Man vs Food

octatonic

I'm at home today - first day off in 3 months- and watching some crap TV while I practice some guitar.

I can't decide if Man vs Food is complete shite, or a bit of genius.

What say you?

ESchap

Shite ... and he must make a lot of it ... :-S

fretmeister

Genius.

bertie

some of it is "wow"  the first time you see it,  then you think "so thats why they as a nation are the size they are"     then, after seeing it a couple of times you think,  "do they really need so much cheese with everything"

octatonic

bertie said:

some of it is "wow"  the first time you see it,  then you think "so thats why they as a nation are the size they are"     then, after seeing it a couple of times you think,  "do they really need so much not-cheese with everything"

FYP

fretmeister

One I made earlier

1 lb lean beef

2 types of cheese

bacon

onions

hash browns

onion rings

coleslaw

It was delicious!

Travisthedog

He's stopped doing it now and shed 5 st

Unsurprisingly!

VimFuego

I kinda like progs like that, you can learn a lot about a culture from the culinary traditions. I liked Floyd for that reason. What you learn about americans from man v food is, well, disturbing.

octatonic

I love to see a Brit version of it without all the whooping and hollering.

It would just be some fat northerner in a depressing cafe, moaning about life whilst eating his own weight in bacon.

VimFuego

well, we kinda have had a british version of that, or several versions. I know Rick Stein has done that, gone from region to region, trying out different dishes. Oddly enough, Ade Edmondson did something similar.

What would be boring would be an Oz version, not a lot of regional variety in oz food.

mike_l

VimFuego said:

What you learn about americans is disturbing.

Reduced for accuracy.

MvF is both shite and genius.

Shite - it encourages simpletons to eat massive amounts of food.

Genius - it's cheap to make, and is a regular programme across the world.

Panama_Jack666

octatonic said:

I love to see a Brit version of it without all the whooping and hollering.

It would just be some fat northerner in a depressing cafe, moaning about life whilst eating his own weight in bacon.

I'd watch that.

octatonic

VimFuego said:

well, we kinda have had a british version of that, or several versions. I know Rick Stein has done that, gone from region to region, trying out different dishes. Oddly enough, Ade Edmondson did something similar.

What would be boring would be an Oz version, not a lot of regional variety in oz food.

Have you not been to Oz then?

We have absolutely everything there.

You can have the witchetty grubs.

VimFuego

spent over a year there.

Richardj

I'm ashamed to say I've watched most of them.  I was interested in the recipes and to see the regional cooking. I liked his support and enthusiasm local resteraunts. I was however appalled at the general portion size, the amount of wastage and just couldn't see the point in making food so spicy it was virtually inedible.

chillidoggy

Panama_Jack666 said:

octatonic said:

I love to see a Brit version of it without all the whooping and hollering.

It would just be some fat northerner in a depressing cafe, moaning about life whilst eating his own weight in bacon.

I'd watch that.

Just get in the car and head north and stop at any cafe.

octatonic

chillidoggy said:

Panama_Jack666 said:

octatonic said:

I love to see a Brit version of it without all the whooping and hollering.

It would just be some fat northerner in a depressing cafe, moaning about life whilst eating his own weight in bacon.

I'd watch that. 

Just get in the car and head north and stop at any cafe.

LOL.

Col_Decker

Nobody is qualified to have an opinion unless you've eaten Ghost Naga chillies. We had a man vs chilli spin off at work. NEVER AGAIN

holnrew

I'd love to try one, but my stomach is a massive pussy.

EricTheWeary

The follow up series is a bit pants.

I always wondered why he won't take his jacket off during challenges and he wouldn't answer that when he appeared on Sunday Brunch.

boogieman

EricTheWeary;102776" said:

I always wondered why he won't take his jacket off during challenges and he wouldn't answer that when he appeared on Sunday Brunch.

It's because he's got two midgets inside who help him eat all the food.