When I’m on the road, I wake up early and walk a lot. I’m very healthy. But when I come back home, I am more tempted by guilty pleasures, such as eating too many sweets and sleeping a lot. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
I’m not a fighter, but in my mind I’m fighting every day. ‘What’s new? What am I doing?’ I’m fighting myself. My soul is samurai. My roots aren’t samurai, but my soul is. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
Culture and tradition have to change little by little. So ‘new’ means a little twist, a marriage of Japanese technique with French ingredients. My technique. Indian food, Korean food; I put Italian mozzarella cheese with sashimi. I don’t think ‘new new new.’ I’m not a genius. A little twist. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
On behalf of my native Japan, I am grateful to the culinary community and hospitality industry for working together to raise much-needed funds to aid the tsunami and earthquake victims. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
Ramen is a dish that’s very high in calories and sodium. One way to make it slightly healthier is to leave the soup and just eat the noodles. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
No rules. Don’t be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn’t have to have rules. I don’t like it that way. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home. Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn’t put your soul in a dishwasher! Masaharu Morimoto Read Quote
