***THE BEST*** How to Fillet a Fish (Yellowfin Tuna for Sushi) / How to Clean a Fish

[george3dmax]

smell of the tuna sushi reminds me of chicken fillet and thats yummy ;D

[kern0099]

That dark bloody part in the bloodline that he trims and pitches away is delicious with Wasabi when you filet it right on the boat. Pure flavor, you just can't let it sit in the air for long. When I was a fish butcher in Redondo Beach the boss used to have a system to check out the Japanese knives, and if he caught someone abusing them he would take them away and make the guy ice freezers. Serious skills only, or you're fired!

[TeamHewes]

Those mother fuckers know how to filet some fish!

[Chrisletuan]

so pro

[pocoboba]

That yellowfin is really fucking tiny

[derrickplater101]

Thats one thick fish

[perwirawan]

he make it easy

[Jakelol1980]

@perwirawan He? If you didnt notice they are 3.

[edwinyoon]

In Japan there are only 3 brands of knives used by professionals. Masahiro, Masamoto, and Misono; they are called the 3 M's. The style of the knife is called the "Sujihiki." Its a western inspired version of the original Japanese fish cutting knife "yanagiba." It's thin which reduces the friction of cutting and filleting fish of these sizes. I would recommend the Misono UX10, Masamoto Virgin carbon steel Sujihiki. Cost is about 380 US and specific to right or left handed as only 1 side is sharp

[shichan]

those knives are very much loved.



[meltz911]

Those are some serious knife skills.



[ermaslv44]

some might think the meat they throw in the little basket, is going to be thrown out, but it is actually given to birds and other animals

[ermaslv44]

like a boss

[uberathlete]

Asian knife skills baby.

[swordsallday]

1:10 amazing, shit cuts like butter. japanese and their sushi, man

[DrkZeroSuit07]

I hear boy george in the background, lol

[vnvjy]

they are so fast cutting that tuna....especially the first cutter....

[flyfishingprodigy]

do u know what the name of the filet knife i called

[All7777Fever]

To all you crackers who think they are wasting water and fish - do your research...It's common to use running water when processing fish like this - it's hygienic and prevents everything from sticking with drying fish juice all over it.  And the waste is minimal, every useable part of the fish is kept for a suitable purpose (from canned food to pet food), otherwise they are just throwing money away, which is bad practice by any business...

[kratiras]

waste of fish and water

[adamgiatras]

this is the beast way i have seen so far iv been a filler since i was a young boy and have blown away by this man in how clean and methodical he is in filleting. i would love a knife like that

[ThatKrazy]

Anyone else notice no gloves? DX



[joelovesfishin]

@EzBoy213 Prove it. Lets see a video.

[ahi203]

@EzBoy213 doubt you get 73% yield. Besides they are going for efficiency slightly lower yield over a larger number of fish = more money...its simple 

[poter6699]

A lot of waste but nice job all up.... I wish I had 3 more people to help me with my job lol.......

[Bucoalmighty]

they must be having some nice business, since they need Hattori Hanzo's steel

[chefkoo]

They cut off the belly. I'll take it if they don't want it

[bob65986524787]

I bought a tuna this morning at the market (I live in Marseille and they sell fish whole.) Anyway this video was a godsend: after watching it 5 times and then pausing and rewinding at each step as I hacked my fish apart. I was successfuly able to dismantle my tuna and enjoy a delicious tuna tartare. Good job filming all the steps! Unfortunately Google told me that tuna in the Mediterranean are super endangered, so I guess that will be the last time I enjoy a tuna here :(...

[evil4hunter]

So many wasted part to eat sushi ==!

[davross11]

very expensive way to cut tuna , i get a 62% return , my boss would sack me , fast thou!

[ElfenLiedPhsycoFan]

O__o That... is straight up amazing.... WTB Tuna Fillet lessons! XD

[therealgarygnu]

best part was where he cut the fish

[wwwdeelocke]

what is that song??? jajaja

[tristancooper1997]

i think they have done this more than once!!!!

[Elevendy5Productions]

One false move and the'll be serving index's for dinner...

[CostcoMuffins1]

At 1:10. GadDAMN that is a sharp knife!

[miamiwax]

13 people thought they were badass after they watched this vid and cut themselves

[redbull4live]

ya theyre fast but they waste too much while cutting the bloodline

[bananaman22]

wow. shud have videoed till the end. omg. do they just cut it up and serve on the spot? cuz omg that wud be so sexy.

[jib2182]

All that shit in the box is what we get in tins

[adelaideonaplane]

The video depicts two guys cutting the same fish again and again. There is no actual assembly line. True story.

[supakiwibaby]

so so fast knife skills

[ktiongy]

I don't think that's Yellow fin tuna...It looks like albacore tuna

[SittingShotgun]

omggg.... i just did a fish and took 1 hour ? he took less than a min. DAMN!

[xshawtiex]

aaahhh atleast feed the scraps to the hungry dogs :(

[akinasukizakura]

水がもったいない。

蛇口をシングルレバーに変えた方がいい。

[ihatefatpeople3000]

awsome skills, but how much meat actually came out of one fish? are they going to sell the scraps aswell to make a soup or something?

[Lossieloon306]

brilliant footage of filleting, very quick compared to the usual way of filleting fish. 10/10

[Jamesaldinho]

The final two are so delicate

[skimyy]

wow so out of the whole huge tuna, only 1 big chunk comes out of it?

No wonder sushi is expensive

[dershed]

I just dressed my first ahi in the driveway of my house after watching this video over and over a good 10 times or so. It only took me the better part of an hour to do what these guys do in 1.5 minutes! LOL

[Pexadaly07]

oh my god i fucking love tuna and salmon tooo! ^0^

[neverloseafish100]

SKIZZELES

[Domzdream]

IS ANYBODY ELSE DROOLING? Or is it just me.

[Steggles86]

Wow, I used to be a fine dining chef but never saw anyone as fast as these guys, very little waste too. These lads are good.

[superwhiz88]

amazing

[miniClover1]

wat the hell they are wasting so much parts of the tuna!

[UmilchiHexi]

9 people stabbed themselves while trying to do this at home

[irie3yed]

why do they throw the heads away? thats the best part! 

[Crescentclawe]

@irie3yed Sashimi can't be made out of the heads.

[Builderanddestroyer]

Can you please come to my bar-mitzvah and be the sushi tender?

[williamsimpson3]

why do i feel the parts they don't want are the stuff that's most nutritious??

[Joyfulhalo]

I felt like they wasted some parts of the fish. At least u can make fish head soup with the fish's head. Don't waste the food.

[cibai9988]

@Joyfulhalo I don't think so. I think gonna sell it in other market or somewhere else. Have a watch carefully, they throw parts of tuna in a few basket.

[Chralbanese]

0:03 you can hear a flesh tear ! sounds cool

[LivingAfterMetal]

Impeccable, unfortunately most fishermen never see how it's done by the true pros (which these guys unquestionably are) nor will they ever do it this fast. BEST TUNA CUTTING VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

[iPurgolder]

You can definitely tell that the owner of this company did his homework on economics. Production is much better and faster when workers specialize

[superwhiz88]

this is japaniese fish factory .. these employee been to traning school for many years before they do these stuff..

[neonshoji]

Does anybody know the Japanese word for the cutting board used to prepare sushi?

[mymovienerd]

That takes alot of practice and good quality razor sharp knives.

[redflower801]

again i'ma beginning sushi chef and this sure is educational. thank you.

[cycoberry]

THESE GUYS ARE SO FAST!!! WHAT KIND OF KNIFE IS HE USING??? IM A DECKHAND ON A SPORTFISHING BOAT AND IVE NEVER SEEN TUNA CLEANED THIS WAY VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!1

[joelovesfishin]

@cycoberry It's a fillet knife made in Okinawa, Japan.

[cibai9988]

@cycoberry It's not only about knife, it's about skill!!

Watch it, he was cleaning his knife all the times.

[cycoberry]

@cibai9988 to remove the scales ? but that is a good knife you can tell and yes you do need alot of skill !!!!!!

[Pikaqiu]

@cycoberry its a katana

[Thorralf83]

@cycoberry The blade is called "Santoku bōchō" 三徳包丁 I hope that you invite me to a rod fishing trip for this info ;-)

[chun2005]

@cycoberry It is simply asian... thats the key to everything , every solution

[Danielfreak20]

@cycoberry i am too where are you out of?

[iwwys]

Where can I get that knife and how much do they cost?

[kiminokami]

@iwwys I think it is called a scimitar. I don't know how much it costs.

[jtakata808]

@kiminokami Its not a scimitar, im a butcher the scimitar has a more rounded edge. The knives they have prob cost $40+ at least thats the base price for most 12 inch butcher's knives. They could be fillet knives but i doubt it because those knifes are thick and fillet knives are usually skinny and flexable so you can run the blade along the bone.

[kiminokami]

@jtakata808 Let's just call them "huge tuna fillet knives."

[peanutking242]

@jtakata808 japanese kitchen knives are usually quite rigid and thin

[MusicforMe123]

Why do they cut the red part @1:10 - 1:25...and what do they do with it?

[joelovesfishin]

@MusicforMe123 The red part is called the blood line. Most fish have it. It has a really fishy, muddy, nasty taste to it. So most fisherman cut it off and throw it away. A good practice is to throw away any of the blood line in any type of fish.

[MusicforMe123]

@joelovesfishin Thank you so much for your response, I will keep that in mind next time I filet a fish.

[dutchomatic]

@joelovesfishin and Musicforme123. おはようございます! I have worked in a restaurant in Japan and in the US, i can help with this answer. Blood line area is called "chiai". Here's what we do with the bloodline...this style of items isn't always made by chefs. Only sometimes as a special called "chin mi" or "rare taste". First soak the bloodline in water for about 10 minutes then remove and pat dry. Mix 1:1:1 sake, shoyu, and mirin. Add a bit of toban-jian which is a spicy condiment. Cont...

[dutchomatic]

@joelovesfishin and Musicforme123 from cont... Mix 1:1:1: and all ingredients then marinate for 10-12 minutes. Remove from marinate then quick fry on high heat in a pan. Awesome with beer and is a great Izakaya item in the Kansai area.

[PUARERE]

Love that "Boy George" culture club music in the background - Camelia

[killensk]

dude... i don't have a problem with people cutting fish up... but it seems unsanitary that they only wash off the counter after each filet with water... damn japs.

[noyzizi]

@killensk what are you a fag? ooh unsanitary because he only washed it one time with water!!!!!

[killensk]

@noyzizi ya when you just gutted and cut up a fish on the cutting board? you must be a jap with a screentag like noyzizi lmao

[noyzizi]

@killensk i must be right. still not a fag scared of germs from every which way like you tho.

[redflower801]

@killensk maybe ur blind; there is a running coldwater there constantly wacshing off, duhhhhh,.......duh??

[MultiMexicano619]

go to mariosprocessing , see the profecionals cutting tuna

[TFv052]

SHIT! The 1st guy is fuckin badass...

[ycnibrc]

wow.....thousand time better than the boat deck hand.......

[Skybaby79]

listen closely kids

Real men play Boy George when they cut stuff up.

[joelovesfishin]

@Skybaby79 BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[hollis216]

@Skybaby79 Personally I'm shocked that nobody was singing along.

[waterpologame1]

the first two guys r the best!!!

[ttom4601]

What the hell does it matter in ten years the piggish japs will cause the worlds population of Bluefin tuna to be history. japan sucks ass.

[dynomorph]

@ttom4601 your comment is poo, fish is for eating and you suck ass

[NVLsJudgement]

@ttom4601 Are u vegetarian ? If not, then stfu

[K00rihi]

I admit I flinched for the poor fish...

But damn...it's so hard to stop from drooling! Urgh......

Japanese are the best! XD

[MrWer1138]

Its a shame most people never taste tuna the way its ment to be,there only idea is of it in a can.

[bslap3]

0:01 to 0:05 was perfect

[xXTigerxGirlXx]

amazing how easy it looks to slice up small pieces of fish

[birdsmouthcut]

I hope they didn't just cut and discard the best part of the fish, the most prized part, belly of the tuna(otoro)

[spartavelvet317]

what a long prosess! it looks fun =D

[southstar0511]

why are they wasteful, cant you use the other parts for soup or something?

[mcraregreat234543]

hes got some serious skills

[WasabiIover]

HAHAHAHAHA never knew they used assembly lines making sashimi!! hahaha Henry Ford was very successful!!!!

[Thorralf83]

That's the velocity of adepts!

[hackingtime88]

omg i ate raw fish, my parents told me that it was ham!!!!!!

[kaindoshi]

So wasteful...

[UCLASeraph]

now this, is a pro cleaning tuna. all these other vids are garbage.

[rangahasa]

Very poor quality tuna!

[JoshStodola]

Holy shit, does anybody else hear Culture Club in the background playing Karma Chameleon?!

[phatkix]

Yummy.

[cchanderson]

Wow this makes me hungry for Tuna!!! Very professional! I think the first guy works the hardest! But you are all great!! Thks from the USA!

[jeffreysyang]

SOOOO FRESH~

i want it xD

[CHICKENMAN1313]

EXCELLENT CUTTING!!!!

[Xiia0Sn00pY]

wheres the o-toro (tuna belly)????

[19Diver90]

@Xiia0Sn00pY he cuts it just before he removes the fins

[Blacksash123]

i wish i had i kitchen knife that sharp...

[kukubird92]

they are made from japanese sword

[dirtmag]

ooohhhh yoouuu make me sooooo hoooonrgy

[watahmon4life]

I just love tis video...ninjas in action.

[dagamer1]

love this video

[djmrbrown00]

karma karma karma karma chameleooooon

[tomer20072]

thats what ya call a "sushi ninja"

[d34min]

any idea what brand of knives those are?

[Xiia0Sn00pY]

@d34min yanagiba knifes special knifes for sushi....and sashimi....very sharp~ sharper then a normal american chef's knife

[d34min]

@Xiia0Sn00pY  i actually have a yanigiba...and i know that is not one..it looks more like a small machete ..do you have a link to some knives that are like the ones these fine individuals are using?

[Xiia0Sn00pY]

@d34min lol im so sorry this isnt the knifes they using so sorry those are like sushi knifes kitchen knifes im not sure sry

[ginopunsalan]

The fish isn't wasted. It's the water they waste. See those running faucets and overflowing trays?

[ChronicMist]

that file is so expensive that it's obvious they don't care about some water :)

[Gooshnads]

damn i wanna eat some sushi

[deluxedookie]

thats pro skills

[HoorayForLesbians]

@deluxedookie

for sure !!

and it was a nice piece , though ..

[ukmagix]

dont fool yourself, absolutely none of the fish is wasted

[ChronicMist]

yep, all the scrap is used as food supplements for farm animals ;)

[Serkant75]

damn sharp blade and he has no "iron" gloves to protect!

[RiseToNothing]

No wonder they're out-sourcing our jobs. Those fuckers are productive.

hahahahhahaaha

[papaafternoon]

so much of the fish flesh is wasted, i think it about 20%. what left of the final product is the lean meat (red meat). but anyhow...its good.

[SamzIszHere]

Best tuna fillet video on youtube!

[prokani]

wow beautiful fish

[ncfwhitetigress]

wow that guy's got skillz

[hypes411]

thats one awesome art form.

[benzodiazapines]

Boy George, that's some good fish slaughterin' music.

[richard2mitchell]

thay r allready dead dude

[benzodiazapines]

@richard2mitchell Yeah, but the joke works better with "slaughterin'" than it does with "filleting".

[mrbarnes86]

a lot of wasted fish in the filleting process :(

[Robdoggh]

Yeah professional-level fillets for sashimi tend to be pretty wasteful. And delicious.

[ncfwhitetigress]

they were cutting off the inedible parts

[ItzPandaMan]

@mrbarnes86 ever heard of hotdogs?

[Carsonv1]

those knives look crazy sharp, and those guys did a very efficient and clean job, Nice :D

[tfmagee]

were they listening to culture club? working in a sweat shop is bad enough, but Boy George?

[herrrmosa1]

this guy is fast!

[finchiestiffler79]

thats a fuckin sharp knife!!!!!!

[shadows124]

i would not wanna mess with the first dude, when he has a knife

[junbums1]

how do you do this to blue fin tuna.

[BC4Lyphe]

those guys are good.

[richard2mitchell]

99,996

people seen this lol

[richard2mitchell]

i watched this for 46 mins now

over and over

[jeffishbilly]

This is impressive. I will be attempting to filet my first tuna soon and I'm sure it will look nothing like this. Thanks for posting

[BasherCoon]

Looks delicious. Mmmm-hm.

[leanna20]

the last one had a reallly sharp knife.............

[richard2mitchell]

COOL WITH THE HEAD THING

[kshay003]

damn that is one sharp knife! :)

[Minnnt]

professional.

[Affje800]

he knows what he does :D

hes really fast and accurate

[Sypher474]

Those are some insane knives, that's for sure.

[baukiki]

How much does the 13 year seasoned cheft know about medical / health issues?? ignorance fool !! He is paid to be a cheft and he doesnt even care your health. He doesnt even know what bacterias can do. Do your own reasearch if you are wise enough. Too bad an experience 13 year old the so called "SMART CHEF" NOT as WISE as a 13 year old boy.

Regarding the life expectancy, thats because of better medical cares NOT because of what they eat !!