Japanese Tempura, and Martina's Tempura-tantrum 

You guys consumed the beans correctly. It’s a black soybean tea called “kuromamecha 黒豆茶” and it is supposed to have health benefits due to its antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties ! :)

That's okay Martina. Been there done that. When I was 5 years old and had no shame I wanted to be a dog so bad I shit on my neighbor's front yard. Which also turned out to be my dad's favorite story to tell about me whenever I brought friends, boyfriends, and eventual future husband to the house.

For anyone who's curious, the beans are there to make Japanese black bean tea. It's a very subtle sweetness, and healthy for you too!

hi... ALMOST three years?! oh my god! i remember you announcing you were moving like it was yesterday!!! i must have been watching you for almost 5 years then!!! that’s crazy!!!

Omg. So sorry to hear about the Shitpocalypse... but I laughed so hard! Great storytelling, Martina!

For this week's video we're going for Tempura, and Martina is having a bad flashback...

Simon and Martina or the only RU-vidrs who can make a poop story so endearing. I feel you my friends (you, not your poop) ;)

I FULLY ENJOYED YOUR POOP STORY ACCOMPANIED BY THE REENACTMENT HAHA

OMG, I feel like "Hips don't lie" is constantly playing in Martina's head at default and we only see it burst out of her every so often lol

When you watch the ads cos you know its ad revenue for Simon & Martina

Poo story! So I went on a date with a guy I really like. He took me out for milkshakes. The shake did not agree with me at all......and the place didn't have a public restroom. So I had to end the date (told him I had to study for a test), drove to the closest fast food restaurant, and bolted for the stales. Good news: the guy still likes me. Lol

Ahh I was in Japan with a friend last week, and we were literally standing next to both of you on the train along the Yamanote line one evening. My friend asked me to go say hi, but I was too nervous... So I thought that I'll drop you a comment to say that I've been following your channel since you were in Korea, and I adore your videos! They've never failed to make me smile on a bad day, so thank you! PS. I know Martina often talks about how tall Simon is, but seeing really is believing! He's probably 2 heads taller than me...

That story at the end was intense! I'm glad Martina made it through. I'm on a medication that makes my stomach sensitive and I definitely know that feeling.

I came here for the omurice. 😒 (Seriously, though, this video is already one of my favorites just because of the totally derivative opening and ending sequences and Martina's psychic bit. Laughed so hard.)

I can just imagine Martina asking the cashier at the convince store(deep voice) "TOIRE WA DOKO DESU KA"!!!!!!

Well omurice wins popular vote but tempura wins electoral vote and you know what happens in that one particular country.

Do a Martina's Midnight Munchies of Omurice and don't let Simon have any for vote justice!

Awkward diarrhea stories make me feel closer to the rest of humanity. Thanks for sharing, Martina!

I really glad I found your videos again. Good and bad, you two live life well.

I have to say.. I don't know what Simon did, but his beard looks amazing on this episode. Like, from all episodes until this day, I've never had that thought "what a great beard" not that it didn't look good before is just that now looks even better. idk anyway, yeah those tempuras look so delicious!

The poop story delivery was GOLD! :D

Shipocalyps 😂 Oh man. I relate. So I’m lactose intolerant, and 2 years ago, I worked an hour and 15 minutes away from where I lived. During this drive there were no gas stations for the last 45 minutes. One morning, in a sleep frazzled state, I made my coffee with what I thought was my non-dairy creamer. Spoiler: it wasn’t. I drove the first 20 minutes just fine. Then it hit me. I was running behind by 5 minutes, and I didn’t want to stop until I got to my job. I thought I could handle it. I was 15 minutes into the no gas stations “leg” of my journey, sweating... I tried. And then I realized the dire nature of things, so I u- turned in the middle of a highway (ran off the road a-little) and raced for the nearest gas station like the demons of hell were coming for me.... It was the most intense drive of my life. When I got to the gas station, an attendant was just about to open the bathroom door and clean it. I scared the attendant by racing through the store and grabbing the door handle right as he was reaching for it. We said nothing to each other, I just stared him down as I opened and closed the door behind me. Victory was mine that day, but it was a close call.

Hahahaha I also heard that story on your podcast. I was laughing so hard in my car and other drivers just stared at me as if I was crazy :D

Being lactose intolerant-- and an avid dairy lover (why do I do this to myself??)-- I completely and unfortunately relate to Martina's Tempura-tantrum. Bless you girl I'm with you :'^)

Thank you so much for uploading! This was a hard morning but this vid is honestly helping already :) ...I am an omurice fan though... I agree Martina is owed a consolation price lol

You guys are too cute! I love how Simon is always using his size as an argument, bahahaa. 天丼美味しそう~ The notification works! 💕

"I was pregnant... with food, hahaha"

I just love anytime you guys upload. You are both awesome and entertaining people making engaging and informative content and I thank you so much for that. Love going on these adventures with you!!!!

I love your poop story. I have a similar oh-no-I'm-stuck story from Japan. My husband and I visited Japan and spent a week in Tokyo and then a week in Kyoto. We bought a tourist JR pass for the trains and took them everywhere in Tokyo, but then Kyoto didn't have as many JR pass friendly options on the north east side. So we bought a bus pass one day and decided to hit up all the key tourist attractions on a bus route. We ended the day in Gion and found a well rated steak house to have an expensive wagyu dinner for our last meal in Japan. It was delicious, but afterward a bunch of things happened at once: 1.) we were standing at a bus stop with a bunch of other foreigners trying to figure out if the buses had stopped visiting this stop for the night as bus after bus after bus kept passing us; 2.) my body doesn't do well with digesting red meat even though I looooove steak and it should get on the same page as me; and 3.) a day of bus riding motion sickness was finally catching up with me and coupled with the meat-sweats, I felt like I was going to blow. In the US, I could just find a bush to blow chunks behind and be fine until the next wave, which would probably give me enough time to figure out the bus and get home... but in Kyoto, every bush is part of a shrine or a garden or a monument... so that seemed like a bad idea. Instead, we hailed a cab, showed him address/name of our hotel, and prayed that he'd get there in time. The more lost he got, the more motion sick I got. I put the window down, I prayed, I breathed slowly, I swallowed, I fanned my face, I did everything I could think of while my husband tried to point out which streets he should take to zigzag to our hidden hotel. I was stuck in this taxi, unsure of what the polite protocol is for publicly vomiting in Japan. Finally, I said heck with it, handed my husband the souvenirs from a plastic shopping bag I'd been carrying, and as silently as I could, vomited in the back seat of a Japanese taxi. I held it closed as tightly as I could so the smell of the rejected $250 wagyu steak dinner wouldn't escape. Five minutes later we pulled up in front of our hotel and I deposit my barf bag in the outside trash bin. We have no idea if the taxi driver was aware of my gut purging in the back of his car because it was so loud with the windows down and I was the stealthiest vomitter ever, but I'm still mortified to this day.

Also Martina your hair is so RAD in this video wow

i honestly had to pause the video, go make myself noodles and then come back with food to finish watching it

It always boggles me when people visit different countries and then are too afraid to actually eat anything except fast food restaurants they recognize. I guess it's the difference between foodies and someone just there to be... touristy?

BTW, you guys are the absolute best youtube teachers on Japanese culture, showing us the best stuff to go to. Thank you for your amazing videos, beautiful attitudes, and wonderful friendship with your fans!! You're my inspiration! 💖

someone tell us the secret of the beans!!!! :D

I’m really happy you guys decided to move to Japan. You guys look so happy and I can totally relate to being served some mystery food. Whether I like it or not I just want to learn about it and try it, I love that feeling!

As someone with IBS I've been there... like every other day. XP The mental concentration it requires to no poop your pants is SOOO MUCH!!!! I think you've earned about 1000 xp points for that one. :D

Also, NOTIFICATION SQUAD! What is your favourite food to deep fry?

Martina buy something extremely stupid and expensive that Simon would normally do

i know things might be a little difficult for you guys right now, but i wanted to let you know that your videos give me life and make me laugh so much. really cheers me up when i need it, i can always count on you guys to make me happy. thank you both

I love how candid you are with your EDS haha I definitely appreciate it! My mother has chronic pain, and we find it helpful to take her most awful/scary/painful episodes that could be embarassing and turn them on their heads! I have a severe allergy, so I can't try many foods while I'm in a new country. Do you have any advice for allergy people? (mine is to tree nuts)

now who on earth came up with that title... hmmm....

Will you made the omurice episode, since the vote is 50:50?

The beans are for a black bean tea! You guys did right 😂😂😂

Agh I've been so busy and stressed out these days your videos are a ray of sunshine in my cloudy week 💕💕

My favorite couple!!

Perks of insomnia I get to see these videos when they come out! Huge shout out to you guys for helping me build a ladder while dealing with my chronic fatigue, you guys are such a huge inspiration to me! Thanks for being amazing!

Having your videos on my youtube newsfeed always make my day !!

Best video so far, I'm so glad that I found your videos. I love them so much.

anything that are deep fried is gifts from God. ps: you can freeze your egg and then deep fried it, it will get nice soft egg with runny yolk everytime.

But like can we get a midnight munchies on omurice?

That cumbia at 2:16 caught me off guard. You're taking me to Colombia with out even knowing!

WHAT?! 3 years?! I swear (in my mind) you guys just moved to Japan.

Was gonna study but Simon and Martina had other plans 😂

Yayyy! Glad I voted for tempura 😋

Martina your story at the end actually helped me feel better as I have IBS and been faced with those options before. So thank you for sharing!

Fantastic video guys. Tempura is my favorite! Making me so hungry 🤤

Why didn't you ask the waiter about that beans?

that ally story was to real for me Martina. 😂😂😂😂😂 you handled it like the warrior you are!!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂 seriously you guys crack me up...

Thanks guys! Watching this during my dinner... magnificent ending. Live and learn, live and learn...

I have had a terrible week, my mental illness has been kicking my butt something fierce. You guys never fail to put a smile on my face! Love you bunches

Is it me but Simon’s yellow tinted glasses are so.... awesome 😎 , love your videos, my favorite cute couple

you always post videos like this when i'm hungry and vulnerable

I just love you two. I love the way you interact with each other and I love how playful you are. These are my favorite videos.

Ok this is one of my favorite videos you guys have made.

Your videos are life and this just made my night❤❤ stay awesome beautiful people

I absolutely loved the story at the end 😆 Can totally relate because I have intestinal issues so I've been through similar situations 😂

😄 every time I think your videos are as good as they can get, they continue to amaze me. Haven’t laughed this hard on my lunch break like ever! 🤪 Thank y’all! 😘❤️🤣

the editing on this video was so fun!

omg that tempura. it looks so different from the light colored panko covered stuff here (also super yummy). i've been in a similar poopsies story... didn't go so well.

Is it bad that my favorite part of this video is the poop story? 😂 Martina good job btw, proud of you honey 😁

Ahh I love you guys so much, even on my bad days here you are cheering me up

hahah love this video! the tempura footage was well captured and it was awesome hearing this story again from when I originally heard it on the podcast :D

This episode was awesome for so many different reasons.

Was just about to go to bed, I've got work in 5 hours but a Simon and Martina video has been uploaded. Sleep can wait! Hope you guys are doing well!

I hope you're feeling well, and your videos make my day a better day ^-^

My girlfriend and I love your channel. Thank you for your hard work. I work in Boston (sadly) and I've downloaded many of your videos onto my devices to watch over and over during my commute. I work a mile away from Chinatown and have two HMart's near me. Thank you for sharing with people to make things happy. Best wishes!

Oh wow, first time I'm early. SCORE.

I recognize the Fukuoka Tempura place. It's awesome!!!! It's Hirao Tempura. They fry each item one by one as you eat so that it's always very hot and crispy. It's magic how the cooks remember each customer's order.

I can't believe it's been three years in Japan for you guys already ;-; time really does fly @-@ i have been listening to all of your podcasts at work ( i stock freight overnight ) and it really helps make the night go by quicker. Love you guys :3

My second video...I'm so hooked. The fun you two have is infectious! I will have to binge watch and subscribe. The twist here is I learn great things which is why I came. This very well could be my new favorite You Tube address! FANTASTIC.......... 🏆🏆🏆 HAHA 👍

When you fry something the moisture contained within the item immediately turns to steam in the hot oil. The steam wants to force its way out of the food, and doing so it creates a barrier to the oil. That's why food is moist inside the crispy batter. Food left in the fryer too long, or an oil that is too old or not hot enough will become greasy because the oil will be able to force its way into the food because of lack of steam.

Was going to buckle down and be productive today at work... wait new fapfap video? Work, smirk... to the video!

I loved the little shopping clip. I wish you guys would leave in more stuff like that

your editing just gets better and better, Martina i totally wasn’t expecting the Shakira thoughts ( even tho i probably should’ve XD) it made laugh tho

Omg I'm actually early!!! Love you guys

In honor of Martina’s awesome shirt: it’s TEMpura not temPOOra

This video was crazy different but it works! I loved this video and it's great how we hear side stories.

This is the second time I'm watching this video. I'm still salivating niagara falls. May be I'm just hungry. You guys make me even more hungry and I love you

Yay tempura 🍤 Also, Martina’s hair is absolutely GORGEOUS 💜💕

You definitely owe Martina, Simon! And us as well 😂😂😂

I’m so happy after my shitty double at work I come home to see you guys have posted a new video. Thank you both for everything you do :)

Hahaha that story at the end =))) you guys just made my day with laughters. So cute you too. Cheers and loveeeeee ❤️❤️❤️

My favourite part of this was the ending. Martina, you're a great storyteller! XD

As someone who has had their gallbladder removed, I understand that last story ALL TOO WELL!! 😧😂 Gotta watch the greasy foods. I love all the noms but the noms don't always like me back. Great video guys! 🤗🤗🤗 (p.s. now that the weather has gotten cooler, it's time to bust out my pink EYK sweater.)

ROFLMAO at the story at the end guys. Love it. And great video too. Tempura is one of my favourite dishes.

Loved the video guys! Made the mistake of watching it before eating and now I am really hungry. Also, I could be wrong but I am pretty sure I remember Martina sharing the same story on one of their podcasts awhile ago.

I love that Martina shared her poop story with us and is not like " uhhh I'm a lady I don't poop"

More like tem-POO-ra tantrum, amiright? Hanh? Has someone already said this? Surely someone has already said this.

Heading to Tokyo for the first time next week I hope I bump into you! WAAAAAH! This video made me hungry!

Miso Hangry....BAHAHAHAHA You made my day... always love your videos and amazingly witty narration!