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Seriously, the company claiming its "environmentally friendly" while shipping bottles of WATER to the other side of the world. There is nothing environmentally friendly about wasting fuel on that water to transport it to pretentious people in Europe who then claim to care about the environment. Probably the same pretentious people who buy quinoa while claiming to care about climate change.

Yeah, I'm from Norway, we damn near invented fancy "glacial" water. What your buying is a branded glass bottle, with tap water. It's just a scam with super high profits.

Also compared to London tap water, that’s an almost 50,000x markup lol

I couldnt wait for that moment to come as your comment shows first for me, just got it, thank you, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

And for a second I was afraid that Baz was going to accidently spill it. He came dangerously close to doing so. In American dollars, that's an almost hundred and fifty dollar bottle of wine! I would have started crying if I had accidently spilled it.

The thing is I had the same exact expression at 13:43. I was laughing out loud hysterically when I heard that. Funny enough I had the same exact guess of 40 pounds.

LMAOO I replayed that bit like 10 times just to see each of their reactions 😭

Yeah i hate that even water canned in tin cans is so much more expensive than plastic bottles,this water in the glass is soo much worse.

Jamie just staring open-mouthed and wide-eyed was hilarious, too.

I just wonder if James saw this episode, and if he did, what was his reaction?

That is the most French thing _ever_ 😂😂

@@jennteal5265 "The French's reckless disregard for how bad butter is for you never fails to impress me" - Jon Pinette

@@AlexanderNash i mean.... butter isnt bad for you tho. sure after a certain point consuming it becomes troublesome but that goes for just about everything

This is such a good idea haha!

This would be EPIC!

Wow! That sounds complicated, with train wreck possibilities... I AM 100% HERE FOR IT!

@@SortedFood it needs to be blind tasting

This is the way.

Made with inviromentally friendly ways lol. They also claim they support some charity with it(i bet less then 1%) so you can pretend like you saving planet and shit. Literally made for retards who has money but no brain.

Your just racist

"It's tastes like the geology of the region" this dude straight up making stuff up lmao

Dihydrogen Monoxide?

@@disliked1390 it contains rock flour of the glacial region. It is *literally* correct.

He was also drinking from it far too liberally before that!

@@lets.get.intoit. If you spill the bottle just refill it from the tap. You paid $1 for water, $10 for a nice bottle, and $100 for the feeling of being fancy.

@@appa609 🤣🤣🤣 They did say it tastes good, though. Although Ben also said it tastes like an ice block, which in my experience is not a compliment so that confused me a bit lol

Ben had some good points about supportive the idea behind the business. I'd say you cannot look at this type of product as "a bottle of water". You should look at it as "an oppurtunity to try something new and support a small business which donates a lot of money to the cause that you like". It is the same as when you donate blood. You do not expect to get a fancy t-shirt afterwards, you just get an okayish t-shirt and you are happy with it because you know your blood can help somebody.

@@lets.get.intoit. While I am a bit late to the party... Placebo is hell of a thing. They said a spoon that equals essentially licking a battery makes food taste better, because marketting says it makes food taste better.

Food tourism is what foodies and chefs love to do. I regret not having done it before the pandemic. At least there’s lots of different foods in the US.

I'd love a travelling show with him where he brought a straight man character type paired with him. He's a bit too food focused for it to be entertaining for long.

Also, he could then write off the expenses! Brilliant!

You should follow his Instagram he posts loads of his travels

@@CreachterZ Haha - I love that you said that, because I was thinking the exact same thing! His holidays could be a business expense.

Pretentious dial on full.

It's almost as if it was his job or something.

@@-Devy- Don't be silly.

I wouldn’t call him “ridiculously” knowledgeable. I’d call him very knowledgeable which is as it should be. I know about most of the things he talks about. Occasionally I’ll know more, somewhat more often, he’ll talk about something I’m unfamiliar with, or have heard of but never had actual experience of, which is great.I’ve always had an interest in food and food production and I don’t think my knowledge is THAT unusual tho it’s probably wider ranging than many people. I mean, I know how they make birds nest soup, what it’s made from, how that ingredient is collected, and how that translates into making it a very rare and expensive product. I also know how balsamic vinegar is produced and the “solera” type system that is used, unlike any other vinegar(but just like sherry), to produce the sweet/tart/mellow flavour of the vinegar. I know this stuff because I love learning about food production, as I’m sure Ben does. It’s not just what he does, it’s what he loves so ofc he knows a lot

@animalchang I get where you are coming from. Still, I wish Ben would stop talking so much. 🫣 Oh, and the overly exaggerated hand movements when describing something. Oy! 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Rude

Not really, you can pretty safely assume it's a Nordic thing whenever you hear "salt" and "licorice" in the same product name.

@@Narangarath presume if you already know about various cultures and food, most people dont or have never been to or experienced these countries food

@@Slabfish My presumptions of pros and non-pros are wildly different, and yes, I would presume a pro would have a vague idea where in the world salty licorice is popular. It IS a bit of a culinary meme.

That sounds like an interesting vid!

Was just thinking about writing that same comment! If i remember correctly he also did kimchi and sauerkraut, but the miso was so standout for me that i tried it myself. Nowadays I have a shaker with dried miso butter (with some smoked habanero) powder at home that's dedicated to popcorn whenever I have it. Also great on runny scrambled eggs!

The problem was it involved Brad Leone

@@BrowneePointz I’d say Brad Leone being in any video was a benefit, not a detriment. Down to earth guy and decent chef.

@@BrowneePointz Haters gonna hate

A purple potato has an oddly 'human flesh' like color when cooked. Even though it's still purple. So I understand the reluctantly.

It does. If you steep bay leaf in hot water, like you would tea, you definitely taste the bay in the water.

​@@dawnchesbro4189 Yes, but I think the point is, would you taste that in a dish with other spices and ingredients?

In my country tomato sauce for pasta is made with bay leaves (plural not a measly one) I use ones that I dried myself and I absolutely taste the difference, it tastes bland without it.

@@MrRanosama would you necessarily be able to taste any complex stewed dish and pick out if there’s onion? It’s such a stupid argument that bay leaves don’t do anything. If they didn’t do anything, they wouldn’t be used so routinely across numerous cuisines.

What is up with people saying they can't taste bay? I find it has a strong and easily discernible flavor. Perhaps not on the level of ginger or garlic, but only a step below. MUCH stronger flavor than things like oregano, or parsley, or even basil. Is this one of those things that 75% of the population has/doesn't have a mutation to taste it or something?

Have you seen the ‘Big Night In’ episode where they try out Peruvian food?

Wow purple potatoes like that are quite plentiful here in Vietnam. Love it because of the colour and texture.

I am all for good spuds. I happen to have grown that variety before. And it's not better tasting than a bunch of other low yield speciality spuds I have grown. They are nice tasting, sure. But not the best, nor do they have the best texture. It has the texture of an all-rounder spud. Not the perfect baked potato spud, nor is it the hard as a rock, but somehow also has a soft as butter mouth-feel. You are really paying for the purple colour and to me that feels more like a novelty. They showed pictures of various spuds that I was more interested in. Generally the long slender ones with deep eyes, looking and feeling like a petrified turd. Those are the true stars of the potato world in my eyes.

@@jenat82 Worth noting that "better" is very subjective and cultural differences create cultural persepctives. I for one enjoyed the variety I consumed in peru and I didn't really scratch the surface.

@@PokhrajRoy. Not sure how I managed to miss that one, will def check it out.

I think we've all experienced that when you're expecting to pay a little bit more than you usually would for say, a burger, and then they're like "oh it's actually £200 cuz we put gold leaf on it."

And just like wine sommeliers a lot of it is the power of suggestion. There is some difference in the price of the process involved in bringing it to market, but mostly you are paying for that label, and to some extent paying for the privilege of paying more.

I remember when Penn and Teller had a TV show called Bullshit and literally showed how pretentious bottle water is by making a fake Water Sommelier. the show aired back in 2005 or so.

You can tell that Ebbers tries SO hard to be open minded in these videos, but every person has a line. Today we found that line and it's £120 water.

@@randomtology yeah everything but the salt was pretty pretentious. and miso powder which i have no referance for i cant really say. the potatos sounded like they tasted like a normal potato and the water was a ripoff

They sound absolutely delicious!

No smoked paprika? Works wonders with roast potatoes.

@@suckieduckie Honestly had never crossed my mind, but I will definitely give that a try next time!

@@GeoFitz4 Let me know what you think, keeping it a bit simpler with just the garlic powder is also very nice.

Roasted baby colored potatoes with rosemary and flaky sea salt.

Brownies?! You're a genius. I have some as well, going to give that a try soon! It is a really great ingredient, and I don't even like regular liquorice!

@@bobblelooble3530 sprinkle it on top when it’s still soft as you would flakey salt! I hope you like it!!

Euro, not pound.

You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the tip 😁

@@SortedFood Tell Barry he needs to try Maldon salt on some Butter Pecan or Coffee ice cream. Not something to do all the time, but it does make a difference. Works on good quality choc/vanilla too.

@@SortedFood One Normal + Chef team up to make best miso powder at home? or spice blend? Put the winners concoction temporarily in stores?

@@Quest723The - I love Maldon salt.

He’s in his element right now 😆

But pretentious Barry was a Bitter Barry today when Ben out-guessed him. Lol

Thanks for watching so early!

Nuh, it's midnight I should really go to bed

I’m with you😅

@@richmanricho 3am vic. Where you at?

@@kennythefrog1 perth

The potatoes and his jacket coordinate nicely.

His hair looks great too, lol. He got it frosted.

It’s insanity isn’t it?

But if it's for the reason that Ben stated, as a scam to help put money into the hands of people who need it, then more power to the company.

@@harvestmoon_autumnsky I am going to disagree, based solely on the carbon footprint of the water to get it to its destination. Some things are worth getting money into the hands of local people who need it, but not when you consider what you are taking away environmentally. That's my two cents anyway.

Also, you need to investigate where the money is going, and most importantly, how much. Some companies say they are donating money but it's a miniscule amount.

@@SortedFood There is a Jolly video where they compare several types of water including some even more expensive than this one. From memory one was Icelandic Glacial Melt and was in the several hundreds of pounds range.

Ha, that's quite clever, actually.

@@erikkennedy I was one industrious student for sure

its all posing and pretence and done by dumb people. Look at stradivari violins. they sell for tens of millions of $'s. they did many blind tests comparing different priceless stradivaris with cheap modern $100 ones. result: basically all violinists prefered the sound and feel of the cheap modern violin above the stradivari's. The did the same with pretentious flutists, .... flutists all like to claim that the material used makes a HUGE difference in sound. and claim gold and platinum flutes sound the best. they used several flutes, 3 million$ platinum flutes, solid gold flute, gold plated, sterling silver, silver plated, cheaper ones and a flute made of concrete ... yes you heard it right... concrete. Result: NON of the flutists could notice ANY difference between ANY of the flutes. they could not tell the difference between the platinum flute and the concrete one and the cheap chinese mass produced one. The same goes for the world of art, wine etc. Its all swindling and con artists. They are all pretentious bastards. Look for instance at that "art work" of the banana stuck to a wall with a piece of duckt tape. And some pretentious art gallery bastard trying to peddle a shit story that usually begins with: "what the artist is trying to evoke here is...."

@@Herr_Flick_of_ze_Gestapo what a passionate monologue! But yeah it's about the idea of status and the created value money adds to things

Send them some.

Like the study that found that if you tell someone a wine is very expensive, they will think it is better.

No water better than good old Peckham Spring Water.

Just a different spin on the "this pizza costs 20€/it's free at an all you can eat buffet" thing. Humans tend to think higher price, makes things taste better, because otherwise, why'd it be pricier, huh? Very simplistic, of course, but that's a small bit that "validates" terribly pretentious things. Thing is, if you're confronted with the item without the price, you can kinda uncover the truth and we see that happen with the purple potatoes. They're not worth the price. The story behind them creates the price. If they were truly, insanely good potatoes or offered something unique (like heirloom tomatoes), they'd have a place as a rare, expensive good. But they're literally just purple and potatoes. It's 100% pretentious. If someone told you "we're bringing this strain of wheat back, it tastes, looks and grows like normal wheat, but it's red, now pay me 5x the price", you'd rightly tell them to fuck off. Just "bringing it back" isn't enough to make it an item. Cultivate it for culture's sake, sure, but don't try to sell it for exorbitant amounts. That's the difference between pretentious and preserving.

@@dowfreak7 Why is a purple potato not as "heirloom" as a tomato? If its a Peruvian variety it's almost certainly "heirloom" And why does it become "pretentious" if it doesn't have that "heirloom" tag attached? I'd say that several of the "heirloom tomatoes" are pretentious due to difficulty with propagation. They're just trading on rarity value. Most potatoes are easily grown.... in fact I'm willing to bet that if Ben snaffled a few of those purple spuds and planted em in his allotment, they'd grow. Free purple spuds aren't very "pretentious"

@@catzkeet4860 You're assigning way too much importance to the "heirloom tag". The reason heirloom tomatoes are different, are the main point I'm complaining about: ACTUAL difference. Heirloom tomatoes actually taste more intense than normal tomatoes. That's the point. They're not just colorful and deformed tomatoes, they actually taste different. The "these potatoes shouldn't be this expensive" point I already made. And "free" potatoes you grow over a long period of time, with a tiny harvest vs the ability to buy something from the store is far removed from the topic of pretentiousness, that I don't even know why you brought it up. In terms of "diy", that's not an avenue open to many people and not one that's very useful, either. It's one thing to oven-dry miso in a few hours, it's another to plant potatoes in a plot of land and wait literal weeks for harvest.

👀 Prince of Pretension.

@@SortedFood 😂😂😂

It’s SO ridiculous.

@@SortedFood Whats super disgusting about this is any cheap brand of spring water you can buy in the UK, will have been filtered through rocks and must come from a real spring and thus have more mineral contentthan a bunch of chopped up ice. This stuff is not even very healthy for you outside the basic H2O. In fact I'm willing to be that an adverage glass of UK tap water is better for you than this stuff is, A it would be extreamly easy to forge/counter fit, around 10% of all goods sold within traded out of the Americas is fake, and B the food standards in the place its produced at may as well not exist. I think this would be a hard product for our own food standards agency to test and confirm that the entire content of the bottle really is were the lable says its from. A huge problem for expensive brands of liquor and olive oil.

And totally could not tell them all apart!

@@SortedFood mike's only saving grace on this is it helped a community.

I'm sorry Barry. Your honey is in another Whole Foods.

I’m east coast of Canada and it’s the same here.

They way it was marketed is what did it for me. Really it's just a kind of potato they are trying to make it seem so fancy

They overpaid for them which doesn't help in judging pretentiousness. I can get a 1kg from a local farm shop for about £4.00.

I was surprised too. I live outside Seattle and they are easy to find at the market or grow in the garden. It's not even the most interesting potato I've bought/grown. Ben should grow them in his allotment.

That's what confuses me. I can buy a bag if "medley potatoes" that feature red skin, yellow and purple potatoes. Not at all rare of that expensive

We have them at Christmas from Lidl for 3€ a Kilo

He will love this comment 😂

I vote for the long hair, I feel like men should make the most of their hair before they start losing it. 😂

@@glockenrein Absolutely agree. Not all men can carry off long hair but Barry definitely does. Grow it Barry, you look 10x younger, more attractive and less ordinary with long hair.

Well, Barry's lucky like that, he usually looks good no matter the hairstyle!

They sound good!

Terra Chips have their "Blues" bag, which are the purple potatoes. I love their chips using different tubers, like taro and parsnip chips

@@dawnchesbro4189 I'll have to give them a try

@@mrow7598 I get them at Publix in Florida.

@@anniebieb Wrong end of RT1 for me.

If i want sparkling water i use tap water and put it into a sodastream 🤔

@@jaskajokunen3716 That only works if you like the taste of your tap water (and live in a country where that's okay to drink) And yes, tap water tastes different in different regions and sometimes even houses as well.

@@serenetiv I'm lucky i live in a country where tap water is better than bottled water. Also i havent noticed difference here from region to region.

Luxury brand bottled water is to me the textbook example of a sucker tax...

Oh that's really interesting, where are you from? Because in Germany the laws for botteling water are very strict. It is not allowed to filter out or add any minerals or other stuff, the water basically has to be bottled straight from the ground at the area of extraction. So I guess pure/natural taste is the standard here...The only thing allowed is basically adding CO2 because after all, Germans love their carbonated Sprudelwasser.

@@chrissi7560 Same in the UK.

@Chrissi I'm from Germany as well, and while there are restrictions on what you can add in (like CO2) and take out (like Iron, Sulfur, Fluoride, Manganese etc.) The bottled mineral water is still filtered and altered quite a bit. Those restrictions are tied to the name "Mineralwasser", if the water doesn't carry that name, then the company also doesn't have to abide by those rules. So for Mineralwasser you are not allowed to literally distill it and put back in any minerals you want but you still are allowed and even have to filter it to make it taste palatable. There are natural springs around many water companies and you can taste the water directly, but non of it tastes like the bottled water produced there.

@Andy Leighton In the UK it is also filtered just like in Germany.

Art is only pretentious if you make it pretentious. Art only has the value someone is willing to pay for it.

@@dawnchesbro4189 pretty sure to the Everyman going to an art gallery is pretentious

Except most art galleries are free here.

@@conormurphy4328 why? I’m poor, and I go to art galleries. Your income doesn’t dictate taste, exposure to various types of art does.