Brits try Southern Desserts for the first time!

As our trip around New Orleans nears its end, we decided to treat ourselves to some of the sweeter offerings that we were told we MUST try whilst we were there!

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Hi, I’m Josh. I’m Ollie. And today we’re going to the most  famous cafe in all of New Orleans. To try something called Baynets… There’s a g in there somewhere. Okay, Begnets. I think it’s silent. – And after that, – Beige-nets.

We’re also going to try some of the most  famous Southern sweet treats and desserts. I’ve got a sweet tooth. I’m very excited. I had sweet tooth but I had  to get them all removed. Okay. So these Baynets, are they an  old classic from New Orleans? Apparently a very old classic.

I think a little bit of French influence. So they’re from Old Orleans. First off is apparently the original coffee stand. Cafe du monde. I think this is maybe the most  famous spot in New Orleans. Everyone I talked to before we came here said, “You have to come to Cafe de monde.

And this place is pumping. Oh my gosh. How do we say that? Beignet. – Beignet. – Yeah Beignet. And you got more just coming out. So that’s the best time to try it. Yeah. You think we should have it fresh. Thank you so much. Wow look at this. Woah. It’s hot.

Sugar’s almost like stuck to it as well. Oh my gosh. It feels somewhere in between  like a croissant and a donut. Alright, let’s give it a go. Oh yeah. Wow. Wow. Wow. You know it’s vaguely reminiscent  of like a traditional Korean donut. Really fluffy. It’s basic right?

– It’s very basic and it looks very basic. – It’s almost like bread dough. That’s been deep fried. Without the sugar, it really  wouldn’t be that sweet at all. Describing it that way makes it sound bland. It’s not bland at all. I can see how that’s famous. It’s good right? Nice and fluffy.

So good. It’s much denser than I was expecting. You know like the inside of a baguette. You’re right. It’s like a deep fried baguette. Yeah, there is. I mean something very Frenchy. With sugar on top. It really is the definition of  food that doesn’t travel well.

You’ve got to get it out the fryer. Eat it when it’s hot. If you walked a couple of blocks, not only would you be covered in icing sugar. The glitter of the culinary world… Yeah okay. But they’d be cold. New Orleans is also famous for  quite a few other desserts. Some of them,

I think specifically originated here  and have made it around the South. Okay. Including the thing we’re going to try next. Which is called banana fosters. That sounds like a horrible beer. The next spot. Brennan’s. Another New Orleans institution. It’s a beautiful building. Absolutely stunning isn’t it? I mean it’s very historic around here.

Kind of like Old Orleans. Really beautiful street. How are you? Good to see  you, welcome to Brennan’s. – I’m Josh – I’m Ollie. Christian. Nice to see you. Wow the piano is playing itself! I think I’ve seen some videos of you all before. Oh really? I think it was actually Bucc-ees.

I think you did something in Bucc-ees. And you’re like “What is this nonsense?” And then you’re like “I should not like  any part of this and it’s delicious”. I’m glad you’ve seen that video. Absolutely. Thank you so much. Wow, look at this. Thank you, Christian. Certainly, our pleasure! So, Christian.

I’ve heard there’s one thing we  really need to try especially. Banana’s Foster was created here. I’m going to cook it for you. Fantastic. Oh wow. What? Right here? So we start with just a dash of butter, And a Sprinkle of brown sugar, And a whisper of cinnamon in the pan,

And I know you two are very healthy eaters. You do nothing but eat vegetables  and drink lots of water. So when this was created, One of the ideas was to flambe table side. And so the question was, should we  flambe with banana liquer or rum. And Ella Brennan famously said

“Hell, it’s New Orleans let’s use both. You can smell that. It smells incredible. It smells so good. We welcome about 250,000 people a year to  come to Brennan’s that order an entree. And about 200,000 of them order bananas. 400,000 bananas a year. Woah! He’s so theatrical! I love it.

It’s like the Cirque du Soleil of desserts. This looks good. Oh my gosh. You have the cold of the ice cream in here. You have the hot sauce. You have the texture of the banana. Oh look at that. So Banana’s foster from where  it was created gentlemen. Thank you so much, Christian.

My pleasure. Thank you, wow. Oh my gosh. Cheers mate. Bananas foster. Oh my gosh. Wow. Yeah. Oh, the warm banana. Caramelised with so much flavour. It’s literally it’s like a warm hug. I’m actually speechless. And in case that wasn’t enough to sugar for you.

Want to make sure you have  plenty of sugar in your diet. Oh my gosh. – That’s a lot of candy. – Thank you very much. Thank you. Similar to this morning, Like ingredients you’ve had your whole life. But prepared, again, in a  way that it just elevates it. It looks so easy.

I feel like I could make that at home. Obviously with a fire extinguisher close by. Luke, I can see on your face, You’re like how the hell… I mean that’s just a banana split  with a little bit of fancy alcohol. It”s something about the  way the bananas are prepared.

Get some sauce get get lots of sauce. It absorbs the flavour and the  bananas are perfectly caramelised. Mate, the banana. The texture. Wow. That is beautiful. It is beautiful. It feels like it’s perfected. It’s like a grown up Banana Split isn’t it? It is. Like to perfection. You couldn’t improve on that.

It can’t be that good. It looks like just banana icecream. It really does look like banana ice cream but… You see what I mean? Wow. The flavour just keeps coming. I’m kind of amazed at this  place serves anything but this. You could start a restaurant just doing this.

This by the way just a taste of childhood. Well the thing is, I am a little traumatised. The last time we had cotton candy. It was the toe of Satan. I forgot about that! We made the spiciest cotton candy in the world.

Genuinely one of the few times while  filming that I was afraid for my life. Yeah, well none of us could breathe! Our throats swole up cuz it was so spicy. And the entire crew everyone just started  coughing their way out of the building. This is healing that trauma. I’m reframing that trauma.

So I always say the Tipsy Cake  that we had from Heston over   lockdown is my favorite dessert of all time. This might tip it. Wow. It honestly might. You’re saying that’s the  best dessert you’ve ever had? It’s perfect it’s perfect. Yeah, I mean for what it is,  you could not improve on that.

Also I could have another 10. Yeah. You know? Definitely shouldn’t, but yeah. Often with a really really great dessert, You get to the end and you’re like, – You feel sick. – Oh my gosh. – Whereas, actually it’s healthy – One of your five-a-day. We basically just had a fruit salad.

Flambed with alcohol. The fosters or the candy floss? Come on! That was… It’s Perfection. It’s really incredible. Ollie said it might be his  favourite dessert he’s ever had. It’s alright alright. You’re an upstanding gentleman. I don’t care what they say about you. You’re good looking, handsome, and brilliant! My gosh! Fantastic!

It’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me! Thank you, Christian. Thank you so much for having us. Honestly, it’s really amazing. What a legend! – The hospitality now here man! – People here are so nice. Hospitality. Seriously. You saying that’s your favourite dessert ever, It’s quite statement.

‘Cause we had some pretty  special desserts on this trip. Bread pudding. The bread pudding at Lil Dizzy’s. Wow. Gosh. Visually… It looks like it’s fallen out the back of a van. My granny used to make an  epic bread pudding actually. Smells almost Christmasy. The thing is.

I don’t want to dis my beloved Granny’s memory. So I should start by saying, This can never beat Granny’s recipe. Very moist looking. Yeah very. Wow. Okay. We’re testing my family loyalty here. It looks like it’s lacking custard. Mate, you do not need custard. These tricky Americans! What do you mean?

They’ve only gone and spiced it. Yeah they have. It’s heavily spiced. Why didn’t we think of this? Why don’t we think of adding spices to things. It makes them so much better! That’s a big mouthful of bread pudding. But it’s soft and moist and  juicy and just goes down. No custard necessary.

It’s like it’s got Custard in it. Yeah! You know when like those Southern barbecuers. Like inject the meat with with stuff? I don’t know what they’re injecting it with… That’s been injected with like flipping goodness. Easily best bread pudding I’ve ever had. Also the banana pudding at Blue Oak.

It looks like a stock image that turns  up when you search unhealthy foods. Stop. Presumably the banana pudding  is going to be underneath. Dig deep. Oh. x6 Something is hiding beneath. Are there biscuit bits in there? I think so. There’s banana, cinnamon maybe? That’s really good.

Underneath all the whipped cream  you got this banana pudding, With like bits of biscuit and everything in there. This is so good! Chocolate banana is perfectly spiced again. Holy crap that’s good. I don’t know what to expect. Oh you weren’t in Savannah so you’ve  never had banana pudding before!

I’ve never had banana pudding. Wow. Luke’s first ever taste of banana pudding. There you go. Have a bit of biscuit. It’s good. There was a little bit in there I think. It’s like creamy, air. It’s like almost mousse. Yeah almost. But then like, more creamy. That’s delicious. Absolutely delicious. Really really good.

Love that! And now to the ones we tried yesterday! Trying tomorrow… What? Gosh it’s like the MCU. I can’t keep track. It’s like that Doctor Strange  film that made no sense. I’m just time… I’m doing the time thing back. You’re hoping Aiden puts in  some little sparkler bits. – Okay. – Thanks Aiden.

Please put them in ’cause otherwise  it like a complete psycho. Man this whole trip has been so special. Really really cool. Such a privilege to get to experience  a little bit of the local culture, Through the local Cuisine. Meet all the people we’ve met. With such a warm welcome in this place.

I really recommend if you’re  anywhere near New Orleans, Come by. Visit some of the restaurants we went to. All worth the trip. Well on that note. See you JOLLY soon. See you JOLLY soon guys. Cheers mate. No, okay.