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(Gyoza, the most popular food in Japan)
Nowadays, Gyoza is the national food.
Gyoza's city, Utsunomiya.
Including Hamamatsu, which has the highest consumption rate in Japan,
there are Gotochi Gyoza all over Japan.
This is Fukuoka City.
Recently, I heard about Gyoza and came here.
I'm Yutaka Matsushige.
I love Gyoza.
I make Gyoza.
I make Gyoza for my family from 100 to 150 pieces.
We bake Gyoza and eat only Gyoza on that day.
- Only Gyoza? - Yes, only Gyoza.
Gyoza is the perfect dish.
I have some information.
- In Russia... - In Russia?
- There is a Russian Gyoza called Perimini. - I've heard of it.
- If you look at it, it might be Russia ahead of China. - Yes.
Perimini...
Are you going to eat it?
(Perimini)
Russia also has Gyoza.
I always thought Gyoza came from China.
But there is also a Russian route.
It's so rich.
I, Yutaka Matsushige, will visit Gyoza Road, which Japanese people don't know about.
From Moscow to Siberia, and to a city we haven't seen yet.
That distance is 5,000 kilometers!
Just what kind of dumplings are waiting for us?
(Matsushige, Moscow, Russia)
Matsushige came to Moscow, the capital of Russia, looking for a Russian-style dumpling called "perimeni" that he has never seen before.
I'm on a dumpling journey from Fukuoka.
This is a red square in Moscow, Russia.
What kind of dumplings will we encounter in Russia?
Let's go on a dumpling journey!
There is a perimeni specialty store that has been around since the Soviet era.
We asked around the city center.
It has a common atmosphere.
What does the chef recommend for perimeni?
This is Siberian classic, pork and beef.
This is Russian-style dumpling perimeni.
I'm used to that taste.
This is dumpling.
Great!
This is dumpling.
This is exactly dumpling.
I knew it.
The name is perimeni.
But this is exactly dumpling.
Which way should I go to eat this?
In order to know the origin of this dish, you need to go to Siberia.
I'll go to Siberia.
There are two kinds of food in dumplings.
We've decided where we're going.
We're going to Siberia.
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The city centered in Siberia, Irkutsk.
Mr. Matsushige went to a market.
It's a meat market where you can find a lot of gyoza.
Chicken, pork and sausage.
A huge amount of meat.
Look at the chunks of meat.
For people who live in this area, meat is their staple food.
A lot of red meat.
It's about 600 yen per kilogram.
But there is no minced meat for gyoza.
I asked a shop assistant who looks like a Japanese.
Do you make minced meat at home?
No, we don't make minced meat.
So you buy a chunk of meat and cook it at home?
Yes.
She bought a chunk of meat and cooked it at home.
Mr. Matsushige told me about a shop where you can eat delicious food at a market.
A Chinese shop.
The shop welcomed me with a Chinese sign.
Hello.
Wow, this is amazing.
There is a lot of food.
This is like a meat bun.
Wow.
This is the last one.
She is going to try the menu.
Is this pelmeni? Normal pelmeni?
These are pelmeni. Our Siberian pelmeni.
Siberian pelmeni.
It's small, isn't it?
It's not just dumplings. It's soup inside.
Then I'll eat it with the soup.
Thank you for it.
The soup is delicious.
This is also what Siberian people like to eat.
It's fried in oil.
Thank you for it.
It's rich.
It's delicious.
I told you to be careful. There's a lot of juice in there.
It's delicious.
This meat is amazing.
What kind of meat is this?
70% beef, 30% pork.
What do you eat it with?
No sauce at all.
What does "buryat" mean?
"Buryat" is a nationality.
I recommend you to go to Ulan-Ude, the capital of our Buryatia.
There are a lot of varieties and dishes.
There are a lot of different kinds of meat.
There are stewed and fried.
There is chopped meat.
They are called "buzu".
Ulan-Ude's "buzu".
That's "buzu".
That's "gyoza".
I heard a lot about it.
There's something about it.
Let's go to Ulan-Ude, the capital of Buryatia.
In search of unknown "buzu", Ms. Matsushige goes to Buryatia, an inland country that she has never seen before.
"Gyoza", "buzu" are the ancestors of "gyoza" and I am going to visit "gyoza"
I am heading to Ulan-Ude in Buryatia from Irkutsk.
It is finally the Siberian Railway.
Ms. Matsushige is looking for her own train for the first time.
Is it 4 or 6?
1, 2, 4, 6?
Is it here?
Can I ride it?
There is a compartment for 4 people in the car.
This chair is not ready yet.
This goes up and this goes down.
Wait a minute.
I got it.
I did it.
I like it.
Doesn't it feel like a Siberian Railway?
I have to move fast.
Let's explore what kind of people are riding in the car.
These are five travelers from Poland.
These ladies live in Ulan-Ude, the city they are going to visit.
I asked them right away.
We put everything in there. All the seasonings. Dough from another factory. We roll out circles. We put it in our hands. We put meat in there. We make 36 fillings.
I was more and more excited to hear their stories and visit Ulan-Ude.
Wow, it's really beautiful here.
Among the scenery of Siberian railways, Baikalko is said to be the most beautiful.
It's an eight-hour ride from Irkutsk to Uran-Ude.
One of the Russian Federation countries, Uran-Ude, capital of Buryat Republic.
This city is close to the border with Mongolia, and traffic with Mongolia and China is thriving.
From Moscow to Irkutsk, from Irkutsk to Uran-Ude by Siberian Railway.
This is an art theater.
Buryat Art Theater.
This theater is proud of people of Buryat who have performed opera and ballet since Soviet era.
We asked Mr. Iwata, who heard that Japanese people are being art directors in this theater.
Mr. Iwata Morihiro.
I'm surprised that such a wonderful Japanese performer is here.
Thank you very much.
Mr. Iwata is from Yokohama.
He was a soloist for the first time as a foreigner in a Borishoi theater in Moscow.
Now, Mr. Iwata leads a ballet band in the theater and continues performing not only in Uran-U, but also in various places in Russia.
In addition, there are many people who come from far away Japan to admire Mr. Iwata.
When we visit the practice room, we can see Japanese- like women giving lessons.
I went to a different ballet school in Russia.
In Fukuoka?
Yes, but I'm still learning.
Have you just arrived in Fukuoka?
No, I've been here for about a year.
How is life in Fukuoka?
Everyone is very kind.
Is it okay for people around you to come in as Japanese?
I don't know if it's because of my face.
Wow!
He showed me the stage.
It's wonderful!
As a performer, I think it's a perfect size for all guests to hear their voices.
It's a good theater.
On the wall, "Art belongs to the people. It is something that workers must devote themselves to deeply."
These are the words of Lenin, a remnant of the Soviet era.
In fact, this theater was built by ex-Japanese soldiers who had been deported to Siberia in the previous war.
The design itself was done by Russians, but the Japanese people were involved in the construction.
The Japanese people built it and it is still in use today.
Many of the ex-Japanese soldiers who had been deported to Siberia after the war were involved in the construction.
Many of the buildings they built are still in use today.
Iwata-san guided me to this rare building which Japanese people were involved in building.
Next to the railway extending to Mongolia, there was an old water tower.
When it comes to tourists, they are forced to work.
However, thanks to Japanese people's technical ability and skill in such places,
this building has survived for decades.
It's amazing, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
Originally, Russia was a new country.
However, people of Siberia,
because of Japanese people's hard work,
have been able to live a life which is closely related to their daily life.
So, among Russians,
these people love Japanese people very much.
The Buryat Republic is closely related with Mongolia and China.
Its religion is also different from other regions of Russia.
Tamchinsky Dachshund.
They are members of the Tibetan Buddhism, which was established in the middle of the 18th century.
Tamchinsky Dachshund
That's a carousel,
written in Chinese.
When you turn it,
it's like you're reading Chinese.
Something's happening.
Something's started.
When you turn it,
it's like you're reading Chinese.
I'll pray for a while,
Good evening.
Nice to meet you.
This is a carousel.
In Tibetan Buddhism, it's called "rama."
In the Buryat people,
what is Tibetan Buddhism like?
When Buddhism was established,
every family tried to send their children,
boys, to monasteries,
to learn how to fly.
In the Buryat people,
the main religion of Russia is Christianity, Russian Catholicism.
However, the Buryat Republic is one of the few Buddhist countries in the Russian Federation.
Mr. Janjima, who lives nearby,
is deeply involved in Buddhism.
We have three days a month,
when we try our best to be decent.
This is the first lunar day,
the eighth lunar day,
the fifteenth,
and now, the thirtieth.
Mr. Janjima taught us
how to pray in Tibetan Buddhism.
Every time we do it like this,
it means that I want to reach the state of Buddha.
To do this, I cleanse my mind,
my tongue,
and my consciousness.
This is important.
And we go on.
Praying in worship, as if throwing one's whole body out.
Five times a day.
Now, Mr. Matsushige, try!
This is a good amount of exercise.
My abs also felt like they were being trained well.
It was good.
In May of this year, a memorial ceremony of Japanese displaced people who died in Briart's land was held in this community.
It is the first time that a large-scale memorial ceremony is held in this land.
I really appreciate it.
I feel that there is no border between Japan and other countries.
We are Japanese and we live in an island country.
So we have a sense of border or beyond the sea.
But beyond the sea, the same scenery continues all the time.
I felt again that people living there are connected with Japanese people.
I really appreciate it.
I cut all the fine parts.
The bones are quite fragile.
From Brown Decker, we will go further south.
It is about 50 to 60 kilometers.
I came to an area where people living in Breart continue to live as Brearts.
"Meh-meh" is what I am saying.
Hello.
We met Mihail, who lives as a Breart and is a Breart.
We came all the way from Japan to look for the origin of dumplings.
We heard that there is food called "booza" in Ilkoutsk.
Do you know what "booza" is?
Yes, of course. It is one of our favorite dishes.
"Booza" for you, Mihail.
We decided to stop by your house.
It is called "yurta". It is an old-fashioned Yugoslav style.
Good evening.
The wife gave me milk that has just been squeezed.
Oh, it's strong.
It's about 36 degrees and 7 degrees outside, but it's not like there's an air conditioner in it, but it's pretty cool.
Unexpectedly comfortable "yurta"
This feature is also ...
"Yurta" is divided into two halves by device.
This is the western male half and the eastern female half.
Oh, does that mean that the beds are separated east and west?
Uh-huh.
Oh, aren't you lonely?
Well, basically, yes.
Yurta
"Yurta" is divided into several types by use.
This is "yurta" for cooking.
In other words, "kitchen".
It's finally time to start making "booza" here.
It's like sheep's thigh.
Isn't it too big?
It's a little hard.
Actually, yes.
Modern Buryats are used to eating "booza".
Stuffing is made of beef and pork.
But traditionally, of course, they were made of lamb.
The meat cut into slices is cut into smaller cubes.
The fat meat is also cut into cubes of the same size.
There is a lot of fat in it.
But I can expect a lot of meat juice.
The more fat you have, the more delicious it is.
Fat is delicious.
I like less fat and more fat.
There is a lot of meat.
But only onions are vegetables.
Now, I will wrap it.
It is quite a lot of meat.
I often wrap this much meat.
On the train, Hida said there were 36 pieces of meat.
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.
It was 27.
27.
She wraps a lot of small cubes of meat and onions.
It is like eating meat.
Booza is being made one by one.
I am looking forward to seeing what it looks like on the table.
Matsushige is waiting for Mihail's family until the booza is ready.
There is an unfamiliar dish on the table.
This is aroole.
It is made by drying milk's cottage cheese.
On the other hand, guests should be warned that for an unusual stomach, it can also be an advantage that you do not need to switch too quickly to this food.
Our Buryats and Mongols are accustomed to this food.
Go ahead and say it.
The booza dish is ready.
This is a stewed booza dish that Michael cut up the meat and his wife wrapped it up.
First of all, we reached out to Michael's father.
He showed us how to eat it.
This is how you eat it.
With your hands.
After learning from Michael's father, I also learned how to eat it with my hands.
This is Buryat booza.
It's pretty hot.
It's hot.
This is...
The umami of the meat is really concentrated.
It's also chewy.
The juice of the meat...
The umami is amazing.
The cut of the meat is not thin.
It's big.
But it has just the right texture.
Inside, except for onions, it's all meat.
It's been 20 minutes since I put it in the steamer. It's full of meat.
Similar-shaped Japanese dumplings have also been released.
Let's eat.
It's like a pie.
This is good, too.
The ingredients are the same as in a steamer.
With little oil, fry until the skin is crispy and it's done.
Minced sheep's meat and onion are combined to make "Booza".
The main ingredient is meat.
Meat for dinner, meat for evening and meat for night.
Can I eat all of it?
(Laughter)
What made Buryats eat "Booza" in the first place?
Yes, what Buryats did not have, they always exchanged in neighboring China or with other merchants in Central Asia.
That is, being on the Silk Way, on the Tea Way, near these trade routes, of course, they bought what they did not have from merchants and themselves, of course, sold what other nations did not have.
And as a result, Buryats began to use flour and wrap meat in it, and thus it appeared.
In the inland country of Buryatia, a dumpling and similar food, called "bûza", were invented.
The Yugoslavs, who lived in harsh natural environments, used the flour transmitted in the Silk Road to eat meat more deliciously.
That is "bûza".
Japanese "gyoza"
Russian "perimeni"
and Buryat "bûza"
After all, all of them are similar.
Why is that?
Berkovskiy, who studies cultural humanism,
thinks that "gyoza" and "bûza" have that dimension in the life of nomads.
Berkovskiy, who studies cultural humanism,
thinks that "gyoza" and "bûza" have that dimension in the life of nomads.
Traditional food enters a human body like a breast enters a baby's mouth with a nipple.
They fit each other perfectly.
At the same time, what is such food like "bûza"?
It is an optimal balance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins
and easily digestible liquid.
You have a dish that contains everything you need to maintain a normal life.
Nutritious food "bûza" is born from the life of nomads.
"Gyoza", "perimeni" and "bûza" may have the same origin.
On this day, I visited a village of Buryat people who live in seclusion.
Five hours from Ulan-Ude, Maksohum village.
Ah, here it is.
They are doing it.
In the village, farming is in full swing to celebrate the festival.
This is the village chief, Bair.
Is this Mongolian sumo wrestling?
It's like sumo wrestling, but it's a national wrestling style.
It's a special way of fighting.
BUFF BARRELTAN
If both legs and knees or three parts of the body touch the ground, it's a match.
BUFF BARRELTAN
Do you choose a candidate for Hanamugo with this?
It's a kind of cutting technique.
It's like cutting with a kind of cutting technique.
If you win, you get one sheep.
But is your real target a cute wife?
Meanwhile, here...
Suddenly, they are making booze in this tent.
In this village, they use machines to mince meat.
Women dressed in festival clothes gather and make booze together.
Food is lined up on the table.
I was called to this festival for strange reasons and made booze.
It's done. Thank you for your cooperation.
Thank you for the meal.
This is a detailed menu.
They are using beef and pork.
It's similar to Japanese fried dumplings.
It's interesting to come to Buriato.
I feel like I'm at a gathering of my relatives.
Don't you think we are similar?
They say so.
If we try your food, we will say we are similar.
After hearing that, I decided to make homemade dumplings for Buriato people.
Matsushige is making dumplings at home.
He is confident in his skills.
People in the village are interested in him.
I didn't know this.
Shiitake mushroom is the most popular mushroom in Japan.
Shiitake mushrooms are imported from Japan.
It smells good.
It smells unique.
You can't eat it.
You can eat it, but you can't eat it.
Shigeru Matsu puts a lot of ginger in it.
The meat is minced beef and pork.
Wonderful!
The women helped me. They are kind.
I put water-soluble potato starch in the frying pan.
I aim for dumplings with wings.
There is no oil at all.
I'll put oil on it after the water has evaporated.
Everyone looks worried.
It's done!
I'll taste it and see if it has the potential to be eaten by everyone.
What does it look like?
It's okay.
Please eat it.
It has a pre-made flavor, so you don't have to put anything on it.
Or you can eat it with vinegar.
How does Japanese dumplings taste like?
Thank you. It's very delicious.
I like it very much.
You don't distinguish it at all.
If we hadn't seen you cooking, we might have thought you were Japanese.
How does it taste like?
It's delicious.
The people of Brière who ate the dumplings deliciously.
Dumplings and booze.
I felt that the roots were the same.
The last day of the trip.
I reunited with Yanjima-san, whom I met in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery.
He showed me the place.
Wow, it's amazing! What a wonderful view!
The hill of Chinggis Khan.
Chinggis Khan stood here and ordered his army, which had gathered under the hill.
Mongolia was far away.
When we think of Russia, we usually think of the West.
But here, it's like the East and West.
It's a place where East and West meet, and different traditions are mixed up here, both East and Europe.
I think so, because Genghis Khan is a man of millennia, of the second millennium, a man who all peoples respect and love.
I was really surprised that people of Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea continue to protect Genghis Khan, and I also met very interesting foods.
Moscow, Siberia, and Gyoza's Russian road leading to Buryat.
Wrapping meat with wheat flour.
Why are we so attracted to such a dish?
It is because of this dish and us having the same roots.
It was a journey to realize it.
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