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" I can't imagine Japanese food without dashi, a broth made with kelp and dried bonito flakes. It has the aroma of the sea, tinged with a subtle smokiness, and adds a very important, distinct flavor. "

Nobu Matsuhisa

Flavor

Without

Sea

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Nobu Matsuhisa

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Much

" I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man. "

" The first jolt I received in my life was when I lost my father in a motorcycle accident when I was eight. I would have been with him if he hadn't turned down my request to go out with him that afternoon. "

" Eating a lot on the plane is not good for jet lag. "

" I am very lucky to consider many of my business associates friends. Some are closer than others, but I respect and value all of them. "

" Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems. "

" I started cooking when I was 18 years old, and now I have restaurants all over the world. "

" Peru was the Incas; it has 3,000 to 4,000 years of history. "

" I have a restaurant in Milan, and Paper Moon is five minutes away from my hotel, so I always go there for lunch. It's a casual place that serves good salad, pizza and pasta; the space is tight with tables close together, and it feels buzzy. Food comes out fast, too. "

" My cooking is very simple, so I don't really use machines at all. A knife, cutting board, frying pan and strainer are my essentials. "

" Once I fell out of a tree and was hit by a motorbike. I still have the scar on my head now. "

" I always eat a meal at home before I leave for the airport, so I only eat the soup and salad on the plane. "

" I'm a lucky person because the company keeps growing, and that means my team keeps growing. "

" People who make mistakes but try their best, other people will support. But people who make mistakes because they're lazy, nobody supports. "

" I feel like I owe something to America, as it is where I found success. "

Nobu Matsuhisa

America

Feel

" I can live without a computer. My assistant checks my e-mails. "

" One day, the people who work in my kitchen stir-fried chopped Napa cabbage to serve with some meat or fish for their own dinner. I got to thinking: 'What if the cabbage was the most important thing on the plate?' "

" The fine art of preparing sushi is something that you watch and learn. "

" People eat the chicken, people eat the beef, they still say, 'Don't kill the fish.' "

" Cooking is like fashion. Always, I like to try to change. If I'm traveling in a different country - to Australia, the Bahamas, Budapest, Moscow - and I see a new ingredient, I like to try it in a new dish. "

" In Japan, I have my own line of dinnerware, but I'm not aggressive about pursuing those projects. "

" Cooking and film are completely different - but I'd rather stay in the kitchen than be in movies. "

" I remember watching steak being cooked on TV and wanting to try it. As a special treat, my mother cooked it for me, and I thought this would be the time I would eat with a knife and fork. Alas, I ate it with chopsticks! "

Nobu Matsuhisa

Mother

Thought

" I want to always keep going. I don't want to ever stop. "

" I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very basic. Try your best. But without passion, you will not have success. "

" I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot. "

" I grew up in the countryside in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. "

Nobu Matsuhisa

Grew

Tokyo

" Large fish such as tuna are shown already cut into fillets and bought by the block. Fillets should be almost transparent. Avoid tuna that looks rainbow-colored or black. "

" Sushi is something very exclusive. It is not like a McDonald's, not like a hot dog, not like a French fry. It's very high-class cooking in Japan. "

" You know how kids dream of being soccer players or actors? Well, my dream was to be a sushi chef. "