Escargot with Chef Ludo Lefebvre

Chef Ludo Lefebvre makes a classic French escargot.

PBS series The Mind of a Chef combines travel, cooking, history, science, and humor into an unforgettable journey. In season five, join executive producer and narrator Anthony Bourdain as he takes viewers inside the mind of chef Ludo Lefebvre, airing on select PBS stations, and subsequently premiering in nearly every PBS market this fall (check local listings below).

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[noonemate]

any dish presented with a French accent just makes the dish more appetizing lmao

[PokeYourEyez]

French people can make anything sound delicious.

“Zis le pe-onut buttuh and zjelli sondweech.”

[MartinT]

Escargot is seriously one of the best dishes ever. People have to get over their apprehension over it being snails. It is soooo good!

[icepops]

I love the way he says "butter"

[ARCSTREAMS]

ze butter in everything is what makes french food taste so good yes

[onacsareibaj]

In The Philippines we have our own version and we call it "Ginataang Kuhol" or "Snail 🐌 in cooked Coconut Milk". First we washed the snails inside a basin with water, then we heat the cooking oil, then we stir fry the chopped onion, then we put the chopped garlic, then we put the chopped ginger, then we put the washed snails, then the salt and pepper to taste. After several minutes we put the coconut milk. Then we add some water. After it boiled we put green leaves of malunggay.

[lengmoua]

I just had the escargot literally hours ago. Used the baguette to sop up the leftover butter. Perfect.

[segro]

Damn. As an American, i was always fascinated with french food. Escargot is one that i definitely would love to try.

[merk]

I ate at a French restaurant in NYC forty years ago; I had escargot as an appetizer. It was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten. This short video encourages me to try making it at home. No restaurants serve them in my area. Yummeee!

[nybiggs]

This is butter soup with escargot. I mean this much butter would make anything taste good.

[bacharkassem]

this is the most french accent i've ever heard

[Undercoversteve]

Honestly, I was afraid to try it at first when I went out a few years ago, but damn. I would fly all the way out to that same restaurant and have them again. Escargot is slept on hard by most people cause they think it’s unseemly or in a gross factor, but when you cook it just right and with the butter and garlic, it’s perfect.

[trueleyes]

BRAVO CHEF, I spent 12 wonderful years in France, Etampes. and like you I could eat a whole bag of escargot "40" no problem. Unfortunately here in California, (yes I had to come back for personal reasons) I have eaten at the very best restaurants here and none of them know how to, or just don't want to prepare escargot correctly. So I make my own. Great video Chef.

[songbird]

The butter is singing, that was adorable. Lmao.

[dextermorgan]

2:33 "I was the machine, the machine"- Chef Ludo

[adamsun]

I literally understand nothing, till I turned Sub on, and found out that YouTube understands nothing as well.

[lavieestunsonge]

J'aime l'escargot aussi! ^~^ As an American who also happens to be "un francophone et francophile" I absolutely admire his passion in what he does! It's a shame that there aren't too many places that serve it. Anyway, Remerciements! Bien à vous!

[samuelfriden]

I'll make this in my kitchen in Sweden, it's one of the best foods I know, extremely underrated.

[combatmako]

My wife n I LOVE Escargot!! We were fortunate to catch this episode long ago on PBS...
It changed our 👍. The Drowning of the snails in butter really changes them for the even better...
Thank you Ludo!!
✌️❤️😁

[dtm]

I love escargot and get it all the time as an appetizer, whenever I go to a nice restaurant. Escargot au gratin is my favourite!