Can You Learn to Make Perfect Soup Dumplings in Just One Day?- Alex VS.

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • Alex, also known as "French Guy Cooking," (subscribe to his channel here: bit.ly/alexfgc) has teamed up with Eater to see if he can recreate the iconic Dumpling Galaxy soup dumplings in just eight hours.
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Komentáře • 178

  • @LexiconOne
    @LexiconOne Před 5 lety +318

    I am amazed how she can tell the fat percentage of the meat by tasting it. Also her explanations and skills are amazing.

    • @parmesancheese1052
      @parmesancheese1052 Před 5 lety

      LexiconOne Trust me that’s just saying it, youre infront of someone recreating a dish you perfected for many years and would be embarrassed if someone had done it perfect in one day, so of course she has to make sure she tells him all of his non existent mistakes so that she won’t look bad infront of herself, some teachers don’t want students to know more than them or they get embarrassed, its normal psychology.

    • @jackywchen
      @jackywchen Před 5 lety +14

      @@parmesancheese1052 What are you talking about? most people can taste the difference between 5% of fat-lean ratio let alone 10%. Plus 70-30 is the standard burger ratio and if you hear chefs talk about burgers half of them swear to god they can tell the difference between 0.5% difference in fat. Alex did well for his first try but he doesn't have the benefit of most Chinese where hundreds of millions of us make (easy version) dumpling with our family as a family activity, therefore you can tell he isn't that experienced with thin dumpling dough yet. Helen is being pretty nice actually, normally siblings/cousins making fun of each other's sloppily made dumpling.

    • @chikientran8742
      @chikientran8742 Před 2 lety +1

      @@parmesancheese1052 Dude, you taste something daily long enough, you can tell the freaking differences if it's not your thing. I can tell my personal signature dish got altered when someone added just a little more salt in the pot...

  • @davidmcdonald8893
    @davidmcdonald8893 Před 5 lety +109

    I visited galaxy dumplings with my wife and parents-in-law in April. When Helen heard that my wife was gluten free, she came out to chat, and made gluten free soup dumplings specifically for her, as well as two complimentary gluten free dessert dumplings. They were easily the best dumplings I've ever had, and Helen really went the extra mile to make it a special meal.

  • @giuzeppeedreimeimban1019
    @giuzeppeedreimeimban1019 Před 5 lety +160

    This soup dumpling needs an over engineered machine to make it easy to make. Dont forget the hand drill attachment

  • @nonikzeta3567
    @nonikzeta3567 Před 5 lety +97

    the best answer ever
    she : *it ia to much wine.!*
    Alex: i'm a french person*

  • @benm5913
    @benm5913 Před 5 lety +277

    Your shirt is just so aggressively French. Lol. Good to see you getting exposure. Hope you get to be a regular on Eater.

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 Před 5 lety +2

      But no beret and pencil moustache.

    • @ilovesubway26
      @ilovesubway26 Před 5 lety

      YESSS

    • @doc.l
      @doc.l Před 5 lety

      Actually I’m pretty sure that shirts from uniqlo I have the same one

    • @solid8705
      @solid8705 Před 5 lety +1

      There was a joke there... "Hope you get to be a regular Eater".. I don't know if anyone else saw it. But it made me laugh a bit.

  • @rajathpai9573
    @rajathpai9573 Před 5 lety +62

    Next on @AlexFrenchguyCooking : The perfect soup dumplings. 7 part series with a blue fridge explaining how to make the gelatin and the soup

  • @jovanlai9721
    @jovanlai9721 Před 5 lety +25

    Soup Dumplings or what we call “xiao Long Bao” are one of the most difficult dishes to make. Most ppl struggle to even make ordinary dumplings on their first time. This guy is damn good

    • @ashbandicoot9125
      @ashbandicoot9125 Před 4 lety

      You're not wrong, I saw Strictly Dumpling too many times then followed a recipe from Quan Tran I believe his name is on here - made them for the first time ever but I had already made soup to mix the gelatin into, it wasn't too bad the worst of it was pleating to be honest

  • @oogieboogie8615
    @oogieboogie8615 Před 5 lety +67

    Helen is really an impressive person. This is how successful leadership should be!

  • @silverlightx6
    @silverlightx6 Před 5 lety +11

    Alex, I expect a full 20 episode series on how to make the *perfect* soup dumpling, including liquid nitrogen and drills on your channel in the coming months :)

  • @scottmichaelharris
    @scottmichaelharris Před 5 lety +21

    We had better not lose Alex to eater. More Alex is great but no stealing. Ok?

  • @animato6441
    @animato6441 Před 5 lety +3

    Helen: "That's a little bit too much wine, I feel."
    Alex: *shrugs* "I'm a French person..."
    Man I loved that quote.

  • @Skylance87
    @Skylance87 Před 5 lety +16

    When he takes the top off the steamer and sounds like Walugi : WAAAAAAAAA!!!!

  • @andydeng8218
    @andydeng8218 Před 5 lety +4

    For those wanting to make this. Helpful two tips that dad gave me !
    1) don’t take both thumbs out when folding. Always keep one of the thumbs in and then rotate using your palm and the other thumb and fore finger.
    2) drop water slowly into your pork mince and mix with chopsticks to get that real dumpling texture and keep it friendly to work with

  • @soranuttwilawann8752
    @soranuttwilawann8752 Před 5 lety +4

    Helen: "A little bit of too much wine, somehow i feel."
    Alex: "I'm a French person"
    lol good job Alex.

  • @intraum
    @intraum Před 5 lety +21

    wow, did not expect to see Alex on Eater, hopefully you do more collabs

    • @bobbiusshadow6985
      @bobbiusshadow6985 Před 5 lety

      Ben Kennedy Damn, I saw Alex on the thumbnail and clicked right away. Thought this was his channel till I saw your comment.

    • @congaegg2313
      @congaegg2313 Před 5 lety +1

      Ben Kennedy you also made smash burgers on eater, check the video out.

  • @babablap
    @babablap Před 5 lety +31

    Finally Alex gets the recognition he deserves.

  • @SeeMick1
    @SeeMick1 Před 5 lety +29

    You put too much wine.
    It's because I am French.

  • @SeeMick1
    @SeeMick1 Před 5 lety +3

    It makes me so happy to see Alex succeeding like this!

  • @yeoengteng5750
    @yeoengteng5750 Před 4 lety +1

    Did anyone else notice how he used the same pair of gloves to open the door, shake helen's hand, hold the camera and fold dumplings?

  • @flickafy
    @flickafy Před 5 lety +6

    Helen You - what a legend! Great explanations and love her humour especially when she visits Alex :) hope I get to visit her shop one day.

  • @thegourmetgrandadandfamily
    @thegourmetgrandadandfamily Před 5 lety +32

    If he doesn't he sure will give it a *GOOD TRY* I know that...👍👍👍😋😋

  • @Tomatotor
    @Tomatotor Před 5 lety +7

    The french accent is a real business in us

  • @Deastrow
    @Deastrow Před 5 lety +2

    "Wow.. it's savoury...like... sapid? No, sapid's not a word" you're hilarious 🤣

  • @gunznknives
    @gunznknives Před 4 lety

    I appreciate Alex's earnest attempt. He's very genuine in his effort and commitment. Helen should be harsher on him, as all Asian Aunties tend to be. Tough love! :) Good job!

  • @nighttrain7404
    @nighttrain7404 Před 5 lety +4

    They need to do a show together! I would watch it!

  • @aanarchist
    @aanarchist Před 5 lety +8

    YEY! When did Alex start working for eater? I love it

    • @FiXato
      @FiXato Před 5 lety

      Probably a way to finance his trip to the States? :)

    • @Joshlama
      @Joshlama Před 5 lety

      He was a guest at Eater for about a week or so. Theres a video on his channel that explains his time in new york

  • @donnakelly653
    @donnakelly653 Před 5 lety +15

    Hey New York City! Stop honking Alex French Guy Cooking!

  • @curtislee3521
    @curtislee3521 Před 5 lety +1

    This french dude is awesome

  • @jakobie
    @jakobie Před 5 lety +40

    Alex! You can't possibly pleat with those gloves....the key is to develop muscle memory as your skin gets close to the dough

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 Před 5 lety +2

      They also take away some dexterity.

  • @samg461a
    @samg461a Před 7 měsíci

    “Little too much wine” “I’m French.” Lmao

  • @BP-or2iu
    @BP-or2iu Před 3 lety

    let me just tell you... I was in flushing a year ago and went to dumpling galaxy and it was the single best soup dumplings I've ever had. And one of the best bites of food I've ever had in my life. I still think about them and I will be flying back to Queens just for those dumplings. They were duck something or other... can't remember exactly but I'll remember when I see them on the menu.

  • @woolfel
    @woolfel Před 5 lety +5

    I wouldn't feel too bad Alex. Literally it takes 1 year to get decent at making dumplings with the correct number of pleats. That's making hundreds every day. Even making gyoza takes 1 year to get the technique down. I make 500 each summer for Circus Smirkus and it always takes about 20 before my fingers remembers the motion. I make batches of 70-80 each time and freeze it.

  • @leeloume
    @leeloume Před 4 lety +1

    Son accent français is everything btw 😂

  • @dylanr.cerezo4325
    @dylanr.cerezo4325 Před 5 lety +3

    AyyyY it's Alex. Love his channel cool to see him here.

  • @danielwang2956
    @danielwang2956 Před 4 lety

    4:31 I see the French guy has adjusted to American references nicely

  • @Hmellon92
    @Hmellon92 Před 5 lety

    Oh I’m so glad things are going well for Alex!! This is a great series

  • @koraktheape
    @koraktheape Před 5 lety

    I love Alex! Always jumping in deep to my favorite foods ever!

  • @Niklback1
    @Niklback1 Před 5 lety +5

    Sapid is totally a word. It's like umami or flavorful

  • @anniemark3288
    @anniemark3288 Před 4 lety

    What a great video! Totally impressed that you did that first time. WOW!

  • @Ackow
    @Ackow Před 5 lety +1

    The Mondaine suits him well. Nice choice

  • @juandenz2008
    @juandenz2008 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice video. I hope to see more of them in the future.

  • @ericytheasian
    @ericytheasian Před 5 lety +3

    I love seeing Alex on Eater, but I feel like these shows don't do him justice. I'm used to seeing him make multiple video series to make something as perfect as he can. Not 6 hours to rush and make a dumpling

    • @AreilKnight
      @AreilKnight Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, Its great to see more Alex, but there's something so wholesome and inspiring about the videos he produces on his chanel, they feel full of enthusiasm for learning and the curiosity and wonder he shows towards the skills he learns and the food he discovers is really beautiful to watch.
      Eater videos don't allow that side of his personality to fully come through. Which is fine, people watch different chanels for different types of entertainment, just thought I'd chime in with why Alex's chanel is worth checking out, it's really educational and motivating.

    • @flipsideroot
      @flipsideroot Před 5 lety

      Well, he can't be in new york doing long series for other channel.
      I think this was made during his bagel series.

  • @paulbonthoux2387
    @paulbonthoux2387 Před 5 lety

    "Not good enough" I love your spirit Alex ! :)

  • @Lynninterrace
    @Lynninterrace Před 5 lety

    You’re my hero tackling soup dumplings 🥟👏👏👏🇨🇦.

  • @a3bmm594
    @a3bmm594 Před 5 lety +4

    Really? Nobody? Nobody saw her name and immediately thought of that bit in Rush Hour?
    "Who are you?"
    "I'm You"
    "No, I'm me, who are you?"
    "I'm You!!!"

  • @ariel3725
    @ariel3725 Před 5 lety

    I love making dumplings! They're fun to make.

  • @biancat7761
    @biancat7761 Před 5 lety

    An important trick is to mix your filling in one direction to cause the meat fibres to "pull"

  • @Janine.Najarian
    @Janine.Najarian Před 5 lety

    More Alex anywhere is a good thing

  • @Shaggarott
    @Shaggarott Před 3 lety

    “Forever unsatisfied.”
    Vive la France 🇫🇷

  • @Rody_le_Cid
    @Rody_le_Cid Před 4 lety

    I just noticed, you brought your "special" knife with you to New York :D
    Is it because it's magical? gives food a special flavor? ;)

  • @kkz201
    @kkz201 Před 5 lety +3

    Alex, those gloves are for mukbang, not pleating dumplings

  • @trythinking6676
    @trythinking6676 Před 5 lety

    Love Alex! More of this please.

  • @resipsaloquitur13
    @resipsaloquitur13 Před 5 lety +3

    I have the flu (I don’t)... please come to my house and teach me how to make myself well.
    Please.

  • @fingerbottom
    @fingerbottom Před 5 lety +2

    Sapid is a word, meaning having a strong, pleasant taste.

  • @mentaritravel1004
    @mentaritravel1004 Před 2 lety

    wait... on the beginning of the video, were the xiao long bao leaking out the soup..?

  • @sreilhac
    @sreilhac Před 5 lety

    C’est trop bien, pas facile en effet, mais juste les premières 10,000 après je t’assure que ça va tout seule!!!!

  • @taranwilliams4157
    @taranwilliams4157 Před 5 lety

    Thank you Alex!! Love you man

  • @BrosMinecraft2
    @BrosMinecraft2 Před 5 lety

    MOAR!

  • @najahbrah
    @najahbrah Před 5 lety

    The perfect international exchange happened @10:15

  • @deconcoder
    @deconcoder Před 5 lety

    OMG she's a riot.

  • @amberbarton195
    @amberbarton195 Před 5 lety

    His soup dumplings look amazing 😋

  • @l1233799
    @l1233799 Před 5 lety

    That's an interesting chef knife. Is that an ancient spell to some forgotten food deity engraved on it?

    • @tobiasplugge9382
      @tobiasplugge9382 Před 5 lety

      He made it him self. You can check out his video about it on his chanel i think.

  • @bushidobrown9857
    @bushidobrown9857 Před 5 lety

    Alex is the best thing to happen to Eater this year, and Eater Vegas did an amazing article about my job. Edit: @gauchos_lv

  • @sneakymango7397
    @sneakymango7397 Před 5 lety +1

    Alex: drives
    Me: wait that’s illegal

  • @ypcomchic
    @ypcomchic Před 5 lety

    You need a smaller rolling pin. Like 5/8 inch diameter

  • @sergeanthearthstone
    @sergeanthearthstone Před 5 lety +6

    This guys accent is violently french

  • @calvinchang8660
    @calvinchang8660 Před 5 lety

    love this guy

  • @mwskier
    @mwskier Před 5 lety +3

    Flushing is soup dumpling heaven. Joe's Shanghai for life!

    • @acn684
      @acn684 Před 5 lety

      Michael Williams oh man. Theres a few places that will blow your mind if youre a fan if joes shanghai.

  • @jpizzleforizzle
    @jpizzleforizzle Před 5 lety

    Ouiiii! C'est bon!
    Soup dumplings are delicious!

  • @biswajitsikdar7561
    @biswajitsikdar7561 Před 5 lety

    With out gelatin it's possible?

  • @haydenlee9360
    @haydenlee9360 Před 5 lety

    OMG!Absolutly my FAV Food!

  • @IHATENOTIFICATIONS
    @IHATENOTIFICATIONS Před 5 lety

    We love you Alex

  • @carsonzhang5014
    @carsonzhang5014 Před 5 lety

    really nice job man

  • @resipsaloquitur13
    @resipsaloquitur13 Před 5 lety

    Besides matzo ball soup, is there anything better to eat for a cold than warm dumplings and broth???
    Chicken soup... that’s so 1984. Or the previous 100 years for us Americans. It’s good. But there’s more out there!!!

  • @mengtaoliu7711
    @mengtaoliu7711 Před 4 lety

    there is an old Chinese saying by Abraham Lincoln :"世上无难事 只要肯放弃" it means just give the fxxk up! take a cigarette , chill , drink glass of nice red wine enjoy ur lazy day.

  • @lucylilith5101
    @lucylilith5101 Před 5 lety +5

    NOOOOO I can't crave dumplings now, I just started my fasting >:

    • @sebby5336
      @sebby5336 Před 4 lety

      dumplings are good >;( eat a lot and you will be happy yes

    • @lucylilith5101
      @lucylilith5101 Před 4 lety

      @@sebby5336 IT'S BEEN 10 MONTHS WTF

    • @sebby5336
      @sebby5336 Před 4 lety

      @@lucylilith5101 I SAW YOUR COMMENT OKAY DONT QUESTION IT
      but yeah eat dumplings lol

    • @lucylilith5101
      @lucylilith5101 Před 4 lety

      @@sebby5336 OKAY SORRY WHY ARE WE SHOUTING
      and yes dumplings are the best, i probably ate after i made the comment lmao

    • @sebby5336
      @sebby5336 Před 4 lety

      @@lucylilith5101 LOL what time is it for you rn though, shouldn't you be asleep... it's 6am here rn lol and it was 4 when you responded
      and also give me dumplings.

  • @Dangeneen
    @Dangeneen Před 5 lety

    Bonjour alex! Love this show

  • @biggdaddy202003
    @biggdaddy202003 Před 5 lety

    So is this a series?

  • @canaryhoang989
    @canaryhoang989 Před 4 lety

    I tried to make it yesterday for my husband and it was failed....huhu

  • @missionhill7863
    @missionhill7863 Před 5 lety

    Description says u try and make a galaxy soup dumpling? Where is the galaxy soup dumpling?

  • @FOODANDTRAVELDESTINATIONS

    Delicious and juicy dumpling!

  • @KyleVGu3
    @KyleVGu3 Před 5 lety

    Appreciated the joke Alex, made me laugh

  • @biancat7761
    @biancat7761 Před 5 lety +1

    I just made these. IT'S SO DIFFICULT

  • @TheTamally
    @TheTamally Před 5 lety

    Alex on Eater??

  • @shyam1
    @shyam1 Před 4 lety

    alex even brought his knife from paris to flushing

  • @frenzulstor1959
    @frenzulstor1959 Před 5 lety

    You can really see the difference between eater's and alex's videos. Alex video taking is more composed. While the camera guy of eater uses too much zoom, shaky and has too much frequent transitions.

  • @xorbodude
    @xorbodude Před 5 lety +2

    I see alex. I click like

    • @kkz201
      @kkz201 Před 5 lety

      Precisely! Just like I see croissant. I eat

  • @zzlemy
    @zzlemy Před 5 lety

    Dam nice job

  • @Descentperson4213
    @Descentperson4213 Před 5 lety

    Reminds me of Admiral General Aladeen..

  • @ChayasRuchiKalavara
    @ChayasRuchiKalavara Před 5 lety

    Yummy pork soup recipe. 🤝🤝😋

  • @ncooty
    @ncooty Před 5 lety

    Congrats, Alex.
    Eater: Stabilize your damn cameras. We don't need to jump between 47 different shaky cameras. That doesn't make you edgy.

  • @ZenYorkfield
    @ZenYorkfield Před 5 lety

    Did he just use plain gelatin for the soup? From what I remember, DTF uses broth.

  • @theos943
    @theos943 Před 5 lety

    She's too cute, must protect

  • @redsnow123456
    @redsnow123456 Před 5 lety

    Why gelatin is used in the meat ?

    • @thenotsoguitarguy9429
      @thenotsoguitarguy9429 Před 5 lety +1

      The gelatin is used to solidify the broth - the soup portion of the soup dumpling. When the dumplings are steamed, the gelatin melts.

    • @ashbandicoot9125
      @ashbandicoot9125 Před 4 lety

      I mix half of the soup jelly into my filling and keep the other half out to add about 2-3 cubes to ensure the soup dumplings will indeed be soup dumplings.

  • @BP-or2iu
    @BP-or2iu Před 3 lety

    I don't get this... the gelatin isn't stock? It's just gelatin?

  • @dime4026
    @dime4026 Před 5 lety

    Early in the morning. 8am..........

  • @thisodd0ne
    @thisodd0ne Před 5 lety

    you put gelatin in hot liquid, didn't the gelatin clump up?

  • @roninhunter
    @roninhunter Před 5 lety +1

    that was the weirdest clap ive ever seeen

  • @ilovesubway26
    @ilovesubway26 Před 5 lety

    Yaaaaau Alex!

  • @mickrileybcn
    @mickrileybcn Před 5 lety

    Don't forget the MSG.