Shanthi's Kitchen, Mutton Rolls And The Art Of Gift-Giving

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What is Apple Dumpling Day and why are the hosts so excited about it?

Romesh Ranganathan 0:00
It's Thursday and it's my favourite day of the year. National Apple Dumpling Day.
Unknown 0:07
Oh,
Shanthi Ranganathan 0:07
yes.
Romesh Ranganathan 0:09
Oh, my God. We love an apple dumpling, don't we? I love it. Apple dumpling. Yes, please. Yum, yum.
Unknown 0:16
What is it? What's an apple dumpling?
Romesh Ranganathan 0:17
Well, the clue's in the name. It's a dumpling with apple.
Unknown 0:20
An apple fritter?
Romesh Ranganathan 0:21
Apple dumpling
Unknown 0:23
in my tummy. I
Romesh Ranganathan 0:25
love apple dumpling.
Unknown 0:27
Apple strudel?
Romesh Ranganathan 0:28
Yeah. After having apple dumpling, I go to the toilet and have an apple dump.
Unknown 0:33
It's a fun,
Romesh Ranganathan 0:33
fun day. I've never heard of apple dumplings before in my life. To be honest with you, I've got no idea.
Unknown 0:39
Is it like a dim
Romesh Ranganathan 0:42
sum dumpling? No. It's
Unknown 0:45
like a
Romesh Ranganathan 0:45
pie. It's an apple pie, I guess. Oh, Jesus.
Unknown 0:49
Oh,
Romesh Ranganathan 0:49
apple pie's good. Apple pie's good, yeah. That looks quite
Unknown 0:53
nice. They just put a whole apple in that one. Yeah, it's an
Romesh Ranganathan 0:55
apple dumpling.
Unknown 0:57
They just wrapped a whole apple in pastry. Yeah, apple dumpling. Apple dumpling. You've gone from never hearing of an apple dumpling to telling people how they should be making one. That's a real insight into me.
Romesh Ranganathan 1:13
It looks quite nice, though, doesn't it? What do you think, Ben? John, would you like an apple dumpling? Absolutely not. No, it looks awful.
Unknown 1:21
Ben? I think if it was chopped and stewed with sugar, brown sugar, a bit of butter. Okay.
Romesh Ranganathan 1:29
So a completely different dish. Do you know what I'd like? If it was like with chicken curry and rice and they mix it together. Tell you what you'd love, chicken biryani day. Georgie, apple dumpling?
Shanthi Ranganathan 1:48
Mum apple
Romesh Ranganathan 1:48
dumpling?
Shanthi Ranganathan 1:49
Yeah, love it. I haven't had it, but I like to have it. With hot ice cream. Hot ice cream. Hot dumpling with ice cream.
Romesh Ranganathan 1:59
You can have deep fried ice cream, can't you?
Shanthi Ranganathan 2:03
No, I only heard that...
Unknown 2:05
Deep-fried Mars bar? Mars
Romesh Ranganathan 2:06
bar. Deep-fried ice cream. How? If I was talking about deep-fried Mars bar, I would have said deep-fried Mars bar.
Unknown 2:12
Deep-fried ice
Romesh Ranganathan 2:13
cream.
Unknown 2:13
You sure? They, like, it's a frozen... Can we bait Alaska when they put the meringue in the middle? Yeah, it's like that, but it's taken to another
Romesh Ranganathan 2:20
extreme. It's deep-fried ice cream.
Unknown 2:21
But no, but you can't... Meringue... You have to cook batter through, don't you? It's
Romesh Ranganathan 2:25
deep fried ice cream. Yeah.
Shanthi Ranganathan 2:28
Oh, I
Romesh Ranganathan 2:28
never...
Unknown 2:29
I think you're thinking of Baked Alaska. Yeah, no, Baked
Romesh Ranganathan 2:33
Alaska. Deep fried ice cream.
Shanthi Ranganathan 2:36
How do you fry ice cream, Ramesh?
Romesh Ranganathan 2:39
Have you heard of Baked Alaska? Every Thursday, we hang out and have a go answer your questions, dilemmas. Sometimes we get the odd story or observation. I'm joined by my mother, Shanti Ranganathan, and the team of fucking creatures. We haven't written that. No, you haven't, but it just keeps popping in the old gobby. That's what can sometimes happen on National Apple Dumpling Day. You never know how Apple Dumpling Day is going to go. How are you today?
Shanthi Ranganathan 3:14
I am fine.
Romesh Ranganathan 3:17
I did like that. Yeah.
Shanthi Ranganathan 3:20
I am fine. Thank you. Mum,
Romesh Ranganathan 3:24
do you know how you love QVC?
Shanthi Ranganathan 3:26
Yeah.
Romesh Ranganathan 3:26
Could you big up the show like it's an item on QVC? It's going to, you need to listen to this show. It's got big laughs. It's guaranteed to make you smile, et cetera, et cetera. And then welcome to the Romesh Ranganathan Show. Just down the camera, please.
Shanthi Ranganathan 3:40
How am I going to do that? Let me try. I'm trying to have a look at this bracelet, how beautiful it is. So it's shiny and makes your hand look very elegant. And... I loved it. Since I bought it, so much luck came towards me. So I want you to try that as well and enjoy. And please buy this type of bangles. It gives you a lot of luck. Welcome to Romesh Ranganathan's show.
Romesh Ranganathan 4:21
Really good. Really good. Okay. I feel like a little bit of...
Shanthi Ranganathan 4:27
Confused.
Romesh Ranganathan 4:28
Bracelet
Shanthi Ranganathan 4:29
change into bangle.
Romesh Ranganathan 4:31
I don't think that was the biggest issue.
Shanthi Ranganathan 4:33
Yeah.

How did Romesh and Shanthi react to Jamie Oliver’s cooking show and what recipes did they discuss?

Romesh Ranganathan 4:34
I wanted you to talk about the show like it was an item on QVC and you started selling a bracelet for some reason. Oh, right. Yeah. Okay. But it doesn't matter. That was good.
Unknown 4:42
Welcome to the Romesh Ranganathan Show.
Shanthi Ranganathan 4:54
With me, Shanti.
Romesh Ranganathan 4:57
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Chapters

8 chapters
1 What is Apple Dumpling Day and why are the hosts so excited about it? 0:00–4:34 2 How did Romesh and Shanthi react to Jamie Oliver’s cooking show and what recipes did they discuss? 4:34–8:31 3 What does the ‘Shanthi’s Kitchen’ teaser include and how is the mutton roll prepared? 8:31–12:33 4 What parenting dilemma did listeners send in and what advice did Romesh and Shanthi give? 12:33–17:10 5 What is the best gift Romesh has ever given and why does he think he’s a bad gift‑giver? 17:10–22:40 6 How did the listener Michael’s surprise concert gift spark a discussion about experience‑based presents? 22:40–28:59 7 What plans do Romesh and Shanthi have for future episodes and live cooking shows? 28:59–33:20 8 Why should listeners subscribe, like, and support the Romesh Ranganathan Show? 33:20–36:47

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Romesh Ranganathan 19 min Shanthi Ranganathan 5 min

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