Big Mac Taco - You Suck at Cooking (episode 171)

Summary

In a humorous take on culinary fusion, the video script humorously explores the concept of a 'Big Mac Taco,' a playful twist on traditional tacos and burgers. The host playfully debates the essence of a taco and its ingredients, while preparing a dish that combines the flavors of a Big Mac with the form of a taco. The recipe involves ground beef, pickles, onions, lettuce, and a homemade Big Mac sauce, all wrapped in a tortilla. The script also humorously suggests various ways to serve the creation, from a taco salad to a pizza, highlighting the versatility and absurdity of the concept.

Takeaways

• 🍔 The video is making a 'Big Mac Taco', a parody of combining Mexican and American cuisines.
• 😜 The script humorously suggests that the taco is a form of sacred cuisine that is being defiled by the recipe.
• 🌮 It raises the question of whether changing the ingredients of a taco makes it stop being a taco.
• 🍴 The recipe uses flat tortillas, and humorously mentions 'prism tortillas' from San Miguel, adding a layer of satire.
• 🐮 Ground beef is used, and the script playfully talks about using 'meat handling gloves' or a spoon for spreading.
• 🧅 The script includes a detailed and comical process for preparing pickles, onions, and lettuce for the taco.
• 🥫 A homemade 'Big Mac sauce' is made with various ingredients, primarily mayonnaise, and is humorously described.
• 🍳 The beef is cooked on a pan, and the script uses exaggerated language to describe the cooking process.
• 🧀 Cheese is added to the taco to create a 'taco sauna', a creative way to describe melting the cheese.
• 🥗 The final assembly of the Big Mac Taco includes an excessive amount of sauce, pickles, onions, and lettuce.
• 🤔 The script ends with a series of humorous transformations of the Big Mac Taco into various other food items, including a pizza.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of making the Big Mac Taco in the script?

The main purpose is to unite the people of Mexico and the United States in anger over defiling their most sacred cuisine.

What is the humorous claim made about the invention of the taco in the script?

The script humorously claims that the taco was invented in the year zero by God just after the big bang, also known as the big Baco.

What type of tortillas are used in the script for making the Big Mac Taco?

Flat tortillas are used, with a humorous mention of 'prism tortilla' from San Miguel, which is said to be more difficult for ingredients to stay on.

How is the ground beef prepared in the script?

The ground beef is prepared by creating a thin layer on the tortilla, similar to a Smash Burger, using a spoon to avoid getting meat on gloves.

What is the significance of the word 'artisanal' in the script?

The script humorously points out that the word 'artisanal' contains the word 'is' right in the middle.

What cooking method is used for the beef tortilla in the script?

The beef tortilla is fried on a pan set to medium heat, which is described as high because it has been heated for an extended period.

What ingredients are used to dice for the Big Mac Taco according to the script?

Pickles and the driest, most desiccated onion are diced for the Big Mac Taco.

How is the Big Mac sauce described in the script?

The Big Mac sauce is described as a mixture of various ingredients including mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, ketchup (or Sriracha), paprika, and onion powder, with mayonnaise being a recurring component.

What is the process of assembling the Big Mac Taco as described in the script?

The process involves flipping the beef tortilla, adding cheese to create a 'taco sauna', cooking until the cheese melts, and then assembling with Big Mac sauce, pickles, onions, and lettuce on a 'putting board', which is actually a cutting board.

What are the various ways the script humorously describes to transform the Big Mac Taco?

The script humorously suggests turning it into a Big Mac taco salad by adding lettuce, embedding it into a lettuce head for a lettuce-wrapped taco, or adding it to a bun and bread with cheese to create a sandwich or pizza.

What is the final humorous twist on the Big Mac Taco in the script?

The final twist is turning the Big Mac Taco into a 'Big Mac taco lettuce wrapped Taco burger sandwich Pizza', described as the traditional food of the people of the Romania region of Italy, which is a playful mix-up of locations and food items.