BANANA LAPLAP - We Tried The VERY FILLING National dish of Vanuatu

[@WeirdExplorer]

If you thought this was bananas, check out the banana playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLvGFkMrO1ZxJDTSIsqY4yvuS-0Pvdtczj

[@hot_wheelz]

So the perhaps very obvious question.... Did Steven's stomach survive or will he never be quite the same ever again? 😂

[@edgarburlyman738]

Gotta eat this w some BBQ pork

[@WeirdExplorer]

@@pepepepito623 This was on a different island in Vanuatu that wasn't affected.

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Lembas bread. One small bite can fill the stomach of a grown man.

[@NarutoSSj6]

You bet me to it. Dammit!

[@EeeEee-bm5gx]

Freeze dry it and it will be a lambas 😁

[@Bein_Ian]

Lembas

[@Chaos_Senpai]

More like Dwarf bread

[@edgarburlyman738]

It's lembas in my edition but wc

[@StuffandThings_]

Its amazing how integral bananas are to literally everything in the Pacific. The coconut seems to get all the attention but it seems like bananas are the real star of the show. All the fruit also seems to find an endless supply of banana varieties and dishes throughout Indonesia and Malaysia. And to think that all we get in the western world is the stupid Cavendish!

[@Tam.I.am.]

I've also had a couple other varieties here in Canada. One was tiny and yellow Baby Nino, and the other was a smallish red skinned one. Plantains also get sold here. Don't despair. Just try looking more places.

[@stringsofhell]

I remember having gros michel as a kid and how wonderful the flavor was. I've had several discussions with people about the artificial banana flavoring actually tasting like banana when they said it didn't because of having gros michel bananas.

[@brolicanklesanonymous]

screw the cavendish

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

​@@brolicanklesanonymousthe ones that we had in the middle sixties were great! Anybody know what variety that they were?

[@RobRuckus65]

​@@StanErvin-yo9vlThe Gros Michel banana was the standard banana sold up into the 1950's until the plants were taken to commercial extinction by the panama disease. They were replaced by the cavendish. So middle sixties the common commercially available banana was the cavendish same as today.

[@TuppyMSM]

At this point, this channel has became nostalgic to me... there's something so feel-good and spiritual when it comes to discovering and trying out fruits

[@riverAmazonNZ]

It’s how life’s meant to be

[@TuppyMSM]

​@@riverAmazonNZTrue that

[@tanyawales5445]

I bet if you added a bit of spiced rum and some sugar to the recipe you would have a dessert laplap. Polenta is also really filling if it is made with milk or cheese. That's the way I made it for my children. The leftovers set up overnight in the refrigerator and are great sliced and fried to have with breakfast with or without maple syrup.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Great idea!

[@DocTinfoil]

DAMN! You two have literally discovered Tolkien's legendary Elven LEMBAS!

[@liamthompson9342]

I believe it's filling. I had some cassava fries at a colombian place and it made me think of food that arctic explorers should use. Very nice but so incredibly filling. It felt like 1M calories.

[@katamine11]

Cassava fries are soooooo good. They didn’t feel THAT filling to me, but certainly moreso than potato fries. In a strange way, something about them reminded me of tempura, which I also absolutely love.

[@StanErvin-yo9vl]

​@@katamine11I love them steamed well done and riced. Top with beefy Au Jus gravy and served with Pillsbury Grands Home Style Biscuits. Extra butter for the win, Okay?

[@HarryToeface]

Not going to lie i thought the title said Banana Laptop 😂 it actually looks pretty delicious

[@stringsofhell]

It's great seeing a different kind of banana bread, very interesting.

[@BeckyA59]

Still amazed at how much content you got from a few hours on Vanuatu

[@WeirdExplorer]

Fiji was a few hours. Vanuatu was a few days :)

[@oldmech619]

Thanks!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thank you!

[@luisledesma586]

reminiscent of the Dominican "pastel en hoja" which has a meat filling and is freacking awesome.

[@jrcorsey]

Stephen has been slowly growing on me these last few years. But now, with the bowel movement cliff hanger, I'm finally all in. A taro flavored plantain polenta would absolutely satisfy me as a daily staple. I'm a little surprised condiments weren't part of the picture. Is chili sauce not popular in Vanuatu? Or perhaps this is not meant to eat as is? I know you had a short time to generate content there.

[@niacynthia3018]

Wait there's taro flavored plantain exist , wow love taro so this Will be on my try list 😊

[@vincentcleaver1925]

I love your environmentallly sound food wrappers...

[@yunodiewtf]

Fun fact: "Laplap(a)" in Georgian means shiny (reflective kinda, like an oiled up bald head)

[@Wolf-Spirit_Alpha-Sigma]

When I see you guys in exotic places, my mood instantly improves. Steven Murray makes me smile. All the best to him. Ok, I'll stop now. Don't want to be creepy. Keep these coming!

[@SY-ok2dq]

Prices of consumer goods are higher in island places (island nations and island states like Hawaii) due to thae extra costs of shipping.

[@JTMusicbox]

Interesting to learn about and looks great. Here’s hoping Steven had no digestive issues despite his fears.

[@klawiehr]

This resembles the super dense bread pudding they sell at my local mexican supermarket. You get a “slab” that same size for 60 cents. Yum!

[@SY-ok2dq]

Is that ordinary white bread pudding? Why is it super dense?

[@klawiehr]

@@SY-ok2dq It’s almost gelatinous, in a good way. High moisture content. My guess is that they use condensed milk and/or coconut milk.

[@SY-ok2dq]

@@klawiehr Is it ordinary bread? Is it a traditional Mexican food, or is it a fusion, or Tex-Mex type of food? Coconut milk isn't traditionally used in Mexico is it? Are bananas or plantains commonly used in Mexican cooking?

[@klawiehr]

@@SY-ok2dq Might be a tex-mex thing. I’m from North Texas. Dunno about using plantains but I would figure it’s a southern Mexican thing. Had plenty of Honduran and Salvadoran food around here using plátanos.

[@Alina-ws6ob]

Great. Bring us more videos on their foods. Looks interesting.😊

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Ñame is pretty common in northern Colombia. They use it for my all-time favorite food.

[@WeirdExplorer]

what's your favorite food??

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

@@WeirdExplorer Mote de queso, a traditional soup made with ñame, hard fresh salty cheese, allspice and sometimes they add garlic and onions to it. A bowl of that on a cold rainy afternoon is HEAVEN.

[@Tinkbook]

You guys are so close to Australia, are you coming this way? There's some great native bush fruits to try.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes! we spent a week or so in Australia and found a LOT of fruit

[@robertjalu6897]

best with fish or chicken - what you said was namambe ... I'm from Vanuatu so I should know .. the big plantains are for laplap mostly ... cassava is for tuluk ... smaller bananas just to eat ripe

[@draw4kicks]

Very interesting!

[@lindadechiazza2924]

Steve face turns bright red after saying there are two extremes that may happen if I eat all this laplap. . . Real bright red

[@edgarburlyman738]

Hey I've had this, goes good with pork.

[@frankmacleod2565]

awesome.

[@THEGROWITS]

lol...we will see how it goes!!

[@ChrisRyot]

could we just appreciate the wrapper being a freaking leaf? I mean...it's the obvious choice but damn. How I'd love to see more leaves around.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Banana leaves are super useful. Great as a wrapper, a plate and to cook food in

[@tomasmondragon883]

Tamales are another food that is traditionally wrapped in leaves. Usually corn husks but in southern Mexico and central America, it's banana leaves too. I think I remember some Greek and middle eastern foods that are traditionally wrapped in grape leaves

[@erikjohnson9223]

You can also use Canna, water lotus (Nelumbo sp.), and Thalia leaves like that. In southern China, they seem to wrap sticky rice in bamboo foliage for their Dragon Boar festival--seems too fiddly for me. Although among those I've grown, only Curcuma (turmeric, zedoary, green-mango turmeric, a few medicinal sp., and a bunch of ornamentals that probably haven't been tested for food safety & flavor) has broad leaves, the foliage of edible gingers could also be used, and impart more aroma (especially if used during the cooking phase).

[@censusgary]

@@tomasmondragon883 in most of Mexico, tamales are cooked in corn husks, but in Central America, it’s usually banana leaves. In some places in Mexico, foods (fish, for example) are wrapped in Hoja Santa leaves for cooking. Bananas, by the way, are not native to the Americas, but by now they are ubiquitous in all the tropical areas of North and South America and the Caribbean.

[@humanbeingnotahumandoing1]

​@@tomasmondragon883yes exactly I think u are to referring to sarma, rice wrapped in grape leaves and then steam cooked. In my home country of serbia we do the same with sauerkraut leaves. We wrap rice and minced meat inside, roll them up and then let them cook slowly in an earthern pot with ribs and other meats for the taste to develop, mmmm 😂

[@jenniferbethparishwhite688]

It reminds me of the ducana I made for a friend of mine from Antigua.

[@petyaakinsamovis6815]

so Steven was doing good that is good to hear.

[@Faustobellissimo]

Am I wrong or your friend Steven has lost weight? Good for him. No junk food restaurants in Vanuatu?

[@valentinewiggin7782]

Me, allergic to bananas: I wanna eat that.

[@tattooyu]

Vanuatu lembas bread!

[@beanboy5315]

Rootin fruitin tootin

[@ghostcraft9343]

I would love a recipe for this out of breadfruit or something else

[@ngc-ho1xd]

NASA should be packing this for the trip to Mars

[@hollywebster6844]

It looks like it would be good for soaking up stew or curry.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Yes, definitely

[@mikeoxsbigg1]

Banana breadfruit loaf.

[@Quesoritto]

Was Stephan okay?

[@spacemanapeinc7202]

Looks like a Tamale from Central America

[@Tsikatrece]

Poor Steven always looks like he just got out the shower in these hot countries.

[@CitizenAyellowblue]

Essentially fried starch.

[@censusgary]

So, did Steven get sick after he ate the laplap?

[@WeirdExplorer]

nope!

[@ThePickledsoul]

I spent too much time watching the guy in the back eating that rice. I've never seen someone love rice that much. I wish I loved anything that much.

[@robertjalu6897]

we love rice in Vanuatu

[@paulwright8378]

Is there different types of air potatoes dioscorea

[@iAmDislikingEveryShort]

The other guy does so much speed lmao 😂

[@jacob5061]

I thought it's Bam Margera in the thumbnail

[@heyy13]

So i'm assuming Steven is ok!

[@Kay_Watermelon]

I'm curious as to why it would have made him sick?

[@tissuepaper9962]

"sick" is not the word they really wanted to use, but "constipated" is kind of an unappetizing word to use in a food review video. Americans generally are chronically deficient in dietary fiber, eating a dish with so much insoluble fiber when you don't normally eat enough will dry out your poop and make it difficult to pass.

[@bagbroch9339]

Didn’t do the sweetness chart thing 😭

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Mainly commenting to appease the almighty algorithm!! I hope everyone is doing well and having a great day!!

[@Dystopix]

I didn't get a ping for this video, but I found it anyway. big love ♥

[@arnoldmmbb]

Ñame is similar to Taro, the root of Colocasia species very common in Polinesia and the Caribbean

[@josempadilla9761]

Ñame es una enredadera con tubérculos en tierra y el taro,yautía o malanga es una planta herbasia de humedales.Ambas tienen que ser cocinadas bien Antes de consumir.

[@erikjohnson9223]

It is also a (West African?) name for true yams (Dioscorea sp.) at least in the Chicago area.

[@arnoldmmbb]

@@josempadilla9761 Sí, hay dos tipos de ñame, el africano es el que se enreda y está el que es parecido a la malanga

[@arnoldmmbb]

@@erikjohnson9223 Ñame could be refered to Dioscorea species or also a species of Colocasia similar to Malanga and Taro

[@pattheplanter]

The word Ñame is from the same origin as yam and equally non-specific.

[@ge0theory]

It looks delicious

[@toddburgess5056]

So....did Steven get ill after eating the banana polenta gruel ? 🤢🤢🤢

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Is it sweetened or is it purely banana?

[@WeirdExplorer]

it's not especially sweet so I don't think there is any additional sugar added

[@elliotwhite32]

please make noni lap lap

[@mandab.3180]

sounds interesting but maybe not as tasty as i would like

[@chrissycronin798]

love the content...been watching for a few years now and can't get enough.. but i gotta know why does steven always look wet ...I know you guys are in some warm places but does he drink a lot too if so party on

[@tissuepaper9962]

you must not be a chubby man, sweatiness is a character trait of ours lol.

[@Promatim]

I'm sure it gets a pass because you and Steven are close friends, but I would encourage you to not comment on people's serving portions. As a heavier person, I am forever thinking, "oh, I want more of that, and there's plenty to go around... but someone will make a comment." Huge fan and not making a federal case of it - great video, always love seeing the two of you collab!

[@storytimewithunclekumaran5004]

Did you get a LAP LAP dance ?

[@zetro9756]

diarrhea speedrun

[@zetro9756]

or constipation speedrun, could be either

[@shanebep3135]

The Steven is not yet finished his journey🤎 The Steven will continue until the task is complete🖤🤍🤎🤎🖤🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🖤 🤎