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this is the day in life of a japanese

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panko factory owner

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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this is show 43 years old living in

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tokyo

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he wakes up earlier than most japanese

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to start his work day

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he lives with his wife and two daughters

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in this two-story house

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but sleeps in a separate bedroom so not

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to wake them up in the morning

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show and his wife both work full time so

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he shares the house chores like doing

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the dishes

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[Music]

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damn you have a lot of records how many

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do you have and you say

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which one is your favorite

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wow lyrics are screen pitted on the

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fabric he says this diy spirit is the

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same spirit he tries to capture when

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creating his punko

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[Music]

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do you always eat bread in the morning

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oh he's working already being a father

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and a business owner himself it's

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important for him to wake up early to

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maximize his day

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reading stretching and organizing his

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daily tasks

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interesting his house has an addict

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looks like he's preparing rain boots for

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his daughter

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[Music]

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sho's office is only a 10-minute walk

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from his house pretty rare in japan

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every morning on his commute he stops by

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the inari shrine this particular one is

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called

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boga inari which is believed to protect

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its visitors from fires

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quite important for someone who runs his

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own factory

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[Music]

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good morning everyone i'm back with

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another day in the life

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this one i'm super excited for because

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we're going into a japanese factory

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show should be coming around the corner

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just now let's see how his morning is

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good morning did you sleep

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was a third generation owner of the kaya

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panko factory a family run business

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started in 1948 by his grandfather it's

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only truly made in tokyo panko factory

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baking their own bread to create a flaky

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breadcrumb commonly used as a crunchy

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coating and fried japanese food their

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panko is so highly acclaimed it's used

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by 60

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of the tonkatsu restaurants listed in

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japan's michelin guide as well as chains

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like yutan negishi

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and even mom and pop stores many in the

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industry believe that panko alone will

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make the restaurant popular

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hello

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[Music]

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right after he arrives he starts to

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organize today's orders since clients

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place their orders overnight in many

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different ways online phone call

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messages

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emails line messenger sms and even fax

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it's amazing how flexible he is with his

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customers and shows how committed he is

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to customer service did you originally

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want to inherit the business

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he would even sit in the truck with his

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dad during deliveries the panko factory

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was such a large part of his life when

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he was a kid he drew a layout of it

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which still hangs in the office today

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and that's his brother he's the kojocho

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aka factory manager

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after he finalizes today's orders he

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assigns delivery drivers drivers locate

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the products on the shelves and

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refrigerators and load their trucks

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accordingly

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[Music]

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this machine prints out the tempio in

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english an itemized sales slip which is

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given to customers at a time of delivery

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in japan

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many businesses are still paper-based so

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this form of receipt is absolutely

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necessary

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now show prepares cash for delivery even

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these days

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many of his clients still prefer to pay

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in cash so all of his delivery drivers

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must carry enough to make change

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wow that looks so old are you still

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using this

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a japanese family crest passed down from

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his ancestors

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now the morning workers are lining up to

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stamp their time cards a

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very common practice in traditional

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japanese companies

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while they're doing that show works on

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organizing stock in the factory as an

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owner

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it's important for him to be involved in

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all aspects of the business large or

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small he

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even makes time to clean toilets despite

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daily cleanings by staff some japanese

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believe that the active cleansing toilet

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also cleanses one's malevolence so

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you'll find many successful business

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owners participating in this activity

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what did you do before becoming a punko

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factory owner

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now show goes back to his office

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replying to emails and texts

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as well as other administrative work so

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it looks like show has a little bit more

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office work to do so while he's doing

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that

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let's take advantage of this time and

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explore this place

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so let's go up to the second floor and

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let me show you where

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all the magic happens but in order to do

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that i'm gonna need a change so let's do

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that right now

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all right good to go let's go do this

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now that i'm all set it up let me show

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you how the bread making process begins

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150 years ago from the meiji period

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japanese used sliced bread to make panko

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a japanese word pan meaning bread and co

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meaning powder

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many panko producers use commercially

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made bread but nakaya punk will craft

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their own bread at their factory

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creating 50 different types of honko

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every year with their own unique

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textures and flavors

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first step is to make the dough the

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workers mix water yeast and flour

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then add salt and sugar and then knead

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the mixture after that they add oil and

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knead it again

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interestingly depending on the weather

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that day the workers adjust how long the

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dough is fermented as well as the amount

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of yeast added in order to produce an

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identical product

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also since flower producers update their

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harvest each year the factory needs to

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readjust their ingredients and process

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each time it's very much an art of its

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own to craft a consistent

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and high quality panko each and every

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day this machine receives a kneaded

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dough and separates it into smaller

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clumps

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and then the dough rests here for about

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15 to 20 minutes

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after it cycles through it then drops

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down this shoe to be flattened

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finally the dough is rolled and placed

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in the metal pans by hand

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[Music]

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now the dough needs to sit in a

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fermentation room which is set to 90

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humidity i guess my camera's not going

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in there after this

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the baking process begins how long does

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it take to bake this bread

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the factory produces 1800 loads of bread

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per day

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and the lows vary in texture and shape

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depending on the end product for this

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particular cycle before the bread gets

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shredded into small pieces of panko the

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workers must remove the crust by using

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an automatic slicer

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[Music]

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the bread itself doesn't come out of the

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oven in perfect form so usually

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there will be crusted sections like this

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so workers remove these spots by hand

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[Music]

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now that all the crust has been removed

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the bread is processed through the

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specialized machine

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it shreds the bread into small pieces

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which are passed through these metal

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nets

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the holes in the nets vary in size which

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ultimately determine the size of the

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punko

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[Music]

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apparently they use about 1.3 tons of

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flour to make 800 kilograms or about

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1760 pounds of panko

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each day

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[Music]

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so they not only sell panko here but

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they also provide an assortment of

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ingredients so that when their customers

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come

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they can buy punko as well as cooking

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ingredients kind of like a one-stop shop

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pretty convenient

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just over there it looks like they have

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some deliveries let's go check it out

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the factory ensures that the crust

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doesn't go to waste and donates it to be

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useless food to raise pigs and chicken

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[Music]

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oh a typical japanese meeting held every

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morning before work starts in this

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meeting the factory staff review tasks

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for the day as well as any issues that

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need to be addressed

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[Music]

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now show goes around the factory floor

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to perform a quality inspection

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it's important for him to talk directly

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with the workers to get feedback on the

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condition of the breath

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sure can i make panco today you so check

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it out y'all they actually

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let me make my own panko so you gotta

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break it up just like this

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that's awesome wow i made the perfect

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panko

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they even have students visit once a

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year

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today chefs from an italian restaurant

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noc are visiting to learn about sho's

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panko

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oh they brought temiage a gift to say

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thank you

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in japanese business culture it's

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customary to give such a gift when

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someone is doing something for you

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that's one of his latest creations

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godspeed you black punk oh

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[Music]

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during the factory visit show's brother

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details how the ponco is produced

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explains the different types as well as

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shares tips on how to use it during

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cooking

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now it's time for the tasting what is

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your favorite food

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[Music]

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are you going somewhere

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[Music]

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do you always have to eat lunch in the

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truck

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is a food that you don't eat just itself

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but it's combined with other ingredients

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to produce an end product like katsu

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and fried fish so show works diligently

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to understand his customers needs in

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order to produce the highest quality

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product possible to do this it's

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critical for him to often meet with

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customers to see how his punko is being

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sure

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the first stop is in the high-end area

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of nishizawa

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[Music]

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the next stop is a wood-fired oven wagyu

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steak restaurant for no initiative

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what are you doing now

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foreign

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[Music]

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not only does he deliver orders but he

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also provides a private instructions at

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the customer's request

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he knows his panko better than anyone so

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he's able to share detailed preparation

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methods to chefs from high-end

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restaurants to mom and pop tonkatsu

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shops

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in order to bring out the full potential

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of his panco's taste and texture

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during the instruction they use his

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ichiko mix which is a blended powder to

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coat food before dipping it into the egg

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as well as special techniques on how to

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produce a crispier and ultra textured

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minty crust

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[Music]

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wow that looks so crispy you can even

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see that the punko with added technique

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produces a unique

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spiky stalagmite-like crust

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now back at the office he needs to

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refocus on sales

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wow it seems like he missed many calls

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while he was out

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after finishing his sales task he has a

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strategy meeting with his brother about

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new business opportunities

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apparently they started an

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anti-microbial and anti-virus coding

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service for restaurants as well

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yay finally finished

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oh is it for the dusty

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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ah so cute his girls sure miss daddy

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he usually can't make it home on time to

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have dinner with his family so he has

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dinner alone but that karage his wife

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made

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sure looks good though and it looks like

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his girls love to share in daddy's meal

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[Music]

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so after dinner show will probably go

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and hang out with his family

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take a bath play with his daughters and

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probably then just go to sleep at 11 30.

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so that's pretty much the day in life of

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a japanese panko factory

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owner what do you guys think let me know

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