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  • [Aiko] Hello world where I'm from in Japan, this is what yakiniku dinner is like.

  • [Greg] And what's yakiniku?

  • [A] Um... it's meat that is fried, kind of...

  • [G] Grilled meat, I think?

  • [A] Yeah.

  • It's very easy to prepare because you just need to cut vegetables

  • [Greg] Did you cut yourself?

  • [Mom] No

  • [G] And do you need to cut the meat?

  • [A] Well, no, you just need to buy the meat.

  • [G] So what do we have here Aiko?

  • [A] A grill.

  • [G] And what do we do with it?

  • [A] We put water in it.

  • And then we just put the grill on top.

  • And we're ready to cook.

  • [G] What are you doing right now?

  • [Shin] Just sitting here.

  • [G] What are you going to do with this paper?

  • [S] I don't know.

  • [G] You have to put the paper on the table

  • Do you know why?

  • [S] Like, I don't know why

  • [G] Think about why you're doing this.

  • [G] No, you're not doing shūji.

  • We're gonna put newspaper on here so the table doesn't get greasy

  • [S] Yes

  • [G] Shin, what is this? [S] Honey soya sauce, can you open it?

  • [G] I think you're good.

  • So sauce for the grilled meat?

  • [S] Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah.

  • Okay, but what kind of sauce is that, do you know?

  • I don't know - "olive oil and lemon"?

  • [G] Yeah, that's right

  • [S] And "something water", I don't know.

  • [G] Are you hungry?

  • *sounds of food sizzling*

  • [G] You're doing both?

  • [S] Yeah, double.

  • *extreme sizzle sounds*

  • [G] So which ones are your favourites, Aiko?

  • [A] Um, these two.

  • [G] And that is, what?

  • [A] Umm, meat?

  • I don't know what kind of meat it is

  • [G] Beef.

  • [A] Beef, and this potato.

  • [G] What are you eating, mommy?

  • [M] Enoki mushrooms.

  • [S] I'm making yakisoba.

  • [S] The salad, the salad I cut it.

  • [G] Whatcha gonna do now?

  • [S] Put the yaki- the soba.

  • [G] And what's that going in, Shin?

  • [S] What? Um, like alcohol.

  • [G] Okay.

  • [S] Sake.

  • [G] Are you allowed to drink sake?

  • [S] No, if you bake like

  • bake sake like 'oyu' (hot water)

  • you can- everyone can drink it.

  • [G] Just wait.

  • [G] Yakisoba!

  • [G] What do you think, Shin?

  • [S] Great!

  • [S] Thanks for watching, see you next time,

  • [S+A] Bye!

  • [A] Do you have yakiniku where you're from?

  • [G] What's that?

  • [M] Striking.

  • [G] Striking, striking the set.

  • [M] Striking the set.

  • [G] Cleaning the oil.

[Aiko] Hello world where I'm from in Japan, this is what yakiniku dinner is like.

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