What Japanese REALLY Eat for Lunch
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- What do Japanese people really eat for lunch? My sister-in-law and I asked Japanese families to share their real, every day, lunches with us.
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0:00 Intro
0:16 take out soba
1:26 school lunch
2:18 7-eleven
4:15 dining out & homemade
6:49 mother homemade
8:18 aunt homemade
9:48 sister homemade
10:41 my family's bento
13:02 outro
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This took a little longer to put together than I originally thought, but here's the follow-up to what Japanese REALLY eat for breakfast. Next up dinner? Or maybe it'll be showing you what's inside Japanese fridges.
fridges!
I really love how much effort you put into your videoes and I appreciate how non-judgemental an approach you take. Please keep it up!
Your content is the best.
Both!
Wow! Your children are fifteen and thirteen now! 😱
I love these types of videos. People can visit Japan and experience a lot of it, but unless you have Japanese friends in Japan, you're not going to truly understand how the locals live and eat. And many youtubers dont share these kinds of experiences, they just show the more touristy 'interesting' stuff. Also these videos help break the stereotypes people may get from watching subbed/dubbed anime overseas, Japanese cuisine is clearly more than just ramen and sushi
You should check out Imamu Room! She makes a lot of everyday japanese food videos!
Yeah so informative
That's so true- just like in America, there's a lot of food in stores and restaurants that not a lot of Americans ever buy that a foreigner might think was common. In Japan it's interesting to know what the "normal" is in a country with such a huge selection of different food choices for each meal.
So happy to see her Ojii-san enjoying some music!
I love videos like this.
Even speaking different languages, moms are universal in what they do for their families.
I love how realistic this is. It’s true that people sometimes just make do when they are alone and it’s not like all the Instagram photos hahaha
Found the bit about “frozen tamagoyaki” hilarious 😆. I’m sure Akko is not the only one trying to escape the hassle of cooking everyday 👀
I love shortcuts!
Petition to make this an actual tv show! So educational, visually clean and professional, and peaceful. Your hard work is apparent, great job sir!
The Japanese convenience stores like 7-11 truly defines what convenience really is. I could probably live off their bento boxes forever.
Sadly the low prices and seemingly high quality of convenience store bento are only possible by using a lot of additives...
As someone who used to live off convenience store, you cannot, because it will eventually gets to the point you want to puke.
@@Woolookologie the market in Japan in food is always about low prices due to cultural context. Didn't Greg (or someone if I'm misremembering) did a video about how food industry have low profit margin because of this?
Also convenient stores is another culture because of how busy modern lifestyle is. Coupled with the expectations of food prices, the mid-low class will resort to these stores more than takeouts.
@@soonlet4977 yeah, I think it was by "Let's ask Shogo"
@@Woolookologie Really? So is it a little bit unhealthy??
These episodes are fantastic. Could you do an episode in the future on a special holiday celebrated in Japan, and what types of meals people make on those days? In NA we have thanksgiving for instance, with many different meals and sides that go with it. Of course I have no idea of any holidays in Japan outside of Christmas and KFC.
Thanks! We are thinking about doing one around New Year's, which is the most important holiday in Japan. Lots of food. It's also a huge family holiday where people don't work, so I don't know if I can film enough during that time or not.
@@LifeWhereImFrom I hope it's possible. Here in NYC, we order Osechi-ryori from the local Japanese shop. They're sometimes available several days in advance, which may help with filming before the holidays? I also like how you're including more Japanese language sections, too! Thanks.
@@LifeWhereImFrom That would be SO COOL! If you have the chance that would be awesome!!!
I LOVE your sister-in-law. Videos with her in them always make me smile.
I loved this video so much! your style is so great i could watch it endlessly. I love that mom and dad bought a sofa and table, but dads so old fashioned he's still lounging on the floor!
Love what Akko-san has done w/ her hair & makeup! Looks cuter than ever! 😊
I love the little info graphic you added about the families, like household size, the time they would eat, and age,
Yes! It's almost like the famous manga series "Detective Conan" signature little tag whenever a new character appear, showing their name/age/job.
Your videos are always fun and informative Greg. Mothers are the same everywhere, always cooking best for families and ignoring their own food😂. Love your sister-in-law's new look.
This reminds me of my favorite NHK program: Lunch On!
I try to watch it every time they do a new episode. People's lunches are fascinating!
Something I’ve come to realize is that; Japans frozen foods look AMAZING and GOOD as opposed to what frozen meals looks like in America. I don’t even buy frozen foods here but I can honestly say that if I were in Japan, I wouldn’t hesitate to give them a try. It just blows my mind how fresh they look.
Have you ever read the ingredients? Japanese prepared food are often full of MSG and other preservatives- I grew up in Asia so I know - these ingredients ( some of them) can increase the risk of various forms of Cancer - in the past there has been incidents of people being suffering Mercury poisoning from eating Japanese snacks…
@@doriswaddington2418 MSG is not linked to cancer. There are various studies that have debunked MSG having a deleterious effect on your body. Obviously one should avoid large quantities like one should avoid large quantities of salt or sugar but the belief that MSG is harmful has been attributed to a very racist and misleading Western PR campaign.
@@doriswaddington2418 MSG fearmongering has been revealed to be a hoax to ensure US products get more sales instead.
@@doriswaddington2418Meanwhile, murica frozen food ingredients:
Did Greg and family move back to Canada? The video implies that their lunch meals were prepared there.
We're in both Japan and Canada.
Thanks for making this video! I live in Japan myself and I'm always struggling to find out what to make for lunch. It's really great to see what other people are eating! Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you for your kindness and patience. Your attention to detail and detailed explanations make these videos very enjoyable.
Aiko and Shin have the coolest lunches, especially in Canada. Everyone be jelly.
hi! I'm a little lost. are they back in Canada?
@@missgothika can't confirm but it seems like it when Greg's wife said it's difficult to find frozen stuff in Canada (or something like that)
Wow! I am very impressed by the thoroughness of this video. You showed us so many different types of people and their meals.
The quality of this video was just *chef's kiss*
Very informative and stupendous!
I come back to watch this video from time to time, it's always so comforting!
Ooh! I am loving these videos with Sister! 😻
Your channel is one of my absolute favorites! Thank you for your hard work!
What a wonderful video. I love to see how ordinary people live, wherever they are. I feel like the love your sister in law shows for her family through food is really endearing.
I loved this series. Yes, more please! Akko (which is also my mom Aiko's nickname 😄-also the same name as your daughter's) is so eloquent and well-spoken! Listening to her describe all of the meals was like listening to a professional broadcaster. Thanks, Greg!
Love this series!! Probably my favorite from you
There's nothing like food that shows the culture of a society. Eating like a tourist just isn't the same as eating like a local. Hope to be back one day.
Somehow, knowing that even regular Japanese ppl rely on convenience food made me more open to trying bentos again.
Today is the first day I brought a bento to work in.....3 yrs at least!
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I absolutely love your wife's cooking! The food she made were so appetizing and colourful! It's very inspiring to eat something to brighten up your day!
i was actually eating lunch while watching this video.. today i had Lasagna (frozen), most of the times i eat leftovers from dinner or get something delivered when I'm in my office. When working remotely i sometimes cook something fast (like pasta or soups), heat up frozen food (dometimes bought, sometimes homemade like burgerpatties, etc) or eat cup noodles
I love your videos Greg💗 I am not sure if I missed something but did you move back to Canada?
Was wondering the same…? Seems like it!
I was wondering the same thing!
Yes, what was that all about?
yeah because his wife said "here" when she talked about Canada🤔
When I saw Oji-chan's CD drawer tip over, I had a panic moment 🤣
Really loved this video, everything looked so tasty! Seeing the 7-11 bento offerings reminded me of the anime Ben-To too.
yeay new video! really love to learn more about japan from this channel! 🤗✨
After the feast that Akko's aunt made for breakfast in the previous video, it was amazing to see ramen and all the other stuff on the table for lunch. She'a real MVP! Greg, your videos bring a lot of insight into real-life Japanese homes, great stuff. Big thank you to you and Akko. Can't wait for the dinner video now!
Oh! I remember loving this channel years ago! I forgot about it and now suddenly got it recommended :D
Please keep 'em coming. Loving these vids.
I like the way your sister in law speaks, I wonder if she is intentionally making simpler phrases and speaking at a slower pace. As a language learner that hasn't progressed much over the years, I can understand bulk of what she says without subtitles. Its really nice, and great for language learners to learn listening from the things she says
I love these spice of life videos. Thanks for sharing.
I had a half Japanese friend for a number of years. His mother made interesting food. Never thought I'd like seaweed.
thanks for your amazing videos Greg
I really enjoyed this! I should start eating more leftovers for breakfast!😃☝🏻. Thanks for the great ideas! And your sister in law is SO nice!!!! She has great screen presence!!! I love your videos . So glad I got a notification in my email that you had posted a new one ( I mean I saw it on Instagram!) 😂. Have a safe week!
I love that you had different ages of people. That was great. Very interesting video! I smiled when the woman said sometimes she cooks the things that are in the refrigerator to help use up what she had. I guess we do that all over the world! :)
Content aside, this video is amazing for Japanese listening practice. Akko-san's speech is especially clear and well enunciated. Thanks for the video!
I looove these videos! Hope there is a dinner episode and maybe special foods? I am very grateful that your family and friends welcome us into the world and let us take a peak on their plate. Everything looked delicious and I am super hungry now...
This is awesome! Much love to you and your family 💜🙏
I'm always so inspired by the simplicity of the meals
That was so relaxing to watch
Excellently shot video!
Really enjoy these types of videos to learn more about Japanese households!
Thank you so much! I write for fun, and at the moment I'm working on something set in Japan; and while I spent time over there, this helps HUGELY for some scenes. It was really well done!
These insights into a Japanese household is just pure gold for someone like me who has always found Japan and Japanese culture quite fascinating. Thank you greg
Wow what a great insight. Thank you for sharing this insightful entertaining video with us. Appreciate all your hard work.
It's really interesting what japanese people REALLY eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. :) It's like every country in this world - I guess a lot of people think we Germans only eat sausages, sauerkraut and bread. :D But no! I ate a "Tiroler Kartoffelgulasch" (tyrolean potatoe goulash - it's vegetarian) with some sour cream and chives. And a few days ago I ate a chick pea and pumpkin curry with rice. Tomorrow I will even eat a japanese dish - nasu dengaku. :D
" I ate a "Tiroler Kartoffelgulasch" (tyrolean potatoe goulash - it's vegetarian)"
Tyrolean? Goulash is an HUNGARIAN (Hungary is located on the oposite site of Tyrol in Austria) dish with pieces of beef, and Erdäpfelgulasch is made usually with sausage. Of course you can leave out the sausage and you´ll have a vegie dish.
Lol same here, your dutch neighbours also eat a lot of bread, potatoes and beans 🤣
ママ友、おじちゃん、そのまま英語なの、めちゃ好き😂そのままですな😂❤英語の勉強として観始めたけど、ワタシの母国を海外出身の方の視点でみてくれるの、すごーく勉強になります！動画の作り方もうまいですよねえ〜応援してます！
Thanks for another great video
While Japanese people are not a monolith, if I had to describe Japanese lunch in one word, I'd say "noodles."
As for me, I'm an overachiever who's obsessed with food, so I often go all-out and spend at least an hour or two cooking something complicated like Indian curry (complete with homemade naan) or lasagna from scratch. Luckily, we can usually feed off the leftovers for a few days, so I'll only cook lunch a couple times per week, but it's still a lot of work and I've been considering simplifying our meals... 😅
Love this series!
That background sounds is so refreshing.
I love this series! Would also love to see all the meals compiled together in the end to see how everyone eats in a full day according to their lifestyle!
As always even frozen and instant food looks good on Japan
I really enjoy your food videos. Thank you for sharing.
Love your videos!
Thanks for the great video!
Akko is SO cute at the end with her hand pose. I really burst out laughing. This is nice video. Thanks Greg.
I really enjoyed this one!
Watched and like done! More of this please. Enjoyed very much while having my lunch :)
This was fun to watch as I'm eating my own lunch. Thanks!
I truly enjoy your videos. I love Japanese food and culture and always extremely intrigued by Japanese way of living. Your videos are very insightful and very delightful to watch. Thank you.
Wow. Very envious of their excellent lunches. Getting hungry watching.
This came up at a great time; your videos never cease to lift my spirits and make me hungry, as you school me 🙏😄💖
Love this series! Less fish (raw or grilled) for lunch than I would have imagined.
Much to my surprise fish (even in very local neighborhood markets) aren't the cheapest things for everyday meals / meal prep when I visited Japan.
FL, USA: When I was in elementary/middle school, I always ate in the cafeteria. We had a rotation of foods. So like.. spaghetti and meatballs, pizza, salisbury steak, lasagna, Chick-fil-A, etc. (Private Christian school with cafeteria ladies making food daily). We had sides to choose, like salads, fruit cups, desserts, drinks. It was great.
Then I moved to public high school and resorted to bringing my own boxed lunch. All I ever really made was a peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich and maybe a bag of chips or snacks (cheese its, fruit snacks, etc.).
I’m now in college (but at home with my parents still) and I usually eat at work, which is an açaí/smoothie shop. If not that, my go-to is Panera Bread’s greek salad and broccoli cheddar soup. Or Chick-fil-A’s chicken nuggets.
Here in FL, I usually spend on average $10-$11 for lunch (or free at work). And I usually eat around 1200/1230. I still occasionally eat lunch at home. I’ll either make an egg and cheese bagel or PB&J sandwich. Days I’m at college I just eat a Clif bar and call it a day.
That's interesting. It sounds nice.
Let's become friends since you are christian.
I'm in Israel, the health ministry encourages to eat fruits and vegetables in 5 colors a day and this is what we try to do in the lunch boxes: fresh half carrot, half cucumber (which are probably different here, smaller & not bitter), sweet pepper in strips or the small kind of them, they come in 3 different colors, usually we use the yellow or red, "cherry tomatoes" (there are 'different types', e.g. speckled tomatoes), 5 min in the microwave slightly cooked broccoli, fresh cauliflower, etc. Also. fruits, depending on the season, usually the kids receive 2 different types of fruits in the box. Also: fresh vegetable "pickles", in a separated box: fresh vegetables: celery, fennel head slices, cauliflower, Kohlrabi slices (usually 1 or 2 of those) with salt and lot of lemon. They like them the most, this is what they do eat 1st.
They also receive a half of a whole sandwich.
At the school, it is prohibited now to bring food containing money, peanuts, nuts, milk products, sesame, due to the too many kids with food allergies in recent years....
Everything looks delicious! The Bento boxes at the end of the video for the kids are beautiful!
When I'd travel to Japan on business, my host would always want to provide Western food for me, but I really enjoyed Bento Boxes and other Japanese food for lunch!
watching Japanese people cooking & eating their food somehow made me feel peaceful. anyways, thank u for the great video!
Must have been so delicious. I am glad to have learned something new today. Thanks for sharing.. stay blessed my friend💖💖 Stay happy and keep posting👍👍👏
Thank you, Greg. I enjoyed watching this while I ate my spaghetti lunch at home in Kyoto.
Really love this eps
I really appreciate that everyone speaks so clearly. It really helps me learn Japanese! Thanks for the video :)
this was a great video!
This was so interesting to watch
Your sister in law is a great co-host! I still remember her from the house party video. I'm gonna guess her 19 y/o is Shota, 16 y/o is Shoko, don't know about the 11 y/o tho ^^
Yuko. You would have seen her in several videos. The 19 y/o is Souta (not Shota) :-)
Every food looks so healthy !
The homemade lunch looks so good.
It look like a restaurant quality for sure.
Very well done Greg!
Your videos must take so much effort! :o
They're amazing though! I could watch them all day, haha.
This lesson was great Japanese Practice!
Love this channel
The way to a person's heart is through their stomach, and this video shows what goes into the lunch that goes to each one's stomachs.
In Brazil is almost always: rice + beans + some meet + something extra ( fries, farofa, ...) + Salad .
Typically, in Canada, lunches consist of a sandwich, some fruit, and maybe something in a cup, like yogurt or apple sauce or pudding.
Yeah, this is what you could call a "lunch". I'm in Israel, as in Europe, the lunch is an actual meal. What you mentioned, sounds as breakfast to me :0)
This is amazing
It all looks so delicious and diverse.
That was a PERFECT tamagoyaki 😱 I need to learn how to do that
please keep doing what you doing!
I love Akko’s aunt. It’s clear she loves cooking and loves sharing her cooking with others.
wow im early!! i love this channel so much!
Arigato! It was interesting learning even more.
Everything in this video looks really tasty. For me the pandemic was a big game changer as well, I eat a lot better since I work from home. I will be waiting for a video about dinner *and* Japanese fridges. :D
It all looks so good. 🥰😭 I want that egg food pick! 🍳