Making Fried Rice is Way Harder Than I Thought (ft. Chinese Cooking Demystified)

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The Path to Fried Rice Ep1! This is how I make Fried Rice at home and I'm not proud of it. The first 1000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/frenchguycooking19
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@mrnigelng 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is like the Casey Neistat of cooking. His videography is amazing!

@sugboy 3 жыл бұрын

was thinking of tagging you uncle, and after 10 secs ur here

@FilipBorowski. 3 жыл бұрын

FUIYOOOOOH

@barrackobamar 3 жыл бұрын

That was before Casey went missing

@snifey7694 3 жыл бұрын

Fuiyoooh, now i cannot wait for the new video on sunday

@alitrollope5023 3 жыл бұрын

He’s so dramatic about it, fried rice so simmpple

@fajarsetiawan8665 3 жыл бұрын

People are really sleeping on Chinese Cooking Demystified. It's a legit English-speaking cooking channel for authentic Chinese cuisine. The recipes are very homecook-centric yet various and of course incredible. The hacks are mind-blowingly great. People should subscribe them more.

@platypuspracticus2 3 жыл бұрын

It's a great channel. I just started following a few months back. Definitely recommend.

@valarya 3 жыл бұрын

This is how I feel about the Kinging-It channel. Their editing/weirdness are so good that I just wonder how they don't have millions of subscribers. It isn't a cooking channel, tho. Lol. Going to subscribe to Chinese Cooking Demystified right now!

@AStarInSolitude 3 жыл бұрын

I strongly agree. Does anyone know a similar channel for indian or japanese cuisine?

@ambsquared 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll check it out. My best friend from high school is Chinese. I had some meals there, and they were nothing like what you get at a Chinese restaurant. I also went to a dinner his parents had at a Chinese restaurant. They closed the restaurant to the public and only made traditional dishes. It was so different.

@mjlim6610 3 жыл бұрын

@@AStarInSolitude not sure if you know of Cooking with Dog? There is also runnyrunny999. For (south-)east asian cooking I can recommend Adam Liaw

@josephan6953 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh as an asian, i gotta say that first fried rice seemed fine. It’s definitely not traditional in any sense, but it has the spirit of fried rice. Tbh when i want fried rice, i grab some old rice, eggs, soy sauce and a bunch of random whatevers from the fridge

@shura0107 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's my fried rice too. Also, the key is old rice. It has less moisture content than freshly cooked rice, and that helps it not to stick together.

@dheerajtumula7285 3 жыл бұрын

I really can't cook well enough to bring out all the flavours properly, so I just throw in all the ajinomoto I have when I make fried rice. Trust me it's a lifesaver.

@azraeiazman 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes when there's not enough random ingredients in the fridge, i completely ditch the plan on making the fried rice and cook instant ramen instead

@robinlillian9471 2 жыл бұрын

Joseph An: Exactly what I do, and I'm not even Asian. I'm sure most restaurant fried rice dishes use up common leftovers in the kitchen, like old rice.

@josephan6953 2 жыл бұрын

@@robinlillian9471 well restaurants actually have to have a set recipe, but im sure they still do use leftovers

@justaguy6216 3 жыл бұрын

"Don't stress about it too much" *PROCEEDS TO MAKE AN ENTIRE KZfaq SERIES*

@josiah566 3 жыл бұрын

I T S T O O L A T E imalreadyoverwhelmed

@_PhamTuanCuong Жыл бұрын

French guy literally make an anime series about fried rice GONE WILD

@abilawaandamari8366 3 жыл бұрын

"The thing about fried rice is that you don't need to overthink it" *Alex.exe has stopped working*

@MrDJAK777 3 жыл бұрын

Starts overthinking not overthinking

@amirkhalid5449 3 жыл бұрын

She's right, though. There is no One True Fried Rice, and a quest for such a thing would be in vain. Fried rice, or _nasi goreng_ as we call it in the Malay-speaking world, is really just reheated leftovers. The rice is what's left over from yesterday, so are the other ingredients; and you can add whatever else you feel like adding. And for it to be fried _rice_, the only mandatory ingredient is of course rice. So the fried rice you get in, say, China will be different from what you get here in Malaysia, or in Thailand, or in Vietnam, or anywhere else in Asia where people eat their meals with rice. Still, I look forward to seeing what Alex comes up with as the best fried rice he can make.

@kaizerkoala 3 жыл бұрын

Preach this! Just use leftover and don't overcrowd your pan.

@urlieinanime 3 жыл бұрын

@@amirkhalid5449 0!0

@Bladedcloud6159 3 жыл бұрын

@@kaizerkoala 5:47

@freedomcaller 3 жыл бұрын

If anyone other than Alex didn't post for 2 months, then came back and said "I was busy trying to make fried rice" I wouldn't believe them.

@jem5636 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I love everything he makes though.

@thenotsoguitarguy9429 3 жыл бұрын

This comment definitely wins the internet for the week, ha ha.

@richardp5920 3 жыл бұрын

What separates “great” fried rice, from “good” fried rice: 🎵 emm-ESS-gee 🎵

@ObservationofLimits 3 жыл бұрын

Only two times to swear, Shitload of garlic, FUCKTON of MSG!

@bellenesatan 3 жыл бұрын

@Lesevesel that's interesting. Do you also have issues with parmesan, tomatoes, and cured meats, all things that are rich in natural msg?

@jessislistless 3 жыл бұрын

@Lesevesel I'd do more research into that, a lot of food ingredients are rich in msg naturally

@tristan4206 3 жыл бұрын

@@bellenesatan not to mention seaweed, which was where msg was originally extracted from

@otakumangastudios3617 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is off topic, but I find it strange how many people when they use egg in their fried rice, don't put it in at the last minute, because that's what I do. I like when the egg is still liquid, it absorbs into the rice, it gives a nice taste and richness to it at least in my opinion. It's like you know, when you make French toast? Part of what makes it so good, is the fact that it's soaked in egg before being cooked. That's how I see how eggs should be used, I mean we all have our own ways, but I like the richness and tastiness egg being soaked into the rice before it's congealed is like. I just was raised with making fried rice this way, although I did change the way my mom usually makes it, she usually doused it and soy based flavorings and egg and now it's pretty much it as far as I can remember at least, and I was the one who decided to degrade other things like mushrooms, fish, herbs and vegetables and other things. I still think adding the egg at the last minute is the best thing in the world though, despite what's actually traditional

@chaido 3 жыл бұрын

Alex sobbing and sniffling for a few seconds then stopping with "Alright, that's enough" is such a mood

@linhfphung7867 3 жыл бұрын

Alex:*sobs at the intrincancies of fried rice* Me, with chinese heritage:*remembering all the times my parents n grandma just threw any shit together and dosed it in soy sauce to have a filling meal* yeaaa dont overthink XDD

@wernerbeinhart2320 3 жыл бұрын

Can you make good fried rice like your ma and grandma made?

@itchykami 3 жыл бұрын

Hah. This is Alex though.

@usmcplu 3 жыл бұрын

I always imagined "real" fried rice was just a fusion of leftovers. It always seems when rice is made, there's always plenty leftover and it's never as good the next day. But throw some oil on it and mix with some proteins and veggies, and that rice gets a second life and nothing is wasted.

@MonsieurArlequin 3 жыл бұрын

@@itchykami I feel kinda annoyed that he wasn't told about the legendary ingredient, wok hei. That's it, wok hei and rice. But to get the proper wok hei flavour is almost impossibly hard to get it right

@MrDioXIII 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the one time I cooked fried rice for someone and they said "wow, this is great fried rice, it's better than any fried rice I made, what did you do? Idk, just tried to remember what mum and grandmother did and threw any shit I could find in a pan. How much did you put in? IDK, just enough. What did you do? I fried prawn shells to give some taste to the oil and used lard. Why? Because I felt like it was the right thing to do, I think my Chinese grandma did it once.

@CHEFPKR 3 жыл бұрын

I learned about fried rice from a Chinese Chef named Lamba. I don't know if he had a last name, but MAN he was a freaking master. He only needed one name.

@ReatuKrentor 3 жыл бұрын

His other name was Sensei?

@nikhildsilva13 3 жыл бұрын

I thought you learned it watching Animes !!!

@robotjohn8784 3 жыл бұрын

The reply guy of cooking channels strikes again! I will never watch your content!!!!!!!!!

@skynchickens300 3 жыл бұрын

@@robotjohn8784 I wonder you feel special typing that out hhh

@CHEFPKR 3 жыл бұрын

@@robotjohn8784 it's okay man, I like to support other cooking channels.

@YY096 3 жыл бұрын

"But im a normal human" Me who have watch this channel for 1+ year: "Not a sane one, but yes a human indeed."

@Avacado777 3 жыл бұрын

“you shouldn’t see clumps in your fried rice”. flashing back to all my fried rice dishes

@floriannadler 3 жыл бұрын

I have to say, I actually like the clumps sometimes, they are like a little "bubble" of rice, that bursts in your mouth and sets free a nice rice flavour without it being masked by the sauce for a second. It´s a nice contrast during eating. And yes, I am as high as a kite right now :)

@VandrothSoryn 3 жыл бұрын

Steph: "You don't need to overthink tried rice" Alex: «Have you MET ME?!»

@captainharpoon 3 жыл бұрын

I like that you used guillemets for Alex's quote

@CookingwithYarda 3 жыл бұрын

But why he didn't show the recipe ?

@auvorthegreat9448 3 жыл бұрын

Alex does breakdown each ingredients in his videos. It’s food science.

@zot2698 3 жыл бұрын

Best way to learn how to make great fried rice: U only have leftover rice, a few dollars in the bank and you have to satisfy a group of friends who all are wannabe food critics.

@dailybrewid8630 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@justaguy6216 3 жыл бұрын

When you have parents visiting to see what you've done with your life...

@TryinaD 3 жыл бұрын

Legit though, all my favorite fried rice were those made with stuff I happened to have in the fridge

@Felidae-felicis 3 жыл бұрын

That knife closet tho. That is everything i ever wanted in life. My gawd. That is a thing of beauty.

@diegobustamante8642 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the rest of the series. Fried rice is also one of my go to dishes when i'm out of ideas, and it has given me a new found love for its main ingredient, because it made me realize how versatile it is.

@erikheramb-aamot9070 3 жыл бұрын

Alex: Having a mental breakdown over rice Me: confused over the tea

@sneakysquirrel1990 3 жыл бұрын

Same I wonder what it is?

@renoox2460 3 жыл бұрын

@@sneakysquirrel1990 "blooming tea" or "flowering tea"

@johncrombie2771 3 жыл бұрын

@@sneakysquirrel1990 I assumed it was hibiscus.

@fussyrenovator7551 3 жыл бұрын

@@johncrombie2771 I thought maybe chrysanthemum.

@Aiki0005 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like Blossoming Jewels he got from Mei Leaf. That's what I guess since he did a collab with Don Mei about tea once.

@Gil3344 3 жыл бұрын

Just gotta say it, Alex has the best sound engineering in his videos.

@RealAndySkibba 3 жыл бұрын

His engineering is also sound.

@mudfan1010 3 жыл бұрын

@@RealAndySkibba nice

@ofir_likes_beer 3 жыл бұрын

As an audio engineer No, but he's not far from it

@aron137 3 жыл бұрын

Very high production value all around tbh

@bernat_CustardCream 3 жыл бұрын

The attention to detail, some echoing just for the sound of the spoon against the dish...

@asifsba1 3 жыл бұрын

Best collab by two amazing people and channels!!

@heyAfsar 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Roger running towards fried rice video much faster than Auntie Helen running away from him... FUIYOOOOH

@YH-et6ym 3 жыл бұрын

When he watches this? HAIYAAAH

@kepagu 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I kinda forgot how good Alex is at storytelling. The combination of the camera work, editing and filming/dramatisation makes episodes so good.

@JuanDiaz-ej7zz 3 жыл бұрын

Alex is back. I can finally sleep peacefully

@caretakercat7176 3 жыл бұрын

It just begun

@Tharoffnik. 3 жыл бұрын

No, you can't. Now you won't be able to sleep, cuz you will be waiting for next episode XD

@JuanDiaz-ej7zz 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tharoffnik. you can't be more right about it my friend... you can't be more right... xD

@13slot28 3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@leightaft7763 3 жыл бұрын

Or be up all night cooking lol

@kylemorin1139 3 жыл бұрын

I loved how Stephanie let all of us know that you can't make fried rice without rice lol. Can't wait for the rest of the series; thank you!

@MrMattguevara 3 жыл бұрын

Cool series! I was completely bummed out when I saw there isn't an entire series already made to follow. Looking forward to more.

@antidreamerfish5228 3 жыл бұрын

being asian, i just say fried rice is everything you have left over from last night in a pan mixed with rice

@Ian-nl9yd 3 жыл бұрын

yeah but this is the same guy who freaked out over the mother sauces

@Atom85825 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ian-nl9yd i can still be freaked out with specific dish and still eat one leftover ingridients at home in daily basis Hes not freaking out for literally everything else

@simonextra9689 3 жыл бұрын

That's why I love Asian cooking more than something like Italian because there's no set recipes or ingredients. Just do what you want with what you for and enjoy

@geraldhng8774 3 жыл бұрын

*in a wok **a wok *wok

@forunlawfulcar-nalknowledg1081 3 жыл бұрын

@@simonextra9689 Italian is the same way with a lot of dishes. But Americans with Italian ancestry act like it’s not bc they know US Italian cooking and not their ancestral cooking.

@grant1753 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing a french guy say 炒饭 is the funniest thing ever

@marcelo.pastorelli 3 жыл бұрын

we peruvians made it into a completely different word lmao

@xFlRSTx 3 жыл бұрын

its like no one ever even told him that it's a tonal language

@kevingustav123 3 жыл бұрын

I thought he is italian until i read your comment

@fryphillipj560 3 жыл бұрын

@@kevingustav123 I can see that XD, especially if you aren't familiar with french vs italian

@Kerradia 3 жыл бұрын

@@xFlRSTx as French, I feel we have a lot of difficulties to understand tones in languages in general

@teddyshore 3 жыл бұрын

I love your photography and editing skills, keep up the great work!

@eine2209 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for these series

@miramaxima1982 3 жыл бұрын

Every 5 year old east Asian kid: yeah, can make fried rice for myself after school Alex: treating fried rice as if it would be rocket science

@abilawaandamari8366 3 жыл бұрын

It's his engineering background talking again lol

@GeorgeVenturi 3 жыл бұрын

He is exploiting this formula too much. Next why making Nesquik chocolate milk is so changeling! Six episodes series on how to stir the milk, visiting the factory and a five star Michelin chef 👨‍🍳 so we learn the secrets behind it.

@jayc7277 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeVenturi I would watch that

@UltimateGattai 3 жыл бұрын

Fried rice is super easy to do though, although I have a few hacks like cooking the seasonings at the same time as the rice (works super well).

@83hjf 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeVenturi i unsubbed because of this. everything is a fucking series with this guy. 90% filler montages and head grabbing.

@tld8102 3 жыл бұрын

that wok hay... is a key characteristic of good fried rice

@pnourani 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I'd say after rice it's the second most important thing in terms of flavor. It's really the difference between average and amazing fried rice.

@skyrere 3 жыл бұрын

It is always a pleasure to watch you do your thing. :)

@lorenzomariasantini 3 жыл бұрын

The cinematography level is amazing, very smooth and clean. Good use of the sound too. It would lose something without headphones.

@Bendavidwilde0517 3 жыл бұрын

Great now "Elle me dit" is going to be in my head all day

@nilslofberg2649 3 жыл бұрын

yeah me too, gotta love mika tho

@akhmalalif1780 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Roger be like: HAIYAA!!! This guy cooking fried rice without wok and msg.... at least he doesn't use chilli jem like Jamie Oliver

@butsukete1806 3 жыл бұрын

And butter instead of peanut oil.

@lokyeung6755 3 жыл бұрын

Bro, good quality fried rice do not need msg

@akhmalalif1780 3 жыл бұрын

@@lokyeung6755 Yeah you're right... but when you put msg in your fried rice it became like FUIYOHH!!!!

@royliaw4310 3 жыл бұрын

@@lokyeung6755 relax bro is a uncle roger joke MSG!

@user-zs4gn2gn6p 3 жыл бұрын

At least he's way better than Mr chilly jem

@AfrikanTaO 3 жыл бұрын

I missed this guy. So informative. So driven and entertaining!

@chandlermcadams5759 3 жыл бұрын

*Looks at your canned fried rice* “This is an improvement of western fried rice” *looks at my pineapple curry fried rice from the local Thai place* “Huh, could’ve fooled me”

@Rimpelmans 3 жыл бұрын

I am not sure if you are going to get into non Chinese versions of the dish, but in Indonesia they have a great version of fried rice called Nasi Goreng and one of the "secrets" of the dish is Trassi, a fermented shrimp paste that smells really bad but somehow gives the rice an amazing flavor, you should try it!

@M_Jono 3 жыл бұрын

terasi /belacan/ shrimp paste is not only found in Indonesian fried rice but Hongkong, Singapore, Macau , Malaysia too since terasi is not Indonesian origin. you know what makes Indonesian fried rice Indonesian? kecap manis (sweet Javanese palm sugar soysauce) , Kerupuk (Crackers) , cucumber and shallot pickles for condiments ... yummy

@M_Jono 3 жыл бұрын

@mikewallice2795 3 жыл бұрын

@@M_Jono don't start it...Indonesian will claim everything. I've encountered Indonesian on youtube comments(in other cooking vids) saying Belacan/terasi is originated in Indonesia, so I commented back saying the same thing you just said. They just won't listen. Ego too high.

@dzungnguyenduc8556 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikewallice2795 Me reading "a great version of fried rice called Nasi Goreng and one of the "secrets" of the dish is Trassi" : Holy shit, some great version of fried rice only in Indonesia!!!! Then "a fermented shrimp paste": Really, I thought the whole EA, SEA have it.

@johnfung7083 Жыл бұрын

Whenever my dad adds trassi to the wok I gag but the flavor is ok

@68sharmaani 3 жыл бұрын

Love you singing "Elle me dit!". Was the first song I learned in french class haha.

@Affr0JacK 3 жыл бұрын

The best content here on youtube! Thank you Alex

@LisaLinSD 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to see you back Alex!

@ventflocon756 3 жыл бұрын

when he began to sing "qu'est ce que tu fous sur internet ça va pas bien dans ta tête" and you recognise it , you're officially french, congrats.

@TemetNosce65 3 жыл бұрын

Omg, I immediately recognized it but could not name the song. Guess 9 years of French class does make me French.

@BeauxKevin 3 жыл бұрын

@@TemetNosce65 Elle me dit - Mika

@TemetNosce65 3 жыл бұрын

@@BeauxKevin lol, yeah I found it after searching the lyrics. Thanks though, not being able to remember where a tune comes from is the worst.

@philchia4764 3 жыл бұрын

C'est bon!

@KrithikRock 3 жыл бұрын

almost jumped outta bed when he sang it hehehhe what a throwback

@JennyDarukat 3 жыл бұрын

my mans getting that collab, absolutely love Chinese Cooking Demystified - the two of them have inspired my cooking so much, it's insane

@lineyking 3 жыл бұрын

This is your version of fried rice. Totally fine for a Thursday night. I’m glad you attempted this dish and shared it with us.

@zanderchiasson8064 3 жыл бұрын

I love the professional but still personal style of these videos!!

@Nosceteipsum166 3 жыл бұрын

It's so great to see Steph in your channel, mate. Her channel is simply amazing for people who really want to learn how to make proper chinese/cantonese food. I'm always learning something different from them.

@lbourrou 3 жыл бұрын

"The one thing about fried rice is that you don't need to overthink it". Now THAT is a challenge for Alex !

@RimmyTimfpv 3 жыл бұрын

No joke, 11 minutes into this video I realized I hadn't eaten anything in 8 hours, so I paused the video and went to my kitchen to make dinner. I very quickly found myself pulling out the ingredients to make fried rice for only the second time in my life (the first time had very bad results). It wasn't until I was heating up some veggies on my stove that I even realized that I was totally inspired by this video to make this simple yet delicious meal. As I write this comment I'm only a few bites into the completed dish and I'm enjoying it thoroughly. Lots of room for improvement from a young chef like me, but wow, what a simple and delightful meal. Can't wait for the rest of the series. Heading off to watch pt2 now. Merci Alex!

@umarmars47 3 жыл бұрын

When Malays cook, we used a lot of estimation in everything. Everything is "agak-agak" or in today's colloquially known in Singapore as "agaration". There's no rocket science to it and yet it still comes out delicious

@thebookwyrmslair6757 3 жыл бұрын

This is how I cook, too. It drives my exacting husband nuts when he has to follow my recipes!

@hendre7513 3 жыл бұрын

Yup my Malaysian mom does this too

@mahrze 3 жыл бұрын

I will be very sad if Andong doesn't come up in a cameo.

@e1lio1t 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting to bring this comment higher

@jasonfanclub4267 3 жыл бұрын

Why

@Ichiban_Dayo 3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonfanclub4267 why not

@joshvon8495 3 жыл бұрын

YES! These are already two of my favorite KZfaq channels, I’m all about getting Andong in this epic anime crossover

@tapp3r109 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah why? I don't understand the appeal of Andong

@JungleScene 3 жыл бұрын

"you must know this by now but im a normal human being" this is why we love you and trust you.

@mack5498 3 жыл бұрын

“Flying to China and learn how to properly make fried rice from a professional chef” Somehow the chinese blood in me is saying the chefs are not going to like it 😂

@grombrindle 3 жыл бұрын

Such a crazy edit! Wonderful :D Looking forward to more videos!!!!

@jacquelinewong1384 3 жыл бұрын

I'm Cantonese, but I'm pretty sure at the end of this series Alex is going to cook better fried rice than I do :D Go Alex! There are so many ways you can do fried rice, but my favourite is always the one featuring eggs, Cha Siu (Chinese barbequed pork) and prawns (it's called 扬州炒饭 Yangzhou Fried Rice but nonetheless a Cantonese invention)

@Karg537 3 жыл бұрын

Alex taking this dish too serious than most chinese 😅

@Towkeeyoh 3 жыл бұрын

Man... Cha Siu & Prawns are like base FR ingredients, I grew up eating that too, love it. Esp good CS & sweet fat prawns. Oh crispy spam too. But the joy of FR is basically putting anything!

@Towkeeyoh 3 жыл бұрын

@@Karg537 well, that's why we're all watching him, aren't we 😂 love it! Hahaha

@peppermintdoo1984 3 жыл бұрын

Also cantonese, But I like the one with eggs and lap chung (the sausage). Cha Siu sounds good though.

@karlkarlng 3 жыл бұрын

Yangzhou fried rice is not from Yangzou, Hainam chicken is not from Hainam. funny how things work

@stephenpaul668 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else find it kind of funny how basically she just told him that fried rice is simple and don’t overthink and then he went on a rant about how he will never be good enough?

@walterw2 3 жыл бұрын

when the master says "it's simple, don't overthink it" then you know the problem will be hard; the things you most need to know will be the things the master isn't even conscious of and thus can't explain easily

@stephenpaul668 3 жыл бұрын

@@walterw2 sounds like you’re overthinking it dude. Also I’m Taiwanese and I’ve never thought nor been told by anyone, even my grandma who is an amazing cook, that fried rice is anything but simple and easy to learn. But there can be a lot of nuance to it too I guess.

@walterw2 3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenpaul668 as a random white guy with no clue how to cook that stuff i think you're making my point for me :)

@stephenpaul668 3 жыл бұрын

@@walterw2 lol

@randomstuff6332 3 жыл бұрын

I would say egg fried rice is something very simple, but the idea is more of cooking a meal everyday rather than the other series Alex does where he tries to perfect in a few weeks. Its more of cooking to satisfy you, and adjusting different nuances as you go, and in reality its less of perfecting, but adjusting to your personal tastes and idea of good egg fried rice.

@2009bowling 3 жыл бұрын

Excited for the next video.

@eirjordan337 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL SO MUCH

@ToastyTorta 3 жыл бұрын

When the world needed him most he returned

@cdtheminerdude 3 жыл бұрын

Not really, he uploaded once 3 days ago...

@Joe-ss9cr 3 жыл бұрын

You said that last video. You must be proud of this sequence of words.

@ToastyTorta 3 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-ss9cr I am

@ChristopherCricketWallace 3 жыл бұрын

@@cdtheminerdude ...3 Days before the world needed him most, he returned.

@cdtheminerdude 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherCricketWallace Ah yes

@dlrluis 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best birthday gift, glad your back Alex!

@alexandroskanellos 3 жыл бұрын

happy bday dude

@colossalshadow5256 3 жыл бұрын

I’m sure that you are the most French person on KZfaq. Both in looks, accent and humor

@AlexEding 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome Back Alex! Looking forward to this series!

@espycraft2005yt 3 жыл бұрын

Did you finish the cacao series? I think is uncompleted is not It? You left the two steps from the beginning! Looove ur Channel btw

@extend 3 жыл бұрын

You might appear in Uncle Roger's radar with this new series.

@nikumeru 3 жыл бұрын

Let's see Uncle Roger's reaction, will it be haiyaa or fuiyoh in the end?

@jakuburban6289 3 жыл бұрын

Knowing Alex it should be fuiyoh

@dmarsub 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Alex!

@gwyllymsuter4551 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm no wok hae

@drob841 3 жыл бұрын

@@gwyllymsuter4551 It's Alex, he will have a wok by the end of this lol.

@TheJoekarma 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to see you back🍚🍚

@senpaizuri5166 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Your smile. Your charisma. Your edits. Thank YOU.

@poobd 3 жыл бұрын

YESSSS CHINESE COOKING DEMYSTIFIED IS ONE KF MY FAV COOKING CHANNELS IM GONNA CRY

@enceladus1393 3 жыл бұрын

Just as I felt I had hit a plateau on Chinese cuisine you start asking the foundational questions I’ve been struggling with, I’m from Denmark so it’s hard to get an authentic baseline and as such I’ve been going back to the roots to try and heighten my abilities! Thank you so much, this is literally miraculous timing

@philipreynolds5088 3 жыл бұрын

Haha my first wok just came in and now this comes out? Pretty damn perfect timing!

@romxxii 3 жыл бұрын

If your issue is authenticity, then Chinese Cooking Demystified is what you need. They really try their best to find accessible alternatives to some of the more hard-to-export ingredients.

@elliey7162 3 жыл бұрын

Once this pandemic is over, fly to Malaysia. You can try all kinds of Chinese food, from fine dining to street food. And when you have enough, you can try Malay food. We also have fantastic Indian food. You will then have a baseline to work on :]

@enceladus1393 3 жыл бұрын

@@elliey7162 honestly I would if I had that sort of economy, I’ve wanted to visit the Malaysian fruit markets for years as well! It’s on my list of firsts for when I eventually finish my education

@iverbrnstad791 3 жыл бұрын

@@enceladus1393 Honestly, the Chinese cuisine doesn't seem that concerned about authenticity either, large part of the culture is about recreating familiar taste profiles with new ingredients. In my opinion one of the most refreshing sides of the culture, when compared to some of the more uptight ones(looking at you, Italy).

@headsauce 3 жыл бұрын

Love you ALEX! So happy when I see your new video show up in my feed 🙃🙃

@imsouanito 3 жыл бұрын

My fried rice is pretty much the same as yours and even if I love it for a thursday too I can't wait to see your improvements and to try these too! Thanks for beeing back Alex!

@aiz1941 3 жыл бұрын

So excited for this series! Also that Chinese writing of fried rice (炒饭) was pretty good!

@BiggMo 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the whole cooking portion was just to upset Uncle Rodger

@croatianguy105 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Roger will put his leg down.

@jturner1774 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Roger has trolled Westerners

@fernandojaimes5405 3 жыл бұрын

Haiyaaaaa

@celitacantrill10 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Alex is a great videographer, very funny too. Great episode Alex and thank you .

@dumlaoxtien 3 жыл бұрын

I am looking forward to this series!

@alexeidmitriev6235 3 жыл бұрын

You know shits gun be gud when Alex goes all "I'm a terrible cook" in the first episode.

@ali.aljishi 3 жыл бұрын

7:39 wholesome picture of Alex and his son in the back

@savannahlthorne 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you’re back :)

@andrewaway 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t watched for awhile. Nice to see that you are back on point. ❤️

@The13Boogyman 3 жыл бұрын

If you go into the nuances between not only Chinese fried but Thai, Korean, Japanese, etc....that rabbit hole is deep my friend.

@alfonsopalacios2725 3 жыл бұрын

Alex X Chinese Cooking Demystified. The crossover I never knew I needed.

@fannyalbi9040 2 жыл бұрын

I heard “my name is andong” mentioned the channel.

@marathonhero 3 жыл бұрын

This Is Wicked Awesome, Dude!!

@JadeBlackWolf 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome back ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed your channel soo much. I hope you had a good rest and everything is good with your life. ♥

@freerangetots9955 3 жыл бұрын

Great story teller. You have a $500 sauce pan and not a wok? Uncle Roger is gonna put his foot down, hiyaaaa

@romxxii 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried cooking fried rice in cast iron before, and if you're cooking for only one person, it's good enough. Like a wok, cast iron has great heat retention. The core difference is that the wok is better at tossing, can cook larger volumes, and traditional woks only work on flame burners and not induction stoves. In fact, I'd say his fried rice is not _terrible._ I'd say the main faults are: - no aromatics, which should _always_ go in first - removing the egg from the heat instead of dumping the rice on it (or alternatively, dumping egg onto the rice) - not pre-cooking the meats (ham looks better in fried rice with a bit of char on it) - no MSG - separating the rice clumps by poking at it with the blade of the spatula instead of pressing them down with the flat - pouring the seasonings directly onto the rice instead of onto bare pan and then mixing

@gasfiltered 3 жыл бұрын

Very few western homes have a burner even close to suited for a wok. For most of us a cast iron is better than a wok because we just cannot heat it properly. The flat bottom woks they sell to us to use on our electric stoves are worse than useless

@adgamer64 3 жыл бұрын

@@gasfiltered the apartment ill be moving into next month has a gas stove thats fairly spaced out, and I told my girlfriend "we can learn how to use a wok on that thing". And it made my day to see someone else notice this as an issue XD

@gregmuon 3 жыл бұрын

'You don't need to overthink it too much." Have you seen this guy's cooking channel??? 🤪😂🤣

@platonictesseract6884 3 жыл бұрын

Salut! I'm glad you decided to cover this, fried rice is my favorite use of leftovers, but even though I make it just about every week, I still haven't mastered it.

@ClansObserver 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE YOU MAN, you are so inspiring!

@lewishelliwell9463 3 жыл бұрын

Flat bottom woks are the most useful things in the world. They get Asian flavour in the western world and give you a huge pan for all dishes. I have ended up using one for curries, stir fries and so much more

@recoil53 3 жыл бұрын

Also great if you are cooking something liquid that you have to stir. No worries about sloshing.

@Zephury 3 жыл бұрын

@@recoil53 works great for deep frying too; use less oil.

@xyz39808 2 жыл бұрын

Calling it now. Alex got it right at thr start. He doesn't need to make THE fried rice. He just needs to make HIS fried rice using what he has around him in his life. That's already the perfect execution of the dish.

@AaronStanczak 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss this is the crossover episode I didn't know I needed.

@Hoakaloa 3 жыл бұрын

i just watched the first 46 seconds twice consecutively...so satisfyingly soothing...now, will watch the rest

@jerzee3600 3 жыл бұрын

Is anyone else waiting to see what Uncle Rodger has to say about this? LOL

@haldouglas4773 3 жыл бұрын

who gives a damn what he thinks? he prioritizes censorship over anything else.

@BodhiBushido 3 жыл бұрын

💯

@petitecoco1178 3 жыл бұрын

@Hal douglas why so bitter? They both make video for money and fun, not nobel-worth research

@Absfor30 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, let the drama commence...

@richardmccowenclark2412 3 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!! Maybe my dear Uncle Roger should see this and have a go at this!!!!

@rubenlarochelle1881 3 жыл бұрын

Van Gogh: Gosh, I wish in 100 years from now people in Paris will write in Japanese, East Asian art is so cool! Alex: (writes "fried rice" in Chinese and hangs it to the wall)

@knowledgebyte 3 жыл бұрын

Just ate home made curry with home made beer. Perfectly matched. Whilst watching your excellent Wok Harder series. Alex, you’ve got me inspired now to become a Chef. Retirement is only a couple of years away for me and I fancy cooking on the road in an electric camper van, sampling each countries cooking along the way.

@SmileEVERYDAYlaugh 3 жыл бұрын

looking forward to another great series. Thanks Alex, salut

@hyuuganatsume2621 3 жыл бұрын

my fav fried rice is Kampung Fried Rice, anchovies and belacan truly alleviate the flavour.

@patallene 3 жыл бұрын

I’m no expert on anything but I can tell you for sure if you start with day-old rice and frozen peas you’ll improve your current recipe 10x

@michellehiemstra3041 3 жыл бұрын

No peas....

@zincfive 3 жыл бұрын

@@michellehiemstra3041 At least not frozen...

@AlibifortheAfterlife 3 жыл бұрын

That rice he used was in a tupperware container and it was clumpy as hell. There's no way it _wasn't_ day old rice. The only real improvement I can see is he needs to throw some MSG in, or at least mushroom powder or fish sauce.

@user-sl6ou3qb9l 3 жыл бұрын

@@michellehiemstra3041 Peas are awesome in fried rice And carrot Sweet balance

@user-sl6ou3qb9l 3 жыл бұрын

@@zincfive Fresh peas get mushy super fast Frozen peas at the end will retain texture and give sweetness

@MrKarmapolice97 3 жыл бұрын

Yes a new series! I Love Fried Rice!

@ValentinLEUNG 3 жыл бұрын

Good Luck and impatient to watch the rest of the series. I Was raised up in a Chinese restaurant in Paris, learnt about the "Western" Chinese food. Now, moved to Hong Kong, funny thing is what we call the Cantonese rice in Paris is called Wester fried rice here. :D And discovered other types of fried rice. Feeling that we are just reimporting what was exported from here in the first place. When I was a student, Fried Rice was just taking anything from the fridge and stir frying it together with leftover rice. That was it.

@theplaylister 3 жыл бұрын

My version: Neutral vegetable oil --> Left over rice --> a bit of sesame oil, fish sauce and soy sauce --> make a hole in the middle of the pan once the rice has crisped up --> add an egg and scramble it --> mix everything and add some scallions. Never fails.

@uber3009 3 жыл бұрын

Agree, it has to be day old rice for the texture