Spreewald: Germany‘s Secret Pickle Paradise

[@Randomsae]

"We almost took a train to Poland right now" and that right there is why I want to visit Europe someday.

[@charlie70605]

ditto

[@tr7zw]

Yea that's kinda how it is over here. Two weeks ago I just got into my car, drove 3 hours to the Netherlands, enjoyed a festival and then drove back. Just a day trip visiting other countries.

[@moicel32]

I thought you make a WW2 Joke lol

[@TheFabigm]

yeah its pretty cool i live in the north of germany and i only need a hour to denmark 4-5 hours to poland and netherlands and so on. in just one day you can drive in a countrie with diffrent cultures and languages

[@HirnsOnPoint]

If you like adventures come to Europe. We have pretzels

[@joshuasadler5429]

Gary is amazing, get him on more!

[@griffinklein5662]

For as great as Andong is at vlogging I am genuinely surprised he does not have more subscribers. Keep up the great work!

[@vn3138]

He will soon. All those big KZbinrs you see now started at this level too. He has enough for a boom in subscribers within the next year. Thats just my prediction though, since he is very good at what he does.

[@LadywatchingByrd]

His vids cheer me up and put me in a good mood.

[@Axeltheimortal21]

I had to double check if I was subscribed I think I subscribed to alot of people but I dont

[@homestudiode]

Matjes Brötchen. Auf jeden Fall klassischer pallet cleanser. Roher Fisch und Zwiebeln, neutraler geht‘s fast nich 😂

[@captainbackflash]

Das stimmt wohl, aber Matjes ist kein roher Fisch. Matjes ist ein noch nicht geschlechtsreifer Hering, bei dem beim ausnehmen die Bauchspeicheldrüse im Bauchraum gelassen worden ist. Der Hering fermentiert sich also durch den Einlagerungsprozess selber. Leider gibt es nur noch sehr wenige Firmen, die so den original Matjes herstellen. Die meisten Hersteller bedienen sich eines künstlichen Enzyms zur Reifung. Daher sieht man auch manchmal Matjes, dessen Fleisch noch rot oder rosa und nicht blass grau aussieht. Die Holländer haben einen sehr guten und traditionell gefertigten Matjes und es gibt noch eine Firma in Glückstadt an der Elbe, die ihn traditionell herstellen.

[@ShadeScarecrow]

@@captainbackflash Oh wusste garnicht das orginal Matjes so hergestellt werden. Danke für die Info :)

[@captainbackflash]

@@ShadeScarecrow Ja, die meißten kaufen einfach den künstlichen Mist, ohne zu wissen wie gut Matjes wirlkich ist!

[@sniperdoc8404]

Waaaaaaaaah!!! So was gibts hier in den Staaten nicht!!! Ich möchte mein Fischbrötchen!!!!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! T_T

[@hischam7396]

captainbackflash thomas am korrigieren

[@ivanfeofanov105]

That Russian cartoon song from “Bremen Musicians” just made my day!!!

[@ivanlagutov5350]

Honestly same

[@cochabambas]

totally!

[@pheenix1976]

This video gave me a pickle craving... I love that your videos aren't just of you in the studio 100% of the time and that you bring in a special guest every so often. Great format. Great content! You can really tell that you're passionate about the content you create.

[@darthplagueis13]

I'd argue that whilst german isn't particularily well-known for great food, it's not known for bad food either, unlike a particular european island kingdom. It's just that food from italy or france is more prominent and well-known but during the few times when someone was actually talking about german food it was mostly positive.

[@Guilherme-nc5li]

I do have a feeling England is so underrated in terms of food. Common, the iteration of Indian food most known in the west started there, worcestershire sauce, shepherd pie...

[@kaisersose5549]

@@Guilherme-nc5li ...welks, lavabread. Some pretty bad food comes from England too. Stuff that I won't put in my mouth a second time. I can't say the same for German cuisine, however. Even when there are ingredients I don't personally find tasty, a I'll still try it.

[@Herobox-ju4zd]

Germans don't put sugar in their whipped cream, that is unforgivable. I can't believe how evil you must be to do that.

[@kaisersose5549]

@@Herobox-ju4zd Like oatmeal raisin cookies that look just like chocolate chip cookies. No matter how good they are, they're still disappointing.

[@philippdrescher6012]

@@Herobox-ju4zd You can put the sugar in yourself, if you need it!? How the fuck would you use whipped cream with sugar for cooking, that's disgusting...

[@rontavakoli-JD-MBA]

Andong...you are growing on me like fungi. You are awesome in your disciplined approach and execution. keep up the good work brother. Food knowledge is infinite and even a seasoned practitioner (...me!) learns from you. Danke dir.

[@eugen_the_great]

@@merrillgeorge1838 Someone who's appreciating this great content. And who the heck are you kid?

[@sid1o1]

As a child, I actually liked Senfgurken more than all the other kinds of pickles. But somewhen I stopped eating Senfgurken, because my parents didn't buy them anymore. This video took me back over ten years! I love your videos! You're teaching people some essential stuff about German culture! :D (PS: I'll now be waiting for a Fischbrötchen video)

[@ayleenk6238]

I'm dying for some of the subtitles :D Alman alarm = German privacy police :DD

[@X888XtuberXyouX]

Woman : "Na klar" - "yeah sure" Andong translation : " you can bet your hairy ass on it" 😂😂

[@MelikaAsadzadeh]

What does it really mean?

[@nhattuyenvodieu3103]

@@MelikaAsadzadeh Its a slang for germans.

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

Melika A - «Clearly», I think. ☺️

[@ayleenk6238]

Melika A Well, it’s actually really hard to translate. Let’s just say that „alman“ is a way to describe German „Karens“ (beyond gender). :D

[@feroci-tay5708]

I can't stop laughing about the English captions. Way too funny.

[@Kate13to13]

Seit deiner Co-op mit Malwanne suchte ich deine Videos durch und erfreue mich an deinen Rezepten! Klasse, mach weiter so, ich bekomme Heimweh nach Tscheboksary an die Wolga bei eurem schönen Lied :)

[@koffeinx6738]

Ohne Vanessa hätte ich ihn auch nicht gefunden. Richtig gut

[@alexus6237]

Ich hasse es wenn man unter englischsprachigen Videos in einer anderen Sprache schreibt.

[@charlie70605]

14:32 - my Polish grand mother in upstate New York used grape leaves in her pickles from a nearby vineyard.

[@harshgandhi100]

Andong used "Intense subtitles" *Super Effective* Subscribers in awe and like his videos even more.😄

[@KallyGullys]

Oh man. Jetzt will ich auch Gurken! Das Ende mit der Gesangseinlage war besonders schön. ^^

[@luckys1evin]

When you guys got the pickles I internally screamed: "Noooooooooo!!! You also have to get a Schmalzstulle to those pickels!!!" and then you went and got on the most spreewald'ish way possible. Well played. :D

[@manuelribeiro7218]

I can't believe you only have 120k subs, the quality and just professionalism incredible, keep it up. Really been here for a while and still the first video I see when I open KZbin and it's there.

[@franzlubeck9669]

I've been to the Spreewald when i was a little kid and i acctualy remember a lot of places seen in the Video. Brings back a lot of good memories and the pickles where also very tasty. Thanks for shareing this.

[@nepetalactony]

Damn, this must be the most nationally diverse food channel on youtube. That ending just made me melt.

[@JuanDavidOrjuela]

Loved the translation of "Ja klaaar!" hahahahah

[@ragnkja]

If you want a more literal translation, it’s “yeah, obviously.”

[@jennifersantos7757]

Voll 😂

[@dennis33]

15:35 - Thanks for the flashback of my childhood! 😄 And great vid like always! 👊

[@LadywatchingByrd]

Danke Andong. I am of German heritage from USA .. you are a joy to watch. What a fun personality you have. Thank you for all the joy in your videos.

[@chrisisteas]

Thank you Andong and Gary. This is one of my favourite videos along with the Hainanese chicken video that also features Gary. I have watched both of these videos plenty. They have become a form of comfort media for me.

[@emanonmax]

Sooooo you guys did a pickle-nick?

[@lottatroublemaker6130]

They had a Pickle-nic❗️😋

[@Sorajosh]

Nice

[@Jordanrayalexander]

The lard bird appears to be some sort of “Mal-lard”

[@Locomaid]

Aaaahhhhh hahahahaah!

[@Jod3lay]

I was laughing so hard seeing you two guys having so much fun over pickles!! Now I'm craving for one too!

[@stefshady85]

YEAH - Spreewald in da house!!!!! :D too funny to hear you talk about places I've been to soon many times myself...ein bisschen Heimat tut immer gut! ;-)

[@kyoungbloodverbov9891]

I never write comments on KZbin, but this is pure genius! Great video guys!

[@dominikchi-nesisch935]

Hi Andong, Happy birthday! I love your videos! How about a video about the best falafel in Berlin? Would really appreciate it! See you at GoAsia!

[@rearmouse1928]

Amazing singing and a lovely interesting video - as always.

[@MelissaJetzt]

I like how at 2:26 you translated "Na klaaaar!" as "You can bet your hairy ass on that." 🤣

[@lalalalalalalala97]

So German here, my grand ma used to do this as well. Here is a great tip, Pickled Pumpkin, my grand ma did this it was insane. if you are doing pickles do one jar of Pumpkin you will thank me later.

[@SundaysSound]

Deine Videos sind einfach super. DIese "Germany's"-Reihe hab ich erst neu entdeckt und bin begeistert, wie geil du der Welt zeigst, was Deutschland an Spezialitäten zu bieten hat.

[@miharu667]

I am so addicted to these videos!! Hi, Oklahoma in the house! Also. That song about being friends was hilarious.. I laughed way harder than i should've. Your videos inspire me to eat better. So glad i found your channel.

[@robertheusmann671]

i can just imagine how weird this has to look to people from other countrys. haha love your videos by the way, always a good time.

[@giamania1]

loved the ending part with The Bremen Town Musicians song! very nice vid!

[@guenthermichaels5303]

Nice one..informative and entertaining..Just discovered your channel. Cheers from a 64 year old aus Toronto. Tip for you... Save the pickle juice when pickles are finished...Boil the pickle juice and add boiled (peeled) eggs to the juice in jars..after 1 or 2 weeks you have the best pickled eggs....not so sour..delicious...

[@johnny39302]

my ancestors immigrated from the Spreewald (Lohsa) to Texas in 1853 and we still make garlic pickles to the old recipe. thanks for the video!

[@shafiqazmi2963]

Germany looks like a lovely place. Hello from SINGAPORE

[@judosnubben]

Guys..you both are nuts.. with that said... thanks for all nice repotages....!!

[@siegelandy]

Hi Andong, bin per Zufall auf Deinen Channel gekommen. Respekt. Tolle Arbeit, sehr interessanter Inhalt. Weiter so!

[@naperville_landscaping]

this is the absolute best channel on youtube. it's not even close!

[@violinistk4]

You can go as low as 2% brine which would result in 1.5% salt content, otherwise, it will be too salty to consume. There is no need in sterilization once you have your first batch. Just use some of it in your next one and you can be sure that it will never be spoiled. At 25-29 C you'll need about 2 weeks and no more than 1 month. 21-25 C is more like 3-4 weeks. Noma's book recommendation of 5-7 days is not enough for proper eastern-style pickle.

[@vitaly6312]

This is the best food KZbin channel on the planet. I hope you get a show or something soon. С днём рождения!

[@derleumedia]

Ich liebe den Spreewald. Tolles Video!

[@LucyBeefan6]

Reminds me of my childhood, when my grandparents were making pickles :) Amazing video btw! ♥♥ Love from Slovakia!

[@tiredoftheliesalready]

More than the pickles, I want to boat on this little canal or whatever it would technically be called. My goodness, this is the kind of place I dream of living (and visiting)...modern amenities cannot replace nature for me. Whether it is because I am a Native American, or because I grew up in the country most of my childhood, I cannot say -- all I know is that I feel most at peace and at home in such places. But goodness me, I want those pickles and the lard bread too 😍😋

[@joank6582]

You and Garry ARE AWESOME. Thank you for your awesome videos. If my husband and i ever come to Germany we would love to meet you .

[@L1LL38R0R]

What a wonderful, dreamy, fun and kind friend you have! I wish people took me on pickle-journeys...

[@theGirlMachine666]

Бременские музыканты! Gänsehaut bekommen am Ende, weil ich es so geliebt habe damals :D 💕

[@lemonZzzzs]

Same! xD

[@zerexio]

Two guys in a forest sampling Pickles.. Love it.

[@Stojce_]

the song at the end brought me back to preschool, amazing

[@さおり-i4u]

song name please

[@StopDropandLOL]

Man I love that train station it's so beautiful.

[@johnuferbach9166]

The one in the beginning? That the (pretty new) berlin central station, its really pretty cool imo :)

[@StopDropandLOL]

@@johnuferbach9166 Yes sir, I've always had a fondness for structures encased in glass.

[@MrDgo4life]

First heard about Spreewald and its pickles years ago when I saw Goodbye Lenin. Went to Germany last year and saw a Spreewald Tour poster in Alexanderplatz and bought a ticket on day one there. Went there the next day around Lübbenau and it brings great memories to see my favorite youtuber also appreciate Spreewald too. Also visited Kloster Zinna and Lückenwalde too nearby.

[@Prashanthmuthu]

Thanks 👍 for the video Andong it reminds my wonderful trip to Spreewald 😀

[@linasmiyan5807]

Такие вы классные и веселые. очень настроение подняли :)

[@baciaydin504]

Keep going! Deine Videos zeigen immer Qualität und viele Fasaden und werden nie langweilig

[@beef6268]

You need to go to Spreewald again and get linseed oil from the linseed-windmill in Straupitz! That's a true classic of the area.

[@Echo_blu]

OMG, you always crack me up! I love your sense of humor and videos. Thank you for sharing your pickle adventure.

[@a_karch]

I didn't not expect my favorite childhood song in the end 😭 Some things are just timeless

[@popefacto5945]

The currant leaves are for tannins (which add to the crunchiness). Grape leaves work quite well. They're what I use because I have wild grapes in my back garden. You can even use oak leaves in a pinch.

[@unisock]

I will always remember Spreewaldgurken from watching Good Bye Lenin in my high school German class.

[@Circuitspark]

Every time my grandparents would take my to germany to visit relatives I'd ask to go to spreewald, those pickles are amazing.

[@hellebarn]

Informativ, super aufwendig und auch lustig. Du hälst echt dein Niveau. Respekt und danke für das Video !

[@jml9200]

most underrated channel on yt

[@bryancooper5495]

My mouth is watering I love pickles

[@rasmusrg2004]

Nice Video, you could have explained why the Spreewald is known for their pickles. Like how they grow. Just some more background info.

[@larsvonlennep6405]

Thank you for this video :-) found you here by chance and you've provided such a fun time when watching :-)

[@DaniilVodopian]

The song in the end is just perfect 👌

[@uweschroeder]

Witzig. Yes, The Spreewald is known for pickles - for a good reason. Funny was the lady selling you the pickles with a distinct polish accent. - after all that area pretty much borders Poland so no surprise there. Good episode - I love pickles and even got a local farmer here on the west coast of the US to grow me the kind of cucumber I needed - and man she's a happy camper because those cucumbers sell like hot buns after people figured out they taste better, keep a crunch and don't have that tough skin US pickling cucumbers have. Now she's doing a half hectar of them every year. I'm happy too because I get my pickling cucumbers at cost and that's very little.

[@peterlustig6888]

Its not a polish accent and the current border isnt the natural polish/german border. Poland was situated much more in the east. The woman most likely was sorbian, a slavic minority in germany.

[@uweschroeder]

@@peterlustig6888 Interesting. Sounds polish to me. But then I've only been to what used to be the GDR once in my life and they pointed guns at me, so I never came back even after they unified Germany again.

[@leamuller5662]

Endlich erkennt es jemanden!!!! Ich komme aus dem Spreewald, wir haben wirklich die besten

[@AlexGvinder]

За песню из бременских музыкантов на каноэ особенно лайк!!))

[@bikernieks]

You can add cherry tree leavs and/or black/red currant leaves, yeas, the Soviet school of pickling :D

[@AtaTheAwesomeness]

You two are perfect together, so funny haha

[@katokhaelan4881]

Wow man. I love pickles. This was awesome

[@ralukichen]

Instead of the blaccurrant leaves, you can use really thin, young sour cherry tree branches, leaves and all, on top of the cucumbers, then seal the jar. My mom did that and the pickles were super tasty and crunchy.

[@iw5744]

I actually LOVE German food! Sauerkraut, pickles, bratwurst, rouladen, frikadellen and reibekuchen, are just a few of the things I always have to eat when I'm there. Of course, all this is washed down with a few bottles of alt. I'm a big pickle fan, Andong. Loved this vid. It was great! Take us on a sauerkraut tour at some point, Dude. 😀

[@frankthetank1894]

Frikadellen is danish tho

[@iw5744]

@@frankthetank1894 and they make them in Sweden too. Regardless of their origin, the Germans do make lovely Frikkies. 🙂

[@micha_theater]

@@frankthetank1894 Just because they have them on Scandinavia too does not mean they are originally from there.

[@frankthetank1894]

@@micha_theater frikadeller is Danish so yes

[@peterlustig6888]

@@frankthetank1894 It isnt danish. There is no clear origin for the Frikadelle.

[@emilyjaneschmidt6567]

Wonderful! I love pickles, anything but sweet pickles, I think I would like the horseradish. But I wanna make these.

[@CaseMentMusic]

You guys have great chemistry, this was a great watch.

[@NickVennlig]

More of your friend Garry. What a fun guy!

[@bastig333]

I dont know why but since this dropped I came back to the video from time to time until now

[@skeptic2832]

My grandmothe rmade the best "Salzgurken" She only used small cucumbers from the garden, well water and sea salt. My mother, on the other hand, made the best "Senfgurken" with ripened (yellow skin) cucumbers,vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard seeds and spices. Thanks for bringing back old memories.

[@pb7199]

I never thought I would enjoy pickle content so much but lately I've been making pickled cucumbers, carrots and radishes and honestly? I fkn love pickles.

[@materac440]

Greetings from your Polish neighbour!

[@mynameisandong]

Cześć my friend! :)

[@blizz3rd]

I'm pretty sure the tannins in the blackcurrant leaves help keep them nice and crisp. You can also use grape leaves or even a black tea bag.

[@WiseSloth1978]

Dehydrated pickles are nice too

[@ShivSilverhawk]

Hey! Great video! Thanks for bringing back great memories of when I was camping in spreewald. Those pickles really are to die for! My favourite kind came in a big bucket an they were without skin, kind’a sweet tasting. Now I have a weekend project:D

[@swedishbloke]

I’m in the pickle mile part of the video and I just got pleasantly surprised. Just some quick backstory. I’m a swede and I’m moving to the biggest island here next year (Gotland) which speak a unique dialect of Swedish. There’s what I like to call “Visby gotländska” which is what you speak in the biggest “city” named Visby. There’s also what’s called “syd gotländska” which is the way the southern part of the island speaks (fun fact, someone speaking syd gotländska can almost flawlessly communicate with Germans). So to the point, I recognised the pronunciation of the a few of the words as gotländska.... Thank you for reading this unnecessary comment that took way longer than it should have to write Have a nice day

[@gustavomattos7669]

Please do more German foods and adventures videos, they are awesome!

[@diterpene926]

Wunderbar! Anstelle von Schwarze Johannisbeerblätter kannst du auch Kirschblätter nehmen, ich nehme sogar ein paar kleine Eichenblätter, das gibt einen besseren Biss. Auch solltest du mal den Spreewälder Gurkengeist probieren - sehr lecker!

[@soupforthefamily8378]

Ok I need to visit Germany that looks so cool

[@KitsuneHB]

Yummy! Spreewaldgurken with Matjesbrötchen! :)

[@maccrazy7335]

I would love to try those garlic pickles. My favourite ones from the supermarket are Senfgurken or Honey Pickles, made the same way as Senfgurken but with a little honey in the brine.

[@philipp594]

Dude the pickle sausages are amazing - especially when you canoe trough the forest and are super hungry.

[@LucidFox31]

Was soll dieser KZbin-Logarithmus? Jetzt ziehe ich mir ne Reise in den Spreewald rein um zwei Typen dabei zuzusehen wie sie sich Gurken reindonnern. GEIL!

[@kristenlombard7449]

Claussen pickles I moved to Germany and I miss them so much all the pickles in Germany are sweet

[@Shana3_8]

Man, I love your personality and your cool realationships with your friends, they are cool too.🥺 I am so glad you make KZbin and that I found you, because every video of yours makes me happy ☺️❤️ Btw dein Humor ist Klasse. Mach weiter so! Viel Spaß dabei ^^

[@mynameisandong]

Danke!! 😊

[@Shana3_8]

@@mynameisandong oh, du ja voll schnell geantwortet 😂🥺❤️ bitte, hast es verdient

[@MontrealPyrotechnics]

"Do you want to a sip of your grandpa's breath?" Omg 😂 😂😂

[@jnx4803]

Poland has one of the best pickles, especially those hold in wells for months are amazing - hard, crunchy, juicy, sour... mmm!!! :D

[@HappyNBoy]

I love that Gary has a British English accent and Andong has an American English accent.