Cooking by YouTube

I watch an insane amount of YouTube. A lot of the videos I watch are cooking shows because:

• I’m hungry but I know I shouldn’t eat so I watch other people eat
• Cooking shows are non confrontational and soothing
• I need inspiration for our next meals

For this last reason, my recent favorite channels are:

• 詹姆士姆士流官方专属频道
• 田园时光

詹姆士是个台湾电视厨师，主持过很多烹调以及旅游美食节目，比如型男大主厨，爱玩客等等。田园时光是个可爱的阿婆（她自称），饭菜都是在自己家里厨房拍的。

这两个频道的共通之处就是节目短小精悍，照着做出来的东西成功率高，味道好。

What I don’t want for a recipe video:

• complicated recipe with too many ingredients or steps. I’m not auditioning Iron Chef here
• The video looks good but it’s like a fantasy. Watch the video but don’t try for you WILL fail

Earlier today I was watching a video by SpainRevealed about churros. 西班牙糖油条。看了口水流一地。

上次我们去西班牙时，基本上天天都去油条专卖店吃现炸的油条蘸巧克力。西班牙好吃的东西很多，但是如果我只能选一项，那一定只能是油条巧克力。（如果是法国，那就只好马卡龙。The almighty sweet tooth rules.)

我比较喜欢细的那种油条，粗的太油。话说前阵子忽然馋churros 到发疯。虽说纽约有正宗一点儿的有卖西班牙油条的甜品店，但疫情之下，纽约也不能说去就去。谁想竟然在网上买了全套的家伙事儿：

• Churro maker, from Amazon
• Churro mix, from latienda.com
• Chocolate shavings, from latienda.com

然后某日捣鼓了一上午，竟然不可思议地做出尝起来颇为神似的西班牙油条和巧克力。狂吃了一气。可惜还是麻烦，且要现做现吃，所以目前只好看个视频聊解馋意。

So it’s not just cooking by YouTube, eating by YouTube, but also sightseeing & traveling by YouTube. Have You Tubed today?