@@jdj830 He does it every time and to me it's become something like in a horror movie "DON'T GO INTO THE BASEMENT!!!". The crew knows he gets into his own head too.
Although he becomes exasperated very often, he takes a downfall with lot more dignity and good natured-ness than Claire. Ha makes for a good show in a slightly better style.
@@jealousharibo agreed! he says he "actually learned something here" which means that he doesn't only use the challenge for content but to keep learning. i wish i could adopt that mentality
she gave him a +20 to his ingredient score just because he is a friend. That was Chris's worst showing by far as far as ingredients go, there is no way that score should have been in the 70s let alone the 80s.
@@JamesBond-ox7hw I think they do Chris a massive disservice when he has his worst ever showing with the ingredients and they still give a score close to when he does great with the ingredients. It makes the entire scoring section of this segment worthless so they might as well remove it. And this was NOT a subjective score. This was a deliberately inflated score. Chris does so well at this, it is ok for him to have a mistep (and lets not even get into juddging on tasting by deliberately NOT tasting a large portion of the dish). But I guess this is the participation medal Americans like so much.
Knowing Brad, it'd probably be more like "Oh heyyyyy Chris, why- uhhhhhh, why are you feeling so down? Here, have some of uh buuh kombucha and fermented garlic and feel better bud."
Gabby is Lawful Good. Chris is a true Neutral. He gives 0 fucks about anything. Full chart LG: Gabby LN: Sphla LE: Molly NG: Rick TN: Chris NE: Carla CG: Brad CN: Delaney CE: Tempered Chocolate
Chris is the strict but endearing math teacher everyone loves, Sohla is the chill and smart English teacher everyone also loves, brad is the chaotic and crazy history teacher that everyone ALSO loves.
Chris is the culinary arts teacher that everyone loves. Sohla is like the culinary arts teacher that everyone also loves, and Brad is like the culinary arts teacher that everyone ALSO loves. How’d I do?
They always film so far in advance before release, even not during the lockdown youll be watching a video in april and they'll casually mention it being christmas or something like that. This is all obviously a great thing in these times so hopefully they'll have plenty more videos which have been filmed and are ready to be edited and released
As someone who makes gumbo all the time, this is fascinating. It's wild to see Chris know so little about a dish and still get so close on the first try; that shows me just how talented he is, but also how underrepresented Creole food is in the larger culinary culture.
Right? As someone who grew up in the south, I was a little shocked that he didn't immediately know it was Gumbo with those combo of ingredients and how soupy it was. Very underappreciated culture of food in this test kitchen apparently! lol
I think cajun & creole food was huge in the '80s and big in the '90s, then other food became more fashionable. But look at it this way - every medium size and larger city in America has a Creole/Cajun restaurant of some type. How many American have even heard of Low Country Cooking?
I want a blooper real of all of chris' walk-ins to the kitchen for this series, there's no way i could do them all with a straight face and i bet the footage of that is hilarious
Yeah, like it tastes like X, feels like X, smells like X, but it doesn’t match my conception of what this dish SHOULD be. Also, why doesn’t he taste the first version of his own dish blindfolded, so that he is tasting both under more similar conditions?
New idea for videos: randomly assign an old BA recipe to the chefs and have them try to recreate it as best they can using whatever ingredients they currently have in their houses. No one will have everything, and it will be fun to see how the chefs accommodate missing ingredients!
I love the way Sohla graded him and explained the procedures in comparison to what Chris did and made it a way a learning experience. It’s the first one I saw where it’s done so professionally.
I love how that one bite of gizzard ruined Chris’ day for a second. He didn’t have to get pissed off at the shrimp he picked up afterwards like that, he was just gizzard grumpy 😂
@@itpaynesme A gizzard is like a little pre-stomach, it helps grind up and break down harder foods on their way to the stomach. Some different cultures eat them regularly, bc they have a lot of nutrients. A couple different animals have them (such as chickens). (Yes I googled it earlier)
@@itpaynesme - I believe it's analogous to a mammal's esophagus, but it's a bit more complicated. Chickens swallow sand and keep it in their gizzard to help grind food up.
I really think Chris should know his score before his second taste! Even just if he's under or over rating his dish. Give him a chance to know if he's on the right track
I'd agree, though I don't know that whether he's under or over rating really would help, because he's usually overrating on his first attempt. But maybe like a banded score (i.e. whether he's within 1 letter grade, 2 letter grades, ect), if they don't want to make it too easy for him, since that still gives a lot of latitude about just how much he's off, but has at least some ability to measure how close he is.
Chris: I’m gunna add tomatoes. Louisiana: Chris why? Chris: It’s not like I can taste file powder. Louisiana: CHRIS. Chris: *Continues calling it a jumbalaya* Louisiana: *shrieking* CHRISTOPHER STAHP
It’s so interesting that he’s letting his general knowledge of what gumbo/jambalaya usually consists of overpower what he’s actually tasting. He didn’t get any green pepper, celery, or tomato in any of his taste tests but assumed they must be included because, like Brad said, the “holy trinity” thing and jambalaya is generally in a tomato based sauce. I really want to see him taste the two dishes blindfolded side by side instead of waiting so long between tastings. He’s got such a good palate and he’s so talented.
According to leah chase herself, trinity is used more often in cajun gumbo which is thicker and has more body to it, creole gumbo (which is what she specializes in) is thinner (almost broth like) and just lightly thickened with okra and/or file powder (edited: and of course the roux)
Andrew Felix Ferdaus a roux is still a pretty basic component. The dark preparation takes some of the thickening away. I’m surprised he missed the thyme. That’s a fairly distinctive taste. This was super hard with the number of proteins.
Dear BA When everything comes back to normal, promise us that there will be an episode of It's Alive where Hunzi just follow Brad all around the building and document his interaction especially everytime that there's tea. Thank You
Shame she didn't think of that before saying "uh uh", implying that he was correct that it wasn't a chicken neck. That struck me as a bit unfair. (Although admittedly I've not yet passed that point in the video, so maybe it makes no difference.)
@@adrianpink8144 Likewise! However much the pig tail cost them can probably be attributed to that "uh uh". I'm sure they used it all for something delicious though. :)
I showed this to my Momma today. She, laughing and giggling in Creole, got kick out of it 😆. Saying Chris did a good job, for being blindfolded. We thank y'all 👍
Here's what I want BA to do: list the names of the production team involved in the video just like, on the description. Sometimes I like the editing, sometimes I like the shot, sometimes I like the idea. I wanna know who to appreciate, you know.
She should keep quiet. The point is not for him to get the dish as close to the original as possible, but to investigate how close he can get using only smell, taste, and feel. Even if it means failure.
@@hazelonnutella9599 how do you cook them? sounds like a bar snack that I need to try! and where do you live where chicken necks are a standard beer drinking food? lol
I mean, i think chicken neck is pretty recognisable if you ever had it. My grandma raises chickens and when she cooks chicken for the whole family, necks are always also thrown in there. I don't really enjoy to eat them as it's just mostly little bones and difficult to get the meat, but it's pretty recognisable in shape. No idea how common it is in the US or how recognisable it is if you've never seen it tho :p
I love Chris, he's such a great little surprise, his wit and humor, and potty mouth, is juxtaposed to his look, which is geeky, and well ironed clothes That seem very buttoned up, so every time he swears, I literally laugh out loud, I don't know where you found Chris, but you should never let him go, please don't fire him....EVER!
@@jessicafarewell5429 I think they're saying that Sohla didnt mark Chris as harsh as others would, she went easy on him. Theyre not saying the dish is easy.
@@jessicafarewell5429 There's a lot of ingredients but the majority of them are really obvious either because of it's distinctive taste (andouille), texture (a freaking crab, shrimp, oyster, etc) or that it just makes sense once you realize it's some sort of creole dish. Honestly gumbo should be really obvious. You wouldn't be impressed if he figured out that a Korean claypot rice bowl has beansprouts and kimchi, in it right? If he figured out the gizzards and veal that would be amazing
Sohla was the fairest/most accurate scorer we've seen yet and Chris getting that 95% and knocking things over in excitement was the best score scene we've seen yet.
@@hariniprasanna6211 I feel the same, like it makes sense considering how in one of the quarantine videos Sohla said how much she missed Chris advice/opinions, but I don't know, It could've been refering to how grateful she is everyday for getting the job.
Fun fact: Leah Chase is the real life Princess Tiana! Disney worked with her to develop her character based on her own life and experiences. So, Chris really got to taste and recreate the food of a Disney princess!
Holy crap, thanks for the info. I read up on her wiki page and it's great how similar Leah and Tiana were. Other than the fact that they're both waitresses and hardworking cooks, she even married a Jazz trumpeter.
I always wonder why Chris doesn’t blindfold himself again when tasting his first attempt. So many senses get dulled when sight is there. I think it would be a better test of true taste and experience if he mimicked trying the dish the first time when trying his own.
Idk if anyone will see this ... but this is relating to the crab thing at the end ... if u go to a good fish market that sells male and female crabs separately always choose the female even if they are slightly more expensive... they contain more meat
Seppia ME: *an adult that gets out of bed only by literally rolling myself off so I’m forced to stand or fall flat on my face* People...have energy...in the morning?
@@AphroditeBella it may be that my bed has a slant to it... but it's honestly the most ergonomic way to get off of my bed.. maybe I am showing off to my cat. lol
Seppia Our cats are constantly judging us. If we don’t occasionally perform just a LITTLE for them, how are they going to get new content for their vlogs?
@Toland Belmar Pretty sure he's stating that he has a backup key hidden somewhere in case of emergency. Definitely a good idea to cut that out but i guess the editors wanted the lolz more haha.
He should study the usual methods for the cuisine. He gets that part right. If he read several recipes he would know some of what he does is the wrong technique for that type of food.
If you don’t know Leah Chase’s history, please take the time to read about her life! She was the Queen of cooking and was in her restaurant until the day she died. She loved Tupac and Patton and was sweet, sassy and as strong as they come.
angellover02171 Her restaurant was a safe place during the 60s! They had civil rights meetings there regularly and even the police recognized it as neutral ground.
@@MrRossman2 text to voice! Phones and computers nowadays make things super accessible for blind people, but they might need someone to set up the phone initially and teach them how to use it.
@@MrRossman2 generally you move your finger around on the screen, and the phone reads out loud whatever words you're touching. There are RUclips videos if you want to learn more, I'll reply with some good ones
It's facinating, Cajun food has so many layers of flavour but really doesn't have that many techniques/ingredients to them blows my mind. I think Chris did great, since even looking at the dish I still had no idea how it was done until it was explained in the end. I find it facinating that some of the tastiest cuisines have such simple techniques, like Chinese/Korean/Indian/Creole food are some of the best tasting stuff in the world yet a lot of it comes down to throwing stuff into a pot/wok and just let it cook out either really fast or really slowly
It’s crazy to me how under represented authentic Cajun and creole food is outside of south Louisiana. Or that there is actually a difference between the two, that few people outside of the area actually recognize differences (and that it’s more than just putting Tony’s on something). Creole vs. Cajun gumbo or creole vs Cajun jambalaya. We are always going to have our arguments about what the “correct” recipe is, but we all seem to agree that this dirty dish water attempt by both the BA folks and Chris just ain’t it.
Yessss! I was dying on the inside!! Let’s recap so I can let it go and move on because I could never do what Chris does. So talented! The gumbo recipe was jacked to begin with. Veal? No trinity? Nothing was seared off? I don’t remember everything in it but no. Just no. Second, if you’re ever served something that wet as “jambalaya” they did it alllll wrong. And seafood jambalaya is a stretch. Tomatoes are highly debated in the gumbo world, but it’s not even an issue on the jambalaya front because no. Just no. *dramatic exhale* ok I feel better now.
Molly: "I'm not here anymore. I'm stressed" (trying not to give away chicken neck, which it was) Rhoda: "Is it briny?" (actually giving a hint as to an oyster)
@@escandalu I am perfectly calm, and got nothing against her. Do you really imagine I am jumping up and down with excitement, frothing at the mouth, while typing these comments? Nice teachers are, well, nice. But the time for helping is not during the test. A test is a test, and a game is a game. It isn’t like he is competing against anyone, so he cant really lose, no matter how badly he fails. He will still win first place. And also last.
This is the best show on BA. There is nothing better. I found the channel through Gourmet Makes and Claire is great but Chris is even better and I can not get enough of these episodes.
I pretty much exclusively do gumbo when eating Cajun food, but I was thinking when he said jambalaya first l, “no, wait, I don’t think that thing is what you think it is.”
In the Midwest, jambalaya arrives at the soup counter next to chicken noodle soup. It's sad, but hey, who's going to tell Kroger how to cook jambalaya?
Gumbo is tough for something like this. Some of the protein is just there to flavor the gumbo. Some meat cooks down in gumbo so much it is just a shadow of it's former self.
Gumbo is tough for something like this. Some of the protein is just there to flavor the gumbo. Some meat cooks down in gumbo so much it is just a shadow of it's former self.
@@mudkipjuice Virtually all food historians attribute to gumbo a combination of African, Native American and European, most notably French, Spanish and Italian origins. The Cajuns have gumbo and they're all of French origin. So you'll have to share it, it's not yours only. Bad try.
Might be too much help but I've always thought he should be able to taste his first attempt along with the actual to compare. I'm sure he'd crush it if he could do that.
trying to think of the best way to implement a lifeline system... allowed one question with two or three possible answers, only one of which is right? maybe even with no verification as to if his guess is correct or not? just give him 2 or 3 options, one of which is right?
No, I watch to see how close to the original he can get using only his own senses (sight obviously excluded). Introducing additional sources of information ensures that this question will never be answered, rendering the main concept of the show pointless.
I wonder when this was filmed. She just died in June of last year. I wonder if this was done in honor of her, but this certainly wasn't filmed last June... or was it?
PS: any test kitchen videos that have been released since Quarantine have the dates filmed in the description so you know when they did it and know they aren't back in the kitchen yet. I really love that little bit of info. Kinda shows what the filming schedule is like
It physically hurts when his first guess is right on the money then he changes his mind to something completely random
YESSSSSS. The pain of Chris doubting himself is REAL
He does that a lot. The real thing he needs to learn is to trust his instincts.
@@jdj830 He does it every time and to me it's become something like in a horror movie "DON'T GO INTO THE BASEMENT!!!".
The crew knows he gets into his own head too.
He even guessed the ingredients were already in the kitchen, brought to him by the "intrepid team" 😂
Me on exams
chris has been getting more and more feral during these episodes. he'll end up having claire-esque breakdowns soon
Although he becomes exasperated very often, he takes a downfall with lot more dignity and good natured-ness than Claire. Ha makes for a good show in a slightly better style.
@@jealousharibo agreed! he says he "actually learned something here" which means that he doesn't only use the challenge for content but to keep learning. i wish i could adopt that mentality
jealousharibo you have to take in the fact that he has a 2 day cut off, as opposed to Claire has to keep going until she’s successful or exhausted.
is it cruel of me to say that I love this? like, Chris is my favorite, but I love this feralness.
Mio Mio hi
Sohla is that one friend who says they failed when they got a 90 but then proceeds to tell you how good your 65 is
she gave him a +20 to his ingredient score just because he is a friend. That was Chris's worst showing by far as far as ingredients go, there is no way that score should have been in the 70s let alone the 80s.
@@glenbe4026 yeah, but after all they're doing it for fun :D final score here is subjective
@@JamesBond-ox7hw I think they do Chris a massive disservice when he has his worst ever showing with the ingredients and they still give a score close to when he does great with the ingredients. It makes the entire scoring section of this segment worthless so they might as well remove it. And this was NOT a subjective score. This was a deliberately inflated score. Chris does so well at this, it is ok for him to have a mistep (and lets not even get into juddging on tasting by deliberately NOT tasting a large portion of the dish). But I guess this is the participation medal Americans like so much.
Oh my god 😭 SHE TOTALLY IS
Glen Be chill its for fun
Brad coming in to make Chris feel better is like a chaotic, friendly dog being like DONT BE UPSET I AM HERE. GOULASH.
We need more Chris and Brad collab
Knowing Brad, it'd probably be more like "Oh heyyyyy Chris, why- uhhhhhh, why are you feeling so down? Here, have some of uh buuh kombucha and fermented garlic and feel better bud."
Brad's animal spirit is the golden retriever
Golden Retriever alert as soon as Brad strolls in
oRgAn mEaT???!?!?!
Brad and Chris cursing like sailors is my favorite aesthetic
Boko hi
Classic italian american
Boko 😂😂😂Yes!!
. People really bastardized the meaning of the word aesthetic. Wow
JaiProdz it’s supposed to be a joke chill
Everyone: "OMG Chris is so Lawful Good"
Chris: *Cursing up a storm because he ate something he did not like*
Lawful evil then
@@Nat-br7zo Adam Rapaport is Lawful Evil
I think he's Neutral Good.
Gabby is Lawful Good. Chris is a true Neutral. He gives 0 fucks about anything.
Full chart
LG: Gabby
LN: Sphla
LE: Molly
NG: Rick
TN: Chris
NE: Carla
CG: Brad
CN: Delaney
CE: Tempered Chocolate
@@JosephJohnson-gu5fw Chris gives all the fucks. He swears like a sailor.
Chris: Guesses correct ingredient
Me: Yesssss
Chris: Changes his mind, doubts himself, and never adds said ingredient
Me: NOOOOOO
Brad made him add incorrect ingredients at least twice this episode 😂
@@conorreedR2C i screamed at my screen when he agreed to add that cursed celery! 😂
Literally happens every single time.
Brad’s chaotic energy passively sabotaging every other show is a mood
@@dar2996 in fairness to Brad that IS the trinity, the cajun version of mirepoix, it's an extremely safe bet this is just a weird recipe
Sohla is that teacher who never ACTUALLY lets their class fail. Bless her
To be fair, Chris is also that student that tries really really really hard and is always good in class.
She is the teacher that grades on a curve.
"No one got that answer, so we're gonna throw it out! You all pass!"
I LOVE HER SO MUCHGFDJLK
Chris is the strict but endearing math teacher everyone loves, Sohla is the chill and smart English teacher everyone also loves, brad is the chaotic and crazy history teacher that everyone ALSO loves.
I feel like Brad would be a shop teacher lol
I feel like Brad is science and Clair would be the history teacher who makes you present everything in art project form
Maddie Hass
Yup, came here to say Brad teaches shop.
I think if any one is the history teacher it's Ameil lol
Chris is the culinary arts teacher that everyone loves. Sohla is like the culinary arts teacher that everyone also loves, and Brad is like the culinary arts teacher that everyone ALSO loves. How’d I do?
i'm impressed by how many videos they already filmed before the lockdown
I know right???
imagine their filming schedule tho it must be jam packed
Right! I realized while watching their Thanksgiving series that they record their videos so far in advance.
They always film so far in advance before release, even not during the lockdown youll be watching a video in april and they'll casually mention it being christmas or something like that. This is all obviously a great thing in these times so hopefully they'll have plenty more videos which have been filmed and are ready to be edited and released
I'm going to say they film at least three videos per day. Which is pretty amazing
Chris is slowly and surely turning up his curse-word dial.
the VERY LOUD beeps are much worse than the swearing
His Dad-Brad is showing in this video 😂
unfortunate
I 100% approve. THEY'RE JUST SOUNDS PEOPLE.
At some point, you'll have to serve Chris KFC and see if he can figure out the 11 herbs and spices.
That would be so good for an April's Fools episode.
That would be a good challenge with he and and Claire to do it at the same time on gourmet makes
He might be able to pull it off 👍
Yes please @ Bon Appétit. LOL
Good idea
This is the most Chris has ever consumed a dish throughout the series.
I think they must tell him if he has more things left to try.
Jay Ar 2020 is hard times man
Don't knock bugs. They are pretty good if cooked right. No shame in eating sea bugs or land bugs.
He did eat a whole tater tot that one time.
Amna Ashraf hi
I HATE THAT CHRIS DOUBTS HIMSELF LIKE YOUR FIRST GUESS IS ALWAYS RIGHT. ITS LITERALLY ALWAYS RIGHT. STOP DOUBTING UR SUPERPOWER. GOD IM STRESSED
Well you can't really blame him after that series of traumatic skirt steak incidents...
@@SVURulez Or the red leicester indicent
They did him dirty with the celery
relax
i knowwwwwwwww
It is in Chris' contract to ride the shopping cart. It is his... reading the ingredients.
His favorite part you say 🤔
Sohla is that chill English teacher in high school that everyone loved and related to
My chill English teacher abandoned us over summer break to live with her bf in New Jersey :(
Never had a chill English teacher, they were either cranky or high strung lol
That's literally my current AP lit teacher!
My 10th grade ap lit teacher God bless him ❤
No she’s that cook who works in a test kitchen at a big company.
Sohla it’s such a bright light 💡 everyone in that kitchen is, but man. She was a really good add to the test kitchen for sure.
Pocas Palabras hi
Exactly! I've seen people mad at BA for including her dish on claire's tater tots episode.
Crubat omg WHY??
@@maryammafuri1533 Cause she should have her own video to show it of, i'm assuming
@@maryammafuri1533 I really dont know why but its stupid
Proposed new rule: allow Chris a single "lifeline": let him ask about whether a single ingredient is part of the recipe.
Congrats, they added your suggestion.
As someone who makes gumbo all the time, this is fascinating. It's wild to see Chris know so little about a dish and still get so close on the first try; that shows me just how talented he is, but also how underrepresented Creole food is in the larger culinary culture.
The fact that he called it jambalaya throughout the video hurt inside a little lol but he did get close content wise!
As a Cajun, this gumbo looks terrible lol. I'm so glad I grew up on the western side of the state.
Right? As someone who grew up in the south, I was a little shocked that he didn't immediately know it was Gumbo with those combo of ingredients and how soupy it was. Very underappreciated culture of food in this test kitchen apparently! lol
I think cajun & creole food was huge in the '80s and big in the '90s, then other food became more fashionable.
But look at it this way - every medium size and larger city in America has a Creole/Cajun restaurant of some type. How many American have even heard of Low Country Cooking?
@@recoil53 Justin Wilson did wonders for spreading the gospel of Cajun food in the 80s.
That action start with Chris vaulting over the counter had me in tears. And Sohla is always welcome, I lurve her.
I stopped to video to comment on Chris sliding over the counter in his clear framed Warby Parkers. Such energy!
I want a blooper real of all of chris' walk-ins to the kitchen for this series, there's no way i could do them all with a straight face and i bet the footage of that is hilarious
badtz maru hi
Parkour! Parkour!
This was filmed so long ago Brad was locked out of his house, instead of locked in like he is now.
CHRIS’S MORTAL ENEMIES
- rutabaga
- bell pepper
- turnip
- chicken neck
- pancetta
- banana
- roux
- peanut butter
- Chinese sausage
- thyme
- chicken liver
- chicken gizzards
- Red Leicester
- milk
- apples
-Asadero
-skirt steak
-onions
-untempered chocolate
-sugar
-mirin
-kiwi
-sesame seeds
(To be continued)
Video idea: at the end of the series Chris should develop a recipe only using the ingredients above?
He hates peanut butter too
Chinese sausage
dont forget CHEESE!
red leicester cheese
chris thanking sohla so seriously at the end for not failing him was so cute
I GET SO ANGRY WHEN HE SAYS THE RIGHT INGREDIENT AMD DOESN’T USE IT
Yeah, like it tastes like X, feels like X, smells like X, but it doesn’t match my conception of what this dish SHOULD be. Also, why doesn’t he taste the first version of his own dish blindfolded, so that he is tasting both under more similar conditions?
New idea for videos: randomly assign an old BA recipe to the chefs and have them try to recreate it as best they can using whatever ingredients they currently have in their houses. No one will have everything, and it will be fun to see how the chefs accommodate missing ingredients!
HAHAHAHAHAHA I AM THE SUPREME BEING OF RUclips AND I HAVE TWO GIRLFRIENDS EVEN THOUGH I AM THE UNPRETTIEST RUclipsR OF ALL TIME!!! Good bye ethan
@@AxxLAfriku wat
Ethan Seidenberg I love this idea!
Fantastic idea! It will help all of us stuck in our homes!
@@AxxLAfriku uh...
it's amazing how often he guesses right on the first try then talks himself out of it.
Lol sooo true, he needs to trust himself more
It's the show's theme.
I love the way Sohla graded him and explained the procedures in comparison to what Chris did and made it a way a learning experience. It’s the first one I saw where it’s done so professionally.
Molly getting stressed because she doesn't know how much she's allowed to say, and then just deciding to leave is a big mood
The correct answer is to contribute no information, and make no suggestions.
I love how that one bite of gizzard ruined Chris’ day for a second. He didn’t have to get pissed off at the shrimp he picked up afterwards like that, he was just gizzard grumpy 😂
but I was howling with laughter when he very obviously took out his gizzard grumpiness on that poor, unoffending shrimp!
I know I could google this but what is a gizzard?
@@itpaynesme A gizzard is like a little pre-stomach, it helps grind up and break down harder foods on their way to the stomach. Some different cultures eat them regularly, bc they have a lot of nutrients. A couple different animals have them (such as chickens). (Yes I googled it earlier)
@@itpaynesme - I believe it's analogous to a mammal's esophagus, but it's a bit more complicated. Chickens swallow sand and keep it in their gizzard to help grind food up.
Gizzard has teeth like strutures for grinding the food and present in most of the birds and also insects like cockroaches too
I'd like Chris to make his own line of spoons like how Brad did with his knife and grill
Or his own line of blindfolds.
brad has a grill named after him?
I really think Chris should know his score before his second taste! Even just if he's under or over rating his dish. Give him a chance to know if he's on the right track
I'd agree, though I don't know that whether he's under or over rating really would help, because he's usually overrating on his first attempt. But maybe like a banded score (i.e. whether he's within 1 letter grade, 2 letter grades, ect), if they don't want to make it too easy for him, since that still gives a lot of latitude about just how much he's off, but has at least some ability to measure how close he is.
I was thinking the same thing...
Look at him just casually walking into a supermarket, pre coronavirus days were wild lmao
the little prince my internal panic when he was so close to other people 🤣
Lmao
😆
Chris: I’m gunna add tomatoes.
Louisiana: Chris why?
Chris: It’s not like I can taste file powder.
Louisiana: CHRIS.
Chris: *Continues calling it a jumbalaya*
Louisiana: *shrieking* CHRISTOPHER STAHP
Ashton Williams ALL OF LOUISIANA IS YELLING ABOUT THE TOMATOES CHRIS
Chris: The holy trinity is onion, garlic?
my cajun heart stopped and i died
I was looking for the Louisiana comments. Watching this totally stressed me out.
omg yes I’ve been looking for my Louisiana people. Where is the holy trinity 🥴
Nailed it. So much this.
It's appropriate that the dish had sea food in it, because Chris did curse like a sailor in this one.
Lol this comment.
Hahahahahahaha! That is SPOT ON!
I died when he said “there’s a f****** barnyard and a tide pool in there” 😂
Watching the dishes get harder and Chris' frustration is like watching Clare's journey with gourmet makes
Yes, lets watch a man eat soup with his hands.
And you thought Chris was savage before.
High chaos levels
That was honestly one of the funniest things I've ever read, thank you
lmaooo
Wait, WHAT? how do you eat soup?
It’s so interesting that he’s letting his general knowledge of what gumbo/jambalaya usually consists of overpower what he’s actually tasting. He didn’t get any green pepper, celery, or tomato in any of his taste tests but assumed they must be included because, like Brad said, the “holy trinity” thing and jambalaya is generally in a tomato based sauce.
I really want to see him taste the two dishes blindfolded side by side instead of waiting so long between tastings. He’s got such a good palate and he’s so talented.
kdk05d that’s a great idea! He eats his first attempt next to the second taste of original dish!
Yes!!! Ive been thinking the same!
According to leah chase herself, trinity is used more often in cajun gumbo which is thicker and has more body to it, creole gumbo (which is what she specializes in) is thinner (almost broth like) and just lightly thickened with okra and/or file powder (edited: and of course the roux)
Andrew Felix Ferdaus a roux is still a pretty basic component. The dark preparation takes some of the thickening away. I’m surprised he missed the thyme. That’s a fairly distinctive taste. This was super hard with the number of proteins.
Perle Demenia at least they don’t have to make her gumbo z’herbes. That will be insanely hard
Dear BA
When everything comes back to normal, promise us that there will be an episode of It's Alive where Hunzi just follow Brad all around the building and document his interaction especially everytime that there's tea.
Thank You
This didn't age well
sohla needs her own show i adore her. also i know christina wasn’t in this episode but i love her too i also want more christina
AMEN
@@sagittaire1984 Amen brother/sister, we need more Sohla and Christina
For my money, Christina was the star of the second Making Perfect.
@@MCDexX "I will not be the last thing on this table!"
olivia katz it’s okay you can say you’re in love with them both me too sis
The look on Molly's face was priceless. She knew telling him what it looked like was breaking the rules.
Shame she didn't think of that before saying "uh uh", implying that he was correct that it wasn't a chicken neck. That struck me as a bit unfair. (Although admittedly I've not yet passed that point in the video, so maybe it makes no difference.)
gweilo8888 I was afraid he wasn’t going to use chicken neck because of that lol
@@adrianpink8144 Likewise! However much the pig tail cost them can probably be attributed to that "uh uh". I'm sure they used it all for something delicious though. :)
I showed this to my Momma today. She, laughing and giggling in Creole, got kick out of it 😆. Saying Chris did a good job, for being blindfolded. We thank y'all 👍
Here's what I want BA to do: list the names of the production team involved in the video just like, on the description. Sometimes I like the editing, sometimes I like the shot, sometimes I like the idea. I wanna know who to appreciate, you know.
Please
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The whole team is so phenomenal, right?! Agreed :)
Rhoda came in strong with “briny” for the assist.
She should keep quiet. The point is not for him to get the dish as close to the original as possible, but to investigate how close he can get using only smell, taste, and feel. Even if it means failure.
fordhouse8b bruh chill it‘s one ingredient
How will Rhoda do a cheese if there is a next time?
@@finn8518 Sometime one ingredient is all that stands between us and chaos.
"Down the hatch" was a clue too. This was difficult so he deserved a little help.
I need more Chris Morocco content. Each time he is so close and yet so far. I love it.
Sohla was so nice they had to put the score as her name instead of "Actual"
Now seeing how much energy his kids have, I cant imagine how the wife feels going grocery shopping with Chris pushing the cart like that
Hahahhaa kid # 3
Lesli Mauricio the fact he’s straight is mind blowing
He doesn't want a roux and called trinity a sofrito. Chris has angered every cajun in existence
Me: “lol there’s no way he’s getting that”
Chris on first taste: “is this chicken neck??”
My god this man is a wizard
Chicken necks are my favourite things to eat with beer! Very recognizable taste where I live.
@@hazelonnutella9599 how do you cook them? sounds like a bar snack that I need to try! and where do you live where chicken necks are a standard beer drinking food? lol
i was so mad when he second guessed it!
I mean, i think chicken neck is pretty recognisable if you ever had it. My grandma raises chickens and when she cooks chicken for the whole family, necks are always also thrown in there. I don't really enjoy to eat them as it's just mostly little bones and difficult to get the meat, but it's pretty recognisable in shape. No idea how common it is in the US or how recognisable it is if you've never seen it tho :p
Chicken necks have distinct shape and texture.. also they're disgusting
Me looking at the amount of items on the “protein” section: oh no
It's kinda messed up how much meat is in that thing. Chicken and sausage is about as far as I go when it comes to gumbo
She put ALLLL the proteins!! 😆😆
@@MsDedemc fr she had half an aquarium and a whole farm in the pot 😂 This one was impossible
I love Chris, he's such a great little surprise, his wit and humor, and potty mouth, is juxtaposed to his look, which is geeky, and well ironed clothes That seem very buttoned up, so every time he swears, I literally laugh out loud, I don't know where you found Chris, but you should never let him go, please don't fire him....EVER!
Sohla is such a sweet person she took it easy on Chris, easier than others have been in past episodes. Side note: I want Chris' dish, pls and ty! 🍲
Dexy83 there’s like 15 different proteins and you’re calling this one easy?? Lol
@@jessicafarewell5429 I think they're saying that Sohla didnt mark Chris as harsh as others would, she went easy on him. Theyre not saying the dish is easy.
you just watched the how to. you have it if you put in ~30 seconds of effort.
@@jessicafarewell5429 There's a lot of ingredients but the majority of them are really obvious either because of it's distinctive taste (andouille), texture (a freaking crab, shrimp, oyster, etc) or that it just makes sense once you realize it's some sort of creole dish. Honestly gumbo should be really obvious.
You wouldn't be impressed if he figured out that a Korean claypot rice bowl has beansprouts and kimchi, in it right? If he figured out the gizzards and veal that would be amazing
KLplaya ah yeah okay, that makes more sense
It’s nice to see the kitchen again, it’s like an old friend 😔
K Sunflowers just watch old videos you haven't seen before
@@ink7761 we already have D:
And watching Chris coast on the shopping cart! Good times 😏
To be honest I get more excited to see them inside the TK. Its been forever.
Stanley Wilcox there aren’t any left
Sohla was the fairest/most accurate scorer we've seen yet and Chris getting that 95% and knocking things over in excitement was the best score scene we've seen yet.
"So, how many proteins do you want in this dish?"
Leah: " *Yes* "
WR you are not wrong.
Seriously, this is just a stupid dish. Chicken wings in soup? Dumb
Citizen Z Gumbo is between a soup and a stew, actually. It works well when done right.
That's a feeling I often get with these dishes. Wait for "chili con noahs f'n arc"
It’s a communal meal of plenty. Most gumbo is cooked in multi-gallon amounts.
Solha is so nice when she said the cubes didn’t taste like anything
Chris and Sohla’s hug. I CRY. Take care of them. CHRIS DID AMAZING
Sohla thanking Chris for hiring her made me cry, she is so sweet.
I thought she thanked him for mentoring her 🧐
@@hariniprasanna6211 I feel the same, like it makes sense considering how in one of the quarantine videos Sohla said how much she missed Chris advice/opinions, but I don't know, It could've been refering to how grateful she is everyday for getting the job.
Fun fact: Leah Chase is the real life Princess Tiana! Disney worked with her to develop her character based on her own life and experiences. So, Chris really got to taste and recreate the food of a Disney princess!
I imagined her Gumbo seeming a bit more... appetizing.
Holy crap, thanks for the info. I read up on her wiki page and it's great how similar Leah and Tiana were. Other than the fact that they're both waitresses and hardworking cooks, she even married a Jazz trumpeter.
@@aaronlee6361 You've eaten it?
Too bad she has a garbage recipe
@@patrickdahm6822 This is what authentic gumbo is. It's soul food. If white people think it's "weird", you're doing it right.
Rip Leah Chase, glad to see her name still involved in the industry even after her passing. Thank you! 💖
I always wonder why Chris doesn’t blindfold himself again when tasting his first attempt. So many senses get dulled when sight is there. I think it would be a better test of true taste and experience if he mimicked trying the dish the first time when trying his own.
That and a taste test blind folded with his version and original recipe.
He's tried that before and looks like he's not a fan.
Andrew Kim I’m sure blindfold taste testing sucks, but I think it would be a better test.
Elizabeth Adams hello
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Chris' first estimation of his grades compared to his actual is how I felt in physics
AllthatmakesFall I read this comment before I watched the video and it made the scores so much funnier.
Same but me with my math tests 😱😆
I've given up in physics, I just can't. should've took ap bio at least bio makes sense and has no math
BGScarlet lol how’d it go my dude
Idk if anyone will see this ... but this is relating to the crab thing at the end ... if u go to a good fish market that sells male and female crabs separately always choose the female even if they are slightly more expensive... they contain more meat
That intro with Chris sliding on the table like it’s a car was smooth AF
that's how I get out of my bed in the morning... but with less 'cool' factor.
Seppia ME: *an adult that gets out of bed only by literally rolling myself off so I’m forced to stand or fall flat on my face* People...have energy...in the morning?
@@AphroditeBella it may be that my bed has a slant to it... but it's honestly the most ergonomic way to get off of my bed.. maybe I am showing off to my cat. lol
Seppia Our cats are constantly judging us. If we don’t occasionally perform just a LITTLE for them, how are they going to get new content for their vlogs?
"Brad Leone: locked out of his house"
@Toland Belmar Sounds to me he's "having an emerg(ency)"
@Toland Belmar Pretty sure he's stating that he has a backup key hidden somewhere in case of emergency. Definitely a good idea to cut that out but i guess the editors wanted the lolz more haha.
@@DarkSmoke188 agreed. He was about to say he had an "emergency key" but shut that down.
chris:
male crab:
no-one at all:
brad: this one kinda looks like a d***
What does that even mean?!?
Came across this comment at the exact moment he said it, perfection!
Oof so many bleeps this episode, Chris was getting FEISTY
Kailyn Wanhella hi
"A barnyard and a tide pool in one dish" is accurate and hilarious
Sohla is the hero we need. Give her a show and pay her a bucket of money 💰
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I just found out an hour ago that she quit
She's with Bingeing with Babish now if you're looking for her.
Chris’ downfall is always that he assumes the parts of the dish have been done the way that make sense to him.
Yes, even when it tastes, smells, and feels different. Trust your senses Chris!
He consistently gets in his own way
He should study the usual methods for the cuisine. He gets that part right. If he read several recipes he would know some of what he does is the wrong technique for that type of food.
It drives me nuts! lol
If you don’t know Leah Chase’s history, please take the time to read about her life! She was the Queen of cooking and was in her restaurant until the day she died. She loved Tupac and Patton and was sweet, sassy and as strong as they come.
She had many famous Black people in her restaurant including civil rights leader and even Barrack Obama came to her restaurant as President.
She is a New Orleans treasure. I’m kind of upset they didn’t have him make the gumbo Z’Herbes
Wow , thanks for letting us all know about Leah . She seems like a legend
angellover02171 Her restaurant was a safe place during the 60s! They had civil rights meetings there regularly and even the police recognized it as neutral ground.
@@whatintheworldhaha that's truly epic
I love how at 29:20 they are like both debating a hug but they didn’t know if it was the right move 😂😂❤️❤️
Love how Sohla is getting more screen time
Bernardo Martins they must read the comments!
She's a treasure.
I LOVE sohla
"hey - thank you. seriously. appreciate it"
"thank you, seriously. everyday."
"alright"
*sohla laughs*
"come here"
Chris used genuine appreciation! Solah attempts humorous deflection... It failed!
Brad reacting to Chris's description of what they made him eat, and then going after the shopping list like he's going to fight it is amazing
I'm blind and when Chris kept talking to Molly even after she had left I felt that in my soul. At least she said "I'm not there anymore" 😭😂
Actually asking. How do you watch/listen to RUclips? Do you have an assistant or is there some special app for the blind that you use?
@@MrRossman2 text to voice! Phones and computers nowadays make things super accessible for blind people, but they might need someone to set up the phone initially and teach them how to use it.
@@kittymcmeowmeow1 But how do you navigate the page?
@@MrRossman2 generally you move your finger around on the screen, and the phone reads out loud whatever words you're touching. There are RUclips videos if you want to learn more, I'll reply with some good ones
@@kittymcmeowmeow1 That's really cool. Please reply with the videos. I have got to check this out.
For what it’s worth, I would not object to Sohla trying this out herself
Sohla needs to be in more stuff. She's fast becoming my favorite and her quarantine content has been incredibly precious.
VexLament Couldn’t agree more!
this episode almost killed my cajun husband. glad to see all of the other louisianans showed up to this sad party. you're not alone.
Frances Hart it was an honest attempt. I grew up way down south and don’t think I could have done this but it definitely hurt my Cajun heart at times
It's facinating, Cajun food has so many layers of flavour but really doesn't have that many techniques/ingredients to them blows my mind. I think Chris did great, since even looking at the dish I still had no idea how it was done until it was explained in the end.
I find it facinating that some of the tastiest cuisines have such simple techniques, like Chinese/Korean/Indian/Creole food are some of the best tasting stuff in the world yet a lot of it comes down to throwing stuff into a pot/wok and just let it cook out either really fast or really slowly
It’s crazy to me how under represented authentic Cajun and creole food is outside of south Louisiana. Or that there is actually a difference between the two, that few people outside of the area actually recognize differences (and that it’s more than just putting Tony’s on something). Creole vs. Cajun gumbo or creole vs Cajun jambalaya. We are always going to have our arguments about what the “correct” recipe is, but we all seem to agree that this dirty dish water attempt by both the BA folks and Chris just ain’t it.
This hurts every one of my Cajun bones
Chris should definitely blindfold himself to taste his attempt, would help him so much
I’ve always wondered why he doesn’t!!!!
Joseph Belgard I think he did one episode (I can’t remember which one and I know how not helpful that is)
Chris jumping over the counter is everything to me
All the southerns freaking out because Chris tried making a gumbo without a roux.
Today everyone in south Louisiana is screaming in their homes at Chris calling something that wet jambalaya.
I was personally offended by his description of gumbo.
bruhh this hurt my heart
oh my god yes!!! I had to stop watching for a little to breathe lol
Why does he think jambalaya is even CLOSE to a Gumbo consistency! Yikes!
Yessss! I was dying on the inside!! Let’s recap so I can let it go and move on because I could never do what Chris does. So talented! The gumbo recipe was jacked to begin with. Veal? No trinity? Nothing was seared off? I don’t remember everything in it but no. Just no. Second, if you’re ever served something that wet as “jambalaya” they did it alllll wrong. And seafood jambalaya is a stretch. Tomatoes are highly debated in the gumbo world, but it’s not even an issue on the jambalaya front because no. Just no. *dramatic exhale* ok I feel better now.
I'm so invested in Chris's success that it physically pains me seeing him get so close to the right ingredient then change it..
I miss this BA test kitchen, but without the drama. I am glad that Sohla is getting all the love and praise she deserves.
I'm just imagining Sohla very very carefully portioning the gumbo to get all of the proteins in one bowl for Chris to try
Haha good point, never thought of that. They MUST have had to do that. Though, probably was a minion, not Sohla.
Molly: "I'm not here anymore. I'm stressed" (trying not to give away chicken neck, which it was)
Rhoda: "Is it briny?" (actually giving a hint as to an oyster)
Rhoda like that nice teacher that always wants to help her students win
We need more Rhoda!
Yeah, what was that about. Like someone walking around the poker table and then whispering in someones ear. Shut up. The game is the game.
@@fordhouse8b hey bud calm down, ive seen youve aswer almost every coment about Rhoda. Chill, its just a video
@@escandalu I am perfectly calm, and got nothing against her. Do you really imagine I am jumping up and down with excitement, frothing at the mouth, while typing these comments? Nice teachers are, well, nice. But the time for helping is not during the test. A test is a test, and a game is a game. It isn’t like he is competing against anyone, so he cant really lose, no matter how badly he fails. He will still win first place. And also last.
This is the best show on BA. There is nothing better. I found the channel through Gourmet Makes and Claire is great but Chris is even better and I can not get enough of these episodes.
I love how they use Maangchi's head to cover Chris' mouth when cursing after saying "dakbokkeumtang" @15:36 😂😂
That fine little detail~
Chris and Sohla's hug at the end was so sweet. We love a pure friendship.
Chris: "It's jambalaya"
Dish: **is wet**
Yeah, this always bothers me! Jambalaya is a dry rice dish. Gumbo is a wet stew-like rice dish. It's so simple.
I pretty much exclusively do gumbo when eating Cajun food, but I was thinking when he said jambalaya first l, “no, wait, I don’t think that thing is what you think it is.”
But anyone outside of Louisiana always try to make jambalaya wet. I can't even.
In the Midwest, jambalaya arrives at the soup counter next to chicken noodle soup. It's sad, but hey, who's going to tell Kroger how to cook jambalaya?
I admire anyone that can make something using every sense other than sight. I can barely follow a recipe without something going wrong.
Gumbo is tough for something like this. Some of the protein is just there to flavor the gumbo. Some meat cooks down in gumbo so much it is just a shadow of it's former self.
Yeah but if he studied the technique in some recipes he would figure out a closer approximation to the technique used.
Gumbo is tough for something like this. Some of the protein is just there to flavor the gumbo. Some meat cooks down in gumbo so much it is just a shadow of it's former self.
So, is it safe to assume that Brad and Chris had just never had gumbo before?
My exact thought when he was calling it Jambalaya!
Of course they white
@@ronisila3040 cause everyone in Louisiana is black, right?
@@davekent6023 The creators and maintainers of authentic gumbo are, in fact, black, yes. Nice try.
@@mudkipjuice Virtually all food historians attribute to gumbo a combination of African, Native American and European, most notably French, Spanish and Italian origins. The Cajuns have gumbo and they're all of French origin. So you'll have to share it, it's not yours only. Bad try.
I still want to see a lifeline system. Give him one question about preparation and one ingredient question
SAME
Might be too much help but I've always thought he should be able to taste his first attempt along with the actual to compare. I'm sure he'd crush it if he could do that.
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trying to think of the best way to implement a lifeline system... allowed one question with two or three possible answers, only one of which is right? maybe even with no verification as to if his guess is correct or not? just give him 2 or 3 options, one of which is right?
No, I watch to see how close to the original he can get using only his own senses (sight obviously excluded). Introducing additional sources of information ensures that this question will never be answered, rendering the main concept of the show pointless.
Him asking Molly questions is like when you go to your teacher during a test.
Yes, that should knock at least ten points of his score. Another ten for Roda basically telling him it was oysters. I mean, really?
@@fordhouse8b I think OP was referring to the fact Molly literally gave the absolute wrong answer
Love BA. So happy finally a southern recipe is featured but it is evident we need so much more representation and diversity!
Chris turned into Gordon Ramsay when he tasted those gizzards.
Dialogue Gizzards are delicious 😋
@@gripitl6878 they have to be cooked right though!!
Chef Leah’s spirit is going to beat Chris with a wooden spoon as he sleeps.
Oh I think she's going to do that while he's awake
I wonder when this was filmed. She just died in June of last year. I wonder if this was done in honor of her, but this certainly wasn't filmed last June... or was it?
@@broceollomon Nah, the dates in the description show it was Feb 13th and March 14th so more in honor, I'd believe
PS: any test kitchen videos that have been released since Quarantine have the dates filmed in the description so you know when they did it and know they aren't back in the kitchen yet. I really love that little bit of info. Kinda shows what the filming schedule is like
@@candycoatedthorns2876 do you think march 14th was a typo? these definitely don't seem like they were filmed a month apart
I would pay for a patreon version of un-censored cut Bon Appetit, that moment between brad and chris is really doing something to me
Love Chris and Sohla together - so much mutual respect peppered with some good-natured teasing
Chris was one of the ones who interviewed her.
The enthusiasm she had when he was listing his ingredients had me rolling.