CANNED FOOD | Taste Tests & Chef Hacks Vol. 2 | Sorted Food

[@SortedFood]

Grab your copy of CBA2 here! bit.ly/3h1VUDr

[@hennryking7680]

Ben would make a great Austin powers would pay loads to see that movie

[@kimberboo28]

Can’t wait for mine to arrive!!!!!

[@SortedFood]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Angulus96]

well, I can't buy it, because i dont have a credit card -.-

[@Tenelia]

Try southeast asian. One of the most diverse food geography, and we still retain many resourceful cooking techniques. One of the dishes we have here involved mixing a cold can of sardine with sliced onions, tomato sauce, lime, and a single chili padi (optional). Delicious stuff for the tropics here.

[@gaukaiser]

Idea for a battle: every normal has to pick 3-4 cans of food (of course not knowing what it is) and than try to cook to impress!

[@alaaelhayek2594]

Yeaaaah

[@01079liz]

Or a pass it on where all of them, except the last one, has to open up a new can and bring everything together

[@gaukaiser]

JustNormalCrazyMe this is an ingenious idea!!!!

[@wafihamid8072]

I really like the idea!!! Please use this Sortedfood!!

[@KainaX122]

I suggested something like this but I think it would be fun to throw in a roulette to determine what kind of ingredient each person would be opening (meat, veg, fruit, etc.)

[@Ella-jk7rq]

I’d love to see a chef vs. chef battle, where they have to cook the same dish but with one using tinned ingredients (besides seasonings) and the other using fresh ingredients and then the normals do a blind taste test.

[@asiyah7714]

Oooh that's interesting

[@BellaLouisaatje]

I would like that too

[@Byronicmonkeys]

++ that's a great shout.

[@sadianaheen7270]

Yes!!!

[@cjhification]

Poor chef that has to use tinned goods.

[@limaman7262]

Now I want a vlog of Ben just buying international canned food, researching what it is and what dishes it can be cooked into and the guys tasting it. PLEAAAAAAASSSSSEEE

[@megansheetz1070]

Yaaaas!

[@ae31860]

Pretty please...

[@CarolBondOldDragonMama]

YES!!

[@raelewis9957]

Ben would have an awesome vlog channel! I would watch it for sure!

[@furrantee]

A vlog of behind the scenes at Sorted. This would be interesting on so many levels.

[@jalgal876]

As a Jamaican, it warmed my heart to see Ackee prepared well. Hope you will enjoy more of it.

[@MechaEmperor7000]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the Banana Blossom when you were talking about the Ackee. My first experience with Banana Blossom was when I saw it in the supermarket and was feeling adventurous. So I grabbed it, diced it up and put it in a stirfry (we're chinese). It was absolutely god-awful horrible. Like we couldn't even swallow. Turns out, we didn't get rid of something on the inside that was extremely bitter and inedible. But we didn't know that. But then you guys did the Vegan Fish and Chips thing, and this time we made a point to buy the canned, ready to cook version. This time, I trust the canning company to have taken out the inedible parts so I don't end up licking satan's asshole again.

[@DimT670]

Thats a very real advantage of canned foods. They are perfectly prepared and safe. Even meat. In fact for many areas of the world, especially the meat

[@MechaEmperor7000]

@@DimT670 Absolutely. Even if it doesn't taste good, I can trust that I can basically stick a spoon in a freshly opened can of food and eat it without getting sick.

[@mehmetariftasl8277]

Jpggy vy gggyyh vyggvg

[@skywatcher458]

@@mehmetariftasl8277 truer words never been said before!

[@noblerai3553]

Just chilling along listening to the intro and Mike's narration: James: BEN IT'S NOT WORTH IT

[@spiderdude2099]

Noble Rai I still champion that the coconut device WOULD HAVE worked better if they cut the coconut in a way where it was easier to grip. That half that Ben had was small and did not have much purchase on it

[@Karius7]

I think we should get James to shout that, everytime Mike gets up at one in the morning... Except, obvs change it from Ben to Mike

[@MathiasWesterlund]

@@spiderdude2099 Yeah, I always get upset with that episode, That is EXACTLY how the tool looks in professional kitchen.

[@patriot1889]

AMAZING! Reminds me one of the all time top vid I love

[@emmamarentette]

Jamies plan of wandering into grocery stores and buying unknown ingredients to cook with: it's solid and I would happily watch a whole series.

[@markgaudry7549]

It is fun. I do it all the time. Only, II have a cellar full of un-eaten food, because I never finish my research. Your grat research would really help me clean house. Please do it.

[@marymaryquitecontrary]

I'd love to see the Normals do this as a challenge to wow the Chefs.

[@HaydenX]

This is one of my favorite things to do, when not staying home as much as possible to avoid the plague. It's how I first had sweet jackfruit, lotus stalks, white gourd juice, pennywort tea, Rooh Afza cordial, Chinese pickled sausages, green bean porridge, quail eggs, jocote fruit, chayote squash, cashewfruit juice, and innumerable other things. I do this on a rather small budget too...mainly because I really like some very healthy and cheap staples like beans, lentils, millet, rice, potatoes, and hominy. So, I can subsidize my adventure by having beans and rice for a few meals...at a total cost of like, $1.50 for three meals, then have a more expensive meal on another day with the money saved by eating cheap staples.

[@radhika7383]

Pass it on idea: Use canned ingredients only. Order: smallest to biggest Ear 👂 size.

[@ae31860]

Canned ingredients only in a Pass It On!

[@ShatteredKnight]

make them unlabeled

[@erics2133]

@@ShatteredKnight Unlabeled and each person can only open two cans, and have to use one of them and pitch the other so they can't take advantage of what the others opened but didn't use? Interesting experiment, don't now how good of a pass it on it would be as the fun to me of pass it on is trying to plan around the pass it on, and this would pretty much throw planning out the window.

[@ShatteredKnight]

@@erics2133 maybe have sections on the board (eg. Meat, savoury, sweet, fruits, etc.) So you could have a general idea of what your picking, but get unripe jackfruit Instead of coconut milk

[@namicass1330]

Seeing ackee and saltfish on this channel made me so happy!! Would love to see you doing more Jamaican dishes !

[@nickp8094]

seeing him spit it out not so happy lol

[@danielviehland]

I'd love to see Jamie's idea, where folks just go into a supermarket and pick a food they don't recognize and make a dish with it.

[@webster695]

I do that all the time (sans pandemic): go to the local Asian supermarket with my phone out, pick up cans and ingredients I’ve never heard of, look them up and try new things. I get something new every time I go, and end up with a winner about 80% of the time! A lot of time, the ingredients make it into my regular rotation.

[@rayden54]

@@webster695 I tried that. Only I never could work out exactly what it was I'd bought. Unfortunately one of the things I'd narrowed it down to is toxic if not prepared properly.

[@philhawkins9256]

Bytthh by in i B. I

[@eldoradocanyonro]

I've discovered a great many wonderful things doing that, especially in the fresh fruits and vegetables. We learned we absolutely love Rutabaga, and that Turnips are the devil's poop. The dragonfruit we can get here is obviously picked so very unripe as to have essentially no flavor; mangos aren't much better--though I've had them fresh and amazing in SEA.

[@melanieswang9475]

You MUST have ripe (yellow) jackfruit! Either canned or fresh; it's found in lots of Asian markets in the UK, and it's wonderful plain or in desserts!

[@talialalalala]

I love fresh, ripe jackfruit! It’s gloriously fragrant and subtly sweet.

[@limaman7262]

Sliced ripe jackfruit with sliced saba bananas rolled in lumpia wrapper powdered with sugar then deep fried (turon) is my favorite sweet snack 🤤

[@jamesaditya5254]

@@limaman7262 this is the first time I've heard of this turon, sounds awfully delicious

[@RabbitsInBlack]

He's trying to say it's hard to find? Same goes with America. It's easy to find. I'm guessing he shops at one of those Walmarts of Britain the Shitiest of stores.

[@lizhart81]

Yes! My local Chinese supermarket has an aisle we like to call the "healthy desserts department", full of tinned fruits like jackfruit, rambutan, dragonfruit, lychee, mangosteen, etc. All things that are really expensive and generally poor quality when bought fresh in the UK, but canned in juice or syrup. Cheaper and consistent quality, and a really great way to try out more "exotic" fruits.

[@samanthagreene9562]

So I'm Jamaican and i was very happy to see u guys showcase two if Jamaica's favorite foods in this episode as for how they where used I understand that it's from a can but if you ever get the chance to have fresh jackfruit or ackee it's is awesome also we only eat a specific part of the jackfruit and the seeds are great when roasted as for ackee it's not hard to clean or prepare an it's ackee and saltfish not the other way around 🤗🇯🇲🇯🇲 you guys should try corned beef in a can from Jamaica that would be great

[@seanharrison6162]

It seems we Jamaicans love toxic foods cause ackee is poisonous when unprepared and so is soursop which if you eat too much it cause muscle problems but they taste soooo good

[@TheThingNG]

@@seanharrison6162 as a not Jamaican, what are the muscle problems of soursop, and would they be worth it to eat a lot of it?

[@seanharrison6162]

@@TheThingNG it has chemicals in it that both cause and help Parkinson's disease and other things like that

[@GermainesMainMenu]

I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone from the Caribbean that doesn’t know what corned beef is, brings me back to my childhood 😁🇦🇼

[@samanthagreene9562]

@@GermainesMainMenu lol that's true but you have persons who don't like it at all but I love it

[@kimberboo28]

Jamie: It does a job. It doesn’t do thee job. Jamie: I mean, I’m still going to eat it. 😂😂🤦🏼‍♀️

[@SortedFood]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@mistertestsubject]

@@SortedFood Golden Rule of life: Never waste free food. EVER.

[@KainaX122]

That’s our Jamie

[@sinocte]

The single most Jamie comment of the entire video right there lol

[@jacobbostrom5165]

Literally as he said the line i read this comment🤣

[@Scubadog_]

mikes blooper was painfully relatable. sometimes it's not that you have better alternatives, it's that a tinned, processed slab of something is *exactly* what you need at that moment

[@tan3881]

Thank you for using the ackee in a way that is well loved and celebrated. Ackee and saltfish is a comfort food for me and so close to my heart as I know it will be for many, many others 🙏🏽😍☺️

[@shahlaabduljabbar9153]

The moment they pulled out jackfruit I was excitedly shouting "Oh my god, jackfruit", because we have have jackfruit trees in our backyard and use the fruit at various stages of ripeness for different dishes. I'm from Kerala, India btw.

[@a.v.y8331]

when I saw it I thought it was bamboo!! it looks really similar

[@kateemma22]

I was the same. I love jackfruit. It’s getting really popular here in Australia.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The trees are beautiful.

[@NehaBehera]

Omg! We have a tree in our backyard too!

[@randomdogdog]

@@kateemma22 there's Australian tinned jackfruit in the supermarkets! And jackfruit ready meals!

[@Degenerecy]

Thought we would never see the day when Jamie hates food while Mike devours his plates.

[@Demon1z]

Having one of the normal's have the food THEN try to guess which part came from a can would be pretty cool.

[@MrSmileyFella2]

No matter how bad the days been, I always catch myself smiling almost the whole time whenever I watch Sorted videos. Especially love it when you guys get intrigued over local regular foods here down in SEA. Thanks for the making our days better :)

[@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc]

Idea for a series of shows: all the different ways food was preserved, drying, salting, fermenting... Seriously there's enough history behind each of these you can get a long show full of banter from each.

[@lineedemouy1047]

I'd definitely be interested in watching a video series on food preservation. There's way too much food waste in the US, but many of the "prepper" channels drive me nuts with too much doomsday this and left bashing that.

[@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc]

@@lineedemouy1047 I agree. I'm very middle of the road in my politics. I hate the way both sides waste *my* time bashing each other. Especially during election years.

[@lineedemouy1047]

@@zippy-zappa-zeppo-zorba-etc I don't mind the bashing if they include BOTH parties, because both parties are corrupt. Bernie Sanders was my choice but I still criticize him when he gets it wrong.

[@peacechan4500]

7:55 ok Mike, at this moment I'm an Indonesian it's my obligations to let you know a dish that celebrate jackfruit, specifically young jackfruit (the one you had in this video), called gudeg, it's a stew from a Jogja, a region in central Java Indonesia. The stew consist of young jackfruit, coconut milk, tofu and lots of stuff put over a steaming rice. You can make it vegan if you want and honestly you won't miss a thing, the thing that make gudeg special and delicious is the young jackfruit and the taste is sweet and salty, you definitely should try it with that tin young jackfruit

[@shik594]

We also use jackfruit a lot in India. You can make great Sabji (dry curried vegetable or with gravy) with it, to be had with roti (flatbread) or you can even use it in a Biryani and it tastes amazing!

[@FefiMe89]

Tinned food from Italy: baccalà alla vicentina, made from stockfish and usually served with polenta or (less traditional) mixed with potatoes. If you had to do it yourself you'd need three days and a bunch of ingredients!

[@RoVcoVeR]

Recipe relay: Birthday cake, only the first chef/normal gets to know this. The order, first one is the one with longest time to their next birthday and the last person is the one with the next birthday. In that way the upcoming birthday child gets a little surprise.

[@thirdculturekid1529]

I love this but do the order in reverse! First person gets to know cake and pick flavour- next people know it’s the birthday cake for them!

[@chadhamel8707]

...but cake just goes in the oven to bake and then what? And it needs to cool in order to ice/decorate it...

[@PrinceAlsham28]

Definitely do more tinned food vids. A challenge video with them would be awesome too

[@SortedFood]

Definitely!!

[@SaucyBeanChild]

I live in New Zealand, but I'm British- Jamaican, and we have Ackee and Saltfish every Christmas morning as ackee is so hard to get here! I love that you were able to try it! I'd love to see more Caribbean food on the show! Thanks guys! Love your work!

[@SandyMergui]

Tin food to try: Chakalaka. It’s a South African must have. We usually eat it on Pap. Pronounce the a with a U sound. Like cup. Pap is: Cooked maize meal (the white one) the pap should be cooked slightly on the stiffer side. Not soft like a porridge. Heat up the Chakalaka. Dish up a serving of pap and add as much of the Chakalaka as you like on top of your pap.

[@theoriginalroodootoo]

I lived there for a few months and ate a lot of pap, but I don't think I had chakalaka. What is it?

[@joevic29]

@@theoriginalroodootoo plainly put, it's a bunch of vegetables together in a can so something like a relish, it can come in different 'tastes' like spicy ...

[@LorettaChin]

So happy to hear Caribbean pot referenced, I learnt a killer oxtail stew from him and I use the mirepoix that I learn from that recipe for every stew I cook now! Also, beer in a stew (I use Guinness) is sure fire 🔥

[@kyledonnelly8069]

Tinned haggis, I know its not international but as a scot, tinned is not only cheap, fast and effective but its really decent even compared to authentic haggis

[@architecturaldefect]

I would love to see Jamie's idea come to fruition and you guys just walk the international aisle and pick random tins and make dishes with those ingredients.

[@Suchanda_C]

In case Mike is still curious about how jackfruit tastes on its own - “Echor Chingri” - jackfruit with shrimps. Couldn’t find a video in English as it’s a Bengali/Indian dish.

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I've had jackfruit in a BBQ sandwich before. Tastes just like pulled pork in BBQ sauce. My hubby couldn't tell the difference between pulled pork and pulled jackfruit in sauce. It was absolutely lovely. I wish it wasn't so expensive here in my part of the world as I'd cook with it more often.

[@maishananjeeba7436]

We call our jackfruit seed dish as ' kathal er bichir bhorta' ( I am Bangladeshi)

[@Suchanda_C]

@@maishananjeeba7436 sounds yum!

[@emmacalhoun5296]

Has Jamie ever eaten that little of a burger?? That has to be some kind of record!

[@chrislebelmusic1540]

Weekly petition for a "Drunk Chefs remote control sober normals" I need it in my life you guys it would be so funny!

[@jaderau]

Pleaaaase Sorted Let This Happen lol

[@chrislebelmusic1540]

@@jaderau I ask every video lol

[@jaderau]

Chris LeBelMusic Lol we need that in our life lol

[@Niyati99]

This and the other way around as well 😂

[@ninipookie]

I don't think they want to promote that. It's dangerous 🙂

[@Wannabe_Baby]

I would like to see if Ben could do something with Surströmming (fermented herring). Especially since Barry hates it so much. :)

[@dag_larsson]

I second that. It's sad how it's getting a bad rep just because people are opening the can the wrong way as well as and eating it without preparation or any accompanying ingredients.

[@GrimFelArt]

Yes! I agree with the first reply here too

[@evilonigirichan]

I'd love to see you guys try tinned mackerel in tomato from Norway. It's a really common thing to put on toast here and I'm curious what other people think of it as it's got a really strong smell but tastes really good.

[@bcaye]

Long story, but as a teen I was a hobo for 6-8 months. That tomato mackerel was very popular among the hobo community in the US. Cheap, easy to prepare and tasty. We would usually cook it with eggs and eat on tortillas.

[@jadeandkai]

Yeah. Love this. I am Jamaican, living in Jamaica. And happy that you guys did this. I especially love Jamie's reaction to eating the ackee out of the tin.

[@shihalya]

Here we go again Pass it on challenge : „trifle“, sweet or savory your choice 😉 everyone has to do three layers with a minimum height and it all should be presented in a large glass bowl .....please!🙏 ❤️

[@sianlouise3106]

Those burgers are horrendous. Would love to see a blind taste testing of tinned vs non tinned for some of these xx

[@TheOnlyBongo]

I have to wonder if they saw Ashen's video on the tinned burger, because they got the same one right down to the name of it being a "Trekking Burger" lol. Come to think of it, if they were watching several of Ashen's food videos they might have gotten inspiration for that horrifying chicken in a can thing that happened haha

[@sianlouise3106]

@@TheOnlyBongo I've seen that. I think to be honest the canned burger has been in a lot of videos so is the most well known one. The chicken in a can still makes me sick just thinking of it. Maybe they should get some Surströmming to try and make something edible haha

[@ae31860]

Yaaaaasssss

[@Anjel1e]

It looks like the microwave burger I found at the convenient store before.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@sianlouise3106 Opening Surströmming in the studio might be a very bad idea. That smell will get in to everything.

[@somiajahan1908]

Fun Fact: Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh.

[@CarolBondOldDragonMama]

I had no idea! I tried it once, cas a sample at Fresh Market. I'd never even heard of it, but it was pretty tasty!

[@somiajahan1908]

@@CarolBondOldDragonMama it is,we even cook the jackfruit seeds like we cook potatoes and it is also very tasty.

[@CarolBondOldDragonMama]

@@somiajahan1908 well, I homeschool my daughter, and as we learn about new countries in geography, we also learn about their foods, so we'll definitely be revisiting the jackfruit! Thanks for the tip about the seeds!

[@somiajahan1908]

@@CarolBondOldDragonMama my pleasure 😊

[@amayanaisee]

@@CarolBondOldDragonMama we cook it in coconut milk with optional smoked fish from the Philippines

[@alexbaker4051]

That thing about the ackee being toxic if underripe or underprepared is true of a LOT of foods we eat regularly, including potatoes.

[@forfrigsakes3330]

I grew up eating raw potatoes like apples just fine.

[@AllTheArtsy]

The potatoes one is if when it's grown, and the soil is not enough, and it gets exposed to sun (and turns green), it will create a toxin. Nothing to do with ripeness or preparation.

[@DimT670]

Potatoes is a real awful example you have to actively try to get a potato to be toxic. If yoi harvest and eat it normally you will never have to deal with any such thing I mean if you eat a green potato its kind of your fault at that point.

[@michelleportch6227]

Bamboo shoots are the same. It's all over Asian cuisine and is toxic before being cooked.

[@glockenrein]

Green beans as well.

[@GlamGoreChaosQueen]

Can we please get more of these???? They're WONDERFUL

[@theStonerKid69]

That second one is why I am only like 80% okay with them thinking about the prices. That pork came in a pre-made barbecue sauce as well, which no one seemed to pay any attention to. "Forget this, pay double that and you get twice as much fresh pork shoulder." Yeah, I hear you on that. But then you'd also have to pay for all the other ingredients for the BBQ sauce and make your own BBQ sauce on top of cooking the damn pork shoulder. That is so much more work and demeans the true value you're getting from that tinned pulled pork.

[@rolfs2165]

And there's also the point that not everyone has a backyard to put a flipping smoker in to cook the pork. And especially when you're living alone, you're either have to cook a smaller piece of pork (which obviously won't come out as nice), eat nothing but pulled pork for the rest of the week, or have ample freezer space for it. So yeah, just for myself I'd rather get an appropriately sized pack/tin of pulled pork from the local supermarket.

[@adde9506]

Not to mention that double amount of pork is going to cook down to be much less than double. And making a verdict on ready-made pulled pork on that one brand is pretty harsh, too. Nothing ready-made from the store is ever as good as something that's expertly done, but it is always much cheaper, and usually much better than what I'm equipped to make myself.

[@cassperie]

I love Mike’s hair!!! So fluffy haha Also, wow I’ve never even heard of Ackee! That’s so cool!!

[@kthomas8385]

Yeeeeeaaaaa Ackee... Ackee and salt fish with roasted breadfruit, fried dumplings or boil green bananas, yellow yam is the best... 🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@totsbig]

Tinned food from the Philippines: Sardines (in tomato sauce)! Most popular brand is Ligo Sardines - £0.30 here in PH . Yes, sardines might seem fishy, but the tomato sauce basically neglected that. It is a staple food especially at poorer areas of our country (poor of poor basically), but worry not, that is delicious (you can eat it straight from the can), and also this showcase the Filipinos' creativity in having different dishes from such a humble food like tinned sardines. Because of the mass production of these kind of foods here, you might also see and appreciate a different purpose of tinned food. Apologies for my english.

[@table4glasses]

Sardines are DELICIOUS and so good for you!! I think they should do some recipes with them for sure!

[@andyleighton3616]

Sardines with tomato sauce is a staple in the UK too. Of course it would be good to see more humble canned food like that put to good use in a recipe.

[@totsbig]

@@andyleighton3616 wow, TIL. Sardines in tomato sauce is an international food, apparently. I saw some koreans not find of tomato sauce inside the can, so I thought this has some originality to it.

[@AllTheArtsy]

@@totsbig Sardines in tomato sauce is not original to the Philippines lol. It's basic European food. And it's cheap because the fish used are small. Fresh sardines of usable size is quite expensive, compared to other fish you find locally.

[@zoukon]

In Norway, tinned mackerel in tomato sauce is very popular, so I am not surprised to hear similar things from other countries. I just eat it on a slice of rye bread, and it is fucking delicious.

[@Zusie]

Mike: I can see myself eating a burger out of a tin at one in the morning. Me: Is Mike the most normal ‘Normal?’

[@amicban]

Yes!! Been waiting for part two for this!

[@Demasx]

Thank you for bravely sacrificing your tastebuds for our curiosity and entertainment! 😂👍

[@SortedFood]

😂 you're welcome. It's a hard job, but someone has to do it!

[@idrettsveien]

i liked part one so much i watched it several times - i had no idea there would be a part two! also - i really appreciate your message: as travelling is not really on the menu (sic!) these days - why not buy and experience with an exotic ingredience! well done, boys! and hello from a new round of quarantine in norway

[@tamaral9472]

Love Mike's honesty, so relatable. Thank you to all of you for working so hard on these videos. X

[@johannahhager2125]

Loved the lesson/hack attached to this- by browsing the international foods section, researching, and creating, you have a unique experience AND you can learn about, and empathize with, people all over the world.

[@gette1416]

Ackee and Saltfish, not saltfish and ackee lol. But this was great to see, the last time you guys did Jamaican food was years upon years ago.

[@deprofundis3293]

At first I was like "oh come on, don't be picky" when I read this. Then I imagined if I heard someone say cheese and mac. Or meatballs and spaghetti. Or chips and fish. Lol...so I can definitely see why it bothers Jamaicans to hear it backwards! 😄

[@Le_Petomane]

@@deprofundis3293 Thats such a great bunch of examples ha! Its just not right but its also weird how we apply these rules to language. Anyway time for some chips and fish.

[@geegeezlouis86]

@@deprofundis3293 you've just changed my mind, I also thought it was silly to nitpick but that's a great point, someone saying j & pb instead of pb & j would sound ridiculous.

[@PoppyCorn144]

It was so jarring hearing it said that way, yet I wasn’t going to comment because it seemed churlish - but *deprofundis* makes an excellent point, _salt fish and ackee_ is not the name of the dish. Now I too am off to get some chips and fish...

[@masj134]

As a vegetarian, I so agree with Mike about jackfruit.. celebrate it for what it is instead of making it a meat substitute!

[@Rob0602]

Mike casually nodding along, almost accepting the end, as Ben said the Ackee could be toxic, is such a mood.

[@sharnaebassaragh4198]

10:54 OH NO! Don’t do it! 🤣🤣🤣 I’m Jamaican and i honestly wouldn’t ever eat ackee raw like that... A BIG Thank you to Sorted for showcasing our National dish! It really does taste magnificent! And to Jamie - we welcome you and your family with open arms if you visit 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@justjamie88]

This was the video that introduced me to SORTEDFood - it was recommended after Kay's Cooking so you're in good company! - and honestly, I'm super happy I discovered you guys because going back and watching your videos during the pandemic has really kept me feeling a little sane!

[@Kunoichi42]

So excited to see Ackee and Saltfish on here! Glad y'all liked it 🤗

[@johan21mp]

"I am ready!" Mike, what has he done to you, blink twice if Ebbers is making you do this?

[@SortedFood]

LOLLLL

[@linannsingh6165]

As soon as Ben said "TOXIC", 2 million people made the same face as Jamie.

[@gardini100]

this is a channel that stands out, good laidback entertainment, it even works great when you got a hangover

[@Premanator2000]

im watching this while hungover rn, so agreed 😂

[@gardini100]

@@Premanator2000 😂👍

[@emryspaperart]

i really love when you guys point out that a food that is used as a meat alternative doesn't hold up to what we expect nutritionally from specific foods - i'm coming up for a decade of being vegan and to this day it's still my biggest beef (ha) with a lot of vegan foods, both marketed replacements (coconut oil based cheeses i'm lookin at u) and dishes/recipes, like the jackfruit. it's important to be aware of those discrepancies, so we're able to account for it and make up for that lost protein/iron/etc elsewhere in another ingredient, another meal, and people not realising that they need to do that is in my experience why so many ppl struggle with things like energy levels when they try to go veggie.

[@aliyanur9449]

Im growing to love these guys fluffy overgrown hair😆to be honest they really need a haircut, especially Mike, Ben, and James 😂

[@linannsingh6165]

Me to.

[@NerdyMusicChef]

Mike can do what he wants and he’ll still look good, and Ben is really making it work in my opinion!

[@aliyanur9449]

@@linannsingh6165 Ben looks very good with some volume tho! Really like his hairstyle in this video XD

[@aliyanur9449]

@@NerdyMusicChef yaps! Everyone have quarantine haircut nowadays and so do I😂😂

[@T_1.5]

There are times when it’s an advantage to have already wanted long hair

[@expelumos]

it is so clear that mike and ben haven't had a haircut since quarantine started and honestly, it's a good look for you guys pls never get haircuts again lol

[@linannsingh6165]

I agree.

[@Khazandar]

And yet, Jamie still has that poncy fucking wannabe pompadour xD

[@wave1090]

@@Khazandar he would look so much better if he made the top a bit thicker. Like, shave less on the sides, the baldness shouldn't go that high up

[@Antioch18x]

This video reminded me that I'd really like to see you guys do another outdoor (BBQ, Camping) video! Perhaps now is the time as well, with COVID, to get outdoors in the open air.

[@clairegillespie5872]

I’m so glad this channel exists, seriously! You are all wonderful and I love the passion. Thank you. You make food exciting and lovely. Amazing!

[@aaronmacy9134]

I’ve watched a couple of your videos before this but this one got me to subscribe to the channel. I love the balance of open mindedness and honesty and the fact that there’s genuine chemistry between the presenters. Plus I love to learn new everything. 10/10

[@rainydays9967]

We need a pass it on Canned Food edition 🤣

[@sepths]

Oh you definitely need to try out a Bruneian south east asian dish called "Ambuyat". It is the literal imitation of eating glue on a stick. Primarily eaten as a starch component on the table, I'd be interested how you would "sort" it out. Extra tip: Works well with spicy condiments/sauce i.e chili +lime +soy sauce, mixed in a small saucer.

[@jostewart4893]

Omg I am here for mikes honesty re lockdown plus love the hair what a cutie!!!

[@yvettesalinas3588]

More more more. Please make more of these!! I need to figure out what to do with canned pink salmon and canned ground pork.

[@jonroyle6913]

i came across your videos about a month ago and i honestly think you are the best cooking show ive ever watched. and i have been watching them for a long time now :D

[@instigatorink]

Jamie, who's been doing your hair in the shutdown? Is Mrs. Spaff that handy with the clippers? If so, kudos to her for her work! ;)

[@Khazandar]

You serious? Dude looks like a poncy Elvis wannabe.

[@lukasz96]

@@Khazandar Not even close

[@mattsmithlon]

Why does Mike Huttlestone's hair look like it's going to wake up and walk-off at any given moment!!

[@asiyah7714]

Hahaha, he's still adorable though

[@RunaaSteinamrk]

Doesn't everyone's hair look like that atm? 😅 I know mine does, since I haven't been able to go to the hairdresser since the pandemic.

[@jonahmiddleton9941]

So yesterday my dad showed me his $26 bottle of truffle hotsauce called truff, I definitely thought it belongs in an episode of pretentious ingredients.

[@alexgerling3686]

I love the perspective of tasting different culture without the possibility of travelling and would add our country is multi cultural I love that about the UK and cooking then tasting those diverse dishes is awesome

[@janejvmmsvictoria5857]

Jackfruit grows regularly around where I live in Brazil and I will say, getting one and cutting it and preparing it was a nightmare of a time. That tinned version looks so convenient

[@JanPospisilArt]

Do a collab with Chinese Cooking Demystified, please! They're very cool. Also they just did a "Stir Fried Milk" recipe, which is pretty bonkers.

[@233Deadman]

I saw the thumbnail and immediately remembered when Ashens tried one of those trekking burgers

[@DaughterofJesusChrist]

Battle idea: single color challenge, where you have only one color that all your food has to be.

[@emilylemay3722]

Pass it on with each of them only able to use one color.

[@markgaudry7549]

Better get an assistant for Jamie, the colour blind one.

[@MildredCady]

Chef Ricardo used to do cooking classes at my co-op in upstate NY and I started following him back then!

[@s0dfish110]

Ackee and saltfish is in my top 10. Great meal. I like going to Polish food shops and buying a jar of...Something and making up dinner based on what comes out. Once it was a jar of chicken drumsticks, I was quite surprised, the label and looking through the glass gave nothing away!!

[@icechiang]

Maybe a new Pass it On theme: canned goods?

[@christinastjean1039]

When Ben put out the ackee I screamed 😂

[@tombolton1379]

If there’s no burger in a tin I’ll be disappointed Edit: Not disappointed

[@SortedFood]

There sure is a tinned burger! 👌

[@altioar]

If only there was a hint which you can see before selecting the video, like a small image prepared by the content creator which reflects the contents of the video. Like for this video it could contain the words ""Cheeseburger in a can?!" with Mike holding the burger with a disgusted expression. Nah, something like that would never catch on.

[@ethane1002]

Marun Shei Ben isn’t holding it mike is.

[@altioar]

@@ethane1002 oops, was doing it from memory

[@tombolton1379]

Marun Shei 😂😂 I genuinely didn’t notice that. 😬

[@minimoatiny]

As someone who grew up in a household in England with Jamaican heritage, I got so excited when I saw ackee and cheered when Ben brought out the saltfish and ackee. When I was in secondary school and did food technology in my first year, we had an end of year 'cook-off' where we could cook anything we wanted in 2hrs so long as we knew how to make it. Of course, I made saltfish and ackee and my classmates *loved* it. Half of them had no idea what it was nor that it was Jamaican (I'm not the sort of person you see and think 'Jamaican' immediately) but I still won joint second place! (My best friend won with her sushi dish which we both still joke about today) But I think this really shows how just exposing kids to dishes they've never seen or heard of before makes them realise how good other country's food is and educates their palates :))

[@mizztab3677]

Don’t know if it’s already been mentioned yet but there’s a bread here in the states that is baked in the tin. Boston brown bread steamed in the tin.

[@willn0tbite]

I just want to say... Can I run my hands through mike's hair 🤣 looks super fluffy 😍

[@nathaliej3768]

Mikes quarantine hair!! Also I miss them sitting close to each other :((

[@ryanwjohnsen]

we need a tinned food relay. remove all the labels and everyone has to grab 1 or 2 and use it

[@markgaudry7549]

This international exploration via tinned foods is my lifestyle. I have discovered an importer in the Pittsburgh area that supplies the area from Philadelphia to Chicago. He has a store that covers so many countries and it is spectacular for exploring. I was able to make true beans on toast because he imports your Heinz beans and sells them just a few miles away from Heinz headquarters in Pittsburgh. But he has the jackfruit and so much more as well. I have also discovered the joy of jars there. I have pickled young grapes, peanut butter powder with chilies (Ghana), and so much more waiting for me to use them at my leisure. Thanks for today's recipes. They will help me a lot.

[@Tbehartoo]

You boys make my life so much brighter and I appreciate this journey you have invited me along. Thank you!

[@saxyrocks]

"decant it" lol, oh Ben

[@TheSamyell93]

I would love to see a collab with Kezia Eniang who's amazing at cooking fusion food nigeria-UK :)

[@PokhrajRoy.]

*ANOTHER PETITION TO SEE MIKE’S HAIR BEING REPRESENTED BY AN AGENT.*

[@Ashtari]

In Louisiana we use canned red beans and white beans to speed things up. Add a bit of chicken broth (depending on how thick you want your beans), brown some sausage (for the red beans) or brown some salt pork (for the white beans), saute the trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper), and season with salt/pepper to taste. Then serve over rice. Blue Runner is my preferred brand but not sure if it can be found outside of Louisiana.

[@Sixtybolts]

Ripe jackfruit is incredible. Honey sweetness with a complex, almost floral fragrance. Green jackfruit is as different from ripe jackfruit as a young mango (used in som tum mamuang, for example) is from a plump, juicy, golden one (mango sticky rice). As for what canned goods to try next, I suggest Chinese fermented bean curd, sometimes sold as red bean curd. You can use it to marinate meat, stir-fry vegetables or just as is, as an accompaniment to plain congee.

[@Khazandar]

6:20 For double the money, you can get double the pork. Yes that seems like a fairly logical conclusion. Ben flexing his math skills hard here. õ_o

[@divalicious6178]

I'm curious to see how the guys would react to Shoo-Fly pie (if they haven't already had it) 🤔

[@cll581]

I really love to eat canned food so much.

[@razonjoanify]

The unripped jack fruit in a can is convenient cos where we are its rare to get a whole fresh fruit. I use it in a lot in coconut based dishes, south east asian curries, stews, stir dishes... as an added veg, goes with banana blossom (also mostly bought in a can unless you’re in tropical climates).