If you dont cook it enough do you have a limp dick?

I bet it would be better with sweet and tart cherries

Why don't you guys try Saudi food instead of guessing what it tastes like. it is a mixture of distinctive dishes , 7:51 i'm sure it is not lamb and offal .but i hope people will not unsubscribe.

1. It was so obvious that it was a Chinese dish, even the story was so Chinese, turned out Taiwan, oof. 2. Somehow guessed Uzbek because I saw a food travel video on the region. 3. I guessed Portuguese, had no idea what it could have been. 4. Was thinking africa until I heard La loca, guessed Uruguay.

What? no Balut? I'm sure they'd love that delicacy eaten at night so you dont see what you're eating.

the closest one I guessed was the last one. thinking it was southern North America like Mexico or northern South America, which I guess would be about central america. i'd have guessed mexico, but then again, I do not know a whole lot of country names. the chicharones was what led me to mexico.

JUSTICE FOR MIKE

Holy crap I got 2 answers correct when playing along (Taiwan and Nicaragua, in which the Nicaragua is a total guess considering the clues is taking us to central and latin america)

It would be funny to see some foods from Alaskan natives. I have heard the stinkier the better...

I love a wide variety of foods, even durian, but stinky tofu is a step to far for me. Props to the guys for getting past the odor.

I got the Thai dish right! Coconut with corn and green onion. At first I thought Korea until they said coconut and immediately thought of thai curry, which uses coconut.

I miss the ginger menace :(

What about blindfolded chefs.

I'd love to see an episode where all the dishes are from the same country as a twist or from neighboring countries

Nicarag-you-a? If their press is as strongly vocal as you say they are, Ben, you may have a Paella Burrito situation on your hands where a whole country is upset.

The levels are off the chart on this one. Great work.

Don’t worry Mike in my heart you won!

I would argue that chou dou fu (stinky tofu) is from China. I encountered it quite frequently there (despite my best efforts). And... yes. It *is* that disgusting smelling. It's like someone is frying vomit and diarrhea in an old gym sock.

Isthmus. That's my comment.

People who are furious at Sorted for, purportedly, using AI art are really missing the forest for the trees. Instead of obsessing over symptoms, it'll be more worthwhile to direct our attention to the root cause - the lack of preparedness and adaptability in a changing technological and social landscape. Going around villifying individuals who are using Generative AI on a small scale to make their lives a little more convenient is a futile exercise. It's like how some "urbanists" love to blame car drivers for city sprawl and bad public transport instead of working to foster political will against irresponsible city planning. Or, instead of getting involved into their local politics, working to spread awareness and galvanizing civil society to put pressure on governments to institute more welfare measures and improve social security, people will just sit at their keyboards, push all the blame for socio-economic inequities and weak economic mobility onto private property and personal wealth and call for communist revolutions with zero appreciation for the fact that oppressive and authoritarian structures are indispensable if a communist society is to last. What's happening in all these instances is akin to trying to fight an epidemic by killing the infected instead of attacking the infection. AI is not the enemy. This is not the first time that technological progress threatens to be disruptive and creates the potential for economic upheaval. This time is not unlike when we built machines to till the soil, draw water, grind our grain, move heavy loads, do our calculations and even, build themselves. Each technological leap has brought about big changes in labour and income patterns and came fraught with employment anxieties for many people. And yet, once we got over the tough transition phase and reached a new equilibrium, technological growth, has more often than not, made an improved standard of living accessible to more people than before. What we need to understand, as people who hold the power to shape the society we will live in tomorrow, is that technological progress is desirable. However, we need to make the transition phase as painless as possible. The solution is not, therefore, to hunt down every single person who relies on AI for some tasks instead of paying a human to do it, and name and shame them. Instead, what we need to do is to create political awareness about the social and economic consequences of a rapid and reckless transition and lobby our governments to provide adequate safety nets for people who may become displaced during this new phase of automation and to institute measures to help them remain viable in a shifting market. Also, what we need is to bind the tech industry within ethical frameworks to ensure that their products and procedures do not threaten the health, safety and fundamental rights of people. We need to regulate tech the way we have done with medicine, manufacturing, transport networks and other industries. There needs to legislation and administrative infrastructure to ensure that products of the tech industry must meet certain ethical standards and prove themselves to not be in violation of human interests, before they are allowed to enter the market. These are the areas where the discourse needs to be focused on, both in politics and in civil society, instead of wasting time with self-righteous witch-hunts against individuals exploring the possibilities of a new technology. A lot of academic work is also needed across multiple disciplines like law, economics, sociology, political science, computer science as well as philosophy to help us build a knowledge base that can inform both responsible public opinion as well as effective legislation. If you really want to do something, think about how you can contribute as a citizen as well as a student/professional to building responsive and resilient systems that can address the social, economic or environmental challenges of AI integration. Moral grandstanding achieves nothing and often does more harm than good. Even if you or I made a personal choice to steer clear generative AI, it wouldn't make much difference. It's about as effective in the grand scheme of things as giving up meat or plastic straws is for global warming. On top of that, if we also went about bullying people for not going vegan or choosing a single use plastic over a more sustainable alternative or asking AI to draw them a picture, then we are the ones who are being selfish and inconsiderate.

Ben thought the name Gumma would give away that it was from Uzbekistan? Am I missing something here?

cooking idea boys setup for cooking a "normal meal" then without warning, are swapped for their significant others, friend, whom ever. bring a friend to work day the guys can then guide them through, but cannot touch so much as a spoon then see how "normal" their SO's are

Dear Sorted, What an absolutely marvelous podcast. I'm thrilled to meet William and have added his podcast to my list of things to enjoy. Yours, etc

Taiwan is not a country, guys! it is China! shame on you.

Mike was the loser? SCAM! HE WAS SCAMMED!

Random battle/ challenge idea. 2 normals get to use normal or most equipment one normal doesnt. The chefs gotta pick out which dish it was

Can you come to America and teach etiquette to our younger generations! Lol

OK

15:21 I'm guessing Cuba

Guys need to investigate the Colombian Pacific Food, you're gonna like it....

Please do Pitepalt / palt! It is a boiled flower and potatoball from the north of sweden. Filled with bacon and served with lingonberry jam and butter. Tastes great and you might do a blood palt aswell to throw them off, simular resepie but with blood in the batter.

5:35 I thought they were some bad oliebollen lol. You should have some :)

But I want the caffeine..

It's like the boys really wanted to impress dad (Ben) after spending so much time with their uncle (James)

god I love these, as long as I get to play along with the players.

You guys have to do Oscypek in your next street food. It's a decorated sheep milk cheese from Poland, sold on the streets by mountain people.

Mike it’s ColOOOOmbia, please stop, we hate seeing and hearing coluuumbia, that’s not a country.

1st Mike 2nd Jamie 3rd Barry Amazingly creative episode.

What's the point of the blindfolds if they come off right away? They aren't eating it blind.

Round 1. Got Stinky Tofu and country spot on. 3 points to me. Round 2. Not only never heard of Gumma, I've never heard of the country it's from either. I thought it was like a runny batter, but seeing it's an actual dough like consistency is neat. Round 3. Not a single clue. At least I knew the country lol. It's a cute lil dish, I like it. Round 4. Once again never heard of the country or dish. I end the game with 3 points, Mike wins. Tho I guess only counting my points if I get it spot on puts me at great disadvantage lol. Playing at home is fun, but I'm not nearly as well versed in countries.

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Just stated that it was originated in China, then said it is from Taiwan?? So it's Chinese right?

I think this is my favorite series on Sorted from a food discovery standpoint, can count on some good stuff to seek out

I would have gotten the stinky tofu wrong, because it's a popular Chinese dish where I'm from in the US, so my guess would have been China.

Yours Normals aren't normals anymore!

Very odd to call a region of China it's own country

9:18 battle idea!

Nah they violated that cheese

Having heard Saudi Arabia, I really want you guys to try some of the dishes from there! We have plenty to choose from

Ben looks red af