$306 vs $11 Ramen: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious

Professional chef Yuji Haraguchi of Okonomi and Yuji Ramen and home cook Joe are trading ingredients and hitting the kitchen to make each other’s udon ramen recipe.

Find Chef Yuji and his restaurants on Instagram at @haraguchiyuji, @okonomibk and @yujiramen_bk
Find Joe on Instagram and other social platforms at @mrjoemiles

Director: Chris Principe
Director of Photography: Ben Dewey
Editor: Michael Imhoff
Featuring: Yuji Haraguchi
Talent: Joe Miles
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Producer: Isabel Alcantara
Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Culinary Associate Producer: Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Amanda Broll
Project Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss
Audio Engineer: Z Jadwick
Production Assistant: Alex Mitchell
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Lauren Worona



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[leroymlambo]

I’m never not amazed at the ingredients Yuji gives to the amateur chef

[jamesheng]

Definitely enjoyed seeing Yuji being confused by the spam. Shows that even top chefs are learning

[xxPenjoxx]

Definitely the chillest duo, I love these 2 together. Joe really goes for it and comes away learning a new skill (and maybe chopping a fish spine again) and Yuji always makes things look beautiful and tasty, I mean, they were packet noodles! I really like the technique of dry noodles mixed with an onsen egg.

[TamyaYane]

"he's not cured, he's dead" had me rolling

[sockleg]

Big props to Joe for breaking down that fish. I would not be able to touch that thing.

[minioli]

I’d like to suggest the concept of specialty chef swap recipe. Same principle as this but you could use chefs who are specializing in certain cuisine and have the swap with another chef same concept and no recipe.

[FutureCommentary]

I was laughing at every part of Joe handling the fish here. He's courageous.

[benjaminmurray]

Yuji never ceases to amaze me with the quality of his ingredients. These Level 3 chefs are not joking around.😅😁 Both he and Joe are a very interesting combo!!

[asutastan]

Such a calm duo, so relaxing to watch

[_Toxicity]

1:52 WOAH! Did the recipe book actually include steps and not just a list of ingredients for once? Wow!

[wehcd]

Yuji's drawing of the ramen giving a thumbs up is sooo cute!

[dantethunderstone]

I love how chef yuji always tries to use every past and waste nothing, unlike some chefs

[TheJayduhhExperience]

Loved this episode. Joe took it like a champ, it was cool to see him genuinely happy about making noodles!

[grislyghost]

Way to go on that fish, Joe! And it's a joy to watch Yuji explain the concepts. This video was fun and informative, thanks.

[MatthewGravens]

"Am I the spine guy now?"

Well if you weren't before, that almost certainly guaranteed you now are. This duo is incredible!

[riaz]

I'd like to see a series with the chefs making dishes to beat takeaways. A decent (but not absurd budget) with an easy to follow recipe.

[TraciPeteyforlife]

Oddly this reminds me of Food Wars. And the hot pot curry made with Munk Fish. Mad respect to Yuji for being so humble and respectful. When it comes to the ingredients.

[ADeadlierSnake]

Very impressed by both of Yuji's dishes here. He seems amazingly creative. Would love to be able to try his food.

[andycalimara]

Y’all couldn’t let Joe call Rose ONCE??

[TheDavidN]

Joe is very brave handling this monster fish. He's not spineless!