Korean Grandma tries 'SOUL FOOD' for the first time (America's Southern food)

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  • @Hollyhop21
    @Hollyhop21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5793

    There should be another video that’s called “Southern grandma tries Seoul Food” 😂

    • @hidingly
      @hidingly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      E M S cant speak for all Americans but I really want to try Asian cuisine. “Kimchi” sounds so good

    • @harpsichordkid
      @harpsichordkid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @E M S it may depend on the age of the grandparent. I know my grandparents, who are from the rural South, ate some pretty gnarly things during the depression. Eggs with squirrel brains was apparently pretty tasty. And of course some people still eat frog legs (colonial French influence), chitterlings, and crawfish.

    • @biggmonie
      @biggmonie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thad would be goo

    • @whatifyouandi
      @whatifyouandi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      hidingly start with Kim Chi Rice! It’s not to difficult to make either.

    • @draingang1337
      @draingang1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hidingly its not

  • @ZyZy456
    @ZyZy456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2712

    “Doing what you could” is the reason soul-food even exist thank you for trying.

  • @oliviamason9
    @oliviamason9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    When your granny said “I’m wasn’t hungry but I was hungry” I literally felt that I know exactly what she meant and if you know you know😂😂

  • @beastmylife4928
    @beastmylife4928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    This is the most honest food review I've watched. No weird faces, or over acting, just good honest food fun.

  • @Mywifioff
    @Mywifioff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15560

    Yes TH-cam I would love to watch a Korean grandma eat cornbread lol

    • @kyokitty16
      @kyokitty16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

      Right! The pure joy

    • @hottpinc
      @hottpinc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +415

      I'd like to watch you eat cornbread 🤭

    • @Mywifioff
      @Mywifioff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      hottpinc lol your making it? Cause I can’t cook 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @hottpinc
      @hottpinc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +291

      @@Mywifioff yes I'm making it.. with honey on the side 😌

    • @cornisha
      @cornisha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      😂😭

  • @paymediamonds
    @paymediamonds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1930

    the fact that she made this herself and she never seen this stuff before in her life

    • @jesscee7786
      @jesscee7786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      And it looks decent

    • @ShantelleBrito
      @ShantelleBrito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      She made me proud... But that chicken would of been interesting if she made it. 🤔

    • @jesscee7786
      @jesscee7786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ShantelleBrito it would have lol

    • @johnashley327
      @johnashley327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      If you can cook you can cook anything.

    • @TheAverageServant
      @TheAverageServant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Those greens looked nasty

  • @cierramoten5179
    @cierramoten5179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I love how open minded the grandma was from jump. Believe me, I've seen dozens of videos with folks trying food from a different culture and they were already going in with a negative perception, not even given it a chance. Grandma he her was so incredibly open to trying these dishes, I loved every bit of this video!

  • @Userhandle7384
    @Userhandle7384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I’m Korean American who has had legit soul food in Harlem and I never thought of how collard greens are similar to 우거지...but it really is! Maybe that’s why I always loved collards 😂 할머니, 영상 너무 잘 봤어요... 건강 지키시고 오래오래 행복하게 사세요 ~~

    • @raijongriggs126
      @raijongriggs126 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol legit soulfood isnt in harlem. There is better down south

    • @Kaydaloot
      @Kaydaloot ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@@raijongriggs126legit soulfood is wherever legit people live. Lots of people have southern roots

    • @tony020480
      @tony020480 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Most black people have southern roots.

    • @tateburke8096
      @tateburke8096 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@tony020480some country white people too I'm from Idaho, but I don't call what I make soul food I call it country cooking. In my world soul food is an exquisite type of cuisine created and perfected by African-Americans and they should always get that honor, respect and privilege of owning it as a name.

  • @anunofmoose9894
    @anunofmoose9894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9075

    "I swear to god I did what I could" is as southern American cooking as it gets .

    • @realsies9387
      @realsies9387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      I want to like this comment but it’s 69 likes and ya’ll know the rules of the internet

    • @brittneebrice
      @brittneebrice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Exactly.... we pull things out of the cupboard and make a food miracle.

    • @JonLa89
      @JonLa89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      That's the slogan of any mama, grandma, and aunt that's known in a family as the one who cooks. Other times in black families the everybody wants the recipe which there isn't any and everything is eyeballed when you think it's enough and people are told that you put whatever Sh#@ you had in the pot along with your foot (metaphorically) to give the food it's taste. Also don't nobody have they ass in the kitchen while you're in there because of risks of burns and being in the way that leads to an ass whooping.

    • @shimmyshookmybones
      @shimmyshookmybones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      lmao i'm so glad you said it! that was the spirit of all southern cooks speaking through her just then😂

    • @The_Pony
      @The_Pony 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So very true!!

  • @acecarpenter502
    @acecarpenter502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4697

    You definitely did a pretty good job cooking it yourself.

    • @theexclusivehellobois
      @theexclusivehellobois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Better than i would! well done.

    • @vparker1543
      @vparker1543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      right? shit's legit!

    • @MiketheYoungster
      @MiketheYoungster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      As for your cornbread, I personally prefer the way you baked it. I know my mom makes it like that all the time.

    • @acecarpenter502
      @acecarpenter502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MiketheYoungster same

    • @NatJac-gg3mv
      @NatJac-gg3mv 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      She said that she didn't cook it.

  • @chicagobatts
    @chicagobatts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    The fact that granny tore the cornbread down, lets me know the afroasiatic connection is alive and well. This made my heart smile. I stan an openminded queen.

    • @chriscarter9648
      @chriscarter9648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly what I I was thinking 🤔😂

    • @arii76
      @arii76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Riiii

    • @lovegod7295
      @lovegod7295 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@distantnative2478 lol, you wrong lol

    • @michellerenee92580
      @michellerenee92580 ปีที่แล้ว

      my mother made amazing cornbread i loved it warm w a ton of butter!!!

  • @daphnehoward7000
    @daphnehoward7000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The corn bread is supposed to be crunchy. We actually put the cast-iron skillet with some oil in it into the oven and let it get really hot before adding the batter. As for the collards in Southern Mississippi, we usually eat it with ham hock and chopped up turnips like a soup and we put pepper sauce(vinegar soaked with peppers) on it, we also add a little sugar to cut the bitter. But you did a great job!

    • @HiThereHeyThere
      @HiThereHeyThere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is supposed to be crunchy?? I thought it was supposed to be soft. Either way its good!!

    • @daphnehoward7000
      @daphnehoward7000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@HiThereHeyThere its crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle.

    • @lifelinefitness1
      @lifelinefitness1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My mother makes two kinds the one in the skillet in Alabama they call it hot water cornbread and the softer one is usually baked or made into muffins both are excellent especially with greens

    • @Mardigraz718
      @Mardigraz718 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm from Brooklyn and even I know that skillet cornbread different different!

    • @alicefleugel
      @alicefleugel หลายเดือนก่อน

      Either ham hock or turkey/chicken neck

  • @joeb4723
    @joeb4723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1661

    "I wasn't hungry, but I was hungry"
    OMG. Grandma might be Korean, but her soul is straight out of The South.

    • @tremaynedawson4941
      @tremaynedawson4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I swear that's my grandma when I get to cooking and it smell good

    • @beingsneaky
      @beingsneaky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I understood that... lol

    • @RosalindGash
      @RosalindGash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Yep, that was just another way of saying "I could eat". :)

    • @vdav483
      @vdav483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup
      South Korea

    • @heyshaniqua8595
      @heyshaniqua8595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😆

  • @Xenusgod
    @Xenusgod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3918

    As an African American from North Carolina, this is real special seeing people try soul food.

    • @AnastasiaLUVSU
      @AnastasiaLUVSU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Stop calling yourself african american
      We're not african. You are simply black american or brown.

    • @hakujoudaidraws2633
      @hakujoudaidraws2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Actually, brown refers to southeast Asians such as Filipinos and Malaysians

    • @GloRia-yp2tj
      @GloRia-yp2tj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Blursed Images People from South Asia also refer to themselves as brown people

    • @GloRia-yp2tj
      @GloRia-yp2tj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      AnastasiaLUVSU African Americans are literally the ones that started calling themselves that to have some sort of attachment to the homeland they were robbed from. Don’t your ignorant and dense headass tell other people how to refer to themselves, mind your own business

    • @goblingunk_
      @goblingunk_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      @Alexis Agreed. I'm just a white dude from Missouri but soul food is where its at. And Korean food is amazing too. It's good to see how good food is universal between cultures. I lived when she said "I'm so happy".
      PS. Don't let anyone give you flack for what you call yourself. People just want drama.

  • @ritamix33
    @ritamix33 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Grandma at the end chowing down on the cornbread had me screaming 🤣🤣🤣……you did a great job cooking our food 😄👏🏽👍🏽

  • @jordantuley188
    @jordantuley188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Even as an American man, your grandma’s personality and positivity remind me of mine who passed last year. So sweet and I feel happy and sleepy hearing the tone of your grandmothers voice.

  • @nayshay130
    @nayshay130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1471

    When she said “I did what I could”, I knew this was real from the jump

  • @Fluer-de-Lis
    @Fluer-de-Lis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1938

    Grandma is in heaven when she does that little head shake

    • @glou2955
      @glou2955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      The shake of approval 🥰

    • @jasonlowe3350
      @jasonlowe3350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I was gone say, You know its good when Gma shakes her head while eating lol

    • @MellyGats
      @MellyGats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      YES! It makes me smile EVERY time!

    • @aja1108
      @aja1108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love it! Asian ppl love to eat everything. Lol!

    • @tisharacharles9620
      @tisharacharles9620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yesss! 👌

  • @mechekorrect1442
    @mechekorrect1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Grandma was tearing that soul food up. I'm glad she enjoyed our food

  • @Cardiisshook
    @Cardiisshook 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    4:04 “you didn’t make this, right?” *”No”* “It is so good” 😂😂😂

  • @kionaofoldstones4263
    @kionaofoldstones4263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1190

    We season our collard greens with "fat back" or some kind of smoked meat to keep them from tasting bitter. Good job though. 🤗

    • @julesmo323
      @julesmo323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes please.

    • @christinamorgan3025
      @christinamorgan3025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      My mom would put in smoke turkey and hot peppers to make her greens

    • @merehitt1
      @merehitt1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Smoked ham hock or turkey leg, and a splash of pepper vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar to help balance out the bitterness.

    • @fmfdocbotl4358
      @fmfdocbotl4358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I use smoked turkey. People say it should be swine until they try mine

    • @NajSinghs
      @NajSinghs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I use apple cider vinegar & smoked pork neckbone...talk about some kinda good!

  • @Lioness_Es
    @Lioness_Es 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3024

    The only thing she's missing is sweet tea to drink.

    • @DJflyingtaco
      @DJflyingtaco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I was thinking kool-aid like super sweet just full of sugar

    • @rave199
      @rave199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      DJ flying taco idk why but this comment don’t sit right with me 💀

    • @javencummins1426
      @javencummins1426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@DJflyingtaco Why Kool-aid? There are a lot of other sweet drinks and it doesn't even taste good.

    • @GigiHarville
      @GigiHarville 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True

    • @Aknman010
      @Aknman010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lioness Es At least they have a Coke.

  • @jennifromthetribe
    @jennifromthetribe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This video made me smile the whole time..especially how she was eating that cornbread🥰 like a real a southerner🤣

  • @bethanydawn83
    @bethanydawn83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    As a born and raised Southerner, this makes me so happy! You did a great job cooking!

    • @konpeitosama
      @konpeitosama 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This isn't even your cultural food, you're white. This is my people's food. You're happy for what? LOL.

  • @samideutschman7646
    @samideutschman7646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +986

    why is her grandma literally THE most adorable person ever

    • @Alicethewise
      @Alicethewise 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously!!

    • @jt659
      @jt659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I suspect that at some point she made a wish to be THE most adorable person and it came true. No one is allowed to be more adorable in her lifetime.

    • @theartistbonez1930
      @theartistbonez1930 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      cause you never met mine

    • @justuravergekpopluvinfeminist
      @justuravergekpopluvinfeminist 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right!?!

    • @bkbanks6258
      @bkbanks6258 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      To you maybe. Looks like a regular old lady to me

  • @barrypondssmite
    @barrypondssmite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1940

    The fact grandma didn't want to move to the next dish without getting another bite of cornbreads means you did well. You also did well on the Gumbo.

    • @petergeyer7584
      @petergeyer7584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I live in Germany and had a BBQ party with my neighbors, and they went NUTS for the cornbread. I think it’s America’s best kept food secret.

    • @dominickjustave3558
      @dominickjustave3558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Adrian Wilson no suger

    • @jflor9
      @jflor9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Facts, I’m from New Orleans and my entire family puts sugar in it. Sometimes i even drizzle a little raw organic honey on top😩😩 you know you did well when the cornbread taste like a piece of cake😩😩😩😍😍😍😍😍

    • @katemorgan4690
      @katemorgan4690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Soul Food is more like America’s pan-African American diaspora food. Southern Food is different- but all these dishes include Southern Elements. You do have more “representative” Southern Foods in front of you in this video, but it’s not an all exhaustive list. It’s just like dipping a toe in the pool. Soul Food often is blended Southern items in a Northern like Mac and Cheese and Chicken and Waffles, or like a Cajun Burrito.

    • @mxoody3958
      @mxoody3958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i made your comment 1k :)

  • @lovejoy924
    @lovejoy924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    In the south, we put a little sugar in our collard greens to help with the bitter taste! It made me happy to see you enjoy the food I grew up on! Now, I'm ready to try some Korean Food! Yum! And you did a GREAT job with cooking! :)

    • @Casey28027
      @Casey28027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We use side meat and when done we add vinegar.

  • @CallMeRabbitzUSVI
    @CallMeRabbitzUSVI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    This gives me an idea for a Korean-Southern Restaurant. I Shall call it "SEOUL FOOD"

    • @celinahatton2653
      @celinahatton2653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @megjarvis3213
      @megjarvis3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There’s a restaurant in my area that’s exactly that! They also have incredible cupcakes

  • @rjthemagician5934
    @rjthemagician5934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +859

    Ahh nah she did the black granny head shake for when the food is amazing 😭

    • @js7123
      @js7123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Lmao I caught that too. She said Mmmm mmmm!

    • @brucebruk3370
      @brucebruk3370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      all grandma's act the same 😭

    • @jswhosoever4533
      @jswhosoever4533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      That's a universal sign of good food!

    • @WilliamJulienNkogheOlympio
      @WilliamJulienNkogheOlympio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      An universal language

    • @NajSinghs
      @NajSinghs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      💯😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @lucydean4028
    @lucydean4028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1521

    "I swear to god, I did what I could" is the motto of soul food. It used to be, slaves got the scraps of things, and had to change these throw away ingredients into tasty food...with amazing results. Gumbo is the comfort food of my youth. Seafood gumbo, chicken gumbo, sausage gumbo, all being prepared simultaneously in 3 different barrels over fire by my Grandfather ( because in my family men do the cooking) and that smell is one of my favorite childhood memories.

    • @Ben-rz9cf
      @Ben-rz9cf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah well a lot of those things are surprisingly delicious. Like you wouldn't expect it but pigs feet are actually the basis for tonkotsu broth ramen which is one of the most delicious soups on the planet. All it takes is a bit of love and care--i prefer to eat the cheaper cuts no one wants because no part of the animal should go to waste especially when it can be turned into something amazing

    • @saiyongdawn7756
      @saiyongdawn7756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Before slavery and in.their own land Africans had a more heathier diet.
      I loved my Mama's fried chicken. Loved all her foods. I started cooking at 12. Thankful to my Mom for teaching me how to cook. Never learned how to bake though except for cornbread. Wasn't interested in learning. Lol

    • @mattiOTX
      @mattiOTX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ummm gumbo is an African and Caribbean food. That's why its in Creole cooking.

    • @saiyongdawn7756
      @saiyongdawn7756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@mattiOTX Yeah creole is part of the African heritage.

    • @lucydean4028
      @lucydean4028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@saiyongdawn7756 My dad did all the cooking and baking in my house. Secrets of cooking were usually shared with men, but my dad had daughters. I learned how to cook and my younger sister learned to bake. Somehow that evened things out in his head. I didn't even know my mother could cook until after my dad passed. She was actually quite good, but never as good as dad. 😊

  • @laurenr9659
    @laurenr9659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I am cracking up at your grandma's reaction. I'm glad she enjoyed it but you gotta do candied yams and mac and cheese with collard greens, cornbread, and chicken.

    • @Bloombaby99
      @Bloombaby99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😍😋

    • @ms.mystique4388
      @ms.mystique4388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Man you gonna have her granny lose her shit lol especially if it’s prepared right

    • @deeznutz6890
      @deeznutz6890 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ms.mystique4388 and that she will lose, that she will lose 😂😂
      #SHIIIID

  • @asparagus3087
    @asparagus3087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    3:29 “Mmmm” “mhmmm” “mmhm” “hmm” funniest part of the vid 🤣💯

    • @tracijones2642
      @tracijones2642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hollered 😂😂😂 the little chimes in the background made it even funnier for me lol

  • @juliannaotusajo9630
    @juliannaotusajo9630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    As a black person it warmed my heart they loved the cornbread

    • @staciegreene2262
      @staciegreene2262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      And that was subpar cornbread . Just imagine if it was done right 😩.

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@staciegreene2262 did you have any of it? For all we know it was moist and sweet and we can plainly see that it had plenty of the best bit, crust

    • @tankvinl9805
      @tankvinl9805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      English Southern Colonies, learned the original recipes and processes for corn dishes from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek, and soon they devised recipes for using cornmeal in breads similar to those made of grains available in Europe
      so i dont see why you as a black person would feel love about cornbread

    • @juliannaotusajo9630
      @juliannaotusajo9630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tankvinl9805 Cool story

    • @staciegreene2262
      @staciegreene2262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Constant Chaos That Cornbread was 2 minutes short of being a hockey puck darling . By the looks of you , I don’t expect you to understand what a good pan of cornbread is suppose to look like. She even admitted her cooking isn’t the best version of Soul Food.

  • @kerrywayne2010
    @kerrywayne2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    Being from Louisiana, I appreciate you for even having gumbo 💯

    • @O_ohuh
      @O_ohuh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They tried fam. It's not soupy enough. Looks like mostly rue, but it's cool that her food looks good.

    • @kassidie8293
      @kassidie8293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Agreed. Being from south Louisiana, it doesn’t look like our Gumbo but gets an A for even trying bc there are people in our state that can’t even get close to making it right.

    • @anonymousking7781
      @anonymousking7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yessir another one of my people

    • @anonymousking7781
      @anonymousking7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gumbo is a Louisiana classic u have it anytime im from Kenner where u from

    • @kassidie8293
      @kassidie8293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@anonymousking7781 Ponchatoula here

  • @kkoreatheempressayhung6764
    @kkoreatheempressayhung6764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Grandma's reactions are awesome, I really like her reaction to the cornbread.

  • @jessicamiranda6873
    @jessicamiranda6873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    THIS GRANDMA IS PRECIOUS!! WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA FROM BOSTON, MASS.

  • @jamalhamilton8425
    @jamalhamilton8425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2211

    Just the fact that she really tried and was actually able to find some of the main ingredients says a lot to me. I'm from New Orleans, so I appreciate the effort. If grandma like that, she'd go up if she had the real versions!

    • @princessdiariesofvinny1999
      @princessdiariesofvinny1999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Straight facts. I was looking at the gumbo like 👀 where are the bay leaves and that rue needs to be a little darker

    • @Lonelyeco
      @Lonelyeco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly!

    • @poisonpassion4003
      @poisonpassion4003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂 taking the words out of my mouth

    • @Chris-ib5ht
      @Chris-ib5ht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@princessdiariesofvinny1999 It still looks pretty good for a first try though! I'll admit my gumbo was a disaster the first time I made it lmao

    • @raaid22
      @raaid22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@princessdiariesofvinny1999 it was a bit thick. Is gumbo even considered southern food, it seems new Orleans specific?

  • @dionnecoburn134
    @dionnecoburn134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1794

    For the collard greens depending from where in the South is how it is cooked. I live in South Carolina and I put pork belly and sometimes bacon in it. If it is bitter the greens depending on where you get them will sometimes be bitter. Some people like vinegar on the greens I think you would like that!! You totally made my day by having your grandmother there!! If by any chance you ever make it to South Carolina I would love to cook for the both of you!! I have been cooking soul food for over 35 years. You have only scratch the surface!! Love to both of you!! Stay safe!

    • @SpookiDooki
      @SpookiDooki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Dionne Coburn greens with pork belly cleanses the soul 😍

    • @guthixisdead
      @guthixisdead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Yes vinegar on the greens! It’s very good if you like that acidic sour taste on foods a lot. Now I want some Cracker Barrel lol

    • @lolosmith8340
      @lolosmith8340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I watched a version of this with Irish people. And they added chilli powder to their greens and stated that they were crunchy... It was the first time that I seen under-cooked greens, but they truly tried their best.

    • @Hermititis
      @Hermititis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@guthixisdead , does Cracker Barrel have collard greens? I thought they had turnip greens.

    • @nekoyinyang
      @nekoyinyang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Shrimp and Grits is from SC too. Just like sweet iced tea. Down there in Charleston. Ain't nothin better

  • @karenkspitzrdesigns
    @karenkspitzrdesigns 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You did a fantastic job of cooking our food, thanks for representing the USA. I just wanted to say that I had to change the food I was eating. Due to becoming severely anemic, I had to get Vitamin D infusions that cost $5,000.00 each time.
    I researched who had the best Vitamin D food and it was the Korean, Chinese diets. I make my own kimchi and eat lots of Korean food. No more iron deficiency. 🥰

  • @TheToddtw
    @TheToddtw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Grandma is so adorable. Im so glad you like our southern cooking. I have the same reaction when I eat Korean food. Yummy!

  • @secludedone4418
    @secludedone4418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    I love how open minded your grandma was. She would be a joy to cook for.

    • @teeramirez464
      @teeramirez464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right

    • @insaned4666
      @insaned4666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Running River
      Midwestern guy who is very food adventurous here ... and I’ll totally agree with you on the Midwest. I’ve seen an obvious country boy ask for ranch dressing at a Chinese joint. No joke.

    • @Eevee141
      @Eevee141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Has there ever been anything she hasn’t liked?

    • @pngmafia9010
      @pngmafia9010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@insaned4666 imagine being a server at that chinese joint, just for someone to ask for ranch💀💀💀BYE

  • @strawberryblaze3292
    @strawberryblaze3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +785

    I wasn’t hungry, but I was hungry, is my slogan, thank you grandma OK 😭😂

    • @berylwheaten9385
      @berylwheaten9385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's going to be my new slogan 😂😂😂💯💯💯😂😂😂

    • @samiyatanakami7472
      @samiyatanakami7472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My slogan is “i wasn’t hungry and I’m still not hungry but I enjoy watching you eat”

    • @strawberryblaze3292
      @strawberryblaze3292 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samiya Tanakami Thats also a perfect slogan

    • @AudreyShattuck
      @AudreyShattuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel like this needs to be put on a shirt 🤣🤣

    • @kennedy6632
      @kennedy6632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just say "I could eat" if someone offers me something and it looks good.

  • @remedy9648
    @remedy9648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Grandma is absolutely adorable and just awesome for being adventurous and open to new experiences.

  • @soulglo45
    @soulglo45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    "Soul Food" is African-American food, not just "Southern".

    • @jazharris2903
      @jazharris2903 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Thank you.

    • @gyptianskin
      @gyptianskin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Exactly Phillip!! I hate when people say southern bc that’s too inclusive. Slaves created these dishes not all southerners...

    • @buny8482
      @buny8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      EXACTLY!!!!!

    • @buny8482
      @buny8482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@gyptianskin 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    • @EtreTocsin
      @EtreTocsin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True but why can’t you find it in the MidWest nor the PacWest or North East?

  • @brownhippiex496
    @brownhippiex496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1114

    It just depends on how the greens were prepared ... they normally are cooked with smoked turkey and or pork, vinegar, as well as hot sauce

    • @candicehoneycutt4318
      @candicehoneycutt4318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      You're making me hungry 😅

    • @AmericanMeiling
      @AmericanMeiling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Interesting recipe I would have to try ... My family uses fatback instead of turkey and we cook the last hour with sliced onion .. so we don't use vinegar ... But I have tasted this version very good 😋 the hotsause is new , but tempting 🤔

    • @hollyshoemaker
      @hollyshoemaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'll have to try that! Normally I use ham or bacon (whatever I have at the time) and add chili flakes instead of hot sauce. I usually put that on separately, once it's on the plate. Also, generally use a little finely chopped onion

    • @lolosmith8340
      @lolosmith8340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I will 100% eat just greens.

    • @lolosmith8340
      @lolosmith8340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AmericanMeiling My family does it with vinegar and without.
      My mother does not add vinegar. But, everyone else does use vinegar.
      I like both and I like when I have to different types of greens at family gathering.
      And we definitely use hot sauce, so please give it a try!
      My cousin hate spicy food, and he even add hot sauce to his greens.

  • @Ashley-nr4vh
    @Ashley-nr4vh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3658

    Just wanted to mention something. Soul food isn’t “southern” food. Soul food is Black American food. We are primarily in the south due to the fact most plantations were here (ideal weather conditions for sugar cane and cotton crops. Tobacco was grown further north). Most cooks and chefs tended to be Black Americans which is how our cooking styles and dishes became more mainstream. Soul food is a combination of traditional West African cooking styles and the ingredients we were able to find in the US. It’s the same for Black people in the Caribbean and South America too. Gumbo translates directly to okra, which is a key ingredient and thickening agent used in the stew alongside roux and filé. You don’t HAVE to have it, but in my house it’s a must lol. If you compare a lot of Caribbean, West African and soul food dishes, they’re pretty similar.

    • @maiyaabdul-smith5090
      @maiyaabdul-smith5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +401

      I was WONDERING why more people didn’t say this and had to scroll wayyyy to long to find someone thinking the EXACT same thing!

    • @hayreddin2802
      @hayreddin2802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      I thought the same. It was a bit of erasure.

    • @isabellanellis8189
      @isabellanellis8189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Originally yes but it has spread to white people as well and is common in the south in general.

    • @antigua26
      @antigua26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Exactly!!!

    • @kblank09
      @kblank09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Well said

  • @CleodeNile85
    @CleodeNile85 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love watching and elderly woman being able to eat with someone and enjoy and have fun during it. My grandmother has not been eating well for years and doesn’t want to eat even one egg. I always want to eat with her but she never wants to. I wish everyone was as healthy as this lady here!

  • @mskhloemarie
    @mskhloemarie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Seeing a Korean grandma try cornbread for the first time made my year.

  • @slephora9392
    @slephora9392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    When grandma said “I wasn’t hungry, but I was hungry.” I felt that.

  • @Rochelle_Ballah
    @Rochelle_Ballah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    I love Grandma OK’s blouse and scarf! So stylish! She looks so pretty!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Isn't that her new jacket?

    • @createallow3126
      @createallow3126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, very elegant.

    • @ChiZillaaa
      @ChiZillaaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She really is stuntin on everyone this quarantine and looking fabulous.

  • @Phoenixspin
    @Phoenixspin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm a Black guy living in the South and I can't get any soul food right now. Life is cruel. I wish you guys had invited me to dinner.

    • @kyleb308
      @kyleb308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where do you live in the south? You can get it here in Alabama.

    • @riaboo100
      @riaboo100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Phillyboy jay has great soul food recipes.

  • @christinabudlong836
    @christinabudlong836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love seeing granny grub down the southern food with her granddaughter. Spending time together over food is always a treat in itself.

  • @WilliamCarterII
    @WilliamCarterII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    My grandparents passed so she's gonna stand in as my grandma.

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I mean i honestly think that's why I love her so much, she reminds me of my late grandmother so much

    • @gregorypappas766
      @gregorypappas766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Feel the same buddy...

    • @spicymisou
      @spicymisou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      James Carter from rush hour?

    • @JaeDee123
      @JaeDee123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same! She’s too cute!

    • @brandyw.8034
      @brandyw.8034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @TheSkyWhale My gramie had no problem sharing the love of her grandkids. We had several grandparents at church. If everyone loved each other like family the world would be a better place. Really do try to imagine that

  • @Crick1952
    @Crick1952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +868

    I kinda low key want to move to Korea and open a Southern restaurant now.
    I can make them real Texas BBQ, gumbo and my mom's cornbread.

    • @Olokunful
      @Olokunful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I was thinking it the whole time!

    • @nataliey.618
      @nataliey.618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It’s so fun there! A lot of shopping and many things to do. I lived there 3 yrs, I didn’t wanna leave 😆

    • @JMarieCAlove
      @JMarieCAlove 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      You should! An African-American woman opened an American country, West coast food and Southern food restaurant in England, it was popular with the British people. I bet you would do great in South Korea! 😁

    • @milili27
      @milili27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Do it!!!! I dare you!!!

    • @cremepuffle
      @cremepuffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thatd be a really good idea!

  • @breezyboo6130
    @breezyboo6130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video makes my heart smile!! 💕😍 grandma loved the new food. When grandma approves you know it’s good 😋😋😋

  • @ecash30
    @ecash30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I appreciate you sharing this video and am glad you enjoyed our cuisine. I would like you to know that soul food as well as soul music are African American traditions not southern American traditions it just so happens that many of our ancestors lived in the south. However, we are a different people than other Americans with a unique history and prefer to claim our culture for ourselves. Thank you again for sharing 😊

    • @ronda2cool
      @ronda2cool ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes I was just abt to cmt this

    • @PaulHunt
      @PaulHunt 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Real talk

    • @Mike_Dubayou
      @Mike_Dubayou 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Black Americans are Americans. Not some sort of racist subsect.

  • @Toya_FitChick
    @Toya_FitChick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2501

    When African Americans cook Greens it doesn't go with Mashed potatoes,🙅🏾‍♀️🚫 so I agree Grandma that was a bad combo. Greens normally go with Candy yams, and baked Mac & cheese. The fried chicken was fine, but Greens to me taste better with baked meats like, bake chicken, or smothered chicken, or smothered Porkchops, Short Ribs ,or a Roast, and yes that cornbread.😋 But Everything looked yummy, and grandma loved it, so that means you did a great job.😊

    • @simplymusic1163
      @simplymusic1163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh yes

    • @jerrelCbanks
      @jerrelCbanks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      Good mashed potatoes go with almost anything honestly. Just takes some effort to make the taters good enough to be that versatile.

    • @Toya_FitChick
      @Toya_FitChick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      @@jerrelCbanks I love mash potatoes and maybe im wrong, but My family has never paired mashed potatoes with Greens🤷🏾‍♀️ Green Beans yes.

    • @lovelyc4633
      @lovelyc4633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      In Charleston, SC we eat it with rice!

    • @goeienacht
      @goeienacht 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Girl what are you talking about? My Mississippi and Midwest family eat all soul food combinations. Stop spreading false generalizations cuz taters with greens go off

  • @Greg_Rock
    @Greg_Rock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    I thought she ate Seoul food all the time.

    • @hiko73
      @hiko73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I see what you did there.....approved :)

    • @chere100
      @chere100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jin, is that you? 😂

    • @rosiered3403
      @rosiered3403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Good one 😄

    • @pvtrowden
      @pvtrowden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      bu dum tsss

    • @MrNathansdad
      @MrNathansdad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂🤣😂🤣 that was perfect

  • @Countdown-ct7iv
    @Countdown-ct7iv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Differences are what makes the world better, i love this video, love seeing this video of Korean grandma and seems like the young lady is a great chef too. Love the video.

  • @BotanyMonotony
    @BotanyMonotony 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know this video is older but as a southerner from the United States I just love the idea of other cultures enjoying our food. Southerns in particular have very special cultural and historic ties to our food, we were a predominately low income agricultural people. Food and community was extremely important to us. The food gets even more distinct and with even more beautiful culture and history when you get to the historically black cultural dishes down here.

  • @andijbol
    @andijbol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    When she said she was happy at the end, THATS THE POINT OF SOUL FOOD, TO FEEL SOUL AND SHE DID!

    • @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST
      @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andy Tran soulfood is to feed the soul

    • @gostpurp
      @gostpurp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol cringe

    • @AhsimNreiziev
      @AhsimNreiziev 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +[Peeper C.]
      You have obviously never had soul food before, because otherwise you'd know that there is nothing cringe-worthy about Andy's comment.
      Actually..... given the emotional state of mind that's apparent from you need to label wholesomeness as cringey, I'd say you are in desperate need of some soul food in your life.

    • @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST
      @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AhsimNreiziev Dont get mad, some people like eating blandly all their life.

    • @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST
      @YNGVIRTUOSOVIOLIST 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gostpurp ...

  • @vengefulbeauty
    @vengefulbeauty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Girl, the only thing you were missing is the hot sauce!

    • @danielle7662
      @danielle7662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes with the greens.! My grandmother puts home made sausage in it to and it is amazing! Especially when you eat it with the cornbread!!

    • @alittlesickducksucks
      @alittlesickducksucks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes! Hot sauce on the greens and mashed together with the cornbread

    • @nayastuder3957
      @nayastuder3957 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And chess pie

    • @lemmewatchmybl978
      @lemmewatchmybl978 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shit. Didn't realize how true this was until I read it

    • @bearsquatchadventures4356
      @bearsquatchadventures4356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Straight up! Lady, I can't get enough of some corn bread with hot sauce as well as in the "gumbo" or the chicken. Idk maybe it's just a southern thing for folk like us but damn woo wee can't get enough spice in our food!

  • @scottd345
    @scottd345 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Grandma! She is so much fun to watch.

  • @SagiFireSirena
    @SagiFireSirena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For your first time that food looks great!!!!! Thank you for trying.

  • @itismetaylorb
    @itismetaylorb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    When Grandma said “I’m so happy” that’s was the cutest thing ever. That’s why it’s called “Soul Food” it’s good to the soul it makes you feel good.

  • @kaer.453
    @kaer.453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +583

    I love Grandma's personality. She's so cute.

  • @justmeechie5154
    @justmeechie5154 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know anyone who doesn't like soul food. When prepared right it brings smiles and warmth and forms bonds. So glad you enjoyed it, but to make the greens not so bitter you cook it with salted pork and a cap full of vinegar. Thank you for trying our food 💖

  • @saraheaton1434
    @saraheaton1434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came believe she made that food and made it look the way it did!! And she had to order it from the states to make it! Super impressed and glad they enjoyed it

  • @mikelowry2865
    @mikelowry2865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    That’s the same face my son makes when he eats cornbread

    • @laylademolee2003
      @laylademolee2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      so cute!!

    • @chuntguntley8771
      @chuntguntley8771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Isn't it wild how sons always be getting it right?

    • @poppyseed5270
      @poppyseed5270 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is your cornbread crispy too? I'm so curious, because I've had it both ways... But I also live in Canada so I believe our cornbread might not be the most authentic, lol.

    • @LarennJay
      @LarennJay 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmaooo

    • @LaFamiliaRivera
      @LaFamiliaRivera 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      💜 my son too. He asked for cornbread instead of a birthday cake this year. 😂

  • @AStrangeWindmill
    @AStrangeWindmill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +825

    "A bit salty for me, but tastes good."
    You'll find that's something of a theme in southern cooking.

    • @tronskee32
      @tronskee32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Haha when she said that first I was thinking “oh she’s gonna repeat that at least 4 more times”

    • @ashleyoreilly5327
      @ashleyoreilly5327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Gotta season that food😂😂

    • @wnterbird2976
      @wnterbird2976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes i grew up adding Lawrys on everything even before I tasted it XD live for the salt

    • @lebronshairline4768
      @lebronshairline4768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hence the high blood pressure of most blacks

    • @gawainethefirst
      @gawainethefirst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@lebronshairline4768 coming from The South, this cuisine has raised my blood pressure as well. I’m whiter than a mayonnaise sandwich on wonder bread, on a paper plate, with a glass of milk, in a snowstorm.

  • @jesus-sheeple
    @jesus-sheeple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your grandma is so adorable. Her reactions were the best!

  • @joanm9839
    @joanm9839 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your grandma is adorable!!! So glad she loved the soul food!!! As someone from the south, it’s delicious!!!!!

  • @rebeccahicks2392
    @rebeccahicks2392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    "I had to cook it myself", that's exactly the best way.

    • @SuzieQ90
      @SuzieQ90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought she didn't cook it? What part Is that?

    • @leaconnolly7930
      @leaconnolly7930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@SuzieQ90 she didn't make the chicken but everything else she made

  • @asiajahtoria
    @asiajahtoria 4 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    "I wasn't hungry but, I was hungry" That's Literally Me everyday😂😂

    • @forevertheaii
      @forevertheaii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm not hungry but if you give me food I'm eating it😂

  • @SuperSpace2009
    @SuperSpace2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am a black man who has an Korean Aunt who loves soul food also! Your Grandmother reminds me of my aunt! But I love Korean food also! I am glad she loves it! Korean people are beautiful people! Thanks for sharing!

  • @suziesox8082
    @suziesox8082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aww I love Grandma. So sweet.

  • @frobeusns6404
    @frobeusns6404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    When this thing is all over in the US, you have to bring Grandma Ok here to try some things

    • @nunyabusiness1773
      @nunyabusiness1773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Frobeus NS they should do a food tour of the US! She’d go home fat but happy.

    • @GourmandGirlie
      @GourmandGirlie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      We could all take turns cooking for them! I call Florida

    • @terrioneal9752
      @terrioneal9752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I call Indiana!

    • @kariwilson6588
      @kariwilson6588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I got California

    • @lillyjader.605
      @lillyjader.605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes that would be an amazing journey of trying different food for different states.. just being able to visit in itself will be fun, especially if she visits Florida the sunny state

  • @Onajurnee
    @Onajurnee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    I’ve never wanted to cook for someone this bad. I wanna make her a full 10 course true southern meal😭❤️

    • @smaiii3159
      @smaiii3159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      JurneeMarie _ can make me one 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @MissConcupiscible
      @MissConcupiscible 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can I take the cornbread. I was kinda crying inside on her version. Though I can't blame her I doubt she got her hands on some white lily, lol.

    • @fishygal53
      @fishygal53 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Make a video what is a full 10 course meal 🥺

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, I want to make her my version of these dishes

    • @pumpkin50810
      @pumpkin50810 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sameee lol when she said the greens were bitter I wish I couldve made it for her

  • @noishpa7
    @noishpa7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It looks like you did a wonderfully good job cooking these dishes. They look delicious.

  • @multimeter2859
    @multimeter2859 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Louisiana guy here. I would absolutely slam everything on those plates.

  • @cyntee79
    @cyntee79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1538

    Me sitting here wishing she’d tried the greens and cornbread together in the same bite

    • @laureenirat8551
      @laureenirat8551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      The subtle nuisances. Lol. She gotta come to the states for that one.

    • @nayastuder3957
      @nayastuder3957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      With hot sauce mmmmph!

    • @jackandpicklesvlogs
      @jackandpicklesvlogs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      With cornbread that isn't crunchy, Lol

    • @phuk8865
      @phuk8865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You people are sick for mixing your food😂😂😂 jk. i cant do it. I literally have to have 2 plates to separate the sweet and salty foods.

    • @thesouthernmostsun3416
      @thesouthernmostsun3416 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You are true south if you know about that

  • @joshuajustfine
    @joshuajustfine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1109

    Wait, all the useless bs TH-cam recommends, after like ten years this was one of the greatest recommend ever lol new subbie!

    • @TheAssLiquor
      @TheAssLiquor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cant wait for them to eat bat soup

    • @VampinGamer-1
      @VampinGamer-1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      same! LOL

    • @babynyxe4784
      @babynyxe4784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TheAssLiquor unnecessary 🙄

    • @TheAssLiquor
      @TheAssLiquor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@babynyxe4784 what? There aint nothing wrong with chinese people enjoying a delicious bat soup... u crazy

    • @Lisse...
      @Lisse... 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@TheAssLiquor they arent even chinese man

  • @The512Dude
    @The512Dude 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was great! Thanks for enjoying our food 😃

  • @datickywickygurl
    @datickywickygurl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here I am a born and bred Southern American and I want to know your recipe for the gumbo and shrimp and grits 😂. It looks like you did a great job! My only suggestion would be to pair the greens with some baked Mac n cheese, potato salad, or baked yams with marshmallows on top next time 😉

  • @ArgusStrav
    @ArgusStrav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    "I wasn't hungry but I'm hungry"
    Where I'm from, we have a saying. When someone asks if you're hungry and you aren't particularly hungry but also aren't full, you say, "I could eat."
    It's a very literal answer--you aren't hungry, but you could eat. I feel like that's what your grandma was saying here.

    • @hp8685
      @hp8685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Haha "I could eat" is the only correct answer to "d'jeet yet" (did you eat yet) in my family. Otherwise you might miss out on some fry bread, a jalepeño jelly snack, or something else tasty!

    • @acorngirl
      @acorngirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol yes, any time anyone suggests grabbing food I only ever say "I could eat". And "jeet yet" is very common around here too

    • @multifandom1094
      @multifandom1094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg thanks for this. I will use them from now on :)

    • @jcinematicaddict
      @jcinematicaddict 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We say that in my family lol

    • @chocolatepudding1241
      @chocolatepudding1241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      H p omg so true!!

  • @AceMusubi
    @AceMusubi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    As a 1st generation Asian American who spent years living in the South, I can say that the majority of the food factories (notice how we use factories instead of kitchens) produce soft, often soggy versions of the "average" American corn bread (note the same rule with macaroni & cheese). But the truest versions of cornbread and macaroni & cheese, made lovingly in a proper kitchen by someone's mother, auntie, or grandma, will have a lovely crust.

    • @SkitSkat674
      @SkitSkat674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That crunchy though?

    • @karozans
      @karozans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I like cornbread in two different ways. The first I like it made crunchy and dry, then I cut it in half and pour hot pinto bean soup on it.
      If I am going to just eat some of it by itself, there are recipes where you mix cream corn soup with course ground cornmeal. The inside is moist and soft, with bits of crunchy corn in it, and the crust is baked to a crunch. I put a pat of butter on it, and eat that by itself hot.

    • @tremaynedawson4941
      @tremaynedawson4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yesssss! I love how you know your shit when it comes to southern food! I guess it's just like eating american chinese food!

    • @tremaynedawson4941
      @tremaynedawson4941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@SkitSkat674 you ever had fried corn bread? THE best kind

    • @kookiec3741
      @kookiec3741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tremaynedawson4941 my friend makes those patties so good but a little greasy.You gotta drain on a paper towel.

  • @harrietthornton5328
    @harrietthornton5328 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    She is adorable. Lots
    Of hugs for grandmom.

  • @blackholez1175
    @blackholez1175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When she mentioned louisisana I'm like calling my whole high school classmates to see the video because I live here yaaay. It's great here 😇😇 (sometimes)

  • @JoiDior
    @JoiDior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    Grandma is so cute trying all that food. I’m so satisfied watching this.

    • @cynthiaj6080
      @cynthiaj6080 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, this video brought me so much joy

  • @kimberlyfrye2282
    @kimberlyfrye2282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    This video, simply touched me. With everything going on in America at the moment, it was refreshing to see. Black food/Southern cuisine is amazing and should also be acknowledged...thank you for being open minded. My grandma and I love your videos!!!

    • @RubyTwilite
      @RubyTwilite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Because there is more that we have in common than what we have different. If more people sat down and had a meal together there would be less of the crap we are seeing on TV.

    • @thickwater3602
      @thickwater3602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Black food?

    • @ninam.6781
      @ninam.6781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@thickwater3602 Is there a problem?

    • @travelingskull8425
      @travelingskull8425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@thickwater3602 Technically they are not wrong soul food was invented by slaves that's just a fact however I personally prefer the term soul food

    • @amplyfesociety2570
      @amplyfesociety2570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@thickwater3602 Yes! "Soul Food" is traditionally Black American cuisine.

  • @stephanietip
    @stephanietip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    No,not typical Grandma.I think she is 💯% correct.You are definitely a chef.Everything looks so good

  • @jamarciaclay6001
    @jamarciaclay6001 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    🥰🥰🥰🥰Grandma, shook her head. Like, my Granny would. A lot of Soul. This was pleasantly beautiful!

  • @hisexcellency916
    @hisexcellency916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    As an African American man, this video warmed my heart. And I love grandma. 🥰

  • @tyresseferguson2462
    @tyresseferguson2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว +815

    "I wasn't hungry but I was hungry" is a line I have said so many times.
    Mix the greens with the cornbread, great combination. They chose all the right dishes to try. Now I have gotten hungry watching this.

    • @lilyraestudios8289
      @lilyraestudios8289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sooooo hungry now. And I want some sweet potato pie to go with all that food

    • @Rythm123
      @Rythm123 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!! I didn’t know that and I’m from Wisconsin hehe

    • @jesusisthetruth4497
      @jesusisthetruth4497 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOLLL

    • @xl_psylocke_lx
      @xl_psylocke_lx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or put it on some pinto beans...double chef kiss.

    • @tyresseferguson2462
      @tyresseferguson2462 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xl_psylocke_lx yes...my favorite cornbread and pinto beans is a classic that I will never stop eating.

  • @ivann9986
    @ivann9986 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was born and raised in Louisiana and couldnt wait for her to try everything thing

  • @goofyniya4279
    @goofyniya4279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m happy that you guys loved gumbo cause that’s basically my childhood and it makes me happy that you guys love it😭🤚🏽

  • @SweetGaBrownin
    @SweetGaBrownin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    I love how open she was in trying the dishes...all that was missing are the candied yams or sweet potatoes 💙😁

    • @ladybee883
      @ladybee883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They needed some biscuits and gravy, and maybe some mashed potatoes to go with that hicken.

    • @owenprater3141
      @owenprater3141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right sweet potatoes are so good

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You gotta have some fried catfish and hushpuppies in my book, and if you're going breakfast: biscuits and white sausage gravy with a metric ton of salt and pepper is the only one for me

    • @cameronwhigham8253
      @cameronwhigham8253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ConstantChaos1 the metric ton of salt is a must. It's funny how she new to pair the shrimp and grits with something salty as it is likely she used little to none. They may have been Black in a past life, or even in the next one 🤔

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cameronwhigham8253 naw the soul of soul food is just enough to possess people to eat it right lol

  • @glassslippers
    @glassslippers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I was born in raised in the south, and Im so proud of you!! You did great! I’m sure its a little different, but for buying ingredients from overseas and cooking it for the first time by yourself you nailed it! Great job 👍🏻

  • @beckysimeone4882
    @beckysimeone4882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did a great job recreating our food, and I love that you were drinking Cokes with it! I would eat your cooking anytime.

  • @neildolinger6820
    @neildolinger6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your grandma seems like a great lady to hang out with.