@@rodepet or make it a special with 10 ingredients, continuusly disagree with everything and threaten to condemn the looser to something individually devious like for example a cheese tasting for mike
I love how flustered Ben got everytime Barry confidently said the wrong ingredients while identifying the dish, seemed like his internal monologue would be something along the lines of where have I failed in hammering knowledge into your brains since so many years. Sometimes the normal guys seem so evolved with their cooking that it's seems a shame to call them normals anymore and times like this just takes you back to the good old days of their cooking struggles😂... you guys are so fun and adorable nonetheless...
This is a very good idea, though I could fear it might get a bit to complicated to see the difference between the pretentious option and the premium without pretense option. Do not get me wrong, I love the idea, and would very much like to see how they could pull it off.
@Draxn0 I think the premium without pretense options will lean towards quality brands. Which is really good for them to cover alongside a budget option, for those with more or less in their bank.
@@draxn0160 and obviously pretentious items will be over the top. Overly expensive, unnecessarily overdone (e.g. with gold flake or expensive truffle) Very different from a premium item.
A lot of those Sainsbury’s pastes are actually so different from their authentic counterparts. Would be interesting to do a supermarket vs authentic kinda comparison across the board to see how badly anglicised some of these things get!
The pistachio comparison was great - that's exactly the kind of thing where it really counts to save money and the cost difference is really noticable (unlike in rice). I don't think home cooks have any business really buying pistachios like those scicillian ones. Maybe if you were making a pistachio icecream for a special occasion, you'd really notice the difference. In cooking, clearly not. Great content guys.
It‘s actually really clever how you are not only promoting but showcasing your fantastic app in those formats. For the noodles I instantly checked the packs app for the recipe and realized that I currently have every ingredient at home, so my problem of being undecided of what to cook for dinner has been solved.
It's not. It's just shilling. TH-cam is getting less and less about content and more and more like a modern infomercial channel. It's putting me off TH-cam completely.
@@TUUK2006 That is unfortunately a necessity these days. TH-cam is not as creator friendly as it was in the past. And having a production team is not cheap.
@@TUUK2006 Feel free to go then. I assume you are living in a country where you can choose which content you want to consume on which platform. For your sake though try considering why content changes. Sorted is doing an amazing job of advertising something good they created (and which helps them continue doing what they do) and still deliver quality content. And in this case not only did they advertise something that helps them but also helped their consumers aka me in process. So….win:win.
I would love to see Kush and Ebbers do a guess the premium. Maybe they have to make 2-part guesses with less information. Like what the ingredient even is stacked with which is the premium one.
I love this series, for many reasons, but mainly for the enthusiasm and excitement that they bring to each dish. Barry's reaction to the cookie is an extreme example, but they genuinely seem to love the food and appreciate the work that went into making it.
Not a video idea but is there space on your app/web where you could list the ‘pick the premium’ where the less expensive option has won out? It could be a very handy buying guide! Excellent ep as always 😂
Barry’s “Chicken”/Lamb mixup, and the forgetfulness as the first bite of Tahini, is just so very Barry. And I am here for it. Good Job with the video, and hope you all have a good day and a next week!
My children and I used to play our made-up game of "What Is It?" Where we tried different foods with a scarf covering our eyes and tried to guess what it was. It was my way of getting them to experience different textures, flavors, food they may not normally try (we had specific rules in that if you picked it for someone to taste and guess, you had to also take a bite). When my daughter was 7yo, she did an experiment for her school's Science Fair involving blindfolded tasting vs sight tasting with a variety of soda/pop (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Grape). Of course, almost all of the children correctly identifies the drinks when they weren't blindfolded. Although, nearly half mixed up Diet Coke and Coke. When blindfolded, it took between 0-2 sips before nearly every response was wrong, and the more rounds a child did the More likely they were to not be able to correct identify any drink. I think the results shocked all of us. Her entry won 1st place in her age group. As for the lamb/chicken, there would be a distinct texture to the sliced, processed gyro-styled lamb that would be very odd for BBQ'd chicken. Obviously, sight is a requirement for full(and correct?!) taste!
Woah in a month?? It’s about the same time for me and I think I’ve done a fourth of that and I try to see at least three when ever I’m watching. Phew good job!!
Will you talk about the difference between olive oils from different countries? Olive oil has great health benefits and the flavors are very different.
I think they've done a detailed video on olive oil farming with different notes and what each type is best for. I don't think they were from different countries though, just different types of olive oil
@Twinkle correct. It was from a specific sponsor I believe. I hope they can go in depth about the different hues and flavor notes and then share recipe/use ideas. I love how different they all taste when they are plain, fresh
I love these videos. I started using Miso in my dishes when I was struggling to eat better. I added it to homemade ramen and tried it out in some salmon dishes and found it phenomenal. Ive been itching to try out more of the ideas that sorted has and now I really want to try that pasta dish.
I live in New Orleans and last night we met a lovely couple from London. They were charmingly confused when I told them I was making biscuits and gravy for breakfast 😁
Worth noting that the reason the cheap instant coffee was perceived as more bitter and “punchy” is likely at least in part because it contained Robusta which is harsher and less common these days. Most speciality coffee these days tends to use just arabica.
I wouldn't call Robusta harsh, it's just an acquired taste. Most good Italian coffee uses robusta in various amounts. In fact you can't really make a good espresso with a pure arabica coffee.
I've been to the place in Sicily where those premium pistachios come from and had icecream made from them rolled in chopped pistachios. I've never had pistachio icecream that good ever before or after. Worth every cent when you know how they are grown.
@@danielahitstheroad as a treat, on holiday, sure…but as a staple as part of your shopping list? Not a chance! Especially when they couldn’t even tell the difference between them and the cheaper ones
I have only been introduced to this channel about 3 weeks ago through watching the Icing artist channel and your collaboration with her. Since then I tend to get sucked into your channel and watch 2 or 3 videos at a time. I would love to see a collaboration with a cookie artist, or to see any of you guys (chef or normals) decorate a sugar cookie with royal icing. Watching the Normals decorate anything has made me laugh so hard. Keep it up, I love it.
I'm glad to see the options in the UK getting better and better, we're not limited to rubbish imitations anymore! Should try some different hummus, one home-cooked, one supermarket own brand, and currently the best brand that I'm aware of that you can find in UK supermarkets (or at least, Waitrose) is 'Sabra'.
It's because of you guys, I now have miso both red and white...the real thing ..in my fridge. I actually stopped this video and made Miso Butter Pasta because I couldn't stand watching the guys eating it, and I didn't have any. Thank you , Sorted for igniting such a love for international flavors me and showing me how easy it is...at times... to make these dishes right here in my home. My family now thinks I'm so worldly. 🤣🤣
(18:00) A bit off-topic, but when I was staying in Rhode Island (NE part) in the US, I was told they had a 'state drink' of coffee milk. There was a specific syrup to use -- which proved 100% important -- and tasted absolutely heavenly. This is not a challenge, nor video suggestion; however, I would highly recommend giving a sweet treat of coffee milk a go. Honestly, it's syrup and milk, so don't be lazy. lol
You guys should do a recommended store cupboard ingredients, so a list of maybe 10-20 ingredients that have a really long shelf life that you can add to your side kick recipes. So things like Miso or tahini would be two that come to mind
I really like this idea. 10 store cupboard ingredients they think are best to always have, maybe even themed depending on what style of cooking you usually do: under 20 mins, veg, red meat, white meat etc.
Must say as someone who enjoys specialty coffee, the coffee segment got me thinking about what the different kinds of coffee would be like in some desserts like a specialty cold press vs an espresso vs instant.
Those are such small jars of miso 😂 Coming from Singapore I'm more used to seeing the 500g square packages of miso which Ben mentioned are cheaper per gram. Although nowadays there's too much salt in everything so I prefer to buy salt-reduced miso 😅
A note on the premium coffee; while its cool they have a nice jar and are local to y'all in the UK, their transparency of product (at least on their website) is lacking. Their site claims all flavored grounds and pods are 100% traceable honduran coffee, yet there isnt really any producer collective or farm information easily available. They also didnt not address the traceability of their instant coffees. To be clear, they may totally be on the up and up and just dont display said info on their site, but similar to cacao there is some imperative to make conscionsious purchases in my opinion. I have no problem paying a premium for coffee, i just worry what your paying for is a premium made in the UK Jar. Random aside it would be fun to see a James Hoffman crossover at some point. Not sure what it would look like, but i imagine itd be fun and self depricating :-)
It's really entertaining to watch discussions about prices. I laugh at each video because almost every "basic" item is three times (four times) more expensive in our country. So those indecisive approaches, to whether to buy more premium or not, are thanks to all of that much more fun. :D
I'd love to see different priced chillis be tried in dishes from around the world, like 2 different scotch bonnets in a Jamaican jerk dish, 2 of the same type of chilli used in an Indonesian dish and other dishes. Would be nice to see if you get more of the flavour from the chilli from a "higher quality" one or not.
Talenti gelato used to have a flavor called Sicilian Pistachio - more savory than sweet. They apparently had a supply disruption and switched to different pistachios. It's now Pacific Coast Pistachio and does not taste the same at all - too sweet for my taste.
1: Buyign the more Expensive Miso is always worth it. The Difference is usually not that big in Price but the Quality is worlds apart. I always have a big Tub in my Kitchen that usually lasts for 3-4 Months :D 2: For Pistaccios it never really mattered for me. For the applications i use them usually (Ice Cream, as something to sprinkle on Dishes for Texture or as a Snack on their own) cheap ones are more then enough.. in would never pay 4x as much for the Premium ^^ 3: For Tahini i just follow Barrys Logic. The cheaper one is so much easier to use while the Premium can be a bit overpowering if you use it in the wrong place or too much of it :) 4: Instant Coffee... not a big fan of Coffee but for cooking i always choose the Premium. The flavour is much nicer, the effect it has on Chocolate dishes if you add it to boost the flavour is much bigger and usually its sourced more sustainable.
love seeing how over the years the normals have gotten steadily better both in the kitchen and also at tasting and distinguishing different ingredients and their quality!
I feel like mike should have a half point for realizing he got the pistachio one wrong after removing the blindfold. Added dimension to the game and less chances of a tie. Awesome video as always. 👍
I’d love to see a version of this where the team made a simple dish fully out of basic ingredients and then a couple of versions where different basic ingredients have been swapped for premium ones (eg with the first recipe do one where the miso is swapped but then one where the pasta is swapped) and get the boys to rate which one they like the best so we can see what makes the biggest difference if you can only afford one premium ingredient
I am amazed at how popular instant coffee is in the UK. It gets a tiny amount of shelf space in American grocery stores. But, half the coffee isle is K-Cups, which are another way to make a single cup of coffee quickly. BTW, I love pistachios. I buy American pistachios, because they are cheaper here, although still not cheap. I like shells on, so I can sit and slowly eat them while I relax on the patio. I also use pistachios in my pesto, instead of pine nuts.
Love the Budget vs. Premium. I'm a cheapskate so I really like hearing the reviews, the nuances, how they're used and if it makes a diff in the application, etc. Well done, as usual.
I like the fact that both premiums are equally obtainable, with the coffee being from two different supermarket's, but I do kinda miss the crazy premium thing that is many times the price and that you'd have to order online. There's a lot of really quite premium instant specialty coffees and would've loved to see the different that makes.
Wasabi Jarred Marinara Black Caviar If you haven't already, please test/check wasabi, as well as, black caviar on a blini w/sour cream. Just don't mix it into a dish -- make sure the eggs are the star, please. As someone who often needs to make a quick pasta w/red sauce, jarred Marinara would be helpful. I always go for the ones made w/organic tomatoes because I think they must remain on the vine longer developing a deeper flavor.
Wasabi is here: th-cam.com/video/4llvm5HQU6Q/w-d-xo.html, Tomato pasta sauce (Marinara isn't a term used for jarred sauce in the UK) here: th-cam.com/video/onFptZjnNlI/w-d-xo.html.
Miso: If the UK product is 15-20% lemon juice (that you DON'T want)... I feel like that could account for your price difference right there. Thanks for the tip about dairy fats with miso-- I'm going to have to try that! I don't think I've used miso outside of Japanese cuisine (which, as you know, is practically dairy-free), so I haven't encountered that pairing. Tahini: I feel like the fact that one's organic and one's not plays into the price difference there. I don't know about the UK, but in the US, the "organic" label often comes with a pretty hefty markup. Coffee: Barry: "Heck with the taste test, I'm having a religious experience over here."
wow that coffee biscuit looks amazing, I would love to try it - do you happen to have the recipe? Of course Barry's reaction makes it look so much better !
Try ketjap manis (not sure how available it is in the UK to begin with. In the Netherlands, every supermarket and Asian food store carries at least 5 different types. I find there is quite a difference between the cheaper and more premium varieties)
Mike should get the "win" for that episode. Barry was so wildly wrong with his tasting notes (meaty & cabbagey, barbequey porky thing, barbeque chicken) that despite Mike also thinking there was bacon in the first dish he was so much closer on his notes. He even potentially picked up on the lemon juice in the miso paste, which Ben side-eyed when Mike said citrus. Also, Mike didn't make Ben slap himself in the forehead that episode, so there's that... lol
Yeah, but then you've got Mike saying the cheap miso gives you all the same characteristics and is worth it right after Ben and Barry were saying how it's rubbish, nothing like real miso, and more expensive than buying the real thing in bigger bulk.
Why? That wasn’t the challenge, identifying the pretentious ingredient was. It is really hard to identify something when blindfolded. Mike is particularly good at it
Miso is one of my favourite store cupboard ingredients and the proper stuff is definitely what you want to go for. If you have access to an Asian shop then it's more economical to get a big bag there which is usually higher quality but the supermarket ones aren't bad, as long as it's not whatever that sauce was 😕 The similar Korean paste doenjang is good too. Chunkier and funkier than miso so recipes might need adapting slightly but very tasty.
Honestly an episode exploring coffee ranging from single origin pour over to different instant coffees would be really fun. Maybe a collaboration with James Hoffman?
I've used miso all my life. I have some Japanese miso in my frig now. Fascinating to see miso being used in Western recipes. I have to try the noodle dish myself.
Man, I was convinced when I saw the brief shot in the intro of what turned out to be lamb kebab that they were going to do the cat food hidden in a pick the premium on this one. Gutted!
I buy my miso in the bigger square tubs from an Asian supermarket and honestly it gets randomly thrown into many of my sauces (dipping, broth, soup, pasta, anything)
I want an April's Fools episode where the both the premium and non-premium dishes are exactly the same without any difference
And just have the cheff agree with what they are saying ' till the end?
@@rodepetnow that's evil
And of course you have to have one that doesn't even have the ingredient in it but he says it is there while the taste testers can agree or disagree.
I think for these folks every day is an April fool's day .. pity these people 😕
@@rodepet or make it a special with 10 ingredients, continuusly disagree with everything and threaten to condemn the looser to something individually devious like for example a cheese tasting for mike
I love how flustered Ben got everytime Barry confidently said the wrong ingredients while identifying the dish, seemed like his internal monologue would be something along the lines of where have I failed in hammering knowledge into your brains since so many years. Sometimes the normal guys seem so evolved with their cooking that it's seems a shame to call them normals anymore and times like this just takes you back to the good old days of their cooking struggles😂... you guys are so fun and adorable nonetheless...
Loved the face palm over the tahini/lamb mixup.
Comparing light soy of any brand to tamari is an apples to oranges comparison.
I'd love to see a cross over for pretentious ingredients! Have three levels for pick the premium: budget, pretentious, and premium without pretense.
This is a great idea.
@@SortedFood 👍👍👍👍
This is a very good idea, though I could fear it might get a bit to complicated to see the difference between the pretentious option and the premium without pretense option.
Do not get me wrong, I love the idea, and would very much like to see how they could pull it off.
@Draxn0
I think the premium without pretense options will lean towards quality brands. Which is really good for them to cover alongside a budget option, for those with more or less in their bank.
@@draxn0160 and obviously pretentious items will be over the top. Overly expensive, unnecessarily overdone (e.g. with gold flake or expensive truffle)
Very different from a premium item.
Seeing the issues with identifying the different cuts of meats I'd love to see a blind tasting of meats as a badge challenge for the normals :)
Masterchef Australia did a challenge where contestants had to identify 1 inch cubes of random foods, blindfolded. It looked super tough.
I'm still living in hope of Jamie and Ebbers doing a blind taste test of recipes where the only difference is the presence or absence of a bay leaf.
Good god let's forget the badges already, they lost all value and just became annoying as soon as opportunities weren't equal.
@@Fairyfink great for April fools next year yes please
@@Anon-21j when did the opportunities become unequal?
I would love a "pick the bay leaf". Is there any difference? Can they identify the difference? Ebbers vs Normals, please. 😂
YES
Or maybe even with vs without bay leaf? People always claim it’s a useless flavoring. Time to test!
@@sj32527 Ethan chlebowski made a good video about that
I'm gunna be this guy.. -_- but fresh bayleaves make a MASSIVE difference imo.
But I may agree.. the dried ones I'm not sure they really add a lot.
@@CDehning glad I could help ^^
Please post a recipe for those tiramisu cookies/biscuits. Both Baz and Mike's reactions to it made me immediately want one.
The side by side comparison of Barry and Mike's plates after they've attacked the food is a perfect visual of how they are different 😂
A lot of those Sainsbury’s pastes are actually so different from their authentic counterparts. Would be interesting to do a supermarket vs authentic kinda comparison across the board to see how badly anglicised some of these things get!
Yeah, one look at the “miso” and I was disgusted. That is a total disgrace.
14:19 "There you go, what you got there" said in a fatherly tone. Clearly how Ben talks to Tyrone at the dinner table.
Barry really cannot tell his proteins apart. 🐠 🐑 🐷 😂
"Pulled pork!" 😂😂
Yes meat is so flavourful that you can't tell it apart
Meats* Dead animals aren't the only source of protein.
I would like to see a pick the premium cook edition, Ben and Kush with the blindfolds.. whilst the normals describe the dishes
Yes!! Definately a good idea 🫶👍 x
I'd like this too.
Count me in. Love those chefs!!!❤
The pistachio comparison was great - that's exactly the kind of thing where it really counts to save money and the cost difference is really noticable (unlike in rice). I don't think home cooks have any business really buying pistachios like those scicillian ones. Maybe if you were making a pistachio icecream for a special occasion, you'd really notice the difference. In cooking, clearly not.
Great content guys.
I'm kinda mad that that's what they did. Instead of using actual pistachio centered recipe, like baklava
Barry's reaction to the cookie was equal parts sketchy and hilarious 😂 There are quite a few things I could say which would get moderated 👀
I did make him adorably fabulous for a brief moment ❤😂
And this is why I want to know how to make that cookie sandwich
@@JeffKotz we need to know how to make that cookie.
Seems like a good way to deter a suitor, he'd cream his pants and go for a nap while you clear his house and leave 😂
This instant coffee thing made me think you guys should really have james hoffman on for something, would be great!
Yesss! Hoffman and Ebbers are both excellent teachers!
It‘s actually really clever how you are not only promoting but showcasing your fantastic app in those formats. For the noodles I instantly checked the packs app for the recipe and realized that I currently have every ingredient at home, so my problem of being undecided of what to cook for dinner has been solved.
This is what we LOVE to hear! 🙌
It's not. It's just shilling. TH-cam is getting less and less about content and more and more like a modern infomercial channel. It's putting me off TH-cam completely.
@@TUUK2006 That is unfortunately a necessity these days. TH-cam is not as creator friendly as it was in the past. And having a production team is not cheap.
I agree with that! It looked delicious and it was definitely a smooth way to showcase sidekick. 😄
@@TUUK2006 Feel free to go then. I assume you are living in a country where you can choose which content you want to consume on which platform. For your sake though try considering why content changes. Sorted is doing an amazing job of advertising something good they created (and which helps them continue doing what they do) and still deliver quality content. And in this case not only did they advertise something that helps them but also helped their consumers aka me in process. So….win:win.
I would love to see Kush and Ebbers do a guess the premium. Maybe they have to make 2-part guesses with less information. Like what the ingredient even is stacked with which is the premium one.
I love this series, for many reasons, but mainly for the enthusiasm and excitement that they bring to each dish. Barry's reaction to the cookie is an extreme example, but they genuinely seem to love the food and appreciate the work that went into making it.
Barry needs to show us how to make those cookies.
You guys should test the ideal alternative milks. See which one you all like best, and which you think is closest to dairy milk.
and test in different uses, drank straight, in coffee, with cereal, cooked in different ways, icecream. could even be a series
Half expected Barry to talk about picking up 'beefy flavors' in the dessert.
😂
Not a video idea but is there space on your app/web where you could list the ‘pick the premium’ where the less expensive option has won out? It could be a very handy buying guide! Excellent ep as always 😂
Barry’s “Chicken”/Lamb mixup, and the forgetfulness as the first bite of Tahini, is just so very Barry. And I am here for it.
Good Job with the video, and hope you all have a good day and a next week!
How did he even forget what his first bite was? 😆
@@SortedFood thats Barry For ya😅😅😅
@@SortedFood I think it's an ADHD tendency to quickly respond w/o stopping to "reflect" for a moment.... speaking from experience.
My children and I used to play our made-up game of "What Is It?" Where we tried different foods with a scarf covering our eyes and tried to guess what it was. It was my way of getting them to experience different textures, flavors, food they may not normally try (we had specific rules in that if you picked it for someone to taste and guess, you had to also take a bite). When my daughter was 7yo, she did an experiment for her school's Science Fair involving blindfolded tasting vs sight tasting with a variety of soda/pop (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Grape). Of course, almost all of the children correctly identifies the drinks when they weren't blindfolded. Although, nearly half mixed up Diet Coke and Coke. When blindfolded, it took between 0-2 sips before nearly every response was wrong, and the more rounds a child did the More likely they were to not be able to correct identify any drink. I think the results shocked all of us. Her entry won 1st place in her age group.
As for the lamb/chicken, there would be a distinct texture to the sliced, processed gyro-styled lamb that would be very odd for BBQ'd chicken. Obviously, sight is a requirement for full(and correct?!) taste!
@@SortedFood Cause he's a dumbarse
That tiramasu cookie sounds and looks wonderful.
For sure, I neeeed that recipe!
watching this with my wife (we are both Japanese)....seeing the first 'miso' and we were both like "what the heck is that!?" lol
Even as a German who loves Japanese cuisine (I'm in Japan right now) I was a bit offended. 😂
I couldn't believe my eyes!
I found your channel about a month ago and since then have watched just about every video you’ve made in the last 5 years 😂 Best channel ever.
That’s pretty good going for only a month 😂
Woah in a month?? It’s about the same time for me and I think I’ve done a fourth of that and I try to see at least three when ever I’m watching.
Phew good job!!
It’s been intense. 😂
@@TheoPhysics495 HAHA I guess you can say that again!! Well done 😆
Will you talk about the difference between olive oils from different countries? Olive oil has great health benefits and the flavors are very different.
I think they've done a detailed video on olive oil farming with different notes and what each type is best for. I don't think they were from different countries though, just different types of olive oil
@Twinkle correct. It was from a specific sponsor I believe. I hope they can go in depth about the different hues and flavor notes and then share recipe/use ideas. I love how different they all taste when they are plain, fresh
The difference in Mike and Barry eating the cookie had me laughing 😂😂
I was thinking the same thing 😂
The cookies at the end…Barry had a huge mess and Mike had the piles moved so neatly 😂
Is the recipe for those cookies available? I'm totally intrigued by them. The bird's nest I can take it or leave it, but damn those cookies look good.
I second this
I love these videos. I started using Miso in my dishes when I was struggling to eat better. I added it to homemade ramen and tried it out in some salmon dishes and found it phenomenal. Ive been itching to try out more of the ideas that sorted has and now I really want to try that pasta dish.
I live in New Orleans and last night we met a lovely couple from London. They were charmingly confused when I told them I was making biscuits and gravy for breakfast 😁
😂 brilliant.
@@SortedFood Yep sounds delicious
Worth noting that the reason the cheap instant coffee was perceived as more bitter and “punchy” is likely at least in part because it contained Robusta which is harsher and less common these days. Most speciality coffee these days tends to use just arabica.
I wouldn't call Robusta harsh, it's just an acquired taste. Most good Italian coffee uses robusta in various amounts. In fact you can't really make a good espresso with a pure arabica coffee.
Wrong... it's because with cheap coffee they roast it much darker to cover up defects/hide it being low grade beans
£12 for a bag of nuts!? You know you’ve made it if these are on your shopping list! 😂
They'd be gone in one sitting too!
imo 12£ to treat yourself once or twice a year i see nothing wrong tho if they are common stable in your cabinet i agree
They truly have gone nuts 😆
I've been to the place in Sicily where those premium pistachios come from and had icecream made from them rolled in chopped pistachios. I've never had pistachio icecream that good ever before or after. Worth every cent when you know how they are grown.
@@danielahitstheroad as a treat, on holiday, sure…but as a staple as part of your shopping list? Not a chance! Especially when they couldn’t even tell the difference between them and the cheaper ones
Barry was totally just being Barry in this video! 🤣
Love this channel! Have some leftover phyllo dough and wasn’t sure what to do with it before it dries out. Just found my new ice cream topping idea!
I have only been introduced to this channel about 3 weeks ago through watching the Icing artist channel and your collaboration with her. Since then I tend to get sucked into your channel and watch 2 or 3 videos at a time. I would love to see a collaboration with a cookie artist, or to see any of you guys (chef or normals) decorate a sugar cookie with royal icing. Watching the Normals decorate anything has made me laugh so hard. Keep it up, I love it.
I'm glad to see the options in the UK getting better and better, we're not limited to rubbish imitations anymore! Should try some different hummus, one home-cooked, one supermarket own brand, and currently the best brand that I'm aware of that you can find in UK supermarkets (or at least, Waitrose) is 'Sabra'.
It was so cute to see Barry having a calm, heavenly moment with his cokie :)
I would love to see Ben make a homemade version of miso
Brad Leone has already done it. It takes months, so probably outside the parameters of Sorted, though probably still something Ben would find fun.
@@adde9506 you can make the vid and forget about until it's done.
Tahini is such a mystery ingredient to me. I would love to see more content about how to use it in many different ways.
Genuinely, one of my favorite series. Feels helpful.
It's because of you guys, I now have miso both red and white...the real thing ..in my fridge. I actually stopped this video and made Miso Butter Pasta because I couldn't stand watching the guys eating it, and I didn't have any. Thank you , Sorted for igniting such a love for international flavors me and showing me how easy it is...at times... to make these dishes right here in my home. My family now thinks I'm so worldly. 🤣🤣
I love it! I love the time y’all put out new videos cause it’s always within the hour that I sit down for lunch 😆
What’s on the menu? 👀
Frozen dollar store chicken sandwhich (surprisingly good) and chips 😂 eating m&m’s with my toddler for dessert 😆. It’s a rainy chill day today!
Great video as always guys!
Any chance the recipe for those coffee cream cookie sandwich will be available?
(18:00) A bit off-topic, but when I was staying in Rhode Island (NE part) in the US, I was told they had a 'state drink' of coffee milk. There was a specific syrup to use -- which proved 100% important -- and tasted absolutely heavenly. This is not a challenge, nor video suggestion; however, I would highly recommend giving a sweet treat of coffee milk a go. Honestly, it's syrup and milk, so don't be lazy. lol
Yes! Love this format, so glad to see it back!! Thanks Boys xx
You guys should do a recommended store cupboard ingredients, so a list of maybe 10-20 ingredients that have a really long shelf life that you can add to your side kick recipes. So things like Miso or tahini would be two that come to mind
I really like this idea. 10 store cupboard ingredients they think are best to always have, maybe even themed depending on what style of cooking you usually do: under 20 mins, veg, red meat, white meat etc.
Must say as someone who enjoys specialty coffee, the coffee segment got me thinking about what the different kinds of coffee would be like in some desserts like a specialty cold press vs an espresso vs instant.
Those are such small jars of miso 😂 Coming from Singapore I'm more used to seeing the 500g square packages of miso which Ben mentioned are cheaper per gram. Although nowadays there's too much salt in everything so I prefer to buy salt-reduced miso 😅
A note on the premium coffee; while its cool they have a nice jar and are local to y'all in the UK, their transparency of product (at least on their website) is lacking. Their site claims all flavored grounds and pods are 100% traceable honduran coffee, yet there isnt really any producer collective or farm information easily available. They also didnt not address the traceability of their instant coffees. To be clear, they may totally be on the up and up and just dont display said info on their site, but similar to cacao there is some imperative to make conscionsious purchases in my opinion. I have no problem paying a premium for coffee, i just worry what your paying for is a premium made in the UK Jar.
Random aside it would be fun to see a James Hoffman crossover at some point. Not sure what it would look like, but i imagine itd be fun and self depricating :-)
It's really entertaining to watch discussions about prices. I laugh at each video because almost every "basic" item is three times (four times) more expensive in our country. So those indecisive approaches, to whether to buy more premium or not, are thanks to all of that much more fun. :D
I just finished off the jar of the sainsburys miso paste, and I thought exactly the same thing, so good to know! Will be upgrading in my next shop!
I love these videos. Please do more! I have rewatched them too many times
I'd love to see different priced chillis be tried in dishes from around the world, like 2 different scotch bonnets in a Jamaican jerk dish, 2 of the same type of chilli used in an Indonesian dish and other dishes. Would be nice to see if you get more of the flavour from the chilli from a "higher quality" one or not.
Talenti gelato used to have a flavor called Sicilian Pistachio - more savory than sweet. They apparently had a supply disruption and switched to different pistachios. It's now Pacific Coast Pistachio and does not taste the same at all - too sweet for my taste.
1: Buyign the more Expensive Miso is always worth it. The Difference is usually not that big in Price but the Quality is worlds apart. I always have a big Tub in my Kitchen that usually lasts for 3-4 Months :D
2: For Pistaccios it never really mattered for me. For the applications i use them usually (Ice Cream, as something to sprinkle on Dishes for Texture or as a Snack on their own) cheap ones are more then enough.. in would never pay 4x as much for the Premium ^^
3: For Tahini i just follow Barrys Logic. The cheaper one is so much easier to use while the Premium can be a bit overpowering if you use it in the wrong place or too much of it :)
4: Instant Coffee... not a big fan of Coffee but for cooking i always choose the Premium. The flavour is much nicer, the effect it has on Chocolate dishes if you add it to boost the flavour is much bigger and usually its sourced more sustainable.
love seeing how over the years the normals have gotten steadily better both in the kitchen and also at tasting and distinguishing different ingredients and their quality!
This is one of my favorite series, entertaining and helpful
I feel like mike should have a half point for realizing he got the pistachio one wrong after removing the blindfold. Added dimension to the game and less chances of a tie. Awesome video as always. 👍
Shelled boggles me. I always think it should be de-shelled or un-shelled. 😂
The Clearspring Organic Miso is even better still; in a big pouch too. Not too much more than that tiny MiSo Tasty jar (depending on where you go ).
My favourite part of these videos is them trying to guess what they are eating 😂
Can't believe how hilariously badly Barry did 😂
Excellent video, great comparisons!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
I love how you always make me laugh. Can you do a test between, canned, frozen and fresh ingredients?
I’d love to see a version of this where the team made a simple dish fully out of basic ingredients and then a couple of versions where different basic ingredients have been swapped for premium ones (eg with the first recipe do one where the miso is swapped but then one where the pasta is swapped) and get the boys to rate which one they like the best so we can see what makes the biggest difference if you can only afford one premium ingredient
If Barry's eyes are as prone to misreading animals as his taste buds are, a trip to a zoo with him would be a riot.
Good job,guys. Mike’s palate is amazing
You guys aced it! Great comparasions and excellent video as always! Love you all!❤❤❤❤❤
Speaking of coffee. You guys should do a coffe episode with James Hoffman. Let him show you different types of premium coffees.
Mikes pallet is absolutely insane.
I am amazed at how popular instant coffee is in the UK. It gets a tiny amount of shelf space in American grocery stores. But, half the coffee isle is K-Cups, which are another way to make a single cup of coffee quickly.
BTW, I love pistachios. I buy American pistachios, because they are cheaper here, although still not cheap. I like shells on, so I can sit and slowly eat them while I relax on the patio. I also use pistachios in my pesto, instead of pine nuts.
As always beyond entertaining! Really enjoy these types of videos, as I do with all content you produce!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Would kill for that white chocolate cookie recipe 😍
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Love the Budget vs. Premium. I'm a cheapskate so I really like hearing the reviews, the nuances, how they're used and if it makes a diff in the application, etc. Well done, as usual.
Love the series and content!
Keep up the awesome work!
These are always such fun and has interesting stuff they find
Barrys reaction to that cookie was brilliant.
I like the fact that both premiums are equally obtainable, with the coffee being from two different supermarket's, but I do kinda miss the crazy premium thing that is many times the price and that you'd have to order online. There's a lot of really quite premium instant specialty coffees and would've loved to see the different that makes.
Wasabi
Jarred Marinara
Black Caviar
If you haven't already, please test/check wasabi, as well as, black caviar on a blini w/sour cream. Just don't mix it into a dish -- make sure the eggs are the star, please.
As someone who often needs to make a quick pasta w/red sauce, jarred Marinara would be helpful. I always go for the ones made w/organic tomatoes because I think they must remain on the vine longer developing a deeper flavor.
Wasabi is here: th-cam.com/video/4llvm5HQU6Q/w-d-xo.html, Tomato pasta sauce (Marinara isn't a term used for jarred sauce in the UK) here: th-cam.com/video/onFptZjnNlI/w-d-xo.html.
Miso: If the UK product is 15-20% lemon juice (that you DON'T want)... I feel like that could account for your price difference right there. Thanks for the tip about dairy fats with miso-- I'm going to have to try that! I don't think I've used miso outside of Japanese cuisine (which, as you know, is practically dairy-free), so I haven't encountered that pairing.
Tahini: I feel like the fact that one's organic and one's not plays into the price difference there. I don't know about the UK, but in the US, the "organic" label often comes with a pretty hefty markup.
Coffee: Barry: "Heck with the taste test, I'm having a religious experience over here."
The plating on the monkfish dishes are exquisite, and even ridiculous considering both eaters were blindfolded. But a chef is a chef always!
wow that coffee biscuit looks amazing, I would love to try it - do you happen to have the recipe? Of course Barry's reaction makes it look so much better !
I love when you do these! More please!
Need the recipe for that last dessert dish. The white chocolate cookie with coffee custard
Try ketjap manis (not sure how available it is in the UK to begin with. In the Netherlands, every supermarket and Asian food store carries at least 5 different types. I find there is quite a difference between the cheaper and more premium varieties)
Mike should get the "win" for that episode. Barry was so wildly wrong with his tasting notes (meaty & cabbagey, barbequey porky thing, barbeque chicken) that despite Mike also thinking there was bacon in the first dish he was so much closer on his notes. He even potentially picked up on the lemon juice in the miso paste, which Ben side-eyed when Mike said citrus. Also, Mike didn't make Ben slap himself in the forehead that episode, so there's that... lol
Yeah, but then you've got Mike saying the cheap miso gives you all the same characteristics and is worth it right after Ben and Barry were saying how it's rubbish, nothing like real miso, and more expensive than buying the real thing in bigger bulk.
Why? That wasn’t the challenge, identifying the pretentious ingredient was. It is really hard to identify something when blindfolded. Mike is particularly good at it
Tahini and something sweet like molasses is really good. In Egypt, we eat them with Feteer.
Hi can you guys try different types of vanilla
Ebbers expression at Barry's bbq chicken when it was lamb😅 and later the premium ingredient was the lamb.
"Its got lemon in it which is odd." Oh just like the "triangle of flavor" when Barry added lime to rhubarb in that pass it on :)
Miso is one of my favourite store cupboard ingredients and the proper stuff is definitely what you want to go for. If you have access to an Asian shop then it's more economical to get a big bag there which is usually higher quality but the supermarket ones aren't bad, as long as it's not whatever that sauce was 😕
The similar Korean paste doenjang is good too. Chunkier and funkier than miso so recipes might need adapting slightly but very tasty.
Honestly an episode exploring coffee ranging from single origin pour over to different instant coffees would be really fun. Maybe a collaboration with James Hoffman?
"I'm glad there's a bench in front of me". I nearly dropped my cuppa! 🤣🤣
I might try that coffee. 😊
I love this series ❤️
I've used miso all my life. I have some Japanese miso in my frig now. Fascinating to see miso being used in Western recipes. I have to try the noodle dish myself.
11:00 THE PART WHEN EBBERS FACEPALMED WAS SO FUNNY HAHAAH
need a barry blind taste test to see if he can Identify anything without his eyes
Man, I was convinced when I saw the brief shot in the intro of what turned out to be lamb kebab that they were going to do the cat food hidden in a pick the premium on this one. Gutted!
wow barry's reaction to that cookie was intense
I buy my miso in the bigger square tubs from an Asian supermarket and honestly it gets randomly thrown into many of my sauces (dipping, broth, soup, pasta, anything)