Recreating Roy Choi's Carne Asada Tacos From Taste | Bon Appétit

We challenged resident Bon Appétit super taster Chris Morocco to recreate Roy Choi's carne asada Tacos recipe using every sense he has other than sight. Was he up to the challenge?
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[@Rob3spierre]

Chris, tasting a salsa you would never expect to have avocado, BLINDFOLDED: "This has avocado" Brad, looking dead-on at an avocado: "MANGOOOOO!"

[@nataliatc1]

Avocado is pretty common in salsas )only verdes) :) try it, for sure is not the best thing you can put, but its goood

[@SpagheddiO]

@@nataliatc1 in salsa I prefer MANGOOOOOOOO

[@madcec12]

Delaney- “ That’s an Avocado Brad” Brad- “I had a stroke!”

[@brookeb2227]

Eddie you know I do really like MANNNGOOOOOO salsa, so good

[@egrettacaerulea]

I mean, it looks like Herdez guacamole salsa. There is arguable precedent.

[@estherbesson2164]

Delaney: shows the dish me: wow chris will have it easy for once *shows the ingredient list on the side* me (as brad’s dramatic voice): DELANEY

[@jacobroeland]

had the chance to be the good guy. but just rejustified the deLANEY

[@dasffs]

@@jacobroeland now Chris is going to start the dramatic voice bit, which would be funny.

[@tinaamariee832]

I swear this one was just straight up unfair

[@theghostofkinglear]

IKR

[@TheMrVengeance]

Haha, 100% this. I was looking at it and thought; "Hm, steak, salsa, onion and cilantro. This'll be a quick one." Then the enormous ingredient lists showed up. 😂

[@kebbinator]

Chris, blindfolded: I smell crunch Brad, looking at an avocado: mangoooo

[@mcdonaldsburntchickennugge8231]

Kevin Anderson mangoooooo

[@itamarbushari88]

1:47

[@jeremyfaille4365]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-ze7sj4qy6q]

this is some comment ud expect to see and its all a big joke and an excageration bht those are p much quotes

[@AndreggvilJammer]

brad said "mANgOOO" with such confidence my brain didn't even question it, genuinely thought that avocado was a mango for a hot second

[@yukiandkanamekuran]

Brad is just a big mood in terms of speech

[@iambubble5145]

SAME

[@luke_s221]

@@yukiandkanamekuran WoUrDeR

[@fablihanawar3247]

Sameeee

[@hopeless1617]

Brad is like a big ol fluffy golden retriever. He's awesome

[@aleeza743]

At first I was like oh there's like 4 ingredients they're giving him a break... and then the ingredients list bust out

[@nujumkey]

Legitimately scared me lol

[@cthomas025]

Seriously. I was like, "Oh, this seems a lot more fair as there will be very clear components." NOPE!

[@xaostek]

Nothing strikes fear into the heart of man more than when the editor starts shrinking the font.

[@anandabricker3396]

“Things are dark today.” Relatable. Edit lol. This wasn’t meant for here. ;) have a great day!

[@kayleighv6597]

Right?!

[@elaien]

chris, holding an avocado: brad: *MANGOOOOOO :D* chris, disappointedly holding an avocado: ... delaney, on the side: ASTRAL PROJECTING IN DISMAY

[@theoneandonlyAeth]

Everything is a mango now.

[@AnnieMay224]

Delaney just trying to process what the heck Brad said killed me

[@Nomadic813]

How is Brad simultaneously "The Worst!" and "The Best!" all at the same time?

[@fizzix4lyfe]

We need a shirt with a picture of an avocado on it captioned "MANGOOO"

[@dacutestdimples]

Brraaaaddddddd 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maryjohernandez]

Delaney is like my college professors that gave the most impossible midterms, the entire class absolutely failed but gave everyone an A anyway because we tried

[@karenraynalda7642]

trueee, he's one of the best!!

[@justanotherclaud]

As a professor... it me (and also: love Delany for it).

[@meganthurmanewing9914]

Imagine chris’ immense confusion if they would’ve told him after the first day that he was missing over 20 ingredients.

[@theguy0000]

This comment is far underrated

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

When I saw Roy Choi I knew he was gonna miss nearly everything. Roys recipes are deeply complex. This one wasn't even that bad. He'll make a 20 ingredient sauce that's just the base of his 30 ingredient marinade. Watch his Netflix show.

[@tabassum3052]

Another episode of Chris just casually being able to smell crunchy...

[@KimberlyGreen]

Synesthesia is Chris' superpower.

[@nataliaquiroga4015]

And toasty

[@joekerr5418]

@@nataliaquiroga4015 to be fair, you can smell toasty

[@Lauraphoid]

And angular. Pretty impressive

[@v15r_tnam21]

Yes! What was that?!!!

[@moisnaomi375]

When I saw Chris walking in my brain just went “christachio morrachio “

[@eleaj7954]

😭😭😭😭

[@mugglemom9135]

Me too!

[@colinfew6570]

You know those silly giggles you sometimes get when you can't seem to stop? Christachio Morrachio had me giggling like an idiot yesterday.

[@tiarahuft182]

"MANGOOOO" with an avocado image would be a fantastic t-shirt

[@ismabermudez]

Yes please. Id buy one.

[@JJKChicago]

Chris walking past the cheese aisle: *glares at Red Leicester*

[@gabe6475]

Yeah we saw the video

[@mifdsam]

We're fresh out of Red Leicester

[@mel818]

😂 his nemesis

[@hainynocomora5314]

Always 😂

[@HisVirusness]

@@mifdsam This isn't much of a cheese shop, is it?

[@FereldenRefugee]

"hey guys, it's alex" legit forgot that's his name, i only know him as delaney lmao

[@mlee-w664]

I think you mean *Delaney* 😠

[@greylepoard]

Delany isn't his first name?? Lmao this is news to me

[@mjf69]

DeelaaanNey

[@zeeonnn]

@@jacqueshebert6445 dodlleplx,smkxo

[@malaykav]

Yeah I was like wait who’s Alex?

[@sanalulu2172]

HOT TAKE: You should tell Chris his real percentages after each round so he knows if he's on the right track or if he needs to change substantially!! especially for episodes like this!

[@Exxphyle]

Maybe he picks one category to get the percentage? Regardless,it's a good idea.

[@quintessenceSL]

They should also giving weighting to the ingredients list so missing out on something small like mirin counts less than using the wrong cut of meat. The should also award bonus points if Chris makes something that tastes better than the original.

[@gautamsainath7304]

They should also give me him one life line before the second round where they correct one thing he picks wrong

[@gabe6475]

@@gautamsainath7304 ok let's not make it too easy

[@gautamsainath7304]

@@gabe6475 ya maybe, I just feel for the guy, he still kills it though!

[@ktbrunner1862]

Chris: “What is on this steak that is giving it that accentuated char and edge?” Me, with tears: “So many things, it’s gonna be hard.”

[@MarieKyriney]

yeah i felt soo bad, poor boy

[@SaltofSaturn]

I really like how well the other test kitchen people always do their best to lift the host's spirits while they are being emotionally tormented by the concept of their own show.

[@syedarizvi7290]

But Claire has the toughest show, because store-bought things have chemical additives that give so many textures and unique tastes but she can't find those normally.

[@seanoreilly1832]

Except brad

[@HisVirusness]

@@seanoreilly1832 Brad will always be chaotic energy; whether it's good or bad depends on the situation.

[@youfool7696]

Chris: "I'm keeping it light, I'm keeping it fun." Also Chris: "I'm running out of time, I'm running out of options, and I'm running out of ideas... I've considered alcohol."

[@clairedillon6168]

This is it. This comment right here.

[@ykl1277]

Channel your inner Claire. Everyone got a little Claire in them (hopefully figuratively)

[@allusen]

He's not wrong, mirin is technically an alcohol. Its really sweet, and fermented, it's a cousin of sake. That's where he's getting the fermented ,sweet flavour and that umami flavor he originally thought was soy sauce.

[@iloveurgirl]

@@allusen he probably didn't think of that because he's going for strictly Mexican flavours

[@riverwing7497]

@@iloveurgirl He mentioned wondering if it's also a mix of Asian I think

[@chelseahampton6209]

“How many ingredients should we put in the salsa verde?” “Yes”

[@AxxLAfriku]

HAHAHAHAHAHA I AM THE SUPREME BEING OF KZbin AND I AM THE UNPRETTIEST KZbinR OF ALL TIME!!! Good bye chelds

[@livefishtv]

🤔🤔🤔

[@ichweissnicht9608]

classic roy choi

[@ReclinedPhysicist]

A better question would be, what ingredient would you leave out of it?

[@wupme]

@@ReclinedPhysicist mirin, mint, canola oil, jalapeno. And the taste differences would be minute

[@kayingham3528]

Delaney is like a teacher who realizes halfway through the test their "fun" trick questions test is just straight up murdering even the smart kids, and has to throw in bonus points so no one gets discouraged

[@J_LaP]

Delaney also said A+ and then gave him a 95 on appearance. THE 5 BONUS POINTS WERE A LIE!

[@flemethwow9273]

@@J_LaP well it was +5 to overall so, +20 if u take 1

[@karenjboland]

@@J_LaP djju4334uruej ty dkektejrrufxmnv m fe345[fdsw34d=) reppu5ueurugusk 8di56w4uey3ye49

[@ceilpomphrey7656]

"This does not define me. Although, if the steak toss defined me a little bit, that would kind of be okay." --Chris Supertaster of the House Morocco, the First of His Name, the Unbothered, King of Mint F***ing Chip, King of the Timers and the Pens Behind Ears and the Tempered Chocolates, Khal of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, Breaker of Claire's Sanity and Father of Spoons

[@TheSerafinaRose]

Cecelia Pomphrey father of spoons got me 😂

[@ceilpomphrey7656]

@@TheSerafinaRose I couldn't just not slip that in there

[@jodidesouza794]

Chris needs to see this

[@ijennamirabelosuji]

Jodi DeSouza yes!!!!

[@PoisonCreosote]

What a sweet kind comment

[@JK-fu1bn]

me: *eating a microwaved cheese quesadilla* also me: chris morocco, you fool

[@sydneygrace2665]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nellydaniela7960]

J K lmfaoooo

[@sweetpjeb23]

Oh my God. Me and my Progresso chicken and rice 🤣.

[@LGRW313]

Be better. Eat better.

[@JK-fu1bn]

@@LGRW313 eat chickie nuggies be chickie nuggies

[@jortsenjoyer]

"could this be our friend skirt steak?" **YES** "or maybe something a little bit denser?" **NOOO!**

[@JulianVJacobs]

the level of excitement i had when he decided to add Lager

[@unofoxy_roxy]

My anxiety is definitely high when he mentions the correct ingredient, but then considers another.

[@isham2044]

You think after like 3 challenges that all included skirt steak would teach Chris that this would be skirt steak and then he does a 180 turn and say something else

[@PlayFoodSG]

HAHA lol Superman has his Kryptonite, Claire has her tempered chocolate and Chris has his skirt steak.

[@nicksurfs1]

This is like Dora the explorer for adults. Have not yelled at the screen in a long time. When I saw kiwi I was shook!!

[@brenna_boop6341]

The whole “Chris dramatically entering in slow motion” intro thing is really matching my “me watching Chopped at 3am when I was 7 years old” vibes

[@mckayleem3098]

I feel called out😂

[@CaptainBrawnson]

The fact that Chris basically nailed the taste and appearance while missing half the ingredients speaks to the fact that the original dish had a ton of useless ingredients in it that didn't contribute to the final dish.

[@mymayflower28]

I completely agree!! If hes not tasting a specific ingredient, why does it have to be in the dish? It reminds me of how the have basics recipes that have only 10 ingredients and they're all wonderful!

[@lepidoptery]

But he didn't nail the taste. And just because he can't identify an ingredient by its individual taste doesn't mean it's not contributing something to the overall flavor profile.

[@brittanybeard42]

also, i think if he gets something close enough they should give it to him. for example when he added brown sugar and it just called for normal sugar i feel like that’s close enough. but maybe that’s just me 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Fragrantbeard]

Elizabethx15 it's intentionally a fusion dish, though. That's the point.

[@Jose-ti4ws]

Elizabethx15 What part of “Roy Choi, LA native, grew up in Korean town, cooking Korean food and eating a lot of Mexican food” do you not understand? It’s a fusion dish, let folks with mixed backgrounds experiment, sensitive you here almost claiming cultural appropriation

[@nixand_brennt]

I feel like this show is often "Chris's excellent tongue battles his paralyzing paranoia."

[@ZacharyBittner]

Honestly, I never found his "super tasting" ability all that impressive. They put food down in front of him, like a black garlic shitaki Ribollita. The black garlic and shitaki is easy to recognitize. Then he just uses the common ingredients of Ribollita. leftover bread, cannellini beans, kale, cabbage etc. And then he just tries to figure out the details of the Ribollita. Like does it have chard or just celery? And usually he gets v those details wrong. Sooo... I don't think he is so much a super taster as much as he just uses process of elimination.

[@youtubecommenter6901]

​@@ZacharyBittner you sound like you just want recognition that you also know a bit about food, like a jealous kid seeing another classmate get praised and then wanting attention too. making up an imaginary scenario about chris and how he'd come up short, really?

[@ZacharyBittner]

@@youtubecommenter6901 No, I just don't think he has super taster ability which is a real thing. There are people who can distuish between similar but different meats and cheeses just by taste alone. He doesn't seem to have that ability is all. Neither do I but heck, he fumbles on easy stuff like skirts steak.

[@J_LaP]

@@ZacharyBittner If you actually knew what you were talking about you would know that super tasters don't have super taste, it's an entirely different thing.

[@TwistedThor187]

@@ZacharyBittner we get it. You're pretentious. Its cool mate.

[@uglillie]

Me: "Oh, okay. Something more simple this time." BA: Lists ingredients. Me: "Nevermind."

[@byusaranicole]

Right? I was like, "tortillas, meat, avocado sauce, onion, cilantro!" uhhhhhh...... That list is long.

[@anggoroputra5660]

*in Brad's voice* DELANEY!

[@garythree]

Me too!! How deceptive

[@mattsnyder4754]

Yeah. This one was frankly impossible. As long as they’re giving the splash of Mirin the same weight as the type of meat, it’s literally imposible to win this one.

[@recoil53]

@@byusaranicole It was about 20 ingredients each of the sauce and marinade. You can only grade on a curve for that, it's insane.

[@Electroporcupine]

CHRIS: *Steals and resets Andy's timer.* CHRIS: "I can't believe Andy's done this."

[@aurea2797]

Brad: "It's just me buddy, I love ya" My heart: 🥺

[@kristiananoel]

For the week of April foods you guys should make everyone do someone else’s show. Like Molly do this, Chris does gourmet makes, Claire does its alive, brad does Molly’s, etc

[@MsAudience]

Omg I love this!!!

[@frozencloudzzful]

Dont make claire do its alive, poor thing 😭

[@zoebenefer6149]

Brad doing this would be hilarious

[@yesayagalatia5707]

And imagine they put the original cast as the thumbnail.. but when we clicked the video *booom* "Hi, i am chris. Today i am in the BA Test Kitchen and today we're making Gourmet.... (put a snack name here)" Or "Today we have a secret conversation about the wourder guy... Brad Leone. Brad is ...." That would be great tho 😂😂😂

[@MrAndrewaziz]

@@zoebenefer6149 "ah you know there's probably a bit of this, a bit of that, pinch of the other thing, ya know close enough"

[@MJKT95]

Brad’s brain: That, for sure, is an *avocado.* Brad’s mouth: Ok, but you know what would be even funnier?

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

Mekela Tyler Ooh mangooooooooo

[@mongolenlol]

Wherever there are mango's, There the man goes

[@littlemisswolfee1095]

I love him so much XD

[@PlayFoodSG]

That's how Brad, our man goes. (lol geddit cos "mangoes" and "man-goes"😂) ok sorry my puns are real bad

[@olicelcarungay6045]

19:49

[@desmundlighten3603]

They should add a “lifeline” to this where he can get a multi question list where they eliminate one of his choices say he is stuck between 3 cuts of steak they can eliminate one of his choices

[@noname-ng6sj]

no, booo *throws tomatoes*

[@SavageGreywolf]

I like how much like Delaney is Brad's nemesis, Chris' nemesis is Red Leicester

[@danaleighformon_]

SavageGreywolf - OMG RED LEICESTER!! 😂

[@shannonclark3628]

If Chris missed so many of the ingredients, but still got 87% on the taste, then maybe he just found a more efficient version of the dish

[@munsta007]

I mean he did use green hot sauce which pretty much has the ingredients he missed incorporated into it.

[@TheHilltopperNation]

Yep, seems like a lot of the ingredients in the actual dish are unnecessary and are only added to make the dish seem more complex

[@litapd311]

i want to see them do a show where they have 3 samples of a dish with a complex recipe, and one of the samples has been simplified as much as a different chef chose. so here it would be 3 tacos, but one of them would be simplified by like andy or someone. and then see if the complexity is noticeable

[@TheHilltopperNation]

litapd311 I mean it would likely be noticeable, but the question is whether the more complex dish is better?

[@JackalopeBunny]

It just goes to show less ingredients can still make something that tastes close to the original.

[@amalzuhair4495]

7:25 “I feel like it’s skirt but I don’t want to commit just yet” Me: *COMMIT COMMIT, PROPOSE TO IT, MARRY IT HAVE KIDS WITH IT GROW OLD WITH IT DAMNIT!!!!*

[@tabassum3052]

That was legit me 😂

[@bubbles7492]

*START A SAVING ACCOUNT SO THE KIDS CAN GO TO COLLEGE*

[@Lleanlleawrg]

@@bubbles7492 laughs in european

[@bubbles7492]

@@Lleanlleawrg i feel ya, I live in Germany lmao

[@missmason8806]

🤣

[@XPcandycane]

The initial tasting is amazing cause Chris always says exactly the right thing then never goes for it. He picked out an Asian fusion element in the beginning and never went for it. This is one of the hardest shows ever but Chris’s good attitude is key.

[@palinanavitskaya6133]

Me seeing the ingredient list on the sauce: "oh no, ooohhh nooooOOOOOO CHRIIIIIIIIIISSSSSS"

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

It's Roy Choi. I clicked just to see how long the list was. Honestly it's pretty short for Roy.

[@jennymarie4803]

Chris: Picks up on beer in a steak marinade Brad: Can't tell an avocado with his eyes open 😂😂

[@Fealuinix]

Mango!

[@sombrs44]

They are different kinds of talented

[@aduckinlingerie]

He had a stroke!

[@FMJ1400]

@@sombrs44 Brad is a hidden genius

[@paulharry9679]

Dida dis dida dat. Ehh. Yo decide

[@mihaelfajt293]

this show and Claire's gourmet makes have opposite aesthetic, but same energy

[@ellieringler8299]

Julija Fajt 100%

[@TheOurobouros]

Palpable stress for our entertainment.

[@lexica510]

I'm gonna start calling it "flavor development" when I burn stuff, see how far I can get with that… 😄

[@MegaPagliacci]

lexica510 the steak has a bit too much flavour development. I’ll scrape off some of the developed flavour to further improve the over all flavour.

[@candlewaxmoon]

MaaAAANGooooo "Imagine if Brad hosted this show" *Imagines everyone trading shows for an ep*

[@tynesiastevens6520]

*WHEN YOU CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE*

[@dragondreamer3640]

First thoughts: - The ingredient list, I’m so sorry Chris - ITS SKIRT STEAK AGAIN lol

[@Exxphyle]

THE CURSE OF THE SKIRT STEAK

[@oliviaspring9690]

It’s like the Red Leicester

[@SennaAugustus]

❌Skirt steak ✔ Chris sucks

[@sethbomgardner9030]

At least there was no Red Leicester!

[@andrewwinson5866]

Seriously, whoever picked the challenge, with THAT MILE LONG LIST OF INGREDIENTS in both the marinade and the salsa verde, is the frigging devil.

[@louwrentius]

When things don’t go well Claire just becomes sad. Chris on the other hand starts throwing with food.

[@gorrillawarfair]

Molly "i thought we were friends" Chris "we are... mostly" Lol i feel the same with my coworkers.

[@Kappaskas]

Me: Hey that looks simple looking at the dish. 10 seconds later: Absurdly long list of ingredients. Me: Oh... I guess I should have known it could not be that simple.

[@travollan]

Un-necessarily over-complicated.

[@christopheraustin1173]

@@travollan 100 percent. A ton of unneccessary ingredients. Now we know the beginning of why these dishes are so expensive. These tacos maybe need 25 ingredients, but here we have like 50 listed? You can get away without using two different oils, vinegar, lemon zest, etc.

[@palalabu]

@@travollan and chris got the taste 84% right with 65% of ingredients match. so obviously most of it are for nothing

[@Toolazytofindaname42]

my first thought was "he's going to get the taste right but lose a ton of points on this ridiculously long list of ingredients" and what happened ? THAT

[@nataliatc1]

Lol, u know nothing about mexican food?

[@polral7287]

He did great considering the ingredients. Like the man has the credit he deserves. Also, one suggestion. Since he added a pre-made hot sauce, you could "tick" some of the ingredients that the hot sauce already has, cause he technically got it right (jalapeno, vinegar, pepper etc)

[@recoil53]

Yes, just like Molly got credit on the chips where she named some ingredients in the flavor.

[@alyonashii]

Or when he add light brown sugar instead white or onion instead shallot. I can imagen why spring onion are different or types of meat, but shallot? It's the same things! Actually in some other countries (Russia) we call it shallot-onion. Hah scallion is just green onion)

[@lemonysnickette]

I wish he would have looked at the ingredients in the premade sauce and added them fresh to the sauce.

[@Sarahmilianti]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. He should get some of the Cholula ingredients counted towards his list.

[@scyllacw]

Came here to say this!

[@Laffing4Meds]

Avocado: *exists* Brad: MANGOOOOOOO!!!

[@LukeLantern]

*BACU ( Bon Appétit Cinematic Universe) Easter Egg:* Those oyster crackers for Molly were for the caviar party she was hosting in that other video!

[@fifirulez2227]

"OOH MANGOOOOOOO" I CAN'T BREATHE HE WAS SO SURE ABOUT IT "I HAD A STROKE" CHRIS LOOKED SO CONCERNED HAHAHAHAHA IM SO SORRY BRAD

[@fifirulez2227]

"I'm running out of time, I'm running out of options, I'm running out of ideas... I've considered alcohol" I'm deceased-

[@rudeminnesotan]

I paused the video and came to the comments for mango things. I love Delaney's just thatd an avocado brad.

[@PuffOfSmoke]

It's worrying that he's misidentifying object. It could be nothing, but it could be something more serious.

[@es1998j]

"I'm running out of time, I'm running out of options, I'm running out of ideas. I've considered.... alcohol" out of context sounds like something totally different

[@askthepaperclip]

I feel like this episode was so difficult, it kind of took a lot of the fun out of it. I think this concept works better where you have a dish with more separate ingredients rather than something like a sauce with a million ingredients all mixed together.

[@ytreece]

A marinade is really hard. Especially Asian-Mexican fusion.

[@knithearts]

Molly: i thought we were frieeeennddss 🥺 Chris: weee areeeeee Molly: **walks away** Chris: *m o s t l y*

[@landwolf00]

You have one guy who can discern ingredients like a magician, and one guy who can't identify an avocado 🤣

[@NB_703]

landwolf00 actually laughed at this comment.

[@PCspray]

Spilled water all over keyboard

[@janerachellederama4183]

😂🤣 can’t identify even he’s staring right at it 😂

[@sarzootashoota351]

MAAAANNNNGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@parvathysarat]

To be fair I'm sure he did it just came out wrong!

[@hannahbecker8470]

Chris: *holds up avocado* Brad: “MANGOOOOO” Chris and Delaney: 🥴

[@delaneyfayce]

Hannah Becker @19:49

[@shandalyn4869]

"I'm running out of time, I'm running out of options... and I'm running out of ideas. I've considered... alcohol," That's a soundbite if I ever heard one

[@georgemullens]

Even if Chris misses out on some ingredients, I find it so impressive how he's able to nail most of em

[@mehere8299]

THIRTY-EIGHT ingredients for four bites of food. That recipe should be taken out and shot at sunrise.

[@AyveeSarang]

For real, half of the ingredients in the actual recipe look so useless. Like really, sesame seeds in the marinade? Olive AND canola oil in the salsa verde? I bet no one can even taste the difference with 90% of the original ingredients cut out

[@meeks6798]

Fr, it’s like he was excessive just to make it look impressive

[@bobhonkhonk9843]

Recipe should be taken out to the woods like old yeller

[@Emilytea]

@@AyveeSarang of all the ingredients to criticize, I dont think sesame seeds deserve to be there. Lol. Toasted sesame seeds add a really nice warm sorta essence to food, and is really iconic in Korean food. Makes perfect sense Roy would add em

[@GodRabbit90]

The kiwi is a gimmick, together with orange and lime juice, its impossible to taste in the marinade

[@potluck_dinner]

1:24 His nose is so good he can smell "crunchy." That is a superpower.

[@SennaAugustus]

He can also sense sense someone (Molly) sneaking on him.

[@athmaid]

@@SennaAugustus probably smelled her lol

[@kirtisawant9288]

Cool and crunchy*

[@enirfo]

and green! He totally smelled green!

[@JackalopeBunny]

I don't know how you can smell crunchy and the fact Molly was nearby lurking.. lol

[@emilycoxe1584]

Seeing that Chris Morocco also pushes around on his cart with one foot like a little kid validates my whole existence

[@NjoiCaliSun]

I feel like even if Chris were able to see the dish in this episode it would still be so hard to replicate

[@KD-lu1se]

CHRIS’S MORTAL ENEMIES - Red Leicester - milk - apples -Asadero -skirt steak -onions -untempered chocolate -sugar -mirin -kiwi -sesame seeds (To be continued)

[@nonalolagirl]

I'm kinda wondering why Chris never uses pepper on the meat. It's been on almost all meat recipe's yet he still doesn't use it.

[@will7693]

Untempered chocolate lmaoooo

[@yusrasyeda902]

red Leicester is the final boss

[@meganbass9063]

Pistachio ice cream

[@canadianmaplesyrup415]

And all cheese

[@carraradezembronatal]

Would be funny to see Chris trying to recreate one off his own recipes without knowing

[@emilydurkee8664]

I feel like he would know

[@chrism45]

He would probably realize cause they spend so long

[@heysaucemikehere1804]

I just love it when the captions say “very mommy” instead of “very umami”. Truly beautiful.

[@itpaynesme]

Micheala W ooh mami

[@mattp.1416]

19:50 Brad: “mangoooooo” Chris: clearly holding an avocado Delaney: “that’s an avocado, Brad”

[@steffywhoelse]

Chris giving himself a pep talk “I’m not gonna freak out about this. This does not define me”, then turning to Sohla “This one’s really hard. I don’t mean to like complain but it’s just a really, really tricky one.” I love him.

[@crowdedsubwaystation]

Honestly, this series just tells me that most of the time, in recipes, the little ingredients that seem pointless are actually pointless.

[@snowinjuly4872]

delani taylor Sorta. Like, Chris can tell when something is missing, or the flavor isn't quite right, but in actuality, you can leave out a lot of ingredients in long recipe lists and get something closeish. In my culture (im sichuanese) you'll often find multiple versions of a very classic recipe that differ ever so slightly with technique and ingredients but turn out super similarly, but if you know enough you can taste and see differences that nail down where things are different.

[@recoil53]

@@snowinjuly4872 Yes, some stuff has subtle effects. Whether or not you find it important is individual taste. And then some ingredient combinations can have similar flavors to other ingredient combinations. That's why stripped down recipes do so well - just a few ingredients, about 80% correct on flavors, even if it's just hitting the strong ones.

[@joeyl6963]

delani taylor It’s like adding vanilla to a chocolate cookie, you can’t quite taste the vanilla in the final product, but you can tell if it isn’t there.

[@jimmyneutronstoast2058]

Chris: holds up avocado Brad: OH MANGOOOO💃🏻

[@jocelynwong422]

Out of all the ba vids, these are by far my favorite. Can we have him do one without a blindfold? Just so we can see how much sight can make a difference. Or can we have someone who's not a super taster, like Andy or Molly, reverse engineer a recipe so that we can tell just how crazy, insanely gifted Chris Morocco is? Thanks 😊.

[@milamm]

Brad: Mangooo! Chris:.. Delaney:... Delaney: That's an avocado Brad

[@kalihqabrown4907]

They need a comic strip version of this scene on a t-shirt!!! Ugh! 😂😂😂

[@Mari-ue2iw]

chris : mangoooooooo brad : i had a stroke

[@ATPokemon]

Molly: "I thought we were friends." Chris: "We are... mostly."

[@sigheyeroll]

Relatable

[@Wheezr]

Take that in whichever direction you like

[@denisef2845]

And then he buys her oyster crackers lol.

[@amdog5055]

TRUST NO ONE!

[@SukoSeiti]

tbh, Molly is literally the only person on BA that i dont watch.

[@kaylinpatton7750]

The two best quotes for me out of this episode: "MaNgOoOOo" - Brad "I've considered alcohol." - Chris

[@Skoomz]

Real talk Chris really didn't even need the blindfold this episode 🤣

[@kattyar]

Chris channeling all his stress into those mini acrobatic actions because he refuses to have a breakdown infront of the camera is definitely an A+ in personality. What an impressive guy.

[@christineguerard6854]

Molly: I thought we were friends! Chris: We are....mostly. SAVAGE

[@Z1DM0]

Honesty's underrated

[@maximilianopena]

Come on Chris, who doesn't want to be friends with Molly?

[@chrisburkett8336]

When the ingredients are at at 68% but the taste is at an 87%, I think that says more about the recipe itself and there being a lot of unnecessary complexity thrown in for complexity's sake. These are always frustrating to see Chris struggle where some element of the dish has 20 different ingredients, but it seems like at least half really aren't actually doing anything for the dish.

[@courtoconnor2997]

“Oh, just a taco okay, looks easy. He’ll get it done easy for sure” The marinade and salsa each have the longest list possible 😂

[@sebastiangarcia-casas2670]

I want an “I love mangoes” shirt with a picture of an avocado on it

[@kylersommer]

Sebastian Garcia-Casas mangoooo

[@himaditya1]

I will wear it

[@briankim3306]

" Imagine if Brad was the host of this show." April fools everyone takes over each other's shows?

[@Lyander25]

Been asking for this for ages, HECK YEAH. Chris with It's Alive Claire with Back to Back Chef Brad with Reverse Engineering Carla with the Molly Tries show Molly with Gourmet Makes

[@greenguy369]

@@Lyander25 This is the best version of this idea I've seen. I have to imagine the BA team have seen it and are working on it.

[@Lyander25]

@@greenguy369 BA videos are an addiction. I might have spent idle time thinking about whom I'd love to see take over which show XD

[@vipvip5356]

super idea !

[@cattjohnson1114]

@@Lyander25 I'd swap Chris and molly cause I'd wanna see how Chris would cope being in the other side and having clare as his support

[@christophermabee5045]

all the comments regarding chris' ability to smell crunch vs. brad not being able to see an avocado with his eyes open is MOOD

[@fanabot4048]

19:50 I just want to book mark this spot so I can come over and watch brad call an avocado as a mango. too relatable

[@michellebland6652]

When I saw those ingredients, I just verbally whispered to myself, “oh that’s just mean.” You did Chris dirty.

[@icymoons]

somehow worse than the trash can nachos, this list

[@asrasiddiqui6808]

WHY is no one talking about Chris stealing Andy's set timer and then throwing a fit and Andy lowkey pissed just opens the first drawer and procures the timer lmao im having a fit here

[@TheCiddie]

Yes this was so funny lol

[@asmithaseebun7173]

It was funny. But probably why Chris has his timer on his apron rather than just left on the counter i guess...

[@taravolna6192]

The one thing this show taught me is that I can swap or just skip good chunk of the ingredients and the result is going to be good enough... which is actually very motivational

[@kaitlynwatson2039]

I can’t get over Brad: “ MAnGoooo” “Brad that’s an avocado” “oh that’s what I meant” hahah I literally laughed out loud😂

[@antotheja251]

I had to rewatch that so many times, it is hilarious! Just for fun I put the video's play speed down during this moment (to the lowest speed setting and then you will notice that Brad does not speak English compared to the others) and it made it even better. Best moment XD

[@TiaBeTrippin]

Same it was hard to keep quiet!! 😂😂

[@spookyfirkser]

I keep this timestamp on my bookmark bar in case I'm feeling down

[@faureamour]

Yes! Literally did not see that coming!

[@mango4981]

Kaitlyn Watson I’ve been laughing at that for the last 10 minutes I had to pause the video 😂😂😂😭

[@Aaron-mb5be]

Last time I was this early Chris was throwing a pencil out of anger because of mint chip ice cream because I am LOYAL

[@hopefulnice]

HE WAS SO OFFENDED

[@kristinannnnxo]

MINT F*CKIN CHIP

[@dobi7965]

YESS I JUST SAW THAT!

[@megera88]

19:49 a beautiful example, illustrated by Brad, of why i never spoke in class

[@giannanarciso3379]

Brad: Mangooooooo Me: Noooooooo Alex: avocadooooooo

[@sadiapolani8913]

This should be a tshirt.

[@stephennetu]

This was kind of eye-opening. Look at that ingredient list. At the end of the day, is there even a reason to add something to the dish? I love what Chris said at the end there... "If you're not truly tasting it, maybe it's better just to leave it out." I realize he might have been saying that about what he added, but I think it's truer still for the original recipe...ha!

[@DumbestDumbFool]

often, these little added ingredient is what makes the dish unique. It won't make it better by a lot, and probably no one would be able to guess there's kiwi, mint and sesame seeds in the dish, but that is where complex is. It's not fun to be in morocco shoes tho, it'll be too hard to pick up these hints of flavor, as it's over powered by others. I don't even read all the ingredients, but that's the charm of complex list. It's hard to replicate, and hard to read, but ultimately, it made the dish different even if it's only a hair different. Also delayne is mean, picking this recipe to test morocco

[@polythewicked]

I’ve made the salsa verde and everything makes a difference. The stuff is amazing and it’s good on so many things.

[@Frooonti]

Yeah I was thinking like "Oh that looks pretty easy.." suddenly: 50 ingredients, what?!

[@naaramoya2592]

I'd say you only have to add something if it makes the dish better, and for that first you have to try !

[@webster695]

I cook a lot of stuff that has a bunch of little additions that you can’t taste individually, but they definitely add to the totality of the dish.

[@recoil53]

It's funny how, when Chris is grading himself along the way, he's off on the numbers for individual aspects, but his average of those is very close to the real grade.

[@Kirbyoh]

This is mathematically a thing that is expected to happen in general. I am only pointing this out because I think it's neat! Observations like this are fun to think about.

[@Greenfire44]

i think that may (or may not) have something to do with the Dunning-Kruger effect

[@JPK314]

@@Greenfire44 it does not

[@Greenfire44]

@@JPK314 i mean, the things he did worse he rated them higher and the things he did better he rated them lower (which ends up evenning out). That's pretty much what the Dunning-Kruger effect is (simplifying it)

[@RosePatty]

Greenfire44 but the Dunning-Kruger hinges on one’s expertise level where one know enough about a subject, but not enough to know when they’re wrong. I don’t think that necessarily applies here

[@garlicmuncher]

7:10 when he gave a death stare to the red Leicester lmaoo

[@Coleaubo]

When he picked up on Asian in the first tasting I thought he had a good chance. Was disappointed he didn’t pursue it beyond soy sauce. Still impressive though.

[@jesskidding_77]

*Chris holding up an avocado* Me: *excited about Chris figuring out avocado* Brad: *_MaNgOoOoOo_*

[@sananajafi6017]

*Chris pouring his heart out to the camera about his good attitude this episode and believing in himself* Sohla: Chris (turns to Sohla): this one is hard.... this one is really hard. Sohla:

[@gso619]

Often times, it's more about just saying what's on your mind more than the person actually saying anything back.

[@SS-mc5be]

She was done with him 😭

[@tiaravalentine1885]

I think she knew too much lol and didn't want to say anything that might give him a hint

[@cassiesommers7976]

I feel like this show is doing to Chris what "pastry chef attempts" has done to Claire.

[@nocsha4119]

"I'm running out of ideas" "I'm considering Alcohol" My life in a quote

[@katie.did.art85]

These reverse engineering episodes are top tier BA content. Need more.

[@Bekahronii]

Nelix82 YES!

[@DN-ho1kb]

How would you ever guessed all the components of the salsa verde, BA did Chris dirty this time

[@thesollock_3950]

The marinade is even harder because it's more subtle.

[@logandh2]

Especially when some of them don’t actually taste like anything and you just have to figure out what the texture is

[@BIOL6895]

And he still did a good job with 60% less ingredients. Just shows that a good recipe doesn't have to be complicated.

[@ocimak]

He was on the money with what he tasted but just didn’t trust him self. He tasted ferment and never went for it. Tasted orange and then abandoned it.

[@dejavu2752]

he used the green hot pepper sauce, which probably has vinegar, black pepper, jalapeno, and a lot of the components in that ingredient list

[@ChrisLerouxDesign]

This was almost as "f**k you" of a dish as could have been chosen. Having both a marinade plus a sauce just throws everything up in the air, especially when the sauce covers everything. I felt so bad for Chris when he tried finding a piece of steak that hadn't been covered.

[@nicolelee966]

Thoughts on this switcharoo- Gourmet Makes: Delaney Reverse Engineering: Claire Back-to-Back Chef: Molly Going Places: Andy It's Alive: Carla Almost Every: Brad Molly Tries: Chris One of Everything: Amiel

[@lightbulbhead4492]

WAIT CAN THIS HAPPEN PLEASEEE

[@lightbulbhead4492]

........i'm so serious

[@HeyItsCettefille]

The way Alex talks to people (and the camera) is so genuine it’s like whoever he’s talking to is the only person in the room, what a skill to have

[@ardinaaliyarizka]

HeyItsCettefille how can everyone in that kitchen not in love with him

[@user-xx7pg3vw9k]

Yeah, dude is charming if it ever was...that is for sure...

[@janetnthejets]

I’m in love with him a little

[@HeyItsCettefille]

janet vargas I think we might all be 🥴