It's all a sinister Plan. *does the Mr. Burns gesture* We German Men do this cooking and caring and such to make our Wifes get bigger before us so they can not complain when we grow fat later.
He actually seems like a really really good cook! It's just the pre-made packaged food that you didn't like, and it's usually saltier so it has a longer shelf life. Everything that German boyfriend made from scratch seemed like a hit!👏👏👏
I also hate parsley... It taste like dirt :D .. idk why many cousines used that... Even in Slovakia.. we put it as a decoration, but almost never eat it...
there was lot of room for improvement, it may got cut out, but bro didnt even taste the stuff he put on the potatoes, which is a no go if u work with vinegar :D
Heh he did not make the Strudel by himself ..only the filling which is super easy & Not time investing..?? - the dough was store bought and the other „dishes“ also didnt really look appetizing .. like the potato Salad and were easy to prepare, no cooking skills needed and able to make for any dummy🤦♀️ Y‘all seem to be terrible cooks if you are impressed by that, I think they both cant cook
German bf's cooking skills were MAJORLY undersold at the beginning of this video. 😂 I'm surprised and impressed! He baked the bread and the strudel! 😲🙌
You can buy pre-made bread rolls and just bake them up. You can also buy pre-made puff pastry. He made the filling himself so credit where credit's due.
he's very sweet but the dough for the bread and the Strudel were store bought! Same with the Knödel and store bought Knödel just taste really bad... I agree with Uyen, the meat balls were the best and actually made from scratch :)
You're talking about two of the easiest things to make. Seriously, bread is so easy. I can't even imagine you doing something like a yorkshire pudding or a french onion soup.
@@MrJueKa I know! That‘s what I tried to say! Apfelstrudel should not be served with cream. The only exception would be for me if it‘s served with vanilla ice. Then I would accept a little bit of whipped cream to make the melting ice more creamy. But for me, vanilla sauce (and no cream!) is a must with Apfelstrudel.
"In der aller größten Not, schmeckt die Wurst auch ohne Brot" made me crack up so hard😂 I've been told that so many times in my childhood. It basically translates to "In the biggest hardship the sausage is tasty even without bread."
Uyen is both transparently honest (written all over her face 😅) and gracious. It makes her genuine and likable. And can we show some love and appreciation for the BF? That was A LOT of work.
Not really from scratch though ;) The red cabbage was from a glass, the Knödel were pre-made, the vanilla sauce aswell, the Apfelstrudel-dough... But I get what you are trying to say. He put a lot of effort in and that's lovely :) As a German though, I would say these were extremely simple dishes and if he were good at cooking he probably would have tried some more elaborate meals. But not at all I want to say anything against him - I think he is wonderful even without strong cooking skills :)
@@voyance4elle as german especiallyt he knödel rotkohl thing was maximum I would cook xD This is absolutely never simple dish. simple dish is having a nudelauflauf where youchuck a package into water on raw noodles and put cheese on top and put into oven, that's simple!
@@glasperle77 You are so right! Even though it wasn't haute cuisine, it was still better than the stuff most people eat every day. He didn't go the easiest way - most Germans do not heat up/bake the bread in the oven, many hardly know what Pfifferlinge are and would simply buy a frozen Strudel. I'd say his cooking skills are somehwere in the middle, not bad, especially for his age and gender. Compared to my last boyfriend.. oh my. He would put puff pastries in water, because he thought they were noddles! That turned into a disgusting soup which he still ate! Horrible. And once he came home with a large leek, thinking he could eat it raw with some dip (he didn't even know the name).
7:50 "We're out of gloves, but don't worry his hands are clean." I noticed you apologize similarly for handling raw meat without a gloves in the most recent video where you visit home. And as an OCD guy who's worked in a few kitchens, I just kind of wanted to reassure you that a health inspector wouldn't care. Because raw meat is already presumed a more dangerous contaminant than your hand. Anyone who complains about it in the comments would puke their eyes out if they saw the inner workings of a restaurant.
I think German Boyfriend is a better cook than you give him credit for! All of the things you liked best, other than the salami, (the bread, meatball, strudel, and mushroom sauce) are things he made himself!
Heh he did not make the Strudel by himself ..only the filling which is super easy & Not time investing..?? - the dough was store bought and the other „dishes“ also didnt really look appetizing .. like the potato Salad and were easy to prepare, no cooking skills needed and able to make for any dummy🤦♀️ Y‘all seem to be terrible cooks if you are impressed by that, I think they both cant cook
Please try again. However go with mostly homemade. Parsley can have almost no flavor but garden grown is definitely much stronger than unknown dry green flakes in a bottle imo.
I’m an American from the south (Texas.) My mother’s maiden name was Rouse (Americanized form of Raus.) I see so much German influence in our food down here. We love our potato salad, sausage with sauerkraut, bread in every meal, thick broth/sausage gravies, lots of cheese on everything, etc. But we also love our spicy food, as we have a huge latino and asian presence. Yay for diverse cuisine!
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I had to show this to my German-raised wife. she was salivating and extra hungry by the end, and we'd just had a big meal! you two are great, and I'm glad I found your stuff to see into all of this!
I'd love to see German Boyfriend eat Vietnamese food for a day! Also, he did a really good job with the dishes! I don't think you give him enough credit!
To be fair, Knödel aren't really meant to be eaten on their own. They usually act as a sponge to sop up gravy or as a way to make soups more filling. They tend to be a bit bland, because the flavor is supposed to come from whatever you're eating them with.
Ich hatte das erste Mal Semmelknödeln im Kindergarten und seitdem nie wieder. Jegliche Art von Knödeln erzeugt Ekel in mir, obwohl ich mir sicher bin, dass einige Knödelrezepte mir auch schmecken würden. Das Trauma war wohl zu gross 😅
Having lived in Germany and having tried their food and now living in a place where there’s a lot Vietnamese and therefore a lot of Vietnamese restaurants, I know how very different the two cuisines are. I love seeing how the two of you try each others foods and find something you can enjoy together.
The bread incident almost broke the German boyfriend! Honestly, I would eat all of every meal he made. His joy when gets praise is priceless. I've never had a knodel but I have had a canoodle. LOL!
I m an Indian, so I don't understand German or even Viet food but for me this vlog was more about their sweet, adorable chemistry, love over anything and everything. Cooking and feeding is a supreme act of love and should be taken like that only.❤❤❤
12:20 when he gives Uyen the one with no sauce on it. My heart is just melting. I love that such a sweet, kind love exists in German BF for Uyen! I love their Love!!
Goodness, this was just a joy to watch! The healthy relationship, the funny banter, the interesting food, all of it is lovely! Thank you so much, Uyen!
@@dejuren1367 Agreed, he put so much effort into the meals and honestly they looked delish. I don't think even a ''better'' cook could make her like German food. I think he did a fantastic job.
That's a very polite way of calling someone a picky eater. Tbh, I don't think I would like to cook for her, though I consider myself a decent enough cook. It's probably meant to be funny, but she comes across a bit ungrateful.
I immigrated to the US in my late forties. And within a year, I suffered from severe bread-withdrawal-syndrome *snorts with laughter* Germans are kinda obsessed with bread. It's eaten with just about every meal (sometimes served as a side, sometimes it's the main event) and I can't think of a day in my life when I would rather NOT eat a bit of bread. German bread overall is a lot more dense than what you get in the US, it's constructed to support all the stuff that goes on top. The variety of bread in the Germanic countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, parts of Italy and France ... and probably some more) is stunning. From delicate white breads to chunky dark Pumpernickel, rolls, loafs, pretzels ... when you can imagine it, some baker there is already selling it. It's eaten with any kind of topic you want. The most basic is butter, and nothing is as comforting as eating fresh, warm bread with way too much butter. From what I understand (from following some Mexican cooking channels), Germans love bread like Mexicans do tortillas. I learned how to bake my own sourdough out of desperation. And got my American husband addicted to it as well ;) I'll cut some slices into squares and serve with several different toppings (e.g. cream cheese, home made garlic butter, cheese, sopressata, salami, ham, olives, tomatoes, onions, pepperoncini, pickles ...).
I am pretty sure it would feel like "tasteless" to you as most Germans would feel the Mexican Breakfast beeing "inedible", too. I started to eat Breakfasts from other Cultures for some Time, and it was hard to get to the "German Breakfast" back everytime - especially after the "Asian Times" Regardless if it was Korean, Chinese or Japanese Breakfast, it was really hard to go back as either it was completeley tasteless or tasted "salty" and nothing else - some (as the "Frischkäse") even was tasting like rotten. I can not say for sure for Mexican Food as I never had authentic (aka made by a Mexican Mom) Food, but for what I made for myself according to what I thought of beeing "authentic", it was hard to get used to it - Stomach was really rebelling the first 2 Weeks until I got used to it - and the Taste was not the best at first as well until I got used to it - and now I love it.
A mi me encanto ese desayuno. Aunque en Argentina generalmente es solo tostadas con queso blanco y mermelada o facturas (pastrys) el fin de semana. Acompañado de mate, café o te. Nada mas.
She is honest in a respectful way. I mean he doesn't like her Vietnamese cooking either which is why they eat seperately.... and as a German, I know I wouldn't like most of what he cooked either.
GB did a great job! Dutch cuisine is pretty similar, and the way he prepared all the dishes is above average! And if a guy makes Apfelstrüdel from scratch for you, he's a keeper!❤👍👍
I'm not German - I'm an American living in Poland but the food looked pretty good to me! Seemed like a lot of food!!! This video was very fun!!! German Boyfriend gets a star!
A lot of German recipes are very popular in the U.S. but since they were often popularized by Jewish immigrants from Europe, most people in the U.S. consider them Jewish food. Before moving to Berlin, I always thought that matso balls or gefilte fish were exclusively Jewish. It turned out that they are staple food in Germany, although Jews often give them a particular twist. But I find both recipes equally delicious.
@@johnsarkissian5519 so you live in Germany right now? If you're interested there is also also a lot ot Yiddish in German language and German in Yiddish language it's really interested. So if you speak and/or understand German I can send you a link that shows all the parallels it's so cool to see how interwoven the German culture is and its also in other countries. The reason why it became that way might be tragic but the good that came out of it is still beautiful.
@@marving.8868 I moved to Germany from the U.S. I lived in Berlin for 6 years but unfortunately I no longer live in Germany. I’ve been living in Canada since 2009. I am quite familiar with Yiddish too. I have watched entire interviews in Yiddish on RUclips and was able to understand most of what was being said.
Compared to Polish food, because that's where I come from, unfortunately German food is not the best😬. Especially sausages... always white and have a strange taste, but sometimes I find something that I like😅
You guys are so sweet. He made a real effort his way. He didnt make things from scratch because you dont really like his cooking. These are fun to watch !!
Your videos bring me so much joy… you’re a wholesome and hilarious creator!!! Thank you for sharing yours and your boyfriend’s personality with the world! ❤
I think German boyfriend cooked very well. Uyen loved the hamburgers, struedel and mushroom sauce that he cooked by himself from scratch. She didn't like the dumplings that he bought pre-made. So it seems to me that he cooked very well. Well done German boyfriend! 😄😄
"sometimes" even as a german, there are dishes i can only eat once or twice a year ( like pork knuckle). I love grease and dripping pig fat, but if you don't, german food can be torture xD
It all comes down to personal taste and preferences, of course. But I'd say German boyfriend is a good cook, and very understanding of his beloved's different palate (just as he would likely be different with Vietnamese cuisine). I'd love to sample these dishes! Keep on enjoying the diversity of your cultures ❤️ and thank you for sharing with us.
@@juliaxsol Spätzle are on their own very inoffensive regarding the taste. You got shit Spätzle is really all I can say. If you wanna try Spätzle at some point again I recommend making it your own, homemade spätzle always taste better than store bought
I love this! Vietnamese food is so very different from German food so there is definitely a learning curve. I think that the things Uyen liked the most, German Boyfriend made from scratch and the things she wasn't a big fan of were pre-packaged, right? Seems like German Boyfriend may be a better cook then Uyen says! I am curious about the meatball too! Going to have to find the recipe for that and I need that apple grater thing!
Id recommend using the ingredients he did and just measure by heart. I dont know any germans that actually use a recipe for those haha. Just fry the first one and taste it, the put more stuff into the raw mixture if needed. Also before frying, press them between your hands so they dont break :) Good luck and bon appetit!
I’m so glad I’m not a picky eater ! 😂 From what I’ve seen on the channel, both of them are super picky and it’s quite funny. It’s kinda sad that neither of them likes the other cultures food tho 😢
I won't say he is picky eater if he didn't want eating fish in the morning or he can't tolerate spicy food. Didn't he travel with her to vietnam and eat there? He ate all the food he could eat. It is the fishy stinky food that she eats in 3 meals. Well, that is a drastaclly different food. I think she didn't try yet to find a ground with German food yet she is in the country for 4 years. It is her time to try and explore german food even for 2 weeks or so .
... Compared to my family and friend group both of them seem like omnivores who don't care what they eat. It has seriously become easier to list the things a person can eat rather than the once a person can't eat since you only up listening ~20 items
I love how everyone is criticizing Uyen for not enjoying the strong flavors of German food 🙄 She wasn’t raised on that cuisine and there’s a lot of intense flavors that are acquired through years of tasting them. Just because someone is an adult doesn’t mean they HAVE to like a certain food or type of food. Her bf doesn’t like much Vietnamese cuisine for the same reason. They have lived together for years perfectly fine eating what suits them and it’s not an issue because they respect one another’s taste.
It depends on the family's personal traditions whether they eat to meals - or even three 😂 - meals a day which mostly contain bread with something on it. But in my family, especially on the weekend, it's quite common to cook two warm meals a day. Well, I guess for most people here bread is a convenient food option for when they are in school or at their job - it's easy to take with you from home in lunchboxes 👍
Could Vietnamese and German cuisine be any more opposite to each other? 😂 I’m glad you gave German food another try Uyen - what a great way to grow closer to GB’s heart. ❤️
It seems to me that the main issue Uyen has with German food is that the taste and texture are too different from her current palate. As a Vietnamese living in Germany, I face many similar problems (especially with parsley :D). In the long term, this should be improved so that it becomes convenient for her in daily life. It might not be possible for her to get Asian food every time she is hungry, and honestly, it is great to be able to enjoy local food wherever you go. My solution for this (as I also love cooking myself): allow Uyen to have a "transition" phase with German food: - Identify the textures and tastes she doesn't like and change/adapt them with Asian cooking techniques that she already knows. Most Asians find German food too salty, dry, and not appetizing. The last points stem from the fact that the German kitchen uses fewer ingredients that give the umami taste than the Vietnamese kitchen (that's why she likes Maggi so much). Your meatball works well as it contains many ingredients that give the food more moisture. When you cook German food next time, reduce the amount of salt, use a bit of Asian sauces like fish sauce and oyster sauce to impart a bit of Uyen's familiar flavors. Avoid overcooking meat and use parts that have a bit more fat (e.g., Schweinenacken). Semmelknödel is quite hardcore, actually. Maybe start with small Klöße. Instead of having a full German meal, you can combine German dishes with rice and Uyen's Vietnamese food. - Make dishes that might be the "enabler" for her to get used to some ingredients. It is similar to shrimp paste in SEA where one or two dishes make you get used to it. For example, for parsley: avoid fresh parsley as it is the most intensive. You can use dried herbs mix with a bit of parsley and other ingredients (e.g., oregano as she likes it) for sauces or toppings (e.g., pasta or omelets) without her knowing before eating. - For her first time eating something new, if possible, please use good ingredients (you only have to make a small amount) and not pre-made food from the supermarket, as the first impression is quite important, and if you have a bad first impression, it will be more difficult to get used to it later.
Sorry but your comment doesn't make sense. First you say german food is too salty for asian people but then you say it is missing umami taste and that's why they like Maggi that is salty af... So which is it??
@@blablabla-fp9ch well have you tried the Oyster Sauce? It is an example for cooking ingredient that gives the umami beside being a bit salty. Being from north Vietnam, Uyens Taste might be already be a bit more salty than people from middle and south vietnam but as the food in her home area might be cooked with fish sauce and bột canh (a mixture of salt and other ingredient including glutamat) and eaten with alot of vegetables and rice, in general it tastes less salty and more complex. In comparision to that, we mostly use salt in german so we can only get the saltiness from that. Magi also has its own taste beside being salty and therefore fit better to asian taste palate than pure salt. In the last years I found that using the red salt that sell in german supermarket like rewe also makes the food "softer" and better for my asian taste. Maybe someone with more knownledge can explain this.
I wish you could have my German host mom’s red cabbage. It was so delicious! One of my favorite things about eating in Germany is using breakfast boards (individual cutting boards for slicing your bread and doubling as plates) much easier! In the part of Northern Germany where I was everyone ate a lot of fish, I think you would love it. Great video! Be gentle with German boyfriends feelings, he is so kind to cook for you.
I married to German and he cooks so nicely and tastily. I like and love everything he prepares and most of the time he adds Asian touch to the dishes he prepares :D. uyen your hubby also does nice cooking. you should always appreciate it :).
I think German Boyfriend is cooking excellent food. Uyen is very critical of his talent for cooking. I think that it's just a cultural thing. We grow up liking certain things our family cooks and such foods become tradition. Asian and German food are very different. German food is sometimes high fat content, sour and peppery. Asian food can be spicy and oily. I love Asian foods and German foods both. It's nice to have a home with shared cooking! I hope you both become more used to each other's foods!💗
@@alitoch4876they are completely different, but both can blow your mind if prepared properly. Problem with Germany and food in general is, that people here don't like taste. Even most asian restaurants in germany taste bland, people want it that way. E.g. i have never eaten a good pork-roast in any german restaurant, most places just suck.
savoury food from germany that I miss : halb hendl, crispy Schweinshaxe - nowhere else does it comes out this crispy.., , thuringer , weis wurst with german mustard..and the pumpkin soup with pumpkin seed oil.
It’s funny that Uyen said the strudel tasted like Christmas, because my mom’s side of the family is Austrian and strudel is one of our Christmas traditions! Even looking at a strudel gets me in the Christmas spirit lmao Granted, we’ve never eaten it with vanilla sauce, I’d imagine that would affect the texture and I can see why Uyen prefers it without!
I'm a Dutchman and I think the dishes prepared by your German boyfriend look great! I'd love to try it. He might not be a Michelin chef, but I think you don't give him enough credit.
@@virginiaoflaherty2983 I feel you so much XD Mine will make the SAME mac & cheese from a box and CAREFULLY read every single instruction and then pout if we don't have EXACTLY what it says we need i.e. milk/butter/etc. Meanwhile I'm like "No milk? Ok more butter and a lil water it'll be the same" lol
It's not at all that she doesn't give him credit. It's just that Vietnamese food tastes so delicious that German cuisine cannot compare. German food is nowhere near as flavorful. I cannot imagine being used to rich flavors to eating hundreds of types of bread.
You guys should do a series now where German boyfriend makes various different German foods for you. But Uyen also has to make Viet food for him. She can do com tam, banh xeo, banh cuon, cha gio (wrapped with all the veggies/herbs and fish sauce!), pho, bun thit nuong, bun cha, banh mi, bo luc lac, bo kho, etc. Uyen, I know you think you're a great cook, but maybe look over some youtube videos from other Viets and then experiment on him. Continue to encourage him to cook so he can get better.
I love that we get to see more German Boyfriend content! ❤ I want to see the reverse video, Uyen makes the most outrageous Vietnamese dishes for him for a whole day😂
He made a huge effort to make homemade and warm meals, though, and tried to meet some of her food preferences. It would be sweet if she returned the favor by making Vietnamese food that is tailored to his preferences as well ❤
Why outrageous? He got to make her some of the most typical German foods and ones he thought she would like. Uyen should also make him ones that she thinks he might like.
I think a good way to introduce someone to German food (any foreign food really) is to start with familiar ingredients and flavour profiles and build from there. Not necessarily whole meals but rather single dishes, even if they're only side dishes. If Uyen likes spicy, try making spicy goulash. If she likes cucumbers, try highliting the cucumber in a salad (fresh, brine pickled, Gewürzgurken). If she likes soft bread/rolls, don't make her eat Roggenbrot right away etc
I am from Brandenburg and we have a very simlpe dish made of cucumber salad, fried eggs and mashed potatoes. Maybe thats someting simple to start with. Everyone can personalise cucumber Salad and mashed potatoes, might not be such a culture shock.
Thankyou un-named German boyfriend for cooking and preparing your culinary experience with your homeland food! It was a great pleasure to watch! You are quite a gentleman! Vietnamese girlfriend..I love your honesty and humor. Thanks for graciously giving your bf a 2nd chance with German food. Please Thank him and honor his efforts with a special treat of his choice. You both are a pleasure to watch. Sure would like to see bf face. Promise i wont steal him, im too old for him. Lol
Bake-off we call it, and it's common all over Europe. Basically, it's ready made bread, that are either frozen or in a vacuum pack, but you have to bake them in the oven yourself. And Ikea vanilla sauce is sub par by Swedish standards. We have more better brands of ready made vanilla custard up here. My favourite is Ekströms. That I can eat all by itself. It's made with real vanilla pods.
@@BylineBelife I actually think bake-off bread is better depending on what time you go to the bakery because it always tastes better when it's somewhat hot. Ofcourse a good bakery in the morning stays the best but a baguette you'll need for the evening is better when you bake it off at home because the one you buy at a store or bakery is baked in the morning and will be too hard in the evening.
Aber Uyen dankt es ihm irgendwie nicht so wirklich, egal was er kocht, allein die Mühe ist es wert, egal ob ihr immer alles schmeckt oder nicht. Umgekehrt schmeckt ihm ja auch nicht immer alles, was sie kocht.
@@yanahxoxo9878 ich auch ... außer Butter mit Knoblauch, boa ne, geht gar nicht ... ich vermisse frische Croissants mit Nutella und leckeren heißen Kakao mit Sahne zum Frühstück
I am from the German north, so we do eat potato salad with mayo as German Boyfriend said :D I have actually never seen it made like that but I would love to try! Props to German Boyfriend, all his cooking looked really good! All types of Knoedel are basically my favourite food :D I serve it to my American inlaws every christmas, they love them too (even though I do potato knoedel instead of bread ones) :D
@@ferretyluvGermans are called Potatoes. Well I guess we named ourselves that. But it should tell you how much we love potatoes, so potato salad is very dear to us. It's served at every family gathering, barbeque or holiday (at least for my family) :D
In Austria, people do either vinegar or mayo, but afaik at least my grandma doesn't use broth for the vinegar one. Red (!) onions, white balsamico or apple cider vinegar and some neutral oil, I think. And you put the marinade on when the potatoes are still warm, so they soak it up better :) I love my grandma's potato salad, my whole meal could be just that hahaha (or with breaded fish or schnitzel mmmh)
1:38 Even though she's always pretty, Uyen looks specially cute in this panel! They make a lovely couple too. I'm binge watching them for the chill vibes they bring. Great channel.
German food is as varied as the myriad of influences on Germany. I personally hate seafood and some of the food combinations up north. But I absolutely love home-made Semmelknoedel with a Schweinshaxn. I guess if you love spicy food, then Germany doesn't offer much? Unless you count horse radish. But apart from that, there's so much to love. I've immigrated to the US and share my German food on the regular, so far nothing but praises.
Every countries' food is different depending on the regions. Still in comparison German food is pretty bland and doesn't offer much. I also don't know any German restaurants where I live, mostly Italian, Turkish and East/Southasian ones.
@@JewelryB How do you come to the conclusion that German food is bland? There's more to tasty food than being hot. For example, I've never heard anyone complain that the French cuisine is bland, or Italian food. Honest question: are you German or have you lived in Germany to be able to make that kind of call?
@@p.s.shnabel3409 I‘ve been living here for 20 years. I never talked about spices though. Bland = boring = not much to offer. Of course you would not hear that Italian cuisine is bland since they have so many varieties. I‘ve never in my life have heard anyone say (not even Germans) that German food is really tasty or good. Usually when we talk about German food people say „We have bread, Sauerkraut, Brezel, Wurst and Nudelsalat“. That‘s not even called a dish in other countries + these things are not typical German either. I‘ve lived in Korea and Turkey for a few years and the food culture there is insane. From breakfast to dinner to desserts to snacks to drinks, it is extremely rich.
You two are so wonderful together! Over the years hopefully you both will grow to enjoy each other’s food! I know my husband was very picky before we married, now he loves what I cook and will eat anything but celery. Thank you for sharing your life with us, so refreshing to see young people who love each other and are willing to learn from each other. Wishing you many happy years together and a great life!! And yes, please more videos of you cooking for each other!!
Go by heart! As long as the right ingredients are in, you’ll be fine. The amount of seasoning is very individual and depends actually on how salty you eat. For every other kind of spice: Don’t go overboard! There mostly just support and shouldn’t be the main-flavor like in other more strong, flavorful cuisines, like Indian. German cuisine is mainly… hearty and umami, I’d say 🤔.
@@pflaumina definitely some french insight within german food cuisine, it's about the flavours you have and not going overboard anything.. a lot of parsley is great in some dishes, but like you say, putting a lot of it in stuff like knoedel or the frikadelle destroys what it is supposed to taste like. it's why i love italian and french cuisine, they're true masters of letting the few ingredients shine or not destroy the main flavor base of said dishes. i think that's the case all over europe but sadly food culture has gone really bad in germany the last 100 + years
You are looking for Frikadellen (meat balls), Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), Apfelstrudel, Leberkäse (but that's usually not made at home, usually you buy IT somewhere, because of the equipment you would need to make it), Semmelknödel (dumplings), Pilzrahmsauce (mushroom sauce) and Rotkraut (takes a long time to cook, maybe you can get it canned and you add some spices, apple, Red wine, etc to give some more flavour) For the Frikadellen you need minced meat (50% pork 50% beef, WITHOUT being pre salted/spices, IT get's to salty/spicy, when you cook it), salt, pepper (freshly grounded), onion, mustard, eggs, old and dry bread (water to soak it in), majoran or oregano, parsley, maybe a Spice Mix you like. Mix it together with your hand and taste it before cooking. It should be a ratio of 500g minced meat, 1,5-2 of the small breads, and 2 Eggs. They should be kinda soft and "fluffy" after cooking. The Semmelknödel are made from old and dry bread too. I don't know the ratio of the ingredients but you need milk, eggs, ham cubes (boil it shortly in water to Take some of the saltiness away), parsley, Salt and freshly grounded nutmeg. I think there is a sweet Version too 🤔. If the "dough" ist ready you put the Semmelknödel in mildly boiling water. If they float atop, they should be done. Be very careful forming the Semmelknödel. If you Made a mistake they will fall apart. For the potato salad there are thousands of recipes. I think each Family has their own 😅 The mushroom sauce is quite simple. First clean the mushrooms (Champignons or Pfifferlinge), cut the Like you prefer them, finely dice an onion. Heat up Butter in a pan until it starts to get brown, put the mushrooms in and stir fry them a bit. Add the onions and wait til they turn glassy. Add a bit of flour (~teaspoon). Add a Shot of White wine or better brandy (be careful, the Brandy can burn). Let it reduce for a bit. Add a cup of cream and wait for it to get nice and thick to your liking. Taste it and add Salt, Pepper and Parsley to it. The Rotkraut needs a Lot of work and time. It's usually made in large quantities and Frozen after that, so you can use IT, when you need it. My father was a chef and makes it once a year mostly for christmas. He cooks it with the fat of goose, duck or pork, depending on which one he has around 😅 you need rotkraut, apples, rice, applejuice, red wine, cloves, cinnamon (whole), bayleaf, Salt and Onion. He sears the Rotkraut with the onions first, adds the apples, juice, Red wine, dry rice, etc and lets it cook on Low Heat for hours. You can adjust the colour of the Rotkraut with acids (red) like vinegar or Lemon juice and bases (purple) Like sugar or natron. That's why it's called Rotkraut (Red kraut) and Blaukraut (blue Kraut) in different regions, but the blue is more Like a purple.
Watching this again, and I realised just how many sounds come from Adam and north of the border. I was fully prepared to see tiny, nerdy things! I wonder if German boyfriend is a fan.
You guys should do a collab with a German cooking channel, and maybe do a head to head of German fiance/boyfriend and the other person to see whose food Uyen will tolerate best (maybe even like?)
MAX has already done quite a lot of videos were he cooks for different RUclipsrs. All of them are called: "Ein Tag persönlicher Koch für ..." He also prepares for each person individually and does not just cook random dishes but tries to please each persons taste - as you should do as a personal cook 😊 While he still introduces the RUclipsrs to new culinary experiences 👍
I loved the video! I’m a southern Brazilian (a lot of Germans have moved there in the 1800’s) and I grew up eating most of this food, even though I was raised by an italian family😂. Apfel Strudel is my favorite desert ever! Last Sunday I cooked for my family: pork and Spaetzle. We are citizens of the world! The first time I’ve been to Germany I seat at the breakfast table and I was in taken aback: the food made me fell home!😂😂😂
Germany being roughly in the middle of Europe, and linking the "barbaric" north with the mediterranean former Roman empire, has always exchanged food culture with neighbors. Many thing that are considered local specialities, can have a nearly identical counterpart somewhere else far away. At the same time, food traditions can change dramatically over quite short distances.
One of the few things I was able to bring along to the US was my Spaetzlewunder. It's a kind of specialized "sieve" for making spaetzle and it saves oh so much time and is easier than any other device I've ever used. BTW the Apfelstrudel makes a lot of sense if your Italian family is originally from Tirol? They eat pretty much a lot of the same foods as southern Germany. Do you have a special recipe, with some interesting twist? I'd be willing to share my (new AND improved) recipe for Hefezopf.
Well done German bf and Uyen for both getting out of your comfort zone and experience new things together ☺️💛 thank you for sharing your experiences with us 🙏🏽
I found myself missing my daugther's German exboyfriend hearing your bf.😮 The way he speaks reminds me him.😢 We just shared Christmas twice, in 2019 and 2022. I think I watch your videos because of the connection I developed to that culture. Besides, your videos are funny and very creative. I love your accent too. Greetings from Costa Rica!
The bread is a ready made dough you get from the supermarket . The meat loaf, the pastry and the red cabbage salad are store bought as well… so only the potato salad and meat balls are made from scratch... I think everything will taste much better if he really made them from scratch, using quality ingredients and less salt😂
If cooking isn’t his strongest skill, I must be a total failure. I think he did very well and appeared to accept criticism with grace. Uyen, you’re a foodie and I admire your willingness to try new dishes!
cute video and I wish for a second part^^. Just to give the information: Knödel is not Knödel. I could count at least 10 different variations of Knödel, because every area in germany has its own kind. I personally prefer the ones that are just made with boiled potatoes, starch and salt. You could fill them with croutons before boiling if one wished for bread xd. Maybe Uyen would like those, since they neither include bread in the dough nor parsley haha
Yeah, I also like the potato versions more. There are also really good ready-made versions which you just have to form into a ball. My favorite ones are Seidenknödel by the brand "Henglein" when I don't have time to make them from scratch. You can get it in every cold section of a bigger supermarket like Kaufland, Edeka or Rewe. Maybe also an option for German boyfriend to serve them to Uyen next time as an alternative. I also enjoy it to slice up the leftover Knödel on the next day and fry them in a pan. It's so good! 😍
@@myrillya Oh yees, frying and then eating them with the leftover sauce is the best! Just out of interest: It sounds like you are making them from scratch from time to time. I did that twice, starting the evening before and honestly there was so much (passive) effort in those and I didnt even taste a difference to the pre-made powders that you just mix with water + salt. Do you actually notice a big difference in taste or consistency? The only differnce I notice is when I buy the pre formed ones (similar to the ones he used) because I find them way more dense.
@@IsabelO.O Yes, they taste more like potatoes. 😅😂 However, I must admit that I don't make a classic German recipe, it's a Silesian recipe from my grandma, so it might be a bit different to German ones actually (I'm not quite sure). There is definitely a difference in taste. Consistency is completely different. Most powder stuff is more dense while self-made ones are super ... Squishy? Idk how to describe it 😂 The recipe I know isn't too much work, you need to let the potatoes cool down, but that's it. 🤔
It's not a difference between DE and NL but between north and south ... He's from Mannheim (south Germany), the meals he made are quite common there but "Semmelknödel" or "Kasseler" or this type of potato salad or "Laugenstangen" are not so common in Northern Germany either.
@@vomm Exactly! I though this too. Live and grew up in the north. Our Knödel are made of potato, not bread and our potato salad is completely different. But I've always eaten Laugenstangen and never thought of them as southern!
I just came here to say, that German boyfriend did look like a good cook. Everything looked delicious. He used pre made stuff for things many people would (pastry, vanilla sauce and red cabbage). Perfectly fine. I felt like Uyen really talked him down there.
She’s hoping it’s his cooking, otherwise she’d be dissing a whole country’s food. The truth is, they are coming from almost opposite cooking. Lots of bread, dairy and processed meats vs lots of fresh vegetables and soups and sauces over rice. She might prefer a German soup? If it’s not dairy based? At least I now know why one of our German dialogue lines in school was “I’d like an egg”. It seemed like an odd thing to order from a restaurant, but apparently it’s a thing there.
I showed this video to my husband after only seeing a few minutes, and I was so embarrassed. The poor guy put his heart into it and we felt he deserved so much more at the end than "you're not a good cook." If there was more banter back and forth between the two, but it's very one-sided and felt wrong somehow. Maybe I'm being overly critical of her being critical of him? 🤷🏻♀️
@@GAwildflower I'm pretty sure that he knows that it's just her not liking German food. I can understand her but at the same time I'm like...Vietnamese food tastes way worse than German food lol Anyways, it was nice of him to cook for her even though most of the food was bought from the supermarket
I think a US meatloaf is the better equivalent, since it's not a ball, and with bread and eggs. Balls you can only make smaller, cause the heat need to meet the core. But the other thing in the oven, would also translate to meatloaf. It's just a finer grain.
I'm not sure why Uyen thinks GB is a bad cook... From what he showed us he seemed to understand cooking techniques. It seems like he can cook, Uyen just doesn't like German food!
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German Fiancé is a partner from anyone’s dreams. He is so caring, loving and respectful.
The love between the two is so cute!
So am I!
As a German myself, he’d be a little bit TOO German for me haha. But I agree they seem to be made for each other
Even he is her fiance, his name is German boyfriend 😂 Don't call him German fiance it is confusing😂
It's all a sinister Plan.
*does the Mr. Burns gesture*
We German Men do this cooking and caring and such to make our Wifes get bigger before us so they can not complain when we grow fat later.
He's giving me unrealistic expectations xD
I watch this with my mom, and when we saw him make the dessert, my mom was like "he's making her STRUDEL? Oh he LOVES her"
Awww
THATS SO SWEET
That's so cute!
AHahahaha Real !
❤
"In der allergrößten Not schmeckt die Wurst auch ohne Brot" 😂 definitiv!😂
He actually seems like a really really good cook! It's just the pre-made packaged food that you didn't like, and it's usually saltier so it has a longer shelf life. Everything that German boyfriend made from scratch seemed like a hit!👏👏👏
True
also not liking parsley is a major difficulty. It's what I would consider the central herb in German cuisine
I also hate parsley... It taste like dirt :D .. idk why many cousines used that... Even in Slovakia.. we put it as a decoration, but almost never eat it...
there was lot of room for improvement, it may got cut out, but bro didnt even taste the stuff he put on the potatoes, which is a no go if u work with vinegar :D
Heh he did not make the Strudel by himself ..only the filling which is super easy & Not time investing..?? - the dough was store bought and the other „dishes“ also didnt really look appetizing .. like the potato Salad and were easy to prepare, no cooking skills needed and able to make for any dummy🤦♀️
Y‘all seem to be terrible cooks if you are impressed by that, I think they both cant cook
German bf's cooking skills were MAJORLY undersold at the beginning of this video. 😂 I'm surprised and impressed! He baked the bread and the strudel! 😲🙌
The bread comes frozen and you bake it at Home 🥰
You can buy pre-made bread rolls and just bake them up. You can also buy pre-made puff pastry. He made the filling himself so credit where credit's due.
Which both tastes worse than buying it from an actual bakery or making it complete by urself.
he's very sweet but the dough for the bread and the Strudel were store bought! Same with the Knödel and store bought Knödel just taste really bad... I agree with Uyen, the meat balls were the best and actually made from scratch :)
You're talking about two of the easiest things to make. Seriously, bread is so easy. I can't even imagine you doing something like a yorkshire pudding or a french onion soup.
Her face when you said “we could try this again, there are more German dishes to make.” YES - I want to see MORE!!! 😭😭😭
German BF - 11/10 for giving you HIS apple strudel without cream! 💜
This was a great video, lovely to see and learn German dishes at home
Only when Apfelstrudel is served with vanilla ice, I accept a little bit of cream with it.
This Austrian rejects that this was an Apfelstrudel. 2/10 for Authenticy - 10/10 for a German BF cooking for his sweety
Try the frozen one only from Coppenrath & Wiese from the supermarkets, it`s very good. it`s the same with other products of this brand.
@@klarasee806 Apfelstrudel is served with vanilla sauce as the standard.
@@MrJueKa I know! That‘s what I tried to say! Apfelstrudel should not be served with cream.
The only exception would be for me if it‘s served with vanilla ice. Then I would accept a little bit of whipped cream to make the melting ice more creamy.
But for me, vanilla sauce (and no cream!) is a must with Apfelstrudel.
"In der aller größten Not, schmeckt die Wurst auch ohne Brot" made me crack up so hard😂 I've been told that so many times in my childhood. It basically translates to "In the biggest hardship the sausage is tasty even without bread."
Uyen is both transparently honest (written all over her face 😅) and gracious. It makes her genuine and likable. And can we show some love and appreciation for the BF? That was A LOT of work.
Uyen: German boyfriend is not the best cook...
German boyfriend: * Makes 20 different German dishes from scratch *
Exactly!
Not really from scratch though ;) The red cabbage was from a glass, the Knödel were pre-made, the vanilla sauce aswell, the Apfelstrudel-dough... But I get what you are trying to say. He put a lot of effort in and that's lovely :) As a German though, I would say these were extremely simple dishes and if he were good at cooking he probably would have tried some more elaborate meals. But not at all I want to say anything against him - I think he is wonderful even without strong cooking skills :)
@@voyance4elle as german especiallyt he knödel rotkohl thing was maximum I would cook xD This is absolutely never simple dish. simple dish is having a nudelauflauf where youchuck a package into water on raw noodles and put cheese on top and put into oven, that's simple!
@@glasperle77 OK then we have a different definition of the word "cooking" :D
@@glasperle77 You are so right! Even though it wasn't haute cuisine, it was still better than the stuff most people eat every day. He didn't go the easiest way - most Germans do not heat up/bake the bread in the oven, many hardly know what Pfifferlinge are and would simply buy a frozen Strudel. I'd say his cooking skills are somehwere in the middle, not bad, especially for his age and gender. Compared to my last boyfriend.. oh my. He would put puff pastries in water, because he thought they were noddles! That turned into a disgusting soup which he still ate! Horrible. And once he came home with a large leek, thinking he could eat it raw with some dip (he didn't even know the name).
7:50 "We're out of gloves, but don't worry his hands are clean."
I noticed you apologize similarly for handling raw meat without a gloves in the most recent video where you visit home. And as an OCD guy who's worked in a few kitchens, I just kind of wanted to reassure you that a health inspector wouldn't care. Because raw meat is already presumed a more dangerous contaminant than your hand.
Anyone who complains about it in the comments would puke their eyes out if they saw the inner workings of a restaurant.
I think German Boyfriend is a better cook than you give him credit for! All of the things you liked best, other than the salami, (the bread, meatball, strudel, and mushroom sauce) are things he made himself!
Especially making Apfelstrudel without the dough ripping apart is quite a challenge. :D
Her cooking skills are not good 😂❤
Heh he did not make the Strudel by himself ..only the filling which is super easy & Not time investing..?? - the dough was store bought and the other „dishes“ also didnt really look appetizing .. like the potato Salad and were easy to prepare, no cooking skills needed and able to make for any dummy🤦♀️
Y‘all seem to be terrible cooks if you are impressed by that, I think they both cant cook
The bread comes frozen
Please try again. However go with mostly homemade. Parsley can have almost no flavor but garden grown is definitely much stronger than unknown dry green flakes in a bottle imo.
I’m an American from the south (Texas.) My mother’s maiden name was Rouse (Americanized form of Raus.) I see so much German influence in our food down here. We love our potato salad, sausage with sauerkraut, bread in every meal, thick broth/sausage gravies, lots of cheese on everything, etc. But we also love our spicy food, as we have a huge latino and asian presence. Yay for diverse cuisine!
"Raus" is a perfect last name for jokes :D
Isn’t it lovely? 😊 I live over by New Braunfels and I LOVE the mix of cuisine over here.
You dont have a Latino and Asian presence. The Mexicans have german and asian presence. Do not forget whose land you r living on. Mexican
@@JustTimon Deutschland ist mit 2.100.000 Tonnen jährlich (2010) der größte Käsehersteller in der Europäischen Union.
Allgäuer Bergkäse, Allgäuer Emmentaler, Altenburger Ziegenkäse, Bavaria blu, Harzer Käse, Hessischer Handkäse, Holsteiner Tilsiter, Kochkäse...Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch von Käse 24,6 Kilogramm in 2022 in Deutschland 😂🧀
@@JustTimon”Besides… I don’t think we use cheese anywhere”… You’re joking, right?
Uyen is like Ponyo with ham. 😂 And German boyfriend losing it over how Uyen was ripping the bread. 💀
😂😂😂😂😂 I’ve never thought of it that way but you’re righttttt
@@uyenninhit was clear that you don't slice bread very much.
Uyen needs the lidl bread slicer at home 💀
Like me ✋️💀
Let's start a petition to get Uyen a bread slicer.
@@EMNstar Or just a decent bread knife. The knife she is using is meant for putting butter or other spreads on your bread, not for cutting it.
I had to show this to my German-raised wife. she was salivating and extra hungry by the end, and we'd just had a big meal! you two are great, and I'm glad I found your stuff to see into all of this!
Two people from different parts of the world with the same sense of humor…it’s the best! thanks for sharing !
I'd love to see German Boyfriend eat Vietnamese food for a day! Also, he did a really good job with the dishes! I don't think you give him enough credit!
Agreed!!
Me too. I could imagin, that he would only eat bread all day, the day after. Or at least nothing warm/hot.
There’s another video on her channel about German bf living like her Vietnamese mom for a day where he eats only Vietnamese food. Really great video!
To be fair, Knödel aren't really meant to be eaten on their own. They usually act as a sponge to sop up gravy or as a way to make soups more filling. They tend to be a bit bland, because the flavor is supposed to come from whatever you're eating them with.
except if you fry them. cut the cooked Knödel in slices, toss them in a pan and you got yourself a meal for the gods.
Yeah, they're like matzah balls or mochi, they're only good when they're swimming in the soup/sauce you have them with.
Ich hatte das erste Mal Semmelknödeln im Kindergarten und seitdem nie wieder. Jegliche Art von Knödeln erzeugt Ekel in mir, obwohl ich mir sicher bin, dass einige Knödelrezepte mir auch schmecken würden. Das Trauma war wohl zu gross 😅
Und in einer ordentlichen (Gemüse-)Suppe gekocht, für den Geschmack, nicht in einfachem Wasser!
@andreasmuller693 ich finde manche schmecken super gut von den packungen. auch halb und halb knödel. kenne selbstgemachte die schmecken mir nie so gut
Having lived in Germany and having tried their food and now living in a place where there’s a lot Vietnamese and therefore a lot of Vietnamese restaurants, I know how very different the two cuisines are. I love seeing how the two of you try each others foods and find something you can enjoy together.
the way he calls her sweetie, its adorable 😭
And she calls him sweet tea. 😄
It sounds like he's saying "sweet pea", which is just as adorable!
The bread incident almost broke the German boyfriend! Honestly, I would eat all of every meal he made. His joy when gets praise is priceless. I've never had a knodel but I have had a canoodle. LOL!
I m an Indian, so I don't understand German or even Viet food but for me this vlog was more about their sweet, adorable chemistry, love over anything and everything. Cooking and feeding is a supreme act of love and should be taken like that only.❤❤❤
German saying: "Love goes through the stomach" / Liebe geht durch den Magen. I think every nation has a similar saying. 🥘🫶
i love indian food but my austrian stomach says no... no regret when i eat indian food
@@mariosoadfanlol
I am American but Indian food is my favorite. Half my ancestors are German but I don't think that I would like German food.
i guess it all comes down to what you are used to eat@@johnnyearp52
12:20 when he gives Uyen the one with no sauce on it. My heart is just melting. I love that such a sweet, kind love exists in German BF for Uyen! I love their Love!!
"This looks pretty good, let's call the big boss"
"SWEEETIE!!!!"
They're so cute.
Goodness, this was just a joy to watch! The healthy relationship, the funny banter, the interesting food, all of it is lovely! Thank you so much, Uyen!
Your boyfriend is doing a wonderful job at trying to cook for your specific tastes.
@@dejuren1367 Agreed, he put so much effort into the meals and honestly they looked delish. I don't think even a ''better'' cook could make her like German food. I think he did a fantastic job.
@@dejuren1367she is perfectly awful to him.
That's a very polite way of calling someone a picky eater. Tbh, I don't think I would like to cook for her, though I consider myself a decent enough cook. It's probably meant to be funny, but she comes across a bit ungrateful.
BF did a great job!!! 20-10 in presentation for sure! I'm going to try that mushroom sauce.
As a Mexican im not sure how to feel about the breakfast, but i LOVE! the way the interact with each other and how open she is to try again lol
I immigrated to the US in my late forties. And within a year, I suffered from severe bread-withdrawal-syndrome *snorts with laughter*
Germans are kinda obsessed with bread. It's eaten with just about every meal (sometimes served as a side, sometimes it's the main event) and I can't think of a day in my life when I would rather NOT eat a bit of bread.
German bread overall is a lot more dense than what you get in the US, it's constructed to support all the stuff that goes on top. The variety of bread in the Germanic countries (Germany, Switzerland, Austria, parts of Italy and France ... and probably some more) is stunning. From delicate white breads to chunky dark Pumpernickel, rolls, loafs, pretzels ... when you can imagine it, some baker there is already selling it.
It's eaten with any kind of topic you want. The most basic is butter, and nothing is as comforting as eating fresh, warm bread with way too much butter. From what I understand (from following some Mexican cooking channels), Germans love bread like Mexicans do tortillas.
I learned how to bake my own sourdough out of desperation. And got my American husband addicted to it as well ;) I'll cut some slices into squares and serve with several different toppings (e.g. cream cheese, home made garlic butter, cheese, sopressata, salami, ham, olives, tomatoes, onions, pepperoncini, pickles ...).
I am pretty sure it would feel like "tasteless" to you as most Germans would feel the Mexican Breakfast beeing "inedible", too.
I started to eat Breakfasts from other Cultures for some Time, and it was hard to get to the "German Breakfast" back everytime - especially after the "Asian Times"
Regardless if it was Korean, Chinese or Japanese Breakfast, it was really hard to go back as either it was completeley tasteless or tasted "salty" and nothing else - some (as the "Frischkäse") even was tasting like rotten.
I can not say for sure for Mexican Food as I never had authentic (aka made by a Mexican Mom) Food, but for what I made for myself according to what I thought of beeing "authentic", it was hard to get used to it - Stomach was really rebelling the first 2 Weeks until I got used to it - and the Taste was not the best at first as well until I got used to it - and now I love it.
El pan y los encurtidos te los paso pero el huevo hervido no es de mi gusto 😅
A mi me encanto ese desayuno. Aunque en Argentina generalmente es solo tostadas con queso blanco y mermelada o facturas (pastrys) el fin de semana. Acompañado de mate, café o te. Nada mas.
Yo soy de la CDMX y me encantaría ese tipo de desayuno, me gusta mucho el pan, el queso, los encurtidos y los huevos hervidos
Aww I wish you weren’t so critical of his cooking skills. He looks like he is a good cook to me.
She's a bit too critical imo, but he takes it well. I think though that she'd not like it if he was that way with her.
I agree. Personally, I would prefer his foods over hers any day but I would not be that critical just because I'm not used to it...
@@user-eu1rh2nm8jyou know that this is a comedy channel right
They just pick on each other like that. It’s part of their schtick.
She is honest in a respectful way. I mean he doesn't like her Vietnamese cooking either which is why they eat seperately.... and as a German, I know I wouldn't like most of what he cooked either.
GB did a great job! Dutch cuisine is pretty similar, and the way he prepared all the dishes is above average! And if a guy makes Apfelstrüdel from scratch for you, he's a keeper!❤👍👍
Yes, i would have done it the other way around. I would have made the dumplings and red cabbage by myself and bought a premade strudel.
de nederlandse keuken heeft de echte frikandel, in plaats van een 'frikadelle' ofzo dat ook nog een hamburger schijnt te zijn
Stamppot met spinazie met gehaktbal en jus 😎 but don’t try the andijvie and spruitjes 🤮
well apfelstrudel isnt typically made with premade puff pastry. the strudel dough is a bit different usually.
@@vivalozwastakenwat do you mean? The German Frikadellen /Fleischpflanzer (in Bavaria) are not real? Only Frikandel have the right to exist?
He made everything himself! That is soo good!
Your boyfriend put a lot of effort and time into the dishes presented 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 Hats off to you kind sir 🙌🏽
I'm not German - I'm an American living in Poland but the food looked pretty good to me! Seemed like a lot of food!!! This video was very fun!!! German Boyfriend gets a star!
What's your favorite polish dish?
A lot of German recipes are very popular in the U.S. but since they were often popularized by Jewish immigrants from Europe, most people in the U.S. consider them Jewish food. Before moving to Berlin, I always thought that matso balls or gefilte fish were exclusively Jewish. It turned out that they are staple food in Germany, although Jews often give them a particular twist. But I find both recipes equally delicious.
@@johnsarkissian5519 so you live in Germany right now? If you're interested there is also also a lot ot Yiddish in German language and German in Yiddish language it's really interested. So if you speak and/or understand German I can send you a link that shows all the parallels it's so cool to see how interwoven the German culture is and its also in other countries. The reason why it became that way might be tragic but the good that came out of it is still beautiful.
@@marving.8868 I moved to Germany from the U.S. I lived in Berlin for 6 years but unfortunately I no longer live in Germany. I’ve been living in Canada since 2009. I am quite familiar with Yiddish too. I have watched entire interviews in Yiddish on RUclips and was able to understand most of what was being said.
Compared to Polish food, because that's where I come from, unfortunately German food is not the best😬. Especially sausages... always white and have a strange taste, but sometimes I find something that I like😅
A+ for trying!! Both to Uyen for eating and German BF for cooking ❤
You guys are so sweet. He made a real effort his way. He didnt make things from scratch because you dont really like his cooking. These are fun to watch !!
Your videos bring me so much joy… you’re a wholesome and hilarious creator!!! Thank you for sharing yours and your boyfriend’s personality with the world! ❤
This makes me think whenever Uyen starts to lose an argument with German Fiance, she goes "I bring people joy!" to bolster her case
I think German boyfriend cooked very well. Uyen loved the hamburgers, struedel and mushroom sauce that he cooked by himself from scratch. She didn't like the dumplings that he bought pre-made. So it seems to me that he cooked very well. Well done German boyfriend! 😄😄
Honestly German food is great and so underrated!
It’s just heavy sometimes, but certainly hearty!
Yeah way too heavy for my taste, though I do love red cabbage
Heavy foods make surviving northern winters easier. Heh. Full belly means sleeping well thru the dark months.
"sometimes"
even as a german, there are dishes i can only eat once or twice a year ( like pork knuckle).
I love grease and dripping pig fat, but if you don't, german food can be torture xD
food is efficient, just like the people. Feed a lot with not much, but it will fill you up so good you wont want seconds.
Thank you I enjoy Middle Eastern Foods.
It all comes down to personal taste and preferences, of course. But I'd say German boyfriend is a good cook, and very understanding of his beloved's different palate (just as he would likely be different with Vietnamese cuisine). I'd love to sample these dishes! Keep on enjoying the diversity of your cultures ❤️ and thank you for sharing with us.
As a German, I definitely recommend to anyone to try that Mushroom-Sauce with Spätzle. Absolutely divine.
@@lw6981 YES I second that
Yes to homemade spatzele! Delicious mushroom sauce. Yum yum
Omfg i did try that spatzle thing while living in Swizterland... Never ever in my life tasted anything as gross as that
@@juliaxsol Spätzle are on their own very inoffensive regarding the taste. You got shit Spätzle is really all I can say. If you wanna try Spätzle at some point again I recommend making it your own, homemade spätzle always taste better than store bought
I love this! Vietnamese food is so very different from German food so there is definitely a learning curve. I think that the things Uyen liked the most, German Boyfriend made from scratch and the things she wasn't a big fan of were pre-packaged, right? Seems like German Boyfriend may be a better cook then Uyen says! I am curious about the meatball too! Going to have to find the recipe for that and I need that apple grater thing!
Id recommend using the ingredients he did and just measure by heart. I dont know any germans that actually use a recipe for those haha. Just fry the first one and taste it, the put more stuff into the raw mixture if needed. Also before frying, press them between your hands so they dont break :) Good luck and bon appetit!
I luved that apple 🍎 grater ! If anyone knows what it’s called or where to get it, please share . 🙏🏽🍎😊
@@flormorena3778it’s a Apfelreibe from Betty Bossi 😊
I guess it's just the grater you could use for making zucchini noodles
I thought the same thing about that apple grater! I need that in my life 😄
I’m so glad I’m not a picky eater ! 😂 From what I’ve seen on the channel, both of them are super picky and it’s quite funny. It’s kinda sad that neither of them likes the other cultures food tho 😢
I totally agree!
I eat food from all over the world and make it myself just to try something else 😅
They are so stuck in their way...
I won't say he is picky eater if he didn't want eating fish in the morning or he can't tolerate spicy food. Didn't he travel with her to vietnam and eat there? He ate all the food he could eat. It is the fishy stinky food that she eats in 3 meals. Well, that is a drastaclly different food. I think she didn't try yet to find a ground with German food yet she is in the country for 4 years. It is her time to try and explore german food even for 2 weeks or so .
... Compared to my family and friend group both of them seem like omnivores who don't care what they eat.
It has seriously become easier to list the things a person can eat rather than the once a person can't eat since you only up listening ~20 items
Its weird people dont like pho
I'm from South America and I think I could adapt to both food countries
I love how everyone is criticizing Uyen for not enjoying the strong flavors of German food 🙄 She wasn’t raised on that cuisine and there’s a lot of intense flavors that are acquired through years of tasting them. Just because someone is an adult doesn’t mean they HAVE to like a certain food or type of food. Her bf doesn’t like much Vietnamese cuisine for the same reason. They have lived together for years perfectly fine eating what suits them and it’s not an issue because they respect one another’s taste.
„Intense flavours“ of the german cuisine. Hahaha… :‘D
😂😂
I would love to know the name of the dishes.
I disagree thwf German food is strong snd vietmmigs her Vietnamese food thaf has textures, flavors, delicacy
I love how German boyfriend made you two warm meals! I was concerned when I read the title lol
It depends on the family's personal traditions whether they eat to meals - or even three 😂 - meals a day which mostly contain bread with something on it. But in my family, especially on the weekend, it's quite common to cook two warm meals a day. Well, I guess for most people here bread is a convenient food option for when they are in school or at their job - it's easy to take with you from home in lunchboxes 👍
Could Vietnamese and German cuisine be any more opposite to each other? 😂 I’m glad you gave German food another try Uyen - what a great way to grow closer to GB’s heart. ❤️
Credits to German Boyfriend. He put love as ingredient in every meal he made!
Even i admit your boyfriend is not the best chef but i really like his effort. I always value effort more than results.
"Eiersollbruchstellenverursacher" actually sent me lmao
Exactly. Why go with "Eierguillotine" or "Eierköpfer" when you can create such a precise neologism? LOL
It seems to me that the main issue Uyen has with German food is that the taste and texture are too different from her current palate. As a Vietnamese living in Germany, I face many similar problems (especially with parsley :D). In the long term, this should be improved so that it becomes convenient for her in daily life. It might not be possible for her to get Asian food every time she is hungry, and honestly, it is great to be able to enjoy local food wherever you go.
My solution for this (as I also love cooking myself): allow Uyen to have a "transition" phase with German food:
- Identify the textures and tastes she doesn't like and change/adapt them with Asian cooking techniques that she already knows. Most Asians find German food too salty, dry, and not appetizing. The last points stem from the fact that the German kitchen uses fewer ingredients that give the umami taste than the Vietnamese kitchen (that's why she likes Maggi so much). Your meatball works well as it contains many ingredients that give the food more moisture. When you cook German food next time, reduce the amount of salt, use a bit of Asian sauces like fish sauce and oyster sauce to impart a bit of Uyen's familiar flavors. Avoid overcooking meat and use parts that have a bit more fat (e.g., Schweinenacken). Semmelknödel is quite hardcore, actually. Maybe start with small Klöße. Instead of having a full German meal, you can combine German dishes with rice and Uyen's Vietnamese food.
- Make dishes that might be the "enabler" for her to get used to some ingredients. It is similar to shrimp paste in SEA where one or two dishes make you get used to it. For example, for parsley: avoid fresh parsley as it is the most intensive. You can use dried herbs mix with a bit of parsley and other ingredients (e.g., oregano as she likes it) for sauces or toppings (e.g., pasta or omelets) without her knowing before eating.
- For her first time eating something new, if possible, please use good ingredients (you only have to make a small amount) and not pre-made food from the supermarket, as the first impression is quite important, and if you have a bad first impression, it will be more difficult to get used to it later.
The idea of a transitional phase in a new place is a very good one in general, thank you for sharing!
I noticed Uyen had a big problem with cheese.
Is that something Asians typically overcome if given enough time/exposure to less intensive cheeses?
@@p.s.shnabel3409😂
Sorry but your comment doesn't make sense. First you say german food is too salty for asian people but then you say it is missing umami taste and that's why they like Maggi that is salty af... So which is it??
@@blablabla-fp9ch well have you tried the Oyster Sauce? It is an example for cooking ingredient that gives the umami beside being a bit salty. Being from north Vietnam, Uyens Taste might be already be a bit more salty than people from middle and south vietnam but as the food in her home area might be cooked with fish sauce and bột canh (a mixture of salt and other ingredient including glutamat) and eaten with alot of vegetables and rice, in general it tastes less salty and more complex. In comparision to that, we mostly use salt in german so we can only get the saltiness from that. Magi also has its own taste beside being salty and therefore fit better to asian taste palate than pure salt. In the last years I found that using the red salt that sell in german supermarket like rewe also makes the food "softer" and better for my asian taste. Maybe someone with more knownledge can explain this.
I wish you could have my German host mom’s red cabbage. It was so delicious! One of my favorite things about eating in Germany is using breakfast boards (individual cutting boards for slicing your bread and doubling as plates) much easier! In the part of Northern Germany where I was everyone ate a lot of fish, I think you would love it. Great video! Be gentle with German boyfriends feelings, he is so kind to cook for you.
Es ist cool als deutscher dass Video anzugucken, und zu sehen was man über uns sagt :)
I married to German and he cooks so nicely and tastily. I like and love everything he prepares and most of the time he adds Asian touch to the dishes he prepares :D. uyen your hubby also does nice cooking. you should always appreciate it :).
Did you work?
I think German Boyfriend is cooking excellent food. Uyen is very critical of his talent for cooking. I think that it's just a cultural thing. We grow up liking certain things our family cooks and such foods become tradition. Asian and German food are very different. German food is sometimes high fat content, sour and peppery. Asian food can be spicy and oily. I love Asian foods and German foods both. It's nice to have a home with shared cooking! I hope you both become more used to each other's foods!💗
Let's be serious here, Southeast Asian and German cuisine are not even in the same stratosphere.
@@alitoch4876they are completely different, but both can blow your mind if prepared properly. Problem with Germany and food in general is, that people here don't like taste. Even most asian restaurants in germany taste bland, people want it that way. E.g. i have never eaten a good pork-roast in any german restaurant, most places just suck.
As German I would say to mutch salt 😅
savoury food from germany that I miss : halb hendl, crispy Schweinshaxe - nowhere else does it comes out this crispy.., , thuringer , weis wurst with german mustard..and the pumpkin soup with pumpkin seed oil.
It’s funny that Uyen said the strudel tasted like Christmas, because my mom’s side of the family is Austrian and strudel is one of our Christmas traditions! Even looking at a strudel gets me in the Christmas spirit lmao
Granted, we’ve never eaten it with vanilla sauce, I’d imagine that would affect the texture and I can see why Uyen prefers it without!
German boyfriend looks like a pretty decent cook! Better than a lot of people I know.
I think he cooks better than me😅
I'm a Dutchman and I think the dishes prepared by your German boyfriend look great! I'd love to try it. He might not be a Michelin chef, but I think you don't give him enough credit.
His cooking is great! I hope Uyen will become more open to German foods in the future.
Yes, for a man he has skills. My husband uses a cookbook to boil an egg. He can also pour cereal in a bowl.
@@virginiaoflaherty2983😂😂😂
@@virginiaoflaherty2983 I feel you so much XD Mine will make the SAME mac & cheese from a box and CAREFULLY read every single instruction and then pout if we don't have EXACTLY what it says we need i.e. milk/butter/etc. Meanwhile I'm like "No milk? Ok more butter and a lil water it'll be the same" lol
It's not at all that she doesn't give him credit. It's just that Vietnamese food tastes so delicious that German cuisine cannot compare. German food is nowhere near as flavorful. I cannot imagine being used to rich flavors to eating hundreds of types of bread.
You guys should do a series now where German boyfriend makes various different German foods for you. But Uyen also has to make Viet food for him. She can do com tam, banh xeo, banh cuon, cha gio (wrapped with all the veggies/herbs and fish sauce!), pho, bun thit nuong, bun cha, banh mi, bo luc lac, bo kho, etc. Uyen, I know you think you're a great cook, but maybe look over some youtube videos from other Viets and then experiment on him. Continue to encourage him to cook so he can get better.
I love that we get to see more German Boyfriend content! ❤
I want to see the reverse video, Uyen makes the most outrageous Vietnamese dishes for him for a whole day😂
He made a huge effort to make homemade and warm meals, though, and tried to meet some of her food preferences.
It would be sweet if she returned the favor by making Vietnamese food that is tailored to his preferences as well ❤
Why outrageous? He got to make her some of the most typical German foods and ones he thought she would like. Uyen should also make him ones that she thinks he might like.
We need another video of german bf making more german food! He looks like a good cook :p
I think a good way to introduce someone to German food (any foreign food really) is to start with familiar ingredients and flavour profiles and build from there. Not necessarily whole meals but rather single dishes, even if they're only side dishes. If Uyen likes spicy, try making spicy goulash. If she likes cucumbers, try highliting the cucumber in a salad (fresh, brine pickled, Gewürzgurken). If she likes soft bread/rolls, don't make her eat Roggenbrot right away etc
I am from Brandenburg and we have a very simlpe dish made of cucumber salad, fried eggs and mashed potatoes. Maybe thats someting simple to start with. Everyone can personalise cucumber Salad and mashed potatoes, might not be such a culture shock.
He put a great effort. Such a lovely man ❤
In the stresses of the world nowadays, your videos are lighthearted and source of joy.
Thankyou un-named German boyfriend for cooking and preparing your culinary experience with your homeland food! It was a great pleasure to watch! You are quite a gentleman!
Vietnamese girlfriend..I love your honesty and humor. Thanks for graciously giving your bf a 2nd chance with German food. Please Thank him and honor his efforts with a special treat of his choice.
You both are a pleasure to watch. Sure would like to see bf face. Promise i wont steal him, im too old for him. Lol
He baked the bread himself... wow!
I don’t think he made it, he just popped it in the oven
Bake-off we call it, and it's common all over Europe. Basically, it's ready made bread, that are either frozen or in a vacuum pack, but you have to bake them in the oven yourself. And Ikea vanilla sauce is sub par by Swedish standards. We have more better brands of ready made vanilla custard up here. My favourite is Ekströms. That I can eat all by itself. It's made with real vanilla pods.
He baked it himself but not the dough probably. u can buy bread dough almost everywhere in europe
@@BylineBelife I actually think bake-off bread is better depending on what time you go to the bakery because it always tastes better when it's somewhat hot. Ofcourse a good bakery in the morning stays the best but a baguette you'll need for the evening is better when you bake it off at home because the one you buy at a store or bakery is baked in the morning and will be too hard in the evening.
NÖ! He bought ready baked and just finished it baking and that‘s it, don‘t you guys have that in your countries as well???
Oha, da hat sich der German BF ja echt viel Mühe mit dem Essen gemacht, der Apfelstrudel sieht echt gut aus :D
Ja und sie stochert darin rum als wär es der ekelhafteste Krankenhausfraß der Welt. Ich frag mich wie er es mit ihr aushält.
Aber Uyen dankt es ihm irgendwie nicht so wirklich, egal was er kocht, allein die Mühe ist es wert, egal ob ihr immer alles schmeckt oder nicht. Umgekehrt schmeckt ihm ja auch nicht immer alles, was sie kocht.
Ich würde einfach alles essen, ja. Jetzt hab ich so hunger. 😂
@@yanahxoxo9878 ich auch ... außer Butter mit Knoblauch, boa ne, geht gar nicht ... ich vermisse frische Croissants mit Nutella und leckeren heißen Kakao mit Sahne zum Frühstück
Dafür waren das die trockensten laugenstangen die ich je gesehen habe 😂 der rest sah richtig gut aus!
I am from the German north, so we do eat potato salad with mayo as German Boyfriend said :D I have actually never seen it made like that but I would love to try! Props to German Boyfriend, all his cooking looked really good!
All types of Knoedel are basically my favourite food :D I serve it to my American inlaws every christmas, they love them too (even though I do potato knoedel instead of bread ones) :D
I never knew potato salad was a northern German thing. I always associated it with super white bread Midwestern American food. And we use mayonnaise.
@@ferretyluvGermans are called Potatoes. Well I guess we named ourselves that. But it should tell you how much we love potatoes, so potato salad is very dear to us. It's served at every family gathering, barbeque or holiday (at least for my family) :D
@@ferretyluvSweden lives for potato salad in the summer too. We have both versions but the mayo kind is probably the most common one...
@@erikak8665 That must be why it’s so midwestern. Lotta people descended from Scandinavians.
In Austria, people do either vinegar or mayo, but afaik at least my grandma doesn't use broth for the vinegar one. Red (!) onions, white balsamico or apple cider vinegar and some neutral oil, I think. And you put the marinade on when the potatoes are still warm, so they soak it up better :)
I love my grandma's potato salad, my whole meal could be just that hahaha (or with breaded fish or schnitzel mmmh)
1:38 Even though she's always pretty, Uyen looks specially cute in this panel! They make a lovely couple too. I'm binge watching them for the chill vibes they bring. Great channel.
I grew up in Germany and I’m definitely not a fan of German food but I’m impressed your boyfriend put so much effort and cooked all homemade food!
German food is as varied as the myriad of influences on Germany. I personally hate seafood and some of the food combinations up north. But I absolutely love home-made Semmelknoedel with a Schweinshaxn.
I guess if you love spicy food, then Germany doesn't offer much? Unless you count horse radish. But apart from that, there's so much to love. I've immigrated to the US and share my German food on the regular, so far nothing but praises.
Semmelknödel mit Schweinshax'n is amazing ❤❤❤
Every countries' food is different depending on the regions. Still in comparison German food is pretty bland and doesn't offer much. I also don't know any German restaurants where I live, mostly Italian, Turkish and East/Southasian ones.
@@JewelryB How do you come to the conclusion that German food is bland?
There's more to tasty food than being hot.
For example, I've never heard anyone complain that the French cuisine is bland, or Italian food.
Honest question: are you German or have you lived in Germany to be able to make that kind of call?
@@p.s.shnabel3409 I‘ve been living here for 20 years. I never talked about spices though. Bland = boring = not much to offer.
Of course you would not hear that Italian cuisine is bland since they have so many varieties. I‘ve never in my life have heard anyone say (not even Germans) that German food is really tasty or good. Usually when we talk about German food people say „We have bread, Sauerkraut, Brezel, Wurst and Nudelsalat“. That‘s not even called a dish in other countries + these things are not typical German either. I‘ve lived in Korea and Turkey for a few years and the food culture there is insane. From breakfast to dinner to desserts to snacks to drinks, it is extremely rich.
You two are so wonderful together! Over the years hopefully you both will grow to enjoy each other’s food! I know my husband was very picky before we married, now he loves what I cook and will eat anything but celery. Thank you for sharing your life with us, so refreshing to see young people who love each other and are willing to learn from each other. Wishing you many happy years together and a great life!! And yes, please more videos of you cooking for each other!!
Well, I'm ready to have a German food day in my house. I thought everything looked great. Please, please do this again!🤤
He’s a keeper! That was very interesting, so please film more adventures in cooking❤
I loved this so much!!!! I’d love to see more of this or a reverse version where you cook him Vietnamese dishes for a full day!
Uyen checking for expiration date and German boyfriend's panic is so funny 😂 4:19
I'm Irish and I'm with German bf on the food front. It all looked delicious! Any chance of getting his recipes?
Which one(s)? I'll try to search some for you.
Go by heart! As long as the right ingredients are in, you’ll be fine. The amount of seasoning is very individual and depends actually on how salty you eat. For every other kind of spice: Don’t go overboard! There mostly just support and shouldn’t be the main-flavor like in other more strong, flavorful cuisines, like Indian. German cuisine is mainly… hearty and umami, I’d say 🤔.
@@pflaumina definitely some french insight within german food cuisine, it's about the flavours you have and not going overboard anything.. a lot of parsley is great in some dishes, but like you say, putting a lot of it in stuff like knoedel or the frikadelle destroys what it is supposed to taste like. it's why i love italian and french cuisine, they're true masters of letting the few ingredients shine or not destroy the main flavor base of said dishes. i think that's the case all over europe but sadly food culture has gone really bad in germany the last 100 + years
Asians are not big fans of Western food in general. I am very sure that if she visited Ireland she would have the exact same feelings about the food.
You are looking for Frikadellen (meat balls), Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), Apfelstrudel, Leberkäse (but that's usually not made at home, usually you buy IT somewhere, because of the equipment you would need to make it), Semmelknödel (dumplings), Pilzrahmsauce (mushroom sauce) and Rotkraut (takes a long time to cook, maybe you can get it canned and you add some spices, apple, Red wine, etc to give some more flavour)
For the Frikadellen you need minced meat (50% pork 50% beef, WITHOUT being pre salted/spices, IT get's to salty/spicy, when you cook it), salt, pepper (freshly grounded), onion, mustard, eggs, old and dry bread (water to soak it in), majoran or oregano, parsley, maybe a Spice Mix you like. Mix it together with your hand and taste it before cooking. It should be a ratio of 500g minced meat, 1,5-2 of the small breads, and 2 Eggs. They should be kinda soft and "fluffy" after cooking.
The Semmelknödel are made from old and dry bread too. I don't know the ratio of the ingredients but you need milk, eggs, ham cubes (boil it shortly in water to Take some of the saltiness away), parsley, Salt and freshly grounded nutmeg. I think there is a sweet Version too 🤔. If the "dough" ist ready you put the Semmelknödel in mildly boiling water. If they float atop, they should be done. Be very careful forming the Semmelknödel. If you Made a mistake they will fall apart.
For the potato salad there are thousands of recipes. I think each Family has their own 😅
The mushroom sauce is quite simple. First clean the mushrooms (Champignons or Pfifferlinge), cut the Like you prefer them, finely dice an onion. Heat up Butter in a pan until it starts to get brown, put the mushrooms in and stir fry them a bit. Add the onions and wait til they turn glassy. Add a bit of flour (~teaspoon). Add a Shot of White wine or better brandy (be careful, the Brandy can burn). Let it reduce for a bit. Add a cup of cream and wait for it to get nice and thick to your liking. Taste it and add Salt, Pepper and Parsley to it.
The Rotkraut needs a Lot of work and time. It's usually made in large quantities and Frozen after that, so you can use IT, when you need it. My father was a chef and makes it once a year mostly for christmas. He cooks it with the fat of goose, duck or pork, depending on which one he has around 😅 you need rotkraut, apples, rice, applejuice, red wine, cloves, cinnamon (whole), bayleaf, Salt and Onion. He sears the Rotkraut with the onions first, adds the apples, juice, Red wine, dry rice, etc and lets it cook on Low Heat for hours. You can adjust the colour of the Rotkraut with acids (red) like vinegar or Lemon juice and bases (purple) Like sugar or natron. That's why it's called Rotkraut (Red kraut) and Blaukraut (blue Kraut) in different regions, but the blue is more Like a purple.
Watching this again, and I realised just how many sounds come from Adam and north of the border. I was fully prepared to see tiny, nerdy things! I wonder if German boyfriend is a fan.
Big cheers for the German boyfriend , good for you that you are willing to show us other German dishes. I was laughing & crying in this vlog.
You guys should do a collab with a German cooking channel, and maybe do a head to head of German fiance/boyfriend and the other person to see whose food Uyen will tolerate best (maybe even like?)
Sallys Welt?
MAX has already done quite a lot of videos were he cooks for different RUclipsrs. All of them are called: "Ein Tag persönlicher Koch für ..."
He also prepares for each person individually and does not just cook random dishes but tries to please each persons taste - as you should do as a personal cook 😊 While he still introduces the RUclipsrs to new culinary experiences 👍
I loved the video! I’m a southern Brazilian (a lot of Germans have moved there in the 1800’s) and I grew up eating most of this food, even though I was raised by an italian family😂. Apfel Strudel is my favorite desert ever! Last Sunday I cooked for my family: pork and Spaetzle. We are citizens of the world!
The first time I’ve been to Germany I seat at the breakfast table and I was in taken aback: the food made me fell home!😂😂😂
Germany being roughly in the middle of Europe, and linking the "barbaric" north with the mediterranean former Roman empire, has always exchanged food culture with neighbors. Many thing that are considered local specialities, can have a nearly identical counterpart somewhere else far away. At the same time, food traditions can change dramatically over quite short distances.
One of the few things I was able to bring along to the US was my Spaetzlewunder. It's a kind of specialized "sieve" for making spaetzle and it saves oh so much time and is easier than any other device I've ever used.
BTW the Apfelstrudel makes a lot of sense if your Italian family is originally from Tirol? They eat pretty much a lot of the same foods as southern Germany. Do you have a special recipe, with some interesting twist? I'd be willing to share my (new AND improved) recipe for Hefezopf.
Omg! A brazilian who knows (and likes) Spätzle???? Please MARRY ME. (Not even imoortant what gender you are hahhahah)
Também, menos a salada de batata com caldo de carne. Essa eu nunca vi!
incredible!
I love your little avocado salt and pepper shakers! Soo cute!
Well done German bf and Uyen for both getting out of your comfort zone and experience new things together ☺️💛 thank you for sharing your experiences with us 🙏🏽
dont understate your cooking abilities I think you are a very good cook!
My German blood is so happy seeing all this! I eat like this all the time!! I didn’t know it was a German thing until now ❤
I found myself missing my daugther's German exboyfriend hearing your bf.😮 The way he speaks reminds me him.😢 We just shared Christmas twice, in 2019 and 2022. I think I watch your videos because of the connection I developed to that culture. Besides, your videos are funny and very creative. I love your accent too. Greetings from Costa Rica!
You guys are so cute. I love getting to see a peek into both of your cultures, and your relationship seems so sweet.
It was really nice to see a relatable food video. Not everyone has the time to make from scratch
The bread is a ready made dough you get from the supermarket . The meat loaf, the pastry and the red cabbage salad are store bought as well… so only the potato salad and meat balls are made from scratch...
I think everything will taste much better if he really made them from scratch, using quality ingredients and less salt😂
i'm german living in france and this video made me miss/crave german food so much 😭
German Boyfriend is definitely a great cook! Everything is freshly made from scratch. A great future husband 👏👏👍👍
If cooking isn’t his strongest skill, I must be a total failure. I think he did very well and appeared to accept criticism with grace. Uyen, you’re a foodie and I admire your willingness to try new dishes!
cute video and I wish for a second part^^. Just to give the information: Knödel is not Knödel. I could count at least 10 different variations of Knödel, because every area in germany has its own kind. I personally prefer the ones that are just made with boiled potatoes, starch and salt. You could fill them with croutons before boiling if one wished for bread xd. Maybe Uyen would like those, since they neither include bread in the dough nor parsley haha
Yeah, I also like the potato versions more.
There are also really good ready-made versions which you just have to form into a ball. My favorite ones are Seidenknödel by the brand "Henglein" when I don't have time to make them from scratch. You can get it in every cold section of a bigger supermarket like Kaufland, Edeka or Rewe. Maybe also an option for German boyfriend to serve them to Uyen next time as an alternative.
I also enjoy it to slice up the leftover Knödel on the next day and fry them in a pan. It's so good! 😍
@@myrillya Oh yees, frying and then eating them with the leftover sauce is the best! Just out of interest: It sounds like you are making them from scratch from time to time. I did that twice, starting the evening before and honestly there was so much (passive) effort in those and I didnt even taste a difference to the pre-made powders that you just mix with water + salt. Do you actually notice a big difference in taste or consistency? The only differnce I notice is when I buy the pre formed ones (similar to the ones he used) because I find them way more dense.
@@IsabelO.O Yes, they taste more like potatoes. 😅😂
However, I must admit that I don't make a classic German recipe, it's a Silesian recipe from my grandma, so it might be a bit different to German ones actually (I'm not quite sure). There is definitely a difference in taste.
Consistency is completely different. Most powder stuff is more dense while self-made ones are super ... Squishy? Idk how to describe it 😂
The recipe I know isn't too much work, you need to let the potatoes cool down, but that's it. 🤔
The avocado salt and pepper shakers is everything ❤, such a wholesome couple in every way
"Here, mine doesn't have sauce yet" Yep, he's a keeper!
I'm not very familiar with German food but after seeing this I've realized I eat a lot of it 😂
Same!
Where do you live? :)
As a Dutch person, it’s interesting to see there are still quite a bit of differences in cuisine even if we’re neighbors.
Geen stamppot en rookworst in Duitsland ;) en geen vla, snackbar, toasti, bami of nasi, saté... ik mis nederland 😅
I thought that as an austrian too.
It's not a difference between DE and NL but between north and south ... He's from Mannheim (south Germany), the meals he made are quite common there but "Semmelknödel" or "Kasseler" or this type of potato salad or "Laugenstangen" are not so common in Northern Germany either.
@@vomm Exactly! I though this too. Live and grew up in the north. Our Knödel are made of potato, not bread and our potato salad is completely different. But I've always eaten Laugenstangen and never thought of them as southern!
Ik wil die ei onthoofder!
I just came here to say, that German boyfriend did look like a good cook. Everything looked delicious. He used pre made stuff for things many people would (pastry, vanilla sauce and red cabbage). Perfectly fine. I felt like Uyen really talked him down there.
Agreed! He was quite good actually
She’s hoping it’s his cooking, otherwise she’d be dissing a whole country’s food. The truth is, they are coming from almost opposite cooking. Lots of bread, dairy and processed meats vs lots of fresh vegetables and soups and sauces over rice. She might prefer a German soup? If it’s not dairy based? At least I now know why one of our German dialogue lines in school was “I’d like an egg”. It seemed like an odd thing to order from a restaurant, but apparently it’s a thing there.
I feel like she didn‘t want to say „ I don‘t like German food“ so she blamed him instead. Otherwise she would get lots of hate
I showed this video to my husband after only seeing a few minutes, and I was so embarrassed. The poor guy put his heart into it and we felt he deserved so much more at the end than "you're not a good cook." If there was more banter back and forth between the two, but it's very one-sided and felt wrong somehow. Maybe I'm being overly critical of her being critical of him? 🤷🏻♀️
@@GAwildflower I'm pretty sure that he knows that it's just her not liking German food. I can understand her but at the same time I'm like...Vietnamese food tastes way worse than German food lol
Anyways, it was nice of him to cook for her even though most of the food was bought from the supermarket
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Those meatballs are exactly how my German grandmother taught my mother and it makes me happy now here in the US :)
I think a US meatloaf is the better equivalent, since it's not a ball, and with bread and eggs. Balls you can only make smaller, cause the heat need to meet the core. But the other thing in the oven, would also translate to meatloaf. It's just a finer grain.
@@holger_psure yeah it's just my mother. Makes meatballs exactly this way too. Meatloaf as well.
As someone who absolutely loves both German food and Vietnamese food, I wish I was your guys’ child
Lmao 😂
weird but funny😅
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I relate as someone who is part German and Vietnamese
I love this video! I enjoyed how German Boyfriend explained everything he was making, it was very interesting! 😊
I thought german/austrian potato salad was unappealing, then I tried it in Vienna and I quite love it! Just a different taste.❤ I love you 2 so much
I'm not sure why Uyen thinks GB is a bad cook... From what he showed us he seemed to understand cooking techniques. It seems like he can cook, Uyen just doesn't like German food!