No wonder the dude was so worried about his cabbages. So many earth kingdom recipes use cabbages. Dude was probably losing a fortune whenever his stand was destroyed
And no wonder that booth lady was also so strict about him entering with vegetables. I guess you really can’t risk cabbage slugs destroying Ba Sing Se’s ecosystem since it’s an actual threat to them.
i know it makes it less accessable but honestly i like that they went with the direction they did having some harder to get ingredients in the west. it feels more like avatar having such a strong asian influence and i prefer it over "here's a recipe for a basic cake and a recipe for frosting, frost an arrow on the cake now it's aang cake"
but then you bought a book that's essentially useless to you cause you don't live near an asian population center with authentic markets and shit lol rip
@@highdefinition450ngl in America if you don’t have an Asian market near you then you probably live in a small small town or one of those states up North where no one lives. Even small towns in Arkansas and Tennessee have Asian markets lol
I will say maybe somewhere in the middle would be better though, like how many people are actually going to go out of their way to get all these specofic rare ingredients to make this stuff.
I think the reason the fish is being left out of the Sea Prune Soup is because it's supposed to replicate having a bunch of leftover fish bones and duck carcass etc. The broth is really just a way to make use of leftover bits from other things you've cooked that aren't going to get used elsewhere, and this is a decent way to approximate that.
In Brazil we have a real recipe like that. We use the fish meat in a cassarole and save the bones and left overs to make a sauce, we then drain the liquid from the bones and heads and thick it with mandioca flour to eat with the cooked meat, rice and other side dishes.
I thought the same thing! The southern water tribe is obviously the kinda place where not a single bit from the animals go to waste, not even the bones, so it's amazing the recipe is in line with that. Huge props to the chef who wrote it.
I suspect that only having duck feet was a major factor. The flavour and richness of meat broths is generally imparted by the bone marrow, of which there is not much in the feet. Fowl feet are typically used because they contain a lot of collagen which can give a broth a silky texture, but for taste they are pretty useless.
Agreed. When I think duck carcass I think of the bones of a roasted duck after the meat is picked off. I can imagine the bones and duck fat would leave the broth with a great flavor.
@@ixicnika We do the same for turkey in my family; once we're done carving meat off the carcass, straight into the big pot it goes for a 2-day soft simmer. Strain over another pot w/ a collander, and the meat just falls right off the bones. Once we've picked out the skin and bones, in go potatoes, carrots, onions, 2 bay leaves and spices, then egg noodles or rice~ That sh*t is the BOMB, and so much less waste!!
@@jamesgardner6707 He didn't - it was just an assumption on my end. HOWEVER - I just got the book and can confirm it is essentially just a raw cookie dough
I actually am friends with the chef who wrote this book. Jenny is amazing, such a multifaceted and passionate person who put a lot of love, research, and passion into these recipes to capture how the show made her feel. Not all the recipes are for everyone, but knowing where her heart was in making this makes the biggest impact ♥️
@@jinja-ninga97c21 I know I'm not who you asked but many broths and sauces are flavored by that techniques. The little fried bits that stick to the pan get cooked in into liquid when it is added. Which made me giggle when he thought the fish sticking was a mistake lol. Bones also impart flavor. I do agree with him though if you can get the fish parts with using a whole fish then do that or just buy a fish stock. This is a useful technique to learn for sure.
@Dwippo Imagine telling someone who you don't know that they can't know another person. You know people have friends and family right? People go outside and meet others? Talk about chronically online
I love that they didn't shy away from using Asian ingredientses. While they might not be easy to find I think it encourages people that would usually avoid trying these things out because of that that live in countries like the the US or in Europe to actually try out these dishes and new flavors.
I LOVE how detailed every piece of the show is. The show takes place in war so obviously some of the recipes are more struggle food. It also shows the wealth gap between the nations. I love how they kept it real and the recipes are actually from the show. This show always manages to surprise me. So good and detailed! I somehow always forget that our main characters are war children/children from war
hot blooded nephew tea 🥺 it’s so charming to have Iroh’s love for Zuko mentioned in the cookbook. great video but that’s hardly new with you - you never miss! it’s always nice to have an honest, genuine TH-camr who’s passionate about food and cookbooks haha
Thank you for the kind words! And I agree, it's so cool for Iroh and his teashop to have it's own dedicated chapter. One of these days I'll do a video on all of his offerings 👍
Based purely off the ingredients, sea prune soup seems like a great way to use leftover ingredients. I make broth out of leftover chicken and fish bones from my meals on the regular to use the bones and for health. It helps me take my vitamins but I always add a ton of fresh cracked pepper and either fish sauce or a MSG+paprika+curry+mustard powder mix cuz it tastes like not much. Sorry for all that paragraph lol, hope the engagement helps! Eager to see more of your hard work with food!
@@feitanportor9780 I'm talking about the cookbook? and this is in the water section where yes they eat fish and meat i'm wondering what the accompanying dish to this recipe was because you don't cook up a whole fish just for the bones
@jhivarr I've added other suggested ingredients to bone broth, plus I like to also add organic ground ginger and ground onion powder and fresh ground black pepper as well, but NO msg for me, I'm very allergic and end up with horrific migraine among other complications.
It doesn't make sense to cook a fish & not use it in our world but in the Water Tribe they probably use every part of the fish & so the bones went into soup & the fish got used for other things like dried meat to eat on hunts.
I think what's throwing the recipe off is the duck tbh. When you look at the Water Tribe, what they would be using is Arctic animals, which ducks are not. I get that not everyone is able to just pull out an Arctic bird, but there's gotta be a better substitute.
@@candicehoneycutt4318 True and in universe turtle- ducks come from the Fire Nation. As far as I remember there are no duck like creatures in the Water Tribe
it's also a practice found in many indigenous cultures like how Native Americans use all of a buffalo or how Inuit people use all of a seal. it's often believed to be a way of honoring the animal's life
From my understanding of inuit and arctic cultures, they used every part of what they hunted and fished, so I think the stewed sea prunes soup is a dish where you used pieces of the fish you would normally throw away. Like if you make a fish dish, you eat the fish, but then you save the bones for later. Later being when you want to make sea prune soup.
Sea prune soup sounds like what they wouldve had to do during the days they couldnt go out hunting or was the height of the winter months. They wouldve used whatever was leftover to substain themselves and that is honestly like a really good story detail since its a food that is about substaining yourself not the taste.
looking at the recipe it looks like it would be something made from leftovers of other meals, hence the fishbones and the duck marrow/bones (made to emulate the arctic hens from the water tribes). i wouldn't be surprised if the base of the soup couldve been more fish forward depending on what was left over that week hehe
We have lots of fishy soups in Cantonese cooking and I always use the fish head too when I'm making the broth (with some rice wine to cover up any odd flavors). And instead of the duck feet, a whole bunch of chicken wings might have made the broth more intense.
11:07 For fish maw, I’d probably say try fish maw soup or a crab meat & fish maw soup from a place that serves it, with the soups being similar to egg drop soup in consistency.
Yes - Please do the flakes. Based on everything they've been remaking - movie is unlikely to be good. One can always hope. Please do Iro tea and uncooked Avatar day cookies
Do you mean the Netflix adaptation or the new movies from Avatar Studios? Because the Netflix adaptation isn't a movie, it's a live action version of the show. Season 1 will take place over 8 hour-long episodes and comes out next year.
@@sinceredtb3227 I think I misspoke lol. It's 8 episodes, one hour long per episode. Not episodes that last 8 hours 😂 I intend to watch it for one out of curiosity and for two because it looks like an actually good cast and that gives me a small glimmer of hope that it won't be awful.
Thanks Sephestra! Yeah the bacon with the sansho pepper was really really tasty. Flaming Fire Flakes coming soon! Just don't know when lol. Appreciate the continued support 😄
I'm so impressed by the amount of creativity and passion that went into this cookbook. Everything feels so real to the world. I also really enjoyed your efforts testing the recipes! It's great to see the highs and lows of making challenging or unusual dishes.
I love how the Stirred Sea Prune Stew was actually accurate in its taste and texture (not that I’ve tasted it), because the way you described it makes sense and the fact that they included it like that in the cookbook is just amazing! I bet some will love it and some won’t like in the show! Oh my goodness but those Sizzle Crisps look SO GOOD HELP
got this as a birthday gift a few months ago. I'd love to see more attempts at ANY of these recipes (teas included). Yes, finding this stuff is a pain.
@@MisoHungrie thank you! Love the channel! Always on the lookout for new and unique recipes. Be very curious to see your take on the Bob's Burgers cookbook. Been using it for years and its a blast! But, again, some of those toppings are super hard to locate consistently.
Toasted barley flour is pretty easy to make in small batches with a spice or coffee grinder. If your Asian grocery doesn't carry Tibetan food, most supermarkets carry whole barley. I'd like to see the Fire Flakes too, just rewatched Babish's version of them a couple days ago.
Very fun show. No surprise they get a little out there with ingredients but it is a world spanning epic and a lot of items are probably going to be found at an asian market. If you have extra time and like a book then by all means show off some interesting recipes, the 3-4 meal sampler is nice for an initial review but there are probably a lot of nice dishes that look great but you already picked a soup/salad like it
Dried morels seems like a strange choice. I don't think morels are typical enjoyed dried and rehydrated like many other mushrooms. Surprised they didn't use shiitake which is more typical, the water you rehydrate them in makes for an amazing umami broth base. I don't know much about fish maw though.
Just watched the Aunt Wu episode yesterday. Didn't really think about what tthe puffs were probably fried in. Think Aang knew it was most likely animal fat when he passed on them?
The amount of effort you put into making all these dishes is admirable! I looove cooking myself, but I’m a little too lazy to go into different stores to get all those ingredients lol. Really nice Video, as a huge Avatar-Fan I enjoyed every second of it :)
There's definitely a lot of channels that does food from fictional shows/games lately, but its crazy that none covered the topics of licensed cookbooks like you did! Your personality, presentation (both videos and cooking!) and niche topic combined makes your channel really shines and you definitely deserves more views! As for suggestions, how about the Bee and Puppycat cookbook, especially since the series is going to be on Netflix? The recipes seems to be fan-submitted, which could be interesting!
The peaches are similar to what my mom used to make on hot summer days. She'd take yellow peaches cut them in half or thirds and would grill them on one side until well..grilled. And then we'd slap vanilla ice cream on top. Literally the best thing ever
Got recommended this video on my home page. Within the last week I've watched nearly all your content and can't wait for more! It really shows that you're passionate with the content you create. Thank you for what you do man
I always start with the stuff I think I'm gonna hate, so that I can immediately cover it up with other flavors, that I know I'm gonna love.. Bold move to save that soup second to last.
Really appreciate this video. I got the cookbook a bit ago and have just been lazing around not trying anything in it. You chose some recipes that didn't really interest me (the fire flakes and bean curd puffs) that I am now going to put on the list when I decide to do some bulk shopping next time! Also, small note, the sea prune soup having a duck carcass in there seems a little odd but there are a decent amount of recipes that include duck meat there, so probably was a recipe to deal with the extra bits. Great work and def subscribed!
Glad you liked the video! The point you made about the duck makes a lot of sense. I should have paired those recipes together to be more economical with the ingredients. Appreciate the feedback!
The unfried dough made me laugh, A+ for commitment. I always thought the bean curd puffs were a sweet dish for some reason. They look delicious, added the book to my shopping chart!
You can make your own hazelnut flour by processing whole hazelnuts in a strong blender like a vitamix. Once it’s completely ground into a powder u can use it like any other nut flour. You can do the same with barley, dry toast the barley on a pan till it browns then process in the blender till it’s a powder. I hope this helps and you can make the tarts!
You can do the same with other nuts and grains too! I used to work at a bakery and whenever we ran out of oat flour or almond flour we would just process whole oats or almonds till it turns into a powder!
The aangs favorite egg tart is amazing!! I have made that multiple times. Luckily there is a local mill near me and I was able to get all the flours I needed for it easily. If you can find them you have to make them. The freedom fighters pork belly is amazing as well.
Really well made video I loved it im happy you told us how you liked the food or disliked but also why. in most food videos ppl just say they liked or disliked but not why in terms of flavors or textures or anything else 🙂
You can make your own hazelnut flour by simply grinding hazelnuts in a food processor or blender until they are the texture you're going for... I'm betting the barley could be done the same way, but you may want a finer grind than you can achieve with a processor/blender... if you have a flour mill, then go for it, but that one sounds like it'll need to be an internet purchase.
I love your reaction. You are so expressive. Defiantly wanna try that bacon. Would love to see a part two from this book. Maybe see one or two of the drinks.🫖🍵
I feel like the soup is supposed to taste like a "Struggle meal". Which would explain why you use fish bones. Think how chicken and waffles should use leftover fried chicken or chicken pot pie is supposed to used leftover chicken. But I'd definitely want this book despite the difficulty of obtaining any ingredients.
Toasted Barley Flour & Hazelnut Flour should be simple to make, if you have a good food processor or high end blender. The trick is processing the hazelnuts into a flour without making hazelnut butter. Same with barley, then you'd toast it in the oven or in a pan on the stove until it darkens & looks toasted.
This was fun! I enjoy all your videos but most of the games whose cookbooks show up in critiques are ones I haven’t played, but as a long-time ATLA fan this one was very relevant to me. Great video, and I loved the opening!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I definitely want to branch out to non-gaming related cookbooks since there are also a lot of really cool shows and movies that I love. Funny enough I only started watching ATLA so I can get a better appreciation for the cookbook and I ended up really liking it!
Since the water tribes mimic indigenous/alaskan tribes in real life, they also follow a "use everything" philosophy. The duck carcass and additional bones were to make more of a bone broth/fatty stew and duck feet by themselves wont do that since they're mostly collagen anyways. I would have added the fish anyways due to there being no duck.
As an owner of said cookbook, I must say, YES! It's the Bending Bomb of food and I just love the thought put inro these recipes and I'm trying every one given the chance! 🍖🥘🍚🍜🍛🍱🍘🍙🥚🍣🍠🍯🍤🍡🍵
Sorry to keep you waiting! I was waiting to finish watching the series before I did the video so I can get a full application for the world. Great show!
Since the new Netflix ATLA show released you gotta make a few more meals from the book and make a video on it! I recently made mung bean & toffu curry from the book and it was awesome. Keep up the good work
yes, maybe a beverage this time! the vegetarian dumplings!!! I've never had them because I've never found veggie ones in my big age. soup dumplings??? it's over
Omg, I'd love to see you do the fire flakes!! In my head all I imagine are sort of like a mix of spicy pork rinds,,, and frosted flakes, which is definitely *not* what I think they're meant to be 🤭 ALSO, TRYING OUT SOME OF IROH'S TEA RECIPES SOUNDS SO COOL AND CHILL!! I'm not personally much of a tea drinker, but I'm curious to see what kind of diverse flavors they've got packed into a whole chapter- also, it'd be nice if you could guinea pig any potential tasty leaf juice I may need to try myself 😚🍵
When cooking fish maw, it's best to deep fry them they puff more) and then immediately throw them in cold water in order to rehydrate. That way they will cook through later and it's also easier to cut them.
"Is the show worth a watch?" you say...What are you waiting for!? Although I wouldn't call it "not too long" it's 61 episodes even if you don't plan on watching Legend of Korra but you might end up binging it in a flash because it is quite fun and captivating.
Honestly I’d love to see you try the unfried avatar dough! That episode is super memorable to me and the floppy dough cookies at the end looked weirdly appetizing.
As far as I'm aware, they're literally just unfried cookies. Either carnival funnel cake dough(similar to pancake mix), or a sugar cookie. Just don't use raw egg if you want the utmost safety. But I've eaten my fair share of entirely raw sugar cookies and yeah. Pretty damn tasty. It's why I liked them in the show, 'cause I know how it tastes.
@@LycanFerret If it's unfried dough then i assume the show thought of you tiao since the food in the show is usually pretty asia-centric and I can't imagine that being funnel cake or a sugar cookie lmao. But yeah the cookbook probably just went with a raw cookie dough since I can't imagine uncooked you tiao tasting good at all.
@@plipplop1769 Youtiao seems to be the exact same as a funnel-cake dough. Except it has less butter. Meanwhile a sugar cookie has a whole cup more flour and sugar. But in terms of being tasty, I too would assume they'd go for raw sugar cookie dough.
@@plipplop1769 I just looked up the actual recipe and.... Is it even a dough? It says almond flour, coconut oil, dessicated coconut, sesame seeds, and honey. It seems more like a flat granola bar.
This is my first video of yours and it was super fun! I just checked your channel and saw how many other lores have cookbooks, so I'll be checking those out too. Thanks for the time you spent doing this and your honest review😄
I’d much rather have authentic ingredients and just sub something out if I need to, rather than having overly generalized recipes that would probably come out pretty mid. Definitely buying!
✨ You can make hazelnut flour by grinding hazelnuts in a good processor or blender 😊 Make sure to not blend too much or it'll turn into hazelnut butter! Maybe the same for the barley flour, but through a sieve after? These recipes are really cool!
The duck feet wouldn't have the same flavor I roasted them roasting them and I used dried Shitake mushrooms pack way more flavor also use fried tofu skins soaks up way more of the broth similar texture not a huge fish person so left that but either way is super tasty
The soup actually looks kinda tasty (although I would add fish sauce to the broth) but I was totally thrown off when the duck feet suddenly appeared on screen 😅 I don't even know where I could buy these, let alone the dried mushrooms. Aww please do the fireflakes and perhaps the egg tart! Maybe you could try to substitute the ingredients somehow or do it without the roasted flowers (their taste is probably quite subtle but who knows). I just looked up what "roasted hazelnut flowers" are supposed to taste like but I didn't find anything at all
I definitely think fish sauce would have helped lol. And my bad for my pronunciation, actually meant flour instead of flower. I still want to make this egg tarts though!
@@MisoHungrie Haha I think I just misheard you 😅 I was already wondering how one would incorporate flowers in a tart recipe... roasted hazelnut flour still sounds super extra though
I mostly wanted this cookbook as a collectable item, but I'm looking forward to trying some of the dessert recipes. I might try making the rock candy with my neice and nephews.
I was given this book as an anniversary gift this year. So far, I've made: Blueberry Cookies, Earthbender Mudslide, Komodo Chicken, Sweet Rice, Simple Steamed Vegetables, Freedom Fighters Roast Pork Belly, Gran Gran's Smoked Arctic Hen Legs, and Sizzle Crisps. Having an Asian grocery nearby really helps but those ingredients can get pricey sometimes. So far, everything I've made from it was really good. Those bean curd puffs look good too. I may give them a go later. I'm interested in the Fire Flakes but don't have a dehydrator to do it proper.
That's awesome! Glad to hear all of those dishes are good. And yeah I don't have a dehydrator either so that's why I ended up scrapping the fire flakes from the video but I hope I can do it in the future
@@MisoHungrie If you do the Komodo Chicken and plan on it all being eaten in one sitting, consider just coating the chicken in the spicy honey dipping sauce. It was so good that way. I had some as leftovers and it wasn't as crispy on being reheated but it was still great.
No wonder the dude was so worried about his cabbages. So many earth kingdom recipes use cabbages. Dude was probably losing a fortune whenever his stand was destroyed
And no wonder that booth lady was also so strict about him entering with vegetables. I guess you really can’t risk cabbage slugs destroying Ba Sing Se’s ecosystem since it’s an actual threat to them.
@@unigon794 good point, Sir
@@unigon794 if you are wondering, I subscribed for your sound effect playlist
And also how he ended up building a super rich empire off his cabbages (Legend of Korra shows his legacy with Cabbage Corp)
if theyre that common then theyd probably be cheap as earth kingdom is very populated and is limited to whatever food is in the walls.
i know it makes it less accessable but honestly i like that they went with the direction they did having some harder to get ingredients in the west. it feels more like avatar having such a strong asian influence and i prefer it over "here's a recipe for a basic cake and a recipe for frosting, frost an arrow on the cake now it's aang cake"
I agree!
There’s definitely a happy medium between those two extremes lmao
but then you bought a book that's essentially useless to you cause you don't live near an asian population center with authentic markets and shit lol rip
@@highdefinition450 I’d rather have it be accurate to what realistic recipes would be in the series than having everything handed to me!
@@highdefinition450ngl in America if you don’t have an Asian market near you then you probably live in a small small town or one of those states up North where no one lives. Even small towns in Arkansas and Tennessee have Asian markets lol
I'm honestly kind of impressed that they did go this direction and didn't go the lazy, like, "Avatar banana bread" route, you know?
Ik what you mean they’ll usually just take normal dishes and slap the names on
Right, there’s actually effort put into it
"Try the Sokka BBQ Bacon Burger, and wash it down with a malted "cactus juice" chocolate milkshake - it'll quench ya!"
I will say maybe somewhere in the middle would be better though, like how many people are actually going to go out of their way to get all these specofic rare ingredients to make this stuff.
@@mh2120 Nothing's quenchier!
I think the reason the fish is being left out of the Sea Prune Soup is because it's supposed to replicate having a bunch of leftover fish bones and duck carcass etc. The broth is really just a way to make use of leftover bits from other things you've cooked that aren't going to get used elsewhere, and this is a decent way to approximate that.
i was about to say the same... actually the recipe makes a lot of sense in universe
In Brazil we have a real recipe like that. We use the fish meat in a cassarole and save the bones and left overs to make a sauce, we then drain the liquid from the bones and heads and thick it with mandioca flour to eat with the cooked meat, rice and other side dishes.
I thought the same thing! The southern water tribe is obviously the kinda place where not a single bit from the animals go to waste, not even the bones, so it's amazing the recipe is in line with that. Huge props to the chef who wrote it.
@@Nat.ali.aWhat is this meal called ? Please and Thank You.
@@xauceamani Pirão de Peixe
I suspect that only having duck feet was a major factor. The flavour and richness of meat broths is generally imparted by the bone marrow, of which there is not much in the feet. Fowl feet are typically used because they contain a lot of collagen which can give a broth a silky texture, but for taste they are pretty useless.
Agreed. When I think duck carcass I think of the bones of a roasted duck after the meat is picked off. I can imagine the bones and duck fat would leave the broth with a great flavor.
yeah he was lazy for the stew xD but im glad he liked the overall experience
@@ixicnika We do the same for turkey in my family; once we're done carving meat off the carcass, straight into the big pot it goes for a 2-day soft simmer. Strain over another pot w/ a collander, and the meat just falls right off the bones. Once we've picked out the skin and bones, in go potatoes, carrots, onions, 2 bay leaves and spices, then egg noodles or rice~
That sh*t is the BOMB, and so much less waste!!
@@ixicnika It would've worked way better with duck wings that have been seasoned and roasted a bit.
Duck necks fam he should have used the necks
Oh my God, they actually included the raw dough things from "Avatar Day." That's hilarious.
I really wanna try that recipe!
I was hoping that was going to be one you were trying!
I believe it might be mochi? Now I wanna buy the book gosh darn it!
Where? I didn't see him make it?
@@jamesgardner6707 He didn't - it was just an assumption on my end. HOWEVER - I just got the book and can confirm it is essentially just a raw cookie dough
I actually am friends with the chef who wrote this book. Jenny is amazing, such a multifaceted and passionate person who put a lot of love, research, and passion into these recipes to capture how the show made her feel. Not all the recipes are for everyone, but knowing where her heart was in making this makes the biggest impact ♥️
Shes better than Victoria Rosenthal, for sure. Id like to see Jenny tackle more franchises
@Arigato Grande When she wrote the water tribe dish was the fish meat ment to be in the soup?
I’ve talked to her on Instagram occasionally and she’s a very sweet person
@@jinja-ninga97c21 I know I'm not who you asked but many broths and sauces are flavored by that techniques. The little fried bits that stick to the pan get cooked in into liquid when it is added. Which made me giggle when he thought the fish sticking was a mistake lol. Bones also impart flavor. I do agree with him though if you can get the fish parts with using a whole fish then do that or just buy a fish stock. This is a useful technique to learn for sure.
@Dwippo Imagine telling someone who you don't know that they can't know another person. You know people have friends and family right? People go outside and meet others? Talk about chronically online
I love that they didn't shy away from using Asian ingredientses. While they might not be easy to find I think it encourages people that would usually avoid trying these things out because of that that live in countries like the the US or in Europe to actually try out these dishes and new flavors.
Exactly!! Thank you!!
"Ingredientses"? Who are you? Gollum?
This helped me try some new foods I loved a lot of the earth nation dishes the dumplings are sooo good
I LOVE how detailed every piece of the show is. The show takes place in war so obviously some of the recipes are more struggle food. It also shows the wealth gap between the nations. I love how they kept it real and the recipes are actually from the show. This show always manages to surprise me. So good and detailed! I somehow always forget that our main characters are war children/children from war
Good point!
It is sooo refreshing to see that you are honest about not liking a dish! Keep it real! 👍☺️
maybe he did it wrong
@@OkaySoShit its a decent chunk of the episode that aang didnt like it. i doubt it wasnt tested to make it a pretty aquired taste. like uni or wagyu
@@OkaySoShit
Yeah does he use a murican measurement set
I really think they trolling us by putting that recipe in the book 😅
@@theo5437 He also definitly did it wrong, 5 feet isn't equal to what was asked for.
hot blooded nephew tea 🥺 it’s so charming to have Iroh’s love for Zuko mentioned in the cookbook. great video but that’s hardly new with you - you never miss! it’s always nice to have an honest, genuine TH-camr who’s passionate about food and cookbooks haha
Thank you for the kind words! And I agree, it's so cool for Iroh and his teashop to have it's own dedicated chapter. One of these days I'll do a video on all of his offerings 👍
@@MisoHungrie can’t wait to see it! ♡
Based purely off the ingredients, sea prune soup seems like a great way to use leftover ingredients. I make broth out of leftover chicken and fish bones from my meals on the regular to use the bones and for health. It helps me take my vitamins but I always add a ton of fresh cracked pepper and either fish sauce or a MSG+paprika+curry+mustard powder mix cuz it tastes like not much. Sorry for all that paragraph lol, hope the engagement helps! Eager to see more of your hard work with food!
I'm sure the health benefits are very good! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy more videos to come 😋
i'm still wonder what other recipe was asking for the fish meat that wasn't used here
@@prcervi maybe because Aang is a vegetarian and doesn't eat meat or fish?
@@feitanportor9780 I'm talking about the cookbook? and this is in the water section where yes they eat fish and meat
i'm wondering what the accompanying dish to this recipe was because you don't cook up a whole fish just for the bones
@jhivarr I've added other suggested ingredients to bone broth, plus I like to also add organic ground ginger and ground onion powder and fresh ground black pepper as well, but NO msg for me, I'm very allergic and end up with horrific migraine among other complications.
It doesn't make sense to cook a fish & not use it in our world but in the Water Tribe they probably use every part of the fish & so the bones went into soup & the fish got used for other things like dried meat to eat on hunts.
I think what's throwing the recipe off is the duck tbh. When you look at the Water Tribe, what they would be using is Arctic animals, which ducks are not. I get that not everyone is able to just pull out an Arctic bird, but there's gotta be a better substitute.
@@candicehoneycutt4318 True and in universe turtle- ducks come from the Fire Nation. As far as I remember there are no duck like creatures in the Water Tribe
@@candicehoneycutt4318 in the show, katara or sokka mentions arctic hen, so just regular chicken probably wouldve worked better thematically.
I think it's because Aang doesn't eat meat.
it's also a practice found in many indigenous cultures like how Native Americans use all of a buffalo or how Inuit people use all of a seal. it's often believed to be a way of honoring the animal's life
From my understanding of inuit and arctic cultures, they used every part of what they hunted and fished, so I think the stewed sea prunes soup is a dish where you used pieces of the fish you would normally throw away. Like if you make a fish dish, you eat the fish, but then you save the bones for later. Later being when you want to make sea prune soup.
Sea prune soup sounds like what they wouldve had to do during the days they couldnt go out hunting or was the height of the winter months. They wouldve used whatever was leftover to substain themselves and that is honestly like a really good story detail since its a food that is about substaining yourself not the taste.
I’m surprised the sea prune soup didn’t have kelp or wasn’t more fishy focused. I imagined it was very fishy-briny forward
Yeah it could have used more fishiness or any sort of stronger flavor imo
I was expecting it to have sea cucumber in it since sea prunes don't exist in our world.
looking at the recipe it looks like it would be something made from leftovers of other meals, hence the fishbones and the duck marrow/bones (made to emulate the arctic hens from the water tribes). i wouldn't be surprised if the base of the soup couldve been more fish forward depending on what was left over that week hehe
We have lots of fishy soups in Cantonese cooking and I always use the fish head too when I'm making the broth (with some rice wine to cover up any odd flavors). And instead of the duck feet, a whole bunch of chicken wings might have made the broth more intense.
I think chicken wings would have been a great idea! I was trying to find duck wings but couldn't
@@MisoHungrie It's weird that they used fish when Aang is a vegetarian, maybe that's why he spit it out.
I was just thinking that didn't look like a lot of fish bones and adding the head might have helped
@@feitanportor9780 They lived in an Arctic climate so plant ingredients would have been rare and they probably didn't know that Aang was vegetarian.
@@garethbaus5471 ahh I see
11:07 For fish maw, I’d probably say try fish maw soup or a crab meat & fish maw soup from a place that serves it, with the soups being similar to egg drop soup in consistency.
That's a really good idea. I'll have to try fish maw in a way where it's professionally prepared so I can get the full gist of it
I once Egg Drop Soup
Yes - Please do the flakes.
Based on everything they've been remaking - movie is unlikely to be good. One can always hope.
Please do Iro tea and uncooked Avatar day cookies
I really wanna do Iroh's drinks which I think would pair well with the cookies. Might do that sometime!
New movie's not a remake, it's animated and takes place after the conclusion of AtLA
Do you mean the Netflix adaptation or the new movies from Avatar Studios? Because the Netflix adaptation isn't a movie, it's a live action version of the show. Season 1 will take place over 8 hour-long episodes and comes out next year.
@@taylorbritt499 yeah no one is watching that lmao
@@sinceredtb3227 I think I misspoke lol. It's 8 episodes, one hour long per episode. Not episodes that last 8 hours 😂 I intend to watch it for one out of curiosity and for two because it looks like an actually good cast and that gives me a small glimmer of hope that it won't be awful.
GUYS THEY PUT A CRAP TON OF CABBAGE RECIPES IN THE COOKBOOK! 100% legit avatar food
I would love to see this reprinted as a sort of "old timey" looking cook book. Like something you may genuinely see in the Avatar world
That would be a pretty cool special edition
That bacon sounds and looks amazing. Will have to try. And yes to making the flakes, please.
Thanks Sephestra! Yeah the bacon with the sansho pepper was really really tasty. Flaming Fire Flakes coming soon! Just don't know when lol. Appreciate the continued support 😄
I'm so impressed by the amount of creativity and passion that went into this cookbook. Everything feels so real to the world. I also really enjoyed your efforts testing the recipes! It's great to see the highs and lows of making challenging or unusual dishes.
I totally agree! The author did a great job putting together some really immersive dishes. Thanks for watching!
I love how the Stirred Sea Prune Stew was actually accurate in its taste and texture (not that I’ve tasted it), because the way you described it makes sense and the fact that they included it like that in the cookbook is just amazing! I bet some will love it and some won’t like in the show! Oh my goodness but those Sizzle Crisps look SO GOOD HELP
Yeah I really love how this cookbook is so true to the show. And yeah those sizzle crisps were 🔥🔥🔥
got this as a birthday gift a few months ago. I'd love to see more attempts at ANY of these recipes (teas included). Yes, finding this stuff is a pain.
A very belated happy birthday to you! What an awesome gift. Yeah some of the stuff is really tricky to find lol
@@MisoHungrie thank you! Love the channel! Always on the lookout for new and unique recipes.
Be very curious to see your take on the Bob's Burgers cookbook. Been using it for years and its a blast! But, again, some of those toppings are super hard to locate consistently.
@@EVacStation which ingredients are hard to find? Are you able to get them at Asian grocers?
Toasted barley flour is pretty easy to make in small batches with a spice or coffee grinder. If your Asian grocery doesn't carry Tibetan food, most supermarkets carry whole barley.
I'd like to see the Fire Flakes too, just rewatched Babish's version of them a couple days ago.
And hazelnut flour is probably just like almond flour - put the nuts in blender or food processor and whiz until pretty fine.
Very fun show. No surprise they get a little out there with ingredients but it is a world spanning epic and a lot of items are probably going to be found at an asian market. If you have extra time and like a book then by all means show off some interesting recipes, the 3-4 meal sampler is nice for an initial review but there are probably a lot of nice dishes that look great but you already picked a soup/salad like it
Dried morels seems like a strange choice. I don't think morels are typical enjoyed dried and rehydrated like many other mushrooms. Surprised they didn't use shiitake which is more typical, the water you rehydrate them in makes for an amazing umami broth base. I don't know much about fish maw though.
maybe they were trying to replicate a "sea prune"
Thats what I was thinking
I'm able to buy dried morels at the store, but only during mushroom season. Definitely not an easy to find ingredient.
Just watched the Aunt Wu episode yesterday. Didn't really think about what tthe puffs were probably fried in. Think Aang knew it was most likely animal fat when he passed on them?
A vegetarian alternative would be soybean oil or another vegetable oil
The amount of effort you put into making all these dishes is admirable! I looove cooking myself, but I’m a little too lazy to go into different stores to get all those ingredients lol. Really nice Video, as a huge Avatar-Fan I enjoyed every second of it :)
Yeah I feel you. Ideally I'd love it if I can get everything in one store. Thanks for watching!
Woah I NEED this book! Those sizzle crisps look so good. I want to try more recipes they all look so good
The sizzle crisps are awesome! Hope you enjoy the cookbook when you get it!
You know it's legit because all the Air Nomad food is Vegetarian.
There's definitely a lot of channels that does food from fictional shows/games lately, but its crazy that none covered the topics of licensed cookbooks like you did! Your personality, presentation (both videos and cooking!) and niche topic combined makes your channel really shines and you definitely deserves more views!
As for suggestions, how about the Bee and Puppycat cookbook, especially since the series is going to be on Netflix? The recipes seems to be fan-submitted, which could be interesting!
Thank you for the feedback! Yeah reviewing themed cookbooks was something I wanted to do for awhile. And thanks for the suggestion I'll look into it 😊
The peaches are similar to what my mom used to make on hot summer days. She'd take yellow peaches cut them in half or thirds and would grill them on one side until well..grilled. And then we'd slap vanilla ice cream on top. Literally the best thing ever
Your upload timing is impeccable. Thank you Miso!
My pleasure!
man i really love your videos, you put a lot of effort in them and you deserve way more viewers and subscribers
I appreciate the kind words! Thank you for watching 😄
I had to do a double take, once I saw this comment. I can’t believe this channel is only at 60k.
Give it a year!
I really like your cookbook videos. They were so refreshing and very interesting.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching 😊
Got recommended this video on my home page. Within the last week I've watched nearly all your content and can't wait for more! It really shows that you're passionate with the content you create. Thank you for what you do man
Glad you liked the videos! I love me some games and food so I'm just glad to be able to share that with y'all 😄
I always start with the stuff I think I'm gonna hate, so that I can immediately cover it up with other flavors, that I know I'm gonna love.. Bold move to save that soup second to last.
Lol that's a good strategy. Good thing I had the dessert to fall back on haha
Your videos are so relaxing and easy to understand the steps in! You're one of my favorite TH-camrs
Wow, thank you! Really glad you're able to chill and relax while watching the vids
That intro was legendary 😂😂😂 Great way to start a cooking video!
my family and I have the Beifong Beef recipe out of this book quite often and it is to die for!
Really appreciate this video. I got the cookbook a bit ago and have just been lazing around not trying anything in it. You chose some recipes that didn't really interest me (the fire flakes and bean curd puffs) that I am now going to put on the list when I decide to do some bulk shopping next time!
Also, small note, the sea prune soup having a duck carcass in there seems a little odd but there are a decent amount of recipes that include duck meat there, so probably was a recipe to deal with the extra bits. Great work and def subscribed!
Glad you liked the video! The point you made about the duck makes a lot of sense. I should have paired those recipes together to be more economical with the ingredients. Appreciate the feedback!
I love that your sense of humor really adds to these cookbook reviews!
It took a while but youtube has finally recommended something that I am excited about. I love coming across anything ATLA.
Your channel really is a hidden gem! You really deserve more subscribers.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the vids 😄
The intro is just too perfect
The unfried dough made me laugh, A+ for commitment.
I always thought the bean curd puffs were a sweet dish for some reason.
They look delicious, added the book to my shopping chart!
This video was awesome. Would love to see you try making more of the recipes, especially the onion banana juice!
I really wanna do that juice lol
I have this cookbook :) we made sour cabbage soup (weird but interesting), blueberry cookies (sooo good) and one of the curries with birdseye chili.
Sounds great! I should check into those blueberry cookies
Awesome! I'd love to see another video on this cookbook.
Already have different ideas in mind. More to come!
You can make your own hazelnut flour by processing whole hazelnuts in a strong blender like a vitamix. Once it’s completely ground into a powder u can use it like any other nut flour. You can do the same with barley, dry toast the barley on a pan till it browns then process in the blender till it’s a powder. I hope this helps and you can make the tarts!
You can do the same with other nuts and grains too! I used to work at a bakery and whenever we ran out of oat flour or almond flour we would just process whole oats or almonds till it turns into a powder!
Thanks for the tips Teresita! I'll keep those in mind for next time 😃
The aangs favorite egg tart is amazing!! I have made that multiple times. Luckily there is a local mill near me and I was able to get all the flours I needed for it easily. If you can find them you have to make them.
The freedom fighters pork belly is amazing as well.
This will make a great Christmas gift for one of our boys! Thanks for the great review!
I agree! Hope they like it!
The sea prune soup looked legit. I'm super surprised they put so much effort into this.
Really well made video I loved it im happy you told us how you liked the food or disliked but also why. in most food videos ppl just say they liked or disliked but not why in terms of flavors or textures or anything else 🙂
Thanks! Yeah I try to be as descriptive as possible as it's not always easy to explain flavor, I still struggle with it from time to time
You can make your own hazelnut flour by simply grinding hazelnuts in a food processor or blender until they are the texture you're going for... I'm betting the barley could be done the same way, but you may want a finer grind than you can achieve with a processor/blender... if you have a flour mill, then go for it, but that one sounds like it'll need to be an internet purchase.
This is one of those times I’m glad I didn’t ignore my recommendations.
Welcome and glad you found the channel! 😃
I like to see how this cook book makes the fire flakes.
And for the water tribe try the 5 flavored soup.
I think that is a real Asian dish if I remember correctly m
Such a fun and relaxing video. I really enjoyed, also helpful on what you thought of everything.
I love your reaction. You are so expressive. Defiantly wanna try that bacon. Would love to see a part two from this book. Maybe see one or two of the drinks.🫖🍵
Glad you liked it! And yeah I really wanna do a drink focused video later on featuring Iroh's teas and the onion banana juice!
Man, wish this got more views. Took a hiatus from cooking videos, but this was so fun and honest. Loved it
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching 😄
I feel like the soup is supposed to taste like a "Struggle meal". Which would explain why you use fish bones. Think how chicken and waffles should use leftover fried chicken or chicken pot pie is supposed to used leftover chicken.
But I'd definitely want this book despite the difficulty of obtaining any ingredients.
Good point! Yeah the cookbook has some very interesting recipes
Hell yes. Finally! I've been waiting on this one boiiii
Toasted Barley Flour & Hazelnut Flour should be simple to make, if you have a good food processor or high end blender. The trick is processing the hazelnuts into a flour without making hazelnut butter. Same with barley, then you'd toast it in the oven or in a pan on the stove until it darkens & looks toasted.
This was fun! I enjoy all your videos but most of the games whose cookbooks show up in critiques are ones I haven’t played, but as a long-time ATLA fan this one was very relevant to me. Great video, and I loved the opening!
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I definitely want to branch out to non-gaming related cookbooks since there are also a lot of really cool shows and movies that I love. Funny enough I only started watching ATLA so I can get a better appreciation for the cookbook and I ended up really liking it!
Oh my god, id love a part 2 of that Fallout Cookbook.
Also, Ive been here since the beginning.. You're doing great! Don't let up.. EVER.
Thanks for the encouragement and continued support! I'll keep grinding 💪
Had this appear in my recommended and it was such a chill watch, hit me in my childhood… that bacon sounds good!
Thanks for watching! And yeah the bacon is bomb
Since the water tribes mimic indigenous/alaskan tribes in real life, they also follow a "use everything" philosophy. The duck carcass and additional bones were to make more of a bone broth/fatty stew and duck feet by themselves wont do that since they're mostly collagen anyways. I would have added the fish anyways due to there being no duck.
Good point!
I need that book!!!!!!!!! That cookbook is a must need for me 😊😊😊
I'd like to see you make more recipes from this book!
More to come!
I've never seen any of your videos... but your intro was so good... and YOUR NAME IS SO GREAT I'm subbing right now
Thanks for subbing! Glad you liked the video
As an owner of said cookbook, I must say, YES! It's the Bending Bomb of food and I just love the thought put inro these recipes and I'm trying every one given the chance! 🍖🥘🍚🍜🍛🍱🍘🍙🥚🍣🍠🍯🍤🍡🍵
Hope you like the other recipes and good luck making them!
@@MisoHungrie Thanks! ^^
Been waiting for this video for months upon months, TY!!!!
Sorry to keep you waiting! I was waiting to finish watching the series before I did the video so I can get a full application for the world. Great show!
That intro was everything ❤😂
Of course we want to see those recipes! And make some tea! 🍵
Since the new Netflix ATLA show released you gotta make a few more meals from the book and make a video on it! I recently made mung bean & toffu curry from the book and it was awesome. Keep up the good work
yes, maybe a beverage this time! the vegetarian dumplings!!! I've never had them because I've never found veggie ones in my big age. soup dumplings??? it's over
Omg, I'd love to see you do the fire flakes!! In my head all I imagine are sort of like a mix of spicy pork rinds,,, and frosted flakes, which is definitely *not* what I think they're meant to be 🤭
ALSO, TRYING OUT SOME OF IROH'S TEA RECIPES SOUNDS SO COOL AND CHILL!! I'm not personally much of a tea drinker, but I'm curious to see what kind of diverse flavors they've got packed into a whole chapter- also, it'd be nice if you could guinea pig any potential tasty leaf juice I may need to try myself 😚🍵
Yeah I'm the same way, not a big tea drinker also but I wanna try those drinks in that chapter cuz I love Iroh so much
I always sort of imagined fire flakes to be deep fried spicy-sweet dough with cinnamon and chili powder. I'm sure I'm wrong.
wow, yours is now my fav cook channel just to watch you eat and talk about the food
Thank you! I'm just happy to share the love with y'all 😊
Considering Avatars awesome Worldbuilding i had really high hopes for this Cookbook
That's definitely the biggest strength of this cookbook. It's super thematic and ties very well to the stuff in the show
When cooking fish maw, it's best to deep fry them they puff more) and then immediately throw them in cold water in order to rehydrate. That way they will cook through later and it's also easier to cut them.
I've never seen Avatar, but those dishes look incredibly delicious! Is the show wortha watch? Keep up the good work :)
I'd say yes! It's one of the best cartoon series of all time, in my opinion. Perfect for kids and adults-- which can be a tough balance sometimes.
The show is honestly a master piece, and I don’t say that very often!
Thanks! And yeah it's a really good watch and it's not too long of a series so you don't have to invest too much time into it
"Is the show worth a watch?" you say...What are you waiting for!? Although I wouldn't call it "not too long" it's 61 episodes even if you don't plan on watching Legend of Korra but you might end up binging it in a flash because it is quite fun and captivating.
Honestly I’d love to see you try the unfried avatar dough! That episode is super memorable to me and the floppy dough cookies at the end looked weirdly appetizing.
I definitely wanna do that one. I'll probably make a video on that sometime down the line
As far as I'm aware, they're literally just unfried cookies. Either carnival funnel cake dough(similar to pancake mix), or a sugar cookie.
Just don't use raw egg if you want the utmost safety. But I've eaten my fair share of entirely raw sugar cookies and yeah. Pretty damn tasty. It's why I liked them in the show, 'cause I know how it tastes.
@@LycanFerret If it's unfried dough then i assume the show thought of you tiao since the food in the show is usually pretty asia-centric and I can't imagine that being funnel cake or a sugar cookie lmao. But yeah the cookbook probably just went with a raw cookie dough since I can't imagine uncooked you tiao tasting good at all.
@@plipplop1769 Youtiao seems to be the exact same as a funnel-cake dough. Except it has less butter. Meanwhile a sugar cookie has a whole cup more flour and sugar.
But in terms of being tasty, I too would assume they'd go for raw sugar cookie dough.
@@plipplop1769 I just looked up the actual recipe and....
Is it even a dough? It says almond flour, coconut oil, dessicated coconut, sesame seeds, and honey. It seems more like a flat granola bar.
This is my first video of yours and it was super fun! I just checked your channel and saw how many other lores have cookbooks, so I'll be checking those out too. Thanks for the time you spent doing this and your honest review😄
Glad you found the video! Hope you enjoy the other ones 😄
@@MisoHungrie That I have been! You just got a new subscriber
I’d much rather have authentic ingredients and just sub something out if I need to, rather than having overly generalized recipes that would probably come out pretty mid. Definitely buying!
I’ve partaken in 🍃 and oh my god those sizzle crisps look sooooo good oh my god. Literally have tears in my eyes.
I feel a little disappointed that the soup didn't actually have prunes in it. I think a thick, salty stew with real prunes in it would be delicious
I'm guessing "sea prunes" aren't actually prunes, in the same way that a sea cucumber isn't a cucumber.
There's a Scottish stew that includes chicken wings, leeks and prunes. It's called Cock-a-leekie, and it's quite good.
Love how this guy sings a different version of the intro that relates to cooking or the cooking
✨ You can make hazelnut flour by grinding hazelnuts in a good processor or blender 😊 Make sure to not blend too much or it'll turn into hazelnut butter!
Maybe the same for the barley flour, but through a sieve after?
These recipes are really cool!
I love that preamble so much
That intro was fire 😂😂😂 pun absolutely intended
I recomended this forever ago! Great video man, I am so glad you got to it. Inspired me to try some of the recipes in my copy.
Glad you liked it! Always appreciate any recommendations so if you have any more keep em comin!
The duck feet wouldn't have the same flavor I roasted them roasting them and I used dried Shitake mushrooms pack way more flavor also use fried tofu skins soaks up way more of the broth similar texture not a huge fish person so left that but either way is super tasty
you just got yourself a new subscriber 🫶🏽 I love this and love your honesty
Thanks for subbing! Hope you enjoy the videos to come 😀
The missed opportunity to call it avatar the last cook book 😭
I have the cookbook and am definitely going to be using my family as test testers on vacation. Would love to see you do more of these recipes!
More to come! Hope your fam enjoys your food!
The soup actually looks kinda tasty (although I would add fish sauce to the broth) but I was totally thrown off when the duck feet suddenly appeared on screen 😅 I don't even know where I could buy these, let alone the dried mushrooms.
Aww please do the fireflakes and perhaps the egg tart! Maybe you could try to substitute the ingredients somehow or do it without the roasted flowers (their taste is probably quite subtle but who knows). I just looked up what "roasted hazelnut flowers" are supposed to taste like but I didn't find anything at all
I definitely think fish sauce would have helped lol. And my bad for my pronunciation, actually meant flour instead of flower. I still want to make this egg tarts though!
@@MisoHungrie Haha I think I just misheard you 😅 I was already wondering how one would incorporate flowers in a tart recipe... roasted hazelnut flour still sounds super extra though
I mostly wanted this cookbook as a collectable item, but I'm looking forward to trying some of the dessert recipes. I might try making the rock candy with my neice and nephews.
The Sizzle-crisps, oh man ... I need those delicacies
They were delicious!
I was given this book as an anniversary gift this year. So far, I've made:
Blueberry Cookies, Earthbender Mudslide, Komodo Chicken, Sweet Rice, Simple Steamed Vegetables, Freedom Fighters Roast Pork Belly, Gran Gran's Smoked Arctic Hen Legs, and Sizzle Crisps. Having an Asian grocery nearby really helps but those ingredients can get pricey sometimes. So far, everything I've made from it was really good.
Those bean curd puffs look good too. I may give them a go later. I'm interested in the Fire Flakes but don't have a dehydrator to do it proper.
That's awesome! Glad to hear all of those dishes are good. And yeah I don't have a dehydrator either so that's why I ended up scrapping the fire flakes from the video but I hope I can do it in the future
@@MisoHungrie If you do the Komodo Chicken and plan on it all being eaten in one sitting, consider just coating the chicken in the spicy honey dipping sauce. It was so good that way. I had some as leftovers and it wasn't as crispy on being reheated but it was still great.
@@CopShowGuy ooh