Buying “AMERICAN” GROCERIES in Germany + Taste Test w/ My Brother! | Feli from Germany

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American culture is very present in Germany, especially when it comes to movies and music. And even at the stores, you'll see American flags on a LOT of products! But are those products REALLY American? Or is it just a marketing strategy? When I was in Munich, my brother and I went to the German grocery store to show you guys some of these products and try them for you! :) Let me know in the comments, what kind of American (style) products 🇺🇸 you have seen at your store in Germany OR what kind of "German" products 🇩🇪 your American store sells! 👇😊
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0:00 Intro
1:04 Products at the store
5:23 Taste testing
5:38 Hot Dogs
7:04 Marshmallows
8:59 American cookies
10:50 Peanutbutter Cups
13:05 Popcorn
17:00 American salad dressing
18:50 Burger sauce
19:35 German jelly donut & pretzels
23:40 Outro
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[@FelifromGermany]

**Johnnie Walker IS NOT an American whiskey, of course, it's Scottish. I totally forgot to double-check that, I just used the footage I had recorded. Sorry about that!** What kind of American (style) products you have seen at your store in Germany OR what kind of "German" products your American store sells! Let me know in the comments below!

[@emilystokes0413]

There is lots of sauerkraut and brats in the German part of my store.

[@thomaskalbfus2005]

You ever get Red Baron Pizza? The picture on the box does not look like the real Red Baron, it's some other guy with a mustache.

[@snickelfritz7833]

When you do another food video in the States please include a brand of potato chips called “ MikeSell’s”. It is a Dayton, Ohio company and they are so good. It is a very light and airy potato chip cooked in peanut oil. Most companies do not cook chips in peanut oil. The seasoning is very subtle and not drenched in seasoning powder like most American chips. My family are big fans of blue cheese dressing. It is so good with celery. Panera makes a blue cheese dressing that is very tasty.

[@joshuafranco1570]

Great video. Really enjoyed this one! I always like seeing grocery stores in other countries. Thanks again. Cheers.

[@shanepahman7377]

@@thomaskalbfus2005 LOL are you sure?

[@mordeys]

your brother is very handsome and seems really sweet. he was a good sport to play along.

[@markc2643]

The reason it says "Snyder's of Hanover" is that there is also a "Snyder's of Berlin". Both are cities in Pennsylvania. Both were originated by the same family.

[@realmadridzidane5]

Snyders of Hanover and Berlin. German Surname named after 2 German cities, neither from Germany lol

[@Mrtraveler01]

I was actually surprised they have a presence outside the US.

[@marisa768]

Hot dogs here in the US are never in jars (at least not where I live lol), and taste SO much better when grilled with a little char on the outside!

[@emjayay]

Yes that is the proper way of eating them. Or in dirty hot water in NYC.

[@firecatanimated2525]

same

[@ExUSSailor]

Yeah, I have never seen hot dogs sold in a jar before, either.

[@danielzhang1916]

Yeah, I don't know why they keep doing that in Europe, that is very strange

[@LaLunaLady]

The only time I have seen hotdogs in a jar has been on a vlog from a similar food/supermarket flog from the UK.

[@bernardwilkerson1382]

It's not related to food, but my kids were going to name their dog Felicity, but it was too many syllables. I told them about your nickname and now their puppy is named after you. :)

[@bob4919]

A tour of a German bakery, yes please!

[@zangster2k]

As an American currently living in Germany I'm always amused to see "American" food at my Edeka in town. I would imagine it's the same as when you see "German" food in the American grocery. I'm actually quite happy to stick with the German stuff on the economy and the American stuff at the commissary.

[@brianblackburn5238]

Same here. The one thing I wish we had in the states is the paprika chips. The only place I can find them is off base. I enjoy shopping at the German grocery stores and learning the names for things in German.

[@ahwhite1398]

I love how you say "caramel" not just with an American accent, but a midwestern accent. You've actually gotten your accent down so well that if you live elsewhere in the Anglosphere many people might assume you are midwestern. That's a very impressive skill.

[@salamanders6969]

Agreed. You can tell Germans the way they pronounce letter “L”. It’s always light L. This girl mastered pronunciation of dark “L”

[@amor2874]

Yes, there was another word she said and the a vowel sounded just like the Midwest.

[@pjteves1]

Car-mall or carra-mell.

[@ianmurphy9955]

As a Brit, I have yet to go to either the US or Germany, your channel gives an insight to both I love it Danke-Scheon Felicia

[@camrondirossi3249]

As a brit I been to both us and to Berlin

[@kevinjackson6011]

When I visited Germany the bakeries were so impressive, even in small towns. Hope you have a safe journey back.

[@extofer]

Europe in general does bakeries right. Last year before the pandemic, I was in several countries in Europe (including Germany) and every one had amazing bakeries. Ours in America are so commercialized comparatively.

[@kevinjackson6011]

@@extofer I'm from the UK 🇬🇧 and it is similar here.

[@richszmal1653]

The best cake and dessets i ever had was in Germany.

[@zehranaqvi6919]

@@richszmal1653 I moved to Munich nearly 4 years ago and while I love German bakeries for their brot and German style pastries, I've actually never had any good cake here. I think compared to the U.S baked sweets aren't as moist here (in my opinion) and also there isn't much variety. Idk just my opinion though.

[@christianpiko9703]

The last I visited a good bakery in Germany was 30 years ago.

[@extofer]

When I was in Hanover, Germany last year I ate at an American style sports diner and they did everything near perfect. The only way you’d be able to tell it wasn’t in America is that soccer was playing on their TVs and you’d be more likely to see American football, baseball or basketball playing if it was in America. I was really impressed.

[@m.s.1467]

Greetings from Hanover, Germany! :-)

[@extofer]

@@m.s.1467 thank you! It's because of your city, actuallly, that I have taken such an interest in Germany and I've even started learning to speak German! :)

[@nicoletopp2822]

I think I have been to that one as well. Don' t they speak English as well?

[@xjjay554x]

Very ironic considering hannover, Pennsylvania is known for it's German heritage.

[@extofer]

@@nicoletopp2822 I think you’ll find that most places in Germany and Europe speak English fairly well.

[@sirknight211]

Ritter Chocolate has made it to the grocery stores near me in Texas which was a wonderful surprise

[@ReticentDuet]

It's pretty common here as well, which is great. You'll sometimes see other German brands floating around, too. Most mass-market American chocolate is trash, and Hershey's has tried very hard to prevent real Cadbury (as well as some other British chocolate) from being widely available.

[@michaelvs.scorpio7676]

I live in Texas too. I buy Rittersport Schokolade (chocolate) all the time, on a regular basis!! It tastes excellent and has very FEW to NO chemicals in it, UNLIKE U.S.A. brands!! I also buy a German - made mustard named Alstertor Dusseldorf Style Mustard. I like it a lot as well!!

[@fsinjin60]

I am always searching Aldis for their German imports. Always a step above the US equivalent for less

[@valloyola]

It’s surreal knowing you and brother have different accents

[@thenute4087]

The Honey Mustard flavor of Snyder's Pretzels is 🔥

[@LythaWausW]

Definitely honey mustard is the best - I was sad to see she bought cheese.

[@PineyRider]

HMO's!!! The best!

[@pjteves1]

Nope, not at all. Just a strong mustard flavor.

[@AmyWhitehouseVlog]

Definitely the best. So addictive; sweet, salty, and a tiny bit spicy. 🤤

[@amberfrazier575]

Yess! If you like those you’ll love the honey Dijon kettle chips!

[@hancock63]

Heinz, Reese's, and Snyder's of Hanover. Nice to see Pennsylvania representing in Germany.

[@samson6147]

Those are the only ones I saw that were American products the rest were just branded

[@jackjordan1249]

PA GANG

[@LMolineux]

PA getting some love, makes life better if I ever visit Germany as I’m from the suburbs of philly, I’m in DELCO Delaware county, I love your videos Feli

[@kilsestoffel3690]

Fluff with Nutella in fresh roastet bread is awesome

[@TehKaiser]

Germans made their mark eternal via the Hamburger. We just need a Hamburg youtuber.

[@sethmasten5818]

Last year on a trip to Copenhagen I went to a grocery store just to see what it was like. They had what they called “American Tex-Mex Pizza” that had a hotdog-stuffed crust, and I was like like “no no nooo, that’s not right.” It’s always interesting to see how different cultures interpret each other’s food!

[@ashleybustillo2694]

Bless their heart.

[@StardustDNA]

What the?!

[@g33xzi11a]

Americans butcher pizza but not even we would do something that heinous. We draw the line at frozen pizzas with a croissant crust

[@TheSulross]

this could have been a food item intentionally designed to lampoon American pizza

[@danielzhang1916]

I have never heard of a hotdog-stuffed crust, that is very strange

[@RobinWagner08]

Someone in Cincinnati needs to show you how to make homemade Rice Krispie treats. That is another key purpose of marshmallows or marshmallow fluff.

[@KalEL224]

And fluff-a-nutter

[@luannm-crazycatlady6621]

Yes!!! I live in Cincinnati. Wish I could meet her.

[@laurao8099]

Yes, that is my favorite way to have marshmallows! I am not a big fan of them by themselves and smores are OK but rice krispies are awesome!

[@redefiningphrase]

As a Swiss I approve of Timo's sweater 😏🥳

[@sera1287]

Hahaha I just had the same thought 😂

[@ejm51395]

I'll never forget when I spent five weeks in Wittenberg and went to a store and saw the American section was pretty much all junk food. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry in shame :P

[@laurao8099]

I've never been to Germany but I have always been kind of curious about that. But I assume that any healthy food America has Germany and other countries in Europe also have the equivalent healthy food. Also from what it looks like her vudeo where she does the opposite with German foods in America also seem to be junk food related (mostly).

[@ejm51395]

@@laurao8099 I mean yeah they had healthy things that you can get in America-like fruits and veggies, non sugary cereals that type of thing. But the food that is considered “American” was just a lot of chips and soda and candy and other junk food.

[@laurao8099]

@@ejm51395 OK yeah that makes sense. I can't necessarily think of a healthy healthy food that is it is originally American. But I think the same is true the other way around I cannot necessarily think of a healthy food that is specifically specifically German.

[@ejm51395]

@@laurao8099 Fair enough. Germans definitely love their carbs and sugar like anyone else that’s for sure :p

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

Heinz is a very German family that has their business centered in Pittsburgh, PA and has maintained a close to German product mix as has Snyder from someplace in Eastern Pennsylvania. Hot dogs, hamburgers, and less common saurkraut balls ( around Cleveland, OH) are German-American creations. My one grandmother's bread was like what you described. It had a chewy crust and more of a spongy texture than a doughy one. Recently listen to a video from a a baking expert out of some university in Kansas, I believe she was of German descent, who clarified that the typical American store bought bread is "sandwich loaf" as it is European bread that has been highly modified for sandwiches ( especially for spreading peanut butter on it) and for a longer shelf life as real bread spoils faster. Peanut butter especially gained ground during the Great Depression as it contained a lot of protein and was much cheaper than meat. During this period of time "Sandwhich Loaf", American bread, was created as a cheap compliment to cheap peanut butter. Personally, I call Sandwhich Loaf; Wonder Bread, which was a brand name at one time, for its a wonder that it is bread. Well after that video I discovered that it isn't real bread.( at least in my mind) Moving on from bread, high fructose corn syrup is a more modern creation in America that is super cheap, cheaper than cane or beet sugar, but extremely sweet product that many USA food processors use. (It is a sugar created in a laboratory) It is also a major contributor to weight gain, diabetes, and other health problems as it is like a super sugar on steroids. It is best to avoid it or limit your consumption of it. I am sure that in low enough quantities that it is not that bad but who doesn't like really sweet foods. Often, even machine dispensed meat sandwiches have large quantities of it. In America we are almost addicted to this product. Even American spaghetti sauce is sweet when compared to origan Italian home made sauce.

[@enzodimasi8248]

You should do this the other way around in the US with “German” products

[@Serothil_and_stuff]

Already has.

[@thebigfreakingcat4292]

She already did.

[@mallobag]

yeah and surprisingly there are a lot of german products in the us.

[@EASYTIGER10]

You can tell Big Cat is American and Serothil isn't from how they word their answers! 🙂

[@mathyou9]

Nothing says "Rocky Mountain" quite like Illinois. LOL!

[@amor2874]

My husband and I burst out laughing at that part. We live about 20 minutes from there 😆

[@johnthomas2485]

Especially flat a** northern Illinois lol

[@andysmith5806]

Where are the Rocky Mountains if you don’t mind me asking? I’ve always wondered ever since my mum played that John Denver song for me.

[@b1ackm4gic]

@@andysmith5806 if you're looking at a map, they split the U.S into about 1/3 to the left closer to the Pacific ocean, and 2/3 of the US to the right of them. They are northwest of Texas and go all the way up into Canada

[@andysmith5806]

@@b1ackm4gic Thanks mate.

[@WalterGreenIII]

Thousand Island Dressing is also used as hamburger sauce, in fact the Big Mac from McDonalds use a sauce that is no different then Thousand Island Dressing.

[@neophytealpha]

"Italian ", Ranch, "French" and Thousand Island, and a vinagrette are common dressings at a lot of American restaurants.

[@joeees7790]

Caesar as well.

[@andreapence954]

Yes, I was going to say as well that thousand island is common in the US. However, that's my boyfriends dressing of choice and for some reason many restaurants do not carry it.

[@onthejourney9261]

I think thousand islands isn't as common because its was more popular in the 80s and 90s along with French dressing. Its a bit out of style these days. Vinaigrette/Italian, Caesars, and of course Ranch are definitely the more common dressings these days.

[@neophytealpha]

@@onthejourney9261 Thousand Island is still common in restaurants, and in stores. Plus, basically what is on a Big Mac

[@AR15Chuck]

Marshmallows made in Illinois. No where near the Rocky Mountains 😂

[@MrAronymous]

It's a reference to the "snow capped mountain tops" a package of marhmallow looks like.

[@juliomunoz6468]

Ikr. why not Great Lake Marshmellows?

[@jonmiguel]

Illinois? ROCKIES??? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@Dragoon1776]

Rocky Mountain Oysters are an entirely different subject also. She definitely wouldn't like those.

[@thehoneybadger8089]

@@Dragoon1776 If you knew what goes into American sausages and German wurst, you wouldn't make a statement like that.

[@CesarGarcia-nd5xz]

I could smell the Freedom in those products

[@FelifromGermany]

😂

[@konigink]

Lol

[@PV1230]

More like Corn Syrup. 😂

[@deborahmueller591]

Growing up in the US (60 plus years ago) you could choose from 1000 island, French, blue cheese ....and maybe oil and vinegar. I guess 1000 island is no longer popular. ;-). After living in Germany for 10 years I am amazed at the US food you can now get here - especially in Berlin, but also in The small southern town where I live now.

[@jimmym3352]

I smell fat in those products LOL. We don't want Germans to get as fat as us. Imagine if we didn't get there before the Russians in WW2. They would have vodka in their supermarkets instead of hot dogs. :-) Yes, that's a dumb joke, I know they got to Berlin first, but the area where Felicia lives in would have been part of West Germany. She's so young, she probably wasn't even alive when West Germany was a thing.

[@seansreading]

"I like it, but I think I'd get sick if I ate too much of it" Yep, it's American

[@thegingergyrl455]

Snyders Honey Mustard Pretzel Bits are one of my favorite snacks. Great crunch.

[@darrylrichman]

Snyder's is from Hanover, Pennsylvania. Confusing, I know. Through corporate sales and mergers it's now based in North Carolina.

[@cm5754]

Amazingly, for non Pennsylvanians, there is another brand Snyders of Berlin that is part of the Utz company and is based in Hanover PA. Both Snyder’s were the same company until they split mid-century.

[@IAm_Eric_ButYouCanCallMe_Eric]

@@cm5754 ...and Snyder’s of Berlin is pretty much only available in PA... which is kind of sad, because they have the best potato chips/crisps.

[@gmanandhislady]

@@IAm_Eric_ButYouCanCallMe_Eric North Carolinan here...but we definitely have Utz here. I have seen Snyder of Berlin as well, although it's been a while.

[@IAm_Eric_ButYouCanCallMe_Eric]

@@gmanandhislady interesting. I’ve only seen Snyder’s of Berlin in PA. We have Utz where I live now (Maryland). I wonder if Utz has phased out Berlin for a lot of places outside of PA.

[@LeeFKoch]

IMHO, the best flavor ist Snyder's of Hanover Honey-Mustard-Onion Pretzel Pieces!

[@spacecat5619]

Happy Valentines day for all the single ones out there!

[@sarahf.828]

Thank you 😊

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

That's like saying "Merry Christmas to all the Buddhists out there!"

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

St Valentine - the patron saint of...epilepsy (true that, look it up!)

[@widelczuk2192]

In Poland we have something like the krapfens, that we call the pączki. We also have a special day in year, called The Fat Thursday, where you are allowed to eat the pączki, and any sweets as many as you can!

[@nctpti2073]

Those "American" cookie brownies are rather tasty. Edit: Thousand Island dressing is actually an American salad dressing.

[@jonassteiner3532]

Funfact about popcorn: although in Germany the norm for popcorn is to be sweet and most people don't lie them salty, in Austria it's actually the opposite. More people here like salty popcorn than sweet. Also in Austrian cinemas you mostly only find salty popcorn, while in Germany you are more likely to find it sweet (and salty), which of course then makes sense. Anyways, i think it's really interesting that there is so big of a difference, although they are neighboring countries and even have the same language (kinda). Also here in Austria we think of sweet Popcorn to be something American rather than German, which is really funny, but i guess it just comes from the fact that most other food is sweeter in the US and we think that it's probably the same with Popcorn.

[@caynidar6295]

Just from my personal experience growing up and living in the American South, most popcorn here tends to be savory and sweet varieties are more often served from some vendors at fairs or in containers of assortments you can get during the holidays. It's pretty common to find these giant tins with dividers in them, with one part plain butter and salt, one part cheddar and one part caramel. Theater popcorn is pretty much universally salted, with the ability to put a butter flavored oil on it.

[@miriamredinger]

Oh now it makes sense! I'm used to the fact that Austria and Germany are really similar, so I was like "No, people here eat salty popcorn a lot!". Very interesting, I wonder where that rare difference between Austria and Germany comes from. (And in my experience cinemas (well, those in Innsbruck at least) have both options, if they sell popcorn at all, but most people I've met prefer it salty.)

[@sabilein91]

I was so confused when I went to a cinema in Germany and they offered me sweet popcorn. As an Austrian I found that very weird. I also think that they didn’t even offer any salty popcorn. Why would you want your popcorn sweetened? 🤷🏽‍♀️ Another shocking thing was the butter pump in a US movie theater. Which I found so disgusting seeing kids just pumping a gallon of butter onto their popcorn 🙈 Just gimme salty, slightly buttered popcorn and the cheese sauce from the nachos to dip my popcorn in 😍

[@rogerschuerch7768]

Also in Switzerland popcorn is mostly salted (in cinemas anyway). You can get sweet one in some stores but most of the people prefer it definitely salty.

[@MisterPyOne]

@@miriamredinger for me it depends, sometimes I like sweet more sometimes salty (If I make popcorn at home I always prefer salty) (I'm German btw.)

[@Shadowfax-1980]

It’s funny something with “Rocky Mountain” (or any mountain!) in the name would be made in Illinois, one of the flattest states.

[@zimmerartur]

This is a brutally well-equipped store you have there, they even have Twinkies and Reese's ! That's pretty much a decent indicator, that they know what they are doing, also if they have Cholula you are in American heaven.

[@davidlynch9049]

Thanks. Very interesting. McCain French fries are a Canadian brand. Johnnie Walker is Scottish.

[@kenjohanning1163]

Werther’s originals is a German candy. Founded in Werther Germany. Produced by Storck. As a kid my father worked for them when we lived in Halle Westphalen. Love watching your videos.

[@coentrov]

Johnnie Walker is a brand of Scotch whisky now owned by Diageo that originated in the Scottish burgh of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire.❤️

[@redmach12003]

Exactly. Scotch is made in Scotland, not the US.

[@joshuabrande2417]

Diageo also owns Guinness, which isn't made in Scotland but seems to be available globally.

[@markieman64]

I'm Scottish, watching two Germans talk about "American" food in Germany. There's actually a lot of crossover here. I think our most common "hot dog" brands here are actually German, for example 😂

[@jpotter2086]

Re: hot dog buns ... Germans don't like eating foam seat cushions? :D

[@bobfinnecy4231]

Hanover is a town in eastern Pennsylvania, US. I used to live there and there many pretzel and potato chip manufacturers in the Hanover, PA area.

[@extofer]

Fun fact, there’s also a Hanover in Germany. Though unrelated, it’s a pretty great city, rich in history.

[@markkerstetter4616]

I believe Germans in the early days of Pennsylvania were a very cohesive ethnic group. My father grew up in Northumberland County and moved and married in Philadelphia where I was born. He could speak a broken form of German even in the 1970's. Since Germans in PA often kept to themselves they use germanized words and were called "Pennsylvania Dutch". Whether Dutch was just a mispronouncation of Deutsch or actually referred to their point of emigration from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, I do not know. While doing research on my family tree, I had to navigate the local newspaper in Northumberland County which was written in German around 1815. In my mind, it's likely that Snyders of Hannover was indeed a German family, probably from Hannover Germany. The pretzel recipe is likely traditional, and brought from Germany or at least based on German recipes. By the way, I believe soft (german) pretzels in the U.S. sell for north of $1.50 each today. I'm showing my age, but I can remember buying them as a kid for $0.05! Delicious with mustard.

[@TehKaiser]

Well, Klein tools was started by a German immigrant.

[@tommay6590]

@@extofer ah unrelated? The king of Hannover became the king of England in 1715, starting the Royal House of Hanover over there (nobody know what happened to the second „n“), after which several counties in then British America was named.

[@Rico-oz4ct]

@@markkerstetter4616 in the past "deutsch" (dutch) refered to both the Netherlands and Germany (and Austria, etc)

[@tracisikkes7916]

Your brother has been awesome in videos you have filmed in Germany. The two of you seem to have a pretty good relationship. Has your brother been to the US? When was he here / does he plan a trip after Covid???

[@nickhydier1201]

Very enlightening. The hotdogs in a jar was a surprise. Hotdogs go really good with SauerKraut. The pastries and candy all looked good as well.

[@TheOpinionatedYouTuber]

Marshmallow Fluff is one of my all-time favorite things. I make "fluffernutter sandwiches" with marshmallow fluff and peanut butter on bread. Absolutely delectable!

[@anonymity790]

Feli would freak out if she knew about Fluffernutter. Soft American sandwich bread with peanut butter and fluff in between.

[@floydhoward8038]

Thanks so much for mentioning fluffer-nutter Years ago, my mom and I saw a picture of one on a marshmallow jar label, and I've loved that ever since!

[@danielcarter491]

I wonder how well Fluff would go with Nutella. Probably too sweet. Peanut Butter is a good counterpoint to the Fluff because of its' saltiness.

[@brianhiles8164]

A sublime pleasure of life that Americans mostly share, but not so much Germans, is feeding peanut butter to a dog. The dog behaves hilariously, and is _grateful_ at the same time! _Precious!_

[@toribern816]

I’m in the Chicago area and I’ve never heard of or seen “burger sauce” by Heinz. Ever.

[@pjteves1]

You need to expand your horizons!!

[@johnthomas2485]

Yeah, never seen "burger sauce" though it might be the mustard that has the relish mixed in?

[@emjayay]

@@johnthomas2485 That's the hot dog relish. There at least used to be a ketchup/pickle relish combo, but would be labeled "Hamburger Relish".

[@Kristenm28]

I'm from Ohio and you have our accent down perfectly.

[@Joseph-oh6mo]

As a 100% genuine multi-generational American I can say "hot dogs in a jar" is as un-American as it gets. When I think of meat in a jar it does not make me hungry (to put it nicely). A marketing trick there with that one.

[@colinp2238]

Are they Frankfurters? We get Frankfurters in the UK in hot dogs.

[@TheSwedishRider]

It's just the way of preservation from before vacuum packaging was invented. They don't taste differently!

[@carrdoug99]

Like giant Vienna sausage, YUK.😝

[@Joseph-oh6mo]

​@@TheSwedishRider Not sure how they taste; but meat in a jar is not a widespread American thing (at least not in modern America).

[@TheSwedishRider]

@@Joseph-oh6mo it's just sausages in a jar of water which was heated to kill all bacteria and to create a vacuum to seal the jar. As sausages are sealed themselves, it doesn't do anything to the taste. You wouldn't be able to tell the difference in a blind test. In addition, it's less plastic waste and glass jars will be recycled.

[@sgiovanny39j]

I always toast my hot dog buns as well. In toast my hamburger buns as well. The crispy ness makes it so much better.

[@Gord2205]

I always toast the bun when I make a hot dog but hard to get from a street vendor that way (at least in my city)

[@littlegiantrobo6523]

People used to use marshmallow fluff to make a sandwich called a "fluff-a-nutter," which was a combination of marshmallow fluff and peanut butter. I thought these were amazing as a little American kid with a sweet tooth. Thankfully, my parents refused to buy it.

[@theflockfather4377]

Great video! Well done!

[@Shadowfax-1980]

Your narration of the shopping video sounds so professional. It could be on a travel program.

[@luked2753]

Glad to see you spending time with your family 🙂

[@shadowangel3995]

You might enjoy watching a video of how to make kettle corn; it’s really interesting. Maybe the next time your brother and Stefi visit you and Ben can take them to Auntie Anne’s so they can compare the pretzels.

[@jd-zr3vk]

Snyder’s of Hanover company headquarters is in Hanover, Pennsylvania that specializes in German-style pretzels.

[@joeyshofner639]

After watching this video I didn't even know I was hungry. Thanks for reminding me.

[@Belgarion2601]

Storck (and thus Werthers Original) is German, not Austrian. I think you were right the first time!

[@derorje2035]

Volkswagen and BMW are German as well, so by that logic Bugatti, Bentley or Mini are German as well. But You are right, Werther's originated in western Germany.

[@Belgarion2601]

@@derorje2035 That's not what I said.

[@Berlin-xu4ef]

Actually, Storck is located in the city of Werther, Westfalia, Germany. That's why it is called Werthers.

[@richardstanford1832]

Just stumbled on your series by accident - but I've watched a few and love them. American food wasn't always so sweet. In the '50s a notion arose that fats were bad for you and caused all sorts of ailments. Studies didn't really support that, but the notion caught on anyways (as things often do in in the U.S.) and the FDA came out with dietary recommendations to reduce fat. When food producers removed the fat they found that they also removed much of the flavor. So, in order to get people to keep eating things - they added sugar! Now - we're addicted to sugar. Try to find something that doesn't have sugar (or high fructose corn syrup) in it. My ex-wife was half-American/half-German; born in Kempten. I've spent some good times in Munich, Kempten and Kleinwalsertal. Dad was in Germany during WWII (82nd Airborne) - was a guard at the Nuremburg trials - finally stationed in Sontofen. He was never interested in visiting with me - which made me sad since I told him that things had changed a lot since he was last there. Anyway - keep up the good work - you have a flair for it.

[@Irishfan168]

Snyders of Hanover is actually in Hanover, PA A lot of Germans settled in PA

[@buffymcmuffin5361]

Love that beer is by the checkout - instead of Candy like in a U.S. store!

[@michaelb1761]

That impulse beer buy on the way out the door, lol.

[@kathil.162]

Well what Feli showed is like almost checkout. Right at the cashiers is a lot of candy on one side (called the "Quengelzone" which means as much as "begging-zone") and tiny bottles of alcohol, tobacco and zigarrettes and sometimes even condoms on the other side but of course you can't film that so well. But before you get to that you see a lot of beer. At least at Rewe, where this was filmed. (Sorry if there's any mistakes, it's 4.30 A.M. and I'm really tired..)

[@zapl80]

Haha, I would not call that a common place in german grocery stores though. City stores that have lots of people come by on foot in the evening probably. Besides candy the thing you most definitely find at the checkout lines are cigarettes because they need to be unlocked by the cashier.

[@LeeFKoch]

Beer used to be the cheapest beverage anywhere in Germany, even cheaper than bottled water! Sometime in the late 90s the government passed legislation mandating that stores and restaurants must provide at least one beverage that is cheaper than beer. It is still pretty cheap, though, and I am always shocked when I leave the country at how expensive beer is elsewhere.

[@kathil.162]

@@LeeFKoch Hach, der gute, alte Apfelsaftparagraph 😂

[@45067daddymac]

If you're flying in to Cincinnati on Monday, hope you have a safe trip. We are supposed to get a BIG snow storm here in southwest Ohio on Monday.

[@kenzieduckmoo]

Right, the entire US had been frozen over for like a week (even the western bits are getting it now) so hopefully there aren’t any weather delays on her flight and safe trip from the airport to her house

[@andrews3267]

@@kenzieduckmoo It has been steady snowing all day in Missouri. It has been a while since we have gotten this much. Very beautiful and I love it, but yes.. it is dangerously cold. Be safe!

[@jimburns3636]

Marshmallow Fluff + peanut butter on bread (usually white, but particularly good with oatmeal bread) = "Fluffernutter" reportedly invented in Somerville, Mass. American Grand Cuisine.

[@bobalicious2696]

Feli, just an FYI in case you didn't know, foods are very regional in the US, as are the restaurants and fast-food places. The brand of popcorn you mentioned that you like (the purple packaging is not available in Texas, at least where I live). I grew up in Texas and lived in Maryland for 14 years. There were products and brands that I grew up with that were not available in Maryland. I had my mother ship me stuff every once in a while. And of course, I got used to some of the brands and products in Maryland that when I moved back to Texas were not available. Some of them I dearly miss.

[@christianfenzl7475]

That’s the same in Germany or Europe. A North German wouldn’t buy Brezel. Or, I‘m in Austria, not even 150 miles from Munich (we speak German as well 😉), and it’s hard to find sweet popcorn in the grocery (salty is the standard), or same with crisps/chips, that are salted and in the shops Paprika is left over 😊

[@patrickkidd2711]

Yes, H. E. B. a Texas Store chain has a „international (sometimes German) isle, depending upon area in Texas.

[@michaelvs.scorpio7676]

I buy Rittersport chocolate made in Deutschland and Alstertor Dusseldorf Style Mustard made in Deutschland from H.E.B. all the time. I like both of them a lot!! They taste excellent!! They have very FEW to NO chemicals in them, UNLIKE most U.S.A. brands!!

[@goodfellow408]

So Thousand Island dressing actually is very American. It was invented in Northern USA, and is named after the Thousand Islands region which is up between the US and Canada. But it is very widely used... like for example the "Secret Sauce" in In n' Out Burger restaurants is pretty much just thousand island dressing haha. Also Big Macs at mcDonalds. I do love me some 1000 Island dressing!! Awesome video!!

[@catgirl6803]

I always thought it was Russian because in some places I see Russian dressing and it's very similar.

[@edwardott7239]

Happy Valentine's Day to you, Felicia! (hugs)

[@intesivec0re]

Love seeing your brother really nice 👍

[@panjoshua6251]

You two look similar yet so different! I can see the resemblance in your eye shapes, noses, and actually the shapes of your teeth haha.

[@TehKaiser]

Eyebrows clearly alike.

[@chuckhand8622]

I really like the Philly soft pretzels!!!

[@patkelly7999]

Good stuff Felicia and Timo:):)

[@keihan5]

Snyder's of Hanover is a bakery formed in Hanover, Pennsylvania, by Harry Warehime in 1909.They had German roots and create authentic German pretzels for an American audience. They later split off into another company..."Snyder of Berlin" which later became "Utz" (also in Hanover, Pennsylvania) which makes many popular potato chips today. Ugh, yes, I am an encyclopedia of useless knowledge. LOL

[@lilliecast5826]

I feel bad that you have to leave your brother. You should do a show where your brother, being Germany, and you in America eat the same food and talk about the difference at the same time... it doesn't have to be food but anything. Safe trip back here.

[@Matt-rx5jk]

Heinz burger sauce repping Pittsburgh, my hometown! Love your videos

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

You and your brother make an excellent on screen team.

[@jps0117]

When I lived in Schaumburg, Illinois, I rode my bicycle frequently in Elk Grove Village, which has a great path around a lake.

[@TheCloverQueenDQ]

Friends once brought my horse some Horse Treats from Germany. My horse loved them and then the Tack Store I shop at started to sell them too. Come to think of it, I own a lot of German horse stuff from boots to saddles lol.

[@sschmidtevalue]

Hot dogs are (or were) often called weiners. Look up the Oscar Meyer Weiner song from the 60's sometime.

[@danielfrei3109]

Yes and they were originally called "frankfurters," they were invented in Frankfurt Germany. We Americans changed the name because when we went to war with the "beastly Hun" in WWI companies didn't want to be associated with the enemy. They also tried to change the name of sauerkraut to "liberty cabbage" but that didn't stick, unlike the term hot dog.

[@linastein2625]

Cool, dass dein Bruder dabei ist! 😊

[@erictaylor5462]

That schittlauch pretzel looks really good.

[@graze105]

One of my favorite things I experienced during my business trip in Germany was the pretzels and butter along side the coffee in the meeting room!

[@alexs3447]

Happy Valentine's day from Canada .

[@brownmyer]

Hey Timo... ✌🏿 😁 Hope to see you in more videos.... Your supposed to toast the hotdog bun... That's the best

[@SilverWolfAdventures]

Nice video👍🏻. I noticed the Spaten beer on the shelf when showed the beer section. Spaten is my favorite beer! It’s hard to find here in Tennessee, but I do manage to get some now and then 😉.

[@williamharrold1422]

When i was young, the local bakery used to make a 'special' pretzel only at New Years. It was 3 feet ( a meter) in size and everyone took turns tearing off pieces for good luck in the new year. There is a lot of German/Swiss influences/traditions in the area.

[@pennisauer2121]

Yay, elk grove village!

[@johngetz8585]

Pennsylvania is a humongous German style of State! There are many things that are very German and Pennsylvania unlike many other states in the country. If you spent any time there you would rapidly see this! Especially in the Southeast portion of the state.

[@jimkirby9959]

I think it was much more fun to see you together with your brother!

[@BrianDickens4]

Watching this episode right now. Keep up the great work, your videos are always very entertaining and informative. I'm Dutch myself so many aspects of German day-to-day life are not completely unknown to me. :) At 1:37 in the video, "mini brownies", they have Dutch text on the package :) Grüße von deinen Nachbarn im Westen!

[@brianplum1825]

I've seen other KZbinrs making videos with their siblings. In everyone of them, the sibling appears to be much more introverted or shy. Felicia and her brother are no exception. I've wondered how there can be such big charisma gap within the same family.

[@patricktinkl4996]

For one thing, regularly recording videos probably has more of an effect on that than actual charisma. Being familiar with a situation makes a lot of difference. Also, i'd assume he doesn't speak english anywhere near as much as Feli, so that also might hamper him a bit. Being witty and charming is much easier in your native language

[@markbrown2640]

I know that Feili does not like Sauerkraut. It's actually a fairly large industry in my hometown, with the kraut company and the farmers who supply them all being local I like kraut on bratwurst and Knockwurst, both of which are also produced by local meat packing and butchering companies. The buns are definitely American, but the companies who produce them are called Schwebel's and Nickles'.

[@roberthardin3918]

You two crack me up in this video 🤣 Just munching on snacks an such 😅

[@ukrainiansniper5916]

She should try a New York style pretzel with some stoneground mustard....its the bomb.

[@jamesclough2638]

I would love to go to a German bakery. Looks so 😋

[@karinbirkenbihl2053]

Indeed, they are.. 😍

[@elijahsmall5873]

Me too I got hungry thinking about it.

[@lynnevecchitto7584]

Your brother is just as adorable as you are!💙❤

[@romix1440]

Omggg i LOVEEE kettle corn. I just found out your channel and this video convinced me about staying here hahaha!

[@Saskue78]

Love the video have a safe trip back to the 🇺🇸. 😀

[@melissakoon2097]

Kettle corn is awesome they have fresh at alot of bass pro stores outside and at state fares. I like soft cookies but my husband likes hard cookies so he can dunk in milk. Soft pretzels with salt are awesome i don't get the cheese anymore wish Sam's club would open there food court back up because I don't go to malls to get one from there anymore. Have a safe trip back to the states.

[@ritaadler-everett5392]

The creator Snyder's of Hanover was Harry Warehime.. He was born in Maryland and started his company in Hanover, Pennsylvania. His last name could be from German ancestors. I was born in München as well but moved to the US when I was 13, after my Mutti married a US Army GI who was stationed there. I think most foods, breads, wine, sweets, baked goods, meats, Bretzel, etc are so much better from Germany. ;-) Because of Covid, however, I haven't been able to travel back to see my family in over 2 years. I hope you hat a great time!

[@robertpieper1438]

Another fun show! Your brother is agreat addition. I love watching these entertaining videos better than t.v. 😉