MasterChef vs. Calabrian Woman
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2021
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MasterChef Contestant vs. Calabrian Woman
During our recent travels in Italy, we met an incredible woman who teaches traditional Calabrian cooking. We wanted to introduce her to you under the best circumstances possible: with an unsuspecting victim to teach!
Enter Max, my dad and former MasterChef Italia contestant…
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A HUGE thank you to Franca Crudo and Max for joining us! Follow them on Instagram @asfalantea & @max_masterchefit10
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Missing the #pastagrammartour and specially the bonding experience we had with Franca in Asfalantea! This video reminds me of all those good times!!
Juan, we miss you ♥️♥️♥️♥️
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@@PastaGrammar When is the next one?!
Love it! Harper u must have had to bite the bit in order not to laugh so hard with ur dad.
I smiled the whole time: the lady speaks such a strict dialect but Harper's dad still understands quite well!
That lady is an absolute wonder of humanity. How refreshing.
Harper's dad has embraced the Italian life very thoroughly. So cool.
I’m impressed that he white shoes and pants remained unscathed. She was a force of nature and very proudly showed us what true rustic cuisine is Brava Franca!
Quite the guy, very dapper.
This lady taking burning hot coals with bare hands is my spirit animal.
I can only imagine how amazing the food was solely on the fact that everything was cooked on open fire and imparted with a wonderful smoky aroma, something we can never recreate in a modern kitchen. I also how love self-sustaining her garden is. What a beautiful way of life!
Yes, everything homegrown, cooked over real fire in ancient flavorful cookware. There's no faking or recreating those flavors. And an incredible amount of skill and knowledge in cooking this way. It is not simple at all actually very elevated
Harper's dad is even more Harperesque than Harper himself, this looks straight outta some TV Comedy and I love it
I’m struck by the calm amusement Eva displays watching Harper’s father being mercilessly ribbed by Franca as she takes him through the cooking of the fagioli😊
That was so much fun to watch, she knows how to handle man. What a stylish and soave dad Harper has. Thank you for sharing this incredible basic & rural but yet adorable lifestyle of that true calabrian woman. ❤😊👍
That woman is the salt of the earth. Absolutely 💯 authentic in her humanity. God bless her.
This is a rather ancient way of cooking, requires a lot of intuition. No measures, no knobs or buttons to control heat. You need to FEEL it and watch your fire. We do the same in Hungary when we cook in our ancient cauldron the bogrács.
I live in Budapest and my Hungarian friends sure know how to fire roast a proper lecsó outside at Balaton! Minden jót!
It is the BEST way to cook!
@@KeithHedger agreed
Same this is how we cook in rural Mexico
@@alidelatierra My tias still cook this way "al fogón" in rural Michoacán. At my house (USA), my mom always has frijoles on the pot... 😂
Damn, I’m Italian and I couldn’t understand her sometimes ahahah
The dialect is too strict, love her tho, so much energy!
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Io a volte ho letto l'inglese X capire!!! :-))
ItaIian Doomer ... I'm NOT ItaIian and I understood more than I thought I couId ... 🤣
I'm from Apulia, southern Italy, and I relied on the English subs to understand 😅. Not joking... So funny, though.
I understood every word ..this was so funny,made my day 💖
I love this woman. Harper's dad is terrific. Great video!
"I am fluent" he says in a broad american accent. Gotta love it.
What a fun episode!! Boy! That lady Franca is quite a character! Max seemed surprised at times but he did pretty darn good and clearly he was impressed with how this lady managed so well in such a rustic setting!
this was their best episode, better than pasta grannies. I'm glad harper's pop is catholic, cause she was looking at him after referring to the holy trinity to see if he'd agree. If he were protestant, that may have been the end of the hospitality. Lady is old school.
@@ricodelavega4511 Uh, Protestants believe in the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost/Spirit. Some Protestants, like Lutherans, still cross themselves as well and it is widely accepted in Protestantism.
This is a true Calabrian woman ..most are like this,they have such a colourful,descriptive & wonderful way with words.💝
@@ricodelavega4511 ehhhh no one is better than the fierce elderly pasta grannies with their fancy pearls and jewels when they are making pasta handmade.. rolling it sheet thin.. come on now..
To me this was your best episode yet! She’s a natural, she reminds me so much of my good friend Claudio‘s mother. The first time I went into their backyard here in Canada I could not believe it, their entire backyard was a garden and she was constantly tending it. Her root cellar was a sight to behold filled with wondrous charcuterie. Every time I stopped in she always greeted me the same way as this beautiful woman does with an exuberance for life and a warm have you eaten. So thank you for this great episode it brings back beautiful memories.
Absolutely the best episode - hope to see more of this wonderful woman.
Love this episode so much. She reminds me so much of my Grandmother also from Calabria. She would never sit down until we all had our food and sometimes not even then as she continued to cook and serve. Very strong determined women but with a heart of gold. Wish you could make her a regular. Love her 🌶🇮🇹
OMG this might have been my favorite episode! I love when people learn to speak Italian, then go to Calabria and don't realize that even in the next town over, they probably have a completely different dialect! It was great to understand what she was saying! BTW, glad you pointed out that Calabrian women are so strong that they can pick up hot embers with their bare hands. 😉
Ava …. Your Harper is a good man because he has a good Father …you are fortunate to have such a Father in law
Very much appreciated the final touch with the clip with harper's dad caressing the little kitties
She's wonderful. I think she was somewhat patient with Max, but gracious and fun as well.
Thanks to Max for his good humor and to Eva and Harper for sharing.
Love to hear la lingua Calabrese. La signorina Franca is quite charismatic. The house in New Jersey that I was raised in was a single family dwelling. We had a normal house with a kitchen, dinning room, living room, etc. However, we only used the proper house for sleeping and morning coffee. The majority of our day was spent in the basement which had it’s own kitchen, dinning room and den and cantina( where we kept the homemade wine, tomatoes, eggplant, etc). My father built a large fireplace in the dinning room. During the winter we used the fireplace for cooking more so than heat. It certainly enhanced the flavor of everything.
Sounds like Eva’s family! There’s a “nice” kitchen for when guests come and then the “real” kitchen where the cooking happens 😂
This is great!!!! The end was hilarious, dog, cat, and ducks waiting like is there anything for us? Harpers dad rolled into this like a pro to. Great stuff guys!
The dog Dani is the sweetest. I danced with her this past October 😊
Yeah, they were adorable, all just waiting together with begging eyes.
A true Calabrian Woman just like my mum and my Nonna - and a true Gentleman Masterchef - loved this show sooo much!!
I watch every video and this one is my favorite! You should travel allllll over Italy having Max interact and learn about cooking. All if you speaking italian and showing us all these new concepts is awesome. All of you inspire me and make me laugh at the same time.
I could watch comare Franca all day long! Just to hear once again the dialect that my late Calabrian mother and father spoke warmed my heart and transported me to a wonderful time of my life! We indeed ate chicoria and beans and often times we picked the gigantic dandelions right from our front lawn to cook or make salad. Sometimes we would used hard bread and put it in the bottom of the dish and then put the beans and greens on top to soak up the juices! I was so transported by this video. People spend tons of money for fancy kitchens they don't cook in and here la comare cooks in primitive but time honored way when COOKING WAS INVENTED!! What a wonderful way to do this video! Harper's dad is gorgeous and he's a great sport! Would love to see Harper's dad and Eva have a cook-off!
OMGosh! What a fun and educational video.
Dad is adorable and I love the teacher. She's a gem with an amazing kitchen and garden.
A bit envious of his experience and how she lives.
Thank you so much for all these fun videos and sharing these beautiful pieces of your lives and heritages with the rest of us.
Totally loved this video, great lady with so much valuable knowledge to share, such character, up to date too with no plastic , great message all round of hospitality. Harper's Dad is such a great sport. Best video yet, and a treat cos we've all missed you.
After 5 seconds of "comare" apparence I immediately thought: "this will be the funniest video they ever made"🤭
Not really.
in effetti:-)) video molto divertente grazie alla sciura Franca 100% calabrese:-))
Boy,I don't think Max knew what he was in store for!! This video was great. The amount of physical work needed to prepare a healthy,organic meal from scratch is well worth it. Most people do not want to put in the "old school" way of preparing fresh food!
This was absolutely charming! Thank you so much ... Harper's Dad is a charmer and Franca is, quite simply, amazing. Also, Harper's Dad with the kitties? So adorable!!
Loved this..Franca reminded me so much of my exuberant aunts near Conegliano, Veneto... Always a smile, everything measured by the eye and the hand, no plastic, only earthenware, glass and metal..and that homemade wine!!! Grazie mille!
This episode was fantastic, I became a little emotional thinking about my grandmother and all the wonderful food she made using fresh vegetables, herbs, and fruits that my grandparents grew in their large garden. Thank you.
Harper has similar mannerisms and speaking cadence as his father.
That was great! This is what I love about UA-cam, how it allows ordinary people to share their content with the world!
What a lovely lady and a wholesome gorgeous lifestyle.
This is why I’m so obsessed with Italian culture and cuisine!! I really wanna go there once! 😫😫😫
Wow Calabrian cuisine and Macedonian cuisine are so similar, this was like watching my grandma cook. Great video guys love the energy of Harper's dad and the Calabrian woman :)
I totally enjoyed this episode with Comare Franca and Max. A genuine and authentic slice of Calabrian hospitality and joy! A true gift of sustainability and organic living. We can all learn something here. Comare Franca lives a healthy life and will live forever! Brava and bravo Max for rolling up his sleeves!
The best way to cook ... I love potatoes under the ember, we ate them when we prepared tomatoes sauce in the yard in a big pot.
Harper's dad is a very nice person, accepted to take the joke and understands calabria dialect better than me!
Ah ragazzi. Dovete fare assolutamente altri video con la comare😍 lei è fatlntastica quanto la cucina che fa❤️
Appena possiamo!
Si si
This was one of my favorite episodes! When my dad put in a fireplace in our house when I was growing up, he would roast potatoes in the hot coals too, just like my grandmother did when he was growing up in Abruzzo. Loved watch how Franca cooked and was teaching Max. He was a great student! 👍🏻👏🏻Bravo!
Same! We also do this in Romania. I love them with a little bit of salt. And eat the outer layer as well! Yum 🥔
Absolutely lovely moments - This is ALL, what cooking is about - interacting together, learning, having fun, eating together, enjoying each others company - so simple but such fun - Thank you both Eva and Harper being there for us
The great outdoors. Calabrian life-style rustic. Wow. A women with heart and leadership.
Most people want an extravagant kitchen, but her kitchen is what I consider to be so beautiful and rustic. The best food comes from those.
You're definitely right I rather have a kitchen like this . Instead of a multimillion dollar kitchen with all those crazy electronics
WOW ! I really enjoyed this episode. I love seeing the Calabrian cooking fireplace and the preparations with the chicory and the bay leaves. It looked wonderful. Love to see traditional cooking. Thank you
There are many people who would pay for this experience. Franca is a wonderful and respectable woman, who's experience in cooking the old way is not only appreciated but also desirable.
I love the classical preparation, it's so nice to see the traditional methods still being used.
Ma che bello vedere la cucina calabrese di una volta! In effetti mia zia dosa il sale allo stesso modo. Grazie Eva! 🤝 Bravo Max!
I have Calabrian ancestry from my paternal side of the family. This lit my heart up!!! Grazie! ❤️👏🏻💚
Absolutely loved this episode! It actually really reminded me of the many summers that I spent with my grandparents who live on a provincial island in the Philippines. Pasta Grammar (and Harper's Dad) are #1! This is the real life worth capturing and you'll never regret this. Keep it up always guys :)
This was great. Her property and garden has an incredible charm to it. And of course, she has a ton of charm herself! Thanks for sharing this!
lots of hard work has gone into making this, of course it tastes good, we have similar cooking methods for traditional dishes here in India and the taste you get when food is cooked like this is heavenly
Absolutely love that woman. 🇮🇹 🇧🇷
This is how we should all cook. Only fresh ingredients, coal, smile, and good company
15:50 cutest thing in the whole world.
Lovely video. I hope you keep doing the tours and I hope I can sign up for one in the future. Also, I love how Max has his personal aesthetic. Beautiful way-of-life video. A Sunday is not a complete Sunday without Pasta Grammar. 🇮🇹 🍝 ♥️
I'm glad to see that the Calabrian countryside isn't all that different from the states: rustic, unrefined, and home to interesting people full of spirit and vigor. Makes me wish for a life there. This was really fun to watch!
Country boys can survive
The BEST Italian cooking show ever! Love from Canada
What a charming episode. From the rustic cooking method to the sharing of the food and the finale-the animals all gathered around-Loved it!
OMG! This is exactly what I grew up with, wooden spoon and all. I felt like I was 6 years old again with my Grandmothers. Thank you both so much for making this video and sharing 💗
So fun to watch, I wish I could have been there! Your Dad has style and I love the chef, her non-toxic wares, not to mention the food and the techniques! Looks delicious.
The cooking method is very similar to what I've experienced in some parts of the Philippines. I've adopted many of these methods back home in Canada. One thing that's amazing is sweet corn done the way the potatoes are done in this video. Husk on, of course... amazing flavour that isn't there boiled.
I'm definitely doing a batch of potatoes this way!
Cooking on fire/coals is awesome... something primal about it... putting us in touch with our early social selves. Family, community, sharing food near the hearth... telling stories... as a Great Ape I love to share this with my fellow Apes!
To spend the day roasting a beautiful lichon and all the sides while eating bits and bobs throughout and drinking homemade wines, beers and spirits... that's living!
questa puntata è epica XD
e il signor max è veramente bravo, anche a capire cosa stia succedendo.
ahahahaha
What a lovely and genuine woman! Thank you for sharing this experience ❤️. I was waiting to see your video, as I do every Sunday when I am not working..You make me wish to be there with you
I love this! It reminds me of my Appalachian heritage. Beans, wild greens, and potatoes! 👍
That was truly a treat to watch. Harper, your dad is great, he just rolled with it! The open fire, using produce from the garden-what a great way to live and to cook, I love her cookware! thank you so much for this video!
What a wonderful woman! Really enjoyed seeing her cook the Calabrian way. Your very dapper Dad was a good sport. Harper, your voice and speech cadence is so like your father. You also have his gentlemanly manner.
Such a FUN episode! I would love to have a garden tour and spend more time just looking at all her herbs and plants. BELLISSIMO!
This was fabulous---from your dad, the wonderful cooking, the whistling lesson and such a beautiful teacher. Thanks!
OMG!! I don't just "like" this video... I LOVE it!!! This is absolutely one of the reasons I Subscribe to your videos. So educational, made me want to learn Italian and move to Calabria. Thank You...........Blessings of Love to Pasta Grammar
What a wonderful, cheerful experience meeting & learning how this lovely woman cooks & hosts her guests. ❤ It looked delicious. Harper's dad is an excellent assistant .
This was beyond entertaining! I paused at the “whistling” part and laughed out loud! Cin cin🍷
Hi Eva, hi Harper. This video is my absolute favourite. I loved hearing my beautiful Calabrese dialect. Comare Franca is a true treasure. I loved her sense of humour ❤️🇨🇦🇮🇹❤️
Che gioia questo video! Grazie per mostrarci un po' di Calabria, questa genuinità senza tempo. Troppo carino il padre di Harper che cerca di capire il dialetto, comunque la cucina è universale e supera ogni barriera linguistica. Spero che ci riproporrete contenuti di questo tipo. Bello!
her garden and kitchen/home is so beautiful, she's a joy to watch !
Your videos just get better and better. This was amazing!
Max is back!!! Yu-huuuu!!!
And together with Franca they are just an explosive duo...Eva it was so funny to see you trying hard to don't laugh out loudly 🤣🤣🤣
Great video guys, love from Italy!
I want to be like that lady when I get old. So full of joy and vibrancy and knowing her stuff pretty well.I love her❤
I watched this video on my way back from work and I loved it. The four of you did an amazing job. The lady cooks in her own country style and I bet the food tastes better than ours. Thank you so much. God Bless You All.👨🍳
Harper’s father and Eva’s parents are very cool.
Cooking food near the fireplace gives it a incredible taste.
I've tried once parmigiana cooked that way and the smoky flavour was SO GOOD.
What a GREAT video! I would love to see more of her rustic kitchen and garden. I love Franca! How did you ever find her? What a wonderful and beautiful woman. She is so full of life and energy. Franca and Max have great chemistry together. Thank you so much Harper and Eva, for shooting and sharing this video. My most favorite episode to date!
This was so endearing to watch. I absolutely loved Mr. Max y la Señora Franca. They make a fantastic team!
That was a one of the best videos I've seen on You Tube. Fascinating to watch someone cook old school like that.
Another TOP video!!! Thanks, guys!!!
... and that Calabrese dialetto/accento - love it 👌
"Chin, chin 🍷"
All the very best, guys!
"Mio suocero di masterchef"! E che e' sta cosa? Sono morto🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Happy Weekend Guys.
Thanks So Much for Sharing. Great fun watching and learning more from Other Grand Mothers.
Watching this, I couldn't help but thing of my Calabrian roots & how my grandparents & grandparents grew up having their meals prepared this way. Grazie for this connection to my past.
This was great! Thanks for sharing!
I, like Harper's dad, cannot whistle although I try and try. Such a wonderful video. I missed you guys.
Wow, just loved this video! And a wonderful meet between this incredible woman and Harper's dad!!
Thank you for sharing, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Love💝 Thank you so much for sharing this 🙏
I loved this! Hearing Franca speak in her dialect, one I have not heard for many years but still understood and what’s wonderful father you have Harper!watching this amazing way of cooking reminded me of how my Nonna cooked in Frosinone. Going outside, picking the vegetables, having already killed the rabbit that morning. My heart feels swollen and yet tight in my chest. Thankyou so much for sharing this
I just realized I always have a big smile on my face at the end of your videos. Thank you, I needed that.
Such a wholesome and interesting video, kept me smiling all of the way through. Thank you!
WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE OF THESE!!!
Adorable Harper’s Dad is and Eva translating.
Imagine all the spices on your land! Her home is a dream! GREAT GREAT EPISODE!!
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Wonderful people! Enjoyed the visit with you!
I enjoyed this so much ! It made me think of being back with my grandma in Montenegro 🇲🇪!! ( Herceg Novi to be exact ). When she picked those hot coals up with her hand I instantly thought of my baba ( grandma) ❤️
What a fun video with the mix of Calabrese, English, cooking, Dad ,and Cummare! Just a hoot! Great job guys! Loved it!
Every building in northern countries should have 1 stone oven like that when electricy goes out. Would be usefull: heating the building, cooking for each occupants to cook their meals or why not, have a neighbors supper and sing and play music or telling stories with candles.... brings back the people together. And having on top roof or backyards, gardens of herbs and veggies
In northern countries, the electricity DOESNT go out. Cuz, NORTHERN countries! :P
@@deansusec8745 come live in Quebec you ll have a power outage at least once during winter. and hydro quebec says they make the best clean electricity lol
@@newdimension4731 Well, what can I say. I thought Canada was a first world country!
So enjoyable and fun to watch. Cooking without measuring, guided by experience and feel makes one more connected to the food. Another wonderful episode, the "grammar" extends beyond pasta and goes to the heart and soul of Italian regional cooking.
That was so much fun. Absolutely loved it. Thank you!
That was awesome to watch! Really enjoyed the entire journey. Thank you!