Ramen Lord Challenged Me To Do This... (I'm terrified)

[@ThisGuyBor]

Alright Alex having just eaten american BBQ for the first time I have to assume after the ramen series vol 2 there will be a series about BBQ.

[@rancidquality100]

Yessssss please

[@jacobkudrowich]

I'm sure he will probably nail it without a multi part series

[@TheTamally]

@@jacobkudrowich Those are the words of someone who has no idea how hard it is to make passable brisket, let alone amazing brisket.

[@howHumam]

That would be amazing, barbeque over ramen sounds like a fusion I need in my life.

[@thorny_mcthornerson3945]

​@@howHumamthere are a few Asian inspired bbq places in Texas doing just that. Amazing

[@GeronKizan]

Alex's instant love of Brisket makes me wish for a series where he travels around the states to learn how to make the best BBQ brisket.

[@MannyKings5]

The state*. He only needs to go to Texas

[@bl6628]

I had to rewind that part a few times. You can tell it sparked something in him. There’s no way a series on it isn’t coming.

[@GeronKizan]

@@MannyKings5 true maybe he needs to go all over Texas. Different places have different approaches to brisket.

[@thefrenchmachinist8957]

He needs to go to Austin !

[@misterturkturkle]

​@@MannyKings5 texas has good shit, no cap. But southeast mustard and vinegar style is good af too. Id love to see a bbq series where he tries many different styles

[@Gremalkin1979]

That brisket will haunt his memory. I bet money on a future series about this.

[@AlexAlex-gj4jd]

That brisket looked SO good when Alex tasted it, I got distracted and started thinking of BBQ instead of ramen! 🤣 🍜 🤣

[@KainYusanagi]

...Brisket ramen?

[@ginasheppard1450]

this was amazing Alex! I love Ramen_Lords passion and am so glad that he’s getting to do something he so clearly loves day in and day out! Kudos and thanks for sharing this video with us!

[@foome36]

Oh boy, am I hyped for the next episode!!! I already made a plan with my brother that next year we will both take a month out of our schedule and devote it entirely to learning how to make ramen. Thank you for the inspiration, Alex! Much love!

[@ryandonaldson3370]

This is the craziest ramen lord masterclass with Alex asking the best questions.

[@helloxjed]

Guessing "Mike's friend, Charles" is Charles of Umamicue? Absolutely amazing food. They're doing a residency at Spilt Milk right now in summer of 2023.

[@petercraig389]

Has Alex been to Japan? He went to Italy for his pasta series. Time to visit Japan for the next ramen series.

[@mxspokes]

Japan was closed for tourism when this series was worked on

[@svenboudewijn]

Yesss! Respect for doing a collab with Mike. The Ramen legend of the Ramen sub!

[@eagleironic5815]

Alex, I need you to know, I had my first bowl of “proper” ramen this week. Thanks to your series, I knew how to eat it properly! My slurping skills are not very good. But your series really gave me a much deeper appreciation of what I was eating.

[@zachnelson647]

Alex we need an American BBQ series!!!! Love your videos, highlight of my week. Keep it up!

[@Lawman212]

Alex, you're going to need to go to Texas or Kansas City for a BBQ roundup. Cooking brisket American style. I mean, if you can obsess about ramen as a French person, you can obsess about brisket.

[@fdelacou]

I know the exact guy for that: Tender Smokehouse in the Dallas area does wonderful BBQ and owner (Dante) would be definitely game for it. :-)

[@Ben-rz9cf]

There is some crossover too. You can learn a lot about slow cooked meats from those guys in the south that could easily be applied or adapted to chashu. Now that i'm thinking about it, i need to start experimenting...

[@c0mpu73rguy]

That could be an idea for a future series!

[@accordionbabe]

Stay in Chicago and just go to Smoque restaurant!

[@warrenphilips8441]

That looked like a good brisket, but if you did a BBQ series based off what you had in Chicago you'd be laughed off the internet. They're imitating Texas style BBQ. If you're going to do the series you want to check the Texas Monthly BBQ ratings. Currently, Goldee's is #1, but anyone in the top 10, or even top 50, can walk you thru the ritual. Someone on that list will do a collab for the free publicity, too. Just be ready for the Talladega Nights references. :) Kansas CIty has a vinegar-tomato based sauce, the Carolina's sauce is more mustard-y, and the Memphis style leans on spices for the dry rub or a brown sugar-tomato based sauce for the wet. You might find sauce at a place in Texas, but it shouldn't need it. Texas BBQ is pure skill of the pit master.

[@michelhv]

KZbin 10y ago: let’s make ramen at home from scratch on a budget. KZbin now: screw it, just go industrial.

[@KyleTelechan]

I was lucky enough to experience this firsthand - the photojournalist in me is a bit disappointed I didn't ask if I could pop back to the kitchen for some photos, but maybe I was too busy enjoying the wonderful dishes these two masters put together.

[@johannesr8709]

Geat Video! Honestly what I love the most about this is that the are preparing in an apartment! It perfectly shows that there is not as muuh a gap to professionals if you know what you are doing. And since Alex is perfectly showing everyone how to it I am really hyped for the end of the series (as sad as that seems) because then we will have a crack at it.

[@AhesTheDre]

Very excited to see the next episode with the actual service at the pop up. You can't beat the enterprising of Americans. Where else can one make noodles at home, sells 300 tickets in 40sec and serves them in another restaurant.

[@IEdjumacate]

So upset I missed this pop up. You, Mike & umamicue is a combo made in heaven! Can’t wait for mikes restaurant to open.

[@MB-uj7pp]

This serie really make noodles fan happy, thanks Alex

[@christopherhumphrey]

I want a ramen machine just like his and keep it in the living room. The wife said NO!

[@fdelacou]

Was wondering if it was a ramen machine or just a pasta machine that can do ramen. Easier to justify if you can do all sorts of pasta! :-D

[@MiloMontang]

metoooo

[@66meikou]

With all that work that bloke has put it, I'm not surprised ! I wish him the best of luck because he has the passion!

[@robbertroost6018]

wahaaauw! Amazing Alex. Very curious about the next episode and the whole season! Keep up the good work!

[@joel29585]

Alex - if you really want to go on a deep dive for your next food series, I'm not sure if there is a food as challenging and frustrating and yet, equally, as rewarding and delicious (if done right) as Texas styled bbq brisket.

[@somedigitalist7681]

Alex's first taste of real American BBQ was so good it immediately made him swear 🤣🤣🤣 Southern BBQ series when?

[@scooterwoo]

Alex there is another Chicago guy @mightjoeyim who loved Texas style BBQ so much he went and moved to Austin and worked at several of the top TX BBQ restaurants. He’d be an amazing resource if you decide to do a BBQ series. I think he’s started to do pop ups so would be 🔥 to see what you guys could come up with if you do a French/bbq fusion collab

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Dear lord that Brisket looked SO juicy, perfectly seasoned and on point! Mouth watering like crazy over here! And great video as always!

[@mrrolandlawrence]

im going out to get some now after watching that...

[@shuikai272]

Lol you know he knows his stuff just by looking at it.

[@alexbrewer4570]

Brisket point should always be on point. But what about the flat?

[@simonoddie765]

What does Alex do when he’s perfected his Ramen? He steps up another level and pops up with the Ramen Lord 👏👏👏

[@henrye3935]

ALEX: Wants to learn about ramen so flies to New York and Chicago. JAPAN: Pikachu face

[@foetusdeletus6313]

Japan shouldn't have been so stingy with visas.

[@dr-k1667]

Best of everything for the pop up Mike and Alex! Every bowl will be an achievement. I hope every guest has a memorable positive experience. It's surely something you won't forget!

[@Fly1ngHawaiian]

Ramen Lords digital ramen book is so amazing I ended up printing a physical copy as a resource and spiral bound it.

[@RJ-dn4ib]

As a Chigagoan, so glad you came to visit. ❤❤

[@The_Fat_Hipster]

I live in Chicago, i watch you videos all the time. HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT?!

[@Chessmasteroo]

Ramen Lord! The Man the Legend!

[@jankopransky2551]

Your ramen series always makes my cheap ramen taste better, thank you!

[@gaetanodimezzo3451]

J'ai vraiment hâte de voir la suite !!

[@kochimoon4831]

Are we not gonna talk about the fact that this guy has a 35k industrial grade noodle machine in his living room ?

[@AnthonyBerg]

Mitsuwa in Arlington Heights (North Chicago Suburb)...Hands down best Ramen/Udon/Japanese Bakery/Grocery/Manga/etc in Chicago land area. They've been serving killer bowls for over 25 years +. Not exactly sure how you missed that on your Chicago ramen journey, but make sure to check it out next time you're in town.

[@Lazarus3737]

Alex, YOU GOTTA MAKE an American BBQ Pit master graduation series. Get that degree!

[@sh1012]

Wow, the pop-up were back in October, can't help but wonder all the things Alex have been up to in the meantime. And I can't keep my excitement in, for the next video to come. Good Work Alex.!

[@STLcoin]

Bourbon, MO... To the lady I met today and told about Alex.. YOUR the BOMB ! Cheers

[@Temulgeh]

i've been waiting for this since the instagram posts!!

[@ozawashere]

If you ever want to try to make ramen you will most likely come across one of ramen lords guides. The man has some of the best guides for ramen on the internet.

[@Issenthevampire]

Alex I have to say I am loving the Ramen series but I see my chance here to say I would love to see you do a series on smoking! The type where you smoke food mind you xD I have bought a small box smoker within the last year and I have become the star of my friends making everything from ribs to pulled pork. However I would love to see someone like you dissect the art and learn more about it with you! Putting my bit in that I'd love to see that series from you. Cheers!

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

Ramen_Lord is the real deal. His recipes and primer are amazing resources.

[@lechatbotte.]

I remember the lamination technique for croissants. It’s used in many pastries and pie doughs

[@erwinamesz7642]

We need an LOW & SLOW BBQ project by Alex!!!!!!!

[@oijans]

Great learning about Ramen_Lord. I love his ramen production in the living room. Unfortunately I don't eat or serve enough ramen to have a machine like that so I have to do with my Mercato. I do make a larger portion dough and divide it into single portions. Then wrap it in a plastic bag and take out one portion at a time. By the end of the week, the last dough has fermented and gone a lot softer than the first dough. This is very interesting and adds a surprise to ramen eating every time I make my dough. My doughs are rarely the same. Sometimes barley mix and sometimes rye mix. I wish I could curl my ramen like that cool machine in the living room did. Looking forward to seeing the next episode, Alex.

[@tomodda1]

You can just "scrunch" your ramen by hand, that's the old-school technique. The "curling flaps" simply replicate hand-scrunching.

[@oijans]

@@tomodda1 Yes, that works for the same day ramen dough. After a couple of days, the dough gets too soft and sticky.

[@majcrash]

Do you get a sourdough flavor after it ferments?

[@oijans]

@@majcrash No. It just gets softer and when cooking it, it gets a bit more chewier.

[@Calum_S]

"Mike's friend Charles sorted out a little lunch for us." Cut to a ginormous chunk of beef.

[@valarya]

While this is kind of awesome (the home noodling), is it legal? By this I mean: does he have food inspectors come to make sure the place meets restaurant standards for selling food to the public? I was thinking about it the entire time, and then at 11:38 I saw him pick up a noodle that was touching the floor and put it in the box and I cry. Am I too much of a germaphobe... maybe. 😭

[@typerightseesight]

One of the nicest shops I've ever seen!

[@SeeMick1]

I legit can't get over the fact that he just has that machine in his apartment.

[@CavemanSynthesizer]

I like how all the comments on this ramen video are about making brisket. 🤣

[@vr0k3n]

I salivated SO MUCH when you showed that brisket cross-section omfg

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

Alex even makes his commercials worth watching.

[@MorgusVR]

I want an Alex Brisket series now that you know the joy of it!

[@ninjamonkeys21]

THIS WAS SO AMAZING. little sad i didnt get to say hi but this was amazing

[@darknightelf2]

American BBQ up next confirmed!!! featuring AARON FRANKLIN and GOLDEE'S BBQ. The dream! Need it now Alex!

[@Leitz_kraft]

Uh oh... Looks like Alex is going to have to buy one of those $35,000 ramen machines! ...or make one!?!

[@lucaandhisgenius1462]

i love the world when the american guy is a ramen lord and a asian guy is the "american bbq" lord

[@RadicalEdwardStudios]

Nice to see people visiting Chicago. In the 90s, at least, Chicago was said to have the greatest variety of ethnic foods of any city on the planet. That's probably not true now, but there's definitely something to it. Did you try Italian beef sandwiches while you were here?

[@ShamsAldaghstani-mh8vg]

Wow i think you took any think you do to the next level ❤

[@RPrice_OG]

Yes, smoked brisket series please :D

[@gssnsj]

The BEAST in Paris served good American BBQ, I made the trip from Belgium just to try as I love American BBQ and love to experiment with BBQ techniques. They still exist, but the do popups I think. The guy who owns it, knows what he's doing.

[@cyndifoore7743]

What an awesome machine!

[@nioxic77]

before you started this ramen series (season 2) i had no idea what ramen was I thought it was just the name for noodles or spaghetti in japanese.... I've learned a lot. (and i still have never eaten it)

[@LabGecko]

Should try some! Where are you? I might have recommendations (family and friends all over).

[@Phumia]

What cut of meat would you go for to do something similar to a brisket in France? I just moved there and speak no french and all the meat cuts are different...

[@songgustafgard]

Ramen_Lord has some real guts to be running an industrial noodle machine in an apartment building in Chicago.

[@NYNmetal]

can't tell if alex batched all the usa visits into one trip that's being slow rolled over weeks or if he's going back and forth between the usa france every other week like a madman

[@Temulgeh]

probably one trip, this popup was a few months ago

[@MarkEichin]

Given the autumn leaves behind Alex at 1m5s, yeah, this had to have been last fall...

[@Twisted_Logic]

Alex: makes an excellent ramen video featuring Ramen Lord himself. Comments: Yo, but did you see that 3 seconds of brisket tho? ...and I'm one of them! You'll need to come on down to Texas one of these days, Alex. I'd love to see your take on my state's beloved dish

[@Daniel-so9rg]

If Alex doesn't incorporate Texas BBQ to his next BBQ series ... I'm raging

[@MarkEichin]

Good to have progressed through the series and really gotten to "peak ramen", so when the "noodle making machine the price of a car" showed up it was clearly *over* the top :-)

[@iamcookbook]

If you're in Chicago check out Oiistar in Wicker Park. Some of the best ramen I've had in my life. (I haven't been to Japan yet)

[@Amocoru]

I remember reading Ramen_lord's posts years ago. I made his chicken ramen so many times.....this is surreal.

[@grandpamao7271]

Bless the yellow bar 💛

[@thelambdafunction]

This is a great video, a "pandemic-long" in the making!!

[@michelleneal6860]

I can’t wait to go to Akahoshi Ramen when it opens!

[@madisonromero3529]

That bite of Brisket might be the INTRO for the BBQ series... Right French guy!?!?

[@snex000]

Best ramen in the Chicago area is at Santouka in the Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights. Hope you tried it.

[@Darth.Ramen.Wednesday]

I can't wait to visit. I'll even wash dishes, R__L.

[@KRUSTYG95]

That "ramen lord"😂😂😂😂😂 looks like he just glued strands of hair on his head 😂😂😂😂

[@JoeAuerbach]

I look forward to your bbq brisket series. You can't try good BBQ without wanting more.

[@agallion1832]

Next video series, Alex dives into Texas BBQ Brisket

[@simonl7254]

Texas BBQ arc next?

[@kapoioBCS]

Bold move to publish when Eurovision is live 😅

[@AaronSpielman]

Ahh... Chicago is one of my favorite cities.

[@raffdeleon]

Mike is the best!!!

[@henrischiltz]

The face of my 6 years old french girl at the 9:37 mark made me laugh soooo hard. (she don't speak English) Speaking of... when are we gonna have a brisket series ?

[@Negative_NBG]

American BBQ could be a whole other series imo. America doesn't have very many cuisines to be proud of but BBQ is top tier

[@jhardeman4]

I did not expect Alex to taste a TX style brisket... out of nowhere!

[@DK-vn7lr]

I predict a future series on brisket 😊

[@EzekielDeLaCroix]

"I'm not Mike... I'm Ramen Lord!"

[@neon1sky]

WHAT! YOU COME TO CHICAGO AND DO A POPUP but I didn't know 😭 is this already over???? Will there be again??

[@adrienhb8763]

The video is great. Discovering Ramen_Lord is exciting. But I'll remember that video for your "Oh putain" Alex (9:37) ! So funny ! And yes I would love to try such a brisket. Hey can you make a series on great bbq next Alex ?

[@KainYusanagi]

LESS THAN 40 SECONDS?! Jesus, that would absolutely terrify me.

[@freshyfreshyfresh]

Watching you eat brisket for the first time was like tasting it myself for the first time. That brought me so much joy. Hahaha. This is why I’m fat. 😂

[@tonyk7ng1803]

We need Ramen Shack collab asap

[@anthonymoreno894]

In a country that arrests people for handing out spaghetti to the homeless, I hope the Chicago health department is looking the other way for these noodles made in an apartment.

[@eric_has_no_idea]

Chicago health department is both very strict, and very forgiving. This would fall under "Cottage Food" and he only needs to register.

[@anthonymoreno894]

@@eric_has_no_idea 🤞🏼👍🏻

[@coozy100]

Would be interesting to see him go to the southwest us and try birria ramen. probably sacrelidge fusion food. Still would be funny lol

[@jfangx]

Sweet home Chicago

[@fatdoi003]

oh still in american chasing the 'white' bowl of ramen