Our lives are continually adapting to the world around us. And more with the situations that we have had to live in recent times. As you well know, this conditioning has also reached gastronomy and even kitchens of monasteries and convents. This is why the chef Fray Ángel, a Franciscan monk who has managed to bring his recipes to thousands of people through a channel of YouTube. This friar has gained popularity among young and old for his educational and fun way to teach their great recipes. Have you seen any of his videos?
The hobby of the chef Fray Ángel
The taste for gastronomy and the certainty of wanting to show their best dishes is given by Friar Altamiras. This is considered the author of the first popular recipe book of Spanish cuisine in the year 1745. And, thanks to this writing, Fray Ángel has discovered that very little has changed in terms of gastronomy. Well, even some ingredients and ways of cooking they bear a great resemblance to the way we now have to prepare various recipes.
In addition, Fray Ángel's kitchen has a luxury supplier within El Monastery of Holy Spirit of the Mount (Gilet, Valencia). This is so because this place has a huerta of which a companion of the cook is in charge. In his own words to Efe "we have the garden for the satisfaction of taking more natural foods and grown by ourselves."
Start of the channel of the chef Fray Ángel
Fray Ángel, before the arrival of the pandemic, decided to launch a cooking class to teach your best ideas. But the confinement meant that this could never be celebrated. For this reason, the enterprising friar had the great idea of bringing home to anyone who wanted his best recipes through a YouTube Channel called Franciscanos Santo Espíritu del Monte Hospedería.
A kitchen based on austerity, which adapts to the situation of economic crisis that we are going through, but always with a delicious and nutritious point. Their recipes are based on traditional food, always trying to be respectful with the environment and trying to generate the least possible expense. Well, always use seasonal products purchased in the local store.
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The best of your kitchen
El chef friar angel recognizes never having studied cooking, but he does consider himself very fond of culinary arts. This is why he decided to open windows and take his passion to social networks. According to himself, he tells Efe, "the secret is in the affected. People need affection, to be loved and loved; that is the fundamental food of any person ”.
On the other hand, this friar assures that has no favorite dishInstead, he accommodates himself according to the tastes of his classmates. But, he recognizes that, as the majority of Valencian origin, they love everything about it rice and the hot and hot spoon dishes stews.
YouTube growth
His channel on this platform was born, as you may already know, during the quarantine period. And, although in its beginnings it did not have much popularity, little by little it has been gaining recognition. It currently has more than 100.000 followers and his videos have as many as thousands of views. Although the own chef Fray Ángel You acknowledge that you are not yet aware of what the broad impact you are getting in such a short period of time means.
However, he has already pointed out that his recipes may end up being collected in a book, as there are some publishers who have already proposed it. Very important is the participation of Amparo Obrer Castellblanch. She is in charge of recording the monk's cooking and uploading the recipe to the online platform. In addition, it acts as an assistant to the cook.
Your best videos
Currently, the channel has more than 50 videos dedicated to cooking. Of these, most exceed the 50.000 visits, but as in everything, there are some contents that are more popular than others. These are the most popular recipes in the order channel:
- Sweet pellets
- tiznao
- Soup rice
All of them have obtained great recognition from the public, although all the dishes are from a exemplary quality and noteworthy. Finally, each time you finish cooking your recipe, the chef Fray Ángel show the result, tell a story about St. Francis of Assisi and says goodbye with his well-known phrase "Peace and good" which, after all, is the Franciscan greeting.
If you are a fan of consuming cooking videos on social networks and, especially, on YouTube, this channel should be a must. The recipes of the chef Fray Ángel They will leave you with your mouth open and with the desire to try those delicacies. Check it out!
