"I DONT CARE HOW MUCH THIS IS. ITS NOT PRETENTIOUS. ITS THE BEST THING IVE EVER HAD!" Is a whole mood 🤣🤣

@davidh3023

26 күн бұрын

Came here for this. Make the shirt boys!

@thomasandrewclifford

26 күн бұрын

Me the first time I experienced Tom Kha Gai soup.

@Crocogator

26 күн бұрын

the JUICES

@popcorn245

26 күн бұрын

Lol this comment ☝️

@TheDiplomancer

26 күн бұрын

It's such a mood about perfectly ripe, sweet melons

Watching Ben go absolutely nuts over the melon put such a huge smile on my face.

@timhonigs6859

26 күн бұрын

I'd love to see them make a cocktail from all that excess juice in the bowl. Use it all baby!

@MrPC1121

26 күн бұрын

It was like watching a kid open Christmas gifts

@christophersmith108

26 күн бұрын

@@timhonigs6859 Sweet melon juice with a funky Roquefort liqueur? A cocktail to close out a pretentious liquid lunch perhaps?

@ForsakenPhoenix485

26 күн бұрын

And of course it kind of looks like a devil fruit

@CyKsFuze

26 күн бұрын

​@@timhonigs6859 I think the best use would be a dessert Instead of diluting with other flavors in a cocktail, you pronounce the flavor with sugar (probably don't even need sugar, just cook it down to a syrup or close to) and something as simple as angelfood cake / white cake sounds phenomenal.

I love it when Ebbers eyes light up over food you can see the little boy in him come alive all over his face

@SortedFood

26 күн бұрын

Phrasing, BOOM! Sorry, but yes... You're so right!

@CompaSystem

26 күн бұрын

What do you mean by that, ma'am????

@leannewright9686

26 күн бұрын

@@CompaSystem whatever you want it to mean sir/maam

@archiecrowder1432

26 күн бұрын

Im crying

@mariaah3073

26 күн бұрын

@@SortedFood someone's been watching a lot of Archer

The guys' expression when they tasted the Japanese Melon says all you need to know about how amazing it was.

@chandrawong449

26 күн бұрын

Something can be amazing AND pretentious, though. The marketing is extremely pretentious as most food is produced in a similar manner (as Ben noted). If you has a $40 tomato with that marketing and reaction, it would still be pretentious. The melon may be exquisite - that doesn't justify a price FORTY times higher than any other melon. Maybe 10 times, but not forty. The price and the marketing are pretentious.

@ori-yorudan

26 күн бұрын

@@chandrawong449 The price also includes shipping a melon in a box from the other side of the world. I also disagree that the marketing is pretentious, if that marketing was pretentious then literally every product you see in a grocery store with a label is pretentious. They all have stories, they all hype themselves up, that's just what marketing is.

@youtubeSuckssNow

26 күн бұрын

​@@ori-yorudanin a timely manner

@c.deo.s.5088

26 күн бұрын

I think the boys also failed to mention the culture behind fruits line this in Japan. Fruits grown inland are generally more expensive for starters. Secondly, they're often given as gifts, not typically bought for oneself unless to be shared during a special occasion, especially tropical fruits like melons, peaches, strawberries. That doesn't make it pretentious in Japan, but importing it to the the West purely because you want to try it, might make the person buying it seem pretentious here IMO.

@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters

26 күн бұрын

@@chandrawong449 I kind of disagree, this is more a product with a long history of prestige. I mean, it used to be grown only for royalty, i.e. it's the best the land can produce plus decades of refinement. The marketing isn't trying to create a story, the product's history speaks for itself. Imagine if Britain's royal distillery made an alcohol that was only served during the monarch's birthday banquet. If that becomes available to the public, it's going to be expensive, too.

God seeing them geek out over that melon made me so happy, I love how much these boys love food

Seeing Ebbers giddily eating a $65 melon was not on my bingo card, but what a joy to watch! We don’t see a giddy Ebbers every day. What a lineup of items. So interesting, weird and, dare I say it, phabulous!

@elvisg7

26 күн бұрын

It's not a $65 melon, it's a $83 melon.

@LordDragox412

25 күн бұрын

@@elvisg7 Now that they've eaten it it's a $0 melon.

@vycki1403

25 күн бұрын

@@elvisg7$113 crying in Canadian!! 😢😂

@Julie701000

25 күн бұрын

@@vycki1403 And $125 Australian Dollars!

@dashkataey1740

24 күн бұрын

Kinda makes me wish that it was James who got to taste it. Wonder what his reaction would have been.

Ben saying "PASS A SPOOON!" with every ounce of enthusiasm in his soul was my absolute favourite part!

I have _NEVER_ seen Ben get as surprised with a new favorite food as he has with that melon!😂 Every single pour of the melon tap got him more and more happy! And to be honest, I would be too! I LOVE melons, and the juicier & sweeter the better. That looks absolutely divine! The Japanese really know how to make such exquisite fruit!

13:41 "well Mike. You're my Queen" Quote of the day by ebbers. Fastest way to his hearth is by melon! 🍈🍈🍈🍈

@kitnoki2

26 күн бұрын

I think it’s tied with “I love juicy melons”

@Lilian040210

26 күн бұрын

I'm sad they cut out the spoon feeding part 🤣

@jonirnmomba4130

26 күн бұрын

I’m not sure about his hearth but his heart was happy for sure

@Rayathrak

25 күн бұрын

Followed swiftly by "_goodness_" after Mike tasted it 😂

The baguette one would make the perfect "Toast"! 🥖🥂

@empowers1895

26 күн бұрын

A little pat of butter on the rim of the glass😂

@kitterz8529

26 күн бұрын

Haha! 😂

@Old_Gil_Gunderson

26 күн бұрын

BOOOOO 😅

@spencerwallace4805

26 күн бұрын

oddly enough that's why it's called "toast". Romans would put toasted bread in their wines to reduce acidity

@Getpojke

26 күн бұрын

@@spencerwallace4805 That's why I went there. 😁

On the melon. It isn't pretentious, it is what pretentious things aspire to. If pretentious is new money, the melon is old money. Understated elegance, that packs luxury into every bite.

One of the things about Japan is that they really value gifting, especially fruit, and Japan loves its melons. Apparently the reason why Japan values food gifts over most other kinds of gifts is because they have such limited space. People can't necessarily store most material gifts, but food is only temporary. So they make sure such gifts are very high quality, including the fruit they grow.

@BSWVI

26 күн бұрын

That's a terrific explanation of the fruit gift culture! And makes sense... Fur all of us to do!

@carpediem5232

26 күн бұрын

I wonder if a lot of these explanations like "space saving" are post hoc rationalisations and added stories to explain the gifting of fruit. You can see a similar tradition of gifting fruit in other Asian countries like South Korea, China, Vietnam and they pretty much always are seen as symbols of wealth and health. Fruit is also a common offering in temples and shrines across Eastern and South-eastern Asia. It would make sense that this kind of offering fruit would "spill over" into interpersonal relations. Fruit is also something you can enjoy like a wine, which many people in European countries would recognise as a gift. These seem to me the more fundamental reasons, with stories about space saving being added later as a story that fits with a certain view/ perception of Japanese culture, rather than actually being the origin.

@Silentgrace11

26 күн бұрын

Most definitely. You’re kind of expected to give gifts to friends, coworkers, family, etc any time you go on holiday, have a special event or occasion, things of that sort. It’s a way to bring a taste of your adventures back to your friends without making them feel obligated to keep items they don’t have space for, and typically without breaking the bank (obviously something like that melon would be more like a wedding present or something. Often times you can get large packs of small individually packaged treats or snacks for omiyage for a reasonable price, especially in tourist destinations

@erzsebetkovacs2527

26 күн бұрын

@@carpediem5232 In the history of another food culture, that is, the food culture of medieval European societies, fresh fruit was seen as something that only the upper crust gets to have. It's not difficult to see why, considering how perishable fresh fruit is and how much effort has to go into taking care of the tree so that it could produce truly sweet fruit.

@soasertsus

26 күн бұрын

Fruit is also very expensive in Japan because it takes a lot of space to grow, especially for things like melons. So if you're buying one it's probably for a special event anyway instead of just to eat so you may as well go all out on quality. That being said I think most cultures where gifts are big, food gifts are usually popular. Reason being that it would be an enormous pain in the ass to constantly receive a bunch of random trinkets you don't need. Food can always be used and it's universal and consumable.

That melon reaction was WILD Ive never wanted to try something more in my life

@shevahauser1780

26 күн бұрын

me too !

@Idiomatick

26 күн бұрын

I've watched this for a few years and this is the biggest reaction they've ever had to a food.

@rflevie

26 күн бұрын

I wanted to try that melon and found it at a Japanese market near my house. Saw rhe price tag and walked away. It was $150 shipped from Japan!

@Idiomatick

26 күн бұрын

@@rflevie They have a range. Like $20~2000 the super expensive ones are normally given to foreign dignitaries and that sort of thing.

@user-sd9sn7wf3o

14 күн бұрын

Japanese fruits are premium and for rich people who don't mind the price

If you have a bottle that's entire existence is meant to be sipped once go "Oh yeah! I get it!" And then put it down and never touch it again. Pretentious.

@DangerSquiggles

26 күн бұрын

I think it's meant to stimulte your creativity. I imagine it si very difficult to pair the cheesy liquer with anything in a cocktail and such a limitation often leads to very interesting results.

@Sylvestror

26 күн бұрын

​@@DangerSquigglesI immediately think of a bloody mary variation, a cocktail thats already savory

@esmeecampbell7396

26 күн бұрын

​@@DangerSquigglesstimulating my bowels. 😂 Load of bullshit

@cassieoz1702

26 күн бұрын

Jon Bon Jovi is into relief efforts for homeless and disadvantaged too.

@DangerSquiggles

26 күн бұрын

@@Sylvestror I don't even think you need a savory cocktail, but something to mellow the strong sort of bitter, germented aftertaste. Cranberry juice maybe?

I won't blame you for thinking the salt featured is pretentious, somebody somewhere is gonna totally use it as pretentious. But Ben and Barry is right that it's essentially just keeping a tradition alive. It's worth noting that the people, the handful of them, who make these salt blocks aren't making bank. They received offers to commercialize the product and refused. But good news, it's actually not illegal now, as of a month ago. Law has passed lifting the "iodization requirements" for local salt producers, and they're gonna receive more support from the government. So expect more of these artisanal salts to come out of the Philippines in the coming years!

@karu6111

26 күн бұрын

"National Iodization Program. - ...iodization of artisanal and non-food grade salt and salt intended for export is hereby rendered optional in the country," the law reads.

@menap1337

26 күн бұрын

The thing that made it pretentious was that “foodies and anthropologists/museums” would buy this. And that it really didn’t add anything different to the rice. Really it is preservation of tradition that had to survive in a way that comes off as pretentious. Really glad that it can be brought locally now.

@MikeOngMiinKhai

24 күн бұрын

It is pretentious AF. The salt is artificially made, not natural. How can you call this a culture? Is the culture artificial? It’s not even adding any flavour profile to any food.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

7 күн бұрын

​@@MikeOngMiinKhai what are you talking about? They get seawater and boil it to get the salt. How do you think salt works? How do you think it should be to be natural? How ignorant.

@itsgonnabeanaurfromme

7 күн бұрын

@@karu6111 Himalayan salt is FAR more pretentious than this. The farmers and producers don't make any claims. Whereas Himalayan salt sellers claim it's healthier and even sell lamps of it

To me, "pretentious" means that a product is pretending to be something it isn't (i.e. overpriced garbage with glitter on it). Some of the recent items are a splurge, maybe luxurious, "not everyday use", but not necessarily pretentious. Good to see them showcased!

@adde9506

25 күн бұрын

It's usually the copy that gives it away; they're trying to convince you and you'll need the copy to try to justify it to anyone who finds out how much you paid. The melon's not, the salt's not, the liquor isn't (it's actually pretty average priced, though totally a gimmick) but Sorted really doesn't have a grasp on what Pretentious is.

@neutraltral8757

23 күн бұрын

The most pretentious thing in this video was Ben @21:35 calling SortedFood a living museum while looking directly at the camera and referencing the hundreds of thousands of viewers/followers. 😅

@christianseibold3369

12 күн бұрын

@@adde9506 While I generally agree, I also think cheap items can also be pretentious. Pretentiousness is more about the *inflated self-importance* of a company and its products. The liquor is a gimmick, even if it doesn't cost that much, and I would still classify it as pretentious because the company sees it as something more than what it is. Apple as a company is pretentious, because it has an inflated self-importance. Pretentiousness is just thinking that you are more important, noteworthy, or groundbreaking than you really are. "Artisanal salt" imo verges on the pretentious, because it sees itself as more important or sophisticated than the easier methods of salt production that produce the exact same or near same results. A lot of "organic" foods do this type of marketing too, which is why a lot of organic foods are pretentious. What's pretentious about the salt in the video is the idea that this method should be saved from extinction, as if it was some extremely important thing that needed preserving by continuing the tradition. *That* is pretentious when it doesn't actually produce better or unique salt. The melon isn't pretentious, because it's a unique species of melon with a unique taste, and it's not being marketed as something it is not or something more important than it really is. If the melon was grown with some weird method that didn't actually change the results but made the product look more "sophisticated", *then* it would become pretentious, lol.

I’m sorry but pasta sauce made by Bon Jovi is the most New Jersey thing I’ve heard in my life. Im losing it

@Piggelgesicht

26 күн бұрын

My old 80s heart is almost exploding ❤

@asmith8692

26 күн бұрын

Wish it was in my grocery store.

@Missyshenanigan88

26 күн бұрын

I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT!!!!!😂😂😂

@dinespetersen8711

25 күн бұрын

carefull with that jar, it may be slippery when wet

Ebbers seemed to demolish his melon, seeing him scrape until it was hollow - amazing! He absolutely loved it!

@telebubba5527

26 күн бұрын

For that price I would do that too. And then there's all that melon water to finish off.

@AntonLFG

26 күн бұрын

30 pounds a melon LOL

@marko9463

26 күн бұрын

@@AntonLFG Ive tried it genuinely the best fruit ive ever had, like insanely good hes not overreacting. Its one of those things where u feel like u could eat forever

@Lilian040210

26 күн бұрын

​@@AntonLFG *60. I wonder how much it is in Japan without the shipping and first worlder tax

You guys definitely need to dig into the world of Japanese fruit gifts. Just like the melon, you can get almost any fruit at an absolute premium quality, but it's super interesting to talk about. It might even be worth its own video

I think if it's really high-end but not quite pretentious, I'd call it a luxurious item. Ben being genuinely happy with a product is such a delight to see. His enthusiasm is so infectious!

@Kej1m

26 күн бұрын

Agree! To me, "pretentious" means that it's pretending to be something it isn't (i.e. overpriced garbage with glitter on it). Some of the recent items are a splurge, maybe luxurious, "not everyday use", but not necessarily pretentious.

@KyteM

26 күн бұрын

Yeah to me "pretentious" is short for "pretends to be luxurious".

@lynnsibley1172

26 күн бұрын

Yes, or even pretentious being "extra expensive and fancy without improving the quality". Adding gold leaf just to make it shiny and expensive, or doing fancy branding and packaging on something to up the price.

The fact that Baz and Ebbers absolutely smashed down that melon in just a couple of minutes, just goes to show how good it must be, pretentious or not.

I actually screamed when I saw the asin tibuok! Proud Filipino here :') in regards to the iodized salt law, recently back in March, the President had signed a law about salt development, including that not all of the salt being produced in the country will be iodized, it will be optional depending on the brand i think.

@yukihoshigaki

26 күн бұрын

Me too!!! So excited to see it in the thumbnail 😍

@randomtology

26 күн бұрын

Man I'm glad to hear that. Hearing that such a unique cultural item couldn't be enjoyed by the people of the culture who made it just felt really wrong to me.

@andrew3139

26 күн бұрын

Excellent. Let the people make their own choices.

@OrWhatWeHave

25 күн бұрын

​@@andrew3139 choices are good, yes, but it's still a huge benefit for public health to make it an opt-out choice rather than an opt-in one (i.e. have most salt be iodised but someone with a specific interest in non-iodised salt can find it if they really want to)

Seeing Ebbers get excited about a japanese melon made my week! Fruit in japan is very expensive so i’m glad the boys got to try some! (muskat grapes are amazing when they’re in season!)

@ConstantChaos1

26 күн бұрын

Tbh I expected it to be way more

@Lilian040210

26 күн бұрын

How much does it cost in Japan?

@ShakeSujiko

26 күн бұрын

​@@Lilian040210 in Japan, the price of those melons range from $25-200 per fruit depending on the size, shape, and how pretty the netting looks etc

@meulin_on_paws

25 күн бұрын

@@Lilian040210 my apologies i’m just now seeing this. While i was away in japan, i did look at fruit prices while i was there because i was extremely curious. For this melon, it’s about 150$ which is 23557¥. It’s a very pricy melon!

@nikdade

25 күн бұрын

They're 5000 to 12000 yen depending on size £25-£60). Not sure the exact size of the one they're eating, but my guess is it's a medium around 7000 yen (£35). Shipping from Japan is generally cheap, but as it's fresh fruit it would've had to have been quick and had a certain level of refrigeration so would've added to the coat quite a lot. (I know because I live in Japan).

One of my favorite Sorted episodes was many years ago, when Ben could only communicate in French to make a tartouflette. It was wonderful, and I wish the Sorted boys would attempt French more often. P.S. One of my favorite bits of that video was, when Ben tried to say that he is not hungry, and he instead that he hasnt any women. Which turned out to be correct.

@shevahauser1780

26 күн бұрын

😂😂

@erzsebetkovacs2527

26 күн бұрын

faim vs. femme :D

@toni_go96

25 күн бұрын

I remember at some point he realised he'd made an error and just went "C'est la vie" and the French person went what... no that's not good...

Ebbers seemed to demolish his melon, seeing him scrape until it was hollow - amazing!😂 He absolutely loved it!

the melon and the salt were both A+ choices, what a good episode !!

@SortedFood

26 күн бұрын

We definitely enjoyed this one!!

@greasybearhugger

26 күн бұрын

My mom salts her cantaloupe…. I wonder how the salt would interact with that juice miracle melon?

„What is the flavour of bread?” - Barry, Sorted sOuS-cHeF 😂❤

@WesDuplantier203

26 күн бұрын

He got his comeuppance with the blue cheese wine

Worth noting that a lot of fruits in Japan are treated differently. They're not an item you buy as part of your regular shop, they are gifts that you give to people as a treat, and as a result, they end up being extortionately priced. I've seen people eat cherries which are north of a pound each. That being said, they are often excellent as well.

Answering the question at 15:49 When the molecules of any substance are packed into a solid, it's the same amount of matter put into a firm lattice in a smaller space. Breaking that lattice so that the molecules are able to move about (the juice is just liquid melon flesh) means it's less densely packed. With Density being equal to mass/volume, when you have a lower density and the mass is the same, the volume has to go up.

@marinaa9557

26 күн бұрын

I hope Ben sees this.

The look on Ebbers face with that melon was priceless. I'd buy one just to see him eat it. In a totally non-creepy way. Excellent lineup!

Ben must save the seeds from the melon and grow some of his own to see if they taste the same and if it can be done. Also fry some of the salt on the melon, heaven.

@justjane2070

26 күн бұрын

If there is a patent on the melon he would be sued 😂

@Karoline_g

26 күн бұрын

yes!!!

@robwest6231

26 күн бұрын

@@justjane2070 only if he sold them, it does not apply to personal use.

@toomanyopinions8353

26 күн бұрын

I mean he can, but I think they ate them and even so, England does not get that kind of sun.

@robwest6231

26 күн бұрын

@@toomanyopinions8353 ahhh

Every time Ebbers pours out more juice from His melon half all i can think of is "Water from the Nile" 😂😂😂

I love how Ebbers keeps emptying the melon like hes doing that magic tricl with the refilling teacan. It truly is a testament to the absolute juiciness of that melon.

The salt was fascinating! If my brother was still living, I would have gotten one for him. He was studying to be an archeologist when he died.

The Roquefort cheese one could be good in a Gibson; a martini that has pickled onions instead of olives. A cheese & pickle martini. 🍸

Omg I LIT UP when my bf put on this video and it ended with Asin Tibuok!! Thank you, SortedFood, for showcasing it!!! As a matter of fact, my mom just came back last week from her hometown of Bohol, and she was able to buy some for us! We haven't tried it yet, but my bf wanted it because he is a foodie and a lover of cultural traditions. Fun fact! If you're local, the *asin tibuOK* costs about ~$30 USD. We're surmising the cost gets inflated for export taxes and such. Tbh, that's decently expensive for locals, but an amazing opportunity for us!

I think Barry nailed that taste note. Whiskey can give you those wheat/rye flavors so having a whiskey edge doesn't sound surprising to me.

Baz's face at the sticky mess comment pouring the melon juice from high up, pure bliss. It said totally worth it. 😂

I dearly hope that they kept those melon seeds and let Ebbers try to regrow them in his allotment! They would not be the same at all but they would probably be some amazing melons! Is there any chance for a full episode on Japanese fruit?

A 2v2v2 battle. Ben, James, and Kush pick a normal and do a team battle free for all

Jin bon Jovi also has a community charity restaurant that paying customers can leave donation for those who can't pay

Ben scraping every single bit he could out of that melon is a relatable mood.

That melon is one of the greatest reactions to anything I have ever seen on this channel. Now I want one.

“He is correct, annoyingly.”, he said, without a hint of sarcasm.

"What nationality is Jon Bon Jovi?" He's from New Jersey, so he's a very specific kind of Italian.

@YaaLFH

25 күн бұрын

Not Italian.

@Serenity_Dee

25 күн бұрын

@@YaaLFH congrats on completely missing the joke

@YaaLFH

25 күн бұрын

@@Serenity_Dee Congrats on completely missing the point.

@Serenity_Dee

25 күн бұрын

@@YaaLFH You must be fun at parties. If you don't understand the joke, which is aimed at people who, like me, grew up in the greater New York City area and understand the local culture and how deeply intertwined it is with the history of the Italian diaspora, then you can just move on instead of going "well, actually" at me because you've got a stick up your ass.

Ebber constantly alternating between taking a spoon and pouring out some juice just makes my day and I don't know why

I was genuinely surprised by the price of the tomato sauce, I expected it to be far more expensive. Jon Bon Jovi is a great guy for doing this.

@davehedgehogUK

26 күн бұрын

Is pasta sauce expensive nowadays? £4.50 seems extortionate to me for what is just passata with a few herbs and spices. I think the last time I bought a jar it was about £1.50. I make my own, likely costs about 50p a litre, if that. How much are the Grossman and Paul Newman ones for comparison? I have no idea.

@BotloB

26 күн бұрын

@@davehedgehogUK it is definitely on the pricier end, but given the marketing value of the name and the story behind the product, the decent design and quality, it could be way more expensive in its own category.

@lizcademy4809

26 күн бұрын

I was thinking "super pretentious, if not for the name you wouldn't bother." Then they mentioned the price (high but reasonable) and my mind jumped to the Newman's Own brand, which fills an amazing amount of American grocery shelf space, and is not at all pretentious. If Paul Newman could do it, why not Jon Bon Jovi?

@harvestmoon_autumnsky

26 күн бұрын

Mario Batali's pasta sauce is around 10 dollars here in my grocery store, CA.

@MissRora

25 күн бұрын

​@@lizcademy4809 It's a complicated topic. I had no idea Newman's Own was associated with a celebrity until reading your comment. Meanwhile, the Bon Jovi pasta sauce, Francis Ford Coppola's wine and Prime energy drinks all feel more like a calculated strategy for an already rich person to diversify their income than anything else to me; probably because I knew those guys from their entertainment careers first. On the other hand, Rachel Ray cookware and Lisa Eldridge makeup are consistent with what they're known for, so it feels less disjointed than "food made by a musician/filmmaker/KZreadr".

Lifelong Bon Jovi fan here, now off on a deep dive to find Bongiovi tomato sauce 😂

Most people are talking about the melon, but I was honestly fascinated by the salt. Only 100 units, sold for under $100 each is, to my admittedly privileged sensibilities, incredible. It really speaks to the dedication of the people making it, and I'm glad that it got a spotlight.

@ZephyCluster

20 күн бұрын

You'll probably love the video made by FEATR about how it's made.

I think this is one of the coolest sets of PPI's (potentially pretentious ingredients) yet!

i feel like the baguette one is definitely pretentious because in terms of process it's not *that* different from kvass. it's essentially just distilled kvass made with French bread instead of Slavic brown bread, so it has a "because France" upcharge.

@Valsorayu

26 күн бұрын

The price of Kvass in australia (yellow barrel, the good stuff) is rather pricey. Might be a "non-mainland" upcharge if anything.

I sure hope they bought more than one of those melons. I'd be devastated if I was part of the crew and did not get to try it after seeing Ben and Baz lose their minds over how good it is!

As someone who grew up in Vermont there are some ridiculous Vermont maple syrups that I think you would enjoy. Also maybe a winter street food episode, I'd love to see the boys be baffled by maple syrup on snow garnished with a cheap quality sour pickle spear (it specifically has to be the cheapest pickle you can find).

For a challenge on the washed-up live. Maybe do one where you can only use kids' sand pails and shovels for mixing and stirring

This ripe melon moment will be with us forever. I love how Ben loves food, from simple but great product to a complex and cheffy plate. And I agree: ripe fruit in season is the best thing to eat. ❤

Every time I think you’ve seen it all, you manage to find something new and amazing. I’m glad to be along for the ride!

I think the melon is one of those things you only buy for a special occasion. Like a premium turkey you might get for Thanksgiving or Christmas, versus the turkey cold cuts you might get at a deli for making sandwiches.

@KhronicD

26 күн бұрын

They're part of Japans very lucrative gift market. As another commenter already said, they have a massive culture of giving gifts on some holidays, special occasions like moving house, or when you go on a trip. Food is one of the easiest gifts to get for someone, since you know they're gonna eat it. Korea also has a pretty massive luxury fruit market as well, for many of the same reasons.

Jon Bon Jovi is known for food though, he’s had an amazing community restaurant through his foundation for years.

@DeathMetalDerf

26 күн бұрын

I still can't stand him

@richmondvand147

26 күн бұрын

had no idea, probably in Jersey right? Er New Jersey lol

@nikwalters1029

26 күн бұрын

That's a "kinda" situation, as the restaurant was really widely known because he does a pay what you can through the foundation. It's more the generosity then the food he's known for but I mean... arguably isn't that better?

@Piggelgesicht

26 күн бұрын

​@@DeathMetalDerfthat's ok, I love him so much, I'll make up for it :)

Baguette liquor? I like bread as much as the next man, but i dont want to drink it! 😂

@SortedFood

26 күн бұрын

I can think of lots of other ways to drink pure carbs 😂

@artemiswallace8716

26 күн бұрын

i mean beer is near enough liquid bread

@TorIverWilhelmsen

26 күн бұрын

(Laughs in Kvas)

@harvestmoon_autumnsky

26 күн бұрын

All I could think was...isn't that...just...beer?

Pass it on idea: seashore. Ingredients has to be found on a seashore anywhere in the world. So fruit that grows on trees by the shore, seaweed just belov the water, small fish or mussels that are just by the waters edge or something like that.

@cjustcathy

23 күн бұрын

I thought fish, seafood and foraged by the seashore would be good. Maybe with the addition of traditional seafaring pantry goods.

Ebbers casually eating $30 worth of melon while Mike talks about how it was grown 🤣

Legend says that Ben is still draining the Shizuoka Crown Melon

You have not lost touch, I watch you guys specifically to be nostalgic to my high school days and you’re all the same old friends to me

Hey guys, I can't seem to see the ideas forum in the description have I missed it?

That Bongiovi sauce has major Newman's Own energy

Totally #TeamMelon!!! Every time Ebbers drained his portion, I thought what a fab cocktail or granita ingredient.

Out of all the food in all of the pretentious episodes, this is the first time I've EVER wanted to eat something so badly! That melon seems to taste like a dream. 🍈 ♥

I loved how every time it cut back to Ben with the melon he was pouring out juice.

15:20 Barry just couldnt resist huh guys? Sticky mess😂😂😂😂😂

Well done! The effort and passion are evident.

I am so happy you guys have showcased Asin Tibuok. Only a few remaining families make this. And it is very arduous and laborious to make. It does have a smokey fruity taste (i have one and use for special occasions). The families really dont make a lot. Its the third party sellers that up the price of it to 100$. Regardless, it is slowly getting more and more recognized. So cheers fella for showing off this very rare salt.

Ben pouring the juice out of the melon after every bite, made me laugh.

You guys should do some Pretentious American ingredients. There are a lot of wacky foods, drinks, and recipes, I’m sure you’ll find something that will blow your mind.

I’m so happy that Jon Bon Jovi has a tomato sauce in a jar and it’s actually good? We love it!

@TorIverWilhelmsen

26 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's kind of Paul Newman's sauces, except that was an entire business of "Newman's Own" - I seem to remember they, too, were reasonably priced and a portion of the price went to charity.

@PokhrajRoy.

26 күн бұрын

@@TorIverWilhelmsen Oh I didn’t know about that.

Once again, Ben proves to me that he is the kind of person I would want to count as a close friend because I love how much of a food nerd he is and it catches me every time. Seeing him eating THE best melon of his life and how much he loves it is a testament to that. Team Ebbers, even though there is no competition here and the rest of the team is absolutely brilliant as well =)

1. Suggestion for Live weekend, there used to be a show on Food Network hosted by Alton Brown called Cutthroat Kitchen and he had some ludicrous challenges, and used an Auction system but the penalities might work nicely for you. 2. If i knew the melon was so expensive, i would have eaten it slower, but the amount of joy it brought everyone was worth it. 3. An interesting challenge for Kush and Ben would be to use all the ingredients in a mystery box type scenario and try and make two dishes from it 4. Thank you for building the Sorted Museum, it's one of my favorite places to visit

Those types of melons are sold here in HK at a SERIOUS premium. They're ornately packed. You don't buy one for personal consumption, it's given as a gift.

Eventually, Mike will learn the difference between french, spanish and german. Today just isn't that day, apparently.

@diggity1039

26 күн бұрын

It will happen after he figures out English.

I love the awareness of whats out there. Often i could see some of the items being a gift for a special someone.

The best watermelons I've ever had (sweet baby watermelons) were grown by some friends of mine in their backyard; the backyard was flooded for 2-3 weeks that year. The melon crop tripled and was utterly delicious

The way Barry drunk the melon juice would be the same way I'd do it. How about you get some more Japanese fruit? Heard the starberries are to die for. Also a suggestion for the crazy weekend: create a portable garden. Is that possible or will that be a disaster? Watch to find out!!!

Can’t see a link for survey. But! With this theme… fish roulette! Contestants must descale and fillet a randomly selected whole fish then create a dish with it and a small pantry of “dessert island ingredients” and no pantry staples.

Barry’s reaction to licking the salt was priceless 😂 like peak Barry mumbles

I am glad that the sorted team verified the quality of the Shizuoka melon. You can hear on the news about how expensive some Japanese fruit is. I have since learned how the fruit is grown, and it is beyond what we in the West understand farming to be. Whereas we tend to fields, orchards and vineyards, these growers tend to each individual fruit by hand: controlling the position, sunlight, and temperature even to point of pruning the leaves above each fruit to provide more sunlight, and reflecting sunlight from the bottom to achieve uniform ripeness and color. These are meant to be gifts in a nation with a long history of gift giving. I believe it makes the statement of giving a gift of simple fruit that doesn't scream pretentious while showing how much you feel about the recipient by giving something of exceptional quality and perfection.

The prince of pretentious is on the table?! This is gonna be a great one!

@GIBBO4182

26 күн бұрын

You mean Prince?

7:30 The ultimate closing challenge, possibly as a Pass It On, should be Foraged Ingredient Challenge, where EVERYTHING used is gathered locally in the time between challenges before that, salt and water included. Best bring (or build) a still for water and salt. For an extra challenging experience, everything must be foraged personally. If Jamie catches a fish, Jamie must be the one to add it to the dish. Up for the challenge? (I couldn't find the survey link, so I hope putting my suggestion here counts.)

@AlexinWales

26 күн бұрын

Foraging for commercial gain is strictly illegal in the UK unless you have the landowners permission.

@Jacen32272

26 күн бұрын

@@AlexinWales Is it illegal if you eat what you forage instead of selling it?

@AlexinWales

26 күн бұрын

@@Jacen32272 No, it is pefectly legal to forage for wild foods for your own use within the UK. As Sorted are making videos for financial gain this would be commercial use so the only way they could do it would be if they obtained the landowners permission first. The idea behind the law is to prevent overharvesting which could lead to extiction of species. For example if people went out on a daily basis harvesting every single mushroom they could find to sell them to a restaurant then there would be no mushrooms left in that area to spread spores and regrow more.

@Jacen32272

26 күн бұрын

@@AlexinWales Well, if all they need is permission, they have over a month to get it.

Can we all just appreciate Barry getting others to try that melon. I know what those melons taste like, it's the most intensely melon-y melon you've ever tasted, that was very generous of him. Unlike Mr Ebbrell lmao. I just had to laugh at him scraping his half of the melon clean with this wide eyed look of delight on his face, what an absolute cartoon reaction!

Do something with MREs for the Live

Count on the French to make Kvass out of baguettes and call it an original idea.

@danvernier198

26 күн бұрын

Well Kvass is a rip off of Svagdricka to begin with, but this is completely different since it's a highly alcoholic liqueur and Kvass has a very low percentage.

@ManiManiPlays

26 күн бұрын

@@danvernier198 Point being making alcohol out of bread is hardly a novel concept.

@danvernier198

26 күн бұрын

@@ManiManiPlays it is indeed so basic that if most likely predates civilisation altogether making it even more implausible that the Eastern European version was an inspiration.

A whole episode of amazing Japanese fruits!

I've been in a melon kick the past week so this was so perfectly timed! Delightful to see the glee this melon brought your faces!

You definitely deserve more recognition for this!

Now, hear me out. Pass it on; Survival edition and set Barry to make the fire. Gotta make a kitchen before you can make the food ;)

@AlexinWales

26 күн бұрын

I suspect Ankush will have the fire covered before the rest have even made it onto the beach.

A primitive fire starting competition would be a laugh

in Japan, the price of those melons range from $25-200 per fruit depending on the size, shape, and how pretty the netting looks etc

Ok so clearly the notifications for this channel have given up on me. Yet I persevere…to watch Ben have an existential crisis and Barry thriving in his natural habitat. Happy Wednesday to the SortedFood HQ and the Community!

@SortedFood

26 күн бұрын

Strange! Silly question, but have you tried turning them off and on again? You're still here nice and early!!

@PokhrajRoy.

26 күн бұрын

@@SortedFoodTried the on/off thing. Doesn’t work

1:31 So quite literally “Oui, oui, baguette.”

@shevahauser1780

26 күн бұрын

wait thats an actual quote? whats its from?? my husband and his guy friends say it all the time

@PokhrajRoy.

26 күн бұрын

@@shevahauser1780It’s from a meme

Unless after all these years, you boys are perfect, I demand bloopers back! Please 😊

As an old cocktail bartender.... that blue cheese gave me so many ideas. Obviously, martini, bloody marry, michaladas, etc. But other parings... roasted garlic, honey or apple and pear... even a strong black coffee

Pretentious ingredients is one of My favorite formats! You guys are the Best! Hearth please ❤❤❤❤❤