90 yr old Sushi Chef tries American Sushi for the First Time

We are in Japan and this week we brought some American sushi for a traditional Japanese chef to try. We brought rolls ranging from California rolls to Dragon rolls. Let's see what he thinks of American style sushi!

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00:00 Introduction
00:10 Brief History Lesson on Sushi
01:18 Buying American Sushi
02:51 Japanese Chef tries Sushi
04:07 California Roll
06:07 Philadelphia Roll
06:59 Shrimp Tempura Roll
07:45 Spicy Salmon Roll
09:07 Squarespace Roll
10:16 Dragon Roll
11:33 Dynamite Roll

[CantoMando]

Which one do you like more American sushi or Japanese Sushi 🤔??

[Bempizilla]

I like that this expert approaches things with a lot of wisdom, he isn't snobby about tradition nor closed off from trying, and he thinks about the main goal of food - making the customer happy. If 5 out of 10 people like the taste, you are doing just fine.

[wy]

What a sweet, humble, kind, considerate and open-minded chef... so much class. He gives his feedback and criticism without at all being condescending. So wholesome! ❤

[HARTHEFOX]

This man was so respectful and gave his honest opinion, and I absolutely love that.

[jessicaeabraham]

He is very generous in his scoring even with his 70 years of experience 😢 so nice… we need more people like him!

[johnlim]

The one thing that amazes me about the elderly in Japan is that they still walk unassisted everyday. I hope that I can still be active physically when I reach that age.

[temari-wlyb]

I am Japanese. Japan is a culture that improves on things that come from abroad, such as curry and pasta, so I don't think I am in a position to complain about how sushi is changing in the U.S.

[corbanschwartz]

Love his honesty you can see there is no ego or pride behind his judgement. Much respect.

[Kiwiilockspace]

I really love how he respected and truly tried this sushi, giving an honest opinion, he was wholesome and serious, he didin't diss the food just because it is likely against his vision of what sushi should be, he tried to appreciate the diversity instead of demeening it. He is truly a treasure of a person that deserves all the good in this world.

[birisuandrei]

I was definitely expecting the japanese chef to rate most of the sushi more harshly....its interesting how even a professional who's done his craft for 70 years can appreciate quality from something that goes against strict traditions

[dingdingdingdiiiiing]

It makes me happy that the chef wanted to try American sushi but just never got around to do it, but then some youtuber asks him if he'd do a video on that. Love it.

[WholeHeartily]

He’s so sweet and polite, even when he doesn’t like it. I can appreciate his kindness

[shortschannel]

respect to the chef for being open-minded and respectful! He looks to be a nice, lovely man with a lot of wisdom.Thank you for sharing!

[Jesus_rrs]

I think his scoring is the only accurate scoring i've seen on Youtube. A 5/10 or 6/10 means that it's normal (depending on if you use 0 as a starting point on your scoring system), You won't feel disgusted nor overjoyed, that's how it should be. a 7 or 8 out of 10, means that something is good or very good, while a 9/10 means it's almost perfect.

[moapqd]

Open minded sushi master. He understand that "american sushi" is not what they call sushi in Japan but reserves the right to understand that customer taste sometimes is more important than tradition 😜

[un_ubcribed]

Maybe the reason he is so happy and seemingly healthy at his age is that he is very calm and doesn't get annoyed, for instance he sees his traditions altered so drastically but it doesn't bother him at all.

[xbjxzxk]

He is respectful about the changes Americans made to the food he, obviously, loves. What a kind man.

I think this would be a different conversation when asking an Italian to taste a pizza with Scandinavian or South African toppings like banana, kiwi and avocado.

[LivelyParadox]

The most predictable thing about non-USians trying US versions of foods is the flavor being sweet (or at least sweeter than the original). Our palates are so used to all the added sugar/sweeteners in our foods that it never really occurs to a lot of us how that isn't the standard for almost anywhere else in the world

[keioboy]

These are the best kinds of videos! Honestly just really enjoyable and enlightening.

[PhilUpOnThis]

0:51 Correction: I lived in Japan and due to globalization, uramaki/inside out rolls like California roll are available at chains like Hamazushi (theirs is avocado and imitation crab on the inside & rolled in tobiko/flying fish roe). Uobei and Genkizushi both have inside out rolls with shrimp tempura on the inside and rolled in toasted sesame seeds. Additionally kewpie mayo, avocado, and cream cheese are all featured on/in nigiri and gunkan maki these days.