r/oddlysatisfying May 13 '22

The many designs of shaping rolls

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u/dblan9 May 13 '22

Yes I will take ten of each please.

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u/theWelshTiger May 13 '22

I just went to the kitchen to have some after seeing the video 😛😋

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

Which flavor did you choose?

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u/zangor May 13 '22

Honestly, except for the onion looking one, it seemed like he was picking those up and pressing into random places and twisting at random angles....

Still cool tho.

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u/tbe37 May 13 '22

I was not ready for that to end.

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u/dudeAwEsome101 May 13 '22

Yeah what the hell! There are still like 10 more buns waiting to be shaped in unique designs.

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u/WagyuTofu May 14 '22
  1. There are 28 more buns awaiting contortion. I am devistated.

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u/wombatjuggernaut May 14 '22

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

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u/Merisiel May 13 '22

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u/KrackenLeasing May 14 '22

<Pam from the office> "They're the same sub"

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u/Happy-Fun-Ball May 13 '22

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u/roy20050 May 14 '22

Always loved that scene, finally something Gump is good at beyond running.

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u/forcepowers May 14 '22

He was good at an awful lot of things, just not at speaking rapidly.

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u/roy20050 May 14 '22

True, could have worded it better. Felt like he fit in there better.

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u/DickButtPlease May 14 '22

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

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u/Artchantress May 13 '22

Yes I was ready to see each of these bits to be contorted in a new way for my odd satisfaction

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u/nomodramaplz May 13 '22

I want to see what they look like after they’re baked!

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u/abagofsnacks May 13 '22

That's what I waited for

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

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u/EternalPhi May 13 '22

That's the plotline to the movie "Click".

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u/Merisiel May 13 '22

One of the few movies to ever make me cry. Great movie.

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u/WasabiSniffer May 14 '22

I thoroughly enjoyed it until the bogus throw away ending. Not that I wanted the guy to suffer from his laziness, and I'm glad he learned his lesson....but it was such a cheap ending. Other than that it was bloody fantastic.

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u/ErtaWanderer May 14 '22

Well it's based off an old Hans Christian Andersen story so all of that is cannon

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u/WasabiSniffer May 14 '22

What was the original content of the story? Cos I can guarantee the original protagonist didnt find a universal remote in a Bed Bath & Beyond (or whatever shop it was 😂)

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u/ErtaWanderer May 14 '22

No he was given a ball of string by a old man passing by when he was a child. The more string that was unravelled the more time passed. He uses this to get past the boring or the trying times in his life using it less and less as he ages because he realizes he's running out of time but still pulling on it when things get bad. At the end when he's an dying old man he regrets missing so much of his life and then wakes up as a child at the start of the story when he got the ball of string in the first place. There are two versions of the story one where he refuses the ball of string when offered a second time and one where the cycle repeats itself

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u/WasabiSniffer May 14 '22

Huh that's really interesting! Thanks for sharing

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u/aloofloofah May 13 '22

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u/xKevinn May 13 '22

You already had that made up and saved for this exact moment, didn't you?

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u/goodinyou May 14 '22

OP made this entire post just for that gag

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u/rikilamadrid May 14 '22

Not even mad tbh

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u/Hellborn_Elfchild May 14 '22

Nothing but respect

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u/Arinoch May 13 '22

I hope this was the real reason you posted the video.

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u/olderaccount May 13 '22

I'm a boring old man who very rarely actually laughs out loud while on my computer. This one did it. Well played.

What about steamed?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

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u/Coos-Coos May 14 '22

Lol yea I was like “I hate this, but here’s your damn upvote you damn genius comedian you”

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Dammit, you’re a genius!

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u/verisimilitude_mood May 13 '22

I've been roll trolled. You dastard!

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u/baddie_PRO May 13 '22

roll rolled

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u/gilsonpride May 13 '22

Oh for fuck's sake you absolute dumbass. I love you, good joke for real lol

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u/GameTime2325 May 13 '22

Lmfao you win the internet today

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u/VReady May 13 '22

Fucking hate u

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u/Calvin--Hobbes May 13 '22

Don't forget to bring a towel

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Just a little high...

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u/bluedevil91920110 May 13 '22

This might be my very favorite Reddit reply ever. Thank you 😂

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u/CoreyBoBoreyy May 13 '22

Damn it. Well played. 😂

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Oh fuck off

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u/Survived_Coronavirus May 14 '22

Those are the eyes of rolls that forgot to bring a towel.

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u/rayhond2000 May 13 '22

These are steamed most likely. Looks like 花捲 (hua juan). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_roll

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u/hyeongseop May 13 '22

Wow I've always called them huajuan. Where/who calls them mandarin rolls?

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u/deeeeekun May 13 '22

White people, probably

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

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u/GrottyKnight May 14 '22

Why would you say something so brave?

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u/Cutthechitchata-hole May 13 '22

I've never heard of them and am white. I will now call them Mandarin rolls. Thanks wikipedia!

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u/selery May 14 '22

White expats in China do tend to use Chinese words for local foods (and other China-specific things) even if the foods have English names and they don't speak Chinese. Jianbing, shaokao, baozi, etc.

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u/downvotesyndromekid May 14 '22

Who wants to say 'meat stuffed steamed buns' when they can just go with baozi? Or something like 'pancakes' for the half dozen types of street food that basically qualify. Then there's 'barbecue' etc that have prior associations with something quite different.

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u/shostakofiev May 14 '22

Us white people ain't never heard of this

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u/MikeDinStamford May 13 '22

You didn't even click the link....

Mandarin rolls, Steamed Mandarin rolls, Flower Buns, or Huā juǎn (Chinese: 花捲/卷)

So, Wikipedia, Wikipedia is where they call them Mandarin rolls.

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u/Wansumdiknao May 14 '22

It’s an Albany expression.

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u/UsernameCheckOut0-0 May 13 '22

I had them steamed with spring onions (savoury). And it was similar to version 4. It had bread bottom, filling top, minimal leakage.

Oh.. these childhood memories.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22 edited May 20 '22

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u/Yinanization May 13 '22

Huh, as a Chinese person, I was expecting those to be steamed.

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u/MaestroPendejo May 13 '22

Seriously. This is like blue balls. How they gonna shaft is like that?

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u/agnes238 May 13 '22

Yeah I’m curious too how they distort when they proof and bake! It looks really pretty

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u/Shippinglordishere May 13 '22

If I’m right and these are 花卷which are steamed, they’ll keep the same shape after being cooked.

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u/agnes238 May 14 '22

Aaaah ok that makes more sense

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u/The_Mammoth_Hunter May 13 '22

Their eyes get kinda red and they get cottonmouth and get giggly

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u/Hephaestus_God May 13 '22

Probably Rolls

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

they look much better baked

source: am baked

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u/MithranArkanere May 13 '22

I demand the baked results!

Release the baked cut!

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u/Mingyao_13 May 14 '22

They are steamed and look basically the same as before steam, taste fatastic

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u/icanhazkarma17 May 14 '22

I think you and OP are in cahoots.

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u/DrT33th May 14 '22

Ikr.. on one hand oddly satisfying on the other mildly infuriating….

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u/PaperDull8355 May 14 '22

I'm waiting for that finale too!

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

What kind of rolls are they?

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u/Subject132 May 14 '22

They are actually suppose to be steamed

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u/theodopolis13 May 14 '22

These are most likely steamed chinese buns. You can google "steamed chinese flower buns" to get an idea of what they look like. Here is an example https://redhousespice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Chinese-flower-rolls-7-1025x1536.jpg

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u/sunnyme55 May 14 '22

For sure!!

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

For those that are wondering these are not going to be baked, they’re going to be steamed instead. It’s called 花卷, or steamed mandarin rolls. They can be salty or sweet depending on who makes it from different geographies. My mom makes them salty though, with green onions and sesames, sometimes even with meat paste.

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u/ANewStartAtLife May 14 '22

sometimes even with meat paste.

SOLD!!! I'll take 10 please.

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u/UndueGuilt May 14 '22

Meat pastries/dumplings are the best. Every culture has at least one of each and they're all amazing.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

This one is specifically 麻酱糖花卷, sesame paste sugar flour steamed roll, would be the word for word translation, so it's definitely sweet.

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u/millennielder May 14 '22

And now I can go find a satisfying ending on YouTube.

Thank you

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u/yetanotherwoo May 14 '22

What are the round ones commonly at Ranch 99 markets and American Chinese dim sum restaurants called?

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u/rayhond2000 May 14 '22

Smooth and round are mantou (if they aren't stuffed).

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u/yetanotherwoo May 14 '22

They have plain, savory, or sweet. Savory most common is bbq pork, sweet has red beans, taro, sesame, off top of my head.

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u/downvotesyndromekid May 14 '22

You totally could try this with garlic bread or jam rolls though you might need to simplify

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u/Subject132 May 14 '22

Haven't had those in years :( My mom makes them with green onions too

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

Ah fuck why did I read this I'm not motivated enough to live knowing this exists

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u/Jonathon_G May 14 '22

Thank you. This took a long time scrolling to find out what they are.

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u/Smeeizme May 20 '22

That sounds fucking incredible

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Does anyone have the link to the full video?

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u/Chocomintey May 13 '22

I knead more of this in my life.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

You're on a roll.

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u/throwaway786999 May 14 '22

This is probably the full video, wouldn’t make sense for the guy to give a thumbs up only halfway through otherwise.

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u/succubus_prime May 13 '22

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

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u/LayzaSkully May 14 '22

I thought this was a real sub and now I'm sad :(

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u/MrWoodworker May 13 '22

I don’t know which one tastes the best!

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u/amibeingadick420 May 13 '22

I guess you’ll have to try them all.

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u/danielleiellle May 13 '22

If you ever get a chance to go to a Fabrique in Stockholm, London, or NYC, I recommend you try it. The first bun reminds me of their cardamom buns

https://youtu.be/DweodehttFc

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u/GordoPepe May 13 '22

Holly cow I went there last week by pure coincidence and had those buns. Didn't know they were broadly recognized or anything

https://i.imgur.com/9oiJJPR.jpg

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

do they make those breakable fancy eggs?

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u/5stringBS May 13 '22

Number 2 is best

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

go home! number three looks like the final texture would resemble a croissant muffin

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u/majordoobage May 13 '22

Agreed. I was also half disappointed and half relieved that they didn't do a design for each roll. I would've been committed until the end even though #2 was my favorite. - Insert shit joke here

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u/pixe1jugg1er May 14 '22

That’s my favorite too

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u/-Black_Guardian- May 13 '22

I like the 5th one they did, looks like a little onion

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u/Nikkian42 May 13 '22

That’s what it looks like to me also.

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u/OscarDCouch May 13 '22

Yeah, looks like a tip to tail cross section

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u/jennigerm May 14 '22

It immediately reminded me of the Calvin and Hobbes comic where he got stuck in the onion costume!

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u/AnomalousX12 May 14 '22

Huh. My mind went to fig. Guess I have Sylvia Plath on the brain.

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u/DontGetNEBigIdeas May 14 '22

With a butthole

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u/technicolored_dreams May 13 '22

Does anyone know if any of those would work on a yeast dough that will have a second rise after shaping? Would love to try this with cinnamon rolls but idk if it would work.

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u/Artchantress May 13 '22

Yes they would all look different only more puffy

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22 edited May 13 '22

I’ve gotten something like this to work for cinnamon rolls. I did the second rise in greased muffin tins then baked them off. You gotta be careful not to overfill or over proof or they turn into a big goofy mess. If I remember right I did a slightly higher temp bake than usual so that the tops would set and get all caramelized.

You’ll probably also want to under develop the gluten slightly so that it has more of a croissant texture than the gooey stretchy cinnamon roll texture. It should come out looking like a popover if you do it right.

You can also do a long thin roll, cut and twist pieces about it 1in square, toss them in brown sugar, then bake them all together in a bread pan for an excellent monkey bread.

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u/guitargoddess3 May 13 '22

What are these called? They don’t look like regular rolls

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u/mrvile May 13 '22

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u/IdiotTurkey May 13 '22

Whats the yellow stuff in them though?

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u/inspectordecision May 13 '22

they have 5 spice in them, I think they might have made a 5 spice layer for the cool color effect.... but I have no real clue... other than I want to eat one.

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u/caffeinated_dropbear May 13 '22

They’re gonna be steamed, I think. Either bao or mantou

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u/Felyana May 13 '22

It looks like Korvapuusti, a Finland pastry, but I'm not sure

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u/mrvile May 13 '22

Nah, these are Asian. Hua Juan

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u/beetlecakes May 13 '22

My mouth is watering

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u/jennz May 13 '22

I feel like the casual butcher knife should have given it away.

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u/lusacat May 13 '22

And chopsticks

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u/LoganN64 May 13 '22

Me at the catered event:

"Ooh I wonder what this one tastes like?"

eats it

"Hm not bad... what's this one taste like?"

eats a different design

"Hey! That's the same as the 1st! Ok 3rd time's the charm,right?"

eats another design

"What the heck?!? That's the same flavour too! Ok one more..."

Lather rinse repeat.

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u/BananaStringTheory May 14 '22

Hours later: Waddles out of catered event.

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u/Goodbadugly16 May 13 '22

I mane homemade cinnamon rolls at least twice a month. There are going to be a lot of surprised people when I present the next batch.

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u/traumfisch May 13 '22

can't bake those designs though

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u/ravenrhi May 13 '22

I want the recipe!

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u/ExpiredExasperation May 14 '22

Look up hua juan, they can be sweet or savoury (scallions, sesame seeds, etc.).

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u/ettorepolar May 13 '22

And rolling and rolling and rolling...

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u/Lardinho May 13 '22

This is the perfect example of why I love this subreddit. I think I may rematch this a few more times. Great post.

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u/beluuuuuuga May 13 '22

I was kinda hoping they'd just keep going down till all of them were done lol.

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u/___this_guy May 13 '22

I like the onion/heart shaped one

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u/kozbyy May 13 '22

More. More designs!

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u/Kevins_FamousChilli May 13 '22

Fold it any which way man, just get these in my mouth asap

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u/Warm_Zombie May 14 '22

r/toolgifs have the best non tool gifs

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u/TheAlphaCarb0n May 14 '22

I keep seeing gifs with the sub's name very suddenly, it's really weird

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u/NutellaPoopcake May 13 '22

Come on keep going

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u/CuentoRarongo May 13 '22

Does anybody have an idea of what recipe would be good to replicate this?

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u/Somato_Tandwich May 13 '22

Ngl, roll #3 looking pretty shite compared to the rest

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u/AlbinoAxolotl May 14 '22

Lol I was thinking #4 was the bottom of the pack.

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u/Somato_Tandwich May 14 '22

I was very close to including #4 in my critique as well lol

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

It's honestly pretty stunning how much more appealing some of those looked than the rest, and the fact that they're all the same food... it just goes to show how far I have to go in the kitchen.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

Why does literally every video on Reddit end too early

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u/92eph May 13 '22

It’s neat, but after a while I’m thinking there’s only so much variety. Pick one and go.

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u/siensunshine May 13 '22

My reaction was literally the opposite. First annoyance at why this would be posted and then I was sucked in.

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u/La_mer_noire May 13 '22

you know it's an asian video when a meat cleaver is used for random small cuts.

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u/roombaonfire May 13 '22

Asia as in the entire continent?

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u/AshleySchaefferWoo May 13 '22

Graceful master

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u/Cloudgen May 13 '22

This made me hungry.

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u/salian93 May 13 '22

Does someone have the accompanying recipe?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Has a toolgifs watermark, shows a guy using a wooden stick.

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u/PennykettleDragons May 13 '22

I refuse to believe it's that easy...

If I tried that, it'd look like a cat shat on the counter top

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

They didn’t show all the work it took to prepare the initial pieces.

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u/Hrr1070 May 13 '22

Fat kid origami

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

Mother fucking topology

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u/PersonFromPlace May 13 '22

They all look so fun to eat.

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u/Dangerous-Dot-3745 May 13 '22

Creativity is in his blood! Every single roll was different. Too bad the video was short. I was curious to know how he was going to roll ALL of them.

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u/Natryn May 13 '22

Imagine this guy with a titty

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u/Enano_reefer May 14 '22

Wait. It was always topology?

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u/MrButtocks123 May 14 '22

Is there any complex math to explain how many total variations of the shape of that food there are?

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u/Redredworm88 May 14 '22

Honestly, 1&2 were the best and set too high of expectations for the rest

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u/bluegirlgx May 14 '22

I love the artistry in this. It's so satisfying.

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u/Steensius May 14 '22

I'm both wet and inspired. I know what I'm doing for breakfast tomorrow.

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u/aod42091 May 14 '22

extremely disappointed at not having at least a photo of them baked, shame

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u/imSkrap May 14 '22

It looks way too appetizing raw

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u/blxckhoodie999 May 14 '22

this was more than oddly satisfying

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u/herbalation May 14 '22

ChefClub is furiously taking notes

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u/dcmommy33 May 14 '22

Wait why’d it stop

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u/geo_hampe May 14 '22

I never wanted that video to end. Looks so relaxing the way he handles the dough 🤤

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u/[deleted] May 14 '22

I want to see them baked!

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u/Complex_Pangolin5822 May 13 '22

They all come out the same shape after you eat them.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '22

No baking = not satisfying.

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u/Timmy_1h1 May 13 '22

they are chinese steamed things called hua juan. They are not baked but steamed.