Shadowing Practice: What I Ate In A Week (Healthy Asian Recipes) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Good morning everyone!
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It is Monday and I am about to have a Korean melon for breakfast.
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This is called Chamae and it is so delicious.
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I actually normally eat this for dessert, but since I've been, you know, upping my fruit platter game, I thought that this would be be perfect to eat.
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All right, this is the finished breakfast.
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I sliced up my chameh and then I sprinkled some hemp seeds and some goji berries.
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I'm going to make a little bit more of a meal.
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Here I am again, I'm working 9 to 5.
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Baby, I'm not the money for some other guy.
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Every day they're same with me.
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That's the guy in the trap I'm in.
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For lunch, I just made bibimbap.
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I sauteed some onions, carrots, zucchini, even some kale.
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And then I grilled some chicken.
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And then I have my bowl of brown rice.
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So now that everything's in this bowl, I'm gonna add my sauces.
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I've got some sesame oil.
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I added a spoonful of that.
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And then I have my gochujang, which is my hot pepper paste.
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Oh yeah.
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That's what it looks like all mixed up.
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Mmm!
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Mmm!
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All right, guys, this is my dinner.
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I just made kimchi kukzu, which is kimchi noodles.
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I topped it with some cucumber, and I added an egg.
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For the noodles, I used a mix of sweet potato glass noodles and shiratok noodles only because I wanted more volume.
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So yeah, let's dig in.
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Oh.
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Hehe.
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Mmm.
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It's kind of tastes like bibimyeon, but more kimchi-like.
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For breakfast, I'm having Chamae again, same combo of hemp seeds and goji berries,
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but this time I added a kiwi because the kiwi was in the fruit bowl and was ready to go.
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Mmm.
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Oh, it's so sweet.
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For lunch, I kind of freestyled and made myself a wrap.
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I used up the grilled chicken from yesterday and the kimchi kooksu that was leftover.
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I just put it on this tortilla.
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I know that's not Asian, but it's like Asian inspired.
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On the side, I have a bowl of donjangguk, which I made over the weekend, and I thought it would be a nice little addition just to kind of fill in the nooks and crannies.
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Let's give this a go.
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Mmm.
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Now that I'm getting to the sauces, like the kimchi and then the sriracha, it's good.
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It's really good.
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All right, let's try some of this soup.
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Mmm.
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This is pretty much the soup that Korean restaurants will give you for free as an appetizer.
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Mmm. For dinner,
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Ben and I are having shrimp veggie rice.
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And on the side, I fried some tofu, and I'm having the rest of my cabbage soup, and I'm having my leftover kimchi kukusu from yesterday.
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What a feast.
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What a feast!
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Last time you made this it was amazing, so no pressure.
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He was a fan.
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Mmmmm.
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Yes!
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She delivers again.
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It's amazing.
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It's so good.
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For these tofu guys, I'm gonna put a bit of kimchi.
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That's smart.
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I just got a spoon, so I had to spoon the tofu on.
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thank you mmmm
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For breakfast, I'm having a Stranana Berry Bowl.
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I added some hemp seeds and some cacao nibs.
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I just really like having fruit in the morning.
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To be fair, I see a lot of Korean YouTubers make this for breakfast, so maybe this is a pass?
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Mmm.
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This pretty much tastes like ice cream.
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I'm having the leftover shrimp fried rice.
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There's not that much of a portion for a full meal, so just having it as a little snack before my lunch.
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I said it by myself.
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I've been standing on the edge,
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I'm so scared of looking down For lunch,
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I made myself a sweet potato, potato, egg salad sandwich.
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I feel like these potato sandwiches are quite Korean.
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Like my mom used to make potato sandwiches growing up too.
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Let's have a bite.
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Mmm, this is just a very thick and creamy sandwich.
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I'm really happy with the mustard because it definitely adds a little punch.
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For dinner, I attempted to make gochujang jjigae.
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However, I just started to, I did that thing where I just started to add more and more random things.
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I wanted to clean out the fridge, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be good.
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So this is more of like a gochujang cook.
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On the side, I have a bit of brown rice, and the little sweet potato, potato, egg mixture that I made for lunch.
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Mmm, that's tasty.
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It's so hot.
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I can literally feel it in my chest.
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Okay.
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Good morning, everyone.
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For breakfast, I am having cantaloupe with figs.
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I also made a little ramekin of the usual non-fat Greek yogurt with some hemp seed and goji berries.
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I'm gonna have some figs first.
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These figs are so, so, so ripe.
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What a good combo.
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It's very rare that I get figs because they're just not really on my radar.
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However, I saw that they were in season and I'm reading this book called Song of Achilles
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There was this one scene where him and Pat are like eating figs
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and they're just really really enjoying the figs
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and he was talking about how the fig flesh was
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so sweet and and ripe and it it got me going I was like damn that sounds really good.
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So I feel like I'm having a little Song of Achilles moment right now I'm sorry.
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For lunch, I just whipped up some eggplant stir fry.
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I added some leftover broccoli and a little bit of brown rice.
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We are just really experimenting with a bunch of different recipes for this video.
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Like, this is my first time making it.
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I don't know if this will be good, but even if it's not, I'll still eat it.
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What would have made this better is if I added some brown sugar.
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It's still really good though.
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This looks amazing.
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Thank you, babe.
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You've got to do your honest opinion.
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Honest review.
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I burnt the roof of my mouth a couple of nights ago.
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I'm just in the walls in the kitchen these days.
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You just keep injuring yourself.
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I know, so we've had to let it cool down a bit.
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Mm-hmm.
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Mm.
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Mm.
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It's good.
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It's light, huh, the flavor?
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It is a good amount of flavor.
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You think so?
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Yeah, I heard you say about not putting brown sugar in.
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Mm-hmm.
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But I think you need it.
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It's like a light thing, but you don't always want to have, you know, you want the vegetables to sing a little bit as well, you know?
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You want the vegetables to sing, you're right.
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Yeah.
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Let him have a sing song.
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First song, let's throw a lino.
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Yes!
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Morning, for breakfast I'm having cantaloupe Greek yogurt with some hemp seeds, but this time I added cacao nibs instead of goji berries.
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I haven't been very adventurous for breakfast these days.
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I've got a cantaloupe, I gotta use it, I gotta eat it up.
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And yesterday I found out that I'm allergic to figs.
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Who knew that that would be the first and last time that I buy figs in this household?
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The cantaloupe and Greek yogurt.
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It's like a perfect blend of like sweetness and tanginess.
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Just...
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Mmm.
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For lunch, I am clearing out the leftovers in my fridge.
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We've got the eggplant, we've got brown rice, we've got this omelette thing.
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Well, in Korean it's called 계란 말이, but it's kind of like a Korean omelet that I made the other day.
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And then of course, this chicken.
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I cleared out three Tupperwares, so I'm really happy about that.
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Mm, I feel like the eggplant's even better today.
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For dinner, I used a HelloFresh recipe.
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This is the shrimp broccoli stir fry over brown rice.
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I modified it slightly by adding little zucchini strips just to add a little bit more veg.
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Mm, it's like a nice switcheroo from my oyster sauce that I use.
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This is kind of sweet in a different way.
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mmm For
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breakfast, I created this kind of fluffy omelet.
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I added some green onions for some garnish and flavor, and I have a little bit of sriracha just in case I might need it.
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In order to make it voluminous like this, I just put it in the food processor, and I just like whisked it that way, and it looks like a pancake.
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That is what it looks like.
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See, look how thick that is.
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All right, let's take a bite.
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Mm.
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Oh, that's good.
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I don't think I even need the sriracha.
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Mm.
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I'm going to make it a little bit better.
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Let's go.
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Guys, lunch looks delicious.
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I made japchae, which is a traditional Korean dish.
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This is basically like a stir fry with glass noodles.
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We've got zucchini, carrots, onions, kale.
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It's just loaded with vegetables and goodness.
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Let's have a bite.
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Mm.
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Oh my gosh, it's so good.
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The noodles are so bouncy and chewy.
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It's perfect.
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Mmm.
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I had no idea how easy this was to make.
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Just the time consuming part is just like chopping the vegetables, like fucking hate julienning, whatever that's called.
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I am a little bit hungry, so I'm having a little snack.
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I'm having the final leftovers of my cantaloupe.
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Damn, that took me a while to finish.
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Oh, I love fruit.
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Alright, for dinner, I whipped up something really quick.
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I sliced up a cucumber, avocado, and these little yellow radishes.
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Along with some seaweed and some brown rice.
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We're putting the brown rice on the
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seaweed and then we're gonna get a strip of cucumber
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and then a little bit of avocado and then yellow radish and then you roll it up like such and
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Then you dip it in the coconut aminos.
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It is so good in this sauce That sauce is amazing.
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It's healthy as well.
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Look at this.
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It's a vegetarian.
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This is vegan actually.
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It has been a
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hot minute since I've had the brekkie bowl, but I finally ran out of fruit.
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So this is what I'm having as my first meal of the day.
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We've got some brown rice, broccoli, and a hard-boiled egg.
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I put some soy sauce on the bottom of the rice.
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hmm For
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lunch, I made a very simple stripped version of but instead of all like the potatoes and the onions,
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I just threw in the drumsticks because I wanted it to have that flavor.
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All right, let's have a bite.
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Mm.
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Very tender.
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For dinner, we treated ourselves and ordered from our favorite Thai restaurant.
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It's called the Silver Lake House.
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You'd never know that they'd sell Thai food with that name.
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So first up we have our Patsy Uu.
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We have the green curry which is a must have in a satay tofu.
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Really good.
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Very good.
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The peanut sauce is so good always, huh?
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Oh my gosh.
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You get it right every time.
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Every time.
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This is my favorite dish here.
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Before I was always more of like a yellow curry girl.
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But now I've converted to green.
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She'll drink this stuff.
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It's so good.
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Why Practice Speaking with This Video?
This video is a goldmine for English learners looking to boost their speaking skills! It’s packed with everyday, conversational language—perfect for practicing real-life communication. The speaker shares casual thoughts, describes meals, and even hums a tune, creating a natural flow that mirrors how we talk daily. Using the shadowing technique here (repeating phrases right after the speaker) helps you master rhythm, intonation, and fluency. Plus, it’s great for IELTS speaking practice since it builds confidence in describing routines and experiences. Whether you use a shadowing app or just repeat out loud, this video makes learning feel like a chat with a friend!
Grammar & Expressions in Context
Let’s break down 3 key structures to level up your speaking:
- "I thought that this would be perfect to eat": The past continuous "thought" + "would" shows a past intention. Use this to explain decisions, e.g., "I thought the movie would be fun, but it was boring."
- "I used up the grilled chicken from yesterday": "Used up" is a phrasal verb meaning "finished." It’s super common in daily talk—try "I used up all the milk, so I need to buy more."
- "This is pretty much the soup that Korean restaurants will give you": "Pretty much" softens a statement, making it sound natural. Say, "The test was pretty much what I studied for."
Common Pronunciation Traps
Watch out for these tricky words in the video:
- "Chamae": Pronounce it "chah-meh" (not "cham-ay"). Listen closely to the speaker’s short "a" sound.
- "Gochujang": Break it down: "go-choo-jahng" (the "ng" is like in "sing"). Don’t rush the middle syllable!
- "Shirataki": The speaker says "shee-rah-tah-kee"—make sure the "t" is soft, not a hard "tuh."
Practice shadow speak by pausing the video and repeating these words. You’ll nail the accents in no time!
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 been · we've had · haven't been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | gochujang, which is · kukzu, which is · japchae, which is |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep injuring · hate julienning |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm working · I'm having · I'm getting |
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.