Alvin's not only improving all his stats at once, but also probably improving a lot of social links in this one episode

@nikks1371

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, easily the best pickup the Babish Universe has gotten yet.

@kodysmith5981

2 жыл бұрын

He has to get his courage to max and progress the Andrew Rhea social link before he can appear in a mainline binging with babish episode

@JackPoppy

2 жыл бұрын

🎶

@gheist966

2 жыл бұрын

🎶

@bixmcgoo5355

2 жыл бұрын

If only he could improve his skill and make it worth watching him. This channel has gone so far down in quality I'm glad I stopped watching years ago.

Yosuke: “I don’t think any of us actually ordered this.” Chie: *Sweats nervously*

@TheGreektrojan

2 жыл бұрын

Thats just the meat sweats.

@UsenameTakenWasTaken

2 жыл бұрын

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeef...

@DarkQueenHelba

2 жыл бұрын

Fsteak!

@davidmortimer9764

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkQueenHelba "Excellent job, Chie."

@MayDay14000

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkQueenHelba - You gotta love Marie and her literal Japanese way of saying “beefsteak”. I’m not kidding, just look at her wiki page about her saying “fsteak” for a reason.😂🥩

"You can never regret a beef bowl. That's what I always say." --The beef bowl guy from Yakuza: Like a Dragon

@lukezane7952

2 жыл бұрын

The greatest words to say to a man about to go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

@abgadi1305

2 жыл бұрын

I never expected to see a Yakuza comment in here.

@A..M..A

2 жыл бұрын

@@abgadi1305 Always expect a Yakuza comment.

@vicsantoro

2 жыл бұрын

@@abgadi1305 Everything is a Yakuza comment to the trained Eye(?)

@somebody5702

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of like a dragon I kind of want to see them do PEKING DUCK.

2:50 The trick to not crying is to not form an emotional attachment to the onions.

@Ranger_review

3 ай бұрын

Or just have a sharp knife

I made this a year ago and I'm still working my way through the meat mountain

@hilotakenaka

2 жыл бұрын

Hey chef! Love your content!

@CHEFPKR

2 жыл бұрын

@@hilotakenaka thanks! I appreciate you.

@Hl2_Tpal

2 жыл бұрын

cool

@MaximumRexAL

2 жыл бұрын

Portal to the meat dimension.

@SpecShadow

2 жыл бұрын

Dear diary...

One of the lines from the original game that still haunts me was "even though all that time & effort, you still can't see the rice" or something similar to it; which is accurately shown here, even with 7 people

@NEETKitten

Жыл бұрын

">You begin to suspect that your bowl is a portal to the meat dimension."

@V.U.4six

Жыл бұрын

And to top it off completing the challenge is literally pointless unless you’re on PlayStation or something for the “trophies/achievements” but even then it’s pointless…supposedly you can save….do the challenge for trophy and reload or something But it makes your meal “free” and then increases a bunch of stats that you had to max out to complete it in the first place? What’s the point!? It’s a waste of your free time for literally no reason I heard that all books at least gives you an accessory for reading them all (aside from trophies/achievements on compatible systems)

@Artemi22

Жыл бұрын

@@V.U.4six well to be fair eating it before having max stats is pretty useful lol

@iconuchiha16

8 ай бұрын

These lines are always so funny when I challenge the bowl

@jhonwick1856

2 ай бұрын

​@@V.U.4six bro didn't know you could do it before maxing stats, lol

Staying on the theme of Persona, you should do Sojiro's Curry from Persona 5.

@TheMrOkamiden

2 жыл бұрын

Or the universe burger.

@aniloid3029

2 жыл бұрын

@@moralrepeat.9658 Very sudden and not expected

@Play_Dreams

2 жыл бұрын

Along with the perfect coffee pairing.

@XUIW

2 жыл бұрын

The most iconic!

@Rawkit_Surgeon

2 жыл бұрын

Mystery food X

Alvin: "I've decided to interpret the recipe (beef bowl) similar to dishes like gyudon" Beef bowl: literally a word-for-word English translation of the Japanese word gyudon.

@yes9691

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair theres really only 2 words in beefbowl

@scottwpilgrim

2 жыл бұрын

@@yes9691 yes, the literal word for word translation is gyu (beef) and don (bowl)

@johnbuscher

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, it’s the MEGA beef bowl, so he’s not entirely wrong.

@ricardomiles2957

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds of how here in Brazil we have Hot Dog and Cachorro Quenten, with the later being a literal translation. But Cachorro Quente as much more content, would say enough to be a full meal on its own

@jonnnnniej

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricardomiles2957 just as my Indian friend was really confused why we have a certain kind of tea called Chai Tea

This bowl looks like a portal to the Meat Dimension…

@justanobadi6655

2 жыл бұрын

You still can't see the rice ...

@ryo634

2 жыл бұрын

meat dungeon

@clothar23

2 жыл бұрын

@@justanobadi6655 *cue existential crisis*

@mrlaz9011

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryo634 that would be chie's dungeon if she got thrown into the tv instead of yukiko.

As a person that has always wanted to try this.....Alvin is a champion amoung men

@wickedratman6121

2 жыл бұрын

Among us

@ivaxian

2 жыл бұрын

@@wickedratman6121 💀

@deskandachair5378

2 жыл бұрын

Amogus

@tantrum8216

2 жыл бұрын

Amogus

@capsaicn

2 жыл бұрын

Amongus

I never thought this would happen! I’ve always wanted to see what a real MEGA BEEF BOWL looks like in real life

@thebat9301

Жыл бұрын

i would like to eat it in real life

@michaelbainbridge7335

5 ай бұрын

​@@thebat9301Me too

"This is just steak and eggs, but with more steps." Jokes aside, would love to make this as a meal prep. Probably last a month!

@ernstschmidt4725

2 жыл бұрын

despite being ethnic food it would pass the swanson test

@879PC

2 жыл бұрын

@@ernstschmidt4725 replace the rice with mashed potatoes and you'd be right

@ticctacc

2 жыл бұрын

@@879PC and dashi with beef stock, mirin with wine, and soy sauce with Worcestershire sauce. Mightn’t be half bad 🤔

@kareemseifeldin7805

2 жыл бұрын

@@879PC Nah, put the beef on a hoagie roll with some cheese and you have yourself a Japanese cheesesteak.

@TheAttacker732

Жыл бұрын

@@879PC Or hash browns.

We actually have something really similar here in Finland. Instead of beef we use thinly sliced reindeer, and fry it with the onions, some black pepper, allspice, butter and a bit of water for the broth. Serve that over mashed potatoes with some lingonberry jam and pickles and you've made "poronkäristys" ("fried reindeer").

@sarahwatts7152

2 жыл бұрын

I want to go to there

@youi3916

2 жыл бұрын

In the US this is what we call “regular food”, unnecessarily huge portions of foods not many people want! YEAAH!

@BioYuGi

2 жыл бұрын

I'm thirty years old and every time someone mentions reindeer I have to remind myself "Oh right, reindeer are real."

@michaeltrevino8234

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic

@k.m.223

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds delicious.

That is... one way to do make gyudon... haha. I am so happy that my video helped you Alvin! It looks delicious but definitely share with some friends ... maybe you can raise your confidant level with them if you share?

@misterjersey5460

2 жыл бұрын

*gets flashbacks from Kinnikuman*

@PhantomGato-v-

2 жыл бұрын

I felt slightly emotionally Hurt when he used White onions instead of Red ones, but aside from that it does seem pretty accurate to how it's usually made.

@MonkeBrain07

4 ай бұрын

You mean Social Link? You know... Because this is Persona 4?

This is surely the most successful host switch up in KZread history. Alvin is an absolutely amazing vibe match for this channel

My favorite part is how at the end he talks about how nothing is better than the feeling of feeding friends and loved ones. That is LITERALLY Persona morales

Remember when we order this while raining just to increase our stats?

@lucyarisato6850

2 жыл бұрын

Forever and always. Best way to rank up for that Max social link run.

@michealtheevilhero2340

2 жыл бұрын

*Yes,Just Yes*

@reivaldoaurelio4895

2 жыл бұрын

Still do that.

@andremichail4494

2 жыл бұрын

already in the final dungeon to facing Izanami so yeah still remember it

@Tsurf

2 жыл бұрын

The way I felt so accomplished when I finished it...I actually went out with some buddies to get some gyudon after it.

That final minute is just sixty seconds of me whispering "hes gotta stop soon. Hes gotta stop soon. Hes gotta-"

You sharing the Mega Beef Bowl with your friends makes me think it could make a fun group meal at a restaurant, just a giant beef bowl for 3-4 people to share.

Finger method for rice and a rice cooker? Uncle Roger would be proud.

@alysonmabel8825

Жыл бұрын

Why

@n3rdistry

Жыл бұрын

But also disappointed, the water isn't clear

@CenturyBlade

4 ай бұрын

It's even Uncle Roger's favorite Zojirushi brand rice cooker. Mans was definitely fiending for that "fuiyoh!"

I love how even after everyone started eating at the bowl, it didn't look noticeably smaller XD

@definitelyhuman4510

Жыл бұрын

They're all still on their first playthrough

“It takes Understanding to accept it as a whole! Knowledge to set the proper pace! Courage to attack the mountain of meat and Dedication to keep on eating! All these skills are needed to finish off the MEGA BEEF BOWL!” Quote from Yu Narukami

@Yulises

2 жыл бұрын

Voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch 😌

@monsterhunter3ultimateplay527

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you johnny

@jeremydomingo3505

2 жыл бұрын

Yu Chad-rukami

@hikaruhibiki264

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair he the only person can finish this big bowl

i want a timelapse of that whole bowl just getting absolutely demolished and eaten

I just noticed that the backing music that plays during that scene in the anime is the same one that plays when you unlock a new Social Link in the game. Yu has “formed a bond of understanding” with the beef bowl.

This dish looks amazing. As Chie would say, its a one way ticket to the meat dimension!!

@DefinitelyNotAFerret

2 жыл бұрын

A one way ticket to the hospital lol

@Flxdup

Жыл бұрын

@@DefinitelyNotAFerret worth it

@DefinitelyNotAFerret

Жыл бұрын

@@Flxdup you only live once right 😂

I love how Power of Heart, the song that plays when a Social Link is established, plays when he evaluates it

"They did it wrong. They did it wrong. It's too much rice. I want to watch more anime with Alvin." -my wife

Thank you for using the dub. Johnny's acting always makes my day.

@supernerd8067

Жыл бұрын

JYB helped solidify Yu as "the Chad Narukami."

Ron Swanson puts a hand up to silence Andy: "You had me at mega beef bowl."

You should make sojiro's curry from persona 5

@evecampbell3069

2 жыл бұрын

YES. CURRY AND COFFEE PERFECTION!

@Landis963

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I'd love to see how Alvin tackles that. (Is the coffee in the curry, or served alongside? I've forgotten.)

@jeans3436

2 жыл бұрын

@@Landis963 both actually. In the game/anime it’s commonly shown on the side, and atlas released an official Leblanc curry recipe containing coffee when they released persona 5 strikers. I’ve actually made the Leblanc curry from this recipe card and it was one of the best thing I have ever eaten, highly recommend

@cjvs1604

2 жыл бұрын

@@Landis963 I'm pretty sure Atlus released the actual recipe, jist don't remember exactly whats in it.

@kaffeekatze1146

2 жыл бұрын

Seconded

Seeing that the Mega Beef Bowl still lives to this day makes me so happy ^ ^ It cracked me up so much how the game rationalized the stats required to take the bowl on. The bowl inspires me to increases these stats in myself, and thus, inspires me to become a better person XDD

“It takes understanding to accept it as a whole, knowledge to set the proper pace, courage to attack the mountain of meat, and dedication to keep on eating. All these skills are needed to finish the MEGA BEEF BOWL!” - Yu Narukami.

You're gonna be transported to the meat dimension

alvin's episodes are such a soothing, relaxing counterpoint to botched's craziness lol and I love them both equally

@celiazamarripa3375

2 жыл бұрын

Alvin’s definitely got that audiobook/narrator voice 😌

"And now that the fish is decapitated, it's time to let them swim" -Alvin

I want to try this meat bowl, but a little smaller. Still feel like I can't finish it with the bowl size reduction.

@kuroyuri04

2 жыл бұрын

I think I just can eat about ¼ from it. 😂

@Sixon6845

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if i can finish at my "worst" I'm a big eater but it's only like 3 to 4 normal portion at best

For Vegan dashi, substitute the fish ingredients with sun dried Daikon. I also add just a bit of mushroom based oyster sauce for dishes with richer broths. Being allergic to seafood sucks, but at least there is a reasonable work-around for hotpot and ramen.

@jordandiaz6025

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out. Seafood messes with me bad, so I discouraged from trying this out. But with your suggestion I might be able to. Thanks!

What an unexpected episode. Brings me back to the times when I would try my darndest optimizing each day maxing all attribute and SL... Now that I think about it, I still have the game on Vita.

@raah7957

2 жыл бұрын

bro you better play it

@jayands

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the remaster on Steam, too; there's a Community Enhancement Pack that may make it feel fresh again

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

I love the Persona 4 anime soooo much. Really happy to see it on the channel!

Not even a minute after I clicked on this channel to watch an "Anime with Alvin" episode I missed, I'm greeted by this. I feel all my social stats increasing just by watching this.

6:55 Andrew eating all the scraps dropped on the table 😂 same energy from last month when he stole the burnt bits of the croissant from Alvin

Such an iconic challenge to take on. This might as well be a huge party dish for how much it takes to whittle down even a tiny bit of it! Clearing this in the game is such a rush.

"Water up to the first indentation on the pointer finger" Somewhere out there, Uncle Roger is nodding approvingly. But not too approvingly, he wouldn't want you to get confused and think he's proud of you or something.

Persona 4 is one of the greatest games of all time, thanks for making this.

Fun Fact as a chef: Alvin actually mistook the egg part. It's not a sunny egg like though. It's an onsen egg that was Sous Vide till is cooked but the eggwhite is still runny.

@GomushinGirl

2 жыл бұрын

Gyudon can be topped with eggs in many different ways, including raw egg, onsen tamago, sunny side up, soft/medium boiled, or lightly scrambled egg cooked at the last minute with the beef. It's perfectly legit to have a fried egg on top.

@PancakemonsterFO4

2 жыл бұрын

don´t think they had a onsen near the place

@raynegro666

2 жыл бұрын

I think the anime version looks more like a sunny side up egg but the game version looks more like an onsen egg

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!

Gyudon is one of my favorites! Every time I visit Japan, I have to go eat it at least a few times. There's not a place I know of in my area to go and get it, so having this recipe warms my heart!

I never thought I'd see the day when someone would actually try and tackle the mega beef bowl.

@techstuff9198

Жыл бұрын

I know someone that might be able to beat it solo, and their father definitely could before their accident.

6:20 "... and the comfort of the rice..." You meant the comfort you have knowing that the rice is down there somewhere? Because you certainly didn't taste any.

YES YES YES I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER

Ive been saying you should make this for YEARS and its finally happening. So happy

I like how he says “sauce pan” instead of “sauce pin”

0:28 “It’s raining today…” *Backside of the TV intensifies*

Alvin has my favorite content on this channel currently, so much fun..

I appreciate you Alvin and the whole babish culinary universe. Thank you guys.

YESSSSSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A PERSONA VIDEO

I love Alvin videos. He is so wholesome and talented and it's wonderful to have him as a staple on the channel now.

I like the idea that everyone in the babies universe makes *everything* from scratch, they make their clothes, build their apartment, produce their own shows

1:42 I am so use to seeing that in subtitles on his channel

This is so cool, hope to see you make more persona dishes

Man this is amazing! Fitting for Alvin too since i know he loves to make big portion foods quite often! Thx you for trying to replicate Mega Beef Bowl ;)

I hope you made this on a rainy day! This looks amazing ❤

That was beautiful! I teared up a little at the end, LOL

Sojiro Sakura’s curry and coffee from Persona 5, please.

It’s the 25th Anniversary of Persona, man. I just wish that there would be a time where Persona 4 Golden or even Persona 3 FES would be remade with Persona 5 Royal/Catherine Full Body’s engine.😭💙⭐️🌹 The beef bowl here looks monstrous but delicious, thoooooo. Even Chie would approve.😋🥩👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

@songohan3321

2 жыл бұрын

I wish Persona Q was made for consoles/PC with Persona 5 Strikers battle system and Persona 5 Royal mechanics.

@TJ-bg4fw

2 жыл бұрын

P4G is a wonderful gem on PC, played it through 4 times ànd working on 5. (Yes, I have a problem.) I just wish P3:FES or another version of P3 would either re- release on more platforms or get a remake.

@ralphthejedimaster

2 жыл бұрын

persona 4 golden is just about perfect and doesn't need any remake, but persona 3 is desperately in need of one

@smashkid9196

2 жыл бұрын

@@ralphthejedimaster I mean why wouldnt you want persona 4 enhanced and on new consoles?

@pepekong

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather get a new game than a remake honestly.

My frist Anime with Alvin video and I dig it!

As a person living through food shortages in the Shanghai lockdown, this video is interesting to say the least

really glad you guys took alvin into the BCU. Loved his stuff before and he continues to make great content :)

Since next week is Grilled cheese sandwich day, make the sandwich from Craig of the Creek episode, "Snow Place Like Home"

@songohan3321

2 жыл бұрын

Today's video probably took a week to complete.

@Fartucus

2 жыл бұрын

No

Now we need nanako's "chocolate"

@no_opinion1065

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think they have access to chemical weapons

@saltandgacha4583

Жыл бұрын

Or Yukiko's Curry

Dreams come true! And now one more thing I need to try in my list.

I am so happy that Alvin is basically officially part of the BCU. Always love his content.

Your consistency and quality of content never disappoints!

@okami_6

2 жыл бұрын

Shut up bot

@whirlybird268

2 жыл бұрын

Bot

Can't believe this video was uploaded right as I was in the middle of my P4 hyperfixation, truly a perfect coincidence

Definitely adding this to my food bucket list

I just finished Persona 4 Golden a week or two ago so this is an utter delight. I was wondering if / when Babish would try the Mega Beef Bowl!

Been waiting for this

this looked so delicious that it made my day!

I think the official recipe that was posted by PlayStation Japan on Twitter calls for a raw egg yolk rather than a cooked sunny side up egg. But your version looks to be accurate to the look of it in the anime adaptation. That said, I actually suggested this a few days ago thanks to the recent tweet mentioned earlier with the recipe, talk about perfect timing (thanks for using the English dub, by the way). And since we’re on the topic of Persona, I hope you tackle Sojiro Sakura & Ren Amamiya/Joker’s curry from Persona 5 (Royal) as well as Ren/Joker’s recipes from Persona 5 Strikers at some point.

@redreboot483

2 жыл бұрын

gyudon is always served with raw egg, with just barely cloudy whites slightly cooked by the heat of the meat and rice.

@tparadox88

2 жыл бұрын

Japan has much safer food handling standards so it's much less risky to eat raw egg. I don't think I ever could anywhere, but I definitely wouldn't try it with commercially available eggs in the US.

@99897767

2 жыл бұрын

@@redreboot483 it's not raw egg, it's LTLT egg, basically sous vide eggs, they call them onsen tamago

@redreboot483

2 жыл бұрын

@@99897767 most places serve raw egg

@99897767

2 жыл бұрын

@@redreboot483 if it's served with raw egg, it is usually only the egg yolk, if there are cloudy whites they would be chilled onsen eggs

Thanks for making my childhood dream a reality. Since I 1st played P4G I always wanted to test myself with the Mega Beef Bowl!

How many days did you wait for it to rain?

That looks like a food challenge work of art mate...

3:52 So now we're gonna "lightly" dip our onions and beef in Pepsi Max. We're looking for that sweet flavor that only Pepsi can provide.

"Now that the fish are decapitated, MAKE THEM SWIM."

"but it is quite cloudy" he says at 4:57 yes, with a chance of meatballs

I've always wanted to see this made~ gonna have to make a more modestly sized batch for myself~

Alternate Title:How to make a Heart attack in a bowl

Man that looks crazy!

I remembering learning how to make this years ago from Johnny Chiodini on his show Chiodini’s kitchen years and years ago before I ever knew what persona was. But now I love persona and am happy to see someone else’s take on the rainy day beef bowl challenge

Between Anime w/ Alvin, Basics, Botched, Pruebalo, The Fundakendalls and of course Binging, the culinary universe is really coming together!! Definitely one of the BEST channels on youtube.

I FUCKEN LOVE YA ALVIN - THANKS FOR A PERSONA VIDEO!!

Hope Alvin creates the Mystery Food X

I was recommended this on a rainyday

Looks amazing.

This dish is hear attack scrumptous. Adterneating that, Inwill have a one way tickrt to heaven in the literal sense.

I'm a vegetarian, yet here I am because this channel is top-shelf stuff.

Now i wanna order that on rainy days. Cozy cozyy!!

That's probably not a sunny side up egg, just raw egg.

Every single time I see that cutscene ingame I want the beef bowl from a local place... And now I want it more then ever. Give me that portal to the meat dimension!