How Master Sushi Chef Yumi Chiba Perfected Tamago — Omakase Japan

Chef Yumi Chiba has spent her career trying to figure out one of sushi's most illusive specialities at her restaurant Anago no Uotake, Japan.

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[deobi]

when she said she wasn't a professional yet, i assumed that she'd only been training for a year or two but when sis said she'd been training for a whole ass twenty years my wig was gone

[TwistnMotley]

Cancer survivor and now a female sushi chef?! Absolutely inspirational, no wonder her daughter wants to be like her. I can’t say it enough, I love this Omakase series!!!

[tanyastefoglo]

She is a chef that works with extremely delicate food, in a male dominated field AND a cancer surviver? I respect and love her

[mgrn.]

I went here last year, it’s a nice very rural and local location with a lot of local people dining there and seeing her work and be so humble was just so amazing! The tamago-yaki is so worth it, taste like a custard cake, so light and fluffy! And to top it all off I met Chiba-san herself and she was the kindest person ever😍😍😍

[ErnestJay]

Japanese (20 years of experience) : "I'm still an apprentice"
American (after watching Master Chef) : "I'm an expert, btw... your meat is

[Hirshir]

20 years and she said she is still not a professional. Truely remarkable.

[hfar_in_the_sky]

They say that in order to gauge the quality of a sushi restaurant, you should order tamago for it is one of the few things that depends entirely on the food prep skills of the sushi chef. If it is cheap and stale, then it's a pretty good chance the restaurant is no good. If the tamago is light, fluffy, and tasty then the sushi chef has taken care into preparing their dishes and you have come to the right place.

So then, imagine you come to this place and you are served tamago like this. You would know then you are in good hands.

[wowbish]

Being a female chef who suffers from cancer in Japan... My respect for this lady is indescribable. Truly an inspiration

[kpmendoza]

I was able to find most of the songs in the video, so for anyone wondering, a couple of them are as follows:

Beautifully Determined - Tim Clarke
Boyhood - François Rousselot
The Stuff of Wonder - Paul Pritchard
Vivace - Tom Hillock & Nicolas Boscovic

[conradpham]

She's being too humble, that speed and precision is definitely master class :D

[AprilYHWH]

Remarkable woman and story. She exudes beauty in every skillful movement. Shout out to her father for going against tradition and teaching his daughter. Respect to them both.

[Idk_rawwr]

I was watching this and I was like I didn’t know clams have blood then I realized how many brain cells I have lost from watching so much YouTube

[amourejones]

I don't even want to eat this it was simply beautiful to watch. I admire people who are passionate about what they do and you can tell loves every bit of this gift. Bless

[albundy]

No gimmicks, she lets the food speak for itself, chooses the best seasonal ingredients, just fantastic!

[qusainayil]

This video changed everything I knew about dedication, hard work and humbleness. Japanese culture is truly a wonder.
I love it.

[elins]

I was so impressed, I want to taste her sushi but I literally feel like I'm not worthy

[hakim]

*This is more than cooking* It's more than a hobby. It's a level of art, Only for those who dare to see

[cocobrazy]

everything about this is beautiful, from listening to the chef's story and seeing her skill to the actual production of the vid. wow, one of my favorite eater episodes hands down!

[oldbutbold]

the level of skills is insane. she removed the scales, then the SKIN of the fish?? utterly painstakingly earned skills over the decades, yet she said she hasn't mastered anything yet. much respect, male or female chef.

[WannabeCanadianDev]

"(Surviving) my illness" my sigh of relief that there won't be a bad ending.