Russian Supermarkets are SO different

I went to my favorite Russian supermarket to show you all the strangest things I have found in Russia during my 3 trips to this country
In this video:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Alcohol - the most important part
03:46 Traditional drinks from the USSR
06:47 Russian beer hits different
08:15 Dried fish for beer snacks
09:22 Traditional pastries of Russia
10:52 Fermented milk products in Russia
12:57 1000 kinds of pickles
17:24 Fish and caviar go hard
20:51 What Russian gangsters eat (gopniks)
21:21 The worst fruit in Russia
24:23 Weird potato chip flavors of Russia
24:56 Have a nice day!
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[@molly35ru]

I would like to correct you. Chak chak has nothing to do with cashew. It's basically crispy cookies made from deep-fried pieces of dough mixed with honey syrup. Very tasty.

[@yungdinoboiiggmgodgotsme9038]

That sounds good to try..im going to find out how I can order some of those I live in California

[@Whatarewetalkingabouthere]

Leave there! Lol looks awful!

[@xxdamirxx564]

I never tried it

[@KalenMins]

​@@Whatarewetalkingabouthere looks awful, but it's a tatar desert, and i live in Tatarstan(which is a republic in russia). It's a very sweet and tasty dessert, wihch you won't like, if you don't like honey. By texture, it's giving more of fried cookies in syrup. It's very much quality related, and you need to find your own brand even here.

[@aidenhorwitz6826]

Man, does that mean this guy is lying to us

[@alinabibik5434]

Non-russian guys making videos about russian supermarkets may be my new most favorite thing on youtube ;

[@qwerty-wt5dr]

yeah, I just saw it all from different angle, nice :)

[@LordFarKwadth]

It’s such a mood. Should’ve done that 5 years ago now I have one year left

[@KingK2205]

I agree with you as a non-Russian!

[@user-eu8pe5jy2t]

so are you still loving them? honestly they've jumped the shark

[@KingK2205]

Hello are you still here?@@LordFarKwadth

[@YagiSmartHome]

To tell the truth, you can easily close thеse glass jars and you don't need to consume the whole their contents once you open it. There are special nylon caps used for that purpose. They are sold in any supermarket and almost every family has it.

[@user-wp3nv5qf7b]

Так и есть! И трехлитровые банки с соком тоже можно закрывать, так как диаметр горлышка одинаковый.

[@AlexanderVonMalachi]

Yeah when he said "the entire family will have to drink that for a week" I lold, it's just 3l, if that was nice tomato juice that wouldn't last a day.

[@qwerty-wt5dr]

yeah, you don't need to but you want to

[@poliziagrammaticale9430]

He's american, what does he know...

[@TheNing81]

@@AlexanderVonMalachi If i had this 3L tasty looking jar it would last only half a day haha

[@user-zd2xp8um4c]

Трëх литровую банку в течение недели? Всей семьëй? Да ты гонишь, парень😆Я одна выпью её в течение дня😆

[@kirillbolgar4303]

за раз примерно))

[@user-bt6me2up6t]

Летом- на два часа!

[@peeqa21]

То же самое подумала) Семья её выпьет вообще за 15 минут))

[@davidbowie3716]

Даааа я тоже угарнула с него😅

[@peperminthospitalitygoa]

❤

[@englezul108]

I’m Romanian, so like stuff like Compot can be found in our shops, or people do actually make them at home, tons of them actually!

[@anastasiayasova8578]

russians make compot at home too ! usually grandmas tho

[@englezul108]

@@anastasiayasova8578 Same, Romanians do that too

[@pawel115]

Polish people make compot at home too.

[@ARThuRiosik]

@@englezul108 кто живет городе с населением больше миллиона проще купить в магазине, это же очевидно

[@user-uj6hx8yv8r]

​@@anastasiayasova8578 бабки? Вы ошибаетесь, редко кто не делает компот и не стоит огурцы

[@OlgaSh.]

Let me correct your wonderful speech about Russian unknown food. Russian soda is not a soda water at all, it’s sweet drink, based on some grass or fruit that was carbon detoxified. It’s natural drink. As to Kissel, it’s no jelly, it is made if fruit juce, boiled with cornstarch . It’s also natural health food and it’s good for poor stomach. They put bear in a bag not to show your drink outside. Because there’s a law that you can’ drink alcohol outside in public place .

[@pavelgreddd9635]

Beer in the bag 100% market move. Just looks better.

[@user-ru7od1en9h]

а разве у нас есть такой закон?

[@pollars3450]

@@user-ru7od1en9h Да есть, 5 лет назад г.Екатеринбург, Крауля-Викулова в парке патруль ппс выписал штраф 2500р дали квиток оплатил через госуслуги.

[@glebskakovsky9475]

@@pollars3450 У нас запрещено распитие алкоголя в любой таре, так что бумажка снаружи на штраф никак не повлияет.

[@Alekcvp]

@@glebskakovsky9475 Она скрывает что это алкоголь, патрули ко всем подряд подходить не будут, т.е. просто снижает шанс быть оштрафованным.

[@user-mr7mr9xb4o]

6:35 we use some starch to cook this drink called “kisel”, not gelatine. 8:52 this is razorback; 9:03 jerked salted common bream. 11:18 “Rjazhenka” is made of melted (baked?) milk. It has a special sweet-sour taste and is full of bacteria which are good for the stomach. 13:21 I do pickle cucumbers, tomatoes and paprika myself because I don’t like the taste of those which they sell in shops. 13:53 pickled ramson 14:11 it is orange because we add some tomato-paste into it when cooking. 15:35 it is not strange at all! It is so good for hiking! Imagine: you are in the middle of nowhere cooking canned beef with pasta in a pot on the open fire. It is so tasty! 17:59 it is mackerel

[@amerkulow]

есть классные соленые огурчики от скатерти самобранки, не маринованные, реально вкусные. Только именно "соленые по-домашенему", не "хрустящие" или какие то там еще

[@user-mr7mr9xb4o]

@@amerkulow , спасибо за совет. В состав сходит лимонная кислота и куркума. Странные ингредиенты для русского блюда: ведь они в России не растут. Посчитала цену. Получается 264 руб/кг. а летом 2022 года я покупала огурцы для засолки по 60 руб/кг.

[@amerkulow]

@@user-mr7mr9xb4o ну понятно что свои будут выгоднее, тут скорее для тех кто не находит сам времени солить

[@amerkulow]

@@user-mr7mr9xb4o ну на вкус там уксуса вообще нет

[@amerkulow]

@@user-mr7mr9xb4o а вы точно так баночку взяли. Специально взял в холодильнике проверить состав и таки там нет уксуса: огурцы, вода питьевая, соль пищевая, зелень укропа, молочная кислота, лимонная кислота, семена укропа, корень хрена, чеснок, куркума молотая. Все больше ничего нет. Должно называться "соленые по-домашнему".

[@drewr2047]

as a Russian currently living abroad, seeing your videos is really heartwarming, really love and miss my home country

[@mrwhiskers1471]

You got nasty shit there

[@kirojacket3663]

It's funny how apparently everything there is "weird" but honestly most of that stuff looks decently nice

[@dodgex6592]

Wierd for people who don't even know how natural products look like. They prefer chemical products like Coca-Cola instead of compot

[@poliziagrammaticale9430]

To americans anything that is not american is "weird", but they also tend to have a very limited vocabulary.

[@KatkovaK]

You are right. Most of their food is pretty good and made out of natural ingredients which is the most important part.

[@josephbegniol2051]

American being american

[@justappearances]

Most of these products would be sold only in Trader's Joe or Whole foods in the US and wouldn't be affordable for the majority of Americans

[@zakwu-tangthegoat6175]

I am not going to lie. This whole superstore experience makes me want to travel to Russia. I am from Canada, so I don't know how I would get there, but I would absolutely love to go.

[@lldd11]

YOu just get visa online and buy ticket and the you sleep on the place and 10-12 hours later land in MOscow. Pretty simple.

[@indonesiaops7276]

I’d be glad to help if you’re serious about visiting

[@-joe-davidson]

@@indonesiaops7276 Scammer

[@violentbug]

Duuude, just swim across the pacific 😂

[@splifstar85]

You fly to Serbia or Turkey and catch a flight to Moscow from there

[@lemonov3031]

Tushonka is not for poor people. It's for everyone. Selected, more expensive brands taste really good. I buy a lot just for the taste, not because I'm "poor". smh

[@nadezhdakuznetsova3952]

А тушенка с макарошками или с картошкой? Ням-ням ))))

[@Kolchedan]

Belorussian tushonka is only for rich people.

[@rudolfzxcv4963]

Тутошка это самая вкусная ягода

[@andrarak7383]

I buy stew all the time. it's delicious 😋 😋 😋

[@doubleimpact1404]

Tushonka with macaroni is the best

[@amazonseller-yf8vv]

Russia has a real mind your business type of culture, it's hard for a lot of americans to understand but most people don't want to talk to strangers about what they're doing or why, they're just trying to go about their day and do their own thing!!!

[@michastepien8326]

exactly. to rape or kill even more ppl.

[@antoniok2015]

That's what you see in Moscow, but in the small towns people love to assess your outfit and stare at you if you are differed from their expectations of how you should look...

[@amazonseller-yf8vv]

@@antoniok2015 Well I've been in Russia about 12 years, I lived in a few small towns including Belgorod, Neberzny Chelny and Gelendzik, I never had any problems as all, especially compared to the US. Also my GF is from a small town in the south and she's one of the nicest people I ever met, her best friend is nice and her parents raised her with really good values that most people forgot about a few dacades ago in the US!!!

[@member57]

It's because they survived leftist, Marxist spying and snitching during the Soviet times.

[@michastepien8326]

@@amazonseller-yf8vv "good values" mean "raping kids"?

[@gopnikstyle9148]

Idk buddy but mangos and avocados are supposed to be sold rock hard so that they don't go soft and rot in 2 to 3 days of being ripe. They are meant to survive travel to the destination where it is going to be sold and still sit for days until it gets sold and the buyer should know to buy avocado and or mangos 2-3 days before the planned consumption of them.

[@jaxhawken4887]

Not only that, but now they sell mangos and avocados "ready to eat" which are fully ripe and about 1,5 times more expensive. You can see them in the video to the left of Tom when he's talking bs grabbing those perfectly fine unripe mangos

[@lorainisrael]

From my experience those hard ones in Russia are not at all like ripe at home in other countries. These were picked so early they would never ripe at home (I tried), you can only probably make pickled mangoes out of them but those are not known in Russia.

[@jaxhawken4887]

@@lorainisrael well that depends on the quality of produce at a specific shop. As for me, if I'm in dire need of avocado for my recipe and I need it fast - it's a lot easier to buy already ripe ones, it's not like they're 5 times the cost

[@watwudscoobydoo1770]

Right! There is now such thing as a ripe avocado on a tree, you have to pick them then let them ripe over time. Almost all citrus in the US is picked green and ripened over time. I don’t know what part of Texas this white boy is from probably somewhere with no agriculture, because he should know better.

[@aresteg2]

So weird to see other people consider normal things for you weird 😂

[@Michael-zj3cn]

That's nice

[@noizekiller]

And crazy

[@Doomngloom-yu6wc]

Remember Americans are normal n everyone n everything else is weird

[@akimmalkov3885]

Добрый Cola is actually same cola produced same factories and same Coca-Cola company, but they change brand to not make angry "western" society

[@amerkulow]

In fact, not everything is so simple, when Coca-Cola left the Russian market, the factories that they left did not represent the same value, since the most important ingredient, cola syrup, was no longer supplied. For six months, the Dobry Cola company has been developing a recipe that is as similar in taste to the original as possible, of course, the taste is still different, but in my opinion, even for the better now. I have the opportunity to buy imported Coca Cola or Russian Dobry Cola, I prefer Dobry, the price is almost the same, but I like the taste more. Other brands like chernogolovka, classic cola, etc... are terribly by my opinions concerning cola taste.

[@amerkulow]

@user-ct9sj3rh8p на вкус и цвет, Черноголовки напитки хорошие, но кола у них отвратная

[@Mary-Nord]

@akimmalkov3885,да если честно,российские производители в последнюю очередь думали о том,что они могут кого-то там разозлить на Западе.Россиянам как-то глубоко,простите за грубость,насрать на мнение Запада😂

[@alssam102]

Lol they actually sell Crown Royal (Canadian whiskey) in Russia? Guess I won’t be packing that as a present to my Russian family anymore 😂

[@fitgirl8812]

В России можно найти вообще все

[@elena79rus]

They sell everything in Russia, and much more.

[@mukharbidumanov]

😂

[@DmitryMalinkin]

I stopped packing alcohol for my friends in Russia a long time ago. I was surprised that one time I was carrying a big bottle of Jack Daniels from Detroit to Moscow in my self-care, limited myself from bringing stuff that I needed, made my bag very heavy, and was afraid to break it all the time only until I came to a Russia store and found out the same bottle of whisky for the same price as I bought it.

[@user-hi5ph8pb1x]

You forgot to show the mayonnaise aisle, there's no country in the world that has so many brands to choose from.. 😅 I adore it and I believe the Russians eat the tastier mayonnaise ever! Fermented milk products are so healthy. Kefir is like buttermilk and that type of cottage cheese is called curd cheese.

[@Delson868]

Ketchup maybe too. For example, in Canada they eat Heinz everywhere. The same taste all the time. In Russia there are many and every brand has variety.

[@SergeyBatishchev]

As a Russian who recently moved to Canada I miss quite a few food items (kefir and pelmeni mostly). But mayonnaise and ketchup?! :-) "Mayo" is really popular in Russia and usually has a very long shelf life, it is also not a "controlled" product, producers don't have to report substitutes as the do for milk products. I think only Vkusvill made very expensive mayo from liquid eggs. Egg content in my favorite "Sloboda" was 1.7% as per the latest roskontrol tests (and this is totally expected). Non of them can remotely compete Hellmanns and even with Walmart's Great Value here in Canada. And even them pale in comparison with simple home made mayo. They aren't bad, mind you, I just don't miss the emulsified oil water mixture with some spices a single bit!! :-)

[@user-hx5gs5jt6u]

In eastern part of Russia we eat Korean mayonnaise. It's much more tasty.

[@user-hi5ph8pb1x]

@@user-hx5gs5jt6u need to taste it! 😅

[@Delson868]

@@SergeyBatishchev It depends on where you live in Canada. I was buying pelmeni and Kefir in Russian stores in Toronto.

[@elena79rus]

Zefir (зефир) is very soft. It is a Russian version of marshmallow, but usually made with apple sauce, so it has a little different taste from a regular marshmallow. You are confusing zefir with meringue, which is called bezé (безе) in Russian. It looks similar to zefir but unlike zefir bezé is dry.

[@user-jh2qz5yf9n]

Zefir was stale apparently. Zephyr is a gentle breeze in English

[@topnftart]

@@user-jh2qz5yf9n , Zephyr is a gentle breeze in Ancient Greek mythology 😆 So it is basically Latin and was borrowed to English as well)

[@i.d.m.49]

Еленушка, вы меня впечатлили...) Вы и очки с диоптриями - между вами есть нечто общее?

[@Motor4ik33]

ты вообще в курсе, что зефир это древнейший десерт и не относится к русской культуре? И тем более это не какая-то версия маршмеллоу, а известный рецепт десерта. Поколение ЕГЭ...

[@topnftart]

@@Motor4ik33, цитата из Википедии: Zefir is derived from the traditional Russian pastila confectionery, but with added egg white foam and a gelling agent. An addition of unwhipped egg whites to the recipe originated in the town of Kolomna sometime during the 15th century, and in the 19th century the zefir dessert most likely emerged in its modern form with whipped egg whites due to a French adaptation on the recipe that was later brought back to Russia. Насчет же версии маршмеллоу - здесь слово "version" переводится как вариант, опция - указывая просто на то, что эти два десерта похожи. Так что автор комментария написала всё корректно.

[@rodjarrow6575]

Chacha 2:41 is an ancient Caucasian grape vodka, similar in taste to Spanish / Italian grappa, which has a direct connection with the history of the migration of peoples, because some of the ancestors of the Spaniards were originally from the Caucasus

[@BossBossBoss1020]

chacha much better than grape for my opinion

[@makem2709]

Все верно, чача это разновидность бренди,- дистиллят из самогона на основе виноградного жмыха.

[@rodjarrow6575]

@@makem2709 Я был весьма удивлен, когда в налитой из бутылки испанской граппы обнаружил до боли знакомый по студенческим времена запах и вкус чачи...

[@lucatoni4509]

@@rodjarrow6575 вот ты не путай божий дар с яишницей. Там великая цивилизация , а у нас, орков, разве што есть хорошего

[@kyo-to16]

Мне говорили что, это вроде грузинский напиток, это так?

[@martinmart481]

All these Russian food which he called disgusting is much better test than most of American food.

[@user-jh2qz5yf9n]

He said weird, not disgusting.

[@VG-xh7gx]

@@user-jh2qz5yf9nexactly

[@ThaSchwab]

Have you ever had American food? Like, not fast food?

[@notemobutsad]

@@ThaSchwabno offense, but there is practically no national food in America... everything that the locals call "American" is taken from other countries, even burgers. so what kind of food are we talking about? about restaurants with mixed national cuisines of other countries?

[@kentiy6641]

​@@ThaSchwabFrom my experience, Mexican food and American steaks are really good in US but everything else seemed less delicious and more expensive (especially in CA).

[@colinrenfrew48]

Having visited Russia a number of times, I always bought the cookies and chocolates. The Russians seemed to have a sweet tooth. Love these videos.

[@thecraftycreeper3167]

@Lada Vlada Может быть в следующий раз Напиши на русском и перейти на Английский

[@user-zb7mr8lr9x]

Почему были сладкоежка и ??? Мы и сейчас не пьем пустой чай . Мы пьем чай с печеньем , с конфетами , тортами , с пирожными , с мушками , с баранками с пряниками , с финиками . В зависимости чего хочется на данный момент .

[@Mari_________]

Yeess🤤🥳

[@LazyPictures]

That's because russains always drink tea - sweets are always a side dish so to say

[@fitgirl8812]

У нас действительно есть много сладкой выпечки. Не забывайте, зимы у нас суровые, нам нужны углеводы зимой, чтобы было комфортнее и теплее)) потому у нас очень много горячих супов - зашел с мороза и согрелся едой)

[@Straightarrow213]

Actually, it’s not that weird that they cover the beer in paper sunlight destroys beer. that’s why the majority of beer bottles are dark colored. kind of like when you tint your car windows to not letting so much light.

[@zakkmylde1712]

That's basically an urban myth, light doesn't do anything to beer, time and fluctuations in temperature are what cause beer to go bad.

[@Straightarrow213]

@@zakkmylde1712 I think you’re in urban myth bro 😅 you don’t store beer in a wooden barrel where temperature ups and downs absorb it into the wood and release it.a glass or aluminum can. Sunlight does destroy a beer gives it a funky taste.. that’s why the majority of beers have a tint to the glass..

[@fitgirl8812]

Exactly!!! Bingo! Как русская подтверждаю это

[@user-wt1eh2dy8y]

Нет, распития спиртных напитков, у нас штраф. Всё от детских и людских глаз должно быть закрыто. И это правильно!

[@kernow62]

@@zakkmylde1712 BS, any hoppy beer, such as an IPA will alter very quickly when exposed to light. 3-Methyl-3-butene-1-thiol is the actual chemical produced when the hoppy beer is exposed to light. Green and white bottles expose beer to more light than a brown bottle, and even a brown bottle exposes it more than a can.

[@lldd11]

Not true, you can close those jars of juice - every russian home has nylon(plastic) caps that snaps perfectly to that jar. Also Tarfun and Dushes - are the best soda I ever tried, I also like kvas. Kisel is not "jelled juice" Its juice with starch - very good for little kids and for adults with health problem, very soft on your stomach. Pryanik is not cracker - its a Ginger bread. Tvorog is not Cottage cheese - its a farmers cheese that you can buy in US. What you called a "baby food" its just what we call in US an Apple sauce. And the preserved meat - its actually my favorite - its like a stewed meat that you can add to Kasha, or soup, or veggies and have a fast ready dish (I love it because I don't like to wait to hours until stewed meat get ready). You comment about bacon is been just smoked and not cooked is funny - what kind of bacon do you think you are getting in US - surprise - its also just smoked!! The cooked one you will get only in fast food restaurant. Regardless avocado and mango - you act like in US they sell them supersoft, they are also sell them hard as a rock in supermarket and you have to wait a week until they are ready to eat. Regarding Lays сheeps - I can tell you that every country has its own flavors, for example in Turkey there was Lays with yogurt, and some other flavors that I've never seen before.

[@Yiersan-cq3jm]

sorry, did you try Tarhun and Dyushes in old Soviet times or modern ones? if just modern ones then it have nothing to do with the original taste of those authetic Soviet drinks, except for the name and color of the drink.

[@user-me7vs7rn4u]

About lays, it is very cool that every country has it's own flavours. In Kazakhstan now we have beshbarmak flavoured lays. It is our national dish

[@sodinc]

​@@user-me7vs7rn4unow I want to try that one 😅

[@user-kl8qq6qu6j]

@@user-me7vs7rn4u в выходные казан растоплю. Ты напомнил и захотелось)

[@lorainisrael]

You're right on all points, the only problem is that the guy is just voicing his perceptions, no point in getting so worked up about it.

[@Bpaynes]

Ive always wanted to visit Russia

[@HomoDigital]

Don't put off your dreams, life is short.

[@ericleuthold]

​@@HomoDigital Me too, just wonder how the Russians react to people from the west in this current crisis.

[@adamhessphoto]

We will wait you)

[@ca6aka]

you are always welcome

[@annasolovyeva1013]

Welcome to Russia when you can. You can ask me questions, too.

[@aleraavle7646]

Kefir is not Central Asian thing. There are drinks like Kefir all over Eurasia (called differently) but Kefir is more a Soviet drink

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

Слово «кефир» - тюрко-кавказского происхождения, а не советское)

[@aleraavle7646]

@@user-rf2pg9hr1b Возможно, но в итоге - после эпохи Советского Союза - его теперь знают и в Риге, и даже в США. Союз популяризировал этот напиток.

[@user-rf2pg9hr1b]

​@@aleraavle7646 70 лет тяжело назвать эпохой, даже на век не тянет) Популяризация это всего лишь популяризация.

[@aleraavle7646]

@@user-rf2pg9hr1b 70 лет это 70 лет и для многих это, конечно же, эпоха :)

[@Sonmz]

@@aleraavle7646 Полностью с вами согласен.

[@user-se3gv6bu9g]

Маринованные виноградные листья используют для приготовления долмы, они могут быть и не иностранными, в южной части России выращивают много винограда.

[@avalllex]

Все так, но виноград уже давно выращивают и на Урале в честных домовладениях.

[@krinich8948]

​@@avalllexТочно честно?

[@algo8082]

@@krinich8948 У меня растет. Южный Урал. Не такой, как на Кубани и не всегда успевает созреть, но если созревает - вполне съедобный. Возможно сейчас есть и лучше сорта.

[@zlatafruhling1948]

@@avalllex да у нас на даче недалеко от мск растёт)

[@Tabi_ya]

Türkiye’de çok sevilen bir yemektir “yaprak sarması”. Çok rahatlıkla bahçelerde yetişmektedir.

[@asxtream]

Imagine a world where politicians and big business do not artificially create tension between countries and peoples. Where you can fly to any country without fear and you will not be looked at with tension. How easy it is to manipulate us and sow the seeds of distrust and evil towards other people...

[@Translate243]

theirs biggest fear is reunion of white race

[@reatrdosbenkron6194]

Zephyr isn't really hard. You probably confused it with beze which looks exactly the same but but is very hard and becomes sand when you bite (i hate it).

[@qwerty-wt5dr]

yeah, no idea why they invented such disgusting thing

[@user-in9fd6bb7n]

I hate zefir from my childhood it is so sugary.

[@ygzpdygzpd700]

It hardens after some time. I actually like it better when it does.

[@NikiLorensonAndrew]

@@qwerty-wt5drit’s meringue, it’s a French thing

[@jarkevaihminen3725]

Я смотрю у иностранцев модно снимать российские магазины . Раньше было наоборот помню русские удивлялись их товарам. Щас всё наоборот😁👍

[@user-zz3sf6wc1v]

это продажные блогеры, играющие на гордыне русских

[@nkey9913]

Это купленные, их очень много сейчас

[@Flash-0000]

@@nkey9913ну вообще-то многие и раньше были года 3-4 назад Или их купили уже тогда ? У нас много американцев которые переехали жить

[@lubite]

​@@nkey9913но это же правда ... у нас все так в магазинах 😊

[@Var1ck_04]

​@@user-zz3sf6wc1v пруфы будут?

[@alankoltner9352]

So far you're the funniest American making videos about Russian supermarkets

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

He seems to have tried many Russian foods too!

[@konstantingorobets5204]

Kissel has no jello - it contains starch... So you drink and eat at the same time...:-) And chak-chak is not cashews - those are zigzagging pastries with honey... There are no cashews growing in Russia, and this is a national dessert of Tatarstan.

[@shonnyNOR]

The guy is from Texas, so don't expect any sophistication neither in taste nor understanding. But it is interesting to see the enormous selection of products they have in that hypermarket.

[@lunaticca4212]

Polish people also love kompot :D

[@splifstar85]

All Slavs do 🤷‍♂️ Ebal ya Fanta, cola v rot, potomu chto ya lublu compot! 😁

[@yuriyanov3217]

To tell the truth, we share 95% of similar recipes in our cuisines. Just due to the climate zones and stuff. Even the borschtsch which is just a beetroot soup, that every nation in Europe has on its menu.

[@mrobocop1666]

@@yuriyanov3217 not only climate, North America has the same climate but different dishes. It's common Slavic cuisines, loke Kvas is ancient Slavic drink which can be found all over Eastern Europe(and Northern Asia)

[@mk-yh3ci]

Когда я приехала в Германию и немцы думали удивить меня немецкими магазинами и продуктами мне было немного смешно))) ведь наши магазины больше и продуктов больше и почти все немецкие продукты у нас тоже есть))) И купить все можно даже ночью. Они не могли понять почему я не удивляюсь))

[@davidl6641]

и это еще до того, как попробовать немецкую еду на вкус. С удивлением обнаружилось, что в "цивилизованных странах" "еду" видимо делают из переработанных покрышек и бумаги. Взять хотя бы их столь разрекламированные сосиски. При чем, с началом повышения цен они еще ухудшились - "санкции работают!". У поляков и чехов раньше еда была вкуснее, но за последние годы видимо и их настигл "Фелики Гегмански Культуг" и они тоже научились делать еду не из еды.

[@Delson868]

Да, у нас выбор хороший. Но вот с иностранными продуктами туговато. Хамон сложно найти, да и никакого выбора нет. Бекон наши делать нормально не умеют. Зарубежные сыры тоже сейчас под санкциями.

[@davidl6641]

@@Delson868 ну, если вы так по хамону исстрадались, делайте сами. Там ничего сложного. Может, хамон иберико у вас и не получится, но средне-европейский шинкен/прошутто после нескольких попыток получается вполне нормально. Можете себя и копаколой, и панчеттой, и бастурмой побаловать. Все делается в холодильнике, из мяса из супермаркета.

[@davidl6641]

@@Delson868 а если бы вы с началом СВО заложили головку пармезана, то она как раз сейчас бы и созрела. Молоко только нужно настоящее, чтоб свернулось, а не из порошка как значительная часть "молока" в немецких супермаркетах. Ну и соль и энзим. Вот, собственно, все из чего состоят итальянские твердые сыры.

[@Delson868]

@@davidl6641 Тут у нас заводы пытаются делать и получается кал, вряд ли у меня лучше получится). Ну и на это время нужно. И прошутто - совершенно другая по вкусу вещь. По нему вообще не скучаю. А если кому-то вина нужного не хватает, посоветуете самому в квартире делать в той же комнате, где сыры?)) Тут изначально говорится, что у нас все продукты есть, как свои, так и европейские. Вот я и говорю, что ни фига, а вы чушь загоняете.

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

I've watched almost 100 videos on Russian supermarkets. This video by Tom from Texas made my TOP 10. WELL DONE! I loved the differences!

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

There is a channel called Traveling with Russell who makes great supermarket content too

[@47Lancelot]

100? Why do you like to watch it? It's weird

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

@@47Lancelot Probably 100 by now. Why? Because we were doing our research and we're thorough. We're moving to Russia this autumn and we wanted to learn everything about Russia. Cheerio!

[@47Lancelot]

@@xxxnamkhaxxx you're better learn the language, because 99% don't speak English

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

@@47Lancelot Как сказал. Мы все делаем тщательно. Спасибо, брат.

[@amondberzal6195]

Kompot usually produced from fruits without alchohol and many many people doing in at home from natural fruits(many people have summer houses which we call "Dacha"-its garden with summer house , Russian Sauna-Banya and the place for grilling meat). So you can be sure that its 100% natural. Its fruits+sugar,boiled. For many people its tasty and every family have own recipe(different mixes of fruits,different quanity of sugar etc). Its quite healthy if you not put too much sugar in it. I never tried Kompot from supermarket and i hope that i will not.

[@fitgirl8812]

Зачем сахар??? Мы еще делаем компот из сухофруктов 😍😍😍 если добавлять финики или очень сладкий фрукт, то компот будет кисло-сладким и без сахара. Вообще компот из сухофруктов - это отвал башки)))

[@Kompoteek]

Kompot is so good I have it as a nickname

[@aliaskaradylov6637]

Kompot is one way to persuade your spoiled kids to drink something during the day because water is not sweet, and all others drinks are not as healthy as a boiled fruit-flavoured water. We drink it as adults because we get used to it during childhood.

[@andrarak7383]

I bought compote in the store. Fine

[@scra2et6]

южуали?? олвейс!!

[@alexnaumov4854]

Shoot… I moved to the USA from Russia 20 years ago and I miss all these Russian foods so much. There’s so much variety of different foods and flavors in Russia. American supermarkets are super boring. But lots of what was shown is not originally Russian but from all different neighboring countries and cuisines. It’s just for the last 1000 years Russians adopted so much from all over the world. Missing it…

[@user-ld9hx7eh8b]

Там и остовайся.

[@mikeromney4712]

In all honesty and from my personal point of view, the German and Russian cuisine seems to have some similarities. Except for really few differences, I would have settled in culinary after 14 days......Disgusting looking pork in a glass? Hell yeah....^^

[@user-ip3hg5vm9d]

А если я сейчас хочу переехать, это трудно сделать? Меня просто в России уже ничего не держит, хочется что то по новому запустить , жизнь, мотивацию!

[@andrarak7383]

@@user-ld9hx7eh8b не указывай

[@user-ld9hx7eh8b]

@@andrarak7383 Ога. У вашего высокоблагородия забыл разрешения спросить.

[@OlgaSh.]

And Russian woman all make vegetables and fruit cans at home and it’s not “to survive “ but because it’s tasty and we have plenty of tasty recipes to make. It’s kind of prepared vegetables for fast food at home. And most of the families have country houses where we grow eco fruit and vegetables, so we need to keep them somehow. And your girlfriend must be from very poor family if she say so about her grandma’s canning. We also make salt vegetables and they’re very tasty but it should be stored in low temperature as they are made with lactobacillus ‘ help. That cans in the store is for poor people who don’t do canning at home or for lonely men who can’t do that. as that canned vegetables are not tasty.

[@user-fu8dh1uq3h]

Наша мама делает очень вкусные салаты на зиму, компоты, тушёнку, томаты, томатный сок, огурцы и многое другое. Я сама мариную грибы. Родственники из Москвы когда приезжают в гости набирают с собой эти заготовки, потому что такую вкуснятину не купить в магазине. А у девушки, видимо, не умеют делать заготовки)

[@OlgaSh.]

@@user-fu8dh1uq3h вот и я ему говорю тоже. Попробуй вкусное лечо в магазине найди, а арбузик маринованый с чесночком и острым перцем ,а баклажаны квашеные? А томаты в собственном соку и нормальная домашняя кабачковая икра? Разве объяснишь бедолаге, который никогда нормальной еды зимой не кушал?

[@user-kk5gw8bb4q]

@@OlgaSh. только чтобы это всё делать нужен хороший погреб, а сейчас погреб построить это дорогое удовольствие

[@peeqa21]

Pretty little amount of people have summer houses. Women who are not retired grandmas can food very rarely. Also, it's overwise about poverty: poor people grow their own veggies and can it. Because fresh veggies are expensive in winter. Small town people of Russia are obsessed with their kitchen gardens and "realness" of their food for an unknown reason. That's why they are sure that everyone in Russian has a summer house, tend a kitchen garden, grow their own food, can all the food and eat only made from scratch meals. Nope. We do not. We are just average Europeans speaking of eating. Greetings from St. Petersburg.

[@peeqa21]

​@@OlgaSh. Простите, но вы так говорите про еду, как будто у вас других интересов в жизни нет)) Ни один из знакомых мне людей не станет тратить столько времени просто чтобы съесть условное "вкусное лечо". Есть множество занятей поинтереснее)

[@user-dk3jf9tm8i]

Представляю советского гражданина году так в 87м, которому бы показали это видео. Американец офигивает от разнообразия в русском гипермаркете. Гражданин бы сказал что наконец-то коммунизм наступил.

[@Mr_Fat_Tro11]

Ага, как только отодвинули от руля коммунистов, так сразу и наступил коммунизм. Получается, что коммунисты для коммунизма не нужны.

[@baghazukhov152]

how different would a Soviet market have been from this?

[@mistertvister73]

​@@baghazukhov152in the 80s there was an economic crisis in the Soviet Union, a change began in the economic and political program that Gorbachev started, called “perestroika”. They tried to do what China eventually succeeded in doing, and the USSR collapsed. At that time, the stores had empty shelves, and people stood in lines, knowing when small batches of various products would be delivered. Almost all families had their own plots of land with houses outside the city, with vegetable gardens; this compensated for the lack of food in stores for personal consumption. Therefore, those who immigrated to the USA or Europe in those years were shocked by the abundance of goods abroad. Now this won’t surprise anyone in Russia; there’s everything in abundance.

[@romanchannel69]

@@baghazukhov152 like a lot imagine that every class of products had just a single brand, and there was a huge shortage of it

[@iBlancoUC]

They don’t think corona is from Britain. It’s brewed there for that market.

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

In Britain people think it’s European

[@navelswine0999]

The Corona I get in Canada is made in Canada. People here think it’s made in Mexico 😂

[@homerc9101]

Is better than the Mexican version, nobody drinks corona in Mexico, it if the cheap beers the best is indio. Corona is just Mexican bud light

[@fitgirl8812]

​@@navelswine0999 то есть люли принципиально не читают, где произведен товар? 😂

[@amerkulow]

it just made in uk I suppose, nothing common with brand country origin.

[@user-le1mg3xr9x]

В банках - это уже не имитация, а настоящее мясо краба в рассоле. Хотя бы на цену взгляните)209-300 р. за 100гр,умножте на 5...

[@sledgehammer6640]

That CIA agent is gonna drink all of our vodka 😅

[@user-dm2td6rg9z]

Орнул😂😂😂

[@kimcason8764]

I was Drooling over the Caviar section. The Pickled Mushrooms Tweeked my Taste buds too..!! Good Video. Cheers Kim in Oz. 😎

[@youmean4221]

You are proof that gentle humor is the best.

[@TheJcrist]

Looks like reviews of Russian supermarkets by Westerners becoming a new popular genre )) we are under attack 😂

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

They are the most popular videos about Russia!

[@splifstar85]

Funny how back in the soviet times Russians went to western countries to be amazed by the supermarkets.. Now 15 000 sanctions later, westerners are coming here to be amazed by our supermarkets.. Do you think it’s time you ask your politicians if they actually know what they are doing and if Russian economy is as bad as they claim it is..? 😏 Do you think the country you are from could withstand being cut off from international financial markets and 15 000 other sanctions.,? Do you think ANY western country/economy could……..?🙈

[@TheJcrist]

@@splifstar85 my politicians? Putin, you mean? 🤣

[@splifstar85]

@@TheJcrist ты с России что ли? ) С Путина надо спросить только одно.. какого хрена он 8 лет ждал, чего ждал, что у х-мэнов совесть (которой нет) проснётся что ли??🤦‍♂️

[@mrobocop1666]

@@splifstar85 да, фатальная ошибка, тогда ещё надо было вопрос решать сразу. 8 лет его за нос водили чтобы подготовиться, а теперь ещё водят за нос свои же генералы и олигархи, подсовывая красивые отчёты с пылью в глаза, а то плохие новости не любит слушать... Эх, дай Бог выдержать и выйти их этого с успехом с такими руководителями

[@user-se3gv6bu9g]

Пиво в России пьют не только с вяленой рыбой. С чипсами также пьют, или с сухариками.

[@user-cb8de3ou4r]

И с шашлыками 😁

[@user-se3gv6bu9g]

@@user-cb8de3ou4r ага, а американец знает только про вяленую рыбу.

[@dodgex6592]

Просто американцы слишком тупые и не знают, что к пиву подходят не только чипсы

[@Joe_Satriani]

Или с водкой

[@Podyshka81]

Я люблю с чесночными гренками 😅

[@inna6333]

Какое-то Зазеркалье, честное слово. Я хорошо помню времена, когда, приехавшие из-за границы рассказывали, что у них в магазинах "чего только нет", и как там "у них" красиво. Теперь смотрю, как иностранцы гуляют по нашим улицам и супермаркетам и, не побоюсь этого слова, восхищаются. Понятно, что ожидали, что под санкциями загнёмся и будем последнюю кильку в томате друг у друга отнимать. Но что есть, то есть.

[@londongoodbye2730]

бумеранг судьбы вернулся

[@markamarinka4526]

Это точно, а ещё такое ощущение, что иностранцы интересуются водкой намного больше, чем русские)))

[@londongoodbye2730]

@@markamarinka4526 мы стали меньше пить всей страной. А они нет

[@geejay5751]

​@@londongoodbye2730 верно, мы по всем рейтингам давно упали в количестве выпитого алкоголя на душу населения, рейтинг в котором когда-то были на первых местах

[@vknfriendly]

@@geejay5751 Сейчас нас обогнали все прибалты, финны, норги , англичане и ирландцы - не кого не забыл вроде. Но главное раньше нам все исследования предоставляли западные компании, а им доверять в отношении нас не следует ни когда. Врут как дышат.

[@Svetlana__SPB]

Так много видео иностранцев в ютубе с российских магазинов! 😂 Привет из Санкт-Петербурга! 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪💪💪

[@evaskjerd]

🎯👏👏👏😁😁👍👍

[@user-xl3eu7bl6h]

Прям в последний год прям вырвалось.

[@user-hq8lf8wu7c]

Ждут нашей смерти.

[@user-hu6ck9ix6c]

Татьяна Бурдюжа! Ага

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

Это потому, что сегодня лучшие супермаркеты в мире расположены в Швейцарии и России, и я должен сказать, что все в Швейцарии стоит в 5 раз дороже, чем в России. Я думаю, что многие люди приедут посмотреть, не страдает ли Россия, они будут удивлены. Ура!

[@2a2777f2g]

Oooph, I have so much to correct in this video I don't even know where to start!!! We CAN seal our jars, we have flexible plastic caps that can be used for years, my mum still keeps them in the kitchen drawer, I prefer to buy smaller jars I can finish in several days. Zephyr should be on the softer side, think of souffle with a crispy crust and is made of mashed apples, thry are boiled and whipped till they become white. Eggplant "caviar" is orange because it also contains carrots, tomato sauce and oil. You found one brand of mouthwash that is literally called Forest balsam that specialises on "foresty" flavours, check any other brand - and you can find all kinds of minty fresh ones. I'm too lazy to write everything I disagree with you on coz it would literally take forever. I'm very sad that there are people who would watch this video and believe everything you say 😢

[@Slovakman23]

13:13 GAMES OF THRONES: "WINTER IS COMING" !. It is a phrase that expresses poorly period and fear for life. In Russia, if someone says "Winter is coming", it's true. Now is a different time, but having a huge supply of food at home in different shapes and ways of storage really saves lives. Still not only in Russia, but also in other states with a hard and long winter, this is how they preserve and protect food. It's a great way to be self-sufficient and enjoy summer food until the next farming season. ... So, if you are in Russia, the words "winter is coming!"you don't really have to worry.

[@bellaavgusta2258]

Да это правда Россия за всю свою историю много раз сталкивалась с ужасным голодом. Только 3 месяца лета нужно было успеть вырастить и сохранить до следующего года урожай. В том числе животных. Удивительно как выжили народы Крайнего Севера.

[@valeriivalerii8396]

Точно..раньше так и было сейчас,маринованное делают просто потому что любят.Родной с детства вкус ,плюс закуска под водку

[@user-ho9bs2gp2e]

​@@bellaavgusta2258 они жили как правило, на квашеной моржатине или оленине, которая хранилась в погребах.

[@user-hx5gs5jt6u]

Солёные огурцы свежими не заменить. Другой вкус. Или капуста квашеная-как без неё вообще борщ делать? Со свежей совсем другой вкус.

[@ygzpdygzpd700]

Yeah Game of Thrones portrays the North in a really weird way that makes no sense at all. One moment, it's cold. So cold that birds drop dead. Next moment, there is unfrozen water under the snow? What the heck?? And this happens all the time. Hard to suspend disbelief. Add to it that in the TV series, they really don't know how to tie people up.

[@JG-zn5vp]

I think the strangest thing there is a guy talking to himself loudly in the middle of a store while people are walking around him

[@DmitryTarkovsky]

I read the comments and I'm shocked. One girl wrote, "I'm from Texas and we don't have such a choice of products," I almost fell off my chair.Americans are especially surprised (I don't know why) by the presence of pickled foods.I thought you had it for sale in any store there.Fried potatoes in the oven, with meat and pickled cucumbers, sour cream and herbs, your head will come off from the combination of flavors. You can't imagine how many people write, buy some special milk for pancakes.And we fry pancakes on ordinary milk, when it became sour and spoiled, these are such strange differences, but in fact there is no difference.About the stew separate laughter.Buckwheat porridge with stewed meat is generally a top, and "pasta according to the navy"..how do I say this in English?Pasta of the US Marine Corps soldiers😆And the compote?In winter, you come back from work, it's cold outside and open a jar of cherry compote, which you yourself made in the summer from cherries that you collected in the garden, these are not transferable sensations And a bunch of other things

[@xmyxymx]

The thing is. The milk that we have in the west - doesn’t get sour when it goes off!!!! Ta-da 😅it’s mixed with some crap, it separates into weird “powdery” crap on the bottom and dirty water-like liquid on the top. That’s it. Smells bad but it’s not sour. Can’t use it for anything else. Milk is not the same. I also react to milk (get stuffed nose and phlegm right away), when I tried local Russian milk I never had any reactions, I could drink tons of it and never had any issues.

[@DmitryTarkovsky]

@@xmyxymx I don’t want to seem intrusive, but don’t you make cheese from cottage cheese and kefir at home either?

[@xmyxymx]

​@@DmitryTarkovsky I don't. my milk never gets sour. I can add kefir probiotic powder into milk to make it look/taste somewhat like Russian kefir, but really it's nothing like it lol . We have 2 kinds of cottage cheese at our store and it's again nothing like the one I tried in Russia. 🙈

[@ygzpdygzpd700]

I am a Russian living in the US. Here, when milk becomes sour and spoiled, it goes BAD. It smells bad, and is probably toxic. Forget about making pancakes with it. Not sure why.

[@RussianTravels]

Hey. I have just moved to Russia with my Russian wife and kids. How did you learn Russian so well?

[@meronvlogz]

Good luck to you, I hope I can do the same one day. By the way, is it hard to open a bank account as a foreigner?

[@mihailraskin2912]

@@meronvlogz nah, not hard at all. You just need your passport.

[@hamoudeallam645]

Only practice, pay less attention to grammar, it ll make u go crazy and get u nowhere. Learn on hearing

[@itistime5699]

My daughter spent 8 years in Russia and still hasn’t learned Russian grammar and how to speak properly. She speaks well but with a strong American accent and uses English words in her sentences, mixes two languages. The Russian kids were very cruel to her in school because of her language barrier and her super friendly personality. They found it weird. One Armenian kid threw stones at her when he found out she was an American. They fought a lot: a 10 year old boy with a 7 year old girl!!!! I told her to fight back, but we got tired of all this, we had to pack and leave. We are in Los Angeles now and she is a straight A student here. The only good part she remembers about Russia is food. She hated schools, kids, grumpy old people on streets and buses. She doesn’t want to go back. Bad memories.

[@fitgirl8812]

​@@itistime5699 армяне да, могут быть агрессивные

[@Maid-en-Head]

To appreciate pork in a jar/tin, one has to serve in a Soviet army. My dad always kept a couple of tins and ate it like once in 6 months when feeling nostalgic.

[@TheDJs3000]

Живое пиво в пакете не прост так, это защита от света.

[@Shy_guy9795]

А я думал чтоб можно было без палева бухать на улице пхахах

[@timzilant5594]

@@Shy_guy9795 так и есть.

[@diversantvlg7099]

​@@Shy_guy9795нет такого, американских фильмов об смотрелся у нас в принципе бухать на улице нельзя и пакет, не поможет

[@user-ho9bs2gp2e]

@@Shy_guy9795 поверь моему опыту, в Сибири это не помогает) Если будешь спорить о своем праве бухать на улице - тебя задержат так или иначе для проверки личности, либо еще по какому поводу. В России тоже копов не стоит злить, у нас хоть не застрелят, но дубинкой можно легко по хребту отхватить.

[@chetayu]

I love grocery shopping! Look like their stuff still pretty cheap despite of the sanction. Anyway, I hope to go there again and shop again!! I can stay there whole day!!

[@aye_vor228]

На самом деле цены после санкций либо не поменялись либо стали дешевле... Я не знаю с чем это связанно

[@Siberian_Bear72]

@@aye_vor228 , связано это с тем ,что, наконец-то, собственные производители получили шанс пробиться на прилавки супермаркетов. Пожалуй, теперь у нас из зарубежной продукции остались только оливки и вина.

[@user-fe5lr9zt3y]

What a selection ,here in Canada we have not much selection of anything and everything is so expansive !

[@fishtacos8522]

Saying tula is a town where they only make cookies is funny

[@gregdavies4241]

Was really interesting. Except for his bizarre lack of knowledge about what a meringue is 😂

[@springillusion2042]

It’s not meringue. It’s zefir, kind of marshmallow. Made of sugar, eggs and smashed apple :)

[@elena79rus]

Zefir is not a meringue. I guess it looks like one, that's why he confused it with meringue. In fact Zefir is very soft, more similar to large marshmallows shaped like meringues. It's like marshmallow, but is made with apple sauce, so it has a little different taste from regular marshmallow.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

EU stores and US ones seems like poor one especially in smaller places with choice of food and other things in compare to russian ones

[@user-nd5lj1xl1g]

Переезжаете в Россию, здесь много места, много работы и гостеприимный народ! Добро пожаловать!

[@lorainisrael]

The small stores in Russian towns and villages would make you depressed. Compare 🍏 to 🍏, not to oranges.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

@@lorainisrael their small stores have bigger choice of merchandise then those in EU and USA especially !! in usa you have nothing at small places or biggest are on gasoline pumps

[@PaulV.]

​@lorainisrael No they wouldn't. There are plenty of videos on YT like "Supermarket in a Russian Village" and most show such a huge selection of products that are unheard of in a small American/Canadian food store which rarely sells something above beer, snacks and chocolate bars.

[@user-qq5kv6nd6h]

These 3-liter jars of juice (as well as smaller ones with meat or any other stuff sealed like that) can be closed after opening. There are special reusable plastic caps designed for this type of jar neck, which are sold separately. Soviet-style eco-friendly package, especially keeping in mind that empty jars could be returned for recycling or used for home-made preservations.

[@meratheafflictionwarlock]

Sea buckthorn berry flavoured things are also quite common in Finland. We also have those un-flavoured circle-shaped cracker things here. Halva originates from Iran, but it's common in many middle eastern countries, Greece, India, and Dijibouti. You can find vegan "caviar" in the US. Mangos and avocados and such are often stored in the cold, or else they get too ripe too fast. Green grapefruit is a thing. We also have sauna aisles in our big stores in Finland, because saunas are a big part of our culture (in fact, I just came out of the sauna like 2 hours ago).

[@lihtsaltkonto1596]

seriously great content man, keep up the good work🙏💪🔥

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

Everyone is obsessed with these supermarket videos lately

[@Mind_Of_Space]

We are Armenians and we eat almost everything russians eat like in russian xавиар its the same խավիար or we Armenians every autumn are making компот aka կամպոտ and we put it in our basement ao we can eat and drink it in winter and Spring😮😂

[@fitgirl8812]

Тоже мама закатывает компот на зиму и в чулан))

[@olyaexploretheworld1280]

Oh, I live in US last 9 years and miss all those delicious things we used to buy in Russia, here you cannot find any nice tasty drinks, only bunch of chemical drink or soda, which I never buy as I don't want to kill myself)) but I have opportunity to go to Russian store and buy some delishesness there! Thank you for the video, it was fun to watch. Also it is so curious that there are people who doesn't like comlpot!😄

[@user-yv2sg4nl4e]

В маленьких магазинчиках натуральное продают. Ну по крайней мере в Орегон

[@wolfy1987]

Tell me about it. I drink Kombucha instead of soda, but few of our supermarkets have it. Didn't always used to be that way. Rootbeer and Birch Beer were naturally brewed originally. And I think you can still find old style Rootbeer in areas with large Amish populations.

[@olyaexploretheworld1280]

@@wolfy1987 you are right, you can find cool and healthy food and drinks here, I think I was exaggerating, just miss many of those things I could buy back home. I mostly making tea here on US, but also you can find kefir, some vitamin drinks. And in Russia they sell chemical drinks also.

[@PolPotsPieHole]

what brought you to the US?

[@maxN7]

Move back. Problem solved.

[@iarde3422]

canned meat is not for poor people and it's really tasty. It's really used as a food for hitch hikers, because it's preserved in the way, that it will not get spoiled until you open it and it's really tasty, but, of course, you can eat it at home. I really like it. "Tushonka" is translated as stew to english.

[@yupyup]

At 5:40 there are plastic or rubber lids or caps sold in most places to close jars. Most jars have same diameter of the lid in Russia. That helps prolonging expiration of the product once airtight lid is open

[@julianrdz]

That shot glass is such a great idea. Russia looks like a cool place!

[@petejames1326]

it is, im an aussie and im NOT going to be brainwashed by our fake PR mainstream media, shops in russia look better stocked than in australia, im not joking

[@andrarak7383]

👍.🇷🇺👋

[@petejames1326]

russia is cool because ITS NOT WOKE like the west and russia does not have to pander to its COLORED minorities like we have to in the west

[@user-mw2bk2yv9b]

Прежде чем хаять может быть стоит попробовать? Тушенка это не еда для бедных, это еда для всех. Незаменима на природе, в лесу, в походах. Долго не портится. Очень вкусное блюдо- макароны по флотски. Попробуйте сначала прежде чем делать выводы. В России едят в основном здоровую пищу.

[@user-yv2sg4nl4e]

Он врет. В США тоже едят тушёнку, но только чаще на природе.

[@user-rj9bc3ec5f]

Пытается гнуть пальцы просто и охаять,а не выходит)))) Тушенку вообще в сша научились в жестянки закатывать,а потом к нам технологию завезли. Зефир ему не маршемелоу, компот ему не нравится, на фига вообще припёрся 😁😁😁

[@Vladimir-ui3ij]

Тушенка - это еда для ленивых и/или холостяков. На фоне жричёдали это может быть и съедобно, но за эти деньги можно купить нормальное мясо и приготовить что-то действительно вкусное. Для походов это тоже полное фигня, тяжело и бестолково. Не путайте здоровую и натуральную пищу, натуральное не всегда здоровое. У нас первое место в мире по потреблению майонеза на душу, а это вообще ни разу не здоровая еда. У нас очень жирная еда, просто потому, что мы северная страна, поэтому и продолжительность жизни невысокая.

[@lucatoni4509]

@@Vladimir-ui3ij на Юге России с вами не согласны, да и в Центре тоже. Северности у нас не больше чем в Канадах с Аргентинами (хотя там это юг)

[@lucatoni4509]

@@Vladimir-ui3ij а про тушенку вы наверно про магазинную, а вам про настоящую)

[@newsunderfoot]

A wild man who has never seen a variety of products shows them to his tribe. 😆

[@StonerJames]

It's so nice to see that they still use glass bottles for the soda in Russia. I live in Norway and everything is in plastic bottles here except for beer. But I am old enough to remember when everything was glass before all this plastic shit came and ruined it all. We had beer in plastic bottles for a while but they never sold because the plastic ruined the beer flavor.

[@igorpopkoff]

Kissel is a Russian smoothie that is centuries old. As a flavor base, local berries are used - cranberries, cherries, currants, etc. and fruits - apples, pears, etc. That is, what grows in Russia. But you can make kissel from the exotic. American smoothies are thickened with either a banana or oatmeal - Russian jelly is thickened with starch (potato or corn). In both cases, thickening occurs with starch, but bananas do not grow in Russia. Because of the thickener, the American smoothie is opaque. Russian kissel is always transparent (but colored because of the berries). A smoothie requires a chopping mechanism (mixer, blender) - Russian kissel is made without sophisticated equipment, just a saucepan and a stove (fire). It's hot in America, so smoothies are made cold. It is cold in Russia, so kissel is usually served hot or warm (it is not so tasty cold). By changing the amount of starch, Russian kissel can be very liquid or thicker. This allows you to use it both for drinking and as a gravy for pancakes, cheesecakes or other dishes. The calorie content of kissel is from 75 to 350 kilocalories per 100 gr. It has an enveloping effect, protecting the mucous membrane of the digestive organs, it is included in the menu for people with problems of the gastrointestinal tract. Like smoothies, the liquid base can be either water or milk. It should be noted that oats and banana can cause unpleasant toilet consequences. Starch does not cause such effects.

[@careerwithoutborders]

Kisel is not jelly juice it is juice boiled with a little bit of natural starch, so unlike jelly, it’s vegan.

[@user-qe8jn1jo1p]

Сейчас он выпьет этот стопарик и медведя на кассе увидит))))

[@user-pq1hi3dn4k]

Such giper markets is in every city in Russia, i means i don't think this the only one so big.

[@lanakim8963]

В Америке думают, что кроме Москвы и Санкт-Петербурга больше ничего нет))). А в Сибири ГУЛАГ).

[@TheRus13]

@@lanakim8963 "За МКАДом жизни нет" (С) :)

[@lanakim8963]

@@TheRus13 конечно нет)). Мы живем в самом прекрасном Мордоре)

[@fitgirl8812]

Конечно не единственный, они в каждом районе

[@SOYUSE]

Паштет is actually an interesting thing, this is like a small caviar but of meat, you can eat it with white bread like a snack or like a fast food.

[@Jovan471]

I am still confused how does he not know what паштета is

[@King_zzr]

I wish they would still sell the Russian standard vodka in Canada 😢

[@makem2709]

Чувак, открою секрет, почти вся водка одинакова и отличается в основном тарой.

[@lucatoni4509]

Smirnoff brand illegaly stole his brand in 90's and produced "vodka" in America

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

I’m sure you can find better Russian vodka’s at a Russian shop

[@vknfriendly]

@@makem2709 until I was thirty, I also did not understand the taste of vodka, it seemed all the same, but this is a big misconception

[@felixxxxxxstalin]

@@makem2709 вообще не одинаковая....прям вообще

[@palomavelazqueztorres9766]

So interesting

[@TomfromTX]

Thank you 🤩 I appreciate your positive comment. So many people are vicious!

[@palomavelazqueztorres9766]

I never knew that Russian like some weird foods like American

[@toshacat]

Ниче не понимают иностранцы. Иногда хочется жареной картошки с лучком и тушёнкой поесть)

[@MikhaOvchinnikov]

Hey Tom! Great video, thanks! Just a correction regarding ГОСТ/GOST - it's referring to state standard, not necessarily a quality. Soviets had a separate sign for goods named "Знак качества/Quality Mark": pentagon with a star inside. It's widely used by marketers even now addressing those who misses USSR :)

[@nicolascampuzano5150]

, причём часто производители идут на уловку и ставят на банку тушенки знак "гост". Покупатель автоматически предполагает, что тушенка приготовлена в соответствии с гостом, а в действительности этот гост относится не к содержимому, а к банке, то есть банка произведена в соответствии с гостом

[@erbi4211]

Маркетинговый ход не более

[@cassidymugadza]

The don't care because they know they can kick your butt on any battlefield anywhere anytime 😂😂😂😂

[@dobryLud]

Эх, джелатин Джуса захотелось)))

[@endgik4553]

Тоже)

[@edgarkondrakov9834]

Coca-Cola that is actually kind cola in a fanta bottle, great.

[@ninjamiky]

Liver Pate in a Tube is great. I am from Switzerland and here we have about 10 different kinds of it

[@karmakanic]

This video is excellent. Walking through grocery stores is one of my favorite things to do in another country. Also, this store looks way better than the ones we have in Colorado, which are absolute crap.

[@karmakanic]

I should also mention, since you’re from Texas, that I’ve lived in Texas too. Texas grocery stores are outstanding, by comparison.

[@niquitafilipevalverdedemon478]

Love it, adore it, just keep doing it😁 Lo amo, lo adoro, solo sigue haciéndolo 😁

[@BorisFedonin]

As a food technologist: GOST is a set of regulations that ALL products must comply, but some manufacturers print it on the bottle as a POI. HACCP is also quite common nowadays

[@mihadalzayat6957]

Love it bro, keep it up

[@i8Hardcore]

6:25 It's often healthy, or at least not harmful, unlike soda. 9:40 The version you show is made from sesame and peanuts, not sunflower. From a sunflower is gray. Halva is an Eastern sweet originally from Persia, it has a lot of different recipes, and its taste depends directly on the period and temperature of storage, as it quickly oxidizes. 11:30 Ryazhenka is yogurt made from baked milk, kefir is an analogue of yogurt made from symbiotic fungi, not bacteria. 14:15 The composition may include tomato, paprika, onion and the oil in which it was fried. This is where the color comes from. 16:20 This is a method of preservation just like pickled vegetables. It’s also a ready-to-eat product if you don’t have time to cook. It costs more than raw clean meat.

[@user-mu1fz3tg1f]

Зачем я это смотрю, если просто могу прийти в магазин и посмотреть вживую

[@TheVuckoTV]

I have been in USA on work & travel program and met couple of russians. For last three years Im trying to visit Saint Petersburg and see her again. 😀

[@completelyleftover7695]

Это он ещё до холодца не добрался😂

[@fitgirl8812]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iren8517]

Эта "боль" Многих иностранцев😁

[@completelyleftover7695]

@@iren8517 для меня в детстве тоже боль) А сейчас с хренком да под водочку, нямка)

[@iren8517]

@@completelyleftover7695 👍

[@nadezhdakuznetsova3952]

А ещё свиные ушки упустил 😅

[@swanan1]

It was very interesting to see your perspective on russian products. I enjoyed it, thank you. But you made so many factical mistakes About so many products :)

[@swanan1]

Almost About every product :D

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

He’s foreign! I think he did a good job. Considering he hasn’t been in Russia for long.

[@baghazukhov152]

What I like the most is the lack of plastic in the goods

[@fredmuromov8236]

Иностранец делает вид, что пьет, русский делает вид, что не пьет! 😁😂🤣

[@fitgirl8812]

Иностранцы пьют больше нас, я каждый раз как бываю за границей удивляюсь сильно в мире работает антироссийская пропаганда. Британцы упиваются в хлам, немцы, китайцы просто я молчу как пьют и так далее, но зато все думают, что русские алкоголики 🤯

[@amerkulow]

Я русский, и не пью совсем, просто не нравится и все. не надо стереотипов только. У меня большинство знакомых тоже не пьют. Посмотрите супермаркеты, если бы бухали по черному, то не один ряд с алкоголем бы стоял а пол магазина сразу было бы.

[@dsevans7362]

You're truly "Tom from Texas" in a Russian supermarket.

[@koorotchkaryabos9993]

Tom from texas oblast

[@mrobocop1666]

@@koorotchkaryabos9993 I think Texans would definetely prefer to be called Republic of Texas, rayher than oblast or kraj, if they choose from types of Russian states

[@akbarshoed]

I love these videos!! Keep them coming. Awesome

[@yupyup]

20:00 I love seaweed salads with mayo, crabsticks, garlic, onion and maybe something crunchy like fresh peppers inside 😋 You just have to find right one

[@thecraftycreeper3167]

Oh he should have covered the Peroshki there are so many amazing ones like Cabbage or mushroom and meat and also there are sweet ones like apple cherry huckleberry and sometimes black currant 😋

[@reallymentalpig1173]

This culture is so rich in comparison to the country im in

[@EdwardBratkov]

Great video! Cool to see it from an American’s perspective.

[@SamsRussianAdventures]

But he seems to know a lot about Russian Food too!

[@maratnugmanov]

We have two main standards for products: one is called ГОСТ - государственный стандарт (state standard) and ТУ - технические условия (specifications) with the latter having a reputation being easier to comply with, so ГОСТ (pronounced like host but with g instead of h) has a bit better reputation since the standard itself and the abbreviature come from soviet times beloved by many people idk why.