Can a Chef Cook THIS Random International Dish? | A-Z Challenge F: FIJI

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[@jonirnmomba4130]

This has turned into my all time video concept favorites from Sorted. It combines Normals panic, Ebbers gifted culinary skills, new cuisine, and a geographic lessons 👩🏻‍🍳 💋

[@SortedFood]

So glad you enjoy this concept 😁

[@Paralysisbyanlysis]

Nothing…ever will beat the absolute madness that is relay challenge videos. Between Mike flapping for 5 minutes, Jamie adding bacon into everything, Ben freaking out and hopelessly trying to fix the mess, and Barry ignoring the whole thing to make cloud eggs, nothing beats that

[@Wheelz_187]

100% agree

[@movingforwardLDTH]

Also my favorite (and nicely balances out the chaos of Pass It On & the 🤦‍♀️-ness of what I call the “T0rture Series” [anything that involves forcing someone to eat gross/painful stuff])!

[@lithomike1392]

The Philippines makes a casava cake that’s nearly identical ingredients but it’s steamed and topped with cheddar cheese

[@snowglass3969]

As someone from Guyana, I am both shocked and thrilled to see it pop up on the wheel. My suggestions would be Féroce d'avocat, Metemgee, Bouillon d'awara, and Sawine Cake. I would also add pepperpot, if only to have the boys try it, as it is truly unique to Guyana, as cassareep is a gift from the indigenous peoples of the area, but given the amount of time required to cook, not sure that could make it onto the show.

[@fredriksahlstenglimmevi3259]

Thanks to your comment I just read up on Pepperpot and cassareep and it sound fascinating. Would love to see it featured on Sorted with a bit of its history and cultural significance explored.

[@MrsKhylaBaby]

I can't wait for T, to see if Trinidad and Tobago end up on the wheel

[@ThePinkPvp]

not often i copy and paste comments into my notes, but this one is worth keeping. what a wonderful food culture i know absolutely nothing about :)

[@melodiebroderick6767]

Is that pepperpot soup because we also have that in Jamaica.

[@tracelii9016]

Whats crazy is that I was going to mention that the Vakalavalava was basically guyanese pone that my mother makes for the holidays and I thought thats what you were mentioning bc I didnt watch the very end of the video haha

[@Karoline_g]

So…. Ben wants to put the lime in the coconut and mix it all up?

[@SortedFood]

👀

[@Karoline_g]

@@SortedFood 😁

[@GabyGibson]

He puts the lime in the coconut, calls the doctor, wakes him up

[@petermercury]

Is there nothing I can take?

[@ameliecyr1265]

I say WOOOOoooo I say WwwAAAaWAaaaaa

[@lakshmigangesh4334]

As a Keralite who has been cooking with coconut since I pretty much developed motor skills, the shell coming off of the coconut flesh definitely means it has gone off. Also, if your coconut water isn’t clear, it means the coconut is past its prime. It shouldn’t be cloudy or brown. I was so worried Mike would mix his coconut water with Ebbers’. Glad y’all discarded it.

[@maikmeier5032]

Happened to me once, and I was so excited to have the coconut egg, and disappointed when I tasted a small bit after it smelled off.

[@vincentx2850]

No that is a coconut preparing to sprout, it is a seed after all. The egg is totally edible and has a spongy texture

[@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790]

​@@vincentx2850That egg is the best part of coconuts for me. I miss having backyard coconut trees, sprouted (or sproutable) coconuts are not something I have been able to find in stores

[@zoelawrence568]

​@@vincentx2850I think both are possible, because I got very sick after eating one

[@cathpalug1221]

As someone who used to be enlisted to grating coconut for coconut milk by hand I second this

[@paulinemegson8519]

Kokoda……raw fish as in all the islands, every one has its own version(oka in Samoa)Trick is to get a good balance of rich coconut, tangy lime, sweetness from a touch of sugar, heat from chillies and a touch of salt. Yummy tho I prefer the other island versions as they generally skip the chilli. Fiji has a large Indian population hence their love of chilli. Vakalavalava was at first a head scratcher…….but then you mentioned cassava and it clicked. Cassava pudding, a sticky kinda cake/pudding that sometimes also contains banana. Again, a steamed pudding/sweet baked type dessert is common to most of the Polynesian islands, inherited from dear old mother england lol, but using local ingredients.

[@zeideerskine3462]

I assume they are the Beatles of Fiji.

[@darcieclements4880]

Thanks for some local context!

[@darrenflavelle1845]

I work in the Solomon Islands and my favourite food I've had from there is called Kara kae'ae, in Oroha, one of the languages in the part of the Solomons I work in (literally, cassava pudding) and it too is just cassava, cocnut milk, and banana wrapped in banana leaves and baked in a ground oven. there is also kara hui (yam pudding) kara uuhi (different type of yam pudding) Kara Pana (pana pudding) etc. they oftn put ngali in them too, which are incredible for flavour and texture.

[@anianikka]

constantly impressed by Ben. he has no idea what he's cooking and still manages to provide an information and teach. he needs to open a school or create live courses

[@andieluke1366]

Forgot which interview brought this tidbit up, but apparently Ebbers grew up wanting to become a teacher, as he loved learning and sharing knowledge, but life took a different turn and he ended up in culinary school. Still lives to teach though, which is why he's so good at it! 😁

[@thebabsalmighty]

Guys this series is a 12/10 - the exposure to different techniques, ingredients and flavour combinations from all over the world. I love it!

[@Thegbear]

And watching Ben absolutely squirm under pressure, brilliant.

[@Twilightfreak45200]

Loved this!! As a Fijian I’m loving the representation 🎉 and thanks for using my suggestion that I sent over on Twitter

[@fionaclaphamhoward5876]

How do you love their pronounciation of kokoda? 😂

[@vin2164]

How accurate were they to the traditional recipes?

[@darkjudge8786]

You still a military dictatorship?

[@toscirafanshaw9735]

Seeing how the guys enjoy nothing more than driving Ben up the wall--I really admire the patience he's showing, having put up with it for over 13 years. That's true friendship. 😊 I love this series. When you get to Z, just start over at A again but leave the countries you've already done off the wheel.

[@marilynalvarez9951]

It's more like 23 plus years, they've known each other since they were 11 I believe 🙂

[@gilashroot8697]

Yes please 👍.

[@angelodacosta7655]

How did nobody make a Mr.Bombastic joke for the entire video? Impressive!

[@devianggitasari9426]

Peeling cassava is actually very satistying, lodge the knive a few milimeters deep to cut the thick skin and peel it by just moving the wedge of the knife, not using the blade, (am i saying that right lol) along the surface of the cassava! So efficient, effortless and, as I said, satisfying 😊

[@kwoylee5617]

I hope when the boys reach the end of the alphabet, they start again with 'A'! I absolutely love this series - one of the best things Sorted has ever done.

[@HalfUnder]

Don't think I missed Mike changing knives when he was trying to open the coconut lol

[@marilynalvarez9951]

IKR....I half expected to see the Samurai sword next that he requested from Kush 😁

[@MuriKakari]

Get a kitchen machete, boys.

[@thecoldpoet]

HaHahah, I came to post that exact same thing -- Mike: "that bit was easy" [quickly changes to clever]

[@siandibley9137]

That’s what I was like! Had to rewind as I swore he had a chefs knife then it magically transformed into a cleaver 😂😂😂

[@amielreddy9572]

Bula boys! Well done, fijian food has variations from home to home so very well done on the Vakalavalava and Kokoda. A few tips, when we grate, it's usually very fine grating, to a pulp texture. Also Kokoda is pronounced KokoNda, we have N's & M's before some letters that isn't written e.g. Nadi = Nandi, Labasa = Lambasa. Only telling you as you've cooked fijian food making you part of the Yavusa 😉

[@BigFoodieGeek]

I love Mike's sheer joy and excitement over the Red Snapper! That's the reaction you should have over being able to work with such a beautiful, exquisite creature - if meat and fish *are* to be used as food then it always has to be as good quality as possible and ensure the welfare is high. Amazing! This is such a great series and I'm so happy that there's still 20 letters to go! 😃

[@chrisk6469]

Im a Polish guy, but I used to work in Little Guyana in Queens, NY and it was some of the best food I've ever been exposed to. My biggest takeaway was the pepper sauce. I started growing wiri wiri peppers in mass quantity to give to my coworker who turns them into the most amazing condiment Iv'e ever tasted lol. Just give me a bag of plantain chips and a tub of that stuff.

[@wwaxwork]

I was lucky enough as a kid to get to spend 2 weeks in Fiji and fell in love with the place. I ate Kokoda every day for lunch and loved every version of it I tried I was 10 days into our stay before someone explained to me it was "raw" fish. And that's the story of how I came to like eating fish.

[@tinmendez4121]

It's amazing how I know nothing about Fiji, except the basic that it's an island in the Pacific. But as a Filipino, we have both fish ceviche in coconut milk and cassava cake.

[@devindossantos8630]

Was so excited to see you spin Guyana! My grandparents spent most of their lives growing up there so my childhood has been full of amazing, flavorful, and punchy Guyanese dishes! Cook up rice, pepper pot, salara, black cake, and pholourie are all family get together staples, but my all time favorite (which we only have once a year at christmas) is garlic pork. Don't know how well it would work for this format as the pork pickles in vinegar, garlic, thyme, and chilis for at least 3-4 days but I would love to see the boys try it! Fried up with some fresh orange and white bread with butter it is HEAVENLY

[@PhoebeGrigor]

It’s fun watching this as a kiwi, because the Fijian culture is…not familiar, but not unknown down here. I forget that the rest of the world isn’t lucky enough to grow up with a dozen pacific cultures floating around teaching you new things 🇫🇯

[@kwoylee5617]

As Aussie, I agree. My favourite restaurant where I live is a Fijian Indian place!

[@verityviolet]

@@kwoylee5617 I agree Fijian food is delicious.

[@Jaxar20]

I think they went the right direction but yeah the NZ and OZ crowd love Fijian Indian.

[@JanleeBR]

I'm from Guyana, GT and now living in Brazil, so happy, try making pepperpot, cookup, or curry ang roti. Love your show and good luck.

[@Getpojke]

Okay, who else expected the boys to break into a rendition of Shaggy's Mr Boombastic / Mr Luva Luva whenever they mentioned the Vakalavalava!? Looked good though, fancy giving it & the kokoda a go. I used tp play rugby with...& more scarily against a Fijian chap who had been on the national team but was studying in the UK. Really nice guy but an absolute beast on the pitch. You really didn't want to get tackled by him. Good cook too, really enjoyed the traditional meals he made.

[@yvonnewinters9699]

Here as well!! 😂😂

[@selcoestates5122]

Glad it wasn’t only me!!!😂😂😂

[@kharneater778]

That red snapper meat is simply some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Kush didn't just buy a fish, he bought a beauty queen!

[@TavioneWilliams]

Omg I’m SO excited Guyana was chosen! My granddad and his siblings are from Guyana so I’ve had a strong connection to the food since childhood. I’d suggest pepperpot and roti. Can’t wait to see the video!!

[@xplaraxp]

Vakalavalava looks very similar to cassava cake or mané pelado (naked Mané) as we call it in the region of Brasil where i live. Our version have a bit (a lot) of shredded cheese. I'll leave the recipe if anyone is curious. (Yes the recipe is measured in plates. Its just how it's made in my family for generations) - 1 soup plate of cassava shredded in a similar way they did in the video - 1/2 a soup plate of minas shredded cheese - 1/2 a soup plate of shredded cononut - 4 eggs - 2 tbsp butter - 2 cups sugar - 200 ml of cononut milk - 1 tbsp baking powder its better to cook in a deep dish, 180º C; we never really measure the time it stays in the oven but its +30min until the top is golden brown.

[@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790]

I love that your family unit of measurement is a "soup plate"! Here are internet people arguing about weighing things vs measuring with standardized cups and spoons, and traditional recipes just be like "eh, what's the first utensil I can reach? A soup plate? Ya, ya that'll do just fine as an unit of measurement" 😂

[@TT-_-]

@@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790 I remember as a kid reading my mom's oldest cookbook, and understanding easily "cups"/"coffee cups" as the small fancy coffee cups which were used only on special occasions because they were too small for modern coffee needs. The fancy cups were about 1,8 dl (6oz), compared to 2,4 dl (8oz) ordinary mugs. (Modern recipes used standard desiliters) I still struggle to understand the size of the American measurement called "cup" that is actually the size of a MUG😵‍💫🤣 Cup in the context of a recipe instantly brings to mind a small white porcelain cup decorated with flowers and a gold rim. I suspect today's kids associate coffee cups first and foremost as those ordinary bigger mugs, and will accidentally have an easier time conceptualizing the American cup measurement😅 (Finland mentioned in the video🥳🇫🇮🎉 )

[@wandagrayson646]

I love this series. Ben’s like an encyclopedia of food, very like Sohla and Ham El-Waylly. I would love a video of the 3 of them discussing world food.

[@Diegovdx11]

yess!!

[@RedRose1010100]

A pass it on??

[@TastesLikeChicken3]

It would be interesting to see the chefs and/or normals learning new skills from experts. Like working to become a fishmonger, butcher, baker, fine dining chef; or in French patisserie, becoming a seasoned BBQ/Pit master etc. It'd be interesting to see how they progress over possibly the same sort of time home cooks would. 😁 Edit: also being able to see their trial and error would be great to see:)

[@whydoineedanameiwillneverp7790]

I am fairly sure they had an old "work experience" series. James learnt to butcher a pig and Ben learnt to grow herbs hydroponically, I think.

[@nicolaplays1134]

I vaguely remember a video where Ben learned how to make dosa

[@sadietrent804]

As someone who has worked in Fiji, Bula Vinaka Vaka levu for making this video lads. Thank you very much for making this

[@flytothemoon50]

Tips for pealing Cassava, you can just make vertical cut then peal the white thick membrane under the brown skin in one piece. If you practice enough, you can just make 1 cut then peal it with the bottom of your knife in under 10 sec and a clean non cut cassava.

[@redvelvetcookie8890]

Zero waste as well!

[@rossyoung8892]

This video takes me back to the month I spent living with a Fijian family a few years ago. My 'nana' cooked up platefuls of fried kasava and breadfruit, rourou, roti, lamb stew and fish soups, not to mention the copious bowls of Kava! Very fun times, Vinaka chaps!

[@Angy379545]

Breadfruit is criminally underrated, I love it so much

[@Coffee_Jake]

I recently visited Guyana! The only thing I can remember was truly unique to Guyana was the pepperpot. I also remember the locals telling me that beef or pork or mutton is truly traditional and not chicken. They said Gordan Ramsey came to visit and decided to make it with chicken and now that's all people know its made with.

[@graffben]

There is something extremely similar to Vakalavalava in Southeast Asia called Kuih Bingka and Cassava Cake on the Philippines. They are all pretty much the same thing. The cuisine drift and influence around the Malay Archipelago is interesting

[@lizacucco]

I was going to say that I have had a similar cake cooked for me by someone from the Philippines, who said it was a pretty classic Filipino treat

[@ShiivaWilding]

My local chippy does red snapper on occasion. Price doesn't hike up a great deal but the flavour in beer batter is outrageous!

[@LivingWithTheCoopers]

This is really exciting, there are so many small cultures throughout the world, nice to see Fiji getting some time! That snapper looks incredible!

[@SortedFood]

Definitely. It looks like such an incredible place.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

​@@SortedFoodThat's why i love this series guys! Always on the look out For new cultures, places and their foods!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KenS1267]

Never seen a snapper that size. I buy whole snappers from the Gulf of Mexico that are a third of that size at most.

[@alexdavis5766]

Ooo I forgot this series was ongoing, what a pleasant surprise. Glad it’s a country that isn’t internationally recognised with its cuisine, how you find cool new dishes ❤

[@sharda_ann]

Ahhh, I loved this episode!! I’m so happy you got Guyana. Been watching you guys forever and loved what you did with Fiji’s cuisine. Guyana got independence from Britain in 1967, located in South America. The population is made up of primarily Indian and African ancestry with Amerindian, Portuguese, Chinese making up smaller percentages. I love Bake & Salt fish but Metemgee is also fantastic. Guyana is also known for Guyanese Chinese food. Another random fact Guyanese is 5th most populace foreign born in NYC.

[@sharda_ann]

**Also Pepperpot which is reserved for the holidays and has a Amerindian (native people of Guyana origin).

[@thenovicenovelist]

I had a friend who was from Guyana but her ancestry was Indian. At first, I thought maybe her parents or grandparents immigrated there. But one day she posted about how a lot of people in Guyana with Indian heritage were enslaved or indentured servants who were horribly mistreated.

[@gendoll5006]

Another lunch date with sorted : Honey BBQ chips and leftover meatballs sliders, followed by chocolate ice cream 😆. Love y’all!

[@SortedFood]

What a spread 😋

[@_adonisk]

Man, we missed the Greek international dish by a hair's breadth but Guyana sounds intriguing and exciting af!

[@loriegabidel]

I love this series! It's fun to learn about other cultures, and I love how respectful you are. I hate when people call something that is foreign to them "weird."

[@TanukiSC]

Please please PLEASE keep this series going. Such a great way to see the food of other countries and cultures, plus it’s all new experiences for the boys when they’ve never heard of, much less cooked, the dishes. Absolutely love this concept! ❤❤❤

[@raviolisharma]

Guyana! As a Guyanese person myself, I would love to see your take on Pepper Pot, Cookup Rice or our version of Chicken Curry 🇬🇾

[@sharonandrew8092]

YES! So happy you guys are doing Guyana! Our food is an amazing mix of African, Indian, Chinese, and Indigenous. I'd love to see Pepperpot featured on Sorted!

[@senseisunny8083]

One of my favorite series on Sorted, I love learning about food all over the world. A very recent video featured KWOOWK, maybe one of these videos should also be a collab? From a place he doesn’t already know obviously. In general though, I do love the format of this series. If they get anything wrong on one of these, maybe there could be a section highlighting that and Ben can talk about why he went one way vs the traditional way? I enjoyed the part where he was talking about lime zest in the cake, especially because later Jamie confirmed you could top the cake with lime zest!

[@janf2432]

There was a few years ago a shop in plymouth owned by a Guyanese family, they cooked up coconut Choka that was awesome! Become a food staple thing i make easily once in a month as its so good

[@samuelmader7357]

Much love from eastern Canada! Sorted was originally recommended to me as a way to decompress from stressful days at university, now it's become a three year passion for me that will continue on for a long time to come, it's also helped me learn to cook! I've now become a pretty decent Saucier and an okay home cook thanks to you guys!

[@MissV301]

I'm in Eastern Canada as well ... Halifax, NS 😊

[@samuelmader7357]

@@MissV301 Wait seriously? Me too!

[@MissV301]

@@samuelmader7357 No way!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@samuelmader7357]

@@MissV301 Yeah, small world! 😊

[@BenjaminBengfort-DataNerd]

So excited that Guyana came up! My family loves lamb curry, bussup roti or dhal pourie, bara with tamarind sauce, pumpkin and dhal, pine tart, salara roll, ginger beer, and pepper pot. Hope it’s spicy!

[@acerrubrum5749]

Fijians are the most friendly, polite, and nicest people. I say that as a Canadian 😊. Bula! 🇨🇦 ❤ 🇫🇯

[@tylerbergmann3219]

As a fish monger who has broken down many a big red snapper they are a pain to fillet with the rib bones up top so well done.

[@seastarbutterfly]

My Mum is from Guyana. Garlic pork at Christmas, with a shot of gin, and Pepper Pot would by fun to try.

[@xokiki1228]

I'm an American Guyanese person and was really hoping that Guyana would win!!! You MUST make pepperpot which is the national dish of Guyana or cookup, another native dish! For sweets, I would recommend pinetart! Guyana has such a rich history and vibrant cuisine due to the natives from the Amazonian rainforest, Africans who were brought over by the British as slaves, and later, Indians who were brought from India as indentured servants. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!!

[@grcfan]

So happy to see Ebbers consider the coconut, the leaf and the tree.

[@SojournerBurns]

They used each part of the coconut… That’s all they need

[@Karoline_g]

And no one leaves…

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

4:40 Barry and jaime bobbing to the rythm od those coconuts is so classic them!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aimeestewart3396]

Is it just me or is shouty Mike just the best Mike 🤣 the excitment on just a whole other level!!!

[@kwoylee5617]

I love shouty Mike!

[@Anil_Chrono]

Delighted to see Guyana pop up on the wheel (my mother is Guyanese, lots of family still there). Lots of good suggestions (tbh would love to see them try making salara) and gonna add saltfish & bake, Guyanese dahl, katahar (since I doubt there's time to do the full Guyanese 7 curry) or pine tart into the suggestion mix too.

[@ACozyPotato]

Every time I see the lads get intimidated by fileting a fish, it makes me want to suggest a collaboration with Masaru here on KZbin! He's an incredible fisherman from a small island in the south of Japan and his specialty is processing large, rare, and unique fish. He would do an excellent job working with y'all I think!

[@liseeg4165]

This was fun to watch. Just as an fyi, Kokoda is actually pronounced Kokonda since “d” in Fiji is typically pronounced “nd”

[@fionaclaphamhoward5876]

oh thank god, I've been yelling KOKONDA! at the laptop the whole way through this video!

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

This is my favorite new format. I really love finding out about new foods, especially the street foods.

[@xxbrokendreamz]

Yes! So excited to see Guyana be represented! 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾 As a lot of people mentioned Pepperpot is the national dish but definitely takes time and casareep(which I'm sure you can find in the London area if you know where to look lol) also... Plait Bread to go with it! Metemgee, Cook Up Rice, Guyanese style Pholourie (made with split peas and not just plain flour) & Mango Sour. OR just any kind of Curry & "Oil Roti"!

[@susanlock1081]

This is one of my favourite series on Sorted! Looking forward to Guyana cooking!😍

[@obaroya]

For Guyana, I would love to see you guys make pholourie, pepperpot, metemgee, seven curry and vermicelli cake.

[@hendryviliame8420]

Bula Guys...I've been waiting a long time for you guys to reach "F," and you have not disappointed, and I hope you guys will cook up some more fijian dish later on...vinavalevu boys 😊

[@sheld0n]

The thumbnail is literally the Wheel of Fish from Weird Al's UHF! 😂

[@mimicsandmonstrosities]

I'm surprised that they didn't mention that cassava can be fatally toxic if not prepared properly or eaten raw. That said, these dishes looked amazing.

[@Zelmel]

Hydrogen cyanide is no joke! Even with sub-lethal doses or ones you don't even get symptoms from, it can over time lead to some bad outcomes.

[@abigailblackmon1144]

Okay, I thought Kassava could be dangerous. But they're so chill about using it I thought I was misremembering

[@alessandradellaneve21]

The type of cassava they're using is not toxic, and most people don't really know about the toxic one (it's call yuca amarga in Venezuela). The diference between them is the color after peeling, white cassava is safe to eat. The toxic casava has a yellowish color

[@KidTheFail]

​@@alessandradellaneve21wait, are you telling me I've been terrified of this super interesting root for no reason? I have some shopping to do!

[@yukikuran7767]

There are different variations and indeed there is one type that is toxic. In the Caribbean we widely use the type in the video which is perfectly safe.

[@angrypotato_fz]

I'm glad to view any new episode in this series - as mentioned by many others, it combines intersting culture information, exotic and common ingredients, techniques, Ben's on-the-spot thinking and some mystery about the final result. I wish you could go through every country in the world (and imagine slight sigh of disappointment from all the fans from Grenada, Guinea, Gabon, Guatemala, Ghana, Greece, Germany, Georgia, Gambia, Grenada... I'd guess even some people from "Spin Again"!) but the list could be a little overwhelming :D

[@deanc8458]

What a stunning creature that fish is. What I wouldn’t give to cook with a specimen like that

[@TheNinnyfee]

Who else can't stop hearing Shaggy singing "vakalavalava" in their minds now? 😄🙈

[@jamesireland3768]

I'm from an area of New Zealand with a big Pacific Islander community and kokoda is really common. You guys got it pretty close. But we would never make our own coconut milk, but I can't speak for people from Fiji as to whether they would. And the pieces of fish were too big. Basically you just dice everything to similar sizes and put it in lime juice and coconut milk. Really good result for doing it with basically no recipe.

[@vincentx2850]

That coconut easter egg is a coconut preparing to sprout, it is a seed after all. The egg is totally edible and has a spongy texture.

[@Twinzje]

I was looking for a new episode of this series this week, happy it's out :)

[@johndoe-zs6gf]

I feel, given the whole idea of introducing people to new things, it might be worth mentioning the cyanide content of casava.

[@MehrdadSolaymani]

non kebab dishes from iran would make a great video and a challenge as we have some dishes that will surprise you including ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh, fesenjan etc.

[@SortedFood]

Now that sounds like it would be an incredibly tasty episode 😍

[@lemonade708]

Watching Ben in the kitchen is such a delight, even seeing him do tasks such as chopping onions or stripping a fish. There's a beauty and grace to it.

[@MrTeeBull]

Fantastic video once again, had a completely blank mind trying to think of dishes from Fiji!!! Really enjoyed this one. Thanks Sorted

[@kaicolof1j115]

Thanks for this guys! Awesome to see our beautiful country and food highlighted on a channel we love.

[@taheera8849]

Guyana, exciting! You should definitely do pepperpot, cookup rice is something that my mom grew up with. We also grew up having fried plantains, a lovely snack, and bake, which is a simple fried sweet bread dough, absolutely delicious and a staple in my family. Also researching the Indian influences might do well, not the greatest of history (to put it one way), but definitely had an influence on the food!

[@2CraftySeniors]

Loved seeing a couple of recipes from Fiji today. It's been my "dream" country for years. That snapper was enormous! It's always a pleasure watching Ben in the kitchen... and he and Mike did a good job of getting those recipes close to "real". Thanks for the fun.

[@gravecactus]

what i have enjoyed a lot about this channel over the years is that you have brought so many cultures into focus and i love learning about other people. keep it up, please.

[@lindahardy3083]

Enjoyable watching Ben and Mike together, they work well together. The dish sounds delicious, we have Schnapper here in Australia too.

[@yukikuran7767]

We actually made it on the map!!! Love from Guyana!!!

[@jacknorman8236]

Yessss more of these videos PLEASE!!! God I’ve missed this series

[@ladytara7]

I love this series so much

[@struebz]

Was hoping this would be todays video. Love this series!

[@darcieclements4880]

Ben mentioned the coconut working with acid being weird because he is use to dairy. It wasn't until I developed a dairy allergy that I started embracing coconut and let me tell you, it out performs dairy in sooooo many ways, the biggest of which is it freezes and thaws without any texture issues! Acid acceptance is the second coolest part.

[@karu6111]

Lime AND coconut milk, never would’ve thought of that. My dad makes mean “Kilawin”, which is like the Ceviche from the Philippines, I think I know what we’d try next.

[@PatriciaRose907]

Loving this series. Ben is quite possibly one of the most talented chefs in the UK. He is just a natural, instinctful chef. I'm so impressed

[@EmilyJelassi]

I absolutely love this series! Learning about different cuisines from around the world and watching Ebbers create new dishes is always a great video 😊 I love coconut and finding new recipes for it. I always thought you had to soak and then squeeze cassava to get rid of the cyanide in it, but maybe that’s wrong. That was the biggest red snapper I’ve ever seen.. I had no idea they got that big! Perhaps Sorted has already done this, but I’d love to see a video on how to properly process a fish (& a cephalopod).

[@ItsYaBoiRavencroft]

And here I was wondering when the next episode of this series would come! Love these!

[@RebekahNevaine]

Learning about these around-the-world dishes has been my absolute favorite thing on this channel - same as the global ingredients ones - fantabulous!

[@sci_fi_file875]

Aww, and here I was hoping for Guatemala. Guyana will be fun. You guys will have to go back through the alphabet and get some of the countries you've missed

[@rinrat6754]

This is a great series. Interesting and very respectful of the cultures you are highlighting.

[@CatherinewithaC]

I absolutely adore this series concept! Keep them coming I’d love to see them come out more often and for y’all to start over at A once you do Z!

[@kieranpatrick8696]

Lived in Ra Province (Vunitogoloa), after Winston hit, Fiji for 2 years. It’s coastal & home to some of the best food I’d ever eaten. Cannot wait to go back there & see my adopted Na & Ta. This video bought back a host of memories so thank you!!

[@raen6358]

OH MY GOD GUYANA Okay so. I see someone in the comment section (HI) recommending pepper-pot and it absolutely was my first thought but theyre right in saying it takes quite a while to cook. Feroce d'avocat is pretty great and would have fairly familiar ingredients, as its also called antillais guacamole - pretty obvious where thats going. You guys can certainly try making Dhal, i think Ben would particularly like it Metemgee is a VERY popular Sunday morning breakfast option Cook-up rice also has familiar ingredients I grew up in a specific part of guyana where farine is a staple, there are a LOT of ways it can be used, inckuding just sprinkled over food so youre very welcome to go looking for something you think would be fun to try out If you're feeling zesty you can try out street foods like pholourie (hard p, ignore the h its just there for decoration), cassava egg ball or pinetart/sugar cake for sweeter options SUPER excited to see where this goes, i hope you guys have fun!!

[@brianvano1938]

It was nice to see Ben and Mike trying something new, preparing a delicious red snapper dish. Also the cake look incredibly so delicious coconut cake. 👋👍🤗

[@bjdefilippo447]

My favorite vacation spot ever. Great food, great people. beautiful surroundings, and clear water. Thanks so much for featuring Fiji!

[@angella9954]

I love the wheel challenges! Just cooked my 1st Sidekick recipe and it was delicious!

[@Mike-rx3mn]

I think the guys did a great job with the ingredients, and it appears to have tasted pretty good. But what do I know, I live in America and I have never tried these dishes, but it looks like they had fun making it, good job Ben and Mike.

[@shachiphene]

yayy was waiting for this series to come back :)

[@Beccajslv]

I love this series. I hope we're due for the next episode soon!

[@chelmesc4519]

Pepperpot pleeease 🎉 18:50 I'm all about this series. I am definitely going to try the Fijian cassava cake, sounds like a basic ingredient gift