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- I think you just have to surrender to the sandwich.
I surrender to you.
Hello and welcome to my first video of 2021.
I'm starting with something that I think a lot
of us may have recently experienced.
We're talking about hangover cures. (laughs)
We are going to look at dishes from Mongolia, Sri Lanka,
Mexico, Ireland and Cypress.
I know that a lot of people practice dry January
but you know what?
You can keep these in your back pocket
for when February comes around again. (laughs)
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- Hi my name is Tahiri and I live in Sri Lanka.
So Sri Lanka, this is what usually happens.
People will go out.
The most common night out drink would be Allecan beer.
Maybe they'll hit the counter they'll do their thing,
they'll dance, they'll drink a little, drink a lot.
Then around two or three,
they will go to shop and they will order Kothu.
So Kothu is chopped up protein mixed with spices
and vegetable and it usually has a gravy
that kind a gets soaked into the roti itself.
So it's very flavorful.
You could have meat in your Kothu.
You could any, you could have cheese in your Kothu.
What makes a Kothu, is the roti,
if the roti didn't exist in the Kothu
then it's not a Kothu roti.
- Oh no!
No!
- What?
- We're out!
- Of gas?
- Yes.
(metal clangs)
- Kothu tastes like a good day.
Like, you know, if you're having Kothu,
your day could have been all that bad.
Because it's just something that makes people happy.
But it is also soft but it has a bite.
You can find Kothu all over Sri Lanka
and I think it's a dish that really represents Sri Lankan
people because it's a calama ad calama means mixed.
And that's kinda of what Sri Lanka is ,
its a mix of different types of cultures,
people, ideologies and that's exactly
what Kothu is, it's a calama.
Do you think most people will like this if they tried it?
Yes.
There's a Kothu out there for you,
you just haven't tasted it yet.
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- Okay, the whole house smells like spices.
My eyes were like watering while I was cooking this.
It's a bold hangover smell, you know,
if you're feeling rough.
Oh, this good.
It's spicy.
It's really spicy. (laughs)
Oh, I got the roti in that one.
You have like the crunchy vegetables
and then you have, like, the soft bread in there
and the bread has just soaked up all
of the spices and so it's very flavorful.
Like, my whole mouth is tingling.
And that is definitely from the chili powder
but also because it tastes really good. (laughs)
You know there's two types of hangovers.
There is like that stomach hangover
where you're just like, everything is gross.
Or the head hangover, when you have a headache.
Stomach hangover, I don't know.
Head hangover, I think this would actually work
to get rid of it.
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Messy.
You may have noticed that pretty soon
after I started cooking,
I had to switch from a wok to my Instapot.
That's because number one,
my building has no gas right now.
And number two, my stove top cooker
that runs on tiny gas canisters ran out.
We pivoted. (laughs)
(grunts)
The more I eat this, the less spicy I think it is
and the more I like it actually.
Maybe was just that initial first bite
where my taste buds were not primed for the chili powder.
I would have added more bread.
Last bite.
That was delicious.
Something that I definitely never would have made
had it not been for this show
and so that makes it double cool.
Double cool?
Doubly as cool?
Twice as cool, I'm gonna go.
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Double cool, I don't feel like that's a thing.
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- Hi, my name is Khulan,
I am from Ulaannbaatar, Monngolia.
And I'm going to explain our
most common hangover dish named bantan.
Our favorite alcohol is beer,
and in the countryside you will
find mainly fermented mare's milk.
It's called airag.
Mostly there's like two kinds of people:
instant ramen in the morning or bantan in the morning.
That's two main dishes for hangover for us.
It's made of flour, mutton,
salt and some onions.
Bantan, if you translate it,
it means mix up, mixture or something mushy.
So you can imagine what it would look like.
This dish taste mainly kind of salty,
and very fresh and very nurturing because it's soup.
It acts also as a baby food.
And I would say most people like it.
'cause this is a real representation of our cuisine
'cause there are not that many traditional Mongolian dishes
in our culture but it's really one of them.
- This intimidated me to make but I think
that it turned out quite well.
I can't believe that I made a stock with bones. (chuckles)
Oh my God.
This is incredible.
The flavor is very rich but rich in like,
a very comforting way and the little pieces
of meat are nice but the the part that is so good is that...
When I was crumbling the flour and the water
and making those kind of little tiny granules.
It's like a porridge but each of these little granules
has cooked and almost feels like hundreds
of tiny little dumplings in your mouth.
It is really nice and the green onion adds
this video really, really welcoming pop a freshness
because the dish itself doesn't really have much going on.
It's all this flavor and essence from the meat.
So combining it with the green onion just gives
this like big pop of like ooh!
When I was shopping. I really could not find mutton.
it's not the most common meat to eat in the US.
So I substituted it with beef, a very common meat,
to eat in the US.
So obviously the flavors gonna be shifted slightly.
But I think mostly what this is about is also
about the consistency of the porridge
and I definitely think I nailed that, honestly.
As far as a hangover dish goes,
I 100% get that as well.
It'll coat your whole stomach but give you protein
and give you carbs to kind of push through the day
and it is just warm and comforting.
I've never attempted to cook Mongolian Cuisine before
so this was a really incredible experience
and honestly I just feel like I'm getting
so many cool opportunities in doing this YouTube channel.
I'm trying things that I don't know how else
I would have tried them and it's awesome.
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Hola, My name is Leonor,
I live in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The morning after a good party,
we usually look for spicy foods.
But here in Guadalajara it's really common
to look for tortas ahogadas.
It's a typical dish of the city and they are everywhere.
The torta ahogada has a bun that is named (speaks Spanish)
It's really hard on the crust but really soft in the inside.
This bun is filled with pork caritas.
That's the traditional way of doing the torta ahogada.
But I am vegan so I replace the for pork carnitas
with oyster mushrooms or soy.
This bun is filled with refried beans.
The whole torta is covered with a sauce
that is made with tomato, garlic,
salt, oregano, and vinegar.
Then you can top the torta with marinated onions,
lemon juice and I a really important ingredient
is the hot sauce that is made with chili di arbol.
Eating the torta ahogada can get really messy,
but it is worth it.
The combination of the flavors, it's really perfect.
- I don't even know if I know how to eat this.
It's gonna be so messy.
I need a napkin.
Okay, we're gonna go with a bib.
This is a look.
Actually, can't see 'cause I don't have a view finder
but imagine it's a look.
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Oh my God, I made this.
I was so intimidated by this recipe.
I put off making it for days.
I just thought there's no way I'll be able to make carintas,
there's now way I'll be able to make the sauce.
Sometimes you just get in your head, you know
and I had to do it and it's so good.
(exclaims)
Is there a right way to eat this?
I think you just have to surrender to the sandwich.
I surrender to you.
There's so much happening in the sandwich.
You have the savory from the refried beans
and all of the spices in the pork
and then a lot of tangy-ness from the vinegar
and the pickled onions and then the tomato sauce
and then you got the hot sauce which gives you a kick
and the bread is crunchy but at the same time it's soft.
(exclaims)
This whole sandwiches like an experience.
As far as the hangover food goes, heck yeah.
Cooking all these dishes,
I would definitely say I think I would prefer somebody
to make them for me if I was hungover
then to have to make them myself
but that wasn't my ask, you know,
my ask wasn't what do you make for yourself
'cause I imagine the answer would just
be like a grilled cheese and like whatever happening bag
of chips you can find the back of your cabinet.
My mouth is a little on fire.
I'm trying to cool down.
Don't let them see you sweat.
Well, that went down quick.
I think I only spilled a little bit but maybe
it's just all over my face and if it is so be it.
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- So hi everybody,
my name is Aine and I live in Belfast in Northern Ireland.
The most common hangover dish here would be the Ulster fry.
And basically, what this is is a combination
of full English and full Irish breakfast.
And it's usually something after a big big night out,
a big log sesh, that everybody craves first thing
when they get up when they're done dry heaving,
getting a glass of water...
The soda bread definitely sets it apart
and also with the potato faris
or potato bread as we call it.
Yes you can go out and get one,
you can pay for it, whatever floats your boat
but you can't beat a homemade fry, in my opinion.
You wake up and smell is just all over the house.
It's actually fantastic to wake up to.
and everybody, I'd say, in the North of Ireland
or Northern Ireland has definitely tried a fry
because it's just so good.
Like oh my God, it's iconic here,
you know what I mean?
Basically, just because we live in Ulster
and Northern Ireland it's called an Ulster fry.
Basically the dish consists of bacon, fried egg,
black pudding and white pudding very good.
And soda bread, potato farl.
My mother said to me,
"It's important that you say it's the potato farl,"
because it's apparently it's most important part.
Debatable, but anyway.
Fried mushrooms, fried tomato, pancake.
My sister always says,
"It's not fry without a pancake."
True, beans.
- Hi I just need to pop in and say
that I forgot to do the pancake and the beans.
I don't know, there was so many things.
I must have just... I feel really bad.
I feel really bad but I did want to scrap the whole thing
just because I was silly and forgot to add an element
to dish was still amazing.
I mean you'll see, I tried it later on.
I just... (exclaims)
(laughs)
Okay well, sorry.
- And usually to top it all off,
a big mug of tea.
Like I'm gonna have right now.
Bundoran mug!
So basically, what it taste like is very salty.
Does it cure a hangover?
In my own experience with a hangover,
yes it does.
It just brings you back to life.
(sighs)
I don't think I've ever worked so hard
to make breakfast in my entire life.
It's a big complete and over the top breakfast
with a million additions.
I think the idea with like a greasy breakfast is...
Uh huh.
Hmm, I love roasted tomatoes.
Roasted mushroom.
I'm most curious about the soda bread.
It's actually pretty good.
Blood sausage.
Oh that was so good.
Potato faris.
That's cool when I was cooking them you
could see them like puffing up.
I thought that was really funky.
I've never done this with mashed potatoes
that made them into a dough, I guess?
I do love bacon and I never eat it.
I feel like everything I make is a huge bite.
You know when you like take a big bite
and then you like run out of breath while you're chewing,
you know like out of breath from I'm eating. (sighs)
That just happened.
10 out of 10 for deliciousness
and I definitely think this is what you want
after a big night out but don't make it at home.
Or if you do have it at home,
have somebody who is not hungover make it for you.
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My name is Parscan.
I am from Famagusta in Cyprus.
Cypress is the third biggest island
in the Mediterranean Sea.
Bidda Badadez is a sandwich dish
that has thick fried potatoes
grilled halloumi and fresh slices of tomatoes and cucumber
also little bit of garnish and cilantro.
Bidda comes from the pizza bread that we use in the dish
and badadez is just what we call potatoes in Cypress.
This dish is amazing for the hangovers
because it has a lot of carbs in it.
Also, its' a great alternative for vegetarians.
People usually eat these after hangover is caused
by raki or ouzo which are the
most popular drinks in Cypress.
I think I think this dish is absolutely comforting
and absolutely delicious.
- Fast food sandwich from Cypress, made at home.
Oopsies.
Okay, in general,
I think that vegetarian sandwiches can get a bad rap
'cause people are like, "hey where's the meat."
You don't need the meat in this.
I did see online that there are options
where you can put cofte in it
but halloumi is quite possibly the most perfect cheese.
It is so salty and I love how rubbery it is
and it's just like, that you can grill it
and it's warm and it's not melt-y.
It's hmm.
Everything combines together.
It is a crunchy and warm sandwich.
The french fries are warm and the halloumi is warm
and then you have the cold cucumber and the cold tomato.
Wow, this is good.
I have a joke that my sisters friend made up.
What type of cheese looks in the mirror and loves itself?
Halloumi.
I don't know if any of you got it or laughed or liked it.
I'm gonna just assume you all thought
it was as awesome as I think it is.
I do have another cheese joke.
What type of cheese can calm Alaskan wildlife?
Camembert.
Just gonna going to let that one sit.
It's 2021 and I'm very excited to see what I can do
with this channel.
I have a bunch of ideas.
I'm going to start a Patreon and the people who join
there are gonna get a little creative control
to work with me to come up with ideas
or be videos or I don't know.
We can do what we want.
It's you know, it's our own forum.
Anyway with that,
I will see you all in the next video.
Oh my god.
No!
These burnt.
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