Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium

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  • čas přidán 21. 04. 2024
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    Japan-born chocolatier Yasushi Sasaki has been named Brussels' chocolatier of the year by the prestigious Gault&Millau food guide, earning praise as a “flavour wizard”. Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19 with no plans or ability to speak French before he decided to chase a career as a chocolatier which he now says is his whole life. His chocolate creations are marriages of culinary traditions from Japan and Belgium - sourcing and using ingredients such as matcha tea, yuzu and red beans.
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Komentáře • 79

  • @saenekokun2723
    @saenekokun2723 Před 22 dny +60

    From a young boy who couldn't speak a lick of French, to a guy with big name and booming business. Hope his love for his work continue to spread happiness to himself and everyone.

    • @aaronaaron5861
      @aaronaaron5861 Před 20 dny +2

      "flavour wizard" is a sick nickname for a chef

  • @GrandTickler
    @GrandTickler Před 23 dny +201

    South China Morning Post talking about a japanese man speaking french in belgium, now i've seen it all

    • @al201103
      @al201103 Před 23 dny +3

      hahahahaha!

    • @DocNob0dy
      @DocNob0dy Před 22 dny +2

      Isn’t French the default in Belgium anyways..??

    • @MyLifeInPlaces
      @MyLifeInPlaces Před 22 dny +4

      @@DocNob0dy There is no default language in Belgium, languages are highly compartmentalized, all equally important among each other (Dutch/French/German), depending where you live.

    • @GrandTickler
      @GrandTickler Před 22 dny +3

      @@DocNob0dy i guess it depends where u live, most belgium people ive spoken to speak dutch.

    • @DocNob0dy
      @DocNob0dy Před 22 dny

      @@MyLifeInPlaces 😲 learning new knowledge everyday

  • @Soooooooooooonicable
    @Soooooooooooonicable Před 23 dny +45

    This is such a sweet story (no pun intended)
    He broke through so many barriers to become such a loved and respected professional in an entirely different country.

  • @hrtdeq5432
    @hrtdeq5432 Před 23 dny +116

    Gotta admire the Japanese. They do things with highest dedication possible.

    • @sc4ll1wag94
      @sc4ll1wag94 Před 23 dny +4

      Yes
      Resilient since 1945

    • @dallas_pandora4206
      @dallas_pandora4206 Před 22 dny

      @@sc4ll1wag94wrong term and year period here buddy

    • @yty1941
      @yty1941 Před 18 dny +1

      @@dallas_pandora4206 1945 is pretty fine, which year do you prefer?

    • @icodestuff6241
      @icodestuff6241 Před 6 dny

      @@sc4ll1wag94 even in WWII, they were pretty resilient (with suicide bombers and whatever), just in a way that made other people hate them

  • @musgrave6886
    @musgrave6886 Před 23 dny +41

    no surprise. whatever the japanese do becomes their passion project.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 Před 23 dny +3

      My life inna nutshell

    • @rax1899
      @rax1899 Před 22 dny +4

      I’m sure people like him are rare even in Japan

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 Před 22 dny +4

      @@rax1899 you’d think but nope, chefs are heavily celebrated in Japan and even feature their portraits on konbini items they design!

    • @rax1899
      @rax1899 Před 22 dny +1

      @@ironhell813 yea but not every chef is like that, and not everyone is a chef.

    • @ironhell813
      @ironhell813 Před 21 dnem +4

      That’s got jack to do with what I said. There’s lots of Japanese chefs food is very well respected in Japan

  • @YamiPheonix531
    @YamiPheonix531 Před 21 dnem +6

    Speaking the local language, understanding the culinary culture and taste preferences of your customers, having connections, blessed with loads of cash to invest in any venture business...all these will give you advantages.
    But nothing will make you succeed better than hard work and dedication.
    This is a truly inspirational West meets East fusion business success story.
    Despite his immense popularity and huge customer base, he doesn't want to expand into having 2 shops to manage as having only 1 shop to manage means he has full control of the quality of his products and what products he produces.
    Customers will always wait for a quality product no matter how thin their patience gets.

  • @intreoo
    @intreoo Před 23 dny +13

    The best chocolates I've ever tried were Nama Chocolates from Japan. The Japanese absolutely excel in every craft they do!

    • @mindmybusynassm1645
      @mindmybusynassm1645 Před 23 dny +1

      Did you try the Nanjing 1937, it taste like spuke. It is hard to swallow when you look at it.

    • @rax1899
      @rax1899 Před 22 dny

      @@mindmybusynassm1645my great uncle did

    • @gregoryturk1275
      @gregoryturk1275 Před 21 dnem

      Everything except IT

    • @gregoryturk1275
      @gregoryturk1275 Před 21 dnem

      @@mindmybusynassm1645The Japanese excel at nanjing 1937 though

    • @trueseeker262
      @trueseeker262 Před 17 dny

      Royce brand is famous

  • @1964_AMU
    @1964_AMU Před 17 dny +2

    The first chocolatier of Brussels was Greec (Leonidas) , the last comer is Japanese !! What a wonderful World !!

  • @MeMyselfAndI647
    @MeMyselfAndI647 Před 23 dny +6

    This is such a wholesome story

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Před 23 dny +5

    We will always support this channel. They’re one of the best.

  • @Lisaxvi
    @Lisaxvi Před 23 dny +2

    Went there multiple times. His cakes are really delicious too !

  • @xXdqBlizzardXx
    @xXdqBlizzardXx Před 23 dny +13

    SHADOW WIZARD CHOCOLATE GANG, WE LOVE CASTING FLAVOURS!! 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @conmanalbuquerque3116
      @conmanalbuquerque3116 Před 22 dny +1

      THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY... THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ⚛⚛⚛⚛ ☢☢☢☢

  • @redcobra9588
    @redcobra9588 Před 20 dny

    well now he is.

  • @iorifori91
    @iorifori91 Před 23 dny

    while here, in my city. all we got is mass produced compound chocolate.

  • @shakinaantra9310
    @shakinaantra9310 Před 22 dny +2

    Japanese chocolates is delicious

  • @oldtabrough1026
    @oldtabrough1026 Před 22 dny +1

    Him speaking French reminds me of the hospital scene in Jackie Chan's Rush Hour 3

  • @hehe-mq2bk
    @hehe-mq2bk Před 23 dny +4

    why r they whisking the chocolate with their bare arms and hands? lol

    • @pjacobsen1000
      @pjacobsen1000 Před 22 dny +1

      There's a paddle/spatula somewhere down there....

    • @fleur_and_flower
      @fleur_and_flower Před 20 dny

      Food prep uses gloves, but wearing them gives them a false sense of sanitation (who knows how many things they touch before changing them). Professional chefs and bakers use their bare hands because they will constantly make sure to clean their hands to avoid contamination.

    • @rajm2626
      @rajm2626 Před 17 dny

      @@fleur_and_flower but what if an arm hair falls into the batter?

  • @chessplayer6632
    @chessplayer6632 Před 19 dny

    The title of this video is quite funny out of context

  • @crystalharris7394
    @crystalharris7394 Před 17 dny

    👏👏👏

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako7 Před 17 dny

    This would be like Frenchmen moving to Japan and becoming best omikase or wagyu rancher

  • @anggrekbulan100
    @anggrekbulan100 Před 21 dnem +1

    Charlie's competitor?

  • @SouthChinaMorningPost

    More like this: sc.mp/movw9

  • @irawilliams343
    @irawilliams343 Před 22 dny

    Watching this is kind of depressing since I can't eat chocolate anymore, not even my favorite Butterfinger. 😢

  • @RosencrantzJr
    @RosencrantzJr Před 23 dny +6

    A French-speaking Asian? It sounds 'Rush Hour' to me...

    • @bobbiusshadow6985
      @bobbiusshadow6985 Před 23 dny +1

      Never heard of Asians speaking French in real life, huh?!! Mais si, nous sommes nombreux à parler français, Monsieur Junior Rosencrantz lol

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 Před 21 dnem +2

      You have to remember, the French ruled a part of Asia called French Indochina that incorporated present day Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and even China. The legacy of that is that there's quite a few French speaking Asians, including the ones that ended up moving to France.

  • @RET-2-GO
    @RET-2-GO Před 23 dny +1

    Love me some chocolate. 🍫

  • @Xyriak
    @Xyriak Před 23 dny

    tabe masu

  • @PZier
    @PZier Před 23 dny +2

    People who love Japan🇯🇵 🥰
    👇

  • @user-jg8mh5zk3t
    @user-jg8mh5zk3t Před 23 dny +17

    Here before the chinese, india, financial scam bot lol

  • @nextlastChang
    @nextlastChang Před 23 dny +14

    Third-world China 🇨🇳 should look up to superpower Japan 🇯🇵 to learn how to become a mild-mannered and open-minded nation.

    • @mindmybusynassm1645
      @mindmybusynassm1645 Před 23 dny

      Especially the Japanese chocolate taste better when it comes to the mind the Japanese Nanjing masacre. So disgusting.

    • @mindmybusynassm1645
      @mindmybusynassm1645 Před 23 dny

      ​​@@ToiChutGongWu the @nextlastchang blocked me and my comments. I just try to figure our how to block him completely from YT.

    • @hehe-mq2bk
      @hehe-mq2bk Před 23 dny +2

      Third-world US, EU, and Israel should look up to superpowers Japan and China to learn how to become disciplined and be their very best without sanctioning nations, causing wars, and supporting genocide in Israel.

    • @mindmybusynassm1645
      @mindmybusynassm1645 Před 23 dny


      This message is to.
      @nextlastchang.
      The Japanese @nextlastchang have no chance with any chocolate business especially in China.
      The Japanese chocolate will nevwr taste due to the unprecedented the Japanese Nanjing genocide.

    • @niconico4010
      @niconico4010 Před 23 dny

      Lol get a life man

  • @HindusRapeBengalLizards

    Why is SCMP not reporting on Maldives's election result?

    • @kutter_ttl6786
      @kutter_ttl6786 Před 21 dnem

      We all know that wouldn't get as many views as this story.

    • @HindusRapeBengalLizards
      @HindusRapeBengalLizards Před 21 dnem

      @@kutter_ttl6786 Your source from Bollywood? You know, NOT, we know, because you only speak for yourself. 🥱

  • @chessplayer6632
    @chessplayer6632 Před 19 dny +1

    The title of this video is quite funny out of context