Master Chef Hiroki Abe Earned a Michelin Star for His Shojin Ryori Menu - Omakase

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2024
  • At Kajitsu in NYC, chef Abe creates a very traditional Shojin Ryori menu, a vegetarian menu originally served by Japanese Buddhist monks.
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  • @nk937
    @nk937 6 років тому +583

    the amount of dedication that the guy puts into his craft is unreal

  • @ellimacdz
    @ellimacdz Рік тому +26

    In November 2021, my husband (who is not vegan) and I went to Kajitsu because of this video… I was floating in food heaven through all the courses, and my husband was also enjoying every course! This was an amazing experience- not just a meal. The service was impeccable from start to finish and their menu changes every month!!! I already miss it!

  • @bigappletite9312
    @bigappletite9312 6 років тому +1037

    Raw, boiled, grilled, fried, and steamed...the last food bender

  • @SM-ed3lb
    @SM-ed3lb 5 років тому +52

    Japanese cuisine is literal art. And watching it be prepared is so relaxing.

  • @TSuzuhara
    @TSuzuhara 6 років тому +431

    I've had the luck and pleasure of eating at Kajitsu several times. The experience does not compare to anything else.

    • @mikeBH1000
      @mikeBH1000 5 років тому +38

      @growlingbehemothit's a solid amount of courses, I left feeling completely satisfied, best meal I've ever had and since there was no meat I was full but didn't feel weighed down at all

    • @evans7771
      @evans7771 4 роки тому +8

      Just looked at their website. The fact that they don't have prices on their menu told me it was pricey. The fact that they didn't have a menu on their website that it was even priceyier and the fact that tea can cost $48 that it's out of my price point.c can't imagine ever paying that much for food

    • @TSuzuhara
      @TSuzuhara 4 роки тому +8

      @FingerMyPizza Hahaha! Multiple times in multiple years, unfortunately :D

    • @TSuzuhara
      @TSuzuhara 4 роки тому +2

      @growlingbehemoth Sorry, didn't see your reply! Yes, because there are many plates in the menu, you end up satisfied. As full as eating three McMenus? Definitely, not.

    • @TSuzuhara
      @TSuzuhara 4 роки тому +6

      @@evans7771 It's a culinary experience. Unfortunately, it is not easily affordable, but it could be a great place for a special occasion.

  • @AuroraXZ
    @AuroraXZ 6 років тому +101

    The amount of focus and dedication the chef gave to those vegetables is just astounding.

    • @c1bersnake
      @c1bersnake 3 роки тому

      Imagine if he put that much energy into a steak 😍

  • @arlikattironit
    @arlikattironit 6 років тому +160

    I'm a chef with quite a few years experience in cooking in decent restaurants (Michelin stars) but every omakase series makes me wanna go and be their apprentice! Great job eater by documenting these!

    • @ikmo2715
      @ikmo2715 6 років тому +1

      Ronit Arlikatt

    • @jmoa5758
      @jmoa5758 5 років тому +12

      Yeah I work for NASA and SpaceX so

    • @0regret-l2s
      @0regret-l2s 5 років тому +5

      @@jmoa5758 me too!

    • @Fullmoonat9am
      @Fullmoonat9am 4 роки тому +4

      J Moua I mean people have jobs dude

    • @mattiabarone9078
      @mattiabarone9078 4 роки тому +1

      J Moua michelin starred restaurants are common and its not that hard to get into a one or two star restaurant. some are difficult to get into but theres plenty

  • @lanalee6004
    @lanalee6004 4 роки тому +3

    It made me realise why people enjoy watching chef cooks in expensive restaurant. It's Zen. Very inspirational yet simple~

  • @billb.5183
    @billb.5183 6 років тому +132

    I'm more fascinated by the meticulous preparation than by the food itself. It's relaxing to watch. =)

    • @AiLake
      @AiLake 6 років тому +4

      You can ask to be seated at chef's table and watch him prepare your dishes. Worth it.

  • @pokcay
    @pokcay 6 років тому +416

    I LOVE YOU FOR THIS OMAKASE SERIES, DEAR EATER!
    PLEASE DON’T STOP MAKING THIS ❤️

  • @scaleoftrutheyeopener6698
    @scaleoftrutheyeopener6698 4 роки тому +3

    So precise.....the preperation ingredients and the final touch....presentation....thats how japanese makes their food extra ordinaire.....

  • @kulotz5555
    @kulotz5555 6 років тому +86

    I wont even care if i like the taste. Its nice to know that my food would be prepared with dedication

  • @taglihim1118
    @taglihim1118 5 років тому +3

    I like the way he prepares the food, very calm and focused. Even during prep, everything is done calmly. Not like other kitches i've seen with shouting chefs and rushing assistants.

  • @thinhpham4713
    @thinhpham4713 6 років тому +5

    It's an honor to watch his art work. So elegant, so beautiful. Thank you.

  • @thai2go
    @thai2go 6 років тому +29

    This is just amazing. So complex yet but how beautiful.

  • @gabito1079
    @gabito1079 6 років тому +3

    I love the passion this chef put to his dishes, also the simplistic concept he pursuit on them. A true master.

  • @kahnjugaming
    @kahnjugaming 5 років тому +9

    Japanese chefs and their food will always be magical. 😁👍❤️

  • @Verse1234567
    @Verse1234567 6 років тому +2

    I would love to eat this. More than that, his dialect and meter of speaking is absolutely mesmerizing. Approachable and elegant/knowledgeable at the same time.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 3 роки тому +1

    This Chef is fastidious and obsessive in the best possible way. A true Master of his craft and yet so young ! RESPECT.

  • @coocoo1234coco
    @coocoo1234coco 4 роки тому +6

    Wow, as a vegetarian - this is frigging cool and amazing to watch!

  • @denzelle5227
    @denzelle5227 4 роки тому +1

    What a humble Chef. And he's very entertaining. If I'll go to NYC, I'll definitely go and check out his restaurant for sure. Love from the Philippines.💖

  • @オム一生
    @オム一生 3 роки тому +3

    Yup! And this is the traditional Japanese vegan cuisine "Shojin-Ryori" originally eaten by Japanese monks, But now day it's a bit more like High-end cuisine with culture and tradition that is widely respected eaten by non vegans too.
    Trust me I'm not a vegan but that stuff is next level, sensitive flavors and the elegant Umami withe the texture and the temperature that these chefs play with is amazing.

  • @hershey9389
    @hershey9389 6 років тому +24

    I'm quaking...this looks so delicious! where are my vegans at?

  • @ayumis5452
    @ayumis5452 4 роки тому +1

    His way of speaking is very calm and so so so so so polite...wow.

  • @haritan8813
    @haritan8813 6 років тому +6

    Amazing how much flavour can be brought out of vegetables cooked simply really well

  • @idrisariffin1488
    @idrisariffin1488 6 років тому +3

    I love that the chef looks so goddamned chill in his craft

  • @ミツ-n7d
    @ミツ-n7d 6 років тому +2

    this omakase series is so asmr for me i feel so calm and that nice tingly feeling in my head when i watch these

  • @missikenyon5307
    @missikenyon5307 5 років тому +12

    Oh my goodness!!!! I was here back in December!! Their matcha is absolutely delicious and so beautiful!

  • @tosht2515
    @tosht2515 6 років тому +103

    All the dishes looked quite delicious but give me the tomato fried rice, a couple of corn croquettes and the vegetable soba and I'd be a happy camper. Another excellent episode, Eater. 👍

  • @janniko6681
    @janniko6681 6 років тому +243

    Is this Megumi Tadokoro's specialty????

    • @yanagisawakenshi2469
      @yanagisawakenshi2469 6 років тому +39

      her specialty is not exactly shojin ryori BUT i would say this lies in her expertise so YES

    • @wstein111
      @wstein111 6 років тому +32

      Lol maybe this is my 1st time seeing shokugeki reference on food channel.

    • @vn01208503
      @vn01208503 6 років тому +6

      its the style that she s going for yea

    • @gilanggilang9859
      @gilanggilang9859 5 років тому +1

      One of

    • @mochi_4726
      @mochi_4726 5 років тому +2

      LMFAOOO ACTUALLY no her's is comfort food ig but gotta love your comment lmao caught me off guard cause I was watching food wars before this 😂😂

  • @siewluank4760
    @siewluank4760 6 років тому +93

    It definitely looks appealing to me even though I'm not a vegan myself

    • @Woozlewuzzleable
      @Woozlewuzzleable 6 років тому +8

      I'm a meat eater but still love vegetables.

    • @jonestly943
      @jonestly943 6 років тому +31

      Good food is good food, regardless if it's meat or plant

  • @peter-radiantpipes2800
    @peter-radiantpipes2800 6 років тому +76

    That knife is so gorgeous.

    • @sinchunbong
      @sinchunbong 6 років тому

      I want that knife

    • @GladRichGirl
      @GladRichGirl 6 років тому

      better learn to sharpen

    • @jamieturley3910
      @jamieturley3910 6 років тому +6

      You're probably referring to the Japanese bunka knife he's using in the beginning. It's shaped that way for push-cutting and very precise tip work. You'll notice that the other side of the knife is flat, making this a single beveled knife. This reduces the overall thickness of the blade, allowing for a shaper blade angle, and a surface that prevents food from sticking. I wasn't able to tell which one this was, but his other knife is a Nenox knife, which can easily be more than $500. They are absolutely fantastic and very hard to source.

    • @peter-radiantpipes2800
      @peter-radiantpipes2800 6 років тому

      GladRichGirl I can. But I’m not saying I want that knife or have a use for it. Just it’s beautiful. I I bought 35 cheap knives to sharpen recently too. Just for testing and practice. Not single bevel knives like this. Been sent entire product lines from sharpening companies. Just haven’t edited and posted yet. I don’t have the filming skills. I definitely can’t sharpen like Rikki at all though but practicing. Mostly kitchen knives but also many other blades items. I was referring to the first blade in the video btw

    • @jamessugishita6850
      @jamessugishita6850 6 років тому +2

      That knife is a actually a Mukimono. Its typically used carving and peeling. Its actually really useful for vegetables tho if you have to make accurate straight cuts.

  • @gilangranggap830
    @gilangranggap830 6 років тому +84

    The real and original vegan food, gotta love it

    • @RoiGamez
      @RoiGamez 6 років тому +4

      Original vegan food is raw vegan... "Invented" by the pre-historic man
      and it's funny he's all about "no killing" yet still grates his wasabi root on shark skin

    • @ShaneyElderberry
      @ShaneyElderberry 4 роки тому +5

      @@RoiGamez Tools are quite another area from actual animal flesh preparation. There are numerous simian ancestors that had primarily eaten herbaceous foods, however, the simian and hominid ancestors are complicated. Some apes today, which share common ancestors with us, cannibalize their rivals after winning a territorial dispute, as though it was a ritual of warfare. These cannibal primates mostly feed on vegetation.

    • @marianaa6285
      @marianaa6285 4 роки тому +3

      Fruits, rice, beans, salad, lentils are all vegan and have been eaten for a long time

  • @MrMikkyn
    @MrMikkyn 2 роки тому +2

    I love how he puts so much love and thought into a simple tofu dish.

  • @malikrahman8649
    @malikrahman8649 6 років тому +3

    This is just delicate. Beautiful.

  • @jfh-mn9bq
    @jfh-mn9bq 5 років тому +3

    there’s no perfect tofu, I just do my best everyday. a lifetime of dedication indeed.

  • @honglee6100
    @honglee6100 6 років тому +5

    as a steak lover i admire this man work ethic i would eat here if i could afford it and i was allowed in new york city .

  • @MrSupphomie
    @MrSupphomie 6 років тому +6

    That dessert matched the symbols on his shirt haha so cute

  • @austinmansoon4158
    @austinmansoon4158 6 років тому +25

    That knife he was using is beautiful. Amazing

    • @raggedyhaggity250
      @raggedyhaggity250 4 роки тому

      the shiniest and sharpest knives. cuts like a dream

    • @mate_on_f7916
      @mate_on_f7916 4 роки тому

      @@raggedyhaggity250 a dream who can beat 3 hunters

  • @Dimaz42
    @Dimaz42 5 років тому +4

    I really admire the dedication of Japanese people when they're working on their craft.. though I wonder if they feel stressed at times, because this kind of dedication needs a lot of time, energy, patience and willpower, especially if there's no end goal...

  • @radhityaharyawicaksana7561
    @radhityaharyawicaksana7561 6 років тому +2

    Another beautiful presentation of food making video, again, please continue this series

  • @adillhadi6798
    @adillhadi6798 6 років тому +1

    The amount of time n hardship in preparing it all n gone in just one bite...respect for the dedication

  • @TheYasminarf
    @TheYasminarf 6 років тому +5

    This is so artistic and poetic. What a beautiful talent 🙏🏻

  • @dganet
    @dganet 6 років тому +5

    God, I LOVE this series!!! That was so interesting and his dedication to the art is second to none. Fantastic ❤️

  • @JohnQuach
    @JohnQuach 6 років тому +3

    One of my favorite series, love learning about the art of the craft and their story!

  • @monicafaustino4002
    @monicafaustino4002 6 років тому +3

    All his creations look so amazing 😱

  • @NathanChiassonJones1
    @NathanChiassonJones1 6 років тому +3

    Woah, the way he says tomato is really satisfying! Or is that just me??

  • @bunnyblue3082
    @bunnyblue3082 4 роки тому +2

    this is art at its highest level!

  • @verakasmira1999
    @verakasmira1999 4 роки тому +1

    Omg the amount of every condiment he has! High respect for the chef

  • @MM-uv3vb
    @MM-uv3vb 2 роки тому +1

    This was wonderful to watch. More vegetarian Japanese/Korean restaurants please!

  • @assessorsstotomasddn9788
    @assessorsstotomasddn9788 6 років тому +55

    The exact opposite of Ramsay in terms of how he behave and react, very calm 😊. Very healthy food by the way

    • @gennabc
      @gennabc 5 років тому +4

      Ramsay is a lot calmer (not this calm) when he's cooking in his own kitchen with no one around. Amazing to watch the difference.

  • @Key-gg6um
    @Key-gg6um 6 років тому +1

    He looks like he is having fun everytime he prepares a dish.

  • @gamebred-gannicus2060
    @gamebred-gannicus2060 6 років тому +3

    I am not a vegetarian but this is damn beautiful to watch 😍

  • @AiLake
    @AiLake 6 років тому +12

    This is one of my favourite restaurants. The food is amazing and the atmosphere is wonderful. An oasis of deliciousness in NYC.

    • @폭격기팩트-u3v
      @폭격기팩트-u3v 6 років тому

      Im just curious, how much is it?

    • @AiLake
      @AiLake 6 років тому +5

      @@폭격기팩트-u3v Like $125. It is a well-paced, generous meal. Worth the price.

    • @폭격기팩트-u3v
      @폭격기팩트-u3v 6 років тому +3

      @@AiLake I was planning to go to NYC, and I think Ive added a place to go XD

  • @ConceptzStudio
    @ConceptzStudio 5 років тому +2

    This episode is simply AMAZING !

  • @dutramtamang3129
    @dutramtamang3129 6 років тому +2

    So happy for U Abe Saan. I wish tht U will find the path tht will lead U towards greater success and greater heights.
    One of the best episodes.
    Keep up the good work #Eater

  • @SRTBahndosi
    @SRTBahndosi 6 років тому +2

    The reason i subscribed is because u made this series. So keep making more!!! 😄

  • @GCLU
    @GCLU 6 років тому +1

    I've been to the downstairs soba place here. Delicious duck soba. The matcha here is Ipoddo and it is ridiculously good also.

  • @mastanature8
    @mastanature8 5 років тому +1

    Amazing compassionate concious food

  • @bvvrnYT
    @bvvrnYT 4 роки тому +1

    and he did this all with vegetables. what an innovator

  • @CLARA3952
    @CLARA3952 5 років тому +1

    I would love to try that... so patient and artistic

  • @andym3278
    @andym3278 6 років тому +37

    Looks like i need to add another entry to the list of "places i need to go to before i die"

  • @BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre
    @BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing work! Would love to go experience his art!

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 6 років тому +13

    *Those tomatoes look so good*

  • @Llenwyth
    @Llenwyth 4 роки тому +1

    Wow, best episode yet.

  • @bymenz1388
    @bymenz1388 6 років тому +3

    its heaven, i want to eat all of that

  • @elpas.6974
    @elpas.6974 4 роки тому +1

    That was amazing. Thank you!

  • @entdeckegesundes388
    @entdeckegesundes388 5 років тому +1

    Thank you, I love to eat with respect and love

  • @tastymudpies8785
    @tastymudpies8785 6 років тому +2

    Best of the series & I would eat everything up too!! Japan why are you so awesome?

  • @XxXxDominator
    @XxXxDominator 5 років тому

    auto thumbs up for him not starting off with a knife in his hand that is class while 90% of the rest have done some knife action for the intro i love it and it would be the chef with the most respect for life. applause dammit applause

  • @hing420
    @hing420 4 роки тому +1

    God...everything looks so delicious and healthy

  • @rc-xv4xq
    @rc-xv4xq 5 років тому

    don't think I will get full eating that, but I appreciate his attention to details and dedication

  • @cris_here
    @cris_here 6 років тому +2

    I would hate to see a tray filled with such meticulous dedication and time ever returned the least bit leftover

  • @Chankyi
    @Chankyi 4 роки тому +6

    This guy deserves a Michelin star just by cooking with a mini buster sword 😂

    • @aslanpatience8278
      @aslanpatience8278 3 роки тому

      You should see the tuna master episode 😅. Although I definitely prefer this one for the food itself. Always way more impressed by high quality vegetable preparation

  • @divideandconquerasia7051
    @divideandconquerasia7051 6 років тому +3

    Nice to see Shokugeki no Soma's reference in almost every Eater Omakase video

  • @TA-pi7qt
    @TA-pi7qt 6 років тому

    I did not understand most of it but sure it's an art. Beautiful.

  • @soco6439
    @soco6439 6 років тому +2

    never thought that vegetables would ever look appealing to me

  • @tongkatali7643
    @tongkatali7643 6 років тому +2

    Visually amazing. You can almost taste it

  • @Wvk5zc
    @Wvk5zc 6 років тому +4

    The chef and the video is so good i am turning vegan for one day

  • @ania3652
    @ania3652 5 років тому +2

    The food looks delicious.

  • @amitzyraizy7774
    @amitzyraizy7774 6 років тому +1

    This made me sooooo happy and hungryyyyyyyy

  • @genocidegrand2057
    @genocidegrand2057 6 років тому +295

    that is a great vegan meal and taste great. unlike that pretentious vegan food who is trying to recreate meat.

    • @tosht2515
      @tosht2515 6 років тому +30

      +ronny johan Fake meat isn't pretentious. 😂😂 It serves a purpose.

    • @genocidegrand2057
      @genocidegrand2057 6 років тому +60

      it sure does. but the marketing is pretentious af. don't pretend to be a meat burger, just make a good vegan burger! nothing is wrong with that right?
      stop trying hard to recreate meat taste. adding red coloring just to make it looks medium raw.

    • @TheCheat_1337
      @TheCheat_1337 6 років тому +38

      The desire to recreate meat or non-vegan dishes has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the vegan cuisine. Meat tastes good and humans have evolved to enjoy and desire the smell and taste of cooked meat. But people become vegans for all sorts of reasons. It's not wrong to make vegan versions of non-vegan dishes. Vietnamese Buddhist vegan cuisine has vegan versions of lots of non-vegan dishes.

    • @dionysianapollomarx
      @dionysianapollomarx 6 років тому +11

      The addition of the heme is what gives meat its flavor. The reason why a lot of vegan versions of meat taste bland is because there's none of that, that good iron taste. Start-ups decided it was a good idea to develop plant heme and put it into non-animal meat substitutes. Lab-grown meat have heme and so does some of the new vegan meat, so going vegan or vegetarian doesn't have to be so difficult for meat-eaters who want to find healthier options of familiar dishes like burgers, and while maintaining a familiar flavor. Granted, this guy's omakase and maybe Indian food would be much cheaper alternatives.

    • @anyang88
      @anyang88 6 років тому +19

      you sound way more pretentious than any other vegan mock meat products

  • @portalkey5283
    @portalkey5283 6 років тому +1

    I drooled a little.
    Thank you!

  • @bertoman1990
    @bertoman1990 6 років тому +3

    great work and talent..would love to try it out sometime...this coming from a meat-lover

  • @aveomnissiah2896
    @aveomnissiah2896 4 роки тому +2

    Chef: There is no perfect tofu
    Also chef >> Proceed to cut it in perfect rectangle as if using a ruler...

  • @fengxue6466
    @fengxue6466 3 роки тому

    0:47 when master Abe walks out from EXIT I know this is gonna be mind-blowing.

  • @Piecesofmik
    @Piecesofmik 6 років тому

    He works gracefully in the kitchen

  • @どこにでも現れる俺
    @どこにでも現れる俺 5 років тому +1

    Some people are misunderstanding. Shojin cuisine is a recipe that complies with Buddhist laws.
    It does not mean that animals and plants are not killed. Japanese Buddhism views plants as life.

  • @LivingSoul16
    @LivingSoul16 6 років тому

    That classy and refine aura that you get.

  • @raggedyhaggity250
    @raggedyhaggity250 4 роки тому +6

    handsome, serene, believes in and cooks vegetarian food, and those *sexy hands*
    _hubby material_

  • @calvinchan3847
    @calvinchan3847 4 роки тому

    Is it possible for me to listen the only music in the background? The BGM is awesome!!!!

  • @RTAV108
    @RTAV108 2 роки тому

    A paradise for vegetarian Indians who usually prefer dining in a restaurant that does not share the kitchen for both meat and vegetarian cooking under the same roof, with the same set of cookware & dinnerware. This is what is a true and pure vegetarian dining experience. Everything else is a compromise.
    Shojin Ryori is the equivalent of traditional Indian vegetarian cuisine.
    It will be easier to understand the importance of not sharing same kitchenware for meat and a veg dish, if one understands what kosher is. As in kosher, dairy and meat products are not supposed to be mixed nor their cookware; in pure Indian vegetarian cuisine, kitchen and dining space is not be shared for meat and veg food at any level.
    This is fantastic, Shojin Ryori restaurants are the answer to a traditionally vegetarian traveler's plea.

  • @RLomoterenge
    @RLomoterenge 4 роки тому

    The three shapes of candies he serves at the end are on his chef coat. Nice touch

  • @vianaztraguzt
    @vianaztraguzt 4 роки тому +103

    This video should be call "the first Micheline Star vegan restaurant"

  • @rcaymond395
    @rcaymond395 6 років тому +2

    I’ve always wondered how those work. The thing where the chef prepares it in front of you. What if there are many people? Do they serve them all at the same time?

  • @welqis4047
    @welqis4047 6 років тому +1

    I love the philosophy

  • @TheSilverGate
    @TheSilverGate 4 роки тому +2

    9:00 One of the Worcestershire sauce's ingredients are anchovies, is his sauce really vegetarian?

    • @TheGrimOfFire
      @TheGrimOfFire 4 роки тому +2

      You can make your own vegan Worcestershire sauce. Also, the Shojin version doesn't use anchovies or fish in it.

  • @MrMikkyn
    @MrMikkyn 2 роки тому +2

    Its so fascinating how Japan is the most refined of all the asian cuisines. With its special techniques, shojin ryori cuisine, sushi chefs, ikejime, matcha ceremony, kaiseki.

    • @UltraObscene84
      @UltraObscene84 Рік тому +1

      It's the Zen Buddhist and Shinto influences. It's all about care.

  • @antoniusay3735
    @antoniusay3735 6 років тому +1

    almost turn myself into vegetarian after watching this video
    looks so goooooooooddddddd

  • @yardenm15
    @yardenm15 4 роки тому +1

    I like the fact that he wears a dress shirt and a tie underneath his apron