As an American, I think the most iconic cultural thing in my fridge is an amalgamation of all the other countries' food items; I have Irish butter, French mustard, Italian salami, Mexican salsa, German beer, and Indian chutneys. 😂
I agree with this. Ketchup was the only item listed by the Americans in the video that I had in my fridge and was thinking I must not be a real American until they mentioned it.
The cookbook shelf behind the Irish gentleman made me think how fun it would be to take a cookbook shelf tour . I also loved that not everyone’s kitchen is magazine shoot ready ( mine seldom is) and that I am not the only person who gets anxious when I run low on certain things in my kitchen. A pantry tour would be fun too
I would love to see a video about what people pack for work lunch. I would also like to see a video of what people eat post pregnancy. As always, another amazing video.
As a Turkish person , 4 things I always keep in my fridge (365 days a year): eggs, turkish white cheese (similar to greek feta cheese) and olives (both black & green) & plain healthy yoghurt Love to all from beautiful Istanbul
I live in Canada, and Türkiye is at the top of my list of countries I want to visit. So many interesting historical and archaeological sites. I don't think that a lot of people realise just how many events from history took place in present day Türkiye.
Ulla, Lorenzo, Ferdinand and Rüdiger. Makes me wonder: is it common in other languages to name your sourdough starter? I've heard of it quite often in Germany especially with old fashioned names.
In my opinion, Santiago wins the award for most unique item: smoked reindeer meat in cream cheese in a tube!!! What! I want to try that someday. Just like how going to the grocery store in a new country tells you a lot about the culture, seeing the fridges of people around the world was so enlightening! 🌍
I never put my condiments is the fridge anymore, never had a problem with them going bad! I live in a small place, so I have a small fridge. I envy some fridges that are life size! I'd love to see a pantry episode, because I'd love to see what people keep in stock to always be able to make something. For example some very low budget options that are always handy and usable. Love this video!
No, not universal. As a northern Chinese, the only thing on that list that my family ever has around is eggs. I actually don't know a single person growing up who has mustard or cheese around, like ever. Things containing those things are restaurant treats that you just don't eat or make at home. Pickles are a once in a while type of thing and pickled mustard greens and sauerkraut are probably way more popular, and even those things most people don't keep at home constantly. My region doesn't really do spicy foods so hot sauce was a non-presence at home, though they're probably easily available for those who do like it.
@@catinabox3048 okay, I can understand not having any mustard around, but pickles is a broad term used for preserved foods. you're telling me that Northern Chinese don't preserve any kind of foods at all? I find that hard to believe. there is not a single civilization that has not come up with some way to preserve foods using a brine.
Oh! I love this episode so much! It's such a joy to see the chaos inside most folks fridges and the fact that almost all of us have atleast one weird semi permanent resident senior item in our fridges. 😅😅😅
@@seustaceRotterdamI got so excited seeing the blue pasta cookbook! My dad had that when I was younger and I remember absolutely loving the brandy chicken fettuccine recipe from it! I keep meaning to buy a copy for myself one day!
The number of people who just shove their whole pot with leftovers into the fridge rather than putting it in a container is mindboggling. On the other hand, I feel relieved I am not the only condiment addict in the world that is comforting.
I try not to do that because it takes up a lot of space but sometimes I think it’s better because then the food is sitting in a metal container not a plastic one (I worry about leeching chemicals and don’t have enough glass ones yet).
As someone who works full-time and lives in a household of two, I feel like transferring from the pot to container(s) just to have to wash both the pot and the container(s) is just more extra work than I'd like to do on a busy day and I try not to keep more food than two people can reasonably consume before it goes bad so space typically isn't an issue. Plus depending on what's in the pot I sometimes prefer reheating it in the same pot over the stove rather than portioning out to another container to microwave it.
what's the point of transferring, oder than making your fridge look pretty? Unless the pots are almost empty, and/or your fridge has limited space, it doesn't make sense!
I definitely do that either when it’s a lot of leftovers that would have to go in a ton of containers (like a big pot of soup) or if I’m just in a rush or feeling lazy lol! But it’s probably only like 30% of the time I do that.
Thank you so much! ☺️❤️ It is indeed very easy, once you get your hands on a scoby. My recipe for kombucha is the following: Ingrediënts: - 0.8 l of spring water - tablespoon organic green/black tea - 40 g sugar - 0.2 l of starter + scoby Method: - Boil the 0.8 l of water on the stovetop on medium-high with 1 tbsp of tea leaves and 40 g of sugar for 10 minutes - pour the liquid in a bowl with a sieve on top to sieve out the tea leaves - let the liquid cool down completely - pour your cooled tea together with the starter liquid and the scoby in a big sterilised jar. - Let the jar ferment for 10 days - 3 weeks. Then you can harvest your kombucha, but make sure to reserve some liquid and you scoby to start a new kombucha (about 1/5 of the total volume) -> this is the first fermentation. You can also do a second fermentation if you add fruits to the harvested kombucha liquid (no scoby in here) and let it sit for another 2 days. This makes it less acidic and more flavourful :)
@@eaglenoimoto Really? Maybe I have never had good chili crisp. I don't live where there are Asian markets. I have to buy what is available at the grocery stores in my area. Laoganma is $3.88 a bottle. The only other brand here is over $9.00 and it doesn't have nearly as much flavor. I like the Laoganma because it actually has crunchy bits. It doesn't have much heat but it has more heat than the other brand. I like a lot of heat so I add heat to it.
This had my smiling the whole time and really warmed my heart!! What a wonderful community Beryl has created, from members all over the world!! It's amazing to see people from across the globe with items in their fridge just like me!
I love the last part of the video where everyone is showing what the most common thing is to find in the fridges of their culture. So many similar things. :) Food brings humanity together.
I was actually amazed to see how many people have pictures and magnets all over their fridge taking up at the least half to the entire fridge. We have our fridge door wrapped in white board paper and use the fridge to take notes on using dry erase markers.
This is really interesting! Thank you everyone for showing off your refrigerated goodies. It makes me feel better that I have a fridge full of condiments, but I also feel energized to clean out my fridge. Ha ha ha ha
This video is proof we’re becoming more globalized community. It starts with good food! I’m Vietnamese American and I feel I have things from all over the world.
My fridge has nothing 😂 But I would love to show my Grandmomma’s. Ever since my granddaddy's passing we have all his favorites so we have a bit of him every time we eat something
I am a new jersey italian gal and I always have parmigiano reggiano and pecorino romano in my fridge! Plus a container full of parm rinds to use in soups, so good :) I loved seeing how universal the love of cheese is across countries!
I live in Sierra Vista, Arizona, A MUST for my fridge is German Mustard, & all of the sausages, Kimchi, & Red, Green & Yellow Curry Paste (I do have the spices, but as a Mom~sometimes time is a factor so I do have the paste!) & all of the veggies to make anything Vietnamese!!! I am raising my kids to KNOW how to cook for themselves when they leave the nest!!! I love this episode!!! ✌🏻
As a US ex-pat living in Germany for almost 30 years my Fridge has transformed into a mostly German/European Fridge. (Yes, my delicious and incomparable German bread lives the the Fridge.) As you've seen in this video the contents include a lot of foods and flavors not traditionally German. I love mustard, so I have several (too many probably) jars of them. I even have a jar of French's US mustard. Not because it is better than the others - it's just because. My biggest struggle to satisfy here is one of my last US taste yearnings - Pastrami. What I find here (always a chance find) just doesn't hit the spot. Europe has many wonderful cured meats. I recently learned that Pastrami may have originated in Romania. So, there still may be hope. BTW, I loved this video.
hahaha great we German all have Tofu and Hummus in the fridge . Same here. But yes Yams, Mustard, Sparkling water ( sodastream) , Cheese, Bread and Tomato Paste. The only difference is wont drink any alcohloic stuff. Oh and I keep my Stored Asthma medication in the Fridge, because it needs to be cooled for longer durations not getting bad
I live in Southern Ontario, Canada. 3 things I always have in my fridge...tomatoes, eggs, cheese Oldest thing in my fridge...a tube of yogurt that's 4 years old. It was our dog's favourite treat, and it when he passed away we couldn't bring ourselves to throw it out, so it still sits in the fridge Most indicative of the place I live...real maple syrup Non-food item...in the summer, we keep our body spray in the fridge, so that it's nice and cold and refreshing when we use it
MISSING from every fridge on there ... A lazy susan! I have 3. I got so tired of losing items and having to dig them out! It's awesome now😁 love your channel!
I loved the mexican fridge tour, it was so wholesome ☺️ & the Austrian one as well, not the tamarind paste expired in 2016 😂 & I screamed at the German girl with her 4 sourdough starters Ulla, Ferdinand, Lorenzo & Rüdiger 😂😂 Also I didn't know Germans are so obsessed with tofu!
Loved this! Haven’t had the time to make a video but I’d love to see a 2.0 of this, more specific on dietary restrictions across the globe. I’m curious about what’s available in other countries. I myself am lactose intolerant and gluten sensitive, at the end of August I’ll have to undergo some tests to make sure it’s not celiac disease…
CANADA! I noticed there was no one from Canada! What three things I always have in the fridge are: Canadian Bags of Milk; Old Cheddar Brick Cheese; and Canadian Eggs Large. And Maple Syrup of course and Table Syrup. Cheers!
It seems different regions of the world or a continent have the same few fridge items always on hand, as I predicted! I never thought about how much you can learn about someone from their fridge!
Loved this video! It's fun to see how international so many are with kimchi and tofu and such everywhere, even if those foods aren't in their original culture.
I'm Rob. I have 2 fridges plus a mini fridge for drinks, and a giant freezer. I might have food issues. But at least I don't keep bread in the refrigerator. Naming your sourdough is totally a thing! I have a half a bottle of kalamata olives that says 2018. When my father sold his house in 2001, there were bottles of pickles in the pantry that my mother packed in 1979... I have some seeds in the refrigerator, to help them get ready to propagate, and stay fresh until then.
I was surprised no one else always has lemons 😂 that’s the first thing that comes to mind for me, and I keep mine in the fridge. I love lemons in food - on roasted veg, in soups, in pasta. If a recipe has lemon in the title, I’m interested! So I always have at least 3 in my fridge at all times.
I really love seeing how folks all around the world have ingredients from all different cuisines. Granted the sample size is small and the population skews towards an openness to different cultures and cuisines, but it’s still cool to see so much tofu all over the world.
I loved this video. Seeing these peoples fridges felt like seeing a part of their soul, as a person who loves people watching, this was amazing! Thank you for this video Beryl!! Lots of love
as a asian, i'm happy to see some of european people that actually like spice or can handle it. there are many that won't try it, especially here in the states!! i love good spicy food!!
@@nozee77 well thats nice to see and hear, because no offense to some european countries; and especially at times the uk... some of y'all food is bland or not seasoned enough. i miss europe, and may consider duel citizenship-ing; but i always think of how i'd find asian or american esk food. especially when i think the last time i was in the eu, and looked at the gbbo; i was scared when a british lady said gaucamolo. that was so bad!!! anyways sorry slight tangent, glad you enjoy adding spice (pun intended) to your life!!
@@TheFonzieCommunityWell, maybe take your own advice and be open to trying new things and taste profiles as well! 😉 European food is not bland at all, it just concentrates more on the natural flavours of the produce and other basic ingedients, instead of relying on condiments to add flavour. No need to add spice or msg to everything, although I like it from time to time. 😉 No offense though!
@@nozee77 I am a open minded eater, and I’ve eaten a lot of y’all European food; but it’s been a while since I’ve eaten it. Regardless, most things are generally bland; but there has been some food i remember tasting in Germany that was flavorful. If you know the couple of uyen, a Vietnamese German couple; I’m uyen most of the time. Also since I can’t go to Europe all the time, and or haven’t even duel citizenship with one of y’all’s countries that includes the uk; I have to work with equivalents here in the states. As far as the British are concerned as a example, some agree that they’re food is at times bland compared to the states food.
@@TheFonzieCommunityas a duel British/German living in the UK that "bland" food reputation for British and some other European countries comes from American soldiers during and post the second world war when rationing was very much in effect. Heck rationing was still in effect till 1954! Please remember that after this the UK opened its doors to the commonwealth and people from the Carribbean, Indian sub continent, Hong Kong etc started coming to the UK as they were BRITISH. Foods like Balti, tikka masala etc are British foods not found in India! We have multiple cities with china towns, most towns have Asian supermarkets. Since the 00's we've had "eastern Europe" stores and all supermarkets have international sections. Even old school typical British food like cottage/shepherds pie isn't bland if it's made right! It should contain worcestershire sauce and seasoning, if food is bland it's not been seasoned and that's a bad cook not bad food. Most people nowadays are more likely to be eating pasta than a British Sunday roast. Preferred "going out" food is Japanese, Korean, Italian, heck even nandos is an institution nowadays! Peri peri is far from bland! Yes we don't do mexican well, Europe in general doesn't, we're too far to have the good influence and a basic burrito or taco is pretty much all you will find but we have Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi cuisine that is EVERYWHERE here that barely exists in north America, so it's swings and roundabouts as far as I'm concerned. Most European countries that aren't well known for their food generally have at least one other country that influences food in their country, German with Turkish food, Dutch with Indonesia. You might have tried the stereotypes but today's European food is heavily influenced by its neighbours, former colonies and because it's the 21st century, everywhere else in the world!
I would love to see the inside of the fridge at the science station in Antarctica. I bet they have some non-edibles in there. This episode was so fun. I was too chicken to send in a video so I respect everyone who did!
It surprised me that Amanda (NYC, USA) has Kecap Manis or sweet soy sauce in her fridge. Kecap Manis is one sauce that can only be used in Indonesian or Malaysian cuisine, like nasi goreng and mie goreng. So yeah, Love that the people try our culture🙌❤
Hi, I’m Amanda from the video. I actually learned about kecap manis from this channel, and now I love it! I usually eat it over rice and fried eggs, but I am eager to try new recipes with it. Let me know what else I should be using it for!
❤Greetings from Germany, I have it to, get it mostly from Amazon, but you could buy it in the Netherlands in the supermarket and so I get it often during trips to oure neighbour. I use it for fried nuddles, eggs, rice...love it. A mix of Sesameoil, kecap manis, sesameseeds and fresh chilli works wonderfull with fish, by the way.😅
Beryl Shereshewsky's channel is so entertaining. Thank you! Food is love and we all have more in common than we don't. Love and food (love) is always the answer.
Would love to see a video on what women from different cultures eat during their periods to stay healthy and comfortable, especially from cultures where periods are still considered taboo, yet working hard to break that wall.
German : I always have in my fridge: - a couple of pretty old potatoes and apples in the vegetable drawer - lots of open jars of jam - a jar of mustard and a tube of tomato purée Edit : I loved this video!
This was fascinating! I'm an American living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it's interesting how vastly different most of the items in all of these fridges are from mine.
Currently live in Colorado , USA, but have moved many times to different states and been to different countries. Top 3 items in our fridge for 2 people are Eggs, Lactose free Milk, and shredded cheese, We also have two shelves on the door full of condiments from Asian and Mexican cuisine. The oldest thing is a huge jar of Pickled Ginger. With just the two of us it has lasted almost a year.
Love your content and this episode was great.... Public service announcement.... Always store eggs in the carton they came in, in the back or bottom of the fridge... Never in the egg compartments or in the door.. 😂 😂... Take care.
A _lot_ of hot sauces are okay to leave out of the fridge. There's nothing in them that will go bad at room temperature. I never bother to put my Tabasco or El Yucateco in the fridge, for example, and I don't bother putting my Cholula in the fridge. There's too much acid and salt in most of them, and capsaicin itself is antimicrobial. The biggest exceptions are Sriracha and Crystal's. YMMV, proceed at your own risk, but when you have fridge space at a premium like I do and go through hot sauce fairly quickly, it's helpful.
As an Australian, I’m blown away by how many items (exact brand) I also have in my fridge. My 3 items are aged Cacciatore (salami), verjuice and a range of mustards.
Same! I was surprised to see so many of the same brands. Like the same brand of oyster sauce and BBQ sauce. Wasn’t expecting that from refrigerators across the world 😀
The people with tons of variations on the same item are definitely my people. Right now we have 5 kinds of hot sauce, 3 kinds of salsa, 5 kinds of mustard, 10 different cheeses, 7 different salad dressings, olives, a variety of fermented foods (plain yogurt, kimchi, pickles, and sauerkraut), eggs, bacon, hummus, and veggies that are in season from a local farm stand. The produce changes but we always have the wide array of condiments, yogurt, pickles, eggs, cheese, and leftovers.
I am suuuuuuuuper serious about cleaning out my fridge, so the oldest item in my fridge is a container of cream cheese I bought ~2.5 weeks ago that doesn't expire until 5ish weeks from now, on my birthday! though, to be fair, I went on a long trip this summer and threw away a bunch of things beforehand. Currently, in my fridge I have very little: aside from the cream cheese, I have some kimchi, a lemon, some Kerrygold butter, feta with Mediterranean herbs, yogurt, a ribeye steak, gluten free cookie dough, and some shredded cheese, and some undereye patches. In my freezer I have some frozen shrimp, frozen acai, and cookie ice cream sandwiches. I am in desperate need of getting some more produce!!
greek fridge: there's always yogurt, fresh vegetables used in greek salad such as tomatoes, onions feta cheese etc. we always have eggs too. and my dad is kinda obsessed with eating watermelon now that it's summer so there are like 3 watermelons in the fridge every day lmao
I wish we had decent watermelons in central Europe, most are either mushy or watery/tasteless. 🙈 Cheers to your dad! Glad he gets to enjoy wonderful fresh watermelons every day. They are my favourite as well. 🍉💚
Eggs, orange juice, sour cream , and every condiment that is available in the United States. Also the cheese drawer is always full. We love cheese, and hit all the farmer's markets for extra special cheese. Loved this episode, will be hitting up markets to find some very popular ingredients we've never tried. Really love your channel, keep doing what you do!
such a cool episode that i have to comment. because of this channel something i now always need to have inside my fridge is those homemade garlic pickles that turn blue. as a portuguese i laughed when i saw the south african fridge. also have chouriço in my fridge. got soy chouriço that even a vegetarian can enjoy. it's still portuguese chouriço but veggie friendly. :D also tell the young lady who's keeping the nail polish in the fridge that once outside the bottle, like when you're painting your nails, a bit of cold air (a fan for instance) can help traditional nail polish dry faster. that's the trick i used when i wore nail polish to get it to dry faster when the weather was very hot. so she should try with just one nail polish inside the fridge and get the others out. if it dries at least she saves the others from drying. speaking of a non edible (not edible anymore) that it's still in my fridge it is a small jar of homemade pepper oil my mum used in her cooking all the time. as i didn't know much about cooking when she passed away, i never used it but also never got rid of it because it was mum's secret ingredient. it's also the oldest item in my fridge cause it as been there since 2006 at least... also liked to see that there other people out there keeping a special old jar in their fridge because it's really special. don't feel weird anymore for keeping the oil. ;) also i support the comments that say "a pantry tour, please!" :D
I'm Italian and I would have liked to show my fridge, how do you communicate your video requests to your subscribers? I went shopping today and i have: Eggs, carrots, tomatos, lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, meat, hotdogs, ham, prosciutto crudo, salame, a lot of different cheeses, peaches, dates, melon, lemons, olives and a lot of liquors like limoncello,meloncello, liquirice, pistacchio liquor The 3 things i always have are eggs, parmesan, lettuce
As an American, I think the most iconic cultural thing in my fridge is an amalgamation of all the other countries' food items; I have Irish butter, French mustard, Italian salami, Mexican salsa, German beer, and Indian chutneys. 😂
Oh my goodness! Me too! Thank you for sharing your perspective on this. 😊
I agree with this. Ketchup was the only item listed by the Americans in the video that I had in my fridge and was thinking I must not be a real American until they mentioned it.
Love that!
Hehe, American here with tzatziki and hummus always on hand
yup this
The cookbook shelf behind the Irish gentleman made me think how fun it would be to take a cookbook shelf tour . I also loved that not everyone’s kitchen is magazine shoot ready ( mine seldom is) and that I am not the only person who gets anxious when I run low on certain things in my kitchen. A pantry tour would be fun too
That’s me!
Ooh that would be cool
We have at least a dozen cookbook shelves. And I'd love to see what cookbooks other people use.
That would be so cool. I’d love to know the top 3 cookbooks that people actually use
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I would love to see a video about what people pack for work lunch. I would also like to see a video of what people eat post pregnancy.
As always, another amazing video.
+1 for the work lunch!
Work lunch episode!!! I work from home now but always always brought my own lunch from home for all the years prior when I worked outside the house.
What a great idea.
Loved both ideas!
Love these ideas!
Lao gan ma should use this as evidence to push an international campaign. I am from the Caribbean and ALSO have it in my fridge. Lol
Same!! I'm from the Netherlands and have a 700 grams jar in my fridge 😂
Is it a chili crisp? I've been wanting to try Chinese chili crisp for a month now and don't know what brand I should get.
I'm in Canada and I also have a jar 😊
@@ivetterodríguez-j4k lao gan ma is great! if you want to try chinese chilli crisp it's a good one and usually pretty easy to find.
I have chili cisp in my fridge to in Delaware, U.S.
As a Turkish person , 4 things I always keep in my fridge (365 days a year):
eggs, turkish white cheese (similar to greek feta cheese) and olives (both black & green) & plain healthy yoghurt
Love to all from beautiful Istanbul
I wanted to see Turkiye in the video! Thanks for commenting! Love from Georgia in the US :)
A turkinsh uber driver once told me you eat a certain kind of yoghurt in the summer to cool off, is that right?
I live in Canada, and Türkiye is at the top of my list of countries I want to visit. So many interesting historical and archaeological sites. I don't think that a lot of people realise just how many events from history took place in present day Türkiye.
@@Terri_MacKay if you do come to Istanbul one day, write to me, we can have some coffee or turkish tea :)
@@yasemini25 That would be awesome!! ❤️😊
Juliane with her 4 named "pet" sourdough starters cracked me up! 😂 So adorable (also, I'm jealous!)
Ulla, Lorenzo, Ferdinand and Rüdiger. Makes me wonder: is it common in other languages to name your sourdough starter? I've heard of it quite often in Germany especially with old fashioned names.
Not just inside, but the outside of the fridge (magnets etc) show so much personality!
Yes all of the magnets and pictures on the doors. We have out fridge wrapped in white board paper and use dry erase markers on it for notes.
My favorite was @3:38 "I want to finger and lick my luscious friend" and "You & I could go to my bed and play together"
I’m surprised and delighted at just how international so many of the fridges are. Truly food (and drinks!) have gone worldwide!
In my opinion, Santiago wins the award for most unique item: smoked reindeer meat in cream cheese in a tube!!! What! I want to try that someday. Just like how going to the grocery store in a new country tells you a lot about the culture, seeing the fridges of people around the world was so enlightening! 🌍
Isn't it amazing about fridges? No matter how big or small they are, they are filled with things that make the owners bring them daily pleasures.
I'm obsessed with this woman who named her sourdough starter! Also, Shannon is rocking that Keira Knightley in Love Actually vibe.
I never put my condiments is the fridge anymore, never had a problem with them going bad! I live in a small place, so I have a small fridge. I envy some fridges that are life size! I'd love to see a pantry episode, because I'd love to see what people keep in stock to always be able to make something. For example some very low budget options that are always handy and usable. Love this video!
Excellent idea
I do the same bc all the restaurants I worked at never refrigerated hot sauce, ketchup, or mustard.
@@mishaa7263 In my experience, mustard gets bad quicker, but for all the other stuff there's no need to clutter fridge space!
Same here. Only if I have opened mayonnaise or pesto, I'll transfer them to the fridge.
Same . I was surprised that it's not the same for everyone. They put everything in the fridge which is not necessary.
What I learned from this episode, hot sauce, mustard and pickles are universal. eggs and cheeses are must everywhere.
No, not universal. As a northern Chinese, the only thing on that list that my family ever has around is eggs. I actually don't know a single person growing up who has mustard or cheese around, like ever. Things containing those things are restaurant treats that you just don't eat or make at home. Pickles are a once in a while type of thing and pickled mustard greens and sauerkraut are probably way more popular, and even those things most people don't keep at home constantly. My region doesn't really do spicy foods so hot sauce was a non-presence at home, though they're probably easily available for those who do like it.
@@catinabox3048 okay, I can understand not having any mustard around, but pickles is a broad term used for preserved foods. you're telling me that Northern Chinese don't preserve any kind of foods at all? I find that hard to believe. there is not a single civilization that has not come up with some way to preserve foods using a brine.
"I like to use this to saute garlic...I always burn it" 😂😂😂
Oh! I love this episode so much! It's such a joy to see the chaos inside most folks fridges and the fact that almost all of us have atleast one weird semi permanent resident senior item in our fridges. 😅😅😅
My favourite was Lorenzo... he's Italian. 😂
I have a Tupperware of my Mom's soup. She made it in 2009 before she passed away. I keep it for sentimental value
I hope its kwpt in the freezer because if its in the fridge even in a tupeprware can spread micro bacteria that can be dangerous
@@mercedesvelasquez8781 don't worry, it's a deep freeze situation, the tupper is inside a bag. It just couldn't throw something she made
I absolutely love that man's cookbook bookshelf 😊
Thanks! That’s me!
@@seustaceRotterdam I love looking at food from everywhere so seeing your shelf of cookbooks made me so happy 😊 it's truly beautiful 😍
@@seustaceRotterdamI got so excited seeing the blue pasta cookbook! My dad had that when I was younger and I remember absolutely loving the brandy chicken fettuccine recipe from it! I keep meaning to buy a copy for myself one day!
Ok that little girl is way too adorable.. “I wanna give you a tour of my fridge, let’s start with my fridge” 😂😂😂
All hail the fridge 😂
The common thing everyone has is some kind of sauce 😂👌🔥
A true Mexican fridge with the beer sitting right next to the electrolites 😂 loved this video
The number of people who just shove their whole pot with leftovers into the fridge rather than putting it in a container is mindboggling. On the other hand, I feel relieved I am not the only condiment addict in the world that is comforting.
I try not to do that because it takes up a lot of space but sometimes I think it’s better because then the food is sitting in a metal container not a plastic one (I worry about leeching chemicals and don’t have enough glass ones yet).
As someone who works full-time and lives in a household of two, I feel like transferring from the pot to container(s) just to have to wash both the pot and the container(s) is just more extra work than I'd like to do on a busy day and I try not to keep more food than two people can reasonably consume before it goes bad so space typically isn't an issue. Plus depending on what's in the pot I sometimes prefer reheating it in the same pot over the stove rather than portioning out to another container to microwave it.
what's the point of transferring, oder than making your fridge look pretty? Unless the pots are almost empty, and/or your fridge has limited space, it doesn't make sense!
i just started this habit this year and im 30, and its because i live alone finally and im lazy haha.
I definitely do that either when it’s a lot of leftovers that would have to go in a ton of containers (like a big pot of soup) or if I’m just in a rush or feeling lazy lol! But it’s probably only like 30% of the time I do that.
Beryl, I hope you know how much I love you. This video was the *_absolute best!_* I loved this idea and all the members of our community ❤️❤️❤️
I’m impressed by the one making Kombucha herself! 😮
If you are interested: it is actually super simple. You just need a scoby to start with. Then you feed it tea and sugar
Thank you so much! ☺️❤️
It is indeed very easy, once you get your hands on a scoby. My recipe for kombucha is the following:
Ingrediënts:
- 0.8 l of spring water
- tablespoon organic green/black tea
- 40 g sugar
- 0.2 l of starter + scoby
Method:
- Boil the 0.8 l of water on the stovetop on medium-high with 1 tbsp of tea leaves and 40 g of sugar for 10 minutes
- pour the liquid in a bowl with a sieve on top to sieve out the tea leaves
- let the liquid cool down completely
- pour your cooled tea together with the starter liquid and the scoby in a big sterilised jar.
- Let the jar ferment for 10 days - 3 weeks. Then you can harvest your kombucha, but make sure to reserve some liquid and you scoby to start a new kombucha (about 1/5 of the total volume)
-> this is the first fermentation.
You can also do a second fermentation if you add fruits to the harvested kombucha liquid (no scoby in here) and let it sit for another 2 days. This makes it less acidic and more flavourful :)
You can make your own scoby with a good bottle of GT’s plain kombucha. That’s how I started mine.
Oh, thank you so much everyone!
I was happy to see that several people have Laoganma Chili Crisp. It's simply the best chili crisp in the world. And, it isn't expensive.
We don’t understand it, my partner is even Chinese and it’s the least spicy and least flavourful Asian chilli condiment 😅
@@eaglenoimoto Really? Maybe I have never had good chili crisp. I don't live where there are Asian markets. I have to buy what is available at the grocery stores in my area. Laoganma is $3.88 a bottle. The only other brand here is over $9.00 and it doesn't have nearly as much flavor. I like the Laoganma because it actually has crunchy bits. It doesn't have much heat but it has more heat than the other brand. I like a lot of heat so I add heat to it.
This had my smiling the whole time and really warmed my heart!! What a wonderful community Beryl has created, from members all over the world!! It's amazing to see people from across the globe with items in their fridge just like me!
I love the last part of the video where everyone is showing what the most common thing is to find in the fridges of their culture. So many similar things. :) Food brings humanity together.
The "Thank you for coming to my fridge" guy, so cute! And food in a tube 😂😂
Lets see inside your fridge Beryl and tell us your favourite things in there. Love all your videos
Yes want to see inside Beryl's fridge!
Yes! Why didn't she share hers?
why am i gettting emotional seeing all these cute peeps sharing their fridge contents???
I was actually amazed to see how many people have pictures and magnets all over their fridge taking up at the least half to the entire fridge. We have our fridge door wrapped in white board paper and use the fridge to take notes on using dry erase markers.
Info for the nice condiment lady: most hot sauces do not need to be refrigerated.
This is an amazing format . It’s so eye opening how we are all so different yet the same . ❤
This is really interesting! Thank you everyone for showing off your refrigerated goodies. It makes me feel better that I have a fridge full of condiments, but I also feel energized to clean out my fridge. Ha ha ha ha
Ahh, Laoganma, the condiment which unites the entire world!
Isn't it interesting how much more HUGE fridges in the US are, even for people who live alone?
Hands down this is my favorite and most entertaining episode. Thanks Beryl!
This video is proof we’re becoming more globalized community. It starts with good food! I’m Vietnamese American and I feel I have things from all over the world.
The lady from Belgium, look at her kitchen view. Amazing!
I am so happy to see all those condiments. All of the door shelves and my entire bottom shelf is full of condiments 😄
My fridge has nothing 😂
But I would love to show my Grandmomma’s. Ever since my granddaddy's passing we have all his favorites so we have a bit of him every time we eat something
Great video. Pickles are an international hit! I've got some in my fridge, too. 🙂
I am a new jersey italian gal and I always have parmigiano reggiano and pecorino romano in my fridge! Plus a container full of parm rinds to use in soups, so good :)
I loved seeing how universal the love of cheese is across countries!
I live in Sierra Vista, Arizona, A MUST for my fridge is German Mustard, & all of the sausages, Kimchi, & Red, Green & Yellow Curry Paste (I do have the spices, but as a Mom~sometimes time is a factor so I do have the paste!) & all of the veggies to make anything Vietnamese!!! I am raising my kids to KNOW how to cook for themselves when they leave the nest!!! I love this episode!!! ✌🏻
really fun episode. When they put the expired stuff back 😂
As a US ex-pat living in Germany for almost 30 years my Fridge has transformed into a mostly German/European Fridge. (Yes, my delicious and incomparable German bread lives the the Fridge.) As you've seen in this video the contents include a lot of foods and flavors not traditionally German. I love mustard, so I have several (too many probably) jars of them. I even have a jar of French's US mustard. Not because it is better than the others - it's just because. My biggest struggle to satisfy here is one of my last US taste yearnings - Pastrami. What I find here (always a chance find) just doesn't hit the spot. Europe has many wonderful cured meats. I recently learned that Pastrami may have originated in Romania. So, there still may be hope. BTW, I loved this video.
Rewe has Pastrami sometimes, but it probably isn't quite the right stuff as well?
Hope you like living here nevertheless. 😄
What a wonderful episode - you can really see how global and well travelled we are these days with the mix of cultural foods in everyone's fridges
hahaha great we German all have Tofu and Hummus in the fridge . Same here. But yes Yams, Mustard, Sparkling water ( sodastream) , Cheese, Bread and Tomato Paste. The only difference is wont drink any alcohloic stuff.
Oh and I keep my Stored Asthma medication in the Fridge, because it needs to be cooled for longer durations not getting bad
Same for everything but the cheese and yams. Even same regarding the Asthma meds. 😅 German as well.
I live in Southern Ontario, Canada.
3 things I always have in my fridge...tomatoes, eggs, cheese
Oldest thing in my fridge...a tube of yogurt that's 4 years old. It was our dog's favourite treat, and it when he passed away we couldn't bring ourselves to throw it out, so it still sits in the fridge
Most indicative of the place I live...real maple syrup
Non-food item...in the summer, we keep our body spray in the fridge, so that it's nice and cold and refreshing when we use it
MISSING from every fridge on there ... A lazy susan! I have 3. I got so tired of losing items and having to dig them out! It's awesome now😁 love your channel!
I loved the mexican fridge tour, it was so wholesome ☺️ & the Austrian one as well, not the tamarind paste expired in 2016 😂
& I screamed at the German girl with her 4 sourdough starters Ulla, Ferdinand, Lorenzo & Rüdiger 😂😂
Also I didn't know Germans are so obsessed with tofu!
I loved this video. Please do it again!
I loved seeing so many condiment/sauces in the fridge of peoples around the world that are also in my fridge. Even the same brands! ❤
Loved this! Haven’t had the time to make a video but I’d love to see a 2.0 of this, more specific on dietary restrictions across the globe. I’m curious about what’s available in other countries. I myself am lactose intolerant and gluten sensitive, at the end of August I’ll have to undergo some tests to make sure it’s not celiac disease…
CANADA! I noticed there was no one from Canada! What three things I always have in the fridge are: Canadian Bags of Milk; Old Cheddar Brick Cheese; and Canadian Eggs Large.
And Maple Syrup of course and Table Syrup. Cheers!
Absolutely love this!!!! It’s so refreshing to see ppl not trying to be perfect. Just humans on the internet bonding over food❤
It seems different regions of the world or a continent have the same few fridge items always on hand, as I predicted! I never thought about how much you can learn about someone from their fridge!
Loved this video! It's fun to see how international so many are with kimchi and tofu and such everywhere, even if those foods aren't in their original culture.
This was amazing! Thank you all for sharing with us❤❤
I'm Rob. I have 2 fridges plus a mini fridge for drinks, and a giant freezer.
I might have food issues. But at least I don't keep bread in the refrigerator.
Naming your sourdough is totally a thing!
I have a half a bottle of kalamata olives that says 2018.
When my father sold his house in 2001, there were bottles of pickles in the pantry that my mother packed in 1979...
I have some seeds in the refrigerator, to help them get ready to propagate, and stay fresh until then.
I was surprised no one else always has lemons 😂 that’s the first thing that comes to mind for me, and I keep mine in the fridge. I love lemons in food - on roasted veg, in soups, in pasta. If a recipe has lemon in the title, I’m interested! So I always have at least 3 in my fridge at all times.
I have always hoped for a fridge tour episide, Beryl, as a fan of the Korean TV show Please Take Care of my Fridge. Thanks so much!
I need part 2. I need italy, brazil, japan, russia, uk, kenia, zimbabwe, eritrea, oh the whole world actually
I really love seeing how folks all around the world have ingredients from all different cuisines. Granted the sample size is small and the population skews towards an openness to different cultures and cuisines, but it’s still cool to see so much tofu all over the world.
I loved this video. Seeing these peoples fridges felt like seeing a part of their soul, as a person who loves people watching, this was amazing! Thank you for this video Beryl!! Lots of love
as a asian, i'm happy to see some of european people that actually like spice or can handle it. there are many that won't try it, especially here in the states!! i love good spicy food!!
I've got Chili Crisp Oil and Sriratcha in my fridge, plus Mexican Salsa, green Tabasco and Turkish Chili Paste.. Love from Germany. 😉 💚
@@nozee77 well thats nice to see and hear, because no offense to some european countries; and especially at times the uk... some of y'all food is bland or not seasoned enough. i miss europe, and may consider duel citizenship-ing; but i always think of how i'd find asian or american esk food. especially when i think the last time i was in the eu, and looked at the gbbo; i was scared when a british lady said gaucamolo. that was so bad!!! anyways sorry slight tangent, glad you enjoy adding spice (pun intended) to your life!!
@@TheFonzieCommunityWell, maybe take your own advice and be open to trying new things and taste profiles as well! 😉
European food is not bland at all, it just concentrates more on the natural flavours of the produce and other basic ingedients, instead of relying on condiments to add flavour.
No need to add spice or msg to everything, although I like it from time to time. 😉
No offense though!
@@nozee77 I am a open minded eater, and I’ve eaten a lot of y’all European food; but it’s been a while since I’ve eaten it. Regardless, most things are generally bland; but there has been some food i remember tasting in Germany that was flavorful. If you know the couple of uyen, a Vietnamese German couple; I’m uyen most of the time. Also since I can’t go to Europe all the time, and or haven’t even duel citizenship with one of y’all’s countries that includes the uk; I have to work with equivalents here in the states. As far as the British are concerned as a example, some agree that they’re food is at times bland compared to the states food.
@@TheFonzieCommunityas a duel British/German living in the UK that "bland" food reputation for British and some other European countries comes from American soldiers during and post the second world war when rationing was very much in effect. Heck rationing was still in effect till 1954!
Please remember that after this the UK opened its doors to the commonwealth and people from the Carribbean, Indian sub continent, Hong Kong etc started coming to the UK as they were BRITISH. Foods like Balti, tikka masala etc are British foods not found in India!
We have multiple cities with china towns, most towns have Asian supermarkets. Since the 00's we've had "eastern Europe" stores and all supermarkets have international sections.
Even old school typical British food like cottage/shepherds pie isn't bland if it's made right! It should contain worcestershire sauce and seasoning, if food is bland it's not been seasoned and that's a bad cook not bad food. Most people nowadays are more likely to be eating pasta than a British Sunday roast. Preferred "going out" food is Japanese, Korean, Italian, heck even nandos is an institution nowadays! Peri peri is far from bland!
Yes we don't do mexican well, Europe in general doesn't, we're too far to have the good influence and a basic burrito or taco is pretty much all you will find but we have Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi cuisine that is EVERYWHERE here that barely exists in north America, so it's swings and roundabouts as far as I'm concerned.
Most European countries that aren't well known for their food generally have at least one other country that influences food in their country, German with Turkish food, Dutch with Indonesia. You might have tried the stereotypes but today's European food is heavily influenced by its neighbours, former colonies and because it's the 21st century, everywhere else in the world!
I would love to see the inside of the fridge at the science station in Antarctica. I bet they have some non-edibles in there. This episode was so fun. I was too chicken to send in a video so I respect everyone who did!
I also always keep tofu, plain and smoked, mustard, pickles and beer in my fridge.
Oh and peanut butter, always !!
It surprised me that Amanda (NYC, USA) has Kecap Manis or sweet soy sauce in her fridge. Kecap Manis is one sauce that can only be used in Indonesian or Malaysian cuisine, like nasi goreng and mie goreng.
So yeah, Love that the people try our culture🙌❤
Hi, I’m Amanda from the video. I actually learned about kecap manis from this channel, and now I love it! I usually eat it over rice and fried eggs, but I am eager to try new recipes with it. Let me know what else I should be using it for!
❤Greetings from Germany, I have it to, get it mostly from Amazon, but you could buy it in the Netherlands in the supermarket and so I get it often during trips to oure neighbour. I use it for fried nuddles, eggs, rice...love it. A mix of Sesameoil, kecap manis, sesameseeds and fresh chilli works wonderfull with fish, by the way.😅
@@amandamilone6756 fyi, we don't keep it in the fridge. it's fine to be left outside.
I have those and a few more BECAUSE OF THIS CHANNEL!
@@JM-tz9ejI buy mine at Rewe. 😉
Beryl Shereshewsky's channel is so entertaining. Thank you! Food is love and we all have more in common than we don't. Love and food (love) is always the answer.
Would love to see a video on what women from different cultures eat during their periods to stay healthy and comfortable, especially from cultures where periods are still considered taboo, yet working hard to break that wall.
That little girl has so many blueberries!
German : I always have in my fridge:
- a couple of pretty old potatoes and apples in the vegetable drawer
- lots of open jars of jam
- a jar of mustard and a tube of tomato purée
Edit : I loved this video!
This video gave me the strong urge to go close my fridge.
This was fascinating! I'm an American living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it's interesting how vastly different most of the items in all of these fridges are from mine.
Currently live in Colorado , USA, but have moved many times to different states and been to different countries. Top 3 items in our fridge for 2 people are Eggs, Lactose free Milk, and shredded cheese, We also have two shelves on the door full of condiments from Asian and Mexican cuisine. The oldest thing is a huge jar of Pickled Ginger. With just the two of us it has lasted almost a year.
Love your content and this episode was great.... Public service announcement.... Always store eggs in the carton they came in, in the back or bottom of the fridge... Never in the egg compartments or in the door.. 😂 😂... Take care.
I'm Canadian and three things I always have in my fridge are Lao Gan Ma, gouda cheese, and mustard pickles! 🇨🇦
A _lot_ of hot sauces are okay to leave out of the fridge. There's nothing in them that will go bad at room temperature. I never bother to put my Tabasco or El Yucateco in the fridge, for example, and I don't bother putting my Cholula in the fridge. There's too much acid and salt in most of them, and capsaicin itself is antimicrobial. The biggest exceptions are Sriracha and Crystal's. YMMV, proceed at your own risk, but when you have fridge space at a premium like I do and go through hot sauce fairly quickly, it's helpful.
I wish that the whole world could watch your videos. I think that there would be more peace xo
i loved this!!! the non food items were especially entertaining. i remember my parents kept batteries in the fridge too. cheers, beryl! 🛴❤
As an Australian, I’m blown away by how many items (exact brand) I also have in my fridge.
My 3 items are aged Cacciatore (salami), verjuice and a range of mustards.
Same! I was surprised to see so many of the same brands. Like the same brand of oyster sauce and BBQ sauce. Wasn’t expecting that from refrigerators across the world 😀
The people with tons of variations on the same item are definitely my people. Right now we have 5 kinds of hot sauce, 3 kinds of salsa, 5 kinds of mustard, 10 different cheeses, 7 different salad dressings, olives, a variety of fermented foods (plain yogurt, kimchi, pickles, and sauerkraut), eggs, bacon, hummus, and veggies that are in season from a local farm stand. The produce changes but we always have the wide array of condiments, yogurt, pickles, eggs, cheese, and leftovers.
I love this!!! So fun. Thanks to everyone who opened their fridges to us.
Such a great video! I absolutely loved it.
I am suuuuuuuuper serious about cleaning out my fridge, so the oldest item in my fridge is a container of cream cheese I bought ~2.5 weeks ago that doesn't expire until 5ish weeks from now, on my birthday! though, to be fair, I went on a long trip this summer and threw away a bunch of things beforehand. Currently, in my fridge I have very little: aside from the cream cheese, I have some kimchi, a lemon, some Kerrygold butter, feta with Mediterranean herbs, yogurt, a ribeye steak, gluten free cookie dough, and some shredded cheese, and some undereye patches. In my freezer I have some frozen shrimp, frozen acai, and cookie ice cream sandwiches. I am in desperate need of getting some more produce!!
So cute that Beryl lets children participate in her channel!!!!
Thanks!☮
greek fridge: there's always yogurt, fresh vegetables used in greek salad such as tomatoes, onions feta cheese etc. we always have eggs too. and my dad is kinda obsessed with eating watermelon now that it's summer so there are like 3 watermelons in the fridge every day lmao
Got to eat seasonally to keep healthy. has he tried watermelon with a sprinkle of salt? it makes it almost sweet and sour.
@@rayrayravenclaw4385 no he enjoys it plain :-) tbh i'm not a huge fan of watermelons i prefer melons!
I wish we had decent watermelons in central Europe, most are either mushy or watery/tasteless. 🙈
Cheers to your dad! Glad he gets to enjoy wonderful fresh watermelons every day.
They are my favourite as well. 🍉💚
Not surprised I didn't see England 😂
Currently in my fridge is some Cheddar cheese, a few beers and Bacon.
Looks like if there's one food that unites us all, it's eggs! All hail the mighty chicken! 🙂
Excellent video 👍 Thank you 💜
Well this is the earliest I’ve ever been to not only your video but a video, go me! 😂😂🤷🏼♀️😊
What a fun episode! Thanks!
Loved this; more please!🙏
Eggs, orange juice, sour cream , and every condiment that is available in the United States. Also the cheese drawer is always full. We love cheese, and hit all the farmer's markets for extra special cheese. Loved this episode, will be hitting up markets to find some very popular ingredients we've never tried. Really love your channel, keep doing what you do!
Great show Beryl. I loved to see how different things were and yet how much the same.
Id love to see a vidoe on home grown produce (not necessarily meals). Our plum tree exploded this year and im overwhelmed 😅
such a cool episode that i have to comment. because of this channel something i now always need to have inside my fridge is those homemade garlic pickles that turn blue. as a portuguese i laughed when i saw the south african fridge. also have chouriço in my fridge. got soy chouriço that even a vegetarian can enjoy. it's still portuguese chouriço but veggie friendly. :D
also tell the young lady who's keeping the nail polish in the fridge that once outside the bottle, like when you're painting your nails, a bit of cold air (a fan for instance) can help traditional nail polish dry faster. that's the trick i used when i wore nail polish to get it to dry faster when the weather was very hot. so she should try with just one nail polish inside the fridge and get the others out. if it dries at least she saves the others from drying.
speaking of a non edible (not edible anymore) that it's still in my fridge it is a small jar of homemade pepper oil my mum used in her cooking all the time. as i didn't know much about cooking when she passed away, i never used it but also never got rid of it because it was mum's secret ingredient. it's also the oldest item in my fridge cause it as been there since 2006 at least... also liked to see that there other people out there keeping a special old jar in their fridge because it's really special. don't feel weird anymore for keeping the oil. ;)
also i support the comments that say "a pantry tour, please!" :D
1:52 I've never related to anyone more!
I'm Italian and I would have liked to show my fridge, how do you communicate your video requests to your subscribers?
I went shopping today and i have:
Eggs, carrots, tomatos, lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, meat, hotdogs, ham, prosciutto crudo, salame, a lot of different cheeses, peaches, dates, melon, lemons, olives and a lot of liquors like limoncello,meloncello, liquirice, pistacchio liquor
The 3 things i always have are eggs, parmesan, lettuce
I didn’t know Italians keep their eggs in the fridge - I thought you were like the rest of Europe. I love prosciutto and salami too.