Behind the Counter at Japan’s Hangover Cure Ramen Restaurant
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Today I’m going behind the counter in Japan at Ornin, a ramen shop in Gotanda serving one of the most unique bowls of Japanese food you can find. If you are exploring Tokyo travel and building your Japan guide or Tokyo food guide, this is a spot you would never expect to become Japan’s hangover cure. This Japan food documentary follows Kumazaki san, the owner who fell in love with shijimi ramen at a small shop in Matsuyama. The original Japanese restaurant had been run for 22 years before closing, and he convinced the owner to train him so he could carry on the recipe. To learn authentic Japanese cuisine, he moved there for two months, studying every detail despite the owner cooking purely on intuition. Shijimi ramen is a clear soup made from small clams packed with nutrients like taurine and B vitamins. This is part of Japanese food culture and everyday Japan life. Kumazaki san carefully adjusts cooking time to balance umami without drying the clams. If you are wondering what to eat in Tokyo or searching for unique Japanese ramen, this Tokyo food experience shows how a simple clam became one of Japan’s most interesting dishes.
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I hope that you'll be able to cover more of those shops in a future video, since it seems like exploring the different food options at that entire mall (snacks, drinks, soups, etc.) could be its own video, let alone a "let's try the food at this mall" video. If that's possible, I can't wait to see it.
Also, happy late birthday, Paolo. I wish you and your family good wishes for the year, and it was nice that the shop owner gave you a cake for it. Maybe one day, you could do a video of exploring desert places when its near one of your birthdays in the future, even if it won't be till next year.
What is the ambient song used from 0:38 onwards? Sounds really nice!
I’m so worried he’s going to hit his head on the steel canopy above the stove at 8:49 😢.
Drinking alcohol will dehydrate you and ramen is very salty which is the main ingredient in electrolyte drinks. It has little to do with the clams, it's the salt in the ramen that helps with a hangover.
Both the owner and workers were impressive!
i don't eat clams but i'll eat the noodles lol
Always waiting for this
great video but not vegetarian
Hey Paolo, this is by far the best video I've seen from you, as its great food but most importantly its shows HEALTH benefits of Japanese food. I love a beer like most people…. so I would gladly like to try this amazing Shijimi Ramen.. and/or the Orni shot. Please show more of these type of amazing health foodhideaways, Arigato gozimashita. Look forward to the next episode…:)
You can see the determination and heart the owner has for his business and the food it serves. I especially liked how all the businesses support one another and the vibe of the building itself, is amazing. 😊
inspiring!
HAPPY birthday 🎂
Marvelous video you saw the Behind the Counter, Paolo.
Does the soup really help with hangovers?
The things they can crank out of these tiny places is amazing!
Another video showing real people, this is why Japan is number one
The dishes look yummy, and so do they. 😊✌️
the owner is handsome❤
wow. cake.
Thanks Paulo 🙂👍 Love your videos!
Looooove your hot sauce!! Got some couple months back when we were in Niigata 🎉🎉
Please do a day in the life of a Koi Farmer
What a mistake watching this before going to bed. 😆
❤
Finally another behind the counter video again, thanks
I love this episode <3
Awesome.
He wants to eliminate hangovers but closed on Sundays! Most people have hangovers on Sundays! 😅