Pro Chefs Play The Hardest Food Game

Welcome to Aprons Off,

the show where we don't really cook,

but kind of just hang out with one another.

Yeah, that's pretty much what this show is now.

That's it baby.

And today we're gonna be playing my personal favorite game

in the whole entire world,

Tapple.

The favorite game in the whole entire world?

Yeah. That, or Connect Four.

Those are my top two.

Wow, What a top two. I'm like seven

deep in my soul.

This is the most fast-paced,

most fun word game ever to be invented.

Annaliesse, if you're there,

can you please tell us the rules and regulations, please?

Nicole, I would love to.

The directions of Tapple are simple.

I'll name a category and the first player will

start the timer by pressing the middle button.

Then they'll tap an available letter, give an answer

that fits in that category, beginning with that letter,

and press the middle button again to finish their turn.

Going clockwise, each person follows by pressing a letter,

saying their answer,

and pressing the middle button.

If the timer runs out on your turn, or you fumble,

the other two people are gonna get a point.

Football term.

Annaliesse, I have a question.

Yes? More point of clarification,

if not a suggestion for this game.

When does the physical combat round come into play?

It is advised, in Tapple,

to not hit any of your co-players.

Advised, or strictly verboten?

It's in the rules. It's in the rules.

You get points taken away.

Okay, okay. Points taken away.

Yeah. Also, Annaliesse...

She didn't mention this, but I'll mention it for you guys.

Some of the subject matter will be really simple things,

like things that we know.

And then other things will be a little bit more

Mythical Kitchen-centric, or friends-centric.

I thought you were gonna say there's gonna be

adult subject matter.

No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't think so. Maybe...

Don't play dirty Tapple.

Dirty Tapple?

We can make that game, but that's for another conversation.

Should we start?

Wait, I have one more question.

Okay. Yes, Trevor?

What if someone says or, picks a letter,

says something that the other two players

maybe don't agree with?

An unacceptable word? Annaliesse?

Is Annaliesse the referee?

Annaliesse is our referee.

She is our judge.

She is our god-mic.

She is everything.

Okay. All right.

Is she our Venus?

Is she our fire?

Is she your desire, Nicole?

Oh, is that a Backstreet Boys song?

No, it's like...

It was in a bunch of...

Let's play Tapple.

Okay.

Annaliesse, first subject please?

All right, we're gonna have Josh start first.

I'm going to throw up.

The first category is:

Cheese types.

Oh, crap. Cheese types?

Types of cheese.

Oh, so I touch...

I say it- [Nicole} No, Press-

and I touch this and I press this.

No, press and then, and then touch it.

Press, and then go.

Chevre.

Brie.

Parm-easy-an.

Emmentaler.

Manchego.

Uh.. Uh.. Oh, no.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Oh God. Oh God.

Eat it, Trevor. No!

Eat it, you sss...

Kid named a cheese can't name a cheese.

Oh!

Trevor dropped it.

What were you going to say? That's a point

for Nicole and Josh.

There's an "H" cheese. I'm so mad.

Is there an H Cheese?

Havarti Havarti!

Oh my God.

Now me and Nicole keep going?

No, Trevor continues to play, but you have one point.

I have one point.

Trevor has zero points.

Okay? Got it, thanks.

Annaliesse, next subject please?

Next category:

Fast food restaurants.

Who goes first?

Josh. I go first.

Okay.

Arby's.

In-N-Out.

Popeyes.

Hardee's

McDonald's.

Carl's Jr.

Uh... Uh...

Jimmy John's.

Wendy's. Wendy's.

El Pollo Loco.

You son of a...

Blimpie.

You don't know about Blimpie?

No. Taco Bell.

Oh no...

No!

No, no...

Nerts!

Nerts.

Did you say "Nerts?"

That's another point for Nicole and Josh.

What were you gonna say?

I know there was nothing.

There was nothing there.

All I could think of Fuddrucker's,

and the "F" was there.

And that's not a fast food restaurant,

but I kept thinking Fuddrucker's.

What is Blimpie?

Can someone look up Blimpie?

It's a sandwich chain. It's a sandwich chain.

Is Blimpie a thing?

Not in California.

Okay. That makes sense.

No, I remember going to Blimpie.

I was going right to TCBY after that.

Okay.

Would Wawa have been acceptable?

'Cause I was gonna play that.

I was gonna say Bucky's,

but I don't know if that would've been acceptable.

I don't know. I don't know.

Roscoe's, I was looking-

It's not fast food. You sit down.

It's done. It's done.

It's done. It's done.

All right.

It takes you forever to get your food at Roscoe's.

Annaliesse?

I think you're gonna like this next category.

It is: Oh, my God.

Gen-Z words that Trevor says.

Oh no!

Okay.

Rizz.

Pog.

Sturdy.

I don't know what to push.

There's plenty of them- You don't listen to him

when he speaks.

He says, he says...

I don't listen to Trevor.

I don't...

Josh!

What are other Gen Z words?

I don't know.

I don't know. Couldn't tell you.

Me either.

That's a point for Trevor and Nicole.

Do we have any other...

Hold on. Who could have gotten a fourth?

Goop. Like, I'm off the goop.

There's "widow-lly"

so many other words. What about goony?

"Wi-Wi-Widow-lly?"

"Widow-lly?" "Widow-lly?"

We're counting "Widow-lly?"

Of Fortnite.

Um, yeah.

I know 40 year olds who play Fortnite.

Yeah, but it's not their word.

"Widow-lly?"

Okay, Annaliesse?

For your next round, please name:

Items you can find at a salad bar.

All right. Pepperoncini.

Lettuce.

Tomatoes.

Radish.

Watercress.

Josh.

Bean sprouts.

Deli ham.

I said one of the words.

Ham.

Does that count? Carrots.

Um, um, um, grapes?

Yeah, probably. Meat?

I hate this. Spinach.

Referee, you're just standing there?

Apples.

Dude...

Food.

Orange slices.

Ingredients. I feel like

"Food" doesn't count.

So, I'm sorry. This point goes to Nicole and Josh.

Wait, what did you say?

He said "food." Finally!

No. "Food" counts!

It's like the ref has been watching

and dudes holding all game.

Says nothing 'till the last two minutes.

Wait, what did you say?

He said "food."

Okay, well "food" is acceptable.

"Food" is not acceptable.

It's "ingredients you find at the salad bar."

I challenge that a hundred percent.

I challenge it.

Wait, no. What was the specific word used, Annaliesse?

I decided that "food" does not count.

Ahhh! No,

But what was the original question posed?

'Cuz it was not "ingredients."

Was it "Items?"

Items found at the salad bar.

Okay. So I would say that "food" counts,

but "Josh" shouldn't have counted.

So you lost either way.

I lost either way.

You could have said "jalapeno!"

Jicama.

We did a whole episode! It's Josh-

Cooking with foods that start with the letter "J."

That's right. We did do that.

Josh is not an item. Okay.

Okay. Next category.

I love salad bars though. Yes, he is.

Words used to describe Josh.

I mean, I think I'll start with handsome.

I messed up the order.

It's okay. How do I put it back

I'm so sorry.

Handsome. No, you stupid...

Stupid.

Rascal.

I'm tall.

Six two.

Jovial.

Macho.

I think I'm pretty exquisite.

Interesting.

Fun.

I'm a bit loquacious,

when I wanna be.

Wanton.

That's good.

Big.

He's a big guy. Corpulent.

Ass.

Just dashing.

I'd say I'm a little bit prim.

Ominous. Hey...

Come on. Let's win it.

It's it, there's normal. Nope.

Woo!

Can we get a judges rolling on "normal?"

Oh, there's a "K."

There's a "K." You have to do the "K."

I know, it's...

You're next.

"K." "K." "K." I know. I dunno what "K"...

Knavely.

Nope. You didn't get it.

Look up "Knavely." K N A V E L Y

Looking it up.

No, they, no, no, no.

Of, or pertaining to, being a knave?

No, no, no. It went ding before you pressed it.

I disagree.

Play back the footage.

Say the word again?

"Knavely." K N A V E L Y.

I don't think that's a word.

Did you mean "knavery?"

A tricky, deceitful fellow.

Yeah. That's Josh.

This round the points go to

Nicole and Trevor.

Yay. Yay! I got away with "normal."

Sometimes you don't know yourself

as well as the other people around you.

That's right. Hold on.

We're gonna accept "normal?"

Yes. Yeah, I guess.

Who has ever described me "normal?"

You said "exquisite." I don't know.

Who has ever described you as "exquisite?"

So many weirdos on the internet.

They go, "Josh is exquisite."

I've seen that comment.

I have not. To be clear, I have not.

Josh, you walk to the fridge to get a LaCroix

just like everyone else.

So, I think that counts.

That's fair enough.

But, I take the coconut ones. That's not normal.

That's true. Very abnormal.

Okay. Score update.

We have in the lead, Nicole with five points.

Josh in second place with three points.

Trevor in third with two points.

Next category is:

Types of soups.

You guys know what I'm starting with.

No, I'm wanna do it.

I wanna do it. Who wants to do it?

I wanna do it. I know Trevor does

the best impersonation. I wanna do it.

Right? I wanna do it.

Okay, fine.

Okay. I'll start with wedding soup.

Split pea.

Min-is-troan?

That's a good reference.

Where's the gazpacho?

Uh, Uh, Oh my god.

Butternut squash.

Ramen

Flaedlesuppe.

Oh my gosh. Soup.

A soup. A soup.

Tortilla.

Porridge? I don't think it's a soup.

"Porridge?" I don't think it's a soup.

Uh, uh...

Caldo verde.

God dang it.

God. Set of a biscuit.

I don't think

porridge is soup. Is porridge a soup?

Porridge isn't a soup. Porridge is a porridge.

I did look up porridge,

and it is telling me that porridge is not a soup.

Though, I think this could be a podcast topic.

Oh, that's right.

Hey, listen to the podcast every Wednesday.

"A hot dog is a sandwich."

And then on Fridays you can see us on our YouTube channel.

Also called "A hot dog is a sandwich."

It's different than this YouTube channel.

We have another one.

But, a whole other one. Yeah.

A very thin porridge.

That's gruel.

A thin porch is a gruel. A gruel.

Yes, that's right.

God.

It's like I have to explain everything.

Are you this fun at game night?

I am so much

more fun at game night. And by "fun,"

I mean annoying. Oh, my god, yeah.

No, I go full cosplay on Catan night.

Oh my gosh. I'm fully like...

Woo.

Bro, If I'm harvesting lumber?

Catan, bro. You bet I'm going.

Ore? Do you have any ore?

Bro, I'm slabbing that.

Dude, do you want to trade two of your lumber

for one of my sheep?

Okay, one more round.

The category is:

Condiments.

Ooh. Oh, piss.

Okay, take it.

Go.

Chili pepper water.

What? It's a Hawaiian condiment.

Freaking ketchup.

Mustard.

Italian dressing.

Tabasco.

Relish.

French dressing.

Pepperonci-pepper, uh...

Olive tapenade.

Uh, uh, no, no, no...

I give up Bengacouda. Bengacouda.

Green goddess dressing.

Bengacouda.

Catalina dressing

This game sucks.

I'm sorry, Trevor.

Listen, it's tough.

Your brain gets all scrambled when there's cameras.

There's lights in here.

There's so much action on the Tapple board.

Sometimes you know, you fold under pressure.

Not everyone's Tom Brady.

We got Tim Tebow over here.

Who am I?

Why am I Tim...

All right, that's the bell.

And our final scores are:

Trevor with two points.

Josh with five points.

And Nicole with seven points.

That means Nicole,

congratulations, you get to pick from the prize box.

Yay. Oh my gosh. Holy crap.

What?

Okay, they have really cool slinkys.

A kazoo.

I would've tried So much harder.

I didn't know about the prize box.

Oh my gosh.

They also have...

Can I have a kazoo?

Miss? No, you can't have a kazoo.

I want the kazoo.

I want a kazoo. Um...

No, you can't get a kazoo.

You have to win to get a kazoo.

Yeah, me?

Can I have a kazoo?

Yes? Me?

Can I have a kazoo?

No. No!

They look really fun though.

And I'm kind mad that I don't have a kazoo right now.

I want a kazoo, too. I think we both...

Well, can I blow on his kazoo?

No.

No, you get a slinky and you like it.

I don't want a slinky.

It doesn't even pull apart. You have to just...

Hey, hey gamer friends.

I think it's time

that we give someone advice. I dropped my slinky.

Someone has asked us for advice.

Piss off. I'm playing with my slinky.

Where did my kazoo go?

Here you go. Slinky's broken again.

Can you just help me instead of judging me?

Just help me.

I'd like to play with my slinky.

My kazoo is broken. The other end of it.

You don't blow. You hum, right?

You hum in a kazoo?

Nicole's playing with it. You hum it.

When you subscribed to this cooking channel

and you were like, "Maybe I'll get a fun,

weeknight mac and cheese recipe outta it,"

could you ever have pictured this?

I sure couldn't have.

All right.

Okay, we can't do music.

You're gonna get sued.

They didn't know what that song was. I'm not that good.

Liz O. This is the real Liz O.

What's the best way to save overcooked meat?

Nicole, what do you think?

The best way to save overcooked meat

is to cut it into little chunkies,

and then pour some sort of broth over it.

And then let it cook down.

Add some onions, add some spices.

And then you can get kind of like a guisado.

Mm.

and you can put it with tacos.

And that is my advice for you, Liz O.

Trevor?

I was gonna say stew.

Yeah. Put it in a stew.

There's a correct answer to this

'cuz there's no such thing as overcooked meat.

Or undercooked. You know I believe that.

I believe it. No, don't eat raw chicken.

But if you overcook your meat,

then just take it all the way through to being

super overcooked. Which is to say braised or stewed.

Doing that, right?

There's just this liminal space that you don't want meat...

You shouldn't cook meat for anywhere between

10 minutes and four hours.

That's the bad zone.

It's either a hot and fast, or that braising all day baby.

The rule isn't actually...

I'm bad at stuff, as we've seen with Tapple.

Not as bad as Trevor.

You did great. Like, this isn't...

You both lost,

and you got gifts. I got two points.

I don't think you are ever gonna be in a situation

where you need to play Tapple to survive.

It doesn't matter.

Can you do a pull-up? I got two points.

Freaking one vs one me in Fortnite, bro.

I'm sad.

Thank you so much

for stopping by Mythical Kitchen.

Nicole, take 'em out.

Make sure to leave a comment,

and we can answer your advice.

'Cuz we are very, very good at that.

It says, "Hum into this end,"

for stupid people like me.

I have no idea what this does.

What is this, even?

That's not nice, Nicole.

Okay, we learn to share. We learn to play with others.

Sorry.

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