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Simon: One of the things we never really talk about
S: in our food videos is the B-Kyu gourmet
S: So today we're at Tokyo Tonteki and we're going to tell you what it's all about
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S: I'm so excited,
S: whenever I see a bowl of meat like that,
S: my nipples tingle a little bit :3c
S: I'm so ready for this.
Martina: B-kyu Gourmet refers to as B-Class gourmet food.
M: It doesn't mean that it's sad food or that it's like, low quality food.
M: It's simply ~B-Grade food~, like
S: It's not hoity-toity super expensive stuff,
S: Kinda like what we showed you in some of our other videos. (M: Hm)
S: This is hearty, (M: oh yeahhh) wholesome, delicious
S: AND affordable food
S: And there's a big movement in Japan
S: happening now for the B-kyu gourmet places (M: hm)
S: And Tokyo Tonteki is one of those places
S: Tonteki is actually a compound of two different words
S: Ton is for pork, teki is sutēki so steak
S: So Tonteki which is pork steak
S: It's a cute word, don't you think? I think its cute c:
S: Hey, remember where people ask us
S: to do videos about vegan food? Well...
S: Here's a giant piece of pork
S: I swear guys, one day we will do a vegan restaurant
S: I promise, but, I just want to talk about this pork today
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M: So this is basically Japanese pan-fried pork chop but what makes this place really good, is they take their pork in advance
M: and they put it in a hot water inside of a bag
M: they sous vide it, and it makes it soft and tender, breaks down the fat
M: then they slice off a pork chop and they pan-fry it
M: in your individual pan
M: So it's tender and soft and not like an overcooked /chew toy/
M: which sometimes happens when you try to make pork chops at home
S: See this piece of pork? When have you seen a piece of pork
S: This soft? And this juicy?
S: Come on think about it. When your mama makes pork chops, how dry are those pork chops?
S: Look at this (M: mmm)
S: When you bite this juicy and dripping
M: What if your mom's a chef?
S: Most moms can't cook pork chops like this
M: What if your mom can?
S: Then why are you watching this video? Just eat your mom's pork chops
M: Now there are lots of different things on the menu
M: But the main thing that everyone orders is the ton-teki
M: You can choose between 200 grams, 300 grams
M: And 500 massive grams of meat
M: I went for 200 and Simon went for 300
M: Cause he's a big boy S: I'm a big boy I just had a workout
M: It does come out pretty quickly. And the turn around is pretty fast because there's almost always a line up here
M: So you can't really dilly dally. We're gonna try to make this video as fast as we humanly can
M: So that we don't get death stares from everybody next time we come in
S: Well we gotta hit that 10 minute mark in our YouTube videos. So let's just put pictures of cats in between
S: First thing they're going to give you is a miso soup
S: Whatever you do don't eat it for like 5 minutes or so
S: It's scalding hot
S: Not only is it scalding hot,
S: It's covered in a thin layer of fat
S: If you try to take a sip of it, it's gonna coat the entire roof of your mouth
S: And everything will taste like rubber for two weeks. So just be patient
M: Um S: It's worth the wait. It's got delicious little bits of pork in there
S: Look at that, even the miso soup has pork in there
M: Are you saying that because of my experience that I had the last time we came here?
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S: Martina burnt her mouth last time
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M: It was like... molten lava, guys S: Mhmm
M: It was just pure oil, coating my mouth S: Aww
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S: The pork adds a sweetness to the miso soup...
S: a heartiness
S: This feels like it hits your heart
S: This is some good, warm food M: It literally hits your heart 'cause you're drinking
M: ...pork fat S: It's gonna hit your.. yep, this is your arteries
S: Is that? Is that love? Or is that (M: Or is that) a triple bypass (M: Wait) I'm feeling? M: ah, there it goes
M: Now here's how I like to eat mine
M: It comes in this really delicious sauce it's kind of like
M: a sweet sauce, almost like barbecue-y and has little tiny pieces of crispy garlic in it
M: Then they have this big kind of cabbage salad
M: You put a little bit of mayonnaise on top of it
M: and underneath it, surprise! There's bean sprouts
M: So, what I like to do is slowly take a bit of the sauce
M: and put it on top of my rice
M: And then I take a piece of pork and put that on top of that
M: And then once I finish eating that
M: The rice starts to absorb all the sauce
M: and by the end of your meal your entire rice bowl
M: is like a magical... sauce parade
M: Saucy!
M: What's happening right now? S: You're busy talking here
M: Shh, let go S: I need the protein, girl (M: let go)
M: Bad boy S: I should've got the 500 grams M: Let it go
M: Let go S: I should've got... I should've got M: No, eat a pickle
M: Eat a pickle S: Oh it's a pickle
S: So B-kyu gourmet doesn't just refer to steak
S: We're just showing you one kind of B-kyu gourmet
S: because yakisoba itself has considered B-kyu gourmet
S: good yakisoba that is
S: Good ramen is B-kyu gourmet
S: We're just trying to introduce a concept of B-kyu gourmet food
S: with one of our favourite B-kyu gourmet places
S: Tonteki
S: I heard that once a year they actually have, like
S: a B-kyu gourmet championship?
S: Kind of like a formula 1 cup of B-kyu gourmet
S: in which a whole bunch of different people try to compete
S: for the best B grade gourmet food
S: and yakisoba wins like, or won a couple of times already
S: I don't know who won last year
S: but I definitely wanna go to these B-kyu gourmet...
S: Did you put meat on my shoulder?
M: No
S: You should've
*licks shoulder*
S: arr
S: So, if you're coming to Tokyo and you wanna have
S: a good food experience. Don't worry about spending tonnes of money
S: at really expensive restaurants. There's lots of cheap, affordable places
S: like this that will give you amazing, delicious meals
M: Just make sure you're prepared to wait in line
M: because the B-kyu gourmet places are becoming so popular now
M: that there is almost always a line up
M: so you see a line, pop in line, and you're gonna have
M: an amazing hearty meal
S: We were literally here 20 minutes before it opened
S: and there was already a line forming behind us M: A line up in advance
S: On the weekends, if you go around Tokyo
S: you're gonna find lots of people in lines M: Mhmm
S: Don't trust the lines on the weekends
S: because those are just people that have time off
S: Trust the lines that you see in the middle of the week
M: Wednesday afternoon S: When people are working
S: if people are lining up on a Wednesday afternoon
S: you know that place is f*cking amazing
M: and then on the weekend, that line up's gonna be
M: three times as long, guys
S: It's a Tuesday night right now
S: and this place is already crammed M: and it's pouring rain outside
S: it's pouring M: It's a miserable, cold night
M: and people are still here because this food is awesome
M: Wow! $10 for 200 grams of steak
M: plus rice, plus miso soup and pickles
M: this is a crazy deal, Simon
M: I guess you could say
M: It's B-kyu gourmet
S: *pop*
S: Mmmmm
M: I'm so full and happy right now
S: Oh yeah
M: I hope you guys liked our introduction to B-kyu gourmet
M: and also Tokyo Tonteki
M: if you would like to know how to come here make sure you click on the link
M: and we will give you instructions on how to get here
S: Also, we're gonna show you some more B-kyu gourmet places in the future
S: so that when you come to Tokyo you can
S: have delicious food experiences without it ripping
S: a hole through your pants
M: What? S: Oh wait
S: Your wallet?
M: *laughs* S: Wait
M: Wait, if you keep your wallet in your pants then it could
M: rip a hole through your pants
S: Either way, there's gonna be no holes in anything
M: Any pants being ripped S: Your pants or your wallet
M: Yeah, (S: You'll be fine) just wear a skirt
M: and you'll be okay
S: B-kyu gourmet, no holes about it
M: What?
S: Those lemon sours were nice lemon sours M: I'm leaving
S: How 'bout some cat videos
S: Hi meems, you pretty boy
S: Oh yeah
S: Somebody's nibbling my string
S: I just wanted...
S: you to sit down and be calm and nice
S: You kept on walking around
S: so now, what I'ma have to do for three minutes
S: is carry you around the house while you eat my string
S: Quality entertainment here boys and girls
S: I don't think we can do this for three minutes