Nick:
Today, I'm trying the most popular breakfasts
from around the world, with the ultimate goal
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of finding out which country does it best.
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And we're starting in North America
with the United States, where a typical breakfast
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includes pancakes, eggs,
bacon, toast and orange juice.
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Where do we start with this breakfast?
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Max:
I'm starting with the bacon.
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Nick:
I like making breakfast sandwiches.
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All you do is you take a pancake,
a few pieces of bacon,
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then 1 or 2 eggs.
I'm thinking 2 today.
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I'm hungry.
And then you top it off.
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Check this out! Ooh!
And with a little syrup on there...
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Max: Uh...
Nick: Oh!
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Max:
The salty and sweet for breakfast...
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Nick:
Max, I don't know if you knew this,
but when I was a kid, I was obsessed with
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making pancakes. I'd wake up every Sunday
morning and make a different type...
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And it was one of my favorite things to do.
I thought it'd be fun to try a "Pancake Stacking Challenge".
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Max:
I loved doing this as a kid.
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Nick:
We're gonna see how many pancakes Max can
stack up in the middle of the board.
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Max: 1, 2, 3...
Nick: Not bad.
Max: ...4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Max: ...19, 20.
Nick: Wow!
Max: 20 "Topsy-Turvy".
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Nick:
I want everyone watching right now to
subscribe if you think he's gonna get more than 25.
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Nick:
<i>(Whispers:)</i> I think he's gonna do it.
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Max: ...24. Ah!
Nick: For every breakfast in this video,
we're also gonna give it a Tier List ranking.
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So for the United States...
I think it's fair to go with "B-tier".
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Moving on to Canada, we have peameal bacon
with eggs,
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home fries and chocolate milk.
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Max:
Chocolate milk for breakfast?
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Nick:
Chocolate milk for breakfast.
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Have you heard of peameal bacon?
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Max:
I've heard of Canadian bacon.
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Nick:
There's a difference. Peameal bacon is this
cornmeal crusted pork loin,
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whereas Canadian bacon are those normal
rounds of ham.
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I like the look of peameal bacon better
already.
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I feel like there's gonna be a crust, a crunch.
Maple syrup.
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Max:
A Canadian specialty. Why are there 4?
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Nick:
Canada loves their maple syrup.
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They have 4 different classes:
golden, amber, dark and very dark.
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Max:
I feel like we gotta go with the dark roast.
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Nick:
The least expensive.
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Nick:
That saves me money.
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I have a friend who's Canadian. He told me
that some Canadian people have been known to
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put maple syrup on not only their eggs,
but also the pork.
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The question here is:
Is it gonna taste good?
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Max, do the honors! Oh, boy!
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I don't think so...
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Nick:
You like this idea?
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Max:
Tell me when, Nick!
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Max:
That was a lot of syrup.
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Nick:
I'm gonna pop the egg yolk.
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Canadians seem to think everything's better
with maple syrup.
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Max:
But can you really trust the Canadians?
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Nick:
Why is that about a hundred times better
than I thought it would be?
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Max:
I think it's the peameal bacon.
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Nick:
The cornmeal on the outside is amazing.
Before any ratings...a little chocolate milk.
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Nick:
Ooh! I'm not liking chocolate milk for breakfast.
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Nick:
No. Doesn't belong for me.
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Max:
I'm normally a fan, but combined with
all the maple syrup,
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it's just a little much.
Based on the food, I'd say "A-tier",
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but because of that chocolate milk...
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Canada's getting "B-tier".
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Nick:
Moving on to Mexico, we have chilaquiles
with a fried egg,
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refried beans and Atole.
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Max:
I have no idea what it is,
but that is...
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Nick:
Chilaquiles? You don't know what that is?
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Max:
I've heard of them.
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Nick:
You never had chilaquiles?
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Max: Never.
Nick: Ah!
Max: They look insane.
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Nick:
If you've never had chilaquiles,
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then I think we need to make this
just a little bit more special.
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Give me a second, Max!
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Nick: Come on in, guys!
Max: Nick!
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What? Nick?
Hahaha! What is happening?
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Max:
My heart's beating so fast.
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Nick:
Have some chilaquiles, please!
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Max:
I'm so distracted right now.
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Nick:
Isn't that good?
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Max:
Delicious. Wow! The sauce...
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Nick:
There you go.
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Feed everybody, Max!
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Max: Hey!
Nick: Give everyone a little taste!
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Nick: Thank you guys so much!
Max: Nice job, guys.
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Nick:
Now that things have calmed a little bit,
I should explain. Chilaquiles are crispy
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tortilla chips that have been simmered
in a warm,
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spicy salsa until they're tender,
but still just a little crunchy.
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And they were created in Mexico
to use up stale tortillas.
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But it turned out to be one of the most
iconic dishes in all of Mexico.
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Max:
It's crispy, but still somehow so saucy.
It's gotta rank high.
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Nick:
We have to put Mexico's breakfast
right up in "A-tier".
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Next up is Jamaica, where we'll have ackee
and saltfish with fried dumplings,
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boiled green banana and carrot juice.
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Max:
Is that like...scrambled eggs?
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Nick:
That is ackee. It's a really cool looking
Jamaican fruit that is extremely toxic
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if you don't prepare it right. But don't worry!
I watched a YouTube video on how to prepare it,
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so we should be totally fine.
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But why don't you take the first bite,
just to be safe?
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Max:
Extremely...extremely toxic?
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Nick:
Oh, no, it's very toxic. In fact,
it's illegal to buy this fruit fresh.
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You have to buy it canned.
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Max:
I think I'm gonna start on the juice
with the carrot in it.
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Nick:
I'm gonna go right in for some ackee.
You only live once.
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Whoa! That's crazy. It's like a creamy avocado.
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Max:
I'm gonna try a little too.
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What kind of fish is this?
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Nick:
That is cod. Salted cod.
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Nick:
The salty, chewy cod really balances out
the creamy,
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soft melt in your mouth.
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Max: Ackee.
Nick: Have you ever seen a cod?
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Max:
Yes. Have you?
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Max:
Oh, boy! Here we go.
There's gonna be a whole cod, right? Yep.
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Nick:
This is a cod. I thought it'd be cool for
everyone watching to just see what a cod looks like.
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The way they make this dish is...
they literally take the cod filets,
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and they salt them tons and tons,
and it sort of preserves and dries out the meat.
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And when you mix it with that creamy,
delicious ackee...
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I personally love it.
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Max:
It's breakfast time.
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I'm excited to eat my ackee.
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And you bring out a whole fish,
and you drip the fish juices on my drink.
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Nick:
I'll make him a deal. You give the cod
a little kiss, I'll put him back in the fridge.
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These must be the fried dumplings.
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Nick:
It's exactly right. Ooh! Nice.
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Max:
Got nothing inside. They smell great,
though.
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Nick:
I don't know why they call them dumplings,
though. I was expecting more of a sweet doughnut.
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This is pretty much just a fried bread roll.
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Max:
It is nice and flaky, though.
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Nick:
It is. And when you eat it with some of that
green banana, there's our sweetness again.
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Nick: Whoa! That's actually the hero of the plate.
Max: That's very good.
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Nick:
Try the carrot juice before we move on!
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Max:
Mhm... Phenomenal.
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Nick:
It's because it's "Jamaican Style" carrot juice.
So it's got carrots along with some
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condensed milk, nutmeg,
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Max:
Definitely the highlight.
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Nick:
This is a hard one...to grade.
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Max: It's not gonna be high.
Nick: No?
Max: I think it's a "D".
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Max: Yeah.
Nick: I was gonna put this in "A" or "B",
which puts us way apart.
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Max:
Why don't we meet somewhere in the middle?
"Jamaican me crazy" with this breakfast.
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It's getting a "C-tier".
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Nick:
We'll move on now to South America,
where we'll start with Venezuela to have
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Arepas con Perico, avocado salad,
fried plantain,
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and Papelón con Limón.
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Max:
I'm loving the colors.
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Nick:
Yes, absolutely. Do you happen to know what
"perico" means in Spanish?
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Nick:
Close.
<i>(Sings:)</i> "Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo..."
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It means: "parrot".
Haha! Haha! His name is Jinx.
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Max:
That thing is beautiful.
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Nick:
Well, this is the reason they named this dish
the way they did. I think he wants to eat it.
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Max:
Holding the parrot... How are you holding it?
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Nick:
What do you mean "How am I holding it"?
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Max:
What is going on, Nick?
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Nick:
They named the dish because of all the
beautiful colors. You've got these yellow eggs,
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red tomatoes, green onion...
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And people say the dish looks a lot like
a parrot's feathers. So I wanted to compare.
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Do you feel like the vibrant,
beautiful colors of a parrot line up
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with the look of this dish?
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Max:
It's all on theme. This is magical.
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Nick: You do think it...it lines up?
Max: Very similar.
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Nick:
Give him a plantain!
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Nick:
Yeah. He's looking. He wants some.
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Nick: Hey, buddy!
Max: <i>(Whispers:)</i> This is so cool.
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Nick:
You don't want any eggs?
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Jinx? Have a little!
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Nick: Come on!
Max: Should we have?
Nick: Max would still have a little bite.
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Nick:
Oh! That's amazing.
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Max: Very good.
Nick: Whoa!
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Do you know what this is, Max?
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Nick:
Jinx, do you know what it is?
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Arepas are grilled cornmeal patties that are
crispy on the outside and nice and soft
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on the inside. And this one has been filled with
all those amazing ingredients.
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This is phenomenal.
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Max:
Can I try the salad?
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Nick:
Yeah. Try the avocado-tomato salad!
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Max:
Mm... Very citrusy...a lot of lime in there.
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Nick:
Want some drink?
08:04
Max:
<i>(Whispers:)</i> He likes it.
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Nick:
Let's have him help us rate this one!
08:08
Max: Yeah.
Nick: I think Jinx would agree that
Venezuela's breakfast deserves a very strong "A-tier".
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Next up is Colombia, where we have
calentado with fried egg and a side of avocado,
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as well as arepas with sausage
and hot chocolate.
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Max: What is it? Is that cheese or...?
Nick: This is cheese.
Max: Cheese?
08:22
Nick: Cheese.
Max: Why is it in a cup?
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Nick:
We take our warm hot chocolate...
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Nick:
Pour it over the cheese...
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Max:
Are you serious?
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Nick:
Yes. And we let this sit...and the cheese
is gonna melt.
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And then you fish it out of there later,
and you eat this delicious,
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gooey, chocolatey melted cheese.
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Max:
I'm skeptical.
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Nick:
The cool part about Colombian breakfast is
that "calentado" means "heated up".
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So right in front of us is last night's
dinner, that's been heated up as breakfast.
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And people say it tastes even better
the next morning.
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Max:
I'm also not too sure about that.
It's basically just leftovers.
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Nick:
They say in Columbia that overnight in the fridge,
all that food gets to know each other
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even better, and that it actually comes out
tasting better for breakfast each day.
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Max:
Mhm... Mhm... Is that a cheese sausage?
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Nick: It's good, right?
Max: Wow! That is very, very good.
09:01
Nick:
Even just the smell that I get...
as he's eating that,
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makes me want to try that sausage.
09:06
Max:
It's like a jalapeno-cheddar.
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Nick:
I'm gonna try some of this rice and beans.
Max, I think they're right.
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I think that tastes better the next morning.
09:12
Max:
It's very deep flavor.
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It's not surface level.
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Nick:
I love a side of avocado with my breakfast as well.
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I think by now cheese in our hot chocolate
should be melted.
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So grab a fork...and there you go.
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Nice, soft, gooey, stretchy cheese.
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It's called "Chocolate Santafereño".
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Max:
I'm a little disturbed right now.
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Nick:
Just give it a try!
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Nick: Ah!
Max: I'll take the hot chocolate,
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you take the cheese.
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Nick: Why not? Come on!
Max: You should... Yeah.
09:37
Nick:
Come on! Here. Dip...
Open up...like a little bird!
09:38
Max: Oh, man!
Nick: Sorry! Sorry!
09:42
Nick:
Yeah, I hate you. Sorry!
09:43
Max:
I feel like I'm chewing gum right now.
I don't like it.
09:44
Nick:
I don't like it, I don't dislike it.
I'm right in the middle.
09:46
Max:
Yeah. Some positives,
some negatives, some surprises...
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Colombian breakfast is getting a "C-tier".
09:52
Nick:
Next up is Argentina, where we have
Medialunas with Yerba Mate.
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Max:
Isn't Argentina known for such great food?
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Why is it so simple?
10:01
Nick:
Breakfast in Argentina is purposely small,
because they eat dinner so late the night before,
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starting around 11 p.m..
So by the time you get to the morning,
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you're not that hungry.
10:10
Max:
Sometimes less is more, when you're getting
your day started.
10:11
Nick:
Let's try these out!
They look really, really good.
10:13
Max:
Got ham, cheese, no sauce.
10:16
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Oh!
10:20
Nick:
Were you thinking the same thing as me,
when you looked at this at the start of just...
10:22
"Oh, nice. A croissant."?
10:26
Nick:
Trust us when we say: this is not a croissant.
10:28
Max:
It's almost like a sweet pastry.
10:30
Nick: Yeah.
Max: And it goes so well with the savory ham and cheese.
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Nick:
It's delicious.
10:35
Max:
This is one of the better bites I've had today.
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Nick:
And the best part is: we're not even to the
fun part yet. Yerba Mate is extremely famous
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in Argentina. It's an herbal tea that's
served in a gourd and passed between friends.
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Max:
Why is Messi's face on there?
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Nick:
Great question. Messi,
the Argentinian soccer player that we all
10:48
know and love, loves drinking Yerba Mate.
10:50
So we got the exact same cup that Messi
drinks this out of.
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It's nice and warm.
10:55
Max: I love my Yerba Mate. Whoa!
Nick: Wow!
10:56
Nick: That's strong.
Max: It is so intense.
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That is like a super concentrated dark tea.
11:01
Nick:
Do you like it? I don't know how I feel about...
11:04
Max:
I feel like you have to sip it.
11:06
You can't just like chug this one.
11:07
Nick:
I thought I'd had Yerba Mate before,
but I definitely haven't.
11:08
Max:
It's like grassy, almost.
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Nick:
Oftentimes simple is best.
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But it was so good, I wish there was just
a little bit more.
11:14
Let's put Argentina breakfast in "B-tier"!
11:17
Let's move to Brazil, where we have an acai
bowl with Pão de Sal and cashew juice.
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Max:
I love a good acai bowl.
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Nick:
This acai bowl here is gonna be different
to what you probably had in the past.
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This is made by blending up frozen acai
berries from the Amazon rainforest
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with a little bit of guarana syrup,
which gives it that tiny hint of sweetness.
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Brazilians like their acai to be
nice and thick.
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So any guesses on how to test if this is
a good,
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authentic acai bowl?
No! No!
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Nick: Take a spoon! Stick it in the middle!
Max: Ooh!
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Nick:
If the spoon sticks straight up and down like that,
it's that nice thick consistency
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that they look for.
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Max:
Beautiful. Mhm...
11:53
Nick:
It's almost like a chalky blueberry.
11:56
Max:
It does have a nice thickness to it.
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Nick:
It's really, really tasty.
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Let's have a little bit of this bread here!
12:01
Max:
We have a whole sauce bar.
12:03
Nick:
I'm loving the fact that our butter is
in a soccer ball shape.
12:04
Max: That's sick.
Nick: It's very "Brazil".
12:07
I'm gonna dig in to that "soccer ball butter",
and go on with a little bit of this Brazilian
12:09
Max:
I'm eyeing that Dulce de Leche.
12:14
Nick: You gotta try that jam.
Max: You gotta try this.
12:17
Nick: Really? Mhm... Mhm...
Max: Wow!
12:19
Nick:
Not only do we have some unbelievable
breakfasts coming later in this video,
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but this drink right here is the most
exciting part of Brazilian breakfast.
12:24
Max: Doesn't look very exciting to me.
Nick: Read it!
12:28
Max:
"Cashew juice".
12:30
Nick:
Did you know there was a juice associated
with cashews?
12:32
Max:
Just like all of you watching, I cannot wait
to see what Nick pulls out in this video.
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That man is full of surprises.
12:41
Nick:
Alright. I got real cashew fruits
from Brazil for this video.
12:43
Max:
Are you telling me this is what cashews
actually look like?
12:48
Nick:
This piece right here is the fruit that we're
drinking. And on the other side, that thing
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that's shaped like a cashew nut is the actual
cashew that we all know and love.
12:54
Max:
I thought you were saying "cashew milk".
12:58
Nick: No.
Max: It's cashew juice.
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Nick: It's cashew juice.
Max: From an actual cashew fruit.
13:02
Max:
Since when are there "cashew fruit"?
13:06
Nick:
Now he's starting to understand.
13:08
Okay. Watch this!
I'm gonna break this off.
13:09
Let's harvest all of our cashews! Here.
13:13
Max:
It smells like a jackfruit.
13:15
Nick:
I have an idea. I'll taste the cashew juice,
13:17
you taste the fruit. Oh! Oh!
I don't think I like that at all.
13:20
Max:
It tastes so fresh.
It's strange...but it's good.
13:24
Nick: I kind of want to taste the fruit.
Max: Mhm...
13:27
You're just going right in on it?
13:29
Max:
It's got a cross-section. Weird but good.
13:32
Nick:
Look at all the cashews! How crazy is this?
13:34
Max:
So much just happened here.
13:36
Nick: Yeah.
Max: It was more exciting versus delicious.
Brazilian breakfast feels like a solid "C-tier".
13:38
Nick:
Moving on to Peru, we have Pan con Chicharrón
with salsa criolla and Chicha Morada.
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I think you all know by now, that for every
section in this video, I want to have something fun.
13:49
Help me think, Max!
What is something you can think of,
13:53
when you think about Peru?
13:54
Nick:
Well, obviously...we can't bring in an alpaca,
so keep thinking with me a little bit!
13:57
Max: Machu Picchu... Nick: Okay.
Max: ...ceviche...
Nick: Okay.
14:00
Max:
Mountainous regions.
14:02
Nick:
Yes. Mountainous region.
14:04
Max: Nick!
Nick: Oh, my God!
Max: Is that a freaking alpaca? Oh, my God!
14:05
Nick:
Get back over there! What are you doing?
14:08
Max:
Dude, they're real alpaca.
14:09
Nick:
His name is Sir Eric. Hey, Sir Eric!
14:11
How are you? Good to see you. You know,
what I love above all else is his shoes.
14:13
They're the coolest shoes I've ever seen.
14:16
Nick: Max, don't get distracted!
Max: Okay.
Nick: Let's talk about the food for a moment!
14:18
Pan con Chicharrón is a mouthwatering
sandwich that's got this beautiful,
14:21
crunchy pork belly, some slices of tender,
sweet potato...
14:24
And I'm gonna top it off with our
salsa criolla.
14:27
Max:
That looks good.
14:29
Nick:
The #1 one rule of Pan con Chicharrón is
that you have to taste that sweet potato first.
14:30
Nick: Max?
Max: Please...
14:35
Nick:
A little bit of sweet potato.
Just a bite of sweet potato.
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That's how you have to start the sandwich.
14:38
Nick: It's good.
Max: It tastes like sweet potato.
14:41
Nick:
Yeah. I also thought it'd be fun to try the
chicharrón by itself first.
14:42
So...you're an expert with this stuff.
14:45
Max:
I mean, this is a finger food.
14:47
Nick:
I've seen a crazy crackling pork chicharrón
video of yours.
14:48
I want you to judge how good this one
right here is.
14:51
Max:
Alright, let's see!
14:54
Nick: Ooh!
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Nice.
14:56
Max:
It's all about that texture difference
between the crunchiness and that tender interior.
14:57
Nick: Good?
Max: Fire.
15:01
Nick:
I'm too distracted right now by Sir Eric
to really be focusing on what we're supposed to
15:02
be focusing on.
He also seems like he doesn't want to be here.
15:06
Max: Is it me?
Nick: Yeah.
Max: You think it's me?
15:09
Nick:
I have no idea. Do you think it's Max?
15:10
Alpaca Owner:
It could be, I suppose.
15:12
Nick:
Before we give a rating,
the thing I was most excited for is the Chica Morada.
15:14
It is a purple corn drink made
by boiling this purple corn here
15:18
with pineapple peels, cinnamon and cloves.
15:22
Whoa! I love the flavor of that.
15:26
It reminds me of the holidays...
15:28
Max: Almost like blueberry vibes, but a little more...
Nick: Yeah.
Max: ...like rustic.
15:29
It's complex, but it's nice.
15:32
Nick:
It's a very comforting drink. I really wish I
knew what Sir Eric here was thinking about
15:33
the rating, but I think it's fair to put
Peruvian breakfast in "B-tier".
15:36
Max:
I love you, Sir Eric! You are my favorite
alpaca I've ever met in my life.
15:40
Nick:
Moving on to Europe, we're starting with
the United Kingdom to have a full English breakfast,
15:43
which comes with more foods than I could
possibly list out right now,
15:47
as well as a side of Builder's tea.
15:50
Max:
We look absolutely ridiculous.
15:52
I love ham, I love sausage, I love eggs...
I'm concerned about the rest.
15:54
Nick:
I think it's fair to say that neither of us
is that excited to eat the black pudding.
15:58
Max:
Beans for breakfast? You know the song about beans?
16:02
Max:
"Beans, beans, the magical fruit.
16:05
The more you eat, the more you..."
16:06
Nick:
Let's go! First...the egg test, of course.
16:08
Max:
I feel like I need some bread as a foundation,
and I can add to it.
16:11
Nick:
Oh, the bread...the bread reminds me...
16:14
Is it Gordon Ramsay behind me?
16:18
Gordon Ramsay: What are you?
Max: An "Idiot Sandwich".
16:20
Gordon Ramsay:
"Idiot Sandwich", what?
16:22
Max:
An "Idiot Sandwich", chef.
16:23
Nick:
Would Gordon Ramsay approve of a breakfast
like this?
16:24
Max:
It's just so heavy.
16:26
Nick:
You know what? I'm gonna be with him
in like 7 days.
16:27
I will ask him if he likes a full English breakfast,
16:30
because I'm very curious to hear
what he has to say about it.
16:32
Max:
Can you tell him I say hi?
16:34
Nick: I'll tell him you say hi.
Max: <i>(Whispers:)</i> Yes!
16:35
Max:
I was hating...I'm actually enjoying this a lot.
16:37
Nick:
The thing that I can just never get over
is the black pudding.
16:39
It's made out of pig's blood and oatmeal.
16:42
Why would you want that on a breakfast?
16:44
Max:
I'm concerned. Alright, here we go.
16:47
Nick: It's actually not that bad.
Max: It's really...a different flavor.
16:52
Nick:
It's a little crumbly. It's got a rich, meaty,
16:55
kind of savory flavor to it.
16:57
Max:
The beans...it's just like curveball.
16:58
And I don't like curveballs.
17:00
Nick:
I'm gonna try some tea.
17:01
Max:
In a good way?
17:05
Nick:
The problem with this breakfast for me is...
I feel like it's the only breakfast
17:09
that's heavier than the American breakfast.
Max: Mm-hm.
Nick: And that's a bad thing.
17:12
Max:
I mean, I like how they have something
for everybody,
17:15
but it's just a little too heavy.
17:18
UK breakfast is definitely a "C-tier".
17:20
Nick:
That brings us to France,
where we'll have tartine with butter and jam,
17:22
as well as a croissant and some
French hot chocolate.
17:25
Max:
I think I look ridiculous.
And that is the biggest croissant I've ever seen.
17:29
Nick:
Fit check. Who looks better?
17:33
Comment down below! You know who to write.
<i>(Whispers:)</i> Pick me!
17:35
Nick:
I almost forgot... Pick a mustache!
17:38
Max:
I have a mustache.
17:41
Max:
How do I look?
17:44
Nick:
Overall...what do we think of this breakfast?
17:46
Max:
It looks very carb heavy, but refined...
sitting on fine China.
17:48
French butter is delicious, and decadent
17:52
with the hot chocolate.
17:55
Nick:
It's very French, right?
17:56
It shows off their world class baking techniques.
17:57
Max:
They're letting the quality of their
ingredients speak for themselves.
18:00
Nick:
I agree. Why don't we start with the tartine?
18:03
Why don't you split that in half?
I wanna share it.
18:07
Max:
Whoa! Look at that crunch!
18:10
Nick: That's not half.
Max: You get half, I get half.
Nick: This is not...
18:12
Nick: You weren't even close.
Max: What are you talking...?
Nick: Have you ever seen anyone cut something
18:15
in half worse than this?
18:18
Max:
I mean...I think I did better than you could have done.
18:20
Nick:
You think so?
18:21
Nick:
Bring in the baguettes! Thank you!
18:23
Have you ever seen those videos people do
online, where they try to cut something
18:26
perfectly in half, and then you see
how close you got?
18:30
Max:
The goal is to slice it directly in half
perfectly,
18:32
so each side is exactly the same.
18:34
Nick:
Since you're so good at splitting,
you go first.
18:36
Max:
Okay, here we go.
18:38
Nick:
That's it. Huh? Here's our scale.
18:42
Max:
Oh, it's way off.
18:44
Nick:
Weigh the first piece!
18:45
Nick: Second one? Max: Oh!
Nick: 117. By my calculations,
that means you were 4% off.
18:49
Max:
I'll take it. You're up.
18:56
You're not going down the middle.
That's crazy. You are sick.
18:58
Preposterous technique.
19:05
Nick: Piece 1...
Nick & Max: 122.
Nick: Wow!
19:06
The question is...
No!
19:11
That's...that's...that's tough.
19:15
Nick:
112. I was 8% off, which I guess means
Max isn't all that bad at splitting things in half.
19:17
Max:
We are in France. Can we at least have
some butter with this bread?
19:24
Nick:
How much butter?
19:26
Max:
A lot of butter.
19:27
Nick: Like...
Max: A lot of butter.
19:28
Nick:
Okay. How's that?
19:29
Max:
Okay. That is...more butter than I've ever seen
in my entire life in one place.
19:33
Nick:
Some good French butter.
I'm gonna scoop some.
19:39
Max:
Dude, that looks delicious.
19:42
Nick: Take some on your croissant!
Max: Thank you!
Nick: You try that,
19:43
I'll try this.
Max: Mhm...
Nick: That is thick hot chocolate.
19:46
It's almost like a chocolate pudding. For me
the French breakfast is undeniably delicious,
19:49
but I feel like I'm not gonna feel that good
after I eat it.
19:54
Max: No!
Nick: I love French food,
but I'm torn with the rating on this one.
19:56
I think French breakfast gets a "B-tier".
19:59
Max:
More than fair.
20:02
Nick:
Next up is Spain, where we have Pan con
Tomate, churros with chocolate sauce and Cola Cao.
20:02
Max:
Is there anything that could make this
better?
20:08
Nick:
There actually is. Boom!
20:09
Max:
That is what I'm talking about.
20:11
Nick:
A special treat on top of Pan con Tomate is,
of course, Jamón Ibérico.
20:14
And I thought: since we have Max The Meet Guy,
20:18
we might as well put him to work.
20:20
Max, your weapons. Thin sliced Jamón is the
ultimate flex for breakfast in Spain.
20:21
This is definitely not an everyday thing.
Can we talk about the smell, Max,
20:25
of that? When you open it up,
you smell the acorns that these pigs are fed.
20:29
Max:
I can tell this is extremely high quality.
20:32
Max: Nice and thin.
Nick: Yep.
20:34
Slicing Jamón is a serious art form.
20:36
You have to make it "paper-paper thin".
20:38
You should see the light through
every slice that you get. Lay it down...here.
20:40
Pan con Tomate with Jamón.
20:44
Nick: That's where it's at.
Max: Wow!
20:50
I immediately get the strong garlic...
Nick's going off.
20:52
Nick:
Anytime I taste something that's good,
this is it.
20:57
Nick:
To make it, they rub that raw garlic against
the bread, before layering over that beautiful tomato.
21:04
So you get that hit of sharp,
fresh garlic on there.
21:09
It's a beautiful, simple, delicate bite.
21:12
But if you're worried about your garlic breath,
you can take a Churros con Chocolate.
21:15
Dip it into the chocolate...
21:19
And...
Why am I always feeding you? I don't understand.
21:22
Max:
It just tastes better.
21:26
Nick:
While Max finishes up all those churros
by himself,
21:27
I'm gonna try this Cola Cao.
21:29
Oh! You taste it! I want to see if you say
exactly what I was gonna say.
21:33
Close your ears for a second!
Like really try not to listen!
21:38
I don't want you to hear this.
<i>(Whispers:)</i> It tastes like watery chocolate milk.
21:39
Okay. Try this and tell me exactly
what it tastes like!
21:45
Max:
It's like watered down chocolate milk.
21:49
Nick:
There it is. It's just chocolate milk,
but with a ton of water in there.
21:51
Max:
Which I'm not mad about, because it
kind of dilutes all the sweetness.
21:54
Nick:
What do you think of this one?
21:57
Max:
Incredible bites. I mean,
it's elevated, but still fun with those churros.
21:58
Spanish breakfast deserves "A-tier".
22:02
Nick:
Moving on to Italy, we have a cornetto
and a cappuccino.
22:04
Max:
That's it? It's a croissant and a coffee.
22:08
Nick:
Hold on! Hold on! Remember who you're
talking to here! I'm Italian.
22:10
Max: Half Italian.
Nick: You know what? How about this?
You stay here! I'm gonna fly to Italy.
22:13
I will go get breakfast there.
22:17
You have the breakfast here.
Let me prove to you that Italy's breakfast
is not what it seems!
22:18
Max:
Nick! Nick! Is he serious?
22:22
Is he just...is he just...going on a plane?
22:24
Nick:
Yep. That's exactly what I'm doing.
22:27
I'm getting on a flight to go all the way to
an island called Sicily,
22:29
where I'm stopping by this little cafe
to try an authentic Italian breakfast.
22:32
But what I didn't tell Max is that I'm also
here for something else,
22:35
which we'll get to in just a moment.
Here, I've got an authentic pistachio cornetto,
22:38
as well as a beautiful,
fresh cappuccino.
22:42
Even if I didn't have this beautiful fountain
in the back,
22:44
this is still one of the best cappuccinos
I've ever had.
22:46
It's just simple, super foamy...
22:49
Look how much I've already drank,
and look how much foam there still is!
22:51
Now, this pistachio cornetto is basically
just filled with Nutella,
22:54
that's made from pistachios,
instead of hazelnuts.
22:57
Max:
I'm starting to think he actually went to Italy.
23:00
I mean...it tastes like a chocolate filled croissant...
and I've never said "no" to a cappuccino.
23:03
Nice. Yeah.
Just turn all the lights off!
23:10
That's really great.
23:12
Nick:
My breakfast was definitely better than Max's.
23:13
But I should probably tell you now
why I actually came to Italy.
23:15
Because of my Italian heritage,
23:18
I was lucky enough to be chosen as a torchbearer
for the 2026 Winter Olympics,
23:20
thanks to the IOC and YouTube.
23:24
I got to put on this really cool outfit,
and then carried the Olympic torch through a small town,
23:26
where I got to celebrate with lots of locals.
23:30
And at the end of the relay my family was
waiting there for me, which was an awesome surprise.
23:32
It was one of the greatest honors
of my life, and something I could have never done
23:37
without all of you watching.
23:40
So thank you! Which reminds me...
we should probably get back to Max.
23:41
Max:
Are you serious?
23:46
Nick:
I am serious. Yeah.
How cool is this outfit?
23:47
Max:
What were you even doing?
23:49
Nick:
I'm just not gonna tell him.
23:50
Max:
That was a horrible experience for me.
23:51
Italy breakfast is getting "D-tier".
23:53
Nick:
No way! At least move it up to "C-tier"!
23:54
Next up is Germany, where we've got this
breakfast board,
23:56
including cold cuts, cheese,
sausage, hard boiled eggs,
23:59
bread rolls and multivitamin juice.
24:02
Max:
This feels like a 5 p.m. sort of meal,
24:04
not like an 8 a.m. meal.
24:06
Nick:
Because this does look a lot like
a breakfast charcuterie board,
24:07
I thought: "Why not turn Germany's breakfast
into a bigger, even more impressive charcuterie board?".
24:10
Nick: So... Huh! Ah!
Max: Wow!
24:14
Max: Okay, it still doesn't look like breakfast,
but that is way more impressive.
Nick: Right?
24:16
There's a German saying:
"Eat breakfast like an emperor,
lunch like a king, and dinner like a beggar".
24:20
Max: "Dinner like a beggar"?
Nick: That's what they say.
24:25
Max:
It's not gonna cut it for me.
24:26
Nick:
Supposedly, we are supposed to make an open
faced sandwich, using this bread here.
24:27
I'm gonna go down with a nice base of meats.
24:30
I'm gonna go with some of this spread right here on top.
Gotta go a little bit of mustard.
24:32
Nick: Right? Max: Yeah.
Nick: This looks like sweet kind of honey mustard.
Max: Ooh!
24:36
Nick:
A couple cucumbers on here now.
24:39
Why aren't you getting creative?
24:40
Max:
I'm... Because I'm lost right now.
24:42
Let's not compare sandwiches
at the end of this, please!
24:43
Nick:
Now, I will admit: this doesn't look much
like a breakfast sandwich, but so far in this video,
24:45
I've enjoyed the breakfast a lot,
where you can kind of customize your own experience.
24:49
Yours looks more gourmet.
24:52
Mine looks like something I'd actually want to eat.
This reminds me a lot of a really
24:53
good version of that kind of sandwich my mom
would pack in my lunchbox, when I'm off to soccer practice.
24:57
Nick:
And remember: we can't forget about our
multivitamin drink. Supposedly, this here is
25:03
like drinking an entire basket of fruit
with all your vitamins in one.
25:07
Huh?! Wait a second!
It smells like the doctor's office.
25:12
Smells like medicine.
25:14
Nick:
I actually kind of like it.
25:17
It has like a carrot component to it.
25:19
Max: It's almost like a carrot juice...
Nick: Mm-hmm...
Max: ...but a little more fruity.
25:21
It does not work with the food...
25:23
Nick: No.
Max: ...but it's good on its own.
Because it just isn't cohesive,
25:25
I think Germany breakfast is
a very respectable "C-tier".
25:29
Nick:
Moving on to Portugal,
we have Pasteis de Nata, toast with butter
25:32
Max:
This seems kind of one dimensional,
like it's all bland.
25:37
Nick:
Yeah, all one color.
The first thing we'll do...
25:40
just like the locals,
is add a very fine dusting of cinnamon
25:42
to our Pasteis de Nata. These are egg custard
tarts with a caramelised top,
25:45
that were invented by monks hundreds of years ago.
25:49
Max:
Before I eat, I do need to note...
we are wearing Ronaldo jerseys.
25:52
Messi versus Ronaldo...
Are we still debating that?
25:55
Nick:
Speaking of the Ronaldo jerseys...
I do have a gift for someone watching this video,
25:58
that I'll give later in this section,
so keep watching!
26:01
Thoughts on this with the cinnamon on there?
26:03
Max: Honestly.
Nick: Whenever I eat one of these egg
custard tarts, it makes me think of this word
26:06
that Portugal has.
It's a special word called "saudade".
26:09
It's the feeling when something is really good,
and you already start to miss it,
26:12
even when you're still having it. Like us eating
these egg custard tarts and loving them so much,
26:15
that we already miss the fact that we're
not gonna be having them in a few minutes.
26:19
We don't have a word for that.
Let's try the toast here! Thick slab of butter on there.
26:22
Look at that!
Portuguese bread is pretty darn good.
26:26
You want to wash it down with some Galão,
which is 1 part espresso,
26:30
4 parts hot milk.
Ooh! I like that a lot.
26:32
Where I grew up, we had coffee milk at lunch,
and it tasted exactly like that.
26:36
Wait, what? Yo, Tim! I'm filming right now.
Can I call you back later?
26:40
Max:
Oh, I think I know who that is.
26:43
Nick:
That was Lynja's son. Before I forget...
26:44
Nick:
Right here, I have a very special Cristiano Ronaldo
sports card, that Tom Brady gave me as gift.
26:47
And now I want to give it to one of you.
26:52
Somebody named "RockingRohan23"
just subscribed.
26:54
So congratulations!
This is your brand new card.
26:57
Max:
Make sure you're subscribed, so that maybe
next time you could get lucky.
26:59
Nick:
I love Portuguese food,
but this breakfast here feels a bit unhealthy.
27:02
Portugal is getting a "C-tier".
27:06
Next is the Netherlands,
where they have toast with butter
27:07
and chocolate sprinkles,
along with a side of milk.
27:10
Max: This is "Hagelslag". I grew up eating this almost every day.
Nick: You're Dutch.
Max: Half Dutch.
27:13
Dude, this is literally my favorite thing ever.
27:17
Nick: Seriously?
Max: There's a chocolate one,
and there's also like a rainbow sprinkle one.
27:19
Nick: Yes.
Max: They're both equally as good.
27:22
Nick: Is this your favorite breakfast as a kid?
Max: By far.
27:24
I hope you love it, because I'm very biased here.
27:26
Nick:
On the one hand, this may look like
a lame sprinkle sandwich,
27:28
but 750,000 of these are consumed
every single day in the Netherlands.
27:31
The other thing is that these
chocolate sprinkles are no joke.
27:36
In fact, they're regulated by law that they must contain
at least 32% cocoa to be considered "chocolate Hagelslag".
27:39
Max:
Just wait until you taste it, and you're gonna
understand why they're such a big deal.
27:45
Nick:
I'd like for us to make our own.
27:48
Max:
We still have some left?
27:51
I thought we ate it all.
27:52
Nick:
Here's the Hagelslag.
Do you remember these as a kid?
27:54
Max:
Of course I do.
27:56
Nick: This exact brand?
Max: That exact one. Let me show you!
27:57
This is the best. I'm so sorry!
27:59
Nick:
To me, when I think of sprinkles,
I think of sugar. But these...
28:03
These taste like you're taking a bite
of a chocolate bar.
28:06
Max:
The best texture ever.
28:08
Nick:
They're really good.
28:09
Max:
I want to bathe in these things.
What?
28:09
Nick:
We're gonna do something right now
called "The Upside Down Test".
28:14
The goal is to make it in such a way that
when you flip your sandwich over,
28:17
none of those sprinkles fall off.
28:20
Max:
It's a lot of butter, Nick.
28:22
Nick:
There's my butter layer...
and then I'm going to take my chocolate Hagelslag.
28:23
Max: See, that's a good proportion right there.
I like that.
Nick: That's good?
28:27
Max:
I'm so excited for you to try this.
See, I've never used that technique before.
28:29
Nick:
And that right there is my sandwich.
But before we test it, let's let Max make his!
28:33
Max:
Get this buttercup buttered up...
28:37
Nick:
Another cool thing about this breakfast,
while Max makes it, is that everybody eats this.
28:39
Not just kids.
Everybody enjoys this for breakfast.
28:42
Max:
When you taste it, you're gonna understand why.
28:46
Nick:
Let's see if you're a true pro!
28:48
If you've made a proper Hagelslag sandwich,
it should not lose any sprinkles,
28:49
when you flip it over.
I didn't even lose one.
28:53
Max:
Can we just eat this already, Nick?
28:56
Nick: Let's eat!
Max: Let's eat!
28:58
Nick:
Oh, it's almost like a doughnut.
29:00
Max:
Dude, this completely brings me back.
29:01
I'm going "S-tier".
I'm just gonna say it right now.
29:03
Nick:
No, it's not... This isn't an "S-tier" breakfast.
Come on!
29:05
Max:
Be careful with what you say here!
29:08
Nick:
I would put this in...probably "B-tier",
which I think is a fair and reasonable score,
29:10
but I'm gonna let you make the final call.
29:14
Max:
I hear you, and I recognize that maybe
I am a little bit biased.
29:16
So for that reason, Netherlands breakfast is
getting "A-tier".
29:18
Nick:
I'm okay with that. Next up is Greece,
where we'll have a yogurt parfait topped with fruit,
29:22
nuts and honeycomb,
as well as koulouri and a Coffee Frappe.
29:26
I love what we're wearing in this one.
29:29
Max:
This is the most comfortable outfit I've ever worn.
29:31
Nick:
It feels like just pure silk on your body.
29:34
Max:
It feels almost as creamy as that foam.
29:36
Max: What is that?
Nick: A Greek Frappe.
29:38
You never heard of Greek Frappe?
29:40
Max: No, I haven't.
Nick: Really?
Max: We also have like a..."Jumbo Cheerio".
29:41
Nick:
Even though I'm Italian,
I think Greek food is better than Italian food.
29:43
Max:
Don't tell anybody!
29:46
Nick:
I actually love the look of this breakfast.
29:47
You've got Greek yogurt and Greek honey,
which are both world class.
29:49
Max:
Wait! Is Greek yogurt Greek?
29:52
Nick:
Did you just ask that?
29:55
Nick:
I'm gonna let you figure that one out
on your own.
29:57
Max:
We'll cut this, obviously, right?
29:58
Nick:
Yes. I'll take that out of the video.
Let's dive in!
30:00
Oh, yeah! Big bite there.
While Max gets a nice bite here...
30:02
Just know that breakfast in Greece is
either skipped entirely,
30:05
or very, very light.
Max: Mhm...
30:08
Max: Wow!
Nick: Mhm...
30:11
Max:
Simple but delicious.
30:12
Nick:
Now for this. You know why I love bread
that's shaped like this?
30:13
Max: Why?
Nick: There's more crunch than any normal
piece of bread, when it's thin like this.
30:16
And circular.
You're gonna dip it?
30:20
Ooh! This tastes like a bagel,
but just way better.
30:22
Max:
Sometimes a sesame bagel doesn't have
enough sesame.
30:24
This is like overloaded.
30:27
I really like this.
30:28
Nick:
Wait until you try the Frappe! Look at that!
Look at that foam!
30:29
Let's just stir it in a little bit first!
Supposedly, this drink was invented in Greece
30:32
Nick:
It's a very strong and foamy coffee.
30:37
Max: It's so thick.
Nick: Oh, it's so good.
30:41
Go up and down, so you get some...
30:42
That's...that's...that's hard to beat.
30:45
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Really good.
30:47
What a surprise!
I'm shockingly very happy about this.
30:49
Nick:
I actually think I know something that would
make you even happier. Why don't we turn on
30:53
some celebratory Greek music
for a second here?
30:56
Nick, what are you doing?
31:03
Nick:
This is what they do in Greece.
Take a few cups!
31:04
Max:
First of all, you're gonna kill somebody.
31:06
Nick:
Take a few cups! Take a few cups!
31:07
Max:
What are you talking about?
31:09
Take a...? It's all over our food.
31:10
Nick:
Disclaimer: all this glass is made from sugar.
31:11
Nick:
Now, as for the rating...
Greek breakfast is getting "B-tier".
31:22
Max:
Who's gonna clean this up?
31:25
Nick:
Next up is Russia, where we have kasha,
blini with crème fraîche and fish eggs and kefir.
31:27
Max:
This breakfast looks...not like breakfast.
31:33
Nick:
Wait a second! We gotta prepare it.
First, we gotta put down our butter,
31:36
which is gonna melt beautifully
over our kasha,
31:39
as well as some cream.
31:41
Max:
Ah! Still does not look like breakfast.
31:43
Nick:
Interestingly, Russians are also very famous
for their caviar.
31:45
So I've added in a giant tin of caviar,
just to...make this one a little more interesting.
31:49
Nick: Oh!
Max: Come on! Come on!
31:54
That is easily the most amount of caviar
I have ever seen.
31:58
Nick:
People probably look at this and think:
"Oh, no. It's just caviar on top.".
32:01
Nick: No.
Max: That's what I thought.
32:04
Nick: The caviar starts down here...
Max: No!
Nick: ...and it's all caviar.
32:05
Max:
Are you su--? Are you serious?
32:08
Nick:
Overall, this is a very unique looking
breakfast.
32:09
One more thing about Russian breakfast
before we dig in is that they often eat quietly,
32:12
if not completely silent.
32:16
They like for breakfast to be a nice,
calm time before a busy day.
32:18
So to make this a little more fun,
we're gonna see if we can eat this Russian breakfast
32:21
in complete silence, while going on
YouTube live to see if any of you can make us laugh.
32:24
Nick:
Let's go live! Here we are.
32:29
Hey, Max! Max! Max!
32:31
Max: Oh, nice. Wow!
Nick: The chat. The chat.
Max: Oh!
32:32
Guys, we have made it! We are officially live.
We have a lot of caviar in front of us.
32:33
Nick:
Everybody in the chat right now,
your job is to make us laugh.
32:37
Max:
Hit us with your best possible jokes!
32:39
Nick:
Whoever laughs first, loses.
32:41
Max:
And whoever makes us laugh, wins.
32:42
Nick:
Okay, here we go.
3, 2, 1. Shh!
32:44
Girl:
How does Darth Vader like his steak cooked?
On the dark side.
32:52
What do you call a "rare sauce"?
32:58
A-1-of-a-kind.
Why are fish so smart?
33:01
It's because fish stay in schools.
33:07
How did the skeleton like his steak?
33:12
Max:
That doesn't even make sense.
33:21
Nick:
I think Max lost.
33:23
Max:
I'm a little disappointed. But guys,
I appreciate you all coming by.
33:24
Nick: Thanks, everyone!
Max: Thank you, guys!
33:27
Nick:
Thanks for all the jokes! This breakfast is a
little bit too random. I don't mind any of
33:28
the individual parts,
but they don't tie that well together to me.
33:32
Nick: I don't know if I like having fish eggs
for breakfast.
Max: For breakfast...
33:35
it's just...it's not right.
It was a lot of good times.
33:37
The caviar was definitely the highlight.
33:39
Russian breakfast is getting a very solid "C".
33:41
Nick:
Moving now to Africa. We'll start with Egypt,
where we'll have ful medames with jammy eggs,
33:44
folate bread, Egyptian falafel
and hibiscus tea.
33:48
Max:
Beans for breakfast...
33:51
Nick:
Beans for breakfast.
But don't judge it till you try it!
33:52
And I say that because ful medames is
one of the oldest breakfasts in the entire world.
33:55
It's made by slow cooking fava beans
and seasoning them with cumin,
33:59
garlic, lemon and olive oil.
34:02
The other cool thing is that this falafel
here is not what it seems.
34:04
In fact, if you break it open,
you can see that the inside is beautiful,
34:06
bright green.
And that's because this is the original falafel.
34:10
It's made with fava beans and a bunch of herbs,
34:12
which makes it nice and green.
Where do we begin?
34:14
Max:
I don't really want to begin anywhere
right now.
34:16
Nick:
Come on! Grab a piece of folate bread,
fill it with some ful medames,
34:18
maybe grab an egg in there...
34:21
Don't judge these beans till you try them!
34:22
Max:
Beans will never be something I love.
34:27
Nick:
I can appreciate this once,
but I can't see myself waking up and wanting
34:29
that for breakfast.
34:32
Max:
I mean, it tastes better than it looks.
34:33
Nick:
It has good flavor.
And if you're gonna cook beans,
34:35
this is a nice way to cook beans.
34:37
Max:
But at the end of the day,
they're beans.
34:39
Nick:
Why don't you try some falafel?
34:40
Nick:
Now we're talking.
Suddenly I forgot about the beans.
34:43
Max:
Isn't a falafel made out of beans?
34:45
Some highs and lows here.
34:48
That is crazy color on that tea.
34:49
Nick:
You want a sip?
34:53
Max:
It's like a berry flavor,
34:54
that's just not sweet.
34:55
Nick:
This is really not that different
from the flavor of cranberries.
34:57
Max:
I don't love cranberries.
35:00
Nick:
Would you change your mind at all
if I told you that ancient Egyptians ate this
35:01
breakfast every morning
before building the pyramids?
35:04
Nick:
Well, we're gonna do a challenge anyways.
I couldn't get any pyramids,
35:09
but I did get Jenga. And we're gonna see who
can build better after eating ful medames.
35:12
Max: Anybody home?
Nick: Starting to tilt, Max.
35:20
Max:
It's starting to get crazy.
35:23
Nick:
And I guess that means if Max had been
building the ancient pyramids,
35:33
all of them would have fallen down.
Unfortunately for Egypt,
35:36
their breakfast is getting a "D-tier".
35:39
Next up is Morocco, where we have
msemmen with butter,
35:41
scrambled eggs, black olives and mint tea.
35:44
Max:
I see variety, I see freshness,
I see what I think are crêpes.
35:47
Nick:
That's the...msemmen.
35:51
Max:
I'm intrigued.
35:52
Nick:
Msemmen is like if a pancake and a croissant
had a baby.
35:53
They're large, square pancakes that are
supposedly absolutely delicious,
35:56
but I've never had them before.
Whoa! You can peel it like that?
Max: Many layers.
36:00
Layers on layers. Wow!
36:03
Nick:
That's the croissant part.
36:05
Max:
Okay, I like what I see.
36:06
I'm sensing an early "S-tier".
36:08
Nick:
Let's dive in here! I'm gonna try the msemmen.
36:09
Max: Yeah? Really?
Nick: You need to get that in your mouth right now.
36:14
Nick:
Just when I thought pancakes couldn't get
any better...
36:17
Max:
Less sweet, but you really get the layers.
36:19
Nick:
It's like a crêpe plus a pancake
36:21
Nick:
Moroccans like to go back and forth
between sweet and savory bites.
36:26
So you can go from msemmen to egg,
to black olives...
36:30
I love olives, so...
I'm pretty good at that.
36:33
This...amazing.
Eggs...amazing.
36:36
Nick:
Let's move these off to the side
to make space for the Moroccan mint tea!
36:39
Traditionally, Moroccan tea is poured from a
special teapot from very high up,
36:43
so that you cool it off,
while also getting some nice foaminess.
36:47
I'm sure we've all seen those videos online
at some point of somebody very impressively
36:50
pouring tea from super high up.
36:53
Let's take the mint out for a moment!
36:55
Nick:
You want to go first or second?
36:58
Max:
I'll go second.
36:59
Nick:
We're gonna have a measurement for each of us,
but you're also gonna help us judge
37:00
in the comments down below. Because if one of us
spills more than the other, than you might think,
37:03
the other person deserves to win.
37:06
Nick:
I think I could have done way better.
Max...
37:16
You're up. Get up there!
37:18
Max:
I filled it all the way up. That's the only
reason why it went down.
37:22
Nick:
Why it spilled over?
37:25
Max: That's why it spilled.
Yeah, because I filled it.
Nick: Yeah, of course, it...
37:26
Nick: That counts.
Max: What?
37:28
Nick:
That has to count.
37:30
Max:
I think I took the dub on this.
37:31
Nick:
We'll let you decide in the comments down
below: "Who won that?". But in the meantime,
37:32
I'm gonna fill this up with some nice mint...
37:35
Max:
I like that they go fresh with it.
37:37
Overall, some very impressive components.
37:39
It did kind of lack that "X factor",
but all things considered...a very impressive "B-tier"
37:42
for Moroccan breakfast.
37:46
Nick:
Moving on to Nigeria, we have akara with ogi,
pepper sauce and Ribena juice.
37:48
We had a really great surprise planned for
this breakfast, but unfortunately,
37:53
that surprise just got cancelled. Luckily though,
I have an even better surprise waiting for you.
37:56
But first, Max...what do we think?
38:00
Max:
I'm trying to figure out: Is it salty,
or is it sweet?
38:01
Nick:
You pick one!
38:04
Nick:
This pepper sauce is extremely spicy.
38:05
It's often made of Scotch Bonnet peppers,
which are some of the hottest in the world.
38:07
On the other hand, you can pick sugar. I have
an idea: I'm gonna post right now on YouTube Community...
38:10
"Sweet or spicy?" with no context.
38:15
Whichever subscriber answers first,
will choose our adventure for us.
38:17
We should only need to wait about 5 seconds.
38:20
Wait! That's crazy.
38:22
Max:
Itz_urboyary said "both".
38:24
Nick:
We're having both.
38:27
Max:
But are you mad?
38:27
Nick:
I'm not mad. And remember:
turn on notifications, because you could be
38:28
the one that answers next time
and helps us with our video.
38:31
Max:
I actually like to dip.
38:33
Nick:
I'm gonna go sugar for the first one.
38:34
Max:
I'm gonna listen to my boy, Ary.
38:36
Nick:
Oh, that's good.
38:39
Max:
The sugar bounces a little bit,
but... Huh! That's hot.
38:40
Nick:
Is it...is it rough?
38:43
Max:
Definitely got a little kick.
38:44
Nick:
I'm only gonna take a little bit.
38:45
Max:
The actual dough...it's just different.
38:46
Nick:
Speaking of different...
Try that!
38:49
That I like. That tastes a little bit
like pomegranate juice...kind of.
38:51
Max: Yeah.
Nick: Ribena is blackcurrant juice.
38:54
Max:
That's my dad's favorite.
38:57
Nick:
In terms of that surprise I was talking about...
Nigeria is famous for Afrobeats
38:58
and street dance culture.
And we had an amazing dancer lined up
39:02
to be performing, while we ate.
39:05
But because he canceled,
I'm gonna turn on some Afrobeats,
39:06
and Max will show you his moves.
Take it away, Max!
39:09
What are you feeling for "Tier" ranking?
39:20
Max: It's gonna be very low.
Nick: Hahahaha!
Max: "F".
39:22
Max:
I'm serio--
You can try to convince me to go higher.
39:25
It's gonna be tough.
39:28
Nick:
At the very least, personally,
I'd go "C-tier".
39:28
I love the combination between crispy,
smooth,
39:30
sweet, spicy. So why don't we meet in the
middle and give Nigeria's breakfast "D-tier"?
39:32
Moving on to South Africa,
we have pap with chakalaka, as well as
39:37
farmer's sausage and granadilla juice.
39:40
Max:
It's gotta be the coolest name of the day.
39:42
Nick:
Let's dig in! Here we have pap, and that we can
scoop up and eat with some of the chakalaka.
39:44
I can't get over how great of a name that is.
39:48
"Chakalaka". Pap is basically just a corn
porridge, and chakalaka is a relish
39:50
with beans, tomatoes, onions, peppers
and curry spices, all cooked down together
39:55
Max:
I love the chakalaka.
The pap kind of tastes like chalk.
39:59
Nick:
South Africa is known for something called
"Braai Culture".
40:02
It's basically the same as "Barbecue Culture",
but they take it really seriously.
40:05
A braai can last for hours and hours.
40:08
People sit there, they talk,
they laugh, they listen,
40:10
and the whole time they're cooking their food.
But it's so much more than just cooking.
40:13
Max:
I also love the spiral shape here.
40:17
Nick: I agree. And guess who made that?
Max: Guga?
Nick: Once...
40:19
Nick: Yeah.
Max: Seriously?
40:21
Nick:
He stuffed the super long sausage casing,
rolled this all the way up,
40:22
and then he made a really nice wood fire.
40:25
You're not supposed to use gas for braai.
40:27
And he cooked this sausage right here
to perfection.
40:29
So all we had to do is reheat it.
40:32
Why don't you rate Guga's sausage here?
40:33
Nick:
Wow! That is...that is crazy.
40:36
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Is it good?
40:38
Max:
Fire. I know we talk a lot of smack,
but one thing about Guga is he knows his meat.
40:39
Clearly, he knows his sausage.
40:43
This is phenomenal. It has that live
fire kind of char to it.
40:45
Nick:
While you're having that...
Did you know that granadilla is my favorite fruit?
40:49
Max: I don't know what a granadilla is.
Nick: Wait!
40:52
Wait! Wait! Wait! You don't remember this?
I introduced you to granadilla for the first time,
40:53
when we were in China together.
40:57
Nick: Yeah.
Max: Yes.
Nick: Yes.
40:59
Max:
That thing was crazy.
41:01
Nick:
Yes. It's the craziest looking fruit ever.
41:02
But it is my favorite fruit
anywhere in the world.
41:04
Max:
There's a lot to love here,
but I just can't get past that pap.
41:06
But all things considered...very strong.
41:10
South Africa breakfast is getting a "B-tier".
41:12
Nick:
Moving on now to Asia,
we're starting with Japan,
41:15
where breakfast includes grilled fish,
steamed rice, Miso soup,
41:17
tamagoyaki, nattō, pickles
and green tea.
41:21
Max:
It looks beautiful.
I'm a little worried about this one.
41:24
Nick:
Yeah, we'll save that for the end. In Japan,
breakfast is called "Ichijū-sansai",
41:26
which means "1 soup, 3 dishes".
41:30
Max:
I think that's my favorite part about Asian food.
You have all these little things to pick at,
41:32
and make these awesome bites.
41:36
Nick:
Yes, it's never the same.
Quiz...
41:37
Where are we supposed to start?
41:39
Nick: You are correct.
Max: Oh!
Nick: Why don't we both take a little sip?
41:43
Nick:
Oh! I love Miso soup.
41:49
Max:
I actually love the seaweed.
It gives a little crunch mixed in.
41:51
Nick:
The tiny little cubes of tofu in there
that are soft, melt in your mouth.
41:53
Let's just dig into the rest!
41:56
Max:
I know you don't love that, right?
41:57
Nick:
I don't like tamagoyaki.
41:59
Nick:
You have all this.
42:01
Max: It is my favorite thing.
Nick: I cannot.
42:02
Max:
Dude, it's...it's like a little sweet egg.
42:06
Look how juicy it is!
42:08
Nick:
No, it's not. It's not supposed to be wet.
42:09
Max:
Dude, it's supposed to be nice and juicy.
42:11
Nick:
Tamagoyaki is a Japanese rolled omelet,
but I call it "sushi tax", because they give you
42:12
this at the end of every single
Japanese omakase meal.
42:17
And I hate it. For me,
this is the price I have to pay
42:20
for the amazing meal I have every time
when I eat sushi.
42:23
I don't like this at all.
42:26
Max:
Then I will have you.
42:28
Nick:
You have the egg, I will have this beautiful
fish.
42:30
Max:
I still want the salmon.
42:33
Nick:
Okay. No, I know I have to share this with you.
42:36
Crispy skin. Perfect.
Perfect. Perfectly cooked.
42:39
Max:
A little rice?
42:42
Nick:
Thank you! I don't know...
Do you ever do this, by the way?
42:43
Every time I'm eating Japanese food,
I take some rice, dip it into the Miso soup...
42:45
Max: Ah!
Nick: Try that!
42:49
Nick: Tell me what you think!
Max: Hm...
Nick: I can eat that...alone.
42:51
Max:
I think you're onto something.
42:55
Nick:
Mind if I finish off the fish?
42:56
Max:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
42:57
Max:
You gotta...
Dude, share!
42:59
Nick: What, you want me to cut it in half perfectly?
Max: Yeah.
Nick: Max got a chance last time
43:00
with the croissant. He failed.
Now it's my turn.
43:03
Max: Dude!
Nick: It's my samurai sword I got in Japan.
43:05
Max:
Thank you, sir!
43:09
Nick:
Here is why we saved this for last.
43:10
Nick:
How would you describe the smell?
I feel like it's almost like soy sauce and coffee,
43:16
Max: A little fermented...
Nick: Yeah.
Max: ...but not in a good way.
43:22
Nick:
Look how it all gets suspended in that slime,
when I lift it up!
43:24
Nick:
No way! That's awful. That's one of the worst
things I've ever tasted.
43:32
I think you'd all agree that breakfast
in Japan deserves a solid "B-tier".
43:35
Next up is China, where we have congee,
youtiao and Vitasoy.
43:39
Max, I know you and I have both spent some time
in China. What do we think of this one?
43:43
Max:
I'm immediately drawn to the pork floss.
43:47
Nick:
Before we eat...
When Max used to live in China,
43:50
I happen to know that his favorite restaurant
had face changing opera performers.
43:52
So...don't look, Max!
43:56
Max: Am I gonna get freaked out?
Nick: No.
43:57
Nick: Just go to the left a little!
Max: I'm gonna be so scared.
43:59
Nick:
Are you scared?
44:02
Max:
I was shocked...but now I'm excited.
44:03
<i>(Speaks Chinese:)</i> "I can speak a little bit."
Okay.
44:06
Nick:
Max, let's have breakfast!
44:08
Oh! Oh, wow! Max, we're going.
We're going, Max.
44:10
Please! Hehehe!
You okay?
44:15
Opera Performer: Yeah, I'm good.
Nick & Max: Hahahaha!
Nick: I'm gonna start with the Vitasoy.
44:20
Max:
I'm distracted. Right.
44:23
Nick:
It's very hard to focus.
44:24
Max: So hard.
Nick: I'm not sure...
44:25
Opera Performer:
Yeah. I will not...lift my head.
44:29
Nick:
It's not supposed to be a comedy show.
44:32
This Vitasoy is banana flavored,
and it may just be the best drink
44:34
that I've had in this whole video so far.
44:37
Max, you gotta try that.
44:38
Did you see that? How did he do that?
44:42
Max:
I need to wash this down
with a little bit of...congee.
44:44
Sichuan pickles...one of my favorites.
44:46
Max:
Try this bite right here!
44:51
Nick:
Would you like some, by the way?
44:52
Opera Performer:
If I can...
44:54
Nick: You certainly can. Yeah. Let's try it out!
Max: You have first. Whoa! Hahahaha!
Nick: This is one of the more fun breakfasts
44:54
I think I've ever had.
45:00
Max:
For sure. Whoa! Is that his real face?
45:01
Opera Performer:
Secret.
45:05
Nick:
Have some! Have some!
45:06
Opera Performer:
It's very traditional.
45:08
Max:
Can you help us with our score?
45:09
Nick:
Where does Chinese breakfast sit?
45:10
Opera Performer:
I would say definitely "S".
45:12
Max:
I don't love congee. It's not my favorite
Chinese breakfast.
45:13
It's good. It's not my favorite.
45:16
I think Chinese breakfast feels like
a solid "B-tier".
45:18
Nick:
Next up is South Korea,
where we have kimchi soup,
45:22
steamed rice, pickled perilla leaves,
kimchi,
45:25
braised beans, seaweed,
fermented squid and corn tea.
45:28
Max:
I mean, you already know: Korean is
my absolute favorite cuisine.
45:32
Nick:
I know...but you have to be fair.
45:35
I've never loved kimchi.
45:36
Nick: But... Max: Really? Mhm...
Nick: Ooh! But if I were to love kimchi,
it would be this soup right here.
45:38
Max:
But you gotta pair it with all those banchan.
There's iconic Korean side dishes
45:42
that make Korean food...
45:46
Nick:
I know we're supposed to be using chopsticks,
but I'm diving in with my hands.
45:48
Max:
Fermented squid...
This is kind of a crazy one.
45:51
I love that flavor.
45:55
Nick:
Everything is so different.
45:56
These perilla leaves are sweet.
45:57
Max:
You can make a little wrap.
45:59
Nick:
Where else can you get seaweed salad, wrapped
in pickled daikon radish, with a piece of tofu
46:00
Nick: Wow!
Max: This is really good.
46:06
Max:
Are you with me on this? Like...
Is this blowing you away?
46:08
Nick:
Do I think I'm gonna be "S-tier" for this?
46:10
No.
Do I think I could be high up?
46:12
Max:
So you knew what I was asking?
46:13
Nick:
You want this to be "S-tier".
46:14
Max:
I would love nothing more.
46:16
Nick:
To get "S-tier", the dish has to be
so far above everything else.
46:17
Nick: It couldn't be any other letter.
Max: For me...
46:21
That's where it's at.
46:23
Nick:
Let me try the corn tea, before I say
anything else!
46:24
Compared to the food,
I don't like the corn tea as much,
46:26
but I still enjoy it.
46:28
Max:
What I will concede is that to be "S-tier",
every single component has to be a banger.
46:30
Nick: Yeah.
Max: I'm disappointed by the tea.
46:34
Nick:
I'm excited about this one, because I recently
got back from Korea, and with me I brought back
46:36
a little bag of goodies.
46:40
Any guesses about what's inside?
46:41
Max:
K-pop related?
46:43
Max:
Oh, okay. See?
Everything has to be a challenge, isn't it?
46:46
Nick:
Max, you already know...
I'm sure lots of you have seen Squid Game,
46:49
or at least seen people doing those
"Dalgona Candy Challenges".
46:52
We'll reveal what we got on 3.
46:55
Max:
Hey! At least it's not the umbrella.
47:01
Nick:
3 minutes on the clock.
Your time starts now.
47:02
Max:
Uh-oh! "Uh-oh, Spaghetti-O's!",
they say, right?
47:07
Nick:
It's not gonna work.
47:10
Nick: Oh, man! Seriously?
Max: Mm...that's delicious.
47:12
Nick:
I got a piece off.
47:16
Nick:
We both lost almost immediately.
47:28
Max...how do we feel about our rating here?
47:30
Max:
I'm not willing to accept anything
lower than an "A".
47:31
Nick:
Then in that case, South Korea breakfast is
getting an "A-tier".
47:34
Next up is India, where we have masala dosa,
sambar,
47:37
coconut chutney, tomato chutney
and Masala Chai.
47:40
Max, I don't know if you knew this,
but my cousins are half Indian...
47:43
so I brought in one of my cousins,
whose name is Amiya,
47:46
to help us eat.
Amiya: Hi!
47:48
Nick:
Amiya, how are you?
47:50
Amiya:
I'm good. How are you?
47:50
Nick:
How does this look?
47:52
Amiya:
It looks delicious. And it smells amazing.
47:53
Nick: Doesn't it?
Amiya: Yeah.
47:55
Nick:
I genuinely don't know how exactly to eat this,
47:56
so I am...
Amiya: Okay.
Nick: ...hoping for your expertise here.
47:59
Amiya:
I mean...this you drink, because it's chai.
48:01
Nick:
Wow! That is strong. Whoa!
48:04
Max: Whoa!
Amiya: There's spices there.
48:06
Nick:
I think that's authentic chai.
48:07
Nick: Want to start with the...
Amiya: ...the dosa?
48:09
Nick:
Yeah, I'll start with dosa.
48:11
Amiya:
I just kind of take a piece and take some of the...
48:12
like "aloo" or potato.
48:14
Nick:
Okay. Amiya's mom...
48:16
also my aunt, is probably one of the best cooks
that I know.
48:17
Amiya: Yeah.
Nick: She's very good at cooking.
48:20
Amiya:
I would agree.
48:22
Nick:
Okay. So we can go in either chutney,
right?
48:22
Amiya: Yeah.
Nick: I'll go with the coconut.
48:24
Amiya:
That is really...
48:27
Nick:
That is fantastic.
48:28
Amiya:
It's also spicy.
48:29
Max:
Extremely spicy.
48:30
Nick:
I love dosa. You almost get that sourdough
fermented flavor, which you'd never expect
48:31
looking at something that looks like a cracker.
The flavor is so complex.
48:36
Amiya:
And it's like...super healthy.
48:39
It's lentils. It's like protein.
48:41
Nick:
Oh, it's lentils!
48:42
Max:
Oh, it's made of lentils? Really?
48:43
Nick:
We're learning so much.
48:44
Max:
Try this chutney!
48:45
Nick:
Ooh! I'm getting hit with some spice now.
Is that spicy or no?
48:49
Amiya:
I don't think so.
48:53
Nick:
Mm... That's not what I was expecting,
but I really like it.
48:54
Amiya:
What were you expecting?
48:57
Nick:
I was expecting it to be cold.
48:58
Maybe to like be a balance for the warm dosa
and potato filling.
48:59
And it's a little sweeter than I thought
it was gonna be. I kind of can't get over
49:02
the potato in here.
In terms of how the entire world uses potato,
49:05
I think India is Top 3.
49:10
That's my favorite.
49:12
Amiya:
Mhm. I'd probably say the same.
49:13
Amiya: Yeah.
Max: For me, it's this one.
49:14
Nick:
You like that one?
49:15
Max: I love the crunch.
Nick: Yeah.
Max: It's so fresh.
49:16
Nick:
I'll put it this way: there's nothing here
I don't like.
49:18
Amiya: Yeah.
Max: Can I be honest?
49:20
Nick:
You don't like the chai.
49:21
Max:
The chai was a little much for me.
49:22
Nick:
Where do you think this deserves to be?
49:23
Amiya:
I think it should be pretty high.
49:25
There's a lot of different components.
49:27
Nick: I agree.
Amiya: It's super...like...
healthy and refreshing, but like...
49:28
maybe a little less basic.
Like we all eat fruits and yogurt and...
49:31
Max:
I think it could easily be "S-tier"...
49:34
Max: But starting the day off with that much spice...
Nick: Hm...
Max: ...is just tough for me.
49:36
Amiya:
We're gonna give India's breakfast a very
solid "A-tier".
49:39
Nick:
Couldn't agree more.
49:42
<i>(Speaks Hindi)</i>
49:43
Max:
That means "Go subscribe!".
49:45
Nick:
Moving on to Thailand,
we have jok with pork and egg, as well as
49:46
Pa Thong Ko and longan juice.
49:50
Max:
I don't think I've heard of or seen any of
this stuff in my life, Nick.
49:52
Nick: Let's see! Oh!
Max: Ooh!
Nick: Wow!
49:55
My eyes are immediately drawn
to the Pa Thong Ko.
49:59
The way that these doughnuts here are shaped
is so interesting.
50:02
Max:
It's like a little bow tie.
50:05
Nick:
Let's taste this rice porridge!
50:06
Notice that egg is very runny.
50:08
That's exactly how it's supposed to be.
Is that way better than you expected?
50:10
Max:
It's so much more flavorful.
50:15
Nick:
The consistency is like a million little
tiny pearls melting in your mouth.
50:16
Max:
I like how it's not spicy, too.
50:21
Nick:
Oh, just you wait! Make some space!
50:22
Make some space! I think you know exactly
what's about to happen.
50:24
Max: Yeah.
Nick: My first time in Thailand,
I walked through all these incredible street stalls.
50:28
So much amazing looking street food.
50:32
But I had a really hard time eating any of it,
because it was so incredibly spicy.
50:34
Before finishing the rest of this breakfast here,
both of us are gonna spin the wheel.
50:38
And whatever pepper you land on,
you must take a bite. That'll get us more
50:41
into the vibe of what it feels like
to eat in Thailand.
50:45
Nick: Okay?
Max: No.
50:48
Nick:
I'll go first.
50:49
Max:
Uh-oh! That's a big question mark.
50:50
Nick: Max?
Max: Please don't be "6"!
50:53
Nick:
That's all you, Max. Come on!
51:00
Yours is not spicy?
51:07
Max:
This is the sweetest pepper I think
I've ever had in my life.
51:09
It's like a bell pepper.
51:12
Nick:
Try mine! Just wait! Oh!
51:13
Max:
You're such a baby.
51:16
Nick:
My whole mouth...my whole...
51:17
All my gums are numb.
51:19
Max:
It's like a bell pepper.
51:20
Max: It's like...
Nick: I cannot feel my tongue.
51:22
Max:
I'm gonna have some longan juice.
51:25
That is actually amazing.
51:27
Nick:
That's pretty good.
51:29
Longan is like the cousin of lychee.
51:29
Ah! Max, I can't feel my tongue.
51:31
I feel like I'm in Thailand...at least.
51:33
Let's have some Pa Thong Ko!
51:35
I can't taste anything.
51:39
Max:
I think it's delicious.
51:40
Nick:
You know, when your lips are vibrating...
We both agree that Thailand's breakfast deserves
51:41
a strong "B-tier".
"B" for "my mouth is burning".
51:45
Next up is Indonesia, where we have
nasi goreng with tomatoes,
51:47
cucumbers, a fried egg,
shrimp crackers and avocado juice.
51:51
Max:
I had no idea avocados made juice.
51:55
Nick:
What do you think of when you see fried rice?
51:57
Max: Uncle Roger.
Nick: Uncle Roger.
51:59
He's not Indonesian, but he is the king of fried rice.
So I thought it'd be fun to call him,
52:00
and let him join in on the fun.
52:04
Uncle Roger:
Hey, Nick!
52:05
Nick:
You don't sound like Uncle Roger.
We'll give him a minute to transform into Uncle Roger,
52:06
and try that again right now.
52:10
Uncle Roger:
Fuiyoh! Nephew Nick!
52:11
Nephew Max! How we doing?
52:14
Uncle Roger:
What are you wearing?
52:17
Max:
This is our Indonesian fit.
52:18
Uncle Roger:
This Indonesian fit? No,
I think you getting "rip off".
52:21
In front of us, we have a beautiful fried rice.
52:25
Visually...what do you think?
52:28
Uncle Roger:
Not bad, not bad. Maybe a little
too many vegetable.
52:29
Why you have 12 slice of tomato on there?
52:32
Nick:
No problem. Max will eat them all.
Is there anything else?
52:36
Uncle Roger:
The egg could be crispier on the side.
52:38
Nick:
So we should have gone for a crispier egg
on the edges.
52:40
Uncle Roger:
Yeah, yeah. But it not bad.
Uncle Roger like the runny yolk.
52:43
Mhm... Nice. It looks so good.
52:45
The rice color look good also.
52:49
This better than your fried rice video.
52:50
Last time in your fried rice video
you flambéed the rice for what?
52:52
Is there MSG in there?
52:56
Haiyaa! Go sprinkle some on!
52:58
Nick:
Tell me how much!
53:01
Uncle Roger:
Okay, okay. That enough. That enough.
That enough.
53:02
Nick:
I'm gonna use the shrimp cracker,
Max is gonna just go straight up.
53:04
Uncle Roger, with the shrimp cracker...
game changer in flavor.
53:07
The shrimp cracker, to me,
is actually the best part of the whole experience,
53:11
because you get that crazy amount of crunch.
53:14
Max:
I like the texture. It kind of balances out
the soft rice.
53:19
Nick:
Have you heard of avocado juice before?
53:21
Uncle Roger:
Yeah. But who want to drink that?
53:23
Just drink Matcha Latte!
53:25
Ugh! No way it can be good!
53:27
Max:
You have to really like avocado to like that.
53:30
Nick:
Where do you think Indonesian fried rice
ranks, in terms of "Breakfasts Around The World"?
53:32
Uncle Roger:
Uncle Roger gonna give it "A" grade.
53:36
Max:
I was thinking closer to a "B".
53:38
Nick:
If I'm very hungry, I would love to eat that.
53:40
In terms of breakfast...I'm not so sure.
53:42
So that's why I'm torn between an "A" and a "B".
53:44
Uncle Roger:
If you get rid of avocado juice,
it gonna be closer to "A".
53:46
Max:
Without the avocado juice,
53:49
we all agree this would be "A-tier".
But unfortunately, we're gonna have to bring
53:51
Indonesian breakfast down to
a still respectable "B-tier".
53:54
Uncle Roger:
Bye-bye, niece and nephew!
Uncle Roger see you soon!
53:58
Nick:
Moving on to the Philippines,
we have arroz caldo with calamansi and Taho.
54:00
Max, I've got a Filipino surprise for you here.
54:05
I brought in my old cameraman, Manny.
54:07
Manny: How you've been?
Max: What?
54:09
Nick:
Manny, what's up, buddy?
54:11
Max: No freaking way!
Manny: Everyone thinks I'm Mexican,
54:11
but I'm actually Filipino.
I think that's why I'm here.
54:14
Nick: Of course, that's why you're here.
You're gonna take us through this breakfast.
Manny: Okay.
54:16
What is this? I'm not that Filipino.
54:20
So Manny...
Arroz caldo is a Filipino rice porridge.
54:23
It's got chicken, ginger, garlic...
54:26
Obviously, some eggs on top.
54:28
I'm gonna let you do the honors,
and put the calamansi on top.
54:30
Manny:
Oh, so you squeeze on top?
54:32
Nick: Squeeze it all on top!
Manny: Okay.
Nick: Yeah. Max, go ahead! You help him out.
54:33
Manny:
Max, help me out!
54:36
Nick: Yeah.
Max: Yeah, sure.
Nick: Help him out!
54:36
Manny:
Can't do this alone.
54:37
Nick:
Yeah. There you go.
54:38
Nick: Oh, wait! Manny!
Manny: Yeah?
Nick: can you explain to people what "calamansi" is?
54:39
Manny:
It's almost like a hybrid between an orange
and a lime. It's kind of what tastes like,
54:41
to me, at least. A little bit sweeter than lime.
And it's amazing. That's juice.
54:44
Nick:
We're gonna have the Taho later,
because I think this might be one of the
54:47
most interesting drinks of the whole video.
Let's dive into the arroz caldo!
54:49
Nick: Here we go.
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Oh, my gosh! The garlic...
54:53
Manny:
The garlic's really good.
54:56
Nick:
Wow! You've never had this?
54:57
Manny:
No, I've never seen in my life.
54:59
Nick:
I brought Manny specifically, because he's
Filipino...and he doesn't know anything about this.
55:01
Manny:
No. Nick knows more than I do.
55:05
Nick:
Can you teach us anything at all,
Manny? About anything?
55:07
Manny:
Thank you in Filipino: "Salamat".
55:09
Nick:
Have you at least had Taho?
55:11
Manny:
No. You may picked the wrong person for this.
55:13
Nick:
This here is called "Taho".
55:17
It's a classic Filipino morning street food
with soft silken tofu,
55:18
warm brown sugar syrup and chewy Boba pearls
on top.
55:21
It's a very, very interesting situation here.
55:24
Manny: Like the texture.
Max: It's nice.
55:30
Nick: I don't like that at all.
Max: Really?
55:32
Manny: Really?
Nick: You like that?
55:33
Max: That's great.
Manny: Yeah, it's not bad.
55:34
Nick:
Apparently, every morning in the Philippines,
there's street vendors yelling "Taho"
55:36
like all over the streets.
You've never heard this before?
55:40
Manny: No.
Nick: Oh, that's just...
Manny: I was there last time.
55:42
No-one was doing that.
55:44
Nick:
Manny, I'm gonna let you do the rating.
55:45
Manny:
Okay. Well, for 2 things I've never seen in
my life. Overall, I'm gonna give Filipino
55:46
breakfast an "A+". I kind of have to.
55:49
Max: Okay.
Nick: Well, that's not...
55:52
That's not how the ranking system works,
55:53
so get out of here!
55:55
Seriously. You're fired again.
55:55
Get out! I explained it 4 times to the guy.
He gives an "A+".
55:57
Max:
Ah! I love Manny. I miss him.
Come back, Manny!
56:00
Manny:
Can I come back...for a second?
56:03
Max:
Bring him back for a second, Nick!
56:06
Nick:
Bring him back in!
56:07
Max:
Bring him back! Bring him back!
56:08
Nick:
I think we're gonna put Filipino breakfast
in "B-tier".
56:09
Max:
Manny's happy with that.
56:11
Nick:
Moving next to Singapore,
we have Kaya toast with a soft boiled egg
56:12
Max:
What immediately stands out is the color.
56:17
Nick:
Yes, green. Bright green.
56:19
Max:
You rarely see that on a sandwich.
56:20
Nick:
I will admit: looking at all the components
of this breakfast really doesn't look
56:21
all that impressive. But I love Singapore.
56:24
They're known for having the most Michelin-Starred
street stalls anywhere in the world,
56:27
and their food is incredible.
56:30
I think the best thing I ever ate there
was a crab porridge.
56:32
So...Max, make a little space!
56:34
I'm adding something to this breakfast.
56:36
Max:
It's gonna be a giant crab,
isn't it, Nick?
56:37
Nick:
He's very lively.
56:43
Max:
You love to see that in a crab.
56:44
Nick:
Max and I have both cooked a lot of
king crabs.
56:46
And this is the liveliest king crab
either of us has ever seen.
56:48
Should we give him a name?
56:52
Nick:
I probably wouldn't. I'm gonna bring him back,
while we finish the rest of the original
56:53
Singaporean breakfast items.
56:57
And he'll come back looking a little more
like a crab porridge...and less like a crab.
56:59
You may be wondering:
"What exactly is this green Kaya toast?".
57:04
Let's first talk about the smell!
57:07
Max:
Ooh! It's sweet.
57:09
Nick: Kind of like cookies and cream...
Max: Mhm...
Nick: Right?
57:10
Max:
Yeah, yeah. It's nice.
57:12
Nick:
Kaya is this sweet jam made from coconut milk,
57:13
sugar, eggs and pandan leaves,
which have this nutty vanilla flavor.
57:16
You can think of it like a tropical custard.
57:20
Max:
You actually dip the Kaya toast
into a mixture of eggs,
57:22
dark soy sauce and white pepper.
57:25
Nick:
I'm not so sure how I feel about this one,
but when it comes to food, I will always try
57:27
Max:
Mhm... Dude! Not what I was expecting.
57:34
Nick:
I am still on my journey of flavor.
57:37
Nick: Like...
Max: Me too.
57:40
Nick: You know how normally you have a bite...
Max: Yes. Yes.
Nick: And you're like: "Okay. Good, good.".
57:41
Max:
I thought the inside was cheese.
57:45
Nick: No.
Max: It's like the middle of an Oreo.
57:47
Nick: I don't know what's going on.
Max: Dude!
57:48
Nick:
The combination of sweet coconut jam
and that rich butter,
57:51
salty egg...
This is a new mommy explosion.
57:54
I weirdly, really like it.
57:57
You're gonna drink that?
57:58
Max:
I think I need to.
57:59
Nick:
I didn't think I'd like this at all.
58:01
Nick:
That's the craziest and wildest roller coaster
of flavors that I can ever remember having.
58:04
Max:
Who do you think invented this?
58:08
Nick:
I have no idea.
58:09
Max:
They must have been out of their mind...
in the best way possible.
58:10
Nick:
The breakfast drink is called "Milo",
but in Singapore, they use it to make
58:13
something even cooler called a "Milo Dinosaur".
58:16
Nick:
Crack it open, pour it over ice,
and then we take some of that undissolved
58:20
Milo powder,
and just pile it up on top of the drink.
58:23
Nick:
Yep. It's a real thing.
58:28
Max:
That does not look good.
58:29
Nick:
And now what you can do is you can go ahead,
and before all the rest of that extra powder
58:31
dissolves, you drink some Milo, and then...
eat some of that powder with it.
58:35
Yeah, it's a little bit messy,
but it gives you that... Whoa!
58:41
Max:
That is delicious.
58:46
Nick:
It gives you that amazing flavor of those
milky chocolate powdery crystals
58:47
dissolving on your tongue,
while you also get the actual liquid.
58:51
Max:
I hate to say: I don't love it,
I really don't.
58:54
Nick:
I think you all remember our crab.
58:57
Nick:
Yep. That's him.
58:59
Max:
It's the circle of life, you know?
59:00
Nick:
Again...this crab porridge was the best breakfast
I had on my trip to Singapore.
59:01
I couldn't believe they'd serve something
so delicious at breakfast.
59:05
So you have to try it.
59:08
Max:
I mean...it's as fresh as it gets.
59:09
Nick:
Yeah. When you pair together that soft,
creamy rice flavor with some soy sauce,
59:11
scallions, ginger and that king crab...
59:15
It is quite the bite.
I think we have enough to give Singapore its rating.
59:17
Max:
I mean, I think we have to agree on this rating.
59:20
Singapore breakfast...a very solid "A-tier".
59:22
Nick:
We're moving on to Vietnam, where we have Pho,
Quẩy and Coconut Water.
59:25
Max:
Pho for breakfast?
59:30
Nick:
Most people don't realize that Pho is
actually a breakfast food in Vietnam.
59:31
In fact, the stores are often sold out
or closed by noon.
59:34
Everyone watching, I want you to think about
this too: but can you guess why it's
59:37
a breakfast food? And I'll give you one hint:
It's about the broth.
59:40
Max:
It's too hot to have midday, because it's
so warm in Vietnam.
59:43
Nick:
No. But I bet you anything, a couple people
just thought of the right answer.
59:46
Nick:
Yeah. And you didn't. So how do you feel now?
59:50
Nick:
Because it takes so long to make that
beautiful,
59:53
flavorful broth, it cooks overnight,
which makes it perfect and all ready to go
59:55
Max:
You can just wait like 2 hours and have it
for lunch.
00:00
Nick:
My favorite part about a bowl of Pho,
besides eating it is watching that thinly sliced beef cook,
00:02
as you pour the hot broth over it.
00:06
So since your Max The Meat Guy,
I thought we'd put a little more beef
00:08
on this bowl right here.
00:12
Nick: Ah!
Max: Wow!
Nick: It's really heavy.
00:13
Max: Here we go.
Nick: Yes, it's heavy.
00:15
Max:
Where's the meat?
00:17
Nick:
I think you know what this is.
00:19
Max:
I mean, that is beautiful.
00:21
Nick:
Could you explain to everybody in "meat terms"
what that is?
00:23
Max:
This right here is as good as it gets.
00:26
Look at the marbling on this rib roast!
00:29
You'll also notice a huge cat muscle right here.
00:31
So they took it from the shoulder section,
which is the best part. Great choice.
00:33
Nick:
Show us how it's done!
00:37
Max:
We'll load up the meat,
get it nice and secure...
00:38
Nick:
The goal here is to get those slices thin and
consistent enough, that they'll cook right away,
00:40
when you pour that hot Pho broth
over the top of them.
00:44
Max:
Dude, I would love to have one of these.
00:47
This is so fun. Take your pick!
00:48
Nick:
I'm gonna go for some of the more kind of
bright red,
00:50
beautiful pieces like this.
00:53
Let's just layer that over the top of it!
00:55
Max:
Perfection in a bowl.
00:58
Nick:
With our beef in, we'll pour over that hot
Pho broth, and just watch as it cooks.
00:59
Max:
Just immediately starts cooking that beef...
but it stays super juicy and rare.
01:04
Of course, finish it off with a little lime...
My favorite way to do a bite.
01:08
You start with some of those noodles,
then you get some of the broth, a few herbs,
01:11
some beautiful beef...
Then you can't forget the most important part.
01:15
We need a little bit of sriracha,
01:18
just a dab of hoisin...
And that right there is the perfect bite of Pho.
01:20
Max: Wow!
Nick: I love Pho, but I'm trying to decide if
I don't like it as a breakfast,
01:26
or if it's so good that I'm okay with it
being there as a breakfast food.
01:29
And I don't know the answer.
I'm gonna try a bite of the Quẩy.
01:33
This fried dough is really,
really unique looking.
01:37
Apparently, you can dip it into the Pho broth
here.
01:39
One of the best bites of the whole video
right there.
01:43
Max:
And it feels like I'm eating breakfast now.
This is what was missing.
01:45
Nick:
I think what I love so much about this bread
is the texture on there.
01:48
It's the perfect spongy texture to soak up
soup.
01:51
We gotta wash this all down with a fresh,
young coconut.
01:53
I am happy to give Vietnamese breakfast
an "A-tier".
01:58
Moving on to Turkey, we have ekmek,
menemen,
02:01
olives, beyaz peynir,
tomato salad, sujuk and Turkish tea.
02:04
Max:
I love the variety. I don't love the outfits.
02:09
Nick:
We're dressed like turkeys...for Turkey's.
Some of you watching may already know this,
02:11
but I used to not like Salt Bae very much...
until I met him in person, and he was actually
02:14
a really cool and normal guy.
So I thought I might as well give him a call,
02:18
see if he'll want to enjoy
this Turkish breakfast with us.
02:22
Max:
Are we calling Salt Bae?
02:24
Nick:
I'm gonna call Salt Bae.
02:25
Salt Bae:
Nick, how are you?
02:27
Nick:
Hey! How are you?
02:28
Salt Bae:
Amazing. I am in Milan.
02:29
Nick:
I'm filming a video right now,
where I'm having a Turkish breakfast.
02:31
Salt Bae:
Turkish breakfast?
02:35
Salt Bae: Okay.
Nick: Yeah. I'm having ekmek,
menemen, olives, beyaz peynir,
02:36
tomato salad, sujuk and Turkish tea.
02:40
Salt Bae:
You're half Turkish right now.
02:43
Nick:
I know I'm half Turkish right now.
02:45
Yeah, I'm half Turkish right now.
02:46
Salt Bae:
Alright. I hope to see you soon.
02:48
Nick:
I'll talk to you soon. Now that we know our
breakfast is "Salt Bae-Approved"...just one last thing.
02:50
Let's see who does a better Salt Bae impression!
Voosh!
02:54
Did he not question the fact that we were
wearing turkey outfits?
03:00
Nick: He didn't even notice.
Max: No.
03:03
Nick:
Let's dig in! This is my favorite thing.
03:04
Max:
This looks really cool.
03:06
Nick:
My favorite thing in Turkey, by far.
03:07
Max:
It's like a pizza. Whoa!
03:08
Nick: It's the best.
Max: Can I kind of mix and match?
Nick: Mm-hmm.
03:09
Anything you want. Breakfast in Turkey
is so colorful,
03:11
so fresh... It's very similar to Iran,
where you'll have a lot of fresh vegetables.
03:15
Bright, refreshing.
Choose your own adventure!
03:18
Max: I just had a whole one.
Nick: Try te sujuk!
Max: I just had it.
03:23
Nick: Did you?
Max: Mm-hmm.
03:25
Nick:
The #1 seasoning I taste in that is cumin.
03:25
Max:
It's almost too much.
03:28
Nick:
But it's not too much.
03:29
Max:
Pungent. I just had a bite with literally
everything.
03:30
Max:
A lot going on. This is a shocker.
03:34
This might go very high.
03:35
Nick:
I'm very much on the same wavelength with you
right now.
03:37
You and I rarely disagree on ratings.
03:39
Nick:
You know, the meals are good, when Max and I
just stopped talking about them entirely,
03:42
and don't even look up.
03:45
Max:
For a second there, I forgot we were still
filming. Actually. I'm not lying.
03:46
Nick:
The question with this breakfast is:
Do we think it has enough of a "Wow!" factor
03:49
to be in that "S-tiering"?
03:53
Max:
There's nothing individually that blew me away.
03:54
It's more of just one cohesive,
elevated experience.
03:56
I don't know if it's quite there, though...
but it's still a supremely elevated experience.
04:00
Nick:
Couldn't agree more. Turkish breakfast
belongs in "A-tier".
04:04
Moving on to Bangladesh,
we've got luchi, Cholar Dal, Aloo Dum and milk tea.
04:07
Max and I thought it'd be fun if we ate
this one with a random subscriber,
04:13
but obviously, it's not that easy to get
someone here from Bangladesh. So instead,
04:16
maybe for a few moments I cannot talk
properly, because of excitement.
04:19
Shafin:
Hi, Nick! Hi!
04:23
Nick: Hey, Shafin!
Max: How's it going?
04:24
Nick:
You're in Bangladesh right now?
04:28
Shafin:
Yeah, yeah. I'm in Dhaka right now.
04:30
Nick: Wow! Alright, I'm gonna show you what we're
working with here.
Shafin: Wow! Nick You know what this is?
04:31
Shafin:
Is this luchi?
04:35
Nick: Yes.
Shafin: Aloo Dum?
Nick: Aloo Dum right here.
04:36
Shafin: Oh, my favorite thing. Cholar Dal?
Oh, wow!
Nick: Yes.
04:38
Nick: And...
Shafin: And this is tea.
Nick: Milk tea, exactly.
04:40
Shafin:
This is the best breakfast for me.
04:42
Nick:
Let's go! How do we eat this?
04:44
What's the best way to eat this?
04:45
Shafin:
Grab some luchi!
04:47
Nick:
So have some Aloo Dum first?
04:48
Shafin: Yeah, obviously. Yeah. Have sone Aloo Dum!
Max: Make a little pocket?
04:50
Nick:
Obviously. Come on!
04:52
Shafin:
Go for it, Max!
04:53
Nick:
Max, come on! Oh, you can put it in the hole.
04:55
Okay, let's watch Max's face,
while he eats it!
04:57
Max:
First try. I'm a little nervous,
honestly.
04:59
Max: Wow!
Shafin: Oh, the crunch.
05:03
Max:
I understand why this is your favorite.
05:07
Nick:
I wish we could give you some of this
right now, I really do.
05:09
Max:
Anything interesting in your apartment
you can show us?
05:12
Shafin:
Show my kitchen. Tiny kitchen.
05:14
Nick: Yeah. Show us your kitchen!
Max: Yeah, that'd be awesome.
05:16
Nick: Yeah.
Shafin: Here.
Max: Cool. Wow!
05:18
Nick: There you go.
Max: Nice.
05:21
Shafin:
My wife cooks there.
05:22
Ah! And this is...this is the tiny...
05:23
Nick: Wow!
Shafin: ...kitchen.
05:25
Max: Whoa!
Shafin: Some potatoes. Max: No way!
Shafin: Some onions, some kitchen gadgets...
05:27
Shafin: And some other tools.
Nick: He's stocked up, dude.
Max: It's sick.
05:31
Nick: Wow! You got a lot of like fresh looking...
Max: Yeah.
Nick: ...nice produce there.
05:33
Nick: Well...I have to say...
Shafin: Yeah. Yeah.
Nick: I just had some of the dal.
05:37
I think that's the best dal I've ever had.
05:41
Max:
You gotta come here and cook with us.
05:42
Shafin:
My cooking knowledge is 0.
05:44
Nick:
I'll teach you. I'll teach you. What rating
do you think that Bangladesh's breakfast deserves?
05:47
Shafin:
Obviously...high rating. Maybe the "A" rating.
05:51
Nick: I tought...
Max: That's fair.
05:55
Nick: I could not agree more. Thank you so much for
taking the time to talk with us!
Shafin: Thank you! Thank you so much, Nick!
05:55
Nick: Bye-bye!
Shafin: Bye-bye!
05:59
Shafi: Bye!
Max: Bye, Shafi!
05:59
Nick:
I don't know which is better...
06:00
Shafin or the food.
06:02
Max:
I can't stop eating it. This goes without
saying: Bangladesh breakfast is a very easy "A-tier".
06:03
Nick:
Moving on to Lebanon,
we have manoushe with labneh,
06:08
olives, fresh vegetables and rose lemonade.
06:12
Max: Loving the pops of color.
Nick: Yeah.
06:15
Max:
Very intrigued by this drink.
06:16
Nick:
I love rose. I grew up having that a lot,
because it's a very Persian ingredient.
06:20
It tastes like a flower,
but we'll save it for the end. What's so much
06:24
fun about Lebanese breakfast is that you can
kind of choose your own adventure.
06:26
If we want to take some of this
amazing manoushe,
06:30
grab a few vegetables!
06:33
Nick: By the way, radishes were my favorite food,
when I was a kid.
Max: Favorite food? Nick: Yes.
06:34
For a long time, this little thing right here
was my favorite thing to eat.
06:37
Max:
I would be very concerned if I were your
parents.
06:40
Nick:
Then grab some labneh,
spread it all across here, and then that's it.
06:42
Nick: Taste the olive oil.
Max: Yeah.
06:46
Nick:
You taste the za'atar,
the sesame seeds, all the herbs.
06:48
It's very lemony, citrusy...
06:50
Max: It's fresh, but it's still creamy.
Nick: Mm-hmm.
06:52
Max:
Very mild flavor, but super nice.
06:54
Nick:
Za'atar is believed by many to be brain food.
06:56
In fact, there are lots of Lebanese moms,
who feed this to their kids, because it's supposed
06:59
to improve memory and make you smarter.
I'm going to highly suggest that you eat a lot of that.
07:03
Max:
Literally...yesterday,
my mom told me she dropped me on my head
07:07
on the front stairs.
07:10
Nick:
Personally, I am such a massive fan of food
like this.
07:11
Notice how we're constantly picking?
Taste something different! Change your mind! Oh!
07:14
Why don't I try a bite of radish with a
little bit of the labneh and maybe an olive?
07:18
Max:
And you feel like you can eat a lot of it
too, because it's also healthy.
07:22
Nick:
And...when you feel like it...
07:25
Best drink all day.
07:29
Max:
It tastes like...um...perfume.
07:30
Max: You like this?
Nick: I love that.
Max: I hate this.
07:32
Nick: Really?
Max: I seriously hate it.
07:34
That is by far the worst drink of the day.
07:36
Nick:
You sure you don't want to have
a little more of the za'atar?
07:38
Max:
Should I take it like to go back?
07:40
Nick:
I think you could use it.
07:42
Max:
You got a funny guy over here.
07:43
Nick:
Why do you think I'm saying that?
07:44
Max:
'Cause you don't think I'm smart.
07:45
Nick:
Remember how I said that a lot of moms will
give this to their kids to try to improve
07:46
their memory, their brains?
07:50
Moms give it to the kids before the kids go
to school and take a test. Have you ever
07:51
heard of that TV show
"Are you Smarter Than A Fifth Grader"?
Max: Yes.
07:54
Nick:
I got one of my old school teachers
to make us a 5th grade math test.
07:56
I suggest you take a few more bites of that.
08:00
Max:
He went to Harvard.
08:01
Nick:
Neither of us have seen this test.
It is a 5th grade math test.
08:02
Girl:
60 seconds. Your time starts now.
08:07
Nick:
Write your name!
08:09
Max:
Are you serious right now?
08:09
Nick:
No. Okay. Next.
08:10
Girl :
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
08:15
Nick:
We're gonna let you guys be the judges
on who won.
08:21
Please comment down below for us!
08:23
"If you are running a race and you pass the
person in second place,
08:24
what place are you in now?"
08:29
Max:
As for the rating, Lebanon breakfast is
getting "B-tier".
08:34
Nick:
Moving now to Iran, we have Adasi,
noon, paneer,
08:37
sabzi and doogh. The first thing I think about,
when I look at all of this beautiful
08:41
Persian food in front of me is family.
08:46
This breakfast is very special to me,
because my grandpa was from Iran.
08:48
So the look, the smell...
everything is bringing back memories right now.
08:52
Max:
I'm loving all those fresh herbs.
08:55
Looks like there's a crispy pancake situation
here.
08:57
Nick: Yeah.
Max: I've never seen anything like this.
09:00
Nick:
It's amazing. The Adasi is the one that's not
so traditional in a Persian breakfast.
09:01
But I still really wanted Max to be able
to try it.
09:05
Close your eyes and smell this!
09:08
Max: Wow!
Nick: Right?
09:12
Nick:
This beautiful bouquet of herbs here is one
of my favorite parts about breakfast in Iran.
09:14
And this isn't just for looks.
We actually take these and...
09:18
Nick:
You eat them whole.
09:23
Max: Are you serious? So you're telling me I just
grab a bouquet of herbs...
Nick: Yeah.
09:23
Max:
...and I just eat it like a horse?
09:26
Nick:
Eat it like a salad!
09:28
Max:
I have never eaten a salad like this.
09:29
Nick:
Why don't we start with the noon? Okay?
09:34
Just tear! Go ahead!
09:36
Max:
Looks so good.
09:38
Nick:
Just tear and have fun with it! It's the best.
09:38
Max:
It's like a sesame bread.
09:40
Nick:
Just taste! Enjoy! Take a nice piece of
cheese...
09:42
Put that on there!
Grab some fresh herbs!
09:45
Okay? Maybe you put a couple walnuts
on there.
09:47
A little bit of Persian cucumber...
09:49
Mm... The mint...
I would do anything for fresh mint.
09:53
Make sure you got some mint in there!
Please!
09:55
Max:
I'm getting "Greek salad vibes" a little bit.
09:59
Nick:
Sure. Now for this... Look at the crispy onions
on top with all those lentils!
10:01
That's amazing sweet caramelized onion
flavor and texture.
10:04
Max:
This might be the most unique of the day.
10:08
Max: It feels really healthy and fresh.
Nick: Yeah.
10:09
Nick:
"Fresh" is a good word. If you came to my
apartment right now and you looked in my fridge,
10:11
I've got pretty much everything that
we're eating in here. I've even got the fresh walnuts,
10:14
which you are supposed to keep in
the fridge. Most people don't know that.
10:18
I'm not gonna go overboard on the fridge tour
here, but you get the point.
10:21
Max, where would you put this one?
10:24
Max:
After my first bite, I was like:
"This is a "D"."
10:25
Max:
Then I kept eating, and I began to
appreciate it more and more.
10:28
Nick: Okay.
Max: I think it's gonna come down to the
drink for me.
10:31
Nick:
This is unfortunate, because I'll be honest
with you...
10:33
I and many of my Persian friends do not like
the Yogurt Soda.
10:35
Max:
Was that a curd that I just saw?
10:39
Nick: There was a little... You gotta shake it
a little bit. Yeah.
Max: Oh!
10:41
Nick:
Try it ou! May I have a little?
10:50
Oh! I can never get used to that.
10:56
Max:
I really don't want to disrespect your family
with what I'm about to say next.
10:59
I said it was between a "B" and a "D".
11:02
Nick:
Throughout this entire video,
we have to be as fair and reasonable as possible.
11:06
Let's meet in the middle at a "C-tier"!
11:09
Max: That's fair.
Nick: Moving now to Pakistan,
we have puri with Chana Masala,
11:11
aloo curry, suji halwa and a Mango Lassi.
11:15
Max:
It smells like the fried dough from a carnival,
11:18
but with these exotic spices.
11:21
Nick:
This right here is the puri, and all we do
is break it open.
11:22
Let that steam escape!
11:26
Ooh! Max, take some!
11:27
Max:
Oh, it's hollow in the middle.
11:29
Nick: Nice and warm.
Max: Wow!
Nick: And then I've been told to take a little bit of each thing,
11:31
so...go ahead and just scoop it up!
11:35
Nick: I have a feeling about this one.
Max: Oh, man!
11:37
Nick: Go ahead!
Max: Hmm!
Nick: Come on!
11:39
The light curry spice,
11:44
turmeric flavors on that potato
with the warm,
11:46
freshly fried dough that wraps around it
is making me speechless.
11:48
The balance of sweet and sour...
11:51
Just a little bit of everything.
11:53
Nick: We're not even talking. We're just eating right now.
Max: We're not.
Nick: I'm just saying stuff.
11:55
Max:
You're making 0 sense.
11:58
Nick:
I know, but that's okay. 'Cause this is
speaking for itself.
11:59
Max: Seriously. Usually, for me,
I need meat...but this is like all vegetables...
Nick: Yeah.
12:01
Max:
...and I can't stop eating it.
12:04
Nick:
I can't get enough of the potato. If you grab
a little bite of the suji halwa, it's almost like
12:06
a bunch of little pearls of caviar.
12:09
It's made out of semolina flour,
and it's sweet and delicious.
12:11
Max:
This is gonna rank high.
12:15
Nick:
I can't stop eating this one. I'll tell you
right now: I'm already torn between...
12:16
Nick: Is it "A-tier" or "S-tier".
Max: Already.
12:19
Nick: That's where I'm at.
Max: 100%.
12:21
Nick:
This is...this is really good.
12:22
Max:
I think it's gonna all come down to the drink.
12:24
Nick:
I'm gonna taste it. I'm not gonna react.
12:26
Max:
That was a good "0 reaction".
12:30
Nick:
Great poker face. Right?
12:31
Max:
Nice thickness. Almost like a carbonated
yogurt component.
12:33
Nick:
Yeah. This is a very complex Mango Lassi.
12:40
But before we give that ranking,
I have a little surprise for you, Max.
12:43
I'm not sure if you knew this,
but Pakistan is known for having a crazy
12:45
cricket rivalry with India.
And they actually played each other in the
12:48
World Cup last year. And even though I don't
understand cricket, it looked really cool.
12:51
So...I have signed you up for a lesson with one of
the best cricket coaches I could find,
12:55
and we are gonna put some clips of that
right here.
Max: No! Nick: Yeah, I did.
12:59
Nick: It's already paid.
Max: Are you serious?
Nick: Yes, I already paid for it. Yeah.
13:02
I used to play baseball,
so maybe this will all work out,
13:05
and I'll actually look pretty good. Imagine I go out
there! I'm literally the best cricket player
13:07
the world has ever seen. Pakistan!
13:11
Breakfast is getting...
Let's say it together!
13:13
Nick & Max:
"S-tier".
13:16
Nick:
We're moving now to Oceania to stop in
Australia to have some Vegemite toast,
13:18
a Granny Smith apple Weet-Bix
and Up&Go.
13:22
Nick:
Is there anything I can do to make
the Australian breakfast better for you?
13:26
Max: If you brought me a live koala bear...
Nick: Okay.
Max: ...I'd be very excited.
13:29
Nick:
No problem. Let me just go get a live koala bear!
13:33
Max:
I... There's no way!
13:35
Nick:
How about a kangaroo?
13:36
Nick:
A baby kangaroo. I kind of just thought the
breakfast wasn't quite fun enough.
13:38
But I did think it'd be fun if we had a baby kangaroo.
13:42
Nick: I don't think he likes that.
Max: No, I don't... I mean...
13:44
Nick:
Check this out! He likes to hang in his pouch.
13:46
Hey! Go ahead, buddy!
Hey, buddy! See? Look!
13:49
He just hangs in his pouch.
13:51
Nick: I'll just put him right here.
Max: Ow! Ow! Ow!
Nick: Ow!
13:52
Nick: You want some milk?
Max: Yum!
13:57
Max: That's great.
Nick: While I feed the kangaroo a
little bit of milk, why doesn't Max have some
14:00
Vegemite? If you've never heard of Vegemite,
it's Australia's favourite spread.
14:04
It's a dark, savoury yeast extract.
14:07
There's lots and lots of videos online of
people trying it, and some people have good reactions,
14:09
but most have pretty bad reactions.
14:13
I never thought I'd be eating an apple
with a kangaroo today.
14:19
Nick:
Hey! He's biting that apple.
14:21
Max:
He's really going in.
14:22
Nick:
The Australian breakfast drink is called "Up&Go",
Ugh!
14:23
To me, that tastes a little like a bad chocolate
protein shake.
14:28
The Weet-Bix is basically just a biscuit
cereal.
14:31
Oh, wow! Max, look at the consistency!
14:34
Max:
Oh, interesting.
14:35
Nick:
I'm feeding the kangaroo, I'm feeding you...
14:37
Max: Okay.
Nick: Is it good?
14:38
Max:
Honestly, no. But this is good.
14:41
Nick:
And he's also got a really great name.
His name is Nico.
14:43
Max: Oh, you want some more?
Nick: Oh, wow! He loves that.
Max: He loves his apple.
14:45
Max:
I'm just trying to savor this moment,
because I know it will never happen again.
14:48
Nick:
I definitely didn't think my first time
having Vegemite would be with a baby kangaroo.
14:51
This experience was definitely
"S-tier",
14:55
but unfortunately, Australia's breakfast
is going down to "D-tier".
14:57
Moving on to Antarctica,
we have oatmeal, a Belgian waffle and some
15:01
ice cold water. Fun fact: 98% of Antarctica is
made of ice,
15:05
so we thought it'd be fitting to have
everything made out of ice.
15:09
Nick:
Yes way! I'd say we start with a nice scoop
of oatmeal.
15:12
Max:
Yeah. It's great. Burning my hands.
15:16
Nick:
We need to move really quickly on this one
since everything is gonna melt.
15:18
Cut the waffle! Hurry up! Everything's gonna
melt.
15:21
Max:
This is such a dull knife. We're gonna...
Oh, it's so cold.
15:23
Nick:
Take a bite! Take a bite! Definitely the
coolest glass of water I've ever seen.
15:29
Max:
That is pretty sick.
15:34
Nick:
Oh, my gosh! Whoa! Why did that happen?
15:35
I didn't do anything.
Luckily, we have another cup.
15:37
I've always wanted to pour a nice cold soda
into one of these.
15:39
Max:
That is one cool drink.
15:42
Nick:
Was that like an advertisement?
I got one last idea before the rating.
15:45
Max:
I mean, it was fun. But honestly,
it didn't taste great.
15:50
I think it's fair to say that Antarctica
breakfast deserves "D-tier".
15:53
Nick:
And last but not least,
we are blasting to outer space to the
15:56
International Space Station,
where we'll try an omelet,
15:59
granola bar, rye bread
and cherry juice.
16:02
Max:
We look ridiculous.
16:10
Nick:
Yeah, we do. But welcome to outer space!
16:11
Max:
We come in peace.
16:13
Nick:
This food here may not look all that
exciting,
16:15
but that's because food in space has
some very strict rules.
16:17
First of all, no crumbs are allowed.
16:20
So you'll notice the options are pretty
limited.
16:21
Max:
Is that a freeze-dried omelet?
16:24
Nick:
Yes. This is a freeze-dried omelet.
16:26
Let's turn gravity back on for a moment here!
16:28
What's really special about this breakfast
we're about to have is that this is real food
16:31
from the International Space Station.
That was extremely expensive.
16:35
Nick:
Everything you're looking at was very
difficult to get our hands on.
16:39
Why don't we start out with the freeze-dried
eggs? We're gonna rehydrate them,
16:42
by pouring over some warm water. And if I stir things
around a little bit,
16:45
it should soak up that liquid.
16:49
Max: Oh!
Nick: Well, honestly...it smells like scrambled eggs.
16:50
Max:
I'm not eating that.
16:53
Nick:
I'm eating it, because I'm an astronaut.
16:54
And just like that, this is what eggs
in space look like.
16:56
Nick: I'm doing this for all the astronauts out there.
Max: Oh!
17:00
Nick: I'll be right back.
Max: Oh!
Nick: I don't think I need to say much.
17:07
That was not good. Let's open this rye bread!
17:11
The astronauts found out that rye bread
doesn't really have crumbs.
17:13
Whoa! It's like little baby loaves of bread.
17:17
Max:
I thought it was chocolate. Oh!
17:19
Nick:
I actually like that the rye bread is in these
cute little mini bread loaves.
17:23
I don't love how it tastes.
17:26
The one thing I think might have potential
when it comes to food and outer space,
17:28
is this cherry juice that comes in a tube.
17:31
It's actually really smart, right?
If it were in a cup, it would just float away.
17:33
Max:
Sure. That's not toothpaste.
17:36
Nick:
If you want to put it in a glass,
we can.
17:37
Max:
Oh, wow! Okay.
You think I'm supposed to drink this?
17:39
Nick: Yeah.
Max: Is it safe?
17:41
Nick:
Why not? We're astronauts.
17:42
Max:
I'm an alien, first of all.
17:43
Nick:
That's very good.
17:46
Nick: That's delicious.
Max: Wow! It's a little bit tard.
17:48
Max:
Dude, do they sell this on Earth?
17:52
Nick:
I don't think so. Max,
we both love astronauts, but unfortunately,
17:54
I don't think we like the food in outer space.
17:56
This is gonna be our first "F-tier".
17:58