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@@TastingHistory Max, you are one of the most interesting people on this blue rock! I sure wish we lived close enough to hang out. Your conversations, I can only imagine, could captivate a person for a period of time close to eternity!! Keep up the fantastic RUclips work! You're headed for all the trappings that multi-million subs brings!
I still remember that difficult decision you made to go on with this channel instead of returning to Disney. Your instincts were spot on. Congratulations
Yes, but I was SO very worried, when you announced that you were no longer with Disney. The title of the episode is/was, "I quit!" Then you notified us that it was Disney you were quitting, NOT "Tasting History ". Worried me there, Max!😂
Sometimes, the obvious choice can be very hard to make; it takes real courage to leap away from the safe and known; we're all glad you had that courage.
@@arnox4554 There are other viable video platforms for such shows. And many creators can sustain themselves comfortably only via crowd funding donations. Besides, what YoutTube wants is harmless, family and advertiser friendly (and politically neutral) content just as this.
Same, but it was worse this episode than most others. The emotions hit me harder, so it was a bit jarring to transition back to the food even though Max tried his best to set up a good flow
It's not food history in itself that has "taken off". It is YOU, bringing us food history in your delightfully fun and eloquent way, that has gained you so many subscribers. Thank you Max. Like a great, memorable teacher; you make learning fun.
I was just going to say this. While yes, food history is interesting, so much of why we're here is because of the way Max presents it. He's funny, educational, and just a delight to watch.
An interesting footnote - 8 year old Werner, who was chucked out of the airship while on fire, was the last survivor of the Hindenburg, only passing away relatively recently in 2019. He only ever spoke about the disaster in 2017, 80 years after it happened.
Christ almighty. Yeah, uh, I got nothing smart or witty to say. Just amazed he survived it and horrified imagining what must have been going through his mind the rest of his life.
The 14 year old cabin boy Werner Franz was the last surviving crew member and he died in 2014. I've always thought of this disaster as old history from a bygone era but realising that there were survivors who only died recently really brings home the point that it really wasn't that long ago.
Don't understand that the American Government 🇺🇸 would give permission for such Nazi propaganda "stunt" to take place on their soil. Nowadays they shoot things out of the air. My (elderly) pre-WWII 🇳🇱Dad was born in the same year as Werner (the burning, 8 year old, boy, being thrown out of the cabin by his Mother). My Grandparents, like many 🇳🇱Dutch, feared what the 🇩🇪Germans would maybe do "again" (start another War - which they themselves had lived through!!). They had little sympathy for very rich Germans using a (propaganda) Airship, in a time of financial hardship (a 'Global Depression') in Europe/Germany. While Adolf Hitler was gaining momentum with his hate speeches (that they/we as 🇳🇱Dutch citizens understood without needing any translation). And again my Grandparents & now also my young Parents had to survive yet another WW started by, 'our neighbours' : The Germans 🇩🇪. And still they counted themselves as "the lucky ones"...surviving WWII😔.
@firelunamoon Yes, Werner Franz did pass away on August 13, 2014; however, the final survivor was Werner Gustav Doehner ("Döhner" auf Deutsch), who passed away in November 2019. 😊
Apparently in the full version of the radio broadcast (that is almost always cut out), after he says he just can't talk anymore, you can hear him throwing up from the sheer horror of the scene. I can't even imagine what it was like to be there.
On the one hand, the transmission is heartbreaking but on the other hand, those who died were Nazis so I see it as a net win. Edit: I didn't watch the whole video before commenting this and yeah, it does suck what happened to those kids. Losing your children always sucks.
11:34 Oh man, that obvious fire safety detail of only one person being able to enter or leave at the same time made me think that you could probably write a great crime mystery taking place here.
There actually is a crime drama out there that takes place on an airship! Give Johannes Cabal the Detective a try. It is the second book in the series but it stands alone on its own.
To be fair, he's writing it for restaurant serving many patrons all at once so those recipes must be used for more than one dish in order to be served to the diners faster.
@@Hollandsemum2 in my experience, your observation is true for every genre of cookery. Once you have a solid grasp of method, spices, and expected outcome, most dishes are variations on the core recipes.
Interesting how no one talks about Max, a steward, who makes excellent cocktails and watches everyone like a hawk. On that note, we'd like more episodes on Drinking History.
Max the steward was known for a cocktail that he made just for the Hindenburg. Its not the one mentioned in this video. The recipe has been lost as only Max knew how to make it. But one mixologist did make one based on the writing of the guests who described it. Its a complicated drink to make.
The thirties really was different. God forbid you bid people not to smoke for a few hours on a *helium* ship 😶🌫️🫡 I bet they saw the smoke room and were like oh thank Wodan!
The napkin probably served double duty to remind passengers as to why they were making sacrifices in certain luxuries (like sleeping quarters and performance of ablutions), and (as something directly handed to them) a physical object to serve as a quirky anecdote from their time about a zeppelin. I bet you some of the guests even kept their "trusty napkin" as a memento, since washing it between meals is probably the first manual labor some of them had ever done. :-P
My great uncle was one of the cabine crew, one of the night srewards, on the day of the Desaster. Gladly he only broke his leg and survived! His telegram wich simply said I’m well was probably the biggest relief ever for his family. He is in quite a few of the advertisement pictures for the Hindenburg. He was one of the man who put our the fire on Irenes clothes and accompanied her brothers Walter and Werner to the ambulance! It’s so great to hear you cover a story that is so close to my family!
@@ramonpizarro happy to share! Sadly he is not in the video, but there are a couple pictures of him but RUclips don’t let me add any links. My favourit is where he is presenting the kitchen of the Hindenburg. It looked really fancy
They actully had a funny tradition on the Hindenburg where they baptise the members. We still have the recall of my great uncle wich, translated was something like this: On the third day of the voyage, it was just about three o’clock in the morning when the phone near me rang. One of the mechanics on duty told me that he’d seen a passenger wandering along the keel walkway, and that I should go and check to make sure that everything was in order. Since this sort of thing wasn’t permitted, I headed straight for the walkway. So, I was innocently strolling along the catwalk when suddenly I got an massive amount of water poured over my head. I stood there, looking like a drowned rat when I heard loud laughter above me and looked up. I saw there up in the girders three men holding buckets, having just played a corker of a practical joke on me. So, this was the famous equatorial baptism! As proof, I was presented with a baptismal certificate. I was naturally very proud of this.
I didn't ever see tearing up during an episode of Tasting History as being in the cards for me, but as a mama, the moment when she had to make the decision to leave her daughter and jump for her sons found me fighting back tears. My goodness. What an emotional episode this was. Well done, Max. ❤
Wow, such an emotional episode. You were clearly upset about the tragedy of it all. Just shows how much you really care. The world needs more people like you Max.
You say you are surprised at how far the channel has come, but it is all you, man. You are such a skilled storyteller. Your excitement is infectious. We aren't just watching some generic "how to" cook show or a dry documentary. You always share anecdotes and make the stories feel more... real. Reminds us that real people lived through these very real scenarios and that this wasn't just some distant apocryphal story. When you told about the daughter and mother's struggle, I was on that airship with them in that moment.
I agree. And Max isn't afraid to make and taste-test things that he ultimately doesn't like, and he isn't afraid to tell you he doesn't like it. So many chefs show you how to make delicious food, but Max (and B. Dylan Hollis) will show you foods that make you sit back and wonder, "Who the heck even thought this was good?"
I must admit that I was shocked to learn that somehow around 2/3 of the people aboard the Hindenburg managed to survive: looking at the pictures and video of that horrifying incident, I had always assumed there must have been hardly any survivors. As for the channel hitting the 2M mark, well, this is just a great show: a likeable host putting out nicely produced content, with an entertaining yet informative take on both history and cooking a wide array of stuff. Can anyone ask for more?
I think it was more of how quickly it occurred and how they died, burning to death quickly, or dying later due to your burns, isn't most people's first choice of how they want to go.
im a ~40 yr old history buff who has know about hindenburg since i was a kid and it wasnt until a couple years ago i learned that not only did some people survive, but a LOT of people survived its destruction. was a complete shock to learn.
The fact that Herbert Morrison was able to somewhat keep talking and doing his job through what is clearly the most traumatic thing he's ever experienced is some crazy professionalism.
I appreciated the very human response to what he was seeing. I always wonder how reporters are able to maintain their composure at times like that. It was kind of nice to hear the genuine emotion coming out of him instead of just a matter-of-fact statement.
I hadn't looked deep into the Hindenburg, because I figured it would be nothing but bleak. I'm pleasantly surprised to know that the majority of people survived. I would have guessed the number of survivors would have been minuscule. Thank you for telling the story in a moving way along with interesting food history!
As a historian, educator, and artist I admire you and Jose for all you do to create each video. I think the way you emphasize primary sources, while securing your history in a cultural landscape and time is what most history educators forget to do. I’d give extra credit to students for watching and analyzing one of your videos! Just brilliant!
My grandfather had an opportunity to ride on the Hindenburg. He was a glass manufacturer, and investors wanted to know if he could do the glass, should they want to build one. He understood the science behind the zeppelin. He went onto it, but didn’t choose to travel on it, he said it was just too dangerous. Smart man, he lived until he was 93.
Max, I always respect just how humanizing you make these stories and how much you respect the reality that real people experienced these events. I can always hear the respect with which you treat the events, even if they were hundreds of years old, because someone actually experienced that terribleness. You bring such an empathetic human element to your history that I greatly respect.
What messes me up is the phrase "they found her sitting at a dining table... on fire." It makes me picture the girl sitting, calmly, at the table like she was waiting for her meal... But on fire! Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy!
Aluminum at that time was an incredibly expensive material. So the use of aluminum was not only a practical weight saving measure, it was yet another public display of wealth. Thanks for making videos, I always look forward to a new one from you!
By the 1930s, aluminum was no longer hugely expensive as it had been in the 19th century; aluminum cookware was already being manufactured in large quantities then. And then during World War II in the early 1940s, housewives were urged to turn in aluminum items for recycling into war machinery.
Seeing you speak of the mother and the decision she had to make,it was if you were there and witnessed such a tragedy yourself. Your empathy and respect is astounding.
Fun fact about the Hindernberg's head Steward: his name was Heinrich Kubis, and not only did he survive, but he had actually made an entire career out of being a steward - or flight attendant, if you prefer - on German airships (including on the very first successful commercial passenger flights ever aboard the profitable LZ10 Schwaben, making him, in fact, the world's very first flight attendant), after having previously worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in Europe, like the Paris Ritz. And the Hindenberg was not even his first airship disaster: he'd previously walked away from the destruction of the Schwaben.
The heartfelt sympathy that you told the story of the Doehner family with, gave me the feeling of what it might've been like to have been there 1st hand. Wonderful story teller. Thank you.
As a historian by degree (rather than my occupation), you tell the story that is hardly told in the countless journals I read. It's easy to describe the horrors of catastrophe, trust me you start to get creative. But its hard to ground a moment of causality into a sensible and tangible humanity. I readily think the discipline needs more empathetic anacedotes and the gentle hand like you've given regarding the family. Remarkable work as always Max and I aspire to have your manner of retrospection.
Like I realized a while back history is made of the things that real people do. It's not a bunch of dry dates and places, it's about people's lives. When telling history if you can talk about those lives and what those people when through it brings it home to the listener. Just saying the Hindenburg crashed and burned on May 6, 1937, doesn't really mean much to most people, but when, as Max did so well, you tell the stories of some of the people who were involved it makes it SO much more meaningful.
To say this episode is a masterpiece is a massive understatement. It’s so genuine, and the focus and importance is placed perfectly throughout. Thank you for all of the work you put in
i honestly usually forgot i'm watching a cooking show when the history parts come to an end i'll never stop praising you for thinking to combine history and cooking. such a nice format!
You've done Titanic and Hindenburg now - but I think a cool episode would be some transportation related food not related to a disaster. Something like a dish from the Orient Express.
Haha I was literally just about to post this exact same suggestion! I think something from the Orient Express would be a lot of fun. You could also tie it into a disaster as you could look into the train becoming trapped in the snow in 1929 that partly inspired the famous novel.
Watching him talk about that family and trying not to cry was so hard to watch. You can see the restraint in his eyes and I can only imagine the number of takes it took to say everything without weeping. I commend you for continuing with the rest of the video. I wouldn’t have been able to, after that history section. You have even more of my respect, now.
It is worth remembering that those "spartan" rooms with aluminum furniture and plastic sink were made of aluminum shortly after it had dropped from being the most expensive and luxurious metal on the plant (thanks to new smelting technology from the late 1800s slowly dropping the price), and while plastic was a brand new wonder material. Bakelite was patented in 1909, and Nylon hit the world at the 1939 World's Fair, two years after the Hindenberg was no more. While we look at them as cheap materials, the perspective of the mid-1930s would likely have been different.
I never really knew much about the Hindenburg disaster, having only seen pictures and vague memories of it being glossed over in history class. Hearing the story about the family aboard and the mother that had chose between the potential of saving her daughter or living for her two sons literally had me in tears. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't lose it a bit hearing that broadcaster's emotional witness to the disaster. I can't imagine what either of those people were feeling or the grief that lived in their hearts for long after. Thank you, Max, for bringing humanity to these stories in history that we often equate to just words in a text book. You are truly a gift. ❤
I found this channel when you were four episodes in and I immediately subscribed. As a historian by training, this sort of niche historical area clearly done with empathy and passion is something I strive to find and explore for myself. Thank you for all the research and work and passion you've put into Tasting History and the countless hours of joy all your videos have brought.
Likewise. I didn't know the Hindenburg was nazi propaganda before this, but even with that in mind it still makes me cry for the humans on board. That story of the girl who ran back in looking for her father... It's enough to make anyone cry.
Herb Morrisson's broadcast never fails to break my heart, no matter how many times I hear it. The pictures are horrific, but imagine watching it in real life. The poor man thought he witnessed many people die in a massive fireball in the span of seconds yet he still made the broadcast.
The story of the family was saddening but it was truly the sound of anguish in that broadcast that made me tear up. You could hear the sorrow and disbelief.
This was the most in-depth explanation of the luxury of the airship, and how the Hindenburg tragedy occurred I’ve ever seen. It was an eye-opening episode. The dessert looked amazing, too!😊
The story about the family made me cry. I couldn’t imagine how heartbreaking that was for the mother to make the decision to abandon her daughter to live on for her other two children. The daughter was so brave to run back in to find her father, even if it cost her life. I think the fact that she was willing to risk moving back into the fire in hopes to rescue him just shows how strong she was and how much undying love she had for her family. ❤️ Thank you Max for keeping history alive and sharing the stories you research with us! Truly my favourite channel.
I think that was so dumb of the girl. If im in a burning blimp and it is clear that im not going to make it, i would not want my child to save me. Save yourself. Childerens lives are much more important than their parents
@@lasloapollo4312it’s dumb, but she loved her father. We have to remember she’s 14 in an unimaginable high stress environment and made the wrong decision in about 15 seconds. Teenagers make fucking stupid choices all the time. Adults as well even in a safe environment. We also have hindsight. We know the Hindenburg as this avoidable catastrophe. Something like this had never happened before. Just as it’s easy to call people stupid on the Titanic for not getting into the lifeboats. The Titanic disaster was unprecedented.
Yeah, but people always, always do dumb things under extreme stress. The exception are super-trained people, like soldiers, firemen and astronauts. Irene just wasn't thinking (and notice expect a teenager to really think things through is already a lot!), she was just reacting. @@lasloapollo4312
She could have been scared about heights and already stressed from being up in the air looking down a few days just couldn't fathom the idea of jumping...no matter the reason, RIP to all those who perished. The announcer made me cry.
I had never studied this incident in detail, but I always just imagined that everyone must have died. To hear that 62 out of 97 people actually survived that inferno is amazing. Great video, Max! Thanks!
I didn't really know anything about the Hindenburg, I do recall something about a blimp catching on fire, but I assumed it was a blimp during ww1 on the battlefield or some such. I had no clue it was a commercial passenger blimp
@@saber2802 Pedantry alert: The Hindenburg wasn't a blimp. Blimps are non-rigid airships, they don't have an internal framework. Hindenburg was a Zeppelin-type rigid airship with an aluminium framework.
Hi, fellow classical musician and food enthusiast here. If the internet were on fire, I would save your channel. Really well done. You know what would be really fun idea for a Christmas/ holiday season video is a Nutcracker series. History and 19th century recipes of hot chocolate, coffee, peppermints, marzipan, and sugar plums (especially sugar plums). Lots of interesting history to be told there.
@@RoSario-vb8ge He stayed in the states for a few days to testify, then went back to Germany. (via ship) From there he lived to the 1990's working in hotels and restaurants.
If only high school curriculum history classes was a fraction this interesting, i would have been a history buff. Thank you for your amazing presentations of food and history Max
I grew up in Lakehurst, and in that tiny town, the Hindenberg disaster is our one claim to fame, and boy do you see it everywhere. We'd learn about it every year, it was painted on all the major buildings, the town signs, everything. You did a better job of humanizing the story and connecting the facts with the emotions than any class I ever took or documentary I was made to watch. Bravo.
One of Sherman & Larsen's "Smash Flops" is "The Hindenburg Song". The first line is, "We'll have a hot, hot time in Lakehurst, New Jersey, when the Hindenburg lands today". I used it to successfully audition for the first Canadian production of "Jerry Springer - the Opera".
I’m wondering if Lakehurst was able to appreciate the most famous (infamous) episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, or if it was still ‘too soon’ when that episode aired in 1978?
As a fellow New Jerseyan, I was just thinking I want to visit Lakehurst maybe en route to AC haha. Do you recommend any places to eat in or around there? And what's the best place to see
@@seronymus There's nothing terribly exciting in Lakehurst itself (Italy's Best pizza is good). Up the road a bit in Toms River you can get an excellent breakfast at Shut Up and Eat
My grandfather was supposed to be on the Hindenburg when it crashed. Some famous pianist or musician bumped him off the list and he had to find other transport home. My grandmother thought he died in the crash until he was able to get a telegram home.
The first time I heard the Hindenberg radio clip was decades ago and it never fails to move me. The reporter's strong emotions make it real in a way that a more "professional" objective style could have. Hearing it in the context of this episode caused it to affect me even more after the stories of the people who were on board. I never knew so many survived so thank you for that!
I agree, I got so emotional hearing about poor 14-year-old Irene who just wanted to save her father. The broadcast really made you feel the terror as well
I didn't realize that you've only been doing this for 3-4 years, considering the genuinely high quality of the research and production value of each video. May you continue to find great success!
And we are so happy we found you, Max! It's not just food history, it's you making it fun and relatable, personal and informative. I'm so glad you found success in this! You've come a long way from making farmer's cheese 😁 And thank you for handling the family's story with such grace. It brought tears to my eyes. The respect with which you handle tragedies is commendable. Thank YOU for everything!
Boy, was this video an emotional roller coaster ride! This is the first time I cried a little, and I watched all of the Titanic videos. I just want to say thank you, Max, for creating your channel. RUclips has quite a lot of awful content these days, but your channel is a positive beacon of what RUclips can be. You don't do clickbait titles or thumbnails, and you truly provide value with your content. We get history and a recipe, and some fun, laughter, and sometimes tears. I'm so glad you and José started this channel! Thank you!! ♥
I cried too for the first time while watching Tasting History. The story about the burned girl and her family and then the broadcast was what got to me.
This might sound stupid on my part, but I'm so glad Max included as much as he did in the clip because personally I'd only ever heard the "oh the humanity" part. You see it on t-shirts, memes, etc. But hearing as much as I did in the clip was so incredibly sad and heartbreaking and I'd never heard the guy just.. crying before.
@@LadyBeyondTheWallThat was exactly the same for me. There have even been parodies of the quote over time but the crying brought home what a horrific tragedy it was to witness in real time. I think that's the part of the danger of time, that we grow more removed from terrible tragedies enough that we can reference them without really understanding the magnitude of what happened. But that makes it equally important that people continue to shine a light on these stories with empathy and sincerity like Max does.
I'm so glad I found your Channel! From Hardtack to feeling emotional watching the Hindenburg disaster, and hearing the loss and survival, it relights my love of history, and food.
Makes sense why airships never became popular... Honestly astonishing as you said in the footage that anybody survived that at all. I always appreciate the really high quality videos, It's easy to tell you love what you're doing and you and put a tremendous amount of care into your videos. I can tell you and I'm sure many have, it shines very brightly through every single one of them.
Also your sense of humor, never fails. The bit in the beginning about wondering what they would have eaten got me rolling 😂 as a fellow food and history enthusiast. what they ate. Also I need to add it makes me hungry every time, cheers 🍻
It was designed to use non flammable helium, but the USA controlled most of the world’s helium supply and wasn’t willing to sell it to the Nazis. So if history had gone differently, this accident wouldn’t have happened, but airships still probably wouldn’t really have become a popular mode of transport… they couldn’t carry a lot of people and were very vulnerable to bad weather. Even if they had become more popular in the middle of the 20th century, they still would have been killed off by faster and cheaper jet airliners, the same fate that befell ocean liners.
All that page flipping reminded of those old "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Imagine if there was a "Choose Your Own Recipe" book, you'd start with the pears, then you could go to recipe 4510, or you could flip to a different number. Then at the end of a bunch of bad decisions, you found yourself trapped in the kitchen forever...hopefully someone will find you one day
Given who Auguste Escoffier is (Dude's a stickler that you must follow his recipes to a t), he would seriously lock up inside the kitchen never to get out every time you make a wrong move...
I rather like that idea! "For a sweeter flavour, next add recipe 126, or if spice will serve you better add recipe 836". "A suitable stodge can be added per page 256, or for something lighter try page 492".
@@vanguardiris3232 I agree, "Here's a base, now to make it sweet, go to recipe 405, or savory go to recipie 219" I have to say of the first cookbook I ever owned, while the pictures were nice, the part that was truly useful was the back section with lots of basic recipes like for an oil based pie crust (temp doesn't matter, and no need to buy shortening just for that) and simple fruit sauce, with little hints and variations for several different types of fruit (which ones have more pectin, which do better with acids, ones that will destroy gelatin, or become very juicy when cooked, etc)
Thank you for your presentation of this one. I first heard that recording in school in social studies. We had discussed the air ships and who was on it (kids our age) etc. Then we watched as it crashed. I think every kid cried listening to it. I still choke up every time. Getting to over 2M is amazing! Congratulations!
German here and I find it fascinating that while the Hindenburg certainly isn't forgotten here, it seems to have a much more prominent place in American cultural memory. Because that's where the accident happened. It feels like that desaster is much more often referenced in one way or another in US pop culture than it is in Germany.
@@terminallumbago6465 that's a good question actually. It might have come up in school at some point but just as a side note. The main focus for this period is the nazi race policies of 1935, the 1938 mass pogrom and the prelude to ww2. However I can only speak for my own (half remembered) school time here. In Germany schools are managed by the federal states and curriculums can vary widely...
@@terminallumbago6465yes, it does get touched on usually, but there isn't much to teach about it, if that makes sense? It was a horrible accident that helped to speed up the demise of rigid body airships, but it was otherwise of quite little historical significance.
In the States it gets the most basic of gloss-overs in schools. "That blimp that blew up and the guy said o the humanity haha" but like pretty much all history here, you have to educate yourself
@@silphonym Some of the things I'm most curious about are things for which little information still exists. I wonder how children in Germany are taught about WW2/holocaust in the broader sense? I could look it up but sometimes I like to get people's personal experiences or perspectives
One thing that surprised me were the pictures from inside the Hindenburg. Those looked like a way more modern space, something from the 70s! And a fully electric kitchen is kind of futuristic even today. Anyway, this is one of your best episodes, which is hard given how awesomely perfect every one is. Thank you for your great work!
What an awesome episode! All the context laid down before showing us the emotional clip of the broadcaster literally weeping as he tried to describe the calamity he is witnessing was utterly superb. I still have tears in my eyes. What fantastic job, Max, and congratulations on hitting 2 million!!!
During WWI the Germans attacked with Zeppelin raids. I have a letter handed down through my family July 8th, 1916, Norton Bungalow, East Cliff, Herne Bay Kent. It says in part: Things are getting rather bad in England. Everything is so dear, and there is so much mourning. Also the Zepplin raids are a bit unnerving. They passed over here the other night but did no damage. We have not had a bad raid for a good time now, but we are all on the qui-vive for some “straffing” presently. Anyway, apparently air ships had been around for quite some time. Absolutely loved your video! Thanks for doing such a great job.
To think a little project you started for your grandmother, during furlough, has become so popular and huge. Congrats on the 2 million subs Max. I am happy to have been here since the beginning, and have learned so much.
Sometimes I read your comments just to appreciate how wholesome your community is. Watching your videos and checking the comments is that little bit of positivity you need throughout the day.
Listening to that commentator as the Hindenburg crashed was heart wrenching, especially directly after hearing the story of the Doehner family 😭 Thank you Max, for your channel and your masterful condensing of history and for always telling the important and human stories involved in these topics. Your channel combines my passions, cooking older recipes (although until I found your channel, and bought your book, the oldest recipes I made were still well into the 20th century) and history and I wait with baited breath for your videos because it will be the bright spot of that day for me. Well deserved 2 million subs and counting !
My father used to get very emotional about the Hindenburg. He was a dirigible buff as child and was listening to the live radio broadcast when the incident occurred. To him, it was like the Challenger disaster. He never forgot it.
Bonjour Max. I’m a new “convert”. I’ve discovered you totally by chance and boy do I love it! I am a History nerdish myself and I love ancient recipes. I’m from Algeria, almost consequently, and other than the fact that the couscous pasta was created in my country under Rome around 200 AD, I am open to any old recipe theories… I love sharing unlikely History about most likely recipes.
Oh wow Max this might be my favorite of your videos, I'm a huge Zeppelin nerd :D The story of the German Zeppelins is so fascinating, I actually would have loved a bit more background info on it but i know it would be way too much, the video was already pretty long. So for anybody interested here's a few more nerdy Zeppelin facts: - The German passenger airship effort of the 20s and 30s was led by Hugo Eckener, who was the successor of Graf Zeppelin and really pushed the idea of commercial airship travel - He was a prominent anti-Nazi and very popular, was even sponsored to run for president in 1932 but declined for work reasons. With him as president Hitler would have had much tougher opposition. - Eckener had good relations with the US and their airship program and lobbied heavily for using helium in future airships. In fact the main reason for the Hindenburg's size was it being designed with helium use in mind - Unfortunately airships took years to build, and by the time the hindenburg came close to completion the nazis had long taken power, Eckener's control over his company was taken away and the airship scheme was reformed as a propaganda tool under Goering and subsidized for losses. - Because of this, the US as the sole manufacturer of commercial helium refused to export it to companies under nazi control and thus the Hindenburg ended up being filled with hydrogen like previous airships. The additional cabins were only possible because hydrogen offers slightly better lift than helium and so the airship could carry more passengers with the same amount of gas cells - Eckener survived the war and tried to fund a new airship scheme with goodyear but by then airfields were around plenty and rigid airship reputation down the drain . He died in 1954
@@slwrabbits With pleasure :) Btw I love the interior design. Peak minimalist art déco, not like a waiting room at all. The lounge chairs are super comfortable. If you get the chance visit the German Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, they have a cabin replica there
@@pipingbob720 😂 I have to crack up at your response. I am also partial to metal furniture, but it's because I have rabbits and they will happily chew up anything made of wood or plastic. A bit of brutal practicality, if you will.
Congratulations on 2 million! You are hands down one of my all time favorite channels. And I have to sincerely thank you, Max, for igniting in me a newfound passion for history. I eagerly look forward to your upload every week, and I find myself referencing Tasting History at least twice a week in conversation with my clients. And of course, thank you to Jose for all his hard work as well. So happy for you!
Yesterday, folks in the family asked what I was so excited about - "Isn't that just the day you and your buddy go out drinking?" "Well...there's that, yeah, BUT! THERE'S A NEW TASTING HISTORY!!"
Congrats on hitting 2 million!! I’m so glad I found you a year and a half ago… you are so wonderful to watch and you speak so eloquently and the effort you put into pronouncing words from other languages is so appreciated. Excited to keep watching and learning and laughing and eating. ❤
I realized how little I actually knew about the Hindenburg while watching this. Your videos are so interesting and entertaining... thank you for another great video!
One of my favorite moments in each episode is when Max actually samples the food. I wait for the expression of surprise, delight and absolute joy that lights up his face when the food tastes simply delicious!
Congrats on 2M!! Thank you for sharing your channel with us!!! Honestly, this video was quite heartbreaking and very sad…..and then you showed us the recipe! It was just an odd transition as I mourned for that tragedy.
A truy awful decision to make. I think she made the right one, but god I am glad I will never have to face that. She must have had nightmares for years after.
First off I'd like to congratulate you on the 2 million subscribers Max. Secondly I'd like to say it's not just the food history that draws us to your videos. You also give a lot of insight and background to general history of the time period. You make your videos very engaging and digestible. Please keep up the phenomenal work!
My grandfather was at Lakehurst and is one of the people you see running in the video towards the Hindenburg. He also happened to be a Navy blimp pilot during WWII. Thank you for a wonderful episode Mr. Max.
By water and by sky Adventure awakes Meals low and high For progressions sake The depths of loss From images we know well The limitless cost The food, expanse and swell In the spirit of an age Conveying Deutsche delight Exciting plate-to-page While softly floating in flight A dessert of pear condé Chocolate saucy and rich Numbers to source, in all sundry A lasting taste, a lasting image
@Divergent_Integral@Divergent_Integral Clearly not. It's a waste of time for a start. Also had this criticism before 🥱. Use a different AI for your complaints.
@Divergent_IntegralThat explanation would have been appreciated because I have been trolled a fair bit for this thing that Max and I joked almost 9 months ago. I don't believe AI is ever useful in writing. I've been in performance spaces where other writers have discussed it at length.The parallel was because it is. I'm not in the USA, the image is all I know of the history. They were expecting a nice flight with a crowning dessert. A lovely experience turning into a lasting horror.
I enjoy these little rough poems. I majored in poetry and and creative writing and writing poems without form was wonderfully freeing to me. These are lots of fun to see how someone else practices their craft. The individual diction choices are particularly fun. Thanks for these.
@@adedow1333Cheers Adedow that's such a lovely comment. What are your favourite types of poetry? Do you write in your spare time? These are hugely rough 😄. They are to make Max smile so I have to get them in before the algorithm knocks them out of where he can find them. I like to break form because Spoken Word is my main side hustle. As long as the Boss enjoys them. I'm happy.
Max- First I love your channel. This episode was special, because as a young Navy Officer, I was stationed at NAS Lakehurst. The big hanger was next to ours, and was a National Historical Site. The barber I used to go to in town, had visited the wreckage site as a boy. I once had the privilege of having lunch with the young Navy officer who had the duty that night. He was a retired Admiral when we had lunch.
Had to look those up, but today I found out that the Pokémon Drifblim can learn self-destruct and explosion as normal type moves. Max got that cheeky reference down.
I have seen almost all of your videos, and this is going up there as one of my favourites! Great research as always, and Max we just like you so darn much. Shoutout to Jose and his plants too. Congratson 2 million.
I started following you shortly after you started. I'm a huge history buff. My favorite hobby is historical research 😊.... It's not just food and its history that draws people to your channel, it's also your personality, plus you're handsome which never hurts 😉. It's so nice to hear that you have 2 million subs! Congratulations! 🎉
Max, the way you tell the story of the family, I was totally transported to those 15 seconds, you are a terrific storyteller! I then after that, the ending with that sweet marvelous dish, what can I say 2M still not enough people, your work is amazing =)
I found a subscribed just last week. Your channel is so enjoyable to watch I shared it with my 87 year old Mom who loves to cook and was a history teacher. I gotta try to make a lot of these dishes for friends to try out. Thanks!
I really appreciate that you so often point out where we can dive down the rabbit hole after you for more information, like the book you cited at the beginning. It makes the history more accessible to the rest of us, who don't always have the motivation to seek it out unprompted.
This is what you were meant to do, share your talent with the world for everyone to enjoy with not only historically important information, but such a warm treat in these hard times. Thanks for being you ❤️
Congratulations on the 2 million followers! In my own opinion, the reason your channel is so popular is for a few reasons. The subject matter is fascinating, the way you present it keeps our attention (and wanting more), but mainly, I think it's you! Your personality and the joy you have for Tasting History, shines through. The amount of research and care you put into everything is what makes this channel so great. Give yourself a huge pat on the back. I'd hug you if I could!💖
Along with your deep dives into food history, which are fascinating and well worth watching (so I do), here's one of the other things I love about your videos: It comes across like I would truly love to have a great meal with you! Your reactions to tasting the dishes you love are priceless. Every bite is thoughtful, appreciated, and important. It's such a joy to watch, and this one ranks as one of your best reactions yet :)
27:05 I think this is the second time I've seen Max experience absolute 10000% ecstasy (tried to use a more wholesome word lol) upon tasting his creation. The first one was from the Everlasting Syllabub episode 😻❤️
The Concorde was like the Hindenburg in that it never turned a profit, it was subsidized by the British and French governments. And they both ended their service in fiery disasters.
And they were both known for their luxurious travel experience - for those few who could afford it, and both could only take a very small number of passengers per trip, AND they were both faster ways of crossing the Atlantic than their contemporary competitors! I'm glad I wasn't alone in seeing the similarities between the Zeppelins and the Concorde!
I saw something on RUclips the other day showing how tiny the windows were and the seats were not any better than what you would get on coach. But I guess it didn't matter since they were only flying for two hours drinking champagne the whole time.
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I don't think planes flew at 30,000 feet the time of the Hindenburg.
@@shanecarroll5376 Only military flights. Commercial flights were between 13k and 20k. Pedantic, but correct.
@@TastingHistory I've learned something new today thank you l, fantastic constant.
@@TastingHistory Max, you are one of the most interesting people on this blue rock!
I sure wish we lived close enough to hang out.
Your conversations, I can only imagine, could captivate a person for a period of time close to eternity!!
Keep up the fantastic RUclips work! You're headed for all the trappings that multi-million subs brings!
You forgot the best part of that story. It didn't have to Happen. The USA refused to sell Germany helium because they were jealous.
I still remember that difficult decision you made to go on with this channel instead of returning to Disney. Your instincts were spot on. Congratulations
Yes, but I was SO very worried, when you announced that you were no longer with Disney.
The title of the episode is/was, "I quit!"
Then you notified us that it was Disney you were quitting, NOT "Tasting History ".
Worried me there, Max!😂
Sometimes, the obvious choice can be very hard to make; it takes real courage to leap away from the safe and known; we're all glad you had that courage.
@@loraweems8712 It still pops up in my watchlist now and then😂.
Probably one of the smartest career decisions ever made.
@@arnox4554 There are other viable video platforms for such shows. And many creators can sustain themselves comfortably only via crowd funding donations.
Besides, what YoutTube wants is harmless, family and advertiser friendly (and politically neutral) content just as this.
I usually get so wrapped up in his history lessons, that I completely forget he's cooking food. "Oh yes, right, the PEARS!"
Same, but it was worse this episode than most others. The emotions hit me harder, so it was a bit jarring to transition back to the food even though Max tried his best to set up a good flow
I always forget there’s a dish in the making.
@@raerohan4241that’s on you, not on Max or his content or editing
Honestly though. Its a whole vibe.
Me too!
It's not food history in itself that has "taken off". It is YOU, bringing us food history in your delightfully fun and eloquent way, that has gained you so many subscribers. Thank you Max. Like a great, memorable teacher; you make learning fun.
I have to agree
I agree. His character and art of story telling is captivating!
I was just going to say this. While yes, food history is interesting, so much of why we're here is because of the way Max presents it. He's funny, educational, and just a delight to watch.
An interesting footnote - 8 year old Werner, who was chucked out of the airship while on fire, was the last survivor of the Hindenburg, only passing away relatively recently in 2019. He only ever spoke about the disaster in 2017, 80 years after it happened.
Makes sense, that must have been horrible to live through.
Christ almighty. Yeah, uh, I got nothing smart or witty to say. Just amazed he survived it and horrified imagining what must have been going through his mind the rest of his life.
The 14 year old cabin boy Werner Franz was the last surviving crew member and he died in 2014. I've always thought of this disaster as old history from a bygone era but realising that there were survivors who only died recently really brings home the point that it really wasn't that long ago.
Don't understand that the American Government 🇺🇸 would give permission for such Nazi propaganda "stunt" to take place on their soil. Nowadays they shoot things out of the air. My (elderly) pre-WWII 🇳🇱Dad was born in the same year as Werner (the burning, 8 year old, boy, being thrown out of the cabin by his Mother).
My Grandparents, like many 🇳🇱Dutch, feared what the 🇩🇪Germans would maybe do "again" (start another War - which they themselves had lived through!!). They had little sympathy for very rich Germans using a (propaganda) Airship, in a time of financial hardship (a 'Global Depression') in Europe/Germany. While Adolf Hitler was gaining momentum with his hate speeches (that they/we as 🇳🇱Dutch citizens understood without needing any translation).
And again my Grandparents & now also my young Parents had to survive yet another WW started by, 'our neighbours' : The Germans 🇩🇪.
And still they counted themselves as "the lucky ones"...surviving WWII😔.
@firelunamoon Yes, Werner Franz did pass away on August 13, 2014; however, the final survivor was Werner Gustav Doehner ("Döhner" auf Deutsch), who passed away in November 2019. 😊
i’d heard people quoting “oh the humanity” my whole life, but i could never have imagined how heartbreaking the actual transmission was
Apparently in the full version of the radio broadcast (that is almost always cut out), after he says he just can't talk anymore, you can hear him throwing up from the sheer horror of the scene. I can't even imagine what it was like to be there.
the most shocking part for me, having heard the lines so much... is that is not what the guys sounds like, the audio is sped up
On the one hand, the transmission is heartbreaking but on the other hand, those who died were Nazis so I see it as a net win.
Edit: I didn't watch the whole video before commenting this and yeah, it does suck what happened to those kids. Losing your children always sucks.
@@ashkitt7719 Least sociopathic furry
@@ashkitt7719Not everyone on the Hindenburg was even German, much less a Nazi.
11:34 Oh man, that obvious fire safety detail of only one person being able to enter or leave at the same time made me think that you could probably write a great crime mystery taking place here.
Also not being able to enter or leave and having limited time reminds me ton of crime mysteries on ships, trains, islands, and survival bunker schools
Though, the irony is that that room was so fireproof that it was probably the safest place on the ship during the disaster
There actually is a crime drama out there that takes place on an airship! Give Johannes Cabal the Detective a try. It is the second book in the series but it stands alone on its own.
There's also a so-bad-it's-good young adult novel (titled "Hindenburg: 1937") set on the Hindenburg which has spy sabotage as a main plot point.
Wtfff why did I have the exact same though lol
Escoffier having 12 recipes for 1 dish is the most Escoffier thing ever🍐👨🍳
Escoffiest, even
To be fair, he's writing it for restaurant serving many patrons all at once so those recipes must be used for more than one dish in order to be served to the diners faster.
Lol, right?
@@Hollandsemum2 in my experience, your observation is true for every genre of cookery. Once you have a solid grasp of method, spices, and expected outcome, most dishes are variations on the core recipes.
@@Hollandsemum2Yea, "master recipes" with their variations.
Interesting how no one talks about Max, a steward, who makes excellent cocktails and watches everyone like a hawk. On that note, we'd like more episodes on Drinking History.
Yes +1 for more Drinking History!
Whazzat? Histuricaldrinkingyespleezuh
Yes I agree, more drinking history .....Imperial stout or maybe Absynth 🐶
Yes to drinking history!
Max the steward was known for a cocktail that he made just for the Hindenburg. Its not the one mentioned in this video. The recipe has been lost as only Max knew how to make it. But one mixologist did make one based on the writing of the guests who described it. Its a complicated drink to make.
The one-napkin thing is so strange, especially considering the luxuries they opted to include that seem slightly unnecessary when compared to napkins.
The thirties really was different. God forbid you bid people not to smoke for a few hours on a *helium* ship 😶🌫️🫡 I bet they saw the smoke room and were like oh thank Wodan!
@@babyramses5066what would smoking on a Helium ship do?
The napkin probably served double duty to remind passengers as to why they were making sacrifices in certain luxuries (like sleeping quarters and performance of ablutions), and (as something directly handed to them) a physical object to serve as a quirky anecdote from their time about a zeppelin. I bet you some of the guests even kept their "trusty napkin" as a memento, since washing it between meals is probably the first manual labor some of them had ever done. :-P
@@ak74udiebyyou saw what happened. It’s was caused from a spark. Hydrogen + spark equals conflagration,or as you might call in…..a bomb
Also add a grad piano
My great uncle was one of the cabine crew, one of the night srewards, on the day of the Desaster. Gladly he only broke his leg and survived! His telegram wich simply said I’m well was probably the biggest relief ever for his family. He is in quite a few of the advertisement pictures for the Hindenburg. He was one of the man who put our the fire on Irenes clothes and accompanied her brothers Walter and Werner to the ambulance! It’s so great to hear you cover a story that is so close to my family!
Damn, that's incredible
Thank you for sharing
If your great-uncle shows up in this video, would you mind putting up a time stamp?
@@ramonpizarro happy to share! Sadly he is not in the video, but there are a couple pictures of him but RUclips don’t let me add any links. My favourit is where he is presenting the kitchen of the Hindenburg. It looked really fancy
They actully had a funny tradition on the Hindenburg where they baptise the members. We still have the recall of my great uncle wich, translated was something like this:
On the third day of the voyage, it was just about three o’clock in the morning when the phone near me rang. One of the mechanics on duty told me that he’d seen a passenger wandering along the keel walkway, and that I should go and check to make sure that everything was in order. Since this sort of thing wasn’t permitted, I headed straight for the walkway. So, I was innocently strolling along the catwalk when suddenly I got an massive amount of water poured over my head. I stood there, looking like a drowned rat when I heard loud laughter above me and looked up. I saw there up in the girders three men holding buckets, having just played a corker of a practical joke on me. So, this was the famous equatorial baptism! As proof, I was presented with a baptismal certificate. I was naturally very proud of this.
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Thank you for responding, I'm sure a little sleuthing online will find photos I can peruse
oh my god i'm dumb
i was like "A Telegram? In the 30s? But they didn't have phones yet!"
I didn't ever see tearing up during an episode of Tasting History as being in the cards for me, but as a mama, the moment when she had to make the decision to leave her daughter and jump for her sons found me fighting back tears. My goodness. What an emotional episode this was. Well done, Max. ❤
I don't even have kids but that's where I started tearing up, too.
Me, too.
I watched this with my five year old boy. Hot damn did I tear up, tried to hold them back so I didn't have to explain why mummy was crying.
I was thinking the same thing as I tried not to cry on the train
its good to be human for all the ups and downs, We can feel things when they touch our hearts.
Wow, such an emotional episode. You were clearly upset about the tragedy of it all. Just shows how much you really care. The world needs more people like you Max.
Truly, this episode brought tears to my eyes.
My entire family can sit down together and watch your show without anyone wanting to turn something else on. That sir is magic. Congrats on 2 million!
You say you are surprised at how far the channel has come, but it is all you, man. You are such a skilled storyteller. Your excitement is infectious. We aren't just watching some generic "how to" cook show or a dry documentary. You always share anecdotes and make the stories feel more... real. Reminds us that real people lived through these very real scenarios and that this wasn't just some distant apocryphal story. When you told about the daughter and mother's struggle, I was on that airship with them in that moment.
I will ditto this comment. It is very well put. I too felt like I was there.
I agree. And Max isn't afraid to make and taste-test things that he ultimately doesn't like, and he isn't afraid to tell you he doesn't like it. So many chefs show you how to make delicious food, but Max (and B. Dylan Hollis) will show you foods that make you sit back and wonder, "Who the heck even thought this was good?"
Same, I could see the girl, frozen in shock.
Congratulations on 2million subscribers! You, Jose, and the cats do wonderful work.
As a kid, I was helplessly obsessed with two things: The Titanic, and the Hindenburg. This is an absolute treat for me.
You're the disaster girl from the meme, aren't you?
@@EeeEee-bm5gxI have no idea what you're referring to, so no😂😂
I must admit that I was shocked to learn that somehow around 2/3 of the people aboard the Hindenburg managed to survive: looking at the pictures and video of that horrifying incident, I had always assumed there must have been hardly any survivors.
As for the channel hitting the 2M mark, well, this is just a great show: a likeable host putting out nicely produced content, with an entertaining yet informative take on both history and cooking a wide array of stuff. Can anyone ask for more?
I think it was more of how quickly it occurred and how they died, burning to death quickly, or dying later due to your burns, isn't most people's first choice of how they want to go.
Comparing it to a show, it's kinda incredible 2 ppl do the work of like an entire team
Prydwen (institute ending)😲😲😲😲
im a ~40 yr old history buff who has know about hindenburg since i was a kid and it wasnt until a couple years ago i learned that not only did some people survive, but a LOT of people survived its destruction. was a complete shock to learn.
@@kazeshi2yep- this was fairly recent “news” to me.
Have you ever experienced a “Mandela effect”?
The fact that Herbert Morrison was able to somewhat keep talking and doing his job through what is clearly the most traumatic thing he's ever experienced is some crazy professionalism.
From articles I have read, it was stated that he was fired for not being able to keep his composure while broadcasting. Urban myth or fact?
His quavering voice brings me to tears every time.
@@richardfontaine8157 Myth. He left WLS a couple years later, and went on network. Not what happens if people are mad at you.
Honestly I had never heard any of the broadcast other than the famous "oh the humanity" line before today, it's absolutely chilling
I appreciated the very human response to what he was seeing. I always wonder how reporters are able to maintain their composure at times like that. It was kind of nice to hear the genuine emotion coming out of him instead of just a matter-of-fact statement.
I hadn't looked deep into the Hindenburg, because I figured it would be nothing but bleak. I'm pleasantly surprised to know that the majority of people survived. I would have guessed the number of survivors would have been minuscule. Thank you for telling the story in a moving way along with interesting food history!
As a historian, educator, and artist I admire you and Jose for all you do to create each video. I think the way you emphasize primary sources, while securing your history in a cultural landscape and time is what most history educators forget to do. I’d give extra credit to students for watching and analyzing one of your videos! Just brilliant!
Plus you get a free tutorial on how to make dank food!
And: Oh! the gastronomy!
That's amazing! I loved teachers, who actually have a passion to teach, like you!
My grandfather had an opportunity to ride on the Hindenburg. He was a glass manufacturer, and investors wanted to know if he could do the glass, should they want to build one. He understood the science behind the zeppelin. He went onto it, but didn’t choose to travel on it, he said it was just too dangerous. Smart man, he lived until he was 93.
The Herbert Morrison audio never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
Max, I always respect just how humanizing you make these stories and how much you respect the reality that real people experienced these events. I can always hear the respect with which you treat the events, even if they were hundreds of years old, because someone actually experienced that terribleness. You bring such an empathetic human element to your history that I greatly respect.
My god, what a blessing that 62 survived and what a shocking surprise. That mother's ordeal was truly heartbreaking 💔
Seriously - the amount of people that survived that was miraculous. So heartbreaking, but so glad most people made it off the ship.
What messes me up is the phrase "they found her sitting at a dining table... on fire." It makes me picture the girl sitting, calmly, at the table like she was waiting for her meal... But on fire! Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy!
They were lucky that it was already fairly low to the ground and didn't have to jump too far.
they were Nazies - nazies killed 6 mil Jews half mil gays one mil gypsies and 1 mil Catholics
I had had no idea there were any survivors!
Aluminum at that time was an incredibly expensive material. So the use of aluminum was not only a practical weight saving measure, it was yet another public display of wealth.
Thanks for making videos, I always look forward to a new one from you!
By the 1930s, aluminum was no longer hugely expensive as it had been in the 19th century; aluminum cookware was already being manufactured in large quantities then. And then during World War II in the early 1940s, housewives were urged to turn in aluminum items for recycling into war machinery.
Seeing you speak of the mother and the decision she had to make,it was if you were there and witnessed such a tragedy yourself. Your empathy and respect is astounding.
I got something in my eye during that. 🥺
😢
You're saying he's a time traveler; I get it.
@@raeandringa7260 We can neither confirm nor deny Max's time travel capabilities. ;)
@@victorianaharris175585% chance is that he could
Fun fact about the Hindernberg's head Steward: his name was Heinrich Kubis, and not only did he survive, but he had actually made an entire career out of being a steward - or flight attendant, if you prefer - on German airships (including on the very first successful commercial passenger flights ever aboard the profitable LZ10 Schwaben, making him, in fact, the world's very first flight attendant), after having previously worked in some of the most prestigious restaurants in Europe, like the Paris Ritz. And the Hindenberg was not even his first airship disaster: he'd previously walked away from the destruction of the Schwaben.
This comment is actually genuinely underated and damm
It's not Hindenberg but Hindenburg.
The heartfelt sympathy that you told the story of the Doehner family with, gave me the feeling of what it might've been like to have been there 1st hand. Wonderful story teller. Thank you.
As a historian by degree (rather than my occupation), you tell the story that is hardly told in the countless journals I read. It's easy to describe the horrors of catastrophe, trust me you start to get creative. But its hard to ground a moment of causality into a sensible and tangible humanity. I readily think the discipline needs more empathetic anacedotes and the gentle hand like you've given regarding the family. Remarkable work as always Max and I aspire to have your manner of retrospection.
Couldn't have said it better.
If you enjoy this type of storytelling, you might also enjoy The Memory Palace podcast by Nate DiMeo.
Like I realized a while back history is made of the things that real people do. It's not a bunch of dry dates and places, it's about people's lives. When telling history if you can talk about those lives and what those people when through it brings it home to the listener. Just saying the Hindenburg crashed and burned on May 6, 1937, doesn't really mean much to most people, but when, as Max did so well, you tell the stories of some of the people who were involved it makes it SO much more meaningful.
The absolute despair in his voice as he talks about the crash is tear jerking, no matter how many times you hear it.
To say this episode is a masterpiece is a massive understatement. It’s so genuine, and the focus and importance is placed perfectly throughout. Thank you for all of the work you put in
i honestly usually forgot i'm watching a cooking show when the history parts come to an end
i'll never stop praising you for thinking to combine history and cooking.
such a nice format!
You've done Titanic and Hindenburg now - but I think a cool episode would be some transportation related food not related to a disaster. Something like a dish from the Orient Express.
Maybe an episode on the Harvey House restaurants, which were set up along the Santa Fe railway?
Haha I was literally just about to post this exact same suggestion! I think something from the Orient Express would be a lot of fun. You could also tie it into a disaster as you could look into the train becoming trapped in the snow in 1929 that partly inspired the famous novel.
Idk if he's done this yet, but the steam ships on the Mississippi?
@@ChuckJones1989 I think Max will need a twirly mustache for that video.
Wasn’t there a murder on it though?/j
Watching him talk about that family and trying not to cry was so hard to watch. You can see the restraint in his eyes and I can only imagine the number of takes it took to say everything without weeping. I commend you for continuing with the rest of the video. I wouldn’t have been able to, after that history section. You have even more of my respect, now.
It is worth remembering that those "spartan" rooms with aluminum furniture and plastic sink were made of aluminum shortly after it had dropped from being the most expensive and luxurious metal on the plant (thanks to new smelting technology from the late 1800s slowly dropping the price), and while plastic was a brand new wonder material. Bakelite was patented in 1909, and Nylon hit the world at the 1939 World's Fair, two years after the Hindenberg was no more. While we look at them as cheap materials, the perspective of the mid-1930s would likely have been different.
Good point!
I never really knew much about the Hindenburg disaster, having only seen pictures and vague memories of it being glossed over in history class. Hearing the story about the family aboard and the mother that had chose between the potential of saving her daughter or living for her two sons literally had me in tears. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't lose it a bit hearing that broadcaster's emotional witness to the disaster. I can't imagine what either of those people were feeling or the grief that lived in their hearts for long after.
Thank you, Max, for bringing humanity to these stories in history that we often equate to just words in a text book. You are truly a gift. ❤
BeatlesNinja - It is almost like a real-life "Sophie's Choice".
I found this channel when you were four episodes in and I immediately subscribed. As a historian by training, this sort of niche historical area clearly done with empathy and passion is something I strive to find and explore for myself. Thank you for all the research and work and passion you've put into Tasting History and the countless hours of joy all your videos have brought.
I never thought a food video would make me cry. Love you, Max. Congratulations on the 2 million. You deserve it!
One of the Titanic videos also got me watery. I like how he deals with these topics accurately but also with sensitivity.
I cried, too. Mostly because of the audio of the broadcast. That gave me chills, and made me tear up.
Yup. This. I feel like mourning people long dead, whom I have no connections whatsoever, except for watching this video.
Likewise. I didn't know the Hindenburg was nazi propaganda before this, but even with that in mind it still makes me cry for the humans on board. That story of the girl who ran back in looking for her father... It's enough to make anyone cry.
Herb Morrisson's broadcast never fails to break my heart, no matter how many times I hear it. The pictures are horrific, but imagine watching it in real life. The poor man thought he witnessed many people die in a massive fireball in the span of seconds yet he still made the broadcast.
I agree
Real and responsible news casting.
Brings me to tears every time.
The story of the family was saddening but it was truly the sound of anguish in that broadcast that made me tear up. You could hear the sorrow and disbelief.
This was the most in-depth explanation of the luxury of the airship, and how the Hindenburg tragedy occurred I’ve ever seen. It was an eye-opening episode. The dessert looked amazing, too!😊
The story about the family made me cry. I couldn’t imagine how heartbreaking that was for the mother to make the decision to abandon her daughter to live on for her other two children. The daughter was so brave to run back in to find her father, even if it cost her life. I think the fact that she was willing to risk moving back into the fire in hopes to rescue him just shows how strong she was and how much undying love she had for her family. ❤️ Thank you Max for keeping history alive and sharing the stories you research with us! Truly my favourite channel.
I think that was so dumb of the girl. If im in a burning blimp and it is clear that im not going to make it, i would not want my child to save me. Save yourself. Childerens lives are much more important than their parents
@@lasloapollo4312it’s dumb, but she loved her father. We have to remember she’s 14 in an unimaginable high stress environment and made the wrong decision in about 15 seconds. Teenagers make fucking stupid choices all the time. Adults as well even in a safe environment. We also have hindsight. We know the Hindenburg as this avoidable catastrophe. Something like this had never happened before. Just as it’s easy to call people stupid on the Titanic for not getting into the lifeboats. The Titanic disaster was unprecedented.
Nor could Sophie
Yeah, but people always, always do dumb things under extreme stress. The exception are super-trained people, like soldiers, firemen and astronauts. Irene just wasn't thinking (and notice expect a teenager to really think things through is already a lot!), she was just reacting. @@lasloapollo4312
She could have been scared about heights and already stressed from being up in the air looking down a few days just couldn't fathom the idea of jumping...no matter the reason, RIP to all those who perished. The announcer made me cry.
I had never studied this incident in detail, but I always just imagined that everyone must have died. To hear that 62 out of 97 people actually survived that inferno is amazing. Great video, Max! Thanks!
I didn't really know anything about the Hindenburg, I do recall something about a blimp catching on fire, but I assumed it was a blimp during ww1 on the battlefield or some such.
I had no clue it was a commercial passenger blimp
@@saber2802 Pedantry alert: The Hindenburg wasn't a blimp. Blimps are non-rigid airships, they don't have an internal framework. Hindenburg was a Zeppelin-type rigid airship with an aluminium framework.
Hi, fellow classical musician and food enthusiast here. If the internet were on fire, I would save your channel. Really well done. You know what would be really fun idea for a Christmas/ holiday season video is a Nutcracker series. History and 19th century recipes of hot chocolate, coffee, peppermints, marzipan, and sugar plums (especially sugar plums). Lots of interesting history to be told there.
Xaver Maier walking away from the wreckage while smoking a cigarette is such a boss move.
After that I'd need a cigarette, too. And I'm not even a smoker.
@@RoSario-vb8ge He stayed in the states for a few days to testify, then went back to Germany. (via ship) From there he lived to the 1990's working in hotels and restaurants.
Presumably the chef was not allowed in the smoking room. So he had his cigarette to hand for the moment he landed, one way or the other.
"Oh es ist on fire? Good then I can finally smoke a Zigarette in peace" - Actually, the crew did have a designated smoking area of their own iirc.
"Cool guys don't look at explosions" --Escoffier, probably
You always do such a good job of treating historic tragedies with such respect while also keeping the episode light-hearted and entertaining
If only high school curriculum history classes was a fraction this interesting, i would have been a history buff. Thank you for your amazing presentations of food and history Max
I grew up in Lakehurst, and in that tiny town, the Hindenberg disaster is our one claim to fame, and boy do you see it everywhere. We'd learn about it every year, it was painted on all the major buildings, the town signs, everything. You did a better job of humanizing the story and connecting the facts with the emotions than any class I ever took or documentary I was made to watch. Bravo.
One of Sherman & Larsen's "Smash Flops" is "The Hindenburg Song".
The first line is, "We'll have a hot, hot time in Lakehurst, New Jersey, when the Hindenburg lands today". I used it to successfully audition for the first Canadian production of "Jerry Springer - the Opera".
I’m wondering if Lakehurst was able to appreciate the most famous (infamous) episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, or if it was still ‘too soon’ when that episode aired in 1978?
Is the field where it burned still open or built over.
As a fellow New Jerseyan, I was just thinking I want to visit Lakehurst maybe en route to AC haha. Do you recommend any places to eat in or around there? And what's the best place to see
@@seronymus There's nothing terribly exciting in Lakehurst itself (Italy's Best pizza is good). Up the road a bit in Toms River you can get an excellent breakfast at Shut Up and Eat
My grandfather was supposed to be on the Hindenburg when it crashed. Some famous pianist or musician bumped him off the list and he had to find other transport home. My grandmother thought he died in the crash until he was able to get a telegram home.
Wow, thankyou famous pianist
The first time I heard the Hindenberg radio clip was decades ago and it never fails to move me. The reporter's strong emotions make it real in a way that a more "professional" objective style could have. Hearing it in the context of this episode caused it to affect me even more after the stories of the people who were on board. I never knew so many survived so thank you for that!
This was the most emotional episodes Max has done. Thank you max.
I agree, I got so emotional hearing about poor 14-year-old Irene who just wanted to save her father. The broadcast really made you feel the terror as well
I have to agree - he told the story, and that of the German family especially, so well; my heart was in my mouth.
I didn't realize that you've only been doing this for 3-4 years, considering the genuinely high quality of the research and production value of each video. May you continue to find great success!
Thank you! Hitting 4 years next February.
And the most amazing part is that the content quality and production values were there from Episode 1!
And we are so happy we found you, Max!
It's not just food history, it's you making it fun and relatable, personal and informative.
I'm so glad you found success in this! You've come a long way from making farmer's cheese 😁
And thank you for handling the family's story with such grace. It brought tears to my eyes. The respect with which you handle tragedies is commendable.
Thank YOU for everything!
Boy, was this video an emotional roller coaster ride! This is the first time I cried a little, and I watched all of the Titanic videos. I just want to say thank you, Max, for creating your channel. RUclips has quite a lot of awful content these days, but your channel is a positive beacon of what RUclips can be. You don't do clickbait titles or thumbnails, and you truly provide value with your content. We get history and a recipe, and some fun, laughter, and sometimes tears. I'm so glad you and José started this channel! Thank you!! ♥
I cried too for the first time while watching Tasting History. The story about the burned girl and her family and then the broadcast was what got to me.
The Doehners' story is so sad, and the famous 'Humanity' quote equally heartwrenching.
Werner Doehner was the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, dying in 2019.
This might sound stupid on my part, but I'm so glad Max included as much as he did in the clip because personally I'd only ever heard the "oh the humanity" part. You see it on t-shirts, memes, etc. But hearing as much as I did in the clip was so incredibly sad and heartbreaking and I'd never heard the guy just.. crying before.
@@LadyBeyondTheWallThat was exactly the same for me. There have even been parodies of the quote over time but the crying brought home what a horrific tragedy it was to witness in real time. I think that's the part of the danger of time, that we grow more removed from terrible tragedies enough that we can reference them without really understanding the magnitude of what happened. But that makes it equally important that people continue to shine a light on these stories with empathy and sincerity like Max does.
I'm so glad I found your Channel! From Hardtack to feeling emotional watching the Hindenburg disaster, and hearing the loss and survival, it relights my love of history, and food.
Makes sense why airships never became popular... Honestly astonishing as you said in the footage that anybody survived that at all. I always appreciate the really high quality videos, It's easy to tell you love what you're doing and you and put a tremendous amount of care into your videos. I can tell you and I'm sure many have, it shines very brightly through every single one of them.
Thank you so much.
Also your sense of humor, never fails. The bit in the beginning about wondering what they would have eaten got me rolling 😂 as a fellow food and history enthusiast. what they ate. Also I need to add it makes me hungry every time, cheers 🍻
It was designed to use non flammable helium, but the USA controlled most of the world’s helium supply and wasn’t willing to sell it to the Nazis. So if history had gone differently, this accident wouldn’t have happened, but airships still probably wouldn’t really have become a popular mode of transport… they couldn’t carry a lot of people and were very vulnerable to bad weather. Even if they had become more popular in the middle of the 20th century, they still would have been killed off by faster and cheaper jet airliners, the same fate that befell ocean liners.
All that page flipping reminded of those old "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Imagine if there was a "Choose Your Own Recipe" book, you'd start with the pears, then you could go to recipe 4510, or you could flip to a different number. Then at the end of a bunch of bad decisions, you found yourself trapped in the kitchen forever...hopefully someone will find you one day
Given who Auguste Escoffier is (Dude's a stickler that you must follow his recipes to a t), he would seriously lock up inside the kitchen never to get out every time you make a wrong move...
I rather like that idea! "For a sweeter flavour, next add recipe 126, or if spice will serve you better add recipe 836". "A suitable stodge can be added per page 256, or for something lighter try page 492".
:D
@@vanguardiris3232"You have reached episode 666. This is the end for you; you shall die."
@@vanguardiris3232 I agree, "Here's a base, now to make it sweet, go to recipe 405, or savory go to recipie 219"
I have to say of the first cookbook I ever owned, while the pictures were nice, the part that was truly useful was the back section with lots of basic recipes like for an oil based pie crust (temp doesn't matter, and no need to buy shortening just for that) and simple fruit sauce, with little hints and variations for several different types of fruit (which ones have more pectin, which do better with acids, ones that will destroy gelatin, or become very juicy when cooked, etc)
Thank you for your presentation of this one. I first heard that recording in school in social studies. We had discussed the air ships and who was on it (kids our age) etc. Then we watched as it crashed. I think every kid cried listening to it. I still choke up every time. Getting to over 2M is amazing! Congratulations!
German here and I find it fascinating that while the Hindenburg certainly isn't forgotten here, it seems to have a much more prominent place in American cultural memory. Because that's where the accident happened. It feels like that desaster is much more often referenced in one way or another in US pop culture than it is in Germany.
Is it something that’s frequently taught about in German schools, or is it one of those historical events you need to research on your own?
@@terminallumbago6465 that's a good question actually. It might have come up in school at some point but just as a side note. The main focus for this period is the nazi race policies of 1935, the 1938 mass pogrom and the prelude to ww2.
However I can only speak for my own (half remembered) school time here. In Germany schools are managed by the federal states and curriculums can vary widely...
@@terminallumbago6465yes, it does get touched on usually, but there isn't much to teach about it, if that makes sense? It was a horrible accident that helped to speed up the demise of rigid body airships, but it was otherwise of quite little historical significance.
In the States it gets the most basic of gloss-overs in schools. "That blimp that blew up and the guy said o the humanity haha" but like pretty much all history here, you have to educate yourself
@@silphonym Some of the things I'm most curious about are things for which little information still exists. I wonder how children in Germany are taught about WW2/holocaust in the broader sense? I could look it up but sometimes I like to get people's personal experiences or perspectives
One thing that surprised me were the pictures from inside the Hindenburg. Those looked like a way more modern space, something from the 70s! And a fully electric kitchen is kind of futuristic even today.
Anyway, this is one of your best episodes, which is hard given how awesomely perfect every one is. Thank you for your great work!
I'm amazed how you got through this one with out tearing up. The story about the family was heartbreaking. Another fantastic episode Max.
Lol, Escoffier's recipe book sounds like a choose your own adventure book!
That's the last thing Escoffier wants to hear. Dude is a stickler that you follow the recipes to a t...
It's a French thing, I suppose 😅
What an awesome episode! All the context laid down before showing us the emotional clip of the broadcaster literally weeping as he tried to describe the calamity he is witnessing was utterly superb. I still have tears in my eyes.
What fantastic job, Max, and congratulations on hitting 2 million!!!
During WWI the Germans attacked with Zeppelin raids. I have a letter handed down through my family July 8th, 1916, Norton Bungalow, East Cliff, Herne Bay Kent. It says in part: Things are getting rather bad in England. Everything is so dear, and there is so much mourning. Also the Zepplin raids are a bit unnerving. They passed over here the other night but did no damage. We have not had a bad raid for a good time now, but we are all on the qui-vive for some “straffing” presently.
Anyway, apparently air ships had been around for quite some time.
Absolutely loved your video! Thanks for doing such a great job.
To think a little project you started for your grandmother, during furlough, has become so popular and huge. Congrats on the 2 million subs Max. I am happy to have been here since the beginning, and have learned so much.
The live report is truly heartbreaking to hear, you can hear there's nothing fake in his voice just pure devastation.
Max's happy expressions when he tastes really good food is SOOOO adorable!!
Sometimes I read your comments just to appreciate how wholesome your community is. Watching your videos and checking the comments is that little bit of positivity you need throughout the day.
Listening to that commentator as the Hindenburg crashed was heart wrenching, especially directly after hearing the story of the Doehner family 😭
Thank you Max, for your channel and your masterful condensing of history and for always telling the important and human stories involved in these topics.
Your channel combines my passions, cooking older recipes (although until I found your channel, and bought your book, the oldest recipes I made were still well into the 20th century) and history and I wait with baited breath for your videos because it will be the bright spot of that day for me.
Well deserved 2 million subs and counting !
My father used to get very emotional about the Hindenburg. He was a dirigible buff as child and was listening to the live radio broadcast when the incident occurred. To him, it was like the Challenger disaster. He never forgot it.
Bonjour Max. I’m a new “convert”. I’ve discovered you totally by chance and boy do I love it!
I am a History nerdish myself and I love ancient recipes. I’m from Algeria, almost consequently, and other than the fact that the couscous pasta was created in my country under Rome around 200 AD, I am open to any old recipe theories…
I love sharing unlikely History about most likely recipes.
Max, it's not food history that's attracted 2 million subscribers. It's food history plus YOU! Well done on a great achievement. 🎈👏
Oh wow Max this might be my favorite of your videos, I'm a huge Zeppelin nerd :D The story of the German Zeppelins is so fascinating, I actually would have loved a bit more background info on it but i know it would be way too much, the video was already pretty long. So for anybody interested here's a few more nerdy Zeppelin facts:
- The German passenger airship effort of the 20s and 30s was led by Hugo Eckener, who was the successor of Graf Zeppelin and really pushed the idea of commercial airship travel
- He was a prominent anti-Nazi and very popular, was even sponsored to run for president in 1932 but declined for work reasons. With him as president Hitler would have had much tougher opposition.
- Eckener had good relations with the US and their airship program and lobbied heavily for using helium in future airships. In fact the main reason for the Hindenburg's size was it being designed with helium use in mind
- Unfortunately airships took years to build, and by the time the hindenburg came close to completion the nazis had long taken power, Eckener's control over his company was taken away and the airship scheme was reformed as a propaganda tool under Goering and subsidized for losses.
- Because of this, the US as the sole manufacturer of commercial helium refused to export it to companies under nazi control and thus the Hindenburg ended up being filled with hydrogen like previous airships. The additional cabins were only possible because hydrogen offers slightly better lift than helium and so the airship could carry more passengers with the same amount of gas cells
- Eckener survived the war and tried to fund a new airship scheme with goodyear but by then airfields were around plenty and rigid airship reputation down the drain . He died in 1954
Thank you for the addendum!
@@slwrabbits With pleasure :) Btw I love the interior design. Peak minimalist art déco, not like a waiting room at all. The lounge chairs are super comfortable. If you get the chance visit the German Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen, they have a cabin replica there
@@pipingbob720 😂 I have to crack up at your response. I am also partial to metal furniture, but it's because I have rabbits and they will happily chew up anything made of wood or plastic. A bit of brutal practicality, if you will.
Congratulations on 2 million! You are hands down one of my all time favorite channels. And I have to sincerely thank you, Max, for igniting in me a newfound passion for history. I eagerly look forward to your upload every week, and I find myself referencing Tasting History at least twice a week in conversation with my clients. And of course, thank you to Jose for all his hard work as well. So happy for you!
Yesterday, folks in the family asked what I was so excited about - "Isn't that just the day you and your buddy go out drinking?"
"Well...there's that, yeah, BUT! THERE'S A NEW TASTING HISTORY!!"
Yes! I always watch it several times. Definitely a highlight of my week, even though I can't cook or eat most of the recipes.
this story was deeply emotional to me, imagine the horror of your family being broken in the split of a second
Congrats on hitting 2 million!! I’m so glad I found you a year and a half ago… you are so wonderful to watch and you speak so eloquently and the effort you put into pronouncing words from other languages is so appreciated. Excited to keep watching and learning and laughing and eating. ❤
I realized how little I actually knew about the Hindenburg while watching this. Your videos are so interesting and entertaining... thank you for another great video!
One of my favorite moments in each episode is when Max actually samples the food. I wait for the expression of surprise, delight and absolute joy that lights up his face when the food tastes simply delicious!
Yesss his face of joy on that first taste was infectious
Congrats on 2M!! Thank you for sharing your channel with us!!!
Honestly, this video was quite heartbreaking and very sad…..and then you showed us the recipe! It was just an odd transition as I mourned for that tragedy.
That story about the family with the 14yr girl, made me tear up 😞. I can’t even imagine
Me too. I completely forgot about the pears.
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A truy awful decision to make. I think she made the right one, but god I am glad I will never have to face that. She must have had nightmares for years after.
I had no idea so many survived that horrible fire. The sadness is hard to see, but so important. Max, this may be your best episode yet.
First off I'd like to congratulate you on the 2 million subscribers Max. Secondly I'd like to say it's not just the food history that draws us to your videos. You also give a lot of insight and background to general history of the time period. You make your videos very engaging and digestible. Please keep up the phenomenal work!
My grandfather was at Lakehurst and is one of the people you see running in the video towards the Hindenburg. He also happened to be a Navy blimp pilot during WWII. Thank you for a wonderful episode Mr. Max.
By water and by sky
Adventure awakes
Meals low and high
For progressions sake
The depths of loss
From images we know well
The limitless cost
The food, expanse and swell
In the spirit of an age
Conveying Deutsche delight
Exciting plate-to-page
While softly floating in flight
A dessert of pear condé
Chocolate saucy and rich
Numbers to source, in all sundry
A lasting taste, a lasting image
@Divergent_Integral@Divergent_Integral Clearly not. It's a waste of time for a start. Also had this criticism before 🥱. Use a different AI for your complaints.
@Divergent_IntegralThat explanation would have been appreciated because I have been trolled a fair bit for this thing that Max and I joked almost 9 months ago.
I don't believe AI is ever useful in writing. I've been in performance spaces where other writers have discussed it at length.The parallel was because it is. I'm not in the USA, the image is all I know of the history. They were expecting a nice flight with a crowning dessert. A lovely experience turning into a lasting horror.
Nice. Assuming you wrote this, good job!
I enjoy these little rough poems. I majored in poetry and and creative writing and writing poems without form was wonderfully freeing to me. These are lots of fun to see how someone else practices their craft. The individual diction choices are particularly fun. Thanks for these.
@@adedow1333Cheers Adedow that's such a lovely comment. What are your favourite types of poetry? Do you write in your spare time?
These are hugely rough 😄. They are to make Max smile so I have to get them in before the algorithm knocks them out of where he can find them. I like to break form because Spoken Word is my main side hustle. As long as the Boss enjoys them. I'm happy.
You are a delight, and your enthusiasm for both the food and the history is infectious. May this project continue to bring you joy.
Max- First I love your channel. This episode was special, because as a young Navy Officer, I was stationed at NAS Lakehurst. The big hanger was next to ours, and was a National Historical Site. The barber I used to go to in town, had visited the wreckage site as a boy. I once had the privilege of having lunch with the young Navy officer who had the duty that night. He was a retired Admiral when we had lunch.
Had to look those up, but today I found out that the Pokémon Drifblim can learn self-destruct and explosion as normal type moves. Max got that cheeky reference down.
I have seen almost all of your videos, and this is going up there as one of my favourites! Great research as always, and Max we just like you so darn much. Shoutout to Jose and his plants too. Congratson 2 million.
I started following you shortly after you started. I'm a huge history buff. My favorite hobby is historical research 😊.... It's not just food and its history that draws people to your channel, it's also your personality, plus you're handsome which never hurts 😉. It's so nice to hear that you have 2 million subs! Congratulations! 🎉
Max, the way you tell the story of the family, I was totally transported to those 15 seconds, you are a terrific storyteller! I then after that, the ending with that sweet marvelous dish, what can I say 2M still not enough people, your work is amazing =)
I found a subscribed just last week. Your channel is so enjoyable to watch I shared it with my 87 year old Mom who loves to cook and was a history teacher. I gotta try to make a lot of these dishes for friends to try out. Thanks!
I really appreciate that you so often point out where we can dive down the rabbit hole after you for more information, like the book you cited at the beginning. It makes the history more accessible to the rest of us, who don't always have the motivation to seek it out unprompted.
This is what you were meant to do, share your talent with the world for everyone to enjoy with not only historically important information, but such a warm treat in these hard times. Thanks for being you ❤️
Dude this was one of the best history shows I've ever seen . Truly enjoyed every minute.
Congratulations on the 2 million followers! In my own opinion, the reason your channel is so popular is for a few reasons. The subject matter is fascinating, the way you present it keeps our attention (and wanting more), but mainly, I think it's you! Your personality and the joy you have for Tasting History, shines through. The amount of research and care you put into everything is what makes this channel so great. Give yourself a huge pat on the back. I'd hug you if I could!💖
This is the best video you’ve done so far max, the balance between history, food and the stories that connect us all, well done.
Along with your deep dives into food history, which are fascinating and well worth watching (so I do), here's one of the other things I love about your videos: It comes across like I would truly love to have a great meal with you! Your reactions to tasting the dishes you love are priceless. Every bite is thoughtful, appreciated, and important. It's such a joy to watch, and this one ranks as one of your best reactions yet :)
27:05 I think this is the second time I've seen Max experience absolute 10000% ecstasy (tried to use a more wholesome word lol) upon tasting his creation. The first one was from the Everlasting Syllabub episode 😻❤️
The Concorde was like the Hindenburg in that it never turned a profit, it was subsidized by the British and French governments. And they both ended their service in fiery disasters.
And they were both known for their luxurious travel experience - for those few who could afford it, and both could only take a very small number of passengers per trip, AND they were both faster ways of crossing the Atlantic than their contemporary competitors!
I'm glad I wasn't alone in seeing the similarities between the Zeppelins and the Concorde!
@@HadridarMatramen so you're telling me Elon and Jeff are gonna try and sell a rocket plane Chicago to Berlin service by 2040?
And both vessels were seen as icons of national pride and luxury. Funny how history repeats itself sometimes
I saw something on RUclips the other day showing how tiny the windows were and the seats were not any better than what you would get on coach. But I guess it didn't matter since they were only flying for two hours drinking champagne the whole time.
Also, both had a lot of extravagant food.
You empathy and sympathy as a person is so powerful.. you are a fine man