I Ate Around The World In 24 Hours

I am the most indecisive eater of all time and secretly I wish I could teleport around the planet and eat as many dishes in every country as I possibly could in a day. Obviously that's impossible but everything is impossible until someone does it. There is a place that they call the world's borough and that exists in none other than Queens, New York. It has the Guinness World record of the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world, so naturally the food scene is equally as diverse. I think this might be my opportunity to make a dream a reality, so today I'm going to be traveling there on a mission to explore as many different food cultures as possible and quite literally eat around the world, culturally, in 24 hours. I have a map of the world. Each country we eat at will be colored in and by the end I'll have as much of this map filled out as physically possible before midnight, starting with America. And what better place than the best bagels in New York it's at Utopia. Who wanted a sesame bagel?! I just wanted a normal one. Aw come on! All right, all right. As I was saying we are at Utopia Bagels to start our journey off with an absolute classic to represent America, but let's be clear, Bagels were technically brought to the United States and at this point a great bagel has been perfected and is now synonymous with New York City. But nonetheless this is Scotty, he is a bagel Legend and truly one of a kind, we love him. Utopia is incredible for two reasons: they hand roll every single Bagel still. I gave it a shot. Perfect I needed to be babied a little bit, we got a bagel. That came out really fast. Thank you thank you. Not bad. And second, thousands of bagels are fresh baked all day, every day in one of the biggest ovens I've ever seen. Got to be crispy oh yeah you hear that woo so we have my favorite Bagel of all time the everything bagel classic cream cheese locks Tomato Red Onion Capers sandwich beautifully cheers there's a reason they were voted the best bagel in New York there's a lot of things to consider here the crunch The Chew the fragrance you got that garlic the onion the toasty Bagel flavor and then immediately Smoky salmon that refreshing but also creamy Rich cream cheese everything's even I like that that's important we have a standard to keep up it doesn't get any better than this that is a perfect quintessential bagel this is just the first place and it's already off to a very strong start thank you to Scotty you're Beast we love you here you know we love you oh my God it's strong too hug moving on we're starting off with an unusual number for us a 9 out of 10 a very rare number coming for me I tend to be a little bit more hardcore about this so things are going up are we going to find our first 10 out of 10 we have one country down I'm ready to fill out the rest and by the end of this video I'll name my favorite food in the world or at least as far as we've been able to eat but I can't do this tour alone I had to bring the OG Queen's tour guide Joe to Stephano to make sure we do Queens right we return to Flushing Chinatown where I recently found the best Chinese food in America we start off with a very special dish that Joe introduced to one of the greatest food Legends of all time but who could it be we're at Old lyang Lang Peach cold skin noodles you ate basically this style of noodle with anony bourin what was that like what was the experience like he loved it he was a good eater open-minded did yet discriminatory if that makes sense looking for something good with no judgment I wanted him to have that authentic only and queens almost in China kind of experience oh yeah this is perfect in every sense of the word I love that it's cold it's refreshing you're full-time eating it part-time drinking it there's this sort of cold broth that's in the bottom it's very even Keel it's refreshing it's salty it's got a little bit of spice to it it's not too spicy you can handle this I'm getting little hints of toasted sesame oil that brown tone that's actually tahini so it's very Central Asian kind of Silk Road Western Chinese Vibe I would say honestly a solid N9 out of 10 this is unbelievable even if I'm not in Flushing I'm coming back here moving on backto back nines is unheard of I don't know what is going on this might just be the best food tour we've ever had we now travel across the world from China to Guyana but this fuzzy little decided to tag along dude this be ising crazy how many are there here we are at sibles which has been serving guines food since 1976 started out in the home of the founder syil now it's carried on by her family so certainly gese food but also little West Indian touches it's deep so mayam luren is going to join us later in this video but he suggested that we get mac and cheese goat Curry he says the greatest combo ever I got to try them by themsel first we've got our mac and cheese with the curry mayam Lauren special really nice combo they do compliment each other surprisingly well I really like that the curry itself is really nice though I thought it was going to be really spicy it's really not it's got soft starchy sweet potato it's very mellow a little sweet and like an undercurrent of heat that sweetness is coming from onions the white potato Curry spices it's very nice the bangam Mari sandwich they say put a little bit of the Scotch bonnet sauce I'm going light could be spicy it's not too spicy at all out of here man God damn this bee I'm going to crush it in my hands and all right I can feel it crawling around on me I'm just going to stand for the rest of this there's so many different flavors so many different textures they're all completely different but my favorite one is the curry I love it I could definitely come back here I think this is a powerful eight out of 10 everything was executed nicely just could have used a little bit more salt but the flavors were incredible Mayhem knows what he's talking about let's go meet with him now we're staying in the Caribbean moving on to neighboring Trinidad and Tobago to try not one but two more sandwiches to see which Caribbean sandwich will reign supreme we finally made it we are here with the man himself maam luren thank you for joining us can you guide us through what we're about to go through we're here at Trin City best doubles in the world this is kind of like my childhood in a roie m is original just chickp and I do Tamarind pepper sauce that's all I put on it no more no less Josh got the bonus chicken which is crazy it's just another level of enhancement let's go that's crazy soing tender like the flam andan of bread the chicken's juicy it's not too spicy I was expecting to be spicier I can help you out help me out don't go too crazy with that though you just took it all the way up if you're going to come here and eat this you cannot have this without the hot sauce the flavor was already really well rounded it's spiced you get the texture of the chickpea the juicy chicken the soft bread it's a little fatty but not too fatty it's nice and even ke it's just right give you a December body the spice it takes it to another dimension mention it's like you have all the building blocks and all the Legos of the house but somehow the chili the spice was the foundation to the house you have to have it really good my first time having a double and I'm ready for more easily a powerful 8.5 guys I want you to remember especially if you're new here my rating scale is very particular anything at a seven or above is extremely high for me I don't even know what's going on right now this is not normal so next is Bon shark so New York Times says this might be the best fish sandwich in all of New York cheers that's unreal I got a question this or sibles for sandwich oh easy this one both were good but this one they loaded it the up it's like twice the amount of fish I love the sweetness of the pineapple it's got some diversity to the flavor the other one's a little more simple it's not that it's not good it's just that this one's got that extra pop to me so you can't lose with either if you didn't have time to go to both pick one not going to have a bad day the Trin City bacon shark another 8.5 and our Caribbean sandwich winner next up across the Atlantic to West Africa Mayhem put us on to a new sagales spot for joloff Rice I usually go up toown for my sagales nutrients but right now I found a new spot in Queens that appeared to be fire it's called joloff Grill according to Joe it's kind of a big deal that they opened I don't really know why there used to be a great Liberian restaurant called Mamas and that's closed and there really hasn't been any African food in Queen since then all right joloff rice oh unbelievable we got the lamb we got the onion it's a little smoky from the grill it's fatty but not too fatty joloff rice cooked perfectly like perfectly perfectly it's got that nice chew but it's got a richness to it that I really like but it's balanced it's a little spicy from the hot sauce that I put on there this is kind of like my ideal spiced rice I feel like all was right in the world until an old Nemesis returned the bees are after us man don't s me great dish big fan we give it a 9 out of 10 this is one of the first Meats I've had it was cooked that perfectly Jesus hopefully there's no Bees in Germany and Poland because our next stop serves food from both countries we are in Hugh Gardens we have karogi Polish food from homestead started by German folk taken over by polish so now there's a mix of wonderful things including these Savory caramelized onion topped perogi they remind me of basket tacos in Mexico City very inconspicuous it's just potato on the inside and a nice dumpling dough on the outside but it's a little caramelized oniony but it's got that essence of potato Flavor now despite all that I will say I've had better parois they were overcooked lacking in flavor in general unfortunately I'm going to have to knock these down to a 7 out of 10 still pretty high praise for my scale and true keeping with their Germanic Roots a cherry cheese scudo we got the small one this is the small one this weighs about 2 to 3 lbs I want to say it's like a felo pastry it's crispy on the outside Jammy sweet fruity inside the cheese is almost like a cheesecake a little bit more powdery a little bit more dry now all that said The more I ate it the more I realized that the strudel overall was super dry and honestly the flavor was extremely underwhelming it's going to get a 6 out of 10 oh what the hell well surprise surprise you know shout out to Homestead I know this piece was about Homestead but I don't go on the block of danies without going to Danny we can't be here without you trying this oh I brought two of my favorite slices in the city one plane one pesto the underside boom fold dink sink oh sh it's very good the crust is crisp the dough is seasoned nicely the sauce it's sweet but it's actually not too sweet you know what the energy for me was starting to dip a little bit we started real heavy a lot of carbs fatty rich I start to get a little tired I was like God how many places I got left and now this is like a vitamin injection it's a B12 shot I'm like it's like the Holy Spirit just entered my body through the form of a beautiful pesto pizza and we got the first pause of the day couldn't have planned it any better another American staple revitalizing me a 7 and 1 12 out of 10 for Danny's Pizza a rejuvenating gift from Mayhem who we now Bid Farewell but we're continuing on with a much bigger task Spice in Indonesia we are in Wong kitchen run by Chef Aang it's an Indonesian restaurant in Elmhurst Queens which has a very Southeast Asian population he's got a great menu with a lot of great stuff we chose the beef renang such a iconic Indonesian dish let's try this Ren and this just reminded me why it's one of my favorite curries of all time the flavor is so diverse Rich it's meaty it's got some sweetness to it it's got like a nuttiness to it it's fragrant it's spicy renang is a dish you have to try it's one of my favorite of all time but I got to say this one was way too dry the flavor was easily a 9 out of 10 but the texture was a 3 out of 10 I'm going to settle this with a total of a six out of 10 moving on next up Malaysia and we've got a new guest this video is all about trying things we've never had before going to places we've never experienced before through food now we all remember Scott he was from the pizza video he knows everything about pizza but he's never had Locka before so this is going to be his first time we are at taste good Malaysian Cuisine one of the best Malaysian restaurants in New York City and we have some wonderful coconut curry luxa with sambal for extra Ki unbelievable this is a beautiful Locka the noodles are fat I wasn't expecting that I love that cuz it's such a tubby t I would say like this it's like a base flavor but you can turn that flavor up with this sball get some Som ball in there stir that up so it infuses the broth to a little of a spicier experience add some noodles maybe some bean sprout maybe some chicken and then boom you got a bite every bite for me is different little bit of chew little bit of noodle so it adds layer to the flavor it's already creamy it's already Seafood for I don't know what else is in there there's coconut milk I'm getting Ginger I'm getting a little bit of lemongrass herbaceousness it's just like cool interplay with the creaminess of the broth and then adding in sambal two forces that seems like how can night and dark meet each other but they do and it's called dusk or Dawn and that's beautiful I just like that you said fat noodles and interplay we can to end the video right here moving on I'll give Loa a very solid 7 out of 10 my only complaint was I wish that there was a bit more salt I wish the flavor was a little more deeper it kind of tasted a little bit Bland in comparison to other Lockes I've had but I could tell that if they just cooked it down a little longer it would have been even better but before we move on you never asked is Joe okay I'm feeling okay my second cup of Malaysian iced coffee it's doing the trick I think I'm going to make it now we move north to Thailand for a dish that may make you forget Pad Thai we are here at Zab Zab in the heart of Elmhurst Tha town on Little Thailand way it is one of the most critically acclaimed Northeastern Thai restaurants in the United States three Store New York Times Michel and bib gormand one of the reasons that they've done so well is this amazing dish lab pet Udan minced duck brast galangal liver all sorts of goodies there's some fried duck intestin sticky rice get in there guys I'm going to start with a small wrap that I can fill up full you can taste all the layers in one the crunch the soft the chewy the sort of fatty but you're also getting layers of flavor it's bright it's funky it's super herbaceous which I love it helps balance out the heat it's spicy too but not too spicy I think most people could handle this as long as they use the herbs the combo with the heat from that and then mint and then the crunch over here it's just like all the scenses at once and I'm so game for it I know this sounds crazy but these little crispy duck intestines are absurd imagine the crispiest little chicken skin chip you bite it you close your eyes it's crunchy it melts and then that nice roasted bird flavor is coming out of this unbelievable it's like I love the double decker taco from Taco Bell it's got the soft and the crunchy shell you get both is this the Crunch Wrap of Thai food I kind of is there's a moralist story at this place if you think you know Thai food you probably don't if all you're thinking about is pad thai this is a greater example of the variety that is in Thai Cuisine it's an all you can eat buffet of different experiences in one dish if you want an experience like this go look look for Northeast TI look for Ean you're going to need to find something in that area it'll be worth it easy 8.7 out of 10 that is a high score but not a winner we're not done moving on we're officially 10 countries in as we move on to Japan in the heart of the most diverse section of Queens we've been to yet Jackson Heights there's only one place with Japanese food 969 they have these awesome sort of rice sandwiches you got the chicken one underneath that is the fried oyster I have never seen this exactly like this but I mean I love sandwiches it's a sandwich I'm putting this in my mouth this is kind of a desert right now I want to dip I need moisture that's very orange all right we're moving on to the oyster one this is Joe's favorite fried oyster avocado carrot cabbage way better than the chicken I love the brininess immediately there's extra salt from the oyster the chicken one was a little lacking and salt it was a little lacking and moisture but this one has the moisture some might say it's moisture than oyster you know if you like oysters you like the taste of that refreshing splash of the ocean you're getting that in this sandwich but you're also getting the toastiness from the fry really nice I like this I don't need the sauce on this one I will say I don't think this is the best thing that we're going to have it's not crazy it's not blowing my dress up it's a good little snack it's a good little lunch bik I think I'm going to set it at almost a 7 and a 6.8 on my scale slightly above average let's find the good good moving on the next place is extremely influential we're going from Japan to Colombia to a place that put Queen Street Food quite literally on the map you're wonder why it's called a a lady look no further than the walls over there where we can see the OG aapa lady Maria pad can in the 80s she was in administrative judge in medine Columbia and it's probably not a good time to be there so she left as a single mom with her family came to the Mean Streets of Queens where she learned how to make Aras and gained a lot of Fame doing that we have two Aras here this is an ARA de queso so it's kind of like a corn cake with some cheese topped with chicken beef chizo quo Fresco this is AA de choco with sausage and some steak and fresh corn in the batter there's a lot of sauces I like to put them all on the condensed milk is better on this one I did the pineapple and condensed those were the two I was most excited about I'm going to take a little triangle look at this this is completely different than I expected I was expecting something very Savory very salty this is a little bit more Sweet It Is Savory sweet it's got sort of a custardy thick texture crispy sear on the outside cheese on the insides nice and melted the sausage on top is really beautifully seared but I feel like I need more salty punch that said this was my favorite this sort of like Flap Jack crunchy on the outside chewy on the inside it's a little more Savory I like that but my favorite of the two is this one just it was kind of weird the texture of it it was like between soft and chewy and crisp on the outside and I love the sauces on top I just feel like I'm eating dessert I definitely would come back here God I'm full but we're only getting started we have a lot more to go so I'm going to give this a solid seven moving on scottt experienced a lot in his time with us but as beautiful and lovely as he is look at him I mean come on we must bid him farewell how did it feel exploring the world without going too far awesome to do that in Queens the most diverse place on the planet you know I eat a lot of pizza and I love trying something else I felt like I was cheating on my love so I have a new mistress and it name is Queens all right get the hell out of here Scott we're 11 restaurants in and I feel a little transformed maybe the funny thing is I don't feel sickly full but like I can feel like my stomach you look big yeah I'm very bloated right now this is like rock hard this is literally like a boulder but I feel weirdly good which I feel like is bad is that bad is that is that bad better or not it doesn't matter we continue forward we must do right by this onward to Pakistan for Dish some I consider a little bit extreme if you didn't know years ago I had the Good Fortune of taking Andrew zerman here for the bizarre food Queens episode and we ate katakat which is goat oal brain kidney liver then they mix it with fresh ginger mustard oil chili it is a flavor sensation I've cooked almost every single cut of meat I know the different kinds of aful I've done kidney liver brain I've had brain that's been great I've had brain that's been and the simple reality is I never get that excited to eat awful it's always a mixed bag so I don't know what to expect but there's only one way to find out how it's going to be so let's build it then yeah grab a little na little scoop this is really good all the flavors are nice and homogeneous you're getting the meaty anxious sort of like roasty goat flavors it's not really that spicy but it's well spiced it's fragrant it's fresh I'm really picking up the ginger so it's like very bright and the flavor in particular was what I was worried about I was like going to taste like iron but no this is clean part of the reason for that is that the meat comes from their adjoining butcher shop right here it's very hard to get people to try organ meat honestly this is a great place to start it's funny too because it has so many in there it's only that this is unbelievable I'm shocked I really am this has made me reassess how much organ meat I eat I want to find ways to eat it more I'm going to give this an 8 out of 10 very rarely do I go above a six on awful we're not done we have to fill out this map moving on the sun is set we're moving on to the night section I wish we were done but I said we were going to fill out as many places as we could on the map I don't want to eat anymore but I do know there's some really exciting Step Ahead that might make it worth it let's find out a strong score for Pakistan and it makes sense but will India steal the spot with two more dishes that I've never even had before we're here at Roger sweets and fast foods one of the best North Indian vegetarian restaurants in New York City going it's your birthday but we're having dessert starting with vegetables gaja halva it's a carrot Mash with some lovely ghee that's nice it's buttery sugary sweet is there condensed milk in there or no I think there's ghee and milk so it's very buttery very rich I understand why you would say that it gives kind of A New Perspective on carrot I like it we're on the J you know it's like a funnel cake flour soaked in sugar water they fry it then they dip it in sugar water and it soaks into it so it's nice and crunchy and juicy wo I really like that this is kind of like eating honeycomb if honeycomb had the texture you wanted it to have you ever eaten honeycomb wax your mou yeah and you're like oh this wasn't very nice this is what you kind of Imagine honeycomb to be it's first you get an initial crunch through this ultra thin crispy layer and then into the chewy sugary Mass on the inside it floods your mouth with sweetness it's almost like a chewy candied funnel cake really nice I like it I'm getting on the edge I'm not going to lie I am I am so full I really don't want to eat anymore I'm in physical I'm in physical pain we're going to keep going until we drop 7.5 out of 10 very nice good dessert and moving on all right I might have spoken too soon because Mexico is next and if you see me in Mexico City I found out that I apparently have more room in my body for tacos than any other food on Earth which is great we are at BIR alandia the originator of biria tacos in New York City two star New York Times Lor the best but Jose used to cook at dosto so he knows a lot about slow cooking meat and he decided to open this they were originally going to sell other types of tacos but the buo took off and he's trapped in biria now I had a one bite roll that went the out the window just now this is top tier the first thing you're going to notice with these Bera is a tortilla it's so crisp it's so tender it's snaps but it's got that chew it really does melt away like it should and there are very very few Beria tacos that do that but on top of that you're equally drinking it as much as you're eating it even in the meat itself it's so saturated with juice the dip just gives it that extra oomph salty fatty it's not so fatty you're just like oh God it's so heavy it's not too spicy I mean the damn near perfect bira out of all the biria that I've had I'm going to compare this to the one that I had in Mexico City which was absolutely excellent I'm going to give this a powerful 8.5 out of 10 feel like I could have used a little more salt but everything else was perfect this was all already moist and you added more moisture which is what a bira should be moving on from Mexico all the way up to Nepal I'm excited about this one because bagar are known for their massive dumplings called Momos there's an event called the Momo crawl which winning it is far more prestigious than being in the New York Times there's probably almost 40 restaurants that serve Momo and we are in the winningest place they won that Championship leather belt above the kitchen the fact that there's a belt it's like a WWE championship of momo which I love I like that she's here watching us too she's like I'm going to stand here and you're going to enjoy every last bite Momos are sort of a standard Barrow of Tibetan and Nepali food typically steamed but these are in Joel or a tomato gingery broth so I also want to be clear like I love dumplings never had Momo and I've certainly never had it like this can I'm just going to try the broth first oh yeah little spicy little sweet little acidic balanced brothy tomatoey herbaceous almost borderline citrusy but I want to say that's from like the ginger or something in it is there lemon in here lemon tomato and sesame seed oh Sesame like ground Sesame that's how it gets viscosity to it okay should we go for it wow holy really good a go-to winter food for me you can imagine this is probably some of the best dumplings I've ever had in my life I'm not surprised that we've got a champion in house unbelievable thank you when we leave can I give you a hug I give you a hug I take a picture you thank you this is so this seems unfair to have my first Momo here you may have Momo fomo unless you come to New York you may be ruined maybe that was the way it was meant to be beim I need my hug oh thank you beim so good unbelievable thank you thank you for having me thank you so much thank you Namaste holy that was a 9.5 out of 10 the dough was cooked perfectly a lot of the time when it comes to Stew dumplings you get a little bit of overcooking that happens Al Dente we got a train in coming it was excellent we're out of here moving on next we are 16 countries in I've been eating all day my body hurts my brain hurts my legs hurt my stomach is full and Momo is taking the lead and they're high up there on the rating skill we're going to need arguably one of the highest ratings we've ever gotten to unseat them the first crack at that goes to Korea but first time for a check-in this is uh Tai uh inhaler wakey wakey what does it do makes you feel refreshed it doesn't seem to be working for some reason right now didn't do this was not a bad idea I am in pain but just because you're in pain doesn't mean that whatever you were doing was a bad idea maybe you were having fun and you caused the pain yourself I'm talking to me it is definitely taking its toll my stomach had jet lag before now it's got culture shock I'm very confused you want to do it all in one day and keep pushing but the flesh is weak wow Jesus out of all the things that I've eaten I ate a little too much I got a little bit uh overzealous and I'm going to be honest I'm hitting a point where I don't know how much more I can go I've gone past the point of like oh I'm so full it hurts love you I love you too for sure for sure appreciate that thank you to I'm going to keep going as much as I can but I might only have one more left in me let's find out it's been a long day we finally made it KFC but not the typical KFC Korean Fried Chicken tell us about a joke we are in the most diverse neighborhood in the most diverse borrow yet this is the only place serving Korean Fried Chicken there is a neighborhood about 30 blocks that way that is a hot bed of Korean cuisine including several win places this ranks right up there with that so we came to the right place let's try the chicken we've got a soy garlic over here traditional sort of go Jang spicy let's dig in very nice at first I was skeptical I saw them from afar graned dimly lit and I was like I don't know yeah I was wrong extremely good they've clearly been sitting in the saus just for a little bit covered up and they're still crispy they've got that pop they've got that melt iny mouth fatty chicken flavor it's spicy it's sweet and they're tender too juicy succulent it's falling apart that is a very solid Wing I love it soy garlic it's still got some sweetness no heat if you are a hardcore Wing person you're eating the hot if you're a little more relaxed a little more chill you have your pinky up when you're eating your little wing go for the soy garlic this is a tough one I feel like I could use a bit more salt a bit more spiciness it feels a little more sweet a little more Savory which is nothing wrong with that I'm not knocked on my back I can walk and talk and eat these all day this is great late night food out of all the Korean Wings I've had in my life I'd give this one a solid 7.5 I was getting tired but the chickens in my body it's funny they say unidentified flying chicken that's what UFC stands for well that thing's flying around in my stomach and I'm ready to fly onto the next one you got it moving on my wings have taken me to Bangladesh and one dish has things to say popping off this is unreal there's eight food carts all in a line and they're all serving the exact same thing each individual card says I am the original so who is it really I don't know we're going to pick one and go I know that this and fah house or the original but I think it's all Lost In The Mists of Masala who was actually first f it's a semolina shell filled with potatoes a little bit of chickpeas some red onion that lovely black salt and we pour a little fotso water into it literally a flavor explosion it's very nice it's mellow immediately apparent you get that crispy crackly crunch almost like a chicharon and then the juice I don't know what's in there but it's a little sweet and it just explodes and almost like the be in way but with a crunchy application soft potato little pieces of chickpea in there it's fragrant there's some spices in there that are reminiscent if you've ever eaten Indian food but they're also very different cuz of the Tamarind because of the black salt whatever the spices that are in the potato to make it something special I love it this is a solid 7 out of 10 18 countries in and I got to be honest there was a rapid downhill at this point I'm in need of a pickme up you might be thinking oh maybe a coffee no dude it's too late for that more food from Ethiopia which I'm thinking might deliver we're at mcka a food truck where chef and owner Eden met us to teach us all about her Ethiopian dishes my K Camp started in 2017 we were actually the first Ethiopian arrian food truck in New York City and we have a restaurant that we're building wow okay what do we have it is chicken and beef dips together with our Staples veggies turmeric cabbage and carrots spicy red lentils over and Jetta traditional flatbread that has a sour dough taste to it go dig in you know what funny I'm a big protein guy I also love vegetables don't get me wrong but out of all the things on this plate the lentils really really stand out to me for me I would say spice level is very nice it's enjoyable and it's also adding to the rest of the plate right I get a little bit of heat in my mouth perfect now I can enjoy some chicken the chicken's nice and delicate is just right the beef is nice seasoned nicely a little bit of heat from the jalapeno Perfect combo of the usage of pepper and onion little bit of caramelization on the onion too so that adds some depth of flavor but what I really like about this plate is not only is it good it's hearty but you feel good most of the time when people think about healthy they're you're skipping out on the flavor but African food is ancient cuisine so it has a ton of nutrition and it's full of flavor I've been eating all day and I'm not sure if I'm going to survive this might have given me the little bit that I needed to know it's going to be okay so thank you this was a solid eight out of 10 truly rejuvenating generally speaking I do wish there was a little more salt in some of these things but this was very nice I enjoyed it so let's keep moving as we head to our official 20th Country Canada I'm very excited about this one we're at Huntress in aoria we are having ptin Canadian food is almost or as rare as African food is in Queens french fries wiscons and cheese curds and they say that the gravy is a amalgamation of the many great things that the owner who is from Montreal enjoyed oh yeah I've never been to Canada but I've had good poutines in my life to know what a good one is and I've had mostly bad ones this is not one of those the fries super crunchy they haven't lost their texture their body a lot of the time when you get poutin the number one problem you're getting flaccid potato straws the cheese curds are soft but not too soft they got some chew doesn't need a lick of more salt the gravy it tastes great if you're looking for good poutine anywhere near atoria this might be one of the only places you'll get and it's solid matter of fact this poutine I think deserves an8 out of 10 I'm pretty picky about French fries I want to be really clear on that I'm not just being nice here cuz it's a French fry I'm feeling even better I think I'm on an upward trajectory here let's move on to the next spot I'm pump for Country number 21 Greece there's always space for suaki as long as we you know stick to just that I'm sure this whole time you're probably wondering Josh where's the Greek food we didn't forget I know we're going to get other complaints but we're not going to skip out on the Greek food we are here at King sulak in atoria lro's Father started this and his uncle has a little cart with just a little red siren on it now it's grown into quite an Empire with half a dozen trucks and a restaurant we got the pork Sou locki they gave us Fetter fries yogurt sauce and I combined all three meats grilled nicely nice Char it's not dry a lot of the time you see that with skewers these guys know what they're doing simply seasoned which I like the oregano comes through and the frieser a nice accompaniment when you're putting something in pea if you're not putting fries and sauce in there you're fing up I feel the love in my heart but I feel lead in my stomach I'm literally hunched over right now because I am in pain I've asked politely for everybody to just let us try one thing but you know the food World we're about love and I appreciate that but I can't eat all this and I feel like every country is trying to make it my last country country I love you but give me give me a breather please this is solid flavors are straightforward it's simple but I will say you know some of it was overcooked the guys were super nice maybe it was just a busy service generally speaking I'm going to give it a rating around 6.5 out of 10 now we're moving on to Country 22 Dominican Republic and I've been told supposedly all right supposedly this is the greatest late night sandwich in the world heavy quotations on that so we'll see about that we are in Corona which used to be really Italian American and it's become very Dominican as evidenced by chamito which is I believe the only Standalone chimmy Sandwich Spot this is a wonderful Dominican street food the best person described as the man himself who made it and owns this place we always do the burger you know with cabage white onions ketchup Mayo Green Tomato this is the our signature you know I invent it but I I do the best dedicated to the chimmy you heard it here I'm so full and yet we still got two sandwiches the classic Beef Pork chimy and the breakfast version which sounds insane really nice this is a nice party pork and beef sausage the crunch from the bread it's light it's Airy it's seasoned beautifully fatty but not too fatty it's meaty it's surprisingly light the veggie so fresh this is excellent we have the original I do want to try the other one this is the breakfast variant named after ches corpes fried salami fried cheese and egg wa Joe I'm going to take my pants off thank you for warning me this right here is my kind of sandwich it's Rich it's not too rich it's fatty there's a billion different textures in this it's creamy it's balanced with the sweetness the crunchy bread it's light so I could eat this any time of the day but it does kind of feel like the perfect late night Foods no notes n out of 10 moving on coming under of Dominican Republic and going into Brazil 22 countries in this map is getting pretty full can we fill out the whole thing we're going to have to move quick here cuz we're running out of light restaurants are closing and I'm going to be honest I don't know if my body can take much more I'm really feeling it here a Tapout could be coming the question is when will that happen or will it ever and let's not forget bima's delicious Momos I mean unbelievable and she's so cute could they be overtaken by Brazilian street food I feel like my stomach is so full of food that every time I swallow my body is like Josh pleaseing stop we have coia originally we were going to do how Deo Unfortunately they ran out but this is a great alternative I think one stuff with chicken one stuff with chicken and cheese let's start with the OG chicken shall we yeah Brazilian food is actually biggest in Historia I'm pretty sure this is the only place offering these kind of street foods though you know what he said to me in the car he said you say everything's under salted Joshua and you know what that's because most things are this on the other hand this is seasoned really nicely the chicken that's on the inside is Juicy but it's got a good meaty texture the crunch is nice they're super crisp God damn I have not been exposed to Brazilian food enough this is really good when it comes to Latin American street foods I love something sort of like snacky like this like an empanada and this is like solid for that if I were to compare this to other Latin street foods that are out there this is almost like a Brazilian orangi I was just going to say the cheese one is giving orangi really heavily and I love that there's like a a little bit of chili there's that Latin flavor that comes through there's sort of a marriage between those two worlds that I'm really liking a lot I'm not just flowing smoke up there I'm having a lot of fun but there are parts of my body that are not having fun and I'm still giving these an 85 Brazil we love you on to the next and so we move across the world again to our 24th country the Philippines one of my favorite Cuisines on Earth I'm going to do my best to not be biased here we're at iwan in the heart of little Manila Woodside Queens this is one of the first Filipino sitdown restaurants they are famous for their pork barbecue and God it looks good I would have eaten a number of different things to represent Filipino food because there's so many different things that I love I'm kind of glad we're diversifying a little bit here with the grilled pork skewer let's dig in top tier just just prove the Filipino Cuisine is just top tier food in its simplest form cuz they have so many different things there's lechon cagon Zino and every single thing is aing Banger and this is too I haven't even had this before and it's just another thing to add to the list and it's so simple you get the little crispy charred bits that are Smoky and glaze is sweet but not too sweet it's seasoned perfectly it's juicy it's not dry at all it's nice and chewy and let's not forget bima's delicious Momos could they be overtaken I don't know this is a solid 9.5 out of 10 skewer I know it's really high but I love simple food done perfect and that is what this is 24 countries in under 24 hours and despite the pain of constantly putting another bite in my mouth people always joke and comment Josh why do you put yourself through this it's almost a spiritual experience that I would suggest to anybody it's pushing yourself to the brink and not really just being pulled into the next bite because of the flavor that's there but because of the unbelievable cultures that are Behind These flavors and I was thankful and grateful to experience as much as I had in a day I'm full I'm really full I think we're going to have to stop here guys I cannot eat another bite but I need to announce my favorite one it's a tie between the Philippines and Nepal that doesn't mean that they're the best in the world but they are my favorites that I had but every bite every flavor was 100% worth it and I'm amazed at how much we filled out the map there's a lot left but this journey doesn't stop with me this was never about me I want you to go out and try something new from a country you've never even heard of maybe never even thought of taste the world for yourself some of the greatest foods in the world exist outside of your comfort zone bye love you subscribe