Me: I see no pieces of squirrel in this at all! Waiter: Surprise!
@TheStonedPhilosopher473 жыл бұрын
Food history of bread would be interesting I think
@axelasdf3 жыл бұрын
Legal history of it like the baker's dozen to never be underweight may have been covered before. Inclusion of an egg in cake premix boxes, while unnessary, sold more because it felt more like baking.
@erikbridle3 жыл бұрын
That is some knead to know information, for sure
@turtle4llama3 жыл бұрын
I took an entire college course on the history of bread... it's intense
@yeoldesam3 жыл бұрын
Could there be an episode about the history of the chef? My former executive chef once told me that the original chefs were the shamans of their tribes and they would cook for their community because they knew the most about their people and also the healing properties of different foods. I’ve never been able to verify any of that, but the story was what inspired me to go to a holistic nutrition culinary school. I thought it would be nice to watch your take on the subject and apropos as a follow-up to the history of restaurant menus.
@MentalFloss3 жыл бұрын
Oo, interesting idea! We were already batting around the idea of an episode on the "celebrity chef," but I think it'd be cool to expand this out as you suggest here. Thanks for commenting!
@yeoldesam3 жыл бұрын
@@MentalFloss 😁 Thanks for the kind response and the awesome channel! I’d also like to suggest the history of sushi. I remember hearing an anecdote about how fishermen likely invented sushi by bringing a pot of rice out with them while they fished and would then take lunch breaks by using some of their catch as a snack and continue fishing. I could never verify that, however it seems a reasonable assumption. Regardless of it’s accuracy, the history of sushi is quite interesting and potentially worth the dive in! dftba!
@mojosbigsticks3 жыл бұрын
The history of why Americans use the word entree for the main dish.
@movingforwardLDTH3 жыл бұрын
Prune whip pie was my late mom’s favorite dessert and is included in the personalized family cookbooks she created & gave to my siblings & me.
@jonathandevries28283 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin, I work for Outback Corporate. i'm pleased to inform you that bethany has been terminated by the T1000. Here is a voucher for a free bloomin' onion (with purchase of any meal at regular menu price).
@pscheidt3 жыл бұрын
Prune Whip tastes great! Been over five decades since I had it.
@jonathandevries28283 жыл бұрын
Mental floss is my favorite yt channel, the hosts are soo cute
@aaronpederson86853 жыл бұрын
You should visit the "Samoan Cook House" in California near Eureka. It's an old logging place and there isn't a menu. You get what they cook that day but I can honestly say I've never had a bad meal there. It's also all you can eat 😋
@StephanieDouglassMusic3 жыл бұрын
I've been there! I lived in Humboldt for 8 years. 😁
@tjg5553 жыл бұрын
Love the overalls, J-Dog. Would love to see some food history from other cultures. Persian food, for example, is amazing and hardly any Americans know about it.
@MentalFloss3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly, and re: other cultures, for sure! It's a bit harder to address cultures where the primary sources aren't in English, but we definitely want to branch out from America. In the meantime, if you haven't seen our episode on soul food, it's definitely one we're proud of and (imo) worth a watch!
@tjg5553 жыл бұрын
@@MentalFloss yeah i like that episode too :)
@usernameed3 жыл бұрын
LOVE those overalls, J-dog
@jamie.smith983 жыл бұрын
As a starbucks barista I just want to say thank you for not saying that we have a secret menu. There have been many times where customers will ask for an *insert random word here* frappuccino then get angry when I don't know the recipe from tik tok. Like wtf.
@ramenadventure3 жыл бұрын
Prune whip sounds solid.
@Dawnstar13503 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin, I work for Outback corporate. I'm pleased to inform you that Bethany has been fired and we are sending you a voucher for free "Bloomin' Onion".
@tfofurn3 жыл бұрын
I received one of those vouchers once. When I produced it on the following visit, the waiter's demeanor got a lot more awkward. He probably took it as a sign that we were temperamental complainers who would be summoning the management for some perceived wrong. We did not enjoy our Blooming Onion, but felt compelled to eat the whole thing lest we be cursed with another voucher.
@wezul3 жыл бұрын
"the Cheesecake Factory excluded" - I LOLed.
@MissLilyputt3 жыл бұрын
LOVE those overalls, J-Dog
@jliller3 жыл бұрын
Is it Jack-in-the-Box or In-n-Out Burger than has more items on their secret menu than their posted menu?
@musicalintentions3 жыл бұрын
Love the pink overalls - not joking. Also, nice tattoos!
@bobbyf16263 жыл бұрын
What’s nice about the tattoos
@craigcox55863 жыл бұрын
Comments Menu! 😂♥️ YES! (And I really DO love the overalls….. J-dog.)
@Laurpud3 жыл бұрын
Mental Floss is my favorite KZfaq channel, the hosts are so cute
@Apophis3243 жыл бұрын
Why not make a food history episode on Squirrel Surprise? You made me curious! :3 (And that may not be broad enough to have a full episode dedicated to it, so why not to weird food in general?)
@freekeefox3 жыл бұрын
Now I really want to know what the surprise was in Squirrel Surprise... because it clearly wasn't the squirrel
@KillerSpud3 жыл бұрын
@justin, are you related to Tim over on Every Day Astronaut?
@Apledore3 жыл бұрын
I worked at McDonald’s for 5 years. There is no secret menu at McDonald’s. Promise.
@ladyrei80123 жыл бұрын
LOVE those overalls, J-dog!
@katherinelynch41933 жыл бұрын
LOVE those overalls, J-Dog. And can we get some more bread for the table please?
@jonathandevries28283 жыл бұрын
Wow what a great and informative video, subbed!
@otakuworldwide3 жыл бұрын
@0:39 nnnniiiccce!
@JoaoPessoa863 жыл бұрын
Is the audio really quite for anyone else?
@carlosg.garcia-ruiz38333 жыл бұрын
Recommendation for future topic: Food history about flaky dough
@woozertoo2 жыл бұрын
Market price water?
@dennis81963 жыл бұрын
8.15 is eight point one five, never eight point fifteen. Numerical conventions exist to prevent confusion.
@theeuda3 жыл бұрын
Depression era food.
@waynemarvin56613 жыл бұрын
Hey! You're not Erin! And I can tell. But --- you'll do, I guess. A better-than-adequate job.
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick96473 жыл бұрын
I hope someone says something mean about his overalls he looks nice today, I'm female I would have gone with a darker shade of pink though :D sometimes I like to do int the blue section :D
@seanbaugh32393 жыл бұрын
Super Mario wants to know what that guy's doing with his sisters overalls !🤔... 🍄🐢... 😳 *"NUFF SAID"™*
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick96473 жыл бұрын
@@seanbaugh3239 missed his laundry day lol
@mashtatoueful3 жыл бұрын
Ordering those "secret menu" items will just get you a confused cashier. Theu're just made up things on the internet.
@LeoStaley3 жыл бұрын
False. In-N-Out for example has an official secret menu with the options posted on their website. A 3 by 3 for example is a double double with an extra patty and cheese slice. Animal style means add onions grilled in mustard.
@lynn8583 жыл бұрын
They often start out as a thing employees make for themselves, which other employees also enjoy, and may tell friends or family about. While a different location of that chain will have the same ingredients (sometimes with regional differences, but mostly), even if their employees came up with the same thing - they call it something else. When the Internet got involved and these ideas spread to other locations, with their non-standard names - we now have confusion. Especially when people decide ordering a non-menu item is cool. Mostly it just makes you a pain in the arse. Especially if there’s a line. If you’re not a regular - weekly or daily and they know your order as soon as you appear at the door- please only make your off menu requests when the place is nearly empty. And tip. They did something special for you - you need to tip.
@LeoStaley3 жыл бұрын
@@lynn858 that's how the taco bell crunch wrap was made. I heard an interview with the guy who (somewhat credibly) claimed to have invented it. But he was baked af and got fired, but they were happy to keep his idea and make millions off it.
@mashtatoueful3 жыл бұрын
@@lynn858 Yeah, that's my experience with it.
@Martial-Mat3 жыл бұрын
It's hard to imagine a less inspiring title
@phosphorus4 Жыл бұрын
Well, any BRIEF list of information was considered a menu!
@lynn8583 жыл бұрын
In 1980s recipes the “surprise” always seemed to be peas. Surprise! We added a vegetable to an otherwise lovely dish! You may now attempt to pick them all out, so you can eat then separately to appease your mother, and still vaguely enjoy the rest of your meal. Didn’t matter how many times I asked to eat the stupid peas separately. They allegedly added a “lovely texture”. If by that we mean, “ewww that bite was tainted”.
@brookstarkington3 жыл бұрын
“69 thousand…” 👀 it’s happening😅 “574” NOOOOOOOOO
@imfromdowntown3 жыл бұрын
The last time Justin wore overalls they were black and his shirt was pink. Mind blown.
@MentalFloss3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah real heads know.
@ajeezysworld46045 ай бұрын
who invented Restaurant menus?
@graphosxp3 жыл бұрын
"squirrel surprise" was that the "squirrel" was of the non-tree climbing and hairless tail variety of rodent species!
@MemphiStig3 жыл бұрын
"prune wHip" "what?" "prune wHip" "why are you saying it like that?" etc
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick96473 жыл бұрын
An interesting origin of the menu, actually I prefer to go Dutch, but to A few of us, girls did save a friend's motto we did slip him some cash once while his friends went to the boy's rooms no one suspected a thing rest of us girls followed the idea.
@lynn8583 жыл бұрын
Social anxiety, and my partner knowing a lot of people in the local restaurant industry, led me to find it easier to give my partner money at home, so I felt I paid my share, but they could decide if they wanted to tip well, or particularly generously, and we never had any inelegant moments about debating who pays. It does feel a bit odd to go to places regularly and have them always see the guy pay, as if I’m a kept woman or something, but if they can’t imagine that we have a balance that works for us, screw em.
@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick96473 жыл бұрын
@@lynn858 Well we were just hanging out and the d -bags had to use the restrooms we saw a moment to help out a friend
@macadelic24922 ай бұрын
Imagine whitnessing the first restaurants 🧐
@DamnedM3 жыл бұрын
Squirrels might surprise you by being delicious
@MentalFloss3 жыл бұрын
I was once informed that there isn't much meat on a squirrel, but they (and this phrase is lodged in my mind for no good reason) "make good eatin."
@philipweber80133 жыл бұрын
Where's his hot glue gun???
@jonathandevries28283 жыл бұрын
Love the overall jdawg
@FedJimSmith3 жыл бұрын
Gamers - Restaurant Menu isn't the only menu..
@billfred513 жыл бұрын
"eight point fifteen" booooo
@Jerome...3 жыл бұрын
Is it me or your beard and chest hair are fully connected by your neckbeard
@seanbaugh32393 жыл бұрын
*A Brief History of What Happens After Eating at Most Restaurants :🤔* 🍔🍟🥛😋... 😳😜😖💨💥💩🚽... 😳🤧 (Explosive Diarrhea) *"NUFF SAID"™*
@EggShen9053 жыл бұрын
B.C. and A.D., not BCE and CE. No serious historian uses those. Be professional.
@InvictusByz3 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin, I work for Outback corporate, I'm pleased to inform you that Bethany has been fired and we are sending you a voucher for a free Bloomin' Onion