- Good. - There's nothing you can tell me
about this dish that's gonna make me stop eating mac and cheese.
- (Ethan) These little critters are crushed, boiled
or dried to make beetle juice. - Aw, oh no!
♪ (upbeat intro) ♪
- (FBE) So today we'll be tasting foods
that are both delicious and familiar.
- Familiar?
- As long as delicious is in there, I'm good.
- Are they delicious and nutritious?
- (both) Hmm?
- That sounds super simple. What's the catch?
- (FBE) Today we'll be teaching you some disgusting facts
about these dishes that you may or may not know.
- Okay. - Okay.
- I love to learn.
- If you eat it, you get a nugget of information with it.
But if you don't eat it, you learn nothing.
- These food episodes get so weird,
so I'm very nervous.
- As long as you don't show like the animal being slaughtered...
- What? - I think I'll be good to go.
If you go that dark with it, I'm screwed.
- (FBE) First, a favorite dessert of many.
- Okay. - (FBE) Vanilla ice cream!
- Oh, nice, okay!
- This is my breakfast, I'm so stoked.
- Yeah, it's a pretty good breakfast I will not lie.
- You Ready, click! - Click!
- To us.
- (FBE) Now let's learn a little bit more
about this delicious meal.
- (Ethan) Vanilla is one of the most popular...
- This voice sounds familiar.
- Ethan's voice is very comforting.
- (Ethan) But are you fully aware of what it takes to make it?
- Oh, we're gonna learn how it's made.
- Oh, great. - (Ethan) Castoreum.
Castoreum is derived from the castor sacs,
or anal glands of beavers. - What the [bleep]?
- (Ethan) From the castor sacs, or anal glands of beavers.
- Yo! - A what!?
- (Ethan) Beavers use the scent from castoreum, along with urine,
to mark their territories. - Hmm.
- (Ethan) This ingredient is also... - I'm like why is this
the image that you're showing us right now?
- (Ethan) This ingredient is also commonly found in alcohol,
baked goods, soft candy... - Delicious!
- That's fine, I'm fine with this. - Oh!
- (Ethan) ...chewing gum and pudding. - I mean, I was grossed out,
but everything is beaver butt.
- (Ethan) Commonly listed as natural flavors on most products.
- Nice. - (both) Aw!
- Meat! - He's so cute!
- (Ethan) Can also be found in other common products
like makeup and perfume.
- I can't even wear the makeup? What is this!
- (Ethan) The usage of castoreum has decreased over the passing years,
the FDA lists this extract as a safe food additive,
solidifying its presence in our products for years to come.
- So like, there's meat in this?
Like what?
- You know what I say to that beaver fact?
Dam. (Emily laughs)
Now I am just gonna look at beavers in a whole nother way,
and be like "wow, you know their butts make ice cream?"
- I already like feel terrible when I eat a burger,
so like seeing that picture, I'm like great, awesome.
I'm sick now.
- (FBE) So that did not affect your love for vanilla ice cream?
- Nope. - No, not even a little bit.
- It hasn't changed my mind.
- As long as it's less than 5% of beaver butt.
- Mm-hmm. - I can handle that.
- I don't think it's necessarily gonna make me eat more ice cream,
but it won't stop me from eating ice cream.
- This makes me more likely to make my own ice cream,
because this is what happens when you buy industrial foods.
- (FBE) So up next, an American favorite!
(Rachel gasps) - (FBE) Hot dogs.
- Hot dog! - Oh!
- Hot dog! - Hot dogs,
going based off this theme,
hot dogs are like literally everything.
- I know that hot dogs are bad.
I've known that from the get.
- We got an American classic here.
Ooh wee!
- It's a normal hot dog. - Yeah, this is totally fine.
- They're just gonna tell us how much disgusting crap's in this hot dog.
But we'll give'em a bite.
- Show it!
- (Ethan) Hot dogs are an American favorite.
Simple, yet delicious. - Please don't tell me Ethan.
- (Ethan) The process is not as beautiful as it seems.
What you may already know is that hot dogs are composed
of the trimmings and fat. - Aw man!
Aw! - Oh no! (laughs)
- No! - Oh [bleep].
- (Ethan) All of our favorite farm animals.
Yes, this includes the yummy intestines.
- No, no! Oh my God, no!
It's the full body, I can't look! (Rachel gags)
- (Ethan) Hot dogs also contain
sugar fillers for an extra kick of flavor.
High fructose corn syrup is the main syrup of choice, among others.
- That's a brutal clip that we were just watching.
- Yeah. - Too much.
- (Ethan) Hot dogs also contain sodium nitrate and phosphates.
These dangerous chemicals are added... - I'm sorry, pig.
- (Ethan) These dangerous chemicals are added in to preserve the wieners
and keep them pink instead of their natural brown color.
- Preserve your wiener, Jack. - Mm-hmm.
- (Ethan) ...are also known to cause heart damage, pancreatic cancer,
auto immune disease and digestive disturbance, fun!
If you're not turned off yet, studies have found
that 2% of tested hot dogs... - Ooh, ugh!
- (Ethan) ...positive for containing human DNA, no, not meat.
- Oh Jesus! - (Ethan) Hair and skin particles.
- What are you gonna do? - I like...
- It's in a factory, people are working it.
- Don't puke.
- (whimpers) I'm okay, I just feel so bad for the pig!
- I will say, yeah, this one, I felt,
seemed a little more repulsive, actually, than the ice cream.
- (FBE) Are you guys going to continue eating hot dogs?
- I'm gonna eat another hot dog. - I was gonna...
- I think I'll just like, go to a barbecue
and then eat a hot dog and have a flashback to this.
- I don't like 'em anyways, so I'm fine.
- You know, I say, this one might actually make me
a little less likely to eat a hot dog.
- (FBE) So up next we have a Japanese classic.
- Ooh, sushi! - (FBE) Sushi!
- Oh my God. - I'm loving life right now.
Nothing you guys can show me can make me stop eating food.
- Ugh, ugh! - Bon appetit!
- (Ethan) Sushi is both... - Ah, mukbang girl, me too!
- I hate mukbang videos.
- (Ethan) Is it really as innocent as it seems?
- Yes, stop. - (Ethan) Of course not!
- Oh.
- (Ethan) While the art of sushi is a beautiful thing,
the fish that go into it are not so pleasant.
- Uh oh.
- I'm gonna eat this before it gets to the bad part.
- Yeah, actually.
- (Ethan) Salmon, for example, is one of the more common fish types
we use in America for sushi,
and it's actually on the brink of extinction.
- Oh, that's sad. - Oh [bleep].
- We're killing everything. - (Ethan) 40% of its historical range.
- That's nuts. - That's my favorite fish to eat!
- (Ethan) Salmon also contains polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs,
which are highly toxic chemicals... - PCB?
- PC, sounds like a cool drug.
- (Ethan) Which are highly toxic chemicals
banned internationally since 1979.
Besides PCBs... - That's why I don't eat it.
- (Ethan) 84% of all fish worldwide contain unsafe Mercury levels.
- Ah, I love Mercury. - Mm-hmm.
- (Ethan) Damage to the brain, kidney, lungs.
- That's something I've genuinely been concerned about.
- Okay! - I eat so much fish!
- (Ethan) All fish worldwide contain unsafe Mercury levels,
which is known to cause damage to the brain, kidney, lungs and heart.
- Those are like my favorite organs.
- (Ethan) Currently, there is no government regulated test
for Mercury in our seafood, but no worries.
Out of the 80%. - Aw, the poor fish.
- (Ethan) The FDA inspects a whopping 2% for possible contaminants.
- Oh, bro, don't do that. - Oops.
- Yeah, but that clip was also like,
I don't think I've ever eaten that fish.
That fish is gone. - We are so bad!
We are so bad! - Oh my God.
- The videos of like the ocean and seeing all the trash and stuff,
that really got me, and made me sad.
- Fish is supposed to be one of the healthier things
you can eat. - Mm-hmm.
- But now they're eating plastic. - The fish are eating plastic?
- The fish are eating plastic! - And surviving?
- And surviving until it gets to our table.
- (FBE) So how do you guys feel?
So you're going to continue to eat sushi?
- Oh yeah, yeah, no doubt.
- Maybe I'll cut back like a little bit more on it,
at least on the fish.
- Well that one, wasn't as bad.
I'm still definitely gonna eat sushi.
- I will continue to eat 16 ounces of salmon every morning
as is tradition.
- (FBE) So up next, we have arguably one of the best sides
in the world. - Oh!
A bold statement! - Ooh, mac and cheese!
- (Jordan) Oh my God, yes! - Yes!
- So good.
- There's nothing you can tell me about this dish
that's gonna make me stop eating mac and cheese.
- Alright, well, just gonna dive in and get ready for this video.
- (Ethan) Mac and cheese, an appetizing dish
with a popular reputation, and the go-to for many.
As delicious as it seems, many brands of mac and cheese
contain industrial waste, specifically petroleum.
- (laughs) You gotta be kidding me.
- Oh! - Oh, you know what that means?
- Coal tar? - (Ethan) Industrial waste,
specifically petroleum and coal tar. - Petroleum!
- (Ethan) These are the main ingredients of Tartrazine or Yellow 5,
commonly found in most yellow colored foods.
These are the main ingredients of Tartrazine, or Yellow 5,
commonly found in most yellow colored foods.
- Okay, that makes sense. - (Ethan) This includes gelatin.
- What percentage is tar? - Enough to be notable.
- (Ethan) Butter, yogurt, fruit snacks - Mmm!
- (Ethan) And yes, our favorite cheesy chips and puffs.
- All those things, I will still eat all of those things mentioned.
- (Ethan) The effects of Tartrazine (both laugh)
include behavioral changes. - Nice.
- (laughs) It's on fire!
- (Ethan) Include behavioral changes, like irritability.
- Have you seen people using Cheetos and Dortios
for like fire starters? - No, that's gross.
- (Ethan) Behavioral changes, like irritability, restlessness,
depression, insomnia, hyperactivity, cancer and asthma.
- Ooh, mac and cheese is one of my favorite foods of all time.
- (FBE) How has this impacted you?
- That one didn't get me as much. It was like nah, okay.
There was some coal in there. I put that on my face.
People drink coal water, isn't that like a trend?
- (FBE) And our final dish of the day. - Oh boy.
Ooh, red velvet cake! - (FBE) Red velvet cake.
- Is this made from my mom, is that what you're gonna tell me?
- It's like a full course meal today. I love it!
- What I thought would be torture is bliss.
- Please don't do this to me. I love desserts.
This is like my whole diet.
- (Ethan) Red velvet, scrumptious, sapid, sweetened and sugar coated.
- Mm-hmm.
- (Ethan) Guaranteed to put a smile on most faces.
- Yep.
- (Ethan) There can't be anything twisted about...
- Did ours.
- (Ethan) There can't be anything twisted about such a pleasant mess,
right? - Right!
- (Ethan) Maybe, depends on how you feel about beetles.
Specifically... - Oh no!
Oh no! - (laughs) Uh oh!
- (Ethan) Specifically the cochineal beetles used in carmine,
the main ingredient in all our favorite red foods
that makes it red. How? Easy!
These little critters... - Did you see that?
Oh! (laughs)
- (Ethan) These little critters are crushed, boiled...
- Aw, oh no! - (Ethan) Crused, boiled or dried...
- No [bleep] way! - Beetlejuice!
- (both) Beetlejuice!
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!
- (Ethan) The best part is it only takes about 70,000 beetles...
- Oh, is that much? - That's a whole lot of beetles.
- (Ethan) Yum! - (laughs) Ethan.
- Yum! - Yum!
- (Ethan) Carmine might also be listed as carminic acid, cochineal extracts,
crimson lake, natural Red 4, E120 and more.
- See, when they tell you it's E120, and they don't bother
with the fake name, like, you know you're in trouble.
- Oh hell yeah. - We have popping beetles ASMR.
- (Ethan) Fortunately, other than the slight cringe of being aware,
carmine is not detrimental to the health of those who consume it.
- See, good. - That's right.
- (Ethan) Unless allergic, most bugs in general
are safe for human consumption, and the wide acceptance of this
may even lead to a progressive future.
- Heck yeah! - See?
So, there you go.
That one wasn't so bad after all.
- I feel like we should assume that like bugs are gonna
make its way into everything.
Somehow. - Yeah.
- Do you feel gross now? - I don't like that one.
- Do you want another piece?
- (FBE) How has this impacted you?
- You know, I'm not the biggest fan of red velvet cake,
specifically for that reason.
- I don't mind eating a beetle though, and honestly, like that,
it's super metal.
- (FBE) So now that you're more aware of the facts
behind all of these delicious foods, are there any
that you plan to stop eating?
- I think the hot dog is something like
you always know it's bad, but when you,
whenever you see videos of that kind of thing,
it's just like yeah, not great. Not feeling good.
- Maybe the salmon one would switch it up a little bit,
'cause that is my go-to fish at like any restaurant
when it's just grilled, sushi, anything,
I had no idea they were that endangered.
- Hot dogs. - Hot, yeah.
- I'm so good, like, I'm straight up good.
- Seeing it with your eyes, you are like
"oh God, that's the impact I'm making,"
and is that the impact I want to be making?
Absolutely not.
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