Beat the Chef: MYSTERY INGREDIENT Challenge

AD | Another opportunity to team up with the BASF Agricultural Solutions team to understand more about our mystery ingredient. Then, after a trip to Germany, Mike and Ben compete to cook up a dish to celebrate that ingredient. Can Mike Beat the Chef this time?

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[JAF]

Mike's was the home style meal that sends you to feeling like your at Grandma's. Ben's was the cool and hip lunch place that you go back to time and time again.

[Sadiene]

As a longtime German subscriber, I have to say this episode was very fun to see!!

[Psychoti]

I like that you're doing the format a little bit differently, not just giving an info dump at the beginning and getting on with it. At first I wasn't sure if I liked it, but by the end it was clear that the editing was very clever and it was nearly completely seamless. Kudos.

[papercurse]

As a german from wine country I gotta say I really appreciate Ebbers dish. It captured the essence of the region beautifully and looked spectacular, takes me back to some good times. (though I am a bit sceptical about pickled grapes...)

[maybevoldemort]

The enthusiasm of the wine guy was great. Sometimes they visit places and people are a bit awkward (fair enough- they don’t do this all the time). He just bled enthusiasm and felt very natural on camera

[frenchfriar]

I think this was a win that Mike genuinely earned. His food looked delicious, and was the kind of thing I think of as "hearty German fare".
While Ben's efforts also looked amazing, it was just too many different fiddly things, instead of a more unified whole.
It was great to see Mike front and center again, though I love Baz & Jamie, we don't get to see enough of Mike lately.
And Mike really challenged Ben this time, too, I'm so proud of him!
Well done, everyone.
Oh, and loved the way you integrated the interviews from your visit, too.
This was one of the best episodes ever!

[fresco]

I love the little german-isms of the winemaker. Translating expressions literally like "ground recipe" and "it's in everybodies mouth" are very genuinely German.

[maybevoldemort]

Great to see the guys build Mike up and compliment him. He gets trolled a bit sometimes and I get it, but I will forever be a Mike Stan

[killuahsmathetricks]

As a german I can say that you definately didnt mess up as badly as in the burrito episode :D Your recipes will not cause a national german outrage and will not make it to the news ;P

Good job and I would love to taste it.

And for the reaction about Ben's Bretzel: In my opinion they need to be at least that dark. Obviously not burned, but it may be a deep colour for me. However in germany the camps are split^^ Basically lightly baked" (sometimes called "Baked in moonshine" =D ) or at least as "dark" as Bens.

So all in all good job and keep on doing stuff like this. Always love to see you outside of your studio and exploring new things

[laurensabino]

It’s so nice to see Mike! I feel like we get to see him less and less as years go by since he’s so busy behind the camera, but I’ve missed him 😻🤍

[johalt]

As a German, I can say ebbers did a really good job making pretzels. They are not in the quality of a south german Bakery, but they are high-end homemade pretzels. Mike did also a great job with the Schweinebraten (style) I would say, that most of the Germans would see it as a German dish (except for the Pie part, but I would love to try it as a pie) if they would taste it.

[heidilee_]

I like the way this video was edited, flipping back and forth between the studio and the vineyard. Nice flow and storytelling technique.

[kateh]

I love when Ben gets geeky excited about things, such childlike joy.

[greteukulele]

So happy you've been to Germany! Thank you for featuring our food culture! ☺️
Those pretzels looked really delicious, but I think the best way is to eat them is with lots of butter and chives!
And to make them look and taste even better, roll the ends very thinly, and then tie the knot. This gives the pretzels two different textures: the crunchy knot, and the thick and fluffier middle.

[KarlaJeannieDoddy]

Mike finally getting the win deserves, been so many times when he's been wronged when it comes to badges, wins etc, but he produced an amazing dish with a good wine pairing to accompany the dish, finally he got what he deserved!

[EvaLitzenberg]

As a the German representative in London: I think Mike's dish is a perfect german-british fusion.
Gut gemacht. 😊

[Daph]

Christof's way of speaking and explaining - you can see and FEEL his passion in his craft. Reminds me of my zoology professor back when I was studying biology in Germany. It's so inspiring and makes you so motivated to learn!

[Ichselbst]

I‘m from Germany and loved this episode. Well done, Mike and Ben! It‘s a different approach to German Cuisine and yours has potential. 👍🏽 Greetings from Frankfurt.

[JudyCZ]

Guys, thank you for always having proper captions with your videos! So many people depend on them and so many channels don't care. Much appreciated! ♥️

[ReiNamine]

As a native German i was very happy to watch an episode dedicated to our wine culture! I had a lot of fun :D