- Eat that.
- But I... Mmmm....
(groaning) (giggling)
- What is it taste, it's not that bad!
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- [Interviewer] What do you guys know about Iran?
- Um, very old country. - Uh...
- It used to have a different name, called...
- What was it's name?
- Persia.
- [Interviewer] What have you heard that's happening,
like in the news?
- Oh, the news recently, that gets interesting.
So the United States has been sort of escalating
tensions with Iran.
- Iran and the President got in a fight.
- And now Iran's kind of mad.
And we're a little worried about a world war three,
but like, not really that worried.
- [Interviewer] Ellie, have you heard anything about this?
- Nope.
- [Interviewer] So it's kind of hard
to like summarize and keep up.
But today we're focusing on food.
Are you guys ready to start?
- Yes. - Yes.
- All right.
Close your eyes.
- Vanessa, do you know what the capital of Iran is?
- No.
- Tehran.
Do you know what the second biggest city of Iran is?
- Nope. Just shut your eyes, Talbott.
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- A drink?
- Oh, gosh. Whoa! Okay, there's a bunch of seeds in here.
- Looks like lemonade.
- Waft it.
- Oh my gosh. This is really sweet.
- [Interviewer] This is called Sharbat,
and it has a lot of calcium and protein and fiber.
- Ooh. I gotta tell my fitness teacher about this.
- [Interviewer] It's supposed to be really good
for constipation...
- Good to know. Good to know.
- Wow, Talbott, you really liked that.
- I did.
- Wanna try mine?
- No.
I'm not your garbage disposal. - I know.
I wanna save room. Oh, Talbott.
I'm not your garbage disposal, Vanessa.
- And sometimes I am your garbage disposal.
- [Interviewer] You guys ready for the next one?
- Yeah. - Yup.
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- Oh, thank you, Megan!
Oh, hee hee!
- It looks like a good rice and beef dish.
Maybe lamb, actually.
Instead of analyzing, I'm just gonna eat it.
- [Interviewer] This is called Khoresh eh' Rivas,
and it is a Persian rhubarb stew.
- Mmmmm...
- Eat that.
- But I... Mmmm....
(groaning) (giggling)
- What is it taste, it's not that bad!
- [Interviewer] Have you ever had rhubarb before?
- In a pie, yeah.
- I'm not a fan of the rhubarb,
honestly. - Same.
Like the first taste is bad.
And then like the after taste kind of tastes
like the pickles on hamburgers.
- Have you heard of Columbia?
- [Interviewer] Uh huh.
- We make arepas, and this kind of tastes
like the grainy corn coming from the arepas.
So I'm like, I tried it just by itself...
Reminds me of home.
- [Interviewer] Talbott, are you done already?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, Talbott eats fast.
- [Interviewer] It's hard for us fast eaters, you know?
- Finally, someone who understands.
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- Oh! Okay. This is pita bread.
- Oh, this looks so good!
- It's the egg pancakes or the sour...
I've seen these before.
- Cauliflower, onion, tomato.
And I'm gonna say asparagus.
It's probably a yogurt sauce.
- [Interviewer] This isn't "Identify the Food", Sandor.
This is called "Kids Try". - I know.
- The dip is really good.
I know you don't like sour cream, but--
- What's it taste like?
- Sour cream.
- I'm good then.
- These taste like French fries, but not French fries.
- Kind of like not crispy hash browns.
- Yeah!
- And it's like pickled asparagus,
'cause it's got like that pickle taste to it.
- [Interviewer] Do you like pickles?
- I love pickles.
- The potato is really good.
If you don't want your third one, I will eat it.
- Mmm mmm... I'll eat it.
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(gasping) - Ooh.
- There's sugar on it.
- Okay. I can definitely tell this is dessert.
- [Interviewer] So this is an Iranian candy called Toot.
(giggles) - Toot! Toot!
(giggles)
- You're so immature, Ellie.
- It's a like edible cookie dough.
- Yeah, this tastes really, really close
to an Indian cookie I've had before.
My grandparents make.
- Tastes a lot like rice pudding I had
at a Greek restaurant
in New Jersey. (laughing)
- [Interviewer] Extremely specific, okay.
- Yeah, very specific (laughs).
- It was really good.
I respect them. - Yeah.
- I think we learned one part of Iran,
but you have to actually go there
to see their city, their culture, their religion,
and not just the food.
- [Interviewer] Well, unfortunately we can't travel
to Iran right now.
But we're still able to have the food,
and I think that's pretty cool.
- Mmm hmm! And it's really good.
Made my tummy full. Ooh! Ooh!
- [Unison] Thanks for watching!
- Bye!