@@SimpleScottishLivingagreed Scotch Eggs store bought taste awful compared to home made.love making them from time to time.loving all your videos so far as just subbed today 😊
@@mojojojo11811 Those of us who are used to it can easily eat straight from jar. An American needs to try a smidgen on very tip of knife spread over buttered toas Baby steps!!
@@thefollandgnat hahah we’ve learned from our mistakes! Tried marmite again the proper way at the end of our Holiday to Dunkeld video, and Annie is a convert.
Eating Marmite on a fork is like having chilli flakes neat and then saying you don't like Mexican food. Hot toast, loads of butter, and thin spread marmite. You have to try it properly.
🎵The milky bar kid is strong and tough, only the best is good enough, the creamiest milk, the whitest bar, nestles milky bar....the Milky Bars are on me.🎶 60s/70s throwback for me there. 😂😂
Before anyone discounts marmite, you need to try marmite and cheese on toast. The trick is, you need such a thing sliver, almost so you can still see the butter underneath. So many people go too heavy and as a lover for probably 30 years, I wouldn't eat it thick/strong. Mature cheddar too!
Also, there was an entire documentary deciding whether it was cake or biscuit. Cakes go hard when they are stale, biscuits go soft. Jaffa cakes go hard stale 😂
Marmite generally speaking is foul but I have to admit while I was at work one time there was a jar of Marmite and I challenged myself to try it so I spread it on the bread extremely thinly so you could barely see it and it wasn’t awful. However I still won’t eat it again because I still think it is awful and I don’t need it in my life!
Hi Zach and Annie and family 😊 I only found you today and I subscribed straight away , you are both so lovely and natural I am hooked , your chemistry is adorable 🥰 . I love Scotland 🏴 have been lucky enough to go a good few times . I married my lovely hubby there in Kingussie in 2009 in Ardverikie House we had the most wonderful time ❤ sadly I lost him nearly 3 years ago to a rare cancer he was only 46 😢😢 I am broken 💔 , but watching you both in your lovely home in Scotland is so warming I wish you all the happiness in the world . Love and best wishes Jackie from Wiltshire England 🏴 xxxx
Thank you for watching and for sharing! I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. 46 is too soon, and our hearts go out to you and all that you’ve had to go through. We truly appreciate your support and thank you for following along ❤️ Hope to keep bringing you some laughs!
Condolences Jackie, it's just not fair is it, I lost my husband to cancer when he was 47, 7 years ago and it doesn't get easier, you just kind of carry on as best you can, miss him every day.
I’m so glad I came across the two of you. I am really enjoying your content and cheerful personalities. I look forward to more. This was a good video and I did laugh a lot. Watching from sunny Wales 😎
FYI... Scotch eggs are NOT a Scottish creation. I believe they originate from Yorkshire in England. Scotch pies on the other hand are Scottish and are delicious. But you can't buy them in England. Coca Cola is the No 1 drink in every country of the world except Scotland where it is Irn Bru. Caramac was discontinued several years ago. But I believe you can get 'versions' of it (not the original recipe one).
Yeah.. It was believed to originate from Fortnum & Mason in the early 1700s. The original name was thought to be Scorched Eggs due to the way it was baked initially - But shortened to Scotch ( probably from mispronounciation)
I like Tunnock's teacakes but much prefer the caramel wafers. Maybe you should get Annie to try more traditionally Scottish things like haggis, butter tablet, black bun, Edinburgh rock, etc.
Another great reaction video Zach and Annie l was born and raised in Scotland and l have never liked marmite your faces when you tried it was funny love from Scotland ❤️
When I was young in the UK (some decades ago sadly), Oranges were imported from Jaffa in Israel - hence the name. The controversy over biscuit v cake came about because in the UK cakes are taxed differently than biscuits (Why is a mystery!) which resulted in a law suit. They were defined legally as cakes much to McVitie's relief as otherwise the VAT would have been collected retroactively - millions of pounds apparently.. Just a little history!
I think you maybe wrong. Jaffa' came from South Africa. I transported fruit and veg in the early 90's and all Jaffa fruit was from South Africa......... Most of our lemons were from Cyprus, but a few came from Israel. Each box of fruit has a COO, and Seville oranges were from Spain, the rest came from South Africa.........
@@simonrobbins8357 I am talking about the 1950's. But it certainly is possible that this variety of Orange was grown elsewhere such as South Africa, no doubt. They were a very large Orange with thick peel. They were certainly labelled as Jaffa Oranges.
Scotch eggs in restaurants and bars are sold hot with the yolk still runny, usually. The ones you buy in local shops are like this. The Scotch pie is traditionally mutton, however most places have moved to beef - they differ wildly depending on where you get them from. I find it a risky pie to buy if you haven't tried it from that place before, sometimes too greasy, sometimes too solid, sometimes too salty. Get a good one though and they're superb. But mutch better pies throughout Scotland in my opinion. Irn-Bru should be cold, cold. Great for hangover and fish suppers alike. Monster Munch are bangers, there's a UK crisps documentary and it's on RUclips if you're ever bored enough. I think it's Crisp Wars. Marmite - you want to toast some bread, butter it and then a thin spread of Marmite, you should be able to see the butter. That's the best way to start and increase depending on preference. Straight from the jar is like drinking vinegar, no one does it. Wine Gums - look on RUclips for the 90s ads for it. "There's joose, loose, aboot this hoose!"
Where, oh where, can you get mutton pies these days? They all seem to be "beef" (loosely speaking). I have childhood memories of eating a Scotch pie with the grease dribbling down my chin. Howies in Saltcoats were the best. Heaven!
I always have marmite in the cupboard but I don't eat it on its own, it's great in cooking, a spoon in stews, pies, gravy... The last time I ate it on toast was when I was pregnant (but loads of butter and the thinnest layer). I love your channel btw
My sister and I will be in Scotland at the end of August until the first of Sept. My daughter is in a masters program at Oxford at 47 yrs of ag. I told her 10 years ago if she ever got a partial scholarship to Oxford I would fly over and take her to a Scottish Game which has been her personal obsession since she was 16. She would go to a game or two every year and camp from BC to WA. We start in Galway then Edinburgh then 3 days traveling toward Inverness and circle back to Galway and meet up with Lacy for the games and then Oxford. I found you two a couple of days ago on utube and have enjoyed your videos. I have no idea where you are located but if you want to have a drive by picture we would enjoy that. We already know we won’t have enough time in the country (Scotland) and Vertually no time in England other than Oxford. Any suggestions are welcome and I know know what not to eat. Ha! Enjoying your content..keep up the good work and keep smiling and laughing at yourselves and each other. Jan and Margie
@@janlovig3371 We hope you have an incredible trip! As far as food goes in the Edinburgh area,the Queen’s Arms has a wonderful Sunday Roast, Hamilton’s for brunch/Scottish breakfast in Stockbridge is great, and Pepe Nero for Italian (especially their pasta with mushrooms) was exceptional! Afternoon tea at Prestonfield house is worth the hype, and so is visiting the Royal mile, Princes St Gardens, and hiking Arthur’s seat. Dalkieth Country Park is lovely and a short drive from Edinburgh, but we also love taking a day trip to North Berwick!
@@SimpleScottishLiving Yeah... not straight out of the jar 🤣 It's the ultimate love or hate item! May I suggest spreading Marmite on hot, buttered Toast 🙂
I think the most relevant fact that makes it clear that Jaffa Cakes are cakes, is that they're cakes made from cake mix. I don't know how anyone can get this wrong.
In 1991, after a long and costly dispute between HM Revenue and customs (HMRC) and McVities it was ruled in Court that Jaffa Cakes are indeed cakes and not biscuits. Decision based on the fact that biscuits, left out of their packaging always go soggy. Cakes don't. It's an important judgement because a chocolate covered biscuit would be subject to Value Added Tax, whereas a chocolate covered cake is not.
OK, I almost un-subscribed when you scored the Jaffa cakes. My wife and I love them but rarely purchase them because it is so hard to not finish the box in one sitting. I am surprised you didn’t have a Lees’s Macroon bar, Snowball or some delicious tablet. Keep the videos coming.
For the perfect Marmite taste test try toasting a “genuine” crumpet (not to be confused with an ‘English’ muffin as there’s no such thing here, they are just called *muffins…* a crumpet is a crumpet!) …. So Toast a crumpet until it goes crispy on the top (but not burnt!) put it on a little plate, then slather it with heaps of fresh dairy butter until the butter drips right through the crumpet holes! Then… with a SMIDGE! (as in a small amount until you get used to the taste of it) of Marmite on your knife, spread it over the top of the crumpet. Carefully pick up your crumpet and just bite into it …. The mix of hot crumpet, melty butter and the taste of Marmite will be a deep joy! Trust me, it’s the truth! Can’t wait to see you do a proper Marmite taste test…. Eating some off of a fork? 😖😲😧 *shaking my head in shock horror at the taste and sensation of it* 😱🤣🤣
Try a homemade scotch egg. Scotch eggs should have a semi runny yolk. Try Dandelion and Burdock, a very distinctive drink. Bread and Butter pudding. The love/hate thing with Marmite has spawned a saying that has come into common usage. People will often say that something "is a Marmite thing", i.e. something you either love or hate. Love the videos btw.
Thanks so much for watching! We’ll definitely try these. And yes, marmite seems to be an acquired taste, but we do plan to try it again when prepared the proper way!
Suggestions for food... cullen skink? Steak and kidney pie? Rhubarb crumble? Scottish lamb? Lobster or crab with salad( not typically just Scottish but we loved having freshly caught ones mostly from dives off the east coast). For sweeties, if you have an old fashioned sweetshop with loose sweets in jars, try asking for 4ozs of a mixture of Scottish ones. We have alots of Scottish made ice cream too so if you're out and about then look for parlours in various towns. I can't remember many names but Janettas in St. Andrews, Visocchi's in Broughty Ferry, Luca's in Musselborough. Mackies is also available from the supermarkets. Scones. Organic duck eggs and, when in season, try a goose egg. I'm sure you'll have plenty of suggestions.
I burst out laughing when you tried the Marmite. First time I had was in New Zealand, I gagged to say the least. I would love the first two & I’ve had the biscuit with jam, pretty good. I also was intrigued by the pickled onion since I drink pickle juice. The rest maybe not. Definite no to the candies.
Fair enough, Marmite isn't for either of you- but eating it like that.......ain't no-one gonna enjoy that! (Unless you are already a great fan!) HAS to be eaten on hot buttered toast, VERY thinly spread! Or used in small amounts to pep up savoury sauces - like brown meat gravy, casseroles or meaty pasta sauces. The Jaffa cake is legally a cake, after a court case in which it was hotly debated. The issue was that cakes are exempt from VAT, but biscuits are not. The deciding factor was that cakes go hard when stale and biscuits go soggy when stale. Your Jaffa cake goes hard, ergo it is a cake. But it's always sold in the biscuit aisle, not the cake aisle......
Guys Guys guys! Even as a Marmite lover, I would never eat it like that. If you fancy trying it again properly, lovely warm toast with butter and spread that marmite nice n thin. The pie, if you eat it just plain like that, you need to get from a butcher to get that proper savory taste, or as Zack said with your preference of sauce. I’m a brown sauce man myself, but whatever you prefer. They are also delicious cover in baked beans. Pickled Onion Monster Munch! Makes my mouth water just to think of them. Delicious. Prawn Cocktail, probably every Mums favorite. We drank irl Bru like water when I was a kid, but now, it’s a nostalgia drink, somewhat to sweet for me. Do not let the kids near it before bed😮! The rest of the scores where fair i think, but we definitely need more of these down the road. Looking forward to you trip. Plenty of scenery please, I’m a long way from home.
Thanks for sharing! We will definitely revisit the marmite when prepared properly and will report back. Went to the Hermitage today and attempted to get some scenic shots. Quite busy on a beautiful Sunday though 😅 Soaking up this amazing weather!
scotch pies really good with onion gravy and mixed steamed veg with mashed potato scotch egg great with salads or conrish pasties and beans or heated up and with mixed steamed veg and gravy marmite they changed the recipe it isnt like it used to be... cant go wrong with dodgers... great with tea or milk... jaffacakes are a cake that are the size of a buscuit... cherry bakewells also better with a cup of tea... tea cakes always great for kids in pack lunches... a great snack that doesnt fill your tunny bfore dinner... milkybar bar one of my old favorites, i myself, my kids and grand kids all grew up eating these to keep em quiet... caramac was discontinued but was another tasty treat. wham bars i used to roll up and put all of it in my mouth and let it melt and suck on it for hours... there was a similar one that had popping candy inside which was another favorite as a kid... wine gums another one that changed the recipe... they were alot better 20 years ago... fruity and chewy now they taste artificial...
What the hell are you doing to poor Annie making her eat neat Marmite! 🤣🤣🤣Has to be on buttered toast very thinly spread with a cup of tea. I love Marmite nom nom nom. As for your Cherry Bakewell scores - get thee gone from our shores - no longer welcome! Bannished forthwith!
Good fun!Whoa!! Go steady with the marmite!!! Only use it in small quantities to “flavour ‘ other food like egg, bread, etc My mum used to make us mince tstties and neeps …. 40+!years ago
Irn Bru is unique, and it cannot be compared or contrasted to any other soft fizzy drinks. It also outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland. As a marmite lover, even I was horrified for you when you used a fork and loaded it with the stuff... OMG!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The TINIEST amount goes a LOOOONG way on toast, and a small amount mixed into Heinz Baked Beans is amazing
Your missus looks like Valarie Allman,I spent the whole video thinking where do I know this woman from? 😁 Should have stuck those pies on morning rolls btw 👍
ADVICE: I just wanted to say that I was instantly attracted to your videos bc of your big move to Scotland and would love to see more DITL or videos showing your life overseas as opposed to the sit down videos. You're in such a beautiful place and it's a shame to not show your new life. I look forward to watching your channel grow!
Thanks for the feedback! We hope to showcase as much as possible. Haven’t been out too much in the first 2 months with all the ongoing house renovations and kids finishing up school, but we can’t wait to see more and share it with everyone ❤️
@@SimpleScottishLiving, for those of us in Scotlabd I think most have us have just enjoyed your enthusiasm and find quite a lot of your viewpoints and experiences really interesting and how you explain for those of us unfamiliar with the USA, what it's like.
@@SimpleScottishLivingyour welcome and I completely understand. For just starting a RUclips channel your doing really great. So glad I stumbled across your videos!
Am suffering from sciatica right now and feeling sorry for myself. I watched your video and you both cheered me up. You are so genuine, humorous and pleasant. Thank you so much. You are very brave attempting some of these so-called delights! Marmite, scoth eggs or Iron Brew😢😢😢😅 Bring on more videos please!
A quick tip, always buy your Scotch pies from the local butchers, much less cereal and more meat, usually filled to the brim too. Big up the Irn Bru,Try Tunnocks Caramel Logs,and I totally prefer Golden Wonder Fully flavoured Crisps.
In defence of Marmite. Non Brits/Australians generally despise Marmite, but I have to say folks, a lot of it is that you really don't understand it or how to eat it. As a lady of 76 who was brought up from a baby on it, it's one of my favourites, but it needs to go very sparingly onto hot, lavishly buttered toast. If you are going to be all tense about the quantity of butter then it's a waste of time even trying it as it will never taste anything but HORRIBLE. And there are plenty of my fellow Brits who would agree with you anyway. Marmite education needs to start in baby/childhood. Don't be suprised If it knocks you over if you choose to fork it into your mouth. You definitely can't ever get a palate for it after that!
i mean, i love marmite but even for me just taking a scoop out the jar is a madness lol. You guys took enough there for at least one nice slice of toast. True test would be on a mothers pride plain loaf, toasted with lurpak butter and some marmite. Elite levels there
You two are so fun to watch! I’m heading to the UK from California the beginning of October with my daughter, her husband and his mother & we’re staying in Scotland for 4 nights. Great idea to do actual taste testing of the local snacks. Unfortunately my daughter & I have celiac disease so we will be missing out on some of the yummy foods. If you stumble upon great gluten free options, please pass those on. I know my son in law will enjoy many of the ones you shared in this video. By the way, I love that you brought a bit of California with you with the picture of the poppies behind you ❤ I grew up in the Bay Area.
Jaffa Cakes even went to court to prove their cake status, as cakes are VAT exempt, the court ruled they are cakes as the base drys out, if it were a biscuit the base would become soggy.
The jaffa cakes are officially cakes, when they came out, they called them cakes, because there was no VAT(tax) on cakes, but there is VAT on buscuits, it went to court and they won, with the ruling being a cake, i think it was in 1991
Jaffa Cakes predated VAT - they first came out in 1927, and VAT was introduced in 1972. The VAT Tribunal, in which the classification of Jaffa Cakes was established was, as you said, in 1991.
@@carolineskipper6976 yes i know the date they came out, just for the comment, i just gave them upto date info, it was HMRC who took them to court, my wifes favourite, she can do a packet watching box sets
This was fun! Out of all the food you tasted I would only eat the Jaffa cakes. My teeth were sore thinking about the sugar😂 Love your videos. I’m Scottish and live in UAE, so love how you’re both finding things different from the US. xx
@SimpleScottishLiving We love it, we’re in Abu Dhabi. Obviously the weather makes a big difference. Been in the Middle East for almost 10 years. Have you visited your family over here?
@@SimpleScottishLiving You definitely should, a lot of things to see and do. The food is amazing, we have every food available, and Zach, we can even get square sausage😂😂
I love scotch eggs; just finished one, rated 10. Prawn cocktail, 2. Marmite, minus 1. Dodgers, 5. Jaffa, 5. Bakewell, 10 (Sainsbury's are identical, at half the price). Teacake, 6. Milkybar, minus 2. Winegums, 5. Don't know the rest.
This is one of the funniest taste tests I've seen. I'm a Brit so I should be offended by your low scores, but I just feel bad that now you've moved to the UK, you're going to have to get used to all these weird tasting snacks! 🤣
Okay, I’ll have a Walker’s prawn cocktail crisps with a dollop of marmite followed with a Tunnocks tea cake chaser….. and then perhaps a dram of whatever whiskey is close by! 😁🥰💙 Fun video, thank you for the laughs!
I adore Marmite, but if I ate it the way you did just now, I think I'd hate it forever. It's supposed to be spread thinly over toast or something. It's really nice on thick buttered hot toast and on a large slice you'd use a quarter of what you ate off a fork.
Stovies made with square steak slice One big pot dinner. ... Fry your sausage once cooked put oan a plate. Fry your onions in the grease from the sausage. Cut yer tatties , carrot and turnip into mouth size pieces. put yer vedgies into the large pot, cut yer square sausage into six pieces and put into the pot along with yer cooked onions. Crush two oxo cubes into the pot and shake about a teaspoon o steak seasoning ( I shake it in I don't measure as I ken whit we like) cover with boiling water and cook for about fifty minutes till the potatoes and veg are soft. Drain some o the fluid into a jug and mix some gravy granuals to thicken it add two tablespoons o H.P. Brown sauce in and add to the pot enjoy. I also have a Steamed fruit Dumpling recipe from my m/in/law, four oors steaming time for this if you want to try it.
@@SimpleScottishLivinglove stories but I wouldn't fry the onions in the fat from the sausages unless you want blocked arteries lol.Square sausage has so much fat in them depending where you buy then from but I agree Stovies with HP sauce on a cold day =delightful!.
Annie , we have to work on the whole marmite thing! I tried harder with the nightmare combo that is Peanut and Jello ..Have you tried haggis yet? 🤣🤣🤣 We need to expand your taste test examples to better examples, like real Bakewells , from Bakewell , and thin spread marmite on buttered crumpets .... magic.
🤣🤣 Definitely have room to improve! Peanut and jello - interesting 😱 Tried haggis on my first ever visit and eat it regularly whenever we’re back visiting family. It’s a 10/10!
Great vlog Zac and Annie 👍 Caramac bars were discontinued last year 😢 I like a Wham bar but mine are always quite soft, I don't know where you bought your bar from?? 🤔😉 I love how Annie gives things at least a couple of tastes, apart from the Marmite 🤢 when you go visiting the south of England you have to get Annie to try the pie, mash and liquor (parsley sauce) a dish originally from East London but available in all parts of London and places outside of the area. It's best with chilli vinegar and salt....lush 😍 The two of you are like a breath of fresh air, I'm looking forward to seeing your next vlog ❤
I would normally rate a scotch egg about a 6 because they are a little dry but I recently had one that was hot... and the sausage meat on the outside was moist and delicious .. you should try one warmed up in the oven
I am going to give my fav USA dish, my aunt moved to Long Island in NY early 1960's and she came home for trips every year and always brought us lots of USA stuff, but my fav has to be meatloaf, and to this day we love it and it still gets made in all our homes. xoxox
Hi guys, here in Australia we had the same ad for the milky bar kid.... probs alot of similarities.... With Marmite or vegemite, hot toast smothered in butter with just a wafer thin - almost see through - spread of either one. It gives you a hint of flavour. If making a stew in a crockpot add a tblspoon to the liquid its increases the richness of it... Scotch eggs delicious, but try again with the yolk not so well done... a little bit softer 10 x better
hi guys i have a great recommendation for you to come and experience ....the biggest highland games in the world which is in the beautiful town Dunoon on Saturday 27th August...hope to see you here and i know you will love it
Too funny...I live in US and my brother brought over small bottle of IRN BRU and it is still sitting in my fridge!! Nobody wants to try it!! Not thrilled by color and high sugar content. I love pickled onions so those chip things looked good. Also, love wine gums, you can get them @ Stop n Shop over here. I've had Jammie Rogers, ok but dry so need tea or glass of milk with it. Prawn cocktail chips look good. Would def try them out!
A suggestion to try: Baked Rice Pudding. My favourite if it's really dry and can be sliced with a knife! Some people have a little cinnamon sprinkled on 😆
My big guilty secret, pickled onion monster munch snack remains one of my favourite unhealthy Scottish snacks apart from a caramac bar which I was devastated to discover was recently discontinued.
Entertaining video, bet that marmite made your tongue curl up😂 Never heard of scotch pie, live in the east Midlands so dont think I can even buy it down here.
Annie: Cuts scotch egg and eats with knife. Zach, "or you could eat it properly" 🤣 He's definitely British.
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@@hannahgraceoutdoors lol
Nah, he forgot the Branston . Essential for a Jock Egg.
@@SimpleScottishLivingagreed Scotch Eggs store bought taste awful compared to home made.love making them from time to time.loving all your videos so far as just subbed today 😊
@@justm9892 Thanks for joining! ❤️
To be fair, Marmite should eaten thinly spread on hot toast.
Really? Wow thanks so much I bet the entire population of the UK never knew this information and have been eating it wrong since time began.
It's still bloody horrible on toast :)
@@mojojojo11811 Those of us who are used to it can easily eat straight from jar.
An American needs to try a smidgen on very tip of knife spread over buttered toas Baby steps!!
toast with butter
Toast and marmite, mmm! Love it. In puddings, you need to try apple crumble, rhubarb crumble. Bread and butter pudding, sherry trifle, etc. etc
Finally an American who uses a knife and fork correctly 😅
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That is my pet hate , as a Scot living in the USA . I'm amazed how Americans can't use a knife and fork . Jaffa cake is a fruit in scotland 🙂
@@alec1113One of your five a day 😂
What, eating Marmite with a fork? I think not.
@@thefollandgnat hahah we’ve learned from our mistakes! Tried marmite again the proper way at the end of our Holiday to Dunkeld video, and Annie is a convert.
Eating Marmite on a fork is like having chilli flakes neat and then saying you don't like Mexican food.
Hot toast, loads of butter, and thin spread marmite.
You have to try it properly.
Thanks for the tip! We’ll do that. We might add to a future video and prepare it all the ways shared.
@@SimpleScottishLiving Also beans on toast if you have not had that yet.
Marmite and cheese are the perfect partners!
@SimpleScottishLiving when we say a thin spread we mean barely visible! No one in their right mind would eat it the way you did! 1🤢🤮
@@user-ez1du4ry9t Good to know! We’ll try it the proper way soon!
A Scotch pie can be anything from about 4 out of 10 to a 10 out of 10, totally depending on where you get it.
🎵The milky bar kid is strong and tough, only the best is good enough, the creamiest milk, the whitest bar, nestles milky bar....the Milky Bars are on me.🎶
60s/70s throwback for me there. 😂😂
Believe it was 'the goodness that's in Milky Bar'
@@karenblackadder1183 I won't argue. I'm only reaching back near 50 years. 😂
Before anyone discounts marmite, you need to try marmite and cheese on toast. The trick is, you need such a thing sliver, almost so you can still see the butter underneath. So many people go too heavy and as a lover for probably 30 years, I wouldn't eat it thick/strong. Mature cheddar too!
Also, there was an entire documentary deciding whether it was cake or biscuit. Cakes go hard when they are stale, biscuits go soft. Jaffa cakes go hard stale 😂
We will definitely revisit marmite and prepare it the proper way for a fair taste test!
Marmite generally speaking is foul but I have to admit while I was at work one time there was a jar of Marmite and I challenged myself to try it so I spread it on the bread extremely thinly so you could barely see it and it wasn’t awful. However I still won’t eat it again because I still think it is awful and I don’t need it in my life!
Marmite toast and peanut butter 😊
@@lesleybunce9848I have just discovered this. I love them both separately but together it's heaven.
Hi Zach and Annie and family 😊 I only found you today and I subscribed straight away , you are both so lovely and natural I am hooked , your chemistry is adorable 🥰 . I love Scotland 🏴 have been lucky enough to go a good few times . I married my lovely hubby there in Kingussie in 2009 in Ardverikie House we had the most wonderful time ❤ sadly I lost him nearly 3 years ago to a rare cancer he was only 46 😢😢 I am broken 💔 , but watching you both in your lovely home in Scotland is so warming I wish you all the happiness in the world . Love and best wishes Jackie from Wiltshire England 🏴 xxxx
Thank you for watching and for sharing! I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. 46 is too soon, and our hearts go out to you and all that you’ve had to go through. We truly appreciate your support and thank you for following along ❤️ Hope to keep bringing you some laughs!
Condolences Jackie, it's just not fair is it, I lost my husband to cancer when he was 47, 7 years ago and it doesn't get easier, you just kind of carry on as best you can, miss him every day.
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A Scotch pie is often paired with beans, or served on a buttered roll.
That would be delicious!
Baked beans = pie and beans
I’m so glad I came across the two of you. I am really enjoying your content and cheerful personalities. I look forward to more. This was a good video and I did laugh a lot. Watching from sunny Wales 😎
Thank you for watching and for the kind comment! Happy to have you joining ❤️
FYI... Scotch eggs are NOT a Scottish creation. I believe they originate from Yorkshire in England.
Scotch pies on the other hand are Scottish and are delicious. But you can't buy them in England.
Coca Cola is the No 1 drink in every country of the world except Scotland where it is Irn Bru.
Caramac was discontinued several years ago. But I believe you can get 'versions' of it (not the original recipe one).
Thanks for sharing!!
Fortnum & Mason claim they invented the scotch egg, Holland’s make scotch pies and they’re a northern England company, they’re nice 😊
Yeah.. It was believed to originate from Fortnum & Mason in the early 1700s. The original name was thought to be Scorched Eggs due to the way it was baked initially - But shortened to Scotch ( probably from mispronounciation)
I like Tunnock's teacakes but much prefer the caramel wafers. Maybe you should get Annie to try more traditionally Scottish things like haggis, butter tablet, black bun, Edinburgh rock, etc.
She’s had some of that, so we wanted honest first impressions! Happy to have her taste those on camera though.
Another great reaction video Zach and Annie l was born and raised in Scotland and l have never liked marmite your faces when you tried it was funny love from Scotland ❤️
Marmite is horrible, when I lived in SA they also sold it. Not unique to the UK.
When I was young in the UK (some decades ago sadly), Oranges were imported from Jaffa in Israel - hence the name. The controversy over biscuit v cake came about because in the UK cakes are taxed differently than biscuits (Why is a mystery!) which resulted in a law suit. They were defined legally as cakes much to McVitie's relief as otherwise the VAT would have been collected retroactively - millions of pounds apparently.. Just a little history!
Oh wow - thanks for sharing!
I think you maybe wrong. Jaffa' came from South Africa.
I transported fruit and veg in the early 90's and all Jaffa fruit was from South Africa.........
Most of our lemons were from Cyprus, but a few came from Israel.
Each box of fruit has a COO, and Seville oranges were from Spain, the rest came from South Africa.........
@@simonrobbins8357 I am talking about the 1950's. But it certainly is possible that this variety of Orange was grown elsewhere such as South Africa, no doubt. They were a very large Orange with thick peel. They were certainly labelled as Jaffa Oranges.
@@juniusvindex769 I don't think that is correct. Jaffa Oranges were from Israel - from Jaffa but South African Oranges were OUTSPAN.
jaffas were a type of seedless orange
Scotch eggs in restaurants and bars are sold hot with the yolk still runny, usually. The ones you buy in local shops are like this. The Scotch pie is traditionally mutton, however most places have moved to beef - they differ wildly depending on where you get them from. I find it a risky pie to buy if you haven't tried it from that place before, sometimes too greasy, sometimes too solid, sometimes too salty. Get a good one though and they're superb. But mutch better pies throughout Scotland in my opinion.
Irn-Bru should be cold, cold. Great for hangover and fish suppers alike.
Monster Munch are bangers, there's a UK crisps documentary and it's on RUclips if you're ever bored enough. I think it's Crisp Wars.
Marmite - you want to toast some bread, butter it and then a thin spread of Marmite, you should be able to see the butter. That's the best way to start and increase depending on preference. Straight from the jar is like drinking vinegar, no one does it.
Wine Gums - look on RUclips for the 90s ads for it. "There's joose, loose, aboot this hoose!"
Thanks for the info! Yes, we definitely didn’t give marmite a fair shot. We’ll be revisiting this one and doing it the right way!
Where, oh where, can you get mutton pies these days? They all seem to be "beef" (loosely speaking). I have childhood memories of eating a Scotch pie with the grease dribbling down my chin. Howies in Saltcoats were the best. Heaven!
I always have marmite in the cupboard but I don't eat it on its own, it's great in cooking, a spoon in stews, pies, gravy... The last time I ate it on toast was when I was pregnant (but loads of butter and the thinnest layer). I love your channel btw
That makes much more sense! I could see how it would be a nice salty additive when used sparingly in a recipe. We’ll have to try it again!
@@SimpleScottishLiving Very thinly spread on buttered toast, my regular breakfast.
My sister and I will be in Scotland at the end of August until the first of Sept. My daughter is in a masters program at Oxford at 47 yrs of ag. I told her 10 years ago if she ever got a partial scholarship to Oxford I would fly over and take her to a Scottish Game which has been her personal obsession since she was 16. She would go to a game or two every year and camp from BC to WA.
We start in Galway then Edinburgh then 3 days traveling toward Inverness and circle back to Galway and meet up with Lacy for the games and then Oxford.
I found you two a couple of days ago on utube and have enjoyed your videos. I have no idea where you are located but if you want to have a drive by picture we would enjoy that.
We already know we won’t have enough time in the country (Scotland) and Vertually no time in England other than Oxford. Any suggestions are welcome and I know know what not to eat. Ha!
Enjoying your content..keep up the good work and keep smiling and laughing at yourselves and each other. Jan and Margie
@@janlovig3371 We hope you have an incredible trip! As far as food goes in the Edinburgh area,the Queen’s Arms has a wonderful Sunday Roast, Hamilton’s for brunch/Scottish breakfast in Stockbridge is great, and Pepe Nero for Italian (especially their pasta with mushrooms) was exceptional! Afternoon tea at Prestonfield house is worth the hype, and so is visiting the Royal mile, Princes St Gardens, and hiking Arthur’s seat. Dalkieth Country Park is lovely and a short drive from Edinburgh, but we also love taking a day trip to North Berwick!
marmite needs to be on toast with plenty of butter!!!!!!!! Love it
🤣 it wasn’t a fair try! Will revisit this one.
Marmite is awesome!!! 😁
We need to give it a fair shot in a future video and prepare it the proper way!
@@SimpleScottishLiving Yeah... not straight out of the jar 🤣
It's the ultimate love or hate item! May I suggest spreading Marmite on hot, buttered Toast 🙂
@@David-sk9vv Yes, 100%! We’ll report back 😊
Annie's laugh is infectious😅
Thank you ❤️
LOL I have a sugar rush after watching that!! LOL...😂😂😂
Cakes dry out, biscuits go soggy. Jaffa Cakes dry out so are cakes.
Its actually been ruled on in court that Jaffa cakes are indeed cakes .
I think the most relevant fact that makes it clear that Jaffa Cakes are cakes, is that they're cakes made from cake mix.
I don't know how anyone can get this wrong.
In 1991, after a long and costly dispute between HM Revenue and customs (HMRC) and McVities it was ruled in Court that Jaffa Cakes are indeed cakes and not biscuits. Decision based on the fact that biscuits, left out of their packaging always go soggy. Cakes don't. It's an important judgement because a chocolate covered biscuit would be subject to Value Added Tax, whereas a chocolate covered cake is not.
cakes can be scaled up, biscuits can't, so McVities made a giant Jaffa Cake for "evidence" during their court case with HMRC
@@timrobertson1571 I think every British person knows this story, but somehow don't know the difference between a biscuit and a cake.
I Had an order of scotch pies 🥧 delivered from Scotland last week, ate 5 straight away. Love them grew up with them with Scottish 🏴 parents.
They’re delicious when from the butcher! Our scores likely would’ve been 10/10.
OK, I almost un-subscribed when you scored the Jaffa cakes. My wife and I love them but rarely purchase them because it is so hard to not finish the box in one sitting. I am surprised you didn’t have a Lees’s Macroon bar, Snowball or some delicious tablet. Keep the videos coming.
@@davidf3696 Sorry to disappoint 🤣 Only reason we didn’t do the others is because Annie’s already tried those! Thanks for watching!
For the perfect Marmite taste test try toasting a “genuine” crumpet (not to be confused with an ‘English’ muffin as there’s no such thing here, they are just called *muffins…* a crumpet is a crumpet!) …. So
Toast a crumpet until it goes crispy on the top (but not burnt!) put it on a little plate, then slather it with heaps of fresh dairy butter until the butter drips right through the crumpet holes! Then… with a SMIDGE! (as in a small amount until you get used to the taste of it) of Marmite on your knife, spread it over the top of the crumpet.
Carefully pick up your crumpet and just bite into it …. The mix of hot crumpet, melty butter and the taste of Marmite will be a deep joy! Trust me, it’s the truth!
Can’t wait to see you do a proper Marmite taste test…. Eating some off of a fork? 😖😲😧 *shaking my head in shock horror at the taste and sensation of it* 😱🤣🤣
🤣🤣 Saving this comment so that we can do a proper taste test and hopefully give marmite a fair chance!
Hi Zach and Annie. You two are great!
Thank you 😊
Try a homemade scotch egg. Scotch eggs should have a semi runny yolk. Try Dandelion and Burdock, a very distinctive drink. Bread and Butter pudding. The love/hate thing with Marmite has spawned a saying that has come into common usage. People will often say that something "is a Marmite thing", i.e. something you either love or hate. Love the videos btw.
Thanks so much for watching! We’ll definitely try these. And yes, marmite seems to be an acquired taste, but we do plan to try it again when prepared the proper way!
22:09 - the deep thought into the milkybar is great 😂
Suggestions for food... cullen skink? Steak and kidney pie? Rhubarb crumble? Scottish lamb? Lobster or crab with salad( not typically just Scottish but we loved having freshly caught ones mostly from dives off the east coast). For sweeties, if you have an old fashioned sweetshop with loose sweets in jars, try asking for 4ozs of a mixture of Scottish ones. We have alots of Scottish made ice cream too so if you're out and about then look for parlours in various towns. I can't remember many names but Janettas in St. Andrews, Visocchi's in Broughty Ferry, Luca's in Musselborough. Mackies is also available from the supermarkets. Scones. Organic duck eggs and, when in season, try a goose egg. I'm sure you'll have plenty of suggestions.
Thank you for these suggestions! Eager to try many of these. And Luca’s is already a family favorite! ❤️
Cullen skink is fab ,,,,,then you have all the regional foods too
Caramel wafers
The best thing to go with a Scotch Pie is Heinz beans and chips with brown sauce. 😋
Mmmm sounds delicious ❤️
Tunnocks teacake.....my favourite 😍
I burst out laughing when you tried the Marmite. First time I had was in New Zealand, I gagged to say the least. I would love the first two & I’ve had the biscuit with jam, pretty good. I also was intrigued by the pickled onion since I drink pickle juice. The rest maybe not. Definite no to the candies.
Haha! We did marmite dirty though🤣 we gave it a fair chance at the end of our holiday to Dunkeld video, and Annie is a convert!
Caramac has been withdrawn earlier this year loved them as a kid.
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@@SimpleScottishLivingthere's still some shops like B&M that you can buy caramac from but they are usually in bigger towns or cities
HAHAHHA! The Marmite reaction was 100% brilliant. Needs to be THINLY spread on buttered toast for maximum effect!
@@eoint2524 🤣 We’ll try it again the proper way!!
Fair enough, Marmite isn't for either of you- but eating it like that.......ain't no-one gonna enjoy that! (Unless you are already a great fan!) HAS to be eaten on hot buttered toast, VERY thinly spread! Or used in small amounts to pep up savoury sauces - like brown meat gravy, casseroles or meaty pasta sauces.
The Jaffa cake is legally a cake, after a court case in which it was hotly debated. The issue was that cakes are exempt from VAT, but biscuits are not. The deciding factor was that cakes go hard when stale and biscuits go soggy when stale. Your Jaffa cake goes hard, ergo it is a cake. But it's always sold in the biscuit aisle, not the cake aisle......
Good to know! And we will definitely try marmite prepared the correct way during our next taste testing video. It deserves a fair shot!
Watching anyone taste Marmite and seeing their response is brilliant.
It was…surprising! 🤣 It’s delicious when prepared the proper way though. I’m a true convert - Annie
Guys Guys guys! Even as a Marmite lover, I would never eat it like that. If you fancy trying it again properly, lovely warm toast with butter and spread that marmite nice n thin.
The pie, if you eat it just plain like that, you need to get from a butcher to get that proper savory taste, or as Zack said with your preference of sauce. I’m a brown sauce man myself, but whatever you prefer. They are also delicious cover in baked beans.
Pickled Onion Monster Munch! Makes my mouth water just to think of them. Delicious.
Prawn Cocktail, probably every Mums favorite.
We drank irl Bru like water when I was a kid, but now, it’s a nostalgia drink, somewhat to sweet for me. Do not let the kids near it before bed😮!
The rest of the scores where fair i think, but we definitely need more of these down the road. Looking forward to you trip. Plenty of scenery please, I’m a long way from home.
I have always and still do
Absolutely _DETEST_ any prawn cocktail snacks...
And I _don't_ like Irn Bru _at all_ ...
Thanks for sharing! We will definitely revisit the marmite when prepared properly and will report back. Went to the Hermitage today and attempted to get some scenic shots. Quite busy on a beautiful Sunday though 😅 Soaking up this amazing weather!
scotch pies really good with onion gravy and mixed steamed veg with mashed potato
scotch egg great with salads or conrish pasties and beans or heated up and with mixed steamed veg and gravy
marmite they changed the recipe it isnt like it used to be...
cant go wrong with dodgers... great with tea or milk...
jaffacakes are a cake that are the size of a buscuit...
cherry bakewells also better with a cup of tea...
tea cakes always great for kids in pack lunches... a great snack that doesnt fill your tunny bfore dinner...
milkybar bar one of my old favorites, i myself, my kids and grand kids all grew up eating these to keep em quiet...
caramac was discontinued but was another tasty treat.
wham bars i used to roll up and put all of it in my mouth and let it melt and suck on it for hours... there was a similar one that had popping candy inside which was another favorite as a kid...
wine gums another one that changed the recipe... they were alot better 20 years ago... fruity and chewy now they taste artificial...
Interesting - thanks for sharing! Yes, I think a cup of tea could’ve improved these scores 😊
The treat I remember is coconut snowballs.
A local treat for me is a Nanaimo Bar, named after the city that I live in now, Nanaimo.
We’ll see if we can find those!
What the hell are you doing to poor Annie making her eat neat Marmite! 🤣🤣🤣Has to be on buttered toast very thinly spread with a cup of tea. I love Marmite nom nom nom. As for your Cherry Bakewell scores - get thee gone from our shores - no longer welcome! Bannished forthwith!
Good fun!Whoa!! Go steady with the marmite!!! Only use it in small quantities to “flavour ‘ other food like egg, bread, etc
My mum used to make us mince tstties and neeps …. 40+!years ago
We’ve learned since this video 🤣 Annie actually likes it now!
This was really interesting and fun, but it really doesn't matter what you post because you two are so darn cute together!! Love your channel! :)
Thanks for the comment! Happy to have you joining :) It feels like date night every time we get to record 😀
Irn Bru is unique, and it cannot be compared or contrasted to any other soft fizzy drinks. It also outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland. As a marmite lover, even I was horrified for you when you used a fork and loaded it with the stuff... OMG!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The TINIEST amount goes a LOOOONG way on toast, and a small amount mixed into Heinz Baked Beans is amazing
Haha the marmite was a complete disaster!! We redid the taste test at the end of our British Dunkeld holiday video, and Annie is now a true convert!
Cold Irn Bru perfect for a hangover
Scotch Woodcock? Buttered toast with Patum Paparium spread thinly...delicious!
Your missus looks like Valarie Allman,I spent the whole video thinking where do I know this woman from? 😁 Should have stuck those pies on morning rolls btw 👍
Laughed at the Marmite 😂, Roll & Square on a Crispy Glasgow Roll Red or Brown sauce Yum
@@mlz2368 we gave marmite a second try the proper way. Much better!!!
😂Watched Both back to back What a Laugh
ADVICE: I just wanted to say that I was instantly attracted to your videos bc of your big move to Scotland and would love to see more DITL or videos showing your life overseas as opposed to the sit down videos. You're in such a beautiful place and it's a shame to not show your new life. I look forward to watching your channel grow!
Thanks for the feedback! We hope to showcase as much as possible. Haven’t been out too much in the first 2 months with all the ongoing house renovations and kids finishing up school, but we can’t wait to see more and share it with everyone ❤️
@@SimpleScottishLiving, for those of us in Scotlabd I think most have us have just enjoyed your enthusiasm and find quite a lot of your viewpoints and experiences really interesting and how you explain for those of us unfamiliar with the USA, what it's like.
Me thinks Zach that you have a sweet tooth😂.
@@SimpleScottishLivingyour welcome and I completely understand. For just starting a RUclips channel your doing really great. So glad I stumbled across your videos!
@@lynneserman6054 quite possibly 😅
Annie should be reported for not giving tunnocks tea cakes 10/10
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Am suffering from sciatica right now and feeling sorry for myself. I watched your video and you both cheered me up. You are so genuine, humorous and pleasant. Thank you so much.
You are very brave attempting some of these so-called delights! Marmite, scoth eggs or Iron Brew😢😢😢😅
Bring on more videos please!
Thank you for watching, and we hope your sciatica symptoms lessen soon for you. ❤️
A quick tip, always buy your Scotch pies from the local butchers, much less cereal and more meat, usually filled to the brim too. Big up the Irn Bru,Try Tunnocks Caramel Logs,and I totally prefer Golden Wonder Fully flavoured Crisps.
The caramel logs are 10/10! Eager to try the pies from the butcher. I’m sure they’ll be delicious.
Cherry bakewell are my favourite Mr Kipling cakes.
A fellow American transplant - nearly 20 years now. I frequently visit Scotland and highly recommend you try Cullen Skink.
It’s on the list for sure!!
Also try cranachan - the dessert of the Gods. Selkirk Bannock and butter is delicious at tea-time.
In defence of Marmite. Non Brits/Australians generally despise Marmite, but I have to say folks, a lot of it is that you really don't understand it or how to eat it. As a lady of 76 who was brought up from a baby on it, it's one of my favourites, but it needs to go very sparingly onto hot, lavishly buttered toast. If you are going to be all tense about the quantity of butter then it's a waste of time even trying it as it will never taste anything but HORRIBLE. And there are plenty of my fellow Brits who would agree with you anyway. Marmite education needs to start in baby/childhood. Don't be suprised If it knocks you over if you choose to fork it into your mouth. You definitely can't ever get a palate for it after that!
We’re going to prepare it the proper way at and give it a fair chance! Stay tuned for our next video :)
Good job you had the iron bru to wash things down.
Wine Gums are my favourite. You can get them in Canada where I live.
You need to try proper Stowaway black-pudding. It’s absolutely amazing with a poached egg.
Will do!
*Stornoway. It's on a Scottish Island.
i mean, i love marmite but even for me just taking a scoop out the jar is a madness lol. You guys took enough there for at least one nice slice of toast. True test would be on a mothers pride plain loaf, toasted with lurpak butter and some marmite. Elite levels there
Sounds much better already! We’ll give it a proper try in an upcoming video!
You two are so fun to watch! I’m heading to the UK from California the beginning of October with my daughter, her husband and his mother & we’re staying in Scotland for 4 nights. Great idea to do actual taste testing of the local snacks. Unfortunately my daughter & I have celiac disease so we will be missing out on some of the yummy foods. If you stumble upon great gluten free options, please pass those on. I know my son in law will enjoy many of the ones you shared in this video. By the way, I love that you brought a bit of California with you with the picture of the poppies behind you ❤ I grew up in the Bay Area.
Thanks so much for watching! We hope you have a lovely time ❤️ Not sure about the GF restaurants, but I’ll keep you posted if/when we come across any!
Loved the vlog,maybe try all the different sponges cakes,like carrot cake,date and walnut and coffee cake 😊
Marmite is yummy, applied properly. Nice in stews, too.
We’ve given it another go. Delicious when done properly!
Marmite is so delicious, but you need to have it on hot toast with butter. Vegemite is even better
I like Marmite but I think Vegemite is absolutely vile.
We have to try it the proper way for sure!!
Nice, try video. What fun! 🤍 Jess x
Thanks, Jess! ❤️
Jaffa Cakes even went to court to prove their cake status, as cakes are VAT exempt, the court ruled they are cakes as the base drys out, if it were a biscuit the base would become soggy.
Wow, this is interesting! Just read up on the case!
Isle of Man TT winner Richard Quayle was nick-named "Milky" because of his resemblance to the kid in the advert.
Good to know!
Zac u keep stuffing that pie in 😂
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The jaffa cakes are officially cakes, when they came out, they called them cakes, because there was no VAT(tax) on cakes, but there is VAT on buscuits, it went to court and they won, with the ruling being a cake, i think it was in 1991
Jaffa Cakes predated VAT - they first came out in 1927, and VAT was introduced in 1972. The VAT Tribunal, in which the classification of Jaffa Cakes was established was, as you said, in 1991.
@@carolineskipper6976 yes i know the date they came out, just for the comment, i just gave them upto date info, it was HMRC who took them to court, my wifes favourite, she can do a packet watching box sets
Love hearing about this. We did more reading up because it’s quite interesting!
Love your videos folks !!! Thankyou
Thank you!!
This was fun! Out of all the food you tasted I would only eat the Jaffa cakes. My teeth were sore thinking about the sugar😂 Love your videos. I’m Scottish and live in UAE, so love how you’re both finding things different from the US. xx
Thanks for taking the time to comment! We have family in UAE. How are you liking it?
@SimpleScottishLiving We love it, we’re in Abu Dhabi. Obviously the weather makes a big difference. Been in the Middle East for almost 10 years. Have you visited your family over here?
@@sandramitchell2719 We’ve only heard wonderful things! Haven’t managed to make the trip yet but maybe now!
@@SimpleScottishLiving You definitely should, a lot of things to see and do. The food is amazing, we have every food available, and Zach, we can even get square sausage😂😂
I love scotch eggs; just finished one, rated 10. Prawn cocktail, 2. Marmite, minus 1. Dodgers, 5. Jaffa, 5. Bakewell, 10 (Sainsbury's are identical, at half the price). Teacake, 6. Milkybar, minus 2. Winegums, 5. Don't know the rest.
We definitely need to have a good scotch egg soon! Your scores on horribly off from ours.
This is one of the funniest taste tests I've seen. I'm a Brit so I should be offended by your low scores, but I just feel bad that now you've moved to the UK, you're going to have to get used to all these weird tasting snacks! 🤣
Haha thanks for watching! Marmite has grown on me though, and I’m a true convert now after trying it the proper way! - Annie
Jaffa cake- Cakes go hard when stale and biscuits go soft. Jaffas go hard!!
Okay, I’ll have a Walker’s prawn cocktail crisps with a dollop of marmite followed with a Tunnocks tea cake chaser….. and then perhaps a dram of whatever whiskey is close by! 😁🥰💙
Fun video, thank you for the laughs!
That sounds good! Might have to give this a try 😉
You don’t eat Marmite straight out of the jar, just like you don’t eat American mustard straight out of the bottle. 😂😂😂😂
@@Temeraire101 I could down a bottle of American mustard. Imagine trying it with Coleman's.
Fair point!! We will give it a proper try in our next taste testing video!
@@SimpleScottishLiving no need to suffer for your art.
@@SimpleScottishLivingmix a small bit of marmite with some butter then use that to spread onto toast or add a small amount to mince dishes or stews
Marmite is a food condiment
I adore Marmite, but if I ate it the way you did just now, I think I'd hate it forever. It's supposed to be spread thinly over toast or something. It's really nice on thick buttered hot toast and on a large slice you'd use a quarter of what you ate off a fork.
We’ve since learned! We tried it again in our holiday to Dunkeld video, and Annie is now converted!
@@SimpleScottishLiving 💛
Stovies made with square steak slice One big pot dinner. ... Fry your sausage once cooked put oan a plate. Fry your onions in the grease from the sausage. Cut yer tatties , carrot and turnip into mouth size pieces. put yer vedgies into the large pot, cut yer square sausage into six pieces and put into the pot along with yer cooked onions. Crush two oxo cubes into the pot and shake about a teaspoon o steak seasoning ( I shake it in I don't measure as I ken whit we like) cover with boiling water and cook for about fifty minutes till the potatoes and veg are soft. Drain some o the fluid into a jug and mix some gravy granuals to thicken it add two tablespoons o H.P. Brown sauce in and add to the pot enjoy. I also have a Steamed fruit Dumpling recipe from my m/in/law, four oors steaming time for this if you want to try it.
My mouth is watering! Need to make this as soon as we’re settled in on a cold day. Can’t wait! ❤️
@@SimpleScottishLivinglove stories but I wouldn't fry the onions in the fat from the sausages unless you want blocked arteries lol.Square sausage has so much fat in them depending where you buy then from but I agree Stovies with HP sauce on a cold day =delightful!.
Marmite washed down by Irn Bru......Never thought I'd see the day.
@@andrewmcfarlane5040 🤣
Annie , we have to work on the whole marmite thing! I tried harder with the nightmare combo that is Peanut and Jello ..Have you tried haggis yet? 🤣🤣🤣 We need to expand your taste test examples to better examples, like real Bakewells , from Bakewell , and thin spread marmite on buttered crumpets .... magic.
🤣🤣 Definitely have room to improve! Peanut and jello - interesting 😱 Tried haggis on my first ever visit and eat it regularly whenever we’re back visiting family. It’s a 10/10!
Great vlog Zac and Annie 👍 Caramac bars were discontinued last year 😢 I like a Wham bar but mine are always quite soft, I don't know where you bought your bar from?? 🤔😉
I love how Annie gives things at least a couple of tastes, apart from the Marmite 🤢 when you go visiting the south of England you have to get Annie to try the pie, mash and liquor (parsley sauce) a dish originally from East London but available in all parts of London and places outside of the area. It's best with chilli vinegar and salt....lush 😍
The two of you are like a breath of fresh air, I'm looking forward to seeing your next vlog ❤
Thanks for joining! Glad you enjoyed :) We’re hoping to have a vlog for next Sunday!
I would normally rate a scotch egg about a 6 because they are a little dry but I recently had one that was hot... and the sausage meat on the outside was moist and delicious .. you should try one warmed up in the oven
We definitely want to get one that’s a bit runny! Zach says that can be delicious!
Being an Aussie we have Vegemite on hot toast with lashings of butter😊
I have to give vegemite another try now that I’ve come around to Marmite!
I am going to give my fav USA dish, my aunt moved to Long Island in NY early 1960's and she came home for trips every year and always brought us lots of USA stuff, but my fav has to be meatloaf, and to this day we love it and it still gets made in all our homes. xoxox
Love a good meatloaf!
Hi guys, here in Australia we had the same ad for the milky bar kid.... probs alot of similarities.... With Marmite or vegemite, hot toast smothered in butter with just a wafer thin - almost see through - spread of either one. It gives you a hint of flavour. If making a stew in a crockpot add a tblspoon to the liquid its increases the richness of it... Scotch eggs delicious, but try again with the yolk not so well done... a little bit softer 10 x better
We will revisit the marmite and prepare the correct way during our next taste testing video! ❤️
Hi Zach and Annie great video ( try mince and tatties ,also black pudding and stovies mmmmmmmmmmm xx
Will do! That’s a family fave 😊
I love scotch pies and always used to make scotch eggs at New Years Eve
Sounds wonderful! We want to get a good scotch pie and try again. No doubt it will be delicious.
Caramac is so hard to find these days - this was brilliant 😂
Thank you! We heard it’s been discontinued 🥲
@@SimpleScottishLiving I did find some online a few years ago - worth a look x
hi guys i have a great recommendation for you to come and experience ....the biggest highland games in the world which is in the beautiful town Dunoon on Saturday 27th August...hope to see you here and i know you will love it
@@Mr19ewan71 We’d absolutely love to make this! Thanks for the heads-up ❤️
Haggis is just a kind of sausage. There are lots of sausages in Germany that look like a haggis.
Caramac has been discontinued. It was a huge deal a couple of years ago. Cadburys make caramilk which is the most simular xx
Thanks for the tip! Zach would’ve been devastated.
if you are ever in edinburgh near gorgie, go to stenhouse cross. john bain the butcher does the best scotch pies. also a great butcher shop.
Thank you! We’ve been going every few weeks, so hopefully we can do this sooner rather than later. Appreciate the suggestion!
Wham bars! I have no idea how I still have healthy teeth eating those as a child 😂
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Too funny...I live in US and my brother brought over small bottle of IRN BRU and it is still sitting in my fridge!! Nobody wants to try it!! Not thrilled by color and high sugar content. I love pickled onions so those chip things looked good. Also, love wine gums, you can get them @ Stop n Shop over here. I've had Jammie Rogers, ok but dry so need tea or glass of milk with it. Prawn cocktail chips look good. Would def try them out!
Definitely need a nice tea with the Jammie dodgers. Good call!
Shame on you then. American chocolate is horrible
A suggestion to try: Baked Rice Pudding. My favourite if it's really dry and can be sliced with a knife! Some people have a little cinnamon sprinkled on 😆
My big guilty secret, pickled onion monster munch snack remains one of my favourite unhealthy Scottish snacks apart from a caramac bar which I was devastated to discover was recently discontinued.
Mmmm both are excellent choices!
Also Tunnocks should go" Down in one"😸👍
Zach, you need to get Annie to try Cullen Skink, Eton Mess and Spotted Dick and custard
Yes!!
Entertaining video, bet that marmite made your tongue curl up😂 Never heard of scotch pie, live in the east Midlands so dont think I can even buy it down here.
It was awful the way we tried it. Definitely will be revisiting in a future video and trying it the proper way!
Marmite on roast potatoes is the king
Will definitely be trying that!! Annie is a true marmite convert after trying it again properly at the end of our Holiday in Dunkeld video.
The correct amount of marmite for one slice of toast is about the size of a pea. It should be almost invisible when spread, on buttered toast.
We definitely need to revisit this and give it another shot!
Irn Bru with a Scotch Pie n chips. Or Irn Bru with a morning after a heavy night's greasy breakfast.