bro love your pfp, one of my favorite animes (albeit it is very odd) never see any one with a pfp from it much less a character with not much screen time
I too was worried I would be ruining the joke *but* then I realized that having conflicting opinions in the chat would ensure she would be unsure about what's real, so I played for #TeamLeftOvers 😅
I feel like some chatters are that or the gym bros who burn a chicken breast on the skillet and eat it with overcooked broccoli and rice and then call home cooked food bland :D
Yeah this was my initial reaction as well. It's like ordering a KFC family bucket but then just sitting down in the restaurant and eating the whole thing yourself.
i guess most of chat was just trolling half way to it, but the mental breakdown she had trying to comprehend cooking a single serving was worth it, I laughed so hard XD
@@JackdotC Anyone that thinks making a sandwich is cooking is legit a degenerate. Even worse @"Rygo Rigiirio" thinking bringing a fruit is cooking, are you guys twelve or full blown degenerates?
@@riskvideos Many good recipes don't work well as a single serving. You severely restrict your cooking to quick easy meals if you never do larger batches. My easy single serving go-to is just a protein, veggie side and carb. But on Sundays I'll cook a wholeass 8 serving meat sauce or chili or lasagna and then freeze in containers. I get more variety by pulling things out of the freezer than having to eat the same stuff every day before it goes bad.
@@exmello "Many good recipes don't work well as a single serving." This! Single servings are fine but every recipe should be tried as-is first. There are reasons the recipes are written that way! Before dividing everything down to a single serving it should be given a fair chance.
you must be fat as hell then. I make 10 servings of spaghetti at once. half a box of whole grain noodles, 6 pounds of sauce, 3 pounds of ground turkey. It lasts me a week of lunches, + some dinners/lunches on weekends. It's cheap, it's time efficient(40 minutes once a week), it's healthy, it's easy to clean up, and it's easy to package. It also never gets boring, because you can swap the sauce for any number of literally dozens of different brands/flavors, you can swap the noodles for any interesting shape your heart desires, you can swap the meat for a few different options(I like ground beef, but I think ground turkey is good too), and you can top it with so many interesting items that I'd never get bored(different cheeses, basically whatever kind you would want, you can top with cut mushrooms, cut peppers, etc.) On other meals, I eat ramen, or something bakeable(like chicken nuggets, fish(breaded or not), or oatmeal, which has lately become my breakfast and dinner. I've managed to lose 25 pounds in 3 months so... I think you're doing something objectively wrong there, bud.
Glad you like them! To be transparent, it really depends on the moment I want to highlight and how much time I have to make it. Also the longer the clip the less edits there will tend to be and sometimes I wanna get memey
Man, every food topic devolves into this insanity and I'm sad that I missed this live. I was so ready to call out everyone even Fauna too after the VOD!😂
Fauna's chat are being weird and inefficient~ If you cook for 5 servings, you can eat it the whole day AND you'll have a re-heated dinner for breakfast, specially if it's curry~
@@Jaricko To be fair, I fucking hate prepping so many meals together. Do you people dislike having fresh, recently prepared, food? I'll cook a couple of servings but I can't imagine eating on friday something I cooked monday.
@@Jaricko cooking fresh just tastes better. If I've got 30 minutes for lunch during work, well I can't do much other than a coffee and a protein bar. But if I get home and spend like 10-30 minutes for dinner, I'll just make something quick and delicious. For breakfast it's like a banana or rice+magi.
Have to agree with Fauna on this one. You season the food as you cook, and you make more right then so you have leftovers later. As a single guy, it saves time when you don't have to cook every single time.
@@ChaosMind10531 Yep, I bake a bunch of chicken breasts, chill them, then I reheat them and use them in wraps/salads/stir-fry and stuff throughout the week. Can also be done with beef.
Only works if you live alone that is, if you cook for enough people ususally not leftovers, and if those people are sick or elderly you cant season as you cook for thier health, so you have to season your own plate after
She's absolutely right and she should say it. I'm guilty of this too, but a lot of people aren't *cooking* cooking. They're throwing ready to eats in the oven or microwave because that's what's easiest. Like I said I do it too. I like to cook, but it's hard to justify doing any actual cooking if it's just me. Why would I spend an hour plus on a nice meal, only to eat it in 3 minutes, and then spend another hour cleaning. I don't really have the money to live a way that makes me happy *AND* eat well. So if I have to choose, I'll take the happiness yknow? Edit: Also she probably gets pushed to this a lot more naturally just because she's a vegan, and ready made "easy" vegan options are probably much less common, and more expensive on top of that. So she has a lot more incentive to meal prep
Maybe people don't feel like eating the same thing 2, 3 days on the trot. Also, how many pots, pans plates etc are you using that a single serving meal needs an hour to wash up after?
@@carpetfluff35 for a well balanced meal? You need something to cook vegetables, something to cook, some sort of staple like rice or potatoes, something to cook the meat, the instruments to check those things while they cook, the dishes you use to eat them. Like tell me you don't cook without telling me you don't cook.
I'm just impressed there are people in Hololive that actually know how to cook. I feel like the people that know how to cook are severely outnumbered by the people who don't. Even Sora clams up when someone brings up cooking...
@@zatoby6705 She doesn't know how to cook at all...Iroha once mentioned cooking and Sora straight up froze. Sora is very good at what she does, but she's a bit of a klutz at pretty much everything else.
I mean, in my Asian household we don't usually have salt and pepper at the table, but we always have fish sauce for dipping. So you are not weird Fauna
@@SombreroGato bruh... I had a chance to try A1... And it is damn good... Now if it wasn't damn expensive here... I would have bought it more than Worcestershire sauce...
Lasagne is usually better after having been frozen though? We tend to make a batch so large it lasts us for couple of weeks. And since it tends to be too delicious, it usually lasts less than 2 ^_^,
PREACH. No matter the dish, theres nothing like spending some time cooking and finally sitting down, tasting it and going "dayum, this shit gud" and it just deserves to get absolutely destroyed afterwards for your effort.
I cook individual meals because it allows me variety whereas I'd otherwise _have_ to eat anything I made and later regretted if I meal prep. I do it because I have free time that I know I'm not doing anything productive with
Hmmm, for me it depends on the kind of meal if I cook one serving or not. Some meals only taste good freshly made, like a steak or a burger. Sometimes it's only some parts of the dish I prepare more of to reuse the following days, but cook other parts freshly again.
The situation here is that fauna is alone, so she only cooks for herself and her own taste buds. usually when someone cooks (in my case, my family is big) it'd be to feed oneself and others and that's why you don't add too much salt and pepper cuz then everyone else has their own taste buds and if they want to add more salt they should feel free to do that. AND leftovers are for the weak you eat what is made lmao 😂😂😂 I EAT WHAT I CAN WHEN I CAN SO IF I WERE TO EVER GO HOMELESS I CAN REMINISCE "YEAH I USED TO FEAST!!!"
Exactly my dude. I used to have same mindset when i was young and we ate at large family gatherings, now that im older and take care of my elderly parents i need to cook without any seasoning for their health, then add to my plate after. It's not unexpected as i feel most of the chatters are at the very least under 30, whereas someone over 40 living in my kind of situation is rare.
Salt and pepper at the table is barely touched given it has been added while cooking. I get where Fauna is coming from. I do know some people who has to add salt afterwards, lol
we hav it ready fot people that want more to match their indiv taste. its also a culture thing like in thai families, its not offensive to add more condiments and seasonings to someone elses cooking for your own portion
It's an old school north american thing. My parents still don't season their food while cooking and put out shakers. But I learned proper cooking online and don't even own shakers. The think that really catches me off guard is those local diners that old people go to. They don't salt their food at all and the food is so bland unless you use the grimey little shakers on the table.
@@SoraRaida I think they do it that way so people can add seasoning to their taste. Some people are sensitive to salt and pepper let alone other seasonings.
I have to be with Fauna here through and through. I don't have salt or pepper at the table either, mama taught me how to season the food properly while cooking and that's how it be.
@@mysteryfirecat673 This is the ideal way to do it when cooking for multiple people. If I cooked a meal and salted according to my taste then everyone else would consider it "inedible".
@@mysteryfirecat673 Unfortunately it often leads to health issues, with people consuming too much salt. A balanced diet does not require additional salt, what is sprinkled on top needs to filtered out of the body (exhausting the kidneys) and will cause blood pressure to rise, causing cardiac issues in the long run. It's even more worrying when taking into account that every processed food has higher sodium count, since it sells more and act as food preservative, so anyone regularly consuming processed food is already having a surplus of salt in their body.
On a sincere note: I used to hate cooking, and I still don't love doing dishes BUT! As I've gotten into pilates classes I've come to *REALLY APPRECIATE* cooking individual meals because when you're already hungry? A hot + fresh meal is M A G I C A L! Do I now cook 1-2 times a day? Yes absolutely. But the dishes & cleanup have actually gotten easier since I've been using more "life hacks" like lining the pans I use in the oven with aluminum foil OR by scraping off my hot pan from the stove immediately after I'm done using it. Cook more fresh meals for yourself, YOU'RE WORTH IT! And plus you can always watch more Fauna while you do it! ❤❤❤
I will admit: I work a remote job from my house so I do have a lot of time & freedom to spend cooking. But even if I didn't have the job I do now, I'd still be cooking at least once a day simply because freshly cooked food is IMPOSSIBLE to replace even with the best restaurant food. You can't beat food cooked "your way" with all the toppings/modifications that you personally like!
Look, I'm on TV again! It's always really funny to see how something simple you say can lead to a discussion like this. This was one of the more fun chatty moments in recent memory, I really can't understand the rationale of these people cooking single servings... they had to be trolling, right?? If I'm cooking anything that takes 30+ minutes including prep, you bet I'm gonna have leftovers.
I have the spice grinder things, just in case someone does want a little more. I have to be careful when cooking for some people because sometimes they don't want too much heat, sometimes they have a condition that means I need to really hold back on the amount of salt I serve, etc.
Fauna is definitely weird for not having salt and pepper shakers, but I’m totally with her on the leftovers. Also just because you mostly season stuff while you’re cooking doesn’t mean you can’t also add some extra salt and pepper when you sit down to eat it.
In a large household with multiple people you not only dont have leftovers most of the time, but also if there is elderly or young kids you cook the food with out any salt for them, then add salt and pepper to your own plate after as you need. That's what i do, since im the only one in the house that is still healthy enough to eat heavily seasoned food. I take care of my elderly parents and they take medication jsut to regulate the natural sodium thier body posesses, my mother for instance even needs help eating due to her MS and Demetia. Alot of chat is single or young and doesnt understand the need to cook for those unwell.
I usually cook a different meal each day - Because my taste varies and I don't wanna eat the same thing multiple days (and I like cooking).. But I sometimes have leftovers, and use them for like lunch... So I can kinda see where Fauna is going with it xD
When cooking for yourself and only yourself, what Fauna does makes sense. When other people are involved is when people want things to be seasoned a little more or a little less, thus it's nice to have the option available.
I use salt and peper shaker because some people like their food with a mountain of salt and other the blandiest cardboard you can think ,some can handle liquid fire on the food others not sigle speck or pepper , so with shaker you put the amount that you want .
On the salt and pepper thing, she's got one thing right. Shakers are out of fashion. A modern gourmand has grinders for both. Salt added during cooking is important but it doesn't impart its texture as it tends to dissolve. If you actually want to taste and enjoy the mouthfeel of salt, you add it at the table. As for black pepper, there is again the question of whether you want it dissolved into the food as a whole or as a distinct element that contrasts with other parts of the dish. In either case, fresh cracked is better so get the grinder for pepper even if you just use a shaker for salt.
I think this is easily sorted into three categories for me... If I'm cooking for; A- Myself: Salt and pepper is added when cooking, to taste. I'll meal-prep for my work days, and for weekends I'll cook on the day, always single servings... Sometimes, if I want something I can't freeze or reheat, I'll leave it for the work-day that's least hectic and I'll cook a single serving of that. Half bell-pepper, quarter onion, etc (wrap it in an airtight container or bag and it'll last longer). Lunch is cooked alongside breakfast, I can eat breakfast while finishing lunch if breakfast finishes first. B- A group: Salt and pepper are added while cooking, but minimal, the grinders are on the table. I'll never meal-prep group meals, I'll just cook what is needed plus enough to estimate half the group wanting extras, or larger bowls. I'll cook lunch before the group shows up, attempting to have it all end around the same time. C- Someone I know well: Salt and pepper is added when cooking, to their taste, even if I'm eating with them. I'll cook portions that suit them, I've done it before with quarter-bell pepper, half a carrot, half a potato, etc, for someone that simply didn't eat a lot. I'll only meal prep if it's a co-worker who is wanting lunch on multiple days, or days that are busier. If cooking lunch for a coworker, I'll make it in the morning, if for a friend visiting, I'll cook it so its finished when they arrive. Leftovers for me a never a good thing. I'll likely never use them, or eat them, so it's wasted food. I try my hardest to never leave leftovers in the house. Cooking time I don't find troubling. 20 minutes is pretty short, 45-60 minutes is what I expect for a lot of what I make. Soups I can make single servings, but I rarely make soups. Some time ago I made 10 servings worth of soup, and I don't even think I used it all, it sat in my freezer and I gave up and gave it to a neighbour. lol
Gotta love how the subs are outlined following the gradient of Fauna's hair. This was very funny, everyone played the part a little bit, but that also adds tothe joke lmao... Anyway, prep your food, I'm gonna do that as soon as I live on my own again.
The salt and pepper thing chat has a point, because if you're throwing salt in while you cook and you're cooking multiple servings you run the risk of fucking up your food for several days in a row and it makes more sense to season after cooking, thereby making salt and pepper shakers necessary.
With experience, salt and pepper never ruin a batch - you simply start with a low amount and only gradually increase it. If needed, you can always add a little more later on, as you reheat another serving. Meanwhile, the benefits of using salt during cooking are numerous: it can balance an overly sweet or bitter taste as it's being prepared, it will dissolve into the juice of a meat and alter its chemical properties, it will reduce the moisture of an ingredient and allow it to cook differently on a pan, etc.
as with pick of destiny said, seasoning food while cooking can yield better flavors than adding the seasoning afterwards, even with just salt and pepper. i know personally with some foods like meat stews i like to add in extra course ground pepper after its cook even though there is already pepper cooked in it. reason being the pepper added afterwards gives a brighter pepper flavor on top of a more mellowed pepper flavor it already has cooked in.
This conversation felt incredibly weird originally, but now i know that she is a vegan it's kinda make sense for her to make a multiple serving meal to eat over a few days.
3:33 But then the food isn't freshly cooked, and freshly cooked food always tastes better. Especially if you have been cooking a lot of the same thing and eating leftovers, then you go back and have some when it's fresh made, you can really tell the difference.
Honestly I feel exactly the same way about salt, but there's an important exception: pre-cooked/frozen food that has inadequate seasoning But I would just season it in the kitchen before taking it to the table.
The reason I have salt and Pepper shakers is because McDonalds sometimes puts too little on my fries and i need to salt them after I through them in the Air Fryer
The problem with "salting your food while cooking it" is that, when you're cooking for other people, sometimes people's blood pressure demands they eat their food unsalted.
the concept of “asking for salt & pepper it’s when you make a bland dish you can change how salty your dish gonna be “each” spoon ful so its pretty normal for me but for 1 serving no leftovers it’s only happen when I’m really lazy to cook food so I spend the least amount of time to cook food “now” for my own convenience and worry about anything else later and yes it’s inefficient method of your time but when the laziness got hold of you it’s gonna happen sooner or later
I actually have a cousin who vehemently argued for cooking single servings, and his arguments boiled down to two points: 1. If I only cook a single serving, I can cook whatever I feel like I want to eat the next day, as opposed to eating the same thing multiple days in a row, despite wanting something different. And 2. If I only cook one serving, I don't have to worry about leftovers piling up in my fridge to spoil or filling up the freezer if I don't eat them fast enough Of course, I personally find both of these arguments dumb (mix and match your leftovers for Option #1 and label/date your leftoversfor Option #2), but it goes to show that there are some people who are really like that out there.😅
This has made me realize that I haven't used a salt or pepper shaker for meals at home in decades, it's either salt right out of the canister or pepper from a grinder/mortar. I can understand having them available when cooking for others/family where not everyone has the same tastes, but I'm with her on just seasoning while cooking if it's just you. Also on leftovers. Just make a big batch of something on Saturday and be set for dinner for half the week.
This is a consequence of being single. You salt and pepper your food to your own taste when you cook for yourself and, unless you had guests over, you wouldn't season it again at the table. I cook multiple times a day and I 100% agree with Fauna.
I am with Fauna about the salt and pepper. 100% xD I too would prefer to salt my food while it's cooking. Works best to get the flavours out that way. (: If you need to use salt and pepper when you've already served your food just means that you, as the cook, or chef, has NOT seasoned your food properly. And Fauna is not doing anything wrong when she's cooking more food so it'll last a few more days, this is called saving time and money and it is all economical and sustainable! Truely in character with Mother Nature. xD I personally make 3 different dishes to switch around which last mostly all throughout the month because I'm cooking up big batches with maybe a 4th dish if I feel like having something else than what I've already been cooking up. :D xD
Lacking shakers is typically a sign of a good cook, as experienced chefs often have a habit of just pinching seasonings and spices with their fingers and measuring them intuitively that way. And Fauna here doesn't even make the connection that shakers can also just be used during cooking. So that's interesting, actually.
If it helps any, Fauna is using 'leftovers' in a non-standard way. She's talking about pre-prepared meals, which are rather different from Actual leftovers (despite having a few things in common).
@@laurencefraser I don't think she's talking about meal prepping, she specifically says she cooks multiple servings with the intention of eating the leftovers in the following day(s)
@@iP1sano I think that's what they're referring to. Meal prepping is just cooking larger amounts that can be portioned out for other days or times. :) Leftovers is just the food you don't finish on your plate, the stuff left over.
