Buying GERMAN GROCERIES in the USA! 🇺🇸 How authentic is the "German aisle"? | Feli from Germany

[@FelifromGermany]

++English subtitles and chapters available++ What did you guys think of the store and the products? 🤔 Do you have a similar store where you live? This video is not sponsored but if you’d like to get some more background information on Jungle Jim’s, I put some links in the video description! 😊 Also, don’t forget to check out Josh’s and my podcast “Understanding Train Station” at kzbin.info or linktr.ee/Understandingtrainstation

[@hairyairey]

A bit related to this - the one time I went shopping in a German market in Kehl I ordered everything in German but the seller replied to me in English (granted, I am English). Should I be offended? Presumably my German wasn't that bad was it? Danke, das ist alles! 😁

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

How about ALDI and Lidl

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

Won't you please teach us how to cook the most traditional Sauer Kraut Stew with all German origin ingredients

[@MrWeusi]

Very interesting. I wonder if there is anything like this in Florida,?!

[@FelifromGermany]

You shouldn't be offended, it's pretty common in Germany to switch to English once we notice that the person doesn't speak German fluently. We wanna make it easier for them and we feel bad that German is such a hard language and I think when we do that, we don't realize that the person might WANT to practice their German and that it might be rude to just switch to English without asking them 😅

[@codydeanfaltin11]

I never thought I would hear a german person say that something american isn't sweet enough.

[@HenriStosch]

I would somehow disagree. I found the American pickles to sweet and to tasteless.

[@SomeoneInOregon]

She said American pickles have "too much dill", but what about "bread and butter" pickles? They're sweet!

[@deanmcmanis9398]

It depends on the style of pickles here. Some are dill, some are sweet pickles, and there is sweet pickle relish too.

[@robertarnold6192]

I never realized how many things in the USA are unnecessarily sweet...until I came back from my exchange program in the Fatherland.

[@Saavik256]

@@robertarnold6192 as someone who absolutely dislikes sweet foods, it was a major pain for me when I was States-side.

[@balli7836]

14:33 So, that's proof that you are really from Bavaria and not northern germany: "Let's go away from all that fish stuff. That's not what i'm here for." Shortly afterwards: "Oooohhh, Knödel!!!"

[@jonathanyoung1710]

My fam is from up north and I prefer knodel and pork to fish. Funny

[@jonathanyoung1710]

Besides, isn't Felicia a vegetarian?

[@jenshep1720]

ja, bayrische barbaren... ich könnte niemals ein fischbrötchen ausschlagen.

[@Ganymede_the_great]

I got to dissagree. She mentioned that the frozen Brezeln from Aldi are pretty good wich is ver suspicious for a vergitarian from Munic. And the is reather little diffrence in consumption of fish between northern and southern germany.

[@balli7836]

Hey, thanks for the likes and to the people who replied to my comment thank you as well, but i think i have to make clear that this was meant as a joke based on Felis funny stereotypical reaction to the fish and the Knödel. I don't really think that all bavarians hate fish and love Knödel. And i also really don't know if she is a vegetarian or not.

[@geoforn]

The famous American physicist Richard Feynman was allegedly very impressed that you could buy Quark in supermarkets in Germany while in the U.S. physicists were still looking for it in their labs.

[@notroll1279]

6:53 The name Haribo was derived from the name of the founder and his Home town: HAns RIegel, BOnn. Nothing Japanese there...

[@jonathanyoung1710]

But it sounds like a Japanese word if you weren't raised knowing better. Haribo, Kamiko, wasabi, Ichiro, etc. Haribo is the best gummi

[@Carolineconnected]

She already explained that in the german brands video if you are interested more about this topic :)

[@tombirkland]

@@jonathanyoung1710 Exactly. Until very recently I just assumed that Haribo was Japanese.

[@redfog42]

I thought it was American! I learned a new thing from German Girl.Yay.

[@TheoMurpse]

It does sound like it though. I speak japanese and had assumed it was Japanese because it sounds like a cutesy Japanese brand name, like Sanrio.

[@petragillespie6901]

I am a german living in Illinois and I make my way to Jungle Jims..twice a year..it gives me a little bit of home..love your Chanel..Danke Dir von ganzem Herzen. :)

[@jenniferlane-murcia6961]

Where in Illinois do you live? Lincoln park in Chicago is very German so I’m sure there are things there!

[@petragillespie6901]

@@jenniferlane-murcia6961 Hi Jennifer, I live in Moline..The Quad cities..thank you for telling me. My 4children live in Cincinnati Ohio ..so I visit them and before I go back to Illinois we stop at Jungle Jims.. :)

[@jenniferlane-murcia6961]

Toll! Ich studiere an die Universität von Iowa und vielen Leuten kommen aus den Quad cities. Und ja dann ist es mehr möglich und netter nach Cincinnati zu gehen um ihren Kinder zu besuchen!

[@petragillespie6901]

@@jenniferlane-murcia6961 Vielen Dank liebe Jennifer für deine lieben Worte ich hoffe dass du noch einen schönen Tag hast. Thank you Jennifer ☺️

[@niftyfiftyslife730]

Lots of German stuff here in the Chicago area.

[@jenniferfeckler2853]

I've been missing my Oma und Opa a lot lately (they passed a few years ago) and missing their Deutsche food and language- to the point I'm starting to forget the language(Oma is from Hamburg, Opa is from Idstein)- and I stumbled across this. Danke schon ❤

[@johnhblaubachea5156]

Ich auch.

[@Artreo69]

schön schreibt man mit ö KLUGSCHEISSEN!

[@Eysenbeiss]

@@Artreo69Dann tipp mal ein Ö auf einer englischen Tastatur, du Vollpfosten ...

[@Winona493]

Oma comes from the nicest town in Germany!!! Hope you'll manage to go there one time and find out where Oma came from. I was curious and looked up Idstein, which is a small town in the Bundesland Hessen and gosh, it is so pretty!!! I think it looks like most Americans think a German little town has to look like!😂 Never heard of it before, although I live only 2 hours away. Thank you, I have a new goal for my next weekend trip! 😊

[@rogermoeller7350]

My mom was from Hamburg too. We went there in July and it was awesome!

[@bobnieland4827]

German baking powder is single-acting, and only reacts once (upon contact with moisture). US baking powder is double-acting, which means that it first reacts upon contact with moisture and then a second time from the heat in the oven. When I' adapt American recipes (like cookies) for German friends I use double the amount of German (Dr. Oetker) baking powder.

[@andrejalabama1204]

Mal wieder was gelernt

[@DrThomas17]

Singapore’s super markets carry two different kinds of baking powder, ‘single acting baking powder’ (the stuff common in Europe) and ‘double acting baking powder’. The latter contains phosphates in addition to the usual sodium bicarbonate. That makes the double acting stuff useful as ‘Kutterhilfsmittel’ for those of us expats who like to make their own Fleischkäse. 😊

[@stakeoutrockhound523]

Bicarbonato de sodio?

[@bobnieland4827]

@@stakeoutrockhound523 No, bicarbonato di sodio is baking soda in American English, bicarbonate soda in British English and Backsoda in German. It is different from baking powder (Backpulver) because it doesn't have a raising agent. It's good for browning and tenderizing meat. US baking powder does contain some bicard. I'm not sure if the European version does.

[@maureenpirone6234]

Danke . I didn't know that.

[@johnbantle7004]

Jungle Jim’s is a unique experience. Never before have I spent a whole day in a grocery store!

[@bubbathedm]

Was most of that time spent in line like every time I go? lol

[@michaelmiser6362]

I never made it very far past the Beer wall haha

[@PeterMayer]

Yup

[@F_Karnstein]

Josh's German pronunciation is ridiculously perfect 😯👍

[@prince_charming]

Zwieback: wenn der Teig nur einmal gebacken wird, ist es Einback (extrem lecker, haben wir als Kinder geliebt). Wenn das Brot zum zweiten mal gebacken wird ist es Zwieback (Zweiback)

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

Zwieback is german for "baby toast"? i tore that stuff up as a kid. i think Nabisco stopped making it thought. / =

[@patrickschumann6016]

Einback damals direkt bei Brandt gekauft

[@just2coolkk]

Ja das Zwieback noch bis heute überlebt hat. Habe ich bestimmt das letzte mal vor 25 Jahren gegessen. und ich vermisse es nicht ;)

[@torsten.breswald]

Zwieback kauft man nur einmal, wenn man in eine wohnung einzieht für "wenn man mal krank ist", und dann steht es da, bis irgendjemand es 10 jahre nach ablauf des mhd findet, immer noch essbar und wie am ersten tag :)

[@daseteam]

zwieback in English is biscuit; Bis cuit = baked twice

[@Rescel1]

When im for long time abroad i realy miss good bread. when do People understand Toast is not bread XD

[@gerardfrederick5504]

Not only bread, how about Tilsit Cheese, or Handkäse, or the huge amount of german cold cuts? Agerman supermarket tends to be like a delicatessen - nothing like it in the world. There is one in Torrance Ca, called the Alpine Market - fantastic.

[@vaderladyl]

Yes I miss the bread from my country.

[@Hannibu]

I am from Franconia and I would die without good bread. I live near Bayreuth (Oberfranken) and according to the Guinessbook we have the most bakeries, butcher shops and breweries in proportion to the population world wide. The varieties of bread, bakery products and sausages are almost uncountable. Every region has its own specialities.

[@NicholasAlm]

I was visiting Latvia and I fell in love with their black rye bread. I bought it every other day and fried up some sauerkraut and ate the bread with it. Then as a snack they'll cut the rye bread into strips and fry it in oil and salt it and it's to die for. The stores would have huge bins you could scoop as much as you wanted and a big bag was only a couple Euros. So delish!

[@derek3059]

GGIA your grammar, word usage, and enunciation is far better than many Americans. Obviously you are well studied but it is more than that, you take personal pride in your comprehension of the language. Plus you seem genuinely enthusiastic to reside in Cincinnati for most of the year. Good for you! I'll keep watching 😀

[@milotzispells9302]

Kaiserschmarrn, Manner and Almdudler: Josh can be an honorary Austrian 🇦🇹 😂

[@maYdaY1337]

I mean - she's from Bavaria. So she is more austrian than she is german too. :D

[@milotzispells9302]

@@maYdaY1337 sorry but not really 😁😂❤️, though we tend to appreciate all our German neighbors and friends (and in my case relatives), North or South, and are happy if we and our culture are appreciated by them, too. Bavaria is very much its own thing, and so is Vienna. We Austrians may speak a Bavarian form of German (except in those parts that have an Allemanian dialect) but that's it. (Here's some additional info in case someone's interested: The Kaiser in question was Franz Joseph I (Austrian/Austro-Hungarian Empire) and Manner and Almdudler are companies founded and based in Vienna. Though Manner also produces in Lower Austria. )

[@sabilein91]

@@maYdaY1337 Oh no, big mistake. 🙈 Never ever compare Germans and Austrians with eachother. That’s considered an insult to us Austrians 😉 While we share some stuff especially with Bavaria it is not the same. Almdudler and Manner are fine choices 👌🏻

[@maYdaY1337]

@@sabilein91 for me as a North-German (near Hannover) those Bavarians are more austrian than they are german. Culture wise and language wise at least.

[@BananaRama1312]

@@sabilein91 trotzdem ist Bayern ähnlicher zu Österreich als zu Schleswig-Holstein das ist einfach Fakt. Wir haben ne sehr ähnliche Kultur und das sieht auch jeder der nich biased is von wegen mimimi wir sind total unterschiedlich nenn uns bloß nie in einem Satz :D nimms locker niemand versucht Österreich seine souveränität wegzunehmen

[@merandareast2552]

Yes, in the U.K. “pudding” is synonymous with dessert while what Americans call pudding is “custard”.

[@RaeCarson]

It's more....custard-like, lol. Since it doesn't typically have egg in it.

[@hannahk1306]

Custard doesn't have to contain egg in the UK (although the traditional recipe does). Bird's custard powder was actually invented by Mr Bird because his wife was allergic to eggs.

[@merandareast2552]

@@hannahk1306 custard, by definition, contains egg. Bird’s is imitation custard because it uses corn flour instead of eggs so it’s not a real custard (I still like it and use it often).

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

Egg custard has egg in it, plain custard doesn't.

[@merandareast2552]

@@MayYourGodGoWithYou sorry but custard, by definition, has egg

[@dustyrelic239]

Zweiback brings back memories of when my daughter was teething. In the US (or at least in my corner of the US, Pennsylvania) parents give Zweiback to their teething babies. We bought it in regular supermarkets, possibly in the infant section (or possibly not, I can’t remember, it was a while ago and my daughter is an independent woman now).

[@mariefriedmann3203]

I still see toddlers in church chewing on zwieback goat!

[@Winona493]

I STILL love Zwieback!😂

[@Anson_AKB]

@@Winona493 since it is so hard and dry, it lasts forever and we always had one pack for emergencies (as was described in the video) : after some problems with the stomach, you need to start slowly with some easy to digest food, and for us that always was Zwieback and Pfefferminztee (peppermin tea). next came Bahlsen Butterkeks that were also shown in the video, together with some tea. and finally normal food again. when i was in the hospital to get some surgery on stomach and intestines, i was really disappointed when (on the next day) i got one plate of gruel followed almost immediately by almost normal food, instead of these traditional "treats" :-( they said that it was done to immediately start digestion again and not let it become "lazy" ...

[@ThatSux]

At the point as Josh says "Rotkohl und Blaukraut" I nearly falling from my couch... Dude, that was extremely perfect. I am so fucking impressed!

[@Jeweliedear]

He probably learned after having a bavarian correct him 😂 folks enjoy telling you that Schrippen are called Semmel or Bröttchen, Weggli etc different regions 😂 Pannkuchen/eierkuchen, Berliner/Pfannkuchen, Buletten/frikadellen, nurnberger/thuringer bratwurst etc.

[@MrKaba1985]

@@Jeweliedear Nürnberger Bratwurst und Thüringer Rostbratwurst sind aber nicht das selbe. Beides sind geografisch geschützte Marken. Aber nur in Thüringen ist die Bratwurst Roh Nürnberger werden gebrüht.

[@maiemij]

Sauerkraut is the reason, why the German are called „the Crauts“ :-)

[@MrKaba1985]

@@maiemij it is but it's normally a thing from the Bavarian all German like it

[@fsinjin60]

@@maiemij well, that and “cabbage head” is an insult in any language.

[@shellsbellswac1]

Feli I love seeing your joy at the German items you love!

[@sisuguillam5109]

"The one thing your really miss is 'Gut und Günstig'." That's the moment you channeled my mum. 🥰

[@FelifromGermany]

😂

[@musicissmylife0511]

But like...its true

[@willsofer3679]

I'm actually really curious to try that now. I know what I'll be searching for the next time I'm at Jungle Jim's! Ha.

[@ks123xyz]

Is that a brand?

[@jhdix6731]

@@ks123xyz It's the trade brand of Edeka, and some of the products shown (e.g. Kathi) I don't remember having seen anywhere else but in EDEKA or NETTO (an EDEKA branch) stores. As even in Germany, EDEKA is not a monolithic corporation, but a cooperative of independant supermarkets, I assume this store is somehow something like an "offshore partner" to EDEKA, using the EDEKA supply channels.

[@datsun4x]

I really appreciate your channel! Although I'm Native American , I was taken in by a German family growing up and I enjoy hearing your perspective on the differences in culture, since I come from a totally different angle on German/American culture.

[@AndreasGassner]

That is amazing.

[@grantdervishi8186]

My customer from Austria told me about Jungle Jim's and I went on the way to the Cincinnati Art Museum. It is the largest grocery store in the US and it really is amazing

[@blueboats7530]

34:40 - Loved that full minute of consciousness in German

[@mikezimmermann89]

That was interesting! On a similar note, I have German friends who visit the U.S. fairly often. They shift into “American mode” so deeply when they visit, that they argue about what to buy while shopping in English instead of German!

[@TomMarvan]

Besser als sour cream? Ist das wahr?

[@JasonFerris]

Moved from Dayton to Netherlands last year, and I so much miss shopping at Jungle Jim's, also the general lack of cereal options here in the NL! Lol. JJ's is quite a special store, it started out my facination of foods of the world, & well, life beyond Ohio, USA! Kudos to my High school Biology teacher making it a class-grade requirement for his small-town country-school students to visit JJ, & bring a new food to class that no one had never seen before. I brought in plantains & pomegranate (in the late 90's, these were unheard of). It is funny how the world goes round, because on my first visit to JJ (as a teen), I also remember meeting a rather sad/depressed teenage cashier, she told me that she was from Germany & really missed home, the green hills, & her friends, & was saving to make a one-way trip back some day. Hopefully this wish came true, as I have definitely seen that it is much greener in the NL to say the least! I want to say thanks for sharing your many experiences about Germany, you have helped with my transition even here in NL, as there are many similar european things with both countries. You also brought back some great JJ's memories! Once Corona eases up, I might finally get a chance to see what this lil cashier gal was talking about, hopefully with a visit to Germany myself! :)

[@vanlepthien6768]

Zwieback is what teething kids chew on. Always liked it. When I lived in Detroit (many years ago) there was a German butcher store where you could find German foods. I do a lot of baking using German recipes, so I always look for Dr. Oetker baking powder and vanilla sugar. And back Oblaten, My kids grew up eating Dr. Oetker pudding - their maternal grandmother was from Bavaria. Salbei is sage in English. This was a lot of fun. I'm glad to see this - I'm going to hit the local kitchen store for German Christmas baking supplies tomorrow. Hope they have the right sized Oblaten for Lebkuchen. And all your old videos are popping up again, so the change in name isn't a bad thing.

[@jogvanjakupsson2952]

“I don’t need Sauerkraut in my life!” I enjoyed that one

[@Skittl1321]

But Ruebens!!! I need sauerkraut in my life.

[@pattidrier9593]

I love sauerkraut!!! Grew up on the stuff. My German heritage. I would love to know more about everyday German foods. How close it might be to the food I grew on.

[@FelifromGermany]

😅

[@erichgerstmann4516]

Ich hasse Sauerkraut und Rotkohl.

[@c2bRa]

@Dan Foley In Germany you won't find one single restaurant, where you get Sauerkraut on a hotdog... ;)

[@andrear.berndt9504]

Das war lustig mit Euch im Supermarkt/ It was funny to be in the Grocery Store with you !

[@MuteFrog]

Omg girl you're setting off some vertigo here with the camera movements. I couldn't even finish watching. But, as a fellow German girl in the US all I can say is wait a couple years. You will be absolutely surprised to see what you miss. I havent been back in 13 years and I'm dying to even just smell Fa again. Ich will nicht mal vom essen anfangen. Da lauft mir jetzt schon der galfer. Super video, we definitely need this store in the Chicago area.

[@martinl1427]

I am a Slovak, living in Berlin since February. I do not like these sweet drinks much, but! One day a colleague showed me Spezi, the one from Paulaner. That changed everything for me. I fell in love with it. Less sweet than coke or Pepsi, more interesting flavor, doesn't leave sour taste in your mouth... Still drink it just occasionally, but since finding Spezi, I avoid drinks from coca cola or pepsico even more if there is a chance of having this German masterpiece 😅.

[@Jeweliedear]

Im not really soft drinker but mezzo mix oder Spezi i do miss and would buy once ina while.

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

@@Jeweliedear Yes, i understand that,but if you mix a Coke with a Fanta(they sell it now Worldwide) then you have it allmost the same Taste.Thats why we drink so much Schorle or Spritz.

[@hajotge12]

Next stop: Radler.

[@martinl1427]

@@hajotge12 Radler is good, but we have that in Slovakia too. Spezi we do not. Just schwip schwap and mezzo mix but I find the original Spezi much better... And beers in Berlin are not bad, but I enjoy bavarian ones more, and sometimes I buy Slovak or Czech beers in Hoffmann for a taste of home 😋

[@BananaRama1312]

@@martinl1427 very true. Franconian beer stands far on top of the beer pedastol of germany and hence of the world

[@tkkwilb1961]

Love your videos! My wife and I watch one or two each evening and they are so interesting. Especially enjoyed watching this one as it brought back so many memories. We lived in Hungary for 8 years, 5 of them on the border with Austria, approx 30km from Vienna. Because of our location we spent a LOT of time in both Austria and Germany (visited Munich many times). And while there we would scour the larger markets for things we missed from the States. You know, things like peanut butter, Dr. Pepper. But actually we found so many other drinks, food, desserts & sweets that we can't do without from there, that now that we're back in the States we spend our time searching the international stores for them.....Senf, Knorr soup mixes, Ritter Sport, sausages. Unfortunately, California does not have the German population as the midwest and other parts of the US, so it can more difficult. Anyway, you do a great job on the vids. Keep it up. Tschuss!

[@richardbradley2802]

Thanks for another great video, your smile would light up a rainy day! Josh is soo lucky!

[@brianpetersen3429]

Great video! I remember my German grandmother canning some amazing pickles and chunky applesauce (and coffee can fresh bread) that I loved as a child visiting their farm in Iowa.

[@Fallonmoon]

fun fact. Mikado and Pocky are the same brand just advertised with a different name in europe and since we have the taste palette of an 90 year old we only got the normal choclate ones. (Was der bauer nicht kennt isst er nicht und so)

[@CerealKiller187]

LOL

[@dutchgamer842]

Germans buy Pocky in Holland, since we have more flavors available. Just like we Dutch get foods in Germany we don't have in Holland and what's cheaper in Germany

[@torsten.breswald]

so accurate, it hurts

[@salsadip7453]

omg echt....die pocky sorten sind so gut -.- zum glück gibt den japankult, so bekommt man die pockys hier auch im geschäft :D

[@charlestaylor3027]

In the UK they are Mikado and we get milk, dark, white and Daim

[@sarac178]

Hey, Maggi is from Switzerland. Invented by Julius Maggi (1846-1912) from Frauenfeld/ Switzerland. Starting in Kemptthal (Canton Zürich) in 1885 they since 1887 they also started producing in Germany, later also in other countries.

[@karenschafer2827]

I think Germans use Maggi on everything like Americans use catsup.

[@jetztgehtwas]

the swiss mans Maggi is Aromat 😂

[@billgracey6369]

Maggi ist weltbekannt!

[@spiritwaterwolf]

Oh my!!! The memories of food in Germany. 🥰 Luckily where I have been living in Canada, there were some city sections with specific Euro identities, and there were places to find imported goods from Germany. I can recall many of the goods you are able to find there, but some items were packed into Christmas parcels and mailed in from Germany by my concerned relatives. Luckily today we have far more goods available, as the Canadian grocery chains seem to have international sections with far more variety. I am remembering every staple in our pantry i.e. pudding, Magi, dumpling mixes, hot mustard, etc. My favourite chocolate treat I can recall buying in Germany when shopping for my aunt was Ritter Sport, and was I ever excited when I started seeing them in the various grocery stores around here.

[@davidfuchs97]

Josh‘s German pronounciation is perfect.

[@TomSir79]

He speaks German fluent without an Accent. There's even a Video from her where she speaks German with him.

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

“Supermercado” was a little off for Spanish.

[@irontusk341]

look at them roads..... So smooth... Us PA residents never seen such beauty lol

[@CreatorInTrng]

Well, I'm an American Ex-Pat sitting in my 'spacious' 68 sq.m. apartment in Munich watching you shop for the basic things from here around the corner. When I first moved here (20+ years ago) there were many things I missed from the US. That's changed some. Now, when I go back to visit family and friends (last year before the craziness started) I found myself missing things from Germany. However, there's one thing I still miss from the US - Cheez-its! I don't know why. As you know they have thousands of snacks to choose from here, but I have yet to find a good Cheez-it substitue. Ocassionly, they'll show up in a store for a couple of days in Ami section and then gone - and outrageously expensive. Let's make a deal. You send me Cheez-its (original flavor) and I'll send you a box full of Bahlsen Kekse. :-)

[@hamuandxerxl4255]

I just checked the prizes on Amazon (for Cheez-its) - they're insane! :-/ Anyway, greetings from my own 68 sq.m apartment in Munich.

[@shaclo1512]

you can get cheez it from americanfood4u.de

[@salinator5966]

@@hamuandxerxl4255 Is 68 sq.m. apartment actually considered spacious in Germany or are you guys being sarcastic?

[@emjayay]

@@salinator5966 Sarcastic, but that's 732 square feet, which would be an actually VERY spacious one bedroom apartment in Brooklyn NY, or could be two bedrooms.

[@VisioGuy]

Try Treeman's (a coffee shop with U.S. junk food) on Dachauerstr, near Löwenbräu. They might have Cheezits.

[@keithtaylor5156]

German girl: Oh look! There is Poland right next to us. That’s been said a few times, lol

[@見知らぬ人ジャスミン]

Normal because poland is our neighbor

[@fsinjin60]

Is Poland your neighbor or your cousin? Studying history the hardest part was knowing both the German & Polish names of the cities (or German & Czech, German & French, & ...)

[@soewenue]

@@fsinjin60 only neighbours, we arent the habsburg dynastie😋

[@fsinjin60]

@@soewenue But I am full of Bourbon. Thus I know Cologne is Köln and Aachen is Aix La Chapelle, even though the world has forgotten the alternative. Just Like Danzig.

[@soewenue]

@@fsinjin60 the Bourbon Whiskey? I was only kidding cause the big habsburg family😋 and trier is treverorum😋

[@SABRINA.ARMY.BTS.]

I lived in the USA (Westerville,Ohio) for 18 month but I never missed Meica Sausages or Fa Deodorant lol what I used to buy at Kroger was Gouda Cheese because I missed it ! What I miss now that I’m back in Germany is Grape Jelly , Spinach Dip , cinnamon raisin bread , Krispy Kreme Donuts

[@RudolphGottesheim]

Josh ist the Austrian Guy. He goes for Almdudler and Mannerschnitten in the "German" isle. = )

[@idnwiw]

So basically, Americans think that Austria is still occupied by Germany?

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

@@idnwiw No, that thats simply too much information for their Brain. I dont think that we have the same Cusine, but its for their eyes only different in nuances.They dont make an Austrain Isle or Swiss Isle,then they pack it all together.Thats not an affront. We say Kaiserschmarn too, with the knowlege that not our Kaiser was meanded.

[@Rescel1]

its the germanic isle :^)

[@RudolphGottesheim]

Also, it's aisle, not isle.

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

@@RudolphGottesheim Ok,I understand.This changes what on the Situation?

[@Kiwi0008]

13:19 "𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑖 𝑊ü𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑐h𝑒𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒, 𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑛 𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑙 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒. 𝑈𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑖𝑛 '𝑛𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑧𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟!" 😂

[@loulynn6106]

Mini Wini ist doch klar, ist für Kinderpartys da!

[@shubinternet]

@32:09 - Note that Rooibos tea is actually Dutch, and came from when they first went to South Africa. It is a type of tea, but from a totally different plant. The name means “Red Bush”. My wife and I first encountered it when we move to Belgium, where she came to really love tea.

[@happychriggy]

I've lived in the USA for almost 20 years. And even after 20 years there are still a few items I miss dearly that are very hard to get here. First of all the beer from my home town of Stuttgart or Swabia in general like Stuttgarter Hofbraeu or Alpirsbacher or Rothaus Tannenzaepfle. Then there are meats like Schwarzwurst, Lyoner, Bierwurst, etc. that--if I have a hot craving--I can order and have delivered after I rob a swiss bank, otherwise it's not available. Sausages I have never really looked for because I've found that the fresh ones you can buy in most grocery stores are acceptable. I am glad that I can get Maggi which--I agree--is much like soy sauce and great with my scrambled eggs. And with Christmas approaching, I always find myself buying gingerbread from Germany.

[@roneichstaedt8853]

Christoph--if you are looking for more authentic sausage varieties, look online for Usingers from Milwaukee. Much of their advertising this time if year is on their gift boxes, which are mainly the basics aimed at the US (but still authentic recipes), but if you get to the individual offerings, you can order more authentic German items, like Weisswurst, Knackwurst, Landjaeger, and so on (Excuse my spelling if wrong. I won't even try to spell my favorite breakfast sausage as a child, but it was a pork link curled around a skewer, pronounced something like "shih-SEE'-shun") Usingers is not cheap, but they didn't ship anywhere, and it is very authentic. Still owned by the Usinger family since 1800's. I grew up in the area, and worked in the factory the summer before college. Many of the ladies working on the tying line would converse in German, and my supervisor's accent was so thick, I would wait until he walked away and ask what he told me to do.

[@happychriggy]

@@roneichstaedt8853 Thanks for the tip! I'll check it out.

[@davidwilson9257]

Oh, yeah. I was stationed in Kornwestheim (Ludwigsburg/Stuttgart for the rest of you) in 1979 and 1980 and I really miss Stuttgarter Hofbraeu and Schwaben Braeu. Not to mention Oktoberfest at Bad Cannstaat. Or getting weisswurst mit brot from a street vendor. Now if I could only find someone to ship me a half case of halbes so I can show my micro brew bier snob nephews what real German bier is really like.

[@BananaRama1312]

Swabian beer is not that good tho its more like a few good ones and many very mediocre ones. Franconian beer all day everyday

[@mamabear3428]

I miss zwiebelmett a lot. Spread on graubrot with some salt and pepper some finely chopped onions. 😋

[@lorindariley7248]

I grew up partly in Germany and I miss this one chocolate covered marshmallow goodie, Kussenchen, I think it’s called. Went back about two years ago and had some and boy it was both satisfying and completely over-the-top too sweet. Took me right back to small kid days, though. Was fun to share it with my own little ones.

[@szeddezs]

Maggi is way older than the 80's, I've seen old commercials from like the 50's or 60's. No idea what it tastes like though, we never cooked with it. I think it's supposed to add savory-salty umami flavors to dishes, similar to Worcestershire sauce.

[@sittenkulm]

The taste ist like the plant "lovage", "Liebstöckel" in German, also called "Maggikraut"

[@AmandaKMason]

I was going to say Maggi Würze sounds like Worcestershire or A1 sauce

[@sybilleupp-herzig9466]

Maggi is a Swiss brand. Close to where I leave there was a big factory. Whenever the train passed the station next to it, the whole waggon smelled like some soup or broth cube. We pronounce it the Italian way, sounds like "muchee".

[@alexandrorocca7142]

Lindt is actually a Swiss company and their red Lindor Kugeln are a chocolate dream. 😋

[@Psi-Storm]

They are producing in Aachen Germany for most of Europe and export. The local factory store is great. You get their high quality chocolate there for the same price as mid quality stuff like Milka or Ritter Sport.

[@Knobi_II]

I keep saying this 😂 Lindt is from Switzerland and not from Germany 🤣

[@chalphon4907]

Is'nt Milka Swiss as well?

[@Psi-Storm]

@@chalphon4907 It's American now. Jacobs Suchard was bought by Kraft foods, that then renamed to Mondelez. The origin might be swiss but the Milka brand was developed and produced in Germany for the German market since 1901.

[@alexandrorocca7142]

@@chalphon4907 Nope, it's German.

[@kreamowheat]

I wish they had one of these in Canton where I live... side note- I love how their website says they won "America's Best Restroom" in 2007. I hear that was a pretty competitive year.

[@BillA-pj4ze]

I enjoyed finding your channel as it brings back some fond memories of when my mother would take me and my sister to Germany to visit my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and all in a small village in Rheinfelden, Baden-Wurttemberg about 15 minutes from the Rhein River and Swiss border. I recognized most of the foods you talked about. Some from our trips, and some from what my mother used for cooking. I wish we had an international store like that where I am, but I am lucky to have a German pork store near me so that we can get some great wurst, meats and a lot of the small packaged products used in cooking. I do miss the beer, the dairy products like cheeses and butter, and the baked goods. I also miss the festivals in the fall, the village bands, and the giant tents set up as beer halls for celebrations. Keep the videos coming.

[@kristiblankenship5573]

Did they not have Ritter Sport??? That's one thing I always buy when going to Germany. You can get it in the US, but not nearly as many flavors as you can get in Germany.

[@kristiblankenship5573]

@@maxcapax In Germany, they have SO many flavors though. White chocolate lemon. White chocolate blood orange, etc. I miss the more obscure flavors!

[@robinbirdj743]

And in Bavaria, Ritter Sport is much less expensive (like almost all food items).

[@allknowingpineapple4112]

We have like 15 flavors

[@bambyce]

Normally it's the other way around. For example there are like double the amount of oreo and red bull flavors in the US than in Germany. Even though Red Bull is Austrian

[@michaelkruk3415]

Tons of those flavours in Canada.

[@johnmassey55]

Enjoyed your trip to Jungle Jim's . When I was growing up in nyc MANY years ago , my neighborhood (Yorkville) was primarily German and Irish (I'm the latter) . Zwieback was used as a teething bisquit when a baby was cutting teeth . It ws even sold in the aisle where the baby food was . Thanks for the interesting trip you took us on !

[@pfdtx4633]

Same here. We lived in Texas when our children were young and you could find it everywhere.

[@Odessa45]

...still some German stuff going on in Yorkville!

[@martinschmidt2683]

Maggie ingredients: vegetable protein, biodegraded (water, wheat protein, salt), water, flavors (with wheat) flavor enhancers (monosodium glutamate, disodium inosinate), salt, sugar.

[@alyssabrolsma3854]

Oh Apfelschorle was the main thing I continued drinking at home in the US after studying abroad in Berlin - I never understood why it wasn’t popular here! That and sauerkirsche jam, which I fell in love with 😁

[@raistormrs]

There is a old Joke in Germany that goes like this ... Hans Riegel from Bonn founded HARIBO in 1920. His only competitor, Valentin Ginser from Nassau never stood a chance... :P

[@hairyairey]

Is it the same word in German then? No, I don't mean Haribo...

[@RhabarberAnni89]

@@hairyairey yes it is.

[@TheGoukaruma]

@@hairyairey Yes it is.

[@raistormrs]

@@hairyairey it is :)

[@K__a__M__I]

@@hairyairey It's latin.

[@theol1044]

"Haribo" is actually an abbreviation and stands for "Harald Riegel Bonn", the founder of the company and their location. Sauerkraut combines great with Spätzle (but not Käsespätzle) or Schupfnudeln (which are something like larger, longform gnocchi) and diced bacon, all fried in a pan. Both variants are typical dishes in Southern Germany. And vanilla pudding makes a nice layer inside a strawberry cake. Also interesting to see how you fell into just speaking German after a while 🙂

[@theol1044]

Oh, and Maggi is actually Swiss.

[@Marcus_pePunkt]

To be precise, "Haribo" is an acronym and the founder was Hans Riegel, not Harald. 🙂

[@pigoff123]

My mom cooked sauerkraut and potatoes with hamhocks in the pressure cooker. Loved it.

[@shubinternet]

@16:50 - can confirm, “pudding” in the UK refers to any type of dessert, including some things that many Americans would not consider to be “dessert”.

[@LatitudeSky]

Lidl has opened stores in my area and I love a lot of things about it. Herring in red pepper sauce. The fresh baked bread. But also they have had these huge jars of German dill pickles. The jars are incredibly hard to open. I had to use a wrench I use to work on my truck. But the pickles are insanely good. Zero salt at all, which is totally unlike America pickles where salt is the first ingredient. I could go on and on about how good these pickles were. Were, because they were gone last time I was there.

[@justKdG]

Quick tip: hit hard on the bottom side of the Glas. Will easily open afterwards.

[@germanCrowbar]

You're not strong enough for german pickles.😁

[@OldQueer]

Force a butter knife under the lid. You'll find with fermented products like this the vacuum is extra strong.

[@pigoff123]

I lived in Germany from 72 to 96. I still visited my mom every year and stocked up on things there. Customs used to laugh at all the german food and candy I had in my suitcase. My grand kids always wanted real kinder eggs and advent calendars. They did not want the amercan ones.

[@Markle2k]

Supposedly, the "artificial" banana flavor is very close to the flavor of the Gros Michel variety, which used to be the world's most popular banana until it got nearly wiped out by disease.

[@Markle2k]

@Abel D Bunker Thanks. I've never tasted a Gros Michel myself, though I know that they are still available in some markets.

[@christophertstone]

It's possible to find Gros Michel bananas sometimes, specialty shops and whatnot. The candy flavoring is really close. The bananas taste like a soft banana Runt or similar.

[@dMvmubde]

Hab ich dir gerade 40min beim Einkaufen zugeschaut!? 🤣👍

[@Knobi_II]

Nicht nur du 😂

[@MMoo-bb4sr]

Ich auch....

[@Internet-Police]

Gut dass ich kein Mathe machen muss...

[@allknowingpineapple4112]

LOL ich auch

[@vincentvega1979]

Gut das du geschrieben hast, das es 40 min geht, sonst hätte ich es vermutlich auch ganz geguckt 😂

[@bohemianhh]

9:33 THANK YOU! I'm SO TIRED of people saying Spezi is "Coke and orange SODA" when it so obviously has JUICE in it. I drank so much of that. Love it! For some reason I never really ran into Mezzo Mix, always Spezi. I'm fine with that, though, as Spezi is Love.

[@estellemelodimitchell8259]

It’s great that you two speak in English for the most part, for the benefits of your viewers who are not conversant in German.

[@SikoraTim]

I love Jungle Jims! We always used zwieback when our children were teething and their gums hurt. They would like to chew on it to ease their discomfort.

[@anglingpiper6560]

The jungle Jim's in Eastgate is my daughter's favorite store me and the wife bring her here all the time! Such an awesome way to experience so many cultures!!

[@SpeakEverydayEnglish]

I'm Australian, now 70 years old, and I can remember my mother making zwiebach when I was a boy! If I'd been sick, I'd have some with a scratch of margarine and - wait for it! - a scratch of Vegemite! My mother said it would be easy to digest and not upset my stomach. Other times we'd have zwiebach with soup. We could dip it in the soup without it going too soggy! I used to love it! It wasn't until years later that I realized it was a German food!

[@helloweener2007]

Zwieback with chocolate pudding soup was a thing when I was a kid and ill. You take a package of chocolate pudding powder and double the amount of milk that is needed to cook it.

[@margritpiepes8242]

Ja Zwieback is good for anyone's Tummy ache my Mom would pour a little Fennel tea over it and would eat it . Zwieback you can get anywhere as Melba toast or Holland Rusk .or just for Breakfast with butter and Honey😁.Me a German ,I tried Vegemite it's not my thing .there is a dark syrup as a spread in germany called sugar carrot syrup it's dark like molasses and super yummy on bread.

[@cariina17]

Bahh vegimite In my opinion this tastes like the maggie sauce And thats nothing good

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

They had much longer History,look at this Video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKrNlH2LfNp5jMk

[@maYdaY1337]

@@margritpiepes8242 Zuckerrübensirup (syrup made from sugar beet) is actually called Golden Syrup in english and originated in the UK I think. But yeah. It's oldschool stuff forgotten by most people these days. Back in the post-war days Zuckerrüben (sugar beet) were a main ingredient in germany.

[@zappelfillip]

Josh is driving a manual transmission? Respect! You're a real German. 👏🏻

[@chrismue1744]

Und in VOLKSwagen :)

[@The_Dudester]

I grew up on manual transmissions and have used them most of my adult life. Less maintenance and I am in touch with the car-we are one. Being one with the car doesn't happen with an automatic transmission.

[@alexanderlapp5048]

@@The_Dudester, I agree with you. I don't like automatic transmissions but it is what I drive right now. I learned to drive a stick at age 14. Learned on a tractor even younger. Stick shift transmission vehicles are harder to find.

[@dawnpericles1136]

@@The_Dudester DSG is the way to go now. Puts a little vroom-vroom in your everyday driving.

[@The_Dudester]

@@dawnpericles1136 Thanks. I have seen those on cars, but.... I first learned stick on old fire trucks. There was a steep overpass at the center of town. At the bottom of the hill, the truck was in 4th. At the top of the hill I had to downshift to 3rd. The roar of that V-12-MMMmmmm....nothing like it in the world. My most recent stick-a 2004 Chevy Cavalier with a power stick, almost as forgiving as the stick on those old trucks. You have to really be in touch with the engine to shift more seamlessly than an automatic transmission.

[@GeorgeBonez]

I live in NC and I’ve never seen a store like this. Not even traveling. Very cool place. I see myself spending a lot of time in the American, Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese sections lol I’m very American I think. I LOVE seafood like shrimp, crab, lobster etc but my favorite food is Hotdogs (southern style) with chili mustard, coleslaw and onions. 🤤 yum yum!

[@gerry4b]

Zweiback was popular in the States and available from Nabisco back in the 60’s, given to babies as they were teething. Love all your videos!

[@sharonlyork1418]

Baking yeast was super difficult to find here in Germany because we didn't know it needed refrigeration and we were looking in the wrong areas within the store. I had to ask so many questions and it was very difficult because I didn't speak and understand German very well. We've learned a lot and we love living here! 😍

[@pigoff123]

My German brother misses German yeast.

[@heatman311]

Hello Feli I am born in America Chicago to be exact .but I am German on both sides of my family my father was born in Germany during World War II.......I loved your video on Chicago I have been to the Dank House many many times my uncle sang in a mens choir and alot of wedding recptions the Brau House as well.....I wish you would have went to Lutz bakery its not far from the Dank House the have a little garden in back where you can enjoy pastries and finger sandwiches .....My Mother worked at Genes sausage shop when it was Meyers in the 1970's.... And yes she got the job because she spoke fluent German.....If i was a good boy she would bring me home lanchyager (dried Sausage) or cute marzipan figures or manner wafers my fav is lemon.....my favorite beer is Haker Shoor( Blue moon is similar but much cheaper and not as good made in America) I enjoy your videos very much as I've never been to Germany but it's on my bucket list......keep up the good work I enjoy your videos very much

[@jameshorn270]

I remember zweiback from my childhood as something given to my younger sibllings to gnaw on during church services, etc. (Dad was a minister, so it was especially embsrrasing if the disruption in church was from the familly) I occasionally snuck a few pieces. It is good. Apparently the fact that it is baked twice is shared with similar products such as Melba Toast.

[@margaretfogler1848]

I love Jungle Jim's, especially the Fairfield location.

[@SilverScreenDreamer]

I'm in Louisville and visit Cincinnati on occasion. Now I absolutely have to go to this grocery store, next time I'm there. Wish we had it here.

[@FelifromGermany]

Definitely check it out :)

[@sl2115]

the one in fairfield is better

[@DrLisaZ-qy1yo]

American living in Germany... learning so much 😅

[@BlueLantern96]

Very cool Lisa, stay safe and God bless ✝️

[@j6936-d6v]

I just got back from vacation in Cincinnati and JJ’s was a place I was told to visit. It’s overwhelming and great at the same time. The hot sauce area was crazy. I just wish they had more Scandinavian options.

[@pretzelthedude]

I adore our family's annual trip to Jungle Jim's. I have a wonderful friend in Austria that I've been trying to get visit here and JJ's is one of the first places I'd be taking them!

[@renee4495]

Em-eukal Salvia is “Sage“ flavor cough drops. They can be purchased on Amazon.

[@nodejong]

As a Dutch immigrant living in the Cleveland area we go to Jungle Jim’s whenever we’re in the Cinci area. So interesting to see you have the same reaction i had. I also recognized a good number of the German foods you highlighted.

[@jimgeiser487]

Isn't there a place in Cleveland west side market ? There waas when I lived there in 60s

[@nodejong]

@@jimgeiser487, West Side Market is still around but hardly any Dutch goods as the Dutch community in NEO simply isn’t big enough for that.

[@juancarloshalo123]

Thanks!

[@KeithTaylorPhoto]

As somebody that once lived in Germany, I get my fix on German food products from a little place called Bernard’s Bakery here in Atlanta. He a little mini German grocery store in there with key products. Just tonight I made Zwiebelschnitzel for the first time (I usually make Jagerschnitzel) for my wife and I and we had some German pickles, curry ketchup, and Sellerie Salet bought from there to go with it. I cooked some fries for to go with the curry ketchup of course. It was good!

[@carmenschumann826]

. . . 'Zwiebelschnitzel' with curry ketchup, sellerie salet and fries . . OMG forgive him !

[@kristinam2719]

My mom used Maggi in everything she cooked as a flavor enhancer. We went to a German bakery in San Francisco called Heidi’s Bakery to get the real, freshly made German bread, not toast. It is a Starbucks now sadly!

[@josephconnole4222]

I lived in Texas for a long time and one thing I miss living in Mississippi is access to German brands. Where I lived in north Texas was a German store which was amazing. But even general American liquor and wine stores carry major German beer brands. The hard part is finding German wine. Another great thing about Texas, the hill country of central Texas was settled by large numbers of Germans, Swedes, and the like and several microbreweries make beer according to German purity laws. The best example, though no longer made according to the purity laws, is Shiner.

[@siegfriedehmke1842]

Which one? I am in Frisco

[@smc130]

Yes, I’m in San Antonio and there are German communities here in south Texas.

[@Mreffs101]

So glad you visited my store! I worked there for a few years and really enjoyed my time there. Happy to see you found that location had a bigger selection than the other store you are used to. There are currently only 2 locations but I've heard rumors of another potentially opening up somewhere between Cincinnati and Chicago.

[@willsofer3679]

FYI, when you were looking at the cough drops, you picked up one with a "salvia" flavor and asked what it is in English. Salvia is the botanical name for what's commonly referred to as "sage" in English speaking countries. But yeah, I've never seen American sage-flavored cough drops... Which is weird, since it is traditionally considered medicinal.

[@Markle2k]

Salvia is a genus with nearly 2000 species. From purely ornamental to those used as incense to a wide variety of culinary herbs that are as different from one another as oranges are from lemons as from citrons and tangerines. Some smell like anise. It was recently shown by DNA analysis that the various rosemarys are in Salvia. Common sage (Old World) is Echter Salbei in German.

[@willsofer3679]

@@Markle2k Although it's clear in this case it's talking about common sage. Yes, the genus even includes "salvia divinorum", a powerful psychedelic traditionally used by the indigenous Mazatec people in Mexico. And the fragrant "white sage", which is burned during religious ceremonies by many Native American people (and nowadays, New Age practitioners). I didn't know that about Rosemary, though. Probably one of my favorite herbs. Thank you for that little factoid!

[@kallejodelbauer2955]

Yes ,but all that Stuff that you take against a Flu and scratchy throat is mostl useless. Try zinc tablets thats helps,you would have a wet nose ,but all that scratchy throat and respiratory symptoms are gone.

[@braedenne10]

The pudding reminds me of when I was a kid, my grandmother would make vanilla pudding with chocolate sauce, just like you said!

[@Thefedsrn]

I am with you on sauerkraut. I will buy it once in a while because I crave it. It is really just hard to find a good brand that tastes like what I grew up with. I had an uncle who always was making barrels of it in his basement. So fresh tangy crisp and crunchy. Can’t find anything that compares

[@dindixie]

Homemade lacto-fermented sauerkraut and the commercially available stuff are two radically different things. Web search how to do some yourself. Get some cabbage, non-iodized salt, a big jar, and something to weight the cabbage under the brine, and make your own!

[@crystalcrider3716]

I love sauerkraut, my grandmother made it all the time. We ate straight out of jar.

[@barbarasylviatrist8463]

Just FYI „Erfahrungen machen“ translates to “have experiences” in American English rather than “make experiences”. As I have told countless of my German friends, “make” in English = „fabrizieren“ in German. „machen“ generally translates as “to do”. But I have just discovered your channel & I love it! You’re absolutely right about “in” and “on” for modes of transportation, but I had never thought about it, as no one had ever asked me! (I lived in Germany for 6 years during the 70s, on the economy, NOT with the military, and I got questions about English ALL THE TIME, which made me a better English speaker.

[@docsoyka9531]

Maggi Würze hat ein Aroma, das sehr an Liebstöckel (Lovage) erinnert. Deshalb wird es auch "Maggikraut" genannt.

[@MT_aus_HB]

That's right, but we're nevertheless running in circles here. Q: How does Lovage taste? A: Lovage tastes like Maggi.

[@lisakuduk4754]

@@MT_aus_HB lovage tastes like celery

[@ca9603]

Und der Sinn des Ganzen, weil Feli ja gefragt hat: Beides fungiert als Geschmacksverstärker 😁😊........

[@LythaWausW]

@@lisakuduk4754 Agreed. I have a big Liebstoeckel plant in my garden. I'd never heard of it growing up in America but I use it as I use celery. It's especially good stuffed inside a roast chicken. I guess it is stronger in flavor though, I wouldn't spread peanut butter on it and eat it like that *lol*

[@claytonstrand1859]

Watching this my mother's advice from many, many years ago kept running through my mind, i.e. go grocery shopping with a girl before asking her to marry you. A charming video. :)

[@tomrogue13]

Noted

[@diytwoincollege7079]

Before train stationing.

[@cmartin_ok]

I wish I had heard that advice 40 years ago :-(

[@onkelhenning]

In Denmark we have the IKEA test. If you still are in love after a tour through IKEA it is a keeper.

[@MattT-bc9tx]

My fiancé was born in Germany - we live in KY and enjoy trips to Jungle Jim’s to get some specialty foods. Love your content!

[@blueboats7530]

That house brand of jam/jelly is a type of "dumping". Seasonally produced items can have surplus quantities, and the (low) cost of production is already spent, so what cannot be sold in their stores gets sent out of the store's sales region where it will not clash or compete with the local demand.

[@ericmkendall1]

Yes, Jungle Jim's is a store that's easy to get lost in--been there, done that. I think that going to that store and getting lost inside is something of a rite of passage for the people of the area. But it's one of the most unique grocery stores that you'll ever shop at.

[@jj48]

I live in Dayton, and when people first come for a visit, they always look at me skeptically when I tell them I'm taking them to a grocery store as an attraction. Then, once we've been, they insist that we'll have to make that a regular stop every time they visit!

[@marcorumignani1137]

Thank you very much for your videos. As someone who grew up in the US, and been living for years in Berlin, I can defenitely relate to your description of the products. at 37:32: on the left we see Aventinus Eisbock: it is a very strong brown beer (12%)

[@reineh3477]

10:11 several of the fish products are Swedish.

[@Marrebarre777]

Not that weird actually. Several brands that we Swedes take for granted is either German or hales from some nearby county. I’ll find it hilarious and a bit crazy how match German things we take for granted and more or less as are own. Sounds more or less like an giant love letter to you guys. 🙈👍🏼

[@reineh3477]

@@Marrebarre777 I saw things from Abba, and Abba is a swedish company.

[@Marrebarre777]

@@reineh3477 yeah that’s right! 😉👌🏻

[@JadeGiambrone]

My mom moved here in 1966 from outside Munich, she really misses marzipan. She can only find it @ Aldi during Christmastime. Her neighbor is from France and misses it too. She also misses sugar beet syrup.

[@brigittehergott6072]

For me as a German living in Germany (with an American son in law) this is buyers heaven (beside the prices) and I was really excited that I could find my favourite German vinegar, too. It is the Hengstenberg Einmachmeister in the video wich I love most, also the best for potatoe salad, curcumber and green salad, and every other ones. Just use al litle bit less compared to other vinegar and you don't have to add salt or sugar. It is perfect.

[@iosoio75]

Kinderschokolade is actually a Ferrero brand and it was invented and produced in Alba near Turin, Italy

[@smellychocha4062]

I’m an American living in Germany and the American section of my supermarket has mostly one brand McKennedys and I never heard of it before but apparently Germans think this is what Americans like. So at least you have several German brands there.

[@hjrings9423]

Mcennedy is a lidl owned brand. And normaly it is seasonal. If you want real us stuff you need to go to real or kaufland they do have at least a shelf with real us brands.

[@askialuna7717]

Many U.S. food products are not compliant with European food laws and are therefore not allowed to be imported and sold by supermarkets, which is why US-inspired foods that are available in supermarkets do not taste like in the US.

[@maYdaY1337]

Yeah. You need to go to the really big stores (Warenhäuser) like Famila, Real, Kaufland or so. They usually have bigger international corners. But US products are really rare - it's mainly russia, poland, turkey or so products. Maybe the countries where we have the most immigrants of. Plus asian food. Cause thats popular everywhere in the world i guess. Me as a german wouldn't actually know what US-Product i would be interested in tbf. Mac'n'Cheese was interesting. But i prefer Käsespezle or something like that. And since Hotdogs and Hamburgers are actually german there's not much left to put in an US corner :D

[@smellychocha4062]

maY There are so many American brands that are top notch that you’d only see in big supermarkets in the US ( for e.g, Wholefoods, Krogers, Fresh Market) just name a few but every state has their own with local distributors and the stuff I see that gets imported to Europe is the run of the mill brands that were popular in the 50s, 60s and 70s which keeps the bad stereotypes in play that all we have is junk food with artificial ingredients. I have never seen a supermarket in Germany on the same level as a Wholefoods for instance, not one comes close. Spain , Denmark, Sweden, Italy and France have fantastic ones as well but I still need to experience a great one in Germany.

[@cahinton.]

Europeans in general think Americans eat nothing but garbage, so that doesn't surprise me.

[@wolfhoch5347]

Das ist ja super!! Kalles Kaviar (10:12) habe ich als Kind geliebt. Das hat mir mein Papa immer von Schweden mitgebracht, wenn er auf Geschäftsreise war. 🤤

[@Miximixos]

20:32 I like your first reaction and the following words to "GUT & GÜNSTIG". Beste Grüße aus München! :)