Water Tribe Noodles from The Legend of Korra | Anime with Alvin

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[@kalinmarkovic1745]

I believe that dehydrating kelp would be rather easy, almost instant for the water tribe.

[@murphygreen8484]

Barely an inconvenience

[@thegooseking818]

Except for the southern during the first series

[@cecille5833]

@@thegooseking818 read

[@gracekim25]

@@murphygreen8484 woo😂

[@peeei7423]

@@murphygreen8484 super easy, barely an inconvennience

[@banfio64]

I feel like most of the greens the water tribe would have access to would be ones from the sea, it would be interesting to see how this recipe would change by using only aquatic ingredients, like by switching out the spinach for seaweed

[@enmasarutobi4980]

Ye was kinda disappointed when I saw spinach

[@cherie..cherry]

I swear when he first uploaded this it said seaweed or kelp noodles 😭

[@marianocolsin8968]

i mean, it has spiruline wich is algae, but it's true the primary ingridient is spinach (after the flour of course)

[@meatguyf1375]

@@cherie..cherry I swear I saw it listed as seaweed noodles at first too.

[@zombiasnow15]

Yes, I agree(in terms of the water tribe etc) But be that as I might, I do not enjoy seaweed

[@kuronverz2793]

Ah yes, the seaweed noodles. Noodles made with spinach. Those seaweed noodles.

[@Mykalsauce]

I agree. where's the seaweed? those are spinach noodle with a little spirulina.

[@frostykittens]

Feast of fiction

[@DangerSquiggles]

@@Mykalsauce Spirulina is seaweed. You also call pasta with a little bit of truffle on top truffle pasta. Get over yourself.

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@DangerSquiggles That was an unnecessarily rude reply.

[@yahoo12345jojo]

I can't believe you cyber bullied them into changing the title 😂

[@LittleMissSyreid]

oh my gosh - PLEASE do more from Avatar: TLA and The Legend of Korra, they're so much fun and it made me very happy to see this episode out :D

[@coolperson7486]

Preferably just Avatar.

[@MaximusChivus]

​@@coolperson7486 I'm not a big TLoK fan either, but there's certainly an audience for both and they can both coexist.

[@heypanini8254]

sameee I wanna see more recipes from both

[@typo1345]

I want to see him make flaming fire flakes

[@BishtrainerTai16]

Wow I haven't seen that episode since it first aired. Its neat how this dish looks relatively easy to make, looks just like the cartoon version, and can give a big chewy bite.

[@RhiannonSmudge]

I always love how Babish and the crew come up with creative and thematic ways to color certain foods. The easy way out is just some food coloring, but they always find a way to do something a little different

[@adicted7]

It’s hard to beat the OG babs, but I think Alvin is becoming my favorite KZbinr. Keep on being awesome dude

[@GMaster7]

He's the man for sure.

[@Hensley_]

Yeah, I honestly enjoy Alvin more than Andrew.

[@RinSyuveil]

If you find Alvin cool you should check out his main 2 channels one that is him making documentaries (kinda) showing his camera and editing skills as he films the day in the life of a restaurant or something similar meanwhile he also has his main main channel where he spends a long time making a meal giving every ingredient the care and love it deserves like (I think this was one of the videos if not it is a hint at the kind of videos) One Week Lasagna

[@downd.stairs2874]

@@Hensley_ i dont yet but i think i am only cause i see alvin in this vids the most like 2 days

[@stendortried]

tbh I still prefer Andrew but Alvin's cool I guess. I just prefer Andrew's cooking

[@prcervi]

i'd have imagined the noodles being mostly kelp based rather then spinach based (or whatever fantasy aquatic plants they have) and seeing as water benders has literal water manipulation they likely have a culture rich in fermented foods along with seafood

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

Those techniques would have been lost from the Southern Water Tribe, after all of their waterbenders were captures.

[@prcervi]

@@Lady-Seashell-Bikini the fast and easy method would be gone, the slow and typical method would work same as ever

[@Argwyn]

I didn't know how badly I needed this in my life until now.

[@funakfunak2740]

Kinda doubt that the watertribe who lives in the poles would have access to enough wheat to make flour noodles very often, but this does seem like the most reasonable approach.

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

I'm thinking their green noodles would just be kelp. However, by the time of Korra, the Water Tribes probably export produce from the Earth Kingdom, especially with Varrick as supplier.

[@val-ci5fo]

According to the avatar cookbook Katara says that ever since the end of the war nations have been exporting each other's goods and this includes access to wheat and flour from the Earth Kingdom allowing for water tribe cuisine to evolve more from what it once was. This was how noodles was introduced to the Water Tribe during the ATLA era so I'd assume by Korra's timeline the seaweed noodles became a common meal

[@xyzpdq1122]

This absolutely looks like a case of “less is more”, and I can practically taste it. ❤

[@thebulge3396]

Just had smoked salmon with green noodles the other night. Now I know how to make green noodles. Thanks Alvin!

[@charlestheblacksummoner7816]

Was about to sleep but I think I can spare a few minutes before I do.

[@kingcreep8374]

Literally got the notification in bed, glad to be here

[@ldog378]

Based

[@user-rb5fw4ey2w]

Same!

[@MahX_X2300]

Same

[@rysundae]

Also in bed ey

[@snapgab]

I've always curious about what this dish would be like in real life! I personally kinda imagined there to be strands of seaweed mixed in with the actual noodles, but a fishy stock with noodles works too! I kinda want to try to make this now, pretty sure I could find all the ingredients relatively easily.

[@somechad3682]

Surprising how easy it was to make. Nothing crazy either! Nice job, and thanks for the idea. I will try making it in the future!

[@BlankIdea02]

I really like how this is a recipe I could follow. The ingredients are simple and the flavors are great, and the whole thing is so doable

[@cleanerben9636]

It's always nice to see more of the team!

[@_aiko020]

Oh WOW this takes me back to feast of fiction days 10 years ago! I remember craving their recipe so badly!!

[@Ib4ngb4ngYOU]

Love how this dish reminds you of your grandparents and your ethnic background. Anime with Alvin is my absolute faveeeee. You should try making Raphtalia’s First Bento Box from the Rising of the Shield Hero!

[@jaimeortega4940]

Awesome bowl of noodles! Agree that the firmer, springier, bouncier for lack of better words, noodles have a better texture and overall mouth feel.

[@ahchiu9]

Pretty sure Alvin just ate the entire bowl of noodles in that first slurp

[@Tallacus]

Perfect I just finished watching The Last Airbender series again. Korra is the only spinoff the franchise ever needed, none other

[@Bxyxox]

I loved Korra so much

[@15oClock]

Food from Legend of Korra? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@markusbiewer9153]

I understood that reference.

[@Sunny_Tang]

this looks perfect for when you "dont want anything heavy". awesome vid!

[@claytonrios1]

I almost want to try Water Tribe food at this point! Is anyone excited to meet the new Avatar who's from the Earth Kingdom soon?

[@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247]

There's a new Avatar? Boy, am I behind the eight-ball.

[@gamemasteranthony2756]

Well, there IS an official Avatar cookbook with recipes divided by the four tribes (plus another chapter for the Jasmine Tea Shop). I have it myself.

[@sabbathjackal]

​@The Tribunal Of The Imagination a while back the opened up a whole studio dedicated to making avatar content. Nothings come out yet

[@Chupachups665]

Also excited for the live action adaptation of the last air bender coming to Netflix 🎊🥳

[@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247]

@@gamemasteranthony2756 I know of THAT critter, at least... thanks to the channel MisoHungry.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

Alvin has been getting a lot of uploads lately! It's definitely well deserved! Love the anime stuff to real life.

[@Pat4ever.]

Korra is not anime

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@Pat4ever. “anime” is just the Japanese word for animation. Since Korra is animated, it is, in fact, anime.

[@Pat4ever.]

@@jasonschuler2256 That's not how anime works. Korra is a cartoon/animation, but it is not anime because it is not a Japanese animation/cartoon.

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@Pat4ever. It means animation. That is literally the one and only meaning of the word. Stop making up your own definitions of words. Korra is anime.

[@JoutaiSasuLover]

​@@Pat4ever. so by your logic, if there's a pizza made outside Italy, it shouldn't be called pizza?

[@shaidmiah6957]

all the food in legend of korra looks amazing, i wanna try this

[@harmundcarakan201]

Alvin never stop including the mistakes, Its some of the best parts of your great videos!

[@danielsmook6533]

Do you think you could sub out the spinach for dried seaweed? Like, boil it down the same way, and the process it.

[@lydz13]

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for y’all to make this video!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheAntSuper]

I wouldn’t call Korra an anime, but this dish does look neat. Maybe your next show should be “Anything with Alvin”

[@PinguTheGamer]

That was supposed to go in first is the most Alvin thing alvin could have done

[@dayofthesnakes]

Please make Lobster Thermidor from The Lego Batman movie

[@MapleDaze]

Alivn tackles those noodles like an actual anime character!? that was like... impressive to watch? I dunno if that sounds weird, but now that i know such masterful consumption of noodles can be that graceful outside of japanese animated shows - I have a dream to aspire for!

[@d.g.1594]

Thank you Alvin for making a dish from one of my favorite shows.

[@BrikBeans]

i needed this series. thanks for supporting it with incredible ideas!

[@THATGuy5654]

So was there no way for seaweed to infuse the noodles with their color, or would the taste have just been overwhelming if you'd used enough to do so? Because I have trouble believing spinach grows well at the poles.

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

Or wheat used for the flour.

[@THATGuy5654]

​@Damaged Well, flour is functional replacement if you don't have fish bonemeal.

[@videogames9885]

I love that this video was released the same day I finished the Legend of Korra series!

[@MiniatureCookingHFL]

it was so nice and tasty

[@BrightFamousBannersglare]

Spinach is the ideal ingredient if you want green textures; plus it's filled with nutrients and can fill you up.

[@commandingsteel]

i'm still on the finale of avatar(on probably my 10th watch through) i always get kinda depressed after finishing it, but this video made me feel like watching korra again once i refinish avatar P.S. how would the (old) northern water tribe have access to flour?

[@shanlad]

I was wondering about the flour too. Outside of trading I suppose there may be native grasses and shrubs (I believe there are species of berries native to arctic climates) that maybe could be grounded to a mill. Probably wouldn't be the gluten-y dough we think of though.

[@tgyk80642]

Day 70 of petitioning Babish to make the Triple Fried Egg Sandwich with Chilli Sauce and Chutney from Red Dwarf

[@EV0X-byteVA]

Korra isnt anime its animated Shouldve been animated with alvin

[@manhunter433]

Campfire cooking with my Absurd Skill and Restaurant to Another World would be some interesting territory to cover.

[@anastasiablair8091]

It’s cool to see Alvin making something that isn’t necessarily an anime food. Love the video. Can’t wait to try this recipe myself.

[@Jesteresque20]

You forgetting things makes me feel better about how much i forget stuff while cooking, never change

[@johnmatson5969]

Correction Avatar and Avatar The legend of Korra are not anime They are Western cartoons made in the vein of anime art style AKA anime esque

[@theg-man860]

It looks like I might be the only one who remembered this. Avatar is not anime! It was animated in Korea and was written and edited in American. The story also is very much created in American. The food looks absolutely amazing though, so you get a pass.

[@highcaliber350]

You're not the only one who noticed, you're the only one who cares 😂

[@theg-man860]

@@highcaliber350 fair enough

[@Mykalsauce]

@@theg-man860 I CARE BUD.

[@McNasty43]

I think making the noodles with the ramen-style baked baking soda would give this dish a nice added level of dimension, especially for being so simple.

[@charlesgonzales6928]

So the only seaweed part of the dish is seaweed powder? You could've done better ngl

[@PainCausingSamurai]

Feast of Fiction did a version of this a few years back that was pretty great

[@TheChimera70]

Legend of Korra isn't an anime, but looks tasty nonetheless

[@irmese06]

This looks great! I absolutely love the tip of marinating the fish in a bit of cooking wine to reduce the fishiness. I gotta try that. I wonder if it would work on catfish? Also, TIME FOR A KORRA REWATCH.

[@crimsonghost22]

Avatar's an American franchise at least let the real babish do it

[@jamessurbrook8218]

I don't know why it keeps watching this video. Maybe it's because of how simplistic and delicious it looks.

[@uupdown2]

So not actually seaweed. :(

[@mantasma9024]

I haven’t even seen Legend Of Korra but after seeing that clip I’m already in love

[@saucy_jack4458]

I don’t thing it should be anime with Alvin I really like Alvin but avatar lok and atla are not anime

[@abdulmoizmoiz8190]

Spirited away is such a great anime. This dish looks amazing.

[@proto_maver1ck]

Being nitpicky and technical, but Korra isn't an anime. Anime is literally just any animation from Japan. Korra is American, so this shouldn't be an Anime with Alvin episode.

[@el-ml-am9511]

I wonder if you could pull this off with pureed wakame for the noodles for that seaweed taste… then miso for the broth…

[@pokeespurr1523]

THE LEGEND OF KORRA ISN'T AN ANIMEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joyunicycle]

Yes!! I’ve wanted to try those noodles! I’m going to have to recreate it now!!!

[@mattpettit6397]

Avatar isn't anime.

[@dragonheart7944]

Hundreds if not thousands will disagree, how many of them will agree to disagree i have no idea but I'm sure some will be so angry with that comment that they might just hunt you down to agrue

[@dragonheart7944]

A ton of people would beg to differ

[@anokanakuzumi5734]

It looks so simple yet elegant🤤

[@r3x85]

but avatar and korra arent anime-

[@joshstreams]

I feel like you were trying to start a fight but it failed to launch… 😂

[@ParkityParkPark]

love this, both the reference and the end result!! Also I've been wondering for ages, is Alvin an official part of the team? He's on so often but never seems referenced as a guest, feels more like "ok it's alvins turn now"

[@kitthesquirrel1848]

Avatar isn't actually anime

[@AthenaKeatingThomas]

Alvin, has anyone ever told you that you sometimes sound like Mr. Sulu from Star Trek? The way your voice sounds especially when you end your sentences. As for the noodles, they look absolutely delicious. I liked how you used aromatics in the fish stock too.

[@3pacGangstaRap]

korra isn't anime

[@Crimsontears83]

i feel there'd be more seaweed in it since its water tribe. maybe completely seaweed based...

[@simeonshalder8791]

Avatar is not an anime.

[@peegirl69]

I come from an Inuit background which the water tribe is based off of and though this looks delicious it definitely isn’t the kind of food we eat haha, there is a lot of fats and meat in tradition Inuit foods because it’s too cold most of the year for plants

[@vishalkalicharan7710]

Korra is not an anime!

[@Aftershk]

You know, considering the vast majority of animal life in the Avatar universe is chimeric, I wonder if a more accurate stock would be fish plus something else, to match a stock made out of a tunashrimp or a lobstersalmon or whatever. :P

[@אבישיבכר]

Just saying The Legend of Korra ain't Anime

[@julianoliver5364]

AVATAR IS NOT ANIME

[@ApolloReloaded]

Idea for an episode: Royal Curry Competition from the Black Butler manga/anime (Blue Lobster Curry VS Curry Buns with Chocolate)

[@waseemwaris2491]

You could remake literally every single piece of food from this movie

[@Mudkip971]

Have you considered using kelp combined/replacing the spinach.

[@hshah6350]

I think more people should know about this recipe

[@YouthMistake]

I would be very happy to see Alvin cover the beef stroganoff from Symphogear.

[@RevMet]

Wonderful ep! Would've loved to see how you would improve on the dish, your own spin or other vegetables/fish that would work well

[@dragongirlmizuki1564]

You should try making the raw vegetable wraps

[@pickles2791]

Just in time for my yearly rewatch of ATLA

[@Afifcuy123]

I always watch this guy when Ramdhan Idk why but that make me not hungry

[@anthonythomas305]

Your show is so amazing! I love it Please try making some dishes from Pokémon Journeys episode 48: Vanillite Ice cream, Watchog Buns, and Crustle Cake to tribute the ending of Ash's journey in Pokémon

[@dylancao7131]

Alvin, these recent recipes are a hit!

[@3-EX-0]

Okay idk where spinach would grow in somewhere where it is winter 24/7 kelp or seaweed would be more logical. And I do believe that seaweed noodles are an actual thing.

[@s.m.2523]

My only problem with this recipe is the agressive blending to get the spinash pureed. I mean the water tribe hardly has blenders now do they, I suppose would have to motar and pestle the plants instead into a fine paste which takes forever. ... Well I suppose that's what grandmas are for.

[@jep9092]

Wow this looks really tasty and so easy that I think I could actually make it

[@naturegirl293]

I was hoping to see a more authentic take on seaweed noodles, then add spinach to make green noodles. I'm sure there are real dishes out there that come closer than this

[@campbellhansen7533]

Anime with Alvin? Bruh, Chinese styled American animation with Alvin. Ragging on the extreme weebs aside, dis is pretty neat.

[@pony3284]

You should make Ocean kumquats next! Or are they sea prunes? (From Avatar the Last Airbender)

[@andrewwang8021]

Didn’t expect to see something on Korra. Nice.

[@yappaplay]

Whose gonna tell Alvin that The Legend of Korra is not an anime but a cartoon so Babish should be the one who made it instead?

[@Ash_Yu]

I love this show, and I love unique the food is. I really want to try this for myself now

[@bluezero8557]

When the food in the show is better than the actual show

[@robohippy]

Okay, for me, when making pasta, I use the Durham flour rather than all purpose flour. Any particular reason to use the all purpose flour?

[@jasonquick635]

Okay… so I tried it. I’m soooo sad. I even added extra fish and ginger and green onions to the same water for the broth and it had NOOOOOOOOOOOOO FLAVOR!!!!! I’m trying to reduce it now. The noodles smell amazing, I hope they taste great. I’m now having to wait until tomorrow to put it all together. I added some dried mushrooms and a bit of kombu to add some umami. 🤞🤞🤞🤞