Banned and Controversial Foods

Shark fin harvesting is actually worse than is explained here. They are caught, the fins are cut off of the living shark, and the quadruple-amputee shark is thrown back in the water, still alive.

“Hey majors” That settles it. We are all old.

As a Jamaican, I'm proud that our associated food was the only one on this list that was neither disgusting nor involved needless cruelty to animals.

The art-style has tremendously improved, I feel like; the shading on those more detailed characters is quite nice!

Samonella is like that one uncle who you rarely see but every time he visits it's a miracle

When the last star dies, and the heat death of the universe is complete, one last sound will travel through the void: “hey elders”

“Killing 1 bird with no stones” made me blow more air out of my nose

“Our mission is to eat birds whole and then make people not remember things” simply unhinged and I love it

"Ah. Today I crave bird spit." That voice killed me.

Context: Yao Ming is mentioned because of his PR campaigns about not eating shark fin soup was so influential that it was responsible for an immensely steep reduction of the soup's consumption in China. From 2011 to 2018, consumption of shark fin soup dropped by 70% in China.

I remember learning about ortolans from the show succession. The characters Tom and Gregg both eat some in a restaurant, and when Tom explains how they've gotta wear towels over their heads, he says "some say it's to mask the shame, others to heighten the pleasure"

Ah yes, that decadently prepared Sam O'Nella content we crave... and the subject just happens to be about weird cravings.

From “hey kids” to “hey adults” to “hey majors” I feel honored

The french will do ANYTHING to get mentioned in a Sam O'Nella video

my man of culture is back, giving us info we didnt think we needed, but gladly accepted! Thanx Mate. Good to hear/see from u again

Just discovered this gem of a channel and I can't remember the last time learned as much as I laughed. Bravo, good sir, bravo! 👏

6:29 I love that the lobotomy guy is photorealistic while Cosby is a horrific caricature

I like how the mic quality is slightly shitty, 10/10 brings me right back

Most of the weird foods in this video at least I can see happening out of desperation or accident. Maggot cheese? You leave it out too long, it can happen. You get stuck in a siege and compounded by the fact Sardinia is an island, what are you going to do? Get more cheese? Makes sense. Shark fin soup. You live in a fishing village and 80+% of your diet comes from the ocean? Yeah, make the bones and fins into a nice stock, why not? The Ackee. The prepare right or die thing is common in legumes. For Example, if you don’t clean off all the non-nut matter, cashews are violently poisonous. Another example is if the cooking heat isn’t high enough, kidney beans are lethal. Bird's nest soup. Same thing with the maggots and cheese. It originated as a famine dish. Hard times and you try to eat anything you can. The fact that the Ortolan is made with expensive alcohol and has a built-in shame mechanic means the French knew what they were doing, had a choice, and did it anyway.

Hope you're doing well Sam. Just graduated college myself last May and this whole real life thing can blow sometimes but it always gets better. Glad to have you back!