Is the SONIC Cookbook any good?

I review Sonic the Hedgehog: The Official Cookbook and cook a few of it's recipes.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Overview
4:18 Recipe #1 - Golden Onion Rings
6:12 Recipe #2 - The Perfect Chili Dog
8:49 Recipe #3 - Seven Rings in Hand
11:56 Tasting Time!

#sonicthehedgehog
#Cookbook
#MisoHungrie

[kuchenjaeger]

Getting Ian Flynn to do the flavour text shows that they really cared about the book!

[gamemasteranthony]

Fun fact about Ian Flynn for those who don't know: He actually got his start in Sonic media as a fan-comic artist. His work was called "Sonic - Other M", and was about the Archie Comic version of Sonic ending up in another reality where Knux is the big bad. He got discovered by Archie because of this and even referenced his fan comic in one issue of Sonic Universe. Of course, he stayed on with the Sonic comic when it moved to IDW.

For the record...no I do NOT know whether or not he laughed his arse off when "Metroid - Other M" came out, but I would like to think that he did.

[anothergamer]

I find it amazing how the "Sonic loves chili dogs" thing was originally something cartoon writers pulled out of their ass, but eventually became canon. That's not something that happens often.

[mightyfetheredone]

Wow, that chili recipe wasn't kidding around! No wonder they're Sonic's favorite! Nice to see how much care was put into the book.
Loved the opening skit. I'd believe that was what happened 🤣

[gamecube]

I think my favorite one has to be the Chocolate Chip Sundae Supreme. Strictly for the character stuff. Sonic says he goes to Apotos every once in a while to get the ice cream treat in honor of Chip. That's just so sweet

[dreadangel]

The Donuts being called Seven Rings in Hand is such a nice touch, song references are always fun.

[lychenthrope]

Coffee in chili does a similar thing to the flavours of the peppers as it does to chocolate. It adds a depth of roasted flavour without having to char your peppers on the stove, which some people can't do if they don't have gas burners (not to mention the smoke/fire risks). Also, some of the chemical compounds in coffee can interact with certain foods to make them taste more intense (sort of like how MSG works.) It tends to work best in stewed dishes like chili, but it's also used in things like mole sauces.

[AdamYJ]

You know, it’s amazing the whole “chili dog” thing has lasted. That being Sonic’s favorite food feels like a DiC invention. But Sega and Sonic Team have stuck with it.

[cheche]

The seven rings in hand made me smile so hard, Sonic and the 7 secret rings one of my fave games

[System]

I’m so glad he did the cookbook. I agree with him on the chilli too, definitely the best I’ve ever had

[GranMaj]

No surprise that the chili shines, its sonic's signature.

[MmeCShadow]

These recipes seem kind of elevated for a gimmicky character cookbook. I'm kind of impressed!

[grottenmolch]

Who would have expected such a top notch chili in a sonic cook book of all places? But the matcha frosting was def the highlight for me 😳

[ColinfromCanada]

That "coffee in chili" move is from America's Test Kitchen, if I'm not mistaken
Plus I bet it makes you move fast
Love the show

[mintykiwi]

if it doesn't have the sonic curry i'm not interested

[galaxycamerata]

I adore the idea of in-character cookbooks. It gives you a really fun way of looking at the characters involved. Like, the Evil Cookies recipe is a nice standard recipe for oatmeal cookies, but it's a perfect encapsulation of Eggman's pettiness. You just have to read between the lines of the dish itself and Amy's comments on it and the prank practically writes itself.

[anabesque]

My sister followed the chili dog recipe, and it has been, hands down, the best homemade chili we’ve ever had! Thanks for sharing this recipe

[Ophexis]

So glad you enjoyed this book! As a lifelong Sonic fan and someone who started buying a bunch of nerdy cookbooks, I had to get it immediatly on release and I was so impressed by it. A lot of love was put into it and I'm excited to try making the chili soon. And I had the same thought, the fact that every single recipe has a picture is a huge win in my book as well!

I really enjoy your videos, thanks for reviewing these books! I found myself really loving some of these cookbooks so it's always great to have a second opinion on the ones I'm unsure about because some of these are kind of gimmicky haha. (I recently got the first dnd cookbook after watching your video on it several times, and it's such a good one too!)

[kiricappuchin]

This cookbook has much more flair than I expected ngl. You can really tell a lot of love was put into this book with all the comic/song references, fun flavor text and genuinely great-looking food! If I were to ever get my hands on this, i'm absolutely making myself the Post-Adventure Treat sundae. Great vid as always :D

[michaelbutler]

I'm glad that you took my suggestion to heart! Ian Flynn is a fantastic author, so I knew right away that the cookbook would be good when I found out that he was involved.