- Oh, I really wanna taste this.
- KFC chicken, like, holiday food?
♪ (rock and roll intro) ♪
- (FBE) Today, we're gonna be playing a little game
where I'm gonna be showing you
four holiday foods from around the world,
and you're gonna be trying not to eat them.
- I mean, you should know me by now.
If you give me food, it's gonna go into my mouth.
- (FBE) Now this is called bibingka. - Mmm!
- (FBE) We have traveled to the Philippines.
- Oh, I'm so hungry!
- (FBE) This is a common breakfast dish from the Philippines,
and it's eaten especially around the holidays.
Catholic masses leading up to Christmas.
- It smells kinda like popcorn?
- My mom and grandma love them.
They're always on the side of the street
when you visit the Philippines,
like the street vendors always have these freshly made.
- My daughter's girlfriend's family is from the Philippines.
There was bibingka there, and I never had it,
and I woofed the whole piece down.
I mean, I inhaled that thing.
I know exactly what I'm in for, and it looks amazing.
- Well it's probably bomb, but I can definitely pass.
All I can say about this is it's pretty.
I don't wanna eat it though.
- I wanna lick it, I wanna bite it.
I wonder what the punishment food is? (laughs) This might be worth it!
I'm gonna focus on the banana leaves,
and since they don't look that appetizing,
like that appealing, I'm gonna focus on that,
and say I don't want to touch those leaves.
- Mm-hmm, I wanna try it. I'm gonna eat it.
This is not a Try Not To, not for me,
it's just a Try To Eat.
(buzzer rings)
Mmm!
I love cheese, and there was either a big stack of cheese on here,
on my first bite or something, because this is frickin' delicious.
(buzzer rings)
- It's so good.
It's kind of like a cake,
like a white cake, I guess you could say,
but much more buttery.
- I am not that tempted, I already know what it tastes like.
It looks so bomb, I hope you guys enjoy it,
whoever tries it, but, I think I'm gonna pass this one.
- (FBE) We've traveled to Puerto Rico.
- Wow!
- (FBE) For a dish called pasteles.
- Mmm, wow! Mmm, wow, mmm!
- (FBE) Pasteles are a classic Christmas dish in Puerto Rico.
The inner portion of them consists of a mixture of ground pork,
and an adobo blended spice sauce,
and traditional Puerto Rico pasteles are boiled in hot water
and served with rice, meat, fish, pigeon peas
and a hot sauce for a delicious holiday feast.
- Mmm!
It reminds me of like, a tamale.
- I wanna try it, it looks good.
It's kinda like a tamale.
- It does look like a tamale to me.
Of course, darker. (laughs)
- Oh, I really wanna taste this.
My fear is what is the punishment food?
- Does it cheat on its boyfriend like my Puerto Rican did?
I can smell the DMs from here.
I'm triggered, I was sent back.
- I'm curious to try, I'm just gonna go ahead and try.
(buzzer rings)
The taste is relatively bland.
I mean, honestly, it's not very overpowering.
I would definitely need some salsa or something,
some sort of spice to kick it up a bit.
- Mmm.
Okay, I'll try it now.
(buzzer rings)
Mmm, mmm!
It literally tastes like a tamale. This is really good.
- It doesn't smell that amazing to me.
Normally it's the smells that make me wanna eat the food so bad.
So, I think, I'm gonna pass on this one.
- I'm gonna pass.
I don't know why, I'm really pushing myself.
I want the glorification of winning.
- (FBE) What's in front of you there?
- Fried chicken.
- Fried chicken! - (FBE) From where?
- From your kitchen. (laughs)
- (FBE) So this is actually from KFC, but here is the twist.
What country outside of the US do you think this is
an important holiday dish for?
- I, really?
- KFC chicken, like, holiday food?
- Oh, I know, I know where they eat this.
- (FBE) Tell me.
- In Japan.
My dad also told me
it's a Christmas tradition for some reason
to eat KFC on Christmas, and I was like why, it's KFC.
I don't understand!
- (FBE) According to reporting by Atlas Obscura,
by 1973, KFC was the most popular chain in Japan.
They had upwards of 75 locations,
and their Kentucky for Christmas promotion ran at each one.
- Really?
Great job from that marketing company.
- That's so interesting.
I never would've thought KFC.
- (FBE) I can see you're getting ready.
- (laughs) I'm teasing you, I promise.
- This is very tempting, it smells good, but,
it's KFC, it's not like, you know, five star Michelin chicken.
So I'm gonna pass on this one, but it does smell good.
- I don't know if I need to eat KFC right now.
- Koreans are known for their Korean fried chicken.
So KFC, KFC really stands for Korean Fried Chicken.
This is passable. (laughs)
- I mean, I like KFC, but no. (laughs)
'Cause thinking there's gonna be a punishment,
this isn't worth the punishment.
- (FBE) We have traveled now to Ethiopia,
where we are talking about perhaps the most famous holiday dish.
It is yebeg wat, which means lamb stew,
and it's kind of a sister to the national dish doro wat,
which is chicken stew. - Got it.
- (FBE) Have you ever had Ethiopian food before?
- No, no I have not.
- I thought it was a crepe.
I was ready to like inhale some like Nutella goodness,
and then I was like that's not Nutella. (laughs)
- The lamb stew probably would've been fine by itself in the stew,
why did you have to put it on this Styrofoam,
and then cut it in the shape of a pizza?
- Since I am not going to Ethiopia, no time soon,
I'm going in, that's a shame.
I mean, I almost made it, but I wanna say,
you know, I tried some Ethiopian food.
I wanna say that.
(buzzer rings)
It's very good.
If someone tried it, they would not be sorry.
They wouldn't. (laughs) You know.
They would enjoy it, they would enjoy it.
- Mmm. (gasps) Ooh!
This, ooh!
I'm gonna try this delicious, mmm!
(buzzer rings)
Wow, that's so good.
The bread is kinda sweet, but it complements the savory
of that, like the spices in this lamb.
- This is giving me trypophobia.
Okay, I think I'm gonna pass.
- I usually would be curious, but I'm not,
I mean I'm not allergic to it, but I just don't like lamb.
- Ooh, I don't like the texture, I don't like touching it.
This is not a merry Christmas or a happy holiday.
All I want for Christmas is that to go away.
- (FBE) Jayka, that means you have officially won this game.
- And I won without being like super tempted to eat any. (laughs)
- (FBE) You don't get the reward,
but we wanted to show it to you anyway.
You can look, this is a raspberry marzipan tart from Europe,
and specifically, Germany.
- Wow.
It looks beautiful.
- It looks [censored] bomb, to be honest with you.
- Oh my God, this looks so good!
- The lamb was good, but was it worth it?
- It tastes good,
like the hot jelly or jam that's on the top,
I'm into that, and then they have powdered sugar as well.
But I'm really happy I stuck out until the end for this meal.
- (gasps) It just melts in your mouth!
That is so delicious!
- Okay, what's my punishment?
- (FBE) So, we're on to the punishment.
Now, some people love this, some people hate it,
but it is eggnog, and we have added extra heavy cream and extra sugar
and crumbled candy cane to make this as rich and sweet as possible.
- Okay, you guys know how much I don't like really sweet things.
I've never had eggnog before.
- Oh, you guys created it,
I don't think it's gonna be a big seller.
- Oh, you guys do love me. I love it.
- Let's do this!
(slurps)
Mmm, eh. (coughs)
Got like, bleh.
When you first drink it, it's like oh, this isn't too bad,
and then your taste buds grab at everything that's in there,
and all that sugar and that mix of flavor
you guys somehow threw in here, and it's just like why?
- I wish Christmas was every single day
so that I could go to every country
and celebrate Christmas how they celebrate Christmas. (laughs)
- We're so accustomed to certain things,
you know, we should do that.
We should actually go through that book
and look for some more exciting meals,
'cause that was very interesting,
and I appreciate you guys, you know,
allowing me to go to these different countries,
'cause I never would've went.
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