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These viral squishies are impossible to find right now.
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And if there's a restock, there's probably a line out the door.
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So today we're making our own, but edible.
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We'll start with the easiest and work our way up to making the hardest squishy.
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And at the end of the video, I have some squishy experts that'll put them to the test
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and see if the edible ones are actually better than the real ones.
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But let's start by making some edible neato nice cubes.
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These are almost impossible to get these days
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and I lined up at three stores for nearly two hours each And I couldn't even get the niceberg.
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Why don't we make them with jelly?
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What are you a jelly queen?
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Of course It's clear Actually genius though.
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Are they gonna be just as squishy as these?
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Let's hope so Let's do it.
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We're gonna soak these sheets in water melt them solidify them Okay, we're gonna chop them up so they're smaller pieces.
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I'm so excited to see how this comes out I've never used these sheets before I like to use sheets
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because it makes a clearer gelatin
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They kind of feel like plasticky rice paper they do now
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I just like to separate them a little bit just to they can get stuck to each other Oh, they kind of curl up.
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Yeah, they're like little jellyfish thingy.
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Okay I'm actually so excited that you're here
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because you made this incredible jelly cube with Taylor Swift swimming in it And it had the best jiggle in there.
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Like what was your inspo for that?
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Her album cover was her hanging out.
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I think in a bathtub Yeah That was blue
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and I was like I have to put her in jelly
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and make her jiggle around in it It was so satisfying
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when you lifted it up
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and it just like jiggles Somebody said is this what Destiny's Child meant when they said we're not ready for this jelly?
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Yes, exactly.
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I'm not ready.
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I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
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It's like noodles.
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It is
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This needle kind of reminds me of the cool blue Gatorade
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So I think we should use cool blue Gatorade to make this color.
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Oh my gosh.
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It's like the perfect needle blue Whoa Good call.
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So now that this is melted.
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We're gonna add the rest of the two cups of of Vatorade.
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Okay.
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Oh my gosh, it's like the perfect glue.
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Wow, it is.
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That's so good.
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Okay, let me stir it up.
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And it's gonna firm up and be nice and jiggly.
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It's gonna be so fun to play with.
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Okay, I have these two molds.
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Which one do you think will be like the nice, big, nice birds?
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Let's do both.
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Okay, we have enough, right?
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I think so.
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So let's just scoop in to the jelly molds.
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You've done a cake where it's like jelly
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surrounding an actual cake before i'm not brave enough to try that this time but like these
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neatos are filled with like some kind of sugar gel inside did you know that these are yeah
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it's somebody tasted it on tick tock which is crazy
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but it's sweet and sugary no way yeah it's not edible though this part isn't
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but i think the filling is sometimes i like to pop
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the bubbles just to make sure there's no bubbles in sight
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instead of fruit we should stick another taylor swift head in there we should
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so we'll just let it chill in the fridge for a
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few hours okay i would say at least four hours so
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while we're waiting i feel like the needles are a top
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notch top of the tier you think those are the best
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ones i personally like dumplings better in the squishy hierarchy yeah
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those are the best have you tried a dumpling before i've
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never seen them really okay let me go get it for
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you okay here's the dumpling it even comes in a steam basket they're smaller than i Well,
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I think they make like little mini ones and then there's like a giant one too.
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This is like the regular ones Should I guess what color it is?
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Yeah.
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Is it a sparkly one?
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That's the surprise.
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I'm gonna guess it's pink.
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Wait, yeah Right.
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Oh, there's like foam inside.
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This one's not edible.
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Isn't that so satisfying?
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It's really satisfying.
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I think there's something about the softness of it, but apparently needles are the ones that everybody's lining up for.
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I kind of like this more.
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Yeah.
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I think I like the firmness of it.
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We're just so stressed.
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Okay, our jellies have set.
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They feel nice and firm.
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I hope they have that nice jiggle to them.
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They feel good.
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Yeah, okay.
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How should we unmold them?
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We can run it under a warm water.
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Okay.
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And it'll loosen up the edges a little bit by melting it just a tiny amount.
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And now are you guys ready for the reveal?
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Ooh.
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It's coming out.
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Yeah?
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Oh my gosh.
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Wow.
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Wait, can you do mine too?
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She's had more experience with this.
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I'm too nervous.
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Oh no!
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Sad.
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That's okay.
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You know, they're supposed to have rounded edges.
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So it's okay.
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Oh my gosh.
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They do look like Unitos.
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They're pretty similar.
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Yeah.
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Do they have the satisfying squish though?
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Mmm, this one's pretty firm.
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Okay, but can we squeeze it?
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Wanna squeeze it?
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Yeah!
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Okay!
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Three, two, one.
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Oh, I thought you were gonna destroy it.
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Oh, I'll destroy it.
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Okay.
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Oh my goodness!
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Wait, that does have a really nice squeeze.
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Yeah, and you know what?
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You can eat it too.
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I wanna bite.
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It's Gatorade-y.
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Gatorade jelly.
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Yeah.
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I wonder if the inside of this needle tastes better than this, or if this tastes better than inside of this needle.
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You'll have to let me know.
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I'll taste test it.
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Don't worry.
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The satisfaction score, I'm gonna give it 8 out of 10.
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I agree.
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Next up I'm inspired by this tabba squishy.
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It's an Oreo tabba squishy.
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That's stretchy and sticky and so fun to play with.
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I made the cat paw before but the texture wasn't perfect.
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So I need to figure out how to get a soft bounce like this
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and see if I can stretch it a little.
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The good news is that I actually found an Oreo mold here that's going to work perfectly for this squishy.
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I just have to make sure to oil it first.
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Now I'm going to try to make a panna cotta again because that jiggle was so satisfying.
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But we're going to make a few adjustments.
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I'm going to start by blooming my gelatin in some water.
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And then this time to give it a stronger bounce that won't break.
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We're going to add a little bit of agar powder.
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And I just have to boil it off real quick with some water just until it dissolves.
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Agar works a little differently than gelatin because you have to activate it by boiling.
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Okay, this looks good.
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Now we're going to add in some milk cream sugar
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and we're just going to heat it up until it's nice and steaming.
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All right, the sugar looks like it's dissolved and it's steaming.
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Now I'm going to add the gelatin back in with some vanilla extract.
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It still has to taste good.
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And our mixture is ready.
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But now I should ladle some out because we have a cream center.
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And I gotta figure out how to make this black like an Oreo.
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Okay, I think that should be enough for the cream filling.
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Set that aside.
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So I found this black cocoa powder that I think should work.
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It should give it that chocolatey Oreo taste hopefully.
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Whoa, it's dark.
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But is it dark enough?
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Let's do like two tablespoons.
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Whoa, that looks good.
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Oh my gosh, this could work.
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Whoa, oh my gosh.
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So far so good.
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We have a lot left to go.
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It looks like this dark grainy espresso powder, but then it just like transforms the milk.
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I mean, it is pretty dark, but it's not black like Oreo, so I'm gonna have to add a drop of this.
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Oh yeah, I think that's as dark as I can get it, guys.
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Okay, there's some ridges to show me where to stop.
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So I'll ladle one layer of our chocolate in.
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Okay, that looks good.
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And I have to let this set before adding our cream layer.
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Let me just quickly pop the air bubbles.
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I had to put this on a plate so I can somehow transfer it later, but it's looking nice and jiggly.
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Now I gotta add the cream filling.
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Beautiful.
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Beautiful.
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I think we have just enough.
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And now we let that set.
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Last layer.
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It's starting to thicken a little bit.
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I think we should be okay.
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And hopefully our Oreo Tabba Squishy works out.
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Because now I gotta pop it in the fridge and let it set.
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But while we wait for our Oreo Tabba Squishy to set, I do have an idea for this butter squishy.
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Squishy butter, meat edible butter.
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Also just as squishy and satisfying.
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Don't worry, I need this for my next recipe.
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I think our tab of squishies ready.
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It looks like it has a pretty nice jiggle to it.
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But is it gonna be as stretchy and bouncy like we want it?
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Let's find out.
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The good news is the silicone is pretty stretchy.
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So I feel like I can just kind of lift it out.
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But I gotta be barely careful.
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Oh shoot.
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Oh no, I already see some pieces breaking!
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No!
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Oh, it's a mess!
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Oh gosh, so sad.
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The good news is that it's soft and bouncy like a real tab of squishy.
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There's not gonna be a stickiness like the real tab of squishy, but I already know the judges are gonna roast me.
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It worked so well the last time.
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I just feel like this mold had too many details going on
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and it got stuck in the grooves with not a ton of space to release.
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And the last little detail I need for this failure, since our Oreo tabba squishy has these cute little confetti glitter on them,
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I need to decorate mine too with some sprinkles as if it's gonna do much to save it.
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Let's try it.
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My cat one worked so well, I just don't know what happened.
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And while it might not look that pretty, it tastes amazing.
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It tastes exactly like an Oreo in custard panna cotta form.
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Just for the taste alone, I'm gonna give it a 9 out of 10.
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But to make it a tab of squishy, 2 out of 10.
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Still satisfying.
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But hopefully my next few edible squishies won't be a fail like this.
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This next one might just be my favorite.
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They are the dumpling squishies.
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People have been going crazy for these dumplings.
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Unboxing cases at a time just to find the glitter one.
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This isn't the one that they've been trying to find, but I did get to unbox a glitter mini Orbeez one that is so satisfying.
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And so of course, I have to try my look on camera to see if I'm gonna get another big glitter one.
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I know this isn't the Five Below one, but like I said, they're sold out everywhere.
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So I was able to find a dupe at a local toy store, and let's see what we got.
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It's a cute green one, but it's definitely not the glitter one.
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So I guess we're gonna have to make our own.
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I've always thought these dumplings reminded me more of a cream-filled mochi, so that's exactly what we're gonna make.
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And I'm gonna make the cream filling first.
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So the inside of the dumpling is foamy and creamy, but it's also pretty stable.
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So I'm gonna start with some cream cheese, whip that up with some sugar, and then we're gonna add whipped cream and whip it up until it's nice, creamy, and foam-like.
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The cream cheese will help it keep its structure inside the mochi.
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I gotta start off slow because it will end up everywhere.
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And since this is edible, I still feel like we should add a little bit of flavor to it.
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Just a little bit.
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I have some strawberry syrup and we'll just add a little dab.
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Just enough to give it flavor but not too much that it turns pink.
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We're just looking for a tiny little tint.
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That's looking so good.
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Okay, now we just have to chill it.
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And now comes the fun part.
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We have to make the mochi skin.
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After the last few feels, I am a little bit nervous, but hopefully this will turn out right because I've made this before on a video.
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Okay, we're going to start with some glutinous rice flour and I'm going to mix it with some sugar.
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Let's give it a good mix.
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And then I'll slowly add in some milk until it becomes kind of like this yogurt-y consistency.
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Okay, that looks good.
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Let's cover some plastic wrap.
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Then I'll poke some holes so that it can steam
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and we'll microwave it for one minute intervals at a time until it becomes nice and translucent.
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Now I'm gonna add some butter to help make it nice and stretchy, and then we're gonna mix it into the dough.
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Somehow, the squished butter so far has been the only one that works.
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Okay, the butter has melted into the dough, but I have to finish kneading it by hand, so I'm gonna let it cool a little bit before I do that.
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Mochi dough gets really sticky, so I gotta cover my surface with some cornstarch.
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Now let's get our dough nice and stretchy.
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Oh, it's still so hot.
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But before I knead it, I think we should make it nice and colorful, So I'm gonna do two colors.
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We're gonna split the dough in half.
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One side's gonna be pink, of course.
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And the other side, we'll make it blue.
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With these mochi doughs, you have to really work it.
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That's why in Japan, when they make mochi, they have these people sitting there just pounding them.
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Honestly, it looks so satisfying.
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I wanna try doing that one day.
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Sometimes, people even put this in the mixer to let the machine do all the work.
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But if you think about it, this is a form of squishy, and it is quite satisfying.
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We're just about there.
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It's not as sticky anymore.
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And honestly, this on its own kind of looks like a dumpling.
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But we're not done yet.
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Let me finish kneading this one.
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And then we're gonna roll it out and fill it.
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I have to knead the pink one now.
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I'm gonna work my arm muscles.
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That was a little bit of a mess, but now I have to roll it out.
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And since it's pretty big, we'll do a big piece.
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Mochi dough is one of the most sticky things I've ever felt before.
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And so I have to put cornstarch every step of the way including on my rolling pin.
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But the dough is stretching out nicely.
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So I have this mold right here that I think would be the perfect size for a dumpling.
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And yeah, it fits really well.
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And I'm gonna measure it out leaving a little bit of space in between to fold
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and we'll cut off any excess dough.
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Oh my gosh, the skin feels so good guys.
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I actually think this is gonna work.
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And now let's fill it with the cream.
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Oh yeah.
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Comment below if you think this is gonna work or if it's gonna be another fail.
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So I'm looking at this Orbeez one and you know what I'm inspired by?
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A lot of these cream mochi dumplings are usually filled with some fruit,
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but I was thinking what if we filled it with boba pearls because they're kind of like Orbeez.
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If only this was clear though.
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I think this is going to be perfect.
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I'm going to create a little well in the center and it'll be a squishy surprise.
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Let's wrap it up.
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Now I'm nervous.
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For dumplings, they always do these folds that that are so perfect.
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I'm just gonna bring everything to the middle
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and pinch it at the top so they stick because we cannot have any leakage.
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Wait guys, wait, wait, wait.
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I think we successfully made our dumpling.
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Let me unmold it.
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Oh my gosh.
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Check it out.
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This is gonna be amazing, but I have one more plan.
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Let's add some glitter.
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And you know what I'm thinking all the dumplings come in a cute little basket
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And you know what I have real steamer basket to the
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perfect size I forgot one more thing we have to draw the cute little eyes
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and smiley face you guys the cream is starting to get warm
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So I'm gonna need to put this in the freezer before I have our judges test them
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But everything is working out just the way I wanted and here's our pink dumpling So cute.
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I got to finish doing the final touches glitter Oh my gosh, this is gonna be such a good surprise.
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I'm gonna put it in the freezer and then we're gonna do the unboxing once our judges get here.
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So we just had a solid win.
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And part of me is just like, I cannot let the Tab of Squishy be as bad as it was.
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So I found this TikTok right here where it's kind of like a neato, but I feel like I can make it the texture of a Tab of Squishy at the same time.
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How, I'm not sure.
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I try to get the same Apple Squishy, except it didn't have a filling inside, and it doesn't really keep it structured either, but it stretches.
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And so I was inspired by this TikTok right here.
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It's a Vietnamese dessert that I grew up with, and it kind of looks like a squishy, so I'm gonna try to make it.
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But it's pretty easy.
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All we have to do is mix some tapioca flour with some sugar.
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Okay, let me give it a quick mix first, and then we're gonna slowly add in some water.
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The tapioca starch with a little bit of water is basically oobleck.
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And you know what?
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You get a sensory overload every step of the way making these edible squishies.
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But I'm gonna keep going.
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And that's pretty much it for the dough, except the typical Vietnamese dessert, it's called ban su se.
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It comes with a pandan flavoring that's also green, and it's gonna give us the perfect green apple color.
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Pandan has a flavor that's somewhere in between vanilla and I wanna say ube, but green.
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So the reason why I thought this could be a Tabba Squishy hybrid is
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because our squishy experts have been using these molds to make their own Tabba Squishy animals.
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And it reminds me of this mold that's gonna make our perfect apple squishy.
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Have that all worked together.
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I feel like it was meant to be.
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I'm scared it's not gonna come out.
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I'm just oiling the inside of the mold to get our squishy out easily later.
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Let's place it in our steamer basket.
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And then I'm gonna pour our batter into a measuring cup.
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I'm gonna fill each of our molds halfway up
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because remember how I told you the inside of a neato is also edible?
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Well, this dessert right here has a bean filling and while I can't make it exactly translucent, I can use some bean paste to make it squishy.
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We'll just scoop a little bit into each one.
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Now we just have to top it off with our batter.
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And now we just have to let it steam for about 15 minutes.
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And our edible squishies should be done now.
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They look good.
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The dough is nice and translucent now.
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And it should be nice and squishy sticky once it firms up.
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But now I gotta let it cool completely.
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Okay, this feels cool enough to the touch now.
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But the problem is I gotta figure out how to squeeze this out of this.
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Do you see the problem?
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It's bigger down here and smaller up here.
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And hopefully it'll come out somewhere in between the texture of this tab of squishy and the look of this apple.
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Pray for me.
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It looks like I'm just gonna have to squeeze it out.
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Oh gosh.
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How am I supposed to do this?
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And just how you would unmold a squishy.
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It totally worked.
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Other than not having a stem, it looks like an apple.
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But the best part of that video is the squish.
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You know what I have to do.
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Is it as satisfying as a neato?
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Yes, it is.
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It's sticky like a taba squishy and has a squish of a neato.
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This is incredible.
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And best of all, it's edible.
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Mmm.
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Mmm, mmm!
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Brings me back to my childhood.
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But now I think it's time to call in the professionals to be the judge.
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And here are the squishy professionals.
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Hi!
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They have every squishy's imaginable and do you think Squishies are better to play with or to eat?
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Play?
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Eat.
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But today is your lucky day because I turned your favorite squishies into food.
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And you can eat them.
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Whoa!
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And best of all, you can play with them and eat them.
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This is the niceberg.
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Since we couldn't find the niceberg, I need you one.
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Now you have all three levels.
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And if you wanted to, you can squish them too.
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This one is the tabba squishy, but I didn't do a very good job.
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Whatever this thing is.
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Yeah, I didn't do a very good job.
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But this one, you have to unbox it like a real dumpling.
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Huh?
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It looks just like mine.
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I knew you guys would like that one, so I made two.
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I want the blue one.
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I want this one.
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Now, you guys can do exactly to this one what you do with your regular squishies.
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Is it squishable?
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Yeah.
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Yogurt.
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There's also a surprise in there if you keep trying, which is even better than the real dumpling.
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Is it food?
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Mm-hmm.
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I feel it.
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Booba!
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That's right!
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Would you rather have this dumpling or this dumpling?
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Both.
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I rate this a 10 katillion.
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10 out of 10.
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Now we have the Oreo squishy, which didn't really work out, but I want you to taste test it anyways to see if it's good.
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Mmm.
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It's an Oreo!
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I rate it a 1 out of 10.
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A 10 out of 10.
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I can't taste any Oreo.
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I can't taste it.
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And now this is supposed to be your nice bird.
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You want to give this a squish real quick?
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My nice cube.
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Jello.
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Jello.
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Oh my.
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Why did I do that?
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3, 2, 1.
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What happened to me?
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Is that neato better or is this neato better?
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Nito Maddie, don't do this.
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I gave it a 10 out of 10.
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Okay.
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I gave it a 5 out of 10.
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This Nito expert is really hard to please, but the last one we have is this apple squishy.
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Oh.
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Wait, what?
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Say what?
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I think it's a...
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That also could feel like a tab of squishy.
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I love you, little Jeffrey.
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You have...
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I'll give you another one right here.
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Come on.
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Oh, I love this one.
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The texture's so sticky though.
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Mochi.
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It's the Vietnamese one.
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Okay, so which one?
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The toy or this type of squishy?
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This!
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How would you rate it?
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Infinity.
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Otherwise Vietnamese mochi!
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My favorite one is this.
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The dumpling mochi one?
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But if you like this video, go watch me make AI foods in real life.
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Bye!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Recreated VIRAL Squishies You Can Actually EAT 🍡”. This video has 459 sentences and 4029 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:09. The speaker talks fast, about 182 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| squishy adjective | /ˈskwɪʃi/ | Yielding easily to pressure; very soft. |
| dumpling noun | /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/ | Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle. |
| edible adjective | /ˈɛdəbəl/ | Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans. |
| mochi noun | /ˈmoʊtʃi/ | A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice. |
| dough noun | /doʊ/ | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| satisfy verb | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | To be enough (for) |
| jelly noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛli/ | A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and… |
| mold noun | /moʊld/ | A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and… |
| glitter verb | /ˈɡlɪtəɹ/ | To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam. |
| sticky adjective | /ˈstɪki/ | Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance. |
| jiggle verb | /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəl/ | To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle. |
| needle noun | /ˈniː.dəl/ | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a… |
| stretchy adjective | /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃi/ | Capable of stretching; elastic. |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| line out verb | To appear in a lineout. | |
| sold out adjective | Completely sold; of which no more is in stock. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why don't we make them with jelly?
- What are you a jelly queen?
- How should we unmold them?
- Wait, can you do mine too?
- Do you see the problem?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been going · they've been trying · have been using |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've done · have set · I've always thought |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is melted · are filled · are usually filled |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | tock which is · trying, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 179 contractions and reduced forms, such as gonna, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bathtub /ˈbæθtʌb/, thicken /ˈθɪkən/, thingy /ˈθɪŋi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: squishy /ˈskwɪʃi/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, jellyfish /ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃ/, squishable /ˈskwɪʃəbəl/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: tapioca /tæpiˈoʊkə/, imaginable /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnəbəl/, solidify /səˈlɪdɪˌfaɪ/, hierarchy /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/, infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like squishy, dumpling, edible.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.