POKER FACE "Fermented Foods" Challenge | Sorted Food
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- You chose the theme and we delivered! Get ready for a FERMENTED FOODS edition of our Ultimate Poker Face Challenge series; and who better to taste-test than our resident chef, Ben, along with our two normals, Barry and Mike.
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Osato Nattō Fermented Soy Beans: bit.ly/2NLffQ6
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Oskars Surströmming: amzn.to/3pEW2N3
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The "prize" of not having to participate in the next game is brilliant. Really gives an incentive to actually try to win.
Yeah, this definitely makes it more fun to watch too.
I've actually been to a "surströmmingssalteri", which is where they make surströmming. My parents knew the boss of the factory and we had the *absolute pleasure* of visiting. He gave me a can of it to take home, but when we opened it, it was full of sweets instead, and honestly thank God.
I feel like that story is all I need to know about it.
That is the best example of a pleasant surprise that I have ever heard
Bullet dodged
@@JoaoPessoa86 Nuclear strike dodged, more like it.
I imagined Mike's overly positive voice when you put 'absolute pleasure' into bold writing.
Ebber’s voice going up multiple octaves while eating the fish is honestly top tier comedy
He sounded like Hyacinth Bucket.
Helium in a can
I loved the international hot sauce poker face video because that video truly showcases the vocal range Ebbers has 😂😂 he’s notoriously known for having a dislike for spice in general, but as the rounds went on, his voice got higher and higher, sounding prepubescent again and the best thing was he struggled with round two, so knowing he had two more rounds which were even spicier meant we’d see him struggle through even worse challenges 😂
@@bondfooloh my god 😂😂 now that you’ve said it I can absolutely hear it crystal clear 😂😂 annoyingly now that it’s been highlighted and I’ve heard Hyacinth Buckets voice I can’t hear anything else other than her voice so I guess Ebbers will forever be a pretentious fancy ladies doppelgänger by sound 😂
"Poker Face" really needs an "After Dark" version where we can get the full effect of the guys swearing and cursing each other.
yes! definitely
Charity Patreon edition!
Hear! Hear!
@@hattiebrazeley3351 yes! I'm sure people will pay good money to see that! XD
lol!
Mikes aggressive positivity in these challenges never fails to make me laugh out loud
That's a good way of describing it.... 'aggressive positivity' 😂
Oh thats such a fitting term for his acting performance 😂 love it
I’m going to use this term from now on!
my favorite words for the day! perfect description.
TERRIBLE for actual "poker face", brilliant for cracking me up.
"I've never seen you play the imaginary piano before" absolutely killed me
8-D “I aM sOo TaLEnTed!!”
Ebbers bringing his own sauerkraut to a poker face challenge is the most Ebbers thing ever..."me own ferment" 15:18 😂😂😂
Next poker face challenge should be extremely sour foods
@@fiftyspence7052 Salmiakki liqorice
@@Lleanlleawrg Swedish djungelvrål
I hope they can get something called 'tempoyak', it's a fermented durian btw...
@@fiftyspence7052 Agreed! , One group should first eat the Miracle Berry and the other not. Then the entertainment will be watching the Miracle Berry group enjoying whilst the other group go into confusion!
Next challenge should be where you reverse flavors: So make a sweet cake salty and a spicy dish super sour etc.
But also, not telling them what sort of flavors has been swapped - That would make them rly have to poker face
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That's a good idea. Kinda like guessing the ingredient but ya know .. more disgusting
oooo this is good
Along those lines, you could have a poker face challenge where dishes include a surprise ingredient that doesn't belong.
Biting into a piece of onion while eating an otherwise delicious chocolate mousse is an experience...
@@Orenady So many good ideas. Especially if you do something like using mustard or food dyed mayo as cake icing or something. It's kinda like the toothpaste oreos people used to do.
Anyone remember the "What will we be putting in our mouths today?!" "Shut up ben" intro I miss that one
Lol...he's so regretting asking that now! Rofl.
"Go on, that deserves a G chord "
"That is NOT a handkerchief"
I'm in tears !! 😂😂😂
How happy is Jamie to be hosting 😂😂😂
😂it pays to win in the last episode.
Revenge!
Im Happy for him. He deserves a laugh 😂
I had covid and lost my taste and smell for a few months, this would have been a perfect opportunity to easily win this challenge if any of them had this symptom.
Probably as happy as he will be mad when next episode he will be back on the hot seat >:3 they will make him pay don’t worry
Can’t believe they opened the fermented herring inside, mad men 😂
We always open it inside in my family, but we looove surströmming so the smell is weirdly good smelling for us 🙈
My Swedish girlfriend did it to my I smelled it from the living room when she opened it in the kitchen.... I ended going out eating a pizza that evening! Every single cell in my body refused to eat it!
Right should be outside, preferably in a bucket of water
Even more mad, this is the THIRD TIME? You think they'd have learned...
@@izzy19 your family is evil 🤣🤣🤣
Bens suffering in this now. About time the normals got some revenge
Indeed.... we all knew it was coming!
@@SortedFood *knew.
Revenge is best served fermented
@@duncanneave3959 ahahah
I remember the really early episodes (old studio) when Ben would have the normals eat a "challenging or exotic food" by itself and then in a dish he made.
I sense a Jamie feels like the scales have been balanced. But Mike and Barry are wondering "WHY!?!"
GUYS!!! JAMES IS BACK AT SORTED, WE CAN CALM DOWN AND STOP BOMBARDING SOCIALS NOW XD.
they said on their insta live that james has been back at the studio for a while and has filmed, it just won't go out for a while cause of how early thy pre film content. He's currently focusing on the packs app and recipe development, he's also been helping develop all the chef skill challenges and stuff.
Omg thank you for the update!!
I was about to put a comment on asking where he was!!
@@markharris3704 Me too
Never thought he left, just figured he was busy.
Don't be fooled, we need to free James, they're locking him up in a cellar with all the fermented food. This is a clear violation of fermented food rights. I mean human rights. #FreeJames
What if instead of a taste poker face challenge, it was like a “difficult to eat” thing? Like, try to eat super sticky foods and try to not give away that you’re having difficulty eating it.
Seconding!!!
We had a similar thing at school. Kids had to eat a sugary bun (Solskensbullar: www.kryddburken.se/2010/04/12/solskensbullar/) without licking their lips. Way harder than one would think.
This reminds me of my friends and I trying to eat Wilson’s toffees in class without our teachers noticing. As an adult, I still can’t eat a Wilson’s toffee inconspicuously, they’re just too big for that. I’m convinced our teachers just pretended not to catch us because the toffees kept our mouths full so we couldn’t be as disruptive and probably had a better chance of learning something 😄
Edit: excellent idea, I’d love to see it
YEEESSSS! They can try eating a “polvoron” in one mouthful. It’s a similar experience to eating a spoonful of cinnamon, except theres no burning involved, just a very dry mouth that can’t swallow anything 😂😂
@@jesmiscellaneous8938 It is carried!!
Jamie's face at "Swallowing is the way forward," and Ben's smarmy expression because he doesn't even have to look to know that he got Jamie good... PRICELESS.🤣
Perfect that the winner gets to be the “presenter” of this !!
It's worth winning 😂
@@SortedFood Ben is never gonna win is he?
@@SortedFood Where is James?
Yeah where as James been?
James isn’t eligible for the poker face challenges. He has Resting Sarcastic Face Disorder (RSFD), it gives an unfair advantage.
I love both natto and century eggs, but having had them since childhood definitely helps. Having more soy sauce, wasabi and rice with the natto softens the blow for the uninitiated. For the century eggs, you shouldn't really have them alone. They're best in a pork and century egg congee as mentioned (Hong Kong style). I also really love them paired with chilled silky tofu in soy sauce and topped with green onions. I've also had my share of stinky foods (stinky tofu, very fishy fish), but even then I'm not sure about surstromming.
And I grew up with surströmming, and of course you don't have it alone either.
Century eggs with silky tofu green onions and soy sauce bangs, add some bonito if you feel like it
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I discovered natto only 2 years ago and century eggs too. I love both and I didn’t grow up with them (European). Honestly I think that people are overreacting and I don’t understand why. Both are really nice. On its own natto is delicious, subtle, but a bit of mustard and soy sauce takes it to another level. Century egg is nice on its own too, but I do prefer to eat it with a little bit of garlic / chilli / soy.
I bought some natto to see if it was that horrible because they tend to be such wimps with spice that I thought maybe they were overreacting to that too....and I wouldn't say I loved it, unfortunately. Haven't been brave enough to try century eggs yet but I do eat the Last Dab hot sauce for genuine enjoyment so at least I'm mildly adventurous
Even gagging Ebbers is so gentlemanly and turns away from the camera 😂😂😂
"OH NO WE BROKE EBBERS"!! I haven't laughed so hard in a very long time!
I love how Mike gets through this by harnessing his inner rage. As far as a poker face goes, it's not particularly convincing, but it's hard not to respect his effort.
Mike gets through all the rounds by digging right down to his core, summoning every ounce of rage and disgust in his body, turning it into spoken words with an underlying passive aggressive tone and by doing that he keeps his face calm and composed to keep the bluff going 😂😂 it’s actually quite scary but funny watching him suffer a disgusting food and becoming sinisterly passive aggressive yet remaining cool and calm
Currently I am stuck in hospital and I am sorry to say guys, that I genuinely laughed out loud for the first time in a while so thank you!
Same same!
I hope you get better so o n
For more laughs do watch the POKER FACE "Hot Sauce" Food Challenge video. Hope it makes you feel a bit better! Take care.
Hope you feel better soon!
Hope you're feeling better soon
stay safe and strong stranger, you have my wishes
Mike is a mood. Mike and his pained positivity is an excellent mood
A person cannot be a mood
The noise Mike makes at 8:41 will live in my head rent free forever.
Petition to bring back the "I'm gooey in the middle baby let me bake" intro for at least one video. Really miss that after watching some old vids
I thought it was just me...but it seems like there's a few of us.
Oh yes definitely, I miss doing my little shimmy when that intro song came on!
Not worth the copyright strikes for them.
@@belaayya5094 ahh didn't know that was the reason. If I were that group, I'd love for them to use it. Gives a lot of free publicity
I miss it too :)
Ben: "Swallowing is the way forward"
Nobody even bats an eyelid at this point.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just want to see his boyfriend at this point.
They are way too used to his innuendos.
@@estherhadassah5660 that's a pretty timely name you have there!
"This is the way" 😏😝😂🤣
when i was in japan people were SO divided about natto, it was either love it or hate it, young or old it was usually 50/50 and that scared the shit out of me and as a result i never tired it
I had a nice laugh over your ordeal 😅😅😅 Have a nice day!
Mike's technique of pretending he's excited always absolutely sends me 😂😂😂
😂 we've done a few of these now.... enough to work out our own tactics. Mike is convincing though!
It just makes me wonder what else he flat out kies about.... Its like negative charisma somehow.
He eats the surstromming like he's Hannibal.
I think Barry has an unfair advantage in this game. He always looks mildly appalled when trying stuff. 😂 Mike waiting to throw up until times up was impressive though.
I always watch sorted during my lunch, because the food makes me hungry. Today was a touch different.
"Swallowing is the way forward" is absolutely hilarious. Even for those who heard it out of context it's still funny
And he said it while blocking the the A in the CAM sign... lol.
Adding the reward of not having to do the next challenge is a really good idea. That way there's real incentive to win.
100%
For the natto, I think you're supposed to eat it with chopsticks and "twirl" is so that the strand wrap around the chopsticks making it easier to eat. That way you don't have strands left on your chin.
Plus, when you eat it as a dish with rice, you always flavour it with soy sauce and dashi, green onions, dash of mustard and katsuobushi - I'm not certain they flavoured it enough from what i saw - I'm Japanese and I wouldn't like it without flavouring it lol...
“Swallowing is the only way ahead.” - Benjamin David Ebbrell, 2021.
The Early Bennuendo strikes again!
Barry Taylor is my absolute hero for braving that surströmming again considering how badly he struggled last time and how he's not a fan of fish!
I would love to see JAMES in this segment.. let's see how he's with his poker face 👀
I miss James Currie
Where is James? I miss him too!
Where has James been???
@@chuchuchuchia Stuck in another country, because of lockdowns, IIRC.
How did he escape this??
“We broke Ebbers!” This is gonna be a good one... 😂
It was SO good!
Series Idea: Dont Break The Chef..... not sure how you lads will do that or not. Either way it would be fun to watch.
Haha, we like this idea!
I'm thinking they have to watch the normals use obviously bad techniques. Or maybe force the chefs to use beyond subpar ingredients and crappy equipment to make some sort of really fancy recipe.
@@alisaishere throw in some kitchen gadgets too, for....bonus points
@@alisaishere Yes, like vienna sausages (in the can), or Velveeta.
14:18 wherein Barry reconsiders his life choices... and seriously considers running out of the studio never to be seen again
😂🤣😅
Mike’s sarcastic happy comments about these foods made my day. „What I love about food is when it leaves a spiderweb behind.“ 😂
I'm 35, I've got a wife and 2 kids, so how is it that I love 5 guys that I have never and probably will never meet?
Sincerely you have all gotten me through this last year. I can't thank you enough.
That was one of the greatest twenty minutes of youtube i've ever watched.
The way Barry gets so depressed after the he realizes he’s about to have some surstromming makes me laugh so hard
“You’re a ridiculous human being, EBBERS.” - Michael Brian Huttlestone, CEO of the Huttlestorm, 2021.
That is a matter of opinion. Just saying 😂
If pots can't call kettles, then where is the fun? 🤣🤣🤣
Goes to show how impactful growing up with something is. I freaking love century eggs with a little soy sauce, flavortown.
I'd like to try it in congee
they're being overdramatic, it's purely the association with fermentation, century egg is objectively not a very offensive flavor
@@lusteraliaszero what are you talking about? century eggs is one of the vilest things I’ve ever eaten. And I like pickled eggs.
@@koholos how did you eat it?
@@lusteraliaszero I cut it in half and ate a bite of it with a dash of soy sauce.
This is basically the Exotic Meat Parties of old, taken to a WHOLE different level. I bet the normals feel a bit silly for freaking out about those things back then, when faced with this stuff now
Me as a chinese watching yall eating Century eggs: It's fine. Probably the easiest challenge so far
I guess people who grew up with other food in this video are having the same reaction
I mean same as a Swede who grew up on surströmming I long for some at times but in there credit the reason I don’t eat it a lot is bc I live in apartment and even if I like the food I am not living in that smell for like some weeks .... it is horrible. Even with growing up with it it is still to this day just a lot
I teach Chinese kids and it's funny how some like century eggs, but they think cheese is revolting. Yet it's the opposite in the west. 😄
This is me with durian. Can't get enough of the stuff, even though the burps are admittedly unpleasant. But that's about as far as a negative adjective I'd use to describe the experience.
I love them but deviled eggs is a very weird preparation. They should have let them try it chopped up in congee.
Me as an indonesian it's hilarious how much they hate belachan and me here loving it so much , it tastes amazing😂 , and j do find cheese really weird lol, it's where u grow up on
ben bringing out the Sauer kraut is so cute. "me own ferment!"
My SortedFoodians, once again, we come together on Sunday and I couldn't be any more happier
🙌🏻
Thanks for watching!
Mike has never seemed quite as camp as when he said, "that deserved a G-chord!"
I had to replay it multiple times. Best bit of the video 🤣🤣
@@FionaValerie21 and then Barry played an E instead
Being a Chinese Malaysian who lives in Japan , I can practically ace this test with a smile on my face lol those all all such nice delicacy!!!
Ben chanting “lick a fish” in the background kills me
"Delicious acrid burn" is not a phrase I ever thought I would hear.
It's how I would describe really good salmiak liquorice. If you don't cringe when the first piece hits your tongue, it's not strong enough.
I read this comment before I watched it and I knew it would be Mike who’d say that 😂
Bens voice being all over the place makes me laugh out loud
"Eyes on the Prize" Don't lie to yourself Mike, there is no prize.
The prize is not doing it again lol
Not doing it next time! ;)
I need some of that ginger man beast in my life. Bring back James.
He will be in some videos soon, don't worry :)
I was getting worried he left or decided to go behind the cameras.
I was getting worried he had left!
Yea right hes one of the boys. Chef vs chef battles are life
@@SortedFood , glad to hear! We miss him!
Their Poker Faces are SO GOOD that I am always legit surprised by the gags because they come out of nowhere!
The boys saying that they broke Ebbers reminded me of the Christmas carol 3 guys no chef
Such a classic.
Highlight of the video: “MYFDEYUHBJRDGIGOO.” aka Mike trying to string a sentence while trying not to gag but somehow gagging.
Mike had me laughing so hard while eating the fermented soy beans.
That chef’s palette finally coming to bite Ebbers in the arse.
Days without sorted saying “umami”: zero
It's Ben's favourite word.
Check out Food Wars on Netflix.
You hate that word as much as I do?
@@tnmoe- haha no I don’t actually hate it which is good because these guys luuuurrve it 😂
Actually I eat natto every day in Japan when I am there.
But even Japanese are divided about natto.
im chinese and honestly century egg is one of the most traditional and best foods, usually eaten with porridge and congee and i love it!!! it’s the best when you’re sick
My favorite moment, Barry, "I can't work out how to breathe"
I appreciate the slow down when they all take their first bites. Comedic gold.
Even as a Swede I really don't understand how people can enjoy surströmming. It's usually only eaten(And sold) in the late summer/fall but I have a friend that crave it all year around so he buys cans to store for those cravings. The other day I went over to his house to pick up some things and was thinking "Damn, did he not clean your apartment for a while? It smells so bad" and then I realized he said he had surströmming that day, haha.
I'm one of those people that absolutely loves surströmming. Obviously the smell is bad, but the fish is actually quite good. I only eat it outside though
As a Swede who never eaten it but smelled it I don't understand the visceral reaction to the smell. It's really not that bad, I never mustered up the courage to eat it thou. But now that I started enjoying Sill maybe I can enjoy Surströmming
At my house, century eggs are a major treat. I absolutely love them. Even just on the side of practically any dish.
Same
Is it an acquired taste, like something that kids might not like at first but adults enjoy? Or is it universally popular?
Edit: I'm a white Canadian and nobody's ever offered me one so I'm genuinely curious! 🙂
@@Annalovesautumn I think that the flavor is pretty mild, just kind of herbal. I think it’s the texture that might be more aversive to people. Or the color could be a bit…new. The outside is jelly, the inside can be runny and green or more solid. They’re just kind of salty. I love them, always have. My dad ate them when I was a kid, and the first time I wanted to try and he let me, I liked them. I love Sorted and have been watching them for years, but the reactions here were so extreme for a truly very gentle food. I highly recommend you try them and keep an open mind. Start with half of one! They’re pretty cheap and at every asian food store.
@@ceciljess1078 I'll keep an eye out, thanks!
Haven't laughed so much. Especially liked Ben's the bringing back of the shrimp paste.
I recently found you guys on TH-cam and I literally binge your videos haha! Love you guys and the constant banter 🤣
Ah man, you should have given them “Hongeo”/“Hongeo-hoe” (홍어회; 洪魚膾). It’s a type of fermented fish dish from Korea. Hongeo-hoe made from skate and emits a very strong, characteristic ammonia-like odor that has been described as being "reminiscent of an outhouse"..
I really want to see what happens if lutefisk is brought to the studio. Edit: I didn’t realize that’s Actually the 5th round on IG. Well if anything it just shows that the sorted community is a bit of a hive mind
Do you know who won in the end?
I’d love to know who won this 😂
@@kristamarie6104 Barry won in a sudden death against Mike. The food? Hákarl!
Lutefisk is an excellent idea!!
I think you need to do more of these, but with a twist. Make all contestants try each ingredient simultaneously. No timer, whoever breaks poker face first loses, last man standing is the winner. The contestants can all experience it together, and talk to each other about it while they eat it, some strategies could come into play whereby players may choose to say nice things about the food to add to their poker face, or try to say things about the ingredients to gross out their opponents. I think it would bring a fun new dynamic into an already very entertaining series of videos you have going here.
"Promotes the growth of probiotics" is one fancy way to say "Is covered in bacteria." The Natto looks like when you leave rice to rot on the stove for a couple days.
that's basically it is... just like cheese. Stored in controlled environment
According to legend, invented by a samurai riding across country with some wrapped rice under his saddle for several weeks
*good bacteria
Indonesian Belachan,
Me: "Oh dhayumn i like that"
....
Also me: "HE ATE THE WHOLE THING?????"
Lol...yeah...it's a bit hot eh?
I know right? It's usually a small amount in a soup dish. Not eaten like that.
Wouldn't be a challenge otherwise.
Ehh nobody eats it raw that way though. Burn it over open fire to get more smoky grilled smell. And you get the boom of flavours when you cook it
16:36 “Delicious acrid burn; unbearable salt.” 😂 That was classic, and the best description I’ve heard of sorstromming yet!
I’ve never laughed so hard at one of your episodes. This was excruciatingly hilarious. Mike, you are priceless and such a trooper! Well done 👍
I've been crying my eyes out today, but this episode still made me laugh, even if it was for a short time. So thank you for that!
I particularly enjoy century eggs in congee as well as a steamed egg dish 😋
When they brought out the fish at the end, Barry just crumpled.
The next one should be Ben, Jamie and James with Mike and Barry both getting a reprieve
I agree. Both Mike and Barry should host.
So, about ten years ago I was a exchange student in Sweden and we had a celebratory lunch with the people who funded the trip. The smell hit us on the corridor, they were going to serve the beautiful delicacy of Surströmming. So there I sat in between men in their 70’s trying to have nice small talk in a foreign language and trying to decide whether the taste or the smell was the lesser of two evils. I survived and probably didn’t insult our hosts that bad, but I have to say it was the most awful food experience I’ve ever had and it almost ruined all fish for me.
So if you ever get the chance to try it, I couldn’t recommend it more.
Opening the can directly on the wood and spilling on it probably wasn't the best idea :D
Say hello to weeks of smell :)
Mike is the absolute hero of these battles. He's a proper comedian and I love it.
He reminds me of a german comedian named otto.
From several times on this challenges, Mike is amazing. Everytime he got the point he said its not worth it. 😂
I saw the thumbnail and my immediate thought was "now that's just cruel".
Mike trying to keep a straight face is an Oscar-winning short film in itself 😂
Jamie’s “it’s in the mask!” is on par with “Not the bees!”
My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
Thank you guys so much, we've seen the surstromming, and we're all very proud of yet concerned about all of you. I will never again request it. Please, make something delicious next episode as a prize?
The way Mike clings to the wall whilst Barry gags is EXACTLY how I would react to a friend barfing. Double torture!
I know in the video they said that century eggs are usually added to a dish as an accent to bring out the flavour, but if you mix a bit of vinegar into some sugar and put it on the century eggs it actually tastes pretty nice! (An alternative is adding a slice of pickled ginger on top of it and eating it together 😆)
I love century egg in congee! When it's just an ingredient it's really good, but it's a bit strong for me to just eat a slice. I feel the same about natto -- I don't mind the texture but I like the taste best with all the fixings, and wouldn't be able to just eat it straight (but you're not supposed to!) Haven't had the other things though.
Awww Jamie’s so chuffed with being the host today 😂
More of these please, its the best content you guys have made in a while!
Jamie: Okay Mikey Baby
I can once again scratch "Pet Names" off of my Sorted Accidental Troupe Bingo
Barry did much better than I thought he would!! He’s usually the first to start gagging. And that’s before he even had his first nibble! Proud mom here🥲
I know it's been a thing for a while, but the new intro is so great. Straight to the point, clean, on-topic. Love it.
Jamie is far too pleased about not having to participate 😋
Me reading the title: "Oh, Baz is going to loooooooooooose."
Poor Barry was the very image of the word "defeated" @14:18.
This is one of my fav videos. I laugh out loud so many times in this one.
Ebbers looked so pleased with the fermented foods challenge in the beginning. Such hubris.