Poke Bowls | Basics with Babish

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[@x3ICEx]

Noom costs 100$s of dollars btw. Trial period is 15 minutes. 18$ minimum payment to extend it.

[@user-mi6uk6br8s]

yeah and also there's been comment from professionals about how it's a breeding ground for disordered eating, overall not the best spon

[@ayanami808]

Out here in Hawaii we use kukui nut. Those are “candlenuts” because we made torches from it.

[@somecomposingfudsa]

I've never actually tried Kukui in Poke (mostly cause I get Spicy Ahi), does foodland have Poke with Kukui or do I gotta make my own Inamona

[@Bmarhawaii]

@@somecomposingfudsa Ono Seafood on Kapahulu has their original with kukui nut.

[@saia0kakaru]

@@somecomposingfudsa If you want to try kukui in your poke, look for any poke that says it has inamoa in the mix. I think I've seen the mix itself at Times, but the last place I saw that had it in their poke was Ahi Assassins (Heeia Pier now sells their poke I think?)

[@ayanami808]

@@somecomposingfudsa times brah. They get inamona kine.

[@ayanami808]

@@saia0kakaru yup you right.

[@pkrdy3]

"Go to your local fishmonger . . . " *crying softly in your Indiana apartment*

[@SableGear]

That landlocked feel T_T

[@kinjunranger140]

Dude, I just bought sushi grade fish at Caplinger's today. The fish is awesome.

[@carlfletcherjunior9076]

The fact that I'm also in Indiana suffering

[@K9TheFirst1]

Hey at least you got the inland seas that are the Great Lakes. Here in Tennessee we got nothing. Only folks worse off are the states in the Rockies and the plains.

[@billsabado9393]

Tbh you can use any fish if it's prepared right

[@newbsandwich]

As a hawaiian, I'm so happy that Babish constantly tries to stay true to the traditional methods for his recipes as well as the modern stuff. It's just nice to see it being shared.

[@LittleRabbit1138]

Hey Babish, I know that I'm in the extreme minority here, but I'd love to see some high altitude cooking. I live in the Rockies at above 7,000ft. A lot of recipes just work different up here. An episode of Basics covering high altitude cooking would be awesome!

[@Luna-ou6xk]

What foods are affected by that?

[@8ball_wizard]

@@Luna-ou6xk most baking! i know that things taste different at high altitudes, too. therr's a donut place at the top of pikes peak that tastes better at the top than it does at the base.

[@errorfive]

Invite him out to the Rockies to your kitchen! Brooklyn doesn't have as much elevation sadly.

[@mzamnesia7190]

Bro sounds like you got the perfect idea for a cooking/baking show of your own get that bag

[@LittleRabbit1138]

@@mzamnesia7190 If I had the kitchen and the personality for that, definitely... Unfortunately I have a serious lack of stage presence, and a really tiny kitchen.

[@northstarjakobs]

I'll say, the best poke I had when I went to Oahu was from a convenience store, it had a mayonnaise-based dressing I believe, just a whole bunch of tuna and rice in one of those deli containers you can get macaroni or potato salad in. The secret was how fresh the fish was- I'm pretty sure they sourced it from a local fisherman that morning.

[@beepboop9464]

Totally agree. I got mine from the country island stores in waikiki and it was so much better than the ones I've had in most places.

[@noelleka808]

nothing beats hawaii poke bowls, i’ve been looking for one on the mainland for years but nothing compares to home

[@wandasetzer1469]

Not the same subject, but the best Mexican food I ever tasted came from a sort of gas station with a kitchen attached, somewhere down in Florida. I still long for some more.

[@waterlily7075]

you wanna know what even best, the road side poke bowl sellers, some mad lad and his family made Soyu, Lihimoi and garlic poke, I didn't expect all of those things to mix BUT THEY DID. Anyway I cried when I realised I finished it all and didn't have anymore. Also it was by Kapolei Highschool, idk if they sell else where ;-;, im in california now and this place is DEVOI of the meaning of poke bowls.

[@Kuaheak2018]

Food land poke >>>>>>>

[@wolfnerd4984]

If you want to zest the rice up, think about heading down to your local Asian grocer and picking up some furikake. It’s a seasame, seaweed, and salt mix that goes well on poke

[@joemagnus5085]

Yeah I was surprised he left that out too. Most poke bowls I get put furikake on thr top of the rice before putting the fish on top.

[@itsaverylee4218]

this ^^ can also make your own with some basic asian household seasonings and dried seaweed

[@nhunka44]

thanks for this comment my dude/lass, I have been actually wondering what it's called

[@kirkwahmmett1666]

I agree with this I love furikake on rice so much. When I get poké I like to get spicy tuna mix, imitation crab salad, and a ton of unagi sauce in the protein and the rice. And of course furkikake.

[@haydes1285]

It’s almost like the rice cooker was specifically built for that purpose

[@tatsuneesan808]

fuiyoooo😌😌

[@fruitylerlups530]

I dont wanna be the one to make this joke, but it does seem like white people will do anything to convince themselves they don't need a ricecooker to rice (japanese/chinese style ofc). Yes, even the ones who eat rice like italians and spanish.

[@bluepajamagamers5704]

@@fruitylerlups530 I love my rice cooker. But you don't use one for Italian and Spanish rice dishes generally, different cooking process.

[@Toastybees]

@@fruitylerlups530 I can say for Spanish and Hispanic cooking the rice cooker is what's used for everyday meals. The cast aluminum oilla is used for specific dishes.

[@Someone-sq8im]

Wait, really?

[@nbdywarlock7015]

So hey, I know people like to come on and be like "Hey I'm a professional X" with regards to the video, but I promise Seafood has been my profession for the last 5 years of my life. ANY FISH that your local fishmonger says has been flash frozen to -40°F (or °C because this where they intersect) is safe to consume RAW and in Poke Bowls. Freezing to this temperature, rapidly, kills off bacteria or any parasite that may exist in the fish. Happy Snacking Folks ^__^

[@brianmack2945]

I've been making Sushi and Poke bowls with just general supermarket tuna for years. It's safe, affordable, and delicious.

[@ToeShimmel]

I read somewhere that fish in the EU should always be flash frozen before it is sold. Do you know if that's correct?

[@bialex8083]

How much in °C?

[@nbdywarlock7015]

@@ToeShimmel I don't, unfortunately, know any of the regulations regarding finfish in the EU. I am sorry I can't help in that regard.

[@jesseturner9865]

@@bialex8083 -40f = -40c. heh, just discovered that.

[@swirlingtoilets]

For people without access to quality fish, I've made sushi and poke bowls with lox or other varieties of smoked salmon and it was delightful

[@skylarkblue1]

Or chicken! I've had some wonderful chicken poke bowls, and also just vegetarian ones. I'm not terribly keen on fish (raw or cooked) myself, but non-fish poke bowls are still amazing ^^

[@michaelleue7594]

Another great option if you don't like rice is to use Cheerios. Also replace the fish with milk in that case.

[@scarlettsutton8694]

Delish! I've also made a version inspired by a spicy tuna roll by mixing canned tuna, mayo, and Sriracha, then using that as my protein. It may not be technically "poke" at that point but it hits the craving for me.

[@benji_tunez]

I heard that farm raised fish is safer since it isn’t exposed to most of the parasites you find from the ocean. I could be wrong but then again I once ate some raw fish I caught same day and was fine afterwards so, it just depends

[@grabble7605]

​@@skylarkblue1 "I've had some wonderful chicken poke bowls" No you haven't. Poke is fish. Raw fish, to be exact. You can no more have a "chicken poke bowl" than you can have vegetarian bacon. You'd probably get food poisoning if you tried, a "chicken poke bowl" being raw chicken and all.

[@wiz4rdtower]

Why is raw fish so appetizing i want to eat raw salmon out of a river like a bear

[@Laszlo5897]

Do it

[@slayah8617]

Yes but salmon specifically

[@deadend5233]

And then you get parasites, nice

[@jacksongrantham4848]

I'd be careful if I were you. Sometimes fish like Salmon have some really nasty parasites

[@mohammedalshirawi7584]

Weirdly enough I feel the exact same way

[@peachmelba1000]

Weird that Noom's standalone ads are explicitly about weight loss, but here they're a "health and activity" service. I do appreciate how short the ad was however.

[@DimT670]

I mean its not like the patently false "weight is tied to health" idea is gone, it wouldn't surprise me if their whole idea of health and activity is "lose weight lol"

[@peachmelba1000]

@@DimT670 The copy he read (probably written by Noom) seems to downplay the message their other ads really lean into, which is "Lose weight with Noom". I just wonder if the choice to alter the product pitch is directly tied to the demographics Noom perceives or understands Andrew's audience to be made up of.

[@NicoleCuretAlv]

I tried Noom and it limited my calories to a point where my body went into starvation mode. My doctor was appalled they call themselves a health app when it's really a diet app, and very triggering for eating disorders. And the coaches mostly stick to a lame script, the personalized help hook is a scam.

[@rd9367]

I was so disappointed to see he’s being sponsored by a company that promotes disordered eating.

[@peachmelba1000]

@@rd9367 Andrew is, at the end of the day, a capitalist. A warm voiced, fuzzy bearded, ruthless money making machine.

[@andrewgreanias8811]

Hmm yes the three kind of poke bowls: +mana, +stamina and +health.

[@Boonicat71]

Thanks for distinguishing Hawaiian poke vs Mainland “Americanized” poke 🤙🏾 You had a great opportunity to not use kosher salt and use Hawaiian sea salt instead 😅

[@Lv-nq9qz]

That's gotta be hard to find in New York

[@bryan.d0616]

@@Lv-nq9qz I think that you're underestimating how many specialty stores are in New York City. Besides, there is no shortage of anything on the internet.

[@thatonehead]

L v nah. Hawaiian salt has become a huge export. It’s red color and distinct taste comes from salt deposits found near the red clay you find in Hawaii. Now companies will make it themselves by dusting regular hawaiian sea salt with the red clay in alae salt. Ends up the same

[@stinkykid1352]

i think they are both in the US but i get wahtchu mean

[@marcya4428]

@@stinkykid1352that’s why they said mainland

[@Uldihaa]

Babish: ~makes unagi sauce~ Me: And now I want to see Babish make grilled eel.

[@TyraFiresong]

I honestly wish he would make unagi-don.

[@Uldihaa]

@@TyraFiresong Oh, that would be perfect.

[@matthewbagg1522]

@@TyraFiresong my favourite food

[@TyraFiresong]

@@matthewbagg1522 same

[@00kidney]

OK this is probably my favorite recipe ever. A restaurant I go makes a version of this but I never dared trying to copy it. Maybe this is the time?

[@Absenteeee]

go for it!

[@ImAnEmergency]

Katherine…it’s time.

[@jewman5239]

Silencio Bruno!!

[@geneticboobyprize]

My first time having poke was in Hawaii, it's amazing

[@Devilish__]

Babish is no ordinary man, I’d be careful emulating anything he does.

[@APR1Lmusic]

I remember visiting my mom in Hilo and running over to the KTA to get like 3 pounds of poke and just sit there with some chopsticks eating it. sometimes I wouldn't even bother cooking up the rice. I don't think anything can beat the authentic thing from Hawai'i, since the fish they get is so fresh. (People will literally sell their catches on the side of the road every day.) but being able to get pretty close here on the mainland has really helped me relive those memories.

[@Spooky-Sara]

*THREE POUNDS??*

[@mikiwilliams4133]

@@Spooky-Sara 3 pounds of poke is heavier than you'd think, by volume it would be around a quart

[@APR1Lmusic]

@@Spooky-Sara It wasn't just me eating it lol. 3 pounds of fish is way too much for one person.

[@pluviosity]

You wouldn't even bother cooking up the rice? You eat raw rice??

[@CultureStress]

You should have adjusted the water amounts for the pressure cooker--since it's a sealed vessel, you don't have to add extra water to account for evaporation

[@Idonotlikepeanutbutter832]

On Tuesday before Halloween, make the Jelly Eyeballs from Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch

[@anthonygotttheonly]

How many accounts do you have?

[@drew2510]

Can you say please?

[@anthonygotttheonly]

@@drew2510 thank you

[@Kiki-st5bc]

@@drew2510 please

[@Xaaaach]

He could also make that witch’s brew of a dish from that cooking anime that I forgot the name of for some reason.

[@reedmorelli3037]

Candle nuts are kukui nuts. They have a very high oil content and we're traditionally used to make torches.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Maybe on the week of Halloween, you make Shaggy's Super Sandwich from Scooby-Doo Because nothing says scary than a dish with tons of calories

[@anthonygotttheonly]

How many accounts do you have?

[@michaelzhang9806]

Anthony Gott 76 alternative accounts

[@beclops]

Or the chocolate eggplant burger from the live action movie

[@Xander_P.G.K]

Maybe the Louisianan sandwich from Zombie Island; with the hot peppers and stuff!

[@discgolfwes]

Rice cookers are absolutely brilliant. Highly recommend the Technology Connections video on them.

[@silkyz68]

Magnets... How do they work?

[@ImAnEmergency]

I found one at my local thrift store for $7 with a couple dings on it but it’s now one of my most used appliances. For some reason my local thrift store always seems to have at least 3 on the shelves in working condition

[@Guy_GuyGuy]

Through the magic of buying two of them, Technology Connections has one already taken apart right here.

[@PrinceTyke]

That Technology Connections video was the reason I finally bought one!

[@supervillain3213]

@Brent Smith There is no thermostat in a rice cooker. They use magnets. Thats the whole point of the video they're talking about.

[@UpIsNotJump]

Misunderstood instructions, caught a Pikachu

[@generalnando5722]

No

[@JoseRamirez-fv9of]

@@generalnando5722 yes

[@DvdBShow]

Cooking With Pikachu is an Absolute Nightmare

[@JohnZ117]

@@DvdBShow Have to disagree. They're great at getting stuff from the lower counters.

[@kylarirons2236]

@@JohnZ117 Yeah, taste great with green peppers, too

[@jacobbass6437]

I was in Hawaii this summer and got to enjoy so much of the local food. I love the mix between Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine. It’s also SOOOOOOOO delicious.

[@jl7998]

There are so many varieties of poke too. Some spicy, some with limu/nori, some made with tako (octopus). Thanks for being respectful to my roots.

[@michaelleue7594]

Are you from the moon?

[@jl7998]

@@michaelleue7594 Yep

[@jopabr24]

Just one note I would offer -- your mileage may vary with Noom. In my experience, the personal goal coach who is a real person *might* be a real person, but remember that they're working with hundreds if not thousands of people. If you're expecting a personalized, one-on-one experience, don't hold your breath.

[@maryandersondearing3053]

Agreed. I used them for several months. Until I caught on to just how much they were deducting in the monthly fee. Most support is meant to come from the the user community feed rather than from an individual coach, who was not especially helpful with my needs as a pre-diabetic controlling with diet, no meds. In my experience, 'My Fitness Pal" premium is just as helpful at a more reasonable cost.

[@jopabr24]

@@maryandersondearing3053 Yes, this was my experience exactly. They widely market this health coach who is a real person, but all of their communications to me felt very generic. It was very much like they were just using canned responses to every question I had. It ultimately didn't feel worth the money.

[@EnderOnette]

Putting rice in your colander is gonna give poor Uncle Roger flashbacks

[@k7in846]

I know it was a joke, but please people do not microwave marbles lol

[@sillydilly2562]

Ever since I was 6 and my dad shared with me some of his poke from foodland, I was in love. Hot sushi rice w/ furikake on top, and then a heap of spicy ahi or limu poke ... I’m drooling thinking of it

[@lj1989100]

No no no not Noom! Love you but disappointed you took this sponsorship.

[@greenh609]

The Kukui Nut(Candle nut) Hawaiians use is crushed, seasaoned and roasted. It adds a really nice flavor to any poke but you can't eat too much of it because it's also a laxative which many people find out the hard way.

[@InsanoRider777]

"The rice cooker rice is the clear winner." Uncle Roger approves.

[@crashdown03]

He might need to make a Botched By Babish episode of Fried Rice for Uncle Roger.

[@22martinez1]

"To earn the title of Uncle Andrew he must make egg fried rice properly and not follow the dark path of Mr. Chili Jam and Kay Cooking channel haiyya."

[@scheru]

Two things Uncle Roger loves: rice cooker and Nigella Lawson!

[@Axeloy]

Mfs obsessed with that guy

[@22martinez1]

Oh and Rachel Ray haiyya.

[@zevenenzeta]

PERFECT BECAUSE MY LOCAL POKE BOWL SPOT JUST CLOSED YESTERDAY PRAISE THE SUN

[@tropicalbreeze1164]

I never hear of a Poke Bowl before this, so I thought he was making a Pokemon Bowl of somekind. I'm glad I was wrong, who knows what kinda of meat and ingredients would have went into that one.

[@haywire3662]

Food Theory with MatPat on which pokemon would taste the best.

[@kevinschultz6091]

Very Monster Hunter, honestly.

[@grabble7605]

Probably fish, since fish Pokemon are a thing...

[@Deucali0n666]

Same. Just thought it was a themed food.

[@N7mudkip]

Zojirushi is the best rice cooker I’ve ever owned.

[@bookbutterfly2408]

Uncle Roger will let you live XD

[@NicoleCuretAlv]

Andrew, we love you, but the Noom sponsorship isn't it. Their diet literally put my health in danger.

[@rileymobley9570]

Wait, what?

[@ojojojoj7101]

elaborate further

[@tpruss97]

Yes please, I likewise was considering using Noom

[@NicoleCuretAlv]

They make you eat no more than 1200 calories a day, plus eventually reduce carbs and categorize foods into very dumb red/yellow/green categories based only on caloric density. The "coach" just follows a very obvious script. When I asked for help for some specific issues I was having, all she had were generic answers for me. My weight did not go down, my metabolism tanked, I had ZERO energy due to the severe caloric deficit, and I was barely even going to the bathroom bc my body went into starvation mode. And they expect you to lose 2 lbs a week and gave zero options when the scale wouldn't budge even after barely eating. Don't do it.

[@emily5661]

I can corroborate this. I did the free trial and my recommended calorie intake was 1200 even though I told it I was a regular runner, which is ridiculous. I brought this up with my coach and they were like "Well try to eat more green foods so you're not as hungry!" which is literally not how it works or what I was concerned about. It claims to be science & psychology based but it's methods reminded me very much of the UK's Weight Watchers, an organisation known for ruining people's relationship with food.

[@rosalindragetlie5856]

Unhappy to see noom as a sponsor, but looking forward to trying the recipe.

[@brghid]

i haven't heard of them before, why is it bad they sponsored him?

[@IAmTheUltimateRuler]

@@brghid idk any specifics about the company, but it's tiring and messed up to have ads for a diet programme constantly pushed by youtube, and now even within the videos themselves. this kind of thing can be really harmful for people with eating disorders, or other unhealthy relationships to food, and it's a problem when a fun cooking channel is complicit in demonizing the act of eating

[@rikkisnow1313]

@@brghid Besides recommending a dangerously low caloric intake for a lot of people, they essentially promote unhealthy habits & call it "weight loss based on science and behavior" but it's just making people worry about the 1000 calories they're allowed to consume in a day.

[@bethanwi]

Agreed :/

[@athens202]

Agreed.

[@michaelscott6022]

Can you make something using toum? It's a Lebanese (?) Garlic sauce/spread/paste that only uses garlic, oil, water, salt, and lemon juice, or something like that. It's like a strong garlic vegan mayonnaise without eggs.

[@switchamafuck78]

He made that in his Curb Your Enthusiasm episode

[@DoubleADwarf]

@@switchamafuck78 and funny enough, "mayo but with garlic instead of eggs" is exactly how he described it when he did.

[@SCSilk]

@@switchamafuck78 Thank you! I remembered the name but not which chef.

[@Sea-Salt]

Honestly, I just watched this episode so I could finally know the proper pronunciation. I never heard anybody actually say "poke bowl" out loud so I never knew if it was pronounced as if poking somebody or like Pokemon. Pleasantly surprised to see it's the latter.

[@pyro2683]

Brave man using a mandoline. All that tool ever wants is the sweet taste of your fingers.

[@Verlisify]

I got into making poke over the summer. I'm definitely going to use some of these tips to up my game!

[@andradi6131]

I work at a poké bowl restaurant and I’m always amazed to see all the chefs on KZbin making such different styles of poké bowls than what I make. This just shows how great poké bowls are as you can really do them however you want and there is no wrong way as long as you have the main components. Thank you for this video Andrew

[@seanfitzgerald9293]

Second bowl he made ISNT a poke bowl, its the westernized version they sell in the mainland USA, go to Hawaii that style doesn’t exist and only the original way of poke exists

[@andradi6131]

@@seanfitzgerald9293 I honestly did not know that, thank you for informing me

[@NoboruTakaoka]

@@seanfitzgerald9293 unfortunately I did find a place recently that makes this weird version on Cooke st in Honolulu

[@blakefisher3681]

@@NoboruTakaoka I was shocked as I tried “poke for the people” in Haleiwa as they asked me for toppings and sides and sauces and if I wasn’t in front of clients I would have just walked out.

[@seanfitzgerald9293]

@@andradi6131 ofc, I’m not saying what he made isnt poke, its just what is now looked at as a norm for poke in the mainland, but here in the islands it’s a simple but hearty dish everyone is supposed to share and enjoy en masse

[@doctorhunger921]

Okay, born and raised on the islands, this is how it's done. You do this, and everybody at the beach bbq is gonna love you. -Ahi or salmon (doesn't matter sushi grade or not, all the same lol) -Sesame oil -Soy sauce -Japanese mayo -Sriracha -Fish eggs (called "ikura") -Green onions -Sesame seeds Optional: -Thinly sliced onions -Salt Mix the fish, sesame oil, soy sauce, mayo, sriracha, ikura, and green onions together. Mix in salt to taste. Garnish with sesame seeds. Add thinly sliced onions on top if you like em, but I do, so sucks if you don't like em haha (nah nah jkjk). Serve on top bowl of room temp rice. Boom, sup, that's how; share it with the boys (or eat em all for yourself lol)

[@ohrats731]

I find that soaking the rice makes it overdone when I use the white rice setting on the pressure cooker. I haven’t experimented yet but that can probably be avoided by adjusting the cooking time. Rice cooker is just the easiest and most reliable

[@Rinaldigotama]

yeah, i only soak rice when i make congee. when using rice cooker i usually just rince the rice once or twice with clean water

[@kaleiohulee6693]

I've started soaking my rice until the water clears and it's led to better rice for me. I think it helps with the residual starch in the water I couldn't fully rinse out.

[@tingle8554]

As an Asian and Hawaii resident who eats rice every day, don’t soak it just wash it with your hands in water, dump the water and repeat until the water is much less starchy

[@user-cr4sc1ht9t]

Reduce water first if you think it's too soft. Then reduce cooking time if necessary. If your rice:water ratio is right the rice should start burning before getting overdone.

[@seanrobinson3968]

Make sure you add “seasoned” rice vinegar (which means added sugar) to your sushi rice. (Or just dissolve sugar in it).

[@Emmuzka]

Yeah, at that part I was like "Isn't sushi rice seasoned with sugar, salt and rice vinegar???" With vinegar only that's going to be some odd tasting rice!

[@fiendishrabbit8259]

Candlenuts is available in some well-sorted asian grocery stores. It might also go under the name Kemiri nuts. Macadamia nuts is the recommended replacement though.

[@deannajoanB]

I always thought the Japanese-inspired poke bowls we get in America were kinda just born from our association of raw fish with sushi. Do they use different flavor profiles for poke in Hawaii or is it still soy/sesame/ginger?

[@JeremyGabbard]

Similar-but-different - there's a large Japanese influence on Hawaiian food but it also borrows from Native traditions/other Pacific Island countries/East Asia due to the variety of folks who live there.

[@elizabethtakeo]

Also a lot of seaweed! Not toasted, like with sushi, but just regular seaweed.

[@agate_jcg]

Hi, I grew up in Hawaii. The actual native Hawaiian dish is fish, candlenuts, a particular kind of fresh seaweed, and salt. But a lot of Hawaii's "local grinds" food is a Hawaiian / Asian hybrid, and that includes shoyu poke, which includes soy sauce, sesame oil(?), and onions, and might not have the seaweed because it's tough to find even in Hawaii these days. Babish's first recipe is pretty close to that. The stuff in a mainland "poke bowl" is so wrong I don't even count it as poke.

[@midoribookstore]

@@elizabethtakeo Limu specifically is the kind used for poke typically.

[@midoribookstore]

@@agate_jcg yeah limu is harder to find now but still relatively common, and for real the stuff they tryna sell up in the mainland is just straight up salad.

[@Hugh_Amungus]

Guga uploads a poke bowl episode. A few hours later, Babish does the same. Coincidence? *_I THINK NOT_*

[@Ganmorg]

International Poke day (I presume)

[@rackless9510]

They always upload around the same time

[@MichaelAlthauser]

Guga is overrated.

[@seanskrobarczyk398]

I am genuinely able, without reservation, to say that you have improved my life. Thank you.

[@SparkkFX]

This is one of the first things I learned to make at the restaurant I work at. The marinade kinda thing I make is mostly soy sauce and oyster sauce with mirin, ginger, and garlic while the tuna is mixed with sesame seed and onion

[@williams428]

Just flew back from my Hawaiian honeymoon yesterday. Literally had a poke bowl and fresh pineapple at 7am every day for 2 weeks lol

[@eltothemayo]

I truly mean this as kindly as possible and as a moment of education, but I was really sad to see you took on Noom as a sponsor. The company touts a veneer of psychology based weight loss but if you use the app it suggests you eat 1200 calories a day (the amount for a small child/toddler) and has been denounced by many dieticians as really nothing different from other fad diet systems we've seen before. I totally urge you to do some research, but I imagine because this is generally a neutral food channel many of your viewers have endured or know someone who has endured an eating disorder (such as myself) where seeing this promoted could be quite harmful. I appreciate your content so much and I'm sure this wasn't known going into accepting the sponsorship, but I hope this was enlightening.

[@maxmoeller6422]

Noom is a paid MFP and has been linked to EDs.

[@rd9367]

Thank you for this! I hope he sees this. Use the $ from this paid video to donate to eating disorder treatment organizations.

[@AdachiCabbage]

@@rd9367 I hate to say this, but it's not likely that will happen.

[@AdachiCabbage]

Noom was featured on a couple of videos so unless you ignored them, people have pointed out what you just said several times. If he doesn't know by now, he doesn't care or otherwise.

[@rd9367]

You’re trying to silence my opinions on this one video I did see? If people continue addressing it then maybe he WILL see it.

[@-tinyang6867]

I’m Chinese and I can confirm that every family has a rice cooker in their house

[@reillythompson664]

Found out that if while making the eel sauce, you forget the soy sauce and simmer longer trying to get the deep color, you end up with mirin-flavored hard candy.

[@O2life]

Bright side: that sounds AMAZING

[@aggronio353]

Some times I feel bad that Babish will never be able to experience the beautiful florality of cilantro. Then I watch episodes like these, remember I'm allergic to sesame, and wonder who's really missing out.

[@jbain4750]

Honestly speaking as a big sesame fan, it's not actually a huge difference. Just a little bit of crunch that could be easily by some toasted pine nuts.

[@TAGanimation]

I just realized this has nothing to do with Pokemon, and there are actually dishes called the "poke-bowl". To confirm, this video is labeled "basics" with banish, not "binging".

[@matheuszanlorenzi7320]

we got tricked

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

Not knowing the origin, I thought it was "poke" for the same reason as Pokémon, but not about Pokémon. So... pocket.

[@goodguykonrad3701]

"Basics with Banish"

[@recoil53]

Well if the fish has parasites, you will have little monsters. Just not in your pocket.

[@basicchannel3234]

What if you made Smothered Porkchops/Chicken Fried Bacon/Chicken Fried Bananas from Everybody Hates Chris episode, "Everybody Hates The Gout"?

[@pandaiscool9552]

Every time I watch a video of his I always hear “I hear the blues a callin”

[@lorgarspersonalchair]

The candle nuts you're talking about are called "kukui" nuts which are totally different from Macademia. Kukui nuts served a multitude of purposes for the Hawaiian people: light source, oil, food, etc. It's a very important part of our culture but I don't expect you to be able to get it in the mainland (we don't even sell it in stores in Hawaii).

[@tylorserpico2285]

USE THE MANDOLIN SLICER GUARD!!!! As someone who sliced the tips of his thumb and pointer finger on one, watching you use it every time without one makes me squirm

[@NoahMDub]

My dad had that happen to his thumb too. I saw the tip of his thumb on the floor!

[@darkninjafirefox]

I'd really like to see him tackle some beyond meat/ingcogmeato recipes for us non-meat eaters

[@lukesania3287]

As a man who grew up on the big island of Hawaii and ate an ahi tuna poke bowl 3-4 times a week my mouth was watering through this entire video. I recently moved to the east coast and no longer have access to high quality poke bowls. I went from being able to get one from any generic grocery store on island to everyone I’ve met hating the thought of cubed raw fish. I am very impressed and jealous🙌🏼 Will be trying this recipe myself 🤌🏼🍚🐟

[@VocalOne444]

10 out of 10 (yes, you inspired me to make this tonight)! I’ve made poke bowls in the past, but always with store-bought sauce. Never again. Your marinade is perfection. Thank you!

[@chepecheapy308]

Last night my sister told me we should make poke bowls this Saturday and today you post this :)

[@deadend5233]

You have a psychic sister

[@graywolfdracon]

The Matrix has you.

[@rainyclockuno3135]

i was literally just thinking of going out and getting a poke bowl today, that's crazy

[@graywolfdracon]

The Matrix has you.

[@OuroborosAnarchy]

Its a cool coincidence that you and Guga both release videos about poke bowls within an hour of each other.

[@jamesliang9408]

I was finding that comment

[@jauntycatt]

You did miss a few things! Hawaiian poke usually has some sugar and sweetness in it! Sushi rice usually takes mirin, sugar, and ricewine vinegar. Fair warning on the mayo front, please only start off using a little touch of mayo, and I'd reccomend it in the mix for the poke instead of just on the outside

[@stickercoveredeverything9690]

POKE BOWLS ARE MY CURRENT FAVORITE FOOD THANK YOU

[@hope_and_love]

"local fishmonger"... NYC people are hilarious.

[@ellisisland6490]

I watch the food network with my parents a lot and I SAW YOU AS A JUDGE! Congrats on branching out into multiple media forms. It was super cool getting to see you and talk about how much you've done for cooking education with my family

[@Sykrist]

The ingredient you are calling candle nuts is called inamona, or roasted kukui nuts. Kukui nuts have a high amount of oils in them and can be used as candles. The oil is also a mild laxative.

[@BrainMax_]

On Tuesday at the week of Halloween, make the Halloween Cake from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, "Monster Party"

[@anthonygotttheonly]

How many accounts do you have?

[@clare8871]

Not the diet culture though.

[@MontySlython]

Im not sure what you mean

[@paulwagner688]

Babish tests the rice and finds that the rice cooker is the best. Uncle Roger would approve.

[@Rinaldigotama]

for babish's research: we use a lot of candlenut (kemiri) in Indonesian and SE asian cooking, usually blended together in curry/stew pastes

[@joshuarosenbaum4313]

But here, he would have been using it raw...raw candlenut is toxic.

[@withTOKKI]

Noooo~ I’ll eat the edge trimmings of the salmon for you! Don’t throw them away, share with me! ❤️

[@charlieday7731]

Okay this is getting spooky. Last time I decide to make smash burgers then Babish has a smash burger video that same day..... today I get a poke bowl (it is currently in my lap as I open KZbin) and, once again, Babish releases a corresponding video.

[@Duiker36]

I get poke every week, and Babish still missed me.

[@HollywoodZach]

Why do I always watch this channel when I'm hungry? Andrew, these poke bowls look INCREDIBLE!

[@johnkane3240]

My rice cooker is my favorite kitchen appliance. I can push a button and take my dog for a walk. It's perfectly cooked whenever we return. Also great for things like quinoa, plus it's a handy dandy steamer. Best $30 you will ever spend.

[@TheSlavChef]

What type of Pokemon do you catch with these PokeBowls?!

[@Laszlo5897]

Water types, I guess

[@TheSlavChef]

@@Laszlo5897 yeah, a lot of magikarp perished.

[@neodarkgemini5954]

Im finding a pokemon comment and there it is!

[@TheSlavChef]

@@neodarkgemini5954 i hope you are not disapointed! :D

[@HowToCuisine]

I absolutely love poke bowls! I'm making them regulary! 😍😍

[@planosalazar]

One common topping in hawaii is furikake and oyster sauce on top of spicy ahi.

[@saianjanakella5879]

Please do a series on vegan versions of very popular recipes

[@basicchannel3234]

Please make any gross or heart-attack related foods on the week of Halloween: 2011 Looney Tunes Show- Daffy's Powdered Sugar Casserole Breakfast The Amazing World of Gumball- Sluzzlewurst etc.

[@johnn633]

Kraft dinner! a cheddar cheese heart attack!

[@anthonygotttheonly]

How many accounts do you have?

[@alexxander966]

Poke bowls are my absolute favorite. I've been in the US for a year now, and haven't found a single place that makes them the way I like them in Japan. It's very frustrating

[@DelTacoJosh]

Hawaii is the place in the US that does it best. If not LA probably is your best bet.

[@Fc3s808]

Chirashi don

[@kassidysiegel3133]

I work in a sushi restaurant and make buckets of tempura crumbs a day! Pro tip, more liquid smaller crumbs less liquid bigger crunchier crumbs!

[@flyingtoastr]

A rice cooker was low-key one of the best purchases I've ever made. Even with just the basic, no frills, barely $20 Target special, the rice it makes is miles better than any other method I've had at home. Sometimes unitasker devices are okay!

[@Duiker36]

That's because it's not *actually* a unitasker. It's just a custom-tuned pressure cooker. You could make lots of other stuff with a rice cooker if you wanted to. I mean. Besides congee.

[@Bluetartinator8]

On the week of Halloween or any Tuesday in October, you make Double Dutch Cherry Muffins from Frankenweenie movie

[@anthonygotttheonly]

How many accounts do you have?

[@John-ne6jv]

Did you hear about the fish monger who met the devil? They sold their sole...

[@giggityguy]

Funny, I heard the same thing about the cobbler

[@jaycobbarros4329]

2:40 Candle nuts is referring to the kukui nut which was used for lamp fluid

[@romangunter621]

Been waiting for Andy/Babish to do this for a while, it also kinda means that were inching a little closer to him eventually doing a Basics episode for sushi which he hasn't done.

[@JunandKeshia]

Mmmm I love me some poke. Find some furikake from an Asian store and sprinkle some of that over your rice. 🤤

[@GoAmerica]

Ugh, Noom is such a terrible service. So bummed you partnered with them. Horrible customer service and terrible app.

[@mikemason7422]

I am in the process of starting up Noom. Do you recommend an alternative?

[@angusmarch1066]

@@mikemason7422 an actual dietitian or nutritionist.

[@avakaufmann9310]

was praying that it was a joke

[@707Berto]

Great timing. I just scored a 1.5# block of bluefin toro on Weee and was wondering what else to make with it.

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

In the US Sushi grade fish basically meand it was frozen below a certain tempereature.

[@DevilPogoStick]

Great video. I do admit I hope to see you tackle Vietnamese dishes like Pho or Com Thit Nuong in the near future for a basics episode! ...Like if others agree! :)

[@BigGayIncorporated]

I absolutely love pho, would love to see him try to make it... hopefully not botching it. lol

[@ToniicKid]

I'm out of my league completely, but I do know that pressure cooking rice is a 1:1 rice to water ratio. Andrew added 3/4s cup of water to 1/2 cup of rice in the instapot- which is why it was the stickiest, a litl too much water

[@ebsupra]

I was introduced to poke in Hawaii and it's been a staple since. Another popular rice topping is furikake. Also, the spicy mayo is probably the most popular style, with tuna.

[@xscoreax9949]

I have been waiting for you to make a poke video

[@anasevi9456]

take out 90% of the fish and toppings, sell it as 95% rice, and charge $15 for it and you have just discovered how asian inspired bowls are sold by aussie takeaways. lol

[@Spooky-Sara]

That’s just sad