My my, that’s one fancy package you’ve got there. – Let’s talk about that. (upbeat music) Good Mythical summer. – A few months ago we gathered a bunch of different packaged foods and made rash judgments about them based on their appearance, wondering if the packages we like the look of best would also taste the best. And answer for me was that I pretty reliably could judge a food book by its food cover. Most of the time, my visual favorite was also my taste favorite. – And for me, it did not apply at all. I guess I’ve just got a little more depth to me. – Okay, well, don’t worry. I’m gonna drag you down to my level today ’cause we’re going back for round two. It’s time for “Don’t Judge a Bite by Its Box, or Maybe Do Do That.” Let’s find out. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] All right, boys. Each round, you’re gonna be shown three different packages of the same type of food. You’re gonna have to give us your gut reaction based on looks only, and imagining price is not a factor, which of those choices you would gravitate towards in the grocery store aisle? And no reading the fine print on packages, ’cause last time I said that, Rhett immediately launched into reading the country of origin of each olive oil you were tasting, and that is a no. That will not be happening today. – Well, that’s what I do when I go to the grocery store, Stevie. – [Stevie] Nope, nope. It’s just the look. – But this time, it’s just like you got your cart, you look up, you make a rash decision. – [Stevie] Mm-hmm. It’s not a rash decision. – No, this is very rash. And I currently have a rash. I didn’t think I was gonna tell you that, but- – You keep saying that we’re rash, and I never thought of us that way. – We’re trash. – [Stevie] Okay, after you choose your favorite based on looks, we’ll then have you blindly taste each option and tell us which one tastes the best, and we’re gonna see if there’s any correlation between your favorite packaging and your favorite taste. And we’re gonna start off with- – Mac and cheese? – Mac and cheese. Yep. – Do you want me to hold these up or do you want me to look at them on the screen that we have down here like you would as you were driving by? Because once I hold them up, I feel like I’m gonna be tempted to start reading things about them. – Yeah, just leave it there, I guess. Leave it there. I’m a little familiar with this. I mean, Annie’s is a strong pick. This is new to the block. And I will say that I’ve seen a lot of this at my house. My kids eat it. I don’t, so I don’t know what it tastes like. – You don’t eat it because- – I just don’t. – Intimidated by it? – Because they make it for themselves and they don’t share it. – Oh they don’t? It’s gone for you. – I definitely wouldn’t be choosing this crap. – This is a no contest to me. I’m immediately going here, because this font, again, I learned last time that, I like when people make cool choices for fonts, they usually make cool choices for flavors. And so, boom. – And I know a little bit more about this. There’s something about this, but I’m not gonna tell you. But yeah, I’m also gonna choose this. – I know nothing about it. Cool fonts. – I choose this. – So we put our little sticky sticks on that, Link. – Oh, oh, oh. We got the sticky sticks. – To end it. I don’t wanna put it over the cool font. – Boop. Right there. And now do we get to eat? – [Stevie] Now, please eat. – Okay. – [Link] So this one’s real orange. – I’m trying not to think about what colors they were on the package, just not be influenced by it. – Small noodles. A bit of a strange taste. – I don’t like the taste. – This one looks creamy and the whitest. Better taste. – [Rhett] Much better taste. – [Link] Softer. – There’s a lot of noodle falling apartness. – Yeah. – The noodle integrity is not up to par. – Yes, it’s unintegrity. This is the type of noodle that’ll lie to you. – [Rhett] Oh yeah. Let’s try this one. – I’m not a noodle at all. Or maybe I’m just not made of the thing that normally noodles are made of. – This tastes much more like traditional mac and cheese. – Oops. – [Rhett] It’s down to these last two. – And if I eat ’em both at the same time- – You get confused. – Put one on the right side of my mouth and one on the left. All right. There’s one that I love, and I’m ready. Can I? – [Stevie] Yes, you may politely stab- – Now I stab? – [Stevie] …the, nope. Okay. – Let him do what he wants to. – Three, two, one. – See? We both like the one with low integrity. – It’s just, the cheese flavor’s better. Sorry. The cheese flavor’s more intense. – This could steal from us. Our identity, our wallets, our futures. – [Stevie] Okay, so you both chose the one that you said no to ’cause you chose the Whole Foods 365 Organic Mac & Cheese, which is 21 cents an ounce. – Well, that’s a little pie on our faces, isn’t it? (crew laughs) – [Stevie] The one closest to Rhett, that was the trendy one, Goodles Cheddy Mac. – ‘Cause Goodles is not… It’s made of peas, right? – [Stevie] It says that it tastes like your childhood but eats like a balanced meal with extra protein and fiber and no artificial flavors or preservatives, and it costs 49 cents an ounce, so over twice as much. – You need all that stuff. All that stuff you said it didn’t have, it needs. – Yeah. – Yeah. – [Stevie] And then the last one- – I like what they’re trying to do, but- – [Stevie] …was Annie’s for 27 cents. – Annie’s is not bad. It’s pretty classic. Tastes good. I think it’s a little healthier than like Kraft. I don’t know. Don’t quote me on that. – So for mac, go for the ugly box. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] Okay, which toaster pastries are you going for here? – Is this a Pop-Tart? – No, it’s a Pop-Tart ripoff because that’s what we’re always in the market for. – Yeah. – I want a Pop-Tart, but I definitely don’t want it to be a Pop-Tart. You know what I’m saying? – That’s never been- – I don’t know why. – I’ve never thought that. – So this one, Toast’ems, looks- – [Rhett] I would think I might be picking up a Pop-Tart. You know what I’m saying? Oh, I got home. It’s not a Pop-Tart. It’s a Toast’em. – I feel comfortable making this choice. – And it’s very patriotic. – When you move to Katz, first of all, it’s got a Z on the end. – Yeah. That’s scary. – But it kind of looks, the packaging makes it look like something like your aunt that smells funny would have at her house. – I just think there’s not enough contrast on the packaging. I feel like it’s boring. They put another package on the package that’s almost the same size as the Pop-Tart. You know what I’m saying? – It’s a little “Inception”? – What are y’all thinking? – And now, the choice we made in the last round is before us again for Flings. – Again, I’m drawn to it. It’s a cool font. – I like the- – Cool, creative font. I’m gonna go with my instinct and- – Flings- – …doing what I’m gonna do. – …I mean, it sounds risky. It sounds like if I did one, I wouldn’t want to tell anybody. – Well, if I’m gonna have a fling- – But I would get caught. – If I’m gonna have a fling, it’s gonna be with a Pop-Tart rip off. – And I would deserve whatever I had coming. You know what? I’m trying to learn my lesson but- – I’m just going on instinct, though. – …by not choosing this, but I still can’t go with stinky aunt, so I’m going with the most Pop-Tarty. – [Stevie] Okay, so there’s some major visual differences between these pastries, so go ahead and put your blindfolds on before we bring them in for you. – As you can see, we can’t- – [Stevie] They’re in. They’re in. Feel nicely around, please. – Okay. It’s the whole thing. I’ll do one of these. I’m gonna do one of these. – Hold on. Did you get… – [Stevie] You’re all over it. That is yours. You may take it. – Oh, there’s two? – Yep. – Oh, thank you. I mean, you guys are so thoughtful. – Okay. Crumbly on top. – Oh, very strawberry-y. – If I didn’t know any better, I would thought I was eating a Pop-Tart. – Uh… (crew laughing) – There you go. – I interpreted what was going on. I got to the plate. It was empty. I felt your arm. I was like, his arm is probably holding my Pop-Tart. – Oh my goodness, Rhett! – I was right. – Brace yourself, boy. You about to be un-Pop-Tarted. – What the hell? – What’s the opposite of a pop? A pooch? – It’s like people put toothpaste in there. – It’s like a pooch tart. And the outside is so grainy. – Why’d y’all put toothpaste in there? It’s like they ran outta strawberry filling, and they used that strawberry toothpaste that little four-year-olds like. – You hate the inside. I hate the outside. – The inside’s horrible, bro! – It tastes like it ends in a Z to me. I hope. – Am I on the right one? – [Stevie] It’s fine. No, no. Feel the arm? – I wanted to do… I wanted to do the thing for you this time, Link. – Too late. Oh my gosh. – This is a thick daddy. – It feels like it’s got something growing on the outside of it. – Huh. – It’s so tall. How could it be so tall? – You mean thick? – Well, tall. Yeah. If you lay it down. It doesn’t taste bad, though. – It doesn’t taste good, though. Where is it? – [Stevie] Yeah, it’s fine. – Mm. Um. Hmm. – [Stevie] Well, now, let’s see. Now, there’s a problem. You are now- – This is the first one, right? – [Stevie] Nope, that’s the second one. – Because I put it there? – [Stevie] Yeah. (laughs) – This is the first one? – [Stevie] Yes. I think it’s Link’s, but it’s okay. – All right. – Dude, this is so easy. – [Rhett] This is so easy. – Well, then why do you keep eating them? You have to pick the one that you like the best. – ‘Cause I went back to the one I like the best, just ’cause I like eating it. – Okay. Okay. Okay. – [Stevie] Three, two, one. Okay. So you’ve agreed again. – We’ve agreed again. – [Stevie] Link, you can take off your blindfold now. – Okay. Can I open my eyes, too? – [Stevie] Yeah. – Oh yeah. This… What? Look at… What? It’s crazy. It’s molded. It’s got plaster on it. – [Rhett] I don’t know what happened on that one. – And none of the boxes show this. – [Stevie] So the the one closest to Rhett, those are, the ones that you picked are Toast’em Up Pops. – They’re the ones that taste most like Pop-Tarts. – See? – 20 cents a pastry. And then the one in the middle that you absolutely hated, that was our trendy option, Flings, and it’s because it’s keto-friendly and high protein. I think that’s maybe why you hated them. – Oh. – And they’re $2.50 per pastry. – Why y’all keep tricking me? – This is what this design is starting to mean. – Okay, well, listen. – Nasty, but high protein. – It took you one round to learn your lesson. It took me two, but I’ve learned my daggum lesson. – Yeah, don’t do that again. And these are cheaper than a Pop-Tart. Is that what we’re saying? ‘Cause they’re just as good. That’s the other thing. – [Stevie] I think they are. They’re 20 cents a pastry compared to the trendy is $2.50, and then the last ones that are just very confusing are Katz for $1.49 a pastry. – It’s like they got cats to help ’em make it. (upbeat music) – Hey, wanna remind you, Good Mythical Evening, The R-rated, not safe for work extravaganza is gonna be broadcast live from here to you on August 24th, 10:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Pacific, so grab your tickets at goodmythicalevening.com. We got different levels of tickets. It’s gonna be so much fun. – Be there! – And so memorable for the people who are able to remember it. – Yep. – [Stevie] Link, this round is gonna be so fun ’cause it’s the anchovies round. But don’t… Before you look at the fishies, look at the packaging. – Okay. – Mm-hmm. – Now, I don’t typically get anchovies, but I’ll buy a canned fish, a canned sardine, from time to time when I’m trying to convince myself that I need to be eating more healthy oils. – ‘Cause this is how people eat ’em? I mean, you just buy an anchovy and you put it on a bread and you eat it? – No, no. Usually, you make it an ingredient. But if I get some sardines, I’ll put it on a little cracker. But then you add like hot sauce and other things that make you not realize you’re eating sardines. – Mm-hmm. This is a fun little box. It might convince me to try anchonvies. – I’m very attracted to this box. I’m so attracted to this box, but I feel burned. – It’s fanciful. It’s magical. It’s like an Adult Swim cartoon, almost. – But this one would catch your eye because it’s yellow. I mean, it’s just as simple as that. – This one seems like it’s been around the longest. Like this is a classic. – Old school. – It’s been around this long. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. – [Rhett] This is low effort. – Is it, though? I thought this was like fancy schmancy. – I just feel it’s low effort. – But it does exude some sort of high-end fanciness. – I don’t disagree, but I feel like they could have put more effort into the packaging. They could have made it yellow, at least. – I’m not… I gotta go with this one because I need a new angle to sell me on anchovies. – I’m going- – I need a cartoon. – I’m going against my instinct because I’ve been burned, and I’m going with the thing that would catch my eye, and then I would make that conclusion. I’d be like, that looks like a solid brand. Cento. They’ve been doing it for years. – Maybe 100 years. – They’ve perfected it. Flat filet anchovies. Okay. – The thing about it is I’m seeing like- – Juice? – …hairs on all of these. – [Rhett] They’re little bones. – How can anchovies have hairs? – It’s little bones. They have little bones. But you can eat ’em, and it’s not a problem. – It looks like hairs. But just do a small bite and don’t complain. Don’t make a weird face. Not like your grandma’s watching, and you’re trying to make her proud. – There’s one. I just wanted to be able to look at it later. These are darker. – But you see how these add so much flavor to something if done right. So salty. So intense. Like a Caesar salad, you gotta put anchovies in there if you know what’s up. – Yeah. I’m trying not to eat the hairs. – [Rhett] I think that was good. There’s a slightly different flavor. – The oil! – It’s a stronger fish flavor on that one. – Yeah. – This is more straight up salt. – And then these are… This one’s got hairs, too, man. I know you’re saying it’s bones, but tell me it don’t look like hairs. – Oh. That is a different experience. Man! That’s got like four or five layers to it. Ha! – [Link] Yeah, that one’s the best. – Oh, you thought so? – Yeah. It’s more about… The oil is kind of more interesting, I think. – It’s more complex, and it’s still got the bite but, it’s got a little, I don’t know, it’s got a different thing happening with it, some heft. – I’m just glad that’s over. Yeah. So we are agreeing even though we disagreed, so- – [Stevie] Okay, you both chose Cento, the yellow packaging. – Yes! They’ve been doing it right for years. – [Stevie] They’re anchovies from Morocco, and they’re $1.50 an ounce. The first ones that you thought were saltier, that’s Agostino Recca. Oh no. The first plate that you tried, the one on the left is- – This- – Yep. – …is this. – Yep. There you go. – Hey. Less salt, more time into the packaging. – [Stevie] It claims to be Italy’s number-one brand, with self-proclaimed high-quality fish and high-quality oil. It’s $1.67 an ounce, and so that means the trendy option, Fishwife Anchovies was in the middle. It’s all over TikTok right now. I’ve told you the tin fish thing is on TikTok. This brand’s on TikTok a lot. – Oh! – [Stevie] It’s a woman-owned and led company, claiming their anchovies are the richest, butteriest anchovies that have ever touched your lips, and it’s $4.05 cents an ounce. – They put all the effort into the box. This is low effort. – Yeah. I do wanna see a cartoon about these women, smoking pipes, fishing for anchovies. – You really have to mix ’em- – Takin’ names. – You gotta mix ’em with things to really come to a firm conclusion. But I don’t know. I guess I just like yellow packaged anchovies. (upbeat music) – [Stevie] Hey, it’s cookie dough. – Yes! Eat it straight out of the… Well, in this case, a bag. You got a bag of cookies, just the dough is right there. And then these… Are they perforated? Yep, these are perforated. And these are also perforated. – So this feels a little trendy. This feels a little like they’re trying to be a little bit healthier, and everybody has a point of reference for a Toll House. – I just feel like- – You know how good this is. – Yeah, I know that this is good. I’m not trying to do any better. I’m just gonna tell you right now, I would just pick the Toll House because of the brand recognition and that I associate good feelings with this yellow color, not just with sardines or anchovies, but you see that and it makes your mouth water for cookies. You know what I’m saying? – It definitely does. – It’s iconic. – And I guess in support of what you’re saying, every round, we have preferred the cheapest, down-the-middle baseline, not the fancy or the weird. But I gotta, I’m just, when it comes to cookie dough, I always want to try- – So, okay, so. – …something new. – So let me just tell you how that felt for me. Well, first of all, it’s not an emotion that I’m not unaccustomed to feeling on this show. So I’m a little bit confused. You know, were you confused? – I can explain myself. – You confuse. You make people think that something’s gonna happen, and then you make a different choice. But the thing I’m taking issue with this time, is that you said “in support of,” and I was like, oh, my best friend, he’s supporting me, and then you said- – Did I say “in support”? – You said “in support of what you’re saying.” I was like, yeah, we’re on the same team. – I don’t think I said “in support of what I’m saying.” – You said “in support.” I felt supported. I felt backed up. – I don’t remember saying “in support.” – I felt in sync. I felt an instant bond. And then you broke it in front of everyone. – [Link] I said in support of what? – [Rhett] This bag of dough. – In support of my curiosity. – No, you said “in support of what you’re saying.” Roll it back! You see that, and it makes your mouth water for cookies. You know what I’m saying? – It definitely does. – It’s iconic. – And I guess in support of what you’re saying, every round… I got it. I’m going against what I support. – Thank you for admitting that to all of us. – In this particular cookie instance. – And it’s never happened before. – [Stevie] Okay. Put on those blindfolds. – As you can see, we can’t touch all the cookies. – That’s a big cookie. That feels like a choice. – I’m going for my favorite part of the cookie, the middle. That’s a good cookie. – I’m gonna keep my cookie over here this time. – No complaints. Well, I’m gonna keep mine on my lap. – [Rhett] No complaints. – Oh, this is… This cookie for some reason is smaller. – It’s not that much smaller, though. – Mine was. – Whoa. It’s different. – How is it different, Rhett? Paint a picture for the people. – It’s grainier. – [Link] Mm-hmm. What else? – It tastes good. It’s just different in ways that I can’t even articulate. – It’s not like it’s your job or anything. – It’s quite a journey I’m going on. – This one’s smaller, too. – This one is smaller. This one’s significantly smaller. – I’m not really tasting much different in the chocolate in any of these. – They’re all good cookies. The first one has a oatmeal cookie texture. – Yeah, it’s like… It just, it flattened out on the pan, I think, is what happened. And coming back to the chocolate of the first one. Oh. Am I just tasting anchovies? – Okay. – Man. – I think I’m ready. – They’re different but not in ways that seem meaningful. – Yeah, I would take any of these. – [Stevie] Can you choose your favorite? – Okay. Ultimately, I like the chocolate on one of them, and that’s what I’m choosing. – [Stevie] Three, two, one. – Scoop. Boo doop boop. – [Stevie] It’s okay. You can take your blindfolds off to find the spot. – We’re both going for this one? – [Stevie] Yeah. – Yeah. – And- – The chocolate’s good, man. That’s definitely not the Toll House. – [Link] I actually like the cookie part better, even though- – The cookie is good. – …it seems like they get crispy real quick, so you gotta be careful. – [Stevie] Okay, so the one that you both liked was the trendy option, Home Dough, which means, one, Link, you chose the packaging and you like the taste best, but also, this is the first time that we get to give you a trendy item to wear because you chose the trendy tasting thing. – Oh, thanks, man. What is this? Is it a bracelet? A necklace? What is it? It’s a Tamagotchi with Baby Yoda on there, little Grogu. – Is that how you wear it, over the ear? – Is this where it goes? – [Stevie] Yeah. Well, I mean, it goes where- – You’ll never see me without this. As with every other prize that’s been worn on this show, you will never see me without it. – [Stevie] Oh yeah. I forgot that Rhett didn’t choose the packaging, but he chose the taste. So yeah, you’re both proud parents. – Oh, I still get it? – [Stevie] Yeah. You’re both proud parents. – ‘Cause you’ll never see me without this. – [Stevie] Okay, great. (laughs) Home Dough claims their cookies will quote “ruin your life because they’re so good you won’t settle for anything less after trying them.” Apparently, you would, though. – Yeah, we would. – [Stevie] The cost comes out to $2.12 a cookie. The middle was Immaculate Cookie Dough, which comes out to 60 cents a cookie. And the last was Nestle, which comes out to 16 cents per cookie. – Hmm. – They’re all pretty good cookies, but yeah, especially, if we could have been looking at these not to match them up, but that’s a much more appetizing cookie. The undulations, the size. – I actually, if I was looking at ’em, I would’ve chose the Nestle, ’cause I, I like the smooth thickness. – Oh no. This looks like a cookie that you might pay for just for one cookie, like behind glass. You know what I’m saying? You would never do that with that one. – But it’s not better for you. That’s what Immaculate is. – So I don’t know if we learned a whole lot today. – [Stevie] Well, there was a pattern leading up to this where Link broke from the support, which was go for the cheaper. – But I’m still in support of it. – [Stevie] Yeah. – I’m gonna get the yellow anchovies. That’s what I’d do. – Do as I say, not as I do. – I’ll remember that. – [Both] Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. You know what time it is. – Also, don’t forget to come back for Good Mythical Weekend. New episode tomorrow. (laughs) You almost got me. – I’m Sophia. – I’m Avery. – And we’re from Edison, New Jersey. – And we just had a lovely dinner for her 20th birthday. – [Both] And it’s time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. – Happy birthday. – Lovely, lovebirds. – Happy birthday. They’re lovebirds. – Lovely, lovely. Click the top link to watch us figure out which one of us is more annoying in Good Mythical More. – And to find out where the Wheel of Mythicality is gonna land. – [Rhett] Reminder, Good Mythical Evening is right around the corner. We’re gonna be live on August 24th at 10:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Pacific. Tickets available now at goodmythicalevening.com.