You may be wondering why I've gathered you here today...
We have American sushi!
Today we're going to try ~American sushi~ wooooo
Yeeeep
American sushi is a little different from Japanese sushi.
We mostly have giant rolls like these.
Is that so?
When we think of sushi, this is what we think of.
You don't eat nigiri sushi?
It's not as common.
This sushi is so... American.
This is-
I haven't seen this before. What is this?
Deep-fried.
This is deep-fried sushi. This is very American.
In Japan when you think of sushi, you typically think of nigiri sushi, right?
So just the rice with a layer of raw fish on top.
Edo-style sushi.
It's made and eaten quickly.
I think the difference between Japanese and American sushi is
Japanese sushi focuses on the flavor of the fish
and savoring the fish itself.
So getting the freshest, most delicious fish.
Whereas America focuses on finding really interesting combinations.
So we go for flavor combinations to make the sushi taste unique and interesting.
And I think they're almost too different to even compare to each other.
They're both so good in their own way.
We actually bought these a few hours ago and brought them home
so that we could film at our leisure here and not bother people at a restaurant.
So they may not look as beautiful as they did when we first got them.
It's a little old now, but it's all right.
I don't know if these all have names in different sushi restaurants,
but at the restaurant we went to, this one's called a Sunday Morning roll.
It has salmon and cream cheese inside of it.
And you deep fry the whole thing.
And the entire thing is deep fried. It's really good, I've had it before.
Deep fried sushi, yo. You gotta try it!
If you come to America, I recommend this!
All right~
Deep fried sushi!
So inside this is salmon and cream cheese and it's aaaall deep fried.
Cream cheese...?
YEAH.
Here I go.
It's like I'm eating tendon (tempura donburI).
Really?
Rice, tempura, seaweed... it's the same.
Yeah, it's just like eating tendon.
Isn't it good?
Yeah, it's good.
If you don't know what tendon is, I just made tendon on Jun's Kitchen
if you wanna see it, go ahead.
Tendon is deep fried STUFF on top of rice.
I'll do my best to fit this in my mouth but this is going to be gross.
I might have to censor this.
Do you want me to put my hand over you?
Yeah, censor me. Jun censor!
"You can't see this!"
Oishii! (Delicious!)
So this sushi right here is called a California roll.
It's imitation crab, avocado, and cucumber
wrapped in nori with rice on the outside and sesame seeds.
And this is probably the most famous American sushi.
All right, let's have a California roll to refresh our palette now.
So when I first started eating sushi, I had no idea what the rules for all this stuff was.
So I put wasabi and ginger (on it) and then I dipped it in soy sauce,
and I ate it like that.
And I know maybe it looks a little bit weird to Japanese people
but you know what, it's delicious!
And this is still the way I prefer to eat my California rolls.
It's your American sushi. Eat however you want!
Oishii!
That's really good, yo.
You should try some. You should try it my way.
Okay, yo.
Yo, try it my way yo.
Itadakimasu
That's pretty delicious.
Isn't it?!
Yeah, it is.
Nice!!
YEAH!
The avocado is good.
This is called the Red Devil.
It has tempura shrimp inside, avocado, and it's topped with crab
and tempura flakes.
And here, this is called the Bengal roll.
This also has tempura shrimp inside, spicy crab, avocado, cucumber
eel sauce, spicy mayonnaise, and sesame seeds.
Itadakimasu~
Mmm.
I like how spicy the sauce is.
It was good.
All right
I like the sauce.
I got a cup of water and I just drank this much already in one second.
American sushi definitely makes you thirsty.
Really? Because it's oily.
Oh, because it's oily?
Okay, now this last one.
It's really similar to the Bengal roll I just had.
Yeah, the ingredients are really similar.
Yeah, it's good.
I like the Bengal roll better because it's spicier.
But it's really similar.
Which one was your favorite?
Hmm... I guess Bengal sushi?
Hmm okay!
So what's Jun's opinion on American style giant makizushi?
It makes you thirsty because they're deep fried.
But it's good, just like all the rest of American food I guess.
Right.
It's pretty addictive, I'd say, but it makes you thirsty.
Is it something you would go out of your way to eat?
I think I will miss these sometimes.
I mean, when I go back to Japan I can eat all this fresh raw sushi
and you can get tempura sushi kind of, but
these are really different. Especially the sauce. That's very American.
So then, your final thoughts on American sushi?
Delicious!
How many times can you say umai
It was better than I thought it'd be.
If you come to America, please try American sushi!
I think it's really good.
Me too.
It's something everyone could enjoy.
Right.
Are we advertising American sushi now?
It's just really good. I just missed American sushi.
If you haven't had it, you should try it.
I really like this spicy mayonnaise.
Yeah, this spicy mayonnaise is really popular in America. It's kind of all over now.
If you go to a grocery store you can even buy it in bottles this big.
We still have so much sushi left.
Okay, we're going to end this and enjoy the rest of our sushi in peace.
And you guys, eat some sushi!
We have one minute. Quick, quick!
Okay okay
Why are you giving me the huge one, seriously?!
We're gonna be romantic and feed each other.
I can't eat that, it has the tail on it!
Just do it!
DO IT!
No no no.
COME ON!
No, it's not working.
It's not working.
FAIL!
Fail.
Ugh, that was a bad choice.
That didn't work out so well.
Okay, bye.