1 00:00:00,305 --> 00:00:01,045 - Ode. Oh, 2 00:00:01,385 --> 00:00:05,725 - Tom, - You know, when we're doing this right now, for, 3 00:00:05,725 --> 00:00:08,925 for those listeners who may be listening at any time ever, 4 00:00:09,195 --> 00:00:11,645 potentially in the very far distant future, 5 00:00:12,785 --> 00:00:14,885 it is now February in the year. 6 00:00:15,425 --> 00:00:18,325 And so of what year? Of what year? Yes. 7 00:00:18,785 --> 00:00:20,125 You wanna know what year it is, ? 8 00:00:20,165 --> 00:00:23,725 I do, uh, it's 2024. Oh, cool. Yes. 9 00:00:24,085 --> 00:00:26,165 I, I had no idea what year was honestly, . 10 00:00:26,555 --> 00:00:27,725 I've lost all track of time 11 00:00:28,105 --> 00:00:30,925 and, well, it's, it's a, um, 12 00:00:31,995 --> 00:00:33,245 it's the, the time of the year. 13 00:00:33,245 --> 00:00:37,325 What, what happens that might have a cultural impact 14 00:00:38,025 --> 00:00:39,845 on us in this month, 15 00:00:40,665 --> 00:00:42,565 - Not only this month, but right now, 16 00:00:42,585 --> 00:00:44,365 as we speak about it, it, it's happening. 17 00:00:44,475 --> 00:00:48,125 This la Miss Woo. 18 00:00:48,435 --> 00:00:52,085 This is Mardi Gras time all down in Orleans anyway, 19 00:00:52,145 --> 00:00:55,605 and we've got carnival in, in, in Rio coming up. 20 00:00:55,615 --> 00:00:57,565 We've got Carnival in in Brazil. 21 00:00:57,565 --> 00:00:59,765 We've got Carnival in different parts of the Caribbean. 22 00:00:59,835 --> 00:01:01,365 Nice. This is the month, man. 23 00:01:01,435 --> 00:01:04,525 This is when we're, this is coming up to lent. 24 00:01:04,625 --> 00:01:06,245 We, you know, you gotta let it all out 25 00:01:06,245 --> 00:01:09,765 because you can't do it once Lent comes and every Right. 26 00:01:09,905 --> 00:01:11,765 You gotta pull it all together again. Okay. 27 00:01:11,825 --> 00:01:15,805 So this is all leading up to, um, Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday. 28 00:01:16,145 --> 00:01:17,965 - Fat Tuesday. Yeah. Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday. 29 00:01:18,385 --> 00:01:20,765 - And I was reading something in the paper about this. 30 00:01:20,945 --> 00:01:23,445 One of the phenomenons, one of the traditions of Mardi Gras, 31 00:01:23,445 --> 00:01:26,765 certainly the, as it's done in, in New Orleans Yeah. 32 00:01:27,025 --> 00:01:28,725 Is, uh, you know, it's a very, it comes out 33 00:01:28,725 --> 00:01:30,485 of a very Catholic tradition in 34 00:01:30,485 --> 00:01:31,485 - The Right. 35 00:01:31,485 --> 00:01:32,885 - It's celebration before Lent. Right. 36 00:01:33,185 --> 00:01:37,965 Um, but over the years, the, the, the, the, the importance 37 00:01:37,965 --> 00:01:40,605 of king cake and the reason I mention 38 00:01:41,035 --> 00:01:42,325 king cake, king cake, king 39 00:01:42,325 --> 00:01:43,525 - Cake King, king cake. 40 00:01:43,625 --> 00:01:45,285 That's hard to say. King cake King. 41 00:01:45,285 --> 00:01:46,565 Well, there, everybody say it now. Here we go. 42 00:01:46,675 --> 00:01:47,805 King, king cake. King 43 00:01:47,805 --> 00:01:48,805 - Cake. 44 00:01:48,805 --> 00:01:49,405 There's a Mardi CROs king, 45 00:01:49,545 --> 00:01:53,125 and there's a Mardi Gra Mardi Gras queen Uhhuh, um, 46 00:01:53,125 --> 00:01:55,605 and the connection of King and queen and, 47 00:01:56,065 --> 00:01:57,645 and the three wise men, 48 00:01:57,985 --> 00:02:00,125 - Uh, the three kings, three cows king, 49 00:02:00,125 --> 00:02:01,365 three kings. So yeah. 50 00:02:01,755 --> 00:02:03,485 - It's all coming together. Yeah. Right. 51 00:02:03,485 --> 00:02:04,885 - Okay. Which probably may have been 52 00:02:04,885 --> 00:02:06,725 kings may not in whatever. Yeah. Go 53 00:02:06,725 --> 00:02:07,725 - Ahead. 54 00:02:07,725 --> 00:02:08,005 So king cake Oh. 55 00:02:08,265 --> 00:02:11,085 Is developed, it's a fairly newer tradition in, 56 00:02:11,145 --> 00:02:12,805 in Mardi Gras where you have this, 57 00:02:12,955 --> 00:02:15,245 it's a delicious pastry, and 58 00:02:15,275 --> 00:02:16,925 - It's, it's this - Huge cake. 59 00:02:17,315 --> 00:02:18,645 It's like a crawler, 60 00:02:18,825 --> 00:02:21,325 but it's, it's like a, a massive crawler. 61 00:02:21,685 --> 00:02:22,725 - A giant crawler 62 00:02:22,885 --> 00:02:23,885 - . 63 00:02:23,885 --> 00:02:24,325 Giant crawler. Yeah. 64 00:02:24,625 --> 00:02:29,525 And it's, it's, um, covered in, in, in this, um, 65 00:02:29,715 --> 00:02:31,205 - It's a king size crawler. 66 00:02:31,395 --> 00:02:32,525 - Yeah, - Exactly. Yeah. 67 00:02:32,545 --> 00:02:35,605 - See a frosting of three different colors, uh, purple, 68 00:02:36,315 --> 00:02:38,805 gold, and green, which are the Mardi Gras colors. 69 00:02:38,955 --> 00:02:42,165 - Okay. Yeah. - And, um, and inside you cut it, 70 00:02:42,465 --> 00:02:44,965 and it could be flavored, it can have almond flavoring 71 00:02:45,025 --> 00:02:46,725 inside or vanilla flavoring. 72 00:02:46,755 --> 00:02:51,125 It's it, uh, but somewhere in the cake is a baby Jesus. 73 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:54,005 - Oh, right, okay. A - Little plastic baby cheese. 74 00:02:54,385 --> 00:02:56,965 - Oh, yeah. Yeah. - And most of the, uh, 75 00:02:56,965 --> 00:03:00,005 commercial king cakes that are, that are manufactured now 76 00:03:00,185 --> 00:03:02,965 for Mardi Gras, keep the baby Jesus in a 77 00:03:02,965 --> 00:03:04,365 little pl piece of plastic. 78 00:03:04,785 --> 00:03:06,125 And they don't put it in the cake. 79 00:03:06,125 --> 00:03:07,365 They put it right on the top, 80 00:03:07,745 --> 00:03:10,165 so it becomes your responsibility. 81 00:03:10,645 --> 00:03:12,085 'cause they don't want to put it inside the cake. 82 00:03:12,305 --> 00:03:14,125 - So they don't get lawsuits from having 83 00:03:14,125 --> 00:03:15,245 someone swallow the baby. 84 00:03:15,245 --> 00:03:16,485 Jesus. Exactly. Okay. 85 00:03:16,885 --> 00:03:18,125 - Although I think the swallowing the baby 86 00:03:18,125 --> 00:03:20,205 Jesus is like communion. Right. Well, 87 00:03:20,485 --> 00:03:21,485 - , wow. 88 00:03:21,665 --> 00:03:24,045 Um, yeah, I did. I didn't know that . 89 00:03:24,045 --> 00:03:25,885 Well, sort of, I 90 00:03:25,885 --> 00:03:29,005 - Mean, I'm guessing not being a follower of the flock, I'm, 91 00:03:29,185 --> 00:03:31,045 I'm looking at the whole situation from the 92 00:03:31,045 --> 00:03:32,205 outside, but Right. 93 00:03:32,435 --> 00:03:34,765 Yeah. Swallow the baby Jesus. I think that's probably the 94 00:03:34,765 --> 00:03:35,765 - Thing thing. 95 00:03:35,765 --> 00:03:38,245 Well, in truth, yes. It's the, the body of Christ is. Yeah. 96 00:03:38,245 --> 00:03:40,245 Okay. Is, uh, I I is part of communion. Yeah. 97 00:03:40,715 --> 00:03:43,005 - It's this big, it's like an inch pig. Yeah. 98 00:03:43,125 --> 00:03:44,125 - A little plastic baby. Which makes it even easier 99 00:03:44,425 --> 00:03:44,805 to swallow. 100 00:03:45,135 --> 00:03:46,135 - Right? Yeah. So you don't want, 101 00:03:46,285 --> 00:03:47,285 - I think it's the litigation part 102 00:03:47,285 --> 00:03:48,405 that's probably driving what 103 00:03:48,405 --> 00:03:49,405 - They're doing. 104 00:03:49,405 --> 00:03:49,805 You don't, you don't want, you don't wanna do that, 105 00:03:49,805 --> 00:03:50,805 - Right? 106 00:03:50,805 --> 00:03:52,325 No. No. Yeah. I think I'd rather not. Yeah. So, 107 00:03:52,425 --> 00:03:53,525 - Um, and why, - Why are we, 108 00:03:53,585 --> 00:03:55,365 why are we talking about this? Well, because 109 00:03:55,435 --> 00:03:57,205 - It's, because it's a Mardi Gras Oh. 110 00:03:57,275 --> 00:03:59,365 Tradition. And this is the month of Mardi Gras. 111 00:03:59,385 --> 00:04:01,205 And here's the thing about, wait, 112 00:04:01,205 --> 00:04:02,365 - Here's the thing. Hold on. Hold. Here's 113 00:04:02,365 --> 00:04:03,365 - The cultural thing. 114 00:04:03,425 --> 00:04:05,525 Yes. Okay. Right. Well, wait, wait a minute. 115 00:04:05,585 --> 00:04:07,965 We, before we've like, why are we here? Well, 116 00:04:08,265 --> 00:04:09,605 - That's what I'm wondering because 117 00:04:09,915 --> 00:04:12,885 - It's a cultural thing, because Oops. 118 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:15,045 Your culture show, your is showing, 119 00:04:21,985 --> 00:04:23,525 - And it's showing quite a bit here. 120 00:04:24,025 --> 00:04:25,765 - And, and I'm here with Tom Peterson 121 00:04:26,025 --> 00:04:28,285 - And, and I'm here with Dean Foster, and 122 00:04:28,285 --> 00:04:31,165 - We are both here with - Torin. 123 00:04:31,415 --> 00:04:33,285 Hello. Hey. Hi, . 124 00:04:33,925 --> 00:04:35,085 I didn't know if I was supposed to say in 125 00:04:35,085 --> 00:04:36,125 my name or not. You're 126 00:04:36,125 --> 00:04:37,645 - In and we're, and we're all, 127 00:04:37,645 --> 00:04:38,845 and we're all wishing we're sitting 128 00:04:38,845 --> 00:04:40,485 around eating king cake. Oh, yeah. 129 00:04:40,615 --> 00:04:42,525 - Water now. Some king cake right now. Yeah. 130 00:04:42,785 --> 00:04:44,605 - Yep. It's, it's very tasty. Yep. 131 00:04:44,625 --> 00:04:47,245 But everybody in New Orleans has got their favorite king 132 00:04:47,295 --> 00:04:49,885 cakes, so, and there's lots of bakeries that make them. 133 00:04:50,265 --> 00:04:51,765 So you gotta be very careful about 134 00:04:51,765 --> 00:04:53,405 what you say about King cake, 135 00:04:53,405 --> 00:04:56,285 because you're probably gonna be either complimenting 136 00:04:56,285 --> 00:04:59,925 or putting somebody's favorite king cake manufacturer down. 137 00:04:59,925 --> 00:05:01,605 And everybody's got their favorites. So. Well, I 138 00:05:01,605 --> 00:05:03,245 - Don't want, I don't have No, I'm gonna desire 139 00:05:03,345 --> 00:05:04,405 to dis the king cake. 140 00:05:04,665 --> 00:05:06,285 No wish to, no wish to that. 141 00:05:06,475 --> 00:05:08,405 - Well, I say that as a caveat now 142 00:05:08,405 --> 00:05:12,085 because one of the things that struck me recently is 143 00:05:12,085 --> 00:05:15,725 that there's been this one manufacturer of king cake in, 144 00:05:15,745 --> 00:05:18,845 in New Orleans that has gotten a tremendous amount of press. 145 00:05:19,325 --> 00:05:22,685 Hmm. And the king cake, by the way, is phenomenal. Mm-Hmm. 146 00:05:22,725 --> 00:05:24,645 . It really is good. It's dung. 147 00:05:25,755 --> 00:05:27,325 - Okay. King - Cake. Mm. 148 00:05:27,515 --> 00:05:31,925 - Okay. - Now Ang doesn't sound very French or 149 00:05:32,185 --> 00:05:34,645 - Cre I would not say that would sound French. 150 00:05:34,645 --> 00:05:36,725 - Right, right. Because they're not, they're Vietnamese. 151 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:39,885 Okay. Okay. It's a Vietnamese bakery that started about, 152 00:05:40,045 --> 00:05:41,565 I think, uh, 10 or 15 years ago. 153 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:44,725 Okay. Uh, by Vietnamese immigrants Uhhuh . 154 00:05:44,745 --> 00:05:46,285 And here's the cultural connection. 155 00:05:46,285 --> 00:05:49,005 You've got, you've got the influence 156 00:05:49,025 --> 00:05:53,325 of French culture in both New Orleans Yes. And in Vietnam. 157 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:55,405 - Right. Uhhuh and - Everybody's, 158 00:05:55,405 --> 00:05:56,885 - Because it was a colony of, of France. 159 00:05:57,465 --> 00:06:00,285 - Yes. And in Vietnam, one of the amazing things 160 00:06:00,285 --> 00:06:03,005 that struck me, the very first time I I was there, 161 00:06:03,185 --> 00:06:05,005 was the fact that you have this incredible 162 00:06:05,315 --> 00:06:06,645 Southeast Asian food. 163 00:06:07,045 --> 00:06:10,045 Hmm. You know, you've got all of the, the lemongrass and, 164 00:06:10,465 --> 00:06:12,325 and the buns and, and, and, 165 00:06:12,345 --> 00:06:14,805 and the delicious Southeast Asian foods 166 00:06:14,805 --> 00:06:16,925 that you can imagine if you've ever had Thai food. 167 00:06:16,925 --> 00:06:19,245 Mm-Hmm hmm. Yes. And the fur Mm-Hmm. 168 00:06:19,245 --> 00:06:21,085 Which is uniquely Vietnamese Mm-Hmm. 169 00:06:21,125 --> 00:06:23,125 , which is this, basically this hot soup. 170 00:06:23,125 --> 00:06:24,285 Mm-Hmm. , you know, it's, right. Yeah. 171 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:26,485 You can have it with beef, you can have it with chicken, 172 00:06:26,545 --> 00:06:29,085 you can have it with veggies, you can have it with shrimp. 173 00:06:29,585 --> 00:06:32,045 Uh, I'm getting real hungry. It, it's, it's wonderful. 174 00:06:32,385 --> 00:06:35,605 And, but it's all Southeast Asian style. Right. Okay. Yep. 175 00:06:35,705 --> 00:06:38,845 Um, and then you have, um, you, 176 00:06:38,865 --> 00:06:40,845 you see people coming home at the end of the day 177 00:06:40,845 --> 00:06:44,125 with fresh baked baguettes saga, 178 00:06:44,145 --> 00:06:46,005 the French influence in, in Yeah. 179 00:06:46,225 --> 00:06:49,445 You know, in, in Ho Chi Minh City, it's part 180 00:06:49,445 --> 00:06:50,565 of Vietnamese culture. 181 00:06:50,835 --> 00:06:52,725 Sure, sure. So you have rice 182 00:06:53,185 --> 00:06:55,685 and bread, not just rice culture. 183 00:06:55,745 --> 00:06:58,565 Mm. Yeah. But you have rice and bread culture. Okay. 184 00:06:58,815 --> 00:07:00,405 Uhhuh . And, uh, and, 185 00:07:00,545 --> 00:07:04,485 and in Vietnam you can have French delicacies as well as, 186 00:07:04,785 --> 00:07:06,325 uh, Southeast Asian style food. 187 00:07:06,425 --> 00:07:08,685 Huh. And it, it's right there. 188 00:07:08,875 --> 00:07:12,445 It's, it's always, since the French, certainly, um, 189 00:07:12,665 --> 00:07:13,925 the colonization, it, 190 00:07:14,035 --> 00:07:16,645 it's always been heavily influenced by French cuisine. 191 00:07:16,825 --> 00:07:20,605 Mm. So now we have these French, these, 192 00:07:20,655 --> 00:07:23,685 these Vietnamese immigrants coming to the Gulf Coast 193 00:07:23,685 --> 00:07:26,885 of the United States and settling where, of course, 194 00:07:27,385 --> 00:07:28,885 in a warm climate Right. 195 00:07:28,885 --> 00:07:31,685 Where they can continue to do their seafood. 196 00:07:32,745 --> 00:07:35,485 And because the Gulf is filled Sure. With shrimp. Mm-Hmm. 197 00:07:35,525 --> 00:07:38,205 Absolutely. As it is the, the Gulf of Saigon 198 00:07:38,785 --> 00:07:40,685 in, in, in Vietnam. 199 00:07:40,685 --> 00:07:41,845 Mm-Hmm. . And 200 00:07:42,105 --> 00:07:44,045 so it's a very similar topography, 201 00:07:44,045 --> 00:07:48,285 and it allows them to continue to do the kind of, um, uh, 202 00:07:48,545 --> 00:07:50,285 living that they, that they were doing. 203 00:07:50,355 --> 00:07:53,605 Yeah, sure. And they bring with them all of their 204 00:07:54,805 --> 00:07:57,205 culinary traditions, including the French tradition. 205 00:07:57,205 --> 00:07:58,285 Yeah. Which matches 206 00:07:58,475 --> 00:08:01,125 with the French traditions in New Orleans. 207 00:08:01,315 --> 00:08:02,485 It's like a perfect fit. Okay. Yeah. 208 00:08:02,545 --> 00:08:06,445 So now you have a Vietnamese bakery making king cake. Mm. 209 00:08:07,105 --> 00:08:10,925 And what do they do? They make it in a uniquely French way. 210 00:08:11,145 --> 00:08:15,685 Mm. Which makes it suddenly an amazing standout. Mm. Nice. 211 00:08:15,685 --> 00:08:17,205 Now, I've had, I've had different kinds 212 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:18,605 of king cakes in New Orleans. 213 00:08:18,835 --> 00:08:20,965 Okay. And they're all wonderful, 214 00:08:20,965 --> 00:08:23,485 and they're all slightly different and, huh. 215 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:27,885 You know, you can have, uh, but they're all ishish. 216 00:08:27,905 --> 00:08:29,285 And you can have a blind, 217 00:08:29,425 --> 00:08:31,565 we should definitely have a blind tasting at king cakes. 218 00:08:31,725 --> 00:08:32,885 'cause they're all fabulous whales. 219 00:08:32,925 --> 00:08:36,005 I must , they're gonna force me into it. 220 00:08:36,075 --> 00:08:37,325 I'll do my best. . 221 00:08:37,665 --> 00:08:42,365 But this one when I just most recently had, um, 222 00:08:42,865 --> 00:08:47,525 had, had, had done king cake was very different. 223 00:08:47,715 --> 00:08:49,325 Okay. Oh, and it was different 224 00:08:49,325 --> 00:08:53,125 because the tradition that the Vietnamese immigrants brought 225 00:08:53,125 --> 00:08:56,655 with them was the tradition of lamination. 226 00:08:57,435 --> 00:08:58,455 - Oh, yeah. Where 227 00:08:58,455 --> 00:09:02,375 - You, where you take the dough and you, and you roll it out 228 00:09:02,715 --> 00:09:06,015 and there's, and, and you fold it and fold it 229 00:09:06,195 --> 00:09:07,855 and fold it and fold it. 230 00:09:07,955 --> 00:09:11,135 And between each fold, there's lots of butter. Oh 231 00:09:11,435 --> 00:09:12,615 - My goodness. There's 232 00:09:12,615 --> 00:09:13,615 - Lots of cinnamon. 233 00:09:13,955 --> 00:09:15,855 - Oh my goodness. - That they put in there. Mm-Hmm. 234 00:09:16,035 --> 00:09:18,575 And then, and then you, and then you chill it, 235 00:09:19,115 --> 00:09:20,295 and then you do it again. 236 00:09:20,795 --> 00:09:23,615 You roll it out, you fold it, you fold it, 237 00:09:23,875 --> 00:09:25,175 you fold it, you fold it. 238 00:09:25,595 --> 00:09:29,255 Butter, butter, butter, butter. Chill it, do it again. 239 00:09:29,815 --> 00:09:30,815 240 00:09:30,875 --> 00:09:31,875 - You over there. 241 00:09:32,235 --> 00:09:33,775 - And then, - And then, 242 00:09:33,875 --> 00:09:35,415 unless I was eating some of that. Right. 243 00:09:35,435 --> 00:09:37,215 - And then you frost - It. Just imagine you're, 244 00:09:37,355 --> 00:09:38,655 - And what we're doing is we're, that's 245 00:09:38,655 --> 00:09:39,215 - The problem. I'm, 246 00:09:39,505 --> 00:09:43,095 - We're frosting it with the lightest frosting. 247 00:09:43,165 --> 00:09:46,455 This is not a thick coat of heavy crusty 248 00:09:46,455 --> 00:09:47,455 - Frosting too. 249 00:09:47,455 --> 00:09:49,975 Right. Right's, much frosting. This is light. Yeah. 250 00:09:49,975 --> 00:09:52,415 You don't, don't overdue. Well, 251 00:09:53,155 --> 00:09:55,095 - In a, in a very French fashion, 252 00:09:55,615 --> 00:09:58,295 - , - But it's a French fashion that comes 253 00:09:58,295 --> 00:09:59,615 to us via Vietnam. 254 00:09:59,745 --> 00:10:01,855 - Right, right. Yeah. Oh, that sounds wonderful. 255 00:10:01,855 --> 00:10:04,295 - My gosh. And this particular king cake is bringing 256 00:10:04,295 --> 00:10:08,315 traditional French culinary aspects 257 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:09,525 - Right. 258 00:10:10,095 --> 00:10:11,515 - To the king cake. Yeah, sure. 259 00:10:11,545 --> 00:10:13,595 - Yeah, - Sure. Which is, which 260 00:10:14,195 --> 00:10:15,795 I have not seen in other king cakes. 261 00:10:15,845 --> 00:10:18,635 Right. So you bite into this one. Yeah. 262 00:10:18,815 --> 00:10:20,315 And the butter just oozes 263 00:10:20,735 --> 00:10:22,115 - Oh my gosh. From it 264 00:10:22,535 --> 00:10:23,535 - Wow. 265 00:10:23,535 --> 00:10:25,915 Into this very light, light sweet frosting. 266 00:10:25,945 --> 00:10:29,275 - Yeah. Wow. Yeah. - And I don't know if I were the baby 267 00:10:29,275 --> 00:10:31,115 Jesus, I wouldn't wanna come out , right. 268 00:10:31,275 --> 00:10:34,195 - . Oh, no, no, no, no. Stay there forever. 269 00:10:34,435 --> 00:10:35,475 I, I think that's wise. 270 00:10:35,895 --> 00:10:40,035 Um, it's, I mean it, if it's what it's telling me is 271 00:10:40,035 --> 00:10:42,075 that if I lived in New Orleans, 272 00:10:43,365 --> 00:10:45,965 I would weigh 400 pounds. . 273 00:10:46,535 --> 00:10:47,645 - There is there is that, 274 00:10:47,785 --> 00:10:48,785 - I'm not tall. 275 00:10:48,785 --> 00:10:50,685 So 400 pounds. Yes. 276 00:10:50,905 --> 00:10:55,785 Can, can I ask with that, is king cake baked year round? 277 00:10:56,045 --> 00:10:57,745 No, no. Just during Mar. Oh. 278 00:10:57,745 --> 00:11:00,665 You can only get it during that time. So that helps . 279 00:11:00,845 --> 00:11:04,825 - You can only get it, I suppose you can go into some sort 280 00:11:04,825 --> 00:11:06,785 of, you know, store where they're got frozen cake. 281 00:11:06,785 --> 00:11:08,145 Yeah. Tea cake, you know, that's 282 00:11:08,145 --> 00:11:09,145 - Not fresh - Baked. 283 00:11:09,145 --> 00:11:10,465 Nobody wants it. Yeah. Yeah. 284 00:11:10,765 --> 00:11:12,945 Uh, they only make it the, usually the two 285 00:11:12,945 --> 00:11:14,625 or three weeks coming up to Mardi Gras. 286 00:11:14,625 --> 00:11:16,505 Yeah. And then once Mardi Gras is finished, 287 00:11:16,615 --> 00:11:17,665 once we got Fat Tuesday, 288 00:11:17,665 --> 00:11:19,025 that's it. It goes away. We're done. 289 00:11:19,245 --> 00:11:20,905 - You gotta wait. Gotta - Wait. Yeah. 290 00:11:21,285 --> 00:11:25,465 - Wow. Wow. Well, that's, I mean, that's disappointing. 291 00:11:25,605 --> 00:11:27,665 Can I ask why we're not in New Orleans right now, 292 00:11:27,945 --> 00:11:28,945 - ? 293 00:11:28,945 --> 00:11:30,665 Well, that's a question that we all often ask ourselves. 294 00:11:31,415 --> 00:11:33,505 Yeah. Just about any time of year. Yeah. 295 00:11:33,685 --> 00:11:35,745 Except maybe the middle of the summer. Well, 296 00:11:35,745 --> 00:11:37,345 - That's, there are times where Yeah. 297 00:11:37,345 --> 00:11:42,145 Yeah. No, but unbelievable. I mean, that's, that's such Oh 298 00:11:42,725 --> 00:11:43,785 - My gosh. And, and, 299 00:11:43,785 --> 00:11:45,065 - And I'm not gonna recover. So, 300 00:11:45,125 --> 00:11:47,465 - And Don King cake has become so popular, 301 00:11:47,465 --> 00:11:48,905 particularly this year. 302 00:11:49,285 --> 00:11:51,945 It just kind of, the, everyone became aware of it. 303 00:11:51,965 --> 00:11:56,285 It just hit the radar that, um, this year they ran out. 304 00:11:56,785 --> 00:11:58,525 Uh, you couldn't order it. Yeah. 305 00:11:58,585 --> 00:12:01,005 Um, and what they did is they always had some 306 00:12:01,055 --> 00:12:02,365 every morning Mm-Hmm. 307 00:12:02,405 --> 00:12:05,045 . And so people were lining up at dawn in front 308 00:12:05,045 --> 00:12:06,525 of the, in front of the bakery. 309 00:12:06,775 --> 00:12:08,725 - Right. Oh my gosh. Good for that. 310 00:12:09,005 --> 00:12:10,915 Sleeping overnight probably. Yeah. 311 00:12:10,975 --> 00:12:12,075 Or just not going to sleep 312 00:12:12,175 --> 00:12:13,835 as it would be the case in New Orleans often. 313 00:12:13,865 --> 00:12:15,475 Yeah, exactly. Um, you gotta cap 314 00:12:15,585 --> 00:12:16,585 - Bond. 315 00:12:16,585 --> 00:12:19,635 No. You know, this is what you can have on top of your, um, 316 00:12:20,625 --> 00:12:22,835 your, your coffee and your coffee and benets 317 00:12:22,855 --> 00:12:23,855 - And benets and beignets. 318 00:12:23,855 --> 00:12:25,835 Yeah. Because beignets in that, what's, there's no problem. 319 00:12:26,135 --> 00:12:27,355 - Benets, you'll have every day. 320 00:12:27,495 --> 00:12:29,875 And so you'll continue to have your beignet. Sure. 321 00:12:30,215 --> 00:12:31,835 But around Mardi Gras, you'll have your beignet 322 00:12:31,855 --> 00:12:32,995 and coffee and king 323 00:12:32,995 --> 00:12:33,995 - Cake. 324 00:12:33,995 --> 00:12:34,515 Well, once they stop making it, I would, 325 00:12:34,675 --> 00:12:36,475 I would hide my tears in beignets. 326 00:12:36,475 --> 00:12:37,995 Mm-Hmm. . That's, you know, 327 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:40,715 that a So I think it's, I think, 328 00:12:40,955 --> 00:12:43,115 - I think it was a Louis Prima hit back in the forties. 329 00:12:43,555 --> 00:12:45,115 . Hide my tears in be, 330 00:12:45,335 --> 00:12:46,955 - I'm really sure it was not Louis Prima. 331 00:12:47,035 --> 00:12:48,035 I, 332 00:12:49,935 --> 00:12:52,635 - My tears, - 99% of the people listening 333 00:12:52,635 --> 00:12:54,155 to this have no idea who Louis 334 00:12:54,415 --> 00:12:55,415 - Is. 335 00:12:55,415 --> 00:12:56,115 Well, but he was, he was a big New Orleans. 336 00:12:56,415 --> 00:12:57,675 He came from New Orleans. Okay. 337 00:12:57,735 --> 00:13:00,315 He was a big New Orleans musician. There you go. 338 00:13:00,375 --> 00:13:02,955 And he kind of, he kinda linked a lot of New Orleans style, 339 00:13:02,975 --> 00:13:05,395 - But extremely into the Italian. Very 340 00:13:05,395 --> 00:13:06,395 - Much so. 341 00:13:06,395 --> 00:13:07,995 Lifestyle, Italian American Orleans, Italian, 342 00:13:07,995 --> 00:13:08,995 - New Orleans, Italian. 343 00:13:08,995 --> 00:13:10,195 Right. Uh, lifestyle. 344 00:13:10,295 --> 00:13:12,315 And, and his music very much represented. 345 00:13:12,335 --> 00:13:13,395 - And K and King cake is, 346 00:13:13,615 --> 00:13:15,035 - But all of you people wanna go out 347 00:13:15,035 --> 00:13:16,515 and get something from him right now. Yes. 348 00:13:16,515 --> 00:13:18,635 - Comes outta the, the French and Creole tradition. 349 00:13:18,655 --> 00:13:20,915 Mm mm-Hmm. . But now we have Vietnam bringing 350 00:13:21,065 --> 00:13:24,475 classic French lamination 351 00:13:25,085 --> 00:13:28,075 techniques to the king cake. Yeah. And making 352 00:13:28,135 --> 00:13:30,515 - French lamination special sounds like something 353 00:13:30,515 --> 00:13:33,555 that you talk about in some sort of romantic a aspect. 354 00:13:34,495 --> 00:13:36,995 I'm, uh, I'm just, is it just saying, you know? 355 00:13:37,465 --> 00:13:38,875 - Well, I, I, I think if you, if, 356 00:13:39,195 --> 00:13:40,715 - I mean, you know, - If you're on, 357 00:13:40,855 --> 00:13:42,675 - I'm on board for French lamination. I'm thinking 358 00:13:42,675 --> 00:13:43,475 - Arts and crafts. But 359 00:13:43,735 --> 00:13:44,735 - Are, are you? 360 00:13:44,735 --> 00:13:47,155 Yeah. Well, so am I in a way ? Oh, no, no. 361 00:13:47,385 --> 00:13:49,955 - It's a culinary term. - Ah, ah. 362 00:13:50,335 --> 00:13:51,795 - But the French have kind of, like, made 363 00:13:51,795 --> 00:13:53,155 that their technique. 364 00:13:53,155 --> 00:13:54,235 And now there are other cultures 365 00:13:54,235 --> 00:13:55,635 that do lamination too, but, well, 366 00:13:55,905 --> 00:13:56,905 - Vietnam. 367 00:13:57,025 --> 00:14:00,235 - Yeah, because it was because of the French. Right, 368 00:14:00,265 --> 00:14:01,265 - Exactly. 369 00:14:01,265 --> 00:14:03,155 Yeah. And there's, you know, the influence. 370 00:14:03,155 --> 00:14:04,395 Well, that's like New Orleans. 371 00:14:05,135 --> 00:14:06,635 The French were there. It was colon. 372 00:14:06,635 --> 00:14:10,555 - I just never had king cake with so much butter oozing out. 373 00:14:10,865 --> 00:14:11,875 - Yeah. You made the point. 374 00:14:12,175 --> 00:14:14,555 I'm sitting over here ready to eat my arm. 375 00:14:15,115 --> 00:14:16,275 right now. , 376 00:14:18,065 --> 00:14:21,035 - Because I know you, I know you've got a, um, a Substack, 377 00:14:21,035 --> 00:14:22,275 which hopefully many of our, 378 00:14:22,335 --> 00:14:24,715 our listeners are also avid readers of. 379 00:14:25,255 --> 00:14:27,355 Um, is this something that you, 380 00:14:27,995 --> 00:14:29,235 I don't know when we're releasing this, 381 00:14:29,295 --> 00:14:32,275 but that either you are going to write about 382 00:14:32,275 --> 00:14:34,115 or maybe have written about by the time this comes out? 383 00:14:34,135 --> 00:14:35,515 I'm not sure. I'm just curious. 'cause this, 384 00:14:35,515 --> 00:14:36,995 it's had, this is something very pertinent. Yeah. 385 00:14:36,995 --> 00:14:38,675 - The article is definitely coming out on, 386 00:14:38,695 --> 00:14:40,075 on my Substack Oh, great. 387 00:14:40,245 --> 00:14:43,675 Which is Dean Foster Global do substack.com. Cool. Okay. 388 00:14:43,735 --> 00:14:44,755 And, uh, it's, what was 389 00:14:44,755 --> 00:14:48,785 - That, - Dean Foster Global Do substack.com. Okay. 390 00:14:48,785 --> 00:14:49,865 - Thanks. Got the link notes. 391 00:14:51,545 --> 00:14:54,325 - And, and it's coming out in my column on Culture's 392 00:14:54,325 --> 00:14:56,885 Consequences, where we talk about headlines 393 00:14:56,885 --> 00:14:58,405 or things that are going on in the news. 394 00:14:59,205 --> 00:15:00,365 A as this month is, wasn't 395 00:15:00,365 --> 00:15:01,805 - That Game Marty Show with Bob Barker? 396 00:15:02,155 --> 00:15:03,285 Welcome to Culture's 397 00:15:03,285 --> 00:15:04,485 - Consequences. If only it were, 398 00:15:04,595 --> 00:15:06,405 - It's a maybe Arizona now too. 399 00:15:06,715 --> 00:15:08,925 Yeah. Not with Bob Barker. Culture. Consequences. 400 00:15:09,015 --> 00:15:10,285 Maybe it should be not with Bob. Yeah. 401 00:15:10,285 --> 00:15:11,485 Maybe it should be with a different 402 00:15:11,485 --> 00:15:12,525 host. With a different host. 403 00:15:12,675 --> 00:15:14,245 - Well, we're talking about to carry, maybe we, 404 00:15:14,245 --> 00:15:15,805 we talk about not he, 405 00:15:15,825 --> 00:15:17,565 the cultural reasons for the headlines. 406 00:15:17,905 --> 00:15:20,925 Not the political, not the economic, not social policy, 407 00:15:21,065 --> 00:15:23,085 but what's going, why is there a 408 00:15:23,445 --> 00:15:24,445 - Cultural podcast? 409 00:15:24,555 --> 00:15:26,925 Exactly. So, you know, we have to have, 410 00:15:27,545 --> 00:15:28,925 - So we're mentioning it here, here, 411 00:15:28,925 --> 00:15:29,925 - Too. 412 00:15:29,925 --> 00:15:31,445 Absolutely. There we go. Right. Okay. Cool. 413 00:15:31,445 --> 00:15:33,685 Well, that makes sense. Nice. Yeah. Nice. 414 00:15:33,715 --> 00:15:34,445 - Yeah. So 415 00:15:38,695 --> 00:15:39,685 let's, the Good Times roll. 416 00:15:40,225 --> 00:15:41,685 - Yes. Well, absolutely. 417 00:15:41,735 --> 00:15:43,205 Let's, it would be nice if they would 418 00:15:43,205 --> 00:15:44,445 roll for a while, you know, 419 00:15:44,835 --> 00:15:46,285 - Just really, 'cause we need some, 420 00:15:46,545 --> 00:15:48,445 we could use a few this year. We really need some, 421 00:15:48,525 --> 00:15:49,525 - A couple of them. 422 00:15:49,525 --> 00:15:49,685 Yeah. Yeah. 423 00:15:55,595 --> 00:15:57,965 Besides the, um, the King cake 424 00:15:58,545 --> 00:16:03,405 or maybe an, an adjacent king adjacent to King cake, uh, 425 00:16:03,515 --> 00:16:07,805 what other cultural aspects around Mardi Gras, um, that are, 426 00:16:08,025 --> 00:16:10,725 are, are kind of obvious flagrant 427 00:16:11,265 --> 00:16:13,245 or not so flagrant, maybe that's more important. 428 00:16:13,295 --> 00:16:16,365 Maybe ones that are underlying issues 429 00:16:16,545 --> 00:16:17,765 or aspects 430 00:16:17,865 --> 00:16:19,485 or anything like that. You got anything for us? Well, 431 00:16:19,485 --> 00:16:21,325 - You, you know, you know the crews, right? 432 00:16:21,625 --> 00:16:25,605 So there's, uh, different crews, different groups of people 433 00:16:25,715 --> 00:16:27,165 that represent different clubs, 434 00:16:27,495 --> 00:16:29,085 - Crews, not a cruise 435 00:16:29,085 --> 00:16:30,605 that you would take like down the Mississippi. 436 00:16:30,605 --> 00:16:31,805 Right. Oh, A-C-R-E-W-S? 437 00:16:32,065 --> 00:16:36,405 - No, K-R-E-W-E. - Oh mm, very 438 00:16:36,475 --> 00:16:37,475 - Good. 439 00:16:37,475 --> 00:16:39,245 KREW Okay. Cruise. Yeah. 440 00:16:39,245 --> 00:16:43,205 And they represent the, the, the tradition goes back, um, 441 00:16:43,545 --> 00:16:47,325 uh, I'm not quite sure how long, but, but quite a long time. 442 00:16:47,325 --> 00:16:50,485 It's gotta be at least a hundred years, maybe more, um, 443 00:16:51,095 --> 00:16:54,165 where different social clubs Yeah. 444 00:16:54,465 --> 00:16:58,365 In New Orleans would gather and celebrate Mardi Gras. 445 00:16:58,365 --> 00:17:00,165 Mm-Hmm. in a very special way. Okay. 446 00:17:00,275 --> 00:17:04,645 They usually, you know, there's, there, there were crews 447 00:17:04,645 --> 00:17:07,205 that represented social clubs that were quite, um, 448 00:17:07,535 --> 00:17:09,045 elite in, in the city. 449 00:17:09,155 --> 00:17:11,205 Okay. Yeah. And if you go back a hundred years, you're, 450 00:17:11,205 --> 00:17:13,565 you're talking about, um, civil war time 451 00:17:13,565 --> 00:17:15,245 and post-Civil war and pre-Civil war. 452 00:17:15,245 --> 00:17:20,205 And, and so these were very segregated, um, activities Sure. 453 00:17:20,305 --> 00:17:21,645 And different social clubs Sure. 454 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:25,445 Were only, all social clubs at the time were only white. 455 00:17:25,445 --> 00:17:27,285 There was one or two that were black, 456 00:17:27,785 --> 00:17:30,605 but they were, as far as I know, 457 00:17:30,605 --> 00:17:32,325 they were not included in the 458 00:17:32,325 --> 00:17:34,725 - Parade, in the main parades. Right. Yeah. 459 00:17:34,905 --> 00:17:38,125 - So, so different crews would parade at different times. 460 00:17:38,275 --> 00:17:39,845 Yeah. And, um, 461 00:17:40,505 --> 00:17:43,845 you have different crews parading at different times up 462 00:17:43,905 --> 00:17:45,565 to Mardi Gras Yeah. 463 00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:46,845 That Tuesday. Okay. 464 00:17:47,025 --> 00:17:50,405 So for the two, the 10 days, let's say 465 00:17:50,465 --> 00:17:53,605 before Mardi Gras, you've got different parades every day 466 00:17:54,385 --> 00:17:55,645 by these different crews. 467 00:17:56,385 --> 00:17:59,325 And of course, um, one of the, one 468 00:17:59,325 --> 00:18:01,205 of the main black crews now is 469 00:18:01,205 --> 00:18:02,525 the Zulus Uhhuh . 470 00:18:02,545 --> 00:18:05,685 And everybody comes out for the, for, for these Zulu 471 00:18:05,685 --> 00:18:07,965 - Crew, the, the, and, and these crews for people 472 00:18:08,065 --> 00:18:09,125 who don't know, 473 00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:10,765 and again, I'm not gonna pretend I, 474 00:18:10,925 --> 00:18:12,445 I know things about this, but I'm, 475 00:18:12,765 --> 00:18:16,845 I think this is when you're seeing the very decorated, uh, 476 00:18:17,115 --> 00:18:20,005 costuming and, and, and floats perhaps. 477 00:18:20,075 --> 00:18:23,085 - Yeah. Yeah. Floats and extraordinary costumes and stuff. 478 00:18:23,085 --> 00:18:25,005 - And lot, a lot of time and effort being 479 00:18:25,225 --> 00:18:26,285 - Put this stuff and lots of music. 480 00:18:26,575 --> 00:18:28,645 - Right. Lots of music. Right, right. 481 00:18:28,705 --> 00:18:30,525 So you see these di very different areas. 482 00:18:30,585 --> 00:18:31,885 And you're talking the zulus. 483 00:18:31,985 --> 00:18:33,805 Are they, I'm thinking they're going 484 00:18:33,805 --> 00:18:36,005 to be incredibly colorful. 485 00:18:36,195 --> 00:18:38,445 - Yeah. A amazing, yeah. Nice. Truly amazing. 486 00:18:38,625 --> 00:18:40,325 And everybody wants to get some sort 487 00:18:40,325 --> 00:18:42,245 of souvenir from these floats as they go by. 488 00:18:42,245 --> 00:18:44,325 Right, right. So each float is, 489 00:18:44,625 --> 00:18:47,485 is is throw literally throwing these different things 490 00:18:47,545 --> 00:18:48,845 to the crowds on both sides. 491 00:18:48,995 --> 00:18:51,565 Sure. And you wanna catch the Zulu coconuts, 492 00:18:51,565 --> 00:18:54,485 and you wanna catch, um, whatever crew is going by, 493 00:18:54,725 --> 00:18:56,605 whatever specialty they've got, you know, coconut coconuts. 494 00:18:56,605 --> 00:18:58,885 Wow. Yeah. But they're really quite 495 00:18:59,565 --> 00:19:01,245 dramatically designed. Really? 496 00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:02,925 - Are they tossing these things? Yes, 497 00:19:02,925 --> 00:19:03,925 - They are. 498 00:19:03,925 --> 00:19:06,165 - The, the, the coconuts. Yes. Wow. Wow. Yeah. 499 00:19:06,165 --> 00:19:07,525 - You gotta really have a heads up. 500 00:19:07,765 --> 00:19:09,045 - A heads up. And you better have a good 501 00:19:09,045 --> 00:19:10,085 pair of hands, . 502 00:19:10,085 --> 00:19:12,165 Exactly. I'm not sure what that, because I know 503 00:19:12,165 --> 00:19:13,725 - About throwing beads, but, uh, yeah. 504 00:19:13,725 --> 00:19:15,045 Yeah. Those won't give you a concussion. 505 00:19:15,075 --> 00:19:16,205 - Yeah. - Yeah. The beads. 506 00:19:16,205 --> 00:19:17,885 Of course, everybody throws the beads. Yeah. 507 00:19:17,885 --> 00:19:20,845 - Yeah. - So you got different crews and different, 508 00:19:20,865 --> 00:19:22,925 and they're all marching on different days, 509 00:19:22,985 --> 00:19:25,245 and there's lots of music and it's big celebration. 510 00:19:25,435 --> 00:19:26,565 - Okay. Mm-Hmm. . Mm-Hmm. . 511 00:19:27,065 --> 00:19:28,245 So in, in these, 512 00:19:28,265 --> 00:19:32,725 in all these crew crews they're representing now are, 513 00:19:32,725 --> 00:19:34,765 aren't they representing things like, um, 514 00:19:35,115 --> 00:19:37,005 more indigenous peoples of the area? 515 00:19:37,555 --> 00:19:39,045 - Well, some of them are serious like that. 516 00:19:39,155 --> 00:19:42,165 - Some like would've been African American, that kind 517 00:19:42,165 --> 00:19:43,725 of thing, along with many 518 00:19:43,725 --> 00:19:45,525 of the different in indigenous areas. 519 00:19:45,585 --> 00:19:47,245 And some are just, you're talking 520 00:19:47,245 --> 00:19:48,485 social, so you're talking like 521 00:19:48,485 --> 00:19:49,965 - Social clubs just for fun Mm-Hmm. 522 00:19:49,965 --> 00:19:51,725 - Groups that get together for whatever reason. 523 00:19:51,985 --> 00:19:54,365 - And, and every year you get new crews that, 524 00:19:54,365 --> 00:19:57,205 that are joining these different parades, um, that, 525 00:19:57,205 --> 00:19:59,205 that are just, just for the fun of it. 526 00:19:59,205 --> 00:20:02,005 Mm. Right. Right. I mean, like most recently, this week, 527 00:20:02,205 --> 00:20:06,245 I think we had the crew of Barcus, which is dogs. 528 00:20:06,905 --> 00:20:08,405 - Oh, okay. Right. Oh, okay. 529 00:20:08,405 --> 00:20:09,525 That makes sense. I get it. Yeah. 530 00:20:09,525 --> 00:20:11,845 - Yeah. and, uh, so the dogs, 531 00:20:11,905 --> 00:20:13,925 but there's also the people who own the dogs 532 00:20:14,065 --> 00:20:15,405 who are on the floats. 533 00:20:15,625 --> 00:20:17,405 And, uh, it's a great deal of fun. 534 00:20:17,725 --> 00:20:19,885 - I, I hope they're not throwing dogs into the 535 00:20:20,085 --> 00:20:21,085 - . 536 00:20:21,085 --> 00:20:21,605 No, I don't think they throw the 537 00:20:22,065 --> 00:20:23,065 - Off bones. 538 00:20:23,065 --> 00:20:24,085 Maybe. I don't mean bones of dogs. 539 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:25,685 Oh, let's not go there. Come on. 540 00:20:26,265 --> 00:20:27,365 - Why throwing a dog a - Bone? I, 541 00:20:27,585 --> 00:20:30,285 - No, this is a celebration, - Chew bone or something 542 00:20:30,285 --> 00:20:31,285 - Like that. 543 00:20:31,285 --> 00:20:32,645 The dogs are walking along with the floats. Oh, I 544 00:20:32,645 --> 00:20:33,645 - See. 545 00:20:33,645 --> 00:20:34,205 That's good to hear. That makes 546 00:20:34,205 --> 00:20:36,205 - They're own, makes me feel better about it, and Sure. 547 00:20:36,205 --> 00:20:37,325 Everybody's having a good time. 548 00:20:37,435 --> 00:20:39,965 - Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Good. Nice. Okay. Nice. That's 549 00:20:39,965 --> 00:20:41,165 - Nice. Are the dogs dressed up? 550 00:20:41,475 --> 00:20:42,965 - Yeah, of course. They're dressed up. Okay, good. 551 00:20:43,035 --> 00:20:44,085 Yeah, they're in costume 552 00:20:44,865 --> 00:20:46,165 - And - Everybody's in costume. 553 00:20:46,465 --> 00:20:48,285 You gotta be for Mardi Gras. Yeah, right. 554 00:20:48,945 --> 00:20:52,685 - Do the, and and do they the costume type of stuff. 555 00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:55,165 I mean, I've seen so many pictures 556 00:20:55,165 --> 00:20:58,045 and videos of, of the people really dressed, lots 557 00:20:58,045 --> 00:20:59,845 of feathers and beads and, 558 00:21:00,265 --> 00:21:02,525 and sparkles of all different kinds and stuff like that. 559 00:21:03,265 --> 00:21:06,005 And, and then, but like with the barcus, 560 00:21:06,245 --> 00:21:09,245 I think you said is, would they be dressed up like, 561 00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:12,165 like dogs or are they going out and dressing? 562 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,125 I know you don't have to be an expert on Barca. 563 00:21:14,125 --> 00:21:15,925 - Well, there's a, there's a king of Barca, so one 564 00:21:15,925 --> 00:21:18,405 of the dogs is gonna win, you know, and, and, 565 00:21:18,625 --> 00:21:19,965 and the owners are also dressed 566 00:21:20,025 --> 00:21:21,025 - Up in, in costumes. 567 00:21:21,025 --> 00:21:22,085 Yeah. And are they dressing up like 568 00:21:22,155 --> 00:21:24,665 dogs or don't you know? No, 569 00:21:25,365 --> 00:21:26,365 - No. 570 00:21:26,365 --> 00:21:27,625 I, no, the, the owners, no. 571 00:21:27,805 --> 00:21:29,865 - And not, the dogs aren't dressing up like dogs. 572 00:21:30,105 --> 00:21:31,025 I think they have a pretty good 573 00:21:31,025 --> 00:21:32,425 costume on their own . Right. 574 00:21:32,605 --> 00:21:35,585 - But, oh, the bean parade is happening too. Oh, okay. 575 00:21:35,585 --> 00:21:38,265 There's, here we go. Yeah. The Bean parade is, is a big one. 576 00:21:38,535 --> 00:21:40,225 - Okay. Yes. - We wear, 577 00:21:40,355 --> 00:21:41,705 - These are people who 578 00:21:41,975 --> 00:21:46,025 - Wearing costumes that they beaded themselves with beans. 579 00:21:46,255 --> 00:21:50,555 - With beans, yes. Actually grown beans of some kind, 580 00:21:50,665 --> 00:21:52,675 like actual bean beans, 581 00:21:52,855 --> 00:21:53,875 - Not like, like rice 582 00:21:53,875 --> 00:21:56,115 and beans, which is a traditional dish in New Orleans. 583 00:21:56,345 --> 00:21:58,875 Sure. So the beans, but before you cook them. 584 00:21:59,145 --> 00:22:00,675 - Okay. Yeah. So, but yeah. Okay. 585 00:22:00,935 --> 00:22:05,405 - And, and jackets and, and - All made from the beans. All 586 00:22:05,405 --> 00:22:06,405 - Made from the - Beans. 587 00:22:06,405 --> 00:22:08,845 Wow. Okay. And are they throwing beans? 588 00:22:09,585 --> 00:22:11,285 - That's a good question. I should ask my daughter. 589 00:22:11,485 --> 00:22:12,885 'cause she lives in New Orleans. Yeah. And 590 00:22:12,885 --> 00:22:14,005 - She's, and takes part in these things. 591 00:22:14,005 --> 00:22:15,645 - That's true. Oh, definitely into the beans. Yeah. 592 00:22:15,825 --> 00:22:17,445 - Oh, she's into the beans. Yeah. Yes. Oh, okay. 593 00:22:17,445 --> 00:22:18,765 - She's been beaning for weeks. 594 00:22:18,985 --> 00:22:21,725 - It may be me, but I would say, you don't wanna walk behind 595 00:22:21,875 --> 00:22:23,525 that group, you know, 596 00:22:24,365 --> 00:22:25,885 - I, I see. Yeah. You know. 597 00:22:25,915 --> 00:22:27,485 - Yeah. It's just, just a thought. 598 00:22:27,675 --> 00:22:29,485 - Well, they're uncooked. 599 00:22:30,555 --> 00:22:31,565 - Well, okay. True. 600 00:22:31,785 --> 00:22:34,325 And I have a hard time believing that the, the people 601 00:22:34,325 --> 00:22:36,325 who do this don't consume beans 602 00:22:37,655 --> 00:22:39,665 - Well - In large quantities. 603 00:22:39,945 --> 00:22:41,425 in large quantities, massive 604 00:22:41,515 --> 00:22:42,865 quantities, perhaps. Of course, 605 00:22:42,865 --> 00:22:44,945 - Because they - Would've to, I mean, you gotta get a lot 606 00:22:44,945 --> 00:22:45,985 of beans to do this. 607 00:22:45,985 --> 00:22:48,745 Right. You need your energy. And at some point, 608 00:22:49,085 --> 00:22:51,545 - Um, I have to read off, I looked at the parks website. 609 00:22:52,255 --> 00:22:53,985 - Okay. And, - Okay, uh, 610 00:22:53,985 --> 00:22:55,465 there's wonderful pictures of dogs. 611 00:22:55,465 --> 00:22:58,145 People should definitely check this out. Crew of barus.org. 612 00:22:58,865 --> 00:23:00,225 . I'm giving Barus a plug. 613 00:23:00,605 --> 00:23:02,625 - Uh, crew being K-R-E-W-E. 614 00:23:02,625 --> 00:23:04,865 - Yes. That's how we spelled it earlier of barus.org. 615 00:23:05,365 --> 00:23:08,665 And, um, we've got some, some Parkes royalty here. 616 00:23:08,875 --> 00:23:11,865 We've got the Barus King is King Bentley Jins. 617 00:23:12,595 --> 00:23:15,145 We've got the Bures Queen, queen be Brusard. 618 00:23:15,645 --> 00:23:17,785 And the celebrity Grand Marshall is of course, 619 00:23:17,875 --> 00:23:19,385 Pippa, the three-legged dog. Oh, 620 00:23:19,385 --> 00:23:20,385 - Course. 621 00:23:20,385 --> 00:23:21,505 - The p the three-legged dog course. We gotta give course. 622 00:23:21,505 --> 00:23:23,265 They're all very cute. You gotta give it to Pippa. 623 00:23:23,385 --> 00:23:24,665 I mean, she comes out, Pippa 624 00:23:24,745 --> 00:23:26,945 - I think is maybe my, my, I mean, I hate 625 00:23:26,945 --> 00:23:28,505 to choose favorites here. Now 626 00:23:28,505 --> 00:23:29,825 - Pippa's an automatic winner. 627 00:23:30,755 --> 00:23:32,185 She's got three legs. She wins. 628 00:23:33,105 --> 00:23:35,145 - Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. They're 629 00:23:35,145 --> 00:23:36,625 - Very, very cute dog. Yeah. Check it. 630 00:23:36,625 --> 00:23:38,745 - Okay. Alright. Nice. Very nice. 631 00:23:39,355 --> 00:23:42,785 We've got beans, we've got, uh, Zulus, we've got, uh, 632 00:23:43,975 --> 00:23:45,165 many of these kinds of things. 633 00:23:45,765 --> 00:23:48,005 Anything else? In and around the, um, the, 634 00:23:48,025 --> 00:23:51,805 the event down there of, of that you also mentioned Brazil, 635 00:23:51,805 --> 00:23:53,005 we've talked about this in the past 636 00:23:53,125 --> 00:23:54,125 - Carnival in Brazil. 637 00:23:54,125 --> 00:23:57,365 - Yeah. Which is, - We call it Mardi Gras Inval in New 638 00:23:57,365 --> 00:23:59,485 Orleans because of the French influence. Right, 639 00:23:59,485 --> 00:24:00,485 - Right. 640 00:24:00,485 --> 00:24:01,405 Which means that Tuesday. Right. 641 00:24:01,545 --> 00:24:03,165 - So, - Which is the Tuesday before, 642 00:24:03,495 --> 00:24:04,685 - Right before Lent lent. 643 00:24:04,945 --> 00:24:07,405 Yes. Which is Wednesday. Right. So 644 00:24:07,805 --> 00:24:09,125 - Ash Wednesday - Actually Ash Wednesday. 645 00:24:09,135 --> 00:24:11,605 Right, right. And that's when all celebration stops, right? 646 00:24:11,625 --> 00:24:13,485 Oh, yes. It's very, and now we have to give something up. 647 00:24:13,625 --> 00:24:16,485 - That's right. You s you must, you must sacrifice. Yes. 648 00:24:16,825 --> 00:24:18,325 - So this is all about celebrating 649 00:24:18,345 --> 00:24:19,565 as much as you possibly can 650 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:20,825 - Before that. 651 00:24:20,825 --> 00:24:21,725 Right. Fitting it in. Yep. Yeah. 652 00:24:22,105 --> 00:24:25,765 - So in, in Brazil, okay. It's not French, it's Portuguese. 653 00:24:25,765 --> 00:24:27,885 Mm-Hmm. . Uh, so this is really a 654 00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:29,005 carnival tradition, right? 655 00:24:29,125 --> 00:24:31,405 I mean, Mardi Gras is a form of carnival. Mm-Hmm. 656 00:24:31,445 --> 00:24:32,565 , same thing. Mm-Hmm. 657 00:24:32,605 --> 00:24:33,605 - . Right. And Carnival 658 00:24:33,605 --> 00:24:34,845 is is all over the globe. 659 00:24:34,845 --> 00:24:35,845 Right. 660 00:24:36,285 --> 00:24:40,045 - Wherever there was the, the, um, Catholic Right. 661 00:24:40,595 --> 00:24:43,165 Mediterranean influence. Right. Yeah. Because usually 662 00:24:43,165 --> 00:24:45,525 - Brought it's in some of the Caribbean Yes. 663 00:24:45,705 --> 00:24:47,165 - But usually brought through the, 664 00:24:47,225 --> 00:24:48,485 the period of colonization. 665 00:24:48,715 --> 00:24:51,005 Sure. So it's, it's not something to celebrate, 666 00:24:51,345 --> 00:24:52,685 but it celebration 667 00:24:52,685 --> 00:24:53,685 - Comes. 668 00:24:53,685 --> 00:24:54,885 Well, but you celebrate taking it from that as and, 669 00:24:54,885 --> 00:24:56,325 and owning it for your own. Right. So 670 00:24:56,565 --> 00:24:57,725 - Wherever the French colonized, 671 00:24:58,045 --> 00:25:00,485 wherever the Portuguese colonized. Right. Or, um, 672 00:25:01,145 --> 00:25:02,145 - But not the British. 673 00:25:02,145 --> 00:25:04,405 - Not the British. We don't have carnival in British. No. 674 00:25:04,625 --> 00:25:06,765 So what we have in, in instead. Well, 675 00:25:06,765 --> 00:25:08,965 - It's not a big Catholic country anymore. 676 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:10,485 Exactly. It's been a like fif to the, 677 00:25:10,485 --> 00:25:12,085 since the 15 hundreds Right 678 00:25:12,085 --> 00:25:13,085 - Around there. 679 00:25:13,085 --> 00:25:14,525 You know, this is all just an excuse 680 00:25:14,665 --> 00:25:16,485 for midwinter celebration 681 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:19,405 because we'll all go mad if we don't have something. 682 00:25:19,555 --> 00:25:21,885 Yeah. So what do we have? Yeah. 683 00:25:22,145 --> 00:25:24,765 We puritans who don't come out of these cultures 684 00:25:24,765 --> 00:25:27,085 that don't come out have of the, the, 685 00:25:27,235 --> 00:25:28,325 this Catholic tradition. 686 00:25:28,425 --> 00:25:29,245 - Oh, I'll tell what we have. 687 00:25:29,315 --> 00:25:30,365 Have, do you know what we have? We 688 00:25:30,365 --> 00:25:31,365 - Have Halloween. 689 00:25:31,365 --> 00:25:33,045 - We have Halloween, right In that time period. 690 00:25:33,685 --> 00:25:38,055 I know what we have in this time period. Also, Groundhog Day 691 00:25:39,295 --> 00:25:40,695 - , that's a celebration. 692 00:25:41,095 --> 00:25:43,895 . I'd like to see Punka 693 00:25:43,895 --> 00:25:46,015 to Phil dressed up in beans, 694 00:25:46,895 --> 00:25:48,095 - Throwing into the Barca thing. 695 00:25:48,355 --> 00:25:52,095 Um, come on, the crew. Come on. Yeah. Pun be a Barca Royal. 696 00:25:52,115 --> 00:25:54,295 And everybody's got some rodent who's supposedly 697 00:25:54,295 --> 00:25:55,575 telling us about the weather. 698 00:25:56,095 --> 00:25:57,735 - , you know, that says so much about them 699 00:25:57,735 --> 00:25:58,735 - As the meteorologist. 700 00:25:58,735 --> 00:26:00,735 It doesn't say much about them, does it? 701 00:26:01,385 --> 00:26:02,775 - About how to have a good time. 702 00:26:03,005 --> 00:26:05,495 - Yeah. Well that's kind of where I'm going with that. 703 00:26:05,835 --> 00:26:08,335 - In a puritan based culture versus a absolutely 704 00:26:08,435 --> 00:26:09,895 non Puritan based culture. Yeah. 705 00:26:10,225 --> 00:26:12,215 - Enjoy this. This is going to enlighten you 706 00:26:12,215 --> 00:26:15,415 because see, it's also gonna tell you if there's six more 707 00:26:15,415 --> 00:26:17,375 weeks of winter or not. 708 00:26:17,875 --> 00:26:19,135 So when it tells you that, 709 00:26:19,635 --> 00:26:21,615 boy do you feel good about, there's six more 710 00:26:21,615 --> 00:26:22,615 - Weeks of winter. 711 00:26:22,615 --> 00:26:23,815 90% of the time it always says Yeah. 712 00:26:23,815 --> 00:26:25,135 That you got six more weeks. Winter. Guess 713 00:26:25,135 --> 00:26:26,135 - What? 714 00:26:26,135 --> 00:26:27,095 Winter you got six, six more weeks of winter 715 00:26:27,095 --> 00:26:28,455 because you do super. 716 00:26:28,685 --> 00:26:30,575 Yeah. 'cause no matter what the stupid thing says, 717 00:26:30,595 --> 00:26:32,655 you're gonna have six more weeks of went. You'll 718 00:26:32,815 --> 00:26:33,815 - Actually have that turns out. 719 00:26:33,815 --> 00:26:36,135 So go in. So go back and have another slice of king cake 720 00:26:36,415 --> 00:26:37,415 - . 721 00:26:37,415 --> 00:26:38,095 Sounds good to me. I mean, 722 00:26:38,095 --> 00:26:39,575 you sold me absolutely pretty quickly earlier. 723 00:26:39,635 --> 00:26:40,655 Yep, yep. Yeah. Yep. I, 724 00:26:40,715 --> 00:26:42,615 I'm all in on the taste test. Absolutely. 725 00:26:42,755 --> 00:26:44,885 - So is that starting right now? Right now. Ready to 726 00:26:44,885 --> 00:26:45,885 - Go? 727 00:26:45,885 --> 00:26:47,085 Okay. I thought, I thought we were going to do that. 728 00:26:47,205 --> 00:26:49,285 I thought we were gonna have a taste test of, of King cake 729 00:26:49,285 --> 00:26:50,645 during I wasn't made aware of this during this discussion. 730 00:26:50,715 --> 00:26:53,365 Okay. A blind, I'm a little annoyed Right. That we're not, 731 00:26:53,545 --> 00:26:54,545 - I'm, I'm a little - Aggrieved. 732 00:26:54,545 --> 00:26:55,845 Yeah, yeah, yeah. I, I'm, and I, 733 00:26:55,945 --> 00:26:58,165 and I, you know, I'm not sure who's responsible for that. 734 00:26:58,245 --> 00:27:01,525 I, I, I'm know, can we blame you? Torin is the 735 00:27:01,645 --> 00:27:02,645 - Producer. 736 00:27:02,645 --> 00:27:04,365 I, I'm, I think we have to blame Dean. I I don't, I don't 737 00:27:04,365 --> 00:27:05,485 - Wanna That's throw that out there. 738 00:27:05,665 --> 00:27:06,725 - But, but I'm gonna throw it out 739 00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:09,205 - Because I we didn't anything get it off of me here. 740 00:27:09,665 --> 00:27:12,045 - You know, I I, I could have placed an order with Don, 741 00:27:12,675 --> 00:27:16,565 like back in November and maybe they would've put 742 00:27:16,665 --> 00:27:18,285 - On list, gotten it to us by now. A little, a 743 00:27:18,285 --> 00:27:19,885 - Little proactive here. Maybe I would've been 744 00:27:20,075 --> 00:27:21,075 - Yeah, I know. 745 00:27:21,125 --> 00:27:22,685 I think, I think perhaps that, uh, 746 00:27:23,105 --> 00:27:25,685 the ball has been dropped very much so, so to speak. 747 00:27:25,685 --> 00:27:26,805 Yeah. Um, and, 748 00:27:26,825 --> 00:27:28,365 and maybe the king cake has been dropped 749 00:27:28,845 --> 00:27:30,285 . That's, let's 750 00:27:30,285 --> 00:27:31,445 - Hope. I don't wanna even think about that. 751 00:27:32,005 --> 00:27:32,045 - . 752 00:27:38,395 --> 00:27:39,405 - Dean, can I ask, 753 00:27:39,565 --> 00:27:41,885 'cause we, you mentioned your culture, conse culture's 754 00:27:41,885 --> 00:27:43,885 consequences column on your substack. 755 00:27:44,105 --> 00:27:46,245 Um, what else have you talked about in terms of sort 756 00:27:46,245 --> 00:27:47,925 of getting behind the daily headlines? 757 00:27:48,475 --> 00:27:52,245 - Well, um, we, we, we talked about, um, in one article, 758 00:27:52,405 --> 00:27:55,325 I think the one that came out just before, um, Ukraine 759 00:27:55,325 --> 00:27:57,725 and Russia and the cultural issues, uh, 760 00:27:57,945 --> 00:27:59,085 behind that conflict. 761 00:27:59,155 --> 00:28:03,485 Okay. Uh, specifically, um, not economic, not political, 762 00:28:03,985 --> 00:28:05,845 but the cultural issues, the differences 763 00:28:05,845 --> 00:28:08,285 between Ukraine culture and Russian culture. 764 00:28:08,465 --> 00:28:10,805 Gotcha. And they're, one of the features, uh, 765 00:28:11,055 --> 00:28:13,365 while they share many similarities, uh, 766 00:28:13,435 --> 00:28:17,965 because of the ethnic roots are off, are, are the same, uh, 767 00:28:17,965 --> 00:28:21,845 generally speaking, um, LAN linguistic roots are the same, 768 00:28:22,085 --> 00:28:24,605 although Ukrainian is a different ru language from Russian. 769 00:28:24,705 --> 00:28:27,445 Mm. Um, and, um, and, 770 00:28:27,445 --> 00:28:29,965 and they're both Eastern Orthodox in terms of religion, 771 00:28:30,585 --> 00:28:31,605 uh, the significant 772 00:28:31,665 --> 00:28:34,765 - And, and the, and the Soviet Union had controlled it for, 773 00:28:34,985 --> 00:28:36,125 for 90 some 774 00:28:36,125 --> 00:28:38,325 - Years and, and before that in history several times 775 00:28:38,425 --> 00:28:39,485 as well for other reasons. 776 00:28:39,555 --> 00:28:42,285 Sure. Um, so there's lots of similarity, 777 00:28:42,825 --> 00:28:46,325 but fundamentally I would even go so far as 778 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:47,845 to say there are probably, um, 779 00:28:48,025 --> 00:28:49,965 as many re reasons why they are different. 780 00:28:50,025 --> 00:28:54,245 Mm-Hmm. And one of those significant reasons is a, 781 00:28:54,585 --> 00:28:55,965 is the Russian culture. 782 00:28:56,405 --> 00:29:00,925 Hmm. Russian culture is, is, um, what I would define as one 783 00:29:00,925 --> 00:29:02,645 of the world's insecure cultures. 784 00:29:02,845 --> 00:29:04,925 Hmm. Where it has to get its definition 785 00:29:05,755 --> 00:29:08,645 from those other cultures around it Hmm. 786 00:29:08,985 --> 00:29:12,045 As opposed to supplying it itself. Hmm hmm. 787 00:29:12,065 --> 00:29:14,005 And this is not the case with Ukraine. Hmm. 788 00:29:14,015 --> 00:29:16,845 Which has a very def well-defined culture. Interesting. 789 00:29:16,845 --> 00:29:18,925 Okay. So, uh, we wrote about that. Hmm. 790 00:29:18,945 --> 00:29:20,045 And that's on the Substack. 791 00:29:20,045 --> 00:29:22,685 And before that we did a, uh, an article about, um, 792 00:29:23,255 --> 00:29:24,525 about, uh, Mr. 793 00:29:24,595 --> 00:29:29,005 Musk and Tesla in Sweden, where most of the cars are, 794 00:29:29,185 --> 00:29:30,765 are produced in Europe. 795 00:29:31,585 --> 00:29:33,125 And the problem, most 796 00:29:33,125 --> 00:29:34,765 - Of the Tesla cars - Are produced in 797 00:29:34,765 --> 00:29:36,205 Sweden, a lot of them are Okay. 798 00:29:36,465 --> 00:29:39,365 And, uh, there's a big strike in the Swedish factory 799 00:29:39,555 --> 00:29:42,525 because he went in with, uh, 800 00:29:42,915 --> 00:29:45,965 nons Swedish ideas about how to manufacture 801 00:29:46,505 --> 00:29:48,965 and how to compensate people for their jobs. 802 00:29:49,105 --> 00:29:50,765 Mm-Hmm. Sure. And the Swedes 803 00:29:50,805 --> 00:29:52,285 wouldn't have any of it. 804 00:29:52,285 --> 00:29:54,125 - Yeah. Hard to believe the Swedes wouldn't have 805 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:55,165 any of that . 806 00:29:55,385 --> 00:29:58,485 Um, and, and not hard to believe at all that, that, that Mr. 807 00:29:58,595 --> 00:30:03,285 Musk, Elon Musk brought in his own ideas, um, of them, 808 00:30:03,415 --> 00:30:07,205 which I'm guessing are basically his American ideas 809 00:30:07,355 --> 00:30:10,405 that he's bringing out of here to, to bring over there. 810 00:30:10,585 --> 00:30:11,685 I'm guessing, am I 811 00:30:11,685 --> 00:30:12,685 - Wrong? 812 00:30:12,685 --> 00:30:13,925 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. 813 00:30:14,515 --> 00:30:16,925 - Okay. Hmm. Well, we do know how to do everything right. 814 00:30:18,105 --> 00:30:19,925 The American, the Amer. Oh, of course. 815 00:30:19,985 --> 00:30:21,605 We do know how to do everything right. Yes. 816 00:30:21,705 --> 00:30:22,965 I'm not talking about us individually, 817 00:30:23,065 --> 00:30:24,805 I'm talking about the U us A USA. 818 00:30:24,875 --> 00:30:27,685 Yeah. Which would lead us to something like what is known 819 00:30:27,685 --> 00:30:28,965 as the Ugly American, 820 00:30:29,295 --> 00:30:31,885 which maybe we'll talk about it in another, in another, uh, 821 00:30:32,055 --> 00:30:33,765 could be interesting maybe. Well, 822 00:30:33,765 --> 00:30:36,645 - You know, from point, from a cultural point of view, 823 00:30:36,795 --> 00:30:38,925 everybody can be ugly if you don't 824 00:30:38,925 --> 00:30:39,965 understand the culture. Mm. 825 00:30:40,285 --> 00:30:43,365 - I take exception to that. What do you Oh, dare you. 826 00:30:43,605 --> 00:30:46,165 I know that the, look, I didn't get cleaned up 827 00:30:46,165 --> 00:30:48,565 and really spruced up today, but gimme a break here. 828 00:30:48,665 --> 00:30:49,725 I'm may covered in king cake, 829 00:30:49,725 --> 00:30:52,725 but normally I was buried. 830 00:30:53,205 --> 00:30:56,845 I wanna play the baby Jesus . Do you? I do. Okay. 831 00:30:57,125 --> 00:30:58,925 I would do in a massive king cake. 832 00:30:59,125 --> 00:31:00,925 I would, I would appreciate too. Only a layered one though. 833 00:31:00,925 --> 00:31:03,125 That's, that's what I want. Laminated. Laminated. I'm sorry. 834 00:31:03,125 --> 00:31:05,405 Laminated. Laminated. Yeah. No, no, that's okay. Yes. 835 00:31:05,545 --> 00:31:07,125 You gotta be picky. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 836 00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:08,245 Yeah. Absolutely. It's 837 00:31:08,365 --> 00:31:10,605 - Remarkable how the cultural influences went 838 00:31:10,605 --> 00:31:11,925 around the world for this. 839 00:31:11,995 --> 00:31:14,485 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. You have the French cultural 840 00:31:14,485 --> 00:31:16,245 influence in New Orleans, right. 841 00:31:16,435 --> 00:31:19,245 That, that was there since the French Days of 842 00:31:19,245 --> 00:31:20,245 - Conversation. 843 00:31:20,245 --> 00:31:20,685 Women, the French had controlled 844 00:31:20,685 --> 00:31:21,685 - It. 845 00:31:21,685 --> 00:31:22,965 Mm-Hmm. . And then the Vietnam Vietnamese 846 00:31:22,965 --> 00:31:25,845 immigrants bringing French influences from 847 00:31:25,915 --> 00:31:26,965 Vietnam. Right. Uh, 848 00:31:26,965 --> 00:31:27,965 - That's - Cool. 849 00:31:27,965 --> 00:31:29,645 Yeah. And back, back to Yes. New 850 00:31:29,645 --> 00:31:30,645 - Orleans. 851 00:31:30,645 --> 00:31:33,485 - Yes. Which kind of explains why this phenomenon happened 852 00:31:33,595 --> 00:31:35,085 with this particular bakery, 853 00:31:35,435 --> 00:31:37,965 because there was this need for, 854 00:31:38,185 --> 00:31:42,005 or at least this appreciation for in a town that's dedicated 855 00:31:42,005 --> 00:31:43,525 to food and music in good times. 856 00:31:43,585 --> 00:31:47,065 Mm-Hmm. , um, the, this, this need 857 00:31:47,085 --> 00:31:48,345 for something 858 00:31:48,345 --> 00:31:51,705 that would make this make the king cake stand out 859 00:31:51,975 --> 00:31:53,065 more than any of the others. 860 00:31:53,065 --> 00:31:54,265 Mm-Hmm. . Or at least give it, 861 00:31:54,415 --> 00:31:56,425 give it a recognition that, um, 862 00:31:57,975 --> 00:32:00,425 that would require something more than 863 00:32:00,495 --> 00:32:01,585 what was being produced. 864 00:32:02,365 --> 00:32:03,865 And what was, what would that be? 865 00:32:04,365 --> 00:32:07,425 It would be French culinary techniques. Yeah, yeah, 866 00:32:07,535 --> 00:32:08,105 - Yeah. But 867 00:32:08,105 --> 00:32:09,345 - From Vietnam, right? 868 00:32:09,465 --> 00:32:12,185 - Yeah. Right. Yeah. Sure. That or melding. Yeah. 869 00:32:12,325 --> 00:32:15,545 - And that became, that became a phenomenon 870 00:32:16,045 --> 00:32:17,045 - And it sounds good to me. 871 00:32:17,095 --> 00:32:20,345 Yeah. I a field trip. Yeah, absolutely. N right now. 872 00:32:20,345 --> 00:32:21,865 Alright, well then let's maybe 873 00:32:21,865 --> 00:32:22,985 wrap it up and head over there. 874 00:32:22,985 --> 00:32:24,145 We can get there by dinner. Okay. To new to 875 00:32:24,145 --> 00:32:25,225 - New Orleans or Saigon? 876 00:32:25,605 --> 00:32:27,425 - Uh, well guess I think if we're getting there by dinner, 877 00:32:27,425 --> 00:32:29,585 we gotta go the New Orleans route first, right? 878 00:32:29,585 --> 00:32:31,625 Sure. Stop there first and stop over. Okay. 879 00:32:31,815 --> 00:32:33,825 Have five king cakes each, each of, 880 00:32:33,825 --> 00:32:35,185 of the laminated Absolutely. 881 00:32:35,195 --> 00:32:36,625 Uhhuh and then yeah. Off to Vietnam, 882 00:32:36,625 --> 00:32:39,525 - Then hop on a plane and get, get to, uh, yeah. 883 00:32:39,665 --> 00:32:41,805 To Vietnam. Yeah. Getta Chi Min City 884 00:32:41,805 --> 00:32:44,765 and absolutely my, one of my favorite restaurants, Cho. 885 00:32:45,545 --> 00:32:47,445 - Oh, okay. Okay. Let's go. 886 00:32:47,475 --> 00:32:49,805 Well, we'll talk about that on another day, , 887 00:32:49,805 --> 00:32:53,845 because, uh, thank you Dean for, uh, for this today with 888 00:32:53,845 --> 00:32:56,125 that, I'm, I'm just sitting here drooling all over 889 00:32:56,125 --> 00:32:57,165 myself, which is Yeah. 890 00:32:57,165 --> 00:32:58,205 This's d Drew all over course. Pretty disgust. 891 00:32:58,205 --> 00:33:00,885 Really, really, really gross. Yeah. Yep. Thank you. Torn. 892 00:33:01,385 --> 00:33:04,165 My pleasure. And, and, and I'm Tom Peterson 893 00:33:04,305 --> 00:33:07,525 and we've been here, uh, talking at you about all 894 00:33:07,525 --> 00:33:08,645 of these wonderful foods 895 00:33:08,645 --> 00:33:12,725 because easy for you to say. 896 00:33:13,625 --> 00:33:17,045 And, ooh, oops. 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