Welcome to Canada! Omg, I nearly had a heart attack when you cut that giant hole in the bag! Also, it helps to give the pitcher a shake up and down after putting the bag into the container (but obviously before cutting a hole) to allow the bag to move down to the bottom a bit. That way the bag doesn’t stick up too high or flop over too much, and it avoids spillage.
Or you can insert a finger to prevent a vacuum as it slides in. Besides letting you pour with more precision, a smaller hole keeps the milk fresher, especially if you leave enough of a corner to fold and clamp with a bag clip.
The melted Nanaimo bar breaks my damn heart. Please make them! They are something I grew up with because we were very close with an all Canadian family, holidays and birthday always shared together. Nanaimo bars are a literal staple!
Buttertarts (note - this is always rendered as one word in my experience) are such a fundamental thing in Canada. I can't really imagine trying one for the first time. Glad you enjoyed it. I'll probably get a few dislikes for this, but I like my buttertarts to have raisins in the filling. It's weird to say out loud but that's how my mom always made them. The raisins are cooked with the filling so they are kind of part of the whole buttery creamy unit, not really a separate element. That might just be a prairie thing though.
The option of buying Raisin buttertarts is pretty common here in Ontario alongside the usual plain and pecan options. My personal favourite though is ones with walnut in the filling, like how my grandma used to make them. Generally not available commercially though, you have to hunt for a bakery or hit up church bake sales if you want walnut buttertarts.
My family recipes (one from Montreal and one from the Maritimes) both have raisins in them. I leave them out, personally, but my mother makes them with.
Fun video, and as a Western Canadian (BC, a couple hours from Nanaimo) I enjoyed your history lesson since a lot of Americans lump our whole country together. Growing up, we had bagged milk available in the West until sometime in the 90s when everything went to plastic gallon (4 litre) jugs. Also, you should definitely make your own Nanaimo bars, but I don’t know that you missed much by having it melted. I’ve had Nanaimo bar flavoured craft beers and even a Nanaimo bar McFlurry from McDonald’s, so the flavours can definitely stand up when mixed.
As a canadian from around toronto, I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK AT HOW BIG SHE CUT THE WHOLE! Emmy we snip the very itty bitty corner off to avoid spilling!! Also loved the video!!
@@andynieuwenhuis7833 Really? I've never had any issue with flow with just the 1 cut. The bag, being malleable, just changes shape for the missing volume.
Bagged milk is pretty common here in Brazil too (at least where I live), my family buys it since forever. I always find it funny how people get fascinated by the idea.
It's amazing what impresses people. I remember seeing pictures of my father's vacation to his girlfriend's childhood home in Bosnia. They keep salt in a bowl at the dining room table. We don't do that here (at least no one I know). We have a salt shaker but not salt in a bowl. It's a tradition over there. Simple things or traditions are sometimes the most impressive.
I laughed so hard as I opened my RUclips while having my pre-bed snack of milk (from a bag) and a butter tart. 😂 🇨🇦 Glad you enjoyed some of our specialties!
Welcome to Ontario! It’s always amusing hearing someone say Toronto the way it’s spelled 😂 I live outside the area now and can’t help but smile every time I hear someone say it.
Emmy, I live in Wisconsin and we have bagged milk,- all kinds, as well as juice. I honestly thought everyone had access to it. 😊😊 I cant belive a store charged for the pitcher! Here in Wisconsin when you buy the bagged milk or juice, there is a display of pitchers usually right next to the milk. I like it because it reduces waste
My grandparents are Canadian, so whenever we visit them there's always plenty of butter tarts and nanaimo bars to go around. So great to see you enjoying these treats Emmy :)
milk kept in bags also stays fresher longer because you don't expose it all to air. Also, I got more upset when you didn't tap the bag down into the pitcher :). Hope you had a great time in Canada
I'll always remember seeing a French roommate who had just purchased a bag of milk - he had figured out that he also needed to pick up a plastic pitcher, but he missed the little milk cutters which are often displayed next to the pitchers. He had poked a hole in the end of the bag and was squeezing it like an udder into the pitcher! Now that you know and enjoy butter tarts you need to try one with raisins and one without.
I grew up in Toronto, and remember we had a plastic holder for the milk bags. They were challenging for little hands. Butter tarts slaaaaap!!! Not sure if you heard of Bulk Barn, but it's my favorite place to shop. They have the prettiest dried pastas, all sorts of grains, nuts, granolas, candy, and dried fruits and stuff all by the kilo. I imagine it is the type of place you would consider a food playground.
There’s a video somewhere of a young American lady’s first trip to a Bulk Barn! It’s hilarious. Probably one for a first visit to a Canadian Tire as well.
Hi Emmy, I'm from South Africa we've been buying milk in 1L bags for many years. I usually buy 4 to 6 1L bag and pop them in the freezer. That way you can defrost one bag at a time.
There also are containers for your fridge that will hold the extra bags of milk so you can stack them vertically. Though in my family our fridge had a narrow shelf where we would store the bags flat in the original larger bag until ready to use. Additionally, there's a small magnetic cutter tool that most of us have for slicing the corner off the bag
in elementary school we used to have a milk program, which meant we’d get our own milk every lunch. they were basically mini versions of those bags of milk (around the size of a small carton) and we’d have to poke a straw into it to drink. we could choose chocolate and white milk, it was great.
THANK YOU so much for making this video! Nanaimo bars are my favourite confection, and I wish more people had access to them. Here in western Canada, we used to have milk in a bag when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it since then.
I had bagged milk in Canada some years ago. I thought it a weird presentation but it was really good. And, as others have pointed out, there is bagged milk in the midwest, sold at Kwik Trip gas stations.
Welcome to Canada! You are so cute talking about the bagged milk - we don't even think about it - I didn't know it wasn't available to everyone! How curious... And yes when you cut that gigantic hole and went to pour it I held my breath! a good tip, hold the other side of the bag so that the bag doesn't fold over when you go to pour! you should try Ketchup chips and Coffee Crisp chocolate bars! I don't think they are available where you live!
"from... Imperial to metric" Yes, you caught that nicely. I appreciate the detail, could have said standard but imperial is correct in Canada. Great video as usual! Hope you enjoy your time in Canada!
We used to have milk in a bag back in the 70's. You could go to the dairy and buy it. Grocery stores also carried it. This brings back so many memories. Leprechaun was the name of the dairy.
My little Canadian heart always gets confused when it remembers that butter tarts are not a thing everywhere 😂 I've always had my milk in a bag. I can't imagine having it any other way lol. I'm happy to hear you're enjoying my hometown!
We went to Toronto a few years ago and loved it! Great city with lots of things to do and friendly people. We went to that same market, and they also have an amazing aquarium right by the CN Tower that I recommend. We would walk down to where the big illuminated "Toronto" sign is downtown at night and watch the locals play some ice hockey. We had such a lovely time. P.S. The butter tart is delicious! It's one of my favorite Canadian delicacies.
Welcome to Canada Emmy and family! I was born and raised in Alberta Canada. We used to get milk in a bag when I was a kid but I think only Eastern Canada has it now. I love Nanaimo Bars and Butter tarts - the best! Enjoy your trip.
I am Canadian, from beautiful Toronto Ontario and of course have had bagged milk my whole life. Two things…when I go to my home in Florida, I dread dealing with those huge jugs. They are impossible. I am probably just used to it but like the bags so much better. Also, I was waiting for the three taps of the milk container after you placed the bag inside but you managed to not even spill a drop with skipping this important step. Thanks for visiting, @emmymade. Canada loves you 🇨🇦
I told my family about your video at the dinner table while we enjoy bagged milk every day and everyone gasped when i told them that you didnt smack the bottom of the jug to make the bag slide down to the bottom and then the giant hole! We all got a great chuckle and the fact that you didnt spill was Very impressive! We always cut a slit in the opposite corner from the pour to allow the air to come in while pouring so the bag doesnt collapse. I agree with the others that you need to try the intact nanaimo bar too. It just needs all the parts to tasre right. Hope you had a super trip!
Nanaimo Bar Recipe Bottom Layer 1/2 cup unsalted butter (European style cultured) (125 ml) 1/4 cup sugar (50 ml) 5 tbsp. cocoa (75 ml) 1 egg beaten 1 3/4 cups graham wafer crumbs (425 ml) 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds (125 ml) 1 cup coconut (250 ml) Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan. Second Layer 1/2 cup unsalted butter (125 ml) 2 Tbsp. and 2 Tsp. cream (40 ml) 2 Tbsp. vanilla custard powder (30 ml) 2 cups icing sugar (500 ml) Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer. Third Layer 4 squares semi-sweet chocolate (4 oz) 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter (30 ml) Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
Trippy recipe Raw egg in a graham cracker crust? and this strange custard powder in the buttercream frosting layer? But it totally works Nanaimo bars are delicious
In Wisconsin we have Milk in a Bag. It’s sold at KwikTrip gas stations. It’s a Midwest chain. They give you special pitches to dispense it. It’s just normal milk tho
The butter tart looked very similar to a dessert tart we have in the UK called treacle tart, it's made with very buttery short crust pastry and the filling is made from melted butter, large breadcrumbs and golden syrup, usually served warm with custard, clotted cream or vanilla ice cream. It's extremely rich! Emmy, i think you should try baking one of these for comparison! We also get milk in a bag over here but it is more common in coffee shops and catering establishments.
Mmmm. That treacle tart sounds so good. Golden syrup has its own distinctive flavour. Some say you can substitute corn syrup but it's just not the same. If a recipe calls for golden syrup it's worth tracking it down.
I love watching people gush about Canadian food and things. It was adorable to see you show off the Loonie and Toonie and be fascinated. I remember seeing my father out in British Columbia and he grabbed a plastic jug of milk and I was only used to the bagged milk... I was so confused 😂 I can also bribe that man with butter tarts whenever I need a ride anywhere!
Beaver tail the pastry? I ate one in the Emirates several years ago, that stuff mangled my blood sugar. I sure missed that place now, their hot coco is underrated 👍
We live in Buffalo NY and summer in Canada, as a lot of WNYers do. Of course, we use bagged milk, but never knew however it came to be. Thx for the explanation. Canada is a wonderful country and the people friendly and kind. Visit the again you’ll love even more to love. PS We had dinner there last night. ❤️ your channel
Thank you for this video! I moved from Canada to the stated 16 years ago, and this was a walk down memory lane. I can't wait to share this with my husband so he can see the things I was talking about
I'm from the other coast of Canada, but we also had bagged milk in the 90s when I was growing up. Now it's all cartons and jugs. Also, my grandmother (who lived not far from Nanaimo) made the BEST Nanaimo bars. Wish I could get her recipe. Nice to see you enjoying your time in our lovely country.
Another RUclipsr Glen and friends he cooks and makes mixed drinks in the evening. He uses milk in a bag. Quite a good laugh with the idea of milk in a bag. I really want to go to Canada sometime. Glen has made butter tarts.
The first time I heard about bagged milk (I'm an Arizonan), I was like, "How would you pour that?" Then I saw a video where the person used that pitcher. LOL
I’m so excited that you came to Canada. Do try the Nanaimo bar again, but so glad you enjoyed the butter tart. I used to make those for yard sales for extra cash. They sold very well.
Here in Argentina milk is also usually sold in plastic bags of one litre (or liter, I'm not sure xD) each! So I hope to see you here soon testing our bagged milk! 😊
Dairyland use to sell it by the bag I assume they still do I remember having milk in a bag in a pitcher IT was just the way things were it seemed so cool somehow Coming from a Western Canadian it is actually super interesting I mean milk in a bag might be the same as carton or jug or whatever but it is still spicial
Please get a nanimo bar recipe and make it. That was not a good bar and that couldn’t have tasted right I m very glad you liked Toronto. I’m very proud of my city
We used to get it like this in Stockport, UK. The bags came in pint size and we had a plastic jug with a slit in the front to slot the bag through, then we cut a small slit in the bag. It’s easy to freeze like this too.
When I was a kid everyone called Nanaimo bars "New York Special" and I assumed they were from the States. I never did figure out what was up with that.
My grandma's recipe for new york specials is a little different from a Nanaimo bar. There is no coconut, the base is all Graham crackers and because of that you have to use eggs and make a cooked stirred custard to get the base to set. They are a Christmas favorite at my house😊
Our milk bags are better in a way too because the milk doesn't go bad before you finish it as often with just a l each bag. Butter tarts are amazing. I've always loved those. When I lived in Toronto I really enjoyed the food there. Lots of amazing places to eat like The Empanada Co and cool markets like Kensington Market, or the Royal Ontario Museum.
I'm originally from Germany and back in the 70s the milk came in bags. We had a sort of pitcher that the bag fit into and stored it in the fridge. But when Rausing came up with the tetra pack design, milk started to arrive in cartons. And nowadays quite often in glass bottles.
omg so much fun to watch the excitement you had with bagged milk, now, get out of TO and come to the east coast of Canada, specifically Nova Scotia, you will NOT be disappointed, i can be your guide, lots and lots of great food options and close communities to tour around in!!
Omg yes! We always had to have those in the house for my stepdad haha. Growing up with my family dispersed around the world every time you went to visit somebody they asked you to bring presidents choice decadent chocolate chip cookies😂
Your trip home should take you down the 401 to the Ivy Lea international bridge. Come visit us in Kingston. There is more to Ontario than Toronto. ❤️Just say in’ 😉🇨🇦
Welcome to Canada, enjoy your time here. Hopefully the weather warms up! I also gasped at the milk bag cut lol Poutine with fresh cheese curds is also another canadian treasure! And real maple syrup =) thank you for visiting and sharing our wonderful favorites ❤
We have bagged milk in Wisconsin, too! At out famous and very popular gas station, Kwik Trip! The jug you buy looks really similar except ours has a little cut slit in the front that you slip the bag down into when youre done using it.
Omg I was shocked when you cutted the bag, you don't need to cut it that large, just cut a bit the corner, I always want to murder my family when they cut it too large 😅
We have had bagged milk since the late 1970s (I was born in the 60s, and raised in Ontario). Quebec and East coast have it as well. I love your channel because I also love to do kitchen experiments, making copycats, taste tests, etc.I did not realize butter tarts were just a Canadian thing.All provinces in Canada are different in terms of foods, slang, etc., just like the states.
YOYOMAX EMMY I HAVE BEEN STUCK TRYING TO THING IF THIS CHANNEL NAME FOR WEEKS!! she was one of the very first youtube channels i ever watched or subscribed too back in the early early days!! THANK YOU!
I live in the U.K. when I lived in Plymouth in the South West region of the country, we used to buy our milk in a bag, 1 or 2 pint size, we had plastic holder jugs like that 2 litre one you brought. The milk we brought we were alo able to freeze! To defrost, I would take 1 out of the freezer, after dinner,( 7pm ish ) place it in the bottom of the fridge and by the following morning it would be ready to use, so approximately 12 hours to defrost. It made no difference to the taste. We also have 1 & 2 pound coins, the 2 is the same size as the 2 in Canada and 2 tone, but the 1 is smaller we also have colourful notes, 5, 10, 20 etc. We also have a 20 pence piece, ( we have pence not cents) !!! Love your vlogs especially the M.R.E ones, stay safe xx
Here in Uruguay, we have milk, yogurt and juice in a bag and pretty much the same jar, but the most common ones are blue. We use to cut the two top corners one to pour the milk and the other one to let the air get in.
What a shame that you didn't get to try an actual, undamaged Nanaimo Bar. They are delicious and taste nothing like a Mounds or Almond Joy bar. And that butter tart? Way too big, way too much crust. !!!Some people believe a butter tart should have raisins but early recipes called for dried currants (which are actually dried seedless Corinth grapes; Corinth - Currant). I think the butter tarts with dried fruit are better because they cut the sweetness of that gooey filling. Thanks for being so respectful to Canada!
As a Canadian I always find it so amusing how many visitors are perplexed by milk in bags!!! 😂 Milk in bags is great! The bags make great freezer bags. It costs the same as the giant 4L jugs without having to lift and pour 4L at a time. LOL your reaction is so cute❤
We had milk in bag when I was growing up in KY. When I moved to NY at age 10, never saw it again. Thanks for making this video, since I’ve always wondered about it.
In the last 10 years we used to be able to buy bagged milk in Sainsbury’s (in UK), it was to get rid of the bottles (weight issue) but as we don’t have flexible recycling facilities in any great number in UK it was actually less environmentally friendly
I always enjoy your content, but this episode was particularly intriguing. I had heard about bagged milk also, and was interested in trying it. Fascinating.
I remember milk in a bag in the US, also in the 70's. It was for institutional use, like a camp or a school. It contained several gallons of milk, and went into a large dispenser in the fridge door, (sort of like a bag of soap that goes into a commercial soap dispenser). It had a long, flexible plastic tubing, that threaded through the tap in the dispenser, and once you had it in place, you would turn off the tap, then cut off the end of the plastic spout. Then you had a large, industrial-sized milk dispenser, that stayed refrigerated at all times, and you didn't have to lug it around to all the tables in the dining room.
I remember when we changed to bagged milk. There were also issues with the jugs not being properly cleaned as they were not recycled back then they were washed and reused. Plus the bagged milk used less plastic than the jugs did.
Welcome to Toronto Canada!!! How in the world you don’t know milk in a bag! I went to school in Canada in the early eighties and it has always been milk in a bag 😅… you can freeze the milk in the freezer too! I think it is environmental friendly as you can use the milk bag to freeze other stuff if you wash the milk bag thoroughly! Have a nice stay in Toronto!
My sincerest apologies to all the Canadian lovelies who were triggered by the size of my milk bag snip.😆✂
My husand and I did a audible gasp!
@@RMBF89 i did also do the big gasp
Too funny!
Forget opening a coconut, this is the real test . . . 🥥
There is always a learning curve 🥛
rofl :) its all good !
Welcome to Toronto! Not gonna lie... When you cut the bag, I thought, "Too big Too big!" We usually do a smaller hole to minimize spilling.
Ikr i was like if you poured that milk bag any quicker ur screwed 😂
I jumped out of my seat Nooo!
I totally thought the same thing 😂
Right!! And I was like "Hold the other end of the bag or you're going to be wearing some milk" lol
That’s exactly what I said 😂
You talking about Canadian money (as a Canadian) is the sweetest part of this video!!! Loonies ($1) and toonies ($2) they even have cute names!
I did not know that that's an interesting bit of information you learn something new every day lol
Welcome to Canada! Omg, I nearly had a heart attack when you cut that giant hole in the bag! Also, it helps to give the pitcher a shake up and down after putting the bag into the container (but obviously before cutting a hole) to allow the bag to move down to the bottom a bit. That way the bag doesn’t stick up too high or flop over too much, and it avoids spillage.
Or you can insert a finger to prevent a vacuum as it slides in. Besides letting you pour with more precision, a smaller hole keeps the milk fresher, especially if you leave enough of a corner to fold and clamp with a bag clip.
LOL I YELLED NO WHEN I SAW HER CUT IT AHAHA
😮 Could you get a bigger hole in that bag??? Lmao
Welcome to Canada!
Welcome to canada❤
I do that tap method.
The melted Nanaimo bar breaks my damn heart. Please make them! They are something I grew up with because we were very close with an all Canadian family, holidays and birthday always shared together. Nanaimo bars are a literal staple!
Buttertarts (note - this is always rendered as one word in my experience) are such a fundamental thing in Canada. I can't really imagine trying one for the first time. Glad you enjoyed it. I'll probably get a few dislikes for this, but I like my buttertarts to have raisins in the filling. It's weird to say out loud but that's how my mom always made them. The raisins are cooked with the filling so they are kind of part of the whole buttery creamy unit, not really a separate element. That might just be a prairie thing though.
I’m from Toronto and I prefer the raisins as well. We always had two options with raisins or without raisins side-by-side.
The option of buying Raisin buttertarts is pretty common here in Ontario alongside the usual plain and pecan options. My personal favourite though is ones with walnut in the filling, like how my grandma used to make them. Generally not available commercially though, you have to hunt for a bakery or hit up church bake sales if you want walnut buttertarts.
I love them with raisins too. I kind of wish I could get them with raisins and walnuts (I prefer walnuts to pecans).
My family recipes (one from Montreal and one from the Maritimes) both have raisins in them. I leave them out, personally, but my mother makes them with.
I didn't know they made raisin-free butter tarts.
Fun video, and as a Western Canadian (BC, a couple hours from Nanaimo) I enjoyed your history lesson since a lot of Americans lump our whole country together. Growing up, we had bagged milk available in the West until sometime in the 90s when everything went to plastic gallon (4 litre) jugs.
Also, you should definitely make your own Nanaimo bars, but I don’t know that you missed much by having it melted. I’ve had Nanaimo bar flavoured craft beers and even a Nanaimo bar McFlurry from McDonald’s, so the flavours can definitely stand up when mixed.
BRING BACK THE BAGGED MILK
Every country gets lumped as a whole lol.
Fellow Islander.. Hello 😁Living in Nanaimo rn. Been here 30 yrs but a transplant from Toronto. My hometown ☺️
As a canadian from around toronto, I ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK AT HOW BIG SHE CUT THE WHOLE! Emmy we snip the very itty bitty corner off to avoid spilling!! Also loved the video!!
Hole not “ Whole “.
@@cheryla7480 LOL as you can tell, clearly I was in distress ahahahha
I also cut the back corner for proper air flow.
@@andynieuwenhuis7833 Really? I've never had any issue with flow with just the 1 cut. The bag, being malleable, just changes shape for the missing volume.
Bagged milk is pretty common here in Brazil too (at least where I live), my family buys it since forever. I always find it funny how people get fascinated by the idea.
It's amazing what impresses people. I remember seeing pictures of my father's vacation to his girlfriend's childhood home in Bosnia. They keep salt in a bowl at the dining room table. We don't do that here (at least no one I know). We have a salt shaker but not salt in a bowl. It's a tradition over there. Simple things or traditions are sometimes the most impressive.
I laughed so hard as I opened my RUclips while having my pre-bed snack of milk (from a bag) and a butter tart. 😂 🇨🇦 Glad you enjoyed some of our specialties!
🤣😂 amazing
Welcome to Ontario! It’s always amusing hearing someone say Toronto the way it’s spelled 😂 I live outside the area now and can’t help but smile every time I hear someone say it.
They did it in "Turning Red" I remember that being the only inaccurate thing. TORONNO!
Those coins are loonies and toonies. ❤ I hope you have a fabulous time here
Emmy, I live in Wisconsin and we have bagged milk,- all kinds, as well as juice. I honestly thought everyone had access to it. 😊😊 I cant belive a store charged for the pitcher! Here in Wisconsin when you buy the bagged milk or juice, there is a display of pitchers usually right next to the milk. I like it because it reduces waste
KwikTrip bagged milk with the complementary specialized pitcher.
Same down here in iowa
I was about to say the same thing. I'm in Wisconsin as well, Kwik Trip rules. It works great for camping and you can freeze it.
Plastic bag vs paper carton?
(Canadian) you guys say pop too right? iv always felt that people from Wisconsin are like our American cousins
My grandparents are Canadian, so whenever we visit them there's always plenty of butter tarts and nanaimo bars to go around. So great to see you enjoying these treats Emmy :)
Lucky you!
milk kept in bags also stays fresher longer because you don't expose it all to air. Also, I got more upset when you didn't tap the bag down into the pitcher :). Hope you had a great time in Canada
I'll always remember seeing a French roommate who had just purchased a bag of milk - he had figured out that he also needed to pick up a plastic pitcher, but he missed the little milk cutters which are often displayed next to the pitchers. He had poked a hole in the end of the bag and was squeezing it like an udder into the pitcher!
Now that you know and enjoy butter tarts you need to try one with raisins and one without.
I grew up in Toronto, and remember we had a plastic holder for the milk bags. They were challenging for little hands. Butter tarts slaaaaap!!! Not sure if you heard of Bulk Barn, but it's my favorite place to shop. They have the prettiest dried pastas, all sorts of grains, nuts, granolas, candy, and dried fruits and stuff all by the kilo. I imagine it is the type of place you would consider a food playground.
There’s a video somewhere of a young American lady’s first trip to a Bulk Barn! It’s hilarious. Probably one for a first visit to a Canadian Tire as well.
Hi Emmy, I'm from South Africa we've been buying milk in 1L bags for many years. I usually buy 4 to 6 1L bag and pop them in the freezer. That way you can defrost one bag at a time.
I love in southern Ontario. Emmy getting excited about our bagged milk was so wholesome. Enjoy Toronto!
Love that you pronounced it "Tronno" like us Torontonians!
*Tronnuh
There also are containers for your fridge that will hold the extra bags of milk so you can stack them vertically. Though in my family our fridge had a narrow shelf where we would store the bags flat in the original larger bag until ready to use. Additionally, there's a small magnetic cutter tool that most of us have for slicing the corner off the bag
So glad you and your family had a great time while you visited us here in Ontario 😊🇨🇦
in elementary school we used to have a milk program, which meant we’d get our own milk every lunch. they were basically mini versions of those bags of milk (around the size of a small carton) and we’d have to poke a straw into it to drink. we could choose chocolate and white milk, it was great.
We had that in germany too, but it was in mini glass bottles and we got tiny straws and we could choose strawberry, vanilla and regular milk ❤❤😂😂
@@s.ce.76 omg i love strawberry milk 😭 i wish canada had that
Yes, I remember this! And we took turns being the “milk monitor” who would divvy up the milk and make sure everyone got the one they ordered haha
🤔How do those stand up? Don't young kids have trouble holding a small bag of milk after it's been poked?
@@la381 no we just held it up with our hands lol. though there were a lot of spills…..
Strongly recommend the *mint* nanaimo bar if you’re going to make some. Hope you enjoyed your stay!
Yes! We had those every Christmas!
I've been married for 44 years and I still have the turquoise milk jug I got for a Bridal Shower !!
So much fun to watch a video of yours about Canadian stuff! It was so much fun to watch you react to things I see every day. Hope you enjoyed Toronto!
I hope you enjoyed Canada and that everyone was kind to your family. ❤️
Butter tarts also can have raisins or pecans in them. There are many recipes for both of them online too.
Careful, you're gonna start a culture war in the comments 😉
@@kirstinmckeown3581 LOL
THANK YOU so much for making this video! Nanaimo bars are my favourite confection, and I wish more people had access to them. Here in western Canada, we used to have milk in a bag when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it since then.
Yes! The milkman brought the bagged milk to our door
Thanks for encouraging your delicious Nanaimo bars to western Washington.. they're one of my favorite too..though I can only eat a couple bites.
I had bagged milk in Canada some years ago. I thought it a weird presentation but it was really good. And, as others have pointed out, there is bagged milk in the midwest, sold at Kwik Trip gas stations.
Welcome to Canada! You are so cute talking about the bagged milk - we don't even think about it - I didn't know it wasn't available to everyone! How curious... And yes when you cut that gigantic hole and went to pour it I held my breath! a good tip, hold the other side of the bag so that the bag doesn't fold over when you go to pour! you should try Ketchup chips and Coffee Crisp chocolate bars! I don't think they are available where you live!
"from... Imperial to metric" Yes, you caught that nicely. I appreciate the detail, could have said standard but imperial is correct in Canada. Great video as usual! Hope you enjoy your time in Canada!
We used to have milk in a bag back in the 70's. You could go to the dairy and buy it. Grocery stores also carried it. This brings back so many memories. Leprechaun was the name of the dairy.
We had it too in the early 90s. Good stuff.
My little Canadian heart always gets confused when it remembers that butter tarts are not a thing everywhere 😂 I've always had my milk in a bag. I can't imagine having it any other way lol. I'm happy to hear you're enjoying my hometown!
We went to Toronto a few years ago and loved it! Great city with lots of things to do and friendly people. We went to that same market, and they also have an amazing aquarium right by the CN Tower that I recommend. We would walk down to where the big illuminated "Toronto" sign is downtown at night and watch the locals play some ice hockey. We had such a lovely time.
P.S. The butter tart is delicious! It's one of my favorite Canadian delicacies.
Welcome to Canada Emmy and family! I was born and raised in Alberta Canada. We used to get milk in a bag when I was a kid but I think only Eastern Canada has it now. I love Nanaimo Bars and Butter tarts - the best! Enjoy your trip.
Hope you enjoyed your visit to Toronto! Love seeing the Canadian content as a Canadian viewer 🥰
I am Canadian, from beautiful Toronto Ontario and of course have had bagged milk my whole life. Two things…when I go to my home in Florida, I dread dealing with those huge jugs. They are impossible. I am probably just used to it but like the bags so much better. Also, I was waiting for the three taps of the milk container after you placed the bag inside but you managed to not even spill a drop with skipping this important step. Thanks for visiting, @emmymade. Canada loves you 🇨🇦
We used to get bagged milk for lunch in elementary school! It tastes better than the cartons tbh 🤣
we did here to in the states and it does tastes better then the carton
Old Country Buffet used the bagged milk and chocolate milk just like school had.
I forgot about the mini bags of chocolate milk ❤ oh memories!
I loved the process: you squeeze the bag, put your finger over the straw, then stab the bag with the straw. Good times in elementary school. :)
It tastes like actual milk
I told my family about your video at the dinner table while we enjoy bagged milk every day and everyone gasped when i told them that you didnt smack the bottom of the jug to make the bag slide down to the bottom and then the giant hole! We all got a great chuckle and the fact that you didnt spill was Very impressive! We always cut a slit in the opposite corner from the pour to allow the air to come in while pouring so the bag doesnt collapse. I agree with the others that you need to try the intact nanaimo bar too. It just needs all the parts to tasre right. Hope you had a super trip!
I hope you enjoy your time in our beautiful Canada! Make sure you try some ketchup and all dressed chips while you’re here! 🇨🇦
Nanaimo Bar Recipe
Bottom Layer
1/2 cup unsalted butter (European style cultured) (125 ml)
1/4 cup sugar (50 ml)
5 tbsp. cocoa (75 ml)
1 egg beaten
1 3/4 cups graham wafer crumbs (425 ml)
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds (125 ml)
1 cup coconut (250 ml)
Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler. Add egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press firmly into an ungreased 8" x 8" pan.
Second Layer
1/2 cup unsalted butter (125 ml)
2 Tbsp. and 2 Tsp. cream (40 ml)
2 Tbsp. vanilla custard powder (30 ml)
2 cups icing sugar (500 ml)
Cream butter, cream, custard powder, and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.
Third Layer
4 squares semi-sweet chocolate (4 oz)
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter (30 ml) Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Cool. Once cool, but still liquid, pour over second layer and chill in refrigerator.
never copy+paste so fast in my life :P
Trippy recipe
Raw egg in a graham cracker crust? and this strange custard powder in the buttercream frosting layer?
But it totally works Nanaimo bars are delicious
It’s a long recipe, but sooooo worth it. I can only eat a small slice, though - too much sugar!!
Thank you for this!
Oh they are so good, I've never made my own though
I still remember my first Nanaimo bar - so good! Thanks for bringing back a great memory.
In Wisconsin we have Milk in a Bag. It’s sold at KwikTrip gas stations. It’s a Midwest chain. They give you special pitches to dispense it. It’s just normal milk tho
As opposed to abnormal milk?
The butter tart looked very similar to a dessert tart we have in the UK called treacle tart, it's made with very buttery short crust pastry and the filling is made from melted butter, large breadcrumbs and golden syrup, usually served warm with custard, clotted cream or vanilla ice cream. It's extremely rich! Emmy, i think you should try baking one of these for comparison! We also get milk in a bag over here but it is more common in coffee shops and catering establishments.
Mmmm. That treacle tart sounds so good. Golden syrup has its own distinctive flavour. Some say you can substitute corn syrup but it's just not the same. If a recipe calls for golden syrup it's worth tracking it down.
You need to make puffed wheat squares. Sort of like rice crispy squares but with puffed wheat glued together with chewy chocolate.
I love watching people gush about Canadian food and things. It was adorable to see you show off the Loonie and Toonie and be fascinated.
I remember seeing my father out in British Columbia and he grabbed a plastic jug of milk and I was only used to the bagged milk... I was so confused 😂 I can also bribe that man with butter tarts whenever I need a ride anywhere!
She should try poutine, and beaver tail, if she want a Canadian food experience
Beaver tail the pastry? I ate one in the Emirates several years ago, that stuff mangled my blood sugar. I sure missed that place now, their hot coco is underrated 👍
Gaaah i love cheese with french fries!! soo good. and sprinkle crumbled bacon. mmmmm
You mean Canadian fast food
Beaver tails are overpriced tourist traps
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We have milk in a bag at gas stations (Kwik Trip) in MN along with the pitcher.
Welcome to Canada! I hope you all had a great time!
We live in Buffalo NY and summer in Canada, as a lot of WNYers do. Of course, we use bagged milk, but never knew however it came to be. Thx for the explanation. Canada is a wonderful country and the people friendly and kind. Visit the again you’ll love even more
to love. PS We had dinner there last night. ❤️ your channel
Thank you for this video! I moved from Canada to the stated 16 years ago, and this was a walk down memory lane. I can't wait to share this with my husband so he can see the things I was talking about
I’m from California but for a short time my little brothers elementary school have milk in a bag, they use the cartons now tho
I'm from the other coast of Canada, but we also had bagged milk in the 90s when I was growing up. Now it's all cartons and jugs. Also, my grandmother (who lived not far from Nanaimo) made the BEST Nanaimo bars. Wish I could get her recipe.
Nice to see you enjoying your time in our lovely country.
Relieved you had an uneventful experience with pouring the bagged milk!
I thought we'd see spillage with the large sized hole.
The bag that holds the individual bags also doubles as a cover for your socks inside your boots so your feet stay dry. Or a lunch box....
Smaart!
Another RUclipsr Glen and friends he cooks and makes mixed drinks in the evening. He uses milk in a bag. Quite a good laugh with the idea of milk in a bag. I really want to go to Canada sometime. Glen has made butter tarts.
Pretty sure Glen and friends is based out of Toronto.
Butter tarts are basically peacan pies with or without the peacans and sometimes with the adition of rasins
I love to watch him, especially the shows using old cookbooks
@@justacentrist4147 kinda but growing up the butter tarts you got at the grocery store had raisins in them not pecans.
@@br3wsan never cased for butter tarts from the grocery store got spoiled by my mums i guess
As a Canadian who grew up with bagged milk, this might be the cutest thing I've ever seen LOL. Glad you had fun!
The first time I heard about bagged milk (I'm an Arizonan), I was like, "How would you pour that?" Then I saw a video where the person used that pitcher. LOL
I’m so excited that you came to Canada. Do try the Nanaimo bar again, but so glad you enjoyed the butter tart. I used to make those for yard sales for extra cash. They sold very well.
Welcome to Toronto!! Wish you were doing a meet and greet 😊 My daughters and I love to watch all of your videos together. 🇨🇦 ✌🏻
You are so stinking cute! Love how you got excited by milk in a bag and our toonies! Hugs from New Brunswick Canada ❤
Here in Argentina milk is also usually sold in plastic bags of one litre (or liter, I'm not sure xD) each! So I hope to see you here soon testing our bagged milk! 😊
Dairyland use to sell it by the bag I assume they still do I remember having milk in a bag in a pitcher IT was just the way things were it seemed so cool somehow Coming from a Western Canadian it is actually super interesting I mean milk in a bag might be the same as carton or jug or whatever but it is still spicial
Please get a nanimo bar recipe and make it. That was not a good bar and that couldn’t have tasted right
I m very glad you liked Toronto. I’m very proud of my city
We used to get it like this in Stockport, UK. The bags came in pint size and we had a plastic jug with a slit in the front to slot the bag through, then we cut a small slit in the bag. It’s easy to freeze like this too.
When I was a kid everyone called Nanaimo bars "New York Special" and I assumed they were from the States. I never did figure out what was up with that.
My grandma's recipe for new york specials is a little different from a Nanaimo bar. There is no coconut, the base is all Graham crackers and because of that you have to use eggs and make a cooked stirred custard to get the base to set. They are a Christmas favorite at my house😊
@@lisacarl8561 Oh, maybe that explains it! Thanks for sharing.
Our milk bags are better in a way too because the milk doesn't go bad before you finish it as often with just a l each bag. Butter tarts are amazing. I've always loved those. When I lived in Toronto I really enjoyed the food there. Lots of amazing places to eat like The Empanada Co and cool markets like Kensington Market, or the Royal Ontario Museum.
Emmy if you're still in CA you should totally go to Tim Hortons!🍩☕
Love Timmy's! I myself get a large triple double.
If you want to sound like a local order a double double and some Timbits (donut "holes").
@@angelacarr2481 - I was usually the "taxi" driver for EARLY morning skates and those 3 boys could eat all 36 tidbits going to practice!
I'm originally from Germany and back in the 70s the milk came in bags. We had a sort of pitcher that the bag fit into and stored it in the fridge. But when Rausing came up with the tetra pack design, milk started to arrive in cartons. And nowadays quite often in glass bottles.
Welcome to Canada!
omg so much fun to watch the excitement you had with bagged milk, now, get out of TO and come to the east coast of Canada, specifically Nova Scotia, you will NOT be disappointed, i can be your guide, lots and lots of great food options and close communities to tour around in!!
Emmy, if you do make another trip to the grocery store, you have to try President's Choice Decadent chocolate chip cookies!
Omg yes! We always had to have those in the house for my stepdad haha. Growing up with my family dispersed around the world every time you went to visit somebody they asked you to bring presidents choice decadent chocolate chip cookies😂
Loonies and toonies lolol
Your trip home should take you down the 401 to the Ivy Lea international bridge. Come visit us in Kingston. There is more to Ontario than Toronto. ❤️Just say in’ 😉🇨🇦
Welcome to Canada, enjoy your time here. Hopefully the weather warms up! I also gasped at the milk bag cut lol Poutine with fresh cheese curds is also another canadian treasure! And real maple syrup =) thank you for visiting and sharing our wonderful favorites ❤
That’s was a sad looking butter tart too.
We have bagged milk in Wisconsin, too! At out famous and very popular gas station, Kwik Trip! The jug you buy looks really similar except ours has a little cut slit in the front that you slip the bag down into when youre done using it.
Omg I was shocked when you cutted the bag, you don't need to cut it that large, just cut a bit the corner, I always want to murder my family when they cut it too large 😅
I was horrified too at the size. I use a steak knife.
Welcome! So glad you came up north to visit. Hope you had a great trip!
Do Canadians still call the one dollar coins loonies?
@@Diz00 I heard there's talk about introducing a $5 coin. Should it be called Blueies? ($5 bill is blue)
Haven't year Yoyomax for ages! Her little jingle played in my head immediately.
twelve~ 🎶
That Nanaimo bar looked very sad.
Welcome to Canada!!!
I miss bagged milk! 😭😭😭
We have had bagged milk since the late 1970s (I was born in the 60s, and raised in Ontario). Quebec and East coast have it as well. I love your channel because I also love to do kitchen experiments, making copycats, taste tests, etc.I did not realize butter tarts were just a Canadian thing.All provinces in Canada are different in terms of foods, slang, etc., just like the states.
YOYOMAX EMMY I HAVE BEEN STUCK TRYING TO THING IF THIS CHANNEL NAME FOR WEEKS!! she was one of the very first youtube channels i ever watched or subscribed too back in the early early days!! THANK YOU!
I live in the U.K. when I lived in Plymouth in the South West region of the country, we used to buy our milk in a bag, 1 or 2 pint size, we had plastic holder jugs like that 2 litre one you brought. The milk we brought we were alo able to freeze! To defrost, I would take 1 out of the freezer, after dinner,( 7pm ish ) place it in the bottom of the fridge and by the following morning it would be ready to use, so approximately 12 hours to defrost. It made no difference to the taste. We also have 1 & 2 pound coins, the 2 is the same size as the 2 in Canada and 2 tone, but the 1 is smaller we also have colourful notes, 5, 10, 20 etc. We also have a 20 pence piece, ( we have pence not cents) !!! Love your vlogs especially the M.R.E ones, stay safe xx
Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I hope we treated you well and enjoyed your visit 😊
We had a great time and everyone we meet was lovely.
I just found you and I'm subscribing now. I love your humor, topics, and your calming voice! I'm glad RUclips recommended ya. :D
Seeing Emmy get so excited over our bagged milk warms my heart
Here in Uruguay, we have milk, yogurt and juice in a bag and pretty much the same jar, but the most common ones are blue. We use to cut the two top corners one to pour the milk and the other one to let the air get in.
What a shame that you didn't get to try an actual, undamaged Nanaimo Bar. They are delicious and taste nothing like a Mounds or Almond Joy bar.
And that butter tart? Way too big, way too much crust. !!!Some people believe a butter tart should have raisins but early recipes called for dried currants (which are actually dried seedless Corinth grapes; Corinth - Currant). I think the butter tarts with dried fruit are better because they cut the sweetness of that gooey filling.
Thanks for being so respectful to Canada!
As a Canadian I always find it so amusing how many visitors are perplexed by milk in bags!!! 😂 Milk in bags is great! The bags make great freezer bags. It costs the same as the giant 4L jugs without having to lift and pour 4L at a time. LOL your reaction is so cute❤
We had milk in bag when I was growing up in KY. When I moved to NY at age 10, never saw it again. Thanks for making this video, since I’ve always wondered about it.
In the last 10 years we used to be able to buy bagged milk in Sainsbury’s (in UK), it was to get rid of the bottles (weight issue) but as we don’t have flexible recycling facilities in any great number in UK it was actually less environmentally friendly
I always enjoy your content, but this episode was particularly intriguing. I had heard about bagged milk also, and was interested in trying it. Fascinating.
I remember milk in a bag in the US, also in the 70's. It was for institutional use, like a camp or a school. It contained several gallons of milk, and went into a large dispenser in the fridge door, (sort of like a bag of soap that goes into a commercial soap dispenser).
It had a long, flexible plastic tubing, that threaded through the tap in the dispenser, and once you had it in place, you would turn off the tap, then cut off the end of the plastic spout. Then you had a large, industrial-sized milk dispenser, that stayed refrigerated at all times, and you didn't have to lug it around to all the tables in the dining room.
I remember when we changed to bagged milk. There were also issues with the jugs not being properly cleaned as they were not recycled back then they were washed and reused. Plus the bagged milk used less plastic than the jugs did.
I’m from NewJersey and I’ve never seen milk in a bag, ever! So neat to see how others live. Lol. Thanks Emmy!
Welcome to Toronto Canada!!! How in the world you don’t know milk in a bag! I went to school in Canada in the early eighties and it has always been milk in a bag 😅… you can freeze the milk in the freezer too! I think it is environmental friendly as you can use the milk bag to freeze other stuff if you wash the milk bag thoroughly! Have a nice stay in Toronto!