Next week is Tasting History's 1 Year Anniversary, and to kick off the festivities, we'll have a Q&A this Sunday, February 21 (details to come). Send me your questions on Twitter, Instagram, or reply to this comment.

@stefanwacht4670

3 жыл бұрын

Which foreign countries do you and your fiancee want to visit, that you haven´t visited before and what kind of foreign meal would you like to eat there, after the pandemic is over ? Stay Safe and regards from Vienna, Austria!

@alliewhitlock621

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you and your fiancé so cool? But for realzies, what does research look like for you? (Like as you are researching for a dish, where do you go to find the historical information?) I love research (I'm weird, I know) and I love hearing other people's process. Much love ❤️❤️❤️

@sheenachristina2385

3 жыл бұрын

What culture/ historical period are you forward to cover most this year?

@e.millustration1759

3 жыл бұрын

How many pokemon plushies do you have?

@Syntax_Error98

3 жыл бұрын

What is your favorite time period/region of food?

Man is so successful he’s being sponsored by a municipality.

@darrianweathington1923

3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until he's sponsored by a principality...

@noxy4966

3 жыл бұрын

He will soon be sponsored by an empire.

@arm279145

3 жыл бұрын

I mean.... I wouldn’t have known but for this video, so smart choice!

@profesercreeper

3 жыл бұрын

Adam Ragusa got sponsored by a Korean province

@KyrieFortune

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen Vsauce2 being sponsored by the US Navy, nothing surprises me

"do not eat fourteen of them or else your country might fall into ruin" you say. All I heard was "13 is the limit".

@JohnSmith-ox3gy

3 жыл бұрын

Modern medicine may save you from your gorging fate in case of diabetes.

@doubleyousee72

3 жыл бұрын

So you eat 13 and gain all the benifits and none of the drawbacks

@brendorkusaviation8930

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a a challenge?

@protorhinocerator142

2 жыл бұрын

So 13 today, 13 tomorrow... Is this like Gremlins rules? Don't feed after midnight? But how soon in the morning can I start eating again? I need to know these things.

@jongerty8283

2 жыл бұрын

@@doubleyousee72 each semla gives +2 IQ and +1 charisma but 5% hunger

Cajsa Warg also coined the expression "You use what you have" as her philosophy of cooking - basically, don't complain you don't have all the ingredients, either fix it or try to find a good equivalent in what you already have. My mom, a professional chef, lives by this.

@thedude4795

8 ай бұрын

Not true at all if you're referring to English. She may have in Swedish, but you are too dumb to explain that.

@Oznej

7 ай бұрын

That is a bit of a myth, I'm afraid. Cajsa Warg never said that, or at least, she didn't write it in her book. What she did write, in several places, was "use X, if you have it", but never "use what you have".

@samanthac.349

3 ай бұрын

@@OznejCasja Warg might not have said it, but my husband has many, many times.

@Oznej

3 ай бұрын

Oh, absolutely. It's a very common saying, just erroneously attributed to her. A bit like 'play it again, Sam' being the most famous quote from 'Casablanca' - despite not being in the movie at all. A rogue phrase that somehow became a cultural icon, even though it wasn't there originally...

@chelsealuchetti7112

3 ай бұрын

me being broke and having no choice but to figure out uses for what I have: Actually, i'm just following the wise expression by Cajsa Warg 😅

I really appreciate that you try to say the Swedish words, a lot of people just go "oh I don't want to look stupid so I won't even try" but I think it's nice of you to try. We know that it's hard for someone who's not a native speaker to get it perfect but you did a good job.

@armadildo6468

Жыл бұрын

Im not a swede but it sounded swedtalian. Like an italian trying to speak swedish. Swedish has a cadence thats hard to pick up wjere certain words are supposed to drag or end abruptly. Also do they still have that "call a swede" thing or did that end?

@fattestallenalive7148

Жыл бұрын

i would say people who don't even try look stupider and as someone who knows chinese and a little japanese, i'd say it's actually a lot more cringe to hear someone just brute force the english pronunciation rules on other languages. especially for japanese where the pronunciation is actually surprisingly simple and using more complicated english pronunciation rules on it seems really redundant and just... stupid

@KairuHakubi

Жыл бұрын

This guy really enjoys his job you know they say don't trust a skinny chef, I think this guy is the equivalent for... youtube videos about niche but rich subjects. if enjoying making videos made you fat, he'd be morbidly obese.

@visassess8607

Жыл бұрын

@@fattestallenalive7148 I don't know Japanese but personally, I find it cringe when someone goes all out on pronouncing it the "correct" way. I'm not the expert though since I only speak English but my thought process is that of course non-native speakers won't get it perfect so if they pronounce words wrong then it's no big deal.

@illford6921

Жыл бұрын

​@Visassess making a mistake is fine but forcing the rules of another language doesn't make sense

Max has ascended so high that he got sponsored by a town

@brothernobody1775

3 жыл бұрын

was gonna say, htf do you get sponsored by a town? Pretty awesome!

@cousinjake7986

3 жыл бұрын

Dude thats true!!! Hes like John Oliver now!

@scottosonic

3 жыл бұрын

I live pretty close to Lindsborg, Ks. My 100% Swedish grandmother Loved Lindsborg. They are a small town that gets a lot of their income from tourism derived from it's strong Swedish heritage.

@codyratliff4970

3 жыл бұрын

I live near Lindsborg as well and am a history teacher. Lindsborg is the place to go in KS for the Swedish experience

@em-agan

3 жыл бұрын

I know, so cool. And such a sweet advertisement! I bet it’ll work lol

"These delectable buns can be quite dangerous." -Me after doing two squats at the gym.

@Julessa

3 жыл бұрын

I ugly laughed after reading this comment! 💀

@anomienormie8126

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment

@thegeneralissimo470

3 жыл бұрын

Heyo!

@samiam619

3 жыл бұрын

I read your quote in my mind as Clovis Leachman playing Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein! The stairs can be...quite treacherous!

@rosiecooper8030

3 жыл бұрын

Not even at the gym, or a proper squat. Just crouching to reach something in a cupboard, like "yup, that's my exercise for today"

"Acute indigestion" may be the conclusion of the autopsy, but it sounds like he ruptured something. Too bad, as he seemed to have found the magical answer to being a good king: let the people picked by the people do the governing while he schmoozes the neighboring countries to keep any wars at bay.

@anonvideo738

Жыл бұрын

If by "by the people" you mean aristocrats, then yes. If you mean universal suffrage then he didnt find the magic answer

@Tintelinus

Жыл бұрын

Iirc as is often the case with these things it's a bit hard to know how truthful it is. He wasn't a particularly popular king, albeit he was seen as a good person. Because of this it's possible that his opponents "made up" a more demeaning death for him. He had health issues before and iirc the most likely causes of death seem to be either heart failure, stroke or possibly poisoning. Ofc you could make an argument that a man with that appetite probably didn't do his heart any favours.

@Travelling_Heart15

Жыл бұрын

@@anonvideo738 better educated aristocrats than ignorant masses.

@pingusbror

Жыл бұрын

@@Travelling_Heart15 The "masses" were, and to an extent still are, maintained ignorant by the ruling classes who force them to labour nearly their whole lives away to such an extent that there is no time left for learning or self-actualisation, and only a little left for entertainment and finding belonging. The 8-hour workday came about as a direct result of workers persevering through these conditions and educating themselves on topics of collective resistance as a tool to achieve better working conditions, often with the help of anarchist authors and speakers. The little freedoms we possess and take for granted were all fought for with blood, sweat and tears by people who liberated themselves.

@Travelling_Heart15

Жыл бұрын

@@pingusbror if you believe that the 8 hour per day is cuz of people fighting for freedom then you are gullible. A collective resistance of unarmed workers are easily eradicated and replace with slaves or its equivalents, it's mostly because of politics, when your rivals has the higher moral grounds you will have no allies on your side when trouble came looking, the so-called "collective resistance" you talk about is nuisance at most and a weakness for enemies to exploit which is why working conditions is improved.

I (a Finn) have tried to explain these to my international friends so many times, most of my friends know which time of year they come around and call them my “decadent buns”… And for the modern version, theres a fierce battle between almond and jam filling fans, Im an almond girl all the way. Two months to go, then its one month of pure bliss!

@johanmetreus1268

Жыл бұрын

Seems living on the border (Övertorneå) will allow me the best of both worlds, why choose when you can have it all?! ;)

@yes-zb2fb

Жыл бұрын

Hillo on perhana parempaa!

@janemiettinen5176

Жыл бұрын

@@yes-zb2fb Hillo on lapsille :)

@flemming1286

7 ай бұрын

SYLT?! XD

@Ruinwyn

4 ай бұрын

Both is best. Almond paste and raspberry jam. Strawberry jam makes it too sweet.

“Buried with nutmegs under his eyelids.” ... there’s a Townsends joke in here somewhere.

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@stijn2472

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you think Townsends got his nutmeg from?!

@steampoweredmaniac5359

3 жыл бұрын

Townsend sends his regards.

@ToaOfFusion

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine when Jon Townsend passes away, he is going to request to have nutmegs under his eyelids at his funeral

@MaryamaFarah

3 жыл бұрын

I love this community, the comments make me just as happy as the video Bless you all

"Just biting into them and probably making a mess" is absolutely the traditional way to eat semlor

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 good. I did it right.

@WitherFang

3 жыл бұрын

SO TRUE!

@cyborgzloth

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure some ppl take the lid and dip in the cream and it it like first and then the rest.. Then again the right way to eat them is to put it in your mouth

@WASACADA

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree, if you dont get cream on the tip of your nose and powdered sugar all over the place you're eating it wrong :)

@blitsriderfield4099

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, so like beignets

I'm so impressed by your dedication of proper pronounciation in every episode, no matter the country of origin of what you're making. As a Swede, hats and caps off to you for trying to pronounce our wierd language! And thanks for highlighting other stuff in History than war. Knowing what people ate in the past truly makes me closer to them.

@rthj6446

5 ай бұрын

Come on! He sounds like a muppet! False compliments are so demeaning.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

4 ай бұрын

@@rthj6446 He's like halfway there, where he's falling short is in the vowels, as in their proper tones and lengths. The way he pronounces "hetvägg" makes it sound like "hetvegg." I'm willing to cut him _some_ slack, because English simply doesn't have the vowels Å, Ä, and Ö, but I think they would not be hard to learn. Maybe he will do another Swedish recipe some day. I agree that people are exaggerating their praise, though I think that's because most English speakers trying to pronounce Scandinavian languages, are usually much worse. One that always stuck with me was an older American man showcasing an old Karl Gustaf m/45 (the old Swedish army SMG), and he described it with great fondness, but trying to pronounce "Kulspritepistol" it came out as "karoolpistool."

As a Swede and lover of Semlor I consider this to be hands down the best Semla document on the internet! While I'm sure some traditionalists would complain about the modern semla not having a triangle lid it is definitely compensated by the ultratraditional hetvägg. But I also prefer and fully support the burger style featured here with it's more evenly and generous distribution of almond paste! Moderation has no place when it comes to the Selma, every bite should fit a feast to kill a king.

"The dessert that killed a king" Me: Wow! How?? "The king ate 14 semlors and then died!" Me: Well ok it's a lot but surely... The ingredients: *butter, butter, sugar, butter, sugar and butter. also eggs and whatever* Me: I see.

@watchermagic5325

3 жыл бұрын

Legit my exact train of thought

@myli9168

3 жыл бұрын

I think the wheat flour were a bigger culprit here compared to butter and eggs at least :)

@jonathanh222

3 жыл бұрын

@@myli9168 Be gone you vile spawn of LCHF heresy!

@myli9168

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanh222 what makes you think I'm LCHF?

@D-Vinko

3 жыл бұрын

@@myli9168 I'll explain how they know you're LCHF; Let's go ahead and do a quick fact check on the amount of flour; vs. The purported amount of fat and PURE carbs (sugar) he ate in a serving. The king would've eaten 3x what max put here (max made 4 buns with his recipe, 4 x 3 is 12, the king died after 14 buns so this estimate is about as close as I could comfortably get without guessing.) Starting with the cream, and milk; he would've consumed 1204 calories of cream and milk, making up 132 grams of fat, and 492 mg of cholesterol. He would've eaten about 1828 calories of butter, which is 207 grams of fat, and 500 mg of cholesterol. He'd have eaten about 18 eggs; which is roughly 1404 calories, at 90 grams of fat, and 3,366 mg of cholesterol. Finally, the pure carbs, he ate 1100 calories of sugar, which is 300 grams of pure carbs. Now let's look at the wheat flour; he would've eaten a whopping 12 cups of flour; this is 5460 calories, but calories don't kill; this is 1140 grams of carb; with 40.6 grams of dietary fiber; this is exactly how much raw flour one would need to eat to reach their daily iron requirement, with flour alone. Now; looking at these numbers, there is a clear culprit. ESPECIALLY considering the fact that he gorged himself on atleast 4 other fatty meals, usually prepared with butter, and supposedly many servings of each of those. That, is how they can tell you're a LCHF. No one in their right mind would think after all of the fat he ate; that it was somehow the carbohydrates that killed him in this manner. Hell; according to the autopsy, the carbs didn't even gave time to digest. You know what was sitting in his gut hours before he ever got semlor? I'll give you a hint, none of them contain any carbs, and most of them are sea creatures.

It's a bit saddening that this poor guy's prevailing legacy is "that one king who ate himself to death" when he seems to have been such a gentle and even-handed ruler.

@kyrab7914

3 жыл бұрын

Why not both?

@frosmane9041

3 жыл бұрын

not sure a gentle ruler is a good one

@sown3476

3 жыл бұрын

@@frosmane9041 Sweden did prosper under his rule!

@shamcra

3 жыл бұрын

@Sown Not due to his efforts though. He left the Parliament (Riksdagen) alone to do whatever they felt needed. And by the way, Max dismissed his son Gustav III quite ignorantly. Gustav III actively implemented many reforms in science and art. He supported the Swedish Royal Academy, which later formed the basis for the Nobel Prizes. He limited the death penalty, introduced an incipient religious freedom and many other things that developed Sweden.

@sown3476

3 жыл бұрын

@@shamcra Noted!

Swede here. I'm used to the modern version of course, but you made the older version look soo good. What a great channel. 👍

As a Swede who really loves semlor, you always eat the “lid” first, and then the rest of the bun. Less of a mess that way. 😊 And I believe the reason the original semla was served in milk was because it was difficult to preserve bread and it usually got stale, so soaking it in milk made a lot of sense back then. I love seeing my favorite pastry being presented like this, you did an amazing job telling the story!😃

@lovesoderpalm1555

Жыл бұрын

No we dont

@crayon7405

Жыл бұрын

@@lovesoderpalm1555 Yes we do

@lb2843

Жыл бұрын

@@crayon7405 No we dont

@rbck8826

Жыл бұрын

Depends. You can do how you want but eating the lid first shure makes things less messy.

@axeljohansson3658

Жыл бұрын

@@lb2843 gör vi vist

Max: no matter how delectable these semlar are, do not eat 14 of them Me: so the limit is 13?

@acrispywaffleiron4014

3 жыл бұрын

not with that attitude

@Cinnaschticks

3 жыл бұрын

Uh oh

@vmprie

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cinnaschticks Uh oh

@Soul_Alpha

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cinnaschticks aw mayne what did you do you done went and gave yoself that shit smh

@Cinnaschticks

3 жыл бұрын

@@vmprie I didn't mean to send that three times-

Being a swede, I once ate so many semlor that I felt sick for two weeks straight. It was a fascinating experience.

@fredriks5090

3 жыл бұрын

Give it time, and swedes will gain semla immunity.

@be6715

3 жыл бұрын

Is this part of being a very northern person, where you are happy being sad and depressed?

@Svenskadoktorn

3 жыл бұрын

@@be6715 Who said I was depressed? I mean I am, and yes it's part of being nordic, but it has nothing to do with semlor (semla in plural).

@MajorNyberg

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I only eat one per year.

@ErikaTheGreat89

3 жыл бұрын

I had a semla last month and it made me feel so awful that I almost puked! Never again! I'll stick to the Danish fastelavnsboller :)

That look of absolute honesty and enlightenment after the first bite was felt in my Swedish heart. Semlor are in deed amazing. Thank you for sharing it with the world!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this. I'm Swedish and American living in Sweden. Hetvägg the old way is like nothing else 💕😋

"-Nine-Lunn bun, what's your emergency?" "- I ate 14 semlor accidentally"

@1224chrisng

3 жыл бұрын

reminds me of that bacon song from Rhett and Link

@GothosRedux

3 жыл бұрын

Accidentally on purpose.

@vjaceslavsavsjaniks6431

3 жыл бұрын

Funny but a bit painful for me

@salaltschul3604

3 жыл бұрын

"I'm going to end up with nutmegs for eyes, can you help me or not?!"

@harrybetteridge7532

3 жыл бұрын

Take one thin mint waffle and expel them all.

Normal People: *_Sponsored by a service or product_* Max Miller: *_Sponsored by entire city_*

@leslaychandel947

3 жыл бұрын

"RIAD SHADOW LEGANDS!" I was liiterally watching a makeup channel the other day and their sponsor is Raid Shadow Legends and I'm like, "This males no sense." but Max being sponsored by a town that relies on tourism based on recreating their culture from the old country makes perfect sense.

@VidGamer123

3 жыл бұрын

Just wait until Max hits Adam Ragusea levels! Then he'll get sponsored by an ENTIRE COUNTRY.

@emmacorby835

3 жыл бұрын

Yess! And it's such a cool place! Pretty small town but good food and activities (not so much at the moment) but definitely somewhere to visit if you're in the area

@logantc.1353

3 жыл бұрын

The power of baking.

@stargirl7646

3 жыл бұрын

@@leslaychandel947 Yeah I love it when the sponsorships actually make SENSE! And aren't overused!

11:13 lost opportunity to say “if you had just used your head Ernst, you’d still have it.” Loved the video

Really good pronunciation! As a swede it’s always appreciated when people use the correct Swedish terms instead of just using the literal translation of the word

@ILOVEALLAH-dp6zm

Жыл бұрын

He rather sounds like a Finish person trying to speak Swedish with a thick accent. It's not actually good, but perhaps decent.

Based on the reaction, I'd say the old recipe just hits so much harder than modern. Like, the modern looks fancier, but I want to be completely taken on a spiritual journey when I take my first bite. I want the spirit of a dead king to whisper in my ear, "I know, right? Totally worth it."

@marissashea5103

Жыл бұрын

Can confirm. Made both versions, modern one is incredible, old one is spiritual journey worthy. Something about the bread being soaked and soft just elevates it so much

@jaydubcee_

Жыл бұрын

@@marissashea5103 I’m glad to hear it, and that you commented on this, cause now I’ve been reminded I need to make it again

@blackleague212

Жыл бұрын

@@jaydubcee_ you didnt hear correctly lmao the king said " Damn, I left my concubine under my bed and the Queen is gonna kill me"

@Zubstep1315

Жыл бұрын

@@marissashea5103 How I feel about tres leches, cake is phenomenal but a good tres leches is divine.

@Divig

Жыл бұрын

@@marissashea5103 that is why some swedes eat the modern ones soaked in hot milk. :)

“He had hobbies. He made snuff boxes and loved to eat.” Sounds like a cool guy.

@mortisCZ

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I might enjoy a snuff with him. Kingdoms sometimes need competent rulers but there are times for hand off approach too.:-)

@orlaithmcg

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if he was alive today I bet he'd have a killer Instagram feed.

@monstermcboo7282

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss!

@apotato6278

3 жыл бұрын

Hanging out with his predecessors might land you at an epic battle. 25,000 Swedish soldiers firing their muskets in thunderous waves, artillery ripping men to shreds and cavalry ferociously slaughtering all in their path. Hanging out with Adolf Fredrik might land you at a 7 course dinner ended with a delicious dessert or in his room where he eagerly shows you his latest snuff box. If you're lucky he might even give you a snuff box for being such a nice guest! Why would he do such a thing? Does he have an ulterior motive? Nope, he's just a nice guy. I know who i'd want to be friends with.

@BlindErephon

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah for a monarch you could do worse. Still be guillotined at the end of the day cos thats how you do, but afterwards you can feel slightly nostalgic. As opposed to "Good riddance, you can tell where he's buried by watching which direction farmers pee in the fields."

I’m new to this channel. When I first heard Max speak, I could tell right away by both the vocal placement and hulk of his voice that he’s a trained vocalist (opera/classical/ possibly theater also). Then towards the end of the video he began singing to his food, and suspicion confirmed. Nice video, Max 😘

The BEST content on KZread that combines food, history, humor…perfection. So glad I found your channel, Max.

"sir would like another semlor?" 'no thanks i have had 13 already.' "whats another semlor, it not like it going to kill you." 'yeah you are right i suppose, they are delicious.'

@PurushNahiMahaPurush

3 жыл бұрын

"Ohh sir.. Its only a wafer thin mint"

@chenstormstout9456

3 жыл бұрын

@@PurushNahiMahaPurush thank you! Was hoping that reference would pop up.

@AndrewHalliwell

2 жыл бұрын

"Would you like to finish it off with this waffer theen mint? " "Fuck off, I'm stuffed!" "It's only Waffer thin" "Oh, go on then"

@bookmouse2719

2 жыл бұрын

Have a breath mint.

@relentless_shotgun8207

2 жыл бұрын

and nobody heard him utter another word

Max Miller talking about semlor on the very Fettisdag itself? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

@chringlanthegreat4556

3 жыл бұрын

It is a great surprise it is

@jonatanlj747

3 жыл бұрын

Was just eating a semla and then saw this :)

@gustavengstromfalkenang3985

3 жыл бұрын

A very welcome one indeed

@rileyyoung4762

3 жыл бұрын

a prequel meme in a tasting history comments section? a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!

@thesecondislander

3 жыл бұрын

@Mel Hawk They are very good, but super heavy. The upside is they are super easy to make in the modern version (which is even simpler than the one Max did): Just get a light and airy, sweet "sally lunn-style" bun, cut the top off, smear some almond paste and roasted crushed almonds on it (optional but highly recommended), heap a generous dollop of whipped cream over that, then put the lid back on and sprinkle some powdered sugar. That is the most common version today!

Your pronounciation is probably the best "american trying to speak scandinavian" ive heard. 8.9/10 + 1 style point for giving in to the bit. Like you actually nailed the scandinavian U sound, which no one else seems to get

My grandmother was Swedish, and came to the US during WWII with a group of women who had skills and were offered apprenticeships of sorts. They were given basic housing, food and amenities in exchange for working for the business'. While they learned English, and got on their feet. My grandmother was a baker. I remember her making Semla. Her recipe had pecans instead of almonds. With nutmeg, and clove. (In the filling not in the eye cavities) Now I'm tempted to go looking through her cook books because I've never made it myself.

"I promise not to get political." 14 semlor later: the king is dead, long live the king

@ChristianConrad

3 жыл бұрын

Fourteen semlor later, no s at the end - the "or" is the plural ending. The singular is semla.

@Nick-nh4nf

3 жыл бұрын

lol

"And he was fine with that, he had hobbies. He made snuff boxes and loved to eat." What a dude.

@anderspersson7084

3 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a human version of the bull Ferdinand in the old Disney movie "Ferdinand The Bull" that sat under the cork oak smelling on flowers rather than headbutting other bulls.

@David-lu4gq

3 жыл бұрын

@@anderspersson7084 Hahaha yes, I just remembered that show lol. 😂

@calamitysangfroid2407

3 жыл бұрын

imagine if he'd been more into snuff boxes than eating. he could've made 14 snuff boxes instead and lived.

@David-lu4gq

3 жыл бұрын

@@calamitysangfroid2407 Sweden may be very different today. Why Adolf why???

@EB-yx4fn

3 жыл бұрын

lol when I sit around doing hobbies and snacking it's some sort of quarantine problem - sure is good to be the king!

I absolutely love that you tell us about your kitchen blunders like the buns touching eachother. I think its wonderful for people who are just starting out cooking to hear that that stuff happens and it's okay. I've known people that have tried to cook before and something like that happens and then they just quit trying. Normalize and destigmatize failure. Failure is good. It's how we learn and get better. :)

Loved this video. Im Swedish and it is so lovely to see someone non Swedish do something so iconic as semlor. Glad you like it! Also you have a great pronounciation!!

Semlor is deeply connected with the Swedish winter. Imagine when everything is dark, cold and frozen and/or wet outside. You're tired and depressed and your clothes are all moisty and you step into a warm cozy café. All you want is a hot cup of coffee and a big sweet bun with lots of calories. Semlor is the king!

@tia5532

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds yummy

@LuckyBadger

3 жыл бұрын

This sounds like something a Hobbit would eat for Second Breakfast. :-)

@jockedredd1329

3 жыл бұрын

@@LuckyBadger yes. Hard to bring with you on an adventure thou..

@Gurrehable

3 жыл бұрын

So the semlor didn't just kill the king, they succeeded him

@Soul_Alpha

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gurrehable aggressive coup d'état, king never saw it coming

Imagine being such a good chef a King literally kills himself over indulging in your food. Bragging rights for life.

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be bragging long because in a time before autopsies, the first suspect of an after dinner death is the one who made the food

@vonhellsing6406

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes sir my cuisine is to DIE for....

@RandomGamerCory

Жыл бұрын

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 in fairness the story literally said the royal doctor did an autopsy

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668

Жыл бұрын

@@RandomGamerCory Good point

@peen2804

Жыл бұрын

@@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 autopsies have been practiced since the Roman Empire and possibly before

I remember having one of these when I visited Stockholm a few years ago. I saw the thumbnail for this video and immediately had to watch because this was one of the best pastries I ever had. Death by semlor seems possible for sure.

That's actually pretty sad to hear about the King. It's such a shame that someone enjoying food they love caused so much hardship.

*Max Miller foodgasms* "They're both fantastic" Me: *Smiles in swedish*

@Jimunu

3 жыл бұрын

Which kind of swedish smile. The approving scowl one or one of the others?

@TorchwoodPandP

3 жыл бұрын

Jag gillar dit ‘namn’. Hälsningar från Danmark. Fik en semla i går av min granne som är svensk. Så härligt!

@LolTollhurst

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jimunu oh absolutely the special "we won again" smug one. Like this |) The one we get to use when we win at the Olympics (the real one _and_ the Norway one) hockey football Eurovision and country statistics |) (we don’t talk about covid. But we... kinda... won. covid. again. In a way. ...I think?) :'(

I guess if something is going to kill you, you could do a lot worse than dessert...

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

That’s how I wanna go out

@lasagnasux4934

3 жыл бұрын

Life goals

@darthplagueis13

3 жыл бұрын

@@lasagnasux4934 Death goals

@fe.bonetti1537

3 жыл бұрын

So true

@lasagnasux4934

3 жыл бұрын

@@darthplagueis13 nice

Wow! Thumbs up to you, Max, on your baking proficiencies, pronunciation attempts, video chops, and overall presentation. We shall indeed follow you here from Denmark from now on ❤😊

Love that you actually give your best shot at pronunciation and don’t just apologize for stumbling over it or put it on screen with an embarrassed gesture.

Swedes eats semlor the same way Americans eats Oreos, in different ways. And the ones who eats it in one way, think they are superior to the ones who eats them in another.

@Legohaiden

3 жыл бұрын

i hate oreos... dry fake chocolate flavored cookies, with chemically tasting flavored cream inside them. no thanks. But this Semlor looks divine. (edit for clarity)

@woutermollema

3 жыл бұрын

@@Legohaiden How can you say such a thing, en garde my good sir (or madam)

@Wazzen563

3 жыл бұрын

@@Legohaiden I think you're taking a cookie way too seriously, dude. Chill out. Besides... 1. It's not chocolate, it's cookie. Those are wildly different things, so how the heck are you confusing them? Cookies are always dry by their very nature unless they're freshly baked, so why are you mentioning that as a negative? You may as well complain about grass for being green. Also, the cookie part of oreos is far from disgusting, it's bland at worst. Oversensitive much? 2. So what if the cream is flavored with chemicals? That's incidental; it's sweet & tasty, and doesn't taste stereotypically "chemically" at all. Hell, if you want to split hairs, literally all flavor in all substances is caused by chemicals, so it's irrelevant. Just... chill, dude. There are many things out there that are much more worth malding over than a freaking cookie.

@Legohaiden

3 жыл бұрын

@@woutermollema lol i know a lot of people like them... but its that dang cream filling... i really do hate it.

@Legohaiden

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wazzen563 uhm.... what lol?

As a native Swedish speaker I absolutely love your Swedish accent. it sounds like the Swedish chef.

@fionaclaphamhoward5876

3 жыл бұрын

The one from the Muppets? Is this a compliment? lol

@solared

3 жыл бұрын

Jag är finländare och det är konstigt att höra "fastlagsbulle" kallas semla

@SecretLars

2 жыл бұрын

@@fionaclaphamhoward5876 No. The Swedish chef does mock norwegian. Basically in that time of history he would have been a pleb.

@afternoobtea914

2 жыл бұрын

@@solared Bor i Småland och vi kallar dem oxå fastlagsbullar här.

@noth606

2 жыл бұрын

@@solared jag är född i sverige och har aldrig hört dom kallas något annat än semla, men sen bryr jag mig inte speciellt mkt om söta bakelser.

Holy heck, the moment Max bit into that semla you could practically hear his taste buds burst into an angelic chorus.

0:31 had me laughing. It looked like one of the men in that painting was checking the fat guy's pulse to see if he was alive.

Imagine making a channel just under a year ago and already being at over half a million subs and being sponsored by a literal town. This is a testament to the effort you put into this. Love your show.

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

I’m imagining it 🥰

@ginawatson-haley5974

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory you are living it, good sir. And I am grateful for it! You rock.

@stalinsoulz7872

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory give some time. PEWDIEPIE himself might Notice your Love for History cooking.

King made country so prosperous he could die of gluttony and still have a good track record. Good job on him, really.

@KittenCritters

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't do much, he wasnt in power of country decisions anymore.

@SusCalvin

3 жыл бұрын

The riksdag has law-making powers at the time. It's an assembly of four chambers from each of the important classes of the time. The aristocracy, the priesthood (only the lutheran state church is legal), the burghers of the cities and the comparatively well-off and prosperous farmers.

@cuffzter

2 жыл бұрын

Whenever the Riksdag decided on something the Kings only job was to sign the papers. By 1756 if for some reason he refused twice to sign certain documents, they just stamped it with his name. So he wasn't really in charge. So neither does he deserve praise for the prosperity, but neither does he deserve the blame, because the government was also terribly corrupt at this time.

@SusCalvin

2 жыл бұрын

@@cuffzter The power balance between the riksdag and the crown shifts through the years. At this point, it's not in the crown's favor. At other times, the crown can and will dissolve the riksdag. The amount of landowning peasants is pretty cool.

@ayandas874

2 жыл бұрын

KittenCritters that's the way liberty and prosperity happens.

@tastinghistorywithMax, This is my 1st time seeing your channel and I must say that you sir, have captured my heart as you displayed all things close to my life’s enjoyments. 1) Culinary skills 2) Historical Depth 3) Broadway 🎭 talent (Your singing and acting ability 4) Foodie Blessings to you as I am well pleased

A nice surprise to see Lindsborg mentioned. My mom is from there and I've visited a few times. It is intensely Swedish.

I love that historical chef's had food figured out, then when we look at the cookbooks from the 40's and 50's you end up with stuff like a banana covered in mayonnaise, lettuce, and almonds and wonder where it all went wrong.

@kin2naruto

3 жыл бұрын

That has more to do with recipe preservation methods than the actual differences in skill through the ages. The first cookbooks were written by the experts of the day (and are a bit hard to follow because how to WRITE a recipe hadn't been worked out yet). The 40's and 50's were the first time cookbooks were published by literally everyone and their Grandma. By then "how to write a recipe" was very standardized so those horrible recipes are much easier to follow... even if the skill of the inventor was far, far lower. We do have some records of historical "bad cooking" before the invention of mass cookbooks. Mostly in reports from sieges/famines on desperation cooking, laws from guilds on how NOT to do beer or bread, and some literary descriptions of bad meals. (And some occasional archeological find of very, very old food)

@petergray2712

3 жыл бұрын

@@kin2naruto Plus the 40s and 50s were a time when Americans were moving wholesale into suburban homes, and there was a push to turn one's home into an object of both luxury and leisure, along with all of the new kitchen appliances. That meant a glut of magazines and books trying to cater to this newfound domesticity, and their content often ran to ridiculous lows of gastronomic torture.

@paavobergmann4920

3 жыл бұрын

A banana covered in mayonnaise!? Thank you for my new nightmare. And here I thought "Toast Hawaii" was hideous....

@kin2naruto

3 жыл бұрын

@@paavobergmann4920 Bananas and mayonnaise are quite good together actually! Plantains are used in savory dishes all the time - bananas work that way too.

@massivredboi2646

3 жыл бұрын

Similarly to music, recipes that are good will survive the test of time, whereas the ones that are bad won't. Similarly to how the only music we remeber from certain eras is the good stuff since the bad stuff is forgotten

"It's way too big a bite. Okay, it's still a big bite, but I don't care." - Ah, it seems you've inadvertently embodied the spirit of Adolf Frederick. Good form. 😄

@sharlharmakhis280

3 жыл бұрын

He'd be proud.

@keerak

3 жыл бұрын

It's impossible to eat Semla without making a mess! And you kind of have to take a bit bite so as to not dip your nose too much in the cream! 😂 Most people would it the lid first though!

@xXcangjieXx

3 жыл бұрын

I usually eat it by dipping the lid in the cream like a nacho and dip. Then I eat the rest😋

@KazakhToon

3 жыл бұрын

I'm more concerned about his tyrant heir at this point

The modern semla bun is baked with crushed cardimon seeds in the dough. It really gives them a special charachter that goes perfectly with the almond paste. The bun should be very light and fluffy if you are going to eat it straight (not soaked in hot milk) If you visit sweden during january-march, you can get them anywhere, but I highly recommend you go to one of the better cafe's and get the freshest and nicest one you can find.

Dear Max, I don’t know where else to send this so here it is. Thank you for saving my life. If it wasn’t for those ancient donuts (which I never got to try or finish cooking) and burning my hands and face with exploding oil and being sent to the emergency department, I’d never have found the massive issue with my blood pressure. Things are now stabilising with the meds and there’s no lasting harm done to any internal organs and you’d never tell I was burnt. So thank you for being amazing and making me new recipes. You were legit instrumental in saving my life. Love Andrea from Melbourne, Aus 😘😘😘

@ilikeceral3

3 жыл бұрын

That is absolutely wild oh my god (edit: not hating, I’m just laughing from how crazy it is)

@NorthernGreenEyes

3 жыл бұрын

😯

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

Dessert may have ended King Adolf Friedrich's life, but it saved yours.

@emmettbattle5728

3 жыл бұрын

holy shit! glad youre doing alright now! well wishes for the future!

@user-by7ir9ex4h

3 жыл бұрын

Woah. I really pray you're doing better. Take care :)

As a Swede, I'm utterly proud that You covered something that is just something seen in sweden

@CookwitchCreations

3 жыл бұрын

We know them here in London too, and we have a shop that specialises in them,. We are very lucky!

@MLakeside

3 жыл бұрын

Finland too! Although we use rasberry jam instead of almond paste.

@popdartan7986

3 жыл бұрын

Finland? Do you mean östra rikshalvan?

@toddharig8142

3 жыл бұрын

@@popdartan7986 Translation: "Eastern half of the crown"

@toddharig8142

3 жыл бұрын

@@MLakeside This is why we all think you are weird Finland... It does sound pretty good tho. Vanilla paste would probably be sick too if one dares to think outside the box.

When I was little, semlor (even the modern version with whipped cream) were served in a bowl with hot milk, with or without sugar in the milk. Nowadays, people normally eat them as they are. Two colleagues of mine on Teams a couple of months ago (during semmel season) after our boss had mistaken the date for mardi gras by a month and, corrected, said that we at least had time to bake our own semlor, and I had said that people even had time to make sour dough semlor: Colleague no 1: Last year, I accidentally bought a semla that turned out to be sour dough. SACRILEGE! Colleague no 2: Accidentally buying a semla - that's me.

@sandtats

Жыл бұрын

Grew up eating them in warm milk. Love how the cream, little chunks of bun, all the flavors melt into the milk.the 😀

Last Christmas we made the classic recipe and it was delicious. This year we are trying the modern recipe (will share pictures this time). When we did the classic recipe we didn't have trivets, so we used a small plate when cooking to keep the bun from burning. The semlor turned out beautifully, but the one snaggle we did hit was that the plate stuck to the bottom of the pan. It essentially welded itself into place and I had to use the thick wooden stir spoon to pry it off the pan. Have you had this problem? Any idea how to avoid?

@gnarbeljo8980

Жыл бұрын

Boiling milk essntially creates an early form of latex. That's what sealed the plate to the pan, and what causes trouble in some cappuccino machines with the milkfeed after a while....

@wolvenstar10

Жыл бұрын

@@gnarbeljo8980 Thank you for the explanation. Do you know of any tricks to keep the plate from sticking?

@thecerpent

2 ай бұрын

@@wolvenstar10Reducing the contact surface would help. If you don't have an actual trivet, maybe put a few clean baking beads or maybe even toothpicks (laying on their side) or something. Anything to increase the distance between the plate and the pan surface.

As a Swede, I'm absolutely in love with Max's pronunciation, it's understandable and has a fun stiffness that reminds me of how swedes talked in the early 1900s. Well done Max! 😁

@nordscan9043

3 жыл бұрын

His pronunciation is terrible, English people butcher Swedish whenever they try to pronounce Swedish.

@strawberryrnilk

3 жыл бұрын

@@nordscan9043 He doesn't sound bad for a non-native speaker imo

@nordscan9043

3 жыл бұрын

@@strawberryrnilk Jag pratar inte sa dar pa Svenska.

@404Dannyboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@nordscan9043 People from minority languages always get super harsh about someone foreign speaking their language because they aren't used to it. People speak with hugely varied accents in English and most people are fine with it as long as it is understood.

@Oddball_E8

3 жыл бұрын

@@nordscan9043 Dude... he knows literally no Swedish at all... I'd like to hear you try to pronounce things in Pashtu or Mandarin for the first time...

I'm convinced Max's channel blew up as quickly as it did because he's probably the only English speaking KZreadr that bothers to research the correct pronunciation of non-English words...

@joyhally7754

3 жыл бұрын

That's not the only reason, the production quality and the writing and the presentation are all wonderful

@DH-xw6jp

3 жыл бұрын

You are all wrong, Max's secret power lies in GARUM!

@JohnAndJohner

3 жыл бұрын

His Swedish is better than mine and I've lived next to the bastards my entire life.

@doubtful_seer

3 жыл бұрын

I think all of the above, plus the wonderful captions that I am forever thankful for. It’s so rare to see a small channel take the time to do captions and it shows they really, actually care.

@ParkerUAS

3 жыл бұрын

The History Guy does a darn good attempt and will make it very obvious if he is unsure.

Fun fact. the Modern version is quite popular in Denmark. they are called mardi gras buns. although we also add a little bit of jam in the middle before the whipped cream.

May I say how utterly entertaining, informative and very professionally executed this is. The algorithm brought me here and I immediately subscribed after watching this. Looking forward to watch more of your work. ❣️

I must say as a swedish fan of yours, this was very well done and I'm actually blown away by the pronunciations you did because swedes would definitely understand them, I'm proud of you! Another fun coincidence: It was actually pretty recently that a swedish program made a documentary series about swedish queens through the ages and this particular story was ofc mentioned, the timing is unworldly! :D

@Elleoaqua

3 жыл бұрын

i don't know much about sweedish history. definately interested

@No0bT4rD

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's true we understand the pronunciation but it is horrible. Almost every single sound he makes while speaking Swedish is wrong.

@sod0m

3 жыл бұрын

@@No0bT4rD Wow, you're depressing.

@No0bT4rD

3 жыл бұрын

@@sod0m I'm just happy to be here :)

@sabinekarlsson8803

3 жыл бұрын

@@No0bT4rD I'd say it's really good for someone who hasn't learned Swedish!

This man has whole cities sponsoring him. If that's not a mark of success then I don't know what is.

@CIorox_BIeach

3 жыл бұрын

Tax dollars we'll spent.

@odessawild7798

3 жыл бұрын

Been there! Wouldn't really call it a city, a fair sized town, and a very cool place to go, if you get a chance I would recommend it, if you're passing through Kansas you should also hit up Lucas after that!

I worked in Sweden for a bit and your Swedish pronounciation is excellent as far as i can tell.

The modern version, which is also enjoyed in Finland once a year as it is in Sweden, is one of my favourites pastries. I'd love to try the historical version, though. It sounds and looks delicious and your expression just told it all. 😃 What I usually do when I eat them is to put some of the cream on the hat and I eat that first before indulging in the bottom. Utterly delicious and it's not messy that way.

One of the most impressive things about this channel is Max's fearlessness in pronouncing foreign languages. It would be all too easy as a cooking channel to butcher ( no pun intended) the pronunciations.

@beckstheimpatient4135

3 жыл бұрын

On the opposite end of the spectrum we have Andy at Binging with Babish who takes great pleasure in always mispronouncing Worchestershire because he just knows he can't get it right.

@Klajnepojken

3 жыл бұрын

@@beckstheimpatient4135 bimbing with bombish? He won't even rise to the sausage challenge!

@petterteignesse5486

3 жыл бұрын

His Swedish pronunciation is really pretty good for someone who’s just started out. And it’s a really hard language to sound “native” in

I'm going to be awfully careful the next time someone tells me a dessert "tastes like heaven."

@wolvie1618

3 жыл бұрын

Tastes like heaven, because guess where you'll be going soon....👀

@pakki6555

3 жыл бұрын

The likes are at 69 😭

@Lafemmefutile

2 жыл бұрын

One way ticket to the place….

It's pronounced seml-ooh-rr. Seml- as in Kreml, but without the l, and ooh makes for an extended vowel 'o' as is common in Swedish, and then that rolling r which you did correctly. It's commonplace in Swedish to drag out the last vowel, -or becomes ooh-r, and -al becomes a low aah-l, almost as if it's spelled au-l but not quite, more like if the vowel is sung in a monotone pitch. I'm not very good at linguistics, but referring to English syllables can get you very far. Semla you said right, Semlor is like Kreml, Kreml-or if you will, kr-em-ell-or-r. Sem-l-oh--orr.

I came across your video because I was rushing to watch something on my work break. I clicked cause history things interest me. Now I watch whenever I can

Other KZreadrs: sponsored by ridge, raid, nordvpn etc Tasting history: a city

As a Swede I have to say Max’s Swedish was good. Not perfect, but I think you need to live here for maybe 10+ years to get it perfectly, but Max did impressively well.

@chevyguy1422

3 жыл бұрын

Ist max a restaurant too?

@marcusandersson444

3 жыл бұрын

@@chevyguy1422 Basically a Swedish version of McDonald's. AFAIK Max is the only hamburger chain that's managed to kick McD's out of an entire region in any country (northern Sweden). I dunno if it's true, but aparently it had a lot to do with the Swedish idiosyncrasy to eat almost everything with utensils (even chick drum sticks and hamburgers a lot of time). Max offered utensils, McD's didn't.

@beardlessodin945

3 жыл бұрын

Marcus Andersson so Swede-phisticated! I'm in, where's the nearest Max's? [No Locations in Canada] Shit. North Sweden here I come! [Travel Ban] Oh...

@paragonaesir1957

3 жыл бұрын

@@chevyguy1422 MAX in sweden is a burger joint, yes.

@beardlessodin945

3 жыл бұрын

IQzminus2 I thought you just had to say "Hurgen Flurgen Flod" really Swedishy like...

This is such a wonderful channel. You entertain and educate simultaneously. Thank you for your work!

Omg this is the Semula that big mom killed a whole town for😳

At 15:55, I was really hoping Max would say "These are to die for."

Given his lifestyle and the list of symptoms given, it sounds more like he suffered a heart attack than died from overeating, but eating that much of anything can't possibly be good for you in any case.

@00muinamir

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking maybe a stroke brought on by constipation, but yeah, any way you slice it, you're tempting fate when you eat fourteen full servings of anything...

@ParkerUAS

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Symptoms described seem to line up.

@nckoes

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkerUAS ruptured AAA. They described it perfectly.

@georgeford6056

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkerUAS Except for them not noticing massive internal bleeding when they did the autopsy. A widowmaker (blocked LAD artery) heart attack would also fit the symptoms, especially when you consider his age and lifestyle.

@sleepy1697

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkerUAS Especially the literal stomach that was packed with food, some unchewed. I mean, that'll put a lot of pressure on the arteries, and if they're already weak from poor health, I can imagine that being the final straw.

I could see the modern one being a great fit for summer time as a nice and cool treat while the version from the 1800s would be wonderful during the winters to help you fight off that winter chill. Either way, those do look absolutely amazing.

I work in a swedish bakery and this fettisdag we sold a little over 2000 semlor, which is not the most semlor we’ve sold. We have been selling 45 a day consistently since January, and people have gotten mad if they’re late. Us Swedes love semlor lol🤪👀

I've seen a lot of sponsorships in my day but I never expected someone to be sponsored by a city

@Pschokid

3 жыл бұрын

Simon and Martina (they were living in Japan at the time) was sponsored by the city Malmö in Sweden. It caught me off guard since I hadn't expected my favorite KZreadrs to be sponsored by a city in my country. The video turned out great 👍

@KaptenN

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pschokid Who are they and what was that video about? O.o Malmö is my hometown, btw.

@Gamerad360

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly more towns should do it, I would have never known about the city, and it makes me want to visit it one day.

@kichop

3 жыл бұрын

@@KaptenN they make kpop/korean videos (their channel is eat your kimchi)

@KaptenN

3 жыл бұрын

@@kichop Hmm... The only connection between Korea and Malmö that I know is "Kockums kranen".

This channel is why KZread was created. To think: we may have never met Max had it not been for the internet. Oh, tragic prospect! Awesome episode and channel!

@emas5306

3 жыл бұрын

If it were not for the pandemic as well he would still be working at Disney.

This is one of my favorite misfortunes so im glad you covered it and even the dish that he ate! Your Swedish accent is so good too!

Recently discovered your channel, and just wanted to point out your outstanding attention to pronunciation of foreign words and names. It’s amazing

I feel like I learn more from an episode of Tasting History than from an entire semester of my history class LMFOAOO

@pizzabella_2356

3 жыл бұрын

right??? i'm planning on using some of this information on an AP european history test eventually...

@raileyti

3 жыл бұрын

As a history teacher i either has to aploud that or scold your teacher.

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Awww thanks

@charlesbaldo

3 жыл бұрын

You enjoy it more thats for sure. A good history teacher is a good actor as well. I had one that dressed up in costume. He did Gettysburg address dressed up as Abraham Lincoln. As a young student he inspired me to memorize it.

@Forgenshoot

3 жыл бұрын

For real, though, it's kind of surprising how much culture and history you can glean from understanding the food of a people.

Nutmegs for eyes? Honestly I think that's how Townsends is going to pay the ferryman when he gets to the styx.

@vickibart3491

3 жыл бұрын

OMFG I DIED

@danamontagnese6063

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Townsend would probably laugh his ass off at your comment!

@mrsary7868

3 жыл бұрын

I came down here for the Townsends nutmeg eyes joke so I didn't have to make it

@Archgeek0

3 жыл бұрын

Huh, I wonder what the exchange rate for obols even is...

I need to make these so bad, I am 100% gonna try your recipe sometime! Love your videos, they make my days go by much more smoothly and pleasantly

Man, 2 years later Max is still a hell of a chef. And not a half bad historian either! I don't know if he's traditionally trained, or all that experienced in the kitchen, but he does have passion for the culinary arts 🙏

As a swede I find it extremely impressive how correctly you pronounced all the words. I’ve been subscribed to your account now for quite a while and I always look forward to your new episodes. And as an archaeologist I find your love of history really refreshing. Keep up the good work!

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a haaaaard language but it was fun to try my best ☺️

@harmen2456

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory Quite literally one of the more difficult ones out there, yea. See we never bothered with these nonsensical "rules" about grammar that most other languages indulge in. It's either right or wrong and that's that and there's no real way of telling other then asking someone who speaks it.

@marcusfridh8489

3 жыл бұрын

he forgot the almondpaste (mandelmassan) thou on the modern version

@se6369

3 жыл бұрын

@@harmen2456 For an English speaker, Swedish is not at all one of the hardest languages

@lairdcummings9092

3 жыл бұрын

@@se6369 agree; I've worked with Swedes a lot, and other than the 'lilt,' I've had little trouble with the language. Chinese, though? Ouch. That's tough.

"End up buried with nutmegs for eyes." Sounds like the way Jon Townsend would want to go... 😁

@adedow1333

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, good. I wasn't the only one thinking that 😅

@paulherman5822

3 жыл бұрын

@@adedow1333 Was done for royalty, and Jon IS the Nutmeg King... 😁

@shannondore

3 жыл бұрын

😆 that's funny and so true.

@merrittanimation7721

3 жыл бұрын

"I see this is as an absolute win."

I just retired and moved to Kansas. I have been to Lindsborg when I lived in Kansas years ago. I was just thinking about how nice it would be to visit there again. I have been watching by our videos for the first time today. You just happened to mention Lindsborg! It is a fun place to visit. Thanks!

@thecommonsenseconservative5576

2 жыл бұрын

ICT

"these buns can be quite dangerous" **Big Mom flashbacks** yep they sure can

Adolf Frederick: "My dinner plate don't want none unless you got semla buns hon."

I think it's amazing that you interact with people from the cultures you're teaching us about so that you can get pronunciations and little details correct, it's incredibly thoughtful!

@TastingHistory

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 I try to get it all correct but it’s really because I love talking to people from other places. 😁

@tikkj

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory Still waiting for you to speak in an English accent for those English recipes

@KimiHayashi

3 жыл бұрын

@@TastingHistory it's pretty hot tbh

@MikaelMurstam

3 жыл бұрын

@@KimiHayashi lol

@KimiHayashi

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikaelMurstam I know he's gay LOL don't worry

I think it’s cool of you to include different measurements for ingredients for everyone. Thank you!

So glad you liked them, it's one of my favorite desserts. You should try to make a swedish cheese cake, ostkaka. Also a very traditional swedish dessert.

Tasting history: This dessert KILLED A KING! Me: as a guy highly allergic to almonds I can relate, what a dish to die for 😂

@Robolodon

3 жыл бұрын

Most people are allergic to almonds, they have cyanide in them.

@naturallight4745

3 жыл бұрын

@@Robolodon *D A M N !*

@benjaminmiller3620

3 жыл бұрын

@@Robolodon That's... not how allergies... ...Just no. Toxins =/= allergens And humans actually have a much higher tolerance for cyanide than people think. We have enzymes dedicated to breaking it down.

@Robolodon

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminmiller3620 it was a joke

@Robolodon

3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminmiller3620 I know this

This channel is a marvel. As a history buff, I absolutely love it. I admire the research and application you do for the food ... but what really astonishes me is the effort you put into pronunciation. Coming from Europe, I live in a diverse cultural region and love to delve into different cultures, appreciating each of them for the things they have brought to the world. Your attention to the language is - to me - also a way to pay homage to the culture that is the source of the recipe you're working on. My hat off to you :)

@NorthernGreenEyes

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! 💙

@FilippaSkog

3 жыл бұрын

I came down here to comment on the fact that he very obviously did his research on pronunciation, and clearly practiced it beforehand. I love it when content creators take their time to do so!

Just found you and I have to go to bed but MY GOODNESS are you charming and I loved every second of this. Evangelizing by sending it to friends and family! Thanks for being you on camera, I can't wait to binge watch (and binge cook/bake, though PERHAPS not enough to famously pass away. Jury's out)!

@TastingHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making my night!

that "hey hey hey" gave me early 2000's flash backs