The American Fast-Food Chain You’ve NEVER Heard Of! | CTS Nebraska (Runza)

[@AlahuSnackbar]

love me some elevated peasant food

[@philipruo]

Okay hear me out... Runza's taste best at a University of Nebraska football game where a 12(ish)-year-old boy scout sells it to you in the stands. Also the mushroom-Swiss Runza slaps.

[@ceegee1706]

I scared my cat laughing at "Whatever gets you randy, you can pop it in your Runza" hahahahha Always love seeing your content, man!

[@AdamWitt]

Lol, thanks g. Apologize to your kitty for me.

[@AdamWitt]

give him many pats.

[@Zipfei_Kloatscher]

Bert Kreischer would approve that red Kool-Aid powder-to-water ratio... 😂😭😂😭😂😭

[@kellymae2421]

Hahaha. He sure would

[@Endlessknight85]

okay...I'm German, lived here all my life and never heard of Bierock....so I looked through Wikipedia: Bierock is from the Volga-Germans. They came to Russia under Catherine the Great roughly from 1762 to 1792...They came from many countries that you could call Germany by today's maps. There they slightly changed the Russian pierogi and the Bierock was born. Then, in the 1870, when mennonites from that region of russia came to the US they brought the Bierock recipe with them. So basically the main origin of the Runza is the Russian pierogi. But still a great video and good recipe

[@tommanning7337]

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!!! I gotta save the video, never heard of anything like that around here and we have amazing food here. Gotta love Chicagoland 😎😎👍🏻👍🏻

[@witsonsmom729]

We called them bierrocks, and our school cafeteria served them on the West Coast when school cafeterias still had cooks and cooked the food fresh. The cook was from the Midwest originally. I never heard the term Runza until I moved to the Midwest but, I knew what a bierrock was.

[@keyskeyboard]

Yesss I was gonna riot if you didn’t make a Runza 😂

[@blazindro]

Why does the Sauerkraut have a question mark? I'm Ron Burgundy?

[@HFC786]

Fascinating

[@tritech]

"Mmm nice I haven't had that since I was like a tween" as he sips his unsweetened concentrated koolaid.

[@AdamWitt]

yeah... childhood was rough.

[@Scudzzorz15]

This is peak "living on the coast is all that matters".

[@roospike]

Lived in Nebraska for over 40 years never heard of sauerkraut in a Runza 🤔? Go ahead and add some pasta and chocolate chips too. 😄

[@AdamWitt]

Runza took an already established dish, the bierock, and branded it. It's a Volga German (German-Russian) food. It's totally acceptable and dare I say MORE flavorful than simple cabbage. But both are good

[@roospike]

Your video was Runza and it was a food of each state -Nebraska. Bierock isn't known in Nebraska.

[@hollyrussell4330]

For what it's worth, I'm a lifer here in Neb & had also never heard of using sauerkraut in Runzas UNTIL a friend from South Dakota mentioned his family always made them with the kraut....so I tried it... and I never went back to using plain cabbage. I will often rinse the sauerkraut though (here comes to the shame!). I haven't made my own kraut & the commercial brands can be really salty (but I also tend to add 100x more than I'm supposed to, so.....). 2 other notes... 1. The person who mentioned the best way to eat them is at a football game is totally on-point, but (in my opinion) they're better because the kid selling them has them stacked in a cooler & they come out of said cooler HOT & STEAMY. It is truly magical. 2. My school also served these growing up but called them Bunzas, which still cracks me up to this day. Thanks so much for this video! Just found your page due to my husband and I becoming addicted to Italian beefs & we're trying your recipe next.

[@scott1977ful]

Runzas don't have kraut just cooked cabbage

[@skrimp1]

Great vid

[@brett8940]

Navada's interesting, since it has cities like Reno and Las Vegas, but then the high desert and rustic history. I have no idea what's next.

[@AdamWitt]

muuuahahaha. It's going to be good.

[@brett8940]

@@AdamWitt Haha, I am excited, and thanks for the reply. I love learning about regional food and this series. Keep it up!

[@TheSmoknRat]

Nice!!! Chuds BBQ sent me! Need to try this, ty!

[@supernoobsmith5718]

German calzone! Looks delicious!

[@mrkreutz2011]

A runza from Runza in Nebraska has cabbage, not sauerkraut. And is best served with Runza ranch

[@redeye1016]

It’s “sauerkraut” - not “sour kraut. Also - sauerkraut is literally cabbage.

[@mrkreutz2011]

@@redeye1016 sauerkraut has an entirely different flavor profile than cabbage. It’s fermented and sour where a Runza shouldn’t be

[@MrMackievelli]

Runza not from Runza can have anything they want.

[@BamBam_PDX]

Runza is gonna give you the runs.

[@daveklein2826]

Only you because you are full of shart

[@bradcampbell624]

They look Greeaat! And yes, a bierock (runza) without mustard is like a taco without salsa

[@natewrites7803]

Runzas as are great, ate those all the time when I lived there!. . . When you get to South Dakota, you are going to be bummed. Pasties or Chislic, not very tasty or unique. But maybe you could improvise a buffalo burger with blue cheese crumbles maybe?

[@AdamWitt]

like the idea.

[@justingiehl921]

gotta make pork roll disco fries or a blueberry pie when its time for new jersey!

[@AdamWitt]

i've heard so much about this mysterious pork roll.

[@wolfman011000]

Try it with curry ketchup or sweet chilli sauce those are the favorites in our home. If you want to look at other fillings check pirozhok recipes.

[@tysonthomas7094]

Cabbage is so much better.... plus add some shredded cheese... not the store bought shredded cheese, but a block. Also, you missed a key ingredient. But that's a secret! (My dad was assistant manager for the 3rd Runza store in Lincoln) :o) Looked yummy though!

[@philipschlesinger7595]

What would happen if you baked the runzas in a 700-1000F pizza oven? Trying to find new ways of using my Ooni

[@AdamWitt]

I say send itttt!

[@AdamWitt]

maybe get ready to throw some foil over the top to ensure it's fully cooked through. Just finesse the temp and you'll be good.

[@larrygraus2648]

Adam Witt All the filling ingredients should be fully cooked before wrapping with the bread dough, so it is only a matter of baking the bread properly.😮

[@brandonm6052]

As a german/russian heritage Nebraskan..."the dough makes enough for 8 runzas". I believe you meant 1.5-2 meals haha. When we make homemade runzas we always slather the top with a little butter and with a knife slit let it drip inside. Now, I would NEVER want or do that to a Runza restaurant Runza as the homemade one is usually a little more floury/dry. Also, I grew up in Hastings where Kool-aid was invented and the kool-aid days festival is.

[@andrewmoscinski4937]

when he knows how to make a runza but not Kool aid. 😂jk all love great video!

[@JustineCarissa]

I love runzas!

[@saltybildo9448]

Hey Adam, when I was a kid I had a buddy( with gypsy ties) who had this canned giadarnia in mason jars consisting of carrots, celery,Colflour etc,and the liquid was red. He would never give me the recipe. All I know is it was good any ideas ? Thnx kid

[@RedEd1969]

Runza’s are F’ing awsome

[@Oct131917]

Do they do a rumba while eating a runza

[@timcox9650]

Gee, Sam the Cooking Guy and Omni Adam do episodes of the Runza the exact same week. Hmm.

[@AdamWitt]

Dude, happens to me all the time. One time it happend with Josh Wiessman for 2 videos in a row. Trippy.

[@MarshaMarsha885]

I lived in Nebraska for 19 yrs and never had a runza or heard of them until I moved out of state

[@MarshaMarsha885]

@user-py8oj5yv4m I did

[@scott1977ful]

Ya because they are everywhere

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

Been in Lincoln Nebraska (and surrounding area) since 1991. To me something got changed in the Runza. Don't seem as scrumptious, to the degree I know I haven't had one in 15 years. Huskers like to think it's original to the State but the only thing original is its patented name and supposedly secret recipe. As others have pointed out it came here with the European immigrants. It's like the Englishs' black pudding sausage.., aka blood sausage.

[@tomsitzman3952]

The Bierock in not German It comes from the old Russian empire. The Runza or Runzan which means a children's rucksacks, book bag or rucksack. Do not confuse with Germany they have never heard of it. The runza comes from the Steeps of Russia from the Volga German Republic established in 1763.. The Steep land was first settled by Western Europeans mostly from German speaking Principalities long before there was a country called Germany. If you want to take the Runza up a notch a more traditional version is half beef and half pork sausage the mixture is Cooked in a skillet with lots of garlic, ground black pepper and salt add the Kraut and onions . After baking brush, the top with oil for a nice shine. Serve with sour cream. use any pizza filling you enjoy or leftovers from your Sunday pot roast meal. Cottage cheese with the liquid removed with onions makes a nice veggie runza. For best results always scald your milk. They can also be deep fried.

[@gregsavchuk3239]

Adams version of the Kool-Aide Acid tests?

[@Earth1218]

To stay true to the Nebraska Runza experience, if you’re not dipping it in Runza’s cup of ranch dressing as you eat, you’re doing it wrong.

[@KroLenbDC]

чем-то напоминает пирожок с мясом, но чуть более модифицированный

[@joeyojoeyo3613]

A Bierock.

[@daveklein2826]

He explained that in the video.... Your comment means nothing

[@tridentgreen3346]

Went to Runza for the first time over the summer on a road trip. Had the Mushroom Swiss one with rings iirc. Neat concept. Kinda mid though. This definitely looks a lot better though. Those look a lot bigger than the actual ones.

[@AaronW1971]

no sugar in your Kool-Aid??

[@mattmorgan3913]

You are so wrong, Runza’s do not contain sauerkraut. They contain raw cabbage that they cooked down. Much better taste. I get that you’ve not tasted a Runza. You’re trying to add your flare. Love your interest into state food fare, but do a bit more research. Love your channel.

[@haruruben]

I just learned about these thanks to Tim Walz

[@Jsha9643]

It’s really nothing special, I don’t get why people go crazy over Runza.

[@AlistairGale]

I have watched precisely 1 of this series, but I think the Chicago/midwest bias is stinking up the whole joint.

[@AdamWitt]

I'm a naturally smelly bloke.

[@AlistairGale]

@@AdamWitt it take a big lactose intolerant man to admit he is on the wrong course, now let’s have more sandwiches from the south and coasts.

[@jovetj]

Warren Buffet has a house here-I used to drive by it all the time-but he doesn't really live here anymore.

[@timlahrs8478]

Slow down !!

[@daveklein2826]

How about you speed up

[@timlahrs8478]

I know you only have a short time limit but you talk way way to fast to write anything down or look back on your page for the recipe.

[@captaincrunch72]

Why so stingy with the garlic brother???.. triple that shit !!!!!!!!!!