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So here we are in the center Shibuya in CENTER ***
A place that's famous for
cheap and easy restaurants that cater to young people
Some of them filling entire buildings and
this seemslike the perfect jumping-off point to start this episode.
Japanese food in India and help me out to highlight some of this
is Kushal,who is a newbie to Japan recently coming from
Banglore right
Right
How you doing
I'm good
Good
So tell me what's your favorite Japanese food?
I'd say hands down, RAMEN
Why RAMEN?
Well,
Flavors of the soup, stretchy noodles, a perfect combination
So what would food are trendy right now?
Well, in India, I'd say
maybe MISOSHIRU and GOHAN
Becuse they are more common everyday food
and I think people want to try that first
How would you
say the differences between Japanese food in India and Japanese food here in Japan
well
I say just the flavors of the ingredients
change the flavor of the dish so..
it makes a big difference
So what we're going to do now is take a look at a restaurant I found in GOA
Which is on the seaside so I think it's good for fresh fish
Yeah, I think that'll be a good combination
Take a look
GOA
It's a popular seaside resort with the unique European history
To build up an appetite for all the great food here
All you have to do is go to the beach
I joined a group but wanna be acrobats for some real mayhem
They make it look easy
But when you get up there & when you look down at that
really shallow water
It makes me think
Perhaps I'd rather be at a seat
in a fine Japanese restaurant instead
Enter SAKANA
Well known Japanese restaurant near Anjuna beach
The name means fish
Leave India behind
and enter a New World
And it's a world full of Japan
SAKURA cherry blossom garden on the ceiling
The best Japanese SAKE
It's authentic
They even have ASAHI SUPER DRY
served ice-cold for the home sick
surf beaten Acrobat from Japan
The restaurant is beautiful and peaceful
But we're really here for the food
SUSHI
Avocado shrimp & Mayonnaise MAKI roll
This is a hit with the European tourists
Yumm
GYOUZA
Welcome sight for the hungry. These dumplings will take you back to
that small Ramen joint you've been craving
back in Japan
Oh,yeah
Boom! UDON with WAKAME & sesami
Handmade with local ingredients in the restaurant
I can love those noodles all night long
The main course. Sesame roll tuna complete with MISO soup GOHAN
Baby
Look at those juices
It's ready to be devouered
A meal fit for any lover of good food
All available so far from Japan
but so close to my stomach
Food is beyond simple words
It's meant to be eaten
The first bite leaves me speechless
This is too much food a single road warrior
............ it needs
a family
sadly
Lacking chopstick skills
No spoon?
instant RAMEN is ubiquitous you can find them anywhere in
convenience stores and supermarkets
and the're really light and easy to transport to other countries
so what I did was...
I bought a case of them, took them into the countryside of India
And just... let them go to town see what happens
That's one great experiment
Take a look
Nipani city is located between Mumbai and Bangalore
with the closest major city being Colapore
Rural, charming and friendly that's Nipani life
Subway
No way
It auto rich on motorcycles and good old walking
And it's a perfect place to test Japan's famous
Instant RAMEN
From the start, there's one thing that never changes RAMEN
Instant and fresh
It brings a smile to everyone's face
Let's try
Instant Pasta with TARACO
a spicy small fish egg
First we discover a strainer for the noodles and flavor packs
The noodles aren't freeze-dried but preserved in a package to maintain its
texture
That requires scissors although there's usually an easy to open
cut in the bag if it can be found
And hot water
Wash in straining
add water again???
I think we forgotten that this is pasta
That's okay
It'll taste good with the seasoning
Here comes TARACO
Spicy fish eggs
Mix it all up and I guess we're
ready to eat???
How does it taste?
What' the taste? is it good?
It doesn't look like a PANDHARA RASSA
It's like a white RASSA
Indian famous dish
Yeah,it's good,it's good,very good
This...taste is fish egg
Yeah
Yeah,it does look like
Okay ,okay,thank you
Nipani residents are getting curious about our taste testing
Everyone wanted a bite
Endless noodle
there's always one
That smile says it all
One bowl isn't enough for such group
The only thing to do was to keep trying more flavors
Here's a premium flavor TONKOTSU
Instant RAMEN
Don't remove the lid completely
We need the lid on after adding water
....but that's okay
Roll with it
The crowd waits in anticipation
This RAMEN has a lot of ingredients to it
Just mix it all up
It's normal to wait three minutes
The noodles don't seem to be cooperating
How are your chopstick skills?
Bringing the bowl up to your face when standing will make it easier to eat
How is taste?
Yeah,it's good
Little spicier than that other one
Now slurp the hot noodles
Slurp
slurp
and slurp again
Really
There are many different ways to eat RAMEN
Fun is one of the ingredients
No chopsticks
No problem
Eating with hands is part of Indian culture
This is a potato and cheese RAMEN
It's easy
add water
Wait
and mix
and slurp
Of course
Like a hungry SAMURAI in any
Tokyo RAMEN joint
How about the strong guy?
is he up to the RAMEN challenge?
Try it Hands free
Those glorious noodles need to be eaten fast
All of them
It's pure energy
But wait, there's more
This is from a famous maker
and perfect for a vegetarian
Creamy milk and seafood
Once again, just add water and wait three minutes
Mix it up and
slurp
affordable
Tasty easy and portable
Instant RAMEN might just have a home here in India too