Italian Moms Try Vegan Lasagna For The First Time

[@staypositive4149]

The woman in the "oui Merci" shirt is so sweet! Definetly very open-minded group in this Video~

[@MuNeQuiTaBrAviTa]

I agree! She was so sweet about it!

[@UVRAwesomness]

Came here to find/comment this!

[@UVRAwesomness]

I thought the grey sweater one would be thr nicest one! Cos she was all " ohhh Im a yummy eater" but she turned out to be the most snobby one lol.

[@RimzMeow]

And super sweet at that 🤩🐱

[@varshinib1013]

Oh i completely agree with u! I found her d sweetest here!!

[@rjtxhellacute]

Should be a blind taste test. Like tell Em it’s vegan after they try it.

[@LordLoldemort7]

yeah they were comin in real biased lol

[@Amatersuful]

@@LordLoldemort7 old school are hard to please italians

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

Funny, that's exactly what I was thinking! I bet some people couldn't tell the difference!

[@CelineAdobea]

I was thinking the saame! tha would've been good! maybe next time 😄

[@miyako9250]

That's a great idea 💡

[@msaraseptember]

In the next videos, I prefer to let them eat without letting them know that the food is vegan! I think it will be more objective, since skepticism against vegan foods or 'feeling guilty if I don't rate the vegan version high enough' can influence how they rate it. Just a piece of my mind :)

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

I agree, that would have been awesome. I don't think all of them would have been able to tell the difference.

[@kamcorder3585]

They could also go in with the mentality that it will just not be good

[@savanah2775]

@@kamcorder3585 yeah cause the sweater girl went straight to saying the cheese was bad and then was like oh nvm it's fine

[@Heriopasu]

I agree!

[@annyms5092]

God bless, Jesus loves you and died for you all.

[@isabellavanderheijden7547]

The woman with the short black hair and t-shirt seems like such a sweetheart 🥰❤️. I loved her. I love how all of these woman were genuinely respectful as well. Unlike previous Buzzfeed food review video's I've seen.

[@4ngellvc874]

I love her

[@duplicateify]

I’m getting so tired of people saying this.

[@isabellavanderheijden7547]

@@duplicateify sounds like a you problem😁

[@danika6850]

The “oui, merci” woman is so sweet. Weird statement to say but she absolutely glows, I have a feeling she’s lived a very interesting life so far & probably has many beautiful stories. 🌈

[@cecesvids4897]

i totally agree! i got a very peaceful vibe from her ✨🥰

[@MerleONeal]

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did- let me know who you’d like me to TRY to impress next time. PS - the recipe for this mouthwatering vegan lasagna is in the description ;)

[@bazli83]

hmm... maybe dessert round, impress bakers with your best bakes, brownies, or chocolate cake or pies

[@simplyshama]

watching this while eating vegan lasagne

[@JRR31984]

Do a different food round with types of chefs or home cooks....

[@noemieg.b.2846]

You should try to impress Quebecers with a vegan poutine! The "squishy" cheese and the gravy are very hard to replicate! I'm from Montréal and I've never actually tasted a perfect vegan poutine.

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

Thanks, Merle, I'll have to try the recipe. I think you should try a blind test taste with meat sometime and see if they can pick it out on taste alone.

[@vincentborkowski2686]

I feel like many Italians wouldn't like someone else's lasagna whether it was vegan or not. Every Italian has their own recipe and traditions. It's really impressive that there is so much diversity and amazing uniqueness to each recipe.

[@occhialcielo.Occhialcielo]

You're right! Every region has a recipe, and we are ready to fight for it (not me, but a loooooot of people).

[@paolagrando5079]

As an Italian I stand with your statement "Every Italian has their own recipe and tradition."

[@TeachUBusiness]

Boom. You nailed it.

[@ladennayoung2939]

Smh.

[@klg4499]

The word you’re looking for is stubborn lol we’re American and thankfully my mom and I are open minded and try different foods but the rest of my family-forget it lol which surprises me because growing up in the city with all this different cultures you would think to try other cuisine..

[@jasminemullen881]

I loved Merle’s grateful joy behind the camera as she listened to them complimenting her lasagna. So pure. Good job Merle!

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

I agree, Merle is great!

[@cristinasolano6487]

As my Costa Rican mother would say: eat it, it’s food.

[@bookkeeper8092]

My Ukrainian mother agrees 😂 “finish everything on your plate and be grateful” lol

[@shawnsodano2835]

Exactly, I have gone hungry, and that lasagna would have been so appreciated in those times!! Yum

[@i3hlalantap]

same with my Indian mom lmao

[@kix1464]

@@bookkeeper8092 Same as my Japanese mother. 😁 Although that’s one of the few things she regrets about my upbringing. Because I can’t say no and sometimes literally get sick from eating everything.

[@ladennayoung2939]

Right. Some people are extra for no reason. Smh.

[@skatingsarah1996]

Why are the older people so much more open minded than the young ones in these types of tasting videos I swear the young ones always just complain or act arrogant and the older folks are like 😊

[@pradnyahasilkar8581]

FR!

[@meio_feio]

Seriously. I think the younger woman was more pressed about veganism as a concept than she was the actual lasagna

[@skatingsarah1996]

@@meio_feio exactly! she was biased and so she went in with a bad attitude. it's crazy because the older, seasoned women weren't like that even though it could be argued that they have more of a right to act that way considering their age and experience cooking and stuff...they were just like who cares if it's vegan when if it's good food, it's good food! :)

[@Selandir]

@@skatingsarah1996 She was asked for a her opinion which she gave. There was no bad attitude anywhere in this video.

[@supertobino]

it was maybe a little ambitious to have it rated out of the best lasagne of their life...

[@milagrosfaulord]

the one I thought was gonna be the nicest turned out to be the least nice, and viceversa hahaha

[@undercava1]

yes same xD

[@ananyafrederick2524]

I didnt know that being nice was the criteria here. Being honest was more important, and that she was, without being rude.

[@mikitereszko2222]

They were all saying their own opinion in the nicest way possible. They were critiquing it which is good. If they lied about their thoughts it isn’t really a good critique, it’s just being polite

[@Bllue]

It's their resting faces. The resting angle face is deceiving

[@ladennayoung2939]

You can't tell who is going to be nice by looking at them. 🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️

[@ajc6208]

Finally people from Italy, not from Jersey saying they’re ‘Italian’ because their great grandmother was.

[@edgaralanhoe2942]

I agree, but imo just because someone is italian from italy doesn't make them lasagna (or any italian meal) expert

[@ajc6208]

@@edgaralanhoe2942 I was just referring more to the use of ‘Italian’, often they’ll say that and actually the person is American.

[@JarvisChrist]

The hyphenated Americans 😅

[@davutupaki4404]

And I oop

[@rainnmoon114]

Ethnically they are italian. But their nationality is american :P nothing wrong with that. Italian people no matter where they are born are some of the proudest people i have ever met lol

[@pumpkinscorner394]

The youngest woman was kind of rude.I loved the lady in the t-shirt. She was so sweet and kind! Even the strict Italian woman was kinder in her approach than the one with the longer, dark hair.

[@jrhermosura4600]

that's just called being a food critic. you wouldn't get a food critic if you have concerns for sensibility.

[@pumpkinscorner394]

@@jrhermosura4600 you can be a food critic without being rude. The older woman demonstrated that quite nicely.

[@NoOorZ24]

@@jrhermosura4600 I feel like she is doing it wrong. Ofc anyone can tell it's not a real cheese, but it's not about visual features like that - it's about how it tastes. At no point she says "This cheese tastes bad". She just says that it doesn't look like real cheese and in her mind that lowers quality

[@samuellongo9530]

@Normunds Skudra Food is not just about taste, the look of food is almost as important as flavour. The problem with that vegan cheese is not only the look, though, indeed the consistency is not like real cheese, it's kind of clotted, which is a flavour matter

[@noalavigne]

she's just honest

[@shrutirao8212]

i love how they're open to all possibilities and not like straight out rejecting it like i've seen people do in other videos of such types

[@stardustlipstickhorror]

The short-haired woman has the best outlook. I love her so much!

[@acchiappala]

Honestly in Italy we make lasagna different in every family so they all probably have different expectations, and I’m happy to see they all says it’s good and almost taste the same :)

[@natalieg3270]

Italien living in the US wearing a "Oui, merci" T-Shirt. Gotta love it;)

[@gracespalton9033]

Does anyone else love the fact that this is an Italian themed video however in the background they are playing Russian folk music 😂😂😂😂(the song is kalinka)

[@ritatocta7583]

Didn't know that!

[@pischrelli]

I think it only sounds similar. I definitely get some italian vibes from the music.

[@petrushkim8061]

That's not kalinka

[@olgabagildinskaia7415]

No it's not Kalinka

[@juliabenavider3171]

The lady with the short hair may be an angel and we must protect her.

[@Kitkatrey]

Cool, I liked the reactions. A full range. I think that is more about how different people’s taste buds are, as well as what mouth feels they enjoy. I didn’t realize they knew the dish was vegan from the start. For a real taste test, they shouldn’t have known it was vegan. I think no matter how we try to be impartial, we have a prejudgement. I’d like to see it again with them just testing it for a critique and suggestions for improvement. They’ve been perfection their own lasagna recipes, and could give a tip that could be incorporated to make it better.

[@tywills5504]

You should do another series like this were you don't tell people it's vegan. I feel like sometimes people that stigma in their head and they automatically think negatively

[@EtreTocsin]

Lasagna is so personal. Families have very specific expectations as to how it is do be done. So kudos to you for trying. What would be fun would be to get the Italian moms to try to make there version of vegan lasagna.

[@jinit8083]

So 2 out of 3 Italian moms approve of vegan lasagna. I’ll take that. I was going to eat vegan no matter what they said. Not hurting animals feels better than anything Roberta said 😉

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

I agree!

[@cassynedelisky796]

My best friend is vegan and she consistently impresses me with the food she makes. I don’t eat a ton of meat to begin with, but I love cheese.

[@mygrandmahasbetterbreathth5309]

I loveeeeeeee meat☺️

[@jinit8083]

@@mygrandmahasbetterbreathth5309 and I like your username. Made me chuckle 😆

[@logitech2010100]

@@cassynedelisky796 interesting that loving something is a justification for cruelty. If I said I loved eating dog would that be good enough?

[@sposo]

The young one : DIDN'T try it like anyone would have a piece of lasagna in their mouth

[@XxmayonnaisexXx]

I love how respectful they are while still being honest

[@redsearoyalty3387]

Roberta must be a fire cook the way she judges these dishes lol 😂

[@WhiskCraft_]

Is Christina the most adorable? Oui, merci. Also, congrats on passing the vegan substitute lasagne test!

[@ashg4045]

My two things that makes my lasagna trick meat eaters is marinating the "ground beef" in faux beef bouillon prior to cooking it and using Follow Your Heart brand vegan cheese. I am picky about texture, so I like my cheese gooey and my protein to be slightly overcooked for a more realistic texture. I love these videos! Turning skeptics into believers.

[@ashg4045]

@grandma walrus everything dish is by taste with me. No real recipe... ever. 😩 I mix the cooked beyond sausage with the already cooked "beef." I use Ragu brand sauce with some faux beef bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, and any other spices I feel it needs. I only use Follow Your Heart cheese or I make my own. Everything else doesn't hit the spot for me. Those are probably the only only steps that I do differently that others.

[@kaddy0306]

But after u marinate the vegan ground beef in beef boullion it isnt vegan anymore??? wtf?

[@ashg4045]

@@kaddy0306 Please, re-read what I wrote. I said faux beef bullion. Faux is not real... like faux fur. Imitation. 💁‍♀️

[@strawberrysoymilkshake]

Oui, merci, to the beautiful woman with the big smile! You made me so happy! May you enjoy more vegan lasagna and meals!

[@1mog3n]

Should have done this as Italian mum's try each others lasagne and snuck this in! Could do it with loads of others too.

[@TUG657]

6:07 she is a bit rude tbh... the others are very nice! Great video!

[@bettyjones6240]

Yeah. I don't like her vibe.

[@TUG657]

@@bettyjones6240 Yeah..

[@hoeteadotjpg]

beach

[@BrokenEvil]

yup she was very biased against plant based foods 🙄

[@laurenbi]

She just seemed to be really honest to me.. maybe biased but if it’s how she feels it’s still honest

[@ButItsVegan]

The lady with the ‘Oui, merci’ shirt is so kind! 💕love her.

[@barlovesnoop]

The one with the "Oui, merci" shirt is so sweet! I really liked her

[@TheEyeSeesAll]

These videos show more of how nasty unopenness makes you Vs. how joyful openness makes you! People with Immovable preconceived notions are snots. Embrace new things and give love into the world!!! It feels good!!!

[@riyajat8934]

The one that repeatedly said "open to trying", turned out to be the least open one😂 Not that she was unbearably harsh or anything but still the other two seemed less bias and more open.

[@liveinthemiddle]

Love the positive judges! They are always with that good energy

[@themoth13]

I LITERALLY HAVE LASAGNA RIGHT NOW AND GARLIC BREAD FOR BREAKFAST AND I SEE THIS OMG 😱😂😭🤣

[@noone-yo6rd]

Yum

[@jorfficial]

It’s the “for breakfast” for me 😩😂😂😂

[@Kitkatrey]

Jealous!!!

[@UnseenFootage]

b

[@bananaguard454]

I love having lasagna for breakfast too 😭😭

[@thecommonguy9608]

"Oui, merci" She is such a sweetheart!

[@aprilblossoms4]

The “oui,merci” t shirt lady is such a sweetheart!

[@jj4160]

Love the 'oui merci' and other lady in the feet and brown top. They are both so sweet 🙂

[@sarahmaria1774]

The woman with the short black hair is so cute! She’s so open minded and seems super nice! 🥰

[@francescopelliccio3623]

I started watching this video with very low expectations but loved it!! I loved seeing Italians and not Italian Americans!

[@avibarr2751]

The oui merci lady is so sweet I love her

[@rhiannonvorstag9403]

PS "you don't have to use ANY meat substitute,just some GARLICKY vegetable Goodness"!

[@flow4458]

I always do lentils, they are insane, I swear!

[@Lavender-oo2gi]

Glad to see a posted recipe! Thank you.

[@alexdee5341]

The lady with short black hair is so sweet. She's like my mom. (RIP Mom)

[@rulawidayat]

the taste testers are sooo sweet

[@lunav.1428]

Merle is so beautiful omg

[@abijanedaruca1232]

Now I'm craving lasagna!!!!! Wtfffff!!!!??!?!!

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

It does look good!

[@nanispalma]

A italian woman speaking English while wearing a "oui, merci" shirt! 3:40 👌👌👌😅

[@bebetucker1]

U did a good job Merle, u go girl!!

[@Jumbaride]

Christina is beautiful and seems genuinely nice. Her energy is all kinds of good vibes! 💞

[@labangrankvist2993]

I love that all of their complaints are completely unrelated to the fact that it's vegan. (Except for the cheese)

[@darlenekeene755]

That looked so good to me. I would test your vegan food any day and I believe I would prefer it over meat based. Leaning away from meat every day. Cheese is my weakness.

[@BlueDandyLyon]

I feel you man!!! Cow cheese casomorphines actually act like heroin in the brain, that’s why people get really addicted to it (including me). Now I’m fully vegan and I honestly don’t get cravings bc of the good substitutes. The cheese substitute that BLEW me away was violife smoked provolone slices! Give it a try!

[@darlenekeene755]

@@BlueDandyLyon will see if I can find it. I reside in a small place.

[@arjun.d12]

In the future, don't tell them it's vegan. I'm vegetarian so idk their pov, but I would think that to a meat eater, vegan food would automatically lower the standards.

[@Onewith24]

As vegan, I really appreciated that these women tried on vegan lasagna even though it's not as authentic as the original one. But I believe there's room for improvement when it comes to textures. It just takes time.

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

Awesome video, Merle, you never cease to amaze me on the vegan creations you make!

[@istarzgirl]

Christina, Cristina? The lady with the “Oui Merci” shirt really made me smile. She’s so sweet! The other ladies are sweet too, and I’d say they have good constructive criticism :)

[@PAYNEKILLER..]

She said "Full Fat oat milk" 😆 hahaha

[@LovingZee]

I’ve quickly become a huge fan of this channel! 💓

[@NShll-sd9yw]

I honestly thought that the short haired and white shirt woman was gonna be the most critical but surprisingly she was soooo sweet and tolerant!!

[@Al-vd5kq]

The woman with the white shirt and short hair is so sweet and open minded 🥺

[@confusedchild2561]

Christina and Sara I wish I could like 🤗 hug and talk to them! They seem like sweet people 💛

[@spiritualdisciple8153]

This video has proven that Italians are so good looking that even at that age, they be looking 10 years younger!

[@bossladyjacede07]

This video was so cute. Who don’t like lasagna, I’d like to see more content like this , suggestion for the next one could be like Indian moms try vegan Indian food an example. I hope videos like this encourage people to try more vegan options or even go vegan.🌱🐮 #govegan #Godbless

[@bklynbutters13]

Did Roberta say she emigrated from Italy too in the uncut version of this video like Christina and Sara did?

[@ruf2008]

Woman in white t-shirt is pure class. Bravo.

[@careTWOdance]

I agree with other comments that it would have been more interesting to see them be told after the fact that the lasagna was vegan :)

[@RosieDozie]

That hair color is epic on you! It brings all of your features to life .. 👍🏻

[@chipotle581]

i’m italian & vegan, merle you killed it

[@karisss4763]

Oui merci lady is a doll 😍

[@Platotoolate-o]

Yup as a Sicilian I know. We are legit the most easy going people. If it’s good we eat it 😂😂😂😂

[@brookeiscool101]

Would love to see the young woman try it without prior knowledge. I'm sure it tastes great!

[@fran.mountain]

I wasn't gonna watch this video, until I saw it on Merle's Instagram. Y'all should put Merle in the thumbnail, I'll watch anything with that amazing lady!

[@bningthouja7103]

Wow nice bangs Merle! 👌

[@Orange-rq8br]

The one with short hair is the sweetest 😭

[@OO-bq1ff]

What's with the lemon juice in beschamel or pesto sauce

[@dannimoreno4]

Good job!!!

[@Nabila1404]

Have Rachel try this series plz!!!! Italians to Italians

[@luismateo8]

Everyone says Roberta was super critical but in the end she says basically the cheese is the part is that isn't the best. But the rest is good. And its true, vegan cheese is eh cuz it doesnt melt etcetera and she personally wouldn't serve it to her family 👍

[@cosmicpuma1409]

So cool. Love this 😄

[@ChrisGaultHealthyLiving]

I agree, I'm amazed how Merle makes these fantastic vegan creations!

[@Sofifantom]

If anyone is ever in Rome when we can all travel again, I fully recommend trying WANI bakery an all vegan bakery 🤤 (WANI stands for We Are Not Ingredients)

[@____Ann____]

When she said she was putting lemon juice in her béchamel I was like 'o oh, this is not going to end well'. But nobody noticed the lemon juice :-)

[@Pimkly]

WE NEED THAT RECIPE MERLE!!! 🙏

[@littleems6337]

Love your videos, one thing I miss due to allergies is scampi, with chips and mushy peas, if you could recreate that it would be amazing, I’ve seen vegans use palm of hearts for camalari, I wonder if that would work for scampi, I’m gluten free too, so it’s very tough finding good food, but I’m getting there :)

[@alexandriagonzalez7801]

Christina with the short hair was so cute and sweet 😍!!

[@YassmineWantsPeace]

The cat in the right corner at 0:57 😻

[@dcrvln264]

orange mama looks like such a nice person

[@JoaoSilva-ur6cm]

Great job Merle! 😁

[@gretchenb7884]

I love the oui merci woman!

[@Spirit451]

I put pineapple on my pizza, I put pineapple on my lasagne and I put pineapple on my spaghetti!

[@MarieJohanna760]

Well .... disgusting

[@Sofia_Monteiro]

Not in the lasagna, but in pizza and pasta of course!

[@MarieJohanna760]

@@Sofia_Monteiro no

[@paolagrando5079]

Good for you.

[@BoemJcZ]

Getting a: “It’s not bad” from an Italian, is the best your gonna get

[@DoreenBellDotan]

What this tells me is that it's theoretically possible to make a Vegan lasagna so close to the original that it would be virtually indistinguishable from the original. I bet there are Vegans in Italy working on it now.

[@kaitlin6033]

I love this video.💓

[@elleoak390]

I love these videos. I wish they would follow up the taste test with showing the guests the ethical reasons for being vegan.

[@emdegn1904]

"I like some of it, and some of it I don't"...just like with "normal" food! Not liking some vegan food doesn't mean vegan food is bad or mediocre! It just means people have different tastes!

[@shroff3417]

Arghhh i love that oui, merci lady. I just love her 😭 more women should be like that

[@lumal06]

Throughout the video I kept thinking about how rude the grey sweater lady is but honestly from all the Italians from Italy I have met (just ones I have met) are actually very critical and skeptical of their food. Like if it’s not right they will flat out say it’s not right. My mom took care of an elderly Italian patient for so many years and even she was quite critical of the pesto pasta I made her from scratch. She was quiet while eating the whole plate and once she finished it she said she loved it because she was able to finish it. Italians are very beautiful and hard working peoples hence I feel that’s why they are quite harsh critics of others also.

[@balancinglifewithem]

My dad adds so much to his.. spinach, ricotta, cottage cheese, etc 😂

[@kamcorder3585]

It sounds good 👌😋

[@isabelrosssss]

I am vegan and I am italian, I make my own vegan lasagna and I like it, yet it is not the real lasagna at all. Real lasagna is on a whole different level that vegan one cannot reach, as it always has this sweet taste. They are strict, but they're not lying

[@salsspar2132]

very true. thank you so much. real lasagna is different. good lasagna is rich