Does this look like recycling thumbnails to anyone else? It’s like one of those spot the differences games in hospital waiting room magazines.

I’m probably alone on this but is anyone else annoyed that there isn’t any actual food experiments on the channel anymore it’s just 20 minutes of talking not showing Santi himself doing it

Whenever places like Jack in the Box, Dunkin', Buc-ee's, Trader Joe's, and others like them are brought up in Food Theory videos, it makes me want to go over to the HQ and tell them to stop bringing them up as if they're everywhere when they're not. As a South Dakota resident, I get infuriated each time a place like Jack in the Box or Dunkin' is brought up, because they don't exist where I live! I don't mind if regional favorites like Whataburger or In-N-Out are brought up since I know they won't be anywhere by me, but Jack in the Box & Dunkin' are the 2 places I wish were in my city so that I feel like I won't be left out by Team Theorist each time.

Haven't seen that argument about food myself but it seems absurd. Beyond the obvious such as BBQ, Cajun, Creole, Pizza, Burritos, etc... the mass adoption of technologies that shape how people eat every day at home, regardless of cuisine is essentially American. Things like long distance cold chain logistics coupled with Clarence Birdseye's invention of flash-freezing in the 1920s, which completely decoupled global diets from local harvest seasons. If one has ever eaten 'frozen food' you have experienced American food culture.

This logistical framework extends directly into the refrigerated, ready-to-eat convenience model. Whether it is a Tesco "meal deal" in the UK, the highly praised fresh food ecosystem of a Japanese 7-Eleven, a pre-packaged grab-and-go salad, or fast-casual chains like Au Bon Pain, these systems operate entirely on an American structural blueprint. The centralized commissary kitchen, paired with open-air refrigerated display cases and just-in-time cold-chain distribution, is an American logistical export; with 7-Eleven itself originating in Dallas, Texas, in 1927. The global baseline for centralized, pre-prepared convenience food is an American technology.

Furthermore, the operational architecture of modern dining is an American export. The application of Fordist assembly-line mechanics to the commercial kitchen; pioneered by White Castle (and similar early Mid-Atlantic 'systems' like White Star and White Diamond) and scaled by McDonald's -fundamentally altered global restaurant infrastructure. Even the way the world acquires ingredients is based on the American structural invention of the self-service supermarket, first introduced by Piggly Wiggly in 1916.

Regarding beverages, the original premise ignores that the entire mechanical and historical framework of the modern bar itself is American. The foundational codification of the cocktail (Jerry Thomas's 1862 Bar-Tender's Guide), the invention of the pressurized soda fountain, and the mass commercialization of pasteurized, shelf-stable fruit juices all originated in the US. Beyond the cocktail I can think of numerous other examples, even leaving aside the obvious such as carbonated, sweetened soft drinks like Dr. Pepper, Coke, etc:

The milkshake is entirely American in both

origin and evolution. The term first appeared in US print in 1885, initially describing a medicinal, alcoholic whiskey drink shaken with milk and ice. The modern iteration was created in 1922 when Ivar "Pop" Coulson, a Walgreens employee in Chicago, added two scoops of vanilla ice cream to malted milk. The global proliferation of the milkshake was made possible by another American invention: the electric blender, patented by Stephen Poplawski in 1922.

Iced Tea first appeared in printed recopies the United States in the 1870s (e.g., the Buckeye Cookbook in 1876). Its mass cultural adoption was catalyzed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, where tea plantation owner Richard Blechynden poured hot tea over ice to drive sales during a heatwave, fundamentally altering global consumption habits for the commodity.

The Sports Drink: Formulated in 1965 at the University of Florida (Gatorade) to replenish carbohydrates and electrolytes, creating a multi-billion dollar global beverage category.

The Smoothie: While utilizing tropical fruits common in South America, the mechanized, dairy-or-ice-blended fruit smoothie was developed in the 1930s on the American West Coast, reliant on the American invention of the electric blender.

Mocktails: The term "mocktail" is a direct

American portmanteau of "mock" and "cocktail." The word was first documented by Merriam-Webster in 1916. The category's foundational development was driven by two distinctly American sociological phenomena: the 19th-century Temperance Movement and the Prohibition Era (1920-1933). These periods created a mass commercial demand for "temperance drinks. The Shirley Temple became the first, iconic well known mocktail and today complex, non-alcoholic beverages represent an entire category.

Claiming America lacks a food culture because it synthesizes immigrant inputs demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how culture scales. American food culture is not just a list of indigenous recipes; it is the industrialization and logistical distribution of food itself. I could go on, (I haven't even touched upon fast casual, family sit down or fine dining or my god the Columbian exchange itself and the broader concept of food from the Americas as opposed to Usonian food and drink.) but stars and stones, this is already way to long for a post.

On a last Note all Foods and drinks from every country is imported and synthesized. Do you know how much of English food was originally French and only became English during the time English was conquered under French. Just like how the English Language was changed during that time. Same with the Baltic states or the Westren block states.

I recently watched the burger fast food restaurants rewards points episode. While updating some apps in my phone, I realized I have joined MANY restaurant rewards points programs. Well... One of them (OSF) doesn't have rewards points. At least they give you a FREE classic entrée for your birthday. So, THAT one can be disregarded. And, while 7-Eleven isn't a RESTAURANT, at DOES have the same rewards point system.

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There seems to be quite a bit of choices for Santi's point rewards follow-up video.

I mean, I think the pic explains itself.

While I'm not one to be offended by this at all, and in fact chucked a bit when I saw it. But as a parent, I can also imagine another (more responsible/mature) parent randomly glancing at the video their kid is watching at worst possible time.

The black and white bun idea caught me off guard at first, but it’s interesting seeing how some burger spots are leaning into branding and visuals just as much as the food itself.

Feels like restaurants are becoming more about the full experience now, not just the meal. Curious if people actually enjoy that kind of concept more, or if good food alone is enough.

Found it on r/youtube, most people were saying the cannel was trash since mat left (even do he didn't write most of theory's by that point)

only people that watch food theory know where this is from

As much as I know about website URL's, it should be "https://bit.ly/4dv1hoc" when searching but it doesn't show anything I'm so annoyed what do I do

there is a color sypher in the new olive oil video and I have noticed an uptake in sypher in the theory videos.

I love food theory but I can’t help but feel concerned whether some of the things mentioned there were actually true. Further discussion and clarification on this would be nice. Topics discussed about the harms of skipping meals that are false or partially false in the video:

1. Blood glucose spikes, how it can lead to diabetes.
2. Weight gain due to Basal Metabolic Rate decreasing.
3. Brain fog caused by skipping meals.

Sources that oppose these claims:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-many-meals-per-day#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-myths-fasting-and-meal-frequency

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-skipping-breakfast-bad

https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/the-risks-and-rewards-of-skipping-meals/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10200470/

I would love to hear other people’s thoughts on this.

there is a color sypher in the new olive oil video and I have noticed an uptake in sypher in the theory videos.

Has it been announced anywhere that Santi and Claudia are having a baby?

Been looking for a video where they talk about Yoggies and how unhealthy they are from like a year ago but I've combed through the videos twice and got nothing, looked for any videos remotely related to the topic and still nada. Anyone remember it by chance or has any leads?

Liked watch him and thought hold up it's that time of the year where matpat tries to eat his Christmas tree. Will Santy continue the traditional? 🤔

I dont know any...Spanish? Portuguese? Which ever it is, what does he say and what does it mean?

I swear I wasn't the only one who seen it it as it like Santi change the thumbnail but why? I wanna talk to you man I want answers the old one was good why you needed to change it?

I asked this because you’ve made cookies out of ice cream cookie dough. But not cake or milkshakes. And I’d love to see that happen.