@@TokyoCreativePlay The container was within his torso while the shaved ice fell out of his head into it. And his eyes moved back and forth while you turned the lever. I realize now how much nightmare fuel it was but Doraemon gave me shaved ice so he was my best friend. lmao
Should have gotten the entire Tokyo Creative crew together to rate their most loved and hated Japanese foods and made a day of it. Too many amazing and not so amazing Japanese food options for this video to cover.
We should get a part two on some lesser known foods! Jingisukan and unagi are some of my personal favorites since moving to Japan. Overall, agree with these rankings. Can’t believe Umeshu almost got done dirty 😂
Yeah, these were all rather "safe" picks, except maybe for the natto. And I'm kinda surprised that very popular stuff like gyudon, curry and takoyaki didn't even make this list. A few suggestions for the part two besides the ones already mentioned: gyutan (needs something above S-tier!), hiyashi chuka, basashi, kushikatsu, anago and motsunabe. Or if they want to get really adventurous, how about some shiokara or funazushi?
My half Japanese friend got me to try Natto and I described it as, Smelling like rotting garbage with the consistency of lumpy snot. So Emma was spot on.
Where would these end up being ranked? Karaage, Onigiri, Takoyaki, Dango, Curry, Katsu, Yakitori, Tempura and any others you can think of for another edition of this ranking?
I think we have different tastes on a lot of things. Chestnuts, highball, etc yes! Conbini bento you are right, but homemade bento.... much higher tier. I agree with okonomiyaki! I also really like a good bowl of ramen but I wouldn't have it everyday since I don't think that'd be healthy. So far I think mochi is just overrated. Yeah... it's chewy & very one note? Needs something else for me. There's better traditional sweets. One of my fav japanese-only styles is sesame ice cream. The ones I've tried in the US all have coconut in them and it ruins the smoky sweet flavor.
I agree w most but i need to try more udon dishes and the okonomiyaki w mochi would be the next food to eat when I visit Japan again. U did not rate onigiri and takotaki.
For the dishes I have tried, I can agree with this chart. Would love to try Kakigōri, but I'm not sure I could survive the Japanese summer heat to get myself there to try it 🥵☠️ Maybe Hokkaido 🤔 I'm an Autumn person 🍁✨💜 I'm not sure the editor is but they made me laugh 😂
かき氷（kakigouri) is always great, if you're like me who sleeps with the AC on even during winter or orders iced coffee no matter the time of the year, it's amazing.... I will say though, if you're not that type of person and you like to get cold things when its hot, Japan lately has been so terrible with it's heat that not even かき氷 can fix it xD
love watching these great gals ranking so many foods honestly I think they are mostly on the money with a few exceptions here and there props to sarah for liking natto
What about curry? a classic Katsukare? We needed more dishes (takoyaki, dango, melonpan, tempura, edamame...) to get a complete view of all the good tastes....🤤
@@mikekun155 a large portion of the 駅弁 that are offered in the shinkansen terminals/gates I agree, are kinda MEH. But depending on the station and area, there are specialty shops and there is a REASON why they're so popular... However, you need to know what to look for which is the hard thing especially for people who don't know the regional shops/areas etc... I feel like a lot of the foreigners give a bad rep to 駅弁 as they just take のぞみ on the Kansai-Tohoku line and are only presented with mass-appeal bento's (even though like I said there are better ones even behind the gates if you know what to look for).... The culture exists for a reason man/girl！！I am no otaku to ekiben but I swear ever since I've taken time to research my departing station or transfer station to see what is available, I have been VERY impressed. (This is also coming from a $15 budget xD)
I will not stand for the Toriki slander by Sarah. Yakitori is a dish you eat with a group of friends, a whole lot of them while drinking something. If I wanted to go to a fancy restaurant, yakitori is probably not the dish I want to eat if I pay 3k yen for it :P
I've been exploring cooking for myself. This year, I asked my hubby to buy me a tamagoyaki pan for my b'day, id tried cooking it in a western round frying pan, but it was too hard to roll. He got it for me and ooooo how does it taste even better when cooked in the tamagoyaki pan? Same method, just more awkward to roll in a eound pan. Last time i cooked it, i tried it with seasoned kombu and the flavour was so good! Next time, i want to add shredded surimi as well. One day, I will get the chance to visot Japan and try everything for reals
It is interesting to know different people's take on Japanese food. I suggest doing a ranking between someone who lives in Japan, someone who has stayed in Japan for quite a while, and a newbie who's been in Japan for a short time.
It's astonishing that you display your ignorance publically by rating bento as D. It's like rating "sandwich" as D because you have only experienced some gas station sandwiches. Bento is portable food. That's all it is. It can be hot or cold, any food types, etc. And there's a LOT of cultural meanings tied to it (occasions, relationships, etc).
Here in Fukuoka…steer clear of any chain shops. You’ll save money, and get the real deal. Especially with yakitori and yakiniku. Ramen too. No English menus, no one speaks English. Just take a chance if you can’t speak the language. You’ll enjoy it so much more.
It was interestingto watch and hear a little of your opinions (some of which I agreed with), but my biggest issue was with how broad the categories were! I think that's why you had too many at the top, you need to split up things like ramen and green tea. Made me think about how I would rank certain things, though. For example, I'm definitely S or A for soba, most ramen types are A or B, but a lot of udon has been C tier for me (the sides, sauce/broth, or toppings can save it, but the noodles themselves are low)
Agree with most but Okonomiyaki would be B or C tier. It’s so overly sweet and so bad for you. Just not my thing although I can appreciate it. I think amazing sushi is higher tier also. Hokkaido Soup Curry is S tier.
Unpopular opinion, 1 shot Nihonshu 1 glass/schooner of Sapporo or Asahi is so good like 1 shot of Nihonshu and Calpis. Fruity nihonshu though, Jikon Junmai (orange bottle) is my favourite when paired with fish or sashimi.
100% disagree with the Bento. I feel like this is only mentioning train bento. But walking around Tokyo and stopping by the stalls outside of restaurants and grabbing their bento..... that's a different ballgame.
I am a really big fan of Wagyu. Japanese Beef is amazing. But i had a Tepanyaki with A5 some weeks ago. Too fatty... not my things. Normal wagyu is much better in my opinion!
Unexpected Mambo No. 5 = instant like. There's a lot here I still need to try...but my options are unfortunately limited where I am, unless I drive 2+ hours. I do love some udon, though...or really any sort of dish with meat and noodles :P .
It's a fair list. You guys are so respectful, how can anyone hate on the choices? For me as a foreigner, we don't have a lot of good ramen, udon, skewers, sushi and even if we did, it would cost us an arm and a leg. Toriki for me was amazing since the quality isn't as bad and for 2, would only pay 5000 yen. Had premium ones as a set for 3500 for 2. Where as if I went to an American one, it would cost 150$ (21,900 Y) since they are scarce. I stumbled across the best sushi of my life in a random small sushi conveyor belt in Shinjuku and spent 2900 yen (19$) but had sushi in the States and pay 70$ (10,000 Y) for myself. So all the noodles skewers sushi for me become S tier/A tier xD
First of all, the audacity of not ranking Shabu shabu, sukiyaki or Japanese curry… Second, sushi almost going into B??!! 😤 Third, I love love Japanese food and this would have been difficult for me too, but S tier is reserved for GOD level items. You can’t throw half the list in there 😅😅.
I love matcha tea, but I have a friend who always says it looks like swamp water. Thats why anytime I drink it, I start playing All Star by SmashMouth and get into my best Shrek cosplay. It really accentuates the experience.
Bentos the best one of the few Japanese things better in cairns australia than japan s bentos hot and tops things like ginger pork rice miso soup Japanese sesame salad yakitori chicken with pickle assortment sashimi bentos ...hungry now more upmarket than fast food item like japan interested other countries simular?
Interesting list. Most of these don't exist where I'm from so quite curious how they taste. Particularly those thicc noodles (udon?). I'll take my sweet time enjoying the food if I ever end up in Japan
Why do (almost) all of the Foreign-RU-vidrs whose life in Japan do not like bento? I don't get it. Bentos are amazing! You can heat them up, if you don't eat it on the train. So, they are not always cold. You do not always have spaghetti in it. YOU choose the ones with spaghetti. There are so many options, so many choices! When my family and i are going to Japan, bento is always on our list. We made a trip from Tokyo to Osaka(and Kyoto) this time too. In both ways we had fantastic Bentos. Bentos are at least an A!!
I have been watching TC's videos for a long time and love them, watching you guys travel around Japan, take in the sights and eat everything in sight. ;-) In addition to these fun things, though, have you ever considered a series in which you interview Japanese scientists working in different fields, technologists working on who knows what...In other words, the hidden side of what has established Japan's reputation as a leader in science and technology.
feel the same way about 豚骨ラーメン。I have friends visit and that's ALL they want to get back to back to back, and just ramen in general. Feel like after living in Japan it doesn't become bad but all those cravings went away... Same with like all the noodle dishes haha Also for 駅弁、It really depends on the area... A lot of the reason why they're popular is regional ingredients or popular shops. What happens with most people being turned off from them is yes, the obvious marketing and dishes that are available to people who just quickly glance are fried, not as healthy etc... But the premiere ones are usually wrapped and stocked within their own respective area which REQUIRES you to seek them out. it's a blessing and a curse (you always can find them, harder to find). But some companies take pride in their dishes being colder like you said, same with common commercial ones that come in the めんち or そぼろ variety... Cold isn't always bad (I also love cold pizza so I might be weird :p). Either way, 駅弁 i totally get isn't a premiere meal either way, but I also think there's an 駅弁 for everyone >:)
Not too savage. Torikizoku does have good skewers, especially the liver, heart and chicken meatballs with cheese. And i normally do not eat heart. And juicy liver that's not dry as a shoe's exterior...just great! Although I like a Nikka highball, i had a good amount of lemon and calpis chuhais in Tokyo and Osaka. Yes i went in August despite the warnings of the chaotic duo and Chris' book
