- That pot of gold at
the end of the rainbow is filled with vegan meats. - Let's talk about that. (upbeat music) - "Good Mythical Morning". - And happy St. Patrick's Day, whether you're Irish or
or just thought you were. - No, I thought I was
Scottish, but I am Irish. - Oh right, okay. It's fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day no matter who you are,
because everything that has no business being green suddenly is. And there's corned beef and cabbage.
- Yeah. - What are your thoughts on
the corned beef and cabbage? - Well, I like corn and I like beef. Put them together. - With cabbage? - With cabbage.
- It's pretty good. - I know that's not how
it's made, I love it. I like it a lot. - Now pretend that you're vegan and tell all your thoughts
on vegan corned beef. - Oh, it's just like the real thing. You should try it. It tastes just like the real thing. You won't be missing anything. Just try it, trust me. - Did you even know it existed? - No. - Me neither, but there
is a vegan corned beef and we're going to try it today. And the question is, will
we know it when we try it? And as it turns out there
are many vegan equivalencies of popular deli meats. And we're going to try all of those too. So if you're an Irish vegan named Ruben who really enjoys Reuben's well, you just plucked a four leaf clover. It's time for eating vegan deli meat that ain't from a pig. There are so many types, hang on. Is that a twig? - Just because they're plant-based I don't think there's going
to be a twig in there, but I get the joke. The Mythical Crew has
scoured the deep vegan web to find some of the most popular non-meat deli meats out there. And these meats are supposed to, just like I just tried to act like when I was acting like a vegan, to taste just like their
carnivorous counterparts. - We are going to be fed these meats by the patent pending Shamrock Shovel. And then while still blindfolded, try and guess what kind of
meat meat they're supposed to taste like? And if either of us can guess
correctly on the first try, three, two, one, go, then we'll get to dance
a St Patty's Day jig with Chase the Leprechaun. (laughs) In addition, if either of us guesses the vegan corned beef on the first try, I'm told we get a special prize. - Special prize. Points escalate each round and the winner will get to wear a personalized
vegan sandwich board from Good Mythical More. - But for now we'll just
wear clashing green outfits. (upbeat music) As you can see, we can't. - All right, bring in the meats. - Well, it's not meat Rhett. What?
- Oh, oh. That's a lot.
- Uh huh. - I wasn't expecting so much meat. - It tastes not so much like meat. - I would think there was
something maybe a little off about it if you said it was meat - The more you chew it,
the nastier it gets. But that first, just the feeling of it flapping on my tongue. - You liked that? - I felt like it was deli meat. I was fooled for a second. - All right, I got a guess. - [Stevie] Three, two, one. - Ham.
- Roast beef. - [Stevie] Rhett. - Yeah. - [Stevie] Here we are in the first round. You're eating Simple Truth, Plant-Based Deli Black Forest ham. And you know what else you're doing? A little jig with Chase. - Right off the bat, he gets a jig man. (upbeat traditional music) - I'm Irish and I didn't know it. - I mean, why did you think it was ham? It didn't taste like ham. - Yeah, it did. It tasted like somebody
tried to make something taste like ham, and it
was the smoked flavor. 'Cause ham is usually smoked. - Yeah, I thought it was a roast flavor. - Oh, roast and smoked, two
different things my friend. - More meats - You got the whole thing in your mouth? - I think I've made some
sort of a beard out of it. I've just gone pretty
similar to the previous one. - Uh huh, I've almost got the whole thing. - Yeah, I know. I'm not motivated to eat the whole slice but I will say that one tastes better than the previous one. - [Stevie] I will say you guys probably have an advantage of being
blindfolded while eating this, because watching you eat it... - It's fine. - [Stevie] It's... interesting. Three, two, one? - Bologna.
- Turkey. Just Turkey. - [Stevie] Rhett. - Dang son. - [Stevie] It is bologna. Lets get that jig on. - Light Life Smart Deli
Plant-Based Bologna. I mean, I don't know what, I guess it's... - Hey man, my momma made
me bologna sandwiches growing up.
- Yeah, I never eat bologna. - And again, I feel
like bologna is already so processed and almost not meat anyway. This one actually works
because the texture of bologna, I can't even get it off. Bologna is the perfect thing to imitate. - Very convincing. Of course I hate bologna. - It's not as good as a real thing, but I think it fooled me. - But it didn't, which frustrates me. - Please, give me meat. - Are you happy because you're
liking these vegan meats or just cause you're winning? - Uh well, you know what? A little bit of both. Points escalate though, you could tie just by getting this round right. - Hmm, this one smells like dog food. - This is awful. - It's spongy. - This is really bad. Something didn't go right here. - There's no flavor that's
coming to the foreground. It's like the texture is
just very off-putting. - I think I know what they
might be trying to do though. All right. - [Stevie] Three, two, one. - Roast Beef.
- Roast Beef. - [Stevie] No, you're both incorrect. - Pork? - [Stevie] I will say for the real thing, like the meat version of this thing, when you open the package,
you usually get like maybe a little farty, little fart smell. - Salami? A little farty? - [Stevie] Yeah, I
didn't find the wrong... - That's usually like a smoked ham. - Yeah, I guess it's
almost with all deli meat. That wasn't a really good hint. I don't have written hints, I'm just going off of experience. - Turkey, I mean... - [Stevie] Yeah, yeah it's turkey. I don't know if that's jig qualifying. Maybe you could do like some
spirit fingers by yourself for getting it right
after all those hints? - This is not great.
- [Stevie] Or not. - It's just so, why is it so thick? - [Stevie] Thank you, Chase. - Mushy. If you find yourself
missing out on the meats, well go over to the
Mythical Kitchen channel. They're always cooking up crazy stuff, many times with meat. I mean, you got the In-N-Out
crunch wrap that they made. The $400 McRib that Rhett
helped Josh out with. And he even got mac and
cheese with turkey testicles. - Okay.
- You never know what they're going to do next over there on the Mythical Kitchen YouTube channel. - Okay, quick point of
clarification on the scoring. Now we're escalating points each round, but it just doesn't seem fair
for me to get three points for saying turkey after we
guessed like two or three things. So, if you don't get it
initially, you get a point. So I'm just getting a
point for the last round. All right.
- Bring it in. Oh, hmm. - That one's got a very
peppery flavor to it. - Not great, but not bad. Because it has that spice added. Is it just black pepper? I don't know, it could be more. - Okay. - [Stevie] Three, two, one. - Salami.
- Pepperoni. - [Stevie] So close, but Rhett yes. - Oh, Rhett. - [Stevie] It's salami. Let's get that jig on.
- You know your deli meats man. - My mama gave us a lot of deli meats. It'll probably come back
to haunt me later in life, but it's really helping in this game. - I only made sandwiches
with things I could spread. Not things I could slap. - Well, it's probably
better because real meat deli products are like
a level one carcinogen. - [Stevie] This is from
Eve's Veggie Cuisine. I got to say, the look is not bad. - And the taste isn't bad either. Whenever you start. - It's about... - It's putting all together. - The processing again,
salami, super processed just like balogna. - If you're adding stuff
to it, that helps it. - I think I might, I'm
actually thinking about having some of this. I don't put deli, we don't have deli meat. Especially like really processed
deli meat at the house. Maybe I'll start doing this. I feel good about myself. (upbeat music) - Okay. Oh, salty. - I like being fed with a shovel. Can I just say that? - There's like a, is
that a vinegary taste? What is that?
- There's a very peppery, peppery nature to this one as well. - Very peppery, but like,
not just black pepper but like an like pimento-ey. Some other type of pepper. - Pimento-ey? - Well, you know something pepper. - [Rhett] All right. - Again, this one doesn't taste bad. - This isn't bad. - I'm not going to complain about it. I might even like it. - He might like it. - I like it. - [Stevie] Three, two, one? - Corned beef.
- Corned beef. - Is this it? - [Stevie] You guys,
you both got it right. And for this round
since it's Irish themed, you get a prize. - You get the Shamrock Shake. - Oh really?
- Hey, look at that. - Thank you. - I made the drink by myself. (upbeat traditional music) - See, I knew that
corned beef was a choice. - Oh, that's very athletic. Very corned beefy. - It looks nasty. This one tastes better than it looks. (upbeat music) - Feed us please. Feed us with your shovel. - Oh, what, this is little. - Whoa, thinking little. - It's trying something real hard. - Yeah, it's like a very
pungent jerky flavor, you know? - What is happening there? That was odd. - It's a little...
- I couldn't even discern the shape as it was happening. - It's a little spicy. It's a little sour. - Oh man, I don't believe I like it. - Now I'm feeling a residual burn. - Okay, I mean I got to guess. - [Stevie] Three, two, one? - Pepperoni?
- Pepperoni? - [Stevie] Yeah, the shape
maybe gave that one away. - Well actually I thought
it was shaped like that. I didn't realize it was... - It felt oblong the
way it went in my mouth. - [Stevie] Chase is
going to jig on his own. This is from Feed Your Head Vegan, if you want to take a
peek at the packaging. (upbeat traditional music) - Feed Your Head. - It looks like a cool brand, you know? But I think they're spending
a little too much time trying to be cool, and not enough time making it taste like pepperoni. - I actually, again, once you know it and you expect it and
you're looking at it, it's not as bad. - I love regular pepperoni. It's one of my favorite things. - It's not fatty or greasy of course, so you're missing that. Doesn't quite get there. Hey Rhett?
- Hey link. - Hey. - Hey.
- Hey. - Hey.
- What's up man? - Hey.
- Hey. - You want to make this
round worth nine points, so if I get it right, I beat you? - Okay, you want to make it
worth eight and we can tie if you get it right? I'll give you that. I'll give you a tie. - No, no I don't want that. Don't want it. Don't want it. - Okay, make it worth seven then. - All right, seven. (man laughs) Thin. - Whoa. - It's got that dog
foodie thing again, ugh. - You don't like that, huh? - I like dog food better. - Hmm, I kinda like this. It's not as good as what
they're trying to make it which I think I know what it is. - I don't have a clue. Okay, I got to guess, I guess. - [Stevie] Three, two, one. - Pastrami.
- Roast beef. - [Stevie] Well, you've done it, Rhett. You've gotten the queen sweep this time. And let's jig it up. - That's pretty impressive, man. You know your deli meats. That's something to really
brag to your friends about. Like go to parties and just
talk about how you know meats. - Well, here's the
thing, here's the thing. - Give him the prize, where is it? - Oh, look. - It's a sandwich board, you can wear it. - It's a sandwich board,
I'm gonna wear it. - A sandwich board, I get it. Winner winner vegan chicken dinner. Well, if I would have won
would I have had to... Oh cool, there it is on your backside. - You didn't though. Here's the thing though Link,
when you have this skill, what I have done right now is the best you can possibly do in
life with this skill. This is as useful as this skill gets is winning a game on a
dumb internet show, Mom. You got to tell my mom about this later 'cause the top-down cam is not here today, so I can't speak to her. - Thanks for subscribing
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the Wheel of Mythicality. - It's a one. - It's a one. (laughs) - It's a one, what does that mean? - We don't even have a one. - Click the top link to watch us pair vegan cheeses with those vegan meats that we just enjoyed. And Good Mythical More. And to find out whether... - [Woman] Ketchup is a smoothie. - [Man] Yeah, I put ice
in my cereal, so what? - [Woman] That makes no sense. - [Man] Hotdog is a sandwich. - [Woman] A hotdog is a sandwich. (laughs) - [Man] What?
I thought Rhett was lying when he said that deli meat is a carcinogen. I guess not. I should lay off the bologna sandwiches...
Believe or not, i missed these blind taste test with a "patent pending" equipment. I used to watch these while having lunch.
One of their other vegan taste test episodes is what first introduced me to them a while ago. I was watching recipes for vegan food and remember seeing one of theirs in a suggested video and the rest was history!
I really appreciate their open-mindess about vegan food. Not critiquing Link for not liking most of them since the ones I've tried have been sub par/bad so I'm excited to try some of the ones Rhett really liked. When I decided to go vegetarian, St. Patrick's day and corned beef was the first thing that flashed in my mind that I would miss so I'm interested in trying the vegan version (I know it won't compare to the real thing)
Them continously eating the "meats and cheeses" in GMMore made me happy. Partly cause I just like the Mores when they sit and chat and partly cause it's refreshing when people don't act like vegan food is poison just because it's vegan. There's a difference between not liking the taste and texture than making a face and being disgusted when you learn it's vegan.
Also, I'm not sure if that much cauliflower is good for anyone! Thoughts and prayers go out to Jesse's and the boys' noses that night. Hopefully the garage is far enough away from where they were!
Link started dialing some in after a brief adjustment period here! I think, like he said, there's an adjustment that needs to be made when jumping into food substitutes. Whether you're replacing something due to carbohydrates or content you find problematic or allergenic, you definitely need to go in with a different mindset. If you look at it and compare it immediately to what you're substituting, it makes it harder to eat.
Props to Rhett for the sweep though. I unironically wish I had tastebuds like that.
Tofurky meats are quite good. My younger brother even confused it with real meat.
As a vegan of 4 years, here are some great brands for vegan substitutes to try out: Field Roast, Gardein, Tofurky, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. I’m kind of a more traditional vegan in that I love to season products like seitan, tofu and tempeh just right and make them their own thing without replicating meat, but alternatives can be a great step into more plant-based eating for people who want to try new things. Just don’t expect them to taste them exactly like the real thing because you’ll almost always be disappointed. I think Beyond Burgers are the only thing that are scarily similar to real meat, which is why I personally can’t eat them as I never liked the taste of burger patties lol