
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Google Arts & Culture - tinyurl.com/47ce699u
Okayama Food - tinyurl.com/nxnmw68a
Matcha JP - tinyurl.com/twrbe6a4
Zentis - tinyurl.com/3ne5njnw
Timestamps:
0:00 - What makes Osaka so special?
1:16 - I went to the first Takoyaki shop
2:03 - The history of okonomiyaki
2:53 - Osaka's unique culture
3:29 - The history of instant ramen
4:11 - The history of conveyor belt sushi
4:50 - The history of Japanese tea culture
5:35 - The history of dashi and the scope of Osaka's influence on Japanese food
6:20 - Why Osaka is so important
7:35 - Visiting Kyoto
9:00 - Why Osaka dominates Japanese food

Пікірлер: 27

@DamanTTV 6 ай бұрын

damn that was very informative and concise, didn't lose my attention for a second, great job!

@MT-kr8cn Ай бұрын

You should have more subscribers, so informative and educational👌🙏⚘

@seanmalroy 12 күн бұрын

Agreed you you and your team are an incredibly talented documentarian group. Don’t worry people he’s going to blow up. This is too good! :)

@devinsilvernail 14 күн бұрын

Dude, this is an insanely well told story and well done editing. The blend of food, travel, and history was done in a super compelling way. Great video.

@chaseandrolick6881 6 ай бұрын

Always excited when I see a new video of yours on my feed! Another great one as always!

@worldsofpivotify 6 ай бұрын

I cant wait for your channel to explode, your videos are great and you really deserve it!

@cameronpratt6164 6 ай бұрын

Going to Osaka in February! Can't wait, awesome video for inspiration!

@phetogomasemola7088 3 ай бұрын

Your channel is really very interesting!

@DoPositiveUK 6 ай бұрын

Great video as always!

@jfungsf882 5 ай бұрын

Such a wonderfully informative and beautifully crafted video! This channel deserves more views and subscribers. I can definitely see and feel the awesome *Johnny Harris* vibes in your videos which is quite delightful😀👍💯

@HFC786 6 ай бұрын

Please do Persian food influencing many cuisines

@mylesjude233 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like an interesting idea. Question, how far reaching is Iranian influence on world cuisine 🌎

@offthemenuyt 6 ай бұрын

I know very little about Iran, but would love to see Isfahan someday!

@mylesjude233 6 ай бұрын

@@offthemenuyt You could do alot with Iranian culinary history. It influenced a lot of places, Ancient Greece under Alexander the Great, The Abbasid Calpihate, the Ottoman, Savafid, and Mughal Empires. Also in terms of culinary contributions, two well known exports are sherbet and biryani. As for indigenous ingredients, there is spinach, pomegranates, and coining terms like candy.

@JT-yj3tr 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure on its influence in general, although I have seen similarities with Greek, Indian and other Mediterranean cuisines, and just saw on Wiki that omelette is originated from Persia.

@mylesjude233 6 ай бұрын

@JT-yj3tr It definitely carried heavy influence with its neighbors. Particularly the Muslim Empires I listed above like the Abbasids, Ottoman, Savafid, and Mughal all took some inspiration from Persian cuisine when incorporating it in their own. Same can be said in terms of Iranian food influencing Central Asian fare and countries near the Caucauses like Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

@mylesjude233 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video man, hope you do more videos for Southeast Asian countries: really loved your videos on Pad Thai and Papaya Salad ❤

@GameFuMaster 3 ай бұрын

11:33 man's insulting the food as he cooks it, gives roasting a new meaning

@mumeisuki7356 3 ай бұрын

BRO you are so underrated

@Eldiran1 6 ай бұрын

As someone who will return to japan with a friend who mainly come to discover the japan cuisine, it's a must. Last time (in march 2023), i didn't get to shinsekai. It's seem that i will need to repar this mistake ^^. Japan food as so much to offer, each regions has his own speciality, i feel like at home on this aspect (i'm french). For sure, they lack cheese and wine, but they still have something in that departement. Like 焼きカレー (yaki curry), who are a speciality of mojiko, a city near Kitakyūshū in Kyushu like the name suggest.It's a rice curry with cheese on top, simple but it look really appetizing Yeah i will also need to go there too in february, during my next trip ^^