Recreating Giada De Laurentiis' Chicken Parm Sandwich From Taste | Reverse Engineering | Bon Appétit

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2022
  • We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate Giada De Laurentiis' chicken parmigiana sandwich in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He'll have to identify what he's making with a blindfold over his eyes, letting each of his other senses guide the way. Does Chris have what it takes to recognize and reproduce this crafty take on a worldwide-favorite Italian dish - without seeing exactly what it is?
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  • @genevievebrusie6754
    @genevievebrusie6754 Рік тому +73

    “Pickled or preserved squash or lotus root ………. or maybe just raw tomato” I love Chris lol

    • @kangamagic1206
      @kangamagic1206 Рік тому +5

      "This is either a mythical concoction of unicorn hair and myrtle root, preserved inside an oak barrel in a cherrywood room in a castle in Skyrim...or perhaps it's raw tomato."

  • @clairejorgensen2333
    @clairejorgensen2333 Рік тому +1844

    I miss Chris shopping for his own ingredients

    • @johnmillay6790
      @johnmillay6790 Рік тому +33

      I feel like he had way less chance of getting it right that way. I want to see him make a perfect 100% some day

    • @joyfulinternecion
      @joyfulinternecion Рік тому +4

      I was saying this earlier today! It was so fun.

    • @cutmeloosebruce1955
      @cutmeloosebruce1955 Рік тому +29

      @@johnmillay6790 I think he has a better chance because he sees other possible ingredients.

    • @hkyt21
      @hkyt21 Рік тому +15

      Why did he stop shopping for the ingredients? I thought it was for COVID but I don't think he does it for COVID now.

    • @ianlane9114
      @ianlane9114 Рік тому +35

      I miss everyone else. Sad they left, but I’m glad they stood their ground. No hate for the new people or those that stayed…kinda weird it was the two white men.

  • @SilverAchlys
    @SilverAchlys Рік тому +471

    As an April's Fool's day joke or something, I want one of these videos to be Chris trying to recreate one of his own dishes and see if he can even tell if it's his dish.

    • @ellieturner3121
      @ellieturner3121 Рік тому +21

      Realistically, he would immediately know.

    • @ashleyswaney1029
      @ashleyswaney1029 Рік тому +2

      Or a crazy stoner food. Not your usual flavor combinations

  • @TheDerlus
    @TheDerlus Рік тому +18

    a consistent judge would greatly benefit this series

  • @Rodviet
    @Rodviet Рік тому +500

    I can’t get enough of Chris recreating dishes, it’s always a journey trying to yell at him through the screen what he’s missing lol!

    • @cameronkoch482
      @cameronkoch482 Рік тому +6

      also love the seething rage he gets over an ingredient he missed/over thought.

    • @johnmillay6790
      @johnmillay6790 Рік тому +3

      If you aren't yelling at the TV then what you're watching isn't worth it 😆

    • @Rodviet
      @Rodviet Рік тому +1

      @@cameronkoch482 it truly does look like it hurts him knowing he had it right at first hahaha!

    • @Rodviet
      @Rodviet Рік тому

      @@johnmillay6790 so true! 😂

    • @caram227
      @caram227 Рік тому +4

      Panko, Chris! It’s panko!

  • @PetitChouPumpkin
    @PetitChouPumpkin Рік тому +503

    Can someone get Chris a grocery cart so he can still ride around the test kitchen with it since he’s not going grocery shopping himself?

    • @kimbarbeaureads
      @kimbarbeaureads Рік тому +3

      They need to make a little market for him in one of the offices. Conde Nast probably owns the building. Make it happen! Lol

    • @PetitChouPumpkin
      @PetitChouPumpkin Рік тому +3

      @@kimbarbeaureads they definitely don’t own the building. Condé Nast is at one world trade lol

    • @AudreyII-
      @AudreyII- Рік тому

      This is important

    • @phoebecampbell722
      @phoebecampbell722 Рік тому

      This

  • @arlenesolis024
    @arlenesolis024 Рік тому +135

    This is my favorite show and I love the challenge they put in front of Chris. It’s possible the overwhelming amount of the sun-dried tomatoes mask the basil but he did almost get it in the end. Chris your first guess is the right one, trust your taste’s buds! You are still a legend! I agree THATS NOT A SANDWICH.

  • @MrGETINdizy
    @MrGETINdizy Рік тому +9

    Chris is the king of naming the dish and then ignoring all its traditional techniques (chicken breast, parm, baking and shallow fry) lol

  • @spencersmith3482
    @spencersmith3482 Рік тому +128

    Give him one of those '70s gelatin dinners with a bunch of meat and vegetables suspended in it.

    • @fallensway855
      @fallensway855 Рік тому +18

      Whoa! calm down Satan 😂 there’s enough violence in the world without doing that to a blindfolded guy lol

  • @nupt9473
    @nupt9473 Рік тому +49

    Love this series.
    Had to laugh though that he clearly identified this dish as play on chicken parm and then in round 1 added no parm

  • @gagamba9198
    @gagamba9198 Рік тому +61

    I'm very surprised he didn't discern a tactile difference between fine bread crumbs and panko. Each panko crumb has to be several times larger - dozens of times, probably - than regular bread crumb. It also has a very different mouthfeel.

  • @_JustSyd_
    @_JustSyd_ Рік тому +228

    They should give Chris his own recipe at some point!

  • @jhester3221
    @jhester3221 Рік тому +24

    I miss seeing Chris ride his cart through the grocery, and the camera op zooming in on the ingredient he’s missing that’s right nearby. Always down to see these though

  • @jerrislittlereef4023
    @jerrislittlereef4023 Рік тому +6

    I can't believe I'm 3 weeks
    late watching a Chris video. Chris and Brad are really the only reason I still watch BA video's

  • @HollyTroll
    @HollyTroll Рік тому +9

    tbh this show is so interesting it carries the entire channel for me, gj

  • @LevSmash
    @LevSmash Рік тому +59

    My man with his legendary palate really just tasted a raw tomato and his first thought was pickled squash or lotus root?

    • @dzdztar4612
      @dzdztar4612 Рік тому +3

      I laughed out loud when he said it 🤣 but i think he as just being sarcastic

  • @broceollomon
    @broceollomon Рік тому +25

    Giada De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu so her use of sun dried tomatoes makes sense.

  • @alsairafi91
    @alsairafi91 Рік тому +80

    Chris gets a B+ on a complex asian dish with a 100 ingredients and a B on a simple italian classic with a twist is a such an emotional roller coster lol. You would think he would figure out the basil, the chicken breast and the panko easily with his super taste buds. I guess I had higher expectations since he did so well in previous episodes. After all he is only human.

    • @angekfire
      @angekfire Рік тому +11

      Super taster abilities only really relates to taste. Panko vs breadcrumbs and Chicken Breast vs thigh is all texture. The basil maybe, but I'd imagine the tomato would way overpower it.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 Рік тому +2

      @@angekfire yeah but missing the parm on the first round and then oregano on the second? I agree, this deserved a lower score

    • @dzdztar4612
      @dzdztar4612 Рік тому +2

      Yeah they went very easy on him in this one cause that score is waaay higher than it should have been lol ... Missing the chicken breast the panko the basil ... I mean those are kind of the main ingredients. And same for technique: deep frying instead of pan and then putting it in the oven ... That's a completely different technique. She was very generous with the score lol

  • @aoifem4566
    @aoifem4566 Рік тому +4

    a 92% for appearance - come off it! 70% at best! It looked so different!

  • @blakeyboy41
    @blakeyboy41 Рік тому +11

    Bring back Chris going shopping himself!!! We need more Shopping Cart transitions

  • @SuperTobbe12
    @SuperTobbe12 Рік тому +60

    Chris and Brad are literally holding BA on their own, without them they would drop like a stone

  • @mariaderoche1751
    @mariaderoche1751 Рік тому +6

    Chris always gets an A+ in my book🥰

  • @markchristopher4165
    @markchristopher4165 11 місяців тому

    Chris is literally the best. So gracious with these other chefs who judge him, who couldn't get 3/4 of how close he got. Two thumbs up

  • @ItsRinRin_TTV
    @ItsRinRin_TTV Рік тому +3

    The sun dried tomato SLANDER!! I will not stand for it 😂😂

  • @joshpointoh
    @joshpointoh 7 місяців тому +1

    "Hyper-modern, yet slightly dated" was such a perfect description

  • @TheDuckofLaw
    @TheDuckofLaw Рік тому +3

    I love this series! thanks to Chris and the BA team!

  • @jorgealonzo8535
    @jorgealonzo8535 Рік тому +10

    Sweet! I was just browsing YT earlier today disappointed that I had watched every Chris Morocco recreating video. 👍🏼

  • @andrewjolly319
    @andrewjolly319 Рік тому +95

    Why doesn't Chris do his old shopping any more? That was one of my fav bits.

    • @Dark0blivion
      @Dark0blivion Рік тому +13

      Likely covid. Not as responsible to run around a grocery store with a film crew in close proximity.

    • @andrewjolly319
      @andrewjolly319 Рік тому +4

      @@Dark0blivion oh right yeah that makes sense. Thought we were kinda ignoring that now!

    • @marcya4428
      @marcya4428 Рік тому +9

      @@andrewjolly319 also probably because the videos are now shot in one day instead of over several

  • @tawesome
    @tawesome Рік тому +9

    If the KFC Double Down had a posh relative, that's what I imagine it would look like.

  • @Jabberwocky869
    @Jabberwocky869 Рік тому +3

    "hyper modern, slightly dated", "feels like a human ear", "sun dried tomatoes......." he is not impressed 🤣🤣

    • @oe3phen
      @oe3phen Рік тому +1

      hyper modern, dated is such a burn

  • @kelzuya
    @kelzuya Рік тому +35

    2 and a half minutes in and he's nailed it already.

  • @itshannah8492
    @itshannah8492 Рік тому +1

    MESSAGE TO THE EDITOR OF THE VIDEO:::: need to include the shot of someone taking Chris' plate away before he takes off the blindfold.

  • @perciusmandate
    @perciusmandate Рік тому +2

    Chris talks about tomatoes like they shoved him in a locker and stole his lunch money as a child.

  • @emilycooper5016
    @emilycooper5016 Рік тому +6

    I have been binging this series all week! I am so happy to see a new one :) Chris abilities are insane!

  • @leannalonsdale81
    @leannalonsdale81 Рік тому +1

    I'm always so shook when the judge docks Chris for using a different kind of oil. Like, yes EVOO and Vegetable Oil are different, but it's still an oil! 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @51rwyatt
    @51rwyatt Рік тому +2

    He has such a hard job here and in this show generally. The fact that he gets close to very close, is a miracle.

  • @lani1905
    @lani1905 Рік тому +2

    Living for the moonrise kingdom reference 1:18

  • @MrArdinovaj
    @MrArdinovaj Рік тому +8

    I would love to see the initial scoring at the halfway mark in action. I always was curious about how this goes. Does Chris leave the room and they taste it? Is it the same scorer both times? I'm sure it is the case for both but just spitting out the initial score on a screen makes it feel so robotic when there is an actual person eating it. I think it could make it more entertaining too.

  • @jesspell
    @jesspell Рік тому +4

    only chris morocco would consider a pickled squash or a lotus root for a raw tomato lol

  • @WerdnaNiraehs
    @WerdnaNiraehs Рік тому +15

    I hate when chefs hate something just because it was a trend a while ago.

  • @hansim1212
    @hansim1212 Рік тому +3

    these never get old

  • @johnmillay6790
    @johnmillay6790 Рік тому +4

    Favorite thing on the channel :) used to be its alive but this is so fun

  • @lisaseidel2606
    @lisaseidel2606 Рік тому

    Literally made my day!

  • @groofray73
    @groofray73 Рік тому

    Greatest series on this channel!

  • @danijelaolds2216
    @danijelaolds2216 Рік тому +2

    Hands down Reverse Engineering is the channel on BA. More of Chris please!! :)

  • @palmskrymme
    @palmskrymme Рік тому +1

    Dare I say he's getting better. Rock on Chris!! Do it to it.

  • @gillo100
    @gillo100 Рік тому +18

    What's with the hate towards sun dried tomatoes. Out of season they are a great way to get a nice tomato kick, I love them

  • @captainkaleb
    @captainkaleb Рік тому +2

    I'm with Chris, if there is no bread it cannot be a sandwich, and I also feel sorry for him for never having had good sun-dried tomatoes.

  • @calgaryguyyyc
    @calgaryguyyyc Рік тому +38

    The judges score was too generous. Deep fry vs pan fry. Thigh vs breast. Panko. Basil. Oregano. Finished in the oven vs residual heat in the skillet. Still impressive but technique score was far too high.

    • @abigailmcbean3107
      @abigailmcbean3107 Рік тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @frickinjess
      @frickinjess Рік тому +3

      Plus ingredients score too high, he added additional ones not needed second time round and still missed a lot and they gave him the same score as the first round.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 Рік тому

      100% agree, too generous

  • @michelleread247
    @michelleread247 Рік тому +1

    You're a delight Chris, keep up with the truthful aka snarkiness, this fan loves it!

  • @laurenharris7386
    @laurenharris7386 Рік тому +8

    Can we just talk about how he said it was some sort of chicken parm during the first tasting and then he didn't include parm in the first rendition!?!?!?

    • @walkalong4k
      @walkalong4k Рік тому +5

      Although Chicken Parm can at times include Parmesan cheese, it is not named after the cheese.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 Рік тому

      Right?? 😂

  • @wildshadowstar
    @wildshadowstar Рік тому +4

    I laugh to myself when Chris thinks he does really well but leaves out a bunch of stuff or gets things really wrong, but realize a) he’s doing the taste testing blindfolded and b) I’d never be able to do this myself.

  • @QuinnGIn1080p
    @QuinnGIn1080p Рік тому +3

    One of my favorite parts of these videos was watching a grown man ride a shopping cart in public without a care in the world. I beg you Bon Appétit, bring it back.

  • @AppleJackApple
    @AppleJackApple Рік тому +79

    I get that the scores are arbitrary but how is his technique scored 85% in this? Didn't he prepare differently almost everything that could possibly be prepared differently?

    • @ManuelMueller84
      @ManuelMueller84 Рік тому +24

      I felt the same. She even said he got to the same place, which shows that she doesn't really understand the meaning of the word technique... Plus he got two of the most prominent ingredients wrong in the chicken and the bread crums, which resulted in the appearance being nowhere near 92%. Overall too favorable.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 Рік тому

      @@ManuelMueller84 totally agree

  • @TarossBlackburn
    @TarossBlackburn Рік тому +8

    Amazing. I mady my own chicken parm last night; doing lots of stuff for the first time (like double dredged chicken and actually frying off in oil). Bonus, gluten free too :D

  • @art_see_shan1849
    @art_see_shan1849 Рік тому +3

    I’m trying Chris version for dinner tonight 😉✨

  • @rafaelluciano
    @rafaelluciano Рік тому +3

    I understand that he tries to deconstruct the dish, but I feel that it would help him greatly is he taste the entire dish, instead of the individual elements.

  • @basembaseem8597
    @basembaseem8597 Рік тому +1

    Amazing video thanks

  • @lisajel52
    @lisajel52 Рік тому +1

    BA’s best series!

  • @carlagrella3339
    @carlagrella3339 Рік тому +1

    I need this Sandwich!

  • @huntergrantham4558
    @huntergrantham4558 Рік тому +3

    Definitely miss seeing Chris do his own shopping!

  • @chainsawpanda2
    @chainsawpanda2 Рік тому +4

    Very impressive! I want to see the homie deconstruct some barbecue xD

  • @freebie808
    @freebie808 Рік тому

    😆🤤🤣🍾So much fun to watch!!!!!!

  • @EliasBaracuda
    @EliasBaracuda Рік тому +11

    I wish to see one day Chris nailing it 100%. I wouldn't mind even if it was staged in the end.

  • @DeepCaseExorcisms
    @DeepCaseExorcisms Рік тому

    Love watching Chris. 😎

  • @KitchenStories_Berlin
    @KitchenStories_Berlin Рік тому

    Great challenge!

  • @katielatta9100
    @katielatta9100 Рік тому

    he is so incredible!

  • @roninhunter
    @roninhunter Рік тому +4

    Could you put Brad in the hot seat? I want to see the chaos!

  • @BuckFieri
    @BuckFieri Рік тому +1

    There should be a life line where Chris can ale one more bite but it has to be a bite that contains all the ingredients similar to just truly eating the meal

  • @Face_Meat
    @Face_Meat Рік тому +7

    Chris said “like” 56 times.

  • @ThatDonovanKid
    @ThatDonovanKid Рік тому +3

    Re: Dolly zoom at 9:00
    To the camera op who thought, "there's no way they're going to notice this, but it'll be fun" I noticed. It was fun.

  • @hoss4774
    @hoss4774 Рік тому +30

    These always make me laugh.
    Chris: *misses 5/16 ingredients including the main protein*
    Host: 78%!!
    Me: Uh....you don't know how to math!

    • @mahtillmann
      @mahtillmann Рік тому +2

      But he added ingredients. I guess that contributes to the low score.

    • @rring44
      @rring44 Рік тому +6

      It is a 78% of the vibes and feels of the original dish.

    • @mollybrown4764
      @mollybrown4764 Рік тому +4

      I think some ingredients hold more weight than others, too

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae Рік тому +7

      @@rring44 I mean the scoring is (and really SHOULD BE) vibes and feels based. The rigid mathematical scoring never feels right.

    • @AllWIllFall2Me
      @AllWIllFall2Me Рік тому +12

      @@mahtillmann 11 out of 16 is 68%. The guy is complaining that Chris is being scored too HIGH.
      But I think your response actually highlights why the guy's complaint is incorrect; Chris gets, exactly right, 11 out of the 16 ingredients, and then, let's look at his failures:
      Chicken thigh instead of Chicken Breast
      Plain Breadcrumbs instead of Panko Breadcrumbs
      Vegetable Oil instead of Olive Oil for frying
      The only things Chris straight-up misses the first time are the Parmesan cheese in the breading, and the Parmesan and Basil in the pesto. If you give Chris half-points for the three mix-ups above, you get 12.5 out of 16, which is 78%.

  • @haven6779
    @haven6779 Рік тому +1

    Does Brad still have his segment? He’s the only reason I’d watch, that and watching Chris’s segment

  • @JamesBlake3
    @JamesBlake3 Рік тому +2

    You are correct Chris, it is NOT a sandwich.

  • @jennifernavas311
    @jennifernavas311 Рік тому

    "Ummm Taste??" (At 13:07 secs...💀 Whomever edited the voice over, I'm literally 🤣 LMFAO ) .

  • @daviddickey370
    @daviddickey370 Рік тому

    Chris on sun-dried tomatoes: don't taste like much...sour shoe leather. LOL!

  • @fg87fgd
    @fg87fgd Рік тому +1

    Chicken Parm with Parm sounds quite reasonable...

  • @davidorourkesr
    @davidorourkesr Рік тому +5

    Chris has the force in his hart.
    he is OB1 of flavor

  • @The_Green_Queen
    @The_Green_Queen Рік тому

    “Our friend, Mr. Out-Of-Season tomato…” 🤭 He’s no friend of mine!

  • @Later_Nerd
    @Later_Nerd Рік тому +1

    Wow I really am a cooking nerd for watching and enjoying this lmao. Quarantine really got me to start cooking proper meals and I have to say that was time well spent. Cooking is such a useful life skill and even kind of fun once you get the hang of it.

  • @florv5647
    @florv5647 Рік тому

    THAT Wes Anderson reference ✨

  • @good_beans
    @good_beans Рік тому +15

    PLEASE don't tell me Chris is slandering one of my favorite all time ingredients, sun dried tomatoes.

  • @Justin-Trammell
    @Justin-Trammell Рік тому +1

    How do they pre-grade taste for the first attempt. It doesnt look like anyone else has tried the food, are they just guessing how close it tastes?

  • @EDEDED_
    @EDEDED_ Рік тому

    10:11 had a mini heart attack right there.

  • @buffienguyen
    @buffienguyen Рік тому

    highlight of my day every time reverse engineering is posted

  • @lunas5318
    @lunas5318 Рік тому +10

    The number one thing this series has taught me: people who say chicken thigh is juicier and tastier than chicken breast are lying because if Chris can’t tell a difference, I definitely won’t be able to

  • @ValeeRocco1
    @ValeeRocco1 Рік тому

    I loove Chris

  • @lofish72
    @lofish72 Рік тому +1

    I love sun dried tomatoes...

  • @chunkymurps
    @chunkymurps Рік тому +15

    Would still like to hear EVERY ingredient he added that wasn't in the dish and/or missed explained to him. I.E., he used pepper, oil and water in the pesto but none of those were in there. It's only a minor thing but would still be interesting to see his reaction.

    • @deprofundis3293
      @deprofundis3293 Рік тому +1

      I agree

    • @TheMidnightSiege
      @TheMidnightSiege Рік тому

      Same however I was so confused that for the pesto the olive oil was red/not an ingredient on their list. The video of the original preparation clearly shows olive oil in the food processor and tomato jar.

    • @Waghabond
      @Waghabond Рік тому

      @@TheMidnightSiege yeah that was a strange one to make red, presumably the oil in the mixer is that oil that the sundried tomatoes are in inside the jar (i.e. almost definitely olive oil). I guess the justification is that it's not a listed ingredient on the recipe but that feels a bit disingenuous.

  • @danielhoy2053
    @danielhoy2053 Рік тому

    I think that Emperor Rüdolpnus II would have appreciated Chris Morocco's performances in his courts (and competed with them privately).

  • @codyeungard
    @codyeungard Рік тому

    I love this show, I always thumbs up as soon as I click but hmm the scores seemed very forgiving on this one.

  • @shoemaker.without.the.r.3581
    @shoemaker.without.the.r.3581 Рік тому +4

    One of his better scores. Just glad we didn't have to hear Giada say "mootzarehlllllla"

  • @deprofundis3293
    @deprofundis3293 Рік тому +2

    Ehhh, she was definitely too lenient, lol. This was a more simple recipe than most of these, and he still missed the basil in the pesto, the oregano, the frying method, the type of chicken, AND almost missed the parmesan completely in a chicken parmesan. 😂

  • @KATZFEY
    @KATZFEY Рік тому +1

    “can he do one of his own dishes”

  • @WilliamKShank
    @WilliamKShank Рік тому +1

    Safe Journey!
    CHOLULA!!!

  • @VillPom
    @VillPom Рік тому

    Nice moonrise kingdom reference

  • @retroghetto7646
    @retroghetto7646 Рік тому

    A lot of times Chris's dish looks more appealing.

  • @13jason
    @13jason Рік тому

    What pen/pencil is Chris using in the beginning? 3:30

  • @phauntis
    @phauntis Рік тому

    Want to see him challenged with a version of the Impossible Burger

  • @glossaria2
    @glossaria2 Рік тому

    He's pounding out that chicken cutlet uncovered and I'm just >_< please tell me you're wiping down that entire station with bleach later.