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  • Is there Japanese eggplant?

  • What other kind of eggplants are there?

  • aside from Japanese ones?

  • I was gonna say the emoji.

  • (playful music)

  • Hey, I'm Jacob.

  • Yo, I'm Sandor, I'm new.

  • Today we're gonna go on a curry adventure through the world. Are you excited?

  • Okay, yeah.

  • What do you know about curry?

  • There's a lot of Asian cuisines with curries in them.

  • and then there's also Steph Curry.

  • Is that a food?

  • No.

  • I love curry.

  • You do?

  • Yeah.

  • Well, actually my mom, she makes it for me a lot.

  • and I really like it.

  • Ready to watch me try food?

  • I don't know. Are you ready yo eat it?

  • Yes!

  • (plate sliding)

  • Oh, this is not what I would think of

  • when I would think of a curry, actually.

  • Looks like potato.

  • Well, I know you don't like potatoes. So, I'll tell you. There are no potatoes in there.

  • Oh, my mom makes potatoes but I like those potatoes.

  • Blech, gross, gross, gross!

  • Does this have shredded up shrimp in it?

  • Yes.

  • Yikes, I hate shrimp.

  • So, what are you eating now?

  • The rice.

  • That's just plain white rice. You've probably had that before...

  • Mm-hmm.

  • My guess is this curry is from Greece.

  • This is Odisha Shrimp Curry from the east side of India.

  • Oh, it's Indian.

  • Yeah!

  • It tastes so bad.

  • What does it remind you of?

  • Foods that are really bad.

  • Alright. Should we move on?

  • Yes. (plate sliding)

  • Eggplant?

  • Yeah!

  • I hate eggplant.

  • Your mom says you've never eaten eggplant before.

  • I haven't, but I hate it.

  • It is spicy.

  • Oh, it's good, is there Japanese eggplant?

  • This is Burmese Eggplant Curry.

  • Burmese, like from Burma, so Myanmar.

  • Yeah. There is dried shrimp, garlic, ginger, paprika, turmeric, and Japanese eggplants.

  • Pretty good.

  • Say goodbye to your Burmese Eggplant Curry.

  • Bye bye.

  • (bowl sliding)

  • Oo, it looks like my mom's chicken curry.

  • Mm.

  • Yep, got some beef, carrots, potatoes, onions.

  • I'm gonna say it's from Japan.

  • Ding! Ding! Ding!

  • It's Japanese curry with a twist.

  • Well, what's the twist?

  • It was made by your mom.

  • Oh.

  • Kind of good.

  • Ok. Are you starting to like curry a little more?

  • No.

  • (bowl sliding)

  • Nothing looks good except for the noodles.

  • (fork clanging)

  • No, no.

  • Stinky?

  • Spicy.

  • Oh no.

  • What?

  • Is it tofurky?

  • What's up with you and tofurky?

  • I went to Veggie Grill and I had one of those fake burgers.

  • and now everytime I think of it I gag,

  • so I really don't like to associate myself with tofurky.

  • Oh, it's chicken.

  • (laughter)

  • This is khao soi.

  • Like a cow, like moo, and then soy, like soy beans?

  • Nope.

  • Do you know what country it might be from?

  • Starts with a T!

  • Russia, wait no, that doesn't start with a T.

  • Thailand!

  • I was close.

  • I just ate four curries, two of which, uh,

  • three of which I would say, well, two or three of which

  • I would not have said were curries yesterday,

  • so my definitions of food have been broadened.

  • How do you feel about curry?

  • Nope, no, no, no, no.

  • But are you happy that you tried them at least?

  • Yeah?

  • Thanks for watching me try curries from around the world.

  • What's your favorite kind of curry?

  • Let us know in the comments.

  • What should we try next?

  • How 'bout some, okay wait, food from...

  • Let's just not, yeah.

  • See ya.

Is there Japanese eggplant?

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