i made tamales

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[@14SEK14]

julien making americanized dishes: an actual tornado, not a care in the world julien making food of cultural significance: the kindest most respectful man in the whole wide world

[@stephaniecastellanos8385]

I am loving this honestly. Hopefully 2020 is the year of international foods. That would be amazing 💕

[@itzelarredondo4569]

we love to see it being it done to 'em

[@als9633]

cool

[@MartySantiago350]

Stephanie Castellanos especially lesser known Latino foods!!! My family’s Puerto Rican and everybody I’ve ever fed one of our traditional recipes (pasteles, arroz com gandules) to has been blown away by how they never knew of such amazing food!

[@celifacejones]

As a Mexican, it was so unbelievably sweet of him and I really appreciated that he cared so much. It was so cute 😫

[@cierra7246]

I am genuinely so baffled by how Julien can have the most precise knife-cuts I've ever seen and then repeatedly stick his hand in boiling water. The duality of man.

[@PossiblyAlena]

africkso he’s a fire sign, he’s not good at dealing with water

[@ldyh0pe]

@@PossiblyAlena I relate to this so much. lol from a fire sign, who often burns herself with water.

[@CristinaAshley8]

He was a bartender a few years ago 😂

[@glennquagmire34]

@@CristinaAshley8 he looks like he was a bartender at a gay bar. at first when i first discovered his channel i had no idea who he was and i was POSITIVE he was gay, but then i saw that he was dating jenna.

[@aristogatos1o1]

@@glennquagmire34 here’s the kicker: he met Jenna at the bar where he was the bartender

[@geannamcdonald3854]

Julien being a culturally respectfully king is everything.

[@mlg445]

Well isn't solomita spanish anyway?

[@purpleduck02]

Isn’t it Italian?

[@froggoblin_x]

it’s a spanish last name but spanish as in spain and tamales are of mesoamerican cultural origin which is modern day mexico

[@edsidfug207]

@Broly Its Easy to explain, Judaism descends from mothers side and if it was Spanish it would be Solomida not Solomita hence Italy

[@NoThisusernameisnottaken]

@@froggoblin_x thank you ! So many people think terms like Spanish and Hispanic and latino are all synonymous or the same culturally

[@xmariasmileyx]

Juilen: I'm making tamales Me: hmmm... I don't know Julien: *uses no measurements* Julien: *uses Maseca* Julien: *pours hot chicken broth* Me: yup just like my mom

[@mellsbells6075]

The wrapping tho 😂

[@patychavez6080]

He knows what it up

[@regisatlas]

he wasn't this apologetic when he made that god forsaken minecraft abomination

[@SeymourDisapproves]

Nor should he be

[@sindiandersen2139]

I'm screaming 😂

[@ariesgrey]

julien: rerefried beans me, an intellectual: threefried beans

[@DeniseDood]

ri omfg i thought the same!!!

[@trishaagr]

or judging by your username, ririfried beans

[@valeriepowell436]

ri haha just made the same cheesy comment 😉😆

[@Ratkatkat]

I thought the same Thing 😂😭

[@Mmc.879]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE THIS JOKE 😂

[@dakotashutt3066]

Julien “Slaps the Bottom of a Hot Pan” Solomita

[@LadyHavok70]

They weren’t perfect but honestly, no tamal is perfect. You did a great job for someone who has never made them. No ones abuela is born with the knowledge of making several dozens of perfect tamales. They take years of practice.

[@tracyqin7589]

"All the excitement I had......where did it go? Come back please" Me with every new hobby I try to start

[@mathewchen3847]

me after checking prices of hobbies i want to try

[@falconoreilly2607]

Honestly, same...

[@caseylidds4504]

Tracy Qin lol that’s me as well 😂

[@ButterNutSqwoosh]

When I buy a sims expansion pack and dont play for months

[@oooo4412]

Undiagnosed ADHD is very common.

[@arieldanielle23]

This is the reason that when your abuela makes tamales, she makes enough to feed the whole damn town. It's labor intensive af but you can make a day of it and then have enough for the family, sell some to the neighbors, and freeze whatever's left.

[@shenandoahwrobel5354]

A stock of tamales in the freezer. That was a constant presence during my childhood :)

[@shenandoahwrobel5354]

Now I live on my own and just have pizzas in my freezer.

[@sofiel4154]

Yes. This. ☝🏼 Value your abuelas everyone. They’re recipes are the best 👍🏼

[@wickerbuni]

I make a ton of them, eat a ton, give some away and sell the rest..:D We used to all sit around the table and make them. I miss those days so much. I actually bought some stuff to make tamales. I just need the meat. I also want to make the sweet ones. I've been craving them a lot lately. :)

[@arieldanielle23]

@@wickerbuni Family cooking like that is so much fun dude. I remember when I was a kid my grandma and aunt would buy produce by the bushel from boon dock roadside stalls, then we'd all gather in the dining room shelling purple hull peas or whatever was on the menu for the night. And yeah, every time we dropped one we made the joke "I pea'd on the floor"

[@deemoneyyy7692]

The reason you didn’t see any “measurements” is because we Hispanics just *pour* or *sprinkle* until the spirit of our ancestors say “stop” 😉

[@Boredinthebronx]

Seriously. I asked my mom when to stop seasoning a pork shoulder to make pernil and just shrugged and said you'll feel it... She was right.

[@buttonsburg]

A chancla from the grave to make you quit 😂

[@pinkbundesigns]

@@Boredinthebronx same i'm making pernil for my abuelo's birthday tmw and my dad said he never measures

[@sienna8256]

My great grandma wrote down her recipe and their wasn’t a single measurement

[@novats8321]

Loool so true

[@olyvia3812]

just retitle this video to “Julien being insecure for 18 minutes before realizing he didn’t screw up the recipe”

[@taffyvago]

Ahaa

[@bradynicolehill4297]

2014 me: came for Jenna 2020 me: stayed for Julen

[@bethbuckingham4260]

Amen sis. Love them both dearly.

[@ricebrit7]

Brady Nicole meeeeee ❤️

[@ricebrit7]

But I also love Jenna and the dog kissing both lol

[@cathy6828]

True story ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@rebeccahannan8204]

Stayed for airies season

[@user-vz7tn2gb3r]

When Jenna says “are these roja or verde tamales?” I was like... oh she knows what’s up

[@diegomlpz3094]

Rojo*

[@edsidfug207]

@@diegomlpz3094 why cant red be a girl lol

[@diegomlpz3094]

@@edsidfug207 in spanish it doesnt work like that, at least for tamales its either "rojo or verde"

[@edsidfug207]

@@diegomlpz3094 well if you wanted to say red girl youd say niña roja, correct? Hence red can be a girl, but I understand red as a noun is exclusively 'rojo'

[@f0rreas0nsunkn0wn]

No SabO eNgliCh

[@FreshGirl3000]

I love how honest this show is. He gives us all the failures, self-critiscm, stress of doin it to em. And I really appreciate that.

[@michelle5254]

FreshGirl 3000 we can’t all do it to ‘em like Julien can

[@morgan7147]

Okay which one of y’all was rude to Julien in the comments that he’s so apologetic? I’ve never seen him be anything but respectful to other cultures’ food when he attempts it. Good job, Julien. Tamales are not as easy as they look, but yours look pretty damn good. Especially for a first attempt.

[@als9633]

Well you know how the internet works now..being all fake woke with the whole cancel culture stuff..so idt anyone has to say anything directly to him its just knowing how people are nowadays. He's probably paranoid of people attacking him even though it's quite clear julien isn't and wouldn't be malicious towards anyone.

[@marina_epub]

Maybe because of everything that happened with Jenna? So he was kinda still on edge about it ?

[@taskmagician4289]

Tamales should be made with meat imo, this just kinda ruins it.. but hey more power to him if he likes it

[@marina_epub]

@@taskmagician4289 It's a vegan channel, did you expect something else?

[@nahnotreally416]

@@taskmagician4289 make them with meat then. He's vegan and is making substitutions for other vegans

[@rileyvargas2066]

every year, my family has a “tamale party” in the middle of december. family and friends alike come over and we make them assembly line style, for the entire day. it’s a labor of love, but in the end we end up with about 50 dozen tamales, everyone taking gallon bags full home to eat and freeze to have throughout the year. it’s such a special time, and i’m so happy you’re giving love to a food that gives me such comfort (:

[@Lyn-no1ci]

@heehee mefunny we lazy microwave them

[@aaliyahlujan7967]

Same!

[@gabryinfante6598]

Wow that’s sounds so fun my family could neverrrr

[@rhoffman222]

Same!! I love having Mexican friends and family!! Lol

[@littlemissmaekd]

My family used to do that too. But as the years go on everyone gets too busy or is too old to do it. I would love to do it with my cousins but they are like you do the work and I get the benefits.

[@melody7832]

i love them so much. still want Jenna and Julien wearing a 'get along t-shirt' with one arm out each side, having to use each hand to cook something. And let the chaos unfold~

[@DafneBoos]

Melody yeees I would pay to see that!

[@morganebaho5070]

this has so much chaotic energy, would love to see it

[@tarasimpkins7381]

They have a older video where the wear a shirt and pants. One of Jenna's videos where she does a whole bunch of challenges in one video.

[@McDreamette]

I need that Virgo-Aries kitchen energy

[@lindsaymoore6691]

Second this

[@berryrhubarb]

When the gentle part of the Aries comes out because he’s respectful

[@adysonagee8605]

Does anyone else just binge watch juliens cooking videos because his Aries energy calms your anxiety? No? Just me?

[@moeshrooms385]

I’m doing it rn lol

[@cjsparkles1667]

same. i leave Julien's videos on autoplay and fall asleep w him cooking and being funny and kind. I cant even eat the food bc my diet. his videos just help make me smile when I feel down. then Jenna sometimes come out and is sweet too.

[@sammkidd17]

Omg this is exactly what I’m doing right now🙌🏼 I was like, Julien’s videos are just kinda like asmr for my spirit😌

[@kathleenl4128]

Me👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼😻😻

[@cjsparkles1667]

@@sammkidd17 yes! I wonder if Julien knows this! that he reaches people in this way.

[@hannb99]

"sometimes you do it 'em, sometimes they do it to ya" - ancient aries proverb

[@JariAndMami]

Hannah B 😂😂😂

[@domknv]

Julien to Kermit: “Are you ready to make tamales?!” Julien to Kermit, more quietly: “Have you ever had tamales..?”

[@eg3587]

tamales are difficult to make!! you did a really good job! a few tips are-- spread the masa on the husk thin, put in the filling, then fold it over so the filling is inside and use strips of corn husk to tie the bundles together so they won't open! keep on trying with new flavors! you got this! :)

[@Salimancer]

I really like how the way Julian talks and includes the audience makes me feel like a guest sitting across the island from him like i'm at a friend's house.

[@janetperez4990]

In true Hispanic fashion you did the “Como asi de tanto” measurement.

[@cgomez089]

Janet Perez every Hispanic mother 😂😂

[@carmelitagonzalez4862]

Omg yess 😂

[@Md44284]

😂 Lmao!

[@franciscaneira278]

honestly, so true jssjsjj

[@EmmaMendez]

Es la verdad

[@daisybarrera2931]

I LIKE HOW JENNA SAID “are they rojo or verde” we love an educated queen

[@jcynavarro]

She definitely knows.. as soon as she said it.. it shows she knows more than most people out there. Even some of my fellow Hispanics

[@ttantttan]

@Novux bc at least she knows there's more than just tacos

[@ANTONIAXELRIV]

Jenna saying: MÁS MÁS MÁS cause she wanted more Tamal... was cute AF

[@pizzaisdope]

@Novux all you do is comment hate on every Julien video lmao, seems like you have an actual problem towards him bro 🤨

[@Kay-ik3qd]

@@pizzaisdope prob just trying to get anyone to look at their channel tbh

[@kaiwagner2924]

Hey Julien! Great first try!! It's kinda hard to make when you don't have someone there teaching you. Next time put the maza wider on the corn husk, put the filling in the middle, and then a little more maza on top. Then fold one long side in, then the bottom wide side in, and then the other top wide side down, and then the longer side. You can also leave the top open. To hold the corn husks closed better, either peel a couple thin lines of corn husks like you did by accident and use it to tie it closed or get non dyed string. When my family and I steam them in the pot, we put them in standing up long ways around the pot. Usually cooks 10 to 12 at a time depending on the size of the pot. You don't want to stack them cause the seam won't go through all of them correctly to get that moist softness. Also if you want to make it spicy, there are some amazing smoked rojo chili sauces out there. You can put a spoonful in the middle with the filling and/or leave it as a "dip" or topper when you peel them and eat them. Love your videos!!! Your friendly dink, datboywiththepurplehair!❤

[@Kree.B.]

These were really good directions. Thanks for sharing.

[@marthaaluna023]

Yessss! Looking for this comment. Really well explained directions, hope he sees this 😋

[@Femalerebel01]

THIs

[@TheMaakqueens]

!!!! Julien needs to see this

[@Grimalkins]

This was really helpful, I hope he sees this.

[@carrieowens5002]

y’all got julen so scared to mess up. chill out he’s doing his best 😭

[@PopRocks5683]

Julien?

[@T.P.A1]

He is! I'm proud of him but low-key wanna teach him how to make them a bit more correct. He got everything right minus how to spread the masa but he did great otherwise 😊

[@jlee9774]

I watch all of these other cooking shows and I feel so incapable of creating the recipes because the chef is so professional. Julien makes me feel like I can do anything and I love that. I binge watch his videos and am seriously considering going vegan because of them.

[@louiseb6111]

@@PopRocks5683 No, IT’S Julen! 😆 Have you never heard Jenna call him that? He’s also been Julie👌

[@thelma1938]

My family doesn’t measure things out much either. My mom says you just keep going until your ancestors tell you that you’ve done enough.

[@averyfae]

That's a good attitude towards everything! Love it.

[@allyb3510]

We have an entire cook book my grandma made and I shit you not theres a line in her Applesauce cookies that says "half of Betty's casserole pinched salt" You have to go reference her corn casserole IN A DIFFERENT BOOK.

[@sabirahg2537]

I think it's a poc thing😂. I'm coloured (not a derogatory term in south Africa) and Cape Malay and whenever I ask my mom how she makes her soup she says she can't give me any measurements bc she just throws in until it feels right😂

[@undefinederror40404]

Untill your ancestors tell you... That would drive me crazy! Measurements are important for recreating something delicious D:

[@queendelgado1181]

"Ya mija"

[@cassidyk1647]

The reason Aries Kitchen is so pure is because you can tell Julien really researches his recipe's and really tries to make every recipe successful and stays respectful to other cultures. Just *chef's kiss* we have no choice but to stan

[@JordyJRT]

You seem to have forgotten about the minecraft cake 😂

[@cassidyk1647]

@@JordyJRT you can't say he didn't TRY 😅

[@madcircle421]

Does research...the discards that info...kinda like with him measuring stuff out for baking..aka the lack of it.. hahahah

[@mcgreger8091]

madcircle421 He’s an Aries ♈️

[@rebekkiej]

JordyJRT with ICE. fckn ICE. No, not ice cream. STRAIGHT UP ICE.

[@SixStringSanity]

"Hold my hand, please." Only if your friend Jenna is okay with it.

[@zoey6666]

I wanna like your comment but it's at 420 and I cant ruin it

[@SixStringSanity]

@@zoey6666 I appreciate the attempt. But it's at 440 now, so feel free. Someone else ruined it for you. 😂

[@rachaelmurphy5168]

Liked at 666 😂😂😂

[@SixStringSanity]

@@rachaelmurphy5168 haha thanks!

[@SixStringSanity]

@@katem3395 Right. Bros before hoes though. 😂

[@lavendermenace8078]

When people get so excited talking about their traditions and celebrations or cooking with their family their excitement is infectious, and I feel like the only rational response to that is to also get excited and to ask if you could be a part of it. Tamales look so frickin delicious. My grandpa and his family left Russia and Germany in ww2 and when he came to Canada he was ashamed of his culture because of the atrocities that had been committed. When he was older he started to make more of the food he had growing up. He passed away when I was little, but we still have days where my family makes homemade pierogis, borscht, fish head soup, sauerkraut, cabbage rolls, and sausages.

[@rotisseriepossum]

I love the comments in this video, everybody getting excited for all their cultural dishes and family memories

[@AngelAle24]

Great first attempt! Tips from someone who has made tamales every year since I was born (35 years) - hot liquid in the masa helps the oil stay melted, for my vegetarian sister we use Crisco which is just vegetable oil. The masa should be more like soft peanut butter and you spread it like you would on a sandwich. Make sure you look for the correct side of the husk, one is smoother and will make sure your tamales slide off the husk when cooked. My family only folds the bottom and steams them bottom down. The beans should placed in the middle after you spread the masa so when you wrap it the beans will be covered. Try a slice of roasted green chili, a spoon of canned corn and cheese wrapped inside. Also get helpers! It makes it so much easier and more fun.

[@allisarcadia]

My favorite part of watching Julien cook is knowing it's gonna be a high quality video while also giving me the realistic anxiety of actual cooking.

[@ingridvanderlinden6055]

When you find someone from the twitcheroo community on Juliens Video :-)

[@chabstapiocas]

hi! as a mexican vegan i really recommend giving sweet tamales a try. They're the only vegan option at christmas dinner with my family, haha. They usually have no filling, you just add sugar to the masa mixture and usually some sweet chopped fruit like pineapple or cranberry and cinnamon.

[@alexacalderon1330]

Sabrina G. Ríos oohhh that sounds yummy

[@michelle5254]

Personally not a fan of sweet tamales but I’d still love to see it 🤷🏻‍♀️ not that you asked for my opinion lol

[@morganwebb1568]

Omg but can you imagine like some fruit jam or like chocolate or vanilla pudding inside

[@madisonperry5645]

That sounds so goood

[@purpleninja753]

Y’all can make vegan tamales de rajas just switch out the cheese for vegan cheese

[@wordsthatrhyme]

Hey, Julien. I wanted to give you a heads up that some canned refried beans have lard in them. This brand uses pork lard. I learned this lesson the hard way, myself. :( Look for refried beans that have other oils or oil free, and you should be safe. :)

[@reneewoolley5841]

I thought the same thing I hope he sees this!

[@shannonbrown2392]

This is important, even for those who aren't vegan. My mom's side of the family is Jewish, but not strictly kosher. We don't eat pork though, and we found out years after eating refried beans that the majority of them have pork lard. Now we just make our own.

[@roguewolf7053]

Yep. Pork lard is a common seasoning for many Mexican foods. 😕 While I’m not vegan/vegetarian or Jewish...I have a condition called Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency(EPI) which means my pancreas no longer produces ANY digestive enzymes. Which are what your body requires to breakdown any & ALL carbs, protein & fat. So since lard is just pure fat...even with prescription replacement enzymes (which ironically come from pigs) I have to be VERY careful how much fat is in any food I eat if I don’t want to get extremely sick & risk triggering an episode of pancreatitis. 😕 Plus protein is really hard to digest as well. Especially animal protein. Thus I’ve actually ended up eating a lot of vegetarian dishes and substitutes as they are easier for me to digest. But...corn in ANY form is VERY difficult to digest so a lot of recipes like this...along with a lot of Mexican food...is now off limits. Which absolutely SUCKS as I LOVE Mexican food & corn in general. 😭😭

[@wordsthatrhyme]

@@roguewolf7053 Oh, no! I'm so sorry you have to go through that. :( Hopefully there will be more developments in science and medicine to allow you to eat the foods you love in the future. I'm glad that you've found alternatives in the meantime. Since you mentioned you have trouble with carbs, fats, and proteins, would you be able to make a tortilla with an alternative like defatted almond flour?

[@wordsthatrhyme]

@@shannonbrown2392 My dad just recently joined the vegan train with me, but before that he was kosher for a few years and didn't know about the lard in refried beans either. :( It's easier being kosher while vegan because all vegan food is kosher (that I know of anyway), so he's enjoying that aspect. :)

[@breeasy3675]

Jenna: "Don't threaten me with spice" This Week on Hot Ones: Jenna Marbles Gets Threatened with Spice

[@annaemanoff7147]

Omg yes Sean Evans make this happen please

[@savannahcarter1749]

@ they would 100% do it. On their podcast they used to do their own version of Hot Ones. And talked about how much they loved the show.

[@lesliemarquez2728]

TIP FOR JULIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: spread the masa across the husk so that when you add the filling, folding the husk will also cover the filling and will be enclosed by the masa :)

[@sofinator100]

Seriously, I was looking for this comment! He did his best though and I love him

[@sarahbeltran21]

Yes! Was about to comment this but glad you said it! Otherwise way to go julien!!

[@ciaraaaa96]

YESSSS that killed me lol

[@elduhh]

i was thinking this too! i was so confused when he just put the filling on top, do some people just make it like that?

[@arcytaty]

@@elduhh i think "tamales de frijol" are like that, at least in Oaxaca seems to be like that. Other kind of tamales as mole, verde, rajas, etc. are enclosing the filling.

[@annagolar]

You should do a video where you guess how much is “half a teaspoon” or “3 cups” of different ingredients then compare it to how much it actually it is and see how close you are

[@esankk]

I was thinking the exact same thing!!!

[@haileerolofson9495]

need this so bad now

[@jaide171]

Peach is making me die laughing jumping up and down like a she’s on a pogo stick or something 😂

[@miav6852]

I showed my grandma this n for sum reason she got happy n said “Mija can you ask if he will help me make some this year” guys.. my grandma makes 175 dozen tamales a year... starts from Halloween till thanksgiving we eat about 25 dozen then till Christmas we have all the rest to eat ... it was my 18th bday last month on the 25th.. I had a tamale party bc we still have some left over 🤣

[@Artistgirl254]

Same! My tia makes so many tamales every year for Christmas and Thanksgiving

[@nicoleemagnusson7447]

Victoria Gomez sooo now i love your grandma

[@emmajenkins4732]

petition for your Julien to help your grandma!

[@sjkdsfsdf52]

can i have some,

[@miav6852]

Lol thank you guys , for sure if we all lived close by each other I would throw another tamale party just to invite y’all ❤️

[@vanessapaviag]

As a Mexican, I hereby pronounce Julien Solomita as an official Mexican He’s welcomed to the next quince and carne asada

[@edsidfug207]

Julien 'Honorary Mexican' Solomida

[@goodghouls]

OMG yes, he better be prepared to bring some to the day of la candelaria

[@annaromero4574]

but he didnt even put the filling in the tamale (or at least not yet)

[@annaromero4574]

hah nvm (2 seconds later)

[@taskmagician4289]

Wtf lol you know your tios won’t be down for his vegan recipes.

[@corey602]

Julien: eats tamales like a civilized human with a fork Me: eats tamales with my hands like a savage

[@novats8321]

Courtney L the tamal taste better when u eat it with your hands

[@corey602]

I believe this as truth 💜

[@AngelGarcia-jq4kf]

And add ketchup 🤤 delicious

[@corey602]

I like to dip mine in cheese dip 🧀 🤤 never tried ketchup before 🤔

[@novats8321]

Ketchup? Damn that’s wild I only eat it with a lot of salsa verde

[@katelynnmatthews570]

my grandmother makes “vegetarian” tamales for my aunt since she doesn’t eat meat and puts just cheese and jalapeños. sounds plain but is fireeee

[@joanna._.7771]

those are tamales de raja's dont know how to spell it

[@auroragil7139]

Rajas, yeah.

[@deathburrito23]

Hopefully the masa she uses is made with aceite instead of manteca! I'm also vegetarian and wasn't aware until last year :(

[@ernestinasoriano9185]

the filling is supposed to be inside of the maza, so you would’ve had to spread the maza out more to the edges so that when you put the filling on top and fold the tamale the filling will eventually end up wrapped inside the maza but overall you nailed the consistency of the maza ! they look great. Also you should try making tamales de raja, you’ll love them !!

[@christinastroup438]

I was looking for this comment. My poor Nana is so not happy looking down on this from heaven. I was like "NO! It needs to be all the way to the edges and tied with a piece of the husk😁😉." He did his best though so we have to give it to him!!!

[@Namiis23]

No dude. Before you comment think about the different ways people make traditional tamales. My grandma makes them just like he did, only different being is that she made a small crater in the middle.

[@Living_a_spoonie_life]

I was yelling at the screen. No!

[@lotsofteabutnonetodrink5843]

@@Namiis23 ok well there's nothing wrong with their way of having the filling covered

[@christinastroup438]

@@Namiis23 very true, that was ignorant of me. I myself have never had them that way and there are many, many different ways to make things. I apologize for that.

[@elizabethkelsey2422]

Petition for Julien to make Tres Leches: Day 1

[@michelle5254]

Elizabeth Kelsey biiiiiiiiiiiiitch. Sign me UP! lol

[@vegancookiesjp]

I wonder what a vegan tres leches would even turn out like

[@SweetChild019860]

Vegan Cookies I made one over the weekend.. so good! 🤤

[@inveinsiblexo7900]

Yes please!

[@littleangryingrownhair7888]

Oh hell yea beech, soggy bread cake club checking in

[@gwenleahy6489]

Ares Good: adds more garlic Ares Neutral: tears the corn husk Ares Evil: slaps the bottom of a hot pan

[@alessandrossnieves6643]

I love how respectful he is about the hispanic culture and his videos are so inspiring

[@vrealbb]

Julien: this is our masa *takes another bite from the masa* me: it’s about to be nada if you keep eating it

[@MysticalV]

Julien it’s okay to feel overwhelmed, when my family makes it we have everyone helping. It’s like everyone helps makes the tamales in the morning and we eat them at dinner time . I do have a big family so we make a lot lot lol .

[@caserobertson6803]

Yes! Agreed! I ended up passing out at my first tamale lesson, lol so I think he did awesome for it being a solo tamale journey!

[@nibzbreazy]

The unity of everybody in the kitchen makes me 🥺

[@Dreamingtempo]

Julien is just SUCH a nice boy. I love how much he genuinely cares. But also him calling cooked masa a plain tamal kills me. Like calling just bread a plain sandwich.

[@kisnpisn4919]

Dream-tempo i‘ve seen it many times all over mex. tamal de masa. :) totally fine but it sure is nice to see him embrace real mexican cooking. makes my heart melt

[@rchhcsupernova]

@@kisnpisn4919 In Peru too, some have a tini bit of filling, but many don't. Is there humitas also a thing? is like the dessert version of tamales for us =]

[@tormented_imp]

is bread not just a plain sandwich?!

[@kisnpisn4919]

Ninjanova i didn‘t know about humitas! i love the name it’s so cute :) we do have a sweet version in mexico but we just call them tamales dulces. sometimes with tiny pieces of fruit or raisins but always with sweetened or even fruit-flavoured masa. street vendors often have both sweet and salty tamales and then put food coloring in the sweet ones to make them more dessert like 😋

[@Laura-ij4sq]

In Chile we eat humitas, they are made of corn and the don’t have fillings, we eat them with sugar, tomatos or both. Super yummy and most people here like it!

[@ashleighrenea1275]

(my boyfriend, who doesn’t watch jenna and julien, walks into the room while i was watching this video) him: what was that? me: what? him: was that a raccoon? me: what?! him: a raccoon just popped it’s head up me: oh hahahha that was peach

[@zoeyray]

lolll paesh the raccoon

[@spacewolfcub]

A masked thief? On top of owing Jenna money? Tsk tsk tsk.

[@mckennabowerss]

*Me thinking it’s suspicious how Julien is being kind of gentle* Julien 5 seconds later: “Make sure your bowl makes a lot of noise, and you can also do the slap test” “Shall we try a smack test?” *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* bad masa bad

[@kisnpisn4919]

McKenna Bowers hilarious actually the smack test is something we often do withthe masa 😉

[@crystalrose8394]

Julen: sticks hand out and says" hold my hand please I'm nervous" ME: STICKS OUT HAND AND BE LIKE " OK LETS DO THIS"

[@amandamassacreee]

I did the same thing.

[@cupid3890]

Let's do it to em together

[@PrincessArielAngel]

samee lol

[@aliciaschronick4599]

Me too. But my reply was "Its okay, you can do it."

[@karligranger9175]

Nobody: Julien: re-refried beans Me: THREE FRIED BEANS

[@AmalieWerd]

Karli Granger I Cackled! 10/10

[@winterwilde6153]

An intellectual

[@hannah9968]

Omg I had the same thought

[@broadwaybound1010]

oh damn me too but i just saw you were FASTER THAN I WAS

[@brittany8530]

THIS WAS ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT!!!

[@imgaybitches1481]

My mom asked me "when is he going to put the beans" You "oh wait I forgot to add the beans in that one" Me and my mom looking at each other and laughing Mom "tell him if I can show him how to make tamales"

[@sophiaguzman4757]

We've never put beans in ours 😬

[@adrianarodriguezdiaz6914]

Sophia Guzman omfg same I read that like 😳😳

[@NoThisusernameisnottaken]

What

[@T.P.A1]

My famila never puts bean in our??? Were Mexican to. But idk could be a family type difference.

[@BenditaBee]

Tamales aren't a one shot thing. They often get taught over years by family. The masa should get spread thinly with the back of a spoon across the bottom half to 3/4 of the husk. Filling placed in the middle then one side folded over the filling and then the other side folded on top of it. I think your recipe had too much liquid versus oil and butter and we usually add adobo sauce to flavor the masa. I'd recommend watching people assemble tamales and remember tamales are a process, it'll take a lot of tries to develop a really good replica.

[@madisonphillips3083]

Melissa Dunlap I thought the same thing about the liquids! I worked with a vegan whose fam made homemade tamales and she said she uses more than a full stick of butter in her masa usually!!

[@LaurensDesigns]

I have never made them but was triggered by the open face of it, I wanted to cover it with dough to! lol

[@yessi7961]

I've helped my mom make tamales my whole life and I still wouldn't attempt to make them on my own. It's a long and tedious process for sure! That's why when my family makes tamales, we make enough to last WEEKS! 😂

[@pagecarlee626]

I'm Texan so we have Tamales literally every holiday, plus I just have them in the freezer year round. I can bake & make a mean tex-mex anything but Tamales? I've tried year after year & umm yeah it's a learned muscle memory type skill...

[@punkpopchick1]

I started my tamale training as a kid. I know he tried his best and he was so respectful but the open face and a big chunk of masa in the middle was cringe worthy. 😂

[@marblepeaches]

Julien is so sweet, I know part of him didn’t like having a “non-complete” dish, but you knowwww it was also him feeling like he isn’t doing such a traditional dish justice & he’s so respectful it bothered him to think it felt half assed💛

[@simplecutiebear]

I love how you count a “few” corn husks; my Mexican mom starts off with at least 5 bags, runs out, and makes me go to the market in the middle of the night to fight off Nacho Libre for the last bags available.

[@karinafelipe12]

E P. Lmao relatable !

[@tianarenee32]

so i have a tattoo idea for julien: one of the iggies in a “do it to em” pose with a chefs hat

[@maddieholt383]

Tiana Seastrunk that would be so cute lol

[@M_R_PRY_C]

He could get his ex sous chef Peach but she does owe Jenna money...so I don't know

[@tianarenee32]

114M45_4R3_PR377Y_C001 peach is the official kitchen dog, i saw someone comment on a video saying marble is the podcast dog, bunny is the stream dog, peach is the aries kitchen dog, & i forgot exactly what they said kermit was, but id say kermit is the cry literally anywhere in between dog 😂

[@mollyp6088]

Paesh

[@tianarenee32]

thank y’all for liking, i honestly thought my suggestion wouldn’t be seen or agreeable 😂💜

[@bunnyperi]

his proud little smile at the end when he says “jenna approved” this man has my entire heart-

[@_sch_eme_]

Julien laughing at himself for randomly grabbing the really hot pan side with his bare hand and burning himself omfg im crying why is he like this????

[@gorgeousrika]

The Aries energy won't allow it.

[@vicki-ye5oq]

What is the time stamp for this

[@_sch_eme_]

@@vicki-ye5oq 13:05

[@jaminwaite3867]

I can’t even count the amount of times my Aries self has burned myself...recently burnt my chin...fun.

[@venusleoz826]

I do this so often..I'm like laughing "yeah who knew that boiling water was so hot."

[@SterlingHarrison]

Julien: this one really humbled me Minecraft lava cake: am I a joke you?

[@OliviaKathryn]

bummed he didn’t say “you know we had tamale to ‘em”

[@where.haveyoubeenloca]

Julien: So they’ve been friend 3 times Me: They’re Threefried beans

[@Failary]

Maci I’ll never remove this from my vocabulary

[@karligranger9175]

Maci no joke I said the same thing

[@haleystewart4975]

Maci you’re a genius

[@where.haveyoubeenloca]

Karli Granger hahah😂

[@madisonphillips3083]

Omg this made my day

[@Drea_A]

I'm disappointed that you only made 6. You're suppose to make 32 & suffer like the rest of us

[@kaiwagner2924]

My family is big so we usually make like hundreds because we also have to give some to our neighbors and people we work with. If I can smell tamale prep when I walk in, I know I have to reschedule plans for at least 5 hours

[@Drea_A]

@@kaiwagner2924 HUNDREDS WOW. I only have a fam of 4 & I thought 30-40 was a lot lol. I KNOW your neighbors get hyped for the free tamales tho lol

[@kaiwagner2924]

It was probs like 200 tops we made one time but yeah. Fam of 6 in house at the time and then 4 sets of grandparents, 7 married aunts and uncles, and too many cousins to count. Lol it felt like a lot more, but did confirm with my mom, most was 200 lmao.

[@arelyamaya3822]

Lol for the rest of the month😂😂

[@makennagomez7130]

LITERALLY the week before christmas all the women in my family make over 10 dozen and it’s hell

[@Puckaboo]

I love how Julien is like: "Here you go have a bite" to us. It's wholesome.

[@lizparylo7445]

Puckaboo when he said hold my hand I hovered my finger over the screen I’m just like IM HERE BRO WERE IN THIS TOGETHER

[@ArcaneGinger]

It makes me sad to not be able to actually have the bite, as I sit, drooling & watching the screen...

[@lisao7600]

@@lizparylo7445 I did too, I held out my fingers over his on the screen. He's so fun to watch and I don't normally care for cooking videos. I love his though. I hope he stays on this theme for his channel.

[@aprilrojas700]

takes a village to make tamales sometimes but julien attempts it all on his own! have to give him credit for wanting to educate himself on differnt cultures

[@chloecawthon2507]

Julien in jennas pancake video: chef Jenna, with her chefy tricks Julien now: so the oil is starting to shine

[@IngridStPierre2]

t'was so long ago. i feel so old.

[@ShinycrazyJenn]

The oil shining is just a sign that's it's ready.

[@KaitlanAllyce]

*Shimmer lol

[@melyz6297]

This is giving me flashbacks to my mom yelling at me when I don't make a good tamale 😂😂😩. Some tips if you when to remake them: If you want to make the traditional tamales you want to spread the masa to each side of the leaf (left & right) and it to be thin but not too thin. Because when you fold the tamale it will encase the filling and keep it from leaking out of the tamale while cooking it. Also the thicker the masa the longer the cooking time will be! Personally I love tamales de rajas (when there are no rojos) they are simply made with slices of jalapenos and melting cheese, it's sooo yummy. We also make plain tamales, they are smaller and triangle shaped, we pair them with crema (sour cream) and salsa.

[@nicoleeparvier2]

Mely Z what a polite and helpful explanation! :)

[@AlexandraGutierrezD]

Mely Z this is the comment I was looking for, you were so nice and helpful ☺️

[@ahuva63]

You should make Jenna Sweet Rolls from Elder Scrolls. There is a Elder Scrolls cookbook 😊

[@hollymiller4190]

"Let's count them." *two seconds later* "That's enough." *puts them all in the pot*

[@xBxRxExExZxYx]

Julien: “no one ever said they didn’t enjoy the garlic that you put in the recipe” Me: "except Ryland Adams in the video he just posted."

[@a_potat]

Ikr😂😂😂

[@mels1699]

As a vegan mexican every second made my anxiety pop so hard, if i tasted it i would say and the dammmnnn garliccc

[@Theprat001]

I was thinking the same thing xD

[@melissadropdead4619]

Lmao! I watched it too! 😁🤦‍♀️

[@IngridStPierre2]

I'm not up to watching that vid right now, so can you tell me what his problem is with garlic? it's so goooood and good for you! =]

[@keishalitchfield4642]

STOP saying you’re “not very smart”.... YES TF YOU ARE.. everyone makes mistakes trying new things. Don’t talk down on yourself 💞

[@sarahrau1441]

Both of them seem to struggle with this, they need some self-love.

[@sutpecna]

Julen be like: me no smart Also Julen: very talented and hard-working boi doing his absolute best

[@theresebrandser]

He made food that tastes good. That means he did everything right :)

[@theodorevincent7553]

I’m disappointed that you didn’t call them “threefried” beans

[@kristynsmith7382]

I kept saying it!!! Hoping and wishing he would somehow hear me lmao

[@BothHands1]

i was calling them three fried too!!!

[@nichole_1111]

When Juliens chin lines up with his collar he looks like a priest lol

[@vanessaperez7571]

Lol I preist with tattoos😂😂

[@sunflourvol7]

“are they rojo or verde?” 🥺 damn ur friend is so cute julen

[@ellieramirez6999]

Julien: makes 7 tamales for two people Me (Mexican): makes 15 pounds of masa for 4 people lol

[@cynthianarvaez2733]

Ellie Ramirez facts

[@beccaadler9942]

The last time my family made tamales (around Christmas), my 8 year old brother ate a dozen tamales all by himself.

[@ίεσηίεσς]

@@beccaadler9942 yooo my little brother is like a that too 😂😂😭

[@elizabethitule9190]

I probably had 2 dozen tamales by myself this past holiday season

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

If you need more mouths I'm free this weekend 😂

[@Carrotcake322]

You should try making French crepes! In my family my dad is gluten free so all our recipes don’t contain gluten. Here’s the recipe if anyone wants :) 3/4 L milk 3 eggs 3tbs oil 300 g flour and a tsp of vanilla (optional) Put the pan on medium heat Drop about a ladle-full of batter and spread it around Once it’s brown on the rim, flip it over Cool it on that side until it is as gooey/uniform as you want (Edit) make sure to add some oil b4 putting the batter in the pan :D

Carrot Cake Creation Yeah OK but they are vegan so they can’t use milk or eggs- but there are substitutes for both

[@Hessed3712]

Carrot Cake Creation Yes! This would be so good.

[@Carrotcake322]

Dee Cohen ofc! Just giving the recipe for anyone really

[@meeks6798]

This sounds so good, thank you!!

[@johnpossum556]

I love crepes. The best crepes are made with about 50% malt liquor beer. It really gives them a great malty almost homemade milkshake type of taste.

[@asnightmare8807]

my mom said “para un gringo es bueno”

[@alexapenna805]

Jenna chanting “mas mas mas mas” under her breath as she eats more is me the first time I tried tamales 😂😂

[@sarahbonpierre8898]

A lot of people viewing would be validated if they say “this is not traditional”, “wrong technique”, “wrong ingredients”... but I dare anyone to do this for your first time on camera. Especially with a diet that recognizes a celiac and vegan adaptation in an Aries kitchen.

[@xomsicxompk]

Tbh you honestly can’t be perfect or traditional with tamales considering majority of Latino countries make tamales differently

[@M_R_PRY_C]

Everyone makes it differently even in my family my tias make them different than we do in my house and we are all from the same place in Mexico

[@M_R_PRY_C]

As long as you're making them with love they're perfect in my opinion, especially because he has dietary restrictions...which now gives people with those same dietary restrictions a recipe that works and taste good

[@skylight2258]

114M45_4R3_PR377Y_C001 can you bring me some? I really want true tamales

[@aleshiajay9391]

Julien: Here, have a bite. Me, angrily scrolling through Uber Eats because now I have a raging craving for tamales, being disappointed because no one delivers tamales.

[@unefillesimplee]

Ale Jay same!

[@samanthaadkins4452]

I sometimes see local families selling them by the dozen on Facebook

[@stephanieaguinaga4224]

I’m so happy he respected the no measurement rule. That’s how true Mexicans cook! ❤️❤️

[@HybridxReality]

This is why I really love you and Jenna. You're both so humble and respectful. You wanting to do this recipe justice and not try to offend made me feel really good. Thank you for respecting the Mexican culture - it means a lot.

[@EchoGillette]

☝️ THIS 👏

[@The7WEIRDOS]

I've never loved an ending at much as this one. THE DEDICATION IS REAL! As a Mexican you really did it to them for your first time!!!!

[@SweetChild019860]

Ryland: throws garlic bulb across the kitchen. Julien: adds more garlic. I’m with Julien!

[@laurynakin9858]

I thought the exact thing 😂😂😂😂 I said uhhhh dont invite ryland 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@inveinsiblexo7900]

I literally just watched rylands vid and then this lmao. Garlic 4 lyfe

[@sonja4610]

If julien and ryland did a cooking collab I would DIE they could cook for jenna and shane together 🥺

[@carolinec31]

@@sonja4610 hahah, Julien would do most of the work cuz Ryland doesn't even read the instructions 😅 love them both

[@unikitty09]

This just Made My day 👌😂♥️

[@licor2644]

Julián saying “ hold my hand I’m nervous “ and then extending out to the camera ! I WAS READY TO GRAB IT 💖😭😩

[@karla9319]

Jenna asking “are they rojo or verde” was so cute I’m crying. We love a cultural queen

[@Maribelshh]

I commented on your pozole video about how happy it makes me that you're making Mexican recipes!!! You don't see many big youtubers try/make authentic foods that other cultures grew up eating. IDK if that makes sense but thank you Julien for this awesome video made my day :)

[@glad4ever]

Well, in the eyes of my mom and tias... Julien is more ready to marry than I am. When my family makes tamales, it is a family event with at LEAST 6 people helping. So props to you, dude 👏🏽

[@amandagonzalez2561]

DUDE!!!! I can't begin to express how much love the way he says "Tomales" and "masa" you did good julien, did tamales justice.

[@beeffr]

It's so sweet how he always "offers" a piece of his dishes to us and asks if we want to try it. Julen's so interactive with his audience but it makes me sad because I really want to try everything he makes and I can't 💔❤❤❤

[@MaryBaker]

Him offering us a bite always warms my heart. And in true momma fashion I pretend to eat it each and everytime. My husband just looks at me like I'm nuts and even once commented, "He's not one of your kids, you know."

[@ted6607]

Lady Baker lol I’m a parent too so I understand what you mean!

[@HouseMDaddict]

Me too! I love him!

[@LilAlien-3000]

Vegan tamales idea below! You did a good job! I’m Mexican and I was just thinking about what I would do if I had to make tamales without having grown up making them. And I wouldn’t know where to start lol. My friends and I often make vegan tamales and we’ve gotten really good at it! We normally use shortening as our Manteca substitute but I am going to try your idea of using coconut oil and butter the next time I try them. For the filling having something moist is really helpful. We normally make a green tomatillo sauce and cook veggies and canned chick peas in it. The mixture gets all soft and it is delicious incide the tamales (and even outside!). when you are assembling make sure to spread the masa out before adding the filling. You want the filling to be encased in masa or else If you have a more saucy filling it will run out as you’re cooking them. Another of my fav vegan fillings is Chile slices (like the Chile’s you use for Chiles rellenos) and cheese! They’re so tasty. The key is having a fatty masa and using a very flavorful filling.

[@LilAlien-3000]

Also! My mom uses the tortilla press to flatten the masa on the corn husks! Another idea for getting the masa really spread out

[@just_Jonathon]

@@LilAlien-3000 My grandmother uses a spoon to spread the masa! But she's very practiced with it. I'm more wary when I do it and she just does like 2 swipes and is done.

[@luv4softball99]

there’s a market near me where they sell premade masa dough and they have a vegan kind (which uses shortening). my grandma found it so we could make tamales together after i went vegan a couple years ago 😁 she made her red mole but made half of it vegan for me and we mixed it with black beans and corn for the filling. It’s super simple and delicious. we also made some sweet tamales with the vegan masa filled with dried fruit they were super yummy. and then for christmas this year my brother made me vegan tamales filled with butternut squash, beans and mole which was also really good 👌🏼

[@luv4softball99]

Jonathon my grandma taught me to use a butter knife for it idk how she does it so well, i suck at it 😂😭

[@Karmillina]

oh oh oh oh I'm thinking mushrooms might really do the trick for vegan tamales!

[@jennywearn6755]

Never did I think I’d be so obsessed with a crazy ass Aries Chef.. but here I am x

[@honeycherryy6039]

I think he’s got a best friend, they hold hands. Think her name’s Jenna

[@charlottes1786]

ntor100 only through their friendship booth

[@yanirahernandez4193]

“ sometimes you do it to em.. sometimes they do it to ya “ I felt that

[@Payt3nM4nning]

"No one ever said they don't enjoy a little garlic in their recipe" Me: just came from Ryland Adam's cooking video where he said he doesn't like garlic 👀

[@ashleyhuckabay8060]

Lauryn Manning me too lol

[@brrrrrrrrino]

Omg me toooo lol thought the same thing

[@EmmaMendez]

SAME

[@chericestokes9589]

Lauryn Manning omg yessss. 😂

[@harpreets.2486]

thats what i thought!!

[@andreavelasco1404]

Julien: “and a lot of the recipes that I watched didn’t give me measurements” Latino parents eyeballing everything: “nomas le voy echar poquito” “ échale hasta que se mire bien” “así esta”

[@lala2686]

“nomas le voy a echar poquito” i dont think we know what poquito means 😂

[@ANTONIAXELRIV]

Hahaha “poquito” is an “spiritual measure” of flavor when adding an Ingredient.

[@AleDeleonRuiz]

HAHAHAHHA

[@skadandi]

Julien: makes tamales Also Julien: is still the biggest snack in this video

[@pixiemoonglow9642]

Oh hell yeah!

[@sophiaguzman4757]

Forreal, like them rolled up sleeves and the mustache really playing it up this video for some reason

[@mary-gx5cl]

julien: "so yeah, a super basic tamale with simple rojo sauce..." jenna: "oh mY GOD THATS SO GOOD OHHHH , YOU COULD SEEL THAT IN A RESTAURANT BEECH!"