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Japan’s Most Iconic Dishes

11 mei 2025

Explore traditional Japanese food in this nostalgic Tokyo food compilation. See how hanpen fish cakes (kamaboko) are handmade at a 300-year-old shop. Watch expert chefs prepare fugu (poison puffer fish). Visit Japan’s only all-female sushi restaurant breaking long-held traditions. Discover how oyakodon, chicken and egg over rice, became Japan’s ultimate comfort food. This Japanese cuisine compilation features street food, regional specialties, and time-honored techniques. Perfect for fans of Japanese cooking, food documentaries, and of course... Great Big Story classics. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #japanesefood #japan #sushi #foodlover

The World's Most Remote Brewery

9 mei 2025

In Arctic Svalbard, Norway—home to polar bears, reindeer & extreme snow—a brewery makes beer with 2,000-year-old glacier water. Welcome to Svalbard, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places, where brewing beer was illegal for nearly a century. That all changed in 2015 when local pioneer Robert Johansson led the charge to change the law, and Svalbard Brewery was born. Today, this trailblazing Arctic brewery makes high-quality beer in one of the planet’s most remote and extreme environments, using 2,000-year-old glacier water - one of the purest sources on Earth! 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Welcome to Svalbard 00:38 History 01:17 How they first brewed beer 01:47 It's made with glacier water 02:26 Svalbard's alcohol laws 02:56 What do the locals think? 03:28 What's the drinking culture like? Executive Producer - Noah Throop Producer - Stuart Smillie Camera - Steven Kelly & Stuart Smillie Editor - James Rayner Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #arctichistory #beerbrewing #svalbard

Egg Dishes From Around the World

4 mei 2025

From massive ostrich eggs in South Africa to delicate octopus eggs in Japan, we’re cracking open the world of non-chicken eggs. In this throwback, Great Big Story’s Beryl Shereshewsky connects with cooks and eaters across seven countries to explore how people prepare and enjoy everything from snail eggs in France to duck egg tea in Indonesia. This journey goes beyond breakfast, it’s a global look at how unusual eggs are farmed, cooked, and served in fascinating ways you may have never seen. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #eggs #foodlover #foodies

The Dark Ingredients in Dr. Oetker’s Recipe for Success

2 mei 2025

Dr. Oetker is known worldwide for its frozen pizzas, cake mixes, and baking products, but its rise is tied to Nazi Germany and World War II. What started as a small pharmacy in Bielefeld, Germany, grew into a food empire that aligned with Hitler’s regime and profited from the war. For decades, this disturbing history was kept quiet. Now, the truth is out. 00:00 The Empire 00:38 The Beginning 02:02 The Dark Chapter 04:46 The Reckoning Supervising Producer - Noah Throop Producer - Annabel Fraser Producer - Archie Brydon Camera & edit - Matt Taylor With a special thanks to David de Jong. https://daviddejong.net Additional archive - Dr Oetker Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #foodhistory #darkhistory #worldwar2 #historyfacts #droetker

How Hollywood Builds Its Dream Cars

27 apr 2025

Go behind the scenes of how Hollywood movie cars are built, from functional props to replicas of film and TV icons. At Cinema Vehicles, teams prepare cars for productions like The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In Georgia, Jerry Patrick rebuilds vehicles like the Batmobile and Mystery Machine. And in Florida, Matt McEntegart’s garage produces a custom supercar for Suicide Squad. If you're into movie prop cars, film car replicas, or vehicles made for the screen, this is for you. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #hollywoodmovies #sportscars #batmobile #suicidesquad #dreamcar

How the World’s Stinkiest Fish Really Tastes

25 apr 2025

This is Surströmming. Where fermented fish and Swedish cuisine collide. It's banned on airlines, dreaded online, and often reduced to a viral food challenge. But this smelly fish dish is a cultural staple. This week, we learn how surströmming is made, why it smells so strong, and how locals prepare it, and then... we eat it. But how does it really taste? With members of the Surströmming Academy, we uncover the tradition, technique, and pride behind one of the world’s most misunderstood foods. 00:00 What Is Surströmming? 01:05 What Makes It So Smelly 01:50 Why It's A Delicacy 03:17 How To Eat It 04:40 Tasting 06:39 The Future of This Dish? Lead Producer - Annabel Fraser Camera - James Rayner Editer - Matt Taylor & James Rayner Graphics - Will Minns Additional footage - @Deanalex7, @justinthekid & @RyanWindridge Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #sweden #foodchallenge #foodlover #fish

Welcome to the Land of Dogs

20 apr 2025

Move over, Lassie, Scooby-Doo, and Brian Griffin, these four-legged dogs are heroes! In this nostalgic compilation, these canines are athletes, guardians, and companions making a real difference. From a rescue pup who raises orphaned cheetahs and wallabies, to a paradise for adoptable dogs in Costa Rica. You’ll also meet Italy's lifeguard dogs and Colorado’s mountain rescue dogs, these pups redefine what it means to be "man's best friend." Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #dogs #dogsofyoutube #animallover #animalfacts

The $5M Festival That Ends in Flames

18 apr 2025

Valencia’s Las Fallas Festival is one of Spain’s most fiery art traditions, a celebration of Saint Joseph where towering handcrafted sculptures, or ninots, are built over months, only to be set ablaze. Blending satire, art, community, and centuries-old custom, it’s a spectacle like no other. In this video, we follow artists Pepe and Marina Puche as they complete their monumental falla, Cupid’s Problems, before it meets its fiery end... 00:00 Introduction 00:42 What's Fallas de Valencia? 01:19 Meet the Puche Family 02:03 Why they do it? 02:36 Cupid has problems 03:13 The Ones Saved from the Fire 03:58 The great burn! Executive Producer - Rosie Tomkins Lead Producer - Alberto Chelleri Camera - Alberto Chelleri & Juan Carlos Fita Planells Editer - James Rayner Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #festivals #spain #artoftheday #festivalseason

Meet The Real Masters of Golf

13 apr 2025

The Masters 2025 returns, and golf’s biggest names, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, are back in the swing of things. To celebrate, we’re teeing up four unforgettable golf stories. From a blind champion who won the World Blind Golf Championship, to a mini golf pro chasing a green jacket, to a teen golfer from Nepal aiming for the Olympics, and a diver retrieving balls from TPC Sawgrass’ iconic 17th hole. Real athletes, real tournaments, and the passion behind every swing—this is golf like you’ve never seen it. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #golf #golfswing #golflife #themasters2025

The Woman Protecting Paradise | The Real White Lotus

11 apr 2025

The real White Lotus in Thailand, Four Seasons Koh Samui, and Anantara Mai Khao Villas aren’t just stunning backdrops for HBO’s hit series — they’re home to Nok, a real-life sustainability manager protecting endangered sea turtles, giant monitor lizards, and native birds. As The White Lotus Season 3 wraps, we uncover the wild side of these luxury resorts and meet the woman fighting to preserve paradise behind the scenes. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #thewhitelotus #thewhitelotusseason3 #thailandtravel #sustainability #wildlifeconservation

The Most Unusual Churches in the World

6 apr 2025

From ancient cliffside chapels to bone-filled cathedrals, these are the most unusual churches in the world. While The Vatican and The Pope represent the heart of Christianity, this video explores lesser-known yet astonishing churches shaped by religion and built with truly unique architecture. These aren’t the most famous churches you’ve seen on postcards — they’re stranger, more remote, and full of unbelievable stories that that redefine places of worship. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #church #churches #worship #architecture

Meet the Cast of the Real White Lotus

4 apr 2025

To celebrate the Season 3 finale, step inside The White Lotus hotel at Thailand's luxury Four Seasons Koh Samui and Anantara Mai Khao Villas. The 5-star resorts have been made famous by the new HBO series, featuring a stellar cast including Aimee Lou Wood, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Parker Posey and K-pop star Lisa from Blackpink in her acting debut as Mook. We reveal the untold stories of the real-life personalities that bring these paradises to life. From villa hosts and spa therapists to sommeliers and local guides, meet the unsung characters who turn tropical fantasy into daily reality. 00:00 Introduction 01:13 The Thai Smile 02:30 The General Manager 04:00 Animals in the resort 05:55 Spirits of the land 07:50 World class sommelier 09:30 Conclusion Executive Producer - Rosie Tomkins Lead Producer - Paul Travis Camera - Tin Guyson & Michael Towers Editor - Tobias Brebner Edit Support and Translations - Wannarut Tods Voice over - Caitlin Sloan Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #whitelotus #thewhitelotus #thailandtravel #luxurylifestyle #resort

How Japan Perfected the Art of Ramen

30 mrt 2025

Ramen, Japan, black ramen, broth, dashi, tonkotsu, miso, chashu, instant noodles... mmm, who's hungry? We love this food, and in this week's Great Big Story, we explore how ramen became a global phenomenon. From the world’s most remote ramen shop to Toyama’s famous black ramen and the rise of instant noodles. Join us as we dive into the history, flavors, and culture of Japan’s most beloved dish. Got a story idea for us? Send us an email at pitch [at] GreatBigStory [dot] com 📧 Get exclusive GBS items from our online store 🛒 👉 https://shop.greatbigstory.com/ SUBSCRIBE: https://buff.ly/41yqVHF NOTIFICATIONS: Make sure you enable the 🔔 to get notified about our latest video publishes. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greatbigstory Check us out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greatbigstory Join us on Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/18450982-0867-49c9-b4ac-2a534d1c86aa Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatbigstory Give us a shout on Twitter: https://twitter.com/greatbigstory Sign up to our newsletter: https://greatbigstory.com/signup/ #ramen #japanesefood #noodles #foodlover