Cajun popcorn, deep fried crayfish tails breaded yummmm
@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg7 ай бұрын
Pecan is a type of nut. Pecan pie is to die for. Very sweet. Good stuff
@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg7 ай бұрын
You love cheese. Well if you ever get to Wisconsin you have to try Deep fried beer battered cheese curds.
@JoeSchwartz-yx3jg7 ай бұрын
And French fries with ketchup and malt vinegar
@ljs4447 ай бұрын
have you never tried sausage gravy and biscuits?? if not that's crazy to me like every restaurant that serves breakfast here has sausage gravy and biscuits but better when there made at home it's not hard to make you can make it at your home. 1 pound Ground Sausage ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour 3 cups Milk add Salt and Pepper
@moogie420697 ай бұрын
We were dirt poor when I was a kid (1950s and 1960s)... we ate squirrel, we ate wild rabbit, we ate fish, we ate whatever my brother could shoot or catch! He caught a large turtle once and we had great turtle soup! Poor folk know how to survive on things that most "townies" and "rich" people would never imagine eating! I was an adult and was serving in the navy before I had a pizza that didn't come in a box kit from "Chef Boyardee"!
@daveratledge7 ай бұрын
Me too! Not turtle stew, but squirrel and rabbit for sure. Rabbit gravy is good. I don't care for bear much. It's really greasy and grisly (lol)... No .. Really.
@guesswho77587 ай бұрын
And farther south... Sundays at grandparents house. Granddad loved frying up some hush puppies, catfish or bass and frog legs for lunch for everybody. Oooh geeez, can't forget the sweet tea that was black as coffee and syrup sweet. Makes me think of my childhood.
@Farmer_Dave7 ай бұрын
Me to in the 80s and early 90s.
@retired43657 ай бұрын
Picking blue and black berries for cobblers. All the good times were had. ❤
@dogsoldiertoo10997 ай бұрын
Amen brother. Same here. In the summer we fished, grabbled (they call it noodling now) and seined larger creeks. Put out fish baskets, trotlines and ran turtle hooks. In the fall and winter we shot rabbits, squirrels and set out rabbit gums (boxes). We also ate poke salad and forage mushrooms, walnuts and hickory nuts. My mom was native and made kanuchi from the hickory nuts. We were poor but I never thought I was poor. Other than not having the nicer clothes like other kids I thought I had it made. Running the creeks and woods, fishing and hunting. Heck I thought I was rich. I'm 71 now and looking back I was more blessed than the rich kids.
@GDM-f4i7 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy every day, any day, any meal. The best comfort food. 😋
@eg6turbo927 ай бұрын
Praise be!
@slabriprock53297 ай бұрын
To my shame I've lived in the deep South for 55 years and never tried it. I vow to correct that error soon. I'll still give the gizzards and chitlins a pass though.
@BWolf007 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy are great...but that initial presentation looked lame af. Also biscuits and gravy don't need cheese...again lame.
@MoreAdamCouser7 ай бұрын
I need to try!
@Awood22077 ай бұрын
@@MoreAdamCouser honestly, the sausage gravy is best made from scratch. You just need sausage, the drippings (grease), a ton of milk (to keep it from clumping during stirring), and flour. The biscuits are a bit harder to make but I just buy store bought to make it easier.
@carriemilito28517 ай бұрын
Pecans are a type of nut that look similar to walnuts. Their taste is slightly sweeter though, and they taste great diced up and added to cinnamon rolls.
@sarcazen31717 ай бұрын
AND, everytime I have seen an Irish person try pecan pie on the Internet, they melt. They go crazy over them.
@jobe67927 ай бұрын
We also toast pecans with butter and seasoned salt for a salty snack. We often serve them at wedding showers and such. Delicious!
@1perfectpitch7 ай бұрын
Have you ever seen a walnut? They look NOTHING like a pecan.
@ShinKyuubi7 ай бұрын
I like to shop them up real small and put them on top of some ice cream with a drizzle of chocolate and sometimes I'll sprinkle some malt powder over it too. I keep a bottle of malt powder for making malted milkshakes but it goes great on top of ice cream by itself.
@williamoneal41127 ай бұрын
Or roasted in a cast iron skillet with butter and salted....so good
@koolaidjammer71087 ай бұрын
One thing they didn’t mention that I was surprised about was banana pudding, it’s one the most iconic southern dishes along with peach and blueberry cobbler
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
Yes, REAL banana pudding with vanilla wafers, vanilla pudding and BANANAS. Supermarkets sell that fake yellow stuff with no bananas & call it banana pudding. They are now selling "Chicken Salad" with NO chicken, just broth.
@timoliver35874 ай бұрын
I'd rather they cover banana foster's over a banana pudding.
@jenniferbush417 ай бұрын
When my grandma passed away in North Carolina, her church ladies brought so much food to my aunt's house! The fridge was full. All the counter space was full. She had stuff stored in the oven & the toaster oven. They brought 3 separate pans of macaroni & cheese. OMG! It was so good! I think I gained 5 lbs that week! That's the way that Southern grandmas show they care. They feed you!
@soulgirl667 ай бұрын
Yes, food is an expression of love in the South. My condolences on your loss.
@skittles73066 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for you loss shug, but I'm glad they took care of you!
@KuniiMatsu7 ай бұрын
The mans stomach put a gun to his head and said "open a p.o. box now!!!".🤣🤣🤣
@MoreAdamCouser7 ай бұрын
Literslly 😂😂😂😂😂
@crystallove14447 ай бұрын
Interesting thing about so many lovely comfort foods in the U.S. is they were born out of scarcity and creativity. ❤❤
@sohoyankee666 ай бұрын
Most traditional foods were born out of scarcidy
@ezraalexander90236 ай бұрын
U misspelled slavery
@matthewrose80025 ай бұрын
@@ezraalexander9023 These are depression foods as the depression was well after slavery ended. Most slaves didn't get choices back then since food in general was given from the owner to the slaves after they had their fill.
@timoliver35874 ай бұрын
@@matthewrose8002 if you think gizzards, chitlins, chicken feet, and other southern cooking isn't derived from slavery, I got bridge in Alaska to sell you. Most of these foods didn't come from the depression, and you fucking know it. They came from the bits of the animal the slave owners didn't want.
@oldageisdumb3 ай бұрын
@@timoliver3587You sound so confident yet you need to lose the ego. Do you think food was invented only after Europe invaded America? Lol No, these dishes were not invented by slavery. Native Americans ate all animals including intestines and many parts. So has most of the world for thousands of years. As humans have become “richer” it was considered a status symbol to eat the nicer parts of the animal which is why we are now limited in what we eat. However if you travel almost anywhere outside the U.S. you’ll find it’s very common to eat all parts of the animal as well as many other critters like bugs in many different types of recipes.
@hippiemama527 ай бұрын
There's no filling in a beignet. They're kind of like a plain donut but rectangular with no hole.
@jadeh26997 ай бұрын
Melt in your mouth delicious!
@benwagner50897 ай бұрын
Sounds like a missed opportunity. Why have a donut when you can have a custard-filled donut?
@papastormcrow7 ай бұрын
just don't sneeze or exhale too hard when you're picking your beignet up..lmao...I've seen what happens..lol
@Hair4Thought7 ай бұрын
I was in New Orleans during a jazz festival and they had many beignet tents. One guy was serving them topped with a sweet bacon sauce or a blueberry sauce. Both were amazing but honestly the bacon was my favorite. The Cafe du Mont may be the most famous place to get beignets but I thought his were better. I wish I took note of the name of his business.
@papastormcrow7 ай бұрын
@@Hair4Thought I feel the same...I forget the name of the small beignet shop, just that it was at the opposite end of the Quarter, closer to Bubba Gump Shrimp. Cafe du Monde is good, but they cater to an image for the tourists. As you probably know, to find the best places for anything, get in good with the locals and find out where they go. For example, the best bars are all at least 2 blocks or more off of Bourbon St...the only one I remember is called the Dungeon...lol.
@jakesidekid6 ай бұрын
As a southerner, ONLY my father eats chitlins, no one else would even want to smell it
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
My Dad, who was a much more picky eater than I was, got mad at me because I didn't want to eat the chitlins that his black friend had made. I guess he thought that I was insulting his friend or thought that they weren't cleaned properly but I just didn't want to eat them. I know someone that cooked a raccoon but it looked too much like a dog for me. I also won't eat pig lips, pig feet, or chicken feet.
@gapeach144 ай бұрын
exactly lol
@SamWicker-su7rp3 ай бұрын
I only ever tasted Chitlins once. I think it tastes as I imagine a rubbery bum would.
@lucky198013 ай бұрын
Chitlins is very good
@brittking39907 ай бұрын
Hands down the best Texas comfort food is about a 20oz chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy over both. Just add in fried okra and serve with a large roll. Finish with the 3lb sweet roll topped with diced pecans!
@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu7 ай бұрын
Your reaction to the appearance of biscuits and gravy is classic. Some people even say it looks like vomit. But it may be the good food you crave every day forever.
@georgemetz72777 ай бұрын
To be fair, that is not a good looking example of an otherwise delicious dish.
@Video_Crow7 ай бұрын
@@georgemetz7277 Yeah, that example looked godawful. My reaction wasn't too different from his, and I love B&G.
@mikevanenglehoven60887 ай бұрын
Homemade Deer sausage biscuits and gravy topped with a couple scrambled eggs is my favorite dish
@ritzon26707 ай бұрын
Yeah..... except that example of biscuits and gravy is atrocious.
@VirginiaPeden-Harrington-qd5zu7 ай бұрын
@@ritzon2670 I agree, even the color was bad.
@carolynthornton80177 ай бұрын
IN MY VIEW I believe America is rich in food is because we have so many different cultures different food. We enjoy food dreams coming true!
@nancystanton9557 ай бұрын
Adam, I am not sure if you have heard of Jolly but I believe you would enjoy them. Jolly, two British guys named Josh and Ollie travel a lot in the USA, visiting restaurants and eating their fare. One of their funniest series is when they bring American foods to a British school and have the students and headmaster taste them. The teens are usually leery at first but soon change their minds. You should really check them out.
@reindeer77527 ай бұрын
Especially the biscuits and gravy episode.
@shannansmith21887 ай бұрын
YES!!
@krisfinley67067 ай бұрын
Josh and Ollie are great 👍 and yes the episodes with both British and American high schoolers are priceless 😄
@moogie420696 ай бұрын
I follow them. I loved how Ollie once said that it was amazing that Great Britain excelled in the spice trade, but never bothered to use and of them except salt and pepper!
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
@@reindeer7752 I think what we call cookies is what Brits call biscuits so it may be that they think we put gravy on cookies?
@Luca-go3bi5 ай бұрын
Family is from southern China and I grew up eating Plain Rice Porridge/Congee, Savory Steamed Eggs, and with homeade cooked Pork MInce (Hand diced into small cubes, not ground, texture is much better ), and this would be breakfast at least once a week. Its simple, filling, delicious, and goes down easy in the morning. The Rice Porridge was often cooked with sweet potato in it and it tastes so good. The rice porridge/congee tends to be a lot less gluey and viscous than oatmeal porridges too!
@rustygarnett43935 ай бұрын
A gizzard is a secondary stomach used by birds to grind their food before digestion. My comfort food = Chicken fried steak with white gravy + mashed potatoes and white gravy + a side of sweet, buttery corn and a side of fried okra. To drink = large glass of sweet tea. For desert = slice of warm pecan pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top (a la mode). A pecan (pronounced PEE-KHAN in the South) is a nut.
@benning1387 ай бұрын
Bro, I'm telling you to get that PO box!! Not only did Americans send L3WG food and snacks, they also sent football jerseys, hats, etc. Great reaction as always! Cheers mate!! And yes, I'd send some good shyte to ya!! 🤠👍
@logosrising47847 ай бұрын
By and large, Americans are very generous.
@MoreAdamCouser7 ай бұрын
Absolutely doing it!
@laurabowley89607 ай бұрын
Please do I have ideas to send you some delectable treats!
@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealms7 ай бұрын
If this happens, for the love of god someone with more money than me send this man a Pecan pie. It should travel fairly well and still be tasty when it arrives. Adam, pecans are an excellent nut to base a pie on. The pie ends up being very sweet and VERY rich, so I would suggest small servings at first.
@chazfu7 ай бұрын
@@Ranger1PresentsVirtualRealmsbetter yet, send him some pecans and Karo syrup so he can make his own. There are plenty of instructional videos on here to reference. Just pick one with a Texas or Georgia accent and go. Nothing compares to fresh pecan pie still warm from the oven.
@brittc39247 ай бұрын
Somebody get this man a pecan pie!! They are sooooo good! Thanks so much for all the dinner ideas! 🤣
@mazdaman23157 ай бұрын
And a real one not a Walmart one
@papastormcrow7 ай бұрын
that and a sweet potato pie!!
@LiberPater7777 ай бұрын
@@papastormcrowDamn skippy. Sweet potato pie is slept on.
@brittc39247 ай бұрын
@@mazdaman2315 damn it! Now I’ll be making chicken fried steak and pie Sunday! 😂🤣😭🥰
@crystylev45717 ай бұрын
I make a dang good pecan pie (;
@darrenshoults46207 ай бұрын
Deep fried catfish and huspuppies is one of my favorites, hushpuppies are balls of cornmeal with chopped green onions salt and pepper plus your preferred spice if you desire and deep fried as well.
@mplslawnguy33897 ай бұрын
I'll take the hushpuppies minus the nasty ass catfish.
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
@@mplslawnguy3389 If your fish was nasty, then someone didn't fry it right.
@mplslawnguy33894 ай бұрын
@@johnspillman No, I’ve ate plenty of catfish in my life, never really liked it. Eventually I just said to myself, why do I keep trying this food that I’m never going to like? It tastes like a bottom feeder. It’s just not a flavor I like.
@dlmullins90546 ай бұрын
As an old hillbilly from the coal fields of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia, i grew up on home made biscuits and gravy, soup beans and all kinds of non-processed food. On every weekend when he was not working in the mines, Daddy would get up in the morning and go squirrel hunting. I ate a lot growing up and they are delicious. Daddy was a coal miner and Mommy took care of us kids and taught us to be self sufficient and even 71 years later, i love me some hillbilly food. My wife was a city girl, but she learned about Mommy's recipes and is great at it now.
@-KMA-2 ай бұрын
Love that you still say mommy ❤
@mbourque5 ай бұрын
I live in Southern Louisiana... we love beignets with hot cholate... they go great together... most places that serve beignets will have hot cholate for a drink choice... also, there's no filling, they're just square or triangle or 'fingers' of fried yeast dough, just like a doughnut that's covered with powered sugar.... little clouds of heaven and very tasty...
@marine66807 ай бұрын
A proper pecan pie is peak pie. Comfort food is basically any food that makes you feel happy and safe, typically one that reminds you of mom's cooking. Maybe a dish she made whenever you were sick or felt bad, so you will feel better.
@angelousmortis80416 ай бұрын
Banana Cream Pie, Pecan PIe or Lemon Meringue Pie.
@floridagirl48967 ай бұрын
Catfish is very good when done right!
@mplslawnguy33897 ай бұрын
Catfish is nasty, any way you cook it. It's a bottom feeder, and tastes every bit the part.
@Jim-the-Engineer6 ай бұрын
My parents, who grew up during the Great Depression, wouldn't touch catfish. They considered it poor people's food, that you'd only eat if you were really hungry and it was all you had. These are people who ate lard smeared on a piece of bread when they had to - they said that was preferable to catfish in their book!
@yunoyukki73446 ай бұрын
@@mplslawnguy3389 u never had the good kind
@willhowcoop7 ай бұрын
Southern food isn't the healthiest by any means, but it's the most delicious!
@danielm55356 ай бұрын
One of the odd ones is Chicken and Waffles- it’s was actually invented in Jazz Era Harlem New York. After leaving the clubs at like 3-4 AM, one of the musicians went to a 24hr diner. The cook asked what he wanted, and he said, “A little bit of dinner, a little bit of breakfast.” The cook thought of this combination and thus the Powerpuff Girls were born! …err… a new classic was born. 😊 Southerners have made great fried chicken for generations, so adding a waffle was a no-brainer!
@lou-cidmire30655 ай бұрын
Never heard this backstory, I love it!
@46LCG5 ай бұрын
No intestines. What about haggis?😢
@coreypolite98315 ай бұрын
@@46LCG that's actually Scottish I think.
@46LCG5 ай бұрын
@@coreypolite9831 But it is served in England as well. The point being that are dishes made using organ meat.
@coreypolite98315 ай бұрын
@@46LCG yeah I know but I was thinking more of origin.And the taste isn't too bad.
@nimarus31185 ай бұрын
One simple food, that I get comfort out of, many Americans have no idea exists. A simple Pepperoni Roll. Seems to be a regional thing around the Appalachian mountains (Mostly around states of West Virginia and some of Pennsylvannia. It's very simple. A dinner roll stuffed with pepperoni. There is no set recipe on how to make it because every family has their own version of it. Some use slices of pepperoni. Some take pepperoni sticks and quarter them lengthwise. Some roll them up into a round ball while other make a little elongated bread loaf (like I do). The oils in the pepperoni leach out into the bread and spice it, adding flavor and moisture. If you have enough pepperoni in it, the oils can leak out and coat the cooking pan. This fries the bottom of the roll to a burgandy color and adds a nice crisp crunch. Pepperoni rolls sold in stores are okay at best.
@jonadabtheunsightly7 ай бұрын
Squirrel is traditionally one of the more common game meats in North America, probably mostly because squirrels are abundant and easy to shoot. (Their extreme arboreal mobility makes them cocky: they know nothing can ever catch them as long as there's a tree nearby, and so they don't get spooked and run away until a potential predator gets within thirty or forty feet. For a hunter with a firearm, that's close range.) The caveat is, they're so small, there's barely any meat on them. If you can manage to shoot one deer, that's more meat than thousands of squirrels.
@mschaefer46567 ай бұрын
My father grew up in The Depression. Any time squirrels came up in conversation, his comment was “It takes two to make a good breakfast.” Funny and slightly horrifying, but they survived!
@46LCG5 ай бұрын
I grew up in south Louisiana eating a lot of those dishes but one I balked at was squirrel sauce piquante.
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
We were all taught gun safety and were never allowed to shoot squirrels on the ground, always to aim up in the tree before shooting. We ate a lot of lunch meat during the summer so squirrel was a welcome change in the fall hunting season. At Thanksgiving there was always a squirrel jambalaya but after finding shotgun pellets in some, I would pass on that dish. Deer were scarce when I was young but have become more plentiful.
@Dragoncurse47 ай бұрын
With the initial reaction you had to Biscuits and Gravy, you really need to look up Jolly's video "British Highschoolers Try Biscuits and Gravy for the First Time!" XD
@margisama7 ай бұрын
That's what I thought of when he first reacted to the look of it lol
@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl7 ай бұрын
I completely agree with that. It was phenomenal to watch their changed reactions. Thanks for this.
@smichelle657 ай бұрын
I knew the "chitlins" would get ya! 🤣🤣
@logansomething6 ай бұрын
From the south, grew up country and working class, and chitlins are horrific. You have to work on them so much before they stop smelling like poop and even afterwards they smell like a colon.
@SuccessfulOnSunset3106 ай бұрын
@@logansomething It's actually really easy to clean them and stop them from smelling if you know what you're doing.
@linhager125 ай бұрын
My BFF use to make them.... I gaged everytime she cooked them... lol we lived next to each other
@sheilabailey40055 ай бұрын
I just love chitlins! My dad used to cook them with pig ears.
@jeffhall24115 ай бұрын
Gross! my Grandparents ate this.. yuck, nope
@boondocks80026 ай бұрын
Chocolate to sop....or chocalate gravy they call it as you drive alittle farther north. Im from the south and when we were poor in 70s and 80s that was our special comfort food if we were broke, had a terrible day etc. You take 2 homemade buttermilk biscuits...break them open, place them in a bowl, cover them in butter, pour the chocate made from 2 cups of sugar, half a cup of cocoa, quarter cup of flour, mix, then add one and a half cups of water and half cup of cream then a teasp of vanilla. Simmer till thick. Yum yum!!
@cassandrahepp64456 ай бұрын
Chicken fried steak and country fried steak are not the same thing. They are cooked the same way, but chicken fried steak is smothered in white pepper gravy while country fried steak is smothered in brown gravy.
@brendaokuda21587 ай бұрын
I'm a Texan & as such I could literally eat biscuits & gravy everyday of the week.....sometimes twice a day. Chef's kiss. And don't knock squirrel meat. It's oh so delicious! My husband is Japanese born & raised in California. We came out to visit my family 17 yrs ago & he tasted fried catfish for the first time. He moved us to Texas (to my home town) less than a month later! Seriously. I'm not lying. He loved the fish, as well as other Southern delicacies that much. Don't get me started on chicken & dumplings.....or pot pie. I also prefer fried chicken liver to gizzards, but to each his own. I'm with you on the chitlins. My grandmother loved them, but I could never get past what they are. lol I could live off of greens & pinto beans, with a little sliced tomato & spring onions on the side. I'm eating better than a queen. You haven't lived till you taste some fried green tomatoes. My husband always hated okra....until he tasted it fried. I now have to plant several okra plants each year so we have it constantly. Pecan pie.....let me wax poetic. There is no better pie. This is a hill I'm willing to die on. Potlikker is also the best cure for colds & flus. The medicinal application are the yummiest remedy ever. Drink it hot as is, or use it as your stock for homemade chicken soup & you'll be well in no time. It's almost as good as bone broth. We look forward to introducing you to so many comfort foods we have here that you'll never want to leave! Much respect from East Texas
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
I'm a Texan and I eat it every weekend with jalapenos in it.. I've eaten if for an entire day before 😂
@lizgibson52666 ай бұрын
Pecan pie or pineapple upside down cake.
@thomasbeauchamp37814 ай бұрын
If I moved to the South, I'd be 30 pounds heavier!
@revgurley7 ай бұрын
The South has several New Years traditions, including eating pork, black-eyed peas (not the band), and collard/turnip/mustard greens. The leaves of the greens are much sturdier and tougher than other lettuce-like leaves. While I'm the main cook in the house, my husband makes collard greens every New Years. Takes hours because the leaves have to boil a long time to get soft, then you add in the flavor - ham bones, onion, tomato, garlic. Tons of recipes online if you can find the greens.
@johnsomn21487 ай бұрын
I've started to mix my greens, collards,curly mustard greens,kale , turnips and add spinach last. My meats alter what is less expensive- pig feet,pig tails,ham hock, neck bones
@laurasexton74507 ай бұрын
I cook my collards in the instant pot. Its a lot faster.
@Miesque19736 ай бұрын
Black-eyed peas, ham and cabbage on New Years Day is one tradition I will never break. I had always heard it came about during the Civil War, when the Yankees stole all the livestock and burned all the crops except the peas. So the Southerners made do with peas, wild pig and cabbage. I don't know if the story is true, but it's a bit romantic. Much of the South's best cuisine came about from necessity and innovation during hard times, that's for sure.
@williamsmothermon99286 ай бұрын
Did anyone else's granny put a penny in the black eyed peas on new years? Whoever got it in their serving was supposed to have good luck in the new year.
@revgurley6 ай бұрын
@@williamsmothermon9928 Never heard that one. But did learn not to clean on New Years. I spend NYE washing, vacuuming, changing the sheets, sweeping. Then NO washing on Jan 1. I usually wait until after midnight on Jan 2 to wash the dishes from New Years meal. Something about washing about bad luck from last year, and not washing out good luck in the new year.
@jontarr74447 ай бұрын
Don't be fooled: biscuits & gravy is one of the best foods on this planet! Sooo freaking tasty, filling, dare I say comforting
@TexasRose507 ай бұрын
Kinda like a warm hug? Love biscuits and gravy!!
@SeleneStarr7 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy is a "looks like hell, tastes like heaven" dish!
@LED8166 ай бұрын
“I need to come” was the exact reaction everyone should have to this video 😂
@jacquespoulemer6 ай бұрын
ah yes Chicken fried Steak. Hi Adam. Let's break down Chicken fried Steak from a guy who helps foreigners learn our lovely Language. in this case Steak is the NOUN and Chicken-Fried is the ADJECTIVE (descriptor). It's Steak fried like you would chicken. Chicken in southern cuisines is egged and breaded and deep fried (think KFC) so this would be a steak egged and breaded and deep fried. They use this 'Chicken-Fried' adjective for other foods as well. I hope this clears up the ambiguities. Jim Mexico
@inthedarkanonymous56257 ай бұрын
Squirrel: (I have both cooked and eaten squirrel). The husband of a woman in our circle shot, field-dressed, and skinned squirrels and gave them to her to prepare for supper. He’d beheaded them but the body & legs were intact. She threw them into a skillet with hot oil and began to shriek when the tendons tightened and the squirrel STOOD UP. 😂😂
@SansAziza7 ай бұрын
That's one of the funniest "had to be there" stories I ever heard.
@inthedarkanonymous56257 ай бұрын
@@SansAziza 😂😂😂
@SGlitz7 ай бұрын
ROAD KILL STEW! :)
@inthedarkanonymous56257 ай бұрын
@@SGlitz Well, not technically. My mother-in-law was in a facility for her dementia and she got to the point where she would NOT eat. In a discussion, I asked her if there was any food she craved or missed. “Rabbit pot pie! Squirrel pot pie.” So for nearly a decade, I bought rabbit from a butcher and either made the trip (rt 120 mi!) or sent a thermos of rabbit pot pie with another family member. No accounting for tastes.
@tandiparent1906Ай бұрын
😂😂My kid sister reacted the same way when she watched frog legs frying for the 1st time when she was a little girl😂👀😂
@BrightHardDay7 ай бұрын
The whole world NEEDS silly right now to stay sane. We all appreciate what you bring!
@MoreAdamCouser7 ай бұрын
Thank you! ❤
@gmunden17 ай бұрын
A pecan is a tree nut found in North America (Texas , Georgia, and other areas in the South).
@marcustalley79877 ай бұрын
The state tree of Texas is the pecan (Peck-on). If you don't have one in your yard, you know where the closest one is. I could stand on the bottom step of my porch and pick up pecans.
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
I used to make deliveries to a pipeline company in S. Louisiana that had a nice paved parking lot next to a Pecan tree. The lot was full of pecans that had fallen and each time that I left I would fill my pockets. After several months I went back & the tree had been cut down. I guess the workers were paid well & didn't bother collecting the pecans and probably complained about them falling on their expensive cars. I was disappointed to see God providing delicious food that had been rejected by ungrateful people.
@Mu91c14n5 ай бұрын
Pecans aren't a fruit, they're a type of nut. They're rich and buttery, and only slightly sweet, a perfect pie filling. They also make a delicious flavor of ice cream. As for your question about my favorite comfort food, you can't go wrong with a good old-fashioned bowl of red. Especially during fall and winter. Nothing warms the body and soothes the soul like some homemade chili, especially if you're eating it with freshly baked cornbread.
@mareencope84216 ай бұрын
Squirrels are rodents but so are rabbits. They make a great stew with potatoes, carrots and lots of fresh cracked pepper.
@DebraBryant-v3i7 ай бұрын
Catfish is a white flakey fish. Delicious.
@johnsomn21487 ай бұрын
Unfortunately today unless you know the texture of catfish, many places are switching Asian swai or tilapia. These two have a softer texture and less fish taste.
@mplslawnguy33897 ай бұрын
Never liked it in my 43 years on this planet. It's nasty. Tastes like a bottomfeeder, which they are.
@1024laf7 ай бұрын
Yes Adam please get a PO Box, so your fans here in the States can send you treats and all goodies you can't get in Europe but remember if anyone sends you root beer soda please remember to put it in the fridge first it is not good warm or hot it has to be cold to enjoy it.
@SailBale0077 ай бұрын
AND the warm rootbeer also tends to cause foam when you try drink it and can give you the burps🤣
@heyhey48557 ай бұрын
Why do people send them root beer like they should like it,hell we don't like it over here
@krisfinley67067 ай бұрын
@@heyhey4855 I prefer cream soda over root beer if drinking plain, but would choose root beer if making the classic root beer float. I know some like Dr pepper etc but I'll stick with the original
@Lisa-lq8xz7 ай бұрын
@@heyhey4855 That is false. It sells like crazy, here in Michigan. You should have said I don't like it.
@catlady4436 ай бұрын
@@heyhey4855that's because over here medicine tastes like a sickening cherry sauce and not root beer
@OfficerSuperman_she-her7 ай бұрын
As a TRUE southerner(from here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana exactly), I can tell you that this video wasn’t the best representation of true southern comfort food. I saw some dishes that neither I nor anyone I know or interacted with here and surrounding areas have EVER heard of or seen. ALSO, dishes such as chitlins were born out of the hell that my ancestors were subjected to in slavery. They were given nothing but scraps and parts of animals that the slave masters and family didn’t want, so they made due and created timeless masterpieces and true southern cuisine staples.
@jasonbyassee75416 ай бұрын
I live in Texas, and we have incredible seafood, BBQ, Mexican food and southern comfort food. It’s insane.
@Yorsem6 ай бұрын
9:00 Here in South Carolina we have the "Chitlin Strut" it's a festival with tons of food, not just chitlins but the chitlins are the main part of course.
@thomasbeauchamp37814 ай бұрын
Chitlins are intestines! They're gross! (Add spiced pork meat inside them) Sausages are awesome! They're the best food ever!
@tfisher85157 ай бұрын
I'm from West Virginia where squirrels are known as. Chicken of the tree
@waltermaples39987 ай бұрын
I'm Born and Raised in the South the Best food in America 🇺🇸 😉👍❤️
@devlyn8737 ай бұрын
Facts!
@hollycook50467 ай бұрын
That gravy was wrong wrong wrong. What the heck was that?
@wendyhodges71727 ай бұрын
Same!! Love Southern cooking.
@jasonbryant10657 ай бұрын
@@hollycook5046 some Yankee place, it had CHEESE on it?
@BWolf007 ай бұрын
@@jasonbryant1065 Biscuits and gravy and cheese...smh. I have an idea, a hotdog with ketchup and shrimp..says the person who added cheese to biscuits and gravy. .
@Charlee17767 ай бұрын
My favorite comfort foods are biscuits and gravy, chicken and dumplings (I prefer the big puffy kind over the slippery ones but both are great), or a nice hot bowl of chili. ETA: Almost forgot.. Pecans are a lot like walnuts but less bitter.
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
BIG FLUFFY DUMPLINGS❤ Not that noodly crap
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
Also are you Texan, those are also top 3 for me. Native Texan born, raised, never left.
@Charlee17767 ай бұрын
@@ziggystarlord No, I'm from New Jersey. I've never even been to Texas but hope to one day.
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
@@Charlee1776 if you do, go to Lockhart... driving through it smells like fantastic bbq, and best I've ever had. Just outside Austin and even in texas, the varieties are insane in cuisine. Live in dfw and we have 1 African markets 2 Indian markets 3 Asian (last place I live was close to a Korea town, but we got a lot of Asian communities markets 4 hispanic markets 5 Mediterranean 6 Carribian 7 french 8 Puerto Rican just off the top of my head. In DFW, melting pot of Texas, I learned to LOVE flavor and now the ONLY seasoning I'm terrified of adding is salt... I'll buy spices on their own just for lower sodium and rather salt to taste.. I'm not big on ground pepper (not the kinda heat I enjoy) but will add it. Garlic and onion are always a must.. and I mean enough garlic to ward off a vampire. Obviously the holy trinity I even make chicken and dumplings like my momma, but I add veggies and she doesn't, I guess more of a type of pot pie dumpling dish.. sometimes I cajun it up.. It's not healthy. But BUTTER in almost all dishes lol and msg or truffle butter. I consider myself (15 hears of food service. Even work in a gourmet cafeteria for a MAJOR company (Texas instruments)) but also ammeture at the same time.. learning and finding my own ways to make dishes/ baking projects mine. I also don't have a car, and don't socialize outside of my relations ship enough, so I over share and rambledammble
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
@@Charlee1776 also the state fair (aug/Sept ish usually.. fell on my bday at end of September one year.. big bend, and Lockhart and Austin If there's a chili fest GO MEOW (BOYFRIENDS MOM WINS CONTESTS) Find a good Cafe and have some southern Benedict (biscuits and gravy, sausage patty, poached egg and biscuits with hasbrowns and another side. Hasbrowns are a must. Put ketchup and hot sauce on them hot sauce on the Benedict build... Good lord I'm just hungry 🤣
@AdyRay135 ай бұрын
I was raised in Texas, with my mom being a single mom, I grew up making n having cinnamon toast, js get a piece a of toast, butter it, then sprinkle cinnamon on it. Best comfort food.
@JenniferKitchens1237 ай бұрын
I’m from Alabama, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Come to the Deep South to enjoy true Southern cooking. There are imitations in the North and out West, but they do not even come close.
@karensnow12446 ай бұрын
I'm from Wisconsin and go down south all time to hang out or vacation.. Food amazing . North attempts is near utter failure . Rare to find authentic
@lizgibson52666 ай бұрын
Southern comfort foods/ soul food. Used to frequent a soul food restaurant. The owner asked me how I liked it. Told him my Grandmama has been feeding me this all my life.
@mattbrown55113 ай бұрын
Mississippi 'gator bites on a Poo' Boy isn't bad either.
@peachesnola78603 ай бұрын
My favorite was when I lived in San Francisco & saw a sign advertising "cajun creole shrimp". I just bust out laughing 🤦♀️ they're not the same thing!!
@RavenSoulcatcher7 ай бұрын
As a southerner, my go-to comfort foods are baked macaroni, chicken and dumplings, gravy and biscuits, corn bread and potato soup, my mamaw's cabbage salad, and my grandma's lemon meringue pie.
@jamesmilton65295 ай бұрын
People never mention lemon merengue pie. My grandmother use tp make it once a month.
@marciaramirez37917 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy, heavenly! Pecans are slightly sweet nuts and Pecan Pie is indescribably delicious and rich, usually served at Thanksgiving and/or Christmas but wonderful anytime. Do so love your channel, you've become a must in my daily routine. Post office box, great idea.
@jackwalker94927 ай бұрын
A great thing my grandmother (from Arizona) used to make was cornbread. BUT, she put in some creamed corn and jalapeno chiles and topped it with cheese. That and beans or home made tamales! Man. Simple, healthy, cheap and first class
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
Ohhhh I do jalapenos but corn would be a great ads on
@jackwalker94927 ай бұрын
@@ziggystarlord Try ceamed corn Ma'am if you have the chance. I am just a meathead, retired Infantry and I hope it works for you Miss Ziggy
@crungushakooter6 ай бұрын
2:03 Biscuits and gravy is great. That gravy specifically looks diseased and I've never seen it served on top of cheese
@KiwiTheWitchOfBlood5 ай бұрын
“I’m not gonna eat anything made out of intestines!” - Wait until you hear what the outside casing layers of sausages and wursts are made out of 💀
@stepbino23217 ай бұрын
My grandmother used to make coffee gravy, same thing, but just added a bit of coffee and she made homemade biscuits. Soooo good!
@Mcsister37 ай бұрын
Pecans are nuts. Pecan pie is delicious!
@Noneyop7 ай бұрын
My grandma would give me and grandpa the potlikker after she made collards or turnip greens because we loved it. Always had it with dinner that night or had it in the morning for a quick warm drink heading out to the bus stop down the road. And it was always the fresh greens from the garden. Best thing ever.
@rebeccadavismcclard90315 ай бұрын
I am having a rough week and discovered your channel by accident. Your enthusiasm and energy is great. Thank you! I've met some Brits who were visiting the South and its always fun to see their reactions and appreciation for some of the unique food we have down here. I'd like to think you would too :D
@levans717 ай бұрын
I don't like fish either.. rarely I'll eat a tuna sandwich. But an old Texas woman made me fried catfish once, when I was around 10 or 11. It was the best thing ever. LoL
@Cody38Super7 ай бұрын
Southern comfort food is the BEST! It will take time off the end of your life....but you won't mind, I SHIT YOU NOT!
@KahavaveCAPIPI7 ай бұрын
Potlikker is essentially vegetable broth. It makes a great soup on its own, especially if seasoned; a bit of cured fatback or salt pork goes a long way. I normally store it for later, but I sometimes have it as a side if its in that area where there's too much to use directly on the greens and too little to be worth storing.
@marycook17267 ай бұрын
Hog jowl works too
@chazfu7 ай бұрын
I was born in Houston in 74, and grew up in a rural town in the pine woods about 30 miles to the northwest. Chicken gizzards were a treat for my family. They don't really taste like chicken, they have a beef like flavor and a meaty/chewy texture. Most fried chicken restaurants would offer them fried as a side, usually accompanied by white cream gravy to dip them in.
@manders20076 ай бұрын
Born and raised in KY…southern food is a love language here. We love to feed everyone.
@jasonbyassee75416 ай бұрын
Catfish is great. I either eat it fried or blackened. The meat is so white and tasty.
@karladoesstuff7 ай бұрын
Country people still ate squirrel once in a while when I was a kid in the '60s. I remember a cousin serving squirrel & dumplings at my grandmother's.
@artemis0097 ай бұрын
My great grandfather loved squirrel dumplings. I am one southerner who won't touch them however
@libertybell88527 ай бұрын
@artemis009 I ate plenty of it growing up. Rabbit, too, but if I don't HAVE to, I won't do it now. 😂 I will if I'm starving, but I'd rather eat catfish (and I don't LIKE fish.)
@toodlescae7 ай бұрын
Biscuits & gravy, chicken & (slippery) dumplings and roast, chicken fried steak & veggies covered in gravy are my comfort food.
@christopherc63267 ай бұрын
Brown ground sausage add butter and flour. Cook the raw edge off the flour. Add milk and pepper.
@combat5seven3575 ай бұрын
Catfish is soft and flaky when cooked right, good substitute for cod in fish and chips, if you get the right type of catfish the flesh is so flavorful when fried in panko
@marshacaperton53157 ай бұрын
Tomato gravy & rice (or biscuits) #1: Brown 6 pieces Bacon in a cold skillet. (Remove & set bacon aside) #2: Add 1/2 cup fine chopped onion to bacon drippings & cook til soft. #3: Add 2 Tablespoons Pepper Sauce #4: Add 3 heaping Tablespoons of Sifted Flour. Mix well in skillet. #5: Add 3 cups of fresh 18:16 diced tomatoes with juice. ( or 2 large cans diced tomatoes with juice) #6: Add 2.5 cups water salt & pepper to taste. (go a little heavy on the salt - it will balance out) #7: Over low heat - stir until thick & smooth. #8: Serve over hot rice with bacon on the side. ENJOY.
@gwennahedden84857 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy is the best.
@virginiaoflaherty29837 ай бұрын
collard greens and corn bread
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
@@virginiaoflaherty2983omg BEST collard greens I had was this hole in the wall, 1 man cooking/working, southern BBQ. My boyfriends was good, but I still miss that bbq.. He was closing too so we got them free along with basically everything he makes beyond what we ordered
@ziggystarlord7 ай бұрын
ohh and I make a mean jalapeno cornbread.. sometimes I throw in cheese too
@gwennahedden84857 ай бұрын
@@ziggystarlord that sounds so good
@halecj17 ай бұрын
Chicken and dumplings is my favorite from this list, biscuits and gravy (the chipped beef version, aka shit on a shingle, aka dried foreskins on toast) a close 2nd.
@JIMBEARRI7 ай бұрын
Adam, squirrel isn't strange. In parts of South America, roasted guinea pig [Cuy al Horno] is considered a delicacy. It's served with baked potatoes and a salad.
@Chris-lc4bo7 ай бұрын
Pecan nut is from the Pecan tree, native to southern USA and northern Mexico. It has a great taste.
@clayton62097 ай бұрын
Catfish is amazing, especially with hushpuppies
@brittc39247 ай бұрын
And yes! Get a P.O. Box! You’ll get some awesome stuff! Then we get to watch you try new things!
@masterbeattie9737 ай бұрын
I dont like fish either but breaded and fried catfish with some tartar sauce is fire 🔥
@kaylanichols73437 ай бұрын
I'm from Tennessee and I've been preparing biscuits and gravy since I was like seven. I have never in my life had my sausage gravy came out looking like that
@whatintheheck46927 ай бұрын
My favorite comfort food is pot roast with mashed potatoes and brown gravy!
@shinidigami7 ай бұрын
My comfort breakfast is grits and eggs with bacon.
@ArleneAdkinsZell7 ай бұрын
Grits and bacon are my emotional support food 😆
@SansAziza7 ай бұрын
Tall glass of chocolate milk + a cigarette. (It's better that it sounds.)
@krisfrederick50017 ай бұрын
"There's breakfast and lunch on the menu. Sure I've heard of grits...I've just never seen a grit before. Go ahead and try it honey" -My Cousin Vinney 😂
@LadyofFe7 ай бұрын
No, crawfish are boiled live.
@johnspillman5 ай бұрын
Yeah, "Don't eat the dead ones" really means don't eat the ones that were boiled dead (they don't curl up and look like the Miami Dolphins' current logo).
@purplepartytigerd15986 ай бұрын
Soooo many good comfort foods. Pot pie is one of my absolute favorites. There's also some very good soups, like chicken and wild rice: Goes well with a nice dry bread. Chicken, wild rice, carrots, onions, celery, all in a creamy soup. Cheeseburger: A hearty soup with ground beef and thick chunks of potato. My family also loves funeral potatoes (known to us as cheesy potatoes.) Hash browns or small potato chunks, enveloped in cheese, topped with corn flakes and baked. You can add things like veggies, cubed ham, whatever! There's always a dish of it at our larger celebrations.
@Disavowedagent475 ай бұрын
My ultimate comfort food: my moms fried Chicken, her Mash potatoes, home made yeast rolls, and her from scratch white cake, with Dark Chocolate frosting. That would be THE last thing id want to eat before i go to the forever box
@seo89277 ай бұрын
Country Fried Steak/ with apple pie as a desert or deep fried twinkies
@DashRiprock5137 ай бұрын
Eating chitlins usually starts with a dare... No one I know eats any the innards of anything.
@danhollifield7 ай бұрын
Seconded! I'm from the South and I will NOT eat chitlins willingly. However, I understand its history. (In principle, it's like Oxtail soup. Some rich MFer stole the rest of the Ox and all the poor had left was the tail...) --Dan
@bcbritt7777 ай бұрын
Because that's an African American dish 😂😂 it was from the slaves using all of the hog because they only got leftovers. I'm black from the south but that isn't a dish my family eats surprisingly.
@DashRiprock5137 ай бұрын
@@bcbritt777 sounds like your family is smart, and have good taste.
@bcbritt7777 ай бұрын
@@DashRiprock513 😂😂
@VIDSTORAGE7 ай бұрын
Gizzards taste too strong I think ,cannot eat them and they taste very weird like intestines NO WAY.....NO Boiled Peanuts are great if you like peanuts out of a package Fried Green Tomatoes are great ..Jambalaya is great and pretty much like anything from French influenced New Orleans / Louisiana is..
@ThatMetalheadMan5 ай бұрын
I draw the line at chitlins and I am born and raised southern but there are ppl who eat them. Dont know why. As for pecan pie,its a must try. Worth planting your own pecan tree for the nuts alone. Gumbo is also the food of the gods,if not pizza.
@mistylancaster66036 ай бұрын
Chocolate gravy over buttered biscuits is one of my favorite Southern comfort foods.
@bodoggervt7 ай бұрын
Many of the so called Southern foods are far from exclusive to the South. However, they do indulge in many of these unhealthy foods regularly which is why the South has so much obesity.
@jackwalker94927 ай бұрын
My Roman name is OBESIUS
@gangstagummybear34327 ай бұрын
Which foods are far from exclusive to the south?
@jackwalker94927 ай бұрын
@@gangstagummybear3432 Sausage gravy, cornbread, pies, biscuits etc.
@gangstagummybear34327 ай бұрын
@@jackwalker9492 Lol, most northerners I know of think that stuff is nasty as fuq, unless they have southern roots
@angelarichcreek7 ай бұрын
I’m dying laughin watching your reactions because I’m from the south and yeah, A LOT of people here are right there with ya on the chittlins (myself included)! Thanks for the laughs 😂
@Kos4Evr6 ай бұрын
Biquits & gravy, fried catfish and Chicken & dumplings are great foods any day
@buckspasm22977 ай бұрын
Biscuits and gravy and chicken fried steak are my go to’s as a Texan. Chitlins “look like microwave finger skin” was hilarious and they are gross!
@DebraBryant-v3i7 ай бұрын
Catfish is a white flakey fish. It's delicious!
@tinanichols2037 ай бұрын
Cat fish is very good. It's a light fish. Fried catfish is fabulous
@WilliamMoses3555 ай бұрын
11:06 Never eat raw shellfish. Most forms of shellfish have black shells when raw, that turn red or pink when cooking.
@isaacsaenz84027 ай бұрын
corn bread and chill beans is top tear as well
@aberranteve87217 ай бұрын
Chitlins taste and smell exactly like you would imagine. Squirrel, however, is pretty tasty.