How 3 Korean Chefs Make 10,000 Office Workers' Lunch Boxes Every Week | Big Batches

How 3 Korean Chefs Make 10,000 Office Workers' Lunch Boxes Every Week | Big Batches | Insider Food

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At Mugga Dosirak in South Korea, a team of three chefs and 15 staff members cook and package 10,000 lunch boxes every week by hand, and sell around 400,000 lunch boxes every year. We visited their kitchen to see how they prepare these meals in such big batches.
Editor's Note: At 9:12, this video incorrectly states that each lunchbox costs 30,000 won. They actually cost 7,000 won. Insider regrets this error.
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How 3 Korean Chefs Make 10,000 Office Workers' Lunch Boxes Every Week | Big Batches | Insider Food

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@huntakilla1234 10 ай бұрын

Everything made from scratch, freshly cooked, beautifully seasoned. For 5 bucks. Absolutely incredible

@chronos13 10 ай бұрын

It's closer to 25 usd - the narrator said 30,000 krw and did the conversion terribly wrong

@ibuyfriends4467 9 ай бұрын

@@chronos13 Probably $5 per meal $25 for 5 for the whole week.

@killrate3432 9 ай бұрын

No they made an error in the description, it’s 7000 won which is 5 bucks

@tatarcavalry2342 9 ай бұрын

@@ibuyfriends4467 it's in the description

@namastyle Жыл бұрын

A tiny but extremely telling detail of how much thought and care go into preparing these meals is at 1:41 where the chefs wash the *intact* packages of tofu, as they will be slicing into the top packaging, causing the tofu water to mix with potential contaminants on the plastic lid and back into the contents, similar to how the top of cans get dusty. Even though this ingredient is likely stored in much more sanitary conditions as it requires refrigeration, they realized the potential for contamination and took steps to maximize cleanliness.

@xymzk Жыл бұрын

This is actually lax for Korean food hygiene. There are food factories where they look like they are working at NASA with the same sorts of procedures/outfits.

@u32481 Жыл бұрын

They rinsed the package before cutting

@blzt3206 Жыл бұрын

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ repent and believe in Allah. Or Budha. Or Thor.

@mozzarella1781 Жыл бұрын

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Amen!! God bless you!!! ❤️ Philippians 4:19 KJV: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

@pudanielson1 Жыл бұрын

@@blzt3206 This is the way

@TungNguyen-gr6hu Жыл бұрын

The fact that he's still using the finger technic when making rice even for big batches like that shows he's really good asian chef

@shallimeetyougmail Жыл бұрын

It is mind boggling that they do not use machines to chop veggies at this scale. Hats off to the chefs to do the whole process by hand!!

@paulinejackson5861 Жыл бұрын

They are on camera, of course they will show you that

@curiousgeorgevs.winniethepooh Жыл бұрын

That area of the world the machinery is cheaper because they basically make everything device

@amityFinder2099 Жыл бұрын

@@paulinejackson5861 they seem dexterous with a knife for it to be "just for the camera"

@pvallesol Жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking, and wondering why they don't use those metal gloves to avoid any accident

@cristsan4171 Жыл бұрын

And that is why they are all unsanitary regardless

@LivxLaughxLove Жыл бұрын

$5 for a meal of that quality is no joke. I have never had tofu before, but I'd be willing to try that for $5. The head chef is a boss...all that hand mixing and chopping. To be able to turn out dishes this high quality, nobody can afford to slack off and from the looks of it they don't

@laerwen Жыл бұрын

30k won is about US $22, so I suspect that number may be in error :( but it is true the meals are very high quality.

@jdkgcp Жыл бұрын

Tofu just takes on the flavor of whatever the sauce is. It's actually great and Mapo Tofu is really good.

@PoppyCorn144 Жыл бұрын

@@laerwen maybe it’s 30k per 5 day working week - that’d be about $5 per day, which would be incredibly good value. I’d definitely subscribe if that service was available to me, even at twice that price.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Жыл бұрын

@@jdkgcp tofu has it's own distinct flavor actually unless you get really bad one and don't prepare it well

@fireblossom8544 Жыл бұрын

@@jdkgcp As mentioned by someone above tofu has its own distinctive flavor. East asians can well recognise the characteristic 'bean protein' flavor of tofu since we are adapted and sensitive to the taste, for myself I really like the flavor of tofu

@ephemispriest8069 Жыл бұрын

The variety of ingredients in this is mind boggling. It's more than I typically get in an entire day cooking my own food. Insane.

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day and that is free for all. this is like puppet in front of them.

@ephemispriest8069 Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 You sound like a damn Texan. I'm talking about variety. I'm familiar with what you're talking about, and those meals don't have half the ingredients these do.

@marcobaek1378 Жыл бұрын

@@ephemispriest8069well Indians ARE the Texans of Asia and Chinese the MURICANS of Asia

@xlaff659 Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 so? lets compare to how clean they make food instead lmao.

@TheRealWinser Жыл бұрын

I get about half of this variety in a full days menu.

@sadomaz0 Жыл бұрын

Major props to the amazing chefs. The amount of prep alone is amazing.

@shankararhuddlan270 Жыл бұрын

I would gladly pay $20 to $25 to just try one of those boxes the quality and the craftsmanship and the effort that went into making those meals is amazing and I would be honored to taste that

@kevinwpatterson 10 ай бұрын

This is how it started to get messed up for everyone 😂

@2iiAaron 10 ай бұрын

well youre in luck. 30,000 won is in fact 23 USD. I dont know what the narrator was smoking when she said its 5USD. Dosirak of this spread is definitely gonna be expensive.

@warp1174 10 ай бұрын

@@2iiAaron yeah I was also surprised by when the lady said that it costed 5 USD; had to go google the exchange rate and fact check that because there was no way 30,000 Won is close to 5 USD.

@2iiAaron 10 ай бұрын

@@warp1174 i think she meant to say 13,000 won, which is usual for a dosirak in Korea, but in which case its still gonna be around 9USD.

@peteru18 10 ай бұрын

@@2iiAaron there is a note in the description saying that 30,000 was an error in narration, and the price is actually 7000 won.

@jhhhj6648 Жыл бұрын

it's amazing that they even rinsed the tofu packets. incredible attention to cleanliness

@puteramalaya6457 Жыл бұрын

I know right

@FireBIaze Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking same looking at that.

@jvaria9797 Жыл бұрын

The thing about that is we koreans once experienced deadly diseases after the korean war, especially with bad hygiene in kitchens that supply big batches of food to schools, military, etc. That lead to the act of 'hunting down' dirty kitchens. You just don't get complaints from the customer here. You may be a nationally wanted murderer for supplying food poisoning to a school.

@puteramalaya6457 Жыл бұрын

@@jvaria9797 i see, its a great practice, we salute them 👍🏻

@gabelogan5877 Жыл бұрын

French chefs that work in children schools wash the packages as well to lessen The risk of pathogens getting into the food.

@koushinproductions Жыл бұрын

For a high tech setup, the finger technique is still used when cooking rice. Mad respect!

@JohnnyJQuest Жыл бұрын

Using the hand for scaled up accuracy!

@RustedCroaker Жыл бұрын

What "high tech setup"? Did I miss something?

@dons889 Жыл бұрын

@@RustedCroaker maybe he meant high efficiency

@randomyoutubebrowser5217 Жыл бұрын

@@RustedCroaker maybe they meant high volume and more industrial/commercial level set up. From the basic $10 budget rice cooker to the 21X50-serve-chamber industrial cooker, its still using the finger/hand technique.

@fameless0 Жыл бұрын

@@RustedCroaker yeah go back and rewatch the whole video and let us know if you figure it out.

@kibblesmcknob617 Жыл бұрын

I just love this culture… how nourishing and thoughtful for companies to provide meals like this. I really wish I could eat like this every day. ❤

@--Voltz-- Жыл бұрын

*I can't get over how CLEAN their kitchen is , like WOW!! It's so immaculate! Also, seeing the office workers eat together in the break room was very heartwarming to me because the ladies we're eating so like, diligently! I just absolutely love Korean life styles, EVERYTHING!*

@BearingMySeoul 7 ай бұрын

Well, people work WAY too much there. So it's highly likely that team will be eating dinner together too. :(

@AuskaDezjArdamaath Жыл бұрын

For $5, that’s an amazing deal! And so much healthier than any fast food that would be 4 times the price.😮

@hteacave Жыл бұрын

If you buy this at school, it would be like cold pizza for $15

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Жыл бұрын

30k won is 22 USD

@bobroberts7308 Жыл бұрын

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme I think the won amount is incorrect. Korean food is generally cheap

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day and that is free for all. this is like puppet in front of them.

@briannyaanga5857 Жыл бұрын

@Amazing Dude so ?

@athenaenergyshine7616 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that it’s done by hand. This is truly a labour of love.

@kaspersteenlarsen9527 3 ай бұрын

more like slave labour korea is known for terrible labour conditions

@blissfullyunhinged2316 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate seeing videos like these as it shows all the hard work that goes into making these delicious lunch boxes! They pour all of their energy on a container that once it is consumed, it gives back the energy needed to press on and do what needs to be done. Thank you very much!

@syren4731 Жыл бұрын

All that work and the kitchen is PRISTINE! Thank you hard working people 🙏🏽

@Belbecat Жыл бұрын

Rofl so true - meanwhile most make more mess at home cooking for only 1-4 😆

@vikramparihar4244 Жыл бұрын

I love watching this big batch series, always intriguing how they manage it all and deliver quality meals

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day. this is like puppet in front of them.

@husky4890 Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 but not really clean. India has to improve a lot on hygiene level

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

@@husky4890 go and see Akshay Patra kitchens, you will know what a sophisticated large kitchen looks like.

@badnbauji1207 Жыл бұрын

@@husky4890 you obviously get your information from reels and content online. @Amazing Dude is talking about large scale temple, gurudwara kitchens which encourage hygeine as the food is a blessing of God

@punapartaman Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 Is it your lifes mission to disagree with everyone who thinks this is big?

@heretocomment2337 Жыл бұрын

For people talking about the price: the video description corrected the error and said it is around 7,000 Won which is around 5US$, but for those saying it is cheap for the quality: you can't compare it like that. You have to compare like for like. The average wage for an office administrator is $14 USD an hour so 5$ is just over 20% of one hour's worth of working. According to Numbeo, a meal at an inexpensive restaurant in a major like New York, is $25 USD, which is over 4x that of a same comparison in Seoul, a capital city. Everything in South Korea is comparatively cheaper when compared to a country like the USA with higher costs of living and wages. By this standard, food is even cheaper in India, Thailand, Indonesia etc but if you move there and get a local job, your wages will also be lower. I just hate it when people talk about how cheap something is without considering the local context.

@birphon Жыл бұрын

i mean, though you are not wrong in terms of not considering local context, a lot of people will still just compare it to what they have had in their life. So getting this for $5 is a bloody good deal. Is it accurate the Won to USD ratio in terms of pricing? Nah, I'd expect this to be more expensive in the likes of America due to ingredient sourcing which will bump the prices up a bit

@user-rm9oi2jd8r Жыл бұрын

Comparing New York's price is an even more of overshoot, though. In most big cities across the world the a meal at an inexpensive restaurant is more like around $15. South Korea is a relatively developed nation with a fairly strong currency. $5 in Korean currency is mostly similar in value with $5 in France, Italy, Japan etc.

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 Жыл бұрын

Pfff, you think people think about context

@heretocomment2337 Жыл бұрын

@@anotheryoutubeaccount5259 If they don't, they should. There are just too many people making comments like "how can someone not afford XYZ when it only costs $50" and forget the context of the video is set in the 1960's, or those travel videos that say "buffet lunch for just $3" and the catch is it's $3 USD when people in the local place survives on something like $10 a day. Of course this doesn't apply to this video, this video is great, but I am referring to people in the comments who forget they have to fly there first, or the difference in population and wages and currency.

@heretocomment2337 Жыл бұрын

@@user-rm9oi2jd8r I am not comparing New York, a large city in the USA to Seoul, a large city in Korea. Since people are saying how cheap $5 USD is for a meal, I am comparing 5 US Dollars in New York, a large city in the home of said currency, and the costs of other things in the same city, vs the equivalent South Korean currency, the Won, in Seoul, a large city in their own home country vs costs of other things in Seoul.

@iliketacos6067 Жыл бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for producing/publishing this video. I love this

@c4li Жыл бұрын

I love how some of their processes seem super inefficient. Like chopping everything by hand, wok frying individual batches but I bet the quality is at restaurant level or better, awesome dedication to bringing people better lunches. I would pay a lot more than 5$ for this

@seank997 Жыл бұрын

I respect these cooks. 4:30am is no joke $5!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bargain of the century, looks fantastic

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day. this is like puppet in front of them.

@AJ-rc5lr Жыл бұрын

actually 30,000 Yen is equal to 22.5 dollar, i am not sure why the editor says 5

@imdino_fit8358 Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 not trying to be rude, but Indian always make it about them when its clearly showing others. Like sort of main characters. We get it. Asian countries cook more than European and Americans. Stop being desprate

@MimiMangetsu Жыл бұрын

@@AJ-rc5lr this is korea, not japan

@AJ-rc5lr Жыл бұрын

@@MimiMangetsu sorry, i was meant to type Won, but instead i typed Yen, but it's still correct, 30,000 Won is 22,5 dollar

@jaideepsingh2405 Жыл бұрын

That 1 second lag in between big and batches during the intro really made me smile. Fantastic attention to detail!

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day and that is free for all. this is like puppet in front of them.

@DanielLamando Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 those Big Batches videos are also excellent, it's nice to see inside the different types of big kitchens on this channel :)

@dnichl Жыл бұрын

@@amazingdude9042 ingredient prep, number of ingredients, attention to cleanliness, precision and all the different cooking techniques. you're comparing apples to oranges. give me a dozen helpers, a giant pot, some rice, flour, ghee, vegetables, garam masala and chutney and i can say i cooked for 200k 🙄 it's not a competition.

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

@@dnichl go and see Akshay Patra kitchens, you will know what a sophisticated large kitchen looks like.

@AnnapolisGirly 10 ай бұрын

It’s so beautiful to see this is all done by hand. It surely makes the food taste better.

@darcyspencer4279 Жыл бұрын

The price becomes even more amazing when you realize that there's no tipping culture in South Korea, so no extra costs added to that except delivery fee. And in Korea, delivery fees can go as low as dollar fifty if travel distance isn't too far. You can further reduce the fee by ordering multiple boxes at the same time and divide the fee. So, technically, you can have the lunch box delivered to your place at less than 6 dollars, everything included.

@thalanoth Жыл бұрын

seeing as how it's based on subscription prob delivery cost is included

@a.melanoleuca2247 Жыл бұрын

The "tips" are already included in the price.

@vinnieg6161 11 ай бұрын

I love how clean and proper everything looks, that brings me even more joy than the food

@peter_parkour Жыл бұрын

They still use the finger method to cook their rice. I trust these guys with my whole belly.

@Gaookami Жыл бұрын

The chefs and the rest of the kitchen crew do an amazing job. Watching the whole process while each step was explained wants me to try my hands on the cucumber and chive salad🤤

@MaxPartridge146 Жыл бұрын

Great video! You can tell that those chefs take a lot of pride in what they do and it shows.

@dantran6190 Жыл бұрын

I love even when cooking an ungodly amount of rice in an industrial rice cooker, he's using the finger tip technique our Asian moms taught us 😅

@zrayii9649 Жыл бұрын

4:20 Love how even in this huge kitchen, the chef's put their hands in the water when cooking rice haha

@AllenHanPR Жыл бұрын

Its much easier, Doesn't matter how much rice you cook if you put your palm in the middle as long as your fingers are all covered, it's the perfect amount of water.

@zrayii9649 Жыл бұрын

@@AllenHanPR yes! it's how I do it as well, just fun to see the tried and true method being used to make 1000000 times more rice than i do ^^

@ranithesheepful Жыл бұрын

30 000 krw is definitely not 5 usd 😂 Props to these amazing workers for prociding such fresh, healthy and delicious food!

@SillyScribe263 Жыл бұрын

they corrected their error. its actually 7'000 won

@kulled Жыл бұрын

before Tsujioka family taxes its five dollars. do your research pls.. google does not know everything..

@mailinglist2451 4 ай бұрын

You’re right. It’s not. But generally speaking, prepared food in SoKo is far less expensive than it is in the US.

@EhCloserLook Жыл бұрын

I LOVE it when food is prepared cleanly!!! LOVE IT!!!

@thetruekhanofkhans Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure what Claudia said about the price in the end but I heard 30000 won. That’s not 5 USD, that’s almost 23 USD (1 USD = 1330ish won). Even if it’s 13000, that’s nearly 10 USD.

@chungj7081 Жыл бұрын

its 7000won currently she said it wrong

@thischubbyboislife7871 Жыл бұрын

too many mistakes made in this video to take it too seriously, and you heard correctly

@fi0nne Жыл бұрын

exactly what i heard as well lol

@Whatever611 Жыл бұрын

@@thischubbyboislife7871 Schleich di du Lauch

@chrischihoonhwang6787 Жыл бұрын

7000won is correct. That is the “good” price in Korea. Thanks to these people, people can choose between cooking and eating out. I can’t think about eating out here in US much.

@usamaepekonis Жыл бұрын

1:54 That one tofu: "adios" Or should I say "annyeong"

@jshbld6582 Жыл бұрын

Its so satisfying to watch people do their work

@WilburGarysMum 9 ай бұрын

Those meals looks absolutely delicious! Love how it’s all made from scratch. Real quality right there!

@Jimux Жыл бұрын

I remember growing up in Hong Kong. Every school will have 3rd party companies that has a kitchen staff like this to make different lunch dishes everyday for the kids at every school. You get a menu the month prior with 4-5 different choices per day to choose from for the next month. I believe it only cost my parents around $400-$500 HKD per month, which is around $23 HKD per day or $3 USD per day. I think the Hong Kong government also has programs to help kids with financial needs as well. This was honestly the star of the day for me. It was what kept me excited to go to school every day. Kept us well fed, well nourished and engaged. Then I came to the states and I had a single slice of pizza for lunch everyday...

@Keeblor 9 ай бұрын

Look how clean they keep their kitchen. Amazing

@moderneducationalstandard 7 ай бұрын

The level of cleanliness is absolutely unreal. I would try their food at any time.

@corpskigaming2558 Жыл бұрын

I genuinely appreciate your channels

@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын

This process is just mesmerizing to watch. Hats off to these workers. We hope they continue to work hard.

@MoeTea4U Жыл бұрын

Wow! I might never get to eat their lunch boxes but I'd like to thank the Chef's and team that make them everyday!

@emilyswanagon2521 5 ай бұрын

great video, one of my favorites so far

@l3a4c1m Жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful process! I would totally subscribe!

@thegoodbyegirl27 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this series especially with Claudia’s voiceover

@BigMuff75 Жыл бұрын

I would love to try their food some time. It looks so delicious.

@Ifailedeverything 11 ай бұрын

Everything looked really good! I think it’s nice that the office workers that subscribe all eat together too.

@ProfessorChomsky Жыл бұрын

Incredible grafting there and the end product looks absolutely fabulous.

@amandameredith Жыл бұрын

So effective and efficient. Looks delicious too.

@eclopeenhaimer.7247 Жыл бұрын

many ppl talking about price and some are douting about its not $5. well i googled it easy and got price of it. the month sub of price is 7000원(7000korea won) its about $5. btw 7000원 is quite cheap as lunch meal. most lunch meal in korea is about 10000원($7.5). but in convineant store(like seven eleven, CU, GS25) also have about 4000원-5000원($3) price which is lot of worker eat for cheap lunch. TLDR; Yep its indeed $5, lot of meal in here are about and over $7.5 and cheap food are $3. so i think its just decent choice yet so mouth watering

@magdoh Жыл бұрын

The issue is that the person doing the audio said 30 000₩ not 10 000₩ or less, that's where the comments come from...

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme Жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video? She said 30k won. That's why people are questioning it

@kevinnguyen8557 Жыл бұрын

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme They made a mistake in the video and each box actually costs 7000₩

@NhoyskieIbanez 11 ай бұрын

Thats Amazing!!

@FallenDemon29 10 ай бұрын

Huge applause for the crew, I bet the food is delicious & well made with care 🙏

@bajsbrev4651 9 ай бұрын

Respect!

@Alex-956 Жыл бұрын

That looks better than most restaurants we have here 😭😭

@rahulnishadxd Жыл бұрын

What do you mean by here xD 😅

@FVCKTHEMALL Жыл бұрын

PAKISTAN OR AFGANISTAN

@drewh3224 Жыл бұрын

Here is where? A third world somewhere?

@Alex-956 Жыл бұрын

@@drewh3224 most 3rd world countries have better food than 1st world

@rahulnishadxd Жыл бұрын

@@Alex-956 WTF U WANNA SAY? 🤔

@inyoung2cho385 Жыл бұрын

I searched the Mugga Dosirak 무까 도시락, and found out they provide several types of Dosirak with different prices. And that one is about 5$ if subscribed. 30,000₩ (=23$) thing should be more fancier than the one in the video.

@kevinnguyen8557 Жыл бұрын

They made a mistake in the video and each box actually costs 7000₩

@PrideDefiler Жыл бұрын

I think KRW 30,000 is for 5 day subscription, by one meal is KRW 7,000

@mirrorflame1988 11 ай бұрын

This is incredible!!!

@jasminedubois6711 4 ай бұрын

I'm amazed it's just the three of them. So much work and dedication.

@OriginalCovfefe Жыл бұрын

It’s impressive. Looks like they took what they learned from being cooks in the Army into their business. Very smart!

@MallardCreative Жыл бұрын

Even with the amount of the rice they make, the time old measurement of rice to water with the knuckles remains true. Fantastic...

@spartahill Жыл бұрын

This interesting video serves a similar function as travel toward tolerance, understanding, and cultural appreciation. I'm pleased to have stumbled upon this channel. Thanks for the time and effort that go into creating value-added content.

@divyaa155 7 ай бұрын

I am always amazed with the Korean style of cooking. So much varieties of veggies in one meal!

@Luna.3.3.3 Жыл бұрын

What dedication to their craft! I loved seeing all the hand chopping, mixing, frying - instead of machines. Fresh ingredients. No cartons of liquid eggs there or frozen (except the buns, but that's ok). ~Beautiful food that I'd be happy to pay double the paltry $5! - I refused to even try ma po tofu when I was a kid, now I love it.

@bajsbrev4651 9 ай бұрын

AMEN!

@jauipop Жыл бұрын

Super impressive operations. All fresh ingredients. Only thing that makes me cry is the plastic waste of those containers. Wish they would add another element of having a system where containers would be washed and reused, especially for offices that have long standing orders.

@ohsharon94 Жыл бұрын

if it makes you feel better the recycling in SK is much more robust than in the US. Most likely those containers are all recycled after use.

@cderwithc77 Жыл бұрын

They recycle almost everything in Korea. They even pay a fee for leftovers food.

@freek0001 Жыл бұрын

Recycling is great, but reuse is even better!

@thany3 Жыл бұрын

@@ohsharon94 Recycling still wastes energy. Reuse wastes almost no energy.

@Ferios Жыл бұрын

@@thany3 Ppl gonna still talk about water usage and waterwaste. They gonna find negativity in anything

@patrik9328 6 ай бұрын

Everything looks so clean I like this

@anggaprananta Жыл бұрын

Delicious and mind blowing too... Doing it manual by hand, they must be fully trained with no jokes experience... Good job cheff..

@TolstoyPlastic Жыл бұрын

those are some happy happy office workers! :)

@yannikin Жыл бұрын

Amazing how much pride these guys have in what they do.

@MINIMAN10000 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised no one mentions it. 3 people for 1400 meals in a single day? They ain't getting paid enough for that no doubt. The only people willing to take that job are doing it for the same reason companies tell you to take their job making art "do it for the exposure, do it for your passion" because there's no way they are getting paid enough to make 1400 meals in a day that number is genuinely insane.

@sooz9433 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing us how it's done!!😊❤

@gregorylandon8524 Жыл бұрын

I love it how even with big batches, the dip your finger/hand to measure the water level method still gets used

@FMFvideos Жыл бұрын

This requires some serious physical conditioning. Standing all day, moving the arms non stop, carrying big quantities of food, staying close to the heat. It must be harder than going to the gym everyday.

@11120771 Жыл бұрын

Never underestimate the finger/hand methods for rice cooking. The Asian way is the right way.

@aimeem Жыл бұрын

It doesn't work for small quantities, but for large quantities it works really well

@11120771 Жыл бұрын

@@aimeem like 1 adult portion?

@joshuahashem6094 3 ай бұрын

A nice added touch was the use of the blow torch at around 2:30 to add that smokey sorta flavour to the pork that you usually get from traditional wok stir frying

@emilaubry6856 4 ай бұрын

The quailty and care in food prep in Korea is impeccable. Their kitchens are spotless. Shows how advanced their work ethic and culture is

@gonnagetya1433 Жыл бұрын

Assuming they would have a varied menu from day to day, Would really love to have had this available where we lived even at twice the price.

@originalpost1925 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I see anything related to my home country, I'm always intrigued to watch it. Respect to my Korean brothers who fuel the dedicated workers behind SK's industries.

@B0H0 Жыл бұрын

I never realized I wasn't subbed to the channel. I just always get your vids in my recommended

@iliketacos6067 Жыл бұрын

These guys and gals are real heros. we should thank them truly

@baoblub 7 ай бұрын

I am in awe that even with larger rice quantities the hand measuring technique works for cooking rice 😂👍

@vickieboyd3507 Жыл бұрын

Truly amazing work and people producing delicious food...😋

@familiekastermans1297 2 ай бұрын

WOW, looks very tasty!💗

@jsteeew 10 ай бұрын

looks incredibly delicious and at such scale … mind blowing

@maxinenall9950 6 ай бұрын

WOW everything looks delicious 😋 and it only cost $5 😘 Incredible chefs that take the time to hand chop the veggies 🥰

@jeonghwankim8174 Жыл бұрын

😂 this gave me flashbacks from when i was doing my service in the rok army. They're using the exact same equipment used by the korean army.

@hazelmint6671 Жыл бұрын

What equipments do they use which is same as they use in the army?

@jeonghwankim8174 Жыл бұрын

@hazelmint6671 The oversized woks, the rice cookware, the rice cooking ovens, the shovel looking non-shovels... It felt exactly like walking into the kitchen of the HQ mess hall

@TraciPeteyforlife 2 ай бұрын

I'm always deeply impressed by large scale cooking. These gentlemen do excellent work. I'm deeply impressed. I hope they get a decent lunch break.

@soko889 3 ай бұрын

Every thing is so freshly prepared, lots of vegetables all made fresh and healthy.

@goudagirl6095 11 ай бұрын

unbelievable amount of food they prepare every day AND unbelievable how many varieties of foods the workers gets too, wow! Extremely commendable!

@darkthoughts1688 Жыл бұрын

Mapo Tofu is a very well rounded dish. Spicy, super savory with bits of pork, and the tofu absorbs all the flavor. Heavenly!

@ImSimplyChilling Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure I understand adding pork to a tofu dish because the whole point of tofu is that you aren’t eating meat. Either way though its quite an amazing dish.

@justahyundai Жыл бұрын

@@ImSimplyChilling Tofu is a supplementary protein and is a good base for absorbing flavor quickly unlike meat. Outside of america noone is that picky about their food.

@CharnelWhispers Жыл бұрын

⁠@@ImSimplyChilling “the whole point of eating tofu is that you aren’t eating meat” Interesting take but that’s actually a Western concept. Tofu is a very versatile ingredient in Asia and we have a lot of cuisines/dishes where we mix tofu with different kinds of meat. The dish featured is Mapo Tofu which is of Chinese origin and if you know China, you’d know that they love meat especially pork.

@kimhornhem5399 11 ай бұрын

@@ImSimplyChilling A meat-eater enjoys the best of both worlds, not very hard to understand eh

@jtris01 10 ай бұрын

@@ImSimplyChillingTofu is not a meat substitute. Weird idea.

@keonjones1763 3 ай бұрын

Love this process of theirs

@wastedwarrior1045 Жыл бұрын

COOL VIDEO 🤙🏻

@hamchannell Жыл бұрын

That is a great meal for only $5. Impressive team there.

@todorrusinov9149 Жыл бұрын

working in the same type of kitchen, this is possible only because it's ordered in advance, and in large amounts.. but for me it's impressive how clean is everything, no matter how hard i try to keep it clean, when the time is pushing me i always drop something here and there on the tables while i fill the boxes

@moto3463 Жыл бұрын

Really good quality food and ingredients too. Amazing.

@patrickvernon4766 6 ай бұрын

That looks good! What a great service

@protolanhan9824 Жыл бұрын

9:10 30,000 won is NOT 5 usd For quick maths: 1,000 won ~ 1 usd (think of the comma as the decimal point) For preciseness: 30,000 won is 22.41 usd

@caithemburrow5569 Жыл бұрын

Over a working week of 5 days it’s £5

@frosttree1873 Жыл бұрын

read editor note in description

@kevinnguyen8557 Жыл бұрын

They made a mistake in the video and each box actually costs 7000₩

@markjasonasingua8227 Жыл бұрын

I hope that food insider will feature more regional eats. Featuring some traditional foods, unique foods, national foods, and exotic foods or cultural foods.

@amazingdude9042 Жыл бұрын

he he. you call this big ? in India there are kitchens which makes meals for upwards of 100k people a day and that is free for all. this is like puppet in front of them.

@veena_got7igot7 Жыл бұрын

As an Indian, don't want to claim the abv guy.... Hard work should be appreciated coz it's better than typing mean youtube comments

@eesullivan88 5 ай бұрын

That kitchen is spotless

@longliveliberty1220 11 ай бұрын

I honestly love to see the process of these mass produced meals.

@sunghyunhong1898 Жыл бұрын

30,000won is about 25 US dollars, but these lunch boxes would usually go for 5~8 dollars. thankyou for the video! this is a typical lunch I get, and I have more respect now :)

@musanyathi2298 Жыл бұрын

Maybe he meant 6000 won. Min order is 5 boxes so 30000.

@solucky70 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, three chefs plus 25 other people, but it looks good and I bet it taste good as well!

@user-ew5pc8gf4k 6 ай бұрын

I bet there's no small talk in this kitchen! Such an intense job, with all the chopping you gotta be focused and on the ball. Looks yummy!

@ninggouma Жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch this video, I love it. My great respect for all people working really hard there, absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing 😁😍❤️👍👍👍💪💪💪