James May vs Rachael Hogg: Are bananas filthy?

Things get slightly out of hand this week as James tries to understand why Rachael can't stand bananas.
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[@turnerlarson12]

"Your banana management is very poor" - James May, 2020

[@davidmaxwaterman]

Another phrase I have never heard before, or will ever hear again.

[@molsy1768]

@@mg1721 overreacting and exaggerating

[@X22GJP]

@@mg1721 Don't take our statements quite so literally! In this country, green bananas can stay green for several days before getting to the correct window of banana opportunity. After which, within 5-7 days that's it, they get to the point where they are a bit too mushy for regular eating, but still great for milkshakes and smoothies.

[@jamessmithers5206]

@@X22GJP Said it ^

[@xwhogafx815]

😂

[@tohrubtw4983]

"a window of banana opportunity" is the best sentence I've ever heard

[@davidmaxwaterman]

First and only time, I imagine...

[@RoderickGMacLeod]

Friend: Want to come to the pub tonight? Me: No, I have an avocado that will be ripe between 7:32 and 7:56 tonight and a banana that will be ripe between 9:07 and 9:46 so I have to be home for those.

[@TheFarCobra]

Wink, wink, nudge nudge.

[@TheFarCobra]

@Arun X ... that is better than the other way around ... at least as an internet comment.

[@armchairracer007]

"what else do you put condoms on?" **Lights pipe** Suddenly it became a therapy session 😂

[@lifeschool]

A cucumber.

[@Warwallaby]

That was the best part. His pipe timing is impeccable. But the entire thing was like a therapy session. She’s trying to rationally justify a weird personal problem and he’s just trying to understand so he can help her achieve peace with it.

[@taiiat0]

@@Warwallaby and to make fun of her for it, at the same time. :)

[@AisuruMirai]

Sometimes a banana is just a banana.

[@adithyamahesh6961]

Rachel is the sort of person who would put ketchup on a roast dinner but won't eat bananas.

[@Mark761966]

Rachel is weird.

[@jonnycando]

Mark Williams in my experience girls in general are picky eaters, I can’t hold it against them or there would never be any female friends and certainly no significant other, whose menu is shall we say..limited....but she like enough that we will never go hungry

[@ryuhayabaker]

@@Mark761966 agree. She's very odd. Probably the kind of kid who would tell people she's a vegetarian while eating a chicken wing

[@RigoWolfPrime]

@@ryuhayabaker 😂👍

[@notsurt]

What about banana ketchup on a roast?

[@thetank2078]

“Your banana management is very poor” Also “Practice safe bananas” -James May 2020 James is really out here saying what needs to be said folks

[@phantomechelon3628]

He gives us the life information we never knew we needed.

[@SDisonYT]

Rachel is a lovely person, but she is just wrong about every one of these. And believe me, I am pained to have to agree with Mr May.

[@TheMagicalHippy]

I thought it was a bit until now . Now I know she is British.

[@TheBlackadderOne]

Yeah she seems like a very nice person but also has very strange opinions.

[@ShadowRubberDuck]

It sounds like James May is using his humor to help Rachel recover from her scarring of bananas from health class what a great man

[@CricketEngland]

She needs to just grow up and get a grip on life..... wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.... James is 100% correct. This and every previous videos

[@jasongutteridge]

"what else do you put condoms on?" James May with the top quality flirting

[@helenscoffield]

Bananas are pre-packaged with a convenient compostable wrapper....

[@jamesgodden3]

Rachel has been wrong every time. Not saying this because I like James. But Tea is amazing. Bananas are amazing. And I’m not even gonna start on Ketchup on a roast.

[@Megadriver]

"Anything that's a phobia should be banned" So that includes most wildlife, cars, airplanes, electricity, surgery, tall buildings, tunnels, bridges, oceans, boats, pretty much everything really... Genius... I like bananas, custard is ok and tea is lovely on a cold day. Rachel is wrong every time.

[@postfaceliftsaxo3728]

May is always right.

[@Fastwinstondoom]

Not always! ...but he's certainly upping his average with these discussions!

[@CaptHollister]

Except when he chose tea over coffee

[@miguelonex53]

@@CaptHollister Tea superior Coffee inferior

[@overlorddante]

"I wonder what James May has been up to since Top Gear." *Stumbles across this video "Glad to see he hasn't changed."

[@adamatch9624]

Thom the grand tour

[@aaronlad7697]

@@adamatch9624 the grand tour

[@macmuggo5459]

Wonder Lamb the grand tour

[@overlorddante]

@@macmuggo5459 the grand tour

[@Vespuchian]

After the Tea vs. Coffee fiasco I'm increasingly worried about Rachael's dietary history.

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

She looks like she certainly eats something...

[@retpolanne]

Why bananas are great: - sometimes I’m late for something, or just lazy, but I have to have some fruit after lunch. Apples are hard to eat, oranges make a lot of mess, but bananas are so easy to peel, to eat in less than a minute - I love how sweet they are - they go really well with corn flakes - banana cakes are amazing And a Brazilian plus: my favorite dish is Virado a Paulista, which is rice, beans, pork, cabbage (I think), fried egg and a deep fried banana. And my favorite Brazilian dessert: bolinho de chuva com banana - raindrop-shaped deep-fried doughnuts with a slice of banana inside.

[@lpsp442]

Banana does go surprisingly well with savoury curries and rice dishes - interesting to see it in Brazil

[@retpolanne]

LP SP I think I never had savoury curry, but yes, goes kind of well with rice, beans.

[@lpsp442]

@@retpolanne If you've had curry then you've definitely had savoury curry - savoury just means "not sweet"

[@retpolanne]

LP SP definitely never had curry, then. I really want to try it though.

[@lpsp442]

@@retpolanne Really?! Wow, you should do so! It's very nice and spicy. (tbh the dish you described is kind-of like a curry anyway - add more onions and spices, pepper etc. and it's curry)

[@b1g_b4d_j0hn6]

"No food should ever be slimy." Are you listening, France?

[@donaldboughton8686]

Okra!!

[@peternelson8861]

Obviously neither James nor Rachel have experienced the joys of a peanut butter and banana sandwich ?

[@fredahouston2395]

Banana and bacon butties are lovely.

[@donaldboughton8686]

YUK!!

[@coolhandchunk]

Peanut butter, banana and brown sugar sandwich! Absolutely the best!

[@LaFlaneuse0]

@@coolhandchunk I'll have to try that

[@williamkendall7412]

Or mayo and banana sandwich.

[@FoCoPuffs]

Rachael Hogg has at LEAST twice now demonstrated that her culinary preferences are to be completely ignored. And anything that's a phobia should be banned?? She could be dangerously unwell.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

Either that or she's deliberately trying to be weird and 'controversial' when it comes to food.

[@russcattell955i]

Silly girl !

[@jeandiatasmith4512]

" Anything that's a phobia should be banned?" Sums up a large majority of today's problems in one sentence.

[@taiiat0]

i'd like to think the Ban things that people are afraid of was just a joke.

[@lordmuhehe4605]

@@taiiat0 Of course it was.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

I really worry about Rachael sometimes ....... correction, most of the time.

[@michaelshawn2946]

"Your Banana management is very poor" Hahahahahaha now that was funny Bim..

[@Superbokka]

Bananas are the best of all the fruits whether in custard or on their own.

[@johnknight9150]

'There is a window of banana opportunity' - James May's version of seduction.

[@el0j]

I'm watching james talk about a banana just because james

[@BeeABaw]

The more I watch videos of James and food, the more I realize he’s my spirit animal.

[@harwantsethi2350]

There's something hypnotic about James may saying 'buh nah nah' this many times in only a few minutes.

[@tomberaro2900]

James..you never fail to make me laugh.Dont ever stop being you.

[@jankbunky4279]

I love the picture of Kiki that James has in the background.

[@janebrewer1545]

You’re all bananas.

[@giraffe912]

Kiki’s delivery service in the background of James’s video made me smile :)

[@GE0attack]

Bananas are great source of potassium Rachel come on.

[@drcarte]

Tomatoes have more

[@Riley_Mundt]

The namesake of potassium, potatoes, have more.

[@jamesneedham6265]

Which is why Bananas are slightly radioactive

[@undertaker666dead]

Bananas are slightly radioactive due to the presence of a natural isotope of potassium. Potassium is a key mineral in the fruit.

[@maxximumb]

B.E.D. Banana Equivalent Dose. Also, Brazil nuts are even more radioactive than bananas.

[@undertaker666dead]

@El Bearsidente yes we are

[@MdvK13979]

And one of the reasons they're so healthy

[@undertaker666dead]

@@MdvK13979 Yep I do love bananas

[@cache8207]

Surprise I don’t glow as many as I’ve eating, I def can’t get sick from eating to many lol

[@jaroca784]

Maybe if she tried them with ketchup...

[@jeavjuaf]

Banana ketchup is a thing

[@misssarahashplant31]

😂

[@damionlee7658]

Banana "flavour" does taste like banana, if you buy the correct banana. There is controversy over whether the banana flavour that we know was based on the specific strain of banana, or not (but I don't like coincidence). But the fact remains that if you eat a Gros Michel banana (still grown in some parts) they absolutely taste like banana milk shake/custard flavour etc. Gros Michel used to be the most common banana sold, but in the 50s whole crops were wiped out by Fusarium (commonly named Panama Disease), and cultivators moved to a strain that was resistant, the Cavendish. The Cavendish has much more complex flavours and ultimately tastes nothing like the Gros Michel (personally I'd argue that the Cavendish is virtually tasteless). Last year you may have seen reports that the Cavendish is now vulnerable to Fusarium. Time will tell how we handle that. But I cannot stress this enough: Whilst they are quite difficult to find, and expensive, do not pass up the chance to eat a proper Gros Michel banana if you get it.

[@HikuroMishiro]

James is right once again, bananas are pretty awesome.

[@GarlicbreadmanOP]

Clearly the lady doesn't have a clue what she's on about.

[@CricketEngland]

She needs to grow up and have a serious think about her life.....

[@poiboy43]

Take a shot every time they say ‘Banana’ ... or for every 10 seconds that they don’t

[@elloo98]

Minimum of 87 shots... seems do-able.

[@gazandmiran9179]

If Bananas tasted like Ketchup you'd be shoving them down ya gob with ya roast! 🤣🤣🤣

[@zinastanescu]

His laugh 😂 makes more to laugh 😆

[@jodievdw]

OK, so this triggered a flashback to Mum's take on bananas in custard: overripe ladyfinger bananas, stirred into hot custard so they were sort of half-cooked, glassy and slimy by the time it was served. A hideous eating experience.

[@kathysmith7842]

Bananas are lovely and brown 1's make great banana loafs.

[@kkkkit]

Why does this woman work on FOOD tribe?🤣

[@jemiebridges3197]

Skilled producer rather than foodie. Personally i would not watch a foodie. I only dialed in cause i remembered 70's sandwhiches.

[@LizaSixx]

Your banana management is very poor Rachael! 😂 That really made me laugh 😂

[@leeallen7491]

Banana and custard, now thats a nice pudding

[@russcattell955i]

Sliced banana with vanilla ice cream as a summer alternative to custard for me.

[@2packs4sure]

I'm a pipe smoker and was wondering what tobacco or tobaccos James smokes...

[@edwardmcdonald6789]

3:40 PTSD! Bruh he had me laughing for ages🤣

[@strongchord4384]

“Eased into bananas” Well, better than the alternative James.

[@bghoody5665]

Great episode - laughed a few times. But I have to say, Rachael has some strange food habits and preferences. Bananas are great.

[@wynnzeng1235]

Actually, the fruit bananaes we eat and the "banana" flavor being added into processed foods are separate species...

[@wynnzeng1235]

@0 0 Sorry mate, I live in NA. But no, I haven't tried anything like that. Sounds interesting which I might do some research on it.

[@wynnzeng1235]

@0 0 Thanks for the info

[@4jp]

Banana flavor is isoamyl acetate. You would immediately recognize it as a banana if you smelled it. It is not the only flavor that we taste in a ba'nan though. Other cultivars have more isoamyl acetate and thus more "banana" taste, but they do not taste like banana flavor either. This is not just a nanner problem. Most fruit flavorings only convey a part of the taste of the actual fruit.

[@helenscoffield]

actually, bananas soaked in grain alcohol for homemade liqueur tastes like artificial banana bubblegum, you need to add lemon juice to the rim of your glass.

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

@@wynnzeng1235 I've never met anyone from Not Applicable before, what's it like to live in an abbreviation?

[@DharmeshPatel-qv8tv]

love your videos and posts please keep posting

[@knightowl3577]

" I like bananas because they have no bones!" That's an oldie even for James.

[@Azazel47]

"They are also brown, which is a horrible color" She said, with brown hair on her head, brown glasses on her face and brown cabinet next to her home.

[@LaFlaneuse0]

Wow hah

[@jdwalker9718]

0:45 It's a banana! Get a grip...

[@kristian5821]

we need more of these types of videos

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

Are we not gonna talk about the Kiki's Delivery Service animation cell behind James?

[@davidmaxwaterman]

Rachel needs to see a counsellor...

[@leonardoglesby1730]

A banana a day has kept me going at 71, and my Dad at 97! Rachael needs to get her food prejudices out of the gutter.

[@loddude5706]

'Potassium-Man' says 'Hold my shake old fruit, I'm off for a pith.' : )

[@leekelly3796]

Excellent loads of puns👍😂

[@RigoWolfPrime]

There's humour in watching how obtuse her perspective can be at times. I'm with May.... She's been traumatised by a condomed banana 🍌😃 ...but then, she also doesn't like custard, so i think her childhood is all kinds of messed up. 🤔

[@mattd8725]

Banana flavouring was developed to taste like the "Gros Michel" banana. A variety that is no longer common since it was hit hard by disease.

[@Dave1507]

yeah, i learned that from QI! :D

[@mr.100rupees3]

James !ay calling the Cresent shale bent is the funniest thing

[@IllusivePrime]

BANANAS!! 5:22 James May, living up to his sterotype there. lol

[@graemegourley7616]

Bananas are great. Once more Rachel is wrong...come on Rachel, be right the next time!

[@Sciopticl]

This girl has something seriously wrong with her.

[@thekitowl]

Scioptic explains why she’s single.

[@Schrauberella]

Guilty: her banana misusing teacher

[@maaaaaar]

@@thekitowl It certainly does.

[@StrykezMan09]

James is about to get "Me too'd" 😂

[@stewartdevisser3818]

James "Cavendish you have to be eased into banana's" May

[@misterdarkcloud2384]

probably one of the funniest conversations james may has had publicly

[@yullt6885]

Love bananas, I don’t understand how anyone doesn’t like bananas.

[@andyhunt457]

Bananas are now banning adverts 🤣🤣

[@anirbanspr]

Bananas make desserts bad !? - Someone get Rachael a Banana Split.

[@williamkendall7412]

Was just wondering if she would try a banana split.

[@alphasierra.]

When I read the title, I was worried that I may have to disagree with James May about something. Boy, was I wrong!

[@breadscout]

James may sounds like he's living in the 1950's

[@garyblake9665]

Where have you been? That's not changed since then.

[@cuprakol]

Banana...and she’s not well 😂😂😂😂

[@o0938]

A 70s Prawn Cocktail, 70s Homemade Triffle. Enough Talk, Wheres The Food, Get Cooking 😂

[@tomchippy2739]

She definitely has some sort of PTSD when it comes to bananas, they are maybe the second best fruit after a nice juicy apple

[@faharizard]

the audacity... bananas are amazing

[@onemorecast6001]

what's great is I had to endure an advert about weight loss and health before tuning in haha to BVM.... Right folks, I'm reviewing a kebab today! LOL

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

I'm getting more and more gambling adverts, I've never gambled and I'm not starting now!

[@chrisburke6652]

The innuendo is strong in this one

[@jujitsujew23]

Banana is nowhere near my favorite fruit but I'm starting to think something is wrong with Rachael... my favorite are apples bananas from Hawaii

[@thegerge100]

Man i want to watch these but Rachel's lack of taste in food and having terrible reasoning just winds me up

[@DoubleOSeven007]

What wonderful repartee between these two wonderful people

[@constucticons]

The "banana" suggestions are fantastic. :D

[@knightfthree]

When Rachael goes for a walk is she usually supervised? Just for the safety of the general public, I mean. ;-)

[@dragospahontu]

I just can't Rachel

[@dansage]

James has the best laugh ever

[@dimwittedfool]

I have allergic reactions to raw bananas, but I love them sooooo much, so I sautee it in butter and cognac.

[@shannono8397]

I adore James always, but when he laughs...my heart melts

[@Schrauberella]

The most DAD person on TV. (Though he has no kids)

[@linuxpothead24]

Banana's are lovely, Rachael is wrong again

[@ryanmarsden6534]

no she isnt Harry Crackhead24

[@linuxpothead24]

@@ryanmarsden6534 I'm afraid she is, and it sounds as though you are too.

[@ryanmarsden6534]

@@linuxpothead24 Thanks for clearing my mind

[@roxanam.3216]

I love this series.

[@ayodejiogundiran5153]

And here I am at 9 on a Sunday morning, watching two pleasant folks talking about bananas. And I'm acting laughing my head off. James May is that kinda chap who will talk about paint drying and people will actually tune in.

[@inquisitor229]

Then we need to discuss the cucumber, something else I find nauseating. An equally dubious food item.

[@tnmoe-]

inquisitor229 - Indeed, to me they just taste like odd crunchy water.

[@dudesayingthings]

Cucumbers are hideous.

[@Bexyboo88]

Yes I agree.. I've tried, believe me I've tried to like them, but nope.

[@tnmoe-]

Bexyboo88 - Same, even salt and pepper don't help them! And S&P usually makes near everything better!

[@ShubhamSant]

Bananas are fantastic and Rachel is always wrong

[@mikethemaniacal]

"its not creepy its just bent" ill have to remember that line

[@Jaymza30]

Hilarious 😂 Perfect hangover remedy 🤘😎

[@imraan2320]

That’s weird females normally love bananas

[@georgimihalkov4781]

She should stop doing these videos, after each one she just looks more and more weird and r worded...😂

[@pimptronic]

Laughed and liked!!!!

[@simonc5514]

So far yes to ketchup, yes to tea and now yes to bananas

[@SwingingCreeper]

Bananas are disgusting. I can’t stand the smell, the taste or the texture. I can’t stand banana flavor either.

[@stum8374]

I love banana's with custard,put Rachel in stocks!!tomato ketchup on a roast NO.

[@laurahubbard6906]

Bananas Foster is the finest of all desserts!

[@danh.owdoyoudo]

She probably puts the bananas in the fridge which is the sure way to brown them. Bananas and peanut butter on a dense bread, possibly with a hot sauce, is an amazing breakfast

[@pierodavies9508]

Priceless as per usual.