How the Fish Cakes In Your Ramen Get Made

There are many kinds of kamaboko—aka fish cake—to choose from in Japan. But pretty much everyone loves hanpen. Uniquely fluffy, this popular delight is made with pollock. Toshio Oka knows how to shape and boil hanpen to perfection. He invites us to join him in the kitchen Kanmo in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo. The legendary fish cake shop has been making some of the world’s best hanpen since 1688. This story is a part of our Flavors series, where we do so much more than play with our food. Come with us as we dive into deliciously different and tastefully off-beat stories in the culinary world. 00:00 Intro 00:18 Where and how did it all begin? 00:41 Meet Toshio Oka 01:12 How are the fish cakes made? 02:17 It's more than a job, it's a lifestyle! #FishCake #kamaboko #hanpen Got a story idea for us? Shoot us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:   / greatbigstory   Follow us on Instagram:   / greatbigstory   Check us out on TikTok:   / greatbigstory   Join us on Snapchat:   / 18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa   Follow us on Facebook:   / greatbigstory   Give us a shout on Twitter:   / greatbigstory   Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/