Andy Makes Salted Chocolate Halva | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appétit

[@galnamedtal]

This video in summation: -Andy talks about how much he doesn’t have a sweet tooth -Andy talks about movies - oh btw here’s a recipe for halva

[@NoName-fo9ty]

What's Your got a problem??

[@patricktoner1724]

Andy is the only snack in the test kitchen.

[@adamlancsak6606]

exactly

[@boixgenius]

how are you going to lie like that when Claire exists

[@donglabong]

Bone appetit!

[@raphaelgordh8251]

I think Brad has many beautiful qualities to him as well

[@edipasplays]

Andy and molly... yum

[@Nick-gi7mx]

can we please have an Andy skin care routine

[@gregorsamsa97]

not to sound like a stalker but I've seen Andy's skincare recs on the BA website! the whole staff will write about their fave skincare and supplements etc.

[@jacobtrang833]

Nick Nick first step : genetic Final step : wake up

[@lancebangle]

I mean yes genetics but sleep, a good amount of water and keeping your face clean and a healthy diet will get you a long way

[@vanillaicecream2385]

is not real halva blin

[@Jessicaisrealawesome]

Being of Mediterranean/middle eastern descent and olive skinned is probably his “skincare routine” lol. Spent a semester in Italy and couldn’t find ANY products for acne because Italians just didn’t GET pimples. Fml

[@meikes15]

Andy normally: "i don't have a sweet tooth" Andy in quarantine: "I'm eating ice cream everyday"

[@xydoit2024]

Halva is so sweet

[@marge-nal]

The real snack being made here in ANDY BEING FILMED

[@joshlevi2882]

Mark Emaar right🤣🤤

[@kyl6864]

*scrolls down expecting to see Chris tempered the chocolate jokes* Yep. Still at it.

[@georgiap8354]

HALVA IS DELICIOUS THANKS FOR REPRESENTING MIDDLE EASTERN/MEDITERRANEAN DELICIOUSNESS

[@Overlord99762]

And slav

[@NavneetRao]

And the Indian subcontinent!

[@jonathangeorge787]

@@NavneetRao I didn't know halva existed outside India 😅

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

middle east and south asia

[@NavneetRao]

@@jonathangeorge787 same here, haha!

[@bennightingale3318]

"20 minutes from beginning to start" 😂😂😂😂 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@goldengonzogaming2664]

I'd assume they meant "20 minutes of work". The resting time wouldn't count.

[@Hergendales]

I literally can’t even with this person, he is the most handsome thing I’ve ever seen.

[@Packiechu]

I would watch Andy make a glass of ice water. He's just so precious. Love his recipes! Oh my god though, I can't wait to try this one out. It looks so good!

[@zelenoye]

In Russia halva is mostly sunflower-based, sometimes they add peanuts, sesame seeds, raisins or cocoa

[@dryd943]

That sounds really good!

[@MrShinigami347]

Slavness intensifies !

[@Lera723]

My grandma used to buy huge blocks of sunflower halva. Literally bricks! Oh the memories

[@weskergeorge97]

@@dryd943 Its freaking amazing. And it's not that hard to make, Check out Life Of Boris's recipe for it.

[@tbac2432]

@@Lera723 My grandma knew yours she did the same. Now I buy it all the time.

[@stefdec16]

In Greece you can find Halva with almonds, chocolate swirl, honey, pistachios, etc.... But a chocolate laced Halva sounds even better... Kudos!

[@constantinepopes5303]

This is not halva. Αυτή η μαλακία δεν είναι σίγουρα χαλβάς!

[@justalittleblackraincloud]

@@constantinepopes5303 this is the type of Halva American Jews are familiar with. There are many, many different kinds.

[@faithbarnes151]

Yup!

[@faithbarnes151]

Constantine Popes χαχαχα

[@constantinepopes5303]

@@justalittleblackraincloud No, this ain't halva.

[@pittmanpit4579]

BA producers providing the Andy fans with GREAT Andy content here

[@michellehurdur]

I had heard about Chris’ measuring-cup-water-drinking shenanigans in the background of various vids in another comment section and have been graced that the story is true at 1:24

[@chrisbright90]

If i had twenty measuring cups lying around I'd do it too

[@JC-wv7om]

That's a deli cup, not a measuring cup.

[@ashhariharan9089]

I think they all do it - I’ve seen molly drinking out of one also

[@artistryiscomingback]

That's how everyone in kitchens drinks water

[@inqui5ition]

That's something you will find in almost every restaurant. Cooks always drink out of those deli cups

[@slugga06]

Looking forward to making this. Your chicken tomatoe stew was so good that my wife and kids want it to become a regular meal at our house.

[@AlEbnereza]

Chris's Choco-dar did not go off. Odd.

[@gaijin3405]

Al Ebnereza It seemed to go off for a short period when he brought out the bittersweet 5:33

[@ak-loz]

Why didn't we get reactions from tasters!? That's the best part!

[@spinky999]

Leaves you a bit unsatisfied.

[@mildlifeisatrisk5727]

He made me install Grindr again yesterday just in order to find someone like him. And uninstall (again) because there is literally no one nice in there...

[@wasp3810]

😂 me!

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

LOL, you poor thing... 😢😷 He is very cute though... ☺️

[@dadshoe7607]

That’s a little weird

[@DamaHuerta]

I have a huge crush on Andy thank you cameraman for helping us get the deets

[@mstly4lg]

Don't you mean you "halva huge crush" !

[@quiesty99]

@@mstly4lg So good so good so good

[@aryankulshreshtha5236]

Is he married?

[@Ntyler01mil]

It's like a very elegant butterfinger.

[@IsidroJoe]

halva nice day!

[@samimotag]

😂

[@strong9104]

that gave me a good exhale through the nose, thanks

[@SolVril]

i laughed so hard at this comment. Thank you :D

[@shogun2215]

The Halva looks great, but I can't take my eyes off of Andy goddamn it.

[@kelseyhammond3981]

Surprised Chris didn't stop what he was doing to roast Andy for not tempering that chocolate

[@artinverted572]

loving how much Andy content we're getting now, bless

[@abh4316]

From what I know. Halva is a Turkish word and in Arabic is pronounced Halwa. The word literally means “Sweet” as in desert or a treat sweet. Which is correct information you as it has various variations. I’m definitely will do your type. It is interesting simple methods while we have rose from Iran. I’m thinking also saffron or Cardamom. Pistachios is available in supermarket along with original and coco flavored.

[@SamaraTrollero]

I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure the original word is Arabic.

[@SamaraTrollero]

What's tatlısı then?

[@nativ3s268]

halwa is an arabic word which was adopted by turks not the other way round

[@DadcraftColorado]

Daaaaang BA! This was off the charts awesome with Andy's relaxed commentary and story telling along with the beautiful presentation at the end! The cornflowers really kicked it up!

[@Charlie-np1yr]

Just made this!! really simple and delicious, thanks! rly good with citrus zest btw.

[@xNINTHxCIRCLExXBL]

We have a tahini cookie dough fudge flavour at the ice cream shop I work at that has halva pieces in it. I'd never had halva before but it's delicious!

[@missingallmymarbles7670]

JustynLeonard I need to try something like this! I miss cookie dough but am a celiac...this should work well!

[@completezach3279]

This recipe is a lot easier if you just don’t do it and have a couple spoons of Nutella

[@Yesim730]

Nutella and halva are two completely different things.

[@robkilpatrick4283]

Amazing! It works the same way with typing comments....

[@gasp1gasp1]

Halwa is sesame seeds and Nutella is hazelnut. The taste and texture is different.

[@altilama]

i'm not sure which is sadder the fact that you're comparing/confusing the two or that you actually enjoy nutella

[@NoCommonSense9]

@@altilama Its a joke

[@DianeH2038]

OMG. I literally gasped when I saw what Andy was making. one of my favorite desserts in the universe -- I'll be making this for sure. thank you!

[@DianeH2038]

@winner winner a halvah sandwich?

[@melsyoutube]

Andy talking about movies and music is what I need more of!!! Also - I never knew this is what halva was, I always thought it was a semolina dish

[@Cardzer]

Having had halva so many times now during Eid and other family gatherings, the idea of having it with chocolate makes so much sense but mind blowing at the same time like what?!

[@augisanchez]

The part in Garden State is about The Shins, not The Smiths... (edited for spelling)

[@ag8818]

I shouted IT WAS THE SHINS at the screen too

[@bigboy6704]

the doomer band

[@forreelzson]

Yeah, I wonder if he confused it with 500 Days of Summer.

[@augisanchez]

Slater Korra that could totally be! But I think it’s just a matter of the names being similar, and not being a fan of either band.

[@chuckychuck8318]

In Algeria we mix halva with nougat. 👌👌

[@arushirana1118]

Andy throwing shade at those people is all I need.

[@odinvik7821]

not *my* dream

[@igglewiggle6649]

So beautifully presented!! Excellent effort, Andy!! Will definitely make this. Love, love, love halvah.

[@PaulIsTheKillingestOnYT]

Is this the halva recipe Andy missed for the December issue because he was at Burning Man?

[@AirTerranean]

Andy you wonderful, wonderful man. Thank you! Halva is my favourite type of confection and it's fantastic to see it getting the recognition it deserves.

[@pistaluv]

my dad used to buy me store bought halwa usually we'd eat it spread on khubz but i was so addicted that i would end up finishing the whole packet by eating straight from the container with a spoon lmaooo those were good days

[@ErinLOVESmakeupxoxo]

I’m so here for more Andy videos!

[@aeronflores2870]

Frank Ocean is right. He's so buff and so strong 🥺🥺🥺 I CAN'T 😭

[@midgettiger6389]

Get this on trending *_NOW_* the thumbnail alone tells it all!!!

[@isabellamorris7902]

"Every single day he eats half a pint of ice cream" A man after my own heart!

[@Andrew_in_the_garden]

5:29 not one bit surprised that Chris sits so perfectly straight

[@forward2374]

For some reason everyone, including myself confuses the scene from Garden State where Zooey Deschanel sings "there is a light that never goes out" at the doctor's office with the scene from 500 days of summer where Natalie Portman is listening to "new slang" in the elevat- wait a minute...

[@mazzlet]

The Smiths, The Shins, who can tell the difference??

[@mollybailey4286]

@@mazzlet they are not the same at all

[@manicspidertrash91]

I love bon appetit videos that you don't have to use a stand mixer! As a cooking enthusiast on a low wage, its great to feel like you can cook amazing recipes without spending lots on expensive kitchen tools.

[@zimmejoc]

Imagine how much better it would be if that chocolate had been tempered. :)

[@Dexy83]

This is the first recipe of Andy's that I actually feel like I could make. 😀 He typically makes recipes that almost seem possible for everyone. He's very descriptive and wonderfully easy to follow, but I have trouble with anything more complicated, than ground beef. 🤣

[@alexisriane738]

i’m glad i wasn’t the only one noticing “beginning to start” 😂😩

[@lm.805]

I love Andy's videos! He's always teaching me new foods.

[@tobbbse]

Thanks for this pretty much basic recipe which I have been longing for for quite a time.

[@benjaminsabin3330]

I LOVE the little playful scream while he is transferring the melted chocolate. He is so handsome and adorable.

[@TheRockerX]

The audio levels are usually too low on a lot of BA's videos. I had to turn my volume all the way up to hear what he was saying

[@smoothoperator9901]

I barely saw the thumbnail and thought this man topped it with SPRINKLES! ... this is so much more beautiful 😍

[@crewposter6726]

Lifeofboris made Halva, so I guess it’s also an Eastern European thing.

[@christiankneupper7011]

he made 25 kg of Halva don't forget it.

[@singingmyblue8000]

It's actually originally from the Levant countries & Turkey. It's called Halawa is Arabic which literally translates to "sweetness" lol

[@christiankneupper7011]

​@@singingmyblue8000 I am well aware of that one of my closest friends is Georgian and she will rant about how Russian cuisine is just the best parts of Ukrainian, Kazakh, Azerbaijan, and Georgian, and Turkic foods. She went to a "Russian Restaurant in Houston and said it should've been called a USSR restaurant. Because things like plov, Shashlik, Cheburekis, borscht were all either Ukrainian, or central Asian.

[@Spooky-Sara]

Also Persian

[@Ahmed-pf3lg]

It’s Arabian in origin. Halva is the “Turkified” word of “Halwa” which literally means sweet in Arabic. The Turkish Ottomans later on spread it to Eastern Europe as well.

[@wherearetheavocados_2974]

The BA kitchen seems like the happiest place in the universe

[@GeoffreyAlan]

I’ll halva give this a try!

[@emulsion_]

You monster

[@nancyjohnson-hunt]

I love Andy so much.

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

The topping of the halva, I really thought it was sprinkles 😂

[@tams7411]

I've made halva once before and I 100% reccomend anyone who likes flakey nutty things. It's so easy to make, it was the first candy I've ever made and it was so simple and a complete success!

[@conradreisch7561]

2:43 "So this is going to take about 6-8 minutes from beginning to start" 😆

[@big0o0ben]

I can’t get over Andy’s cuteness 😍he is the real halva😋♥️

[@krishypll]

Andy is daddy af

[@DocPopulus]

I had to have a couple of goes at this to get it to work. In the first attempt I used a dark tahini that is much more viscous than stuff you usually get, and it didn't really come together properly. (NB, anyone who is going to try this recipe.) Attempt #2 went much better: I used runnier, lighter tahini with some toasted and crushed pistachios stirred in. Will top with dark chocolate, flaky salt and some more pistachio once it has cooled. Looking forward to trying it! Thanks Andy and the BA team. Edit: cooking spray isn't really a thing in the UK so I coated the loaf tin with some high-quality EV olive oil instead. The flavours should work well. I recently went to a wonderful vaguely Eastern Med/Israeli restaurant (Coal Office in King's Cross, London, in case any of you know it) where the dessert was tahini ice cream served with olive oil and salt -- delicious!

[@dogwiththumbs8392]

Damn. Andy keeps getting more and more buff. Such a hottie. 😈

[@ArunaKhudan]

Its nice to know how many countries make halwa. Nice recipe Andy. I am of indian origin, this recipe reminds me of what we call pera in Trinidad which is made with rice flour and the same sugar syrup. Also I usually score the pera before it dries so its doesn't crumble when cut. We call halwa something different, its more liquidy and made with flour or a grain flour that is toasted then sugar and milk is added. Honestly if I was in the BA kitchen I would be going there to eat too, lol!

[@rainbeerhorst4526]

STOP PICKING ON CHRIS. It’s a test kitchen he was just giving a suggestion about the chocolate

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!!???

[@oh1125]

Growing up in Jordan, Halva was a common staple that was always kept in the kitchen. Love it.

[@ITS_CXNNXR]

YEEEEESSSS!!! He’s Back again with other cooking video 😍🔥💪🏻💪🏻

[@CoelhoNathalia]

I'm making lunch and this video is on, I'm not even paying attention to the recipe but his voice is so soothing that I just leave it on

[@thoriphes2007]

This is a Halva good recipe!

[@Kornelius9726]

It's funny to read the comments of people who actually cook this stuff and aren't here because they just love the staff of BA.

[@thatgirlwiththefeathertat1290]

Andy is my favorite! 😍 Can we have an Andy reads all the comments of him being hit on

[@emdim]

ThatGirlWithTheFeatherTat bit gross

[@hannahjones159]

So excited to see a vegan dessert on the BA channel! Please do more!

[@PeaceNLiebe]

Hannah Jones right!! Andy loves Vega one protein too...maybe we can pester him for more vegan recipes

[@emulsion_]

When he says game over to your lively hood, we all know what Andy was saying 😏

[@supermojo9672]

No i have no clue.

[@hilmijaidin1156]

Burning sugar is not what Andy wants splattered on his face!

[@aloysius987]

There was one episode where he said he accidentally splattered something onto himself in the kitchen while wearing little to no clothing. Can't remember which.

[@LailaAbdulrahim]

Andy deserves more love

[@heathera8489]

Can you make gourmet Frosted Flakes or coco puffs

[@shrekt1000]

Y'all I just made this and it is one of the best things I've ever eaten hands down

[@jameshobbs]

"yeah, not my dream" 10:08

[@asmitakuvalekar4604]

I know that's not what he meant but Andy's face being his livelihood sounds as good to me as the fact that he's a chef. 👌

[@JAHinHK]

Favorite part of my bar mitzvah lunch over 30 years ago.

[@saima08k]

Oh thank GOD! I have been looking at my jar of tahini for weeks. How much hummus can a person make! Didn’t know you could make this. Trying tomorrow!

[@Whisperblade]

I love watching this chanel, but would really appreciate if you could include (even if in text during editing) metric temps / measures as well - it takes longer to watch as I have to pause and convert rather than just being able to watch and memorise on the fly.

[@aliciamorales2787]

Go to their website! There are usually detailed recipes for everything they make on the KZbin channel.

[@Whisperblade]

@@aliciamorales2787 in metric or only imperial measurements? I can usually memorise the recipe from hearing it, but I have to pause, rewind listen again (while mentally overriding number given) when I have to convert temperatures.

[@aliciamorales2787]

Abdullah McCracken unfortunately it’s normally just imperial.

[@mercynamikoye9084]

A tip I learnt...learn the basics and you're good to go because if you use American recipes a lot you will get used to it...for example I know one fluid ounce is 30ml or 1 cuo is about 250ml so when I hear a recipe I have a rough estimate so when I go to gather ingredients its easy or when shopping on American sites. Eg. 3.5 fl oz is about 450ml so I know the size in my head when shopping online.

[@papeya]

@@mercynamikoye9084 it's only the temperature that's giving me headache. you can convert ml to oz or gram to lb easily (although they are smart enough to use the empriical system here hehe :p). But with temperature it's much more complicated as°F behaves so much differently than °C, I don'tunderstand the system behind it. You cannot say "roughly multiply it by x and you're at °C or similar, like it is possible with oz and ml

[@atropabelladonna12]

I really enjoy these Andy videos.

[@WolfBiteZed]

1:59 This man in the back ground is hella thicc 👌

[@claire-yn2zi]

I loveeee halva. Surprised that I've not seen this video before, as I've been following the channel for a HOT minute.

[@tib0980]

Does anyone know why Vinny is gone and why he now works for Binging With Babish?

[@chloe3053]

no idea! sad he's gone

[@LoveofChocolate18]

I think he still works with Brad on their It's Alive series. He's there in their most recent video.

[@nmoomoo]

LoveofChocolate18 those videos were prefilmed

[@RubyJamez]

He still works with BA as well as with Babish

[@alekspapez]

because he wanted to lol

[@susanreynolds9947]

this is the best explanation i've seen so far.

[@angelaanonymous]

I've never been so early. 😩❤️ I see Andy, I click.

[@TheCoryKid]

Andy just makes me happy :)

[@halu1863]

love from Pakistan we do make Halva but Without Chocolate

[@oof-rr5nf]

What up! Hello from Delhi. It is so late here lmao

[@henkkaa88]

Hello from Finland.

[@cokil]

Hello from the other side

[@KamiiiSan]

Ayyyy. Pakistan! 💚

[@devisankhla4788]

Halwa is a hugs staple of India, we make it out of suji or daal and it's really smooth kinda like cake batter. My favourite is the one made of carrots, it's like hot hot mushed carrot cake but better😃

[@TheHandOfFear]

Does BA not have any drinking glasses in the entire building? Everyone in the background seems to be drinking from random containers of all sorts, but never an actual glass. 1:23

[@chloecarter-daves1528]

It's a professional kitchen thing. I work in the restaurant world and we all drink from random plastic pint and quart containers instead of glasses, and since a ton of these BA people come from the culinary world they probably just continue that because it's what feels right.

[@vn3138]

@@chloecarter-daves1528 why though? Just more large contianers lying around and fewer cups?

[@chloecarter-daves1528]

@@vn3138 Well you can't have open containers in a kitchen for health code reasons, so that eliminates cups as an option, and you can just pop a lid on a plastic quart container. Also, glassware needs to be saved for guests because pretty much every busy restaurant gets to a point in their night where they just run super ow on glassware.

[@SeanAlfred1]

Plus you don’t want a broken glass getting into food.

[@quasimeowdo]

Easy to wash, always in abundance, won't break.

[@sarahmazzarrino9782]

I love halva! I'm so stoked about having a relatable recipe!

[@reyest890333]

It reminds me of mazapan from Mexico

[@johntoomey1411]

Andy, if you read this a year later, you were thinking of 500 Days of Summer.

[@happinessisabutterfly8471]

I just noticed he looks like a beefy bianca del rio

[@melsyoutube]

Andy, sweetie I'm so sorry.

[@GhostPirate6]

Eeww.

[@alanblue30]

😂😂😂

[@MrSteveGrey]

I've always thought out of drag, Roy is very handsome. Don't know why he's never listed in best looking Queens.

[@titaniumdiveknife]

Thank you Andy.

[@ranaprashant]

I am an Indian, I see halwa, I click

[@ravit50]

I love sesame snaps, there just a little candy snap. I offered one to my cousin at work one day and he was raving about Halva. Never had any but darn that looks so good