and today i am here in  Kunitachi, at this amazing restaurant called

Tsuribune

why they're so amazing is ,

they serve  these enormous gigantis anago tempuradon

Anago is eel

i'm pretty sure there must be some kind of amazing background story for why they are serving this bowl

and why the children can eat for free

so today i'm going to take on the challenge of eating it

but i'm also going to speak to the owner  mr minato to hear about his story

let's eat

in the beginning tempura was actually a really  popular snack within japanese historical people  

it's that that Tokugawa Ieyasu had tempura as his  favorite snacking

however nowadays tempura is known as a high quality and a gourmet food

here at Tsuribune Mr and Mrs Minato is serving it a big quantity

and at a reasonable price

just look at this

that's a huge tempura

let's have a big bite

So so so so, bon apetit

oh my god i don't even know how to eat this

oh my god give me a moment

that is so good

it's like juicy

it's crispy

oh my god, it got everything look  at that

i'm actually so hungry this is perfect

there's also some healthy  stuff in here

a little eggplant

and another surprising

Kabocha !

the japanese pumpkin

i absolutely love  this

i eat this like three times a week

kanpai

that is so good

the sweetness

of the pumpkin is like

hitting you right  in the face

this makes me smile and

makes me full

it says on the poster that it's 1500 calories

easy challenge

and underneath because this is a tendon

there is rice

japanese rice  is honestly the best in the world

great success

in Japanese, it's a common saying that  

if you can make a good miso soup you can become anyone's wife

I agree

this makes me so happy

Crab miso

i think this is my first  time having this thing

this is really delicious

oh it's a firm one

so sweet so good

this is more my style

i'm a foreigner so  eating with my hands feels like natural

it's so soft

oh my god

i'm such a messy eater

but actually tempura used to be a japanese street

food so it's okay if it's a little messy

cheers

so let's go talk to mr Minato why he  does this gigantic eel tendon

and also why the children can eat for free

I am here with the owner of the restaurant "Tsuribune"

Mr minato

thank you so much for having us today

Let me hear your story

Nice to meet you

Why did you decide to sell this huge Anago Tempura food?

There is a university close by

University

Many students in sports clubs

And they eat a lot

And they ask for second servings

When the main dish is gone, I felt sorry for them so added more main dish

Oh really?

I heard that kids can eat here for free. Is this true?

It is true

Why is that?

I've heard many kids aren't fed because their parents are busy at work

so we decided to feed them instead, and that's how it started

So that's how this type of restaurant started.

How long have you done it? -4years

I just took a peak, but

there seems to be many messages from the children

What is this?

As for my commemoration, I wanted to know how the kids think,

so I have them write this

these are all messages from all the  children that came to the restaurant to eat

oh my god

look at this

It's quite amazing

They took their time to write or draw pictures

It was so good

This is so heartwarming

Do you have any memories like this yourself?

Such as being hungry

I was born right after the war

Oh really?

So I was always hungry when I was a child

It was lonely

My parents were both really busy

A lot of times I had to prepare food by myself

Oh really?

So you were cooking by yourself while young?

My parents were so busy so we the children would prepare and eat by ourselves

Did you also cook for your siblings? -Yes

You have siblings? -We were big family. Children of 7

Amazing

Big family

I'm in my 30s but I just can't imagine a situation like that

Since I experienced that, I wanted kids to not go through such hardship

Oh it's so touching that such a kind person exists

The best thing is that there wouldn't be this notebook, no hunger, and world peace

A world where no one is hungry, and everyone is happy is the best,

but it's still a world where we have to help out

Did you start out as a Sushi store? -Yes, Sushi

Then I moved to Japanese food

Next was a blow fish store

That was where I got my training

You hαd training in many stores

And you finally landed here -yes

That is true

in my hands i have this beautiful  kingdom of the sea

we have a little shrimp

we have some salmon

and some salmon babies

we have the sea urchin

tuna

this is

I think it is yellow tail?

and on the side we have bonito

this is actually one of my favorite fish ever

it's so good

And on the top we have some scallops

how amazing isn't that

it has all the best fishes  of the sea

let's start from the top

top to bottom that's always a good one

actually i've heard  that there's a specific order you should eat

like you should go from least fatty to fattiest

so i think scallops feels like a safe choice

One scallop

it tastes like the ocean

i've been to kochi

which is in southern japan for like four times

and their specialty is katsuo, the bonito

so this is like my favorite fish ever

so let's see

nice bonito

all right i'm  gonna go with my favorite

which is the salmon

this apparently came all  the way from norway

which is like the country next to mine

so this should feel pretty homey

let's try it

it's so so glistening

that is good

thank you

that is some good salmon

yes

yes to maguro

that was so good

well this whole plate is just like

it's like swimming in the ocean

it's so pretty that i if i feel really bad  for like even eating it

but i'm gonna do it

oh

it's so pretty

itadakimasu

can i say

that was probably the best of the day

that makes my little finnish  heart to flutter with happiness

When do you feel the happiness when you make dishes?

When customers say the food was really good when they leave makes me the most happy

Simple but it's probably the most happy moment -Yes

I really enjoyed it from the bottom of my heart

Thank you very much

It was so good -Thank you very much

It was actually my first time to eat Anago

How was it?

It was good I ate it here

I'm happy I ate it here -It was good, wasn't it?

It was so good

I was surprised

So Mr.Minato, any words for the people coming?

Please do

It's a bit far away from Tokyo Station,

but please come and visit

The fish is good

When you come as a family, there is a menu for kids

Please come and stop by

Including the part time workers, it's a very heartwarming store

Please come and stop by

this is my message to mr minato

i wrote that the  first time i had anago was here

and i'm very glad that this was the place

and i wrote my stomach is  full and my heart is full with happiness

thank you

So,

i wanna present the thank  you card to mr minato

The food was lovely

It was so delicious

Thank you everybody

I hope I can come here again

Let' eat to get myself full

Thank you so much guys

Thank you

Thank you

what amazing experience this was

my heart is filled with joy and my stomach is filled with food

oh my goodness

I can't believe i ate the whole thing

thank you so much mr minoto

As promised,  it was delicious

Which one did you like?

my personal favorite was definitely the rose of the sea

if there is any place where you would like us to go next

please let us know in  the comments or if you have a challenge for me

hit me up

i'm a big eater and  i'm sure i'll can take you on

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you