Japanese Street Food - ORIGINAL FRIED RAMEN + 5 Must Eat Foods in Fukuoka, Japan!!

hey everyone hope you're having an amazing day it's Mark Wiens I'm in Fukuoka and this is the capital of Japanese street food in Japan every day at about 6 PM the yatai or the Japanese street food stalls they set up and they serve all sorts of delicious food things like rum and gyoza tempura [Music] tonight we're going on an ultimate Japanese street food tour we're going to be eating at five stalls that each specializes in something different guaranteed there's going to be a lot of delicious mouth-watering food coming up we're gonna meet some of the friendly people behind the yatai Stalls and we're just gonna have a lot of fun in the process so stay tuned you're not going to want to miss any of it all coming up right now in this video is [Music] we're starting off this ultimate yatai street food tour in Fukuoka in the tenjen kind of like the downtown area this is the busiest area in all of Fukuoka and right about at 6 PM you'll notice that the yatai the street food stalls start to set up and they set up so fast they drop off their carts with their goods everything is prepared they're ready to go so fast they do it so expertly we are on our way to our first stall and this is going to be an amazing place this is one of the places I'm most looking forward to actually all five of them we have arrived to the first place it's called and this place is legendary you can get the original Yaki Ramen and we're hopefully going to see the entire process but this is where our street food tour is going to begin bro there's already a line going down the wall a little bit she's just hanging up the menu and they're about to open for service for the night [Music] we are inside the First yatai on this tour it's so cozy in here and because it is winter that's why they have the plastic around the sides so it's warm and all the all the heat is here but all the food is right in front of you they have quite a mix of different dishes but the Yaki Ramen is their signature dish we're gonna see the whole processor right in front of us the Odin you can feel the steam of the Odin so she first boils the noodles fresh and those are good looking noodles [Music] [Music] [Music] assistant [Music] [Music] episode [Music] thank you wow there's the finished product that's something magical and spectacular the Yaki Ramen and the ramen Master he is third generation this is where you get the original fried Ramen and they finish it off with a scoop of it's like boiled Pig organs and I think that's simmered down along with miso it almost looks like a Cheesy gravy but that's miso oh I cannot wait to try it okay here we go oh that's so good and so hearty as opposed to being a like stir-fried noodle that has that Smoky Wok flavor which is more like a fried soup that's just I mean the ramen is there the broth is just condensed into a gravy I think the sourness which is coming from hanzu sauce that was in that sauce that he added to the noodles it has the sourness to it so warming and so comforting yeah [Music] I ordered cabbage fried with intestines [Music] um so tasty the sear of the hot plate the chewiness of those intestines and those organs in the nug just the the crunch of the cabbage and the chives then additionally they said you try the Yaki Ramen with the mustard I'll try some of that mustard [Music] oh oh that mustard has horseradish in it well that's a nice contrast to the richness of it [Music] this Yaki Ramen is something truly special we had a little chili to the oh [Music] you definitely do want to kind of stir that it mustard and not take a whole blob of it in one bite it's so good you can smell that citrusy Aroma and it might have some of the Japanese pepper in it as well Sancho possibly [Music] hmm I love that flavor the Citrus like slight peppery fruitiness so good [Music] stepping into yatai number two this one is a legendary yatai street food stall called yatai mamichan known for its very friendly atmosphere they have many Specialties as well but I think they serve almost anything you can imagine Japanese food is going to be found in this stall here the entire yatai knows when he's making another batch of viosa there's just like a fire in the hole it just ignites [Music] oh man Gotta Give It Up to Chef props to Chef he does it all and he's so fast and he's so quick he really is like darting around the kitchen dancing as he cooks he cleans he really does it all the geosa is hot and fresh we have to try it out he just smokes out the ugly stuff oh wow Oh that girl is absolutely incredible oh it's charred on the edge it's so Smoky and the inside is just so light and fluffy oh it's so tasty oh he's making the omelette next dish this is the his famous omelette which is made with a mental which is the like a salted preserved spicy fish row and you'll find it in Fukuoka it's extremely famous he still puts some of the menta inside of the omelet he's one of his famous dishes the omelet hmm oh wow oh that's so good it's so runny and you got the liquidy of the egg plus the crunchy on the outside that's that flavor oh man the Manta has so much Umami it's so such a perfect balance of saltiness a hint of spice and then just that preserved condensed I mean that is the definition of umami in an egg Oishi that is so tasty yeah next up for the beef tongue which is another signature dish here man I think no matter what you order here it's gonna be tasty all that tongue is cooked to Perfection seared on a hot fire and just like raw and juicy from the inside he's a one-man show okay [Music] he does it all right in this kitchen looking for his cooking skills and multitasking skills you've never seen someone like him he's so talented so skilled works so hard non-stop action fried rice he just like he just fires it out and smokes it out in that Wok there's egg there's pork in here there's some vegetables and then he finishes some of that pickled Japanese ginger I believe and then some scallions man that smells so good fried rice oh [Music] and he does it without making mistakes just making things so tasty while that fried rice is incredible the balance of flavor the saltiness is perfect the smokiness I love that touch of the ginger such a delicious fried rice this place is just positivity happiness delicious food just welcome in Hospitality Japanese cooking to the next level it's all in one oh it's such a good place and that complete stall number two ducking out of here is so friendly he is so skilled men talk about multitasking on the next level highly recommended food is absolutely sensationally delicious everything that we eat was delicious like just so tasty such a cool place but keep on watching we have a lot more to eat called tenichi okay they are famous legendary for tempura so we're gonna eat a totally different food I mean that's the aim of today is to also choose a new street food stall that specializes in a different dish every single time all five places uh so template on next and the temple on Master they're just so friendly this place is a little bit quieter and more like serious but it's still that same kind of street food atmosphere you smell the aroma of the oil its uncle is frying the tempura fresh as soon as you order it my tempura set has arrived there were two different sets that you could order I got the the set with two shrimp with an eggplant with a variety of vegetables I think maybe some fish in there too that looks really good in with the sauce on the side let's go in for one of those fried hot and fresh right in front of you eggplant the sauce with the radish inside [Music] oh um so hot and fresh and crispy oh that's delicious I love eggplant [Music] let's try one of the shrimp foreign [Music] I think I got to go in vertically oily crispy fresh I love that sauce with the the radish the juiciness of the radish coming out [Music] that's a fine plate of fresh tempura right in front of you on the street in Fukuoka I believe that this is fish [Music] whoa definitely fishing just melts in your mouth I think this is a pepper fried pepper battered Indy bread bell pepper oh that's so flavorful there's a mushroom there's some little small fish there's another shrimp a piece of pumpkin [Music] okay final shrimp beautiful strawberry [Music] tasty okay oh it's kind of like coming out of a cave so warm and cozy and delicious in there oh that was good we've got more to eat so I am just loving absolutely loving the yatai Japanese street food culture so far the food is delicious the friendly culture and you like hang out you talk with people it has that Izakaya kind of culture to it but that's really cool that really stands out to me and that's something I think you will love I love about the yantai culture when you're in Fukuoka next up on this yatai Japanese street food tour we're going to a place called yatai Kiryu and they're known for their Hakata Ramen oh yeah it's cozy in here and so many good Aromas coming out of here they're famous they have a lot of food on their menu actually but they're very famous for their Ramen cute the ramen is served hot and fresh this is Hakata style Ramen really thick pork bone soup it is looks buttery looks so rich so then the noodles are boiled then they put them into the broth they top it with some slices of cashew some nice handful of sliced green onions and then some Pickled ginger and some sesame seeds on the top looks really good looks really rich taste that broth first oh oh wow that is so thick and Hearty and Rich and Porky and then you taste that kind of salty soy sauce flavor to it oh and you taste the flavor of maybe like kind of tastes like ginger in there too oh men that's so much flavor condensed some kind of effort nice and chewy and oh those noodles are great chewy have a little bit of a like elasticity bite to them absorbed just the right amount of that rich broth the flavor of the Sesame is huge the pork and then all those green onions and then I like that the Pickled ginger in there is a nice touch wow that's a tasty bowl of ramen super [Music] Bowl [Music] and again Fukuoka is the birthplace of this style of ramen um this is where it was invented this is where they do it so well and this is just a like very like rich rich Ball it just feels so good um okay when I came here I was the first I was the only one now it's almost full okay last piece of cashew last noodles okay that was extraordinary okay thank you thank you thank you oh that was that'll keep you warm for days the thickness of that broth it was like a gravy a little bit oily quite salty but so tasty and I got the firm noodles which I really love for ramen what a place again yeah great bowl of Hakata Ramen that wraps up four places so far four out of five we have one more place to go that's gonna wrap up this ultimate yatai Japanese foreign coming out of the top of the this tent oh that smells so incredibly good we've made it this is number five this is our last yatai on this ultimate Japanese street food tour and it's called yatai kawacha [Music] cheers to an amazing night eating through yatai's street food stalls you know what I love so much is that this is a traditional this is an old part of the culture of Japan and it's been around for so many hundreds of years and I mean as Japan has developed and grown and progressed you know it's become less and less and so now Fukuoka is really one of the main places that you'll find which I hope will be preserved will last forever because it's such a cool part of the culture it's such a great style of eating I mean the interaction the people that you get to meet is really what it's about and the delicious food foreign [Music] and here we go it all comes down to this Yakitori this place is known for their Yakitori although we ordered a couple more dishes and they have an assortment of different things I think while I've learned all yatai they seem to have a specialty but then they also serve almost everything at the same time although you come here for one thing and then you get a lot of it and this is like a classic Izakaya they have Yakitori they have omelets they have a variety of organ dishes it's quite an assortment of Yakitori there's some interesting things going on a lot of sausagey looking Meats some meatballs a hot dog and there's Tomatoes wrapped in ham I believe everything grilled fresh hot looks and smells really good and this is what we're gonna end this tour with I think I'll try one of these okay they kind of look like meatballs but it might be a gizzard or something yeah possibly it is a gizzard oh yeah that's gizzard has that crunch to it oh it's so tasty though wow like the flavor that comes out of it is incredible so juiciness the Crunch and there's little onions in between it that give it a nice a nice switch of taste as well salty tasty [Music] let's talk about a mix play though of Yakitori interesting definitely some interesting and unique skewers this one is a tomato with wrapped in bacon or ham tomato just melts in your mouth and then the salty bacon Smoky bacon on the outside except I think uh looks like almost like a little kebab flat on a little bit of that chili that's all he got is a chicken kebab good like minced chicken it's just made hair with beverages okay I think this is the last dish that we have here matsunabe this is like a pig organ and intestine soup with vegetables with cabbage and leeks I believe then I only got cabbage in Lincoln or leash in there archives I think in that bite and then you have some of those Wiggly Pig organs in there as well he cut up some fresh garlic and put in that soup which you can taste as well last skewer here I really want to try I'm not actually totally sure what it is but whoa It's like a really juicy crispy fatty pork but usually um I'm gonna call it right here this is gonna be my final skewer of the night my final bite my final food at these yatai stalls is this is a good thing to end with and so that's going to complete this Japanese street food tour I want to say a big thank you to Kyushu tourism for helping me to arrange it and make contacts for this tour thank you hiroshu tourism and then I want to say a big thank you to you for watching this video please remember to give it a thumbs up leave a comment below I'd love to hear from you and if you're not already subscribed make sure you subscribe now for lots more food and travel video it's in also make sure you watch this entire series we're traveling around the island of Kyushu eating some incredible Japanese food that you're not going to want to miss so thanks again for watching and I will see you on the next video oh [Music]

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Length: 26min 55sec (1615 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 04 2023