Chapter 1: What makes the number one rated sandwich in the world so special?
This is the number one rated sandwich in the entire world, and we're gonna compare it to this fried chicken sandwich people wait three hours in line for, this award-winning burger that's limited to just 12 per day, and everything in between. And we're starting in Japan to try a Wagyu Katsu Sando, one of the most famous sandwiches in the entire world, with my friend, Bayashi. Hi.
Nik-san, choose meat. They make their Wagyu Katsu Sandoz out of all four different types of meat, but we get to choose which one we want. This is Ozaki beef rib-eye, Uchwa Wagyu dry-aged, Kobe beef dry-aged, and the last, Ozaki beef tenderloin. All four look so incredibly delicious. This one is looking good. Beautiful. Yes, let's go. Ozaki rib-eye.
Chapter 2: How is a Wagyu Katsu Sando prepared in Japan?
Okay, let's go. Come to the kitchen. I cannot wait to see what the cross section of this Wagyu looks like. Wow, beautiful. That is amazing. Another slice. He's now cutting the piece that we're gonna use in the Wagyu Katsu Sando. I am so hungry right now. You'll see he's gonna do this with precision. The first thing he's doing is cutting off the ribeye cap. Hey, it's good shape.
The last step here to prepping the meat is to cut it down into a nice square shape because you'll see at the end with this Wagyu Katsu Sando that it's gonna be a nice, perfect shape. The Wagyu is ready. These are our portions of meat. Okay, next, Japanese eggs. Wait, what? That's how you crack eggs? I don't know how I feel about that. Oh my gosh, look at the yolk.
That is the most vibrant egg yolk I've ever seen in my life. What an amazing, amazing color. He's gonna make sure this gets an even light dusting of flour so that the egg can stick to that flour. Then into the egg, and finally into the homemade breadcrumbs.
The fact that they're putting in that extra effort to make their own breadcrumbs is one of the reasons you could argue this is the best Wagyu Katsu Sando in the world. Okay, now you're frying. And these are not gonna fry for long. I'm so hungry. It looks so perfect. It's time. Okay? So crispy. We've got the perfectly crispy Wagyu Katsu.
You've got this beautifully toasted white bread, and of course, their secret sauce. Our homemade Katsu sauce. A lot of vegetable, a lot of spice. So much flavor. And then bread. Last step, trimming the side. It's common with the Wagyu Katsu Sando to clean up the edges like this. Here's a preview of what that Wagyu looks like inside. Is it okay to give my cameraman a taste? Okay, let's go. Try.
Thank you, Nick. I'll get back to work. He's cutting it into four cubes so he can share, Bayashi. I love how you're plating this. That's so cool. Done? Not done. Final step. The gold. Oh. That was so much gold. Kanpai. Kanpai. Wow. I don't know that there's anything that can make that better.
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Chapter 3: What unique ingredients are used in the Wagyu Katsu Sando?
Amazing. I want to do one quick test to see if somehow my Osmo steak seasoning can make this taste better. Will you try? Yes. Just a tiny sprinkle, not too much. Mmm. Wow. Good? Very tasty. Tasty? Very good. More. You want more? Yes, please. Oh, that's good. That's really good. If you ever need it, you can buy it online or in stores at Walmart.
I think it's the best seasoning in the world, but does it make the Katsu Sando any better? Better. Amazing. Thank you. Washi, do you think this is the best Wagyu Katsu Sando in the world? Yes. Let's go see if our next sandwich can somehow beat this. Next up is a French dip sandwich made with thin sliced roast beef and a hot beef broth on the side for dipping.
And for this sandwich, I brought along my friend Sean. Hey, what's going on, guys? Are you hungry? Oh, I'm hungry. Welcome to my restaurant. Hey, let's do it. Let's go. Just for quick context here, Hank also makes cooking videos online. One of your most popular videos ever was your French dip sandwich. Yeah, that's very true.
And now you've literally made a restaurant that has possibly the most famous French dip in the world right now. Talk us through it. We start with the baguette, arguably the most important part of any sandwich. This is Frenchette baguette. Crusty and crunchy and rustic, but they're also, yeah, even they smell nice. Question is, do they smell as good as Sean? I haven't sniffed Sean yet today.
So we cut them in half. I'd imagine you need like an architecturally sound structure, right? Especially for a dip, you want a bread that's got the basis to be able to still be kind of crunchy and chewy after you've dipped it. It's not just a soggy mess. Every morning this gets delivered fresh and we cut them all in half that same day and we sell out of them that same day.
First thing, you get your bread, nice horseradish aioli. What's great is it looks like the perfect consistency. I love that you can also see the chives in there. It gives a nice pop of color. It just shows a little bit more effort. What happens next? Next step is caramelized onions. Each onion we reduce enough to where each sandwich has two onions.
I think what I realize is the more caramelized an onion is, the better it is. Caramelized onions could be like, I just put onions in a pan with butter for two seconds, or they could be like, I spent three days waiting for these onions to caramelize. They're easily the most deeply caramelized onions I've ever seen. This is the most marbled meat you can get in America. It's rated by the USDA.
It's like the top 1% most prime of prime ribs. And we cover it in compound butter. Compound butter's got sage thyme, oregano, garlic, and rosemary. And it's softened and rubbed all over the prime rib. Throw it in the oven, roast it, and then it goes on the deli slicer, and we shave it really, really thin. Now you get a little au jus bite. Oh, thank you. OK, here we go. In your mouth now. Mmm.
Yum. Good work, Sean. You want me to do one for you? There you go. Oh. Is that nice? Tell us how you feel. Instantly tired. Like in a dream state almost. Yeah. I love that. I'm floating in the kitchen. This liquid that you just dipped our beautiful bites there in, this is the au jus. That's the au jus. It reduces all day while we're cooking sandwiches.
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Chapter 4: What are the steps to making the perfect French dip sandwich?
This is a convection oven. We do like 24 sandwiches at a time in here, cranking out constantly. Sandwiches are now coming out. The cheese, you can see, makes a little blanket. It protects all the other ingredients from falling out. These just go right on the cutting board. Look at the cheese. I mean, it's still nice and cheesy, obviously. That's that provolone.
We cut it in half, get a nice cross section. That's kind of a money shot. Look at that. Just a big, beefy sandwich, really, is what it is. Let's show this guy, too. I mean, look at the cheese on that thing. Plate like this. Usually we kind of like spread the fries around. Those aren't even really fries. That's like potato sticks. We cut them real thin. They're like potato sticks.
People comment on that, but I'm sticking with it. I love these. They stay crunchy forever. They're delicious. They're nice and seasoned. Oh my gosh. Right? They're incredible. Listen to the sound. There's a real crunch. Last step, we fill this cup up with au jus. And you keep the au jus in this giant hot tea container. Yeah, it's an iced tea cooler, but it's perfect for au jus.
It keeps it hot all day. Sean, I thought we'd share. Lucky me. I have to say, it smells so amazing. It looks so good. We both played a hand in making these things, and I've been dying for this moment. Oh, you're dipping backwards. I'm going backwards. This man's crazy. Here it is. I'll follow you right behind. I'm going to dip backwards as well.
It's so good, it's so rich, and it just makes me want to take a nap. Like, it makes me want to fall asleep when I eat this. There's so much love in each step of this. For me, it's a bite that makes me want to close my eyes and just sort of think about it and just take it all in without focusing on anything else happening around me. Stop talking. Me?
Because I'm trying to do the same thing, all right? I'm trying to bask in this over here. Nick, just... You're on the search for the best sandwich? Yeah. This is up there. This is one of the best sandwiches I've ever had in my life. That's great. I knew it would bang and it bangs. I know we agreed on sharing, but if you don't mind, I'm just gonna finish this myself.
Next up, we've got a fried chicken sandwich from the number one ranked fried chicken restaurant in all of North America. And I've brought along my good friend, Uncle Roger. We're gonna see how they make that chicken sandwich here before we eat. This here is their dredging station. They're making so much fried chicken here that they're dredging it in basically a giant flour bathtub.
And they're able to keep it so incredibly clean because they have an automatic flour sifter that keeps that flour nice and smooth and perfect all day long. The way they dredge their chicken here is in a dry dredge, then a wet dredge, then back into a dry dredge before they fry. Notice how he's actually pressing the flour into the chicken here.
That's a really good way to make sure everything sticks and that you don't lose that dredge when you go to cook. Is there anything top secret you kind Oh, there's every single step. There's something top secret that I'm not going to show you guys. Uncle Roger looking for it. You can look for it all you want. Now we deep fry chicken. This is the best part. You can smell it.
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Chapter 5: How is the fried chicken sandwich at the number one ranked restaurant made?
See? Like a baby. My brisket baby. Got to be gentle with it. So once. We wrap them. We put them back. OK. And we let it finish off. It takes another maybe two hours, depending on the sizes. So it's going to get even more juicy. It's going to get juicy. It's all going to be tender. Yeah. The smell is just, I can't get over the smell. Now we're going into the restaurant. The doors just opened up.
There was already a line out there this morning, and it's only 1018 AM. You've seen lines that take a whole day. Almost a whole day, yes. That's crazy. So this is the moment of truth right here. This is a finished brisket, and he's going to cut into it. So this is the perfect brisket. The layers of fat on the brisket, on the deco, you can actually see them. They're there.
He's got to cut up the lean part of the brisket because the other side of it is just full of juice. It would soak the whole sandwich. I like that the bun is a potato bun. That's my favorite kind of bun for a burger or any kind of sandwich. First layer, sweet and tangy barbecue sauce. Pickles and then some sliced onions there. Brisket smacked on top. Nick, are we sharing this?
No, we'll get our own. We're good, Earl. It's time to have what many call the best barbecue brisket sandwich in the world. It looks like it. The craziest part is not only did they give us our barbecue brisket sandwich, but they also said we couldn't come to Texas without having a giant meat platter with sides. It's insane. I'm going to cover mine with some homemade barbecue sauce.
I'm feeling like a real Texan right now, Q. I'll be honest. Cheers. Oh my gosh. We don't even have to say anything. I know. I mean, hit me over the head with this giant beef rib and wake me up. This is just not real. This is not real. If I was really going crazy, I'd open up my sandwich and add a little mac and cheese, creamed corn, a little more sauce, and maybe even some potato salad.
And then I would have something even more supreme. What do you call this? I don't even know. If cooked right, brisket should almost work like an accordion. So when I can pull this brisket apart just like this, that's when you know you're dealing with the world's best brisket. Look at that. My gosh. It falls apart like butter. This is a 10 out of 10 sandwich. 100%.
I might call you barbecue from now on. Call me barbecue. Let's move on for some banh mi, the most famous sandwich in all of Vietnam. And I've also brought along my friend, Max, because he loves banh mi. And I am starving. So this is du poc belly. It's like a traditional dish in Vietnam. This is my mom's recipe. We make it with fish sauce and coconut water, and then we cook overnight.
So most people are eating this kind of pork with rice. Yes. Vietnamese culture. Yes. But you found out that it tastes even better on a banh mi sandwich. It looks so tender. Just going in with chopsticks here. Just look at that pork belly. Just the perfect proportion of fat to meat with the skin over the top. Wow. Impossibly tender. So much flavor to it. It smells amazing.
I'm just going to wait until I get the sandwich to try it first. Nick, I don't know if you should wait. I have patience, Max. That makes one of us. The cool thing they do here is they don't serve the pork in the big pieces like Max just ate.
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Chapter 6: What techniques are used to create the best barbecue brisket sandwich?
This is fermented shishito pepper. We make kind of like a paste with it. And this kind of mimics like the raw onion quality that you would get in a burger. We're just kind of brushing the bun with a little bit more of the rendered fat from the Wagyu, just to keep some shine, mouthfeel, and just compliment all the textures. And then on goes the patty with the cheese, of course. And there it is.
12 a day. There you have it. Sip and guzzle burger. It's a beautiful, beautiful looking burger. Again, I think paying respect to what a Tavern Burger is was the big responsibility. So we wanted to stay true to what people enjoy about it. Just getting the ratios right. There is absolutely no question in my mind that this is the most perfect burger I've ever seen. Just look at it.
It's shining beautifully. This is the first time I've ever stared down a burger and felt bad that I was about to bite into it. I just want to frame this and put it on my wall. Oh, my. Oh, yeah. I can't say anything. It just melted in my mouth. The name burger isn't right for this. It's not. It's not right. It's not right. Even the sesame seed detail on here. I love it.
They're perfectly all spaced out on the top bun, so you get an even amount of sesame seeds. Everything is so well balanced. The cheese isn't too cheesy. The fermented shishito peppers work so well with all the other ingredients. This is honestly amazing. Nick! I'm leaving. Let's go to our next spot. We'll move on to a submarine sandwich, more commonly known as an Italian sub.
And I've also brought along my friend Marquez to help me review the sandwich. I'm ready. They're famous for their homemade mozzarella, so they make all the mozzarella by hand in here. Have you ever seen homemade mozzarella? Never seen it. Perfect timing, because I have to make a batch right now, so come this way, all right?
I've never been to a sandwich shop where anybody makes their own mozzarella. We're doing the right thing. This is the cheese curd. Correct. All right, so you're pressing it to separate all the cheese curd into like thin layers first. This is probably not how you thought cheese was made though. Honestly, I don't think I even had a preconceived notion.
You could literally do anything with this and I'd believe you. Now we're gonna bring it together. So corral it, okay? Your job. Oh, you're up. All of it. She's naturally coming together. Yeah. They want to blend together. Oh, look at that. It's starting to look cheesy now. I'm coming up with the stick, right? Yeah. I'm stretching it a little bit with my hands. Okay. All right.
So now we're going to stretch it one final time. Sweet. That's awesome. Look at that thing. Not only did you just make mozzarella, but you're actually going to braid the mozzarella. Correct. We always made braids. Why? I don't know. That was way before my time. Looks good. That's super cool. You're talking going back to the 1930s. Wow, you're quick with it, huh?
And right into the cold water or what? Cold water, yes, because we want to stop the cooking. There it is, the finished mozzarella. Now this is the finished product that you would see in the window. You'd have it on the plate, you'd have it on the sandwich. This is it. That's the freshest you could possibly imagine. Oh, yeah, it doesn't get fresher than that.
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Chapter 7: How is the traditional banh mi sandwich prepared?
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed, man. Glad you enjoyed. I also like the attention to detail. I like that they have a sheet of paper that says idiot all over it, you know? Yeah, and we're gonna discuss the reason why You chose me because- Why I brought you for this one? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think it was pure chance. You live in the UK. You're a cool guy. Yeah. You like food. Uh-huh.
You're an idiot. This is a great sandwich, and if anyone watching, I'm not an idiot. I'm just, it was coincidence. For our bagel sandwich, we're going somewhere special that actually makes their bagels homemade. And I brought my good buddy, Dr. Mike. Who's ready to eat some bagels? I've never seen an oven this size, first of all. We use so many seeds for our bagels. We have our own seed silos.
Oh my God, God forbid a bird gets in here. Look at these mixers. On any given day, Russ and Daughters, we're making around 5,000 bagels, and we do everything the traditional old-school way. We start with really good quality flour. Then you go in with the malt syrup, lots and lots of sugar, and then the yeast, which, remember, is alive, and then tons of salt.
The water gets weighed and temperature controlled. These bagels were made yesterday, but they're gonna go into today's batch because the activity in this yeast is gonna bring out the flavor, the texture, the aroma. It just looks so weird. It does look weird. It looks like this is not what you would do. You're right. And it doesn't look like it's all gonna come together, but trust me, it does.
And now water. And the perfect pH, because it's New York water. So that bagel dough gets shaped into these long, even logs. That log now gets fed into this top section right here. This is basically a bagel shaper machine, correct? Exactly. It's almost like a pasta extruder, but for bagels. It's turning the big log into tinier little logs, and then they spin around this tube here, basically.
And they come through the tube into here, and they're in the shape of bagels. Bagel skill at the top tier level. All those bagels, once they come out, are going to go onto this rack right here. This now goes into what's called the proofing room. Like the sauna for bagels. It's very hot and wet in here. It's moist. Yeah. I feel the moisture. I feel the bagels enjoying.
While the bagels are in here, the heat is going to activate the yeast and cause the bagel dough to rise.
look at all the racks of bagels though i i haven't seen this many bagels before if you look up close to the bagels now they've formed their first layer of outer skin which is what eventually gives us a nice crust now we're finally going to the hot tub it's like a bagel spa the bagels are boiling and notice that the water is dark yeah that's because there's malt in the water as well the malt here is going to give the bagel that nice caramel color
Once they've been boiled, they're going to go quickly into this giant oven that we saw earlier. And 15 minutes later, they're done. Look at those. Look at that consistency. They're beautiful. Now for the best part, choosing which flavor bagel we should use for our sandwich. I'm going to go sesame because I love sesame. This is the most exciting part.
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