Absolutely yes, leftover style video! Half the trouble of meal making is looking at what you have and figuring out how to make it work

@EthanChlebowski

2 жыл бұрын

It's on the list!

@matthewnelson5293

2 жыл бұрын

@@EthanChlebowski I always liked the show Chopped, but I wanted it with a little more basic ingredients. I understand part of the difficulty was "Here's a weird/rare/strong tasting thing, now make it work!" But actually cooking with a regular human's pantry appeals to me more

@bgleadbetter

2 жыл бұрын

Add another “yes’ vote.

@dlsmall80

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Cool tips/tricks on how to use whatever's hanging around, to make use of the stuff you've already bought - that would be nice to see.

@Kardea22

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewnelson5293 Whenever my wife and I don’t want to go to the grocery store but don’t have ingredients for a “normal” meal, we raid the pantry/fridge/freezer and call it “playing Chopped”.

I had a very good o'tacos once. Problem: it was somebody else's order they gave me by mistake, so I never quite knew what was in it.

@polnareffbuckethair7488

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo that mistake was a blessing in disguise 🤣🤣

@ProvencalG

2 жыл бұрын

Chipotle sauce I'm sure. It's the only thing I can eat there: tenders with chipotle sauce.

@almondmagnum8604

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProvencalG well, it was tenders, I think. Maybe I'll try it if I ever set foot in one again. Thanks for the tip.

@santiagobirkenstock

2 жыл бұрын

Even when you think you know what is in the otacos, you don’t know

@cerebrumexcrement

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Systems for cooking more at home is a great idea that I haven’t seen explored much on KZread. Go for it, Ethan!

@___echo___

Жыл бұрын

He already did pantry essentials which is a big thing, I'd also like to see more tho :p

@theprodigalson4003

Жыл бұрын

This would be good bedause I sought out his channel trying to learn more stuff I can cook at home

im here for gabe just popping up every few minutes having the time of his life, enjoying the nice scenery

@tomj1636

2 жыл бұрын

The size of the bites he takes makes me uncomfotable lol

@mastergwaha

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomj1636 what?! thats the best part! dude is hungry hes growing!

@tissuepaper9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomj1636 if you're not filling up your whole mouth with each bite are you even living?

I actually like seeing the minor mistakes when you cook live. That helps me to know that it's normal to have things not go perfectly when cooking, and learn what an experienced cook will do to handle the slip-ups. It doesn't make me feel less confident in you, it makes me feel better about my own skills!

@esm1817

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Nearly every time I cook, I make some sort of mistake or miscalculation. Tonight's: combining two pastas to use them up and adding the one with the longest cooking time last instead of first. 😅

@kellyrainwater8637

Жыл бұрын

Did you notice that he dropped a tomato, picked it up from the floor, and then diced it. Eww.

@HUGOAUDITORE117

Жыл бұрын

@@kellyrainwater8637 bro

@barbrothers2

Жыл бұрын

@@kellyrainwater8637 its his house who cares-

O'tacos is pretty average and depends on location, quality varies widely between locations and sadly the all around quality has gone down over the last few years. What you made is miles ahead of any fast food Tacos, but it's missing the ingredient that makes french tacos, french tacos, the weird sauce as you described in the video is the "sauce fromagère" aka cheese sauce, which is essentially macaroni and cheese sauce. Without the cheese sauce it's not really a French tacos, it's more of a grilled wrap with fries in it.

@jimmycare9010

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Sauce fromagère or sauce gruyère is the number 1 ingredient to a good french tacos

@Justgoodvids

2 жыл бұрын

So they’re poutine tacos

@masterducasse06

2 жыл бұрын

Mornay's sauce

@pxl5140

2 жыл бұрын

@@masterducasse06 when I said macaroni and cheese sauce (sauce made with American cheese) I was thinking of the fast food version, but if you were making it at home mornay's sauce would definitely be the way to go.

@HoussemNrDn

Жыл бұрын

@@bakinitright6637 not really, it's just creme fraiche and cheese

For those interested in learning of this French taco place: - O'Tacos is a French fast food chain founded in 2007. Headquartered in Montrouge near Paris, O'Tacos has restaurants all over France and has also expanded internationally: it is found in various cities of Belgium, Germany, Algiers in Algeria, Marrakesh and Agadir in Morocco, and Utrecht in the Netherlands. The chain specializes in "French tacos", a fast food dish that consists of a flour tortilla wrap with French fries, meat and cheese. - In 2007, Patrick Pelonero, Sliman Traoré, Samba Traoré and Sauroutou Diarra opened their first "French tacos" restaurant in Grenoble, in the Rhône-Alpes region where this French twist on a Mexican dish was pioneered. What are French tacos: - A French tacos[note 1] (French: tacos français [takos fʁɑ̃sɛ] or simply tacos[note 2]) also known as Lyon tacos (French: tacos lyonnais [takos ljɔnɛ]) or matelas[1] (French for "mattress") is a fast food dish which usually consists of a flour tortilla grilled and folded around a filling of French fries, cheese, and meat, among other deli ingredients. More similar to a burrito than to a taco, and claiming inspiration from Mexican cuisine, it originated from the region of Rhône-Alpes in France in the early 2000s, before becoming popular among teenagers and young adults in all of France and abroad. - Despite the name, the French tacos has little to do with tacos and is more similar to a burrito or quesadilla. French tacos have also been compared to the panini and the döner kebab sandwich, and is similar to the California burrito.

@katrinlausch3078

2 жыл бұрын

Great reply. I also know them as Lyon tacos but the MENA area influence is so obvious. Always a quick meal and everyone can change it to their likings/nutrition. I love to dip them in a birria consomme or flavourful tomato sugo 🙈😆

@Raykkie

2 жыл бұрын

O'tacos quality tends to vary from acceptable to ew depending on the restaurant. So might as well hit a random kebab and ask for a "tacos" unless you've heard good review about the one you're going to

@pb6957

2 жыл бұрын

Döner Kebab 10/10

@EthanChlebowski

2 жыл бұрын

@@pb6957 I'm working on a doner video 👀 (not this style of video, more like my galette video)

@midshipman8654

2 жыл бұрын

Isk if this is a thing, but I feel that europeans (both british isles and continental) put more fries in their sandwiches then americans. I like almost never see that here besides as a novelty. Something about the potato carbs inside of bread is weird to me. though I guess its not too different from using left over stuffing in sandwiches.

This is the actual "reality" cooking show I've been wanting. It's a regular person making regular food with typical ingredients. I will definitely keep the sauce in mind for later. I have a lot of foods I can't eat, but that's something I think I can customize to my specifications. Also, this was great video to have going while I worked on a knitting project. Thank you!

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to see all the regular food that France is overflowing with rather than this quasi-American BS. Totally lost respect for Ethan over the course of this trip.

@sailingsinbad7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@noktilux4052 I mean, as a Frenchman, Tacos are regular food. Just like Galettes or Croque Madame. That's the kind of food we eat regularly, not the fancy cooking you will see in Michelin starred restaurants

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@sailingsinbad7899 I feel a bit silly writing to a Frenchman about this, but surely there is more to your food tradition than Michelin restaurants. I am thinking of all the diverse regional traditions. The cheeses, breads, wines, for a start, if we want to stay simple. People eat all kinds of garbage regularly in the USA and that's not what I expect a cook/chef to teach me how to make.

@sailingsinbad7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@noktilux4052 sure, but nobody eats the big and fancy dishes on the regular. If I am hosting family on Christmas? Then yeah I will whip up the Dutch oven for a beef bourguignon. During the year on a regular basis? Hell no, nice galettes, salads and grilled sandwiches are much more representative of the regular French diet than the complex traditional dishes that take ages to prepare.

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@sailingsinbad7899 Is buying cheese, bread and wine a big and fancy thing? That's what I wrote about in my last message, explicitly contrasting it to the the Michelin restaurant fare you brought up.

For the *sauce algérienne* you can add garlic powder and something like diced onion or shallot to take it to another level (a lil bit of honey and ginger powder for a bitter sweet take) 😊

If you're looking for the same green at home, maiche is also known as lamb's lettuce in English.

@MrDukeSilverr

2 жыл бұрын

Feldsalad in german, vogerlsalad in austrian, classic salad green here

@nikkifennel

2 жыл бұрын

In Spanish is called "canónigos" 😉

@Scott3387

2 жыл бұрын

Really hardy green that can be grown in (mild) winter as well. Along with winter purslane and land cress, these are staples for winter salads.

@tuneskramer69

2 жыл бұрын

Veldsla in Dutch

@MrBiggergun

2 жыл бұрын

Polníček in Czech. Polníczech! ^-^

I think it's important to understand that fast food un general is badly viewed by a part of the french population. Specially kebabs and French Tacos (which are kind of a variationof the former). That and the fact that is something we eat mostly when we are out late at night when we are either very hungry and/or very drunk. That explains for me all the answers that you got. Honestly, it's just fast food, the younger generation seems to love it.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

Then… why not call them french kebab instead of tacos? C’mon do you guys hate us Mexicans that much or something

@sailingsinbad7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 It's just inspired by burritos, no need to look too deep into it. Nobody associates French Tacos with Mexico, you are safe and everybody knows that your tacos are completely different

@professeurgideere5856

Жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 It also very rarely uses kebab meat, and kebabs are very numerous here, you'd need to call it differently to attract new customers.

@noktilux4052

3 ай бұрын

It's sad how France has fallen. Young people all over the West are pathetic compared to previous generations. Just listen to their popular music.

I like how he dropped a tomato on the floor and just put it back in the dish without saying anything.

@tylerkunkel

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I saw that as well lmao

@maxrohrer6990

Жыл бұрын

5 second rule

@lilniggatwice6565

10 ай бұрын

Average moroccan cooker (i know he is not morrocan)

@MDMetalManiac

8 ай бұрын

Waaaaw

The fact you made your own O'Tacos and Algerian sauce is very much a testament to your commitment to immersion in French food culture. This Parisian tips his hat to you

@Sniperboy5551

10 ай бұрын

I think it’s funny that a place called “O’Tacos” is a part of French food culture

@SmokeyChipOatley

9 ай бұрын

@@Sniperboy5551I want to open a faux authentic quick service French restaurant in NYC called “Baguette About It!”. My plan is to become so successful that my chain becomes synonymous with the culture of the city. New York. The Big Apple. The Subway. Central Park. The Statue of Liberty. Baguette About It. The Yankees.

@grabble7605

8 ай бұрын

@@Sniperboy5551 It isn't.

@agarrikr2996

8 ай бұрын

@@grabble7605it is though tacos now is a part of French food

@selmevias1383

3 ай бұрын

@@Sniperboy5551 It's not, only sand people, malnourished leftoids and blacks consume this monstrosity.

The reason there aren't any greens on the menu is that it's *supposed* to be dense af. There's a reason people sometimes call it a mattress or a brick. Also, tacos are typically more a lunch option, when you're on your lunch break from work or school, where you can't really cook instead. You get some otacos and then slump on your desk for the rest of the day. Good times!

I have been to Morocco twice where French Tacos are popular, and I have to say I love them, even from the chain stores. I have also made them myself, and I agree they are better homemade, but sometimes you can't compete with the convenience and price from the chains. In Morocco from Tacos de Lyon you can get 2 tacos, fries and soft drinks delivered for $7. Or going to a random food place I've see tacos and fries, for as little as $1.50, but generally in the $2.50-$3.50 range.

Hey man! American living here in Spain for around 7 years. I heard you mention the tortilla selection being bare in France. You should find cuisine specific stores that sell stuff like that. I bought my corn tortillas the other day at Latina/ African mini market. Same with things like garam masala, won’t find it in Carrefour but if you go to the shops in neighborhood with immigrants from those areas, you’ll find it. Been watching your videos for a while now and you’ve given me and my girlfriend so many great recipes. One of the best has been your halal kart kebab plate! Straight 🔥🔥

Mache is is called Feldsalat in Germany and is pretty popular in the fall or winter. Try to make a joghurt based dressing with fried onions and Speck, bacon works too. Pour your dressing into fried ingredients so it gets a little bit warm. Croutons on top are also great but not necessary. It's the best salat in my opinion for the colder season. Eventhough it's hot you should try it out at least once.

@thenobsal5615

2 жыл бұрын

It apperently is also known as cornsalad or lamb's lettuce in english (at least that's what Wikipedia says), maybe you can find that stuff somewhere in the US or UK.

@fabiankaisen5977

2 жыл бұрын

Traditionally it is a salad you are supposed to eat after it was freezing once, to make it even softer. Pretty sure it exists also in the northern parts of the US…

@garak55

Жыл бұрын

Funny, in Austria they call it Vogerlsalat. It's kind of a big thing, especially in the Steiermark apparently.

It's amazing to see how far this channel has come. I saw your channel in a comment on Pro Home Cooks almost 3 years ago and subbed when you had around 1k subs. It's a million now, time goes fast. Congrats man, you deserve it!

Nothing is perfect and when you show the "mistakes" that happen along the way it's much more relatable and in the end it's learning for yourself and the viewers as well. I really liked this style of video from you.

The good part about the french taco is that you can mix multiple meats together in the same taco like breaded chicken, sausage and grounded beaf. Also the cheese is not put just like this, it is melted in a cheese sauce that match well with the algerian sauce. Great video but this time I don't think it's the same food.

@irialefe13

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, the cheese sauce IS what makes a french tacos a french tacos

Hey Ethan, Since you are using "mache" or we call it Semiz otu in Turkey, I suggest you to try a very well known Turkish salad recipe out of it. Since you love greens, I think you will like this salad recipe. It is hard to find mache in the states but because you found one, I wanted to share my favorite all time salad recipe with you. There are two versions of it, one with yogurt and one without and they are both super simple. Yogurt version: Mix yogurt, garlic, salt, olive oil to make a sauce and toss the mache in it. Plain version: Mix mache, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions with olive oil and salt. Add olives and feta cheese if you like. Hope you will like it! Enjoy.

@DeltaAssaultGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Turkiye?

@larsschonberg929

2 жыл бұрын

In Switzerland we call this Nüssli-Salat. That basically translates to Nut-Salad. It is so awesome how different cultures use the same things in different recipes. In Switzerland we tippically would eat this salad with some hard-boiled eggs, some crispy bacon and what we call french Sauce.

The greens look a lot like something we call lambs lettuce in the UK, your description of its flavour matches up too. I also buy it a lot. Edit: Just looked it up. It is in fact the same thing

@recoveringsoul755

Жыл бұрын

Is there a scientific name?

@ThiefOfNavarre

Жыл бұрын

​@@recoveringsoul755 Valerianella locusta

@LeKikoojap

9 ай бұрын

Valerianella locusta@@recoveringsoul755

@esumiwa5583

9 ай бұрын

@@recoveringsoul755 Valerianella locusta

As someone living in France, I'm sorry you had to experience French Tacos... It's great as a hangover cure, absorbing all the alcohol in your system at 2 in the morning. Nothing beats Mexican tacos, burritos and cuisine in general. It's too bad it's not so common to find some spicy (hot) food in France I think it's much more fun to try to recreate a kebab or better yet Big Fernand if you're looking for other fast food joints.

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

As someone living in France, are you not appalled that he has not explored all the magnificent culinary things your country has to offer?

@jamesnikki5

2 жыл бұрын

@@noktilux4052 This is kind of the pilot for the international content for sure it was going to lack so much until they figure out the process to its most efficiency, plus this is in fact exploration on culinary things plus is not the obvious, I would never know French people ate this, but it makes sense even more sense as a hungover food, I mean you can live in France and not eat exclusively french style food everyday, I wonder what they like besides their own.

@pamplemoussefurtif8220

2 жыл бұрын

Bro parle mieux des tacos 😡 (sauf cette infamie de o'tacos, là feu à volonté)

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesnikki5 Oh come on. He's been in France for weeks and this is really the best he can come up with? Maybe he can mention silly stuff like this fast/junk food as anecdote, but it's absurd as principal content of a video.

@noktilux4052

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamplemoussefurtif8220 Then he should get out of the culinary instruction business.

i love the live cooking format ethan, you should consider making more. definitley very different from what most cooking youtubers are doing today, could definitley help you stand out.

Most of the systems I use for cooking at home come from the videos I see, just having unfrozen meat out of the freezer a few days in advance or having some diced up scallions just make me want to cook more often, makes my life easier and helps at home with my work schedule.

You've left out the ingredient that really makes a French tacos a French tacos, and that is the sauce fromagère, basically a béchamel with molten emmenthaler or comté, which ofc replaces the grated comté. also, yeah, litteraly zero fresh ingredients in French tacos, sometimes feels like eating concrete honestly.

I know it's gonna be a good day when Ethan uploads

@Onetribeyo

2 жыл бұрын

TRUE.

@terry5749

2 жыл бұрын

YEP!!!

@TheFitdiva

2 жыл бұрын

FACTS!

Mâche (Valerianella locusta) is also known in English as lamb's lettuce, corn salad, nut salad, and field lettuce, it grows fine in the US

As a Frenchman I resent the invention of French tacos and the adoption of that particular name

@78sound

2 жыл бұрын

Ru ok with French fries? That seems equally offensive.

Congratulations on the Geico sponsorship! It's been so awesome to witness your growth from a few thousand followers to 1 million. Your content is so refreshing, accessible, mature, concise, well executed, and straight up entertaining. Keep crushing it :)

OMG! Finally, French Tacos! I have been waiting to see a good video on these since discovering them in Morocco several years ago. Thank you Ethan! You come through again.

Yeah highly interested in a leftover ingredients video. As someone who watches and follows lots of recipe videos, I always have a very clear plan in the kitchen, and I don't feel super confident improvising with random ingredients. But that's a great skill to have!

We had a delivery Otacos in our city for like a couple of months, a German chain (Nordsee) that is owned by the same guys that own Otaco made some. While certainly excessive, especially if you order the variants where there is just all kinds of fried food in there, they are super fun. My buddy and I were super sad to see it isnt available anymore. This is great motivation, Ill try to recreate them as soon as possible! Oh and the only thing I think was missing in the video was browning the sides after assembly.

Thank you for another excellent video. I appreciate the structured way you approach your cooking.

"See how much you could save on car insurance with Geico." Ethan, I'm gonna level with you. I think everyone in the world has the line "15 minutes could save you 50% or more on car insurance" memorized.

@lapincealinge2

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't exist outside the US (but their commercial are pretty pervasive, seen a couple 15 years ago and I still remember them haha)

In my city there is this place called French Tacos & Burgers, with a stunningly identical meny graphic. They too don't offer any fresh components by default, but for an extra charge you can get a modest addition of pico de gallo or roasted peppers. It's expensive as all hell, but it tastes great

I feel like you took notice of my carbonara comment when you included the spicy recipe in that video. You're doing amazing, entertaining, smooth and easy work for anyone to enjoy and learn from. Keep it up, don't worry too much and experiment way more! Best of luck, much love ✨

I have been loving your videos for some time now. All of them have been what I've been using to "foster" my own cooking journey. That said I would love a series on the topic. Also. I love these fast food comparison videos. Keep it up and Thank you!

I loved how comfortable the tone of this video - you spoke in a calm, friendly, and informative, nature 😊☺️😌

As a "Bordelais" myself it feels weird to see my city represented in one of your videos. I hope you enjoyed your stay and you tried other things than o'tacos ! (bordeaux has a lot of wonderful restaurants, and the wine is really good and very cheap (especially in grocery stores)) By the way the best tacos is "cordon bleu" nuggets tenders sauce blanche/algérienne dont at me

I would've toast the finished tortilla on a little bit of olive oil to finish it off. Another crispy layer, its delicious and it wont fall apart. I will try this combination, if I find Harissa somewhere in Czechia :) Thanks Ethan

@sumsum-rq1nc

Жыл бұрын

Harissa could be subsituted by any other chilli sauce , I also like to add paprika in my Algerian sauce and parsley and instead of ketchup I put tomato paste

@CP-mb7ly

Жыл бұрын

Toast it on shredded cheese, you'll thank me!

I love the addition of the on-screen informational text added during dead screen time. Such a simple and subtle way to enhance the quality and educational density of the video.

I'm currently binging all of your videos... I'm sure you already have it done and I'll get to it...but yes, please! I would love a video on the subject of how to think about setting myself up to cook based on what I have vs take out. This series has been fascinating to me because it is so smart to see how simple it is to put together something better and relatively the same or less time. I hope there are many more in my viewing future.

Have you tried merguez yet? It's a maghrebi sausage made out of beef or mutton and I'm pretty sure it's popular in France. All I know is it's delicious

I do a lot of "improvisational" cooking with leftover bits and ends in my kitchen. Would LOVE to see a video in that style from you.

I love this kind of vids. I love cooking while watching someone else cook. So fun!

those little extra bits of informations on screen are a really nice touch. would like to see them in the future too!

I love this live uncut cooking you're doing. It's fun seeing the full process rather than quick cuts. Sometimes when you watch other cooking videos it almost makes you feel a little inferior when you try to replicate the process. You show that it does take time and nothing is perfect. Love this.

I've seen the sauce called "Andalouse" (which is in Spain, it seems it's supposed to broadly be "Moorish" cuisine inspired) too. It's usually mayo-based and some combination of onion, garlic (fresh if you're lucky, but usually the powders or the pre-minced stuff that's just The Worst), ketchup/tomato paste, some sort of hot chili paste and (only if you're very lucky) some herbs and spices. It's popular in fastfood joints (particularly in urban areas with lots of muslim immigrants) in Belgium, the Netherlands and France, but seems to have little basis in the actual North African fastfood scene (where you get garlic yoghurt/mayo and some form of hot sauce, like with shoarma) beyond kinda having the same flavour profile.

Mache is lamb's lettuce. It's part of the Honeysuckle family of greens. It's actually rather common but invasive on the Eastern and Western Seaboards (otherwise known as escaped cultivation).

I love how you can make this seem completely possible to try.

That grilling instead of shallow frying really high lights the benefits of home cooking over going to a fast food resturant: you are not limited on as short a list of things, just your ingrediants and imagination.

In Germany we call this salad Feldsalat ("Field salat") and we love it especially in fall and winter because it's (unlike other salat greens) quite hardy and cold resistent.

Love how you don't really edit out your mistakes, my absolute favourite was when you tried to grate the cheese on the wrong side of the grater :)

yet another masterpiece by Ethan! love it! 🙂

I can follow a recipe, am even 'loose' with things like spices etc. But this kind of video inspires because you show us we can do better than the lowest common denominator for the same or even less effort and get a better meal out of it. Best of all, you show what matters, where you can deviate and how. And of course it taste like *I* want it to, not what a 100 million others think it should taste, blended and pureed and then served to us.

My main food system is keeping a LOT of pantry ingredients of various types so that I can make whatever strikes my fancy at the moment.

Anything that interests you Ethan, we will enjoy because it’s your passion and approach that keeps us coming back. Also, I can definitely tell y’all are brothers with you simultaneously take those monster bites lol

@yourmajesty3569

2 жыл бұрын

There was a guy in highschool that could fit a whole regular hamburger in his mouth from Burger King. These guys could definitely do that.

Good stuff Ethan. I think it's essential to learn how to cook in a tidy and organised way in order to enjoy cooking your own, delcicious food (here assuming that nicer food takes a little more effort, time and equipment which isn't always true). For me, the two best things I do to this end are to have a bowl for scraps and make sure that I'm washing things up in whatever down-time I might have.

In Switzerland they call them Swiss tacos. It’s the same thing when I came back to the states raving about them people just couldn’t comprehend how delicious and cheap they were

Glad you said it's a French take and a burrito. I grew up with Mexican food (sonoran) but my Dad is Scotts/German and I accept their foods without changing them to what I'm used to.

Funny how in France it's genuinely difficult to find a single half-decent fast food store. Genuinely wish we had more legit burger or fried chicken joints or whatever else you guys have going on your side of the Atlantic. But I guess what we lack in burgers we make up in croissants and pastries so I can't complain that much

@ElJosher

2 жыл бұрын

Fried chicken is one of the good fast foods. Burgers are hit or miss depending on the brand. Shake shack is the best in my opinion (although there is no shake shacks where I live, I’ve been to some locations). The better one here is Wendy’s they use locally produced meat and has better flavor than McD’s and BK.

You literally killed me when you complained about the lack of fresh greens (lettuce) etc. or tomatoes!!!! I with my family have been here (France) since 2020 and are always bewildered constantly when we order burgers etc. and they have NO, ZERO lettuce, tomatoes or pickles and sometimes no sauce and dry as hell! Glad to know we aren't the only ones asking this question! 🤣

great video - I love this format!

I like the demonstration of cooking time vs the time to go get fast food. I would love to see your take on whipping up a quick meal for 4 or 5 people. It is definitely more difficult to cook for a family, of whom eat A LOT than to whip up something for one or two people. How do you scale up the principles you use?

@marianmarkovic5881

Жыл бұрын

Actualy,. it is not,... making meal for two takes less time, but not that much. You just need bigger pan,.. actualy making bigger meals makes seasonning whole lot of easier,... its way easier to oversalt 1l soup, than 10l. also whit more peaple to cook for, more peaple to lent the hand to help....

Wow french tacos, we have them here in Belgium. It is really disappointing if you want a taco, but really satisfying if you are drunk.

@ericktellez7632

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have normal tacos in Belgium?

@liamtahaney713

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericktellez7632 No, not really. There are very very very few Latin Americans here at all. I have to import ingredients from an e-shop in the Netherlands, and even that is pretty scarce. It's a bummer.

Congrats on one million subs! You deserve it. thanks for keeping the same quality of content even if you're abroad. Here's to a million more. Santé!

Nice cooking, was actually very satisfying to watch. I enjoyed your commentary, and the food looked great! Nice job.

Really nice to have another perspective on my countries' worst food ! :D I believe there's more to the algerian sauce, like red bell pepper. Might be worth the research.

I lived in Belgium for 8 years. O'Tacos was one of the worst things I ever ate while there.

@ferdinand_WS

Жыл бұрын

worse than Quickburger?

@EkimGram

Жыл бұрын

@@ferdinand_WS without a doubt. Quik is bad. O tacos is BAAAAAAAD

@ferdinand_WS

Жыл бұрын

@@EkimGram I'll be in Belgium again soon for a day, I will avoid O Tacos (used to be in Belgium quite often when I lived in The Netherlands, but since I moved to Asia, its kinda out of the way)

This serie of episode is amazing

dude... I love your stuff and I get your audience is mostly people from the US, but you're in the country with arguably the most influential cuisine in the world... and there's a reason why you went there! I want to see your take on Coq au vin, filet mignon, escargot, chicken cordon bleu, french onion soup, the baked goods..... the list is endless

When you start cooking at home, having left over ingredients can help with finding new dishes to make/eat.

Here in Germany we call those greens feldsalat - "field salad". I eat probably kilos of it a week. Going to have my first harvest of it from the garden in a couple of weeks and I can't wait. 😀

love this style of video!

I'm liking the combination of the live video with lots of other information on top

So basically French Tacos came to answer the need for a fat and unhealthy meal (being unhealthy kinda is in the marketing), because more and more fast food went for healthier items, menus etc. There was this kinda hypocritical feeling created by fast food giants (McDonalds, BurgerKing...) where you went for a fast food to blast your guts with fat, fried stuff but you were faced with "healthier appearing burgers etc". French Tacos focus on customers who know they are going to destroy their guts with the meal and are looking for it.

@charleahar

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's basically right. Most people that eat them are either younger men in lycée/ university, or drunk/stoned people. I would never eat a tacos sober, but have definitely eaten them after a few pintes. Although, to be honest, they really aren't great when drunk, especially if your stomach isn't feeling so great from the alcohol...

@marmotsongs

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s more than that because sandwich grec already filled that niche. I think it’s about a new generation needing their own drunk food. I think older folks like me mostly stick with the grec.

@SunnyCarnaval

2 жыл бұрын

@@marmotsongs I mean in a kebab you still have some fresh, tomatoes, onion and lettuce. In a FT it's pure fat mixed with carbs

@marmotsongs

2 жыл бұрын

@@SunnyCarnaval I am still skeptical that French tacos are a success because un grec is too healthy :) . And any place you get a grec you specify what you want on it, (complet is the the standard) like at O’Tacos so lettuce or tomatoes are frequently not put on depending on customer choice. You can also pick your meat (chicken, hamburger, falafel, etc), cheese or not, sauce, fries in the sandwich. I think o tacos doesn’t have tomatoes or lettuce not because it’s too healthy, but because it doesn’t do well when grilled. As an example, if panini have lettuce or tomatoes, they are added after grilling the sandwich. Also, o’tacos does have poivronnade, a veggie which does well when heated.

@SunnyCarnaval

2 жыл бұрын

@@marmotsongs I believe grecs are meant to be a balanced meal, typically for a construction worker etc, who doesn't want to bring his own meal. All these infos come from documentaries I believe, I kinda just transmitted the information, but I can totally see how kebab and such filled this need.

They used to have an O'Tacos in New York City for a little bit.

I just love watching anything with you and Gabe.

love this unedited style kind of video :)

Definitely interested in a leftovers video!

This is a lot like a hoagie in Scotland; a wrap, chips, cheese, salad, sauce and whatever meat you want. My go to from the Indian takeaways 😂

@BoHorn

Жыл бұрын

Thats what a hoagie is in switzerland? Thats interesting, sounds pretty damn good tho!

@BoHorn

Жыл бұрын

Thats what a hoagie is in switzerland? Thats interesting, sounds pretty damn good tho!

You should make all the videos you said, lots of great ideas. Thanks a lot for the content Ethan

Love your vids! And it feels like you have actually leveled up since you moved to France!

hey ethan, can u explain why dont wash your greens when taking them out of the bag? also raw garlic into hot oil for longer than 30 sec? youre a ballsy man

@devberkan

2 жыл бұрын

It's called being american. He didn't wash the tomato he dropped to the floor either.

I love the fact that unlike other people who try to do the versus fast food things You don't RUSH to beat them

@SAFbikes

2 жыл бұрын

That's because he seems to think people drive from home, to fast food, back home with the food... insane behavior!!! lol

As a french person it’s super funny to see you discover french culinary habits !

I felt the same way about mâche during my time living in France. I fell in love with it (and with French breakfast radishes) and ate a couple of bags per week. I just got seeds to try growing it in an indoor grow tent in Florida. It wouldn't survive outside. 🤞🏽 And yes please on the leftovers video!

There's this fast food chain here in Canada called Mont Tacos that sells these and I was under the impression that it was a bit unfortunate that a place has Tacos in it's name does not have tacos in the menu. Good to know that what they meant was this thing. Still, like your French subscribers, I don't like these. I've had the Algerian sauce from 2 fast food places and have never liked them because they were too sweet. I will try your recipe though...I don't want to make a judgement on a sauce based on just a few bad experiences.

Pretty brilliant video title. Can't wait for the followup video about the Mexican croissant.

@KahruSuomiPerkele

2 жыл бұрын

Ironically, croissant is also a cultural appropriation that was inspired by an Austrian pastry, although not made with the same dough. Cultural appropriation is not only very common in food, but also very old.

I never thought I would see an American cooking youtuber make a video about French tacos one day, that's amazing. Tacos really are THE hungover/drunk in the middle of the night food, along with doner kebabs in France, I'm so glad you made this video

It’s insane how much better the home made one looks

im just disturbed how he dropped a tomato on the floor and didnt rinse it

@nathanturner3039

Ай бұрын

Not that big of a deal if you have clean floors

NO FUCKING WAY Ethan is doing a french tacos lmao edit : oh god you used fresh veggies 2nd edit : only one type of meat is actually pretty depressing, you're supposed to throw in cordon bleu, nuggets, beef or even merguez for the full experience :') also you forgot about the cheese sauce, an essential part of the tacos

@djstez

2 жыл бұрын

This! It's just not a french taco without cheese sauce.

I have seen a few of your videos lately and got inspired, today's work-at-home lunch was stir fried beef with garlic and ginger, 40 minutes for a meal that honestly was on par with a decent Asian lunch restaurant (except much more garlic and ginger than I would ever get going out). Thanks for reigniting my interest in cooking.

@57thorns

Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite cooking stories is when I wanted to do a complex Australian BBQ sauce with some 15 ingredients, and realized I had all of them at home already.

I would be really interested in the “foster systems”-idea! I have made mad progress in my cooking skills because of you with simple things like the pansauce video or pickled onions and other pretty universal things u can use in almost every dish

WELL, Ethan, I must say I am a bit disappointed. I am a New Yorker living in Paris for 7 years. I was quite excited to see what you would get out of your 3 months in France, especially your time in Paris. It is, after all, a food capital and the root of classic western cooking. So, after 3 months, we have 2 videos specific to the cuisine here: crepe (which, makes sense) and... FAST FOOD TACOS? Really? No one I know over 20 eats these. There are so many food treasures here; so much exciting and interesting food. Perhaps the language got in your way. I was just hoping for so much more here. For others not familiar with French food, this is not it.

I'm all for that video on cooking systems!

This was such a vibe. I would love this to evolve into cooking livestreams 👀

We definitely want the video about fostering more home cooking 👏🏻