(music plays)
(exclaims)
- I'm sorry.
- Hi, I'm Rie.
Today I'm going to take a popular food
and make it fancy.
I usually host this show by myself
but today I have a special guest.
Jasmine!
- Hello.
- So Jasmine,
you join us as a taste tester before
but it's your first time to host together.
- Yes. I'm excited.
We're gonna have a good time.
Oh, cool shirt.
- Oh, thanks.
You can find it.
Link in description.
Let's see what we are making fancy today.
- I'm excited.
- [Together] Three, two, one.
- Oh
- KitKats!
- I love KitKats!
I think we have better KitKats in Asia.
- I feel like Asia comes up with really,
really awesome kick cat flavors.
- Yeah, this is one of my favorite.
So this one is Macha KitKat.
It says tonal no amasa. It's adult sweetness
- Ooh, adult sweetness.
- Yeah.
- Why did you wink on me.
- Oh I didn't wink.
- You should like pause and rewind.
- Ooh. Adult sweetness.
- Yeah.
- There is a phrase in Japanese says adult flavor.
- Oh
- Adult flavor means not too sweet.
It's a little bit like sophisticated.
- Ooh. Wow.
And we're sophisticated cause'
it's Make it fancy here.
Even the way you open it is fancy, Rei
- Aright, let's have a break and have a KitKat.
- [Both] Cheers. Cheers.
- Mm.
- So sophisticated.
- Mm.
- I think it's like perfectly balanced out.
- They did matcha justice.
- I already have a great idea.
So are you ready?
- You ready?
- I am.
- I don't think so.
I have a surprise for you Rei.
This has gotten a little bit too easy for you.
I got something specially made for you.
Shall we bring it in?
- What?
- Ta-da!
- Why is this?
- The Wheel of Proteins!
- What is wheel of Proteins?
- You spin this, We land on a protein
and we have to incorporate it into the dish.
- All right, go for it.
It's a egg.
- I think you wish it was egg, but it's fish!
- Alright. Let's do it, Jasmine.
I'm excited to
- [Both] make it fancy.
- I'm not too excited to make it fancy.
All right, so here's what we got.
Lemongrass
- Green onions
- Snap, peas and Bok Choy.
- Matcha.
- Ginger
- Miso
- Coconut milk
- shallots
- Lime
- Garlic,
and mystery protein.
From the pantry we got,
sesame oil
- Soy sauce
- Fish sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Canola oil
- Extra virgin olive oil
- And mirin.
All right, let's get started.
- [Both] Make it fancy.
- [Rei] First step we gonna do little surgery.
I want to separate chocolate and wafers.
So I'm gonna just use pairing knife.
- Okay.
- And scrape.
- I usually separate it with my teeth.
(Rei laughs)
- Yeah, well you can do it if
you are just eating by yourself,
But we are gonna have a special guest.
- Who?
- It's your favorite person.
- My mom's gonna meet here today?
- It's really difficult.
- What if we tried
- Oh
- Let's try this.
- Alright.
- Oh it's working.
- It's much better.
- Wow.
- Oh that looks much better.
- Look how bare looks.
- So if you ever have to separate chocolate from wafer
this is a tool.
- So we're gonna keep doing this
until we're done with all our KitKats.
- Yes.
- What are we making Rei?.
- We'll see. We are going to separate all KitKats
in this bowl, but before we moving on,
- [Both] it's fancy time.
(music plays)
- So we have ginger, can you peel this?
- Yes.
- I like using spoon.
Also you can use back of knife.
I like using back of knife cause I only need to
wash one thing.
- That's true.
- Yeah.
- So now we peel ginger.
I want to cut it very thin and cut into matchsticks.
I want to make it like super thin.
- Maybe i'll bring back my uh-
- Your favorite tool
- My peeler.
- Yes.
- And I'll do the same.
- Yeah.
- Another tasty hack.
- Oh, nice.
- Nice and safe.
What are we making?
- A thing.
- I love things.
- Right.
So now we have a nice thin slice ginger and just
tuck them up and make matchstick.
And now we are going to deep fry.
- Ooh, okay
- So we have kitkat wafers.
- Can you crush four?
- Four?
- Yes. We are gonna use the rest later.
Like a very fine powder.
- Oh like breadcrumbs?
And I'm going to fry ginger.
(frying ginger)
- Smells good.
- And while they talk,
Can you put this into the kitkat dust?
Kind of coat it lightly.
- How interesting.
I bet this will be so yummy.
- Mm. Fun fact.
Did you know Kit Cat has released
200 special flavors since the year 2000?
- Can you name all?
- Yeah
- So there's Matcha,
creme brulee ,there sake
(voice sped up)
- Wow. You've named the 200
- Of them.
That's right. eI did. - So this is done.
We are ready for next.
We have chopped rest of the ginger
and I have meeting Sesame oil, soy sauce,
vinegar and miso.
And we are gonna put in the pot-
you kind of wanna put meeting first
cause it has alcohol in it.
And you want to put miso last?
Cause miso has enzyme.
It's a fermented product.
I'm going to reduce it a little bit thick.
Okay. I think the glaze is ready.
So can you crush the wafers?
Right. And I'm gonna mix it.
So I'm gonna add this
since it's a little chunky.
Let's use blender to emulsify.
- Good.
- Nice. Let's taste it.
- Cheers.
- [Both] Mm.
- It's very strong this point,
but I think it's gonna compliment
what we are going to make it today.
- And we are making...
- [Both] Ummm...
- Yeah
- Let's go to next steps.
- Thought it was gonna work.
- We have old aromatics and I want to saute them.
We have canola oil.
We're gonna add shallots
- We got some garlic, lemongrass
- Lemongrass, ginger.
We want to saute until very soft.
And all the aromatics we chose today
is very strong flavor.
So we kind of wanna mask some of the sweetness.
- I'm liking this so far because we're making
- Yeah, right.
I, I don't remember.
You know?
- She won't budge.
- Sprinkle salt and it helps cook faster too.
Let's draw moisture from the ingredients.
We are going to add coconut milk and fish sauce.
And I think you like spicy.
- I love spicy.
- So Thai chili is very spicy.
Like how spicy do you wanna go?
- Both.
- Maybe we gonna keep the seed.
- Yeah.
- Okay. Wow.
- Alright, so it's gonna be nice kick.
You don't want to boil coconut milk
because fat separates.
So we gonna wait until it's simmers.
But I have a Kitkat fact.
Kitkat is constant like lucky snack because
Kitkat in Japanese way of saying
is Kitto Katsu which means
surely win.
So when you have to take an exam,
have a kitkat.
Right.
So it's simmering.
- Oh my gosh.
- And let's add matcha chocolate from Kitkat.
It's nice.
- Very green
- Yeah. Nice and green.
Let's taste it.
- My favorite part
- I think we need a little salt.
- Yeah, but it's good.
Yeah. Like overall the flavor.
Very, very balanced.
- But I think I need a little bit salt.
- I like to say that sodium
is my favorite food group.
- Oh, I like that.
It's time for the mystery protein.
- Oh my gosh, I'm so excited.
It didn't specify what kind of fish.
So I got halibut.
- I love halibut.
- [Both] Yes.
- We gonna poach this fish
and this cook super quick.
Okay, let's put the lid back
and cook until the fish is fully cooked.
Nice. The fish is fully poached.
So I'm going to remove fish
and we gonna strain-
this is so flaky and it's broke
- Hali-bye.
- You know it still tastes the same.
And we wanna strain because we don't need robotics anymore.
So the color, I feel like
earlier it was a little bit more vibrant.
- Mm.
- But it kind of now sad green.
So I want to make it more vibrant.
So let's put back.
So to boost the color we are gonna use matcha.
We already use matcha kitkat.
So I think it's a nice compliment flavor.
So let's sift.
Now we are using culinary matcha.
Culinary match is less expensive.
So perfect for using, for cooking or baking.
So let's add a coconut milk and whisk it.
- Ooh, this is so beautifully green.
- Yay. Come on
- From sad green to glad green.
- Yeah.
- So we have some vegetables
and bok choy and snap peas.
We don't need to cook too much.
You can eat those like raw
and you kind of wanna have some crunch.
So we kind cook leftover heat.
I also love adding greens.
So it also kind of pops the color.
And we gonna just cook like this.
Use the, you know, steam.
And we are going to grate the fish
we poached earlier.
- How much do you want me to put on there?
- Go generous.
- I'm a sauce girl.
- Sauce girl.
- Yeah. I love sauce.
- Mm. So we gonna torch the fish
and it's not for cooking purpose.
You just want to have like charred color.
Now we are gonna plate rice.
It's a Shrek or comet?
- I think Shrek because Shrek is love.
Shrek is life.
- I actually never watch Shrek.
- I can finally see what this dish has become.
- Last but not least,
we're gonna squeeze lime juice.
- Matcha Kitkat curry with poached halibut.
Shrek fancy.
- Very, very sexy.
Let's bring our mutual friend.
Do you know who our friend is?
It's Shrek.
- Shrek?!
- Our guest special guest is very tall.
Maybe green.
Okay. Coming.
Our special guest.
- Hello? Did I hear very tall?
Maybe green.
- No, you also wear suit.
- I had to make a fancy.
- Thank you for having me.
Yeah
- We are so excited to have you.
We made some special dish.
Do you wanna open?
- I would love to.
Anything under a clos is fancy.
- Right? Yeah.
- Yes.
- Here we go.
Oh slurp
- Oh my gosh.
- Do you eat anything?
- I eat everything.
Yeah.
- How is your like heat tolerance?
- Pretty high.
- Oh, okay.
- I- I'm a sweater though.
I'm definitely a sweater so
it looks like I'm dying, but I'm actually
really chill and cool about it.
- We made a green curry.
- Ooh.
- But we made it with special ingredients
and we like you to guess.
- Oh, I'd be honored.
- Okay, we dig in.
It's A popular snack.
- Ah.
Mm mm You did ask about spice so far.
I'm okay.
There's definitely a fish first of all.
Delicious.
- Oh, thank you.
- I'm obsessed.
- It is a sweet snack.
Mm,
my taste buds are not sophisticated.
More like a candy even.
It's definitely not a chocolate,
cause that would be clinically ill.
That would be insane.
I think it's more of a gummy.
It's a chocolate of course.
- Yes.
- I'm thinking of like a toblerone.
- Ooh
- That feels fancy.
Like a Snickers?
Oh, am I getting there?
Close. Is it a freaking Kit Kat?
- Yes.
Okay.
No one's gonna believe me
but I swear I was thinking Kit Kat.
And then some forces
some external forces told me to say Snicker.
You know how there's like a green matcha Kit Kat?
Could that be the sitch?
Oh, is that the sitch?
Yes. So I did taste it.
- Cheers
- Did we make matcha kit Kat fancy?
- Absolutely. Come on, a round of applause
- Don't we have one last thing to do?
Three, two, one.
- [All] Make it fancy!
- So Tucker, I know you said you were good
with heat.
- I did.
- Whoa
- I like to test that today.
- Wait, are we all or just me?
- Yeah I'll partake.
- will do it too.
- It's okay so far,
I'm gonna probably start sweating.
Thank you so much.
Sometimes I get the hiccups.
- I feel like I'm gonna eat something spicy
- Oh
- I'm sorry.
- Okay. Is it that bad?
Oh, are my eyes watering?
It's like barely even hit me.
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