Meet The Japanese-Dominican Chef “Ninja”
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2018
- Gadiel Del Orbe from BuzzFeed's, Pero Like. Goes to Miami to meet this popular Japanese-Dominican Chef, which is known to make fusion Japanese-Dominican sushi.
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The fact that he sounds more Dominican than Gadiel it's so funny 😂
Y cuando Trump dice "Go back to where you came from"....? Se confundel tigere. Ehh!!!
Steven Jerez well gadiel wasnt raised in d.r so he speaks spanish in kind of an american accent
probably because he is older
He was born and raise.
Steven Jerez 😂😂
the fact that you see his face, and then he talked😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂 im like wtf lmaoooo el e ma dominicano que yo
ta burlao 😂😂😂
Facts
Facts girl.im a water downed dominican.
reaaaal
"Más Dominicano que el diablo" Im deadddd
My mom grew up next to a Japanese family in DR. At some point she spoke some conversational Japanese because her best friend was Japanese-dominican
"el chin de japonés que sabía, se me fue y aprendí el chin de ingle que sé" 😂😂😂
cotor03 lol
ese tipo ta burlao hahahhaah
I read this as he was saying it lol
I hate that I still read the subtitles even though i know Spanish
Ikr I do the same thing 😂😂😂
Anime Weirdo YESS!!
Jen_ GreatGuys sameeeeee
Eso es lo que nos hace más vagos jaja no te preocupes porque to' los bilingües lo hacemos lol
My biggest habit 😂😂😂
Omg Asian Latino representation. This is amazing!!!!
we need more of this! so important
Selvaggia Aguillon right 💪🏼
nico robin Dominicans are considered latinos
nico robin Okay. What's your point?
ali b So then wtf is a latino then? In the United States, latino is used for anybody who's from Latin America or even a descent of Latin America. The dude's from the Dominican Republic. He has a a clear ass Dominican accent. He's latino. End of the discussion.
I LOVE IT. HE IS MORE DOMINICAN THEN ME.🤣 This reminds me of a time when I had to translate in Spanish for a nurse and when I saw the patient , I said to her, um you need a Chinese translator the nurse said, nope, he speaks Spanish😱. He had lived in D.R. longer then he had live in China. And he knew D.R. more than me , embarrassing, I was born and raised in the States. But there is a lot of Asians in D.R. Love my Asians.😎
than*
This is my father lol #NinjaGang 🇯🇵🇩🇴
@Calvin Thy he's not lying. It's true, he is his father 😐😐
Calvin Thy he aint lying that fr is. you can check his Instagram and you’ll see that its true.
DEFINITELY NOT LYING
Poor Weakcua its true if you want more info check el_ninja’s instagram
iamChinito wow that’s so cooo
Ninja is hella inspiring. So much talent! I am so proud of him and thank you for showing us his culture.
i'm half russian and swiss and i was born in contanza QUELOQUE
What culture.. he's Dominican. Lol
@@willynolberto4876 Que Lo que!! ❤
He’s so Dominican hahahha
Eliesteth92 Rodríguez ikr
He's more Dominican than Dominicans
@S C I know I was joking :P
Yeahhh
He sounds so dominicans
This kinda goes without saying but..he is most definitely invited to the cookout 😂😂😂
¿Q rayos dices? He'd be the one at the grill as head of the cookout. He don't need an invitation, es Dominicano! 🇩🇴
🇩🇴🇯🇵
I'm Dominican and my best friend or one of my best friends is Japanese. He came to the island with his family when he was child. Dominicans love Japan ❤
Latinos come in all shapes, sizes and colors
Real talk!
You bet is right we are like rainbow...
First time i saw a Chinese Cuban my brain was lagging
Intaan Carina yass
so does every other ethnicity
Very interesting and inspiring story. Coming from a mixed family (chinese and dominican and a born puertorican) i always find these stories fascinating
Wow !
I'm from puerto rico. ❤ arriba latina
Me too , I think it's awesomely beautiful 😊
you have a beautiful mix and you are beautiful so you like bachata, love salsa, you eat Chow Mein and dessert apple pie
@@elbueno833 haha true!
HE TALKS SO DOMINICAN THATS CRAZYYYY
Crediblesea 007 Se sabe
It's normal though because there are lots of Asians in the DR. There's even a Chinatown there. No different than seeing an Asian person speaking perfect English in an American accent.
It's always funny to me how everyone's mind is blown by the fact that he is Asian and Latino (Caribbean) lol. Just about every Caribbean country has citizens of Chinese, Korean or Japanese descent that came either as economic migrants or indentured labourers during the period after slavery.
Yup, same in Jamaica.
I like that U are very knowledgeable props.
Exactly I’m not Dominican but Thai is very true a lot of Asians in latino America
My grandpa from pr job was to get Asians there citizenship to Puerto rico
Shouldn't be super shocked seeing one
Omg my cousin is Japanese-Dominican but his name is fully Japanese and he's very pale & visually doesn't appear Hispanic at ALL. People are always very shocked to find he's fluent in Spanish
Merlin there is no such thing as "looking hispanic"
Blaze 473 there is tbh
Blaze 473 Allow me to rephrase then. His facial features are those of which are characteristic to Japanese people, strictly. At first glance you wouldn't be able to tell he was of Hispanic descent was my point
Merlin ok nvm then
Bransom Jallim there is no such thing as looking Hispanic. We are diverse so a Hispanic could have whatever skin tone or any type of hair texture and still be Hispanic.
I've always felt that the Asian-Dominican population is underrepresented. We have the second biggest Asian population in the Caribbean so, when I see videos like this I feel happy since they showcast a part of the population that has been very important for us since mid XX Century.
Great video Gadiel!!!
I agreed bruh👍
Who has the 1st, Puerto Rican?
GOTZ DEAOMA no Jamaica
Pretty sure we have the biggest Asian population
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 Jamaica bro
Yo soy dominica🇩🇴 japonesa 🇯🇵 viva coño nuestra cultura
Imaginas 7u7虚々実々 yo soy mexicano japones
Siii 😊☺️💪
Mi deseo es tener una japonesa como mujer 😞
Saludos, konichiwa! 🇩🇴🇯🇵
It's not surprising since there is a big Japanese Dominican community in the Dominican Republic
It’s not meant to be surprising that he’s Asian, his story is that one that’s meant to inspire
@Dominican809 picaa polloo
Nope, chinese are the ones there.
It's not that big. You only find them in Constanza, Chinese are the biggest.
Angela Fernandez they are not only in Constanza
I don’t know why...but that chef is fine as hell to me
awesomeirlable yes!!! I thought I was the only one lol
Right!! That swag and confidence! 🤣
Me too.
Any guy can be hot as long as he has confidence that is well deserved.
awesomeirlable Sis, you ain’t alone!!
im thai-puertorican and i related to this so so much
Eliana Marrero oh wow that’s so cool. I’m from Puerto Rico
yo thats so dope. im thai-puertorican too
Really
Almost like a bunch of my cousins, but they're filipimo/boricua mix. And I'm just Mexican Rican.
That’s sooo cool
I love that he said that. "Leave/drop the bad habits of your country, etc." The advice is good (powerful) for all people. We must be disciplined. Many will not receive the advice and will unfortunately remain where and how they are.
Los dominicanos seem to be so friendly, i love it
Omg yes I’m half Asian and Latina and I always felt like I was the only one
So crazy, as a kid I felt the same. Then I started traveling and discovered there are so many of us!! Us mixed babies are the best-est!☺️
👌👌❤️
Nice mix
Thanks
Same here. I’m also Hawaiian and Portuguese but I think I look hella asian every time I straighten my hair because of how people are shock that I’m mixed💀
I love this. He makes me so proud to be a Dominican
Maria Zapata samee
Make me too!💪
Same💯💯💯
me too!
This made me so happy. I'm so glad that light is finally being shined on Asian Latinos. There's a huge Asian diaspora within Latin America. I hope to hear more :)
Theres alot of Asians in DR and alot of Arabs too. If any Dominican loves quipes, that came from Lebanon.
Half Dominican and half Lebanese here! 🙋
The president of DR is lebanese
I LOVE languages. Spanish is crazy sounds so different depending where you’re from/where you learned it
Dam now that fusion of foods look so good. Very creative. Ninja is the man.
Thank you for this!! I'm Panamanian-Chinese, and it's inspiring to see another Asian-Latino embrace both of his cultures while having fun and becoming successful!
I’m Dominican and my boyfriend is Filipino
Imagine ours kids going to be just like him Bwahahah!
honey please the only time i would see a filipino look like that if they are chinese. the majority looks like straight up brown people
Kate lmao hell naw every Filipino or asian I’ve ever saw they look straight up ASIAN
@@jdub4k straigh up asian? hahaha . so fililipinos looks like indians ? cuz they are asians too lol. if you are talking filipinos in the us absolutely but if you actually lived in the philippines the population has some least "asian" face and even some who are mixed just like the ones you see on filipino novelas
T L Ramirez uhhhh no they look like Asians ?? Tf are you talking about 💀
@@jdub4k asian" is not a race lol so is "latino". if you actually went to the philippines you would know we dont have one common face. why do you think we use the terms mestizos morenos or negros?
im filipino in the us but people instantly speaks to me in spanish all the time without asking where im from.
and guess what i can speak SPANISH too .. 🤣🤣🤣
He mixed up 🇯🇵 Japanese and Dominican 🇩🇴 food 🥘 together that’s really amazing 😉
I had to pause it because I just got mind *bleep*. He's Asian but fluent in espanol...more specifically he's Japanese (love the culture) and Dominican (spanish, my kinda people). Lol. Plus he's cute and "thick". Wow. Haha. When he said he doesn't like platanos, I was like que, no se but then he said he likes yucca and I was cool with it. Lol
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 WOAHHH😭😭😭😭💀💀
Diedrie Gibbs
It’s not a shock for certain Dominicans preference for platano to be second or third place. Para mi prefiero la yuca encebollao.
Is got the charisma of both of cultures. Hot as hell.
+Diedrie Gibbs He's not Asian, He's just Hispanic
@@mypanexogamouslineage965 🤣🤣🤣🤣 why am I just seeing this. Haha. Stop it😁😁😁
Bro wtf 😂😂 i did not expect my mans to be here rocking some Dominican slang😂. Soy dominicana and he more Dominican then me😌
Wrap Mon armyy
His Dominican accent is so strong.
Because he's Dominican. He didn't grow up in Japan.
so beautiful to see two cultures merge together
Seen quite a few Asian in the DR! Such a beautiful country with people of all colors but speak one language!
Such a beautiful story. Gracias Gadiel for exposing this chef to a greater audience through this platform but also allowing us to learn about the many ethnicities that are in other countries. It challenges our minds and hopefully we can take time to learn and accept others definition of themselves instead of us jumping to conclusions to defining them without getting to know them. Yo soy dominicana y habla poco espanol pero Chef Ninja hablando viva de dominicana es linda!! Te amo.
Wow First Time I See A Dominican/Japenesse And Speak Better Than me Wow his story is very inspiring🤗🇩🇴💯
*y mi dominicanos* 🇩🇴
Mia Chan right here gang gang 😁
Mia Chan 😛😛 right here boo
Klk
Klk mani
Mia Chan Aquí, tranki tranki... 😜
He's hot ! Geeeeze 😐
Anabeth Perales agreed 😍😍
I Agree💯💯💯
Yessss i agree!
That’s that Latino Caribbean swag right there
Can i help any of you ladies out im asian lol
You're showing the world that us latinos come in all colors, I love it!
Wow i love to see representation like this, I'm rarely seeing Latin Asians, seeing these people really makes me happy❤️ this world is so rich & beautiful 💚
This interview was beautiful
I am so glad I found your channel. So proud to be 🇩🇴
Chef Ninja la admiro..... Pa lante Primo......De Barranquilla, 🇨🇴 Colombia
This is awesome!! And so inspirational. Thank you for showcasing the diversity of the Latin community and their great stories. So proud of being Dominican 🇩🇴🙌🏽💪🏽!!!
I love this profile of what it's like to live with a mixed heritage. A DNA test will tell me I'm Scandinavian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Spanish, but I identify as Canadian. And as someone from Toronto, I feel so lucky that I live in a place and within a culture that embraces/celebrates my multi-ethnic background.
This was the best!! Loved it!
Que bueno bendiciones para El Ninja, me siento orgulloso que el sienta ser Dominicano.
I have a friend who is Japanese/Mexican. He now lives in Germany; super nice guy. The chemistry between Gadiel and Ninja is very apparent.
Yo soy alemana y dominicana ❤️
Sk Kms nice
Wow
Sk Kms niceeee
dope 👌
Wow nice🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
This was so interesting! Loved it 💜
This was so beautiful and encouraging to watch! I love that buzzfeed and PEROLIKE are giving platforms for ASIAN AND LATINO mixed people! Represent!
Katherine Iwagami it’s lovely I just love asian Hispanics
Dellin Betances: ''Los Dominicanos nacemos donde nos da la gana''
Que chulería de vídeo, muy buena entrevista y representación!! Keep the good work Gadiel!! De lo mío!
A fan from Africa (Algeria) love you guys
+ Sooooo, get this shit. I'm Dominican. And one of my favorite singers of all time is CHEB KHALED. I looooove him & Rai Music soo much. I have almost all of his albums, and I also listen to & love: RACHID TAHA & SOUAD MASSI. I discovered them while working in a music store in New York City in my mid 20's & became enamored with their music & voices.
De verdad eres Argelino!! hijo de mi pais, que cool, yo tambien me encanta la cultura latinaa
Really!!!!! eres Dominicanooo
I'm a *Vietnamese from Canada* , and my *girlfriend is Algerian!* We *usually speak French together* , but end up speaking English in mixed company, also because *her French is better than mine!*
Algerians and North Africans are my favourite "Arabs", and *Algeria and Vietnam have a lot of surprising things in common apart from out mutual French past.* I have another Algerian female acquaintance who is also obsessed with Spanish culture, and now lives in Spain.
@@SeekThePaleSeptember Souad Massi used to be amazing, but she's really lame now; not really into Cheb Khaled either. BTW, *if you like Raï, you should try the albums "Best of Raï : 20 tubes de légende" as well as "Raï RnB" from Original Masters* , a French music label that prints in English for international listeners.
This was fun to watch! Liked when he speaks he sounds extremely educated and supper Dominican. I like how he expresses his gratitude for the opportunities he and his family received in two foreign nations. Clearly the influence of hard work paid off for this man. Oh and the foods look amazing!
This guy is super inspiring! and fun. I’d love to try his dishes 🇯🇵 🇩🇴
Wow its amazing how many asian-latinos there are. A combination i never imagined. I loved this video.
Ese es más Dominicano que yo! 😩🇩🇴
Such good content!! I loved this video!!!
That was awesome!! Thanks for sharing this story.
No doubt ninja is Dominican. You can of course hear it in his voice but also his soul. So cool we’re diversifying!!!
laury Rodriguez exacto
Yo soy dominicana y vivo en Japón aquí vendo empanadas y frituras cosas a si me da mucha alegría ver este vídeo un ejemplo a seguir
This is one the coolest videos I've seen in a while. Very inspiring and captivating story.
How does this video only have 65k views?!?! This was one of my favorite buzzfeed videos, I'm so inspired and HUNGRY.
Yooo he’s mad Dominican! More Dominican than me! 😂😂
That's because he's Dominican and you're American.
He is born in DR and you were born in the US
Voy pa Miami a proba esa vaina. No bulto
Stremer su restaurante esta en nyc
Stremer No bulto 😂✌
This was mind blowing -- in the best way ever. I LOVEEEEE stories like this, so cool and interesting!!!!
Love this!! Truly inspired and I want to make a trip to Miami just to try his food!
Let's get a couple things straight
1.El Ninja fine as hell
2. Am I the only one who looks at people wondering what's about to come out there mouth? And they hit you with the Dominican flavor and you like what just happened here dang he just got even finer?
Sooo many Spanish speaking Asians in New York with Dominican accents lol
I loved this !! This was so cool to watch.
One of my favorite guests in a video by far. He's normal but with an amazing story to share that can benefit today's community
I love this channel ♥️
There was a treaty after WWII with Japan that gave settlement to thousands of Japanese immigrants. A lot of them left because the land was undeveloped. But the Japanese helped alot with agriculture in DR, probably why we eat so much rice lol
So down to earth and humble, loved him!
Me encantó esta entrevista!! So inspiring!! Excelente fusión de la comida dominicana y la japonesa!!💖
AHHHH IM ALSO JAPANESE DOMINICAN IM SCREAMING SHANSVSNDHDH
Este japones tiene un tigueraje encima no puede negar lo Dominicano. Orgullosa de mi gente.
Yeo that’s so cool tbh, and it’s so beautiful how so many different cultures are coming to together these days🤩
I love this interview !! Very interesting ❤️
Wow I Loveeeeee this video sooo much! Feel such at home I miss dr😩
Puro candela 🔥🔥🔥 ... Keep up the great work platano ninja 👍
When he started talking I thought I was tripping out! This is amazing! So inspiring, he famous and he clearly says from doing nothing. I respect it because he's being honest.
What a great example of how hard work and dedication pays off 😊 such an inspiring story!
African-Arab here, I love all Latinos and I think I'm falling a little more in love with Dominicans their culture is very similar to ours the people the habits, I can't wait to get fluent in Spanish to pay a visit
Im half Dominican mixed with Cuban and Chinese I feel you homie lol
This was dope! I love the mix of cultures here. Best of both worlds.
What a great video. With all that's going on in the states today, it's stories like these that make me proud to be an American.
Dude that food looks absolutely amazing
He's a citizen of the Dominican Republic, but he's ethnically Japanese. When I saw "Japanese-Dominican" I knew they were going to delve into someone who came from Japan and settled in DR. I know there are a lot of Asian people who settled in the Caribbean, but this is my first time hearing about one of their stories.
He was born there, not settled (so he is Dominican even if he is ethnically Japanese). His parents on the other hand, settled there.
@@TheAngee330 I'm slightly confused if both his parents are Chinese and migrated to DR and he was born there...how is his heritage Japanese?
@@buutifuleyes his parents are Japanese who lived in China. China was at one point under Japanese rule. He explained it in the video how his parents came to DR and how they were arranged to be married by their families.
tootsiekilla
Ethnically or better yet DNA. His ethnic culture is Puro Dominicano.
@@buutifuleyes they just happen to be born in china but they were actually japanese they went back to japon and eventually end up in DR
Wow, this is so inspiring. Idk why, but this video just gave me all types of goals and inspiration. ❤️
Wow! Just wow!...loving the 2 different elements becoming 1!💕💖💕
I love this interview. I love mixing of cultures. He sounds more Dominican than I do lol.
Being Mexican-Puertorican, mannnnm do people identify you as anything but from where you truly descend. From Middle Eastern to North African to Turkish to Asian (Indian, Afghani, Pakistani, etc.). Sometimes I’m lucky enough to have people say “Are you Puertorican and???”, and maybe it’s because my dad (Puertorican) has strong genes that passed to all of my siblings. Love how diverse we are!💖
I get mistaken for everything, I mean everything.
Always a pleasure to hear Dominican Spanish, thanks
Awesome video!