Experimental Rice Cooking: Taste Testing Rice Prepared with Sodas, Beer, Sake, Milk, Coffee, Wine, Shamrock Shake, Malort, and Cigarette Water
Summary:
This video details an experiment where the host cooks rice using 12 different unconventional liquids across four rounds, then tastes and ranks each one.
- Round 1: Faygo Red Pop, Gamer Supps (Joe Biden's Lean), and old Yuengling beer were used. The Red Pop rice was deemed nasty, Gamer Supps rice was an F-tier failure, but the beer rice was surprisingly a B-tier.
- Round 2: Pilk (Pepsi and milk), cheap sake, and Yoo-hoo were tested. Pilk rice was an unexpected A-tier, Yoo-hoo rice was a good B-tier, and sake rice was C-tier.
- Round 3: Josh Wine, aged Walmart hot sauce, and instant coffee were used. Coffee rice was the winner at B/A-tier, wine rice was C-tier, and hot sauce rice, though spicy, was also C-tier due to not cooking properly.
- Final Round: The most "cursed" liquids were used: Malort, a month-old frozen Shamrock Shake, and cigarette water. Malort rice was an F-tier disaster due to extreme bitterness, Shamrock Shake rice was a D/F-tier failure with raw, spoiled-milk flavored rice, and surprisingly, cigarette water rice was the "winner" of the worst round, though still D/F-tier, being less offensive than Malort or spoiled shake.
Overview of the three cooked rice dishes from the final round: cigarette water, Shamrock Shake, and Malort. [ 00:22:30 ]
Introduction to the Experimental Rice Cookers [00:19]
The host introduces the concept of cooking rice in "cursed ways" using various unusual liquids.
- Rice Cooker Acquisition [00:24]
- The host purchased three small "Aroma" brand rice cookers, originally $20 each, but acquired them as Amazon returns for $10 each.
- These multiple cookers allow for batch cooking of different experimental rice types.
Three small Aroma rice cookers for batch experiments. [ 00:01:10 ]
Round 1: Sodas and Beer [01:36]
The first round of experiments involved cooking rice with Faygo Red Pop (zero sugar), Gamer Supps (Joe Biden's Lean flavor), and old Yuengling beer.
- Faygo Red Pop Rice [01:39]
- Cooked with zero-sugar Faygo Red Pop, resulting in a vibrant red color due to Red 40 food coloring.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [01:36]
Rice and a bottle of Faygo Red Pop. [ 00:01:36 ] 
Pouring vibrant red Faygo Red Pop into a rice cooker with rice. [ 00:02:04 ] - Appearance: [02:05] The rice became intensely red, reflecting the strong food coloring in the soda.
Rice soaking in bright red Faygo Red Pop. [ 00:02:10 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [06:52] Deemed "bad" and "quite bad," receiving a D-tier or F-tier ranking due to its strong, unpleasant diet soda flavor.
Intensely red cooked rice from Faygo Red Pop. [ 00:04:40 ]
- Gamer Supps (Joe Biden's Lean) Rice [02:23]
- Prepared using Gamer Supps drink powder, which resulted in a purple-colored liquid.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [02:23]
Gamer Supps (Joe Biden's Lean flavor) container. [ 00:02:24 ] 
Pouring purple Gamer Supps liquid into rice. [ 00:02:46 ] - Appearance: [02:49] The rice had a distinct purple hue from the Gamer Supps mixture.
Three rice cookers with Faygo Red Pop, Gamer Supps, and plain rice ready for beer. [ 00:02:51 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [06:20] The taste was described as "worse" and "so much worse," earning an F-tier ranking, compared to "boiled rice in Nyquil, but unsweetened."
Cooked Gamer Supps (Joe Biden's Lean) rice, showing its pinkish-purple hue. [ 00:05:09 ]
- Old Yuengling Beer Rice [03:08]
- Cooked with a two-year-old, likely "skunked" Yuengling beer.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [03:08]
An old bottle of Yuengling beer. [ 00:03:14 ] 
Pouring Yuengling beer into a rice cooker with rice. [ 00:03:25 ] - Start of Cooking Overview: [03:32]
Rice cookers filled with Faygo Red Pop, Gamer Supps, and Yuengling beer mixtures. [ 00:03:34 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [05:31] Initially rated C-tier, but later upgraded to B-tier after comparison with other terrible rice flavors. It had a sweet and bitter taste, described as "dad spilled beer into your dish and tried to act like he didn't."
- Appearance: [04:09] The cooked beer rice had a golden-brown color with a burnt crust at the bottom.
Cooked Yuengling beer rice with a golden-brown color and crust. [ 00:04:29 ]
- Round 1 Results Overview: [05:16]
Overview of the three cooked rice dishes from Round 1: Faygo Red Pop (red), Gamer Supps (pink), and Yuengling beer (brown). [ 00:05:19 ]
Round 2: Beverages [09:16]
This round featured Pilk (Pepsi and milk), cheap sake, and Yoo-hoo chocolate drink.
- Pilk (Pepsi and Milk) Rice [09:20]
- A mixture of Pepsi and Costco milk was used to cook the rice.
- Preparation: [09:22]
Pouring milk into a bowl for the Pilk mixture. [ 00:09:32 ] 
Pouring the Pilk (Pepsi and milk) mixture into rice. [ 00:09:35 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [12:52] Surprisingly, this was rated as A-tier, potentially S-tier. The texture was described as "creamy" and like "rice pudding," with good sweetness and acidity.
Cooked Pilk rice, showing its creamy texture. [ 00:13:01 ]
- Cheap Sake Rice [09:54]
- Prepared with "Ozaki Sake," noted as the worst sake available, typically used only for cooking.
- Cooked Appearance: [11:25] The sake rice had a somewhat burnt bottom crust.
Cooked sake rice with a noticeable burnt crust at the bottom. [ 00:11:28 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [11:51] Rated C-tier. It was considered "passable" and potentially good when paired with a Japanese dish like Oyako Don.
- Yoo-hoo Rice [10:13]
- Rice cooked with Yoo-hoo, described as a chocolate drink rather than chocolate milk.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [10:13]
Cartons of Yoo-hoo chocolate drink. [ 00:09:11 ] 
Pouring Yoo-hoo chocolate drink into rice. [ 00:10:19 ] - Cooked Appearance: [11:36] The Yoo-hoo rice had a brown, crusty appearance.
Cooked Yoo-hoo rice with a brown color and a distinct crust. [ 00:11:38 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [12:20] Rated B-tier, possibly A-tier. It was unexpectedly good, with a "little sweet, little cocoa" flavor, and a good crust.
- Round 2 Start of Cooking Overview: [10:38]
Rice cookers prepared with Pilk, Sake, and Yoo-hoo mixtures for cooking. [ 00:10:38 ] - Round 2 Results Overview: [11:12]
Cooked rice dishes from Round 2: Yoo-hoo (left), Sake (middle), and Pilk (right). [ 00:11:12 ]
Round 3: Spicy, Caffeinated, and Alcoholic [14:12]
This round explored Josh Wine, aged Walmart hot sauce, and instant coffee.
- Josh Wine Rice [14:17]
- Cooked with "the finest Josh vintage," a red wine.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [14:17]
A bottle of Josh Pinot Noir wine. [ 00:14:21 ] 
Pouring red Josh wine into a rice cooker with rice. [ 00:14:36 ] - Appearance: [15:46] The cooked wine rice had a purplish-red color.
Close-up of the purplish-red cooked Josh wine rice. [ 00:15:59 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [16:01] Rated C-tier. It had an initial flavored taste, followed by a bitter alcohol flavor, despite being from a fresh bottle.
- Aged Walmart Hot Sauce Rice [14:45]
- Prepared with "six-year-old Walmart store brand Louisiana hot sauce" that had changed color over time.
- Ingredients and Preparation: [14:45]
A bottle of Great Value Louisiana hot sauce. [ 00:13:53 ] 
Pouring orange Walmart hot sauce into rice. [ 00:14:52 ] - Cooked Appearance: [15:46] The cooked hot sauce rice had a distinct orange color.
Close-up of the orange cooked Walmart hot sauce rice. [ 00:17:14 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [17:14] Rated C-tier. It was spicy but vinegary and the rice did not cook all the way through due to the acidity, remaining raw. It was noted as needing to be eaten with something else.
- Instant Coffee Rice [15:08]
- Cooked with instant coffee, described as "caffeinated rice."
- Preparation: [15:08]
Pouring dark instant coffee mixture into rice. [ 00:15:12 ] - Cooked Appearance: [15:46] The cooked coffee rice had a dark brown, grainy appearance.
Close-up of the brown cooked instant coffee rice. [ 00:16:45 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [16:50] Rated B-tier, potentially A-tier. It was surprisingly good and better than the Josh Wine rice.
- Round 3 Start of Cooking Overview: [15:24]
Rice cookers prepared with red wine, hot sauce, and instant coffee mixtures. [ 00:15:19 ] - Round 3 Results Overview: [15:46]
Cooked rice dishes from Round 3: hot sauce (orange), coffee (brown), and wine (purple-red). [ 00:15:46 ]
Final Round: The Truly Cursed Rices [18:55]
The most anticipated and potentially worst rice experiments: Malort, month-old Shamrock Shake, and cigarette water.
- Malort Rice [18:55]
- Prepared with Malort, a notoriously bitter alcoholic spirit.
- Preparation: [18:55]
Pouring Malort into a rice cooker with rice. [ 00:19:47 ] - Cooked Appearance: [21:50] The Malort rice was white and somewhat crunchy, indicating it didn't cook fully.
Close-up of the white, uncooked Malort rice. [ 00:22:53 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [22:41] Rated F-tier, described as "so bad," "so bitter," and "revoltingly bad" due to the flavor being "turbo concentrated" in the rice. The rice was also crunchy as the alcohol evaporated quickly.
- Month-Old Shamrock Shake Rice [18:59]
- Cooked with a frozen, month-old McDonald's Shamrock Shake, which had developed a "shrimpy undertone" from being in the freezer.
- Preparation: [20:01]
A month-old frozen McDonald's Shamrock Shake. [ 00:19:13 ] 
Adding melted, green Shamrock Shake to rice in a cooker. [ 00:20:26 ] - Cooking Process: [21:30]
Shamrock Shake rice bubbling during cooking, showing its sludgy consistency. [ 00:21:32 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [23:35] Rated D-tier or high F-tier. It was "chunky," "crunchy," smelled like mint, and tasted like "spoiled milk" with raw rice.
Close-up of the chunky, green Shamrock Shake rice. [ 00:23:37 ]
- Cigarette Water Rice [19:31]
- Made by soaking cigarettes in hot water, then using that "cigarette water" to cook the rice.
- Preparation: [19:36]
Cigarette water being stirred in a bowl. [ 00:19:36 ] 
Pouring cigarette water, including tobacco remnants, into rice. [ 00:20:53 ] - Taste Test & Ranking: [24:36] Rated D-tier or F-tier. It smelled like a Marlboro red and had a notable bitterness, but was surprisingly less offensive than Malort or the spoiled Shamrock Shake rice, making it the "winner" of the worst round. The flavor was "dumbed down" compared to other cigarette-flavored experiments.
Close-up of the brown cooked cigarette water rice. [ 00:24:40 ]
- Round 4 Start of Cooking Overview: [21:00]
Rice cookers prepared with Malort, Shamrock Shake, and cigarette water for the final round. [ 00:21:00 ] - Round 4 Results Overview: [22:29]
Cooked Malort, Shamrock Shake, and cigarette water rice dishes. [ 00:22:30 ]
Overall Rankings and Reflections [25:07]
The host reflects on the experiments, identifying unexpected successes and confirmed failures.
- Worst of the Worst: Malort rice was definitively the worst, followed closely by the spoiled Shamrock Shake rice.
- Surprising Successes: Pilk rice was the top performer, resembling a sweet rice pudding. Yoo-hoo and coffee rice also performed much better than anticipated.
- The experiment showcased how different liquids interact with rice during cooking, often yielding unappetizing or outright disgusting results, but also revealing a few unexpected edible combinations.