Katz's pastrami, then the question it raised: why does it look raw?

Lisa Nguyen's attempt at the famous New York sandwich passed 1.3 million views, and a short follow-up about its pink color arrived five days later.

Channel: Lisa NguyenStory of October 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Trying to recreate Katz’s Pastrami Sandwich

Among the cooking channels nearest Lisa Nguyen in size, the clearest busy stretch belongs to Nick's Kitchen, running above its usual daily pace. The Food Theorists, Ha Sisters and FutureCanoe are all a little quieter than normal. Lisa sits sixth of the group by subscribers, just ahead of JOLLY.

Her own week had a theme, and it was cured beef. "Trying to recreate Katz's Pastrami Sandwich" went up on September 25. It takes on the towering, hand-sliced pastrami on rye from the Lower East Side deli that has been feeding New Yorkers since 1888. Six days on, it has passed 1.3 million views. For a channel whose about text promises "epic fails to culinary triumphs," a sandwich that famous is a fair test of which one it will be.

Then came the footnote. "Why does pastrami look raw?" arrived on September 30, a short answer to the question anyone who has seen a pink slice of cured brisket has wondered about. Ten hours in, it is drawing views faster than anything else on the channel, the full sandwich video included.

In between, she cooked closer to home with "Making spring rolls for my toughest food critics." It gathered about 76,000 views on its first day and is still finding viewers. Three uploads, and two of them came from the same deli counter.

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The videos drawing views on Lisa Nguyen right now

Why does pastrami look raw?147,157 views · 2026-09-30 Making spring rolls for my toughest food critics96,650 views · 2026-09-29

The numbers

Here is how Lisa Nguyen's week looks in figures.

subscribers

5,450,000

total views

5,834,369,240

this week's videos (first-day views)

Making spring rolls for my toughest foo…

76,294

compared with similar channels (subscribers)

Jamie Oliver

6,220,000

Nick's Kitchen

6,200,000

Cooking with Kian

5,930,000

Essen Recipes

5,640,000

The Food Theorists

5,510,000

Lisa Nguyen

5,450,000

JOLLY

5,430,000

Ha Sisters

5,100,000

FutureCanoe

4,870,000

As of October 1, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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