Kazumoto Ochiai is One of Tokyo's Ramen Masters - The Experts
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- At Kaotan Ramen in Tokyo, chef Kazumoto Ochiai specializes in shoyu-based ramen which is deep in color and flavor, with chewy noodles, soft boiled eggs, toasted red onion, pork, and more.
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This is that one guy who everyone likes
And not just like most people like him. As in even the people who claim they dislike him actually don't and secretly admire him deep down.
The sorta dude that can't even be hated by bad people.
idk but to me he looks like the type person I would like at first but then get betrayed later on in some kind of way
this is that one guy who everyone likes except his boss, the one who fired him
Xatzios he loved him so much he had to let him go
@@bilguunchuluun3685 you've been dealt a heavy injury haven't you.
This guy is like if Iroh came to life and made Ramen, instead of tea.
Still avatar in 2019 😢
Stay cool Charlie!
Nostalgia's killing me!
this comment being so underrated makes me sad not a lot of people know about avatar now
HAHAHA Giving free advice along with every bowl of Ramen.
And ...how good these ramen look?
Yeah He did... LoL
We must protect this man at all costs
I think he's the one that would protect us instead. *it's usually the old men in anime who are OP, just look at Netero*
Hunter x hunter
You have no idea how many agents from FBI and KGB are watching him from day to night
@@BMotu they watch him day and night to snatch an opportunity to get a bowl of ramen he made.
It's an S-Rank Mission.
i love going into these little homey ramen shops when in japan. it reminds me of going to a local pub while i was in london. there is just something so casual, unpretentious and relaxing about it.
thanks for getting me that A in calculus btw
Never thought I'd see this man here.
Thanks for the A
I believe much of the thematics involved in math are what make it enjoyable.
Also, thanks for the A in Trig.
Well said :)
He loves to eat. He makes good food. Hes like a chubby bear. Whats not to like?
@Hinzel 77 Okay then. I call it passion.
@Hinzel 77 That's why they have the most Michelin stars (after France of course, because you know...France...).
But, nothing like a drive-thru fast food place, eh? No time wasted there...
@Hinzel 77 you're neither humble nor true now, so weird flex, but ok
@Hinzel 77 its hard trying to exaggerate a hamburger ehh , lol
Passion is never a waste of time. If you don't put passion into what you make then you are no chef.
I wen't there last november because I saw this video and we happened to pass the night nearby. The place was small and felt rundown compared to a lot of other Tokyo ramen restaurant. The food was actually quite good, nothing remarkable but it was standing out a little.
We met Kazumoto Ochiai and told him we wen't to his place due to this video(good marketing) and it made him really REALLY happy. So happy he wanted to serve us and all but one of his employee, the manager I assume, stopped him and took the bowls out of his hand so he could serve us. It was a fun moment.
10/10, you should go there!
I feel the same way as you do.
Where do you live ?
Aww, I wish I was nearby to be able to visit, but I'm in Spain.....God bless this man and his business!
Good story. A little bizarre use of the apostrophe in the wen't though. I keep reading it as "I weren't there" and going wtf?
@@anhnhvn ok, don't be such a nerd, remember - 'errare humanum est'.
@@BaibaVulgaris "Don't be such a nerd."
*Quotes Latin*
This guy has a trust worthy face.
He reminds e of Santa
like your chin
Japanese Bud Spencer
Watchyourprofanity. If he actually said the recipe, I'd go to his restaurant. But since this is just a glorified ad, f**k him.
@@OceanTree if he was i would ask him tons of ramen for christmas 😛✌🍜🍜🍜
“If I look back, the first ramen I made tasted horrible”
gives me a lot of hope
ruclips.net/video/eD5z5Zkcc0s/видео.html ..
Even after 30 years of cooking, he's still not satisfied. He says, 'I want to make the Ramen better and better, I'm still not satisfied.' As Walter Deming said, quality is a continuous process and improvement.
@@cgullworld Kaizen - a Japanese term for constant improvement
@@JohnJohnson-zt3bv It's a good one to follow. I learned it via Walter Deming, who was a big influence on Japanese industries.
@@cgullworld yeah I like it too. Its sort of one of my personal ideals, I like to learn lots of skills and be good at them
I love that the romanticised style does not change when he starts talking about how perfect ramen is for drunk customers.
Here in PH the drunk or semi drunk would hunt for that soup they crave for to help dissipate the drunken haze. I think it's a common asian trait.
uxoremMikael I get drunk all the time and come home and eat ramen I buy from the Asian Market. Not uncommon
Shane Simpson cheers brethren
Traww 95 cheers! 🍻
Hungover would be a better description
Manager: You're fired.
Kazumoto: Well, I guess I'll become a ramen master then.
Cue epic and emotional montage of Kazumoto san exploring life to find his calling and fall in love with Ramen making!
First Japanese with gorgeous beard i have ever seen ahah. Very likeable man , his love for food reflects into keeping up this profession for 30 years and still want to improve his craft. Wish him all the best.
Agreed, man got a sweet beard, hope them Japanese broads appreciate it. Lol
He's seem a little bit of European descent for me.
@@viettrungnguyen1242 yeah seconded.
He might be from Hokkaido.
@@viettrungnguyen1242 Why? *Healthy, real Asian men have beards because they kept their northern genes* The hairless ones mixed with prehistoric southern natives down south.
*I'm Vietnamese* (mom's from Hanoi, and dad's from Bien Hoa), and *men on both sides of my family are all bearded.*
This guy resonates grandpa energy, I feel like I’m just his grandson despite not being anything close to Japanese.
Dude, I'm African and as I watch this I wish he would adopt me! He has a warm heart.
same here ! there is something so honest and comforting about him.
Those trendy terms you're using, are plain insulting in such context, get a hold of yourself meme boy.
I've never know that Ramen Santa exists
Ramen Santa 🎅
Nice 🤣🤣🤣
The more you learn
Ramen 🍜 for Christmas 🎄 sounds good 👍
Ramta
Correction: the Odin God of japan !
He looked like he'd give free ramen to a depressed kid to cheer him up which said kid would later be the future hokage
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Just like ramen guy from naruto
"We'll stay open forever. As long as everyone's energy lasts." 😭
Same
Beautiful
😭
Salute to this hero
What a wonderfull person💓🌸👼
The guy honestly looks like he'd come in home late whilst there is a dangerous blizzard outside and he also carries a dead bear on his back for diner.
Sounds like arthur morgan
This man wouldn’t harm a fly. He’d befriend the bear and ride it back and provide shelter for her and her cubs.
Hagrid?
... for dinner* (diner = style of restaurant)
@@DaManBearPig What if it was a male bear? Still agree that he would not hurt him.
I want this man to adopt me.
I'm 43.
Me too !!!
Me 3!
Count me in!
BOOMER ALERT
Hahahahahaa best comment 😭🤣🤣thankyou for this one. Made me laugh
you can tell he is the type of guy that does this for the people, not for money or any reasons, because he simply loves his food and his community
whoever fired Mr. Ochiai, thanks a lot we wouldnt have him if he wasn't laid off from his desk job
Agree
oh hi
wow, my favorite arknights youtuber here
Makes you think about all the people out there trapped in cubicles who haven't found their true calling... and may never. I've done it, it's not a way to live.
The world needs more people like him. Very simple, yet passionate and kind.
The outside shot of his store is really photogenic, like a scene from anime
chika ramen scene
kra zey well you know most anime locations are based or inspired by areas in japan because they are written by japanese people who live in japan
And the problem is that, if I weren't looking specifically for this place, I would probably pass it by because it looks so sketchy. And I would miss a culinary treasure.
He looks like Totoro’s uncle from Tokyo. 🥰🥰🥰
I love how every freaking Japanese chef is super knowledgeable about their speciality and yet so humble enough to make jokes about themselves and being grounded
I came here when I visited Tokyo in the summer! The atmosphere in the restaurant is really homey, and the soup is amazing! A perfect richness. Also I recommend getting the extra chasiu which they add for only around $1
If I don't speak Japanese, would it be okay to check this place out?
Phuoc Nguyen would like to know too
@@KenjiKT Yes, my friend and I hardly spoke Japanese at the time. But our server understood basic English and we communicated mostly through pointing at the menu and nodding etc.
You have a adress? @chris shin
I’m a 57 year old recent convert to Ramen and particularly the Shoyu style.
I’ve never been to Japan, but my son has and is super critical. I strive to achieve something resembling these authentic dishes and loved to see and hear this man’s enthusiasm on the dish.
Thanks for posting 👍
I wish Japanese Santa would visit me and pour his ramen into my stockings.
Edit : lol 1,7k likes on this weird ass comment
stockings? make it bath tub
I wish u get it bro
That's hot.
Japanese won't believe in ur santa crap
That would be disgusting
He looks like a character in anime that love everyone and loved by everyone, who secretly possessed superb cooking skills. When the main protagonist feeling depressed or needed help in cooking competition, he will appears out of no where then he begin to tell the audience who he was and how his recipe created. Just like Fujiwara Bunta, just an ordinary old man who runs a tofu shop but he's actually a retired professional racer and still the fastest driver on mount akina.
Initial D nice
"At a time like this, ramen is a simple, but perfect dish..."
I felt that
"I am not sure this is my vocation"
"My restaurant has been opened since 30 years"
well...
clicked like at: "This is how I got this big stomach."
The fatter the chef, the more I trust them. That's how you know they do quality control.
@@lucashenderson2775 ramsay: *surprised pikachu face*
he’s literally not even that fat lmao
His “sea of Chi”
you would not _believe_ how excited I was to hear him mention the red onion flakes, it's very common in Taiwan like he said, but also criminally underrated when it comes to the spotlights of Taiwanese dishes
He said Fujianese ahhhhhhhh, I'm Fujianese. I'm freaking out because Fujian is one of the lesser known provinces in China. It's so cool that he knows about our crusine. We make great fish balls and dumplings hehe.
Edit: Also we make really good peanut butter noodles. It's a classic
Darcy Stones I’m a PB&J guy. Peanut butter noodles sounds wonderful. I’m gonna do some research now :)
@@AFR0MAMBA AYYYYEEEE trust me they are so gooodddd! Sounds a little weird but trust me, and with a little sriracha, they are BOMBBBBBB!
I'm from the Northeast US, so it's a miracle to find any authentic Asian food here. All that stuff sounds incredibly good, but the stuff here is just... sad, most times. :(
@@darcystones4877 you know that feeling when old memories that are forgotten are found again? Usually found when reminiscing with an old friend? Well, your mentioning of peanut butter noodles did just that.
I can now vividly remember a friend of mine sharing his penutbutter dumplings with me back in primary school, I must of been 7 or 8. And man was it delicious.
Just wonder, does Fujianese also known as Hokkienese, or they are completely different things
I really love places like these. It's not a very-street food type place, and it's not like one of those "exclusive" expensive food type place. It'll just make you feel at home
The quality of a chefs cooking directly related to the size of his belly
never trust a skinny chef
gordon ramsay😂
Take that Gordon
@@Boykofan still has a dad bod still a bit round
Gordon Ramsay might cursed to you.
I always try to go to Japan every 2 to 3 years and I'll definitely be going back to Tokyo the next time to find this man and his restaurant. I can already tell that the ramen would be delicious by this man's passion
It’s a great shop. Very convenient for the Roppongi crowd
Ramen Adventures always love your channel. You’re awesome!
When I come back to japan one day, I want to visit so many ramen restaurants.
I saw the ramen and thought, "I've seen this somewhere before!" Now I remember where I saw it, haha.
I made a huge mistake watching this on an empty stomach
I got a full stomach. I am still hungry
Under the covers watching at midnight and trying to remember if I have any ramen friendly ingredients in the fridge to try to make some noodle soup tomorrow.
Same. And massively hungover!
😂
this bowl of ramon could end wars. We should share food together.
He should have served that to the emperor to prevent WW2 in Asia.
@@hopelezz539 bro it humour.. Loser
@@hopelezz539 why so serious?
That's be a thing to be remembered.... But alas.... No media would cover it, no revenue in peace apparently. Let's all make a spaceship and find a planet without ppl but inhabitable and make the whole planet a restaurant for peace.
He's Bud Spencer
I love this man's mentality.
"I'm still working to make my ramen better. I'm not satisfied with it. My restaurant has been open for 30 years."
The eternal pursuit of perfection.
It’s kinda crazy to think someone thought starting a restaurant during a recession was a good idea... and then that it worked...
He said it was thirty years ago, so that puts it right at the beginning of the "Lost Decade" caused by a massive real estate bubble bursting. With corporations trying to get rid of property for whatever they could, he was probably able to get a prime location like that pretty cheap. During a recession, cheap but tasty and filling food tends to do well.
Ramen actually became a Japanese staple during the post-war famine of WWII. It's due to it being so easy to make and cheap that it became what it is today.
Making it taste what it does like modern day ramen is a different thing entirely though.
It's fastfood though, and cheap. That's exactly what people would want, so he will have had a big turnover. Plus, the Japanese never really lost purchasing power, and definitely not for ramen.
Isn’t that also how mcdonald got started? I mean no matter how bad the economy people still had to eat
Aaerondight no, McDonald’s started during the 50s, an economic boom for the us.
Just play the video, close your eyes and focus on Kazumoto-San's voice. It feels so relaxing.
Now I can only wonder how amazing his Ramen gonna be.
Well, I just ate and now im hungry again. Life is hard!
So hard
Ultra hard
Mega hard
Giga Hard
Tera hard
You know he is a master when he can confidently say that the first ramen he made tasted horrible.
I'm surprised how a Japanese chef has the face of Hemingway
I KNEW he was familiar somehow!! Nailed it!
3:11 "There is no such thing as a perfect noodle. Whether it's hard or soft, people have different preferences."
Ramen is one of my all time favorite food and this looks crazy delicious.
I'm unsure as to why all the thumbs down - ramen haters gonna hate. Having lived in Japan for 5 1/2 years, ramen restaurants are as unique as they are ubiquitous. Getting a back story on a restaurant owner is a treat, not something you learn often - privacy, humility and a lack of self promotion are hallmarks of most Japanese.
Insightful! Brilliant interview with a ramen owner who has this foodie debonair aura flowing about and shining especially when talking about how much he enjoys eating. I'll definitely be adding Kaotan Ramen to my list on places to visit while in Tokyo so I can meet the Japanese Santa Claus of Ramen. Also looks like he could tell a tale or two about long voyages at sea.
As an italian, I can easily understand his quest for cooking and offering the best product he can. When there's love involved, the result is always stunning.
I was a 12 year old that ran the streets of Yokohama in the mid 60's. This ramenya reminds me of a place i stop into a lot. A bowl of plain ramen was 100 yen. About 27 cents USD!
I saw in a TV series that in 60s they had steak for a dollar？Is that true？
@@songyani3992 I'm sure. Minimum wage was a dollar in the early 60's and went to a dollar forty in the mid sixties. I'm sure you could have got some kind of steak then for a dollar a pound.
I guess that was the day when everything costed so low and not so high and expensive nowadays.
@@Torag55 things were cheap but we didn't make very much money by today's numbers. My weekly allowance was what the ramen cost, 100 yen! Minimum wage was $1.40 in the USA.
I have a soft spot for good natured people like this man.
From the way he talks about himself and his profession, he is very sympathetic.
If I ever come to Japan, I’d want to locate his shop and meet him in person.
he looks like the japanese Bud Spencer/Carlo Pedersoli
Was thinking the same :D
My exact thought! OMG so cool
lol write the same comment and then read yours hahahah we have same feeling
Looks so damn good and he seems like a passionate chef, I'm wishing I was there just to try it, would be an honor, this dude is a legend for this...
'1 second after looking at this man face. '
Me: I like this guy already
Man, that ramen looks so good. That's the kind of food I really miss from Japan, the little street hanten, the food carts, the common food.
"I ate around a lot"
"...Dad?"😢
davis avraham your really promoting your insta using this comment?
@@davisavraham1859 get out of RUclips u shameless self promoter.
@@julianwong4301 hi joe
@@davisavraham1859 who's ligma?
@@davisavraham1859 and what is joe?
humble living, humble work, good living. Good life. Good man.
Ramen with deep fried onion flakes? That's it, I'm booking a ticket to Japan.
Ochiai San seems to be a likeable character and almost looks like late French actor Jean Gabin in "Archimède le Clochard" from 1959. That he found his new job by first being fired and discovering his love for food and eating is only fitting.
I like this guy and his expression when he said “...the rest are secret”
surprised I am not the only one who adored this man at first sight from the thumbnail.... it's weird how some people just enter the heart instantly.
Ramen Masters maybe the best chefs. They contrast food flavor texture spice for a $3 bowl of noodles.
Hearing japanese cooks talk about their passions is like asmr to me xD
20年前の高校時代から行ってます。
最近は一ヶ月前に行きました。
ラーメン好きで色々行ってますがここ以外他にありません。
しょうゆざべすと✨
I love how the Japanese approach their craft.
He's like a Hiyao Miyazaki character dropped into the real world in the absolute best way possible.
12/10 I want to try his ramen.
I have absolutely watched a hundred videos about this dish. They where helpful but they wasn’t anything like this. Now I truly know the heart of this dish and how to make it my own. Thank you ♥️
This guy exemplifies the phrase, "never trust a skinny chef".
...heyyy my first successful youtube comment :D
This is kinda rude.
Skinny chef no good
Not skinny chef ... I call them designer chef ... all designer food ... no taste ...
Hey.. Not all skinny chef are no good... Iys all about passion and hardwork.. Buy in this generation people are getting health concious even some few chefs..
@UCHnex30ft_T7RUckvzBYFPQ It wasn't meant to be rude. It's just a compliment to his jolly personality in relation to his physique, by making fun of the old phrase, which I believe originated outside of the culinary world in the 60s.
his love is the food he serves, not the customer, not the money or the fame. he loves to eat and to share his findings. always great if you can life your dream and can make other people happy with it. you can see it in his face.
Oh damn. I didn't realize until the end that he's not talking about the recession THIS millenia XD. More like the one in Japan in the 80s?
@randomguy8196 1985 Japan faced with recession. Assume at that time he was younger as 2x as an officer now he may be more than 6x years old. Cool old man
I absolutely love ramen, it’s always been one of my favourite foods. Recently I’ve started trying to make better ramen by using eggs and veggies, but damn I can’t get over how good some of this stuff looks. This man looks so friendly as well
The Japanese Bud Spencer is a Ramen Master Chef. Now my life is fullfilled XD
He look like somebody who gave people present . So i trust him .
He looks like Japanese version of Santa Claus
I am starving why am i watching this?
I always ask myself the same question
to relieve ur hunger
The soup at this place is actually something special. Hard to get to but well worth the effort.
The Japanese can make an art out of anything lol
He’s so wholesome
I want an anime based on this man!
This man's honesty can also be called wisdom.
“I love to eat.”
Same here, my friend.
What a beautiful man with witty personality amazing skills
This is cool, just like Ichiraku Ramen.
man really knows a lot about ramen, he made me realize that i shouldn't be savoring ramen so much. i usually cannot finish ramen as i get "too full" but i can finish all the side dishes i ordered, i have now realized it's me rejecting the ramen because the noodles are too soggy and the umami is gone. thank you for the pointers master
This man makes me feel safe and at home and I don’t even know him
this is my dream destination, omg... shoyu ramen is my favorite Japanese food, I love little rustic gloomy shacks and unknown parts of the urban landscape, the aesthetic is amazing, AND my man my boi as if reading my mind, chars up some crispy seared gyoza... I could live here
Now I know the first place I'm going when I visit Tokyo!!
Wow love from India 🇮🇳 it's looking delicious
"Since I liked eating, i did alot of eating around"
I can relate to that
He's the chill grandpa you eat with after a hunt
awww he looks like a soft grandpa! :))
Kazumoto Ochiai. The greatest ramen wizard of all times.👍😍😍
It really looks super delicious. Made me hungry again
Not only do the ramen look to die for and the chef lovely, but the interiour is so nice. Now I must go there.
"I did a lot of eating around. That's how i got this big stomach"
Me too Kazumoto.
Me too.
Eat all day you be big in no time
Mie ayam from indonesia more testy nice in the world...
He looks like Japanese Ron Swanson, but who smiles a lot.
This chef treats ramen like an art. Those are the chefs you want to eat from.
I'm more impressed at the sight of a Japanese man with a full beard
god bless that man. greetings from California.
“i love to eat” me too old man, me too