Munch Madness Taste Test: Salty Snacks

Today we get

salty

. Let's talk about that. (music plays) Good morning mythical! Thank you for making us part of your daily routine today. Ellie and Jordan ask some illiterate people about YouTube. There is a lot to learn there. And they were going to pause and predict extreme mishaps in Russian dash cam footage. But first, welcome to day two of Munch Madness. Yesterday we started with a meaty and cheesy region, and Cheetos advanced to the final four. Today we move on to the category of

snacks

that may be the most snackable ever:

salty

ones. It's time to...

Okay, just to summarize our absurdly large group of Munch Madness

snacks

, you'll see four regions of snacks: meaty and cheesy, salty, sweet, and chips. Now, you voted for your top eight for each category, which we seeded into the pool, and yesterday Cheetos won the meaty, cheesy region, right there gloating, waiting for us to fill out the rest of the final four. Today we are going to do that for the salty region. Yes, and a quick note, although chips are salty, there are so many chips that they have their own region, so we're dealing with salty snacks without chips, including...

Um, skip breakfast, go straight to eating . Our highest-ranked seed in this region with 3,529 votes: Orville Redenbacher Microwave Popcorn, versus our lowest-ranked seed in the region, 1,758 votes for Ritz Peanut Butter Bits. I'm surprised popcorn is the number one seed. Again, this is based on your votes. - Well... - I love popc-- It's good. You remember how good it is once you put it in your mouth. - If I'm not at the movies... - It's true for many things. ...or maybe watching the movie at home, I would never think twice about it, but then once I put it in my mouth, I'm just thinking about it.

I mean, I could eat all of this right now. - Now... - But let's not do it. Let's move on to this. Now you know I have a weakness for peanut butter. And the Ritz crackers alone are good. They are also in this region. Is very good. In fact, I prefer to stick a regular Ritz cracker and put peanut butter on it. - Do you like to make them yourself? - Mm-hm. Whatever you like to do yourself, they have made an effort to do it in a smaller and more delicate way. For me, it's a win in this column.

But let's get back to this. After going to that, come back to this. I'm saying popcorn. I thought this was going to be a possible Cinderella story, with the Ritz Bits, but I don't think so. Now that I've tried it, it's popcorn. I mean, I love peanut butter. I don't love cookies. I'm with you. "I don't love crackers." Popcorn keeps going, Alex. Rhett: Watch him work. Check it out. Have you been doing calf raises again? I've been doing a little bit, yeah. Alright, now we have our fourth place finish, with just under 3,000 votes. Bugles versus our fifth favorite with just under 2800 votes, Funyuns. - Battle of the corn snacks. - Now, this is crazy.

If you had told me we were going to have a battle between Funyun and Bugle... - Yeah. - I mean, what are the chances, man? The most interesting shapes in the entire tournament "Let's make a bugle-shaped snack." - That, you know... - Genius. Right off the bat... (clarion plays) You're proving what I was thinking. Bugles are funnier than Funyuns. - Wow. - Did you ever think about that? (Blows bugle) Try it with a Funyun. See what happens. I've only eaten Funyuns once, and it was on this show, just a few months ago. - Actually? - I never had a Funyun.

I mean, this is fun. Do not laugh. Stop laughing. It will only cheer you up. I'm having fun, y'all. From my point of view, there is nothing fun involved. Actually? (laughs) Tell me... ...in that sense. Do you want to play a Bugle with your tongue through a Funyun? Because that can be fixed. - Yes. - Try it. You have to bite the bullet. (trumpet "The Imperial March" from "Star Wars") Are you doing the Death Star theme? - Yes. - Yes. - I'll tell you... - Because if you eat too many of these... you'll be the Death Star.

As much as I love onions, the crunchiness... it's such a pure flavor that it's more fun than Funyuns. Bugles all the way for me. Yes, I totally agree. - Bugles does it. - Hands down. - Bam! -Alex. (trumpet) It makes me proud. Chex Mix is ​​the third favorite, with 3,385 votes. versus Rold Gold's "pletzels," or pretzels, is a hard word to say. - "Pletzels"... whatever, man. - Sixth favorite, 2,062 votes for the Pletzels. Now the interesting thing is that Chex Mix already had pletzels in it. - Oh shit. - You know what I am saying? He has square pletzels that are in a small grid and he has circular pletzels.

And this one just has pletzels and more pletzels. -So...-But he also has...-bite of bagel...-Oh, yeah. - Whatever... - Breadstick? Is that...? What's that? Is it like the sandwich maker's finger? Light Chex, Dark Chex. I have to get a breadstick. And you put all that in your mouth. - Now... - Oh... ...what I like about this is that I go through and select these bagel bites. That's not something you like. - That's something you do. - The fact that... What I like about this is the fact that I have chosen to like part of it.

No, what I'm saying is that you have the power to choose. I just made a pretzel here. - That's a purer pretzel flavor. - Yeah? Because these pretzels have been influenced by their environment, you know, like a kid who just went to public school for the first time. (cough) I'm about to choke on all this dry dryness. Raise your arms. That's what my mom used to say. It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. For me there is no competition here. - I love the variety... - Pretzels all the way. - It's a joke. - ...of Chex mix.

I see what you're saying. It actually has some Bugle in it. - Something about this... - The different consistencies, the variety of items. He never ages, or when he does, it's long after he's already aged. This might be the only food you would need...on an island. - Okay, yes. Either way, Chex Mix takes it. Link: Very good, Alex. - Like, you say it... - I can move enough for that. Next, we have our second favorite with only 11 votes less than our number one favorite, the popcorn, Ritz Crackers, and our seventh favorite with 1,966 votes, - Mixed Nuts. - Mixed nuts, yes.

Are you excited about mixed nuts? I love a good nut and I love mixing it up. Here you have an almond. Here's a cashew. Here's a p-p-p-peanut. But a Ritz cookie. There's nothing wrong with a Ritz cracker. It's... it's buttery, it's crunchy, it's got holes in it. - (knocks) - Seven to be exact. You can go through it. Ritz crackers have seven holes. Oh, you're right. I wouldn't have known. Fun fact. I mean, I don't dislike nuts, I don't prefer them. - You are in the cookie field. I'm definitely on cookie cramp. You know I'm not in the cookie camp.

I've been hard on cookies, even when you combine them with one of my favorite things on the planet, I still haven't moved them forward. Look at all the things you can do with them. Check it out. They have many suggestions. Rhett, it's basically admitting that it's not a self-sufficient snack. It needs other things to become a snack. That is proof that this is inadequate on its own. What do you see behind this? Just... a lot of fat. I don't think I can let this go, man. This is a cookie that was almost the number one seed. - I love everything about it. - I do not know why.

I am puzzled. I mean, if you add peanut butter, if you add any of this crap, it becomes an hors d'oeuvre, which is not a snack. Okay, you know what? I think we need a tiebreaker. That's how it is. You remember her, the founder of Cuddle Sanctuary. The PDA MVP is Cuddle Queen Jean Franzblau! Oh! Come, Jean. We have a problem that only you can solve. I'm here for you. Thanks for coming. You are welcome. You probably remember Jean. She is a friend of the program because she taught us to hug. That's true. And then she came back as a zombie.

That's how it is. As we do. Now you're back to being yourself. Should I give my opinion right now on nuts and crackers? Because boring, exciting. Oh! (giggles) In what way? I feel very nourished by protein, but if I were at a party, I'd be like, "That's crazy." This is the clearest we have had in the entire tournament. But the butter flavor is addictive. You put one in your mouth and you can't stop there. Yes, I continue with these. Can I have this? - Hmm. - Did you know? I'm not going to take this personally. I mean, I'm just a judge like you two.

In fact, I'm relieved that you could come and resolve this so we don't keep fighting. I will badmouth you once you leave. So Jean, what's your final choice? - Ritz crackers. -Ritz! Ritz moves on. - Yes, team. - There you go. Alex, throw it in there. - Be gentle. - Good shape. He looks angry. Why are you angry? Jean doesn't respond to my text, so it's like...uh, I don't know. You guys can figure that out. It's getting real. Popcorn versus bugles. Alright, our number one seed versus our number four seed. The butter on the popcorn... it's good.

And it simply evokes an atmosphere of entertainment. Know? Even if you're not watching the movie, you feel like you are. I never had a bad time while eating popcorn. But these Bugles, man. Yes, the Bugles... they keep calling. Speaking of entertainment. It's so good. Talking about the finger hat. You can make finger hats. They really, really live up to the salty... - Yes. - ...the salty promise. They are saltier than ready-made popcorn. You could say they are as buttery as popcorn. I do not know about that. - No, they're not, but... - They're cheesy, though. He's got a strong...

Well, I could talk all day, but I'm just saying I'm going for the Bugles, man. Guys...they're Bugles. I knew it. Bugles keep going, Alex. Rhett: (laughing) Bugles. Bugles. There is a lot of head shaking in the room because they filled out their parentheses beforehand. People, Bugles is the Cinderella story of 2018. The number two seed against the number three seed. This is a close competition. They hoped to meet and they got this. I don't go into this knowing what I'm going to prefer. I'm going to take this at random. The

taste

of Chex Mix is ​​very good.

It hits you from the beginning: the salty flavor, the texture. Every bite is a little different. - Um... - I mean, I've been hating the Ritz cookie. I've dealt with that, but then you know what? I really listened to what Jean had to say. They are both so good. I just have to dig deep inside myself... - What I like about... - ...and ask myself: "Which one brings me the most joy?" What makes me happy here is the consistency of the butter that stays with you even after you have chewed it completely. With this comes the initial surprise.

With this is the lasting experience. Ritz. Ritz brings me more joy. Well, you can thank Jean for this because she has converted me. I also say Ritz. Ho! The Ritz reaches the final. - Link: Mm-hm. Alright, regional finals... Bugles versus Ritz. I feel your energy and this is worrying you too much right now. And you too. So, Stevie! - The crew is very upset with us right now. -Stevie! Stevie: I'm very upset. I have never had more fun on this show. (laughs) Let's see. Let me eat a Ritz. Seven holes, y'all. Phew, look at that. - Um... - But the Ritz is still so good. - So good. - It's so... - They're both so... - I'm converted.

You'll notice that over the course of a couple of rounds, I've completely grown on how good they are. You hated cookies just a second ago. I hated cookies. However, you think this is like a Cinderella story. This is like the middle major. Know? Like the mid-career situation, like the one in Valparaíso. You know what I mean? The guy makes a crazy shot at the end of the second round and you're like, "Oh, man, I want them to win so badly. They're so funny and they have a weird mascot." - You've never rooted for them before, but now that they're here and you've seen all the backstories, it's pulling at your heartstrings. - And Ritz has been here before. - Do you know what it sounds like? (trumpets) Oh, you gave me the crisis and the blow.

Ritz is like that team that is expected to go very far, maybe all the way, but a little boring and a little predictable like a Gonzaga. It was a tough time in the tournament, guys. Adversity at all times. They almost lost. If we hadn't brought Jean, who knows what would have happened? They would have won my heart, man. Ritz? - Bugles. - Ha ha! This won me over. I'll vote for Bugle too. - Rhett: Cinderella! ! - Oh! That? Who would have thought, Alex? Bugle's mind is amazing. That? I don't even know what Bugles are. Well, they are the winners of the salty region. - That is what they are. - A special thanks to Jean.

Thank you for coming and helping us resolve our disagreement. If you want to know more about Cuddle Queen Jean Franzblau, you can find her at Cuddle Sanctuary in Los Angeles, which offers training and cuddle event services and is the home of the Cuddle Game. Yes, stick around to watch Jordan and Ellie take a YouTube quiz on people who have never watched YouTube. Rhett: Black is a slimming color and our supplies of this black GMM mugOn black they also lose weight. Get yours before we run out forever. Available at mitica.store.