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Now, even though we all love to save, when it comes to grocery shopping, there might still be a tendency to lean on brands that you are familiar with over the store brands. But brand doesn’t always equal better. We’ve had some pretty tasty things made at a bargain price right here at this desk. That’s right here at this desk. That’s right. But could dishes made with the most expensive grocery ingredients surprise us this time around? It’s time for Food Price Fight. Top Shelf Versus Bottom Shelf. Okay, dimwits. First up we have club sandwiches made with ingredients from Target and prepared by the Mythical kitcheneers. One was made using only the cheapest ingredients at Target and the other was made with only the most expensive ingredients. All ingredients used for each dish are on the podiums for you to take a look at, along with Chase now in costume. No, what? Half and half? What? It’s two things. Yeah. I feel like sometimes I go real overboard with the costume, so this time, I’m trying to, like, go right down the middle. Okay. Got it. I see what you’re doing, though. You also got, like, the curls on one side, the curls on the cheap side. I didn’t do my hair on this side, and then I did it on this side. Oh, yeah. This side can afford product. It’s actually kind of a good look, Chase. Thanks. Okay, so you’re gonna give each sandwich a try, and then you’re gonna tell me which dish you think is the cheaper version of the two. Nothing like a big old sandwich for breakfast. I mean, is this the Big Mac of sandwiches? Did you call it a club, Vee? Yeah, it’s a club sandwich. That is what a club sandwich looks like. Is that. I mean, it has a third bread in the middle. Do they eat it at the club? I believe. I don’t frequent any type of club, but I believe a golf club. Well, that’s not what it’s called. The club in which you play golf. It’s escaping me right now. A country club. There we go. There we go. Which is weird that it’s called a country club. It is. Country club. You know? Why do they call it that? I don’t know. That’s a good sandwich. It’s a good sandwich. I mean, for breakfast. For breakfast it’s good. Can’t beat. Needs an egg. Let’s go play eighteen. That was a golf joke. I particularly like the bacon on that one. Oh, my gosh. How is there? Y’all keep slipping maters onto his club sandwich. They’re not on here, but they’re kind of still on here. What do you mean? It’s fine. Your sandwich has been kissed by maters? Oh, no, they made it on there. Made it. Tomate it. All right. I got rid of it. This is softer. Does softer mean cheaper? You like mushy things. So do you like it better? I don’t think it’s better. I don’t think it’s better either. The bacon’s not as good to me. And the mayo. I don’t need to eat it anymore. The mayo was a little. I know what I feel. Thanks to therapy. Tepid. Yeah, you do. All right. Okay. You’re gonna put your hand over the club sandwich you think is cheaper, in three, two, one. I don’t like this one as good. Yeah, it’s mushy. But I’m going against my instincts because. That doesn’t feel right. I actually think we learned last time the cheaper stuff is surprisingly better. Already forgot. The cheapest club sandwich is on Link’s side. Yeah, it’s mushy. So, Chase, go ahead and remove the price tag on the cheaper ingredient podium, and we’ll see how much that total checkout price was. He looks while he’s doing that. Yeah. Yeah. And if you could just go full profile when you do that. I don’t wanna see any of your rich side. And he’s slumpy. Look how slumpy he is. Oh, man, look at that guy. Fifteen dollars and forty-four cents. Get a life. Okay. Okay. So you are going to be guessing how much the price of more expensive side is. That was cool, Chase. For two more points. So write down on your whiteboards how much the expensive items costs. Rotate a little more, Chase. There you go. There it is. Look at that posture. How much more expensive? I’m not gonna make the mistake I made before. Could it be double? What is double? Okay, thirty eight eighty, I believe. I will also say the prize up for grabs today is a delicious spread of discounted items found in the Target clearance section. So there is a lot on the line. I love that little spot. I think double. I said twenty-six thirty-seven. All right, Chase, let’s see. All right. Look at. It’s more than double. I got it. More than double. Yes. Way more than double. See, that’s right. I redeemed myself. So you guys picked the more expensive one as the one you liked better this round, right? Yes, definitely. Do you think it’s worth that price? No. Difference? The bacon. What kind of bacon is that? Why is it so much better? Which one? The expensive bacon? Yes. It’s. Oh, it’s black label? Hormel Black Label. Yeah. I’m trying to figure out where those. Where those dollar differences. I know it’s cumulative, but there’s got to be a couple of those that are like, you’re paying a lot more for. Bread, maybe. I think it is worth it, because think about how many sandwiches you can make for that extra twenty dollars. So I’m saying bougie. Still bargain. Next up, we have deviled eggs made with ingredients bought at Whole Foods. So which, Whole. Whole Foods. This is also what deviled eggs look like. Yeah, it is. They are at country clubs, and also the devil eats them. Oh, come on. That’s not true. I looked into it, but a lot of people are afraid of these. Hey, listen, don’t be afraid. This is. What do you mean? Who’s afraid? No, people. A lot of people don’t like egg things and, like, open egg and room temperature eggy things. Am I right? Who’s afraid of deviled eggs in this room? See? Yep. We got two. Twinkle fingies. So. I’m judging everyone. Don’t be afraid. Devil’s not involved. The devil is in the details, though, and the proper way to eat one is like this. If there’s a deviled egg on a menu or on a plate, I am not afraid of it. I will eat it. I cannot resist ordering, eating, going back for seconds, thirds and fourths of deviled eggs. Something about it is so family reunion to me. And are there flies all over them, and are they room temperature and twinkle fingies, could you get something? Yeah, but I can’t. I love these things. This is my favorite little egg thing on the planet. It’s my most irresistible appetizer order. Name another little egg thing. Because now I’m interested. What did you think of that? It’s too salty. Too salty? Well, I did notice that the salt over there. Chase, go to the other side. Go to the expensive side. Baleine salt. What is? It’s from a whale. It’s from a whale. Baleine is like whale teeth. It’s whale salt. Right from the blowhole. The interesting thing about it is, if you don’t eat it all at once. And you just bite half. That’s not interesting. Then you’re left with just, like a. What’s the white part of an egg called? The egg white. Definitely tastes different. It’s right there in the question, Link. Which you have, by the way, said several times on the show, is your preferred part of the egg, which is interesting. The white? Yeah, he said that the egg white is his favorite. I don’t like the yolk of an egg unless it’s deviled. He’s an egg racist. Known this for a long time. Well, listen, if that’s. If that’s the only type of racist I’m gonna be, then I’ll take it. An egg one. And it is. They were definitely different. Don’t you believe that these were different? Yeah, salty. Oh, hold on. What did you just do? Did you just ruin deviled eggs for me? Sorry. Don’t ever do that kind of thing. There needs to be a booth for that kind of stuff. Well, you don’t have to watch me eat. Can we get a private booth for him if he’s gonna do that kind of stuff? Nobody’s watching me except you. We need a Link booth. Maybe you just go under the desk until we get a booth. I will not be shamed. Some things deserve ridicule. Okay. All right. It’s definitely salty. I’m ready. Okay, hands over the cheaper eggs. Three, two, one. We disagree. I think salty means expensive. Okay. The cheapest plate of deviled eggs is on Link’s size. Okay. All right. But, Chase, you can go ahead and remove the tag on the cheaper podium. What are we working with? The saltier ones are more expensive. Twenty-two dollars, Whole Foods. Now, they’re not known for being frugal or whatever. Yeah. How much more? Double would be forty-four eighty-four. I’m really good at doubling numbers if all the numbers are lower than five. You know what I’m saying? See, but if I triple it, that’s sixty-seven twenty-six. Yeah. I don’t know, man. Doing lots of maths over there with your little egg things. Okay, what did you say? I said thirty-nine fifty-six. I’m not quite doubled. I’m not afraid to forty-eight one it. Okay. This is gonna blow your minds. Chase. Rich, Chase. Fancy, the other, yep. It’s gonna be so expensive. It’s gonna be so much. Yes. See, I told you they don’t frugal. Whole Foods. I just refuse. I just refuse to believe that they’re willing to charge triple. I just refuse. My brain won’t let it happen. Look at the. I mean, just look at the logos alone are worth the price. I wish I could see what things were so much more expensive. Like, I’m just. I think it’s mostly the spices. Although Vital Farm’s eggs are definitely more expensive than a Three Six Five for sure. But it’s so worth it. Two dollars more or four dollars more? I don’t know. The Vital Farms eggs of it all, I just think are definitely worth it. There’s definitely a difference in the taste of those eggs. I think the problem is they were so salty that we don’t feel like it was worth it. Oh, I definitely don’t. Because I preferred the. Right. The bargain. The bargain. So we are saying bargain. Sporked writer Ariana recently went on an assignment to Publix in Florida. Did you know that we sent Ariana on an assignment? What are we, Vice? To Publix in Florida? If you go to sporked. com and search Publix, that’s with an X, if, you know that if you live where they have Publix. It’s not K-S, C-K-S? Publix. She published her picks for what to buy at Publix deli, the best Publix wine deals and more, including the ranking of Pub subs. Wow. We’re sending people on assignment. Yes, we are. We’ve arrived. Okay, last up, we have strawberry cheesecake made with ingredients bought at Ralphs. Which dish do you think was made with the cheaper ingredients? Ralphs, the Publix of the west. As you were coming over to my cheesecake. I almost slapped your hand. Because in my mind, I just went to the place where this was mine. Don’t you. Because when you put a cheesecake in front of me, I claim it. Cheesecake represents a culmination of all that we are capable of as a species. You’ve got sugar, you’ve got fat perfectly together. And that’s really the only two things you need to enjoy yourself. What about strawberries? And strawberries. I just love it. That’s what we’re capable of as a species. We’ve rarely done more than that. Sugar, fat, and strawberries. Think about it. I mean, it’s better than ChatGPT. Yeah, that’s good, Vee. Would you rather ask ChatGPT a question or just put this in your mouth? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ask that to ChatGPT. I’m actually. Ooh, this one’s creamier. You knew it just by stabbing it. You’re a man who, oh, it is creamy. Mushy, if you will. I mean, it’s different. So we’ve got Sweet Cream Butter versus Challenge Butter. Challenge. It’s got a deer on it. I like that Challenge Butter. Or an elk. Yeah. Yeah. And then the Honey Maid versus, just like, the Kroger grahams. They’re both good. Driscoll’s is cheap strawberry. Cheap-ish. But it’s probably organic versus. One of these. Pesticide coated. I love. Those strawberries are strong. Cheesecake hard to make, Vee? No? For you, probably, yeah. There’s lots of ingredients. Sour cream. I think I have a guess. All right. Three, two, one. Cheaper. It’s just not as good. It’s not bad. The cheapest strawberry cheesecake. I’ll switch. Just because I’m so. I’m so in the hole here. Was on Rhett’s side. Dig a little bit deeper. This one was so much more flavorful and creamy. Those strawberries were exquisite. I feel like it’s gonna be worth it. And now there’s no chance of you winning. I am just. I’m just eradicating you. Yeah, man. You’re a good shopper. E-Rhett-dicating you, if you will. But I’m gonna give you a chance here. Oh, okay. Let’s see that cheapest sign before you give him a chance. Forty-seven dollars and eight cent. So many ingredients. There’s a lot of ingredients over there. So what’s the deal you are offering me, Neal? If you get it. If you get the dollar amount right. I get it right on the dollar, not the cent amount? Yeah, you can put any cent you want. Doesn’t matter. Okay. You have to get the dollar amount right. Or do you want to be within a dollar? And you can include. Let’s not do that, because then we have to. I have to hit the dollar amount. You have to say the dollar. The cumulative effect of buying all of those ingredients. I said one hundred and forty-nine dollars and a cent. Okay. There’s a lot of ingredients there. Hey, don’t laugh. Don’t laugh. Yep. He’s been great at this game. I stand by it. I went with. Just wait. You just wait. Y’all laugh. One million dollars. What? What’s your rationale? I don’t understand. I’m trying to learn the lesson. Okay. I’m trying to learn a lesson from previous rounds. All right. Would you like a real guess? It’s weird for you to try not to. Would you like a real guess? Here, I’m thinking of the number that’s on there, Rhett, to help you out if you want to. Oh, you are? Okay. Yeah. Oh, wow. Okay. This is serious. I need some caffeine. Okay, here I go. I’ll just eat some more cheesecake. Okay, I got a number from you. I don’t know if you’re right or not, and I don’t know if I got it, but I got seventy-two. All right, let’s see it. Apparently I was wrong. Ninety-six. You are closer, I believe. How could that happen? Well, regardless, Link, you have won the nice selection of items from the Target clearance section. So, you don’t even have to go all the way in the Target to get this stuff? Well, you gotta go through the front door. I got a fashion strap. I’ve got some goggles for children. If there’s anything I hate, it’s children getting their eyes wet. So far, this feels like the beginning of Link’s next fashion evolution. We’ve got a fashion strap and children’s goggles. And I’m gonna be carrying Pokémon. Oh, yeah. Jimmy Buffett, may he rest in peace. Is it a guitar strap? Oh, no, this is for like, a bag. I’ve got. What is this? A self care kit. It looks like it has a. It’s got a shower cap, a sleeping mask and a bag. You could use that. Yeah. So, you wear a sleeping mask and then. And of course, my very own Pet Simulator, which I will open in Good Mythical More. Deluxe Fantasy Plush. Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell. You know what time it is. I’m Chelsea. I’m Vincent. We’re at Meijer in Cincinnati, Ohio, and we just found the Mythical Cookbook and it’s time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. The best page of the book. Did you buy it? Good question. Click the top link to watch us decide the best way to grocery shop in Good Mythical More. And to find out where the Wheel of Mythicality’s gonna land. Do you shop at Publix? Well, head to sporked. com to search Publix and find out all of their picks for what to buy at, you guessed it, Publix.