Food Theory: What Disney Is HIDING About The Grey Stuff! (Beauty and the Beast)

Theorists, when was the last time you watched Disney's Beauty and the Beast? In the big musical number Be Our Guest, we are introduced to "the grey stuff" as being delicious. IT became a mystery to solve. What IS the grey stuff, exactly? Then Disney put a verison in their theme parks, yet, I think they may still be hiding some dark secret about this mysterious food. Something they do NOT want us to know!


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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Brittany Leigh Turnbull
Editors: Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, GeekyPeanut and Tyler Mascola
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

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[CHRISK]

To be honest, I've never given the question of which fictional food would I like to try much thought however since MatPat asked the question off the top of my head I'd like to try a Krabby Patty from Spongebob, anything from Ratatouille & the invisible food from Robin Williams version of Peter Pan.

[sonicahedgehog]

In the Spanish version of the song, when they mention the gray stuff they sing "pruebe el hígado de pato" which translates to "try the duck liber". Having it confirmed by the theorists is just chef's kiss.

[MysteryMusic]

I imagine Matpat sitting at the dinner table, taking a bite of his food, savoring the flavor, chuckling, and then muttering “It’s theory time” under his breath.

[MagiaGirl]

I would love a theory on how Gaston's egg intake affects his health AND the village's economy. Because the woman is like, "I need six eggs" and the reply being "that's too expensive".

[Theo-vtgt]

As a French person, it's more likely that the gret stuff is either Foie Gras (but foie gras doesn't really look like that, because it's suposed to not be too changed) or Mousse de Canard (a duck mousse), which can vary a lot in colors, going from pinkish to grey if you add pepper or else !

edit, I commented after hearding the mention of foie gras lol

[spaceengineeringempire]

Matpat one of the few people who can use
“Going to Disney world for lore” as a business expense

[alecwhatshisname]

Matpat, if you’re disappointed by honey, I highly recommend looking around at some locally produced “raw” honey. I literally eat mine out of the jar like Pooh. Helps my allergies, too.
Most of the supermarket stuff is cut with either rice syrup or corn syrup, and I can hardly eat that anymore. I live in Utah, and I buy from Hollow Tree Honey. They also ship around the country, but obviously it’s more environmentally friendly to source locally.

[Sharktizm]

The fictional food I want to try the most- isn’t even really fictional- it just looks so good! This food being the Ramen from Ponyo- also the honey drink from Ponyo-. It all just looks so good.

[ellekirby]

Recipe for grey stuff:
Ingredients:
12 chocolate sandwich cookies
1 (3.4 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 (8 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:
1. In blender or food processor, crush chocolate sandwich cookies into a fine crumble, Set aside
2. In a large bowl, add instant pudding powder and milk. Whisk together and let chill in refrigerator 10 minutes.
3. Stir in cookie crumbs and whipped topping with a spoon, being careful not to over-mix.
4. Enjoy!

I got this from The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook I tried this recipe and it tasted exactly like it I recommend

[ziyaolau]

I'm surprised Matpat hasn't collabed with Binging with Babish yet, considering he's literally made all of the foods Matpat has wanted to try

[jasoncaetano]

Why do I imagine disney world has Matpats face on record and are told to either keep an eye on him or keep him out

[Apleut]

matpat: "The Grey stuff: disney's most famous food!"
disney world turkey leg: *allow me to introduce myself*

[CoachJohnMcGuirk]

I always assumed it was liver Pâté which turns grey after some exposure to air. Back in those times they didn't have valid ways to keep the food fresh and looking pink. This would not effect the taste much or make you sick, and the result would be delicious grey stuff.

[kiraminakyousei]

Honestly, everything from Ghibli movies just looks amazing, especially the feast from spirited away. If only I could make that kind of food.

[pigsquatchmya]

Matt: What would these characters be eating for the past decade?
Real Question: Does a sentient candelabra have a stomach?

[shivthepolystoner]

Honestly i wanna try everything shown in Spirited Away. Hayao Miyazaki is truly an artist with how he depicts food in his movies😍

[Thebookshelfgirl]

When mat pat asked:”what fictional food did you always wanted to try?”what came to mind is Toriel’s butter scouts cinnamon pie and the cake from portal.

[elenas]

Food theory: in the Beauty and the beast we hear a villager say “I need six eggs, that’s too expensive.” Could Gaston’s egg eating habit be artificially inflating the cost of eggs?

[mr.e]

I love how Matpat's sandwich choices are things that have been done by Binging with Babish. Time for a collab

[iputmilkbeforethecereal]

The cartoon food i've always wanted to try is called "chickuna" from my early childhood, dawn of the croods. It seems to be a combination of tuna and chicken, and seems to taste bad from various voice lines in the show such as "No more chickuna!", and "You really hate chickuna huh?" It sounds interesting and i want to try it.