Each week, Cult Flav – aka Sarah and Bryn – goof, rant and hyperfixate our way through news, product reviews, questions from you(s?), and occasionally guest int...
Tradition vs. Taste, Only Weird If It Doesn't Work, & Upgrading Some Classics
Things MentionedBrami Lupini Beans - chili and lime is the best flavorWok Review that inspired our strong opinions this week: https://youtu.be/p1k3iRAvnn8?si=XlOz8ck-JEl1MMAQThe Tucci Cookbook: https://cultflav.com/products/stanley-tucci-the-tucci-cookbookCutting off the ends of the steak story - The Pot Roast PrincipleKhao Soi recipe YouTube videoSqirl's Milk Jam Menu ItemLil Sagna X RecipeLil Sagna X YouTube VideoThanksgiving ramen recipeCurry Pan in short crust from BudonokiSarah's birthday cake recipe inspired by Tucci's traditional flaky cakeSarah's cookie recipe - her first recipeMatty Matheson's third cookbook review on YouTubeAnne Geddes - she's still at it!Questions"What is your 'only weird if it doesn't work' thing in the kitchen?" - DrewSarah's Cheese GlovesBryn's Mayo recipeBryn's Hollandaise recipe"Do you have some all time favorite foundational cookbooks that you'd recommend? And do you have any plans to review classic cookbooks?" - ZachThe FlaviesSandwiches of historyAnti-chefAn Invitation to Indian Cooking by Madhur JaffreyFlour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken ForkishStart Here by Sohla El-WayllySarah's Review of Start Here on YouTubeSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin NosratAll Under Heaven by Carolyn PhillipsFlavorful Origins on NetflixIf you’ve got a question, you can post it in our #going-off channel or call 424-419-3528Traditional Dishes That Could Use An UpdateCoq au Vin reference recipeFettuccine AlfredoSarah roasts Bryn by saying he'll add a balloon like Mike BagalePav BhajiRopa ViejaFrench Onion SoupPao de queijo (but Bryn actually meant Dadinho de Tapioca)Thanks for hanging out with us and thank you to Drew and Zach for asking some great questions. As always, if you’ve got a question, you can post it in #going-off or call 424-419-3528.
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Red No. 3 Ban (feat. @hydroxide)
THINGS MENTIONED:Tochi popcorn (try the Ube flavor) - https://tochisnacks.com/products/tochi-popcornRed Dye #3 Ban announcement Jan 15, 2025 - https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-revoke-authorization-use-red-no-3-food-and-ingested-drugsWhat's the Delaney Clause? - https://www.gao.gov/products/hrd-82-3Who's supporting the ban? - https://www.cspinet.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/Red%203%20petition_24%20Oct%202022_FINAL%20%281%29.pdfCSPI is publishing sensational articles - https://www.cspinet.org/press-release/red-3-fda-petitionConsumer Reports Advocacy Efforts - https://www.consumerreports.org/issue/food-safety?INTKEY=I000G0000What is EWG? - https://www.ewg.orgSprinklegate - https://www.npr.org/2021/10/15/1046348573/sprinklegate-sinks-a-u-k-bakerys-top-sellers-after-topping-is-found-to-be-illegaYoga mat chemical in bread - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/06/286886095/almost-500-foods-contain-the-yoga-mat-compound-should-we-care-keepEating PTFE to lose weight study - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4928218/#:~:text=There%20is%20strong%20evidence%20supporting,extreme%20inertness%20of%20the%20material.QUESTIONABLE CONTENT:"I desperately need help explaining to my granola boyfriend that seed oils aren't bad. Any chance you guys can super break this down? I know you already touch on oils a bit" - KristenP.s. Kristen or Dyyylan if you're reading this, please know that we're just joking about breaking up. Please don't take our jokes too personally. We're sure Dyyylan (not his actual name) is a lovely person.As a reminder, if you want to ask questions, go post em in the #going-off channel on cultflav.com/community or call 424-419-FLAV (that’s 424-419-3528).FOLLOW HYDROXIDE!TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hydroxide?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hydroxide.foodscienceCameo: https://www.cameo.com/hydroxide?utm_source=talent_undefined&utm_medium=talent_social&utm_campaign=profile_share&utm_content=dynamic_profile_card_new&_height=982&_width=1512&%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=1372706244231321495&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXL9NLTsxNzddLzs%2FVT9UP9arwLU0xtkgKTLKPL89MKcmwNTQ1NFKLz0jNTM8osbW0MFKrK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2yDU5MSyzKBAAKZWreUwAAAA%3D%3DTHAT'S IT!Thanks for watching the show! As a reminder we have a community page on our website where you can chat with folks about this epsiode over at https://cultflav.com/community. Check it out.
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1:02:33
Kat Ensign vs Geoffrey Lee, Cabbage Ideas, Bean Milk (feat. Radicchio Salad)
THINGS MENTIONEDNada Moo intro: https://nadamoo.comKat Ensign gave a middling review of a restaurant in San Francisco called Hamburger Project where she referred to their food as “good, not great”: https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/us-news/chef-geoffrey-lee-quits-restaurants-after-spat-with-influencer/Internet Shaquille: https://www.patreon.com/shaqPeinao Review: https://youtu.be/Zkfb9aTyNpo?si=E-NQ0R8wHQYcBIQIPeinao DMs: https://ehhb6mu6qg.ufs.sh/f/1GCkiCEkTCfJkJ1VBblAtTarEy1wQDbfd80nmRXBV94gFscCThere are plenty of reviewers out there who rely on brand partnerships to stay afloat: https://prudentreviews.com/partnerships/Matty Matheson review where people said we were biased: https://youtu.be/3ByP2I5fYDA?si=0ESdH1Y4HPxL8moM“Why Academics Stink at Writing” by Steven Pinker: https://grad.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Why-Academics-Stink-at-Writing-1-2.pdfPubMed aggregator disclaimer: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disclaimer/HOW TO BE WRONG ON THE INTERNETHonesty.Getting something wrong isn’t inherently bad because you can learn from it, but if it seems like someone’s actively lying or purposefully twisting the truth — that’s unacceptable.Show your work.Cite your sources, talk through your logic for how you got to the conclusion you did.Don’t get too invested in being right.The more indignant you are, the more defensive you tend to get AND the bigger target you paint on your back for people to try to prove you wrong. Which means you will very likely be proven wrong and it will be more painful to learn from it rather than digging in further.QUESTIONABLE CONTENT"How do you use pork shoulder?"Kimchi Raikkonen: https://cultflav.com/recipes/kimchi-raikkonenDavid Chang-style Bo Ssam: Just coat it in brown sugar and salt, then roast it for a few hours til it falls apart. Roll it up in lettuce with some rice and ginger scallion sauce.Pulled pork sandwiches are fire, Sarah actually wrote a phenomenal homemade Carolina-Style bbq sauce recipe designed SPECIFICALLY for pulled pork sandwiches called None Too Bright that we used to sell: https://cultflav.com/recipes/none-too-bright"What do you use cabbage for?"I said green cabbage, but napa or savoy are very good for my akira tareyama recipe: https://cultflav.com/recipes/akira-tareyamaSai Krok Isaan is one of our absolute favorites which is a northeastern thai-style sausage that is easy to buy frozen, tastes amazing, and is often served with chopped cabbage, sliced red onion, ginger, and peanuts: https://grocerythai.com/Cured-Pork-w-Rice-(E-Sarn-Sausage),-ChampChakalaka, which is like a South African cross between kimchi and chutney is great on a grilled cheese. We made that for our In Bibi’s Kitchen review a while back: https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781984856739I’m also a sucker for a salted cabbage salad with sumac, which Dune, one of our fav lunch spots here in LA tends to put on everything: https://www.dunekitchen.com"TF is a lime leaf?"Don't use this word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_limeHOW TO GET ON THE SHOWIf you would like to ask us a question on the show either call 424-419-FLAV (3528) or post at cultflav.com/community/going-offBEAN MILK CHALLENGE FEAT. RADICCHIO SALADRadicchio Salad Website: https://www.radicchiosalad.comRadicchio Salad YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RadicchioSaladRadicchio Salad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radicchiosalad/👋Ok, that's all for this week! Thanks for watching!p.s. We've got a community page up on our website to chat about this episode over at https://cultflav.com/community/going-off
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The Flavies 2024, Foods The Color of Magenta, & Our 5 Desert Island Tools
The Flavies are a celebration of cooking and food from the year! These aren't necessarily the best thing period by some objective measure — they’re just our faves from this year. Next year, we plan to get nominations from a bunch of our favorite food creators and then ask you to vote on them so they can be YOUR favs to make it a whole thing. The Drink It In Award Is for the beverages that kept us hydrated through long cookbook reviews and late nights writing. We basically only drink water, coffee, tea, and alcohol, but this year, these were the standouts:Runner's Up: Mom Water - lemon and water YUZUCO Yuzu Super Juice: https://www.theyuzu.coSparkling Botanicals - Black Lemon Tea: https://rishi-tea.com/collections/sparkling-botanicals/products/black-lemon-sparkling-botanicals?variant=44376706646266🏆 Winner: Mezcal Amarás Verde: https://mezcalamaras.com/en/products/mezcal-verde The Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Award is for the snacks that we just couldn’t put down this year:Runners upGelato Boy Salted Cookies and Cream: https://gelatoboy.com/products/salty-cookies-creamSambal Goreng by Bungkus Bagus: https://bungkusbagusla.com/products/sambal-goreng-bulk-jar🏆 Winnerbougie pringles aka The Good Crisp Company’s Potato Crisps: https://www.thegoodcrispcompany.com/collections/allOur favorite food content…The Wait, it got HOW MANY VIEWS Award!? Is for the food trends that took over all of our FYP pages — and occasionally our hearts. This year, there were really only two major contenders that took off on our side of the internet:Runner upTurkish Pasta: https://www.tiktok.com/@anna..paull/video/7432950686737845522?q=turkish pasta&t=1736656998864🏆 WinnerLogan’s Korean Pickled Cucumbers: https://www.tiktok.com/@logagm/video/7404231127738748166Getting us through it award: Is for the comfort-watch food creators who did just that. 2024 was a rough year for a lot of people and the coziness that these creators embraced made it a little better for all of us.Runners up@daywithmei Mei Liao: https://www.tiktok.com/@daywithmei@twopeoplecooking aka Hailee Catalano and Chuck Cruz: https://www.tiktok.com/@2peoplecooking🏆 WinnerJamie Tracy aka Anti-Chef: https://www.youtube.com/@antichef The Lunchtime Achievement Award: This one's for up-and-coming food creators (somewhere around 100k followers or less) 🏆 Winner@hydroxide: https://www.tiktok.com/@hydroxide The Finally, Food TV Worth Watching When You’re Not In a Hotel Room AwardRunners UpDelicious in Dungeon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicious_in_DungeonCulinary Class Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_Class_Wars🏆 WinnerGastronauts: https://www.dropout.tv/gastronautsMisen Comeback Brand of the Year Award: This is for brands who went through bankruptcy and came back and it’s designed to only go to one specific brand and it’s right there in the name.🏆 WinnerMisen: https://misen.comThe Wait, Wait Hear Me Out Award: Goes to our favorite innovations in cookware this year — things that really shook up a traditional formula.Runners UpOur Place Always Pan Pro: https://fromourplace.com/products/titanium-always-pan-pro?variant=44381106045122Breville Control Freak Home: https://www.breville.com/en-us/product/bmc800Ninja Crispi: https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-crispi-4-in-1-portable-glass-air-fryer-cooking-system-zidFN101GY🏆 WinnerStrata Carbon Steel Skillet: https://www.stratacookware.com/product-page/10-strata-carbon-steel-clad-frying-panThe Huge If True Award Goes to our most anticipated products announced for next year. Products that look truly futuristic, but we’re cautiously optimistic.🏆 WinnerImpulseLabs Induction Cooktop: https://www.impulselabs.comThe Doin it Write Award Kinda like the writing category in our cookbook reviews, but extended beyond just cookbooks.Runner upThe Food of Southern Thailand (Austin Bush): https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9780393541694🏆 WinnerRadicchio Salad: The Zine (Radicchio Salad): https://www.radicchiosalad.comThe Fork Me Award This goes to the best recipe we made this year — that we didn’t write of course — and luckily we made all of these on camera at some point, so you should hopefully have context for all of em!Runners UpVanilla Pavlova with Cocoa and Citrus from Start Here: https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9780593320464Beef Rendang from Coconut & Sambal: https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781526603517Soft Gingerbread Cookie from Tartine: https://amzn.to/40sCotb🏆 WinnerDukkah-Crusted Lamb Rack with Burnt Honey Gastrique from Make It Fancy: https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781668004241Stained Pages Award This is essentially the flavor award, which, for us is the biggest deal. It’s the cookbook that had not only the most smashes for us, but the smashes that we returned to the most…Runners upVeg-Table (Nik Sharma): https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781797216317Start Here (Sohla El-Waylly): https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9780593320464🏆WinnerMake It Fancy (Brandon Skier): https://bookshop.org/a/88615/9781668004241---QUESTIONSIf you would like to ask us a question on the show either Call 424-419-FLAV (3528) or post at cultflav.com/community/going-off---5 TOOLS DESERT ISLAND Sarah's ToolsMAC 7.25" Cook's Knife: https://www.macknife.com/products/chef-series-7-1-4-utility-knifeBOOS Butcher Block: https://amzn.to/4h8Ix3oGranite Mortar & Pestle: https://amzn.to/4gQ0eVNDemeyere Industry5: 3qt Satute Pan: https://amzn.to/4jr3DfxNordicWare Naturals Quarter Sheetpans: https://amzn.to/42c7neEBryn's ToolsSmithey 7.25qt Dutch Oven: https://smithey.com/products/7-25-qt-dutch-oven?variant=43050463395997Kudu Grill 3: https://kudugrills.com/products/kudu-grill-3-0Hituhira Chukka Bocho: https://bernalcutlery.com/products/hitohira-nihonkou-220mm-chukka-bocho-chinese-cleaver-sk-carbon-steelSakai Takayuki 180mm Honesuki: https://bernalcutlery.com/products/sakai-kikumori-nihonkou-180mm-garasuki-carbon-steel?_pos=1&_sid=d73df13ec&_ss=rKorean Earthenware Pot - Onggi: https://onggi.com/products/onggi👋 Thanks for watching!p.s. We've got a community page up on our website to chat about this episode over at https://cultflav.com/~cultflav/going-off
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Algae Oil
This week, we've got strong opinions about algae oil, and tangentially seed oils. We answer some listener questions about olive oil, ghee, PAM, and preventing oil splatter while cooking. Then we round it all off with an introduction to our personal ingredient tastes in the form of a "must-have ingredients" draft.SourcesRichard Harder and Hans von WitschGlobal Algae Oil MarketAlgae Cooking Club InvestorsOther ReferencesGood take from Internet Shaquille: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIKFuUnfeW4Good take from Dr. Jessica Knurick: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYpYrkNj/Harold McGee on Olive Oil: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/dining/17curious.htmlIf you'd like us to answer a question on the show just give us a call at 424-419-FLAV OR post at cultflav.com/community/GOING-OFFThanks for listening!
Each week, Cult Flav – aka Sarah and Bryn – goof, rant and hyperfixate our way through news, product reviews, questions from you(s?), and occasionally guest interviews...from around the world of home cooking.
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