4 Levels of Tacos: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- We challenged chefs of three different levels - an amateur, a home cook and a professional chef - to make their versions of tacos. And then we brought in a food scientist to review their work. Which taco was the best?
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Lvl 1: this is a ground turkey
Lvl 2: ground beef
Lvl 3: first we start with hunting the cow
💀
😂😂
No first we have to make the gun to kill the cow 😏
Now we have to go on the Oregon Trail to hunt a fresh 2000 pound America bison
Nope first you have to make the trail
Lvl 1 Amateur
Lvl 2 Home cook
Lvl 3 Pro Chef
Lvl 4 Street Taquero 🇲🇽
Lvl 5 Street poste with Tortillas hecha a la mano and meat choices like tinga.
Fr
Chef Level 6, Cooking My Way: use magic powers while cooking and saving the planet against Dr. Tetrapack 🎊🎉💙🎉🎊
Lvl 6
Juns Kitchen
Lvl 100000....:GRANDMA
Level 1: what's a skillet?
Level 2: I cook every night and love hosting parties!
Level 3: I hunt and gather my own food, I actually started this recipe 34 years ago
😆😆😆😆😆
Level 0: “So first we go to Taco Bell”
Lol
Probably be better than John’s salad with turkey meat and a tortilla shell
@@johnpauldriskill8737 yes
Level 10: taqueria
@@johnpauldriskill8737
Oooooooooof
Level 1 chef: I’m a level 1 chef
Level 2 chef: I’m a level 2 chef
Level 3 chef: LONG AGO THE FOUR NATIONS LIVED TOGETHER IN HARMONY...
But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked
ii Marquise ii ii Marquise ii only the avatar...
Lil Finite Master of all 4 taco processed
Earth, fire, water, and air
H S But I believe
Level 1: Literally whatever falls into his shopping cart becomes a taco
Level 2: Actual, reasonable taco maker
Level 3: "While you were partying, I studied the taco."
His taco game weak af tho lol
lmao he studied the taco during college, fack drinking i wana eat better
Level 2 isn't a taco
@@silvergohan but the cook looks mexican lmao
@@vraptor66 yeah but what he made is waaaaaaay different from a real taco, the only thing he used right was tortilla, guacamole and cilantro, the jalapeño was so so, some People take out the seeds, most don't, that's the purpose of Chile, to be spicy
Level 3 chef: I’m cooking a ribeye steak with a plethora of ingredients that cost more than your college textbooks.
Me, making tacos with 3 ingredients I found in my fridge:👁👄👁
tacos topped with eggs, peanut butter, and jell-o
Well in México our tacos you can put anything and this can calles taco litterally you can make a taco of salt or beans, eggs, rice, fish, etc
Only you need a tortilla to have a taco. (Idk if you can understand that i can say but muy english Is bad xD)
Me: Expecting Saul as lvl 3
"Hi, I'm Calvin"
Me: *imposter*
Same i was expecting the same:(
@@turkicunion1996 this was recorded before Saul was introduced onto the show (I'm pretty sure)!
@@altruisticfeline4006 They should remake it. He would actually make an authentic taco.
That's what I thought after seeing him use a french flavored steak and pineapple in the pico. I mean WTF.
level 1 chef: does literally anything
level 2 & 3 chefs: Now see, we don't actually want to do that because. . .
Second
@@raz7m858 69th
1k +
@@gabe6475 it's almost like you completely missed the joke
@@gabe6475
It's almost like you can't take a joke
“Now, we’re going to make our veggie mixture...”
It’s a salad, John. You made a salad.
heheheheheehehheeheh.......ahhh...ahhh... to good.
areit86 right 😂🤦🏾♀️
😂😂
Seriously, who puts cucumber in a taco?
@@michaelnadler596 Swedes who made our own versions. Our tacos are pretty much nothing like the real thing, but tacos on Fridays are pretty big here, and almost everyone has cucumber in it.
I just like Tacos
Hi
Me too especially the taco truck ones
Omg i love youre vids
yes we could tell by ur name
Same
Lorenzo was so funny when he laughed at himself when he put the limes on the taco.
Yeah he's able to make me laugh this day😚
Lorenzo’s and Kelvin’s tacos are good but different... wow illuminati
bizly???! but not??
He's always laughing at himself. :)
Level 1: uses a paring knife
Level 2: uses a chefs knife
Level 3: *Starts to cast liquid hot aluminum into a knife mold*
IM WEAK!
It's spelled "Paring knife" not pairing
Level 4: Transformation begings. Starts to take the form of an anceint japanse Seki knife.
One doesn't make a high end knife from aluminum. You have mistook his actions for hammering and folding out a piece of iron over and over until it is thousands of layers thick and has become steel.
level 4:Materialises a knife
Level 1: "If it's in a taco shell, it's a taco."
Level 2: "If it's in *two* taco shells, it's a taco!"
Level 3: "¡Hola, gringos!"
Level 4: ¡Hola, amigos! Chēmicâlos, molcúlās!
Órale carnal vete hacer burguesas
No the level 3 chef made a really white tortilla
🤣
He's a gringo too. His tacos is still VERY Americanized.
I know this is off topic, but i just had the best glass of water ever.
Congrats, what did you do to get it to be the best you ever had?
Supergamer 45 they might have just been really thirsty
@@Supergamer-hu5mp wait until 2 am. Just trust me
I'm happy for you
I hope this comment notifies you to drink another glass of water. Stay hydrated friend.
Mexican here; I came with curiosity, I’m leaving with anxiety 😂😅
I wish I could try real mexican food, it's hard to find some in asia
@@Ejaz100 ya ikr
Omgod 😂👏😅yes kinda
Same, none of them made an actual taco XD
Yeah, i came for real taco on lvl 3. Was so disappointed when he baste a steak, instead of slow simmer
level 1: i like my tacos from taco bell
level 2: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
level 3: so i personally like to grow my own Mexico at home
Grow my own Mexico 😂😂
raZZorAM I was gonna like but it’s on 69
level 4: The chemical composition of Mexic...
this wins
If you dont have your own mini mexico in the back of your kitchen...is it even real food?
it should have been 4 people instead of 3, amateur, home cook, pro chef, and expert pro taco guy from the taco cart that will make you a real street taco.
gerrr yaaaas!
Yess, the maestro taquero
Lol
Yeah you got that right there's a hell of a big difference.. I wouldn't try any of those, give me the real deal or don't give it to me at all
THANK YOU BRO THANK YOU WTF IS THIS
I love how Lorenzo's always looks the best no matter what he's cooking lol
yeah, the lime stand🤣
Emily, Lorenzo, and Frank are my faves - they always make me giggle and have interesting ideas
Ya the first video I saw was the 4 burger level chefs and they were all in it
Level 1: I buy my Taco
Level 2: I make my Taco
Level 3: I am the Taco
𝕷-𝖃 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖇𝖘 ✓ well it’s nice to see racism so early in the week
More like I raise the taco
@@andy_2697 "it's nice to racism" what?
Andres Padilla wtf? That’s not racist
A he probably thought he was making fun or the last Chef for being Hispanic
the only reason Lorenzo isn’t a level 3 chef is because he’s too happy
He hasn't sold his soul to Gordon Ramsey
Honestly. He's my fave.
Peri clod And he never. Will.
level two chefs are always the best.
His tacos are Tex-mex not Mexican. Cumin and hard shells are dead giveaways. This was clearly shot in New York not LA or they’d know better.
"If it makes you dance, you're right on"
My heart: 💝💖💗💓💞💕💖💓💕💞💗💝
Level 1: Uses store bought, pre packaged ingredients ( Taco seasoning etc)
Level 2: Mixes their own taco meat and seasoning
Level 3: Makes their own mexico
Should have had a level 4 chef that was a Mexican grandma
Bownesz but it wouldn’t have any facts of what they did and why
Best cutest Idea Evah
That's lvl ∞.
『Ransom Videod』 plus a few trillion
@@sumpogimpo0777 Infinity never ends
1st: i cook sometimes for fun
2nd: i like to cook its a really fun hobby
3rd: *i sacrificed my daughter to get a scholarship for culinary school*
Spacey 💀💀
Windora111
You ☠️ too? 🤣😂😁 Same!
If thanos was a chef perhaps
It’s all for the infinity pan
daaaaamnn.
weird flex, but ok
So, we're not gonna talk about the knife the nr 1 "chef" was using ? Had me in tears 😂
yess bro. and the size of the “toppings” bro thats a salad 😭
kelvin just seems so wholesome with his smile
Satan also has the ability to appear fair. Even Satan wouldn't try to feed me a taco with pineapple on it!
Next up, 4 levels of sushi
Make it happen
A proud Italian that sounds like a level 1 disaster
I think you have to be kinda good at cooking to even make sushi
Level 1: I buy my sushi at 7 Eleven, because I think it tastes fine. Also, they have a ketchup dispenser.
I’ve tried to make sushi and I’ve failed miserably so as much as I want to see it happen, level one is gonna either be extremely bad or the equivalent of level 2
@@JamesonWilde Ketchup on sushi is for beginners. Monster status requires a bowl of 7-11 nacho cheese for dunking!!!
Lvl 5 chef is the Mexican around the corner in the food truck
👏👍
level 7 chef is the old lady in a small town in Mexico
@@Tom-hv3sm the final boss...
@@cameliasalah9441 lmfao underrated comment
Tu si sabes compa
I was expecting tacos and what they made was some type of tostadas... Also I feel like guacamole tastes best when it's not fully smashed and you have pieces of avocado for texture
Yeah. If guacamole isnt chunky, its not guacamole, its avocado sauce.
"Hi, I'm Lorenzo and I'm a level two chef"
When I hear those words I smile
i love how happy he was about the limes makes the taco stand up😭😭
Myhauna Darnaé you have to admit though...that is really cool!
He feels like such a dad I love him.
wont lie, i was impressed
Myhauna Darnaé lmaooo yessss
Lorenzo:
named like an Italian
looks like Asian
sounds like Mexican
cooks like French
Captain Planet
mr worldwide
Mr Worldwide
I think those people are called, Filipino.
abc123 people usually mix up us Filipinos for other races
Everyone: almost done their tacos
Kelvin: so now that you're done your *steak*
amateur: the beauty of cooking is that you can do whatever you want!
Pro chef: giving intricate instructions on what not to do
these three dudes look like progressive pokemon evolutions
edit: this comment is the most notable thing I've done with my life.
Lmao
I-
Omg this is true
joe bobert 💀
r/rareinsults
Lorenzo: Stands tortella with lime wedges
[Everyone liked that]
wankydoodle he was so proud of himself lol I loved it
I'm totally going to do Lorenzo style taco stands. Just so I can say I learned that from Lorezo. Real mexican tacos are soft and shouldn't stand but hey I'm in the US so they won't know the difference.
*tortilla
Amazing
He has done what is called a pro gamer move
I love the level 2 chef! He really has a lot of fun cooking and has so much enthusiasm about it.
Favorite part is where the girl at the end just gives us a step by step recap of what we watched.
Level 5 chef: Authentic Mexican taco truck
@@fernandoloeza7634 Now a small two wheeled cart, that's more like it.
@@fernandoloeza7634 Sí las hay pendejo.
@@the_medicine_peddler8324 un taco truck?? Pues en que pinche estados vives imbécil?
@@fernandoloeza7634 En California wey
Level 6: Mi abuelo
Lorenzo and Kelvin: *Battle to the death in the quest for the ultimate taco perfection*
John: Makes a salad
John: "Yo no me ando con mamadas"
@@apollyon1303 looks like your taco knowledge comes from Tacos Bell.
I'm pretty sure John is gay😅
I was literally looking for this comment 😭😭
@@apollyon1303 well, actually Kelvin's are the real tacos.
Kelvin is a great chef. Lorenzo is a great soul. John is a great money saver. perfect combo to happiness
Lorenzo and john: cooking meat
Kelvin: went off topic and made a 5 star wagyu steak
Level 1: introduces himself
Me: * waits anxiously for level 2 *
Level 2: Hi I'm Lorenzo and I'm a level 2 chef
Me: *AYYYYYYYYY*
I mean he didn't do that good either😣
@@guillermogzb1156 im 69 like and i would devour his tacos better than u
Gameez78 lmao what?
Guillermo GZB SAME.
@@guillermogzb1156 lorenzos personality sells the show
The level 1 chef is the embodiment of when teachers draw something and say " I'm not an artist "
Dorothea This is actually a perfect comparison.
Lmao 🤣
Lmaoooooo this is too tru😭🤣🤣
You could spell "embodiment" right but not chef..... Wtf.
@@floodslayer98 Really? How am I supposed to spell it?
the level 1 chef TRIGGERED MEEE.
If Emily was here she’d put ketchup on her taco
PantherIsBoss my mom always puts ketchup on her tacos! It’s actually not that bad. Do it in place of tomatoes, it adds a little sweetness.
K D Eyo man I got respect for your mom and your taste preferences I was j making a joke about how Emily puts ketchup on everything
French toast flashback occurs
If Steven was here, he would add half a cheesecake to his tacos
@@KD-zk3ny your mom is a Emily
"They will ignite like a ball of fire." You can just tell he's speaking from experience LMAO
LOL
f
He's not wrong. They will JUST turn into a tiny sun.
-spoken from someone with experience...
@KNightgem that’s a large oof
Sarah N
i love Lorenzo he is such a wholesome happy lil cinnamon roll 🥺
“Taco Tuesday is big in my house and if you’re not making fresh tortillas you’re not doing it right” OH MY GOSH MY LIFE IS A LIE
They forgot level 5: Street chef, my fellow mexicans will understand
Kevin you never disappoint
A huevo
Simon
tres con todo!
Oh with the smaller tortillas
Why is the level 1chef literally cutting vegetables like he's making a large salad.
Yes
No you’ve got it wrong he calls it “a veggie mixture” lol
Bacause he is a level 1 chef
@@arroz.comdoce7017 and gay
@@turg4874 I can't tell if you missed the joke or if that was a joke
The food scientist always blows my mind at the end of the episodes/ videos. Another great video!
So i watched this a couple times and i can happily say that my tacos are better then ever thanks to this inspiration!
Level 4: ok, first we’re going to Mexico and make tacos with my grandmother
so that 16 years old girl has a mexican grandmother?
Plot twist she does
That's Brad from Bon Appetit lmao
Yeah...looks good, but I’ll stick to my local California taqueria
KnowMtB gross
The cutting of the first guy made me uncomfortable
that dude was nervous as hell
I need Chef Saul in this video, he would of made justice for tacos.
To me, whenever I think of Epicurious's 4 Levels, I think of it as like:
Level 1 - Needs improvement.
Level 2 - It's good, but...
Level 3 - Now that's classy and very delicious.
Level 4 - *Ok, so here's a Science lesson...*
Lorenzo should get his own show where he teaches people that don‘t cook how to make easy, quick but fancy and tasty food. I think we would be the best guy for that kind of show..
Binging with Babish my guy
Beth too
@@voidication I like Binging with Babidino but the dude will go overkill on making nearly everything home made. Most people that are level 1 chefs will struggle trying to do everything from scratch.
@@odg1190 basics with babish?
Adam Ragusea
Level 1: ground turkey
Level 2: ground beef 80/20
Level 3: We're going to start by cooking a ribeye steak
That's some super premium tacos that most people in Mexico don't get to eat in their life's xD
Tacos de cecina taste better than that. And don't talk about tacos de trompo, another lever
John makes me SO HAPPY
Lorenzo: “mmm my pico is good” 😂😂😂
lorenzo getting happy about holding the taco with the lime gives me life
7:12
• skwee • right😭
It's a great idea!
I was just about to comment this😂
I don’t even have a life and I got a slight jump
That’s COOL! Cmon now
Lorenzo's laugh when he uses the limes to prop up his taco is the purest thing I've ever heard
potato universe He has a Ron Swanson giggle.
@@passiveagressive4983 omg parks rec. So funny
@@passiveagressive4983
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IKKRRRRR
- in your potato universe.
so basically in every episode we get to know 'every ingredient that present in Lorenzo's fridge and kitchen cabinet'
I just love watching Lorenzo cook.
We need another episode, with Emily, Lorenzo and frank, they are my favourite, Emily has allot of character, Lorenzo does too, and frank breast-fed the animals from birth.
Charlie Andrews aHAHAHA🤣💀
Emily has a lot of ketchup...
A lot of ketchup....
Emily is like the truest level 1 chef, all this others put too much effort into their food
I think emily ate french bread wiyh ketchup
they just the icons man. just have them there everytime. but not everytime ya know
Instead of a food scientist analysing all the dishes they should blind taste the dishes and pick a winner
YESSSSSSS
Agreed. Or don’t pick a winner, but give comments on what worked and what didn’t. The food scientist is just summarizing what we already saw and the comments are mostly irrelevant.
But the point of these 3 level presentations is not to choose the best tasting one (which most likely will always be level 3 pro chef), but offer 3 different cooking styles for the same dish, with different pros and cons. Yes, level 1 is often least fancy in looks and probably taste, but its always much easier, quicker and cheaper than the other levels - which makes it very valuable. I really like that they dont judge the food, but only explain the differences and how they will change a dish!
This is meant to be an informative (yet entertaining) show for people to pick up tips and tricks from cooks of all levels. It wouldn't be the same if they were to do that.
How 'bout we do both!
Lorenzo is honestly so adorable!!! :))
Also love Kelvin's, "if it makes you dance" xD :)
level 1 chef: gay hair stylist
level 2 chef: youtuber
level 3 chef: how everyone thinks they are
level 4 chef: hi im 12
Level 1: Amateur
Level 2: Home Cook
Level 3: Professional Chef
Level 4: Eats fries with fork and knife.
Poop Star thats for Emily
Christian Perry same
Level 4 sounds like someone I should be worried about
Level 5 : Add cheesecake to the tacos
Poop Star knife and fork
Emily: And for the sauce, I'll be using ketchup.
Nah, she used ketchup for French Toast. For tacos it would probably be something more like grape jelly - just completely out there.
@@alexandernorman5337 Yeah probably
😂🤣
Jimin Park BWHAHAHAHAA THIS ENDED ME
This comment is....
S A T A N.
If you put ketchup on tacos you are a... H E A T H E N.
Epicurious videos:
20% cooking
20% making condiments
5% making you hungry
5% making food look delicious
50% food science
Let be honest, level 2 always looks the best
Lorenzo is like that teacher that everyone wants
Yazen Aldeisiyeh no I dont
Joshua Gon why not. He seems fairly sound
Definitely not.
Or the dad people get super embarased about
Yes
Watching how happy Lorenzo got when he used the lime wedges to stabilize the taco, made me really happy lol
7:16
"People love when I do that at home!!" Lol
I know I was like :)))
Alfredo Leiton thank you
Yesss
Lorenzo needs to have his own cookbook with his recipes
hard taco shell hack : get a thinly spaced elevated grate (the type for cooling bread) and wedge the shells in there upright then broil on low for a few minutes to heat them up
taco hack #2 : mix the diced tomato and sour cream in a bowl to make applying it easier (it will be like slapping wet cement in the shell)
Honestly this is the first time the level 3 chef didn't seem super pretentious or over the top. Fresh tortillas and a pineapple pico de gallo? It sounds amazing!
He literally used ribeye
J A nel, los tacos con carne cara no suelen tener el mismo sabor que los que usualmente se comen en las taquerías
@@banananoidenoide9580 Palabra del señor
Chef Kevin is a cool dude!
@@kgizzle92 He is the only one that used something that's actually used for tacos in Mexico.
The fact that they brought Lorenzo back gives me hope
Hope for Frank and emily
And the OG scientist
Idk i just like how lorenzo enjoying his cooking method
They bring the people for the meals that they’re most comfortable with
Final level is my grandma making tortillas on her comal with fire wood. 😭🥰
I love Lorenzo!! Id watch a show he hosted any day. Great job man!
I completely died over those big cucumber chunks! 😂
Rachel Gascon I was afraid he was gonna chop his finger off
He can't even choose the right knife
When he finished I was like “is this a side salad?” No way he fits those on a taco 🤣🤣
😂😂
Mexicans will disagree that these are tacos.
Lorenzo:
*:)*
Lorenzo using a lime as a wedge for the taco:
*:D*
Happy dog his laugh is annoying though. He also has an extremely high ego.
@@yeetus6328 that's the beauty of lorenzo.
It’s so pure
Yee Tus he does his thing well. nitpickers will nitpick
He's that one supportive friend that you don't notice and when something happens to him, you realize how good of a friend he was to you.
Lorenzo is a genius! The sour cream in between the soft and hard and the "lime kickstand"! Love it!
In the thumbnail they slowly unfold the higher the level got
All 4 levels videos:
1. Stranger following recipe
2. Lorenzo
3. Specialist
4. The friend who takes apart their hamburgers
Edit: you shall never know what i edited
lorenzo the man you only know who comes to cook you lunch
I like how it's just LORENZO 😂
Daniel Lin I guess I’m level 4 😁
i do thaT! im lv 4 :D
The return of Lorenzo has slightly livened up my empty soul
He doesn't even care about the money. He just wanted tacos.
She didnt even talk about the things they added to the meat. She just said exactly what they did
I came to learn how to make good tacos not knowing I was already an iron chef.
Yes, Lorenzo's back. He's like the side character in an anime that everyone likes better than the main character
This is such a perfect way to describe him
_speedwagon_
Absolutely.
YESSSS
Lorenzo is the main character, anything without him is just side filler.
Emily would've probably put ketchup instead of pico de gallo lmao
Diva Hegazy lmaoo
Ffs 😂😂
lol this joke is getting old
@@jeff5kyb not really
That other dude would have put half a cheesecake in his masa dough
Calvin is so handsome, has a beautiful smile, AND he can cook too🥰! How has this guy remained single this long is a mystery 🤔
Calvin lowkey needs to drop his skincare routine 😳 My man is GLOWING
- Hi I’m John and I’m a level 1 chef.
- I’m Lorenzo and I’m a level 2 chef.
- *My name is Kelvin and I’ve been a chef for 12 years*
😂😂😂😂
Hi I'm Roberto and I've been cooking tacos sense I was a fetus
I'm Kelvin and I'm a level 3 chef.
you can't trust a dude called John for tacos
Ak174san
*THAT WASNT THE QUESTION KELVIN*
the level one chef basically made a greek salad for a topping
A guy who grows up in a Chinese family makes a traditional Mexican dish and throws a Greek salad on top.
Is this cultural appropriation?
Or no, because he's not white?
Reviving Dead Memes that’s not what cultural appropriation is
Not really. Greek salad doesn't have iceberg, it has tomatoes, cucumber, onions, olives, feta and green peppers so...
WITH HUMONGOUS CUTS
Nothing even remotely Greek about that salad though.
No one's gonna see this but i love how when chefs say the same thing at the same time or even when they say the opposite thing of each other at the same time like in the hamburger where level 2 says don't work with the meat to much and the level 3 says work with it alot.
Lorenzo is literally a legend
Note to self:
New goal in life....
Be rich enough to hire Lorenzo as a personal chef.
Lorenzo is just a secret level 10 chef,but pretending to be bad at it
Little Nexo he isn’t even bad tho.
No, you need Gordon Ramsey
The level one chef I think is gay
X VIPER X that’s what I thought