And the place I've been lucky to call home for almost three years now

我幸運的地方現在已經回家差不多三年了

with more tourists visiting the region than ever before

訪問該地區的遊客比以往任何時候都多

Today we're gonna take a look at what to do in the city and the surrounding area

今天我們要看看在城市和周邊地區做些什麼

From one of Japan's most famous and picturesque coastal towns

來自日本最著名和風景如畫的沿海城鎮之一

and a local fishing port home to more sushi restaurants per capita than anywhere else in Japan

還有一個當地漁港，人均壽司店數量超過日本其他任何地方

To a terrifying statue towering over the city

一座可怕的雕像聳立在城市上空

We'll discover some of the iconic dishes, stunning scenery and vibrant people

我們將發現一些標誌性的菜餚，迷人的風景和充滿活力的人們

that make Sendai a worthy weekend trip away from Tokyo

這使仙台成為一個值得周末遠離東京的周末旅行

There's no way we can make a video about Sendai without inviting a local celebrity

我們無法在不邀請當地名人的情況下製作關於仙台的視頻

Somebody who was born here, somebody who knows the area and somebody who's lived here for at least 300 years now

有人在這裡出生，有人知道這個地區，有人在這裡生活了至少300年

without further ado, it's Ryotaro! How you doing?

沒有進一步的麻煩，這是Ryotaro！你好嗎？

Very well. Celebrity, you're right about that.

很好。名人，你是對的。

I was being sarcastic

我是在諷刺

Don't be shy just see the sad truth, you're right

不要害羞只看到悲傷的事實，你是對的

Don't let it go to your head again

不要讓它再次出現在你的頭上

All right. So where are we Ryotaro? Where is this picturesque place we stand upon now?

行。那麼我們Ryotaro在哪裡？我們現在站在這個風景如畫的地方在哪裡？

So this is where the Sendai Castle used to be

所以這就是仙台城堡曾經的地方

It used to be here, there's no castle anymore but there's the ruins of Sendai Castle

它曾經在這裡，沒有城堡了，但是有仙台城堡的廢墟

Yes, if you come to Sendai Castle expecting a castle, you're going to be somewhat disappointed

是的，如果你來仙台城堡期待一座城堡，你會有點失望

It got hit by lightning?

它被閃電擊中了？

There was a fire

發生火災

It got burnt down, like most castles in Japan it got burnt down

它被燒毀了，像日本的大多數城堡一樣被燒毀了

Most castles in Japan are actually rebuilt, but in Sendai they didn't bother

日本的大多數城堡實際上都是重建的，但在仙台他們並沒有打擾

Instead they put a big statue here of Lord Masamune Date - the guy that founded Sendai and the local area

相反，他們在這裡放了一個大型的Masamune Date雕像 - 創建仙台和當地的人

He tried to unite Japan actually, but he couldn't

他實際上試圖團結日本，但他不能

He couldn't do it?

他不能這樣做？

No, he couldn't do it

不，他做不到

We can't all get what we want in life

我們不可能都得到我們想要的生活

Exactly

究竟

But if you've just arrived in Sendai I think this is a good starting point

但如果你剛到仙台我認為這是一個很好的起點

Because you've got one of the best views, the best view of Sendai by far

因為你有一個最好的景色，到目前為止最好的仙台觀

And you can also try one of Sendai's most famous and popular dishes

您還可以品嚐仙台最著名和最受歡迎的菜餚之一

So while you're up here at Sendai castle, you can enjoy the first local dish of Sendai

因此，當您在仙台城堡的時候，您可以享用仙台的第一道當地菜餚

Which is actually a milkshake, Zunda milkshake

這實際上是奶昔，Zunda奶昔

For the longest time I got Zunda confused with Zumba - the Brazilian dance

在最長的一段時間裡，我讓Zunda與Zumba混淆 - 巴西舞蹈

Equally as intriguing

同樣有趣

But this is made of edamame, green beans, green soybeans that have been chopped up and mixed into the milkshake

但這是由毛豆，綠豆，綠豆等切碎並混入奶昔中製成的

I never wanted to try it because I thought how can that possibly be appealing?

我從來沒想嘗試過，因為我覺得這怎麼可能有吸引力呢？

For years on end he was like "Try zunda milkshake! Try zunda milkshake!"

多年來，他就像“嘗試zunda奶昔！嘗試zunda奶昔！”

Well I said that

好吧，我說了

And I said I'll take it at my own pace - my own pace is three years

我說我會按照自己的節奏來接受它 - 我自己的節奏是三年

Then I came up here two months ago, tried it, fell in love with it

然後我兩個月前來到這裡，試了一下，愛上了它

Now you're addicted, obsessed with it!

現在你上癮，沉迷於它！

I'm addicted and obsessed with it

我上癮並沉迷於它

How many have you had today already?

你今天有多少人？

This is our third one. But I needed two to remind myself of the flavour.

這是我們的第三個。但我需要兩個提醒自己的味道。

Remind yourself, right...

提醒自己，對...

And the flavour is vanilla ice cream with a hint of salt and a kind of nutty undertone

味道是香草冰淇淋，帶有一絲鹽和一種堅果味

It gives it a very moreish addictive taste.

它給人一種非常上癮的味道。

Trying your best to explain how it tastes

盡力解釋它的味道

That's how you describe things

這就是你描述事物的方式

This is the best place to experience it, to try it, sitting here overlooking Sendai

這是體驗它的最佳地點，嘗試一下，坐在這裡俯瞰仙台

Staring at the giant terrifying white statue in the distance

盯著遠處巨大的可怕白色雕像

Look at this - this is Daikannon

看看這個 - 這是Daikannon

Actually means "goddess of mercy"

實際上意味著“慈悲女神”

When this was built in 1991, it was not popular at all by local people - and still isn't

當這個建於1991年時，當地人根本不受歡迎 - 但仍然不是

When this was built in 1991, it was the tallest statue in the entire world

當它建於1991年，它是整個世界上最高的雕像

Now it's only the sixth tallest statue

現在它只是第六高的雕像

But as Ryotaro said, its reputation isn't that great with the locals

但正如Ryotaro所說，它的聲譽與當地人的關係並不是那麼好

Because it wasn't built by a temple, it wasn't built by a church or anyone

因為它不是由寺廟建造的，所以它不是由教堂或任何人建造的

it was just built by a rather rich company, who had a bit too much money to spend leftover

它只是由一家相當富裕的公司建造的，他有太多的錢可以花掉剩下的錢

That said, it is an incredible statue and you can go inside it

那說，這是一個令人難以置信的雕像，你可以進去

There's lots of mini statues and things but personally I wouldn't bother

有很多迷你雕像和東西，但我個人不打擾

I'll just come here, get a little photo for Instagram and move on

我會來這裡，為Instagram拍一張照片，繼續前進

In recent years Sendai a5 Wagyu has joined the ranks of Japan's top cuts of beef

近年來，仙台a5和牛已經加入了日本最大的牛肉削減行列

And today we've come to try Sendai beef served in four different recipes

今天我們來嘗試四種不同配方的仙台牛肉

And joining us for our tasting is an actual genuine celebrity this time

加入我們的品嚐會是這次真正的名人

The most successful foreign musician living in Japan - frontman of pop rock group Monkey Majik, Blaise Plant

居住在日本的最成功的外國音樂家 - 流行搖滾樂隊Monkey Majik，Blaise Plant的主唱

Who as well as being a resident of Sendai, is also our friend.

誰也是仙台的居民，也是我們的朋友。

So Blaise, cheers for joining today.

所以Blaise，今天歡呼加入。

Thanks for having me Chris, appreciate it

謝謝你讓我克里斯，欣賞它

Difficult job, reviewing Sendai beef

困難的工作，審查仙台牛肉

By the way, Ryotaro is here. You can see him in the mirror ladies and gentlemen

順便說一句，Ryotaro在這裡。女士們，先生們，你們可以在鏡子裡看到他

Somewhere around here... I'll see here and then we'll block him out

在這附近...我會在這裡看到然後我們會阻止他

So this restaurant specializes in Sendai beef and they've got a variety, pretty much every variety of Sendai beef known to man

所以這家餐廳專營仙台牛肉，他們有各種各樣的，幾乎所有人都知道的仙台牛肉

We've got sushi, which has come out first. We've got steak and we've got shabu shabu coming later.

我們有壽司，這是首先出現的。我們有牛排，後來我們有涮涮鍋了。

And sukiyaki later on as well

而sukiyaki後來也是如此

Sendai gyu is one of the highest ranked beef cuts in Japan

仙台谷是日本排名最高的牛肉減產之一

And can only be bred by licensed farmers

並且只能由有執照的農民培育

And with a rank of A5 denoting the obscenely marbled cuts of beef

排名為A5，表示粗糙的大理石牛肉切塊

It's not long before our favorite inevitable phrase makes an appearance

不久之後，我們最喜歡的不可避免的短語出現了

That meat just melts in your mouth, you could probably eat it with a straw

肉只會在你嘴裡融化，你可能會用吸管吃它

Melts in your mouth doesn't it

嘴裡融化不是它

We've filmed beef quite a lot in these videos.

我們在這些視頻中拍攝了很多牛肉。

We've used the phrase "melt in your mouth" maybe 300 times in the last 2 years

在過去的兩年裡，我們使用了“口中融化”這個詞，可能是300次

So we vowed to never use it again

所以我們發誓再也不用了

So now whenever I eat beef I can't use that phrase

所以，現在每當我吃牛肉，我都不能用這句話

Really why not?

真的嗎？為什麼不？

Yeah, because I just feel like it's unoriginal

是的，因為我覺得它不是原始的

But it's all right, because you're here we can get around that

但是沒關係，因為你在這裡我們可以解決這個問題

Is there another way of saying "melt in your mouth" without using the phrase "melt in your mouth" though?

有沒有另一種方式說“口中融化”而不使用“口中融化”這句話呢？

Cuz I'll be damned if there is - there isn't. If there is let us know in the comments!

因為如果有的話，我會被詛咒 - 沒有。如果有評論請告訴我們！

Round 2 is shabu shabu

第2輪是涮涮鍋

You take a thin slice of A5 beef you put it in some hot water

你將一小片A5牛肉放入熱水中

About 10 to 15 seconds and BANG! It's cooked, ready to go.

大約10到15秒鐘和BANG！它煮熟了，準備好了。

Put it in some yuzu sauce, stick it in your mouth - job done.

把它放在一些柚子醬裡，把它粘在嘴裡 - 做完了。

Question is, how does it taste?

問題是，它的味道如何？

Mr. Blaise, and remember you can't use the phrase "melt in your mouth"

布萊斯先生，記住你不能用“融在嘴裡”這句話

I know, I was just thinking about that

我知道，我只是想著這個

You've already used your trump card once this time

這次你已經使用過你的王牌了

Gotcha. All right, well you know what? I'm gonna have to say...

疑難雜症。好吧，你知道嗎？我不得不說......

Umarvellous! Umarvellous!

Umarvellous！ Umarvellous！

Am I okay to say that, or?

我可以這麼說，或者？

He's just quoted his brand new song

他剛剛引用了他的全新歌曲

Disgusting isn't it? You have someone in your videos and they start promoting their stuff.

噁心不是嗎？您的視頻中有人，他們開始宣傳他們的內容。

Sorry man, you gave me the opportunity

對不起，你給了我機會

Your new song is Umarvellous, which is a combination of UMAI meaning delicious in Japanese

你的新歌是Umarvellous，它是UMAI的組合，意思是日本的美味

and marvellous meaning, marvellous innit

和奇妙的意義，奇妙的天賦

There's a dance that goes along with it too, so

還有一種舞蹈也是如此

He really wants you to watch that video

他真的希望你看那個視頻

It is a good video, especially the 80s aesthetic in the video

這是一個很好的視頻，尤其是視頻中的80年代美學

It's an homage to our good old friends Earth Wind & Fire

這是對我們的老朋友Earth Wind＆Fire的致敬

Check it out

看看這個

So our last dish is Sendai gyu in steak form

所以我們的最後一道菜是牛排形式的Sendai gyu

Blaise's is already gone

布萊斯已經走了

I said Blaise, let's just wait so we can film it

我說Blaise，讓我們等一下，這樣我們就可以拍攝它了

No, it's gone

不，它已經消失了

Of the ridiculous amount of sendai gyu based dishes we've had today, which one was your favourite?

在我們今天吃過的極少量的仙台圭菜中，哪一個是你最喜歡的？

Well there was a lot of beef that was eaten today, so it's kind of hard to...

那麼今天吃了很多牛肉，所以很難......

A staggering amount

驚人的數額

But I gotta say the sukiyaki

但我得說壽喜燒

Just because Sendai gyu goes really well with it

只是因為Sendai gyu非常適合它

just because of that sweet marble

只是因為那個甜美的大理石

If you're in a hurry and you're looking to try another iconic meaty dish

如果你趕時間，並且想要嘗試另一種標誌性的肉類菜餚

Sendai's most famous food is gyutan, literally barbecued beef tongue

仙台最著名的食物是gyutan，字面意思是烤牛舌

Popular in the city since the late 1940s

自20世紀40年代末以來在該市流行

Barbecued to perfection and flavored with salt or miso - gyutan is typically served along barley rice and tail soup

燒烤至完美，加入鹽或味噌調味 - 通常在大麥米和尾湯中加入

You'll have no trouble stumbling upon the dish whilst wandering around the Sendai station area

在仙台車站周圍閒逛時，您可以毫不費力地磕磕絆絆

Just follow the salty scent of the grilled beef and you'll be on the right track

只要遵循烤牛肉的鹹味，你就會走上正軌

So Blaise, you've lived in Sendai 18 years

所以Blaise，你在仙台生活了18年

Yeah, where would you recommend to people visiting Sendai for the first time, somewhere that's actually good

是的，你會在哪裡向第一次訪問仙台的人推荐一個真正好的地方

I've got a great place for you guys!

我有一個很棒的地方給你們！

When you go straight out to the coast, there's another town called Matsushima

當你直接去海岸時，還有另一個叫松島的小鎮

It's one of the most beautiful places you'll ever visit

這是你去過的最美麗的地方之一

Definitely on your bucket list

絕對在您的清單上

Matsushima

松島

Matsushima

松島

So, this is Matsushima Bay

所以，這是松島灣

It's one of the three historic scenic sites in Japan along with Miyajima in Hiroshima and Amanohashidate in Kyoto

它是日本三大歷史景點之一，廣島的宮島和京都的天橋立

It's quite a buzzing atmosphere, there's lots of things going on

這是一個非常熱鬧的氛圍，有很多事情在繼續

Dozens of ferries going out every hour

每小時有數十艘渡輪出門

Restaurants and stalls, temples and people here just to escape the city

餐館和攤位，寺廟和人們只是為了逃離城市

And given that it's only half an hour away from Sendai, it's definitely worth a visit

鑑於距離仙台只有半小時的路程，這絕對值得一遊

So in Matsushima Bay there are 264 islands

所以在松島灣有264個島嶼

And the best way to see that is to take a ferry and it costs about 1500 yen

最好的方法是乘坐渡輪，費用約為1500日元

So if you're coming to Matsushima the most popular dish to eat typically are oysters

因此，如果您來松島，最受歡迎的菜餚通常都是牡蠣

Which you can find at pretty much any restaurant along the waterfront

您可以在海濱的任何餐廳找到

But we popped in for something a little bit more light today - kinako sando

但是今天我們突然出現了一些更輕鬆的事情 - kinako sando

The best way to describe it is it's profiterole meets meringue. It's got a kind of crispy outer shell of meringue with the softness of a profiterole

描述它的最好方法是它的profiterole遇到蛋白酥皮。它有一種酥脆的蛋白酥皮外殼和柔軟的泡芙

But there's a difference in there

但那裡有區別

There's a cream in there right? You'll find that

那邊有奶油嗎？你會發現的

That cream actually, it's made out of the roasted soy flour

實際上，它是由烤大豆粉製成的

and also butter and egg white actually

還有黃油和蛋白

You know it's good because when Ryotaro and I are filming we usually do a few takes

你知道這很好，因為當Ryotaro和我拍攝時，我們通常會做一些拍攝

but we've only had time to do one take this time

但是這次我們只有時間做一次

Given that I've basically eaten it all already

鑑於我已經基本上吃過它了

Yeah, because otherwise, you know, not gonna be able to film anymore.

是的，因為否則，你知道，不會再拍電影了。

We have to get it right the first time today.

我們必須在今天第一次做到正確。

I think if there's one thing to do or see in Matsushima, it's this.

我想如果在松島有一件事要做或看到的話就是這樣。

This is Ensuin Gardens, Ensuin Temple

這是Ensuin Gardens，Ensuin Temple

Just behind Matsushima Bay behind the waterfront

就在海濱後面的松島灣後面

There's this beautiful sprawling garden that feels like a compilation of all the best bits of Kyoto rolled into one

這個美麗的廣闊花園感覺就像匯集了京都所有最好的東西

We've got the rock garden. We have a bamboo forest.

我們有岩石花園。我們有一個竹林。

temples, shrines

寺廟，神社

And these really cool cave carvings that look like something out of Indiana Jones

這些非常酷的洞穴雕刻看起來像印第安納瓊斯的東西

If there's one place you've got to come, this is it

如果有一個地方你必須來，這就是它

I always bring people here and they absolutely love it.

我總是把人帶到這裡，他們非常喜歡它。

Best of all apparently Einstein came here in the 1920s

最重要的是，愛因斯坦顯然是在20世紀20年代來到這裡的

So if you do come here you're walking in the footsteps of Einstein. If that doesn't sell it to you - nothing will.

所以，如果你來到這裡，你就是走在愛因斯坦的腳步。如果那不賣給你 - 什麼都不會。

Just ten minutes south of Matsushima is the port town of Shiogama

距離松島以南僅十分鐘路程的是鹽港港口城市

Which holds the record for having the most sushi restaurants per capita of anywhere in Japan

其中擁有日本任何地方人均壽司店數量最多的記錄

That's not just because Shiogama is historically a major port town

這不僅僅是因為Shiogama歷史上是一個主要的港口城市

But because of the way the tuna is supplied to the local sushi restaurants

但由於金槍魚供應當地壽司店的方式

So if you're in Sendai and you want to get some sushi, when you get the best freshest sushi around

因此，如果你在仙台，你想要一些壽司，當你得到最好的最新鮮的壽司

most people come to the nearby town of Shiogama

大多數人來到附近的鹽城鎮

Which is just next to the city on the coast

這就是沿海城市的旁邊

And in-between Matsushima and Sendai

松島和仙台之間

Shiogama, what does literally Shiogama mean?

Shiogama，字面上的Shiogama是什麼意思？

Well shio means salt

好shio意味著鹽

And gama means pot

而gama意味著鍋

Salt pot. That's how you remember it - get that meme in your head

鹽罐。這就是你記憶中的方式 - 把這個模因記在腦海裡

Yeah Shiogama faces the sea and they used to make salt from the sea water

Yeah Shiogama面向大海，他們曾經從海水中製造鹽

Because Shiogama's got the biggest raw tuna market

因為Shiogama有最大的生金槍魚市場

So when you go to a sushi restaurant

所以，當你去一家壽司店

Surely all sushi's raw right?

當然所有壽司都是生的吧？

Well it is, but when the fishermen catch sushi right, they actually make tuna frozen normally

嗯，但是當漁民正確地捕捉壽司時，他們實際上正常地將金槍魚冷凍

So when they go to the market and defrost the tuna, and that's how it's delivered to the sushi restaurant in the end

因此，當他們進入市場並解凍金槍魚時，最終它是如何送到壽司餐廳的

However in Shiogama it's the biggest raw tuna market. So it gets refrigerated only it doesn't get frozen

然而在Shiogama，它是最大的生金槍魚市場。所以只有冷凍才能冷藏

So when you eat the tuna it comes in the freshest state

因此，當你吃金槍魚時，它會進入最新鮮的狀態

It's about as fresh as it gets.

它和它一樣新鮮。

Exactly. So why are we still talking?

究竟。那我們為什麼還在說話呢？

Dig in

挖進去

This is seriously good

這非常好

Amazing. Obviously you can get sushi anywhere in Japan, and they're all fresh

驚人。顯然你可以在日本的任何地方買到壽司，而且它們都很新鮮

But the quality, and cost performance

但質量和性價比

"Cost performance?"

“性價比？”

Good cost performance.

良好的性價比。

What an elegant romantic way of explaining it

多麼浪漫的解釋方式

Mmm you can taste the cost performance

嗯，你可以品嚐到性價比

Earlier on Ryotaro mentioned that the best way to see Matsushima Bay is to hop on a ferry

在Ryotaro早些時候提到，看松島灣的最佳方式是搭乘渡輪

But if you have a little bit more time to spare or you just love fishing there is a slightly more adventurous alternative available