50 People Guess Shellfish Types | Epicurious

Everybody can identify the basic shellfish -- lobster, shrimp, crab, etc. But who here knows what a langoustine is? How about a geoduck clam? We put 50 people to the test and challenge them to try identify various exotic shellfish.
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[@tosht2515]

@0:20 Looks directly into the camera and says "Would you like me to identify these creatures?" *_Always the boss._*

[@annaki2241]

Tosh T isn’t she lolly from orange is the new black??

[@anonimo69anonimo67]

@@annaki2241 damn she kinda look like her

[@gyloir]

@@annaki2241 No, that's Lori Petty that plays Lolly in OITNB (she played in Point Break back in the day and A League of Their Own).

[@annaki2241]

gyloir yeah that’s what I meant hehe ! Didn’t know her real name , sorry ! And thanks !

[@annaki2241]

Anonimo69 ANONIMO and sounds like her ! 😂

[@lelaminator6528]

this is one of the only episodes where I can somewhat relate to the clueless people because I don’t know some of them either lol

[@beanshady]

I knew the king crab leg and that's it lol .. almost right on the cockles (thought clams) but the rest I didn't know. That overgrown shrimp looks like a baby lobster, so I went with baby lobster. If this was on Family Feud, I'd be getting XXX for sure :D

[@totlyepic]

Me at every other item: "That's just a different type of clam. We don't use a different name."

[@flaminghorsebackrider6969]

I think that’s the point this time, especially since a lot of people (adults and kids together) consider seafood “icky”. Even if you are a seafood fan you may not have heard of some; I’ve sure as hell never heard of a geoduck. (Probably cause they’re on the Pacific Coast, apparently. Pretty unlikely for somebody in the Midwest to have seen them!) So yeah, probably no “omg I’ve known all of these since I was 9” comments for those trying to have an ego trip.

[@andydu723]

Ok I might not know all of them, but lobster tail? Wtf lol!

[@fujisakiharuna7516]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gingercanoe2621]

“I saw spongebob yesterday ! I know what this is “ 😂😂😂

[@cnsummers4086]

Lmao that would've been me 😂

[@Pedri10_]

xspringrose same

[@717dash_cam]

You know you're a millennial when.... (not judging)

[@casualrocker8228]

MEEEE😂

[@mahhk9855]

SpongeBob is also culture

[@maurice5726]

2:51 Everybody: An Elephant Weird Guy: *A SHELLEPHANT*

[@jjdequinaplays7400]

Lmao

[@jjdequinaplays7400]

🤣 🤣

[@biiigates7381]

made me cough lol

[@noahboone524]

Everyone: An Elephant? That guy, an intellectual: A SHELLEPHANT

[@puddlemini]

Aint no one recognize genius

[@MrNSup]

I like how you’ve sprinkled in the chef throughout. Some people were quick to throw around ‘pretentious’ and ‘arrogant’ in past videos. He just knows what he’s talking about and trying to educate people. This is a more natural way. Also, all the lobster guessing cracked me up!

[@fennegvdgvd]

Really? Never came off as pretentious to me..

[@salmab9783]

I much prefer the format where he educates at the end. It’s the perfect antidote to the rest.

[@arcasyard5305]

All chefs and any professional has their own pride, people in the comment section just likes to bring these people down because they feel inferior compared to the people in the video. It would be fine if the professionals in the videos are called out because of misinformation backed up with solid evidence but all the trolls are just being salty and drunk with vinegar (jealous, that is).

[@JB-xl2jc]

There are people who find every expert pretentious and arrogant, because they get very defensive about their own lack of knowledge instead of wanting to learn. He hasn’t seemed the slightest bit arrogant in any of what I’ve seen

[@user-gh5zk8er5h]

I like him. I don't know which videos they saw him being pretentious and arrogant, but he's not in the ones I've seen

[@AntiSoraXVI]

Nemo: "An aneminie- ,anemenamie, anema- nenemanie" *repeated by all the adults who internalized that unintentionally*

[@AngelaShiflet]

Made me think of Finding Nemo😂 (@ least I wasn't the only one watching cartoons as an adult lol)

[@alexxander966]

Literally how can so many people think a crab leg is a lobster? Literally not believable

[@matenain3101]

アレックスAlexander “lobster tail” okay...

[@jettlaxholly]

3:36 same guy thought a clam was a crab or escargot.

[@walaaemad382]

LOL i also thought it was a gaint lobster leg

[@fabianruckstuhl7896]

Cause these are all americans...

[@eatwithus35]

LMAOOOOO THEY DONT KNOW ABOUT GOOD FOOD!!!!

[@tigerxxd]

*2 1/2 ft CRAB leg* “THIS IS A LOBSTER MY MOTHERS FAVORITE” BOIIIII

[@lepidoptery]

3:35 "oh, this might not be crab... escargot?" 🙃

[@kongbiglort4998]

Was looking for this commebt

[@th7958]

boiiiiiii

[@pussydweller1015]

Does that mean his mom was getting scammed and being told that a crab legs was a lobster

[@BloodyGaaraOfSand]

its_jus_tiger next time they put lobster on a plate and it gets called a crab

[@Nzie]

"rich people eat this" - relatable.

[@GlimzytheBee]

Unless you're the one catching them. UwU

[@CCGMASTER]

Grew up dirt poor in Alaska. Ate them all.

[@Nzie]

Makes sense, and a lot of people hunt to feed themselves, too. Put that same urchin or venison on the menu, however, and it'll be too pricey for most folks. Kind of funny to think about.

[@CCGMASTER]

Nzie first time I saw the price of crab and oysters at a store in the south, I suddenly understood why the tourist went nuts when they saw how cheap it was at a restaraunt. As a kid, all you had to do to get crab, oysters, octopus, clams, etc. was go to the beach.

[@Nzie]

100%. I grew up in New England.. so you could get lobster at the grocery store pretty cheap. I still remember once my grandma, who was from the midwest, driving with a bunch of lobsters in a cooler on a trip back to visit her friend. And quahogging once as a kid remains a favorite memory-nothing else in chowder would buck the price up much. :-)

[@Alicew1d]

When the guy said "I only know the name in Chinese" so relatable lmfao

[@ZechMadox]

ok

[@AJAYKUMARSAGAR]

ok ×3

[@lilacsunset9194]

ok x4

[@Lydiallllll]

literally me lol

[@marcd2726]

If that was the Chinese for it, it must a dialect, cuz it's xiang, not xiao, but I could've heard it wrong.

[@fquint6468]

“This looks like a URCH” lmfao I busted out laughing😂😂😂

[@babyfather]

fr 😭😭😭

[@kirbydevera143]

Same btch who only knows squid and octopus

[@MiNUS-ax]

People are surprised with how they confused a crab leg for a lobster but here I am being confused by that one person who thought a clam was crab Edit: Also surprised by the person who thought the razor clam was an octopus

[@suzan6254]

Or the guy that thought the sea urching was a sea cucumber lol

[@ems7623]

I really don't understand what is going through some of these people's heads. Watching this video series is like watching a pile-up of cars crashing on the highway.

[@enescelik4255]

Jesus has spoken: SHELLEPHANT

[@catharticreverie]

sounds like a pokemon

[@izzyehbella]

I don’t get how you could mix up a lobster leg with a king crab leg.

[@newttella1043]

Because some people only eat fish sticks.

[@Coananlover]

Man, one of those people thought it was a lobster TAIL lmao.

[@NANAbingbangboom]

Some people are very ignorant

[@katief7047]

Trust me, I have a bachelors in animal science, meaning I passed 4 years of intense upper division science and technical classes, and I didn’t even know that was a crab leg. You people need to realize not everyone was raised in the same environment as you. For some of us, our parents didn’t feed us seafood growing up and thus we don’t eat it as adults and don’t understand or really know anything about it. I know that’s a CRAZY concept but it’s true. You should try not to be so rude towards people who really just don’t know something bc they’ve never been exposed to it before. How is that their fault? They’re just trying to learn....

[@jcenter25]

@@katief7047 I mean if you have ever even seen a picture of a lobster you would know that is not a lobster leg lol. Don't need a marine biology degree to figure that out.

[@taniyahfraser]

5:00 "I'm sure rich people eat this and find some way to eat this"😂😂😂

[@yeboichipsahoy8776]

6:33 “lets name it. Sandwich”

[@janekun7101]

2:21 that guy is laughing so hard.. Me- *I know what you're thinking* 😏

[@ipeachmango]

The shell with no tentacles at all is an octopus? Did I hear it correctly Hahaha

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

I wanna know how a plate of sea creatures equates to being escargot tbh

[@eatwithus35]

LMAOOOOOOO

[@dennyvalerio4419]

ipeachmango Bro that had me

[@seasquirt22]

Well octopuses dont have tentacles either, they have arms

[@ipeachmango]

@@seasquirt22 sure bro thanks

[@kennynitro17]

6:06 I'm pretty sure that's how early humans discovered what was and wasn't edible

[@kimberlycastro9711]

kennynitro17 I died 😂😂😂

[@PlasticGhoul]

Girl at 6:23 : *sees something that looks nothing like octopus or squid* “I think this is octopus or squid*

[@AxnerSaab]

When they said "Lobster" I was like "Are you serious?"

[@BVDXENT]

2:56 „Like a Octopus squid“ 6:22 Again wtf Like wtf have you never seen a octopus or a squid

[@savagecabbageboi6491]

AtomicSouls lol omg 😂 😆 😝

[@Phasy]

I swear this channel is a meme gold mine.

[@aliciawatre7508]

I haven't even tasted any of those but I could still name them all accurately. Perks of watching so many cooking shows I guess hahaha

[@brianking9424]

Alicia W I felt the same way! finally we are the smart ones 😂😂

[@CCGMASTER]

As someone that's grown up eating all of those, they're delicious af.

[@prodigypenn]

same for me, i guess most people don't watch cooking stuff. Even though I don't care for seafood, and will probably never cook/eat any of that stuff, I still know what it is.

[@gracytoyschultz4416]

You should try king crab legs and dip them in melted butter it's the best.

[@lianahaque2512]

Regardless of whether they get them right or wrong it's always nice to see them having a good time and goofing around - it's weirdly wholesome.

[@C_Bat]

1:16 "this is disgusting cuz it has a face" I mean... so do you.

[@hathawyn]

My favorite part was everyone trying to say "anemone" 😂😂

[@oo8962]

I never knew that anemone is pronounced like a nee mo nee. I thought it's pronounced like a nee mon

[@ruejr]

How should you pronounce “geoduck”? English: gooey-duck WHY?

[@da96103]

To filter down participants in the spelling bee competition.

[@Cruxador]

It's gooey.

[@Swiftredmoon]

I’ve been saying geo all this time. That’s crazy

[@Venomonomonom]

What the hell English? U wierd

[@xutxiamoua3455]

The geoduck’s name originates from the Nisqually Native American language. It’s just spelled like that because that’s the way it was chosen to be spelled it in English

[@quandrellhendricks]

Epicurious: “Can you identify the shellfish? “ Me: *You’re looking at him*

[@emilyfogerty6438]

"A shellaphant" I love that. 😂

[@danbdesign]

Well now I know what it feels like to be one of the confused ones

[@nekokuma800]

4:03 “I DONT KNOW!” No waaay! Hahahaha I’m always expecting him to know everything.

[@darrylaz3570]

Well, we've found Mr. Lv 2 Chef's 3rd weakness after Pancakes and Deep-fried chickens 😂

[@christianwai1796]

@@darrylaz3570 i think with the pancakes he was just messing around with the tool but he also didnt really know what to do with the walnuts :D

[@delavidaebella]

@@darrylaz3570 he also said he doesn't know his (wal)nuts, he cracked me up when he said that 😂

[@PropiaRealidad]

"Underwater porcupine"... besides the scientific name, this is the most technical way I have heard someone refer to sea urchin. And urch is the least.

[@anja.kuhelj]

In my language (Slovenian) it is actually "sea hedgehog" so not that far 😁

[@lucascflima]

@@anja.kuhelj Also in Portuguese haha!

[@silkexx24]

Mom: don’t play with your food! Me: 1:12

[@KaponoMonster]

“Super yummy! Stupid expensive!” That’s my favorite line now!

[@KateCarew]

I swore the world knew what geoduck was considering how often they’re depicted on bizarre food shows etc. Then again...Alaskan King crabs should be known by all 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@GlimzytheBee]

"Lobster tail" Lobsters are famous for their very pointed, long, red tail.

[@KateCarew]

Glimzy the Bee 😂😂😂 Love it!

[@cakelady8534]

Is it really this kind of episode without the lady in the pink shirt and glasses knowing everything?

[@angelw7512]

1:17 "this is disgusting because it has a face" me too.

[@YiroYiro]

I AM IN THIS PICTURE AND I DONT LIKE IT

[@ssssalt]

Wow no one touched those tools. I'm impressed

[@alizeb211]

That one guy obviously has never seen a lobster tail before 😂 definitely does not look like a king crab

[@luke-appleton1]

0:20 This lady is an expert on EVERYTHING, it’s actually quite amazing.

[@allangray6764]

What did you do to the Latino dude to make him so sweaty?

[@angellus09]

Allan Gray leave him alone :( some people can't help it.

[@bluesmurff6163]

Most likely it's water from all the shellfish

[@MrAjpurdue]

I know what I would’ve done to him

[@zionbrown5840]

MrAjpurdue oop-

[@edgerdeuce]

3:20 "Kinda crazy looking..." Nah Chef, that's an understatement

[@toasty9670]

6:33 Let's name it: *Sandwich*

[@meganreilly1691]

No one : Guy : do you dare me to lick it ??? No one : Guy : proceeds to like clam

[@danielrushaj4414]

Producers: Guess this shellfish Those 5 people: eLePhAnT?!

[@dylanb7642]

I knew every one immediately, which is funny because I haven’t ever eaten goeduck or razor clams before as far as I know, just seen a lot of them before. Living by the ocean your whole life has weirdly specific perks that have almost no value unless you’re a fishmonger or a chef, of which I am neither 😂. Great video! You guys should do some even lesser know sea-food creatures next time, there are a few I can think of that would be interesting to see if people know what they are, maybe even not just limited to shellfish.

[@ryanpanchoo6478]

Robert says uh after every 3 words, he's my favourite lol

[@Cadwaladr]

My husband loves geoducks, but you couldn't pay me to eat one.

[@Stu5727]

geoduck is a pokemon, you cant fool me

[@Cadwaladr]

@@Stu5727 My husband also likes pokemon, and I wouldn't eat one of them either.

[@bval4449]

Gay?

[@SamU_115]

Can you explain to me why they are called gooey ducks when it's spelt geoduck (like geography)? If the O and the E were the other way around I might understand.

[@darius1709]

bro valenciano yes? any problem?

[@DrChrisRespect]

I used to be a seafood manager for stop and shop, brought back memories lol

[@PixilatedPocky]

Seeing people's first time reactions to geoducks are always hilarious. Also the pro chef was adorable!

[@krysterio]

2:20 When Aquaman and Thor do a fusion dance together

[@anasandoval6698]

Putting the "I can't believe they don't know what X is" comments aside, the video in a way shows the difference between the rich & poor and the foods that are accessible according to your food budget. Granted, if you live on a coastal city, access to seafood & shellfish is a lot easier and cost may be lower.

[@wokest118]

No excuse for confusing a crab leg for a lobster tail..

[@shadi8348]

The guy in suit with long hair looks like he runs a gang And I'm here for it

[@pjf8630]

So happy that added in more of that cute chef Robert!! PLEASEE keep him in the series 😭😍😍

[@workout9594]

5:43 Well lady, instead of disrespecting your grandparents maybe listen to them because getting stung by an urchin hurts more than any jellyfish, and some people must be hospitalized because of it. Trust me, I've been stung many times

[@mahioumhs1724]

2:12 tthe most satisfying gross i ve ever heard🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tielormus]

literally no one: not a single soul: lady in the first 8 seconds: *AAAAUUUUHHHH*

[@audrey.c1]

Leonardo DiCaprio's cousin is funny , "This is my idol" LOL

[@dibutler8935]

I'm all about the chick who said, "that's an urch." I about fell out. :DDD

[@ConcreteAngelx3]

I got King Crab and Sea Urchin, and I'm giving myself half credit for the small clams and the geoduck

[@shamprendy20]

I almost died when he said shelliphant😂😂

[@isaiahsmith1802]

Guy: says this is a lobster 🦞 *me slowly dies inside knowing that’s a crab leg.

[@poodlecupsfive]

Isaiah Smith same like how do you not know a king crab 🤦‍♂️

[@SD-tl4wf]

All the hours I've spent watching Chopped and Iron Chef have prepared me for this moment. The only one I couldn't identify was the razor clam.

[@ExplosiveBrohoof]

It's satisfying to see the guy in the button-down shirt finally get something wrong.

[@iaraalve7829]

“A shellefant” 🤣🤣🤣

[@superpayaseria]

jajaj

[@MilkByCow]

**holds up a crab leg** “THIS IS A LOBSTER”

[@sanchaxi3987]

2:22 that laugh is contagious

[@lolamoon7296]

@0:36 Wow you pay so much attention to your mothers favorite foods, You have mastered what they’re called. *so admirable*

[@anthonyleal1865]

Lola Moon idk if his mom favorite food is actually a lobster or crab

[@byambasurenuuganjargal6160]

The lady with glasses rules

[@piggiesyumbacon9510]

I appreciate the old man wheezing at the geoduck

[@Alicelufmusic]

I’m salivating watching this video. ESP. The Alaska crab and geoduck 😭💕

[@justinetheasian]

Ok I understand not knowing the exact names like I didn't know the small clams were cockles but some of the things they named when they were trying to guess just made them look so dumb 😂

[@Turquoise_Starlight]

Lol how many people thought the crab leg was lobster... and the good old Geoduck (I only know this one because of Dirty Jobs).

[@sarahplease]

Mary Starling but it wasn’t a prawn. It is closer to a lobster.

[@Turquoise_Starlight]

sarah it’s a Langostino but closely resembles a prawn looks wise more than a lobster (to me anyways). Just made me laugh that they said lobster thinking the traditional lobster.

[@sarahplease]

@@Turquoise_Starlight But biologically speaking, it is technically a lobster. It is under species > genus > family of lobster. I see you edited your post anyway, but the more you know. I will agree that the ones calling the crab leg a lobster was hilarious!

[@rissyrose3661]

5:18 Everyone had a "Finding Nemo" moment 🤣

[@ajanextdoor]

2:31 till 2:34 um so it acts like the phallic Thing too 😂

[@MewtwoShineX]

lol everything is a crab or lobster if you believe hard enough.

[@lolamoon7296]

@3:00 He’s a hottie

[@bklynkat23]

I knew half of these...thank you cooking shows!!!

[@bharlitos4471]

“This is my idol” LMAO

[@CoLiCoVis]

If you listen closely you can hear the true pacific northerners laughing.

[@benmcnutt223]

Got 5 out of 6 didn't know what the phalic clam was because it's not native in the uk

[@kereromo3028]

0:09 when it goes in

[@jacoborojas5981]

5:03 dude looks like Leonardo DiCaprio in Once upon a time in Hollywood

[@idoajda4920]

Ok i get not knowing some of then but sea urchin? Really?

[@lepidoptery]

I think that's one of the more obscure ones, if only because the parts that get eaten don't look like the outside and you mostly only see the outside if the chef is incorporating it into the plating. And I assume sea urchin isn't eaten that much, anyway.

[@paigemarquez56]

I like the way the chef is not at the end this time!!!

[@006haloman]

I love this series so much!! I got everything correct. I’m amazed that people don’t know the urchin and king crab. I was actually talking at my screen at some of these haha. I knew the cockles because of game of thrones!

[@BranMuffin365]

“Here we have a couple seashells with *meat* inside” Me with every shellfish

[@eatwithus35]

OMG YOU GUYS CANT DISS SHELLFISH LIKE THAT!!!!! ITS SO FREAKIN DELICIOUSSSSSSS. ALL OF IT!!!! ❤️🥰 Y'ALL SHOULD KNOW EM AND TRY EM 😊😋

[@tcott36]

The Chinese guy looks exactly like every 2K character I’ve ever made

[@priscillapacheco1413]

I love how they laugh at the duck one hahaha i laugh right with them hahaha

[@kay7155]

The guy on 2:21 had me cracking up

[@alexandrevibo]

50 people try to make a Carbonara

[@GlimzytheBee]

Them: Cabonana oo nah nah...?

[@lexi99smile]

The Razor clam looks like a toenail that grew way too long

[@emi.lastname]

My favorite episode of the series to date; I actually learned something

[@aldrensiscar3988]

The woman who sounds like Ellen Degeneres always delivers. This is probably my favorite basic skills. I have so many laughs. Thank you.

[@lolamoon7296]

@2:31 *Oooff the whole liquid dripping and everything, erase this image out of my mind plz*

[@defrifriandi-id9819]

Oh now they are asked to be marine biologist, eh?

[@edwardportell4955]

I'm from Nebraska, the most landlocked state you could pick, and I knew all but one, for the cherrystone clams I knew they were a clam but couldn't name a type

[@blackbutterfly233ify]

I know this song at 3:53. They used it on general hospital for Nikolas and Emily to dance in 2003