Binging with Babish: Secret Ingredient Soup from Kung Fu Panda

The secret ingredient is...nothing! Despite that revelation, this so-called secret-soup is one of the most hotly requested dishes in the Babish Culinary Universe. Can we develop deep flavors, hand-pull noodles, and serve up a dish that lives up to Mr. Ping's noodly legacy? Yes, no, and yes.

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[babishculinaryuniverse]

Whoops I forgot to add the dew of a single ginkgo leaf and the energy of the universe

[ShinyGaara]

I have newfound respect for Po's dad. He could do all this without fingers.

[tomato_soup_enjoyer]

“warm, spicy pork water”

the rich mans hotdog water

[addinix]

As a child hearing that the soup had no secret ingredient made me cry, like literal hysterics, loud af and we had to pause the movie, I was 5

[megangibbs]

The reason why you need to make the noodles yourself is because the secret ingredient is soul. Even if your hand-pulled noodles aren't totally authentic-tastng, the act of making them yourself makes the soup special.

[PACHIC]

Pig meat? But the pigs were the main customers 😱😫

[pokemonmanic]

Remember: the secret ingredient is the little silver flavor packet

[nilsnippe]

"The only perfect noodles can be found in one place, in your heart"

If you've got noodles in your heart, something has gone very wrong when you were eating them.

[OfficiallySarabi]

Can I just say, I SINCERELY appreciate your captions. They were clear and complete, unlike the vast majority of youtube. I can't listen to videos sometimes, and the captions really help. I was dying with laughter during the whole video. Those noodles look delicious! And you're right, homemade chili oil is far superior to storebought stuff.

[jhawley]

When i hear "secrect ingredient" in movies/cartoons i just assume its MSG. Thats the real life equivalent to a secret ingredient that makes everything tastes good

[shyre]

“everyone thinks they have the perfect noodles, and everyone thinks everyone else is wrong”


this is chinese history in a nutshell

[TimCools_WithALongO]

If I remember Kung Fu Panda 2 correctly, Ping actually did use carrots in his soup (and specifically stopped using radishes). Or, at least, they were among his delivered ingredients.

[sassysigns]

“I have two days, so go ahead and lower your expectations now.”
😂😂😂😂 This statement is applicable to so many areas of my life 😂😂😂😂😂

[RageCreatin]

“Are we sure this is a pigs tail fellas.”

Mr. Ping: “it’s called secret ingredient soup for a reason...”

[livingchaosmatrix]

I would personally love to see the food from Spirited Away.

[originpoint]

"During these lengthy tugging sections you are bound to lose some moisture"

[myst._.ical.]

I’m honestly surprised you made it that far with the noodles…
I’ve watched my grandma make them for years and I still haven’t figured out just how she does it. Props to you.

[abdullaalsaleh]

“Are we sure this is a pig’s tail?”

You’re right.

It might be an ear.

[antharan]

"imperfection is, sometimes, what makes something unique or distinctive or familiar" shit fam he dropped that fire quote

[aali]

Pulling noodles always looks so cool. I went to Yunnan, and whenever the dough touched the metal table they were making the noodles on, there would just be a loud gunshot noise. The noodles were great. I went there a lot