- I don't know what to say right now. I am. I'm like shaking, I'm so excited. I can't believe I pulled this off. Hi. (laughter) Okay, calm down. I'm nervous. I've done this before. Hi, I'm Beryl. And this week I'm looking at sandwiches. I'm gonna be looking at
five different sandwiches from five different countries that kind of make you think
a little bit differently about what a sandwich is or
what goes into a sandwich. We're thinking outside the bun. I'm very excited. And with that intro is over. Let's just start the video. Okay, we are starting in
Germany with the sandwich that's called Toast Hawaii. The sandwich was made by a man named Clemens Wilmenrod. He was a failed actor who
somehow got his own cooking show with the gimmick of meals in 10 minutes back in the 1950s in West Germany. His recipes were bizarre including poached eggs,
stuffed with strawberries. And of course this sandwich here. His show ran for 11 years but he never really made it. But for some reason the sandwich here has made its
way into German food culture. Okay. (laughter) Looks like something
out of a 1950s cookbook. I mean, I guess it kind of is. I'm not to off-put by it. The Maraschino cherry does confuse me. Okay, first off, I don't hate it. I don't hate it. When I was doing research for this one I found a music video. I'm gonna put it in now. (upbeat music) (laughter) I'm at the cherry. I'm just gonna go for it. The cherry's a hard pass, but don't put the cherry on it. And everything's better
with a cherry on top. This is pretty much pizza. It's just like you know,
cooked differently. But this is a ham cheese
and pineapple pizza. If you like Hawaiian pizza, then you'll like this. This isn't a sandwich that's
gonna be representative of German cultural cuisine. But it has an interesting story. And I think half of what
you wanna learn about, right are interesting stories. Learning something new, it's fun. Eat a sandwich with pineapple and ham and Maraschino cherries
once in a while, you know. I did. Next is the sandwich from Japan that's called a Fruit Sando. Sando meaning sandwich. It's whipped cream with fruit
between two pieces of bread. And the bread is what's important here. Bread is called Shokupan or milk bread. It's very soft and very fluffy. Shokupan in Japanese
actually means eating bread. The word pan comes from
the Portuguese word pao. And interestingly enough,
there's quite a lot of Portuguese crossover
with the Japanese language because of Portuguese traders who came and stayed in Japan
dating back to the 1540s. But, I digress. This is a beautiful fruit
sandwich that you need to chill and then it is ready. (laughter) Oh my God. It looks like the picture. I went to Japan for my honeymoon and I ate the most amazing foods there but I never got one of these. I don't know why. You might be thinking, wow. That's a lot of whipped cream. You're disgusting. No, you're wrong. Yum, the bread though. I can't believe I'm eating
a whipped cream sandwich and like justifying it. I'm like, oh it's the bread, it's so delicious. The bread definitely has like a little bit of a chewy texture. And it is soft. Kind of almost like
Brioche bread, but better. (indistinct) you have to
come try this, come here. Taste it. - [Guest] It's eating
strawberries and whipped cream but the bread is holding it together. (laughter) - I mean yeah. Super easy to replicate. Beautiful aesthetic. There's a lot of things going on here. And if you can't get this type of bread 'cause there's maybe not like a Japanese grocery store near you, I honestly feel like Wonder bread 'cause it's so soft and light would probably be a
really good like swap-in. I don't think I can eat
the other half though. Later, definitely later. (hands clapping) Yum. This sandwich is from Sweden and it's called a Smorgastarta which translates as
sandwich cake, tarta cake. And once I finish making this, you will see why. It is commonly served at family events because you can make it big
and serve a lot of people. Wouldn't necessarily say this is a I'm hungry for lunch, slap together a sandwich kind of sandwich. You can find it under a lot of different names in
different Nordic countries. And you'll see that it really utilizes the products of the region. You eat it with a knife and fork. It is not a hand-held sandwich, but it's still not a cake. And you know, in this
one maybe I'm pushing the definition of sandwich but it's my video and
I can do what I want. My favorite part is at the end and you can get really creative
with the final presentation. I did what I could, but I'm pretty proud of it. It's perfect. So I might have been pushing
the boundary a little bit in calling this a sandwich. It's technically a sandwich cake, but I feel like, you know just because you need to
eat it with a fork and knife doesn't mean that it's not a sandwich. Like I would consider a
Croque Monsieur a sandwich even though you really can't
eat that with your hands. That is thick. I made this with Rye bread. Maybe if I had done it with white bread it would have been like fluffier, but I also just the Rye
bread looked really good. Yum, the layers are good. I think there's something really nice about eating something
that looks really pretty. This doesn't look pretty anymore but it looked pretty before. The sandwich is actually
pretty much everything that I love most in this world. Hard-boiled eggs, smoked
salmon, cream cheese, yogurt, green onion. It's perfect. Do I think this is a sandwich
now that I'm eating it? I should answer my own question. Yes, I do. Asha. She was sniffing around. She wanted a bite of the cake. I mean sandwich. (laughter) Sandwich. She says, hello everybody, thanks for subscribing. Okay. That was really good. It was really fun to get creative and it utilized pretty much all of my favorite ingredients so yeah. 10 out of 10. This next sandwich is
from Trinidad and Tobago and it is called Doubles. Never double, always Doubles. I can't believe that I'm once
again making homemade bread. That's really shocking. It's a staple street food in the country often eaten at breakfast. But you could have it anytime
of day for a quick bite. The sandwich was invented in 1937 by a man named Emma Modine. And he used to sell the
two elements separately. The Bata which is the fried bread and the spice chickpeas. People would tell him, hey, double up, meaning give them one of each. And the sandwich was boring. Looking at it you'll notice a lot of the elements have Indian roots and that's because a large
portion of the population in Trinidad and Tobago is
actually of Indian descent. The spices, however, are
a little more reflective of the Caribbean using
Habanero peppers as heat. And it looks absolutely beautiful. Okay, I'm in my pajamas
still because technically this is a breakfast sandwich
in Trinidad and Tobago. So I just couldn't be bothered
to get dressed right now. Also, bold move of mine to make bread before 9:30 AM. Oh my God. Oh my God, this is so good. (laughter) I can't believe I pulled this off. Whoa, this is legit a
great breakfast sandwich. The bread is called
Bata and it is so soft. I was worried that I had over-cooked it. I did not. And the Chole or the chickpeas inside, also the flavor is very reminiscent of Indian chili that I've had, however adding Habanero, which is definitely not an
Indian pepper shifts it up instead of red chili. So the spice is very different. Yum. Obviously loved that. That was, mm. Yes. This final sandwich is from India and it's called a Vada Pav. In essence, this is spiced potatoes that are battered and deep-fried. That's the Vada part. And they're served on
a roll called the Pao. If you remember from
Portuguese word Pao, bread. I actually traveled to India and did an entire story on this. Whenever I'm in India, this is my favorite street food snack. I absolutely love it. Especially when I'm in Mumbai. You can find it almost everywhere. It is a totally beloved dish
and it can be found fresh and hot on street corners
all around the city. I think it has a perfect
blend of soft and crunchy. And you know, everyone
kind of makes there's a little bit different. On mine, I'm gonna add
extra Tamarind sauce. This turned out way better than expected. It looks so good, I'm so excited. Okay. Oh my God. Somebody came to visit. She's like, are you having a Vada Pav? I want some. I usually go to India once
or twice a year because of everything that's going
on this year, we haven't been and I definitely have been missing it. And I think I've been cooking
a lot more Indian food as a way to stay closer,
especially to my mother-in-law. I call her all the time asking questions. She was very impressed that
I was making Vada Pav today. Mm, I'm gonna get one more. In the same way that you have
like a Philly Cheesesteak, or a Chopped cheese in New York, you know, a sandwich that's part of a city culture. That's what this is for Mumbai. I think cooking outside of
your own cultural cuisine is super intimidating as somebody who is doing it often. However, this has really made me feel like I've traveled somewhere. Even though I'm in my living room. I think that eating all of
these different sandwiches has been super interesting. I (indistinct) I think a
pretty easy entry point. You know, I wasn't picking
some complicated thing. A sandwich is an essence, a universal food that everybody has their own version of. And these five were really fun. And I just really enjoyed this. I'm currently coming up with ideas for what the next episode should be about. I have one and I've
started working on that one but I'd love your help. If there's something you're
interested in me exploring or if you have one dish
that you think I should try and then I can use that as a jumping off point
to maybe find a theme. I don't know, either way, leave a comment. Let me know. I'm very happy that you
are all here following me on my career 2.0. So thank you. And I will see you all next week.
