sushi chefs, he heads every day to tsukiji, tokyo s central fish market. where nearly 3,000 tons of the world s best seafood arrives every day. but unlike most others at his level, who arrive at 4:00 a.m. to cream off what they perceive as the best and freshest, yasuda-san arrives later. he does not buy the ridiculously expensive otoro, the fatty belly meat of the blue fin tuna, that people have been known to pay hundreds of dollars a pound for. instead, he buys tuna from the heads, using his knife skills to go for qualities that most others miss. removing every bit of sinew from what would otherwise be a difficult piece of meat. in tow, it s well, perfect. and he cures the results, actually cures it. breaking down its molecular structure in a desirable way by freezing it quickly in a medical-grade blast freezer, where it will stay for a week or longer at minus 82 degrees celsius. he pioneered this technique years ago in new york, where, if
hundreds of dollars a pound for. instead, he buys tuna from the heads, using his knife skills to go for qualities that most others miss. removing every bit of sinew from what would otherwise be a difficult piece of meat. in tow, it s well, perfect. and he cures the results, actually cures it. breaking down its molecular structure in a desirable way by freezing it quickly in a medical-grade blast freezer, where it will stay for a week or longer at minus 82 degrees celsius. he pioneered this technique years ago in new york, where, if you bothered to ask, he would ve proudly told you that the absolutely unbelievably sublime piece of perfect sushi you were eating was frozen. mm, delicious. yasuda: thank you very much. anthony: which is more important, the rice or the fish? yasuda: rice. anthony: or what percentage? anthony: rice? more important? yasuda: uh, about 90%.
instead, he buys tuna from the heads, using his knife skills to go for qualities that most others miss. removing every bit of sinew from what would otherwise be a diicult piece of meat. in tow, it s well, perfect. and he cures the results, actually cures it. breaking down its molecular structure in a desirable way by freezing it quickly in a medical-grade blast freezer, where it will stay for a week or longer at minus 82 degrees celsius. he pioneered this technique years ago in new york, where, if you bothered to ask, he would ve proudly told you that the absolutely unbelievably sublime piece of perfect sushi you were eating was frozen. mm, delicious. yasuda: thank you very much. anthony: which is more important, the rice or the fish? yasuda: rice. anthony: or what percentage? anthony: rice? more important? yasuda: uh, about 90%. anthony: wow, that s yasuda: fish is a second ingredient.
sushi chefs, he heads every day to tsukiji, tokyo s central fish market. where nearly 3,000 tons of the world s best seafood arrives every day. but unlike most others at his level, who arrive at 4:00 a.m. to cream off what they perceive as the best and freshest, yasuda-san arrives later. he does not buy the ridiculously expensive otoro, the fatty belly meat of the blue fin tuna, that people have been known to pay hundreds of dollars a pound for. instead, he buys tuna from the heads, using his knife skills to go for qualities that most others miss. removing every bit of sinew from what would otherwise be a difficult piece of meat. in tow, it s well, perfect. and he cures the results, actually cures it. breaking down its molecular structure in a desirable way by freezing it quickly in a medical-grade blast freezer, where it will stay for a week or longer at minus 82 degrees celsius. he pioneered this technique years ago in new york, where, if you bothered to ask, he would ve proudly told
structure in a desirable way by freezing it quickly in a medical grade blast freezer where it will stay for a week or longer in minus 82 degrees celsius. he pioneered this technique years ago in new york, where if you bothered to ask, he would have proudly told you that the absolutely unbelievably sublime piece of perfect sushi you were eating was frozen. delicious. thank you very much. which is more important, the rice or the fish? rice. more important? what percentage? about 90%. wow. fish is the second ingredient. the main ingredient is rice. so my sushi is rice. yasuda, he still trains, though his fighting days are over. he says he was tired of hurting people. he brings me to try and show me how his sushi technique and kilkusheen karate are one in the