International Fries Taste Test

We're trying fries from around the world. Let's talk about that. Good Mythical. Summer. Yes, we are in the summertime, and get a load of this set. we got. It's an ice cream parlor. Look at us. Big old ice cream. flying through the walls. Popsicles. We got some melty ice cream.

You know when, ice cream's so melty. Global warming. But also because. this summer is gonna be a hot one in so many ways. Not only are we bringing you new episodes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but we're also serving up a new, Good Mythical Weekend. every Saturday. And, do you notice anything else different? Well, I sure do, Link, because I can see everything. so clearly now. And. no, that is not because Rhett reached enlightenment over the weekend.

Well, it is kind of, in a way I did, because this is our first episode in four K. What? Oh, look. how old they are. Oh, is that. That's why we haven't gone to four K for so long, because we were afraid you'd. see, our wrinkles. They are that old. It's a brand new technology. It's called four K. Yeah, I call it fork. Fork. Fork. On top of all of that stuff, we got something else in store for us.

Yes. Just like always, this summer will be filled with episodes in which Link and I. compete in all kinds of wild games. But this summer, we're playing for something. a little more important than just silly prizes. Yes, we are playing to raise money for amazing causes and organizations. that we really want to support and bring attention to. This is how this is gonna work. Every time Rhett wins a game, money will go toward an overall donation for Save the Children. And whenever I win a game, I'll add money to a donation total. going to Inner-City Arts.

And I know what you're thinking. I feel sorry for Inner-City Arts. But you know what? This summer, Linky is bringing his A game. And he's calling himself Linky. Okay. And this whole Good Mythical Summer competition for good causes. extravaganza will culminate. in the final week of the summer when we face off in a return of, you've been asking for it, The Smelling Bee. So we're gonna. finalize. the summer with The Smelling Bee. Yes. All right. I see darts.

I see french fries. Where are french fries from? France. Trick question. They can be from anywhere. Yes. And today we're going to prove that it's time for. Where In The World. Do These International Fry Dishes Come From? Okay, boys, today you're going to taste some fry. Hold on. Who did you call us. What? We're just boys? You're boys. It's boys summer, I've decided. I really like boys.

I tried for a long time. You did great. You like boys now? I mean. Hold on. We need to call Variety. Yeah. Hey. We're making all kinds of announcements today. No, I just, you know, I missed it, and I did what you said, and I tried a bunch of things, and I just. I'm coming back around to it. I mean it in an endearing way, but I feel like. it's gonna be boys this summer for you. Okay. Not for me, but for you. I think I missed it, too. I'm glad it's back.

Yeah. The boys are back in town. Boys are back. Today. you're going to taste some fry dishes and then throw your darts at the. country you think they came from. And we are starting off this summer's charity competition with a bang. because the winner of today's game will add seven thousand, five hundred dollars to their charity donation total. The loser will have to endure a punishment. Also, Chase, the Fry-dy. Krueger cartographer will be measuring your scores. Chase, are those what I think they are?

They're fries. What do you call them, though? Knife fries. Fry, fry, frying-er nails. Yeah, sure. They're my. Maybe that would be it. Frying-er nails. Yeah. You don't have to have anything. You look awesome. Happy Friday. Is it Friday? No, it's Monday. Somewhere. It is somewhere. And finally, let's address the Link sized elephant in the room, Link. You're not going to get darts today. Instead, you'll be throwing a single ketchuped fry each round to keep everyone safe.

Because. Okay. All right. Just let me take a second to address this. I graciously. and humbly accept this french fry consequence. Instead of these darts, which are so pointy. Don't. Don't touch. Don't touch. It can fly, and it can, but. you know what? They could cause harm if they were used in a stupid way. And I've addressed this in a couple other places. earlier, but. I also want to address it here.

as we're bringing back this episode, this. game. All right. I did something stupid. with the darts, and I put Chase in danger, the last time we played this, I. was trying. to make a comedic. moment, and. that failed miserably. But even worse than that, like I said, I put Chase in danger. I've been talking to. I've talked to Chase about it, and. I apologized. It was a mistake.

that I am genuinely sorry for. And. I'm evaluating. my actions. moving forward. And Chase has been haunting your dreams. Erratic as they may be. No, you haven't been haunting my dreams. We've been good. Yeah, we've been good. I'm not salty. But, yeah, I feel like we're in a good place. I feel like. I'm applying the lessons that I've learned. But I do want you to know. that. I apologized to Chase.

I own the mistake, and. I was coming from a comedic place. that. failed miserably and was stupid and dangerous. And that's not the type of thing that I want to do. to Chase or to anybody. So. I'm glad you didn't get hurt. Me too. As a show our friendship, do you want to have one of these fries? That's probably pretty. Oh, God, no. I even tried to bite through it, and I couldn't. So. anything else? We're still good. Do I need to clarify any of that? We're still good. In fact, I think we're better.

And I think my accuracy may be better today with these than with darts, anyway. I think you gave him a little bit of an advantage, honestly. But you know what? I'm happy either way. And thank you for your concern. Heard. Can we dig into this? Yes. Oh, you asking me? Yes. Yes. That's what you do, is you eat the thing that's in front of you and. This is an egg. This is an egg. I thought it was cheese. There might be cheese in it, too.

Yeah, it is egg. Because it looks like one of those cheese discs that you would make. Ooh, wow. With Ritz crackers and cheese. But it's just egg. This is great. So it's just like a flat. There is cheese on it. Cheesy omelet. Who's. going. first? Boy, it's good. Rhett goes first. He won the last game. Okay. Well, I've never seen this. Never seen it.

Could be anywhere. It's got cilantro on it. Falkland Islands. Cilantro has made its way around. the world. But, you know, they put cilantro on stuff in Peru. I don't know that. I mean, surely they do, right? They got cilantro in Mexico, I think it has sprinkled down. The winds bring it. That's how. Yeah, they couldn't. They couldn't help it. They couldn't get away from it if they wanted to. All right. That's where you're going. No. Something about the fact that it's like,

this one big thing on a plate makes me think about African dishes. that I have seen when they'll, like, take like, that big. They'll make. a plate out of. bread that then you put food on top of. You know how they do that in Africa? You think that they would use that as a plate? They do that in Ethiopia, which is not up there. Mauritania is, though. Mauritania. Mauritania. I. think I may have.

Dated her. Dated her in high school. I knew you were gonna say that. I've never heard of it. It's the first time I've ever seen it. Maybe I should just go for it. It is. on the map. Why would they just put it? Why would they just put it on the map? Well, it's a country. Yeah, but it's gotta be. I mean, like, out of nowhere? Okay, I'm going for it. Germany. You really. You really worked, worked it. All right. How is it? Is this gonna?

I don't know. Gotta live with the consequences. This is not permanent, though, right? I'd like to re-earn some trust here. and maybe start using knives again. Well, let's, one thing at a time, you know, darts to knives. All right. If you endanger anybody with that fry, you definitely. We're gonna downgrade you to something else. Rhett's right a lot. Just rubber. And. you're wrong. about. the fact that you weren't right, because I think you were right with Peru. And I'm not afraid to go over there.

Okay. But. I gotta hedge my bets a little bit. So I'm gonna go in between Peru and your dart, which is Mauritania. Okay. Yeah. Oh, that was good. Yeah. And I do think it gives me a little advantage. Now, I think based on that, I think you have to measure from the center of his splotch. I'm fine with that. You can't just. Can't just be, like, wherever the. extent of the ketchup goes, right? Because then he just gives an advantage. Yeah, I agree.

I think that's right. You just had chipsi mayai, an incredibly popular dish said to be found in every restaurant and at every. street corner in its country of origin. The name means. eggs in french fries when translated from. Swahili. Because this dish comes from. Tanzania. Yep. We were close with the Mauritania. I should have gone for Tanzania because I was thinking about Ethiopia, and it was closer to it. Rhett, twenty-one.

Link, nineteen. All right. What a pile of. stuff. There's wieners, there's ketchup. It's like a hot dog. loaded fry, basically. There's nothing in here that I wouldn't expect to be on a normal American hot dog. This is something that, again, I've never seen it. Never seen it.

But I want. But it feels like something that could have happened throughout. my life up until this point. Right? Like, late at night, you're going downstairs. You're making a play to this. Mauritania's still on the board, so I feel like this is just. Just a fun take. on an American. hot dog experience. in. the Falkland Islands. No, I'm feeling more.

I'm thinking South Korea. I'm thinking they would do this. An Americanized thing, so that's where I'm going. I'm going to go a little west of it, though, so you might find. my ketchup stain more in the Pakistan. region. And I'm saying I'm doing that on purpose. Okay. My ketchup stain. Oh, little high. I like this. I was hoping. I love it.

I was hoping that you might. say something like. wieners. Germany. Well, I could if it'd makes you happy. Because. I'm also thinking South Korea, because. they tend to do things. in a lot of Asian countries where they do the American version of things, and it's like. something we haven't thought of, but then it's like, oh, yes, all the stuff of hot dogs on ketchup, on. french fries. I've seen that in Japan a number of times.

Right. So, South Korea is a great guess. I'm going to see if I can get closer. What's he doing? Yeah, I like that. Okay. All right. Okay. You just had. makkaraperunat, a bed of french fries topped with sausage and various condiments, most commonly mustard, ketchup, onion, relish, and mayo. It's a common street food that translates to sausage potatoes in,

and this is gonna really hurt, Finland. See, you keep saying sausage. We just thought hot dog. Dang. Really? Really? All right. Rhett, thirty-eight. Link, twenty. Yes. Okay. Okay. It's a great idea. Before we try this dish, I want to remind you the charities that we're playing for this summer,

all the money I win is going to Save the Children. Save the Children works to support kids in crisis all around the world, from Gaza to Sudan to Haiti, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and beyond. They do whatever it takes to ensure all children survive, learn, and are protected through three global goals. No child should die from preventable causes, all children should have access to a quality basic education, and no child should be a victim of violence. Currently, Save the Children is doing vital work in the West Bank and Gaza, where children are being killed at a devastating rate. Save the Children has been providing essential services and support.

to Palestinian children, like distributing food, water, and hygiene supplies. And you can join us in donating to Save the Children at savethechildren.org. I will join, and I will be happy. when you win. so that it's donated. But I'm also gonna try to win because. Right. I got my own support that I'm gonna be throwing to Inner-City Arts. Inner-City Arts is a unique learning oasis. for. creativity and art in the heart of downtown LA, Skid Row,

with a thirty year history of serving young people in LA. with the least access to art. Most programs are completely free, and Inner-City Arts has removed financial barriers so that any. student interested in arts has access to instruction, materials, and supplies, and Rhett and I know firsthand the power of art for youth. It makes a real difference, especially for young people. So. please join us in donating to Inner-City Arts by going to inner-cityarts.org.

Thank you. It's a heated competition, and every. There's winners on all sides. That's right. I'll be happy to lose to you today, Link, which I currently am. So what are these greasy fries? They're glistening. Sweet. It's like a clear. It's like a sugar sauce. Still salty, though. What else is in that? Some sort of. That's good. That's good. Dang.

Is there, like a? Good God, man. Caramel. sauce happening here? Is it vanilla? I can't. Or is it just, like. an icing flavor? I don't know, bro. A little bit of. But it's your turn. Spice. It's your turn. Yeah, there's a mounting spice here. Be careful, with those fries.

Just try one. Can I put one in my. claw? You may. Man. What on Earth? Who likes to take something that wouldn't be sweet and make it sweet? It's like a pancake. I'm thinking. I mean, I was thinking Mexico, which isn't on there. So that leads me down to Peru again. Who else could be doing this? That's way over there. That's scary. My answer is Peru. I'm going. to. hedge a little to the east,

which puts me back at Mauritania. I just. I love Mauritania. Never heard of it until now. She was great. She was great. She was great. I love it. Oh, that's really high. It's not, that one. Every fry is different. You're in Germany. That didn't work out for me. So, when I saw this, at first I thought it was gonna be cinnamon. That's definitely gonna send me to Peru. But then it turned out to be spicy, and that also sent me to Peru.

It's still spicy. I feel like, I have an opportunity here. Unless for some reason, it's Germany, which. doesn't make sense to me. But. Me neither. Because they could do something like this in Indonesia as well. I've been to a Peruvian restaurant, actually, many Peruvian restaurants, and I absolutely love it. And I've never seen french fries. I've never seen anything like this. Usually there's really good ceviches. Oh, it's so good. Let's, just focus. I am focusing. I'm using. reasoning to try to figure out why I,

why would I have not seen these if these are so good? This would be like a dessert that was on every menu. But they might be like, oh, this street food in Indonesia. Like, they take french fries and they make it sweet and spicy. Yeah, they love it. They love it there. Yes. Yes. There's so many islands. Can you believe it? Davin's from there. Like, that would be what you would say if you were, you know, if I'm just. If you were in my thoughts. That was my thoughts out loud. Yeah. Thank God I'm not in there. I think I just talked myself.

into Indonesia. Oh, man. Could be Peru. I'm not hedging my bets, though. I'm going directly for what I think it is. That is close. I hit it. No, you didn't hit it, but you got really close. Am I in an island? Oh, you are right on the border, but you're still in the ocean. Yep. Still in the ocean. I love this for me, by the way. But it could be Peru, so we'll find out in a second. You just had honey butter fries, a sweet, salty,

spicy combo so popular in this country that they've been featured. on the McDonald's menu in. South Korea. All right. Okay. All right. All right. That helps the Rhett-ster. Oh, man. All right. Link, thirty-five, and Rhett, no small potatoes, it was fifteen. Oh, you just. tied it up. We just tied it up. Going into the final round. Good Mythical Summer.

You may have thought I went to a really cool ice cream shop, but I didn't. We just have a new shirt. The Belvedere's. Ice Cream Shop Shirt comes in three different colors. We got, we got the vanilla, we've got the chocolate, and, of course, we've got. a strawberry. It's like Neapolitan. Do you see? And a keychain. So it's the Good Mythical Summer vibes, you know? Get it at mythical.com, you could get all three, and you could put them in a little box and.

make it look like it was ice cream, but it's shirts. Now, this is a salad with french fries on top of it, which is. I don't know. That's. a little incongruent. Never. I've never thought to do this. I've had. fries on my plate, and I've had salad on my plate, but I've never thought of eating them in the same bite. I mean, croutons. are potatoes, aren't they? No, they're not. Who does this? I mean, I don't hate it.

If this is the only way to trick me into eating salad. I guess it's effective. All right, so we're tied. It's a mystery round. If you're tied going into the final round, it goes back to the last game. So it means I will go first again. Okay. I like that. So a place that does fries in a lot of ways that are surprising. is Belgium. Oh, snap. Right?

Which is that little country up there that I. can barely see. So, just going. I'm going to what I think is Belgium. Okay. I was. I went to Sweden. I went to Sweden. Went to Sweden. So, they just have so many taters up there. I mean, in Ireland. Oh, you think this is Ireland? Yeah. Okay. Can you get your wet fry up there?

I lost my accuracy. See if I can regain it. Hit the blarney. Oh, yeah. That's gonna be tough. Did I touch it? Because. if it's not. Norway. or whatever that country up there on the top is. Oh, crap. I was aiming for the wrong country. Yeah, you're hurting, bro. I forgot that that was. Because we're aiming.

We're measuring from the middle of your thing. I just aimed for the wrong place, because I thought that Norway was Ireland. It happens to the best of us. It's also like. seeing a red dart and a red ketchup on a red map. is quite the challenge. I commend you, Fry-dy. Fry-dy Krueger. This dish. has a murky backstory of a few different origins, one of which alleges a customer at a place called Jerry's Curb Service.

went off menu and asked for a steak sandwich without the bread, extra fries, and a salad. Obviously with a name like The Pittsburgh Salad, it's no question that this dish comes from a good old US of A. Link, I think we may be. almost exactly the same. Well, let's let Chase tell us. Pittsburgh. Salad? This. is a Pittsburgh Salad. It's good. All right, Link, you had twenty-eight,

and Rhett, you. had twenty-six. No! You just won. seven thousand five hundred dollars for Save the Children. Yes! Yes! And also, the punishment I mentioned. for the loser at the top. involves eating pieces of a raw potato, Link. I'm sorry. Gosh, I'll take it.

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