Chef Taste Tests Pretentious Ingredients!!

Our normals have found some potentially PRETENTIOUS INGREDIENTS for our Chef Ben to taste test!! Will they impress him? Will they annoy him? Will they be worth splashing the cash?

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[droomprinsesje]

Fancy water makes me so angry, the claims for money going to the local community can't be traced, meanwhile it is extracted from fragile areas, potentially withheld from locals (or charged for), and shipped across the world. Water should be free for people locally. Also the official Apsu water website doesn't seem to exist anymore, making me even more suspicious.

[jonaswestman]

i want an episode where Ben does the "cheap vs premium ingredient" concept but the dishes are made by normals

[broadwaystarb]

When Barry tipped the water bottle after hearing its cost, I literally shouted “Don’t spill it!” at the tv
The AUDACITY of that price tag 🤣

[thecherrypah]

I cannot tell you all how many times I rewatched the moment that Mike said "This bottle of water cost us ...". The facial reactions from Ben and Barry crack me up every time.

[ogreman]

That water may be legitimately the most pretentious item they’ve ever had on one of these episodes.

[anubislover]

Ben's, Baz's, and Jamie's expressions at the water's price had be laughing so hard I woke up my dog. 🤣

[Relinque]

That water unsettled Barry, he became quiet and grumpy. Totally loved it 😆

[rasmusxmage]

Vitelotte potatoes are mostly prized by the french kitchen due to the amount of butter they can absorb, which makes for a very indulgent mash. Should have given that a try

[JeffKelly]

I realize that it's his own personal vacation time, but it's becoming more and more clear that Ben is one hell of a world traveler. I'd love to see a series of travelogues on some of these adventures, but again I know it's his vacation time and he probably doesn't want to bring his work with him. Still, hearing him talk about the Andes, etc, makes me wish we could see him going to these places and learning about the foods and cultures there.

[ItsNiteNite]

I want a blind taste test video of dishes with and without bay leaf to see if it actually does anything

[Aviendha]

Ben's and Barry's reaction to the water price is hilarious but Jamie's shocked face while listening to Mike is priceless lol 😄

[animalchang]

Ben is so ridiculously knowledgeable about food, it's amazing to listen to.

[shezza_cpt]

When baz coordinates his hair colour, jacket and potato 😂

[ducklinsenmayer]

Ben deserves a badge for nailing what region that sea salt comes from.

[endwarAHblackfoot]

The bottle of water may be worth a stupid fortune, but the reaction faces on Ben, Barry and Jamie was just priceless! XD

[atpeterhayes]

I was fully expecting someone to make a "Ben's gone on a water tasting course" joke when he was deep into his "water sommelier" chat 😂

[JeffreyKelley]

The miso powder is something that Brad leone made on bon apetite a few years ago. he made a few different powders from fermented things and used them on popcorn. Every person in the video loved it.

[digiscream]

Ebbers: Water sommeliers are a real, valid thing
Also Ebbers: HOW FKN MUCH, YOU GODDAMN

That switch from "yep, I get it, totally makes sense" to "WTF?" was absolute gold.

[DanielDugovic]

10:45 "Would you like to learn how to taste water?" Mike was extremely prepared for this segment.

[aymiewalshe]

Oh man...my Dad grew purple potatoes one year and was just tickled by them. We all decided, however, that they were almost impossible to eat because of the dissonance the color created. (I mean, none of us are chefs...we were eating mash.) It was so weird. But I love the history of things like that.