I also grew up outside of philly..and I LOVE pretzels. One of my favorite snacks, and the bags are actually filled up! 😊

Well, darn. Someone accused me of misinformation and said they’d be blocking and reporting me and then disappeared before I could find out more 🤷‍♂️

This was fun and very informative and interesting. I love a Pretzel and was craving one by the end of this vid lol. Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed

While drinking my 4th paulaner hefeweizen and eating pretzel rods Im watching this. Got me thinking how pretzels predate potatoes, in Europe at least. No surprise to me that pretzels are a snack favorite of mine

YUM, I know Philly pretzels! Igrew up in Eastern PA. I live in AZ now. I woukd love to learn how to make a soft Philly or German pretzel. I just find over cooked hard ones in restaurants here in AZ. I talk about the Soft philly pretzels. Lol! Thanks for making me hungry! 😅🤤

@JimmyMidnite

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Thanks for the informative history lesson. I love soft pretzels especially pretzel twists (a long piece of pretzel dough that's like the twisted center part of the pretzel). Coincidentally, I got some stuff from Philly Pretzel Factory earlier this week before you posted this. I got their pretzel dog, pretzel sausage and cinnamon twist. I also tried their pepperoni pretzel that's a pretzel twist topped with pepperoni and cheese (yummy!). I've also had a soft pretzel homemade by a family member that was de-lish-ious. :-) The only soft pretzel I have no desire to try is the frozen Super Pretzels but that's probably because I live in pretzel country and a good fresh one can be easily had.

@JimmyMidnite

2 жыл бұрын

What's funny is the Super Pretzels, the phoniest pretzels imaginable, were clearly inspired by old-fashioned Bavarian and German pretzels. But the difference in quality is light years apart. Super Pretzels are decidedly OK if you catch them right out of the oven. Otherwise, they're worse than Philly soft pretzels that have gone stale 😋

@gabsfan3988

2 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyMidnite Phony is the right word for Super Pretzels. If I'm remembering correctly, years ago places like Woolworth's would sell Super Pretzels hot at their snack bar area but even then I don't think I ever had one because to me, the only "real" soft pretzels were Philly soft pretzels. Yeah, years ago I had a NYC street soft pretzel and I have enjoyed an Auntie Ann's pretzel once or twice but only Philly-style soft pretzels are the real thing. :-)

I’m watching this interesting video to pass the time as I bake some pretzels right now. I am so hyped for some pretzels 😋

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

Tell us how they turn out!

@DavidSaintOnge2007

Жыл бұрын

I ate most of them in some kind of frenzy before I was able to get pictures. there were two survivors from a batch of 8.

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidSaintOnge2007 exactly how it should be! 😁

Pretzel + beer = OOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!

@JimmyMidnite

9 ай бұрын

You got that right!

One year old now!

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Even though I’ve recently moved away from food, I’m still really proud of this one - not the least of which because I live for pretzels 😁

@rag0t2010

Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyMidnite had you ever watch a movie with a Pretzel??

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

@@rag0t2010 Sure, but if it wasn’t at home, I was probably having a “Super Pretzel,” so…not the greatest (but I’d obviously take it over nothing)

🔔🙏👍👍👌👌👌

Can you say the pretzel is the first official comfort food?

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm...hard to officially say what came first, because sweets and snacks have existed almost as long as humans, but the pretzel's been around, relatively unchanged, for over 1,400 years, and it's just as delicious today as it was for the medieval Italian monks who first created them. So I'd agree that the pretzel was the first official comfort food.

@imhereforthememes5063

Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyMidnite Thanks. Hey, you have probably eaten many pretzels. Is there such a thing as a bad one like pizza? You still eat the pretzel like the pizza, right?

@JimmyMidnite

Жыл бұрын

@@imhereforthememes5063 Super Pretzel - the one in grocery store frozen sections and a ton of stadiums - ranges from acceptable to stale and putrid. That said, I’ll eat those, too, because I love pretzels that much 😁 Hence my logo. It’s one of the few things I could never truly give up.

@imhereforthememes5063

Жыл бұрын

@@JimmyMidnite Thanks.

These pretzels are making me thirsty. Great video, a wealth of information. The “traitor” and flashing red lights was hilarious. I used to get great pretzels from a mall stand years ago, can’t even remember the name, I don’t know if you’d approve of these, they were soft and were a cross between a donut and pretzel and were loaded with cinnamon sugar. The pretzels were as big as my head. Sadly they are no more. Thinking about moving to Philly just for the pretzels and steak and cheese sandwiches. 🤘🥨🥨🥨🥨🥨🤘

@JimmyMidnite

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, I used to be more of a pretzel elitist, but while I definitely have my favorites, I’m open to a ton of variety, including the interesting version you mentioned (which actually sounds similar to Auntie Anne’s, where the pretzels are in the traditional Bavarian shape, but then it’s got a ton of butter, cinnamon and sugar, or other toppings). The traditional German ones are often as big as you mentioned, especially at Oktoberfest, so maybe it was partially inspired by that 🤔 If you’re ever on the East Coast, let me know and I’ll take you to good pretzel and cheesesteak places!