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Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

The station wasn't like this, was it?

Motosumiyoshi, how many years has it been?

I guess the stores have changed...

But it's a relief to see the shopping street is still bustling.

It's here.

Happiness

♫ My heart is hungry~

♫ Hold me until I burn~

Are you Inogashira-san?

Yes.

♫ My heart is hungry

♫ Hold me until I burn

Well then, it's a pleasure to meet you.

Beer after singing is the best!

You too, Inogashira-san. Please, don't hold back.

I'm a lightweight.

People are not what they seem, huh.

But it's non-alcoholic.

I don't serve alcohol to people who are working.

So please.

Then... I'll help myself.

You're an obedient person, huh.

Even though we just met, you trusted me.

I could be a liar, you know.

Well, I guess we'll find out in about 10 minutes, won't we?

Whether I'm a liar or not.

Let's have another drink.

What's with this person?

Regardless of time or society...

INOGASHIRA GORO MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

Yaho~ Now THIS is a meal!!

Rice, Udon, Mochi. An Unexpected Carbs Festival.

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

Am I hungry and lacking composure?

There is no such thing as a fool who regrets eating a feast

Without being disturbed by anyone...

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

Looks good, tastes good in its actual size

This act is the best comfort given...

...equally to every man.

Yes yes, this is what I wanted to eat Solitary Dining

Long Live

WABI-SABI SUBS PRESENTS

K O D O K U N O G U R U M E

Episode 10: "Pork Steamed Rice Rolls and Wonton Noodles of Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture"

SUBTITLES BY WABI-SABI SUBS

Hooka Suggestions

Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS

I'm glad you liked them.

I'll be able to deliver it in two weeks.

I understand. Thank you.

Contrary to my expectations, it went without a hitch.

Inokashira-san, do you still have time after this?

Yes, it's okay.

Inogashira-san, you're self-employed, right?

Yes.

We're the same, so this is something that could affect you, too...

We're all wondering when our finances and pensions will collapse.

We can't just say that the government will take care of us in our old age, can we?

Uh, yes...

That is why, Inogashira-san...

I want you to protect your own assets, too.

I heard about a good investment...

I'm not interested.

It's not at all some strange thing.

Okay? You already know I'm not a liar.

Uh, no...

Well, I won't force you to do it.

It's easy to do with a smartphone...

I don't have a smartphone.

You're still using a Gala(pagos) phone even now?

But you do have a computer, right?

I don't have one.

But you made this proposal using a computer, didn't you?

My subordinate made it.

You just said you made it yourself...

I meant, I got someone like my subordinate to do it for me.

Then, please bring your subordinate-like business partner with you...

It's my phone, excuse me. I was supposed to receive an important phone call.

It's not ringing...

It's v-v-v-vibrating.

Oh hello?

Oh, the delivery will be in two weeks.

Yes yes, thank you for the business.

Hey wait, wait!

I'll have another drink.

Yes, yes. Okay!

I managed to escape. That was close.

I'll ask the delivery company to deliver the goods.

The wise man keeps away from danger.

It's hard to tell if something is true or false.

But right now, there's one thing I am sure of...

I am... hungry!

Okay, let's find a shop!

Let's see, what shall I eat?

How hungry am I now?

What's that?

A soba restaurant...

I think I'd want something a bit different.

I feel like adding something a little stronger.

Oh! What about this one?

Eel!

I don't think I can wait for it to be cooked.

If I can't wait...

Well, I guess...

If I go back to the shopping street in front of the station, there's at least a ramen shop...

"Kayu" (congee)? "Sai" (vegetables)?

What's this? A congee shop?

Is it under construction? I wonder if it's open.

KAYUNABOU

"Kayunabou"… Judging from the name, it sounds like Chinese.

Thank you for waiting. Here's Ebi Chili.

Thank you.

You're welcome, enjoy.

Oh, it IS Chinese!

Dim Sum Takeout Hot or Frozen Of course, you can eat in the restaurant.

Dim sum.

Seriously Real Wonton Noodles.

Using Bamboo Noodles It's Seriously Wonton Noodles

How seriously is it?

I really want to see how seriously it is.

All right! This is the place!

Can we have some hot water?

Certainly.

Oh, welcome. Please take this seat.

It's delicious, isn't it?

It's so rich.

Yeah, it's really delicious and good for the body.

Yeah, it's healthy food.

Here you are. Snow chrysanthemum and Pu'er fresh tea.

Thank you so much.

Please drink and compare.

Okay.

I'm curious about this, too.

How lovely.

Welcome. This is our menu.

Please call me when you wish to order.

The Difference Between Cantonese Congee and Japanese Congee

"The difference between Cantonese congee and Japanese congee.

Cantonese congee is all about the thickness.

It is simmered from uncooked rice for 5 to 6 hours.

I didn't know there was such a wide variety.

Korean Ginseng Congee is by far the most popular.

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For Gyoza, there's seaweed and kale.

Gyoza Fried Gyoza

Machine-Wrapped Gyoza Hand-Wrapped Gyoza

Isn't this interesting.

Machine-wrapped or hand-wrapped?

Machine-Wrapped Gyoza Hand-Wrapped Gyoza Machine-wrapped are normal sized gyoza Since it's wrapped by hand, it has 2x as many ingredients as machine-wrapped

Hand-wrapped gyoza have twice as many ingredients.

Pardon me, ladies.

Here are Celery Gyoza and Coriander Gyoza.

Wow!

Looks yummy.

Is this celery?

Then I'll try coriander.

It looks like the usual, but...

I'll put that aside for now.

Cantonese Home-Cooked Appetizers/Sides MEAT Garlic-Flavored Deep-Fried Chicken (Salt Flavor) Garlic-Flavored Deep-Fried Pork (Soy Sauce Flavor) Guangzhou-Style Steamed Chicken Kakuni in Black Vinegar

Deep fried Chicken and Deep Fried Pork. Kakuni (stewed diced pork) with Black Vinegar.

Nice~.

Vegetables and Seafood Cabbage with Xiá zi Stir Fry

"Cabbage Xiá zi Stir-Fry."

Xiá zi?

Oh I see, it's shrimp eggs.

Cabbage with Xiá zi (Shrimp Eggs) Stir Fry Potatoes with Shā Chá Jiàng / Suān là Stir Fry

"Potatoes with Shachajiang and Suanla Stir Fry"?

"Wood Ear Mushrooms with Chicken Sauce"?

This shop's Okami knows what she's doing!

Double layered steamed oysters.

Double Layered Steamed Oysters.

Huh? Double layered?

Dried Sea Lettuce and Egg Stir-Fry.

A rainfall of unknown menu items.

The only classics are Ebi Chili and Mapo Tofu.

The Real "Shumai"

The Real "Shumai"!?

The Real "Shumai"

Authentic?

Pork Cháng fěn Our Most Popular!

Pork Cháng fěn...

Huh? What is that?

"Our most popular!" But what is it?

Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters

Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters.

Oi oi, how far are they going with this?

Found it! Seriously "Wonton Noodles."

Seriously "Wonton Noodles" Using Bamboo-Pressed Noodles

*Guangzhou style of using thick bamboo to press the noodles flat Using bamboo-pressed* noodles?

This is a must-have.

Then...

My brain is getting confused...

This one too...

"Drunken chicken and pork shoulder steamed with sake rice malt."

"Shiratama wood ear mushrooms are extremely rare ingredients".

Uwah~!

The spray of this mysterious menu is enough to keep my eyes open.

Ushaa~ There's even dessert...

No no. Just calm down, Goro.

Finish this one first.

This one is a shoo-in, and I'd want some pork.

Or...

Here's the Boiled Shrimp.

Please eat it with the sauce as you like.

You can either remove the shells or not.

Can we eat it all?

Yes, the eyeballs, the legs, you can eat the entire thing.

Even the eyeballs?

Amazing.

If we're going that far, let's start from the head...

I'll get one.

You're not dipping it in the sauce?

Oh right...

It's good!

No way...

Come on, focus...

We should take our time, settle oneself, and take our time with this restaurant.

Oh, right...

Excuse me.

Yes, you're ready to order?

Let's see, Wonton Noodles...

Wonton noodles...

What is this Pork Cháng fěn?

Cháng fěn are rice rolls made by grinding and steaming rice, and we put pork inside.

It's a major dish in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

Ah, then I'll have that, too.

Okay, Pork Steamed Rice Rolls.

And also, Korean ginseng oolong tea.

Okay, Korean ginseng oolong tea.

Please wait for your orders.

I'll just have to keep the signature items on the menu for now.

Then I'll just have to be flexible and go as far as I can.

Over 20 types of hot Chinese tea Cold Chinese Tea

20 kinds of Chinese tea.

"Food is in Guangzhou Taste is in Xiguan."

Welcome. Please take any table you want.

Here.

Please call me when you're ready.

Their obsession with tea is endless.

The tea leaves are produced in collaboration with a Chinese tea shop from which Kayunabou purchases our tea leaves. The pleasant, subtle sweetness of ginseng spreads in the mouth and changes again. The tea is good for your health as it immediately starts your metabolism and warms your body.

Thank you for waiting.

Here's the Steamed Rice Rolls.

Please use the spicy sauce, làjiāo jiàng if you like.

Ah, I can't see it.

Don't be in a hurry, it'll come even if you don't look!

Wow!

Right?

Wow, good. What is this?

It's jiggly, isn't it?

Yeah, it is.

Here is Korean ginseng oolong tea.

Please let me know if you've run out of hot water.

Okay.

[Korean Ginseng Oolong Tea] A surprising balance of color, aroma, and taste

Ooh, smells wonderful.

Delicious.

I don't know but it definitely looks good for your health.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Yes?

Thanks. I'd like to have...

Dark-scented Tieguanyin tea...

Got it.

As well as...

Century Egg Congee.

Dark-scented Tieguanyin tea, and Century Egg Congee, right?

Please wait for your order.

Only tea and congee.

He's a master~! I can't imitate him.

Here you are, Steamed Rice Rolls.

Oh this is it!

[Pork Steamed Rice Rolls] Rice and pork A mysterious fusion Guangzhou's all-time best

It's giving off wildly big vibes!

Please use this spicy sauce làjiāo jiàng as you like.

I humbly receive.

I didn't know rice could be like this.

Wah, it's burin-burin.

I've never had a side dish with this texture before...

Pork is the best!

The way it's wrapped is the best!

The soy sauce is outstanding! Perfect!

It's like I hit the first pitch and it went straight to the left field stands!

Hmm, it's a delicious home run!

The crowd inside me is on its feet!

Oh, this spiciness is good!

This "jiang"-or-something... it's good!

It disappeared so quickly and smoothly.

It's ephemeral.

Here it is. Thank you for your patience.

This is the authentic wonton noodle soup, so the noodles are a little different from the others.

The wanton skin are called "Zhú shēng miàntiáo". They spread easily, so please eat it as soon as possible.

Yes.

[Seriously Wonton Noodles] Noodles with great elasticity and flavor! The decisive factor for the noodles is shrim eggs

Extra-thin noodles.

What an amazing elasticity!

You can't help but to groan.

These are noodles to eat! They have flavor.

But they're Chinese noodles.

It has a firm texture.

This kind of wonton is also good.

This one is Chinese red vinegar.

Don't put it in your soup. Instead, put it in the lotus spoon, and eat it like tsukemen.

It's a nice change of taste. Please give it a try.

I see... This sourness. Nice assist.

I like it!

Its sharpness is different from black vinegar.

I didn't know there was such a thing.

Here it is, enjoy. Century Egg Congee, right?

Here you are.

Thank you. I'm digging in.

Oh man, it's tasty. Seriously Wonton Noodles.

Before I knew it, I find myself seriously eating it.

I'm still going to go all in!

I guess I'd want some congee.

I don't know which one to choose. Their tea was delicious.

So I guess I'll just have to take their word for it!

Korean Ginseng Congee (By far our most popular congee)

And also...

Excuse me.

Yes.

Korean Ginseng Congee...

Yes.

Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters, please.

Got it. Korean Ginseng Congee and Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters, right?

Also, hot water...

Certainly.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Wonton noodles...

Yes.

Water spinach...

And one more Steamed Rice Rolls please.

Wonton noodles, water spinach, and Steamed Rice Rolls, right?

Right.

Got it. Please wait.

Thanks.

You're done with that?

Yes.

Excuse me. Check please.

Yes, thank you.

Korean Ginseng Congee.

Here's pepper if you'd like.

I'll be bringing the Okonomiyaki right away.

Yes.

[Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters] [Korean Ginseng Congee]

[Korean Ginseng Congee] Finally unveiled, by far the best Umami Cantonese congee with the best thickness

Oh~ It tastes so good!

I've never had anything like this before.

It's totally different from the congee I know.

So this is Cantonese congee?

Chinese cuisine is deep~.

This warms me up.

Chicken is delicious and melts in your mouth.

My view of rice porridge as something to eat when you're weak has been shattered!

I could eat this even when I'm feeling energetic!

I can have it morning, noon or night!

I've been curious about this one.

[Chinese Okonomiyaki with Oysters] The aroma of the sea fills the table No sauce required! Its deliciousness is without question!

It looks like Korean pancake.

It's...

Full of the essence of oysters!

I thought there were whole oysters in it.

I didn't expect it was kneaded into the batter.

But this is fine. It's very good.

This kind of oyster flavor is so fresh.

What if I put in the pepper?

It fits!

This chewy dough is also good.

The congee, along with the lingering taste of oysters, is so good!

Genuine ultra-thin wonton noodles and Steamed Rice Rolls.

Cantonese congee and Chinese okonomiyaki.

It's a big carbs festival set in China!

Here you go. Thanks for waiting. This is the water spinach.

Thank you.

Can we have more hot water?

Of course. Coming right up.

It looks delicious.

How do you find it?

We love it!

Oh, that's good. Please eat a lot.

Thank you~.

So many items in such a variety of flavors...

...done by just one person...

It's just too amazing!

I really bow down to you.

Thank you for the meal.

It was a series of things I didn't know.

It will take me about 4,000 years to get to the bottom of Chinese cuisine.

Thank you for coming!

These are authentic wonton noodles, so our noodles are a bit different.

It spreads easily, so please eat it as soon as possible.

Man~, that was a great restaurant.

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

Teleplay by: TAGUCHI YOSHIHIRO

'Inogashira Goro' MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

All right~

'Sachio Mama' BABAZONO AZUSA 'Male Customer' MORITA MASAKAZU

Let's get another job done first!

'Shopowner Husband' SASAI EISUKE

Opening Narration: NODA KEIICHI

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

Subtitles by WABI-SABI SUBS

Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS

Opening Narration Translation: DANBURI

Producers: KOMATSU YUKITOSHI KITAO KENTO YOSHIMI KENSHI

Chief Producer: SOBUE RINA

Directed by: SASAKI GOU

In cooperation with: KYODO TV

A 2022 Production of: TV TOKYO

This drama is fiction

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

FURATTO

Nakahara Volume Narrator: UEKUSA TOMOKI (TV Tokyo Announcer)

This restaurant is located in Nakahara Ward, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture...

...where you can enjoy authentic Cantonese cuisine...

KAYUNABO

..."Kayunabo".

"Kodoku no Gurume" Original Writer QUSUMI MASAYUKI

Excuse me.

Yes.

I'll have the Real "Shumai" please.

Okami ZHAO XINGMING-san

Qusumi-san has already placed his order...

But what is the Real "Shumai"?

Shopowner YAMAMOTO HIROKAZU-san

Hello, thank you for waiting.

This is the Real "Shu--"

The Real "Shumai"

It doesn't look like the "real" ones, though.

Should I... have it as is?

Yes, you can eat it as is.

Can I eat it like this... or dip it in something?

It has a strong seasoning so eat it as it is.

From its looks, I don't what is real or authentic about this...

It's totally different from what you call "shumai", isn't it?

That's right.

It's chewy!

If you put (soy sauce) on it, it becomes (the taste of soy sauce)...

Even though it has many different flavors.

It will taste like soy sauce, right?

So this has a more structural (seasoning)...

Structural!

It's totally different from the shumai I've eaten until now.

But it's definitely shumai.

The taste of this shumai is just the right shumai, but...

It's really...

Structurally delicious in my mouth.

Here's Zasai (Chinese-style pickles).

It's called "Iketeru Za--"... Oh!

Iketeru "Zaizai"

Besides the shumai, Qusumi-san actually ordered a lot of other things...

Delicious.

It's quite spicy.

Snack Vermicelli Noodles

This is...

Amazingly delicious.

Almond Medicinal Congee "Snowflake"

Supe~rb!

You can tell it's good for you.

All drinkers should eat this.

Snow Chrysanthemum

Ah, but this looks good for your body.

Ah, delicious. Well, somehow...

It feels liks a good finish for my body.

Seriously authentic Chinese cuisine.

Featured Eatery: KAYUNABOU Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi Nakahara-ku, Imaiminami-chō 4 - 12

Qusumi-san has touched a part of it.

Before visiting, please check our program's website.

Next on "Kodoku no Gurume"...

Ep. 11: "Salt-Wasabi Pork Rosu Saute of Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture"

Stay tuned for it.