Taste Testing the Latest Food Trend Products Vol.10 | Sorted Food

[@giuliocataldo2177]

I love that the vibe of Sorted, five friends exploring food, hasn’t changed over the years

[@KhanDelnoch]

That's why they're, to me, the best around. They're not pristinely produced and professional to the point of sterility, they're not "wow so cool and random", they're sparing on the plugs even when it comes to their own stuff... They're just five lads having fun while eating damn good food. Life goals!

[@Draphia]

Just a circle of friends enjoying food together and having a good time. So i have a good time watching em

[@seofra8252]

Yet they have grown in knowledge and maturity, but they haven't grown apart. (I didn't call them mature, I said they've matured.) Hey. Since Ebbers is the only single one of the original 4, can we see a date night series featuring Ebbers?

[@endymallorn]

Honestly, I appreciate that Jamie brought up the fact that “food waste” is not an at-home issue, by and large. Sure, use what you buy, of course. But overall, the major issue is on the production side and people need to find a way to demand that producers act more ethically. This may mean things like Victory gardens, and becoming your own producer, cutting off from being a consumer wherever possible.

[@irahryphson8879]

Exactly! The majority of waste and pollution is produced by companies. Countries making harmful practice expensive, if not impossible, is a major factor in these issues. But as long colonial legacies continue, companies can use them to continue leveraging governments to work in their favour and away from environmental and community interests.

[@seanthebluesheep]

I think a huge huge part of reducing your impact is in producing more of your own food, but in concentrating urban environments, it becomes very difficult to find the space to grow your own. Aside from window boxes, what home-growing options are there?

[@RobBrown1991]

@@seanthebluesheep Allotments were once popular (and are just beginning to get more popular) in most urban areas council have some areas of green space that could be commandeered for this purpose. Not going to work in all locations by any means but if the demand grew I think councils and community groups could make it happen on a larger scale.

[@nathaliej3768]

Yes, he’s right on

[@awhite3747]

Totally agree Endy. When it comes to food, the globalisation of production has become our nightmare at our expense but to the gain of mass producers. It's a big issue with many small solutions from home-growing (where possible) right through to education at school. I don't know the answer for sure but products such as soya and nut "milks" are so problematic environmentally, it's good to see a widening range of sources of protein and essential minerals/vitamins.

[@MrSpitfireGames]

These are some of the only videos of this kind where I see some genuine discussion of these schemes that take into account socioeconomic, environmental, and accessibility factors rather than just performative rhetoric. That's why they're such high quality alongside being entertaining.

[@MissRora]

I'm glad they acknowledge the drawbacks to things they present (like the transportation problem with soy) rather than only giving the positives. It's important to understand the full picture.

[@raisabrandt1306]

The amount of soy that is fed to animals that are bread for us to then eat is so much bigger that humans eating soy isn't a real issue. Also transportation of food is only 2-3% of the emissions, so again not the main culprit environmentally.

[@sashazahradnikova7701]

@@raisabrandt1306 but if you eat locally raised free range meat you don't have to worry about the transportation at all

[@raisabrandt1306]

@@sashazahradnikova7701 its still consumes more water and is worst for the environment than eating plant-based food. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, but let's not fool ourselves that any kind of meat would be better for the environment, not to mention ethics.

[@sashazahradnikova7701]

@@raisabrandt1306 well not if it grazes in places that cannot be used to produce human foods, or even traditional pastures where grazing actually keeps the local environment with plants that need the grazing for their benefit. I just hate when ethics and environment are used as an argument where they do not apply. What we should do is decrease consumption, full stop. Like lately I saw this campaign about using soap as shampoo bottle. Well I usually only wash my hair with water and absolutely not every day. I do not use cosmetics and therefore j need not use creams to repair my skin. I choose footwear for the weather not color and how it goes with my handbag and j do not have a handbag so j believe overall I could live on purely grain fed beef and still be better than an average person.

[@mcglk]

I have to admit, I like the quiet five-second intro. It's distinctive, pleasant and iconic.

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

yeah, no disrespect to Mike with the previous one but i just don't like intros that overstay their welcome more than they need to. Few secs intro is all any audience really asks for.

[@zomerkoninkjes]

I love that you mentioned the quinoa thing in relation to the fonio, because the first thing I thought was “but will the people who produce it still get to eat it?” and you immediately talked about it! Hope that all brands that offer fonio will do the same thing and compensate the people who produce it fairly!

[@JonathanStrickland]

I am consistently impressed at how the team tries to look at food from multiple perspectives. So many food channels focus on one or two things (and frequently get them wrong) like health or environmental impact. I love that these videos use critical thinking skills to acknowledge how broad and complex issues are. You've got everything from health claims to marketing tactics to impact on climate change to the economic impact on vulnerable populations and beyond. The thoughtful approach, and the fact you all acknowledge that these are complicated issues that are deeply connected, is incredibly refreshing. And on top of that, you make such tasty looking dishes!

[@andreagillette1652]

Absolutely! And they will remove a segment when they get new info on the product they have reviewed and filmed, if they have gotten something wrong! Very responsible and still entertaining!

[@kinagrill]

I'd personally and happily eat vegan-only food if it wasn't for the fact it's usually much more expensive for ingredients, needs a lot more work and time to simulate the flavors you're used to (beef, chicken, eggy pasta, etc.)... It's just more work, less reward and subpar experience for me. I tried to 'quality' vegan jerky recently and it just.... it did not taste like jerky. It was also oddly shaped. I've tried vegan 'meat' as well and it also just fall below standards for me. Would I perhaps live an extra 5 years if I went full vegan? perhaps. Do I honestly care if I live to 80 or 85 and have to give up meat permanently to reach 85? No, it's honestly not worth it. If you just 'survive', what is the point of living? You should enjoy living. And before anyone gets to berate me about eating meat, I think they should focus on stopping the use of alcohol, cigarettes, etc. Ya know the crap that is actually lethal and would be illegal if invented today, rather than 100s if not 1000s of years ago.

[@irahryphson8879]

I'm glad the pricing out of native foods was discussed. So much food is no longer accessible to people who have used it to generations because it came into the "public consciousness". So many staple foods have just been completely taken over from people who've used them as staples and must now turn towards foods that increase things like obesity and diabetes.

[@Sunnylyndis]

As conversations about privilege have risen in the last year. This ^ is the ultimate “Wealth vs homegrown.” I’m all for ‘new’ food discoveries and helping communities economically by bringing items to the market, but if it’s a product they depend on- don’t monopolize it. History saw the potato famine. We don’t need to replicate that with every ‘new super food.’

[@melissalambert7615]

I am sad that cheap cuts of meat like chicken thighs and beef tongue are expensive now because TV chefs make them all the rage. I so feel for people who cannot even get a local grain to eat.

[@DimT670]

But thats not how economics work. When something has higher demand, something else has less demand. Since practises fluctuate now something else is the accepted low priced food. If people dont even have the funds to buy that then its poverty thats the issue. If people aren't compensated fairly for the now high demand food they produce then its the exploitation thats the issue

[@NyanyiC]

Also seeing that it's gluten free, I can forsee it being very popular

[@Marzi29]

@@DimT670 Sure, in theory, but in practice, accessibility is a big issue. If people who rely on quinoa, for example, as their staple food, get priced out of it... maybe something like lentils goes down in price. How are they supposed to get the lentils? If the lentils are grown in India and the people relying on quinoa are in Peru, they can't buy it even if it's cheap. It's just not available to buy. So their options are spending a lot of money on quinoa, or turning to cheap fast food.

[@LordBunnyBone]

That soft and confused "Ebbers" by Jamie was everything I needed today xD

[@WoodenRealms]

Interesting, regarding the shipping of soy, as the amount of soy imported for cattle (meat and dairy produce) is way bigger than what would even be used in production of vegan meat alternatives. WWF recently published an interesting article regarding the amount of soy countries in europe import(and what impact it has on deforestation).

[@carolynargo7963]

"'My opinion doesn't make a difference' doesn't work when there're 7 billion of us" is a quote that can apply to so many things outside of food waste, and I'm glad the boys acknowledged that in the realm of big businesses cutting down on food waste. We can make an effort to force business' hands in being conscious of where they're food goes and the waste they produced

[@jonathanhallett5563]

I came here just to point out that great quote. Thank you Ebbers!

[@Maghanashi]

It does work, though. You won't change 7 billion people's minds overnight, or at least not in a way that's reasonable to make a difference. Big business is the problem and everyone knows this.

[@aniruddhthakar1933]

"Its ribbed for pleasure." "Ben did you do it ?" Well there's a reason we call them bennuendoes

[@SortedFood]

Of course Ben did it 😂🤦‍♂️

[@benmcnutt223]

You can't stop the Benuendoes!

[@melissalambert7615]

I so loved that line - good laugh.

[@arothmanmusic]

Seems like that ought to be “InnuBendos,” no?

[@melissalambert7615]

@@arothmanmusic Now that you say it InnuBendos is correct.

[@aimeeparrott9204]

I don't think I've ever heard Jamie sadder than when he said "Ebbers" after trying the jerky. He sounded deeply wounded.

[@Guacward77]

The betrayal from Jamie after trying the jerky 🤣 “EBBERS!!”

[@Sunnylyndis]

SORTED is the only food channel that covers serious topics and tries to bring to light both the pros and cons to every product. Thank you for being decent humans who care about humanity and the earth 💕

[@WeirdExplorer]

I tried making a banana peel curry and although it was alright initially, I couldn't get through it. It could be the recipe I followed though since it didn't involve any soaking/marinating.

[@Amethyst_Alien]

Have you attempted it again since this video? Would love to know if it does improve it.

[@mysisterisafoodie]

I feel like the occams razor solution to banana peels is to compost them instead of cook and eat them.

[@ThePeaceluffer]

@@mysisterisafoodie what if you don't do compost tho

[@mysisterisafoodie]

@@ThePeaceluffer then throw them in your organic trash. It’s not banana peels that are an issue. It’s non bio degradable trash that is an issue. I fail to see the benefits of eating something that has no nutritional value and takes a significant amount of energy to make edible, if anything that is wasteful.

[@ThePeaceluffer]

@@mysisterisafoodie you're correct there, I just keep seeing people talking about composting and felt like commenting on it.

[@michellebretschneider-zuo1004]

Ben calling saying the word "mate" as in "oy, what's up mate?" instead of "mah-tae" threw me for a loop! I thought for a second I didn't know how to pronounce it because the ultimate preparer on this show had the pronunciation wrong! 😂

[@mikehermen3036]

all of them with the "ock-rah" too.

[@emmikay12]

oh thank god someone else noticed, I was afraid I'd been pronouncing it wrong all my life!

[@hispanictheassembler6231]

Yerba M8!

[@gateauxgato]

It struck me as adorably British, but also very wrong.

[@pegkitcher6084]

alright there yerba mate? how you doing today?

[@analoggins]

I’m not vegan, but I am vegetarian. I’d be really interested in seeing a comparison between various vegan butters and the traditional dairy varieties, but specifically in say béchamel, velouté, Cacio e pepe etc. Extra points if you can replicate blue cheese in a passable vegan fashion.

[@Eliza-xd5ck]

Agreed!

[@LozzyLovesLife]

Another veggie here and i've used vegan butter in bechamel and velouté and never noticed a difference but im not a chef 🤣 xx

[@satansbarman]

Thing is if you're going down vegan butter route for bechamel you then need a milk alternative too, and I've yet to taste a vegan "milk" that's comparable.

[@analoggins]

@@satansbarman yeah - also struggled with that.

[@LozzyLovesLife]

@@satansbarman yeah unsweetened soya did it the best for me in cooking, I think I did it with oat milk as well x

[@erinhowett3630]

My concern about the traditional grains is that they'll succumb to the acai berry effect, where their traditional food becomes too expensive for the communities to afford.

[@drfoto2673]

Yeah, the supposed "solution" they brought up here wasn't so much a solution as it was one single company vowing to be fair to the community that grows it. If for example the product were to take off and become more exclusive/expensive then you can bet your ass there will be exploitation of those very same communities.

[@betaich]

Also why not rediscover traditional European grains, we have for example pearled barley which either can be used like rice or like noodles. It is grown in Western, Middle and Eastern Europe. Therefore it doesn't have to travel far to the consumer, which is good for the environment. It doesn't price local communities out of their grain and if you want you could still get the new african grain, but with less risk for the community.

[@magsimags]

@@betaich i always find it kinda dissapointing when "exotic" grains take off but locally grown ones are completely ignored. especially here in europe where i get a ton of different types of grain grown on the continent that most people have never even heard of

[@rowens.yarnings]

@@betaich exactly! I can find so many brands and types or quinoa, bulgur and couscous in my regular grocery store but the closest place to get barley, rye or even wheatberries is a 40 minutes bike ride away.

[@elif6908]

Nothing to add just commenting so the thread is visible to others!

[@vaasmin]

The hurt in Jamies voice when he tried the vegan jerky 😂 " ᵉᵇᵇᵉʳˢ 🥺 "

[@MaddieChou]

Almost as if he'd been betrayed

[@NulliSeccundus]

but then when he is told it's vegan he suddenly enjoys it, when clearly he didnt :|

[@10Tie]

@@NulliSeccundus Eh the immediate reaction to something new can be disliking it at first, I'm sure there are plenty of foods you didn't immediately love but like now.

[@Aurirang]

@@10Tie I really disliked alot of meat for the largest of time. I really liked sausages (white, pork, blood, general inards, whatever the heck else we have locally) but a steak? It made me heave every time. I'm fine with steak now. It's not going to make me jump out of my seat though. But what i've grown to love ALOT is Cordon bleu.

[@finian2]

@@NulliSeccundus Or, using your noggin and hearing what Barry said: It started off leathery but then the flavour kicks in and it's not as bad.

[@PetWessman]

I'm a person who wasn't cool enough to be invited to the parties when my classmates learned to drink alcohol. That, combined with the fact that my parents weren't fussed about letting me taste things as a tween so that I knew I didn't really like wine or beer has led to me never "getting used" to alcohol. A glass of cider for dinner will put me to sleep quicker than a cast-iron skillet to the head! For this reason, I love the emergence of alcohol-free yet INTERESTING drink alternatives. I love me a Pepsi Max, but sometimes you want something a little more refined than soda and a little more interesting than water, and I'm finally getting options! (That, and the banana skin curry is SUPER interesting. I tend not to think of carrot tops, onion peels and the woody end of asparagus as "food waste", but rather be against the throwing away of things that were perfectly fine to eat, just because they were a little wonky, battered or past their best before-date. Learning that banana skins CAN BE perfectly fine to eat opens up a whole new world.)

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

thank you for mentioning that big industry is the one who should be held accountable for implementing zero waste, upcycling etc! They have a LOT bigger of an influence on waste, climate and the like than the consumers do, and yet the media frequently pushes all the responsibility on the consumers. You're right, we consumers have to ask for it and shame the industries into it, so it's important we know about it, but it's still the industry who has the planet-wide impact

[@DimT670]

Thats not really true tho. While the industry does have a huge impact, consumers also have a huge impact. You just have to calculate it collectively. For example www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/24/uk-households-waste-45m-tonnes-of-food-each-year And then there is the portion of the blame that falls on the consumers when they support terrible practises and drive demand as well

[@peterhuys2413]

Actually (And I can't speak of the UK), most big food industry in the EU have virtually no waste. What is not used in the finished main product is used in other products or processed into animal fodder or fertiliser/compost. Even what is washed off of for instance vegetables goes to a treatment plant for composting.

[@havtor007]

@@peterhuys2413 That is a fucking lie. Just on carrots 60-80% of carrots grown are tossed into compost (in the farm they where made so just rotting) or used as animal fodder. (remember this is perfectly good food the only thing wrong with it is how it looks. Most are just dumped and left to rot as there are only so many animals around that would need it as food) The portion used for human food is only the ones that are looking good. Same goes for things like potatoes and other roots. Of COURSE, the big food industry has no loss when they DO NOT BUY the products if it is not visually what they want. That does not mean they are not some of the biggest food wasters around. All they are doing is offload it to the farmers, who then have to grow even more vegs even more vegetables just to make the amount larger without the actual portion going up. But hey my source is only the farmers themselves and having worked in a factory (to be fair i was only there a summer) that took in potatoes for crisps.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

“I have some opinions, and I will share them wildly.” - Jamie Paul Romanio Spafford, Diplomat for the Iberian Region, 2021.

[@AmandaMaron]

Iberic diplomat hahahaha i am LOLing here

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@AmandaMaron He’s the best one we know 😂

[@uhhyousee]

Rawr

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@Soraia ljubtschenko Motta Idk actually.

[@friedsugar2701]

Hanji pokhraj ji 🙏

[@TarynAnnTibble]

11:02 love that Jamie immediately points out what a big issue the industrial complex is in terms of food waste!

[@lucascsmith]

Aldi's Veggie Jerky is identical (if a little better) and half the price - very reminiscent of the sorts of flavours that have been kicking around Chinese supermarkets for decades. Tasty.

[@Modern_pro]

join plz

[@unnvikende]

This made me think of a lovely restaurant chain here in the netherlands called the vegan junk food bar, the food there is insanely delicious and everything on the menu is vegan! The portions are massive and they really succeeded in replicating the standard junk food so that really shows that vegan =/= healthy and can actually be really tasty

[@bwingbwinggwiyomi]

exactly. Like meat eaters can literally be healthy by adding veg alongside their meat, like a chicken caesar salad without a creamy dressing. It's just a matter of our different diet lifestyles, beliefs, moral values and health conditions and mindsets in play all at once. I'm a flexitarian on the veggie, vegan and GF side currently bc of all of these factors i've just mentioned.

[@annie_122]

Glad you mentioned the issues with quinoa when talking about the fonio

[@kiadalynn13]

"Starting the morning well", a bunch of impressed and humored faces

[@tamannasharma4855]

Dear team Sorted. Dont worry i am not writing an email but just wanted to thank you! I am from India and the official second wave is hitting us hard, each day everyday. From trying to arrange for oxygen cylinders to watching our friends lose loved ones to the pandemic. This increasingly brutal wave has taken us all down here. However, when I was literally on the verge of tears just now. I just opened KZbin and there it was, your latest upload and though i am yet to start watching it, I already know it will bring a smile to my face. So long story short, thank you so much❤️ Love!!

[@supernova200100]

Hi! Also from India. Family got covid and it was such a scary scary time. My wishes are with you. Hopefully we’ll be fine by the end of this. ❤️

[@tamannasharma4855]

@@supernova200100 Hello!! I hope you are all better now. We all will get through this together. We are a community after all

[@tamannasharma4855]

@Kmann ! We will not go gentle into that goodnight ❤️❤️❤️ This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much

[@GrandmaLoves2Scuba]

I heard about your new battle with covid-19 on NPR radio last night and my heart goes out to you and all your countrymen. I understand you guys are being asked to all stay home again? Things in the USA are also spiking again, mostly because of the odd sense of entitlement my fellow Americans seem to feel. Somehow they see protecting each other as an infringement on their "civil rights". A way of thinking I don't understand. The state I live in now has 60% of the Covid hospitalizations being people 40 years old and YOUNGER. Because they don't believe it's real. Because they don't want to be Guinea pigs for the medicines. Because they don't want to be told what to do. Because they don't feel sick. To that last statement I say, " Teachers, parents, please educate our youth about Typhoid Mary!!! Her story is so relative right now. If more people knew her story maybe they could better understand that you can kill people around you without ever knowing you are a carrier. Sorry to carry on so long, I really just wanted to say we all hope and pray you, and the rest of the world, get safe and healthy as quickly as we can.

[@tamannasharma4855]

@@GrandmaLoves2Scuba i know right?! The amount of ignorance is another factor that has compounded the situation in India too. Thank you for your supporting words. I hope you stay put too. Take care❤️

[@emilyovermyer9207]

One of my favorite things about Sorted has always been that y'all go into the origin/history of the ingredients/dishes you cook. Absolutely love the continued conversations of how the growing market for certain "trend" food items (quinoa, for example) impacts the communities that produce them, and have produced them for generations. Additionally, the discussion of the environmental impact of certain foods is interesting to hear in a world that is growing more conscious of this issue. It is clear that the research is done for these videos and there is a genuine appreciation for the discussion of these complex topics in the content y'all produce. Food is never just "food" and I keep coming back to your videos because Sorted is one of the few channels I've seen which goes beyond the taste and the trend.

[@mathewb7609]

It's videos like this that remind me why I love this channel: topical, informative and promoting discussion.

[@moniebee]

Hearing Ben pronounce Yerba Mate made me laugh. Thank you for the smile Ben on my sick day. Yerba “mott-ay” has never sounded so beautiful before.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Mike: “Why is it ribbed? For pleasure.” Ben: “For viewing pleasure...” Love the ‘ribbing’ here. Also, I’m calling HR although I don’t work at SortedFood lol

[@JonathanOwenPhotographer]

Remember to wash your banana skins before you eat/freeze them, I believe I'm right in saying they are sprayed with chemicals in transit to ensure spiders don't make it to our shores! Great idea for making the most of the whole fruit, thanks for the info!

[@Pudeta]

Yeah I think even washing them won't get rid of all the stuff. I'd only do it with organic bananas to be honest. Still a good idea though - but on industrial level really hard to accomplish because of the chemicals.

[@JonathanOwenPhotographer]

@@Pudeta I did think that might be the case, that's unfortunate, last thing we need is to be ingesting any more chemicals than we already do!

[@nikolinaeriksson990]

I thought of this as well

[@ninathomson1735]

Don’t forget that organic farming still uses pesticides! Just “organic” ones that may not be as safe as traditional pesticides. @foodsciencebabe is a great Insta account to learn about food science and safety

[@ArchangelApollo]

My southern American fiancé was getting visibly up set every time you guys said "ahkra". I kept hearing, "It's OAK-ra!" lol

[@iluvdissheet]

Sorry, it is "OAK-ra". We dont complain about courgettes and aubergines once we know what you're talking about 🤣 Give us okra.

[@golfshores97]

@@iluvdissheet but that's not really the same, is it? It's literally completely different words there, and zucchini and eggplants aren't exacty YOUR foods XD

[@iluvdissheet]

@@golfshores97 no their not "MY" foods but aren't we talking about the same thing? Are Aubergines really that different than Eggplants? Are we actually talking about a different veg or are we talking about language? Help me understand. Should I go find Aubergines in my grocery store or is it just what we call Eggplants?

[@Alan_Mac]

'Okra' is an English word. Their pronunciation is fine.

[@golfshores97]

@@Alan_Mac uh... No it isn't. It's west african. Edit: The etymology comes from west african "nkru" which when it was taken over by slaves to the southern US turned the word into okra. It has no origin in the english language, and should be pronounced the way the people who use it do. OAK-ra

[@thebigh4752]

Ongoing petition for an 'Ultimate Battle' or 'Chef vs. Normal' Battle: Soup and Bread.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Or soup and sandwich. :)

[@maryholden3136]

That would be excellent..... especially at this time of the year

[@cwebb871]

Barry twerking is just what I needed to get through the rest of my week. I'm so glad these videos drop during my morning (US).

[@blinkernolfaria]

Just wanted to let you know that every show you make makes my day a little easier to handle, thanks for everything and please keep it going!

[@LollipopxPanda]

I've been subscribed to you guys for years now, and I just wanted to let you know that it's SO refreshing and nice to see you constantly pushing yourselves and thriving to do better, to be better, less wasteful and full of resourcefulness and consideration for the rest of the world, keep up the good work guys, love you!

[@Kdp2theresq]

How to get 6 banana skins? Banana bread! This really gets a lot of conversations started. Great series! Thanks for all your hard work bringing us some cheer, guys! :)

[@Iymarra]

Thanks for putting the spotlight on some trends, guys. Not only were they pretty neat trends, but I appreciate the weighing up of the ethics and highlighting of actual issues caused by previous food trends (re:pricing out of local communities regarding quinoa, for example)

[@shllybkwrm]

The banana skin was so interesting! I feel like I'd want to try that out in a restaurant somewhere before making it at home though

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

I actually don't like the old grains becoming very famous, because something like kelvaragu, which is so cheap to grow, being a desert grain, is now costlier than rice because of the trend, which takes much more to grow.

[@quailypoes]

Agreed. And even though the company claims they won't exploit the people/grain, I don't trust that claim anywhere near enough. Because what's to stop another company from swooping in and doing the same thing? We have plenty of local grains, there's just no need to start exploiting grains from other countries and cultures, too much risk of damaging a local foodchain and economy

[@laurenwalker950]

Please don't stop showing new vegetarian products! The fact you discuss more veggie options helps this channel stay relatable to me, because so often food channels only ever do a token veggie meal once a year. It's the reason sorted is my favourite! ❤️

[@annother3350]

Bah, it's no good for me!!

[@ix3frusciante]

Not sure if it's a food trend or more of a quarantine hobby thing, but I've seen these kits for growing pink oyster or lemon oyster mushrooms at home. I recently got the pink oyster one and they were absolutely delicious and fascinating to watch growing. I'd be interested what you guys would use them with!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I've been growing mushrooms ftom those kits for about 6 or so years. I haven't tried the pink oysters yet tho. But the golden oysters and pearl oysters are lovely. And because of those kits I started doing outdoor mushroom logs too We drilled holes in dome 4 week old logs(we used red maple due to my mother losing a huge tree from her yard and they were free.) I bought 200 shiitake plugs and inoculated 8 logs. I've had them for 2 years and harvested about one pound the first year and about 2 pounds the second. I. Hoping for more this year. But we took those bricks from tge oyster kits and stuffed them into holes in more logs and while the pearl one makes a few mushrooms every year it's not quite thriving. And some critters tend to like it more then me. But the logs with golden mushrooms have gone completely bonkers in the yard and produce several flushes of golden oysters a year. I mean absolutely wild amounts. I stopped weighing them after we got 12 pounds from 5 logs. We do have a natural wooded area on our land and noticed this past year that not only have they spread -they have thrived in the broken down trees we let go for the wildlife. So keep that in mind. If you start them outside in logs you actually have them permanently 😊 We didn't like them frozen so when I get too many we've been dehydrating and using that way. We powdered some to add to soups and sauces too. It really bumps up the umami flavors.

[@cdrown28]

I just wanted to say how I appreciate that Sorted has started making videos that help educate on being a responsible consumer.

[@emalinedickinson7492]

@James Cook I agree with OP and this reply, which made me laugh. Good day indeed.

[@HenryDorset]

I'm a vegetarian for almost 3 years now and have discovered so many tasty vegetable dishes since then, that I really think I have more pleasure in cooking and eating now, than I had before. I would therefor love more great veggie recipies by you lovely people. Keep on the good work and stay safe! 😀

[@mochees]

Would it be okay to share some of your favourites?

[@faatman42]

Who doesn't eat the wet bits of a tomato? Put that stuff in a salsa! Add some garlic, cerano, cilantro, olive oil and the wet bits to a blender and mix it up!

[@burmanphd]

Tomatoes with the wet bits squished out, augmented with fresh basil and fresh mozzarella, is one of my go-to midweek meals. (Sometimes I add diced avocado and a packet of shelled, deveined shrimp: delicious!)

[@KaynadianGinger]

I DESPISE the wet parts of tomatoes. I specifically grow tomatoes with as little of that nastiness as possible.

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

Watch José Andrés celebrate that part of the tomato like a caviar. It's my fav part and I hate that people throw it away.

[@faatman42]

@@KaynadianGinger you end up wasting 70% of the tomato by throwing it out

[@mikehermen3036]

what are these wet bits? Are we talking about a specific variety of tomato?

[@LisaNovak95]

Barry: $25 a bottle feels expensive Also Barry: *Owns multiple items shown in pretentious ingredients videos*

[@Abzify1]

To be fair, it's a £25 bottle which although can be used as a mixer, is also for over ice. It's not concentrated enough and it's not got anything in it that will force you to not drink an entire bottle. This makes £25 feel alot more expensive as you compare it to fancy cordials and juices rather than gins or whiskeys (which would originially be the comparrison as they're replacements) where you can't drink a whole bottle without there being consequences.

[@JosButtercup]

A few years ago y’all did a video where you were vegan for a day. It was mentioned in that video how so many of the dishes introduced you to new ingredients. It wasn’t about finding meat alternatives but rather making new amazing dishes and that idea completely opened my eyes to plant based dishes. I started learning more vegan dishes because of that video. Over time I have cut most animal products out of my diet and yet I cook more and enjoy food more than ever. It honestly amuses me sometimes that I changed to a mostly plant based diet because of meat eaters, but hey you guys have always been inspiring for all kinds of dishes!

[@Maghanashi]

Love how you started this off as a "hey, thanks" comment, then at the end decide to call the Sorted crew "meat eaters" in a barely disguised slur. Typical.

[@rebeccas2801]

@@Maghanashi How the fuck is meat eater a slur 😂 they eat meat, they’re meat eaters 😂

[@Quite_Frankie]

I would really like to see you guys talk about food deserts since not many people know about them and may actually be living in one and not know it.

[@sstanfo1]

As an alcoholic it makes me so happy to hear that theirs a no alcohol trend starting. I've even seen it in my local resturaunt and it's been so nice to finally have something other then soda.

[@ashleymariemoore85]

I sent an email to you guys several months back about Three Spirit Drinks! I'm so happy you decided to review them!! 💕 Knowing your thoughts and opinions on them makes me more likely now to go and invest my money in them as I was unsure just reading the info on the website. Also Jamie, with loads of bananas I like to slice them all up and put them in a container in my chest freezer for things like smoothies, oatmeal or just to snack on as frozen bananas are lush! It's nice when you find a bunch in the store that is about to go off that is reduced in price as you can do this and save them. Right there you will have multiple banana skins that you could use in a recipe if you'd like without having to eat them all at once :)

[@verenateller6904]

that's a great tip!

[@elainemd6303]

I love how the guys can shift from being funny to tackling serious matters as when they talked about the upcycling and the banana bits. Shows they've got substance underneath all the fun and games. Kudos!

[@cyndimack3527]

I love upcycling food. Using peels in compost to use for your garden is also a great way to use your own food waste and scrappy bits.

[@fatgirlhiking6250]

I just binge watched The Good Place on Netflix and the premise is a point system to get into the good place or the bad place. Interesting enough in the series no one has gotten into the good place for over 500 years. The reason is because you don't know all the choices you're making in something as simple as picking an apple from the grocery store. Your videos point out the food chain process and it's impacts. Good on ya!

[@nat3007]

This is going to give people major food anxiety and not be able to buy anything. The only thing I can buy locally are eggs.

[@YheMagiclotus]

Could we get one of these for Low Fodmaps items? I think the work and research that goes into this is amazing and the results from eating low fodmap is such a relief for some people

[@shellh929]

I really appreciate you guys talking about environmental issues in a real way. A topic I think could be worth exploring is regenerative agriculture as portrayed in Netflix's "Kiss the Ground". The documentary is not without faults but makes a good case for soil health being a top priority for the health of the environment and people.

[@subkultursalbei6782]

I love how the sorted content over the years reflects the rapid development in vegan alternative protein products and they are slowly warming up to it

[@slimkt]

Ben’s pronunciation of ‘yerba mate’ had me giggling.

[@willardroad]

Right? Like it needed a comma... "Yerba, mate." (It's MAH-chay... but why quibble.)

[@svn5994]

@@willardroad Where the hell are you getting chay out of ma tay

[@willardroad]

@@svn5994 Peru

[@mattsnyder4754]

I feel like the banana peel “noodle” just feel like over complicating the issue. Compost the peel. Use it for fertilizer. Demand the corporations do the same. Don’t put another industrial and shipping process in place when there’s a low-hanging fruit already right there.

[@junior29557]

Glad you pointed this out. It maybe good as a dish but composting is most likely a better waste management solution.

[@Tree173]

Kind of agree, but not everyone has the space to compost or anywhere to put the compost once it's made. Obviously if you have a garden or a decent sized balcony it's great, but otherwise not really feasible

[@HelpMeIfImRight]

But, don't you have a like a compost bin that gets collected every two to for weeks?

[@Tree173]

@@HelpMeIfImRight Nope where I live there isn't food waste collection sadly :(

[@cyb11114]

Not only that wouldn’t something like banana peels add very little nutritional value like its basically has nothing

[@jnjr]

When talking about the environmental impact of soy, it's important to note that 70% of global soy is produced for animal feed. Only 6% used directly for human consumption.

[@Hanzeeeee]

Thank you !

[@robertjones4201]

Seriously, I am genuinely disappointed that a usually conscientious channel like Sorted has pushed such a thoroughly debunked argument against adopting a vegetarian/vegan diet.

[@Reznic007]

Thank you!!!

[@BiggieZee]

Genuine question, not trying to start a fight or anything, legitimately curious. If we all went vegan, that wouldn’t the growing of soy increase, so the 70% used for cattle feed would stop but the overall production of soy grow beyond what is already grown?

[@teaspeak6068]

@@BiggieZeegood question, but no. If you think how it takes about 3-10kg of animal feed to produce 1kg of meat, you would be able to produce 3-10 times the amount of food that is consumed by humans by switching from meat to soy

[@ThatBlackGirlMagic]

Ben "I've added the blood." Mike's face was exactly what I felt. Lol

[@Brucester93]

One thing I like to do with banana peels and the like, I will soak them and blend them up and use them as a fertilizer. I've noticed it really helps my roses. I'm getting ready a larger garden plot this year, and will probably start actually composting. But I've had good luck just blending with water and pouring around the root systems of my flowers. A grumpy old man told me about that trick at my first job when I worked in a garden center.

[@Ilendir]

Greatly appreciate you bringing all the different perspectives. I'd really be interested in vegan food recipes only with ingredients grown and sourced within a 30km radius of where you guys live.

[@rafiberke1523]

I love how Mike Ben and Jamie were having a really serious talk about food waste and then switched to Barry talking about the texture 😅😅

[@JasmineShinga]

I appreciate the morning ASMR with that lovely egg crack and fry intro.

[@erinhowett3630]

THANK YOU for doing the non alcoholic "spirit". I'm so curious about them.

[@lysithea3420]

I just love this series. I get to know about brands and items i most likely would over look and makes me a smarter shopper and better consumer.

[@leowatkins1518]

Great stuff guys. Really like the maturity of your discussion here, really balanced and informative. More of this please, it’s important content

[@heskiador2752]

I like it when Mike sits on the side and gives his thought on the products... Feels more thought out then Barry and Jamie...

[@cylversprings]

I haven't tried quinoa yet, but hearing that the areas that farm it cannot afford to purchase it is heartbreaking. I love the story and method behind the fonio. If I can find it here in Alabama, I would love to try it.

[@alex-_-w]

Barry killed me with that fonio pronunciation 🤣🤣🤣 ...here you go: 13:25 Fonio.. Folio...fonio... fon what 😳... fonio.. foniiiooo...just fonio🤣

[@magsimags]

for anyone interested in grains that are grown in europe here is a quick little list. it's based on germany but things are probably fairly similar across the continent. - wheat (including bulgur and couscous which are wheat products) - rye & spelt (especially when it comes to flour) - oats - barley - corn (including polenta)

[@jess.bus.photosx6388]

Lotta love guys, come along way and still love all your videos from day one, started watching when I was a kid and all these years later I’m still here and so glad to still be a fan

[@maevid1]

This brightens up my Wednesdays so much 🌞🌞😍😍

[@ghillies4life]

My Southern US husband screamed from the next room over whenever you said "okra." "It's OH-KRUH"

[@playwright82]

I (also from the Southern US) was thinking the same thing.

[@jamies641]

I'm a Midwesterner and I cringed.

[@kaldogorath]

It's almost as if they speak differently from us.

[@Trashfire_Nee]

i don't personally hear a difference between what you spelled out and what they were saying, can you elaborate on how it's supposed to be pronounced? Also yeah the British have a distinct way of saying some things and it wont really ever change.

[@ccy8536]

@@Trashfire_Nee they mean "oh" as in boat not "o" as in hot.

[@ebonybelt6050]

Perfect timing, halfway through the wait on my hair to dye and now I can learn too

[@patmaurer8541]

I like having someone else knowlegeable objectively review new things. I've tried several things based on Sorted descriptions, and found them to be spot-on. They've also saved me money on things I was curious about that very likely would have been disappointing! Please, keep exploring 😊

[@robbyblonde]

The annunciation of Yerba Mate was awesome

[@yulisees]

I really do appreciate you guys taking time to talk about the other views around veganism and meat in general. As a small farmer (6 chickens and 20 turkeys), my family’s goal is to offer up quality meats that aren’t harvested in the terrible industrial way that so much of our meat is done today (and having worked in the poultry industry, while I understand the necessary evils behind industrial production, I can’t help but think there’s better ways). Thanks as always for remembering us oddballs in the middle and the little companies trying to make a difference with unique products!

[@DCGMatthew1]

Oh man, I haven't watched Sorted in ages, I've got some binging to do.

[@SortedFood]

Welcome back!

[@Oaty86]

One of the food trends I have been seeing lately is health cereal made with different methods such as Magic Spoon's milk proteins based cereal. I would love to see a review of this.

[@clistere2]

I’d love you guys to take a deep dive into different grains! Seems like most of the western world (myself included) is only focusing on cous cous, quinoa etc. It’d be interesting to see and discover alternatives (and possibly get to learn how to cook with them)

[@NebianetUsaini]

Folio!!! We call it acha in northern Nigeria. We use it for porridges, take it like cereal and all sorts. Love it

[@erinhowett3630]

I'm in the car on a road trip. Not even the threat of motion sickness can stop me from watching this.

[@WakkoTheWakken]

Hope you're not the one driving

[@erinhowett3630]

@@WakkoTheWakken Nope, my fiancé is!

[@stijn2472]

@@erinhowett3630 Where are you going?

[@poetry4losers]

Wish some of these brands were available in the US. Especially the Fonio. That's definitely a brand I'd like to support.

[@rtd1791]

I know for certain there are tons of vegan jerkies in the States because I eat them all the time. I found fonio on Amazon, which means I could find it in my local stores, but I live in that kind of area. I didn’t find Three Spirit exactly but tons of “zero proof” beverages. Maybe that’s the way to look for them. Really expensive though. More akin to high end alcohol than say V8 or fruit juice. If you don’t live in a place that has lots of trendy foods & huge variety and you aren’t willing to use Amazon, then you might be out of luck though. I used to live in fly over country and have that problem. Living in SoCal means being able to get just about anything. Not paw-paws though.

[@Andrew-ck9ie]

All I want is a reel of Bennuendo's 😂

[@SortedFood]

😂 we'd be surprised if someone hasn't created one already.

[@nopandakit8051]

I've usually heard of at least one or two of the trends you cover. But these were all new to me and I want to try most of them. Great research by your team!

[@CiderDivider]

I'd absolutely love to try fonio! Wonder if it'd lend well to a salad....

[@SeabassFishbrains]

Me forgetting that I am very allergic to bananas: "Tasty peel? I should try that!" The rational side of my brain: "No. No you absolutely should not."

[@lacrimamundi]

You sure that would be the case if they've been cooked? I'm highly allergic to raw carrots, but when properly cooked or fried I'm totally fine with them. Same goes for apples in my case, even though I'm thankfully not that highly allergic to them any more, can only eat very little of them raw, but cooked, fried or baked I'm absolutely fine. Maybe give it a - very careful please - try with the cooked peels?

[@erinhowett3630]

On the bananas, if you're going to use the skin, make sure they haven't been sprayed with anything dangerous!

[@JehuelM]

I was waiting for them to mention this tbh...

[@kbeemer7813]

@@JehuelM honest question. What is sprayed on bananas that is different and more dangerous than other foods? Like we don't peel apples so do they use something else on them?

[@elif6908]

@@kbeemer7813 I think you’re in the minority when it comes to not peeling apples, in my household every fruit or veggie is peeled if possible and if not washed like 5 times. And I heard for bananas especially because the growers supplying the western markets don’t expect the peels to be eaten they’re callous about it.

[@nat3007]

@@elif6908 No they are not why would you peel an apple? Banana skin just doesn't look appealing.

[@wombat4583]

@@elif6908 I would personally say peeling is more common for baking, but on the other hand I see statistics all the time that blow my anecdotal evidence so who knows. The one that gets me is the amount of people who wash their chicken. No. Just no for so many reasons.

[@steph0614]

When I saw Fonio I was like "Isn't that Acha???" and with a quick google search, I realized it is!!! I am glad Acha, or Fonio as you called it, is finally spreading across the world. I hope this doesn't become a process of westerners coming into Africa, taking our things and upselling them.

[@Maghanashi]

Spoiler warning: Probably. Then it'll be dumped when the "westerners" (AKA Companies) realise there's no money to be made. So the westerners who had nothing to do with it get the blame. Your argument is with businesses, not people from the west.

[@superduperandie]

"plant-based alternative to alcohol." Last time I checked, most alcohols are plant-based.

[@SkySweeperSyn]

Yeah, and they didn't even mention if it actually gets you drunk... Kind of pointless if it just gives you a slight buzz but no actual inebriation.

[@verts_tv]

They are just trying to take advantage of the trend of plant-based like most.

[@BadIdeasBureau]

Yeah. that's some slightly odd phrasing. There are some alcohol products that aren't vegan/vegetarian (generally due to fish-based products being used for filtering in some brewing methods for wines and beers), but leading with that front-and-centre seems very strange.

[@TheCinderfang]

@@SkySweeperSyn it was alcohol free, I think they mentioned it has caffeine

[@TravelingStacker]

@@SkySweeperSyn Crazy concept, but some people drink alcohol without the intentions of getting drunk.

[@NeedOfRelaxation]

I am loving that there has been an increase in the conversations about the environmental impact of food, the issue of food waste and the importance of consumer education to make necessary changes to help our planet. I have been trying to be more conscious about my footprint and I have found that the kitchen is a great place to start to make impactful changes. Though I am not a vegan, I am constantly looking for vegan recipes and products to try (especially those with a small footprint) so I can incorporate them into my more eco-conscious habits and routine. The upcycled food idea is fantastic! I would love to see a battle where a percentage of the dish is made using upcycled food or food scraps from a different dish you make in another video. I don't know if there is an "Ingredient Upcycling" or "Kitchen Sustainability" badge for the normals, but it could be a good one.

[@oyinolavic]

Really appreciate the educative aspects of these videos 💯

[@chimpaflimp]

The 'mate' in yerba mate is pronounced 'mat-ay'. It's usually used in a type of tea drink that's popular in South America.

[@samtremblaybelzile]

I was introduced to it by an Argentinian, so I always think of it as "Sher-ba Mah-tay".

[@samtremblaybelzile]

I was introduced to it by an Argentinian, so I always think of it as "Sher-ba Mah-tay".

[@ashleysteinhaus9447]

flashback to the good mythical morning crossover episode when link tried to give you guy "banoodles".... lol

[@natwhocares]

Been looking for this comment! Yeah, turns out Link is a culinary genius, but hides his talent too well

[@Pichu0123]

Could you guys make other dishes with banana peel and/or the fonio? Those were really interesting ingredients :)

[@natashaatkinson7551]

LOVE how you guys are talking about sustainability issues! ❤️

[@SpeedyOwl]

Seeing these videos where you talk about fair trade, sustainability and meat free products really just helps so much to renew my faith in humanity. It so often feels like there will never be enough people passionate about this in order to make any change. Thank you.