I Tried Cooking a French Recipe Without Knowing French @mrbarrylewis

Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

I set myself a challenge that felt like a terrible idea from the start: cooking a French recipe entirely in French… despite not speaking French at all.

No translations. No subtitles. Just watching a French YouTuber cook, guessing the ingredients, and hoping for the best. Somewhere along the way I cut my finger opening a beer with a spoon, misread half the recipe, and still somehow ended up with something genuinely delicious.

This recipe was inspired by French creator Whoogy, whose original video I followed visually without understanding the language. youtu.be/KewxkrQDsZU?si=mWeF7znjNDL94bAw

Full blog post: barrylewis.net/recipe/cooking-a-french-recipe-without-speaking-french
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More attempts at International recipes (although normally with translations!) on my Taste the World playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfItiEY3o1mvC4nC2U8g8SMyM35Ow2-iC
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