What’s the best flavor of Hi-Chew? – [Crew] Bless you! – Let’s talk about that. (soft cheerful music) Gooooood Mythical Morning. Hi-Chew Japanese fruit candy made its way to the US back in 2008. Since then, – It’s good. – every American who’s tried it is like, “I love this. Is it gum? Can I swallow it?” – Right. – The answer is yes, you can swallow it. I checked! – And we’ve come to discover that the highly chewy Hi-Chew has a very dedicated fan base. So come on in, welcome. Welcome to the Mythical World, Hi-Chew fanbasers. And in the spirit of Halloween and eating more candy than we probably should, we are hoppin’ on the Hi-Chew chew train- – Toot toot. – and trying every flavor in existence to determine the best. It’s time for Gut Check: Hi-Chew Edition. The Mythical Crew has scoured the internet, and every gas station candy aisle in town, to acquire every single Hi-Chew flavor out there. Would you believe that there are 37- – Yes. – distinct Hi-Chew flavors? – I would believe it. And what about three that are not even from the U.S.? Were you gonna say that? – I would also believe that. – Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. – That’s right. So 37, including the ones that aren’t technically American. – But we got all 37. – None of ’em are American. – We got all 37 here. And after we try each flavor, we’re gonna give it a score of 1 to 100 based on our initial gut reactions and then we’re gonna take a closer look at the top four scores to determine which Hi-Chew deserves the title of the highest of the chewiest. – Now, I’ve, of course, got my scoring aid here. Thank you guys for always thinking of me. – Why has it got a tooth on it? – Thinking lowly of me. – Has it got a tooth on it because it’s just to remind you that what we’re about to do is bad for our tooths? – Yeah, that’s a good point. Teeth don’t typically represent chewing, they represent decay. – Oh, it’s just, right. It’s just the tooth represents chewing, but I’m just thinking about- – [Stevie] What represents chewing typically? – The tongue? – Cheek muscles. (crew laughing) Cheek muscles. Alright, I guess you’re right. Teeth pretty much represent chewing. – Yeah, they pretty much do. – I know how this works. – [Stevie] Okay, gentlemen, are you ready to stuff your mouths with chewy goodness this morning? – I haven’t eaten anything today. I’m so ready for just the first thing to be in my mouth to be some squiggly sugar somethin’. – [Stevie] Well, I have good news for you, ’cause that’s what it’s gonna be. If you need a refresh at any point in this tasting, we have some refreshing Topo Chico on standby – Oh, yeah. – in your Mythical Sip N’ Slide Sippers. – Oh, my goodness. – [Stevie] We’re starting out with the Hi-Chew flavors that made them famous. It’s the fruit category, and lots of it. Starting with green apple. – Oh, this a good start. Mm. – [Rhett] That’s good. – Just as good as the Jolly Rancher. Maybe better. – Oh, this is gonna be the longest gut check in history. – Well, you have spit buckets, and also, you can- – Oh. – Oh, wow. – Thank you. – [Stevie] I actually didn’t know when I said spit buckets they were gonna come in at such a coordinated pace. – That was very well coordinated. – [Stevie] And also, you can bite halfsies. – I wanna get the whole experience. – That’s not gon’ help. That’s the whole thing. – I think you get everything you need to get from the chewing, so- – Oh my gosh. – I think I can adequately score that. – Alright. Oh, I forgot- – Green apple is really good. It does taste like a Jolly Rancher, but it never stops happenin’. And then it has that gum-like consistency, which is gonna be true of all of them. I’m gonna give that a solid 80. I mean, that’s a really good flavor. – 89. – Whoa! – Lemon – Hold your horses. Lemon? – 10. I don’t like lemon. – It tastes like every lemon candy out there, like a lemon Starburst. Not great. 35. – [Stevie] Grape. – Oh. – I mean, one- – That tastes like grape bubblegum. – great thing about a Hi-Chew is that no matter how hard you bite into it, when you release the bite, it doesn’t stick in your teeth. It’s an amazing miracle. This is really my- – It taste just like Bubblicious grape bubblegum. Like they’re gettin’ the flavor from the same factory. – But the flavor, I would call it a little weak, but still great. 79. (Rhett coughing) – I feel like it got worse as I went along. 68. – [Stevie] Black cherry. – Oh. – Oh, my jaw’s gonna be, need to be massaged later. Don’t love that. I’m gonna give it a 41. – 55. – [Stevie] Might I recommend bringing the spit buckets, you know, up? Up, up to your, up to your mouths. – Oh, you don’t wanna… – You don’t like to see that? – Yeah. – You don’t wanna see that the whole episode? – Well, people are gonna have to see it 37 times. I’m just, you know. – Alright. That’s fair. – You mean you’re not enjoying that? – [Stevie] Yeah. – That’s fair. – [Stevie] Watermelon. – Oh. They’re goin’ through the Jolly Rancher factory. – I’m gettin’ their flavors. I typically don’t like watermelon flavor. I actually think- – That’s pretty dang good. – that this is a lot better than a Jolly Rancher. I disagree. – I think it’s the consistency, man. – I’m surprised. – You’re gettin’ more of the flavor, ’cause it’s juice in your mouth a lot more. 76. – 62. How ’bout that? – [Stevie] I loved it. Grapefruit. – Oh gosh, the spider caught it. – [Stevie] Grapefruit? – V, wake up. – Sorry. (crew laughing) I was laughing. – Oh, that’s refreshing, man. – Mm. Mm. – I like that a lot. – Me too, man. – It almost taste healthy. – It kinda wakes up your face. – 81. – I’m gonna give it a 90. – Wow. Have you looked in your bucket? – Pineapple. – No, I don’t wanna look in the bucket. – Yeah, don’t look in your bucket. What’d you say? – Pineapple! – We’re all confused today. – It’s a very accurate flavor. It’s kinda frustrating ’cause I just feel like I’m, it’s so accurate that I’m eating a pineapple that’s inedible. 50. – I like it, but not a whole lot. 61. Oh, got stuck on my tooth for a second. I couldn’t release. – Watch yourself. – [Stevie] Juicy Peach. – Oh, juicy peach. – Alright. Ow. Ow, ow. I got my lip. I bit my lip. – This has a different consistency. – It’s thicker. – There’s something inside that’s thinner, and the outside is thicker. – You’re right. That’s the juice. – Oh, it’s fallin’ apart in my mouth. I think I can swallow this one. – It is disintegrating quicker. – I don’t know how to feel about that. – Which I don’t love. Yeah. I’m attached to the- – I feel like this goes against the principles of Hi-Chewness. – I agree. I’m gonna give it a 55. – I’m so confused. 50. – This is a different category, I guess. Juicy? – [Stevie] Well, still in fruit, but now you’re gonna try just peach. – Oh, okay. So this won’t be too juicy. – Good, good. V! – [Stevie] Oh my gosh. – Do you remember how this works? – [V] Yes! – Oh, you know what? Having tasted juicy peach and now tasting this, I definitely believe that the original formulation of Hi-Chew should not be messed with it. – That’s right, man. Even though the flavor’s not as strong and it’s not as juicy, that consistency is great. I’m gonna give it a 69. – I don’t like that peach flavor – 69. – a whole lot, though. 49. – [Stevie] Mango. – Mm. It’s kinda like startin’ a long distance race. You can’t go in too aggressive. – This one’s harder, though. – Mhm. I really like mango, but- – I don’t particularly like this one. – I actually don’t like this. 39. – It tastes a little rotten. 34. – [Stevie] Mango reduced sugar. – Oh gosh. – What? – That’s a thing? – A little easier to chew. – Mm. Five. – It tastes absolutely horrible. – Especially after tasting those other ones. – One. – [Stevie] Kiwi. – Kiwi? – I need a palate cleanser, ’cause that was horrible. – Kiwi’s nice. – I do not like this. – It doesn’t taste like Kiwi. – 22. – Oh, it’s gettin’ worse. 17. – [Stevie] Banana. – Oh, you’re gonna hate that. – Here’s the trouble. – [V] Sorry, hold on. – She’s havin’ to unwrap this one. (V laughing) – Taste like banana Laffy Taffy. – V, you didn’t have your Wheaties this mornin’, did you? – [V] No, I didn’t. – You alright? We still love you, V. You and your gloved hand. Makes you feel like a dental hygienist. But the opposite, ’cause of the candy. – Yeah, the arch nemesis of the hygienist. – Kinda like watermelon. I typically don’t like it. I don’t like banana flavor. But somethin’ about this is surprisingly palatable, enough to bring it up to a 29. – I give it a 52. – [Stevie] Blue raspberry. – Mhm. – This feels like an appropriate flavor for a candy of this kind. – I always get excited about the blue raspberry in candy world. – When do you go to Candy World? – Every day in my mind. I’m underwhelmed. Dang. 52. – I was hopin’ for better. 57. – [Stevie] Just plain ole raspberry. – Okay. Alright. – Better than blue raspberry. – I like this. – 61. – 70. – Sevenay. – [Stevie] Blueberry. – I’m always fascinated by blueberry flavored things, because it never tastes like blueberry. – I’m givin’ out, y’all. And I’m a champion chewer. – Hey, stay strong. Stay strong, man. – V, I’ma need you to pre-chew these for me. – [Stevie] You’re not even halfway through. – Oh my God. – [Stevie] I mean, you can do it. You’re almost halfway through. – Look at how many we have to go. – I’m trying not to think about it. I’m trying not to look into my bucket every time I spit into it either. – 78. I like it. – It was pretty good. Let’s give a flat 70. – [Stevie] Strawberry. – Oh, interesting. – The key is a slow, deliberate clench. – Don’t take Hi-Chew on a date, because you’ll just sit there lookin’ at each other with your mouth movin’ without communicating. – That could be cool. Let’s have a Hi-Chew moment. In the middle of the date it’s like, it’s time for a Hi-Chew moment where we just stare into each other’s undulating mouth. – You don’t have to look at my mouth. I’m not lookin’ at your mouth. But that is a way to communicate sexual interest. – Fine. 69. – I don’t like it. 42. – [Stevie] Juicy strawberry. – Oh, we know we’re not gonna like this. – Uh huh. Yep. – 41. – 40. – [Stevie] Red apple strawberry. – I’ve never had a red apple flavored candy. – Oh, okay. Somethin’ broke. – It’s always green apple. Your jaw? – Yeah, somethin’ popped. – Red apple’s interesting because it’s not sour. – [Stevie] Red apple strawberry. – It’s red apple strawberry. – I like it. (crew laughing) – V was so on- – Sure, V. – V was so on top of it, she was feeding you the next one. – V’s havin’ a day, y’all. – She’s just confused. – This one is just like the juicy peach. The consistency’s messed up because of the double flavor. 38. – No, I really like it. I’m gonna give it a 80. – Really? – Yeah. – It had the consistency problem for me. – [Stevie] Strawberry lemonade. – Oh. – Well, see, now you think that none of the combos are gonna work. – Is there anything else on your body that can chew? Like if your mouth gets tired, can you put it somewhere else first? – Man, there’s a couple other things I can clench. – What’s the next thing you could chew with if you didn’t have to use your mouth? – Prostate. (crew laughing) – Alright, I’ll stick the next one in my butthole. The lemonade flavor comes from the lemon, which I already don’t like. 15. – 20. – [Stevie] Strawberry reduced sugar. – Oh god. It comes apart in shards. – Ew. Ew. Ugh. – Did somethin’ nasty happen? – Yeah. Yeah. – I chewed it a little bit. – [Stevie] No, no, that was on Link, that one. – Oh, I’m sorry. I think drool came out. – Oh, good. ‘Cause I was takin’ a Hi-Chew outta my butt. I already did that. – This one got caught in my teeth. I gotta give it a four. – That’s awful. You can’t mess with the consistency too. – [Stevie] Dragonfruit. – Oh, exotic. Right consistency. – I’m just not as familiar enough with dragonfruit to know if the weirdness that’s happening is that. – Dragonfruit’s good, but it’s sort of not as good as non dragonfruit. – 18. – I’ll give it a 31. – [Stevie] Acai. – Bowl? – Acai! That’s nice. – Actually pretty good. – 57. (Link groaning) – It gets worse as you chew it, though. – Dang y’all, this is- – 41. – This is tough. – [Stevie] Juicy blood orange. Orange. – Mm. Enough with the juicy. Oh, I like that flavor. But I don’t like the consistency thing. – If you only eat the juicy, you might be convinced that it’s good. But in context, it can’t go above a 50. So I’m gonna give it a 49. – That orange is really good. If there’s a regular orange, I’m gonna like that. – 50. – Blood orange, you mean. – [Stevie] Orange and tangerine. – Oh. Okay. – Mm. – Alright, here we go. That’s pretty good. 74. – 60. – [Stevie] Lychee. – Okay, this should be mild, right? – I’ll put this on some frozen yogurt if you don’t watch me. – You don’t like people to watch you when you’re handling the lychee? – Well, I don’t handle it. I get the, – Mm. – I get the yogurt baristas to do it. – That’s accurate, y’all. If you like lychee, you’re gonna love a lychee Hi-Chew. 71. – That is very accurate and very good. I’m goin’ all the way to 78. – They’re really doin’ a good thing. I see why there’s a whole community of fan people of this. – Yeah. – Lilikoi. – Say it again. – [Stevie] Lilikoi. Which is also passion fruit. – Come on, come on, come on. Good God, let’s taste ’em. – That’s kind of pleasant. 63. – I wanna 100% agree. 63. – Okay. – [Stevie] Yubari melon. – I did what? – What? You bought- – And I’m not givin’ it back. – Mm. Mm. – That takes like – [Both] Honeydew. – 75. – It’s a little soft, though. It started disintegrating. 68. – This is starting to look like the bucket, goin’ into third grade, with the teacher who said “No gum.” Yeah. Well, I’m takin’ this home and givin’ it to Shepherd. (crew laughing) – [Stevie] And that completes the fruit category. Our next category is a nice mild pallet cleansing round of three flavors involving yogurt. – Oh. – [Stevie] Starting with plain yogurt. – Cancel your plans, this is gonna be the longest episode of GMM ever. – It just tastes like cream. – Yeah. – It doesn’t taste like yogurt to me, though. – It doesn’t taste like yogurt, but it tastes good. It tastes like puddin’ more than yogurt. – 40. – No, I’m gonna give it a 77. – [Stevie] Blueberry yogurt. – I do frequent that. I gotta be careful on that left side. I got a weak left jaw. Well, up here is not a problem, down here’s the real problem. – I’m not lovin’ the yogurt. I’ma stay at 40. – That was not as good as the regular yogurt, but I still liked it. 64. – [Stevie] Strawberry yogurt. – How many yogurts we got? ‘Cause you gon’ hate all the yogurts. – This is it. She said three. – Okay. It’s not as good as the blueberry. 57. – I’m sticking with my yogurt. 40. – [Stevie] And that wraps up the yogurt category. – Oh, thank God. – [Stevie] Up last is the Hi-Chew flavors that are a little bit extra and all over the place. That’s right, it’s the miscellaneous category. Starting with blue Hawaii. – Can you baby bird it? I’ll baby bird it. I need you to mama bird it. – Oh. Why is it so little? Oh, this is the one y’all could only find one. – Literally one? – It tastes like deodorant. – Yeah, that’s weird. 21. – 15. – Yeah, I shoulda gone lower. – [Stevie] Rainbow sherbet. – Okay. – My stomach is so confused right now. – 51. We can do this, Rhett. We’re professionals. – 44. – [Stevie] Ramune. – Say what? – [Stevie] It’s a carbonated soft drink originally sold in Japan. – That is really interesting. – That’s fun. Remember that when you wanna mix up your Hi-Chew experience. – It tastes a little like detergent. I don’t suggest that you find out what that tastes like, though. – You have totally ruined it for me, ’cause that’s totally correct. – It taste like detergent smells. – I was over here, now I’m over here at 30. – I’m at 17. – [Stevie] Cola. – Yeah. – Okay. – I hate it! – Tastes just like those cola gummies. – Nine. – I’ll go 54. – [Stevie] Tropical smoothie. – Oh, that Cola. That’s a strong flavor. I gotta get it out. – Mhm. Wonder what makes it a smoothie. I guess it’s just, it’s a bunch of fruits. – That’s pretty good. – I feel like I’m on vacation. It’s an all inclusive, but everything that’s included – 73. – is a little underwhelming. – 73. – 59. – [Stevie] Pina colada. – Oh, you’re still on vacation. – Uh huh. Hm. 29. – If you like pina colada, you’ll like that. 61. – [Stevie] And that concludes the miscellaneous category. You have now tasted all of the available Hi-Chews. Your scores will now be tabulated – Thank you. – [Stevie] so you may more closely judge the top four Hi-Chew flavors. – Oh my- – Look what I made. – [Stevie] Oh, come on. – We are currently at the first ever MythiCon event. – Yeah, we’re there right now. We’re in Austin, we brought the whole set and made it look just like it does in Burbank. – Yep. Kicks off this afternoon. If you’re not there with us. Hey, we get it. Everybody can’t be at MythiCon. But we do want you to see our live stage performance. – Yes. – We want you to experience it live along with everybody there. So we have created a streaming event that you can purchase and watch from the comfort of your own place of comfort, exclusively on Kiswe. – Yeah, and this is gon’ be a special show. We’re gon’ be doin’ some things we’ve never done before, and maybe never will do again. One time show, okay? – So we want you to be there for it. Go to mythicontickets.com. It’s tomorrow night, alright? That’s Saturday the 30th of October. Is it 29th? – The 29th. – Yep. I knew that. – Yep, the 29th. – Tomorrow’s the 29th. – Today is the 28th. Yes. – And I’m in Austin, Texas. Mythicontickets.com. 29th. – [Stevie] Okay, according to you the top four Hi-Chew flavors, in no particular order, are green apple, lychee, blueberry, and grapefruit. But before you crown the best one, a quick mention of the worst. – Yeah. – [Stevie] You ranked the two reduced sugar flavors at the very bottom. – Surprise, surprise. – They surk. – Now, we tasted green apple first. And is that why we gave it such a good score or is it really, really good? – It’s really good, dude. – Oh yeah, that is good. – I need to keep this in my hand, I guess. I’m gonna keep it on the table. – I’m gonna set it right on the package. – So, lychee, I can tell by the packaging. – Like a little worm. – This is one of the three that is not sold in the U.S.. We had to source it! – So it’ll be really frustrating if we make it the best one. – Oh my goodness. – It’s so soft. – It’s softer. – Mm. – It might be a superior – Mm, that’s good. – consistency. – Mm, I don’t know about that. – The flavor’s milder, the chew is better. So it kinda evens out. I’m havin’ a difficult time. – I’m havin’ a difficult time opening all of them. – Blueberry is not in the running for me. So if I don’t ever get this open… Oh, I like the cross section of it though. Remember Bonkers? This reminds me of Bonkers candy. – It didn’t last long. – Little bit of Bonkers goes a long way. – I’m actually surprised this made it to the end. – Yeah. This is the worst. – Yeah, that can go. – ‘Cause grapefruit, – Oh, grapefruit’s nice. – we were lovin’ that, man. It was early. It was back when our jaws still functioned properly. Weren’t permanently damaged. – Oh, man. It’s so refreshing. – So we’re gettin’ rid of this one. – I know what my favorite is. – What’s your favorite? This one? – Grapefruit. – Yeah. For real. And, you know what? I’m proposing that lychee just beats out sour apple. It’s neck and neck, you can switch ’em around, but since they’re not the winner… Oh, I forgot. – Oh, yeah, you got it. – We’re crowning grapefruit the highest of the Hi- – [Both] Chewiest. – The highest of the chewiest. (streamers popping) – Boo! – Yeah, the lychee is definitely worth trying if you can get your hands on it, but if you’re just in North America and all you can get is the grapefruit and the green apple, you gon’ have yourself a good ole time. – Yep. And if you want- – [Stevie] No, no no. – Just give… Here. – [Crew Member] No. – Give this to Shepherd. I want him to have it. And here’s two more. – Just put it in my bucket. – No, you can hold it. – No, put it in my… – Okay. (streamers popping) – Hey! – Thanks for subscribin’ and clickin’ that bell. – You know what time it is. – Hi, I’m Kaya. – And I’m Colton. – We’re from Rathdrum, Idaho. 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