GMM 2903: Fancy Comfort Food Taste Test

Can we combine fancy foods and cheap foods in one beautiful dish? Let’s talk about that. “Good Mythical Morning.” We’re about to try some fancy comfort foods, but first, this portion of today’s episode is sponsored by Mint Mobile, a premium wireless service that’s challenging industry norms and fixing what’s broken in traditional wireless. Skip the store and the salespeople with Mint Mobile’s easy online wireless shopping experience and switching is easy as well. You can sign up and activate in minutes with eSIM from home. Hey, it’s hard to save money, but Mint Mobile gives you premium wireless without the premium price tag. Plus, with Mint, you bulk buy your plan up front, and the more months you buy in advance, the more money you save. Plans come in three, six, and 12 month durations. And if you change your mind, there’s a money back guarantee. At the link below or by scanning the QR code, new customers can get their premium wireless plans that start at 15. No. Five. What? 15. Oh. 15 bucks a month. Sorry. Do you not know how numbers work? Well, yeah. I’m the one and you’re the five. But we did it differently a second ago. So join Mint Mobile today from the comfort of your own home. And thanks again to Mint Mobile for sponsoring this portion of today’s episode. You didn’t make us fight, Mint. We did that on our own. Yeah, that’s right. That’s on us. That’s on us. All right. Today, I’m hoping that more than a decade of professional eating experience. Are we doing more numbers or just quotes? I’m just saying we’re, I don’t know if we’re professional. Oh. Eaters, but I hope that it’s resulted in some sort of culinary knowledge by osmosis, because today, we are pairing super fancy foods with super average foods to see if we can create a tasty new dish. Okay, boys, in front of you are two randomly assigned low-end food items. And in a moment you’ll reveal them and choose one high end item on the board behind you to pair with it and create your new dish. Now Link, last time you had a queen sweep. Wow. So, Rhett gets to pick his high-end item first today. So, go ahead and reveal your low-end items in front of you. What you got? Ooh, bologna sandwich. I believe I have a bologna sandwich. So, it’s completely made. You’ve got American cheese. There’s, looks like there’s mayonnaise, there is some cheese. That’s a long piece of bread, dude. Yep. Rectangular, if you might say that. Now, what do I have? Woop! Oh, pizza. What is this? It’s Digiorno. Okay. Now, can I ask you a clarifying question? Yes, you may. Is the person who’s going to be judging these, are they a sophisticated person or are they an unsophisticated person? We have new judges for each round and they are all culinary superstars. This time we also have four finishing touch items off to the side that you guys can see for each of you to use. So, we have a lemon, creme fraiche, Maldon flake salt, or extra virgin olive oil. So, you can each pick one of those to also add to your dish. And you have tools to assemble your dishes with when you, like in front of you. So, yes, go ahead and pick your items so you can start making your dish. But those are all the things available to you. Okay. So, I am actually gonna go just because I love it. I’m gonna go with the Iberico ham because it feels like the most sophisticated form of cold cuts alongside the least sophisticated form of cold cuts. Okay. And I feel like that could be- There’s a bug on your sandwich. Did y’all add a gnat to my sandwich? That’s like, you’re such a loser. That’s a lot of Iberico. Whoa. Alright, I’m gonna take the filet mignon because I’m gonna take his meat and I’m gonna up it. Don’t take my, don’t do anything with my meat. My meat is my business. I’m gonna top his meat with my meat. And I have an idea. Okay, so. We have so many things to work with here. We have this to put a filet in. I think it would fit right in there. Okay. Look at that. It fits right in there. And then I can get some juice, some filet juice on my… Boy, I wish the judges could see this part. My pizza. I wish they could see a play by play of what happened. But they don’t. How high can a sandwich be, do you think? I’m going into, oh look, that’s a lot of bologna. Okay. Are there toothpicks available? Sorry for my cook grunting. You know how cooks grunt? I’ll reassemble that in a moment. Take this and push this up. Ah, ha ha! And I’ll reassemble that. Look at me. Look at me doing my thing. Being the person that I am. Is it, that’s something you maybe should think. Look at me. Look at me doing my thing, being the person I am. You know, you didn’t say anything by saying that. It’s called self-talk, Rhett, and it’s healthy. Okay, yep. Try it, try it. It feels good. Look at me doing things because I’m a person, being the person that I am. Yeah. It’s a person who does things and I’m doing things and this is helping me. It didn’t help. Okay. Just being myself. We are in search of toothpicks. We will take requests that are normal and… Reasonable. And we will try and accommodate them. What I’m gonna do is I’m gonna continue to do what I’m known for. Now, that I’ve done it twice, I’ve developed quite a reputation as being the guy who does the thing that I’m doing. And what is that thing? That right there. Time will tell, friend. Time will tell. And then the judges will tell. Hmm. As well that I am it. I am it. How do you even cut meat? I don’t… I’m gonna have to wipe this plate, ’cause this is unsightly. Would you be willing to do this for me? I’m not doing anything for you. Just cut this in half. But if I do it, I’ll say that I’m doing it as I’m doing it. Well, yeah, do it. Oh! I just cleaned my plate. Can you thinly slice that? No. Ooh, it’s getting close to the fingers. Here’s what I’m gonna do. Now that that looks biteable. And then what I’m gonna do is I’m gonna wipe my hands with baby wipes and hope that I don’t have to touch that anymore. ’cause I don’t want it to taste like baby wipes. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Get that outta here for later. And now. Whoa, Rhett, what have you done? I have done the Iberico Centipede. Is that creme fraiche? Is that what you got? It’s, well, it’s not just cream fresh, it’s creme fraiche. The Iberican… Is it Iberican? The Iberican Centipede. ‘Cause we do have to name it, right, Stevie? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And that’s artist’s choice. I mean, really, whatever sounds best to you. Crap, Rhett, that looks beautiful. I’m done! Mine just looks red and meaty. Is that the name of it? It’s not a great name. Red and Meaty. Welcome to the show. The You Do You Stack. Okay. And what did we go with on the Iberico side? Mine is called the Centipede from Iberico, Parentheses, Watch for Toothpicks, Close Parentheses. Okay. Okay, let’s bring in the judge. Jordan Myrick. Hello. Uh oh. Good to be here. Little reveal judge here. You’ve done this before. These two gentlemen have made you some low-end meets fancy new dishes. If you wanna go ahead and reveal. You are not to know who made what. Uh huh. The, on your right, that is the You Do You Stack. And on your left, that is the Centipede from Iberico, Parenthesis, Watch for Toothpicks, End Parenthesis. Okay. Wow, just based on the names, I think I have an idea of who made what. Okay, and hold on. Are you covering your mouth because you’re spitting it out into your hand? Mm hm, dumping it on my lap. Okay. Yeah, ham and cheese. What’s on top? Creme fraiche, it seems, something of the sort. Mm, tastes good. A little one note, but certainly not bad. Nothing like a dish that has oil just all around the plate. Okay. Mm hm. Olive oily. Where does your choice land? Which is the better dish? I, okay. I think that Rhett made this, and I think it’s based off a ham and cheese sandwich. And I think Link made this, and it’s based off a pizza bagel. And the one I like more, it’s close honestly, I thought they both were like kind of at the same level, which was nice. I think the one I like more is this one. Was I right? Was I right about the whole thing? Yeah, you were. Yep. Wow. And you did you. I did me. I really wanted you to just pick it up and bite it. Got it. There’s gotta be an instruction, if that’s, you know, I can’t, I’m on camera. I’m trying to retain a little bit of my dignity while we’re here. Did you enjoy the Iberico ham? Iberico ham is very nice. Yeah, it’s beautiful. It just was a little bit one note, you got kind of a lot of ham. Yep. And then a lot of soft. Yeah. This one I thought the acidity of the tomato sauce broke it up a little bit, which was nice. That’s what I was thinking. Ultimately it was crazy how much olive oil was on it though. So, that almost took you outta the game. Jordan, the acidity. Were you sensing any kind of baby wipe? ‘Cause that might have been some of the acidity in that one, right? I hope not, but now I’m feeling like, yes, probably. Is there a baby wipe in this? Did I eat baby wipe? No, you didn’t. There’s essence of baby wipe. All right, I guess I can do essence. It was touched by the hands of a baby wiped man. Okay, you have two more random low-end items in front of you. Ooh. Funnel cake versus a McDonald’s apple pie, like the McCafe apple pie. Caution: hot. Is it real hot? Okay. And since Rhett is still losing, he’s gonna pick his high-end first. Oh, I still get to go. Okay. Dude, I’m surprised you lost that round. I guess yours just tasted horrible. Yeah. It seemed like it was all, I don’t know why it was all one note. There was a lot of different stuff on it. Yeah, Link. The standards are higher for you. These are mysteries to me as well. I think that’s what’s going on. Okay. What would you pair with a funnel cake if you wanted something to taste really, really good? I think I would go with a Basque cheesecake. What is a Basque cheesecake? Do you know? Is that, it’s from, that’s a place. It’s from Basque. It’s a- It looks it’s fallen in the middle. It’s a little bit, I would say it’s a little bit drier than a regular cheesecake. Ooh, that looks good. Can I taste it? You can. Oh, I can? Well, hold on, let me think about this. No, you can’t taste it. No, I don’t wanna. I don’t know, I might wanna- What if I just went in and just like? I wanna keep that. Then I would do the same thing to your little pie. Yeah. I mean, we don’t do that. Yeah, yeah. If you destroy my pie, I will destroy your pie. Pistachio spread. NutMutt is not a fancy-ish name of something though. I gotta, I gotta try the goat cheese, right? I gotta try it. So, I’m going with the goat cheese. What am I going to do here? I don’t know what I’m gonna do either. What am I gonna, whoa, that’s a big ass. That is a lot. Hunk of cheese. Of cheese. Now, can we… Stevie loves this cheese. Maybe I love that cheese and I, you don’t need that whole wheel of cheese. And it will be really sad to watch you ruin that entire wheel of cheese. And that’s all I’m gonna say, Link. But now, with the setup that you’ve given me, it’s kind of like, it would also be funny to like, use the whole thing. Was it funny when you took that tiny doll furniture that was so cute and innocent and didn’t deserve anything and then you smashed it into a billion different pieces while everyone watched going, “No, no, please!” Yeah, I mean, I mean, how’d it do on TikTok? That’s the real question. Okay, since you- Is this cheese or is this another wrapper? Don’t tell him. Okay. Earlier I asked the question if I could have a toothpick. Do you think I could get a hold of a ramekin? I have a, I have a- You’re so needy. I have a bowl, but I would- That feels acceptable. A bowl is a big ramekin. No, no, this is about presentation because I’m going to take a chance here, okay. I’m taking a chance on something. I couldn’t get a trifle cup. No one would gimme one of those. Like a glass. What is, what is that? To make like a trifle. To make like a parfait, to make something deeper. I feel like that’s too much. We need to cut it off at ramekin. Okay, but this is gonna be a very short parfait. You know what I’m gonna do? This is gonna be one layer. I wanna keep this lattice intact, ’cause that’s beautiful. So, I’m gonna do a little surgery. I can get you a glass. You know, I’ve been watching “The Pitt.” Yes, glass would be great. Okay, a glass. I, myself, hold on, let me get up and let me go get it. One second. Okay, Stevie’s going to get the glass. Okay, so I’m basically- I don’t hear footsteps. Can we add those in post? To really sell the fact that she’s definitely getting up. Oh wow. She’s walking hard. Stevie’s walking on her microphone. Wow, she is walking so hard. I feel like a coroner over here. Don’t tell ’em that. Here you go, Damien. Bring that right over, I just got it. Look at that. Oh, perfect, thank you. And now, I’m gonna use this tool, which is- So many choices. An apple strudel scraper. And I’m going to scrape all of this out without destroying the lattice. The lattice must stay in intac-us, forwards and backus. Yes, ooh, yes. Yes. I actually have a mortar. I am excelling. Whoa, that is a thick cheese. But I’m actually gonna do like this, ’cause I don’t wanna do creme fraiche right up against. It’s like blue cheese. That’s actually like an ash line. It’s not a mold line. Ash? Yeah. All right, so what I’m gonna do with this is I’m making a cheese ditch. I want to get rid, I think I wanna get rid of this outer part, too. That creme fraiche is gonna- What is that? Help to make up for some of the dryness that is naturally a part of the cheesecake. Whoops, whoops. That was okay though. I’m actually gonna take this Basque cheesecake. I’m gonna mix it directly with the creme fraiche, because what that’s gonna do is make it… Just being myself Even more moist. Ooh, look at that. I’m doing a little garnish. What am I gonna call this? Got it. Ha! Holy moly, look at that. And this is called Ditch, Don’t Kill my Vibe. This is called the Parfunnel, Parentheses, Not to be Trifled With, Close Parentheses. Watch out for the toothpicks. No toothpicks. Okay, let’s bring in the judge. Welcome our next judge, Mythical Kitcheneer Lily. Uh oh. Hi. Somebody’s opinionated. Oh yeah, I am. Chef trained. Chef-trained chef. Yep, chef trained. Yep. Yeah, you have a certificate of some sort. Yeah, I went to culinary school. Yeah. Worked in restaurants. Well, take those bags off, ’cause you’re about to be wowed. Okay. Okay, so Lily, what you’re looking at here on your right is a dish called Ditch, Don’t Kill My Vibe. Okay. And then on the left is a dish called the Parfunnel, Parentheses, Not to be Trifled With, Close Parentheses. Got it. So, why don’t you go ahead and give each one a taste and let us know which one you like more. This one is a little too try hard on the plating, I think. That’s not bad. It’s sweet and savory. You’re giving it away. What? You’re so proud right now. I’m proud of my buddy. Mm hm, sure. My tall buddy over here. That’s right. He tried so hard. Okay. Mm, this doesn’t really taste like anything. Okay, I know who won. Sorry, Rhett. Go deep! I went deep, I got all the layers. She is not to be trifled with. It doesn’t taste like anything. It’s just like- Whoa, dude. It’s just like cream cheese and bread. Yeah. You should have put caviar in it, dude. Should have put caviar in it. You should have gone hard. You’re going too conservative, man. Yeah, Link wins. It’s goat cheese, and that is a ribbon of ash. Ribbon of ash? Yeah, you know how goat cheese has ash? It’s Humboldt fog. Oh, okay. Yeah. Yep. It’s nice. I like it. And a dollop of creme fraiche. Creme fraiche. Yeah. That’s how they say it in culinary school. Yeah, you should have a point deducted for that. Hey, hey, hey. Next Thursday is a big night for us. We are heading to outer space to stop an asteroid from killing us all. That’s right. “Good Mythical Evening” is only a week away. And like Link said, this year, a lot is at stake, like the entire future of humanity. If you’ve never watched a “Good Mythical Evening,” we should warn you that it is R-rated. You might not be able to take it. We are going to be increasingly inebriated over the course of the evening. It’s gonna be live, so anything goes. And if that seems up your alley, then we’ll go right up in it. We’ll go right up in your alley. Okay. See, that’s the type of things that- Only on “Good Mythical Evening.” They can’t stop me from saying, and it’ll be even worse. Get your tickets at goodmythicalevening.com to explore all of your viewing options and the stellar extras. And stay tuned to the end of this episode to get a little tease of our space voyage to save planet Earth. Okay, let’s see what you got for the final round. Okay, listen, at this point I’m just trying to avoid a double queen sweep, okay? This is uncharted territory for me. You know, I don’t, I’m not taking this well. But You got a Doritos Locos Taco. Hmm. Is it the nacho cheese one? Nope, it’s just a regular taco. Just a regular Taco Bell taco. And I, ooh, see. I got the Filet o’ Fish. In the last round, yeah, you got the raw end of the deal. Mine was like yours, but also with apples. Yeah, okay. But now I’m dealing with fish. You’re dealing with fish. And cheese. I think a taco stuffed lobster tail is where I am headed. Okay. Lobster tail in a taco is gonna be tough to beat, but I don’t think there’s gonna be any creativity in it. It’s just gonna still look like a taco. So, I’ve gotta try to do something creative. The caviar is a nice, vibrant color. I could use that, but it’s so pungent. You don’t want to use a lot of it. Truffles also very pungent. I’m a big fan of truffle. If I pulled off pistachio spread on this thing, nutty fish. That’s, I just don’t think that’s even possible. I think I gotta choose the truffle. You like truffles? I’m not gonna choose that one. It’s… Oh, it’s a chocolate truffle. It’s a chocolate truffle. No, it’s not. Yes, it is. Yeah. What? I didn’t think it- I thought it was a mushroom ball. Me too. I thought the pig dug this up. I thought you were about to have a really expensive dish. Oh crap. The queen sweep is really in jeopardy. Ah! Chocolate covers a world of hurt. I’m gonna hit this so hard with chocolate. They’re gonna forget that there’s fish in it. Okay, and I’m just gonna get this lobster out. I’m gonna make this a dessert. So, I’ve got this lobster and I’m gonna go back in my bowl here. But a chocolate sandwich? I basically, I’m just going to take the ingredients from a taco. How do I, should I cut this in half? And I’ll just get a little bit of the- It’s like opening a geode. The corn tortilla. Ooh, look at that. Oh, there’s a whole other layer in there. What is that? Then I’m going to- What is that? This could taste absolutely horrible. I’m gonna, I’m gonna take this. What is this? It’s a, this is a freaking, ooh, I think it’s a mushroom. No, it’s chocolate. Is that a mushroom? It is a mushroom. It is a truffle. Oh, there’s a real truffle inside the chocolate. Ah, yes! Look at me discovering. Well, I’ve also been told that this was recognized by Forbes Magazine as the most expensive chocolate in the world. Baby wipe man just manhandled it. I think we paid $250 for that. That hurts a little bit. Well, I’m glad I chose it, you know? Yeah. ‘Cause otherwise all us could have been enjoying it, but now it gets to go on a fish filet. So, I am glad you chose it as well. Okay, so what I’m doing now that I’ve discovered this is I’m getting all the chocolate off of the truffle. I think I’m going to take this… And I want you to know- Out right here. That what I am doing is keeping the queen sweep intact. I mean, I never thought that I could win and then I didn’t think I could lose. And then I thought, “There’s no way I can win with this.” And now here I am on top again. Get rid of this. So we both have a seafood theme, which is… Get rid of this, get rid of this. Maybe not the best calculation on my part. Going to… Want a nice cross section of fish to come out of the side of my stick. And then I want to do this. $200 for this thing? 250, I believe. Okay, now. And it is pungent. It is pungent. And then I have this whole chocolate. I want it to be like my dessert geode cracked open revealing the main course. Okay. I cracked. I’m done. Cracked Geode Reverse Dessert Shroom Sticks. Okay. Stevie, that’s the name of it. Did you get all that? Cracked Geode Reverse. Reverse Dessert Shroom Sticks. And mine is called. You wanna walk over here so I can whisper it? And mine is called- Nope. Think Outside the Lobster Salad. Oh. Okay. Let’s bring in the judge. Please welcome our final judge, Gwynedd from Sporked. Welcome, Gwynedd. Hello, Gwynedd. Hi. A lot on the line, Gwynedd. Actually, not that much on the line because Link’s already winning. So this is, I guess just a pride round. This is just for fun? Yeah. This is for pride. So, go ahead. And a lot of pride. Should I unsheath them at the same time? Yeah, reveal. You don’t know who’s is who’s. Okay. But I will tell you on your right is a dish called Think Outside the Lobster Salad. Okay. And on your left is a dish called Cracked Geode Reverse Dessert Shroom Sticks. Ooh, yum. I love your attitude. I don’t even understand it, but I like it. Okay, should I start? Go ahead and taste. Yeah, taste both. And then let us know which one you like more. I guess I’ll start with this one since that one’s a dessert, right? Okay. It looks like it has some, is it a lobster taco salad? Is that what it is? Hello. I think that’s a fair interpretation, but the chefs are not allowed to give you any more information. Okay, so it’s a Taco Bell taco that has been dumped inside of a lobster shell is what I’m getting here. As a result- Dumped. It’s delicious. New favorite food. Thank you. The positivity. New favorite food. The positivity is much appreciated. Okay. So, this one looks like it has some dirt inside of it. Cool, I can’t wait. Is this also a fast food? Oh, I know what this is. I already know what this is too. It’s a Filet o’ Fish with dirt. The bun’s so hard. Wow. Okay, what is this? What’s this the crumbles of? What does it taste like? It’s not disgusting, I’ll tell you that at least. That helps, Stevie. It’s not. It’s a high-end food. It’s truffle. It’s supposed to be truffle. Okay. I have a decision. Please. I gotta go with the Taco Bell Lobster. Thank you. No queen sweep. Thank you, Gwynedd. I knew it was happening. Thank you, Gwynedd. I’m gonna finish it, I think. Oh, look at that. Okay, but Link, you still take home the trophy today. Yes, it is a high-low trophy. The trophy itself pretty crappy, but inside, an Erewhon smoothie. Oh yeah. So like a $18 sip, huh? Oh, look at it go. Thanks for commenting and sharing this video. It’s not even actually good, which I think is part of this selling point of it. Maybe. You know what time it is. Hi, I’m Caroline. I’m Cassandra. And we’re from Phoenix, Arizona, and we just made the Oreo biscuits and gravy from “The Mythical Cookbook.” And it’s time to spin the Wheel of Mythicality. The Wheel of Mythicality. Dink it and sink it. Getting a little bit messy there. They look like they’re on a cooking show set. Ah, yes. They’re professionals. Maybe it’s just the lighting. Moody kitchen lighting. Let’s donate $1,000 to Safe Horizon to aid in their mission to stand with those who have experienced violence, abuse, and exploitation. And you can join us in giving at safehorizon.org. Click the top link to watch us rank realistic looking fruit pastries. “Good Mythical Evening” is blasting off October 23rd at 10:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Pacific. Get your tickets now at goodmythicalevening.com. Oh, hey. Hey. Welcome to our house. We all live here now. We built the frames and the cockpit itself. Yeah. It’s supposed to be very sort of claustrophobic for our two giant men. And it is, they barely fit in it. It has a functioning ladder that can get them a little bit up, but not all the way out. I guess we’ll see what this cockpit is used for in the actual GME. Stay tuned. Find out. Stay tuned to watch GME and find out that.

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