Cacio e Pepe | Botched by Babish (ft. Italia Squisita)

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • This week, the great (if somewhat particular) folks over at ‪@italiasquisita‬ are weighing in on my misguided interpretation of the OG Roman mac n' cheese, Cacio e Pepe. Celebrated Italian chef Luciano Monosilio tells me exactly what it takes to make this supposedly simple dish: can I manage to further screw it up? Turns out yes, I can, and while sparing no expense. Join me in my descent into cheesy madness.
    Directed & Edited by the immensely talented Brad Cash.
    Produced by the incomparable Kendall Beach and the irreplaceable, irresistible Jessica Opon.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 5 тис.

  • @italiasquisita
    @italiasquisita 3 роки тому +13650

    That's insane! Andrew Rea is at the top of the game, his videos are almost rocket science, but he keeps putting himself on the line! Great respect from Italy, man. Still, we may have something else to say about this "botched" case...

  • @thakillman7
    @thakillman7 3 роки тому +8216

    Italians: "that's not real italian".
    Babish: "then how do you make it?"
    Italians: "literally nobody agrees"

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 3 роки тому +1469

      Exactly!
      Have you seen the comment sections of Bolognese videos?
      "You used cream, why?"
      "You didn't use cream, why?
      "You put basil? There's only oregano."
      "You put oregano. There's no herbs."
      "You didn't use any pork."
      "Why did you add pork."
      Italy, please get your story straight before trying to tell it to others.

    • @AndreaTani
      @AndreaTani 3 роки тому +385

      Yeah, pretty much... (from Italy, with love)

    • @cannolosiciliano5519
      @cannolosiciliano5519 3 роки тому +97

      Yeah nobody actually knows

    • @UnicorniousEyes
      @UnicorniousEyes 3 роки тому +119

      It's more of a feeling

    • @TheForeverRanger
      @TheForeverRanger 3 роки тому +418

      Italian food in a nutshell. Part of the reason why I throw authenticity out the window when I judge food is because no one dish was ever made the same.

  • @jokerproduction
    @jokerproduction 3 роки тому +20031

    Buy a few more of those cheese wheels and we will be getting a new series... _Bankrupt by Babish_

    • @juneguts
      @juneguts 3 роки тому +70

      @Goro Amon the steins;gate character? how do we get her a show

    • @raeperonneau4941
      @raeperonneau4941 3 роки тому +1

      😂

    • @mukutta
      @mukutta 3 роки тому +108

      Bald and bankrupt with Babish

    • @trapItaliana
      @trapItaliana 3 роки тому +41

      Bald and bankrupt already exists

    • @KairuHakubi
      @KairuHakubi 3 роки тому +8

      Not to mention owning a car in new york.

  • @gabe2349
    @gabe2349 3 роки тому +4342

    This video should actually be called “Andrew’s almost immediate descent into madness”

    • @NateCow
      @NateCow 3 роки тому +51

      My head canon is this is how every one of his videos is created.

    • @frettchen1498
      @frettchen1498 3 роки тому +10

      almost?

    • @SirNomad
      @SirNomad 3 роки тому +7

      I wonder if that's why he stirs the spaghetti like a toddler in a toy kitchen, flinging noodles everywhere.

    • @willofthewind
      @willofthewind 3 роки тому +45

      Breakdowns with Babish

  • @kurlykayla9013
    @kurlykayla9013 3 роки тому +5122

    I love how the main series would have us believe Andrew is a super suave dude with a smooth sense of humor, but then we cut to videos like this, and we see he's really just unhinged.

    • @TheLKStar
      @TheLKStar 3 роки тому +53

      I think he was very shy and learned to let his personality through as he became rich and successful. Tbh I don't like his "true self", but I wouldn't change him because he seems less depressed this way.

    • @coco19977
      @coco19977 3 роки тому +369

      @@TheLKStar that was just unecessary

    • @Lucid1ty
      @Lucid1ty 3 роки тому +166

      @@TheLKStar what does that even mean

    • @fairlysleepy
      @fairlysleepy 3 роки тому +95

      @@TheLKStar what is his true self to you?? what made u think he was depressed at least by the videos youve seen of him?? what

    • @trianime
      @trianime 3 роки тому +6

      That time
      "It's just cheese"

  • @Groovebot3k
    @Groovebot3k 3 роки тому +3867

    Babish: loses his mind
    Italians: "We secretly taught him incorrectly as a joke"

    • @GannJerrod
      @GannJerrod 3 роки тому +87

      “My nipples look like old cheese!” - Andrew Rea, 2021

    • @RedJohnO22
      @RedJohnO22 3 роки тому +37

      I would not be in the least way, bit, shape or form surprised.
      Coronavirus Victims
      Champions of europe 2020
      Serie A class Trolls

    • @IRLTheGreatZarquon
      @IRLTheGreatZarquon 3 роки тому +51

      I could see the Italia Squisita guys telling him the wrong way to do it just to mess with him

    • @WhatKindOfNameNow
      @WhatKindOfNameNow 3 роки тому +44

      Is that a Kung Pow: Enter the Fist reference I see?

    • @spacewizardpip1111
      @spacewizardpip1111 3 роки тому +15

      Is that a Kung Pow enter the fist joke

  • @missmoode
    @missmoode 3 роки тому +2744

    This entire video is full of the chaotic, desperate energy of somebody starting out hopeful for redemption and eventually just racing against time to complete a video before he’s murdered by an army of vengeful Italians.

    • @JohnyFins
      @JohnyFins 3 роки тому +20

      Or Moussolini

    • @undertakernumberone1
      @undertakernumberone1 3 роки тому +9

      @Jordie Jordan *looks at the Roman conquest of Greece* Shall we ask?

    • @czernodog8403
      @czernodog8403 3 роки тому +12

      @@undertakernumberone1 italians wish they were roman

    • @Ascaro85
      @Ascaro85 3 роки тому +5

      @@czernodog8403 we are, we are the descendants of rome, you can like it or not, but this is just a fact

    • @MrNeosantana
      @MrNeosantana 3 роки тому +6

      @@undertakernumberone1 Italians were never the same after they let half the peninsula get taken over by Germanics...

  • @the_brave_kitty
    @the_brave_kitty 3 роки тому +5910

    The sad part is, the cheese wheel wasn't even the most expensive part of this video. It was, in fact, the phone call.

    • @breakdancingbucket7999
      @breakdancingbucket7999 3 роки тому +18

      What?

    • @jedibob4346
      @jedibob4346 3 роки тому +291

      @@breakdancingbucket7999 the call he received from the car place

    • @bitsnthings
      @bitsnthings 2 роки тому +27

      Im dying your comment sent me to mars

    • @Conorator
      @Conorator 2 роки тому +33

      @@breakdancingbucket7999 That's proof that you didn't watch the whole video.

    • @boogiemanbastard9758
      @boogiemanbastard9758 2 роки тому +51

      @@Conorator and? who does this bucket owe their time?

  • @whyleft1489
    @whyleft1489 3 роки тому +2663

    single handedly the most chaotic binging with babish show ever.

  • @singerofsongss
    @singerofsongss 3 роки тому +3337

    “If it explodes, it’s a molotov” I don’t care if Andrew hated that; that’s a hilarious joke and I’m unashamed to say I laughed out loud at it

    • @ambrosepoon3838
      @ambrosepoon3838 3 роки тому +27

      Facts

    • @doubtful_seer
      @doubtful_seer 3 роки тому +33

      I absolutely laughed out loud at that one too.

    • @carmina7739
      @carmina7739 3 роки тому +108

      reminds me of "if my grandma had wheels, she'd be a bike" said by an angry italian over a botched pasta dish

    • @sarahsharp2960
      @sarahsharp2960 3 роки тому +6

      Lol same I thought that was so clever 🤣

    • @danam312
      @danam312 3 роки тому +7

      I actually snorted at that joke.

  • @talkingzack4926
    @talkingzack4926 3 роки тому +3290

    The fact that Andrew spent $1000 on cheese, just to immediately spend around $4000 on car repairs. I thought he was just going to tell the woman on the phone to keep the car at that point

    • @twoac
      @twoac 3 роки тому +95

      I bet this episode has already paid for itself (plus the car repairs) multiple times over

    • @holyhelo5speak
      @holyhelo5speak 3 роки тому +14

      3:02

    • @callumscott1538
      @callumscott1538 3 роки тому +103

      @@threadcreature4927 UA-camrs like Andrew don't just make their money from ad revenue. A mix of sponsorships, patreon, and promoting his cookware, his book etc. is where the BCU's revenue comes from - there is always a tipping point for content creators where their brand and audience size becomes significantly more valuable than what Google pays them for showing ads :) It is all about diversification. I saw Andrew post a sponsored insta post from a whiskey the other day .... that would likely have paid out 10k+ on its own.

    • @experimentalcyborg
      @experimentalcyborg 3 роки тому +20

      @@twoac UA-cam really doesn't pay that well. That's why you see sponsors more often lately.

    • @Doost311
      @Doost311 3 роки тому +4

      @@threadcreature4927 I think at the point of me commenting here with 1m views it almost certainly has.

  • @zerofox641
    @zerofox641 3 роки тому +2281

    The blood curdling scream after Brad says Andrew got engaged and the fast pan to a scared Jess 🤣 the chaos of this episode is everything

  • @ADHDad
    @ADHDad 3 роки тому +1012

    [bursts in the kitchen]
    Italiano: No! Wrong!
    [knocks everything on the floor, refuses to elaborate, leaves]

  • @OriginalEric
    @OriginalEric 3 роки тому +1553

    "Use anything you want"
    "Is brandy OK?"
    "No no no"

    • @masonstubbs2075
      @masonstubbs2075 3 роки тому +61

      I was incredibly angry immediately

    • @tunderstorm2769
      @tunderstorm2769 3 роки тому +28

      @@masonstubbs2075 well hes an italian that barely speaks english ao he probably meant something else

    • @RobertHeadley
      @RobertHeadley 3 роки тому +39

      Now I want someone to make it using Fireball.

    • @ThatOneGuy7550
      @ThatOneGuy7550 3 роки тому +1

      LOL

    • @somakuruso
      @somakuruso 3 роки тому +29

      Many years ago in Canada:
      -I want to make a new kind of pizza, I'll ask my italian friend for an advice.
      -use anything you want.
      -pineapple then.
      - no, no, no.
      And that how we got hawain pizza

  • @oberlin27
    @oberlin27 3 роки тому +2467

    I don't know about everyone else, but I LOVE these more 'behind the scenes' feeling episodes, especially with Jess, Kendall, and Brad's inputs. And Andrew losing his mind.

    • @zakk3910
      @zakk3910 3 роки тому +26

      For the poutine one I thought that they might have just been doing a parody of Just a Dash, I'm glad to see the format return this time around.

    • @travistotle
      @travistotle 3 роки тому +32

      This was the best Babish episode I've ever seen. I absolutely loved the realness.

    • @O2life
      @O2life 3 роки тому +9

      I would like the format if it were fun instead of just painful. This was painful, as was the poutine episode.

    • @ivieaiwuyo784
      @ivieaiwuyo784 3 роки тому +5

      ME TOO THEYRE MY FAV TYPE OF EPISODES we get to see more of Andres personality and I love Brad too ☠️☠️

    • @pabloidez420
      @pabloidez420 3 роки тому

      Estoy con vos, hermano

  • @FKProds
    @FKProds 3 роки тому +592

    When Babish said "It's not the cheese... There's something wrong with me as a person." I felt that.

  • @rise4097
    @rise4097 3 роки тому +769

    Alternate Title: Bearded Man Has Existential Crisis Because of Cheese for 23 Minutes

  • @singerofsongss
    @singerofsongss 3 роки тому +864

    Babish going “that’s parmesan cheese” after spending $1000 and all that time and effort to get and open a giant wheel of cheese is the start of his villain arc

  • @jackreid735
    @jackreid735 3 роки тому +782

    When Jess said, “nothing is Andrew’s fault”, and Brad pans back to look and Andrew, the absolute gleeful expression was everything!

    • @papertiger4525
      @papertiger4525 3 роки тому +18

      13:59
      Leaving this timestamp here to replay the moment as much as we’d like.

    • @WEBTEAM1000
      @WEBTEAM1000 2 роки тому +35

      that's Kendall

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR 3 роки тому +3544

    Botched by Babish: Decent into Madness.

    • @JasmineCooper_
      @JasmineCooper_ 3 роки тому +2

      Yes

    • @UnwovenSleeve
      @UnwovenSleeve 3 роки тому +50

      *Descent

    • @SaintPatrick33
      @SaintPatrick33 3 роки тому +45

      @@UnwovenSleeve a decent descent into madness

    • @polobear4189
      @polobear4189 3 роки тому +14

      @@UnwovenSleeve Babish is the Decent (swell fella) and he's is entering the location known as Madness (great place, lotsa fun! 10 out of 10 would recommend). Thus, Decent into Madness

    • @TheNinnyfee
      @TheNinnyfee 3 роки тому +1

      The simplest dishes are the hardest adversaries.

  • @Dr_Monitor
    @Dr_Monitor 3 роки тому +1322

    The fact that Kendall and Jess were actually getting emotional and holding hands added to the realism that Andrew really has been traumatized by this.

    • @IjeomaThePlantMama
      @IjeomaThePlantMama 3 роки тому +18

      I love that little Binge family💕

    • @malhk
      @malhk 3 роки тому +3

      Lol nobody got even close to be as emotional as Babish in this

    • @JeremyForTheWin
      @JeremyForTheWin 3 роки тому

      polycule vibes

    • @sionnaich8340
      @sionnaich8340 3 роки тому +14

      @@JeremyForTheWin they are real people, stop lol

  • @erich7616
    @erich7616 3 роки тому +2599

    "Everybody does it differently, but yours was somehow wrong."

    • @MaxV_GC
      @MaxV_GC 3 роки тому +20

      It only makes sense

    • @AnimeProphet666
      @AnimeProphet666 3 роки тому +13

      If you're not Italian, bro, you don't get it.

    • @AbandonedVoid
      @AbandonedVoid 2 роки тому +5

      Makes tradition seem kind of meaningless, huh?

    • @feepentertainment6752
      @feepentertainment6752 9 місяців тому +5

      ​@@AnimeProphet666Nope, because Italians will say this to other Italians about their Italian dishes. Everyone is always wrong.

    • @MiguelEstornino
      @MiguelEstornino 6 місяців тому +2

      You just say, this way my Italian grandmother did it, so it is traditional. And yes, you can use it even if you are not Italian. Just prepare grand story where you get your Italian grandma ;-).

  • @NigelThornbery
    @NigelThornbery 3 роки тому +2293

    Italian chef: “No no no you’re doing it all wrong”
    Same Italian chef: “well Italian recipes are by mouth so my grandma recipe different than her grandmas recipe and her recipe”

    • @bonk2935
      @bonk2935 3 роки тому +268

      We dont know what's right but can agree on what's wrong😎

    • @iMaybeWise
      @iMaybeWise 3 роки тому +134

      You see, it is very simple. They say this, because you can't claim your grandma's recipe is wrong. If you're not a grandma? You can be wrong.

    • @kristianbasile7141
      @kristianbasile7141 3 роки тому +30

      because even if there is variety within our tradition we know that doing some things are clearly wrong... like adding butter.

    • @edim108
      @edim108 3 роки тому +71

      @@kristianbasile7141 Does adding butter work? Does it make it easier? Is the taste ruined by it? Then it's not wrong.
      Just bc something is a tradition, doesn't make it right...

    • @AchtungFreud
      @AchtungFreud 3 роки тому +89

      Heard somebody once say that there are 60 million people in Italy and 120 million Italian carbonara recipes. Anger powers their windmills.

  • @zachrobledo2252
    @zachrobledo2252 3 роки тому +809

    “It doesn’t need to be refrigerated!”
    48 hours later, full on colony

    • @bubbledoubletrouble
      @bubbledoubletrouble 3 роки тому +116

      Maybe it doesn’t need to be refrigerated if it’s kept whole, rind intact?

    • @someonedifferent198
      @someonedifferent198 3 роки тому +11

      Very likely

    • @Dragoboi1998
      @Dragoboi1998 3 роки тому +51

      @@bubbledoubletrouble yeah if you open you need to refrigerate it or you get moldy cheese fast

    • @TeamSlow
      @TeamSlow 3 роки тому +15

      @@bubbledoubletrouble correct. But wrapping cut pieces tightly in plastic wrap and leaving them unrefrigerated is okay for a few days (flavor and texture might suffer, but shouldn’t go moldy). Looks like Andrew wrapped his loosely, allowing mold to have oxygen to grow.

    • @someonedifferent198
      @someonedifferent198 3 роки тому +3

      Because of the bowl that was hollowed out, wrapping it was tricky

  • @adamemac
    @adamemac 3 роки тому +3169

    This whole episode, and especially Andrew's jokes, are just the right amount of cheesy.

    • @megamushroom1103
      @megamushroom1103 3 роки тому +3

      Less cheesy than this joke

    • @swordchaos1181
      @swordchaos1181 3 роки тому +5

      Unfortunately, the amount of heat was slightly off

    • @TJJJJJJJJJJJ
      @TJJJJJJJJJJJ 3 роки тому +1

      @@swordchaos1181 oh your just being ‘salty’

    • @lewismaddock1654
      @lewismaddock1654 3 роки тому +6

      Well, to me, "if explodes it's a molotov" just made so much sense.

    • @lewismaddock1654
      @lewismaddock1654 3 роки тому +3

      @adam mac & cheese

  • @talmagejones
    @talmagejones 3 роки тому +494

    The manic look Andrew gives the camera when he says, "It's just a cheese" is just foreshadowing for the rest of the video. I just watched a man descend into insanity and then rise again reborn.

  • @Haitch_Kay
    @Haitch_Kay 3 роки тому +816

    It's really refreshing to see that Andrew is just as insane and unhinged as every professional chef I've ever known.

  • @treyhardy92
    @treyhardy92 3 роки тому +343

    "So it's not the cheese, there's something wrong with me as a person" absolutely killed me

  • @JetstreamGW
    @JetstreamGW 3 роки тому +125

    I always find it hilarious when people talk about "this is the right way to do it," and then immediately follow it up with "nobody writes it down and everyone does it differently."

  • @tedwinn8338
    @tedwinn8338 3 роки тому +1127

    KENJI MADE THIS IN A CAVE!
    WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!

  • @purpleYamask
    @purpleYamask 3 роки тому +251

    "You got engaged Andrew, WAIT NO YOU DIDNT" and then the immediate whip pan to Jess with the screaming got me laughing so hard I saw stars.

  • @rachelbrand
    @rachelbrand 3 роки тому +1950

    this is giving me the chaotic energy of the old claire saffitz videos on that channel we do not speak of and i love it

    • @Kitchenwench69
      @Kitchenwench69 3 роки тому +84

      I didn't really understand why I loved this so much until this response.

    • @u2sandrah
      @u2sandrah 3 роки тому +92

      On that channel we dont speak of...... that made me laugh!!

    • @ogs5276
      @ogs5276 3 роки тому +8

      Wait what did that channel do, I am out of the loop

    • @shadowsnipes9242
      @shadowsnipes9242 3 роки тому +73

      @@ogs5276 the usual for 2020, racism, harassment, and maybe some sexism?

    • @waitthisischinaohgodohfuck163
      @waitthisischinaohgodohfuck163 3 роки тому +45

      @@shadowsnipes9242 oh so basically Twitter overreacting as usual gotcha

  • @SegaForce
    @SegaForce 3 роки тому +1376

    Today we learned that in the course of 2 days babish lost about 5000 dollars between cheese and car problems

    • @john2k24
      @john2k24 3 роки тому +4

      😂😂

    • @AlyenaMango
      @AlyenaMango 3 роки тому +71

      Better turn off ad-block for this video xD

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому +9

      It's like some kind of plot device.

    • @xxx_ray
      @xxx_ray 3 роки тому +11

      Wonder how much he spent on Jess’ ring too

    • @cloudyview
      @cloudyview 3 роки тому

      Eh, would have been able to salvage most of that cheese, definitely lost 10%+ though

  • @AlasdairGR
    @AlasdairGR 3 роки тому +205

    The Babish production crew is somehow simultaneously the most professional and also the most chaotic I’ve ever seen 😂 The quality of the footage and the editing and the production with Brad and Jess, exquisite. The cooking experience between Andrew and Kendall, unrivaled. The actual behind the scenes? Absolutely batshit insane.

  • @ashurean
    @ashurean 3 роки тому +1555

    I'm so glad this guy's able to do all of this stuff.
    Also, the mold on that cheese is PROBABLY just a growth of the harmless penicillin mold the cheese was inoculated with. Scrape off the colonies and you're fine, unless you're allergic to penicillin.

    • @sadiebarnes4291
      @sadiebarnes4291 3 роки тому +24

      Like the medicine?

    • @whatisbow2865
      @whatisbow2865 3 роки тому +270

      @@sadiebarnes4291 Yes, the medicine is derived from the fungus.

    • @ashurean
      @ashurean 3 роки тому +46

      @@sadiebarnes4291 The fungus secretes the chemical we know as penicillin, along with many others, so yes.

    • @DaiNoShoujoNoYami
      @DaiNoShoujoNoYami 3 роки тому +127

      @@sadiebarnes4291 Yep! People back in ancient times accidentally came across it when someone ate moldy bread, then when Rome and stuff fell we forgot about it until someone refound it centuries later. I think.
      Don't quote me on that...

    • @IrmaU94
      @IrmaU94 3 роки тому +182

      White or blue molds on cheese are hameless. Just scrape it. Black or red is dangerous. This cheese is fine

  • @chickendragon8526
    @chickendragon8526 3 роки тому +707

    I'll be honest, I think Brad needs a raise, but i'm afraid babish spent the money on cheese wheels.

  • @jonmeyrick
    @jonmeyrick 3 роки тому +341

    "I have been botched! I am a botched person!"
    This will forever be the one where Andy just shouts words like they actually mean something.

  • @rithrius5384
    @rithrius5384 3 роки тому +576

    Few chefs dare to admit their mistakes. Less even dare to brag about it and correct them in the process.

    • @daffaxvi
      @daffaxvi 3 роки тому +3

      22:02 *Huhuhuhu*

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +4

      Most chefs admit them though and learn from them.

    • @MichelleObamasBBC
      @MichelleObamasBBC 3 роки тому +16

      Andrew is not a chef

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому

      @@MichelleObamasBBC Dat too.

    • @rithrius5384
      @rithrius5384 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheSlavChef You should watch a few episodes of Kitchen Nightmares.

  • @JoshLin17
    @JoshLin17 3 роки тому +308

    With each and every Botched with Babish video he continually descends into madness until the 100th episode is filmed in a dark room with insane giggling heard throughout

  • @kitaine_
    @kitaine_ 3 роки тому +391

    I really love how off-the-rails this got and how genuine it felt

  • @disabledpeach8181
    @disabledpeach8181 3 роки тому +541

    THE FACE THAT HE MAKES WHEN SHE SAYS "There's no way it could be Andrew's fault" IM DYING

    • @eileensnow6153
      @eileensnow6153 3 роки тому +11

      Why about at 18:24 when he briefly turns into a goat?

    • @t3chnicolor
      @t3chnicolor 3 роки тому +1

      I spit out my food >.

    • @Mwraf
      @Mwraf 3 роки тому

      Bruh I remember that from Worth It

    • @robertjohnpecayo8642
      @robertjohnpecayo8642 3 роки тому +1

      @@eileensnow6153 HAHAHAHAH that's spot on

  • @Taolan8472
    @Taolan8472 3 роки тому +246

    Brad is the real MVP here.
    Never not be recording, Brad.

    • @carnyzack
      @carnyzack 3 роки тому +8

      Andrew: The production quality you're putting into this makes me think it's going in.
      Brad: Oh, it is.

  • @Blueman8305
    @Blueman8305 3 роки тому +203

    Andrew's ability to just absolutely HOLLAR when he screams is terrifying

  • @zachschmidt
    @zachschmidt 3 роки тому +627

    Everyone's talking about his cheesewheel or his ridiculous car repair bill and I'm just over here saying congratulations on getting engaged.

    • @Captain-Bollocks
      @Captain-Bollocks 3 роки тому +37

      Bruh they got "married" over burnt popcorn. 🤣 check the episode out!

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому +13

      Seems like he blew half the honeymoon budget on that parmigiano.

    • @TennSeven
      @TennSeven 3 роки тому +7

      @@jeremyalexander9761 I wasn't aware you're not allowed to be happy for someone who's not your pal.

    • @Rebeccaa54687
      @Rebeccaa54687 3 роки тому +3

      They got engaged over two months ago if you check his Instagram, so he has been rightfully congratulated over there 😊

    • @pepre7594
      @pepre7594 3 роки тому +2

      @@TennSeven let me see your Shared Happiness Permit

  • @Alianbow
    @Alianbow 3 роки тому +174

    "If it explodes, it's a molotov." Words of wisdom right there.

    • @Ginias12
      @Ginias12 3 роки тому +5

      And if my grandmother had wheels she would’ve been a bike

  • @mariobernal2722
    @mariobernal2722 3 роки тому +684

    J: "It's unstable"
    A: "You're unstable"
    J: "You're not wrong but..."

    • @Movies123Online
      @Movies123Online 3 роки тому +6

      When you’ve told your coworkers TOO MANY stories

  • @Th3Mn185
    @Th3Mn185 3 роки тому +932

    Now I understand why he does voice overs LOL because all his episodes would be crazy

    • @orrissirro
      @orrissirro 3 роки тому +26

      The voiceovers make the show what it is, but I also like all the banter between him, Brad, and Kendall haha

  • @mistergal3173
    @mistergal3173 3 роки тому +423

    Shoulda called this one:
    Babish loses his mind for 23 minutes

  • @Sseltraeh89
    @Sseltraeh89 3 роки тому +310

    When italian cheese gets moldy it's "ruined" and "we're definitely not using that"
    When french cheese gets moldy, it gets fancy new name.

    • @jensen_z
      @jensen_z 3 роки тому +7

      Umm… Gorgonzola would like a word with you.

    • @voluminous2
      @voluminous2 3 роки тому +33

      Yeah that cheese wheel is fine, it's hard/aged so the mold is just on the surface. If it was soft cheese or bread, you'd have to throw it away because the mold spreads quickly in soft foods..

    • @harmvzon
      @harmvzon 3 роки тому

      Well, I wouldn’t want to eat that mold that was on there.

    • @Refixul
      @Refixul 3 роки тому +1

      Casu Marzu would like a word

  • @winterlou
    @winterlou 3 роки тому +786

    Now we know Andrew turns into the Joker when he's around 1000$ worth of cheese.

    • @jimmy6938
      @jimmy6938 3 роки тому +1

      ; ; be vbv bv BB BB

    • @jc-kj8yc
      @jc-kj8yc 3 роки тому +5

      @@jimmy6938 are you ok? Seems like you hit your keyboard with the forehead

    • @kaptenkukang
      @kaptenkukang 3 роки тому +3

      it's not about the money, it's about sending the message

    • @liwiathan
      @liwiathan 3 роки тому

      %100 insane
      The Joker was in Gladiator‽

    • @krod4278
      @krod4278 3 роки тому

      You wouldn't get it

  • @deanb2097
    @deanb2097 3 роки тому +136

    With this being my first "botched" episode I honestly felt like I was experiencing an elaborate troll but apparently not? What a wild ride.

  • @michaelross2020
    @michaelross2020 3 роки тому +197

    We need more of the "backstage crew" of Kendell, Brad, and Jess! I thought it was really cool their chaotic input into this episode. 😁😁😁

  • @beathecat6604
    @beathecat6604 3 роки тому +1312

    I want a parm mitzvah. Instead of giving the child money, you give them a 1000$ wheel of cheese

    • @daffaxvi
      @daffaxvi 3 роки тому +1

      22:02 *Huhuhuhu*

    • @jordanhicks5131
      @jordanhicks5131 3 роки тому +12

      And then you become a man

    • @dariaradac423
      @dariaradac423 3 роки тому +13

      Honestly, same. And I'm not even Jewish or Italian.

    • @SCSilk
      @SCSilk 3 роки тому +7

      $1800.
      No meat allowed.

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +15

      If they succeed lifting it from the ground, they are not children anymore!

  • @GoD2483
    @GoD2483 3 роки тому +310

    This is literally a cursed episode and I'm living for it.

  • @PostalDude667
    @PostalDude667 3 роки тому +340

    I feel so validated by this! I've had the exact same gluey cheese situation using just pecorino romano for this dish every time I've tried. It's so frustrating and it's not clear what the problem is. Now I can say for sure that it isn't my fault, I'm absolved of all failure, and I'm definitely the incredible chef that I always thought I was! In all seriousness, great content, love it!

  • @ericherrera7763
    @ericherrera7763 3 роки тому +338

    He’s struggling to carry that wheel of cheese, but my Skyrim character can carry 30 at once without being over encumbered

    • @spacewizardpip1111
      @spacewizardpip1111 3 роки тому +4

      Facts

    • @0Mayweed0
      @0Mayweed0 3 роки тому +3

      Not to mention all of the extra armor and weapons...

    • @talktothecop
      @talktothecop 3 роки тому +1

      Aren't you forgetting strength potions?

    • @randombrowser6692
      @randombrowser6692 3 роки тому +1

      It's because Babish isn't Dragonborn

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 3 роки тому +1

      fast travel while encumbered ftw

  • @OMGLX
    @OMGLX 3 роки тому +210

    More than anything I'm impressed by Andrew's ability to flap his lips at precisely 30 frames a second.

    • @janMelantu
      @janMelantu 3 роки тому +1

      That’s what he learned at film school

  • @tophatrabbit6296
    @tophatrabbit6296 3 роки тому +77

    I legitimately respect how much chaos he lets us see in these Botched videos compared to his other series. It makes me appreciate the effort and time they all put in their other videos.

  • @zz5782
    @zz5782 3 роки тому +134

    Honestly I think this is my favorite series. The more casual/candid feel is really fun, and the molotov thing especially was hilarious. Congratulations on pasta.

  • @jonathancederlund1985
    @jonathancederlund1985 3 роки тому +365

    In Brad's defense: Molotov's DO explode. I just wanted to confirm that.

    • @dryroasted5599
      @dryroasted5599 3 роки тому +13

      Only if you boil them in pasta water first.

    • @bustedcogitator8954
      @bustedcogitator8954 3 роки тому +1

      They do make amazing sides for the Molotov bread baskets

    • @CEDFTW
      @CEDFTW 3 роки тому

      I'm just here to stop the Brad hate

    • @chucktesta7192
      @chucktesta7192 3 роки тому

      They don't because there is no pressure build up. You can say they spill after throwing, but they absolutely don't explode :D

    • @liammccabe05
      @liammccabe05 3 роки тому

      A supremely funny joke, Andrew's just mad he didn't make it.

  • @r.raingseypor6046
    @r.raingseypor6046 3 роки тому +452

    “Hey what’s up guys and welcome to raging with babish”

  • @Pikachu-fw6tz
    @Pikachu-fw6tz 3 роки тому +619

    This is by far the best series he has.

    • @daffaxvi
      @daffaxvi 3 роки тому +1

      22:02 *Huhuhuhu*

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +9

      it is quite nice! I like the movie food better though!

    • @ohnosmoarlulcatz
      @ohnosmoarlulcatz 3 роки тому +9

      Yep. He's totally unrestrained and it's far more entertaining.

    • @bighomie7093
      @bighomie7093 3 роки тому

      Matty told him it would change his show 😂

    • @dodo-yu1hl
      @dodo-yu1hl 3 роки тому

      facts

  • @annalisasmith6878
    @annalisasmith6878 3 роки тому +77

    I thought he was exaggerating how perfect the last recipe is but after having made it today it's beautiful and my new go to for pasta

  • @superconron94
    @superconron94 3 роки тому +289

    I love that Botched is an unfettered look into Andrew's neurotic psyche

  • @MythicFox
    @MythicFox 3 роки тому +327

    I'm looking forward to the "Leftover Cheese Wheel with Babish" spin-off.

    • @nejitentenlee21
      @nejitentenlee21 3 роки тому +5

      I think you could count the truffle pasta episode as a back door pilot

  • @Its-DeiTy
    @Its-DeiTy 3 роки тому +202

    Brad has singlehandedly become the greatest member of the BCU

    • @andrewnixon5657
      @andrewnixon5657 3 роки тому +34

      @Jordie Jordan he means babish culinary universe.

    • @Its-DeiTy
      @Its-DeiTy 3 роки тому +31

      @Jordie Jordan I 100% did not.

    • @li-23
      @li-23 3 роки тому +8

      You have to respect a man who's first thought at throwing pasta was 'molotov'.
      Respect, and keep him away from any and all flammable substances...

    • @ediseverywhere
      @ediseverywhere 3 роки тому +3

      I was gonna say that Brad needs a show, but then I realized that they're almost ALL his shows....

  • @fuckfaceunstoppable4052
    @fuckfaceunstoppable4052 2 роки тому +23

    "Where am i?! Who are you people?!"
    The best Babish quote

  • @thelonehussar6101
    @thelonehussar6101 3 роки тому +417

    “It could never be Andrew’s fault”
    Andrew: 😀

  • @Demeste
    @Demeste 3 роки тому +327

    Italians: just make it in a bowl x
    Andrew: it’s the most DIFFICULT and great challenge HUMANITY HAS EVER SEEN

    • @AreThereNoMoreNames
      @AreThereNoMoreNames 3 роки тому +5

      Sort of puzzled me at first because I've been making it in a bowl with cheap cheese and haven't been having those issues. But emulsifying it in a food processor seems like it could be neat.

    • @nazarboghosian
      @nazarboghosian 3 роки тому +1

      @@AreThereNoMoreNames bruh don’t put ur pasta in a food processor that’s gonna ruin it

    • @yuvalgabay1023
      @yuvalgabay1023 3 роки тому

      @@AreThereNoMoreNames makez sence. Prose's chees has almosefairs

  • @cruachan1191
    @cruachan1191 3 роки тому +361

    Italians: Now pacified
    North and South Carolina: Now we shall discuss mixing up our pulled pork styles.....

    • @Snepcheese
      @Snepcheese 3 роки тому +10

      As a resident of North Carolina, I shall say this for Babish. I'm still disappointed.

  • @technewb8241
    @technewb8241 3 роки тому +29

    Okay, Brad got me with this episode, and 'if it explodes, it's a molotov' is my new response to every if/then scenario I ever hear again

  • @THEShoky
    @THEShoky 3 роки тому +330

    I learned nothing but I FELT everything.

    • @maggotbitch
      @maggotbitch 3 роки тому +1

      @Jordie Jordan probably like a botched person lollll

  • @101cocochanelfan
    @101cocochanelfan 3 роки тому +1782

    this was easily one of the funniest episodes I've ever watched, was not expecting to laugh so hard

    • @1hitdelete
      @1hitdelete 3 роки тому +14

      Definitely. Chaotic but enjoyable

    • @sarroumarbeu6810
      @sarroumarbeu6810 3 роки тому +7

      I never thought I would love this channel evermore....but here I am... 1.30am having the best laugh ever 😂😂

    • @scoob7995
      @scoob7995 3 роки тому +1

      The meatghetti and spagballs was pretty chaotic, though this was a close second

    • @seanjenkins5505
      @seanjenkins5505 2 роки тому

      yea ruining 1000$ worth of cheese and 200$ worth of pastas is hilarious. Especially juxtaposed against the Ukraine and also poor American's. Peak comedy if you ask me.

  • @christiansandrini96
    @christiansandrini96 3 роки тому +324

    "I ruined a 1000 dollars wheel of cheese"
    me, scraping mould out of my parmesan cheese: "what?!"

    • @EdibleOstriche
      @EdibleOstriche 3 роки тому +44

      dont do that. if the mold is visible then that means it has grown enough to be sporing. this typically means that the mold is spread throughout the food, you just cannot see it. you can get food poisoning or worse if you eat foods that had (unintentional) mold on it, even if you cut out the visible parts.

    • @christiansandrini96
      @christiansandrini96 3 роки тому +150

      @@EdibleOstriche I do believe your science man. But 24 years of scraping parmesan mould are giving me the boldness to claim italian immunity on myself. I don't advice it for anyone but I am not going to stop it

    • @Magimasterkarp
      @Magimasterkarp 3 роки тому +29

      I work in the food industry. When we get white mold on our ham we just wash it off. Certain italian sausages are covered in mold on purpose.

    • @kylereis3639
      @kylereis3639 3 роки тому +71

      The general rule of thumb I’ve heard with cheeses is that if it is a hard cheese you can cut back a bit from the mold and cut off the moldy bits without risk. On the other hand if it is a soft cheese the roots have probably gone throughout the cheese so you should toss it.

    • @nikkikelly2728
      @nikkikelly2728 3 роки тому +22

      @@EdibleOstriche if its black blue or green mold 100% yes. But white mold is generally okay when on hard non wet food like parmesan or salami as long as you remove it.

  • @artawesome30
    @artawesome30 Рік тому +7

    This gets funnier with every viewing. Babish is so unhinged, and the crew are all amazing. I nearly busted a gut when Andrew was speed-grating cheese, the grater snapped, and he screamed!

  • @nahmanimgood.3194
    @nahmanimgood.3194 3 роки тому +1527

    I’m sorry, but I think I love the botched more than anything.

    • @JeepWranglerIslander
      @JeepWranglerIslander 3 роки тому +82

      This wasn't just a botch, this whole episode was a glorious trainwreck of dumpster fires. I didn't think he was gonna make it.

    • @floweringgarlic
      @floweringgarlic 3 роки тому +35

      This episode had so much personality I will be watching it again.

    • @StoneAndersonStudio
      @StoneAndersonStudio 3 роки тому +7

      Agreed. Definitely my favorite so far

  • @Mildcat743
    @Mildcat743 3 роки тому +68

    The live talking as opposed to the voiceover is so much more unhinged chaos and I'm absolutely here for it.

  • @pablozocchi
    @pablozocchi 3 роки тому +377

    A brief summary of this episode: Andrew has a mental breakdown because of Italian food

    • @tracybabe
      @tracybabe 3 роки тому +5

      I mean, don't we all?

    • @pablozocchi
      @pablozocchi 3 роки тому +5

      @@tracybabe yes, but most of us dont film it and upload it everytime we have a breakdown

    • @binaryteddybear8741
      @binaryteddybear8741 3 роки тому +2

      The true Italian way

  • @amandasavage5291
    @amandasavage5291 3 роки тому +44

    I cannot tell you the cathartic journey I experienced while watching one of my favorite food party bois messing things up in the kitchen and I needed to know it's okay to fk it up sometimes! That messing up and griping it out is a real thing. Not just in cooking. But in life!! Ugh. who knew. and thank you Baebish!!!

    • @wevegonetoplaid
      @wevegonetoplaid 3 роки тому

      Yes! Exactly! I feel so much more able to try his harder videos now!! Like yeah he's super professional and self-assured and talented, but he's also a regular (ans very funny) person, and he had to develop those skills, so maybe I can too! And if even a chef with his skill can make mistakes, then it's okay when I make mine!

  • @RhythmnOfThought
    @RhythmnOfThought 3 роки тому +640

    I feel incredibly reassured knowing that Babish has botched this dish exactly the same way I did.
    Thank you for posting this and rejuvenating part of my cooking confidence.
    Bye the way, I think the best thing you can do in that situation is to just call Alex. He made two great videos about this dish and will show you the way using science, logic and the power of his French accent.

    • @izzieluv
      @izzieluv 3 роки тому +15

      "The power of his French accent" 😅

    • @JMD3M410
      @JMD3M410 3 роки тому +4

      Basically you have to have super starchy water by having more pasta to water ratio (fresh pasta also helps get it starchier). But I think both fixes make a better dish overall anyway.

    • @clashwithkeen
      @clashwithkeen 3 роки тому +1

      Calling Alex or Vincenzo is prob the right move.

  • @ForeverWog
    @ForeverWog 3 роки тому +532

    Telling Kendall he’s fine is basically the “Smee don’t try and stop me” from Hook.

    • @hansen-house
      @hansen-house 3 роки тому +10

      Lol perfect analogy

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 3 роки тому +1

      I am shocked that 488 people go that reference.

    • @ForeverWog
      @ForeverWog 3 роки тому

      @@recoil53 and counting!

  • @mackenziebenedict8403
    @mackenziebenedict8403 3 роки тому +288

    My dads solution, upon seeing mold on a block of cheese, was to take a knife and gently scrape that area until the mold was no longer there. We’re both still alive

    • @Groza_Sadika
      @Groza_Sadika 3 роки тому +66

      It works with hard cheeses, cuz the mold doesn't get too deep in it. It doesn't work with softer cheeses tho, mold is not always visible, if it is on the surface of the soft cheese, it is just as well should be inside of it.

    • @misterkefir
      @misterkefir 3 роки тому +4

      Same.

    • @rockin-ronan
      @rockin-ronan 3 роки тому +19

      My whole life I've just been told to cut the mold off hard cheeses and I haven't gotten food poisoning yet

    • @BobertJoe
      @BobertJoe 3 роки тому +40

      Thats actually one of the reasons we developed cheese in the first place. It keeps for a very long time, because even if it starts to go moldy, you can just remove that portion and the rest is still fine.

    • @mackenziebenedict8403
      @mackenziebenedict8403 3 роки тому +7

      @@Groza_Sadika I agree. I would like to include two things. My original comment was not at all advice in any regard, and to further punctuate this point, the cheese in question was soft as can be lol.

  • @mamobass
    @mamobass 3 роки тому +17

    Brad's catchphrase for Botched was just pure frickin' gold. USE IT.

  • @missalwayswrite
    @missalwayswrite 3 роки тому +141

    My friend sent me this and said it felt like a fever dream, and I was like "How out of control can a Babish video really get?"
    And then...

  • @MrKluckie13
    @MrKluckie13 3 роки тому +61

    I swear half of Italian and French cooking culture is that they tell you one way to do something the right way but leave out a critical piece of information or do it an entirely different way when you are not looking just so they can act superior when you inevitably fail at making something that they sabotaged.

  • @BiglyChungus
    @BiglyChungus 3 роки тому +465

    This series is Babish’s way of showing us his true self. “Controlled” chaos indeed.

    • @sarroumarbeu6810
      @sarroumarbeu6810 3 роки тому +2

      It's amazing how much he takes off the messy parts in his well edited vids...this one tho...oh boi...

    • @emo6577
      @emo6577 3 роки тому +1

      I love it! It shows off more of his joy for cooking that you don’t always see in his more serious videos

  • @OneHart907
    @OneHart907 3 роки тому +25

    I'm so glad Babish talks to himself like a madman when he's cooking. I feel seen

  • @ADHDad
    @ADHDad 3 роки тому +1284

    The real Cacio Peppe was the nation we offended along the way.

    • @ag98534
      @ag98534 3 роки тому +32

      This made me scream laughing

    • @karasking4862
      @karasking4862 3 роки тому +4

      This made me wheeze

    • @yaduddavd1748
      @yaduddavd1748 3 роки тому +7

      This made me laugh so hard I started bleeding internally.

    • @AjawEnjoyer
      @AjawEnjoyer 3 роки тому +14

      This made me turn into a $1000 wheel of cheese

    • @yaduddavd1748
      @yaduddavd1748 3 роки тому +4

      @@AjawEnjoyer this made me take the form of a 12 by 17 doorframe

  • @Aj4youtube
    @Aj4youtube 3 роки тому +680

    In the middle of trying to process possibly losing $1000 worth of cheese, I felt that pain. Then you're hit with that $4000 car bill 😂 dafuq is going on right now.

    • @dovion
      @dovion 3 роки тому +4

      @Jordie Jordan Try again bud when your tism doesn't flair up.

  • @theNoogler88
    @theNoogler88 3 роки тому +138

    "If it explodes, it's a Molotov"
    Brad, I like where your head's at.

  • @emmadaley313
    @emmadaley313 3 роки тому +43

    i love that andrew has never seen that happen when melting cheese and that happens almost very time i try to make a cheese pasta dish

  • @YellowishGreenDragon
    @YellowishGreenDragon 3 роки тому +277

    "Andrew did not get engaged between this take and the last one."

  • @Tostky
    @Tostky 3 роки тому +75

    It turns out the BTS stuff that gets edited out is the footage we have always needed to see. Babish is the same as us, he just has better editing.

  • @rocknrollmanic
    @rocknrollmanic 3 роки тому +363

    So when are we getting the "10 different ways to use Parmesan" video?

  • @brettjohnson536
    @brettjohnson536 2 роки тому +54

    I've found grating the pecorino in a separate pan, getting a cup of pasta water while it's cooking, and slowly drizzling it in until it emulsifies works every time for me

  • @lostdreams4579
    @lostdreams4579 3 роки тому +396

    Watching a man have a mental breakdown while making cheese noodles

    • @eristheslayer
      @eristheslayer 3 роки тому +1

      I mean.. he still has to pay the $1000. It's just deducted from the taxes he has to pay come tax season

    • @gaia7240
      @gaia7240 3 роки тому +1

      Noodles?

    • @lostdreams4579
      @lostdreams4579 3 роки тому

      @@gaia7240 y'roue*

  • @kylehayden3113
    @kylehayden3113 3 роки тому +1635

    Car lady: "So you own three amounts when you come pick up the car."
    Babish: "Sooo... do you take large parmesan wheels as payment?"

    • @XenosInfinity
      @XenosInfinity 3 роки тому +96

      Apparently some Italian banks do take full wheels of Parmesan as collateral on loans, so it's not as ridiculous as you might think.

    • @berdansargol1577
      @berdansargol1577 3 роки тому +41

      Well, The Pope at that time managed to get Henry XIII's allience with blocks of Parmigiano Reggiano, so yes, a large Parmigiano Reggiano wheel is a valid way of payment.

    • @icegoddesslexra
      @icegoddesslexra 3 роки тому +10

      Large *moldy* parmesan wheels.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 3 роки тому +8

      @@berdansargol1577 I imagine Babish offered the wheel of cheese when he proposed to secure his engagement.

    • @sarahhenry3607
      @sarahhenry3607 3 роки тому +9

      @@icegoddesslexra its okay its just a new kind of blue parmesan

  • @andrewnewell1142
    @andrewnewell1142 3 роки тому +627

    A perfect series to fix your Carolina Barbecue mistake

    • @daffaxvi
      @daffaxvi 3 роки тому +6

      22:02 *Huhuhuhuu*

    • @Neoxon619
      @Neoxon619 3 роки тому +27

      Wasn’t that more of a naming mistake than a cooking one?

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +1

      @@Neoxon619 i believe so

    • @Hannah-zw9ow
      @Hannah-zw9ow 3 роки тому +25

      Carolina barbecue *is* the mistake

    • @themarksmancast1732
      @themarksmancast1732 3 роки тому +23

      @@Hannah-zw9ow how dare you

  • @Bosscarnage4
    @Bosscarnage4 3 роки тому +204

    Babish: we are going to please the Italians
    Also Babish: Spooget

  • @sharkbait_hoohannah
    @sharkbait_hoohannah 3 роки тому +13

    I have this on in the background at work right now and I am laughing hysterically purely at the sounds of Andrew losing his mind over cheese