- [Interviewer] So this is called a jackfruit taco.
- You're telling me that is a fruit?
- [Interviewer] Yes.
Wait, what is this?
- [Justin] I'm done.
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- [Interviewer] Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
- I'm Justin. - I'm GG.
And I said it before.
- [Interviewer] Do you know why you're here today?
- Uh, no.
- [Interviewer] If I say plant-based,
what does that mean to you?
- The food that's made out of plants?
- [Interviewer] Yes.
So, what do you think it's made out of?
- I don't know, like a tree.
- [Interviewer] Do you eat a lot of meat yourself?
- I used to. In seventh grade,
I wrote an essay about becoming vegetarian
and ever since then, I just didn't eat meat.
I just didn't like the idea of harming animals
and eating them for food.
- [Interviewer] Do you two eat a lot of meat?
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] Would you ever just be like,
"I don't want to eat meat anymore?"
- No. - No.
- [Interviewer] What would it take?
- $900 million dollars.
- [Interviewer] $900 million?
- If that, if that.
- [Interviewer] Today you're going to be trying
plant-based foods from around the world.
- Ooh. All right.
- All right, I kind of want to get into it.
- [Interviewer] Ready?
- I have no clue what this is.
- [Interviewer] what does it look like?
- Like a hash brown.
- This looks like chicken, what?
Wait, what is that?
- I don't know how I feel about it.
It has like, no flavor.
- It has a different like slippery,
wet kind of texture to it.
- It's pretty good.
- Tastes good.
- I kind of like it. It kind of tastes like chicken,
but without chicken.
- (Interviewer laughs)
This is a plant-based schnitzel.
And normally it's like a piece of pork that's flattened out
and they deep fried. This schnitzel
is actually made out of eggplants and cauliflower.
- Whatever it is, it tastes good.
We're taking the schnitzel home.
- [Interviewer] Are you ready for the next dish?
All right, open your eyes.
- Made from plants, not chicken, just egg.
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- [Interviewer] So those are mung beans.
- I've never heard of that.
- [Interviewer] And those are actually that.
- What?
- Oh, geez.
These are really hard.
- [Interviewer] You weren't supposed to eat those.
- Oh.
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- [Interviewer] Do you guys know the beans song?
Beans, beans they're good for your
- The more you eat, the more you toot.
The more you toot, the better you feel.
Lots of beans for every meal. - [Interviewer] Yeah.
- Weird kid.
(Interviewer laughs)
- Oh that smells good.
- Mhm.
- That's pretty good.
- It's really good.
It taste just like egg.
- [Interviewer] Does the texture feel kind of like an egg?
- Yeah, it really does.
- This is so good.
Those tastes like dirt.
This taste like eggs.
But I don't know how this becomes an egg.
I'll give this 10 out of 10.
- [Interviewer] Why do you think people
choose to eat plant based foods?
- Veering towards a plant-based diet
can be healthier for you
or other times it could be just for like religious reasons.
- [Interviewer] Open your eyes.
- Oh, what is this?
- Is this like a taco?
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- Taco Tuesday!
- [Interviewer] You made a face.
- That's like a fruit.
- [Interviewer] It's jackfruit tacos.
- Is this a fruit?
- [Interviewer] Yes.
Wait, what is this?
- [Justin] I'm done.
- [Interviewer] No, no, no go back, go back.
- A fruit? That is a fruit?
- Taste kind of gross.
- The ends of it are soft
and then there's just like this random
hard part in the middle and just like crunchy.
- [Interviewer] Ready for the next dish?
- Yeah.
- It's a salad.
Stew? Is this like ramen?
- This is this cheese?
- [Interviewer] It's not cheese.
- Tofu?
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- Is it Pho?
- [Interviewer] Yes.
- What meat is it usually with?
- [Interviewer] Either chicken or
really thin pieces of steak.
This is actually a dish that originated in Vietnam.
So refugees from Vietnam came here and
introduced people to pho.
- Oh, wow.
- This is so good.
- [Interviewer] You guys ready for the next one?
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] Take one more bite.
- One sec, one sec, one sec.
- [Interviewer] GG, are you ready for the next dish?
- She's going ham!
- [Interviewer] You still got more to eat!
Open your eyes.
- What even is that though?
- [Interviewer] Look at how adventurous GG is,
she is jumping in.
- There's some weird sauce.
- Is it pesto?
- Smells spicy - [Interviewer] Not pesto.
Does this look like anything you've ever eaten before?
- No.
It's pretty good.
Will take home.
- Oh my gosh, wait, is this saag paneer?
- [Interviewer] Its not saag paneer.
- It looks exactly like it.
- [Interviewer] Its palak paneer.
- Palak paneer. Oh my gosh, I was so close.
- This reminds me of home. For sure.
- [Interviewer] It comes from India.
And this has the paneer, which is Indian cheese.
And the green stuff is like pureed spinach.
The palak is the sauce.
- Oh. Is that why its called palak paneer?
- [Interviewer] Yes it is.
- Yes. I got it right again.
- This is really good.
- [Interviewer] So, after doing that,
did you learn anything new?
- Knowing that there's so many products out there,
that are available for people to eat,
I think its easier than what I thought it would be.
- Thanks for watching Kids Try.
- Just egg, is a better egg, made from plants.
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