Japanese chocolatier conquers Belgium

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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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  • @saenekokun2723
    @saenekokun272323 күн бұрын

    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

    21 күн бұрын

    "flavour wizard" is a sick nickname for a chef

  • @GrandTickler
    @GrandTickler24 күн бұрын

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

  • @al201103

    @al201103

    23 күн бұрын

    hahahahaha!

  • @DocNob0dy

    @DocNob0dy

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @MyLifeInPlaces

    @MyLifeInPlaces

    23 күн бұрын

    @@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

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @DocNob0dy

    @DocNob0dy

    22 күн бұрын

    @@MyLifeInPlaces 😲 learning new knowledge everyday

  • @Soooooooooooonicable
    @Soooooooooooonicable23 күн бұрын

    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
    @hrtdeq543224 күн бұрын

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

  • @sc4ll1wag94

    @sc4ll1wag94

    24 күн бұрын

    Yes Resilient since 1945

  • @dallas_pandora4206

    @dallas_pandora4206

    23 күн бұрын

    @@sc4ll1wag94wrong term and year period here buddy

  • @yty1941

    @yty1941

    18 күн бұрын

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

  • @icodestuff6241

    @icodestuff6241

    7 күн бұрын

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

  • @musgrave6886
    @musgrave688624 күн бұрын

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

  • @ironhell813

    @ironhell813

    23 күн бұрын

    My life inna nutshell

  • @rax1899

    @rax1899

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @ironhell813

    @ironhell813

    22 күн бұрын

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

  • @rax1899

    @rax1899

    22 күн бұрын

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

  • @ironhell813

    @ironhell813

    22 күн бұрын

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

  • @YamiPheonix531
    @YamiPheonix53122 күн бұрын

    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
    @intreoo23 күн бұрын

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

  • @mindmybusynassm1645

    @mindmybusynassm1645

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @rax1899

    @rax1899

    23 күн бұрын

    @@mindmybusynassm1645my great uncle did

  • @gregoryturk1275

    @gregoryturk1275

    22 күн бұрын

    Everything except IT

  • @gregoryturk1275

    @gregoryturk1275

    22 күн бұрын

    @@mindmybusynassm1645The Japanese excel at nanjing 1937 though

  • @trueseeker262

    @trueseeker262

    17 күн бұрын

    Royce brand is famous

  • @1964_AMU
    @1964_AMU17 күн бұрын

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

  • @MeMyselfAndI647
    @MeMyselfAndI64723 күн бұрын

    This is such a wholesome story

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd2637324 күн бұрын

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

  • @Lisaxvi
    @Lisaxvi23 күн бұрын

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

  • @xXdqBlizzardXx
    @xXdqBlizzardXx24 күн бұрын

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

  • @conmanalbuquerque3116

    @conmanalbuquerque3116

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @redcobra9588
    @redcobra958820 күн бұрын

    well now he is.

  • @iorifori91
    @iorifori9123 күн бұрын

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

  • @shakinaantra9310
    @shakinaantra931022 күн бұрын

    Japanese chocolates is delicious

  • @oldtabrough1026
    @oldtabrough102623 күн бұрын

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

  • @hehe-mq2bk
    @hehe-mq2bk23 күн бұрын

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

  • @pjacobsen1000

    @pjacobsen1000

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @fleur_and_flower

    @fleur_and_flower

    20 күн бұрын

    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

    18 күн бұрын

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

  • @chessplayer6632
    @chessplayer663219 күн бұрын

    The title of this video is quite funny out of context

  • @nagasako7
    @nagasako718 күн бұрын

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

  • @crystalharris7394
    @crystalharris739418 күн бұрын

    👏👏👏

  • @anggrekbulan100
    @anggrekbulan10022 күн бұрын

    Charlie's competitor?

  • @SouthChinaMorningPost
    @SouthChinaMorningPost23 күн бұрын

    More like this: sc.mp/movw9

  • @irawilliams343
    @irawilliams34323 күн бұрын

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

  • @RosencrantzJr
    @RosencrantzJr24 күн бұрын

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

  • @bobbiusshadow6985

    @bobbiusshadow6985

    23 күн бұрын

    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

    22 күн бұрын

    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-GO24 күн бұрын

    Love me some chocolate. 🍫

  • @Xyriak
    @Xyriak24 күн бұрын

    tabe masu

  • @PZier
    @PZier23 күн бұрын

    People who love Japan🇯🇵 🥰 👇

  • @user-jg8mh5zk3t
    @user-jg8mh5zk3t24 күн бұрын

    Here before the chinese, india, financial scam bot lol

  • @beepboopbeepp

    @beepboopbeepp

    24 күн бұрын

    Don’t forget the fake usa blacked bot

  • @Lucario-ct9ln

    @Lucario-ct9ln

    23 күн бұрын

    And some random reply promoting a religion.

  • @pjacobsen1000

    @pjacobsen1000

    23 күн бұрын

    Well done!

  • @keplar7243

    @keplar7243

    23 күн бұрын

    The last chang is here. You called it LOL

  • @nextlastChang
    @nextlastChang24 күн бұрын

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

  • @mindmybusynassm1645

    @mindmybusynassm1645

    23 күн бұрын

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

  • @mindmybusynassm1645

    @mindmybusynassm1645

    23 күн бұрын

    ​​@@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

    23 күн бұрын

    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

    23 күн бұрын

    ​ 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

    23 күн бұрын

    Lol get a life man

  • @HindusRapeBengalLizards
    @HindusRapeBengalLizards23 күн бұрын

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

  • @kutter_ttl6786

    @kutter_ttl6786

    22 күн бұрын

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

  • @HindusRapeBengalLizards

    @HindusRapeBengalLizards

    22 күн бұрын

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

  • @chessplayer6632
    @chessplayer663219 күн бұрын

    The title of this video is quite funny out of context