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- Hello everyone, welcome to the channel.
And we are Sorted Food.
- Now this is gonna be a fun one.
In planning today's video,
the team quite quickly realised
that this is just a rip off
of "20 Questions" and "The Masked Singer,"
but with food that made history.
- So you boys have no idea
what I'm going to be cooking,
and why it is historically significant.
But I will drop in clues and facts along the way,
and at the end, you will have one opportunity to guess
why this menu is so significant in history.
You're against each other,
and either way, we'll end up with a wonderful feast,
if I can do it justice.
Sounds fun.
- I've just realised we've granted him
his only wish ever.
He's a gameshow host.
- Oh my goodness!
- I was tempted to bring in the sparkly jacket.
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So I'm starting with one of the dishes on the menu.
Loads of butter, and I'm sweating off celery,
shallots and garlic.
- We need a strategy for this.
Are we working completely separately?
- Yes.
- Or are we gonna work together for a little bit
and then split?
- No, every man for himself right now.
And also, you guys at home, you're playing along.
Try and work out what the hell Ebbers is up to.
- And then I'm going to blend it with lots of green stuff.
Parsley and chive, and that is the topping
for our oysters.
Oyster Rockefeller.
- New York.
- Classically named after the richest man,
at the time, in America, because it's a very rich dish
and a very rich way of serving oysters.
- We've been to the Rockefeller Centre.
- Yes, I had an amazing Old-Fashioned
at the top of the Rockefeller Centre.
Out of interest, Ebbers,
how many dishes are you cooking?
- I'm gonna create three dishes from this menu.
Full stop. (all laugh)
I'm so conscious that I don't want to give
too much away.
- Ebbers, so where are you pulling
these moments of history from?
- From, - Oh, he's got a book.
- a book that I've recently read.
It quite literally describes itself as
"This captivating collection
"of the world's 75 most iconic menus
"reveals not only the history of food,
"but the stories behind famous works of literature,
"noble events and celebrity figures from prehistoric times,
"right up to the modern day."
As an example, the very first menu in the book
is dinner on The Orient Express from 1884,
when it travelled from Paris to Constantinople.
- What we do know so far,
is this is a punchy menu.
Like, this is top notch.
- Statement dishes. - Yeah.
- I don't know of Mr Rockefeller.
- Did he build the building
or was the building named after him?
- [Ben] With the buttery veg softened,
I'm going to blitz it up with chive,
fresh parsley, Parmesan and breadcrumbs.
Super garlicky, super herby.
Wonderfully delicious.
- That looks great, Ebbers.
- [Ben] And pretty easy to get to, right?
- I might not put it on oysters all the time,
but as a topping or a sauce for something.
- Mix that into pasta.
- With the cheese and the breadcrumbs,
it's something you kind of wanna gratinate off,
but it would be wonderful on a piece of regular fish.
- Pasta Bake.
- [Ben] Chicken.
So now I'm gonna pipe it all over our oysters.
And then whack it under the grill.
Now you're gonna wanna sit it on something,
rock salt or salt, just to stop it sort of rock n rolling
underneath the grill.
But essentially, what you end up with, is gratination.
- It might be leading me down the garden path.
- Yeah.
- But he's using words that he doesn't usually use
in some of his descriptions.
- Before we move on to the second dish,
clue number one.
- [Jamie] Here we go.
- This feast is fit for royalty.
- I've got it. - Shut up!
- I've got it. - No, you haven't.
- I have. - No, you haven't.
- I have, I've got it.
- Second dish is fried chicken.
And the recipe comes from this person's private chef.
So a whole bunch of herbs and spices, all dried.
Cumin, coriander, pepper, cayenne pepper,
celery salt, white pepper, onion powder,
garlic powder, herbs, the lot.
Plus a couple of teaspoons of salt.
Combine it and then that seasoning mix
gets divided between buttermilk and our dredging flour.
- We're definitely getting American vibes here, aren't we?
- Definitely American.
But we're now punching between oysters, pow pow pow,
and fried chicken, which is generally more of the people.
- Yeah.
- So we've made fried chicken loads of times before.
This is a similar method.
Couple of twists.
One egg also goes in here.
Helps to bind the buttermilk to the chicken.
- [Both] Person's personal chef's recipe.
- This person's going to be- - A celebrity.
- It could be a celebrity, a member of royalty.
It could be.
- Typically, this would then sit in that marinade
for anywhere between 30 minutes and a couple of hours.
But we're gonna move along.
'Cause time is money.
- He keeps doing things,
and I dunno whether he's doing it on purpose or not,
but it's really annoying me.
- It's the magician in him. - Yeah, that's what it is.
- The performer. - The cloak and dagger.
- Yeah.
- When we dredge it in the spice mix,
we also throw some of the marinade in,
and it kind of clags a bit,
and gets some nice crispy straggly bits.
- [Barry] I love a claggy chicken.
- Now bear in mind, we're not cooking for a feast,
we're just doing one portion.
So four thighs now being fried in our oil.
Cast iron griddle.
Shallow frying it, skin side down.
And it's gonna take several minutes.
So Oyster Rockefeller just needs grilling and gratinating.
- Mm-hmm.
- Fried chicken just needs frying, flipping,
and finishing off in the oven.
Before we move on to the third dish, your second clue.
- [Barry] Ooh. - [Jamie] Okay, right.
- You've both had one of these.
- We've both had this moment in history?
We've both had this dish before?
We've both had... ?
- Ebbers, can I seek clarification?
- Oh, are you allowed to do that?
- Yes.
- Have we both had
one of these?
- Yes.
- Interesting. (all laugh)
- That's confused him.
Remember, those of you at home can also play along,
put in the comments if you think you've already guessed it
and the time code that you did.
The third dish,
ham and eggs.
Very simply, in a pan, big old thick slice of ham.
We might call it gammon, but essentially,
it is the pork shoulder or leg that's been cured.
Fried off, couple of eggs.
Oysters under the grill.
Eggs in the pan.
- Would you say this was a normal meal
for the person in question?
- Yes.
- Oh, oh, oh. Ebbers!
Do you know who this person shared the meal with?
- Oh, good question.
- Yes.
- At this occasion, were there more than
five people?
- Yes.
- Someone's read Wikipedia this morning.
(both laugh)
- Don't be cruel.
Chicken on a wire rack, to keep it nice and crispy,
into the oven.
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Just before we plate up,
your third and final clue.
- [Barry] Okay, right, I need this.
- This particular event ended in tears.
Worth pointing out, we have already cooked a dish
that is kind of synonymous
and iconic with this particular person, years ago.
- Mm-hmm, yeah.
- So ham and eggs, fried chicken and oyster Rockefeller,
these are three of the dishes from the feast.
But we can add a few more to the collection.
- Wow.
- Stunning.
Where did this come from?
- What a feast.
So we've also got candied salmon, suckling pig and lobster.
Plus Champagne.
All part of the event, among other things.
Quite the feast.
But now's the time for you to lock in your answer.
- Oh no.
- Jay, what are you going for?
- I'm going for
Elvis Presley's wedding breakfast.
- I'm going for Elvis Presley's wedding menu.
- I can confirm. (drum roll plays)
That you are both
correct.
- Yeah! - Yes!
- Amazing, but I don't understand why
it's a significant event.
- Dig in, get involved, and I'll explain a little bit more.
Arguably, at the time,
he was one of the world's most famous men.
- Mm-hmm.
- And his wedding was all done in secrecy.
They snuck out in the early hours of the morning
from Graceland,
and flew on private jets, Frank Sinatra's jet,
to Vegas, where they were smuggled in
through the back door of the hotel,
and they were wed in the morning,
in front of just very close friends and manager, 14 people.
Then they had a press conference
with a massive six tiered wedding cake.
- All the tiers. - Mm-hmm.
- And then they had a reception with this food
and a few more friends.
And as a menu, it was kind of the blend
of all of the classics that he loved,
some of his favourite dishes.
Country ham and eggs, fried chicken,
plus a little bit of decadence with the oysters
and the Champagne.
- Who did he marry?
- I was gonna say it's the one question we haven't answered.
- Mm.
- Priscilla. Priscilla Presley.
Still alive. - Of course.
- Still running the estate.
How's the chicken?
(indistinct) - Very good.
- It's gorgeous.
- Now in all the reading and research we did,
we have to address the fact that they met
when she was very young,
and there's lots of documentation about that.
You can go and read up all about yourself,
but today, the menu that made history,
what do we think?
- My wedding day, one of the happiest days of my life.
But this puts my food to shame.
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- I thought you had a lovely dessert.
- This is spectacular.
- This is something special, isn't it?
- Nice, right? A feast fit for royalty.
King of rock 'n roll.
You've both had one,
and the event ended with tiers,
which is a very, very iconic shot.
- I've really enjoyed this.
- The question is did you guys get it right?
If so, what was the time code?
What clue gave it away for you?
Comment down below, let us know.
- And let us know if you'd like to see Ebbers
take on more of these historical menus from history.
Comment down below, how can we improve this series?
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- Okay, I think the sprig of Presley was a little-
- Too far.
- But there was some subtle ones in there too.