Hiroyuki Terada
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{{Nihongo|Hiroyuki Terada|寺田弘行|Terada Hiroyuki|born 29 January 1968}} is a Japanese chef in Florida, specializing in American-style rolls. He has a large social media following with over 2 million subscribers on YouTube which he garnered from hosting multiple segments on cooking. Terada sometimes uses budget ingredients including Big Macs and ingredients from Walmart.{{Cite web| title = Here's how a master sushi chef turned a McDonald's Big Mac into a sushi roll| author = Schmalbruch, Sarah| work = Business Insider| date = 23 November 2015| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://www.businessinsider.com/master-chef-turns-big-mac-into-sushi-2015-11}} Terada currently holds the Guinness World record on most number of carrots sliced blindfolded in 30 seconds.
Career
Terada first learned to cook from his father at the age of 10. From 1987 to 1989 he attended RKC Culinary School in Kōchi, Japan. He was known for his speed with the knife and attention to detail. After graduating he served under Master Chef Kondo from 1988 to 1991 at [https://www.kochi-yuzuan.com/ Yuzuan], a casual family restaurant in Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. He earned the title of master sushi chef after being promoted to head sushi chef there. Terada moved to the United States in September 1991. .{{Cite web| title = Watch: A master sushi chef makes a roll out of a Big Mac| last = Ha | first = Thu-Huong| work = Quartz| date = 2015-11-18| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://qz.com/553467/watch-a-master-sushi-chef-makes-a-roll-out-of-a-big-mac/}}
Terada has a large fan base on social media from hosting segments such as "Will It Sushi" on his YouTube channel "Diaries of a Master Sushi Chef". By 2015 Terada had built up an online following with over 40 million views on his channel. He turned a Big Mac and fries into sushi. In 2016, he turned donuts from Dunkin' Donuts and KFC chicken into sushi.{{Cite magazine| title = Watch This Chef Turn Dunkin' Donuts Into Beautiful Sushi Rolls| author = Grossman, Samantha| magazine = Time| date = 2016-02-25| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://time.com/4237605/dunkin-donuts-sushi-chef/}}{{Cite web| title = How to make a sushi roll out of KFC, you can thank us later| author = Kentish, Francesca| work = Metro| date = 2016-01-11| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/11/how-to-make-a-sushi-roll-out-of-kfc-you-can-thank-us-later-5615198/}} In 2017, he broke the Guinness record of most sliced carrots blindfolded in 30 seconds. He cut 88 slices of carrots, 50 more than the previous record.{{Cite web| title = Video: Gordon Ramsay watches on as sushi chef takes on blindfolded carrot chopping challenge| author = Swatman, Rachel| work = Guinness World Records| date = 2017-07-13| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/7/blindfolded-carrot-chopping-challenge-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-481721?fb_comment_id=1455561507842626_1461775513887892}} In 2018, Terada had over 1 million subscribers on YouTube and over 100 million views. By 2019, he had over 1.5 million subscribers.{{Cite web| title = Chef Spotlight: Hiroyuki Terada| author = Vigotsky, J.| work = culinarydepotinc.com| date = 2018-08-17| access-date = 17 December 2019| url = https://www.culinarydepotinc.com/blog/chef-spotlight-hiroyuki-terada}} By 2022, August 8, he had over 2 million subscribers.
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External links
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