why does every episode of mystery menu make me feel like i'm also getting a master class in how to be in a healthy relationship? sohla and ham's dynamic is such a pleasure to watch.
One detail I noticed and appreciate is that you can hear a baby (I'm assuming Sohla and Ham's baby) occasionally in the background, which just feels like it's a good way of normalizing being able to balance parenthood and work, in a way.
I would be happier if they had several months of paid time off for having their new born by public state insurance as is common around here. The stress on this episode was too palpable.
I did like his tip on using a meat grinder instead of a food processor. But when I make my own falafel, I start with my chickpeas in a food processor and an onion and kind create a paste and then add a little more chickpeas at the end so you get a couple different textures.
I honestly have no idea how Ham manages to multitask that hard every episode. Everything he does would take me like 3-4 hours if I tried to do it myself. Crazy. I mean Sohla is crushing it too, but I feel like I blink and Ham's done a whole entire dish in the back of the set.
I’m glad Sohla took a risk with the dessert even though it didn’t work out, I preferred to see the process of working with sugar which I learnt a lot from
I gasped when Sohla suggested making soan papri in that amount of time and without much experience. Glad no one got hurt tbh. I wish she’d gone with halua, but I’m so impressed at how she saved the day and stumbled upon a new tasty ice cream topping.
The thing that Sohla ended up making is kind of like a legit Indian sweet! It's besan laddoo - but usually it's soft not crunchy, obviously the sugar crystallized in this case. I have never thought about eating besan laddoo with ice cream but it sounds amazing tbh! It's very rich, thick and has a peanut buttery mouthfeel, like Sohla mentioned. The dessert would have also tasted amazing with some ghee toasted cashews, since that's a traditional component of besan laddoo. What she was originally trying to make is soan papdi, which has similar ingredients but different technique. I think my takeaway is that I need to start eating Indian sweets with ice cream, haha
ty for posting the name of the dessert - i was googling "dragons breath dessert" and some terrible tiktok candy made with frozen nitrogen was the only thing coming back
As a former pastry cook who still sometimes does stupid stuff like forget to set a timer and burn the cookies, it's really comforting seeing someone as talented and knowledgeable as Sohla fully admit when she doesn't know something or makes a silly mistake - it's a good reminder that no one is perfect no matter how good at something they are, and the important thing is to save what you can, move on and just enjoy what you're doing. Thanks for another great video!
I love these, and I'd be perfectly happy ignoring the "timed" aspect and watching an hour long video of this same menu. I also loved how you created a new dessert, Sohla! Your knowledge and experience, and the fact that you were willing to keep trying and think if something different, meant that you may have created a magical new dish. I'd watch an in-depth video about the process in a heartbeat!
Another episode, another example of the fact that compelling content doesn't need fake drama or amped up conflict -- just people who care about each other and what they do together. And a time limit. :)
Every Mystery Menu is not only some wonderful food and shows me things from well outside my usual experience, it's also like a big hug. I love how things stay so comforting even when it goes wrong because there's never blame or accusation there's just support.
This is so great! I love Sohla trying new things on camera, not worried to fail, but then trying again! It's so what we all go through in our own kitchens.
So much empathy for Ham. I’ve definitely gotten myself into projects that ended up involving having to get too much stuff through too small and too fine a sieve. That moment when you realize you’re stuck doing with the inadequate tools at hand and how much repetitive physical effort and how long it will take is definitely a, “My soul is tired” moment.❤
"and we'll get the ice cream" the sheer amount of love and care in him saying this and his stance. like, yes, i incentivize you trying new, hard things, but i don't want you to overwork yourself. they're the best!!
I am always soooo happy when Ham and Sohla's videos pop up!! I agree with another commenter - would love a tutorial on making falafel. Also one on hummus! OK - so I guess I'm saying forget the race against time. Can you make these videos longer and allow Sohla and Ham more time to teach us? If they want to do that? I know they're busy being parents right now but maybe in the future?
I actually find it really reassuring to see even professional chefs mess things up and have to start over, even multiple times, and figure out how to rescue what they messed up. Makes me feel a lot better about my own mistakes.
Solha, sugar work is hard. Sometimes you get a crumble when you wanted candy floss. Plus, don’t discount new mom brain. It’s a thing. You did great. The two of you are adorable. Keep up the good work.
So impressed by how Ham has changed as a presenter/host over the course of this series. It felt like maybe he was a little shy in the earliest episodes, he's so charismatic and fun to be with on screen with the experience he's developed.
For the patisa/soan papdi, just in case Sohla would want to try again, I'd recommend a couple of things: A. When the sugar is poured on the silpat, cool it by agitating it with a spatula and slowly turn it into a ball, and then start to twist it like you would the beginning of taffy/dragon's beard; if you leave it unattended it will never be workable (guess how I found this out) B. Instead of making a roux, toast/dry roast the chickpea flour in ghee/butter (and spices) and then use that when you're pulling the sugar, just like cornstarch in dragons beard That said, Sohla did wonderfully in the circumstances 💜💜💜 I wouldn't be able to manage anything in an hour, although Sohla might be able to make besan ke laddu instead??
I love these two sooo much! They're so talented and sweet and everything they make is always so beautiful and creative, even under duress. Plus we always learn some hacks from every video. Sohla & ham forever !!
If this is what "just a big bowl of hummus" looks like, then I seriously need to up my game. Hands down, my favorite show. They entertain and elevate the food conversation every week.
YES!!! Thank you Ham for the comment on Cardamom at the opening of the video. Absolutely the WORST part of eating Rice dishes growing up was that day destroying bite.
The most amazing bite of food I've ever had was freshly made pita with creamy, luxurious hummus and falling apart lamb-- in Paris no less. Thank you for reminding me of this memory. Magic always happens with Ham & Sohla!
one of the best falafels i’ve had in my life was in paris. i side eyed my friend who lived there when he suggested it for dinner like “is this really the city for that?” and it turns out it is!
I LOVE that Sohla went from Mysore Pak (the Indian fudge made from chickpea flour) to Soan Papdi (the pulled sugar coated in chickpea flour) in 2.2 seconds as possibilities for a 60 min challenge. Ambitious but still able to be practical and improvise. Never change, bestie.
Ham is so talented.. I would’ve loved to work in their restaurant and learned from him… I love this series, they have such opposite working styles but put together such a feast
Hi sohla! I am a bartender. Love the different cocktails you make for each challenge. I wanted to let you know that aquafaba (chickpea liquid) can be used in cocktails as an egg white substitute. When shaken it foams the same way egg white do. I work at a bar where all our cocktails are vegan so we make our drinks with aquafaba. I was hoping you'd do this in this episode but I realized it's probably not as common as I think it is.
Possibly not an intended effect, but as someone not from the US this was a fascinating look at the inside of an American grocery store. The shelves are so full?? Like it's all so packed in, no space above the items, and they're all pulled to the front. It actually looks a little overwhelming! But interesting to see.
Not much of a commenter or a internet troll, but you might have put aquafaba in the cocktail to replace the eggwhite typically used in the sour family cocktails. It would have been a nice chickpea on top (:
Such a great episode- had everything, and felt like there were ideas I could actually do for a meal or gathering. I hope we do get to see Sohla try again with the dessert, even though that will *not* be something I try!
Giving these two chickpeas? It was almost too easy-but they’re pretty good at getting into trouble with ambitious ideas. Also I loved ham’s labor of love with the hummous from dry beans.
I think Sohla was trying to make soan papdi, which is a chickpea flour based sweet with the stretched sugar. Honestly, it's super hard to make just because the steps are so particular, and it's admirable that making a soan papdi- like sweet was even attempted 😂 Loved this episode, love their dynamic
Beautiful! I love how supportive you are of each other, and how everything turned out delicious even if not as expected. ANd ya'll cooing at your baby.
it is so normal in indian households to soak chickpeas overnight and cook them the next day in pressure cookers. Chickpeas taking long to cook does not even come up in our first thoughts upon seeing them
why does every episode of mystery menu make me feel like i'm also getting a master class in how to be in a healthy relationship? sohla and ham's dynamic is such a pleasure to watch.
Yeah right, she is a known abuser
@@emboe001lol source I made it up
@@emboe001it’s really funny you have a hate on for her but still give everything with her a view lol
Agreed :)
@@jorb1903 Well I assume they're referencing how she treated Gaby at BA
get u someone as supportive as ham is to sohla when she’s not happy with her chickpea sugar threads
I feel like they should have been given the time they had left from shopping added to their cook time. Great job, Sohla and Ham! 💚
That's a good idea! I like the additional challenge of the shopping element. It gives me Top Chef vibes.
YES
I thought so too!
One detail I noticed and appreciate is that you can hear a baby (I'm assuming Sohla and Ham's baby) occasionally in the background, which just feels like it's a good way of normalizing being able to balance parenthood and work, in a way.
i don't love hearing the baby and would be happy for it to be in another room but i'm happy for their work life balance
@@mallorykane2843weird
I would be happier if they had several months of paid time off for having their new born by public state insurance as is common around here. The stress on this episode was too palpable.
Agreed:) I love normalizing kids being a part of life. I feel like so few of my peers have had kids
Balance parenthood and work? What is this, a capitalists wet dream?
This was beautiful. I felt like I was at a dinner party with close friends and we were just cooking and vibing. This is why I love Sohla and Ham.
A falafel tutorial would be amazing Ham!
YES !!
He threw everything into a food processor and rolled it into a ball and deep fried them..
I did like his tip on using a meat grinder instead of a food processor. But when I make my own falafel, I start with my chickpeas in a food processor and an onion and kind create a paste and then add a little more chickpeas at the end so you get a couple different textures.
I just commented the same thing! I’ve tried but I can’t seem to get falafel that holds together yet is not dense and undercooked!
I honestly have no idea how Ham manages to multitask that hard every episode. Everything he does would take me like 3-4 hours if I tried to do it myself. Crazy. I mean Sohla is crushing it too, but I feel like I blink and Ham's done a whole entire dish in the back of the set.
So this obviously was incredible, but the fact that Sohla has “MMMBop” as Ham’s ringtone is even more endearing
at 10:17 mins
NYT Cooking - sincere request please do post Mystery Menu every week - love these videos. Such a calming effect.
I had to re-read that and thought you said “do NOT” 😅 because these ARE the best!!
@@gamjc haha. I’d love to see these guys everyday 😉 I’m a huge fan!
same! I can't get enough of this series - but they are parents of a little baby so I don't want them to be overwhelmed
How is her yelling at staff calming and not abuse?
Yes please, NYT Cooking! Give them budget for a cook book!
The food is great, but the interaction between Ham and Sohla is why we all come back. Hope they know I much we love them!
This x1000000
I’m glad Sohla took a risk with the dessert even though it didn’t work out, I preferred to see the process of working with sugar which I learnt a lot from
Sohla: "Will you take notes in case this is good?"
I'm crazy about these two.
This couple has the most calming effect on my soul. They compliment each other so well it makes me wanna cry
I like it when these videos end with the crew eating all the food
I gasped when Sohla suggested making soan papri in that amount of time and without much experience. Glad no one got hurt tbh. I wish she’d gone with halua, but I’m so impressed at how she saved the day and stumbled upon a new tasty ice cream topping.
The thing that Sohla ended up making is kind of like a legit Indian sweet! It's besan laddoo - but usually it's soft not crunchy, obviously the sugar crystallized in this case. I have never thought about eating besan laddoo with ice cream but it sounds amazing tbh! It's very rich, thick and has a peanut buttery mouthfeel, like Sohla mentioned. The dessert would have also tasted amazing with some ghee toasted cashews, since that's a traditional component of besan laddoo.
What she was originally trying to make is soan papdi, which has similar ingredients but different technique.
I think my takeaway is that I need to start eating Indian sweets with ice cream, haha
i kept trying to shout through my screen that soan papdi is the name she's forgetting hahaa
@@rinireeti same!!
I had fresh hot jalebi with vanilla ice cream once- incredible
@@amritha_r03 I've had gulab jamun and ice cream too!! I feel like the cold ice cream cuts that syrupy sweetness, it's so good.
ty for posting the name of the dessert - i was googling "dragons breath dessert" and some terrible tiktok candy made with frozen nitrogen was the only thing coming back
As a former pastry cook who still sometimes does stupid stuff like forget to set a timer and burn the cookies, it's really comforting seeing someone as talented and knowledgeable as Sohla fully admit when she doesn't know something or makes a silly mistake - it's a good reminder that no one is perfect no matter how good at something they are, and the important thing is to save what you can, move on and just enjoy what you're doing. Thanks for another great video!
They are just too cute! And I rarely hear ‘baby brain’, it’s usually ‘mom brain’ so I like that little switch up. They have one lucky kid ❤
I love these, and I'd be perfectly happy ignoring the "timed" aspect and watching an hour long video of this same menu. I also loved how you created a new dessert, Sohla! Your knowledge and experience, and the fact that you were willing to keep trying and think if something different, meant that you may have created a magical new dish. I'd watch an in-depth video about the process in a heartbeat!
LOVE this awesome couple! Just have Ham and Sohla on every video and we’ll be happy 😂❤ they are just too good
Why do staff say she abused them?
Another episode, another example of the fact that compelling content doesn't need fake drama or amped up conflict -- just people who care about each other and what they do together. And a time limit. :)
I'm just in love with them both, they're so kind and supportive to each other, that's so lovely 🥹
I am honestly so cool with just watching them play around in the kitchen 😂 they’re my fave duo to watch cook
Chickpea Magic Shell! Ham, Sohla y'all better trademark that!!
Every Mystery Menu is not only some wonderful food and shows me things from well outside my usual experience, it's also like a big hug. I love how things stay so comforting even when it goes wrong because there's never blame or accusation there's just support.
I love these. NEVER STOP THIS SERIES! Sohla and Ham are AMAZINGLY FUN to watch and I LOVE EVERY EPISODE!!!
This is so great! I love Sohla trying new things on camera, not worried to fail, but then trying again! It's so what we all go through in our own kitchens.
obsessed with this format where we get to see them shop!
Finding their dynamic to be especially pleasant, love the joy and support they bring. Inspires a sense of calm, with an everlasting joie de vivre.
the 19 minutes not spent in the grocery store should've been added to the cooking time as a bonus
I love love LOVE the timelapse of the food being eaten by everyone
So much empathy for Ham. I’ve definitely gotten myself into projects that ended up involving having to get too much stuff through too small and too fine a sieve. That moment when you realize you’re stuck doing with the inadequate tools at hand and how much repetitive physical effort and how long it will take is definitely a, “My soul is tired” moment.❤
"and we'll get the ice cream" the sheer amount of love and care in him saying this and his stance. like, yes, i incentivize you trying new, hard things, but i don't want you to overwork yourself. they're the best!!
I am always soooo happy when Ham and Sohla's videos pop up!! I agree with another commenter - would love a tutorial on making falafel. Also one on hummus! OK - so I guess I'm saying forget the race against time. Can you make these videos longer and allow Sohla and Ham more time to teach us? If they want to do that? I know they're busy being parents right now but maybe in the future?
Yay for another mystery menu!! I adore Solha and Ham, they always have such a fun and soothing dynamic. I also would love a falafel video please ❤😊
I actually find it really reassuring to see even professional chefs mess things up and have to start over, even multiple times, and figure out how to rescue what they messed up. Makes me feel a lot better about my own mistakes.
This was SUCH a good a Mystery Menu! And also everything they made this time feels super doable at home. Now I want a hummus party!!!
These are by far my favourite videos on TH-cam, the insane amount of knowledge and talent these two both have is so increible to witness ❤
Solha, sugar work is hard. Sometimes you get a crumble when you wanted candy floss. Plus, don’t discount new mom brain. It’s a thing. You did great. The two of you are adorable. Keep up the good work.
So impressed by how Ham has changed as a presenter/host over the course of this series. It felt like maybe he was a little shy in the earliest episodes, he's so charismatic and fun to be with on screen with the experience he's developed.
The music as Sohla starts her sugar syrup had me on the edge of my seat. She’s not making a dessert she’s planning a heist.
For the patisa/soan papdi, just in case Sohla would want to try again, I'd recommend a couple of things:
A. When the sugar is poured on the silpat, cool it by agitating it with a spatula and slowly turn it into a ball, and then start to twist it like you would the beginning of taffy/dragon's beard; if you leave it unattended it will never be workable (guess how I found this out)
B. Instead of making a roux, toast/dry roast the chickpea flour in ghee/butter (and spices) and then use that when you're pulling the sugar, just like cornstarch in dragons beard
That said, Sohla did wonderfully in the circumstances 💜💜💜 I wouldn't be able to manage anything in an hour, although Sohla might be able to make besan ke laddu instead??
These two are amazing to listen to and watch as they create! Love this series!
Not me going to get my napping toddler because I heard the little one 😅 We love family friendly work! ❤
I love these two sooo much! They're so talented and sweet and everything they make is always so beautiful and creative, even under duress. Plus we always learn some hacks from every video.
Sohla & ham forever !!
If this is what "just a big bowl of hummus" looks like, then I seriously need to up my game.
Hands down, my favorite show. They entertain and elevate the food conversation every week.
I love sola and Ham together! They need their own show
WOW! It’s always incredible to watch Sohla and Ham work! Both creative geniuses at the top of their game!
this entire spread was sooo good. i love the yin and yang of their cooking energy :)
YES!!!
Thank you Ham for the comment on Cardamom at the opening of the video.
Absolutely the WORST part of eating Rice dishes growing up was that day destroying bite.
Love how Sohla’s real and honest even as she’s on a timer about the extra fancy stuff not having to pay for as to why she’s getting it!
I love how supportive they are to each other
The Indian sugar thread thing is called soan papdi, for anyone wondering.
Was dreaming of a new episode of MM. Thank you! This series just makes me happy!
I thought hummus might just be made by blending chickpeas, so I'm glad to learn about the specialized tools and how much labor it takes to make it!
You can just blend chickpeas but the end result isn't as good.
i'm so so glad we got to see the shopping part! grocery shopping is literally my talent
Sohla, you may have recreated a childhood favorite: Fried ice cream from Chi-Chi’s 😊
It's such a joy to see how they are so supportive under stress...and I learn so much from each one of their shows.
I would LOVE to see y'all make pita!
This one was one of my fav episodes! It all looked soo good
The most amazing bite of food I've ever had was freshly made pita with creamy, luxurious hummus and falling apart lamb-- in Paris no less. Thank you for reminding me of this memory. Magic always happens with Ham & Sohla!
one of the best falafels i’ve had in my life was in paris. i side eyed my friend who lived there when he suggested it for dinner like “is this really the city for that?” and it turns out it is!
I LOVE that Sohla went from Mysore Pak (the Indian fudge made from chickpea flour) to Soan Papdi (the pulled sugar coated in chickpea flour) in 2.2 seconds as possibilities for a 60 min challenge. Ambitious but still able to be practical and improvise. Never change, bestie.
Oh my god that opening line, so relatable. That damn elaichi always makes it's way in there huh?
I need these two in my life for the foreseeable future. Please keep supporting them NY Times!
U all made my Friday! This is my favorite series to watch on this channel. I'll drop w/e else I'm watching to tune in.
Are we just gonna skate over the revelation that Sohla's ringtone for Ham is MMMBop
the slow eye contact as sohla is just nomming is perfect, this is the only correct vibe
Ham is so talented.. I would’ve loved to work in their restaurant and learned from him… I love this series, they have such opposite working styles but put together such a feast
AH! I LOVE SOHLA EVEN MORE! Her ringtone for Ham is *HANSON*! Another fun and cool-learning episode. Thank you!
Hi sohla! I am a bartender. Love the different cocktails you make for each challenge. I wanted to let you know that aquafaba (chickpea liquid) can be used in cocktails as an egg white substitute. When shaken it foams the same way egg white do. I work at a bar where all our cocktails are vegan so we make our drinks with aquafaba. I was hoping you'd do this in this episode but I realized it's probably not as common as I think it is.
Possibly not an intended effect, but as someone not from the US this was a fascinating look at the inside of an American grocery store. The shelves are so full?? Like it's all so packed in, no space above the items, and they're all pulled to the front. It actually looks a little overwhelming! But interesting to see.
I CANNOT get enough of these guys! Congratulations on your little one! ❤🎉
baby?!
Getting “tired new parent” vibes all throughout the cook. Esp when Ham was tammying the chickpeas. 😅😂
at 0:15 the timing of the tapping the thing on the silpat with the intro music was FIRE! Props to the editing team!!
Seriously these are the best videos. So informative, fun and joyful.
Not much of a commenter or a internet troll, but you might have put aquafaba in the cocktail to replace the eggwhite typically used in the sour family cocktails. It would have been a nice chickpea on top (:
hummus really is a labor of love! excellent episode. the saffron chickpea crumble thing on the ice cream sounds insanely good.
Sohla's drawing should be in a gallery. I luv it ❤
10:56 Sohla just bought snacks because she could. Respect✊🏽!
can we please give ham and sohla 2 hours..
Sohla! Feel free to drop that dessert video when you’re ready. We want to see it 👏
I thought Sohla was the most joyful person I'd ever encountered, and then we met Ham. And their combo is everything I could have ever dreamed of.
Hanson as the ringtone is excellent! Great episode! Looks delicious!
this is their most delicious looking on to date... maybe its because i just love hummus so much
This was so so cool. Ham is a warhorse, I am craving for some hummus now. Congrats guys, amazing dinner, lot of inspiration there 👏👏
Such a great episode- had everything, and felt like there were ideas I could actually do for a meal or gathering. I hope we do get to see Sohla try again with the dessert, even though that will *not* be something I try!
They are relationship goals ❤ we need more of them ❤
Love their energy!!
I honestly wonder: if they felt the need to have them a time limit to do the shopping. How long do they usually take? 🤣
cardamom has never ruined my day for a second
i was about to call out the cardamom slander.... SMH! hahaha
Giving these two chickpeas? It was almost too easy-but they’re pretty good at getting into trouble with ambitious ideas. Also I loved ham’s labor of love with the hummous from dry beans.
I always have to watch twice! Once for entertainment, again to take notes. Love this series.
this is my absolute favorite show on the internet.
I think Sohla was trying to make soan papdi, which is a chickpea flour based sweet with the stretched sugar. Honestly, it's super hard to make just because the steps are so particular, and it's admirable that making a soan papdi- like sweet was even attempted 😂 Loved this episode, love their dynamic
my fav two chefs are doing grocery games now! fun :))))
Beautiful! I love how supportive you are of each other, and how everything turned out delicious even if not as expected. ANd ya'll cooing at your baby.
I absolutely love this series! It’s so fun to see their creativity come to life from conception to execution ❤ pls never stop making these videos 😄
I love how the tools available in the New York Times Cooking kitchen are not quite to Ham's standards and how he's just a little bit annoyed about it
Ham is SO REAL for that cold open
it is so normal in indian households to soak chickpeas overnight and cook them the next day in pressure cookers. Chickpeas taking long to cook does not even come up in our first thoughts upon seeing them
Soaked dried chickpeas truly do have a fresher taste than the canned ones. There simply wasn’t enough time here.