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Today I'm testing the coolest and weirdest shorts recipes on the internet.
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You see, every time I scroll on shorts, I see some of the most unhinged recipes that sometimes look good and sometimes look horrendous.
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So I asked my girlfriend Lior to write down a random list of 10 viral shorts recipes
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and place them in this hat.
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Good luck!
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And I have to make every single recipe I pick no matter how diabolical.
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Starting with...
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Ferrero Rocher Cookie Pie.
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Bro, this thing has to have like 35 ,000 calories.
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Also, Kyle is notorious for these recipes.
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I mean, this one is tame compared to his other ones.
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I mean, look at that.
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What even is that?
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Cookie dough inserted.
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For some reason, he punched it.
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So we're going to follow the recipe.
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So now we have our beautiful cookie base.
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Time for the ferro -cher.
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He put 16 of these in his recipe.
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I am not going to put that much.
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I'm sorry.
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Number one, two, three.
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And after putting the amount of chocolates that I feel like won't kill me, I then spread my Nutella all over the top.
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That looks like enough Nutella to me.
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Come on.
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Now we have to make the cookie top piece.
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So I got the rest of the cookie dough, put a piece of parchment paper on top, and rolled it out into a thin sheet.
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All right.
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I'm just going to lay it right on top.
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Perfect.
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Oh, this came out so good.
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I'm just going to pinch the edges here a little bit.
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It kind of looks like a pregnant cookie with octuplets.
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Yes, that is eight babies.
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I looked it up.
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And now into the oven at 350 degrees.
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Oh, boy.
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Oh, wow.
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That looks good.
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The smell coming off of this is heavenly.
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And last but not least, the giant ferroche on top.
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What?
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That's pretty giant to me.
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I'm just gonna get a nice slice of this.
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Check that out.
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Bon appetit.
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Oh, my God.
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Is that one of the sweetest things I've ever eaten in my life?
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Yes, it is.
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But come on.
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It's an extra chocolatey chocolate cookie cookie.
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Funny enough, the crust is actually the best part, probably because it's not drenched in Nutella.
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But honestly, I'm not complaining.
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3 .5.
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It looks better than it tastes.
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Oh, and before I forget, after I try all of these recipes,
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I'm going to be choosing the best one and serving it to my girlfriend in a picnic game.
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But next up, let's see what we got.
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Cheese ball mac and cheese.
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This is my favorite meal to make for family and friends.
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I start by placing my cheese balls in my crock and adding a block of Monterey Jack cheese.
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Now I'm going to add half a gallon of half and half.
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Follow that up with a stick and a half of unsalted butter.
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How this woman is still alive, I have no idea.
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I mean, an entire stick of butter on top of all of that?
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I also like to top with some sharp cheddar cheese.
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Cook on high for an hour and a half and then start to stir and break your balls.
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I'm going to mix that all well and top with some bacon and parsley.
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Whoever let this woman in the kitchen should be arrested.
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First things first, cheese balls going in.
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Also, I'm definitely not making as much as she did.
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She made like a...
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I'm going to be making like a quarter of that.
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Now I'm going to cut about a quarter of this cheese block as well.
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Cheese going in.
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Put that in the center.
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Now we got half and half.
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Just in case this recipe didn't have enough fat.
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Going to go in with about half of this.
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I don't think at this point it needs butter.
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And just when you thought it was cheesy enough, some more cheese on top.
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Now we just close it up and we're going to set it to slow cook.
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She said this is going to take an hour.
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Let's take a look at this. That looks atrocious.
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I'm going to eat this?
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Let's mix it up.
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Oh, oh no. How did this block of cheese not melt yet?
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It's been an hour.
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Now we just add our pasta.
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Come on.
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Oh, there we go.
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So I started mixing the pasta into the cheese ball sauce and oh my goodness, was it turning out hideous.
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I mean, it looks like mac and cheese, but I poured it into a glass bowl.
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Why is it grossing me out so much that it's just like melted cheese balls, right?
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Isn't that gross?
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The only thing left to do is taste it.
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For something with this much cheese in it, you can barely taste the cheese.
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It has just an overpowering flavor of, like, corn.
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Like the cheese puff puff.
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Oh, boy.
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Jaden, come try this thing.
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What is this?
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That's the block of cheese.
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Ignore that.
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It needs seasoning.
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You should eat a block of cheese, bro.
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Spit that out, bro.
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I got it.
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I got it you good bro no thank you yeah
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that's that's definitely zero stars i wouldn't give this to my worst enemy come on this is gonna be the one
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pringles with chocolate
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these are going to make for the most insane crunch sound listen to this okay
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i'm not gonna lie this does look tasty.
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This recipe is pretty simple.
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We got our chocolate here.
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I'm just going to pop this in the microwave.
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Now I'm putting some chocolate and now I guess we just pour the chocolate in.
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All right, chocolate is in.
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I'm just going to put this in the fridge overnight.
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Right there.
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Time to taste it.
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It's rock hard.
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I'm going to cut off this end here.
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All right.
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Now I'll just cut down the middle.
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Come on.
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It's not cutting.
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Nick made it look a lot easier in the video.
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I will say that.
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Why is mine already melting?
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So for some reason, mine didn't come out as pretty as Nick's did.
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But let's take a bite.
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Mmm.
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That's such a weird flavor.
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The chocolate is good at first.
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And then you get this Pringle flavor that just doesn't really mix well with the chocolate, but then you get a really good aftertaste.
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So 1 .5 stars.
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I'm kind of disappointed with this one.
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And next up, Cook Unity.
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Oh, and real quick, I have to give a huge shout out to Cook Unity, which is a meal delivery platform actually run by chefs.
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And these aren't just random chefs.
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We're talking James Beard Award winners, Michelin star chefs, and Food Network stars.
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And considering the recipes coming up in this video, I'm very glad to have some real food in my stomach.
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The way it works is super simple.
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Just peel off the plastic, pour it into a bowl or honestly just eat it straight from the container,
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then pop it in the microwave and follow the instructions on the package.
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They've got up to 400 different meals to choose from, and whatever you're into, they cover over 45 different cuisines from around the world.
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And I got some really tasty looking options.
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But first up, let's try the steak.
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Wow.
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The steak is cooked perfectly, and that peppercorn sauce is out of this world.
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Let's try this pasta.
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Oh yeah.
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And last but not least, the Caesar salad.
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Wow.
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This food isn't just good for like a meal delivery service.
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It's actually like really good food.
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And it's not just because they're sponsoring the video.
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I genuinely think you should check out their website.
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Like I said, the menu rotates every week, so you're always going to have something new to try.
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It's easy to order, the food shows up fresh, and you can cancel anytime.
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So if you're interested, click the link in the description and use my code DanCookedIt for 50 % off your first order.
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And thank you, Cookunity, for sponsoring this part of the video.
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But next up, Big Mac Lasagna.
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Bro, why is Albert always coming up with these diabolical recipes?
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And he's smiling like he didn't just offend the entire country of Italy.
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Look at this guy.
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In my last video, I cooked an Italian pasta dog from Albert.
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And he is back again, breeding some Italian abominations.
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It looks like he started by just layering down the lasagna noodles in a spiral formation.
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So that's exactly what we're gonna do.
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Alright, that looks pretty good.
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I'm just gonna put a nice layer of ground beef in the center.
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All right, you know what?
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I think I'm just gonna put all this beef.
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Then cheese slices on top.
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How many slices?
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I'm gonna just put like four.
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You can put six.
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Six?
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That's a lot of freaking American cheese.
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Okay, it's coming together.
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Now, Big Mac sauce.
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Big Mac sauce down.
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Time for a pickle.
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It's a good pickle.
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All right.
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And now we close this bad boy up.
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I'm just picturing like nice Italian music playing.
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And then of course, cheese.
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Now we just put this in a preheated 375 degree oven.
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And after 20 minutes in the oven, it was ready.
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Look at this.
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For the moment of truth.
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Yes.
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Oh my gosh.
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Look at this thing.
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There appears to be a very thick layer of pasta in the middle.
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But let's see how it tastes.
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That legit tastes exactly like a Big Mac.
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Oh my gosh.
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And obviously something about the lasagna pasta and all the Big Mac toppings just work really well together.
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Like I kind of wanted to hate this one just because of how ridiculous it is, but I can't.
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It's actually good.
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Four stars, but it's more like a pie than a lasagna.
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Got it.
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Fruit roll up ice cream burrito.
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Now, if you didn't know, this was actually a pretty viral trend a couple years back,
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where people would take ice cream and then wrap them in fruit roll -ups,
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and the coldness of the ice cream would make the fruit roll -ups crispy.
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Now, I've never seen it done where they add nerds and, like, sour syrup.
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Gonna grab four fruit roll -ups.
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I used to love fruit roll -ups so much as a kid.
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And these are the best, because you could, like, print pattern on your tongue.
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Oh, what?
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Look at this.
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They don't have freaking patterns on them anymore.
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I mean, I guess it's better because the patterns are probably like artificial colors that were definitely not good for children.
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Fruit roll up number one.
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Fruit roll up number two.
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So I put down two more fruit roll ups before adding two scoops of vanilla ice cream, some sour sauce, and nerds.
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And now we roll.
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This is what fruit roll ups are made of.
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It's literally in the name.
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So I wrapped the fruit roll up around the ice cream being very careful not to break it.
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Okay, cracked a little bit on the bottom, but there you go.
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We have our fruit roll up burrito.
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Oh my god.
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The fruity fruit roll -up with the vanilla ice cream is a good pair.
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And also, since the fruit roll -up got crunchy from the ice cream, it's pretty satisfying to bite into.
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I wouldn't eat this often just because of how much processed sugar is in it, but it doesn't taste bad.
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Three stars.
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I'm still sad because of the tongue tattoos.
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I know these recipes are supposed to be...
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Weird?
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I'm just hoping I get something good.
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A ramen burger?
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What is that?
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Cook the noodles slightly, then press them into round molds and let them cool so they hold their shape.
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Drop the discs onto a hot griddle, frying them until the outside turns golden and crisp, while the inside stays chewy.
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Then sear a beef patty and brush it with a salty glaze before layering on scallions and greens, and sandwich it between the fried ramen buns,
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giving you a crispy ramen noodle burger.
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Am I the only one questioning how Zach comes up with these recipes?
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Also, there's no way my burger's gonna look like that.
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It looks too perfect.
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Gonna start by cooking some ramen.
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Some boiling water.
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Gotta add that flavor.
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Now we just wait for it to cook.
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I'm eating all of the product.
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Yeah, can you stop, bro?
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Alright, last one, last one, last one.
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Alright, now that the ramen is cooked, over here we have a burger mold.
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And we're basically just gonna use it to form the ramen bun.
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I'll place a couple scoops of this ramen.
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Make sure that it's nice and even so we get a perfect puck of ramen.
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I did make sure it's slightly undercooked because we're going to be cooking it again on the pan.
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Now, just going to press it down.
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I'm just going to put some weight on this so it can actually form into the patty.
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He did say wait for it to fully cool down, so this might take a while.
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I put this on the top of it so
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that it actually has some weight pressing down on the ramen so it really forms that patty.
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Now, while this cools down and gets pressed, let's make our burger patty.
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Just going to keep it simple and add a little bit of salt and pepper, some avocado oil.
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Now, I'm just going to throw in my patty.
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You got to season both sides of your burger, all right?
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I'm putting just a tad bit of weight on top just so we get that even coat of browning all across.
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So I finished grilling the burger and went to see our ramen bun.
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Okay, moment of truth.
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Did it work?
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Oh, look at that.
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It's literally a perfect ramen bun.
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Now with the pan very hot, I'm going to place my ramen patty right in.
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Now we just let it get nice and crispy on the edges.
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But when I went to flip the ramen bun...
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Oh no. Patty is completely falling apart.
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Zach made it look a lot easier in his recipe.
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Okay, probably because it was an animation, but still.
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So I finished this bun and put the other one in the pan.
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And when I was done grilling, I assembled it.
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And let's just say it wasn't looking good.
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Come on, that's a ramen burger if I've seen one.
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I mean, let's try it.
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I mean, it tastes really good.
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At this point, it's completely broken down into just a pile of ramen.
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It is no longer a burger at all.
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Do you see how it looked in Zach's video?
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Bro's holding it like it was a fully sturdy sandwich.
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1 .5 stars.
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I feel like I was deceived.
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A hand donut.
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That sounds kind of cool.
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Bro, who in the world thought, let's make some hand -shaped donuts right now?
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Like, why?
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I got my glove here.
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I guess I'm just going to place my hand down and just cut around it.
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By the way, do not try this at home.
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It's a very delicate procedure
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Probably shouldn't have used like the sharpest knife I have for this all that's left is my thumb
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Look at this.
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The only thing i'm thinking right now is why a hand now that we have our perfectly hand -shaped pastry
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Now it's time to fry.
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All right.
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The oil's been heating up for a few minutes
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Now we're gonna place our hand inside.
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I mean listen a donut's a donut no matter what shape or size
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Look at that.
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Oh my goodness.
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This thing is expanding like crazy I'm gonna scoop this bad boy out.
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Wow, look at this thing.
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So I blotted up some of the oil before sprinkling some powdered sugar on top and our hand donut was complete.
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I'm gonna go for the thumb because that's my favorite finger.
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Cheers.
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Oh my goodness.
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It tastes amazing.
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I mean, it's literally a fried donut.
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However, the hand shape adds absolutely nothing to this recipe.
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2 .5 because the hand part is kind of pointless.
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Need something good, please.
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Taki cereal.
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Oh boy.
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Come on.
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This has to be a joke, right?
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Imagine being a kid and waking up for school and your mom serves you this.
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You'd win mom of the year in hell.
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What are we doing here?
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Going in with the Takis.
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I'm not using the entire bag, all right?
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Because I want to eat these later.
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And then the milk.
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I mean, it does look like cereal.
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I'm not excited to try this.
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Oh my god.
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This has to be a joke, right?
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There's no way this guy is actually eating Taki cereal.
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Absolutely not.
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Zero stars.
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Come on, just eat the Takis, bro.
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Let's see what's up next.
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Spicy fried ramen.
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so We're going to start by boiling some noodles.
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I'm just going to strain some of this water with the handy pan.
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I'm going to go in with a little bit of seasoning and the spicy sauce.
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Not really sure how much I should put, so we're just going to put all of it.
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Now, give this a little mix.
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Oh, this is looking good.
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Now, we're going to add one egg yolk.
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Mix that up.
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Get it nice and creamy.
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Just how I like it.
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Now, I'm just placing a little bit of this ramen in the center.
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Then a little bit of that mozzarella on top.
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And now we roll.
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So, I wrapped it in two layers of rice paper so it wouldn't break when I deep fried it.
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We got our little ramen pocket.
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Now we just coat it in hot Cheetos.
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I then grab the hot Cheetos to make the breadcrumbs.
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I think this is a crucial part of the recipe.
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Unfortunately, I don't have a diamond play button, but I do have a golden play button.
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So if you haven't subscribed, subscribe so we can actually get the diamond play button.
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Okay, well, I don't want to break this.
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Now we got some crushed Cheetos.
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So I finished by dipping it in the egg wash, then placing it in the hot Cheetos, then straight in the oil.
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Nice.
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Now we just let this thing fry until it's nice and crispy.
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And after about 10 minutes, our deep fried spicy ramen roll was ready.
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All right, for the moment of truth, this thing looks terrifying.
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Let's see what it looks like on the inside.
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Wow, that looks amazing.
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Let's give it a taste.
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Oh, oh yeah.
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Definitely spicy, but it's really good.
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A lot better than I thought it was going to be.
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Chocolate moist cake.
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I just want to smack it.
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It looks so jiggly.
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Give it a little.
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You know what I'm saying?
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All right, let's make a chocolate chocolate moist cake.
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I got the chocolate first things first gonna cut up some chocolate bars
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We can add our chocolate to a pot.
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I will say this cake looks very strange
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But the ingredients aren't anything crazy like it's probably gonna taste good now to our chocolate
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We're gonna add some cacao powder then three tablespoons of granulated sugar and two teaspoons of agar agar
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Which if you didn't know is basically a vegan gelatin one two now one liter of milk mixing time.
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Oh, yeah Now we're just gonna heat it up.
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Looks like it's starting to melt.
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It smells really good.
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I kind of want to try the liquid.
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Yeah, that's literally hot chocolate.
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My hopes are a lot higher now for this cake.
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So I waited a little while for it to cook, and after a few minutes...
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All right, I think this is ready.
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Now I'm just gonna put this to the side.
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And over here we have our container.
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Open up the top of this thing.
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And now we just pour it in.
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This is gonna fail miserably, I already know.
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Oh!
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I knew it!
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All right, we're good.
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We're good.
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This time we're going to ladle it in.
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One, two, three.
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All right, our container is completely filled with this chocolate mixture.
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Going to just close up the top, clip it down, and then into the fridge she goes.
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There's a lot of waiting for these recipes.
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All right, it's been in the fridge overnight.
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Let's see if it worked.
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Oh, man.
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I mean, it feels kind of solid.
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The sides are still very squishy.
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The top does not look very smooth.
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Now, according to the video, we just put it on its side.
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Oh, no. Oh, no. I think we messed it up.
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Um, it's liquid.
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It's completely liquid.
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Listen, mine's just extra moist.
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I guess.
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I mean, at least let's try it, right?
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Mmm.
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The flavor is actually really good.
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I think we got the pudding part down, just not the cake.
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But I'm sure it would taste great either way.
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That's two stars.
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I was pretty excited about this one.
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Well, we tried a lot of shorts recipes today.
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Some of them really good and some of them not so good.
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But there's only one thing left to do.
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Ohhhh!
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I thought this was a good one.
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Here it is.
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That tastes way worse than it looks.
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Yeah, we didn't have very good recipes.
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Anyways, I hope you liked the video, and if you did, YouTube thinks you'll like this one.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I Tested Clickbait Shorts Recipes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cheese, recipe, ramen, chocolate, roll. This video has 434 sentences and 3592 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:25. The speaker talks fast, about 185 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| recipe noun | /ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ | Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| patty noun | /ˈpæti/ | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| layer noun | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | A single thickness of some material covering a surface. |
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| pour verb | /poɹ/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| melt verb | /mɛlt/ | To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| liquid noun | /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those… |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| roll up verb | To dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating. | |
| go in with verb | To commit to something with; to partner with. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| cool down verb | /kuːl ˈdaʊn/ | To become cooler; to be reduced in temperature. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| close up verb | /kləʊzˈʌp/ | To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. |
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I'm going to eat this?
- All right, you know what?
- What are we doing here?
- I'm not using the entire bag, all right?
- You know what I'm saying?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever eaten · It's been · I've never seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | should be arrested · is cooked · are made |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the coolest · the most unhinged · the sweetest |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should be · should eat · should check |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 115 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thin /ˈθɪn/, thick /θɪk/, smooth /smuːð/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, sheet /ʃit/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
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 recipe, burger, cookie.
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.