-Traditional Japanese home cooking, it's really what I want to share.

It's like a spiritual cooking.

When you're with people, you can create a nice communal meal.

I'm going to start making the hot pot.

It's already hot.

-It smells so good.

-Yes.

-Yes.

That's it.

-For Japanese people, it's really more than just a cookware.

For many people, it's a way of life.

Donabe really creates a nice community.

It creates bonding with family.

It creates bonding with people.

I received so many multiple comments that they said that Donabe helped throughout the pandemic.

-I think also many people, especially the pandemic, they start cooking and they realize how enjoyable for them and how good for them.

-A lot of people think, oh, you need special skills or techniques.

I say, "No technique.

Just let Donabe do the work for you."

That's what I always tell people.

It's like the miso before everything is cooked.

Your miso smells so good.

-How wonderful.

Really wonderful.

-I think that's the message I also want to tell people.

They don't have to be a special Japanese chef.

You can go to a restaurant for that.

They can just use the miso at home as a salt replacement.

I think that's my mission.

Bring this Japanese condiment.

That might be a little foreign for them, but they can just use it in their daily cooking.

-I think once we taste it, once they use it, it's like we can go back.

We've grown up in a Japanese standard.

We really have basic, it's like a home food.

It's a little bit like Italy and France too.

We eat together, we sit together, we don't watch TV and stuff.

We have a conversation on the table.

It's not like everybody's ordering different DoorDash.

It's like mom or father- -That's so true.

--it's cooked, and then we eat together.

I think sharing one soup, it's such a great thing.

-That's so to me ichigo ichie.

This moment happens only once.

-Please make it twice.

[laughter] -Every time is different.

You have to come many times.

-Yes.

Next time is different.

-Next time is different.

This moment is one time.

That's why I always think about how many more meals I share with people I love.

If you start thinking about that, it's so precious.

That's why I don't want to spoil the time.

That's why I want to really have fun conversation.

-Thank you so much.

[crosstalk] -Thank you so much.

Double cheers.

[crosstalk] -Thank you.

-I can smell the--