Barry being savage with that "Your personality must be shocking because your risotto is incredible!" 🤣

@fionaclaphamhoward5876

2 жыл бұрын

Ben got him back later with, "I was really chuffed with how mine came out... and then I saw Barry's and I thought, I've got this in the bag..." [around 19:37]

@frizzyhairedbandit3590

2 жыл бұрын

He really went for the jugular!

@LilianaKali

10 ай бұрын

Can someone explain Barry's line to me? I don't understand how it's a zinger ... unless he means that personality and risotto skills are inversely proportional?

@dysukhmhsdb3140

10 ай бұрын

@@LilianaKalithey made a joke earlier how risotto is always a date meal and Ben makes it when he has a dinner date, and so Barry is saying his personality must be terrible whilst his risotto is great meaning that although he can make a great meal, his personality can’t find him a gf etc

I would love to see a how to “allotment” video from Ben

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, he would love that too! 😂

@fittony

2 жыл бұрын

nice try ben

@hippie2mars

2 жыл бұрын

What does “allotment” mean in this context?

@fittony

2 жыл бұрын

@@hippie2mars his plot in a community garden, I think

@hippie2mars

2 жыл бұрын

@@fittony Thank you, kindly

I saw a really interesting video "Louisiana Crawfish and Rice Farm .." where they used crawfish to control pests in the rice fields and harvested the crawfish every other year. Essentially getting two crops out of one field and saving on pesticides.

@spinderola

2 жыл бұрын

I love this

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

That's so interesting, we will have to take a look!

@Ashtari

2 жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood I would love to see Ebbers and the Normals try their hand at Cajun food.

@bochapman1058

2 жыл бұрын

Talk about no waste! That right up this channel’s ally and I’d love to see a Louisiana crawfish boil on this channel.

@indianeconomy2738

2 жыл бұрын

It's a common thing in South and East Asian countries as well

Mike: You can see the color green right? Jamie: No actually. Mike: So Ebbers dish will be invisible to you. A few moments later.... Jamie: That looks vibrant AF

@veronikaconlacappa

2 жыл бұрын

Is Jamie colourblind? Why wouldn’t he be able to see the colour green?

@STARFOXY20

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronikaconlacappa I believe so. It's been mentioned in other videos.

@IlkaWaffy

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronikaconlacappa he might only be partially colourblind, not sure, but yes

@ruzzasheikh1975

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronikaconlacappa im pretty sure it was also mentioned that he couldn't see red so maybe red/green colourblind ?

@AgnesIona

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronikaconlacappa He is Green/Red Color blind, yes

Would love to see a challenge where we see the normals buy ingredients on their own and make a dish without help from the food team. I think that would be fun

@GIBBO4182

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t everything be pretty simple then though? I mean things we’ve seen 100 times before

@iusedtowrite6667

2 жыл бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 Like usually they get help from the food team to come up with recipes. I'm really interested to see them come up with stuff on their own according to the challenge or brief. (Plus seeing them shop would be funny)

@yendub

2 жыл бұрын

I have been begging for this for years. Especially as a final test in the Normal to Chef challenge.

@yendub

2 жыл бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 No. With all the years of their food work, they have learned quite a bit. I'd really love to see what they come up with.

@yendub

2 жыл бұрын

Or, take it up a notch and go food team member vs food team member.

Ebbers was chuffed with the tuille he’d peeled. “I’ve got a rice cracker boys!” He squealed. Barry kept cool, though he wanted to scream, with his rice-shaped rice cake with a nice dollop of rice ice cream.

When Ebbers goes all out its always an amazing Dish. That Puree alone makes my mouth water with that Vibrant Colour and the Flavours jammed into it. Also mad respect for going Italian to celebrate rice! 99% of people would immediatly go to China, Japan or India thinking about rice

@naomiarram5187

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I gagged at the frogs 😲

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

When you think of rice, you don’t automatically think of Italy so it was a super interesting trip for us! Especially hearing all those fogs too.

@dm9929

2 жыл бұрын

@@naomiarram5187 I was happy with the swap, because cuttlefish are so intelligent and curious.

@naomiarram5187

2 жыл бұрын

@@dm9929 I've been thinking a lot about this. In Western countries, we tend to have a very small window of what I call the "cuteness factor". If an animal is too gross (bugs, frogs, snakes), it's not traditionally viewed as food from a Western perspective. But the same goes for the other end - if it's too cute, it's also not viewed as food. Not a judgement, just an observation.

@berighteous

2 жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood so you decided to EAT THEM. I hope you don't have and infants keeping you up at night.

I think that Barry would be my winner simply because his concept was so out of the box and yet so well executed.

@Steven-jo8ug

Жыл бұрын

Hundred percent, I doubt Ben would have attempted that dish

I work in crop modeling research (using computer programs to simulate crop growth, development, and environmental impacts under different environmental conditions and management practices). One of the goals of my field is to figure out which traits are needed under future climate conditions, so that breeders can get working on creating those new cultivars now. The 6-8 year timeframe mentioned in this video is actually pretty fast turnover for a new variety. Depending on the species and the breeding techniques used, you could easily be looking at a 10+ year breeding cycle. It's the reason why the biggest form of industrial espionage in the ag industry is seed theft.

This is my favourite KZread channel but I really love it when you do this type of show and teach us and take us on a journey. So beautiful. Thank you.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like this type of video. It's always good to know where your food comes from, and how it is grown.

I gotta say Baz is giving the others a run for their money, perhaps not always winning but a VERY strong overall performance. Hands down the most underrated of the bunch.

I know it is not everyone's cup of tea, but I adore learning how different food industries around the globe are adapting and researching to get the most out of very little. This is something we will all have to do in the coming decades - or at least you all will, as my time is maybe a decade left.

Idea: Stop a few random shoppers, ask each one to nominate one item from their own shopping bag, then cook a meal from those. Alternate idea: Get kids (Jamie's maybe) to pick ingredients (perhaps from specific categories, so it's not all cakes and candy). Alternate alternate idea: Blindfold Barry and send him shopping at a market. All he can say is "I'll take one of those, please."

@Axel8745693

2 жыл бұрын

Your alternate alternate idea sounds like a form of torture in the first half

@pardesiau1432

2 жыл бұрын

I second that

@tinnagigja3723

2 жыл бұрын

@@Axel8745693Which is why I specified Barry, he's the most fun to torture... 😈

@Rebe8d89AH

2 жыл бұрын

Love all of these suggestions

@Janani_Kannan

2 жыл бұрын

All these ideas are cool!!

I really love that Ben, when he talks to non english people his pronunciation and vocabulary are a lot clearer and in a very respectful way ❤️❤️

Great video as usual I would very like to thank Ebs. Had a party to prepare in 2hrs yesterday. When I was cooking I could hear Benjamins voice in my head "...clear as you go" what really helped to keep myself organized

Melissa is amazing! She is so smart and thoughtful. It's clear that she's made environmental issues a concern in her *second language* (if not her third or fourth) and deserves to be respected as such. She's not just a rice farmer - she is a person who believes in doing the right thing. Love ya, Melissa Spina!

Sadly, Melissa was 100% correct, the po' vally hasn't seen a drop of rain, so not only they don't have water, but the water from the venice lagoon is going upriver and destroying the eastern fields, and the alps are giving less and less water downstream!

@cheesybellend6842

2 жыл бұрын

B b b b but global warming !! 😂😂😂

@Maialeen

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheesybellend6842 Are you ok? That brain working?

@cheesybellend6842

2 жыл бұрын

@@Maialeen hahahahah look at the lefty’s crying , why don’t you go ring your regretta thunderbird up and complain

When Ben said "i want it to smell like the taste of rice" I knew exactly what he was saying! I drink a lot of genmaicha tea and you get that amazing nutty smell that tastes like rice, and now I want the boys to do some tea pairings! Can we make it happen?

@TheNinnyfee

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, even unroasted rice has a distinct smell. Love it!

It is the first time that I hear that someone comes to Italy to learn about rice 😅. Great job

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

Great huh? It's always good to learn something new.

@YetAnotherCookingDemo

2 жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood I completely agree

@THENAMEISQUICKMAN

2 жыл бұрын

I expect any Asians watching the video to get the angriest a person can possibly be when they say they're going to Italy.

"you must have a shocking personality, cause your risotto is incredible” Barry, the deadly joke assassin

One of those challenges where I would pay A LOT to taste both those dishes! Bravo, guys!!!

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😁

These are 2 of the best looking plates of food that have come out of a challenge as long as I can remember. Talk about respecting the ingredient and the region. Love the dishes.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed this episode 😁

@helenswan705

2 жыл бұрын

agreed but no need for frog. 'novelty signalling'

@benjaminpage4911

2 жыл бұрын

I think that if they left then on the bone it would be a bit novelty. But well cooked frogs legs are delicious and added to thar dish was smart. The way Ebbers treated the ingredients is what takes it out of the novelty.

Ben's dish looks so vibrant and inviting, if you order that in a restaurant, you know you'll get your money's worth. While Barry's dessert will immediately intrigues you if someone introduced it as their special seasonal dessert of the day and I would definitely want to give it a try too. Who wouldn't be curious with Rice Ice Cream....

Ben, I love your devotion to your garden allotment! As a fellow gardener who loves using my homegrown produce in my cooking (albeit not as well as you do!) I would love to see a video about your garden, or a challenge where you have to make a meal using only stuff you’ve grown and a few pantry staples!

Jamie: I can't see green Also Jamie: That looks vibrant AF Basically Ben made a dish so bright it reached past Jamie's colour blindness and injected itself directly into his brain 😀

Honestly, win or lose, that was one heck of a compliment from Ben. Going back for extra scoops, is the culinary judge equivalent of a standing ovation.

I would love to see "beat the chef" brought back as a blind taste test!

That was one of Barry's best outside the box dishes.

I fully disagree with the winner. Ben ABSOLUTELY nailed his risotto and did something I would eat boat loads of. But Baz tried to recreate a thing he tried in a restaurant to celebrate the ingredient in a local way AND HE ALSO NAILED IT. So just for the difficulty alone, Baz should've won this and is my personal winner

@helenswan705

2 жыл бұрын

agree. I think the risotto, lovely as it was and I wish I could eat it, was all about the veg.

@crazy_joeee

2 жыл бұрын

Baz making something he's never done should give him an extra point. they said it themselves, risotto has been done so many times already.

Mike -"You're not skipping leg day!" Well-said, Mike. That was lovely.

Ben was very close to making a Vietnamese dish called Bánh ướt with his rice tuille. It’s one of my childhood favorites that my mom made all the time growing up!

I’m loving the fact that Barry and Ben are the best of friends who shared a cottage…visiting Italy to learn about rice.

@Bartimusable

2 жыл бұрын

Always suspected Ben and Barry would go cottaging.

Mystery box challenges are so much fun! Happy to be able to add another to my binge watch list now that I’m self isolating for a few days.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy 😀

@Anna-uh3jq

2 жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood I will (the video that is, the self isolation is more of a necessary evil).

Loved learning about how rice is sown in Italy and how they are trying to tackle new ways to keep up with production and the food looks stunning as always.

I think Barry should have won. Risotto is risotto. It's the first thing anyone thinks of when you say rice and Italy together. Barry's dish was much more creative

I havent tasted it, but for creativity and adding things they learned new. I think Barry won this one !

My vote for winner goes to Barry. The risotto looks amazing, but with the exception of the twille, all of Ben's innovation came from what he added to the rice. No matter how special it was, it was just a vehicle. Barry did a much better job of celebrating the rice, and doing more with it. I mean, I've hqd lots of different rice crackers, but I've never has a rice ice cream.

Love seeing the little stories at the start of the videos

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them :)

as an Italian I am very proud of this video. Both did absolutely amazing. Both dishes look yummy :)

The number of elegant and potentially useful techniques showcased in this episode is impressive, and with such a simple ingredient, it's relatable to just about anyone. Thanks Sorted Team! (also the trip/interview at the beginning was fascinating - more of this content, please!)

Rice shaped rice cake with a nice rice ice cream.. Barry’s one liners never fail🤣

Very appropriate to not only promote Italian rice in the middle of the worst drought, Italy has EVER suffered from, but to also promote a chemical company, that is massively responsible for over fertilization, species decline, mono cultures etc. etc. etc... Proudayou guys!

@helenswan705

2 жыл бұрын

with you on this.

I love these documentary episodes, where you show stuff like "how is this and that made"! Very entertaining and informative as well.

"I myrtle'd everywhere!" "A rice-shaped rice cake with nice rice ice cream"

Ben created one of the best looking dishes I've ever seen, and you just know it tasted incredible

(ben states how Mirto should be served Ice cold) Barry : "INTO THE OVEN IT GOES!!!"

Awesome episode, Barry's dessert looked fantastic!

Ben crushed it! That was great to watch! Feel like he's been on the sidelines for a bit with the badges and all. Good to see him really shine

"You've made it about 1000 times... on dates!" Not exactly a burn, Barry....! Risotto is 100% my favourite meal to eat, will always order it and never get bored.

@Scorpodael

2 жыл бұрын

Well, at the end there's Barry saying "I don't understand why you're single, though. You must have a SHOCKING personality because your risotto is incredible."

@kellylaliberte548

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too...especially mushroom risotto. Unfortunately I don't see it on menus often, but I'd never turn my nose up if someone wanted to cook it for me.

Sitting up till 1 am in Australia just to see your shows! I loved this one. Very creative and that risotto was so darned vibrant. Correct choice for a winner in my opinion.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

That risotto was insane! Thanks for waiting up to watch.

Ebbers makes a risotto with stuff from his allotment. Barry makes something sweet out of a traditionally savory ingredient and overcomplicates it. ...yes, all is right with the world. At least for this 20 minutes.

@0bloodshot0

2 жыл бұрын

feels a bit bad for barry. pretty sure he could have won against another dish with that stuff, but ebbers was just on point with his risotto

@QuiteFranklyFrank

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair to Barry, sweet rice puddings, sweet rice porridge and sweet rice cakes are very traditional in many countries (including my own, def had more sweet rice dishes than savoury growing up as sweet rice porridges and puddings are a huge staple from where I'm from) but maybe sweet rice dishes are more uncommon in the UK?

Well done!!! Both dishes look amazing! I would order both. Baz you have taken your cooking to another level. Your dish is on par with Ben's. I hope both recipes are available soon.

“Ebber’s dish is going to be invisible for you” made me chuckle more than it should. Dad joke energy.

@mindom

2 жыл бұрын

but then he said uts vibrant AF. how does he know?

@Aledharris

2 жыл бұрын

@@mindom I guess despite the fact he can’t tell red and green apart, he can tell their saturation and see how bright and vibrant they look. I dunno how it works though, honestly.

Seeing all the amazing footage from Italy makes me want to (re-)start the campaign for a European version of Gamechangers.

I absolutely loved this video! I love how Barry and Ben compete 🥰

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

You have the winning dish and I will gladly finish Barry's fruity dessert. 😇

Ebbers' presentation skills are so good that I would almost, almost, eat frog.

@christinebenson518

Жыл бұрын

Frog is actually quite delicious. It's a flavor mix of chicken and fish.

Honestly my day gets better every time i see a new video love the work guys!!!!

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

That's so kind, thank you!

In South Louisiana many farmers rotate rice and crawfish in their paddies. It creates an environment that benefits the year round process.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

Crawfish / frog.... same logic! Awesome to hear!

Jamie: Can’t see color green - Seconds later Jamie: THAT (GREEN)LOOKS VIBRANT AF

Honestly, I think Barry was robbed. I would have chosen Ben's dish every time, but Barry nailed the brief better, and did something that was amazing, completely unexpected, and new.

Even if Ben’s dish is better, I feel that Barry’s is the better celebration of rice or at least the most creative. Maybe I’m wrong though, perhaps less is more

I love these types of videos where you explore and showcase a "hands on" part of whatever ingredient (like going to a farm, brewery, etc...,) and then have a battle or just cook with that ingredient. Not only is it interactive with it's education, it's personal, benefits those interested in the field, and adds so much to the video. Awesome stuff, thanks guys!

I love the fact that they still make fun of Ben making a risotto when the brief was to go to Italy to learn about rice.

No way!!!!! I've never seen Mirto, rice cooked in a cake, and the other elements!!!! It TOTALLY should be Baz. You even gave Ben stick for making risotto throughout the whole video as a "go-to" but Baz did something where we all learn about new ingredients (Mirto) and new ways to use a VERY familiar ingredient. Mike said his wife is sick of risotto now. Nope. Wrong decision.

@fionaclaphamhoward5876

2 жыл бұрын

I was pretty impressed with Barry's level of commitment to taking us outside the expected.

Thumbs up for Torta di Riso! It s really decadent but you can find It in small portion in almost every bar and Bakery of North Italy

Both looked amazing. What Barry said about flooding the rice, draining & drying it would make a fun rap.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

It’s time for ‘rap with Barry’ 😂

The rice cake is very interesting and something I will be trying to recreate. Sometimes, I find these contest can't have a winner because both dishes are so unique and celebrate the food item.

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

It's tough to pick a winner for sure... especially when comparing savoury and sweet.

Dammit guys now I am hungry xD The food looks fantastic. Seeing Barry's dish I really want to see how the food team works behind the scenes and how much input the normals give them for these creations

@anniella29

2 жыл бұрын

I watch cooking videos while I eat my meals especially to not feel so jealous of what they are making and tasting 😅

"You've done it about a thousand times on dates." Has Ben had a thousand dates?

@SortedFood

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't know? 👀

@wanderinwolf3804

2 жыл бұрын

@@SortedFood How many of those were the 5 minute speed dates? lol

@angrypotato_fz

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody said these were HIS dates... ;P

Melissa and Michela had so much interesting information to share! I love hearing experts speak on their fields, pun slightly intended haha. Also, I think the real winners here were Mike and Jamie for getting to eat and judge those amazing dishes! Well done, lads! Wonderful episode.

I just love when SORTED uploads. You just know its gonna be great content! Much love from Bosnia

Would love to see an episode where Jamie wears those colourblind glasses you can purchase and looks at different ingredients/dishes through a knew “lens.” Would be interesting to see him describe his experience, maybe it would even change the taste experience in some way.

Rice was the most stand-out of any gelato flavour I tried in Italy when I went 10 years ago, so I think Barry's idea was awesome! And yes, there were little texture bits of rice in it, which is what I thought made it so interesting. ^_^

@fionaclaphamhoward5876

2 жыл бұрын

I would have liked to hear a bit more about the eating experience of Barry's nice rice ice cream

I loved this episode. I had no idea about the rice, especially that some is grown in Italy. I really like learning about where our food comes from, how it is grown, harvested, and eventually gets to our store shelves.....and then getting to see how you both changed it into something spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

This has been one of my favorite beat the chef challenges that you guys have made so far.

What about a video on the more uncommon types of rice. Most know basmati, jasmine, sticky rice etc as the usual grains of rice. That would be interesting

I kind of have the same "ego" as Barry in that I love to duplicate a meal I've had at a restaurant before. I also went to culinary school. I think it takes that special bit of hubris to develop as a chef/cook.

I love this channel! Been watching for 7 years and learn something every. single. week. Ben, risotto is delicious. Keep cooking it. Keep it up lads!

These might be my 2 favorite dishes you guys have EVER made. They look AMAZING and are extremely inspiring

Ben’s dish was so pretty I wanted to dive right into it.

Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating

First time in forever that I would looove to try both dishes 🤩 Great format of video too, love to see real farms and hear about the process!

I think I'd want to try Barry's more. It's a way of cooking rice I'd not even considered before, while I've had risotto plenty of times.

would love to see them cook on the spot and without the help of a food team

@timothymaguire4248

2 жыл бұрын

Check out their pass it on series for this

@NerdyMusicChef

2 жыл бұрын

The recent grocery shop challenge is then coming without the food team. But, I agree that I wish they would do it more. Though, it’s still impressive how far they’ve come in being able to execute recipes vs the earlier battle videos.

Schilling for BASF. Never thought I'd see the day. Good luck with that.

@helenswan705

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but, no but. Their history does not bear close scrutiny. Depending on your politics of course.

Such a great video! The documentary bit, the risotto redemption, Barry’s fantastic creative mind (and amazing hair), the comedy and the sincere fun chemistry between the lads. Just a stellar video, honestly

Great video. Would've loved a bit more history on rice though. Where was it first cultivated and how it was spread throughout the world, and how the farming of it in Italy began. Food history is quite interesting given that most of the food that are staples around the world now, were in a lot of cases not native.

@NiokaGordon19

2 жыл бұрын

True but yk Google 😂 x

Recently discovered this channel - I've bing watched >100 episodes. Your new mellow and serious approach to trying new foods, education, skills, building, responsible sourcing, supporting local is way better than the manic and crazy shows from years ago. You're all doing such a great job - keep it up.

I appreciate that we got the close-up of Melissa's hands while she was speaking so any Italian Sorted fans can understand what she was saying.

Two GORGEOUS plates! The "sexies" really are!

Love to see frog getting a spotlight more. Massively underrated meat. First time I had it was in Laos direct from the fire. great taste.

I think Barry should take the win for the creativity and multiple uses of the rice... I thought it showed a real celebration and respect of the ingredient

Rice pudding is my favorite. I make it at least twice a month. I'm definitely going to try Barry's recipe.

As someone who've helped from planting to harvesting to grinding the rice when I was younger, this reminds me of those memories. Growing rice in the more traditional way is labor intensive. Planters will have to be bent almost all day. We, kids, give them refreshments (local alcoholic drink made from coconut nectar). Pre-planting, us kids will help pick the snails. We sometimes gather a large sack-full. Near harvest time, we'd go with our grandparents and guard the rice during night time. It's very dark, no electricity where our rice paddy was. At harvest time, we'd wear long sleeves and long pants to prevent protect us from the itchy dust ripe rice has. This is another labor intensive part where the grown ups would smash the rice plant on a grill like contraption so the grains separate from the stalk. After that, the grains are spread over a concrete space (usually side of the road), and raked every now and then so they dry evenly. Only then the rice gets to a modern mill where they are separated from the husk. There's a portion of the husk that isn't hard that is actually use to feed pigs. I was given a sack of rice once when I helped. Was so proud of the work I did. To me the winner would be Barry cause his dish reminds me of how we use rice in a lot of desserts.

@helenswan705

2 жыл бұрын

Great story/info thanks.

I think in "Beat the Chef" the taste test should be as a Blind taste test, with Jamie and Mike not knowing who cooked what, i think they favor against Barry

I feel like Barry should have won due to the fact that his dish brought rice to a new place for them and did it well, whereas Ebbers' dish was a seasonal rissotto with frog and a rice cracker. Don't get me wrong Ebbers did make it well, but the fact remains he literally played it safe and didn't really take a risk.

@havtor007

2 жыл бұрын

Well this is berry playing it safe it is not the first time he makes this on this channel.

Super fascinating, the whole thing. Seeing the process of rice growing in Italy and the challenges the growers face. Then the rice dishes. Wow.

It's so good to see that your team can get out of the studio and go on location.

It would be interesting to do a colour blind dish battle and see which one Jamie can see the best