As someone who loves the old Tomb Raider games I was pleasantly surprised that this book wasn't just about the most recent tomb raider series. Just while looking through the pages I saw many iconic location from the first games!
@@fredfry5100 Rice, steak and fries are very commom in south america, here in Brazil is like a every day meal. But yes, are two types of high glycemic index carbohydrates to top it off! Seems very strange, but its delicious, (with beans too)!
The falafel almost surely failed because frozen Beans are cooked, while the recipe called for just soaked, but not cooked, ones. One, this adds way too much moisture-I guess you could correct that by adding flour or breadcrums (not more beans, as they are the problem to begin with). Two, the texture is worse, as you basically double cook the beans making them quite mushy. When I use canned chickpeas for regular falafel, I just grill them for a minute or two till they get crunchy and add grains to the mix to give some more interesting texture, I guess this could work here too? But, as a disclaimer, I just know how to make regular falafels, so this is speculation on my experience
@@freelancepear87kakkoka11 For the moisture? Just basic white flour will do, I never tried oats. For crunchy bits I add sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, pumkin seeds, small pieces of nuts.. just whatever I can find in my patry
As a Belgian, I rejoice to see people actually double-fry their fries. It's the only way! Also, it's strange to see someone actually put effort into beans on toast...
I like how legit you sound like, Miso. To tell people that you should/could replace ingredients for those "cheaper" (like the tenderloin) or "easier" to find is what makes me really enjoy watching your videos. It makes it feel more humane, you know? Keep up the good work, man!
Thanks Alexandre! I often try to find ways to make cooking cheaper or faster for myself so I like to extend what I know to everyone. Thanks for watching! 😊
Yeah as simple as it is, I really appreciate that recipe. I'm so used to eating it canned that it never occurred to me that you can easily make it yourself
The original tombraiders were my first real big game trilogy I was obsessed with. She kicked so much ass and as a kid I wanted to be an archaeologist (went to uni for it too) and exploring in the game felt so mysterious. The little tune that starts when you discover a secret still makes me happy.
That's awesome! Love hearing stories of games inspiring people. Hope your archaeology studies are doing you well and that you're not getting into as many gunfights as Lara did
There is a chance you live in an area where dried fava beans are called broad beans or butter beans, so looking for those might help. Otherwise, you’ll have to substitute in chick peas or other mild beans. A better cookbook would have explained that.
A Tomb Raider cookbook is not something I would have ever imagined but it works surprisingly well. It is a shame it is not narrated by Laura Croft, her jotting down recipes she really enjoyed from the many countries she went to would have been a wonderfully organic way to present the cookbook. The fact that only some recipes have pictures is a huge letdown. One of the big reasons I like cookbooks is the big, glossy pictures of amazing tasting food. I have to dock three stars from the review for that alone. However, the food you made (mostly) looks tasty and that Peruvian dish was the star of the show. I also really liked that they incorporated pics of Laura from across the series instead of just keeping them to the reboot.
As a british person i found it actually really cute that laras fav breakfast is beans on toast. its such a comfort food for so many of us here. Guess im gonna try this version soon
It's just so warm, easy to make and satisfying. Never tried it with cheese prior to this recipe but it works really well. Don't know if that's a common thing to do there but I found it interesting
Love the video but I will complain that cumin is not in the original recipe. Maybe just a pinch but 2 teaspoons is overkill. Thank you for using the aji amarillo paste and the frozen peppers tho! Those are crucial to the flavor. Aji Amarillo has a milder floral hint to it because of the freshness that jalapenos can't match. I would recommend Zocalo Aji Amarillo paste for anyone making the sauce. It is super fresh (and it spoils fast to prove it) and it doesn't have the taste of citric acid that other brands have to use to preserve it. Not surprised that you love the stir fry, ^.^. It's a fusion dish in Peru that was created using Peruvian ingredients by the Asian community in Peru to appeal to local tastes. It's so popular that every Peruvian restaurant will serve it. It's our most well known crowd pleasing dish. I will confirm that at home I just use sirloin because of the price. But a good peruvian restaurant will use beef tenderloin, and to me that's a litmus test of how good that restaurant will be. Be on the lookout.
This is fantastic information, thanks for sharing! I'll definitely be on the lookout for good peruvian food near me as I'd love to try more from this cuisine. Delicious stuff!
I think it's so fun when you say that you'll actually use these recipes again as replacements to the ones you'd usually do. That's really encouraging to try these myself one day!
Gotta say, I love these reviews. I'd really like some insight on why you pick the recipes you do. Is it random? Do you pick ones you think you might enjoy? challenge you? One's you really just wanna try, even if you're not sure you'll like them?
That's actually a really good question! So when picking recipes, my main priorities are the ones that are iconic and unique to the games. . For the Tomb Raider one, I didn't really find any of the recipes that are unique to the game's lore so I tried to find some that had thematic ties (e.g., beans and toast being Lara Croft's fav, falafels to represent all of the egypt themed games, peruvian dish to represent all of the jungle stages). So yeah I just try to pick the dishes that I feel best represent the game's universe.
I never expected a cookbook to be written and inspired from the games since food is hardly mentioned in any of them. But this looks so neat! Any recipes that is TR-inspired, I will try.
Yeah I wasn't expecting to ever see a Tomb Raider cookbook but they did a pretty good job of tying the food with the games. The Lomo Saltado is so good and definitely worth a try!
Okay, so I think I may have figured out why your Ta'ameya was messed up. The beans weren't supposed to be cooked. This means they're going to be soggy and adding more only added to the problem. I don't think this is your fault because this is a foreign food and I assume it wasn't mentioned in the recipe. Speaking of things not mentioned in the recipe the sesame seeds are DEFINITELY supposed to be in the recipe as every recipe I've found has them so that's a major mistake on their end. Apparently this is a very big Egyptian street food that is a big deal over there so I'm surprised the cookbook messed it up. Also, fun fact about them is while they can be eaten alone like in your video they also seem to put several inside some sort of bread/tortilla and eat it almost like a square hot pocket with an end open where they use a white sauce on top of it.
Oh yeah, I don't know how many dishes from other countries look like, so without knowing how they should look like, it's really hard to know if I've done the recipe right
The Middle Eats YT channel has a video on how to make Ta'ameya. Obi and Salma are amazing, and their video goes into a great amount of detail on what to do, what to look for, and what the final results should be.
I always loved the idea of the Tomb Raider games. These games and the Uncharted games alike always seemed like they paid respects to what I assumed was the source; Indiana Jones, while also remaining unique to their own stories. I wish I had played more of these games as I've never touched Uncharted and I've only played a little bit of one of the newer Tomb Raider games. That being said, this is quite an immersive cookbook from what you've shown and I could totally see her scribble down recipes from her travels that she enjoyed. Before watching the video I was slightly concerned that this cookbook would really just feature random recipes from across the world but it seems they really put their heart into it! I do have to say though, much like you I need my pictures with every recipe or else I feel like I go in blind and don't really have that passion to cook it in the first place. These pictures need to be there and they need to capture my attention. They should have me DYING to try out and create each recipe in the cookbook and as a photographer let me tell you, it's not as hard as you'd think. Great video as always! I am always excited to get a notification that one of your videos has just been uploaded! Also, by the way I'll look into those Egyptian fulofuls (however it's spelled) and let you know if I learn anything helpful!
@@MisoHungrie absolutely! Thank you for putting in the work, effort, and money into these videos. I know the ingredients can get pricey and cookbooks can be kinda expensive as well. I always love your videos and that's why I always gotta give that love and support. 😁
I expected Lara's favourite breakfast to be something fancy, like... poached salmon eggs benedict or something, "beans on toast" is considered a fairly simple meal, then again, she travelled a lot, so a tin of beans and some toast was probably relatively convenient comfort food for camping. Also didn't expect them to put a whole-ass recipe for what would normally come in a can. I might have to try that Peruvian beef dish though, that sounds delicious. You know what's kind of ironic? Lara's creator called her "Lara" because he didn't think Americans could pronounced "Laura", but I most often hear Americans pronounce her name as "Laura".
It’s beans on toast, u just have to used tinned baked beans, put them in a pan or microwave, make your toast, but some butter on it if u want, put the beans on, at salt and cheese
One to to save the falafel would have been pulsing the beans instead of blending to retain a bit of texture. Also you could add some flour to bind them.
Dry breans, soaked in the fridge for 12 hours or so. Dry for 30 minutes after soaking. When you process the beans, they should have roughly a panko consistency. Then mix the flavors in, and process just a bit more until it's like a rough shaggy dough. It shouldn't be too wet. You should be able to easily form balls with the dough that crumble somewhat when pinched.
me seeing the cover from afar: ohhh that cloth looks peruvian how cool! me seeing the close up of the peruvian soles: OH IT IS PERUVIAN!!! HOW COOL !!!!!!
@@MisoHungrie I hope u get to try some more peruvian foods bc lomo saltado is good but its not even close to being my fave, theres just too many good food here!!!
Another great video. Never thought id see a cookbook based on Tomb Raider, its a very interesting idea, especially the travel guide part. Also, im pretty sure you said Worchester sauce correctly, how many takes did that take? :P
An American must have designed these - those beans are not like any authentic British recipes. It goes south the second ketchup is used in the base. 😆 Now, as a chef of 20+ years, I'd recommend replacing that ketchup, with chili sauce - not spicy, but that sweet tomato based one, such as made by Heinz. You'll find it where you find the ketchup. It still won't be authentic to British beans, but will be significantly better. Anytime you DO see ketchup in a recipe, any knowledgable chef will replace it with chili sauce, or sometimes something else. Ketchup is something only home cooks use in recipes, and there's ALWAYS a better alternative for the job.
Even with the one recipe fail this all looked really good. I have the book coming for a Christmas gift and it was great getting a sneak peek. The Peruvian dish looks to die for but where did you find the aji amarillo paste? Is it something safe to order from Amazon?
Luckily there is a latin grocery store by me that had it. The ones on Amazon look very similar. I've ordered condiments from Amazon before and never had a bad experience so far
I mean the original tomb raider games took place in the mid 90s so she would be around 25-28 years old if she was born in 1968 Also I need to get these cookbooks Got to test my culinary skills
Maybe they did consider having Lara "narrate" the book, but considering that it includes stuff from all three timelines - and therefore, three different Laras - it probably posed a bit of a challenge since it would've technically had three different Lara narrators 🤔
Older video but Falafel is so hard to make and perfect. I am a hugr falafel fan and the only places ive ever found good falafel have been very small mom and pop joints. Its almost a rule that the only way to make falafel is to have an old family recipe passed down for generations. Dont feel bad because ive legit had horrendous falafel at 5 star michelin restaurants so understand that it really is an insanely hard thing to make
I'm Egyptian and the recipe for the ta'amiya wasn't even right and you should only put a little bit of sesame seeds on it and yeah the reason it fell apart in the oil is that it is too wet and if the cooked well in the oil it would be golden and crisby from the outside and not that moshy on the inside Sorry for my bad English
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Wasnt Angelina Jolie in her 50s in the movies? I cant even begin to imagine what is in the book 🤔 either stuff made for her by the butler (or said butler), spitroast (though do we ever actually see her eat?) Or like what desecrated mummy flesh?
It sounds silly but I've also been to different countries and continents but my favorite dish is something simple I grew up with. I can relate to Lara 🙂
@@MisoHungrie Don't Starve is a really cool game with lots of appetising recipes. My second favorite character is the chef, Warly 😅 And also, we Pedro's seem to have a good taste in youtubers!
already off the bat im annoyed. beans in america are not the same as beans in england. yet this recipe is making american beans on toast, and people will get the idea theyre the same as lara is english. not your fault of course
Well, women are like wine you know 😏 Also in the rebood she's born in 1992.. which sure, still better with age 😂 Seriously tho, I know a few 50 yo that would probably still be able to do the globetrotting adventure thing.. look at people like Keanu Reeves for example. The Rock, Linda Hamilton even!
I don't understand why even include messing up certain recipes? all it does it show you're lazy by not choosing a diff recipe or not correctly sourcing materials