Simon: One of the things we never really talk about

S: in our food videos is the B-Kyu gourmet

S: So today we're at Tokyo Tonteki and we're going to tell you what it's all about

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S: I'm so excited,

S: whenever I see a bowl of meat like that,

S: my nipples tingle a little bit :3c

S: I'm so ready for this.

Martina: B-kyu Gourmet refers to as B-Class gourmet food.

M: It doesn't mean that it's sad food or that it's like, low quality food.

M: It's simply ~B-Grade food~, like

S: It's not hoity-toity super expensive stuff,

S: Kinda like what we showed you in some of our other videos. (M: Hm)

S: This is hearty, (M: oh yeahhh) wholesome, delicious

S: AND affordable food

S: And there's a big movement in Japan

S: happening now for the B-kyu gourmet places (M: hm)

S: And Tokyo Tonteki is one of those places

S: Tonteki is actually a compound of two different words

S: Ton is for pork, teki is sutēki so steak

S: So Tonteki which is pork steak

S: It's a cute word, don't you think? I think its cute c:

S: Hey, remember where people ask us

S: to do videos about vegan food? Well...

S: Here's a giant piece of pork

S: I swear guys, one day we will do a vegan restaurant

S: I promise, but, I just want to talk about this pork today

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M: So this is basically Japanese pan-fried pork chop but what makes this place really good, is they take their pork in advance

M: and they put it in a hot water inside of a bag

M: they sous vide it, and it makes it soft and tender, breaks down the fat

M: then they slice off a pork chop and they pan-fry it

M: in your individual pan

M: So it's tender and soft and not like an overcooked /chew toy/

M: which sometimes happens when you try to make pork chops at home

S: See this piece of pork? When have you seen a piece of pork

S: This soft? And this juicy?

S: Come on think about it. When your mama makes pork chops, how dry are those pork chops?

S: Look at this (M: mmm)

S: When you bite this juicy and dripping

M: What if your mom's a chef?

S: Most moms can't cook pork chops like this

M: What if your mom can?

S: Then why are you watching this video? Just eat your mom's pork chops

M: Now there are lots of different things on the menu

M: But the main thing that everyone orders is the ton-teki

M: You can choose between 200 grams, 300 grams

M: And 500 massive grams of meat

M: I went for 200 and Simon went for 300

M: Cause he's a big boy S: I'm a big boy I just had a workout

M: It does come out pretty quickly. And the turn around is pretty fast because there's almost always a line up here

M: So you can't really dilly dally. We're gonna try to make this video as fast as we humanly can

M: So that we don't get death stares from everybody next time we come in

S: Well we gotta hit that 10 minute mark in our YouTube videos. So let's just put pictures of cats in between

S: First thing they're going to give you is a miso soup

S: Whatever you do don't eat it for like 5 minutes or so

S: It's scalding hot

S: Not only is it scalding hot,

S: It's covered in a thin layer of fat

S: If you try to take a sip of it, it's gonna coat the entire roof of your mouth

S: And everything will taste like rubber for two weeks. So just be patient

M: Um S: It's worth the wait. It's got delicious little bits of pork in there

S: Look at that, even the miso soup has pork in there

M: Are you saying that because of my experience that I had the last time we came here?

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S: Martina burnt her mouth last time

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M: It was like... molten lava, guys S: Mhmm

M: It was just pure oil, coating my mouth S: Aww

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S: The pork adds a sweetness to the miso soup...

S: a heartiness

S: This feels like it hits your heart

S: This is some good, warm food M: It literally hits your heart 'cause you're drinking

M: ...pork fat S: It's gonna hit your.. yep, this is your arteries

S: Is that? Is that love? Or is that (M: Or is that) a triple bypass (M: Wait) I'm feeling? M: ah, there it goes

M: Now here's how I like to eat mine

M: It comes in this really delicious sauce it's kind of like

M: a sweet sauce, almost like barbecue-y and has little tiny pieces of crispy garlic in it

M: Then they have this big kind of cabbage salad

M: You put a little bit of mayonnaise on top of it

M: and underneath it, surprise! There's bean sprouts

M: So, what I like to do is slowly take a bit of the sauce

M: and put it on top of my rice

M: And then I take a piece of pork and put that on top of that

M: And then once I finish eating that

M: The rice starts to absorb all the sauce

M: and by the end of your meal your entire rice bowl

M: is like a magical... sauce parade

M: Saucy!

M: What's happening right now? S: You're busy talking here

M: Shh, let go S: I need the protein, girl (M: let go)

M: Bad boy S: I should've got the 500 grams M: Let it go

M: Let go S: I should've got... I should've got M: No, eat a pickle

M: Eat a pickle S: Oh it's a pickle

S: So B-kyu gourmet doesn't just refer to steak

S: We're just showing you one kind of B-kyu gourmet

S: because yakisoba itself has considered B-kyu gourmet

S: good yakisoba that is

S: Good ramen is B-kyu gourmet

S: We're just trying to introduce a concept of B-kyu gourmet food

S: with one of our favourite B-kyu gourmet places

S: Tonteki

S: I heard that once a year they actually have, like

S: a B-kyu gourmet championship?

S: Kind of like a formula 1 cup of B-kyu gourmet

S: in which a whole bunch of different people try to compete

S: for the best B grade gourmet food

S: and yakisoba wins like, or won a couple of times already

S: I don't know who won last year

S: but I definitely wanna go to these B-kyu gourmet...

S: Did you put meat on my shoulder?

M: No

S: You should've

*licks shoulder*

S: arr

S: So, if you're coming to Tokyo and you wanna have

S: a good food experience. Don't worry about spending tonnes of money

S: at really expensive restaurants. There's lots of cheap, affordable places

S: like this that will give you amazing, delicious meals

M: Just make sure you're prepared to wait in line

M: because the B-kyu gourmet places are becoming so popular now

M: that there is almost always a line up

M: so you see a line, pop in line, and you're gonna have

M: an amazing hearty meal

S: We were literally here 20 minutes before it opened

S: and there was already a line forming behind us M: A line up in advance

S: On the weekends, if you go around Tokyo

S: you're gonna find lots of people in lines M: Mhmm

S: Don't trust the lines on the weekends

S: because those are just people that have time off

S: Trust the lines that you see in the middle of the week

M: Wednesday afternoon S: When people are working

S: if people are lining up on a Wednesday afternoon

S: you know that place is f*cking amazing

M: and then on the weekend, that line up's gonna be

M: three times as long, guys

S: It's a Tuesday night right now

S: and this place is already crammed M: and it's pouring rain outside

S: it's pouring M: It's a miserable, cold night

M: and people are still here because this food is awesome

M: Wow! $10 for 200 grams of steak

M: plus rice, plus miso soup and pickles

M: this is a crazy deal, Simon

M: I guess you could say

M: It's B-kyu gourmet

S: *pop*

S: Mmmmm

M: I'm so full and happy right now

S: Oh yeah

M: I hope you guys liked our introduction to B-kyu gourmet

M: and also Tokyo Tonteki

M: if you would like to know how to come here make sure you click on the link

M: and we will give you instructions on how to get here

S: Also, we're gonna show you some more B-kyu gourmet places in the future

S: so that when you come to Tokyo you can

S: have delicious food experiences without it ripping

S: a hole through your pants

M: What? S: Oh wait

S: Your wallet?

M: *laughs* S: Wait

M: Wait, if you keep your wallet in your pants then it could

M: rip a hole through your pants

S: Either way, there's gonna be no holes in anything

M: Any pants being ripped S: Your pants or your wallet

M: Yeah, (S: You'll be fine) just wear a skirt

M: and you'll be okay

S: B-kyu gourmet, no holes about it

M: What?

S: Those lemon sours were nice lemon sours M: I'm leaving

S: How 'bout some cat videos