As a non-vegan, I'd love to see easy dishes that non-vegans could make for their vegan friends! Probably recipes that are naturally vegan rather than trying to imitate non-vegan food.
To answer your question about what is in liquid smoke, it's literally just regular smoke condensed in water-based liquid. I'm not kidding. They burn some wood and channel the smoke into water.
@@MerleONeal yeah. I recommend watching "How Smoke Preserves Food" by Adam Ragusea. Not vegan by any means but I mean it's very educational. He does explain briefly how liquid smoke is made.
Oh Merle if you haven't gotten on the msg train you're missing out. You absolutely need it in your life and it's so vital to vegan dishes in restaurant cooking. It's truly a game changer and not nearly as bad as people think it is. All foods have glutamate in them. Msg is just the salt form of it so you just need to use like a 1/4 teaspoon less salt in your recipes when using msg
Thank you for finding a way to still make content for your fans! I’ve always been a fan of yours (as well as a few others) and not the unmentionable. I’m so happy to see you on your own platform!
Just wanted to say, I know who difficult and scary it can be to leave a job and start a new venture. Especially with all of the growing costs like rent, food, transportation and just life! Proud to see you are thriving with your TH-cam and other media platforms. Love the content and you got this boo!
@@elisavandermolen693 True, I tried to find a subtle way to put it but you're right. If they can't recognize talent then they don't need my support either.
@@elisavandermolen693 she was laid off along with several other people. Fired would mean she did something terrible which she did not. Not sure about quota for buzzfeed either.
I am recently diagnosed as diabetic. Type 2. So, I have been looking for healthier recipes. While not vegan, I am open to anything if it tastes good. I just tried this recipe today. I was absolutely blown away with how amazing the flavor is on this. I didn't get the texture quite right on the majority of it. But, the flavor was fantastic. So from a non-vegan who has had her mind blown...this is a recipe for anyone to try. That marinade...could be used on so many things. A salad? Yep. Burger? Yep. Chicken? Yep. On any baked, fried or grilled veggies? Yep. It is very versatile and gives an amazing umami flavor. 10/10 will have this in the future. I am not a Vegan. I just enjoy good food. This...has me excited to see what else is possible.
MSG is like my secret weapon, I use it when something is missing, and I don’t wanna just use salt. I LOVE IT. PLS PLS PLS do an episode on it so I can send it to all my friends who get weirded out when I use it. 😊❤️
Merle, I’m not even vegan yet I love these videos so so much! I’m always looking for ways to eat healthier and use veggies in a variety of ways so thank you! Your videos have inspired me to eat vegetarian and have vegan days. I can’t wait to see what else this channel has in store for us.
AFAIK liquid smoke is literally condensation from a smokehouse with other stuff added. I have never been keen on bacon alone but LOVE blt's so anything crispy and smoky will do cuz it's all about the tomato for me. A drizzle of Holy Smoke smoked olive oil is spendy but RECOMMENDED.
Not to Daikon shame (which means I am 😅) but I’ve never seen such a cute little Daikon 😆. But in Japan, Daikon is like a cheap way to get veggies 🥕 . Great video and I know everything is going to be for the better for you🥰😢 from a Hufflepuff to another🥰❣️
i like the morning star bacon strips but this looks like a good alternative! (not sure if they are vegetarian or vegan but they are supposed to be transitioning toward all vegan products soon)
appreciate you doing all the research and testing! mushroom bacon is still my favorite easy option. I recently started buying some from Meat The Mushroom and it's soooo delicious
Merle, I’m begging ya, please do some more of your macabre menu story times?! 🥺🥺🙏🏻 I watched one last night and I was tucking in for a serious binge session because the first one was so damn good, and so I watched the second, then the third, …… then…*😱* 😭😭😭 there were no more episodes and I cried myself to sleep (not really) but I was dang sad! And I’m going to try this bacon because I really crave a BLT! ❤
Bahahahah i'm so glad you enjoyed it!! maybe I'll just have to do another one... if you have any story recs lmk - i think mysteries might be the best case scenario bc they're not too morbid/ disturbing to talk about whilst cooking
@@MerleONeal yessss mysteries! Or really, really old cases. I would love to research a few stories for you. I’m not able to stomach the gruesome stuff, but I enjoy a good mystery or even an interesting historical story! And you my friend, can sure tell a great story!
So glad to see you more of these videos on here! I know it has nothing to do with this format, but for the next time you do a ranking video, instead of how close it tastes to meat, would you be able to base it on whether it just tastes good or not? I'm a meat eater myself, but I have loved the sort of scienc-y adventures you go on with your cooking, trying some of them for myself, looking for a replacement for meat isn't really my thing. Like to me it won't taste better if its always something else, but it can still be fantastic in its own right, you know?
Merle thank you for blessing my lunch break with this great video. Bacon has followed eggs on the inflation train 🥓 at like 12 dollars a pound here, so I will be trying this stat!
LOVE THIS VIDEO !!!! This is the probably the only way I would eat a radish ! Liquid smoke also scares me Ngl like what is it and Also I need to know about the Harry Potter rant 😂
I think a great bacon doop is the morning star bacon. It’s smells and tastes like bacon. Just don’t cook it for the time on the box or it will come out like baked bits because it breaks really easy. I put in it for 30 second and it’s great!
It would be cool to see you veganize popular seasonal foods. Ie Cozy winter recipes Refreshing summer recipes and so on. I think it would help us non vegans make vegan meals more often if it's an adaptation on what we already love. Like your vegan pancake recipe that has now replaced our traditional pancake recipe. 🤤
Liquid smoke often is just water that has been in a smoking chamber. Some of the aromas in smoke are water solvable, some is oil solvable. But the liquid smoke brands I’ve come across have mostly just been smoked water.
I’ve had this amazing tempeh bacon at a restaurant and trying to replicate but having a hard time. Maybe try tempeh bacon next? I know it needs to soak up a lot of the marinade and be baked or air fried (I’m getting closer with my experiments).
Have you tried it with a parsnip? I live in a smaller community (larger than most in Oklahoma but Tulsa or OKC or even a suburb) but we can get parsnips at the local grocery stores.
I’d be interested in the deep dive on MSG. When I was a teenager, I went through a three week fainting phase and my doctor thought it might be related to MSG, but nothing was ever decided upon.
Yes! It’s interesting to see how it affects different people, because while some are fine, some have adverse reactions. In my family, there are both people who are fine with it and people (like me) who get inflammation🙃
I appreciated all the comments, including the one I was going to post, was going to tell her how liquid smoke is made. I literally stop the video so I can go look it up.
what pisses me off about Goodful situation is Merle is the ONLY reason i subbed to that channel (no longer am), and when you go on their channel till this day their first video that appears on their home page includes a video with Merle in it.... despicable company, but I know she will be fine and I trust this will open up more doors for her. Bless your heart girl
I have a suspicion that there was feelings about her Peacock show; companies are vindictive that way... which reminds me what happened to Grace and the team at Goodful??? I noticed there have been little activity there too.
Thank you for saying that MSG has been wrongfully villanized. Glutamate is an amino acid that naturally occurs in ANY human being. The only issue with it is the sodium being an issue the same way too much salt is. The only scientific studies that showed issues with MSG "sensitivity" was with animals fed ENORMOUS amounta of MSG with little food or water. So like.......eat it with food and drink more water.......😅
Almost exactly two months ago she made this announcement on her discord that said" "I'm sure some of you saw that BuzzFeed had massive layoffs today. Sadly, after 7 years I was laid off. Aria is fortunately safe still, but I love you all and I'll prob talk more about it on stream tomorrow " if you check her youtube community tab and scroll down to two months ago you'll see her post that reads: "Hello my wonderful TH-cam fam - after 7 years at BuzzFeed I got the news that I was laid off today. I normally would be publishing a video this morning but I'm going to take a little time to re-center and collect myself. Keep your eyes peeled, i'll have more answers for you all in the next week or two. Still have lots of exciting videos coming up. Sending you all love and a hug." tldr; buzzfeed let her go during a mass firing and youtube/twitch/social media is now her full time job
How about a livestream talking about your your love for cooking and crystal collecting. I am an Aries and based on you care free and adorable personality, I know you like both. If I am wrong, I apologize.
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What should we make next? 👀
As a non-vegan, I'd love to see easy dishes that non-vegans could make for their vegan friends! Probably recipes that are naturally vegan rather than trying to imitate non-vegan food.
Tempeh bacon strips??
You should do a ranking video of vegan bacon or vegan sausage
I would love to see a vegan tuna salad recipe that is not made from chickpeas OR jackfruit
Something from the sea!
Merle!!! Omg that intro! hahah tooo much!!! Thank you so much and I am sooooooo glad you tried these! Loved all the tips tooo! You rock so much
YOU ROCK - thanks for being a genius!
2 of my favorite vegan youtubers!!! I love you guys. ❤
Once i saw this..i know it is from sauce stache. 😆
@@isaacgates5859 Sauce Stache isnt vegan 🙄
@@indy2316 makes good money off them tho lol
To answer your question about what is in liquid smoke, it's literally just regular smoke condensed in water-based liquid. I'm not kidding. They burn some wood and channel the smoke into water.
Seriously?!??
Oh my, that can’t be healthy 😂
@@MerleONeal yeah. I recommend watching "How Smoke Preserves Food" by Adam Ragusea. Not vegan by any means but I mean it's very educational. He does explain briefly how liquid smoke is made.
@@incarosen6343 they do discard some of the carcinogens in the process though, making the use of liquid smoke actually safer than over-fire smoking.
@@voguedictatinglove2455 hmm interesting, I wonder how they do that 🧐
Oh Merle if you haven't gotten on the msg train you're missing out. You absolutely need it in your life and it's so vital to vegan dishes in restaurant cooking. It's truly a game changer and not nearly as bad as people think it is. All foods have glutamate in them. Msg is just the salt form of it so you just need to use like a 1/4 teaspoon less salt in your recipes when using msg
Thank you for finding a way to still make content for your fans! I’ve always been a fan of yours (as well as a few others) and not the unmentionable. I’m so happy to see you on your own platform!
Thanks so much, Jill!!
Just wanted to say, I know who difficult and scary it can be to leave a job and start a new venture. Especially with all of the growing costs like rent, food, transportation and just life! Proud to see you are thriving with your TH-cam and other media platforms. Love the content and you got this boo!
She didn't just leave, they kinda fired her as I understood it.... Main reason I don't follow goodful anymore lol
@@elisavandermolen693 True, I tried to find a subtle way to put it but you're right. If they can't recognize talent then they don't need my support either.
Where did yall get this info from? What happened?
@@elisavandermolen693 she was laid off along with several other people. Fired would mean she did something terrible which she did not. Not sure about quota for buzzfeed either.
@@helinsahin1116 It's public knowledge - Buzzfeed laid off something like 12% of its employees.
I am recently diagnosed as diabetic. Type 2.
So, I have been looking for healthier recipes.
While not vegan, I am open to anything if it tastes good.
I just tried this recipe today. I was absolutely blown away with how amazing the flavor is on this. I didn't get the texture quite right on the majority of it. But, the flavor was fantastic.
So from a non-vegan who has had her mind blown...this is a recipe for anyone to try. That marinade...could be used on so many things. A salad? Yep. Burger? Yep. Chicken? Yep.
On any baked, fried or grilled veggies? Yep.
It is very versatile and gives an amazing umami flavor.
10/10 will have this in the future.
I am not a Vegan. I just enjoy good food. This...has me excited to see what else is possible.
MSG is like my secret weapon, I use it when something is missing, and I don’t wanna just use salt. I LOVE IT. PLS PLS PLS do an episode on it so I can send it to all my friends who get weirded out when I use it. 😊❤️
Merle, I’m not even vegan yet I love these videos so so much! I’m always looking for ways to eat healthier and use veggies in a variety of ways so thank you! Your videos have inspired me to eat vegetarian and have vegan days. I can’t wait to see what else this channel has in store for us.
I'm so glad! I hope it continues to be helpful :)
AFAIK liquid smoke is literally condensation from a smokehouse with other stuff added. I have never been keen on bacon alone but LOVE blt's so anything crispy and smoky will do cuz it's all about the tomato for me. A drizzle of Holy Smoke smoked olive oil is spendy but RECOMMENDED.
Great video. Thank you for trying this out for us. I appreciate all that you do.
We love your content, Merle! My personal faves are the ranking vids even tho I live in the UK and usually can't get any of the products 🫠
Oh my goodness thank you SO very much
@@MerleONeal YESSSSSS!!!!! 🥇🥈🥉
Ive always loved and enjoyed watching both you and aria, you should be proud of who you are as a person, pure positive vibes to us all, thank you
Also some gardening/ potting/ repotting videos??? YES PLEASE!!! 💖
Noted!
Their loss!!!! 🤍 you are amazing and you will be ok! Love from The Netherlands
show us the not sped up version of the harry potter rant!!!! as a potterhead, im here for ittt
Not to Daikon shame (which means I am 😅) but I’ve never seen such a cute little Daikon 😆. But in Japan, Daikon is like a cheap way to get veggies 🥕 . Great video and I know everything is going to be for the better for you🥰😢 from a Hufflepuff to another🥰❣️
🤣 "which means I am" why did I laugh.
@@strawberrysoymilkshake 💖
Honestly I would have mistaken them for Parsnips lmao
Awww Merle! We love you and will always support you! Love your ranking videos and are hoping to see more in the future! :)
I've got one coming up next week! Thanks for the love and support!
I'd love to see you combine these vegan variants, like a vegan scrambled egg using silken tofu (with Kala Namak), this bacon, ...
I wanted the Harry Potter rant!!
Daikon't wait to get started! Is my Daikon pun for the day
i like the morning star bacon strips but this looks like a good alternative! (not sure if they are vegetarian or vegan but they are supposed to be transitioning toward all vegan products soon)
This should be a much cheaper alternative as well!
What? They think they don't need Merle on Goodful? Fools. I wasn't subscribed to this channel before but I certainly am now.
Aw glad you made your way over here :)
I want some Green Chef now!!
appreciate you doing all the research and testing! mushroom bacon is still my favorite easy option. I recently started buying some from Meat The Mushroom and it's soooo delicious
Oh that sounds scrumptious
Merle, I’m begging ya, please do some more of your macabre menu story times?! 🥺🥺🙏🏻 I watched one last night and I was tucking in for a serious binge session because the first one was so damn good, and so I watched the second, then the third,
…… then…*😱* 😭😭😭 there were no more episodes and I cried myself to sleep (not really) but I was dang sad!
And I’m going to try this bacon because I really crave a BLT! ❤
Bahahahah i'm so glad you enjoyed it!! maybe I'll just have to do another one... if you have any story recs lmk - i think mysteries might be the best case scenario bc they're not too morbid/ disturbing to talk about whilst cooking
@@MerleONeal yessss mysteries! Or really, really old cases. I would love to research a few stories for you. I’m not able to stomach the gruesome stuff, but I enjoy a good mystery or even an interesting historical story! And you my friend, can sure tell a great story!
Definitely wanna see a MSG video!!
Daikon radish is my fave and a must in my Indian household. I will try this recipe for sure 😊
Hope you enjoy
I'm so glad our reigning vegan queen is back with more content, this brings me so much joy, cannot wait to see more 💖💖💖
Love this video Merle informative and funny 😄
Yes please make a video about MSG! Its a staple in my family's food, and it makes vegan curries 10x more flavorful.
Thank you Merle! Your content is great, I adore your content, and i am sorry to learn that you got laid off. I hope you are doing good
So glad to see you more of these videos on here! I know it has nothing to do with this format, but for the next time you do a ranking video, instead of how close it tastes to meat, would you be able to base it on whether it just tastes good or not? I'm a meat eater myself, but I have loved the sort of scienc-y adventures you go on with your cooking, trying some of them for myself, looking for a replacement for meat isn't really my thing. Like to me it won't taste better if its always something else, but it can still be fantastic in its own right, you know?
I want the harry potter rant!!! 😍
I might try this with slightly thicker slices too like a phat bacon
ohhh love the idea of this - also love the Chandler Bing ref in your username
You are great! New adventures ahead ✨️
Merle thank you for blessing my lunch break with this great video. Bacon has followed eggs on the inflation train 🥓 at like 12 dollars a pound here, so I will be trying this stat!
YAY!
apparently we can turn anything into bacon! haha this is super impressive!
Right?!
@@MerleONeal Collab with Rose!!!
What's the reference at 5.45 ? Did something happen to Buzzfeed or anything?
I would like to know as well...
I believe she's just referencing being let go from Buzzfeed a few weeks ago.
@@kristalicious1126 oh I see
Well if she reads this, I hope she knows she was the best person at Buzzfeed and tbh was the only reason I watched any of their channels :)
Wow, sorry Merle and all the others who got laid off. How terrible.
As soon as you asked Alexa for daikon puns in the video, MY Alexa responded with BISON puns!
HAHAA any good ones??
LOVE THIS VIDEO !!!! This is the probably the only way I would eat a radish ! Liquid smoke also scares me Ngl like what is it and Also I need to know about the Harry Potter rant 😂
You are so freaking awesome!!
no you!!!!!
I think a great bacon doop is the morning star bacon. It’s smells and tastes like bacon. Just don’t cook it for the time on the box or it will come out like baked bits because it breaks really easy. I put in it for 30 second and it’s great!
These are my favorite videos of yours!
Hufflepuffs!!!! And my mouth was watering watching this 🤣
Awesome thanks
about the livestreams, I would watch literally anything if it's not the middle of the night for me haha
MSG deep dive! MSG deep dive! ❤️
I think I might try this now that you have made it.
A cook-a-long would be so fun! 🤞🤞🤞
read too fast 😭
Yeahhh get those brand deals girlfriend 🎉 💜 am definitely going to try this! Thank you for trying it for us!!
It would be cool to see you veganize popular seasonal foods. Ie Cozy winter recipes Refreshing summer recipes and so on. I think it would help us non vegans make vegan meals more often if it's an adaptation on what we already love. Like your vegan pancake recipe that has now replaced our traditional pancake recipe. 🤤
I'M SO GLAD those pancakes are my pride and joy - great recommendation by the way!
Liquid smoke often is just water that has been in a smoking chamber.
Some of the aromas in smoke are water solvable, some is oil solvable.
But the liquid smoke brands I’ve come across have mostly just been smoked water.
mind blown
I would love to be present for more TH-cam lives! I’m not on Twitch bc Bezos and Amazon employee treatment, so I’ve been missing those.
Made it today. 😲😃🤤
I’ve had this amazing tempeh bacon at a restaurant and trying to replicate but having a hard time. Maybe try tempeh bacon next? I know it needs to soak up a lot of the marinade and be baked or air fried (I’m getting closer with my experiments).
ohh not a bad idea
Uhh, excuse me? You _cut_ the Harry Potter rant? Is there some patreon I have to sign up for for this bonus content?? 😂
HUFFLEPUFF GRYF RISING 😂😂😂
Wow Merle dealing with hot oil just for us
I really do🥺
My two favorite vegan you tubers
looks good! never been a fan of bacon even before i went vegan so i won't try it, but have fun to all that do!
Yay ❤️❤️❤️
Have you tried it with a parsnip? I live in a smaller community (larger than most in Oklahoma but Tulsa or OKC or even a suburb) but we can get parsnips at the local grocery stores.
I haven’t but that is an excellent idea
Do a livestream where you have the chat tell you what food you make and how you make it 😂
omg this sounds just chaotic enough that it might work
This recipe sounds rad(ish)!
heheheheheheeeee
I’d be interested in the deep dive on MSG. When I was a teenager, I went through a three week fainting phase and my doctor thought it might be related to MSG, but nothing was ever decided upon.
Yes! It’s interesting to see how it affects different people, because while some are fine, some have adverse reactions. In my family, there are both people who are fine with it and people (like me) who get inflammation🙃
Idk about anyone else but sauce stache could be the love child of nerdsync and vsauce
Vegan marshmallows!
I appreciated all the comments, including the one I was going to post, was going to tell her how liquid smoke is made. I literally stop the video so I can go look it up.
Love your videos ❤❤❤❤
Thank you!!!
Any kind of livestream from you, really. ANYTHING. Please !!
Sidenote: Those paper towels on top of the fridge look like a Sims 4 glitch. Someone get @KelseyDangerous to confirm lol
MSG - i also heard this, wrongfully villainized!
Ruby Bobkowski, THE VOICE OF JUSTICE!
@@MerleONeal wahahah ugh loveu missu
Would it work in the air fryer?
Harry Potter veganized Banquet live stream!!
1 out of 1 Shalians vote your Ted Talk a 10#Team Merle [for context...I'm Shalian]
My alexa responded to your voice both times lol
Lmao sowwwyyyy
Thanks Merle.
My pleasure!
Wow! Awesome!🌱🌾💯
#SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet
Merle even though I’m a Slytherin I still love you 😂 xo
Lmao Aria is too!!!
Turnip chips? 🤷 Looks good!!
Unsubscribed from Goodful. Subscribed to our girl Merle 😬❤
Welcome! :)
what pisses me off about Goodful situation is Merle is the ONLY reason i subbed to that channel (no longer am), and when you go on their channel till this day their first video that appears on their home page includes a video with Merle in it.... despicable company, but I know she will be fine and I trust this will open up more doors for her. Bless your heart girl
Can someone explain what Merle is talking about at 5:35?
She got laid off from buzzfeed
Buzzfeed has been tanking over the last 4-5 years tbh, so it's not really a surprise that they've started laying off their employees.
I have a suspicion that there was feelings about her Peacock show; companies are vindictive that way... which reminds me what happened to Grace and the team at Goodful??? I noticed there have been little activity there too.
Never heard of this lol
Hufflepuff gang 💛🦡💛
I’m not even vegan but i love your videos, i havent seen boyfriend in any videos lately😢😢 i wonder if they still together
I need that cut hogwarts content.
hehehe
Thank you for saying that MSG has been wrongfully villanized. Glutamate is an amino acid that naturally occurs in ANY human being. The only issue with it is the sodium being an issue the same way too much salt is. The only scientific studies that showed issues with MSG "sensitivity" was with animals fed ENORMOUS amounta of MSG with little food or water. So like.......eat it with food and drink more water.......😅
I made this but I still tasted radish 😒. Radish flavored bacon 😭. My favorite is eggplant-bacon. To me that one is the best
Never tried that one - maybe marinating longer would help??
but i wanted to hear Hp rant....
Genuinely love ma gurl Merle so much. As a gay man I cannot state the fabulous of this goddess x
🥹
what are u talking about??? what happened ???
Almost exactly two months ago she made this announcement on her discord that said"
"I'm sure some of you saw that BuzzFeed had massive layoffs today. Sadly, after 7 years I was laid off. Aria is fortunately safe still, but I love you all and I'll prob talk more about it on stream tomorrow "
if you check her youtube community tab and scroll down to two months ago you'll see her post that reads:
"Hello my wonderful TH-cam fam - after 7 years at BuzzFeed I got the news that I was laid off today. I normally would be publishing a video this morning but I'm going to take a little time to re-center and collect myself. Keep your eyes peeled, i'll have more answers for you all in the next week or two. Still have lots of exciting videos coming up. Sending you all love and a hug."
tldr; buzzfeed let her go during a mass firing and youtube/twitch/social media is now her full time job
Small roots taste better
But did it taste like bacon lol
How dare you fast forward through the Harry Potter rant! We want to hear it! 😂
no we don't
No, I disagree, it's not too much work, and we all deserve the Gordon Ramsey vegan bacon video 🤡😘
How about a livestream talking about your your love for cooking and crystal collecting. I am an Aries and based on you care free and adorable personality, I know you like both. If I am wrong, I apologize.
Love Harry Potter! Love Jk ❤❤❤
I hope your harry potter rant included how you shouldn't support jkr lol