Gefilte Fish Passover Special! | Canned Fish Files Ep. 42

[@josephsantoro3526]

I am convinced that Matthew Carlson is actually 3 cats stacked on top of one another in a trench coat wearing a human mask LMFAO.

[@MrLanternland]

I wuz thinking the same thing!

[@sotetsotetsotetsotetsotet2379]

My man freehand poured the jellied fish broth soup directly over his modular synth cabinet..

[@Mother2IsTheBestGame]

The jews literally did it.

[@donngu]

You have amassed 75k subscribers by reviewing canned fish. You are the reason KZbin exists.

[@duncanluciak5516]

This is the niche content we crave, like whatever daily sandwich channel you watch.

[@ninalo1214]

Well I nearly screamed when I saw someone else fist pump to Horseradish. I really feel like I have found my people.

[@chriscatton705]

"I don't go around sniffin cold fish balls either" legend

[@JeffreyOller]

Yes, it is a way of "stretching" fish, but it's also a way of making carp compatible with the Sabbath. In some religious communities, picking bones is "work" and so eating carp is hard and/or impossible without breaking the rules. Gefilte fish is a way of preparing carp beforehand so you can relax and reflect on family/spiritual matters. Sometimes the meat is carefully removed from the skin such that the meat can be stuffed back into the fish. This is where the word Gefilte comes from, it just means "filled fish" (if it were an English word, we would probably call it "stuffed carp"). I very much like the idea of gefilte fish, but sweet fish products disgust me. I would love a "no sugar added" gefilte fish though.

[@bestaqua23]

Try Russian style. Its not sweet

[@davetarpley3740]

I once saw a photo for a gefilte recipe where the whole fish was indeed stuffed. Was the writer being too literal or was that once a genuine version? I don't know.

[@bestaqua23]

@davetarpley3740 it's thw Russia version. My mom still do it like this . This is the Polish version

[@robbiefrantz8170]

Love this video. Love your canned fish videos in general, but being Jewish, I look forward to consuming Gefilte Fish at Passover (and perhaps for a week thereafter) every year. I love the taste in general, but, for sure, mild horseradish is an integral part of the experience. It is an acquired taste, but I'm real glad I acquired the taste for it. By the way, it is usually served chilled. At least that's how I have experienced it for 70+ years now.

[@luke-xz1gb]

your reaction to horseradish "Gosh! how good!" warms my heart every single time.

[@dalehammond1704]

I haven't heard the word "Gefilte" in decades. I grew up on Pettys Bayou, Spring Lake, Michigan. The bayou connected to Spring Lake and ultimately Lake Michigan. The bridge (Bowen Bridge) between Pettys and Spring Lake was were they netted "Gefilte" fish (carp) every year. Once a year a giant tanker truck showed up and a big net was lowered by the bridge. They took what looked like tons of carp and they transported them alive. I asked what they did with them and they told me they were sold to the Jews in Chicago (as I recall). Great video! That horseradish condiment made me mighty hungry.

[@CannedFishFiles]

Dale, you've got the best fish memories, thanks!

[@WthetaxmanT]

You talk to the camera like it's your old pal visiting haha good vid

[@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563]

I dunno how the hell this channel popped up in my feed, but I’m happy that it did.

[@dgh25]

My next recommended video is "Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad (Official Video)", what the hell is up with YT today?

[@anugz3579]

I was so upset thinking you werent gonna have it with horseradish! That is how it is traditionally eaten during passover. By itself it is bland, but it is brought to an entirely new level with horseradish. Really glad you enjoyed it in that way!

[@CannedFishFiles]

Ha, usually I pride myself on doing zero research, but since it's kind of a cultural thing, plus I'm not gonna try it again at least until next year, I figured I'd ask some friends and not completely whiff it! Thanks for watching!

[@anugz3579]

@@CannedFishFiles always a pleasure to watch

[@deloreswilson1798]

It's probably better warm...🤔

[@deloreswilson1798]

Wow, kosher..😉

[@deloreswilson1798]

Big beef sausage with horseradish or beet sauce.🤔

[@agaba5500]

i always dig the simple background beeps and boops. very soothing yet intriguing. as for the invitation to get oily during a livestream, bro you are just way too romantic.

[@maslina10]

"Gefilte" is the Yiddish derivative from the German "gefüllt", literally "filled", which in culinary English would be called, "stuffed". Don't warm it up, just add really strong horseradish, preferably red (beet-based). The "real homemade" Gefilte fish takes one day to make and is a lot of work.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

"Gosh, that looks neat, I wonder if I would like it?" Is exactly what I think every time I see something odd like gefilte fish at the store. I still haven't tried it yet, but maybe someday soon?

[@fixedified]

Just make the jump and do it , it is really good.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@fixedified The next I see some at the store, I will!

[@deemo5245]

Started eating this when I saw Bobby on King of The Hill eating it under the table. Been eating it ever since!

[@hemingwaytrout6592]

“The man with the terrible smell” 😂 Is lutefisk the same as this dish?

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

@@hemingwaytrout6592 Not that im aware of; lutefisk is fish preserved in lye (but im now off to learn more about gefiltefish)

[@stoddern]

I come from a Jewish family and we never heated that crap up, use it like a pate' and spread it on Matzo, it's also really good on Triscuits especially the flavored ones

[@alexanderfleming9104]

"I come from a Jewish family"... So... you are Jewish? Why don't you just say, "I am Jewish"? Ashamed to be a Jew?

[@gaylanbishop1641]

@@alexanderfleming9104Don’t be an a55hole.

[@AnAppleWithEyes]

@@alexanderfleming9104mind your own business

[@stankmcdankton6204]

You're supposed to eat it cold my G. Gefilte fish is something Jewish people traditionally make on Friday before sundown so they could eat it on Saturday, because you're not allowed to cook on the Sabbath.

[@GordonGordon]

I like the sound. ASMR gefilte fish eating. The candor, the honesty. A youtuber for the people.

[@ladysamantha5992]

Also, growing up I always called it “filter fish” because I thought it was made from the fish that got stuck in pool filters. At least that’s what my uncle told me at Seder.

[@CannedFishFiles]

That is peak uncle!

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Thats meshuggunah

[@annmoses654]

Lol

[@briankappel6131]

you have weird eyes

[@monkeyb1820]

Good review. Like you said: it's like a fish loaf, a decent eat, especially when they go on sale in 10 days.

[@lisab3338]

Fiskeboller! My Norwegian mother would buy Gelfilte fish when she couldn’t find her Norwegian fish balls.

[@robertthompson5501]

Vita Wild Herring in Sour Cream next? ?Enjoying right now with saltiness and chopsticks. Strong work Thanks 😊

[@frankperdue6585]

Vita Herring in cream sauce for the win !!!! 🤘🏻🇺🇸😷

[@AndrossUT]

Vita? No way, ma cohen's.

[@chichieko3238]

Great! I'm Japanese and have 2 jars to play with. I'm very familiar with gefilte fish but have never tried it. My Jewish roommate wouldn't even eat it. I have some horseradish mayo and stone ground mustard and an arsenal of vinegars. Might even try wasabi. Thanks so much!!!!

[@danielgould-werth4553]

“Gafilka fish?” -Chris Tucker

[@Prosecute-fauci]

That filta fish?

[@vicbanks9079]

A very admirable first try tasting. And calling them patties is also pretty darn good; thee French call them quenelle. Did you know that just after WW2 the Queen of Denmark tasted and loved them so much that she had her cook master the recipe. In addition to carp, they've used pike, whitefish and if you're lucky walleye! All elegant in a delicately simmered broth. When I was a child my grandma used to make gefilte from scratch! Cleaning the fish, filleting them, hand grinding them, mixing with matzo meal onions, herbs...in a large enamel pot creating a savory broth, forming the quenelles, gently plopping them in to simmer. And while they cooked she'd make, yes, her horseradish. Tears of joy flowed from that root. The whole kitchen became a cauldron of Eastern European aromas that she wept over. And that holiday taste? Light years beyond anything the grocer's commercial ones. Who would make such a labor of love nowadays?

[@dresk7958]

Horseradish is an essential add-on. Magic!

[@BELCAN57]

Goes together like meatloaf and ketchup !

[@ArtVanAuggie]

Ok, we have to get serious now. Oskars Surstromming.

[@aeugenegray]

Who let the swede in here?

[@Bevity]

And make sure the can is so swelled up that it doesn't sit flat on a table.

[@dotmavriq]

​@@aeugenegray trust me. If we want the world to burn... Oskars is the light stuff. Röda Ulven still has the guts left in there

[@LiveTUNA]

We used to eat this with matzo and beetradish. The stock was made less sweet from fishbone stock. My parents and grandparents are from back east and we celebrated passover as a tradition with a bunch of their friends and families that lived in the retirement community that they lived in. They kept the pond/lake stocked with carp and the old folks would fish them out to make the gefilte. They were pretty inventive with their recipes at times because I've had it made with smoked carp and it was less loaf like and more like the consistency of crab cakes.

[@johnsullivan6575]

A canned fish cult channel, I'm in.

[@elihusmails7401]

“I don’t go around smelling fish balls” 😂

[@valdeasy88]

First heard of this from Rush Hour lol.

[@jeanettegirosky7735]

I make my own horseradish and beets....and grow them both so the fresh horseradish rocks your world. It's a big Polish condiment.....Ćwikła z Chrzanem. Try it on some pickled herring on dark rye bread....dill on top....oh man so good!

[@cultofthevoid5677]

I regularly eat deenz but I'd be afraid to try this. Props to you.

[@Fuhrious]

Subbed. Loved it. I'm married and the wife says no to this stuff but living vicariously through you.

[@xyzabc3659]

Think you’ll ever try Surströmming (canned, fermented fish, popular in Sweden)

[@icanwatchthevideos]

The stuff you get frozen in a big loaf are where it's at. Some people are raised on the jarred stuff (I am not a fan), but if you boil the frozen loaf with a couple carrots and onions, let it cool to room temp and serve it sliced up with some horse radish, it's pretty darn good.

[@MrLanternland]

Where do u get the frozen loaf? I saw the jars in the walmart here, but i didn't see horseradish. Maybe horseradish is in the refrigerator section? Maybe the bars r in the froxen section. But maybe not here in New Mexico...

[@openedmind5619]

You remind me of how my dad looked when he was younger/and healthier. Great video. Subscribed. 👍

[@censorcerydujour4703]

SOMEBODY GIVE THIS MAN A MILLION DOLLARS RIGHT NOW!!!!

[@CannedFishFiles]

Listen to this person!!

[@philg6115]

Where can I donate?

[@censorcerydujour4703]

@@philg6115 I believe there are 'take a penny leave a penny' dishes scattered across The States at every local fish market. They are made from all the used 'dine cans from all the episodes. I believe they have printed labels that read : Darnit, Dean. I need a million bucks.. Seems like a good place to start, but what do I know, I'm just a catfish.

[@herrkulor3771]

Somebody, why not YOU 😂😂😂

[@MrLanternland]

@@philg6115 I saw him first, i want to donate. Why can't u donate to someone else?

[@TreasureTrain]

big fan of the megaman music used. obviously you're a musician, and you obviously have excellent taste. about to try my first sardines today thanks to you, wish me luck

[@chazmichaelmichaels88]

I thought the sardines weren't very good at all. Kipper snacks were a bit better but still not awesome.

[@bellasmom2013]

I’ve always had it served cold as a salad course on Passover, with Gold’s beet horseradish, lettuce, tomato and red bell pepper, matzo on the side, and a Manischevitz Concord grape chaser.

[@MyBoomStick1]

Not the biggest fan of red beets but it sounds interesting to have that mixed with horseradish

[@GOITERBALL]

That all sounds gross af...thank god I am not Jewish lol

[@nickbernstein]

​@@GOITERBALL this is only from European Jewish culinary traditions. We weren't protected by Christian laws historically (up until Napoleon) so we had to make due with whatever food was left over.

[@surrealchemist]

Thats how I always had it growing up, but one passover we spent over someone elses house and they made home made gefilte fish that they served warm. I would do it like that again.

[@adamlane6453]

​@@nickbernsteinmake do*

[@brt5273]

When I was a kid, I don't think it was even available in our small town. My grandma always made it from scratch and I really liked it. Later when it became more available i never got used to the jarred stuff. I'm not observant but I love cooking for my observant friends and they always go apesh*t over my homemade version. Now I'm craving it myself😂

[@cameronrosen6910]

Grew up eating this stuff, and I love it to this day.

[@johnvanhorn770]

Great vid idea! Saw cans of “giant calamari” for under a buck tonight at Walmart. I wish I had your courage.

[@HapticSynaptic]

I saw a Chris Tucker "out-takes" after one of his movies w/ Jackie Chan I believe, but he had to try to say Gefilte fish for dozens of takes they showed at the end of the movie. For SOME reason you brought that back to mind...

[@TheMonsterReviews]

Hey man you gotta try the Mrs. Adler's line of Gefilte Fish. What you had was basically the main brand of Jewish holidays , which isn't bad at all but you're missing out on all the real ones. The Adler's line has one called the "Special Sweet" Recipe aka the Oldschool style and there's a Pike N' Whitefish one you need to try. Recommend them both cold and maybe have them on a matzah or a cracker. They're legit as hell. Anyways love the videos, was cracking up at the horseradish part and the Mega Man music.

[@CannedFishFiles]

I'll try Adler's next time, thanks for the suggestion.

[@lillywidawski9282]

I'll also try Mrs Adlers. Where do you find it ?

[@randommcranderson5155]

This is european peasant food - grinding the cheap fish with other ingredients to stretch it out for your whole family.

[@dora.7873]

Gefilte fish is traditionally served chilled, with beet horseradish...usually as an appetizer. "Gefilte" is Yiddish for "filled." Homemade gefilte fish is so much better than anything you can get in jars, but it's a great deal of work to make from scratch. My late mother used to make it twice a year, on Passover and the Jewish New Year. I loved watching you enjoy it!

[@KevinHillofDOOM]

I've tried a piece from a jar, and it wasn't bad. Never had homemade, but fresh from a Jewish deli, was 20x better than jar.

[@jackcrawford9900]

I have never eaten canned fish and may never but this video was very good lol

[@pariahthistledowne3934]

I used to get jars of this at the food pantry when i was Homeless in the North. SO VERY BLAND, but a great source of Protein in a pinch. Never knew about the Horseradish Beet sauce :(

[@RobTheTrader]

I haven't tried gefilte fish before, but I just bought 2 huge Costco boxes of matzos the other day because I think that's the ultimate type of bread/cracker to have my precious deenz on!!

[@CannedFishFiles]

Yeah, I love the stuff. I could polish off a jar of peanut butter with a box of matzo crackers.

[@PariahThistledowne]

I used to load up on this stuff to get ready for harsh New England winters when homeless. So VERY BLAND! Packed with protein and calories...always available at food banks after Passover, so bland is a small price.

[@Matt-mk8ph]

Love your videos but I can't help but notice the strymon zuma in the background along with all the other pedals. That pedal collection is impressive. You make all your own music for channel?

[@FUNeRaLPyR3]

This video has solidified my non desire to ever try this abomination . Thank you for this information it will be of great value to my future self

[@ladysamantha5992]

It is not for snacking. It is a vehicle for getting homemade horseradish into the face hole. If you don’t participate in epic family throw-downs of who can make the spiciest horseradish on Pesach, what are you even doing here?

[@theelectricant98]

True for manischewitz but the ungar or ab log is delicious in its own right

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Never forget themen and women lost on the USS LIBERTY.

[@Dwightpower88]

​@@GhostofJamesMadisonlol. Just remember the everyday working class Js have nothing to do with any of this. Plenty of good ones, it's the top ones you have to watch.

[@Sentientmatter8]

Yeah he thinks the horseradish beet (We Poles call it Cwikła) is good out of the jar? Wait till he tries fresh home made homg.

[@user-mb4qs7tg8d]

uhh what im doing here is being a gentile

[@deloreswilson1798]

I got some pickled herring.I'm eating it with dill fronds and cream cheese.🤔

[@JanelCheng]

love the roseanne clip

[@metermaide1726]

that horseradish stuff looks fucking delicious, my mouth was watering imagining tasting it in my head.

[@phillipdodds7860]

Dang!!! Now I have to go try that!!! You make everything look good. 😂

[@stewartberger7734]

well worth it

[@chrisholds1]

Great video, thanks! I stumbled upon this video and have subscribed, based upon this video.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

I know that I would love this because I have always liked canned fish...I need to try it, been wanting to for years, and I also love horseradish... Thanks for the great video! 👍

[@NCF8710]

Not what I expected. I thought these were fish filets with a heavy breaded batter coating.

[@aeugenegray]

It's like a spongy fish meatball

[@tat3rd69]

I've never eaten sardines. Im definitely going to try one after watching most of your videos. But after seeing you enjoy that horse radish so much idk if my pallet can handle it. You make it look soo good but I'm sort of a picky eater.

[@MrCoffeekelly]

How were the sardines? 😂😂

[@aeugenegray]

Yeah? How did it go. I just I my first ones with bones earlier. Gonna keep going, trying new shit

[@EhrenLoudermilk]

Honestly, one of the best

[@marcwithasea]

I grew up with Gefilte Fish. Never had it warmed up. Always cold, maybe with matzah and prepared horseradish.

[@jeannecastellano7181]

You should have chilled it and then served it with the horseradish sauce.

[@johndayan7126]

Gold's is a classic horshradish and beet sauce, so yes, that is the one.

[@markputham2960]

Has to be home-made. Also it's supposed to be served cold, and if done properly, the broth will gel due to the collagen from the fish skeleton.

[@Fiawordweaver]

Thank you for such a great channel

[@jessepasley5429]

Wow. Fish meatloaf. Amazing.

[@SgtRocko]

I'm over 50, and I've actually NEVER had jarred Gefilte fish warm! Home-made, yes - but for us, the jarred was always for eating right before the soup on Shabbos and holidays. And horseradish or horsey sauce are a MUST. It's very delicate and subtle, more a fishcake than fish. Personally, I love it. When they have MAJOR sales on it I get as much as I can because my Catholic hub LOVES to slice it up with some lettuce and mayo to make sandwiches (I never even thought of it, but they're really good). Again - jarred is for snacks or appetisers. You want to try the frozen or home-made version for a stronger taste. Really appreciate how respectful and open you were, Matthew. SO many people turn up their noses or just start mocking it, but there's a REASON we eat so much of it! Loved the vid, and I hit the Subscribe button! Cheers!

[@zachb8012]

Horseradish beet sauce, huh? Never seen that before but I want some. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to eat Gefilte but if it were in front of me I'd gladly get down on some of that, especially with that horseradish sauce.

[@BruceLeroy92]

"All varying degrees of yuck!" lmao loving the content!

[@alexanderlavender8656]

Great content...love the appropriate timing. "Chag Sameach" is usually a good way to wish someone a Joyous Festival. And that beet horseradish is dynamite on many things. If you aren't keeping kosher, it is excellent with ham (ideally roasted, spiral cut, etc.)

[@CannedFishFiles]

Thanks for the holiday greeting tip... that horseradish has been on a lot of stuff since I shot the video! I'm almost out of it.

[@jaykirschenman]

Subscribed. Solid.

[@stumpydog87]

O K. You have piqued my curiosity, I want to try this.

[@kirkyoung4147]

When I realized you were doing this over a modular synth cabinet I nearly had a heart attack.

[@futon2345]

Gefilte fish is better homemade or fresh frozen. The bones are ground up into the meat which soften and turn into jelly once cooked. Also the jarred variety is often sweeter because it comes from the Galitzianer community. The Litvak community makes it less sweet and with lots of pepper

[@davem.2191]

Good video! Can't wait for Saturday

[@rexypoooo]

I am curious about this one, but I am even more curios about the horseradish beet sauce!

[@fixedified]

I love gefilte fish but didn't know about the horseradish. I will be on that soon. Thank you.

[@DeviantDespot]

I love Gefilte fish, but I eat it on a rye sandwich with horseradish and bacon.

[@jamescoble2415]

I love it cold with horseradish.

[@dovesr0478]

My best friend growing up was jewish and invited me to passover dinner a few times. Got to try some gefilte fish one year and it's honestly really good. It kinda like a slightly salty, cold turkey burger. Not a great description but it's far from being the boogeyman that people make it out to be.

[@Greenmachine305]

My friends called it "jellified fish".

[@yesm2302]

Jarred gefilte is a distant cousin to the homemade fresh cooked version to put it politely 😂

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Yeah its like fish loaf. Everything is ground up so finely that youre likely eating fish brains, balls, and any other part of the fish that's undesirable until the manufacture pulverizes it and then does other processes to make it somewhat pleasing to the taste buds and therefore edible

[@jameshammons2354]

I’ve always been curious about gfish, my so says no, she’ll tolerate my occasional obsession with cross cultural exploration.

[@jameshammons2354]

lol spam in a jar, peace

[@tommyjoestallings855]

Another great video

[@1000cramster]

It’s been ages since I’ve had horseradish! It’s so good!

[@CannedFishFiles]

Yeah, you witnessed my reunion with horseradish!

[@evonne315]

Manechewitz has so much I have wanted to try ! What a great brand.

[@theurbancamper5410]

Yes; ‘Happy Passover’ is correct! Thanks for a great video.

[@lessweet3093]

I've always been curious about that stuff too. thx

[@Marvin.45]

First time i ever heard of this was back on the rush hour movie cut scenes.

[@bengrabenstein2929]

Once you added the cheyn you had me salivating.

[@jtarantula3390]

Glad to see the stache is making a comeback, seeing it all over the place. Glad I’m not alone Also, I’ve been wanting to try this for ages

[@CannedFishFiles]

Hell yeah, mustaches rule, beards drool.

[@aeugenegray]

​@@CannedFishFilesthe best I can do, 42 and can't grow a suitable stache. Had a beard since I was 17

[@bedp]

@@CannedFishFiles Damn man, low blow. Not all of use are blessed with such a gloriously sculpted chin.

[@kacethegreat4560]

*chris tucker leaves the chat*

[@CannedFishFiles]

Oh my god, how did I not know about the Rush Hour thing....... haha, thanks anyway.

[@justjg]

Gotta have it with beet horse radish and you never really heat it up

[@Jason-ym6jl]

Don't get the canned garbage. Get the frozen loaf, cook it per instructions, serve with horse radish.

[@stevebrettell6239]

' after your review I tried it too. I also researched it. It's a matzo ball with fish in it .