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Today we're trying the rarest foods in every color.
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We track down every color of food from around the world to build the ultimate school lunch.
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And every lunch comes with a mystery lunch box hiding a food
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so rare that almost no one on earth has ever tasted it.
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By the end, I'll have to crown one color the best school lunch, starting with blue.
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For your blue school lunch I have blue lobster, blueberry, blue rice, blue jello, and blue lemonade.
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Blueberries is actually one out of the only 12 foods that's naturally blue.
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I love blueberries
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Moving on to the rice.
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This gets us blue color from butterfly pea flowers.
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Blue literally is the rarest food color
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This rice is really sweet.
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I like it moving on to blue jello.
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This is just beautiful
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Hey, look, it's starting to wobble like you a little bit
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Look at that
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Oh wow, this is incredible.
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If you like that, this blue lobster I prepared for you is so rare, it's literally one in two million.
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It's incredible how the shell still maintain its blue hue.
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Remember, I'm giving every lunch up to five stars.
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And if your color wins, you avoid the punishment.
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Everyone else will have to eat the world's hottest pepper.
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I'm super excited to try this.
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It's like extra buttery for some reason.
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This is really good.
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I'm gonna move on to the blue lemonade.
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Wow.
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The sourness of the lemonade tastes great with the lobster tail.
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Before I tell you how many stars your lunch is, let's check out your blue mystery lunchbox.
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Which, if it's incredible, could gain your color a bonus star.
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Our first mystery food is...
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The moonflower fruit.
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If you guys thought the blue lobster was rare, that was one in two million.
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This is one in 200 million.
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Let's hope it tastes as good as it looks.
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Oh my God, that is beautiful.
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Wow.
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I'm about to join one of the very few people on earth who has ever tasted this.
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Oh wow.
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This is like a blueberry cranked to an 11.
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I think I'm ready to give your blue lunch a rating.
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I'm gonna give your blue school lunch three stars.
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But your rare mystery lunch box item was super delicious.
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So I'm going to give your color a bonus star.
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Making blue, a four -star lunch.
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Now let's move on to pink.
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Where we have shrimp, cotton candy, finger limes, pink bubblegum banana, and the pinkity drinkity.
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This is beautiful.
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Pink is such an aesthetically beautiful color.
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It's so exciting.
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For the main course, I have this pink shrimp, and you can only find this pink of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Wow.
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So it's super tender, and it's actually juicy.
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Now let's move on to dessert.
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It's cotton candy.
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Now, this isn't any regular cotton candy.
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It's actually hand spun, making it a more complex flavor.
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Mm.
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It starts out super crisp, and it just instantly melts in your mouth.
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Let me move on to pink finger limes only found in the Australian rainforest.
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I'll see how it tastes on its own.
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Oh, wow.
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Beautiful, right?
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It's beautiful.
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And then when I squeeze on it, all the little limes come out, and they're actually considered caviar limes.
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It's a little sour, but as the balls are popping in my mouth, it turns into like a gusher.
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Let's move on to one of my favorite foods, banana.
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And you really outdid yourself because you were able to get your hands on a pink bubblegum banana.
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Food scientists actually had to cross -pollinate a strawberry and a banana for it to get its color.
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I can taste the bubblegum flavor you're talking about, but I prefer a regular banana.
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But it's pink.
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I'm used to a banana tasting like a little sweet, you know?
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Not bubblegum.
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Well, why don't you wash it down with this pinkity drinkity I know you love.
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I love beautiful drinks like this.
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Oh, wow.
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The strawberry and the cream is really good.
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It's a great combination.
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All right, Kat, I think I know what I want to rate your tray.
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But before that, let's try what's inside your mystery lunchbox to see if you can get an extra star.
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Extra star?
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Well, I got an extra star for you, because I got...
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a star!
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Pink starfish.
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A pink deep sea starfish.
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You only find it in one out of 100 ,000 restaurants.
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You know, fun fact about starfish, they actually eat from their stomachs.
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They, like, suck in food from their stomachs.
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Did you know that?
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Just like you, Alex.
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You suck everything right to your stomach, too.
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I'd be careful, because I'm rating your score.
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Only the highest score gets to avoid the punishment of eating the world's hottest pepper.
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So to prepare a starfish, the first step is to boil it.
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And then after it's boiled, you break it like you would a crab or a lobster.
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Oh my god!
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Alex, it's not all fat, it's muscle.
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It's not all fat, it's muscle, guys.
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Now, there should be some tender meat inside that I can just suck right on out.
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What do you think?
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I think I know why they're not serving this in very many restaurants.
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The taste is way too briny, and it has like a fungal aftertaste.
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All right, Kat, I'm ready to get the rating.
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So your pink school lunch, I'm rating it four stars.
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But when I add in the starfish, I have to take away a star because it was so bad.
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Bring in your pink school lunch color to three stars.
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Now let's move on to green school lunch, where we have alligator, matcha ice cream, romanesco broccoli, cactus, and green tea.
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And I picked green because it gives me that earthy vibe.
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You know, it reminds me of nature, and I know how much you love vegetables.
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Yeah, so I'm gonna start out with green matcha ice cream.
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What do you think?
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So I'm not a big matcha guy, but the cream of the ice cream actually softens the bitterness of the matcha.
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Yeah, this is pretty good.
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Honestly, I've never tried Romanesco broccoli.
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This is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower.
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It's got such a cool design.
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It's got this infinite spiral design to it. So what'd you think?
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It's got this firm, crisp snap, like broccoli.
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Next, we have cactus.
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Cactus.
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I know you're looking forward to that.
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Yeah, you got the spikes on this thing still?
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I know cactus has retained a lot of water, so I'm expecting this to be very refreshing.
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I'm kind of excited.
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This thing's been in the desert for too long.
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It tastes like sand.
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Aw, I picked it like fresh.
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I have never had alligator before.
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I'm excited to try it.
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Did you wrestle this thing, or how did you?
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Yeah, in the bayou.
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I wrestled the alligator myself, and I lost, so I had to go steal his kid and then leave.
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No!
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To prepare an alligator, you have to clean the meat, cut it into pieces, and marinate it with lemon and garlic,
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then coat it in flour and fry it until it's golden and crispy.
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And now I've prepared them into alligator nuggets.
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Dig in.
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I'm excited.
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You know what it tastes like?
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Hmm?
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It tastes like a mix of chicken and, like, fish.
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It's not bad, though.
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It's not good.
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I'm going to have to flush this down with the green tea drink.
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This green tea is imported from your hometown in China.
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Oh, wow.
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Yeah.
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It's good.
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I like it.
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I'm glad you like it, Alex.
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But it's nothing compared to my green mystery lunchbox.
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For my green mystery food, I have watermelon.
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Wait, just a regular watermelon?
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No, I'm just kidding.
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Guys, bring it in.
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No, no, no. No, we're not setting up for the next scene.
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Bring in the watermelon.
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All right, Alex.
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What I actually got you is a pyramid watermelon.
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Look at how cool that looks.
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And just like the pyramids in Egypt, no one actually knows how these are made.
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Really?
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Aliens.
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No, you make it by putting a mold over it so it grows into the shape of a pyramid.
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I'll go from right here, yeah.
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Oh, yeah.
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This is right.
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Oh!
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Oh, look at that.
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Look at that.
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That looks so good and juicy.
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All right, Alex, let me know how it tastes.
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Because this pretty pyramid cost me over $1 ,000.
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Really impressive visually.
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Really tasty.
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This is going to bring your total score to two stars.
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Two what?
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Yeah, your green school lunch was a one star, and I gave you a bonus star with this.
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Now let's move on to red.
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Where we have a lionfish, a square apple, ant lollipop, red dumplings, and a Shirley Temple.
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I have to say, this looks really, really awesome.
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I'm going to jump right into the dumplings.
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If you're guessing how I made them red, I didn't use any food coloring.
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I actually used beets.
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Wow.
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It's sweet on the outside, but super savory on the inside.
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I'm going to eat more.
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What?
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Alex, if you think that's good, you need to try the ant lollipop.
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It's actually fire ant.
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It's super spicy.
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Wow.
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These ants in here are just perfectly preserved.
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What kind of ants are these?
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Ants from Africa.
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They have very high protein.
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How many licks do you think it's gonna take?
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Oh. Or that.
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It's like making me sweat.
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Right?
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Huh?
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Hey, Sean, these are spicy.
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What kind of ants are these?
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Yeah, Alex, they're fire ants.
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They got that kick.
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Here, that's why I got you a Shirley Temple.
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Oh, my God, Sean.
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This just balances it out with the spice.
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Do I need to remind you that if you don't bring me the best lunch today, that you're gonna be eating the world's hottest pepper.
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A trillion skull fill units.
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Wait, it's gonna be spicier than that?
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Yeah, I can't even be in the same room with that pepper.
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That's how spicy it is.
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Any more pranks you got for me?
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No, no, no, no. Here's a special square apple.
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It takes about 40 days just to create the shape of this square apple.
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Enjoy, Alex.
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Isn't that the best apple you've ever had?
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I mean, it's just odd looks.
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Like, it tastes like an apple.
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The presentation of a square apple is the best part.
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Let's talk about the lionfish, Sean.
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That's a rare delicacy right there.
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It's It's actually super dangerous to eat.
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If you don't prepare it correctly, you could die because it's super poisonous.
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It took me six hours to prepare the lionfish.
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I had to clip all the poisonous spines.
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Then I had to cut a perfect filet to avoid the venom sack.
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And finally, I baked a perfect slice. And...
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Voila!
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Give it a try.
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Ooh, look at this.
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It's so tender that it's just falling apart in my hands.
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Like, look at this.
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Look at this piece right here that's just wiggly.
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Mmm.
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This is actually super moist and delicate.
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Mmm.
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Well, that's nothing compared to what I have inside my mystery lunch box.
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For my red mystery food, I have...
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a lava chicken.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Sean, you were able to get a lava chicken.
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Yep.
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The only way to get a sear like this is real lava.
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Yeah, rip it, rip it.
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This is so cool.
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I've never had something like this.
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Yeah, it looks like it came straight out of a video game.
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Oh, wow.
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It's got that smoky flavor on the outside.
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But then when you bite in, it's super juicy.
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You can't tell me this lava chicken was not a masterpiece.
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I'm ready to give you my score.
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You should know that your lunch was perfect.
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Really?
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Except for that lollipop.
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It was horrible.
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The lollipop tasted horrible.
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It's not even about the prank.
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The lollipop itself was horrible.
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I'm going to give you a three for the lunch and the extra bonus star from the mystery item, bringing Red's total score to four stars.
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Yeah, let's go.
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Let's go, Alex.
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You can have the lollipop chicken.
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Now let's move on to the color orange.
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You know, I was actually going for fine dining.
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We have snow crab legs, caviar, gack fruit, pink salmon, and orange cream soda.
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Alan, this looks incredible.
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If I were you, I would actually start with the Gakfruit.
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They're very difficult to grow, and they almost spoil immediately.
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I have really high expectations here, Alan.
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So while you're figuring out how Gakfruit tastes, to me, my favorite part of the Gakfruit is how it looks.
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Looks like alien eggs.
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It just melts away on your tongue from all the natural oils.
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It's definitely an interesting and unique taste.
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Let's jump into something more classic, Crab Legs, which I know is your favorite.
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Snow Crab Legs in particular.
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It has a better taste to it than king crab legs.
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We call it snow crabs because of the white color that the meat turns when you cook it.
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It's that juicy.
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Let's try the caviar.
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This orange caviar is $500 a pound.
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$500.
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$500.
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And in case you guys don't know what caviar is, it's actually fish eggs.
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It just pops in your mouth.
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But they kind of look like little gems.
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You know the fun part about eating these is it just pops in your mouth and the flavor gets everywhere
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It's a little sweet and salty and but it's also got this buttery flavor to it buttery and juicy buttery and juicy
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Let's move on to the King salmon and it's actually one of the most sought -after fish in the world.
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We should split this
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Finally you're sharing food with me.
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Cheers Oh my god wow oh my goodness
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It just melts
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It is so much fattier than a normal fish.
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Incredible.
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I'm trying to clean soda.
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Mmm.
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Mmm.
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It's a creamsicle you can drink.
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And the carbonation really pairs well with foggy sea.
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You gonna drink all of it or you gonna give some to me?
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Dude, I'm choking too, man.
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Come on.
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Matt just saying this, you're my brother, but this was a very impressive lunch.
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What the hell could you be hiding inside your mystery food?
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My orange mystery item is...
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Ooni Sea urchin.
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I'm really impressed because the only way you could have gotten this is by hand peeking and scuba diving.
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Well, not me, but somebody else.
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Oh, someone else did that.
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Okay.
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On the outside is dark, but we want what's on the inside.
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The reproductive organs of the sea urchin.
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The balls.
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The taste actually changes from where you got it.
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This one is kind of nutty, but your uni might be different.
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The coolest part is that it's actually super buttery and creamy, but you would never guess that because of all the spikes on the outside.
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I think this is actually pretty good, but who wants sea urchin balls in their school lunch?
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I'm going to have to give your school lunch four stars, no bonus stars.
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Well, I'm not even worried.
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My next color is five -star material.
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But before that, it's time for the color white.
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Where we have bao buns, pannacotta, eyeballs, albino pineapple, and giraffe milk.
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Are those real eyeballs?
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Try it and find out. Are you just stalling?
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Well, this is a candy eyeball.
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I mean, I'm not stalling.
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Wait, unless this is actually a real eyeball and you're just tricking me.
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Oh, yeah, this is candy eyeball.
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That was pretty buns, which actually brings me to ball buns.
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I love ball buns.
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Did you know that?
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Yeah, I did.
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You knew I love ball buns?
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I used to eat these all the time growing up.
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Looks like you still do.
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Let's see if you remembered what my favorite flavor is.
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Right flavor, chicken.
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The bao bun is such a fun food to eat.
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It's really good and sweet, which is perfect because I want to try the dessert.
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It's panna cotta.
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This is actually white chocolate panna cotta, which means cooked cream in Italian.
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Ooh, look at that.
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That's creamy.
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They take condensed milk and mix it in with a gelatin mixture to create this.
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The white chocolate brings a lot of balance to the sweetness of the cream.
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Mmm, wow.
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Let's move on to the albino pineapple.
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Which they also call the kawaii sugar loaf. That looks juicy.
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Super juicy.
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Look at that, if I squeeze it, look how much juice will come out.
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Man.
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Oh man, it is like a milky flavor, which is perfect because now it's finally time to try the giraffe milk.
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Giraffe milk actually is higher in protein.
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How do you like it?
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So it's extremely rich, and it maintains a silky smooth texture rather than become super thick.
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I did not have high expectations coming in, but this has been really interesting.
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But now, I wanna see what's in your mystery lunch box.
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For my white mystery food, I got...
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Oh man, I always love this part right here.
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A puffer fish!
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A puffer fish?
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Wait, Kat, hold on, hold on, hold on.
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Make sure you're holding it right, because these things are extremely poisonous.
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Well, this one's just for show.
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I had a licensed professional prepare one for you.
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Alright, Kat, I'm really gonna have to trust your licensed professional here because
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if this wasn't prepared perfectly one bite is enough to drop a full -grown elephant
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so two bites for you to be clear you will receive zero stars if anything happens in three two one
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mm it's so good right it's not bad what
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but it's just super bland and it's lacking a lot of seasoning and flavoring.
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And honestly, with how dangerous this is, Kat, it's not even worth the trouble.
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I think I'm ready to give the rating.
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So white food is like a blank canvas.
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It requires something else to it, like the bao buns.
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The inside was the best part, but everything white was bland.
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So I'm going to have to give you three stars.
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No. Let's move on to brown.
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Where we have meatballs, brown sugar rice cracker, fried dough sticks, cacao plant, and a hundred -year -old Coke.
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Brown Brown is actually one of the most common food colors.
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Think about it.
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Chocolate, barbecue, fried food, deep fried is brown.
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Oh, deep fried is brown.
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We love deep fried food, huh?
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Yes, sir.
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Speaking about deep fried, we should try the deep fried dough sticks.
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Mmm.
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Hear that crunch?
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Oh.
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It's so crunchy.
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I feel like these meatballs are calling me, Tanner.
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These are actually Wagyu Swedish meatballs.
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Here you go, Tanner.
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Oh, I get one, too.
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Yes, sir.
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I kind of was trapped.
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Yes.
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Oh my goodness.
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I know.
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In case you guys haven't had
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Swedish meatballs, the main difference is you put nutmeg in the meat.
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And the flavor actually comes from the creamy gravy instead of the Italian spices.
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Man, I thought I liked food.
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The dessert's calling me.
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All right, Alex, this is just a brown sugar rice cracker.
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It's simple, but it's a sweet treat.
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There's like this caramel flavor that's perfect to the crisp.
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Oh yeah.
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What do we have here?
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A cacao thing?
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Cacao plant.
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Cacao plant.
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Wait, can we get something to open this up?
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Oh!
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Look at that guys!
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Successful chop.
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You can like do everything.
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You're a food expert, brown belt, YouTuber.
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Alex, I really hope you enjoy it because this cacao pod alone cost me a hundred dollars.
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A hundred dollars?
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A hundred dollars just for that.
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Let me know how you like it.
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Ooh, you hear that crunch?
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Oh my god.
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So, you might think that because this is what chocolate's made from, that it tastes like chocolate.
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It's more like dark chocolate, if anything.
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To get the chocolate that you guys know, you have to let it roast in the sun,
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along with mixing it with a bunch of other ingredients.
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Alright Tanner, what do you have for a mystery lunchbox?
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We still have to drink the Coke.
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This is a hundred years old, you're crazy.
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I'm gonna get sick if I drink this, I can't drink this.
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Put it on your tray, you have to drink it.
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I don't have to drink it.
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Tanner.
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No, let me show you.
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You actually drank it?
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Yeah.
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You crazy.
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Here is my brown mystery food item.
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Oh my God.
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Is that just a turkey?
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Check this out.
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Oh my gosh!
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That's a turducken!
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Yes!
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In case you guys don't know what a turducken is, it's actually a turkey that's stuffed with a duck that's stuffed with a chicken.
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Let's see how it tastes all together.
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Yeah, let's do it.
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I'm excited.
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All three types of bird in one bite.
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Dude.
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Oh, how's it taste?
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Alex, how's it taste, dude?
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What do you think?
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First of all...
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Extremely juicy With all this natural flavor all three meats combined.
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It's a symphony
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Man for the mystery food item
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You earn an extra star from this
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However
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Because you didn't have a drink on there I'm rating a three stars combined with this one star bring
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it to a total of four stars for a brown school lunch I had a coke on there.
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What do you mean?
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Yeah, not edible and then you got sick from drinking it Bro.
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All right, let's move on to the color purple.
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Where we have purple taco, purple corn, gnocchi, bubble waffle, and taro milk tea.
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Purple's actually a pretty rare color.
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Your red plate was really good, so I have super high expectations for this plate.
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So the bubble waffle was actually a Chinese treat that I used to have when I was younger.
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I actually added ube in this to make it purple.
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Let me know if you can taste that ube.
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Mmm.
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It's like little purple balls.
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Oh my god.
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The taste is creamy, nutty, and crisp.
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But the best part is the bubbles, sometimes it's empty, sometimes it's full.
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It's always a surprise.
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Let's move on to the corn.
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I chose purple corn over eggplant because it's sweeter.
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So this corn is purple because of the minerals found in the Andes Mountains where it's grown.
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And look, it's purple down to the cob.
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Let's see if it's sweeter than eggplant.
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What do you mean?
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It should be. Is it?
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Is it sweeter than eggplant?
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This is not sweet
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But it's still really good.
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Okay Alex, but I know what's sweet for sure the taro milk tea Taro milk tea with Boba.
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There's Boba at the bottom of this guys
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The drink is purple because I added taro a rare root vegetable.
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It's definitely sweeter than the corn for sure I'll tell you that let's move on to the purple tacos.
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So right off the bat just looks really good
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It's making me hungry when they made the taco shells they added purple potatoes to it.
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Which gives it that rich purple color.
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Oh, and I also added purple cabbage, purple onion.
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Ooh, that crunch.
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It has that same earthy taste as the corn, but it's contrasted well by the meat and the vegetables.
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That leaves us with the gnocchi.
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And I've had a lot of gnocchi, just never a purple one.
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Yeah, and it's also made from the same purple potato to give it this color, but it tastes different.
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Mm.
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Man, that really tastes different, huh?
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Flavored to it.
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Yo, that is not good.
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I really don't think that was it.
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So when you think of potatoes, you think of sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes it's all sugary and fluffy
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but these purple potatoes have a way more mild
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and thick texture to it all right sean what do you
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have for your purple mystery lunchbox for my purple mystery food i brought you something
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so rare it was once a myth a giant squid sean
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this is a deep sea squid yeah fun fact guys the reason why these were once considered a myth is
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because people had never documented its existence until the 2000s this one right here is only 10 feet long
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But they can grow up to 30 feet long.
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But what I want to know is if the taste is as rare as a squid itself.
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I'll literally just eat one of the tentacles.
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Raw?
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Raw.
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So you love it, right?
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All right, Sean, you know.
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Yeah?
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I'm just disappointed.
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Why?
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Disappointed that you didn't serve me this squid sooner.
527
Oh, you love it!
528
So I would know how awfully good you are at ruining a good color. But it's rare.
529
Guys, oftentimes, bigger does not mean better.
530
The bigger the lobster, the worse they taste.
531
The bigger the squid, it's definitely the same case here.
532
So I would have given you three stars, but after the squid, two stars.
533
Now let's move on to the color gold, where we have gold tomahawk steak,
534
golden clams, gold sushi golden donut and butterbeer gold is probably the most luxurious color
535
when I think gold I think expensive literally everything is wrapped in 24k carrot gold wow
536
I've been eating all day but I'm still hungry
537
so I'm gonna start out with the golden donut eat up
538
I'm excited to try this oh there is gold oozing out of this this is liquid gold now was
539
that rich in flavor
540
The gold filling inside was a pleasant surprise, but I want to try this golden clam.
541
Oh my gosh, there is a golden pearl in here.
542
Let's see how it tastes.
543
It's salty like a clam.
544
It's tender, but I think we should move on to the sushi.
545
Now this is beautiful.
546
I'm a huge fan of sushi, so I'm gonna be judging this pretty critically, Alan.
547
Try it then.
548
You just swallowed that thing low.
549
Melted right in my mouth.
550
I think I need to try the golden tomahawk steak.
551
I love this because I don't even have to eat off the plate.
552
I can just eat it like a drumstick.
553
Now that's luxury.
554
This is not only wrapped in gold crust, but it's actually brined.
555
I taste the gold, but I'm missing that fatty flavor that I'm used to eating when it comes to steak.
556
Fatty and juicy and tender.
557
I'm going to move on to the golden butterbeer.
558
This is by far the most beautiful one on this plate.
559
The mix, the blend.
560
This is like some magic.
561
I did not expect the butterbeer to be warm, but if this is what you had for me so far in your golden lunch tray,
562
I'm excited to see what you got for me, your golden mystery box.
563
For your golden mystery food, you have a solid edible gold bar.
564
There's no way this is real.
565
The lunch tray alone cost me $10 ,000.
566
And this gold bar, another $10 ,000.
567
And this is edible.
568
Yes.
569
Wow.
570
Fine gold.
571
All right.
572
Juicy in there, man.
573
This bite alone is $5 ,000 that I'm about to take.
574
Oh, crunchy.
575
Did you like it or not?
576
We're out to bat, presentation, it's great.
577
I really appreciate the effort, but gold does not taste good.
578
It just tastes bland.
579
It's the thought that counts, man, I tried.
580
So because of that, I'm rating your gold school lunch a three.
581
Now let's move on to the color black.
582
Where we have black chicken sandwich, century egg, black scorpion, dark chocolate ball, and black ivory coffee.
583
First thing I will say about black food is my mind automatically associates black food with like burnt stuff.
584
Why would you say that?
585
It just does.
586
I'm gonna have to jump in with the century old duck egg first.
587
This is a 100 year old fermented egg.
588
And the reason the color gets like this is because the aging process leaves the center full of flavor.
589
It's kind of gelatin -like.
590
Yeah, it is.
591
Here we go.
592
Every time I eat this, it reminds me of just how much I like it.
593
Immediately, my mouth is just overwhelmed with flavor.
594
Brings you back to your childhood, happy memories.
595
It does, it does.
596
You're really nailing it.
597
Five -star worthy.
598
No, I don't know about that just yet.
599
Let me move on to the black chicken sandwich.
600
So the chicken is actually a silky chicken, which is an all -black chicken all the way down to the meat.
601
Oh, okay.
602
And the buns are charcoal -infused, giving it the black color.
603
So I've actually never had silky chicken, but what I'm tasting is a savory, slightly gainy meat.
604
It's good and super unexpected.
605
The next item that's really, really drawing my eye is the black scorpion.
606
What is it with you guys in highly venomous foods?
607
So actually, Alex, once the scorpion is cooked, the venom inside is neutralized, making it safe.
608
Well, I knew that, but how do I know this is fully cooked?
609
You want to eat it at the same time?
610
Okay.
611
Same time.
612
Let's do it.
613
Immediately super crunchy.
614
I like it.
615
It tastes like shrimp.
616
Yeah.
617
Except with the shell on.
618
Yeah.
619
I love dessert.
620
You know that.
621
It says dark chocolate balls have been staring at me.
622
Well, before you eat it, check this out.
623
So you take the hot fudge, pour it over the chocolate ball, and it melts.
624
Just like at the restaurant.
625
Oh my god!
626
Wait, that's so cool.
627
And there's ice cream?
628
Yeah.
629
I really hope this tastes as good as it looks.
630
I can't believe you're sharing with me.
631
Mmm.
632
Wow.
633
Oh my god.
634
There's cold vanilla ice cream and all around it is this warm fudgy chocolate
635
It's gonna be really hard to top that dessert, but let's try to black coffee
636
It's actually a really interesting process how they make this coffee
637
They take the coffee beans and they feed them to the elephants the beans then ferment inside of the elephant's stomach
638
And then they get collected afterwards and made into the coffee that you're drinking now wait.
639
Oh, hold on What do you mean by collected afterward?
640
They poop it out?
641
Mm -hmm Who poops it out elephants and then they make it into this coffee?
642
I just drank elephant coffee.
643
And you liked it.
644
It's my black mystery item.
645
I have...
646
Black truffle.
647
Black truffle.
648
You know these sell for $1 ,000 a pound, right?
649
Yeah, you or me.
650
What makes these rare is you can't find these without the help of dogs or pigs.
651
Those two are the only animals who are even able to sniff them out.
652
But I'm going to cut in the middle to show you guys how the inside looks like.
653
Smells musky because it's a fungus three it's not like a good flavor
654
but it's super intense i'm ready to give your color rating
655
so your black school lunch was three stars but
656
if you didn't tell me
657
that it was elephant i probably would have given
658
it five stars as far as your black mystery item goes i just can't do it no stars
659
which gives black lunch three stars now let's move on to the color yellow where we have Ramen egg sandwich,
660
Elvish Honeycomb, Yellow Popsicle, Chicken Wings, and Mango Lossi.
661
First thing I'm gonna try is the yellow popsicle.
662
Oh my god, it's like a lemony flavor.
663
This is perfect on a hot summer day.
664
It's really good.
665
Second thing I'm gonna jump into, Tanner, I ain't ever seen a ramen egg sandwich before.
666
I know you love ramen.
667
And I know you love eggs.
668
Please tell me it's good.
669
There.
670
Telling you right now, man.
671
This is a good combination.
672
I love ramen.
673
I love eggs.
674
Awesome.
675
Good to hear.
676
It's got this soft warm center with this crisp crunch all around it.
677
I'm going to change it up to Elvis honeycomb.
678
Terry, you know how hard this is to find?
679
Yes, I know, dude.
680
You have to go and find Elvis.
681
Dude, he's been hiding for years.
682
Hey, little mama.
683
Tanner.
684
Huh?
685
This is L -dish honey, not L -this honey.
686
These can only be found by exploring inside deep caves in Asia.
687
And only 200 bottles of these were released worldwide last year.
688
Well, I was one of them.
689
Now I'm broke.
690
Anyway, let's eat the honey, y 'all.
691
Oh, wow.
692
Look at that.
693
The honeycomb itself is crispy.
694
It's almost like a cereal.
695
This is what I imagine when people say, Nectar of the gods really good super sweet.
696
I'm excited for them chicken wings Tanner.
697
Oh, me too, man
698
Yeah, that sounded good.
699
You can taste all that seasoning they put on before it got fried.
700
Oh, yeah We show you guys a little life hack check this out guys
701
Ready to wash everything down the mango lassi my mango lassi is actually made from the Miyazaki mango
702
It's like three grand a dozen only the best for you Alex Oh, slow down, slow down.
703
Alex, you just drank like $1 ,000.
704
Dude, stop.
705
Wow.
706
That, you would not believe how sweet and creamy that is.
707
And for your yellow mystery lunchbox item, I got you.
708
An extinct elephant bird egg.
709
What?
710
Alex, this is the largest egg laid by any animal in the world's history.
711
So for those who don't know, the bird that laid this egg is about two times bigger than an awesome.
712
It's insane, dude.
713
There's no real way to verify that there's still yolk inside, so we're gonna have to crack it open.
714
Like this?
715
Oh yeah, you just pop that.
716
Just pop that open.
717
Oh my god!
718
Let's grab a pan, scramble it up, and let's try it.
719
So we just got done cooking about a fourth of the extinct elephant bird egg.
720
Wait Alex, are you sure we shouldn't use this for research?
721
What better way to research than to eat it?
722
Alright, let's do it!
723
Wait, this looks good!
724
Cheers!
725
Cheers!
726
How does that taste?
727
Impossible.
728
Rich and powerful depth of flavor.
729
Exquisite.
730
No. Divine.
731
I will never consume a dish as supreme as this.
732
I like it too, Alex.
733
Your yellow school lunch tray.
734
I'm going to have to get that four stars.
735
This mystery food item that you allowed me to taste.
736
So, of course, I will award it an extra star.
737
Tanner?
738
Your yellow school lunch has now taken a lead at five stars.
739
Woo, let's go!
740
Now let's move on to the color rainbow.
741
Where we have rainbow tortilla chips, cake pop, rainbow grilled cheese, and the rainbow dream.
742
When I'm done with you, Alex, you're gonna have rainbow shooting out of your ass.
743
Well, first thing I'm gonna try is the rainbow grilled cheese.
744
Okay, here we go.
745
Oh, man, that is beautiful.
746
This bread is really crisp, and it contrasts really well with this super gooey stretchy cheese
747
you have on inside what can i say
748
i'm a good cook let's try the chips all right
749
i'm gonna try one of each color the green one is
750
almost more of like a earthy taste to it orange one has more of like cheesy flavor to it
751
and the purple one has more of like a sweeter flavor
752
to it it does combine very well together let's see how the cake pop tastes
753
i don't think i've ever eaten a cake pop before
754
because it's so small you can I'm gonna finish it in one bite.
755
Ooh.
756
So the frosting on the outside, super sweet.
757
Just like you.
758
Okay.
759
That's not gonna earn you any extra points, Sean.
760
Flirting doesn't help?
761
Flirting does not help.
762
Every bite I take out of this is a perfect amount of frosting.
763
I'm glad you like that, but that's not even the real cake pop.
764
Bring the real one in.
765
Wait, Sean, you're crazy.
766
It's a giant cake pop.
767
What the heck?
768
You already brought out your mystery food item?
769
No, this is not the mystery food item.
770
This is just part of it because I know you like dessert.
771
The whole thing is cake, Alex.
772
Dig in.
773
Holy crap.
774
Oh my God.
775
This is real.
776
Yeah, look at the inside.
777
Let's dig in.
778
It's seven layers of cake inside.
779
Just for this, I'm going to give you a better chance of winning later.
780
Oh, let's go.
781
Okay, Alex, I already have these rainbow drinks pour out and they taste great, but it's actually about the presentation.
782
Every layer of the rainbow is inside this glass
783
and I need to pour it perfectly to separate each color into each glass.
784
Oh, wow.
785
Oh.
786
Kinda nervous. And last one.
787
What do you think?
788
Wow.
789
Cherry. And green apple.
790
I actually really like this concept.
791
You had this giant cake pop.
792
As a normal item, I cannot imagine what you have inside of your rainbow mystery lunch box.
793
For my rainbow mystery food item, I have...
794
A million dollar fruit bowl.
795
Okay, how is that a million dollars?
796
All the fruit you see inside this bowl is from all over the world.
797
I got you bari melon, ruby roaming grapes, Miyazaki mango, and a bunch more luxury fruits.
798
Yo, this pink pineapple, It is the sweetest pineapple I've ever tasted in my life.
799
And you also have star fruit in here.
800
Yeah.
801
I'm ready to give your rainbow color a rating and declare a winner.
802
Your rainbow tray was nearly perfect.
803
And I'm going to do something I haven't done yet.
804
I'm going to give it a four and a half stars.
805
Which means, if you've been counting, Tanner's in the lead with yellow at five stars.
806
So if you earned the extra bonus star here, you win, Sean.
807
Come on, it's a fruit bowl that resembles the world.
808
Please, I literally gave you the world.
809
When you tell me you've traveled the entire world to collect foods to put in this bowl
810
I'm honestly expecting it to blow me away.
811
The rainbow is a combination of all the colors, and I know without a doubt
812
That the rainbow
813
Is worth four and a half stars you didn't earn the extra star
814
Tanner wins As promised we have to eat the world's spiciest pepper for losing three two one
815
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “I Ate Rare Food in Every Color!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: star, taste, color, lunch, mystery. This video has 813 sentences and 6420 words to shadow. The speech runs for 36:38. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mystery noun | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown. |
| purple noun | /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| flavor noun | /ˈfleɪvə/ | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| juicy adjective | /ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ | Having lots of juice. |
| rat noun | /ɹæt/ | Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snout, a long, hairless tail, and a body length greater than… |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| bun noun | /bʌn/ | A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced. |
| bonus noun | /ˈbəʊ.nəs/ | Something extra that is good; an added benefit. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| banana noun | /bəˈnænə/ | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. |
| tray noun | /tɹeɪ/ | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| crisp noun | /kɹɪsp/ | In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and… |
| lobster noun | /ˈlɑb.stɚ/ | A crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| slow down verb | To decelerate. | |
| bring out verb | To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality). | |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| eat up verb | To consume completely. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Did you wrestle this thing, or how did you?
- You know what it tastes like?
- How many licks do you think it's gonna take?
- Any more pranks you got for me?
- Isn't that the best apple you've ever had?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been eating · have been staring · he's been hiding |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I were you, I would actually |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to eat · used to have |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has ever tasted · I've never tried · has retained |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 165 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, myth /mɪθ/, smooth /smuːð/, worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/, earthy /ˈɝθi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, sushi /ˈsuːʃi/
- Long words — get the stress right: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, alligator /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mystery, purple, flavor.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.