How To Make Cotton Candy By Hand, Using an Ancient Chinese Method - You Can Do This!

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  • Опубліковано 4 вер 2017
  • Clifford Endo is here to tell you that cotton candy is no longer just for carnivals. You're welcome. In this episode of You Can Do This! Cliff uses the ancient Chinese method used to make a dish called Dragon's Beard to spin out over 16000 strands of hand pulled sugar.
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  • @leostoll3386
    @leostoll3386 6 років тому +934

    Recipe:
    1000g Sugar
    100g Corn syrup
    2 cups (475 ml) water
    1 teaspoon vinegar
    Target temperature: 271°F (133°C)

    • @milliethe01potato57
      @milliethe01potato57 5 років тому +6

      Leo Stoll how long do you let it cool for

    • @Elite-mc3ot
      @Elite-mc3ot 4 роки тому +3

      @A Bookworm do you let it sit on the side or freeze it?

    • @jejjaktheone6010
      @jejjaktheone6010 4 роки тому +17

      Thanks man for converting to ml and Celsius

    • @windydays007
      @windydays007 4 роки тому +2

      Let it cool for 10 minutes than poor it into containers unless you have good high heat containers. This also works if you cut it in half

    • @jessicalopez867
      @jessicalopez867 4 роки тому +1

      Leo Stoll thank you I forgot to write it down

  • @ernskii77
    @ernskii77 6 років тому +641

    Edible spiderweb for halloween 👍

    • @clementejoseph3854
      @clementejoseph3854 6 років тому +5

      Ernie Salas agreed

    • @kheventplanner
      @kheventplanner 6 років тому +5

      Genius idea!

    • @TakeThatRage119
      @TakeThatRage119 6 років тому +4

      He needs to fix the tittle of the video 😂

    • @5thHouse
      @5thHouse 6 років тому

      He needs to trim those fingernails

    • @ernskii77
      @ernskii77 6 років тому

      Fifth House really? You might need to look again because i don't see long nails at all

  • @carabiner7999
    @carabiner7999 4 роки тому +166

    When you're broke and hungry and this is the tenth cooking vid you've watched, it's time to see what some air and spices can be turned into!

    • @virani3120
      @virani3120 4 роки тому +8

      Find a hot sauce you like the taste of that isn't super spicy. I find that helps with hunger cravings when I don't have food.

    • @MasterYourUniverse
      @MasterYourUniverse 3 роки тому +2

      @@virani3120 How are you doing? Do you have food?

    • @virani3120
      @virani3120 3 роки тому +1

      @@MasterYourUniverse Not well, and just instant noodles.

    • @ediciussnave
      @ediciussnave 3 роки тому

      @@virani3120 I hope things get better for you if they haven't already.

    • @virani3120
      @virani3120 3 роки тому +1

      @@ediciussnave Ironically I have a lot more food now, but ulcers are keeping me from eating it lol. But that'll hopefully be cleared up soon.

  • @falalogo
    @falalogo 4 роки тому +498

    When a American uses the metric system
    "1000g of sugar"
    What about 1kg?

    • @18deadmonkeys
      @18deadmonkeys 4 роки тому +30

      what about you just be happy we saved you from ze Nazis?

    • @falalogo
      @falalogo 4 роки тому +18

      @@18deadmonkeys the Nazis just ran into Brazil after the war, even a descendant of the red baron became famous after killing his parents in 2002 (Suzanne von Richthofen)

    • @falalogo
      @falalogo 4 роки тому +3

      "Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in northeastern Brazil, has a very important global geographical strategic position. This fact made the city receive the two main American military bases during World War II: Naval Base and Parnamirim. Field - the time was the largest US Air Force base overseas. "

    • @falalogo
      @falalogo 4 роки тому +7

      Thank you (?) Anyway but a thousand grams is funny af

    • @AMPProf
      @AMPProf 4 роки тому

      What's a gram again.... "king henery died drinking chocolate milk" So... Where is gram lol

  • @hentailover1387
    @hentailover1387 6 років тому +479

    All to be consumed in less than 5 minutes

    • @rjrafol275
      @rjrafol275 6 років тому +27

      Juan Alvarez how to get diabeetus in 5 mins

    • @deslaya7777
      @deslaya7777 6 років тому +60

      Such is the beauty of all culinary creations

    • @rainboba9557
      @rainboba9557 6 років тому +1

      Juan Alvarez it would be so good tho :0 the texture. You are basically eating melty hair 😍

    • @pepified_2855
      @pepified_2855 6 років тому +1

      Juan Alvarez well this stuff is allllll around Korea so I can just go out and just buy some😂

  • @shirakko8088
    @shirakko8088 6 років тому +648

    Dragon's beard, nice

    • @kwadens9309
      @kwadens9309 6 років тому

      Raphael Christofano lol

    • @MelanieGVF
      @MelanieGVF 6 років тому +25

      I am confused as to why he called it cotton candy when it's dragon's beard.

    • @Venusius
      @Venusius 6 років тому +3

      Melanie Vonfange cuz it's basically made out of sugars.

    • @matchalatte73
      @matchalatte73 6 років тому +22

      It's not, though. Well, authentically, it's made out of hard honey. And even if it was sugar, wouldn't be the same since cotton candy is made out of heating the sugar and spinning it while this is more of just pulling it a lot. It doesn't taste like cotton candy at all.

    • @fiona6318
      @fiona6318 6 років тому +1

      yeah...

  • @fbiagent9450
    @fbiagent9450 4 роки тому +1100

    Instructions weren't clear, accidently cooked meth!

  • @adamkee97
    @adamkee97 6 років тому +21

    I love this. We call it the "dragon's beard candy and usually it it with ground peanuts.

    • @cheryltan1891
      @cheryltan1891 4 роки тому

      Adam Kee Gosh, yes :D Where are you from?? :3

  • @vaughanOsaurus
    @vaughanOsaurus 6 років тому +3814

    Ancient Chinese method- put it in the microwave for 10 seconds

    • @georgia673
      @georgia673 6 років тому +27

      Most _Dope lmao

    • @Nangong-Tianzhi
      @Nangong-Tianzhi 6 років тому +137

      cos we got microwave in ancient china!!!! :P

    • @cherriezack
      @cherriezack 6 років тому +5

      Ha,lol

    • @aadhilahamed1781
      @aadhilahamed1781 6 років тому +11

      in china its kinda hot (i think) so i guess they just leave it outside??

    • @smissions7340
      @smissions7340 6 років тому +27

      +Most _Dope the ancient Chinese used a lot of inverted corn syrup too.

  • @pppppnnnnnggggg
    @pppppnnnnnggggg 6 років тому +16

    I am from Hong Kong. Dragon's Beard is still found here. It is eaten with chopped peanuts wrapped inside. A box of 6 little pieces is about 1.5 USD, sold mostly at street stalls. I used to love eating them because of the cuteness, sweetness and funny texture. But now I find them a bit too sweet for my taste, and can eat up to maybe 2 or 3 pieces per day. I still buy them from time to time though just to remind myself of the look and feel of such classic candy, which is getting rarer these days. Thanks for making a video about Dragon Beard, and introducing one of my (and many more Hong Kongers') favorite food growing up to the world. I actually have never thought about how the silly strings are made, and now I learned.

  • @michelleelks4816
    @michelleelks4816 4 роки тому +2

    Out of all the videos ive seen of this recipe, yours turned out the best, by far! Im making this today. I cant wait.

  • @dreki7495
    @dreki7495 6 років тому +4

    Thank you I’ve always wanted to make this and this is so clear on what amount of ingredients to add. It’s so easy to follow along.

  • @Manjunn
    @Manjunn 6 років тому +1539

    For an even more authentic Cantonese style, would be to wrap that around some peanut crunch filling. That shit is the bomb 💣

    • @elith6930
      @elith6930 6 років тому +6

      Nick Cheng I thought that was a Korean desert?

    • @Bobomeetworld
      @Bobomeetworld 6 років тому +26

      i thought the Indonesians like to claim e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g LEL

    • @virgolife4266
      @virgolife4266 6 років тому +75

      it's from China

    • @nigelmulliniz4021
      @nigelmulliniz4021 6 років тому +53

      Ryan Du It started in China -_-

    • @bumblebeeyellow1674
      @bumblebeeyellow1674 6 років тому +4

      Bobomeetworld we don't claim everything. it's others(malaysians majority) who kept claiming things that are ours, as theirs.

  • @jmika5984
    @jmika5984 6 років тому +427

    Playing 2048 with sugar?

  • @sody9798
    @sody9798 5 років тому +8

    i love how you wrote good things like "You can do this" i love that :3

  • @barkbarkbarkbark4587
    @barkbarkbarkbark4587 4 роки тому +574

    Or, instead of hand pulling it, just eat the puck.

    • @bananaducc7918
      @bananaducc7918 4 роки тому +62

      Finally a person of quality

    • @tuffy1992
      @tuffy1992 4 роки тому +32

      If that's the texture you like, then go for it.

    • @IAmValenwind
      @IAmValenwind 4 роки тому +22

      well, doing that, you have an unflavored jolly rancher, instead of cotton candy.

    • @ciabattasupreme
      @ciabattasupreme 4 роки тому +41

      I prefer to stimulate things with my hands before I put them into my mouth.

    • @AMPProf
      @AMPProf 4 роки тому +2

      OMG lol

  • @deltasora
    @deltasora 6 років тому +149

    I don't know how yet, but I'm going to practice making this, then use it as and edible cobweb decoration for Halloween, just so I can freak out the neighbors and such by eating it in front of them.

  • @cmrocker3
    @cmrocker3 6 років тому +122

    helpful hint: if the sugar strands start to get too stiff, heat up your flour a little bit in the oven, it'll help keep the strands pliable

    • @nephdrummond3168
      @nephdrummond3168 6 років тому +1

      cmrocker3 Just saying, it had to have taken effort to type "flower" instead of "flour" there, unless you don't know that "flower" only refers to those plant things with petals, so I assume you made an honest mistake :)

    • @cmrocker3
      @cmrocker3 6 років тому +8

      Neph Drummond lol yeah honest mistake. I blame my 3am brain which is when I think I posted this

    • @nephdrummond3168
      @nephdrummond3168 6 років тому +3

      cmrocker3 I know that feeling, it's almost midnight here, and I only got 4 hours of sleep yesterday.

    • @cmrocker3
      @cmrocker3 6 років тому +6

      many people actually use rice flour which I believe is more traditional..but its really all the same tbh

    • @Vu621
      @Vu621 6 років тому

      No its not all the same or it would all have the same name and be the same.

  • @daniellperez2339
    @daniellperez2339 2 роки тому

    Dude you’re so chill that’s awesome

  • @jexikavindictive
    @jexikavindictive 5 років тому

    I've seen a lot of people try these at home and you did by far the best!

  • @xxSkyzxGame
    @xxSkyzxGame 6 років тому +2544

    Looks like someone's hair that's been bleached way to much 😂

    • @nemamime5487
      @nemamime5487 6 років тому +4

      Like Jelena Karleuša

    • @xraios9292
      @xraios9292 6 років тому +6

      I Found Jimin's Jams army

    • @MoooseBlood
      @MoooseBlood 6 років тому +6

      TOO* You're grown use the right words!

    • @peanootbootter5026
      @peanootbootter5026 6 років тому +1

      Marco Resendez "you're grown" you use the right words lol

    • @MoooseBlood
      @MoooseBlood 6 років тому +2

      Captain Kanari It's slang loser.

  • @culturedSine2gaming
    @culturedSine2gaming 6 років тому +1262

    Didn't know that in ancient times they had microwaves

  • @defaultset
    @defaultset 6 років тому +85

    I was thinking
    "wow can i do the same thing with dough?"
    2 minutes later i realized i was just making cellophane noodles
    Well atleast i had some pork

    • @Soliac.Trahkorsky
      @Soliac.Trahkorsky 4 роки тому +1

      @@stevethea5250 what?

    • @minka866
      @minka866 4 роки тому +1

      You just can, but also must! noodles are made in that way, but another ingredients

    • @Gibblo11
      @Gibblo11 4 роки тому +2

      @@minka866 Are you sure? I'm pretty certain that the ingredients for noodles is 100% sugar?

    • @Ir1sss_
      @Ir1sss_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@Gibblo11 dude he did it with just dough

  • @tmfd9476
    @tmfd9476 3 роки тому

    That was the coolest thing I’ve seen!! Thank you for showing this!

  • @xiaorishu
    @xiaorishu 6 років тому +1092

    I wonder if anyone has ever used this as a wig, lol xD

    • @notateddy1409
      @notateddy1409 6 років тому +14

      xiaorishu It was really common during the Ming Dynasty.

    • @cristian44137
      @cristian44137 6 років тому +22

      Its like any Cotton Candy, it will crystalize after exposed to too much humidity.

    • @wisewillow7530
      @wisewillow7530 6 років тому +23

      I feel like if you were in one of those baking competition on Tv , if you had the time and had to do something with a face make this for the hair. Don't know why this popped into my head been watching to much food network lately.

    • @therealayatollah2678
      @therealayatollah2678 6 років тому

      xiaorishu or a weave.

    • @Catlandian
      @Catlandian 6 років тому +6

      you know how cotton candy dissolves on wet fingers or in your mouth or when its humid, if you maybe could dip it something that isn't wet that won't dissolve it; that isn't hydroscopic, which there aren't a lot of.

  • @lunafreeman1
    @lunafreeman1 6 років тому +554

    Seeing some of these Cantonese recipes got me wanting to marry Cantonese guy who knows all the hot spots to get food and candy 😂😂

    • @deathcreator
      @deathcreator 6 років тому +40

      Don't let your dreams be dreams.

    • @avs7709
      @avs7709 6 років тому +24

      Luna Freeman ...or just look them up yourself. But sure marrying someone makes more sense...

    • @lunafreeman1
      @lunafreeman1 6 років тому +2

      lmao XD

    • @deeyannie2339
      @deeyannie2339 6 років тому +79

      The lonely loser who has to insult others to feel temporarily less empty is right on time. Good show.

    • @avs7709
      @avs7709 6 років тому +7

      dee yannie or just insult a ridiculously asinine comment. But hey hopefully she marries you, white knight. Or should I say yellow knight? o_O

  • @Stardust_4300
    @Stardust_4300 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks! I applaud you for showing us exactly how to do this too. I'm going to try I really want to make some candy for Christmas baskets this year that's different 💖💖💖💖

  • @MultiZelda13
    @MultiZelda13 6 років тому +10

    I wouldn't mind an extended version of this that follows the process in real time. Probably be relaxing

    • @gedionsamuel2256
      @gedionsamuel2256 2 роки тому

      Watch this one : ua-cam.com/video/YrO0OX62ykE/v-deo.html

    • @prodbysh4co
      @prodbysh4co Рік тому

      watch korean dragon beard candy making

  • @sebbes333
    @sebbes333 6 років тому +4

    *THANKS!*
    This is like *THE ONE SINGLE SOURCE on the internet on how to make inverted sugar,* I have found one other text documentation but much less documented.

  • @davidlessard3877
    @davidlessard3877 6 років тому +743

    Can you use cocaine instead of corn starch?

    • @yvajoy1769
      @yvajoy1769 5 років тому +87

      Fun fact sugar has the same make up as cocaine but off one molecule so just add that extra molecule

    • @phoebechandler8932
      @phoebechandler8932 5 років тому +10

      If u want to 😂😂

    • @QueenofHearts333
      @QueenofHearts333 5 років тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @hurtzburtz991
      @hurtzburtz991 5 років тому +5

      Well I mean....you can....o.o’

    • @maddywisteria3242
      @maddywisteria3242 5 років тому +11

      David Lessard I mean..... if you want it’s just super expensive

  • @Tinskap
    @Tinskap 4 роки тому +18

    "i'm listening to the sugar" yeah same dude

  • @Alectrizo
    @Alectrizo 6 років тому

    That was a super dope concept and execution. Well done!

  • @DiamanteJonray
    @DiamanteJonray 6 років тому +306

    Hand pulled noods tutorial next please

  • @deedeeOWL
    @deedeeOWL 6 років тому +69

    Thank you for sharing this! I missed eating this childhood candy when they were sold as street food near the subway station in HK -Dragon Beard Candy 龍鬚糖

  • @sra771
    @sra771 6 років тому +32

    For anyone who doesn't have access to a scale, you can use 1180 ml of sugar, and 1/3 cup of corn syrup and one tsp of vinegar

    • @bbopthemoviemakers2972
      @bbopthemoviemakers2972 5 років тому +1

      Dingle Berries, life saver

    • @dsp4392
      @dsp4392 5 років тому +10

      Don't even need the corn syrup. What you're looking for is a mixture of glucose and fructose. Table sugar is sucrose, which is glucose and fructose bound as a single molecule. Adding an acid (the vinegar) breaks the link in sucrose and creates inverted sugar, aka a mixture of glucose and fructose, aka corn syrup. So basically, you could do this recipe using corn syrup alone, or you could use only table sugar (sucrose), and convert it to glucose+fructose using an acid. Vinegar is used as the acid, but you could also use lemon juice, citric acid or cream of tartar.

    • @jordanwewers3987
      @jordanwewers3987 5 років тому +1

      Thank u

    • @miltonsolis7637
      @miltonsolis7637 4 роки тому +1

      So about 5 cups?

  • @craigfuhr
    @craigfuhr 5 років тому

    So so cool. Can’t wait to try it.

  • @uffeman76
    @uffeman76 6 років тому +334

    I always enjoy these diabetes friendly recipes

    • @VirgoRushTv
      @VirgoRushTv 6 років тому +5

      Uffeman 😂😂😂😂 you are hilarious

    • @ExpiredCartonOfEggNogg
      @ExpiredCartonOfEggNogg 6 років тому +12

      It's diabetes friendly, when your blood sugar is low!

    • @y2xvd24
      @y2xvd24 6 років тому +3

      1000 grams of sugar. So healthy for diabetes

    • @e.palmer4297
      @e.palmer4297 6 років тому

      There's a kid at my school like that.

    • @rraindown188
      @rraindown188 4 роки тому +2

      @A Bookworm they were joking that the recipe is good for people with diabetes, it obviously isn't as its 99% sugar. also, diabetes is GENETIC for both types, though type 2 can be caused by a bad diet

  • @soblessedph1018
    @soblessedph1018 6 років тому +783

    I can't do that coz my palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy... Mom's spaghetti

    • @jsn27
      @jsn27 6 років тому +18

      Paul Ian Guillermo I love how everyone likes and nobody comments

    • @taynio
      @taynio 6 років тому +37

      +Noelle They keep forgetting what they wrote, the words won't come out.

    • @madscientistshusta
      @madscientistshusta 6 років тому +7

      Paul Ian Guillermo then what you need
      Are some
      _tendies_

    • @boka9730
      @boka9730 6 років тому +6

      But man you have only one shot and one opportunity, will you take or let it slip !

    • @dinasan_
      @dinasan_ 6 років тому +1

      I can feel you bro, here also have sweaty palms lol

  • @kylemaxwell9353
    @kylemaxwell9353 6 років тому +542

    This is probably what we call it dragon hair candy in China

    • @whatsup5914
      @whatsup5914 6 років тому +69

      Cheung Carl gonna be honest it looks more like an old man's beard from those slightly rascist American kungfu movies though

    • @derylpetersonnnnnnnnn
      @derylpetersonnnnnnnnn 6 років тому +7

      whats up dammit man😂😂
      That's actually true

    • @kmartsalesperson
      @kmartsalesperson 6 років тому +25

      He said that in the video

    • @kelvincha5492
      @kelvincha5492 6 років тому +32

      Cheung calling it the Dragon's Beard is correct
      龍鬚糖 - with
      龍 (Dragon) , 鬚(Beard) and 糖(Sugar/Candy)

    • @schumaje
      @schumaje 6 років тому +13

      It says that right in the video description.

  • @leonelroque4248
    @leonelroque4248 4 роки тому

    That was the most amazing video I have ever seen!!

  • @157nickie
    @157nickie 6 років тому +3

    This is also one of the ancient Indian dessert called Soan Paapdi and the south Indian one is the finest. Good to see the other version of it. Thank you for your immense energy in making it and showin us.

  • @gajumasare5443
    @gajumasare5443 6 років тому +549

    Cooking with science. Interesting and I want more so I subscribed 😊.

    • @gajumasare5443
      @gajumasare5443 6 років тому +2

      Joon Smiths thanks for likes 😊.

    • @artistichappycinnabun3431
      @artistichappycinnabun3431 6 років тому +2

      gaju masarre I did to #lol I am going to do that thing he is doing and I subscribed

    • @gajumasare5443
      @gajumasare5443 6 років тому +1

      Felicia Keisha let's see how interesting videos we get from this channel 😊.

    • @simoneh5673
      @simoneh5673 6 років тому +1

      Wish I could do this in class

    • @gajumasare5443
      @gajumasare5443 6 років тому

      Byrd H I also want to do bro 😊.

  • @DymondButterfly
    @DymondButterfly 10 місяців тому +1

    My 1st time watching your page. Omgoodness this is amazing. My hand strength wouldn't allow me to do this, but it's so amazing!!!!

  • @rabahiso-dz4424
    @rabahiso-dz4424 5 років тому

    Well done. I'll try it. Thank you for sharing.

  • @janelee6765
    @janelee6765 6 років тому +11

    They only sell this at my country during Chinese New Year... or at the temple. Lol and guys please try this is so good I'm not even kidding

  • @calumgoetz3718
    @calumgoetz3718 6 років тому +73

    5 2/3 cups of sugar. 1/2 or half cup of corn syrup. Saved you the trouble 😉

    • @paulamireku3937
      @paulamireku3937 6 років тому

      Calum Goetz Thanks

    • @Sillydilly321
      @Sillydilly321 6 років тому

      Calum Goetz thanks

    • @Sillydilly321
      @Sillydilly321 6 років тому +1

      Bro I did it with these proportions and it won't harden. What did I do wrong?

    • @palmtree2401
      @palmtree2401 6 років тому

      Thank you!

    • @Sillydilly321
      @Sillydilly321 6 років тому +1

      Nevermind I'm a moron I didn't see the five

  • @tianlan6068
    @tianlan6068 5 років тому

    This is just so satisfying

  • @user-gw7pe5hp4y
    @user-gw7pe5hp4y 5 років тому

    Amazing!! Fantastic!

  • @listiamanurung
    @listiamanurung 6 років тому +29

    In Indonesia we called it 'rambut nenek' (grandma's hair)

  • @sharkbytegd1763
    @sharkbytegd1763 6 років тому +224

    The taste of victory

  • @YEUWYU
    @YEUWYU 6 років тому

    instantly subbed, what an smart and charismatic chef, excellent work

  • @KJV4eva
    @KJV4eva 5 років тому

    Much patience...very kewl.

  • @EudaemoniusMarkII
    @EudaemoniusMarkII 6 років тому +455

    Nice video! Subbed!

    • @Dimitriymolotov
      @Dimitriymolotov 6 років тому +1

      Eudaemonius MarkII why is this on my recommended I hate things like this it's just too boring

    • @ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDaa
      @ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDaa 6 років тому +6

      Thunder Likes To Play Then why click on it if you find something that's pretty amazing boring? :/

    • @KyleSchlapkohl
      @KyleSchlapkohl 6 років тому

      Eudaemonius MarkII FYI he's doing it wrong...just look up dragons hair candy and watch an Chinese dude do it

    • @EudaemoniusMarkII
      @EudaemoniusMarkII 6 років тому +1

      @Kyle Schlapkohl , or you could commend him for attempting a difficult thing and making a nice watchable video.

    • @EudaemoniusMarkII
      @EudaemoniusMarkII 6 років тому

      Not only that, he has inspired others to try it at home too. Don't tear people down, inspire them to do more, be more.

  • @jt659
    @jt659 6 років тому +225

    I wish the US would get on the metric system. I'm tired of conversions

    • @getonvimeoinsteadofytsicko6381
      @getonvimeoinsteadofytsicko6381 6 років тому +5

      J T or you could just leave

    • @jt659
      @jt659 6 років тому +40

      Don't be an idiot.

    • @getonvimeoinsteadofytsicko6381
      @getonvimeoinsteadofytsicko6381 6 років тому +2

      J T you're the one complaining about the US so I think the solution is clear

    • @jt659
      @jt659 6 років тому +54

      Tens of thousands of scientists, mathematicians, craftsmen, cooks and even at least one senator have wished for the same. I also would like lower federal taxation and logic and rhetoric to be taught in public schools. I guess in this age of snowflakes and social justice warriors any difference of opinion is resolved by deportation.
      Plus I have two years left on my military contract and so couldn't leave anyway.

    • @LLawliet-pz1rm
      @LLawliet-pz1rm 6 років тому +7

      Me too, some recipes use grams and I can't get a scale. :(

  • @lyiamd829
    @lyiamd829 3 роки тому +3

    I’ve been trying to make this for the past 2 weeks and every time I try it either breaks while pulling and falls apart, I burn myself while trying to make it or a piece would break off and cut me…. I ruined a good saucepan and I broke my candy thermometer and I had to buy a new one…. YOU MAKE THIS LOOK SO EASY!!!!!

  • @Phildo8
    @Phildo8 6 років тому

    Where has this channel been my whole life!?!? Glad this showed up on my suggested!!! EATER jus got a New Subscriber

  • @rotenhoko
    @rotenhoko 6 років тому +3

    This video just took me back 22 years when I used to live in Macau/HK. There used to be this pulled cotton candy cart right outside by the TurboJet ferry terminal in HK. It's probably not there anymore lol. Good times... The elderly man sold them in a tiny plastic box with like 6 or 8 cubed-shaped, pulled cotton candy with like a peanut or black sesame filling. I don't really remember exactly, but it was definitely a treat when you're only 6 yo.

  • @sleepless9994
    @sleepless9994 6 років тому +8

    I wanna do this just for the satisfaction of pulling the stings

  • @debbiewhitman2154
    @debbiewhitman2154 6 років тому

    Incredible!

  • @awaisazam4509
    @awaisazam4509 6 років тому

    Totally Amazing

  • @yausingchan
    @yausingchan 6 років тому +22

    Dragon's beard candy, the ring should be cut into small pieces and wrapped around crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, crunched chocolate, or coconut inside. But you got the hardest part done anyway.

  • @landonsarrett5686
    @landonsarrett5686 4 роки тому +80

    Programmers are geeking listening to him count the strands...

  • @davidmarquez2821
    @davidmarquez2821 2 роки тому

    Impressive! Hand made exponential growth.

  • @vladimirkovacevic1656
    @vladimirkovacevic1656 4 роки тому

    this was awesome

  • @Mr_Raccoon999
    @Mr_Raccoon999 4 роки тому +20

    1:41 ok today we will make some crystal meth

  • @windydays007
    @windydays007 4 роки тому +65

    I just went out and bought a candy thermometer to do this

    • @reddestcherry
      @reddestcherry 4 роки тому +2

      did it work?

    • @windydays007
      @windydays007 4 роки тому +1

      @@reddestcherry kind of, it's really hard to make it so it doesn't crack, I got it to 75% work

  • @josetteveasley6872
    @josetteveasley6872 2 роки тому

    That is awesome!

  • @charlessterzel6752
    @charlessterzel6752 2 місяці тому

    Excellent. Well done.

  • @karlmansson8319
    @karlmansson8319 6 років тому +81

    "Let's cook." - Walter White

    • @presleydawn8648
      @presleydawn8648 6 років тому +1

      Karl Månsson this comment is everything.

  • @anisasdiy7883
    @anisasdiy7883 6 років тому +3

    I'm gonna try this

  • @TwistedStrummer
    @TwistedStrummer 4 роки тому

    Saw a street vendor doing this years ago. I always wanted to try my hand at it. Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @kitayuki8726
    @kitayuki8726 6 років тому +14

    Ooh yummy! I want to do this but I don't have a device to measure the temperature haha.

  • @HyggeState
    @HyggeState 6 років тому +320

    "For this ancient Chinese recipe, you're gonna need some corn syrup."

    • @nephdrummond3168
      @nephdrummond3168 6 років тому +125

      ArkadeZach I do hope you know that putting something in quotes like that implies that it's a thing he actually said, which he didn't. He didn't call it an ancient Chinese recipe, because it isn't one, he called it a technique that can also be used on sugar, and you can utilize a microwave. Seriously, it's not that hard to pay a fraction of your attention to what the content creator says before quoting them.

    • @HyggeState
      @HyggeState 6 років тому +39

      I'm glad my comment depicting an exaggerated summary of the contents of this video required such a didactic response, missing my joke entirely.

    • @nephdrummond3168
      @nephdrummond3168 6 років тому +51

      ArkadeZach If it was a joke, sorry, guess it wasn't funny enough for my sleep deprived brain. Just sounded like more idiotic white noise of pedantic people complaint about an awesome technique used to make awesome treats.

    • @HyggeState
      @HyggeState 6 років тому +26

      Neph Drummond It's okay. UA-cam comments really are just the worst, I totally get it.

    • @wizpiez1995
      @wizpiez1995 6 років тому +22

      Yay I wish more UA-cam comment arguments were like that, made my day

  • @ArtFiendz
    @ArtFiendz 4 роки тому

    So cool!

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 6 місяців тому

    Cotton candy is my all time favorite sweet ever . I definitely have to try this

  • @bilbowagons7932
    @bilbowagons7932 4 роки тому +13

    all part of a whole balanced meal

  • @enginileten9922
    @enginileten9922 4 роки тому +44

    In Turkey we also do one of our dessert in the same way.

    • @hajra637
      @hajra637 4 роки тому +2

      I know pismaniye we have it in germany too I could eat a whole bucket of this😍

    • @enginileten9922
      @enginileten9922 4 роки тому +1

      @@hajra637 Yess 😁 you know it.

    • @Ir1sss_
      @Ir1sss_ 3 роки тому

      Wow! What is it called?

    • @enginileten9922
      @enginileten9922 3 роки тому

      @@Ir1sss_ pişmaniye

    • @oriyenamoojoong
      @oriyenamoojoong 3 роки тому +1

      The pismaniye was the first to be invented and the chinese one was just derived from it... i donno how it's called 'ancient chinese'

  • @scott5133
    @scott5133 10 місяців тому

    This is beautiful.

  • @sujatakarkera3773
    @sujatakarkera3773 6 років тому

    Love ur candy keep making delicious Candy’s

  • @katien.1921
    @katien.1921 6 років тому +3

    This was oddly satisfying 😂

  • @iriswolf3328
    @iriswolf3328 4 роки тому +5

    XD this dude is keeping count of each flip knowing me I would have forgotten easily

  • @kulipii
    @kulipii 6 років тому

    Looks so nice

  • @Niarydia
    @Niarydia 4 роки тому

    it looks so soft

  • @manhimanh
    @manhimanh 6 років тому +64

    I usally eat those when i visit hong kong, they call it glutinous rice candy and are filled with nuts.

    • @PastaMasta123
      @PastaMasta123 6 років тому +32

      We dun call it glutinous rice candy, we call it dragons beard.

    • @ashleysanchez1163
      @ashleysanchez1163 6 років тому +16

      manhimanh Glutinous rice candy is something completely different...and ya know...made of rice.

    • @manhimanh
      @manhimanh 6 років тому

      Yeah i googled it but it was appearantly labeled as glutinous rice candy for some reason at the dragon center in hong kong i was in.

    • @imnotcool4094
      @imnotcool4094 6 років тому

      manhimanh is it soft and chewy?

    • @theonefromk7602
      @theonefromk7602 6 років тому

      I'm not cool no the strands have a kind of crispiness to them but they melt in your mouth and are very delicious

  • @Dani-gf1ob
    @Dani-gf1ob 6 років тому +118

    Looks like tana mongues bleached hair extensions

  • @vickyvickara2967
    @vickyvickara2967 5 років тому

    Man you are incredible..Thanks..a million !!!

  • @abdelrahmananbar6286
    @abdelrahmananbar6286 4 роки тому

    Pretty satisfying

  • @alexsantiago2265
    @alexsantiago2265 6 років тому +16

    he is now my favorite food person thingy

  • @saf3678
    @saf3678 6 років тому +5

    4:52 You can make dessert candy pasta!😋

  • @catessagilley5294
    @catessagilley5294 6 років тому

    This looks more easy than I thought it was!!

  • @chinesecabbagefarmer
    @chinesecabbagefarmer 4 роки тому

    its so beautiful

  • @darkfoxfurre
    @darkfoxfurre 4 роки тому +13

    Yeah I'm not sure I'd consider this cotton candy. Like it says in the description, but not the title- This is Dragon's Beard.

    • @cooliodiablo6117
      @cooliodiablo6117 4 роки тому +4

      Same thing dumb dumb, it’s just strung out crystal sugar. I bet you think left and right Twix bars are actually different as well lmao.

    • @darkfoxfurre
      @darkfoxfurre 4 роки тому +4

      I bet you think toast and pizza dough is the same thing.

    • @c0mpu73rguy
      @c0mpu73rguy 4 роки тому +1

      coolio diablo Of course they are, one is on the left, the other is on the right :p

    • @morganhackworth84
      @morganhackworth84 4 роки тому +1

      Actually they are the same thing, this is just done by hand. A cotton candy machine just pulls the sugar strands much finer

  • @ihavegayosteodeppresionsyn1227
    @ihavegayosteodeppresionsyn1227 6 років тому +219

    So you basically just told us how to eat sugar after a ton of work

    • @stumbling
      @stumbling 6 років тому +52

      You could say that about LITERALLY ALL CANDY.

    • @okok-er3ww
      @okok-er3ww 5 років тому

      [sic] ikr

    • @flowbbq1360
      @flowbbq1360 4 роки тому +1

      You gain back the calories you burned

  • @rogers4760
    @rogers4760 6 років тому

    Thank you

  • @ivyking4149
    @ivyking4149 4 роки тому

    I like this,
    Good stuff!

  • @Freizeitflugsphaere
    @Freizeitflugsphaere 6 років тому +4

    Wow, have never seen anything like this!

  • @AussieRoberts
    @AussieRoberts 6 років тому +5

    1000grams of sugar, so you mean 1kg of sugar?

  • @KawaiiLolaa
    @KawaiiLolaa 6 років тому +1

    One of my fav candy ~

  • @RolerMane
    @RolerMane 6 років тому

    Nice. Subscribed to you're awesome channel bro. Keep up the great work.

  • @theswedishgirl7400
    @theswedishgirl7400 6 років тому +146

    but how doesn't that start to lag the world with so many strands?!! hax??