I've seen multiple reactions from non-Americans trying to make biscuits and gravy. This is the only one that truly looks like proper southern made. Great job.
First time I've ever seen someone who's not had the dish before make biscuits and gravy that would be passable on a typical southern table. So well done.
@@rachelsill79 while it's true that it's not a complicated dish, I've seen many examples, both online and in real life, of people trying to make it and producing something that, while it may or may not be good, would seem pretty odd to anyone who grew up eating this.
I'm so used to seeing videos of non-americans trying regional american food, and whoever provides it gets it wrong. However, You Sir, NAILED IT! Congratulations!
This video has restored my faith in the internet. As a Southerner watching this gentleman across the world enjoying such a humble meal with this much pleasure…it has made my day.
Finally! Someone got it right! I literally put my phone down and applauded, I was so proud and happy. I almost shed a tear seeing your reaction and I kept saying "Yes. This is how you do biscuits and gravy. "
As someone from the South Eastern US, I started watching this with so much skepticism. But the technique was absolutely flawless every step of the way for the biscuits and the gravy. Well done Sir!
Great job... as a Southern woman I rate this a 10 out of 10. You did everything exactly how it's meant to be made. I watched quite a few of these videos and none had it completely right to our Southern standards. You nailed it.
Texan here! Watching you cook, every step of the way, I was going “Yep. Yep. Mm-hm.” The end result looked _perfect._ Easily the most faithful first real stab at Biscuits and Gravy I’ve seen on the Internet-you did great work!
Its true - I've seen a lot of people from the UK, Europe, Australia, NZ all try to make biscuits and gravy and this was the most faithful attempt yet. Those look perfect!
I was born and raised in the American south, (Georgia). And it makes me so happy to see other cultures enjoy biscuits & gravy. And you made it perfectly.😊
I'm 65, American and a farm-girl ... Raised on biscuits and gravy - Breakfast and Supper - Anytime you need a hot, comforting meal guaranteed to warm your very soul ...Love to serve it with scrambled eggs and fried potatoes ..... Loved your reaction - Made me smile !!
OMG! Those are my favorites and I'm sitting here hungry since I haven't been feeling good and haven't made anything to eat so far today and it's 2:30p.m.!! Ugh! Now that's what I want!!!!
You are the first non-American that I've seen make the biscuits correctly. They look perfect. I'm from the Great Lakes, so biscuits and gravy aren't really our thing, but so glad you loved them. They are a staple in the South.
While watching you cook, I was like Ok, biscuit preperation looks good, hopefully it comes out right, and they came out perfect. Then you were making the gravy, and I was like ok preperation looks good, hope he makes it thick and not runny, and again, perfection. Welcome to Southern comfort food.
I've lived in the Southern US all of my life, this meal was eaten daily at my house growing up and even after 30 years of marriage....this is a staple! You made us Southern folk proud. Great video!
I discovered another thing as a child, being that my dad and his family was from Appalachia. Now, biscuits and gravy was a staple for me too because my southern mama was the cook. But my "other grandma" was from Appalachia and they make a thing called "chocolate gravy". Biscuits are the same, but chocolate gravy for a kid was like being ushered straight into heaven. Supposedly "po' folk" food, but if so them fancy rich people are missing out. And I think it's mostly just cocoa powder, sugar, and water or something. I only know my mama taught my wife at some point and she makes it every once in a while and it's just far too good to be real.
@@Kelnx I'm from southern Appalachia myself and so many people I know love chocolate gravy, but I have to admit I'm not a fan. It's fine but 1) I'd rather be eating real gravy and biscuits and 2) if I want something sweet for breakfast I'd rather have pancakes, waffles, cinamon rolls, biscuits with jelly or honey, or various other things.
I'm no southerner, but it looks like he did a good job on the biscuits. The gravy...I would make from a roux directly, but the recipe looks like it was about the same effect. I suspect he nailed it, and he certainly enjoyed it! I'd love some biscuits and gravy right now, yum!
I'm SO proud of you! You didn't even cheat by using ready to cook biscuits - you made them from scratch! I'm from the southern US and we love our biscuits and gravy - sometimes have them for dinner with eggs and diced fried potatoes and onions. Just crumble the biscuits, add the rest topped with gravy and you have a bowl of delicious goodness! 10 STARS for you!
Imagine his reaction to a good ol fashion BARBECUE!! I wonder what dish would finish him.... the mac-n-cheese or the pulled pork??? The Apple pie or the peach cobbler?? Ice Cream sandwich or Rocket popsicle??
I always love seeing non southerners reactions to real biscuits and gravy. They're the very definition of comfort food. Its impossible to not be happy while enjoying fresh and properly made biscuits and gravy.
Why do southern folk think biscuits & gravy are just a southern thing instead of an American thing? Cause of course they are Americ. 100%. From New England to Sacramento and Miami to Anchorage. Biscuits and gravy.
@@OnlyInRushville Quick internet search: Are biscuits and gravy an American thing? The dish /originated in the South/ just after the Revolutionary War, before the United States was even a country. It was invented due to the fact that the supplies were scarce, and the breakfast meal had to be as inexpensive as possible.
It's curious, then, that my German ancestors came from Russia and Germany in the 1800's, and had these recipes already. Probably by a different name in uneducated German, but poverty, subsistence farming food by any name. Only staples in the kitchen were flour, salt, and from their cow, milk/cream, butter. If no sausage, threw a couple eggs in.
I am not arguing the origins of the dish. I will say my sweet mom was from the deep south. She moved to Ohio in the late 1940s, she was 14 years old. My sweet mom had NEVER experienced biscuits and sausage gravy UNTIL she moved to Ohio.
THANK YOU! You are the first person I’ve watched make actual southern biscuits and gravy and not just some rock hard flatbread. These are legit biscuits, great job!
This northern Yankee approves this also. Mom use to make a killer Biscuits and gravy. My SIL use to make a almost brown sausage gravy - something her memaw taught her.
@Bailey Krobot Whoa there SassyPants! You need to read a bit more carefully before getting your britches in stitches, lol. I never eluded to speaking for all Southern women. And bless your heart, that “don’t you dare” makes you sound a teeny tiny bit highfalutin. On a final note, I’m happy when people from other parts of the USA or around the world try Southern dishes. They are delicious, and being gracious is a big part of Southern culture and manners. I’m sure your mama taught you that. ♥️
Chicken and waffles is supposed to be a big deal, too. I dont know in what part of the US, but I think it's the south. I have yet to try that, but one day I might.
@@babblemakerThere is some debate about its origins in that combining chicken in some form with bread in some form has been tried in various places at various times, but I find myself agreeing with Adrian Miller that the dish as we understand it today is a Southern, and in particular a Black Southern, creation. Miller’s book _Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time_ is definitely worth a read.
What a reaction!! Seems like a religious experience happening here. Quite honestly he did a great job making everything pretty authentically. Somebody should go down and to Australia and open a southern restaurant. ♥
It's hard to find a good Southern cooking restaurant. I live in Texas and it's not easy. Luckily, I cook, but sometimes, you just would like to go out. One popular restaurant in my area which promotes itself as "country cooking" does not use milk or cream in their sausage gravy. WTH!
Having grown up near Detroit, Michigan and then moved to Oklahoma at 19, I still well remember my first taste of real biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were buttery and flaky, the gravy was creamy, peppery and chock full of sausage crumbles. It WAS a religious experience!
@@efzapp5457 I am with you. Live in Texas and its hard to find true gravy. If you call it country gravy it must contain bacon/pork renderings AKA grease, butter, salt , pepper and WHOLE milk. The fat from whole milk makes a huge difference.
I don't care where you grew up, proper biscuits and gravy will make you feel like you're sitting in your momma's kitchen, and your granny's giving you a hug at the same time!
Your biscuits looked perfect! I'm honestly impressed. Biscuits and Gravy belong in the American food hall of fame. The smile on your face when you had your first bite made my day. 😁
I love seeing people react to proper biscuits and gravy for the first time. Even the best of us have to admit the initial visual isn't very appealing. The flavor in that first bite more than makes up for it though.
@@KhronicD I mean you CAN make it look pretty… but who the hell wants to waste time prettying it up after you make it lol no time to waste just gotta get to eating😂
Dude, i have been telling everybody about your reaction to these. I saw them on a short originally but I've seen your videos before but just randomly saw your TH-cam short on your taste test and it almost brought me to tears. I'm not even kidding. Your reaction is so genuine and true to what is biscuits and gravy to everyone who gets to enjoy him. I honestly was so happy for you and I was nearly brought to tears at that first crack of your smile after that first but... Homie, we're family now hahaha, food does wonderful things.
I hope you really enjoyed it as much as you appeared to. Incidentally, you did amazingly well with the biscuits. They looked perfect and it’s not as easy as it looks.
I thought they might have been overworked because he rolled them and laminated like pastry dough but they turned out really nicely! Biscuits can be deceptively tricky to make well
@@aaronvanzile3824 The buttermilk lends a little more give to the dough. His technique was actually pretty spot on for buttermilk biscuits. I make mine the same way, it's the same process as making a rough puff but not nearly as involved. I used to have the worst time with biscuits before I adopted the technique. I was a Texan who couldn't make a biscuit, but made plenty of biscuit flavored hockey pucks; I was naïve to the wonder that is buttermilk.
Watching you make those biscuits made me think of watching my mom make them when I was a kid... I dont even think I can make them that well. Very well done man. Looks great, one of my childhood favorites.
You did great. The biscuits looked perfect as did the gravy. You made it exactly right lol. The first time! I've been making this for over 35 years and it's a regular for breakfast for us. Your biscuits looked perfect. A lot of people struggle with homemade biscuits but you've got a knack for it. Well done honey! I'm impressed.
Being a Southerner (born and raised in Mississippi), biscuits and gravy have always been staples. Although I will admit that I have never been able to make biscuits like yours, I *will be trying your recipe. You may have taught this old dog a new trick! Glad you enjoyed them!
So so so so proud of you for making the biscuits correctly!! So many people don't sift the flour, and it's just too important. The cold butter is key, and you did the folding perfectly. You are a GRAMMA!! You are honorarily one of us now. Thank you for making my day.
My mom wanted to know what I wanted for my first “home cooked meal” when I got home from the Army in 1972. I told her biscuits and gravy, sliced and fried potatoes, sausage patty, corn, and strong brewed sweet tea. Meal fit for a king
I truly enjoyed that smile after the first bite. You had me smiling all the way through !!! So glad you liked our biscuits and sausage gravy. We have a traditional big breakfast Christmas morning after we open presents. My son-in-law always makes his great sausage gravy to go with the biscuits and bacon, eggs and hash browns. Will be here for your Home Free reactions, I never miss a single one !!
If I were an Aussie, I would be so mad that I had gone my whole life eating dense ass scones and never had a buttery, flaky, heavenly biscuit with sausage gravy. lol I would be mad for months every time I remembered. haha. I am so glad you enjoyed it (understatement). You did a fantastic job making it.
I´m so glad that you enjoyed it. Coming from East Texas biscuits and gravy were a staple in our house growing up and still is today in my house. For some reason it was always Dad´s job to make them on Saturday´s and he would always use spicy breakfast sausage. As kids we always wanted one biscuit covered in gravy and one warm biscuit right out of the oven with butter and homemade jelly. Yum!!!!
Thats funny it was one of the only things my dad cooked also. Now that im older i always make the gravy myself, guess its handed down from father to son.
I was a big kid... I'd eat 3-4 biscuits with gravy and another two with butter and homemade strawberry jam. Washed down with raw cow's milk. (Just ran through a fabric filter.)
5:47 I know that 'What the Hell.' The unspoken words were "I only put like 6 ingredients into this entire dish, how is it THIS satisfyingly delicious?!"
Oh my goodness i have watched so many people from other countries try to make sausage gravy and biscuits and i always cringe but you sir have done it WELL! As a woman from South Carolina i applaud your skills and palate!!!
As a native to the southern USA, I watched you cook everything closely, you did good, glad you liked our little breakfast. Keep that recipe in the pocket for friends and family. The biscuits are multi purpose for breakfast, and the gravy, if you use instead of sausage, butter or just bacon grease, and make just a smooth gravy it goes great on mashed potatoes and fried chicken, and chicken fried streak.
Love your reaction to a great southern staple. I was not raised in the south but my husband was, he introduced me to biscuits and gravy. I grew up having white or sausage gravy with rice, which is still a big comfort food for me.
So simple, but so good; the kind of meal that may not be the healthiest, but it sure does feed your soul. This has been one of my favorite breakfasts for longer than I can remember. It's so nice seeing someone else enjoy it for the first time- especially since you clearly loved it!
That God damed church potluck best baked beans casserole with ground beef, bacon and brown sugar in it! Holy cow I used to hide under the potluck table and sneak spoons of it. 😂
All the dishes listed are great southern recipes.. as a northerner, I beg to be allowed to frequently steal them and call them mine.! Had all but the catfish and hush puppies.. Catfish yes.. but not the hushpuppies. sounds delicious
American Yankee with a Southern Soul Food loving Soul...I just learned three things I am doing wrong making my bisciuts and why they never turned out right. Thank you for doing your homework and having such a great network of viewers.
I have to say how impressed I am with your biscuits. I've seen so many non-American's make biscuits that don't even resemble biscuits. It's all in the layers... and the butter. You did such a good job & I have faith that what you made is authentic. I can tell by the look on your face. Lol! Loved this video (and the music).
First exposure to it for me was when I was in basic training in Ft. Benning. Now I know it probably wasn't as good as a GOOD B&G, but holy hell was it amazing to me.
Black Warrior River near Lock 5. Spent a month and a half there several years ago. I wish I could remember where it was but not too far from Moundsville there is a place that had some of the best barbecue I have ever had in my life. That says a lot considering I am a Texan.
This is my 1st video to watch of you and as us Americans say "You hit it out of the park!" OMG You cooked those just like my Momma taught me! Great job!
My favorite dish. Native Texan here. First of all, the biscuits looked perfect. Next, you obviously had the perfect ratio of flour to milk because the gravy thickened up beautifully. I must admit my mouth was watering.
Those were some stellar looking biscuits. You did such a great job on them. Biscuits are deceptively hard, looks easy, but there's a lot of ways to go wrong and you nailed it.
Here in my home state of Indiana, in a city called Plainfield near where I live, there's a place called Oasis Diner. At this diner, they have a type of loaded biscuits and gravy. From what I can recall, it is, from bottom to top: biscuits, gravy, eggs (I get mine scrambled), home fries (I substitute for hashbrowns), shredded cheddar cheese, and topped off with crumbled bacon. It's a true feast on a plate. If you ever get around to trying it, I advise either bringing a friend or remembering you can take some of it home, because it can definitely fill one up.
Now THAT looks like what Biscuits and Gravy should taste like. I like mine with a bit more pepper or Tabasco to give it a 'kick'. Well done mate. Be sure to share with friends and family. There is so much more for you to explore. Welcome to a southern breakfast.
Maybe it's a regional thing, but where I grew up, biscuits were made by folding them as little as possible after adding all the ingredients. We didn't go for flaky layers but pillowy soft buttery goodness. Still, those biscuits did look pretty dang good!
See though that's the nifty trick to know...don't fold for pillowy biscuits, fold for flaky ones! If you leave the biscuit rolled out, mix butter, sugar and cinnamon together you can spread that on the rolled out biscuit dough rolling like a pinwheel. Slice and bake for amazing cinnamon rolls...topping can be any variation that you like and brown sugar for more sticky bun type thing. Cooking fundamentals can be so fun!
This makes me so happy. A couple notes on your biscuit making: The enemy of biscuits is stretched gluten, so use a flour made from soft winter wheat if available. Basically you want the opposite of what you'd want in a flour you'd use for making pizza. Also, never use a rolling pin to work the dough. Press it down with your hands, then fold. Repeat exactly five times. If you want your biscuits uniform, use a cold plate. Just anything to avoid stretching.
Welcome to southern cooking my man. The smile with your first bite is why people eat biscuits and gravy. It is heart warming and great comfort food. It just makes you feel good. If you get it then you know. The look on your face says you know. Cheers m8 from the US.
Was watching with great skepticism. I've seen a bunch of people on YT screw this up. When you laminated the dough, I knew you had found a good biscuit recipe. Well done. I'm not from the south. But I made it a point to learn the proper way to make this years ago. Truly a simple, yet wonderful meal. Your beard is 10/10 btw. Very impressive.
This is almost the exact way that my mom makes biscuits and gravy. I was born and raised in Georgia, and this is the best example I have seen of a foreigner making our classic comfort breakfast. You absolutely nailed it. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Hahaha. Your face the moment u tried the biskies. That's how I feel every time. It makes the world seem right when something so easy to make, tastes so good.
Tennessee boy here. I am so glad you enjoyed it so much. Even more glad you made it properly. I always enjoy watching people try this for the first time. Your reaction is among the best.
I've watched this video several times in the past year and I get such a kick out of his response to the flavors. It's so pleasing to watch someone enjoy their food so much! He did such a great job!
My mom would make this when I was young. Some times she wouldn't wouldn't have sausage. She would use a spoonful or two of bacon drippings as the fat to thicken the gravy. In the summer when hot peppers were ripening, in our garden, she would dice a few of them and cook them with the gravy. Thin sliced dried beef also is top notch choice. P.S. Strawberry jam on a biscuit is out of this world!!!
This is me any time I eat biscuits and gravy. It is one of my favorite breakfasts ever. Of course it can be a meal for lunch or dinner, but it is more eaten in the mornings. Patrol, I hereby announce you with the title of Honorary southerner. You are welcome anytime to come and visit us in the south.
Bravo! Someone not from the southern US finally got it right! I was skeptical of this video wondering how badly the Australian was going to butcher the process but you got it right and I am so happy to see it. Very happy surprise. Now you finally understand why we love it so much. Biscuits and gravy are simple, ugly, and divine.
My grandma and mom and all my aunties could make amazing biscuits. Mine turn out like hockey pucks. I'm so jealous that your first try came out so beautifully.
Your reaction was pretty much the same as the reaction I've seen from people who really haven't tasted homemade biscuits and gravy. My Mom was from Oklahoma and I was raised on her Southern style cooking. She made biscuits and gravy every weekend. Her biscuits were so good - unlike any I ever had before. She would make gravy from pretty much any meat drippings - fried ham, bacon, sausage patties - even pork chops. I've had friends visit from England, Iowa, New Hampshire, etc... plus a brother-in-law and sister-in-law from families who didn't cook this way. They all fell in love with Mom's biscuits and gravy. My friend from England said it was the best food she had on her trip to the US.
I like it with bacon sometimes too instead of sausage. Growing up when we didn't have a lot of money mom would take potatoes and dice them up and toss them with some flour and salt and pepper and fry them. When the potatoes were brown she would put them on a paper towel and use the grease from the fried potatoes to make gravy. Scrambled or fried eggs are good as a side dish.
I have never tried these before, but I have seen many videos on them. I honestly believe your version is far better than any I have seen from any American channel; it actually looked really nice.
We need to get this man to America for some southern biscuits and gravy! He did a fantastic job though, I got a little misty eyed when he first bit into it, his emotions were so real, loved it.
My parents are from Georgia and West Virginia so seeing people trying stuff like Biscuits and Gravy for the first time is always enjoyable. Now if only he had some southern fried chicken or chicken fried steak to go with it.
i had to walk out of my room and close the door to give this man some privacy...
Lol, best comment.
ROFLMAO! i was blushing a little. glad it wasn't just me.
Yup, he needed some alone time.
Yep bruh had a coming to Jesus moment. The words were literally taken from his mouth. He'll never see the world the same again.
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I've seen multiple reactions from non-Americans trying to make biscuits and gravy. This is the only one that truly looks like proper southern made. Great job.
Thank you.
I agree. I just watched one where the biscuits looked like hockey pucks. This one was great.
Yeah, it’s a tough recipe to get right but when you do, biscuits are the best. Even with some butter and jelly or jam.
Most people I've seen use a bagged mix like pioneer brabd.
Yea the biscuits came out perfect flakey soft in the middle crisp top and bottom my mother would be proud
First time I've ever seen someone who's not had the dish before make biscuits and gravy that would be passable on a typical southern table. So well done.
It's a very simple thing to make. There's really not very much room to mess it up
@@rachelsill79you have no idea what you're talking about. Source, chef of 25 years. People can mess up anything, easily.
@@rachelsill79 while it's true that it's not a complicated dish, I've seen many examples, both online and in real life, of people trying to make it and producing something that, while it may or may not be good, would seem pretty odd to anyone who grew up eating this.
@@rachelsill79 Hold my beer, Rachel!
People make horrible biscuits from scratch all the time. lol
American here. It must be primal. I’m always so surprised to see how much other cultures love our biscuits and gravy.
It's because we add flavor (spices) to our food 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm so used to seeing videos of non-americans trying regional american food, and whoever provides it gets it wrong.
However, You Sir, NAILED IT!
Congratulations!
This video has restored my faith in the internet. As a Southerner watching this gentleman across the world enjoying such a humble meal with this much pleasure…it has made my day.
Finally! Someone got it right! I literally put my phone down and applauded, I was so proud and happy. I almost shed a tear seeing your reaction and I kept saying "Yes. This is how you do biscuits and gravy. "
I was impressed by those biscuits. They looked fantastic and like they were fresh out of a redneck kitchen. Perfect!
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100% Grew up in the south. His looked pretty good.
Add bacon grease
As someone from the South Eastern US, I started watching this with so much skepticism. But the technique was absolutely flawless every step of the way for the biscuits and the gravy. Well done Sir!
Lol, thank you for watching.
The biscuits looked perfect! They obviously tasted delicious, too.
Same! Totally impressed. It looks perfect & delicious. Exactly like what we make/serve in GA.
That was the first thing I noticed, the biscuits were so pretty. The gravy looked good too
Surely that tiny knob of butter wasnt enough?
Great job... as a Southern woman I rate this a 10 out of 10. You did everything exactly how it's meant to be made. I watched quite a few of these videos and none had it completely right to our Southern standards. You nailed it.
It's very odd to feel like a proud father watching his children when witnessing a grown man make beautiful ass biscuits
Ass biscuits are something totally different. We call the sewage treatment plant around here the biscuits and gravy factory.
There's a reason "buns" is a slang for "ass."
I didn't even realize he made ass biscuits as well. Good eye
Texan here!
Watching you cook, every step of the way, I was going “Yep. Yep. Mm-hm.” The end result looked _perfect._
Easily the most faithful first real stab at Biscuits and Gravy I’ve seen on the Internet-you did great work!
Its true - I've seen a lot of people from the UK, Europe, Australia, NZ all try to make biscuits and gravy and this was the most faithful attempt yet. Those look perfect!
This Oklahoman agrees.
This Texan approves---I kinda think Aussies are just Texans from another town anyway.
@Jeremy C as does this one. 👍
Grew up in Texas on biscuits and gravy. His looked like what we ate at home. Lot's of others try and just don't get it right.
I was born and raised in the American south, (Georgia). And it makes me so happy to see other cultures enjoy biscuits & gravy. And you made it perfectly.😊
I'm 65, American and a farm-girl ... Raised on biscuits and gravy - Breakfast and Supper - Anytime you need a hot, comforting meal guaranteed to warm your very soul ...Love to serve it with scrambled eggs and fried potatoes .....
Loved your reaction - Made me smile !!
All in the same pile with some shredded cheddar
Don’t forget the onion too.😊
Yeah, I like to cover half the plate with biscuits, other half with hash browns, and drown them in gravy, and throw in some onion as well
OMG! Those are my favorites and I'm sitting here hungry since I haven't been feeling good and haven't made anything to eat so far today and it's 2:30p.m.!! Ugh! Now that's what I want!!!!
You are the first non-American that I've seen make the biscuits correctly. They look perfect. I'm from the Great Lakes, so biscuits and gravy aren't really our thing, but so glad you loved them. They are a staple in the South.
They are on the menu in every diner and breakfast place in the northwest. I wonder why here but not there. We also eat JoJo's. Real JoJo's.
While watching you cook, I was like Ok, biscuit preperation looks good, hopefully it comes out right, and they came out perfect. Then you were making the gravy, and I was like ok preperation looks good, hope he makes it thick and not runny, and again, perfection. Welcome to Southern comfort food.
I've lived in the Southern US all of my life, this meal was eaten daily at my house growing up and even after 30 years of marriage....this is a staple! You made us Southern folk proud. Great video!
I discovered another thing as a child, being that my dad and his family was from Appalachia. Now, biscuits and gravy was a staple for me too because my southern mama was the cook. But my "other grandma" was from Appalachia and they make a thing called "chocolate gravy". Biscuits are the same, but chocolate gravy for a kid was like being ushered straight into heaven. Supposedly "po' folk" food, but if so them fancy rich people are missing out. And I think it's mostly just cocoa powder, sugar, and water or something. I only know my mama taught my wife at some point and she makes it every once in a while and it's just far too good to be real.
When I got married I made my southern husband scratch biscuits. I don't use a recipe any more. I've made so many.
@@Kelnxyes!!! Kentucky girl here, and I too grew up with chocolate gravy!! I still make it myself! It's so good!!
@@Kelnx I'm from southern Appalachia myself and so many people I know love chocolate gravy, but I have to admit I'm not a fan. It's fine but 1) I'd rather be eating real gravy and biscuits and 2) if I want something sweet for breakfast I'd rather have pancakes, waffles, cinamon rolls, biscuits with jelly or honey, or various other things.
I'm no southerner, but it looks like he did a good job on the biscuits. The gravy...I would make from a roux directly, but the recipe looks like it was about the same effect. I suspect he nailed it, and he certainly enjoyed it! I'd love some biscuits and gravy right now, yum!
I'm SO proud of you! You didn't even cheat by using ready to cook biscuits - you made them from scratch! I'm from the southern US and we love our biscuits and gravy - sometimes have them for dinner with eggs and diced fried potatoes and onions. Just crumble the biscuits, add the rest topped with gravy and you have a bowl of delicious goodness! 10 STARS for you!
He might have but they don't have pre-made biscuits there
Did it better than a bunch of the women who have tried
Imagine his reaction to a good ol fashion BARBECUE!! I wonder what dish would finish him.... the mac-n-cheese or the pulled pork??? The Apple pie or the peach cobbler?? Ice Cream sandwich or Rocket popsicle??
You're making me hungry!!😊😊
@@wendyhodges7172 That's why I stopped writing... I made myself hungry!!!
The magic of southern cooking will make a grown man cry.
I always love seeing non southerners reactions to real biscuits and gravy. They're the very definition of comfort food. Its impossible to not be happy while enjoying fresh and properly made biscuits and gravy.
Why do southern folk think biscuits & gravy are just a southern thing instead of an American thing? Cause of course they are Americ. 100%.
From New England to Sacramento and Miami to Anchorage. Biscuits and gravy.
@@OnlyInRushville Quick internet search: Are biscuits and gravy an American thing?
The dish /originated in the South/ just after the Revolutionary War, before the United States was even a country. It was invented due to the fact that the supplies were scarce, and the breakfast meal had to be as inexpensive as possible.
It's curious, then, that my German ancestors came from Russia and Germany in the 1800's, and had these recipes already. Probably by a different name in uneducated German, but poverty, subsistence farming food by any name. Only staples in the kitchen were flour, salt, and from their cow, milk/cream, butter. If no sausage, threw a couple eggs in.
I am not arguing the origins of the dish. I will say my sweet mom was from the deep south. She moved to Ohio in the late 1940s, she was 14 years old. My sweet mom had NEVER experienced biscuits and sausage gravy UNTIL she moved to Ohio.
@@frybellevue All my relatives in Ohio used to make it. Many of them migrated up from the south for work around the turn of the last century.
THANK YOU! You are the first person I’ve watched make actual southern biscuits and gravy and not just some rock hard flatbread. These are legit biscuits, great job!
Finally someone does it right! This southern Mom is proud of you.
As a Southern Girl, I wholeheartedly approve of this review. ♥️
This northern Yankee approves this also. Mom use to make a killer Biscuits and gravy. My SIL use to make a almost brown sausage gravy - something her memaw taught her.
Don't you dare speak for us Southern women. You must be outta your mind. A yankee approved it ffs smfh
@Bailey Krobot
Whoa there SassyPants! You need to read a bit more carefully before getting your britches in stitches, lol. I never eluded to speaking for all Southern women. And bless your heart, that “don’t you dare” makes you sound a teeny tiny bit highfalutin.
On a final note, I’m happy when people from other parts of the USA or around the world try Southern dishes. They are delicious, and being gracious is a big part of Southern culture and manners. I’m sure your mama taught you that. ♥️
@@Bayloy Haha - My cousins are Cajun / Parents live in TN. I just happen to live 'up north'. They all call me a 'dam Yankee'.
Top with a couple of over medium eggs with some hot sauce. Heaven!
As a girl raised in the south, you don't realize how lucky you are until you see a non-southern react to our food.
That is so true.
You are so right!!! It always brings tears to my eyes. We’ve got something real special down here.. and it’s our food and hospitality!
Chicken and waffles is supposed to be a big deal, too. I dont know in what part of the US, but I think it's the south. I have yet to try that, but one day I might.
@@babblemakerThere is some debate about its origins in that combining chicken in some form with bread in some form has been tried in various places at various times, but I find myself agreeing with Adrian Miller that the dish as we understand it today is a Southern, and in particular a Black Southern, creation.
Miller’s book _Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time_ is definitely worth a read.
It's low key kind of amazing that cultures with the same basic ingredients can end up making dishes the other has never had before.
What a reaction!! Seems like a religious experience happening here. Quite honestly he did a great job making everything pretty authentically. Somebody should go down and to Australia and open a southern restaurant. ♥
Thought the same thing. True comfort food.
It's hard to find a good Southern cooking restaurant. I live in Texas and it's not easy. Luckily, I cook, but sometimes, you just would like to go out. One popular restaurant in my area which promotes itself as "country cooking" does not use milk or cream in their sausage gravy. WTH!
Having grown up near Detroit, Michigan and then moved to Oklahoma at 19, I still well remember my first taste of real biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were buttery and flaky, the gravy was creamy, peppery and chock full of sausage crumbles.
It WAS a religious experience!
@@efzapp5457 I am with you. Live in Texas and its hard to find true gravy. If you call it country gravy it must contain bacon/pork renderings AKA grease, butter, salt , pepper and WHOLE milk. The fat from whole milk makes a huge difference.
@@efzapp5457 HOW do they even consider themselves 'country cooking' if they DON'T use real milk? WHAT!? That makes less-than-zero sense.
I don't care where you grew up, proper biscuits and gravy will make you feel like you're sitting in your momma's kitchen, and your granny's giving you a hug at the same time!
Amen.
You know something is good when you first taste it and start to laugh. Glad you enjoyed it!
Your biscuits looked perfect! I'm honestly impressed. Biscuits and Gravy belong in the American food hall of fame. The smile on your face when you had your first bite made my day. 😁
His happy was contagious in this one. The only thing happier than him at that moment were properly taken cared of puppies.
Same! And the way his eyes lit up ♥
I love seeing people react to proper biscuits and gravy for the first time. Even the best of us have to admit the initial visual isn't very appealing. The flavor in that first bite more than makes up for it though.
@@KhronicD I mean you CAN make it look pretty… but who the hell wants to waste time prettying it up after you make it lol no time to waste just gotta get to eating😂
Yeah, i feel like most non-Southerners wouldn't do as well. -Minnesotan
This looks perfect! It annoys me when I see people NOT open the biscuit before they put the gravy on it ! You did a great job on this !!
Dude, i have been telling everybody about your reaction to these. I saw them on a short originally but I've seen your videos before but just randomly saw your TH-cam short on your taste test and it almost brought me to tears. I'm not even kidding. Your reaction is so genuine and true to what is biscuits and gravy to everyone who gets to enjoy him. I honestly was so happy for you and I was nearly brought to tears at that first crack of your smile after that first but... Homie, we're family now hahaha, food does wonderful things.
Loved your reaction! Being an old southern woman, I'm so glad you enjoyed one of our staples. Keep up the good work!
I hope you really enjoyed it as much as you appeared to. Incidentally, you did amazingly well with the biscuits. They looked perfect and it’s not as easy as it looks.
I thought they might have been overworked because he rolled them and laminated like pastry dough but they turned out really nicely! Biscuits can be deceptively tricky to make well
@@aaronvanzile3824 The buttermilk lends a little more give to the dough. His technique was actually pretty spot on for buttermilk biscuits. I make mine the same way, it's the same process as making a rough puff but not nearly as involved. I used to have the worst time with biscuits before I adopted the technique. I was a Texan who couldn't make a biscuit, but made plenty of biscuit flavored hockey pucks; I was naïve to the wonder that is buttermilk.
Watching you make those biscuits made me think of watching my mom make them when I was a kid... I dont even think I can make them that well. Very well done man. Looks great, one of my childhood favorites.
You did great. The biscuits looked perfect as did the gravy. You made it exactly right lol. The first time! I've been making this for over 35 years and it's a regular for breakfast for us.
Your biscuits looked perfect. A lot of people struggle with homemade biscuits but you've got a knack for it. Well done honey! I'm impressed.
Thank you
Now for the ultimate breakfast. Layer biscuits, crispy hash browns, scrambled eggs, then gravy on top. And a side of bacon. HEAVEN!!
That sounds so good. I'm going to try to make that
how dare you forget the bacon.
fried chicken and a bit of corn (off the cob).
Or even Grits
@@bvbxiong5791 can't give you enough thumbs up
Just came across this video, and it’s like watching my grandmother making biscuits and gravy from scratch. Awesome job! I am saving this video.
Being a Southerner (born and raised in Mississippi), biscuits and gravy have always been staples. Although I will admit that I have never been able to make biscuits like yours, I *will be trying your recipe. You may have taught this old dog a new trick! Glad you enjoyed them!
So so so so proud of you for making the biscuits correctly!! So many people don't sift the flour, and it's just too important. The cold butter is key, and you did the folding perfectly. You are a GRAMMA!! You are honorarily one of us now. Thank you for making my day.
It was so good he lost his accent there for a sec and even sounded American. Now we know how it happens lol.
Good to see somebody make it the real way. Not boxed . Proper ingredients and served hot. Yummm
My mom wanted to know what I wanted for my first “home cooked meal” when I got home from the Army in 1972. I told her biscuits and gravy, sliced and fried potatoes, sausage patty, corn, and strong brewed sweet tea. Meal fit for a king
We need to get this man to Waffle House at 3am after a few drinks. He'll never be the same.
He has to come to the states first. Idt they have them in Austrailia. 😢😢
I'll buy the first round
Hashbrowns scattered smothered an covered
Good enough to risk a Waffle House shootout.
As a former WH server yea I’ll put in on that tab 😂🎉❤
I truly enjoyed that smile after the first bite. You had me smiling all the way through !!! So glad you liked our biscuits and sausage gravy. We have a traditional big breakfast Christmas morning after we open presents. My son-in-law always makes his great sausage gravy to go with the biscuits and bacon, eggs and hash browns. Will be here for your Home Free reactions, I never miss a single one !!
If I were an Aussie, I would be so mad that I had gone my whole life eating dense ass scones and never had a buttery, flaky, heavenly biscuit with sausage gravy. lol I would be mad for months every time I remembered. haha. I am so glad you enjoyed it (understatement). You did a fantastic job making it.
I´m so glad that you enjoyed it. Coming from East Texas biscuits and gravy were a staple in our house growing up and still is today in my house. For some reason it was always Dad´s job to make them on Saturday´s and he would always use spicy breakfast sausage. As kids we always wanted one biscuit covered in gravy and one warm biscuit right out of the oven with butter and homemade jelly. Yum!!!!
Thats funny it was one of the only things my dad cooked also. Now that im older i always make the gravy myself, guess its handed down from father to son.
Exactly the same here
I was a big kid... I'd eat 3-4 biscuits with gravy and another two with butter and homemade strawberry jam. Washed down with raw cow's milk. (Just ran through a fabric filter.)
Was your dad ever in the military? If so, that might be where he learned to make it.
@@CrochetIsLife54 Funny that you ask. Yes, dad was in for 25 years and I was a military brat for the first 18 years of my life.
Watching you try the biscuits n gravy I could see the southern hidden inside you coming out as that meal touched your soul!
5:47 I know that 'What the Hell.' The unspoken words were "I only put like 6 ingredients into this entire dish, how is it THIS satisfyingly delicious?!"
Oh my goodness i have watched so many people from other countries try to make sausage gravy and biscuits and i always cringe but you sir have done it WELL! As a woman from South Carolina i applaud your skills and palate!!!
Thank you, and thank you for watching.
As a native to the southern USA, I watched you cook everything closely, you did good, glad you liked our little breakfast. Keep that recipe in the pocket for friends and family. The biscuits are multi purpose for breakfast, and the gravy, if you use instead of sausage, butter or just bacon grease, and make just a smooth gravy it goes great on mashed potatoes and fried chicken, and chicken fried streak.
Why stop at breakfast? XD If there's any left over, I'd eat it for dinner too!
Love your reaction to a great southern staple. I was not raised in the south but my husband was, he introduced me to biscuits and gravy. I grew up having white or sausage gravy with rice, which is still a big comfort food for me.
It was the first taste and look of absolute ecstasy for me. That's when you know you did it right.
I guess what I love about Southern food, is that it can be simple to make, and is oh so good. Feels like a hug.
So simple, but so good; the kind of meal that may not be the healthiest, but it sure does feed your soul. This has been one of my favorite breakfasts for longer than I can remember. It's so nice seeing someone else enjoy it for the first time- especially since you clearly loved it!
We'll make a southerner out if you yet. We grew up on that. Now you need to try fried catfish and hush puppies.
and fried okra 😋👍
Cheese grits.
That God damed church potluck best baked beans casserole with ground beef, bacon and brown sugar in it! Holy cow I used to hide under the potluck table and sneak spoons of it. 😂
This Canadian needs to show up at YOUR house to try all those wonderful things.
All the dishes listed are great southern recipes.. as a northerner, I beg to be allowed to frequently steal them and call them mine.! Had all but the catfish and hush puppies.. Catfish yes.. but not the hushpuppies. sounds delicious
American Yankee with a Southern Soul Food loving Soul...I just learned three things I am doing wrong making my bisciuts and why they never turned out right. Thank you for doing your homework and having such a great network of viewers.
I have to say how impressed I am with your biscuits. I've seen so many non-American's make biscuits that don't even resemble biscuits. It's all in the layers... and the butter. You did such a good job & I have faith that what you made is authentic. I can tell by the look on your face. Lol! Loved this video (and the music).
Usually beginners overwork the biscuit dough.
Being from Alabama, let me just say I'm very happy to know that you enjoyed this as much as we of the Southern states do. Have a great day!! ❤❤❤
First exposure to it for me was when I was in basic training in Ft. Benning. Now I know it probably wasn't as good as a GOOD B&G, but holy hell was it amazing to me.
Hi from Central Alabama.
@@CelticTechno hello 👋
Black Warrior River near Lock 5. Spent a month and a half there several years ago. I wish I could remember where it was but not too far from Moundsville there is a place that had some of the best barbecue I have ever had in my life. That says a lot considering I am a Texan.
RTR
This is my 1st video to watch of you and as us Americans say "You hit it out of the park!" OMG You cooked those just like my Momma taught me! Great job!
My favorite dish. Native Texan here. First of all, the biscuits looked perfect. Next, you obviously had the perfect ratio of flour to milk because the gravy thickened up beautifully. I must admit my mouth was watering.
They were delicious.
Those were some stellar looking biscuits. You did such a great job on them. Biscuits are deceptively hard, looks easy, but there's a lot of ways to go wrong and you nailed it.
Here in my home state of Indiana, in a city called Plainfield near where I live, there's a place called Oasis Diner. At this diner, they have a type of loaded biscuits and gravy.
From what I can recall, it is, from bottom to top: biscuits, gravy, eggs (I get mine scrambled), home fries (I substitute for hashbrowns), shredded cheddar cheese, and topped off with crumbled bacon.
It's a true feast on a plate. If you ever get around to trying it, I advise either bringing a friend or remembering you can take some of it home, because it can definitely fill one up.
Now THAT looks like what Biscuits and Gravy should taste like. I like mine with a bit more pepper or Tabasco to give it a 'kick'. Well done mate. Be sure to share with friends and family. There is so much more for you to explore. Welcome to a southern breakfast.
I like mine with a little cayenne pepper
Definitely needed more pepper
Same here but I like to stick to green tobasco. Works great as a fry dip mixed with ketchup too
Agreed for sure. Can't go wrong with too much pepper, and a pinch of cayenne and a dash of garlic never hurt nobody neither 😆
I add a lot of pepper..but also a little (real) maple syrup.
Thank you Lyle.
See, not every American food is a crazy idea. This is definitely a staple in my family. Yumyum
I grew up with a southern dad and he would make this for us every weekend... everybody should try it.
For something so simple, biscuits & gravy are amazing
Maybe it's a regional thing, but where I grew up, biscuits were made by folding them as little as possible after adding all the ingredients. We didn't go for flaky layers but pillowy soft buttery goodness. Still, those biscuits did look pretty dang good!
See though that's the nifty trick to know...don't fold for pillowy biscuits, fold for flaky ones! If you leave the biscuit rolled out, mix butter, sugar and cinnamon together you can spread that on the rolled out biscuit dough rolling like a pinwheel. Slice and bake for amazing cinnamon rolls...topping can be any variation that you like and brown sugar for more sticky bun type thing. Cooking fundamentals can be so fun!
Never made gravy with butter, we always used oil, but I'm sure the butter was good!
I hate the biscuits that taste like cake. The buttery layered biscuits are a million times tastier.
This makes me so happy. A couple notes on your biscuit making: The enemy of biscuits is stretched gluten, so use a flour made from soft winter wheat if available. Basically you want the opposite of what you'd want in a flour you'd use for making pizza. Also, never use a rolling pin to work the dough. Press it down with your hands, then fold. Repeat exactly five times. If you want your biscuits uniform, use a cold plate. Just anything to avoid stretching.
Welcome to southern cooking my man. The smile with your first bite is why people eat biscuits and gravy. It is heart warming and great comfort food. It just makes you feel good. If you get it then you know. The look on your face says you know. Cheers m8 from the US.
Was watching with great skepticism. I've seen a bunch of people on YT screw this up. When you laminated the dough, I knew you had found a good biscuit recipe. Well done.
I'm not from the south. But I made it a point to learn the proper way to make this years ago. Truly a simple, yet wonderful meal.
Your beard is 10/10 btw. Very impressive.
This is almost the exact way that my mom makes biscuits and gravy. I was born and raised in Georgia, and this is the best example I have seen of a foreigner making our classic comfort breakfast. You absolutely nailed it. I am so glad you enjoyed it.
Indiana guy here. Midwesterners love biscuits and gravy too! These looked proper, great job mate!😊
Hahaha. Your face the moment u tried the biskies. That's how I feel every time. It makes the world seem right when something so easy to make, tastes so good.
Tennessee boy here. I am so glad you enjoyed it so much. Even more glad you made it properly. I always enjoy watching people try this for the first time. Your reaction is among the best.
I've watched this video several times in the past year and I get such a kick out of his response to the flavors. It's so pleasing to watch someone enjoy their food so much! He did such a great job!
My mom would make this when I was young. Some times she wouldn't wouldn't have sausage. She would use a spoonful or two of bacon drippings as the fat to thicken the gravy. In the summer when hot peppers were ripening, in our garden, she would dice a few of them and cook them with the gravy. Thin sliced dried beef also is top notch choice. P.S. Strawberry jam on a biscuit is out of this world!!!
I am IMPRESSED. You made them PERFECTLY.
This is me any time I eat biscuits and gravy. It is one of my favorite breakfasts ever. Of course it can be a meal for lunch or dinner, but it is more eaten in the mornings.
Patrol, I hereby announce you with the title of Honorary southerner. You are welcome anytime to come and visit us in the south.
Congratulations. You're the first non US person I've ever seen who made this dish correctly. Now you know what breakfast in Texas is like
Now we know that our Old South cooking has finally reached our mates in Australia. It was heart warming to watch your reaction.
Bravo! Someone not from the southern US finally got it right! I was skeptical of this video wondering how badly the Australian was going to butcher the process but you got it right and I am so happy to see it. Very happy surprise. Now you finally understand why we love it so much. Biscuits and gravy are simple, ugly, and divine.
My grandma and mom and all my aunties could make amazing biscuits. Mine turn out like hockey pucks. I'm so jealous that your first try came out so beautifully.
Sounds like you might be overworking the dough.
There's a certain comfort you can only get from Southern food
It is amazing to see someone so far away feel that for the 1st time
Your reaction was pretty much the same as the reaction I've seen from people who really haven't tasted homemade biscuits and gravy. My Mom was from Oklahoma and I was raised on her Southern style cooking. She made biscuits and gravy every weekend. Her biscuits were so good - unlike any I ever had before. She would make gravy from pretty much any meat drippings - fried ham, bacon, sausage patties - even pork chops. I've had friends visit from England, Iowa, New Hampshire, etc... plus a brother-in-law and sister-in-law from families who didn't cook this way. They all fell in love with Mom's biscuits and gravy. My friend from England said it was the best food she had on her trip to the US.
as someone from Mississippi USA, I absolutely love watching people's faces light up when they try any of our food for the first time lol.
This is your first attempt at this? Well done!! Love to see a man enjoy his food!
Hell Yea! You done a great Job! Nothing better than Biscuits and Gravy!
Those biscuits are superb with jelly/jam/preserves.
Honey Butter, too.
I was just going to say .. since he had left over biscuits .. butter and jelly/jam
I’m from Tennessee in the US and it always makes me happy to see people finding this for the first time. 😂
LMAO.... Glad your tummy is happy! You can't go wrong with biscuits and gravy.
Please do this American a kindness and share this with fellow Aussies!
This man just had a life changing moment. Hello from Texas
That biscuits and gravy would make a Southern man proud
I like it with bacon sometimes too instead of sausage.
Growing up when we didn't have a lot of money mom would take potatoes and dice them up and toss them with some flour and salt and pepper and fry them. When the potatoes were brown she would put them on a paper towel and use the grease from the fried potatoes to make gravy. Scrambled or fried eggs are good as a side dish.
I have never tried these before, but I have seen many videos on them. I honestly believe your version is far better than any I have seen from any American channel; it actually looked really nice.
YES!!! Now that’s biscuits and gravy!!! It looks like you know your way around a kitchen!! So glad you got to try the real thing!!! ❤❤
Those biscuits are PERFECTION. No notes, you're one of the first I've seen on TH-cam get it right!
As an American…..that first bite reaction made me emotional. I wish I can taste that for the first time again!
Hi! Allen here. American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. We put pepper in that gravy, just so ya know. So if ya think it's good now....
As I looked at his plate I kept saying now just add the pepper!!
You really want Hash browns with onions to go along with it
We need to get this man to America for some southern biscuits and gravy! He did a fantastic job though, I got a little misty eyed when he first bit into it, his emotions were so real, loved it.
I never knew our Southern po'folk food like biscuits and gravy would be so unusual and adored around the world. Thank you for sharing :)
My parents are from Georgia and West Virginia so seeing people trying stuff like Biscuits and Gravy for the first time is always enjoyable. Now if only he had some southern fried chicken or chicken fried steak to go with it.
Nothing better. From Missouri.
Someone so simple but satisfying! Some people call it poor mans food lol they have no idea it's so good!