EATING ONLY HEMA FOR 24 HOURS 😬 *2024 EDITION*

[@Bandit-Darville]

I can't pass a Hema without getting a halve warme. No bread, no mustard, just straight up rookworst. Yummy!

[@adeptusmechanicus7572]

That tip from Michelle how to eat a Tompouce messless works perfectly!!

[@marouschka7485]

As a dutchy I support this way of eating a tompouce.😂

[@valentinobanani2534]

Lol, this is so funny, not to mention entertaining, as a Dutchy to see my country analyzed so well from an American perspective. About time I subbed, thank you guys keep up the good work.

[@tiniselles]

Your cat steals the video today 😂😂😂

[@EDDIEC3c]

the cat loves HEMA food

[@renevaanhold]

A little bit of history: In 1926, the Hollandsche Eenheidsprijzen Maatschappij Amsterdam, or HEMA, opened its first branch. HEMA was the first department store for the 'common man'. This was modelled on the successful Woolworth stores in America. The difference with other department stores was that HEMA only sold products for unit prices: 10, 25 and 50 cents. In addition, there was only one version of each type of article available. The underlying idea was: the best quality for the lowest price.

[@buncharted]

even though much has changed it does seem like the underlying idea still holds true :)

[@AAsmr-wp8ev]

Hey, A HEMA worker here. That is actually not a bbq chicken sandwich, but a pulled chicken one. It has siracha mayonaise, rucola, pulled chicken and coleslaw.

[@noxipoxi]

Bless your life, may you forever have quick queues and blissful weather when u need to leave the house. Bless our customer service and retail workers!!

[@johndonker319]

When I lived in the UK and regularly went back to NL I would buy Engelse drop on both sides and carry both ways for ironic purposes. (since back then HEMA had a presence in the UK. Fun fact it was a also a major destination in London for the Dutchies to stock up on Dutch snacks)

[@rensbuist]

In wintertime HEMA also serves erwtensoep, which taste's great .

[@buncharted]

in the cafeteria?

[@rensbuist]

@buncharted yes, But I don't know if it's on the menu yet

[@BrazenNL]

@@buncharted Yes, and you can also buy it to take home. It's excellent.

[@IgorEngelen1974]

I just snacked on my 3 day old lentil stew with bacon. Prepared in a slow cooker and kept on 'keep warm' as an experiment. I might go for an erwtensoep experiment soon.

[@RikFTK]

@@buncharted Yes and it's delicious. Very thick, as erwtensoep should be. If your spoon falls over when you put it in upright, it's not good snert.

[@nietmijnechtenaam2477]

happy about free coffee.... yes you turned dutch

[@StevenQ74]

I usualy add fried spekblokjes and some fried onions to the stamppot boerenkool and put some mustard on the rookworst.

[@gember1382]

We take cold egg patties on trips and days in amusement parks. I love it 😊

[@madamnicknack]

Yes, but the difference with the Hema egg sandwich is, we put the pattie on the sandwich when they're warm and eat them later when they're cold.

[@ThijsDaniels]

The stacking strat is genius!! Never seen anyone do that but definitely adopting it, thanks for the tip!

[@letstry46]

Stampot met doorgebakken spekjes of kaantjes -alleen verkrijgbaar bij de slager- is helemaal top!

[@gjalie]

it's getting colder so we had stampot boerenkool too this week, i like to add spekjes ( bacon bits) and blokjes augurk (pickle cubes) alongside the rookworst. baking the leftovers the next day is just as delicious.

[@wendyamsterdam8482]

Augurk door de boerenkool? 🤔

[@user-qd2ct1ue4v]

verry lekker

[@davidc.w.2908]

Please send some of that colder weather to me along with some stamppot and rookworst.

[@jolanda.c]

As a kid as we went shopping with oma, we always ended at Hema or the V&D (bankrupt) cafetaria. The hotdogsauce is probably similar to "broodje unox" sauce from Calvé you can get in the supermarket. It is my go to mustardy sauce. Hema Rookworst is still smoked on wood, like the tradition should be. The factory was in Oss (born, raised and left that city, you can do without). but I heard Hema is getting to an other supplier after 80 years been produced under private label in the Unox factory.

[@BR81-iv6lt]

Its a shame v&d is bankrupt

[@andidevrede822]

cat clearly thinks you're eating it's treats. 😂

[@fionaek]

I love the Hema Erwtensoep. I always buy a mini rookworst too put some extra worst in it.

[@jpfoto64]

crock monsigeur is the belgian name for what the dutch call tosti, or in english grilled cheese sandwich. crock monsigneur is chees and ham crock madam is the same without the ham. but hema goes with the begian name becouse it sounds fancier

[@sutreB]

Een tosti maak je niet zomaar, die bouw je. 👷🏻 Ik weet niet of dat ook voor een crock meneer of mevrouw geldt.

[@stevow666]

wrong, croque madame is a croque monsieur but with an sunny side up egg on top

[@BabzV]

Daar zit toch ook nog een bechamelsaus op?

[@StevenQ74]

@@stevow666 Yes, I had croque madam in Belgium and it's deninately with a sunny side up fried egg AND ham

[@RikFTK]

@@BabzV Dat dacht ik ook ja.

[@MinglingWithTheDutch]

The torture you 2 put me through on the daily. Ur killing me with all the delicious foods aaaarrgghhhh

[@BowxChickax]

If you take the bottom part of the tompouce off and put it on the top and than flip the hole tompouce you have a clean bottom instead of the frosting on the bottom. So same principle the same but a litte bit cleaner ;)

[@drmcfacekick8912]

It's the coolest dang thing to see a video from you at the hema that I can see from my apartment in Rotterdam in no small part because of your videos. Achievement unlocked!

[@WPO_MASTER_CHIEF]

One tip I don’t know if you guy’s know already but “stampot” mashed up with spinach have the darker colour that you talk about, mashed up with kale “boerenkool” isn’t as dark as spinach. 😉

[@sese8976]

yeah its more like a sweet tangy mustard mayonaise with tartar/ravigotte type stuff in it ( pickels taragon dill etc )

[@markuserikssen]

HEMA should have sponsored this mukbang! Love the tompouce outfit!

[@Goofygooberston]

I wish you guys were around when V&D was still in business. It's kind of like target with less foodstuffs & they all had an in-house restaurant called La Place. It's like Hema cafés bug more bougie and tastier.

[@ElMariachi1337]

For a boerenkool variation add some Boursin the moment you are mashing the patatoes and kale together.

[@buncharted]

omg that sounds awesome. will def try this!

[@wolflamb632]

I love you guys. Because of you, I’m falling in love with my country all over again.

[@ianluscombe]

I was there in both of those Hema's a few days ago. I saw someone in Dordrecht looking in the trash for food so decided to practice my Dutch while also getting him lunch.

[@PaulaBean]

We have a great HEMA at Groningen too, which serves Pea Soup.

[@PamMartyn]

Yes please...a kruidnoten taste experience. You already sold me on the 'stroopwafel' flavour. Guess I'm going shopping tomorrow!

[@TheLazyDutchGardener]

My favorite thing from hema: clarette de die (sparkling wine lol).

[@forkless]

Just in relation to your previous video on cosmetics prices et al. HEMA has an excellent and very affordable cosmetics section.

[@buncharted]

house brand stuff is pretty inexpensive here overall, michelle says some stuff is really good but some stuff isn’t so good (probably like house brand stuff at the grocery store, i guess)

[@pixelpeter3883]

Yeah, those Hema hotdogs are really tasty (WITH the sauce!) :-)

[@dimsel]

The HEMA tompouces are so nice. In my town of Maassluis ta bakery supposedly has the best tompouces of the country; they queue for them every King's Day from like 3 in the morning. But they are so ridiculously sweet. I'd rather have the subtle HEMA sweetness.

[@AlbertZonneveld]

I would put the cale in first and then the potatoes on top. That is easier to fit in a pan and you can put in a lot less water to cook your stamppot.

[@ricardodisveld6996]

A Hema vlog with Albert Heijn Boerenkool 🤣🤣 The title of this video goes up in flames!! 🤣🤣

[@wal008able]

You could try putting some small blocks of backed bacon in the stampot and before eating it all put a little vinegar on it. I like the freshness it ads that way. Cheers 🙂

[@mjrenders]

Always nice to see a new episode thumbs up from me!!

[@reviewerdiogeones5857]

Oh boy, Michelle! That tompouce outfit is really over the top. About the food selections at Hema: one of my favorites is the vegetarian saucijzenbroodje. No meat, and yet very tasteful. I also like the bran sandwich with old cheese and rucola

[@buncharted]

we love the vegetarian saucijzenbroodje. it’s just as good as the regular one :)

[@youserawaiting3876]

The smoky flavour of the HEMA rookworst is authentic - it's the only rookworst that's still smoked for real. Other brands just boil these sausages and add som artificial smoke flavour to it.

[@RedstonerD]

The green looks great on you Michelle! It matches your eyes very nicely :)

[@davidc.w.2908]

Big shout out to you for making such professional and entertaining content. I enjoyed every one of them and still see the videos improving over time, while they were already good from the start. I also like the addition of the podcast. Now it’s time to make some videos about the cat. I think it would have been great to have included video from the cat’s perspective for which they sell cameras. I don’t know if you’re familiar with them but I love that. Keep up the great work. PS: I hope you are able to keep this going. I follow six channels of USA to the Netherlands migrants, but two stopped posting, one of them slowed down significantly and only three remain. Those three channels are totally different in views, origin, way of life, and presentation and I can say, while I’m on the road, which is about 45 weeks a year, I need to see them. I love those positive energy!

[@Brera011]

Our favs are the Tom Pouce, Saucijzennbroodjes, rookworst, Siepie and Tikkie. Now ther's a foodbowl for cats with the image of Siepie, a must have

[@RikFTK]

Takkie. ;-)

[@tns5044]

Hema ijskoffie is the best, especially on a hot day

[@wolflamb632]

My favorite HEMA prods. Is of course, the Rookworst.

[@arnoldbreuer]

Next time try 'gebakken magere spekreepjes' (slightly baked lean bacon strips in your boerenkool.

[@tubularap]

9:49 - "... and then the super sugary like candy frosting ON THE BOTTOM ..." 😀 That's right !! No need for social award biting in a Tompouce as it is given to you. Change the layout. Brilliant.

[@queercastlimburg]

The sandwiches, sausage rolls and croissants at HEMA come from La Place/Jumbo, as Hema, Jumbo and La Place are from the same owner

[@eddys.3524]

Good stuff defenitely deserves a Cat-scan...🥳

[@dennisdistant]

Is it Thursday again? Yes it is, a new Buncharted video just dropped!

[@buncharted]

😁

[@RikFTK]

That HEMA restaurant in Rotterdam often has an amazing Friet Stoofvlees in the fall.

[@buncharted]

oooh i will definitely be checking that out

[@spoenk7448]

My great grandfather always had Flevosap apple juice back in the 90s.

[@jetrijksen1891]

You need to go to 'bakkerij Verhallen' in Culemborg. It's the best tompouce ever! They are purveyor to the royal household.

[@corkdorkchris]

Vegetarian saucijzenbroodjes are my favorite! Hard to go there without getting one. Sadly, our closest Hema does not have a cafeteria so we have to go into city center.

[@buncharted]

we love the veg saucijzenbroodjes too. they’re honestly better than the regular ones

[@patriciamanoch6877]

I love the Hema slagroomtaart!!! ❤

[@JoanneVdSteen]

The next time when you make boerenkool you should add a bit of vinegar to it, that's a really nice addition 😊

[@VTF82]

Boerenkool or Hutspot with slices of cheese!

[@TomboyVale]

16:56 the cat on the background was like hey dad what did mommy do 🤣

[@quietusplus1221]

When you say the word "last" I swear it sounds like you developed a Dutch accent to it. That cat though XD

[@Brera011]

Really love your cat's interest for what's in the bags. Our Neko has the same curiosity. We also love HEMA (and cats). Where did you get that great wave picture with the cat? We have that in the LEGO edition, without a cat.

[@buncharted]

we got it from displate!

[@chantalLOVEr45]

Hey that's Dordrecht. I grew up there😊

[@PdGNL-h1o]

My favorite thing? Broodje halve rookworst

[@annemieke186]

The reason why some boerenkoolstamppot is darker green is because of the frozen boerenkool (freezer section supermarket) that is very finely chopped. I like to use that, also because it has a slightly sweeter taste to it. I eat it vegetarian. You two are real meatlovers, but perhaps you want to try: make the mash and put fresh roughly chopped tomato through it, heap of cream cheese and sprinkle 'extra belegen' kaas over it or what ever cheese you like. Some black pepper et voila... I put mashed white beans in it for proteine, but with al your proteine intake you can easily leave that out... Your cat is really into Hema as well... A dog would have liked the sausage...your cat goes for the pepernoten 😂...very funny to watch...

[@towahbeen2347]

You should try Piccalilly with the Boerenkool stamppot

[@henk4465]

And if you add more cale and then smother the boerenkool stamppot with piccalilly it is even better 😋

[@Imranslimran]

Haha never thought of eating a tompouce like that but it seems like a good idea, i’m trying that next time im eating a tompouce

[@roamwell9174]

Really enjoyed the podcast!!

[@TeamWolfmountain]

Your cat really is like i definitely will keep interrupting because i am a cute little cat

[@ruudvisser712]

The HEMA hotdog also comes in a sort of 'make them at home kit'. Vacuum packed sauce, buns and saucages that you can heat and assemble at home. (Michelle playing with and eating the hotdog should perhaps come with an '18+' warning...?😉😄)

[@buncharted]

it’s just a hot dog 😇

[@ruudvisser712]

@@buncharted Then why was I blushing? Why?! 😗

[@RikFTK]

The entire Buncharted channel is at least PG13. ;-)

[@ruudvisser712]

@@RikFTK 😄

[@LdeV26]

Een baard staat je heel goed Alex!

[@debalco]

The Hema broodje Surinaamse kip is really good!! (I think I see them in your video, at 6:29 minutes, on the left) 😃

[@buncharted]

noooo i would have picked that one! there was a HUGE family camped out in front of the sandwiches so i had to sneak in and grab something 🥲

[@debalco]

@@buncharted oops ok haha, bad luck this time. On the positive side, next time you're at a Hema, they will most likely be available again. 😋😊

[@nielsjm]

5:55 je zou denken dat de Hema Rookworst een voor de hand liggende keuze was😅..

[@vast001]

The omelet, what you called egg pad, is mostly eaten on a cold sandwich or between 2 cold sandwiches. I make them in the morning, prepare my sandwich and take the sandwich with the omelet to my workplace for lunch. Or when going on holiday by car prepare the sandwiches and take it with us so we don't have to stop at a gas station when we need a break, we also have a thermos flask with tea or coffee with us.

[@spinshade]

Ben ik de enigste die geen koude omelet wegkrijgt? Warm je die dan op?

[@vast001]

@@spinshade Nee, die warm ik niet op.

[@MrRjbrandenburg]

Long time viewer, recent subscriber, first time with a reaction: Boerenkoolstamppot is even beter with some bits of baked bacon and another thing you should try along: Piccalilli.

[@VTF82]

Or with cheese on it!

[@georgedrubbel2445]

Hihi, when I was a young guy, schooler. I worded at Thursday evening and the Saturdays many decades ago in The Huage. at HEMA pastery and food dept. So good and cazy house to sell all the good stuff. Haha it was not a matter how to sell it, it was a matter how fast! 😝 Pls go back around December and try the Amandel staaf! Before you eat it warm it up a little! You will love it. Sold it fresh and warm from the HEMA bakery upstairs, imagine the smell in the cold air outside of the shop! Sold out in 3 hours, hihi enjoy. Good memories!

[@gauss850]

Fun video. Thanks

[@CakeboyRiP]

This video is soooooo Buncharted

[@peterf1]

It's the Citizen Kane of Buncharted videos.

[@davevanbeers6944]

How is #HEMA not your sponsor 😊This episode has plenty of “that’s what she said” moments 😊😊

[@newbeetledriver]

De beste tompoezen van Dordrecht zijn te koop bij Brokking

[@PaulaBean]

13:32 Oh! There is the cat again!

[@DrQuatsch]

I always flip the tompouce around, take off the bottom pastry, eat that first, and then eat the rest.

[@nathanyellll]

thanks guys 🗣️❤️🏂

[@prettyokandy230]

you need to get them chocolate truffle kruidennoten, those are the only good ones besides 'regular' chocolate ones.

[@_maghetweten]

Your cat approves the kruidnoten from Hema 😂 Gotta try the stroopwafel I guess since I like coffee flavoured kruidnoten

[@jbird4478]

No, not every store has a cafeteria. They have some very small stores that only have some basic clothes and household items, usually in the suburbs.

[@karene300]

Absolutely love the shirt that you are rocking Alex!

[@buncharted]

it’s a great shirt! was hoping for an opportunity to show off the back but it didn’t happen this video 😅

[@kamsel79]

LOVED this video! 🤤 HEMA, kijken jullie mee?

[@spekenbonen72]

Dutch food + cafeteria from a department store = promising experience..? "Heej, niet zo hè?"

[@BrazenNL]

Broodje rookworst. I _really love_ it.

[@buncharted]

so good

[@Aviertje]

You know, the most impressive thing aren't the reviews, nor the excellent sense of humor.... it is buncharted's ability to not get their videos deleted, demonetized or 18+d due to the semblances of impropriety going on in every other scene. As a man, I've never felt that uncomfortable before watching someone eat a hotdog.

[@MinglingWithTheDutch]

hahahaha

[@wendyamsterdam8482]

Cat is obsessed with sweet stuff 😂

[@ruud2040]

You nailed the way of eating a tompouce. Well done , but i would have loved it if you just bite straight in to it like most tourists , so much more fun.🙃😂.. Ps: In the winter months they have a wonderful "snert" a green bean soup that you should try. I love it. Thanks for a colorful video. 🌷🌷🌷

[@fredvankempen2177]

Awwwwww, Sashimi is back!!!

[@VTF82]

Is the sausage still the same, because I read the Hema Rookworst is made somewhere else nowadays.

[@vion3426]

As Alex had his jacket on, I think it was cold in Dordrecht. 😂

[@RikFTK]

Or Michelle was just REALLY excited about the free coffee.

[@Bduh2]

My Dad took me to the town center near the railroad station when we lived in Den Helder. Across from there was the Hema and we always did the same thing on Saturdays: 1. Get a Rookworst at the Hema 2. Get a Sausijze broodje van de Hema 3. Go to the market across from de Hema 4. Ate 4 haring met uitjes each 5. Ate fried mussels 6. En, natuurlijk: Patatje met en kroketjes Not at the same time but over about 3 hours as we walked the market.

[@user-qd2ct1ue4v]

sounds like a great dayspending

[@BabzV]

De 'unshaved look' staat je goed Alex. Persoonlijk vind ik de HEMA hotdog erg lekker, ik haal soms wel eens zo'n pakket om ze thuis te kunnen maken, lekker man. 👍

[@RikFTK]

Alleen die saus goed in het broodje krijgen is altijd lastig.

[@BabzV]

@@RikFTK Je zou er eigenlijk een trechter bij moeten krijgen idd. 😂

[@RikFTK]

@@BabzV Onders moet je hele onzedelijke dingen mer worst en broodje doen om het een beetje uit te smeren.

[@CaptainMug]

I've heard Americans talk about Kale a lot. Like its a "superfood" and they put it in their smoothies and stuff... I never realized that Boerenkool is exactly that. Been eating that stuff for years. Mostly because "Kool" translates to Cabbage. Besides, there aint no better 'rookworst' than a Hema 'rookworst'

[@TheTekknician]

Well it's good to know, I think, since you kind of loved the city, there's a HEMA in Franeker :P And for the fastfood I recommend Pépé btw.

[@buncharted]

hahaha, good to know :)

[@nellekehakvoort9347]

So I noticed you two havent visited Flevoland yet. I invite you to my hometown Urk.

[@anthonyphillips9989]

A challenge. You are eating, in the Netherlands, what appears to be a sausage roll. Why not pop over to the UK and do a taste test against a Gregg's sausage roll. In fact, you could spark a whole new conversation; 'where is the best sausage roll' (Jeremy Clarkson impersonation), 'IN THE WORLD'. When you have sorted that out, taking, maybe 2/3 years, you can focus on that sacred British tradition, (especially in the North), the best pork pie, and good luck with that. Just to get you started, Dennis Speed, butchers and pie maker, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. S71 2EL.😊😊

[@buncharted]

we did the gregg’s part of this at least, haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3ixgXxviL2ofdE

[@anthonyphillips9989]

@@buncharted Thanks for the reply, So, your opinion. Gregg's or something that isn't Gregg's. Guidelines for eating pork pies, a pork pie is minced pork, shrouded with a gellifed pork stock, encased in an hot water crust pastry. Traditionally you need to eat them fresh from the oven. Dennis Speeds about 11:00. Tues to Sat. I have no affiliation with Dennis Speed, it's just that the love of pies is very much a regional/tribal thing.