Macriobotic, Vegetarian Junk Food: マクロビのファストフード！

[stalepixel]

thanks, good to know for us vegi/vegan travelers!

[99knight]

i need to go to japan just for this food.....

[Ikana64]

I'm going to Japan in a few years and I'm vegan, so glad to know places like this exist! ^_^

[manthoney]

man, if there were a restaurant like that around here (Iowa City, USA) I'd be there constantly. The concept is awesome (veggie junk food!) and the owner is a charismatic and cool dude.

but I'd guess just generally it's pretty hard to find vegetarian options in Japan? I mean, Japan's a fishing nation, being an island, so I bet everything is seafood. I almost always eat vegetarian, but not for any specified purpose, I just don't like meat much. Pepperoni on pizza, BLT every so often, that's it.

[robokon4443]

拘っているから話後しつこくなるそこんところは勘弁してあげてく­ださい

[KarinaU212]

I really hate that Japan had ever began adopting a western diet. The Japanese are still the healthiest people in the world, but now they are facing diseases they never or rarely ever did as recent as 60-70 years ago. I really want to go to Japan and I always thought it would be easy to find vegan places to eat there, but I keep coming across articles and videos saying there is practically nowhere for vegetarians and vegans to eat. So glad there are places like Mana Burger there.

[bobbyjudo]

@KarinaU212 I think you can expect to see a movement back toward traditional cuisine with a focus on health. Japan will always value fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients very highly. Thanks for the comment!

[KarinaU212]

@bobbyjudo I hope so. I think it is completely unnecessary for countries who have such rich and fabulous cultures and histories, to give them up to be more like the west, especially when it has to do with something as important as their diet and health.

[Ashtraygal]

damn I am hungry now... I wish there was that kind of restaurant in my city!

[jpfuntimes]

Excellent! Being vegetarian it's always hard to find places to eat out, so mostly I stick to Italian or Indian restaurants. Next time I'm in Fukuoka will have to try out this place. Thanks for posting about it! Very nice with the owner's interview, too.

[TheSomethingWitty]

Is there any sort of place like this in other parts in Japan? I'm in Niigata and would really love to find somewhere like this

[ChoiFungWa]

Are you vegetarian?

[bobbyjudo]

@ChoiFungWa Nah, but I enjoy vegetarian cooking.

[spacetraveller2521]

すげえ、うまそー

今度行きます！！！

情報ありがとーう

[Hind1982]

Alfalfa sprouts in Cieala's burger are very healthy!

[melonsoda24]

interesting! thanksfor sharing!

[Origini6]

HOLY CRAP that burger looked absolutely delicious!!!!! =0

[i12k]

BOBBY..!! BAR...BEER!!! love your food guide, made me jizz my pants everytime' you would be an awesome tour guy to hang around with in jpn & i'll look up to you as my bigger brother.. even though i am about as your age LOL

[InSpaceAndTime2012]

Thank you SO much for doing this video! 

[Nemesis093781]

Some great looking food, plus I liked your vegetarian video as well

[yuichituba]

This was really interesting to watch. Very good interview with the Mana Burger guy.

勘違いかもしれないけど、ボビージュト君日本語もっとうまくなっ­た？なんかもっとナチュラルに聞こえるんだけど。

[bobbyjudo]

@yuichituba I notice a difference when I watch my vids from a year ago. It's slow progress, but I guess I'm getting better. Thanks!

[markshmily]

Damn... those burgers looked good!

I'm glad I had lunch before watching this..lol

Thanks for sharing.

[bobbyjudo]

@krlwrx tell him I sent you!

[bobbyjudo]

@strati5 I'm guessing you're asking about "omoimasu" cause I say that word way too much in this video, and in general. Bad habit. It means "I think" and you can use it with "shitai," meaning "to want to (do)" as a polite way to say what you're going to do. Like if you're going to begin a meeting, or a class or something, you'd say "Hajimetai to omoimasu." "I think I'd like to begin now."

[cloudstrifeification]

I'm glad to see this video and the Japanese are starting to take notice about the western diet which is high in bad fats, cholesterol, trans fats, sweets etc. Hopefully, they will get smart and not end up like a lot of Americans obese with lots of health problems.

[shinsuke422]

おいしそう。

look delicious!!!

btw, Can i watch your tv show in Saga?

is it hard incopyright aspect?

[bobbyjudo]

@shinsuke422 Yeah, I can't put up videos because of copyright problems. Sorry!

[nunuinoi]

おいしそう。。。行ってみたい。

[bobbyjudo]

@nunuinoi GO NUI!

[yumyumsesame]

Like like like! This was a really interesting video. :) I'm not vegetarian but I often find myself ordering vegetarian dishes because they're so yummy and healthy.

[bobbyjudo]

@yumyumsesame I definitely want to learn to cook more vegetably stuff.

[JustMiyabi]

ミカエラさんの食べてた、Ｇａｒｄｅｎ　Ｍａｎａがすごく美味しそう！それにすごいボリューム！！オーナ­ーのトラさん、微妙に英単語混じりのトークが面白かったです！h­aha! ＾０＾

[bobbyjudo]

@JustMiyabi 凄く優しい人で、凄く面白かったです！

[sk0616]

thanks!

this is very nice video

the owner is so cool and friendly

[chiaki13]

OMG! I wanna live in Japan so badly!

[echomusiq]

So I'd totally hang out with that guy

[kablam86]

im gonna study japanese in fukuoka in about a year, hopefully this place will still be around by then.

[bobbyjudo]

@kablam86 I'd say you can count on it. Make sure to check out their blog.

[yoshimaru12]

そゆうお店があるのっていいね！！

ベジタリアンになるのって難しいからね、肉が全てって感じになっ­てるから．．．

大阪にもマナバーガーズみたいなお店内かなぁ？

最後に食べたピクルスのは何だったの？

[bobbyjudo]

@yoshimaru12 It's probably more of a reflection on me than anything else, but whenever i show friends or family around, they're always like "So... they don't eat vegetables in Japan, huh?" :)

Those pickle looking things... were pickles. American style. Crunchy and everything.

[yoshimaru12]

@bobbyjudo ahahaha it does sort of seem like that, but they have very healthy things in everything. except, i'm not a very big fan of the concept of "if you deep fry it, it's good."

[ReyFortea]

I love you for this:)

[bobbyjudo]

@ReyFortea Gotsta give the people what they want. More recipes to come!

[Ido013]

lol first time I ever heard the term macrobiotic! XD

[bobbyjudo]

@Ido013 look it up online! it's interesting stuff.

[Ido013]

@bobbyjudo You're right, glad I checked that out, coincidently it seems to have been greatly influenced by Japanese people~ XD

[LordBalto]

Interesting interview. The guy seemed really friendly.

[BriCareful]

I think he should open a TraderTora's lol

[joelmb1000]

For the last 60 years and even today there's been this notion in Japanese society that they should be more like American society in terms of anything even how they should eat like that man basically just said in this video, but the Japanese shouldn't base what and how they eat off of what Americans eat, especially if you consider the obesity rate in America. I'm glad to hear that the Japanese are being a little more concerned with what they eat.

[bobbyjudo]

@joelmb1000 good point.

[iamtakingover]

so it's not a chain restaurant? :(

[bobbyjudo]

@iamtakingover He's working on expanding, but not yet.

[BanzaiLang]

Looks delicious! Tora-san seems like a really nice person

[quitodeus7]

Vegetarian for 6 years now, I´m glad you made this kind of video too!! :D

Thanks!

[LookSquirrel]

You speak in nothing but Japanese lately even if your videos are mostly viewed by English speakers. Trying to keep it sharp?

[Ciaela]

@LookSquirrel More like trying to appeal to an audience that isn't entirely English Speakers? Fun fact: most Japanese viewers don't make youtube accounts, but they still watch--you're judging the fanbase by the comments, but there are lots of Japanese people who have seen what Bobbyjudo does and they enjoy it just as much.

[LookSquirrel]

@Ciaela

Wow, did I strike a nerve..? I'm sorry if I offended you, but I don't know the culture like you do. This is why I watch these kinds of video's. It was just an innocent question.

[bobbyjudo]

@LookSquirrel I am trying to appeal/showcase my vids to a Japanese audience. Trying to get bigger over here! Thanks for putting up with subtitles.

And since I'm making the videos in Japan, when I talk to people on the street, Japanese usually works the best :)

[LookSquirrel]

@bobbyjudo

Oh, I was never bothered by it. I like it. Did it come off as "You should speak English because WE'RE English?" It was also to refer when you talk face to face with the camera, not on the street. The question was really taken the wrong way.

I just honestly wanted to know why your approach was the way it is now. Sorry, man.

[bobbyjudo]

@LookSquirrel No, it didn't come off that way. It came off like "Why Japanese all of a sudden?" which was a little weird, because it's been the main focus of my channel since I started the channel. It has gotten MORE so lately, for two main reasons: Ciaela advertised me as someone who vlogs in Japanese and I picked up like 400 extra subs from that. And because I started doing TV work over here, and I feel like trying to do it on my own too might help me get better at doing it for work.

[bobbyjudo]

@LookSquirrel and don't worry about offending Ciaela. She's like my YouTube mom, always looking out for me. Even though I'm 8 years older than her.

And she's quick to forgive. :)

[Cartisten]

Mmmmm...looks really yummy! I'll go try it out when I go to Fukuoka :)

[bobbyjudo]

@Cartisten please do!

[edtomorrow]

YOu'rerally a good documentarian... Jozu ne!!!

[runnyrunny999]

食べてみたいなー。パテやナゲットは豆腐がメインなのかな？肉を­使わないから揚げを作ってみたいんだけど・・・

[bobbyjudo]

@runnyrunny999 ね！自分もそう思ったけど、どうやって肉っぽくするんだろう？

[saltzjoe10]

Looks good! I was a vegetarian for 5 years, until I tried meat while in China and then gradually incorporated seafood into my diet, then chicken, then back to eating all meat. I still try to limit my intake of red meat. Overall, the Japanese diet seems more healthy because they eat more fish and less of the processed read meats the U.S. consumes.

[bobbyjudo]

@saltzjoe10 Yeah, I think so too. But there really are so many food choices (unhealthy ones as well) available over here that it's just as hard for me to make the right ones as it was in the states. Food is just so good!

[shearoberts]

I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm really wanting to cut out my red meat intake and just stick with lean meat if all possible. Japan was good about this as lots of fish, but in America it's very hard not to find something that doesn't have chemicals or tons of sugar in it. One thing I loved about Japan was even their junk food was healthier than a lot of American food. Luckily, I had friends who grew their own garden and would make dishes for us regularly.

[bobbyjudo]

@shearoberts That's true. Even Japanese bags of chips and snacks tend to be less like junk, and more full of vegetables.

[TubaBuddha]

In an effort to overcome my diabetes type 2 I have been trying to eat Vegan as much as possible. I don't cook so much, so I have very limited choices in the frozen Vegan selections at my local Kroger's store. They have much more than Wal-Mart does. I enjoy most of it and I have lost well over 30 lbs. since I started a few months ago. Glad to see that there is a growing number of vegetarian choices now in Japan. It will make my trip even more enjoyable when I come.

[r4x2]

awesome! thank you! I actually believe him about not getting sick, because I've been a vegetarian for 3 years, and any regular sicknesses I had prior to my change in diet have become fewer and far between, and I have yet to get sick in over a year so far. I bet that Japanese vegetarian food is healthier though, because they may not use as many GMOs in their food.

[chazzierazzieroo]

That place looks really good :O

cool interview too :D

[EresoROne]

lol bobby is like Yes....yes...yes...yes...yes

[bobbyjudo]

@EresoROne it's called "aizuchi," and it shows that you're listening. To not do it is kind of rude.

[SatoshiMatrix1]

@bobbyjudo wow, I never knew this. I've had conversations with Japanese people before and I thought they were constantly saying "hai" to sort of speed me along with my long winded stories! Thanks for explaining this man!

[bobbyjudo]

@SatoshiMatrix1 Try talking to someone on the phone and not doing it. Every five seconds they'll stop, and be like "Ummmm... Moshi-moshi?"

It troubles the hell out of them if you just listen quietly.

[Ryuzaki1311]

I absolutely adore you Bobby :33

[BlkUnk]

nest tim you in my machi u best 2 holla!

[bobbyjudo]

@BlkUnk You live in Fukuoka? I thought you were in Tokyo?

[getoutofmyband]

@bobbyjudo LOL Nox is in Tokyo. Nox translator: "Next time you 2 are in my town you better say Hi! " o_O; lol.. I think. But I agree you, Mic and Ryuhei should come visit us in Tokyo! ^_^; But actually I wanna visit Fukuoka so I might be the one going down south. I really wanna try this vegetarian restaurant now! It's so hard to find healthy vegetarian food in Tokyo that isn't super overpriced.

[Ciaela]

Oh wow what a well done video especially the camera angles, whoever recorded all this is sure awesome and talented and blonde and really good at standing and panning back and forth.

[redancient]

@Ciaela so basically it was you? ;p

[Laura17T]

Bobby, again I repeat myself. "Very well done". The interview fits so perfect. Great job.

[redancient]

This is really awesome, thank you so much Bobby! When I'm in Japan next year, I'll definately check them out :D

[haylz27]

Ahhh thanks for showing us! :D

[KIDBIue]

cool video,

I might try some of these recipes

[ASSEMblerEX]

@bobbyjudo It looks good. You ever try the buddhist monk food bobby?

[Letitbe13]

Hahaha you are the best! Can't wait to go to Japan and talk with you! jajaja!

[shimewaza]

great interview with the owner! 

[Gimmeabreakman]

I used to think macrobiotic food was super big food...

[HarpSama]

would u rather b a prosperous chef in the US or Japan

[sasukeichigo12]

that burger that micaela had was huge!!!!

[Seanuk]

@sasukeichigo12 totally massive! I was sooo jealous. I want BURGER!

[Ciaela]

@sasukeichigo12 It was like an entire garden in my mouth!

[wheelieshinobi84]

dude, those burgers look delicious, ill make sure to try them when im in fukuoka

[bobbyjudo]

@wheelieshinobi84 definitely do! Tora-san will be thrilled!

[YarichinGaijin]

2nd getto!!!

[bobbyjudo]

@YarichinGaijin 2nd most ghetto?

[Degenskonto]

Well, alright then.

[Zdk15]

First baby.