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Higashi-Azabu, Minato Ward

Tokyo Tower.

I haven't been this close in a long time...

So this is it...

What's this...

The national flag!

An embassy... and it's Panama's.

I'm a bit nervous.

Thank you very much for doing business with me.

Not at all.

I'm sorry, too. Even though it was a sudden request...

And you brought these all the way here... It must have been heavy, right?

It was nothing.

I hope the tasting party will be a success.

Because the future of Panama's coffee is at stake.

And these cups are just perfect!

I'm glad I could be of help.

So if you'll excuse me.

Would you like to try the coffee?

No, um... It's a luxury item, isn't it?

Please don't bother...

No, please...

I'd really like to hear your opinion.

Oh well...

I insist.

What's with those intense eyes...

MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA INOGASHIRA GORO

Regardless of time or society...

Let's see Over there?

Maybe this shop?

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

Wonder if this is a good one?

Alright! Trying my luck with this!

Oh well, here goes nothing!

For someone who's "belly" hungry Huh? Unexpectedly just right...

for someone who's belly hungry

...he will become selfish and liberated for a moment.

Liquor? Nope, I don't "drink" so.

...28cm, right

Without being disturbed by anyone...

Well, let's see Okay!

...to eat freely is an act of aloofness.

It's good! Oh...

Now this is what I'm talking about, this one

This act is the best comfort given...

Have no problem with this whatsoever Mm Mm Slurp Huff

Excuse me? Can I order for take out? Su~re

Is there something here I could take home?

...equally to every man.

Fully Enjoying A Solo Meal

Ah, I'm enjoying this I'm really enjoying this shop!

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Ep. 3: "Moussaka and Dolmades in Higashi-Azabu, Minato Ward, Tokyo"

Man, I'm in trouble.

I can't tell the subtle differences between coffees.

SUBTITLES BY WABI-SABI SUBS

Thank you for your patience.

Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS

This is Geisha coffee from Panama.

Please drink it black.

Thank you.

I'll try it now.

Please go ahead.

It's a precious variety that hasn't arrived in Japan yet.

Please give me your opinion as if you were a representative of Japan.

"Representative of Japan"...

It's done quite beautifully... Note: Usually said during tea ceremony to praise the host

What?

No, I mean, uh...

Um, it has a warm taste...

It's deep... and bitter.

Sa... Su... Um... Co...

It's delicious coffee.

Thanks to your cup, it looks even more luxurious.

Oh, is that so. I'm glad I could help you.

I think I can get through the tasting somehow with this.

Thank you so much.

Oh, don't mention it.

If you'd like, you can have this.

Please try to come to Panama sometime.

Just like Japan, the country is surrounded by oceans, so their seafood is delicious.

Oh, I love seafood.

Ceviche made with shrimp and white fish is quite popular.

Ce-ce-ceviche?

Yes.

I'll remember that.

Sebi...

Ceviche...

That was nerve-wracking.

I felt like I was using muscles I don't normally use.

It's been a while since I've been abroad too.

I wish I can have a foreign meal where I don't understand the menu at all.

Oh no! Just when I uttered, "foreign meal"...

...I suddenly felt hungry!

All right...

Let's look for a shop.

Something tells me we'll find some treasure around here.

Well, what shall we eat?

A nostalgic city scene.

At the foot of Tokyo Tower...

What is this shop?

Welcome.

Nope.

This isn't the time to be filling our stomachs with dessert.

Oh, the rain has stopped. Good.

This one's an Indian restaurant.

Next door is Italian.

A town with a rich international flavor.

New Mouthfeel "Milano Pudding"

Over here's a pastry shop? Hmm...

I'm completely lost in the Higashi-Azabu Labyrinth.

Huh?

That one...

Greek food... Heh~.

GYRO PITA

"Gyro Pita"...

We appreciate your patience.

Ebi Chili?

Nah, can't be.

What is that?

I don't know what they are... But isn't that exactly what a foreign meal is?

Inside is Greece, huh.

Then, let's enter Greece.

Welcome. Please sit wherever you prefer.

Excuse me. Here is the menu.

Please call me when you're ready to place your order.

"Tzatziki... Melitzano... Spanakopita".

Here they come... I'm getting stumped...

"Saganaki... Souvlaki... Kleftiko..."

I have no idea what these are.

I'm in Japan but I don't know where I am.

What to do...

Let's see...

"Tzatziki... it comes with Greek yogurt."

Hmm? Oh, there are descriptions underneath.

Melitzano is... grilled aubergine?

So Greeks eat grilled aubergine...

Dolmades are...

"(Grape) vine leaves stuffed with rice and minced beef."

Grape vine leaves?

I can't picture it.

Lamb Kleftiko.

"A traditional Greek dish roasted slowly for 5 hours."

Oh, this is it!

I found the treasure!

"Moussaka is a famous Greek dish....

Baked aubergine, beef, potatoes and white sauce."

Even if you know the answer, it still makes you wonder, doesn't it?

In the end, you have to eat it to understand it.

In a foreign country, just stick your chest out to ask for something you don't know.

Excuse me.

Yes. Are you ready to order?

Tzatziki and....

Melitzano and...

Dolmades.

Today's appetizer platter has Tzatziki, Melitzano and Taramasalata.

Would you like to have that?

Then, please change it to that.

Alright. I've noted it down.

Then, you'll have Appetizer Platter and Dolmades.

And also...

Now it's time to make a decision!

Should I go with traditional cuisine or modern cuisine?

*Shopping centers housing boutiques and fashion outlets Ancient ruins or fashion buildings*?

Mythology or Instagram?

Well, in the end, the basic rule of travel is to use your instincts!

Moussaka.

Moussaka, right?

Moussaka, please.

Yes sir.

Would you like something to drink?

Lemonade, please.

Lemonade? Got it.

If you'll excuse me.

That was a close one...

I see. Moussaka is gratin.

Aubergine au gratin is good, isn't it?

This is already Greece.

White and blue, like the atmosphere of a port town...

Looks delicious.

The child looks at home in Greece.

Here is the Lemonade.

[Lemonade] Refreshing lemon is comfy

It's summer!

The winds of the Aegean Sea are blowing...

Please.

Here is the Appetizer Platter.

From here, this is yogurt dip called Tzatziki.

[3 Kinds of Appetizer Platter (Tazatziki • Taramo • Melitzano] Three Kinds of Greek representative paste You will be relieved by the gentle flavors

Taramo which is a codfish dip.

And then Melitzano is paste made from grilled aubergine.

Please eat by putting it on pita bread.

Alright, let's start our sightseeing tour of Greece!

I humbly receive.

Pita bread... seems like naan...

Yogurt... Refreshingly sour.

An overture to Greek food.

Next, Taramo.

Cod may be cod, but this is a child of the Mediterranean cod.

But it's perfect with Pita Pan-kun!

The last but not the least, the grilled aubergine...

Aubergine.

A faintly, grilled aubergine in the distance.

But it's a completely different dish from the Japanese grilled aubergine.

Aubergines show this kind of aspect in Greece.

Aubergine-kun, you're delicious.

Thank you for waiting. Here is the Dolmades.

[Dolmades] Meat and rice wrapped in grape leaves! Bales of rice that can be eaten in one bite

These are grape leaves?

Actually, this Dolmades...

...is said to be the original form of Cabbage Rolls.

Oh, is that so?

Yes.

Moussaka is also said to be the origin of gratin and lasagna...

...and there are many such dishes in Greek cuisine.

Please take your time.

It seems I still don't know much about Greece.

But cabbage rolls are my favorite.

I suddenly feel a sense of familiarity with it.

Let's see...

So it's like this.

It's the Greek cabbage roll.

There's rice inside... It's like Inari-style.

*Pink colored rice cake wrapped with sakura leaf Or more like... Sakura Mochi*.

Grape leaves... how interesting.

It's packed with umami.

Welcome.

Hello. Party of three with reservations.

We've been expecting you. This table, please.

Yes, thank you.

I'll take this inner chair.

How about if I do this?

Sourness is up. Not bad.

Sorry, I'm late.

Welcome.

Sorry, I was looking for a parking space... Sorry about that.

Here.

Sorry.

Welcome.

How are you, boss?

I'm fine.

Can we have Moussaka?

Yes, no problem.

I need to feed these ladies.

I understand.

Do you want a salad or something?

Yes, and this Gyro Pita too.

Excuse me!

Yes.

How are you?

You're so cute today.

Such a shame hiding all that prettiness under a mask, really.

Thank you very much.

Excuse me, um...

Yes.

About this dessert...

It's becoming an all out foreign restaurant.

Here is Moussaka.

Um, I have a question.

Yes?

Um, earlier, at the entrance... I saw something about shrimps...

Something like shrimps with chilli sauce, what is that?

Yes, um, it's Saganaki Shrimps.

It's called "Saganaki Shrimps".

Saganaki?

Yes.

Can I have that?

Certainly.

Moussaka-san is here...

[Moussaka] Lotsa cheese and a hint of cinnamon A great discovery of Greek feast!

It's definitely lasagna-ish.

I can't wait to taste it.

It's hot!

This is how it is, huh...

I'm liking it.

It's quite chunky.

Potatoes, minced meat, cheese, and aubergine.

Kuh~ Hot!

Cheese and potatoes... are relentlessly hot.

This is suitable for both young and old alike.

If you serve it in school lunch, even kids who don't like eggplant will likely enjoy it.

It's getting hot...

But it's a good heat.

Let's run through Greece like this.

Man, I was surprised by the aubergine.

It's working like a different person from Japan.

Aubergine, fluent in Greek.

Okay, if I do it like this...

Could this be the original form of pizza?

It goes well with Moussaka, too.

Yogurt Revolution: Masaka (Unexpected) Moussaka!

Thank you for your patience. Here's Saganaki Shrimps.

Excuse me.

[Saganaki Shrimps] A sharp and spicy taste that's addicting Has a kick and punch that will make you long for rice

This is Saganaki.

So much shrimps.

Let's see.

I see it!

This is how it is...

It's totally different from Ebi Chili.

But I'm sure it's a dish that goes well with rice too.

It has a pasta-like tomato taste.

Oh right...

Do this... and this... and this.

And then...

Like this.

Let's go!

I knew it! It's good!

Goro-style Shrimp Sandwich.

This is a definite taste.

I want to eat this sandwich again and again.

Good, good.

I can feel the heat of Greece.

On the table is the Parthenon.

Plato, the Greek philosopher, said that wonder is the beginning of knowing.

Today I am filled with wonder!

Moussaka... Yeah, this is a good moussaka.

The faraway Greek food connected perfectly with my stomach.

I'm standing in the company of the Greek gods.

That could never happen.

Come to think of it... Greece is the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

I got a gold medal for choosing this restaurant.

Thank you for the meal.

Excuse me.

Wait 30 seconds for the ground coffee to settle, then drink the top cleared liquid.

Yes.

If you'll excuse me.

Thanks.

Greek Coffee Available Baklava Greek Original Old Fashioned Cheesecake Mastic Ice Cream Chocolate Mousse Walnut Ice Cream Greek Yogurt and Honey Thyme

Old Fashioned Cheesecake

BAKLAVA

Ba... Baklava?

Excuse me.

Yes?

What's Baklava?

Baklava is a very sweet Greek pastry...

...made of pastry dipped in syrup.

Oh, then I'll have that.

Yes.

And some Greek coffee....

Sure, Baklava and Greek coffee, right? Okay, got it.

I'll take away the empty plates now.

Excuse me.

[Baklava] Close Encounter of the Sweet Kind Bite into it and you will taste the honey

Wait 30 seconds for the ground coffee to settle...

...and then drink only the top layer of cleared liquid.

Just the top layer?

Yes.

Please don't drink the ground coffee.

What are these... Walnuts and raisins...?

Huh? This... amount...

I'm feeling it.

This is really... very sweet.

Nice.

Oh, is that so.

Nah, nah...

Tell us, what kind of person do you like?

I want someone who'll take good care of me.

It's coming out...

The more I bite into it, the more the honey oozes...

Oh~ it's relentless.

But I totally can go for this.

When I drink coffee with these sweets, a feeling of exoticism is embedded in my mind.

Ah, it's been a good trip!

Greece became even more familiar to me.

I got to know another side of aubergine.

And the sweetness and fragrance of the dessert...

...summons up remembrance of things past.

Based on the manga "Kodoku no Gurume" Story: QUSUMI MASAYUKI Art: TANIGUCHI JIRO (Published by Shukan SPA!)

Screenplay: KODAMA YORIKO

'Inogashira Goro' MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

'Foreign Customer' RAMOS RUY

'Waiting Staff' TAKAYAMA RIKO

I'll definitely try that thing next time.

'Embassy Staff' HARA SACHIE

Opening Narration: NODA KEIICHI

Those fish skewers.

Opening CG: GASP

What was that again?

Music: "THE SCREEN TONES" QUSUMI MASAYUKI FUKUMURA SATOSHI KONO FUMIHIKO SHAKE KURIKI KEN

Suvu... Saga...

Subtitles by WABI-SABI SUBS

Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS

Suvu...?

Opening Narration Translation: DANBURI

Oh never mind...

Producers: KOMATSU YUKITOSHI KIKUCHI TAKEHIRO YOSHIMI KENSHI

Chief Producer: ABE SHINJI

Director: KITABATA RYUICHI

In cooperation with: KYODO TV

A 2021 Production of: TV TOKYO

This drama is fiction

Still More to Come on the Program!

Narrator: UEKUSA TOMOKI (TV Tokyo Announcer)

Author Qusumi Masayuki will visit the shop where the show was filmed...

FURATTO

Higashi-Azabu Volume

This time, this restaurant is in Higashi-Azabu...

...Greek Cuisine,Taverna Milieu.

"Kodoku no Gurume" Original Writer QUSUMI MASAYUKI

I'm in the Mediterranean.

It's really nice here.

In the history of Furatto Qusumi...

...we've never had one in the open air!

Right?

Mastic-Infused Sparkling Water

First is the drink.

Oh, this... is really good.

It's really fragrant...

It suddenly gets cooler if you drink this.

Shopowner MANAKA MASAHARU-san

Okay, here is Melitzanosalata.

Melitzanosalata

Next, grilled aubergine paste: Melitzanosalata.

Is this eggplant?

Yes.

Looks good.

It's delicious.

Thank you.

Ah~ it's good!

You wouldn't think it'd be used actively like this...

The shabby-looking eggplant...

...in a Greek city...

When you see this eggplant working like this...

What the hell, man...

You're being ridiculously cool here!

Everyone will be laughing. Saying, "Look at this Japanese."

Gyro Pita (Chicken)

Next is Greek fast food, Gyro Pita.

Looks ha~rd. Isn't this hard to eat.

I'm digging in.

Go ahead.

Delicious!

It's volumey but lighter than expected.

I think it's because there's a lot of vegetables.

With this one...

...there's fresh veggies, yogurt, meat, potato for the carbs...

You can get complete nutrition.

So this is a one shot complete meal.

This one is more like... even without alcohol...

You don't have to drink.

Featured Eatery: Greek Cuisine, TAVERNA MILIEU Tokyo-to, Minato-ku Higashi-Azabu 2-23-12

Exotic Greek Cuisine, Taverna Milieu.

When you come to the shop, please check our program's website.

Next on "Kodoku no Gurume"...

"Eel Kabayaki Fried Rice with Spicy Oyster and Leeks of Shinmachi, Fuchu City, Tokyo"

Tune in next time.