Absolutely loved spending time with you guys ! My only regret is not to have diluted a heaped spoonful of that $$$ Manuka honey into some super-cheap over-infused Lipton tea (with milk obvs)
Really fun seeing you on here after following both channels for years! Buuuut where is the logic behind the olive oil not being pretentious and the honey being? Both are good quality products but just super expensive :/
@@danniandersen5858I was confused at that too, he seemed to perk up when they reviewed the olive oil - I think he was tired, personally, only because when Barry was speaking at times he was staring off into space/had his head down
He might just have trouble adjusting to a format out of his control, knowing when to talk and thinking about how to be interesting in what you say can be hard. I think when he did perk up and feel like it was his moment to shine and relaxed a bit he did great, probably just needs more practice being in other peoples shows.
@@MrKeeganimal It might have just been at the end of a long day of filming, which he's probably not used to with his style of videos. Also, this format doesn't really lend itself to high energy - it's more contemplative and about critiquing each ingredient.
That olive oil one I'd disagree on. The packaging, particularly the clear glass bottle, is both gaudy and as Alex pointed out can be harmful to the product. Because of that, you'd have to store it in the big tube, which I think tips it over into pretention.
I don't know... A pretentious product usually tries to oversell an ingredient by investing on the packaging - the definition of pretense. In this case, i agree it's too expensive, too exclusive and a bit too full of itself... but maybe not pretentious. Trying to elevate an already great ingredient like olive oil by selecting only the best sources, at only the best harvest time, using the best available tools and expertise of the very best mill....... It's not a pretentious pursuit. But definitely pedantic. And that price tag just makes it that much more obscene.
As a kiwi, the average supermarket manuka honey NZD$30 makes a noticeable difference when you are unwell, helping with sore throats etc Most New Zealanders will purchase a clover or other basic honey for day to day and save the Manuka honey as part of the medicine cupboard. Would love to see more items for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in these reviews as we are a area that is often missed
I took an animal rehabilitation course and my teacher says that it's a really good thing to use for any animals that get injured but they don't use it often because it's really expensive.
This winter I had such a bad cold and couldn't take much to help since I'm pregnant, so I basically lived off of manuka honey, lemon and hot water drinks. Helped my throat so much. This baby is probably 50% honey now
@@meagan3694 I just keep a small pottle and a spoon in my bag when I'm unwell, so that when I'm out i can just have like a teaspoon of it, it helps more than lozenges.
My daughter suffers horrendously with tonsil issues. Over the winter I switched all our honey to Manuka honey and I’ve genuinely noticed a difference in the number and length of her bouts of colds and tonsillitis flare ups.
got a small jar of mgo80 for like 5.76£ on promotion, uk honey is expensive. they basic store honey isn't even really honey. it's half the price tho. one time I bought lidl 30 mgo for like 6£ but this one is better. hard to tell it's effects tho.
This is exactly why I love Alex and trust his judgement. He doesn’t care how expensive, traditional, or fancy something is. He likes tasty food and that’s all that matters. Too many people are sold on fancy labels and smooth language and let the placebo effect sway them… not Alex. We need more people like him in positions of influence to help people make good decisions about food. People like the Sorted Crew! This is a great colab and I hope you guys do it again!
Awesome to see some ingredients from my home country of New Zealand. Fingers crossed we get to see more of the Kiwi cuisine when we get to the Global A-Z Food Challenge!
I took my mum to NZ last year and we LOVED your beautiful country ❤ Such kind, warm, friendly people, amazing nature, great wine, dairy, lamb, and of course honey 😊
14:16 As someone whos from New Zealand, and is also indigenous to the country as well - I appreciate the use of the tohutō (macron) over the a in Mānuka. Kia pai tō mahi, kōutou!
glad you got Alex on the show, I love his channel!! ...perfect choice having a picky/pretentious(ish!) Frenchman with a good palette the for 'pretentious ingredients' 😅
Wow, nice to see Alex collabing again! Maybe you'll get to bring James Hoffmann along for some caffeinated concoctions next time around. Considering I discovered Sorted Foods thanks to that one Tom Scott collab, this just feels real nice!
Fine olive oil is like fine wine, therefore you would expect things like where the olives were grown and pressed and what kind of olive the oil was pressed from... you would also expect a dark green bottle that you almost can't see into to protect the oil from light like Alex said. A good quality oil does add to the dish especially a high quality finishing oil that you would drizzle over top of the finished dish.
I know, if regular extra virgin olive oil can come in a plastic, but still dark green, almost opaque, but still slightly translucent, I don't think it would be too far off to expect premium, and extortionist premium products, they would do the same.
my olive oil from aldi comes in a dark green glass bottle. if aldi can do that for their under 10 €/liter oil, this fancy pants olive oil should manage the same!
The 糸切 peppers are definitely over packaged and pretty dang expensive compared to buying them in Japan. I can only imagine they're even cheaper in other places. I've only had them on top of beef rice bowls and I agree with they're hardly noticeable but they do give a weird, almost metallic flavor if you eat a bunch.
Awesome!! Friggin love Alex. One of the same reasons I love Sorted as an American. Entertaining and it’s always fun to watch and learn about dishes I’ve never heard of, or something that over the pond peeps haven’t heard of or had on the American side. Well done everyone!
As someone who lives in New Zealand im so happy you chose manuka honey.. its one of the best honeys and always tastes good! Crazy to think how much it costs over seas, i thought it was expensive here
Love how candid and honest Alex is. Would have liked to se the same level of integrity and directness in the sorted crew. Lovely entertainment as always and with all the best from a long time viewer - yet I still mean it. Hope you receive it as constructive criticism.
I'm a relatively new convert to Alex's channel [about a year]. But he's is excellent, love the way he deep dives & works a subject through. I tend to get drawn into subjects deeply & similar to him like to work a dish 'till perfection. Great to see him on Sorted. Hopefully you filmed a few different things while he was over? Would be fun to see a Chef v Chef with him & Ben/Kush.
Alex looks like Barry's french cousin. I loved his takes, the honesty was punching through. Sorted guys I feel like sometimes they don't want to criticise the producer and do it in roundabout way and Alex was a straight shooter. I agree with his opinion on the olive oil - for the price tag it should have more premium package, more info about the species, region. Frickin 100 quid for a bottle of olive oil!
I have desperately been awaiting this Collab. I'm so happy it finally happened. Please do many many more. My 2 favourite TH-cam cooking channels is a dream come true
To add some more context to the Manuka Honey pricing - that grade of honey is legitimately used in hospitals as an antibacterial treatment for burns and wounds. I've also heard a story where it was used to flush a patients lungs to treat a nasty lung infection. So the price is derived from the health sector more so than from consumers.
I worked at a Returned Servicemen's League (RSL) nursing home in Sydney and they used manuka honey to treat bed sores and ulcers. Old soldiers with tropical ulcers picked up in various jungle conflicts.
My favourite two cooking channels doing a joint video??? Love it guys - please do more!! Alex needs the Sorted lads on his channel. Maybe to teach Jamie how to make a traditional Paella??😂😂😂😂😂
I treated a second degree burn with manuka honey and there is no scar at all. We use it not so much as a food but more as a medicine and dressing ointment. Such amazing stuff.
Never thought I’d see the day where two of my favourite food channels would combine for a video! You guys made this Day Much better! And would make it even more so with a hearth and comment!
Same here! Showing my age here but when I was a kid it wasn't popular and very cheap compared to now. Glad it's finally getting the recognition it deserves, I love the strong flavour
15 years ago or so my mother was crazy about the manuka honey, to the point where I had to go around the city for her because the usual retailer left the market. Not sure who told her about it, but she just had to use it at any moment she felt off. Honestly, health benefits or not, placebo effect carried it all the way...
@@lancelindlelee7256I get disliking the misleading marketing of some honey. However, honey is a legitimate anitbacterial with more than 1 scientific paper agreeing with me. That being said, honey seems to be best used for rubbing into wounds to prevent infection, not eating.
@@olidul2305 This is very true, Manuka is found in wound gels, and even often used on animal wounds, to prevent infection and keep the wound wet to encourage healing and prevent scaring. I've never been a fan of honey in any other context but Manuka really is the real deal when you talk about its antibacterial properties.
@@roxxelle788 I completely agree, but one paper I've seen actually found an acidic honey from Cuban Melipona beecheii bees to actually be better than the Manuka (Apis mellifera bee) honey that they tested. That said, Manuka seems better studied.
Placebo should never be sold for 300 dollars, that is nothing but a blatant scam. (That is aside from the fact that I believe placebo should never be able to be sold as a treatment to begin with, as it is necessary to test medicinal products AGAINST placebo to even test their efficacy to begin with) Scammers hide behind placebo all the time to sell their bullshit products that do nothing.
I love All Your collabs guys!. the guests you are bringing in really gives each ep a different vibe and i adore every second of them! And congrats on Ebbers and Jamie starring in an Asda advert the other day! You guys have made it SO far!
I'm from Greece and having access to phenomenal extra virgin cold pressed olive oil from select harvests like Chalkidiki, or Kalamata and Crete that bottle is an affront to good olive oils...Like Alex said the olive species should be stated and even the cheapest olive oils in Greece come in a tinted glass container to keep it from oxidising from light...
First time seeing anything of this French guy but I am now a big fan! He was great and would be awesome to see him be a few more episodes, especially pretentious ones.
I would LOVE to see you add Pianogrillo Estratto di Pomodori to a pretentious ingredient episode. It's sundried Sicilian tomato paste, $30 per jar in the states, and I'm absolutely addicted to the stuff. lol, I'd love to see it get just popular enough that the price came down. :P
Part of the 'health' interest in Manuka (Mahnehka) honeys is their apparent antibacterial usefulness in wound care. External use rather than internal. The Plant is more commonly known as the Tea Tree and has a fairly wide range over NZ and SE Australia, where I reside. Alex - don't you have a studio to get back too?? ;)
Raw honey like that is used in wound care and is absolutely miraculous. We learnt to use it at vet school several decades ago. I treated a pup with degloving and multiple open wounds, and we used raw honey/sugar wraps and the results were amazing.
First time I've seen something I've had before on Pretentious Ingredients! Had the angel hair chilli as a topping at Pizza Hut in Japan. Very not pretentious over there!
“Prince of Pretension and a Parisian” is a great way to start the video. Nice to see Alex on the channel after making a few cameos. Happy Wednesday to SortedFood HQ and the community. 😊
Great to see Alex on here. But to be honest he is all about the perfect version of everything. You all are more the every day version of everything. Contrasting but enjoyable mix.
Love your guest! He is such a good fit with your team. I want to see him go head to head with Kush in a battle and witness Alex's analytical, disciplined approach versus Kush's creatively playful approach.
When my mother was in hospice, she had a bed sore that would not get better, and we were really just trying to avoid infection to keep her comfortable. The only thing that eased the pain and improved the sore were bandages/patches with manuka honey in them. (Seriously we tried everything else over the counter we could find!) It will forever be linked in my mind with helping ease my mother's pain and discomfort in her final days, so I tend to think highly of it.
Out of this world quality as always, this crossover was Epic! And personally the thing for me is that my parents use local honey because it helps them with their environmental allergies. And like Jamie said before, you are paying for words, and Chirstopher Robin would slap Winnie the Pooh aound the face for it.
1) I love Alex, 2) I first had chili threads about 15 (or more?) years ago. They decorated a creamy soup and were very spicy. I became obsessed with finding them and when I did, they were very, very expensive. I think I actually only used them one or twice. Not more. I discarded the practically full jar when they had lost their color, a few years later. So, yeah. Pretentious.
It's good to see Alex in a video! He bring some real-world honesty, unlike the Sorted crew who are as of late a bit - everything is amazing I don't want to offend anyone.
Watching the olive oil, the color, and everything reminded me of the "olio nuovo" that you can try everywhere in Italy during a very specific season (I don't remember when).
Absolutely loved spending time with you guys ! My only regret is not to have diluted a heaped spoonful of that $$$ Manuka honey into some super-cheap over-infused Lipton tea (with milk obvs)
Alex and Sorted!!!! The crossover i never knew I needed!!!
Lemon Honey drinks 🙌
Really fun seeing you on here after following both channels for years! Buuuut where is the logic behind the olive oil not being pretentious and the honey being? Both are good quality products but just super expensive :/
That partnership I didn't know I needed. happy to see you, alex!
@@liiiinderBecause the olive oil is actually that good and very versatile. That honey itself is not very versatile.
Alex's stone cold, honest, food based answers are gold. Nothing given to sponsors, advertisers or even the manufacturers. Absolutely awesome.
You need Alex back again for couple of episodes cause he’s just so enjoyable to watch and banter with.
Honestly, I'd like to see him sit in on a long form interview show!
Edit: But yes, bring him back as much as possible!
100%
Barry thinking the jar of honey must be 200 £ and proceeding to pour half the bottle on shitty white bread is such a mood
All I can think is why are they wasting a limited supply of medical grade manuka on bread when it's one of the few things can kill mrsa!
Also used to counteract the effects of chemotherapy. Amongst many other uses.
Alex should do ALL of the pretentious ingredients episodes.
Seconded!
Absolutely!
Agreed! 😊
He needs to do one with James 😂
@@MrKeeganimaloh heck yeah! Pretentious chefs test pretentious ingredients... I love it!
Two of my all time favourite food channels of entirely different genres collaborating; this was not expected but more than welcome!
Enjoy 😃
@@SortedFood You guys are legends
My favourite guest y'all have ever had. Love having Alex, he fits in immediately.
I love him and his work, but being used to his high energy on his channel and cheerful mood, he seemed almost bored/annoyed here :S
@@danniandersen5858I was confused at that too, he seemed to perk up when they reviewed the olive oil - I think he was tired, personally, only because when Barry was speaking at times he was staring off into space/had his head down
He might just have trouble adjusting to a format out of his control, knowing when to talk and thinking about how to be interesting in what you say can be hard.
I think when he did perk up and feel like it was his moment to shine and relaxed a bit he did great, probably just needs more practice being in other peoples shows.
@@MrKeeganimal It might have just been at the end of a long day of filming, which he's probably not used to with his style of videos. Also, this format doesn't really lend itself to high energy - it's more contemplative and about critiquing each ingredient.
That olive oil one I'd disagree on. The packaging, particularly the clear glass bottle, is both gaudy and as Alex pointed out can be harmful to the product. Because of that, you'd have to store it in the big tube, which I think tips it over into pretention.
Very good points!
@@SortedFoodYessir
Or a cupboard. If you're paying that much for olive oil, you probably don't have a tiny kitchen.
I don't know... A pretentious product usually tries to oversell an ingredient by investing on the packaging - the definition of pretense. In this case, i agree it's too expensive, too exclusive and a bit too full of itself... but maybe not pretentious.
Trying to elevate an already great ingredient like olive oil by selecting only the best sources, at only the best harvest time, using the best available tools and expertise of the very best mill....... It's not a pretentious pursuit. But definitely pedantic. And that price tag just makes it that much more obscene.
I also wonder if it's bird friendly?
Can we talk about how I saw Ebbers and Jamie starring in an Asda advert the other day!? You’ve really made it guys! 👏
Thank you! Glad you liked it! It's very surreal 😅
@@SortedFoodYou guys rocked
@@SortedFood congratulations 🎉
Is it the ASDA vs. Harrods one?
@@escapist83I guess so! th-cam.com/video/Jf-g5m8sxEs/w-d-xo.html
"It's not snobbish, but it's like, irrelevant and useless." 😂
- Alex, 2023
But at the same time, if someone used a _really_ spicy chili to create angel chili so it had some bite, these guys would be all over it. (As would I.)
got those 'not mad, but disappointed' feel to it. XD
Barry flinched at the price reveal on the honey like he does the books for Sorted 😂
As a kiwi, the average supermarket manuka honey NZD$30 makes a noticeable difference when you are unwell, helping with sore throats etc Most New Zealanders will purchase a clover or other basic honey for day to day and save the Manuka honey as part of the medicine cupboard. Would love to see more items for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in these reviews as we are a area that is often missed
I took an animal rehabilitation course and my teacher says that it's a really good thing to use for any animals that get injured but they don't use it often because it's really expensive.
This winter I had such a bad cold and couldn't take much to help since I'm pregnant, so I basically lived off of manuka honey, lemon and hot water drinks. Helped my throat so much. This baby is probably 50% honey now
@@meagan3694 I just keep a small pottle and a spoon in my bag when I'm unwell, so that when I'm out i can just have like a teaspoon of it, it helps more than lozenges.
My daughter suffers horrendously with tonsil issues. Over the winter I switched all our honey to Manuka honey and I’ve genuinely noticed a difference in the number and length of her bouts of colds and tonsillitis flare ups.
got a small jar of mgo80 for like 5.76£ on promotion, uk honey is expensive. they basic store honey isn't even really honey. it's half the price tho. one time I bought lidl 30 mgo for like 6£ but this one is better. hard to tell it's effects tho.
Alex and Barry are such a perfect combo for this! Im all for it!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
I have the feeling that honey mysteriously vanished from the studio and reappeared in Barry's house.
please tell me he stuck around for burgers
We didn't have time 😩 hopefully Alex can do one in the future!
@@SortedFoodI watched his burguer video! Can't wait to See what he Will come up with For this!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
Had the same thought. Oh darn, he’ll have to come back. What a shame. 😂
Aww hopefully in the future!
Alex will turn it in to a 10 part series, including but not limited to growing the grain for the cow for the butter for the bun.
And I'm here for it
This is exactly why I love Alex and trust his judgement. He doesn’t care how expensive, traditional, or fancy something is. He likes tasty food and that’s all that matters.
Too many people are sold on fancy labels and smooth language and let the placebo effect sway them… not Alex.
We need more people like him in positions of influence to help people make good decisions about food. People like the Sorted Crew!
This is a great colab and I hope you guys do it again!
Love seeing Barry review pretentious ingredients, he has such a unique look into them.
Omg, the chemistry and vibes between Barry and Alex is so cosy and entertaining. Please have more collaborations with Alex in the future. Love this!
The olive oil had gold packaging and like alex said, no Cork and a light glass, it's 100% pretentious 😆
The quote "pick up, smell, put back down and talk about it" is from the excellent movie "le souper" (1992) a very french gastronomic/historical movie.
barry glugging 50 quid of honey on a slab of wonder bread.
Well, since the bread is basically tasteless, you’d be tasting the honey without any interference.
Alex giving Judgemental James vibes that we are all missing, and I am so here for it!
Wait did James leave???
@@stahppls2293 two years ago. Comes back from time to time to bless us with his virtual presence
Awesome to see some ingredients from my home country of New Zealand. Fingers crossed we get to see more of the Kiwi cuisine when we get to the Global A-Z Food Challenge!
I took my mum to NZ last year and we LOVED your beautiful country ❤ Such kind, warm, friendly people, amazing nature, great wine, dairy, lamb, and of course honey 😊
14:16 As someone whos from New Zealand, and is also indigenous to the country as well - I appreciate the use of the tohutō (macron) over the a in Mānuka.
Kia pai tō mahi, kōutou!
glad you got Alex on the show, I love his channel!!
...perfect choice having a picky/pretentious(ish!) Frenchman with a good palette the for 'pretentious ingredients' 😅
Bring in Alex more times! He's such a great cook and very knowledgeable
Wow, nice to see Alex collabing again! Maybe you'll get to bring James Hoffmann along for some caffeinated concoctions next time around. Considering I discovered Sorted Foods thanks to that one Tom Scott collab, this just feels real nice!
Fine olive oil is like fine wine, therefore you would expect things like where the olives were grown and pressed and what kind of olive the oil was pressed from... you would also expect a dark green bottle that you almost can't see into to protect the oil from light like Alex said. A good quality oil does add to the dish especially a high quality finishing oil that you would drizzle over top of the finished dish.
I know, if regular extra virgin olive oil can come in a plastic, but still dark green, almost opaque, but still slightly translucent, I don't think it would be too far off to expect premium, and extortionist premium products, they would do the same.
Exactly. I was so sad about the presentation doing a disservice to the product.
my olive oil from aldi comes in a dark green glass bottle. if aldi can do that for their under 10 €/liter oil, this fancy pants olive oil should manage the same!
Never thought I’d see the day where two of my favourite food channels would combine for a video! What an unexpected surprise!
Glad you like the collab 😀
@@SortedFoodYou guys are awesome ❤❤❤❤❤😂
Anyone noticing Barry looking so very intently and lovingly at the honey when he took another spoonful?
I think he is mostly low carb... and was riding the sugar high for the whole last segment. :)
I saw James looking uncomfortable. Perhaps because he was aware of the price of each spoonful.
The 糸切 peppers are definitely over packaged and pretty dang expensive compared to buying them in Japan. I can only imagine they're even cheaper in other places.
I've only had them on top of beef rice bowls and I agree with they're hardly noticeable but they do give a weird, almost metallic flavor if you eat a bunch.
Those import taxes are gonna get you, honestly that price was pretty reasonable
Yeah it really feels like something you used as a garnish to add a bit of color to what otherwise be a bland looking dish.
@@Temperans pretty much. If anything they have a negative impact on taste 😑
Awesome!! Friggin love Alex. One of the same reasons I love Sorted as an American. Entertaining and it’s always fun to watch and learn about dishes I’ve never heard of, or something that over the pond peeps haven’t heard of or had on the American side. Well done everyone!
5:35 That unity is what this collabs are all about! What a duo the english and french make when not fighting for a hundred years😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅
As someone who lives in New Zealand im so happy you chose manuka honey.. its one of the best honeys and always tastes good! Crazy to think how much it costs over seas, i thought it was expensive here
Oh my actual GOD. Crossover of the century! Two of the channels that made me fall in love with cooking and creating! Thank you!
Bot channel name, bot language style. Urgh.
@@numbereightyseven literally what are you talking about stfu
Love how candid and honest Alex is. Would have liked to se the same level of integrity and directness in the sorted crew. Lovely entertainment as always and with all the best from a long time viewer - yet I still mean it. Hope you receive it as constructive criticism.
I genuinely love that you listened to us and reached out to creators for collabs!
I love Alex... great guest! Even he doesn't put up with French snobbery. His channel is also amazing.
I heard about Mamuka honey in a vet show. They don't eat it at all but put it on wounds to prevent and fight infection. Helps some really dire cases.
I'm a relatively new convert to Alex's channel [about a year]. But he's is excellent, love the way he deep dives & works a subject through. I tend to get drawn into subjects deeply & similar to him like to work a dish 'till perfection. Great to see him on Sorted. Hopefully you filmed a few different things while he was over? Would be fun to see a Chef v Chef with him & Ben/Kush.
He's new to me, but I'm now going to check him out. Excellent guest!
Alex on your channel, i've been waiting for this ❤
You need him in an episode of pass it on!
That would be SO MUCH FUN!
@@SortedFoodperfect ❤❤❤❤❤
I love Alex and really would like to see an episode where he and Ben and Kush go all chef-geek on something simple like seafood prep or something.
This is not a combination of personalities I would have expected, but was very fun! Glad Alex was included!
Alex looks like Barry's french cousin. I loved his takes, the honesty was punching through. Sorted guys I feel like sometimes they don't want to criticise the producer and do it in roundabout way and Alex was a straight shooter. I agree with his opinion on the olive oil - for the price tag it should have more premium package, more info about the species, region. Frickin 100 quid for a bottle of olive oil!
i cannot explain the joy i felt when i saw Alex in the video title, definitely would love to see more of him on the channel :D
I have desperately been awaiting this Collab. I'm so happy it finally happened. Please do many many more. My 2 favourite TH-cam cooking channels is a dream come true
To add some more context to the Manuka Honey pricing - that grade of honey is legitimately used in hospitals as an antibacterial treatment for burns and wounds. I've also heard a story where it was used to flush a patients lungs to treat a nasty lung infection. So the price is derived from the health sector more so than from consumers.
I like Alex, he gives honest, articulate opinions. He is not pretentious, just sincere! More of this, please!
Baz just smearing on half a pot .🤣🍯🐝God love him lol
I worked at a Returned Servicemen's League (RSL) nursing home in Sydney and they used manuka honey to treat bed sores and ulcers. Old soldiers with tropical ulcers picked up in various jungle conflicts.
This was a surprising collaboration, but a fun and welcome one. I want you to invite people more often for these kind of segments.
Thanks for having Alex visit you. So much appreciated.
My favourite two cooking channels doing a joint video??? Love it guys - please do more!! Alex needs the Sorted lads on his channel. Maybe to teach Jamie how to make a traditional Paella??😂😂😂😂😂
I work in and around manuka trees every day and it makes me so happy when they flower, even if I don’t like honey 🌸
Video idea! Chicken Kiev Make it gormet! I'm really curious how awesome a buttery, garlicy breaded chicken dish could be if taken to the Nth degree~
I treated a second degree burn with manuka honey and there is no scar at all. We use it not so much as a food but more as a medicine and dressing ointment. Such amazing stuff.
Never thought I’d see the day where two of my favourite food channels would combine for a video! You guys made this Day Much better!
And would make it even more so with a hearth and comment!
Alex was so great in this! And I just want to say the dishes feel like they have really been elevated recently. Well done to all!
Am a Kiwi & always keep a pot of Manuka Honey in the cupboard - absolutely brilliant in hot drinks when you have a cold or flu!!!❤
Same here! Showing my age here but when I was a kid it wasn't popular and very cheap compared to now. Glad it's finally getting the recognition it deserves, I love the strong flavour
A crossover I loved. I love both Alex’ and Sorted and that they’re together well, sorted…
15 years ago or so my mother was crazy about the manuka honey, to the point where I had to go around the city for her because the usual retailer left the market. Not sure who told her about it, but she just had to use it at any moment she felt off.
Honestly, health benefits or not, placebo effect carried it all the way...
It is placebo all the way. Honey is still sugar and the amount of honey you need for the benefits would give diabetes
@@lancelindlelee7256I get disliking the misleading marketing of some honey. However, honey is a legitimate anitbacterial with more than 1 scientific paper agreeing with me. That being said, honey seems to be best used for rubbing into wounds to prevent infection, not eating.
@@olidul2305 This is very true, Manuka is found in wound gels, and even often used on animal wounds, to prevent infection and keep the wound wet to encourage healing and prevent scaring.
I've never been a fan of honey in any other context but Manuka really is the real deal when you talk about its antibacterial properties.
@@roxxelle788 I completely agree, but one paper I've seen actually found an acidic honey from Cuban Melipona beecheii bees to actually be better than the Manuka (Apis mellifera bee) honey that they tested. That said, Manuka seems better studied.
Placebo should never be sold for 300 dollars, that is nothing but a blatant scam. (That is aside from the fact that I believe placebo should never be able to be sold as a treatment to begin with, as it is necessary to test medicinal products AGAINST placebo to even test their efficacy to begin with) Scammers hide behind placebo all the time to sell their bullshit products that do nothing.
Alex comes across as SO pretentious next to the boys, in the best possible way! Please get he and James to do a pretentious ingredients episode!
I love All Your collabs guys!. the guests you are bringing in really gives each ep a different vibe and i adore every second of them! And congrats on Ebbers and Jamie starring in an Asda advert the other day! You guys have made it SO far!
You all have been killing it with the videos recently. I feel like the amount of new knowledge I learn per video has doubled. Love it!
I'm from Greece and having access to phenomenal extra virgin cold pressed olive oil from select harvests like Chalkidiki, or Kalamata and Crete that bottle is an affront to good olive oils...Like Alex said the olive species should be stated and even the cheapest olive oils in Greece come in a tinted glass container to keep it from oxidising from light...
Its like having James back. Somebody who doesnt hold punches, says it how it is! Really explores the food.
Great vid
One of my favourite series that you guys do!! Been having a horrible week, and this vid definitely made me feel better, so, thank you!!
First time seeing anything of this French guy but I am now a big fan! He was great and would be awesome to see him be a few more episodes, especially pretentious ones.
I would LOVE to see you add Pianogrillo Estratto di Pomodori to a pretentious ingredient episode. It's sundried Sicilian tomato paste, $30 per jar in the states, and I'm absolutely addicted to the stuff. lol, I'd love to see it get just popular enough that the price came down. :P
That sounds amazing!
So how big do you think the island of Sicily is and what percentage of its land should be used for tomato paste...?
Part of the 'health' interest in Manuka (Mahnehka) honeys is their apparent antibacterial usefulness in wound care. External use rather than internal. The Plant is more commonly known as the Tea Tree and has a fairly wide range over NZ and SE Australia, where I reside.
Alex - don't you have a studio to get back too?? ;)
14:00 Notion to rename this series "Reviewing Barry's cupboard" Because he has or had many of these before! Prince of pretentious😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We need a few more videos with Alex.
Always loved his energy and knowledge of food.
it's like Barry and his French Brother! Their similarities are just the loveliest thing.
Love this comment 😂
@@SortedFoodsame
Including the same coloured t-shirts
Raw honey like that is used in wound care and is absolutely miraculous. We learnt to use it at vet school several decades ago. I treated a pup with degloving and multiple open wounds, and we used raw honey/sugar wraps and the results were amazing.
I love the collabs recently. Whilst I never find a video boring the guests you are bringing in really gives each ep a different vibe.
That's so great to hear - thank you!
@@SortedFoodYou guys rock 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
First time I've seen something I've had before on Pretentious Ingredients! Had the angel hair chilli as a topping at Pizza Hut in Japan. Very not pretentious over there!
“Prince of Pretension and a Parisian” is a great way to start the video. Nice to see Alex on the channel after making a few cameos.
Happy Wednesday to SortedFood HQ and the community. 😊
A great intro 😂
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Great to see Alex on here. But to be honest he is all about the perfect version of everything. You all are more the every day version of everything. Contrasting but enjoyable mix.
The €95 olive oil definitely sounds like the olive oil royalty would bathe in
Yes! 10 seconds into the video and I’m already excited! Big fan of Alex, loved that you guys had him on the show!
I like how Barry poured like $30 of honey in the bread
If you've got it, flaunt it!
Love your guest! He is such a good fit with your team. I want to see him go head to head with Kush in a battle and witness Alex's analytical, disciplined approach versus Kush's creatively playful approach.
When my mother was in hospice, she had a bed sore that would not get better, and we were really just trying to avoid infection to keep her comfortable. The only thing that eased the pain and improved the sore were bandages/patches with manuka honey in them. (Seriously we tried everything else over the counter we could find!) It will forever be linked in my mind with helping ease my mother's pain and discomfort in her final days, so I tend to think highly of it.
As a nurse certified in wound care manuka honey is wonderful for certain types of wounds
Definitely get @FrenchGuyCooking back for another video! Loved this 🥰
As a Kiwi, having good quality manuka honey on your toast in the morning it’s just nice summer holiday vibes.
With plenty of butter and a nice slice of Vogels
All of my favorite crazy but adorable chefs in one place--this is great! I literally screamed when I saw Alex was the guest.
Im lucky enough to have olive trees and so have my own olive oil every year. £95 is friggin expensive!!
You're own olive trees! Wow, that's incredible!
Loved seeing @FrenchGuyCooking in studio chatting food & throwing down super-French judgments with pure facts. This was such a great episode ❤
Out of this world quality as always, this crossover was Epic! And personally the thing for me is that my parents use local honey because it helps them with their environmental allergies. And like Jamie said before, you are paying for words, and Chirstopher Robin would slap Winnie the Pooh aound the face for it.
I want Alex to do a 10 minute burger challenge! Plus, I want him to do a series on "training for the 10 minute burger challenge!"
Love the collabs lately! 👍🏽
So glad to hear it 😀
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1) I love Alex, 2) I first had chili threads about 15 (or more?) years ago. They decorated a creamy soup and were very spicy. I became obsessed with finding them and when I did, they were very, very expensive. I think I actually only used them one or twice. Not more. I discarded the practically full jar when they had lost their color, a few years later. So, yeah. Pretentious.
I'm from the Beehive State (Utah) and I have to say pulling out just plain white bread to experience the honey better was the right call
Hey, it's the French guy who taught me how to make Japanese soup with my favorite British guys! Glad to see you here, Alex!
Alex seems like such a nice person. What a great addition to this video! ❤
OMG That's what I have been waiting for for ages! Finally Sorted and Alex
It's good to see Alex in a video! He bring some real-world honesty, unlike the Sorted crew who are as of late a bit - everything is amazing I don't want to offend anyone.
Watching the olive oil, the color, and everything reminded me of the "olio nuovo" that you can try everywhere in Italy during a very specific season (I don't remember when).
Been a subscriber of Alex for *years*. They're such an amazing person and I absolutely adore their content. So cool seeing you guys together.
Dang. I watch Alex, but have not seen the brutal honesty in his normal content. I definitely appreciate it!