Can't believe how far Taz has improved with her cooking, like we saw her grow in front of our eyes

this video was so wholesome, love seeing taz and moon just being themselves

Plantain is difficult to peel, you should run it under hot tap water and then slice through the skin down the whole plantain and then stick your thumb through it and use your thumb to push under the skin and separate it from the fruit. Also, you definitely ate raw plantain. If you fry it or air fry it has to be cooked twice, once until it gets soft enough then smash flat with a cup and then fry again. You can also boil it and then mash it. Or wait until it turns black/yellow so its fully ripe and then just fry it once and it will be sweet.

I would not say that’s a typical school lunch in Ukraine but it’s a good representation of what dishes we cook day to day. At school, elementary students usually have manka, which is a type of watery porridge, buckwheat, or mashed potatoes with sausages. Also, instead of pickled cabbage, we usually have sauerkraut on the side. I’ve never heard anyone put peas in borscht, usually it’s beans or meat along with cabbage. We eat borscht with black bread and sour cream. And high school students usually have pirojki, pizzas, or some puff pastry sausage rolls. So you were pretty on point, well done! 💙💛

If you make the pea soup the Finnish way, it is made from dried peas soaked overnight and the soup is boiled for a long time. It can be vegetarian, or it can have meat in it. I actually think the mushy peas I got in England with my Fish&Chips tasted a lot like it 😅

So nice to see Moon. She always lights up the place. You have been killing it with the videos lately Taz.

Could you and Moon do your childhood favourites or like children's party buffet food from when you were younger? Maybe even remaking the dessert options from primary school dinners? 😊

You can really see how much Taz loves the new kitchen.

That looks nothing like a Brazilian school dinner. But as a brazilian, I really appreciate your effort. And let me tell you, Taz, I love all your videos. I've been following you for many years. ❤

I have some news about brazilian food, we don't use can beans 😅. And we fry in oil, nor in the air fryer. Probably these two things will make some difference 😂

Moon's "Miso Soup Face" Needs to be a meme 🤣🤣🤣 She went from a young woman to a 90yr old old lady in 0.2 seconds! I love you too!! Another great video!

I CANNOT believe that Brazilian food got lower rating than US food. It definitely looked much better. Also on the topic of being a good lunch lady or not, from my knowledge, the lunch ladies don't make the food, they serve it. (Our food was frozen and was defrosted).

That plantain ain’t cooked right it has to be golden brown 😢

Moon scared of Taz's cooking is such a mood.

school dinners are actually underrated ngl 👀😍

Shallow pan fry the plantains in vegetable oil (instead of deep frying) until lightly browned. Then set them onto a plate with some kitchen roll. When they have cooled enough to be handled, give them a slight smash to flatten them out before frying them a second time. Once they are nicely browned and slightly crispy outside, but not burnt, and fluffy tender inside return them to the kitchen roll. Sprinkle a little bit of salt on them and they are ready to serve. They are starchy but should be slightly sweet, almost like sweet potato fries. I'm guessing the air fryer method still needs them to be lightly coated with oil or the air fryer will just dehydrate them instead of actually cooking them.

Hey Taz for the Brazilian one you bought green banana not plantain, plantain is yellow 😁btw plantain is meant to fried in oil not in an air fryer❤

Please research the foods you plan to cook beforehand. Give them a fair chance 😂 Plántanos are delicious and so versatile!

The plantain was unripe and in my culture (nigerian) is prepared as a pottage or grilled(with spicy sauce) or thin sliced and fried as chips. For it to be fried, it is best when it is ripe. To cut it, you slide the tip of your knife across it then use your hand to open it all the way.

It doesn't really look like a Brazilian dinner, but OMG TAZ your cooking has improved so much! Keep on the amazing work 10/10!! You go GIRL!!!!!

The American lunch looked better than what I got served in my cafeteria by a lot 😂

the finnish food you tried was a lot nicer than we're used to here. our school food is often a little tasteless tbh :D and we rarely have any desserts for lunch. also, most of the time there's this thing called "näkkileipä" to go with your food instead of actual bread.

I'm sorry Taz, but I'm from Brazil and this is not what is served at schools...but it was a good try. It is, usually, beans, rice and pasta with a cheap protein and some farofa. If it has salad, usually is a vinagrete. No peppers, no bread, no plantain. A waterdowned juice is on the side. I'm not complaining at all, just want to inform! Only public schools serves food for the kids, and those schools are the most precarious ones because it is payed by the government and attend to the low income population. Because of that, the government don't invest a lot on those schools and the situation is not so good. That is why, that beautiful plate that you made does not represent what is served for the children here in Brazil. And in the private schools you have to pay for your food, so usually the food is pretty good but a little expensive, since you're already paying for the school.

Taz for Plantains you cut along the side then you peel it. You need to oil your hands while preparing it because the starch will stick to your hands. As for the pronunciation it Plan-tain like Mountain

I love seeing Moon and Taz together! I striveee to have a friendship like their's one day 😭

U both are so happy when together! That is some true friendship for life❤

You did that plantain dirty 😂😂 Usually you’d buy plantain that’s yellow but going a little bit black. That’s when it’s sweet. Then fry in a little oil 🤌🏻🤤

Ramadan Mubarak to those observing ❤

I wish I could be friends with you two irl. Such a comforting duo ❤ love ya taz

I love seeing Moon and you having such a delightful time!

In Ireland we could leave at lunch and we used to go get curry chip buttys / taco chips / breakfast rolls etc in the shop beside school lol! School canteen just had like gaujon rolls, sausage rolls, salad rolls and snacks

To open plantains in my country we usually remove the ends put a slit vertically and peel it or put it in the microwave for a couple of seconds like 10-20 seconds and then peel it. I love plantains 🥹

That American meal looks miles better than what I had as a kid. We got a lot of cardboard like pizza, vaguely food shaped patties, and dodgy looking fruit.

Taz, you’re not supposed to cook the green plantain on the air fryer 😭 and those green plantains are for tostones. the yellow plantains are for amarillos which is what you tried to do with the green plantain. i screamed love this so much honestly

for the future, most of the stuff in borscht should be fried before boiling like onion, cabbage, beetroot and carrots. that's where you get all the taste. also we usually eat with sour cream

You should watch how Japanese school lunch is made. Always nice to see Moon .

The growth journey on the channel is so real . Love you guys. 😂❤

Taz: hates cooking in her old home Also Taz: moves home and immediately makes 5 meals 😂😂😂 Also anyone else love the feeling like Moon and Taz are one of your friends?

For plantain you need to coat with oil or deep fry it, otherwise it's dry. The green plantain is a unripe, you need to buy the yellow one and do as previous comment

I love moons straightforwardness in contrast to Taz who seemingly doesn’t want to offend - they balance each other out😂

the korean school lunch needs justice cuz it's not at all representative😭😭😭😭

I’m Brazilian and Portuguese and can tell you we don’t use paprika (Hungary 🇭🇺) or jalapeños (Mexico 🇲🇽). We always have farofa with the plantains rice and beans. Never seen what you made in my life except for the garlic 🧄. 🇧🇷🇵🇹🩰

Borscht and cabbage takes me back to my time in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Russia 🇷🇺 and Eastern Europe 🇷🇴 where I trained and worked as a professional ballerina 🩰 😋

As an American I can say that what you guys had looks so much better then ours😂

I’m really loving the taz and moon content. Super nostalgic 💗

At 1:50 when you tried to spell it again that was so hilarious 😂😂😂😂

Would love to see another series on school lunches around the world 😊

As a finnish person I gotta say that they really had the most random combo of foods is the example, would not recommend. Good effort of making it tho😊

that plantain rawwwww bb girl.

air fried plantain? no!

I saw Moo on the train from Cardiff and I was too shy to say hello! But I saw you and wanted to say I think you are super awesome and sweet!

Always love Taz and Moon’s friendship ❤❤❤❤❤

Love seeing moon & taz laughing and joking and jay popping in too 👍

As a Mexican Panamanian, you were supposed to cut it with a knife to peel it open. Once you have it peeled you warm them up in oil and when they are done you take them out to smash them from there you put them back in to give it a golden crispy texture. Now what you got is called a patacones.

the way moon pronounced borscht is right lol my exes mom use to make it all the time, she put chunks of beef in hers. some people eat it with sour cream too

My mom served school lunches to grade school kids. She told me by far the most popular items were pizza and tatar tots. Salad was available but few of the kids touched it.

in the netherlands we buy kaasbroodje (a cheese pastry) or frikandelbroodje (a sausage pastry) and thats it 😭

In the USA we call them school lunches. School starts at 7 and ends at 2

I liked that the probiotic ad popped before the American school dinner 😉😉

that plantain was so unripe, i do like green plaintains sometimes but they tastce very very different to ripe ones lol

Well done on the meal prep and cooking Taz, side note the American school lunch/dinner would vary from state to state.

The Puerto Rican in me cried when I saw Taz butcher that platano (Spanish for Plantain).

Finish one looked the best to me - the kind of lunch I would like to eat. I actually am making such beetroot salad quite often. But I use sour cream and a bit of mayonnaise instead of greek yogurt. I did not see if they added pickled cucumber to the salad, but that is one of the most important ingredients in my beetroot salad. It really makes a good contrast with other ingredients. Here is my beetroot salad ingredients: boiled potatoes, boiled carrots, boiled beetroot (slice those all to squares), pickles, red onion (slice both finely), sour cream, mayonnaise, salt, pepper. Yum!

We used to have chocolate filled donuts in school and I really miss them on the daily basis

Your videos are so calming and relaxing.

Plantains need to be fried in oil. I cut them in rounds, fry in shallow oil flipping them until they are golden brown, then remove them from the pan and smash each one flat with the bottom of a sturdy cup then back in the oil to fry until the edges are crisp. Remove to kitchen towel and sprinkle with salt while they are still hot 😊

love this friendship honestly

As a Ukrainian im happy to be included!!

The plantains 🥲🥲🥲

When you said soggy cookie.. I KNEW. It was AMERICAN 🦅🦅🇺🇸🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅 rAHGHH

"Wanna hold hands?" hahaha love your friendship

I already want a part 2 of this 😶‍🌫

Taz! I love you so much and wish you’d give us a 30 minutes video one day!

Hi Taz! I am from Finland and been a subscriber for a while now. I really enjoy your content, you are so entertaining. :) About the Finnish school lunch, beetroot salad we don't eat so often, but the pea soup was accurate and the pancakes. However, the proper way to make pea soup is to cook it for 2-3 hours and it contains meat. But you did really well! :)

THE PLANTAIN OMG. THATS A GREEN ASS PLANTAIN YOU CANT EAT IT LIKE THAT LOL

Oh girl. It was awesome that she tried new things but the tofu probably needed to be seasoned and the plantains needed more prep

Thanks to the air fryer industry for sponsoring this video. I'm gonna buy 3 of them right after.

Those plantains looked scary. I don't see how you were able to take a bite of it. 😂 The apple and beet salad sounds kind of good, with some fresh chives and dill. 😋 The pancakes looked good! I've never had thin pancakes before, besides crepes. This was interesting. Thanks for sharing. ❤

girl that plantain was not cooked lmaooo

Plantain is easy, cut top and bottom and cut along the edge. Your meant to steam it. It's more of a type of potatoe category. Miso didn't taste of anything when I tried it.

I'm pretty sure the Brazilians use yellow ripe plantain not green 😂

Taz, use a bottle opener to open your jars... it changed my lift. Just pop it under the lid as if it was a bottle and pop it up, then it is so easy to unscrew!

It's been one heck of a journey ❤️❤️ Love you Brooklyn and Bailey❤❤❤

Lol I went to high school with them, it was willows high school in Cardiff....can confirm the food was lush there but very unhealthy lol 😂

Amazing

The brazilian one is SO OFF lol Here's what's the average menu: - White rice - Beans (it usually has some stew its been cooked in) - Meat - either a slow braised beef or Minced beef cooked with potatoes and carrots - Lettuce and tomato salad

1:50 The most beautiful geek ♥️🤓 She looking wonderful with outfit

I love these 2 together!!

I'm from the UK and the lunches that were available in the schools I went to were revolting.

The plantain was raw...to know the right plantain to cook the skin is black or almost turning black.

AAHHHH I MISSED MOON. Can’t she be in every video? I love her

We had same great cookies and great warm baguettes

Can you make a video fasting for a day since it's ramadan? I think it would be something fun, interesting, and different

I don’t think I know a single person that doesn’t rave about his high school cookies. My school had amazing ones, people would fight over them 😅

Beautiful taz and moon always love your videos you are an amazing team love you taz always enjoy your videos

Tip: if you are trying a recipe the first time and it says to fry it, use actual deep frying or pan frying, save air frying for later experiments as many things Dont cook right air fried.

The huge chunks of herbs and garlic on the chicken 😂😂😂

Aww bless you for choosing Ukrainian food🥳🇺🇦 Every single woman has her own recipe, even within one family. But borscht...aw, I can eat it forever😍

mooore school dinners pls :)

Fun video. Love a vid with your friend , Moon. She’s awesome