Mitarashi Dango from Demon Slayer | Anime with Alvin

[@CHEFPKR]

Alvin practicing his Dango Breathing technique at the end there.

[@juan.6008]

juan.

[@n0etic_f0x]

PK Fire! PK Dumpling!! PK Chef!

[@jameslee9099]

Always looking for chef pk in the comments. If you know, you know 💪

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Lol! And here I am, instead singing "Dango Daikouzoku" from Clannad :)

[@n0etic_f0x]

S’more dumpling are now on my menu of things to make.

[@AlvinKZhou]

I ate 6 sticks of Dango that day, is that normal?

[@saiarjunallamaraju7403]

No my man...no...

[@dylanevans6855]

Don't listen to him/her. Completely normal!

[@breadbread1000]

@@dylanevans6855 it's not bro...

[@DuhBla]

You can have as many as you like, as long as you can still have dinner later.

[@MrAqr2598]

As a Japanese person, I should say, double the quantity of normal.

[@MrAqr2598]

Cheers from Japan. 0:40~ _Shiratama-ko_ and _mochi-ko_ are made from the same, glutinous rice. The difference is when the rice is ground: _shiratama-ko_ is made by grinding the rice with water (usually the water that was used to wash the rice), while _mochi-ko_ is made from rice that has been dried prior to grinding. _Jōshin-ko_ is like _mochi-ko_ , other than the rice used: _mochi-ko_ is powdered glutinous rice, as I mentioned earlier, while _jōshin-ko_ is powdered non-glutinous rice. 4:37~ 5:03~ I think the _binchō-tan_ was not hot enough, and you used too little. _Binchō-tan_ is usually heated using regular, black charcoal as a primer, and all the pieces should be completely red-hot and ashen when it's ready to use. Also, don't forget to make open spaces when you place the charcoal so that air can pass through, and make sure that air is consistently fed into the bottom of the grill.

[@Finwolven]

I only have experience with Finnish charcoal grilling, but I was thinking exactly the same about the charcoal - it didn't seem like it was properly lit and certainly couldn't get enough air to maintain combustion inside that insulated box.

[@MrAqr2598]

@@Finwolven I think it's the same thing, only white charcoal, like _binchō-tan_ , burns at a higher temperature than your typical, black charcoal.

[@SlyHikari03]

Thanks for the info bro!

[@MrAqr2598]

@@SlyHikari03 No problem; just trying to help here.

[@xyzpdq1122]

How helpful! Maybe the Internet wasn’t an entirely bad idea.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Coming from a time where I had to whisper to friends about anime when I was in school, it sometimes feels surreal that now, there are a plethora of people on KZbin recreating the foods from anime and there's an open community around it. Think that's why I love this series, not about the foods themselves but the ability to be able to openly express a niche interest (niche given the population of the world) with other people.

[@andynonymous6769]

I remember when I was a kiddo, watching anime under my covers with the volume down because I was worried my brother would make fun of me if he saw what I was watching. Now he watches it

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@andynonymous6769 Ha, you still had it better, lol. Imagine having no mobile option for watching anime, you MUST watch it on TV, out front in the living room with the rest of the family. Sometimes I would allow myself to miss an episode, too embarrassed to ask that the channel be changed to what I wanted. But even then, my family wasn't the main issue. It was those at school and even my friends whom I didn't trust with that knowledge. Managed to still run into a few fans though, especially for a popular show in the early 2000's called Inuyasha (its sequel, Yashahime, is airing right now). A friend's boyfriend liked to watch Inuyasha (points to the guy for being a fan, it's definitely geared more towards girls), and there was an upper classman who did an art project in English and used Inuyasha as her subject. I would get to talk to the girl who did it on a creative writing excursion we were invited to by our English teacher as some of her favorite students, lol. I admired her bravery for just putting her interests out there like that (that just sounds like the start of calling her my "senpai", lol!). Think she also graduated valedictorian of her year, so when you're secure in your position at the top like that, I guess that gives you the guts to kind of not care what anyone else thinks of you. Oh, and being a senior...likewise, by the time I hit 12th grade, I too was all out of f**k's to give, the beauty of graduating and moving on with your life. Anywho, lol. Happy your brother got into anime as well! And that too happened with my brothers, especially my younger one. I now share multiple streaming services with him. And...my mom's gotten into it, too. My Hero Academia and One Punch Man are her favorites :)

[@leonardonetagamer]

Lol its not niche anymore so many people are obsessed with it to the point that they consider it a hobby or something. Yall need to stop treating it as such. I understand liking something but its not a personality trait.

[@ataridc]

If you watch the right stuff you still gotta whisper

[@zombieapocolypse141]

That reminds me of video games I remember if you played video games, especially violent ones, you were mocked, ridiculed, outcast, or thought to be a domestic threat. Glad to see things change

[@j.d.7931]

Alvin is really cookin' with this series and I like it, and the process is well laid and easy to follow. Keep it up

[@SaurianTravelGuide]

"if any of the dumplings break ranks it is important to eat them to send a message" has me deceased 🤣🤣

[@Mangaka718]

guess you must have broken rank then :P

[@violetvita4218]

Alvin is so cool, I love how well spoken he is and how calming his voice is.

[@sarahwatts7152]

Definite Bob Ross vibes, I'm into it

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

I know you didn't mean it this way, but saying stuff like "wow this person is so well-spoken" has racist and ableist undertones to it. This phrase is more of a back-handed compliment as well, as though you're saying "I never thought this guy could speak so well." A better way to avoid that is to be specific. Do you like that he sounds like a narrator? Do you like the way he speaks slowly? Think about those questions before reducing it to "he is well-spoken". Just thought I'd give you a heads up. :)

[@violetvita4218]

@@nomoretwitterhandles Not sure about the racist thing since I'm also Chinese but ok? Next time don't just make assumptions and turn something positive into a negative. Pretty sure no one read that comment and thought anything about ableism or racism. You added those connotations yourself. Just thought I'd give you a heads up. :)

[@foodmanhuffy3090]

@@nomoretwitterhandles bruh not everything is racist it’s still a compliment to a white guy to tell them they are well spoken

[@uwuki4975]

@@foodmanhuffy3090 though I’m not justifying what they were trying to say, I think they were trying to say that the person complimenting Alvin said it because they didn’t think an Asian person could speak (english) well and in an educated manner. Obviously here it’s not a backhanded compliment so just ignore them

[@Heartless8604]

So I see you have a chimney to heat the charcoal. What it looks like is you didn't do it properly. The bottom part of it should be filled with paper like newspaper and light on fire. That way it starts to light the bottom coals and the bottom coals light the upper and create a sort of convection of heat. You want them to get really bright and red in the chimney before moving them to the binchotan.

[@mistresssuccubus2176]

Im pretty sure that's what they did.

[@andieallison6792]

They did do that??

[@gwennorthcutt421]

i was pleased they used a chimney, having used it often myself, but then i saw the lackluster results... it should be red and flaking ash! my favorite fire starters are pieces of candle wrapped in wax paper. it lights easily and holds a flame for a long time

[@MrBobogoa]

@@andieallison6792 You could see that most of the charcoal wasn't hot enough though

[@faeyza3five472]

Also the chimney looks like nezukos box

[@Helloworld-ss5uv]

Can we see some Studio Ghibli foods in the future? Like the milk drink from “Ponyo” or the sponge cake from “The Wind Rises”? I know the breakfast from “Howls Moving Castle” has already been done, but there’s still others, right?🥺

[@TechBearSeattle]

Any of the restaurant foods from Spirited Away (without the pig curse, though, if you don't mind. I can do that all on my own.)

[@Helloworld-ss5uv]

@@TechBearSeattle Oh, those as well!

[@tparadox88]

I think the fish pie thing from Kiki's Delivery Service has been done, but there's a lot of great bread work in it too.

[@grizzlybear210]

The milk drink in ponyo is just honey and warm milk so unless they're going to process their own milk and collect their own honey I don't think there is much of a recipe there

[@sims2lovealot]

@@grizzlybear210 you underestimate Babish

[@Idonotlikepeanutbutter832]

Since Tuesday March 1st is National Pancake Day, you could make the Alolan Pancakes from Pokemon episode, "Racing to a Big Event"

[@BatInDisguiseOFFICIAL]

Doesn't sound like a bad idea

[@jpnrndr7983]

pretty sure andrew would be uploading a video on march 1st

[@TarossBlackburn]

I would challenge them to make Uncle Bucks pancakes...

[@weebama7778]

I remember that episode, it’s a perfect idea

[@Helloworld-ss5uv]

Or the pancakes from “Kiki’s Delivery Service”

[@RightWayBBQ]

Love his quality of videos

[@IvanIsYda_]

I’ve cooked with charcoal my whole life so seeing you struggle with it, I see what might be the problem. The charcoal you used were correct but they were to little. You should have added a bit more charcoal into the bin, because the amount you place really wasn’t enough. They also need to be blazing red-like illuminating the basin with red-then it would be hot enough to char. So again, the amount you used PLUS the blaze of the charcoal is what I think may have affected it

[@bryanhumphreys940]

And maybe take more time to pre-heat the grill.

[@IvanIsYda_]

@@bryanhumphreys940 yeah that. Idk how to put it in simpler terms

[@recoil53]

Also a fan or hair drier can be used to get the charcoal burning hotter.

[@IvanIsYda_]

@@recoil53 yep!

[@chunshine]

I have a question-on the back of my bag of charcoal, it says to wait until the charcoal is gray on the outside before placing meat on the grill. Is that correct, or is the method of having them be red correct? Thank you in advance!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Alvin is pretty much the Gordon Ramsay of anime food

[@H.AAZE_]

more like bob ross

[@NaBa.O3O]

@@H.AAZE_ there are no mistakes, only tasty accidents. :)

[@SushiPizza42]

But Alvin is so soft-spoken and wholesome, and Gordon is... himself.

[@Jo-sx8yi]

Wouldnt that be chefpk?

[@ooka_booka]

Y'all please stop comparing any calm person with Bob Ross, Gordon Ramsay is also a weird comparison

[@Joe___R]

To correctly get your grill going, you need to put the charcoal into your chimney and place it over the stove burner with the grate removed. After the charcoal is fully white and glowing, you transfer it to the grill, then use a hand fan to make it hotter if needed. This is basically how it is typically done in restaurants in Japan.

[@zerofox641]

Yuru Camp is a gold mine for recipes. Hot pots, curry, houtou, sukiyaki, etc Also just a great chill anime

[@BenJaMindReacts]

tho most of the curry is premade and in a cup :p

[@cathpalug1221]

I recommend the recipe for shimarin dango

[@encro1]

also has a whole thing about lighting and using Binchotan charcoal in one of its episodes

[@zerofox641]

@@BenJaMindReacts True but they’d probably do the Babish thing and come up with a much more complex recipe to the premade stuff

[@zerofox641]

@@encro1 ya I was thinking the same thing. They could’ve used those tips from Toba’s sister (I don’t think we ever learn her name)

[@wolfingitdown2047]

This is what my heart needed after this season just ended. THANK YOU T^T

[@thedreamer4369]

I've made mitarashi dango before, a lot of struggle but it was really fun. I can definitely see myself roasting dango with friends to hangout with them. Very cool vid!

[@dowfreak7]

Honestly, it kinda sounds like when you grill "bread" over a bonfire. Just that the idea is changed by the culture it happens in, so you get rice flour instead of wheat, the fire gets smaller and there's some soy sauce. It's always nice to see how different cultures approach the same ideas.

[@GoodOldInky]

I would choose Hanami.

[@athirm158]

@@harshdeep8835 where'd you get them, cuz they're definitely not like marshmallows

[@athirm158]

​@@harshdeep8835 ohh, sorry cooking dango is a bit different than roasting marshmallows but still basically on the same track

[@kay4912]

Alvin has a very interesting voice! It sounds so clean and even. His voice is to the ear what calligraphy is to the eye.

[@孙斯妤]

Your Chinese pronunciation for Tangyuan is just perfect. Thank you for taking the time to achieve that!!!!! As a Chinese, I am so touched when I heard you say that. And the date this video was uploaded was actually the Lantern Festival which was exactly when we ate Tangyuan every year!

[@leeda-xl2ju]

He is chinese! 🤣

[@szrsplaythroughs]

I cannot tell you how long ive been waiting for a dango recipe. Literally since i saw Anko eating them in the chunin exams.

[@benwasserman8223]

Ever since Naruto, I’ve always wanted to try dango. Thanks for the recipe guide Alvin :)

[@TheAngryLibrarian]

Andrew and Alvin silently cheering each other on was so cute x33

[@jovanekiii]

i genuinely love this series.

[@professorsheppard2830]

I'm a simple guy, I see Demon Slayer I click.

[@1234garbageman]

I saw dango and got excited. Love Clannad and that’s what made me try making dango years back. Glad it’s making its popularity rounds again

[@queenofwrath7823]

This is not cooking, this is WAR! 😄 „like little soldiers“ how poetic it sounds, I couldn‘t stop giggling, because had to think about Attack on Titan. 😆 Btw put it in an pan, everyone do that and it‘s easier to handle.

[@chubsxo6831]

You gotta do the sakura mochi now! It's what turned Mitsuri's hair pink 🥰

[@ysabelavalencia]

I’m loving how often we have Anime with Alvin 😭

[@jessicacooking1843]

Wow! I am so glad to watching the upload this morning when I wake up! Thank you for sharing!

[@tingyang5569]

lovely food!

[@Aiden-jb1mx]

Thank you for telling me how to make this, Haganezuka was chasing me with 3 knifes, 5 katanas, and 9 daggers

[@ireymm]

I literally cried SO much with that season finale episode, practically the entire episode either crying or laughing, i love this anime so much 🥺💕 I also really enjoy Anime with Alvin💖

[@isaiasnascimento9320]

YES THIS IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR

[@BugsyFoga]

Really starting to like this spinoff series of the Bcu.

[@suykiyaki]

the two of you are so cute how you mention "after a lot of youtube video watching..." just to get that charcoal burning and aren't afraid to admit being amateurs when it came to that part🤣

[@PeterdaPanda]

Breads from Yakitate Japan or recipes from Cooking Master Boy please. It's pretty much a gold mine of anime food like Shokugeki no Soma.

[@faunaria7127]

the way andrew helped and alvin just cheers radiates uncle and nephew energy lol

[@jodebo6770]

Can we please get a recipe list in the description. It’s a little bit of a pain to jump to various parts of the video to find everything

[@spectrickx1678]

I dont think I've watched an anime with Alvin before, so far I like it!

[@totallycrazystudios1801]

When you mentioned charcoal it made me think about how Tanjiro's family sold charcoal. I think that's neat.

[@silentlawstudent513]

The rice dumplings look like beautiful little pearls 😮

[@dancer12396]

I used to get these as a kid at the Japanese festival in my hometown. Missed these things 😍

[@Momzie808]

Great demon-stration.....lol! That stove is interesting! Thanks Alvin!

[@fnesbit6533]

As someone who has never been interested or had watched anime, I love this series.

[@scarstrng2813]

alvin wearing jewelry makes me simp for him more

[@bwee1207]

I was just imagining a few days ago "what if Alvin makes mitarashi dango? 🤔" thanks for this! 😍 and yes, that season finale was crazy 💯🔥

[@thewatcher5184]

Just finished the first episode of the second season and BAM your video popped up It must be fate

[@Nekyomi]

Mitarashi dango is the type of dango I always wanted to try, thanks for the recipe!! :D

[@RageTastesLovely]

It's a sin to be this early 😂I LOVE IT HERE!

[@Idonotlikepeanutbutter832]

On Tuesday before or after Saint Patrick Day, please make Kanker Burger

[@Fartucus]

No

[@TeaBurn]

Alvin's voice is so buttery smooth, that it can be used as a substitute for any recipe that calls for butter.

[@BeckyNosferatu]

As someone who lives in a small town that has NOTHING asian related aside from one restaurant, this makes me so jealous. I've only ever had a dango once and it was from a packaged version that was aimed at children. I want to try it so badly.

[@bethdouglass364]

LOVE these episodes with Alvin!

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Make a note to bake Leaning Tower of Pisa Honeycake from Arthur cartoon after that show ends in February 21st

[@Fartucus]

No

[@MrNathansdad]

I'm really loving this series. Thanks Alvin

[@veedraify]

as far as i remember from my researcher on Yakiniku or Japanese grilling you need to use a fan (like a traditional hand held fan) to keep the coals at a high temp, that should make it cleaner, less smoky and it should help prevent the Dango from sticking to the grill rack, because with the higher heat they should crisp up before they melt

[@shinnnubi]

I never been this early for a demon slayer episode

[@basicchannel3234]

Maybe you can make all of Porky's Buttered Foods that were seen/mentioned in The Looney Tunes Show episode, "Bobcats on Three"

[@Fartucus]

No

[@shannonwray4033]

Make krusty dog from SpongeBob SquarePants

[@Pwilliams4000]

@@shannonwray4033 they should make a jelly patty from that episode when mr krabs was abusing the jellyfish

[@strawberrygoat6298]

Finally some demon slayer stuff! 😄😄😄

[@Bluetartinator8]

I love to see you make Pizza/Wiener/Taco Taco from Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling

[@EliB207]

That's not Anime

[@Shamshiro]

@@EliB207 - Ooh boy~ *preps pop corn*

[@EliB207]

@@Shamshiro Why are you booing me I'm right

[@Shamshiro]

@@EliB207 - Nah, don't mind me. Just waiting for the upcoming show :3

[@Fartucus]

No

[@logik..]

Watching this after seeing Haganezuka's face in the most recent season really make you wonder what face he made when he had the dumplings

[@Kskillz2]

Can you make Taiyaki from My Hero Academia?

[@nickyeverydaymeal]

I love eating dango, thanks for charing.🤗❤👍👍

[@BrainMax_]

Please make yam/fig/date jams mentioned in 2019 Aladdin movie

[@Fartucus]

No

[@DcLoki12]

Most recent demon slayer was awesome. Entertainment district has been awesome

[@BrainMax_]

Maybe on any day in March, you make Garlic Guacamole from Hotel Transylvania 2

[@Fartucus]

Maybe no

[@ogawa6294]

As a fellow Asian I love that he is paying attention to the pronunciation of mirin, although mirin with an English R also sounds lovely to me.

[@TheaMaggard]

Didn't realize dango was so simple, I'll have to try that sometime

[@athirm158]

(not that simple) requires a lot of preparation before you can start making them

[@jojosref]

This is actually my favorite sweet to make and eat, I can finally follow up a video tutorial without going by attemps by following a recipy sites, and hard to follow steps.

[@basicchannel3234]

You should do Marge's Wasabi Wings from The Simpsons. Perfect for the month of March

[@Fartucus]

No

[@Bgarcia-1097]

Dango Dango Dango Dango Dango Dango Daikazoku 🍡 ♥️ ~Clannad~

[@Bluetartinator8]

Please make Pug Sundaes from Gravity Falls

[@Fartucus]

No

[@mymonsterspro952]

Yes

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Brilliant 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻 Thank you 😊

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Please make the Ham-Egg-Edon from Green Eggs and Ham cartoon episode, "Goat" Perfect for before or after Saint Patrick's Day

[@Fartucus]

No

[@Gotofy105]

You know what else burns cleanly and without smoke, propane and propane accessories.

[@aaclovern9804]

Don't eat too much dango, or you will turn boruto era Anko

[@sleevman]

dont hiroshima or you will nagasaki

[@lydiakerrigan2848]

i just watched all of demon slayer over the weekend so this is perfect timing

[@songohan3321]

Yeah those Dangos are a life saver in many ways.

[@deadrabbit457]

I have always seen this anime and never knew what it was made of, so thanks for the knowledge.

[@songohan3321]

This not going to take 30 hours is it?

[@danbro6138]

100 hours recipes incoming

[@citrineflora]

Love these videos. And great sweater, Andrew.

[@Gojo-jg2zs]

The final episode of the Entertainment District Arc was done really well btw. Someone was chopped onions tho

[@gabriellecgutierrez8572]

I’m so happy to see another Alvin video so soon!

[@rayshellyohansen4196]

Yay!! I love these.

[@Foxyotaku]

I haven't had dango in years! Seeing this made my mouth water. It's one of my favorite Japanese snacks/foods.

[@IloveMrD]

1:55 is my favorite part

[@extras19]

I love these! I used to get them in Japantown when I was a kid, but I forgot the name and couldn't find them for years! I can't wait to make my own!!!

[@amccray144]

I absolutely love this series! I first started watching you on Tasty when you made everything HUGE!! Lol.

[@awolfofchaos3211]

I love anime with Alvin segments! Great video!!

[@bethanysnyder2437]

I was not prepared to see Alvin's hands with those chunky rings😩😩 he has "those" kind of hands

[@DripBox07]

Can't wait for all of the Manga to be animated

[@blasstois]

Babishes sweater is incredible

[@james35813]

Anime with Alvin is top tier. I'm gonna watch every episode, from now on

[@ramirezthesilvite]

That looks really tasty. I wanna try it! I wonder if I can order some specialty goods... pretty sure there's no store that sells those ingredients around here.

[@bradjensen5654]

Wow! This is really cool. It reminds me of my mums recipe for golden syrup dumplings. Cheers and hello from here in Australia 🍻🇦🇺👍👋

[@liftingturtle1055]

I'm not really into anime but my GF kept on nagging me to watch Demon Slayer, she's a hard core anime addict 😂, I guess am gonna watch it after this video.

[@jonathangibson9482]

Alvin would be a terrifying general, with how he talked about ordering his battalions and eating a disobedient soldier.

[@sisigpapi]

I'm mindblown seeing the guy responsible for those 100+ hour food videos on Babish's channel

[@wolfdzahowlz5219]

To make a charcoal consistency you take the rack outside and hold it over an open fire carefully and at a reasonable distance

[@kevin_hk_lee]

amazing I was just looking for recipes for mitarashi dango comparing shiratamago and tofu, I think I'll go with tofu on this, thanks Alvin!

[@xEppy033x]

Beautiful presentation ❤️