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[TastingHistory]

Which flavor are you most interested in trying?

[SwitchFeathers]

"You wouldn't eat a tank."
Bold assumption, Max.

[nikiTricoteuse]

I still laugh at the memory of a conversation with an ltalian friend here in New Zealand. I had been to Sardegna and had heard about Casu Marzu but, was NEVER going to eat maggoty cheese, no matter how special it was or how good they say it tastes. He said he'd eaten some as a child in ltaly.
When l asked him what it was like he shrugged and said, "it was OK", paused and added completely deadpan,
" l only cried a little bit".

[rlw]

When I was in college one of my biology professors used to do research on the California newt, which secretes tetrodotoxin in its skin to protect itself from predators. He was very fond of telling us about the time a previous student dared him to kiss a newt he caught in the creek near the university, which everyone thought was hilarious up until he needed to be taken to the ER and put on a ventilator until he could breathe on his own again! He never mentioned what the newt tasted like though

[zimmercj]

Love the Pokémon Plushies referencing the chip flavours. Ponyta-Horse, Koffing-Pufferfish/fugu, Kakuna-Maggot

[OMFGBond]

We have dedicated horse butchers in germany and you can get steaks, sausage and everything. It is quite good actually and the meat is very clean, since horses have pretty much a spotless veterinary health record and a happy life as opposed to cattle.

[SapShoes]

Having actually had fugu in Osaka in 2019, 90% of the enjoyment of fugu sashimi is its texture. It has a bouncy almost rubbery texture but it's still fairly easy to chew, and it's almost translucent. You dip it in a special soy sauce that they prepare just for fugu and it's incredibly good.

[debbieanne]

I love how you give everything a chance — not just with these horrible sounding chips, but with everything you cook as well. It’s actually funny, too, as I can almost see your nose curling up when something doesn’t seem too appetizing, but you give everything a fair chance. Good job, Max. Love this site. Keep up the good work!

[lasagnasux]

My great grandma had us sing "the old grey mare ain't what she used to be" at her funeral. What a crazy woman, and I never expected anyone else to actually know that song.

[artttard]

I saw this video and thought, "That reminds me of something that Josh did on Mythical Kitchen recently." Then I looked up illegal chips. Mythical Chef Josh sent Max his illegal food. This crossover is literally more ambitious than No Way Home.

[ainilome]

Fugu isn't illegal in the US, it can just only be served by sushi chefs who have been certified in Japan of which there are only a handful in this country. There is a restaurant called Shiki in Seattle that imports live fugu during the fugu season every year.

Honestly, I didn't find it particular yummy compared to other sushi but it was worth the novelty.

[justmutantjed]

3:30 - "It's so weird that they can make a chip that tastes like meat." I said the same thing a couple months ago. Local big-brand grocery store has their in-house brand of potato chips, and one of the flavours they offered recently is Baby Back Rib. I took a bite, stopped for a sec, and looked in the bag for pork bones, because good gosh almighty, that was a disturbingly porky tasting chip. There was smoke, there was spice, there was *actual pork* taste. Not bacon, either, but like, *ribs, * as the bag said. SO WEIRD but actually quite good.

[vaspeter]

"It's like venison but a bit less gamey." That's a remarkably close approximation, especially after so little contact!

[ironhead]

Regarding the horsemeat taboo in the US: Max mentions that the taboo died out in Europe in the 19th century. At that time in the US, Aus, etc. horses were a KEY part of economic activity in those countries (cowboys for example) so utility effectively extending the taboo makes some sense. The continuation is probably related to the horse seamlessly moving from a very important utility animal to a pet of sorts since the rise of mechanization.

[martastahlfeld]

When I lived in northeast China, I found that they refused to eat dogs, and the theory was that dogs had too important a role in Manchu culture as herding animals. They were considered above food animals. I’ve always thought horses were the same for us—Black Beauty, Black Stallion, and so on. So the story about the bans against horse meat were very interesting—I never knew it was a law. I still wonder if the cultural value of horses influenced some of those laws.

[antoniocannas]

I have eaten ( many times) Casu Marzu and horse meat, as I live in Sardinia…both are delicious and the Casu is most definitely sharper than Stilton ..a lot sharper. Horse meat is common and is at times prescribed by doctors for the high iron content. Love your show!

[magistermercury]

I know it's unrelated, but I couldn't help but think:
"I mean, you wouldn't eat a tank..."
"But Earl's crazy though. He ate one of my cars once. Yep, the whole car. Like with a fork."

[Zihvorion]

The Kuzco reference was impeccable. Also me while trying to eat my breakfast while entranced by this video 😂

[RexTenomous]

This is quite possibly the most clever sponsorship I've ever seen. I think since you mentioned that texture is so important, it might be cool for them to make like, a beef or pork flavored chip so you can more easily compare the horse meat. Plus, to some people beef/pork actually is an illegal flavor, at least in spirit. Personally I'd love to try a mixed bag if they make one, especially one that contains related flavors. "Spectrum of Shrimp!" "Cornucopia of Cattle!" "Various Doneness Levels of Chicken, from Raw to Ash."

[SHKEVE]

I've had horse and fugu sashimi on multiple occasions and really enjoyed them both! Casu marzu has always been on my bucket list so let's hope we all get to travel again soon.