*peaceful, sophisticated music
S: This is the culmination of their work. We came to the restaurant, we placed our order, and two minutes later, it came out.
*peaceful, sophisticated music*
S: And it tastes - ok.
*happy bouncy music*
S: Now we've lately been doing some artsy fartsy videos of some really nice restaurants.
S: But that doesn't mean we can't eat regular stuff. We are here today, in Sukiya.
S: Which is one of the most popular restaurants in Japan. They have over 2,000 locations
S: And they make Gyudon, which is pretty much beef rice bowls.
S: Now they have a whole bunch of other things on their menu as well. But they're pretty much most popular for the beef rice bowls
S: And i'm getting my favourite one today.
*happy music*
S: Oh. That was pretty fast. Alright
S: Oh, yeah baby.... *inhale*
S: This is it right here. Rice with beef simmered with onions, covered in cheese.
S: For my white people sensibilities-- M: *laughs*
S: Look, I didn't ruin this, alright. It comes with cheese on the menu, alright.
S: This wasn't white people ruining this again. Stop blaming white people for this.
S: This is just delicious cheese, beef, onions and rice.
S: I love this. And tabasco sauce
M: Don't you touch that young man!
S: Look how gloopy that is.
M: I haven't done a single pretty picture yet! S: Oh alright! Macro shot. Hurry!
*deep manly voiceover* Oooh Sukiya Sukiya. Look at that - Look at that processed shredded cheese of three kinds of varieties
Oooh Give me that reasonable quality beef in a bowl. Oh yeah, just like that
S: The beef is so sweet with the onions and the mirin
S: I really like how the rice is all sticked together. We've tried Gyudon in other places
S: And the rice always falls apart. I like really mushy stuff like this
S: You know, make fun of it. But I eat here often, it's really good.
M: Awww Sukiya Sukiya
M: Now, I did not go for the traditional rice bowl
M: I went for the Sukiya Hot pot. It's got noodles, it's got the beef in it, it's got cabbage, it's got tofu
M: And it's also got this ginormous bowl of rice, which there's no way of finishing.
M: And, don't be freaked out, but it comes with a raw egg.
M: It's a really strong egg
M: Mm, mhmm
M: Mediocre quality goodness, Mmmmmm
M: Ok, there is a technique to eating the Sukiyaki Hot pot
M: First of all, your noodles are gonna overcook. So, what I like to do is remove them with the bowl provided
M: over here. THIS - Looks like its weird it's actually also noodles. It's called Konjac
M: So it's made out of, like a root vegetable
M: Ok, so now that I have safely removed my noodles
M: I like to use my rice bowl and I like to put a little bit of vegetables on top.
M: And I then take some of my beef. This here? You can just eat it and the rice gets all like sopped up with all the like
M: Sweet broth underneath it
M: It's pretty fantastic
S: Wait a second, we need some macroshots
*deep, manly voiceover* Oooh Sukiyaki. I like the way you get all fired up on the table right in front of me
Look at your juicy, moist noodles and all those vegetables
Totally makes me feel like I'm eating something healthy - OOOOHH
Forget this giant bowl of rice. It's just you and me
M: The music is so good
M: Play that jazz flute
S: It's such love
S: such panache
S: Touch my fingers girl. Touch 'em!
S: One of these days, they're gonna kick us out these restaurants. M: *laughs*
M: Today is not that day S: Not that day
S: You know what this is? This is the equivalent of what I like to cook at home
S: Known as meat-bowl slop. Which you pretty much get some kind of meat and some kind of carb
S: Some kind of sauce. You put it all together and then you can just eat it out of your bowl with a spoon
S: Without even looking
S: You could just look at other things
S: There's a television
S: Mmmm - M: Oh Ducky - S: There's a sunset
S: I just got tabasco sauce in my eye...
S: I rubbed my eye and now I got tabasco in my eye
S: So dumb!
M: Ohh Ducky - you should come with a hazard warning
S: The whole point of meat-bowl slop is that you don't have to pay attention to it when you eat it
S: You can just hoover it down
M: I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with that
S: This is my kind of meal
M: In Japan it is proper to lift the bowl to your face S: Right!
M: Rather than you, shovelling from like a foot away
S: Look, i'm just trying to tell you my emotional connection with this! M: SHOVEL CLOSER
S: Ok M: SHOVEL CLOSER
S: Don't be embarrassed to lift the bowl to your mouth in Japan. You're supposed to do that
S: And whenever I don't do it, my Japanese friends are like, "Why aren't you lifting the bowl?"
S: So lifting the bowl to my mouth
S: I've seen some people actually, just like, tilt the bowl and just, like, scoop it into their mouths like that
S: I don't get where they get the time to chew that fast
S: I really need to take my time
M: If we used the word shovelling a lot, that's because this place is supposed to be kinda like
M: a fast food place - S: It's not a slow food place! You're not supposed to sit here and talk!
M: You're not supposed to hang out, you're not supposed to chill
S: Now, I've only learned this from watching other people eat at Sukiya
S: This is the pickled ginger. You're supposed to add a bunch of it to your bowl
M: That's a lotta ginger, son!
S: I'm just doing what I've seen other people do, alright? I'm just following their lead
S: I'm learning by example!
S: And you're supposed to mix this in. So instead of just the sweetness and saltiness of the meat
S: You get a good peppery bite from that ginger
S: I actually like it like this
S: Now because I'm a bigger boy, I asked for the bigger bowl
S: with more rice and more meat
S: So the price for this one was 720 Yen which is roughly around $7
S: But the regular size one is actually under $5. So you can come here and have a fully satisfying meal
S: for under $5. I think that's a good deal.
*happy music*
S: That Sukiya jazz music is in my soul baby!
S: Let me touch your fingers again...Love them fingers. Them long, shovel hand fingers
M: What the!?! They're not - They're anime like
S: That's some long ass fingers girl
S: You're hands are the size of my hands and I can palm a basketball
S: Some big ass shovel man hands you've got.
M: I am so much happier to be outside right now. It was a molten lava storm in there.
M: If you guys are coming to Japan and you've heard rumours that Japan is crazy expensive and unaffordable
M: That is not true. There are a lots of places like Sukiya, there's even Yoshinoya which we personally prefer
M: Sukiya to Yoshinoya. But make sure you try them all out!
M: You can get a great meal for like under $10. I'm gonna go bicycle home and work off my meal
M: But first - Got that jazz in ma body S: AW YIH GIRL
S: FEEL THE SPIRIT IN YOUR BONESS
M: Ooooh I wanna go shopping in a 1950's grocery store.
M: And look at the labels and put them inside. Carts! Mmmmm.
*happy, jazzy music*
S: *singing* WHITE PEOPLE! WHITE PEOPLE DANCE WHITE PEOPLE WHITE PEOPLE DANCE! GO WHITE GIRL
S: *singing* IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY WE'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!