"snap peas are my favourite" "I'm only saying that because they're in front of me and I don't want to hurt their feelings"

And for the $200 plate version, you carefully open the pea pods, remove the peas, and replace them with pomegranate seeds.

We need a whole episode from Shabu's POV

I myself am Lebanese, and this is a great recipe! The only thing missing is sumac :D

in season 3 episode 12 (Platanos Maduros con Bocadillo y Queso) you did indeed use the "burnie" joke in reference to your own mouth, having committed the eternal mortal sin of eating food that really was way too gosh darn hot oof ah ah ow

Really loving the daily uploads and seeing how you home cook. Much more attainable for the everyday cook

Protip: spread a boatload of Za'atar on the fried pita as you remove it from the oil.

“Working with what you got” has been the name of the game for a couple months

"to prove that i don't eat carbs and cheese all the time i'm going to make 100 salad videos" -- kenji, probably (not complaining, love me a good salad)

17:20 “ and there’s the salad!” Child immediately screams.

Something that even most Lebanese people don't know is that fattoush comes from the word "fattesh" which means search as in search for whatever you have in your fridge.

Every day I watch these videos and I get so inspired to make new things. It's extremely helpful to see it all being done in real time. I feel like it gives me a much more realistic glimpse of the process it takes to cook something.

"People who live their lives in fear are destined for uncomfortable feet" - J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, 2020

I love that he has the kitchen of an average man that robbed a whole entire bed bath & beyond

There’s Shabu and sous chef Erik is nowhere in sight. Hmmmm

I am lebanese and we are in Ramadan now and there's always a bowl of either fattoush or tabouleh on iftar table. I enjoy your videos btw👍

Yesterday I was making a Greek salad when I sadly realized that I'd forgotten to buy the red wine vinegar I needed. I also knew it wouldn't be responsible to go back to the store for just one item, and then I remembered what you said in this video; "Work with what you've got." So I went ahead and put in some balsalmic vinegar instead, and I actually preferred it! Definitely trying this salad next.

Somehow quarantine led me to these videos and it's been the best 9 weeks ever. I'm really gonna miss when Kenji is back to the crazy grind of restaurant life and there aren't daily uploads like this anymore.

I'm Lebanese and this is one of the most faithful renditions of fattoush on KZfaq. A lot of people would advocate for putting only certain vegetables, but it really is whatever you have on hand + pita, lemon juice, olive oil and pomegranate molasses. I love your videos!

You're on fire with these middle eastern dishes kenji!

THE BOB ROSS REFERENCE. I feel like so many parts of my life are merging now.

Great recipe, Kenji. I am a hardcore fan of your carnivore recipes and scientific approach to reach optimization which entice me to suggest Sumac powder (a must ingredient for a traditional Lebanese Fattoush) to be generously sprinkled over the pita crips and in the dressing with the lemon juice, EV olive oil and optional pomegranate molasses vinaigrette. The addition of the snap peas makes it less traditional IMO. Otherwise, it can't get closer... thank you.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE bread in salad. Lightly toasted, plenty of oil/salt, still with a hint of chewiness. PS, your cookbook happens to be the most used on my shelf right now. It has completely enriched my cooking life. Namaste!

Im lebanese and fatouch is one of my favourite salads . Good work!

love your attitude towards life Kenji.

Wow damn man, u keep makin my day (night though, since im from south east asia). Awesome vid as always mr kenji

Really digging the cheerful, sunny vibe in this video ❤️

Love your book and your videos Kenji!!

thanks for recommending the Kan core! Mine came in the mail yesterday. its amazing!

These videos are so relaxing

Rockin the subtle Weird Al references! Love it!

Wow. Me and my girlfriend are just watching one of your videos. And now you got another one fired up. Your contents really great and comforting Kenji.

Love your free masterclasses! One day you may show us that badass knife drawer that you have!

Strawberry nerds seriously kills me every time he says it.

Lucky dogs 😊. Always tasting delicious food.

This man is yet to fail to amaze me in a video of his...

Hi Kenji! Hopefully you'll get to read this. Just wanted to say you are an inspiration and watching you cook is really a privilege! Thank you for uploading these videos - I've tried a number of your recipes. I was wondering if you know any Brazilian dishes ? Would love to see you cook anything from my country :D

Gonna need a full version of that tomato love song Kenji

5:13 Kenji over here trying to turn a parody song about Oreos into something healthy.

I guess Kenji is feeling the Middle Eastern Vibe lately

Love fattoush. That is one fine plate of fattoush.

As soon as the pita hit the cutting board Shabu appeared 🥰 Jamon has been hanging out more which is sweet. Love the term plantery! Logical!

Finally! I found the source of the “Those who live their life in fear, are destined to have uncomfortable feet” quote. Legendary!

I learn so much from you

I love that Jamón comes and gets his fair share of goodies now. At least in the recent videos!

Strawberry nerds... 😄 Now I definitely need to get that pomegranate molasses and make this salad.

Wife and I didn't realize just how popular Backhaus is... Finally able to get a heavy seeded rye loaf today.

Forgot the spices, Cumin, sumak, dried mint, chillies Sumak is very important and it's what makes fattoush unique, otherwise it's just a salad And in some areas they add white cheese cubes on top like feta

I eat the heck out of this when I'm in Saudi Arabia. Thanks Kenji!

I worked in a lot of restaurants in the '80s. One common thing in most of them was once a week tacos would be made by the, mostly Mexican, kitchen staff. This was usually in the brief lull between lunch and dinner service. It was served buffet style in the kitchen out of public sight. Always right in the middle was and inordinately large bowl of shredded iceburg lettuce tossed with fresh lemon/lime juice. Some times there were leftovers of a few things but NEVER leftover shredduce. Girls from front of the house would heap up the iceburg and make taco salads some would just stand aroud the bowl and eat it with their hands. But that huge bowl always ended up empty. Never understood the disatain for shredduce.

I feel like I know Kenji's kitchen almost as well (if not better) than my own at this point.

We usually get it with sumac and diced/grated feta cheese on top.

As a Lebanese person, I can confirm that you nailed it

Chimichurri is a great way to use up extra parsley. Especially good with sesame seeds and lasts for about a month in the fridge

First! Love the show Kenji!

I like how shaboo listened when you said not to touch the spider that fell on the floor because it was hot almost like he understands english perfectly

Kenji is a Costco man and i'm HERE for it.

I think kenji might have smoked a lil weed before this video his humor was on point today 😂

Love you kenji

Papa Kenji, you having that slip confusing fattoush with fatteh really makes me want to see you make fatteh. You must have a recipe.

5:00 That sourdough bread looks amazing.

I love your videos and I watch almost all of them. Fattoush without Sumac and purslane is just panzannia.

Kenji: god of cooking and dad jokes.

all round incredible channel .... your food looks just perfect ..... best wishes from bengaluru india .... thank you for inspiring to cook at home for family

"Fear is the feet killer" - Frank Herbert

Great recipe, we make Fattoush very similar. I agree that Iceberg gets a bad rap, I love it. We seed the pomegranate just like you do.

Kenji is the first person on the planet who agrees with my lettuce flavor argument ... Iceberg has heaps of flavor and romaine has less, the main difference is that most commonly romaine is used on its own with a much heavier more flavorful dressing (Caesar salad) and Iceberg is frequently used with brighter dressings and other more flavorful veggies that might take away from the Iceberg flavor

I was planning to visit lebanon JUST before coronavirus became a big deal. I'll use your recent recipes to pretend I'm there haha

Keep those low key Weird Al references coming!!

We love your dumb jokes!

Thanks to all the quesa videos I've been making them using lebanese flat bread as a substitute, it works well enough and it's what I've got. It's taking all the willpower not to make and eat them as a late night snack like a certain person with a go pro strapped to their head. :>

One of the best things about lockdown/quarantine has been your more regular uploads! Thank you Kenji!

Pretty good recipe Id usually use toasted pita bread, less oily and much less effort But great job anyway Greetings from lebanon

Looks delicious! In Lebanon we don’t usually add peas. We also add sumac for a lot more flavor!

OMG you sang new kids on the block with tomatoes... I can't

Kenji shouting out bob ross = the world is a better place now

Lots of great Lebanese restaurants in California

Now I need a bench scraper!

The Bob Ross reference was beautiful, he was nice

Kenji says he doesn't want to hurt the snap peas feelings just as he rips the spine off of them 😂

I commened you on the way you opened that pomegranate. My family had cultivating pomegranate for as long as we remember and that is how we open it. It shocks me how some people cut it all the way through.

"People who live their life in fear are destined for uncomfortable... feet" - How profound

"more inexpensive" Totally Californeen. Hilarious!

We don't get pomegranates that often cause they're quite expensive where I live, and not always fresh either, but when we do, our family of four will finish off two whole fruits with evening coffee.

Well done Kenji. I would suggest using lime instead and adding sumac.

Kenji smoking that dank Skywalker OG.

Thank you kenji for the justice for iceberg

I've seen you wear that tshirt before and I would chuckle at that phrase. But now I connected the dots, Wurst oh ya ... and it hall makes much more sense now.

I love the advice to wash the veg the day you get them. Seems like a PIA at the time, but so much less grief later. Says me who has a kitchen full of drying veg the day the CSA comes in.

That creepy guy from ATK was on yesterday telling us to wash and salad spin herbs and store in paper towels. Thanks for restoring balance.

Looks delicious. Loving the uploads and your educational commentary. I aspire to be as good as you one day. You are one of my inspirations. My video style is a bit dfferent tho.

Welp, now that pomegranate molasses is in the cupboard you have to make fesenjun Kenji

Love the videos!! Any chance of making some Al pastor at home??

Your videos and quarantine gonna make me FATTOUSH, alright.

Would love to see a chicken shawarma video!

Sixty years ago, y first grade teacher chastised me for coloring a sheet of geometric shapes in black and red only. It's still my favorite color scheme.

sick dinosaur coloring on the fridge also

Finally some iceberg love!!!!

I feel like creating a verb "fattoushed" where you add pita croutons to a salad.

This is how you learn to cook, you don't learn anything with the cooking competition shows that are now on tv