[S] Today, we are going to show you what we have for breakfast in Japan. [Pop choir music that slows and stalls] [Upbeat drums and electric guitar] [Classical music] [Upbeat drums and electric guitar] [S] Now, before coming to Japan, [S] I really didn't care that much about breakfast. [S] I'd either have a bowl of cereal or maybe like, [S] some toast with peanut butter and jam and that'd be it. [S] But since coming here, [S] I've really learned to appreciate how important a good breakfast is. [M] Breakfast culture in Japan is pretty unique. [S] Yeah.
[M] If you go to, like, a fast food restaurant in the morning -- [M] not, like, a McDonald's, but, like, a Japanese fast food restaurant -- [M] they will serve you like, salmon and rice, [M] and miso soup for breakfast.
[S] Yeah. [M] And that sounds weird at first, [M] but once you taste it and get into the habit of it, [M] it is delicious-- I don't eat bacon anymore.
[S] No! [M] I've got my salty fix with the miso... [S] I used to crave a western breakfast. [S] I don't crave that at all. [S] Whenever we leave Japan, this is what I yearn for.
[M] Mm-hmm. [samba music] [samba percussion with electric guitar] [M] The one thing we didn't actually show you in the video [M] is our side dish here with pickles. [M] These are pickled-- [M]I don't even know what. Are they radishes?
[S] I don't know. [M] I don't know. These are from "Coco Ichiban". [M] They're our personal favorite type of side dish pickle. [S] Yeah.
[M] They're sweet and sour and crunchy, [M] and when you add them to here, [M] it creates that perfect-- the word "umami", is that what it is? [S] It's the perfect harmony.
[M] Yes. [S] It's the yin and yang of food. [M] And this is a... a pickled plum, which is quite sour, [M] and we accidentally ate these on their own once, [M] and that was a terrible idea, [M] but when you kind of mix it up with the rice, [M] you get little bits of tart plum in there, and it is fantastic. [doo-wop electric guitar] [M] This is a Japanese dish called "coffee." [M] Interestingly, we are using, uh, a coffee import called, [M, with fake accent] "Teem Hortans". [S, with fake accent] "Teem-a Horetonnes". [M, with fake accent] "Teem Horetones". [Both] It's a--
[S] A luxury import brand from Canada.
[M] From Canada. [M] Yes, um, somebody sent it to us in whole bean format, [M] and we ground it up and just finished the bag off. Um... [M] Very difficult to get.
[S] Mmm.
[M] Yes. [M] Rare in Canada, even. [S] Le-- le Timmy Ho Ho.
[M] Le Timmy-- Timmy hó hó? [S] Timmy óh óh!
[M] Is, I believe, how they pronounce it. We know because we're Canadian. [doo-wop electric guitar] [S] Now, Martina and I [S] have a very different technique when it comes to eating breakfast. [S] She likes to pick a little bit here and there, [S] but I think, because I've lived in Korea for so long, [S] the bibimbap culture is so huge to me, [S] so I really like to just...
[M] Ugh! [M] Ruiner!
[S] ....mix everything together. [M] Now, I definitely prefer a more plain seasoning on my rice. [M] I like the toasted black sesame seeds with little tiny chunks of sea salt in it. [M] But if you get the furikake, [M] they have different types of seasoning. [M] Like, they have ones with little salmon bits, [M] dehydrated tuna... [M] And it's great to mix up, and have a great flavor change, [M] but I really like to taste of all my flavors separately. [S] Salmon with crispy skin on, and in the morning...
[M] Mm-hmm. [S] Oh man. [M] And, in Japan, you can bring the bowl up your face to eat. [M] Now, I don't have to worry about food falling over my body. [S] But this is superior way to eat.
[M] Mm-hmm! [S] You can just, like, shovel it directly in.
[M] Mm-hmm, mm-hmm! [S] These cucumbers right here we showed you in our torikizoku video. [S] I'm not sure if you're supposed to have them for breakfast. [S] I just have them all day, every day, 'cause I love 'em so much. [S] So good!
[M] So good. [M] This is another thing that Simon doesn't usually eat; [M] I really love tofu in the morning. [M] Uh, I put a little bit of fresh green onions on it, [M] and then a tofu dressing, [M] which is kind of like a ginger... soy sauce. [M] And a little bit of bonito flakes on it. Mmm. [M] So my question for you guys is: [M] What do you eat for breakfast? [M] What's something that you just normally eat every single day for breakfast? [M] And what's something that would you eat, that would be kind of like [M] "luxury" breakfast? [M] Because even though this is a normal Japanese breakfast, [M] I don't think a lot of working people [M] have time to make this kind of thing. [S] Because a lot of our friends in Japan that we've asked? [S] When we say, "What do you have for breakfast?" [M] "I don't know, sandwich?" [S] They just have sandwiches.
[Martina laughing] [S] Like, what do you mean, why don't you have salmon and rice, and they're like, [S] "Oh... so much work!" [M] This takes us less than 20 minutes to make, I would say.
[S] Mm-hmm. [M] But they're like, [M] "But you have poured cereal lately?"
[S] "But--!" [S] "You know how long it takes to make a bowl of cereal?"
[Martina laughing] [S] Or, for those of you who are more familiar with Japanese breakfast: [S] What recommendations would you suggest we add in here? [S] 'Cause I like to add everything. [M] Remember we when we bought a couch? [S] Like this decorative couch that we have behind us? [S] We never f*cking sit on it. [M] Well, we did in Korea, at first.
[S] Yeah. [M] And we slowly migrated to the floor. [M] Our dog is sitting on it! Our cat is sitting on it!
[S, giggling] Yeah. Our dog is sitting on it more than we do on it. [upbeat pop music]
nice
No longer craving bacon but still can't ween themselves off the Tim's. Truly Canadian.
Looks good but can I make it and eat it in less than 5 mins as I run to the train?
it's so cheap to go out in japan. i'd be eating wagyu beef constantly. such a great country.