Chicken tortilla soup marks Senpai Kai's 20,000th Memphis meal
His only upload of the week turns a cumulative outreach milestone into a recipe with fried tortilla strips, black beans and shredded chicken.
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Making 20,000 Meals for the Homeless
Onions, jalapeños and garlic go into the pot before the chicken, while sliced corn tortillas get their own trip through hot oil. Senpai Kai's newest upload is a soup lesson with a larger purpose: serving the next round of meals at a Memphis homeless shelter.
Despite its title, "Making 20,000 Meals for the Homeless" is not a single enormous batch. Kai explains that this serving marks his 20,000th meal in the ongoing project. Volunteers help hand out the food, and the finished chicken tortilla soup brings together shredded chicken, corn, black beans and those crisp tortilla strips. The video includes a sponsored bone-broth segment.
"Sorry for getting nerdy over soup," Kai says. In the comments, that kitchen detail has found its audience: one viewer asks for the recipe, while another raises a practical question about making meals more calorie-dense for people experiencing homelessness.
The upload has drawn roughly 94,000 views. Elsewhere on the channel, "Cooking in America's MOST Dangerous City" currently draws the most daily views, followed by "Cooking for Homeless w/@bennyblanco," featuring the songwriter and producer Benny Blanco. The new soup video sits just behind those two.
Subscribers held steady over the week, while the channel's daily views are running well below their usual level. Among nearby food channels, SuperYummy is enjoying an unusually busy day; Recipe30's weekly view gain is close to Kai's. For Kai, the week's new addition is a continuation of the hands-on outreach that also produced his widely watched sandwich-making Short.
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What viewers say
Bro I want this soup recipe now. Looks absolutely amazing
@alp627See it on YouTubeJust curious, would it be better to have more calorie dense meals for feeding the homeless? Just as someone who has been about a half step from being homeless, in those times I would always try to make everything as calorie dense as possible to PREVENT weight loss.
@nightingalelnSee it on YouTube20k meals is amazing!
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Keep up the work brother
@lukecox4105See it on YouTubeKAI come to Australia, let me cook with you for the people in need here too!
Love you and everything you do brother@lukedanie7043See it on YouTubeThank you for all that you do ❤
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The videos drawing views on Senpai Kai right now
- Channel
- Senpai Kai
- Subscribers
- 1,660,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 925,257
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 94,486
- Views on its first day
- 64,385
The numbers
Here is how Senpai Kai's week looks in views and subscribers.
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In which state is Memphis, where Senpai Kai serves these meals?
Memphis is a city in southwestern Tennessee, beside the Mississippi River.