My grandpa used to make pizzas all the time, he was italian but living in Brazil. When we went to Tokyo once my whole family cried after tasting the pizzas of this man. We eat pizza all the time, but this one had something nostalgic. Trust me you feel his dedication much as we used to feel my grandpas experience on doing it.
So happy to see people from other food culture get so passionate about our recipes at the point to decide to become masters at it. Thanks a lot to you all around the world that embrace others cultures and traditions. Lots of love from an Italian sushi chef
I can't believe I'm watching this! My Italian husband and I went there while visiting Japan last year and it was amazing! The ambience is great and we actually ended up visiting a second time (we were in Japan for three weeks and never visited anywhere more than once) since it was so authentic tasting. Highly recommend anyone to go there!
From an Italian what you do is art keep killing it! I'm disappointed that none here in Italy would accept you...you do pieces of art. Much love from Italy ❤️
Ozzymandias San marzano tomatoes takes everything to the next level tomato sauce is a must. Same thing when you order frutti di mare they dont like to add mozarella but i disagree much more tasty with cheese . Italians have traditions and are not open to break some and think it should be this and that. I know quality and i know my taste buds.
the idiots saying it doesnt look like pizza haven’t seen a neopolitan pizza and clearly couldn’t bother to take two seconds and look up a neopolitan pizza.
In the real world, most people are not foodies. If you ask an average citizen to name 3 authentic Chinese dishes outside of Americanized Chinese food you’ll most likely not get an answer.
I thought you were exaggerating but no I saw several comments talking about preferring pizza hut over this, or that the crust is bad or whatever cos it's not what they are used to in their country. wtf xd
I've had a very similar experience. One of the best curries I had was in Japan. That said, they were made by actual Indians as it usually is. Maybe it's the slight adjustments made to Japanese culture is what makes them uniquely interesting.
Making good traditional Neapolitan pizza is complex and requires many little tricks and secrets that have been passed on through generations of Italian pizzaioli... If Kakinuma's pizza tastes as good as it looks, it's really amazing that he achieved such mastery while being completely self-taught.
Trial and error. Lots of pizza videos I see have sourdough starters, and they’re always their ingredients and taking its temperature when rising and controlling the heat in the oven.
Trial and error. Nothing is secret. Just ingredients which found locally is different then whoever is making on other side of the world. U just need to play with it. Remember Thomas Edison invented bulb after failing almost 800 times.. he called that not a failure but always called it how to not make an error 800 times.. and he got success.. Enjoy his recipe.
My God Japan. Stop being so hard on yourself. You are awesome and epitome of hard work and dedication. This gentleman may say he has not achieved the level he wants but for me he made a mark which will never be forgotten. You are a master sir and it will be my great honour to have your delicious pizza some day. I have faith he will achieve the level he wants and I really hope he should. For me it is like witnessing Leonardo Da Vinci pursuing to paint his masterpiece Monalisa.
I lived in Japan for 8 years in a previous life. One thing I respect about Japanese culture- they aim to master their craft. The customers are the greatest beneficiary of this.
Which is exactly the philosophy that any potential master should have. An honest and humbled sense of awareness for (what he calls) the art and the acknowledgement that it'll be a patient journey.
Modesty is a hallmark of Japanese culture, it is deeply ingrained from childhood. It is very difficult to hear/see anybody bragging about their art or skills. The pizza looks amazing, simple and true to Neapolitan traditions. Ganbatte!
Top comments say this comment section is filled with Americans not being able to recognize this as authentic pizza, yet all I see is people complaining about Americans not being able to recognize authentic pizza.
When I saw "Tokyo" and "pizza" I knew this video was about some dedicated Japanese faithfully creating the Italian pizza. There something about Japanese people gravitates towards mastery and craftsmanship. Bravo to his dedication.
The video title is true. I once ordered a Domino's in Tokyo; it was among the top 2 pizzas I've ever had. The Japanese are generally amazing at cooking pastry and dairy products.
A lot of comments are like "It's too wet, the shape is irregular, where are the toppings, it's not real pizza, not enough sauce." Yikes everyone is a pizza chef now.
IndicaDreaming that's not the point. People on the internet like to be armchair experts in whichever topic the matter is on. The kind of people making those comments don't know what true Italian style pizza is like, it's far different than American style which likes to load up on toppings. I find this type of shallow criticism especially prevalent in food related videos; suddenly everyone's a food expert and professional chef criticising so and so for not making a certain food correctly, or "here in our country we make it this way, so you're clearly doing it wrong".
his pizza is so real and authentic and raw, maybe even more than the original ones in napoli. i have no doubt that some of the first pies ever made look just like his
I used to go to Savoy every weekend when I lived in Roppongi - an exceptional pizza place every bit as good as anything I ate whilst living in Italy. I prefer the secret menu B but maybe they don't do that any more...
The Japanese have this incredible way of taking something foreign that they may not necessarily understand and adapt it with amazing care and precision.
One of the best pizzas I've ever had was in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Granted it was an italian guy who imported a special Italian pizza oven, but man that was delicious!
Wait this guy opened a pizza shop without ever being taught how to make pizza? That's awesome so if you never give up on your dreams it can really come true.
The "True Neapolitan Pizza Association" from Naples has accredited him. I assume that's a thumbs up. The ones here saying too much crust, etc. just don't know pizza from Italy.
JAYSON I've been scrolling down for a while and the only Italian comment I could find was one praising him. He might not be Italian but his pizza is the real thing.
one of the best selection of pizzas, we ever had was in Hanoi run by Japanese they were that good we went back everyday.... they were absolute mater pieces
I live and do pizzas in Italy. He is pretty good, better than most pizzaiolos in Italy on average. But he needs to master a little bit more on two points: the way he stretches the pizza through learning the typical neapolitan slap to stretch the dough and making the dough a little bit more solid and less squishy. Another thing he unfortunately cannot achieve is obtaining fresh mozzarellas: his mozzarellas might be good because they are imported from Italy, but being imported means not fresh. He is right with his own statement, he is good but he has still to learn. But he reached a very good level working on his own and not in Italy.
If I can give you one advice from Italy my friend : you are just a little cheap on tomato with your margherita. It’s not a piece of bread, it’s… margherita. You need the contrast of sweet, acidic tomato and rich mozzarella. Put a spoon more of tomato please
Italian here, italian looking pizza, good job Boss! but at the end, it looked like you made a pizza for your kidnapped and you were gonna throw sizzling oil on the pizza on his face hahaha that olive oil always is the perfect way to dress your pizza!
I can't taste it from here, but the look is that of an authentic pizza, like those you find here in Naples (the real one in Italy, obviously). Great work, Susumu!
For everyone watching if you have a dream never give up, believe in your dream living your dream and doing something everyday that make that dream happen. But remember one thing no matter who you are no matter how hard you work or how good you think you are in what you do. That will always be an Asian will take it to the next level. :)
