but I believe seeking beauty is also essential to life

但我相信追求美也是生活的必需品

Hi guys welcome to another video

嗨，夥計們，歡迎來到另一個視頻

I'm joined today by Michal

今天加入我的是米哈爾

so torrential downpour has flooded the Kamogawa

滂沱大雨淹沒了加茂川。

and not every heavy rain indicates climate change

並非每場大雨都表明氣候變化

but it does make you think about it

但它確實讓你想到了它

how it changes every year

每年的變化

And when we think about climate change

而當我們考慮到氣候變化問題時

we want to think about how we want to be sustainable

我們要思考如何實現可持續發展

And food and sustainability is a very important topic

而食品和可持續性是一個非常重要的話題

And recently we had a lot of restaurants popping up in Kyoto

而最近，我們在京都有很多的餐廳出現了

that do have the sustainability in mind

牢記可持續發展的理念

And one of those restaurant is a vegan ramen restaurant

其中一家餐館是素食拉麵館。

which combines sustainability and art

它結合了可持續性和藝術

And blends them really well together

並將它們很好地融合在一起

And that is where we're going to check out today

而這正是我們今天要檢查的地方

So come with us

所以跟我們一起去吧

Entering Ozu you are greeted with a very straight forward design language

進入小津，迎接你的是一種非常直接的設計語言

Narrow hallway into the main dining room

進入主餐廳的狹長走廊

And in the dining room there is a large marble table,

而在餐廳裡，有一張大的大理石桌子。

around which everyone will sit

眾人圍坐

Michal and I opt to sit closest we possibly could to the mural,

米哈爾和我選擇坐在離壁畫最近的地方。

because it's cool, it's artistic,

因為它很酷，它很有藝術性。

and good lighting when we're trying to film in a very dark space

當我們試圖在一個非常黑暗的空間裡拍攝時，要有良好的照明。

There is minimalistic aesthetic to everything.

一切都有極簡主義的美感。

That is the utensil and the menu

這就是餐具和菜單

There are not a ton of items you order,

你訂購的項目並不多。

but I believe what that accomplishes,

但我相信這樣做的結果是什麼。

is there aren't many ingredients for the chef to keep to track

是沒有太多的成分讓廚師保持跟蹤

Everything that comes out of the kitchen will be the absolute top quality

從廚房出來的一切都將是絕對的頂級品質。

And nothing suffers for having so many different options to prepare

而且沒有什麼會因為有這麼多不同的選擇準備而受到影響

Ok, that's my order -One Soy Ramen

好的，這是我的訂單 - 一份醬油拉麵

I'll have the other one you were going to have -Spice Miso?

我想吃你要吃的另一種 - 香料味噌？

1 Miso, 1 Soy

1個味噌，1個大豆

Thank you

謝謝你

So this will be my first Ramen in my entire life

所以這將是我一生中第一次吃拉麵。

Not first Vegan or Vegetarian Ramen

不是第一次吃素食或素食拉麵

First Ramen overall

第一次拉麵的總體情況

I've been living in Japan for over a decade now

我已經在日本生活了十多年了

but I was born in a Vegan family

但我出生在一個素食者家庭

and never had ramen

從未吃過拉麵

so I'm really really excited to dig into it

所以我非常非常興奮地鑽研它。

And this tomato on top looks really tempting

上面的西紅柿看起來真的很誘人

but the staff told us we should hold off

但工作人員告訴我們，我們應該緩一緩

We should take 3 or 4 bites of the soup and the noodles,

我們應該吃3或4口湯和麵條。

and then go for the tomatoes.

然後再去吃西紅柿。

The roasted tomato

烤西紅柿

Because it will really change experience of the whole soup

因為它將真正改變整個湯的經驗。

And the dish itself

而這道菜本身

I'm getting chills

我開始發冷了

Just thinking after 10 years in Japan,

在日本生活了10年後，我只是在想。

I'm going to have my first Ramen

我要吃我的第一個拉麵了

The art you find is Uzu is not an art for art sake

你發現烏祖的藝術不是為藝術而藝術

The owner, when we had the chance to talk down with him,

老闆，當我們有機會與他交談時。

told us he worked with Team Lab, a very famous art installation group from Tokyo

他告訴我們，他曾與東京一個非常著名的藝術裝置團體Team Lab合作。

to make sure there was a connection between the art and the food

以確保藝術和食物之間有一個聯繫。

The Team Lab art is digital

團隊實驗室的藝術是數字化的

so it's not a physical material

所以它不是一種物理材料

It's data, so it's sustainable

它是數據，所以它是可持續的

I thought it went well with vegan so I decided to work with them

我認為它與素食主義者很相配，所以我決定與他們合作。

The Oshi Zushi here is totally for vegan

這裡的Oshi Zushi是完全為素食者準備的。

and it's made from Edamame paste

它是由江米糊製成的

mixed with Wasabi

摻入芥末

It has lotus, and spinach

它有荷花，還有菠菜

and Shiso

和紫蘇

The sushi rice is made from red vinegar

壽司米是由紅醋製成的

And the recipe for the red vinegar, traditional vinegar

以及紅醋的配方，傳統醋的配方

has been passed down through generations

世代相傳

Alright, vegan Oshi Sushi

好吧，素食壽司

Let's see how it goes.

讓我們看看情況如何。

This is gorgeous

這是很華麗的

It has so many layers

它有如此多的層次

You get the rice and the red vinegar

你得到了大米和紅醋

The flavor stays in the background

味道保持在背景中

And you get this punch of wasabi

你會得到這一拳的芥末

and a bit of mushrooms

和一點蘑菇

Those different layers of flavors becomes

那些不同層次的味道成為

It's brilliant, wow

太精彩了，哇

My coronary choice was the spicy miso ramen

我的冠心病選擇是辣味噌拉麵

And I was not disappointed

我並沒有感到失望

I've often had miso, but never the spicy style

我經常吃味噌，但從未吃過辣味的。

That extra kick and the bit of heat made it almost divine

額外的刺激和一點熱度使它幾乎成了神聖的。

And definitely the star of the show, was that huge chunk of aromatic onion

這場表演的主角，絕對是那一大塊芳香四溢的洋蔥。

Now I'm ready to level up my first ramen experience by

現在我準備通過以下方式來提升我的第一次拉麵體驗的水準

Digging into this tomato,

挖掘這個西紅柿。

making it part of the soup

使其成為湯的一部分

Oh! A nice chunk of tomato

哦！一塊漂亮的西紅柿

and noodles

和麵

That's going to be amazing

這將是驚人的

Nice

不錯

Excellent roasted tomato

優秀的烤西紅柿

It's not bitter but not sweet either

它不苦但也不甜

and the acidity of the tomato making it much more fresh

和番茄的酸度使其更加新鮮。

and light

和光

You have to try this. I've already said it about 5 times but

你一定要試試這個。我已經說過大約5次了，但

you do have to try it

你一定要試試

Unplanned and all the more for that reason

沒有計劃的，更多的是為了這個原因

the owner agreed to come out and have a conversation with us

老闆同意出來和我們談話

about his concept

關於他的概念

where did he come from, and why did he come with the concept of UZU

他從哪裡來，為什麼會有UZU的概念？

I'm Kataoka, the owner of vegan ramen Kyoto

我是片岡，京都素食拉麵的老闆

we opened the store 2020 march 16

我們在2020年3月16日開店

we opened it up the same time as the corona pandemic

我們是在電暈大流行的同時打開它的。

but we're trying our best

但我們已經盡力了

The reason why we opened this store

我們開設這家店的原因

I used to make ramen at a normal ramen store for nearly 23years

我曾經在一家普通的拉麵店做了近23年的拉麵。

One day I wanted to think of a more sustainable food for future

有一天，我想為未來想出一種更可持續的食物

i decided to make vegan ramen store

我決定做素食拉麵店

the reason why i wanted to make it in an artistic atmosphere

我想在藝術氛圍中製作它的原因

is that, people can live with eating

是，人們可以忍受吃

but seeking beauty is something you need in life as well

但求美也是生活中需要的東西

If I were to create a space where you can feel both of them

如果我創造一個空間，讓你能感受到這兩者的存在

people will enjoy it

人們會喜歡它

so i decided to work with team lab

所以我決定與團隊實驗室合作

in not in design but with art

不在設計中而在藝術中

When Michal and I went into the restaurant today

今天我和Michal走進餐廳的時候

i immediately commented this is a place created by a person who loves art

我立即評論說這是一個由熱愛藝術的人創造的地方。

we had a prearranged interview with an owner

我們與一位業主進行了預先安排的訪談

but he was working in the kitchen and agreed to meet us after our meal

但他在廚房工作，並同意在我們用餐後與我們見面。

which confirms at that point that he really cares

在這一點上證實了他真的很在乎

he's involved in every part of the process

他參與了整個過程的每個部分

the food, the design, everything

食物、設計、一切

not everyone can open a sustainable restaurant

不是每個人都能開一家可持續發展的餐廳

but what you can do

但你能做的是

is choose where you eat tomorrow

是選擇你明天吃的地方

so that's what we encourage you to do

是以，我們鼓勵你這樣做

whatever in your neighborhood has popped up

在你的鄰居中，有什麼東西冒出來了

which has sustainability in mind

其中考慮到了可持續性

we encourage you to check it out

我們鼓勵你去看一看

maybe you can have an experience as we had

也許你可以有一個像我們這樣的經歷

at UZU ramen

在UZU拉麵

that's all for today's video

今天的視頻就到這裡了

thanks very much for watching

非常感謝您的觀看

we really appreciate it-

我們真的很感激-

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