– Cook Ash!
– (PvF) Are you individuals delighted to try some
yummy food today? – Yes, with no effects!
– (Jayse) (whispers) So excited. – (PvF) Yeah!
– I love attempting delicious food. – Behave, behave, be nice.
– Don'' t
lie!-( PvF') I ' m not lying!- Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?
– Ooh! – Southern spirit food?- Yes!- I ' m so fired up!
– What !?- Yes! – Do you know where the south is?
-Grits.- Oh, cornbread, mmm!- Cornbread, yeah.
– And we ' re not being penalized?
– What!?
You ' re being serious !?-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being seriousSevere- I can ' t still inform!- There ' s so a lot … – (Jayse) No.
– Pork hocks?
– Ooh, fine, those are collard environment-friendlies – Oof, oh, see?- Those appearance'great!- Collard greens.
with ham.-( narrator) It ' s oppressed individuals ' s. imagination and ingenuity that eventually result in the popular.
recipe we enjoy and recognize today. – Woo!
– Okay, alright. – ♪ Oh, collard eco-friendlies ♪ ♪ 3 levels reduced ♪.
♪ Make it warm for me ♪ ♪ Decline that oh ♪ – (PvF) A staple of southern.
U.S. cuisine, collard environment-friendlies are frequently cooked.
with other environment-friendly leafy vegetables, and commonly consumed.
on New Year'' s Day to ensure riches.
within the coming year. – Oh, I didn'' t recognize that.-( PvF) They are likewise often. consumed with salted meats, and today we have.
some ham hocks for you to attempt. – Yummy!
– Yum! – Alright, alright.
– I really feel healthy and balanced already. – (laughs) I feel healthy and balanced already. – Mmm! – Ooh scents great!
– Oh, that'' s actually good. -I put on ' t really feel like you can.
ever fail with ham hocks. – Just what is a pork hock? – (PvF) It'' s called pork knuckle,.
and it'' s the joint that connects a pig'' s. foot to its leg.
– Oh!
– Wow! Well, it'' s tasty, thank you.- Yeah, it ' s really excellent!
– It ' s like a salad stew. -Mmm! – Oh'my God, it'' s so good. -( PvF )Just How is it?- It ' s so excellent, and it'' s so healthy and balanced, because
these dark leafy environment-friendlies. are truly great for you.
– For me it'' s like in between.
kale and spinach, I seem like kinda, the appearance,. simply smart, ' cause it ' s a little stronger.
than spinach, but not rather as hard. as kale.
– Yep!- (PvF) Collard eco-friendlies are really. kind of a superfood. They have actually been related to. cancer cells avoidance, detoxification assistance, heart wellness, digestive system assistance, and have anti-inflammatory.
residential or commercial properties. – Ooh.
– Truly? – So they are very, extremely.
great for you. – I will be taking these home. – Pork hocks (laughs).
have been known to create hypertension.
( both laugh) – Yeah, I suggest, this is a veggie.
that I might absolutely come down on. – (laughs) I was simply gon na say,.
I mean, I do enjoy veggies, however like this takes it.
– Fun, good. – This is tasty. Absolutely tasty.
– Delectable, appetizing. – I'' m excited.
– So excellent. – We'' re already beginning.
– Yeah. – (storyteller) Today, I'' m production.
I ' ve never tried this!- Yum! -Oh! – Ooh!- I ' ve never ever had catfish.- I'' ve had catfish once. – You ' ve never had catfish?- Uh-uh.-'Oh, it ' s so excellent!- Yeah, I love fish. -Oh, you ' re gon na enjoy this.
-( narrator) Okra is one more.( laughs)- Oh, Okra. – I think it
' s so goodExcellent
– This really looks so bomb.
'-( Sharon)?- Woo hoo!( Nick giggles)- Little crispy okra attacks,.
oh my God! -( Jayka) Oh my God! -( PvF )Skilled and fried.
' til golden brownish and tasty,
deep-fried catfish is important to. American spirit food, and is popular. at fish fries.Fried catfish can be offered. with almost anything, so right here ' s one more
staple. of spirit food, fried okra.- What it is, tar tar? – Tar tar? (both laugh)- I don ' t like stating tartar!- Select that up, oh, look at how. wonderful and crispy that is.
-Try some of that tartar sauce. Oh, it ' s like essentially a fish. – This is so great.
I love all fish.- That ' s good, huh? – It ' s truly good.
– Mm-hmm! -This is my very first time.
having catfish.- It kinda scents more like chicken. than fish. -I ' m not gon na stop eating.
this fish ' til they take it away.
– I enjoy it! -It doesn ' t really have. a questionable taste.I ' ve never really had catfish,. I think.'- It ' s like tender on'the inside.
– It '
s super extremelyExcellent huh?- It ' s like so flaky. -They ' re so light and crispy.
selected to flooding their areas in order to grow catfish. – Wow.
– Really? So they would certainly simply flood.
their fields to get these? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– That'' s wild.
– Right? – Why do they call it.
catfish? – '' Trigger it appears like a cat. – You ever been hurt.
by a catfish? – Yet is that like,.
their like … – Yeah, their little whiskers. They'' ve obtained little reminders.
– Oh. – Yeah, the okra'' s where. it ' s at for you, huh?'- That ' s really it. It ' s really it, dude!- I such as the fish, to be straightforward.- Yeah.
– Or like, this is my brand-new favored,.
since … -This is your new fav?- Yeah, until now.
– I'simply think that anything fried.
We ' re 2 for 2 …
-.- As far as I ' m concerned, like, every little thing is just …( whistles)-( narrator )In America, grits are.
– I like grits!- Oh, you were simply.- Savory, alright, you like ' em.
– I love grits.- I love shrimp! – I ' m a substantial shrimp lady.
– So excellent!- They layered every little thing so excellent.- ♪ Yes ♪ – You'' re existing!
– Woo, look at that! – (PvF) Grits is a type.
of velvety and thick porridge made from ground,.
dried corn. Traditionally consumed.
for breakfast, this meal, called shrimp and grits,.
is usually enjoyed throughout dinner, and includes seared shrimp,.
bacon, and obviously, grits. (Dani claps) – Sorry, I love shrimp.
Much! (laughs) – Entering. – Yeah, there'' s no reluctance.
without the punishment, you understand? – I love shrimp!
– It'' s like, allow ' s obtain in there!- This is, I'assume,.
the very best thing up until now. -I ' m unsure if I was.
– Is it, ' cause you,.- I was simply kind of like … (laughs) – Excellent!
– No, I enjoy shrimp!- She was like if there ' s. actually shrimp, I might weep.( laughs)- 10 out of 10.
– Yeah, you ' re gon na like that. And I enjoy the om!- Mmm!
♪ (strained music) ♪ It ' s so great. -( PvF )That ' s why it ' s shifted.
to more of a later in the day, kind of supper dish.
– Yeah
! – The appearance of the grits. is so excellent'also. -Mmm. – Oh my God.- It'' s so excellent, oh my
God! – It ' s truly great, huh?- (PvF )Jayka ' s having a minute.( both laugh) -I like shrimp. – (PvF) Oh my God,.
are you obtaining psychological? – Yeah, this resembles truly
excellent!- (PvF) There are tears. in your eyes!- I got the soft texture. of the grits, with the little of pop.
It ' s functioning.- (PvF) You feel it in your spirit?-( PvF) Do you men recognize about.
the sweet vs.Savory grits discussion?- Mm-mm. -Uh-uh.
-( PvF) So the standard method. of preparing grits errs on the mouthwatering side,. also commonly including cheese. – Mm-hmm. – (PvF) But in the last few years,.
an increasing number of people have actually been adding sugar.
to their grits for a sweeter taste. – Hmm. – (PvF) It is a fiercely questioned topic.
– It'' s like oat meal, do you put. – (PvF) Yeah.
– Yeah. – You understand what I suggest? I put on'' t, personally. -Yeah, I put on ' t wan na get. in the middle of that discussion. I'' d instead just consume both.
– Mm-hmm. – I remember when you and I.
mosted likely to that soul food area, and there resembled, somebody informed us.
to put sugar in our grits. – (PvF) Mm-hmm. – And afterwards a few other.
person resembled no, you do not really.
put sugar in your …
– (PvF) Put cheese in them.
– And we'' re like I put on ' t understand
. – (PvF )'Yeah.
( Sharon laughs)- Mmm, I ' m gon na.
keep consuming this, sorry individuals.- It ' s so good. – 10 out of 10.- It ' s scrumptious, 10 out of 10.- This is my preferred thing I ' ve consumed. on the network so much. – Mm-hmm!- This is my favorite
one. thus far.-('laughs )She just keeps … – (PvF) Didn ' t you claim that last time?- Yeah, I did, alright?-( narrator )Chitterlings, commonly known. by the abbreviated term chitlins.- Chitlins!-( narrator) Are boiled.
pork intestinal tracts. – Oh no!
– Oh. – What!? (laughs).
– Shit-lins? – Okay, yep, yeah, I'' m below for it. Allow ' s try it.
-'I put on ' t like intestines, trust fund me,. I ' ve tried each time!- Yeah, I ' ve had chitlins. -( narrator) They would certainly offer.
– Mm-hmm.- Of offal!- Offal, or offal, yeah.
-( storyteller) West African servants,. however traditionally used every part of the pet.
– Oh my God! (Nick giggles).
Oh my God! Why !? – Is this it? – Oh my God.
– Mmm.
– (PvF) Chitterlings, or more commonly.
described as chitlins, are a meal made with.
small intestinal tracts of pigs, and usually prepared with onions,.
– Okay, let'' s get in there, Izzy. I wear ' t know. I think, I ' m confident.
– Oh wait, it scents. a bit weird. -Ooh. – I don ' t recognize
. Simply a little bit. – It does have a specific. odor to it, doesn ' t it?- I ' m informing you, my mom. constantly makes, like dishes with intestines.I refuse to consume '' em.- It ' s pungent, I believe is the word. – It ' s like sour!- Yeah!-( PvF
) Does it taste better. than it scents?- For certain.
– Bro, that
' s not my fave.
– Allow ' s try. – Well, allow ' s go.- Mm, no, I wear ' t like that.
– It makes your breath. odor bad.( laughs )- It tastes stale, to me. -( PvF )So chitlins come from.
an universal concept of waste not, desire not. Many cultures all over the world. have actually embraced this concept and created numerous dishes making use of every.
item of a pet they can manage. For instance, haggis in Scotland,.
and isaw in the Philippines. – Yeah, haggis.
– Philippines! – What'' s isaw?
– Hen intestine? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– Yeah.
– Nah, it'' s like beer.
The'very first time you have a beer,. you ' re like ugh, this is gross.
The 2nd time you'' re like. Occasionally you just got ta have,.-( PvF) Yeah.
-( storyteller )Black eyed peas. come from West Africa, and were brought here.
to the United States by the Mid-Atlantic.
servant trade. – Black eyed peas.
– Okay. – Oh!
– I like that band. (laughs) – Black eyed peas.
are so good! There'' s one more. ham hock in that, I think. – Never ever tried.-( storyteller )Enslaved Africans.
would certainly cook down black eyed peas. – Oh. – (narrator) And include animal components.
like ham hock. – Even more pork, yes!
– Mmm! – It'' s a stew? (Dani claps) – Oh my God!
– Yes!( Nick laughs) -( PvF) Comparable to collard environment-friendlies,.
this meal, Hoppin' ' John, is typically consumed on New Year'' s
Day. to bring a flourishing year.Hoppin '
John is a passionate recipe.
coming from in South Carolina, being composed of black eyed peas,.
rice, onion, and thick-cut bacon. – Yeah, let''
s go. – Ash', this is so excellent.( laughs) – You ' re welcome! – Ah!- These are peas? -( PvF )Yeah.
– They look like beans, yeah. – Don ' t they look
like beans? -I'enjoy the band. Black Eyed Peas. (laughs )But'I '
ve never, like, I didn ' t understand.
it was an actual food. – Wow, they ' re totally plating us. like'square meals.
( laughs )-( Sharon) Mm-hmm.- I didn ' t understand this had. like'a name to it.
My grandma used to make this.
constantly.
– It '
s great, I like it.
– Mmm. Just got that thick.
little pork hock there. (PvF laughs ). Wonderful.-'So good. 10 out of 10. – I like the texture.
They ' re extremely like. (laughs) -They ' re great, huh? She ' s my preferred drag queen.
( both laugh)- Thank you, I would leap at.( PvF laughs )That was for Chris.
– Okay. (laughs) – You'' re expected to sing along!
– I'' m attempting to remember the words!- ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪.
( both laugh) – It'' s like not self-important, like,.
or subduing in all. I seem like it'' s in fact. truly light.
– You ' re right. -( PvF) So enjoyable reality. Extra Hoppin ' John is in some cases.
described as Skippin' ' Jenny.- Skippin ' Jenny? -Skippin ' Jenny? – Hoppin' ' John is in fact,. tomorrow it'' s gon na be Skippin ' Jenny. -Hoppin ' John,.
Skippin' ' Jenny? – (PvF) Mm-hmm.
– That'' s very charming.
– This is my favorite. until now, in fact. – (PvF) Mmm!- It simply reminds me of what,.
– It'' s good, yeah.- Yeah, the shrimp and grits. I truly like the thick-cut.
Bacon in it. – Oh yeah, this is.
hardcore SharWare. – SharWare minute! (both mimicking air horns) – So foolish.
( both laugh) – (narrator) Did you understand.
that hush puppies have an unique connection.
to enslavement? – Hush young puppies.
( Izzy gasps) – I like hush young puppies! – Hush pups are so great!
– Hush pups! – (storyteller) Used hush pups.
on the path, as they were fleing. – Wow.
– Oh wow. – (storyteller) It was a distraction.
for the bloodhounds. – Oh, wow! – (narrator) It would be to.
hush the young puppies. – The puppies, oh my God.
– Man, that'' s wild!- That is exceptionally dark.
– However I think that'' s why.- What'' s the …- What ' s in it? -Yeah, what ' s.
, if you provide me a minute.. – (laughs) Ash,.
we desire responses! – (PvF) Generally offered.
on the side of seafood or bbq, hush pups are little rounded balls.
made from corn dish batter. They are then fried.
till crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside. – I always assumed hush puppies.
resembled cornbread, like corn in the center.
( hush puppy crunches) – I put on'' t know, they such as the.
chicken nugget points that I remember from obtaining.
when I was a child. Instead of poultry nuggets,.
we were like oh cool, this is like a bread.
hen nugget. – They kind of appearance like.
dango balls to me. – Oh my God, during like,.
They'' re so good.-'It ' s unfortunate that we ' re so.
Bubba Gump'' s or anywhere, and order hush young puppies without understanding that this.
is where it came from. – This additionally looks like an enjoyable.
little treat. – Most definitely.
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – This is a game day.
– Mm-hmm! – Yeah see, it ' s not so negative.
– I would not transform these away ever before. – Ooh, perhaps with cattle ranch.
– Oh, yeah, some ranch. – Low profile, I like ranch.
– Maybe like some.
honey mustard. -Did you individuals make these?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – Mmm, truly excellent task.
– (PvF) Yeah. – 10 out of 10, brother.
– Surprise. – It'' s simply the intestines. -( narrator) This staple in.
the black community has a very deep past,.
and it'' s time to speak about it. – Ah.
( Dani claps) Sweet potato pie!
– Wonderful potato pie! – Mmm! – Ooh, wonderful potato pie!
– I'' ve never had sweet. – It'' s like also much better. It'' s so good.
– I'' ve never ever had it!- No,'I ' ve never ever had it either. I'' ve had pleasant potato.
– It looks so excellent. – Oh, this is gon na be.
Good. – ♪ Yes ♪ – (PvF) To top points off.
with a dessert, we'' ve got a wonderful slice.
of sweet potato pie, a traditional dessert.
originating in the south, and often appreciated around.
the holidays instead of pumpkin pie. – I like sweet potato fries. Did you just consume that.
like a pizza? – Yeah.
– (PvF) Oh. (Jayka chuckles) – That'' s pleasant potato pie?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. That'' s so excellent.
than pumpkin. – That preferences like pumpkin pie.
( laughs) – No, yet it'' s a little.
different appearance than a normal pumpkin pie though.
– Oh my God.
– Okay, you ' re not !?- What ' s the catch?- What!?
You ' re being serious Major-( PvF )Yes, I ' m being seriousSignificant -( PvF )That ' s why it ' s changed.
(laughs )But'I '
ve neverNever ever like, I didn ' t knowUnderstand
– What'' s the …- What ' s in it?I'' m simply going right back in. – That'' s like smoother and more tasty than pumpkin pie. – Mm-hmm. – Almost like citrusy and bright a little bit. – It tastes like pumpkin pie! – Like, it'' s simply obtained a little bit lighter … – Honestly, I can'' t place the distinction in between this and pumpkin pie, I'' m not gon na exist. – It'' s like, it ' s light, I like it.-( PvF) Mm-hmm. -I do like pleasant potato pie, like
I claimed,'better than pumpkin.-'It ' s good and airy. – It ' s actually, really excellent.
– I put on ' t recognize
, I believe I like this set much better.
– Mmm!- I believe I simulate this a little even more than pumpkin pie though. – It ' s so good, right?- Sweet potato ' s like pleasant normally, and pumpkin is not really … -Oh, it ' s not yeah.- As wonderful naturally, I feel like they have to put a lot of stuff in it to make it sweeter. – (PvF) So there'' s really a bit of a competition in between pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie. – And pleasant potato pie?
– No! – (PvF) Which is because of regional distinctions. – Come on, once more! – See, once more, it'' s not … – Let ' s consume all the pie!- It ' s nothing, like, I indicate, it ' s not a competition! – No, simply eat all the pie!- It ' s just …( laughs )-( PvF )Pumpkin pie came to be prominent amongst northern states as a result of its successful return throughout fall, while wonderful potato pie grew in appeal with the southern states. This is because the wonderful potatoes thrived in the south, due to the vegetables' ' predisposition for expanding in warmer environments. – Yeah, yeah, so it was just totally concerning the setting of like, what expands far better?
– (PvF) Mm-hmm. – I think that'' s so fascinating of like exactly how the setting can totally change what you can and can'' t expand. – They ' re both excellent. – Yet why does there need to be a fight? -?-'I think it ' s simply to market even more pie.
( Jayka giggles). You understand what I imply? – Honestly, I had a great deal of.
this episode, of trying brand-new things.
– Mm-hmm.
– Dude, it was all scrumptious. Man, the catfish. I'' d have the catfish. with the collard eco-friendlies.
– There ' s a lot history. behind these impressive foods, and it'' s vital.
to recognize that, however the shrimp and grits, man. I'' m gon na be fantasizing regarding those.
( both laugh) – We already know.
what your fave was. – (laughs) I enjoyed the Cajun.
shrimp and grits! – I believe the rice and black eyed peas.
I believe is most likely my favorite. – Honestly, I assume it was.
the collard environment-friendlies. – Oh wow! – I think it was the collard eco-friendlies. – Collard greens for him.
– Yeah! – The cornbread and hush puppies.
are like, if not the exact same. – (PvF) Alright! – I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.
for lunch tomorrow. (laughs) – (PvF) Nicole, do you like pumpkin.
pie or pleasant potato pie better? – Wonderful potato,.
it'' s got ta be sweet.I love pumpkin, however like, there'' s just something about.
pleasant potato that'' s so good. Thanks!
– (PvF) Mmm. Thank you guys so a lot for watching.
this spirit food episode. What other foods do you wan na.
see us try? Let us know in the comments.
down below. – Bye!
– (PvF) Mmm, bye! Mmm, I feel it in my heart.
– It ' s actually, really excellent.
– It ' s so good? – See, once more, it'' s not … – Allow ' s eat all the pie!-'I believe it ' s simply to market more pie.
– I'' ll have Skippin ' Jenny.
