Why did this humble Korean dish take me 4 hours to make...??

Joanne Lee Molinaro is a Korean American trial lawyer, New York Times best-selling author, James Beard Award-winner, and host of the Are You Ready podcast. With nearly 5 million fans spread across her social media platforms, Joanne has appeared on The Food Network, CBS Saturday Morning, ABC's Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show, PBS, and The Rich Roll Podcast. She's been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, and CNN; and her debut cookbook was selected as one of “The Best Cookbooks of 2021” by The New York Times and The New Yorker among others.

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[Kimchiibreath]

Cooking with our hands is ancestral and no one should ever apologize for that magic

[cailinanne]

“Why are you using your dirty hands” is 100% ONLY _tell me you’ve never cooked for yourself or others without telling me you’ve never cooked for yourself or others_ energy.

[hirabairaskar]

In India 🇮🇳 most of the village grandma use hands for bakrid ( it like roti ) which is patted on both hands to give it texture. After its done it is ate by mixing it will milk with hands. It has fantastic taste And we prefer in that way.

Traditions are beautiful and there is reason for that. If you don't feel comfortable don't follow but don't bully other people for that.


Love from India 🇮🇳😁

[Cowsgomooooooo]

this reminds me how in india, we compliment someone's cooking by saying "your hands have magic in them!". Another great video, thanks!!❤❤❤

[ritu]

In Asian household it's mandatory to wash your hands throughly before and after any meal prep or consumption, also washing up everytime you go in and out of your houses.hence its totally understandable to cook and prep with hands

[akoySoro]

I made cookies with my younger cousins last year, and when they were done my grandma took a bite out of one and happily exclaimed, "oh I can taste your hands!" I thought it was a little gross, but seeing this video made me realize just how much of a compliment that was :)

[aleenaprasannan]

We need to start shaming and giving dirty looks to people who say other people's hands are dirty by default. It's probably coming from comparing with themselves- their own lack of hygiene and reluctance to frequently wash their hands.

[adritadas]

In India, we have a similar phrase "haathon ka swaad" which also literally translates to "the taste of the And believe it or not, when we eat the food made by our mothers and grandmothers, we can actually taste the "haathon ka swaad" and it makes the food taste heavenly ❤

[AF-keby]

The ones who are most concerned with using gloves do not realize that the wearing of gloves means one cannot feel anything that may be on the hand. If we do not wear gloves, we can feel the sticky, the gritty, the slimy, the particles, thus we clean our hands more often.

[urbestie]

It’s amazing that you put in story’s that touch people’s hearts and make delicious food at the same time .
Thank you ✨

[shubhamkumarsharma]

In India, we use our hands mostly and even eat with hands and yogic sciences also recommends to eat with hands. The love is transferred through food we make and it is reflection of our 💕 love .

[sthitiroy]

I just imagine how wonderful it would be living with her and getting to eat these delicious meals everyday.

[edtmc]

Hi Aunty Joanne! In Jamaica, when talking about another person's cooking we say we want to "taste their hand" which just kinda reminds me that everyone adds a piece of themselves to the food they make. So, cooking with your hands is never shameful or incorrect, even though so many people want to say that when they see others cooking online. It's pretty annoying to see 100 comments asking "gloves?!?!?!?". But I think it's just another way to feel tied to the things we put our love into

[Bellathingz]

Using ones hands can be a labour of love. Thank you for the amazing content, we really appreciate it. ❤❤

[theonlychild]

It's like making a "sadya" in Kerala, South India, so many side dishes and it takes a life time to make it 😢 but the taste makes it worth the effort 😊

[charitysheppard]

There is actually a similar saying in Japan regards to the old fashioned rice bran pickles that each grandma makes. A study was completed that demonstrated that each woman's carefully tended and turned rice bran medium and pickles tasted slightly different depending on what natural beneficial bacteria were present in her, yes clean, hands. Cooking with our hands bridges all cultures and lands.

[emilissaschwemmer]

Cooking with your hands is how you put love into the food.

[atiqahdiyana]

There’s a term in Malay I think that translates the same way. It’s called “Air tangan ibu”. It basically means the mothers touch. It refers to how when your mother makes something, even if it’s the same recipe, it just tastes better. In a way the food was blessed and loved and that makes all the difference.

[dirzaghdheerik]

In Malay (Bahasa Melayu) we have similar phrase, its "Air Tangan" but the direct translation is "hand's water".

[KeishaPlnt]

But I always thought your hands are lovely. Your earlier videos...when I found your channel...I loved seeing your hands preparing food as I listened to your amazing stories. When you would offer us a bite of food at the end with your hands...it was so heartwarming for me.