โSohla?โ the video begins. โDo you have a minute?โ The stars of Bon Appรฉtitโs Test Kitchen have so many questions, and Sohla El-Waylly is like their own human Alexa: Sohla, how do you temper chocolate? Sohla, how do you pronounce turmeric? Sohla, whatโs a dosa? El-Waylly appears on command โ busy, patient, with a neatly cut bob โ to answer.
The fan-made Sohla supercuts (there are many) did what Bon Appรฉtit failed to do: reframe the narrative so the background actor might actually be the star. โThe Test Kitchen is really fun as long as you play your role, and I didnโt like the role I was put in,โ El-Waylly says. โIt became increasingly frustrating to become a sidekick to people with significantly less experience than me.โ
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