It's time for Kansai region food tour

現在是時候去關西地區美食之旅了。

I've come to Dotonbori region of Osaka, Japan

我來日本大阪的道頓b地區。

Now, there are different words to live by, depending on the city you live in

現在，根據您所居住的城市 和不同的破壞方式

and different ways to come to ruin

，有不同的詞彙可供選擇

In Tokyo, it's the amount of money you spend on shoes,

在東京，這是您花在鞋子上的錢，

In Kyoto they say it's the amount of money you spend on fashionable clothes,

在京都，這是您在時髦的衣服上花的錢，

And here in Osaka, they say it's the amount of money you spend on delicious food.

而在大阪，這是您在美味食品上花的錢。

They actually have a special word for it,

他們實際上有一個特殊的詞，即

KUIDAORE

KUIDAORE

And that literally means you ruin spend on what you are offered to eat

，這字面意思是您破壞了提供的食物上的花費

Now if I were to think which way to go of those 3,

現在，如果我想想那3種方法中的哪一種，

Definitely "death by food" is the option I would pick,

我絕對會選擇“死於食物” ，

So let's go and see, what they have here.

所以讓我們去看看，他們在這裡有什麼。

Come along and we'll try some of the delicious food

來吧，我們將嘗試一些美味的食物

You'll find a lot to look at and enjoy Dotonbori

，當您開始沿著運河行走的那一刻，

the moment you start walking down the canal

您會發現很多東西可以享受道頓b ，

And definitely a lack of variety is not a problem they suffer from here

而且絕對品種齊全，這不是他們在這裡所遭受的問題

You name it, they've got it

。他們有

Seafood restaurant,

海鮮餐廳

KUSHI-KATSU,which is an irresistible type of deep fried stick food by the way.

KUSHI-KATSU ， 順便說一下，這是一種不可抗拒的油炸棍子食品。

Sweets, of course RAMEN, and many more.

糖果，當然還有拉麵，還有更多。

But for me, I thought I'd go for a classic.

但是對我來說，我認為我會去經典。

TAKOYAKI, or octopus balls for the uninitiated,

章魚燒，或者說是章魚未加工的章魚丸，

is a street food born in KANSAI region, specifically in Osaka

是關西地區，特別是在大阪出生的街頭食品

To tell you the truth, I normally struggle to enjoy it,

。說實話，我通常很難享受它，

But on this day, in the birth place of its popularity,

但是今天，在它受歡迎的 發源地

DOTONBORI finally got the flavors right

，道 頓B終於有了味道很對

So this is the Octopus-wheat-flour-ball

所以這就是章魚小麥麵粉球

It's very simple. Wheat, flour, octopus,

這很簡單。小麥，麵粉，章魚，

It has pickled ginger, bonito flakes on top,

它醃姜，頂部柴魚片，

Perhaps some mayonnaise, sometimes

也許一些蛋黃醬，有時

And some SHOYU soya sauce spread on top

和頂部的一些SHOYU醬油傳播

Which is super delicious

這是超級好吃

Now most important to this whole experience is that it must be fresh

現在最重要的是這整個的經驗是，它必須是新鮮的

I had my initial impression ruined for TAKOYAKI because I had it reheated

，我有我最初的因為我重新加熱 或購買了它，讓它冷卻下來，

or purchased it and let it cool down

給TAKOYAKI留下了深刻的印像

If you want those flavors to pop, you want to get it totally fresh like this,

如果您想讓這些口味流行起來，您想讓它像這樣完全新鮮，

And if you can absolutely find it like we did if you come to DOTONBORI

如果您能像來到DOTONBORI一樣絕對地找到它，就可以了。

Let's check it out

讓我們來看看

Just, just as I'd hoped

剛，就像我所希望的

Flavor is coming out so much

味道出來這麼多，

I not usually a fan of bonito flakes but....

我通常不是一個柴魚片的粉絲，但是....

with this flavor combination it works very very well

這個味合用它工作得非常好

Totally guilty of loving mayonnaise

全犯愛蛋黃醬

I have to reign this in

我要統治這個在

And it seems the Japanese have a love affair of it as well

它看來，日本有它的戀情，以及

It's a dangerous love affair. Dangerous, dangerous love affair

這是一個危險的戀情。危險，危險的戀情，

But almost impossible to resist

但幾乎​​無法抗拒，

So of course, the form that we find DOTONBORI in today is not how it always was

所以，當然，今天我們發現的道頓B的形式並非總是如此

The development started in the 1600s

。1600年代的發展始於

With an enterprising business man who thought it would increase the commercial viability of the area

一個進取的商人，他認為這會增加該地區的商業生存能力

were he to expand the river

被他擴大的河流

And it worked, since within 50 years, there were 3 KABUKI theaters

和它的工作，因為在50年內，有3歌舞伎劇院

And 5 BUNRAKU theaters,

和5文樂劇場，

which are kind of puppet theaters

這是一種木偶劇院

So when I say Osaka is Bohemian and colorful,

所以當我說大阪是波希米亞和豐富多彩的，

it definitely started a long time ago

它肯定開始在很久以前

Our food journey is of course not over

我們的食物旅程當然還沒有結束

Not by far

到目前為止

We are, though, faced with a difficult question,

，儘管如此，我們仍然面臨一個難題，

what next?

下一步該怎麼辦？

Sometimes abundance of choice is a curse more than a blessing

有時候，豐富的選擇而不是祝福，更是一種詛咒。

What do we choose?

我們該選擇什麼？

When faced with a thousand choices, how will we make a decision?

面對上千種選擇時，我們將如何做出決定？

Fear not, that's why I'm here

不用擔心，這就是為什麼我在這裡

It's obvious what we should do.

很明顯，我們應該做什麼。

All right, we're doing a little bit of sit down fair,

好吧，我們正在做一些坐下的事情，

we're not just doing the street food via next to the canal, as lovely as that is,

我們不只是在運河旁做街頭美食， 還真

I've come down here to try DOTONBORI's OKONOMIYAKI

可愛， 我來這兒嘗試道頓to的OKONOMIYAKI

And that is Japanese savory pancake.

，那是日語美味的煎餅。

Now there is a couple ways to have this, depending on type of city that you're in

現在，有幾種方法可以做到這一點，具體取決於您所在的城市類型。

So first of all you're going to order the ingredients which will be inside your pancake

因此，首先，您要訂購薄煎餅內部的食材，

And that would be something like, seafood.

就像海鮮。

or you're going to have beef, or pork or vegetables or a mix

或您將要吃牛肉，豬肉，蔬菜或

And all those ingredients you will mix together

混合在一起的食物，然後將所有這些成分混合在一起，

You make your delicious pancake

使您的美味煎餅變得

Maybe top it off with some mayonnaise,

可能還加上一些蛋黃醬

and sauces along side as well

和調味 醬，

But they mix them together. That is distinct in Osaka

但也將它們混合在一起。在大阪，這是截然不同的。

But when you go to Hiroshima, the ingredients will be layered.

但是當您去廣島時，食材將被分層。

as opposed to mixed together,

而不是混合在一起，

And addition to that, they will include some kind of noodle

此外，它們還將包括某種麵條

which is a cool variety if you are into trying something different

，如果您嘗試不同的東西， 那 將是一個很酷的品種。

So as I mentioned, there are quite a lot of flavors to choose from here,

正如我所提到的，這裡有很多口味可供選擇，

I haven't had pork in a while and it so happens that it's one of my favorite

我還沒有偶爾有豬肉，所以碰巧是我最喜歡的豬肉之一。

Actually when I was young, I used to live in a hobby farm,

實際上，當我年輕的時候，我曾經住在一個愛好農場，

My family raised pigs there among many other things

我的家人在那裡養豬 ，有時我對此懷有

I get nostalgic for it sometimes but....

很多 懷舊之情，但是... 。

enough talk. Let's discuss these flavors

夠了談話。讓我們討論這些口味

Fresh, fresh ingredients. Tasting that immediately

新鮮的新鮮食材。嘗起來 我

I went with the sweeter sauce since they had two options for that

馬上 就選擇了甜醬，因為它們有兩種選擇供

which you put on

您

I'm enjoying that

享用，我很

What's not to like about pancakes

喜歡煎餅不喜歡的東西。

So if you have ever seen DOTONBORI on Instagram,

所以，如果您曾經在Instagram上看到過DOTONBORI，

then this guy is probably showed up there

那麼這個傢伙很可能就出現在 他

He is sort of you might say the unofficial mascot of the area

那裡了。 您可能會說，該地區的非官方吉祥物，

And he is associated with food as well.

而且他也與食物有關。

He went up in 1935

他於1935年上任。

He is associated with the company which makes POCKY

他與POCKY製造公司相關聯。

If you don't know what POCKY is, they are these delicious snack-able carbohydrate stick

如果您不知道POCKY是什麼，它們就是這些可食用的零食碳水化合物棒

that are dipped in different variety of flavors

，蘸有各種口味，

From strawberry to Maccha

從草莓到Maccha，

Just like Kit Kat has a lot of flavors here in Japan, so does POCKY

就像Kit Kat所擁有的一樣。日本有很多口味，POCKY也是

So if you do get a chance to come down to DOTONBORI, be sure to get a picture with GLICO MAN

如此。因此，如果您有機會品嚐道頓DO，一定要和GLICO MAN拍照，

because it's a long standing tradition

因為這是一個悠久的傳統，

You think with all that TAKOYAKI and OKONOMIYAKI filling my belly,

您會覺得TAKOYAKI和OKONOMIYAKI充滿了我的肚子，

I am satisfied....but...

我很滿意....但...

That is until I pass a really good deal for some GYOZA

這是直到我通過一個非常好的協議對於一些餃子

And there was one

和有一個

It was about 500yen, about 5USD roughly,

它是關於500日元，約5USD大致

For 6 and a beer,

為 6和啤酒，

And that was an offer I could not refuse

這是一個我能不拒絕這

Also a great way to cap off a great day

也是結束美好一天 的 好方法

The heavy lifting is done

繁重的工作已經完成

The heavy chewing. Maybe that's more accurate

繁重的咀嚼。也許更準確

The food was fantastic. Really really good

。食物很棒。真的很好，

I usually don't like TAKOYAKI. I like it when it's this fresh and this delicious

我通常不喜歡TAKOYAKI。我喜歡它的新鮮和美味，

I don't often eat OKONOMIYAKI, that was fantastic. Really really good

我不常吃OKONOMIYAKI，那太好了。真的非常好

Now, I'm showing next to this guy,

現在，我要顯示在這個傢伙

Shouting out for the art next to the canal

旁邊，為運河旁的藝術品大喊大叫

For the big portion of the canal, there are these murals all the way around

對於 運河 的大部分，到處都是這些壁畫

In fact I think an art that's been done on my friend's guitar from an artist down that way

。事實上，我認為在我自己身上完成的一幅藝術品一位藝術家的朋友的吉他，

Which is super cool

這 太 酷了。

So if you're not into the foody thing but want to snap a few shots,

所以，如果您不喜歡食物，但想拍幾張照片，

You will find some really good opportunities here

您會在這裡找到一些非常好的機會，

This was so much fun to me

這對我來說 真是太好 了，我

I'm probably coming back to make more videos here

可能會來返回此處以製作更多視頻，

because I saw a bunch of seafood restaurants and I love seafood

因為我看到了一堆海鮮餐廳，並且我 特別 喜歡海鮮，

especially crab

尤其是螃蟹。

Thank you very much for watching

非常感謝您的收看

I hope to catch you in the next one

，希望您能在下一個中找到

Take care up there, be safe

您。保重，安全

and that's all for now

，僅此而已