The Stir-Fry Masters You've Never Heard Of
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ค. 2024
- The Path To Fried Rice Ep4 : I was looking for Stir Frying tutorials but things escalated... Download Karma (formerly Shoptagr): shop.karmanow.com/alex
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#1
美食状元哥 Gourmet champion : my boxing champion. The best at rocking the wok.
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#2
Chef Cai Guangjiang 大厨蔡光江. El professor ! friendly smile and an amazing gripping technique.
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#3
子浩美食工作室 : Zihao Food Studio. Poker face. what a smooth and talented wok professional ! He makes stir frying effortless.
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Making this episode has opened my eyes on how to grip the wok properly using a grip cloth, how to pan toss the wok like a pro and also how to stand beside the wok and use my core strength to wield it. ( or just to stir fry 😅)
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What is that index picture😂✌️
Check out chef wang gang with subs fortunately he's on TH-cam
Try making a Biriyani series next time. There are so many possible iterations, it might even beat SHA-256
Alex , can u show us how to stir sabayon ? :D
As a chinese, I salute you for that glorious reverse search
The man has some smooth detective skills. Imagine doing this in a language on a platform you just found out
now you have a french hacker problem
梦幻联动
if you Chinese then how are you here?
@@spiteu9272 you do realise people can move to other countries right?
If there was ever a video that should be sponsored by a VPN, it's this one.
I was thinking the same thing haha
i was thinking skillshare when he was talking about where he learns all his skills
How about those CCP viruses that are all over his computer now?
@@Crazt And you think the NSA doesn't monitor your search history or calls/texts?
VPNs themselves are pretty bad at doing this job. (something about VPN protocol and how it's different from normal traffic)
There is a reason why most young Chinese Chefs are ripped as heck under their shirts. Handling the Wok is no easy task and holding the Wok, Rice and Ladle for 1 Minute without shaking takes weeks if not months of training :D Have Fun Alex! And its always breathtaking to see how much energy, dedication and enjoyment you put into your projects! Truly an inspiration.
And getting carpal tunnel is a hazard.
Yeah, all my uncles are Cantonese chefs and yeah... they have the grip strength of a ducking Gorilla
Visit a hawker center in Singapore and you'll see the uncles are all bone dry ripped, either because of the effort needed to wield the wok, or because the heat literally dries them up.
@@jeremylam6060 V E I N Y
everyone knows that every asian knows martial arts. What we didn't know is that cooking is between those arts lol
I found out today that a good friend of mine passed away. We would hang out every saturday and would save your videos to watch together. He was a huge fan of fried rice and was super excited about this series. I never got to watch it all the way through with him sadly but now every time I watch your videos or see fried rice I will think of him, and the memory of him will live on in a way that he would definitely approve of. Thank you Alex for you're hard work on putting together the stunning visuals and excited and intriguing dialogue that you always provide to inspire and entertain us wanna-be chefs. I will always look to your channel on saturdays, and pour one out for the fallen homies while I learn from you on how to better myself and the lives of others through the art of food.
RIP Kaleb Tarry, may he eat ramen and fried rice in heaven for eternity!
My deepest sympathies
My deepest condolences bro..
I'm sorry for you loss my friend.
My condolences for the passing of your friend, may he rest in peace
It’s funny how Alex is treating cooking with a wok like it’s an Olympic sport
but it is
@@ThePursuitWOD "they" do.
It's an artists' passion for their craft. It isn't them vs the world, it's them vs themselves.
it is.
12:00
Something I discovered as a bilibili enthusiast and reverse-translating cowboy, is the fact that a small community exists in the site which uploads Alex's videos with chinese captions. They seem to be having a blast with his rice exploits.
this episode will have blown their minds! hopefully alex knows about this and can do something with them
Yeah the same happens for many channels.
Linus tech tips made a video about it I think.
alex in the previous episode: "I think I am pansexual"
alex now: "I need to be straight"
The most difficult aspect of pansexuality.
gold!
One of the reasons of having the towel is to ease the pressure wok handle delivers on your thumb. If you are going to work without it you are actually risking getting injured.
This. It was painful to watch him struggle without a towel for a minute
Celebrate Towel Day - May 25
Yep, scrolled down to say exactly this. Use the towel, it will help, a lot.
He's clearly going to use towel, but he was just doing some strength training then. And it was clearly his lack of wrist (and a bit of abdominal strength) that was letting him down there.
@@tams805 Man, please, learn what pressure is.
Alex, do a Path to Biryani next!!
There're so many routes in that realm that you might actually get lost...
Yess
Oh ohoh. That would be crazy. First question- is veg biryani a biryani....
That is an excellent suggestion, well done!
@@BatmAn06091992 it's not and i'll slap anyone that says so
@@BatmAn06091992 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
* image of Gordon Ramsey * Alex: "Oh, noooo!" 😂🤣😅 # relatable
Uncle roger applauded Ramsey stir-fry so he is doing something right. He even called him uncle Ramsey.
I hate "celebrity chef" sell outs
@@hhjggjfrt7794jn not that uncle roger is an authority in anything other than comedy...
@@hhjggjfrt7794jn not uncle Ramsay, it’s uncle gordon
he is good stir fry chef but not like the guys alex found
Alex telling the Chinese restaurant lady that his name is LI HUA is the funniest thing!
Alex, you achieved the spirit which we call "打破砂锅问到底" in Chinese saying! Which means "Incessant questioning until the pot cracks" in literal, "insist on getting to the bottom of the matter" in meaning. Great job! I can't wait to see your practice on the next episode! Awesome job. So inspiring!
The amount of dedication Alex has, makes me believe that I can achieve anything I lay my eye on, it won’t be easy but it’ll be worth it. Thank you Alex :’)
@@ThePursuitWOD Aww, thank you soo much
Same Same. He's an engineer in the truest sense I think!!
When Alex brings out the tea you know things are about to get serious
7:00 Right! 🤣
as a Chinese, I'm ashamed that I did not put in this much effort and passion to cook fried rice
I would like to take a minute to remind everyone that Alex was told on episode 1 of this series to, and I quote, “not overthink this”.
"... And I took that personally."
But think of the children that wants to learn. Young youths filled with a bright future that this man is giving them with his knowledge.
This isn't even his final form...
Alex: Chinese equivalent of TH-cam. Me: Bilibili I think. Alex: Bilibili. Feels like getting a question right on a test. Such a joy.
I am consistently blown away by the dedication to the craft that you exhibit, both as a chef and as a TH-cam creator. Your content is always well edited, concise and inspiring!
Well it's not like he edit it himself
Alex is actually getting ready to start a 4 man heist. He's got the boxer, the professor, and poker face!!
all he needs is a plucky moped driver who knows every shortcut in town.
@@edstirling I think he's gonna be that driver 😉😄
The french, the boxer, the professor and pokerface. Sounds like dangerous cooks, I mean crocks. Haha
“The boxer. The professor. The poker face. And the Frenchman.”
“You son of a b*tch, I’m in”
Rick & Morty anyone?
Guys?!
Called it. I knew he was going to go Chef Wang Gang. We're all part of the Wang Gang now. Shout out to Uncle Beast!
I could be wrong but, it seems to me that your wok is a bit larger than the chef's woks which you reviewed. This doesn't make the challenge impossible but I would imagine, if it is the case, you're making the challenge a lot more difficult than it needs to be. In which case, all the more power to ya! =)
Thought the same thing. Also, Alex did it without the towel.
@@hoskinsColin Ah! I didn't notice that. Good eye. Alex is a genius, though - so I'm sure he'll get it all together by the end. ^^
I was about to make almost the same comment, word for word. I wondered if it might have just been my imagination, but I see from the other comments that it was not. Or maybe that third chef is just a really big guy. (but then he would more likely be from northern China and using the other style of wok)
not sure about that... i am not sure about Alex's wok but those chinese chef are all iron wok which is so damn heavy.
I wouldn't be surprised if in next episode we see him welding and constructing a mini set of gym equipment just for his thumb and fingers (and of course a mandatory training montage) followed by a satisfactory and successful attempt at beating this challenge ;D
Tank: *loads hours of chinese videos in Alex's mind..
Alex: "I know Stir Fried Rice".
Morpheus: "Show me".
Best comment!😂
*Prodigy intensifies*
Lol, I only got it when I read Morpheus. This is underrated.
*Alex: "I know chao fan"
Don't *try* to cook it
the cooking channel turned in to a decoding tutoriel real fast
Alex, your engineering skills along with your cooking skills are the most beautiful when they work together
-when they "wok" together.
As a researcher, I'm impressed. This is how we deal with foreign language materials when we don't have a speaker too!
you can hire a translator on fiver for a few dollars lol and you would get better results
@@myname-mz3lo what if he’s researching ancient Sumerian languages…?
Alex has the world’s best Franco-English accent in the world!
I dont know this guy. I will never watch this kind of shit. Patetic
Then why are You here?
Trolling here is a waste of time.
Go read a book or something!
Pfft!
Distinctively French, yet perfectly understandable
And by "best" you mean "pretentious"
comenting on here when you diont even watch is truely pathetic you must have no life
Alex’s ability to get in and grasp another language for his needs is amazing.
That's how you achieve kung fu. The words kung (gong) fu 功夫 literally means effort spent in order to be successful
That's awesome.
Wait, so you're telling me that 30 years ago Ranma applying the teachings of the Sataome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts to a cooking competition was not just humorous but technically philosophically correct? Huh. Today I learned.
@@LowbrowDeluxe Gongfu - or kongfu - is just "effort" or "time" in Chinese. For example, "Let's watch that movie tonight" "Deadline's coming, sorry I have no GONGFU to do that"
Kung Fu means doing a tasks/jobs that takes up a lot of time to complete. For example, you are preparing for someone's birthday and a person ask you to decorate the area alone and want it to be done ASAP. Then you say something like "it's impossible to get it done in time. There's so many Kung Fu has to be done".
Alot of people that doesn't know the meaning of Kung Fu, they often think it means martial arts. Martial arts in Cantonese call mou seot. And why when Chinese say the word Kung Fu when doing martial arts? Because learning arts takes alot of time to master it.
The fact Alex is having trouble during the endurance test is simply having a too big wok for beginers. The one being used is for business. While it is achievable by practice, I think it's not a practical goal.
"First of all, I need to use a towel for this..." *proceeds to fail at the wok holding without a towel*
I really just watched a 15min video on how to hold/stand with a wok I dont know how you made this interesting but thank you lol
This is just a golden episode! I just love the enthusiasm you put in every video and even the nitty-gritty of the techniques!
The pun on Alex's shirt reminds me of a Chinese cooking show from 30 years ago that was made in Canada: Wok with Yan.
Every episode he would have a different apron with a different wok pun printed on it.
Yan can cook so can you
I love how much respect you have for Chinese cooking. Uncle Roger would be proud
stir fry is both art and science. Great to see how much in-depth research and effort Alex has put into understanding the intricacies of using the wok. Really shows your appreciation and respect to the details of Chinese cooking.
So happy Alex has discovered Chinese social media! And lots of effort on your part to translate everything by yourself, mad respect
Love the dedication you put in to getting on to Chinese youtube and the 3 characters you found were amazing and hilarious, loving this series! Language should never be a barrier.
I just wanted to say how incredibly motivating it is to watch you and your wondrous (mis) adventures while learning something new. The heart and dedication you bring into something as simple as making Pizza or Stir-Fry is truly inspirational.
Ok, time for you to start uploading video to Bilibili, Alex
Chances are his videos are already uploaded to bilibili...
episodes like this remind me that Alex is an analytical engineer at heart. Love it! Wish you the best for your wok practice :D
It's rare to watch an Alex video without being really hungry
@@ThePursuitWOD Me: not getting hungry
It's usually getting frustrating for like, "Oh dude come on. Give yourself some slack"
Really There are a lot of videos of him hacking an oven or building a rocket combuster for wok hei, and making a automatic bin that don`t really make you hungry...
the trick is to only watch them while you are eating
Its funny how this channel is so inspiring while being about tasty food. This stuff makes you sweat in inspiration to get things started and get them done in the end of the day. The Delivery just hits you on another level.
Thats why I'm always waiting for your videos. Awesome video as always, Alex.👍
I love the dedication you put into these series! I also love that you throw some French in every now and again, I miss hearing french since I left Belgium in 1999.
I’ve never clicked a notification so fast. Your videos are all I wait for each weekend
before this video: oh neat some insight into Chinese cooking techiques
after this video: i am too physically weak to authentically stir-fry
I have followed your videos for a long time. This one is *easily* the best one yet! Can't wait for the next one!
Alex... this idea of micro steps and learning the minute details for your craft is so beautiful to watch you explore over and over. My daughter plays three instruments... and each, while having their similarities, takes its own brand of precision to master. I don’t often see people apply this to something like cooking... thanks for bringing us on your journey, and not shying away from the hard work it takes to master a skill.
Ah, this upload puts a smile on my face
I feel like I watched Chef Wang about 3-4 years ago do the stir fry video. Nice find for you Alex! Keep the new higher art direction of the series' going my man!
love the humility and open-mindedness you use to approach learning! very inspiring to see
You really got me addicted to this series man… can’t wait for the next episode!
Keep them coming, cheers!
2:00 - Alex: "It's like finding a needle in a haystack"
Me: "I watch Oriental street food vendors and found gold there.... Techniques and ingredients all in one" 😁
“Now... All that’s left to do is everything.”
Hey Alex,
this whole series is just on another level! I really, REALLY enjoyed watching this episode!!! It is just a perfect composition that doesn't let you go until the very end. Thank you so much for this!!! Looking forward to the next episodes! Love from Germany :))
Dude this is so awesome. I have been following chef wang for a while and I am grateful you took the steps to finding more technicians on the subject. Thank you!
My grandma used to cook fried rice for me every morning before I go to school, the ingredients are salt, rice, eggs and spring onion, so simple but delicious, bon courage Alex💪
The thumbnail tho, they're so epic
This is shaping up to be your best series yet! Love the ethos of learning beyond your language barriers, that reverse search is the most exciting thing I've watched all week.
Your dedication is truly admirable! Good look on your journey!
没想到Alex还会有上b站的一天
OH MY GOD!!! It's 2:49am in Australia, I couldn't sleep and I thought I'd come to TH-cam to see if Alex has posted, and it says "five minutes ago"...
I did not see it until 3:09 😐
Your videos are always an inspiration. The amount of dedication and effort you put to learn and master new skills is incredible. Also I love the presentation and humour as well. Thank you!
Appreciate all the work you have put in to make this content available and understandable!
i like how he goes in depth at why he needs a nice springy spongy towel but then does it bare handed for the rest of the video.
My thought exactly! His poor thumb and fingers
this comment needs more upvotes.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of the bits of advice he left out was to practice without the towel. I would imagine the towel is mostly about the heat and practicing without it will help to build up your threshold faster.
Glory to the gourmet champion to the professor and to the poker face AMEN.
A good teacher not only teaches the material, but also has that sort of aura that is motivational and encourages students to break their own boundaries. Thank you for doing that.
I really like how you take an idea or technique or a recipe and dissect it to the smallest constituent parts. The build-up to the main event is insane! And your filming game is on point! Keep up the great work Alex! I'm not french, mais J'aime beaucoup tes videos!
I bought a cantonese wok because I was inspired by this series 😊
This guy is the embodiment culinary perseverance
Your perseverance is amazing! can't wait to see the final result!
Alex,
I just want to say how incredibly happy I am you continue to make videos and I get to watch them.
Your pure curiosity, your intellect, and your pure passion for cooking inspires me. Your attention to detail, not for details sake, but for the appreciation of the subject’s “soul” shines through.
You’re an awesome human being Alex, and you show me that as “unusual” as all our interests can be, the journey to understand them is a purely human pursuit if ever there was one.
STRONG heist feels to this video Alex, loved it. Reckon you could all rob a bank as well as make killer stir-fried rice.
Some of the names he uses for the teachers are similar to the ones in the Netflix original: "La casa de papel" also known as "Money Heist". And I felt the same way!
We definitely need a training montage with Rocky's theme song for the next video. Alex is about to build some muscle!
Full respect ❤️ for the work you put in Chinese cooking skills research! I love this series !!
I love the amount of effort and respect you've put into finding knowledge from the real masters of this craft, and then to share it with us is outstanding.
literally laughed my jaw off seeing you searched "翻锅" to learn the skill (truly impressed me haha! ). Btw, a more conventional saying of "stir-fry" is “颠勺”. (Might bring you more concise search results)
Took me almost the whole video to notice his sweatshirt.
"WOK HARDER"
Im dead.
If you are dead then how did you write that comment? 🤔 I call you on your BS!
The complete research steps are stunning! I am superrrr impressed
Love how hard you work for your videos, it really shows ❤️❤️❤️
Alex : looking for a wok tutorial on the internet
Also Alex : literaly saw a palace chinese chef before
Internet: operator here, what do you need?
Alex: Stir fry tutorials. Lots of stir fry tutorials
*prodigy music intensifies*
Alex: I know how to stir fry now
I know wok fu
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
7:15
Alex: I know stir-fry
Chef Wang: show me
You are great and all these guys are great! Thank you for showing us this its so so useful and such high quality, i think your videos are some of the best content and editing not only on youtube but better than tv
You need a towel. That’s the missing key to this whole video. The weight is all focused on one small central part of your thumb and it’s hard metal. Placing a thick towel on the handle distributes the weight more broadly and evenly by opening the thumb up more. Give it a try. Cheers!
so the next episode we are going to do a gym montage so you can get the strength do wok effortlessly?
The way you present your vlog is sheer perfection. Kuddos to you, Alex...
Alex, I got to say that the editing quality in this video along with the content in how is was displayed and explained is really just top notch. You have out done your self in this video! Awesome stuff!
**SPOILER ALERT** The last episode of this series: Alex makes fried rice in an OXO Good Grips non-stick frying pan. On a smooth-top stove. 😜
No one:
Alex: Ouuuiiiii!!! Salut!!!! 🥐
Well done Alex, this is your best video yet! I'been trying to find decent videos on this very topic for years, and even though I am no slouch at searching in other languages with terms that do not directly translate, you have shown us all how it is done, and done well. Congrats and more power to you.
Alex's passion for the methodology behind cooking is inspiring. My absolute favorite channel to watch. Wok it out my man!
"BiliBili" is an equivalent of NicoNico of Japan (You can tell by the name)
"Youku" on the other hand is TH-cam's equivalent (You get the idea)
寬油讚啦
王剛老師讚讚
The amount of work you've put in to this is incredible!!
I love how you left all those video resource links, I im completely sure that this will help a lot of people wishing to handle the wok but not as compromised as you to break the language barrier.
Awesome chapter. :)
11:40 with the "one minute Challenge" ... maybe, just MAYBE, you need a towel to do it without hurting yourself ... they all use it in the videos, so maybe, that's why :p
Small thing to remember about Chinese chefs: never shake their hands as a normal mortal being, their grip will shatter all your bones
This is one of the best things I've ever seen on the Internet, crossing the barrier to find the Chinese equivalent of TH-cam gave me feels I can't describe, you've made one adhd hyper focus wierdo feel a little more normal, thank you.
All your editing shows how much work you put into your research in the art of “Fried Rice”.
Amazing!