Remy Eats Szechuan Peppercorns (Food Oddities - www.foododdities.com)

[otakucode]

Why was it illegal in the US? Do you know? And I agree with the other commenters, get ahold of the book! You will love it!

[FoodOddities]

@otakucode it was illegal for a long time because they were worried it woud spread a disease to orange trees but now it is finlly legal!

[AliceLivesAgain]

You made me want to download Dune, lol :P

[FoodOddities]

@AliceLivesAgain isnt that an awesome movie? my dad always falls asleep but it is awesome

[wrght9185]

Loved the intro. I'm a big fan of the Dune books. Be on the alert for worm sign!

[FoodOddities]

@wrght9185 my mom loves those books too but i only saw the movie!

[Omniback20]

szchuan peppercorn isnt really that spicy. It just has a unique taste.

[FoodOddities]

@Omniback20 it is true at first it seems spicyi but then it isnt

[oddsource]

DUNE!  FOR HE IS THE Quesasaderack - Muad'Dib!

[FoodOddities]

@oddsource lol! yes!!! awesome movie

[viewitnow]

@FoodOddities No, the books (original books not the junk F.H's kid pumped out) was "awesome" the movies... not so much.

[FoodOddities]

@viewitnow my mom says she loves the books too and they are so much better. but my dad coudnt get into the first book. i still think the movie is pretty cool! but no movie is ever better tahn a book.

[grobania]

Remy, you inspire me! A couple of years ago, when I lived in Japan, you inspired me to try miracle fruit. Today, at my local supermarket here in Beijing I spotted the Sichuan peppercorns and thought of this video and bought some - it was just as you've described! Last weekend I went to the Wangfujing Snack street and had some fried stinky tofu - it smells vile, but I think you should give it another shot! There's a post on my blog about it at noiamnotaladyboy(dot)blogspot(­dot)com - check it out!

[FoodOddities]

@grobania o man this is awesome!! thank yoU!! and those skewers of things on you blog are crazy. i am going to figure out how to sign up for your blog...

[FoodOddities]

@grobania my dad signed us up so we can see the stuff you do. so awesome!

[FoodOddities]

@TwistedUpinChains thank you very much! i do love gaming yes!!

[OctoBox]

Later on this grows up, falls in loves with 12 year old vampire and owing to the FoodOddities adventures becomes okay with human blood consumption.

[FoodOddities]

@OctoBox lol!! i can see it!

[OctoBox]

@FoodOddities -- I write screenplays, let me know and I'll write the script, smile.

[FoodOddities]

@OctoBox do you realy?! that is aweosme!!!

[ca1cifer]

You're not supposed to eat them plain... XD

[FoodOddities]

@ca1cifer you are right but i had to see what they did and not what the food with them did. i shoud try them again with other food:)

[88hunghung]

Eep! That scene creeps me out and it gives me the chills!

[FoodOddities]

@88hunghung the one with teh box?

[88hunghung]

@FoodOddities yah! dur!

[harmgb1]

Rotfl....Remy Muad-dib is right

yet another interesting food item, and a clever literary reference.

Bravo, Remy!

[FoodOddities]

@harmgb1 tnhank you! it is one of my moms favorite books

[Rodzilla43]

Don't worry Remy, some day you will get to pay your parents back for this. LOL LOL

[FoodOddities]

@Rodzilla43 lol!! my dad always has to try it too so he got his mouth roasted by it and drooled all over. LOL!!

[RockzoPhD]

Can't believe you just ate a handful of those. American palettes don't have a spice quite like this one. Also known as hua jiao or 'flower pepper', sichuan, or also called pricklyash, I reccommend eating one before buying a huge jar. Hahahaa

[FoodOddities]

@RockzoPhD lol!! yes we will have the jar forever now:) it was the smallest we could get lol!!!

[LonoMyth]

Okay... I was a fan before, but to see you reenact a scene from my favorite book of all time, I must bow before you. Awesome job, dood!

[FoodOddities]

lol! thank you!! my mom loves that book too my dad likes the movie but he says he cant read more than 10 pages of the book before it hurts his head. i havent read it yet but i will some day but man i love that movie.:)

[didu52]

Its Spelled "Sichuan" just to be accurate.

[FoodOddities]

@didu52 o thank you it was spelled wrong on teh jar but i will remeber the right spelling for next time:)

[quelots]

lol did you have to do a lot of takes?

[FoodOddities]

i did have a lot:) i did the scream a bunch of times and some tiems i coudnt talk with the burning. i always have a bunch of mist akes

[quelots]

Great episode, Remy!

[FoodOddities]

thank you:) i like whe i can act in some but it is hard

[winxknight]

You're awesomeness knows no bounds. :D (bows down and worships Remy.. LOL. :D). Keep it up!

[FoodOddities]

thank you!! that one was fun to do.

[Tigmamanukan]

I use szechuan peppercorns in a lot of my cooking, I mix them with black peppercorns in a pepper shaker. But I never tried them on their own like that until after seeing this video. I tried about a teaspoon full. To describe it, it kind of tasted like potpourri, very flowery and fragrant. That whole side of my mouth I was chewing it on felt numb, and there wasn't any pain. It had a lingering effect of tart, felt more like how sourness feels than spiciness.

[FoodOddities]

wasnt it a weird feeling?i have never tried then IN anything how much dothey change the taste of the food a lot?

i agree they are sourand flowery.did your mouth start watering so much?

[Tigmamanukan]

Yeah, my mouth was watering, but it wasn't very noticeable at first. It really felt like the more saliva I had, the better, cause it helped to alleviate some of the tartness.

And it does go great in food. Szechuan chinese food is some of my favorite. In meaty dishes with chili peppers and szechuan peppers, it has the full rich spicy flavor that really amplifies what your senses feel as opposed to other regional spicy dishes that use only chili peppers.

[HeartBreak1x]

@FoodOddities So who helps Remy? Mom, Dad, sister, or Brother?

[FoodOddities]

it is just me and my dad but the other s watch

[FoodOddities]

and some times my brother will eat too but almost never

[HeartBreak1x]

@FoodOddities Your a such a cool and cute kid. I found your videos when I looked up what Poi is. I will look forward to more videos. Just dont eat Habaneros yet.

[FoodOddities]

lol thank you:)

[Legendofzoom]

@Tigmamanukan ...what part of the world are you from? Are you in the states? Can i only buy this at a chinese grocery?

[FoodOddities]

@Legendofzoom i am from the us i think we had to order ours online it was pretty cheap if you want to get some i can find out where we ordered it

[Legendofzoom]

@FoodOddities - Its ok. I found it at a chinese grocery. Thanks for replying. I'm going to make Kung Pau Chicken now

[FoodOddities]

@Legendofzoom that is my favorite!!!

[theliberator1]

Isn't the szechuan peppercorn related to the clove? it has a similar numbing effect but more of a flowery fragrance instead of the feeling of your mouth burning.

[FoodOddities]

i didnt know that that is cool i wil have to compare them

[lukkyluciano]

Remy Im surprised you dont have a ton of views on YouTube. Me and my wife love your videos. You do a great job on them.

[FoodOddities]

thank you its nice of you to say that!i realy have fun making my videos and i ahve lots more i want to make

[SUTHERNGIRRLL]

You should have your own show on tv Remy!! I continue to love your videos!!

[FoodOddities]

tahnk you!if it was this much fun i would love to

[imbethondion]

0:33 it looks like you're trying not to laugh...

I'd never heard of szechuan peppercorns before today. Your videos are quite an education! I'm not sure I'll be trying this particular oddity though - things that react weirdly in your mouth always freak me out a bit.

[FoodOddities]

lol! i think iwas:) or i was gettin g ready to complain about trying to look in pain over and over again!!

its realy is a weird one each bite is like licking another battery! i have such a big jar i should send some in evenlopes to everyone who subcibes i have enough!:)

[imbethondion]

LOL, that's a nice idea, but I'm not sure your parents would be too happy at having to pay 290 lots of postage - especially since many of your subscribers (like me) live halfway around the world.

[Note to self: must watch Dune again. Haven't seen it in years.]

[FoodOddities]

i think you are right

[everythingperson179]

you are my favorite youtube channel

[FoodOddities]

realy?that s is awesome! thank you!:):)

[rjfire]

wow:O really interesting twist to the video:) liked it alot really good vid:)

[FoodOddities]

hey thank you very much:) it was a fun on e to do

[FoodOddities]

thank you !~

[grobania]

Cool! You inspired me to go out and get Miracle Fruit, now I have something new I want to try out!

[FoodOddities]

awesome!im glad you trie miracle fruit this one is so strange too

[jussts]

I must not fear.

Fear is the mind-killer.

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

I will face my fear.

I will permit it to pass over me and through me.

And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.

Only I will remain.

[FoodOddities]

awesome! its the coolest thing when he says it

[Brandyndyndyn]

Seems like you had some trouble explaining this one. *lol* I've never tried this. Sounds like a fun experience, though, like miracle berries.

[FoodOddities]

yes it s right:) it was realy weird and i kept eating and eating them

[hellcat4lyferules]

Lol you have ALOT of food to explore, you have got to try saliditos by the way.

[FoodOddities]

i trie d to look them up but i cant find them what are they?

[hellcat4lyferules]

Try looking up crackseed instead it's hard to find them under the hispanic name for them. Basically they are salted plums,there are different types of them though,some ae sweet some not some really sour.

[FoodOddities]

ok! very cool i will look

[FoodOddities]

i foudn them!

[hellcat4lyferules]

You gonna get some?I would try a few of the varieties some are VERY strong lol

[FoodOddities]

i will do it! i have to eat some buffalo heart first but i wil do it

[hellcat4lyferules]

Awe!! let me know how that tastes!! Ihad moose liver about a week ago it was WAY better than beef liver tasted more like steak

[FoodOddities]

moose liver sounds amazing!!!

[jaykia]

so its spicy but not really spicy? I dont get it O_O

[FoodOddities]

it is weird. you mouth goes numb and start watering so much and tingling so you go oh no hot peppers and you want to drink water to cool it off.but then if you think about it it doesnt hurt it is weird

[XAlienByteX]

Love ur vids! I wanna try szechuan peppercorns too!!! and DURIAN!!!

[FoodOddities]

you should defintely try durian youmigh t realy like it!

[RogCBrand]

LOL! Remy Muad Dib! I love Dune! As a kid I was very, very into reading lots of sci-fi! And Herbert got the idea for Dune from seeing the huge sand dunes on the southern Oregon coast where I was born!

:D

You're dad should have dressed up as the Bene Gessirit Mother!

:P

You have such a great variety of vids & it's really cool when you do stuff like this intro! Well done!

[FoodOddities]

thank you! well it is my dad hand on the box you can kind of see it 30 seocnds in an d it is his voice! he did the voice an dchanged it on the computer

[RogCBrand]

LOL! Cool! I just love the creativity you guys are coming up with in these!

[FoodOddities]

thank you the is so much more fun this way

[fulekkei]

this kid is so brave! he's awesome.

[FoodOddities]

thank hyou:)

[silentflick]

Awesome throwback to Dune. 5 stars!

[jor119]

i want to try those are they at ralphs ?

[FoodOddities]

i could only find them on line but not in any store:(

[m4ttb0ll]

1st view 5star :)