The fact that he said "yet" about the possibility of a pet food challenge is mildly concerning

@burningbandit

13 күн бұрын

I mean it technically has to be safe for human consumption, at least by fda guidelines I think, don't quote me on that. But I'm interested to see it.

@kaisalmon1646

13 күн бұрын

Pet good pet food pet food! (If you feel comfortable, please dont feel pressured by silly internet comments!)

@no-oneinparticular7264

13 күн бұрын

Read my comment above yours please 😂.

@Luncheon23

13 күн бұрын

Awaiting the pet food challenge with equal parts curiousity and anxiety

@adamsimmons631

13 күн бұрын

It'll be his pet project, for sure.

15:47 "and I know this is a weird idea" - isn't that why we're all here?

@AMPProf

12 күн бұрын

yes WHEN Broke in the Suburbs Tjmax for groceries. Got cereal there once, oo and some goofy old coffee

Back when i started truck driving i was broke, often had to spend a night at a service station with £5. I think a motorway service station challenge would be interesting considering their usually obscene prices. Also had no idea TK Max even sold food

when i saw you put the chickpea butter on the tortillas, i thought you might stew some prunes into a sort of prune jam to make a not-quite-peanut-butter-and-jelly

@bobbyslickton4742

10 күн бұрын

shrimp caught lackin

Heya! italian here, Fusilloni are actually meant to be cooked like any other average type of pasta, but just like regular fusilli the center can stay a bit tough. The specific fusilloni you grabbed looked off to me as they were very inconsistent in shape, if that's the case that might have contributed to the inconsistent cooking and in particular to the flaps breaking off. in general fusilli and fusilloni both are very hit or miss in how uniformly you can really cook them, and it will vary from brand to brand Although i've not worked with fusilloni specifically before, i can provide the following knowledge: - Large pasta in general cooks a lot better when baked, though most of our traditional recipes have you boil it beforehand to some extent before baking (baking usually crisps up the pasta which is generally removed from the water just before it becomes al dente) - In my personal experience Finishing up the cooking of difficult or mixed pasta types in a pan (along with all of the other ingredients that will be in the final dish) tends to result in a better consistency. so long as there isn't a very liquid sauce, doing the last few minutes of cooking in the pan tends to firm up the already cooked pasta a little bit (granted that there's some fat in there to make that happen), and softens up the pasta that wasn't done cooking yet This doesn't apply to all dishes clearly, but i feel that it may have helped in your case.

How you left that store without buying the easter island head at 2:39 I'll never know

@tomr3422

13 күн бұрын

I think it was delivered later and just off camera- Cmon who could pass that up

@chloebenn5708

13 күн бұрын

Shrimp did mention there were other items on the receipt, so it must be he did buy the head too

@markfergerson2145

13 күн бұрын

@@chloebenn5708He will probably put it out in the garden to keep birds away.

@Moocow2003

12 күн бұрын

I've got this disease where every time I see an easter island head for sale I buy it

Atomic Shrimp: Eva I love you! Eva: Shut up! I know it!

@tomr3422

13 күн бұрын

Eva: whens the dog treat challenge

@aveekbh

8 күн бұрын

Eva: And the toast tax?

@Sundablakr

6 күн бұрын

"Dad you're embarrassing me!"

I've long suspected that the massive jars of pickled things in TKM are actually decorative only.

@AtomicShrimp

13 күн бұрын

They often have labels saying they are for decoration only - trouble is that's often on a swing tag and TK Maxx is the sort of place where that kind of label doesn't stay with the product.

@emilyg1539

13 күн бұрын

@@AtomicShrimp I wouldn't eat that sort of thing from TJ Maxx here- I'd be scared it was either decorative or ancient. La Costena, on the other hand, has never been anything but delicious. Over here (Texas) their products are among the cheapest AND the most delicious of the Mexican food brands. I live on their hot sauce and their pickled jalapenos. I love your videos- they're always pleasant, edifying, and entertaining. (Hello Jenny! Good girl, Eva!)

@RaunienTheFirst

11 күн бұрын

The concept of decorative food baffles me. Food is for eating, not putting on a shelf and looking at.

@obiwan-in-a-pudding2909

11 күн бұрын

My mom bought one of those giant jars of pickled peppers in 2002 during the "Tuscan kitchen" decorative trend, and that jar stayed on the counter for a decade looking the exact same, like wtf was in it? Embalming fluid?

@robert9016

11 күн бұрын

@@obiwan-in-a-pudding2909Pickles baby.

"Onion and mushroom dust...Don't breathe this!" Ahhh, I see you're a man of culture and a fellow Blendtec fan.

Would be interesting to see this challenge but in a world food supermarket (middle eastern, African, Asian, etc) to see how cheap or expensive things compare say to a normal supermarket.

@madcatjo

13 күн бұрын

I reckon Shrimpy Boi would not find that much of a challenge 🤪 He's even mentioned that he misses not having an international food market/shop nearby.

@collette3428

13 күн бұрын

I'd be really interested to see this

@Chad-Shakespeare

11 күн бұрын

On this topic, I'd love to see Mr Shrimp do a video that's explicitly about him trying to make fusion cuisine. Like spinning a wheel with lots of different regions twice and then having to make something that's a fusion of the two cultures that comes up on the wheel.

@sarahberkner

8 күн бұрын

There's an Asian market near me (I live in the U.S.) and it's kind of expensive but they have some nice stuff, they had a Taro milk drink and it tasted better than usual chocolate or strawberry flavored milk because it's not as sweet.

9:59 so sweet. Her feigned indifference is quite cat-like.

@kd1841

13 күн бұрын

so true! 🤣

@levislayter

12 күн бұрын

Very sweet and my favorite part for sure

@Sybil_Detard

12 күн бұрын

She looks over her shoulder and says, "Of course you do." Turns, and keeps walking.

For the record, there's nothing wrong with having mushrooms as the main star of a taco. It's common for vegetarians but even beyond that, there are authentic recipes that do that. And of course, tomato and onion in a taco is plenty normal, of course, even if not quite that exactform. And salsa, also not out there. Never heard of prunes tacos before, nor chickpea butter, but I have seen some using other fruit!

@disastrid

13 күн бұрын

Hongo tacos are amazing!

@sarahberkner

8 күн бұрын

Chickpea butter, not to be confused with hummus I guess.

It's striking how alike the aisles of TJ/K Maxx are, across the ocean. I know they're the same store, but your grocery store safaris are always subtly exotic to an American. Knowing TJ Maxx' usual inventory, I agree about dry pasta/jarred sauce. They seem to sell a lot more "snacks" than "ingredients," but pasta is a perennial offering. "Gourmet" pasta bulks up a gift basket, I suspect.

I honestly had no idea TKMAXX even sold food! Everyday is a school day

@no-oneinparticular7264

13 күн бұрын

My local one doesn't sell food.(Northampton).

@BlueSunYoutube

13 күн бұрын

Me neither, I guess like alot of places they are trying to do a bit of everything and become a Home Bargains/ B&M/ The Range sort of clone. They'll have a garden centre next I bet. 😋

@robertinogochev3682

13 күн бұрын

@@no-oneinparticular7264 Depends on what you eat.

@thany3

13 күн бұрын

I'm still having a hard time understanding what kind of shop it is. I'm Dutch, and I guess, maybe, the closest thing we have is Xenos?

@GIBBO4182

13 күн бұрын

@@thany3it was mainly a clothes outlet last time I went there!

Always found it weird that it's TKmaxx in the UK but it's TJMaxx in the USA, but then I figured out that it's K because U"K" and J because "J"America.

@andymerrett

13 күн бұрын

Apparently it's a trademark thing but I don't know if the clash is in the US or the UK. I can't think of any "TJ" companies in the UK, unless I'm missing something blindingly obvious. (Edit: OK it's to avoid confusion with "T. J. Hughes" although TK Maxx would arguably be the bigger of the two companies now)

@Robutube1

13 күн бұрын

The change of name is apparently to avoid confusion with a (minor) department store called TJ Hughes.

@elias3782

13 күн бұрын

@@andymerrett considering there’s only 14 TJ Hughes stores left, I don’t think even they would disagree

@SierraNovemberKilo

13 күн бұрын

TJ Morris in the UK owns a number of bargain/discount stores with various names including Home Bargains. I suspect its because of them the TKMaxx is so called in the UK.

@Hextextile

13 күн бұрын

Can you explain what you mean by Jamerica?

I could tell from the first two minutes this was going to be an enjoyable episode. Thanks so much.

They threw a party in that store when you bought those prunes

I love to see your experiments. Too many of us have preconceived ideas about what to eat at certain timesof day and which ingredients need to go together. Your surprises are a refreshing change.😊

10/10 imo. If I'm welcome to voice my opinion (again) as one of the tens of thousands of people veiwing and enjoying this video, my request/suggestion would be to continue to do whatever interests you and whatever gives you the most ideas. You're always creative and innovative, and us lot always learn at least a thing or two in the process. Ready, steady, cook!

@frankiefranklin9761

11 күн бұрын

My other half and I were talking about our favourite KZreadrs (shrimp being a mutual one) and how the one thing they all have in common is they do the things they like to do and it feels very genuine.

This reminded me of the times in uni when I forgot to buy food before a bank holiday and I had to make something out of whatever was available in the shops that were still open

@Sousyned

13 күн бұрын

I’ve ended up in the same boat a few times over the years while travelling. Small regional towns, local public holidays, places where everything closes early etc. Trying to assemble a meal from a little hotel gift shop, the random selection in a newsagent or a small petrol station. The hotel gift shop time was all dusty ancient jars of pickled/preserved veg, sardines, crackers and jam 😂. We called it an antipasto picnic.

@AMPProf

12 күн бұрын

wtf

The varying foods at TJ/TK Maxx, where you never know what you'll get, and they go out of stock, never to return again, is apparently part of their business strategy. It's meant to get people to think that everything is special, and many stores also keep their food aisles in a bit of disarray on purpose, so there's a sense of discovery. So this definitely seemed to be a great experiment in seeing what they offered and making the best of it.

Essential Shrimp = ingenuity. I like this side of Shrimp's content because of its creativity. Onion dust-brilliant. I am here for it - with bells on.

I had a wide grin appear on my face when the camera went to two differently colored socks in the middle of a store

@jacquelineshelagh

12 күн бұрын

yeah My Kind of shopper!

Wow, that BlendTec Joke was a blast from the past! 😂

The "Will it Blend?" reference made me smile!

@sparce206

13 күн бұрын

Me too! I hope Tom Dickson is doing alright out there, wherever he is...

Loved when you told Eva that you Loved her❤ A mushroom based meatless ball with the breadcrumbs and a touch of the butter as a binder! I love how these videos get my creative juices flowing.

The California Prune Board has thought of putting prunes in salsa. The second snack is a quesadilla; the California Prune Board has that covered too!

@jarvindriftwood

13 күн бұрын

Yeah the second snack reminded me of a quesadilla in presentation (without the queso aka cheese) and something along the lines of peanut butter and jelly in the texture/taste.

@FriedEgg101

13 күн бұрын

There's a California Prune Board? Also salsa with prunes sounds like it could have side effects lol.

@puffitale

13 күн бұрын

Prusadilla?

@chemicalcowpoke307

13 күн бұрын

@@FriedEgg101And a raisin administration committee…

Sainsbury's (and/or other supermarkets) used to do this thing called "feed your family for a fiver" where they'd provide a recipe that could be bought for under £5 and would make 4 portions of a delicious meal. I wonder how easy it is to do that today (and still create a decently impressive meal)?

@J-zr9lg

13 күн бұрын

I could do it, I'm old though.

@madcatjo

13 күн бұрын

An Australian supermarket (Coles) used to have an advertising campaign featuring celebrity chef Curtis Stone: "Feed your family for $10". Cut to 2023, and the exposure and continuing bad publicity about the obsceeeeeene profiteering by the supermarket duopoly that dominate grocery retailing and the supply chain here in Australia. The memes based on that old ad have been both hilarious and brutal. 🤪

@OhSoUnicornly

13 күн бұрын

@@J-zr9lg Yeah fair, I don't imagine it's very difficult, but maybe could be a fun format for a budget challenge - bit more bulk cooking rather than individual meals, but still needing to get everything (sans herbs/spices perhaps) for a fiver.

@Leanne_w

13 күн бұрын

I think that would quite achievable especially with Mike

@Leanne_w

13 күн бұрын

@@madcatjo 😂😂

This has been my favourite channel for the longest time. Exactly the content I love to see. Can't wait to watch!

So is this a green pepper or a red tomato contestant????😂😂😂. Ready Steady Cook!!!!

@kimvibk9242

11 күн бұрын

I used to love that show!

I love TKMAXX snacks. I got garlic chips from there last time that was just freeze dried garlic cloves and salt, and honestly? Surprisingly addicting, not too garlicky surprisingly but really tasty. The shiitake chips are good too.

TK max is always a roulette of good finds, hit and miss but the hits are fantastic

The weird tacos having everything cut into little strips reminded me a little of fajitas, a Tex-Mex dish. Fajitas are meat, bell peppers and onions all cooked and sliced into strips. We add fried Portobello mushrooms to ours sometimes as they're big enough to cut into strips as well. And my family loves steak and mushrooms.

The pasta might work better when slightly undercooked (more Al Capone than al dente) and then stirred into the simmering sauce/stew to soak up some of the flavor while the liquid is reducing.

Flashback to the video that first brought me to Atomic Shrimp. The DIY Moai 🗿 head. Been watching ever since

15:00 Write that down! Mr Shrimp has delivered a 'maybe' on doing a meal challenge with dog treats.

This is the coolest one yet. The bob ross of cooking is amazingly wholesome ❤

A random “Highlander” film nod in a cooking challenge. Well played sir.

often imagine myself walking on the beach with you and Jenny or exploring with you and Eva. I have an anxiety disorder and cannot shop the stores like you do. I appreciate the opportunity to tag along on your adventures. Always excited to see what we'll do next!

@janeknisely4383

13 күн бұрын

I am so glad The Shrimp is here for you! I can close my eyes and imagine what this channel would mean to me if I had fear/anxiety.

@Leanne_w

13 күн бұрын

I’m glad that his videos bring you comfort, if you like thinking about walking on a beach, maybe put some background music on of the beach, the sound of wakes may relax you too! ❤

@HeidiAckermann

13 күн бұрын

Oh, I understand. I re-watch his videos. They're so calming to me when I'm feeling overwhelmed.

@noprobllama9747

13 күн бұрын

Stay well dude.

@ManMan-ul1pn

11 күн бұрын

Bruh that’s creepy af

That "don't breathe this" reference was a nice throwback

I'm a fan of this installment! I think it'd make a good introduction for a new viewer to the cooking challenges since it's much more pared down compared to the usual challenges, so you focus in on what I consider the core fun of this series: watching Shrimp select a number of bizarre ingredients and assemble tasty meals out of them. Can't wait for the next episode!

Excellent challenge! I would love to see more of these sidequests where you pick odd limitations to work from. Wish I could think of one to suggest.

@Rachel_M_

13 күн бұрын

Home Bargains have some strange food items in sometimes

I sort of remember from my childhood that prunes figured prominently in Polish food. Like prune pierogi was a popular thing. Maybe during Lent? Although I seem to remember them from around Christmas time. Maybe Advent, which would still have been a kind of "little Lent" just before I was born, I think.

@oz_jones

13 күн бұрын

Lent sounds about right. Good substitute for meat texture

What made this episode so great was the pairing of (slightly) unusual ingredients. I love mixing things up and putting strange ingredients together, and - if you have a little understanding of flavours - pretting much everything can be made into a tasty, if unusual dish. I'd love to see some meals made of unusual pairing of ingredients. The more unusual the better. (I mean we are watching for entertainment 😉). I just wish my family would be willing to try the stranger things I whip together. 😅

I love the throw back to Will it Blend in there

Seeing that stone head made me wonder if you brought the one you made yourself with you when you moved.

@AtomicShrimp

13 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's weathering nicely in the slightly more damp conditions here

This was a really fun one! Suggestion for a future video: use whatever meats, vedge, fruits you have at home, but only use seasonings, sauces and dressings you can obtain from fast food chains, coffee houses etc… (I.e. honey packets, salt and pepper, bbq sauce, hot sauce, etc…). I recall that being done in one of your earlier food challenge/foraging videos, but I think scaling it up would be fun!

I just love your creativity in these challenges, thank you :)

I love your videos. I especially enjoy each time you explain and detail your thought processes. Fantastic video as usual.

Hey, Shrimp! I feel like you'd be really amazing at a series/episode on wartime cookery. Following rationing, saving energy, that sort of thing? WW2 UK food shortages are such a fascinating historical moment for the rest of us in terms of adapting to harsh conditions, and historical re-enactment is a great way to preserve history and learn from it.

its always fascinating to see what your going to do with these challenge i love watching what things you put together and always find myself inspired to get back in the kitchen after watching these which really helps for somebody who struggles with getting the motivation to do everyday things

The transition from blue to yellow tone at 2:43 was beautifully cinematic. If there was someone who'd appreciate such a small detail and possibly dedicate a minute of his video talking about something like that, it'd have to be Atomic Shrimp.

@AtomicShrimp

9 күн бұрын

If only I'd done any of it on purpose!

Remarkably inventive! Thank you for the video.

14:39 im waiting for the pet food cooking challenge now 😂😂

I really like this kind of videos. Your open mind and inventiveness are boundless. This is the kind of experiment that I too regularly try out. I wish we also had such a Tkmaxx in Belgium. I was immediately sold for the onion chips.

I always forget that TK Maxx sells food, but you can actually find unique food items in there that you can't easily find in other shops. I need to remember to go in there more often for food.

I feel that this is one of the best and most fun food challenges in ages. I looked at the haul and thought there's nothing in this that can be done. Your ideas were brilliant.

Over here in the U.S. I also go to Ross, and they have the random reduced "fancy" foods just like TJ Maxx. I love shopping there every once in a while. The things are so darn random.😅😅😅

XXX dust, don't breathe this - that was a blast from the past!!!

I tell my pets I love them all the time like that too 🥰

I always love these videos. Just exploring food makes me happy

Had to watch as soon as i saw it. Love these videos! You are always so creative:)

This was such an enjoyable video! Thank you for brightening my day with it. Well wishes.

The way either turned round when you told her you loved her was so cute!

I'm always watching for your gargantuan creativity with outright random ingredients; really inspiring.

No matter what the outcome, your cooking videos are always so much fun!

Ahhhhh your mismatched socks made me so happy! (and the whole video of course, but the socks made me grin)

Loved the "Will it Blend" reference!!

I love this much! There is something so nice about watching one of these while i have lunch

So good! Like a combo of "wierd stuff in a can" and "budget challenge." I love to see the creativity and also see foods i did not know about before.

I always loved looking through the food area of TK Maxx and seeing what niche products they have. Great idea and great video.

This side quest is much more interesting than the ones in most AAA RPGs!

I enjoy watching your food experiments.

Well done , a nice video . Bless the doggo . Eva is so cool.

Great video - Came for the scam baiting videos and stayed for the food challenge and random nature videos.

You are such an adventurous eater, I would never be mad at you for trying the strangest things or combination thereof; the only time I'd be mad at you, is if you tried to make me eat that stuff. These videos are always great fun, thanks. Have an awesome weekend.

fun video! suggestion for a MONTHLY (roughly) challenge: each day, only ingredients beginning with that letter. So day 1 only A's, day 2 only B's and so on. Alternatively, just a random letter randomly pulled from a hat or something :)

@alexisw6764

13 күн бұрын

I like the random letter idea!

@molybdomancer195

13 күн бұрын

X could be a bit challenging

@MsNosis

13 күн бұрын

@@molybdomancer195 there are a couple of letters that would be too limiting. but overall I think it is a doable challenge.

love watching your experiments Mr Shrimp 😊

lol at the will it blend reference 💯

Excellent, so pleased to see this video!

The will it blend reference has warmed my heart today.

I have a stupid idea for a challenge of this sort: "Fair Food". Basically stock up only on a medieval/reneissance fair market + water,salt (no pepper - cause that would be cheating). Yes it's an expensive one, but if we're going for out-of-the-box thinking, then surely that could be something quite full of surprises.

Another great video. Please keep them coming.

I've often perused the small collection of food at TK Max; some of it looks quite interesting. I imagine it changes over time depending on what they can source.

@emilyg1539

13 күн бұрын

Here in the US, it changes all the time- due to sourcing and by the season. Everything edible thing I've purchased from TJ Max (or Ross, which is similar) has always tasted a little off or stale. Standing by to see how Shrimp fares here. I love this sort of video- and all his videos.

over here in the US they're called marshalls and tjmaxx (technically tjmaxx is slightly upscale, but they carry pretty much all the same things). i like to frequent their spices and kitchen utensils, it's hard to find quality spices out in rural US and it's the best place for that for me

Snack 2 is called a quesadilla. If you did it open-faced it would be called a chalupa. Some of my best improvised meals are scrounged from the pantry because I don't want to go to the store. Salsa is versatile. I often make pasta with it. A pinch of oregano or thyme and suddenly it's Italian!

This is different. Enjoyed. Good for thinking.

The Wife went to mush when you said "Eva, i Love you" cute beyond ❤

You should totally do a weird stuff in a can cooking challenge! Try making a meal out of only things you've featured in weird stuff in a can (or things you might include in the future)

This was a fun one!

this is a really fun idea! I might have to try it come next paycheck.

Your like a food magician. Never know what your going to pull out of the hat!

love these callenges

That "don't breathe this" took me back!

Have you ever thought about narrating books for audio? You are very easy to listen to and have a very comforting cadence.

Love the “Will It Blend?” reference! 😂

Some one asked me the other day “if i could eat any food for the rest of my life , what would it be” tacos. Breakfast tacos, lunch tacos, dessert tacos, dinner tacos, snack tacos. The possibilities are endless

Was not expecting a 'Will it Blend?' reference. Man, does THAT take me right back.

I love these challenges

What a fun idea for a challenge!