@@JKenjiLopezAlt Random request. Could you do a video on whole roasted crispy duck? Curious if you have any techniques to get close to that Peking duck crispiness without the full effort.
A quick Spanish note Kenji, the ü is only used before an « I » or « E » to let the reader knows that the u should be pronounced (e.g. pingüino, güey). Changua has no diaeresis!
OMG I can't believe you were right here in Boyacá!! I'm such a big fan of yours and seeing you make these very local dishes and giving them the respect they deserve makes me so happy, thank you Kenji.
I adopted my 13 year old daughter from Colombia earlier this year and she was just telling me that she missed changua so I came here looking for RUclips videos and found you. Your ending salutation “and binary pals) made me subscribe. My daughter just came out to us as transgender (Male to Female) so we are trying to support her Colombian culture and her transition. Your video was absolutely perfect! Thank you. I am vegetarian so I try to make vegetarian versions of her favorite Colombian foods whenever possible and this is a perfect dish that I can actually share with her.
Yeah, that very comment made me unsubscribe. Your son (not daughter) is mentally ill and needs therapy. He's following a fad because he feels lost. I beg you to read up on the psychological trauma that is adoption. He's lost right now, at a very critical time in his development. One day, he'll thank you, if you take my advice, or curse you, if you don't. Trust me, please, for I know of what I speak.
@@lisahinton9682if you think their daughter will be happier with an unsupportive parent then you are truly lost. - a non binary person who is NOT traumatized nor “influenced” by a “fad” 👍🏽
@@lisahinton9682you know that there have been transgendered people for literally thousands of years right? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_transgender_history How is it a fad if it's been happening for thousands of years? Do you not know what fad means? Jfc lmao
You should make a mini-series of colombian dishes! I am Colombian from the llanos orientales region and the food is just amazing. I hope you can show your fans more about Colombian cuisine. Do not forget to try all the yummy tropical fruits! Cheers
YAAAAAAAS!! I made a comment asking you to make it on the caldo de costilla video and you delivered! I'm a garlic fan so I would've put like 5 cloves in there, but other than that, it looks perfect! I'm so happy to see you making these dishes, thank you Kenji! Edit to add that you can also scramble a couple eggs with some corn starch and milk, make a sort of Tortilla, chop it and add it if you don't like to boil the eggs in it. Matter of preference though and it'll still be delicious. Winner recipe!
One of my favourite breakfasts. I usually fry the bread first, put it in bowls, cook the egg with oatmilk, onions and seasoning, then pour it over, dropping in cilantro right at the end. Delicious.
A polarizing dish indeed! 😂 Really interesting to see your take (and beautiful location). The cost conscious alternative to almojábanas is calao, which is like a hard, dry toast made from stale bread. A small comment on this: traditionally, almojábanas (like most typical Colombian "breads") are gluten free and don't have any wheat, just corn starch and cornmeal. Great vid! Big thank you for shining light on Colombian cuisine 😃
As a Colombian, I can tell you that changua is one of the most divisive dishes you can find in the country. For me, it brings amazing memories of my great-grandmother, my grandma and my mom, who have made it for me since I was a little boy. And a fun fact: me and my family stayed at Casa Antares the week after New Year's! I got hooked by a copy of The Professional Chef that was there and I read it for quite a long time next to the fireplace. A beautiful, homely and comfortable place!
Nothing like a nice hot changua for a rainy morning in Cundinamarca or Boyacá. In Santander (North of Boyacá) changua Is eaten with potato and the regional arepa. It's really nice to see you here! Hope you didn't suffer exiting Bogotá by the North.
My mom grew up with this soup and made it all the time for us as kids. Instead of bread she used potatoes and she used cilantro instead of that herb you used. Never tried with cheese but that actually sounds delicious. If you aren't a fan of milk you can make it with water and just add a splash of milk for color and flavor.
He used cilantro. That is how cilantro looks when it's mature and almost about to bloom. In latinamerica (mostrly in the Andes region) that's how cilantro is prefered, it has a stronger flavor. In the US, they choose the young leaves because their milder in flavor.
Colombian here, I'm okay with changua, it's not my favorite but every once in a while it hits the spot, i agree with you on the eggs, I'd rather have a runny egg that mixes in with the soup. apart from the weird bread choice and the cheese into the soup it's exactly how my mom makes it, happy you're enjoying your time here.
My changua-loving little heart is over the moon to see this video! my dad makes a mean changua for breakfast and I will throw any bread I can get my hands on into it
Arepas boyacenses are one of my three favorite types of arepa (the others are arepas guajiras and arepa e huevo). I always try and find ones that are cooked on a wood stove though gas is increasingly more common I find.
I just made this for breakfast, quite tasty! I used Habanero Monterey Jack cheese, (which is what I had), and it added a spicy kick that worked quite well.
As a colombian, I can say this is a very good representation of changua. A very controvertial dish, you either love it or hate it. Changua is delicious, but not all changuas are good. My mother's side of the family is from Boyacá and in my case I love my grandma's and mother's changua, the rest, I hate them.
@@JKenjiLopezAlt They do about the same things as you do and use the same ingredients. But since I don't like onions, my mom doesn't use them at all. Instead, she puts a few cilantro stems at the beggining, so the soup gets infused with more flavor. My grandma, on the contrary, uses onion, but instead of chopping it, she throws a chunk of long onion into the soup when it's about to boil. So the changua gets a mild onion flavor.
As someone who is currently managing a japanese kitchen (as first gen japanese American), the amount of Columbians and Nicaraguans is amazing. I'm learning more than ever before about their culture ❤️
It's funny - I never got the soapy taste from cilantro before, until I had it as a garnish in some wonton soup recently. So now I'm wondering if a hot liquid might bring that flavor out, at least for me.
I'm Colombian but I wouldn't ever try changua. But I'm so glad your are here showing our culture to the world and thank you for such nice words of my country.
I tried making it today, at first it was great but I made way too much and got kinda sick of it unfortunately. Next time I'll make a normal portion haha
Canadian living Colombian here and I'm surprised to see that you went to Colombia! I hope your travels were amazing and that locals treated you well. Its always a treat to see foreigners visit, explore and enjoy Colombia. It reminds me to appreciate all it has to offer.
Very interesting dish, definitely has that “use what you got” feel to it but in a good way, honestly I’ve just never heard of using milk for a soup base but definitely something I want to try out, travel safe in Columbia my friend!
Hey… the gurgling sound the stove was making was cause the flame had creeped into the burner. The ignition of the flame is supposed to be outside the burner. That’s a major safety thing. So next time you hear it, turn of the stove for a minute till the flame dies inside the burner and then start the hob…
Maybe the knife wasn't super sharp Edit: looked again and it looks like the blade was recently sharpened so I could be wrong about that. Maybe it's the more straight shape of the blade that wouldn't be as efficient if you rolled the blade with a chefs chop.
@@FountainOfYoot but interestingly he switches to a normal roll/push for the cilantro, which is why I was wondering the same as the original commenter. Maybe he just felt like it haha.
You're able to use more of the blade in a slice motion compared to moving the blade forward/down. Helps cut delicate things like green onions thinner without crushing them/not cutting all the way through
With dishes like this it’d be great to describe the taste to us at the end, maybe explain the role of each ingredient in the flavor and texture. I was really curious about the final byproduct but i remain compeltely oblivious as to how it tastes 😢
I just made it, minus cilantro though, since i have the soapy cilantro gene. It really tasted like a nice sour cream and onion type thing. My baguette was probably a little too soft still, so it kind of fell apart, but honestly, still tasted great.
Made this following your recipe, and it's really good! I didn't have any cheese, but that sounds really tasty as well! I don't get it, why is it such a polarizing dish??
Columbia: Coffee, Encanto, 100 Years of Solitude, Kenji's wife's pressure cooker chicken stew, and the first few seconds of this video. My knowledge is still scant but seems an interesting, beautiful place
You don't know how grateful I am that Señor Plata o Plomo or anything related to his craft, was not one of the things that was part of your immediate knowledge.
Yeah truly a beautiful place this shithole is. Gotta love the inflation, political corruption, and starving children. Oh and don't forget the changüa- who the hell thought this was a good idea?!
@@OniLordMiki A few years ago, I started watching Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal on Netflix, thinking "this might be interesting, and anyway, it is only a single season." Only after about dozen and a half episodes, did it dawn on me that the show listed as only being one season long, had 74 episodes of 45 minutes each
Kenji, incorporating animals to the videos, no matter what. Jamon is a gem, always love Jamon in the videos. Shabu will always be loved and missed. She was always so eager to be at your side. I hope it was a beautiful trip to Columbia.
Here is the link to the other soup: ruclips.net/video/dtg-oUaninI/видео.html
And thank you for all the great videos Kenji :-)
mvp
I told you I’d forget! Thanks!
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Random request. Could you do a video on whole roasted crispy duck? Curious if you have any techniques to get close to that Peking duck crispiness without the full effort.
The fact that the dog just arrived at the end is too perfect
The canine species is always aware when food is ready to be eaten.
St. Shaboo, patron of all good hungry puppers, guided him there.
hahah, it really is too perfect
A quick Spanish note Kenji, the ü is only used before an « I » or « E » to let the reader knows that the u should be pronounced (e.g. pingüino, güey). Changua has no diaeresis!
It's a superpower that I'm pretty sure all dogs and cats have. Amazing 🤣
Wherever Kenji is in the world, a good boy will show up, ready to eat.
No matter where, a good boy will always be fed. 🖤
that's what i always say about my bf
OMG I can't believe you were right here in Boyacá!! I'm such a big fan of yours and seeing you make these very local dishes and giving them the respect they deserve makes me so happy, thank you Kenji.
I live in Germany and finally made this soup today. It's great
I adopted my 13 year old daughter from Colombia earlier this year and she was just telling me that she missed changua so I came here looking for RUclips videos and found you. Your ending salutation “and binary pals) made me subscribe. My daughter just came out to us as transgender (Male to Female) so we are trying to support her Colombian culture and her transition. Your video was absolutely perfect! Thank you. I am vegetarian so I try to make vegetarian versions of her favorite Colombian foods whenever possible and this is a perfect dish that I can actually share with her.
Yeah, that very comment made me unsubscribe. Your son (not daughter) is mentally ill and needs therapy. He's following a fad because he feels lost.
I beg you to read up on the psychological trauma that is adoption. He's lost right now, at a very critical time in his development.
One day, he'll thank you, if you take my advice, or curse you, if you don't. Trust me, please, for I know of what I speak.
@@lisahinton9682if you think their daughter will be happier with an unsupportive parent then you are truly lost.
- a non binary person who is NOT traumatized nor “influenced” by a “fad” 👍🏽
@@lisahinton9682you know that there have been transgendered people for literally thousands of years right?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_transgender_history
How is it a fad if it's been happening for thousands of years? Do you not know what fad means? Jfc lmao
@lisahinton9682 mental illness is u obsessing over a child and her happiness, weirdo
Wow, looks beautiful there. This was a nice treat to be able to see the scenery and local dish.
You should make a mini-series of colombian dishes! I am Colombian from the llanos orientales region and the food is just amazing. I hope you can show your fans more about Colombian cuisine. Do not forget to try all the yummy tropical fruits! Cheers
YAAAAAAAS!! I made a comment asking you to make it on the caldo de costilla video and you delivered!
I'm a garlic fan so I would've put like 5 cloves in there, but other than that, it looks perfect! I'm so happy to see you making these dishes, thank you Kenji!
Edit to add that you can also scramble a couple eggs with some corn starch and milk, make a sort of Tortilla, chop it and add it if you don't like to boil the eggs in it. Matter of preference though and it'll still be delicious. Winner recipe!
Love the snap! It’s a great addition and really conveys the meaning of a few minutes later!
Interesting soup! I want to try it.
One of my favourite breakfasts. I usually fry the bread first, put it in bowls, cook the egg with oatmilk, onions and seasoning, then pour it over, dropping in cilantro right at the end. Delicious.
You have introduced myself and my family to so many interesting dishes (and thus cultures), thanks mate.
A polarizing dish indeed! 😂 Really interesting to see your take (and beautiful location). The cost conscious alternative to almojábanas is calao, which is like a hard, dry toast made from stale bread. A small comment on this: traditionally, almojábanas (like most typical Colombian "breads") are gluten free and don't have any wheat, just corn starch and cornmeal. Great vid! Big thank you for shining light on Colombian cuisine 😃
Yes, I made a mistake about the wheat starch!
@@alvareo92 only if it's changüita...😊
I am always looking for more simple breakfasts. This looks good. Tell Aunt Gloria thank you too.
Hey Kenji, just wanted to say thanks for all of your cooking videos! your tips and tricks on home cooking has really, really leveled up my game
As a Colombian, I can tell you that changua is one of the most divisive dishes you can find in the country. For me, it brings amazing memories of my great-grandmother, my grandma and my mom, who have made it for me since I was a little boy. And a fun fact: me and my family stayed at Casa Antares the week after New Year's! I got hooked by a copy of The Professional Chef that was there and I read it for quite a long time next to the fireplace. A beautiful, homely and comfortable place!
You must have been there right after us!
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Indeed. We arrived from Bogotá on the 2nd and left on the 6th.
I grow walking onions in my garden which would work! (Also known as Egyptian onions.) Super easy to grow.
Very cool video, Simple recipe that I'll try tomorrow. Thanks Kenji! Thanks Bear Dog!
Thank you for sharing this amazong recipe! I’m from colombia and i love changua❤️
This soup is incredible as a hangover cure. Oh my it works wonders! Also if you’re feeling sick or with a cold.
Nothing like a nice hot changua for a rainy morning in Cundinamarca or Boyacá.
In Santander (North of Boyacá) changua Is eaten with potato and the regional arepa.
It's really nice to see you here! Hope you didn't suffer exiting Bogotá by the North.
Yum!!!! All the good things in that soup. Hope to see more videos from Colombia!
My mom grew up with this soup and made it all the time for us as kids. Instead of bread she used potatoes and she used cilantro instead of that herb you used. Never tried with cheese but that actually sounds delicious. If you aren't a fan of milk you can make it with water and just add a splash of milk for color and flavor.
......he used cilantro.
He used cilantro. That is how cilantro looks when it's mature and almost about to bloom. In latinamerica (mostrly in the Andes region) that's how cilantro is prefered, it has a stronger flavor. In the US, they choose the young leaves because their milder in flavor.
@@AnthonyBottari sorry? I heard him say something else
@@vivirodriguezc I didnt hear him say cilantro I heard him say something else
@@ricardocalderon9823 play it back man.
Really fun video! The dog at the end was really amusing too
My father used to make this. He'd add a cubed potato ❤hits the spot on a cold winter morning
Que viva boyaca crecí tomando changua gracias Kenji lopez
Colombian here, I'm okay with changua, it's not my favorite but every once in a while it hits the spot, i agree with you on the eggs, I'd rather have a runny egg that mixes in with the soup. apart from the weird bread choice and the cheese into the soup it's exactly how my mom makes it, happy you're enjoying your time here.
You look pretty happy to be there, and it looks beautiful
Gosh i miss Colombia so much. I went to Medellin in the summer of 2018 and it is still my favorite trip ever
Just made this for breakfast and it's genuinely so delicious! Thank you for sharing the recipe with us :)
My changua-loving little heart is over the moon to see this video! my dad makes a mean changua for breakfast and I will throw any bread I can get my hands on into it
Arepas boyacenses are one of my three favorite types of arepa (the others are arepas guajiras and arepa e huevo). I always try and find ones that are cooked on a wood stove though gas is increasingly more common I find.
@@JKenjiLopezAlt I'm dead, of course your arepa knowledge is on point, stay winning Kenji!!!! 😜💕🫓
What a great intro! You look so happy.
Thank you Kenji’s friend!
Lately I've been pouring soup over stale bread and it's great. When you don't cook the bread in the soup it's like cereal or something.
Thank you Kenji's friend - I love those snap transitions.
Looks like a terrific dish
Wow! You have to show us the rest of that property. Beautiful!
Interesting soup that I've never heard of. Always love learning about new dishes from around the world.
I just made this for breakfast, quite tasty! I used Habanero Monterey Jack cheese, (which is what I had), and it added a spicy kick that worked quite well.
Hello Kenji!!! Back to back returns
Thanks Kenji! Will definitely be trying this soup!
Thanks for this.
Everything in this video looks lovely.
As a colombian, I can say this is a very good representation of changua. A very controvertial dish, you either love it or hate it. Changua is delicious, but not all changuas are good. My mother's side of the family is from Boyacá and in my case I love my grandma's and mother's changua, the rest, I hate them.
How does your mother and grandmother make changua?
@@JKenjiLopezAlt They do about the same things as you do and use the same ingredients. But since I don't like onions, my mom doesn't use them at all. Instead, she puts a few cilantro stems at the beggining, so the soup gets infused with more flavor. My grandma, on the contrary, uses onion, but instead of chopping it, she throws a chunk of long onion into the soup when it's about to boil. So the changua gets a mild onion flavor.
As someone who is currently managing a japanese kitchen (as first gen japanese American), the amount of Columbians and Nicaraguans is amazing. I'm learning more than ever before about their culture ❤️
*Colombians
It looks great. I want to try it out soon. Thanks for the recipe!
Really cool recipe. I think there's a similar Chinese dish thats like milk soup that's eaten with fried dough, kind of interesting.
Ugh I haven’t had almojabana since I was a kid, so good and dense and cheesy 🤤 this looks so good
It's funny - I never got the soapy taste from cilantro before, until I had it as a garnish in some wonton soup recently. So now I'm wondering if a hot liquid might bring that flavor out, at least for me.
Super interesting recipe. I lived in Bogotá as a kid and would have loved this. Happy new year Kenji!
I'm trying to imagine what this would taste like.
I guess I'll have to make it!
long onion is probably want we call 蒜仔 in Hong Kong, which translates to young garlic, very interesting that it is used in Colombia too!
That’s such a cute house! It literally looks like the Encanto house it’s even got the flowers!
Long life to the queen changüa ❤
I'm Colombian but I wouldn't ever try changua. But I'm so glad your are here showing our culture to the world and thank you for such nice words of my country.
That looks so good. I'd like to make it for lunch. Thanks!
I love bread soup, I'll have to try making this sometime
what a beautiful home
That transition at the intro was smooth.
Kenji literally living in the Encanto AirBnb and I'm ready for soup
Thank you for another great video.
wonderful video
this looks fantastic
Damn, kenji is breathing my country's air. I feel weirdly proud.
I tried making it today, at first it was great but I made way too much and got kinda sick of it unfortunately. Next time I'll make a normal portion haha
Canadian living Colombian here and I'm surprised to see that you went to Colombia! I hope your travels were amazing and that locals treated you well. Its always a treat to see foreigners visit, explore and enjoy Colombia. It reminds me to appreciate all it has to offer.
Kenji's wife is Colombian hence him being there and his name having Lopez in it!
Very interesting dish, definitely has that “use what you got” feel to it but in a good way, honestly I’ve just never heard of using milk for a soup base but definitely something I want to try out, travel safe in Columbia my friend!
How cool!
You should try swapping the milk for heavy cream! Makes a huge difference 😊
Hey… the gurgling sound the stove was making was cause the flame had creeped into the burner. The ignition of the flame is supposed to be outside the burner. That’s a major safety thing. So next time you hear it, turn of the stove for a minute till the flame dies inside the burner and then start the hob…
Is the cheese like brick cheese? Kinda looks like it has a similar texture
Yes very similar.
Just discovered your channel, really like your style man! I discovered you from Brian Kagerstrorm, he said you were a god. I would tend to agree.
Is this house a place you can rent? Like a holiday home? It looks so beautiful!
It is. Casa Antares near Villa de Leyva.
Hey! Welcome to Boyacá!
I haaaate changua but I'm glad you made this lol.
I was.hoping for a doggy treat and wondering if there would be one. Not disappointed
This is an elaborate version of what my hungarian aunt would feed the Cats around the house. Bread soaked in milk!
Hi Kenji. Any particular reason you were slicing the long onions on the pull at 0:45?
Maybe the knife wasn't super sharp
Edit: looked again and it looks like the blade was recently sharpened so I could be wrong about that. Maybe it's the more straight shape of the blade that wouldn't be as efficient if you rolled the blade with a chefs chop.
@@FountainOfYoot but interestingly he switches to a normal roll/push for the cilantro, which is why I was wondering the same as the original commenter. Maybe he just felt like it haha.
You're able to use more of the blade in a slice motion compared to moving the blade forward/down. Helps cut delicate things like green onions thinner without crushing them/not cutting all the way through
@@vocalimpactplays217 probably 😂😂
i hope we see more cooking videos in this kitchen
With dishes like this it’d be great to describe the taste to us at the end, maybe explain the role of each ingredient in the flavor and texture. I was really curious about the final byproduct but i remain compeltely oblivious as to how it tastes 😢
I just made it, minus cilantro though, since i have the soapy cilantro gene. It really tasted like a nice sour cream and onion type thing. My baguette was probably a little too soft still, so it kind of fell apart, but honestly, still tasted great.
@@waterdolphin777 wow, thanks for the great description! I'm gonna try it one day.
Sounds like ramps would be good in this
Made this following your recipe, and it's really good! I didn't have any cheese, but that sounds really tasty as well! I don't get it, why is it such a polarizing dish??
I heard “this one’s souper souper simple” 😂
More Colombian recipes please!
Columbia: Coffee, Encanto, 100 Years of Solitude, Kenji's wife's pressure cooker chicken stew, and the first few seconds of this video. My knowledge is still scant but seems an interesting, beautiful place
And now you can add the spelling *ColOmbia* to the list of things you know! ☺
You don't know how grateful I am that Señor Plata o Plomo or anything related to his craft, was not one of the things that was part of your immediate knowledge.
Yeah truly a beautiful place this shithole is. Gotta love the inflation, political corruption, and starving children. Oh and don't forget the changüa- who the hell thought this was a good idea?!
@@OniLordMiki A few years ago, I started watching Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal on Netflix, thinking "this might be interesting, and anyway, it is only a single season." Only after about dozen and a half episodes, did it dawn on me that the show listed as only being one season long, had 74 episodes of 45 minutes each
Are those to your right flattop griddles? That's a lot of cooking space!
For some reason your videos stopped showing up on my feed. I have a lot of catching up to do.
Did you take your knifes with you? That knife seems super sharp
Love it
I like the Powell's shirt!
I do like the snap transitiona
Really enjoyed this :)
wait how do i get to have breakfast with kenji in columbia lol that looks amazing!
Kenji!
Can you try making some Indonesian dishes?
KENJI!!!!! HIM MAKE GOOD SOUP.
Kenji, incorporating animals to the videos, no matter what. Jamon is a gem, always love Jamon in the videos. Shabu will always be loved and missed. She was always so eager to be at your side. I hope it was a beautiful trip to Columbia.
The house is so cool
i want to go to there 😮
House tour Kenji!!!
So you could call it Colombia onion soup. Has onions, stale bread, and cheese 😂
I was actually thinking the same thing.