- Before I take a bite,
I think that this is going to be absolutely ridiculous.
(upbeat music)
- Hi, I'm Beryl.
And the theme of today's episode is..
(imitates drum roll)
french fries.
I did a potato episode and when I was doing it
I was like,
Oh my gosh, I didn't do french fries.
So, in this video,
we are going to look at French fries from
- [Beryl] Chile,
England,
Dominican Republic,
Hawaii
and India.
- Again, it's not just going to be me.
You guys sent in videos for this,
because I thought it was a really fun way
to have you all talk about dishes
that mean something to you.
I'm just here to eat.
You know what I mean?
So with that, let's start eating French fries.
- My name is Austin and I live in London, here in the UK.
Okay, first off we don't call them french fries,
we call them chips.
- [Austin] My favorite way to eat chips
is definitely a chip butty.
- Now a chip butty is pretty carbalicious.
It's pretty heavy.
- [Austin] What you're going to need
is a white fluffy bread roll.
Then what you're going to want is to cake on the butter.
Put loads of it on there.
Then you're going to need to get some
nice thick chunky chips.
Once you got them on top,
then what you want to do is add on lots of ketchup.
Finish with the bread round top
and voila,
you've got yourself a chip butty.
If you're coming to London or anywhere in the UK
make sure you go to a fish and chip shop
and get yourself a chip butty.
You're not going to regret it.
- Well, Austin, you've done me good kid.
(laughing)
French fries sandwich.
We love to see it.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to like this.
(laughing)
Yeah.
This is not something that I imagine many people order
at like 1:30 in the afternoon on a Tuesday.
I imagine the high time for this sandwich
is 1:00 AM on a Friday night.
That's a big bite.
I took way too big a bite.
I was telling my mom about this sandwich
and she said, actually that when she was a kid,
she had these at the ice cream soda shop.
Kind of cute.
The only reason you might not like this
is if you hate french fries.
Because otherwise, what's not to like, you know.
There's not much to say about this.
It is what it is.
You know, it's french fries on a roll.
Is it good?
Yes.
I'm not going to be able to finish it though
because I have another french fry thing to eat.
All right.
Next one.
- Hi, I'm Olombi, I'm from Santiago, Chile
and I'm here to talk about french fries
and how we eat them in my country.
- [Olombi] So, we usually eat them when we go out,
especially when it comes to la chorrilliana,
which is a dish served in a big platter,
where you throw in french fries,
caramelized onions, different cuts of meat and fried eggs.
The overall dish just tastes like a guilty pleasure.
The fries are very salty.
They combine with the sweetness of the caramelized onions
and the juices coming out of the meat
and the egg yolk, just running through the dish
just creates a blend where
you don't even need a sauce for it.
Everything just creates a sauce for the fries.
The origins of the dish are kind of unknown.
Some people say that it originated
during the Pacific war in the 19th century
which is why it is thought to be originated from Peru.
But the cook from the most famous chorilliana restaurant
in Valparaiso says that he invented it,
so that students would go to his restaurant
and eat instead of just drink at the bar.
But overall, this dish is meant to be shared
with friends and family.
You're supposed to order it and put
in the middle of the table
and everybody just digs into it and finishes it.
I've never seen any chorilliana leftover in my life.
I highly recommend you try it.
It's just so good.
And you, you won't regret it.
- These are a masterpiece.
- I feel like these are probably a fork
and knife type of fry.
Like I don't know how else you would do it.
This bite is already too big.
Oh my God.
Yes.
Honestly like it's the concept of it is, you know
like steak and fries,
which steak frites like everyone gets that.
The egg is a very nice addition.
The caramelized onions add this really nice level
of sweetness to the savory meat, the salty french fries.
It is a very, very nicely balanced dish.
This is a complete bite.
It's going to be a monster to eat.
It's true that you don't need a sauce.
There's more than enough happening here.
I don't feel like anything is dry.
I really like this for two reasons.
Number one, it is a beautiful presentation.
It is definitely showstopping,
as Great British Bake-off would say,
but it's totally as well a complete meal.
I can't believe that my job right now
is to eat french fries.
It's nice.
- Aloha.
Hi, my name is John and I live on the Island of Kauai,
in the state of Hawaii, in the United States.
- [John] I'm gonna talk about making furikake french fries.
These furikake fries have been a thing in Hawaii for awhile.
These are shoestring potatoes,
fried extra crispy and coated with okonomi yake sauce,
kewpie mayonnaise and furikake,
which is a seaweed condiment that we use a lot.
It's a mix of savory umami flavors
with a hint of ocean thrown in.
It's a lot more complex than your average french fry.
I think everyone should try this.
Life is short and furikake makes it better.
- I'm so happy to share this with everyone and Aloha!
- Okay.
Hmm, Whoa,
Whoa.
Wait!
I was not expecting this flavor.
I need to--
Wait, this is so interesting.
He was right.
These totally do have like the flavor of the ocean.
It is the furikake,
but I'm just very surprised at how pronounced the flavor is.
The kewpie mayonnaise is so nice.
If you've never tried it, I highly recommend.
I don't really know what makes it better.
Maybe it has MSG.
It's better.
And okonomi yake sauce, as well.
If you've never had, it is kind of a sweet ter--
It's like a sweet barbecue sauce, maybe...
It's really good.
And it goes on Okonomi yake,
which is one of the best pancakes I think out there.
These are good.
It's really different.
Honestly, like first bite, I was like, whoa
but now I'm fully committed.
It's a very nice twist
on what traditional french fries for me are.
And because of that, I really like it.
Also, I'm a huge fan of mayonnaise.
I'm that person who,
when I order french fries or even a hamburger
I'm always asking for a thing of Mayo on the side.
I know that's not for everybody, but..
it's for me.
- (foreign language)
- This looks so good
It smells really good.
I feel like it's kind of like a deconstructed hamburger.
(laughs)
Oh my god.
Oh, dang!
I love that I've just made food
from Dominican Republic in my kitchen.
These are also made with plantains,
but because this is a french fry episode
I stuck with french fries.
And also, cause I just couldn't find any plantains.
This kind of reminds me of like animal style fries
from the U.S., but the spices are better.
It's warm and all of the sauce from meat and the mayonnaise
and the ketchup and the cheese kind of combined
and the French fries are just powerful.
They taste so good.
They're not crunchy anymore, you know
because of all the liquid,
but that's okay.
Honestly, this is 10 out of 10.
It's so good.
It's so good!
- Hi, this is Madu and I'm from Hyderabad India.
- [Madu] My favorite way to eat French fries
is the masala fries.
To make the masala fries,
you want to take some fresh fries in a bowl,
top it with about a teaspoon of chat masala
about a teaspoon of chili powder.
A pinch of sugar, trust me on that.
Give it a good toss.
And make sure your fries are really hot
so that these spices coat evenly.
This is one of the most popular ways
they make fries in India.
You'd find it across the country and has such a great taste.
You should definitely give it a try.
- Final french fry dish, masala fries.
I've had these before.
So good.
I think the key to these is understanding chat masala
and all the glory that this spice blend is.
It's sour savory blend,
and you can put it on everything,
but on potato, it is very good.
And it's interesting.
I actually usually don't do the sugar.
The sugar is a nice touch because it does give you a bit
of this hot tangy and now a sweet element
and it does make it better.
This was definitely a really good episode.
I think there was this really nice blend
of the street food aspect of french fries
and the at home cooking aspect of french fries.
But the idea that we all eat them,
I don't care where you live,
who you are,
what you've done.
You have french fries where you live, you know
and that's cool.
So with that, the French fry episode is complete.
And I always do this at the end.
I'm like trying to think if I want to say anything else
and I don't, I'll just see you in the next video
say hello to me in the comments.
I like saying hi back.
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