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Hi! I would like to advise you on not using that automatic translation function for the titles. I think you as a creator can turn it off. Just to give you an idea, "mean comments" was translated to Portuguese as "median/medium comments" and not as "bad comments". Congrats on the videos, Max!
you are now a tv star too ! Bravo :) more money towards You !!!!!!!!!!! let this never end, you deserve this growth. As long as you enjoy what you are doing, let it rain money for You
I almost always (not this time) rewind the hardtack clip, viewing it three to five times each time I watch a video that contains the clip. It's just too funny! 😆
Reasons why I watch Tasting History: reason #3 Recipes, #2 History, #1 The hardtack *clack-clack*. If the video doesn't have a hardtack reference it just doesn't hit the same.
I agree. A lot of youtube channels i watch have a catch phrase or several of them. I will never tire of Steve1989's "nice hiss," or "let's get this out onto a tray." Nor "I have a face for radio, and a voice for print." I could go on. If you have a signature thing, stick with it. ^-^
I never understood the whole "this recipe is inaccessible" thing cause i mean the whole point of the video is about sharing history, not really about sharing quick and easy recipes for the home cook, that being said, wishing you, Jose, and all your kitties a very merry christmas and a happy new year!!
Exactly! Like sugar plums, it’s interesting to see what people did without the tools we have on hand today. It’s extremely unlikely I’d ever make them, but now I know what they are 😁👏🏼🎄
Absolutely. The rare exceptions of things that are worth bringing back are a special treat, but absolutely not expected. Most of the entertainment for me is seeing how people used to cook, and what they used to eat, not learning new foods *I* should eat.
@@29jgirl92sometimes I watch cooking videos of things I intend to make to get an idea of how difficult it would actually be so that's a reason, but obviously not the reason we watched this channel specifically
Honestly, what Max is producing here is a uniquely accessible living history experience. As a military history nerd, it's not something I can effectively reproduce. Well, at least more than once. Around the time I use a reproduction Roman gladius to skewer someone I dislike is about the time I end up with a murder charge and room and board for life. It's just something that's utterly infeasible. But, cooking? We do that anyways. I mean, you should be. For one meal, you can experience something that may have been enjoyed ten, fifty, a hundred, even thousands of years ago. It provides you a compelling, if fleeting glimpse into the human experience from long, long ago. So, Max, your channel is awesome and I hope you continue for years and years to come.
Loved the slight amount of shade here. FWIW, these items are all available to me in Jackson, MS- although I think my bottle of rosewater came from one our 6 local Indian grocery stores. If you can get it here, I can't imagine it's that much harder to find anywhere else.
My mother told my siblings and me, "If you can't say something nice, say nothing. " Fortunately, my wife and I can state that we love your channel. The history, your ability to pronounce words of many languages, and your presentations are wonderful! We will taste your 1914 pecan pie this afternoon. Ginny and Joe
The internet as we know it would come to an end OVERNIGHT if posters stuck to "If you can't say something nice, say nothing"! Probably be a much nicer neighborhood overall though.
My granny took it one further, "If there's nothing nice coming out of your mouth, stick something sweet in it." She'd say it and offer a cookie or piece of candy and it was her way of warning us kids if we were being impolite. But it was actually good advice since you're a lot less likely to blurt out something mean if your mouth is full.
Mehhhhhhhh it depends. I've lived near some weirdly-scant grocery stores in my time. One that was the ONLY one in the area, I know would not have had any kind of cardamom, and oddly stocked THREE kinds of artificial vanilla extract. But absolutely no REAL vanilla extract.
Well, where I live (which is not the USA) I can find cardamom easily, but only on those "high-end-ish" places. I also prefer to buy spices at the farmer's market because it's always cheaper and better quality.
I could see cardamom and rose water not being available at some grocery store out in the sticks, but the candy thermometer is just unexcusable. You can get one from Wal-Mart, or literally any store that sells kitchen goods.
Remember the recent video where "hard tack" was mentioned twice and the "clack clack" didn't happen until the second one? I said "clack clack" to myself for the first one. Ha.
It's hilarious how many people feel they have to declare they won't do something. To paraphrase the mobile home guy, "Make the recipe, don't make the recipe - We Don't Care!" Never change, Max. Never change. 🥰
I found it easily several years (cough decades) ago in a local market. If you poke around enough, you can find what you are looking for. It's only gotten easier in the intervening years. Heck, I think they even stock rose water at the Midwest US chain Meijer in their "International" aisle.
It’s funny how some of these mean comments are exactly what I love about your channel. The hard tack clip, you rambling, your accents etc. don’t change a thing. You rock!
I'm a straight man, 57, from dam ole' Alabam, been following you since the start of the Big P. My wife was going through Chemo, confluent with the advent of your channel. I'd had some chef school, decades before, in Louisiana, as a side gig, while studying Comparative Lit, and your channel helped me get reacquainted with the kitchen. This Christmas; My step daughters got me all new knives and pans from certain well-established chef's brands,, and all of that, my friend, is in part, to you. Merry Christmas, and thank you., and Happy New Year, to your husband, and family! See you next year, brother!
Seriously. Who works for free? Not these dolts who comment that I'm sure. They do not realize that cost associated with being self employed or anything like that.
@@TheCatWitch63 It might not show up on day-of uploads but it should be visible on anything older than a few days. You should be able to see it above the time tracker bar, it looks like a graph.
@kristenirwin2933 we make a Picket stew recipe from the civil war for a couple events. If you break it up and cook it in the stew. It turns into one of the best dumplings you've ever had.
" Hi, I'm some schmuck. Here's my unsolicited opinion about something I know nothing about. Do everything I want and nothing I don't. And if you have a different take on something, you're terrible"...... Don't you love keyboard warriors? You're doing great Max. The Internet is full of savages with terrible grammar and nothing else to do. Y'all have a great one.
@@briangividen5969 Or, and hear me out, people should think before they type. I know, crazy idea. Why is it that everyone on the Internet thinks that anyone wants their opinion? Some of the comments weren't all that mean and some were. Obviously people's comments didn't bother him enough to stop him from doing this video. He has a channel that he's worked hard on and it's actually good content. You don't have to watch it, but you sure will complain. But I guess you're just in the misery business😃
I think tasting history is one of the much better youtube shows and one that doesnt make me feel stupid when i watch it. Max is a good host and i like the hardtack bit
Absolutely agree re the channel quality! Max takes his research seriously and tries very hard not to perpetuate any pseudohistorical myths, he gives great respect in trying to correctly pronounce other languages, and Jose puts a lot of work into the subtitles. The food-plating thumbnails are gorgeous, the flavour profiles well-described, and the episode themes very well thought out. A very high-effort channel, and one with a largely super-nice audience too!
The AI comment is a compliment. Only a guy handsome enough to be cast as Prince Charming could be accused of looking too good to be real. I'm here for the foreign language and the clack clacks! Thanks for your very interesting content. I love it because it's weird and educational, funny and entertaining. Happy holidays Max and Jose.
Ralph's is just a regional Kroeger store name in California. If you have a Kroeger, Dillons, King Soopers, or one of the many other regional Kroeger stores, then you essentially have a Ralph's. It's your basic large chain grocer, not a fancy specialty market. It's not even comparable to Whole Foods. Just a basic large chain grocery store maybe ever so slightly fancier than Wal-Mart.
Ralph's can have some bougie stuff, especially at the Fresh Fare branded ones. But I've seen most of these things at Walmart. Can't get more basic than that..
There I am. A third shift worker. Drunk. Making a creamy penne with grilled chicken and sun dried tomatoes. Just then, a new Ketchup With Jose and Max episode drops. What a Monday.
Some people obviously don't understand your channel. More than recipes, the history is the important part. I love hearing about the history connection. Food connects us through generations and nations.
I love Tasting History, especially for the history. There are a lot of cooking channels out there, but I love the historical background of Max's channel. Will I make most of the recipes? No, but I love his enthusiasm for the history of food & how that can inform us of how people lived. Keep doing what you do, we love it!
The "this recipe is stupid and I'll never make it" type of comments is really something. They really think the channel is specifically made for them. 😆
Max doesn’t start his videos demanding everyone go out and buy the udder of Himalayan mountain goat, and a handful of some long extinct herb and spend a year making some vile fermented concoction. He does the weird, and sometimes vile, cooking so that we don’t need to. Knowing that people actually used to cherish some of these vile concoctions is good enough, and entertaining enough, for me. There have been more than a few of these historic recipes that I’ve made, because they sound good, or are culturally significant to me, or the story is so compelling. Me rambling Some people forget that there are other people in the world, who think and behave differently from them.
@@deannaatkinson3004 It's like the people who comment on recipes that they can't eat various ingredients in the recipe so why did the author post it? Uh, idk? Maybe the author isn't diabetic/celiac/whatever. If a recipe isn't for you, scroll on.
You see that kind of reaction to any content more and more, even games or niche things. Either they will complain a game or something doesn't cater to them, or does not include an option they want, or IF there is such a mode or content, or if it is a less niche thing but also added things for the other crowds, they will bitch and insist that said mode. That their stuff should be the only one and how dare they indulge others.
Your accents are absolutely charming and make me laugh, especially when you do your 1940s reporter voice. And if you ever stopped the hardtack clip I think I might be heart broken 🤣
Thanks for the update, José, it's great to see you again! Max, I'd love a full hour of rambling, and this channel could support it... just saying! My other hot take is that José selected the mean comments because he's so kind. Merry Christmas!
The joy of this channel is watching someone actually make these crazy historical recipes that a lot of us had heard of but would never attempt/had never seen made before! I mean, almost no one would make Garum, but I sure enjoyed watching you make it and say how it turned out. Whether or not it's tasty is besides the point.
I can't even count how many times I have watched the Garum video it's one of my favorites.. but I'm not going to try to do it myself... Thanks Max for taking us on your brave adventures journeys as we enjoy from the comfort of our homes ❤❤❤❤
I fucking love that you stick to your idea for the channel and that you keep it history focused. History, and how pleasant Max is, are the things that keep me watching. Imagine a chef in New York city who can't find rose water 😂😂
Or a candy thermometer!!! My grandmother had one in the 60s that my mother got when she married in the 80s! And there were no magical “high end speciality stores” in the mountains back then 😂
Your 'rambling', the timbre of your voice, your accents, THE HISTORY, AND the hardtack clip are all reasons I LOVE your channel! You're the best Max. Keep going!
The hardtack bit is so good and meme worthy that I have seen it pop up randomly a few times on other channels that have absolutely nothing in common with Tasting History. That cursed baked good gets brought up then you hear the clack clack XD
I'm a Pakistani-American Historian and Author-Illustrator. I also happen to be a great cook (as I am super lucky to be the daughter of an excellent chef.) And I absolutely ADORE Max and his history channel on historiographical, culinary, and entertainment levels. (And yes, my mom thinks Max is handsome, too, like the other viewer's mom!) I have watched Max since 2020 as I battle chronic health issues (have a cozy little history-sci-art channel on RUclips myself, though it's been mainly dormant since 2020 due to health) due to my Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder hindering my pursuits further. Thanks for letting us taste History with you, Max, and may your charm, kindness, and curiosity remain as potent and sweet as the scents of rose and cardamom in the New Year!
I would say that this is a shameless plug, but I checked out your channel, and it's actually really nice. My artistic skills are equal to zero, but it's always nice and soothing watching others make art.
Anyone who writes mean comments to you has real issues. Your programs are so fun, informative and just bring joy. So much sadness in this world. Thank you for making the world a little better.
Surprised by all the "bad recipe" comments. I never saw this as a cooking channel. It's a food channel, for sure, but the recipe I always saw as a bonus. I don't come here for recipes. The food history is right up my alley, and hella interesting. Side Note: You're facial expression in that hard tack clip gets me everytime. Never let it go. ❤
Occasionally I'll try a recipe (the black sauce for wild boar or ham is amazing) but most of the time I'm just curious what it's like. Complaining about the recipes not being to your taste (or using ingredients you can't get or a newfangled high tech candy thermometer) is like complaining that you can't get what Jared is tasting in @WeirdExplorer vids at the grocery store. The whole point of that channel is to see what stuff in other parts of the world is like, as well as how the people who grow it use it, and any historical stuff.
I mean, I enjoy both but I will say, I often get so interested in the recipe that the history which I would normally be very interested in becomes a bit of a frustration while waiting, but I think I actually do cook these more than the average person, and Max had been very diligent in putting the recipes online and in his cookbook anyway.
agree, I'm here to see Max react to the first taste. Never disappoints. you can tell by his expression exactly what he's getting from that bite. The recipe is the bonus to the channel. It's all about the journey through history and can Max do it? will he like it? so much fun. and the hard tack clip never gets old..
Not surprised that there are not that many mean comments. But, even if you would be fine with it, please do not stop the cooking. The recipes may mostly not be something i would want to try myself, but every now and then there is one i really want to try out. Even if the historical recipe is not as good as a more modern one there usually is a choice of newer/alternative recipes in the comment section. So your channel is a treasure trove of recipes that are unusual, from other regions or times gone by to find inspiration.
I’m sorry but your episode ls are perfect. I love the rambling, I love your face, I love your accents, and the episodes are perfection. I recently had a conversation with an eight year old I sold fabric to make a toga who was inspired by your videos. The number of people who missed the “history” point is actually hilarious
I love your channel. Haven’t missed an episode since I found it a couple of years ago. I even preordered the book and got a signed copy as a gift for my special daughter in law. So as an ardent fan, I’m asking politely: please, keep doing exactly what you’re doing. It fills a very unique part of the internet, and brings millions a lot of pleasure. Or as the one commenter’s mother said, “We wanna see the ‘hunky dude!’ Merry Christmas!🎄
Tasting history is not a cooking channel. Most of the recipes Max makes are nothing I would attempt. It’s about the history of it. I love finding out the origins of esoteric foods. Some I’d like to try, someday…. I can’t believe people take the time to criticize and say mean things, for what? Self-gratification? Max I love the concept of your show. It’s fun to watch and interesting to learn where things come from. Thanks for putting yourself out there.
Never get rid of the hardtack clip. NEVER! Love Tasting History so much. Love the history, and love to see Max tasting unusual foods. You're doing amazing work, Max and José. Keep it up! Can't wait for the next cookbook to come out. The first one has a permanent place on my nightstand and I love browsing through it. I've made a few of the recipe from the show and enjoyed most of them (the ANZAC cookies, the Tarte de Brie, the orange syllabub and the Irish stew).
I got my wife into Tasting History about two years ago when she saw Milo in a video, and we've watched every episode since. We love the hardtack joke every time, even clacking our hands together with the cut. Three years of watching down, hopefully many more to come. We love you Max, Jose and Milo too.
Jumping on the hardtack bandwagon to say please, never change. It’s my absolute favorite running gag in all of RUclips and whenever you release a video that even hints at potential hardtack involvement, I eagerly await the clip.
4:35 We need those rambly, uncut, stream of consciousness type videos. Would love to put those on while I cook or wash dishes (the way I already watch your normal videos)
lol I'm sorry but that book of a comment was NOT valid. They're an "avid cook" but don't have a candy thermometer? Think they need a "high end store" for rosewater? XD C'mon man. Max (Not Mac lol), you are amazing, and I love what you do. I get the point of the channel even if not everyone else does lol The history is amazing and I am SO impressed with how you spend so much time and effort to give us the most accurate history that you can. I very much appreciate you. And yes, you're hunky lol
That’s exactly what I was thinking!! Ive gotten rose water at Walmart before😅. Maybe this commenter wasn’t aware of it as an ingredient, so it just had never looked. Also I think it’s always been very clear that the main focus is the history not really the cooking.😂
I agree with you, OP, but I'm also gonna say I guess it depends upon where in the world they live. They said they weren't in the US. I just moved back to the US from Rwanda and could not find a myriad of things at the largest grocery store in the largest city in the country. And shipping stuff there is nearly impossible. But I also wouldn't attempt to make something if I know I don't have access to the ingredients. And I certainly wouldn't be mad about it
@keenbtf They didn't say where they were from. I suppose if they live in a rural location/ a country that isn't diverse, they wouldn't have the choices that are available in metropolitan areas. Still, you can order ingredients online. And the point is the history!
@@debrathornley2974They said they couldn’t find rose water even when they lived in New York (city, I assume) so presumably they just have never looked at anything not on their grocery list.
I love the hardtack bit, it always makes me smile. I'd watch an unedited video. It would be interesting to see the process of what you start with and how the final version for release looks.
Oh man the comment about how none of the ingredients are available and the recipes are unattainable. That got me annoyed. Some aren't attainable but that isn't the point. The point is that we are learning history with food as kind of the conductor! I genuinely was arguing out loud with the comment there. Love the cute shot with you, Max and the kitty at the end. ❤
Also, I do believe that Amazon has like everything and the most ethnic groceries will have things that you can’t find elsewhere and I live in Central Texas and there’s probably a Rosewater in Orange Blossom at the middle eastern bakery in Austin so you know…
Right? If you wanna talk some smack, there are plenty of channels much more appropriate for that - like political channels. 😆 Loads of trolls there to use your wit on! 😆
Thank you Max for being a delight and sharing your passion for good history. I love how it connects us to our past better than other history lessons. Clack Clack is the battle cry of the Tasting History peeps. May it never die!
I find it hilarious how many people seem to misunderstand your videos and asume these recipes are meant to be recreated at home 😭 I can't imagine their faces when your pirate's leather and jellyfish soup videos pop up on their feed. (I would also still LOVE to see a BTS of how you make your videos if you ever have the time!!!!) Merry Christmas guys!
YES! My boyfriend at first thought this was the wacky historical recipe dude and was not into it, then he realized Max is more of a historian. He asked me at one point if Max ever made anything that he disliked. I immediately pulled up the leather video.
Your channel appeals to almost everyone I recommend it to despite their background. My son's high school teacher has even shown your videos in class. And, the clack clack never gets old.
You look like AI because you are flawlessly handsome. And now I want to make jalebi to spite that guy. (Though, does that mean he's been making all of the other recipes?? Impressive!) Even out in the sticks in Maryland you can get rosewater at an international grocery store.
Max, I just watched the first Mean Comments this morning, and I wanted you to know that, as a new subscriber/watcher the last few weeks (and new cookbook purchaser) I have never seen someone handle critique/cruelty with such effortless good nature and charm. You must be very secure in who you are, and I think you should be. Keep up the good content, man!
😂 "The hunky guy". I was watching your short on Everlasting Syllabub (which resembles my mother's eggnog‽) yesterday and over my shoulder, my wife happened to catch your eyebrow raise right before you tasted it. "Oh, now i see why you watch him!", she said. I'm not going to be the creepy guy, and for sure the history you present is the main reason I watch your channel. But the scenery doesn't hurt! Merry Christmas!
My daughter and I find your rambling to be incredibly soothing. Could we have a video or two of unedited, ramble-ful episodes? For us to put on in the background while I'm cleaning or baking or whatever. It would really help to reduce stress in our household. Because who doesn't want to hear the ramblings of a beautiful, beautiful historical chef?
Clearly, the people making negative comments are clueless to what your channel is about. Keep doing what you’re doing. My husband and I love your videos! The “hard tack” clips always make us laugh!
Your voice and mannerisms are the main reason I've recommended this channel to others (as well as wow factor, such as the Molasses Flood). They are fantastic. Not only is your channel entertaining, but soothing. I watch your videos throughout, but specifically when I'm overwhelmed or having a bad day. Your videos are distracting, positive, and entertaining without taking up literal hours of my time. Thank you Max for this channel, and Merry Christmas to all of you. P.S.- I have literally never cooked anything from your channel and will not apologize for it, lol. I watch to be entertained, not motivated or educated in culinary affairs.
The Great Molasses Flood video hit me close to home. I grew in the Boston area. I would often stroll through the North End of Boston in the summer. You can still catch a whiff of century old molasses creeping out of the deep crack and crevices. I make the Boston Brown Bread and Hermit Cookies on the regular (just finished off a batch yesterday). The bakery I worked at in my teens (many years ago) used to make hermit bars. And I’ve eaten my body weight in them over the past half century. And it’s a great video.
I Enjoy your accents, and honestly, one of the things that caught my attention besides the history (I love learning history- especially how they did stuff- like cooking,) is your excellent diction. Most people's speech these days is so lazy! Your speech is very precise and clear! I also enjoy your "rambling:" gives/shows character & personality! I love that you try totally "out there" recipes from the past & give an opinion on them. It allows us to have a taste vicariously of things we might never try! I also like that you give the recipe in a format that we can try it if we'd like to!! As a homeschool mom, combining the math of cooking with the uniqueness and culture of history is such a great tool to keep my rambunctious, non-studious boys engaged in hands-on learning!! Love your channel & keep up the excellent work!!! ~Liz
I often listen to your videos while I’m doing laundry or whatever, and when I hear the word “hardtack,” I KNOW what’s coming and I start to giggle. I can picture your face and the “clack clack” perfectly even when I can’t see it. Please never get rid of the hardtack clip 😂😂
I like being able to see the historical process of the recipe and what it might taste like or look like in person, and I think it adds content you really can't get from a more "documentary" style video. I very much support the value of tasting history's videos as documented recreations and analysis of historical recipes. It's not just reciting information.
Always love the history aspect of your shows. I live in the middle of Wyoming and I have Rose Water in my cupboard, I love the hardtack and don’t stop doing what you love.
Whaaaat? What bad accents? I am immensely impressed every time. And you are NOT annoying. I truly think you and José are the most lovely people on the net. Merry Christmas Max and José.
Honestly I can't imagine you getting mean comments. You have one of the most interesting, entertaining, and wholesome channels on youtube. Happy Holidays to you and Jose and all your families!
Thanks for following along as Tasting History gets close to its 5 year anniversary, and almost to 3 million subscribers! Watch Max judge on Clash of the Cookbooks for free on therokuchannel.roku.com/details/ac4b4f1105e22f705a067215671aafa2/clash-of-the-cookbooks , and follow along our adventures at instagram.com/worldagainstjose
Hi!
I would like to advise you on not using that automatic translation function for the titles. I think you as a creator can turn it off.
Just to give you an idea, "mean comments" was translated to Portuguese as "median/medium comments" and not as "bad comments".
Congrats on the videos, Max!
@@TheAllMightyGodofCod That's pretty funny.
"Other people are much harsher."
Good to know RUclips has the superior crowd who appreciates and loves you a lot more.
@AnnaAnna-uc2ff it is but... It might be bad for the creator, might confuse viewers so, I thought I should warn them.
you are now a tv star too ! Bravo :) more money towards You !!!!!!!!!!! let this never end, you deserve this growth. As long as you enjoy what you are doing, let it rain money for You
Also (commenting as I watch) "Hardtack *clack*clack*" will never cease to be amusing imo LOL
Dude, I laugh every time. I think I've seen them cut to it at least 30 times, but it's perfect. It's a perfect bit.
I love how it sometimes randomly appears in the comment section in other channels 😂 so fun to spot other Tasting History viewers in the wild 😉
I almost always (not this time) rewind the hardtack clip, viewing it three to five times each time I watch a video that contains the clip. It's just too funny! 😆
I would be so incredibly let down if I ever hear hard tack and *don't* see the clip.
Agreed👍
Please never stop the Hardtack cut. It's a perfect piece of comedy.
Yes, I laugh every time!
It's superb
Reasons why I watch Tasting History: reason #3 Recipes, #2 History, #1 The hardtack *clack-clack*. If the video doesn't have a hardtack reference it just doesn't hit the same.
Comedy has to be funny, forcing an overused clip into a video isn't funny.
@@Alyx-Arroyo Comedy is subjective, and most people here like the hardtack joke. I guess you'll just have to live with it.
I love how people openly show how ignorant, uncultured and unobservant they are. 🙄
The Hardtack meme is precious! Never stop it! 😄
Some of these comments are actually hilarious.
The hardtack meme will never die. Keep doing it
Clack clack!
This. I love the meme and I've even started using it on facebook. Clak clak!
Literally...it will last forever 😂
I agree. A lot of youtube channels i watch have a catch phrase or several of them. I will never tire of Steve1989's "nice hiss," or "let's get this out onto a tray." Nor "I have a face for radio, and a voice for print." I could go on. If you have a signature thing, stick with it. ^-^
@@jeromethiel4323 "Let's try this again so you can see it's not a fluke."
I never understood the whole "this recipe is inaccessible" thing cause i mean the whole point of the video is about sharing history, not really about sharing quick and easy recipes for the home cook, that being said, wishing you, Jose, and all your kitties a very merry christmas and a happy new year!!
Right, that's good! I WANT to watch somebody make something I would never make myself! Otherwise why watch the video??
Exactly! Like sugar plums, it’s interesting to see what people did without the tools we have on hand today. It’s extremely unlikely I’d ever make them, but now I know what they are 😁👏🏼🎄
Max also tends to go out of his way to warn us that we probably don't want to try certain recipes ourselves. Sugar plums and garum come to mind.
Absolutely. The rare exceptions of things that are worth bringing back are a special treat, but absolutely not expected. Most of the entertainment for me is seeing how people used to cook, and what they used to eat, not learning new foods *I* should eat.
@@29jgirl92sometimes I watch cooking videos of things I intend to make to get an idea of how difficult it would actually be so that's a reason, but obviously not the reason we watched this channel specifically
Honestly, what Max is producing here is a uniquely accessible living history experience. As a military history nerd, it's not something I can effectively reproduce. Well, at least more than once. Around the time I use a reproduction Roman gladius to skewer someone I dislike is about the time I end up with a murder charge and room and board for life. It's just something that's utterly infeasible.
But, cooking? We do that anyways. I mean, you should be. For one meal, you can experience something that may have been enjoyed ten, fifty, a hundred, even thousands of years ago. It provides you a compelling, if fleeting glimpse into the human experience from long, long ago. So, Max, your channel is awesome and I hope you continue for years and years to come.
"No one will attempt this"
"Millions of Indian people attempt this every year" 😂
I almost spit out my coffee laughing at that!
Loved the slight amount of shade here. FWIW, these items are all available to me in Jackson, MS- although I think my bottle of rosewater came from one our 6 local Indian grocery stores. If you can get it here, I can't imagine it's that much harder to find anywhere else.
I wonder which recipe was it!
@@valval6468Jelabi
"People" is the key word.
Please can we please have an unedited hour of historial rambling
I’d watch that, heck I’d watch Max read the phone book because his voice relaxes me!
🧒🏻📚😀👍
I like this idea!
This! 100% this.
Yeah, is that like… a Patreon thing or something? I would LOVE extended Max videos!!
Yes, please 😊
My mother told my siblings and me, "If you can't say something nice, say nothing. "
Fortunately, my wife and I can state that we love your channel. The history, your ability to pronounce words of many languages, and your presentations are wonderful! We will taste your 1914 pecan pie this afternoon.
Ginny and Joe
Well said 👍🏼
The internet as we know it would come to an end OVERNIGHT if posters stuck to "If you can't say something nice, say nothing"!
Probably be a much nicer neighborhood overall though.
Your mother is a wise lady.
My granny took it one further, "If there's nothing nice coming out of your mouth, stick something sweet in it." She'd say it and offer a cookie or piece of candy and it was her way of warning us kids if we were being impolite. But it was actually good advice since you're a lot less likely to blurt out something mean if your mouth is full.
Anyone who cannot find cardamom at a grocery store has never bought any spices at a grocery store.
Honestly there’s whole and ground cardamom at Kroeger
Mehhhhhhhh it depends. I've lived near some weirdly-scant grocery stores in my time. One that was the ONLY one in the area, I know would not have had any kind of cardamom, and oddly stocked THREE kinds of artificial vanilla extract. But absolutely no REAL vanilla extract.
Well, where I live (which is not the USA) I can find cardamom easily, but only on those "high-end-ish" places. I also prefer to buy spices at the farmer's market because it's always cheaper and better quality.
I can't get cardamom at my local Dillons (Kroger), but they have it at the Dillons 7 miles down the road, so I'm good.
I could see cardamom and rose water not being available at some grocery store out in the sticks, but the candy thermometer is just unexcusable. You can get one from Wal-Mart, or literally any store that sells kitchen goods.
I audibly yell “CLACK CLACK” every time the hard tack bit comes up and giggle afterwards. It’s a stellar part of my day!
Me too
I as well!
Remember the recent video where "hard tack" was mentioned twice and the "clack clack" didn't happen until the second one? I said "clack clack" to myself for the first one. Ha.
It's hilarious how many people feel they have to declare they won't do something. To paraphrase the mobile home guy, "Make the recipe, don't make the recipe - We Don't Care!"
Never change, Max. Never change. 🥰
Comment Guy about Jalebi: “It’s an impossible recipe!”
My neighbourhood Jilipi/Jalebi maker: 👀
Right?!
Or even better - Max as a guest on their "Culinary Crimes"!
The only thing impossible is finding a spelling that everyone agrees on.
I live in the US and I can find half a dozen places that make them onsite along one bus route.
You can tell how ignorant ( as in lacking knowledge) some people are by saying a recipe that's common in some countries is IMPOSSIBLE.
"Never saw rosewater..." should be "wasn't ever LOOKING FOR rosewater, so I didn't see it." LOL
exactly. Hell, if it's not in a local store, Amazon has it.
I too have never found many things I’ve never looked for!
Yeah, that one made my wife angry. She's ranting about it right now. Rosewater is at our grocery store too.
Takes like 2 seconds to google where to find some too
I found it easily several years (cough decades) ago in a local market. If you poke around enough, you can find what you are looking for. It's only gotten easier in the intervening years. Heck, I think they even stock rose water at the Midwest US chain Meijer in their "International" aisle.
How ANYONE is mean to Max is an absolute shock. Seems like the most genuine good guy on the planet.
It’s funny how some of these mean comments are exactly what I love about your channel. The hard tack clip, you rambling, your accents etc. don’t change a thing. You rock!
Right? It's okay that they don't like it. Nobody forces them to watch. This channel is not for them. It's for us.
Same, if anything, I'd like more rambling, accents, and hard-tack, ('clack-clack!')
Exactly!!!
Exactly! 🎯🎯
Maybe leave in more rambling would be a good change. I love it.
I'm a straight man, 57, from dam ole' Alabam, been following you since the start of the Big P. My wife was going through Chemo, confluent with the advent of your channel. I'd had some chef school, decades before, in Louisiana, as a side gig, while studying Comparative Lit, and your channel helped me get reacquainted with the kitchen. This Christmas; My step daughters got me all new knives and pans from certain well-established chef's brands,, and all of that, my friend, is in part, to you. Merry Christmas, and thank you., and Happy New Year, to your husband, and family! See you next year, brother!
awwwwww i love this comment
I hope your wife has recovered well. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.
This comment had sixty-nine likes when I saw it therefore I cannot touch the thumbs up but you have my like nonetheless .
What does being straight have anything to do with anything...?
"you burnt the heck out of that chicken, idiot" is simply the boldest statement i've heard in years
Isn't it haha
Right off the bat "How dare you make money entertaining me?!?! You must beggar yourself for my amusement!!"
I mean seriously people, wtf? 😂
Seriously. Who works for free? Not these dolts who comment that I'm sure. They do not realize that cost associated with being self employed or anything like that.
For real! It's like "my guy, just go to the 'Most Replayed' part, it's almost always the end of the sponsor".
@@fuzzytransmissionmanHi! This is new for me… how do you go to the “most replayed” part of any video?
The old radio shows said, "This is the stuff that pays for the stuff." And then their guest star read the ads.
@@TheCatWitch63 It might not show up on day-of uploads but it should be visible on anything older than a few days. You should be able to see it above the time tracker bar, it looks like a graph.
3:28 Should've done the hardtack clip twice since you said it twice, just to get under his skin 😂
lol yes!! Hardtack *click click*!
Haha, didn't want to rub it in.
@@KetchupwithMaxandJose Well you clack it, not rub it
@@asirithwelzorn5907 😝
I totally expected it.
2:34 -- I think Max's accents (especially when he fakes British accents) are hilarious. Keep it up, Max!
As a civil war reenactor. I will never be upset about a hardtack reference. Also it's the history I enjoy the most.
I make hard tack monthly and cook with it a lot. But I really like the stuff.
@kristenirwin2933 we make a Picket stew recipe from the civil war for a couple events. If you break it up and cook it in the stew. It turns into one of the best dumplings you've ever had.
" Hi, I'm some schmuck. Here's my unsolicited opinion about something I know nothing about. Do everything I want and nothing I don't. And if you have a different take on something, you're terrible"...... Don't you love keyboard warriors? You're doing great Max. The Internet is full of savages with terrible grammar and nothing else to do. Y'all have a great one.
Truth!
“And I am watching for free, so you must please me!”
Yeah, it never ceases to amaze me that people who voluntarily click on a video choose to comment, instead of just ... clicking away from the video. 🙄
If he doesn't want comments he should turn them off
@@briangividen5969 Or, and hear me out, people should think before they type. I know, crazy idea. Why is it that everyone on the Internet thinks that anyone wants their opinion? Some of the comments weren't all that mean and some were. Obviously people's comments didn't bother him enough to stop him from doing this video. He has a channel that he's worked hard on and it's actually good content. You don't have to watch it, but you sure will complain. But I guess you're just in the misery business😃
6:26 "I'll never criticise Max. Now let me get back to criticising Max"
I think the looking like AI is that flawless skin and well groomed hair. Like a Lego man brought to life.
He looks like a normal guy
Skin care and hair gel doesn't cost a lot
😂😂😂😂
😅
@@WhatsCookingTimeBy who's metric? He's most definitely above average white guy. He has douche bag polo model good looks.
Dude is hawt.
I think tasting history is one of the much better youtube shows and one that doesnt make me feel stupid when i watch it. Max is a good host and i like the hardtack bit
I totally agree. Some hosts are really boring and I can't finish their vids but Max is knowledgeable, concise and very entertaining.
Absolutely agree re the channel quality! Max takes his research seriously and tries very hard not to perpetuate any pseudohistorical myths, he gives great respect in trying to correctly pronounce other languages, and Jose puts a lot of work into the subtitles. The food-plating thumbnails are gorgeous, the flavour profiles well-described, and the episode themes very well thought out. A very high-effort channel, and one with a largely super-nice audience too!
That hardtack clip will always be EXCELLENT! I’m baffled how so many miss the point that you are sharing culinary history. Love your videos!
Hard tack is the clip that keeps on giving. Pure comedy. The longer it goes on, the funnier the joke.
Which fits for hard tack.
bah-DUM-dum.
Well done on that one, you bloody legend.
The AI comment is a compliment. Only a guy handsome enough to be cast as Prince Charming could be accused of looking too good to be real. I'm here for the foreign language and the clack clacks! Thanks for your very interesting content. I love it because it's weird and educational, funny and entertaining. Happy holidays Max and Jose.
"i don't know why i look like ai, i have all my fingers, i promise"
please keep it that way, too
7:46 "we have it at Ralphs 💅 " 😂😂😂 never change Max
Idek wtaf Ralph's is xD But thats like 80% of the stores ppl namedrop assumin everyone has the same store xD
It's just a basic chain grocery store, equivalent to your local regional chain grocery store.
Ralph's is just a regional Kroeger store name in California. If you have a Kroeger, Dillons, King Soopers, or one of the many other regional Kroeger stores, then you essentially have a Ralph's. It's your basic large chain grocer, not a fancy specialty market. It's not even comparable to Whole Foods. Just a basic large chain grocery store maybe ever so slightly fancier than Wal-Mart.
Ralph's can have some bougie stuff, especially at the Fresh Fare branded ones. But I've seen most of these things at Walmart. Can't get more basic than that..
I thought this was a Norm MacDonald reference. Lol
There I am. A third shift worker. Drunk. Making a creamy penne with grilled chicken and sun dried tomatoes. Just then, a new Ketchup With Jose and Max episode drops. What a Monday.
Drunk third shifter here also lol
I'm making totinos pizza rolls though...
Oh that sounds so good though, now you made me hungry!
Just don't burn that chicken!!
Good Monday I’d say
Hardtack NEVER gets old! Don’t you ever stop.
Dear Mack, NEVER STOP THE CLACK-CLACK!
Max
Think it's Mark
Biggest Mac fan here
@@alia7368 you missed the joke
Please, PLEASE give me an hour if Max rambling about history, food, and any tangents that cross his mind! I would consider it a gift!
Same here. I’m all in on the new channel “Max Rants and Rambles About Food… and whatever crosses his mind”. Coming to a RUclips near you.
Yeah same! I heard him say that and was like "Ok, so unedited vids on Patreon when?"
Fr. I thought that was about to be a patreon plug lol
Yuuuuuuuuuuuus!!!! I want uncut Max!!!
SECONDED. I'd put Max on and happily wash dishes while he rambles for HOURS. Would sub to that podcast quicksmart.
Love you Max! Me and my husband enjoy talking about the history of the recipes while learning through your thorough research!
THE HARDTACK CALLBACK IS ONE OF THE BEST AND FUNNIEST FEATURES OF ALL MAX-MILLERDOME
Some people obviously don't understand your channel. More than recipes, the history is the important part. I love hearing about the history connection. Food connects us through generations and nations.
Yes ❣️
Exactly
I love Tasting History, especially for the history. There are a lot of cooking channels out there, but I love the historical background of Max's channel. Will I make most of the recipes? No, but I love his enthusiasm for the history of food & how that can inform us of how people lived. Keep doing what you do, we love it!
The "this recipe is stupid and I'll never make it" type of comments is really something. They really think the channel is specifically made for them. 😆
Karen's.😏
Max doesn’t start his videos demanding everyone go out and buy the udder of Himalayan mountain goat, and a handful of some long extinct herb and spend a year making some vile fermented concoction. He does the weird, and sometimes vile, cooking so that we don’t need to. Knowing that people actually used to cherish some of these vile concoctions is good enough, and entertaining enough, for me. There have been more than a few of these historic recipes that I’ve made, because they sound good, or are culturally significant to me, or the story is so compelling.
Me rambling
Some people forget that there are other people in the world, who think and behave differently from them.
@@deannaatkinson3004 It's like the people who comment on recipes that they can't eat various ingredients in the recipe so why did the author post it? Uh, idk? Maybe the author isn't diabetic/celiac/whatever. If a recipe isn't for you, scroll on.
You see that kind of reaction to any content more and more, even games or niche things. Either they will complain a game or something doesn't cater to them, or does not include an option they want, or IF there is such a mode or content, or if it is a less niche thing but also added things for the other crowds, they will bitch and insist that said mode. That their stuff should be the only one and how dare they indulge others.
Your accents are absolutely charming and make me laugh, especially when you do your 1940s reporter voice. And if you ever stopped the hardtack clip I think I might be heart broken 🤣
The Trans-Atlantic voice is primo. Could just picture hearing him over the radio reporting on anything
Thanks for the update, José, it's great to see you again! Max, I'd love a full hour of rambling, and this channel could support it... just saying! My other hot take is that José selected the mean comments because he's so kind. Merry Christmas!
The joy of this channel is watching someone actually make these crazy historical recipes that a lot of us had heard of but would never attempt/had never seen made before! I mean, almost no one would make Garum, but I sure enjoyed watching you make it and say how it turned out. Whether or not it's tasty is besides the point.
I can't even count how many times I have watched the Garum video it's one of my favorites.. but I'm not going to try to do it myself... Thanks Max for taking us on your brave adventures journeys as we enjoy from the comfort of our homes ❤❤❤❤
U took the words right out of my mouth❤😂
Yes, I immediately thought of garum and that was so cool to watch.
🎯🎯🎯
I fucking love that you stick to your idea for the channel and that you keep it history focused. History, and how pleasant Max is, are the things that keep me watching. Imagine a chef in New York city who can't find rose water 😂😂
Or a candy thermometer!!!
My grandmother had one in the 60s that my mother got when she married in the 80s!
And there were no magical “high end speciality stores” in the mountains back then 😂
@mialemon6186 People are crazy
Your 'rambling', the timbre of your voice, your accents, THE HISTORY, AND the hardtack clip are all reasons I LOVE your channel! You're the best Max. Keep going!
The hardtack bit is so good and meme worthy that I have seen it pop up randomly a few times on other channels that have absolutely nothing in common with Tasting History. That cursed baked good gets brought up then you hear the clack clack XD
😂 Clack clack!
may i ask what other channels?
I saw the clack clack bit on Jolly, I think.
YES!! I've seen that too and it SLAYED me! *Clack*Clack*
If ya know, you KNOW. If you don't, you'd be soooooo confused! 😂
@hannahdigioia692 I'm thinking, but I can't remember. Some other history or cooking channel?
I'm a Pakistani-American Historian and Author-Illustrator. I also happen to be a great cook (as I am super lucky to be the daughter of an excellent chef.) And I absolutely ADORE Max and his history channel on historiographical, culinary, and entertainment levels. (And yes, my mom thinks Max is handsome, too, like the other viewer's mom!) I have watched Max since 2020 as I battle chronic health issues (have a cozy little history-sci-art channel on RUclips myself, though it's been mainly dormant since 2020 due to health) due to my Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder hindering my pursuits further. Thanks for letting us taste History with you, Max, and may your charm, kindness, and curiosity remain as potent and sweet as the scents of rose and cardamom in the New Year!
Took a look! Some beautiful water color content on the page. Have a wonderful end of year and even better 2025.
I would say that this is a shameless plug, but I checked out your channel, and it's actually really nice. My artistic skills are equal to zero, but it's always nice and soothing watching others make art.
Anyone who writes mean comments to you has real issues. Your programs are so fun, informative and just bring joy. So much sadness in this world. Thank you for making the world a little better.
Hardtack - clack, clack, clack- NEVER gets old!
Hmmm 🤔.
Your comment made me think "hardtack clickety clack". It's so solid it could be used as train effect sounds! 😁
Surprised by all the "bad recipe" comments.
I never saw this as a cooking channel. It's a food channel, for sure, but the recipe I always saw as a bonus. I don't come here for recipes. The food history is right up my alley, and hella interesting.
Side Note: You're facial expression in that hard tack clip gets me everytime.
Never let it go. ❤
That the food we have now is superior to the food we had through most of history is easy to believe.
Occasionally I'll try a recipe (the black sauce for wild boar or ham is amazing) but most of the time I'm just curious what it's like.
Complaining about the recipes not being to your taste (or using ingredients you can't get or a newfangled high tech candy thermometer) is like complaining that you can't get what Jared is tasting in @WeirdExplorer vids at the grocery store. The whole point of that channel is to see what stuff in other parts of the world is like, as well as how the people who grow it use it, and any historical stuff.
I mean, I enjoy both but I will say, I often get so interested in the recipe that the history which I would normally be very interested in becomes a bit of a frustration while waiting, but I think I actually do cook these more than the average person, and Max had been very diligent in putting the recipes online and in his cookbook anyway.
agree, I'm here to see Max react to the first taste. Never disappoints. you can tell by his expression exactly what he's getting from that bite. The recipe is the bonus to the channel. It's all about the journey through history and can Max do it? will he like it? so much fun. and the hard tack clip never gets old..
Not surprised that there are not that many mean comments.
But, even if you would be fine with it, please do not stop the cooking. The recipes may mostly not be something i would want to try myself, but every now and then there is one i really want to try out.
Even if the historical recipe is not as good as a more modern one there usually is a choice of newer/alternative recipes in the comment section. So your channel is a treasure trove of recipes that are unusual, from other regions or times gone by to find inspiration.
I’m sorry but your episode ls are perfect. I love the rambling, I love your face, I love your accents, and the episodes are perfection. I recently had a conversation with an eight year old I sold fabric to make a toga who was inspired by your videos. The number of people who missed the “history” point is actually hilarious
That is the coolest thing! Love that the kids are getting excited about history!
10000% with you
If the hardtack clip goes away, I will be very sad. I invariably watch it several times every time you drop it in. It always makes me laugh.
Me too! I just rewound and watched the clip again on this one! Delightful!
I love your channel. Haven’t missed an episode since I found it a couple of years ago. I even preordered the book and got a signed copy as a gift for my special daughter in law. So as an ardent fan, I’m asking politely: please, keep doing exactly what you’re doing. It fills a very unique part of the internet, and brings millions a lot of pleasure. Or as the one commenter’s mother said,
“We wanna see the ‘hunky dude!’
Merry Christmas!🎄
Tasting history is not a cooking channel. Most of the recipes Max makes are nothing I would attempt. It’s about the history of it. I love finding out the origins of esoteric foods. Some I’d like to try, someday…. I can’t believe people take the time to criticize and say mean things, for what? Self-gratification?
Max I love the concept of your show. It’s fun to watch and interesting to learn where things come from. Thanks for putting yourself out there.
Look at those big blue eyes, who could be mean to him? 😭
He looks so stoned 😅
@@alanscott1012 No, he doesn't. If YOU weren't stoned, you'd see that! 😊
BIG. BLUE.
@@alanscott1012stoned eyes have huge black pupils, not a lot of color
Jealousy...
I would LOVE to watch an unedited video, Max!
Never get rid of the hardtack clip. NEVER! Love Tasting History so much. Love the history, and love to see Max tasting unusual foods. You're doing amazing work, Max and José. Keep it up! Can't wait for the next cookbook to come out. The first one has a permanent place on my nightstand and I love browsing through it. I've made a few of the recipe from the show and enjoyed most of them (the ANZAC cookies, the Tarte de Brie, the orange syllabub and the Irish stew).
Aussie here who is always glad when people love our ANZAC bickies 😊🇦🇺
Always biscuits, NEVER cookies 😂
I got my wife into Tasting History about two years ago when she saw Milo in a video, and we've watched every episode since. We love the hardtack joke every time, even clacking our hands together with the cut. Three years of watching down, hopefully many more to come. We love you Max, Jose and Milo too.
Jumping on the hardtack bandwagon to say please, never change. It’s my absolute favorite running gag in all of RUclips and whenever you release a video that even hints at potential hardtack involvement, I eagerly await the clip.
4:35 We need those rambly, uncut, stream of consciousness type videos. Would love to put those on while I cook or wash dishes (the way I already watch your normal videos)
lol I'm sorry but that book of a comment was NOT valid. They're an "avid cook" but don't have a candy thermometer? Think they need a "high end store" for rosewater? XD C'mon man. Max (Not Mac lol), you are amazing, and I love what you do. I get the point of the channel even if not everyone else does lol The history is amazing and I am SO impressed with how you spend so much time and effort to give us the most accurate history that you can. I very much appreciate you. And yes, you're hunky lol
I wouldn't even know how to reply to the rosewater comment with how badly it's disconnected from reality lol
That’s exactly what I was thinking!! Ive gotten rose water at Walmart before😅. Maybe this commenter wasn’t aware of it as an ingredient, so it just had never looked. Also I think it’s always been very clear that the main focus is the history not really the cooking.😂
I agree with you, OP, but I'm also gonna say I guess it depends upon where in the world they live. They said they weren't in the US. I just moved back to the US from Rwanda and could not find a myriad of things at the largest grocery store in the largest city in the country. And shipping stuff there is nearly impossible. But I also wouldn't attempt to make something if I know I don't have access to the ingredients. And I certainly wouldn't be mad about it
@keenbtf They didn't say where they were from. I suppose if they live in a rural location/ a country that isn't diverse, they wouldn't have the choices that are available in metropolitan areas. Still, you can order ingredients online. And the point is the history!
@@debrathornley2974They said they couldn’t find rose water even when they lived in New York (city, I assume) so presumably they just have never looked at anything not on their grocery list.
I love the hardtack bit, it always makes me smile.
I'd watch an unedited video. It would be interesting to see the process of what you start with and how the final version for release looks.
Oh man the comment about how none of the ingredients are available and the recipes are unattainable. That got me annoyed. Some aren't attainable but that isn't the point. The point is that we are learning history with food as kind of the conductor! I genuinely was arguing out loud with the comment there.
Love the cute shot with you, Max and the kitty at the end. ❤
Also, I do believe that Amazon has like everything and the most ethnic groceries will have things that you can’t find elsewhere and I live in Central Texas and there’s probably a Rosewater in Orange Blossom at the middle eastern bakery in Austin so you know…
I'm willing to try growing some ingredients just so I can try recipes. I mean I like growing plants anyways, but I can justify it like this
Imagine getting out your online frustrations by dumping hate on a cooking show 😆
😂 I know right , lol
Right? If you wanna talk some smack, there are plenty of channels much more appropriate for that - like political channels. 😆
Loads of trolls there to use your wit on! 😆
*history show, with cooking*
I think it's life frustrations
*History show that includes cooking.
Thank you Max for being a delight and sharing your passion for good history. I love how it connects us to our past better than other history lessons. Clack Clack is the battle cry of the Tasting History peeps. May it never die!
I find it hilarious how many people seem to misunderstand your videos and asume these recipes are meant to be recreated at home 😭 I can't imagine their faces when your pirate's leather and jellyfish soup videos pop up on their feed. (I would also still LOVE to see a BTS of how you make your videos if you ever have the time!!!!) Merry Christmas guys!
YES! My boyfriend at first thought this was the wacky historical recipe dude and was not into it, then he realized Max is more of a historian. He asked me at one point if Max ever made anything that he disliked. I immediately pulled up the leather video.
@@aliciaridout1696 AHAHAHHAHH the leather video will haunt us all
Your channel appeals to almost everyone I recommend it to despite their background. My son's high school teacher has even shown your videos in class.
And, the clack clack never gets old.
The history of a culture is food, so keep on giving us food history. Man does not live on thought alone.
An hour of Max rambling sounds great to me!
A 'Ramblin Max' unedited channel would be awesome.
@@TheRealUnagiRollI'm ready to subscribe!!!
You look like AI because you are flawlessly handsome.
And now I want to make jalebi to spite that guy. (Though, does that mean he's been making all of the other recipes?? Impressive!) Even out in the sticks in Maryland you can get rosewater at an international grocery store.
This was my thought. Like, somebody managed to make everything else from this channel but the jalebi was the limit?
Max's skin looks so good every single video!!
Max, I just watched the first Mean Comments this morning, and I wanted you to know that, as a new subscriber/watcher the last few weeks (and new cookbook purchaser) I have never seen someone handle critique/cruelty with such effortless good nature and charm. You must be very secure in who you are, and I think you should be. Keep up the good content, man!
At this point, Hard Tack with it’s clack clack has earned T-shirt status ❤😂
i LOVE the hardtack *CLACK CLACK*! makes me happy every dang time.
OMG. love all your content, voices amaze me. You are very talented.
One of the greatest prts of this vid that put a smile on our faces was seeing Jose show up at the end with a kitty. More Jose please!
😂 "The hunky guy".
I was watching your short on Everlasting Syllabub (which resembles my mother's eggnog‽) yesterday and over my shoulder, my wife happened to catch your eyebrow raise right before you tasted it. "Oh, now i see why you watch him!", she said.
I'm not going to be the creepy guy, and for sure the history you present is the main reason I watch your channel. But the scenery doesn't hurt!
Merry Christmas!
I fully agree and I also love your use of the interrobang!
I LOVE the Hard Tack clip. Do NOT stop using it!!! I laugh every time 🤪😀
I would love an hour long Max Miller episode, we look forward to them every week! Please never stop the hard tack "click clack"!
Me too! 😂
Never give up the hardtack schtick! It NEVER gets old! You work it in the *exact* right amount.
This is my favorite new channel 👍Such a great show idea. It’s the best information I’ve seen in a while!
The hard tack gag will never not be funny, don’t get rid of it
My daughter and I find your rambling to be incredibly soothing. Could we have a video or two of unedited, ramble-ful episodes? For us to put on in the background while I'm cleaning or baking or whatever. It would really help to reduce stress in our household. Because who doesn't want to hear the ramblings of a beautiful, beautiful historical chef?
It is cool! I feel like Max is in the kitchen w me just chatting - part of his charm and also, authenticity
Clearly, the people making negative comments are clueless to what your channel is about. Keep doing what you’re doing. My husband and I love your videos! The “hard tack” clips always make us laugh!
Congrats to Max on his success! So deserved.
Your voice and mannerisms are the main reason I've recommended this channel to others (as well as wow factor, such as the Molasses Flood). They are fantastic. Not only is your channel entertaining, but soothing. I watch your videos throughout, but specifically when I'm overwhelmed or having a bad day. Your videos are distracting, positive, and entertaining without taking up literal hours of my time. Thank you Max for this channel, and Merry Christmas to all of you.
P.S.- I have literally never cooked anything from your channel and will not apologize for it, lol. I watch to be entertained, not motivated or educated in culinary affairs.
I feel the same as you!
I did the pumpkin cheesecake, but I think that was the only one. The recipes are not why I watch.
I also have no desire to make the recipes but I love watching him taste them. There are some dishes I wouldn't touch w/ a ten foot pole. Ick.
The Great Molasses Flood video hit me close to home. I grew in the Boston area. I would often stroll through the North End of Boston in the summer. You can still catch a whiff of century old molasses creeping out of the deep crack and crevices. I make the Boston Brown Bread and Hermit Cookies on the regular (just finished off a batch yesterday). The bakery I worked at in my teens (many years ago) used to make hermit bars. And I’ve eaten my body weight in them over the past half century.
And it’s a great video.
Agreed!
Genuinely how can you not like how he talks? He enunciates so clearly and he's very precise, and he's also very jolly and cheerful!
I LOVE THE HARDTACK GIMMICK NEVER GIVE IT UP
I do love the hard tack bits.. keep em going
Hard tack... clack clack.. love it. Don't change a thing!
I Enjoy your accents, and honestly, one of the things that caught my attention besides the history (I love learning history- especially how they did stuff- like cooking,) is your excellent diction. Most people's speech these days is so lazy! Your speech is very precise and clear! I also enjoy your "rambling:" gives/shows character & personality! I love that you try totally "out there" recipes from the past & give an opinion on them. It allows us to have a taste vicariously of things we might never try! I also like that you give the recipe in a format that we can try it if we'd like to!! As a homeschool mom, combining the math of cooking with the uniqueness and culture of history is such a great tool to keep my rambunctious, non-studious boys engaged in hands-on learning!! Love your channel & keep up the excellent work!!! ~Liz
Imagine someone going to Nileblue's channel and complaining they don't have the gear to recreate his experiments.
The hardtack clip makes me laugh every time. Keep it up. 😂
I often listen to your videos while I’m doing laundry or whatever, and when I hear the word “hardtack,” I KNOW what’s coming and I start to giggle. I can picture your face and the “clack clack” perfectly even when I can’t see it. Please never get rid of the hardtack clip 😂😂
I like being able to see the historical process of the recipe and what it might taste like or look like in person, and I think it adds content you really can't get from a more "documentary" style video. I very much support the value of tasting history's videos as documented recreations and analysis of historical recipes. It's not just reciting information.
Always love the history aspect of your shows. I live in the middle of Wyoming and I have Rose Water in my cupboard, I love the hardtack and don’t stop doing what you love.
Whaaaat? What bad accents? I am immensely impressed every time. And you are NOT annoying. I truly think you and José are the most lovely people on the net. Merry Christmas Max and José.
Honestly I can't imagine you getting mean comments. You have one of the most interesting, entertaining, and wholesome channels on youtube. Happy Holidays to you and Jose and all your families!
You have one of the best shows on youtube. Thank you for keeping it real. Have a happy new year!