Mexico RUINED by The Great British Bake - Pro Chef Reacts

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  • @SeanStrife
    @SeanStrife Рік тому +1583

    I actually showed the original video to a friend of mine from Mexico... and he got so angry he threatened to summon the Azteca gods to smite these people for the peeled avocado.

    • @ajurydiha
      @ajurydiha Рік тому +355

      I don't think even the Aztec God will even take them as a sacrifice.

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +213

      😂😂😂😂

    • @RickyHolton
      @RickyHolton Рік тому +121

      The crazy thing is the producers gave them those avocados… a ripe avocado should NOT be able to be peeled that way 🤣

    • @VFJosh84
      @VFJosh84 Рік тому +9

      @@ajurydiha yeah, one gotta have some standards :)

    • @Chaos_152
      @Chaos_152 Рік тому +1

      Smite em

  • @inciaradible7144
    @inciaradible7144 Рік тому +699

    Admittedly, they were set up to fail; people who have never seen Mexican food before (apparently?) were tasked with making tortillas from scratch without the appropriate equipment. Not sure what they were thinking. Merry Christmas!

    • @crazykay9422
      @crazykay9422 Рік тому +104

      That's actually something that bothers me in a lot of cooking competitions. It seems like they expect you to know how to make everything from everywhere without any help and that seems awfully unfair to me.

    • @inciaradible7144
      @inciaradible7144 Рік тому +34

      @@crazykay9422 It is and it's going to make the food either look unappetising or just like a lot of work so the vast majority of people in the audience will be discouraged to try it themselves.

    • @John_Weiss
      @John_Weiss Рік тому +25

      It's kinda like all of those ancient pictures of elephants drawn by Europeans who had never seen an elephant. You ended up with something that was a cross between a horse and an eldritch abomination.

    • @kzizzles8329
      @kzizzles8329 Рік тому +2

      The use of a glass pie dish is pretty authentic though, I've never seen anyone use a tortillla press

    • @dingfeldersmurfalot4560
      @dingfeldersmurfalot4560 Рік тому +6

      @@kzizzles8329 Authentic to ... what? British interpretations of Mexican food? Well then ... not sure where the authenticity comes in. You can get tortilla presses pretty easy and cheap. For many people, a tortilla is an everyday food. They're at least very frequently going to get the right tool for the job, same as if, when you needed one, you'd simply get a spoon or a spatula.

  • @mikeyg2178
    @mikeyg2178 Рік тому +177

    4:26 that poor woman is terrified, she heard all them other people say they've never made a taco before and thought to herself "Are we going to burn this tent down on accident?"

  • @ColtGColtG
    @ColtGColtG Рік тому +371

    Brits almost as a matter of smug pride will always pronounce the the LL in any spanish word. Paella is also another notorious one they do and despite the Spanish CONSTANTLY correcting them they keep doing it.
    Edit: and before anyone tries to say that they don't have as much contact with Spanish speaking people as say those of us in the US. Spain is a very popular British vacation destination.

    • @paulheap1982
      @paulheap1982 Рік тому +1

      Well thats only half true.

    • @bh4462
      @bh4462 Рік тому +53

      Spain's also a common retirement destination. It's low key the Florida of Europe in more ways than one.

    • @Purwapada
      @Purwapada Рік тому +7

      It's called phonotactics.
      british don't do it because it's cringe.

    • @crazyhorsecavdoc4916
      @crazyhorsecavdoc4916 Рік тому

      I wanna hear a proper Chav speak in Spanish with their normal inflections. I’ve heard them massacre jalapeños as well.

    • @1steelcobra
      @1steelcobra Рік тому +19

      Don't forget that one time Jamie of Sorted pissed off two cultures at once with a "Paella Burrito."

  • @Darkslayer289
    @Darkslayer289 Рік тому +893

    I died inside seeing what they did with their "Mexican Week". I know tacos are a staple of Mexican cuisine, but come on. There's plenty of desserts and pastries they could've made. Have they not heard of pan dulce? That'd be the easiest one they could've done!

    • @michaelmayers3622
      @michaelmayers3622 Рік тому +13

      Never herd of it

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +133

      For realz!

    • @ericekstrand1983
      @ericekstrand1983 Рік тому +43

      I've never had pan dulce but I have tried flan and also tres leches cake

    • @Zypher13X
      @Zypher13X Рік тому +59

      To be fair to the show, they did make both pan dulce and tres leches in the episode

    • @Darkslayer289
      @Darkslayer289 Рік тому +19

      @@Zypher13X At least that's something.

  • @joemayo8254
    @joemayo8254 Рік тому +663

    My mom's Chicana and a huge fan of the Great British Bake Off, so this episode was painful for her to watch. By around halfway through, her patience was wearing thin and she finally lost it and shouted "fuck you" at the TV when one of the contestants referred to guacamole as glocky-molo!😂

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +80

      😂

    • @littlestbroccoli
      @littlestbroccoli Рік тому +54

      A reasonable response

    • @Fiona2254
      @Fiona2254 Рік тому +11

      😂😂😂

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 Рік тому

      i mean to be fair, do you really think someone like her is a native Spanish speaker? that'd be like me cussing out your mom for mispronouncing kimchi. cmon lol

    • @alfredolizarraga9291
      @alfredolizarraga9291 Рік тому +18

      I do relate with your mom on this. Btw I'm mexican too.

  • @th3R0b0t
    @th3R0b0t Рік тому +254

    So the funny thing is, after I watched the original react with Uncle Roger and Josh. I had to look some stuff up, because usually these shows don't give the contestants much time to work with the ingredients, usually a couple hours. If you start with the right ingredients then yes, you can make Tacos pretty quick.
    However, these Tacos were very Tex-Mex style, having the refried beans in the Taco. But if you just examine that one thing from the contest, you couldn't finish in the allotted time with Raw ingredients. The fastest you could prepare refried beans is roughly 2 hours, using a pressure cooker to cook your beans from raw, then removing pressure, a little more water and mashing your select quantity of beans.
    This recipe was doomed from the start. So I'm imagining most of these tacos that got tasted, all had half-cooked beans in them.

    • @badwulff
      @badwulff Рік тому +40

      Yeah no kidding, like the contestants weren't amazing by any means, but the show _could've_ tried at least a little, what with its budget and all (which Uncle Roger pointed out). Same thing with the cheese (and the "instructions" lmfao), as though they couldn't be bothered.
      I've never watched this and have no idea if it's how it usually goes, but just judging from this it kinda seemed like they only set up contestants to make bad food.

    • @jasonthegreat49103
      @jasonthegreat49103 Рік тому +26

      I'm assuming they were given cooked canned beans. There's absolutely no way they could have gotten something edible with dry beans in that timeframe.

    • @bluchismoon
      @bluchismoon Рік тому +10

      Here's the thing, I've never seen a taco place in my part of Texas where they serve fajita or bistec tacos of any kind with refried beans in them or guacamole. The avocado is usually sliced, not smoothed.

    • @HowManyRobot
      @HowManyRobot Рік тому +21

      @@badwulff This isn't how it usually goes, they only half-ass the non-European theme weeks for *some reason*. And generally... the challenges involve baking. The only other time they had to "cook" was when they had to, I think, grill steaks. The first several seasons of the show are fantastic, don't have any of these gimmicks, have better hosts, a better judge, and are more positive in general.

    • @badwulff
      @badwulff Рік тому +4

      @@HowManyRobot That does sound like it results in a better show, certainly. Grilling steak vs making tacos from scratch lol

  • @victore8342
    @victore8342 Рік тому +201

    Here in El Salvador, our corn tortillas are usually thicker, but we do indeed make them from scratch daily. Mills for grinding corn kernels [among other things] are very abundant, and nothing beats a warm tortilla made from scratch right off the comal

    • @santiagoperez5431
      @santiagoperez5431 Рік тому +24

      You are speaking my language, I'm Mexican and it's the same thing about when our tortillas are made fresh, they are always just a bit thicker and when the comal is at the right temperature the tortilla gets all kinds of good.....now I want one

    • @farrex0
      @farrex0 Рік тому +14

      Yep, thickness here in Mexico varies a lot, so I do not know how thick we are talking but you could maybe find tortillas like that. If not, there are gorditas, which are obviously very thick, and that is why they are called like that.
      But nothing beats freshly made tortillas.

    • @crazyhorsecavdoc4916
      @crazyhorsecavdoc4916 Рік тому +2

      I mean some pan de campo sounds really good right now. I would have preferred to see them make papusas instead of tacos.

    • @victore8342
      @victore8342 Рік тому +6

      @@crazyhorsecavdoc4916 bro, they couldn't handle tacos, pupusas would've driven the contestants to a madness you only see in Lovecraft stories

    • @gatosyratones
      @gatosyratones Рік тому +1

      😻😛😋🤤

  • @aussiecountry9320
    @aussiecountry9320 Рік тому +632

    I feel like we should be more concerned that someone thought tacos were a logical and appropriate challange on a baking and patisserie competition show 🤣.

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +62

      😂

    • @jav9069
      @jav9069 Рік тому +5

      You can bake the protein

    • @SunshineTheLover
      @SunshineTheLover Рік тому +17

      i think tacos are appropriate for all situations but then again im biased

    • @jav9069
      @jav9069 Рік тому +13

      @@SunshineTheLover actually no, and this comes from a Mexican, do you serve burgers for events like a wedding or Christmas?

    • @SunshineTheLover
      @SunshineTheLover Рік тому

      @@jav9069 if they were as good as tacos i totally would. more weddings need tacos and burgers. as a mexican, you are also a short sighted lame. then again that could still be my bias speaking, as tacos are my favorite food

  • @TheArgiShow
    @TheArgiShow Рік тому +347

    I mean, I died inside watching it, but it was still pretty hilarious how wrong everything was. My ancestors were crying but, it still made me laugh!

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +32

      😂

    • @SondreGrneng
      @SondreGrneng Рік тому +17

      Fuck, I was dying inside and I'm pretty sure I've never even seen a Mexican in my life.

  • @derrickf8053
    @derrickf8053 Рік тому +257

    That avocado peeling bit is the stuff horror stories are made of. Happy Halloween!

  • @professorbutters
    @professorbutters Рік тому +153

    GBBS is great when they stay in their lane. One thing that’s nice about it is that it is very chill. There’s less scheming and drama than just about any other cooking show. They just bake. Aside from anything else, this reminded me of Nailed It, where they take bad home bakers and ask them to make impossible desserts with equipment they’ve never ever seen. Check out a season where Sue Perkins was on.

    • @Nyx_2142
      @Nyx_2142 Рік тому +1

      You lost me at "GBBS is great"

    • @YoshihitoBLM
      @YoshihitoBLM Рік тому +1

      @@Nyx_2142 You seem like you'd get lost easily.

  • @MrTrainman96
    @MrTrainman96 Рік тому +68

    It definitely doesn't explain everything the contestants did but the tacos that week were the "technical challenge" which means they didn't tell the contestants what they were making beforehand and the instructions were intentionally vague like "Make refried beans" so that they had to rely on just their own knowledge and ability to figure it out as they cooked.

  • @jeremyblade7561
    @jeremyblade7561 Рік тому +63

    The look on his face when she peels this avocado. Priceless.

  • @xdeathknightx
    @xdeathknightx Рік тому +136

    Great British Bake Off is great when they are just baking and making great cakes and sweets. And it is just very kind, everyone wants all the others to succeed and usually a ton of friendships start during the show. But when they are making food from different countries it is horrible. You should check out the Japanese challenge 😆

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 Рік тому +10

      i think the problem is that a lot of people complain that British Bake Off was "getting stale," so they threw in Japanese Week and now Mexican Week to kind of spice it up a little bit
      but it was kind of obvious that they're not as super aware of Japanese or Mexican food instead of say German or French week

  • @sundriedmandarins
    @sundriedmandarins Рік тому +49

    It's actually very common for Mexican people, especially from indigineous communities to grind their own corn in what are called molinos. There are giant molinos in every town in which people can take their corn, chiles, spices etc and grind them down in order to make dough, mole and other things.

  • @gingergrows8038
    @gingergrows8038 Рік тому +80

    When you started talking about the Mexican food you've eaten at restaurants that you worked in by the staff made me remember working at the Oak Room in the plaza hotel . So many family meals that blew my mind. My Mexican coworkers taught me so much. Thank you guys

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +16

      Some of the next meals of my life!

    • @Harrier42861
      @Harrier42861 4 місяці тому

      I've come to prefer NM-style Mexican when I can get my hands on it. Might just be an addiction to Hatch chiles.

  • @RK9.
    @RK9. Рік тому +64

    The entire process was like a trainwreck you cant look away from 😭😭

  • @Lost4Death
    @Lost4Death Рік тому +14

    The traditional masa for the tortilla it's made from nixtamal, which is boiling lime(the one used on construction) with the corn about half hour or 40 min, then let it sit 8-12 hours, when its ready grind the alkalized grains.

  • @ClaudiaNW
    @ClaudiaNW Рік тому +63

    I agree with you, I didn't hear anyone say "feta". I'm not certain why Uncle Roger and Joshua assumed it was feta, unless they were basing it on the appearance.
    As a Brit, I can confirm that we have awful Mexican food here. One of my worst ever meals was at the Bar Burrito in Paddington station. The first time I had good Mexican food was when I went to the US for a master's degree.

    • @clarehidalgo
      @clarehidalgo Рік тому +11

      I've seen so many people confuse Cotija cheese with Feta

    • @warpath6666
      @warpath6666 Рік тому +5

      I went to California with my gal and she said "Ooooooh, you've got to try these fish tacos". I finished one and I said "Don't ever do that to me again" ... 🤮😄🤣😄🤣

    • @sevenseas2673
      @sevenseas2673 Рік тому +9

      @@clarehidalgo To be fair in the absence of Mexican cheeses Feta isn't that bad of an option, I'm Mexican living on Europe and for chilaquiles or tostadas Feta fits quite nicely as a replacement of cotija. Just like you can make quesadillas with mozarella di buffala that taste kind of similar to Oaxaca cheese, you do what you can with what you have

    • @ogarza3
      @ogarza3 Рік тому +6

      @@clarehidalgo I'm mexican and live in the US, feta is a GREAT replacement for cotija..so much that I think it is better then the cotija I can otherwise find in the US. These guys were just being clowns saying it is unacceptable to use in tacos. That being said, no self respecting mexican would use cotija there, queso fresco is much better which is basically a drier pot cheese or farmers cheese. Cotija might be good with other options because the taste is so strong.

    • @erinlikesacornishpasty4703
      @erinlikesacornishpasty4703 Рік тому +2

      Now, one time, I had a delicious burrito in Edinburgh. It was pub fare, and the chef had studied in the States, so it was just good, pretty humble food.

  • @CrowYaeger
    @CrowYaeger Рік тому +34

    I could hear my Abuela crying from heaven when they used a knife to peel that avocado. That was actually painful to watch

  • @Gilly-bean
    @Gilly-bean Рік тому +100

    I think Joshua also took Uncle Roger to a professional kitchen and made him cook.

    • @Loralie571
      @Loralie571 Рік тому +3

      That one was alot of fun - Japanese restaurant

  • @susanfarley1332
    @susanfarley1332 Рік тому +27

    I have seen people make tortillas from scratch. From grinding the corn to slapping them into shape and cooking them on the metal sheet over a fire. Fresh tortillas are so good you just put a sprinkle of salt on them and roll it up. My favorite snack as a kid.

  • @akuthia
    @akuthia Рік тому +19

    So, I just saw this episode yesterday, one of the things missing in context is that the "technical" challenge they bakers go in "blind" without any prep/research time. I don't consider myself an "expert" home cook, so if you asked me to make anything, that is outside of my wheel house, I don't think I'd be able to do it, either.
    The other, really major issue for me, is that this is a BAKING show, and NOTHING in this challenge is really baked.

  • @DrThemoWorm
    @DrThemoWorm Рік тому +42

    Weirdly enough, watching Uncle Roger poke fun at someone(s) for being bad at making mexican or egg fried rice or whatever makes me want to be a better cook and make sure I know what I'm doing.

  • @dennisboulais7905
    @dennisboulais7905 Рік тому +87

    Josh is being a good sport, Nigel isa BRUTAL!

  • @annitagg4659
    @annitagg4659 Рік тому +19

    Small correction:
    Cotija Cheese is what they use on street corn. That dryer crumbly texture goes perfect on corn. Usually on tacos like this you would use Queso Fresco which is a bit wet and also crumbly but not at all like feta (tastewise).
    Cotija can be used on tacos but usually on other types- taquitos, flautas, sometimes enchiladas. Personally I only like Cotija on corn. Queso Fresco for my tacos.
    This was an atrocity though. As you said the food didn't look that bad but the whole process was just cringing!!

  • @mikeyg2178
    @mikeyg2178 Рік тому +15

    9:54 cumin, paprika, Mexican oregano if you can get it, chili powder (regular is fine, Ancho is a good suggestion though) salt. I also like to add garlic and onion powder to mine personally.

  • @Ecl1pse09
    @Ecl1pse09 Рік тому +30

    You should react to Uncle Roger react to their Japanese Week too. That episode is not just bad, but it also a huge disrespect to Japanese cuisine/culture as well

  • @juan_becerra
    @juan_becerra Рік тому +29

    Personally never had queso fresco on my tacos, but I'm guessing they image searched a taco and saw the queso fresco and thought it was Feta? Also queso fresco and cotija are different.

  • @LoudKuyuki
    @LoudKuyuki Рік тому +27

    They say "Spanish paella" too, and then instantly become "Hey, chorizo is spanish no? Yeah I'm putting chorizo in... wait is cilantro spanish or mexican? whatever they are the same, to the paella"

    • @clarehidalgo
      @clarehidalgo Рік тому +3

      I mean culantro (Eryngium foetidum) is the native species to the Americas, cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is just easier to buy

  • @kaven23
    @kaven23 Рік тому +17

    As a Mexican, I initially took offense, but just laughed because its weird. Additionally, we do not really use Cumin in true Mexican food. That's more of a tex-mex thing. you MAY get that in the upper regions of Mexico.

    • @kaven23
      @kaven23 Рік тому

      @@nesmun chihuahua. Which is the upper region of Mexico. Like a tex mex thing. I did specify that in my comment.

    • @LadyVenVen
      @LadyVenVen 2 місяці тому

      @@kaven23Lol I was about to correct you. Cause Baja, Sonora and Sinaloa we don’t do that. Maybe chihuahua although we I’ve been there I haven’t seen it.

  • @thejunglekitchen
    @thejunglekitchen Рік тому +3

    As an Australian with a Scottish mother, I can confirm that proper Mexican food is not at all common in either Britain or Australia. Especially soft corn tortillas (and yes, my mum does pronouce it tortiLas! lol. When I was a kid, there was one "mexican" restaurant in my home town and the tacos were those old el paso hard shell things filled with ground beef, shredded lettuce, and cheddar cheese!

  • @Kain241st
    @Kain241st Рік тому +28

    I would like to suggest watching Korean Englishman or Jolly. They have some amazing food videos, but if you want more serious content then i'd suggest going to Korean Englishmen. Its mostly getting peoples reactions to authentic Korean cuisine, but they do have some episodes where they explore how to cook it. While you might not always be able to give good cooking advice watching them, some of the reactions they get are extra wholesome. Especially from their Highschooler series.
    Also, reacting to the Michelin star series on Jolly would also be a good one. Just to see what they managed to wrangle and get during their exploration.
    Love watching your content, your more entertaining than most chef reaction channels out there! ^^

  • @parunox1702
    @parunox1702 Рік тому +8

    “Your looking for the smooth and chunky that’s the best way” 😂 that part always get me

  • @YaneryMeza17
    @YaneryMeza17 Рік тому +6

    My parents grew up in a small Mexican village and we still visit there often, the way tortillas are made there is basically everyone grows their own corn and the corn is taken to a miller in their village who nixtamalizes the corn and turns it into masa, people pick up their masa and they then use it to make their tortillas. That’s the traditional way. In times where corn isn’t as available they’ll use masa harina and more recently tortilla vendors from nearby towns will actually go to the villages to sell fresh made tortillas!

  • @TrustonLeongTheDriftPro
    @TrustonLeongTheDriftPro Рік тому +16

    14:31 That perfect timing you, Joshua, and Uncle Roger all groaned when she peeled the Avocado like that killed me lol😂

  • @thegrandt604
    @thegrandt604 Рік тому +7

    Ah yes. The true "Mexican Week" technical dish ingredient.
    Not refried beans.
    Re-Died Ancestors.

  • @BaezHD2
    @BaezHD2 Рік тому +16

    What a nice Christmas present. Chef Brian, uncle roger, and Joshua Weismann all in one video

  • @hirtisrandolph4843
    @hirtisrandolph4843 Рік тому +18

    The cheese is queso fresco. Every latin/South American country has their own style, but it's a common, moist alternative to cotija.

    • @darckto7247
      @darckto7247 Рік тому +5

      I dont think they even had or know what is queso fresco

  • @liesalllies
    @liesalllies Рік тому +7

    The first few seasons of great British bake off are actually really good btw, and very much worth watching.

  • @davidpan572
    @davidpan572 Рік тому +24

    Would it kill them to have just one chef with more specialized experience to provide more useful tips or an expert judging opinion? I’m surprised Paul Hollywood couldn’t give better guidance to the contestants given his experience with Mexican things 😅

    • @jacquelineking5783
      @jacquelineking5783 Рік тому +6

      To be fair in the technical challenges the directions are always fairly vague. The other two challenges they can practice at home since it is their spin on a dish.

  • @Polyphemus89
    @Polyphemus89 Рік тому +8

    What uncle Roger said at the beginning is so true. When they’re doing English/French/Italian baking it’s phenomenal and the things some of the contestants make are breathtaking. Anytime they leave the continent I just buckle up to watch a dumpster fire.

  • @MorkyMuffin
    @MorkyMuffin Рік тому +37

    As a Mexican I always find it funny how foreigners they say "masa", "harina", "sombrero", "salsa"... As if it meant something other than dough, flour, hat and sauce respectively.

    • @sevenseas2673
      @sevenseas2673 Рік тому +3

      I know right? The salsa one drives me insane, even in Taiwan they've been contaminated by ir "sasa" sauce they call it....

    • @ogarza3
      @ogarza3 Рік тому +5

      My favourite is 'masa harina' or 'dough flour' when they mean corn flour

    • @Nyx_2142
      @Nyx_2142 Рік тому +2

      Wow. Almost like it's a product and quirk of linguistic and cultural exchange or something. Who could've seen that coming? I'm sure there aren't thousands of examples of that all over the world or anything, cause that'd be a bit odd.

    • @QuikVidGuy
      @QuikVidGuy Рік тому

      yeah but "salsa" is just more satisfying to say than "chunky sauce"

    • @ogarza3
      @ogarza3 Рік тому

      @@nesmun got completely missed the point, is still stupid like chai tea, or queso cheese

  • @mikeyg2178
    @mikeyg2178 Рік тому +19

    13:03 Joshua is a real treat for this video! I'm laughing my ass off over here 😂

  • @groofay
    @groofay Рік тому +7

    I figure "picko de gallow" is when people on death row are allowed to choose their method of execution.

  • @morganalori
    @morganalori Рік тому +6

    I agree, these two make a great comedy duo, especially for reviewing cooking videos. I also would love to see more from them.

  • @JayeCole
    @JayeCole Рік тому +3

    British person here (who also previously lived on the Mexican border for a few years).
    1- we don’t have good access to corn tortillas outside of London. So if you want them, you have to make them from scratch.
    2- you can get a tortilla press. I have two.
    3- I find resting the masa does help and it was how I was taught in Mexico. I was told it helped the masa fully rehydrate which is necessary to make the steam pocket they get when cooking.
    4- flexibility in the tortilla should still be there even if homemade. They needed to put them in a bowl wrapped in a towel to help the residual steam soften them.
    ETA- fwiw…. British Mexican food is the absolute worst. The biggest tragedy I tried had MINT in the salsa. Boke.

  • @harryh8222
    @harryh8222 Рік тому +11

    For anyone that doesn't know yet, a double L makes a y sound in spanish. Quesadilla, tortilla. As opposed to guacamole and enchilada.

  • @shirokanzaki15
    @shirokanzaki15 Рік тому +14

    oh boy this interesting... then Chef Brian needs to react Great Britsh Bake Off Japanese Week weejio, which is shocking

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +4

      🤦‍♂️oh no, what did they do for that one?!?!

    • @shirokanzaki15
      @shirokanzaki15 Рік тому +5

      @@ChefBrianTsao umm steam buns (which is Chinese) and adding some random stuff... you will see it why when you watched that

    • @silvermeasuringspoons6462
      @silvermeasuringspoons6462 Рік тому +5

      Literally everything but Japanese

  • @FumikoNobuoka
    @FumikoNobuoka Рік тому +10

    When I watched this, I thought they were grinding up tortilla chips to make the tortillas (at least that's what it looked like to me). I lived in Mexico 18 years so I've eaten my fair share of tacos. This was a bit of a hard watch, if only because it was a bit of a train wreck happening near a dumpster fire. And I am just glad that Uncles Roger, Joshua and you are keeping your eye on it.
    Also, the UK needs taco trucks.

  • @FateAndFolly
    @FateAndFolly Рік тому +2

    Brian manages to do reaction videos in a way nobody else really can, from what I've seen, he makes me really want to watch them, rather than just watching them to see what other people thought about my favorite short videos or whatever, and holy shit he does so much to add to Uncle Roger's already great videos

  • @azoranag
    @azoranag Рік тому +22

    I think the opening joke would have been fine but the rest of it just made it stand out more as no one knew enough things to do this theme.

    • @HowManyRobot
      @HowManyRobot Рік тому +6

      You didn't get to see the part where one of the hosts just dances around with maracas for a bit, and the other host muses that he always thought Mexico was a fantasy place like Atlantis.

    • @jakeoliver9167
      @jakeoliver9167 Рік тому

      The opening joke is intentionally bad. Didn't you see them cringing laughing? It's British humour.

    • @azoranag
      @azoranag Рік тому

      @@jakeoliver9167 I mean I've seen the show quite a lot. I know the humour. Just not a good joke to make, aside from cringe.

  • @midlifecrisis2988
    @midlifecrisis2988 Рік тому +10

    a Norteño friend of mine once said that anything can be a taco if one tries hard enough. I don't think he's seen this video. It might change his mind

  • @JeremiahKlarman
    @JeremiahKlarman Рік тому +7

    I agree Brian, this was pure delight seeing the two of them reacting together. Some reaction ideas:
    Firstly, anything from Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares, but especially the episode of Amy’s Baking Company. Your socks will be knocked off, but it is an hour long just so you know.
    Have you seen Worst Cooks of America? I’m not sure if it would make for good reaction material, but you might like it. I’ve only seen one episode though.
    Also, would be fun to see you reacting to chefs reacting to TikTok foods/cooking fails. Guga just came out with one called Worst and Best Foods or something like that. Vincenzo has several ones too. He even has one with someone making punch in the toilet!!!! You have a lot to work with here!

    • @jcohasset23
      @jcohasset23 Рік тому

      It's been over 9 years but it's still amazing the Amy's Baking Company episode gets brought up semi-regularly due to how bad it is. Gordon Ramsay can get a lot of flack for how harsh his persona can be but it's hard not to feel sympathy for him in that episode. There have been some worst kitchens he's gone into but generally they are willing to work with Gordon. Not that one though.

  • @karenaidap
    @karenaidap Рік тому +3

    Merry Christmas! Thank you for all the smiles that you have given me!

  • @DO4M
    @DO4M Рік тому +4

    That lady peeling the avocado like an orange must have awakened the wrath of Kukulkan.

  • @theanticitizen
    @theanticitizen Рік тому +21

    My mom is Mexican and obviously I’m half, and neither of us really had an issue with the jokes or them dressing up. Even the food my mom was like “well at least they’re trying” 😂

    • @anthonyramirez9003
      @anthonyramirez9003 Рік тому +2

      Yeah. Same here. That's what alot of people don't see about Mexican culture. We do embrace other cultures who try. Hell, we are harder on our own people then people from other cultures. We do say that.. "Well at least they are trying".. And honestly. These are Brits. They have no idea about Mexican culture, they really are just trying. Its when the production team and hosts try to use them as a proxy to belittle another culture.

    • @theanticitizen
      @theanticitizen Рік тому +3

      @@anthonyramirez9003 yeah using another culture to punch down is pretty gross but otherwise like, again, they tried they seemed to have fun and it probably exposed them to cuisine and culture they wouldn’t have considered before

  • @brea_2097
    @brea_2097 Рік тому +3

    As a Mexican I am dying inside from the 1st video frame and the "Pico de Gallio"

  • @gtxviper
    @gtxviper Рік тому +8

    In the UK... our Mexican influence is basically "Old El Paso" brand products... and I'm not sure it's actually Mexican lol
    This mexican one was pretty cringe but holy crap the Japanese one was all round face palm.

  • @shuazi8803
    @shuazi8803 Рік тому +8

    I'm half Korean and grew up in Texas. My fav cuisines are also
    1) Korean
    2) Mexican
    5) Chinese (real Chinese food, not Americanized Chinese)

    • @Jojo-bg1re
      @Jojo-bg1re Рік тому +1

      If you love mexican you should definitely try filipino food they have similar flavor profiles

  • @cfutdoy2
    @cfutdoy2 Рік тому +6

    Hey, uncle Roger is a riot.He uses masterfully that exaggerated heavy Chinese accent. His sense of humor is sidesplittingly brilliant. I'm 4th generation Chinese American and NO I AM NOT OFFENDED. Everyone needs to lighten up. Uncle Roger seems to have more knowledge about cooking than some of these "TV Chefs" which goes to prove you can bullshit so many people into buying your cooking "skills" and merchandise.

    • @martytu20
      @martytu20 3 місяці тому

      If you’re in Hong Kong, Singapore or in a heavy Canto diaspora part of Toronto, you’re going to find “uncle Rogers” everywhere.
      Uncle Roger is hilarious because every Asian knows of someone who acts like a know it all who actually is out of touch.

  • @yaelusa
    @yaelusa Рік тому +6

    It seems like a great missed opportunity to choose tacos, especially when there are "pastes", a dish that is the result of Cornish pasty and Mexican ingredients in the filling.

  • @jav9069
    @jav9069 Рік тому +2

    Masa in Spanish means Dough! Corn tortillas are made using corn flour, so what is masa flour? You can make a masa (dough) using wheat flour or any type of flour!

  • @OutOfMind247
    @OutOfMind247 Рік тому +8

    I'm always impressed by your food knowledge
    Merry Christmas Brian!

  • @yamamotokun80
    @yamamotokun80 Рік тому +5

    I like that you also notice the banters of the reactors apart from the cooking made in the GBCO.

  • @victore8342
    @victore8342 Рік тому +10

    You should check out the video of Josh trying to teach Uncle Roger what it takes to work in a gourmet kitchen

  • @christianvillanueva1133
    @christianvillanueva1133 Рік тому +1

    First of all as a Hispanic this hurt my brain, second of all when you say we whip up bomb shit before and during shifts warmed my soul so thanks for soothing my rage

  • @lanibarr7577
    @lanibarr7577 Рік тому +5

    This video was absolutely hilarious, this duo needs to be a permanent thing! I will say though, as horrific as this episode is, I feel bad for the contestants because they seemed to have no idea what most of it should have been. I get it, as some one outside of the US our “Mexican” food is not authentic and I would have no idea how to make some of it. I had no idea what refried beans even looked like let alone how to make them 🤷🏽‍♀️. I mean they probably should just stick to baking though 😅

  • @pathofthedragon
    @pathofthedragon Рік тому +4

    This duo is quite dynamic.

  • @Matthew-ft5ep
    @Matthew-ft5ep Рік тому +14

    I promise as someone who is British and loves to cook and can cook fairly well it is not all of us who are this awful

  • @momnoah5
    @momnoah5 Рік тому +16

    O.M.G.!! I love this video. Josh and Nigel are hilarious, and you can tell they are real friends. I'd love to see them do more videos together.
    That being said, this cooking show is all wrong on so many levels. Having lived in Arizona for 30 years of my life, I couldn't help but learn about Mexican cuisine. Much of it in my friend's mother's kitchen.
    Unless you use premade tortillas, at least precooked beans and prechopped veggies, you cannot make GOOD Mexican food. Good food takes time when you make anything from scratch. If you are doing all: the tortillas, the guacamole, the Pico de Gallio, the salsa and the steak, it will take all day. The steak alone should be marinaded at least a couple hours, then grilled, not fried. The Pico & salsa should be made the day before at least so the flavors can blend. There is no way to make refried beans from scratch in an hour, AND they were using the wrong kind of beans. You need pinto beans, but you can add pinks too. You won't get that creamy texture with any others, and they must be well cooked- over cooked really by any usual standard and that takes a while. I have never seen refried beans made like they did there. I could go on & on, but I'll spare you.
    Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays to all.

  • @ericekstrand1983
    @ericekstrand1983 Рік тому +4

    I am not fluent in Spanish but I do know how to say Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad everybody🎄

  • @DigitalBlazar
    @DigitalBlazar 2 дні тому

    6:42 Masa harina is a type of corn flour that is processed in a special way. The corn first has to go through what is known as nixtamalization, where it is soaked in an alkaline solution (usually limewater) before being hulled and ground. The corn they used probably wasn't nixtamalized which would give an off texture and flavor for the tortillas.

  • @aaronsajuthegk2004
    @aaronsajuthegk2004 Рік тому +14

    You should also check out Japanese week on uncle rogers channel

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +1

      Will do!

    • @jcohasset23
      @jcohasset23 Рік тому +1

      @@ChefBrianTsao Yep that's one of those episodes that when the news media was bringing up how bad this Mexican episode was I was like "cmon anyone who's seen any of these these cultural challenges on the show shouldn't be surprised that it turns out this way".

  • @myopicautisticmetal9035
    @myopicautisticmetal9035 Рік тому +9

    Generally speaking, most of the people who do Bake off have never baked before, they're 100% new to it and that is their first attempt. That is the charm, it's to get people interested in baking and show that anyone can.

    • @jakeoliver9167
      @jakeoliver9167 Рік тому

      That's false. They've all baked before. They're passionate about it. Youre thinking of celebrity bake off. However many of them don't cook. Only bake

  • @OutKartnAround
    @OutKartnAround Рік тому +4

    Looking forward to finding another pro chef reacting to your reaction vid of a reaction vid 😂 all love though just kinda funny seeing this reaction inception

  • @bicker31
    @bicker31 Рік тому +2

    In the comics, Professor X was born and grew up in NYC, and then later went to college in England

  • @mikeoxmaul837
    @mikeoxmaul837 Рік тому +3

    Merry Christmas Brian. thank you for putting out these videos despite your very tight schedule!

  • @liesalllies
    @liesalllies Рік тому +4

    Yes watch the video where Josh takes uncle Roger to, I think it's his old restaurant? Or a restaurant where his friend works. Anyway I agree they are good together, and that video is pretty funny. Also good for you to react to since it's about being a professional chef.

  • @Dusty_B
    @Dusty_B Рік тому +3

    Great video 👍 I agree they definitely have great chemistry and I’d love to see them do a few more like these.

  • @Limonelguey
    @Limonelguey Рік тому +4

    The cheese they should have used is queso fresco. Cotija cheese is mostly used for elotes or esquites. I understand if they couldn't find queso fresco in Britain, then feta cheese is all right I guess but still, queso fresco is the way to go or strings of Oaxaca cheese.

  • @TheLocomono9
    @TheLocomono9 Рік тому +10

    The show is a single elimination baking competition. But all of them are homechef level and because of that when someone falls behind they will work together and help. It’s a gentler competition show

  • @Kuid4or3
    @Kuid4or3 Рік тому +15

    Ok , as I promised, this will be my drinking Game 😂

  • @michaelfrock2473
    @michaelfrock2473 Рік тому +5

    Peeling an Avocado for Glockymolo was hilarious and cringe all in one. Definitely going to have to show this video to my Latin American friends.

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +2

      Can’t wait to hear what their reactions are! 😂

    • @wendycarothers
      @wendycarothers Рік тому

      Yea I cringed and laughed at the same time.

  • @CoffeeCupVT
    @CoffeeCupVT Рік тому +1

    Merry Christmas, Chef Brian - and thank you for making the world a little brighter - and a little tastier!

  • @DaglasVegas
    @DaglasVegas Рік тому +3

    I'm pretty sure the flour is hard to find outside the north America and South-America America. I only have ever seen cornstarch and very corsely grounded corn in my supermarkets, maseca flour for tortillas would be hard to come by were it'snot part of the cuisine. But a TV show could order it from the us.

  • @mikeyg2178
    @mikeyg2178 Рік тому +2

    7:12 it's rare to really go that far to make from scratch since it's so easy to buy pre made. Plus, I can't think of the name of it, but when making from scratch they use something similar to a stone mortar and pestle, it's shaped like a half pipe sort of, and the "pestle" is held with two hands. Nobody really makes them from scratch like that because it takes like 10 minutes to make one tortilla, you have to lightly hydrate the corn as you're grinding it down.

    • @ogarza3
      @ogarza3 Рік тому

      It's called a metate, but there also exist manual and electric mills for corn, lot's of people and restaurants grind corn fresh to make tortillas. There are also public mills where you can take a bucket of nixtamal and leave with a buclet of dough in a few minutes. Not rare at all.

  • @Five0f5even
    @Five0f5even Рік тому +3

    I actually I don't blame the home cooks so much as the producers/judges they should really bring in guests judges who know and are professionals in dishes outside of Europe.

  • @highpriestofthiccmumeism
    @highpriestofthiccmumeism Рік тому +1

    As a Latino in TX, I gotta say, I love puns....except this Juan.....also the pronunciations of our words were hilarious!!!!! The peeling of the avocado made me face palm lol

  • @MaheerKibria
    @MaheerKibria Рік тому +4

    So there are some places in southern California that make their masa from scratch. They unfortunately also use lard, so I've unfortunately never been able to try them, but supposedly, the finished product is much more flavorful.

    • @clarehidalgo
      @clarehidalgo Рік тому

      They use lard in Tamale masa too

    • @justice.01997
      @justice.01997 Рік тому

      I'd recommend making your own tortillas basically your own tacos at home. Just replace the lard with any other oil maybe even avocado oil. And any meat.

    • @ogarza3
      @ogarza3 Рік тому

      You might be confusing then with wheat flour tortillas which are made with fat, corn tortillas are not made with fat.

  • @santiagoperez5431
    @santiagoperez5431 Рік тому +2

    Finally! The episode we were waiting for! Yes!!!! I'm impressed you were about to keep the video to under 30mins.....the moment I saw the taco in the opening sequence In knew it would be..... interesting

    • @santiagoperez5431
      @santiagoperez5431 Рік тому

      Jokes aside.....like you said....tacos? Why not sweet tamales? Bunuelos? Churros? Pan dulce?

    • @ChefBrianTsao
      @ChefBrianTsao  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!🤘

    • @santiagoperez5431
      @santiagoperez5431 Рік тому

      @@ChefBrianTsao I did, it was good

  • @ericktellez7632
    @ericktellez7632 Рік тому +3

    For being a bake off I was expecting baking, like cakes and bread, you know a tres leches or pan dulce

    • @adoramay9410
      @adoramay9410 Рік тому

      That’s actually exactly what they did for round 2 and 3. Pan Dulce and Tres Leches respectively. They unfortunately made them do a triple tiered Tres Leches. Which I have a hard time thinking of a worse cake to do that with. Not to mention, that Paul complained that one contestant’s Tres Leches was too soggy. Which seems to me like complaining that a lava cake has too much molten fudge.

  • @anonemouse48
    @anonemouse48 Рік тому +2

    I love that duo, I love when uncle roger teams up to review 😁👍❤️

  • @Dreamingeye1
    @Dreamingeye1 Рік тому +3

    I showed the peeled avocado to my parents and we just died laughing

  • @Mrtheunnameable
    @Mrtheunnameable Рік тому +2

    I don't know how a cook can not make tacos. They're just so cute and delicious and wonderful.

  • @Keshlynne
    @Keshlynne Рік тому +3

    I grew up with my abuela's cooking, so this episode was really hard to watch. My husband actually had to tell me to settle down because I kept yelling at the TV. At least my boys found it funny, and my oldest was yelling at the TV as much as I was!

  • @user-oh6uw9mu9u
    @user-oh6uw9mu9u Рік тому

    I appreciate that you a put link to the original video on the top so it shows up even with the description closed :-) Your reaction videos are some of the only ones I've seen that feel like they respect the original creator and add a new layer of content.

  • @sallopez2123
    @sallopez2123 Рік тому +3

    Im mexican!! So funny...saludos desde Baja Mexico

  • @Carlos559Caps
    @Carlos559Caps Рік тому +2

    As a full on bean, I love it when other countries make a hilariously bad attempt at making Mexican food. Great stuff to laugh at. None of us take ourselves too seriously.