Meet The Master Making One Of The Rarest Vinegars In Japan | Still Standing
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- Kurozu is Japanese black vinegar made using a 200-year-old technique of naturally fermenting ingredients outdoors in giant clay pots. It takes at least a year until it’s complete, with some of the best batches aging from three to five years. Sakamoto Kurozu is one of eight vinegar makers that haven’t changed the process.
For more information visit www.kurozu.co.jp/eng/rekishi.html, and to purchase a bottle visit www.tsubobatake.jp/shop/item/s....
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How Japan’s Rarest Vinegar Ages For 3 Years On A Field Of 52,000 Clay Pots | Still Standing
The people in these videos usually work at the same job for 30 or 40 years. It can't be just the culture. I think they are actually passionate and love their work.
They're not making videos about the people who've been doing this for 2 years and making products that are almost just as good.
@@zouyan yea why would they showcase anything but the best.
you've got to know that in japan, the job you choose to start is pretty important because quitting your current job can be seen as betrayal especially if you join another competitor
More like a family business more than tradition. The tradition aspect is on 'how' these things are made.
I believe it is a little of both
Japanese craftsmen always fascinate me. They're so dedicated to their crafts and the passion shines through in their products/works of art.
If your not passionate about some kindve job you bring the shame.
Americans are passionate as well. We just go about it a little differently but we have many craftsmen that have been at it for 50years.
That is the reason this family enterprises last hundreds of years...talk about japanese umbrella, knives, scissors, kimono making, mochi, etc.
@@RehabProjectSRCB absolutely!
@@RehabProjectSRCB I heard fastfood chain employees can be very passionate
Only double the price of mass produced vinegar? That's actually exceedingly good value for the time and effort that comparatively goes into making this.
probs because its relative i guess
modena balsamic takes longer i think
@@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrryou blaspheme!
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Watching a person who's been perfecting their craft over the years up until close to their retirement is such a joy, the passion they demonstrate for their craft is incomparable.
I couldn't believe my ears hearing about this guy who's family has been making pottery for 15 GENERATIONS, absolutely outstanding! You have to admire such a dedication to traditional business operations. There is such a passion from the children and grandchildren (and so on) of the businesses and the locals who continue to buy from such storied establishments.
My grandmother used to make this type of vinegar in this type of pots at home. We had rice fields in our village and also brown rice. All the villagers used to come to buy at our place and it was the best vinegar ever.
Nice tradition :-)
May I ask why the first brown koji added to the jar keep on the bottom while the second brown koji floots in surface of water?
This puzzles me...
@@elietedarce1266 really I have no idea about this....let me call my Grandma....she is up there..
@@ClklomSorry to call you again. Have your grandma helped you solve the mystery of why one koji floots on top of the jar and the other stay in the bottom?
Anyway I noticed the flooting koji is green, which means it created a lot of spores, and the koji in the bottom is slight yellow, before start produce spores. Maybe this is the explanation.
@@elietedarce1266 I really don't know as I was very young to notice. But I know that she used to roast the rice and the put inside the pot and also some hot pellet stones. She used to remove the thick floots on the top.
Respect for all these worker's 🙏🏾
Kurozu is probably the most consumed vinegar in Japan. We all know the "authentic" ones are from Kagoshima, but there are countless brands around (Mizkan being the most ubiquitous.) It's kinda staple in the modern Japanese diet rather like a healthy drink than a condiment (think apple cider vinegar.)
I had heard about this vinegar mostly from health references rather than from gourmet ones. In Italy to prove you made authentic Traditional Balsamic Vinegar they have to have a third party analysis of the polyphenols and other bioactive compounds from the variety of barrels used. There is a difficult distinction when you move from natural vitamins/pharmaceuticals into the food arena as we are often obsessed with calories and basic Nutrition facts we don't make the rigurious distinction or even think about the other compounds found in ''Authentic ones'' versus industrial ones. Perhaps because this one is a health drink they have some additional testing involved?
The Japanese are just outrageous at their artisan master crafts I'm so impressed with their amazing skills 💫✝️✨
So many of these videos are about Japanese craftsmen. Everything from Vinegar to Bonsai scissors to fruit and Swords....the Japanese are singularly minded and dedicated to craft and perfection. Its amazing.
I have so much respect for anyone that pours so much dedication and passion In to perfecting their craft.
I love how the traditional Japanese artisans have immense amounts of patience. It's thoroughly inspiring.
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No words can describe their greatness ,
Japanese are extraordinary people. Huge respect for them.
Japanese love and dedication to their crafts is just beautiful
6:00
Her: running the 420 year old business
Me: nice
Fascinating to see how dedicated these Japanese people are to their job!🙌🏼
Many die due to overwork
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Wow 👌 anything the Japanese touch is just perfection, they are such skillful artisans. Love this channel
They don't make junk. Period.
I stand respectfully and with mouth open while seeing that high degree of compassion and dedication for this traditional process. (Almost) unbelievable.
The Japanese people are notorious for the most intelligent and scientific people in the world when it comes to detail. I have to say you guys have mastered everything!
🇯🇵 meticulousness at its finesse
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Yum. So satisfyingly to watch Japanese craftsmen at work.
You don't pay just for the product - you also pay for the value of their life, their dedication, their loyalty to their family & ancestry.
In an age where people throw away dignity & values for money - these traditional families protect their dignity over money. That is to be valued.
It's something so peaceful about this video.
I Love and Respect Japanese work ethics, dedication, discipline and preserving age old skills passing them to the coming generations.
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@@tanveeraslam7552 never heard of it, have heard of their wagyu beef, have you tried their turd burger yourself?
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鹿児島の坂本の黒酢ですね！旅行で実際にここに併設されている資料館内の料理店で黒酢料理を頂きましたがとても美味しかった記憶があります。もちろん様々な黒酢製品も割安で販売されています。また黒酢畑と桜島と錦江湾の織りなす景色が美しかったです。鹿児島旅行の際はオススメです！
Very cool. I love the old school craftmanship and the story. We shouldn't pretend that this is the only way this could be made.
It's an interesting method and a long tradition between two families. I like this story, and thank you for sharing with us. And also for taking the time to make this video.
This is so cool to see! Back in 2016, I helped out as a temp with the president of Sakamoto Kurozu selling these at a food fair in a Japanese supermarket in San Jose California. It’s some top tier vinegar for sure, I am trying to get my hands on some again since I don’t know if it’s available anymore. 😅
These types of craftsmen has more experience than my age.
The attention to detail is mind blowing .. excellence is no accident
Such a fascinating craft. Thank you for sharing these stories! 🙌🏼
I really love the fact that some people will preserve their culture out of love for it it’s different hearing someone who is actually passionate about their job compared to a downer who hates theirs
I always love videos I see on this channel because they are always energetic and full of adventure, adventures are always good for the mind it’s too bad that most times lack of finance makes them virtually impossible
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I love how the vases are lined against one another so neatly
I'm itching to take a picture 🖼️ lol
2:53 that little insect scurrying around RIP homeboy.
This is incredible.
I bought a bottle of this vinegar after I first saw this ep. And hey it's a really nice! kinda like a milder apple cider vinegar with an extra earthy... something. Its not gonna blow your culinary mind, but I feel like it was definitely worth the 20$ or whatever for a bottle. Its gonna last me about a year and I cook with it pretty often. Plus helping keep a traditional craft alive feels good as heck.
I love all types of vinegar. I’d love to try this
Anything Japan: "It takes years just to learn how to carry the pots and place them in the field"
These are just fascinating to learn more about. We look forward to seeing more content like this.
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Wow..much respect
If you can't expand out because of land restrictions, try expanding up. They could fit way more products with a vertical shelf setup.
👏🏼👏🏼Great reportage👏🏼👏🏼Please show more traditions from Asia👏🏼
Really so hardworking people in Japan always amazing 😇
Something about the way the Japanese do things is absolutely fascinating.
Japan 30-40 years same technique using fermentation process one year
Count I like that 52000 clay (pot)
That year Diwali I started using clay pot in my celebration as a new beginning 2022. I love old age people doing jobs with passion and perseverance.
I wonder how many batches end up not making the cut, it seems super controlled for quality
first i thought:
respect to the old brewmaster, but then you add in a 400+years pottery family business into the mix 😲just great to see traditions/craftsmanship kept alive!
Wow! Even vinegar has to have an exotic line.
Just think about that. 40 years was only 8 batches. Crazy.
It’s delicious. I use this vinegar often
I have taken a simple vinegar and added flavour that my friends say wow... Imagine this... ❤❤❤
Love vinegar❤
pretty amazing to think that the pottery business has been in business longer than the United States has existed.
Very few things around the world are as young as the States, in literally all of the continents.
@@kria9119 and I do recognize that but as far as businesses go that is rare to find a privately owned business with that length of history.
@@mysterymayhem7020 Almost every English shoemaking company would like to have a chat with you, lol
I love the brewmaster😂 he can be an amazing beat boxer aswell. Lol his description was like „pokop pokop“ „gaaaaahhh“ „duff duff duff“ 😂
If I lived in Japan, I want to be the best janitor known to man. I'll dedicate 50yrs of my life to janitorial work!
Looking one of the many amazing things in Japan... And the special voice for the USA humanoids comparing factory with American football stadiums 👏
I bought that 4 year aged soy sauce from these videos last time… D E LICIOUS!
now ima have to try this…
If I was a Japanese citizen of this location, I would rent out my land for storage and aging of these pots!.
Of course that would be based on several contingencies outside the control of the brewers, such as:
Children needing pools, playground equipment, basically just a spot for then to play.
Whether I was into gardening ; whether that be floral and ornamental or for growing produce, or even owning Pets / farm animals.
Barring those reasons and possibly a few I am not thinking of.....
Having rows of those black pots on yiur land is actually an ornamental display in its own right !.
It actually has a very artistically beautiful ambience all of its own !
If I had no use for my land I would definately appreciate the beauty of the pottery all lined up on my property!
Not to mention the passive income I would receive from leasing the land, of course at a fair and agreed upon rate!
Such an arrangement is both beautiful, work free, and beneficial for all parties !!!
I mean, I think even the dumbest of party pooping neighbors [ idk how common those are in japan ] can not deny the beauty of those pots arranged in such a way !!!
The smell I imagine would even be pleasant a day appetite inducing for any neighbors!
Japaneese craftsmen are too perfect nobody else can compete
Amazing job
sound effect at 4:01 was uncalled for
God bless Japan
Excellent
That’s so cool! I love the dedication and I hope to buys some
Just remember: this guy spends his entire life making vinegar while you sit on a screen
True that
My mouth was watering everytime they smelled the vinegar 🤣
Thank you,
This is much valued human being activities.
As I know a bit, the more older vinegar is the better one!
I am much wondering about chemical formulation of a 10 years old vinegar. This type of vinegar which kept for more than ten years is like valuable medicine of hepatitis disease of liver.
Note: a twenty years old of vinegar can be a medicine for cancer disease. Not through eating, just put on the center of cancer disease. A little difficult job :)
Arigato
Just like Japanese artisans, Japanese pots dedicate years to master their art of fermentation
Fisr thing Id come up with, are 20 to 30cm stands for those pots - my back aches instantly I see this ^^
Yes
Feels like part of why it's so rare is because of the geographical designation rather than it being the inability to scale because rice is a shelf stable product that could be shipped, the mold could be shipped. Like this specific part of Japan isn't the only place in the world that has this climate. Not saying that's a bad thing and based on time commitment to cost it feels like the price should be much higher than only double.
i love vinegar and japan! would love to taste Japanese black vinegar!
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crazy to see he opens the pots that much. ive been fermenting hotsauces for a few years now and one "important" rule i was told all through out is never open the jar until you process it. Maybe its because of the acidity of the vinegar. That would make since
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Very interesting.
In rural India we use the same method by using sugar cane juice...the clay pot is most important
Make the ceramic jars into ceramic boxes and you can ferment more in the same area. You'll end up decreasing the area each container takes up.
I think boxes are more expensive to make than jar shape…think Demi Moore and Swazey scene would be less romantic with square pottery
This reminds me of the jars from Prometheus.
Looks awesome 👌
Why don't they build palettes and shelves to hold a second layer of pots? Build up not out?
I love malt vinigar on fish n chips...wonder how differnt this is.
They could use racks to stack them higher. Like that they could double or even triple the production while using the same space.
I imagine every time after a vid like this is put out suddenly the supply of the rare weird ingredient drops immensely
Every country has their artisans, but Nihon seems to have them in abundance. The skill and dedication to their craft is truly amazing.
2:56 yeah that bug is helping out
Amazing craftsman ship. But I see some bug in rice when filling the water. I guess it adds more taste :P
5:59 That's the number I like to hear!
Ooooh, so that's why its "black", they use brown rice, I doubt they distill it completely either, which also what probably gives it its signature darkness .
I actually make my own vinegar's myself not from rice of course, but from fruit, I don't use yeast either. I do it the old fashioned way with the natural yeast that the fruit contain, rice doesn't have very much if any natural yeast within it, that's why additional yeast needs to be added. I have seen vinegars age over time and they really do change significantly in colour, taste and acidity as they age. I have a strawberry vinegar that I have made for example, that was a bright pink after it was first fermented and now a year later its almost lost all of its colour.
Its very dark, the only way you can tell its strawberry now is via the smell. Vinegar making is a very lengthy but fun process, I can definitely see how someone could do this for decades. Much respect to this company and this man for still doing this traditionally, because I know from my own experience that store bought vinegar tastes nothing like homemade/ traditionally made, its far healthier and tastes far better, takes a long time but to me its certainly worth the effort.
It’s so much better my gf has always made ours and it’s delightful
Looks like those damn death jars in Prometheus
Sou or black vinegar can you tell and or taste the differences in flavors when cooked in certain foods?
Who makes the pots? That's a story in itself. He's the only producer that makes the black vinegar this way, so there must not be that many producers that can make 52 thousand of this specific pot.
I'd love to see that as a Part 2 of this video!
it literally shows it in the video?
Amazing 😍😍😍😍😍.
In the back of my mind I was wondering why they didn't try building platforms on top of the buildings to have a few more jars. I know it sounds crazy but it might be worth it.
Plus if they are tied to the region, could you not partner with the people in the vicinity and build a few jars that could be considered lower off-brand because it's not on the property? I mean expansion is difficult and I'm just tossing out long shots
On a side note, I appreciate his enthusiasm for his craft. Sadly, our children sometimes don't want to follow our footsteps. I think experience for anyone who wants to learn would be awesome. Especially if you can continue the tradition!
was thinking the same till they mentioned the sun heating the jars was part of the process. So maybe that's why
@@alkaliaurange No I meant, on top of their own building. Not stacking them.
I figure you have prime space on top of any building or driveway right?
and now im craving black vinegar and some chinese food(it one of my top foods i crave when i crave something. )
Can't imagine the loss (from the business standpoint and heartbreak of the passionate master brewers) if an earthquake will hit their place.
I need these large pots.