I Cooked and Ate Like a Viking for 7 Days

[@irotr53]

Max the American Scandinavian Viking who Trained in China Meat Guy

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

Mr Worldwide

[@ChazaMazza_]

and the barley guy dont forget

[@numinglimbu4343]

@@p-__ wtf

[@OneinaKrilion]

@@p-__ oh nah💀

[@Emvayey]

"i'm gonna eat like a viking" adds starberries...

[@powerofmatt]

Adds tomato

[@dobremarian1234]

i mean they were strawberries but they we're more like black berries

[@kaaskindje]

uses a fermenter... Ofcourse the vikings had those amazing machines!

[@isaacfentom8684]

Add bills💀

[@UpfrontReaper]

And pepper

[@dtarot]

How fast you're mead ferments depends on the type of yeast you use. Next time you do it use a champagne yeast it is a hearty yeast and will consume a lot of sugar. You can actually fully ferment a mead in 7-10 days. You're alcohol content is approximately 1 pound of honey = 1% abv in five gallon batch. It should taste nothing like beer. If you get the yeasty taste it means it's not done fermenting yet. I usually ferment it very dry and then sweeten and neutralize and then you can age it.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts

[@dorian447]

@@p-__ stop spamming comments man

[@singingwolf3929]

Typically for mead, we ferment for 12 -18 months. Every 3 months we change to a different carboy, leaving residue behind, tasting, and looking to see if it is still bubbling. We also don't "cook" to the water and honey. Though, doing so might help expedite the fermentation process by breaking down the sugars with "Cooking". Even after 18 months we'll still get corks popping from time to time.

[@Seanpwoody]

Yeah 100% not 20% alc content. Mine usually get to 11-14%

[@overtonesnteatime198]

noobs eh? ...

[@Mad-Man57]

Fun Fact: Viking never had horns attached to the helmet, the main reason why people think they did is because of scandinavian artistans that popularized nordic raiders to have horns on their helms which they never had.

[@waylinar]

the Reason Why the People think Vikings Had Horns On the Helmet comes From the GERMAN Opera from Richard Wagner "The ring of the Nibelung" in the Song The Ride of the Valkyrie the First time Vikings appear with Horns on their Helmets . Thats the Origin of Horns On Helmets. Has 0 to do with a Scandinavian Artistan.

[@Mad-Man57]

@@waylinar I did light research and thats what I got, thank you for giving me the right information

[@Del_S]

@@waylinar 19th century Germany ruins everything, as usual.

[@mgks2784]

Another fun fact is that there is no such thing as actual Viking descent, also being proud and still representing a pillaging,R@ping,raiding and actually very cowardly way of life is in my opinion not the best play ever

[@Captain-Flindt]

@@mgks2784 You need to read up on vikings. Most of their life they spent farming and trading. Yes some did go on raiding sprees but it wasn't a lot..

[@bb_gun1910]

When you realize that the cow he milked was his sister 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@animefangirl9006]

Help😂😂😂😂

[@bb_gun1910]

@@animefangirl9006 how can I help

[@Sobbo.7]

Dude wtf 💀

[@josephj807]

Oh shi-

[@gromswowguide7927]

They switch roles in his other videos, but those cost money i think..

[@Lilheavy216]

Are we sure that’s milk 😂😂 Edit thank you guys for all the likes 👍🏼

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@Levidawgs7744]

@@p-__ nobody cares farts are nasty anyway

[@p-__]

@@Levidawgs7744:(

[@ghastlyghost8683]

@@p-__what….

[@camaalot_i_suck]

Of course not, are you out of your mind ?

[@michael1224-c2r]

that rowing challenge is hilarious hahahah

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@U-A-FTAUTTPTAYFGAATZNTTPTUTTD]

​@@p-__ No

[@LeStervayy]

I never knew Vikings enjoyed Breakfast Bowls 😂

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts

[@Limitless_FNBR]

@@p-__dude shut up

[@kaybee9676]

and tomatoes

[@seijin4426]

​@p-__ OK that stopped being funny already.

[@WilliamHuff-r7m]

Now this just turned into an argument

[@Batman123-B]

16:14 he has a sleeper build

[@ublama5226]

Grravlox, everyone in culunary school here in Sweden learned the first year in there. It's a stable that everyone should know how to make. Its easy, and tasty.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@Jaizizzizi]

@@p-__shut up dude u ain’t funny

[@Yes-l1n]

​@@p-__ My farts are deadlier than your farts 💨💨

[@ehrenmannvequez]

Nah wtf🍑❤🏡

[@TheCat_98]

Continue more of this type of content going into the past with their diets. This was awesome

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts

[@capy7010]

The last part of the video was a mukbang

[@darthplagueis13]

Not sure about the "salt wasn't naturally occuring" part. Because, you know... There's the literal *ocean* which for a viking usually isn't far away. It would be a lot more available than sugar, anyways. Salt was in seawater and could also be mined. Sugar was an import from asia and the middle east. Now, the vikings did do trading runs all the way to Bagdad, so they probably did occasionally buy some, but you'd see infinitely more salt than sugar.

[@tmhelsing]

They didn't use much rock salt, as you mentioned it had to be imported and was expensive. Hence the "not so much salt"

[@significalyzero]

If i remember correctly they could get salt from gotland, as for Sugar, they had honey

[@michaeldaugherty3540]

You can literally boil saltwater in a pot for salt​@@significalyzero

[@BlueWithSomeShadesOfRed]

I’m your 69th like

[@TheEzardin]

As a Norwegian resident you got it a bit wrong.

[@BobaPhettamine]

damn you must be old if you were around during viking times

[@TheEzardin]

@@BobaPhettamine part of a school topic about old food traditions going all the way back to Viking times. And I have worked in the kitchen even where old preservation methods from that time are still used. Heritage food is still interesting thing. Btw sugar did not come to Norway until 1700-1800.

[@jobbe101]

Just be happy you got independence XD

[@Yes-l1n]

​@@BobaPhettamine, as ezzard said we lwarnt about it in school

[@Yes-l1n]

​@@BobaPhettamine, just like you learn about your country

[@bossy1496]

gotta love the inaccuracies, 1) Vikings did not wear horned helmets, thats a modern trope along with this, they would have very light armor absolutely nothing made of any sort of metal 2) Vikings were on general shorter than european peasants, with there being exceptions to the rule obviously, but as throughout history there were just some absolute behemoths from every corner of the earth 3) Feasts like this would only occur after a successful raid, with raids taking months to sometimes over a year depending on the target to plan and commit to, these were not a common occurance. 4) they were not rowing all the way across, they would use wind power for most of it

[@madewithsoul8456]

09:35 that bread is called Chappathi in India.

[@prasadnayak5858]

yes

[@kingofmetal6683]

My wife and I make mead ourselves at home very similar to how you made yours. Looks like you didn't add much honey and you filled it really full which is sketchy because as it ferments it could overflow a bit. I haven't gotten to the part where you taste it yet. We add some other stuff to it for flavor but overall turns out incredible. We brew it until I don't see signs of fermentation then I put it into secondary phase which is just putting it into another carboy to finish. I would love to send you a bottle of it if you'd like to give it a shot.

[@toranimations8203]

Max the Meat viking now? What are we going for X-X funny Timestamps 0:54 WHAT THE FU 2:48 PALM HONEY 3:07 strawberry tree 😭 5:21 Oh god.. 5:33 bro is NOT a viking 😭 6:43 minimax? 6:52 TIBBYYYY 7:02 *THERES TWO OF THEM!?* 8:42 that genuinely scared me ☠️ 10:01 5 Days, Weeks, Months? 10:02 WHa 10:49 👁️👄👁️ 11:18 Grav what now 13:18 only the best for our king 15:45 bros tweaking 16:34 Max Rn: *My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined*

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@jonasbudde1903]

Some let it rest for years, the salmond

[@marcelx2x137]

and he used bison for a dark ages scandinavian stew... unless they were Vinland

[@Ultimate_Gamer_XD]

Max the Meat Guy:❌ Max the Viking Guy:✅

[@_Gam3r]

0:42 high protein viking cannibalism be like

[@BaronMorte]

Lamb, Cod and Mead. My Danish ancestry demands we go reaving! Ready the longship!

[@shirohanakurohana]

I enjoyed this video more than some others cooking channel videos. The humor, less seriousness and overall more laid back feeling are really nice! It did not get as many views as other series from you, but I would hope you would still continue, if you had fun making it! It truly liked this a lot. Thank you for making content!

[@Just_Pele]

Yep, my wife makes lox all the time, and we eat it on flatbread or bagels, with cream cheese, capers, and pickled onions. It's incredible breakfast brain food. Or chop it up and mix it into some cottage cheese, then add capers or cubed pickles, and some of the dill it brined in. DEEEElicious.

[@abihajarral2146]

Sound bad

[@smiteo2003]

Just a note on the brew of the mead. if you use any, ANY honey, that has corn syrup added you have a poluted brew. You need a raw honey (honeycomb is best) or you have a weird low alcohol booze water. -- brewing snobbery over.

[@seijin4426]

Snobbery is the easy way to get punched in the jaw.

[@benjamingrant6203]

The funniest part of this video is 5:33 obviously he was joking with the caught fish because he was shaking it around like it was fighting him but what makes it even better is that the fish was already gutted and cleaned xD

[@Drauzet]

Bro uploaded at 2:00 AM to make me hungry

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@Jaizizzizi]

@@p-__shut up

[@RedemptionEntente]

@@p-__💀

[@Ghost-player_0175]

A leve is just roti, chapati from India 8:10

[@johan8008]

We Swedish still eat pickled herring every Midsummer and Christmas, we think is pretty good haha and cured salmon of course for everyday lunch... I am not sure about Bison meat, we don't have Bison here, elk or moose maybe. Cool video!

[@RiasSenpaiTheWallet]

There definitely used to be Bisons in Sweden, how many were around back then during the viking age, if not any.

[@billmanning1089]

It's extremely rare for even the best yeast strains to get more than 18% abv . It also depends on what the starting specific gravity was at the start and what it was at the end of fermentation (which also depends on what the sugar content was). Meads can take upwards of a year to be fully fermented and settled so then flavors are married. A 30 day mead is usually going to taste a bit harsh.

[@Tanttneta]

I'm starting the video with an authentic Norwegian Viking with me, if this is inaccurate I'm coming for you Max

[@Tanttneta]

I'm coming for you

[@djordjedjordjevic9300]

Bro max is restarted

[@shawnathin7450]

I have to say I’m 4 minutes in this video and I’m very entertained and already learning new things. Thank you.

[@Jarlemoore1]

All you really have to do is row out the Fjord to the open ocean then set your sails and let the wind take you, once you reach England roll the sail up and row up the coast and into the rivers then row inland and look for spot to land and make camp.

[@platynowa]

That cod wasn't dried at all. You should hand it over a stove, or use a food dryer.

[@orentroyer-bv4if]

vikings didnt have access to tomatoes

[@adrianaslund8605]

The medieval flatbread bread we get at medieval markets here in Sweden tends to be spiced with caraway or fennel. We kind of associate it with the middle ages. So you could definitely have put some spice in the flatbread.

[@evangilbert8558]

Hey max I love your videos my cat just died and seeing your cats make me happy

[@MaxtheMeatGuy]

Thank you! And I’m really sorry to hear that :/

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

“It’s been thirty days, our mead is ready!” _Laughs in homebrewer_

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

“This is at least 20% ABV…” 🤣🤣🤣 Bread yeast like that Fleischmann's will literally die in a solution of 8% alcohol by volume. _Maybe_ 10% if you’re lucky. You’d have to be using a very fancy wine brewer’s yeast to get anywhere _near_ 20%.

[@bubbot0814]

Ahh yes, Vikings had modern day cooking technology

[@pchanAnimatesSometimes]

Yup

[@moyosoreoluwaakinwatimi9652]

r/woosh

[@SashaKingOfLOVE]

My home country of Estonia also has a viking history, we were Vikings ourselves, so fierce that even the OG Vikings feared us. Fun fact: one of the, if not the biggest viking ship burial in the world, was founded from Estonia, in 2008. Two viking ships actually, one of them found in 2008 other in 2010. Greetings from a tour guide from Estonia 🇪🇪.

[@ZeN_Thunder]

"Are You High ?" "Noooooh, I am 'Sky'ed "....

[@KTO2nd]

2:29 eat it with pap

[@RightWayBBQ]

this thumbnail is good, but that cgi though

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@RightWayBBQ]

@@p-__ I doubt it, he eats lots of wagyu

[@ThePortalMaster]

Marvel been real quiet since this dropped

[@luanasari5161]

You mean the ai?

[@Betterthan_sarah]

It looks more like good editing

[@ompastein5975]

The salted cod is suposed to be boiled bone and flesh in, We have this all The time at home and you basically drone The fish in salt without doing anything and then chopp it up and eat with potatoes

[@ironlion45]

IT's not really possible to ferment a beverage more than about 18-19% without taking some extreme measures like putting in huge amounts of yeast and sugar, and even then you probably won't go past 25 or so. Yo get stronger than that you have to distill or use the eiswein technique. So I'm guessing your mead is in the 12-15% neighborhood, roughly the same as a typical wine.

[@aarondutsch5583]

You literally look and built like a Viking Keep up the great work

[@NaftaliTheFoodie]

Oh shit he got another contraption Introducing….THE SKYRMASTER 5000🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@swapnilingale1075]

That bread is what we eat on a daily basis in India, it is exactly like roti. We don't add any eggs, yogurt, yeast or anything else. Just flour and water.

[@killerbam1234]

pickle herring and herring in white sauce is amazing

[@sakunagaming7444]

8:54 is an indian bread

[@ArchisPandit]

Roti😂

[@LeStervayy]

WHAT???? MAX HAS ANOTHER CAT?!

[@patty4449]

Big recommendation, keep your mead in a dark room, if you increase the pressure on the flask you gain more ester, which means ins more fruity/floral... You can also add in some other tricks, but I also recommend the yeast dtarot recommended, also honey types make a difference, just ask GPT or some Mead guy (Man Made Mead) (Golden Hive Mead)

[@joemax6990]

Vikings actually did not have horns on their helmet, it was only added later on by a Danish painter in paintings to make them look more scary. Great content though, that's a very weird way of making skyr. i would highly recommend if you ever visit Iceland that you stop by Erpstaðir, its a fantastic place/farm were you can buy great Ice Cream (even some weird ice cream like dandelion Ice cream), skyr, skyr confectonary, and cheeses and more stuff. also not to farm from that place is the birthplace of Leif the Lucky, where you can get a show/tour about the house that's there (replica house of what Erik the Red father of Leif the Lucky built) and how they lived including food and more. also there's lots of interesting Icelandic food to try.

[@chloemonet2481]

You definitely didn’t make that yogurt correctly 🤣 Missed a step or two, though you were this 🤏 close. Your whey looks great though, I usually let mine sit for 20-24 hours before collecting it. You can also make whey just from raw milk at room temp. I’m ironically collecting my whey while I watch this!

[@duhfscn]

The milk part 💀

[@sohamsyt5833]

It’s funny how he catches or extracts every main ingredient in true Viking fashion 😂

[@tristannoelmans]

Can’t imagine Vikings using that amount of pepper, if any amount at all. Your Dutch mother must know the expression “peperduur” as refering to the exclusivety of the spice back in the days.

[@benandrewwalker2967]

Petition to make a untied Steaks of America. A map of America but in literal steaks

[@bi0hazard921]

The skits are what make the is channel great. (As well as your meat knowledge) 😎👍

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@subnoizesoldier2]

OK, yeah I’m sure Vikings had a portable electric cooker😂😂😂😂😂

[@Da_Shake]

Max the liver guy 😂

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@Hart_Alps_41]

​@@p-__Okay good for you

[@Vincent-2025]

@@p-__mine are better than yours

[@muskymoobs6756]

To be fair to max with the rowing. Longships had sails. they rowed when they did not have the wind in their favor or when in calm waters. Also it wasnt just one person rowing they had a team of rowers. But yeah mainly sails carried them that far. and it took about a week to do. So he did very admirable for what it was.

[@mushroomy9899]

max miller collab when?

[@ANYONEYOUWANT-]

9:03 this is an Indian food, happy to see Vikings eats it btw they are called Chapatis in english if you are wondering

[@jonasbudde1903]

You should have tried rakfisk(its bascly just roten fish) they say it get better the longer you let it sit😂

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts

[@aj383]

I grew up with lutefisk on the holidays... One of the least pleasant (to me) preparations of cod...

[@douglascloutier4967]

This was really well done! It would be cool if you could do more historical type themed food videos like this one Rome, western, Egypt ect.

[@GoatWithFeet]

you need to treat your cow, utters arent supposed to be rubbery and black lol

[@FrameForge8925]

I feel like edna, from the incredibles, NO HORNS

[@NerdyBrix]

We turning into Kratos with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@scottpaugel7433]

I'm essentially making the stew as I watch this. Not bison but a chuck roast, and I make a sourdough to go with it.

[@BrooklyKnight]

Salted cod is used today too - a lot of Caribbean people cook with it. Normally though, there's wayyyyy more salt on the cod and it's usually soaked or rinsed to get rid of the harsh salty taste before you cook with it.

[@jonathanflopstein8587]

It's also like the national dish of Portugal. And they import the fish from Norway and Iceland.

[@ZZ-vd3uz]

You need like 50 times more dill when you make gravad lax and you should also use krondill on top of regular dill, and when you have the salmon in the fridge you should put something over it that's decently heavy to push down on the salmon during the curing process

[@Sealed_Deal]

Liver king shaking in his boots 🔥

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts 💨

[@Sealed_Deal]

@@p-__ I’m honored that a bot noticed my comment but get out

[@alfredenglund]

Pickled herring is called "Sill" in Sweden and it's a huge part of the culture even today, we eat TONS of it. People love to hate on us for it, but i just think people need to stop talking and actually try it. Sure doesnt look nor sound good but it's great

[@gromswowguide7927]

Americans: Norway = vikings = Norway. When you typically think of vikings, you're thinking about the danish vikings, the ones who conquered england.

[@HansenFT]

Norwegians conquered much of ireland, scotland, northeren engeland (to a less degree than danes). Isle of man, Faroe Islands, shetland. Just to mention a few examples. They settled iceland, greenland and went to north america. They also raided large part of europe all they way to africa and the middle east. A norwegian king, Harald Hardrada, is extremely lengendary for his adventures, many of them in England. He raised a huge army, that ultimately lost at the battle of Stamford Bridge. But weakened the Anglo-Saxons enough to probably play a significant part in wilhelm the conquerers conquest, just days later. Given the conditions of the north sea and norwegian sea they probably invented the concept, especially regarding the boats etc. Most likely on the westen coast. The boat tech etc then spread to the larger cultural area. "Vik" meant anything from bay to fjord, Viking probably ment "someone dwelling in bays/fjords". This obviously points to the west coast of norway. Still legendary to this day for its huge, long fjords and rough weather and sea conditions. Most people think of vikings from all the relevant countries. But maybe the swedes that mainly went up the rivers to central and eastern europe might be slightly less famous due to a lack of written scources.

[@varghesekodiyaril5776]

8:39 Chappathi 😂 is North Indian staple food

[@Dizzy_Dash]

1 like= 1 push up

[@ShotGunnism]

5:35 this man will eat the whole sea population.

[@thehydrator7844]

As a Danish person, this is the most historically accurate viking documentary I've seen on KZbin

[@soumynonareverse7807]

Could you do a spirit making video? What are the things you need to look out for when making alcohol with fruit? I've read somewhere that you shouldn't ferment fruit as it makes ethyl alcohol which is the lethal version of alcohol.

[@dylonpress7034]

Sorry max but you aren't one of us. Delicious looking meal though

[@Talkination1]

I love how he spend 5 days making the food on day 3

[@SFtheGreat]

Sage, rosemary, and thyme, but what about parsley?

[@animefangirl2.0_67]

Tibby: WHO SUMMONED MEEEE? MAX: ME

[@ZecaPinto1]

15:45 if you study for a while, you will find out that the vikings actually took longer voyages than that one to catch up with the winds to take them to England. So yeah, there's was way more a bit of rowing than what you did, but also there was a time to rest after you caught winds.

[@Gerdoch]

"They may or may not have had cream cheese" - proceeds to add Tomato. 😆

[@Thehamsterman9000]

BRO WHEN YOU DID THE COW THING AT THE START MY DAD WALKED INTO MY ROOM

[@goldenknar7]

Vikings didn't have horns on their helmet. Nevertheless an amazing video, thanks!

[@torgibson8998]

Pickled herring is amazing and super underrated, highly recommend

[@Nathan_Coley]

How dare you deny the overlords some fish Max 🤣😂

[@Dealanach]

I'm surprised no one is pointing out that he said bison would have been a common food, even though bison only existed in North America during the viking age. It's theoretically possible that a few vikings ate some bison once or twice, but not probable.

[@Cybertronous]

Wow, Max. Glad that you're trying to eat like a viking. A fun fact about myself: I am a direct descendant of the Viking Erik the Red.

[@aj383]

Fun fact about me: according to my great grandma, her husband had direct lineage to the daughter of Erik the Red, Freydis...

[@jackchung2058]

"We're Vikings. It's an occupational hazard"

[@1catinabox703]

11:30 wish you had still procured some birch bark, it really imparts a flavor iconic to scandinavia, same with elderberries hawthorn and seabuckthorn.

[@TheJeracuda]

Golden Hive Mead usually has his mead only come out around 12% so that's probably what yours is at most

[@Cixud21_87]

5:16 I thought bro said “pickled herroin” lmao😂

[@melissalangan3953]

Honey comes 3:17 from bees in strawberries don’t grow on trees. That means they grow on vines.

[@smogthings]

the cool thing is i am part swedish

[@leonschottyssek1510]

Wait a moment, you have no fish tree?

[@MrBuyerman]

Day 1. Skyr, ready on day 3; Day 2. Mead, ready on month 2; Day 3 Pickled Herring, ready on day 8. Turns out these Vikings were planners more than raiders, just to keep fed!

[@SunsethPhotography]

The love and positivity here is overwhelming. God bless you all!

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Max the Meat Guy’s farts

[@blakemccabe15]

I love that he is so inaccurate in many things he does to substitute in so many videos with so much but still gets some of the spirit of it and the concept of the foods correct so it's all forgiven