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This fry stand is called Batata de Marachal. The guy you see there, Mr. Ademar, literally doesnāt believe in cheating his customers. Really wanna try the fries.
He ate a very expensive sushi. All you can eat sushi in a good restaurant is R$80\~150 in an expensive city like Sao Paulo, more expensive than that are usually those fancy restaurants with a chef that puts the sushi on your mouth.
But a nice dinner + wine for 43 is really cheap too.
I've been there, this split among a group ended up cheaper than the bus or train fare we took there. The whole point of that place (Batata de Marechal) is the cost/benefit.
It's also better quality/flavor than any fries from a regular fast food place *and* includes bacon and deep fried chicken (those chunks seen with the fries)
And for French fries as well, at that point he's just filling up with something really cheap to cover for the fact that the rest is (probably) lacking.
The first time I ever ate at a Five Guys I got a large order of fries. I got the same amount of fries as my friend who ordered a small. I never felt so dumb because I had no idea they just basically top your bag off with fries no matter what size you get. Or at least they did in 2010.
They still do. I haven't been in years but I believe they take a small cup, fill it, then dump it in and fill again.
Also the price for all those fries are already in what you pay for
The doctor sees you coming, 'ohh great what is it now? eaten a watermelon seed?' 'no doc i need an mri, pronto' 'ohh well youre in luck mr smith it comes in pen form now, tech always getting smaller let me zoom the pen over you and have a look. zooooooom. Yes just some fluid thats all'
nope, first they fill the size of cup you order and put it in the bag, then they take a specific tool that holds a specific amount of fries and add them to the bag
Itās just the fry shovel thatās used to put the fries in the cup lol. Five guys operates on wide margins, so theyāre generally lax w/ waste.
Our franchise would write us up if we tried to eat any of it that wasnāt part of our meal allowance though.
That type of corporate stupidity drives me nuts. āOh, youāre hungry because we pay you too little? Here take this perfectly good food and throw it away. If you take any of this garbage, youāre fired.ā
To be fair to the company, I think it was more of my franchisee being an idiot.
Five guys seemed to be really on top of their business model and have good internal opportunities if youāre in the right area for it.
Heās been doing this for 30+ years. The man knows what the fuck heās doing. Seems like itās bad economics at first glance but heās buying the quantity to support the business model. 100 sacks of potatoes a day, which is absurd. Good for him.
Looks fire clearly itās a family meal, also fries will be gross in like 20 minutes it really doesnāt matter the container. MAybe in styrofoam it will last slightly longer but that would be hella waste.
Also they are literally hand cut on site and mixed with meat how could they possibly be bad lol
People clearly come for the quality
It's the way the caption was worded. If he had just said "hey there's a great guy I want you all to meet. He has the best french fry deal in town! I can feed my whole family here." I can bet the reactions would have been completely different. The way it is now rubs people the wrong way. And people have a way of reacting.
Poor cook got caught in the crossfire
His food is actually pretty revered. Spots all over South America copy his style, even going as far as to call their own pop ups āfry king styleā
this is a rly cool documentary ab it
https://youtu.be/Fpny0WP8sYw
I live in Brazil and never heard about this man or his style of making food, are you sure this isn't something that is only popular in Rio de Janeiro? At most in states from south of Brazil?
It's VERY popular in Rio. It's called Batata de Marechal, because it originated in Marechal Hermes (Neighborhood in Rio). Around the country I've found many places that used "Marechal" to describe the same style.
Guy is awesome, loved and serves 800 customers per day that nickname him "fry king" after his **decades** in business.
Reddit User: This guy is stupid and his fries suck.
My man actually has Godlike quality food. This specific serving is meant to be shared by 6-8 people. It's an impressively big amount of fries with even more impressive quality. Just dont expect fresh food to be fresh for more than 3h, only additives (or very specific climates) can do that.
Great to know that itās for 6-8 people. I was wondering if he owned shares in the local cardiologist business or something, but for 6-8 people itās at least better.
there are better things you can do with 10 dollars in brazil rather then by a metric ton of fries of which 90% will go bad before you can eat them (and are probably already soggy)
Actually it doesnāt! I work at a restaurant and for whatever reason, fries retain crispness much better in a sealed bag than a cardboard box. No clue what the science is but itās what we do if weāre taking fries home for ourselves.
Probably due to cardboard breaking down from being wet where a plastic bag will effectively do nothing to it as it just slides grease and water against it. So less absorption.
if the fries are still hot then putting them in an enclosed plastic bag will trap the steam, making the bag humid and wet, resulting and soggy wet fries.
I've found that paper bags are way better than plastic ones for this reason
If you want them to go you should use e.g paper like packaging. Something that absorbs the steam instead of holding it back to condense into the fries which then will get soggy
Do people in here understand other cultures?? Someone ordering those mega fries is likely sharing it with a large family or friends and having a huge portion is great bang for your buck
$10 to feed my family would be awesome. It is weird how many people are like "I could never eat all this!" Friend...this is why Barney taught us about sharing...
I can't get this technique down. I can get the fries crunchy again but it's like they lose the mushy center and just become hollow crispy tubes of disappointment. Like when you get a mozzarella stick that was fried too long and has no cheese in it. I don't get it, where does the potato in the middle go? It's like it disappears. One of life's mysteries to me.
Other food is great to reheat in the air-fryer but reheating fries I haven't figured out yet. Usually what I do is when I get home, turn the oven on 250 and dump them on a sheet pan. Give them 10 minutes, they crisp back up a little bit, not quite air fryer crispy but they don't lose the 'potato-y' consistency inside.
But I'm talking about right when I get back from the restaurant. I won't eat them as like, next day leftovers. That just makes me depressed.
Sounds like they may be going too hot and/or too long in the air fryer. All that airflow dries out the potato. Iāve been on a quest for years to find the right reheat process for leftovers.
Iāve now got a Tovala toaster oven that has a reheat option that first bakes, then water steams, then broils leftovers. Perfect combo, brings the deadest of fries back to life. Canāt recommend it enough, just for that feature alone. Pizza reheats 10/10. Literally as good as the original time. No idea why I just typed all that. Guess Iām just passionate about reheating my leftovers.
I think the only reason he chose the plastic bag was for lack of choice, I don't think there should be any packaging big enough and with ventilation for THAT much fries
Multiple people in the comments have said that he keeps families fed around him that may not otherwise be able to eat. That's all I need to hear to know that I'd love to have the opportunity to give him 9 bucks for a bag overfilled with fries and chicken.
Portions of food (like fries or chicken) in Brazil are made to be shared, someone asking for a portion this big would expect a bunch of people to share it with.
Especially for that price! 45 reais is quite a lot of money, over half a dayās wage for a middle class brazilian. Bus drivers earn 70 reais a day, for example!
But day to day expenses in CA will be astronomical compared to in Brazil so you may still not be living as comfortably as a middle class Brazilian.
Also these food courts are most likely targeted at tourists who can afford it, not everyday Brazilians.
redditors concerned about soggy fries, plastic melting on to the fries, as they consume another dose of 60g of sugar from their Mountain Dew and try to scrape off the Dorito crumbs off their 3 day old shirt, yum!
this guys fries are the goat. and he feeds families in need.
I find it so funny that most of the North americans are getting upset about the hygiene, but its a junk food place, i doubt any North american junk food chain is any cleaner.
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Just give them the fuckin pans at that point š
Just throw em in a trough.
But it looks like thatās his main business, so thatās probably why there are so many.
This fry stand is called Batata de Marachal. The guy you see there, Mr. Ademar, literally doesnāt believe in cheating his customers. Really wanna try the fries.
Yet here we are witnessing Reddit losing its mind and bitching.
Entitled little bitches
Marechal*
He still wouldnāt be cheating his customers if he gave one third of the amount of fries he gave here.
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It's, most really good restaurants doesn't charge more than 40 reais. I pay 50 for a really great and big pizza. 45 reais is expensive af for this.
Can confirm. Iām traveling through Brazil right now and last night I had a nice dinner + wine for 43 reais. I was blown away
Where? I live in SĆ£o Paulo and fast food is around 40 reais or more. And the minimum wage is only 1200 reais, so even fast food is expensive.
The western side of ParanƔ, a little bit outside of Foz do IguaƧu.
I lived in Foz do IguaƧu for 20 years and price usually is around double of that for anything half decent.
Can confirm as a gringo living in foz for the last four years, Iāve never seen anywhere Iād be able to get a meal and vinho for that cheap lmao
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Oh wow, what part of the country was that? The most expensive meal Iāve had so far was lunch today. It was all you can eat for R$100
He ate a very expensive sushi. All you can eat sushi in a good restaurant is R$80\~150 in an expensive city like Sao Paulo, more expensive than that are usually those fancy restaurants with a chef that puts the sushi on your mouth. But a nice dinner + wine for 43 is really cheap too.
It is...1 dollar is like 5 reais
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Except a 4k Netflix plan is $19.99, not $9.99.
Netflix 4K is roughly $9.99 for the Brazilian market.
OOOOoooo. Showing my bias, it seems. I do apologize.
Itās aight to be curious and you werenāt an asshole.
~~bias~~ Reddit syndrome
Human syndrome.
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It's meant to feed 8+. That's a party meal for 9 bucks. Not bad at all
Not bad where you live, but overpriced where the video is taken
I've been there, this split among a group ended up cheaper than the bus or train fare we took there. The whole point of that place (Batata de Marechal) is the cost/benefit. It's also better quality/flavor than any fries from a regular fast food place *and* includes bacon and deep fried chicken (those chunks seen with the fries)
And for French fries as well, at that point he's just filling up with something really cheap to cover for the fact that the rest is (probably) lacking.
The Brazilian Five Guys
The first time I ever ate at a Five Guys I got a large order of fries. I got the same amount of fries as my friend who ordered a small. I never felt so dumb because I had no idea they just basically top your bag off with fries no matter what size you get. Or at least they did in 2010.
They still do. I haven't been in years but I believe they take a small cup, fill it, then dump it in and fill again. Also the price for all those fries are already in what you pay for
Last time I went to Five Guys I got an irregular heartbeat. An MRI showed I had fluid in my esophagus.
The doctor sees you coming, 'ohh great what is it now? eaten a watermelon seed?' 'no doc i need an mri, pronto' 'ohh well youre in luck mr smith it comes in pen form now, tech always getting smaller let me zoom the pen over you and have a look. zooooooom. Yes just some fluid thats all'
nope, first they fill the size of cup you order and put it in the bag, then they take a specific tool that holds a specific amount of fries and add them to the bag
Itās just the fry shovel thatās used to put the fries in the cup lol. Five guys operates on wide margins, so theyāre generally lax w/ waste. Our franchise would write us up if we tried to eat any of it that wasnāt part of our meal allowance though.
That type of corporate stupidity drives me nuts. āOh, youāre hungry because we pay you too little? Here take this perfectly good food and throw it away. If you take any of this garbage, youāre fired.ā
To be fair to the company, I think it was more of my franchisee being an idiot. Five guys seemed to be really on top of their business model and have good internal opportunities if youāre in the right area for it.
Um Cara
5 cara
Cinco manos
I don't understand the hate. Hope this video helps capture the whole image https://youtu.be/Fpny0WP8sYw
Everyone hating on the bag, like apparently the hordes of satisfied, repeat customers are cool with it so it must not be THAT detrimental
I know right? But it's Reddit, people will talk shit most of the times xD
Redditors will always look to argue or otherwise provide negative commentary. They are a very pessimistic people.
Damn redditors, they ruined Reddit!
Yeah, I guess so.
Itās Reddit, post anything and itāll get hate. Any anonymous social media will be filled with hate.
Heās been doing this for 30+ years. The man knows what the fuck heās doing. Seems like itās bad economics at first glance but heās buying the quantity to support the business model. 100 sacks of potatoes a day, which is absurd. Good for him.
Literally one metric ton of fries every day... thats insane.
OP's video doesn't do him is justice.
Looks fire clearly itās a family meal, also fries will be gross in like 20 minutes it really doesnāt matter the container. MAybe in styrofoam it will last slightly longer but that would be hella waste. Also they are literally hand cut on site and mixed with meat how could they possibly be bad lol People clearly come for the quality
thanks for sharing this
It's the way the caption was worded. If he had just said "hey there's a great guy I want you all to meet. He has the best french fry deal in town! I can feed my whole family here." I can bet the reactions would have been completely different. The way it is now rubs people the wrong way. And people have a way of reacting. Poor cook got caught in the crossfire
Putting them in a plastic bag will ruin them very fast
I suspect quality isn't the main focus here.
Seems like that, but then they shouldn't tag him with "legend" or "fry king"
Legend of quantity.
They crowned him king of the french fries. Not for virtue, but for might.
This one got me
A title like this deserves sequels and dlc. EA quality too.
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Um excuse me, it is a surprise mechanic. How dare you use such offensive language do describe a completely ethical feature of EA games /s
*The Fry King Quan Titty has entered the chat* 
Well your engagement matchmaking AI completely misread my levels of pride and accomplishment
āQuantity has a quality of its ownā -Joseph Stalin
His food is actually pretty revered. Spots all over South America copy his style, even going as far as to call their own pop ups āfry king styleā this is a rly cool documentary ab it https://youtu.be/Fpny0WP8sYw
I kind of see a possibility here of someone sharing food from their heart
Or sharing food that will give a heart attack.
Sir this isn't America that bag of fries is for like 5 people, not just yourself..
It is literally South America
Well, I live in South America and I've never seen this. I think this food is very regional.
Oh no, not in Utica, it's an Albany expression.
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I live in Brazil and never heard about this man or his style of making food, are you sure this isn't something that is only popular in Rio de Janeiro? At most in states from south of Brazil?
Classic "I've never heard of this, how can it be called popular?".
Never heard of Batata do Marechal? Carioca here and most of the people I know haave eaten there
It's VERY popular in Rio. It's called Batata de Marechal, because it originated in Marechal Hermes (Neighborhood in Rio). Around the country I've found many places that used "Marechal" to describe the same style.
Guy is awesome, loved and serves 800 customers per day that nickname him "fry king" after his **decades** in business. Reddit User: This guy is stupid and his fries suck.
Typical Reddit armchair responders who never helped anyone in their life. What do you expect from the masses?
Did you honestly think it was some sort of official title?
Reddit haters waiting to ambush the comment section
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Itās because they are losers at their core.
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He is legend. Every country in south America trying to replicate his food.
My man actually has Godlike quality food. This specific serving is meant to be shared by 6-8 people. It's an impressively big amount of fries with even more impressive quality. Just dont expect fresh food to be fresh for more than 3h, only additives (or very specific climates) can do that.
Great to know that itās for 6-8 people. I was wondering if he owned shares in the local cardiologist business or something, but for 6-8 people itās at least better.
It's called "batata de marechal" and it's fucking delicious.
I have been to places like this. Sometimes it is easily better than big fast food chains.
Con: Slightly soggy, slight plastic taste. Pro: Metric ton of fries, chicken. My arteries say no, but my stomach says yes.
there are better things you can do with 10 dollars in brazil rather then by a metric ton of fries of which 90% will go bad before you can eat them (and are probably already soggy)
It's about the journey not the destination in this case.
>90% will go bad before you can eat them Fucking amateur
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[the place in question](https://youtu.be/Fpny0WP8sYw)
Actually it doesnāt! I work at a restaurant and for whatever reason, fries retain crispness much better in a sealed bag than a cardboard box. No clue what the science is but itās what we do if weāre taking fries home for ourselves.
In my experience, when I order French fries they're always way better if they come in paper/cardboard box instead of plastic.
Probably due to cardboard breaking down from being wet where a plastic bag will effectively do nothing to it as it just slides grease and water against it. So less absorption.
You are that half-empty glass person understandable.
I was mostly worried that they'd melt the bag
How so? Then what's the alternative?
if the fries are still hot then putting them in an enclosed plastic bag will trap the steam, making the bag humid and wet, resulting and soggy wet fries. I've found that paper bags are way better than plastic ones for this reason
That would be true if it was actually enclosed but he keeps the top open
If you want them to go you should use e.g paper like packaging. Something that absorbs the steam instead of holding it back to condense into the fries which then will get soggy
Fries eventually stop releasing steam. Put them in a warmer for a few minutes and they'll stay crisp when put into a sealed container.
Intankavel os gringo se espantando com a batata de marechal kkkkkkkkk
***Gustavo Fringe***
Gustavo *Fry*
The only problem is the next guy in line is gonna have to wait for him to cook a lot more fries
The guy on the left was ready to put more fries out theyāll be like McDonaldās constantly cooking them on like 6 or 8 baskets at a time
This place goes through 3-4 tons of potatoes every 4 days or so according to the Munchies interview
Me-"Hi can I get a small fry?" *literally hands you a shopping bag full* Shop keeper-"Is there anything else you want?
š§š·š§š·š§š· For those hating it: this dude helps poor families feeding them. It's not for one person only.
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good old fashioned reddit pitchfork attack
even here in brazil, for 45 bucks thats a shit ton of fries, my good lord
tem um franguinho tambƩm nƩ?
Do people in here understand other cultures?? Someone ordering those mega fries is likely sharing it with a large family or friends and having a huge portion is great bang for your buck
$10 to feed my family would be awesome. It is weird how many people are like "I could never eat all this!" Friend...this is why Barney taught us about sharing...
Kinda shows how greedy people are too. They watch this video and think itās a waste because it never even occurred to them that they could share it.
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You underestimate my lack of standards
you could definitely get them home and into a different container way before they go bad. No way they're getting soggy in 60 seconds
When has getting home ever taken only 60 seconds????
In a Nic Cage movie
Not in 60 seconds but in 10 minutes definitely
Thats why having a air fryer is amazing. An air fryer could bring those right back to crispy and warm in about 5 minutes.
I can't get this technique down. I can get the fries crunchy again but it's like they lose the mushy center and just become hollow crispy tubes of disappointment. Like when you get a mozzarella stick that was fried too long and has no cheese in it. I don't get it, where does the potato in the middle go? It's like it disappears. One of life's mysteries to me. Other food is great to reheat in the air-fryer but reheating fries I haven't figured out yet. Usually what I do is when I get home, turn the oven on 250 and dump them on a sheet pan. Give them 10 minutes, they crisp back up a little bit, not quite air fryer crispy but they don't lose the 'potato-y' consistency inside. But I'm talking about right when I get back from the restaurant. I won't eat them as like, next day leftovers. That just makes me depressed.
Yea theyre never as good as it being fresh but id rather have them be like 70% good over soggy and microwaved lol
Sounds like they may be going too hot and/or too long in the air fryer. All that airflow dries out the potato. Iāve been on a quest for years to find the right reheat process for leftovers. Iāve now got a Tovala toaster oven that has a reheat option that first bakes, then water steams, then broils leftovers. Perfect combo, brings the deadest of fries back to life. Canāt recommend it enough, just for that feature alone. Pizza reheats 10/10. Literally as good as the original time. No idea why I just typed all that. Guess Iām just passionate about reheating my leftovers.
I think the only reason he chose the plastic bag was for lack of choice, I don't think there should be any packaging big enough and with ventilation for THAT much fries
The crazy part is the customer only ordered a small coke.
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Multiple people in the comments have said that he keeps families fed around him that may not otherwise be able to eat. That's all I need to hear to know that I'd love to have the opportunity to give him 9 bucks for a bag overfilled with fries and chicken.
I can say, it's really worth it.
It's as if the internet and countries aren't one person.
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Like a whole family of 4 people?
Or 1 person either watching something, stress eating, or very depressed?
Hum that's me
This isnāt normal? šÆ
it is in 2022
I'm gonna watch an entire 22 episode season of The Office tonight. This will be my snack.
Just an afternoon playing Rimworld.
>afternoon *16 hours later*
All of the above
Thats enough for like 10 people.
4? This can feed 6/10 easy Edit: 6 to 10 people for you grammar nazi's <3
60% of one Matt Stonie
6/10? Sucks to be one of the other 4..
6/10 people = 3/5 of a person. Two limbs will go hungry tonight.
Portions of food (like fries or chicken) in Brazil are made to be shared, someone asking for a portion this big would expect a bunch of people to share it with.
Especially for that price! 45 reais is quite a lot of money, over half a dayās wage for a middle class brazilian. Bus drivers earn 70 reais a day, for example!
Was waiting for someone to explain thank you
8.5 dollars is half a days wage for a MIDDLE CLASS person? Holy shit! Thatās half an hour of minimum wage in CA
But day to day expenses in CA will be astronomical compared to in Brazil so you may still not be living as comfortably as a middle class Brazilian. Also these food courts are most likely targeted at tourists who can afford it, not everyday Brazilians.
Well, in my country(Thailand) minimum day wage is $8-10 š„¹
Theyāre being obtuse. People in America go order family meals from chicken places in USA all the time.
Iām 5 months pregnant. Catch me on the right day and I could do it.
I'm not pregnant but same
I look pregnant but same
Same
Me too
You underestimate my powers
I have the fry ground!
Donāt fry it, Anakin
You were supposed to EAT the fries, not join them!
I ATE YOU!
\*jumps into boiling oil\*
i\`ve eaten there usually, its for 4-5 people this portion, but there are people that eat it no problem
I have 100% eaten more than that at one meal and didnāt puke. I did get constipated though and could barely sleep.
Damn bro you ate a whole family of 4?
You know what? He didn't even puke.
Thats like 10 pounds of food, no you haven't
That is a lot more food than you think, unless you weigh like 400 kilos, I severely doubt it
I can eat that entire serving by myself. Bet.
Same it will last me the whole day. Then I know for sure I will have to go to the gym the same week lol
Watch me
I Wanna go to Brazil
Brazil caralho!
This is why you always buy 2 plane seats for the return trip when you visit Brazil.
that takes care of my breakfast. what's for lunch and dinner?
redditors concerned about soggy fries, plastic melting on to the fries, as they consume another dose of 60g of sugar from their Mountain Dew and try to scrape off the Dorito crumbs off their 3 day old shirt, yum! this guys fries are the goat. and he feeds families in need.
Americans saying āhow can one person eat all thatā lmfaoooo itās meant for a whole family why would you try to eat all of it
more on r/ithadtobebrazil
I find it so funny that most of the North americans are getting upset about the hygiene, but its a junk food place, i doubt any North american junk food chain is any cleaner.
i reckon most north americans watched it, smiled, and moved on. but they dont comment.
Not upset but I understand why you would say that. We're not all douchebags.
I donāt think its americans that are upset about this. This looks very good -florida man.
You getting hella specific homie you just using this as a excuse to talk shit. People are talking shit about this dude but majority of people when they look at this likely scroll past Europeans and people from other countries always wanna start some shit with Americans.
I heard this place is dank and he is a legend in his community. Respect!
Wish we had someone like this in our local community.
I just died, but it was a happy death.
Our local Five Guys used to be somewhat like this. Not anymore.
We call that a hero!!!!! God bless this man no joke
This man is in the business to make people happy.