- I think as the head of Tasty
I can quote Gordon Ramsey and say, Lirim, up your game.
(whooshing) (upbeat music)
- Hi, I'm Lirim and this is Chefs Try.
- So you might be familiar with the Homam's Try series.
We all love them.
But today we are getting the experts from Tasty's kitchen
to show you how it's been done.
- We're going to rate each other's dishes one to 10
and whoever gets the highest score wins.
And it's gonna be me, obviously.
- My relationship with fried chicken is a bit intimate.
Give me a fried chicken any day, any night, whatever form.
I'm absolutely up for it.
- Well, my wife is from Texas
so you know I'm big on my fried chicken.
She's introduced me to a bunch of fried chicken over there
and I can't get enough.
- Well, Homam and Lirim are pretty good chefs
so maybe a little bit nervous, but I'm still gonna win.
- I think I'm expecting their characters, their specialties,
whatever they're passionate about
to be presented in front of me.
- Bring the fried chicken!
- For my dish, I've been inspired by Texas.
My wife is from there
and my favorite fast food chain over there is Chick-fil-A.
So today I'm gonna be doing a Chick-fil-A style burger.
It's gonna be an amazing hot piece of fried chicken
and then that amazing Chick-fil-A sauce,
some tomato, some pickle, lettuce of course,
and all served on an amazing brioche bun.
I'm pretty confident I'm gonna win this.
- This looks impressive.
- Oh my god.
- This is giving fast food vibes.
- Very American kind of dining style kind of approach.
- So it's a chicken burger
with some waffle fries and some kind of dip.
Looks juicy.
- It's Lirim, definitely Lirim.
I mean, I can see him. I can see him in the dish.
- Really curious about this sauce.
I'm gonna have a little taste. Mm!
Okay, sauce. Come through, sauce!
But of a honey mustard sauce. It's nice.
- I broke my diet for this, so this better be good.
I think my concerns about these potatoes,
they're a bit soggy.
However, the fried chicken itself, it looks really good.
Can't wait it again.
- Oh my god.
Okay, we have something dripping out of the burger.
It's juicy, she's a juicy one!
(upbeat music)
- The chicken is cooked to perfection.
Enough crunch, enough juiciness,
enough tenderness in this whole thing.
- So it's got cheese, it's got pickles
it's got sauce, it's got juicy, crispy chicken.
- But the seasoning is a bit low.
I needed a bit more kick, a bit of more salt.
When you put it all together it tastes good.
But the chicken by itself is kind of basic, but good basic.
- But I don't wanna say it's good cause I wanna win,
but it's good.
- If I wanna add the potatoes to the ranking of the dish
I'm gonna give it a very low score
because the potatoes was really...
I mean, guys, look at this.
- The fries are not frying! They're a bit soggy.
- They're struggling to hold up. No.
So let's not talk about the potatoes.
- It's really about this mustardy honey sauce.
That's what brings the whole thing together. It's so yummy.
I probably could just drink this like this.
In fact, maybe I will.
Okay, I'm joking. I'm not gonna drink it.
- I think as the head of Tasty
I can quote Gordon Ramsey and say, Lirim, up your game.
- I would rate this dish 6.5 outta 10.
- I would give this dish a 6.5 out of 10.
(bell dings)
So today I did a Korean fried chicken.
This is my first time trying it,
but I hope it'll be delicious.
What I did as well is I made bao from scratch.
I followed Romi's recipe and was absolutely successful.
My secret was that I double fried the chicken
to add an extra crunchiness to the batter.
And I pickled some cucumbers and some onions,
garnished it with some spicy mayonnaise, some coriander,
and it was absolutely a triumph.
Oh, my dish is gonna definitely win this competition.
I put my love and my passion in this dish
and you better like it.
- Wow, look at that. That looks very, very impressive.
Oh, the bar has been set very high.
- That looks really good.
My mouth has just started watering (laughs).
- It's okay. I'm still confident.
I'm still confident I'm gonna win.
I'm still gonna win, right? I'm gonna win.
- I've had bao buns,
but I've had them with fish and with beef,
never with chicken.
So I'm excited to try this.
- I honestly can't say it's missing anything.
Honestly, it actually looks perfect.
I don't wanna say that cause I wanna win,
but it looks perfect, dammit.
- I'm smelling a lot of ginger.
I love anything Asian inspired,
all Asian flavors I'm a big fan of.
Fried chicken. What can go wrong, right?
(upbeat music)
- Oh yeah.
- Hmm hmm!
- Really good.
- Slap my knee and call me Susan.
That tastes so good.
- That ginger that we spoke about earlier
is definitely coming through, packing a punch.
- It tastes really good!
Think I might have lost.
- Another interesting thing about this
is the bao bun's been toasted, which I've not seen before.
Usually they're just steamed.
I assume this has been steamed and then charred
and slightly toasted.
Gives it an amazing bit of flavor and I love it.
I'm all for it. So good job, whoever did this.
- I might have to break into his house
and get the recipe for the sauce.
- For me, the chicken is crispy,
but it's ever so slightly over.
Obviously that's been counteracted
by the sauce that he's thrown in there.
And again, it's just a very good, very beautiful sandwich.
- So what I'm not sure about
is if this chef made these baos.
I don't think they did,
I don't think they made them from scratch.
I think they bought them in, which is very, very naughty.
But this is about fried chicken
so I might have to let them off.
I can't really fault this to be honest.
- I would definitely consider making this myself.
So I'm gonna have to hold this person down
and squeeze the recipe out of them
cause I know they're gonna keep it a secret from me.
- These baos are Michelin style worthy.
I mean, I'm upset about that cause I wanna win,
but they are, I can't fault them.
I want to give this a high score,
but I've seen a lot of come down with me
and I know I kind of wanna play a tactics game and be like,
nah, you are not getting the highest score.
- I would rate this dish 10 out of 10.
- I'm gonna give this a solid nine out of 10.
(bell dings)
- So desserts are kind of my thing,
being known as the dessert mashup queen.
So I thought why not do a chicken waffle kind of vibe
but as a more dessert vibe.
So what I did was I replaced the waffle
with a french toast cube dusted in cinnamon sugar,
topped with a popcorn chicken,
and drizzled in yummy maple syrup.
Cause after all, I am the in-house dessert mashup queen.
And obviously, mine's the best.
It's got french toast, popcorn chicken and maple syrup.
Duh. Just gimme the award now.
Obviously, it's me.
- Look at that.
- What a creation. That is incredible.
- I know who made this.
Guys, we have Emma, the dessert scientist,
and she's very famous for her cube french toast,
if I'm not mistaken.
- And we've got some honey or maple syrup to drizzle over.
I guess the closest thing I can liken this to
is fried chicken and waffles.
And I've had that loads in Texas
and it's absolutely delicious.
- Ooh.
You know, the moment I poured the syrup,
the chicken start smelling.
I can get the aroma from the whole dish. I love that.
- I don't even know where to tackle this.
I don't know where to start. Oh my god.
Oh my god, it's filled with chicken.
How do you eat this? This is incredible, wow.
(upbeat music)
I'm happy. I might be the happiest I've been.
Amazing crunchy, crispy popcorn chicken
but then you get the counterbalance of that
with the contrast of the fluffy french toast.
- This is superb. This is really good.
I love this. Chicken for me is a big one.
The French toast by itself is really good
and they kind of work together.
- Little bit too sweet for me.
The chicken could be a bit saltier,
maybe pack a little bit of cayenne pepper,
little punch of heat.
- If I really want to be a bit picky
and pick up something out of this,
it's missing a one extra dimension of flavors.
A bit of sauce, different cheese, maybe chilies.
I don't know. It's just missing a kick.
- I would make this probably for my wife
and just surprise her and shock her and be like, hey look,
a piece of Texas, but I'd put my own spin on it.
I'd take all the glory, I'd take all the credit (laughs).
- I would rate this dish eight out of 10.
- I'd rate this an eight out of 10.
(bell dings)
- Woohoo! Yes, I know, I know.
I was very sure that mine will win, of course.
I was nervous since this was my first time
making a Korean fried chicken.
But I hope I made all our Korean fans loving this.
- Recount! (laughs) I want a recount!
- Gutted.
I'm upset, more so for my representation for Texas.
So, to America, I do apologize.
I'm very sorry
that I couldn't bring this one home for you guys.
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