KAWAII Japanese FOOD TOUR of Harajuku - Okonomiyaki + Cotton Candy | Tokyo, Japan

It's good, right? It's cute. What does this mean? What's kawaii? Kawaii is kind of like a cute culture. So today I'm going to show you a lot of pink things. A lot of girly things. That's what I'm going to show you guys. Okay, awesome. And we're starting right here. And we're going to have some rice and some sake to start. Yes. Are you ready? Let's go. Are you ready? Yeah, I'm ready. Alright. So today we have kaki choco, which is going to be a kaki no tane. It's a rice clocker. And usually it's going to be great with a beer. But this one, it's only Niigata you can get. It's covered with chocolate. So also today we're going to have a senbei. Senbei is actually rice clocker made from rice powder. And this one is a little bit of an edamame flavor. Maybe you guys know edamame, soy beans flavor. So this is a sasa dango from Niigata. It's really famous for it. And this is a bamboo leaf. And you have to open what's inside. So right here we're going to start with sasa dango, which is like a mochi made out of rice flour. Let me open this up. So it's a little complicated. Let me try to get it. Wow, look at this. Oh, wow. It looks like a matcha. It smells amazing. It smells like matcha. It's the same thing. Mmm. Matcha mochi with red beans inside. Mmm. Super gooey. A little cold. Mmm. Oh, I love it. So red beans is like the most common thing to find in like mochis and stuff? Yes. Oh, yeah. No, it's delicious. Nice and sweet. Super sticky, too. Yes. Mmm. Everything that we're going to eat today here in this convenience store, convenience store, like little market, is from Niigata Prefecture, which is a state here in Japan, a little north. Really cold up there. I know, right? We do need a beer. There's no beer here? Okay, here we go. Mmm. It's like salty, chocolatey rice cracker. Oh, my God. It's amazing. It's good? Oh, yeah. I can keep going. Great. I can totally recommend this. Sara Honbo rice cracker. Something like that. Let's see. Okay. So rice crackers. Let's see. Mmm. Very nice. Very crunchy. Dry. It's just edamame. Not salty. You need some more salt, though. I need a drink already. So this is all only found there or coming to one of these shops. So there's a lot of rice crackers here in Japan. This store has over 100 different senbei, so rice crackers. And obviously, Japan is famous for its rice. They produce a massive amount of rice. And yeah, don't take too much. So this market basically only has Niigata state or prefecture items. As you can see, lots of rice crackers. They have mochi crackers. I mean, it's never-ending, the amount of things you have here. And she was saying there's over like 100 different types of rice crackers. And here, this is like the vanilla version of what we tried earlier. Man, so many big bags. Look at this. It's amazing. All right. Okay, so Asami's telling me something really cool. This building right here was the first building built using concrete in 1920. 27th. And that's after 1923 earthquake. Yes. Wow, it's amazing. I mean, it's beautiful. It looks brand new. Right? Yeah. I guess maybe because of all the new glass, right? Yes. So we're gonna go Dominique Ansel. He's a really famous chef. Also now, he opened at the L.A. And what are we trying there? I can tell you right now. You can tell me? Okay, okay. So this place is like a super boutique bakery. As you can see, lots and lots of colors. And they're famous for their cronuts, which are like... What are they? They are... What are cronuts? Pretty much croissant. You know croissant, right? Croissant with donut. And donuts. Together. Vanilla ice cream with honey marshmallow cover. And it's torched. I'm gonna try this thing. Oh, wow. So sweet. Yeah, it's chocolate in here. I mean, you can see it. It's coming out. It's like gooing out. I mean, this is like the biggest marshmallow I've ever had. It's... Why not? I would do that, right? Why not, right? Yeah, it's cute. Yeah, do it. It's so cold. So you have vanilla ice cream, you have some chocolate, then you have the marshmallow with some honey, and it's like roasted a little bit. Nobody want? No, I'm joking. Almost like a vanilla s'more, but no cracker. That's what I feel like. It's really good. Here we have the cronut. Croissant and donut. And in the filling, right there is mascarpone and ganache. Ganache? Ganache. So French. Very French. It's almost like custard. A lot of sugar. Very soft. The mascarpone is phenomenal. And here we have the hot chocolate. Very nice. Oh, it's like... Yeah, it's very sweet. I mean, this is perfect though. Right now, the cold outside. We're gonna try okonomiyaki. Okonomiyaki. And that is famous in Hiroshima and in Osaka. You got it. Got it. How do you know? I learned everything. Oh, great. So this is called Sando-bashi. So it has to be... There's a bridge that was there. Underneath is water. But it's actually already... How do you say? A landfill. I mean, they filled it up. So Asami, what is this street called that we're walking on? Urahara. And what does that mean? Ura is back. And hara is Harajuku. So back of Harajuku. Okay, awesome. And so this is like a pedestrian-only street. There's no cars. It's a very designer shop. I mean, lots of designer shops. I see places selling hats, a lot of clothing. Is there cafes or restaurants on this street? Not really. It's about like pretty much more clothing and shoes and hat shops. Everything about fashion street. Nice. I've never been to a street like this. It's very beautiful and I like it because there's a lot of sun out right now. It's cold. I love the buildings here. Yeah, it's actually really nice that you can still see like old buildings but renovated to like a modern style. Even you can see that too. Very nice. And this one's like brand new and it's like built for a shop, right? Yeah. And the restaurant is like right over there? Almost there. Almost there? Almost there. I'm starving. I am too. E.T. phone home. That was one of my favorite movies of all time. Whoa. The restaurant's in here? Yeah, that's where we're going to go. Wow, this is awesome. Really cool. I love this. This restaurant is like hidden in this back street. A lot of art right here. Nice mural. Love this one. Okay, let's go inside. So today we're going to try okonomiyaki. Okonomi is as you like. Yaki is grill. So pretty much whenever you like, you're just going to cook yourself in here. In here? In here. Not yet. This is like Benihana in America. Like a different style. It's a little different. This is oshibori. It's really important in Japan because in Japan they won't give you napkin. This is going to be a whole ton of napkin. Wipe your hand first. After wipe your hand, you have to fold it nicely back again. Then if your right hand side, you're going to put on the right. And then I can just kind of eat in and I can just use it. US doing this, so rude. But in Japan, until you're going to call over, they won't come. It's not because they don't like you or anything like that. And they want to give you space. That's why they don't want to bother. So you have to say sumimasen, which is excuse me. Or Japanese people are really shy like me. So people use this. When you plus it, and people will come. So Asami is going to show me how she pours beer. So basically, me as the receiver, I have to hold it like this, right? Yes. And then she pours it for me and then I have to pour it for her. You can never pour your own drink in Japan. It's just like bad etiquette, right? Okay, let's do that. A little more this angle, yes. Okay, yeah. Obviously beer always like that. To the rim, I need a lot of beer today. And go straight, slowly straight. Yeah. Perfect. So which means, can I drink too? Yeah. Because I pour for you. So now I pour for you? Yeah. Alright. Kanpai! Very nice. Wow. I'm going to take this one. Kobe beef? This is pork. So there's flowers, cabbage, mochi, also scallion, mentaiko, and that's the water with a little bit of flour too. Also cabbage, scallion, mochi, and mentaiko. Dump the water things inside. So we're going to wait for a couple more minutes and after that you're going to mix it up and you're going to use this fork, spoon. What? That, and then you're going to eat it. Most important ingredients for Japanese cuisine which is going to be fish broth. Pork, squid. Noodles for me. It's like sizzling in there. I will add a little bit of noodles. Using my chopstick skill. And I want to actually drop the eggs in here. And maybe I will wait like four or five minutes to cook and then we have to flip over after. Alright. So we have to wait. Mix it up. It looks amazing. It looks like a big scrambled egg. Japanese style. So sometimes you can eat right now if you want to kind of like, you know, not that overcooked. So the first thing we're trying is monjayaki which is Tokyo monjayaki and it used to be a snack for kids. And whoa. It looks so wild. The textures here. Alright. That's really, really hot. Nice. It is like a scrambled egg but it almost feels like there's salmon in there. It's actually cat roe. Cat roe? Cat roe. Can I keep going? Double dip? Double dip, yes. Wow. This is just amazing. I love the textures. But yeah. Completely different from anything else you'll try here in Japan, right? It's almost like a mix between noodles, scrambled eggs, and seafood. That's what I think. It's just like a big mix. It's a big mess. So I'm going to flip the okonomiyaki. I have to like completely turn it over, right? Got it. Almost like a tortilla de patatas in Spain. Oh, it's like on fire, these things. Flip it. Okay, it's okay. Somewhat, somewhat. So it is like a noodle seafood omelette. Yeah. Basically. I'm in love with this thing. This is fantastic. You sure? You like it? I love it. Okonomiyaki sauce. Which is made from a little bit of soy sauce, carrots, apple, onions. You have a little sweet and savory flavor. So that's the base. You can see. Put a little bit. We make mayonnaise. We don't use the egg white. Only use the yolk part. So that's why it's super creamy. Oh, tamago. Oh, the yolk. Nice. All right, why not? Did you want it? I want it, but I have to eat a lot today. You actually are food twerks. All right, so here we have the okonomiyaki. As you can see, mayo. And then we have noodles here. Oh, my God. You have some shrimp in the middle. And some yolks throughout. Dude, it's still on fire. Oh, my God. So many flavors. Nice texture. Mmm. The shrimp is like really cooked well on the grill. Oh, my God. Yeah, she put a lot of mayo here. Sorry. No, but you only have mayo on the top. You don't have mayo throughout. So it's fine. Mmm. Nice thick noodles. Look at that. Wow. Super fatty. Super delicious. Something you have to try when you come here. There's no more? No more. Joking. Whoa. That was really tight. Yeah. Oh, my God. Next up, we're going to finish the tour and we're going to get a huge, huge cotton candy. Cotton candy? Cotton candy. Rainbow cotton candy. Rainbow cotton candy? Yes. I don't like rainbows. So this is Takeshita Street. It's opened like 1977. And now it's about like kawaii culture. You remember the kawaii? Which is cute. You will see a lot of pink things. That's the kind of girls' dream city. Whoa. That was mine, too. So that's what we're going to go. That was your dream city? It was before when I was a kid. You can see... Can you see the costume on the left? That's like a girl costume. It's just like a pipe. Like, you know, you can just wear one every time. So you can see so many cute things. Oh, cute. I'm too cute. So lots of beautiful little shops here. Everything's so pink and cute. Atude House. Style. Nanda. I guess it's like for young pop kids. Like the culture here. Like for really young teenagers. Early 20s. So we're going to try the cotton candy. Here's the first one. They opened like three years ago. The first one. There's a lot of cotton candy places here on the street. But this is the original. Tottie Cotton Factory. As you can see. Wow, it smells like so much cotton candy right now. Look at that. All different colors. Like 10 bucks. 10 bucks? Whoa. It's like... I'm going to put it on me. Oh my gosh. Alright, Asami. This is amazing. I can't even believe this. You want a piece? Yeah, why not? Wow. So many flavors. Six different flavors you said? Yeah. This is amazing. Everybody's here getting the cotton candy. The cotton candy costs 10 US dollars, right? So a thousand roughly, right? Pretty good. A little too much for me. I can't eat that whole thing. You guys are going to all have it. I'm down for two. Guys, we had an incredible food tour. I think my favorite thing was the last thing we had. Okonomiyaki. Yeah, it's so hard to say. But yeah, it's like a delicious mix of flavors. You got the egg. You got the shrimp. What else? Noodles. Cheese. Cod. Mayonnaise. Cod. Beer. And yeah, guys. If you want to go on this food tour, definitely go to Tokyo by Food. Go on. There's over 80 different food tours and cooking classes. And I highly recommend going on this food tour because it's amazing. This area is insane. There's so many people. I can't even believe it. You can't count it. It's a lot of people. You can't count it. There's like 30 million people here, right? Yeah. Well, guys, if you love this video, give it a thumbs up. Leave me a comment below and subscribe to my channel. And I'll see you on the next food and travel adventure somewhere in Tokyo. Peace. Bye.