0:00:02 > 0:00:05I've had years of practice doing barmy food experiments,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08but do not try anything you see on Incredible Edibles.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Especially if it involves knives, matches, raw meat, ovens,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13unicorns or windmills.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17If you don't like blood, guts, gore and entrails then close your eyes
0:00:17 > 0:00:20and think about fluffy pink kittens instead.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I'm Stefan Gates and I'm a food adventurer.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49I've been searching for the stickiest, the smelliest
0:00:49 > 0:00:51and the messiest foods on the planet
0:00:51 > 0:00:53and now I'm going to serve them to you.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Because this is Incredible Edibles. Are you ready for an adventure?!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ALL:- Yes!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Today I'm in Bolton, home to the legendary Lancashire Hotpot,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and we're cooking up some fabulous food and some gruesome grub.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Guys, are you hungry?
0:01:09 > 0:01:14- ALL:- Yes!- It's a good job cos this is what's on today's menu.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Coming up, finding out more about fish
0:01:17 > 0:01:20leaves our volunteers feeling gutted.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I need you to get your hand in there and scoop out all the insides.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Can I get the scissors?- No, you need to do it with your hands.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29We get the scoop on a bug which eats poop.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33You have been eating...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Dung beetles on crackers.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42And two cars try to separate some plants fixed by food glue.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49When I come somewhere new, I like to try out an unhinged experiment,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51something that'll make you shout...
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- ALL:- That's incredible!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Oh, yeah. Now, today I want to look at some of the things
0:01:57 > 0:01:59you can do with food apart from eating it.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02A lot of cleaning products that we buy in the shops
0:02:02 > 0:02:05were only invented pretty recently, so people used to use things
0:02:05 > 0:02:08that they could easily find at home or in the garden.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12To show you what I mean, meet the five grubbiest kids in town.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Give 'em a big ground of applause! - APPLAUSE
0:02:15 > 0:02:19What on earth have you been doing?! You look absolutely filthy.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22So first up, what do these guys need to get rid of all this dirt?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- ALL:- Soap! - Soap, yeah, exactly. What else?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Towels!- Water!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Towels, water. That will probably crack it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Do you guys know what soap is made of?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Cream?- Cream.- Yeah, cream, and what's in the cream?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- A type of milk?- Butter!
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Butter, that's quite a good idea.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43A lot of modern soap is made of vegetable oil,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47but in the past, they used something a little bit different.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Tanhayer, lift up that yellow lid for me.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Ha-ha!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Is that cottage cheese? - Is it cottage cheese?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It looks like it, doesn't it? Grab a handful of it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Urgh!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05This is called tallow.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08That reveals everything doesn't it? Todd?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- It smells.- Lift the green lid. - What is it?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Urgh! What is that?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Now, grab a piece of that, Jack. - Oh, my hands are all slimy!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Todd, go on grab the big bit.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26- It's hard.- What does it look like? - Pig!- Not quite pig.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Cow!- Cow, well done! This is cow fat.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Tallow is basically boiled down cow's fat.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36You can cook your chips in beef fat and it's great for making
0:03:36 > 0:03:40crispy roast potatoes, but it was also used in the past to make soap.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Now, to do that you have to melt down the tallow,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46add ashes from a fire and then you chill it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And what's amazing, is that a lot of soap that you get today
0:03:49 > 0:03:52is still made from beef fat. Did you know that?
0:03:52 > 0:03:57That beef fat is in soap? So, to see how clean you can make yourselves
0:03:57 > 0:03:59using beef fat soap.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Now, this stuff has been made to be used as a soap,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07so don't rub your faces in a pack of butter or oil or any other fat,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10because you won't get clean, you'll get exactly the opposite.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Right, go!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Go on, rub it, get a bit of lather going.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Oh, you've got a good technique.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Courtney's got it on the flannel.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Some face work going on over here with Simon.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23OK, ten seconds now. Ten...
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- ALL:- Nine, eight, seven, six, five,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31four, three, two, one.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Tools down. Put your tools down, let's have a look.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Stop. Courtney has got a massive moustache.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42But I think that might be a soap moustache which is pretty good.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Todd's done pretty well, you've got a cross on your face there.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Tanhayer, it's off your face, but it's migrated down your arm,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51which is quite a success, I like that.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Simon! Round of applause for Simon, look at that.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56APPLAUSE
0:04:56 > 0:04:59He's just got one big bogey on the side of his nose!
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Keep it there, it looks great. How did it feel using a beef fat soap?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Fascinating.- Fascinating? Excellent!
0:05:05 > 0:05:09You're just using it to wash your face, you're not wasting the cow.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12So these bits that might have been thrown away, you're making use of.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15I think you guys have done an absolutely brilliant job.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19But there's one last product made from food that I want to explore.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25It's also an ingredient that's in these, jelly babies and wine gums.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Any idea what sort of food is in these?- Gelatine.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- Exactly, do you know what gelatine is?- Oh, yeah! It's pig's insides.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Pig's insides, that's pretty close. Jack, lift that lid for me.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Oh, yeah, have a little bit of that.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Oh, look, they've taken the hoof! - Give it a squeeze.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- That's cow's, that.- No, it's not! - What do you reckon it is, Jack?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Cow's foot.- A cow's foot? Well done. So Todd, what does that feel like?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Slimy and hard. - Slimy and hard, isn't it?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Tanhayer, you have a little handle of that.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Would you tuck into that?- No.- And eat it? No?- It smells disgusting.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- It smells.- It smells a little bit, yeah, absolutely.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Now, chewy sweets like these wine gums and jelly babies
0:06:09 > 0:06:12are made using gelatine and that comes from the tendons
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and other connective bits and bobs in animals' bodies.
0:06:15 > 0:06:21Now, this gets boiled up and ends up looking like this.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- ALL:- Urgh!
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Oh, yeah. So what does that look like, guys?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Vomit.- Looks like vomit! - It looks like gelatine around it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- It looks like jelly that's white. - Yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Feels like jelly babies without that skin on.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38THAT is what's used to make sweets.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Now grab another wine gum. Don't eat it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Now, we all know that sweets can get a little bit sticky,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48but let's have a look at how sticky they can get.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I want you to find the flat side and lick it a lot.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56And then stick it on there like that.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00OK, let's see how sticky these are.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Will it go up on the side?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Oh, it goes up on the side.- Yeah! - Will it go upside down? Yeah!
0:07:07 > 0:07:10APPLAUSE
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Oh, yeah, that's how sticky a sweet can be
0:07:13 > 0:07:16and that's because of all the gelatine inside it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20But if you keep boiling the gelatine it becomes a more concentrated,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23stickier substance that works as a glue.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26And this is how strong the glue can be.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Matt, can you pass me the glue?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31OK, this...
0:07:33 > 0:07:38..is a glue made from boiling up bones of animals.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41We're going to test it to see how sticky it can be.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44So, give you a little sludge of it there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- It looks like a... - A sludge of it there.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- That's a big sludge!- That's a big old sludge so be careful with that.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54And a sludge of it there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56So, let's put the other boards on top.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So, Simon, you get yours and put it off a bit like that.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Courtney, you do that one and give it a good old squeeze down.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06OK, let's see how sticky it is.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So, guys, grab one side of it each.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Is it getting nice and sticky? Can you pull it up?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Can you pull it away? Oh, it's pretty good.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Yeah. We did it easily.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19OK, now stick it back together again and, as it dries out,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23can you get it to stick a bit more? Yeah!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25OK, now that's pretty amazing,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28but it's not quite enough to make you shout that's incredible!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31So I want to know just how strong glue made from the same stuff
0:08:31 > 0:08:33as chewy sweets can be.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Those two boards there have been glued together with animal glue.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Two teams will take part in a tug of war to try and prise them apart.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Will they stay stuck together or will the teams beat the bone glue?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48We'll find out later.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54So who loves fish and chips?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- ALL:- Me!
0:08:56 > 0:08:58That's kind of everyone!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- What sort of fish do you like eating?- Cod.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Cod, you like cod. Anyone else? - Haddock.- Haddock, yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- Tuna.- Tuna! Well, these are all fantastic tasty fish,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11but over the years things like cod have become so popular
0:09:11 > 0:09:14that if we're not careful, they'll run out.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17That doesn't mean that we have to give up fish and chips.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20We just need to try something new. To help me out,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I've got Alice, Declan and Mellissa! Give 'em a big hand.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- APPLAUSE - Oh, yeah!
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- So, guys do you eat a lot of fish? - Yeah.- No.- Not really.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33No, yes, and not really.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38A lot of people only eat cod in batter or breadcrumbs.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I want to show you that there's really no mystery to fish,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45so we're gutting some of our own using a sharp pair of scissors.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49So, if you do this at home you must have an adult to help you.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Have any of you gutted a fish before?- My dad has!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54No, it's a bit of a first one for you.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Here we have some absolutely beautiful mackerel.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00There we go, pass one down.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Grab one of those. First, you need to wash your mackerel,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07so you need to grab it in one hand and put it in the water there
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and give it a rub in the water.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- That's it. Guys, what does it feel like?- Feels so smooth.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- It's very smooth, isn't it? - Silky, so silky.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17So now we need to gut the fish
0:10:17 > 0:10:20so we're going to take out all of the insides.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Alice, hold it away from you with the head pointing away.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25You need to put the end of the scissors
0:10:25 > 0:10:28inside that little hole there. There you go.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Now you need to cut that all the way up to the top.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Oh, yeah! Keep going. Keep them inside there if you can.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- See if it's been digesting anything. - Nearly there, nearly there.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Hey, brilliant! OK. get your hand in there and scoop out all the insides.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Can I do it with scissors?- No, you need to do it with your hands.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50Over the board, that's it. That's it, oh, yeah!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- That's all the good stuff. - ALL:- Urgh!
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Well done. What else have you got in there? That's some intestines.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Oh, it's a bit of stomach coming out there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03What's that?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07That's really good. Keep going. Oh, you're so good at this.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10That is beautifully done, look at that!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12That needs a bit of a clean. Wash that in the water.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Declan, let's get to you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17So get your scissors and pop them in that little hole there.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Cut firmly all the way through the middle of those up to the end.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24That's brilliant, OK, there you go.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Scissors down, now dig out all the guts.- Oh, God.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- Oh, yeah.- I'm not used to gutting a fish, I'm a fisherman!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34You're doing well. What's it like to have your hands inside a fish?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Awesome.- Pretty cool, isn't it?
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Go on, get in there, pull it out! There you go, brilliant.- Yes!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Good, that is beautifully done. OK, give that a wash.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46How are you feeling about this? Do you want me to do this bit?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Can I hold the fish but can you take the insides out?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54Yeah, OK. If you've never done this before, it's a scary thing to do.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Be careful with your fingers. Pull that apart.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01And it's hard at the end, you've got to give it a real snip.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Urgh!- That's it, you are such a star! Shall I pull them out for you?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Big round of applause. - APPLAUSE
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- You are brilliant.- I feel so much better watching you do this.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15So there we are. That is all of the guts of the fish.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Now I'm going to fillet this one.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20But you need to use a very, very sharp knife.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23If you do this at home you must get an adult to do it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27I'm going to take off the head first.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33So the head's off and now I'm going to take the two fillets out, as well.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34Don't look if you are squeamish.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I am kind of squeamish.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41So you take one whole fillet leaving the bone in the middle.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45So that is a beautiful fillet, and wash it a little bit in there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- Can you see that?- I want to eat it! - Yeah, I want to eat it, too.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Once you've got your fillets, you need to cook them.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56You can grill it, bake it, rub it in oil,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00but you can also wrap it in a little bit of batter and deep fry it
0:13:00 > 0:13:03and that's what we'll try. First, we need to wash our hands.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08The great thing about mackerel is that there are loads of them
0:13:08 > 0:13:12left in the sea, they're good for us and I think they taste pretty good.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14But let's see what you think.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18There they are at the end, that's some mackerel that's been battered.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Everyone grab a little chunk of it. Dig in and tell me what you think.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It tastes kind of... It tastes like tuna.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Oh, but is that a good thing?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Yeah.- Yeah, do you like that?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Would you prefer to have this rather than cod?- Yes.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I thought it were all right, but I still don't like it.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Well done for trying it, that's fantastic.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Mackerel aren't the only fish that you can use.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I want to show you some other things that aren't used very much,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48but I think they should be used more.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52First of all, we've got this fellow, here. This is Gerald.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Gerald the gurnard, look at that.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57In some ways it's quite ugly,
0:13:57 > 0:14:00but you can also use it as a substitute for cod.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04It's got really good firm flesh and that's why people seem to love cod.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09So, Declan, underneath that green lid there, pass that to me.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12There...you've got gurnard nuggets.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14I'd like to find out what you think.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- Would you ever eat that instead of cod?- Yes.- Hey, fantastic.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22If you didn't know it was gurnard, might you mistake it for cod?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Probably.- Oh, OK. Do you think this is better or worse than cod?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Better.- This is better than cod, yes! Is that a winner?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31APPLAUSE
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Well, I've got one more for you to try. This is an absolute stunner.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's a beauty, this one. That...
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Oh, it's so wicked.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45..is a lemon sole. There are loads of these in the sea,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48so it's another one that you can start eating a lot of
0:14:48 > 0:14:51without harming stocks of it. A great alternative to cod.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Let's give it a try. Alice pick up that yellow cloche.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Everyone grab a little nugget of lemon sole.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00What's that like in comparison to cod?
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Sometimes cod can be hard and crispy and this one's just fine.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- Mellissa, which was your favourite fish?- The gurnard.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- The ugly one down here. Declan, what was your favourite?- The gurnard.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16The gurnard wins the day.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Do you think it's better than cod? - ALL: Yes!
0:15:21 > 0:15:24A big round of applause for the gurnard.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Fish is a great food to include in your diet,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33but we should be careful not to eat too many of the same type like cod.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34So why not try a new type of fish?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It's a bit of an adventure and you never know,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39you might just prefer it.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Today we're in Bolton in Lancashire.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50So far, we've tried scrubbing up with some beefy soap.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Round of applause for Simon, look at that!
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Later on, we put our animal glue to the test in a tug of war.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Pull guys, get your heels in there!
0:16:00 > 0:16:06First, some taste testers volunteer for a creepy crawly mystery meal.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Now I get a real buzz from food so I'll try absolutely anything.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16The more incredible it is, the more edible it is to me.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20I've eaten sea slugs in Korea, I've eaten eyeballs in South Africa
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and flies' eggs in Mexico. Do you like the sound of that?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- ALL:- No!
0:16:25 > 0:16:29No! Well, now I'm going to share one of my favourite dishes with
0:16:29 > 0:16:33three brave volunteers who also have an appetite for an adventure.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's time for my mystery meal.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44So, up on stage are Simon, Juliana and Alex and like me they'll try
0:16:44 > 0:16:47absolutely anything to see if they can unearth a delicious new dish.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- Give 'em all a big hand, guys! - APPLAUSE
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- So, Simon, how are you feeling, up there?- A bit nervous.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Juliana, what's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Ketchup on ice cream.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06Ketchup on ice cream. Do you know what? I used to have that!
0:17:06 > 0:17:11Alex, what sort of food could I serve you that might freak you out?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Spiders with ice cream.- OK! Please put your blindfolds on.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Now that they are completely in the dark, it's time for us
0:17:19 > 0:17:23to take a look at what they're going to be eating.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25HE LAUGHS EVILY
0:17:25 > 0:17:28They're going to be eating...this.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- ALL:- Urgh!
0:17:31 > 0:17:35What do you mean "Urgh!" You don't know what it is! OK, have a guess.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Frogspawn.- No, not frogspawn.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- What do you reckon that might be? - Compost.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43That's a great guess! What do you reckon that might be?
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- Mint sauce.- It does look exactly like mint sauce.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- Would you like to try this? - Yeah.- No!
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Oh, it's fine, because you don't have to try it.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55They do.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Blimey, that focuses the mind a bit! You're looking a bit stern up here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Someone thought it may be frogspawn. Do you like the sound of that, Alex?
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- No.- No, OK. Somebody else, Juliana, thought it might be compost.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Urgh!- Urgh, quite right, too! What else did we have?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Somebody thought it might be pesto. Do you like the sound of that?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- I've had it on pizza. - Well, that's a good thing.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22OK, before you lot can tuck in, I'll reveal to everyone at home
0:18:22 > 0:18:26what today's mystery meal is. They're going to be eating this...
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Hm-mm.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Now, it's time to give each of you a little sample.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36It's on a little cracker, OK?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40So what you can feel on your hand is a little cheese cracker.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Urgh!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45She's already said "Urgh", she doesn't even know what it is.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- I love it! What do you think it smells of?- Cheese.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53Cheese you reckon it might be cheese? Any other ideas, guys?
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- Cracker with pickled jam on top. - That sounds pretty good. Alex?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Pesto. - Alex reckons it might be pesto.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Can't tell you what it is yet, but they're very popular in countries
0:19:04 > 0:19:08like Thailand and South Africa, and across Central and South America.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11That doesn't make it seem any better at all, does it?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14They're healthy because they're low in fat, got loads of protein,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and oodles of iron and calcium.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20These have been thoroughly cleaned before they've been cooked.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Guys, chomp away.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Tastes like jam.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Honey on cracker.- Now, do you know what? You're not far off,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37there is honey and a cracker, but there's something in between.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38- Is it seeds?- Is it seeds?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Ah, that's pretty close! That's really good, it's a great guess.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Honey with some kind of eggs in.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Honey with some kind of eggs in.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Now it's time for the moment of truth.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Take your blindfolds off. Take a look at what you've been eating.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Simon's got most of it down his trousers, but there you go.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- So, what do you think it might be? - Honey chocolate.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- Honey chocolate. Oh, if only it was. - Compost.- Compost?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Alex, any idea?- Looks like wood.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Looks like wood! That's a good guess.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Well, you have been eating...
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Oh, no!
0:20:23 > 0:20:30Dung beetles on crackers. Oh, yeah!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Can you see any dung beetles there?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36No, you can't and that is because they've all been chopped up.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Before they were chopped up they looked like these.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- Now I want to find out, are you brave enough to eat one?- No.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50There's a little one there, it's got a nice little bit of dressing.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55- Urgh!- Oh, that's fantastic, have a try.- I will.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- ALL:- Go on, Julie!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59You can just grab one.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- ALL:- Julie, Julie, Julie!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Have a try?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08There you go, have a try.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- ALL:- Simon, Simon, Simon!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15APPLAUSE
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Top man. What does it taste like?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Just tastes plain.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25It's almost like... Well, what do you think, Juliana?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27It's got a crispy outside.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It's like eating crisps, isn't it? Alex what do you think?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- It's like nuts.- Like nuts. It's like a little sort of salty snack.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Insects are eaten as an everyday food in loads of countries,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41but do you think that people in the UK should eat more insects?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Would you try 'em again?- Yes.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Would you ever eat them as an alternative to a burger?- No.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47That's taking it a bit far!
0:21:47 > 0:21:51You guys have been absolutely brilliant. Let's make some noise
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- for the boldest eaters in Bolton! - APPLAUSE
0:21:59 > 0:22:03My food adventures are taking me across the English Channel
0:22:03 > 0:22:06to see how soldiers ate in World War One.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Nearly 100 years ago, Germany invaded Belgium.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Soon afterwards, millions of British soldiers travelled over to fight
0:22:14 > 0:22:17and live in dirty, filthy trenches.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19I've come here to Belgium to find out more
0:22:19 > 0:22:23about the life of the First World War soldier.
0:22:23 > 0:22:30Local historian Dominiek is showing me around some wartime trenches.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31- Dominick, hi.- Hi.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- What was life in the trenches like? - You couldn't go to the loo,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38There would be a bucket in the corner and if there wasn't a bucket
0:22:38 > 0:22:41they would use helmets or whatever they would find
0:22:41 > 0:22:44that could serve as a toilet.
0:22:44 > 0:22:50The trenches were completely infected by vermin, lice and bugs.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54But also rats. The trenches were full of rats.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So were there a few sort of small pleasures?
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I meant, the pleasures of eating and drinking as you were in the trench?
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Well, the cooking happened miles away from the front line
0:23:05 > 0:23:08where it was safer and by the time the food arrived here,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13the breads would be stale and mouldy and the food would be cold.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Sounds gruesome.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Yeah, it wasn't a delight to have food in the trenches.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21The life of a solider in the trenches was unbelievably tough
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and they didn't even have the consolation of a decent meal.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29These are some of the rations they received on a good day.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Tins of jam.- Jam in a tin. - Yes.- Why in a tin?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Because glass was too dangerous and ir could break.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40And there was another use for the tin afterwards.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44They made a very simple hand grenade out of the used jam tins.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48The biscuits, soldiers' biscuits.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Very hard, hence they were often called dog biscuits.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Dog biscuits.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Yes, and what soldiers very often did is soak them
0:23:56 > 0:23:59in water or soak them in tea and eat them.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So you'd have a cup of black tea.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- Yes.- No milk around and get your biscuits
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and they were so hard and tough that you'd you have to soak it in water.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12SAnd black tea.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- It's not a nice way to eat, is it? - Oh, it isn't.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18They might have been unappetising, but basic rations were a lot better
0:24:18 > 0:24:22than what the soldiers ate when food started running short.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25The horses would be slaughtered behind the front line
0:24:25 > 0:24:28and they would eat the horse meat or even in the trenches as there
0:24:28 > 0:24:33were so many rats, sometimes if a rat was caught it could be grilled.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- And it would be eaten.- Cos it's protein and if you're desperate,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39I can completely understand why they would.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I've eaten some pretty grim things in my time,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46but the idea of spending four years eating mainly hard biscuits
0:24:46 > 0:24:51and filthy stew out of a tin makes me think that's disgusting.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54If you don't like your school dinners, just think yourself lucky
0:24:54 > 0:24:59you weren't a soldier living in a trench in World War One.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Earlier on, I showed you how the gelatine that's in these wine gums
0:25:08 > 0:25:10comes from animal hooves and tendons.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11But it's also used to make glue.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14The big question is, how strong is that glue?
0:25:14 > 0:25:19And that is what this lot is about to find out. Are you ready, guys?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- ALL:- Yes!- OK!
0:25:22 > 0:25:26So as you can see here we've got two teams of ten people
0:25:26 > 0:25:31on either end here and this is two pieces of wood glued together
0:25:31 > 0:25:34using glue made from animal hooves and tendons.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Now, this is clearly a controlled experiment.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40We've done this using proper safety gear and kit.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42It's all been tested, so don't try this at home.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Are you ready for this, guys?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- ALL:- Yes! - Wow, they're sounding quite chirpy.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51OK, very gently take the strain, pull very gently, lean back,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- pull a little bit harder. - ALL:- Pull it! Pull it! Pull it!
0:25:54 > 0:25:58This team's doing a bit well, coming back on this side.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Come on team a little bit more, dig those heels in, start pulling!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Coming back this way a little bit, there we go!
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Come on, pull! Pull, guys! Get your heels in there!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Come on, pull harder!
0:26:11 > 0:26:17Oh, that's it. OK and everybody slow down, slow down and stop.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Drop the ropes a second.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20I can't believe it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24That's 20 people and a few extra mates who joined in at the end.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26We couldn't even pull that apart, look.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30This seems to be as tight as it was before.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Well...
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I think we need something a bit stronger.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38But that's fine, cos I've got an idea.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42SONG: "Rocky theme"
0:26:50 > 0:26:52This should crack it.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55OK, ready?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58ENGINES START
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Guys, come and take a look at this.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Come round here, come round here, come round here.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38It's still stuck together! That is mad!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Even two cars couldn't pull it apart.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44So, when you eat chewy sweets and they get stuck in your teeth,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46just remember where that stickiness comes from.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50- What do you think of that, guys? - ALL:- That's incredible!
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Oh yeah! Well, that's all we've got time for today.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57My thanks to everyone in Bolton and all my brilliant volunteers
0:27:57 > 0:28:00and of course, to you guys at home for watching.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Join us next time for some more Incredible Edibles
0:28:02 > 0:28:05where absolutely anything can be on the menu!
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