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Today we flip the script and put our chef Ben and guest chef James in the hot seat to guess some spice blends! It’s absolutely a competition and we haven’t made it easy for them!

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  1. @itarry4

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Just how many years did James have to spend working and training to be a chef to work out that a spice mix has spice in it. I know he was referring to the use of the word spice when it's used to describe heat but still. There is heat from Ben with there is spice from James.

  2. @Tzulander

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Ben's absolute trollface at 18:07 is great.

  3. @oboecoe

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I learned from Alton Brown that if you're making an apple pie, it's nice to grind up some Grains of Paradise (or Alligator Pepper) and toss it in with your apple mixture.

  4. @lemonlateralus

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    2:36 "Starting with Bay Leaves" 😂 Listen for the chuckle in the background. 😜

  5. @MrNatWhilk

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    For a future battle, how about Montreal Steak Spice:
    Salt
    Black Pepper
    White Pepper
    Mustard seeds
    Coriander seeds
    Granulated Garlic
    Onion powder or flakes
    Dill seed.
    (Recipe from the Glen and Friends YouTube channel.)

  6. @-_James_-

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Would it really have been so difficult to give them a pot each? 🙃

  7. @blakekeating2569

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I enjoyed this one.

  8. @variabell3326

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I'd love to see the chefs guess our spice blends from throughout Oceania. So many people afar have never even heard of wattleseed or gundabluey.

  9. @valliarlette6596

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Very much enjoyed this presentation. Please do it again!

  10. @nicolakunz231

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I love seeing the chefs Learn. Ben commences beloved lecture mode, James is just like nom nom nom. 😋

  11. @cutecrochet

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Garam doesn't mean aromatic, just means warm. I'm sure everyone Indian recognized it just by looking at it

  12. @SquishableGirl

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    James got two points for not specifying which cardamom pods. I would have given him half a point for not specifying a type of cardamom. Being more specific in the identification is more skillful. Great format for a video. I enjoy it when Ben is in the hot seat.

  13. @linebrunelle1004

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I blend my own so I got Bebere. love it. Also Ras el Hanout, so good, refined taste. Jerk, Louisiana or Indian base. Experiment. your tastebuds will thank you.

  14. @donettmurphy420

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Wow…I loved this because we learned along with the chef. I am going to make my own spice blend now.

  15. @lindahardy3083

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    James covers his answers yet Ben gets more anyway, James also takes ownership of the bowl of spice where Ben has to take a pinch, lol

  16. @blakebraden21

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I got a score. It was 0, but it was still a score.

  17. @chelseakearns1944

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I would love another one of these chef v chef spice challenges!

  18. @Spicoli1Bilek

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Getting a full video to compare Mike and James. I can confer James is Mike's brother. His much larger and at least as cool if not cooler brother.

  19. @Spicoli1Bilek

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I'm pretty sure that James is Mike's older gay or autistic brother. Don't get me wrong I prefer James over Barry any d*** day and I think James brings a whole lot to the crew I wish he would come back. I'm sure it's a lot for James to come back and do even a show here or there but I would love to see an entire season of James come back and school everybody.

  20. @rosehill9537

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Thank you Kush for your work on these blends. A joy to watch the chefs sweat lol

  21. @Kappschannel

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Was that Jamie laughing at "Bay leaves"?

  22. @wendellgee11

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Mole sauce!

  23. @DanielDugovic

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    This was an amazing challenge; it's wonderful to see Kush exercise so much creative freedom and put our 2 chefs to the test!

  24. @totallybritishinmtymx7717

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Some really interesting spice blends.

  25. @maryjanegibson7743

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Never heard of any of them.

  26. @Mundusdeus

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I wonder if you guys ever consider inviting gordon ramsay to this spice guessing games.
    I want to know how good is his spice knowledge.

  27. @Amit_Budhraja

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    So the Ethiopian cuisine is heavily influenced by India due to the 2000+ year old sea trade routes. Hence their spice blends and use of spices has a lot of similarities…

  28. @simran12354

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I didn't know they had rose petals inside garam masala
    Oh ok it was his person blend 😅

  29. @annaqtjoey

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    It would be interesting to know what spices are local to Britain before colonisation started. Because of movies and the history lessons we learned in school, westerners went to Asia for spices.

  30. @vintagelaidbackhippie465

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Yeah Ebbrs!

  31. @hanaAKAbaka

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Please please please do this again!!!! Such an amazing format

  32. @testdasi

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Fenugreek is not a funny Greek. Grains of paradise somehow isn't rice. Stone Flower isn't even a flower. Mace won't bludgeon you in the face.

  33. @rimtellili2584

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I lived in Tunisia my entire life and I have never heard of this spice blend nor saw that dish, Tunisian couscous is usually red with the exception of borzgen couscous and masfouf (a sweet couscous) so this is quite a confusing discovery for me.

  34. @christinaclark9754

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I did actually guess the African one. Something I picked up at one point. It would be nice to be able to get the recipes for the spice blends.

  35. @joelpersson4783

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Berbere spice blend is indeed fantastic. The flavours aren’t fully released though, until after some 3-4 hours of cooking. Preferably with extra fat as it binds the spice.

    Ethiopian “Wat” ragu is a great dish you ought to make!

    Sweat 1 kilo of chopped red onions in 350 grams of butter and 4-5 tablespoons of high quality Berbere. Add 1 kilo of beef mince and brown it together. Add 1 kilo of chopped tinned tomatoes. Season with salt. Simmer for 3-4 hours, preferably longer. Do not skim the surface, the taste is in the butter.

    Serve on a plate with Injera. If you don’t have access to injera or will not make it yourself (not that hard once you get the hang of it!), serve it on top of a thick slice of white bread instead. Serve with loads of vegetables. Sliced banana, boiled egg-halves and sour cream. A truly amazing dish!

  36. @tenakeefe6293

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    The look on James's face at 1:12 when told that there were 16 spices to identify. Anyone else good at lipreading 😜

  37. @neiliusflavius

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I was thinking I was doing quite well in guessing until I remembered that I'd already watched the video!

  38. @SillyTube9

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Berbere in scrambled eggs with dill weed. Next-level awesome. Get up on that. Also good with diced Mayan sweet onions mixed in.

  39. @Aaackermann

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Soooo… Currybbean

    I leave myself out…

  40. @alyzhamari114

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Ben is the type of student who cries when he scores 19 in a 20-item test😂

  41. @AwareOCE

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Geeeze so James has just been at the gym the entire time after leaving sorted I guess?? He got friggin RIPPED

  42. @courtneyrowe3229

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Just recently discovered some southern American spice blends- Gullah, Old Bay, Gumbo. Those would be cool to do

  43. @threethousandbees7260

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    "I'm sorry, you put black stone flower?" might be my favorite Sorted moment

  44. @Spoketlabolina

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    I guessed berbere from the look and their description and Im not even there!

  45. @15drasedrase

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Please share the recipes for video like this

  46. @EvolveGamin00

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    Guys I'm a big fan, but wtf is that lemon at 11:06. Its like 60% rind lol.

  47. @nikeipod1

    January 1, 2024 at 6:57 am

    The moment Ben said "It's bitter" in Poudre de Colombo, I immediately shouted fenugreek seeds. I don't know of any other whole spice that adds bitterness along with flavor into a spice mix.

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