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Chef Tami Treadwell of Harlem Seafood Soul is in the Munchies Test Kitchen making her famous mac and cheese bites – just don’t call them “balls.”

Darwin Castillo, head baker at Breads Bakery, is in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making Challah.

Nora Allen, head baker of Mel the Bakery in NYC, is in the Munchies Test Kitchen making sourdough, the bread that became a popular sanity saver during lockdown.

Eunjo Park, head chef of Momofuku’s Ssäm Bar in NYC, makes gimbap – a humble Korean dish of rolled cooked rice and toasted seaweed that can be made however you like it.

Ed Szymanski is in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making Scotch Eggs. This classic British pub snack consists of a soft boiled egg wrapped in sausage and deep fried.

Steve Chu, chef and co-owner of Ekiben in Baltimore, MD, is making Typhoon Shelter Lobster, the best lobster dish you’ve probably never heard of.

Oumar Diouf, owner of The Damel food truck, makes Dibi, a Senegalese grilled lamb dish.

Father and son duo, David and Jason, from Xi’an Famous Foods are in the MUNCHIES Test Kitchen making longevity noodles and concubine’s chicken.

Alan Delgado of Oxomoco & Xilonen makes egg, tomato, and black bean breakfast burritos with homemade salsa de arbol.

Salvadorian cook Alexander Herrera makes his grandma’s smoked chorizo and potato stew with his secret ingredient – good vibes.

Helen Nguyen from Saigon Social in NYC makes Bánh Xèo, a savory sizzling Vietnamese rice crepe

Chef Carlos “Chombolín” Alba of Íntimo Restaurante in Panama City is making his grandma’s crispy fried fish tacos.