Transcript: Tomato Sauce
The theme song plays.
Doors with show logo slide open. The logo shows a banana and a yellow triangle with black stripes.
A clip shows images of Link making recipes in the kitchen. Link is in his twenties, with short wavy black hair. He wears a black T-shirt with a print on the front.
Pop Star Link appears behind a D.J. tray with tomato slices as records.
Pop Star Link is in his twenties, with short wavy brown hair. He wears an unbuttoned black shirt over a white T-shirt, a purple hat and a headset.
Captain Cook appears on a pirate ship clashing spoons with a skeleton.
Captain Cook has a beard, long braided hair, and wears a pirate hat.
An animated Link rides a bike across the screen.
I.Q pops up in the lab. She is in her twenties, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a white T-shirt with a print on the front.
Detective Link appears in an interrogation room. He wears a beige coat and a black hat.
Chip Dippington appears behind a desk. He wears a suit and a headset and hold notes.
Gastro Bob pops up on top of a plant. He has curly white hair and wears a lab coat.
Then, Secret Agent Man blasts off. He is bald and wears a dark suit and sunglasses.
Now animated Link mixes substances in a flask and the flask explodes.
The logo of the show appears with the title "Gastro Blast" in blue letters.
The curtain rolls and the announcer says FOR TODAY'S RECIPE,
LINK WILL BE JOINED BY:
IQ,
GASTRO BOB,
AND YAR CAPTAIN COOK.
I.Q., Gastro Bob and Captain Cook pop up inside bubbles on the screen.
The announcer says AND BACKED UP AS ALWAYS BY:
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
ANIMAL CRACKERS!
A band of animals appears on stage. A duck plays the drums, a rabbit plays the keyboards, a white and gray rodent plays the guitar and brown rodent sings.
(music plays)
Link holds a tomato in the kitchen.
Link says CHECK OUT THIS
FRESH AND JUICY TOMATO!
WHAT DO YOU THINK I
SHOULD MAKE WITH IT?
Pop Star Link says TOMATO SLICES ARE ROUND,
YOU COULD SPIN
THEM LIKE A RECORD.
THEY'LL BE A SMASH HIT!
[CROWD CHEERING]
In the kitchen, Link says A TOMATO RECORD SMASH HIT?
I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THAT...
BUT IT DOES GIVE ME AN IDEA!
INSTEAD OF SMASHING THE TOMATOES
LET'S BLEND THEM TOGETHER
TO MAKE TOMATO SAUCE TO
GO WITH SPAGHETTI!
(music plays)
Pop Star Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, LINK,
THAT SOUNDS WAAAAAY BETTER!
YUUUUUUUM!
Link says TO MAKE TOMATO
SAUCE, YOU'LL NEED...
4 CUPS OF DICED FRESH
TOMATOES PEELED AND SEEDED;
1 PACKAGE OF SPAGHETTI NOODLES,
WE'RE USING WHOLE GRAIN;
2 TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL;
HALF A CUP OF FINELY
CHOPPED ONIONS;
4 BASIL LEAVES;
PARMESAN CHEESE, TO SERVE;
1 TEASPOON OF SUGAR;
HALF A TEASPOON OF
FINE SEA SALT;
ONE QUARTER TEASPOON OF
FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER;
The ingredients pop up on the counter top as he mentions them.
Link says TODAY WE'RE
USING FRESH TOMATOES,
BUT YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE THEM
WITH A 800 GRAM CAN OF TOMATOES,
IF FRESH ONES AREN'T
AVAILABLE, LIKE,
IF YOU'RE ON A PIRATE SHIP.
RIGHT CAPTAIN COOK?
In his ship, Captain Cook grabs tomato cans from the trunk and says I'M A SWARTHY PIRATE,
IT'S THE YOHO LIFE FOR ME!
YA YOU'RE
TELLING ME, LINK!
I HAVEN'T SEEN A FRESH TOMATO
IN OVER A HUNDRED YEARS!
AH! HERE WE GO.
"DAVY JONES' YE OLDE
CANNED TOMATOES FOR
PIRATE SWASHBUCKLING GRUB!"
Link says JUST MAKE SURE THE LABEL
ON YOUR CONTAINER OF TOMATOES
SAYS "NO ADDED SALT."
USUALLY, I USE THE
SKIN AND SEEDS OF THE TOMATOES
FOR THE SAUCE AS THEY ADD
VALUABLE NUTRIENTS AND TEXTURE.
BUT TODAY I WANT TO SHOW YOU
A COOL CULINARY TECHNIQUE
FOR PEELING TOMATOES.
IT'S CALLED BLANCHING.
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
Animal Crackers say BLANCHING!
(HAHAHA, BLANCHING!)
ALRIGHT! (ALRIGHT!)
Link says PEELING HARD FOODS LIKE
CARROTS AND POTATOES IS EASY.
BUT TOMATOES ARE SOFT, WHICH
MAKES THEM A LOT MORE DIFFICULT
TO PEEL WITHOUT SQUISHING.
Link says THE BEST WAY
TO PEEL A TOMATO
IS TO MAKE AN X IN THE BOTTOM.
(music plays)
PLACE YOUR TOMATO IN BOILING
HOT WATER FOR A FEW SECONDS.
(music plays)
AND IMMEDIATELY PLACE
IN ICE COLD WATER.
The guitarist pops up and plays the guitar.
Link says THE QUICK BATH
IN THE BOILING HOT WATER
WILL RELEASE THE SKIN
FROM THE TOMATO.
THE ICE COLD WATER
WILL COOL YOUR TOMATO
SO YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
(music plays)
SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO PEEL?
(music plays)
Link says NOW, TO SEED
THE TOMATO, CUT IT IN HALF.
THEN USE A SMALL
SPOON TO SCOOP THE SEEDS
FROM ITS CAVITIES.
(music plays)
JUST LIKE SO!
(music plays)
OUR FINAL STEP IS
DICING THE TOMATO.
(music plays)
A split screen shows Link dicing the tomatoes to the right and the duck playing drums to the left.
Link says PLACE ALL YOUR
DICED TOMATOES INTO A BLENDER
OR FOOD PROCESSOR.
NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE A PUREE!
A PUREE IS WHEN YOU BLEND
TOGETHER CHUNKS OF VEGETABLES OR
FRUITS TO MAKE A THICK LIQUID.
READY?
SET?
BLEND!
An animated tomato pops up and sings TOMATO TOMATOES ARE TENDER,
THEY BREAK DOWN IN BLENDERS.
PUREEING IS EASY!
LET'S SET THE PECTIN FREE.
TOMAAAAAATOOOOES!
(music plays)
Link says WE'RE READY
TO MAKE OUR SAUCE.
I'VE GOT A SAUCEPAN
HEATING OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
WE'LL ADD OUR OLIVE OIL
AND THEN OUR ONIONS.
[INDISTINCT BAWLING]
Link says IS SOMEONE CRYING?
IT MUST BE THE ONIONS!
Captain Cook says OH BARNACLES,
ONIONS ALWAYS MAKE ME
A WEE BIT TEARY...
IT'S JUST THAT YOUR...
TOMATO SAUCE RECIPE BE...
IT JUST BE SO BEAUTIFUL LINK!
He blows his nose.
Link says DON'T CRY
YET, CAPTAIN COOK!
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN!
Link says WE'LL COOK THE
ONIONS TILL THEY'RE SOFT.
THIS SHOULD TAKE
ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
He puts the onion in the pan.
[SIZZLING]
Link says LAB RAT...
SPEED DIAL PLEASE!
(music plays)
An animated rat lab runs in a clock with the shape of a hamster wheel and he speeds up time.
Link says WE'RE READY TO ADD OUR
TOMATO PUREE AND BRING OUR HEAT
UP TO HIGH SO EVERYTHING
CAN COME TO A BOIL.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob appears on the counter top and says IT'S BUBBLING LIKE
A VOLCANO, TAKE COVER, LINK!
Link says YOU OKAY, GASTRO BOB?!
Gastro Bob says A-OKAY!
Link says I WONDER WHY THE
SAUCE IS DOING THIS?
WHAT'S THE SCOOP, IQ?
A slate appears with a test tube for an "I" and a "Q" in purple.
I.Q. says SURE THING LINK!
In the lab, I.Q. says A LIQUID CAN BE DESCRIBED BY
A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS
INCLUDING ITS CAPACITY
TO POUR OR MOVE EASILY,
CALLED THE VISCOSITY.
She says WATER POURS EASILY, SO
IT'S NOT VERY VISCOUS.
WHILE HONEY DOESN'T
POUR AS EASILY.
THE HONEY HAS MORE VISCOSITY.
She pours the substances in different containers.
On a board behind her appears a pan with tomato sauce.
I.Q. says TOMATOES CONTAIN A
MIXTURE OF SOLIDS:
THE TOMATO FIBRE
AND WATER.
AS THE TOMATO SAUCE COOKS, THE
FIBRES MESH TOGETHER WHILE THE
WATER EVAPORATES CREATING A
DENSE MAT THAT DOESN'T
MOVE AROUND EASILY.
IT BECOMES MORE
VISCOUS OR STICKY.
The image on the board changes to a microscopic image of pectin.
I.Q. says PLUS, THERE'S PECTIN!
PECTIN IS A COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE
FOUND IN TOMATOES AND OTHER
FRUITS LIKE APPLES AND PLUMS
THAT ACTS LIKE A NATURAL GLUE,
THICKENING UP THE LIQUID.
THAT'S WHY WHEN THE SAUCE GETS
HEATED TO THE BOILING POINT
STEAM PRESSURE BUILDS UP UNTIL
IT BREAKS THROUGH THE SURFACE
AND ERUPTS, LIKE A VOLCANO,
TO RELEASE THE STEAM.
In the kitchen, Gastro Bob says WATCH OUT!
THE TOMATO SAUCE IS BUBBLING.
FULL STEAM AHEAD!
TAKE COVER!
Link says NEVER FEAR, GASTRO BOB!
I'LL USE MY OVEN
MITTS TO PROTECT ME.
(music plays)
Link puts on his oven mitts.
On a slider, Gastro Bob says LET ME
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK!
FOR SCIENCE!
(music plays)
Link puts on goggles and says WHAT DO YOU
SEE, GASTRO BOB?
Gastro Bob says GOOEY VISCOSITY!
THE MORE YOU HEAT THE SAUCE, THE
MORE IT THICKENS!
AND THE MORE EXPLOSIVE
THEY BECOME!
WHOA!
WHOAAA!
(music plays)
He flies off the screen on his slider.
Link says WE'LL REDUCE THE HEAT ON
THE SAUCE SO IT DOESN'T BURN
OR OVER-BUBBLE.
BUT WE'LL NEED SOMETHING TO
COVER THE TOP TO PROTECT US
FROM THE SPATTERING HOT
TOMATO SAUCE...
ANY THOUGHTS,
SECRET AGENT MAN?
Link says SECRET AGENT MAN?
[LASER SFX]
Secret Agent Man takes a pipette out of his pocket and drops some liquid on a splatter guard on a table.
The splatter guard disappears and reappears on the sauce pan.
Link says A SPLATTER GUARD?
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA,
SECRET AGENT MAN.
THIS'LL COME IN
HANDY FOR SHIELDING TOMATO SAUCE
FROM THE STOVE AND
SHIELDING GASTRO BOB.
Gastro Bob says WOO!
SAUCE VOLCANO CRISIS AVERTED!
WHEW!
Link says I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE WONDERING,
WHY BOTHER WITH
A SPLATTER GUARD?
WHY NOT JUST PUT
THE LID ON THE POT?
Pop Star Link says I WAS
WONDERING THE SAME THING, LINK.
BUT WHEN I WONDER,
I WONDER IN SONG...
He sings a song that says WHY DO WE HAVE TO
USE A SPLATTER GUARD?
WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE
THE LID ON THE POT?
Link says WHAT'S THE SCOOP,
IQ? DON'T WORRY,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SING THE ANSWER.
On the board behind her appears a boiling pan with the lid off.
I.Q. says IT'S SIMPLE, LINK.
YOU WANT THE STEAM
TO BE RELEASED.
THAT'LL HELP THE TOMATO
SAUCE REDUCE AND THICKEN.
IF YOU USE THE LID, THE STEAM
WOULD JUST STAY INSIDE THE POT.
A WATERY TOMATO SAUCE
IS
NOT
WHAT YOU WANT!
Lab Rat speeds up the time.
Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, IQ!
WE WANT A THICK SAUCE,
NOT A RUNNY ONE.
SO WE'LL LET OUR TOMATOES
THICKEN FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES,
WITH THE SPLATTER GUARD ON TOP!
LAB RAT, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!
(music plays)
Link says MMM.
OUR SAUCE LOOKS GREAT!
LET'S HAVE A TASTE.
LET'S ADD
SOME SALT AND PEPPER.
(music plays)
The guitarist pops up and plays the guitar.
Link says NOW, LET'S CUT
UP OUR FRESH BASIL
INTO THIN SLICES.
(music plays)
Link says LASTLY WE'RE GOING
TO ADD ONE TEASPOON OF SUGAR.
THIS WILL HELP WITH THE SOUR
TANG SOME TOMATOES HAVE.
(music plays)
I.Q. pops up in a bubble and says THERE'S A FANCY WORD
FOR THAT TANG, LINK.
IT'S ACIDITY.
FOODS LIKE LEMON, LIME,
AND VINEGAR ARE ALL ACIDIC.
AND SO ARE TOMATOES.
Link says I ALWAYS WONDER: WHENEVER
I'M MAKING TOMATO SAUCE,
WHICH TOMATOES TO USE?
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MYSTERY
THAT NEEDS SOLVING!
EH, DETECTIVE?
A door with an image of a detective on it opens.
In an interrogation room, a table holds containers with different types of tomatoes.
Detective Link says YELLOW TOMATO,
CHERRY TOMATO,
BEEFSTEAK TOMATO,
PLUM TOMATO.
YOU'RE JUST A COUPLE OF THE
VARIETIES OF TOMATOES I CAN FIND
AT THE GROCERY STORE.
BUT WHICH ONE SHALL
I USE IN MY SAUCE?
PLUM TOMATO, YOU HAVE LESS
JUICE AND FEWER SEEDS.
BEEFSTEAK TOMATO, YOU'RE
LARGER SO YOU'RE EASY TO PEEL.
AND CHERRY TOMATOES, YOU'RE JUST
SO SMALL, YOU'RE HARD TO PEEL.
BUT I GUESS IF I LIKE YOU RAW,
I'LL LIKE YOU IN MY SAUCE.
YOU'RE ALL GUILTY
OF BEING DELICIOUS.
A "Case Closed" sign appears on screen.
Link says WHILE OUR SAUCE
SIMMERS ON THE STOVE,
LET'S GET READY TO MAKE
OUR SPAGHETTI NOODLES!
I'VE ALREADY GOT A LARGE
POT OF HOT BOILING WATER HERE.
REMEMBER,
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON
THE SPAGHETTI PACKAGE
AND WEAR YOUR OVEN MITTS WHEN
PUT YOUR SPAGHETTI INTO THE POT,
THAT STEAM IS REALLY HOT!
(music plays)
Link says WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR
THE SAUCE AND THE NOODLES,
LET'S TIDY UP!
The Animal Crackers sing a song that says WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED
AND THE COOKING'S DONE,
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD
LOTS OF FUN YOU,
GOTTA CLEANUP THE POTS AND
PANS, GOTTA PUT EM' AWAY,
YOU GOTTA WASH YOUR HANDS.
LET'S TIDY UP!
LET'S TIDY UP!
Link tidies up.
Link says I'VE COOKED
THIS PASTA AL DENTE.
IN ITALIAN, AL DENTE
MEANS "TO THE BITE."
YOU WANT PASTA THAT'S COOKED
THROUGH BUT STILL FIRM.
THE BEST WAY TO CHECK IS...
TO TAKE A BITE!
MMM!
OVERCOOKED PASTA IS MUSHY,
BUT AL DENTE IS A-OK!
WE HAVE ENOUGH
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE
FOR SIX SERVINGS.
YOU CAN USE THE TOMATO SAUCE
FOR PIZZA OR VEGGIE LASAGNA!
THIS IS SOME PICTURE PERFECT
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE.
SAY PARMESAN CHEESE!
[CAMERA CLICK]
A picture now turns into a pop up screen on a news show.
Behind his desk, Chip says EXPLOSIVE!
THAT TOMATO PECTIN
AND FIBRE UNITED
FOR SOME UNMISTAKABLE VISCOSITY.
YET DID THAT DETER LINK?
IT DID NOT!
WITH THE DEFENSIVE USE
OF A SPLATTER GUARD,
LINK BLOCKED THOSE VOLCANIC
TOMATO SAUCE BUBBLES.
NOW ALL WE NEED FOR THE
WIN IS ONE MORE PASS...
AS IN A PASS TO ME.
CAN YOU PASS ME A PLATE
OF SPAGHETTI PLEASE, LINK?
Link says COMING RIGHT UP, CHIP!
I HAD A GASTROBLAST MAKING
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH
YOU TODAY, SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
He and I.Q. wave at the screen.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Producer, Alicia Hamilton.
Director, Justin Dyck.
Written by Amanda McNeice.
Brain Power studio.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Doors with show logo slide open. The logo shows a banana and a yellow triangle with black stripes.
A clip shows images of Link making recipes in the kitchen. Link is in his twenties, with short wavy black hair. He wears a black T-shirt with a print on the front.
Pop Star Link appears behind a D.J. tray with tomato slices as records.
Pop Star Link is in his twenties, with short wavy brown hair. He wears an unbuttoned black shirt over a white T-shirt, a purple hat and a headset.
Captain Cook appears on a pirate ship clashing spoons with a skeleton.
Captain Cook has a beard, long braided hair, and wears a pirate hat.
An animated Link rides a bike across the screen.
I.Q pops up in the lab. She is in her twenties, with long wavy brown hair in a ponytail. She wears a white T-shirt with a print on the front.
Detective Link appears in an interrogation room. He wears a beige coat and a black hat.
Chip Dippington appears behind a desk. He wears a suit and a headset and hold notes.
Gastro Bob pops up on top of a plant. He has curly white hair and wears a lab coat.
Then, Secret Agent Man blasts off. He is bald and wears a dark suit and sunglasses.
Now animated Link mixes substances in a flask and the flask explodes.
The logo of the show appears with the title "Gastro Blast" in blue letters.
The curtain rolls and the announcer says FOR TODAY'S RECIPE,
LINK WILL BE JOINED BY:
IQ,
GASTRO BOB,
AND YAR CAPTAIN COOK.
I.Q., Gastro Bob and Captain Cook pop up inside bubbles on the screen.
The announcer says AND BACKED UP AS ALWAYS BY:
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
ANIMAL CRACKERS!
A band of animals appears on stage. A duck plays the drums, a rabbit plays the keyboards, a white and gray rodent plays the guitar and brown rodent sings.
(music plays)
Link holds a tomato in the kitchen.
Link says CHECK OUT THIS
FRESH AND JUICY TOMATO!
WHAT DO YOU THINK I
SHOULD MAKE WITH IT?
Pop Star Link says TOMATO SLICES ARE ROUND,
YOU COULD SPIN
THEM LIKE A RECORD.
THEY'LL BE A SMASH HIT!
[CROWD CHEERING]
In the kitchen, Link says A TOMATO RECORD SMASH HIT?
I'M NOT TOO SURE ABOUT THAT...
BUT IT DOES GIVE ME AN IDEA!
INSTEAD OF SMASHING THE TOMATOES
LET'S BLEND THEM TOGETHER
TO MAKE TOMATO SAUCE TO
GO WITH SPAGHETTI!
(music plays)
Pop Star Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, LINK,
THAT SOUNDS WAAAAAY BETTER!
YUUUUUUUM!
Link says TO MAKE TOMATO
SAUCE, YOU'LL NEED...
4 CUPS OF DICED FRESH
TOMATOES PEELED AND SEEDED;
1 PACKAGE OF SPAGHETTI NOODLES,
WE'RE USING WHOLE GRAIN;
2 TABLESPOONS OF OLIVE OIL;
HALF A CUP OF FINELY
CHOPPED ONIONS;
4 BASIL LEAVES;
PARMESAN CHEESE, TO SERVE;
1 TEASPOON OF SUGAR;
HALF A TEASPOON OF
FINE SEA SALT;
ONE QUARTER TEASPOON OF
FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER;
The ingredients pop up on the counter top as he mentions them.
Link says TODAY WE'RE
USING FRESH TOMATOES,
BUT YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE THEM
WITH A 800 GRAM CAN OF TOMATOES,
IF FRESH ONES AREN'T
AVAILABLE, LIKE,
IF YOU'RE ON A PIRATE SHIP.
RIGHT CAPTAIN COOK?
In his ship, Captain Cook grabs tomato cans from the trunk and says I'M A SWARTHY PIRATE,
IT'S THE YOHO LIFE FOR ME!
YA YOU'RE
TELLING ME, LINK!
I HAVEN'T SEEN A FRESH TOMATO
IN OVER A HUNDRED YEARS!
AH! HERE WE GO.
"DAVY JONES' YE OLDE
CANNED TOMATOES FOR
PIRATE SWASHBUCKLING GRUB!"
Link says JUST MAKE SURE THE LABEL
ON YOUR CONTAINER OF TOMATOES
SAYS "NO ADDED SALT."
USUALLY, I USE THE
SKIN AND SEEDS OF THE TOMATOES
FOR THE SAUCE AS THEY ADD
VALUABLE NUTRIENTS AND TEXTURE.
BUT TODAY I WANT TO SHOW YOU
A COOL CULINARY TECHNIQUE
FOR PEELING TOMATOES.
IT'S CALLED BLANCHING.
GUINEA PAGE AND THE
Animal Crackers say BLANCHING!
(HAHAHA, BLANCHING!)
ALRIGHT! (ALRIGHT!)
Link says PEELING HARD FOODS LIKE
CARROTS AND POTATOES IS EASY.
BUT TOMATOES ARE SOFT, WHICH
MAKES THEM A LOT MORE DIFFICULT
TO PEEL WITHOUT SQUISHING.
Link says THE BEST WAY
TO PEEL A TOMATO
IS TO MAKE AN X IN THE BOTTOM.
(music plays)
PLACE YOUR TOMATO IN BOILING
HOT WATER FOR A FEW SECONDS.
(music plays)
AND IMMEDIATELY PLACE
IN ICE COLD WATER.
The guitarist pops up and plays the guitar.
Link says THE QUICK BATH
IN THE BOILING HOT WATER
WILL RELEASE THE SKIN
FROM THE TOMATO.
THE ICE COLD WATER
WILL COOL YOUR TOMATO
SO YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
(music plays)
SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO PEEL?
(music plays)
Link says NOW, TO SEED
THE TOMATO, CUT IT IN HALF.
THEN USE A SMALL
SPOON TO SCOOP THE SEEDS
FROM ITS CAVITIES.
(music plays)
JUST LIKE SO!
(music plays)
OUR FINAL STEP IS
DICING THE TOMATO.
(music plays)
A split screen shows Link dicing the tomatoes to the right and the duck playing drums to the left.
Link says PLACE ALL YOUR
DICED TOMATOES INTO A BLENDER
OR FOOD PROCESSOR.
NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE A PUREE!
A PUREE IS WHEN YOU BLEND
TOGETHER CHUNKS OF VEGETABLES OR
FRUITS TO MAKE A THICK LIQUID.
READY?
SET?
BLEND!
An animated tomato pops up and sings TOMATO TOMATOES ARE TENDER,
THEY BREAK DOWN IN BLENDERS.
PUREEING IS EASY!
LET'S SET THE PECTIN FREE.
TOMAAAAAATOOOOES!
(music plays)
Link says WE'RE READY
TO MAKE OUR SAUCE.
I'VE GOT A SAUCEPAN
HEATING OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
WE'LL ADD OUR OLIVE OIL
AND THEN OUR ONIONS.
[INDISTINCT BAWLING]
Link says IS SOMEONE CRYING?
IT MUST BE THE ONIONS!
Captain Cook says OH BARNACLES,
ONIONS ALWAYS MAKE ME
A WEE BIT TEARY...
IT'S JUST THAT YOUR...
TOMATO SAUCE RECIPE BE...
IT JUST BE SO BEAUTIFUL LINK!
He blows his nose.
Link says DON'T CRY
YET, CAPTAIN COOK!
WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN!
Link says WE'LL COOK THE
ONIONS TILL THEY'RE SOFT.
THIS SHOULD TAKE
ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
He puts the onion in the pan.
[SIZZLING]
Link says LAB RAT...
SPEED DIAL PLEASE!
(music plays)
An animated rat lab runs in a clock with the shape of a hamster wheel and he speeds up time.
Link says WE'RE READY TO ADD OUR
TOMATO PUREE AND BRING OUR HEAT
UP TO HIGH SO EVERYTHING
CAN COME TO A BOIL.
(music plays)
Gastro Bob appears on the counter top and says IT'S BUBBLING LIKE
A VOLCANO, TAKE COVER, LINK!
Link says YOU OKAY, GASTRO BOB?!
Gastro Bob says A-OKAY!
Link says I WONDER WHY THE
SAUCE IS DOING THIS?
WHAT'S THE SCOOP, IQ?
A slate appears with a test tube for an "I" and a "Q" in purple.
I.Q. says SURE THING LINK!
In the lab, I.Q. says A LIQUID CAN BE DESCRIBED BY
A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS
INCLUDING ITS CAPACITY
TO POUR OR MOVE EASILY,
CALLED THE VISCOSITY.
She says WATER POURS EASILY, SO
IT'S NOT VERY VISCOUS.
WHILE HONEY DOESN'T
POUR AS EASILY.
THE HONEY HAS MORE VISCOSITY.
She pours the substances in different containers.
On a board behind her appears a pan with tomato sauce.
I.Q. says TOMATOES CONTAIN A
MIXTURE OF SOLIDS:
THE TOMATO FIBRE
AND WATER.
AS THE TOMATO SAUCE COOKS, THE
FIBRES MESH TOGETHER WHILE THE
WATER EVAPORATES CREATING A
DENSE MAT THAT DOESN'T
MOVE AROUND EASILY.
IT BECOMES MORE
VISCOUS OR STICKY.
The image on the board changes to a microscopic image of pectin.
I.Q. says PLUS, THERE'S PECTIN!
PECTIN IS A COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE
FOUND IN TOMATOES AND OTHER
FRUITS LIKE APPLES AND PLUMS
THAT ACTS LIKE A NATURAL GLUE,
THICKENING UP THE LIQUID.
THAT'S WHY WHEN THE SAUCE GETS
HEATED TO THE BOILING POINT
STEAM PRESSURE BUILDS UP UNTIL
IT BREAKS THROUGH THE SURFACE
AND ERUPTS, LIKE A VOLCANO,
TO RELEASE THE STEAM.
In the kitchen, Gastro Bob says WATCH OUT!
THE TOMATO SAUCE IS BUBBLING.
FULL STEAM AHEAD!
TAKE COVER!
Link says NEVER FEAR, GASTRO BOB!
I'LL USE MY OVEN
MITTS TO PROTECT ME.
(music plays)
Link puts on his oven mitts.
On a slider, Gastro Bob says LET ME
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK!
FOR SCIENCE!
(music plays)
Link puts on goggles and says WHAT DO YOU
SEE, GASTRO BOB?
Gastro Bob says GOOEY VISCOSITY!
THE MORE YOU HEAT THE SAUCE, THE
MORE IT THICKENS!
AND THE MORE EXPLOSIVE
THEY BECOME!
WHOA!
WHOAAA!
(music plays)
He flies off the screen on his slider.
Link says WE'LL REDUCE THE HEAT ON
THE SAUCE SO IT DOESN'T BURN
OR OVER-BUBBLE.
BUT WE'LL NEED SOMETHING TO
COVER THE TOP TO PROTECT US
FROM THE SPATTERING HOT
TOMATO SAUCE...
ANY THOUGHTS,
SECRET AGENT MAN?
Link says SECRET AGENT MAN?
[LASER SFX]
Secret Agent Man takes a pipette out of his pocket and drops some liquid on a splatter guard on a table.
The splatter guard disappears and reappears on the sauce pan.
Link says A SPLATTER GUARD?
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA,
SECRET AGENT MAN.
THIS'LL COME IN
HANDY FOR SHIELDING TOMATO SAUCE
FROM THE STOVE AND
SHIELDING GASTRO BOB.
Gastro Bob says WOO!
SAUCE VOLCANO CRISIS AVERTED!
WHEW!
Link says I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE WONDERING,
WHY BOTHER WITH
A SPLATTER GUARD?
WHY NOT JUST PUT
THE LID ON THE POT?
Pop Star Link says I WAS
WONDERING THE SAME THING, LINK.
BUT WHEN I WONDER,
I WONDER IN SONG...
He sings a song that says WHY DO WE HAVE TO
USE A SPLATTER GUARD?
WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE
THE LID ON THE POT?
Link says WHAT'S THE SCOOP,
IQ? DON'T WORRY,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SING THE ANSWER.
On the board behind her appears a boiling pan with the lid off.
I.Q. says IT'S SIMPLE, LINK.
YOU WANT THE STEAM
TO BE RELEASED.
THAT'LL HELP THE TOMATO
SAUCE REDUCE AND THICKEN.
IF YOU USE THE LID, THE STEAM
WOULD JUST STAY INSIDE THE POT.
A WATERY TOMATO SAUCE
IS
NOT
WHAT YOU WANT!
Lab Rat speeds up the time.
Link says YOU'RE RIGHT, IQ!
WE WANT A THICK SAUCE,
NOT A RUNNY ONE.
SO WE'LL LET OUR TOMATOES
THICKEN FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES,
WITH THE SPLATTER GUARD ON TOP!
LAB RAT, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!
(music plays)
Link says MMM.
OUR SAUCE LOOKS GREAT!
LET'S HAVE A TASTE.
LET'S ADD
SOME SALT AND PEPPER.
(music plays)
The guitarist pops up and plays the guitar.
Link says NOW, LET'S CUT
UP OUR FRESH BASIL
INTO THIN SLICES.
(music plays)
Link says LASTLY WE'RE GOING
TO ADD ONE TEASPOON OF SUGAR.
THIS WILL HELP WITH THE SOUR
TANG SOME TOMATOES HAVE.
(music plays)
I.Q. pops up in a bubble and says THERE'S A FANCY WORD
FOR THAT TANG, LINK.
IT'S ACIDITY.
FOODS LIKE LEMON, LIME,
AND VINEGAR ARE ALL ACIDIC.
AND SO ARE TOMATOES.
Link says I ALWAYS WONDER: WHENEVER
I'M MAKING TOMATO SAUCE,
WHICH TOMATOES TO USE?
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MYSTERY
THAT NEEDS SOLVING!
EH, DETECTIVE?
A door with an image of a detective on it opens.
In an interrogation room, a table holds containers with different types of tomatoes.
Detective Link says YELLOW TOMATO,
CHERRY TOMATO,
BEEFSTEAK TOMATO,
PLUM TOMATO.
YOU'RE JUST A COUPLE OF THE
VARIETIES OF TOMATOES I CAN FIND
AT THE GROCERY STORE.
BUT WHICH ONE SHALL
I USE IN MY SAUCE?
PLUM TOMATO, YOU HAVE LESS
JUICE AND FEWER SEEDS.
BEEFSTEAK TOMATO, YOU'RE
LARGER SO YOU'RE EASY TO PEEL.
AND CHERRY TOMATOES, YOU'RE JUST
SO SMALL, YOU'RE HARD TO PEEL.
BUT I GUESS IF I LIKE YOU RAW,
I'LL LIKE YOU IN MY SAUCE.
YOU'RE ALL GUILTY
OF BEING DELICIOUS.
A "Case Closed" sign appears on screen.
Link says WHILE OUR SAUCE
SIMMERS ON THE STOVE,
LET'S GET READY TO MAKE
OUR SPAGHETTI NOODLES!
I'VE ALREADY GOT A LARGE
POT OF HOT BOILING WATER HERE.
REMEMBER,
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON
THE SPAGHETTI PACKAGE
AND WEAR YOUR OVEN MITTS WHEN
PUT YOUR SPAGHETTI INTO THE POT,
THAT STEAM IS REALLY HOT!
(music plays)
Link says WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR
THE SAUCE AND THE NOODLES,
LET'S TIDY UP!
The Animal Crackers sing a song that says WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED
AND THE COOKING'S DONE,
EVEN THOUGH YOU HAD
LOTS OF FUN YOU,
GOTTA CLEANUP THE POTS AND
PANS, GOTTA PUT EM' AWAY,
YOU GOTTA WASH YOUR HANDS.
LET'S TIDY UP!
LET'S TIDY UP!
Link tidies up.
Link says I'VE COOKED
THIS PASTA AL DENTE.
IN ITALIAN, AL DENTE
MEANS "TO THE BITE."
YOU WANT PASTA THAT'S COOKED
THROUGH BUT STILL FIRM.
THE BEST WAY TO CHECK IS...
TO TAKE A BITE!
MMM!
OVERCOOKED PASTA IS MUSHY,
BUT AL DENTE IS A-OK!
WE HAVE ENOUGH
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE
FOR SIX SERVINGS.
YOU CAN USE THE TOMATO SAUCE
FOR PIZZA OR VEGGIE LASAGNA!
THIS IS SOME PICTURE PERFECT
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE.
SAY PARMESAN CHEESE!
[CAMERA CLICK]
A picture now turns into a pop up screen on a news show.
Behind his desk, Chip says EXPLOSIVE!
THAT TOMATO PECTIN
AND FIBRE UNITED
FOR SOME UNMISTAKABLE VISCOSITY.
YET DID THAT DETER LINK?
IT DID NOT!
WITH THE DEFENSIVE USE
OF A SPLATTER GUARD,
LINK BLOCKED THOSE VOLCANIC
TOMATO SAUCE BUBBLES.
NOW ALL WE NEED FOR THE
WIN IS ONE MORE PASS...
AS IN A PASS TO ME.
CAN YOU PASS ME A PLATE
OF SPAGHETTI PLEASE, LINK?
Link says COMING RIGHT UP, CHIP!
I HAD A GASTROBLAST MAKING
SPAGHETTI AND TOMATO SAUCE WITH
YOU TODAY, SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
He and I.Q. wave at the screen.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Producer, Alicia Hamilton.
Director, Justin Dyck.
Written by Amanda McNeice.
Brain Power studio.
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