What people eat in the coldest city on earth? Yakutsk, Russia

Let me introduce you to the cuisine of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), which is the biggest and coldest republic in Russia.
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Time codes:
0:00 Welcome to Yakutsk
1:10 What do Yakuts eat for breakfast?
2:39 Farmer's market in winter (outside!)
6:09 How do people spend all day outside at -50C?
7:03 The most traditional dish is raw meat!
13:30 Boiled GUTS???
16:05 Blood sausage. Is it edible?
18:53 "Is-miine" - soup from the stomach
20:04 Salamat - dish from sour cream and flour
21:37 Yakutian dessert "Kerchekh" - whipped cream with berries
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[@gberia1]

You cannot call anybody's culture or food gross on their face. Period. Especially if they are being so nice and hospitable.

[@ShaliniNegi24]

+1

[@mikevasilev1716]

Are you offended for all Yakutians?)

[@SScott-nr9vl]

Yeah she was pretty ignorant. You don't invite someone to eat cultural food and native and then trash it the whole fucking time.

[@davemcintyre4799]

@@mikevasilev1716 probably just offended on behalf of people people with humility and class

[@mrshammer9293]

Don’t yuk someone’s yum!

[@akon9162]

Eli’s behaviour is so upsetting. You can see how Maria feels discouraged as the video goes on. She was so sweet and patient.

[@valentiinasvideos]

Yess she got interupted so many times

[@ana-maria448]

What do your expect? Eli is Russian. Russian and Eastern European are very critical. The other girl is Syebrian, considering their genes also. They seem so simple and humble.

[@akon9162]

@@ana-maria448 Being Eastern European and rude are not mutually exclusive. That’s such a pathetic defence. Secondly, calling Maria and her people “simple” sounds backhanded. Weird comment.

[@akon9162]

@@ana-maria448 Also both women are in Russia and both are Eastern European. Where are your critical thinking skills???

[@iambbbbgul]

@@ana-maria448 eli has tatar roots. tatars and yakuts are both turkic ethnicities and have similar food lmao she acts this way for white russians and europeans

[@cassiopeabr76]

Maria is such a kind and elegant hostess. Zero waste food is not exotic, is intelligent, nutricious and creative, as it happens in pretty much all South America.

[@riteshdhavad9847]

Hi ana nice yakuts culture and food love from India

[@xgrimesreaper]

Loved learning about Yakutia; Maria was so kind and patient while explaining the foods. Eli, you should learn a lesson from this-be respectful when someone is teaching you about their culture.

[@doxoxo779]

Eli acting like food from her culture is any better. Or even good 😂

[@lllllllllllllllll905]

their culture is actually pretty related idk why she acting like that

[@reginaphalange7959]

Eli is phony and rude.

[@ShariQ7746]

Where is this lady from...seems so ignorant and really poor choice of words..please stay home...with your exotic accent...

[@bassmelodies1592]

​@lllllllllll4239 it's nothing like theirs 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@sam_kant]

Pro tip: Don't ask what you're eating until after you actually tried it. It's amazing how differently you can experience the taste and texture without that mental block.

[@user-zj7bf3co3k]

We also eat raw beef and horse meat and fish... The Koreans! Dorobo, Sakhalar! ...... The descendants of Omogoy Bay, his son in law Ellidey Botur(the son of Tatar Bay) and Uluu Khoro.. from Khoro sire in the permanently warm country called Khoro Sire... (Korea).... 아~~~~in fact you are the closest relatives of Koreans because your ancestors, the 3 forefathers of the biggest Sakha tribes were from Korea (The land of Khori/Khoro=Koria)....... Even though you my brothers and sisters in Sakha-sire do not know about this! 1. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6Cxn5poaKmef68 2. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eabOnXyYbslmnKs 3. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnjEmHqhYtKCmK8 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hl7VdZukhK6Lfbs 5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2fZZGigrpiJpKc

[@Carolina-nn6ye]

She also kept smelling it BEFORE tasting, like a 3 year old. That DEFINITELY adversely effects the experience.

[@sierrariley7118]

@@Carolina-nn6ye ALOT of people smell their food before eating…

[@ryanwhitney5518]

That's right on!

[@nigel900]

It’s raw. No mental block here. 100,000+ years ago a Neanderthal dropped his “raw” meat into the fire, and forever changed the way he ate his “raw” meat…

[@DD-hp9vo]

Maria is so patient. These are her home dishes so she's accustomed to the flavour. It's actually very nutritious food which is probably why Maria is glowing!

[@user-zj7bf3co3k]

We also eat raw beef and horse meat and fish... The Koreans! Dorobo, Sakhalar! ...... The descendants of Omogoy Bay, his son in law Ellidey Botur(the son of Tatar Bay) and Uluu Khoro.. from Khoro sire in the permanently warm country called Khoro Sire... (Korea).... 아~~~~in fact you are the closest relatives of Koreans because your ancestors, the 3 forefathers of the biggest Sakha tribes were from Korea (The land of Khori/Khoro=Koria)....... Even though you my brothers and sisters in Sakha-sire do not know about this! 1. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6Cxn5poaKmef68 2. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eabOnXyYbslmnKs 3. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnjEmHqhYtKCmK8 4. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hl7VdZukhK6Lfbs 5. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2fZZGigrpiJpKc

[@DouorDie]

Eli was trying so hard not laugh the entire video lmao

[@user-3aa6234fh]

@@DouorDie that’s weird because they are both Turkic and when Eli showed National Bashkir and Tatar food it was similar to Yakut food

[@oleggorky906]

There must be something in what you are saying; just look at the old man who worked at the market who had been talking to them a few minutes before they ate. He told them that he took cold washes at - 50 and such like, and also that he exercised in such cold. He obviously couldn’t do that if the local cuisine wasn’t capable of sustaining him. I am curious however to know how many calories a day the locals need to keep them fuelled up. I’m guessing at at least 5,000 for a medium sized man and maybe 4,000 for a medium sized woman, more if pregnant.

[@cornstar1253]

@@oleggorky906 calories are a unit measurement of heat. Who eats heat? How do you eat a calorie?

[@zenbear4149]

Maria's English is extremely accomplished and nearly perfect.

[@Whippy99]

I admire these people SO much. I wouldn’t last 15 minutes. I’m vegetarian and feel the cold terribly due to a medical condition. I think you have to be very strong and healthy to survive there.

[@sandrahatherley2184]

They grow up that way.

[@shinaj9626]

😅I'm vegan. I'd become extinct. 💀🫢😂 after living on whatever plants ,beans or dried berries etc. No fish for me either.

[@user-rx7ly9er7c]

Ума не приложу, что людей в современном мире, имея источники информации под рукой, доказанные научные исследования. Заставляет идти в разрез со своей природой. Вы по ряду причин не счастливы в жизни и о чем то обеспокоенны? Вы не можете решить внутренний конфликт, где для собственного успокоения решили взять под свой контроль то, что легче всего, это питание. Типа я контролирую своё питание, типа я справился со своей психологической проблемой 😂? Или вы за что-то наказываете себя, лишая свой организм полезных минералов и микроэлементов. Вы выглядите плохо. Со временем ваши волосы тускнеют. Кожа лица приобретает землистый оттенок. Слабость в мышцах. Взгляд, будто бы ваши глазницы пусты . И рычите как собаки за съединый кусок мяса незнакомцем. Это самобичевание посредством еды. Неосознанное. Бессознательное 😢. Я опасаюсь таких людей. В ростках пшеницы жизни больше, чем у вас. Нет сил даже бороться. Не хочу слабого мужа, и рождение слабого от него потомства.

[@user-tt6hu9tv2e]

Проблемы со здоровьем от нехватки белка.

[@shinaj9626]

@sandrahatherley2184 I know. I was making a statement about myself.

[@siemooitjonatsoi8521]

Omg...the lady (Maria) is sooo softspoken and sweet.

[@user-3aa6234fh]

Her channel is so good, Life in Yakutia

[@nosihlemangwe4144]

Her vocal cords frozen

[@bearpham565]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ😂Buddha blessed

[@marvinbush9330]

Eli, you surprised me. I expected you to be more tolerant of exotic foods than you were. Your compatriot, Maria was very patient with you. She was truly sweet.

[@imeaniguess.6963]

Lol yeah, that look she gave her 😂.

[@YGSTAN06]

I agree!!

[@jamiemckinnon4609]

Maria was an absolute angel... Eli was patronising and kind of a douche...

[@JohnGalt916]

I was getting annoyed. I'm sure it's pretty rude in all cultures to not make eye contact when you're being spoken to.

[@floursandroses]

I thought the same thing and just commented this. I genuinely felt bad for the kind woman who continued to be polite as she bashed this woman's traditional food by calling it disgusting and making faces of disgust. It was hard to watch.

[@jamegumb7298]

Blood sausage is a thing in many places. The whole of UK, Germany, Netherlands, France at the least also do it. I make mine from scratch sometimes.

[@anacarpenter9254]

Admiration, for the indigenous folk; of this culture. The food dishes look hardy and nutritous. Everyone within camera view looks healthy. The men folk look incredibly resilient. The young women folk are attractive with, built-in conditioning; of their home environment. People at the TOP OF THE WORLD 🌎

[@ibitha]

i absolutely adored hearing maria talk about each dish and it’s origin. she seems extremely soft spoken, kind, and intelligent. i feel i could listen to her forever haha~

[@user-3aa6234fh]

She has a channel Life in Yakutia. Very calming voice indeed

[@slovenika9108]

I knoow!!! I have errands to run, I really have to go... but this is just so interesting and the girls are so nice to watch.....help

[@galeparker1067]

@@user-3aa6234fh thank you!!! ✌️🥰🇨🇦

[@Questofthenight]

Yeah too bad she kept getting interrupted every second

[@anap1362]

OMG, Maria is the sweetest, she is so polite and kind. What a peaceful influence to be around.

[@dickiehooton6186]

I am amazed how well you both speak English. I really enjoy learning about how you live.

[@Luna-rr2us]

I do agree....there is so much positivity and sense of unity that actually define us as people.Even when the media and some politicians try to make you feel in a different way.I agree it is not polite to show a host that u do not like the food,but it is actually interesting to get ur honest opinion and Maria appears to be such a nice soul that she doesn t mind it. Keep up the great work :)

[@yourhealingjourney9824]

Loved the video. Maria seemed quite patient and accepting of her guest. However, I felt as though Eli was critical of every dish and was a little disrespectful of how the traditional dishes looked or tasted like. I felt bad for Maria who kept being polite and she avoided making eye contact with her because honestly, no one would like their traditional dishes to be mocked at or looked down upon. ❤️That's why I love Davidsbeenhere. He is open minded to food across the world

[@terrieakins989]

Saw complete opposite

[@TS-yd6fz]

I agree 1000% and she kept cutting her off mid sentence. I loved Maria’s patience.

[@flektoprime]

Not only that, but she keeps staring at the camera while Maria is trying to make (social) eye contact. Towards the end is better though.

[@marcillioficino4663]

So she should lie and say that disgusting food is fantastic???

[@ediccartman7252]

In Russia people are usually less PC than in the West (and NO, I'm not gonna start an anti-West hysteria here, just mention that fact ). If we don't like smth, we say it openly, and I think it's better than just saying 1000 times how amazing it is.

[@markrosolini2934]

Maria is so lovely and polite , Eli I think you were a little to critical of some of their traditional foods that they are proud of and really love.

[@adelinalina5783]

Russians are not two faced . So with your mind everyone should be two faced lmao

[@nikocat2008]

She was honest. It is not an offence to tell your opinion in east Europe....

[@Roxana_Roxana_B]

Actually she was quite elegant in saying what she likes or dislikes... Why should she have been lied saying "oh, it's delicios!"?! It's quite an unusual cuisine so it's a certain thing it's not for everybody. I guess the local realize this too.

[@thomaslandcaster9638]

Yes she didn't have to like the food, but why act like Maria culture food are so horrible. They go out of their way to host you and you gave her no respect.

[@Nivimary]

It’s okay to say the food is not your cup of tea but it’s not nice to stick out your tongue in disgust and express how you dislike it like “Eww, this is revolting. How can you eat that?!” She didn’t say it directly though but that’s the impression I got from her.

[@multiverse-UFO]

Raw fish = sashimi 刺身 , yes a wonderful cuisine in Japan 🍣(yum yum) Raw horse = basashi 馬刺し , one of the "under the table" food (hmm, well, the North Eastern Japanese'll say "it's our tradition" too, mostly because in those cold areas, food can stay fresh for long.) It's logical, to choose only those baby horses not surviving the winter well, as nutrition source for humans. The Yakuts are clever, understanding the law of Nature, without decades of learning the complicated difficult "theories" taught in the academia! Thank you for sharing the amazing lifestyle 🙏

[@ErichVonCartmann]

Hello from Las Vegas! I give Eli a lot of credit for even trying everything. Most Americans would not even attempt to try any of these dishes. For me, everything looks wonderful and I would have wolfed it all down! I have a very easy and open mind pallete though.

[@timbrykkk]

"It's not the weather, that makes a place warm" - such a nice phrase!

[@morganamarianana3088]

it's raw meat!

[@kaminisuriatiebecker3982]

I really love how Maria responds. These types of foods keep them healthy. Flour porridge we also have. Also all parts of animals such as cows sheep etc.

[@kaelindsay]

Maria's gracefulness towards Eli's rude behavior and comments actually prompted me to go to her channel to subscribe.

[@reginaphalange7959]

I subscribed to LIfe In Yakutia because it's fascinating. But I agree that Eli was rude.

[@collinhansen3607]

You are the greatest person on earth and we should all kneel and have a moment of acknowledgement for your sacrifice and consideration

[@Searover749]

Eli is like most US people, though she's not one of them. Arrogance and rudeness are spreading like covid... Fortunately, there are still some real humans, like Maria.

[@reginaphalange7959]

@@Searover749 And it's arrogant and rude of you to insult "most US people". Try taking an example from real humans like Maria.

[@JanPatt327]

This was so interesting. Maria was a lovely guest. Eli, maybe if you'd look at her while she's explaining the dish instead of staring into the camera, she'd have felt more comfortable.

[@steppets25]

I love Maria, she's so elegant, sweet and dignified. Lots of love to you Maria and the Yakutsk people 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😍🤩🥰 Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 ❤❤❤

[@KimCantSwim]

Eli can prolly learn a few things from Maria like being respectful, polite and humility which you clearly lacks

[@kennedystarr8094]

You can’t expect everyone to like all of a baby horse, its actually disturbing! I wouldn’t even try it! Im sure Maria understands that. That is definitely not a normal meal. I don’t think Eli made a huge deal of it just was overwhelmed.

[@queenzqueenie2746]

Agreed

[@bchdev]

@@kennedystarr8094 She was so rude. As a guest, she planned the creation of this video on eating cultural foods so its shocking that she approached it while being closed minded. Her obvious disgust made Maria uncomfortable and she seemed a bit ashamed although it was her own culture, in her own home as well.

[@user-jn1ts4wl1c]

​@@kennedystarr8094baby horse is disturbing to you, yet in the west veal meat is served, which comes from baby cows 🙄

[@kennedystarr8094]

@@user-jn1ts4wl1c I don’t eat Veal.. so great point lol

[@user-vo4fz4sw7n]

Почитав комментарии, я поняла как сильно различается наш менталитет с иностранцами. Мы русские прямолинейные и никто из русских не почувствовал неуважения. Для нас нормально говорить правду в глаза, зачем врать и улыбаться. Это и есть неуважение. Тем более если эти девушки друзья

[@Queenofeating]

I agree as a Turkish

[@curiousarabidopsis]

It looks very healthy.I wish I could be able to eat them.Sakha people know how to live and respect the nature.

[@irinafromrussialove]

GREETINGS FROM SIBERIA WITH LOVE ❤️❤️❤️

[@lexis_Axt]

Hola

[@weetbix4497]

@John g Siberia is a part of Russia. You're thinking of Serbia

[@galiamarkova3775]

@John g So, you don't differenciate between Siberia and Serbia but you know that Kosovo is part of Albania. Learn some geography and history to get some idea what Kosovo is.

[@davidholden4543]

❤

[@donniev8181]

Hello from Ohio, USA.

[@breenixon1201]

I feel like Eli was quite rude which Is sad to see 😢 Maria was very sweet to bring you along and share her Traditional dishes- only to be basically put down for them 😔

[@folksurvival]

Nobody in this video was being rude.

[@grace2u776]

@@folksurvival I totally agree with you...Eli was not being rude, she was just saying what she did not like...what's wrong with that? I would not eat that food either....

[@spikey0245]

Russian people tend to be more straight forward, which can be seen as rude to foreigners

[@breenixon1201]

@@spikey0245 I can definitely see that. But I could still see the look in the others eyes as she was talking. 😂🥺😭

[@catsme0w0w]

​One can be straightforward and respectful at the same time.

[@UTGypsy820]

I am married to a Brazilian man, my friends are from Argentina, India, and Kosovo and they don’t find offense in someone saying they don’t like something from their culture. They are more thick skinned than Americans in that way. Enjoyed the video btw! ❤

[@reginaphalange7959]

There are more polite ways to say you don't like something. Just because we have manners doesn't make us thin-skinned.

[@parvati2928]

If somebody brings cooked placenta blood on my table, I will throw up. It may be healthy and delicious for people of other culture. Thats perfectly fine. But I can not eat and I will politely refuse. This is not being impolite. It is because I have never eaten or heard about these kind of foods. I will not even share my home utensils for cooking blood even if somebody puts a gun to my head. I don't mean to be rude but thats how it is.

[@Arabzene]

@@parvati2928 Well, but you are not a vlogger whose trick is, among others, to go to other cultures and try "exotic" foods. Since you know limitations regarding strange foods, you don't go and inject yourself into a drastically different culture and try their food in front of the camera. This vlogger did and not very graciously, to say the least.

[@TrixieFirecracker]

I don't understand why people say Eli was rude. She tried everything and she isn't obliged to like all of this food. I don't think I would be able to take even a bite of intestins. And I don't think Maria was offended.

[@SandraSealySeawomanBDS]

They don't mind her honesty or think she has to like everything. It's more her attitude. She could be more tactful and interrupt less. Also if the idea is to try new things like this, you have to be prepared.

[@padmavathy2858]

Watching this while it's 40°C in India complaining about the life here. Now I'm surprised and grateful. And people usually get mad if the food isn't hot enough (gravies have to be boiling hot for some), next time an uncle complains the food isn't hot enough, I'll send him to Yakutia 💯😂 I wish all Yakutians good health and prosperity ❤

[@angelaxlee]

This was a super interesting video and I love the content but I couldn’t help but feel bad for Maria. She looked embarrassed when going over some of the more “exotic” food items. I don’t think I could handle it when the host stated that some of her native foods looked “disgusting”. It seemed like Maria couldn’t make eye contact when talking about to dishes that would be deemed controversial.

[@CrimeaIsRussia-wm7kd]

Eating horse guts is truly disgusting. It's even worse than eating frogs or worms, lol.

[@user-xq3yy3rb2e]

@@CrimeaIsRussia-wm7kd Russian moment

[@johnmachter40]

@@CrimeaIsRussia-wm7kd it is NOT. it just is for people that dont know it. cows tit glands milk is totally disgusting to asians and for us it is totally normal.

[@Choochoona]

@@CrimeaIsRussia-wm7kd typical russian ignorance

[@Acidlib]

@@CrimeaIsRussia-wm7kd horses are just another type of mammal, plenty of people eat beef, lamb, chicken, pork, etc. and eating organs is perfectly normal, so long as it gets used for something productive instead of going to waste, idc, and if I happen to think it’s tasty then that’s just an added bonus for me.

[@user-qf4im8tm1f]

I’ve watched several videos now showing different families in Yakutia!..Every video was beautifully made and the people so respectfully and beautifully portrayed!..Such beautiful families and all of Yukutia’s people are so friendly!..They have a lot of core values that much of the world could adopt!..They believe in hard work and treating everyone with respect and being friendly to everyone!..I grew up in Eastern Canada and I am used to long, cold Winters!..I would love to visit Yukutia one day!..

[@MuhammadAdnan-mo8cb]

Maria is so sweet and calm, I liked her a lot 🇵🇰💚🤍👍💕💞💜💓😁❣️💟💙🥰❤️🧡🤎😘😍🤍💚🤍💚🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@nakilpatrick]

the people of Yakutsk are a lot like the Inuit people of the Arctic in Canada .. I was lucky to have done something similar as you Eli, in the North-West Territories of Canada when I was in the Canadian Army training with the Inuit soldiers .. we built igloos and ate frozen fish and caribou, went for dog sled rides and had a great time ..

[@MrVitconst]

No, we are very different.

[@nakilpatrick]

only on the surface, but where it counts we are all the same ... as you grow older this will become very apparent for you@@MrVitconst

[@jake-qn3tl]

​@@MrVitconstYou're the same

[@aleka.6391]

Canadian Inuits, Iglooliks, Caribous are relatives to Russian Aleuts and Escimos but for Yakuts they are not close relatives

[@gaykidsexisttoo]

@@jake-qn3tlwe descended from them but we evolved separately for tens of thousands of years. that’s like saying europeans are black because humanity started in africa. take your racism elsewhere.

[@marlinavila8775]

Tremendous. What a strong people to thrive in such a harsh environment. Respect!

[@aquinojr.labares2535]

I am beginning to love both of you ladies......you two are amazing.......

[@user-po2ic1xz8w]

Слава Господу Иисусу Христу за защиту Украинского Народа 🇺🇦💓🙏 и дорогих Солдат ✊💓🇺🇦🙏🏞️🕊️ Крим это Украина 🇺🇦💓🙏

[@user-bg5im5kl7b]

I know you didn’t mean to be rude at all! It’s just best to not complain about what they eat. I’m a Siberian girl from southern Siberia so I can not relate, but it’s always good to be mindful of the people who gave you the local food. They don’t have as many options due to the colder climate. Best act grateful for it

[@jeffmercer3891]

Wow. I thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks for sharing ❤

[@GoodGuyDream]

It's very interesting to see how Korean people and Yakutia people have similar food cultures. Traditionally, Korean people also eat liver, gut, raw fish, and raw meat, although we don't eat them frozen. The gut can be delicious if it is barbeque, and many young people love it. Also, we enjoy the tail soup. We call it as gom tang. Also, we make sausage with blood, and we call it soondae.

[@androiduser9086]

Almost all asian culture don't waste any part of the animal that they eat.

[@byuneuijoo]

Not only korea bb

[@user-3aa6234fh]

Apparently Koreans are related to Turkic people

[@Blueshiso]

We eat these things in Japan too, believe it or not

[@rayak1281]

Yakutia and the people in Yakutia should stand on their own. They have nothing in common with the Russians. The Russian culture and language was forced upon them.

[@maryfrederickson2526]

Maria speaks such lovely English. Thank you for this interesting look at a place I do not think I will be able to visit.

[@NatalieVasilyev]

Maria is such a sweetheart. Most local girls brought up in the traditional Sakha families have a similar calming and balanced energy around them.

[@lyndonthejohnson]

Dessert for breakfast, and a climate that burns it all off. Sign me up.

[@anamariaapreutesei1980]

Well done Maria❤ Always with the smile on your face, and very calm! Even if you didn't really have reasons!! Especially when your guest tells you that your "traditional" food is horrible!

[@niconico2312]

You make beautiful videos of Russia. Much better than BBC documentaries. Keep it up. ♥️

[@iggle6448]

Yes! So much better than BBC!

[@abas9393]

BBC Has only one goal; encourage the argue and divide people.

[@somewhere6]

Why mention the agenda driven BBC in the same sentence as a person doing their own honest travels?

[@dedyzee]

BBC fake news from Indonesian

[@zulu695]

@@iggle6448 exactly this the Russia they don't want us to know big up girls you're doing a wonderful job

[@LifeinYakutia]

Thank you for such an informative and interesting video about Yakut cuisine, Elina! ☺️ I truly enjoyed watching it, even though I said “nutritious” too many times 😂❤️

[@RuleofFive]

I enjoy your channel! Thank you.

[@coldplayfan7357]

You were a nice host

[@morninglargo1764]

Maria, you were fantastic! Don't worry about it:))

[@nicholaswoollhead6830]

Youre awesome, Maria, glad to see you working together with other creators. I remember back in the day watching your video about a Danish TV program visiting Yakutsk, where you considered ending your channel because you had almost no subscribers haha.

[@sosoanngeyoutube]

Maria you were awesome! Polite, informative, and gorgeous at the same time ☺

[@curtistignor3966]

This was great. Really enjoyed it. Thank you both.

[@user-lt3ty3gj2u]

Девушки прекрасны, молодцы, Элина очень смелая, Мария очень хорошо рассказывает о наших национальных блюдах, очень грамотная и образованная, очень хорошо говорит по английски, удачи вам 👍👍👍❤

[@Zhoriizon313]

That soup looked delicious. Actually everything looks great. I am Hispanic, Colombian and we eat all of these meats una different fashion however like the blood sausage and the intestine soup or guts. This was a great video to watch. Our cuisines are similar yet our countries sooo far away from eachother!

[@j2174]

Lots of traditional cuisines I have things like blood sausage, and incorporating offal and other meats. I grew up eating all that, and beef tongue, etc in Eastern Ontario Canada. Everything is delicious

[@camilaparedes6261]

I was just thinking this! Colombian blood sausage is so delicious and its amazing to see such a far off country and so different from ours have similar foods

[@j2174]

@@camilaparedes6261 Many countries traditional cuisine has blood sausages. I suspect Colombia's has its roots in Spain?

[@BasilBerryQueer]

@@j2174 Colombia was colonized by Spain, but Colombia's roots are amerindian

[@j2174]

@@BasilBerryQueer What are you even replying to from what I have specifically said Basil Berry? Amerindians are only 4.3% of the Colombian population. Afro-Colombians are 6.6% (which includes mixed). Whites and Mestizos are 88% of the population, with the vast majority white or white-mixed. This is primarily Spanish background, with some Italian, German and ME as well.

[@floursandroses]

I really wanted to watch this because I was genuinely interested in how they eat to stay warm in such cold weather. I was shocked and surprised by how rude you were by putting down their traditional food that is a part of their culture. Saying you don't like it is fine. Saying it looks disgusting and "oh boy, some more raw meat and fish" with a genuine look of disgust on your face was incredibly ignorant and it made me feel so sorry for the people that invited you to come into their home and show you their food, proudly. This is the first and definitely the last video I will ever watch on this channel. I will however go subscribe and like the woman who graciously smiled and still continued to be polite to you as you put down her traditional way of life. Edit: People can disagree with me all they want. It is hysterical about the people who are stating everyone is too offended these days in reaction to my comment. You are the ones actually offended by every little thing if my comment on a KZbin video about what I perceive to be good manners triggers you to continue commenting and arguing that it's just in the Russian nature to be straightforward. There is a difference between saying you do not like the food. Noone has the same tastes and I personally would care less if a guest told me they didn't care for a dish I prepared. However, shrinking up your face in disgust at the sight and smell of the food and calling the food disgusting as the host is saying this is a delicacy only served on special occasions and is a traditional food in their culture is flat out rude and ignorant and has zero to do with being an honest person and more to do with being a person who has no manners. So, agree or disagree. You can be an honest and straightforward person while still maintaining manners and grace.

[@sabrinasabrina_]

I came here to comment the same thing! It was really rude :(

[@elswae]

She liked over half the food. What’s she supposed to do? Lie?

[@rororin_mochikoko1533]

@@elswae She obviously doesn't have to like everything, we all like different things- but using words like "awful" is not a good thing. How do you like it if people said that about the food you eat?

[@floursandroses]

@@elswae She can say she is not fond of the taste of the food. Everyone has different tastes and that is perfectly fine. She was calling their food disgusting. This was traditional food that was a delicacy in their culture that they specially prepared for her to try. She called it gross before she even tried some of it. It was not about someone being honest and straightforward. This was someone being rude AF and having no respect for the person who just invited them into their home and cooked all the food that was special to the people of that region.

[@DmitriyZembatov]

Russians are honest with each other. Hypocrisy in Russia is a negative quality.

[@user-hp2ex8tt9p]

Эли такая молодец. Такие классные ролики делает❤ Но за Марию было немного обидно

[@ediccartman7252]

Это не она готовила, так что никто никого не обидел.

[@tablescissors67]

I was fascinated by the food. I actually enjoy many of the things that they eat. The host was a lovely person. Thank you for sharing.

[@k.bayraktar4488]

Hello from Turkey. The food looked delicious and inviting to me. Especially the soup Maria ordered looked sooo delicious to me! We have a very very similar soup in Turkey and it’s one of my favorites. But ours also has garlic. We also consume intestines as a delicacy. We roll it to a stick and cook it over wood’s fire and then make it a sandwich. 😋 More expensive than chicken and meat and it’s an amazing street food. We don’t eat horses because horses are expensive in Turkey and we don’t have many. Frozen fish and frozen meat also looked sooo yummy to me. Wish I could eat them as snack intead of potato chips 😅 Hope someday I find the opportunity to try it.

[@user-3aa6234fh]

Eli is Tatar, same Turkic culture as Yakut, she showed Tatar food in some videos and it was similar to Yakut food, horse meat too, so these particular reactions were weird. Apparently Eli doesn’t know her own culture well

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

Don't forget the vinegar. It would be quite very interesting to eat işkembe soup with only garlic but no vinegar to accompany it. Super duo 😊

[@k.bayraktar4488]

@@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour Vinegar? Never heard of that recipe. Would be taste too acidic

[@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour]

@@k.bayraktar4488 İşkembe çorbası dediğin sarımsak sirke ile yenir. Nasıl duymadın?

[@k.bayraktar4488]

@@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour Hiç duymadım.

[@cuiretvanille8426]

I appreciate that they don’t waste anything from the animals. Very respectful and mindful.

[@jimwilliamson7598]

Excellent video. Thank you. Maria and Eli ! ❤️🇨🇦👍🐥

[@davebloke829]

Maria seems lovely, peace and love from England!

[@HelenaRey]

Maria has an amazing voice! Her voice is so soft, deep and soothing, very feminine. Maria must read children's fairy tales on the radio to harmonize the world! Her husband is a happy man...

[@damiansomebody1037]

We often use pigs blood here in the UK to make a sausage called "black pudding". It is then sliced into rounds, fried and usually served as part of a Full English Breakfast 🙂

[@damiansomebody1037]

@@user-bs8vp7je8n Unfortunately people learn how to bulk it out with other agents to maximise profits. I buy only from my butcher and never from a supermarket, that way I get good quality and only have it as a treat now and then 🙂

[@seekerotruth8033]

You will probably enjoy haggis too if you like black pudding 😁👍

[@alexandrvasilev2865]

@@seekerotruth8033 i heard so much good reviews about haggis from different people. I hope i'll taste it one day.

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

@@user-bs8vp7je8n In Soviet Times everything was tasty because you were always hungry ! :))

[@ohiampuja9246]

We call that "black sausage" in Finland. The other component is rye grain porridge in it or sometimes barley in homemade versions. Tampere is the blacksausage town in Finland. It is eaten with mustard or lingonberry jelly.

[@Burn143]

The Kerchekh looked so good and creamy. I want to try one day!

[@robertatmopawiro3847]

Thank you for introducing it to us, i am from Suriname, North East of South America, between Guyana, Brazil , French Guyana and the Atlantic Ocean. A lot of things that are unknown to a tropical person, but i appreciate it very much. Wish you all the best in live. IDK maybe i may experience Snow someday if i ever get the chance to travel up north somewhere, looks like a lot of fun experience.

[@user-nj1um5sw4r]

I'm very impressed by how well Eli and Maria speak English, almost native like.

[@deepocean8750]

She could be politer... Maria was so sweet and acceptable even to bad comments

[@alphaque9933]

I am used to people being uncomfortable with food that is not McDonalds, but I am absolutely enamored by Yakutia’s cuisine. Well done Masha

[@Oplix]

Eli and Maria are like sisters from another mother.

[@victorugbodaga754]

Sometimes the i see the asian features in Eli

[@majorkoslo5594]

We eat seasoned raw fish in Hawaii and try to keep it ICE COLD. It’s called Poké (Po-Kay) here in Hawaii . It is raw tuna fish.

[@nickshotgun3760]

Hamachi taste like nelma, I moved from Yakutia to Hawaii lol

[@LolLol-ij5pc]

You are probably going to be surprised but in Milan poke is like the new “healthy fast food “ trend

[@moonmojo7649]

Ok omg that makes so much sense there’s a restaurant called poké aloha , and I never understood until now . Thank you

[@wide_awake]

Poke is popular everywhere now. It’s the new trend apparently lol

[@thosemovingpictures]

One of my favorites. It’s so refreshing on an oppressively humid, hot day!

[@MK-hz2bn]

I’m here because my dna results showed Yakut. So I want to learn about this place I had never heard of before. Greetings from the southern USA

[@NatalieVasilyev]

Wow, that is amazing! In the early 17 century, there were some Yakut workers that came along with the russians on boats travelling along the coast in Alaska and all the way to California. They were mostly hunters and construction workers building forts for the Russians against the Spanish. Some Yakuts settled in Alaska and California for good marrying local native women.

[@yaxshibala]

Native Americans went to america from Asia in the last ice age Bering strait was frozen…so they could go easily to American continent…native Americans are related to Altaic, Uralic and sinitic people.

[@ada6220]

You probably have native american ancestry

[@jondoe7936]

Try another DNA place they'll tell you aboriginal Australia ha? try it if you don't believe me try 3 or 4 of these things and record their lies ok oh the main goal of this thing is to LOG ALL OF US to find that bloodline and get rid of it 👀 🤔 hmmm maybe I'm a conspiracy theorist too ha?

[@yaxshibala]

@@jondoe7936 they can split westeursia dna and Easteurasia dna very well

[@sapodillasapodilla8072]

I Like Maria personality ❤

[@Nrnrmmm]

Yess 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@lauraj6579]

I wish life was like this everywhere in regards to the RESPECT for FOOD and the uses, gratefulness and less waste

[@marty8895]

Maria is so polite and adorable!🥺 Eli, you were brave to try the food. If someone is not used to those kind of flavours, I believe, it’s totally normal not to like them at first. In Italy we also have blood sausage and I think it’s common in other European countries like Germany. We also eat different parts of the animals, like tongue, tail, stomach, brain, liver and horse meat as well but It is not so common amongst younger generations though. My mother, when I was little, was told by the paediatrician to give me horse meat because it contains a lot of iron and it is perfect for people who suffer from anemia. I really love raw meat, I think it is delicious.

[@giorgio2909]

I agree with Marty , horse meat in Italy is a regional thing like all our dishes , i' m from Veneto and in my region horse meat is very popular. We ate everthing of the meat because our country was really poor and we couldn't afford wasting food. For example i really love trippe (cow intestine) the taste is delicious but is a bit weird when you chew it , and every italian eat cotechino on new years eve and is made with pig leather , odd but we adore it. Almost Every food is delcious if you know how to prepare and cook it.

[@toddhendley73]

Thanks to you both for realizing that our world is so diverse. I grew up very poor in the Southern US and would never criticize another’s cuisine. “Eat what you got and be thankful you got that”is what my parents would say

[@marty8895]

@@giorgio2909 You are so right, Giorgio! I love tripe as well. I fell in love with lampredotto when I was in Florence🤤 Btw, my mum’s family is from Veneto too and my grandma used to prepare fegato alla veneziana and my mom said it was delicious, unfortunately never tried it. I should learn how to prepare it myself.

[@marty8895]

@@toddhendley73 I am sorry to hear that! Your parents were right. We are also taught to be grateful for the food we have and not to waste it because there are still many people that cannot afford food and thinking that in some places people waste so much food, especially when it comes to meat, is so disappointing and sad.

[@chozhann379]

Yes very kind lady and my love to Maria from Chennai,India.

[@ix8750]

Bro that athlete in the open market was a legend I loved what he said about loving work, working hard and respecting people and that he raises his children to be the same.

[@scf7334]

Eli should quit staring at herself in the camera and be polite and gracious to her friend that’s sharing her culture and cuisine.

[@yomama2376]

Agreed it was making me mad 😭 look at your friend if she is talking to you and stop interrupting!!!

[@mike-ke8qd]

You're extremely brave, I don't think I could tried that. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@albertocabato9610]

I love how patient maria explaining about the food and accepting your reaction

[@Nastiazik]

Hello from Moscow, Eli 🇷🇺 Your videos inspire me to shoot on my channel

[@DemstarAus]

I don't think it's so bad. Your reactions were honest and I'm sure Maria understands that you're not used to eating this food. I know plenty of people who wouldn't even try everything before forming an opinion. There are traditional foods that locals don't enjoy, just like anywhere. I don't think Maria was upset. Maybe disappointed that you didn't love everything but not in a bad way. I'm vegetarian but I still think this is interesting to see and I appreciate your feedback. I'd also prefer that someone says how they feel rather than run off somewhere and make a video about how they hated everything in private. Maybe it's a cultural thing? Other places maybe have different "rules" about what you should or shouldn't say.

[@rosalbasalcedo4941]

Yakutsk...., very interesting place, incredible food..., but more interesting people. María.., very nice and beautiful..😊 So, we have to understand their way of life.. Greetings from México.

[@rwiconcepts4492]

I actually like how you "both" respected each other. She understood that this is new and you took a chance because it's polite, you're in a different place...hey I get it. Enjoyed this. Both of you are good folks.

[@tierrasanea9560]

Every time I watch a Yakutia video, I see those fatty pancakes with that cream and that jam ( I think it's jam) and my mouth literally waters lol. I just love this place and the people, the culture. They are just amazing, kind, strong, hard working people! 💯😌💜

[@WisdomClarity]

This video totally made my morning. I haven't been to Russian in twenty years and was genuinely curious.

[@lediaoledia]

Elina, im so glad you are doing well, i watched you on 90day and i happened to stumble on your channel, its good to try new foods, being adventurous is a good thing

[@deboldsinas6415]

Maria is so polite and adorable. Very lovely indeed 🥰

[@zaved2012]

I never would have been able to go to these places and know about their life styles - you are doing a great job- Thank you Eli

[@samuelglover7685]

It's a lot easier to get around if you're working as a state propagandist, like this no-talent shill "Eli".

[@the2ndcoming135]

They almost look like they could be sisters🤔

[@md.fakharuddin4848]

@@the2ndcoming135 Exactly I was looking for this comment. But most of the people didn’t notice that!😒

[@md.fakharuddin4848]

@Ahmed Zubair, তুই কি বাংলাদেশী, মাঁডাঁরঁষোঁডঁ? 😒😒

[@the2ndcoming135]

@@md.fakharuddin4848 well they’re very pretty. Guys sometimes don’t know what to say around beautiful women while trying to impress them😂

[@madmikemackas]

I absolutely love the fact that it’s never hot there and it’s always cold. So amazing. I would love to live there

[@vasy_5177]

В Якутии резкоконтинентальный климат. Летом там не редко жара +40°С и очень много насекомых

[@gaykidsexisttoo]

you can tell someone you don’t particularly like something without being rude and disrespectful. it’s called having manners and those who disagree clearly lack manners as well.

[@tacitusromanus8239]

Maria is a sweet girl too. I watch her channel as I am intrigued about life in Yakutia also. It's polite to at least try the cuisine of a new country/ province when you are brought out for a meal. I would have tried everything too. Coming from Ireland originally, we eat blood sausage which is called black or white pudding. It comes in those two colors and is quite tasty. It's usually eaten at breakfast time with sausages, rashers (bacon) and eggs. When growing up in Ireland, my Mam would fix calf's liver at least once a week because of its high iron content. We would eat it fried. Occasionally, she would fix ox tongue which is delicious when sliced thinly. I remember her making oxtail soup too. Remember in countries where people have experienced famine, they are more prone to eating most parts of given animals. In Yakutia, there is a limit to the variety of foods available as it's such an unforgiving place when it comes to climate and what can be produced there. The dessert-like dishes at the end looked very appetizing indeed. It makes sense to get as much nutrition as possible to try and insulate one from the cold. I would guess that many people there are healthier than many of us because of their diet and the lack of processed foods in it. Fascinating. Thanks Eli and Maria!

[@user-3aa6234fh]

Her channel is amazing

[@ciarandoyle4349]

I think the main difference between Irish food and the Yakutian shown on this video is that Irish animal and fish food is always cooked. I'm aware of "steak tartare", uncooked mince meat, and of Japanese and Scandinavian raw fish, but I wouldn't eat uncooked food for fear of infectious contamination. Also, Irish people don't eat horse/foal meat, although I have enjoyed horse dishes in Belgium. As for black and white pudding, how could Eli have lived so long, looking so well, without eating them until now?

[@amaximoff4559]

@Cirian Doyle Hello! I'm from Yakutia, we and our ancestors always cook meat. I don't understand where you get the information that we only eat raw food :) Even in this video girls eat everything that was cooked, except raw fish “Stroganina” which we eat only on holidays. And “Stroganina” is our delicacy, because it is not made from ordinary fish, but only from some types of large Artic Ocean fish (chir, Muksun, Nelma), caught by ice fishing in late autumn and freshly frozen. This arctic fishes are very clean, so it can be eaten raw but necessary frozen. More than 35 species of fish live in the rivers of our large Republic (20% of the entire territory of Russia), which we eat only fried and well cooked.

[@amaximoff4559]

You can check what we eat in PandaSakha KZbin channel 👋

[@ciarandoyle4349]

@@amaximoff4559 Thank you Mr Maximoff, I am now much better informed. Why did I think eating raw food was such a big thing in Yakutia? It was because we in Western Europe have a very imprecise geographical concept called "Tartary" which includes everywhere east of the Urals. (This corresponds in geographical vagueness to "Ferenghistan" which seems to include all of Western Europe.) And I associate "Tartary" with the adjective "tartare", used to describe meals of raw meat. Thanks to you and the pandasakha channel, I'll learn some interesting stuff about Yakutia. Meanwhile, one question: are there salmon (лосос) in the rivers of Yakutia? Киран / Ciarán

[@multipolarworldtoday]

I am sure the indigenous people of the region love the food. A ham and cheese sandwich is good enough for me. Lots of kudos to Eli for trying it all.

[@armandodelas2854]

I love to watch many videos from remotes places on the earth very nice and kind people

[@valeriepvi3667]

Wow, how amazingly these people managed to adapt to their nature! They've managed to create so many different meals just from one animal! BTW, lots of the recepies ,including the ,,blood salami / Sausages" are very popular in difrent coltures all over the world, For example, pastarmi , prosciutto crudo, .....are the same row, dry meet.

[@isaacmarques963]

In 2019 I visited Yakutsk. It really is an amazing place.

[@mahanjung]

Marie is so sweet. Just like our people from Himalaya, love from Nepal 🇳🇵 ❤

[@nialloneill5097]

Cold weather keeps people humble and friendly, I noticed this in the north of England when young, when we had lots of snow. Now the snow is gone, and people are not as friendly! We need more snow!

[@melvinamelvina937]

I think Eli should learn how to be a 'good' guest and not being rude. Maria is a sweetheart

[@ronni9443]

very interesting, i enjoyed your experience, thx eli and maria 🇦🇺

[@leaveitvoicelesskai9471]

Hello ELI watching here in Philippines. We love your vlog and very educational.

[@CarinaPiersay]

What a treat to see a glimpse of how the Yakut people live. I live in Southern California 🌴 which is very different.

[@John77Doe]

In a decade, due to global warming, Southern California will be uninhabitable. You already see the start of climate change with the current drought. 😃😃😃😃

[@Brightenigh]

factoid

[@John77Doe]

@@Brightenigh Look at India now. Day after day at 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Indian crops are failing. Schools and factories are closing. 😥😥😥😥

[@pewpew9193]

@@John77Doe We have been 5 years away from the climate wiping us out for the past 65 years. Let's chill out on buying into the fear porn.

[@lauramcclain8651]

So true !

[@josecondemarin9586]

I guess the critics are so humble and never make any derogatory comments. How wrong they are. Easters people are honest, and Eli just gives us a guide of these types of traditions. Which is not for everyone. Great job lady you are awesome !! This is my first time commenting on this channel. In general, we are all critics of people . I just love honesty. I will continue watching this channel as it's instructive and entertaining, and we are learning history and very honest opinions by eli. Take care, thanks 😊

[@fireborn]

Big bowl of corn chowder with pork belly in it and a thick bit of rye bread toast and strawberry jam is my favorite breakfast.

[@bobparkes3736]

You are beyond a doubt one of the most, if not the most, interesting person on "KZbin". I'm 84 years old and you have taught me so much about the Russian cultures. If it wasn't for "our" governments what a harmonious world this would be. Keep up your outstanding videos...educational and enjoyable!!

[@herohero-fw1vc]

I learned a lot of Russian culture watching these videos too. Very fascinating.

[@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114]

It is amazing the extreme ignorance encouraged by the West about Russians from 1917-1991.

[@abellabarbie]

That is so cool that you are able to adapt to technology and use things like KZbin to travel the world and learn new experiences. :)

[@animequeen78]

It's harder to control a populace when they are inter-sufficient rather than dependent on an authority.

[@user-po2ic1xz8w]

Слава Господу Иисусу Христу за защиту Украинского Народа 🇺🇦💓🙏 и дорогих Солдат ✊💓🇺🇦🙏🏞️🕊️ Крим это Украина 🇺🇦💓🙏

[@tsheth4462]

Maria is so sweet and well mannered 👍

[@beckflann]

Happy to discover all of this , cheers from France 😊

[@JWH808]

Great crossover! Two great channels and two beautiful KZbinrs!