How Chef Yu Bo Got an Injury and Scarred From Cooking

How Chef Yu Bo Got an Injury and Scarred From Cooking
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Young Hollywood is at the L.A. Food Bowl where we sit down with two undisputed experts in the field of Chinese cuisine, chef Yu Bo and Fuchsia Dunlop! Yu Bo reveals where the inspiration for his unique and innovative dishes comes from, plus he offers some advice to other aspiring chefs, reveals what his last meal ever would be, and shows off a scar from a kitchen injury!
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Hey, what's up, guys? Young Hollywood is here at the L. A. Food Bowl and we're about to sit down with Yu Bo and Fucsia Dunlop to discuss Chinese cuisine. First of all, I want to say congratulations on a fantastic show. Everything looked delicious. Did you guys have a great time out there?
Uh, yeah, good time.
Yu Bo, I want to ask you, what would you say to young chefs who want to be just like you?
You have to work hard, be very diligent.
Where do you get your inspiration from? You come up with such detailed dishes and the presentation is absolutely beautiful. Where do you get that inspiration from?
From tradition.
From tradition. One influence has been travelling a lot and we've actually travelled together in demonstrations in different places around the world. So that's given him some inspiration. You know, in America he's been influenced by things like um, you know, the idea of reducing sugar. He's had you know, reducing sugar and also um using more kind of green foods like organic and environmental foods.
And I noticed just the like the thin slices in the food and the and the sharp knives you're using. What's like the worst cooking injury you've ever gotten? Because myself when I cook, I burn. I think it's still on my arm. Like I burn, I have terrible injuries. Could you share that with me?
You know, he's got a scar there. He just slid right there.
If you were gonna have your last meal on Earth, the only meal you could have right before you you die, you know, you're on death row. Um what would it be? Yeah.
Twice cooked pork. It's a piece of um pork that's half fat and half lean. And it's first boiled and then you slice it very thinly and you stir-fry it and it's with the chili bean paste and fermented black beans and green garlic leaves. It's just so delicious.
So do you think Yu will open a restaurant in Los Angeles?
Yeah, I mean he would like to, but it's very difficult in particular, you know, to do his style of banqueting. You know, it's two and a half hours. So he's just wondering whether people here will want to do it. We sit in traffic that long. So we would love that.
Well, that wraps up for us here at the L. A. Food Bowl. We're gonna go get some Chinese food now. Take out. Yeah, we're going.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Yu Bo
Acclaimed Chinese chef interviewed at L.A. Food Bowl.
- Fuchsia Dunlop
Expert in Chinese cuisine and translator for Yu Bo.
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