As an apprentice in Ono Jiro's shop, you must first learn to twist the towel with your hands. The towel is very hot and will burn your hands at first. This kind of training is very hard, and this is the case in Japan. If you don't learn how to twist the towel, you can't touch the fish; then, you have to learn to use a knife and cook the fish. It would be ten years before they let you make an omelette.
"I have been practicing making omelette for a long time. I thought I had no problem, but in actual operation, I kept screwing up. They kept saying 'no, it's not good enough'." After ten years of basic training, Ono Jiro's apprentice Nakazawa is finally good enough to make omelette, but finds that he can never seem to meet the standards of his masters. It took him another 4 months to make the first qualified finished product after more than 200 failed products; when Ono Jiro said, "This is what it should be like" and finally recognized him as a "craftsman", Zhong Ze was so happy that she cried. "I wanted to pump my fist in celebration, but I tried very hard to remain calm."
It's been ten years and you can't even fry an egg. Is this a waste of time and a squander of life? It cannot promote social development, cannot make much contribution to GDP, and has nothing to do with the happiness of ordinary citizens. It requires a seat reservation one month in advance, and the minimum consumption starts at 30,000 yen. It is obviously not affordable for ordinary people.
In fact, it is difficult to see that in Jiro Ono’s shop, the serious and meticulous daily exercises are linked to future material rewards. Until he had a heart attack at the age of 70, the old man would ride his bicycle to the market to buy goods; in order to make the octopus taste soft and not like rubber in other restaurants, they need to be massaged for at least 40 minutes; rice is elastic when it is equal to the body temperature Just in time, the camera swept over, and a young apprentice used a cattail fan to cool down... Of course, the money for the car and house, or the grateful compliments from customers after eating delicious food, cannot be said to be unimportant; but this kind of immediate and short-term feeling has nothing to do with life. It doesn't matter in the long run. A simple world with less desires will not be fragile and vulnerable because of peace. It is more like a thick curtain that keeps out trivial disturbances.
Some respectable people have lofty life ideals, pay attention to national affairs, and are determined to serve the people and society. Their lives are spreading outwards; but I am afraid that this single life will have a negative impact on life. understanding, will consciously or unconsciously form the tyranny imposed on itself. Will the various words "ism" and "theory" whizzing by in modern society suppress the richness and inclusiveness of life? On a certain level of thought, they saw a flat landscape, but missed the wonderful changes in distance, perspective, and light at every turn.
So I think people who pay attention to the details of their own lives are more kind and cute (although Ono Jiro's seriousness about food makes diners always very nervous). Mr. Jiro, who also wants to make sushi in his dreams and wakes up in the middle of the night with so many ideas; the tuna shop owner who says, "There is only one best tuna on the market, and I only buy that one"; when he sees shrimps, he thinks, " Ah, this is suitable for Erlang" the shrimp shop owner; the rice shop owner who cherishes good rice, "I will sell it to other restaurants only if Erlang says I can sell it".... Their breath becomes the airflow that narrates daily events, Their eyes will only be indescribably attracted by the details everywhere. Life has nothing to do with step-by-step preaching and teachings. Those trivial and whimsical things that disappear again are the moments that are illuminated in an instant.
Mr. Erlang said: "I keep repeating the same things in order to improve, always yearning to make progress. I keep going up and strive to reach the peak, but no one knows where the peak is. I still don't think I have perfected myself, love my job, and devote myself to it all my life. "No one knows where the peak is, and not many people even care about it. For someone like me, who can only distinguish between salty and salty food, tasting delicious food is a bit like a waste of natural resources, and I cannot stand up to the careful preparation of the chef. But obviously, Mr. Erlang, represented by Mr. Erlang, is a person who keeps himself inward, does not care about the noise outside, and cherishes his own life with peace of mind.
The movie allows us to understand the sushi life of Ono Jiro in the form of a documentary, and also shows us his unremitting pursuit of his work and career, and his endless life to bring us the best delicious food. , and deserves to be the God of Sushi in Japan! It is a very interesting documentary that can inspire people. It profoundly explains the important meaning of work and also clarifies our determination to persevere and pursue perfection in our work!