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  • Cactus Juice, It'll quench ya! Today I make Cactus Juice from Avatar the Last Airbender, the stuff that Sokka drank in the desert. Real Cactus Juice! It's the Quenchiest!
    Avatar the Last Airbender is hugely popular despite being off the air for a long time, and it's just recently been released on Netflix so it was time to do Avatar. Here's a fun thing- I actually never got into this show despite people yelling at me for years to get into it- and I've finally watched it and ya know what- it's good! You knew that obviously, but now I know it too, so, you all win. I'm pretty into this show, Uncle Iroh at least... I could do with a lot less Sokka. But hey, this show is all about Sokka, so let's do it!
    I cover it pretty heavily on camera but my goal here was to actually use cactus juice to do it and not just dance around that ingredient and it wasn't super easy to work with. One- most cactuses are pretty poisonous, actually just like on Avatar, and two- doesn't taste great.
    Nopales is a type of cactus that does show up in cooking a bit though, and it's safe to ingest, so, I've more or less got to go with that. I played around with the ingredient a bit and the best solution I found to get it into a drink was to make a Nopales Syrup to do it and that worked pretty damn well. Very well in fact, so here's that recipe:
    Nopale Syrup
    • 2 Nopales paddles, roughly chopped
    • 400 grams white sugar
    • 400 ml. water
    • combine in saucepan, boil till sugar dissolves
    • continue to simmer for about 10 minutes, the syrup should take on the color of the nopales
    • remove from heat, cool, strain, bottle.
    With a syrup like that we have a few options, first for a non-alcoholic version I like to put it together with some club soda and bitters.
    Cactus Juice
    • 1 part Nopales Syrup
    • 3 parts club soda
    • Bitters of your choice
    • get quenched
    And for the grown up version, I came up with something I call Sokka's Quencher
    Sokka's Quencher
    • 1 oz. or 30 ml. Nopales Syrup
    • .5 oz. or 15ml. pineapple juice
    • 2 oz. or 60 ml. tequila
    • shake & strain
    • garnish with candied orange wheel
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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink  3 года назад +497

    Drink Cactus Juice! It'll quench ya!
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    • @cactusmann5542
      @cactusmann5542 3 года назад +4

      I did try to warn you about the cactus pads.... id replace them with cucumbers with simple syrup. Just because its a lot more pleasant

    • @jesselee599
      @jesselee599 3 года назад +7

      Toph like soft not like sofa

    • @maureenseel118
      @maureenseel118 3 года назад +5

      Nothin's Quenchier.

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 года назад +1

      I thought suaros contain liquid[ish] water

    • @CaptianDerp69
      @CaptianDerp69 3 года назад +1

      no lsd infused tequila?

  • @Caterfree10
    @Caterfree10 3 года назад +4623

    His mispronunciation of Toph’s name tells me exactly where he has not reached lmao.

  • @ShutThyFace
    @ShutThyFace 3 года назад +2069

    I definitely need an Iroh tea episode, mostly because Greg is our drunk bartending Uncle Iroh

    • @EricHonaker
      @EricHonaker 3 года назад +48

      @@G.D.goodwill There is a jasmine liqueur. I feel like you could make some kind of Uncle Iroh cocktail with that, and something like a tea-forward gin. A bit of lemon, maybe...

    • @elizam9652
      @elizam9652 3 года назад +7

      Yes, Greg is our Uncle iroh

    • @spencerpratt6143
      @spencerpratt6143 3 года назад +14

      Greg the liqour bender

    • @malcolmthorne9779
      @malcolmthorne9779 3 года назад +5

      YES. I mean, you could probably do something with an iced tea, right?

    • @Dracosfire14
      @Dracosfire14 3 года назад +6

      There's a ton of options for tea based drinks. Hopefully Uncle Greg will do one of his variations videos for that.

  • @casperrabbit7254
    @casperrabbit7254 3 года назад +1036

    How to make Sokka's cactus juice:
    -Drink water
    -Take some LSD
    -Done

    • @reefrisntreal8675
      @reefrisntreal8675 3 года назад +36

      *mescaline

    • @ihateeverything3972
      @ihateeverything3972 3 года назад +35

      Look up San Pedro cactus.
      Or peyote, they both contain mescaline.

    • @eamonnduensing6153
      @eamonnduensing6153 2 года назад +4

      add water, cocane, crystal meth, lsd, speed and all kinds of helusinigenic drugs in shake it up and add a squize of lime and chug it down thats the cactus juice.

    • @nobonatorthrash164
      @nobonatorthrash164 2 года назад +2

      So happy there's educated ppl here

    • @ryla22
      @ryla22 2 года назад

      @@ihateeverything3972 I came to this video for this comment.

  • @adriennerose218
    @adriennerose218 3 года назад +2352

    Between the “Toaph”, “I don’t like Sokka” , and “Flying buffalo” I’m a little pressed lol

    • @randomguy3708
      @randomguy3708 3 года назад +37

      I think between bastardizing things and "lol relatable XD" I'd rather the former.

    • @cassandrakuljis120
      @cassandrakuljis120 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @thevillain3551
      @thevillain3551 3 года назад +3

      Its toeph

    • @AgentFowler666
      @AgentFowler666 3 года назад +22

      But, "Flying buffalo" was in the show... sooo.... (B1E6 "Imprisoned")

    • @rosehearttoxic1691
      @rosehearttoxic1691 3 года назад +19

      Buffalo and Bison are pretty interchangeable

  • @justinkhan9887
    @justinkhan9887 3 года назад +1934

    "Don't like Sokka" Those are fightin' words right there!

    • @sintanan469
      @sintanan469 3 года назад +70

      "Go back to the Fire Nation!"

    • @mikeyvesperlick6982
      @mikeyvesperlick6982 3 года назад +78

      He hasn't watched season 3 yet give him some time

    • @scott6098
      @scott6098 3 года назад +34

      "Tofe"

    • @riseofroyalty3821
      @riseofroyalty3821 3 года назад +27

      I feel like Sokka is the most underrated character in the series, even though everyone who finishes the series loves him

    • @robinthrush9672
      @robinthrush9672 3 года назад +12

      Sage's Rain released a video on Sokka recently and why he's so important.

  • @CaptainCiph3r
    @CaptainCiph3r 3 года назад +2274

    "I don't like sokka."
    Unsubscribed, blocked, unfriended, and uninvited to my birthday party.

    • @oofnisehere9028
      @oofnisehere9028 3 года назад +62

      The last one is every first grader if someone makes them mad

    • @Ok_Sorbet-824
      @Ok_Sorbet-824 3 года назад +63

      To be fair I liked him a lot more later in the series, around when he started dating Princess Yue. I saw a lot of growth in him as a character by that time and I admire how he dealt with his loss.

    • @ajbreivik9247
      @ajbreivik9247 3 года назад +42

      He mispronounced Toph’s name so I assume he hasn’t gotten to season two so so far he’s only got season one Sokka who did kinda suck

    • @nutuinfineti4506
      @nutuinfineti4506 3 года назад +12

      @@Ok_Sorbet-824 That's rough,buddy.

    • @chloconuttree
      @chloconuttree 3 года назад +7

      It's okay, he has yet to see how much growth he has. The sword episode was the one to change my mind back in the day

  • @pluto2283
    @pluto2283 3 года назад +944

    "I don't like Sokka."
    "Toaf"
    ...sir

    • @MissNumbledore
      @MissNumbledore 3 года назад +23

      And then flying buffalo. I think he’s messing with us on purpose...right?? 😐😐😐

    • @helgenlane
      @helgenlane 3 года назад +3

      I've watched the show multiple times and I don't see anything wrong here

    • @order66pizzas
      @order66pizzas 3 года назад +13

      @@helgenlane 1 it’s toph not tofe
      2 sokka is awesome
      3 it’s flying bison not buffalo

    • @Apdoulbook
      @Apdoulbook 3 года назад

      @@order66pizzas toff do you mean toph ?

    • @order66pizzas
      @order66pizzas 3 года назад +1

      @@Apdoulbook yes my autocorrect broke

  • @dumbgayenby
    @dumbgayenby 3 года назад +2092

    “I don’t like Sokka tho”
    *Avatar fans have joined the chat*
    *_Avatar fans are typing_*

    • @npc6817
      @npc6817 3 года назад +48

      @@clarkj3396 sokka learned not to sexist

    • @dumbgayenby
      @dumbgayenby 3 года назад +13

      Fallenhero
      Yea in like, the first season

    • @dumbgayenby
      @dumbgayenby 3 года назад +6

      NPC
      I think this is one of my favorite interactions on the platform

    • @celinagarza8001
      @celinagarza8001 3 года назад +19

      To be fair, I didn't originally like Sokka as a kid until about mid way though season 2. Until then I just thought he was a jerk. Now he's my second favorite character as an adult. Probably because I've kind of slowly turned into a Sokka in terms of personality.

    • @spicysap
      @spicysap 3 года назад

      wow how did you know we would do that?

  • @codynewberry8809
    @codynewberry8809 3 года назад +1049

    Don't like Sokka?! He's a tactical genius who beat a decent percentage of the big badasses of the series.

    • @Loiner_Leftie
      @Loiner_Leftie 3 года назад +212

      considering he can't pronounce Toph, we can hope he's still early series when Sokka is still quite abrasive. And hey, if not, to each their own.

    • @General.Apeshit
      @General.Apeshit 3 года назад +57

      Sparky Sparky Boom Man

    • @stormeegabriel4244
      @stormeegabriel4244 3 года назад +109

      Yeah, Sokka starts off as a tool. But has some of the best character growth seen in the show.

    • @codynewberry8809
      @codynewberry8809 3 года назад +106

      @@stormeegabriel4244 he is a bit obnoxious for the first season. 😬 It becomes pretty clear he realizes the error of his ways quickly. Just like his boomerang, he often misses his target at first, but comes around in the end.

    • @lady_sir_knight3713
      @lady_sir_knight3713 3 года назад +12

      Early season Sokka is a bit annoying, to be fair.

  • @tommyboy3182
    @tommyboy3182 3 года назад +1457

    Hears "Tophe"
    *Eye twitches uncontrollably*

    • @dakotagordon8756
      @dakotagordon8756 3 года назад +17

      *both eyes twitch*

    • @pokegod99
      @pokegod99 3 года назад +3

      @@dakotagordon8756 Hey look over there!

    • @AkoTE.
      @AkoTE. 3 года назад +4

      *My pupils widen* WHO SET TOPH ON FIRE?

    • @notyaaverageufo
      @notyaaverageufo 3 года назад +1

      IKR 😂

    • @leila8701
      @leila8701 3 года назад +1

      Me: 🧐😤

  • @ATLAoftheHill
    @ATLAoftheHill 3 года назад +289

    In his defense, even the Fire Nation didn't know the difference between a flying buffalo and a flying bison

    • @legohappy1
      @legohappy1 2 года назад +15

      Are you implying that he a bartender from the Fire Nation?

    • @alphariusomegon2979
      @alphariusomegon2979 2 года назад +17

      @@legohappy1 have you seen his blue blazer episode? Guys a natural fire bender.

    • @DisneyLover258
      @DisneyLover258 2 года назад +5

      Greg: Uh, I'm not sure what the difference is, but that's not really the point is it?
      Fans (angry): I'll decide what the point is, fool!

  • @TypicalCynic_
    @TypicalCynic_ 2 года назад +46

    Sokka in the first season was annoying as hell, but season 2 and onwards he really grew on me, and developed as a character. He’s a competent leader, a clever trickster, a strategical genius, and he’s really likable.

    • @JoeXTheXJuggalo1
      @JoeXTheXJuggalo1 7 месяцев назад +1

      The farther you get into the show the more these aspects star to stand out. By time the end of the series he comes around to be a well rounded character while still keeping to his original character.

    • @JetstreamGW
      @JetstreamGW 4 месяца назад +1

      I would, however, say that he's still annoying. It just becomes part of his charm. It never actually goes away.

  • @isaac7149
    @isaac7149 3 года назад +3194

    Do one about the iced mango drink in the season 2 episode "The Library"
    It's prepared with swords and served up in a glass made of ice!

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 3 года назад +138

      do it, Greg!
      you can re-use your sabre!
      HUZZAH!

    • @MaroonKing03
      @MaroonKing03 3 года назад +54

      Fall to the peer pressure!
      DEW IT!

    • @gondil07
      @gondil07 3 года назад +31

      When I saw it was a ATLA themed episode, that was the one I was hoping for! Though this was good too!

    • @maddog7795
      @maddog7795 3 года назад +11

      Dew it

    • @bandofthebayou1401
      @bandofthebayou1401 3 года назад +21

      Well he hearted your comment, I think chances he will are good.

  • @Agentcoolguy1
    @Agentcoolguy1 3 года назад +1340

    "Don't like Sokka tho. Can't stand him"
    I'm about to throw hands

    • @memelescream4796
      @memelescream4796 3 года назад +80

      if sokka didnt exist the gaang would die in the 4th episode.

    • @burgerhamlinklog312
      @burgerhamlinklog312 3 года назад +17

      Should've said "I'm going to throw you out the god damn window!"

    • @joehatem8312
      @joehatem8312 3 года назад +25

      Once he finishes the series he’ll likely fall in love

    • @connordavis1094
      @connordavis1094 3 года назад +20

      Don't worry it's only because he's only seen a few episodes. 🤣

    • @monilyn
      @monilyn 3 года назад +2

      Preach

  • @kayarayvn2483
    @kayarayvn2483 3 года назад +82

    ... "Is it a buffalo or a Bison?"
    "That's... hardly the point, sir."
    "I'll decide what the point is!" *throws overboard*

  • @ZergrushEddie
    @ZergrushEddie 3 года назад +433

    “Why didn’t Katara just bend the water out?”
    *Nerd Voice* “Actually, Katara had not met Hama yet and didn’t know about pulling Water from plants yet. She’s from the North Pole, she didn’t grow up around plants.”
    *Super Nerdy Voice* “Actually actually, Katara is from the Southern pole.”

    • @Paidnotspaid420
      @Paidnotspaid420 3 года назад +26

      I wouldnt have bended out the water either that shit was to funny

    • @InfernalBanana
      @InfernalBanana 3 года назад +11

      If she can bend water out of mud of wet fabrics, I don’t see why she couldn’t have bent the water out of the juice.

    • @wh1sp0
      @wh1sp0 3 года назад +1

      Yep

    • @AllenGray47
      @AllenGray47 3 года назад +15

      @@InfernalBanana the point is that she hadn't been taught it was possible, which is ridiculous in itself. Even shit eating serfs in medieval times knew water went into plants and stuff

    • @chaos4654
      @chaos4654 2 года назад +18

      @@InfernalBanana
      Well, she actually didn't given the water she used in the swamp still had mud flavor. That means either she flat out fed them swampy water, OR that water will retain flavors and microparticles unless more seriously filtered.

  • @doblove
    @doblove 3 года назад +834

    Greg: "I don't like Sokka, so here is a drink of my own creation that I named after him"

  • @donniemontoya9300
    @donniemontoya9300 3 года назад +1311

    My man seems like he's a couple episodes in at this point.

    • @arthurxmedic
      @arthurxmedic 3 года назад +76

      cactus juice couldn't be recreated as honestly if he wasn't

    • @skaterow6776
      @skaterow6776 3 года назад +108

      HE CALLED APPA A *BUFFALO*

    • @thelandpiranha4108
      @thelandpiranha4108 3 года назад +95

      @@skaterow6776 HE CALLED T-O-HF TO-FF, MAKING HIM AN OAF

    • @smilingxdemon1852
      @smilingxdemon1852 3 года назад +6

      @skate row IK! that's why I came to the comments to see if anyone else wrote anything lmaoo

    • @goopbee5371
      @goopbee5371 3 года назад +14

      Theland Piranha he said it more like toe-f.

  • @WiloPolis03
    @WiloPolis03 3 года назад +573

    "I don't like Sokka. I can't stand him."
    Reported for hate speech

  • @Deathnotefan97
    @Deathnotefan97 3 года назад +172

    "I don't like Sokka"
    You will love him by the end of the series, it is inevitable

    • @largelump3613
      @largelump3613 2 года назад +1

      Uh huh. Wow. So interesting. Can't wait to see you get proved wrong.

    • @michathegremlinhoard9907
      @michathegremlinhoard9907 2 года назад +1

      I hate to alarm you, I still don’t like him by the end of the show, and I have seen the whole thing

    • @sexyyogadude5910
      @sexyyogadude5910 2 года назад +1

      Y'all have issues. Sokka is one of the most unique and fun characters ever created. Do you just have a problem with male adolescents in general? I don't get it.

  • @eleazarloyo8473
    @eleazarloyo8473 3 года назад +453

    1:49 She didn't learn the technique of taking water from plants until book 3 on the puppetmaster episode.

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  3 года назад +136

      An answer!

    • @silasstryder
      @silasstryder 3 года назад +9

      I think that would still pull whatever impurities are in the water itself with it/plant fibers or cells that got damaged as the water was pulled out of them like osmosis

    • @andrewwashington3186
      @andrewwashington3186 3 года назад +6

      @@silasstryder I would really like to know the in universe science behind all the bendings work like how come metal with small levels of impurity can be bent and what level does it become unbendable same for water/mud/plants ect for water benders and can air benders bend fire by using the air around it can fire benders bend burning coals since they are burning I need answers

    • @silasstryder
      @silasstryder 3 года назад +4

      @@andrewwashington3186 The cool thing about this universe is the writers have characters in universe contemplate this and come up with new forms of bending or techniques like blood bending for water benders or lighting bending for fire benders. Though lightning bending may not have a reasonable scientific explanation like metal bending and blood bending, the latter literally just being bending in an area benders don't normally. So extrapolating with that reasoning could actually give insight into what the future holds for the series in terms of new powers or uses for bending. Legend of Korra making this quite obvious as they move towards the mass industrialization of the powers.
      My guess in regards to metal bending is that it's an exponentially harder task to bend more and more pure metals. So a modern made metal with 99.9% purity would be impossible for anyone, but the avatar. Either that or they could find a loophole like sandblasting the metal to reduce the purity. Either with a very hard technique or if the technology has advanced enough, just a portable sand blaster which any metal bending novice could use.

    • @pbhero
      @pbhero 3 года назад +3

      @@andrewwashington3186 If I had to guess what type of higher level bending, in theory that can ommit chemicals, it would be either earth or water bending. Just think of the element chart. Its mostly made up of metals and gas.
      In the same episode, Katara used of the last of her bending water and Soka mentions it tasting swampy and that she used it on the swamp monsters. It would have been great if Katara could have filter bended that water.
      It would seem possible to maybe bend down to the chemical level given that there is Energy bending (as Aang did in the last episode, after learning the technique from the sea lion turtle). Combine that with the Avatar state drawing energy from the universe. So maybe the Avatar can only do it.
      As far as fire benders using hot coals, that scenario would only happen in the universe of a movie that shall not be named. In that universe they had to have actual flames to fire bend. In the tv series fire benders draw their energy from the sun and not anything on earth.

  • @t10n0hnjevkul4
    @t10n0hnjevkul4 3 года назад +368

    “Toaph” choked on my cereal there

  • @silvercube7780
    @silvercube7780 3 года назад +63

    When I lived in Prague, you could find cactus juice sold in cartons just like orange juice in the supermarket! It was grassy green, sweet, and had a distinctive plant-y taste to it. Never seen it being sold anywhere else since then though...

    • @Duplicitousthoughtformentity
      @Duplicitousthoughtformentity 3 года назад +3

      Czech republic seems like a cool place, what are the people like?

    • @silvercube7780
      @silvercube7780 3 года назад +6

      @@Duplicitousthoughtformentity if I'm going to be completely honest, it was a lovely place, but a lot of the people where we lived were racist. My mother has dark skin, and was treated pretty badly by some of the locals. Beautiful city, lots to do and see, bit of a shame about some people really. Just my experience though, I'd still reccomend visiting!

  • @stubbedthumb7735
    @stubbedthumb7735 3 года назад +97

    Take a shot of cactus juice every time he says “vegetal”.

    • @SerenEirian
      @SerenEirian 3 года назад +7

      Thanks, I'll send you the bill for my liver transplant.

  • @robertnewman4854
    @robertnewman4854 3 года назад +360

    Honestly, the Cactus Juice fiasco is one of the best acid trip portrayals in animation.

    • @zachrobledo2252
      @zachrobledo2252 3 года назад +36

      It’s more like peyote/mescaline but you’re not wrong with that it is a great depiction

    • @dominicbaker962
      @dominicbaker962 3 года назад +12

      My guy sokka took a trip for sure

    • @maureenseel118
      @maureenseel118 3 года назад +12

      "Why is Toph on fire?"

    • @theoian
      @theoian 3 года назад +4

      @@zachrobledo2252 "it's the only way to fly.."

    • @zenith110
      @zenith110 3 года назад +10

      "Friendly Mushroom!"
      My favorite part.

  • @AlexR2648
    @AlexR2648 3 года назад +427

    “This whiskey is nothing more than distilled barley juice!” -Uncle Greg, probably

    • @michaelkarapetian8502
      @michaelkarapetian8502 3 года назад +5

      Underrated comment Ahahha

    • @blacknote6945
      @blacknote6945 3 года назад +27

      Uncle, all whiskey is distilled barley juice

    • @AuburnTigers111
      @AuburnTigers111 3 года назад +26

      @@blacknote6945 How can a member of my own family say something so horrible?!

    • @ANTSEMUT1
      @ANTSEMUT1 3 года назад

      Fermented barley juice.

    • @jedh3721
      @jedh3721 3 года назад +5

      @@ANTSEMUT1 it is fermented, but the distillation is what makes it whiskey.

  • @dragonboyjgh
    @dragonboyjgh 3 года назад +10

    Sokka gets better once he starts actually being useful, as many such characters that need growing do. He never stops being Sokka, but you start to see more of his dad in him.

  • @k_n_c_y
    @k_n_c_y 3 года назад +193

    Me: *enthusiastically clicks video*
    Him: “Don’t like Sokka. Can’t stand him.”
    Me: *enthusiastically exits video*

  • @boredbakedpanda4207
    @boredbakedpanda4207 3 года назад +337

    The candied orange was a great touch. It looked like a setting desert sun.

    • @batmenace15
      @batmenace15 3 года назад +7

      It is a great touch, it gives it this dry, deserty feel.

  • @yayalu8650
    @yayalu8650 3 года назад +279

    If you don’t like Sokka right now, wait till he gets his own arc and the genius shit he pulls in the final fight

    • @treq2112
      @treq2112 3 года назад +5

      I love Sokka!

    • @EricHonaker
      @EricHonaker 3 года назад +24

      I feel like Sokka is one of the best character developments in a series full of great character development.

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 3 года назад +8

      @@EricHonaker zuko was the best, crazy good arc

    • @IMatchoNation
      @IMatchoNation 3 года назад +13

      Sokka's arc is sooo underrated, I actually love his training episode (The Master) best of all.

    • @22martinez1
      @22martinez1 3 года назад +2

      And made a sword out of meteorite that we sadly missed.

  • @emmarina3525
    @emmarina3525 3 года назад +227

    Me, a Muslim, having no business with alcohol: Oh heck yeah dude that looks tasty

    • @spadinnerxylaphone2622
      @spadinnerxylaphone2622 3 года назад +13

      I quit alcohol but I still like watching drinks be made.

    • @marianxendor3974
      @marianxendor3974 3 года назад +1

      You guys can't frink alcohol? I didn't knew

    • @moistmoist8067
      @moistmoist8067 3 года назад +3

      I've never understood why you aren't allowed to drink alcohol. It's fine as long as you don't over do it. Moderation and all that, right?

    • @spicysap
      @spicysap 3 года назад

      YOOOOOO SAME

    • @princesssookeh
      @princesssookeh 3 года назад +4

      You can still appreciate the craft.

  • @MarkiusFox
    @MarkiusFox 3 года назад +44

    "You're better off drinking your own sweat and urine."
    Bear Grylls: [FURIOUSLY URINATES]

    • @bradleylovej
      @bradleylovej 3 года назад +2

      Yo, this comment got me

    • @wh1sp0
      @wh1sp0 3 года назад +1

      Yep..

  • @AngryCocktails
    @AngryCocktails 3 года назад +145

    I love that you went with the most difficult angle for "cactus" rather than just using agave

    • @mildsoup8978
      @mildsoup8978 3 года назад +1

      Hahaha oh yeah

    • @Jaguarstudios8379
      @Jaguarstudios8379 3 года назад

      I'm this comment's 69th like. Nice

    • @BankruptMonkey
      @BankruptMonkey 3 года назад +2

      I thought it would be agave and random "close enough" aloe juice

  • @itadakimasu101
    @itadakimasu101 3 года назад +497

    Toph is pronounced like toffee without the “ee” on the end.

    • @Evan-pr3bf
      @Evan-pr3bf 3 года назад +51

      Thank you I cringed to hard at his pronunciation

    • @succusage3966
      @succusage3966 3 года назад +39

      ...how did he get that wrong? Did he not actually watch the show?

    • @kevinl.3012
      @kevinl.3012 3 года назад +12

      Mans said Tofe

    • @scarkillerful
      @scarkillerful 3 года назад +1

      Nice profile picture

    • @scarkillerful
      @scarkillerful 3 года назад +1

      Nice profile picture

  • @zecorezecron
    @zecorezecron 3 года назад +142

    "Free from Hallucinations" and like that you've lost my interest.

    • @loganadkins1737
      @loganadkins1737 3 года назад +3

      Christopher White found the acid head lmfao

    • @lexi_barely_lives
      @lexi_barely_lives 3 года назад +2

      It’s okay you just have to add some lsd and you’ll get there XD

  • @kittylarkin1236
    @kittylarkin1236 3 года назад +20

    “Most certainly quicken your death”
    Cactus juice has taken sokka out of legend of korra.

  • @hostile_prof
    @hostile_prof 3 года назад +417

    "He thinks all I do is tell bad jokes about meat!"

  • @jacobsatirical1519
    @jacobsatirical1519 3 года назад +173

    You’ve mentioned doing a whole episode on tea before, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!

  • @HaydenX
    @HaydenX 3 года назад +4

    Nopal cactus is something I love when put into the right dish. Oddly enough, one of the best is also the simplest: Just cube it and fry it with onions and scrambled eggs with a hint of salt and garlic, maybe sprinkle a small amount of strong cheese at the end (if you have cotija...use that, but otherwise a light shake from your standard cheap "parmesean" powder will do) and you're good to go. Otherwise, it is a really solid ingredient in fish soups and stews, especially tomato-based ones. It also plays very nicely with okra as it actually has some flavor notes in common, just as it does with green bell pepper (but more complex and a hint of sourness). Another really good use for it is in vegetable stews (vegans, listen up), especially ones with hominy...I made a vegetable stew as a side dish to go with chicken legs that consisted of nopales, golden hominy, white onion, finely diced carrots, sliced roma tomatoes, fresh cilantro, a small amount of rice (just enough to have a few grains per spoonful...it's not actually a "rice dish"), and seasoned it with garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and a tiny hint of thyme (really small...you don't want to overdo thyme). I started by caramelizing the onions and nopales in a bit of vegetable oil, then added all of the other stuff along with some water and just let it all cook for about 2 hours.

  • @burgerpowder8
    @burgerpowder8 3 года назад +29

    theres a scene in Ratatouille the movie where the rat literally drinks a grape. i watched that scene when i was little and found it so satisfying. bet you cant do that >:)

  • @SweetManaT
    @SweetManaT 3 года назад +214

    Avatar: the Last Airbender is hands down one of the best series ever made. You can’t change my mind.

    • @seanspeltwrong4402
      @seanspeltwrong4402 3 года назад +11

      Why would I want to change the truth

    • @skylarriddell
      @skylarriddell 3 года назад +4

      Definitely fucking true and I would never change the truth

    • @ChaRac_
      @ChaRac_ 3 года назад +4

      Who would change the opinion that the gods agree with

    • @chibisonic7434
      @chibisonic7434 3 года назад +4

      No I don’t think I will

    • @gang9308
      @gang9308 3 года назад +9

      People like to use qualifiers like best cartoon ever or best kid show ever. And I don’t think you need that, I think it’s just one of the greatest shows of all time period

  • @nailstrabbit4895
    @nailstrabbit4895 3 года назад +217

    mexican: WHAT? NOPALES?! :D
    htd: and then i made a syrup with it
    mexican: you WHAT?!
    (...i need to try that)

    • @MedusoJuegos
      @MedusoJuegos 3 года назад +2

      Politecnico students: *heavy breathing*.

  • @boneless_chicken1
    @boneless_chicken1 3 года назад +52

    Guy: I don't like Sokka....
    Me: stop right there bub, that man is national treasure!!!!

  • @muzicluvr01
    @muzicluvr01 3 года назад +3

    Love the fact that he said the line in the first 5 seconds and lol'd so hard when he mispronounced Toph's name. Love the vids!

  • @ThomasFilbert
    @ThomasFilbert 3 года назад +184

    When he's trying to play the cactus syrup back on the table I was on the edge of my seat

    • @benvoliothefirst
      @benvoliothefirst 3 года назад +4

      SO STRESSFUL AND PAINSTAKINGLY SLOW

    • @tryplot
      @tryplot 3 года назад +1

      not knowing whether he was going to use that yet, I was almost expecting him to let it fall and say "oops, guess we're not using that. so here's what I actually did"

  • @Neotenico
    @Neotenico 3 года назад +350

    "Aang, Katara, Sokka, and *Toe-f*"
    I'ma stop you right there my guy

  • @adampitner898
    @adampitner898 3 года назад

    Man watching you just soothes the soul

  • @nothingposted9056
    @nothingposted9056 3 года назад

    I first saw your channel when I had too much "cactus juice", and after I got better I couldn't find you
    I knew I hadn't dreamt about you!

  • @ianhowick
    @ianhowick 3 года назад +191

    Fun Fact: Cactus Juice is an acrylic resin used to stabilize wood.

    • @angelacooper8973
      @angelacooper8973 3 года назад +2

      Cactus juice is actually peyote. Very good trip

    • @surfsidezawaz
      @surfsidezawaz 2 года назад

      @@angelacooper8973 not the greatest of tastes though......

  • @Ellyrox110
    @Ellyrox110 3 года назад +77

    Greg going beyond the counter: CURSED

  • @johann521
    @johann521 2 года назад

    How did I miss this video? Most. Awesome. Intro. Ever. And I need to get Nopales now.

  • @eulyc.959
    @eulyc.959 3 года назад +111

    "I dont like nopales"
    Mexicans have left the chat
    Lol, jk. To be fair, it's a very acquired taste. Also you made it into a drink, props

    • @DecoraPunk
      @DecoraPunk 3 года назад +7

      Yoooo my eyes got so wide when he said that 👁 👄 👁

    • @fbritannia
      @fbritannia 3 года назад +2

      I haven't met many mexicans that don't like nopales, but maybe it's because we are used to the flavor. Nopales navegantes or nopales as a side with arrachera are my favorite foods in the world.

    • @davidgarza6738
      @davidgarza6738 3 года назад +3

      They only way to eat is grilled

    • @eulyc.959
      @eulyc.959 3 года назад

      @@fbritannia nopales with arrachera is the best, I agree 😋

    • @eulyc.959
      @eulyc.959 3 года назад

      @@DecoraPunk lol, me too

  • @digitrailz8633
    @digitrailz8633 3 года назад +224

    Sounds like your still in the first season. Because a episode before (if I remember correctly) a bartender makes a "blended" (he uses swords) drink served in a ice bowl that I swear is calling your name. Tea and the cactus juice are iconic ATLA, but there are a few other gems of drinks hidden through out the both Avatar and Korra. The world is so flushed out they almost have their own cuisines.

    • @Theroha
      @Theroha 3 года назад +1

      What I love is that the iced drink you're talking about comes from the same two part episode that cactus juice comes from.

    • @amandaneilson7789
      @amandaneilson7789 3 года назад

      That happens right before the cactus juice.

    • @ryan1840
      @ryan1840 3 года назад

      The iced drink comes an episode or two before cactus juice

  • @konnerdent4835
    @konnerdent4835 3 года назад +68

    1:46 Katara didn’t know how to extract pure water from plants until Hamma taught her in S3.

    • @gejan8805
      @gejan8805 3 года назад +3

      We see her purify the lake in "The Painted Lady" before meeting Hama. She does not know how to extract the water from the cactus but she should be able to purify the juice.
      There might be a hidden explanation, but it looks like an oversight by the writers.

    • @chychywoohoo
      @chychywoohoo 3 года назад +3

      @@gejan8805 I wouldn't really say it's an oversight by the writers. It was a funny scene and shouldn't be over thought.

  • @silverstarfinder
    @silverstarfinder 2 года назад

    Omg been looking for an episode like this! So funny!

  • @MicahAndersenNeverStopWriting
    @MicahAndersenNeverStopWriting 3 года назад +4

    Me: oh this will be fun!
    "Tophe."
    Me: SCREAMS

  • @markcochrane9523
    @markcochrane9523 3 года назад +73

    "I was certainly tempted to do an entire episode about Uncle Iroh's tea shop and the jasmine tea that he specializes in"
    That would make another good episode. You could even open with a bit about how the fact that he makes his own jasmine tea shows that he is the only firebender with enough patience to produce the slow boil required to properly make jasmine tea.

  • @spehizle
    @spehizle 3 года назад +142

    OH GOD HE'S IN FRONT OF THE COUNTER, HE'S ESCAPING, HE'S GONNA COME THROUGH MY SCREEN AND SPILL ALL MY BOOZE ON MY COUNTER

    • @kilo3989
      @kilo3989 3 года назад +3

      Legit chuckled aloud at this, thanks for being awesome!

    • @andrewp6738
      @andrewp6738 3 года назад +2

      oh fuck oh shit

    • @spooky6703
      @spooky6703 3 года назад +1

      Top tier comment

    • @recon441
      @recon441 3 года назад

      😂🤣😂😂

  • @BoobiCurvas
    @BoobiCurvas 3 года назад

    Men, just saw your ep of making fernet con coca, i'm argentino by the way, you should check out the tuna, is another type of cactus, in Córdoba they usually use to make a cyrup/jam call "arrope de tuna". Is way bitter than fernet, we eat it with goat cheese but is starting to be use as a cyrup in some author drinks. Love the channel, love the vibes, the drinking and all the info display and the background info/check that you do. Love from Argentina

  • @juliem5008
    @juliem5008 3 года назад

    I just looooooove how he describes his drinks!!

  • @LonelyAwesomeWolf
    @LonelyAwesomeWolf 3 года назад +42

    Guys relax! He's clearly still watching it, give him some time. He'll come around to love Sokka like all of us did! Haha!
    Great video btw!

    • @lecheff4836
      @lecheff4836 3 года назад +1

      true at first he was annoying little brother type/ know it all... then he had your back NQA🤘

  • @felipecarvalho1038
    @felipecarvalho1038 3 года назад +44

    omg at 3:55 I REALLY thought he was gonna drop the bottle, I was SCREAMING internally so much HAHAHAH

  • @saber1epee0
    @saber1epee0 3 года назад

    Ooh this looks lovely!
    I agree that you want to keep it simple and let the cactus shine, but I might try dropping an egg white in there to try and froth it up like a sour.

  • @Technodreamer
    @Technodreamer 2 года назад

    Now this was a refreshing video!

  • @chaotic-goodartistry3903
    @chaotic-goodartistry3903 3 года назад +712

    the o in Toph is pronounced like the o in "soft", not like the o in "sofa"

    • @adamisajoker
      @adamisajoker 3 года назад +60

      It's the M. NIght pronunciation. Lol.

    • @freddybear89
      @freddybear89 3 года назад +61

      adamisajoker we don’t speak his name lol

    • @jonm4206
      @jonm4206 3 года назад +16

      Glad I wasnt the only one who noticed that

    • @zenith110
      @zenith110 3 года назад +11

      AND YET, Toaf. A gift, I say.

    • @THEPELADOMASTER
      @THEPELADOMASTER 3 года назад +30

      I mean... They mention it in the show. If you watch the show and still pronounce it wrong you're just doing it on purpose

  • @maxwelldavis7076
    @maxwelldavis7076 3 года назад +120

    Anyone else's eyes also get real big when Greg was putting the cactus syrup on the counter without looking?

    • @Menhtrol
      @Menhtrol 3 года назад +8

      Was ninety procent sure it would end on the floor 😃

    • @derelicy1086
      @derelicy1086 3 года назад +3

      i get the feeling that there was a bit more practice then one might care to admit....

    • @thelasso9478
      @thelasso9478 3 года назад

      Bro for real

  • @GenericHandle01
    @GenericHandle01 2 года назад

    this is the most perfect ad placement in any YT video I have watched.

  • @CamaroMan514
    @CamaroMan514 3 года назад +1

    I’ve always seen your vids in the feed. Watched a lot and loved the content but never subbed (sorry, happens a lot). But just seeing the title alone made me subscribe. (WE NEED AN UNCLE IROH TEA VIDEO)

  • @DragnSly
    @DragnSly 3 года назад +498

    Greg, you pronounced "Toph" incorrectly.
    Are you TRYING to give people flashbacks of the live action movie?

    • @adrianjamesdelfin7414
      @adrianjamesdelfin7414 3 года назад +98

      There is no Avatar live action movie. Here, you are safe. Here, you are free.

    • @oMaJoJ
      @oMaJoJ 3 года назад +62

      Also, there is no war in Ba Sing Se.

    • @banjobill8420
      @banjobill8420 3 года назад +10

      U N G

    • @notyaaverageufo
      @notyaaverageufo 3 года назад +9

      That.... THING was a travesty 😐

    • @helalokidittor9183
      @helalokidittor9183 3 года назад +15

      SSSSHHH! WE DON'T SPEAK OF IT!

  • @kirstenpaff8946
    @kirstenpaff8946 3 года назад +140

    How to Drink: Let's make cactus juice.
    Me: Time to break out the tequila. It's made from a desert plant and it will result in you flailing around trying to befriend a mushroom cloud.
    How to Drink: Add tequila.
    Me: Called it.

  • @gabrielllanas5058
    @gabrielllanas5058 3 года назад +1

    “Tophe” lmao i think i just had an aneurism but i know he will get it one day love the channel!

  • @Nightout88
    @Nightout88 3 года назад +1

    your room looks exactly like a mad scientist lab and i love it

  • @notjason9234
    @notjason9234 3 года назад +227

    The way he said Toph hurt me physically

  • @akku97
    @akku97 3 года назад +49

    For the first time, I understand your lore rambling at the beginning of the video. I have never clicked faster.
    To answer your question why Katara couldn’t bend the water out of the cactus juice (bit of a spoiler for Book 3): she didn’t know how to bend the water out of existing vegetation and her atmosphere until a character in Book 3 teaches her, along with some more disturbing stuff

  • @Dumdumshum
    @Dumdumshum 3 года назад +6

    The whole episode was a clear reference to peyote.

  • @richierich2009
    @richierich2009 3 года назад

    Love this!!!! I would love for you to do more drinks from Avatar the Last Airbender!
    ALSO DO the Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk!!!!

  • @EthalaRide
    @EthalaRide 3 года назад +59

    3:55
    Me, staring at the bottle to see if it falls: *_anxiety_*

  • @mr.ditkovich3672
    @mr.ditkovich3672 3 года назад +153

    *“Friendly mushroom! Mushy giant friend!”*

    • @hostile_prof
      @hostile_prof 3 года назад +1

      "Why don't we ask the circle birds?"

  • @mexicanglizzy6936
    @mexicanglizzy6936 3 года назад +10

    "They grow here in New Jersey"
    WHAT, I've lived in New Jersey all my life and never realized they grew here, my parents love nopales! I know they're very popular in Mexican culture, although I agree that the taste has much to be desired

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  3 года назад +6

      Look around the sand dunes on the beach- they’re usually pretty shriveled and sad looking though, never produce fruit, but you’ll spot em

  • @warcraftwillneverdie
    @warcraftwillneverdie 3 года назад

    This one. This one got ya the sub. Good Job Big Pimpin'!

  • @omegaheartless
    @omegaheartless 3 года назад +89

    Toph, pronounced
    T-AH!-ph
    Also that moment when you're trying to put the bottle back without looking at the counter gave me some sort of anxiety, and I don't like it.

  • @itsQUINNderful
    @itsQUINNderful 3 года назад +462

    Did you actually watch the show though,.. cuz you called her “Toef” not “Toph” Her name is Toph, cuz it sounds like TOUGH ;)

    • @howeyyadoing9070
      @howeyyadoing9070 3 года назад +47

      I release a sonic burst from my mouth.

    • @wokeil
      @wokeil 3 года назад +16

      No he didn't watch the show. Who would expect him to?

    • @stopthattimerave
      @stopthattimerave 3 года назад +19

      I don't think he's gotten there yet. She shows up in season 2, doesn't she?

    • @yeontanssugadaddy
      @yeontanssugadaddy 3 года назад +22

      stopthattimerave she's in the same episode as the cactus juice.

    • @cg1906
      @cg1906 3 года назад +2

      @@wokeil people who watched the video where he said he did

  • @olivertrudgian1151
    @olivertrudgian1151 3 года назад

    Right after the break was perfectly timed with the youtube ad

  • @aaronstevers5015
    @aaronstevers5015 2 года назад

    i recently bought a cactus juice shirt and now i feel i must make this.

  • @13has
    @13has 3 года назад +72

    Toph: Hello
    Greg: Oh hello, Toaf.

  • @cynicalclockworks9857
    @cynicalclockworks9857 3 года назад +19

    Irohs cocktail should be called "Leaves From The Vine"

    • @KnightsaysNi
      @KnightsaysNi 3 года назад +5

      Add tears to taste. :'(

    • @markapotamus6094
      @markapotamus6094 3 года назад +4

      Is it crazy that I only have to read those 4 words to tear up?

  • @_Korinzu
    @_Korinzu 2 года назад

    Never seen you come out from behind the bar before. And sokka is awesome.

  • @obelix8492
    @obelix8492 3 года назад

    This is the best culinary video ever created.

  • @Loafusbreadmyre
    @Loafusbreadmyre 3 года назад +35

    This man needs to open a nerd bar where you can order sokka’s cactus juice, animal crossing vacation juice, and Estus

    • @marybutler9250
      @marybutler9250 3 года назад

      THIS MAN NEEDS TO LEARN THE ERROR OF HIS WAYS

  • @malcolmthorne9779
    @malcolmthorne9779 3 года назад +56

    "Did you know I exist on other dimensions than RUclips?" Yeaah, I thought I saw you on interdimensional cable somewhere, Greg. You get around.
    Also, welcome to the people who've discovered the wonderful show that is Avatar. One of us! One of us! One of us!

  • @Sparrow141420
    @Sparrow141420 3 года назад

    Thank you for making this :)

  • @creatirv
    @creatirv 3 года назад

    We actually make "jugo verde" using pineapple, nopal, orange and sometimes celery.
    The way I eat nopales, is charbroiled them and seasoned with oregano, best if it is in a taco with carne asada.

  • @snollyapp
    @snollyapp 3 года назад +49

    "...you're better off drinking your own sweat and urine. "
    Oh hey, an idea for a Dune Episode

    • @gubbikiller
      @gubbikiller 3 года назад +1

      bear grills (grylls?) would love this idea

    • @carterl369
      @carterl369 3 года назад +1

      Gotta make his own still suit.

  • @BananePuddin
    @BananePuddin 3 года назад +52

    "That Uncle Iroh is in fact, pretty cool." Wooooooo boy, wait until you hear about Mako and Leaves From the Vine

    • @cg1906
      @cg1906 3 года назад +1

      Like the song at the end of the episode he showed a clip from? If he got that clip he probably finished the episode

    • @seatspud
      @seatspud 3 года назад

      Gonna get dusty.

    • @MadCheshireHat
      @MadCheshireHat 3 года назад

      Leaves From the Vine is so sad!

  • @anthonytonythegeek5561
    @anthonytonythegeek5561 3 года назад

    That quote has caught my attention already lol (to the t my dude, nice 👍)

  • @arielcahn7728
    @arielcahn7728 3 года назад +2

    I love your show - particularly your unique approach, in creating drinks from popular media. You're a fantastic content creator, and you've earned a subscriber in me at least three times over.
    But the way you say "vegetal" instead of "vegetable" absolutely drives me up the wall.

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  3 года назад +5

      They’re different words man!

    • @arielcahn7728
      @arielcahn7728 3 года назад +1

      -_-
      I apologise - I just googled "vegetal"
      I suppose with how widespread "vegital" became I assumed this was a meme escaping out into the outside world. I'm glad I was wrong, really.
      I guess I'm learning more from this channel than just How to Drink! 😁

  • @I_am_ENSanity
    @I_am_ENSanity 3 года назад +388

    Who the hell is Toeph? She looks a lot like Toph!

    • @captainrobots1
      @captainrobots1 3 года назад +5

      Secret sister

    • @marmot1434
      @marmot1434 3 года назад +6

      Secret twin

    • @jsmooth7160
      @jsmooth7160 3 года назад +7

      Tophs secret sister from the secret tunnel

    • @droach3151
      @droach3151 3 года назад +2

      He also called Appa a flying buffalo.

    • @AkoTE.
      @AkoTE. 3 года назад

      It's the big guy from the play.

  • @zer0sinder
    @zer0sinder 3 года назад +39

    Oh man! This gets an automatic like from me cause Sokka's cactus drink is the quenchiest!

  • @b.m.m.r.sweeney1939
    @b.m.m.r.sweeney1939 2 года назад

    Huge fan by the way