£100 Takeaway Challenge | Can we IMPRESS THE CHEF?? | Sorted Food

[@RBRB431]

Would love to see a chef from the Nigerian restaurant come over to Sorted and teach us about West African food.

[@moaandersson9682]

Yes! West african food, the few dishes I tried, is delicious

[@AlexGelinas42069]

Yes please! African cuisine in general is so amazing, but also routinely underrepresented

[@ajegbers]

I would love to see Ebbers eat Nigerian Pepper Soup. He may not survive but the video would be priceless! Think the chili poker face challenge with a bowl of scotch bonnet pepper soup and goats meat.

[@John-ed2wj]

Just look at the best food review channel

[@rapidLupine7687]

Oh yeah, that would be cool

[@Zwow1]

I’ll never get tired of Jamie beating Barry in photography 😂😂

[@yoshanap]

Really grateful to Jamie for bringing something from West Africa to the table. At first glance I thought it was Ghanaian groundnut soup and fufu. Would really like for you guys to explore more and raise awareness about African food and cooking methods

[@aishamasud5912]

They also need to try egusi and pounded yam 🤤🤤🤤

[@septicboop2947]

I thought the same! I saw the pounded yams and INSTANTLY though fufu! I've never tried groundnut soup but it looks amazing

[@jennv.s.o.p1603]

Yes, I would love to see that as well

[@alwyfadlluah574]

Now since jamie,mike and ben already have a go, it only feels right to have barry have a go as well, perhaps the boys can compete to order the most pretentious item in a restaurant for him.

[@SortedFood]

This would be funny.

[@oneblacksun]

Gotta be truffle-encrusted wagyu steak, an ounce for like 50 bucks.

[@bunkertons]

Omg, yes!!@

[@ducklinsenmayer7681]

@@SortedFood Any place around you serve a cloud egg lunch?

[@crispinhenthorn5318]

Most Pretentious is good, but how about most boring thing for lunch, or scariest thing for lunch(loser has to join Barry in enjoying this delight.)(Might want to keep Barry in the dark about this, let him find out in due time)

[@ItsxJessica]

Jamie's has grown so much since I started watching the channel! Great to see the appreciation and respect for different cultures and dishes.

[@SortedFood]

So glad you're loving the content :)

[@AlecanderWatson]

Barry giving Jamie a hard time for pronouncing baklava wrong before going on to butcher 'Ladurée' is peak Barry. (it's not loduri, it's Lah-duh-ray)

[@SortedFood]

Thanks, we will let him know 😂

[@abeg1571]

Jamie is also correct in his pronunciation of Baklava. There's tonal differences across the Middle East but generally speaking, Jamie's way is more common.

[@personreviewslife]

@@abeg1571 this is what I came to see! My family is from Palestine and they say it closer to Jamie's pronunciation.

[@TBelen91]

Cheers Hermione

[@ritwikjs]

they make such a faff about pronouncing italian and french foods properly, and HORRIBLY butcher nearly everything Indian or South Asian. Like it doesn't take to much effort

[@dailycreative6418]

I’m Nigerian and I loved seeing you guys try our Ogbono soup! Quite funny watching you try to eat it though 😂😂

[@harmoney1980]

The soup fascinated me. How should it be eaten. Was Ebbers correct?

[@damioni9995]

@@harmoney1980 kind of, we normally use our hands to pick up the pounded yam and run it through the soup and then eat it. It’s amazing

[@Christopowaaa]

@@marysweeney7370 the ogbono seeds used in the soup contain mucilage - the same protein that makes okra slimey

[@asgeirsoe]

@@marysweeney7370 I have had draw soup made mainly with okra, as that is accessible in Norway (I’m not sure if those mango seeds used here are), so you’re quite right.

[@clairepettie]

They recently made a video about cuisine from Brunei, and they made ambuyat, which takes _slimy_ to a whole new level. The video is hilarious and fascinating; if you haven't seen it yet, I think the titles of the new series are something like "A-Z Global Food Challenge."

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

“I’m going straight for a Big Mac.” That would be fun wouldn’t it?!? 😂

[@SortedFood]

It would be worth it just for the look on Ben's face.

[@Anna_TravelsByRail]

@@SortedFood then the only question left is: what is holding you back? 😉

[@Getpojke]

Or something like a weight watchers type cup-a-soup (but with a nice kettle to boil the water) Ben's face would drop.

[@sih1095]

Said this a few days ago.. Missed a trick there..

[@paulhamilton7854]

Ben and James recreated a Big Mac a few years ago (from Signature Dishes that Matter). Ben refused to even try the original. It'd be a just punishment for him.

[@VreniEni]

I was genuinely baffled that the guys had never had Cevapcici or Ajvar (the red sauce) or Vitello Tonnato before and I'm not even Eastern or Southern European. They are my go-to orders at restaurants here. Seems like such dishes are way more common in Germany than the UK.

[@TheJensPeeters]

Me too and then I thought it was probably brought here by Yugoslavian guest workers when it was also socialist

[@sykessaul123]

Think there's definitely more people from southeast Europe in Germany than in the UK. We have a decent amount of Poles and some from the Baltic countries but relatively few from further south of that. Also historically there's less immigrants from there to the UK unlike immigrants from previous British Empire/commonwealth territories who have been coming to Britain for centuries and therefore have much more established food culture here, e.g. indian/pakistani foods.

[@Stormvogel262]

You can get those dishes in a regular supermarket in The Netherlands as well.

[@gerritlenhard1542]

Yeah, same with me. I was baffled. I guess Cevapcici is a staple food for any german kid since the 80's. But this might be because former jugoslavia was one of the first big tourist destinations for germans and especially in the Ruhrvalley there where lots and lots of immigrant workers especially from that region starting from the 1950's.

[@Zortakable]

I've never seen them served with/on flatbread, always with Djuvec rice, maybe that is a German thing though

[@liv-4423]

I was pleasantly surprised to see Taiwanese wheel cakes (車輪餅)! Definitely a very nostalgic snack for me that I got as a child whenever I visited family in Taiwan. Ben was right to think that he might've had something similar in Japan - they were introduced to Taiwan during Japan's colonial rule, commonly known as 'imagawayaki' or 'obanyaki' (amongst many names).

[@mikewilliams4499]

My Nigerian wife makes Ogbono Soup about once a month and uses cow’s foot. She also makes a kind of stew from mackerel, beef and tripe. My favourites are fried plantain and Akara (which we stuff with prawns). You have to eat these as they come out of the fryer as they are not so great cold. Finally, fried rice😋😋😋

[@nives_xo8556]

When I saw čevapčiči my heart lit up!! We all adore them,all over the Balkan region. Love from Croatia 😊

[@ilicarriedoll2843]

My Croatian bf introduced me to this and had been loving them! Love from a Malaysian living in Croatia.

[@m.h.6470]

I literally had Cevapcici, Ajvar (the aubergine/paprika sauce) and flat bread yesterday... and that in Germany, as a German. Speaks to how known the dish is, across Europe.

[@adrianreichel6531]

*tsche wa.. petschitschi* ?? was zur hölle :D die englische aussprache ist die gleiche zur unserer.. bin n bissl enttäuscht, dass sich Jamie nicht mal google etwas angehört hat

[@m.h.6470]

@@adrianreichel6531 Ja, war auch nicht gerade begeistert von seiner Aussprache...

[@adriankocian5344]

I had it today for lunch. With lots of mustard

[@DizzyBusy]

@@adrianreichel6531 Naja, Vitello Tonnato hat er auch nicht grad perfekt ausgesprochen. Baklava auch nicht.... Ladurée von Barry auch nicht. Was ist denn mit denen los??

[@m.h.6470]

@@DizzyBusy Stimmt... mit den Fremdwörtern hatten sie es diesmal echt nicht.

[@Kantami]

i would love to see you guys do an Ultimate UK Battle. a battle to see who can make the dish they believe best represents England followed by battles for Soctland, Northern Ireland, and Wales culminating in a dish that best represents the UK as a whole.

[@anelecky]

That would be so fun!

[@e2linuxos]

Soctland?

[@jovanatodorovic7684]

First of all I am so happy because you’ve chosen a dish from the Balkans since I am from Serbia and I have been following you guys for so long this makes my heart skip a beat. Second of all I think that maybe you should have tried Cevapi from another place since I don’t think the presentation was very accurate. Usually we serve it with a flat bread, kajmak and diced white onion. The mild red sauce that Ebbers tried is called Ajvar and the hotter version of it is called Ljutenica. I hope you will try some of our other dishes like Karadjordjeva schnitzel and Sarma and of course what is a Serbian meal without rakija. Best regards to you all❤️

[@Mirkangel]

I am soooo happy to see cevapi after all these years on Sorted! I wasn't sure if I could love Jamie anymore, but that made my day! And for sure - must try with kajmak! I'm sending the biggest hug from Serbia 🤗

[@moaandersson9682]

I love cevapi with the kajmak and the white onions. I usually go for the ajvar. I usually have ajvar at home because it's so delicious

[@FaranielSnowcat]

Agreed. :)

[@Maialeen]

Most of those aren't even Serbian meals, they're general meals from Balkan countries.

[@PogMcDog]

Because of the balkan wars in the 90s sweden has a lot of places where you can find cevapcici and Pljeskavica(the "burger" Jamie mentioned) etc so I've had that like 100 times, awesome to see Ben liking it but sad it lost.

[@michaellennon873]

I was surprised it lost. Far more intrigued about the Balkan food, which you can’t find everywhere, than fancy Italian.

[@PogMcDog]

@@michaellennon873 Recommend making it if you can't find it. With kajmak and ajvar(the red pepper) sauce of course

[@DizzyBusy]

@@PogMcDog and with djuvec rice and good homemade rakija! :D :D :D

[@michaellennon873]

I’d like to see the lads making this from scratch.

[@erinhowett3630]

That's twice Barry's lost a photography-based challenge! Are we sure he doesn't need a new job on the team?

[@SortedFood]

He may have to make sure his LinkedIn profile is up to date 😂

[@milu9099]

Could it be that their specific group of followers tend to vote for food they like to eat more than vote for the prettiest picture?

[@gehteuchnixan3016]

@@milu9099 Or maybe Jamie just took a better picture?

[@Y0G0FU]

Barry playes it too safe again. It was his downfall the last time and again this time :D

[@TomDufall]

@@milu9099 Personally, I thought Jamie had the better picture too. I liked that it filled the frame more with an array of eye-catching stuff. I am red-weak so that may bias me against the berries a bit.

[@TheMrtowerHill]

I was litterally talking to a Nigerian friend of mine at work today, about 2 hours ago about Nigerian food. he explain that exact "soup" thing to me. I was intrigued to what it was... and low and behold its uploaded by you guys at Sorted. YES, WE LIVE IN A MATRIX 100% 👀😂😂😂😂

[@RaccKing21]

I didn't expect cevapcici to be here (ćevapčići if we wanna spell it correctly). Personally, I eat them with the bread it comes with (it's called somun, it's like a really voluminous pita bread), chopped up raw onions and kajmak (it's the product of skimming milk while it's heated). Some also add ajvar (name comes from caviar, it's made from roasted peppers, oil and other delights. It can be just spread on bread and it's delicious) or other similar condiments. Another thing I'll add is that the dish varies quite a bit, even between cities, so it's best if the restaurant lists ehere the tradition is from. Some are pretty much just beef and salt, others have garlic, onions, pepper or other ingredients.

[@debelihedonista]

bullseye!

[@luciadehaas5910]

Finally something from serbia. I’m very surprised you never had Ćevapi it is a very famous dish of Eastern Europe. Really wish for you to come here and try our wonderful cuisine it is a mind blowing experience. 🇷🇸 ❤️

[@OlaRozenfeld]

Thank you so much for your great work! ❤️ Please, please, PLEASE -- add a keto option to the sidekick app! Keto is very hard -- companies like adding sugar and starch to everything, we already have no choice but to cook our food from scratch, and we really need your help! This challenge would be just up your alley, too -- exactly like you figure out how to make amazing meals for a very low budget, you'll just need to budget for 20g net carbs per day... All the folks on keto will be so grateful to you!

[@SortedFood]

Thank you Ola, and thanks for the suggestion too. As the app expands, we absolutely want to add more diet specific option to Sidekick.

[@AlexandruCucu]

In Romania we have mici as a national dish. Cevapcici is a Serbian thing. They taste quite different and also have a different texture. We usually eat mici with mustard and white bread. Sometimes we also have pickled vegetables with them. A beer is a must after eating mici 😄 Come to Bucharest and I will show you some places with the best mici.

[@leftieceliz]

i ordered nigerian food recently for delivery because i really was curious. i had grilled tilapia and fufu, and i had the same reaction as ben with the spice 😂 i wish i wasn’t a wimp with spice because it was really good!

[@mamakoolkat8871]

Ogbono is my favourite Nigerian stew. My dad made it for me all the time when I was younger. Think I'll go make some now, actually 😅. Great content, guys. Bringing awareness to all these wonderful dishes. Definitely would like to see more videos like this👍.

[@carolprince16]

Can I ask then what makes it have that kind of viscosity, please?

[@mamakoolkat8871]

@@carolprince16 Sorry for the REALLY late reply. 😅 The sliminess is from a particular mango seed used to make the foundation of the soup. The ogbono seed. That is the result of the seeds mixing with liquid used to make the soup.

[@anumeon]

Giving Ebbers spicy food is always an amusing thing to watch.. :D (I long for the next pokerface challenge)

[@SortedFood]

It's an instant reaction huh?

[@anumeon]

@@SortedFood It is the instant increase of sweat that does it.. :D

[@jeanneferguson7124]

Totally agree with the choices and I love that the boys were so successful in finding new and different foods and restaurants to try. Love that this show exposes viewers to dishes and spices from around the world.

[@Lorin1228]

Hi guys, a question for you: is all the food cold by the time you taste it? It seems that in most of the challenges the food is sitting there for quite some time before anyone ever gets to actually eat it!

[@stone5against1]

Yeah I was wondering the same.. Like in those battles they did lately, preparing 3 30-minutes meals in a row, the first one has been sitting there for an hour by the time they eat it

[@janmay3901]

It must really be awful to eat cold beautiful food and try to imagine what it would taste like if it was fresh

[@micheinnz]

I always wonder about the ice cream and other chilled/frozen things getting too warm or melting.

[@schnozz4301]

@@stone5against1 they use the same thing restaurants use to keep foods warm until served

[@stone5against1]

​@@schnozz4301 Right.. cause I'm pretty sure in last week's video, the first dish stayed on the counter next to the oven while the second dish was being prepared (but I didn't notice if it stayed there the entire time or if someone from the food team took it away) But the subject of keeping things warm popped up in today's video with Tom Scott and they did mention something about keeping them warm while he was preparing the next meals, and how the texture might change a bit because of that

[@hhallengren]

Hi guys, As a Swede foodie raised around the corner from the contemporary food capitol of Copenhagen, with a Serbian mother and living in the gastronomical mecca of France since a few years back - I can assure you that cevapcici is awesome! I grew up on this stuff during my first 6-7 summers - before the war started. So I had to learn how to make them myself as my mother didn't know how to make them as good as "back there". I pretty much perfected the craft over the years as I was trying to replicate the memories of past - and I do still to this day make a big batch for my father in-law every time I visit him (whom FYI is Romanian). There really are two main "secrets" when it comes to cevapcici greatness (from my pov ofc); 1. One really needs to knead the mince thoroughly (in contrast to e.g. burgers, kebabs, meatballs etc.) with the spices and onion; too incorporate everything and create a sticky texture. The help making it more fluffy! 2. Add bicarbonate; it's one of the most important parts to make them light, fluffy and delicious. By kneading the mince thoroughly you have helped the dough to be able to trap more gas/bubbles that the bicarbonate will release when heated - this will make for a less dense and more fluffy, airy and delicious cevapi. All n' all - this is a perfect option for the BBQ this summer! And a couple goes perfect into a hotdog bun (for us who have kids). Personally I prefer them in a Lepinja with Kajmak, raw onions and Ajvar - but they do go well with almost everything! Thanks for an awesome show! Cheers from France, by a demi-Serbian Swede

[@evancorr7731]

Cevapi are amazing 😍 I love them, best served with somun (a kind of flat bread) avjar, kaymak and raw onions. When I'm over in Croatia I have to get cevapi at least once a trip.

[@sarahgreen9299]

Thanks

[@SortedFood]

No, thank you Sarah :)

[@Vixencs7]

I was binging Sorted gadget videos when I got this notification. This channel is one of my guilty pleasures. Too much time spent binging here. Lol

[@thebigtobinski1448]

Always a pleasure to watch some Sorted. I love how respectful you boys are when trying new things…even if they’re not your favorite. 🤗

[@LingLingW]

The guys' (especially Barry's) reaction to vitello tonnato was so fascinating. Vitello tonnato is on nearly every single antipasti menu in any average Italian restaurant in Germany. If you want the veal to be real veal and to be really thin, you do pay a pretty penny, but still. And you can buy it ready-made in Lidl during their Italian week.

[@danilopapais1464]

The consistency of the Nigerian dish really reminded me of Natto. As for Vitello Tonnato, I basically grew up with it (and not only when I visited family in Italy but also, and more frequently, in a couple of restaurants here in Hamburg, Germany).

[@christianstorms3950]

Same. Ate Cevapcici everywhere in Germany, ate Vitello Tonnato in any German located Italian restaurant and ate Natto in a hotel in Düsseldorf and thought the same about the draw soup.

[@Lenaturnsgreen]

Ikr? interesting to see Vitello tonnato isn’t a menu staple in the UK, it’s so common in Germany.

[@Dzindzer]

So glad you tried Ćevapčići! Feel free to visit us on the Balkans whenever you want, making feasts for friends & family is a matter of national pride here.

[@mabayo77]

Catching up on my Sorted vids and am so happy you featured West African food!!!! I definitely echo the comments below and would love to see more xx

[@SnoobleNooble]

I loved it when Jamie dine this style of video, need more of these!

[@krizadijaliza]

Finally the Boys Tried some good ol Balkan food. Cevapcici are aweome but honestly they are even better with Onions and Kajmak. U should definetly try more Balkan food. Much love from Bosnia!!! Love u guys so much.

[@Mirkangel]

Soo many happy fans from the Balkan - you really hit the spot with cevapcici!

[@horridhenry1273]

Great! Please keep bringing these back!

[@olympiarose88]

In Romania they don't have cevapacici but they have Mici which is the closest to it, I think you should do more Romanian food! It's delicious!

[@TheGodfather_only]

It does bring a smile on my face when I see food from Balkans since in from Bosnia. Čevapčići are more connected with bosnian citys Banja Luka, Travnik or Sarajevo and all of these are very different. Some use beef, some beef and lamb, and shape is different. Red hot sauce is Ajvar, usually made with red paprika, aubergine and tomatoes but you can also add garlic or yellow peppers. Baklava is a classic for Balkan region, although we usually just use walnuts and sugar sirup, while other regions use almond, pistachio or oreo I guess

[@wizzzard999]

Wow, did not expect to see cevapi on here XD They really are eaten in any way, time or occasion here, and are sold in grills dotted around literally everywhere. When we fry them at home, we eat them either in a bun like a burger with all the fixins, or like a meat & potatoes type dish, or when we grill them outside, literally tear off a bit of any bread, pick one up with it and gobble it down. Though the most traditional way to eat it would be similar to how you had it, usually in a cut open flatbread called a Somun, which has a floury taste (in a good way) and is either on the dry side, or delightfully chewy. With it some of the must have pairings include, but are not limited to: raw onions, Ajvar (tangy red pepper sauce, sometimes spicy), Kajmak (dairy product, milk fat skimmed off the top of a cooked pot of milk, then salted and fermented from a few hours to a few days. I believe its somewhat similar to Devonshire cream), red pepper flakes etc. There are many many MANY great dishes and amazing foods from Serbia and the surrounding countries, and I would love to see more showcased on the channel. Lots of love

[@katherinetusa181]

I need to learn to not watch Sorted when I’m starving 🤣

[@SortedFood]

Or have snacks at the ready? 😉

[@jaredhelder]

I watch it with breakfast!

[@John-ed2wj]

You need to learn what the word starving means

[@geekfreak2000]

Watching this actually helps me not feel as hungry lol, I feel like it's a mirror neuron type of thing. Watching them eat makes me feel like I've eaten a bit too.

[@alicjasadowska4032]

Same xd

[@everoarke3078]

IMO it was 3-0 for Jamie. I love a dessert with the consistency of this soup. It's called "kisiel" and it's just a fruity slime. 🤤

[@wodobinbaggins1760]

Absolutely love these episodes! Please do more! It’s really intriguing seeing new foods etc, and makes me want to travel and taste more multicultural foods

[@alexdavis5766]

I joked before that Jamie’s ‘Hello, welcome to the channel’ was going to become a new opening line, looks like I was right. Makes me laugh every time!

[@SortedFood]

After you mentioned it, I did have a chuckle to myself today while watching todays video 😂 Hayley @ Team Sorted

[@alexdavis5766]

@@SortedFood please tell Jamie not to stop, his none expressive monotone delivery is everything!

[@jonathangauthier3549]

I know I'm 2 ½ years late on this, but Jamie's "buck-lava" and ice cream dish is far more visually stimulating. As an artist that studied composition and form in college, I can point out that his arrangement makes the eye wander, and the mind wonder. The balance of warm and cool tones is also highly pleasing. I only wish the lighting was warmer when he took the picture, to evoke a sense of snuggling up by a fire or enjoying a sunset. The cold granite background and greyish-blue light made me feel the cold of the ice cream and made the baklava seem like just came out of the fridge. Happy New Year to the SortedFood team. Best wishes for 2025!

[@kathleenstrahm4291]

I love these challenge. Makes me want to visit London ^^ so jelly! Also, go Ebbers for really giving the Nigerian dish a fair taste.

[@bludelight]

It is so cool to see the variety of foods you all have to order. I know nothing about Nigerian cuisine (well, about any of these really) and wouldn't have known where to begin with that dish.

[@texasgal07]

Great blooper at the end!! 🤣😂🤣😂 Food looks great too.

[@myjewelry4u]

How fun, congratulations to you both!

[@GIBBO4182]

Baz always finds really interesting things on these and the cook it yourself kits!

[@kaldogorath]

Really? A macaron? Pancakes?

[@Encouraged_with_J]

Omg watching Ebers eat the pounded yam was my highlight 😂 fork, spoon and knife all come inside 😂😂😂😂 Well done Ebers! Glad you liked it. I would love to see more west African dishes on the channel. 🇬🇭 next!

[@alexdavis5766]

Challenges like this make me so depressed as I can only get 4 things delivered to my house (Dominoes, Subway, a Chinese and Indian) because it’s so rural. When I visit my bestie in london and see that she has 104 deliverable options, I’m blown away shocked. This video would be so boring if filmed in rural Shropshire 😂

[@TyryGlosa]

Well i cant get any...

[@VATROU]

As someone from the US, who would definitely want some of the unusual takeout menus Sorted apparently have. It is also quite depressing. Thankfully I do have a few more takeout options however I'm no where near 104 items.

[@destroy141]

I literally only have dominos when it come to haveing food delivered to my house and this was actually a big deal for me cause it's the first time I've ever been able to have any food delivered.

[@escapist83]

I wouldn't worry too much, as long as it tastes good. Story and instagramability are not factors in getting takeout.

[@KinoGeno]

This is takeaway not delivery. It's carry out. Not quite the same thing. Basically walked in to, or called a restaurant, and ordered something to go. Then picked it up when it was ready.

[@xnuntius]

I am so surprised Ben did not know Cevapcici and only once had Vitello Tonnato Cevapcici is something you can buy in the supermarket here in Germany to fry or grill them at home. And vitello Tonnato is a signature starter in almost every italian restaurant. My wife also then orders it for main…and dessert

[@natalijapacanin1979]

Hi guys, I am from Serbia and I have been watching you for couple of years now. I am so happy to see you try some of the Balkans foods, you should really check it out. You´re the best

[@kiwimac]

Wonderful! Really enjoyed this!

[@erinhowett3630]

Vitello tonato is so freaking delicious. Pro tip: throw some fried capers on there.

[@JazzsLyric]

I love it when you introduce me to new foods that I need to try. My list keeps growing faster than I can find and try different dishes. 😻

[@hellobrownie1]

The last round was my favorite because I’m Nigerian/Taiwanese and I’ve never seen both worlds/foods come together in one setting!!

[@reprogremTTV]

That stew was so surprising, I went looking for recipes and the only ingredient that I can find that would do that gelatinous thing is the Ogbono itself. Apparently though you can do a little extra stock or water to keep it thinner for serving later on down so perhaps it just sitting there is what made it thicken up like that.

[@Miraeization]

National dish of Romania is Sarmale. Ćevapćići is national dish here in Bosnia, and one of the National dishes in Serbia, along with Karađorđeva šnicla and Pljeskavica.

[@borandiUK]

Not only this, but @sorted what some in the balkans call Cevapi (chev-ap-ee), Romania has 'mici' (mee-ch), which are very similar. There are a number of good cevapi/pljeskavica places in London worth trying.

[@Nrana9]

I've ordered from Godo before and though I found it slightly expensive it was absolutely delicious and I really liked the idea with the jars. They're beautiful and good for storing sugar/flour/etc!

[@arnie_soup]

I think at this point Barry should just stop going into instagram battles against Jamie because it hurts him more every time he loses

[@TariqKhan-gl2zh]

Vitello Tonnato! Classic dish in Piedmont and one of my very fave. I've had in in Torino dozens of times

[@al-aurum2457]

this is a good format...hopefully more chefs to be impressed in the future

[@Albuslover8101]

I love these videos! Would love to see more of them!

[@chriscole5658]

Jamie should have won all 3, much more interesting story!

[@lithepanther]

Very very true

[@kaldogorath]

Barry's story: it's in a jar

[@boredboystu]

100% , a jar... really ebbers

[@b4history32]

Definitely disagree. All Jamie's story was, oh it's a national dish. Anything else? Uhh it's a national dish of multiple places.

[@narcyz2134]

@@b4history32 And Barry story was "this place only sells takeaways from a jar and you get a discount when you bring them 20 of them"

[@Agentofchaos007]

I love this series the guys always find such awesome unique foods

[@dannewton3328]

Best takeout you can get on a limited budget? Would be interesting to see what the team can find and surprise us with

[@vonlipi]

My mother used to make Vitello tomato quite often in the summer…it was a family favorite!

[@margowsky]

Jamie had me at the baklava oreo thing. Winner!

[@JonWilsonPhysics]

I believe the texture of the stew is mucilage, which you also get from okra, file powder, or flaxseed meal. But, I could be wrong (obviously) and would love to learn more if so.

[@erinhowett3630]

What a good blooper 🤣

[@SortedFood]

😂😂😂

[@Nooticus]

This video was incredibly fun! more of these please, I love the food in my city!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Happy Wednesday to SortedFood HQ and the Community! Last time, it was fun to see Mike and Barry shop for Jamie and I hope we get to see the magic of it again. I presume Barry will miscalculate his expenditure lol

[@SortedFood]

You may be surprised in this episode 👀

[@bananacrunch]

Love this series! Lots of wow moments that make you want to travel again. ❤️

[@erinhowett3630]

Ah good, time for my Wednesday routine. Sorted and then a nice nap.

[@MdiPaol0]

In Argentina we have a really popular version of Vitello Tonnato, called Vitel Toné. It's practically the same thing, though instead of veal be usually go for a specific cut of beef, the peceto. It's eaten cold (since it tends to be a Christmas dish and in South America that happens in summer) and consists of slices of the cooked meat bathed in the tuna mayo and capers. Really recommend!

[@Nostalgia1709]

I'm HOPING you won't get the whole of Balkans on you for that first dish. We for sure can argue about anything. Greetings from Croatia :D

[@kekkelpenneypeckeltoot5700]

Yes! West African food is amazing! Sierra Leon dishes are great if you’ve got them there!

[@RiverDanube]

It's strange, I would have no trouble choosing a takeaway for myself but if I was ordering for a chef, I would find it very difficult and would probably order something completely different. They lead us to believe that they have a more sophisticated taste. 😳

[@kaldogorath]

Well, Ben DOES refuse to eat Big Macs

[@jeanmkaufmann]

It all looked very good. The texture of the Nigerian dish looked icky but I do like spice, so I would try it. The baklava and gelato looked great but far too much for me. I would prefer something light and fruity, so I would take Barry's macaroon. I love the jars, nice shape to them and I like the returnability for less waste. Cheers! 🙂🇨🇦

[@admirnaruto]

Well, this is probably the first time, I'll actually be able to comment on my national food. Those ćevapi or čevapčiči does not look like something you would get in the balkans, what you have there is what some chef imagined balkan food looks like and made it way too fancy.

[@adam346]

people underestimate jarred and canned goods... the process of canning and or preserving in a jar beguiles the fact you can get incredible things from them.. worked for a fish monger for nearly a decade and some of the best tuna I ever ate was from a tin that cost about $11 packed in light olive oil and was amazing every time.

[@lauraghitoi9809]

Whenever Romania is mentioned in a video, there's at least one Romanian commenting about inaccuracies. Guess I'll be the one this time to say that ćevapčići is not the national dish of Romania - whoops. Also, loads of people will argue that theoretically Romania is South-East Europe and not part of the Balkans 😅

[@formation100]

Angelina's in Dalston is fantastic FYI for anyone in london.

[@skunclep1938]

It really doesn’t matter, because you’re both pronouncing Baklava incorrectly. Nevertheless, I’d love it if “Buklaaa-ava” becomes Jaimie’s “Veloooootay”!

[@TheNinnyfee]

As a slightly older viewer at 44 I am happy that two of my favourites since my teens, cevapcici and vitello, are still novelty and exciting to you. And I have gotten new food ideas to try, well done!

[@CatholicSatan]

Haven't heard of Cevapcici??? Look at the spelling: it's Cevap (Kebab) cici (little). And _cevap_ is derived directly from the Turkish _kebap._ You get them in Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria besides the places mentioned...

[@BlueGlow26]

14:31 recognized them straight away!! 🇹🇼✊🏼♥️ I'd say they're more street food than market store treats though

[@BlueGlow26]

Also, they're not steamed~ Cooked in hot iron molds basically

[@bloodybaronesse]

If it was up to me, Jamie would've won all three rounds, even though I find his third dish's consistency sus. I love this type of video because I love seeing food I've never heard of, but it also stirs the little green envy monster inside me because London is so far away and I live in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere where even the nearest pizzeria refuses to deliver.

[@user-gn6wz9fe1c]

one of the reasons I miss living in a major city, the access and opportunity you have to try foods from a huge variety of cultures and have them delivered to your door.

[@steveaustin2686]

Jamie two to one, as soon as I saw the Wheel Cakes. Just not as interesting than the Nigerian dish to me.

[@NonChalant34]

i liked both the boys had to offer. more of these please!

[@Dddsasul]

As a romanian I can say I haven't ever heard of the first dish, it could be a regional dish maybe... but most certainly not something that is a "national dish"

[@nachschlagmiterwinurban4374]

I think they confused it with Mititei. Ignorant guys!

[@CheeseISlikeFEET]

Veal in tuna mayo, Vittel Tone (spelling?), is a classic at Christmas in Argentina. I adore it, my aunt makes it super well.

[@bats__]

5:00 PLEASE STOP with the anti plastic ignorance :( The amount of energy used to produce, transport and recycle glass massively outweighs plastic production, plus the majority of it isn't made from recycled glass due to the consumer favouring clarity. Plastic however is more energy efficient to produce and transport, but can also be recycled multiple times. Most plastic is a much better packaging material for food applications than alternatives as long as it is disposed of and recycled correctly. Please stop feeding into this misinformation that plastic is the devil. I've noticed it in a lot of these videos you guys do and alongside the media demonising plastic, you're doing more environmental harm than good.

[@kazukokusakari8067]

Barry's last choice is very close (or possibly identical) to Imagawayaki. As Ben remarked bring reminded of something he had in Hokkaido - where the are commonly called Oyaki. It actually became popular in the late 1770's during the Edo period and has remained popular. Traditional filling for these dessert snacks is azuki bean paste and served freshly made - i.e. hot, but the are also good warm or at room temperature. I have enjoyed them filled with various custards, blueberry pie filling with cheesecake, and apple pie filling, as well as matcha mousse, regular azuki bean paste and azuki bean paste with chestnuts.