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Fukuoka, located on the island of Kyushu, is arguably one of Japanโs best cities for food lovers! Join Shizuka as she continues her tasty tour of Fukuoka by checking out a selection of the best food stops in town.
The journey begins as our hungry host meets Mason, a Fukuoka-based food tour guide. Shizuka and Mason join forces and head to their first food stop of the day, 72-hour chicken skin skewers at Torikawa Daijin. This restaurant sells a whopping 800,000 skewers per month! Next, our fearless duo follow their baked-good cravings to Mentaiko France Bakery, where they try mentaiko (cod roe) bread. After this, Shizuka and Mason take a brief cultural detour and visit the sacred Kushida Shrine.
Having walked off some of the dayโs meals, Shizuka and Mason reward themselves with Hakata-style ramen at Hakataya Ramen! Serving mouthwatering ramen for just 290 yen per bowl, this restaurant defines bang-for-buck dining. Hakata-style ramen is characterized by its rich, creamy pork bone broth, thin straight noodles, and simple toppings, making it a beloved regional dish. The final stop on this food tour is Mitsuya Seikaen, a renowned tea house established over 300 years ago. They enjoy various Fukuoka-style teas (hon gyokuro) and wagashi (Japanese sweets).
FEATURED FOODS
Chicken Skin Skewers
Cod Roe Bread
Hakata-Style Ramen
Fukuoka Green Tea
Japanese Sweets
LOCATION
Hakata City, Fukuoka
TIMELINE
00:00 Intro
00:23 Shizuka Anderson โ byFood Host
00:48 Mason โ Fukuoka Food Guide
01:14 Torikawa
03:27 Mentaiko France Bakery
06:09 Kushida Shrine
07:09 Hakata Ramen
11:25 Mitsuya Seikaen
18:05 Outro
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Mid tour. But shizuka still wonderful
The torikawa looked so delicious and mouthwatering Shizuka! I definitely will try the chicken skewer when I go to Fukuoka next year. Arigatou Shizuka and please thank Mason for me. Mason was a cool tour guide!
You lucky joker, I would kill to eat all that ramen!โค
Shizuka Anderson โโคโ you are the best โ ๐ผ๐
Oh..great video clip. We will be in Kyushu May-June 2024. Certainly, we will visit some of your recommended places. Thank you always!
I love Fukuokaโค
Who actually pays for all food and drinks?
The rest of the food are thrown or eaten by crew?
5:33 Please donโt think that any part of the Japanese occupation of Korea is โCoolโ history. It is incredibly insensitive.
Que rico !๐คค
I want to try the tea, such care is taken to give the experience
I was patiently waiting for the Sunday drop on yet another amazing episode and of course, you guys do not disappoint! Good job everyone!
As tea has such an important culture in Japan, I was surprised Tetsubin isn't mentioned, and a Kyusu was used for the Yame tea, so interesting! ๐
Pls. More fukuoka pls. My fave city in all Japan!!โคโค
Amazing. ๐
Interesante video
wow very nice experience friend
I love you, Shizuka !
oh some more Fukuoka spots I want to try, I'm definitely supporting the Ramen joint, the city looks great I love the walks
That bread for sure with the ramyun! LOL!
mentaiko butter, droooool……….
This guy reminds me of those two European guys from family guy.
The tea shop is older than the USA
What a priceless insights. Definitely learned few more intresting things about Fukuoka's food. We have been there a few times but didn't know much about the chicken skin and the story behind Mentaiko. ๐ That hakata ramen shop prices are ridiculously cheap, it's insane considering the raising cost of the products worldwide. JAPAN always stand out about this price aspect. ๐
Shizuka & Mason make great hosts! They compliment each other so well on this tour! Shizuka & Mason both analyze the many tastes of Fukuoka's different foods and drinks so well! Mason makes an excellent co-host in this video – you can tell he enjoys sharing Fukuoka cuisine! Great video I can not wait to try some of these foods!
๐ I went to that ramen store in 2019, I remember the ยฅ290 price ๐
The gentleman serving the tea has my heart. Even if I can't understand him without subtitles, his narrative is mesmerising and draws you in. I could listen to gim for hours!
occupation of korean — very cool history!
you kidding me? I just got back from there!!!
PLEASE find a new host. These videos are produced wonderfully but this host is ANNOYING.
Very cool history? What history? Japanese colonial era???
I had the honour of booking a tour with Mason in October. Heโs truly an amazing guide and had a great time eating and drinking with him!
Shizuka is literal japan goddess of food. I will gladly worahip her if i may
I miss Japan! I will come back and try that 290 yen ramen haha
This video gave me some good ideas for my next trip to Japan as I've always wanted to visit Fukuoka and plan on doing so next year.