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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
  • #beggarschicken is a Chinese dish that uses #clay to encase and cook a whole chicken, after which it is cracked open with a mallet. I take things a step further by collecting my own dirt which I process into clay. 😅
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  • @onceever3097
    @onceever3097 5 лет назад +8329

    Imagine finding this on the ground thinking it's a geode but it's a chicken inside instead of crystals

    • @clovermarukelli6743
      @clovermarukelli6743 5 лет назад +140

      @Matt S I died at this comment thread 😂

    • @Cchan-xy3hc
      @Cchan-xy3hc 5 лет назад +125

      It’s more rewarding than crystals.

    • @ladya1953
      @ladya1953 5 лет назад +121

      @@Cchan-xy3hc Definitely tastes better than crystals. 😀

    • @sanguiniusonvacation1803
      @sanguiniusonvacation1803 5 лет назад +22

      once ever that is ...
      Horrifying .......
      I love it !

    • @silvijaa.869
      @silvijaa.869 5 лет назад +17

      Hahahah!!! Thank you for making my day alittle brighter, thats hilarious!!

  • @Delihlah
    @Delihlah 5 лет назад +6406

    You just put a grown chicken BACK into an egg.

    • @TheElisaChau
      @TheElisaChau 5 лет назад +172

      Delihlah or dead chicken into a clay coffin haha

    • @NadixGamer
      @NadixGamer 5 лет назад +37

      Elisa STChau no.. you ruined the joke. Chickens don’t go in coffins so what is the joke here?

    • @asads132
      @asads132 5 лет назад +54

      @@NadixGamer humans go into coffins so that's made the reply funny

    • @NadixGamer
      @NadixGamer 5 лет назад +10

      L s no it made the reply irrelevant chickens aren’t human so they aren’t related to coffins what so ever

    • @thatguy6225
      @thatguy6225 5 лет назад +130

      @@NadixGamer Hey, what I do with my dead chickens is my own business.

  • @justwaiting5744
    @justwaiting5744 4 года назад +2895

    When Emmy gets excited, her joy just radiates through the screen.

  • @i_kpop_fan
    @i_kpop_fan 3 года назад +311

    Emmy is over here farming clay for days to make a single chicken and I’m staring at a microwave meal contemplating if I feel like cooking it

    • @carriemcginnis
      @carriemcginnis Год назад +1

      I'm wondering what to order from Uber Eats, but otherwise, same!

    • @amandasabo139
      @amandasabo139 Год назад

      Never in my life have I felt a comment so hard lmfao

  • @chanelcruz9950
    @chanelcruz9950 5 лет назад +1120

    with all of this knowledge i believe 1000% she'd be able to make an entire buffet in the middle of the woods and survive

    • @Inamichan
      @Inamichan 5 лет назад +105

      I’ve watched her eat bugs, the spiciest curry ever, and a ton of other things I would never think of eating.
      She’s going to be the last woman standing.

    • @chloescott3121
      @chloescott3121 5 лет назад +2

      🙌🙌

    • @keemorg3997
      @keemorg3997 5 лет назад +4

      @@Inamichan unless all that's left on earth are salmiakis (licorice?)

    • @OriginalContent89
      @OriginalContent89 5 лет назад +2

      Yep and it would still be 100 times better than what I could make in a modern kitchen

    • @leonardopalomarescidrian7906
      @leonardopalomarescidrian7906 5 лет назад +4

      Hey Michael Jackson she just used your legendary Her Hee at 9:21

  • @HeavyMetalMike
    @HeavyMetalMike 5 лет назад +2162

    Most of the entertainment value of this video was just seeing someone so unbelievably happy.

    • @HIEEE2112
      @HIEEE2112 5 лет назад +76

      that's like emmy's entire channel

    • @vokun864
      @vokun864 5 лет назад +35

      Ikr! Emmy always makes me smile no matter what is going on in my life

    • @HatsuneTokisaki
      @HatsuneTokisaki 5 лет назад +45

      Emmy is the only one Ive seen in YT that becomes happy over simple things like paper cups 😂

    • @sunceljubavi1020
      @sunceljubavi1020 5 лет назад +10

      Yessss!She bring smile and joy in my life!I wach her because she is sooo passionate about olmost everything!That is missing in my life,I would say.Sometimes,not always.when is hard for me because I have a lot of work I'm watch Chinese and Japanese women,they are really hard workers.and somehow it seems to me that everythig is sooo easy for them.and they are aslo smart!!

    • @ohyeahminecraft
      @ohyeahminecraft 5 лет назад +3

      Looove it!! So much

  • @WaterfaerysDomain
    @WaterfaerysDomain 3 года назад +63

    This would make an amazing week-long project for a summer camp, dividing the harder parts of the work in between regular camp fun. Can you imagine that last day feast with the kids getting to whack open their own chicken? They would love this as much as Emmy did!

    • @LibeliumDragonfly
      @LibeliumDragonfly 2 года назад +1

      yeah, if you cook it under campfire, it's even better/genuine

  • @unpackthis1453
    @unpackthis1453 3 года назад +140

    You honestly should be on the food network. Your format is really creative and your delivery of the content is extremely engaging. You also have a colourful vocab that makes viewers taste and smell through the screen purely from the way you describe what you're doing.

    • @Greanestbean
      @Greanestbean 2 года назад +15

      Emmy is too good for Food Network you're right though that she deserves more visibility! Plus I can only imagine that Food Network would ruin the magic Emmy has running her own channel.

  • @ciao614
    @ciao614 5 лет назад +12393

    I can't find the energy to even brush my teeth today and Emmys harvesting her own clay.

    • @jvertido
      @jvertido 5 лет назад +29

      Lol

    • @kim71749
      @kim71749 5 лет назад +29

      Me too...

    • @NuYoukai
      @NuYoukai 5 лет назад +252

      You can do it!! Here have some snacks 🍊🍅🍌

    • @UNIQI
      @UNIQI 5 лет назад +21

      hahahhah my exact thoughts

    • @Kaastengels
      @Kaastengels 5 лет назад +177

      You can do it!! 💞🙆🙆🙆🙆⚡💡 sending energies for you 💞🙆🙆🙆🙆⚡💡

  • @krysdekel
    @krysdekel 5 лет назад +2723

    Emmy is the REAL MVP for making that clay. I would have given up by step 27.

    • @dezinechic
      @dezinechic 5 лет назад +131

      step 27?! please as soon as i read REFINED clay.

    • @sades6495
      @sades6495 5 лет назад +53

      SummerBrze lol I would have gave up at step 1

    • @nikkistahr7105
      @nikkistahr7105 5 лет назад +9

      @@dezinechic right😂😂😂😂😂

    • @MJFord-px3jc
      @MJFord-px3jc 5 лет назад +13

      @@dezinechic My eyes glazed over when Emmy processed the clay before she make the chicken and the stuffing.

    • @LadyNubia007
      @LadyNubia007 5 лет назад +13

      Right?! She a real one lol

  • @galadzisewid1889
    @galadzisewid1889 4 года назад +504

    This is the most adorable thing I have ever seen on the internet. What a delightful person.

    • @saf2127
      @saf2127 3 года назад +16

      Agree! As I watch this, I curse the algorithm for not recommending Emmy’s videos sooner. I love her pleasant voice and infectious enthusiasm.

  • @fairyfox2890
    @fairyfox2890 4 года назад +293

    "They're like little hats or something!!"
    *Studio Ghibli Mode: Active*

  • @SpongeMPCGirl
    @SpongeMPCGirl 5 лет назад +3946

    Imagine bringing this to Thanksgiving dinner and saying, "Alright the chicken's ready!" Pulls out hammer *SMASH SMASH SMASH*

  • @CNBcrazy
    @CNBcrazy 5 лет назад +1337

    Man I’ve been watching Emmy since the starting of her channel , I used to watch her after my moms brain surgery to calm me down and I used to fall asleep to her videos. It’s crazy to see how much Emmy has grown she’s just such a mom and I love her videos so much

  • @hreshi3085
    @hreshi3085 4 года назад +24

    I usually don't watch cooking channels but the actual thing I got attached to is your personality and the fact that you seem like a very kind person.

  • @monarchmalarky
    @monarchmalarky 4 года назад +34

    Me holding my ham and cheese sandwich at 3am. "Yes. I too am a culinary genius."

  • @NotebookAndTears
    @NotebookAndTears 5 лет назад +2537

    I really respect creators. She spent days working on this video to present us with 17 minutes of amazing content. Much respect. Thanks Emmy!

    • @woolfulrebellion
      @woolfulrebellion 5 лет назад +9

      Right!

    • @shimeih2287
      @shimeih2287 5 лет назад +5

      True

    • @chelsey8737
      @chelsey8737 5 лет назад +9

      Ikr and i really appreciate that theres never more than 2 ads

    • @creepycat6726
      @creepycat6726 5 лет назад +2

      Cooking a chicken is "amazing content"? I mean it was interesting and perhaps a bit unusual here but I wasn't amazed. If she had opened the clay and the chicken got up and ran out of the window I would be pretty amazed.

    • @BhappyD
      @BhappyD 5 лет назад +23

      Creepycat The definition of the word amazing is subjective, what one person finds amazing may differ from someone else, and that’s ok. I personally thought that this video was amazing content. Not only was it unique and clearly made with a lot of hard, long, and tedious work and effort, but it also was educational for those who have never heard of this before. To me, it’s pretty amazing to see someone foraging and making their own clay from scratch via a process that took several days (as opposed to just buying it or not using it at all), as well as actually baking a chicken inside of it! Definitely something I’ve never seen, and I enjoyed being enlightened and educated on something I otherwise wouldn’t have known! 😊

  • @nappybunny8221
    @nappybunny8221 5 лет назад +204

    I love how she never tries to contain her excitement and shows us her real, honest reactions

    • @TraceyM48
      @TraceyM48 4 года назад

      This sweetheart has enlightened me to the wisdom of fresh and natural cooking and Chemistry.

  • @evasartorius9528
    @evasartorius9528 4 года назад +23

    She reminds me of a kid on Christmas morning. The cheerful wholesome light shines bright.

  • @chrisjackson6149
    @chrisjackson6149 4 года назад +53

    Emmy getting so hyped up over clay, chicken, and lotus leaves gives me life.

  • @jlinus7251
    @jlinus7251 5 лет назад +1923

    Beggar hasn't eaten for months finds a chicken and cooks it.
    Emperor walks by and takes half the chicken.
    The beggar must have been like wtf

    • @kissarococo2459
      @kissarococo2459 5 лет назад +98

      I´m impressed that the beggar had selfcontrol enough to harvest clay and make the chicken like this!

    • @felixn.burgos2340
      @felixn.burgos2340 5 лет назад +11

      Stole* dirty beggar

    • @n.p.2054
      @n.p.2054 5 лет назад +57

      i mean , u gotta do what u gotta do for food ^

    • @catwoman1263
      @catwoman1263 4 года назад +24

      Maybe the Emperor hired him to make this specific dish, since he added it to the Imperial menu. If that's the case, it was a good thing for the beggar that the Emperor ate some of it.

    • @Jazzymama8703
      @Jazzymama8703 4 года назад +14

      Ahh...the Emperor is the beggar *light blub goes off*

  • @marcelarosa8036
    @marcelarosa8036 5 лет назад +2100

    Me: gosh I'm so tired I don't even feel like getting up today
    Emmy: what about we MAKE our own CLAY

    • @kimpastabowl1058
      @kimpastabowl1058 5 лет назад +12

      how* about

    • @darkfox2401
      @darkfox2401 5 лет назад +15

      @@kimpastabowl1058 no one cares

    • @kimpastabowl1058
      @kimpastabowl1058 5 лет назад +10

      Jessica Matthews about u

    • @Uhohlisa
      @Uhohlisa 5 лет назад +13

      M. mmilora oh my god shut the fuck up

    • @ashmaz4811
      @ashmaz4811 5 лет назад +17

      @M. mmilora it is literate. People like you trying to sound smart when you cant even SPELL LITERATE 🤭. "litterate", talking rubbish.

  • @bananache4793
    @bananache4793 4 года назад +36

    emmy gets so amused and happy about the smallest things and its honestly just so adorable

  • @cynthiademmer5709
    @cynthiademmer5709 3 года назад +4

    I'm from Brooklyn but my Dad's from Indiana. When i was a kid (visiting there) they showed me how to dig clay....I was fascinated & thrilled! One of my favorite childhood memories, thanks for making me smile today!

  • @karldoesstuffYT
    @karldoesstuffYT 5 лет назад +3450

    "Look at the clay *we* made!"
    don't do that, it makes me feel too special and involved with the video. I'm not supposed to find content this good on RUclips.

    • @ladygaga8293
      @ladygaga8293 4 года назад +17

      😂😂😂

    • @FuriosasWarRig
      @FuriosasWarRig 4 года назад +28

      This comment is kinda stupid.

    • @ladygaga8293
      @ladygaga8293 4 года назад +168

      @@FuriosasWarRig I personally love this comment

    • @slater3308
      @slater3308 4 года назад +73

      Tyler McClelland the fact that you replied is stupid

    • @onehellofanopinion2313
      @onehellofanopinion2313 4 года назад +4

      @@slater3308 7 people don't think so.

  • @raddydaddy69
    @raddydaddy69 5 лет назад +347

    "Two teaspoons of sesame oil. Oh, it smells good already!"
    Literally me any time I cook with sesame oil

  • @desihampton6036
    @desihampton6036 4 года назад +10

    i love how she doesn’t expect everything to go perfect like shes real an learns from her mistakes an celebrates when things go as planed i love it all time favorite cooking channel on youtube 100%‼️💙

  • @1uxoweaver
    @1uxoweaver 4 года назад +9

    I made this. My family liked it. It's a keeper. I plan on trying it using a pork roast. I had to order the lotus leaves on line and I got the clay from Hobby Lobby a 25 pound box. Need less to say I had a lot of clay left over.

  • @cassiereilly120
    @cassiereilly120 5 лет назад +141

    Emmy is a gift and would be a key player in reteaching our entire history after an apocalypse. we WILL protect her at all costs

  • @monsterhighstopmotion
    @monsterhighstopmotion 5 лет назад +644

    I assume the chicken keeps the moisture while cooking because the water can't escape since clay is impermeable, which would make the meat really tender. All that, paired with the 3 hours of cooking and the beautiful seasoning must make one delicious, tender and juicy chicken!
    Might try this recipe out!

    • @littlegile5072
      @littlegile5072 5 лет назад +61

      Skip the printed paper for safety. Ink fume may have added taste but surely diminished lifespan

    • @CeiCie
      @CeiCie 5 лет назад +3

      I hate to mess up your perfect 100 likes but...

    • @SeaJay_Oceans
      @SeaJay_Oceans 5 лет назад +17

      If she put a small bamboo reed / straw for the steam to escape her clay shell would probably not crack.
      Sealed completely shut , I would worry it might X-PLODE ! pop

    • @isabellavargas2277
      @isabellavargas2277 4 года назад +1

      An old fashion pressure cooker of sorts😂

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 4 года назад

      The clay is likely to behave as a pressure cooker, at least until it cracks. Makes for really tender chicken.

  • @xavierrose8208
    @xavierrose8208 4 года назад +29

    Her excitement when hammering the clay, it's like watching a child open a Christmas present ♥

  • @faith9196
    @faith9196 4 года назад +33

    I’m so obsessed with this type of content. So wholesome and feel good and positive!!

  • @kijo215
    @kijo215 5 лет назад +339

    Watching Emmy get excited over wrapping chicken in lotus leaves is the highlight of my day!

    • @JoDee172
      @JoDee172 5 лет назад +5

      I got excited about those lotus leaves too lol

  • @HatashiLuvsU
    @HatashiLuvsU 5 лет назад +2125

    Most cooks on YT: "It had this foreign ingredient that's really hard to find in most markets so I substituted with something more readily available."
    Emmy: "I made my own clay!!!! It was a lot of work but super rewarding! Guys!! I bought Lotus Leaves!! Woo!!"
    God I love her XD

    • @Fae_van
      @Fae_van 5 лет назад +21

      I didn't know clay was a foreign ingredient.

    • @specializedchemicals6669
      @specializedchemicals6669 5 лет назад +4

      @@Fae_van Neither did I. Hmm...

    • @Fae_van
      @Fae_van 5 лет назад +3

      @@specializedchemicals6669 hmmmm 🤔

    • @teaartist6455
      @teaartist6455 5 лет назад +23

      It's kinda nice to see actually since sometimes these substitutes tend to be very American things that are hard to get here.

    • @romeoa.6634
      @romeoa.6634 5 лет назад +14

      @@Fae_van it isn't a readily available ingredient

  • @carlywalker2315
    @carlywalker2315 3 года назад +8

    The bloop noise when she drops in the oyster sauce is amazing 👏

  • @peterrefermat8999
    @peterrefermat8999 4 года назад +13

    I just watched this whole video without pausing and I'm just realizing it now at the end! This was an incredible video, I rarely can watch a whole video like this without stopping midway.

  • @KairiiKaijuu
    @KairiiKaijuu 5 лет назад +1078

    I should be getting ready for work...but watching Emmy make chicken seems like a much more productive use of my time.

    • @emmymade
      @emmymade  5 лет назад +55

      Agreed!

    • @KairiiKaijuu
      @KairiiKaijuu 5 лет назад +18

      @@emmymade I'm glad someone does!!! My roommate keeps reminding me how much time I have to get to work 😂😂😂

    • @diegolovato5522
      @diegolovato5522 5 лет назад +13

      It's a cold, rainy, and dark night in the year 2023, where Kylie Baldwin is using a piece of cardboard as a makeshift umbrella. "Will work for access to youtube" it said, until it was washed away

    • @SabrinaLovesPuffins
      @SabrinaLovesPuffins 5 лет назад +1

      same!!!

    • @PeppaPigTTR
      @PeppaPigTTR 5 лет назад +4

      If you’re getting ready for work in the us you must be working night shift currently 11:09pm eastern anywhere else in the us it behind or ahead 3 hours or simliar that’s crazy

  • @peterpipe8281
    @peterpipe8281 5 лет назад +412

    Your enthusiasm is contagious and your knowledge is a gift thank you for the joy you bring in everything you do!

  • @truelily7
    @truelily7 4 года назад +29

    Love the whole process! My only concern is newsprint ink possibly seeping into the chicken during baking. What about this? I would probably substitute parchment.

    • @RisingwoodsGal
      @RisingwoodsGal 2 года назад

      I believe lead was removed from newsprint long ago.

    • @MargaritaMillere
      @MargaritaMillere 2 года назад +5

      I was thinking about the same...

  • @dannysantos9140
    @dannysantos9140 4 года назад +87

    Emmy: “lets excavate this”
    Me: damn, Emmy is a paleontologist

    • @ojnab85
      @ojnab85 4 года назад +6

      Chickens are dinosaurs, true.

    • @dannysantos9140
      @dannysantos9140 4 года назад +2

      @@ojnab85 well, considering the t-rex's closest ancestor is the rooster ;)

    • @sophia74637
      @sophia74637 3 года назад +1

      Archeologist

  • @yeeturmcbeetur8197
    @yeeturmcbeetur8197 5 лет назад +1364

    “Vegetable mixture”
    Ham: am I a joke to you?

  • @Big_Tex
    @Big_Tex 5 лет назад +700

    It's like roasting a chicken, but with 20 times more work.

    • @melharis4451
      @melharis4451 5 лет назад +15

      Yeah, I was wondering. Is there really a difference between normal roasted chicken and the one covered in clay?

    • @JessAyu
      @JessAyu 5 лет назад +38

      Lil Shithead i think it has something to do with old oven, more like only wood and fire, clay make the heat spread properly and cooked through

    • @melharis4451
      @melharis4451 5 лет назад +5

      @@JessAyu ohh yea i remember smth that i read that has a similar concept. They roasted some fish and when they peel off the layer, the scales are off with the clay.

    • @hanonondricek411
      @hanonondricek411 5 лет назад +12

      I think the clay insulates it for a longer slower cooking time, and I suspect it is similar to sous-vide in texture and tenderness. I'm not sure if you can sous-vide a whole chicken though since it would probably take forever and be kind of ugly and raw looking. Yeah, a TON of work you wouldn't want to do unless you're having some sort of very special medieval dinner-party!

    • @SeaJay_Oceans
      @SeaJay_Oceans 5 лет назад +2

      An alternative is stuff your chicken full of yummy veggies & mix and wrap in tin foil. You can toss the foil ball right into a camp fire and cook it up directly in the flames... then later get it out of the flames with a stick and yum - camp fire chicken!

  • @Linda7647
    @Linda7647 4 года назад +4

    I love the enthusiasm and excitement over some of the things you create and items you use, i.e. the excitement you expressed after wrapping the bird in the lotus leaves. You were like a little kid, such an incredible moment. And you know, it's those tiny moments that make life worth living.

  • @donthugmepls
    @donthugmepls 4 года назад +12

    Emmy’s just such a wonderful and happy human being. Whenever I watch her, she brings my mood up and makes me appreciate the little things, like... leaf hats! Love you, Emmy! 😄

  • @thehearttalks8821
    @thehearttalks8821 5 лет назад +1583

    Emmy: More traditionally what is done is that the chicken is wrapped in lotus leaves....
    Me: lol Theres no way she got lotus leaves...
    Emmy: * comes out with a huge pack of lotus leaves*
    me: oh um wellllllllll.....

    • @jordiecartier
      @jordiecartier 5 лет назад +59

      thehearttalks right I thought she was gonna use banana leaves or somethin

    • @Salwerth2822
      @Salwerth2822 5 лет назад +5

      I was thinking the same!

    • @lina-mi4yl
      @lina-mi4yl 5 лет назад +49

      a lot of chinese food uses lotus leaves so you can buy them at chinese stores!

    • @suecastillo4056
      @suecastillo4056 5 лет назад +22

      thehearttalks OF COURSE SHE DID!!! It's EMMY!!! LMAO!!!😆❤️

    • @claytonpaisley9721
      @claytonpaisley9721 5 лет назад +16

      I mean they have them just down at my local Asian supermarket... and I live in south carolina. So probably pretty easy to find in general.

  • @andrearamirez9924
    @andrearamirez9924 5 лет назад +86

    It is BEYOND adorable how excited she is and how happy she is! 😊 she lifted .y spirits and made me smile 😁

  • @LeeirahBrashka
    @LeeirahBrashka 4 года назад +10

    I just went to harvest my own clay! After seeing you do this, I had to try. So now I am re-watching to male sure I got all the steps good. I go to say I was lucky, My clay was so nice and smooth with just a few rocks but plenty of clams and sand :)

  • @uramvirag9235
    @uramvirag9235 4 года назад +9

    I watch every video at 1.25 speedup and let me tell you my friend, the joy and happyness is unbelievably increased even tho you'd think it is be impossible.
    I really love your videos Emmy, regardless of the topic. The pureness, the everything you put in them. They clean my soul minute by minute.

  • @accailliacarter6059
    @accailliacarter6059 4 года назад +1256

    Me: eating 3month old frozen chicken nuggets in bed bc I was too lazy to go grocery shopping.
    Emmy: HARVESTS CLAY FROM THE EARTH, PREPARES BEAUTIFUL RAW CHICKEN MARINADE, HYDRATES GINORMOUS LOTUS, CRAFTS A CLAY SHELL, COOKS FOR THREE HOURS.
    you really reap what you sow huh? 😅

    • @Anna-tc6rz
      @Anna-tc6rz 4 года назад +54

      Some people eat to live, others live to eat.

    • @itsmereem6748
      @itsmereem6748 4 года назад +5

      Anna G What

    • @artificialsweetner
      @artificialsweetner 4 года назад +13

      @@itsmereem6748 she means there is ppl who only eat just to live, and then theres others that live to eat.

    • @izzahcamillia8339
      @izzahcamillia8339 4 года назад +46

      @@itsmereem6748 basically, some people prefer to eat whatever they have for the sake of survival, while others would dedicate the time they have in their lives to achieve happiness and satisfaction through eating delicious foods.

    • @itsmereem6748
      @itsmereem6748 4 года назад +2

      juni gee ok I get it now

  • @ceecee1424
    @ceecee1424 5 лет назад +489

    Is no one going to talk about her adorable excited "HEE HEE" at 9:22? Omg I love Emmy so much. She so happy and a literal ball of sunshine about everything

    • @rachelanastasia1977
      @rachelanastasia1977 5 лет назад +2

      Aweeeee omg

    • @altarriq
      @altarriq 5 лет назад +1

      Cee Cee Only you weirdo, you probably watch kpop videos.

    • @ceecee1424
      @ceecee1424 5 лет назад +15

      @@altarriq Huh?? How is it weird? I only found it cute and endearing, I wasn't intending to come off as a creep. I just love watching people be happy over stuff, it makes me really happy and I get excited with them. And I do watch kpop videos, but I don't find it very relevant to my comment honestly. Anyway, I hope I could clear things up. I hope you stay well and take care of yourself, and that the rest of your day goes well~

    • @ceecee1424
      @ceecee1424 5 лет назад +2

      @Chesley Sanchez Thank you for vouching for me

    • @baoli9589
      @baoli9589 5 лет назад +4

      YES THAT MOMENT another one at 13:04 These moments made me smile too!

  • @mirichieangelaforio7743
    @mirichieangelaforio7743 2 года назад +2

    The way she giggled happily after wrapping the chicken with the lotus leaves is just so adorable. ❤ i can see how much she's enjoying herself.

  • @zacharyrosenfeld1205
    @zacharyrosenfeld1205 4 года назад +170

    12:25 I thought the point of wrapping it with lotus leaves was so that you didn't have to use newspaper or plastic wrap

    • @smpalmer85
      @smpalmer85 4 года назад +49

      not only that but i wouldn't want to bake anything in newprint. ink dyes are pretty nasty. admittedly i doubt any significant amount is released, particularly given how none of it fumes with the clay covering. still... just why. if you need a steam barrier for the clay just use a paper towel or butcher paper layer.

    • @Lauziita21
      @Lauziita21 4 года назад +29

      I thought so too! That’s how you usually make tamales in Mexico (we use banana leaves instead of the lotus ones tho) and nothing goes through them if you know how to properly wrap things up.

    • @lanithedoll1633
      @lanithedoll1633 4 года назад +20

      yea I’d exclude the newspaper from the recipe

    • @snowlynx1585
      @snowlynx1585 4 года назад +16

      I think the newspaper is just a tradition kinda like how fish n chips are traditionally served in newspaper. It may seem nasty but to people who grew up eating it like this the taste is nostalgic

    • @Lauziita21
      @Lauziita21 4 года назад +6

      lynx The taste of newspaper?
      (I know that’s not what you meant but the phrasing 😂)

  • @AbellaTeacher
    @AbellaTeacher 5 лет назад +396

    When you want a piñata, but you’re trying to cut back on sugar.

  • @swindle3561
    @swindle3561 5 лет назад +341

    I LOVE UR ENTHUSIASM AND JOY FOR THE SIMPLE THINGS. REALLY MAKES ME WANT TO DO MORE AND IMPROVE UPON MY DEPRESSION CAUSE I WANNA FEEL HOW YOU FEEL IN UR VIDEOS EMMY

    • @jjg9535
      @jjg9535 5 лет назад +9

      Swindle WHY ARE U YELLINGG!!! lol jk 😂

    • @swindle3561
      @swindle3561 5 лет назад +20

      @@jjg9535 IM HAPPY :+)

    • @xerilaun
      @xerilaun 4 года назад +1

      Same. Also is that Ken in ur profile pic?

    • @Linda7647
      @Linda7647 4 года назад +3

      I'd give anything to feel that kind of happiness again. It's been a long damn time.

  • @Mugthraka
    @Mugthraka 4 года назад +4

    Its the same principle as a Salt crust fish/chicken in french cuisine.
    The Salt/clay keeps all the moistures and steam inside the meat, so its juicy and all the flavors doesn't escape.

  • @parkerd4421
    @parkerd4421 4 года назад +1

    This video made me so giddy one because the recipe is so fun and two because Emmy is so so giddy and happy. She’s motivating me to do my schoolwork today💗

  • @wishuback_
    @wishuback_ 5 лет назад +448

    as i was watching you handle those leaves, it ocurred to me that i could share something! here in chile, theres a traditional food called humita; a corn paste, usually eaten with sugar or with 'ensalada a la chilena' or chilean salad (tomato and onion), that is cooked by putting the paste into corn leaves, wrapping it, sealing it with rope and boiling it. maybe u could try that! love your vids as always, emmy! 💕

    • @Astavyastataa
      @Astavyastataa 5 лет назад +29

      cinna is that anything like a Mexican tamale?

    • @livrose3619
      @livrose3619 5 лет назад +1

      cinna sounds delicious 😋

    • @jaimevegarojo1607
      @jaimevegarojo1607 5 лет назад +2

      es cierto lo que dicen, hay un chileno/a en todas partes xD, saludos compatriot@

    • @wishuback_
      @wishuback_ 5 лет назад

      @@Astavyastataa i dont think so?? you just open the leave and eat the paste like that, so its kinda different

    • @wishuback_
      @wishuback_ 5 лет назад

      @@jaimevegarojo1607 AJSJKSDMKS verdad será, weon. saludos!

  • @juliab8992
    @juliab8992 5 лет назад +496

    ...."Make" clay.....
    I had always thought the earth did that and we just dug it up. Man i have a new appreciation for the labor intensive process to obtain clay. Great info for future zombie apocalypse! And great sounding recipie!

    • @spiderwithpoisonedlips6338
      @spiderwithpoisonedlips6338 5 лет назад +25

      Julia B The earth has clay deposits too

    • @Charlie_Loves
      @Charlie_Loves 4 года назад +12

      Depends on where you live. We assume we have a variety of material underground when it really depends on your location.

    • @ForeverMasterless
      @ForeverMasterless 4 года назад +10

      Some places do just have clay deposits. There was a particular spot at my elementary school that did.

    • @olegil2
      @olegil2 4 года назад +18

      @@ForeverMasterless Wherever land has risen since the last ice age is a good chance to find clay. Here in Norway, many places are literally JUST clay. Including my farm. So anywhere I dig more than 20cm (plough depth) down I'll find pure blue clay, untouched for 10000 years. Except for dandelion and creeping thistle roots, obviously. Nothing much else is able to penetrate through the plough sole (what we call the hard layer just below plough depth, formed from machines running over the ground above, compacting soil and not breaking it apart below 20cm).

    • @anj9378
      @anj9378 4 года назад +7

      @@olegil2 That is so unbelievably interesting... you should start a channel! I've always wanted to know what it'd be like to have a farm in a cold country!

  • @davidculbertson6957
    @davidculbertson6957 3 года назад +3

    Used to be a great restaurant in San Fran called Betelnut that made a lotus leaf wrapped chicken cooked in clay, it was super tasty!! This looks just like it

  • @angelavocalino34
    @angelavocalino34 4 года назад +2

    I've never commented before but I am looking for a talent, and I'm learning a lot from you. I think you're the world's coolest Mom too, what lucky kids. Collecting clay? That's awesome. You put forth a lot of time and effort in all your work but this episode in particular looked soo difficult. Thanks for the hard work. Keep it up girl!

  • @ezkayn
    @ezkayn 4 года назад +38

    Her little ‘Heehee!’ when she put the chicken in the lotus leaves was so adorable!!!! 🥺💖

  • @sharae1111
    @sharae1111 5 лет назад +311

    We stan a well researched and prepared queen 💕

  • @fundykin2745
    @fundykin2745 3 года назад +1

    It's so cool to see adults happy once in a while. Especially if you're a child, though we may not show it, or seem that we care while young, thinking back it really puts a smile on your face.

  • @rowel_patdu6551
    @rowel_patdu6551 3 года назад +6

    12:43 Them scissors are snappin' haha satisfying sound

  • @SeithonJetter
    @SeithonJetter 5 лет назад +296

    I think the important fact here is that in ancient china, if the emperor wanted to he could rock up beside you and demand some or all of your dinner.

    • @beginned2389
      @beginned2389 5 лет назад +17

      fuck yeah monarchy works

    • @kheanglam8187
      @kheanglam8187 5 лет назад +26

      It was a stolen chicken to begin with lol.

  • @adanail3403
    @adanail3403 5 лет назад +92

    The minute I saw the lotus leaves I immediately thought THAT'S A FRIGGIN TOTORO HAT!!!

  • @hdufort
    @hdufort 3 года назад +12

    I love this recipe! We actually did a similar recipe when I was in the boy scouts. It was amazingly juicy.

    • @troop22airsoft7
      @troop22airsoft7 3 года назад +2

      What was your Boy Scout troop number. Sorry if that’s a weird question I just really like being in Boy Scouts

  • @S0cke007
    @S0cke007 4 года назад +2

    HER SMILE MAKES ME SO HAPPY

  • @sajnakhatun6852
    @sajnakhatun6852 5 лет назад +45

    Whoever disliked this beautifully crafted video where clearly so much love and passion had gone into is seriously not okay

  • @annritatran945
    @annritatran945 5 лет назад +185

    Wish I had an Aunt like Emmy who would bring intresting food that you can’t buy anywhere to family gatherings 😋😁

    • @CallieMasters5000
      @CallieMasters5000 5 лет назад +5

      Yeah, that's great until she brings out the prison and poverty recipes - they're terrible! 😛

    • @eastcoastgaming8652
      @eastcoastgaming8652 5 лет назад

      @@CallieMasters5000 🤣🤣🤣

  • @alexwinkler8715
    @alexwinkler8715 3 года назад +4

    Emmy is soooo cute and full of good vibes. It’s nice to see someone so excited about what they are doing.

  • @awkwardfanvergence8365
    @awkwardfanvergence8365 4 года назад +2

    Does anyone else think it was so super adorable when she got all excited? I love her, so wholesome 😭😭

  • @thevaleyard69
    @thevaleyard69 5 лет назад +122

    Lol. My great grandmother called the end of the chicken," the pope's nose". I haven't though of that in 30 years

    • @geisenma
      @geisenma 5 лет назад +9

      Jason Peterka that’s the official name for it! Emmy and your great grandma are right!

    • @terencenaylor5441
      @terencenaylor5441 5 лет назад +9

      Still recognised in England. We call it the 'Parson's Nose'

    • @swetldy99
      @swetldy99 5 лет назад +3

      It's called the last part over the fence where I'm from!

    • @nowirehangers2815
      @nowirehangers2815 5 лет назад +2

      @@terencenaylor5441 same.
      Parsons nose at my place in Australia but my nan was a Pom.

  • @caturdaynite7217
    @caturdaynite7217 5 лет назад +41

    Instead of harvesting my own clay, I've used a Romertopf French clay pot. It's glazed only on the inside of the pot. You have to soak the pot in water before you put the chicken in it. I've made some good chicken in that pot. I haven't done it in ages. It's just so much easier to buy a chicken already cooked for $8 during the week. But for a Sunday meal it's great. Appreciate all the effort this took. Great video as always.

  • @neoreoscar2740
    @neoreoscar2740 3 месяца назад

    Just when I think I can’t possibly love this woman more…..here I am in awe! The commitment, the knowledge, the research, the joy. All of it. ❤

  • @arrib528
    @arrib528 3 года назад +1

    You're such a unique human being and always such a bright light. So cool watching the clay harvesting

  • @Ceelea1
    @Ceelea1 5 лет назад +86

    This is why I love watching Emmy. Not only do we get a recipe but the history behind it. This was very interesting.

  • @magicaardvark1
    @magicaardvark1 5 лет назад +82

    Oh fantastic. Clay water is called 'slip' and massaging it is called 'wedging'. I am an amateur potter, and I love the way you have harvested this clay.
    Love your videos

    • @TheFloridaGirl24
      @TheFloridaGirl24 5 лет назад +2

      Do you think she could throw with this clay and it would turn out if you fired it?

    • @magicaardvark1
      @magicaardvark1 5 лет назад +2

      @@TheFloridaGirl24 I reckon so. It looks like she's done a great job on filtering and cleaning it. Probably treat it like earthenware clay. That would be a fun project

  • @Kleponbby
    @Kleponbby 4 года назад +9

    emmy getting excited over the clay is the most wholesoome thing

  • @ronaldmcdonald8889
    @ronaldmcdonald8889 4 года назад +7

    Emmy was so cute when she first cracked the chicken for the first time omg

  • @christopherennabe6961
    @christopherennabe6961 5 лет назад +35

    I don’t know anyone who goes so above and beyond in their videos. You’re amazing.

  • @IvanDmitriev1
    @IvanDmitriev1 5 лет назад +226

    I'm thinking wrapping it in the newspaper is more dangerous/carcinogenic than straight-up putting clay onto the lotus leaves.

    • @Flat_s0da
      @Flat_s0da 4 года назад +6

      Ivan Dmitriev I guess as long as u don’t eat it every day, you will be fine

    • @kuhntzzz
      @kuhntzzz 4 года назад +29

      It depends on how the newspaper is printed I think, still not sure how good it is to be eating paper but most newspapers are printed with vegetable ink so it should be fairly safe to eat I’m assuming. I line my birds cage with newspapers because if they end up chewing on it the ink won’t hurt them

    • @AnythingbutThi5
      @AnythingbutThi5 4 года назад +18

      Well, the chicken is already well-packaged with the lotus leaves, so the newspaper shouldn’t have any affect on the chicken. But I’m not an expert by any means.

    • @celinefanne
      @celinefanne 4 года назад +3

      xx_sh1th43d_xx :)

    • @markphillips7538
      @markphillips7538 4 года назад +6

      Since the 1980s newspapers use a soy based ink. It's not dangerous at all.

  • @elizabethyelverton8650
    @elizabethyelverton8650 4 года назад +10

    This reminds me of the show Hannibal when he cooked someone's thigh in clay

  • @thetinysideoftiny7625
    @thetinysideoftiny7625 4 года назад +5

    Emmy, your glee is infectious...I was grinning the entire video. I love it when a person's passion shines though...just lovely :)

  • @troublemakerss
    @troublemakerss 5 лет назад +47

    Hi Emma,
    There is a similar (somewhat) style of cooking in my homeland - Punjab where a whole chicken is cooked wrapped in muslin cloth and covered in whole wheat flour and cooked in a clay oven. :)

  • @angelar.williams951
    @angelar.williams951 5 лет назад +23

    Love it when you're so excited, you were a kid in a candy store excited a complete joy to watch

  • @phenixevelyphd2149
    @phenixevelyphd2149 4 года назад

    I bought one of these on my way to a beach here in China in 2006. a few weeks later I rented a bus to bring 50 friends to go out to try this chicken. its been a regular trip ever since. I'm driving out there this Sunday with my pretty little wife and daughters for this clay cooked chicken. It's so awesome you try all these old school recipes. Thanks for sharing.

  • @machogrubba14
    @machogrubba14 4 года назад +328

    Great video but I’m so sorry everyone for this comment ...
    When she held up the lotus leaf all I could see was green booty hole haha

  • @nymeriasandsnake
    @nymeriasandsnake 5 лет назад +135

    watching emmy make a beautifully intricate dinner while waiting for my dominos

  • @dajoler
    @dajoler 5 лет назад +324

    "The tragedy is not to die but to be wasted."
    Any Hannibal fans over here?

    • @gustavmeyrink_2.0
      @gustavmeyrink_2.0 5 лет назад +8

      I prefer to be wasted than dead. Tragic, I know...

    • @shortstack7868
      @shortstack7868 5 лет назад +3

      Would be better if we had a leg :/

    • @dajoler
      @dajoler 5 лет назад +2

      @@shortstack7868 Hard to have anything. A damn slippery slope.

    • @mitocondrias.9656
      @mitocondrias.9656 5 лет назад +2

      TheGuitar Person Yas beech

    • @Dinokreechur
      @Dinokreechur 5 лет назад +2

      I like the NBC show 💜

  • @Bobbied100
    @Bobbied100 4 года назад +1

    I’m so hungry now!!! Shared this with my sister who’s a potter. What a great dish for her Pottery group!

  • @dakshainiaatluri3484
    @dakshainiaatluri3484 4 года назад +3

    Omg she's adorable. I love how excited she is.

  • @janeysiegrist5061
    @janeysiegrist5061 5 лет назад +170

    Emmy: I'm not going to decorate it...
    Clay chicken: decorated with finger rows!🤣

  • @schakyrasalim9351
    @schakyrasalim9351 5 лет назад +20

    9:17 she's so precious when she got excited. Protect her at all cost!! 😂😂

  • @maental234
    @maental234 4 года назад +1

    You just make me so happy about cooking and trying new foods. Your mood radiates through your video and the enthusiasm gets me happy and energized! You are amazing and I love your videos and never ever ever, stop being yourself. You're one of a kind girlfriend. You keep me laughing and going day to day with your videos

  • @allhailthewatcher8488
    @allhailthewatcher8488 4 года назад +3

    I’ve been looking for recipes to impress my boyfriend’s family with and I think I found it!

  • @dougkurtz7447
    @dougkurtz7447 5 лет назад +269

    Incredible! I wouldn’t have used newspaper though. I think I would prefer the clay touching the leaves over the newspaper ink dripping on the chicken.

    • @uniquenewyork3325
      @uniquenewyork3325 5 лет назад +10

      You could try parchment :0

    • @saggiteightyfour8367
      @saggiteightyfour8367 5 лет назад +26

      @@uniquenewyork3325 I think Doug Kurtz meant there is no need for the additional step of wrapping in newspaper. The clay can go straight onto the lotus leaves.

    • @uniquenewyork3325
      @uniquenewyork3325 5 лет назад +2

      @@saggiteightyfour8367 that's true

    • @cozycorner913
      @cozycorner913 4 года назад +1

      Thinking same thing

    • @dougkurtz7447
      @dougkurtz7447 4 года назад +6

      Koji 888 do you know what diffusion is

  • @raggedyanarchist
    @raggedyanarchist 5 лет назад +237

    Beggar: Oh no! Someone's coming! I'll just (brine, marinade, stuff, wrap in lotus leaves, tie, wrap in newspaper, and) throw this chicken I stole in the mud! Phew... that was a close one!

    • @TimoteoDeBaum
      @TimoteoDeBaum 5 лет назад +5

      Ruby Doomsday right lol I rolled my eyes hard. R/thathappened

    • @Yokonato
      @Yokonato 5 лет назад +6

      @@TimoteoDeBaum and everyone clapped

    • @MsCherade9
      @MsCherade9 5 лет назад +23

      So a poetical story, that everyone in the country the dish is from would have understood was a story, was somehow something to take entirely literally so you can take the piss out of it? You must be new around here...

    • @Yokonato
      @Yokonato 5 лет назад +9

      @@MsCherade9 ah comeon it's a joke, no need to start getting negative

    • @aprilbennett4161
      @aprilbennett4161 5 лет назад +10

      @@MsCherade9 Like how you took the piss out of a joke?

  • @lulugregory3246
    @lulugregory3246 4 года назад +11

    Oh Emmy I’m disappointed... you didn’t grow your own lotus leaves too? 🤭😂🤩 great job, fab video as always xx

  • @TeresaDLeecomedy
    @TeresaDLeecomedy 3 года назад +1

    Wow at both lotus leaves and the aromatic onion blend. And thanks for showing the clay refining process. I probably don't have the energy but would love to try that once.