Scho-Ka-Kola - Weird Stuff In A Can #75

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  • Опубликовано: 1 дек 2024
  • Here's something I stumbled across whilst watching Steve1989MREinfo - Scho-Ka-Kola is an 'energy chocolate' product that has been around since 1936 - it's dark chocolate with added coffee and Kola nut powder - making it an on-the-go energy -boost substitute for hiking and other outdoor pursuits.
    Here's a link to the video on Steve's channel - If you like it, please comment and say Atomic Shrimp sent you:
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Комментарии • 194

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery Год назад +10

    "...apart from that one time, when it did..." Moving swiftly on... 🤔🤔🤔 😆😆😆

  • @connorb315
    @connorb315 3 года назад +94

    I used eat this stuff to pull all-nighters in the library during college when I’d study for my exams. Bittersweet memories (much like the chocolate)

  • @edwardkenway148
    @edwardkenway148 4 года назад +117

    I was expecting him to open it with a can opener

    • @Boogie_the_cat
      @Boogie_the_cat Год назад

      That's because you don't understand the lore. The etymology of the can opener.
      It's to prevent liquidy products from splooshing all over the entire cosmos upon removing the ring pull.
      Chocolate does not sploosh (at least, not room temperature chocolate) therefore, no can opener.
      You joke does not make sense, therefore I dub thee Billy Crystal Carrot Top the 3rd, Esquire (magazine)

  • @tonaltti
    @tonaltti 3 года назад +20

    I accidentally found these in an aviation museum here in Finland. I do not drink coffee, but I do enjoy dark chocolate. These are a great companion for a road trip.

  • @tUbocU90
    @tUbocU90 6 лет назад +117

    Oh I have not seen Scho-Ka-Kola for ages! I can't say it is still a common sweet at our supermarkets in germany, but you see it offered occasionally. The offical site of Scho-Ka-Kola has a tool to search for close by shops where it is in store, which tells me I would have to drive about half an hour to reach the next shop where it is available. But it is still very pricy, even if you don't have to order it via internet.
    By the way - the little bump you are wondering about at 2:20 is indeed the designated, yet very ineffective, way to open then tin can. At 1:48 you can see "Hier Drücken" written on the side which translates to "Press Here".

    • @ronplucksstrings7112
      @ronplucksstrings7112 5 лет назад +3

      The opening dimple is quite effective ...it levers the lid up to help with opening, but only if it does jam on a bent tin...Gruesse

    • @mrn234
      @mrn234 4 года назад

      Depending on where you live check out "Kaufland" in the chocolate section or at the cash register.

    • @MatzeMaulwurf
      @MatzeMaulwurf 3 года назад

      Some gas stations have it. Expensive but tasteful

    • @stijn2472
      @stijn2472 3 года назад

      How much does it cost in German supermarkets?

    • @ottonormalverbraucher9679
      @ottonormalverbraucher9679 Год назад +2

      @@stijn2472 2€

  • @HenryFromWob
    @HenryFromWob 3 года назад +63

    After Methamphetamine was banned from the German armed forces, this became our new Panzerschokolade.

    • @LordmonkeyTRM
      @LordmonkeyTRM 2 года назад

      you mean Amphetamine? Methamphetamine is not the N*zi drug its the hillb*lly drug

    • @JonasWilms
      @JonasWilms 2 года назад +2

      ​@@LordmonkeyTRM It was Meth, and Hitler was a Meth Head.

    • @Palaemon907
      @Palaemon907 Год назад +1

      ​@@JonasWilmsit was pervitin

  • @rositahuff4858
    @rositahuff4858 3 года назад +2

    ...as a German....we loved these on Monday’s....after we had disco...and party’s on the weekend’s....always did the trick of keeping you going at work.....

  • @berlinflight_tv
    @berlinflight_tv 4 года назад +18

    My grandmother frequently used to buy these for my brother and me way back when we were in elementary school - I don't think she realized how much caffeine it contained. :) Luckily, dark chocolate wasn't exactly our favorite, so we ate it slowly and avoided getting caffeine highs.

  • @agingerbeard
    @agingerbeard 3 года назад +12

    Your videos are so calming not sure what it is exactly but thanks!

  • @meridien52681
    @meridien52681 4 года назад +17

    I watch Steve1989 myself, and it's amazing to see just what the rest of the world's armed forces are eating. I remember what I ate while in the Army 1975-78. Ugh...

  • @cdherren05
    @cdherren05 3 года назад +7

    My two RUclips COVID lockdown worlds collide! I eye chugged SteveMRE all spring and Atomic Shrimp all fall of 2020!!

  • @TigressGraphics
    @TigressGraphics 3 года назад +5

    I know I'm 3 years late to the party, but I think the indent and sharp edge on the lid there is to help cut/break the pieces easier, maybe a leftover design feature from when they were in whole disk form as mentioned. I'm going to have to get my hands on a tin to try!

  • @lithostheory
    @lithostheory 5 лет назад +30

    Lets get this out on a tray...

  • @awsomecfstc4845
    @awsomecfstc4845 5 лет назад +26

    This is actually my favorite chocolate. It tastes good, it energizes you, and it’s history is interesting. It’s well worth the price (I was able to buy three from Germany for $16).

    • @PriyaPans
      @PriyaPans 4 года назад +1

      Hi, just wondering - you are from Germany/ha e you been there before? I only ask as I will be travelling there in a few months and would like to try many German foods and drinks, and to bring sone back for friends and family. Are there any foods or drink you could reccomend?

    • @cordasolis
      @cordasolis 4 года назад

      @@PriyaPans sorry you never got an answer, and I can’t really help either, but how was your trip? Did you find any good foods to recommend?

    • @PriyaPans
      @PriyaPans 4 года назад

      @@cordasolis I didn't get to go BC corona

    • @Chezus9247
      @Chezus9247 3 года назад +2

      @@PriyaPans if you're still interested, there is a Subreddit for exchanging snacks. It's called r/snackexchange.
      Greetings from Germany! :)

    • @PriyaPans
      @PriyaPans 3 года назад

      @@Chezus9247 thank you, that sounds fascinating

  • @waffel7664
    @waffel7664 Год назад +3

    PRO TIP: for anyone wanting to get some of this stuff
    don't buy off Amazon, you can get it for half the price (even after shipping costs) from online European distributors like Varusteleka or some other

  • @judithburke1539
    @judithburke1539 3 года назад +7

    Maybe an after breakfast treat. If you eat it after dinner,you might have trouble getting to sleep.

  • @binface9
    @binface9 5 лет назад +18

    1:23 8 pieces school-ka-kola contain about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee

    • @PandemoniumMeltDown
      @PandemoniumMeltDown 5 лет назад +8

      Try a 30 grams turkish coffee cup :D but first, have your GP perform a complete cardiac diag, Justin Case

  • @PeeJay7290
    @PeeJay7290 6 лет назад +39

    You didn’t put it out on a tray! Nice to see it reviewed though, I know many of the MRE channels love it :)

    • @nonegone7170
      @nonegone7170 5 лет назад +7

      I can almost hear an echo of Steve from here.
      N I C E !
      I
      C
      E
      !

    • @dillonh321
      @dillonh321 4 года назад +1

      I found out from Steve.

    • @TheCotzi
      @TheCotzi 4 года назад

      nice mkay

  • @uweinhamburg
    @uweinhamburg 2 года назад +2

    This chocolate was also called Fliegerschokolade - aviators chocolate, meant to keep them awake during longer flights.
    I guess the strange dent in the lid was there to help them open the can without looking at it or in the dark...

  • @duke_of_destruction
    @duke_of_destruction 5 лет назад +40

    What no Pervitin????? Damn

    • @louie.lenard5795
      @louie.lenard5795 4 года назад

      Keks its a drug they used to give german soldiers during WW2.

  • @countvronsky4025
    @countvronsky4025 3 года назад +4

    Except for that one time *WHEN IT DID*

  • @VersedYT
    @VersedYT 4 года назад +5

    I love coffee & dark chocolate, so I’d probably enjoy this a lot

    • @a64738
      @a64738 9 месяцев назад

      Yes if you like dark bitter only a little sweet chocolate then this is good :) I only had one taste of it when a friend of mine got a can for when he was doing hiking in the mountains.

  • @Lomochrome
    @Lomochrome 2 года назад +1

    This may just be a theory. I noticed the chocolate triangles have a ribbed top. Assuming the sharp edge is under the indent of the tin. Perhaps you could use it to in a way lobb off a piece or two using the ribbed top of the chocolate. Simply by in a way aligning the tins lid to a desired portion of the ribbed piece. Then pressuring downwards to cut a piece off. Maybe. Maybe not?

  • @richdelgado3405
    @richdelgado3405 4 года назад +3

    0:50 That's gold, Jerry. Gold!

    • @OrrosGG
      @OrrosGG 4 года назад

      Agreed xd

  • @za_zi_a
    @za_zi_a 2 года назад +2

    I love 'Weird Stuff in a Can' series 😍😍😍

  • @Malleck
    @Malleck 3 года назад +2

    I was doing a 100km walking in 24h challenge in Germany where we got handed two of these. Never seen them before. Didn't eat them during the walk since we had way too much food anyway. But I really enjoyed them afterwards. Nice product.

    • @Enigmaking
      @Enigmaking 2 года назад

      I think you miss spelled 24 days

  • @unwantedchannel113
    @unwantedchannel113 2 года назад

    Thanks for uploading. Cheers.

  • @waynehough13
    @waynehough13 3 года назад +2

    first time I’ve ever watched a weird stuff in a can video and thought I have to try that, ordered the milk and dark varieties

  • @rachelembletonpalmer5891
    @rachelembletonpalmer5891 3 года назад +1

    Hhhh aaa haha you are funny almost reminiscent of a boot polish tin 😂🤣😆 you couldn't Can it mate thanks for brightening my morning at 6 am seriously funny guy

  • @signehojme
    @signehojme 4 года назад +2

    I just love your voice and the variety of your videos, thank you

  • @zappawoman5183
    @zappawoman5183 6 лет назад +7

    I enjoyed the Cadbury's chocolate with kola cube sweetie bits in it but it didn't sell very well in general so it was discontinued. It ended up mega-cheap in supermarkets so I grabbed as much as I could at the time.

  • @gkyfutfktxkd
    @gkyfutfktxkd 4 года назад +2

    Just tried today. Woke up at 6am to work a 10 hr shift ate 8 pieces 1 per hour still felt tired but I’m used to drinking coffee everyday

    • @a64738
      @a64738 9 месяцев назад

      2 pieces is like a espresso I would need at least 2 pieces to get any effect.

  • @marty01957
    @marty01957 6 лет назад +4

    Looks really good. I'll have to see if I can find it here.

  • @TheMidnightModder
    @TheMidnightModder 5 лет назад +5

    That was an interesting case of the placebo effect.

  • @dontplayamongusat300a.m.9
    @dontplayamongusat300a.m.9 3 года назад +1

    It was also show in an animation video by the channel KALININGRAD GENERAL in it’s video of “Czechoslovakia without Slovakia”. You should watch it too.

  • @piapeters9926
    @piapeters9926 3 года назад

    It's available since recently in Australia. Both the dark and the milk.

  • @draykowolf2293
    @draykowolf2293 3 года назад +2

    Hey Shrimp, If you like circular chocolate bars in a can, and you don't mean a bit of heat.. You might wanna give Tabasco Brand Chocolate a try. It's one of my all time favorites personally. Ghirardelli makes a decent chili chocolate bar too but it's not as good in my opinion. also it's not in a can either.. so.. there's that.

  • @calebbarnett3049
    @calebbarnett3049 2 года назад

    I think the sharp part with the divot is to cut a piece into smaller parts hint the rings.

  • @armandblake
    @armandblake 6 лет назад +11

    If I had to eat the whole can to have the effects of 1 espresso I'll just drink an espresso.
    Back in Italy when I used to work in office was about 5 espressos per day

    • @moviereviews541
      @moviereviews541 5 лет назад +4

      Trust me! 4 pieces is more than enough to get a boost!

    • @BrummelLive
      @BrummelLive 5 лет назад +1

      @@Reichsritter actually espresso isnt that strong, a cup of filtered coffee has more caffeine than the normal espresso, so just stick to big cups of coffee, If you need a boost

    • @PandemoniumMeltDown
      @PandemoniumMeltDown 5 лет назад +2

      @@BrummelLive Roasting is key. Paler roasts will leave more cafeine in grains. Darker roasts less.

    • @a64738
      @a64738 9 месяцев назад

      Yes for someone used to drinking several cups of coffee it has to little caffeine to give you the effect you want...

  • @richdelgado3405
    @richdelgado3405 4 года назад +2

    I guess they make a milk chocolate version and a hazelnut version. I'm glad I can't buy this stuff easily. My guess is I would end up eating a tin of this a day.

  • @Slizarus
    @Slizarus 3 года назад +3

    I'm fairly sure watching Steve1989MREInfo is what made youtube recommend me this channel.
    Fun stuff.

  • @forlandm
    @forlandm 4 года назад +2

    I'm from Germany and have never eaten this in my whole life, but now I'm curious.

    • @rambo7529
      @rambo7529 2 года назад

      If you haven't already tried it you can usually find them at most petrol stations.

  • @armands3153
    @armands3153 4 года назад +1

    0:48 Was waiting for it...

  • @GrandadsOtherChannel
    @GrandadsOtherChannel 6 лет назад +9

    When I eat chocolate I am not really looking for an energy boost but I can see the idea. Usually limit my chocolate intake to Christmas and I don't feel energetic then.

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko 4 года назад +1

    This is available at my local European market. I'll have to spring some bucks on a tin, now that I know that it's STRONG CHOCOLATE (with caffeine).

  • @marcusrich4850
    @marcusrich4850 3 года назад +1

    Ordered me two cans the last week

  • @sammydingdong4540
    @sammydingdong4540 3 года назад

    This stuff sounds awesome............................

  • @1994CivicGLi
    @1994CivicGLi 2 года назад

    I had no idea why this chocolate would be soft just from looking at it

  • @kingvendrick8919
    @kingvendrick8919 4 года назад +1

    let's get that onto a tray!

  • @me2big
    @me2big 3 года назад

    Scho-Ka-Kola : Made in Germany since 1935, containing Kola Nut, Caffeine, and Chocolate. Allowed to sit for several years, the can could then be used as an anti-tank weapon, lol !

  • @ahellicopter1396
    @ahellicopter1396 3 года назад +2

    Sorry Česko but he gave me some nice candy.

  • @mrjoeyeo8993
    @mrjoeyeo8993 2 года назад

    Okay. That's why I am so awake right now. Yikes

  • @wadyamean4464
    @wadyamean4464 3 года назад

    You got the cold my poor little shrimpling

  • @Gustavogukpa
    @Gustavogukpa Год назад

    If John Barosa was a WWII veteran from Germany.

  • @jamiegreenham4140
    @jamiegreenham4140 2 года назад

    That sharp edge might be intentional to cut the chocolate into smaller portions.

  • @williambenson8863
    @williambenson8863 6 лет назад +9

    I'm doing a paper on this for class. Could you send me a pic of the front and back of tin?

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  6 лет назад +17

      william benson sorry, I gave the tin away to a friend. You're welcome to snip screenshots from the video if that's any help.

    • @stijn2472
      @stijn2472 3 года назад +1

      I know it's been two years, but do you still need a picture? I could send you one if you want.

  • @cheesers9314
    @cheesers9314 4 года назад +3

    poor czech,slovakia betrayed him for some nice candies

  • @drnickriviera2841
    @drnickriviera2841 4 года назад +1

    Nice hiss!!!!!

  • @noniefuss
    @noniefuss 4 года назад

    $10 CAD for a can here on Canadian Amazon but it can still be had! I'm curious enough that I may have to make the purchase.

    • @Naiuhz
      @Naiuhz 3 года назад

      Are they no longer for sale? I can't find it at that price anymore.

  • @ahah1785
    @ahah1785 Год назад

    steve brought me here and made me order a whole crate of shokakola... also im a smoker now. whacha gonna do eh....

  • @debcat6275
    @debcat6275 5 лет назад +1

    This looks even better than the Tabasco chocolate you sampled...although I'm not sure I could stop at 2 segments. I am going to ask my friend in Germany if it is expensive over there....hint hint ;o) BTW...when are you off to another ramble vid?

    • @Deckaio
      @Deckaio 5 лет назад

      The price is somewhere between 2-3 € per can, depending on where you buy it. There is also the milk chocolate variant in a blue can, which is s slightly cheaper.

    • @debcat6275
      @debcat6275 5 лет назад

      Aha...many thanks...of course in the interests of science I "need" to try both ;o)

  • @SheyD78
    @SheyD78 Год назад

    I wonder how the formula might have changed over the years given food regulation.

  • @davidcarr4991
    @davidcarr4991 3 года назад +1

    Energy food for hiking? Sounds like the German analogue for Kendal Mint Cake...

    • @magni5648
      @magni5648 3 года назад

      It's pretty popular among truck drivers in central and eastern Europe. Gets you a caffeine charge without having to fiddle around with hot coffee while driving.

  • @samunironically
    @samunironically 2 года назад +1

    except for that one time that it did X _ X

  • @lonesome_wolf2023
    @lonesome_wolf2023 3 года назад

    Scho-ka-kola is the best! :D

  • @filmnobelpreis
    @filmnobelpreis 2 года назад

    There is a movie made about them, "Rosen für den Staatsanwalt". Worth checking out imo.

  • @BFBeast666
    @BFBeast666 3 года назад

    That stuff has some pretty hefty kick, at least for a coffee-avoider like me.

  • @sandysani6045
    @sandysani6045 4 года назад

    Hey, Atomic Shrimp, unfortunately it's not possible to get that specific video here in Germany, it's apparently prohibited! The Steve video is what I mean.

    • @YoussefSooska
      @YoussefSooska 4 года назад

      You can pretty much post a link to any blocked video into discord and watch it there btw

  • @kingoftheskies34
    @kingoftheskies34 3 года назад

    This stuff has a amazing I love this chocolate

  • @derche4005
    @derche4005 2 года назад

    Aryan chocolate! Delicious Afro (coffee beans, cocoa, and Lola nuts come from Africa) Aryan processed Schokolade

  • @gamingtrexoragami501st
    @gamingtrexoragami501st 2 года назад

    "sorry çesko but he gave me some nice candy"- Slovakia with glorious Czech flag(obviously )

  • @jtoumai
    @jtoumai 5 лет назад +56

    If you are not president by 2020 i give up

  • @rorallen9394
    @rorallen9394 3 года назад +1

    I got it. What you do is place the lid on to save what's left and push firmly on the center of the lid. It will keep the tin shut. Then you push on the little thingy to relieve the pressure and open in it. :)

  • @captrain7498
    @captrain7498 2 года назад

    I tried to eat it, now im in Wehrmacht infantry.

  • @LuckyGuu
    @LuckyGuu 4 года назад

    It's just what they served to Winston Smith

  • @rrosski
    @rrosski 3 года назад

    I just got a 15 second Old spice ad.

  • @PLANDerLinde99
    @PLANDerLinde99 4 года назад +2

    Comes from Germany yet it looks Imperial Japanese

    • @PLANDerLinde99
      @PLANDerLinde99 4 года назад

      @Thatshow ED Ah that explains it. Thanks

  • @jtoumai
    @jtoumai 5 лет назад +3

    #atomicShtimp4Pres2020 #myLoveInACan

  • @DokDo1995
    @DokDo1995 4 года назад +1

    This chocolate was given out to german soldiers during WW2...They got one tin of this once a day or something like that...The interesting thing ia that even the pow's got this chocolate...Sadly the germans liked this stuff so much that some units started executing their prisoners right away...It didnt happen that often but it happened...I had it myself once and I kinda like it...

  • @PandemoniumMeltDown
    @PandemoniumMeltDown 5 лет назад

    I'm sold, time for a Turkish moka cup :D

  • @stephaniknight5809
    @stephaniknight5809 Год назад

    STEVE!!!!

  • @RoNPlayer
    @RoNPlayer 5 лет назад

    Oh geez. I once found out this exists, and tried to get it at a REWE market in germany. Sadly to no avail :/

    • @mrn234
      @mrn234 4 года назад +1

      ask if they can order you a pack of 10 or 12. or check out different Rewe markets (depending on where you live) some people are lucky in Kaufland too (chocolate section or at one of the cash registers) and if all of that is not helping look online on ebay or amazon. for a 10pack or something in the price range of 22-26€ with included shipping.
      Hope i could help you ;)

  • @noobarmyrougeclassd
    @noobarmyrougeclassd 3 года назад

    this is used in world war 2

  • @samy7013
    @samy7013 2 года назад

    The greatest two Germans who ever lived are the dude who invented Scho-Ka-Kola caffeinated chocolate and the dude who invented Ballistol. End of story.

  • @michaelarsaadyatma
    @michaelarsaadyatma 4 года назад

    In that case The dpr must try this food and they wont sleep in the meeting ever again (the indonesian dpr often caugh seeping in a meeting)

  • @noahbowers719
    @noahbowers719 6 лет назад +6

    0:49

  • @ja-vishaara
    @ja-vishaara 3 года назад

    That would of course not be the only time Germans would add substances to chocolate.

  • @d2d2505
    @d2d2505 4 года назад

    no hiss...

  • @blutkrieg4450
    @blutkrieg4450 4 года назад +1

    Why they added that brown triangle on the can... ruined the whole design. So dumb

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  4 года назад +1

      I agree. I feel like I have seen this sort of design gaffe before - obviously the person or team who originally conceived the radial design is no longer around, and some newcomer has just daubed their own change onto it

  • @agostinho6550
    @agostinho6550 3 года назад

    i bought one today for 1,79euro, not that expensive

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 3 года назад

    I've had some from 'Epic Militaria', a surplus store I use a lot. (#notspon) It was incredibly good.
    steve1989 is one of my favourite youtube channels. He's a cool bloke.

  • @CompaSystem
    @CompaSystem 3 года назад

    Didn't this stuff used to have methamphetamine in?

    • @mahirdeth
      @mahirdeth Год назад +1

      that's the panzer shockolade

    • @davvvvo
      @davvvvo 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mahirdeth which was a nickname for pervitin tablets.

  • @jbchen3434
    @jbchen3434 6 лет назад +6

    Anyone think the new packaging make the Scho-ka-kola looks like some normal, boring kid's snack?

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  6 лет назад +7

      I thought the design was stronger without the chocolate segment printed on the lid

    • @zappawoman5183
      @zappawoman5183 6 лет назад +5

      @@AtomicShrimp Reminds me slightly of Baby-bel cheese.

  • @mandrake287
    @mandrake287 3 года назад

    I want 😢

  • @snithereens
    @snithereens 2 года назад

    Mike, you’re a smart one, obviously. Hier drücken heißt übersetzt einfach Push here.

  • @claymoresteel
    @claymoresteel 3 года назад +1

    Caffeine puts me to sleep so I can only assume I'd love these

  • @DivXDemonRik
    @DivXDemonRik 3 года назад

    Didnt this have meth amphetamine in it originally? The WW2 German pilots equivalent to "Mothers little helpers".

    • @mandrake287
      @mandrake287 3 года назад +1

      Just caffeine

    • @tpm2056
      @tpm2056 3 года назад +1

      Maybe you're thinking of "Panzerschokolade" which is what they called methamphetamine in Germany during WW2

  • @vondantalingting
    @vondantalingting 4 года назад

    How much would it cost if I order it in Asia?

  • @KChiefs4
    @KChiefs4 Год назад

    Bro just ordered a 4 pack for $50 and it is also may contain peanuts so I can’t eat it nein!

    • @JuanJimenez.
      @JuanJimenez. Год назад

      50 dollars for a 4 pack? You got ripped off homie

    • @KChiefs4
      @KChiefs4 Год назад

      @@JuanJimenez. 4 Cans no just 4 pieces

  • @wesleymiles8756
    @wesleymiles8756 6 лет назад +28

    YAY NAZI CHOCOLATE

    • @rkmugen
      @rkmugen 5 лет назад +6

      It'll turn you into a super soldier!