Before Sushi, There Was Funazushi

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2018
  • The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second type of sushi that takes a little longer to prepare-try three years longer. Served with rice and fermented fish, funazushi is a traditional Japanese dish dating back over 400 years. And while traditional sushi can be made using a variety of fish, funazushi is made only using fish unique to Japan’s Lake Biwa. No one understands the process better than Mariko Kitamura. She’s the 18th generation to run her family’s shop in Takashima City. Together with her husband, she’s keeping the legacy and traditional methods of funazushi alive.
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Комментарии • 2,4 тыс.

  • @tom_something
    @tom_something 6 лет назад +6346

    The guy who preps the fish seems like such a character.

    • @PhillipDBole
      @PhillipDBole 5 лет назад +29

      RIGHT IN YOUR BUBBLE BUTT. SO PUT IT IN THE AIR, COWBOY.

    • @PhillipDBole
      @PhillipDBole 5 лет назад +15

      Right in your BUBBLE BUTT. So put it in the air, cowboy.

    • @garminbozia
      @garminbozia 5 лет назад +15

      @@ricksanchez694 Right in you bubble butt.
      So put it in the air, cowboy.

    • @pkernoob786
      @pkernoob786 5 лет назад +15

      @@garminbozia You need help

    • @cal_sama
      @cal_sama 5 лет назад +38

      If it's an anime he would be funny

  • @edunlap6594
    @edunlap6594 6 лет назад +8620

    "Our shop opened 400 years ago." Wow!

    • @dinhdanh2618
      @dinhdanh2618 6 лет назад +73

      E Dunlap is it older than the restaurant in marid ? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

    • @edunlap6594
      @edunlap6594 6 лет назад +3

      Dinh Danh How old is that?

    • @walkieer
      @walkieer 6 лет назад +289

      Older than some countries.

    • @dinhdanh2618
      @dinhdanh2618 6 лет назад +167

      E Dunlap it from 1619 and the marid is 1700
      I guess the oldest restaurant vid isn’t the oldest LOL

    • @dragontail1166
      @dragontail1166 6 лет назад +295

      Try Google "oldest company in the world". Japan has like few thousand years company. THOUSAND!

  • @M.Happie
    @M.Happie 5 лет назад +5469

    Oh, this was WAY too short😔. I truly wanted to know more about it. How it looked during the aging process, How they removed all the bones or if they just kept them in, and last, How it tastes. I really would've loved to know these.

    • @amys495
      @amys495 5 лет назад +17

      @Hyun Soo Kim thank you for your input!

    • @forevergogo
      @forevergogo 5 лет назад +5

      @Hyun Soo Kim But they said it was trout caught from a lake so....

    • @napoleoncorneliusscipio5141
      @napoleoncorneliusscipio5141 5 лет назад +39

      Here in the philippines, we have what we call Tuyo. Basically dried fish, it has quite a sharp, rotten smell, but you get used to it. Tastes really salty, but flavor is nicely developed, like dry aged meat. Funazushi should taste similar, except 10x as much(Tuyo is dried until its well preserved, the former is for 3yrs(?)

    • @TechnoRaabe
      @TechnoRaabe 4 года назад +8

      1) the fish look dead
      2) yes, i want to know that too
      3) good, probably

    • @lronhubbard4911
      @lronhubbard4911 4 года назад +21

      It tastes horrible.. like all long time fermented fish. Imagine a puke-poop-harbourwater taste with a numbing saltinjection into your tongue.

  • @mattheron9118
    @mattheron9118 4 года назад +1287

    I haven't seen any comments referring to the taste, but have seen some asking about it. It actually kind of tastes like a strong salty cheese. It's actually not that popular for a lot of Japanese people, but I've met foreigners here who really like it because of the cheese like taste. How do I know? I live in Japan, spend a lot of time in Shiga prefecture, and have eaten funazushi a number of times.

    • @ubayyd
      @ubayyd 4 года назад +10

      Good to know!

    • @teerificbitch
      @teerificbitch 4 года назад +12

      SO... Like Pecorino Cheese?

    • @mattheron9118
      @mattheron9118 4 года назад +25

      @@teerificbitch I haven't had that kind of cheese, so I'll give a hard maybe.

    • @darrenteoh8753
      @darrenteoh8753 4 года назад +5

      So it's like salted fish?

    • @mattheron9118
      @mattheron9118 4 года назад +43

      @@darrenteoh8753 I think different than just salted fish. The cheese like taste is very strong and I've never tried any other fish that tasted like it.

  • @riki4291
    @riki4291 6 лет назад +11611

    "sorry mam, we're currently out of Funazushi, please come back after three years, thank you!"

    • @alfisyahr
      @alfisyahr 6 лет назад +40

      roppoqi what are you doing down here?

    • @tanya_thivier9
      @tanya_thivier9 6 лет назад +184

      They make some everyday I'm pretty sure

    • @Zyrader
      @Zyrader 6 лет назад +218

      @@tanya_thivier9 r/whoosh

    • @ElkaPME
      @ElkaPME 5 лет назад +18

      Tanya T after the 3rd year I suppose

    • @hsebastian5850
      @hsebastian5850 5 лет назад +124

      if they make a new batch every week, they won't run out funazushi for more than a week.. is that so difficult to comprehend for 300+ people.. it's not rocket science

  • @vallon3518
    @vallon3518 6 лет назад +3077

    Before Sushi, there was only darkness.

    • @TheNecroAlchemist
      @TheNecroAlchemist 6 лет назад +166

      But then there was Fire and with fire came disparity. Heat and cold, life and death, and of course, light and dark. Then from the dark, They came, and found the Souls of Lords within the flame. Nito, the First of the Dead, The Witch of Izalith and her Daughters of Chaos, Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, and his faithful knights. And the Furtive Pygmy, so easily forgotten.

    • @firepower7017
      @firepower7017 6 лет назад +7

      Vallon lol Sushi could be traced back to the 15th century

    • @augurcybernaut4785
      @augurcybernaut4785 6 лет назад +24

      Before darkness there were monsters

    • @mlem8671
      @mlem8671 6 лет назад +9

      Irsan Olii Nope, this is Dark Souls

    • @mlem8671
      @mlem8671 6 лет назад +4

      TheNecroAlchemist With the strenght of Lords, they challenge the Dragons.

  • @thatschicblog
    @thatschicblog 5 лет назад +2317

    "even though i am a lazy person, i like the pricess of making funazushi" is a big mood lol

    • @dinosaur8150
      @dinosaur8150 3 года назад +4

      E

    • @artphyputramulyautama5738
      @artphyputramulyautama5738 3 года назад +4

      Don't be lazy

    • @msahakim
      @msahakim 3 года назад +69

      For a small village person in Japan, being ‘lazy’ entails 10 hours of work per day, as opposed to typical 15-16 hours for ‘normal’ people there 😆

    • @dinosaur8150
      @dinosaur8150 3 года назад +3

      @@msahakim true

    • @perfect_buddy_ga9657
      @perfect_buddy_ga9657 3 года назад +2

      @@msahakim not true

  • @kim7990
    @kim7990 3 года назад +856

    How did she say "I'm the 18th generation" with such a calm voice... How humble she is despite how legendary!

    • @cheyennedevore8381
      @cheyennedevore8381 3 года назад +68

      My jaw dropped when she said that & when she said that their shop had been opened in the 1600s. Thats amazing

    • @Barlie_
      @Barlie_ 3 года назад +6

      @@cheyennedevore8381 it's clearly not good for you if they're getting through generations that quickly

    • @MyLifeInWonderland
      @MyLifeInWonderland 3 года назад +71

      @@Barlie_her being 18th generation doesn't mean that her parents and possibly grandparents aren't still alive. People do retire you know.

    • @Kooma4Yew1600
      @Kooma4Yew1600 3 года назад +14

      For many, this kind of dedication IS humble.
      They struggle with the idea of starting something for themselves, but inevitably decide to honor the tradition of their family line.
      For perspective, this lady's shop has been running longer than all of America.
      With that kind of time comes the chance to work out a lot of kinks😅

    • @paddington1670
      @paddington1670 3 года назад +31

      18 generations in 400 years, 22 years per generation running the shop, so they started working there when they were kids, took it over and retired at normal age. all numbers check out. back to your homework kids.

  • @HaraHetta
    @HaraHetta 6 лет назад +13140

    we definitely have a diferent definition for "lazy" sir.

    • @ispearedbritney
      @ispearedbritney 6 лет назад +1167

      Japanese culture is infamous for overworking. They proudly work themselves to death as some sort of badge of honor. So, compared to the average Japanese worker, this man considers himself lazy.

    • @yseson_
      @yseson_ 5 лет назад +202

      @@ispearedbritney it's a blood type joke

    • @mamons_2339
      @mamons_2339 5 лет назад +115

      i had another tought about the translation. I barely heard some words that the man said and i think it refered to the work of making this product. "Mendokusai" meaning is something complicated. But i heard "Jibun" at the begining, also meaning My Self/me/i.

    • @harukiadriankohara5457
      @harukiadriankohara5457 5 лет назад +347

      @@SteveReynold The translation wasn't entirely correct, it wasn't about him being a lazy person but more so not liking things that were tedious like regularly preparing fish might be. Also, it's not like he only does it every three years - it's more likely they make small batches regularly and it takes three years to ferment. I don't know if you've ever properly prepared fish before but it's a lot more than just throwing salt on it and tucking it away.

    • @questionmark9444
      @questionmark9444 5 лет назад +68

      @@harukiadriankohara5457 yes thank you for correcting. People dont understand English is a very simple language and it is really hard to translate other languages into English properly. Which is why anime dubs always suck but thats not the point here.

  • @uekiguy5886
    @uekiguy5886 6 лет назад +4409

    American here. I've lived in Japan in the 1980s. I knew a man whose family had a persimmon confection shop which was 250 years old. He was proud that his shop was older than my country. I also stayed at an inn that was ninth generation. Amazing.

    • @nicklausbooks1593
      @nicklausbooks1593 5 лет назад +16

      uekiguy the shop still around?

    • @Avenus112
      @Avenus112 5 лет назад +360

      Sort of amazing eh? Living in your parents' estate, taking an inheritance and working for your family are marks of shame, weakness and entitlement in north america. Here its an issue of pride and obligation.

    • @shenglongisback4688
      @shenglongisback4688 5 лет назад +2

      How was it??

    • @magnetar2524
      @magnetar2524 5 лет назад +90

      Da Ca We have plenty of history to be very proud of here in America, and also that guy avenus doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about... Americans follow in their parents foot steps all the time, whether it is taking over a business, trade, or service.

    • @_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500
      @_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500 5 лет назад +62

      Seems like overzealousy in Euroasians is an understatement! Americans have a hard time holding on to a job in one generations lifetime, can't imagine 18 of them to follow doing the same job over and over...

  • @saoirsestark3903
    @saoirsestark3903 5 лет назад +578

    one of the things I love about Japanese people is their delicate way of working on things. They are very careful, precise, and artistic.

    • @mugofsmug914
      @mugofsmug914 5 лет назад

      Hey sexy

    • @ianherrera3753
      @ianherrera3753 5 лет назад +7

      Saoirse Stark they also grope in public

    • @saoirsestark3903
      @saoirsestark3903 5 лет назад +19

      @@ianherrera3753 which country doesn't?

    • @ianherrera3753
      @ianherrera3753 5 лет назад +4

      I C nah bro a lot of men grope in trains

    • @amys495
      @amys495 5 лет назад +14

      @I C it's called Chikan and it's a huge problem Japanese females face in public transportation

  • @miabryan7986
    @miabryan7986 3 года назад +142

    Is no one going to talk about how she’s the 18th generation in the shop oh my God imagine 18 generations not one person decided that they weren’t going to do it and ruin it for the rest of them.

    • @zweihanderr221
      @zweihanderr221 3 года назад +19

      I'm sure there were siblings who decided to take a different path. Most likely the parents would have given birth to multiple kids, and chances are one of your kids would be happy to continue your tradition.

    • @unistudent4002
      @unistudent4002 3 года назад +16

      It’s also not uncommon for these family businesses to train and pass on the business to their nephews or sons-in-law. Some generations may even have been skipped, if the grandparents passed it directly to their grandchild because the parent in between had no interest or needed to work elsewhere to support them, not to mention the possibility of step-children and even adopted children or adopted heirs.. Without a complete history, we wouldn’t know whether the generations are a straight line of fathers/mothers and their sons/daughters, or a little more zigzagged while still keeping it within the broader family. Either way though, 18 generations is incredibly impressive!!

    • @rafinilhan5957
      @rafinilhan5957 3 года назад +1

      It's not ruined. It'll just end

  • @messeduphina566
    @messeduphina566 6 лет назад +1606

    First Japanese to ever publicly say I AM LAZY

    • @salex354
      @salex354 5 лет назад +131

      Their lazy is our dilligent.

    • @muftithecat
      @muftithecat 5 лет назад +10

      He obviously must come from a Korean heritage

    • @victortriump1563
      @victortriump1563 5 лет назад +123

      Actually, The translation ain't correct.😊
      "Mendokusai" means something that is complicated or too troublesome. The man said he doesn't like things that are too much of hassle, however, he likes the process of making "funazushi".
      "Lazy" referring to a person is "NAMAKEMONO" in Japanese.

    • @firmanchristiansianturi4794
      @firmanchristiansianturi4794 4 года назад +1

      @@muftithecat Wow racist

    • @linnnaalexsav7021
      @linnnaalexsav7021 4 года назад

      Firman Christian Sianturi werdio that’s just his name

  • @redfullmoon
    @redfullmoon 5 лет назад +1745

    Weird translation, mendokusai na iya = lazy. My impression is more that he doesn't like doing too bothersome/too complicated/process-intensive methods. But he likes making funazushi (a "mendokusai" or laborious dish), which is why he's pointing out the irony.

    • @TrungTran-yg3uv
      @TrungTran-yg3uv 5 лет назад +175

      I think it should be translated as "I dislike complicated things, but I like making funazushi". But yes, it's the irony that he's pointing out.

    • @marin4311
      @marin4311 5 лет назад +41

      It's Japanese humour. They like understatements, and overstatements too.

    • @sethjr.2694
      @sethjr.2694 5 лет назад +83

      No actually, he said "Mendoukusagariya" (面倒くさがり屋) which means someone that tend to be lazy and it's a noun so lazy person would be pretty accurate translation here.

    • @daisyvasquez5992
      @daisyvasquez5992 4 года назад +10

      Happy you made this comment, I speak Spanish and notice that a lot of the times our language isn’t translated correctly. Was wondering if the same had happened with this vid, specifically his “lazy” comment (:

    • @javiermaceira4406
      @javiermaceira4406 4 года назад

      @@daisyvasquez5992 definitely, wondering the same thing here hehe
      redfullmoon, teach me Japanese xD

  • @manhavai
    @manhavai 4 года назад +1067

    Fun fact: lazy people in japan is like regular people in the rest of the world

    • @w0lf149
      @w0lf149 3 года назад +9

      Fun fact: CANT SPELL FUN WITHOUT U

    • @girf4233
      @girf4233 3 года назад +37

      @Tomukatsusu cant spell slaughter withouth laughter

    • @rickysanowara8254
      @rickysanowara8254 3 года назад +26

      @@girf4233 most wizards can't spell without wand

    • @lancer1497
      @lancer1497 3 года назад +5

      Fun fact: You are wrong

    • @cheguevara7478
      @cheguevara7478 3 года назад +6

      And hard working americans

  • @WorgenGrrl
    @WorgenGrrl 5 лет назад +140

    They say the smell of Funazushi is stronger than Natto....man that's saying something!

    • @Dewkeeper
      @Dewkeeper 5 лет назад +29

      Honestly there are huge differences in how pungent natto is- I've seen it range from "this is literally just emmental or edam" to "damn you nasty!".

    • @TheBarbiegirl50
      @TheBarbiegirl50 5 лет назад +1

      Alex S Natto is good ion get it

    • @yuhansungscoffee4565
      @yuhansungscoffee4565 4 года назад

      Freakin love natto xD but can't stand fish ahahaha

    • @yeetusfeetus713
      @yeetusfeetus713 3 года назад +1

      @@yuhansungscoffee4565 am the exact opposite

    • @yeetusfeetus713
      @yeetusfeetus713 3 года назад +1

      @@yuhansungscoffee4565 I eat fish a few times a week

  • @divfede
    @divfede 6 лет назад +1075

    400 years old shop - 18th Generation
    Means that every 22 years, a new generation was born.
    Impressive.

    • @KazeKumo
      @KazeKumo 5 лет назад +144

      Pretty sure people start giving birth at 16yo back in the old days.

    • @Cinemike
      @Cinemike 5 лет назад +110

      Siblings might have taken over the business sometimes

    • @TheGrenadier97
      @TheGrenadier97 5 лет назад +5

      And lovely.

    • @kareenkalani5383
      @kareenkalani5383 5 лет назад +52

      Considering people usually died at 30-40 years old back then, that’s not very shocking.

    • @meofomi
      @meofomi 5 лет назад +7

      Yea why is it surprising? Have kid at 22?

  • @tosht2515
    @tosht2515 6 лет назад +1628

    After reading some comments let me explain the origin of sushi.
    Everyone knows the Southeast Asia to China to Japan introduction some people have been citing here. But everyone fails to mention or does not know that the fermented rice used to preserve the fish was *_always discarded_* until the Japanese started eating it - the rice _with_ the fish. The Japanese liked the flavor of the rice and eventually started preparing fresh vinegar rice which is how sushi is still eaten today. *_Thus the invention of sushi._* Everything before Japan was simply preserved fish. Eating the rice was the key. You all must know what sushi actually means, yes? It's referring to the rice not the toppings.

    • @rowanp8740
      @rowanp8740 6 лет назад +63

      Tosh T
      Didn't know that, thanks!

    • @professionalpotato4764
      @professionalpotato4764 6 лет назад +209

      That's partially true. A more in-depth history here. The modern day Edomae sushi came about as a way of preparing foods fast. Reasons being
      1) People back in the Edo period, staying around the Edo area hated waiting. Waiting means loss of time for work, so they wanted food that was prepared quickly.
      2) They were so close to the seas, to them it made more sense to eat it fresh than to preserve it.
      3) There was also no refrigeration methods and hence no other preservation methods apart from curing.
      The slightly earlier version of sushi, which is between Funazushi and Edomae Sushi, is Oshizushi 押し寿司, literally pressed sushi. This version originated from Osaka and it's simply rice and fish placed in a box, and compressed into a block. This version is also prepared with cooked/cured fishes so that it will last longer than a day, unlike the Edomae Sushi we're familiar with.

    • @neglectedretard8386
      @neglectedretard8386 6 лет назад +9

      Idc

    • @Nomadic813
      @Nomadic813 6 лет назад +30

      .... except both the varieties of sushi you mention were made by Japanese citizens living in Canada. So while the geographically these two varieties were invented in North America (Vancouver, BC to be specific, by Hidezaku Tojo and Sara-san of Octopus's Garden respectively), there would be no western sushi without Japan. Both varieties are Western Sushi because they were created to appeal to western tastes. Tojo famously inverted traditional sushi, putting the rice on the outside of the Nori (apparently westerners were off put by the black/green nori on the outside), and Sara-san used a deep fried item, which had never been done before.

    • @courtneymiller1574
      @courtneymiller1574 6 лет назад +29

      Pulling out your RUclips degree I see.

  • @neboskii8756
    @neboskii8756 3 года назад +21

    When she said its been open since 1619 I was like "Whaaaat a 402 year old shop! OMG"

  • @vrajesvari108
    @vrajesvari108 5 лет назад +399

    It's impressive when someone makes a video about something without ever really explaining what that thing is to any meaningful degree.

    • @GreenCanvasInteriorscape
      @GreenCanvasInteriorscape 5 лет назад +27

      exactly...
      so noninformative !

    • @LoboPreto
      @LoboPreto 5 лет назад +18

      It's only about the presentation. Get the view. Done. This really is disappointing!

    • @W4lkingP4radox
      @W4lkingP4radox 5 лет назад +37

      They literally said it’s fermented carp and they said what lake they get it from

    • @elFulberto
      @elFulberto 5 лет назад +15

      They did say the most important thing, that is that the video is inspired by Genesis.

    • @mikelbesil6946
      @mikelbesil6946 5 лет назад +2

      They literally said it was like fish prosciutto

  • @eurio
    @eurio 6 лет назад +33

    Stories like these about culture need to be told. Thank you GBS team.

  • @mymicrowave
    @mymicrowave 6 лет назад +81

    "The first time I tried it, I had never had it before."

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi 4 года назад +21

      "People die if they are killed."

    • @andrewjamez9741
      @andrewjamez9741 4 года назад +6

      "lunchtime is when its time to eat lunch"

    • @NONE10278
      @NONE10278 3 года назад +1

      When you have to squeeze in 60 words in 10 seconds #essaywriting

    • @Godsecution
      @Godsecution 3 года назад

      @@mfaizsyahmi People die when they die.

    • @firmanhermawan7176
      @firmanhermawan7176 3 года назад

      @@Godsecution Shiro Emiya

  • @PossumMedic
    @PossumMedic 3 года назад +50

    I'm pissed of when a dish that took me 20min to make tastes like crap!
    Imagine waiting THREE YEARS only to find out you messed up the recipe! :S

  • @sakurahinata4984
    @sakurahinata4984 5 лет назад +6

    I will feel really proud like her with the history of that shop.

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 лет назад +1311

    Well, you don't know how it is until you try it.

    • @TheKatPharaoh
      @TheKatPharaoh 6 лет назад +80

      Justin Y. Stop

    • @TheKatPharaoh
      @TheKatPharaoh 6 лет назад +57

      Please

    • @TheKatPharaoh
      @TheKatPharaoh 6 лет назад +53

      Or just change your profile pic

    • @ishlazz1307
      @ishlazz1307 6 лет назад +17

      or u the one who should stop using YT

    • @d_wang9836
      @d_wang9836 6 лет назад +10

      Why do a large portion of the people that reply to you reply in multiple comments?

  • @MoxieBeast
    @MoxieBeast 6 лет назад +25

    this dish terrifies me. i would love to try it.

  • @AttackingTucans
    @AttackingTucans 2 года назад +8

    It’s awesome that they’re preserving the origins of sushi! I want to see more about the process!

    • @PETBOY
      @PETBOY Год назад

      Not like that. I have been eating constantly. Eating fish is standard in Asia. Westerners to eat because Hard to eat because of the smell. Foods made by mixing chopped fish with salt and rice or fermented fish food, fermenting exist in China, Japan, and Korea and Southeast Asia. It is a food called "Sikhae" in korea. Even older than narezushi. The prototype of modern sushi is narezushi, which is known as the prototype of modern sushi. Narezushi is more similar to sikhae than modern sushi. that's why Japanese sushi chefs often compare narezushi to Sikhae. It is difficult for Westerners to eat because of the strong smell of narezushi or sikhae.

    • @Satu-zs7gm
      @Satu-zs7gm 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@PETBOYwhat are you even talking about

    • @Oyen-oyen
      @Oyen-oyen 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Satu-zs7gm he just want to tell everybody in this comment section that sushi is originally from korea.

  • @_paraluman
    @_paraluman 4 года назад +30

    there's actually a similar dish here in the philippines but instead of using the fish, we use the rice it was fermented in. Buro, usually paired with rice, grilled fish and steamed vegetables is popular in my province pampanga. so if you're visiting the country, you might check it out. it's absolutely delicious!

  • @queermelancholy1562
    @queermelancholy1562 6 лет назад +4

    I hope this tradition never ends! I love it when family's uphold their ancestral traditions, especially in the preparation of food.

  • @trishadosoo3265
    @trishadosoo3265 6 лет назад +701

    Wow 18th gen? So the husband takes her name for she is the clan's heiress. Sugoi!

    • @thaliagraichen8312
      @thaliagraichen8312 5 лет назад +11

      That is so awesome.

    • @nunyadambusiness3530
      @nunyadambusiness3530 5 лет назад +29

      I feel like it would suck to have them as parents, because of the burden of having to carry the tradition on, and there is a 50/50 chance a future child may or may not do it.

    • @TheSunnyTrails
      @TheSunnyTrails 5 лет назад +4

      Traditionally in japan the husbands name caries on but western ideology is taking hold

    • @hello70735
      @hello70735 5 лет назад +92

      In Japan if the woman comes from a prominent family the man will take on the family to keep the family bloodline.

    • @matheusSerp
      @matheusSerp 5 лет назад +80

      @Deserve Not Desire wtf? Are you just being plain sexist now?

  • @JoseLopez-gf2js
    @JoseLopez-gf2js 4 года назад +1

    I sweaaaar. People who are in love with their original style of cooking are so great

  • @glma2711
    @glma2711 3 года назад +55

    He didn't say he was lazy. He said he doesn't like tedious things. That's a big translation difference.

    • @miceatah9359
      @miceatah9359 3 года назад +4

      its literally the same u snob

    • @ninasatterfield3098
      @ninasatterfield3098 3 года назад +5

      I think if you learn the meaning of the words you read and use, your comments would be better written. Literally.

    • @adlirez
      @adlirez 3 года назад +12

      Nah nah nah, mendokusai means “obnoxious (to maintain)” or “tedious”. Genesis is correct with what he said. Not liking complicated things and being lazy aren’t the same, because you can be hardworking and yet not like complicated things (just ask any old person you know).

    • @108wee
      @108wee 3 года назад +2

      @@miceatah9359 as someone who watches alot of anime, i can appreciate good translations. because the quality of the translation determines how well written the story is and how well the emotion comes across in the story. it does make a difference.
      plus saying something is tedious and saying im lazy are 2 completely different things!. for example sewing is tedious but it doesnt mean the person sewing is lazy. why would you say they are the same thing?

  • @matrixiekitty2127
    @matrixiekitty2127 6 лет назад +5

    400 years!! That’s crazy!! And also absolutely amazing and intriguing!! I really do now wonder what that tastes like!!

  • @ErnestJay88
    @ErnestJay88 6 лет назад +78

    This is the reason why Japanese culture is preserved for many generations, even a sushi shop is 400 years old.

    • @davidjoelsson4929
      @davidjoelsson4929 3 года назад +3

      There is shops in europe that is 500 to 600 years old

    • @PETBOY
      @PETBOY Год назад

      Hard to eat because of the smell. Foods made by mixing chopped fish with salt and rice or fermented fish food, fermenting exist in China, Japan, and Korea and Southeast Asia. It is a food called "Sikhae" in korea. Even older than narezushi. The prototype of modern sushi is narezushi, which is known as the prototype of modern sushi. Narezushi is more similar to sikhae than modern sushi. that's why Japanese sushi chefs often compare narezushi to Sikhae. It is difficult for Westerners to eat because of the strong smell of narezushi or sikhae.

  • @BoxPossum96
    @BoxPossum96 4 года назад +91

    "I'm actually Lazy", *Proceeds to deadlift cinder blocks onto barrel lids with ease.*

    • @TheGrrson
      @TheGrrson 3 года назад +4

      Also cleans hundreds of pounds of fish a day with just a small knife.

  • @taiyo9421
    @taiyo9421 4 года назад +6

    1:15 I love how the husband is waiting for his wife too finish talking so he'll have his turn too talk to the camera

  • @JuanSanchez-re8eg
    @JuanSanchez-re8eg 6 лет назад +262

    "I am a lazy person"
    Me too vro, me too..

  • @ApaPapaLah
    @ApaPapaLah 6 лет назад +16

    I'm a fan of dried fish, fermented fish, and fish sausages. In malaysia we have this one malay dish called 'ikan pekasam' it is a fermented fish. We usually fried it before eat it. I can eat that with rice alone. Also we have dried fish curry, very popular in northern Malaysia. That is like an explosion of fish taste in your mouth plus curry plus pineapples. Interestingly, it match so well with pineapples and curry.

  • @AshLordCurry
    @AshLordCurry 4 года назад +1

    Come on! I've never been that hungry before and you guys make a 2 minutes documentary! If I ever go to Japan, I'll definitely go there once. I swear.

  • @keegan112099
    @keegan112099 3 года назад +8

    I like the comparison to prosciutto. It makes me wanna try it lol I already eat pickled eggs and pickled fish so tasting another cultures fermented foods sounds like it'd be awesome!

  • @iloveediblestuff
    @iloveediblestuff 5 лет назад +13

    I tried Funazushi while living in Shiga before and the taste is unique and definitely not for the feint of tongue. When it was ordered for me by the locals, it was more out of "prank" to see my reaction because the taste is too strong even for some of them. Jokes on them because I kind of liked it with my beer :)

  • @jaydengriffin2478
    @jaydengriffin2478 6 лет назад +202

    Here we go, back to the good stuff... This is why I subscribed

    • @AvgJane19
      @AvgJane19 6 лет назад

      Jayden Griffin what was bad that made you say that?

  • @KevinRay_man
    @KevinRay_man 2 года назад

    Really wish this was one of the forty-ish minute documentaries. Fascinating. Adorable couple too.

  • @papwithanhatchet902
    @papwithanhatchet902 8 месяцев назад

    I’m going to visit your shop on my next trip to Japan. See you in the spring!

  • @Refogay
    @Refogay 6 лет назад +3

    This is so incredible to know. We would never know this without Geat Big Story!

  • @GraniteInTheFace
    @GraniteInTheFace 5 лет назад +6

    as a person who likes fermented Scandinavian fish, that looks awesome.

  • @Will-sq3ip
    @Will-sq3ip 3 года назад +23

    I’m more surprised how their small family business and shop last over 400 years. How did survive after these years of changes, including today’s age of convenience.

    • @jozefhorniak8191
      @jozefhorniak8191 3 года назад +3

      yeah it´s crazy, the day they opened there were samurais with kanatas walking around

    • @truthexplicit643
      @truthexplicit643 3 года назад

      I thought the same, they must have meet my ancestors.

    • @miceatah9359
      @miceatah9359 3 года назад

      @@jozefhorniak8191 not many but yeah

  • @BLUEZz73
    @BLUEZz73 3 года назад

    That is amazing a 400 years old open shop18th generation that says it all it must be good the locals must really like it after 400 years and still going strong good for you

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel 5 лет назад +3

    People used to eat a lot of fermented food in the past.
    Might be the type of food that we miss in the supermarkets.

    • @alechiavassa
      @alechiavassa 4 года назад

      Because today we have more efficient ways to preserving food than people did back then.

  • @atsukorichards1675
    @atsukorichards1675 5 лет назад +7

    Nice video! I am from Shiga prefecture. I love 鮒寿司, but many Japanese do not. I remember that my grandmother used to buy Funazushi by barrel each year and shared among our big close families. I prefer female funa because of the lovely egg parts, but my American husband likes male one.

  • @chrisyako89
    @chrisyako89 3 года назад

    18th generation. Now that is family pride. Good luck finding dedication like that. Bless the Japanese culture and traditions.

  • @ES-ku3oe
    @ES-ku3oe 3 года назад +1

    This is now on my bucket list

  • @jeramykeomounmany9129
    @jeramykeomounmany9129 6 лет назад +53

    "Our shop has been open for 400 years, since 1619" how does she say that so normally though

  • @eadghe
    @eadghe 6 лет назад +4

    400 years in business at the same spot. Impressive!
    I want to taste this!

  • @aKaButtons15
    @aKaButtons15 3 года назад

    Definitely wish it was longer , I enjoyed this video

  • @ayeshan7499
    @ayeshan7499 4 года назад +4

    We have a similar dish in the Philippines! Idk what it’s called in other regions but in Cebu we call it buwad or bulad which means dried. It’s fish that’s been left to dry in the sun after it’s marinated with salt or vinegar. Idk if it’s limited to just salt and vinegar because my nanny once made buwad with calamansi and salt. All I can say for sure is that buwad is salty dried fish (usually eaten fried).

  • @MillennialTravelConfessions
    @MillennialTravelConfessions 5 лет назад +3

    Omg this is me all over! I think I might even like this more than sushi if I ever get to try it! 😍

  • @alihassan4060
    @alihassan4060 4 года назад +158

    Japanese man: "im lazy"
    me: *"then why do i even exist?"*

    • @jannclaudebinoya
      @jannclaudebinoya 4 года назад +6

      Ah shit if that japanese man was lazy then i must be a fcking sloth

  • @galghoul3042
    @galghoul3042 7 месяцев назад

    Family businesses are so deeply fascinating. I definitely want to try funazushi in the future!

  • @user-nc5gr8qu1i
    @user-nc5gr8qu1i 7 месяцев назад

    Were I'm from we have smoked, dried and salted fish and some turned into a paté... this is all that and more and refined by several hundred years on my recipes.
    It is now on my life list to travel to Japan and eat this dish.

  • @ms.rstake_1211
    @ms.rstake_1211 6 лет назад +4

    Wow... love this channel

  • @grinningdarling
    @grinningdarling 6 лет назад +88

    This makes sense of romantic Manga where the hero or heroine is torn between preserving the hundreds of years of family tradition or go to the big city and pursur her/his dream. Japan is so fascinating

    • @Redorgreenful
      @Redorgreenful 5 лет назад

      This makes up a lot of Korean dramas and I’m sure Japanese dramas too.

    • @sheogorathprinceofmadness2223
      @sheogorathprinceofmadness2223 4 года назад

      @Traveling Taco Salesman
      Anime and Manga are parts of their culture. What a truly stupid thing to say.

  • @mariannazanforlin
    @mariannazanforlin 4 года назад

    I hope they don't close and fail, i can see tradition and love, passion through their eyes

  • @EduardoGutierrez-rr4ts
    @EduardoGutierrez-rr4ts 8 месяцев назад

    This documentary could easily be an hour and I'd watch it gleefully.

  • @esoleviilafdna3773
    @esoleviilafdna3773 3 года назад +77

    japan now: yo I'm hungry, lets take online food
    japan before: yo I'm hungry, lets wait 3 years to eat

    • @notmyname3556
      @notmyname3556 3 года назад +1

      I think that goes for everyone around the world. They eat fermented, dried food etc all the time.

  • @reggea4ever
    @reggea4ever 5 лет назад +22

    Three years???? U have to be advance and hardworking to keep making them before the selling time 😟 wow talk about dedication.

    • @pvrc1030
      @pvrc1030 5 лет назад +1

      Ikr. But it seems that they have fun doing it

    • @reggea4ever
      @reggea4ever 5 лет назад

      @@pvrc1030 ..i wonder what it taste like 😀 is it like dried fish jerky or different?

    • @Snusblues
      @Snusblues 4 года назад

      @@reggea4ever its fermented, so probably like other fermented fish

  • @rokkfel4999
    @rokkfel4999 4 года назад

    That some miso soup and some tea(of your choosing)seem wonderful

  • @CloudandZack1st
    @CloudandZack1st 4 года назад

    I desperately wish I could try food like this but know I probably never will. Glad to see behind the scenes of this business.

  • @PunisherSM
    @PunisherSM 4 года назад +4

    I love seeing people carrying on such ancient traditions, especially with food. I had a customer who was a native American medicine man once, and we had a long talk about everything from respecting the land, spirits, and the impact of fewer and fewer of the current generation willing to carry on the traditions.

    • @PETBOY
      @PETBOY Год назад

      Not like that. I have been eating constantly. Eating fish is standard in Asia. Westerners to eat because Hard to eat because of the smell. Foods made by mixing chopped fish with salt and rice or fermented fish food, fermenting exist in China, Japan, and Korea and Southeast Asia. It is a food called "Sikhae" in korea. Even older than narezushi. The prototype of modern sushi is narezushi, which is known as the prototype of modern sushi. Narezushi is more similar to sikhae than modern sushi. that's why Japanese sushi chefs often compare narezushi to Sikhae. It is difficult for Westerners to eat because of the strong smell of narezushi or sikhae.

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- 6 лет назад +3

    I remember watching a nature documentary narrated by David Attenborough which emphasized on _satoyama_ where humans and nature coexist; an old couple made _funazushi_ from the fish the husband caught. The couple later on ate the funazushi with their neighbors by the year's end.

  • @les8947
    @les8947 3 года назад +1

    if i ever go to japan i will make sure to go this exact establishment. 400 years! amazing and beautiful businesses can last so long

  • @manuelgutierrez9744
    @manuelgutierrez9744 3 года назад +1

    Whenever i watch videos of japanese culture i always see it as an art. 😍

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 6 лет назад +50

    Imagine centuries ago, this one guy eating funazushi just came up and said "You know what? This might be better if I get some seaweed, and put rice and fish together in a roll. I'm gonna be remembered for this!"
    *Sushi invented Guy forgotten*

    • @professionalpotato4764
      @professionalpotato4764 6 лет назад +15

      A more in-depth history here. The modern day Edomae sushi came about as a way of preparing foods fast. Reasons being
      1) People back in the Edo period, staying around the Edo area hated waiting. Waiting means loss of time for work, so they wanted food that was prepared quickly.
      2) They were so close to the seas, to them it made more sense to eat it fresh than to preserve it.
      3) There was also no refrigeration methods and hence no other preservation methods apart from curing.
      4) You could literally say that Edomae Sushi was Japan's first fast food.
      The slightly earlier version of sushi, which is between Funazushi and Edomae Sushi, is Oshizushi 押し寿司, literally pressed sushi. This version originated from Osaka and it's simply rice and fish placed in a box, and compressed into a block. This version is also prepared with cooked/cured fishes so that it will last longer than a day, unlike the Edomae Sushi we're familiar with. Oshizushi also has a much higher rice to fish ratio compared to Edomae Sushi.

    • @melody3741
      @melody3741 5 лет назад

      Wasnt the roll a pretty new invention?

    • @an8thdimensionalbeing142
      @an8thdimensionalbeing142 5 лет назад

      @@melody3741, from what ive heard roll sushi is mostly a worldwide thing now.

    • @PrinsTan
      @PrinsTan 5 лет назад +1

      Actually his name was Jeff Sushi.

    • @meouishlycat
      @meouishlycat 4 года назад

      yeah just google it
      i did, it worked
      im not so sure if its accurate tho

  • @aroundthegoodworld
    @aroundthegoodworld 6 лет назад +223

    Love sushi and this video is a tribute to it! You're such a great inspiration for my channel. Keep it up :)

    • @DeVon675
      @DeVon675 6 лет назад

      What does it tastes like? Salted cod fish?

  • @tanyaizadora
    @tanyaizadora 3 года назад +2

    Another reason to go to Japan. Wow. I'd love to try that.

  • @fredfloyd34
    @fredfloyd34 8 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent preservation method...pure genious....

  • @yousifshamari2152
    @yousifshamari2152 5 лет назад +80

    You never see 18 generations business WOW , truly only in JAPAN 🇯🇵!!

    • @michael2305
      @michael2305 5 лет назад +3

      I saw a documentary about a pizzeria where the oven has been burning for over 300 years and never went out, not a family business but still quiet impressive.

    • @yousifshamari2152
      @yousifshamari2152 5 лет назад

      Michael S. It’s crazy how dedicated some of the older businesses are

    • @TheMixedPlateFrequency
      @TheMixedPlateFrequency 5 лет назад +3

      You know what is also crazy. Look at how clean and spotless their place is from the outside, all the way to the inside and the food preparation area. Some private businesses here or shops, even restaurants start to look a bit dirty after just 10 years. But they been around 400+.

    • @HelioniXX
      @HelioniXX 4 года назад

      I guess you are from US...

    • @davidjoelsson4929
      @davidjoelsson4929 3 года назад

      Not reallt

  • @ThemanlyTor
    @ThemanlyTor 5 лет назад +5

    I would like to try that thank you very much

  • @RedSoxKal
    @RedSoxKal 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is very similar to an ancient dish from ancient Egypt called Fisikh. It’s fermented fish. People still make it and enjoy it in Egypt.

  • @follc1991
    @follc1991 5 лет назад

    The store has been there for 400 years!!!!!! I’m sold put it on my bucket list

  • @reginaldcaldwell2951
    @reginaldcaldwell2951 4 года назад +4

    This amazing place has been making sushi for 400 years and people think a 69 year old restaurant is ancient in America

  • @akertheinternetwanderer467
    @akertheinternetwanderer467 5 лет назад +10

    I really like this couple
    They are adorable

  • @PREPFORIT
    @PREPFORIT 3 года назад

    Now I have to try it.
    GREAT STORY!

  • @neliborba101
    @neliborba101 5 лет назад +1

    My grandfather used to salt fish but it was only during one Winter, and after it was plunged in water to remove the saltiness and cooked, usually boiled with potatoes, drizzled with olive oil and eaten with fermented onions and crushed fermented red hot red peppers. It tasted good. Yummy.

  • @meek5642
    @meek5642 6 лет назад +9

    Title:Before there was sushi
    Me:there was nothing

  • @nalissolus9213
    @nalissolus9213 5 лет назад +3

    In Norway this is called 'rakfisk' it is usually made from trout or salmon.

    • @xdKAYf0lcflhDi7mfXRFkw
      @xdKAYf0lcflhDi7mfXRFkw 3 года назад

      I had to look it up. It is number 13 on the list. world-note.com/world-stinkiest-foods/ I will have to try this since I have eaten most of the stinkiest food in Japan and see if anything can triumph the food here. The site does say that tourists eat this stuff more than the locals.

  • @JohnSmith-ep4ui
    @JohnSmith-ep4ui 4 года назад

    Such a great story 400 years in business is an incredible feat.

  • @jurgeysamuel
    @jurgeysamuel 4 года назад

    Yo this channel steady produces good content

  • @okaeri80
    @okaeri80 4 года назад +4

    "I felt as thought I had been electrocuted"
    The salt: yes

  • @MrRajiex
    @MrRajiex 5 лет назад +3

    18e generation holy crap outmost respect.

  • @momoemonkey5953
    @momoemonkey5953 5 лет назад

    happy 400th year to the shop !!!

  • @sicilianjiu-jitsu2984
    @sicilianjiu-jitsu2984 3 года назад

    18th generation! I love when people keep family tradition. It is a beautiful thing.

  • @truebluekit
    @truebluekit 3 года назад +7

    If someone says he is lazy, and then says he likes making something, that person is not lazy.

  • @gracef.8145
    @gracef.8145 6 лет назад +3

    400 years?! Wow.

  • @Wormwoodification
    @Wormwoodification 3 года назад +1

    Oh, your shop has been open for 400 years?!! What a flex.

  • @alibabarouge
    @alibabarouge 4 года назад +2

    I love the “although I am a lazy person” that’s very distinctive from Asian societies, they can say it so easily. They know what they are in terms of capacity of work and hierarchy

  • @Jazagivid
    @Jazagivid 5 лет назад +12

    Ok!
    I'll try and make it myself.
    Let you guys know how it went in 3yrs.
    If you read about me on some news site... It didn't go as planned.

  • @DRocker80
    @DRocker80 4 года назад +4

    Me: Hello, I'd like to place a carryout order for the Funazushi.
    Them: Yes sir, great choice. Your order will be ready to pick up in 1,576,800 minutes.

  • @RudyRamone13
    @RudyRamone13 3 года назад

    These are the types of things people on earth need to preserve. Looks good, I enjoy salty foods, a bit intimidating but would like to try.

  • @randomrangoon5476
    @randomrangoon5476 3 года назад

    Even though I'm a lazy person,I enjoy the process.
    Love it