Epic Meal Time
Encyclopedia
Epic Meal Time is a YouTube
cooking show
known for creating extremely high-calorie meals, generally out of meat
products (with particular emphasis on bacon
) and including alcohol
(especially Jack Daniel's
). It debuted in October 2010, and since then has started to release an episode every Tuesday. It is hosted by Harley Morenstein
and a group of his friends. They are now represented by The Gersh Agency
and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
, and have signed with Internet television network
Revision3. Epic Meal Time won the 2011 Shorty Award in the Food Category.
The series began in Montreal, Quebec, the group's place of origin, but as of recently, episodes have been filmed in California
, where guest stars Tony Hawk
and Smosh
made appearances.
hamburger
that contained six beef patties and eighteen bacon
strips to the theme song from The Terminator
. They posted the footage on YouTube, where it gathered thousands of hits. They decided to film the first episode of Epic Meal Time, titled "The Worst Pizza Ever!". In the episode, they created a "fast food
pizza" containing KFC
popcorn chicken, a Taco Bell
Crunchwrap Supreme (taco
), a McDonald's
Big Mac
and Chicken McNuggets
, a Wendy's
Baconator
and french fries
, an A&W Teen Burger (bacon cheeseburger) and onion rings
, and a cheese pizza. The entire meal totaled 5,210 calories and 286 grams of fat. It was posted on YouTube on October 17, 2010. On October 17, 2011, one year after their first video, they re-made their first ever meal, but this time in a cake.
Morenstein admits the show is "Jackass
in the kitchen", and Epic Meal Times logo is closely modeled after the American stunt and prank show's own skull and crutches logo. An upside-down cooking pot rests on the skull, while the crutches have been replaced by crossed carving knives.
The group is currently filming a pilot for G4TV
. They are currently signed with Revision3, an Internet-based television network.
s' and female guests as 'bitches'. His profanity
is bleeped out
by bird calls. The episodes are filmed with a Canon 7D digital single-lens reflex camera
. The episode begins with Morenstein, other recurring Epic Meal Time members, and occasionally other guests, cooking the meal itself. Most of the meals are meat-based, with alcoholic beverages (particularly Jack Daniel's
whiskey) and bacon strips often included. In most episodes, as components are added to the meal, on-screen counters display the calorie and fat content of each new addition and of the overall meal. In "Maximum Protein Experience", the group also included a protein counter. In episodes that involve candy and no meat, bacon strips are substituted with AirHeads Xtremes Sweetly Sour Belts, which have been affectionately called "gay bacon strips" due to their rainbow color.
The episode ends with a group of people eating the meal, often very messily with their hands and sometimes incorporating unusual serving utensils
like wooden paddles, a chainsaw, and hockey sticks. Morenstein ends each episode by saying, "Next time, we eat...", followed by something completely irrelevant to the show. For example, in one episode, he says, "Next time, we eat Cabbage Patch Kids
."
high school
teacher from Montreal
. He co-created the show with Sterling Toth, who acts as the cameraman. Also frequently involved is Alex Perrault, a personal trainer
whose character, "Muscles Glasses", is known for his reflective aviator sunglasses. Concordia University
students David Heuff, Tyler Lemco, Josh Elkin, and Ameer Atari also appear frequently. Evan Rimer is their producing partner.
Others have made appearances in episodes, such as Canadian house
musician Deadmau5
in the May 3, 2011 episode "Cheesy Grilled Cheese Tower". Canadian musician Lights made an appearance in the June 28, 2011 episode "Fast Food Meatloaf". YouTube star FPSRussia
also made an appearance in the July 18, 2011 episode "Russian Meal Time". For the show's one year anniversary, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk
made a guest appearance to try out the "Fast Food Pizza Cake", a remake of the fast food pizza from the first episode. Comedy duo Smosh
appeared in the November 15, 2011 episode "Super Pastry Cake".
and an iPhone app. The episodes also contain advertisements, generated by YouTube using Google AdSense. More recently, the group has participated in referral programs
for other companies such as Netflix
and Gamefly
. Most of the referral codes are given through the Epic Meal Time website, though the group has occasionally directly mentioned them in videos.
In March 2011, Morenstein and Toth won a Shorty Award in the food category. The Shorty Awards recognizes social media and Twitter fan-favorites. Epic Meal Time won ahead of Twitter phenomenon Ruth Bourdain and shows like Food Network's
Bitchin' Kitchen
.
. One parody called Vegan Meal Time was created by a group of vegans, in which a tofurkey
meal is made with tofu
, edible seaweed
, spaghetti
, soy sauce
, and other vegan ingredients. The parody was posted on the blog of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
, who described Epic Meal Time as "nasty" and "gluttonous". A parody show entitled Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time shows a group of Swedish people preparing traditional Swedish cuisine in an over-the-top manner. Another parody, "Epic Meal Time - Kids Edition", shows a young boy creating a macaroni and cheese meat lasagna in a similar style as Epic Meal Time. Epic Kaukau Time (now called Kings of Kaukau) is a parody show created by a group of Hawaiians. In "Manapua Man Manapua", which mimics the format of Epic Meal Time's videos, they create a manapua stuffed with bacon, lap cheong, ground pork, cha siu, onions, mushrooms, dried orange peels, soju
, fried noodles
, pork pot stickers, Spam musubi
, steamed rice cakes, Funyuns
, and a smaller manapua. The entire manapua is glazed with a mixture of Jones cream soda
and ground haw flakes
. The Annoying Orange had a parody episode titled "Epic Peel Time - self pork-trait (bacon + bacon + bacon)".
interview with on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
on March 17, 2011, where they created an "inside-out" shepherd's pie
variation (made with mashed potatoes, Kraft Dinner
, pastrami
, prosciutto
, Velveeta
, bacon
, and barbecue sauce
) that was shaped like a car. Afterwards, actor Rainn Wilson
, Leno's other guest that night, appeared to assist in eating it. The team has also appeared on other Youtube
channels, including in a skit with Freddie Wong
entitled "Epic VFX Time". They appeared at the 2011 Comic Con, where they performed a live show. In August 2011, Epic Meal Time made an appearance on the DC Shoes
promo video Ken Block
's Gymkhana Four: The Hollywood Megamercial.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
known for creating extremely high-calorie meals, generally out of meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
products (with particular emphasis on bacon
Bacon
Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
) and including alcohol
Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...
(especially Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of sour mash Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors. It is known for its square bottles and black label. As of November, 2007, one blogger was claiming that it was the best-selling whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by...
). It debuted in October 2010, and since then has started to release an episode every Tuesday. It is hosted by Harley Morenstein
Harley Morenstein
Harley Morenstein is a former substitute high school teacher known for creating internet YouTube show Epic Meal Time with friend Sterling Toth....
and a group of his friends. They are now represented by The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency
The Gersh Agency was established in 1949 by Founder . With 125 employees, 60 agents and offices in Beverly Hills and New York, TGA maintains seven full-service departments: Talent, Feature Literary, TV Literary, Theater, Comedy, Below-the-Line, and a modeling agency.-External links:***...
and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
Brillstein Entertainment Partners is a talent management film and television production company formed by the 1991 addition of Brad Grey to The Brillstein Company, founded by Bernie Brillstein in 1969.-The Brillstein Company:Bernie Brillstein formed The Brillstein Company in 1969...
, and have signed with Internet television network
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
Revision3. Epic Meal Time won the 2011 Shorty Award in the Food Category.
The series began in Montreal, Quebec, the group's place of origin, but as of recently, episodes have been filmed in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where guest stars Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
and Smosh
Smosh
Smosh is a web-based comedy duo consisting of Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. Padilla first began posting flash movies on Newgrounds in early 2003, under the name Smosh. He was later joined by his friend Ian Hecox...
made appearances.
History
The idea for Epic Meal Time was created when a friend filmed Morenstein eating a Wendy'sWendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
hamburger
Hamburger
A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...
that contained six beef patties and eighteen bacon
Bacon
Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
strips to the theme song from The Terminator
The Terminator
The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...
. They posted the footage on YouTube, where it gathered thousands of hits. They decided to film the first episode of Epic Meal Time, titled "The Worst Pizza Ever!". In the episode, they created a "fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
pizza" containing KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...
popcorn chicken, a Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
Crunchwrap Supreme (taco
Taco
A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety...
), a McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
Big Mac
Big Mac
The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by McDonald's, an international fast food restaurant chain. It is one of the company's signature products...
and Chicken McNuggets
Chicken McNuggets
Chicken McNuggets are a product offered by international fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's and are one of the most popular trademarked items on the McDonald's menu....
, a Wendy's
Wendy's
Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
Baconator
Baconator
The Baconator sandwich is a hamburger sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. It is one of their late-teen–to–young-adult, male-oriented products.-Product description:...
and french fries
French fries
French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are...
, an A&W Teen Burger (bacon cheeseburger) and onion rings
Onion rings
Onion rings are a form of fast food commonly found in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and some parts of Asia. They generally consist of a cross-sectional "ring" of onion dipped in batter or breading and then deep fried; a variant is made with onion paste...
, and a cheese pizza. The entire meal totaled 5,210 calories and 286 grams of fat. It was posted on YouTube on October 17, 2010. On October 17, 2011, one year after their first video, they re-made their first ever meal, but this time in a cake.
Morenstein admits the show is "Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
in the kitchen", and Epic Meal Times logo is closely modeled after the American stunt and prank show's own skull and crutches logo. An upside-down cooking pot rests on the skull, while the crutches have been replaced by crossed carving knives.
The group is currently filming a pilot for G4TV
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
. They are currently signed with Revision3, an Internet-based television network.
Format
Each episode (typically 3–6 minutes in length) features Morenstein as the host. He uses hip hop slang frequently, constantly referring to viewers as 'haterHater
Hater may refer to:* HaTeR , a New Jersey Hip Hop artist* Hater , an American rock band* Hater , a person who expresses intense feelings of hatred or spite, when the reason for this is perceived as unreasonable or spurious....
s' and female guests as 'bitches'. His profanity
Profanity
Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, desecrating, or other forms.The...
is bleeped out
Bleep censor
A bleep censor is the replacement of profanity or classified information with a beep sound , in television or radio...
by bird calls. The episodes are filmed with a Canon 7D digital single-lens reflex camera
Digital single-lens reflex camera
Most digital single-lens reflex cameras are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera....
. The episode begins with Morenstein, other recurring Epic Meal Time members, and occasionally other guests, cooking the meal itself. Most of the meals are meat-based, with alcoholic beverages (particularly Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's
Jack Daniel's is a brand of sour mash Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors. It is known for its square bottles and black label. As of November, 2007, one blogger was claiming that it was the best-selling whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by...
whiskey) and bacon strips often included. In most episodes, as components are added to the meal, on-screen counters display the calorie and fat content of each new addition and of the overall meal. In "Maximum Protein Experience", the group also included a protein counter. In episodes that involve candy and no meat, bacon strips are substituted with AirHeads Xtremes Sweetly Sour Belts, which have been affectionately called "gay bacon strips" due to their rainbow color.
The episode ends with a group of people eating the meal, often very messily with their hands and sometimes incorporating unusual serving utensils
Cutlery
Cutlery refers to any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in the Western world. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the...
like wooden paddles, a chainsaw, and hockey sticks. Morenstein ends each episode by saying, "Next time, we eat...", followed by something completely irrelevant to the show. For example, in one episode, he says, "Next time, we eat Cabbage Patch Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids is a line of dolls created by American art student Xavier Roberts in 1978. It was originally called "Little People". The original dolls were all cloth and sold at local craft shows, then later at Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia...
."
Cast and crew
The Epic Meal Time cast and crew is made up of a number of men in their twenties. The host, narrator, and co-creator is Harley Morenstein, a 25-year-old former substituteSubstitute teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
teacher from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He co-created the show with Sterling Toth, who acts as the cameraman. Also frequently involved is Alex Perrault, a personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
whose character, "Muscles Glasses", is known for his reflective aviator sunglasses. Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
students David Heuff, Tyler Lemco, Josh Elkin, and Ameer Atari also appear frequently. Evan Rimer is their producing partner.
Others have made appearances in episodes, such as Canadian house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
musician Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
in the May 3, 2011 episode "Cheesy Grilled Cheese Tower". Canadian musician Lights made an appearance in the June 28, 2011 episode "Fast Food Meatloaf". YouTube star FPSRussia
FPSRussia
"FPSRussia" is an American internet personality known for his Youtube videos in which he plays a Russian named "Dmitri". , he has the 15th most subscribed YouTube channel...
also made an appearance in the July 18, 2011 episode "Russian Meal Time". For the show's one year anniversary, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
made a guest appearance to try out the "Fast Food Pizza Cake", a remake of the fast food pizza from the first episode. Comedy duo Smosh
Smosh
Smosh is a web-based comedy duo consisting of Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla. Padilla first began posting flash movies on Newgrounds in early 2003, under the name Smosh. He was later joined by his friend Ian Hecox...
appeared in the November 15, 2011 episode "Super Pastry Cake".
Income
Epic Meal Time uses merchandising to raise money for the show, currently selling a line of branded t-shirts. In interviews, Morenstein and Toth have also discussed the creation of a cookbookCookbook
A cookbook is a kitchen reference that typically contains a collection of recipes. Modern versions may also include colorful illustrations and advice on purchasing quality ingredients or making substitutions...
and an iPhone app. The episodes also contain advertisements, generated by YouTube using Google AdSense. More recently, the group has participated in referral programs
Referral marketing
Referral marketing is a method of promoting products or services to new customers through referrals, usually word of mouth. Such referrals often happen spontaneously but businesses can influence this through appropriate strategies.-Overview:...
for other companies such as Netflix
Netflix
Netflix, Inc., is an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in the United States, Canada, and Latin America and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California...
and Gamefly
GameFly
GameFly is an American online video game rental subscription service that specializes in providing games for game consoles and handheld game consoles....
. Most of the referral codes are given through the Epic Meal Time website, though the group has occasionally directly mentioned them in videos.
Reception
The show has become extremely popular, receiving millions of views per episode, prompting Morenstein to quit his job as a teacher and Toth to quit his as a graphic designer. Morenstein explained the popularity by saying, "In this day and age, I feel like there's a big emphasis on organic foods or a lot of negative media in regards to obesity and stuff like that. We are there eating this, and [viewers] are eating vicariously through us."In March 2011, Morenstein and Toth won a Shorty Award in the food category. The Shorty Awards recognizes social media and Twitter fan-favorites. Epic Meal Time won ahead of Twitter phenomenon Ruth Bourdain and shows like Food Network's
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
Bitchin' Kitchen
Bitchin' Kitchen
Bitchin' Kitchen is an offbeat cooking show starring Nadia Giosia that used to air on Food Network Canada and now airs on the U.S. Cooking Channel beginning in 2010...
.
Parodies
The show has spawned several parodiesParody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
. One parody called Vegan Meal Time was created by a group of vegans, in which a tofurkey
Tofurkey
Tofurkey is faux turkey – a loaf or casserole of vegetarian protein, usually made from seitan or tofu with a stuffing made from grain and/or bread flavored with a broth and seasoned with herbs and spices. Tofurkey is oven-roasted or baked...
meal is made with tofu
Tofu
is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu...
, edible seaweed
Edible seaweed
Edible seaweed are algae that can be eaten or used in the preparation of food. They may belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. Seaweeds are used extensively as food in coastal cuisines around the world. Seaweed has been a part of diets...
, spaghetti
Spaghetti
Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...
, soy sauce
Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt...
, and other vegan ingredients. The parody was posted on the blog of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
, who described Epic Meal Time as "nasty" and "gluttonous". A parody show entitled Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time shows a group of Swedish people preparing traditional Swedish cuisine in an over-the-top manner. Another parody, "Epic Meal Time - Kids Edition", shows a young boy creating a macaroni and cheese meat lasagna in a similar style as Epic Meal Time. Epic Kaukau Time (now called Kings of Kaukau) is a parody show created by a group of Hawaiians. In "Manapua Man Manapua", which mimics the format of Epic Meal Time's videos, they create a manapua stuffed with bacon, lap cheong, ground pork, cha siu, onions, mushrooms, dried orange peels, soju
Soju
Soju is a distilled beverage native to Korea. Its taste is comparable to vodka, though often slightly sweeter due to sugars added in the manufacturing process, and more commonly consumed neat.Most brands of soju are made in South Korea...
, fried noodles
Fried noodles
Fried noodles are common throughout East and Southeast Asia. Many varieties, cooking styles, and ingredients exist.-Stir-fried:*Beef chow fun - Cantonese dish of stir-fried beef, flat rice noodles, bean sprouts, and green onions....
, pork pot stickers, Spam musubi
Spam musubi
Spam musubi is a popular snack and lunch food in Hawaii composed a slice of grilled Spam atop of a block of rice, wrapped together with nori in the tradition of Japanese omusubi....
, steamed rice cakes, Funyuns
Funyuns
Funyuns is the brand name of an onion-flavored corn snack introduced in the United States in 1969. While consisting primarily of cornmeal, Funyuns are ring-shaped, alluding to the shape and texture of fried onion rings...
, and a smaller manapua. The entire manapua is glazed with a mixture of Jones cream soda
Jones Soda
Jones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.Founded...
and ground haw flakes
Haw flakes
Haw flakes are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The dark pink candy is usually formed into discs one millimeter thick. Some Chinese people take the flakes with bitter Chinese herbal medicine.-History:...
. The Annoying Orange had a parody episode titled "Epic Peel Time - self pork-trait (bacon + bacon + bacon)".
Appearances
Epic Meal Time appeared in their first late nightLate night television
Late night television in the United States is the block of television programming airing after 11:00 pm and usually through 2:00 am. Traditionally, this type of programming airs after the late local news and is most notable for being the daypart used for a particular genre of programming that falls...
interview with on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
on March 17, 2011, where they created an "inside-out" shepherd's pie
Shepherd's pie
Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato.The term cottage pie is known to have been in use in 1791, when the potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato.The term...
variation (made with mashed potatoes, Kraft Dinner
Kraft Dinner
Kraft Dinner, known as Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in the United States and Macaroni Cheese in the United Kingdom, is a macaroni and cheese convenience food that requires minimal preparation by the consumer. The original product, a packaged dry macaroni and cheese mix, was introduced in 1937 by the...
, pastrami
Pastrami
Pastrami , is a popular delicatessen meat usually made from beef and, traditionally in Romania, also from pork and mutton. In Israel, "Pastrama" is the term used for sliced chicken and turkey. Like corned beef, pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before modern refrigeration...
, prosciutto
Prosciutto
Prosciutto |ham]]) or Parma ham is a dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian and is distinguished from cooked ham, prosciutto cotto....
, Velveeta
Velveeta
Velveeta is the brand name of a processed cheese product having a taste that is identified as a type of American cheese with a texture that is softer and smoother. It was first made in 1918 by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, New York. In 1923, The Velveeta Cheese...
, bacon
Bacon
Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
, and barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce is a flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from watery to very thick consistency. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods. While it can be applied to any food, it usually tops meat after cooking or during barbecuing, grilling, or baking...
) that was shaped like a car. Afterwards, actor Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson
Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor and comedian. He is primarily known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office...
, Leno's other guest that night, appeared to assist in eating it. The team has also appeared on other Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channels, including in a skit with Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong is an American filmmaker, musician, VFX expert and e-Sports player. He maintains two popular YouTube channels, freddiew and freddiew2. He is the older brother of fellow YouTuber Jimmy Wong.- Biography :...
entitled "Epic VFX Time". They appeared at the 2011 Comic Con, where they performed a live show. In August 2011, Epic Meal Time made an appearance on the DC Shoes
DC Shoes
DC Shoes is an American company that specializes in footwear for extreme sports, skateboarding, snowboarding as well as snowboards, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets.The company was founded in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, and is based in Vista, California...
promo video Ken Block
Ken Block
Ken Block is a songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of the rock band Sister Hazel. Ken plays acoustic guitar. He also helped produce the band's first CD in 1994. His debut solo effort Drift was released on December 9, 2008....
's Gymkhana Four: The Hollywood Megamercial.