French Onion Soup from 1651

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  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Год назад +645

    Max has decided to be as French as Onion Soup. I love It! Also, nice to see us return to a milk soup recipe again.

    • @NavyDood21
      @NavyDood21 Год назад +11

      I just made a ham and potato soup where half the liquid is milk. It is so good, and I am totally doing this!

    • @AixlaachenPax1801
      @AixlaachenPax1801 Год назад +11

      I swear I heard an Austrian cry in the back because of this recipe

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean Год назад +4

      I wanna make that dessert milk soup that he said tasted like cinnamon toast crunch!

    • @crystalh450
      @crystalh450 Год назад +1

      Well, maybe less so for those of us with lactose issues. I would have to make the chicken broth version and leave out the cheese, but I do like a good onion soup.

  • @mypal1990
    @mypal1990 Год назад +510

    I love how the bowl shrank but the slice of baguette is consistent when this soup evolved over the centuries.

    • @serena_91
      @serena_91 Год назад +28

      Hello😊 Baguette cant be consistently evolving with the soupe à l'oignon. If the legend is true baguette was made for the 1st time whenthzy dig the Subway in Paris. It was a work safety rule. Workers used to have their knives with them and cut their bread loaf. Amont many people from régions that could not stand each other, fights occured and ended with balade injuries. To avoid that, à solution was found. A break that does not need à knife to be cet ; our baguette was born

    • @cherrybutterflyproductions6795
      @cherrybutterflyproductions6795 Год назад +40

      @@serena_91 While this legend is likely a fabrication, I love the idea that the baguette was invented as a safety device. It's just so quintessentially French.

    • @cherrybutterflyproductions6795
      @cherrybutterflyproductions6795 Год назад +17

      History shows us that one does not want to get between the French and their bread. Heads rolled last time.

    • @mattkuhn6634
      @mattkuhn6634 Год назад +17

      Bread was, throughout Europe, a highly regulated product, so it’s not surprising that the size and shape of bread would stay consistent - it was ensured by the force of law

    • @n8pls543
      @n8pls543 Год назад +13

      Well, the baguette changed significantly when steam baking was introduced to France from Vienna in the 1830s, which also led to the development of ciabatta in Italy, due to the improvement in texture.

  • @katiestott1449
    @katiestott1449 Год назад +62

    My French host mother in Brittany told me that onion soup had been a hangover food in the region for hundreds of years. I don't know if that's true (though it very well could be), but that's definitely how a lot of Breton people think of it, now. We used to always make it for lunch the day after a fest-noz (traditional Breton music and dancing festival).

    • @anonvideo738
      @anonvideo738 Год назад +15

      I knew an Irish guy who is an electrochemist who swore by onion soup as a hangover cure. He said it was because it replenishes your electrolytes, and since he is an electrochemist I have to agree.

    • @katiestott1449
      @katiestott1449 Год назад +2

      @@anonvideo738 I have to think the only real downside would be having to cook it while hungover. It's a lot of onions to chop and takes a while to cook.

    • @anonvideo738
      @anonvideo738 Год назад +3

      @@katiestott1449 Maybe you have a kindhearted partner or parent who makes some.

    • @kxstia
      @kxstia Год назад +2

      @@anonvideo738 i can back it up :) same reason why power/gatorade is a good hangover cure drink. miso soup is one of the best dishes you can get for hangover cure.

    • @daphnepearce9411
      @daphnepearce9411 Год назад +1

      Does it work??

  • @kenyonhaff
    @kenyonhaff Год назад +1023

    I made this tonight--it's delicious! As a historical reenactor I learn through doing, and I can definitely see why this would be popular: easy, simple easy to find ingredients, and makes do with stale bread. I love this channel--it neatly falls into the middle part of a Venn diagram of our love of history, food, and Pokemon.

    • @ReggieArford
      @ReggieArford Год назад +24

      As a (retired) Rev War reenactor (The German Reg't.), I can totally see this as camp food.

    • @bornonthebattlefront4883
      @bornonthebattlefront4883 Год назад +20

      History, Food and Pokémon
      That’s a wonderful combo

    • @amiraa222
      @amiraa222 Год назад +2

      ❤❤

    • @Brasc
      @Brasc 5 месяцев назад

      Max Used Hardttack!
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      It's Super Effective!

    • @tarajohnson488
      @tarajohnson488 18 дней назад

      I think I'm going to make this tomorrow. 👍

  • @G_Okr
    @G_Okr Год назад +53

    The moment I will see you recreating the sculpted sugar castles served in medieval festive dinners, I'll know this channel is complete

    • @dragonbutt
      @dragonbutt Год назад +1

      Why would you wish that on him xD

    • @yesfinallygot1
      @yesfinallygot1 Год назад +1

      @@dragonbutt give the people what they want!

    • @G_Okr
      @G_Okr Год назад +1

      @@dragonbutt because I like to imagine this as his magnum opus. Not just a mere dessert, like they used to make it, but a full, 1-1 scale sugar castle (in collaboration with MrBeast for funding, and Shadivercity, to verify the castle's historical accuracy). It would be a fitting finale to this man's youtube career.

  • @Teaniinja
    @Teaniinja Год назад +43

    I am so happy for you, Max. Your channel remains 1 of the few great things to have come from the pandemic. Congratulations 🎊

  • @DarkSiv
    @DarkSiv Год назад +26

    Congratulations on the book release and your success over the years! I have watched so many of your videos and each one is just as good or even better than the last. You inspire so many people to do recipes they never thought they could. Including myself! Getting people back into the kitchen is a great thing. Too many nights of takeout lol and not enough knowledge in the kitchen. But you provide that knowledge and excitement to get back into the kitchen and cook. So, thank you so much for your content and the inspiration you bring.

  • @ronalddevine9587
    @ronalddevine9587 Год назад +246

    It's pretty difficult to describe how delicious sautéed onions are. Like garlic, they mellow as they saute. Who but the French could take such humble ingredients and elevate them to culinary heights.

    • @revylokesh1783
      @revylokesh1783 Год назад +27

      There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING quite as delicious as the smell of onions simmering away in butter! It is simply divine.

    • @mtlewis973
      @mtlewis973 Год назад +39

      i agree about onions, but “who but the french?” literally every culture that has onions!

    • @garyl6031
      @garyl6031 Год назад +9

      They also become sweet as the starches break down. If you do it right you don't have to add sugar like a lot of the wannabe french onion soups do. I occasionally add just a drop of smoke flavoring to the soup for the wood oven taste.

    • @PawsitivelyQuestionable
      @PawsitivelyQuestionable Год назад +9

      ​@@mtlewis973 the French have a long culinary history and a lot of the techniques we associate today with stuff like sauté originate from there. I think it's okay to acknowledge the rich heritage of different cultures and how fundamental they were to building up a lot of techniques we have today without necessarily taking about from others :)

    • @mtlewis973
      @mtlewis973 Год назад +11

      @@PawsitivelyQuestionable of course, but also literally every place where onions grow has a dish involving them being cooked deliciously because they are completely delicious

  • @nickfernand6366
    @nickfernand6366 Год назад +3

    Just stumbled on this channel - Fantastic work Max - loving it!

  • @AJBeals1212
    @AJBeals1212 Год назад

    I'm making this for my mom's birthday! She got me a copy of your book for my birthday earlier this month. Love it!

  • @SeldimSeen1
    @SeldimSeen1 Год назад

    Order my book today. Could not figure out how to get a signed version but at least I am getting a copy. :) Your book will have a proud place on my coffee table. I remember when you first started in your small apartment. Just goes to show quality and hard work rise to the top. Congratz to you and your husband for all the success of this channel.

  • @Glacier_Nester
    @Glacier_Nester Год назад +6

    I make French onion soup on new year's eve, it's so nice to have something so simple be so improved by splurging on expensive ingredients. Found out this year that my partner can't stand the texture of the onions, so we'll be making a similarly long-prepped potato garlic soup next year! Fascinating, the little details in the history of this, I may put the cheese on the bottom and just have the baguette on top going forward!

  • @Real_Brandon_Ly
    @Real_Brandon_Ly Год назад +11

    Your French pronounciation has really improved since I first started watching; kudos to you for keeping up with practice! Also, love French Onion Soup, so great to see one from the 1600's, especially one that looks so yummy!

  • @Caeleinn
    @Caeleinn Год назад

    I can't wait to make this when I get my book next week. I've made the other kind, with beef stock, for a medieval feast, but this would be so much better as it fits the time period.

  • @michelelane4662
    @michelelane4662 Год назад

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us all! My mom made something similar except that she added more milk, tomatoes and cloves. It was my favorite soup as a child. I lost the recipe and this reminds me of the start of the recipe. Thank you so much!❤️❣️

  • @nikolettdulai6652
    @nikolettdulai6652 9 месяцев назад

    I just made this. It is like a warm hug, just amazing. So easy and so cheap. Thank you Max for the recipe!

  • @sarahvia3729
    @sarahvia3729 Год назад

    Just finished making this recipe and I gotta say it's a great recipe for when you're doing dishes. If you're already going to be in the kitchen, reaching over to stir every few minutes is easy. Also, oat milk works VERY well in this dish. This is my new favorite soup!

  • @AverySadBear
    @AverySadBear Год назад +2

    I made onion soup with pearl onions once. My fingernails hurt for days after peeling, but it was soooo gooooood.

  • @maya-gur695
    @maya-gur695 Год назад +4

    I LOVE onion soup! Always wondered what the original dish looked like, so I enjoyed the video very much.

  • @stanvelchoxx
    @stanvelchoxx Год назад +7

    Thanks Max! Love your channel and appreciate your hard work into it. Great recipe!

    • @TastingHistory
      @TastingHistory  Год назад +3

      Glad you enjoy it!

    • @stanvelchoxx
      @stanvelchoxx Год назад +1

      @@TastingHistory Awww I do and appreciate your response. Cheers from Costa Rica!

  • @YelrahNaws
    @YelrahNaws Год назад

    Bought your cookbook on the 19th and this will be my first recipe I've ever made from your channel, starting tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

  • @vonhapsberg
    @vonhapsberg Год назад

    i made this today and i was surprised how good it was with just 2-3 ingredients. the onions brought a lot of flavour but the milk brings a surprising richness to it. Next time i'm gonna some herbs like thyme & a butter-olive oil combo as the fats to add even more flavours. definitely is gonna be a staple soup in my household

  • @charlyclarke6828
    @charlyclarke6828 Год назад +1

    Oh my goodness, this is so delicious! I love how simple it is, but gives such a sophisticated result. Thanks Max!

  • @lolitatexan4838
    @lolitatexan4838 Год назад

    Thank you posting all these videos. You getting me thru my brains talking.

  • @ja-x327
    @ja-x327 Год назад

    I’m convinced that this man has an entire room filled to the brim with Pokémon plushies. I’m here for it!

  • @thelaundress11
    @thelaundress11 3 месяца назад

    I’m so happy this recipe is vegetarian and has no beef stock base! I used to love onion soup but I’m vegetarian now. Thanks Max, you’re a gem.

  • @thakyou5005
    @thakyou5005 6 месяцев назад +1

    In Romania, we call any onion soups "the poor man's food"

  • @humanseekingtruth6080
    @humanseekingtruth6080 Год назад

    Thank you, this explanation of history and food helped a lot!

  • @pietromoopy2010
    @pietromoopy2010 21 день назад

    French Onion soup has always been one of my favorites.

  • @exidy-yt
    @exidy-yt Год назад

    OMGFG this was SOOOOO goddamn good! I just ate almost the entire pot, 2 large onions worth. The only change I made was to add shredded chicken breast to it, so as not to waste the remains of a BBQ chicken. Both the dog and I ate to repletion, and I know I am going to be up peeing all night long, but I don't care. This was so good I don't think I am gonna make the stock and cheese version any more. Best soup I've made since my classic split pea and ham. THANK YOU Max for introducing this milk based awesomeness.

  • @hanibathiche
    @hanibathiche 10 месяцев назад

    Wow, what a satisfying soup, tried it today, very warming and comforting. Does not need cheese surprisingly

  • @horacetedfhjj4s
    @horacetedfhjj4s Месяц назад

    There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.

  • @Dingomush
    @Dingomush Год назад +1

    Just from the ingredient list, I was thinking, mushrooms would be an awesome addition to this pot. Throw them in at the start of the onions cooking and sweat them down! Mmmm! I’m like Pavlov’s dog just thinking about this………..

  • @wilfbentley6738
    @wilfbentley6738 Год назад

    MY onion soup has croutons and grated Gruyere throughout the soup, with a slice of baguette on top, covered with grated Gruyere on top and gratineed.

  • @simplyme8593
    @simplyme8593 Год назад

    I wish you all the luck of the world for your book! You totally deserve it! 🎉

  • @thepokemontrainer6094
    @thepokemontrainer6094 Год назад

    Congrats while im still working on my writings, I hope you become one of the best published authors!!!

  • @alexandragatto
    @alexandragatto Год назад +8

    I know Max is not a trained chef by any stretch but I was still pretty shocked to see those onions sliced latitudinally! Extremely easy pro tip: any time you need sliced onions cut them pole to pole. They turn out much nicer and more uniform and it adds NO extra work or difficulty so there's literally no reason not to!

    • @mayuko7042
      @mayuko7042 Год назад

      lol food nerd

    • @alexandragatto
      @alexandragatto Год назад

      @@mayuko7042 Guilty! 🤷🏻‍♀️🤓

    • @OldestPagans
      @OldestPagans Год назад

      The recipe literally calls for the onions to be cut that way…

    • @alexandragatto
      @alexandragatto Год назад

      ​@@OldestPagansIndeed it does not, it merely says "cut very thin". That can be accomplished either way, but more easily and with better results using the method I suggested.

  • @BCHonea
    @BCHonea Год назад

    I wish you would have Caramelized the onions much darker. I used 6-8 onions and cook em for hours! The flavor is truly unbelievable. It’s actually Napoleon’s chefs recipe.

  • @stanlee06
    @stanlee06 Год назад

    Your "Stanisław Leszczyński" was almost perfect, and Polish noble to introduce French nobles, to onion soup, ironic. xD

  • @kcgunesq
    @kcgunesq 8 месяцев назад

    I spent last weekend making onion soup gratine from scratch, including the stock. Took the best part of two days. It was good, but with time involved and the cost of soup bones, not necessarily worth the effort. definitely need to give this version a try.

  • @jamescritchley5961
    @jamescritchley5961 Год назад

    I think a good idea would be to put the ingredients list in the description so I can screenshot it for the shop!! Love it thanks

  • @Zelmel
    @Zelmel Год назад +1

    I miss French onion soup so much :( I can't eat onions (and other alliums) anymore due to chronic health things and of course onion soup is one of my favorites from when I was younger.

  • @AlexisTwoLastNames
    @AlexisTwoLastNames Год назад

    I WILL be making this as an onion and dairy enthusiast

  • @maxsterf7
    @maxsterf7 Год назад

    Pre ordered the book! Can’t wait to have this in my kitchen! Thanks Max and well done! 🫡🙏🏼👍🏼👏🏻👏🏻🎉

  • @SamTahbou
    @SamTahbou Год назад +1

    There's a few nice guides on caramelizing onions on yt, thrones in this video could have used a little more colour, and what about not reaching boiling point after adding the milk? Like stopping at 185F?

  • @NealTK
    @NealTK Год назад

    I can't wait to get the book and cook whatever that mussel dish was!! ❤

  • @KwMclovin
    @KwMclovin Год назад

    I can’t wait to get my book. Might I request you do a video on Jerk Chicken or any Jamaican dish?

  • @jackoftrades80office
    @jackoftrades80office Год назад

    Tried the soup today. Easy, simple and tasty. Thank you Max.

  • @tek3freak
    @tek3freak 5 месяцев назад

    My Fave soup ever! So happy you did this video. TYVM!

  • @truter5243
    @truter5243 Год назад +1

    The origin of the onion soup recipe as with many others was most probably born out of necessity. No wealthy of middle class citizen would invent this. It's probably someone who made an onion based dish the night before (or only had a few onions left to feed the family) and needed to stretch what they had left to feed the entire family. That is how most soups came to be.
    I've eaten some terrible food in my life due to tough times. Times like that make people very creative and it is then that these recipes get invented. Look at that lady near the Berlin wall that invented Curry Wurst to mask the flavour of the terrible meat people had to eat during that time of famine. Think they made rat and whatever critter they could find sausage. Masked it with a good sauce. All ex prisoners on youtube showcase some very creative recipes that they made in the prison. Tough times fuel creativity and gives birth to tradition and therefore traditional recipes.

  • @siiri2052
    @siiri2052 Год назад

    being lactose intolerant myself i'm afraid i'll have to skip this one, but i do so love a nice bowl of onion soup.

  • @Jumpoable
    @Jumpoable Год назад

    Might try it cuz sometimes I just don't want to make stock or grate gruyère but am always down for an onion soup!

  • @benfurbank
    @benfurbank Год назад

    So happy for you and the book you've published! Congratulations and enjoy the rewards of your efforts. Can't wait to have my own copy. Lots of love! 😊

  • @scaredyfish
    @scaredyfish Год назад

    Congratulations on the book, Max, well deserved. I’ve been watching every week since Garum. Merch idea: Onion Soup air freshener.

  • @grimmgangler5035
    @grimmgangler5035 Год назад

    I made this and it was delicious! Thanks for posting. Do you think you could do a Portuguese Sweet Bread recipe at some point?

  • @TheWenexx
    @TheWenexx Год назад

    I too invented a recipe: One day, my mother was not at home and I was hungry. In the kitchen there was only some butter, onions and champaign. So I whiped up a fried cheese sandwich.

  • @peterdubinsky5389
    @peterdubinsky5389 Год назад

    Max your taste in wine sounds insanely good honestly

  • @lkayh
    @lkayh Год назад

    Congrats on being a published author!! That’s fantastic!!

  • @adamgre6819
    @adamgre6819 5 месяцев назад

    Made this, loved it. Any chance of a Shepard's Pie from the same era...? Although they were form different Countries, I reckon they would go well together in a 'medieval' themed dinner party...

  • @Spacey_key
    @Spacey_key 11 месяцев назад

    9:15 As a Pole I have one thing to say, at least you tried

  • @Sarafu
    @Sarafu Год назад

    I've never been a fan of French onion soup, but this made me want to try it out again.

  • @oMrFleman
    @oMrFleman Год назад

    As a French I'd like to compliment you for your accent. Pretty good

  • @Bembelbote
    @Bembelbote Год назад

    This recipe looks great! Will try it today in the evening :D
    Also ordered your book, I'm really looking forward to get in June!

  • @zypheox
    @zypheox Год назад

    My mum accidently ordered six bags of onions so this by the end of this week I'll probably be sick of soup haha

  • @SirenaWF1
    @SirenaWF1 Год назад

    I just made and ate some and I'm now soo full!

  • @andreagriffiths3512
    @andreagriffiths3512 Год назад

    Adds a further comment. I’ve just had a second bowl. I think I prefer this soup as a cold one. My issues with the sweetness are not as overwhelming with it being cold. So that’s a win 😎

  • @bobbiburger4015
    @bobbiburger4015 Год назад

    I love onion soup and that looks delicious

  • @emiletessier-lecavalier5715
    @emiletessier-lecavalier5715 Год назад

    Hype for the cooking book

  • @cmscoby
    @cmscoby Год назад

    Congrats on the book!!! 🎉

  • @faerieSAALE
    @faerieSAALE Год назад

    Needs white wine in it! Oh, and Gruyere cheese with a piece of crusty bread.

  • @keatoncampbell820
    @keatoncampbell820 Год назад

    I cooked this at my gfs house now her mom likes me more "my entire house smells delicious"

  • @marylouhardoin3008
    @marylouhardoin3008 11 месяцев назад

    Well, I'm going to have to get that Cookbook. Where is it available?

  • @oswinhull4203
    @oswinhull4203 Год назад

    Definitely have to try this now. So simple. I might have to break the rules and add cheese though.

  • @kookykook3953
    @kookykook3953 Год назад

    A two minute commercial advertising your own cookbook, you can stuff right off.

  • @hadyanfakhri5967
    @hadyanfakhri5967 Год назад

    This is so odd they named their product with "Batik" (2:25) which is one of Indonesian garment. And most of Indonesian are not drinking alcohol beverage.

  • @manxology
    @manxology 4 месяца назад

    Another fabulous video! Thanks.

  • @nanettewinston-armstrong9294
    @nanettewinston-armstrong9294 Год назад

    🤍⛅️ Hi Max , TH 🤚 Thank Yous.
    I really like Onion soup ! I didnt know about the Milk as the initial base. Somehow Im yet to achieve the perfect sautéed Onions , patience probably helps a lot. Champagne , hmm close to Cognac and Madeira. Definitely want to Veganize. When Vegetarian ( pseudo back then in the 80s , I would cheat ( the only one like that intentionally , Onion Soup . Like picking the Potatos and Carrots out Moms stew. ) and I would get at the Restaurants once in a while. Eventually to ultilize the Better than Bouillon soup base , sautéed Onions , Sourdough Crouton and the Cheese for a quick make. I remembered they put too much Cheese on the top at the restaurants , and I started requesting less Cheese please : )
    Also in the Krishna Temple ( I used to go there with My Friend for Sunday Suppers , Sanskrit ) they say not to eat Onions and Garlic because It produces too much libido ⬜️💖💙🤍

  • @6justa6
    @6justa6 Год назад

    My mouth is watering.

  • @ZecaPinto1
    @ZecaPinto1 Год назад

    Jaime lónhão, frita o il
    Jaime lónhão, carril é bom
    Jaime lónhão, frita o il
    Jaime lónhão, Jaime lónhão
    Ó pá! Camarada
    Ó pá! Camarada
    Ó pá! Ó pá! Ó pá!
    Ó pá! Camarada
    Ó pá! Camarada
    Ó pá! Ó pá! Ó pá!

  • @glundlefoot336
    @glundlefoot336 Год назад

    4 tablespoons of salted butter 1 1/2 cups of water 1/2 tsp of salt one 1/2 tsp of butter probably will add more salt and pepper 3 cups of milk room temperature 2-4 onions

  • @gregwooldridge8864
    @gregwooldridge8864 Год назад

    A friend gave me a 20l bucket full of onions I'll give the soup a try.

  • @flaivcadarn
    @flaivcadarn Год назад

    You mentioned that later recipes adds something to prevent the milk from splitting. What could that be?

  • @ruchikadeora7787
    @ruchikadeora7787 Год назад

    Can we get the cookbook outside of the US? I'm in Australia!

  • @jenniferbassfirstchannel
    @jenniferbassfirstchannel Год назад

    Hey max can you do a history on dolmas ?

  • @cfblythe
    @cfblythe Год назад

    So incredibly proud of you, Max!!! It is amazing to see how far you’ve come with this channel. ❤️🥹

  • @sneslive1556
    @sneslive1556 Год назад

    I'm so glad as I've gotten older I've stopped eating like a child with an unwillingness to try stuff. I thought french onion soup sounded disgusting until I tried it.

  • @johnb8190
    @johnb8190 Год назад +106

    King Louis XV claiming he created French onion soup is like Kim Jong-un saying he created the hamburger.

    • @leaflotus6726
      @leaflotus6726 2 месяца назад +8

      I know, I am glad we have people to thank for these foods and I'm glad people of such talents are/were in power!
      Reminds me of the time I invented the Tasting History Channel.

  • @thebratqueen
    @thebratqueen Год назад +4847

    I appreciate how, unlike many recipes, you don't pretend that onions can be caramelized in 15 minutes or something ridiculous. That takes time, dang it!

    • @djdissi
      @djdissi Год назад +452

      I know right? They always say, "sautée onions for about 5 minutes until soft"... Like what is that? Eleven minutes later they're still far from soft, so caramelizing them in 15 is impossible. Takes a long time!

    • @peggysue1725
      @peggysue1725 Год назад +104

      How low is your heat...

    • @ekramer2478
      @ekramer2478 Год назад +14

      YES!

    • @Checkmate1138
      @Checkmate1138 Год назад +61

      You just need higher temperature on your stove

    • @djdissi
      @djdissi Год назад +54

      Yo! I know how to get higher temperatures on my stove. And it's the same as yours. It does the same thing

  • @ChefBoyareB
    @ChefBoyareB Год назад +1732

    To see where this channel started to where you're at now, Max, is absolutely astonishing and so well deserved.

    • @EntertainMeTV
      @EntertainMeTV Год назад +19

      Hell yeah, it just really sucks we can't sort by oldest video anymore to make it easier to compare our favorite Tubers' progress.

    • @tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794
      @tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794 Год назад +16

      Agreed! I keep waiting for the day he tells us some tv network offered him a series.

    • @kevinbrowndc
      @kevinbrowndc Год назад +7

      Agreed, from the House of Mouse. Max, you win.

    • @anvime739
      @anvime739 Год назад +13

      It is really admirable. To start from zero (but still look so professional) to become huge in a year or so.

    • @Malusdarkblades11
      @Malusdarkblades11 Год назад +7

      I am here from the beginning :D

  • @katrichardsonwriter
    @katrichardsonwriter Год назад +503

    Max's little smile after the first bite says it all. It's always the first-taste smile that makes these videos perfect.

    • @gardnerhill9073
      @gardnerhill9073 Год назад +13

      Always watch Max's face journey to see what he thinks of the dish.

    • @OneofInfinity.
      @OneofInfinity. Год назад +5

      @@gardnerhill9073 And sharing the joy when he likes it.

    • @pamelabratton2501
      @pamelabratton2501 Год назад +2

      Smile followed by a wiggle. Good food!

    • @dawnarnold3176
      @dawnarnold3176 Год назад +2

      Yes, but there was one dish Max made - - dang, I don't remember what it was -- and his face said, before he did, "This is awful!" I told my fella he looked like Tom Hanks in Big, when he ate the caviar and wiped his tongue. We laughed ourselves silly.

    • @Bigmike24743
      @Bigmike24743 Год назад

      Maybe not the leather jerky

  • @frankfilippelli
    @frankfilippelli Год назад +780

    Man, your linguistic skills are absolutely impressive. I know this channel is about food but I can’t help but notice how precise and eloquent you speak in every language, English, French, Italian. It’s kind of crazy and almost seems a little super natural the way you can just switch like that and almost sound like a native speaker of the selected language 😆 great job 👍

    • @nnass262
      @nnass262 Год назад +39

      Sometimes he misses the french pronunciation but it's already a feat that he can speak it as a native English speaker without destroying it

    • @plaster.art.ho3
      @plaster.art.ho3 Год назад +26

      I think he went to drama school so they prollyz had to learn these stuffs. He was prince charming too when he worked fr Disney so maybe that's where he learned different accents!

    • @nicole-uo9cd
      @nicole-uo9cd Год назад +15

      @@plaster.art.ho3 Max worked for Disney? Wow, he doesn't appear to be psychologically traumatised by the experience. But who knows? Things aren't always as they appear...

    • @azilbean
      @azilbean 11 месяцев назад +1

      True that!!!❤

    • @Tyresio12
      @Tyresio12 11 месяцев назад +4

      Even Chinese! Shame that he completely mispronounces Polish. Maybe it's not a language worth putting his back into.

  • @desiredaniel9879
    @desiredaniel9879 Год назад +141

    What I really love is that you're still making videos of foods that will be in your cookbook; you're not hoarding them as a selling point- you're SHARING them as a selling point; so instead of a huge discovery of new recipes, it's like a sing-along for cooking. Though I have to say, it would be really cool when you mention new vs. Old recipes, if you made both and compared their flavor profiles for anyone who hasn't had that food before, or just to highlight differences in how the human palate has changed. So excited for your book release, and we're all so proud of how far this journey has taken you, and how much farther you can go- the sky's the limit!

  • @mrtoast244
    @mrtoast244 Год назад +319

    I just got my copy of Tasting History and I love the way it's laid out. It feels like I'm reading a history book instead of just a cookbook, with historical images and sources for where the recipe came from (including a bunch of info about the recipe's history. Just like the simulations!). All the recipes (except for the spartan black broth) look like ones I would actually like to try out. The french onion soup is super good.

  • @jakecavendish3470
    @jakecavendish3470 Год назад +146

    I made a long-forgotten onion dish I found in a book from 1667. It was apparently known in the 1300s as "Lady's Palfrey' and described then as "An Tyckke stewe of onyen rightly boilèd and none speedily groyned and gadrooked by nymberèd hyrbs dishèd in ye bodrundrum pot." The C17th recipe was similar and tasted more or less like eating raw onion despite being boiled in sherry for 10 hours. The person who wrote down the recipe added a poem: _Hebe's Lament, or, The Disparaged Maiden_ "I long to suckle on thy milk, O spicy tumour of the earth, fair trollop of the tillage realm, who can esteem thy fragrant worth?" It went on for 8 pages but with no cooking instructions.

    • @lilac_hem
      @lilac_hem 11 месяцев назад +10

      i need to know the name of the author/book/recipe, please omg 😭

    • @secretbaguette
      @secretbaguette 9 месяцев назад +12

      I'm having a stroke trying to read that because my brain recognizes the Danish and the English both at once and they just don't coexist well. The Dane can understand nothing of the surrounding English and the English doesn't have a clue what a 'stykke' is.

    • @jaredf.6532
      @jaredf.6532 9 месяцев назад +8

      Damn. So the online recipes stating their whole experience and dreams to how they came to know the dish was a thing back then too huh?

    • @sangcoeurs
      @sangcoeurs 9 месяцев назад

      omg a venture in the past history at it`s best

    • @mommyhatesguns
      @mommyhatesguns 2 месяца назад

      @@jaredf.6532🤣🤣🤣

  • @NekoArts
    @NekoArts Год назад +1047

    "Mind your onions" made me think of a story I was told by the headmistress of my elementary school many many years ago. She was one of those people who seemed to have had a very rich life and as a result always had an abundance of stories to tell. We all adored her at school as well so she always had a willing audience. Anyway, so in this particular story, she was living in New York in the US (she's Swedish) with a dear friend of hers. Apparently, they were living in a semi-rough neighborhood at the time and her friend had been ambushed by a robber on her way home from the supermarket. Carrying two large grocery bags in her arms, she did what any normal person would do in such a moment of panic and shouted in a strong Skåne-accent (it's a very strong dialect from the south of Sweden) "Röööör inte mina potäter!!!" ("Don't touch my potatoes!"). The robber was obviously confused and caught completely off-guard by her actions, most likely having no idea what in the world this crazy woman was screaming so he left without taking anything. It must have been almost 30 years now since I first heard that story and it's still one of my all-time favorites. Mind your onions and don't touch my potatoes.
    Update: thank you for the likes and comments, everyone! I’m happy that Margareta’s story could bring a smile (and some laughs) to so many people. I’m sure she would be happy to know that her stories are still enjoyed even today as well. I don’t for a second miss school, but I really miss her stories. She was an amazing storyteller and just an all-around lovely person.

    • @SisterMaryTatas
      @SisterMaryTatas Год назад +22

      That's fantastic! 😄

    • @nikovanegas2735
      @nikovanegas2735 Год назад +16

      I love this so much

    • @chezmoi42
      @chezmoi42 Год назад +51

      Terrific story. And yes, acting crazy is often a good tactic to get rid of attackers/stalkers/unwanted suitors.

    • @Allovimo
      @Allovimo Год назад +6

      This is a fantastic story. Thank you for sharing it.

    • @mammamiia08
      @mammamiia08 Год назад +26

      Potäter är allvarliga saker 😂 (translation: potatoes are serious business)

  • @hungarianbaron9406
    @hungarianbaron9406 Год назад +311

    In Hungary it is somewhat customary to serve french onion soup in a round bread loaf, and the other detail I noticed is that my own mother also creates this dish with milk!

    • @RadarLakeKosh
      @RadarLakeKosh Год назад +39

      You can't go wrong with a bread bowl ❤

    • @pawsedclaws
      @pawsedclaws Год назад +8

      That is interesting to know. Handed down recipes are the best.

    • @fabrisseterbrugghe8567
      @fabrisseterbrugghe8567 Год назад +4

      Ew! Slimy bread. 😜

    • @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
      @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 Год назад +1

      Oh yes! I've seen that as well

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Год назад +3

      @@fabrisseterbrugghe8567 - I, too, have a problem with wet, slimy bread. I blame my mother from when I was a little kid and she made me eat milque toast. >_

  • @SuperJJ09
    @SuperJJ09 Год назад +37

    Félicitation Max pour la sortie du livre !!
    Le mélange entre la cuisine et l'histoire est digne d'une recette !
    Congrats to you Max for the book !
    The mix between cooking and history is a recipe in itself :)

  • @victoriagossani8523
    @victoriagossani8523 Год назад +84

    In my French family, it's a tradition to make an oignon soup at 4/5am the first January after a night of alcool for avoid a possible hangover. It's also a way to begin the year with something traditional, comforting and that bring all the family (and friends) in the kitchen around the cook, speaking (loud) about food. The typical French way of life.
    By the way, thank you for this History lesson and I will definitely give a try to this recipe.

  • @DiecastDreamCustoms
    @DiecastDreamCustoms Год назад +703

    My grandmother got stuck in Paris in 1940 (we all know what happened then, right?). A little Irish woman with a bad attitude would obviously stick out like a sore thumb, so she hid in a restaurant for most of the time she was there. She learned a LOT of recipes, not all of them French and brought them home with her. THIS WAS ONE OF THEM. I'm thrilled that you did this. I've learned a LOT watching your videos. Thank you for this. A lot of memories for me in that bowl. :) -Vic

    • @jemm113
      @jemm113 Год назад +43

      Your grandmother sounds like a wonderful and strong-willed woman! Making the best of the worst time seen in modern history. Did she ever consider opening a restaurant when she got back?

    • @DiecastDreamCustoms
      @DiecastDreamCustoms Год назад +88

      @@jemm113 Would you believe that she actually did? She called it 'Sarah's Red Bonnet'. It's lost to history, I'm afraid... She sold it for a pretty penny and retired with my grandfather to northern Michigan back in the mid-60's. She was an amazing cook, and I think it was due to her time in Paris... It's also probably a huge chunk of why I'm so...beefy, now. Lol. :)

    • @tudoraragornofgreyscot8482
      @tudoraragornofgreyscot8482 Год назад +16

      @@DiecastDreamCustoms NOOOOOOOOOOOO, Sarah’s Red Bonnet is gone! Where is your grandnow?

    • @DiecastDreamCustoms
      @DiecastDreamCustoms Год назад +41

      @@tudoraragornofgreyscot8482 Well, to put it bluntly, she passed away in 2001. She's buried in Gladwin, Michigan. I never got to say goodbye (my father was a... monster), but I have just one of her recipes memorized... One of the best ITALIAN dishes I've ever had. It's a phenomenal Alfredo. :)

    • @tudoraragornofgreyscot8482
      @tudoraragornofgreyscot8482 Год назад +11

      @@DiecastDreamCustoms I’m so sorry for your loss, may you share the recipe? I love Alfredo!