r/oddlyspecific • u/GirlyWhimm_ • 2d ago

He's not wrong though

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u/SatiesUmbrellaCloset 2d ago

i grew up watching Julia Child and hers are a lot more like the British ones here lol

she loved butter, it was adorable

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u/Usual_Office_1740 2d ago

I bet that woman was 100 years old when TV was invented. She was still great! Along with PBS greats like Yen Can Cook and the Frugal Gormet.

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u/SatiesUmbrellaCloset 2d ago

i have fond memories of watching Jacques Pépin on PBS

in one episode he mentioned that if he could only ever have one kind of meal, he'd choose bread and butter. something about it made me break into tears, it was so simple and wholesome

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u/Usual_Office_1740 2d ago

I had to Google him to remember him. I recognized his face but didn't remember the name. Another legend.

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u/mdunaware 2d ago edited 2d ago

PBS has a streaming app and many of his episodes! I think it’s free, or at least very cheap.

Edit: also, good, fresh bread (made yourself or fresh from a bakery) with good butter (which you can also make yourself!) is truly amazing. Agree with Jacques on this.

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u/Shiriru00 6h ago

This is such a cliché, but it's very false.

The Southern half of the country barely touches butter at all, I think I was in my thirties when I started using butter (rarely) in my cooking. Olive oil beats butter by a mile.

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u/mdunaware 15m ago

Sorry.

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u/Khan-Khrome 1d ago

Butter is ace for cooking so Julia had it right.

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u/UseADifferentVolcano 2d ago

American ones have the host be like "hey contestant, I'm am asking you a pointed and slightly oddly phrased question that I'm sure won't lead to a heartbreaking/warming story... Oh no, it's happened again. Roll VT". And they do that 6 times an episode.

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u/Meritania 18h ago

“We grew up in a late stage capital hellscape, where having one less income in the house suddenly, levelled us financially”

Silver-spooned millionaire presenter: “That’s sad, NOW PICK UP THE FUCKING WHISK, YOU WANT TO WIN DON’T YOU!”

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u/riamuriamu 2d ago

Masterchef Australia: Who wants a hug?

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u/Mean_Initiative_5962 1d ago

Meanwhile in Korea: "You think you can cook, huh? Fine, then challenge this micheline head chef"

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u/SuDragon2k3 14h ago

And in Japan?

Allez Cuisine!

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u/Local_Initiative8523 7h ago

In Italy “I quit my reliable long-term job and left my partner alone for three months with the kids, including a newborn and two toddlers so I could do this.
I’m doing it for my family”

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u/Mean_Initiative_5962 5h ago

Judges: "we can't hear your story, we're too busy screaming at you for literally no other reason than building unnecessary drama!"

Watched half an episode of masterchef and that was all I could tolerate. 

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u/MrJizanthopus 1d ago

American shows are 10% actual content, and 90% the contestants talking about what happened and multiple "coming up!". Like why do I need to watch a clip of something 5 times before I actually watch it? Just show the fucking program.

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u/Honey_Bear369 1d ago

Old school Cutthroat Kitchen was fantastic. But, you can never go wrong with Alton Brown.

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u/No_Masterpiece_3897 1d ago

What I loved about watching Mary Berry, is the baker could bring forth an absolute disaster, and she'd still find something reassuring or kind to say to them.

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u/Owmabowda_Shimmapanz 1d ago

This tweet is 2221 days old (or older, now!)

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u/ByronsLastStand 16h ago

The American one will have really cheesy music and five hundred ads, including within the show