Can I Make Wolfgang Puck’s Signature Dish Vegan?

[@MerleONeal]

Hey friendos - this recipe really took me by surprise, I think Wolfgang would have been proud. Let your girl Merle know if you give it a whirl (sorry, I couldn’t help it 😋)

[@thatsalt1560]

I'm cooking for omnivore family members on different diets so I wouldn't have time to make this for me alone, but it sounds absolutely delicious. Very creative! Good job 👌

[@scz9031]

Oh there is a vegan bacon recipe from Gordon Ramsey that’s been trending

[@Freya778]

The recipe looks absolutely yummy 😁❤! Btw have you ever tried using kelp powder for that fishy flavour instead of nori? It is really easy to use.

[@Nellie_95]

I also feel that I would not like the carrots because I really don’t like carrots. But I’m into the other parts.

[@ollieduhzzezgoufoph1231]

Carrot can't be salmon, you wild woman

[@amitdaultani5106]

It just really hit me how difficult it must be for Merle to make such videos. I admire her confidence and am proud of her. You keep rocking girl.

[@Dwoalin]

I think this is by far one of the most ambitious vegan conversions I've seen. This is one recipe I need to try. Great video as always, Merle!

[@Whiskur]

Hullo there friend! Didn’t expect to see you here. XD But, right? Silver loved salmon before we went vegan. I am just apprehensive over the mustard seeds as he isn’t a fan of mustard and I haven’t tried them myself (but, love mustard).

[@Dwoalin]

@@Whiskur Oh hi, friend! xD

[@MerleONeal]

Thank you!! Let me know if you do try it out 😁

[@Dwoalin]

@@MerleONeal Will do! One of the dishes I've really wanted to try 😄

[@BrokenEvil]

I tried the carrot thing and its good to crisscross the carrot slices with a knife and then boil them a little in the marinade at the end to make them tender, I also added a little beet juice to make them more pinkish color haha

[@janafawzy2003]

your tips are genius, thank you so much for sharing

[@cinnamisa]

Maybe try boiling your carrots with kelp aswell, they have a very fish-y taste!

[@joycelyntaylor3136]

These are great tips......

[@beeozz]

Definitely gonna try this one, that caviar idea is brilliant! AND can Tucker try ALL of Merle's vegan recipes please cuz his reactions made me laugh uncontrollably hahaha love you Tucker

[@Kacenka35]

I don’t think the woman was mean, I’d for sure say if I didn’t like something, why lie. No one likes every single meal in the world. I’m just sad I can’t try any of these recipes because of my intolerances 😭

[@CielLucilfer]

exactly like… why i gotta like the food? 😭😭😭 it was wonderfully made it just wasn’t for me lmao

[@kelsey2333]

@@CielLucilfer yassss girl I'm not watching this to hear lies lol

[@marisarain3109]

What are you intolerant to?

[@Kacenka35]

@@marisarain3109 lactose, gluten, histamine 😒 (and the problem with vegan food is histamine)

[@vanilla383]

She was mocking. That is rude af

[@giannawyatt2282]

I want this to become a series! Great video as always Merle 😊

[@Emivibes96]

Oh my gosh who is tucker he’s hysterical we need more of him!!

[@aamu3]

agreed! he seems fun

[@sly2611]

He’s actually on tiktok too! @tuckercomedy

[@jessguinn]

Might just make that mustard seed caviar just cause I ain’t got the money for actual sturgeon fish eggs 😭 And Ciel wasn’t rude. 🤷🏻‍♀️got the vibe they were just having fun and joking.

[@CielLucilfer]

merle is absolutely lovely! big thanks to her for letting me be a part of this! 💖✨ i didn’t mean to be rude lolol y’all can relax. my taste buds just aren’t sophisticated enough lmao it ain’t that serious it’s just food 😂😂😂

[@thatsalt1560]

You didn't seem rude at all to me.

[@queensakura3890]

you weren’t rude. you just didn’t like it. you also said it didn’t taste like salmon which is true for ✨ you ✨

[@kelsey2333]

I appreciate the honesty!!! You dont gotta defend yourself girl.

[@MerleONeal]

I was happy we had mixed reactions! It's more realistic that way 💚 and I was never offended, I had one instruction for you going into the taste test and that was "be honest" you did that!! TY again for blindly trusting me hehehe

[@Sugarskulls_forever]

………….. A no thank you would’ve sufficed I think……….. instead of pushing the plate back towards Merle …………….. 😅 (Just sayin)

[@SmartyPoohBear]

I think if it weren't presented as trying to replicate salmon, I would like it more. The individual ingredient themselves look delicious; I love carrots and tofu. So, if I ate it without the expectation of salmon, I would just think this is a very flavorful veggie dish.

[@maktub224]

the thing is, she was tryna replicate his dish. you try it and do it however you want

[@SincerelyTahiry]

I appreciate your honesty Ciel! We all have different taste buds and at the end of the day it’s just food. All food don’t taste good 😂

[@TheeJoieDeVivreGarden]

If I didn’t already love you, the “Pop, Lock, & Drop It” line really sealed the deal! 😂💜👏🏾

[@AnnieandJessieS]

I appreciate the shade Tucker threw towards Subway 😂

[@krashkoursetv495]

I’m so happy your back in the studio❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stardustlipstickhorror]

Ever since Merle got bangs, she's just bangin. I love her. I am so happy you're back in the studio, Merle!

[@devoncelis9613]

Wolfgang Puck has some done plenty of vegan options at the Oscars. I've been told that he has yummy options at his restaurants. He's the opposite of another chef when it comes to serving vegans, those with allegeries/intolerance ect.

[@thatsalt1560]

I'm glad to hear that. I'm vegan, but that's my choice. People with allergies or intolerance can't choose.

[@kiwifeijoa]

So interesting, and adventurous Merle. The mustard seed caviar is fascinating, definitely going to try that. Really appreciated seeing you marinate in a dish instead of a bag, yay! 2 possibly helpful hints. When handling raised dough try having wet hands instead of floury hands, this can make it much less sticky to work with. Also, have tried freezing and thawing the carrot mixture and it breaks down the carrot crunch a bit, or possibly blanching the carrot strips to slightly cook and soften them to more of a biteable texture before marinating. Totally enjoyed the idea here, excellent recipe going to try it.

[@NZ_Man124]

I hope this becomes a regular series alongside the vegan substitute videos

[@bethanybutelectronic9846]

I feel like rehydrated sea grapes would have been a good caviar replacement

[@Swordsonian]

OMG love that you can be back in the studio 😃

[@devanshishah8832]

I'm pretty sure it tastes bomb🤤 Merle the magician 🤝🏻

[@Zendrien]

Ciel was honest not rude, if yall can't handle my queen then leave. Ciel and Merle were literally laughing and joking around, it ain't that serious boo

[@QuincyDisneyVegan]

Merle, girl you've got mad skills! I'll let you know if I give it a twirl. Hopefully, I won't hurl..... 😆

[@MerleONeal]

hehehehehheehe 🤞🏻

[@Ae-ne5iy]

I accidentally made mustard seed caviar once when I was pickling some bitter melon but I didn’t quite do much to it I just remember thinking it had potential when some would stick to the pickled bitter melon slices. That looks totally nailed though & contextually it really works.

[@Ae-ne5iy]

tha homie said Gordon Ramsay lol

[@princess.creep.]

This is definitely gonna be an unpopular opinion but I dont think that girl was being rude like many do. Im a vegan and in all honesty before I was one, yes, vegan versions of things did taste odd to me. Not bad. But I had to adjust my taste. That pizza is tofu carrots and mustard seed and to be presented that as a pizza if you arent vegan must be strange. She didnt like it and she was honest. How she came about it was probably just her personality. I didnt see any mean intent. But thats just me.

[@CielLucilfer]

i definitely had no mean intent lol we were joking about it in between takes 💖✨ i’ve never really eaten vegan food, so it was extremely different for me!

[@princess.creep.]

@@CielLucilfer i definitely get that! My non vegan roommates absolutely have disliked some of the things I make for them and I just find it funny. Just like how my sister loves sushi and I could never stand it. Its nothing serious not liking the sames foods lol.

[@kelsey2333]

Yeah like I cant think of anything more subjective than food

[@mikkelhartwich704]

Blue shirt guy was fkn amazing! So cool and fly

[@andziazach]

The mustard seed caviar looks very realistic!

[@miracleshappen4483]

There are other types of seaweeds which taste incredibly delicious. Everybody knows wakame, kombu and nori but in Europe you can find, in specialized shops only, mixed seaweeds from Bretagne, Northern France. I used to find them in Italy and used in a variety of dishes, sprinkled on pasta and spaghetti in particular. They are sold in small flakes whose color is dark red, dark and light green. I used to live in Japan and enjoyed all sorts of seaweeds but hey, those flakes are perfect for pizza and pasta dishes because their flavour is really gentle. 😉😘😏😁😊😍💖🤗

[@quackmothertrucker]

I think ciel had all the right to not like it, they were a taste tester after all and they gave their honest opinion

[@lavender3757]

Idk why you guys are hating on ciel, she seems super sweet and funny. I would honestly give the same reaction since I'm not vegan and never tried these types of foods lolzz

[@flow4458]

The point is to replicate the non-vegan version, so your comment makes absolutely no sense.

[@Carlos-zs1zj]

How do you know if someone is an omnivore? Don't worry, they'll tell you.

[@lavender3757]

@@Carlos-zs1zj ...what?

[@lavender3757]

@@flow4458 I thought she was making vegan food??

[@flow4458]

@@lavender3757 She was, I don't get your confusion tho, I never said otherwise.

[@danitsaandaluz4116]

I laughed out loud when she said “they are gonna pop lock and drop it” with a straight face 😂

[@lorenheinbach7917]

I wonder if you could have brined some chia seeds for the "caviar"?

[@recoil53]

It makes so much more sense to me. Mustard does have that strong flavor.

[@edyann]

Almost everything can be veganized! 💚

[@MaireGraves]

YOU’RE BACK IN THE STUDIO!!!

[@amazingabby25]

A vegan sushi restaurant near me, does tomato salmon it’s incredible, it doesn’t even taste like tomato, it’s incredible

[@hellobye6364]

i have tried vegan salmon made with carrot before, it’s pretty mind blowing

[@megkruse2542]

I feel like Merle likes the lox carrots better than anyone else does 😂

[@madonna816]

Gonna be that person, but with kindness…the bangs need some love. Nothing malicious. ✌️

[@User4448GBsvv]

Here’s an idea use a papaya seasoned and sliced thin to make vegan salmon

[@danybeez]

We love Merle!

[@consvc]

Caviar description: hmmm salty boba

[@jacksonkuone5947]

Definitely the guy from ayydub’s Uber prank video

[@emilylibra9838]

Wolfgang puck: let me serve you this fish carcass with the unborn children on a piece of bread

[@xl0veless]

This is the kind of comment that we don’t need. Be open minded. If you are a vegan, great for you but don’t judge other choices or diets.

[@anonymoussesm]

@@xl0veless Nothing to do with being open minded. She's literally describing the dish exactly as it is lol

[@ronaldbaumgarten4458]

German speaking folks gonna be like: "Wulfgäng Pack"

[@ehmha3641]

100%

[@shaunaburton7136]

I have no idea what salmon or facial tastes like but your dish looks good.

[@duncarecrammit]

What an impressive dish! I don’t like fish flavors but if I tried it I would be actually be really polite about it because of all the hard work that went into it. No one wants to cook for an ungrateful person.

[@stefaniemorgan3720]

I recently saw on of his restaurants in the airport 😂😂😂

[@annehinged]

I imagine if you don't like sour stuff you won't like it, so maybe my reaction would be like Ciel lol I get it girl

[@feluxjohn3236]

You're GREAT, live your determination, it's going to take you places.

[@DAS-qv4xy]

Your wig was 37 dollars!! Twitt! It looks amazing!!

[@niangoranchristine9213]

nice job , visually speaking, i don't know cause i can't taste it but i am pretty sure it's great

[@venithy5749]

I'm interested to know, wouldn't the mustard seeds have a really strong flavor? Like unbearable flavor. Otherwise I'd love to try this! I've made cream cheese or solid cheese out of tofu and i love the carrot lox, I'm just extremely curious about these mustard seeds!! If someone can tell me in the comments

[@bhumikakhatri2621]

I've eaten mustard seeds in some indian dishes where it's tempered and they don't taste like almost anything.....seeds doesn't have that much flavour but powdered mustard seeds are a bit intense..... and don't confuse this with Dijon mustard if you think that's how they taste......and whenever I had those tempered mustard seeds, it popped so I can see it as a caviar replacement

[@venithy5749]

@@bhumikakhatri2621 Thank you for the reply! I thought maybe when she boils them they lose the intenseness. I'm definitely curious to try!

[@JensiT1]

@@venithy5749 cooking mustard seeds removes the heat :)

[@venithy5749]

@@JensiT1 Thank you so much!!

[@StorytimewithSai]

Delicious recipe 😋 thank you for sharing 🥰

[@vistalicahalim5468]

It looks fancy🥂 and delicious 🤤

[@Xkittyloverr1997]

Nice attempt, looks delicious! But if someone where to give this too me, they'd be better off just telling me what it really is, instead of telling me it's a vegan version of something 😅 I'm much more likely to enjoy it if I don't have a false impression of what it's *supposed* to represent

[@jadejaguar69]

Omg TUCKER YOU'RE PRECIOUS

[@andrewtucker5170]

I’d like this to be a series. Just call it like Merles Magic or smth. Vegan Variation Vibe or smth

[@MerleONeal]

I like the alliteration you're working with here

[@shahidah6714]

Was I the only one sad that Aria wasn’t a taste tester today

[@DreadedFangs]

yea...I don't really care for him so I was happy

[@Shadeadder]

"Smokey-sweet salmon like flavor" as someone who had salmon yesterday, I wouldn't call salmon sweet? I think carrot kinda fails because it's got almost no fat, unlike fish. One of the tough parts of vegan recreating non-vegan food is that they usually haven't tasted the actual thing in a long time, so it's hard to go based just off distant memory.

[@Stubbari]

Carrot gravlax is absolutely the best vegan "meat replacement" I've tasted. The look, taste and texture are all almost identical to salmon.

[@Shadeadder]

@@Stubbari It probably depends on the person. I know some regular meat-eaters were fooled by the impossible burger, and then for others (like my brother) it was very obviously not meat.

[@miracleshappen4483]

Hey, the presentation is great! 😉💖😄☺️😀🤗😁😍

[@Jordan-ey5cj]

really feelin that hair on her

[@hyerinswhistlenoteinlady1134]

Lol Ciel is so smol and cute!❤️

[@lisakaye2110]

Merle, are you a chef? I don't think I've seen anything about that. TYIA!! Great video btw!

[@michelealoia1320]

Love the hair!!!

[@Pyrion93]

In sweden we have caviar based on seaweed in every grocery store, is that not a thing in the us?

[@thatsalt1560]

I'm Swedish, vegan and I live in rural Croatia. I so envy you that seaweed caviar!

[@Pyrion93]

@@thatsalt1560 Well you just have to move back home then, I see no other solution 😏

[@recoil53]

In Sweden you also have curry on pizza.

[@Sanna-h9v]

@@recoil53 curry with bananas....

[@Freya778]

Oh that seaweed caviar sounds amazing 😁!

[@Rigspelt4ever]

Tucker works at Buzzfeed?!

[@emilycollinge221]

It's Nurse Kim Kim 😆😆

[@willcwhite]

Why would someone be nervous about eating a carrot?

[@adrianpaul8348]

I think the caviar could have been made using the egg sodium alginate technique but using a dropper. The juice would be seaweed based.

[@tyddavis87]

I’d definitely make this! Looks so yummy 😍

[@jaymayhoi]

this looks da bomb!

[@gaj30]

ciel looked like she decided to hate the dish before even trying it because it was made by merle. that was very awkward

[@miracleshappen4483]

One more idea for the caviar. Mix it with black olive cream 😜😜😜

[@jenniferelaine3023]

I'm not vegan and that looks delicious!

[@rktecture]

ur eyes are so pretty!!!

[@FaZerbaby]

If you do the carrot thing right its so damn good

[@rakky9694]

I love certain types of vegan food, but I can say from experience that the best vegan food is the one that it's its own thing, like humus or vegetarian coca de recapte.

[@danielnascimento6300]

I think I’d prefer this to the smoked salmon version tbh

[@marisarain3109]

Dough recipe?

[@TMonique]

Yeah, I wouldn't want sour tasting pizza either. 😳

[@characterblub]

Not me forgetting that fish wasn't vegan 😂

[@Nikki-rx8ri]

VERY FONCY YES!

[@miracleshappen4483]

Try red capsicum slices instead of carrots 😜

[@yvonne5322]

I'd rather this pizza then the salmon... I'm not vegan I just hate seafood

[@marenjosephmpenaloza9119]

11:47 - it's meme material people

[@fabypadilla6961]

This dish looks absolutely amazing!! But someone please tell home boy to not talk with his mouth full of food 🤢

[@immcguyver07]

So for the salmon pizza. I would do lemon dill seasoning. But put the dill part in the sauce, not the dough. If you season the dough with dill, what would kind of dough would that make the dough 👎😱!?!?!?

[@TheEyeSeesAll]

I love when people who have undeveloped palates do videos for a food company. It’s so blatantly obvious they shouldn’t be judging anything... girl.

[@luciahoneybee]

*palates

[@TheEyeSeesAll]

@@luciahoneybee 😂😂😂 come through grammar!!! #yasss

[@faithlyk]

Gooood~~~

[@jazz9448]

Lol the one who rated a 4 was so rude

[@lavender3757]

She seems rlly sweet, just not used to these types of foods!

[@azn016]

No not really. If she didn’t like it she didn’t like it. Why she gotta pretend she does? I prefer honesty over sugarcoats anyday

[@quackmothertrucker]

Not really, she just gave her opinion

[@zaw0rlduh]

she just said her opinion,,,, not required to like it at all

[@coconutsciencegirl9232]

I still find it weird when people are grossed out by meat substitutes. Not to be that annoying person but meat is so much grosser.

[@recoil53]

The flavor and texture can be really different that what was expected. And it might not taste good.

[@coconutsciencegirl9232]

@@recoil53 yes. Sure. But it’s usually plants or other things. Not flesh.

[@easyrecipesanddeliciousfoo2954]

我好喜欢这个频道的节目哦💖🌷💖🌷💖

[@Rachel.Greene]

There have been instances before where the tasters didn’t exactly prefer the replication and yet conveyed it in a civilised way. Dislike the food all you want but atleast keep it professional on camera. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kelsey2333]

She did idk what your talking about. It's not that deep. Food is subjective

[@recoil53]

She didn't throw it at Merle, she pushed it away. It's not a stuffy review, or a review on a stuffy channel. It's a response on Buzzfeed.

[@millenialfragrancenerd94]

Please keep Ciel around as a regular taste tester. Her honesty and respectful attitude is so refreshing.

[@ulaff]

I'm loving Ciel's opinion on it. Like while she didn't enjoy it, she had a relatively many reasons for it and helped kind of explain what Could be an issue if you're to make this yourself. Like yes, glad the others enjoyed themselves. But hearing the downfalls of a food is actually refreshing too!

[@TheSacralHealer]

I’m a cancer too ♋️😬✌🏽 anyone else ?

[@Faeriecoma]

I thought they meant golfwang 💀

[@MM-kj8os]

The girl was being so mean. Like you can be honest without being rude

[@lavender3757]

She was not being mean, she was being honest and having fun

[@quackmothertrucker]

She wasn’t tho

[@recoil53]

She wouldn't choose to eat it, she wouldn't pay for it. What's so rude about that?

[@angelicapepinillos388]

Ciel was being rude, stop trying to sugar coat it… having an opinion isn’t this. Merle looked disappointed (look at her face). And Ciel keep pushing the plate back to Merle, like probably she wasn’t trying to be rude, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t.