Recreating Maangchi's Dakbokkeumtang (Spicy Braised Chicken) From Taste | Bon Appétit 

I never understood people yelling at sports teams on tv until I watched Chris go all in on the Asian pear

My god the dramatic irony of him standing in front of the apples saying he doesn't want a Red Leicester moment. That was well shot

“It’s not just as simple as a scallion” scallion: is a scallion

5:41 “I just don’t want to have a Red Leicester moment where I walk by the key ingredient that I should have seen.” -spoken next to a pile of apples

chris did the thing in math class where you do an entirely different technique but come to the same answer

chris: immediately guesses gochujang and gochugaru and almost nails the dish right off the bat also chris: it's DEFINITELY not apples

Chris smells it, then he tastes it. And then, he over-thinks it.

Chris carrying around a bottle of shampoo during his childhood is the most Chris thing ever

This man is a gift we don’t deserve.

Chris giving himself 90% on technique when he actually got 52% is the mood for every practice exam ever

First it was the cheese, this time it was the milk. The take away here is that Chris' real nemeses are America's Dairy Farmers.

Chris eating something really spicy, visibly suffering, and then going back for more is a MOOD

It's incredible how Chris acts like a 60-year-old man and a 6-year-old boy... at the same time.

the next mask should have chris's face on it

There's throwing shade, and then there's what Chris did when he heard rice being cracked. He threw pure darkness!

This man is a legend. Can we appreciate how he comes so close every time without a recipe, without seeing it, without the dish name! Whack!

oh the irony of the 'i dont want another red leicester moment' shot in front and next to and surrounded by apples. chris obviously is ridiculously talented and amazing, but so is the whole filiming and editing crew!!

16:25 I love how Christina went full-on grandmaster "The answer is in you" and it made Chris go whole flat-earther conspiracy guy crazy.

Your dakbokkeumtang looks so delicious! I want to taste some with rice! : )

Chris: It's not just as simple as a scallion, definitely not. Scallion: :)

Chris, putting asian pear into the chicken after he cooked it: "This method feels wack to me." me, in pain: "Then why are you still doing it?"

i love that they're putting him to the test with a non-western dish. its interesting to see how a western cooking background/techinque approaches an "mystery" asian dish.

That shot of Chris in front of the apples having another "Red Leicester Moment" at 5:38 ...

I feel like Chris was trying to be all French with his technique when he needed to be Asian and just throw everything together

Ok can we give some shoutouts to the editor who made all the animations to show Chris's accuracy in regards to the ingredients throughout the video? There were so many animations and Chris was talking pretty fast. That's high effort stuff and I want to express how much I appreciate the work

Claire’s Gourmet Makes, Brad’s It’s Alive, Carla’s Back to Back Chef, Amiel’s Almost Every, and Chris’ From Taste/Reverse Engineering give me L I F E. Well done BA for zeroing in on your chefs’ unique personalities and talents and giving them platforms to shine in. Can’t wait to see more series from more of our favourite BA chefs.

Choking on spicy food and being like "oh delicious" is a mood.

while watching gourmet makes : god I love Claire she's my fav while watching its alive : god I love Brad he's my fav while watching recreating from taste : god I love Chris he's my fav

Chris tasting the spicy ingredients, lowkey dying and then saying he likes it is so typical

When Chris puts those glasses on he looks like the most serious, oldest 8-year-old in the world.

Chris can probably already tell what's in Area 51 by just sniffing the air

I can't believe this kind of talent exists. Unreal.

"I'm not asking for much. I just want spoons everywhere." I feel this in my soul.

If you wrote the name of the dish and made Chris smell the ink he could probably write it correctly

Chris: I'm giving myself a 95% Milk: I'm boutta end this man's whole career

Bon Appetit execs: why has our eye mask budget gone up 500x this year

I see no comments about how he nailed those Korean spices immediately

The fact that this man was blindfolded, and was only able to sniff, feel, and taste this obscure dish, and is then able to go and recreate it is simply amazing. At that, is a cultural dish, with specific spices and tastes, incredible.

And, PRO Korean cooking tip. NEVER USE THE OVEN. There are no recipes that needs them basically. Maybe some fusion recipes might, but the basis is that YOU DONT NEED THEM

chris morocco could punch me in the face and I'd apologise, what a man

"Look, i don't ask for a lot, i just want spoons. I want spoons everywhere." --Chris Morocco

when he finally got the scallion right I was like YES CHRIS

Petition to make “Red Leicester moment” an actual phrase

"I don't ask for a lot. I just want spoons." ―Chris Morocco, 2019

it’s so interesting that his brain just goes straight past “let’s throw it in a pot and wing it”

The fact he got most of the specific ingredients right on the first taste,WHAT A GENIUS

the thing is.... that Chris treats Korean home-style dish as a fancy restaurant dish, trying to saute the onions and roast the chicken... while in reality you just dump it all in and let it do it's own thing

*”you can do things with a glove on that you wouldn’t do otherwise”* -Chris Morocco, 2019

Chris and mystery dairy ingredients. Claire and tempered chocolate. Perfectly balanced as all things should be

"I don't want to have a Red Leicester moment, where I walk right by the key ingredient. That I should have seen you know." Camera pans to apples behind Chris... 😅

if it's a korean recipe you KNOW there's at least an entire head of garlic in there 😂 garlic is vegetable to us, not herb

Chris Morocco is traumatized by milk products every reverse engineering vid

Is this the crossover I've secretely been waiting for?

"Doesn't want to have another red Leicester moment"... dozens of apples in the background LOL Edit: they keeping showing the apples in the background T.T

After Claire and her breakdowns in Gourmet Makes, it seems like BA is determined to psychologically destroy each member of the Test Kitchen.

I'd love to see some video-swapping month. Maybe Chris does a Gourmet Makes, Molly Recreates, and maybe Claire does a Pro Chef Tries.

Chris: I don't want to walk past the key ingredient Also Chris: *Proceeds to walk past the apples*

baseline of beginners' asian cooking: just dump everything together

Diggin' the crossover. So funny the tunnel vision that kicks in. He keeps complaining about how fussy it is to put the slices into the chicken late, but never makes the connection.

This dudes taste pallet is seriously ridiculous. He is very good at these challenges. I'm a fan dude.

Chris carrying around shampoo because he likes the smell is so on-brand.

Pls have Maangchi and Gaby on the test kitchen, BA. That would be cuteness overload

*chris:* yeah i feel pretty good about the asian pear *me:* chris i am literally begging you to stop

BA is slowly forcing all of its food editors to do extremely difficult reverse-engineering shows and I'm HERE for it.

"I don't wanna walk by the key ingredient that I should've seen" camera showing apples when chris gets pears instead

"It's like trying to do math while your slightly hypothermic" Can't say I won't be using that one...

A few things about Korean culture and cooking 1. Many homes don't have ovens, and they weren't traditionally used. You probably won't be roasting anything. 2. Stews are stewed for a pretty long time in one pot. 3. There's probably garlic in whatever you're making 4. Most foods are seasoned by a spice paste. It's because the building components are mostly 고추장, 된장, etc. It was very interesting watching Chris make a Korean dish without a recipe - I could see the differences in Korean cooking methods and more Western methods.

"solving a math problem while mildly hypothermic" : a mood. thank you, chris.

I don't see how anyone could get the milk on a blind taste test being that the chicken was braised in the broth. on the other hand, the way he stuffed the pear into the chicken after the cook was very odd and should have led him to the correct method. overall I am once again amazed at how well he's done with this series. truly, Chris Morocco is a super taster.

6:36 "I'm walking! ... I'm free range!" -Chris Morocco, September 2019 Put THAT on a t-shirt!

“The Korean Julia Child of RU-vid” is the most apt description of Maangchi I think anyone could come up with haha

The way he "coughs" after almost every bite kills me 😂

Can we get another person trying this so we have a control dummy? That would be hilarious

CHRIS’S MORTAL ENEMIES - Red Leicester - milk - apples (To be continued)

Best part after talking to Christina "What did that mean?" Gives look.

As a Korean I’m pretty impressed. You knew something was wrong with the cooking method. The Asian pear vs apple is not that big a deal to me because that is totally acceptable to swap the two. My mother would probably even prefer Asian pear. So don’t let that bring you down. I can’t imagine that the flavor would be so strong that you could tell through all the spices. After the pear breaks down into the broth the texture of it would be similar to an apple and honestly you’re just aiming for the fruit sweetness to balance it. I’ll let you know a lot of Korean cooking is toss it all into a pot and just cook lol. This isn’t true for everything but like a lot of home cooking type things like this my mother wouldn’t take the time to do anything but toss it all in one pot for a lot of dishes. XD and yeah the comment about cleaning meats is something she taught me that I’ve tried to stop doing (washing chicken, etc). Also yea scallions. Add soy sauce to any sauce you make that’s Korean when in doubt lol. You have a high chance of being right. I’m not too surprised you got a lot of the spices and the vegetables right because they are standard for Korean dishes. Great job! I would gladly eat your version without complaint! Oh and never be shocked about milks or cheeses in Korean cooking, we love it!

Living for Chris' reaction to Christina's pep talk 🤣🤣🤣 "wtf is she talking about?"

when he’s told about the milk and it just looks like he’s about to cry…

this series arguably becoming the best one on the channel. Although, I would really love for multiple chefs compete each other to create the closest food instead just Chris.

I wanna see Gordon Ramsey and Chris go head to head for a dish in these videos

I hope Chris knows he does a really good job everytime. I feel like he gets really stressed at the end when he's getting "evaluated"?

Chris and Claire are teaching me so much about problem-solving

“I don’t ask for a lot, I just want spoons. I want spoons everywhere”

When Chris gave himself a 90% on technique on the first day when he really got a 52%... I felt that.

Chris Morocco: I really don't think it was scallions. Everyone: Bruh...

“This method feels whack to me” Same Chris which is why it was wrong lol

I’ve been noticing how the test kitchen chefs just use whatever tupperware to drink water out of such as 11:12 I saw Molly do it in a making perfect episode too

Was anyone else shook when he was stuffing the cooked pear into the cooked chicken??

I need an episode of Maangchi fermenting something with Brad on Its Alive 🙏

“So how did you spend your quarantine?” Watching a man eat various soups with his hands

Two takeaway phrases from this episode: 1) "Sun's out, knife's out." 2) "Lid it and quit it."

The best series on this channel and you're only giving it to us like once a month? Oh you dirty tease.

"I just don't want another Red Leicester moment" He says while having a Red Leicester moment

"I believe in you. You know how to do this." Chris Morocco: "What did that mean????"

16:42 I am LIVING for this sassy Chris pose. The hand on hip, the glasses...YES.

This has quickly become my favorite BA series by far. I rewatch these videos on my break at work when I'm stressed (I'm a trauma nurse). Thank you for being my much needed relief!

Can we see Chris in Steve Buscemi's eyes blindfold next?

Alternative title for this series: Chris vs. Dairy

The mangchi version's replay inset video is a good idea. Nice to see the two versions side by side

i love the part that he says that he doesn’t wanna pass by one of the main ingredients all the while he is considering pears instead of the apples which are behind him. accident or not, props to the editors that always do a really good job!!