Food Theory Season 2020
Hello Internet! I'm MatPat and welcome to FOOD THEORY, where brain food is always on the menu! Are you ready to debunk food's greatest myths? Does using science to save money at your favorite restaurants sound appetizing to you? Then you are in for a treat! From the best hacks for your McDonald's fast food order to the dark history of food mascots, we cover it all! Get ready to take a big bite out of food's greatest mysteries and join the Food Theorist's community today!
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1Hello Internet! I'm MatPat and welcome to FOOD THEORY, where brain food is always on the menu! Are you ready to debunk food's greatest myths? Does using science to save money at your favorite restaurants sound appetizing to you? Then you are in for a treat! From the best hacks for your McDonald's fast food order to the dark history of food mascots, we cover it all! Get ready to take a big bite out of food's greatest mysteries and join the Food Theorist's community today!
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Food Theory Season 2020 Full Episode Guide
It is a popular tradition to toast to a new year or new opportunity with a glass of champagne. People even propose by putting a ring in a flute of champagne in hopes that all of the little bubbles will make the gesture event more romantic. Except those iconic glasses may be RUINING your champagne! Why? Well Theorists, let's raise a glass to science! Cheers!
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If you've ever had a real tree for your Christmas tree, what did you do with it when the holidays were over? I'm guessing most of you answered "throw it away" or something to that nature. Well, you've been doing it all WRONG! Don't waste your tree when you could be EATING it! Yes Theorists, I am saying you can EAT your tree. How? WHY? Well, you will have to watch to find out!
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We've taught you how to optimize your order of french fries and what fast food soda size is the best bang for your buck! Now, get ready for PIZZA! That's right, Theorists. We put out the orders to some of the most popular pizza places to figure out what order gets you the best pizza. Who are our competitors? Enter Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, and Little Caesars! What pizza reigns supreme? Well, it's NOT the supreme...
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Chocolate is one of the most beloved sweets out there. We use it in EVERYTHING from sweet to savory dishes, in many different cultures, and for many occasions. Yet, chocolate is hiding a dark secret... and I don't mean just dark chocolate. Depending on what chocolate you are purchasing, what you end up eating may NOT really be chocolate. That's right! Just like your cake mix, your chocolate is LYING to you! What is is? What makes REAL chocolate actually chocolate? I hope you have a sweet tooth, Theorists.
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We solved the mystery of the best size fries to order at a fast food restaurant. Now, we are going to tackle the soda fountain. That's right Theorists, we are busting out the math to see which of your favorite fast food hang outs is tricking you into paying for a larger drink size while still only serving you the SAME amount of drink! Today we are putting McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger Kings, Wendy's and KFC into a head to head battle to see which place you should go to get the best bang for your buck in terms of drink size. Which place is feeling generous and which is a major scam? It's time to pour ourselves a large cup of TRUTH!
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Cake decorating is an art. It takes HOURS for people to decorate a cake. I mean, I can't be the only person to sit down for one How To Cake It video only to look up and realise it has been 5 hours, right? Well, that's not what today's episode is about. It is actually about Miley Cyrus and that time she stole a cake design. No really. It got me wondering if, like art of other forms, you can copyright a cake design. Well Theorists, it's about to get LEGAL!
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It's that time of year again, where we all prepare to cook our favorite bird - the turkey! Listen, I am a connoisseur of Thanksgiving meals and the turkey is something I look forward to all year. So, it is VERY important to me to make sure that you are cooking your turkey the RIGHT way! You see, many people are doing it all WRONG! Today Theorists, I will show you the definitive way to cook your Thanksgiving turkey to make your dinner spectacular!
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Breakfast cereal is a staple of many childhoods. Trying to get your parents to buy you the cool cereal with the fun and colorful box? Been there, done that! Now that Food Theory exists, I can go back and try to answer some of the questions that have haunted me since childhood. Questions like, what the heck do Apple Jacks actually taste like? They never say they taste just like apples despite it being in the name! So what flavor are they and WHY do they taste awfully close to their competition - Froot Loops? Get your cereal bowls ready, Theorists!
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Theorists, what is McDonald's selling? The answer seems obvious - fast food! Most of us have partaken in their Big Mac burgers, fries, and other staples of the golden arches. Yet, that may be a big ol' LIE! That's right, Ronald McDonald may not be a clown selling some of our favorite indulgent quick serve foods. In fact, McDonald's may be in a completely different business all together. What is that business? You'll have to watch to find out!
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What is your favorite cereal? Now what would you do if everyone voted to make it taste like green ONIONS?! Would you eat it? You see, South Korea held a contest to vote for their next big flavor - extra chocolate or green onions. Obviously, they were banking on chocolate to take the vote. Well, onions won. How did that happen? Who voted for onion flavored cereal? Get yourself ready Theorists, for the story of the weirdest cereal I've ever tasted!
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Have you seen the headlines about Subway? A ruling in Ireland stated that due to the recipe of Subway bread it cannot actually be classified as... bread. What have we been EATING? Today Loyal Theorists, we are rising to the occasion of this bread controversy! What makes bread able to be classified as bread? Can you stretch those rules? Would you eat a sandwich made with cake? All this and more in today's episode of Film Theory!
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It's Halloween season and that means it's time to talk about some spooky, scary foods! Today, we are diving head first into the iconic monster cereal - Count Chocula! Specifically, the count himself. What is his history? Is he related to Dracula? Well, the story is actually a little more complicated than that... Get your cereal bowls ready Food Theorists, it's about to get weird!
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When you think autumn, what drink comes to mind to fit the season? Many of you likely thought of the Starbucks PSL - or Pumpkin Spice Latte for the uninitiated. Pumpkin Spice drinks are a phenomenon of popular culture. IS it really fall if you haven't Instagrammed one of these babies? The big question, though, is actually the most obvious. How did the popularity of the Pumpkin Spice Latte happen? And more so, what does it mean for coffee culture in general?
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Burger King just made a major move in the Twitch space - a potentially ILLEGAL move! Loyal Theorists, were you one of the lucky viewers to see Burger King hop onto your favorite Twitch stream and use the text to speech message to advertise their food? Well, they DID and many of those Twitch streamers are NOT happy! You see, Burger King used them as cheap advertising rather than actually sponsoring them which potentially cheats them out of money. So, was this sneaky tactic a genius move by Burger King to sell their Whopper or did they just break the law?
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Burger King just made a major move in the Twitch space - a potentially ILLEGAL move! Loyal Theorists, were you one of the lucky viewers to see Burger King hop onto your favorite Twitch stream and use the text to speech message to advertise their food? Well, they DID and many of those Twitch streamers are NOT happy! You see, Burger King used them as cheap advertising rather than actually sponsoring them, which potentially cheats them out of money. So, was this sneaky tactic a genius move by Burger King to sell their Whopper or did they just break the law?
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Loyal Theorists, nowadays I seem to be thinking a lot about the future of the world. Over on my other channel, Game Theory, I've talked a lot about the franchise of Fallout. Now that we've launched Food Theory, I think it's time to cover a topic I've always wondered about - what CAN you eat after a nuclear apocalypse? What food out there is safe from the radiation that would permeate pretty much everything? Today, we're going to find out what's on the menu after nuclear fallout!
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be haunted by Colonel Sanders? What could make such a thing a reality? That's where today's theory starts! You see in Japan KFC is HUGELY popular, so much that there are even statues of the Colonel himself. Would you believe that one of those statues is responsible for a CURSE put on a Japanese baseball team? Theorists, this is about to get WEIRD!
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Chuck E. Cheese pizza is a modern age folktale all on its own. From the infamous docuseries, to all of the other theories spread across YouTube and the internet at large, we ALL know what this theory is going to be about. Is Chuck E Cheese pizza recycled? Do the employees use uneaten pizza slices from previous patrons to build "new" pizzas that they then serve to other customers? Food Theorists, our team is out to prove whether that is true or just a piece of hot, cheese fiction!
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When the weather gets hot, it's time to bring out the grill and have a BBQ! There is nothing as delicious as a well grilled burger or hotdog on a hot summer day. Except, what makes a perfect grilled food? Food Theorists, I pose this question: Do you grill with charcoal or propane? Is there a difference in taste or quality grilling depending on which you use? That is what I aim to find out today! I take my food very seriously and I won't stop until we all know the RIGHT way to grill!
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Coffee, the elixir of many genius minds throughout history. You see, coffee itself is a fundamental building block of the world we know today. Yes, REALLY! That morning ( and afternoon and evening) Starbucks coffee may be leading you towards an Einstein level discovery! Today Food Theorists, I'm about to show you how coffee was the most important discovery we've made and how it helped invent the world we live in today. Let's get brewing!
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Have you ever played McDonald's Monopoly competition hoping to win the big $1,000,000? So have I but like most people who play, it hasn't happened yet. So I wanted to see if I could figure out what it takes to WIN the jackpot prize. It turns out becoming a McDonald's Millionaire is not very pretty. Or cheap. Or healthy. Food Theorists, prepare yourself for a big serving of greasy truth!
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Today we put two very successful chefs against one another to figure out who would be the true Masterchef - since they have failed to live up to this challenge themselves. On one side of the ring we have Gordon Ramsay. The man, the myth, the one who dreams in our faces about our terrible food and we love it! His shows like Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen bring out the beast each episode. In the other corner we have Bobby Flay. This chill, southern chef is not only an Iron Chef, but his show Beat Bobby Flay thrives on the idea of pitting him against another chef. Will we spur them to actually stoke the fire and get this battle started IRL? I will certainly try!
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What is a sandwich? Most probably think that is an easy answer. You've eaten MANY sandwiches in your life, right? Well Food Theorists, you may have partaken of tons of food you never knew were a sandwich. Today we are taking the "rules" of what makes a sandwich and seeing what other foods qualify. That hotdog? Your favorite pizza? All sandwiches! Watch to find out why!
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Grocery shopping is something everyone has to do. We all need to eat! Yet, I'm sure you wish that you could save some money on your trip. Oh, there are store card and coupons telling you how to save, but what if I told you that you are STILL being scammed? That's right Food Theorist, the supermarket is hacking your brain to make you spend more without you ever realizing it! How does it happen and is there a way to resist? Let's find out!
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Marvel is famous for its memorable characters - Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Storm, etc.. Except, there is one that many have forgotten. A character with so much power, he breaks things by just entering a room. No, I am not talking about the Hulk or Thanos snapping things away. I'm talking about the Kool-Aid Man. He is the most powerful Marvel character you never knew was a Marvel character and I have the proof!
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Baking a cake is a science. You have to follow the recipe or else your cake batter won't turn into the cake of your dreams. I hate to break it to you Theorists, you've been doing it WRONG all along! It's true - at least, it's true if you use the boxed cake mix. That recipe on the back of the box? It's a LIE! Want to find out why? Put on your apron, we're about to get messy!
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You know the famous Tootsie Pop commercial that asks, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" That question has caused hundreds, if not thousands of people to try to find the answer. One of those people was our friend, MrBeast. Way back when he tried to find the answer and did a pretty good job but he forgot the BIGGEST help in any test. Science! Can we hack this challenge? Let's find out!
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Fries are one of the best foods, especially fast food fries. From McDonald's and Burger King to Wendy's and Arby's, there are TONS of options to chow down on our favorite fried potato treat. Today, I want to figure out how to get the MOST out of my order of fries. Which restaurant gives me the most fries for my money and are their order sizes a TRICK to make us spend more on less food? I volunteered to eat my way through to the answer!
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