WHAAAATTTT!!! I'm from Micronesia, I never thought I'd see my country being represented anywhere on the Internet, and even less on my favourite channel! :O
Love from Nepal, guys! I've been waiting for this moment since this series started! For our cuisine, since you've already done momo, I'd suggest: Dhido (a thick gloopy mound of dough served with curries, chutneys and meats) or yomari (rice dough stuffed with either sweet fillings or sometimes buffalo mince) or thukpa (tibetan-nepali soup noodles).
@@AlexinWales Sadly that goes for most Subcontinent dishes. We only get a very small selection which tastes almost the same in what ever restaurant you eat. There are so many exciting and inspirational dishes that we have never heard of.
You were right about preparing it with gloves. It contains oxalate crystals which are super tiny and super sharp so that's why it's an irritant. They aren't exactly toxic like a chemical poison, just damaging like tiny glass fragments. Lots of plants have oxalate crystals and in my experience it's not that easy to get hurt just by handling them, but actually cutting them might require more handling than just barely touching a plant.
@@altejoh that is true, but you need a lot of oxalate in the diet for a prolonged period of time to actually cause kidney failure. It's not really a problem you encounter by handling the taro.
I was a little disappointed they didn't spend a minute to look it up, but they posted the video so presumably nobody died. 😊. Also, calcium oxalate is the type of kidney stones I get.
Those black nitrile gloves are what I use in the kitchen. They are mechanic's gloves, so they are double thickness, so they don't tear while you are working. I use them when I am working with chilis, because you can take them off before you touch your eyes or if you are a man, aim at the ... um... toilet. You only make that mistake once.
Replying to @Radigalde Upvoted your comment. Yes they're reacting with extreme flexibility to viewer requests and opinions while continuing to maintain their integrity and commitment to quality!!!!
Yes, and the music isn't too loud this time too! Sometimes RUclips videos get a little overboard with the music and you have to watch subs to see what they're really saying.
Oh Nepal should be brilliant. I've been working my way through Nepalese chef, Santosh Shah's book "Ayla: A Feast of Nepali Dishes from Terai, Hills and the Himalayas" & its magic. Such tasty & accessible food. (He'd make a great guest on the show - Hint, hint)
@@bjdefilippo447 I don't know where you live, but in some of the more cosmopolitan cities, Nepalese food seems to be getting popular. So you may be able to get things in Asian supermarkets. Plus if prepared to pay a little extra you can get things online. Maybe I've been cherry-picking, but so far I've not had trouble getting ingredients, or good analogues of items from what I've cooked out of Santosh Shah's book so far.
That sidekick ad was pure gold. I'm bit sorry Nigeria didn't get picked though! Considering how many Nigerians are living in the UK, and how little people generally know about the cuisine, would have been very interesting!
Maybe they could do a bunch of Nigerian dishes just because? It would be very interesting, and they'd probably be able to find all the ingredients locally instead of ordering anything in special!
One detail about these episodes that I want to make sure does not get overlooked: You all wear your own clothing, to the extent that I recognize the same shirts on the same people over the span of different episodes, which not only adds to your charm, but also aligns with your values related to sustainability. Well done, boys!
Interesting. Here in Scotland we have Scottish macaroons, made with 120g cooled mashed potato (1/2 cup), 450-500g icing, sugar (3 ½-4 cups). Which is then formed into bars/balls & can be covered with 300g dark chocolate (1 ¾ cups) & then rolled in 140g desiccated coconut (1 1/3 cups). Wonder how close they taste, though I like the idea of using coconut sugar.
@@BigDavie2000 😄 Aye tablet is tooth achingly sweet. Do like a wee square with a mug of tea or crumbling it through ice-cream. I used to always keep some in my emergency back in my bergen rather than the equally sweet & traditional Kendal Mint Cake. When you think about it the % of sugar is lower than things like boiled sweets & the aforementioned Kendal mint cake as the tatties bulk it out. (It's almost healthy! 😆)
You guys should definitely try creating a dish from Nepal’s Newar community. There are so many delicious foods, choila is my favorite. Being a Newar myself, I can guarantee you will love the taste of Newari foods. Can’t wait for another episode. Yay!!!
Been watching the Channel for about 2 months now and as an aspiring chef myself Ive learned so many things and had so much fun along the way. Proud to be a US subscriber
Welcome to the Sorted community!! I'm in the US as well, have been watching for about 5-6 years now, and have learned SO MUCH from these guys! They're just amazing, and hands down my favorite "food" channel! Either on RUclips or anywhere else!
Once again, thank you for listening to your youtube viewers, and eliminating the sounds of the live audience. Additionally, the improved audio reducing the voluminous echo sound allows the focus of the action to seem friendly, intimate, and natural. If live audiences are to be a part of the new studio and adding a bit of spice and encouragement for the chefs and normals...great 👍. But thank you for editing them out for the post production 🙌 for youtube. Lives are special. Also...would seriously enjoy being able to buy or see years ago events. !!! Congrats again on the new set and growing into a huge success.
might have wanted to point out that the red area on the map (0:38) covers more than just the country of (Federated States of) Micronesia. Palau, Marshall Islands, and Nauru are independent and there were islands and archipelagos belonging to the US and Kiribati there as well.
Yea the Federated States of Micronesia is four main islands (Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, and Yap). The other big islands on the map are separate from the FSM.
I love Sorted food and the sidekick ad at end is hilariously good. The colors, lighting, playful and fun aspect of old kitchen doesn’t match up at new studio. But that doesn’t make these videos any less impressive.😊
I'm sitting here cleaning and prepping brussels sprouts and green beans for Thanksgiving, so I really appreciate having something fun to watch right now! Thanks guys!!
Funny. My parents generation would be putting the Brussels sprouts on to boil in time for Christmas about now! (I jest, but the did tend to boil them into submission). 😆
How many outfit changes did Mike go through cooking that meal in Ben's flat? Good advert - but boy oh boy! Banana Man seems to have changed since giving up being a superhero! 🍌
My wife spent a year teaching English in the Marshall Islands and made these a few times for celebrations at schools. She said you all basically nailed it
Please do these more regularly, it’s by far the best video you do. Not to dump on the rest of them! But it’s so interesting. You’ll get to Z in about 6 years at this rate!
I think it takes time between episode because they first have to get suggestions from the audience, collate the suggestions, research them, figure out which is the best one for them to do on the channel, and gather the appropriate (and correct) ingredients. All that in between all the other video formats they're doing. It makes sense, in my mind, why it takes awhile for each of these to come out. A lot of the other videos they do are a lot easier to put together quickly, or with very little preparation time. For example with Pass it On, they just need to have their normal groceries and pantry items ready to go. But yes, on the whole I agree, and would love to see these come up more frequently! Absolutely one of my favorite formats of all the videos!
I totally understand (and also very much appreciate) that those videos take a lot of research and need much time to prepare etc. I just like them so much, and I would love to see more of them. Having said that: you are really taking too much time, to do those.Its a wonderful free channel, but viewers can still have expectations. And I also wish, that when you finally get to Z (which will hopefully not happen in many years), you will start again at "A". Because there are still so many countries, and so many interesting and strange and wonderful dishes to discover from them. P.S. When you get to "S", I really hope it will be Switzerland, "my" country. I am not on Instagram or Tiktok, so I wont be able to share what I wish you to cook then. I however know fully well what I would suggest. Can you tell me (and other people in my situation), what the best way is, to communicate with Sorted in this kind of situation ?
I enjoy Sorted so much. All of these gentlemen with their growth. Watching Mike, Baz and Jaime continually being there for each other just warms the heart. Ben and Kush with their help and mentoring. Chef's kiss.
I LOVE this series! I can't wait for each episode. I have a box of taro and now I know of something else to do with it and will try it. I'll be trying it with the rehydrating dessicated coconut in coconut milk/ water as Ben suggests as I don't have or have access to any fresh coconuts this time of year.
For Nepali cuisine, I highly recommend yomari - very unusual and delicious snack/dessert 😊 Personally, I'd also recommend such delicious Nepali snacks as: - selroti, - lakhamari - jerri 🙂
I used to think that “Pass it on” was my favourite format but I think this has surpassed it. I love learning about different cultures and the foods associated with them. Great job
I’ve been to different parts of Micronesia (Like Yap and Palau) over the years. One of my favorite places on our planet with some of the most lovely people you will ever meet!
Nice try guys. I am from Micronesia and you came really close but the coconut needs to be grated much finer while the taro needs to be a little bit firmer and chunkier. At least that's how it is here on Pohnpei. Then toped with fresh coconut cream. Overall great first try🎉
Boo, where’s the coconut grater from hell, this was the perfect episode to use it, although it would probably have needed an ambulance on standby and mental therapy afterwards 🤣
Fun Fact: Coconut palm sugar makes a *_FANTASTIC_* sweetener for coffee. Those treacly notes bring out dimensions of the coffee you can't get any other way, sweetening the beverage without being cloying. This simple trick changed my wife from being someone who called coffee "a waste of a perfectly good smell" into someone who drinks 12 cups a week. It's just that good.
It is absolutely delicious. I know of it through the Indonesian route, which is a quite popular cuisine here in the Netherlands. It's called Gula Jawa, Gula Djawa or Gula Kelapa (with Kelapa standing for coconut in Bahasa Indonesia). It's available around all the countries of South East Asia and the Pacific Islands with varying names.
You probably won't read this, because you get way to many comments, but i really wanted to thank you for doing, what you're doing for so long. I first discovered this channel in 2012 i think, when i was just 13 years old and still learning english. I used to watch your videos all the time back then, but for some reason I stopped watching you for some time, only to be utterly delighted in rediscovering you and rewatching all those missed videos. Since then i have been enjoying every video and nowadays you have become a steady presence, especially when I cook or eat alone. So thank you for always being here ^_^
Lol you can certainly prepare taro with bare hands. You dont want to eat it raw however, as its mildly poisonous in its raw form. It, along with breadfruit and rice are THE common starches all over the pacific. Its usually steamed or boiled or it can be baked in umu(earth ovens) and its often finished with coconut cream. The sticky stuff is coconut palm sugar at a guess(yep thought so) In Samoa which is POLYnesia a favourite dish is taro with onions in coconut cream. Taro, cooked then fried makes great chips btw.
I appreciated this video drop. Didn't watch it until Thanksgiving, but I needed it. I woke up missing my furry best friend who passed away almost 4 years ago. I'm starting to forget the memories we shared and that is just keeping the tears flowing this morning. Be able to laugh while cry while watching this video is the release I guess I needed. Hold your pets close. Happy Thanksgiving
That tastes great! One of our favorites. And we have a fried version here too. Take the finished balls, dip in basic batter, and fry until golden. Tastes great too! Overcooked, fluffy edges of root vegetables? We fight for it!😂😂
I just love this series. Thank you for each episode. Ben you are simply amazing figuring these recipes out each time. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am grateful for many things including finding this community. Enjoy an extra slice of everything!
Mike and Ebbers work together so harmoniously and bring a very different energy to the proceedings. Love the manic but this vibe is lovely as well. Keep it up boys! Lots of love from Seattle Washington in the North America
Hi boys! Hope this comment finds you well. It should be noted that Nepal has a whole variety of ethnic groups whose cuisine varies a whole lot, so it might be good to preface that whatever dish you make might not encompass Nepal as a whole As for a specific dish, I highly recommend aalum/alum. It is a traditional food of the Tamang minority that uses buckwheat or millet flour and spices. Whilst it isn’t a main dish in of itself, I’m sure that it could go wonderfully with a lot of other dishes that the community suggests
I WAS CROSSING MY FINGERS FOR IT TO BE NEPAL T_T. Although now that I think about it, there's way too many options to pick a dish from. I think Yomari is a fun dish for the team to attempt. It originates from the "Newari" tribe, the indigenous people of Kathmandu (the capital). It is not terribly difficult to make, but going blind with limited instructions... it works for great content ;) Yomari is a steamed [redacted] with a filling of sweet ingredient 'Chhaku' (made from jaggery or molasses or palm sugar). There are also other fillings as options, so go crazy.
To touch on what Ben said about savoury sweet and not dessert sweet, I think Pacific Island countries have this type of dishes. We have it in the Philippines too and often the ingredients are similar (taro, casava, plantains, coconut, brown sugar, etc) and often wrapped in banana leaves. We normally eat them as afternoon snacks or pre/light breakfast snacks with tsokolate or coffee, but of course you can eat them for dessert too. I would describe them as umami sweet.
Can't wait until you get to "O" - there's literally just the one country (Oman) haha. I'm from there and feel free to reach out if you need some local insights!
One of my best friends growing up was a samoan, and she used to make a lot of real nice taro-based dishes. I found Taro is exceptionally nutty in flavour, but nothing else going on for it, so basically tasted like eating hardened peanut or cashew butter. BEST served with fruit or, in this case, coconut, to add some nice sweetness into it. Also, side note- Micronesia *probably* pronounces the "U" like "ooh" rather than "you" as their vowels, as with all austronesian languages, are "A-Eh-Ee-Awe-Ooh" rather than "Ae-Ee-Ai-Oh-You"
@@Getpojke Nice idea ! His super powers (besides being a great chef) are always having latex gloves and silicon baking forms in ridiculous shapes at hand ;-).
Ben in spandex was not on my bingo card…also since everyone seems to be hating on the new studio, I will say I like it although the brick was a bit more my aesthetic
I don't think that word means what you think it means. Also, Ben looked like the supervillain in a low budget food-themed straight-to-Disney-Plus animation.
This was such a great episode! I started using coconut palm sugar in my daily coffee a couple of years ago, and the taste is noticeably much more complex. Highly recommend swapping it in for other sugars for drinks, it's also been really delicious in matcha too.
Kush....you should have sourced some Coconut Crab from Guam just to be a meanie. Spent 2 years living on Guam. Absolutely loved it. The scuba diving was to die for, plus the water temperature. 10 pts to Jamie for pronouncing Truk correctly. Now if we can just get you pronouncing "taco" correctly lol.
The ad at the end was brilliant 😂 reminds me of when sorted did the bloopers at the end of the video, I miss those alot. But fantastic video guys 😁 can't wait to see what you do next.
Breadfruit is some things I actively miss every time I have a long afternoon between lunch and dinner. Fried breadfruit is so yummy, and you can dip it in sugar or sambal, just, mmmh!
I recently discovered these amazing guys! I love it and it has made me think about food waste. Today while I was preparing thanksgiving dinner I saved so much for my turkey soup!! I never would have thought about that without this amazing channel!!! Thanks!
am i the only one who wants googly eyes on those round bits of the vents?? love these videos, always so fun seeing Ben puzzle out the cooking techniques.
I spend quite a few years during my Post Graduate in Micronesia and Melanesia... and the guest family that i was staying with often made Uter and from what it looks like.... obviously can't judge the taste... they actually looked really amazing
Okay Mike's slow-mo screaming was funny enough, but the mini Super Sorted Ben had me rolllinggg haha 😆 Great promo! Also lighting in the new studio looks great by the way, well done!
The coconut sugar looks really similar to panela, which I had in my coffee when I was staying in Colombia. Similarly has an interesting smell, definitely not just sugar, but tasted great in coffee.
I used to buy fresh coconut, and remove the meat from the shell by scoring the flesh in finger thick strips and levering the strips out with the point of the knife. If I hit on any difficulty I would then score cubes and lever the cubes out. This was then easy enough to do with a pen/pocket knife, or paring knife.
WHAAAATTTT!!! I'm from Micronesia, I never thought I'd see my country being represented anywhere on the Internet, and even less on my favourite channel! :O
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Would these be good with like a good tamarind dipping sauce?
Where's that coconut shredder guys? Cue: James screaming.
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I kinda hope they hid it in the walls of the old studio when they moved out. Some guy renovating that space in 20 years is going to be so baffled...
😂😂😂
Didn't they break it in a previous video?
If they didn’t break it it definitely broke them 😂😂
Love from Nepal, guys! I've been waiting for this moment since this series started!
For our cuisine, since you've already done momo, I'd suggest: Dhido (a thick gloopy mound of dough served with curries, chutneys and meats) or yomari (rice dough stuffed with either sweet fillings or sometimes buffalo mince) or thukpa (tibetan-nepali soup noodles).
Rikwach might give them a challenge as they just get hints no recipe. Being an Awadhi dish it is probably not so well known.
@@AlexinWales Sadly that goes for most Subcontinent dishes. We only get a very small selection which tastes almost the same in what ever restaurant you eat. There are so many exciting and inspirational dishes that we have never heard of.
I can't wait! Mum spent some weeks on Nepal, and I've wanted to see what she might've eaten.
You were right about preparing it with gloves. It contains oxalate crystals which are super tiny and super sharp so that's why it's an irritant. They aren't exactly toxic like a chemical poison, just damaging like tiny glass fragments.
Lots of plants have oxalate crystals and in my experience it's not that easy to get hurt just by handling them, but actually cutting them might require more handling than just barely touching a plant.
Interesting! Thanks for clearing that one up for us 😁
Spoilers, oxalate *is* also pretty toxic, so not great xD but in low doses it also contributes to the sour taste in rhubarb
@@altejoh that is true, but you need a lot of oxalate in the diet for a prolonged period of time to actually cause kidney failure. It's not really a problem you encounter by handling the taro.
I was a little disappointed they didn't spend a minute to look it up, but they posted the video so presumably nobody died. 😊. Also, calcium oxalate is the type of kidney stones I get.
@SortedFood oxalate is in rhubarb too...
Ben having a pair of black latex gloves in his back pocket at all times is the most Ben thing imaginable
Such an Ebbers thing to have 😂
@@SortedFood Ebbers EDC video? :D
Has them on the ready for his sexy times
It's such a cheffy thing. :)
Those black nitrile gloves are what I use in the kitchen. They are mechanic's gloves, so they are double thickness, so they don't tear while you are working. I use them when I am working with chilis, because you can take them off before you touch your eyes or if you are a man, aim at the ... um... toilet. You only make that mistake once.
2:10 "You're going to be great" broke me. Thank you Mike.
love the sidekick ad at the end, bens costume is just hilarious!
Too good huh? 😂
Agreed. Love the "pop up thermometer" as well. is it cold in the new studio?
Agreed! By far the best Sidekick ad 😂
@@Gremalkin1979 This indeed. "Let's get to the exciting bit." Seems like we're already there..
@SortedFood so good Mike borrowed it.
The sound quality is much better in this video compared to two previous videos from the new studio. Good job!
Replying to @Radigalde
Upvoted your comment. Yes they're reacting with extreme flexibility to viewer requests and opinions while continuing to maintain their integrity and commitment to quality!!!!
Yes, and the music isn't too loud this time too! Sometimes RUclips videos get a little overboard with the music and you have to watch subs to see what they're really saying.
More reflection in this one than the megatimer audience video. Still a bit of dialing in to do, but there is progress!
Oh Nepal should be brilliant. I've been working my way through Nepalese chef, Santosh Shah's book "Ayla: A Feast of Nepali Dishes from Terai, Hills and the Himalayas" & its magic. Such tasty & accessible food. (He'd make a great guest on the show - Hint, hint)
Oooooh this book sounds great - thanks for the suggestion 😁
@@SortedFood I've had it for a while, but it's under £10 in the Black Friday sales just now.
Sounds fascinating! I haven't explored that cuisine in my cooking yet, but I'm very interested. I worry that finding ingredients might be an issue.
@@bjdefilippo447 I don't know where you live, but in some of the more cosmopolitan cities, Nepalese food seems to be getting popular. So you may be able to get things in Asian supermarkets. Plus if prepared to pay a little extra you can get things online. Maybe I've been cherry-picking, but so far I've not had trouble getting ingredients, or good analogues of items from what I've cooked out of Santosh Shah's book so far.
Kush, Ebbers, James: Chef
Baz: Sous-chef
Spaff: Normal
Mike: ... Lamron
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@@SortedFood mike is a great cook just needs to calm down and stop panicking
I literally just joined as the vid was playing, but after seeing Ben in that costume, I would have anyway, lol. Love these guys!
I'm sorry, that spelled JAMRON. XD XD XD
I thought he was wearing a new apron that said Jambon haha
Sidekick ad is hilarious, as if Mike could do all that without panicking!
It means that anyone can cook without flapping with Sidekick 😂
That sidekick ad was pure gold.
I'm bit sorry Nigeria didn't get picked though! Considering how many Nigerians are living in the UK, and how little people generally know about the cuisine, would have been very interesting!
Maybe they could do a bunch of Nigerian dishes just because? It would be very interesting, and they'd probably be able to find all the ingredients locally instead of ordering anything in special!
One detail about these episodes that I want to make sure does not get overlooked: You all wear your own clothing, to the extent that I recognize the same shirts on the same people over the span of different episodes, which not only adds to your charm, but also aligns with your values related to sustainability. Well done, boys!
That's a very good point. I'd not thought about it, but you are correct - it is good to see this aspect of them all.
Cotton is sustainable
Interesting. Here in Scotland we have Scottish macaroons, made with 120g cooled mashed potato (1/2 cup), 450-500g icing, sugar (3 ½-4 cups). Which is then formed into bars/balls & can be covered with 300g dark chocolate (1 ¾ cups) & then rolled in 140g desiccated coconut (1 1/3 cups). Wonder how close they taste, though I like the idea of using coconut sugar.
Ooooh they sound DELICIOUS 😋
4:1 ratio of sugar to potates!?😮
@@jono6379 Don't look up the amount of sugar in Scottish Tablet.
@@jono6379 It is a sweetie, or candy bar as America would call it. Plus you only eat a small amount at a time. (Really good though).
@@BigDavie2000 😄 Aye tablet is tooth achingly sweet. Do like a wee square with a mug of tea or crumbling it through ice-cream.
I used to always keep some in my emergency back in my bergen rather than the equally sweet & traditional Kendal Mint Cake.
When you think about it the % of sugar is lower than things like boiled sweets & the aforementioned Kendal mint cake as the tatties bulk it out. (It's almost healthy! 😆)
One of my favorite series that you guys have. It's educational and entertaining without any competition or winding people up.
You guys should definitely try creating a dish from Nepal’s Newar community. There are so many delicious foods, choila is my favorite. Being a Newar myself, I can guarantee you will love the taste of Newari foods. Can’t wait for another episode. Yay!!!
The ad for the Sidekick App at the end is absolutely brilliant guys. You should put that on national TV.
Thank you ☺️
I have to wonder if the "Nipple Minion" costume was something that they bought for the ad, or if that's something Ben already had?
@@spiderwrangler4457 probably in his back pocket like his rubber gloves
The Sidekick ad is amazing
We're just preparing it. You're going to be great .... Mike is too funny 😁
Oooooh nice! Let us know what you think of ours? Do you live in Micronesia?
@@SortedFood I think they are quoting the video... 😂
@SortedFood yes it was supposed to be in quotes. My bad. But it still was a great video 😁
Been watching the Channel for about 2 months now and as an aspiring chef myself Ive learned so many things and had so much fun along the way. Proud to be a US subscriber
Great to have you here! Thanks for watching 👊
Welcome to the Sorted community!! I'm in the US as well, have been watching for about 5-6 years now, and have learned SO MUCH from these guys! They're just amazing, and hands down my favorite "food" channel! Either on RUclips or anywhere else!
Once again, thank you for listening to your youtube viewers, and eliminating the sounds of the live audience. Additionally, the improved audio reducing the voluminous echo sound allows the focus of the action to seem friendly, intimate, and natural.
If live audiences are to be a part of the new studio and adding a bit of spice and encouragement for the chefs and normals...great 👍.
But thank you for editing them out for the post production 🙌 for youtube.
Lives are special. Also...would seriously enjoy being able to buy or see years ago events. !!!
Congrats again on the new set and growing into a huge success.
WOW excellent ad for sidekick!
Oh my god, I startled my coworkers laughing when I saw Sorted Man aka Ben Ebbers.
2:14 Mike hyping up the Taro was too cute hahaha
It was such a dad joke!
I see the coconut shredder didn't make the move...
Mike saying “We’re preparing it now!” And then saying to the taro “You’re going to be great!” Hilarious! 😂😂😂
might have wanted to point out that the red area on the map (0:38) covers more than just the country of (Federated States of) Micronesia. Palau, Marshall Islands, and Nauru are independent and there were islands and archipelagos belonging to the US and Kiribati there as well.
Yea the Federated States of Micronesia is four main islands (Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, and Yap). The other big islands on the map are separate from the FSM.
Yup, Micronesia the region is not identical with the Federated states of Micronesia the country.
I love Sorted food and the sidekick ad at end is hilariously good.
The colors, lighting, playful and fun aspect of old kitchen doesn’t match up at new studio. But that doesn’t make these videos any less impressive.😊
I'm sitting here cleaning and prepping brussels sprouts and green beans for Thanksgiving, so I really appreciate having something fun to watch right now! Thanks guys!!
Funny. My parents generation would be putting the Brussels sprouts on to boil in time for Christmas about now! (I jest, but the did tend to boil them into submission). 😆
How many outfit changes did Mike go through cooking that meal in Ben's flat? Good advert - but boy oh boy! Banana Man seems to have changed since giving up being a superhero! 🍌
When we get to Z we should go round again. So we can be on Studio 3 or 4 and finish in about 2036
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My wife spent a year teaching English in the Marshall Islands and made these a few times for celebrations at schools.
She said you all basically nailed it
Please do these more regularly, it’s by far the best video you do. Not to dump on the rest of them! But it’s so interesting. You’ll get to Z in about 6 years at this rate!
So glad you enjoyed them 😁
I think it takes time between episode because they first have to get suggestions from the audience, collate the suggestions, research them, figure out which is the best one for them to do on the channel, and gather the appropriate (and correct) ingredients. All that in between all the other video formats they're doing. It makes sense, in my mind, why it takes awhile for each of these to come out.
A lot of the other videos they do are a lot easier to put together quickly, or with very little preparation time. For example with Pass it On, they just need to have their normal groceries and pantry items ready to go.
But yes, on the whole I agree, and would love to see these come up more frequently! Absolutely one of my favorite formats of all the videos!
These videos sound like they take a lot of work, did you catch at the beginning when they said it too weeks of research.
I totally understand (and also very much appreciate) that those videos take a lot of research and need much time to prepare etc. I just like them so much, and I would love to see more of them. Having said that: you are really taking too much time, to do those.Its a wonderful free channel, but viewers can still have expectations. And I also wish, that when you finally get to Z (which will hopefully not happen in many years), you will start again at "A". Because there are still so many countries, and so many interesting and strange and wonderful dishes to discover from them.
P.S. When you get to "S", I really hope it will be Switzerland, "my" country. I am not on Instagram or Tiktok, so I wont be able to share what I wish you to cook then. I however know fully well what I would suggest. Can you tell me (and other people in my situation), what the best way is, to communicate with Sorted in this kind of situation ?
Sounds like job security to me!
I enjoy Sorted so much. All of these gentlemen with their growth. Watching Mike, Baz and Jaime continually being there for each other just warms the heart. Ben and Kush with their help and mentoring. Chef's kiss.
Watched this again and it’s still great!
I LOVE this series! I can't wait for each episode. I have a box of taro and now I know of something else to do with it and will try it. I'll be trying it with the rehydrating dessicated coconut in coconut milk/ water as Ben suggests as I don't have or have access to any fresh coconuts this time of year.
For Nepali cuisine, I highly recommend yomari - very unusual and delicious snack/dessert 😊
Personally, I'd also recommend such delicious Nepali snacks as:
- selroti,
- lakhamari
- jerri
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These are all unique. I hope they see your comment
I used to think that “Pass it on” was my favourite format but I think this has surpassed it. I love learning about different cultures and the foods associated with them. Great job
7:12 - Wait wait wait… There’s a gadget for that!
thinking about James screaming at Ben to stop for his safety LOL
I’ve been to different parts of Micronesia (Like Yap and Palau) over the years. One of my favorite places on our planet with some of the most lovely people you will ever meet!
Nice try guys. I am from Micronesia and you came really close but the coconut needs to be grated much finer while the taro needs to be a little bit firmer and chunkier. At least that's how it is here on Pohnpei. Then toped with fresh coconut cream. Overall great first try🎉
SORTEDMAN! Angels and ministers of grace defend us.
Boo, where’s the coconut grater from hell, this was the perfect episode to use it, although it would probably have needed an ambulance on standby and mental therapy afterwards 🤣
That was the first episode I watched. RUclips algorithm thought I would like it !!! Been a fan ever since 😂
@@justjane2070 Same for me! That insane Coconut terror is what got me to dive fully into these guys!
Came for the Challenge, stayed for the SIdekick Ad at the end! Brilliant! :D
Fun Fact: Coconut palm sugar makes a *_FANTASTIC_* sweetener for coffee. Those treacly notes bring out dimensions of the coffee you can't get any other way, sweetening the beverage without being cloying. This simple trick changed my wife from being someone who called coffee "a waste of a perfectly good smell" into someone who drinks 12 cups a week. It's just that good.
So good, right? I discovered this accidentally not long ago and now I’m hooked. Absolutely delicious!
It is absolutely delicious. I know of it through the Indonesian route, which is a quite popular cuisine here in the Netherlands. It's called Gula Jawa, Gula Djawa or Gula Kelapa (with Kelapa standing for coconut in Bahasa Indonesia). It's available around all the countries of South East Asia and the Pacific Islands with varying names.
You probably won't read this, because you get way to many comments, but i really wanted to thank you for doing, what you're doing for so long. I first discovered this channel in 2012 i think, when i was just 13 years old and still learning english. I used to watch your videos all the time back then, but for some reason I stopped watching you for some time, only to be utterly delighted in rediscovering you and rewatching all those missed videos. Since then i have been enjoying every video and nowadays you have become a steady presence, especially when I cook or eat alone.
So thank you for always being here ^_^
My favorite series, thank you so much for it. I know nothing of Micronesia (just the location), so thats going to be interesting.
Enjoy!
It is a neat place. 10/10 would recommend.
@18:35 I hope those costumes were washed between shares, ebbers looked exceptionally cold in his!
Lol you can certainly prepare taro with bare hands. You dont want to eat it raw however, as its mildly poisonous in its raw form. It, along with breadfruit and rice are THE common starches all over the pacific. Its usually steamed or boiled or it can be baked in umu(earth ovens) and its often finished with coconut cream. The sticky stuff is coconut palm sugar at a guess(yep thought so) In Samoa which is POLYnesia a favourite dish is taro with onions in coconut cream. Taro, cooked then fried makes great chips btw.
I don’t think I could name one dish for this country, so this video will be educational and entertaining! Love it!
I absolutely love this series! I always come away feeling like I've learned something.
LOVE this series! Never got tired of it
I appreciated this video drop. Didn't watch it until Thanksgiving, but I needed it. I woke up missing my furry best friend who passed away almost 4 years ago. I'm starting to forget the memories we shared and that is just keeping the tears flowing this morning. Be able to laugh while cry while watching this video is the release I guess I needed. Hold your pets close. Happy Thanksgiving
I love Mike trying something new and it's always, this is fantastic :)
That tastes great! One of our favorites. And we have a fried version here too. Take the finished balls, dip in basic batter, and fry until golden. Tastes great too!
Overcooked, fluffy edges of root vegetables? We fight for it!😂😂
I just love this series. Thank you for each episode. Ben you are simply amazing figuring these recipes out each time.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I am grateful for many things including finding this community. Enjoy an extra slice of everything!
Mike and Ebbers work together so harmoniously and bring a very different energy to the proceedings. Love the manic but this vibe is lovely as well. Keep it up boys! Lots of love from Seattle Washington in the North America
Awww, ive been waiting hoping for New Zealand this whole series 😂 Thats okay, I also love learning about new foods!
Hi boys! Hope this comment finds you well.
It should be noted that Nepal has a whole variety of ethnic groups whose cuisine varies a whole lot, so it might be good to preface that whatever dish you make might not encompass Nepal as a whole
As for a specific dish, I highly recommend aalum/alum. It is a traditional food of the Tamang minority that uses buckwheat or millet flour and spices. Whilst it isn’t a main dish in of itself, I’m sure that it could go wonderfully with a lot of other dishes that the community suggests
I WAS CROSSING MY FINGERS FOR IT TO BE NEPAL T_T. Although now that I think about it, there's way too many options to pick a dish from.
I think Yomari is a fun dish for the team to attempt. It originates from the "Newari" tribe, the indigenous people of Kathmandu (the capital). It is not terribly difficult to make, but going blind with limited instructions... it works for great content ;)
Yomari is a steamed [redacted] with a filling of sweet ingredient 'Chhaku' (made from jaggery or molasses or palm sugar). There are also other fillings as options, so go crazy.
Thanks so much for the suggestions, we really appreciate it 😁
haha the minute they said it was a mashed potato texture i was like "oh, like sweet potato from Japan." good catch, Ben.
A Nepalese dish I've been enjoying recently is Laphing. A cold spicy noodle dish that has unfurlable noodle coils.
To touch on what Ben said about savoury sweet and not dessert sweet, I think Pacific Island countries have this type of dishes. We have it in the Philippines too and often the ingredients are similar (taro, casava, plantains, coconut, brown sugar, etc) and often wrapped in banana leaves. We normally eat them as afternoon snacks or pre/light breakfast snacks with tsokolate or coffee, but of course you can eat them for dessert too. I would describe them as umami sweet.
I guessed coconut sugar as I've been using it as my only sugar for years now. Delicious!
Can't wait until you get to "O" - there's literally just the one country (Oman) haha. I'm from there and feel free to reach out if you need some local insights!
One of my best friends growing up was a samoan, and she used to make a lot of real nice taro-based dishes.
I found Taro is exceptionally nutty in flavour, but nothing else going on for it, so basically tasted like eating hardened peanut or cashew butter.
BEST served with fruit or, in this case, coconut, to add some nice sweetness into it.
Also, side note- Micronesia *probably* pronounces the "U" like "ooh" rather than "you" as their vowels, as with all austronesian languages, are "A-Eh-Ee-Awe-Ooh" rather than "Ae-Ee-Ai-Oh-You"
That last part was hilarious! Just brilliant!🤣😂🤣
BEN'S COSTUME WAS GREAT!!! I REALLY NEEDED A BIT OF BEN'S NIPPLES TO MOVE MY DAY ALONG LOL!!!
My favorite series from You guys! Know Nothing of the place so is always a treat to learn more with you all
In the state of Maine, USA we have a traditional candy called a Needham that is made of potato and coconut. They are covered in chocolate.
You are funny silly. Love everyone.
Hugs from Sweden
The sidekick commercial is really amazing ! We need a super hero name for Ben. Any suggestions ?
So glad you enjoyed it 😁
How about "Benana Man" 😆
@@Getpojke Nice idea ! His super powers (besides being a great chef) are always having latex gloves and silicon baking forms in ridiculous shapes at hand ;-).
I'm pretty sure the point is that he is the Sorted Sidekick, and you/the user become the hero through cookery
Ben in spandex was not on my bingo card…also since everyone seems to be hating on the new studio, I will say I like it although the brick was a bit more my aesthetic
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Also, Ben looked like the supervillain in a low budget food-themed straight-to-Disney-Plus animation.
@ typo…fixed
@@MisNorm98 Sorry to be 'that guy', but sometimes they're just too perfect to ignore.
Looking forward to this, don't know a lot about Micronesia.
This was such a great episode! I started using coconut palm sugar in my daily coffee a couple of years ago, and the taste is noticeably much more complex. Highly recommend swapping it in for other sugars for drinks, it's also been really delicious in matcha too.
OMG that costume!
So when y'all thinking we're getting to Z? My bet is mid to late 2027, if we continue the upload frequency we're on currently
Probably 😂
Its going to be only Zambia and Zimbabwe, though, unless they are Freddy Mercury fans and add Zanzibar even though that is not a proper country.
At 5ish Vids per year over the last 3 years, that'd be about right.
@@zeideerskine3462 O, Q and Y are going to be predictable episodes!
Well it took @geographynow 10 years to do all the countries
1:05 "Lovely bunch of coconuts"
Ebbers does give off Zazu vibes 😂
Can't get over how great the bew studio looks! It's amazing ❤❤❤
Kush....you should have sourced some Coconut Crab from Guam just to be a meanie. Spent 2 years living on Guam. Absolutely loved it. The scuba diving was to die for, plus the water temperature. 10 pts to Jamie for pronouncing Truk correctly. Now if we can just get you pronouncing "taco" correctly lol.
One of my best friends is originally from Yap. She'll love this.
The ad at the end was brilliant 😂 reminds me of when sorted did the bloopers at the end of the video, I miss those alot. But fantastic video guys 😁 can't wait to see what you do next.
Breadfruit is some things I actively miss every time I have a long afternoon between lunch and dinner. Fried breadfruit is so yummy, and you can dip it in sugar or sambal, just, mmmh!
Sidekick commercial is brilliant XD Ben's kitchen is looking great hehe. can we get bloopers??
I do enjoy this series, it's fun to watch the team figure out how the dish is supposed to be made.
Mike, maybe consider leaving the hat at home.
The mystery international dish series is terrific! More please . . . LOL ending. 😅
I recently discovered these amazing guys! I love it and it has made me think about food waste. Today while I was preparing thanksgiving dinner I saved so much for my turkey soup!! I never would have thought about that without this amazing channel!!! Thanks!
Coconut palm sugar is scrumptious. Maybe more common here in Australia. Totally different from cane sugar or rapadura.
am i the only one who wants googly eyes on those round bits of the vents?? love these videos, always so fun seeing Ben puzzle out the cooking techniques.
I love this series ... THAT AD AT THE END, THOUGH! You are HILARIOUS!
The sidekick advertisement at the end was brilliant. So funny 😆
Love seeing these lesser known cuisines highlighted!
I spend quite a few years during my Post Graduate in Micronesia and Melanesia... and the guest family that i was staying with often made Uter and from what it looks like.... obviously can't judge the taste... they actually looked really amazing
Okay Mike's slow-mo screaming was funny enough, but the mini Super Sorted Ben had me rolllinggg haha 😆 Great promo! Also lighting in the new studio looks great by the way, well done!
This is my favorite series - when you finish I hope you go back to A again!!!
Love the vid and love the ad at the end - awesome !!!! :-)
The coconut sugar looks really similar to panela, which I had in my coffee when I was staying in Colombia. Similarly has an interesting smell, definitely not just sugar, but tasted great in coffee.
That's a wonderful ad, I wouldn't mind seeing it in a cinema :)
Great job guys!! Thise look really good!! Simple too 😊❤❤
I used to buy fresh coconut, and remove the meat from the shell by scoring the flesh in finger thick strips and levering the strips out with the point of the knife. If I hit on any difficulty I would then score cubes and lever the cubes out. This was then easy enough to do with a pen/pocket knife, or paring knife.