I Tested Bizarre Tiktok Recipes- Chocolate Noodles, Cheesy Pickles, Lasagna Soup 

A 4-month-old pregnant lady would be a pretty unique chef...

As a soup lover (especially noodle soup) the lasagne soup is such an easy and lazy but great recipe to cook when you don't have the patience to wait for it to bake in the oven while all the great aromas are just clouding your kitchen and you just get even hungrier bc for the soup you can still snack on it while it cooks

The biggest thing with the chocolate noodles (from what I've learned in a molecular gastronomy class) is the use of agar rather than gelatin, agar dissolves at a higher temperature and needs to be heated to get it to thicken where gelatin can be bloomed and set at a much lower temperature which makes it more unstable. Agar is more solid at room temperature and has more of a chewy consistency rather than gelatin which is bouncy and soft. If you were to try it again even with a different flavor choice (I've made vanilla noodles which is essentially a pannacotta in noodle form) I'd highly suggest agar! Also, if you search online molecular gastronomy noodles there are more useful pages/videos to browse. 😁

"Everybody's so creative!" I got that reference 💀 She recently popped up in my clock app feed, and she never fails to simultaneously make me laugh with her quips ...but also horrified from some of the recipes she reacts to!

"Did this come from a city with a surplus of cheese and pickles?" funny you said that, because being by a surplus of pickles is how fried pickles were invented in ARKANSAS! First created in the summer of 1963 by the late Bernell Austin who owned the Duchess Drive-in. Austin's son David Smith said, "He thought, well there's got to be a way to cash in on that pickle. Of course this is the south, where did it go? In the deep-fryer." Genius move. The idea was originally a gimmick to drum-up business for the drive-in that was located across the highway from the Atkins Pickle Company, but from there it just became a Southern staple once it got popular at festivals. Although the drive-in closed in the late 60s, you can still get the fried pickle made with the original recipe (only his family know the recipe) at the Picklefest held annually in Atkins, Arkansas!

I'm not surprised that the pickle cheese combo was good. One of my guilty pleasures is a sandwich with white bread, butter, a slice of any kind of cheese that I have, and some pickles.

David, the pickles you picked are a fermented pickle vs. a brined pickle. That's why it smelled so funky. Fermented foods are funky. Think kimchi and sauerkraut but in pickle form.

Man, I didn't even realize how much I missed you until you came back from your break. You're one of the few channels I actually click that bell for.

You made my day with those chocolate noodles LOL. Thanks for everything that you do, David!

My guess would be to heat the tubing enough to let the tubing loosen around the noodles, run under some hot water for 30 seconds, but that's just my guess,it would be rough though no matter what

The chocolate noodles made me wheeze lol Safiya and Tyler made them on a stream some time ago and had some better luck I guess 🤣

*THANK YOU!* I personally *LOVE* lasagna with a layer of ricotta. I don't care if béchamel is more traditional. Some traditions are stupid. I grew up eating lasagna with ricotta, and the ricotta is my favorite part.

It’s crazy, I’ve been watching you since middle school and now I’m 21 so it’s kinda awesome over the years seeing the changes and growth of everything on the channel

I thought the chocolate noodles would be actual noodles but with added coco powder. The lasagna soup might be something I’d try to make, but in my home kitchen not my apartment which is too small and under equipped.

The "compressor noodle shot" really cracked me up! 🤣🤣🤣 I am completely with you, I hate gelatine, too, and therefore would suggest to always replace it with agar-agar. The dosage is slightly different, but since you were working without a recipe, it doesn't matter that much, imo. The inside of the (much shorter!) tube in the tik-tok might have been slightly greased, otherwise there's no chance to get these noodles out. And, last but not least: Why? You can easily make chocolate noodles by hand, and they'll be fantastic! 😋

One of my favorite sandwiches growing up was a basic crispy grilled cheese with 4 dill pickle chips! There's also a pretty popular snack recipe where you just put cheddar cheese in the bottoms of a mini muffin tin, then add a dill pickle chip/slice to each and then bake it til it gets crispy. Suuuper good.

When you make a mold out of any gelatin you have to soak the container in hot water for a few minutes then it should come right out.

That lasagna soup looks good. I think I’ll make that this weekend.

My husband saw the original video where he's squirting the noodles out of the tubes. The refraction of light through the tubes makes me think that there's water in the tubes not air, which makes sense because water cannot be compressed so, it should have even pressure when pushing the noodles out.

My favorite thing is the reaction when David doesn't expect to like something but then it's yum.

I would've tried to dip the tubing in some hot water for a few seconds. That's what usually ends up happening with gelatin.

If you really love ricotta cheese that much then I cannot reccomend trying ricotta cheese pie enough. It is absolutely delicious!

Great video David, I watched in another video of the noodles from a mexican chef and he us agar agar, not gelatine, also he dont let the noodles get hard in the tube, he push it out of the tube to the ice water

I nearly busted a gut when you brought in the air compressor. LOL. Got at least 16% more chaos outta that! 🤣

My poor David! You made a heroic effort to produce those ridiculous chocolate noodles. As you suggested: " Just eat the d*** chocolate bar!" Sounds good to me. And now I'm thinking about frying some cheese to make a pickle taco...

The crispy cheese roll is especially good if you sub the pickles for kimchi, I've had to talk myself out of making it again lol

I've been making my own version of a pressure cooker lasagna soup for years lol. Delicious, lower calorie for more bulk, way faster

"It looks elegant, like a modern art piece." Makes you wanna deep fry bamboo.

cheesy pickles literally cannot flop its such a good combo!!

Watching you try to un-constipate those noodles had me ROLLING. As soon as you got the compressed air my friend muttered, “Oh no, that’s not gonna do what you think it’s gonna do” I might have dunked the tubing in some warm water before trying to get them out, but man… I’d pay GOOD money to see the uncut footage of that one.

I forgot to mention. I've been using the fried cheese discs as a replacement for tortillas-crackers-pita. We call them Crunchy Cheese (in English so it sounds exotic hahaha) It helps on my low carb diet. luckily there aren't a lot of European pickles here in southern mexico, so I don't have to deal with that part of the dish. I do like chinese pickled veggies.

I nearly choked on my drink when you pulled out the industrial air compressor. My first thought was, "that's not going to end well...." I think I'll just stick with the lasagna soup. ;)

My first reaction to the cheese-wrapped pickle was, "Oh, that's some keto bullshit, isn't it?" That said, I'd probably love it. Fried crispy cheese and pickles? Hard to go wrong.

I made similar noodles myself a few years ago, it's based on molecular cooking and instead of gelatine you use Agar, with that it dose not stick to the tubing, if you want to try it again sometime

Oh those chocolate noodles... the things you go through for us!! Question - could you update us when you make the lasagne soup again (or just let us know what you would do differently to make the preparation steps a little more efficient? And would you still use the alfredo, or something else?) You really made me want to try this! Thank you so much!

Another great video! The lasgna soup looks so good, I've never thought about turning my favorite pasta dish into a soup but why not? Also, what is the outro song? I've been meaning to ask forever but only now remembered to do so

excellent video david. one of your best.

I made the cheese pickles a couple weeks ago, but I used provolone and added a slice of salami to it before the pickle. It was delicious!

I am fucking cackling at the chocolate noodle part lmao I love you

I missed your videos so much! I've been here for so long, I don't even remember what year- 2018? who knows. But I will never leave!

I love the “Oh!” “Whaaat?” at 10:00

thank you David Seymour i’ve been watching your videos and been a subscriber since you had 40k . since i was 13 and now i’m 19. I’m just saying Thank you know because I know live in a place with not a lot of food because of poverty and watching your videos always helped me through life and we’re good videos . Thank You

👍 BaTampte pickles!!!❤️ (Family favorite. Haven't seen them since I left CT.) It looks pretty good actually. I was a little grossed out by the looks of Zack Chou's chocolate noodles, but appreciate the creativity.

Love the TikTok recipe videos!

I saw lasagna soup on a mommy blog some years ago and now it's a regular in our house. Lasagna is my favorite food, so I love having an easier alternative to make with more regularity. But I do only add the cheese after plating, like the original recipe had recommended, for the exact reason you pointed out

I genuinely think Zach just dumped random crap into the bowl and then just bought some brown dyed spaghetti noodles or something like that and used hella tight editing skills to make it look like it came out smooth from the tube 😂😂😂

Thanks for the laughs, of which there were several during this video.😂

So ive delved into molecular gastronomy with thoose weird noodles. I did a strawberry noodle for my collage final. Lmao. I usually use agar for noodles. They give a higher resistance. Easier to push out. Probably need to adjust your cream to chocolate ratio. With that amount your looking more of a cream sauce not a heavy chocolate. With chocolate you probably need to give a light heat before getting them out as well. But overall you were close!

The cheese and pickle thing is so good. Especially if you sprinkle some garlic powder in there!

Maybe for the chocolate noodles the noodles were frozen briefly (like 10 mins) in the hose, then the hose was dipped in hot water to loosen? Like Popsicles get released from mold when you run under hot water....

I’m not getting your videos recommended anymore, I needed to see this at your insta. RU-vid recommend this guy more!!!!

I don’t know who’s been making lasagna with a Béchamel sauce, but that’s *not* Italian and I am. Ricotta all the way! I get mine from the Italian market not far from my house. As for that lasagna soup, I’ve been eyeing that for a while now. Personally I’ll use the mini lasagna noodles. I use them when I make skillet lasagna too. So much easier than breaking lasagna sheets. Now about those noodles… I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard at a cooking video ever! I completely lost it when you brought in the air compressor! 😂😂😂

I'm not saying make a video out of it, but Brian Lagerstrom's lasagna with fresh homemade ricotta is the best lasagna I've ever had. Absolutely worth the effort. You should give it a shot.

The chocolate noodles looked like a typical bathroom in a gas station, and the “shit.” he said was the worker walking in, realizing they had to clean it.

There's a local lunch shop in the city I work in that does Lasagna soup and its awesome

THE NOODLES LMAOOO

Cheese and pickles go on burgers together so sounds bangin to meee

I love lasagna soup! I do it with cream not Alfredo sauce and the family including little all eat it. 💜 you are very right the ricotta totally makes it sooo good!

Everybody's so creative 😂

love your videos!!!

The lasagna soup is actually pretty common over in my area. It taste just like lasagna but in some tomato soup and it’s delicious.

I'm totally with you about ricotta cheese! I'm a half Italian Jersey girl & that's what I grew up on too. Thanks for the recipe--can't wait to try it!

I love cheese and pickles together! I haven't tried this recipe but I love plain cold pickles and cheese together like a little sandwich 😄

David really gave all he got for those chocolate noodles😂💀

To everyone mentioning how interested they are in trying the lasagna soup, I really recommend checking out Half Baked Harvest’s lasagna soup recipe online! It’s workflow makes a ton more sense, and it’s really foolproof. We’ve made it dozens of times with no issue, and it’s always amazing!

I’ve always LOVED pickles and cheese but like a little slice of cheddar block cheese

ok the lasagna soup actually looks good. i don't like lasanga, i think it's the texture but i'd try the soup.

Ngl that lasagna soup looks pretty good

The cheese pickles look like a midwestern treat

Omg I eat the cheese and pickle all the time.. it's a great snack for my diet

Your issue with the noodles is probably the tubing. It's way too thick walled, it needs to be more flexible and expandable so air can get around the noodles to minimize friction.

Love your content David! Always have and always will!

im always surprised to see people grossed out by the pickles in a blanket. its the best part of elmos favorite meal, grilled cheese and a pickle and a glass of milk

Man, I thought I was crazy the other night when I tried a toasted cheese and pickle sandwich... Glad I'm not the only one in the world that thinks pickles and cheese together are good. 🤣

The cheese and pickles is a straight up drunk snack, it's up there with cup of noodles and Tabasco sauce, and it's probably better with regular dill pickles instead of pickles fermented in garlic juice like yours were.

Can you try Anna Olsons chocolate cake (from 4 years ago not 6) it’s my go to chocolate cake recipe but I want to know how it holds up to your other fave chocolate cakes

I think you're right, re: agar in the mixture, as well as reducing the amount of milk/cream. Zach's noodle liquid looked more ganache-like before it set. And, I wonder if he oiled his tubes before injecting the cooled mixture into them... Hmm. I'm sorry they didn't turn out as well as hoped. I do think the lasagna soup looks great, and the cheesy pickles is a hair away from a "fried pickle": if you wrapped one pickle slice fully in the cheese (around and both tips), it would be a true winner. Thanks again, David, for the food tests!

The little hand wave you did after first bite of the pickle cheese was adorable.

I'm obsessed with pickles and cheese I eat it at least once a week I'm definitely trying the fries cheese pickle burrito

Pretty sure the chocolate noodles were made while the mixture was still warmish. That's why they were blown into a bowl of ice water when he did them so they firmed up instantly instead of freezing them inside the tube like you did.

I knew the chocolate noodles was going to be a hot mess. But yeah. xD

1. In the South, there's a thing we do with pickles (can't think of what it's called, right now) where we take a tortilla, put cream cheese on that, put shredded cheese on that, and a pickle in the middle. You wrap it up like a burrito and eat it. You can heat it up or eat it cold, either is fine. 2. You can make the lasagna soup in a crock pot. It's just meh, personally. I've done it quite a few times since it's quick and easy and my kids do seem to like it. My middle child was even requesting it every week there for a few months. 3. I don't like chocolate (please don't come for me, I really just don't like it), so I immediately went 'gag' to this recipe. It also seems like there should be an easier way to make chocolate noodles, but again, don't like chocolate.

I grew up with cottage cheese in lasagna. Ricotta is fancy.

I think you're supposed to blow out the noodles while a portion of the tube is laid in the ice bath so that what comes out is still warm enough to be pliable but also cold enough to stay firm

Thumbs up for the poop like explosions in the kitchen. 😂

We actually eat cheese like that a lot in Mexico, it's called a costra and you can fill it with meat or whatever

Would it have helped to dunk the tubing in warm water before trying to extrude the noodles?

I think that cheese and pickle snack would be great cut into chunks as an appetizer-like snack.

Where did you get that grater?? It's looks so cool and useful

Everybody’s so creative

Just dunk the tubes briefly in hot water. The gelatin adhered to the inner walls, so you need to warm up the outside to get it to release.

I watch alot of your videos and always enjoy the various food recipes, the hit and miss of combinations of recipes. The recipe with Zack choi i believe the ingredient you were missing David to make the chocolate noodles more jelly like is KONJAC POWDER. I watch alot of asmr and cooking videos because i love cooking and recipes myself and I have seen them used this powder alot in recipes if they want to make something jelly like, so if you ever revisit this chocolate noodle recipe again give the konjac powder a go👍, it was hilarious seeing you bust out the heavy machinery to get that out 🤣🤣🤣 and I'm like over here no David that's not gonna work it's just gonna make a mess

if someone wants to do the chocolate noodles maybe try getting them out by rolling a rolling pin over the tubing? not sure if it works but seems like less of a mess...

Spread some cream cheese on salami and put some pickle on it (baby whole dills work well because you can roll it), yum!

Pickles in nacho cheese is honestly kinda good, so I can see that first one working

so happy you're in my life

I’m e been eating cheese and pickle sandwiches for 35 years!! They’re awesome. The fried cheese seems too oily, though.

I miss Ba Tampte pickles so much since I left the NY Metro.

for the chocolate noodles, you could try konjac starch. It will be more sturdy than gelatin I believe. Just an opinion. I watched another page where she made the "noodles" with konjac and I think it will give the results you are looking for. The channel and title of the video: "Boone Cake Rainbow Jelly Roll cake". You can use it as reference.

There was a Mexican restaurant in my area that died early in the pandemic that used to do tacos with cheese on the grill like that. Theirs put the cheese/meat filling in a tortilla, but I don't understand why other Mexican restaurants don't also do it, with a tortilla or with the tortilla as a substitute.