Iron Chef Morimoto on How To Prepare Fish for Sushi

Iron Chef Morimoto is in the Munchies Test Kitchen to demystify how to prepare fresh fish for a variety of sushi and sashimi, with products like sardine, snapper, shrimp, different cuts of tuna, and more. Morimoto shares his expert methods for cleaning, cutting, and presenting sushi, plus techniques like curing sashimi with kombu and torching fish skin.


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[KRayxKodessA]

Can you guys give Morimoto his own series? You'd be really if you

[slothsupporter]

Morimoto: “so here’s how to prepare fish at home” *whips out flamethrower*

[sheeve]

When he said, "fat..like me"

I felt that..

[improvisewitme]

I used to deliver to his restaurant in Napa. He was there a couple times. Real genuine down-to-earth guy. While waiting for a signature for his product I would watch him prep food. His knife skills in person are amazing!

[chefboyartty]

I use to work at Morimoto NYC, he is hands down the best chef I have worked with. Not only is he actually courteous to his kitchen staff, but he is probably one of the funniest ppl to work with. What you see on tv is what you get in real life, he is as real a celebrity chef and animated comedian as you can get.

[jasonjohn]

Morimoto's casual sushi flex on mere mortals

[jamber]

I remember watching him in iron chef back in high school. Damn he aged like a fine wine.

[Dan-btbf]

Morimoto San: you just do like this, and then this, ok!
Viewers: we need all the deleted scenes for this HOW TO video.

[rich]

I feel like they had to constantly ask this guy to explain what he is doing. A quiet master

[dustyroflman]

This is one of the best sushi chefs in the entire world. Crazy. He seems like a genuinely great dude.

[SanjuroYojimbo]

I’m still not over the “Iron Chef” episode on Food Network when he went against Bobby Flay. One of the guest judges was the fat guy from The Sopranos and when he had Chef Morimoto’s food, he said he didn’t like raw fish and sushi. WTF?! What kind of a food judge is that sh*t? He thinks gourmet food is a foreign beer with a slice of pizza topped with anchovies.

[mereth]

Watching Morimoto work is always like watching a magician. Incredible work that's almost beyond comprehension.

[swintsdeco]

I remember watching him like a decade ago and he still looks so good!

[MsKillerqueen]

My husband works in the fish processing industry and we are lucky to get the freshest tuna in large pieces like that, our sushi is not that good, love this video. Inspired me to try again

[jefferysousa]

Step 1: obtain decades of samurai worthy knife skills...
Step 2: don't try this without a Morimoto knife set.

[chaosgamer]

Aww!! Hearing this name brings back so many memories. Marathons of watching Iron Chef Japan when I was kid, memorized by this grandiose tournament around food. It was awe-inspiring. Much love, Chef Morimoto!! From North Carolina 💙✊🏼🔥.

[christopherkeller]

Anyone else appreciate how dedicated these sushi guys are to their profession? It’s an art to them.

[tamalpias]

I love Morimoto since watching him debut on Japanese iron chef 20+ years ago. When he was iron chef America you can tell he was the only trained chef, the others like Bobby was just a tv personality that can cook.

[xX.DDPL_Xx]

I remember watching him on the original iron chef(not that weird American adaptation ). He always seemed so intimidating and had a very commanding presence. Its great to see him just having fun doing what he loves.

[HVACKABOOM]

Easily my favorite Iron Chef. Yes he needs his own series.