初来日観光客が初めての日本食に驚きが止まらない⁉︎

Hi, I'm Elena. I'm from Romania. It's my first time in Japan. Really? You came to Japan for the very first time? It's my dream destination to come to Japan. So, it's really nice here. So sweet. You're finally in Japan. How are you feeling that you're in Japan? Great. Great people. Great food. Great vibe. And a lot of shopping. Oh, a lot of shopping! How long have you been in Japan so far? Only three days. You just got to Japan three days ago. Welcome to Japan! Hi, I'm Ali. I'm also from Romania. It's my first time here. I like the people, the food, the vibe. It's very nice. I'm waiting to try new food with you. My video is about Japanese food, right? What do you think about Japanese food? What have you tried so far? We had ramen. I don't know. That's it! My question is, have you tried udon? No. No? You've never heard of that before? Okay, so today is going to be really, really your first time seeing it and eating it. We are excited. You're excited? I'm excited, too. So, this is the restaurant we're going today. So excited. Yeah. I like the dishes, you know? Like, show the people what they are going to eat. We call it the food sample. So, this is the restaurant we're going today. We like it. It's cozy. Great atmosphere. I think the food will be great. You already know that. But in Japan, we have this. This is a wet towel. Japanese people use it before eating. Before. So, right now, it's a nice time to use it. What do you want to drink to start? Have you tried plum wine before? No. It's a Japanese plum alcohol that you can only get in Japan. You want to try it? What brought you here in Japan this time? Actually, I'm a big fan of Naruto. When I was a kid, I used to watch Naruto. So, I saw Naruto like 10 times or something. From the first season? Yes. You must love it. And now, I'm watching Boruto as well. Which one? Boruto. He's the son of Naruto. Naruto has a son. Of course. That's good information. Because I didn't know who is the wife. Is it the reason that you got interested in Japan? Yeah. When I was a child, this was the reason I got interested in Japan. But this time, you really did. You won, right? Finally. Finally. How are you feeling? Great. It was really an adventure to get here. It's worth it. I like the people. They are so polite and nice and smiley. They are always trying to help you even though they don't understand what you're saying or don't know how to tell you where to go or something like that. I also forgot my change somewhere. So, someone came and gave me my money back. We forgot our bag. Our backpack today? Yeah. In the coffee store. So, we got back. You got back? Yeah, right. We didn't know where to go at the metro. So, someone took us where we had to go on the platform and so on. So, really nice. Did you expect that Japanese people behave like that or were you surprised? I kind of expected because we watched some YouTube videos. Yeah, exactly. Everybody talks about them. Ah, I see. Everyone says it. When you see it in reality, it's much better. And now, our drink is here. So, let's make a toast first. So, this is a plum wine. This is a yuzu wine. I like this one. Cheers! Really nice, this one. It's not too hard alcohol. It's refreshing. If I drink this glass, I think I'll have some problems. It's fresh. I like it. I like the smell of this. It smells so fresh. So, you're gonna have two more weeks to stay in Japan, right? What are you most excited for? I want to see Kyoto. You're going to Kyoto, too? She wants to try matcha in Kyoto. Ah, you like matcha? What is your favorite Japanese food? We liked the ramen yesterday. Ramen. I will go with ramen this time. Can you eat Japanese food in Romania? Have you tried Japanese food there? We don't have everything that you have here. We have sushi and ramen. They are very popular. Oh, really? That's it. There are a lot of choices. I see. What's your favorite? My favorite is sukiyaki, but that is wagyu hot pot. You have to eat it with raw egg. Have you tried raw egg in Japan? No. But you don't want to try? No. But you've never tried it before, right? It's actually a tradition in our country. When you are sick or something, you have to drink raw egg. That sounds terrible. But eating it with something is good. If you say so. Does Japan live up to what you expected? Until now, yes. It's above expectations. Really? When you come here in Japan and you live all this, it's much more than you expect. What do people like in Romania? Not so fun like you. What do you like about Romania? Your country. The mountains. The nature. Yes. We have also mountains and the sea. Do you guys eat fish? Yes. Not so much. The most common meat is pork. Okay. Is Japan a common country in Romania to visit? No. Not so much. Many people want to come to Japan to visit it, but it's expensive. Only a small portion of them really come to experience this. They want to come to visit Romania. How your family and friends reacted that you are coming to Japan? Oh, you are coming to Japan! I always wanted to go there. Oh, go there! We are going to show them the pictures. We are going to say about the food, drinks as well. There is so much about the beds, the people, what people wear on the streets. You wear what you like and you feel comfortable. Exactly. You don't have to care about what people think. You can wear anything you want. I think in our days, people are judging too much what you are doing, what you are eating, what you are wearing. You should be however you want to be. Exactly, right? You feel good. I like that you are different here. You don't judge and you wear what you like. You feel comfortable. That's the most important, to be comfortable. I agree with you. In Japan, we have a sense of culture. Always you have to think about the others. For example, on the train, you realize that it's so silent. It's not allowed to be on the phone on the train. You always have to respect the others. Yeah, I like it. Because in our country, you can't speak on the phone on the metro. It's so loud sometimes. When I came here, it was so silent. Being different is okay. You can be just what you want to be, but you still have to respect the others, to not disturb people. That's the Japanese way of thinking. What is the Romania way? Romania people's way of thinking? It's not concentrated so much about not disturbing the others. It's more like... How to impress the others. Yeah, maybe like that. It's not about them, it's about how other people see them. I think we like to travel a lot. We saw different things when we went, for example, to Africa. You've been to so many countries, right? Japan is one of the countries that you've been to. Experience part, it's on the top with the other countries. Really? Food, for example. Yeah, I like it. Fashion. In fashion, it's on the first place. I like more the fashion here than Paris. Looks nice. That looks really nice, yeah? This is Japanese fried chicken. Fried chicken? Nice, I wanted to try it. Actually, yesterday, I think I wanted to try it, but I didn't have a chance, so... What? Really good. Crunchy and then it's a little bit soft. And then you can taste the chicken. You can see it's juicy. I like the crust as well. It's really good. Really nice. This one is so juicy. I like it. It's really good. I'm glad that I tried it. I will have this in the future. Ah, yeah! Karaage. Have you seen this before? Omelette. Exactly, omelette, but it's Japanese omelette. What does it have? Just eggs or...? That's a good question. It's Japanese omelette with lots of broth on the inside. It's a big omelette. It's really soft. And when do you eat it? We can eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner anytime we want. It's so soft. It's like milk in your mouth. I know, right? Yeah, it's like butter. So many flavors. And then you feel all the flavors. It's like a surprise. It's really good. It's a good surprise. Like it's really juicy inside. If you squeeze it, you can see. It's amazing. Let me help you. See? This is about Japanese people, you know? Always wanted to help other people. I saw you. Nice combination. Eggs, I didn't even think about it. Do you know what it is? Definitely egg. There's cheese inside. Menchi-katsu. It's minced beef with cheese inside. And we deep fried it. But actually, this is Wagyu beef. Why do you put this one? The best beef in... This one I like the best. You can feel the beef and the cheese. It's a good combination. Look, it's so juicy. Yeah, the beef is not overcooked. It's literally melting. So good. There's a flavor, like, really nice. Yeah, you can feel the panko. In the end, it's crunchy. This one I would definitely recommend as a must-have. I didn't understand why they have the best beef here with panko. But now I understand. No, you understand. Wagyu makes everything better. Really good. Thank you very much. Look at that. It's huge. So good. But it smells good. I want to try the tofu. Yeah, you want to try the tofu? I heard that it's really good. First of all, I want you to taste the soup. Quite good. Quite intense. So much umami. Tasty and sweet. Really good. Excited to try it with udon. With udon. What are these made of? It's made from water, salt, and wheat. That's it. That's it? Nice. Why is it so gooey? Because when you make it, you have to push it many times. So you need a lot of time to make the noodles. How you ate was correct, actually. You slurped the noodles. Really? I feel so silly. That's how Japanese people enjoy noodles. So good. Perfect. It absorbed in the soup so much. Exactly. It got from the taste of the soup. You don't taste tofu that much, right? Yeah. But I really like it. How was today's experience? Really nice experience. I liked it a lot. I'm glad that we tried all these different foods. And we don't have anything to compare with. Because we don't have something similar to this one. It's different. It's new. Something really new. Thank you so much for everything. That was so much fun talking to you. Thank you so much. Bye bye.