this is behind the counter at a local
Japanese fried food sozai shop
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good morning everyone I've got a fun one
for you today I'm taking you behind the
counter at a Japanese sozai Shop I
actually introduced this place several
years ago but I'm back here now to go
behind the kitchen to show you how it's
all made I'm a little early this morning
but yeah I'm about the sun should be
here shortly
so here we go maybe not behind the
kitchen but rather inside of it at this
Japanese deli-like fried food Heaven
sozai shop isaica nestled in Tokyo's
local Juju Ginza shopping street five
minutes from JoJo station Japanese soci
shops are known for their freshly made
side dishes that families buy to add to
their dinner table and this shop is no
exception serving families delicious
fried food and other dishes for the last
14 years good morning that's the owner's
brother
are you usually the first one to come in
so the first thing he does is turn on
the fryer which is undoubtedly gonna
have a beast of a day how long have you
been working here
do you live nearby dope
foreign
heat up he prepares the storefront and
typical of Japanese slow side shops you
can see by all of the colorful signs
there's a lot of food to be made this
morning before the shop opens
isn't it cold
so which do you prefer winter or summer
at least you're honest
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oh that's the owner yamamoto-san good
morning are you tired
right after he arrives he quickly starts
in the kitchen for the food prep the
store opens at 11 and they need to make
35 to 40 dishes in the next three hours
so he needs to work fast so why did you
start a sozai shop
tonight
makes sense
that chicken cuts it looks fire
apparently the shop mainly uses domestic
ingredients like abedori a Japanese
breed of chicken as their customers
value the safety and quality of
ingredients used
oh the first round of Yakitori is almost
done and it's freshly grilled chicken
Aroma filling the room so even though
the shop mainly offers delicious fried
goodies like katsu and koroke Yakitori
is definitely one of their other popular
items as they sell more than 1 000
skewers a day which means he has his
work cut out for him
in the other room his brother bread's a
chicken katsu specifically using a
namapanko AKA a panko that's not dried
as it better preserves the crispiness
and flavor when fried
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damn I want to stop filming right now
and snag a piece of that golden brown
loveliness so how much is that seriously
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thank you
do you have a family
oh dear kids ever come here
oh cute so do you have any days
so what does your wife do then oh I was
wondering who makes them
he says that he met his wife in college
and that they got married around the
same time he opened the shop since then
they worked as a team to create the best
fried food shop in the neighborhood
while also raising their two girls
now the brother fills bell peppers with
their shop signature ground meat mixture
so do you have a hobby
oh where do you go
are you any good
are you terrible by yourself
apparently that evening whatever they
catch they cook up for dinner sleep
there and then go straight to work the
next day
so I heard you fish
wow you caught them and framed it
that's awesome
he even created his own original lure
and sells it online what's special about
it
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ah I see the pins flap and also reflect
light attracting fish
oh one of the workers has arrived it's
now 8am and from here she takes over the
frying while yamamoto-san focuses on the
grill and other tasks required to open
up the shop
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look how she fries at one dish after
another so quickly with precision and
they both work so well together
anticipating each other's next move a
perfect teamwork pairing to ensure that
all the food is prepared on time and
keeps Pace with a day's demand
holy fried feathers look at that
beautiful sandwich
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okay it's still 8 45 but like a college
kid the storefront is starting to fill
out where are you going okay thank you
enjoy your break
foreign
wow that sauce smells fantastic and he's
using it in many of the different food
items did you create the sauce yourself
so what's the recipe
you're not gonna tell me how are you by
the way which dish is your favorite
oh wow
for sure nothing beats Mama's Fried
Chicken he even says that he loved it
when she would put it in his school
lunch bento box as a kid apparently his
customers love it too as he sells about
40 to 50 kilos 110 pounds a day
I love it too hell yeah
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your mornings are crazy busy
for real yeah
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he also says that having many regulars
is another reason why he keeps going as
he enjoys making his customers happy and
that he's truly proud of what he does so
as long as he can continue to make
people happy he'll keep going
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oh they're having a tokubai a special
sale when do you have sales
um even
normal price for most of the items is
about a dollar or less he says that many
of his regulars always buy the same food
so changing the sale items gives them a
chance to try different foods
one hour before opening another worker
has arrived hi are you originally from
Tokyo sweet how'd you find this job
and what'd you do before this
one
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this shop's not officially open yet but
customers can help but stop by when they
see all the delicious food lined up in
front fortunately for them the Shop's
more than willing to take orders before
the store opens to satisfy their
customers
so he's responsible for taking care of
the customers and the register but when
he's not doing that he helps pack the
food
do you go fishing with them too
oh what do you like to do then what kind
of manga interesting
around 11 A.M the shopping street starts
to get busier and another worker arrives
to help I guess she's starting with
cutting the chicken
how long have you worked here so how'd
you come across this shop
so your kids are in the same class
yeah I have a two-year-old son cool do
you have any hobbies
oh who do you like
I see to be honest who's your favorite
so the shop serves quite a bit of
chicken dishes by Design due to the
nature of a typical Japanese Society
shop food is displayed out in the open
throughout the day and because of this
beef and pork items tend to get harder
over time while chicken remains soft and
juicy
everyone seems so busy so let's go talk
to a customer hi can I talk to you do
you come here often
so what's your favorite here
thank you
hey what's that mikazuki sign over there
he says that his daughters wanted him to
make something sweet so he made a
pudding shop just for them
did you ever think you would own your
own store as a kid
do you think your kids will ever take
over the business
from now until the evening when families
start to come home the shop will
continue to cook prepare food trays and
serve their delicious food items so that
families can stop by and pick up the
dishes to put on their own family's
dining table and that's another behind
the counter in the books if you'd like
to check out this place for yourself
I'll leave a link in the description so
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