During my stay in Tokyo, I met up with Simon and Martina to try the soba challenge, stay tuned for that video on Strictly Dumpling. Later on a different day, Chonny and Dalena joined me to try the highly recommended super spicy devil ramen. And one thing that I've always wanted to try is an expensive fruit in Japan. Was it worth it? YES :o That was the greatest fruit I have ever had in my life.
I'm about to film the 7-Eleven video for the food channel and check this out
So those are kids in school uniforms because there's a school near my hotel. It's Sunday
They're going to school on a... I didn't even have to go to school on Sunday when I was in China. Wow, they are dedicated students
So a baseball game is going on. You can see the whole game from my hotel room and right down there
See the guy in the black with cheerleaders on each side
He's directing the whole thing and there's band members and audience members and they go on like this
Non-stop throughout like I feel like throughout the entire game and this is like even pretty mellow like all these people in the black
They're all leading the audiences to clap. These audiences who are really chilled and then the other team's cheerleaders on the other side
And they're doing kind of the same thing
I don't know if you guys can see them moving, but this goes on the guy in the black. He's like very
Animated he's doing all these like motions and stuff. I don't know kind of almost like a show
So I don't know if you guys can hear that that's from within my hotel room 15 stories up
That's pretty loud. It's pretty interesting though. I kind of enjoy sitting here on a weekend. Just just watching a college game
I almost enjoy watching them more. Part 2 of my day. I'm at Shibuya station
So this morning I did the 7-eleven video and tonight I'm going to do a soba challenge video
But I got a couple guests with me. So I'm on my way to meet
Simon and Martina. This is Shibuya station. Like I said, we're gonna meet at the Hachiko statue. That's really cool
I mean, I kind of want to see the Hachiko statue
There's the Hachiko statue. If you don't know what that is watch the movie Hachiko. I only saw the one with Richard Gere
but
It's Richard Gere for sure. Everyone's trying to take a picture with a Hachiko statue and that dude, I don't know
He just looks dazed. He's just standing behind the statue just chilling. He's going through his phone
It's gotta be kind of crazy. I mean seriously like is he just wanna like photobomb everybody? I'm not really sure
Maybe that's how he thinks he's gonna get Instagram famous. I'm not sure
What's up guys?
A little bit for you. You're like way taller than me. We have one like this before you push the button it goes up and down
Yeah, yeah
She's giving me a challenge right now
It's great to meet you. You too. What is up? How you guys doing? So today we're gonna go do a soba challenge
Soba!
What did you guys eat today?
We had soba for lunch
We're warming up for this video
I didn't think it through man
I went and ate Havasupi 11
Havasupi 11 is amazing here though
Did you have the XL sandwiches?
Oh heck yeah!
That's what I was saying
Oh my gosh
Carbonara's? I didn't know they're so good at convenience stores
This isn't about carbonara Simon
We are going to have a soba challenge
Who is going to be better is the question
I don't know
Alright let's go find out
Let's go
Ready for this?
I've been preparing for so long
You guys ate soba today already
I had soba for lunch
Thanks a lot for making us suffer
I do my best
I make friends this way
Let's go home and go to the bathroom
I'm never eating again
That's a filthy lie
You know we're all going to eat something really good tomorrow
That's true
Anyway check them out
All the information is in my description box
I'm going to go home
Good morning
Another windy day here in Tokyo
Today a couple things on my agenda
I'm going to go try to eat at a department store
I don't know what I'm going to find
But I really want to try some of those expensive fruits
And then tonight, so excited
Wagyu all you can eat part 2
Like this excitement
Might only be topped by what I'm filming
What I'm trying to film tomorrow
I'll tell you guys what that is tomorrow
Tomorrow is going to be crazy
Right now I'm at this little coffee shop called Glitch
Just getting a drink
They have chocolate bagels
We're not going to Denny's
I'm sure Japan Denny's will be pretty awesome
Let's go somewhere really good
All these bags
This is my lunch
From the department store
I love food shopping
Look how pretty this thing is
What is that?
Muskmelon
Look at this, it's got it's own number
It's got a crown
I thought 16,000 yen was
It's 160
I just bought a 160 dollar melon
This better be good
Hey good morning
It's been pretty cold in Tokyo today
But there's one dish I know that's going to warm me right up
You guys ready? Let's go to Sumo street
And it's my mistake
This is more of Sumo town than it is Sumo street
And this is where all the
Sumo stadiums, the training centers
And what I'm here for
All the sumo food restaurants are located
And I'm here for really just one particular dish
The chanko nabe
That was a great meal
That sumo food would be this massively delicious
In real life
It's like wow
I didn't know how to ask for a photograph
I should learn how to say that in Japanese
Watashi wa
Selfie
Alright I'm leaving Tokyo tomorrow
And one place I always wanted to try was
Well you guys suggested it
You said I gotta go try this ramen place
That serves a ridiculously spicy bowl of ramen
Devil level
Oh here it is
And I know my buddy Mark tried it
He seemed to like it
And a couple of my friends are going to join me
Oh there they are
Hey
Oh my god
It's like when YouTubers meet each other
And they're just like what's going on
You guys are awesome
Well I got all of us something
So today after we eat everything
We're going to go try a $150 melon
What?
Really?
$150 melon
I'm down for that
This is why we choose you Mark
We're going to eat the heck out of this melon
Somewhere after this
So what spice level are you guys going for?
Less
I will go medium
Less than none probably
You gotta go devil
I'm not a devil like you Mark
Are you going the oni level?
I gotta do it
I'm going to go for premium ramen
And get a seasoned egg
Oni red chili pepper
Oni killer Sichuan pepper
Let's do this
So excited about this
Wow this is like
Lava right now
Look at this
So you guys got what? Medium?
I got the medium
And John who does not eat any spice
Has no spice
It's just clear
There's no spice at all
Oh
This thing is
Singing my song right now
I love this
It tastes great
I can walk outside with
I don't need my jacket anymore
Yeah try some
You might die
Just a warning
Take a spoonful
You guys feeling good about that?
You guys want some more?
You're on another level
I cannot
So they actually add a lot of stuff
Into this ramen
There's some sprouts, some scallions
On top there's another layer of chili
And numbing pepper
And when you dig down
This is where the noodles begin
The noodles begin 3 feet below the surface
Of this lava
Of this porky spicy lava
It tastes like a Sichuan noodle
That is so numbing
And spicy
This is actually the tasty kind of spicy
Nothing like when I had the curry challenge
Where the curry was trying to kill me
These noodles
Hurt you in a loving way
They're spicy
In a loving way
When your tongue is numb
And feels like some things are stabbing it
That's just the noodle showing its love
That's delicious
I'm going to try this ultra numbing spicy pork
Look how easily this thing
Falls apart when I'm squeezing it with my chopsticks
This pork is awesome
It's so numbing
They put so much peppercorn in here
The pork right now to me is like my salvation
At least inside the pork itself
There's no numbing spices
The key to eating Sichuan food is
Never eat the peppercorn
Here it's basically just grounded up peppercorn
So my tongue feels like
I just licked a live electric wire
I can't feel anything
I don't know how you can still eat it
I'll eat the heck out of this
As a normal person
This is unbelievable
It's really the numbing
The spice is not a big deal
It's just the numbing
Let's dig into this egg
I need a little creamy salvation
The egg looks fantastic
I can barely talk right now
My lips and tongue
Has been stung by bees
Demonic bees
Still not nearly as bad as that curry
Down to my last few bites
I'm not going to drink this
I'm glad I tried it though
We're going to go do some other stuff now
I need some ice cream
So cream
Hokkaido milk ice cream
Supposed to be the best in Japan
Johnny got some chocolate lava cake
I think it is Hokkaido ice cream
Just a little watery for some reason
I can smell it
Your nose is fantastic
Look at that
That is a $150 melon
This is the day after
I got the melon
I couldn't get it the day of because
It's a big melon
I wanted to show my friends here
John
This is the $150 melon
Let me describe it to you
It fits perfectly in your hands
The stems are beautiful
It's like a graduation cap
It's graduating and ready to eat
I bought a knife just for this melon
Because you can't just use a butter knife
To cut a $150 melon
$150 melon
Mike's about to cut it
It went in so easy
This knife is super sharp
You see the juice dripping off the melon
You cannot wish this
This drop is like a dollar
That's good
You guys have no idea
That's the greatest melon juice ever
I like a dollar a drip
We're ready for the melon
It's so green
It doesn't look like a honey juice
It's a bit see-through
It looks like a lime
There's a puddle of juice right there
If you guys don't mind
I paid $150 for this
I'm not muddy
It's so beautiful
I'm going to cut again
Here it is
It's just the most juicy melon
I've ever seen in my life
Oh my god
It blew our minds
It was oh my goodness
Thanks Mike for sharing
It's just like sucking
Melon juice
It's almost like you don't need to chew this
You just suck it
You see all that juice that's falling down
Literally
The physical aspect of the melon
Is gone
And all there is is just melon juice
Fragrant sweet
Delicious melon juice
I know this is a $150 melon
This will be the only time in my life I'm ever eating this
But oh my god I want more of this
I will be thinking about this melon for the rest of my life
If you ever get a chance to be in Japan
Maybe a bunch of you guys
Put your money together
You need to try this melon
You do
It's $150 and I know it's a lot of money
So let's say 10 of you
Get together
$10 each, $12 each, my math is bad
Get this melon, each take a couple bites
Have your lives changed
Forever
I mean that's worth $10 right
That's worth
Like I would equate this to the
Kobe steak of melons
Kobe steak was one of the greatest things I've ever had in my life
And it's completely changed my life
This melon
Same way
Best fruit I've ever had in my life
It's just, life changed
You need this
There's only certain things in life
That really when you eat it
It's beyond anything you could ever imagine
And this is one of them
It's like Doctor Strange
It's just something happens
And it's magic
And the melon is just completely
Metamorphosis
It's just pure, juicy
Heavenly elixir
This is the elixir of the gods
If I was a god, I want an elixir
It'd be this melon juice
And by the way, the king of all fruits, Dorian
No no no, Scoot over
Meet the new king
This should be the new king, emperor
Holy patron saint of all fruits
Alright, it's a great hangout with these guys today
Yeah, thanks so much Mike
Thanks so much for having us
The melon was amazing
Every time we see you, you always just
He gives us good food
Always introduces us to the best hot food
He gives us good food every time
Thanks so much man
See you next time
Bye