WEENIES ROYALE Japanese Internment Camp Recipe | HARD TIMES -- food from times of hardship

[@kateg7298]

This brought back memories for me. When I was young in California, I had a lovely older Japanese couple as neighbors. They needed a little help with heavy things or gardening and my husband and I would help. They would make Eggs Royale for us along with beautiful slices of apple pears. Internment camps were such a terrible time in our history, but in their case there was some sweetness with the bitter. They owned strawberry fields and orchards and their neighbors were so upset that they would lose everything. During all of the years of internment, the neighbors worked those fields and orchards for them and saved the money to give them when they got out. They would cry when they told the story and how proud they were to live in America where even if the policy is wrong the people are good. Thanks Emmy.

[@Lmcv82]

Beautiful story.

[@twebster179]

I wish Americans were like that today...😭

[@dexterechiverri6631]

Kate G beautiful . Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@megshimatsu8615]

They were lucky. Most internees came back to nothing. Their properties were ransacked and they started all over again.

[@Ena48145]

This made me cry.. what a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it

[@maryalex4806]

Honestly I watch this series because I’m struggling financially and I’m trying to get a bunch of recipes in my head that I can make when times get hard. Plus the history is very interesting!

[@mckenziew.1816]

Mary Alex I understand the struggle I still remember. Lot of recipes that I made at the end of the month where there was mo.more.money and our freezer was.almost empty. I do hope you have a food bank available to you that is what ended up saving us many times. It would give me just enough food to make s meal I could stretch for 3 to 4 days. For me it was the big cans of stew that we would get that could feed 2 for one meal, and I would add canned peas, green beans, a bit more broth or even water if I didnt have any broth or bullion, then if I was really lucky I had cheese left over and get to add cheese to the stew. That would last us usually for 2 or 3 dinners

[@maryalex4806]

mckenzie w. I’m very lucky to have an amazing set of parents that are always willing to give us whatever we need out of their pantry or freezer. We are making it through but sometimes you get tired of Ramen and want something a little more hearty. Right now I’m trying to learn more recipes with rice because that seems to be a big thing at the food bank we have. They give away a lot of rice and pinto beans! Thank you all so much for your encouraging words!

[@mckenziew.1816]

Yep I remember those times. If you have peparika, or cumin or even just the ramen spice packets adding those to rice. Not the full amount but a little bit. Or if you have frozen veggies. Here in Washington state a lot of the smaller bags of frozen veggies are about 0.98 cents adding those to your rice and even adding the beans are good.

[@celinebeeon]

Mary Alex Yes!!! I’m so with you! I came across this video, and I’ve stuck around and watched her other videos in the series bc I’m struggling financially, too.

[@benkojr]

Hit a Resale shop for old cook books-Pre-Betty Crocker '70's! 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's! After that? Not so much worth crap! The Terminology is a bit to handle-Sweet milk meant Fresh and not skimmed for the fat to make butter!When you find some from the 1880's? Now it gets hard to decipher, but, the Recipes are Delightful!

[@marim0y]

I'm so glad you talk about the history behind all these dishes with grace.

[@chinchilladivine81]

Very eloquently and simply said. Couldn’t have said it better myself.🙂

[@chinchilladivine81]

wood1155 forgive me if you’re just joking 🙂 and I don’t get it, lol! Grace isn’t a person, I believe she was referring to the respect Emmy uses in sharing the origins and history of these hard time meals. Again, no disrespect.😀

[@John77Doe]

marim0y aAaHappon???

[@Krso-pi8if]

I was going to say the same thing. Your more somber approach stressing delicately the importance of recognizing history especially at this time is appreciated.

[@lunaamore2713]

marim0y Yes I am too💖

[@michaelburdett7291]

Well said, Emmy. "It is important to remember our history in these times". It may not be our proudest or most honorable moments, but acting like they never happened just dooms us to repeat them. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to this channel. I truly enjoy it. P.S. Good job on the Garbage Plate, you nailed it!

[@baileysako3567]

Hi Emmy this video was really touching to me. My grandparents whom were Japanese immigrants were held in an interment camp. When I was young my grandmother used to make a very similar dish, and it always confused me as to why she was using hot dogs. She would typically cook very traditional Japanese foods, so for her to use hotdogs was always strange to me. After seeing this video I went and asked her about it. She did indeed get her recipe from the segregation. Thank you for helping spark an interest in my grandmothers past.

[@KenTooker]

Whats your point? Are you suggesting that somehow justifies taking innocent american citizens and stripping them of all constitutional rights and locking them in camps with barely any human necessities? Youre quick to link a wiki article about what Japanese government did during a time of war (Ill skip linking all the terrible atrocities that the USA has committed during wartime) but have you looked up how absolutely barbaric we treated people who were 100% loyal to our country and government? Here let me help you with that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans www.smithsonianmag.com/history/injustice-japanese-americans-internment-camps-resonates-strongly-180961422/

[@lelnope30]

Irvin Martinez Um, no. I don't think her family signed up for what they went through. If America got nuked because of the actions of people overseas, that wouldn't be right. Yes, people can vote, but our country is a great example of a government that does things that many American citizens do not agree with.

[@lelnope30]

Irvin Martinez if Obama (when he was in office) did something that caused people to kidnap your family and abuse them, I bet you wouldn't be singing the same tune. The only "crime" they would have committed would be existing in America. But hey, there's a lot of sociopaths on the internet so I'm not surprised there are people like you who think it's cute to say that shit.

[@lelnope30]

LoLAwesomechad There was literally no reason to post that. Every American knows about pearl harbor and Ww2 at the very least. The only reason you're saying that is because you want to justify what her grandparents went through, and also because it's the internet so it's the cool thing to do to act like an asshole when someone shares their story.

[@ThePilgrums]

Irvin for the sake of everyone in your life please learn some humility and empathy. a little kindness goes a long way!

[@nakedreptiles]

Emmy, this video brought me to tears. After losing my bachan to cancer last year, I remember how she used to talk about being put in these camps, forced to leave everything behind but a single suitcase, and the conditions she described.. Really just also brought back fond memories of her and reminded me just how much that generation was forced to endure. Thank you Emmy ❤️

[@aranzadiazg3468]

This is basically the Japanese version of our Mexican weenie con huevo for breakfast, so interesting 😯🙌🏻

[@aranzadiazg3468]

@bill l no, you're just trying to find something to fight about which is different lol I said that to me is interesting seeing how we all eat similar foods even though we live so far from each other, I never said "Mexicans invented huevo con winnie" 😂 chill dude, or go fight with someone else bc I'm not interested.

[@JMLTLN]

You don’t have to explain your self Emmy! The video was very informative and well put together. ❣️ Can you please make video discussing foods during the slave era - and maybe talk about some food today that is currently well known in the black communities. 😊

[@amandaflores1895]

I really enjoy your hard times series. I am Hispanic by heritage and generally was brought up not having a lot of money. Some of the things my family did to get by was fideo loco, which was vermicelli cooked in a tomato based sauce and depending if you could afford protein sliced hot dogs or pinto beans in the mix. It's a very cheap recipe since one box values at 50 cents and can feed like 3-4 people depending on how much they eat.

[@dicksdrugsanddebutantes9305]

I love this soup! We call it sopa caldosa in my family, I never put much thought into it being a cheap and affordable meal! So that’s an interesting way to think of it. We usually eat it with quesadillas, beans and jalapeños!

[@jgrl2day123]

Would love to see her try this

[@julvwildcat190]

Amanda Flores I have never seen it in a box. I always buy the mexican brands which come in bags and cost about 25 cents to 35 cents. I guess the price just depends on the location.

[@missmidnightkitten9512]

We call it sopa aguada and we make it with Fideo Usually with potato tacos since potatoes and tortillas are fairly cheap I grew up hearing my parents talk about not having food to the point they would literally boil lemon leaves to trunk it to fill their stomachs

[@annecasillas5402]

My grandparents were from Spain and my grandma always made Fideo and Garbanzo Soup. It was basically just clear chicken broth (they lived on a ranch so they always had lots of chickens), Fideo noodles and cooked garbanzo beans. Sometimes she would add a few diced leftover potatoe's but it was very simple, cheap but hearty soup. Still my dad's favorite.

[@tawnya0627]

When you're poor and on food stamps you feed your children what is cheapest. This dinner right here was served in my house often. Sometimes hotdogs were substituted with hamburger or chorizo. Crispy dogs were served often. That is a hot dog and a half piece of cheese wrapped in a corn tortilla, secured with a toothpick and fried until crispy. Another quick easy food was a flour tortilla smeared with peanut butter with a piece of cheese on top of the peanut butter and ketchup on top of the cheese, wrapped around a hotdog and microwaved for a minute. We ate a lot of cheap ramen. Sometimes dry with the seasoning sprinkled on. My dad made us a dish called "shit on a shingle" when we were kids. I carried it down to my kids. Gravy and hamburger on toast. It was hot and filling. He made Johnny Marzetti. I don't know where it came from. It was basically pasta, tomato sauce, hamburger and spices. My dad was born in '46 to parents who were dirt poor with 5 mouths to feed. He was raised around the Columbus, Ohio area close to Darby Creek. Maybe someone else knows the origin?

[@tawnya0627]

Irvin Martinez Damn! No wonder you're stupid! Books can be read for free!

[@tawnya0627]

Irvin Martinez Reading books not only improves your spelling and grammar, it also teaches context. Reading what I wrote you should be able to derive past tense language. When my "children" were little we ate what we could afford and make food stamps last all month long. You got the shaft, apparently, from your schooling, you cannot distinguish tense from someone's comment. My children are grown and in their own homes today. I, myself, am no longer on food stamps, I no longer eat meat or dairy. Your inability to grasp language, spelling or Grammer bleeds into manners and etiquette. You don't have either. Firstly, when I rolled over this morning and opened my eyes, I didn't see you. That means your opinion means you don't know me from fuck all. Yet, you took it upon yourself to assume much with very little brain matter working for you. Be kinder to people or shut your cock gobbler.

[@tawnya0627]

Irvin Martinez The sky isn't blue you moron! Science is a wonderful thing. Again, education is freely available. Being stupid is a choice.

[@blueday7537]

Tawnya Luke- Loved reading your comment. I'm a mother of one and some days we just eat what it takes to get by. You actually gave me a few ideas. :) Take care and your story is just a reminder that sometimes hard times don't last forever (with your children living through it and having lives of their own).

[@tawnya0627]

carol natt Hard times never last! My children have stories to tell today because we lived through it. Some stories they tell people don't believe them! I'm not sure of your age, I'm 48 today, I believe the hard times brought us closer. Later on, you will laugh reminiscing! Good luck to you! 💚

[@unknowndeoxys00]

I feel like many cultures have some variation of fried weenies and onions ☺😋

[@logIT135]

unknowndeoxys00 bangers and mash with onion gravy! Yum!

[@kimkaye2219]

I’m not sure if this was a thing, or just something my grandpa made up, but have you heard of rivelettes? He was an adult during the Great Depression, and rivelettes was a way of extending food. It made a serving of 4 a serving of 8. It’s a noodle, kind of. I’ve had it in tomato soup, and also chicken stock with cream of chicken. But it can be used in other ways, like potato dishes and casseroles. Have whatever you’re putting this in hot and ready to go. The recipe is 1 cup flour (this can be more or less, depending how much you want to make 3-4 tablespoons of water A pinch or 2 of salt. Slowly add the water to the salt and flour til a crumbly dough is formed. Now, that dough that’s stuck to your hands....rub your hands together over whatever your putting them in. The noodle balls that fall off, those are rivelettes. Just keep loading your hands, and rubbing the rivelettes into the pot! My favorite way to eat them is the chicken stock and cream of chicken soup.

[@agresticumbra]

Never heard of these. Thanks. The description of them vaguely reminds me of spaetzle. Spaetzle uses egg, then runs the dough through a grater. 🤓

[@healinggrounds19]

Dumplins!

[@kimkaye2219]

agresticumbra it’s very similar to Spaetzle! The reason we didn’t add eggs is because my grandpa couldn’t afford eggs.

[@spenglase]

Nokedli!

[@claudiaburger8694]

Kim Kaye my grandma used to make this with as a sort of chicken and dumpling or pork and dumplings! I love rivelettes!

[@walk_wit_wolves2890]

She’s so soft spoken it ease my soul

[@dontpugme]

Thank you for talking about the Japanese American Internment Camps. If anyone is into musicals and wants to learn more about what happened, I recommend looking up Allegiance the musical.

[@mandimahoney8920]

Thanks Emmy. You said something that I believe. We need to learn our history and remember it. Not only the good, but also the bad. Here in Arkansas, we have a memorial statue for the Japanese internment camp that was here. It is a sad time in our history, but, if we remember the bad things that happened, it will not happen again.

[@mandimahoney8920]

Irvin Martinez so you are saying that it was fine for the U.S. government to round up all of the Japanese-American people, ship them off to prisons, give them no help other than the rations, and then after the war just released them with nothing. Really? These were American citizens. Just because they immigrated from Japan they deserved that? If that is what you are saying, you are wrong.

[@sassora]

It’s literally happening now though?

[@stepfanny221]

I also live in Arkansas and my town had a camp, the building still stands.

[@stepfanny221]

SNSD Anti yes, it's a large building they use for the county fair

[@scottsanders4589]

Dear God I hope you didn't have any children. The world can't sustain more stupid people like you

[@islandgirl33]

Great recipe Emmy! I am Japanese American from Hawaii and though my immediate family wasn't interned during WWII, I had many relatives interned in places like Amache and Tule Lake. I didn't know much about it until I started studying about it in college. I then learned of many relatives that were interned and had the privilege of interviewing a woman who was interned in Rohwer. She was young girl when it happened but when I interviewed her, she was already in her 60s. She remembered everything including the long train ride across the southwest U.S. and men with bayonets watching them. My aunt who was interned in Amache remembered her mom, who was pregnant at the time, carrying heavy suitcases into camp. She also told me how much she despised the desert. Thanks again for sharing!

[@ChuppyDuh]

So weird that though this dish was a staple during the hard times in army provisions, this type of dish is like quintessential childhood meal for me when I use to live in PH! (I still make it from time to time when there’s nothing else to eat - truly living up to the hardship status I suppose!) The only thing missing is some banana ketchup and it’s perfect!

[@dicksdrugsanddebutantes9305]

ChuppyDuh banana ketchup?

[@patmccrutch3927]

Banana ketchup is my favorite!!!!

[@patmccrutch3927]

Leslie Alanis its AMAZING!!!

ChuppyDuh lol same here. The hotdogs aren't as good as they used to be though, at least here in the states anyway.

[@nicolesantos6594]

I miss banana ketchup

[@sybaritesphynx8057]

Thank you for highlighting how we need to remember our history coz many have forgotten and that's why history is repeating itself. #KeepFamiliesTogether

[@angiee2118]

Irvin Martinez No. #keepfamiliestogether

[@quack9980]

Irvin Martinez they're not breaking rules they're asking for asylum that's perfectly legal. Even if they were illegally crossing it's a misdemeanor not a felony. You've committed misdemeanor like littering, j-walkiing, taking a red light, speeding..Did you're children get taken away? No.

[@HousePetMarla]

Irvin Martinez the video is about Japanese internment camps in which Japanese people, anyone suspected to be Japanese, Japanese Americans and people with Japanese sounding names were all at risk of or actually being interned. And then you have someone with the last name Martinez saying #buildthewall under it. It would serve you to read about how easily America goes gliding headfirst down slippery slopes.

[@RandyRandersonthefamous]

obama separated families. No law abiding families have been separated. This is how families are separated legally. 1 family caught illegally crossing the border, instead of legally applying for asylum at a LEGAL checkpoint 2 parents arrested and held for 20 days with kids, with 100% OPTION to plead GUILTY to a crime they OBVIOUSLY committed 3 they refuse, and in by doing so CHOOSE to have their family separated what bad parents to put their kids in that situation. They choose to break up their families twice. First breaking the law and not following it. second by refusing to admit guilt to what they obviously did. Read a book lol

[@myramadd6651]

No. They're not. There are numerous embassies all over Mexico whereupon they can ask for Asylum the legal way. Someone is telling them to bypass the law.

[@Smeedea]

Oh wow I didnt know this was a hard times food! My family and I are hispanic and my mom would always make weenies, egg and onion in the morning, afternoon or for dinner just as a easy normal dish to eat. Didn't add the sauces though lol.

[@CallieMasters5000]

Oh, sorry, you just found out you ate poor! My dad grew up in the Depression and he'd say "We were poor, but so was everybody else so we didn't really know it! We all helped each other."

[@rushnbloo]

Me too!! I think a lot of Hispanics are familiar with this dish, it’s so interesting to see where it actually came from..

[@audelsanchez1679]

Same! 😂

[@brothebys]

This isn't hispanic.. this must be a mexican meal... or just a poor mans meal

[@HeavenlyBrujo]

Crae Kings es un huevo con salchicha acompañado de arroz

[@kusotare9559]

So great that you give a shout out to June's! June is a treasure, although IIRC she doesn't dice the onions - she slices them pole-to-pole. June was never in a camp, but the previous owner of her restaurant (Kay, from when it was called "Kay's", of course) was incarcerated, and June inherited the recipe when she took over the cafe.

[@MacMoonie]

I agree. THESE stories need to be told, we need to remember what happened.

[@joeykelly0157]

pamela patterson they teach us in high school at least now in Ohio they do

[@KenTooker]

Whats your point? Are you suggesting that somehow justifies taking innocent american citizens and stripping them of all constitutional rights and locking them in camps with barely any human necessities? Youre quick to link a wiki article about what Japanese government did during a time of war (Ill skip linking all the terrible atrocities that the USA has committed during wartime) but have you looked up how absolutely barbaric we treated people who were 100% loyal to our country and government? Here let me help you with that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans www.smithsonianmag.com/history/injustice-japanese-americans-internment-camps-resonates-strongly-180961422/

[@KenTooker]

Because it has nothing to do with the topic at hand. It is 100% irrelevant to what the US government did to its own citizens. It's innocent, country loving, patriotic citizens. you know..people who had nothing to do with Japan "committing war crimes" You cant see how your statement minimizes what was done to these people? Its like if your mom/dad/child/whatever was murdered and I came along and say...well people get murdered worse in other places so just remember that. See how that could be a bit....insensitive and hurtful to the suffering caused to you and your people?

[@Cory989]

Ken Tooker nobody is saying it was right or a good idea. Japan was a different nation at the time and had a top notch military. Obviously America was worried about spies and what not. Still not justifying it.

[@scottsanders4589]

@@KenTooker are you really that fucking stupid that you don't think the Japanese had spies in America? Japanese spies are the ones that gave the Navy of Japan the intelligence required to carry out the attack on Pearl Harbor.#Americadidnothingwrong

[@lizlefae]

I don't know why but out of all of the hard times videos this is the one that has made me cry. Thank you for not shying away from the truth of Japanese Internment. I am not of the heritage, that I am aware of at least. but honestly. the level of respect that you approached this with and the fact that you didn't shy away from the truth of it all. I could feel my heart breaking for all of those who suffered through this event. This also is a humble reminder that it's not just what you're born into that "makes" you. it's what you go through and what you grow through.

[@laurenkristen620]

My dad is from Guam and my grandparents grew up eating this and he still cooks it to this day (in his late 50s). A lot of the hard time dishes that I've watched on your channel and others here, I grew up eating and is comfort food to me. It makes me appreciate food more knowing the history and origin of it. Thank you for all your knowledgeable videos!! ❤

[@surreal20]

I highly appreciate that you give an effort to inform those about the history of dishes and different parts of time in a country or culture's history. All countries and cultures have parts that are unfavorable, and it's important for us to remember those times and try to abstain from the worst.

[@Trassel242]

It’s so sad that these camps existed. In hard times in Sweden, people would make bread with flour that was mixed with ground-up tree bark. It was barely edible but it was something to chew and it filled your belly. In a famine in Northern Sweden, things got so bad that people had to eat moss and they’d boil their leather belts and slice it up thinly and fry it so it vaguely resembled meat. They’d also eat rawhide. The moss and lichen was dangerous because it wasn’t very filling and if you ate too much you could become sick.

[@mrstallent]

My grandparents were Japanese- American and interned. My father was actually born in the internment camp. Thank you for sharing this Emmy!

[@hayleerodriguez2711]

Oooh this recipe reminds me of what my grandma makes- it’s weenies with tomatoes onions and jalapeños sautéed together until the tomatoes are all soft and saucy. We eat it on the weekends with beans and tortillas it’s very good

[@kayguzman4318]

Haylee Rodriguez I make it the same way for my hubby.

[@quinlan6968]

Thank you for this Emmy. You've said so much about your standing on current events with out directly saying it using your video for the reminder of a horrible cycle our future generations shouldn't have to endure.

[@kardstore]

My parents were in the Heart Mountain, and Amache camps. They made fried rice like that, just mix the rice in while cooking.

[@alicegordezky2909]

Thank you for talking about this especially now. It’s important we don’t forget and honor those who were interned. On the way to Mammoth Mountain in California you can drive by the Mazanar Internment Camp. It’s in the middle of nowhere and when you’re there or just driving by I find it to be a very sad place that feels very disturbing. Also I like what you say before you eat. It’s very easy to take for granted how privileged some of us are.

[@dptexas4346]

As growing up in a Mexican household, this was a very common dish just without the rice, instead we had beans.. I think that's kind of cool 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@moxiemae1236]

Emmy, you are just the most lovely, genuine, sweet, intelligent person I get to see in my sub feed. Your content is amazing and informational, and I am so grateful your videos are a part of my life.

[@navyboijake21]

It saddens me how this dark period of American History is not known about by so many Americans.

[@brandondiggins7090]

J B there is a old internment site in my home town. blows me away when i have to tell my friends what it is when ever we drive by

[@bellacortez]

I'm pretty sure that should be in your history books. There was camps for Germans and Italians as well. That I've never seen in our books though .

[@damien1781]

We all learned about it. My grandma had to be in one and told me many stories. The kids in these camp sites now will tell their stories when they get older about the trump administration

[@brandondiggins7090]

geroge takei had to live in one.

[@navyboijake21]

Ahava I was never taught it in HS, it wasn’t until college that I learned of the atrocities perpetuated by the US Govt during WWII.

[@QuadiePoo]

Emmy, you are a soul too pure for this world. I love watching and listening to you

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

Canada also interned Japanese Canadians and Japanese nationals during the war. An absolutely shameful part our history. I recommend Joy Kogawa's novel 'Obasan' -- it's a classic and a very good read.

[@Amsayy]

Olive O'Sudden we also interned Germans and Italians as well. Dark history.

[@alaureljordan2427]

I'll look for that. Golden Lillies is a book about footbinding in China Very good 📚

[@snowcrash4286]

I think people easily forget or don't know how terrible those times were. Yes, it's terrible that innocent people were caught in the machine, but the Axis powers were very real threats and Japans leadership was probably as bad as the Getmans, if not worse.

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

@@snowcrash4286 The overwhelming majority of those were interred were Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry, not Japanese Nationals.

[@englishatheart]

Let us not forget that the Japanese themselves did a lot of horrific things, as all races/nationalities have.

[@Tazzles92]

I love that you take an open minded approach to food. It's refreshing to see all foods looked at as equal and respected for what they are and what they represent. Food is such an important part of any culture.

[@cypher237]

I always thought you were Japanese, since you speak quite a bit & the channel name, etc... But wow! You really can learn something new in every Emmy video!

[@amaihito]

I'm so proud of you! I love how you use your platform to educate and entertain people. I like the mixture of videos and how some are lighthearted and some are a bit more serious. And I fully agree that it's important to remember those times

[@rubyrose20159]

Just made this for breakfast this morning. The little bites of caramelized onions are heaven! Definitely a dish I’ll be making again and again 👍🏼

[@aragmarverilian8238]

Thank you for this! I am an aspiring writer who is currently on a tight food budget. Hot dogs, rise with eggs and onions cooked like that will definitely spice things a little bit. I love your videos and if I can, will try and send you my old grandma's recipes from my childhood. We didn't have much, but she has had an education in home economics and when communists took power her survival cooking saved our family.

[@lonewolf209]

I've got to thank you, Emmy. I'm currently living in Sacramento while attending college and am always looking for new places to eat. I'll have to hit up June's Cafe and give this a try.

[@mickeylovesu25]

I read Farewell to Mazanar when I was in 10th grade and had a project on internment camps afterwards. I brought in a few kimonos and other things which displayed some of the items that were either sold off or left behind during those times

[@TheValueKing]

Delivering history and food with elegance. Thanks for shedding light on some U.S history that's typically swept under the rug and thanks for making me hungry!

[@scottsanders4589]

Nobody is sweeping this history under the rug. Maybe your dumbass should have just paid attention in school.

[@Peg-ee5ei]

I don't do much cooking anymore, but I find it very relaxing to watch someone else cook. And you always give us a history lesson when there's one to tell. Thank you!

[@CapTVPrince]

Oh my god i've never been this early for an Emmy video. I love you Emmy! Can't wait to see the recipe

[@yeshayaamichai1512]

These hard times videos are so compelling. The ingenuity of the recipes making do with little to the accompanying history lesson with each recipe. Top notch Emmy. Great series.

[@momof2momof2]

History.... the good and the bad need to be remembered. Looks like this one really got to you Emmy :)

[@ferociousgumby]

momof2 And not just to Emmy. It got to some of the commenters in the same old, hateful, tedious, discouraging way. I grew up in the '60s and I wonder where on earth all that idealism and hope went.

[@scottsanders4589]

@@ferociousgumby stupid people like you justify the hate. You belong in a gulag

[@jvp714]

I really do see you as this generation's Bob Ross. You show the history and highlight injustice but still have this light that encompasses all of the positives and bring that to the forefront. Because everybody needs a friend.

[@HamidShibataBennett]

Thank you for sharing this recipe and the history, Emmy-sama. As a Japanese American, it means a great deal to shine a light. My family was not in the interment camps, but my friend’s mother and her family were in the camps. She gives talks in our region sharing about her experiences.

[@jessicabailey6792]

Love you Emmy! I always appreciate the history behind the food that you share with us. History is always important, no matter how ugly.

[@Tkizuka]

Omg! Emmy thank you so much! You will love Farewell to Manzanar

[@Tkizuka]

Everyonce in a while I pop back in to read the comments on this video. I miss my grandparents so much and wish they could be around to see this video. Thank you again Emmy for doing this video for me.

[@morningmayan]

It's good to talk about the truth about the stupid things we did so we never do them again. Well done thank you:)

[@Karasuraven0395]

But... They are happening again. right now

[@dandobrowolski5818]

Jaxx 419 No they aren't.

[@Karasuraven0395]

What would you call Texas then?

[@dandobrowolski5818]

Jaxx 419 A state....be more specific.

[@Karasuraven0395]

Children, men women, infants being held in camps, separated, held for months. Given rations, sleeping 5 to a room, human beings being treated like dogs in a kennel.

[@Dinariina]

This is something that my mother made for my family when I was little in 1980' here in Finland. Except without soya and rise. Mother used salt. I do it sometimes even now when I'm adult. :) And with buttered ryebread it taste good. or with sriracha or green onions... :)

[@ddlovogue]

Yo that knife is SHARP

[@agresticumbra]

Safer than a dull one. 😉

[@JackiHamm]

It’s a lot easier to chop with a good knife.

[@kristenmcinnes6263]

I keep all my knives razor sharp, it’s the only to use them. Any cook will tell you

[@Validator56]

I dont care where you were born or where your family was born, you are an excellent food youtuber and you actually describe the taste and sensation of the food your create. You actually tell me what a recipe is like before I try it rather than just showing me pictures and letting my imagination go wild.

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

Enjoyed the history lesson, thanks. 7:17 👀✌

[@cedainty]

Many, many years ago I lived in La Mesa, CA. My boyfriend was a Marine based there. Our neighbor was a nice Japanese gal. We became friends. Her parents went through the internment camps during WWII. They lost everything. My neighbor and I talked and she shared many Japanese recipes with me. One of them was not so Japanese but it was the one you just did, Weenies Royale. That was not the name but the food was the same. Good memories of hard times.

[@Laz321]

Been eating hot dogs and eggs my whole life. Never knew it had a name lol

[@HannahSchobert]

Read them Emmy! Love how you’re taking a stand by teaching people about history. It’s a beautiful thing.

[@SammeLagom]

Emmy you seem like such a kind and sweet woman and you cook great food as well haha

[@paulkatsuda96]

Emmy thank you for making this dish. My mother had made a similar dish for us growing up. My mother and her family had been put in the camps. This brings back so many good memories as well as thoughts of everyone incarcerated. I live vicariously through you with everything Japanese. Thank you!

[@chartle1]

That looks like it be wonderful with SPAM.

[@NormHamano]

I make this dish with Spam. Brown onions, Spam add scrambled eggs. Sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.

[@chrisoberg6888]

I love the history and I love that I make stuff like this when I’m broke. Just a little bit creative but tastes great when you’re hungry as hell making the most of the ingredients you have

[@ZeeNavi]

What a beautifully seasoned pan! Also my nieces love eggs and hotdogs, they even like them in their mac and cheese! totally look into tofu dogs, they taste the same but are so much better for you! 😁

[@LifeofMarie267]

Instant like for talking about the need to learn this history. I am part Native American and I wish more people would learn about the darker history such as Assilmation and the Japanese interment camps. Thanks for making this video.

[@Mr2Reviews]

By the way, this video reminds me of how Koreans made their own recipe using ingredients provided by Americans during/after the Korean war. It's called 부대찌개 (boo-dae-jjee-geh). I think it's a perfect recipe for you to explore for your Hard Times series. Maangchi's Recipe 1. Put cabbage, onion, green onion, pork, and mushrooms, on the bottom of the pot. 2. Add kimchi, and seasoning paste over the top. 3. Add spam, hot dogs, rice cake, tofu, baked beans, and cheese. 4. Add ramyeon and sweet potato starch noodles. 5. Put radish sprouts on top and add 3 cups of stock

[@bonkersinco]

When I taught 9th grade English here in California, I always included Farewell to Manazar and the students really enjoyed it from a historical perspective of their state's history. I hope you enjoy the book as well.

[@_BusterHighmen]

who else eats this for breakfast?? Like if you do

[@_BusterHighmen]

yupp same here - ate this for breakfast. Our family is mexican and we call this "huevos con weenie"

[@_BusterHighmen]

lol yes "huevos con weenie" is common . among latinos

[@_BusterHighmen]

this was my go-to breakfast during summer break

[@dicksdrugsanddebutantes9305]

I’m about to have me some for breakfast tomorrow

[@스라소니-q1f]

Bryan Echeverria eggs, sausage, onions and rice are super common ingredients but I have never thought of them together ^•^

[@GypSeaRNC]

My mom made this for me growing up & I had no idea there was even a name for it and she’s Filipino. I liked it as a kid & even make it myself once in a blue moon as an adult. Thank you for enlightening us with the history behind it!

[@MsKestrela]

Itadakemas! Happy hot dog day, Emmy!

[@atrinoisa]

itadakimasu * very close, though!

[@dancingdeo]

いただきます

[@tigerann4941]

As a public historian I frequently say not all of our history is to be celebrated but it is all to be remembered. Thanks for the history you present with your videos. Nice to see content connected to context!

[@nyomicasey]

please make sorrel or mauby

[@marim0y]

Nyomi Brooks oh yeah. If she does Maubi she can do variations to, like leeward islands style, central American style, Puerto Rican style. Oh man... mmm

[@nyomicasey]

marim0y for sure, im trinidadian so thats the onlyway ive had it!

[@marim0y]

Nyomi Brooks VI here, but my family is from PR and it's amazing how different it tastes on an island only 40 miles away.

[@palebluedot8818]

what is it?

[@Missa_Propriation]

My grandmother used to make this!! I never knew it was an actual dish! Whenever we had leftover white rice from ordering chinese takeout, she would whip this up. Delicious bit of comfort food! Thanks for this, Emmy!

[@angelacalhoun4940]

How about food from Louisiana? We have wonderful food that you could learn to cook. ☺️

[@stephym.5945]

Lol. This is comfort food to me and I'm not even Japanese. I am Filipino. This is like our go to meal when we are a budget. I remember my mom and dad always cooking this when I was growing up in Hawaii and money was scarce. They would also use vienna sausage or spam. I am loving these types of videos lately. Keep it up, Emmy! ^^

[@noemirios7902]

Weenies forever

[@tinaezer5624]

Absolutely luv learning about these dishes n whats interesting to me is that this is a dish that i grew up on. My mom use to make this minus the soy sauce for breakfast with fried potatoes n for dinner with rice n i wonder if the recipe made its way around after the people returned home but either way i luv it n still cook it for myself n my kids n they luv it. Thank u for all of the effort n hard work that u put into every video. God Bless.

[@jeffward1106]

Nathan's dogs?

[@ibukitakatrina876]

Back then when rice is so expensive my grandparents and parents ate soup made of mango seed (they were abundant in neighbourhood), the seeds peeled, sliced thinly and sun dried. Then pound until it become a flour. My mom forgot about the taste, but it looks like a very smooth rice porridge. It was year of 1960s in Indonesia.

[@soulrebel2]

These dark times can happen again.

[@joeykelly0157]

Soul Rebel and could happen again soon with the horrible orange traitor in office

[@kfranco7491]

They are happening except with all kids now 😒

[@adrianachong9029]

I’m from Trinidad and my mom made something similar like this for me. Everything but the soy and the rice. She just used salt and pepper and served it with bread or toast. She also made another very simple but really good dish with onions caramelized then add in the sliced hot dogs. Let that caramelize then finish that with ketchup. She’d add some water just before the sugars in the ketchup start burning then reduce that to a thick sauce and serve with bread or toast. It’s simple but sooo good and way different from just hot dogs served with ketchup.

[@shayleekoneferenisi9075]

Idk what is more sad, Past America or present. 😥

[@shayleekoneferenisi9075]

Irvin Martinez educate yourself on my comment. No one is making claims. If you don't think that internment camps are sad then idk what's wrong with you.

[@jasminewash2468]

shaylee koneferenisi To me the present cause after all this country(people) have gone through you would think we would have progressed a little bit more.

[@fourthlove8745]

Past??? How are you gonna compare slavery and inhumane treatment to people fighting over how many genders there are. Boo freaking hoo.

[@ericaswanberg8641]

You know what was sad ..pearl harbour.

[@scottsanders4589]

@@ericaswanberg8641 Unit 731 Google it ma'am. God bless you God bless America

[@leroyjenkins4811]

I’m gonna make this dish! It looks good, the ingredients aren’t complicated, it’s definitely filling, and inexpensive. Thanks Emmy!

[@CallieMasters5000]

Did you see the recent article saying scientists think hot dog nitrates cause mania in people?! I'm really sick of tube steaks after the July 4th holiday. I'm good for a whole year now.

[@DaxG-qp3jf]

Tube steak boogie

[@HimeGabi]

You can get nitrate free dogs. I buy them at regular supermarkets all the time. Now to find nitrate free braunschweig.

[@firegodessreiko]

If you read to the end of the article, they're clear to say that they literally can't prove whether it does or doesn't. Enjoy in moderation!

[@VerneditheSnail]

Hot dogs also cause colon cancer. That's why I eat them rarely now and opt for veggie hot dogs instead.

[@superash4u578]

Uh... I used to eat so many hot dogs. I have bipolar disorder..so mania and depression. 🤢Please be joking. This is freaking me out I can be mentally I'll from a hot dog?!?? 😭😂

[@ogmeraz5281]

They say you must remember where you’ve been to know where you’re going so thanks for sharing the recipe and the history lesson, with so much grace might I add.

[@myramadd6651]

I've said my piece on it, so I'm done with this discussion, and I urge people to stop politicizing Emmy's Channel.

[@ferociousgumby]

Myra Madd I am absolutely certain that is NOT what she is trying to do. I never see her mocking any group of people or being disrepectful or having the absurd over-the-top reactions of so many KZbinrs. You really have to pick and choose these days. I miss the old KZbin, before all this this hell started.

[@firegodessreiko]

ferociousgumby I believe Myra is calling out the comments, not Emmy herself~

[@wilmer4258]

My mother and i immigrated to America in the mid 50s. We lived in an area full of Japanese Americans and immigrants. This recipe was one we had often and I in turn prepared it for my children and my grandson. It is good and filling. We add a garnish of green onion and toasted sesame seeds. This also works great with marinated extra firm tofu. Tofu adds a bit more work but provides a meat free meal for vegetarian or without the egg, vegan diets

[@acethememelorde4377]

You're absolutely right, Emmy. If we don't learn from, or abandon our history, we're bound to repeat it. Unfortunately right now in the U.S we're seeing history repeating itself right before our eyes. It's truly upsetting. Makes me ashamed of being an American.

[@ericaswanberg8641]

AceTheMemeLorde.. Then give up your citizenship and move to another country

[@ziberteck]

How is the US repeating history?

[@acethememelorde4377]

ziberteck the fact that they're separating immigrant children from their parents and sticking them in detention camps. It's very reminiscent of concentration camps, minus the forced labor, and more so the Japanese internment camps that Emmy mentions in this video.

[@acethememelorde4377]

Erica Swanberg You know, I'd do it, if I had the money and the resources, but as of right now, I have to stay put, but that does not mean I will keep my mouth shut. Yes, I am white, but as a disabled person, and as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, this is a terrifying time for me as well, and I would gladly move to another country if it meant that I would be safe.

[@ericaswanberg8641]

AceTheMemeLorde .. Bye.. Oh and much luck getting disability in another country that you don't have citizenship ship to... But you go ahead and enjoy your first amendment right because guess what in other countries you don't get it...

[@alexandracscott5400]

Oh wow I remember eating this young and even now. Lol by no means am I Japanese or even lived “hard tines” but I ask my mom to make this for me every time I go over to her house!!! So glad you made this.

[@susiemoon8766]

I like to point out that at least Americans acknowledge these internment camps and teach about it, I find it sad/ironic that japan has never issued a formal apology for their war crimes during this time nor teach about it. I know that all Americans know is that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor but they also kidnapped young girls to use as sex slaves and performed live human experiment among other atrocities. And while internment camps are wrong I wish history classes taught the whole story because in the us, Japan is made out to be a victim when what they were doing in Korea and China made hitler seem like a saint

[@Jencifer13]

Your "whataboutism" is not a valid form of debate and it really paints you as bigoted. You might want to check that.

[@Hailevaranex]

In the context of this particular video, you make it sound like Japanese Americans should be ashamed of themselves as an entire culture for what the Japanese did. As a Japanese American, I am not ashamed of what they did because I am Japanese. I am ashamed of what they did as a somewhat-decent human being in this world. It would be nice if Japan acknowledged the horrendous acts committed and issued a formal apology to Korea, China, Indonesia, the Philippines etc but those aren't American countries that Japanese Americans are responsible for apologizing to. It is nice that America acknowledges ONE of the things it has done to its own people, but what does that have to do with what another non-American country did to another non-American country? I refuse to believe you simply mean that all Japanese people, no matter their nationality, are the same.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

It may have something to do with the presence of 8 (!) American military bases in Japan.

[@fourthlove8745]

How did you guys take this comment so out of context? Do y'all want to be butt hurt that badly?

[@bethroesch2156]

You're 100% right about knowing our history. I had learned about WW2 but had not been taught anything about our own POW camps. I was SHOCKED. Food and history, a great combination.

[@indigoluna8602]

In Hoopeston Ill, where i was born and raised. There were 2 of these enternment camp. After they were shut down. They were turned into mexican migrant labor camps for Stokley Co. And Van de Camp co. The Stokley camp is still standing to this day. I take my children to see it, so that they know how tuff times were for our families as migrant workers. It wasnt till about 4 years ago when i found out that they were Japanese internment camps. I see it so differently now when I go to visit.

[@timc2346]

Was a tv series here Back in time for dinner.Started in the 40s right up to the 90s.Was a Canadian remake of a British show.My grandfather was a cook for the railway often cooked alot of Duck or Goose.Similar to mother cooking but a little different. She never cooked either duck or goose.Brings back alot of memory s watching these home style recipes.

[@StudioErza929]

This is so nostalgic to me because it’s almost the same thing my mom used to make for us for breakfast except bc growing up Mexican she would make them “ranchero” style. Like huevos rancheros. Sooo good!!

[@FerretinSocks]

There's a certain reverence to this series which I think a lot of other creators wouldn't provide. Thank you for the context and mindfulness, Emmy

[@artistical88]

Why did this sorta make me want to cry? You’re so great, Emmy.

[@DavidChavez-iv7yv]

My mom and her family was out in a camp in Colorado even though she was born in Los Angeles. One recipie she taught me from this time was Weenie and Cabbage. real easy to make. Cut up hot dogs on the bias. Cube a head of cabbage. Brown the hot dogs and then add the cabbage in a large pot. Add soy sauce and sugar to taste. cover and let the cabbage steam. When the cabbage is soft to your liking serve over white rice and enjoy. This is on of my favorite dishes from my childhood. Sadly it came about due to a terrible situation

[@hotspikes17]

No matter what heritage someone is history is important and i love these old recipes i think they are fasinating and things id probably give a try.

[@PriestP33]

Great stuff! Thank you for the context.