Italians Shop at COSTCO For the First Time

[@PastaGrammar]

We're excited to have Mamma Rosa and Papa Turi visiting us in America for the first time? What should we take them to do while they're here in the States?

[@francislai4363]

Please not Olive Garden. 🤣

[@Nifty-Move]

Hooters ? 🤭

[@noahottin4015]

Yep, by an Italian chef in Mexico named Caesar. Here's another tidbit: I just looked online for what canola oil is. It comes from the unfortunately named rapeseed plant, part of the mustard family. The plant was used way back as machine lubricant and to make tyres, among other things, but was way too unsafe for consumption, because it had high levels of a certain acid (I forget what.) Until some Canadian scientists came, did a bunch of cross-breeding, and changed that. Canola so actually an acronym. The ca is for Canada, and I forgot what the ola is for. Apparently, like with all seed oils, canola oil is extracted with heat and chemicals to remove the smell. So something that says "cold-pressed" is better than something that doesn't.

[@ToddHastings-ji5lp]

Do you have Roller Derby in your area ?

[@carloscamejo7532]

College football game at University of Arizona!

[@Isaac-vq9gw]

"Oh, that's very interesting." "Do you want it?" "No." Comedy gold.

[@Nel33147]

I find that as I am getting older , I’m doing the same thing.

[@blairhoughton7918]

​@@Nel33147We need to teach the kids to leave the bullshit in the store.

[@cjay2]

Stark reality. The food there is terrible.

[@gianncmedina7805]

​@@cjay2 I cannot accept Costco Slander

[@sandruz87]

They are refusing because they don't want her daughter to pay too much, classic Italian parents. 100% they also propose to pay at the end.

[@harleenquinzel5814]

Your mom inspecting the food like she's a crime scene investigator is so funny!

[@MaSa-bp5qe]

She’s probably diabetic since she said she had “issue” with sugar.

[@PeterDivine]

Considering she's lived probably her entire life getting her (albeit limited) selection of produce as fresh as it comes, that's... probably not too far off from some of her opinions while shopping. I had to wince watching her look at "rustic Italian" bread and "fresh" artichokes. If anyone could spot a fake, it'd be her, right there.

[@LaoSoftware]

Greetings from Laos. We have street vendors like in Italy. They sell fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Food in Laos is cheaper. I can buy a pound of avocados for only 5 cents. I like it on my toast. I'm American.

[@Swisba]

just saw her looking at the cookies and then read this ahhaahahah so true

[@DizzyBusy]

​@@PeterDivineLOL! They have supermarkets too in Italy, you know. It's not all farmer's markets 😂😂😂

[@alc5440]

I love that he described it as "crowded". I don't think I've ever seen Costco that empty.

[@messemphanger]

RIGHT!

[@tpn3561]

Actually as I understand (he speaks dialect, not italian) he said something like: "It's convenient because you can find everything here". I think Harper misunderstood :)

[@fusadiluna]

​​@@tpn3561 i agree, i don't remember what he was saying but it was not "crowded" Edit. I watched it again and you're 100 right

[@Mr0blivian]

@@tpn3561 yes, I can confirm :)

[@Herman-f9m]

That store probably had as many people in it as Dasa does so, to Papa Turi, it's crowded.

[@pennyking3823]

Took our Italian relatives to Costco. They could not get over how much they had. They usually shop every day, so everything is fresh. Meat and veggies are NEVER in wrappers in Italy. They laughed at the pizza but had hot dogs!

[@harrykammoun9260]

I love how they both seem really interested in a particular product but when asked if they want it - immediately, no.

[@prst99]

It’s actually common among all people. Afraid of spending money frivolously. Just because it’s interesting doesn’t mean it’s a deal or worth the price. I always see those amazing cakes in the Japanese department stores but can’t buy it because it’s not a good deal.

[@dovie2blue]

They're just acting like they're interested so they don't offend their daughter and son in law

[@diannecraven]

@@dovie2blue waste of space!

[@forevergogo]

its politeness. they knew they weren't paying and didn't want to impose. But when someone was pressed on them- OK, ok. Thanks.

[@Metal0sopher]

@@dovie2blue Opposite. They were interested but since they were guests they did not want to impose. This is a very European cultural thing. Opposite of US where people take advantage of one another for as long as they can get away with it.

[@misubi]

I love how whenever Papa was offered French ingedients, he was like..."No."

[@pwp8737]

The French look down their noses at the Germans, The Italians likewise to the French. Europe is filled with historical grudges.

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

😂😂😂

[@rosannarm]

@@pwp8737 the French look down on everyone

[@lucianatrambaglio4881]

That would be me too.

[@blackfenbldr9178]

​@@rosannarm that's what you wish but it's not the case, we have no grudges against italian, spanish, portuguese, swiss. Only some with british and germans but that's the usual

[@haikuhsu]

I just about died when Eva's mom was about to camp in front of the rotisserie chickens for the warmth. This entire Costco trip was so much fun to watch!

[@uliwehner]

i hope they got to experience the famous costco rotisserie chicken?

[@alonenjersey]

As God is my witness, my beloved mom (R.I.P.) would have done the same exact thing.

[@tooblessedtobestressed9715]

Not even 2 minutes in and I'm howling! I work at a long term care facility that is 95% Italians. I have a resident that I regularly care for and she is phobic about taking a shower because when it "makes her cold" she is completely and unwaveringly convinced that it will "make her sick!" LOL Heather xo

[@marimil1469]

People of Mediterranean area have god given fear of drought. You have to be very careful about it. Or out wind is just different than the rest of the world. 😂

[@megcasey9902]

LOL the salad - do you want to try it. “No, for the love of God.” Everything, Do you want it? “No.” Finally a yes on the cookies! Your parents are so adorable. Thanks for sharing.

[@ricodelavega4511]

havent watched pasta grammar in a while, but to this one video I was glued. This video was too short, and I havent been in Costco in years.

[@Nel33147]

@@ricodelavega4511 You’re not missing anything 😊 Shop local and fresh.

[@laskatz3626]

In my opinion, the cookies aren’t good.

[@HootOwl513]

Cesare Cardini was an Italian immigrant who founded a restaurant in Tiajuana, Baja Mexico in the 1920s. He set up across the Border because in Mexico serving alcohol was legal, unlike the US which had passed Prohibition. His restaurant was first class and attracted movie stars from Hollywood just up the Coast, who came as much for the food as the Margueritas. American patrons dubbed him Caesar, after the Roman Dictator. His house salad is made of torn Romaine lettuce and toasted croutons. The dressing is made with Lemon juice, Olive oil, Eggs, Worcestershire Sauce, Anchovies, Garlic, Dijon mustard, Parmesan, and Black Pepper. It's very good when done from scratch at the table, with a flaired presentation, as at Cardini's. Chilled in a little box for days in a big box store -- maybe not. The original Cardini's Caesar Dressing is available at Tucson supermarkets.

[@jeanninewelfelt8255]

they may change their minds when they eat the cookies...

[@cambell-yi2gh]

Two provincial Italians in a Costco is hilarious. They are definitely spoiled with local food. This is great, thank you.

[@maddog74]

It's funny because for us Italians, especially those from the provinces, being spoiled means going to the supermarket whenever we want.

[@KellyDM]

This made my day!

[@rayRay-pw6gz]

What I find amazing is that their knowledge of food is so much more than the average American. Just knowing that the bread is of low quality by reading the ingredients. Rustic Italian bread = not real bread. Fresh food is just better but , more work. We would lose all that TV & social media time. They eat real food socially with family and friends. 😳

[@mahdikk7295]

They're so cute! When they hear an ingredient that's not supposed to be there, they immediately walk away 😂 ❤

[@alexandercolengelo8418]

“Sugar” Papa Turi:🤨😒😤

[@Missy-xr4fs]

Agree! That's the way it is for a lot of nationalities

[@trpbootan]

When my parents from the Caribbean visit the US they have the same reaction as well when they read the ingredients, it's why a lot of people in other countries are healthier and live longer. Everything is natural.

[@surbon514]

@@trpbootan Actually the Caribbean region is highly dependent on American food imports. They eat the same food we do because they don't have the land to grow much of their own. Latin America also buys a HUGE amount of American food. Some of it is bad for you, yes, but you can find good and bad food in any country on Earth.

[@oneusamaga-lq7tp]

We here in America are to eager to buy garbage processed food. Real ingredients and fresh meat, is the way to go. I love these two people, they too know it as well. The American Consumer needs to learn how to cook , with fresh Real Food. LOL., it's that simple.

[@simoneprocopio8517]

3:56 Papa turi is not talking about how crowded costco is, but how supplied it is ("Ci sta tuttu in stu Costco" = "Ci sta tutto in questo Costco" = "They have everything in this Costco") btw great video, much love from Calbiria!

[@JudgeHill]

could you help me with what word he uses at 14:27 to describe the Parmiggiano? It sounds like schaneriche / scamerite? Neither of those are right but I just can't grasp what he's saying. Thanks!

[@falsofalsissimo818]

@@JudgeHill "scadente" is the word you're looking for.

[@edoardofeo]

​@@JudgeHill"scadente" = low quality

[@JudgeHill]

@@edoardofeoGRAZIE

[@AlysiasArtStudio]

@@JudgeHill”bottom shelf”

[@SamanthaJade-se1gd]

Eva's parents are so funny. I see where she gets it from. You should take them to a farmer's market. I think they would like that very much.

[@dabeage]

Take them to A.J.'s , and Lee Lee's markets. 😀

[@damianrhea8875]

I enjoy this episode so much because I am an immigrant to the U.S. and have visitors from foreign countries regularly. Eva’s parents’ reaction here fits a bill perfectly !

[@Meme-dp9gn]

Eva’s parents are incredibly funny particularly her dad , I loved this episode , I must say that the way they shop compared to how we shop seems much more healthy and local ,no wonder the Mediterranean diet is voted top rated In the world .

[@rafehr1378]

1971. Military. There in Italy for months, fine people. Culture is way old, old school. Parents would come to us in private. See, know us for a while. Ask us to see their daughters, if interested in marriage.

[@brucetidwell7715]

@@rafehr1378 I was in Cortona, Tuscany in 1987. They had a wonderful tiny dance club. The young people were not allowed to dance with opposite sex partners that their parents hadn't approved of, so they would walk out on the floor with a same sex friend and, in the middle of the crowd, you could turn and dance with who you wanted to, as long as you both walked away in opposite directions.

[@DJMarcO138]

Mama Rosa hanging out by the roast chickens to get warm about killed me xD - I love your parents, Eva!

[@LostinMayberry]

“Now I have bronchitis!”

[@Selkirkwater]

I’m guilty of using the cooked chicken shelves as a hand warmer on cold days. I sometimes get odd looks but so what. Occasionally someone will say “why didn’t I think of that?” 😂

[@annamarielewis7078]

She’s right. The chicken area is warm, and the veggie room is a freezer. I’m absolutely dying laughing here🤣😂🤣 This is comedy gold🥸

[@ayakotami3318]

Same. 😅

[@gissyb1]

Mericans are obsessed with AC.. so wasteful.and unhealthy

[@darlenelipuma7769]

I love this. My husband was Italian, and he had family members like this. I adored spending time with them, listening to their stories, and how different things were in Italy (also from Calabria) than the US. His mother made artichokes filled with bread crumbs and cheese and seasoning. My husband loved them.....me , not so much. Papa knows how to make meatballs!! lol I love how picky hs is with cheese. Fortunately, we have an Italian store in our town (actually two) so I can get the "good stuff". Sadly, my husband and all of his wonderful family are gone now, but I so enjoyed your video. God bless you.

[@junegeraci5130]

My Sicilian grandma made artichokes that way. I don’t buy them anymore, the price is ridiculous in the supermarket, and I haven’t seen them in Costco.

[@sallys3475]

Now you’ve made me want some stuffed artichokes, my sister still makes them like my Italian grandmother made them. Mine never come out quite right.

[@eightbitsofdeath]

it sucks that the family goes too. i understand what you mean.

[@afn6224]

Thank you for sharing, and I’m sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing.

[@claudiogallucci563]

My grandparents also FROM CALABRIA I was there twice amazing beautiful tranquil place amazing culture

[@brianfritsch6958]

Omg - this was liking shopping with my mother-in-law who is from Formia. The facial expressions are 100% priceless and totally authentic Italian. We thoroughly enjoyed this and laughed the whole episode!

[@tankster5826]

@brianfritsch6958. I’m in a rural American area with 3rd generation Italians. Some are still like that. I get it.

[@brianfritsch6958]

@@tankster5826 she's 92 and hasn't lost the "Italian edge" one bit....

[@hypnocracy6102]

The reactions of Mamma Rosa and Papa Turi were classic & I'm wearing my sunglasses to Costco next time in their honor!

[@godsowndrunk1118]

They are probably prescription sunglasses and we eyeglass wearer's wear them everywhere, rather than carry two pairs.

[@gio7799]

​@@godsowndrunk1118italians are famous for wearing sunglasses inside not just outside 😁

[@godsowndrunk1118]

@gio7799 Actually, I'm famous in my small town, for wearing sunglasses....rain or shine. But then, I'm Italian American....and I have cataracts. I do take them off after dark, though.

[@annamarielewis7078]

💪💪💪

[@MyLizzie22]

I love their serious faces!! When I brought my relatives from Greece to Costco, EXACTLY the same reaction! The cold, the massive size of the produce, the premade food. They were horrified. Lol. They also asked why nobody walks outside? It was July in Massachusetts, 90 degrees. They wore their coats in the house! We did Make beautiful Gemista, stuffed vegetables. I took them to my local farm and that made them so happy. Go to a farm small and local. Maybe some honey farm too. I love the music and production of this natural reaction from your awesome parents!

[@Goldenhour24]

🇬🇷❤

[@stefankaiser3354]

I have never been in a Costco store and what I see here is horrible. I hate stores like this.... ...no wonder Americans are so obese 🙈 🐖

[@robertbrubaker607]

@@stefankaiser3354 sad but true. Most of us care more about convenience than eating unprocessed food. That, and we don’t want to pay extra money for it. And we’re addicted to driving.

[@faervas1234]

The problem is they are old and thin. Even my parents who have been her since the 50's had the AC up to 80 in their house.

[@antoniodettoli2845]

Oooohhhh, come oooon ... How can you buy american olive oil ? I'm not so brave ...

[@jhbrown1010]

My Sicilian mother lived in Florida for 30 years and rarely turned on her air conditioning. I would stay in a hotel so I could sleep when I visited her. She would shop at Farmer's markets for her produce and the Latin/Mexican markets for her meat because they actually had butchers on site.

[@angelachouinard4581]

I used to have to go outside to warm up when I visited all the relatives that retired to Florida. They had the AC on high even in winter. I'd probably have been comfortable at your mom's.

[@jhbrown1010]

@@angelachouinard4581 My air just kicked on.

[@liquidationhaircarecom443]

Your father reminds me of my dad when he explained well, how the meatballs were made the right way. LOL. He's so sweet. And your mom is no nonsense. What a blessing. I'm enjoying video with them.

[@sirianrune198]

How are Italian meatballs the "right" way of making meatballs?

[@SabiaCDO]

They are very polite. But the body language was the actual subtitles 😉

[@PastaGrammar]

😂

[@OKuusava]

Yes, they tried to understand all the weidrness around them.

[@maryherje7120]

LOL, yes!

[@doratiscareno5856]

The body Language was very Critical 🇺🇸and Even Better Then Others 👎

[@dovie2blue]

​@@PastaGrammar did you tell them that you have to pay for a membership to even shop there? I bet they'd be scandalized

[@marygall7063]

I am Italian Calabrase and I lost my parents a while ago. May they rest in peace, beautiful beautiful mother and father they did everything from scratch watching. Your parents really brought back wonderful memories.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rosannarm]

Same (my parents Salerno province a small village in the mountains)... and this was really really emotional. I used to go take my dad shopping all the time and he was like this when my mom couldn't go anymore. Super emotional. Super blessed to have had my parents but gone too soon ... Eva (and Harper) have all the riches of the world right there in person form.

[@BP-or2iu]

What part of Calabria are you from?

[@cinziam457]

Me too but Canadian -- spelled CalabrEse :)

[@claudiogallucci563]

My grandparents from calabria too went twice beautiful

[@MeenBack]

@@claudiogallucci563 I actually am from calabria and moved to NY 2 years ago. I look forward to be an angry old men complaining about cheese! I am so happy!!

[@lisab.3091]

This is exactly how my Scottish grandmother would have reacted to Costco. She was a scratch cook who Was raised ina farm. She shopped daily at the German or Italian butcher. Olives for a relish tray came from the Greek food store. Her produce was purchased twice a week from the elderly Italian gentleman's vegetable truck. (I think they secretly had crushes on each other❤). Chickens, eggs, butter, and turkeys required a trip to a Menonite farm. Bread came fresh from the neighborhood bakery, and all of these places (except the Menonite farm) were within a 3 block walk from home. She cooked this way until she passed away at 89.

[@carrstone01]

My Dutch mother, well into her eighties, would go out for a round of shopping on her bicycle two or three times a week. Notice I said '..... a round of shopping', not '..... to the store'.

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

I have tried to replicate this way of life today and it requires so much more time because of all the driving. If you can find any local food it is few and far between and expensive. The USDA and government in general are waging war on fresh homemade food sources.

[@RR-iq8ze]

Where was this?

[@Mael01369]

Good night

[@janohare916]

I also would love to know about where this is. It sounds like a very good place. Makes me think about being more like your older relatives.

[@1jbegic]

Love it... When my parents visited from Croatia, was pretty much the same scenario :-). BTW... Canola is a crop with plants that produce small, yellow flowers. These flowers develop into pods containing tiny black seeds, which are crushed to create canola oil :-)

[@lindabridget49]

As an Italian American I’m crying laughing. So so funny! I have to show this to my 95 year old mom! 🤣🤣

[@HelenEk7]

I have heard a rumour that Italian grandmothers almost never leave their village - in fear of not getting good food anywhere else.

[@TL92179]

Same here! The parents entering the walk-in, I was dying. 🤣

[@reactivelemur846]

Appena troverò un lavoro che mi potrà dare una green card mi trasferirò negli stati uniti (Già visto tutto il necessario e dove andare a vivere). Potete dire tutto sull'america, sicurezza, educazione ecc. MA IL PANE, IO VOGLIO IL MIO PANE FRESCO TUTTI I GIORNI

[@Mael01369]

Yuck fail

[@rosariosalvi3302]

95 years? Che Dio protegga tua Mama 🙏❤️

[@stevenr5534]

Dad summed Costco up very well: It's well stocked. There are good things and so-so things.

[@LostinMayberry]

I get the idea he was saying that so you weren’t feeling like he didn’t appreciate the trip.

[@sandruz87]

​@@LostinMayberrymaybe, but by how he was speaking in Italian I think it was a very honest opinion.

[@JohnnyCamicia]

A tip from Italy: to know the truth you must subtract the typical italian elders' politeness: "good things" mean "so-so" and "so-so" it means "For the love of God, no! [and walks away]". But he was truly impressed by the quantity and variety!

[@willy102073]

your dad nearly flew off the handles when you read out the ingredients of those meatballs 🤣🤣

[@RonBhattacharya]

😅🤣

[@rosa97509]

they fr have so many useless ingredients inside 😭😭

[@Hikaeme-od3zq]

As an italian with calabrian descent, this was very fun to watch, the calabrian language is also very hilarious to hear in this context.

[@user-rc7ld1db8v]

You can tell that they have a lot of pride in their local goods in Italy. Having locally grown food that is easily accessible is one of the wonderful things about places like their home town. Italian food is some of the best in the world. They definitely turned up their noses at a lot of stuff at the market. Maybe rightly so with all of the added ingredients that make American food unhealthy. However, I make home made bread and adding a teaspoon of sugar into the dough is common in many places in the world. But papa took the cookies! LOL I hope they enjoyed them. I love Costco AND we should support our local farmer's market, too. I hope your parents had a wonderful visit.

[@lucafortini4711]

Oh here in italy we do it too, sugar in the bread is sometimes used, it's the rest of the stuff that's the problem

[@dovie2blue]

And the mushrooms, and the olives!! Huge win!!

[@belindadecker9308]

I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this and how much your parents remind me of mine! They are Hispanic, my mother is perpetually cold, and my father is perpetually interested in everything but has an opinion. They are the best! I loved watching this video!

[@Nel33147]

I love your parents already. As I’m getting older , I find I’m perpetually cold and have a muted opinion on everything as well . Now I understand where the term “snowbirds” comes from. Remember when your grandmother would shout out …. Shut the door , there’s a draft ! Now I know what they meant. Love and peace 😊❤😊

[@hap1666]

Canola oil is the same as rapeseed oil; olio di colza in Italian. Actually Italy produces and exports a lot of it. if you walk in the countryside you see a field crop with yellow flowers, which are the source plants (brassica napus napus).

[@CuriousEarthMan]

A highly genetically engineered and patented plant for commercial production. I don't think it's a healthy oil, but it's cheap.

[@DeanLangley]

I’m fairly sure you should not consume rapeseed oil. Prior to the development of Park 50 it was used as a heat treat oil in industry. It was only after the Canadians saw a decline in their oil sales did they market it to consumers as a cooking oil. Canola / Canada-oil. There just wasn’t any selling 1950’s housewives on the use of rapeseed oil. 😂

[@hap1666]

@@DeanLangley I agree. Olive oil or butter is better for cooking when flavor is desired, or peanut oil or lard for frying.

[@mckayg70]

Canola oil in USA is “garbage” seed oil collected. Filtered. And bottled for sale. No one has ever seen a Canola plant.

[@barrycombess]

I really enjoyed watching this, I think they are charming. I was married to a first generation Italian girl. Her mother is from Callabria, San Giovanni in Fiore. I was trained in French cooking and she taught me her Italian recipes. I really enjoyed it when her zia and zio came to visit.

[@suziperret468]

Mama Rosa and Papa are the most adorable couple. You can tell they have always eaten a healthy diet. Lovely!

[@terraxg1217]

this brings back fun memories, My Grandma was a Naturlized citizen of the US from Northern Italy she always was like this, everything was wrong or crap you were better off making it yourself when it came to food and the only salad dressing, we had was olive oil, vinegar mix that she made on the spot. she even made her own pasta and Gnocchi

[@carmelaburrone5029]

Same here...

[@StryderK]

Same with my mom except we are Chinese. People always ask me what’s the best Chinese restaurant around here and I would answer I don’t know since I get the best Chinese food at home.

[@expo1706]

We Romanians are the same. Everything make in the home. I rarely buy store broth.

[@Woody13woodpecker]

Your grandma was right, unfortunately.

[@elainemaineculf2412]

From Brooklyn NY. Visited Venice ,Italy. On returning to USA i can only use olive oil and balsamic vinegar as salad dressing......

[@beverly.alford]

Ahhh … the universal language of parental skepticism. We’ve all been on the receiving end of it 😜. Eva’s mamma and papà are glorious! I hope it was a magical trip, filled with special memories for all of you 🥰!

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Wow hi Bev. Is that you from the Office Blokes channels? :)

[@Fluffy2Buffy]

I just started importing Flour From italy and making my own Bread.. Its like having my own slice of italy in my own home. I will spend a sunday proofing split into 2 loafs and bake separately in an air fryer.. Yes it works amazingly. (Recipe is 4 cups 00 flour, 2 cups water, yeast, I use a tablespoon of Himalayan pink salt, and I will also add an extra tablespoon of raw single source Greek Oilve oil. with about 10 minutes to spare Make a mix of Butter And Italian Spices and brush over the top. after the bread is done remove, let rest for an hour or more. You are left with amazing rustic loafs that don't require a Dutch oven, and have a great hardy crust for soups. My favorite is making soft cook eggs and putting it right on top.

[@straightpipediesel]

Dad's actually right (4:26). The plastic bottle Perrier isn't "genuine". The label says it's actually "Ultimate Created by Maison Perrier." It isn't the original spring water, but it includes other water sources, added carbonation and added minerals. They've been doing it for some time, but legal issues forced them into the rebrand. The glass bottle stuff is the original Perrier.

[@Galastin]

Yup, lots of people rightly confuse it with regular Perrier, which is their objective.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

@@straightpipediesel so dishonest. The original actually tastes unique and has small bubbles, which I do t quite understand, but this is just water pumped up in a factory

[@expo1706]

Chiar, nu am stiut?!!!. Wow, nu imi vine sa cred.

[@davidmills9685]

Johnny Carson showed where parrier comes from.😂😂😂

[@MW_Asura]

Classic American branding

[@sgtalstrafficticketblog2452]

Your father in law’s face when your wife showed him the trick or treat bag is priceless. I thank God for bestowing Italians among us. What kind of humanity would we have without them? The food, the passion, the language, and the culture reminds us about the important things in life: family, food, and love.

[@expo1706]

hmmmm.....

[@DizzyBusy]

They bring some pedantry into our internet culture, alright 😂 I'm saying this with so much love.

[@nickdouglas736]

not to mention that a lot of western culture is based on the legacy of the romans.

[@user-km3yi9es1i]

I loved the video and saw it twice. My Sicilian Father would say the many chemicals in our food would give us cancer (50 years ago). My Mother was always cold even on a NY summer day. She cooked fresh food every day. Simple food was the best. Grazie

[@msch7620]

That generation also had huge gardens where they were growing their own stuff. My grandmother has Alzheimer’s and showed me how to prune a lemon tree to get more lemon but she forgot I live in Canada now so I won’t have a chance to use this knowledge. I wish I had spent time with her in the garden when I was young because it’s generations of knowledge just gone.

[@user-km3yi9es1i]

Yes, you are right. We didn't own a house to have a garden, but we had an open air market where we could buy fresh produce in Queens NY. ​@@msch7620

[@gasparsantamaria2795]

Loved this! It makes me think about my grandmother, I’m Argentinian and she was Italian. She were exactly like them

[@maggieincanada2062]

My son just came back from his vacation in Italy, he loves the Italian foods and keeps gushing about how fresh and healthy they are. I totally understand their reaction.

[@douggaijin]

My wife and I brought her mom from Việt Nam for a visit. She walked into Costco, stopped, looked all around then, with tears in her eyes, said (in Vietnamese) Americans are so blessed to have so much.

[@georgebuscay8511]

Beautiful. Kathleen

[@bea3ce687]

That ain't gonna happen with Italians... 😂

[@TheComedyChannel-oo5lk]

Tell her to come to Europe. We have as much, but the food grow under the sun and tastes yummy!

[@shirleyjhaney1041]

Wow thanks for sharing that ❤

[@loubock3238]

Yes, she is grateful, unlike these people.

[@lorettashumate446]

I remember when I first moved to Italy I enjoyed going to all the different venders and picking just what I wanted. I did make a mistake once when I bought what I thought was a basket of tomatoes, which I thought was a bit overpriced, only to find out I had just bought about 50 pounds. The small basket was to display their wares. Luckily I had my VW camper and got to make a lot of sauce that week.

[@jamespidd9859]

My wife and 3 teenagers go to Costco every week. I make the trek maybe 3 times a year. I will be showing this video to my wife this evening and from now on I will quote Papa Turi when asked about whether I'm going to Costco. 15:51- "Leave me in peace." God bless Papa Turi.

[@riccardocalo8214]

3:41 "Per la pace di Dio" made my day 😂😂😂😂

[@mickemike2148]

Mom and pop cracked me up! As a fellow European I fully understand their skepticism regarding food that contain other things than pure ingredients. They are a lovely couple!

[@expo1706]

Same here. I'm from Eastern Europe and it's the same. Now we have some bigger stores like this, Kaufland from the Germans.

[@David-os3ps]

They are very negative just to be negative, even about the pecorino romano and parmiggiano which are protected products. The cookies they have in Italy are also heavily processed. It's a big store there so they will have a lot of processed foods, but look how much meats, cheeses and vegetables they also have. We don't have that much choice of fresh produce in Europe.

[@SilVia-hs2kb]

@David-os3ps exactly. They don't like it because they aren't familiar with it. Has nothing do do with quality.

[@michellelaudet5363]

Agreed. Colza is the Canola oil... I lived in France for 20 years, not everything was without processing and chemicals.​@David-os3ps

[@easytos]

@@SilVia-hs2kb Also, I think the AC wasn't helping lol.

[@lorrifrewert8507]

If memory serves, Caesar salad was created in Mexico for some Americans. By a guy named Caesar.

[@cynicaloldguy]

You are correct. Comes from Caesars in Tijuana. You can still get it made tableside there.

[@dwang085]

Yah I’ve never heard anything about it being thought of as Italian.

[@stevenhaas9622]

@@dwang085 Ceasar the mexican chef in tijuana who invented it was of italian heritage. That's why is has come to be associated with italian food (and steak houses)

[@t0rnt0pieces]

@@stevenhaas9622 Caesar Cardini wasn't Mexican, he was an Italian born in Italy. The only reason his restaurant was in Mexico was to avoid Prohibition.

[@cecilyerker]

The original Caesar salad is made with a raw fresh egg as part of the dressing, tableside

[@jcmelborai]

Both of you are so kind sharing this video with all of us, thank you

[@tonewheel1773]

Ciao. I am of Italian lineage, was born and grew up in New Zealand. These wonderful people remind me so much of my late grandparents, who lived in Wellington, New Zealand. They grew produce and cooked the most beautiful food. While some people may view mama and padre as difficult, I appreciate where they`re coming from and view them as charming and discerning. They know what they`re about and won`t be conned. Treasure them. You won`t regret it! 🤗

[@janohare916]

Your grandparents sound wonderful. ❤

[@SundraTanakoh]

Avocado oil? "Leave me in peace!" I feel ya Papa, I feel ya!

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

It’s awesome for frying.

[@greenmachine5600]

It's an amazing oil

[@redcloud09]

Yeah, that was funny!! As if she was hounding him about it. 😆

[@kurtjohnson4816]

Avocado oil is a very healthy high-temp stable oil, so I use it for all of my hotter cooking. I use EVO for all of my room-temp or cold recipes.

[@SundraTanakoh]

@@kurtjohnson4816 Lucky for you. It is expensive and very rare here in Ukraine :-(

[@KajunNinja]

@PastaGrammer Canola oil is from the Rapeseed plant that is mass grown in Canada. The plant grows pretty yellow flowers and there are fields and fields of plants though out most of canada. The plant is a member of the Mustard/cabbage family. CANOLA is acronym for CANadian Oil Low Acid. Hope this helps. I leaned this in my Horticulture class in college years ago. Again love yalls channel. Much Love from Louisiana.

[@Herman-f9m]

Low acid rape seed oil. Huh. I've been wondering why it's been so hard to find in recent years. Maybe the wokies cancelled it for being from rape-seed.

[@Joe_C.]

I have an acronym for canola oil, TRasH... Did they happen to mention in your horticulture class what it was originally developed for?

[@KajunNinja]

@Joe_C. I never said I liked it.. I dont use it. It was used for lubrication of engines and machine parts and also put in animal feed. I'm cajun..we still use lard and butter down here too cook with... 😆 hahaha

[@stuntmonkey00]

​@@Joe_C. Can we go one food video without a seed oil wackadoo polluting the comments 🙄

[@ramonbril]

That and it is toxic as hell. Major cause of heart disease.

[@J-1410]

Canola is a big bushy plant like a tumbleweed but much bigger. It makes a bunch of small black seeds, about like a poppy seed. The seed is crushed into oil for human consumption, if it is high enough quality, or it is made into other things, like synthetic diesel fuel. The rest of the seed is used for animal feed, and most of the time the plant itself after threshing is left in the field, it is occasionally used for animal feed. It is grown on the Northern Plains and the Canadian Prairies. The fields have a distinctive stink when there is dew or rain. It is low yielding, but very heavy, so instead of being sold by the bushel, it is sold by the hundredweight(every 100 lbs) as a bucket can equal a hundredweight without being very full. Currently the focus of it is being looked at as more of a synthetic fuel than a food or feed, like corn, sunflowers, and soybeans are.

[@edtrent3789]

I used to be an Ac technician and one of my customers was an Italian news company. When it first moved into the building I was working the Italian employees kept complaining about the Ac untill I suggested to stop supplying 55 degree air and supply more like 67 deg air. After that no more complaints.

[@VirginiaDiLorenzo-z4x]

My grandparents (Mom's parents) were Siciliani. Dad's mother was from Napoli and Dad's father was from Roma. So true! Nothing frightened them more than a breeze! Always trying to strangle us with sweaters to prevent a cold. But fortunately they passed their recipes down to us. Beautiful people, excellent food. I'm fortunate to have been raised and loved by them. They taught us passion in everything we do, and we're still in love with them every day since they're gone. I love hearing that beautiful language.❤

[@9613enrico]

Siciliani means from Sicily. Napoli is in Campania and Roma in Lazio. So they were not siciliani at all

[@VirginiaDiLorenzo-z4x]

@9613enrico My mother's parents were born in Palermo, Sicily. If I don't know about my family, how could you? Did you read my post? My mother's parents. My father's parents, il nonno, era Romano, e la nonna era nata a Napoli.

[@calogerohuygens4430]

​​@@9613enrico ha 2 nonni siciliani, 1 romano e 1 napoletano = 4 Io avevo 2 nonni siciliani e 2 lucani = 4 Tu sei l'unico caso al mondo che ha avuto solo 2 nonni?

[@DizzyBusy]

Do you know if your dad's parents faced some difficulty from their families when they wanted to get married? In that generation, I think the southern/northern divide must have been very pronounced. And how did your paternal grandfather, the Roman, react when your father told him he was going to marry a woman from Sicily?

[@eyzmin]

@@9613enrico Calabrians speak a Sicilian dialect, and for over 600 years it was part of the Kingdom of Sicily, they are Sicilian in all but physical location

[@jscancella]

All your videos are good, but this one really hit home for me. The entire time I just imagined my great-grandparents (from Sicily). I was dying with laughter and can't wait to see more videos like this and from Eva's parents

[@italianbackhand]

Love how the American was writing the nicer version of what these two were saying. This is what I call typical Gindzos, and I say with with all love because that’s me:)🇮🇹❤️

[@jonathanrio6587]

Their reaction to the A/C is sending me! LOVE THIS!

[@KitsuneHB]

"They don't know what bread is" - I love you, dear italians! Greetings from Germany. :) If I were there and if I've heard the question of canola oil, I would have answered: "It's the olive oil of the north."

[@davidnull5590]

Canola oil? "Canola" is a name created in the early 1970s, by Canadians(?), the oil is made from Rape Seed. The farmers group was looking for a more attractive name, Western Canada is a very large grower of rape seed.

[@petraalejo8854]

Die Italiener leben besser als Amis.

[@mmegraham]

Canola oil is made from the seeds of what's known in Europe as the rapeseed plant.

[@garycamara9955]

Canola oil is rape seed oil.

[@cheryllaurro3259]

And should never be consumed

[@ilfrigothefridge]

This brings back memories. When food shopping with my nonna, and looking at a sack of potatoes, she would say; "If this sack has more than one ingredient beside potatoes, it's just not a potato, soooo don't buy it".

[@CuriousEarthMan]

So interesting. Healthy eating is a basic point of view in earlier generations whether people know it or not. The less processed the healthier, in general. Thanks for your comment!

[@ilfrigothefridge]

@@CuriousEarthMan Thanks. Yes and for us Italians is still a practice that we adopt on a daily bases, particularly if you have a certain age it goes by it self, and if you have fresh produce within a hand reach, like Mamma Rosa and Papà Tore, a place like Catsco can be a shock, so it is for me, to buy packed food in a warehouse.

[@HandOfGilgamesh]

This almost made me cry - the resemblense in the reaction of your father-in-law reminds me greatly of my Arab Dad! down to the shaking of the hand in dissaproval of ingridients! God bless them and you too

[@joehowarth8093]

😂😂😂OMG, thank you for the memories….my wife’s family are all from Calabria, we laughed so hard we almost cried!! And when your mom said she had bronchitis now I about fell over…..you can’t believe how real that was for us!! 🥰

[@brucetidwell7715]

That wqas one of the best lines!😆

[@kdeligio9290]

Thank you. My Italian dad *born in Italy* and Italian Mom live this every week. My dad has severe dementia, so every week when I take him to costco or Sam's is like a new adventure for him.and the search for proper food and especially no French wine. Literally the olive oil aisle is like groundhog day as well. Tjen when i bring it over to my mom she inspects the food and tells me whats wrong with it, including the artichokes. This video made me laugh so hard it reminds me of the small, tiny, things in life that matter the most. Hugs to your family and Grazie Mille for representing our culture!

[@appaloosa42]

Valpolicalla and Mentepulciano wines are available in the US. Link up with a source of venison.

[@johnritchie5968]

More people should ask questions about the food they consume. Too many just read the title and accept that its the real thing. Papa Turi said it best ...."No, For the love of God"....and walked away. I have started eating more fresh foods, going to the farmers markets, and even growing my own food. I can now understand Papa Turi's reaction. Fresh is better. P.S. have tried several of your recipes and loved them. Cant believe how much different they are from what we are used to her in America. Keep up the awesome work teaching us about the amazing food from Italy.

[@thatguy6225]

You explained exactly why he took to it so well. If there's anything they can't get locally, they take a trip to the city to get it. Buying in bulk is less trips. He's into it.

[@JoeLanza80]

This is one of the most entertaining videos I've seen. Eva's parents' observations are all correct.

[@97B-p7g]

This reminded me so much of my late Italian in-laws. I haven’t laughed so much all day , they really say it as it is 🤣🤣🤣 Love it. Hope they like their trip. They all cook pure, clean, delicious food.

[@marroosh]

Watching Eva’s parents is like watching Eva when I first found your channel in early 2021😂

[@nancymiller4159]

Yes!!

[@adamowen6226]

They have a much healthier life in southern Italy. I can see that these lovely Italian tourists eat natural food with so many health habits in the old country vs the US

[@Digital111]

LMAOO when she mentioned zucchero in the bread and her father walks off in despair!!! 😅 So many ingredients for bread!! I'm not even Italian but there's no bread like my local italian bakery! When I have to get the processed stuff from the grocery store my sandwiches taste like sadness.

[@Erica-n2i]

Eva’s parents are worth gold! My heart exploded and instantly fell in love with them💕My parents are from Mexico and even though they have been here for years… the cold air is always a topic! Can’t wait to see them again

[@JohnnyFD]

Mamma Rosa and Papa Turi are lovely!! And you sir have all the patience in the world. I loved seeing them wander around Costco unhurried to explore.

[@jessbest3151]

Your parents are so funny and so sweet at the same time. Bless

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

I resubscribed due to Eva parents. You gotta love Italians. Because they haver never compromised their quality of foods. God bless them. They know quality and authentic foods. That is why their culture thrives. ❤. Love The parents Salvatore rocks ❤🎉. Mama Rosa doesn’t lie I have gotten ill due to air conditioning. No lies there ❤

[@deehuntley1712]

Thank you for the memory of my dear Greek Mom, who also thought that cold meant you were going to get sick. I don't like hats and i don't wear slippers and every day during winter she constantly was yelling at me. I miss her ❤

[@SummitHill79]

It’s my Grandfather come back to life!!!! Especially the bottom shelf cheese! I’ll never forget being in Italy and my Father incessantly teasing him that they only had domestic cheese.

[@tooltime9260]

This couple reminds me of an old Italian couple that owned the house I had an apartment in. I also still live in that town again that has a strong Italian influence. So many in this town, like this couple, have a constant scowl on their faces. I've never figured that out, but scowling and arguing were the order of the day. Being polite was only an option. It was like that all through school too. When I moved away for some years, I was free. Unfortunately, I'm back.

[@janohare916]

I used to live in an Italian neighborhood. I had small children, and for that reason, people were kind to me. But I did observe some of what you describe. It sounds like you might be happier in another environment, if you can move again. Best of all to you. ❤

[@kunahs_ohana]

Love this so much. My mum was exactly the same. We couldn’t take her to an Italian restaurant here in Australia without her complaining about how everything was made. So precious and so enlightening as to how far away from our natural and traditional way of cooking and eating we have strayed from…thanks to BIG food. 😢 and my mum hated air conditioning too 🤩🤩

[@michaelmiller1109]

As an American who has lived in Europe that was just the right amount of comedy.

[@faithf5846]

My better half and I just watched together. He lived in Italy (outside of Rome) over 50 years and while a medical student and loved it. We both loved your video and made us think of Curb your enthusiasm. Bravo 👏 great fun watching.

[@MichaelBauer-ei7dj]

I used to take my grandmother, who even though she was born in America, was raised in a old world German way. Her parents are soooo much l like my grandparents...... I miss them.

[@phillipam6845]

Eva's parents are a national treasure! this was absolutely heart warming to watch. I particularly loved her Dad's enthusiam with the denim clothing, and i loved how both parents were admirably cautious about all the extra additives in the products eg the bread. I really really hope Pap Turi makes u guys some Ndjua while he is visiting you both !

[@teyemanon1970]

And like that, they introduced Fantozzi to an American audience. Molto umano.

[@lagringa7518]

🤣

[@cosmicsquid7527]

"an American audience" In North, Central, and South America.

[@willgillies5670]

Much love to Mamma Rosa and Papa Turi, the best, the genuine articles.

[@miraclehands9040]

What kind of oil is it? “Avocado oil.” “Leave me in peace.” lol 😆 So precious.

[@lyndaplancarte4895]

Quanto pazienza!! How cute her parents were!!! Their life is simple and so down to earth in Italy so can't imagine how overwhelmed they must have been!! The stories they will have when they are back home!!

[@davidholiday4494]

STUPENDOUS!!!! I am from an italo/americano family and have lived in europe for just over 50 years...i was 17 when i left the states- i am 69 years old now - eva's lovely parents have reactions similar to my own when i visit the states and my sister takes me to costco. best video ever.

[@tonycasarrubia1394]

My wife and I are Italian and watching this video made us laugh for over five minutes straight regarding the fact that Italians have a huge problem with air conditioning. It’s so true that many Italians have this problem including many of our family members. The scene when they walked into the walk-in freezer was hilarious and I’m surprised they didn’t turn around and walk away. I hope to see more videos while your wife’s parents are still visiting.

[@tamaraYvonne02]

I live in Italy now and when we first started going out shopping we were so hot. So opposite from US where people go to stores to cool off in the summer.😂

[@ritagams9453]

I can’t get used to A/C after 20 years in US and I am Russian 😊

[@m.p.7152]

I'm italian and lived in the Us, and the correct sentece is: "Americans have a huge problem with air conditioning". It's useless to have such a low temperature (some more degrees would be still cold but acceptable) and most of all a disrespect for the environment. Other than that I'm totally in love with the US.

[@nannerz1994]

​@@m.p.7152Italy also has a pretty mild climate.

[@freeatlast3752]

I come from the country across Italy and I don't blame them for being surprised! Grab anything that looks the same as the food in Italy and cook it at home , will taste great ! When my nice came to visit me from Italy she liked my chicken kabobs a lot !

[@SueKearney-n4q]

Your in-laws are adorable. I’m from an Italian family and I completely understand their reluctance to change. They remind me of my grandmother. 😘

[@vividmouse7]

Your parents are lovely. They know real food. I think I agree with their reactions to the ingredients. You cannot beat simple fresh food.

[@harleenquinzel5814]

I'm from a small town in the south and I grew up similarly. AC was a no go, I ate locally and in season most of the time, we would go to the grocery store only occasionally. My grandma canned a lot of food and my summers were spent endlessly shucking corn and snapping peas to freeze for the winter. It was a simple life I wanted to run away from as a teen and a young adult but would give everything up to have again as an adult.

[@PAOLINAG]

Omg I’m in stitches, ❤❤❤ they are adorable ! we are Canadian Italian and from Cantazaro we get same reactions from family members despite then living here 😂😂😂 and groceries are done at an Italian import store & market.

[@mobilemcsmarty1466]

I rolled, made my day, they're awesome 🤣 all my family is in Poland and some visit sometimes. it's super fun to tour "American" stuff with them because of their unexpected reactions. this was amplified during the cruel Soviet era. here ours was a Brady Bunch home. family sent over an "Alice" for us. I got to take the lady to an ordinary supermarket (Market Basket). the store was pretty empty during a slow time, however fully stocked and bright with cool A/C and only coolers humming to hear. I thought she'd be pleasantly excited will all that we can do in the kitchen now. in a minute she instead became visibly upset then bent over in a weep. as a young kid then accustomed to the US by then **that's** when I realized our ordinary is unreachable paradise for many others, no further than my own orgins. you'll be happy to hear that Poland is much much better now, a formidable European power even. I'll never forget that lady though, as the world is full of others who still have it like that and worse 🇵🇱

[@jimdeane3667]

Eva, your parents are making me laugh. I have members in my family just like them. Practical and no nonsense. Tell them they are like a breath of fresh air!

[@ginacirelli1581]

I'm with Mama and Papa. Here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont we do not have a Costco. We do have a Walmart, but I buy my groceries at a small "natural foods" store in town. They have local produce.

[@idalipayan474]

Your family is super cute. I love love their simple life. I wish I could wrap myself in their culture and life. Love your wife's hair it is incredibly pretty. I couldn't watch enough

[@neptune4434]

I have came back to this channel after 4 years and you guys look different but yet still the same it's like a reunion. My grandparents are literally the same like they are interested in something and when I ask them if they want it they like "no"

[@MistyMeaner1]

Her dad “they don’t inspire me”. I wish I had that feeling when I walk into a Costco. I go in and all of a sudden I think I’m a chef and start planning meals and buying all of the ingredients. A week later I’m pulling it out of my fridge and taking it to my parents for them to use. If food waste is my drug, Costco is my dealer

[@annamarielewis7078]

I feel you.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Dont waste food :)

[@joeyhardin1288]

Now that's funny. "I'll make my own salami!"

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

Yeah but that was kind of ridiculous. Hes not going to make his own salami while on vacation in America. Just buy some for $3. I guarantee 100% he never ended up making any