Reviewing Christmas Pretentious Ingredients | Sorted Food

You may well be completely astounded by the new level of pretentious-ness that some of these ingredients go to. Minds were completely blown. Would you ever consider purchasing any of these? Comment below!
Pretentious Ingredients Links:
Christmas Mini Merry Go Round Musical Biscuit Tin, 130g - bit.ly/2LNyK6K
Bushido Coffee 24 Karat Gold Instant Coffee - bit.ly/2PAlzqJ
Pheasant - bit.ly/2YBkhQv
Esthechoc Beauty Chocolate Box of 21 Chocolates - amzn.to/38w8Oq2
Marshmallow Advent Calendar - bit.ly/2Ea09LI
Golden Panettone Italian Christmas Cake 1.2kg by Sal De Riso - bit.ly/2PAmrvv
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[@ispellitjustg]

Jaime&Barry: we are going to have arguments Also Jaime&Barry: agreeing with each other on pretty much everything

[@matthewhoward5619]

Lol I had the same thought.

[@SortedFood]

Sounds about right 😂

[@LeilaniLovesElephants]

Adorable Baz and Jamie day. Also love the lobster shirt. 😙 The comments on the marshmellow box were spot on. But I still want one.

[@billy3508]

“ I was also gonna say 20 pounds! We are so on the same page!” Also said by Jamie😂

[@zarmeenkhan]

"Is the gold leaf needed?" "Yeah" *chokes*

[@jaumcardososs]

That cracked me up

[@mririshfan]

I've played that part 5 times and laughed every time!

[@CircleTheSkies]

He was just so matter-of-fact about it, too. No thought needed.

[@zarmeenkhan]

Jamie after screaming about the price: *takes a 20£ bite out of gold bread*

[@raymondschneider5217]

Yes, indeed, I think, Jamie failed to attend the manners class, but, then, again, that's your Jamie! Y'all Be Safe!

[@JohnyScissors]

I mean it would just go to waste otherwise

[@bcaye]

Why we love him.

[@VixeyTeh]

You only live once!!! Chomp!!! XD

[@recca01982]

@@JohnyScissors How do you figure that? They have a complete office with other workers where I'm sure they'll spread it out and either eat it, or let them take it home for the holidays.

[@RachelBastow]

Just call it “reviewing stuff from Barry’s kitchen” and go

[@Martynqa1992]

Point is that gold leaf coffee is too pretentious even for Barry ;)

[@SortedFood]

Barry and his pretentious kitchen

[@RachelBastow]

SORTEDfood sounds like a book from Harry Potter series 😭

[@grouch314]

@@RachelBastow Barry Potter and the Pretentious Kitchen

[@2001benraze]

@@SortedFood Sounds like a children's book with a moral at the end

[@danielab3278]

Jamie earlier: "does it have gold leaf in it?" No "Good" Golden panettone enters the chat: I'm about to end this man's career.

[@SortedFood]

😂

[@Lowkeylie]

Honestly when they first opened it up, I thought of the briefcase scene from Pulp Fiction.

[@miskyloo887]

Don't know why gold leaf is such a big deal.. Its pretty damn cheap in south Asia.. It makes me laugh when I see videos about the mist,expensive desserts in the world.. Literally costing hundreds of dollars just cos it has a liberal amount of gold leaf on it.. Here's a tip.. Next time you are in or have a friend visit India ask them to pick up some for you.. Gold and silver.. Thats what I do.. I have a huge pack of probably 250 g in the larder right now.. Had it for years since I don't use it that much mainly cos I forget its there! It keeps really well..

[@choc795]

@@miskyloo887 gold leaf is relatively cheap here in the west too. People just think gold and think expensive and high quality.

[@VixeyTeh]

My Science teacher once told me, there is no empirical evidence that gold has any value at all. It's only value is in people's perception.

[@isyt1320]

5:16 Ben - “cooked the pheasant, super simple” Also Ben - *lists 10 different things he put on the pheasant including wine and dried fruits*

[@adcoates6228]

But that is simple...

[@lNFINlTEx]

My kind of simple - salt, pepper, oven. Actually scrap that, lets just put some instant ramen into a pot.

[@PutthePCinmyHands]

I literally thought the same thing.

[@burbujasize]

@Isy T Ben didn't say things he put on the pheasant, it was things the pheasant had eaten in the wild

[@rachaelthayer7450]

@@burbujasize I don't think butter is something pheasants eat in the wild, my dude. But you're right, he did list a few things afterwards about what pheasants typically eat.

[@melanieswang9475]

I've really enjoyed the added banter in the last few "paired" review videos, and I imagine it's a bit easier on the crew because they don't have to film twice? More of the paired reviews, please!

[@booked_by_books]

Also they don't need to buy 2 of expensive items. Like in the easter video, for the giant expensive eggs it's clear that one of them actually opened the packs and the other just tried it. It's quite understandable.

[@cako666]

@@booked_by_books yeah they were not buying 2 £200 Panettones 😂

[@Martynqa1992]

That coffee is so pretentious even Barry doesn't want it xD

[@SortedFood]

😂

[@jaxsonmahan950]

Sorry to say, but not sure I'd want to be Barry's neighbor after hearing his description of the "scum" floating on his morning coffee. Then again, it'd be fun to hear his wife calling him an idiot for his latest pretentious purchase! 😂😂😂

[@Martynqa1992]

@@jaxsonmahan950 it would be Lucy calling Jamie an idiot though, not Hayley and Barry ;)

[@Martynqa1992]

@@nhoneywell as someone who is in posession of the highest number of pretentious ingredients and kitchen gadgets out of the whole 5, I'm surprised he's yet to have a Britta.

[@Morgan13174]

Barry calling the merry go round biscuit tin "Classy." Is so on brand for him it hurts.

[@VixeyTeh]

So was Jamie asking if they had just stepped into a horror. Lol

[@littlebigman5791]

What does on brand mean???

[@zarmeenkhan]

"Why're you looking up there!?" "Because it smells nice!"

[@SkyMist227]

is that an innuendo? i'm confused o.o

[@zarmeenkhan]

@@SkyMist227 yes actually. Jamie looked up a pheasant's butt and didnt realise that was what Barry was referring to

[@PresumablyTunes]

@@zarmeenkhan I think he knew what he was referring to, but it's just one of those things which sounds bad when you say it and/or put one and one together

[@SkyMist227]

@@zarmeenkhan ahh i didnt realize it was the butt haha thanks!

[@SkyMist227]

@@PresumablyTunes yep you can see that look of realization on his face LOL

[@gnubaum9768]

my dad has a musical biscuit tin with a little handle on the side that you turn for a silent night. and we whip it out every year and refill it with our homemade biscuits. it's an important christmas tradition in our house

[@Smallpotato1965]

God, yes! My parents had one of those 'golden' musical bells which played silent night and hung from the ceiling every Christmas. One of my earliest memories is being lifted up to make it play before going to bed. While not a fanciful child, I firmly believed that little men lived inside that clock to make that music. My parents have been dead for decades, and that bell now lives my my closet to be hung in my house during Christmas. It's important. It's not Christmas unless that bell has tingled 'silent night'. That bell is made from plastic and cardboard, and such musical bells were, apparantly, in vogue in the Fifties, when my parents married and started their family. Anyone else looking at it would see horrid tat, but to me, it's still the magical Christmas clock that four year old me was allowed to make play before going to bed.

[@zarmeenkhan]

The pure joy at seeing the gold panettone was so beautiful

[@SortedFood]

It was pretty special 😍

[@MissPickles1980]

I hope that was then shared with the rest of the crew too!

[@GreaterBookWyrm]

In case any of us americans forgot: The British pound is stronger than the American dollar right now. That loaf of bread was nearly 300 dollars.

[@mskreidlerphysics3950]

😳😳😳 That was a good reminder.

[@ICBPenguin]

260 but sure

[@thegirlwithglasses3153]

The cake went on sale at one point for $140.00.

[@Sunny-ot1vo]

I literally always have a separate tab open to check the price in USD.

[@janani1826]

Welp not anymore ☹️

[@MrDeathswap]

Sorted is in luck! The Panettone is now on "sale" for 140 pounds!

[@jopiagalis]

What a “bargain” XD

[@lancelindlelee7256]

If it's as good as they say it is, the ordinary £30 is quite reasonable. IDK why you'll get a gold one. Gold leafs online is not that expensive if you want it.

[@rebel4466]

@@lancelindlelee7256 yeah that's the problem. Gold literally adds nothing to the product apart from looks and price point. They should drop the gold and just make the best cake they can. Lower price but much wider audience in return

[@tissot233]

@@rebel4466 That's exactly what they do as mentioned on the video for £30. As they do that already I have no problem with them selling the gold version as well.

[@naeemhalim4451]

Ah what value!!!!

[@cheyenneoliver5184]

Anything with gold leaf will never not be pretentious. Last time I check, gold isn't a part of the food pyramid.

[@adde9506]

I wonder if Trump is suffering from heavy metal poisoning?

[@cheyenneoliver5184]

@@adde9506 He's lucky gold is a very non-reactive metal

[@adde9506]

@@cheyenneoliver5184 Eat enough of it...

[@ilaydalucky1808]

Maybe that’s why trumps skin is soo orange. It might be the gold consumption.

[@TheMrDewil]

Well, in my mind, every food or drink with gold in it just screams of vanity and tastelessness. And I don't think I'll ever change my mind about this, even if, eventually, I'll have enough money to drink coffee with golden flakes in it. I'll be doing that with a thought that I'm a pretentious prick.

[@isyt1320]

Barry’s reaction to the whole eXpEriEnCe of the marshmallow calendar was so precious 🥰

[@SortedFood]

It's all about the experience!

[@nhoneywell]

And then Jamie weed on his cornflakes by pointing out the 1 straight away 🤣

[@adde9506]

I enjoyed Jamie's: what colors? "Number one is over here."

[@Eidenhoek]

You can't call it pretentious when there's *that* positive an initial reaction to it, by the way.

[@TheMrVengeance]

@@Eidenhoek - Yeah I was glad that Mike at least spoke up to disagree, calling it 'premium' instead of pretentious. They're high quality, well-made, delicious marshmallows handmade in the UK. So yeah, it costs a bit more, but it's not trying to be something it's not, like.. gold-leaf instant coffee. Really surprised me how confidently they both landed on 'pretentious' after enjoying it so much.

[@Krymms]

That ending was the most Jamie thing I ever seen Jamie do.

[@dianthus_rubrum]

I loved it so much!

[@DungeonMistressC]

Jamie, you are a agent of chaos- and it makes everything better lol

[@SortedFood]

Why thank you.

[@m.m9076]

ForeverOpenSkies Jamie is so chaotic neutral it’s insane

[@rpgaff2]

"Oooh, there's an apricot there" "WHY ARE YOU LOOKING UP THERE??!!" "BECAUSE IT SMELLS NICE!" *immediate regret*

[@henrysmith893]

Pass it on Christmas dinner.

[@marianafazioli9008]

YES PLEASE

[@MsMdip]

Seconded

[@Y0G0FU]

YES!

[@karolinatrujillo]

YESSSS!!!

[@missjoy3780]

Yes!!!!!

[@TheLocomono9]

Jamie biting the panatone was soooo perfect because no one else has ever done it and more than likely no one will do it again. Not a classy thing to do but a unique experience only he will have for a long time

[@llllll1897]

Jamie nomming on the Panettone at the end was an absolute power move

[@princessaria]

It’s super interesting to me that hunting to you guys in the UK is seen as more of a posh thing that rich people do, whereas in the US hunting is seen as more of a country/rural thing, and the city folk are seen as the more posh and pretentious folks. Trophy hunting is still seen as pretentious here in the US, but at least in my area hunting (for food) is more of a working class rural thing.

[@CaptainSarahSparrow]

I had this exact thought.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Its regarding stately country homes. Its not an issue of not rural vs urban.

[@princessaria]

Ingrid Dubbel I get that, I’m just talking about the class connotations. Hunting is rarely-to-never associated with stately country manors in the US. It’s associated with the rural working class.

[@zakiry8634]

You need to own land or need to get permission from the owner of the land to hunt (hard enough to find the owner of the land), depending on what you hunt you will have to be quite wealthy, in my family we live in the country side and we get all sorts of birds and rabbits through our garden so that's relatively cheap to do

[@tissot233]

Land is immensely valuable everywhere in Europe with 750 million people around similar size land mass as US (without Russia) and has been fully cultivated. Sweden and Finland are essentially the only places in Western Europe where population density is close to US and there hunting is not seen posh, while certainly not lower middle class thing either after all the permits, equipment and needing to be part of a local paid hunting organisation.

[@visericorde]

ben calling the cook of the pheasant 'simple' and then naming off at least 10 different ingredients had me reeling

[@lmaree200886]

onelastchence That was pretentious!

[@Potassiumkloride]

I had the same reaction, but in fairness, any meal that can be made by chucking ingredients together and playing Stardew Valley until it's done probably does count as simple.

[@imdonewithyall]

He listed salt, pepper and butter as ingredients. Everything else he listed was what the bird typically eats in the wild

[@lmaree200886]

@@imdonewithyall Since when do phesants eat butter, thyme, dried apricots, dried sultanas and bay leaves? Ben also said that the fruit was shoved into its cavity!

[@TRASHoftheTITANS]

There's a difference between simple and rudimentary. Just because there are more than 2 ingredients doesn't mean it's hard to do

[@theowleyeyes]

“Imagine how many caterpillar cakes you could buy with that” 🤣

[@SortedFood]

It's true right? Sooooooo many!

[@GreenTeaGirl17]

I laughed so hard at this! I'm American too and I think Grace (Grackle) is the only reason I know what it is. Lol

[@Jetterz1231]

I demand that from now on, all pretentious ingredient videos have prices given in "caterpillar cakes".

[@Nightstick24]

That's the official standard for cake-like things now.

[@reidecember5372]

You could get 34 from Asda for the cost of one of these. Yes, I just checked on my calculator XD

[@abbewinter9249]

Jamie & Barry: Pheasant is quite pretentious Me, living in Wyoming, dodging pheasants every time I drive to my grandma's house: OK.

[@Mae-ek9uo]

I live in Montana and was thinking the same thing!

[@JKat94]

I live in Central Europe but I've seen more pheasants in my life than chicken, cows, and pigs combined haha

[@maromania7]

It's like when they talk about venison with reverence, but I look out the window any day of hunting season and they'll be a redneck in a beat up truck selling it door to door, cheap as beef.

[@beth12svist]

​@@JKat94 Yes. But on the other hand, you still can't buy pheasant in a supermarket.

[@leighellencarson]

"Pigeon?" "No." "Big pigeon?" LOL. My poor lasagna lunch was just spat all over my computer.

[@MissPickles1980]

I laughed harder at the seagull suggestion!

[@leighellencarson]

@@MissPickles1980 I didn't have any food left in my mouth at that point, haha!

[@Caerigna]

My fav part of that was the added "Seagull?"

[@qzcc5550]

When you really think about it, is a pheasant really anything more than a big pigeon?

[@deprofundis3293]

XD

[@the_echoYT]

Jamie: "You don't want a large piece of this panettone" Also Jamie: goes in for seconds

[@cmdrw0lf708]

Also also Jamie: just bites a chunk off

[@taqwaalshuaili1471]

Jamie: we just walked into a horror movie. Me: Oh the horror of guessing those prices mate!

[@JimFortune]

If you're eating or drinking gold, it's pretentious.

[@FaultAndDakranon]

Unless it's a medical procedure.

[@abbf26-_-13]

@@FaultAndDakranon considering there are no medical benefits to ingesting gold since it isnt digested and just passes through the system, its still pretentious AND you should think about switching doctors practices

[@tyrosine87]

@@abbf26-_-13 and if you would take up any of the gold, it's even worse. As a heavy metal, gold is toxic. I really don't get the appeal, especially if it just drives the price for nothing.

[@masansr]

I'd say it's just extremely idiotic. The cake probably took 5 pence worth of gold to make and drove the price up roughly 8 times.

[@JimFortune]

@@masansr I'm guessing around 15 pounds, but even so....

[@marianafazioli9008]

Jamie laughing at the price of the instant coffee is a mood.

[@bethanysangra3903]

When Barry says something's pretentious, you know it's the most pointless, pretentious, boasty thing ever 😂

[@Doronica]

"Bushidō is a Japanese collective term for the many codes of honour and ideals that dictated the samurai way of life "... yeah, straight away makes me think of coffee. 😂😂

[@lovecinnamonxx]

It's also a German rapper's name haha

[@axolotllan]

Find the frugality in the way of coffee by adding richness not in caffeinated beans but in pouring out material wealth, honour your guests with your sacrifice and show swiftness in preparation for the unexpected who pass you by. Find honesty in admitting it is nothing more than cheap instant coffee with panache. Be loyal to what otherwise is your cheap daily fare by only adding leaves to enhance its physical beauty not its physical taste. Never forget your self-control because why bother having another cup. The Bushido is strong. lastly, find the wisdom in your action to never repeat it and either brew a decent pot of coffee or buy the cheap instant and have ready supply of irish cream to fix it.

[@xfrozn]

@@axolotllan And excellent read my good sir

[@rosalily6966]

@@lovecinnamonxx I totally thought it was his merch at first :'D

[@lovecinnamonxx]

@@rosalily6966 lmao that would be fucking hilarious 😂

[@lucieciepka1031]

I’ve worked with en italien baker in Paris and he was selling his panettone at 70€ per kilo with noting pretentious in it. Just a good quality products and the occasional dry fruit here and there, and he was selling it almost at a loss. So that it’s artisanal, luxury quality ingredients, award winning, gold plated, shine box wrapped with a plate... yea 200 is honest.

[@jayatiagarwal3721]

I would have loved to see James react to the £200 cake.. he would have gone bonkers 😂

[@allisonmacdairmid646]

Exactly the only thing that could make this video better... James. Still a great vid though.

[@annaheeldawes8608]

Ahh bless they’re little faces when they opened the panettone, happy bunnies ❤️

[@SilverHedgehog1999]

Pretentious instant coffee? *the ouran highschool host club would like to know your location*

[@69inetails]

Classy..

[@father_mae_i]

I think that every time 😂

[@mukkiablue]

I'm from italy and i can tell Sal De Riso is ripping uk customers , i have had various of his products , even this panettone ( w/o the gold topping tho ) and they don't cost anywhere near that price in our country . The taste is that amazing is really hard to put on words .

[@TheMrVengeance]

Of course they don't cost near that price if you have the one w/o the gold. 😂

[@cmdrw0lf708]

W/o gold its £30 that includes shipping and handling

[@MsMdip]

- this tastes like instant coffee - this is... instant coffee with non edible pretentious particles

[@loreleihayden454]

I dunno if this helps your ~algorithm tailoring~ and whatnot, but I I definitely come back to your christmas videos several times throughout the year! There's just something special about the cheer and novelty and relaxed fun that makes them such a joy to experience more than a few times.

[@RSylvane]

Seeing Jamie taking a bite out of the cake and actually screaming at my phone “NO, don’t you dare” as if yelling at one of my none existent kids...

[@lilithhedwig5408]

It's not a cake though.

[@AlistairWinter]

Why not? Once you have bought something you can do whatever you want with it. They could of put it on their heads and danced around while singing christmas songs. Or even of used it in a food fight. Bring in a clown and splat the clown in the face with it. So many options, no?

[@lake111w]

Best pretentious review yet! love Jamie’s “cos it smells nice” at the end, I burst out laughing on the train 😂😂

[@sarahshae1543]

I REALLY enjoy Barry and Jamie being the judges together and then the giggles from the peanut gallery 😂 as always liked video before it began 👏 HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO THE WHOLE CREW! 🎄

[@molly-annebartlett6193]

Yes to the pheasant!! Nothing better than a British pheasant! My nana used to make a pheasant, partridge and pigeon pie and it was gorgeous, please do more with game!! I love the fact you’ve included pheasant! Not pretentious at all

[@minutewalt]

I can't decide which horrifying sweater is my favorite.

[@SortedFood]

It's a close one! 😂

[@TheSuzberry]

I love ugly Christmas sweaters. Have fun.

[@linannsingh6165]

I spent 3 weeks looking for an ugly sweater, and not once came across Christmas Lobsters.....Gutted.

[@linannsingh6165]

@Celienet Isn't Ben's tie the one from the suit he wore in Sorted's Christmas Carol?

[@fevre_dream8542]

Mine was hands down lobsters with hats. Adorable.

[@dh1380]

My brain tripped up at the start when Mike said "These two to." It sounded like a glitch! 13:10 at least we know what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction now.

[@calzonexiv]

Jamie going head first into that Golden panettone is a whole mood right there LOL

[@LorcianKouyou]

We have baught my grandma the musical biscuit tins in the past. Usually the ones from M&S.

[@Tarantulah]

Jamie: Pulls out a gold cake Ebbers: reads out some nonsens pretentious story about it me: this is a £200 cake isn't it Mike: this is a £200 cake I FRIGGIN CALLED IT

[@lilithhedwig5408]

It's not a cake though.

[@Tarantulah]

@@lilithhedwig5408 you can call a panettone "bread" all you like, but when it's layered and iced then it's a cake isn't it

[@CallMeFi]

@@Tarantulah people layer and ice panettone? As an italian I've never seen that, not for a traditional one anyway

[@Tarantulah]

@@CallMeFi exactly what I meant, the one in the video is layered and iced, so I'm saying that pretty much makes it a cake

[@TheHoneysempai]

Btw, regardless of the golden one which is of course a joke, 30 quid for a panettone made by Sal de Riso is 100% worth it. He's a panettone superstar

[@veecee3669]

I would definitely buy the musical biscuit tin; it is darling, and lovely shortbread cookies/biscuits! I just love watching you four gentlemen, a good time is had by all, including me, many thanks, and happy holidays!

[@DruBolack]

i'm only 2 minutes in, but i'm liking it when both of you are reviewing items at the same time so far.

[@HarrisonTBr0wn]

im very sick right now...... thanks, team, for making me feel a little better. MERRY CHRISTMAS

[@SortedFood]

Get better soon!

[@HarrisonTBr0wn]

SORTEDfood Thank you 🥰

[@jayena]

"think of how many caterpillar cakes you could buy with that"....I love Barry lol

[@MrDynamite110]

While Ashens and NerdCubed suffer with an advent calendar of Spices, the guys at Sorted got a Marshmallow one. I think we need to have them meet up and do a switcheroo at the end of the year.

[@aisuru113]

If shipping to the US wasn't 25 pounds that cookie tin might have to be mine.

[@Elirum]

Awww that’s so sad! I was thinking of getting it too!

[@phauntis]

I highly highly highly doubt that chocolate is really 'scientifically proven'

[@phauntis]

@Crow Most of those food studies flip flop in their outcomes. Plus this is a 'supplement' chocolate. The whole Supplement industry is a massive sham so yea, id be dubious on this, especially the 10 year thing

[@beth12svist]

I heard "independent" and translated to "not peer-reviewed". 😅

[@phauntis]

@@beth12svist exactly

[@tracy_en6372]

There is only so many ultimate battles I can watch before I need a new sorted video but you guys always deliver🤗👍

[@SortedFood]

🙌

[@darktide7076]

This is one of my favourite episodes. I love what you're doing and can't wait to see what new things I can learn through your experiences. Keep up the amazing content. 10/10

[@613kitten11]

Thank you so so much for adding subtitles! So excited to be able to watch Sorted again 😊

[@TimKietzmann]

Serious question: where can I get a hold of the lobster-xmas sweater? Love it.

[@YogscastDinorawrzzz]

No one: No one at all: Salvatore De Riso: "More gold leaf"

[@TheZombyHamster]

Surely you meant "A-More di a-leafeh d'ORO, ma che fai!"

[@914050]

I can't wait for this miserable meme to die. Please stop.

[@louisesalg7762]

This channel brings me so much joy Can’t wait for this year’s Christmas videos and James unwrapping some present 🎁

[@nighthawkdragonfly8339]

Love when you guys do these videos. Makes me laugh out loud at tour banter. Merry Christmas

[@badmintongrrl]

Ok, but I really like that you can use the marshmallow advent calendar boxes for years to come

[@Midwoka]

Y'know, I always wondered what was in the Pulp Fiction briefcase... I never would've guessed it was a £200 panettone! =O

[@taraboii7358]

I love you for saying that 😂😂

[@magnumtheoutragous]

The kitchen gadgets and the pretentious ingredient videos are some of my favorite that you guys do! Can't wait to see what you guys come up with next!

[@jennymaeluna787]

Thanks so much for the Christmas content, boys. I can't think of something jollier to watch while wrapping gifts, the more pretentious the better!

[@fluffs.]

Ben's "£30 a jar" bit makes me wanna see him working a market stall 😂 such a lad

[@amys3168]

In the US, hunting has a completely different connotation.

[@Loveleedia]

I had the same thought, very interesting to hear that view point.

[@michaelmeis2953]

That was my thought, if you're having pheasant for Christmas or Thanksgiving in America, it's probably because you don't have any money and you just went out and shot one

[@TheCrash480]

Just in case you were interested, the reason it's viewed this way in the UK is due to what land you can/can't hunt on. Here, the only land that you're inherently allowed to hunt on is that which you own, otherwise you'd need the expressed consent of whoever owns the land. Even today it'd be a struggle to locate and contact the owners of the type of land you'd typically want to hunt on, let alone find someone willing to grant you that permission (especially given how much is government owned), but in the past it'd have been almost impossible. As a result, being able to hunt has basically become synonymous with "owning large amounts of land", or in other words, being extremely wealthy.

[@amys3168]

Good explanation, thanks! Most of what I know about non-US hunting is from fox hunting. And of course in the US, we mostly hunt on public land, during hunting season.

[@zakiry8634]

@@amys3168 fox hunting is a sport so even here it's frowned upon really, the laws have changed though; it was made where the dogs can't kill the fox they just scare it so a hawk can get to it, the dogs used to attack the fox what made it a slow death so they changed it for it to be more moral I guess.

[@randomtology]

I really love the partner up format of the pretentious ingredient/gadget review videos! It's fun watching the pair working out what the hell this stuff is. So please more of that!

[@hmaz7637]

Love having them all together to discuss the products! So much fun!

[@noknowncomorbidities]

Just put the cloche on the normals and the chefs. Pretentious or not, you decide.😂

[@SortedFood]

LOLLLLL

[@andrewthao4869HK]

7:20 100% thought Barry said "Nah, owl," instead of "Not at all."

[@Coolbond2]

Same

[@shirleycastle5170]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2 everyone involved in making your videos and all that is done at your Sorted studio.

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

We have pheasant and venison for Christmas dinner which we get during hunting season. Commercial pheasant does NOT have lead shot since they are raised on farms and culled like chicken, turkey. What I LOVE about the marshmallow Advent calendar at $30 is its a product made by a small confectioner, NOT a mass produced factory item and the boxes can be used again for future Christmases, and it's a unique gift. For gifts we are making almond cranberry biscotti, and pistachio biscotti with one end dipped in 70% cocoa and then some wee bits of edible gold. Sheets of edible gold are affordable and make for a fun addition to cake, cookie decorations.

[@kennedyritchie8682]

When Jamie said "were we supposed to eat it or rub it on our skin?!" I got major SpongeBob vibes XD

[@heyboxgaming]

I got prime minster of Canada vibes XD

[@cassieellison3459]

All of the Christmas sweaters are amazing 😂 seriously considering getting the lobster one mike is wearing for my brother. Great video as always!

[@TheEberdz]

I really needed James for the christmas gifts for foodies and this christmas pretentious ingredients! Last yr when he got the game of thrones egg cup and the lunch bag and the Sorted chef jacket etc etc, was just too precious for words

[@Erin_Wilson_Studios]

Had a terrible day. Came home from a long day at work to this video, and...thank you. You all were quite a bright spot.

[@amandamoore6021]

"Why are you looking up there?" "Cause it smells nice." 😳🤣

[@h4nk3rz42]

Ben: super simple cooking Also Ben: butter, red wine, thyme, dried fruit in the cavity, sultanas, dried herbs.... Everyone: *just a reminder, we’re all normals in the audience*

[@QuimBeelivingstone]

I absolutely love these videos especially the christmas ones. This video was pure gold!

[@boudy3086]

Merry Christmas guys, thank you for all the amazing content, keep it coming! 😍

[@gutoolivaes94]

When I used to live the UK I sent one of those "esthechoc" boxes to my mom in Brazil, she never finished it!

[@zakiyyaismail4402]

i’ve said this for the past 2 videos but pretentious pass it on. order has to be highest to lowest rating from the previous video

[@tavialynn2879]

Brilliant

[@cindydesigns]

Just over here quarantined and watching happy christmas videos.

[@samanthamayberry8213]

I love you guys... whenever I'm having a crap day I can turn on one of your vids and have a good chuckle. 😊

[@sorrel691]

Barry saying the chocolates were not pretentious. My first thought: “well that’s just because you’re Barry!” 🤣

[@fannynjo]

I need that lobster sweater!

[@jennifersquire6537]

I’m loving all these festive videos! Really wish we could see a Christmas ultimate battle!

[@Noosiekins]

Jamie's giggle when he pulled the panettone out was legit Christmas morning type of excitement

[@danielpatchett2613]

Barry: Why are you looking up there? Jamie: because it smells nice Lol

[@vondawright4065]

I grew up eating pheasant and it is great in a sauce. We always made pheasant and dumplings.

[@SortedFood]

This sounds great!

[@otm646]

@@SortedFood on your side of the pond, pheasant hunting has a very different connotation. Over here in America, the Midwest, it's a standard game bird in line with duck. It's commonly served at a hunter's table next to a venison roast or similar. Seeing it elsewhere is rare even in fine dining.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

@@otm646 its deemed fine dining in America as well.

[@teresaspurgeon1013]

I grew up eating pheasant also....sour cherry sauce. Yum! Hated cleaning them and you eat very carefully...no chipped teeth from the buckshot 😁.

[@zakiry8634]

@@otm646where I live in the UK it's round the country side so pheasant is quite common, they kind of just walk about it, not uncommon for one of the neighbours to come shoot them

[@codybasore2747]

5:06 Barry's face after Jamie said "having the maids cook up the pheasant for dinner". I love Barry so much lol.

[@fathmaamir]

Oh if only I could, I’d give each one of you a tight big hug for being just who you are! You bring me joy like no other food channel does. Bless your beautiful souls. Merry Christmas ❤️🥂🤗

[@silverdawn813]

naming instant coffee "bushido" is like kim kardashian naming her underwear line "kimono" x_x

[@Potassiumkloride]

at first I assumed it was a Japanese brand that was just trying to branch out into a larger market, but then I checked and......turns out it's a European company, possibly Russian. It does seem to be sold in Japan, but most of the reactions I can find are mocking it outright for being overpriced and dumb.

[@melissaquinn1463]

Did Jamie get to keep the rest of the panatone after he “claimed” it? 🤣🤣🤣

[@lilithhedwig5408]

It's spelled "panettone"! :)

[@chrisneyman]

Really fantastic episode guys! I think this was my favorite of the pretentious or not episodes yet!

[@4747lopez]

Absolutely love your videos love you guys Merry Christmas to all of you