Whimsical Parfait from Darker than Black | Anime with Alvin

The whimsical patissier's parfait, aka the Heart Attack Parfait, is a work of art from Darker than Black.
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[@ChampsJapaneseKitchen]

You actually get a lot of these big parfaits in Japan but in honesty many places fill the bottom with corn-flakes and jelly to make it look bigger than it actually is. 😅 Yours looks far more Oishii!

[@pennyforyourthots]

Corn flakes and jelly? Those are not things I associate with a parfait. Granola or something maybe. I guess this is an ice cream parfait and not a yogurt parfait though.

[@lucashenry6281]

And how many does it feed? Cause in the US, that’s a parfait for five and someone’s running the risk of getting sick

[@joshwertheim]

Seems like this is the case for many things in Japan 😅 Even at conbini, when you get sando's (esp. fruit ones) they stuff them towards the front to look "full" for show, and then the back-half is usually empty/mostly empty.

[@snuffiluffiguswashere]

Stop using emojis. Now. OR ELSE.

[@snuffiluffiguswashere]

@@joshwertheim stop using emojis. Now. OR ELSE.

[@AlvinKZhou]

This was too fun.

[@Sayra9]

Alvin, I commend you on being alive after your 75% of an engineering degree. But that was amazing.

[@emiliastevens3353]

That's one of my fave animes too! I saw the title and was excited to watch

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

It looks amazing, definitely be proud of yourself! 😌

[@k.ebartlett1830]

Hey do you know where one can watch this anime these days? Feeling nostalgic for it now.

[@imfromaustria9327]

Amazing work! I am at a point now where I just watch you, on whatever channel you show up. Alvin in a video is a guaranteed serotonin rush

[@edenmarlowe2385]

Alvin getting progressively more niche with these anime he's getting his foods from...hope he gets to see the sunlight sometime this summer

[@hio.hinomaru21]

He basically just do, "I have the power of Anime on my side."

[@liefsJessie]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo it’s a black hole

[@Illiastar]

So you're saying he needs a beach episode?

[@xBananowyJEx]

DtB was super popular during it's airing time, tho'

[@gataylor6982]

@@Illiastar i now want him to do this outside, in a speedo, and never address it.

[@miazuki916]

for the future i would recommend you something we do at the restaurant at work for big events which is to make the ice cream balls in advance and freeze them on some baking paper individually that way they go way more solid and won't melt away while you take your time platting it all up

[@aslanpatience8278]

Service saver for sure. 💯🤙🥂

[@alex.g7317]

Your a smart cookie!

[@Laasti]

Now that's an anime I did not expect to see on this channel in a million years

[@charliebright9109]

another Darker than Black fan!? Yes! Thank you so much for this episode!

[@rumor3553]

There are dozens of us!

[@Sniperbear13]

indeed

[@corvo7394]

i thought they were a myth. today i learn different

[@svps169]

Jeesus, I don't even remember that episode 😵‍💫

[@corvo7394]

@@svps169 me neither, i’m feeling like a rewatch is in order

[@ScottBaietti]

Alvin: I'm combining 6 large egg yolks Also Alvin: Holding a bowl of 12 egg yolks @0:50

[@00grayfox00]

It’s how you know he’s using large eggs, they come with spare yolks.

[@gabbonoo]

double jokes. about the same as whole large ones

[@hoodycoo4391]

Double the yolk, double the joke

[@laurynhampton941]

Okay I thought I was the only one who saw that

[@NVNCVL]

he must be the only asian in the world who's bad at math *rimshot*

[@athallahrafi2319]

I did not expect to see Darker Than Black.. Thank you for making this recipe 😆😆😆

[@jeremysmith4620]

Darker Than Black was straight up incredible.

[@baloonman5]

Yoooooo! This is one of my all time favorites! It really is a shame that the second season was mysteriously canceled before they finished animating it

[@AkaiNeko4]

boy a season 2 sure would have been great! too bad they never made one! such a terrible shame! (at least we got Hazuki out of the deal)

[@ChargeQM]

Chinese Electric Batman was cooler before he got all depressed.

[@Zariel_999]

there is no season 2 in Ba Sing Se.

[@cyberbird2014]

huh? there is a season two.

[@nabeelsherazi8860]

Hahaha right on! I feel like that sometimes too! Too bad there isn’t! 😃

[@-Raylight]

Love Darker than Black and the foods, the parfait is so wonderful and sweet like Yin! xD *"Remember kids, if you're not spilling when you're cooking, you're just cooking"* Wise words 😂 Yep all tried the foods to check for the poison, definitely! Wholesome ending when they all share the parfait

[@lawrencebautista1]

Wow you have a Sirknight/Gardevoir profile pic. Wish we can ask Babish to recreate Jubilife muffin or potato mochi from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

[@Crosshill]

you are actually everywhere, haunting me

[@opticalreality2991]

I’m not gonna lie that looks delicious

[@opticalreality2991]

How do I have 200 likes?

[@rawkguy4896]

@@opticalreality2991 Algorithm is rewarding you for not lying

[@mary-zv6cu]

"if you're not spilling when you're cooking, you're just cooking" 😂

[@kingofmashedpotatoes]

This was 🤌🤌🤌

[@Zo-ei1pl]

Finally someone who likes this anime, i felt like i am alone

[@junoismad]

same, its nice seeing dtb related content. its a great show and i hope that someone watched it because of this video

[@sheilablub]

I love how the entire parfait was melting crazy fast and dripping all over the table, the anxiety from everything dripping everywhere makes the experience really funny

[@oculism5158]

That parfait is the way to my heart both literally and figuratively.

[@NessS398]

Thank you Alvin for making this incredible 10 step fantasy dessert so I don’t have to. You rocked it!

[@FlyToTheRain]

Darker than Black is my favorite anime!!! I'm struggling to find a service to stream it on, season one specifically. I'm thinking I'm probably just going to have to buy a physical copy. It's seriously made my day to see it get some love on the channel today :)

[@AstaraelDarkrahBlack]

I think I saw it on prime but it might be gone by now

[@FlyToTheRain]

@@AstaraelDarkrahBlack that's the only place i can find it but it's not available in my region. gotta get a vpn or smth ;_;

[@osamabindiesel3389]

YOO THIS IS MY FAVORITE ANIME!!! Thank you for this Alvin, just made my day 💕💕

[@MingChilling-]

this anime/ manga has been on my on hold list for the longest time 💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@diegoxavier9107]

@@MingChilling- If you haven't already, watch it. It's an anime original, so the manga was written later

[@graefx]

Darker than Black is a real blast from the past. Wonderful surprise

[@6f859]

darker than black is one of my favorite anime of all time and here I am in 2022 seeing a video of it made, neat

[@billfredson5881]

"I've eaten 10 of these by now" is the point that really got me 🤣

[@ColdplayDallas]

Please.... the sourdough bread bowl from Smiling Friends would be hilarious!!

[@094176]

that's an anime????

[@ColdplayDallas]

@@094176 "Eh, I'd call it sci-fi/fantasy"

[@boowompthecat]

@@ColdplayDallas not exactly how classifying 'anime' works anime is just, any cartoon from Japan/in that general style

[@BioYuGi]

@@094176 The channel still technically does do other movies and shows. It's just been the year of Alvin.

[@maneoj46]

Only if we get the Century Egg

[@GaletronGames]

i really hope the anime with alvin videos are permanent, they are a great addition

[@Staniii2360]

„…where I‘m combining 6 large egg yolks…“ proceeds to pour 12 egg yolks in the bowl. 😋

[@letstalknutrition0]

I wholeheartedly agree with what Alvin said about making choux pastry, the part when eggs are mixed with the flour mixture😂😂

[@TheOnlyValken]

I was just talking about Darker Than Black the other day! Not many of my anime friends even know this one.

[@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose]

I remember Alvin talking about this during his panel at Fanime! So glad to see the culmination of all his hard work!

[@gjsarsale]

darker than black is so underrated. thank you for bringing this recipe to life!

[@easygoingdude9990]

I guess Alvin’s contract is that he compulsively wants to make cartoonishly large servings of food

[@josephkennedy1839]

I’ve been gone for a while, Alvin has his own segment now I love this so much. Congrats Alvin and Babish for how far you’ve come

[@CookingKun]

That quality ice cream😍😍😍😍

[@Gone_rogue]

Wow Darker Than Black. **smoke cigarette** Now that's an anime I haven't heard in a long time...

[@Nougatocity6]

I’m glad Darker than Black is getting a shoutout here. Such a great and under-appreciated show.

[@MrMellow2289]

I’m so happy someone remembers this anime. Nobody ever knows what I’m talking about.

[@SheyD78]

That was an incredible creation, and definitely needs to be eaten with friends, cause no one should eat that entire thing themselves.

[@gwennorthcutt421]

my favorite part is that theres no way the anime version was made from scratch like this one. really going above and beyond here.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Great video! Thank you! Heh. "Crème anglaise" -- there's that French mental gymnastics routine to avoid sullying their language with flithy foreign words, like "custard." 😉 Funnily enough, there's a delicious soda from Madagascar called "Bonbon Anglais" that tastes exactly like vanilla custard.

[@qross2136]

A trip down memory lane with darker than black thank you

[@boydstephensmithjr]

If I've learned anything from this channel, it's that you forgot to add espresso powder to your various chocolate constructions. It won't make it taste like coffee, it just enhances the chocolate flavor!

[@SweetSacrafice86]

Alvin needs to make a recipe book based on Anime with Alvin, because everything he makes looks delicious 😋

[@sarahwaldroup1742]

I LOVE Darker than Black! Thank you, Alvin! 🙏🏻 🖤 🍨

[@TheSmitj167]

Hands down my favorite anime! Thanks for featuring it!

[@marquezsanchez9901]

The highest compliment I can give this show is I don’t even like Anime all that much but I love Alvin as host he is so wholesome

[@U.R.coolkid]

No wonder it was given only 2 frames it would've fallen apart and melted if otherwise I always thought giant icecream.. structures(?) like that were built in a chilled room to prevent melting while assembly took place

[@Tragiccheese]

I really think alvin would do great doing dishes from a restaurant to another world

[@garblojones]

the whole babish crew is just so great ... just wanted to say that ... nothing else.

[@chuuyasgloves]

a couple of suggestions: chazuke (tea on rice) from bungou stray dogs :D i believe all the ingredients of it are listed right at the beginning of the first episode so that might make accuracy a little easier :D if not that then: odasaku’s curry rice, from bungou stray dogs S2. i think the thing that makes oda’s curry rice different is that the rice and curry are already mixed when served! it’s actually based off of the curry rice from a real restaurant in osaka, called jiyūken, or freedom restaurant!! the real author who oda’s named after used to visit there, lol. but tbh curry rice appears in lots of anime so there’s a lot of choices there ANSKSB the parfait looks delicious, i have to get around to watching this anime soon 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@SweetTeaHoneyBee]

I never thought I’d ever see my favorite anime on here cause it’s so niche 😭 you did so much Justin Alvin

[@Trekki200]

How about making japanese curry? (This exist in a variety of versions in anime, it's definitely in Pokemon and Naruto and I think in Ouran highschool host club too)

[@daleharden1749]

Not to mention Persona 5.

[@emilygillock3803]

@@daleharden1749 next years April fools- pretending to make the curry from Persona *4* and then actually making the version from 5

[@Nehfarius]

Honestly, I'd be up for a video on some Japanese-style curry, and seeing the comments from other curry-loving nations to see what they do diffrent. :p

[@rohjois]

Curry of life from Naruto

[@siandibley9137]

Black Butler curry buns!

[@ShatteredRoom]

You are now my favorite foodtuber. Love Darker Than Black so much

[@JuniperStanley]

Alvin's little smile when he eats makes like 73% of the show, statistically.

[@explodingpineapples5583]

That was a lot more than 6 egg yolks lol, still looks great!

[@AspLode]

Yeah that was 12 lol

[@imyourboss45]

Darker than black is one of my all time faves. Glad even though its been out for years theres still new people being introduced to it.

[@gordol66]

I can see Alvin's confidence, and thus presentations, have gotten better since he started the Anime With Alvin episodes. These are a joy to watch.

[@KellieProductions015]

no one ever talks about this anime and it’s so cool you did this thank you lol

[@TeeKayKay]

Love this so much more than Alvin's pandemic era Making It Big where he told the camera he had to eat his giant foods all by himself. Odds lean more towards a lot of that food going to waste than Alvin actually finishing it all himself. Glad he has a team to share his food with now.

[@jvever4904]

Darker than black! Thats nostalgic, didn't know there were other fans out there

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Seeing people still remember Darker than Black brings tears to my eyes

[@rissa3163]

Darker than Black was the first anime I watched. This makes me happy

[@edelricandkidmikk]

I was literally re-watching this yesterday, absolutely WILD

[@ZephyrBW]

Darker then black beat series and this thing is a worthy master piece

[@farziakarim3087]

alvin filling the strawberry anglaise bowl to the klimit and carrying it to the ice cream machine-is just scary

[@PluckyDuckling]

no lie when Alvin uses strawberries I kinda fall in love a little....... with the recipe. I love strawberry things they are my favorite. Alvin is fast becoming my favorite chef on the show just because he is understated and yet very funny.

[@zelly4914]

Darker than Black is a great series (well, the first season anyway. After that....meh. But worth a watch!) Also that parfait is gorgeous!

[@MsBungakuJosei]

I liked the second season too

[@phil_zupra_b5880]

It was in my watch list for years now. Guess that’s a sign i should start watching it.

[@osamabindiesel3389]

@@MsBungakuJosei I liked it too but the main girls ability was a put off, like spawning a gun out of nowhere doesn’t make sense, even for DtB

[@TERPormf]

@@osamabindiesel3389 I don’t see how it doesn’t make sense.

[@osamabindiesel3389]

@@TERPormf all contractors have some very tangible abilities, like hei controlling electricity with his touch, but the one girls abilitiy is just spawning a gun like it’s a video game. It just doesn’t make sense, nor it fits the world building of this show.

[@bjap1563]

Alvin Finishing the whole glass and the place covered with mess: "WAAAAIIITTTEEER!"

[@rjs72191]

Love Darker Than Black, so happy to see you make something from one of my favorite anime.

[@bluishblow]

i love when he mentions his engeneering degree 😂😂 reminded me of that netflix show baking the impossible

[@Mudkip971]

Please make Robbie Rotten's Blue Cake from Lazy Town

[@Sadfluffybear]

Thanks for reminding me that Darker Than Black exists, now I want to rewatch it! 😂

[@michaelsoluri2961]

I never realized so many other people enjoyed Darker Than Black as much or more than I do. What a nice sight.

[@pizzapi3]

This was AMAZING to watch from start to finish 🤩 Amazing stuff Alvin!!!

[@MingChilling-]

darker then black has been on my to read/watch for the longest time 💀

[@L-SorryFTI]

day 2 of asking alvin to make the curry of life from naruto. i want to make it clear that i love every episode of anime with alvin so so much, i simply have desired to see the real curry of life on this channel for so long that i must see it happen.

[@mollie_b]

Alvin has been carrying this channel lately, he should get more props

[@Ab_linc]

I’m starting to understand how people get there own TLC show bc this channel makes me hungry

[@oltan_s]

8:34 missed opportunity to say "proudly present the painstakingly produced parfait"

[@Wolf-Odonnell]

outstanding work Alvin, love seeing more anime content !

[@Shardso]

Didn't expect this show to be covered, Really old and hidden gem

[@piratehunter1]

I felt my pancreas collapse into a singularity from the thumbnail alone.

[@russelstrawmire9817]

Dude I love that Alvin is on Babish now

[@Lanka0Kera]

One of my favorite animus..

[@waffle7356]

Thank you Kendal!

[@gezdaring574]

Did anyone else stand up and applaud? Suuuuuuberb effort, young man!

[@TienAnta]

I love watching you create these dishes!

[@oguubear]

1:40 yes, strawberry ice cream needs special treatment ❤

[@yusahana6323]

If the Mo Dao Zu Shi donghua ever gets licensed I'd love to see you take on the spicy glutinous rice porridge that Wei Wuxian makes to cure corpse poisoning!

[@VaishaliSharma09]

I just clicked on it excited to listen Andrew say the way he says stuff but okay Alvin is cute too😅

[@tmross4]

I fell asleep after watching this, it was so sweet. Had to put a towel done because I kept drooling...😍😍😍

[@comicnerd101A]

Am I the only one that wants to see some of Orihime Inoue's random food creations from bleach brought to life on this show?

[@viridixx]

"smaller than a golf ball but larger than a blueberry" that is a very wide size range, alvin

[@yuzufrio]

darker than black?! we stan a chef with taste ✨

[@WeebClipper]

Babish dude you really have great taste in anime

[@sekirk]

Everytime I hear Alcon’s voice I get a huge smile on my face

[@itsyaboidenjiatitagain5404]

You guys gotta check this anime OUT, it's basically a half cold MC that has a dark backstory, oh and the season 2......eh just check it out if u will like it

[@maxngwen5]

Alvin is a treasure

[@connorwinton4343]

nostalgia hit with darker than black

[@percius9984]

6:44 Alvin being Iconic

[@Reckoner755]

This channel is slowly turning into "Binging with Alvin".

[@taylerkim873]

One of the best OP doings in anime