$167 vs $19 Banh Mi: Pro Chef & Home Cook Swap Ingredients | Epicurious
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2021
- Who’s ready for a Banh mi battle? Pro chef King Phojanakong from The Institute of Culinary Education and home cook Emily are swapping supplies and hitting the kitchen! We set Emily up with the finest ingredients from chef King’s kitchen along with his recipe for a decadent $167 banh mi. With lots of ingredients and even more questions to accompany them, food scientist Rose dialed in for a tutorial teleconference to help Emily along the way. Meanwhile over with chef King, a much more modest $19 worth of ingredients were being finessed in his quest to make a gourmet dish without his usual arsenal. Tune in to find out whose bahn mi came out best.
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Emily going from beginner cook to learning how to flambé is seriously one of the biggest glow-up I've ever witnessed.
idk who the girl is but she has to learn how to hold a knife if she wants to keep all 10 of her fingers
literally
Oh, so you missed the garlic smashing incident then
@@freelancemissionary LMAOO
@@theoph1932 emily is the girl
King gives me "don't forget to bring your friends over for dinner tonight" kinda dad vibes
Saul isn’t in the video.
ruclips.net/video/tXQnn0E0jr8t/видео.html
@BLV Bóng Đá 360 Wow big words
@BLV Bóng Đá 360 uhhhh
Never in my life experienced that dad.. Lucky ninos
Emily looks like a kindergarten teacher that just got hired.
I wouldn't be surprised if she's been a teacher. There's something about word choice, pacing, and diction which suggests it.
@@toddellner5283 Yes, she's working hard to make every trivial moment as interesting as possible.
@@toddellner5283 She's a standup comic
She reminds me of Jess from New Girl who is/was a teacher?
@@mjbaldwin to be fair, I feel like the distance between comedian and kindergarten teacher is fairly small, as both don't pay nearly enough and require simple, carefully chosen words for the toddlers/drunk adults you're working with 😂
I love this pairing. They bring such good vibes. And I like that King didnt add way too much stuff that is not in Emily's box. In fact, I think he didnt add anything that's not in the box.
Right??? I think only Saul has really done well in this sense.
i think the last one with the fried chicken sandwich- i don't think the pro didn't add anything that wasn't in the box from that episode either. I think since they are back in the studio, they have less access to random things that's not from the box. I
tbh frank normally only adds cheap stuff normally that doesnt change stuff too much
The only thing it could even seem he added was the pork fat, but he just trimmed that off the chops, and the other commented is right, the chicken sandwich also didn't have added ingredients.
Seeing the professional chefs completely transform normal ingredients is so much better than watching them add things lmao
@@FrancesBaconandEggs and Chef Bill
Emily is the best. She’s literally becoming a home cook right in front of our eyes.
I don’t know if you know this about her, but she makes her own pate now 😂🤣😂
@@linamya8692 true enough 😍
@@linamya8692 now that is a fun fact
@@linamya8692 I was gonna correct you and say "makes her own mayonnaise " but mayo is technically a paté isn't it? 😅
@@karlos_marxican-godless-co1712 😂🤣😂
Waiting for king vs Lorenzo.
Would be battle of brothers 😂
king is like the evolved version of lorenzo 🤣
Once a normalcy is restored.. I want to see a 2 “versus” 2 ‘challenge.’ Chef and a “level” chef versus a Chef and a Level chef. On each ‘team’ they have the regular format of ‘expensive versus ‘cheap’ however, the Chefs throw in a different item to ‘throw off’ the other chef. So, four meals. One cheaper and one expensive, with twists.
If they haven't yet, I definitely need a video with King and Lorenzo meeting. Ideally in person. ❤️
@@Mitwadus you're hired
Like in Pokemon, king is the next evolution of Lorenzo
This is probably the best video of these series so far. King was the Chef that just happened to have the video where I commented that enough was enough, they've got to stop substituting the ingredients in the home cook's recipe with the things that they prefer to use but not everyone will have.
In this video, King makes additions to Emily's recipe without adding a single thing but rather repurposing parts of ingredients that he already has on hand, like the pickle juice and pork fat. Sure he added things, but it was with things the home cook had already him with and a little technique on top.
I was always curious about re-using the brine from a jar of pickles for a quick pickle when I'm feeling lazy but never actually tried it. I'm happy to see it does work just fine.
Just don't doubt yourself in the culinary world man. It works most of the time
I agree. I was astounded when king didn't substitute or add a single ingredient. he just repurposed everything on Emily's menu and made it work. What a King.
A banh mi in vietnam costs less than 2$. In the us, around 6-7$, so 19$ is quite expensive, but i think with those ingredients, you can make like 5 banh mi or more. So it is not so bad after all :)
Whats the usual meat inside the banh mi? I havent found any authentic ones in my country :(
@@jonathandelrosario5843 we usually use pork but you can put any meat you like inside, we even have vegan banh mi
Don't forget to factor in cost of living, and the fact that they include the cost of the entire container of everything they buy, $5 of the $19 sandwich is mayo and fish sauce
@@jonathandelrosario5843 The most common fillings are pâté and pork sausage (chả lụa), but it also varies across regions of Vietnam. In the north we have pâté, red sausage (xúc xích đỏ, kind of like Western sausage but with lots of pork skin) and pork floss, while in the south we add more cold cuts like ham.
@@jonathandelrosario5843 I think the meat that you're looking for is giò chả or chả lụa. It is made of chopped or pound lean pork, potato starch, seasoned with fish sauce, black pepper and wrapped in banana leaves.
Why are people overreacting to 19 dollars? She didnt pay 19 dollars for a single bahn mi. You could make several bahn mis with those ingredients.
@@doodahgurlie thats still about 3-4$ for a single banh mi, thats hecking expensive in Vietnam
@@BoatyBae yeah but u gotta remember conversion/COL rates. $3 seems expensive but if you convert the price, it would basically be a $1 sandwich in vietnam
@@damnbabygirl8926 You're right. $3-4 (excluding the tax) is about what you used to get for one banh mi here in Little Saigon, California.
People are overreacting to 19 dollars Bánh Mì because it's too much in Vietnam, because it's about 1 to 2 dollars when I eat it when I was about 5 to 6 years old, so Vietnamese people overreacting to 19 dollars Bánh Mì is normal.
@@twix1648 the ingredients had to come from somewhere, they're not on hand, and even if they were, they had to be bought at some point. A bottle of sauce of any kind starts at $4, pickles also $4. Seriously, perspective.
How can you tell how good bread is without tasting it? Not the smell, not the look, but the sound of the crust. Listen. [bread crackles] Oh, symphony of crackle. Only great bread sound this way.
Ratatouille!!!
Ratatouille
I love that movie
Collette is at it again
Oh my god, so I'm not the only one who thought that!! Cheers to Collette I say!
"Nothing bad ever happens on medium."
Emily 2021
Thank u for saying this 💀
I don't know why it hasn't happened yet but GET ROSE TO SWAP INGREDIENTS WITH A CHEF lets see how she does!!
"we'll go with a medium, because nothing bad ever happens on medium" so true
It’s the way just King’s booze is almost double the cost of Emily’s entire meal
I hate how the entire bottle counts as part of the price! She only used a few tablespoons.
@@FrancesBaconandEggs yeah they wanna make the price comparison dramatic
@@FrancesBaconandEggs It seems fair, you would need to buy a whole bottle when cooking and not just a few tbsps.
@@yvonneraebrecino284 you don't though - maybe not of that brand but you can buy very small amounts of spirits lol.
But yea the price comparison is for dramatic effect. One episode the chef's meal included a small salad which they put like a tsp of balsamic vinegar in the dressing and used a huge bottle of aged vinegar costing $87 which was like 80% of the price quoted for the entire chef meal lol
True it's for dramatic effects, but the same calculations also applied for the pro chefs (price of the entire bottle/packet etc. even when they just used a small amount). So I guess it's fair, except that the price of the chef's ingredients are inherently higher (which is kinda a main point of the show?)
King is so excited and happy about every step, makes watching him so much fun !!
I’m impressed and jealous how Emily can whisk the mayo successfully on the first attempt.
You can see me do a much worse job trying to make mayo in a tiny corner of the “50 people try” video haha
@@EmilyDuncan never thought you would replied this comment but as a Vietnamese ur banh mi look hella tasty.
Try it, you may surprise yourself on how talented you are :-)
King is just a delightful dude. You can tell how much he loves food, and cooking.
he is a sweetheart!!
It just occurred to me that Rose have the absolutely perfect name for a food scientist
Rose Trout yes hahhaha
Its nominative determinism!
@@AM-kr4pv thanks for a new term!
Her name is Rosemary Trout
the best thing about this show is that you can see everyone becoming more confident on camera with every episode
One large bite out of “banh mi” must be a whole world inside of your mouth. Every ingredient represents Earth, Fire, Water, Wood and Metal. I’m very proud to see my traditional Vietnamese food up here on Epicurious. Kudos to you guys!
You ain't kidding! Very sad they closed down What's Sub Banh Mi in my town. Had an ex bf ordered me lunch when he's out of town, they delivered to my job. Miss a good bahn mi sandwich. :(
@@23rdcenturyhobbit TBH, banh mi is kinda DIY sandwich. A baguette, cilantros, butter, a kind of protein-steak, pork or chicken-pickled veggies, and a “secret sauce”. Make one yourself. It’s easy ;)))
LOL at the the end when Chef King accidentally calls the Hennessy “Henny.” We know he has some party background lolol
I just love Emily. She always seemed cool being in front of the camera, even in the early epic ‘ketchup’ days, but she is still so accessible & normal as her cooking has improved. Still the quirky sense of humor. Makes me laugh. Makes me wanna cook more. Makes me feel like I achieved something when I cook. Can’t ask more than from a home cook on a cooking channel.
The preview on loop was just Emily airquoting everything 😂
I've used that in my life, so helpful, thanks Emily. "Nothing bad ever happens on medium" (and it's correlary--"nothing bad happens at 350 degrees" in the oven) And love King. He just is so happy with the basic ingredients--that's a chef! (I have yet to make mayo with an egg yolk only--can do with a whole egg though, but I need the mustard. Emily is no level 1 anymore--no mustard no egg white).
Rose is the inspiring cookery Sherpa we all need.
So let me get this straight, he is Pro Chef King? Ultimate name imho!
watching emily go from level 1 to level 2 chef is the closest we will ever get to a live action food wars adaptation
She's not Level 2. This is a different series.
What character would she be though? She can't be Soma because he starts at level 3. I'm guessing Megumi.
“Have I flambéd anything before? No”
*flambes ketchup*
Absolute savage
No she ketchups flambe
Just a comment from a Vietnamese: banh mi usually costs $ 0.7-1 in my hometown and it still tastes delicious :< I miss it so much ever since I went abroad - and the diverse cuisine we develop throughout the times as well. Thank you Epicurious team for this episode, truly love how you are demonstrating the culinary of different countries and inspiring people to learn about other cultures
King trimming the pork fat to make his own lard made me realize how easily I can make my own schmaltz or tallow.
I trim off fat from my chicken so meticulously and then toss it. Why did I never realize???
I’ve watched Emily learn so much from being on this show. This “switch” style cooking show it’s awesome because it lets less experienced home cooks get their hands on something new that they would otherwise never want to spend their money on, and really learn some new techniques / appreciation for quality ingredients.
I totally want to see all of the chefs get together for a party like semi-annually. Chef Frank will make the baguettes, Emily will make the mayo (she's an _expert_ now), Chef King will make the pickles, Lorenzo will make the Pate (because that has the highest humor potential), etc. Every party has a different theme.
Nah Chef Frank wouldn't make it there.He still would have to grow his wheat for the bread.Else yea thats a great idea.
Every aspect of chef King always tells you that you can trust this guy.
Chef King is so… creative I’m actually baffled at the creations he made, that’s the experience and knowledge showing up huh
From Heinz to Hennessey, Emily has come a long way..
They finally made the pro chef not using other ingredients besides what's given a staple. I thought it would be one time thing last time. I'm glad they are keeping it that way/
Always love when the pro chef only uses the ingredients given! Common ingredients elevated to the next level for us lower level chefs 🥺
King has that super cool chill dad vibes
"Something bad happens never mind Hakuna Matata"
Frank is still raising his chickens and growing wheat for bun
Nay. Frank is ensuring the correct dinosaurs survive to evolve into chickens, while shifting the course of the Tigris and Euphrates to ensure the correct arable land exists that supports wheat growth...
Emily and King and Rose are my three favorites on this show.
EMILY IN WITH THE SPICY KETCHUP THIS TIME BABY
These two are my absolute favorites, The King of Everything and The Ketchup Queen.
If I'm sad I just watch any video with Emily because she is a literal beacon of joy and I appreciate her.
You can't beat a Vietnamese banh mi.
Proud of my heritage's cuisine!
@@doodahgurlie You just listed what I ate throughout my life in Vietnam. You just reminded of the good foods that I used to eat in Vietnam, and I'm in Vietnam now. I believe there's an episode of pro vs home cook that makes Pho. This is the link to it: ruclips.net/video/FwTXcBNqT5w/видео.html
I agree. Just a classic Banh mi is amazing. Also much cheaper than any of this.
Normally when I watch this I usually root for the home chefs, but this is actually the only time I wanted to see the pro chef make the meal with the ingredients they got.. he made it sound so good and interesting.
King and Emily having a glass of Henny and talking about throwing a Bahn Mi party is the kinda wholesome, hilarious content I come here for. It's so cute how the chefs almost get to know each other by cooking each other's food. Also Emily making her own mayo and learning how to flambe is the BIGGEST Level 1 FLEX of all time. Lmao so proud of her.
So glad to see more of these! Keep them coming!
Emily is all of us.
Ok, maybe just me.
Protect Emily at all cost
i'm vietnamese and i like the way they upgrade banh mi to another level. It's so fantastic and different from what we eat everyday
Both looks amazing!!! I’m just sitting here on every video I see taking note. I have been cooking cooking for about 3 years, just stuck in my own style I grew up on but these videos give me so much inspiration! I can’t wait to get into my kitchen and get busy!!!
The way everything is explained is really helpful! I feel like I learned a lot of basic cooking processes from this video
"nice to sandwich you"
I almost spill my drink Emily, thanks for that.
Let them try each other dishes for future videos
I really loved this! Both of them have such entertaining personalities, and it was really cool to see a chef get creative with basic ingredients without adding things! I also really enjoyed seeing them meet and talk at the end - it added a whole different level! I hope soon they can try each other's creations :)
First time uve come across these two. What a great mash up and a great team. Hope to see more!
I love how much fun Emily is having with that duck.
"Bánh Mì" is essential a sandwich, you can make it the most common way people want or you could make it as creative as possible, because the word "Bánh Mì" literally mean bread, stuff it with whatever you like, sausage, omelette, grilled pork meat, whatever you have on hand.
Correct the bunny bread at Walmart is what we also call Banh Mi, are you Vietnamese?
@@brucelee5576 Yes I am, I pretty much grow up eating it for breakfast everyday
@@redace4821 banh mi + ca phe sua da = bangin breakfast combo
I love this episode, it has such good vibes and deliciousness to it! Love, love this pairing!
Emily is now a Home Cook?? when did she get a promotion? and how are we going to arrange our favorite Chefs (Emily - Lorenzo - Frank) now ?? Level 2 has too many options it's hard to choose :O
She isn't level 2
She's been doing Swap for over a year. No promotion, there are only Pro and Home on Swap.
Emily, If you fear the knife too much for smashing Garlic, you can use a flat spatula. Though it should be metal. Plastic tends to either be too bendy to give good squish, or too brittle and risk snapping/shattering. If your meat tenderizer has flat sides on it's head that will work too. Just don't 'Hulk Smash!' and splatter garlic goo all over the kitchen.
Emily is the best! Do more videos with her, she is so fun
This was a great episode! Love it.
One of the best videos, really lovely all of them :)
Ok we need a King and Lorenzo episode. Make them do their own versions of Kare-kare or Adobo or Sinigang.
"19$ banh mi"
Old Quarter street side grandma with her 20 cent banh mi: "Pathetic."
I love how Emily get more confident every video. U go sis! Amazing personality
This has turned into such a good format. Making the chefs recipe approachable whilst learning tricks from the chef.
If my name were Rosemary Trout, I would make it a life goal to make that my signature dish js
Every time Emily is in a video and she gets more comfortable being on camera is just such a delight, she's hilarious. Chef King is phenomenal as always! Keep bringing these two back!!
Always a pleasure to watch these episodes, funny and practical 👍
I’m so happy Chef King is back! You can tell they admire each other when they spoke. Great episode!
rest in peace and power Chef King Phojanakong
Now seeing patte being made - it inspires me. There's a place near me that has a handful of different pattes - like a pork and pistachio one. Maybe time to experiment with my own bahn mi.
I love this series!
Love this guy. Something about his presentation is very calming.
He is the man, great chef but like he is homie from the streets. She is best thing, scared she will get hurt or mess up all the time, but she is just so funny and cute. She needs her own cooking show
Yes Emily the truest of home cook does this need ketchup... Who cares lol
Actually in Vietnam, we usually don't make Banh Mi that fancy. Chef King Phojanakong is right about the baguette and pate, that is the most simple kind of Banh Mi you can find in our country. More than that, we have Banh Mi Pate Trung, which is a baguette that has pate and an omelette in it, then we enhance the flavor with cilantro, etc... Or some "fancier" Banh Mi like Banh Mi Charsiu, is a baguette with herbs and pieces of roasted pork belly.
Next time, I want them to still make their own versions, and compare the finished results. They also needed to try each other’s versions of what they made, as well.
Love this! Keep developing!
Emily 2020: Everything with ketchup is good!
Emily 2021: Banh mi 2.0 home cooking without ketchup.
Banh Mi...when life gives you French colonialism you take some bread from them and use it to make a really good sandwich with amazing Vietnamese flavors.
This was awesome shows the big difference good ingredients can make but also you can make an amazing dish with basic ingredients and a bit if technique. The cooks vibes were poppin too
2:01 Emily, “ I am really relieved that I don’t have to make my own bread.”
Frank smiling as he’s not in this episode 😄
I want a Frank Episode,in which he would react to Frank related comments,like Frank still growing,farming,brewing..
As I type this, Frank is making the dirt that he'll use later to grow his vegetables.
He already called himself the Creator of Food, so he's well aware of us knowing about his Journeys through time, space, and dimensions to bring the ultimate ingredients. He couldn't come today becaise he was too busy traveling the world looking for ingredients to make the wine 5hat would become vinegar inorder to pickle his veggies.
@@jeremytaylor2784 he’s probably growing the vegetables he’ll use to compost to make that dirt good enough to grow good grass for his cattle to eat before they produce milk that he’ll turn into cultured butter tbh. Dat loooong game.
Big shoutout to King and Small Axe Peppers! Never knew he was the man behind The Bronx. 🔥 🐐 🔥
King feels like a natural teacher understands that a lot of the people watching are looking to learn, so he works with what's in front of him..
I love these two so much
She's so funny
And I love how softly he speaks and the detail with which he explains the steps
Very wholesome
And those sandwiches have me enthralled
I loved learning how to make pate and what flambe is and the techcnique for it
Just so many more techniques learnt in this video as well!
I love the pro chef being happy with and only using what ingredients been provided for him. Then with his skill and technique elevating and being creative in its uses. And teaching us along the way how. THAT is admirable cooking. THAT makes me wanna watch more and keep coming back
I'm glad I'm along for the ride to learn how to do all this on my humble budget. It makes it feel more accessible and inspires me to get in the kitchen and do the same. Because I can afford the ingredients and I've just been shown how, with good explanations, on how to level up my cooking.
All that you could want for in a cooking channel
I LOVE Emily!
Just gonna whiks it up 😂😭
Emily is perfection
I love this guy's energy! You rock man.
Love watching Emily, so entertaining
Emily has "hand forks." 😂
fact: In Vietnam a average Bánh Mì cost around 50 cent - a dollar
I am living for Emily’s little yelps and “hand forks” 😂 and King is just so damn wholesome. I need a King and Saul video!
Glad to see food from my country in the video, love it!
Epicurious has done more for my depression than years of therapy combined
I swear. Hugs!
So is Emily a lvl 2 chef now?
Nope. She's been doing Swap for over a year. This series is not 4 Levels.
@@defaultuser1447 but Lorenzo is nothing different and he is a lvl 2?
@@lwmartinez Yes. Emily has been doing Swap for a over a year. During that time, she has appeared on 4 Levels several times as well, always as Level 1. The two series are different. There is no Level 1, 2, or 3 on Swap. Just Pro and Home.
@@defaultuser1447 i know. But whats the difference between her and Lorenzo?
@@lwmartinez On which series? On Swap, they are both Home Cooks. On 4 Levels, she's Level 1 and he's Level 2. I feel like you're hinting at a question instead of asking it.
Separately, this chef and cook are fine, together they are charming! Also, fun watching a video of a dish I've already made...comparing techniques and ingredients...
Emily is actually the nicest and most likeable person I have ever seen on youtube.