The $9 Meal That Made This Man a Toronto LEGEND!

Oh dude, these are so spicy for me. You're sweating Clement. I am. This tiny corner shop is one of the most beloved food institutions in all of Toronto. It's known for serving one of the most affordable meals in the city, 10 handmade momos for just nine Canadian dollars. But the price isn't the only reason why people love it so much. It's the man who makes them and what he gives away every single day. This is Loga's Corner. Let's go meet Loga. It is an honor to meet Loga, the legend. We were over at the original location, right? Which is over around the corner. But now this is your newer location, which is actually just like a one minute walk down the road. Loga, can you tell us about like how you started? Yeah, I'm a little bit nervous. Oh, no, no, it's okay. Yeah yeah, just natural, just natural. So when did you come to Toronto? 2013. 2013, okay. There is no, I mean, what do you call it, special recipe, you know? It's like home cooking? Yeah, homemade, homemade. Most of the time, they know how to make dumplings. If you need to write more, you have to learn. Meat should be very good, and then things that you have to talk nice with the customer, that's all. Legendary. And so I see you have a bunch of different momo on your menu. What is the top momo? One of the best momo is the beef dumpling, you know? Okay. If I don't have that beef dumpling, maybe I'll have to close my restaurant, you know? Okay, awesome. Which one is your favorite? My favorite beef is my favorite. Amazing. From here, Loga's gonna take us around. We're gonna see the production of how they make the momos. This is not a lot. Literally is Tibetan grandmas. Yes. Loga has immediately brought us down to the basement. This is where the momo factory is happening. Tibetan grandmothers making momos. This is truly an impressive operation in the basement. It starts with the dough and they roll it out and then they hand rip it into individual pieces, but every piece almost looks identical and it's just completely handmade. And then from the dough station, then they move over, the dough is rolled out and then they get a variety of different fillings that you can choose from. But yeah, they just have tubs of meat. That meat looks so fatty. It's gonna be so juicy when it steams within that wrapper, holding in that juice, melting that fat. Oh, they're gonna be so tasty and they look like as plump as you can possibly imagine Okay, we're in the kitchen, next kitchen now. Oh nice to meet you. Nice to meet you We saw the factory in the basement where they're making the momo But now we're in the steaming kitchen, the next kitchen and Log is about to show us where your momos are steamed This is the steamer. Let's see. Okay Is this beef? Yeah, beef. Oh, this is the beef. Okay, next tray going in the steamer. That's the beef. Beef goes in. Oh, so all of them are different shapes. Ah, okay. Teardrop shapes. Every momo has a different shape. So you can never get them mixed up. Every protein has a different shape. No vegans will be harmed. Because they're not going to I'm gonna take a bite of the raw momo. That's how it works. Sorry. Oh, that's gonna go in. How long does it steam for? Oh, 15 minutes. Awesome. Oh, and then you have the fried momos too, okay. Okay. Oh, steaming tray of momos. Oh, these are beauties. Loga is delivering everything to the table. Loga is the best. Yes. You always eat in your videos, bro. Mickey Hennigan, look at this. You're about to become famous. Yes. Yes. What do you think about Loga's Corner? It's amazing. Amazing. How often do you come here? Every other day. Yes. I get the lamb, I get the beef, I get this, I get the chicken, I eat the whole farm. Yes, every protein. Oh, these look incredible and this place has such an amazing story. Loga is a man of the community and he's just such a nice guy man, such a nice guy, actually he's just right there He's he like never stops like running around this place He's always on the go and he also like gives away a lot of food as well Like, so many people come in here. He gives food. He's so generous I don't know how he makes money like if you can't afford it He'll just give you the Momo Yeah, if you want an ice cream, he'll give you an ice cream he gives the children free ice cream here he's such a he's just such a kind heart and yeah and what i've noticed is that he's absolutely loved in this entire community like everyone that steps in the door says like loga is one of the greatest guys you'll ever meet i think loga should run for mayor i think he'd win yeah there we go and everybody would be eating momos there we go there we go and anyways there's still some more coming out but in the meantime we've got to eat these while they're hot and fresh. Let's go. Loga, what's the right way? Incoming. You know, there is no almond rules. Eat with hand, eat with fork Eat with hand? Yeah, it's okay You can eat with hand Why do I need this? And then eat with sauce. This sauce is crazy Okay, should we try the fried ones first? Break it? Yeah, break it. Woo! Oh yeah, that's hot. Mark, how did you do that? Oh, that is so hot right out of the oil Mark, Mark, I couldn't do that, man Here we go. Yeah, yeah, of course, of course. Yes, yes, yes, yes Oh yeah, that's flaming hot This one is pork. Mm Next momo coming. That's really hot. Oh yeah. It's nice. I like the fried skin. Oh, it's so hot, it's crispy. Oh, that sauce is amazing. That's the thing I wanted you to try, man. This is what people come here for. Dude, it's addictive. Yeah. First bite, you can just tell how addictive that sauce is. It's his own signature recipe. I've never tried this sauce, actually. I've drenched every bite in this sauce. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He said the best way to eat these are with your hands. And Logan knows his momos. Mmm! And that chicken, it's not just chicken, but it has like a spice to it. It tastes like maybe some cumin. It's got their own blend. He has his own blend there. You can see they're actually made by grandmas. Army of grandmas in an undisclosed location. Making each by hand. It's super cool to see. Man, we do have a Momo party on the table. Okay, should we try the steamed? Let's do it. Let's go for this one. I think these are the legendary beef that everybody raves about. I'm just gonna bite in. Mmm, oh, that's fatty. It is. It's rich. You feel the oiliness, the heaviness, the gummy wrapper, the onions, the green onions in there, and maybe white onions as well. This one on a cold winter day, warm you right up. Mm-hmm. And when I asked a lot of people what their favorite Momo was, A lot of people say beef. Beef is the classic. Everything else is amazing, but you can't miss the beef. This is their legendary beef. Yeah, it's got like a good marbling to it, you know? The ratio of fat to meat is... That's where the juice comes from. I mean, that comes with the experience of making Momo properly so that you have that ratio, that juiciness, that fattiness. Let me try this sauce as well. You want to try that? Yeah, let's go to the sauce. This is a very different sauce. Very different. Yeah, it is. Okay. It's very different. No, it has like a smoky chili flavor to it. Ooh, dude, these are so spicy for me. That one does like burn down your throat a little bit. Nice. That's more of like a, more of like a toasty flavor to it. That one's a little too spicy for me. You're sweating, Clement. I am. I think that's why he gave us these things, man. That is hearty. Some mango lassi? That's one thing I respect about Loga. He doesn't, he doesn't dumb down. He doesn't lessen the spiciness of his chili sauces for the everyday man he does it the way he wants to do it and he and you eat it the way it was meant to be eaten i think that's truth right there i do prefer this though i prefer this one yeah they're both good they're both good they're both awesome this yeah the fatty this one is spicier for sure yeah yeah this is oh and then if you if you put the pickles with the with with the momo it's crazy good too let's do it with the next one yeah what's the next one here okay let's do pork with pickle yeah oh these are just so hearty still flaming steaming hot i'm gonna go into the pickle oh yeah pickle it up uh gotta pickle myself yeah put some pickles on the momo momo pickle your momo pickle fast take it to them you know what i'm using a chopstick i'm using a chopstick this is so hard flaming hot cheers here we go oh oh it cuts through the fat that is steaming it's like a steam room in your mouth oh from that steam the juicy fatty pork oh the pickle has a crunch to it has a what is the pickle made from is it like radish or is it loka is it radish yeah the pickle is radish it just balances out the fatty richness it does of the filling yeah that's another harmony of flavors with the that radish pickle oh man what i love about tibetan momos is that they're just so hearty they're so warming i'll give it it's not a cold day in toronto today no when it is cold like it would even like feel better because momos are the type of thing that just with every bite they're just like warm down your soul like it's like one of the most warming foods you could possibly eat in your life hot steaming and then doughy fatty rich yeah and then with the with the the chili sauce, I'm sweating. you don't need a coat when you're eating momo It's a full body experience. It's all natural. It's all natural. You don't need, you don't need clothes. Okay, next. Let's do the lamb. This is actually the one he recommended. He's like, you gotta have the fried lamb. I think this one. These ones are actually some of the most beautiful ones. Like the teardrop shape. All right. Oh, that is hot. Look at that steam coming out. It does have a lamb distinctness to it. If you love the flavor of lamb, you will love this. You can see some cumin seed in there as well. Yeah, I want some of that sauce. That's good? Sauce and pickle? That's what we gotta do. That's the stage that we're at in life. Sauce and pickle. Everything in one. As Logos said, this is his final place of rest. I don't know if I said that correctly. And this is the final boss, the completeness. All right. Dude, that's the way to eat it. Pickles with the hot sauce together, so much freaking flavor. And it means you're not missing out on any flavor. Awesome place in Toronto. Absolutely a must when you're here. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, Logan. You're amazing. Thank you. We'll see you next time in Toronto. Of course. I'm always looking forward. Thank you. Thank you very much. The hot sauce, the momos are incredible. But that's not the only reason why people love Logan. He feeds this community every single day. Now that's a legend.