Is the HALO Cookbook any good?

[@shinimegami42]

As far as I'm concerned the soda wasn't your fault. If the recipe just says peels and juice, I don't think most people would bother removing the white pith. They really should specify zest or peels with pith removed.

[@clothar23]

Peels without pith is zest with extra steps. Honestly they should have just specified a weight of zest to use.

[@CormanoWild]

@@clothar23 the only way i can think to get peels with no pith is soaking peels in that enzyme that dissolves the pith, and most people are never gonna do that

[@clothar23]

@@CormanoWild Pretty much.

[@kayoszx]

@@CormanoWild gotta use a rasper

[@CormanoWild]

@@kayoszx that'll get you zest, but not visually appealing nice strips of whole peel. But yeah that's the non soaking in enzyme solution for 12 hours method

[@reizak8966]

I would've loved if the Halo cookbook was all military rations and canteen food. Put it all on those silver trays and make all the backgrounds look like the spaceship interiors with some having Cortana or blue light effects and voila! An in-theme cookbook. This seems more like a normal cookbook with some very watered down Halo stuff inside. :(

[@Smeowtime]

The recipes don’t even seem out of this world it’s so basic which is disappointing

[@ShinKyuubi]

That's exactly what i was thinking when I heard about the book and took a peak inside to see if I should add it to my themed collection of cookbooks...and I was sorely disappointed...then again I'm not a huge Halo fan so it wasn't super hard hitting...just thought it was wasted potential for a good military ration themed couple of recipes..this screams more than anything of stuff you'd find at sci-fi diners than what you'd expect to eat in a sci-fi military.

[@callmezach675]

Ha totally. I was thining weird sci fi food would would have worked too, but your idea works way better

[@gaymansupreme]

It's almost like people don't solely eat MREs. Also MREs don't make sense as a cookbook basis, as most of them are premade meals meant to be warmed up.

[@reizak8966]

@@gaymansupreme Canteen food, or "lunchroom food", could be showcased and really elevated though. As something that grew up with tv dinners and the school lunch program, I think that would be a really fun idea. You could still make basically anything, just have mains and sides that compliment each other and look good in that sectioned off way that trays do. You could have different sections where officer meals are, really high end stuff only for high ranking officials. Maybe showcase some cocktails they made by scrounging up what they might have on the ship.

[@tatsuneesan808]

Captain Keyes:”Cheif….You mind telling me what your doing in the kitchen?” Cheif: “Sir….MisoHungrie”

[@LuvzToLol21]

"Sir...loin on the grill."

[@eepiest]

sir mommy microwaving my chicken tendy

[@jaeeofficial1542]

Chicken tendy 😂

[@hfl_]

sus

[@Silverwind87]

Where I'm from we call him... hungie boy.

[@sebatomic870]

As a halo vet like myself, I actually like that there is little to no master chief or unsc references, especially because Arturo is just a chef and not a marine. I also like the sight of concept arts, it lets us see what a normal civilian would see in a city we never get to see. Overall, really happy with that choice.

[@0opsAllKobolds]

"I didn't know Halo had much food-related content..." It doesn't. There's one time you see "moa wing" flavors on a food stand, (Moa are emu-like animals), and we hear the grunts talk about "food nipples" a bunch, that's pretty much it.

[@littlelettuce936]

In one of the Halo novels Buck talk about clam chowder he would have at a bar with his uncle in his homeworld before he join the UNSC. So I wonder if the cook book has a recipe like that.

[@Cc-ig9sy]

Now I want to play reach.

[@strider117aldo9]

What about the one-off restaurant brands?

[@Kai-ow9gi]

I mean the CE cafeteria had food items

[@Coeaxe]

Shame the cookbook didn't go heavy into Halo's world/lore. Imagine all the dishes you could develop that are influenced by the Covenant, or at least more Halo inspired recipes rather than just a normal cookbook, so much untapped potential.

[@davidcameron5308]

Astonished that there was no reference to Food Nipples. A shame indeed

[@knightofarnor2552]

I mean, at least include something that claims to be Sangheili barbecue, which was introduced by one of the novels in one of the very few food-focused scenes in the canon.

[@little_hunt3r]

@@knightofarnor2552 Or what about Brute spit roasts? Charred just the way they like it. Either way, I agree. Lots of missed potential there. But at least Moa meat was mentioned

[@reneebear3641]

As far as I can tell most video game cookbooks are like this & more so try to be influenced by environment than anything else, I own the destiny cook book & it has a similar issue but I think it’s probably more compounded with this book because the main stories are more detached from the game’s environment & the culture of the people in it

[@carimpest]

and how are you supposed to get alien meat and veggies sir?

[@Rompstirdg]

i feel like each intro he does gets better and better also i genuinely am excited every time i see he posts

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

cringe

[@Rompstirdg]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 are you 12

[@nehemiahsmith-stephens5346]

@@Rompstirdg he is

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

@@nehemiahsmith-stephens5346 no, but it's just cringe seeing little kids like you commenting like this.

[@CampyClaptrap]

In defense of the lore/world building of the cookbook, I think it is far more effective to flesh out a world like Halo through the eyes of a regular citizen through a cook book. The lack of info about Chief, Cortana or the war makes sense as this is a random person. Someone like you or I is not going to know the specifics of a member of Seal Team 6 for example, so it makes sense chief would only get a passing mention. This book would be a great opportunity to expand on civilian life in some of the planets we see in games or novels, and make the universe feel more lived in (which i think it does). I will say that with the premise, they missed out on a huge opportunity to have some recipes from the authors "favorite restaurant on Reach" that he's trying to recreate from memory after the planet's destruction

[@MisoHungrie]

Yeah thematically it makes total sense

[@bernard832]

There are media franchises where a tie-in cookbook makes sense. Bob's Burgers? Surprised it took so long. Monster Hunter? Action RPGs love to use food as healing items. Halo? Master Chief eats food?

[@exilestudios9546]

since halo is a lot more than just a game franchise now it makes sense to branch out and try something like this but i wish more effort was made in actually theming these recipes to the halo universe.

[@krakenmonster]

I’m still sad that the Monster Hunter cookbook hasn’t been translated to English yet.

[@Man_Aslume]

Jurrasic world, people gotta eat man FNAF?, Surprised Scott didn't think of it Minecraft? Makes sense

[@Ragnarra]

@@krakenmonsterto my everlasting misery.

[@REDLANTERN1780]

The Author has said that this one was kind of a rushed project taking about 1 months to complete compared to the usual 2-3 months. That said the food is still good but its also the unhealthiest one she has done and theres a reason behind it. Though there isnt a lot of Halo Tie in stuff while I recommend getting it for the recipes alone there isnt really a lot of food in the games. She did the best she could though but again good food.

[@TheOtherOne122]

I can tell, this wasn’t her best she’s very good at adapting source material into cookbooks. The fallout cookbook feels like it really could be something vault-tec would give to their residents in universe.

[@NazoCrystal]

I love how they included halo-halo (a filipino dessert) in the _Halo_ cookbook at 3:19!

[@nosanitii3598]

I never thought I’d see Halo-Halo be incorporated with Halo itself! Although it’s only now they did it since Halo never made much of a cultural impact to Filipino gamers

[@djwaltoaram7052]

I was surprised when I saw the purple ice cream so I paid attention when he was showing the ingredients and Ube was there! I wouldn't expect Americans to know it.

[@4fives992]

That intro and outro was amazing! It's kind of baffling that the book is so far removed from the lore. This could have been easily remedied to have Arturo be a chef in a military casfeteria where the Spartans visit. Soldiers have to eat too and it would have given the writer the oppournity for Arturo to interact with or observe Halo characters. The reipes look very good and taste even better and that is what counts.

[@somniferrous]

the intro gave me a hard case of the giggles, these videos just keep getting better!! thanks for showing us the cookbook!!

[@Fighting.Flower]

Yay! Another cookbook video. I can't follow a cookbook for my life but damn are these amusing.

[@sutrekirl]

I don't know how you do it, but every single time I jump into a video about a series I know nothing about, but I still have one of the best times of my life. I've only really heard of Halo and known the vaguest of things about it until now, but the food makes it so that I actually get interested in all of the little tidbits haha.

[@r3b0rn_mike117]

John flaking out on your dinner plans is the biggest anime betrayal ever 😂 great work putting all that casual food together by the way! I also loved your review of the HP Lovecraft cookbook too so I got a digital copy of it!

[@MisoHungrie]

Yeah Master Chief is hella rude 😂 I hope you're digging the Lovecraft cookbook

[@lindiwechachiua7950]

I love the intro so much also everything you made looks delicious the burger especially

[@MisoHungrie]

Thank you 😋

[@gridlock0078]

As a huge Halo fan, I'm so hyped to get this cookbook. Might make a special halo themed dinner to celebrate Halo Infinite season 3 in November!

[@javiermontiero4982]

That opening caught me off guard. It was amazing, you're definitely moving up in your productions. I'm impressed. And entertained, especially enjoyed that look you gave Chief when you asked to make him dinner from the cookbook. Anyway, I wanted to ask, I'm curious, do you think you'll create a new series of content on your channel? Like in between cookbook reviews, you do like your own creations of stuff from pop culture media? Or revisit other recipes from past cookbooks? Or hell, even talk about food stuff unrelated to video games and whatnot? I feel like you're cornering a niche market and have SO much room for new opportunities. I'm excited to see where you take your channel.

[@thebaker525]

This book is such an oddity. The stuff inside is really good but is hardly Halo-y is it?

[@robertogonzalez1907]

Everything (in this video) did make an appearance in the games in some way. Fronk’s appeared as a small shack in the Halo 3 multiplayer map Longshore, the Ground-Pounder as a billboard scenery object that can be placed in Halo 5’s map editor, and Blast Soda as various street signs and ads in the Halo Infinite multiplayer map Bazaar.

[@thebaker525]

@@robertogonzalez1907 i do recognize the moa burger from reach and fronk’s fish from longshore but it seems like everything in the book is some variation of American bar food

[@gavinrolls1054]

@@thebaker525 because that's what all the human food in halo is

[@CaseusPetram]

honestly, this looks like the nicest looking food yet. also, i like how your video making skills are getting better

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

That skit at the beginning and end was great. I hope there will be more skits in the future.

[@MisoHungrie]

Definitely gonna try to make more!

[@CosmicDuskWolf]

@@MisoHungrie Looking forward to it!

[@ZarKus]

channels with passion behind them just hit differently, love it also the intro and outro are both really funny, i hope you make more of these ps: i dont think the green screen is necessary, your kitchen looks lovely and it makes for a nice background

[@lukanoffz7188]

I found your youtube channel 2 days ago and your videos are so amazing!! The into the cooking the length editing everything is so high quality i wish you so much success you deserve it!

[@MisoHungrie]

Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! 😄

[@PraetorianCuber]

lmfao that intro was amazing

[@BengalaFraca]

This intro is a masterpiece

[@Grantmightbeme]

I was just watching your vids on the other cook books this morning, what crazy timing! Bought this one and 4 others! Hype to get back into cooking

[@garfieldfan4015]

That intro was golden.

[@noahnims3942]

I'm happy to see the progress and see your channel grow man! Been here since 2000 subs

[@MisoHungrie]

Wow, thanks for sticking around! I'm always trying to make my vids better so I appreciate the feedback 😊

[@Aknita]

every day that you upload is a good day. I like the green screen! it's a bit of a goofy addition but its cool i like it. I love seeing your content evolve since your first video of this series! I loved the intro n outro hAHHA. You've improved with your cooking too! Keep up the awesome work

[@dastzarns5166]

I love your video format and all the unique cookbooks you do. Definitely a new favorite channel!

[@MisoHungrie]

Thanks! Glad you like the videos and welcome to the channel 😊

[@madiw2097]

haha those skits at the beginning and end were AWESOME. as always, a fantastic video. i do think the soda would turn out a lot better without the white of the citrus; it tends to hold a lot of the oils which can be… not great.

[@Eqgs]

LMAO that intro was amazing keep it up bro i love this series

[@MisoHungrie]

Thanks! Will do!

[@felipevega830]

That skit at the beginning and especially the end, just sealed it this is my favorite food channel will become a patron when able

[@mushuwoowoo9063]

The part where you’re looking over your shoulder saying goodbye to Chief took me ouuttt 🤣

[@Petrico94]

I don't know much about the Halo universe but it looks like a fine cookbook with good choices and section themes. Star Wars and Cthulhu will likely make food that looks alien and other worldly but this looks like any diner catalogue or like Overwatch where it's based more closely to current day Earth.

[@KelseyHontz]

Your editing really just gets better and better! I love this!

[@MisoHungrie]

Thank you so much!!

[@angelshadow95]

The intro was so cute 😭🤣 Oh god the outro is cute too 🤣

[@LexusLFA554]

I saw the burger on the cover of the book and was so glad you made it. Glad you liked it too. What a funny T-Shirt xD

[@hunterivey]

When I make lemonade, I actually don't mind the bitterness, because it gives more flavor, but good video, I might check out the cook book, when I do

[@littlelettuce936]

I love that the book includes FRONK'S and that at 2:19 they show the Halo 3 map Longshore.

[@RossOriginals]

Dude, your intros are always great.

[@MisoHungrie]

Glad you like them! 😆

[@RossOriginals]

@@MisoHungrie The outro though, that was the icing on the cake!

[@syd5757]

You already know every cookbook video is gonna be fire

[@mr.jeffinizor2713]

i like how big games that barely even have food in it have cookbooks while cooking games always dont

[@TheGreatPyroWolf]

Monday: Fish Tacos Tuesday: Fish tacos Wednesday: Fish tacos Thursday: Fish tacos Friday: Fish tacos Saturday: Pie!

[@RPhunnidxRP]

I love how you did the intro and the outro skit😂😂

[@SlurpeeMustDie]

Love your videos, keep on going!

[@cashbin58]

The other day I saw a Back to the Future cookbook, thought I'd tell you about it

[@dennycheeze]

This is has to be one of my favorite series on KZbin

[@emulsion_]

This opening was a fucking masterpiece. Thank you

[@seraphcore4348]

Love the little skits you've been coming up with for the videos. Keep up the great work :D !!

[@leviwinters9820]

Your channel is seriously so amazing, I can’t stop watching your cookbook critiques. I’m a sucker for themed cookbooks 😂 have you ever tried making food from a super old cookbook? I know lots of great depression-age food can be super funky ingredient wise

[@MisoHungrie]

Glad you like the videos Levi! I haven't had a chance to do any old cookbooks yet but I'd love to. There are some old jello cookbooks that have savory jello recipes that I wanna try haha

[@RoseOfSharyn18]

So glad I came across this channel. Keep up the awesome work Miso!

[@cheeseant2574]

Absolutely goated! My brother bought me the book! Thank you!

[@MisoHungrie]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@chaosisbeautiful]

Love the intro! It's always surprising to see how many cookbooks there

[@MILLS5555]

Finally,Master Chef.

[@that_one_gamerofficial1563]

I've been looking forward to this

[@TheSecondMC]

Awesome cooking! I’m a long time Halo fan and have been eyeing this cookbook. Thanks for the honest review! I’ll be subscribing for more vids👍🏾

[@the1stMoyatia]

I've seen a meal vending machine at the end of the campaign from Halo Combat Evolved. That's the closest to a food reference I can think of.

[@angeldeb82]

You could always substitute the peels with just lemon, lime, and orange zest combined with juice, and it would still taste good. Anyways, what a pretty nice video with the recipes! :)

[@mattymerr701]

You pronounced Worcestershire well. It's funny when people spend like 10 seconds failing though hehe

[@jonathandiaz7915]

cant wait to see your review of the witcher one coming out

[@MisoHungrie]

Definitely looking forward to that one!

[@e.schroeder474]

love the intro and outro

[@Marie45610]

There was a missed opportunity to make a Master Cheif/Chef joke with this cookbook.

[@HiroKazuyuki]

Your videos always entertain me and I thank you for that and hope you have a great day 💓

[@iamjuicelll361]

You are underrated bro but keep up the good work

[@MisoHungrie]

Appreciate it, thanks!!

[@Punched0]

I loved the skit it was great!

[@SmugBab]

wouldn't doubt it if Master Chief would eat two of those burger-chicken sandwhiches

[@gustavoyanezvilleda3132]

the greatest intro 👍🏿

[@lucydeep2156]

Good content as always, man.

[@Deathy75]

I never expected halo to have a cookbook A game where you literally have barely anytime to replenish on food and your on a constant move and constantly fighting, having a cookbook 😂

[@MisoHungrie]

Lol even now I'm still surprised that it exists haha

[@longdashes]

This looks surprisingly well.

[@drewber2006]

Great video man keep up the hard work!

[@MightyMurloc]

Well done on the green screen segments! That kind of tech isn't the easiest to get to grips with and you did some very solid chroma key-ing.

[@blankbunsch]

Yet another banger video from Miso Chief 😎

[@Lightforeverandever]

Loved ur edit

[@z_ooplazing7410]

I’ve been following this man cooking and then time travelling back to the French Revolution for a food review. Now the man is giving a review on a highly dangerous futuristic superweapon in the year of 2552. The effort he takes to also create a time machine for a food review is inspiring.

[@fighterx9840]

I didn't even know Halo has a cookbook. That's pretty cool

[@John2r1]

Um from the intro it actually makes since that Arturo Bustamante doesn't have anything to do with the military . He's a civilian that works for a company that specialises in the distribution of foods mostly fruits. Aka a shipping company for foods. During his role, he travelled throughout the colonies aboard United Nations Space Command spacecraft in the service of managing corporate contracts and other business. The dude's a salesman for the company. He wouldn't have had any real contact with the military besides seeing some soldiers and naval personal in his travels. So would know about as much as any other civilian. Which is to say not a lot about the military.

[@ShieldofTerror]

That is such a rad intro! And outro!

[@balex6135]

The fish nuggets look 🔥🔥🔥

[@Skyflowered]

Yay new video!! Love the content man ♥️ keep it up

[@DeadDancers]

Gotta say, those photos on the front look 100% like normal food I can buy down the road.

[@rustyghostman3448]

Auto subscribe! I have some of these cookbooks and hard to find videos on them, thank you!

[@coldtimber4972]

Hi Miso! good to see another upload

[@thecrazedhaven]

thank you. Not only for this series, but I just learned why I don't like tartar sauce. It's basically mayonnaise, which I don't like.

[@stiffnuts420]

If you’re having trouble getting into Halo I highly recommend going through the Reach campaign

[@nitroxide17]

Super funny skit at the beginning

[@whirlabee9984]

lmao that intro was awesome

[@cosmicwolf361]

Since you did the Halo cookbook you should go with a theme and do the Mountain Dew cookbook

[@MisoHungrie]

I actually really want to lol. One of these days I think I'm gonna

[@theovertyrant2620]

You have to have loved the Arena shooter aspect from Halo & Halo 2, play that with some friends and that's how you get hooked. The new halo game is a lot of fun but nothing is the same as classic blue vs red.

[@naps__4107]

This was great, do another one please 😅

[@RednekGamurz]

I was curious to see how this book turned out. There does seem to be a lot of references to the games and books with the recipes, but it does seem like a missed opportunity to stick to only human-made dishes. They could've stuck to the theme of the book, while still doing this and had the author say that he was on Sanghelios (the Elite planet) for a while with the Swords, and had some Elite cuisine or something. Would've given the book a bit more of that sci-fi flair that it seems to be lacking. I do like how each of the items you picked to cook are connected to the games specifically. Blast Soda is seen in some vending machines across different games, Moa Burgers were first seen in Halo Reach, and Fronk's was featured on the Halo 3 MP map Longshore.

[@Fyr365]

Great work on this video. Concerning the white pith of the peels for the Blast soda I'd say it's the fault of those who wrote the book. Though I have one important question... What about dessert!?

[@smaugman6438]

The intro though😂😂😂

[@cammyIawrence]

Man those burgers make me want to cry but good man

[@trevalonn2448]

Waiting for the Wolfenstein cook book so I can drinking Normans milkshake (pause)

[@theblackdragon7321]

Looking good like always Vern!!

[@theperson8275]

They should've done Sci-fi MRE recipes.

[@RomoFett_]

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