How to Make Goya Chanpuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir Fry) ゴーヤチャンプルーの作り方

[Jordonification]

That's the fat american version. The healthy one is just with goya, tofu, onions (and any other veggies you like), salt to take bitterness away, dried bonito flakes and soy sauce for flavor. Okinawan's have the longest lives because they eat a plant based diet low in fat and protein.

[Artseyfly]

Why the hell are the bonito flakes moving O___O?? Are they supposed to do that?!

[MyMiserableMindset]

@Artseyfly The heat makes them move :) It scared me as a little kid too.

[kasai0494]

@MyMiserableMindset i talked to a marine that was all for a dish he ordered in japan till he saw the flakes moving. he was so freaked he ran out of the restaurant.

[MyMiserableMindset]

@kasai0494 Oh my goodness! That is unfortunate :[

[kasai0494]

@MyMiserableMindset I know. he figured out what it was later on though and went back to try again from what i understand XD

[246randy246]

OMG THE BONITO FLAKE ON THE TOP WAS MOVING!?!?? (-•_•)-

[Cupcom5]

3:52 bonito flake on top look creepy...

[Tuigwaachan]

domo arigato gozaimasu!



[Francis1775]

Cooking with (the) Dog is unique from other cooking shows. Not only does it not waste time, with showing you the whole process of slicing, cooking. It doesn't also waste time in talking nonsense, and say the tips directly after the step. And the best part is that in other cooking shows, I get bored directly after one or two steps and then just skip to the end. While here, I watch the whole video and dream about making this one day :)

[rikkuschocobos]

Hey, I think I can find these ingredients in my area! But does the egg mixture have to be only half done? I know from experience that raw egg will make me sick. Maybe I could make mini omelets for this recipe. <3 Thanks Francis!

[kasai0494]

@rikkuschocobos the egg gets cooked the rest of the way the second way through i would assume XD

[rikkuschocobos]

@kasai0494  I would hope so. ;P

[limalicious]

@rikkuschocobos You only half cook the egg because if you cook it all the way through first and then add it back in for a second round of cooking, you will overcook it. =(

[lyse]

I used this recipe and the food tasted wonderfully!! Thanks a lot!

[shirurina]

what can I substitute for bittergord? I cant stand it >_<

[allspicekitchen]

@shirurina : bell pepper would be great as well :)

[shirurina]

@allspicekitchen thanks! :)

[ElnAlter]

this melon is very VERY bitter

[loladelrio]

Dog too close to flames! Her feet are getting hot

[Raphaelleblue]

In the Philippines, we call bitter melon ampalaya

[YummYakitori]

In Singapore, we call bitter melon bitter gourd -.-" the ones in southeast Asia dont have such fine patterns, ours are less bitter and not as beautiful.

[WooperQueen]

Samurai Champloo!

[bedbugsdobite]

@0:55 love francis' face

[cannedmonicasoup]

This is SO good with spam instead of the sliced pork

[kazuchiyo]

This was excellent as usual. Thanks so much for the great recipe.

[Leslie33635]

goya is so bitter - even after close to 9 years of living in Okinawa, i never asquired a taste for goya chanpuru.

[peekaloo12]

Lol, my family is Hispanic, so seeing Goya in a Japanese food show threw me off XD

[almightydoan]

@peekaloo12 What country are you from? I thought bitter melons were only in south eastern Asia, India and philipines. I just learned that they have them in Okinawa.

[peekaloo12]

@almightydoan I'm from U.S. , but my Grandma is from P.R. And she's made bitter melon before. Odd, isn't it?

[BollyWoodSuperFan]

Am I the only one who thought this channel was about cooking dogs at first. lol This is a great channel tho.

[XcheeponoX]

Where I live our Goya is small but that one is huge idk if there is Goya where I live but it looks like it is goya

[kennydrizzle1]

i think bitter melon is a southern vegetable

[MotionAtRest]

I am not fond of pork, so is it okay to substitute it with beef ?

[LMTR14]

@MotionAtRest 

[dcfreak23]

@MotionAtRest Why not? It's not like the ingredients you find in American Asian Markets are always ultra authentic, so I say have fun and go with what works best!

[gwencastro]

@MotionAtRest spam is the best substitute

[midomidolove]

you guys! what she added was bonito flakes. Its very thin and from the heat of the food alone can make the flakes look like its alive xD!!

[cookiesforeva]

bitter melon is well really bitter i hate it so badly yuck

[snatcherofpeachs]

champloo?

[BeautyOfTheHearts]

Haha I just made it ^_^ Thank you very much ;) My Family Loved It

[jericomovie]

Goya is definitely an acquired taste! x)

Be sure to always remove the seeds. I have read that the seeds are slightly toxic, and can be fatal if consumed by young children. You might want to cross reference this because I'm not an expert, but be careful!

[Temall]

He said microwave it for oen minute, but on the microwave it shoed 2 minutes.

[ClouDhine14]

bitter melon can taste less bitter if it is cooked right... It's actually delicious...

[mrboppman1]

I don't find it so bitter i eat it raw each day

[Thorralf83]

@SHANEDAWSONCOMMENTS it's not delicious. I've cooked it. It's terrible bitter

[JoyeuseXI]

@Thorralf83 To each his own...

Wasn't all that bitter for me. lol Was quite tasty.

[hanzimaster]

goya means bitter melon in Okinawan dialect, the actual reading is nigauri.

[ainieeinia]

AMPALAYA in Filipino. :))

[W3iSer1]

That dogs a liar. She microwaved the tofu for 2 mins.

[iceprincessice15]

Is it me or is she going really fast (super fast) in this video?

[mugtisersold]

did you guys know that the narrator is chefs husband and that the dog is their dog? :D thats so sweet, i just found out lol

[ganzardee]

@mugtisersold thank you for the info i didnt know until i happen to read your comment :)

[mugtisersold]

@ganzardee your wellcome ^^

[Chaos4tw]

lol! pause it at 3:58, it's kinda funny.....

[cas7ie]

I despise bitter melon T^T

But I love this dish :D hahaha

[ejpbaylon]

bitter melon is the secret for a long life. Don't believe me? Elder Okinawans eat it regularly and they live to their 100s.

[waitingastar]

bitter melon is the only vegetable on earth i wouldnt eat.....

[fruitcandy52]

bleh i hate bitter melon xD but i like watching you cook it ;D

[nakata70]

I thought you're suppose to use SPAM with Chanpuru?

[yummykabocha]

I can eat jap food every single day..

[101Frankenstein]

2:34 the host was tryin to poop so she moved it away lol!!!

[ThatSceneHippie]

that looks really good right about now..

[setsunarose]

Chanpuru!!!!

[Cupcom5]

@SuperSuperkorea damare

[daacacio]

It looks so delicious, I love goya! My mom does that salt technique to make it less bitter, too. :D

[aznfever24]

@daacacio sometimes it can make it more bitter

[MoKafeinomane]

Your videos are really accessible and give great ideas for new meals! Thanks !

[laurrna]

This is how I'm learning Japanese cooking...

[buddygoogle]

Yay, Francis finally gets to have a bite! Oh, and 9 people hate cute dogs and good food.

[mrheadagainstwall]

thumbs up for the whistle at the start

[montsyblackmadonna]

You shouldn't use microwaves.The dog is adorable.The dish looks veery good.

[MrAfroHyde]

do you guys know what goya/bitter melon is? that thing is so bitter... blaarh. If you like it, good for you; I heard this thing is very nutritious.

[GaarasloveofLee]

That looks real good

[morningPMshow]

bitter melon is so freaking good, my mom who sucks at cooking usually just stir fries it with sugar and vegie oil so freakin good!

[vamp666XD]

do i have to add the sake?(i'm to younge to buy it an use it)

[brokenwings5911]

@vamp666XD the sake they are using is cooking sake. You CAN use actual sake, but cooking sake is made just to add the taste of the sake, but not the actual alcohol, because the alcohol cooks out. You can find cooking sake in the Asian section of most grocery stores. Or you can even just use white cooking wine.

[Kriiiisten1]

the food is mooving :O 3:51

[annacrack]

@Kriiiisten1

Its waving "Good Bye" at us :D

*waves back*

[Kriiiisten1]

@annacrack  LOOOOOOOOOOL xD

I Totally Agree xD >> Bye Bye Foodii <3 :P

now i understand xD

[SuperHotpink123]

@Kriiiisten1 lol 

[nakamine1713]

It took me so long to get used to this, but I can't get enough goya these days. Chanpuru of any kind is freaking awesome!

[runescape951230]

*Sigh* Whenever someone gets into an argument on youtube I swear 1000 puppies are murdered.

[CaptainDebauchery]

Haha, that little pissant ZombieXJester cancelled his account. What a loser.

[dipolendipole]

Bitter melon taste nasty when its over cooked...

[drawmusicanime]

umm is it just me or when they showed the food on the plate the flakes were moving!!!!???

[xmoves8]

Excellent! I love it!

[susumuimua]

I love Goya Chanpuru.........Learned how to make it in Kita Nakagusuku

[nennu15]

dayum they add eggs on every food they make..eww thats nasty..love japs though!..=]

[aGothicFruitBat]

@nennu15 You may not like eggs but they are good for you and help cut down on fat, too.

[primate924]

i just prepared this dish (minus the pork = vegetarian) as my first time eating bitter melon and really enjoyed it. thank you very much, creepy talking dog ^^

[dccmnmn]

A bitter melon is bitter.

Because a bitter melon catches smallpox.

You can use brightly colored vegetables instead of a bitter melon for this cuisine.

--

苦瓜は苦いです。

なぜなら、苦瓜は天然痘にかかっているからです。

あなたは苦瓜のかわりに、別の緑黄色野菜を使うことができます。

[starnessy007]

@dccmnmn -- so you are saying that the melon is bitter because it caught a disease? I haven't found any evidence of bitter melons being infected with any bacteria/virus. Please explain.

[ning100781]

We have a dish similar to this! The difference is the egg is beaten and pured directly to the bitter melon (called ampalaya in the Philippines)..it is my favorite vegetable dish!

[McBloodyMary]

I had this dish while I was in Okinawa. Was too bitter for me so I don't think I'll be making it myself... Still love the channel though!

[wl1000jae]

I tried it and it was sooooooo bitter....it taste better with all the sauce but it was still bitter..:( oh well.

[ning100781]

@wl1000jae maybe you forgot to put salt or forgot to wash the raw bitter melon....I have a technique for cooking this without the bitter taste...I soak the melon in a bowl of salted water until the the water turns green then I SQUEEZE the vegetable lightly so that the bitterness will dissappear....further refrain from too much stirring while cooking coz it will secrete the bitter flavor.you can also add sugar in the recipe to neutralize the taste

[SirWegro]

thanks for sharing this. I'm going to be growing bitter melon, and I look forward to trying this recipe.

[saprater25]

I don't cook as much Japanese foods as I do Chinese. I wonder if I could substitute

Chinese cooking wine for the sake? I always have some of that on hand whereas buying the sake for just one recipe doesn't seem prudent. Love your videos, btw.

[AnthonyTheMr]

I thought this was a Vietnamese dish, because my mom makes it sometimes.

Unless there's another version of this o_O

[sinojapryun]

I just made this with my family, and my mom added some corn starch (katakuriko), and it keeps the miso-soy sauce paste on all of the ingredients. It was a great recipe but a bit of corn starch would make it tastier. It looked more like what I had in Okinawa once as well with some corn starch.

[amitnarayankar]

Every child hates bitter melon. Only adults eat them. Good for diabetic patients though.

[nonnopirro52]

tsubarashi!

[kevinkunath]

This was great! I eat this dish everyday for health, I no longer have to take blood pressure meds anymore and it is because of this great food..Goya is very hard to eat because it is so bitter but with this recipe I look forword to it everyday as a treat :)!

[surdatonnamurata]

Hi, I made this recipe, almost exactly as according to the directions, except that I cooked the onions way more than this recipe said to, because I really don't like half-raw onions. Anyway it's a great recipe! And the next time, I used some leftover miso-marinated fish, and that's a fantastic combination! For people who don't like goya, I would say, why bother? Because it's almost the whole point of the recipe. It's an acquired taste, but worth acquiring!

[amx0x90]

Can't find goya where i live so i use green bell pepper instead. Ofcourse, that makes it into an entirely different dish, but whatever, it's kind of the same.

So to the ones who can't find goya, try green bell peppers.

[Corroncheria]

The microwaving is unnecessary!

[surdatonnamurata]

@Corroncheria

Right! In traditional Japanese cooking, they would have said: boil the tofu, then squeeze out excess water.

[moonflower24]

What are bonita flakes?

[UngratefulSwine]

@moonflower24 They are ultra-thin bonito fish flakes.

[Seiti]

@moonflower24 "bonito" is the name of a fish. bonito flakes are very thin slices of dried bonito fish

[Lonelnuyasha]

Bitter melon is possibly the only veggy in the world that I would not touch even with a ten foot pole. The dish looks so yummy though, but I would substitute something else for the bitter melon. Soon as I do I will try this out! That is my taste though. =3

[SaeharasCameraCrew]

what IS a goya? how does it taste?

[dirtmag]

that dog is a poodle and the asians that eat dog dont like poodles, check out more dog eating on youtube. my girl is korean and were planning a trip to korea, she wont eat the dog,just cause theyre happy to see ya when ya get home. i'm whitey mcwhitewhite. and cant wait to taste dog. go eat more happy cows. or do ya eat cause theyre sad.the kobe is the happiest cow and it's delicious and i cant spell that word, but i know what it mean and so do you

[maximefcom]

Wow !! This is not too complicated to make and so healthy !!!

[Snoopy7868]

im supprised she didnt skin the dog alive and cook that...

[exeuroweenie]

That bitter melon looks like a cucumber with smallpox.

[mylove1]

@exeuroweenie i guess it's the japanese version of the chinese bitter melon.

[exeuroweenie]

@mylove1 Guess it tastes better than it looks,like most things.

[joshua61991]

@exeuroweenie more like SCARS. Too soon?

[exeuroweenie]

@joshua61991 Lol true

[laleelay]

@exeuroweenie its very yummy!

[shahbazyusuf]

@exeuroweenie: umm..youre an idiot...

[LMTR14]

@exeuroweenie you're an idiot

[weerpool14]

When will she finally cook the dog

[kingkongzilla34]

that'd be funny. a pile of meat saying "hello, i'm Francis, the host of this show, cooking with dog. today we are cooking me.

[boomer757]

im going to hell because i laughed at that comment... but she wont cook the dog.

[kingkongzilla34]

Oh come on, there's no need for the thumbs down on my previous comment, it was only a joke. Geez, some of you people need to get a sense of humour.

[Jophie12]

@kingkongzilla34 This is japanese cooking, people in japan don't eat dogs, but china and korea do, and so what? America eats weird stuff also.

[kingkongzilla34]

i'm perfectly aware of that, i was just having a laugh was all, I didn't think people would take it so seriously.

[kingkongzilla34]

@Jophie12 sorry it took me a very long time to get back to this. I know the Japanese don't eat dog, it was merely a joke, perhaps not made in the best taste, but a joke nonetheless. Also, I wouldn't really know about weird stuff eaten in America, seeing as I'm not American and have never been to the country.

[shinuradevil]

@kingkongzilla34

dog taste like mixture of beef and pork, it is quite good

[dorasan]

i think those Goya is very bitter !

[BlackHeartMetal666]

That dish just made me hungry.

[alen132465]

u heard a whistle before francis introduced himself? was francis trained to respond to whistles? thats cool.

cool recipe btw :)

[alen132465]

@alen132465 oops i meant I, not u

[RapiDEraZeR]

maybe i didn´t understand something but WTF! does the food move or what?

[MissReige]

@RapiDEraZeR There's like a little piece of bonito that was probably falling over from its perch on top of the dish, or perhaps moving from steam.

[RapiDEraZeR]

the moving looked very weird but i bet it tasted deliscious

[greenie247]

He said to microwave the tofu for one minute, but she put it for two...

[wazn4totoro]

oven meji is slightly diferent then american microwaves.

[Phaythful]

i love bitter melon.

Im going to try to make this dish because i actually have all the ingredients...WOW!

[CaptainDebauchery]

Sans the pork (which looks AWESOME marinated in sake) and bonito flakes, this looks like a fantastic vegan dish! I ordered some bitter melon online, and when it gets here, I'm going to run to the store to buy the miso paste and sake! YUM!!!!

[CaptainDebauchery]

UPDATE: I actually made this last night......it was actually pretty awesome! Goya, aka bitter melon, is really good, but it's definitely an acquired taste! I really liked the miso paste (but they didn't have any sake in my town, so I used white table wine instead). The tofu, onions, and eggs really fared well.... it was the best tofu I've ever had! I really liked the bitter melon, too! Great recipe! Thanks!

[faylinameir]

fyi eggs are not vegan, if you eat eggs you're an ovo-vegetarian. if you eat milk products you're an ovo-lacto vegetarian, but if you eat either you're definately not vegan. not trying to be a troll but I just wanted to point this out =\

[faylinameir]

I'm not a know it all I just think you should say vegetarian instead that's all. & fyi, I'm a woman.

[ZombieXJester]

How...how old are you? by the way you type and your slightly coherent responses i think a 14yr old girl looking for attention did i hit the nail on the head? "cuz there mad yummy" yeah.... If not congrats troll i have fed you nom nom nom

[CaptainDebauchery]

@ZombieXJester.... YOU must be the 14-year-old. I've seen your Youtube channel, and there's nothing but Family Guy and anime videos. If you're actually a patron of such forced, trite humor that only an eleven-year-old can appreciate, then I can see why you're such a douche bag. Besides, Youtube posts are not thesis statements- they're meant to be brevid and "incoherent". You should really get a life, kid.

[CaptainDebauchery]

@ZombieXJester- you don't even EXIST anymore! HAHAHA!

[ZombieXJester]

@CaptainDebauchery

wow this comment is 6 months old and you just replied to it to show me my message was marked as spam? Sorry i guess i was wrong your 9 not 14

[heavend89]

well honestly i dont understand that explanation. ovo is latin for egg and so i understand ovo- vegetarian as an egg eating vegetarian. but lacto means milk or dairy product so shouldn't the second one just be a lacto- vegetarian? plus isnt it true that the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian is plainly that a vegetarian also eats both of those products.... either way im confused....

[akong6ins]

Almost weekly, I had the mamasan at Mickey's in Kinville cook me one of these! It's almost became mechanical for them, as soon as I show up, they know what to cook. And boy, do they really feel bad the few times when I show up and they do not have any goya to cook. They make it up with lots of small talk and lots of smiles though. I really miss Okinawa specially the food and the people.

[xseig3x]

@akong6ins agreed. I ate this near camp foster at least once or twice a week. Usually went to the izakaya's with 10 yen beer (kirin ichiban) and topped the night off with some karaoke. Can't beat Okinawan life.

[anthony26528]

My mom made this before! Although I thought ti was a Vietnamese dish. The melon is VERY bitter, but it's really good ^^.

[ionglacier]

lol its like microwave for 1 min but the lady puts it in for 2

[truelament]

maybe her microwave power is different

[madisonelectronic]

:56 Dog looks stoned.

[livetoendure]

@madisonelectronic hahahahahahaa

[lucarox123]

@madisonelectronic LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Nisimako]

ampalaya!!!!! not for the weak =P I love it especially cooked with scrambled eggs and tomato...or in mung beans stew with pork @____@;;;*drool*

[Yuskai02]

my goya are very pale green. Not dark like yours. Trying this recipe tonight. Hope it comes out tasty.

[kfugrrl]

I just bought a bitter melon and had no idea what to do with it. Thank you for showing how to prepare it.

[zipape]

From 3:50 to 3:52 there's a huge bonito flake on the top of the plate that waves at you like it was saying "Come here! Have some!"

Weird

[YinYas92]

without meat its better :P

[amIn00b]

good for health. but bad for mouth.

[tenchimouse]

Hey the commentary is by ... KEN TANAKA! We love you!

[soeasylang]

ginisang ampalaya...

[hoahoe]

my Mom always choose the younger bitter melon ones over the old ones as it get more bitter when it grows older, she also places it in cold salt water for 10 mins to reduce the bitterness. for me this soup is forever a sweet and beautiful memory :-D

[palebluedot]

do you happen to have a recipe for the soup? It sounds tasty and I can't for the life of me find a good recipe with bitter melon in it.

[hoahoe]

in Vietnam, first day of our lunar new year, we have bitter melon soup with stew pork meat, as a reminder of the bitterness (from the bitter melon soup) from the past and prepare for a richer and better new year (from the stew pork meat, it tastes very rich :-D)

[peace36660]

looks good, but i don't like bitter lemon...too bitter for me...

[peace36660]

wait, lemon?...MELON!..gotta get moar schleep ;_;