4 Levels of Spring Rolls: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious

We challenged chefs of three different skill levels - amateur John, home cook Natasha, and professional chef instructor King Phojanakong from The Institute of Culinary Education - to fry us a batch of tasty spring rolls. Once each level of chef had finished and tasted their final product, we asked food scientist Rose to explain their choices from an expert's perspective. Which level of spring rolls would you reach for first?


Keep up with John at @johndlopresto
Follow Natasha at @natashajanardan
Chef King is on Instagram at @kumainn_uminom
Follow Rose at @rosemarytrout_foodscience

Looking for the Institute of Culinary Education? @iceculinary



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[AdriKemasteda]

there should be a show where they give all of the three levels the same ingredients and see what they do with them

[kamilo]

King talked about Filipino lumpia, he really is an evolved Lorenzo.

[puddlemini]

"This is my favorite" "I do not love them all equally"
Asian mom energy

[ajr]

Chef 1 & 2 "We're making vegetarian spring rolls."

King "Yeah, so that I can use the rest of the animals in mine."

[xavierrodriguez]

I find it hilarious that the first two are making vegetarian rolls while the third is literally sacrificing live animals on set.

[jibplayz]

"my cabbages!" never have more true words been spoken

[ojoface]

the level 2 is the kid your parents compare you to at school

[MasterFhyl]

King is quickly becoming this channel's MVP. Still miss Lorenzo and Frank though.

[puddlemini]

"Was the other guy able to roll them okay?"
I see you Natasha. 🔥🔥🔥

[jake-dvkh]

First two chefs: “I’m going to make this vegetarian”
King: uses 4 different types of meat including live seafood

[alexdhroso]

King is the cool teacher that everyone likes.

[cioccobanana]

why do I feel like the level 2 chef deserves her cooking show? her voice is so calm and soothing and makes me want to watch a whole hour of just cooking stuff.

[puddlemini]

*King explaining the temperature of the oil and logic why we shouldnt overcrowd the pot*

Watch out Rose, he's coming for your job

[pangolin]

John and Natasha: we made ours vegetarian

King 👑: PUT THE DAMN ARK IN THERE

[JayBajaj]

"its live revving up your car" ... lmao king ... give this guy an award for the most humorous chef

[linolic]

The fact that the “Amateurs” are always so much better then 99% of the people from 50 people try to...45/50 cant seperate an egg or what

[Passionforfoodrecipes]

As a kid I asked my dad, "what's the difference between spring rolls and summer rolls?"

He said: *"Seasoning"*

[Jay-jxvp]

"Fish sauce" -King every episode he is ever in. Emily has ketchup. Frank makes everything, King just loves Fish Sauce

[novacentorium]

I wanna be loved as much as Natasha loves her favorite child spring roll

[FakhriaNoori]

The level 2 chef is savage!
“I do not love them all equally”
😂