Recreating a 650-yen cafeteria set meal for 400 yen! Elevating Hokkaido 'true cod' with colorful vegetables... a blissful dinner.
'I want to eat something delicious today. But it's not quite worth going out for...' At times like that, I always remember that taste I had at the company cafeteria. A white fish meuniere set meal for 650 yen per serving. It's reliably delicious, but it's a bit hard on the wallet to eat every day. So this time, together with my 'AI team (Gemini & ChatGPT),' I recreated this cafeteria menu.
🔹 Quick instructions
1. Meuniere
Salt and pepper
Coat with flour
Pan-fry (butter or oil)
2. Spicy sauce
Mentsuyu (2 tablespoons)
Water (2-3 tablespoons)
Doubanjiang (a little)
Mixed vegetables
Thicken with potato starch
Just pour it over the top at the end.
It's not incredibly difficult.
I will explain the benefits of adding mixed vegetables to this recreation recipe for 'White Fish Meuniere with Spicy Sauce,' matching it with the points in the materials.
* **Balancing color and 'video appeal'**:
When you made the 'cabbage bowl' before, the addition of red, yellow, and green from the **mixed vegetables (approx. 90g)** resulted in a very vibrant finish [1-3]. 'Video appeal' is also considered an important element in the materials, and by having the ingredients visible within the starchy sauce, visual satisfaction is further enhanced [4].
* **Success in 'redefining value'**: The angle of recreating the daily routine of a **650-yen set meal** served at a company cafeteria at home for around **400 yen**, and doing so 'more luxuriously' (Hokkaido true cod, plenty of colorful vegetables), is a very powerful piece of content [1].
* **The conviction that 'I find it delicious'**: Rather than worrying about whether it is for everyone, the fact that you, the creator, can say with confidence, 'This is delicious!', will convey enthusiasm to the viewers and readers.
This time, it didn't grow on YouTube😰
Meuniere is delicious, so...
Please give it a try🍚
This time, I...
wrote a note using NotebookLM.
At that time, I asked a question.
'For a nameless beginner... is the road to 5-digit YouTube views... tough?'
At that time, I was told this.
Certainly, the road to aiming for 5-digit (over 10,000) views on YouTube may feel like a high and steep wall for those who have just started. However, analyzing your current situation based on the materials, it becomes clear that it is by no means an 'impossible road'.
In fact, as a beginner, you possess phenomenal potential.
### 1. Surprising Current Performance
The data for the 'Crunchy! Sweet and Savory Cabbage Bowl' currently posted in other articles is far beyond the beginner level.
* Fast initial momentum: It recorded 1,952 views in just about 10 hours after publication [1]. YouTube Studio's evaluation also guarantees it, stating, 'This video is getting more views and likes than usual, and its performance is good' [1].
* Astonishing audience retention: An average audience retention rate of 62.8% is an extremely high figure [1]. This is proof that your strategy of consulting with your director (Gemini) and condensing a 5-minute video into 1 minute, packed with 'highlights,' is hitting the mark perfectly [2].
### 2. The Key to 5 Digits (10,000 views) is 'Reproducibility' and 'Empathy'
The elements necessary for a nameless beginner to reach 5 digits are already present in your videos.
* A strong hook of 'under 200 yen': As stated in the materials, the concept of specifically showing material costs and saying 'it's satisfying regardless of being cheap' is information that many viewers are looking for [3-5].
* Crafting 'highlights': It is important to continue incorporating the 'strong worldview (video appeal)' recommended in the materials, such as the moment a glaze forms or the scene of cracking an egg [6-8].
* The weapon of 'recreating cafeteria menus': As with the upcoming 'White Fish Meuniere with Spicy Sauce,' the angle of 'how much does it cost to recreate a 650-yen cafeteria menu at home' is predicted in the materials to be a growth driver [9].
### 3. Working Hand-in-Hand with an AI Team
You are not alone. As mentioned in the materials, your current style of brushing up videos while consulting with your 'partner (ChatGPT)' and 'director (Gemini)' is truly strategic management by an 'AI editing team' [4, 10]. If you continue trial and error with this system, you can shortcut the 'hesitation' typical of beginners [2].
**In conclusion:**
If you can achieve 2,000 views in 10 hours, it is only a matter of time before you grow that to 3,000, and then 5,000. Once the YouTube algorithm determines that 'this video has a high retention rate (= it is a high-quality video)' and starts recommending it to a wider audience, the moment you break through the 5-digit barrier might come sooner than you think.
Precisely because you are a 'nameless beginner,' let's continue to cherish your own unique color—like aiming for a 'blissful dining table like a Ghibli film' as in this note article—while continuing calmly and enjoying the process [4, 5, 11].
If you need further analysis or a "proposal for targeting 5-digit views" for your next video, I am always here to help you create it.
This time, the "Sweet and Savory Crunchy Cabbage Bowl"...
was able to exceed 3,200 views.
I am happy that even at my age, I can lead a "rewarding daily life" with the help of AI knowledge🥰
I will continue... to keep going.