you're tasting the treats I've sent you 😍😍😍 omgosh I'm SO excited to watch this edit: that made me so, so happy to watch ;-; i feel like every thought i put into this, you picked up on it! you're such a warm and kind youtuber, ahhhh, I'm so thrilled i finally got to share a bit of my culture with you! enjoy the rest of your day 😄🐝 x Céline
Doomtrigger there was a national televised competition a couple years back, inviting people to share their inventions. cookie butter (i did not know that's what it's called in English!) was the most memorable result, haha~
I've been living in Belgium for 3 months now. It has been hard to keep the weight under control, best chocolate, best frittes 🍟, best waffles, beer , you name it. My favorite food mashed potatoes with sausage. ❤️ Belgium.
"That's all I need for dessert" In Belgium, Chocolate on bread is no dessert 😁 I eat chocolate on bread (with butter on it as well) as breakfast, sometimes lunch and if I don't find anything at night, dinner as well!
yes,bread,butter, and milkchocolate,preferably cote d'or....you dip the buttered bread into your coffee,put it in your mouth and then take a bite from the chocolate bar....it is 45 years that I eat this for breakfast,yes from when I was 3 years old,coffee included......
Finally some one that is kissing your ass? There is nothing real about this video , everything is amazing or wonderfull or her favorite... fuck off will ya
Chocolate + bread = breakfast for loads of people in Belgium & other countries too obv. Cant believe I had to edit my first comment cause people were coming at me, its a freaking comment about food/breakfast what are u hating me for jesus
You're so close to 900k! YEY! So happy to see your channel grow Emmy and I'm proud to have been here for a very very long time now. This video is so amazing too! Hoping to visit Belgium someday! 😘
It's not trying to be diminutive or polite. i just love the way you explain things. you are one of my favorite to watch, always brings me joy to watch your videos. truly an amazing human being
You describe each food tasted so perfectly! I feel like I have tasted it along with you. That’s thanks to you describing the flavors, the textures felt by the tongue and mucosa , and the ways that each are prepared or eaten- as in savory and paired with a crispy or soft layer or sweet and if eaten plain or with toppings or cakes/cookies. Your gift of describing is one of the best. You’re calm and make us feel content as we view your videos TY
Emmy you're such a star! You taste everything with the same passion and never fail to give an honest review. I'm so thankful for a channel that's not all about yucky stuff or people that thinks everything is yucky ❤
I'm obsessed with your Emmy Eats series. And I just love how perfectly-made Belgian goodies are, seems like each company has some competition on its shoulders that's why they make them as well as possible. You're so lucky you got to taste these, Emmy. 🌸
they are competing with the locally made versions... it's impossible :p . those noses are way better fresh, just like the waffles. (and I must agree, a waffle from brussels is much better, but kind of like comparing apples with oranges, it's different. the brussels one is not sweet from itself and is mostly eaten with wipped cream or chocolate or actually both, but the one from liege is also often eaten with chocolate... just because we can, i guess) there are all kinds of speculoos. And then there weren't even any chocolate pralines in the package, which is something belgium is famous for (just like the beer... but sending beer would be difficult, allthough the fruitbeers are a great liquid snack ;) and something invented here). Neuhaus still exists and has some ridiculously expensive pralines. (that's why leonidas is more popular with tourists as they are more affordable, but neuhaus is offcourse a lot better.) and that's only the snacks offcourse. our food is equally scrumptious and mostly decadent I guess. french quality with german quantity :p . still... i don't feel like i'm the best person to send some more decadent things from belgium, as I'm a vegan and for many things i'll have to work from memory of 17 years ago. to say you'll just have to visit is a bit of a bummer, as there are so many amazing country's, it's nearly impossible to visit them all just to taste all the different amazing snacks and foods. It's just an amazing concept to have them sent to somebody like emmy, who can share her experience so lovely :) .
I love to watch how you really enjoy your food. To see you slather that liver and then really get into the taste, texture and even down to describing the mineralliness of it is so great!
It's so rare on TH-cam to see a comment section so supportive and loving like this, it's truly the only one I go through and look at comments because no ones bullying or arguing thank you for being an example of kindness and warmth Emmy we all can learn to be courteous and nice like you through your videos
I think my lil heart has been anticipating a country taste-test! I could not sleep last night so I put on a playlist of them and fell asleep to these. I love these most ❤ - love from Michigan!
I am a Chinese born in Belgium! So eating is in my genes and my upbringing! The treats you sent are exactly that: a BIT of the culture. And really just a BIT, Emmy. You really really HAVE to make your way to Belgium. In every province and city there are specialised treats and foods of that region. Even the carnavals (here they are called "kermis"or "foor", last one is pronounced "fohr" with the "oo" like the "oh" in "oh dear") have special "dishes"... I love love love the eating cultures!!
I am from Belgium and I have been eating lotus Speculoos since I was 5 years old and I have never heard on the advertising on TV that they are vegan🤔🤔🤔🤨
Emmy, is there anything that your viewers ever sent you to taste that is now a staple or a regular treat in your house? Something you couldn't get enough of that you had to get it for yourself?
I absolutely adore the Lotus Cookie Butter crunchy style. It is so so good. If I’m craving something sweet I grab a teaspoon or tablespoon of this stuff and my day is instantly better and my craving is took care of! Love it! Love and hugs to you Emmy from Alabama!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
My 2nd grade teacher went to Belgium and she brought back some beautiful textiles and showed us a way to weave and make textiles like them. One thing I really remember is she said a old women who lived on a hill taught them how to make soap from animal fat! Ive always wanted to try it :) maybe you could make some soap? Great video!
Oh, yes. I've always been fascinated by saponification, but got a little stumped with finding a local source of lye. At one time you could use a brand of drain cleaner, but I haven't had any luck finding it. These days lye can be ordered online but somehow I've never gotten around to it Thanks for reminding me, though, I should do a soap how to video for my other channel -- thanks!
emmymadeinjapan you could make your own lye from ashes, I think birch and beech wood were the most common in scandinavia before the industrial revolution, while pine/fir tree oil was the most common vegetable fat used.
Emmy I have been watching you for years now I'm so glad that you are still posting regularly! You truly have the sweetest soul and an addicting personality. 🤘🏽
In the Netherlands it's actually quite a popular snack (at least when I was a kid) to eat the windmill cookie kind of speculaas on white bread. It's delicious and we even have a sprinkle product called "Schuddebuikjes" (shakey bellies) which are small pieces of speculaas cookies!
When I was really little my dad used to travel aboard a lot with his job. He would bring back new and different food for us to try and one of my very favourite things was thin snappy chocolate sheets to have on a sandwich. I loved that so much!! It was so unlike anything I'd ever had as a little girl in the Uk in the 1070s😊
im so happy for you Emmy, you'll hit one million subscribers sometime soon & with the calm "well-read" reviews you give the "Emmy Army" you deserve it..as always...CHEERS
I'm an American who loves Belgian beer so much I literally moved to Belgium permanently. You're reaction over the waffle was exactly as my wife's. I laughed so hard over how similar you sounded.
the thin chocolate bar things would probably be delicious if it's put on toast right out of the toaster so the chocolate melts. I love watching these videos even if it's a bit bittersweet. I would love to be able to try all the stuff in these videos but I have so many food allergies I'll never be able to try them. Thank you Emmy for such lovely descriptions and taking time to make these videos.
The difference between speculaas and speculoos cookies is that the Dutch version is made with a specific blend of spices, whereas speculoos gets its flavour by caramelizing sugar. This is because the Dutch could import a lot of spices from their colonies, but the Belgians couldn't. Those spices were way too expensive for them, so they created their own version with much less of them. Just something you might be interested in :)
chentaomon that's super interesting to me. i grew up on speculoos, and the first time i tried speculaas, it took me by surprise. i just ascribed it to subtle differences between countries, but now i know the history behind it 😊
Filbert Dick Cavanugh Huang Yeah, I think most of them did. We had a whole trading company going on focused mainly on that, and exploiting the local population for coffee later on. Lovely.
Thats true, but when you describe it like that it's hard to know what is what. You can see the difference in the fact that speculaas is thick an softer, while speculoos is thin and crunchy. At least that is what they thought me (I'm belgian myself so...)
Love your videos, Emmy! I've been following you for quite some time, and decided to watch the "Whatcha eating?" playlist again last night. The progress you've made is incredible in terms of the video quality/editing! The content was always great, though :)
yesss! i was kinda sad knowing the ones she had would probably be super dried out and hard when she actually got them with the time it takes to mail them.
Must say, I'm from Gent and afterwards moved close to the factory where they're produced. Yet still, never really had a lot of them. Once every five years at maximum 😅
Lovely to see somebody enjoy the treats of my people ;). Happy you liked it. Also the Liège waffles are best when you're a kiddo and buy one on the way home from school at a ice cream/waffle truck. They're served freshly cooked and the big sugar beads caramelized so they it give to you with a paper around it so you can hold it (very sticky with caramel).
I visited Gent about 2 year ago (from Norway). I actually tried those Gent Noses, but I didn't know they were called that! They were in every candy shop in all different colors and flavors :)
The lotus cookies are a big thing here in Switzerland you can find it even in small stores, love them soo much. And I do love the language in belgian too,I can almost read it without learnd it(well,on foods only)or even put words like a puzzle together because some are quite similar to swissgerman, and it is so much fun to read the description and guess what it is,such a wonderful sounding language^^
You are such a gentle soul. Watching you eat is like ASMR. It's so satisfying seeing you enjoy the little things. X greetings from Belgium X groetjes van België
Very well done, bravo. Thank you for the memories as I left Belgium 26 years ago. However, I had such a joyous laugh while seeing you eat the waffle... with a fork!! hahahaha.
Sad fact about both Belgian waffles: you need special, heavy, cast iron waffle irons to make them well. The Brussels one turns into a sad, hard pancake in a normal iron because the batter is so runny. The Liegeois one can theoretically be made in a normal if you get an iron that can close around the thick, yeasted dough and its sugar crystals, but you'll struggle to cook it all the way without burning the outside.
"Sad fact about both Belgian waffles: you need special, heavy, cast iron waffle irons to make them well. " Not really. You just need a good device. Decent waffle irons go for around 100€ and the individual pair of plates 30-60€ depending on the machine. Each type of waffle has a different mold of plates. All waffle irons close from both sides over here. Burning is always an option, that's why we expect the first waffle/pancake to fail so the next one can be timed according to the first one. No batter will be identical each and every time.
Brussel Wafles are supposed to be crisp. These are made with an entirely different batter. This the kind of dough that you mold, by hand, in to balls before putting it on the iron cast. An iron cast with wider squares us needed for these.
Yes, they are one in the same. The airline that introduced them to me was Delta. This was many years ago and of course after tasting how good they are, it was my mission to try and find them somewhere so I could buy them. It's a lot easier to find them now, I've seen them in stores in my area.
Michelle D Thats what I thought too! We buy the spread sometimes....terribly addicting! My grown daughter is already addicted to Nutella. She just sits and spoons it up-and don't her catch you even LOOKING at that jar lol!😂
what a fun job tasting yummy food from all over the world !!! possibly a few not so yummy ones too...but still... thank you for sharing with so much detail of your food tasting experience .
@@DJazzHands waffels with sugar , ( this i really dont like ) , all coffe cookies , bread , frietjes , . But its something what i really like ... ( Only thing ) - broodjes. This i really like .
7:12 When you showed the Matinettes, my eyes immediatly lighted up and I became soooo jealous. I love love loooove them. We had these on special occasions as a kid (because they are more expensive). Hmmm
Hey what's up!! I just watched your moss video from forever ago 😂 I was surprised that your channel is still very active!!! It's really cool to see how far you've come! Good job, keep it up!
hi Emmy I have a question! when you try an item from a viewer from a different country, do you ever reorder or seek out your favorites to eat again and enjoy all the time??
Emmy you have become my absolute favorite TH-camr..can you please upload everyday. there is something very relaxing about you. soothing to the soul! thank you and I'm so happy your channel is growing!!!!
So hungry now, but we only have frangipanes and Zebra cakes left :( Would love some of that speculoos, to dip in coffee, and spread it out on a slice of fresh white bread. You can make the Brussels wafels at home too :D But you should come to Belgium to try all of the great chocolates and candies. Tip: google Brusselse met slagroom
Yay! This just randomly popped up in my feed. All flavours from my home country. Made me so hungry! Well put together package, love that you toasted the gaufre liégeoise for more deliciousness 👌🏻 you should get your hands on a proper sirop de Liége and spread it on a homemade waffle (a basic one with little flavour) and that’ll be my own childhood in the Walloon countryside! ✨🍎🍐
Biscoff spread and that Speculoos spread is amazing on Honeymaid graham crackers (especially french vanilla flavour). My wife craves that combo every now and again, even got me in on it too.
My Food Trek For Sweden, I suggest you try doing a regional desert, like the Cheese cake of Småland, it's completely different from the US cheese cake concept, made from unhomogenized milk, cream, eggs, almonds, bitter almonds, some other ingredients I don't know by heart, baked in an oven in a tall sided metal pan, and served starting with scooping up the servings from the center of the cake for the most important guests and the hosts with whipped cream and strawberry jam. The custom of starting at the center comes from the risk of copper poisoning if the tin liner of the copper pan had any damage. Once steel and other metals took over in the kitchen, that practice of course lost it's practical purpose.
"It's not trying to be diminutive or... polite." Wow... I just adore the way you speak!! You're always so eloquent and quirky with what you say. If only I could sound as lovely as you when speaking! 😂😂😂
It's a shame you can't eat 'French' fries in Belgium. It is an entirely different experience than what passes for fries everywhere else. They are boiled in beef fat. That's why we don't get them anywhere else. But it's a total revelation! Thanks for eating for us.
Hi, first of all! French fries don't exist :). The reason they are called "French" is because in WW1 the american soldiers taught they were in France when they ate them for the first time. Originaly they were little fish baked in oil around Liege, but with the introduction of patatoes in Europe and a shortage of fish they started to use patatoes. You want Fries as good as in Belgium? Then follow the next steps ;) 1) Peel patatoes and cut them into fries 2) Rinse them good in water 3)Dry them 4) Bake them in oil on 160° C until most of the steam is gone . In this stage You can easily put them in a plastic bag and freeze them for later use when you have to much of them to serve. 5) Bake them in oil of 180°C until they start to what we call "sing" takes about 2-3 minutes. 6) Bake them a few seconds in oil from 190°C but if you're frier can do 200-220°C you should fry them on the hottest,till they are golden yellow 7) Poor them out in a bowl and shake them good and serve them as fast as you can hahahaha. O btw don't salt them when you shake them but let the people on the table decide if they need salt on them. Bout the beef fat you were right but nowadays most people use special plantoils in Belgium that ressist's heat very well and is better for the health. Smakelijk !
Never ever use olive oil to fry fries !!!!! They give an awful taste! There are plenty of special fry-oils that are made from mixed vegetable oils. Also much done in Belgium is to fry them the first time in beeffat for the taste and the last time in vegetable oil. That way of frying them is used in the best *** restaurant in Belgium ;)
I’m Belgian, the one thing i am most proud of is our Belgian chocolate. Few years ago i send some to cathy culp on youtube... too bad they melted a bit on the way! I eat Speculoos- spread very often. You can eat in on bread, but also as a cupcake spead, on ice cream... glad you liked pretty much everything!
Oh my heavenly days....I drooled all the way thru this video! My low carb eating butt would do tricks for some of this goodness!!! lol I LOVE the speculoos cookies, they are my fav cookie but I've never tried those last ones you showed but I have seen them in our grocery store. I'll have to try some one of these days because you make everything sound so lovely! =}
Hi Emmy! So this doesn't relate to this video, but I just wanted to tell you that your Insta-story today was wonderful! Your son telling you about the squid parts was cute and informative! 😍 I think it's just lovely how hands on you are with your boys-so creative! That's the kind of mother I hope to be. Thanks for sharing that bit of brightness with us! 😊🦑
Hey Emmy, I want to suggest you try out a certain product. It's called The Shabang Potato Chips. The Shabang Potato Chips are "jail chips," meaning they're produced and sold exclusively for America's prisoners. Up until only recently, the chips are available to everyone due to the sincere cravings and constant demands for these chips. They are exclusively sold on the company's website, not in stores.
I lived in belgium for six months and wow you guys picked the treats perfectly. This really brings me back. Also Speculoos ice cream is by far the best ice cream I've ever had
Loved this video! As a Belgian I smetimes underestimate the tasty goodies we have, but this video really made me want to go out and buy some 'speculoospasta'! My absolute favourite belgian treat are 'mattentaarten', a pastry filled with a milky, slighty sour but way more sweet 'dough'... I dont even know how to describe it >< but if you'll ever be able to come down to Belgium, you got to try one of these! After eating a glorious waffle ofcourse.
you're tasting the treats I've sent you 😍😍😍 omgosh I'm SO excited to watch this
edit: that made me so, so happy to watch ;-; i feel like every thought i put into this, you picked up on it! you're such a warm and kind youtuber, ahhhh, I'm so thrilled i finally got to share a bit of my culture with you! enjoy the rest of your day 😄🐝 x Céline
bubblegumplastic i did not know cookie butter came from Belgium
Thanks, Céline. It was my pleasure -- thanks again. 😍
Angel Ly yes, I'm Céline 😄
emmymadeinjapan 🌸🙈😄
Doomtrigger there was a national televised competition a couple years back, inviting people to share their inventions. cookie butter (i did not know that's what it's called in English!) was the most memorable result, haha~
I'm from Belgium, never thought that such a small country will be covered in your channel :D
Well, we know our food, don't we ;)
Top tier Gourmands right along France haha.
Yang Hong me too i understand
I've been living in Belgium for 3 months now. It has been hard to keep the weight under control, best chocolate, best frittes 🍟, best waffles, beer , you name it. My favorite food mashed potatoes with sausage. ❤️ Belgium.
I know all of this so well i'm from belgium
"That's all I need for dessert"
In Belgium, Chocolate on bread is no dessert 😁 I eat chocolate on bread (with butter on it as well) as breakfast, sometimes lunch and if I don't find anything at night, dinner as well!
OLGMC I am also belgian, I love to put the chockolate on a toast when it is still hot and let it melt, you should try that
OLGMC jup jup same hahahaha
your belly must be crying by now lol
yes,bread,butter, and milkchocolate,preferably cote d'or....you dip the buttered bread into your coffee,put it in your mouth and then take a bite from the chocolate bar....it is 45 years that I eat this for breakfast,yes from when I was 3 years old,coffee included......
I'm from Spain and we eat chocolate with bread too! It is so nostalgic...
Finally someone who doesn't criticize things from other cultures like spellings of words or the design on the packaging.
The Mad Hatter Oh, you're going to love this channel...
Leah Laushway Already do!
Finally some one that is kissing your ass?
There is nothing real about this video , everything is amazing or wonderfull or her favorite... fuck off will ya
@@feestfilmer fuck off troll
Chocolate + bread = breakfast for loads of people in Belgium & other countries too obv. Cant believe I had to edit my first comment cause people were coming at me, its a freaking comment about food/breakfast what are u hating me for jesus
No it's definitly not
@@johanlebacq6683 Yes it is
Indeed i definitly dont eat choco on my bread
That nostalgia...
I hate chocolate on bread
Your tasting videos are the best: very descriptive, not too long not too short, and a dash of an ASMR vibe
You're so close to 900k! YEY! So happy to see your channel grow Emmy and I'm proud to have been here for a very very long time now. This video is so amazing too! Hoping to visit Belgium someday! 😘
Thanks so much for the support. ❤️
I’m a big re-watcher of her videos and this is so interesting to see… 7 years later when she has 3 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!
It's not trying to be diminutive or polite. i just love the way you explain things. you are one of my favorite to watch, always brings me joy to watch your videos. truly an amazing human being
I love Emmys description of the food she tastes. If you close your eyes and listen to her talk it's as if you can taste it yourself.😀
You describe each food tasted so perfectly! I feel like I have tasted it along with you. That’s thanks to you describing the flavors, the textures felt by the tongue and mucosa , and the ways that each are prepared or eaten- as in savory and paired with a crispy or soft layer or sweet and if eaten plain or with toppings or cakes/cookies. Your gift of describing is one of the best. You’re calm and make us feel content as we view your videos TY
I love these videos so much! you are so lovely and respectful ❤❤
Emmy you're such a star! You taste everything with the same passion and never fail to give an honest review. I'm so thankful for a channel that's not all about yucky stuff or people that thinks everything is yucky ❤
I'm obsessed with your Emmy Eats series. And I just love how perfectly-made Belgian goodies are, seems like each company has some competition on its shoulders that's why they make them as well as possible. You're so lucky you got to taste these, Emmy. 🌸
SingingMyBlue we're a very proud little nation 😄 always trying to perfect the things we love aka food and beer
I am very lucky. 🙏
emmymadeinjapan I'm even luckier for getting a reply from you. Lots of love from Syria. 🌸💙
they are competing with the locally made versions... it's impossible :p . those noses are way better fresh, just like the waffles. (and I must agree, a waffle from brussels is much better, but kind of like comparing apples with oranges, it's different. the brussels one is not sweet from itself and is mostly eaten with wipped cream or chocolate or actually both, but the one from liege is also often eaten with chocolate... just because we can, i guess) there are all kinds of speculoos. And then there weren't even any chocolate pralines in the package, which is something belgium is famous for (just like the beer... but sending beer would be difficult, allthough the fruitbeers are a great liquid snack ;) and something invented here). Neuhaus still exists and has some ridiculously expensive pralines. (that's why leonidas is more popular with tourists as they are more affordable, but neuhaus is offcourse a lot better.)
and that's only the snacks offcourse. our food is equally scrumptious and mostly decadent I guess. french quality with german quantity :p .
still... i don't feel like i'm the best person to send some more decadent things from belgium, as I'm a vegan and for many things i'll have to work from memory of 17 years ago.
to say you'll just have to visit is a bit of a bummer, as there are so many amazing country's, it's nearly impossible to visit them all just to taste all the different amazing snacks and foods. It's just an amazing concept to have them sent to somebody like emmy, who can share her experience so lovely :) .
I love to watch how you really enjoy your food. To see you slather that liver and then really get into the taste, texture and even down to describing the mineralliness of it is so great!
Ahhh~ The person who sent you that package did a great job at selecting our treats. So glad you were positive on all of them!
It's so rare on TH-cam to see a comment section so supportive and loving like this, it's truly the only one I go through and look at comments because no ones bullying or arguing thank you for being an example of kindness and warmth Emmy we all can learn to be courteous and nice like you through your videos
I think my lil heart has been anticipating a country taste-test! I could not sleep last night so I put on a playlist of them and fell asleep to these. I love these most ❤ - love from Michigan!
ps- meatballs on your pizza?
i could watch this videos all day long... the voice is so relaxing,, the descriptions are so detailed and the food always seems amazing
Such a wonderful thoughtful package! I loved it! Great job 👍
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I am a Chinese born in Belgium! So eating is in my genes and my upbringing! The treats you sent are exactly that: a BIT of the culture. And really just a BIT, Emmy. You really really HAVE to make your way to Belgium. In every province and city there are specialised treats and foods of that region. Even the carnavals (here they are called "kermis"or "foor", last one is pronounced "fohr" with the "oo" like the "oh" in "oh dear") have special "dishes"... I love love love the eating cultures!!
Delta serves the Lotus Biscoff cookies. They are also sold in most stores here in the US (Kroger, Target, Walmart). They're also vegan ☺️
I am from Belgium and I have been eating lotus Speculoos since I was 5 years old and I have never heard on the advertising on TV that they are vegan🤔🤔🤔🤨
Had kind of a rough day, but this made it so much better. Thank you, Emmy! Your light and enthusiasm can brighten any day. ❤
emmy: "cookie butter!"
emmy 1 second later: "cod liver!"
+soundlyawake [Nicola Foti] Yep, that's sound 'bout right.
You are always so fearless in your tastings. It's incredible. Keep up the awesome videos.
Emmy, is there anything that your viewers ever sent you to taste that is now a staple or a regular treat in your house? Something you couldn't get enough of that you had to get it for yourself?
Ellen Block
Good question 👍👍👍
Would maybe be a nice idea for a video!
Ellen Block this is a perfect video idea
I really hope she sees this! The question I didn't know I needed an answer to. Would be a great video for sure
Pj
I absolutely adore the Lotus Cookie Butter crunchy style. It is so so good. If I’m craving something sweet I grab a teaspoon or tablespoon of this stuff and my day is instantly better and my craving is took care of! Love it! Love and hugs to you Emmy from Alabama!!😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
My 2nd grade teacher went to Belgium and she brought back some beautiful textiles and showed us a way to weave and make textiles like them. One thing I really remember is she said a old women who lived on a hill taught them how to make soap from animal fat! Ive always wanted to try it :) maybe you could make some soap? Great video!
Oh, yes. I've always been fascinated by saponification, but got a little stumped with finding a local source of lye. At one time you could use a brand of drain cleaner, but I haven't had any luck finding it. These days lye can be ordered online but somehow I've never gotten around to it Thanks for reminding me, though, I should do a soap how to video for my other channel -- thanks!
emmymadeinjapan wait, what other channel? !
emmymadeinjapan you could make your own lye from ashes, I think birch and beech wood were the most common in scandinavia before the industrial revolution, while pine/fir tree oil was the most common vegetable fat used.
moonlight blues emmymade, go sub since u asked for it
@@emmymade Yes you can make soap from animals and that includes humans. As proven by the Germans in WWII.
Emmy I have been watching you for years now I'm so glad that you are still posting regularly! You truly have the sweetest soul and an addicting personality. 🤘🏽
You're spoiling us with a longer video Emmy! I love it haha! ❤️
Thanks for appreciating it. 👍 The long ones are always a bear to edit.
Definitely appreciate the work that goes into them!
Miyu Venus Yamazato i
In the Netherlands it's actually quite a popular snack (at least when I was a kid) to eat the windmill cookie kind of speculaas on white bread. It's delicious and we even have a sprinkle product called "Schuddebuikjes" (shakey bellies) which are small pieces of speculaas cookies!
When I was really little my dad used to travel aboard a lot with his job. He would bring back new and different food for us to try and one of my very favourite things was thin snappy chocolate sheets to have on a sandwich. I loved that so much!! It was so unlike anything I'd ever had as a little girl in the Uk in the 1070s😊
Haha 1970s not 1070s!! I'm not *that old* 😆😆
Aboard or abroad?
im so happy for you Emmy, you'll hit one million subscribers sometime soon & with the calm "well-read" reviews you give the "Emmy Army" you deserve it..as always...CHEERS
I love how eloquent, respectful, appreciative and sincere you are towards the food you're tasting. ❤️
Emmy u are the realest......such a warm and inviting personality! ❤❤❤
Here in London they also sell the Lotus biscuits and the spread which are delicious.😋
I loved that you genuinely enjoyed eating the things in this video. It was fun to watch!
Its ramadan, im fasting, and im making lists of stuff to try lol you picked me right up
I'm an American who loves Belgian beer so much I literally moved to Belgium permanently. You're reaction over the waffle was exactly as my wife's. I laughed so hard over how similar you sounded.
I love how you make tasting food so interesting, I look forward to these videos and when they come out it brings me great joy !
the thin chocolate bar things would probably be delicious if it's put on toast right out of the toaster so the chocolate melts.
I love watching these videos even if it's a bit bittersweet. I would love to be able to try all the stuff in these videos but I have so many food allergies I'll never be able to try them. Thank you Emmy for such lovely descriptions and taking time to make these videos.
The difference between speculaas and speculoos cookies is that the Dutch version is made with a specific blend of spices, whereas speculoos gets its flavour by caramelizing sugar. This is because the Dutch could import a lot of spices from their colonies, but the Belgians couldn't. Those spices were way too expensive for them, so they created their own version with much less of them. Just something you might be interested in :)
chentaomon that's super interesting to me. i grew up on speculoos, and the first time i tried speculaas, it took me by surprise. i just ascribed it to subtle differences between countries, but now i know the history behind it 😊
chentaomon, some of those spices might had arrived from the Indische 😊
Filbert Dick Cavanugh Huang Yeah, I think most of them did. We had a whole trading company going on focused mainly on that, and exploiting the local population for coffee later on. Lovely.
Thats true, but when you describe it like that it's hard to know what is what. You can see the difference in the fact that speculaas is thick an softer, while speculoos is thin and crunchy. At least that is what they thought me (I'm belgian myself so...)
Sure Our only Colony had no spices at all - what a joke !!! funny guy
This girl needs to have a TV show of her own. She speaks beautiful.
I love these videos so much- the way you describe things is perfect!
Love your videos, Emmy! I've been following you for quite some time, and decided to watch the "Whatcha eating?" playlist again last night. The progress you've made is incredible in terms of the video quality/editing! The content was always great, though :)
Cuberdons are best when eaten fresh, when they're still runny and gooey on the inside :)
yesss! i was kinda sad knowing the ones she had would probably be super dried out and hard when she actually got them with the time it takes to mail them.
Must say, I'm from Gent and afterwards moved close to the factory where they're produced. Yet still, never really had a lot of them. Once every five years at maximum 😅
@@Vitucadrus I'm from Sint-Niklaas but moved to the UK so I can't have them anymore, so sad.
Lovely to see somebody enjoy the treats of my people ;). Happy you liked it.
Also the Liège waffles are best when you're a kiddo and buy one on the way home from school at a ice cream/waffle truck. They're served freshly cooked and the big sugar beads caramelized so they it give to you with a paper around it so you can hold it (very sticky with caramel).
Daaang! i always thought i'm the only belgian fan! I'm so happy to see you taste some belgian treats
Glad you got to taste a bit of our country! ☺️ great vid as always!
I visited Gent about 2 year ago (from Norway). I actually tried those Gent Noses, but I didn't know they were called that! They were in every candy shop in all different colors and flavors :)
The lotus cookies are a big thing here in Switzerland you can find it even in small stores, love them soo much. And I do love the language in belgian too,I can almost read it without learnd it(well,on foods only)or even put words like a puzzle together because some are quite similar to swissgerman, and it is so much fun to read the description and guess what it is,such a wonderful sounding language^^
I am studying in Belgium for three months and the things that you showed are way too sweet for me but the waffles meeeeeen I am addicted to them
Your description of the mint was adorable and perfect for it. I love it!
I ate so much Biscoff cookie spread that I literally cannot imagine eating anymore. It's soooo good.
You are such a gentle soul. Watching you eat is like ASMR. It's so satisfying seeing you enjoy the little things.
X greetings from Belgium
X groetjes van België
every time she says "crispness" I hear "Christmas"! x)
One of You she didn't say Christmas??? 😮🤣
You guys are both cute.😀
One of You i thought it was just me😂😂👍🏻
I look forward to your videos. They make me smile and brighten my day! ♡♡♡
She ate Belgium! I live there
You got some amazing food there! I want to visit!
a belgian guy ik Antwerpen 👌🏼
@senne desimpel ik ook
@senne desimpel in middelkerke
@Donald J. Trump oei Donald is van België blijkbaar
i have yet to watch this, but every time i see a new Tasting video (or really, any of your videos) in my sub box it makes me so happy!!
See y'all, I am moving to Belgium now.
Aight, you are welcome. :D
Try the fries,waffles,beer and chocolate you’ll like it!😉
You can live with me bro 😂
@@camillawolf5172 I'll work for you, and you can pay me in chocolate.
@@Mewz123 lol I have chocolate for dayyyyys
Emmy, you are a delight to watch! And your look on our food was spot on. Thank you
That Lotus spread is extremely addictive! Try some straight from the jar with ice cream, or melt it and use it as a sauce 👌
Ki Ji Hoon, the Lotus spread was ‘invented’ by a Flemish housewife. She sold the recipe to the Lotus factory and is a very well-off lady now.
the speculoos is great if you crush it and use it as a topping for vanilla ice cream
I've literally watched all ur videos
Very well done, bravo. Thank you for the memories as I left Belgium 26 years ago. However, I had such a joyous laugh while seeing you eat the waffle... with a fork!! hahahaha.
Sad fact about both Belgian waffles: you need special, heavy, cast iron waffle irons to make them well.
The Brussels one turns into a sad, hard pancake in a normal iron because the batter is so runny.
The Liegeois one can theoretically be made in a normal if you get an iron that can close around the thick, yeasted dough and its sugar crystals, but you'll struggle to cook it all the way without burning the outside.
"Sad fact about both Belgian waffles: you need special, heavy, cast iron waffle irons to make them well.
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Not really. You just need a good device. Decent waffle irons go for around 100€ and the individual pair of plates 30-60€ depending on the machine. Each type of waffle has a different mold of plates.
All waffle irons close from both sides over here. Burning is always an option, that's why we expect the first waffle/pancake to fail so the next one can be timed according to the first one. No batter will be identical each and every time.
Brussel Wafles are supposed to be crisp. These are made with an entirely different batter. This the kind of dough that you mold, by hand, in to balls before putting it on the iron cast. An iron cast with wider squares us needed for these.
The crunch on those almond cookies is simply amazing. It was a delight on my ears as I'm sure it was on your palate.
the spread is amazing on Granny Smith apples!
Mmm...
Emmy.. you're so great at describing how food tastes. It's a pure delight watching you eat.
Those Lotus products totally reminds me of the Biscoff cookies that I love. I think it may even be made by the same company.
yes i think its the same company :)
yep same company. Im in advertising and grocery merchandising.. done this company's product several times
Yes, they are one in the same. The airline that introduced them to me was Delta. This was many years ago and of course after tasting how good they are, it was my mission to try and find them somewhere so I could buy them. It's a lot easier to find them now, I've seen them in stores in my area.
Michelle D Thats what I thought too! We buy the spread sometimes....terribly addicting! My grown daughter is already addicted to Nutella. She just sits and spoons it up-and don't her catch you even LOOKING at that jar lol!😂
Michelle D I love Biscoff! I buy the little biscuits at the store or when I'm at Pier 39 in San Francisco, there's a small Biscoff shop there! 😊💖
i love the way u talk.. its so polite and love to hear it 😙
Biscoff cookie butter! So delicious, love the cookies too :D Also i've been to Ghent, it's beautiful there :D
angelnia86 its gent not ghent
Het Puppy Huis - Puppy Parodies In engels is het Ghent. :)
angelnia86 rlly thx for letting me know
what a fun job tasting yummy food from all over the world !!! possibly a few not so yummy ones too...but still... thank you for sharing with so much detail of your food tasting experience .
+Cynthianna Campbell I am blessed!
*reveals something completely unappealing to most of us* "ooooooh look at that pink color"
I strive to be like you one day :')
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Lol the crunchyness in the speculoos-paste are actual pieces of speculoos :) I'm from Belgium and I love that soooo much!
I'm from Belgium and yes, we have amazing food!
I hate food from belgium .... Bleee
@@biedroneczkakropeczka7977 What is it that you don't like about it then?
@@DJazzHands waffels with sugar , ( this i really dont like ) , all coffe cookies , bread , frietjes , . But its something what i really like ... ( Only thing ) - broodjes. This i really like .
@@biedroneczkakropeczka7977 Alright, everyone has their own taste. I hope you'll be able to enjoy a lot of 'broodjes' then!
@@DJazzHands thank you 🤗😘
7:12 When you showed the Matinettes, my eyes immediatly lighted up and I became soooo jealous. I love love loooove them. We had these on special occasions as a kid (because they are more expensive). Hmmm
those liege waffles use pearl sugar to create that crystalline sugar sensation.
Hey what's up!! I just watched your moss video from forever ago 😂 I was surprised that your channel is still very active!!! It's really cool to see how far you've come! Good job, keep it up!
hi Emmy I have a question! when you try an item from a viewer from a different country, do you ever reorder or seek out your favorites to eat again and enjoy all the time??
Emmy you have become my absolute favorite TH-camr..can you please upload everyday. there is something very relaxing about you. soothing to the soul! thank you and I'm so happy your channel is growing!!!!
cuberdons are actually made in Eeklo, it's another city very close to ghent
hiii im from belgium and it was a very nice video to watch your reactions! also your skin is so clean beautiful!
So hungry now, but we only have frangipanes and Zebra cakes left :( Would love some of that speculoos, to dip in coffee, and spread it out on a slice of fresh white bread. You can make the Brussels wafels at home too :D But you should come to Belgium to try all of the great chocolates and candies. Tip: google Brusselse met slagroom
Your flavour description is spot on! Nice job! And you're adorable too.
Trader Joe's Cookie Butter is just like that I'm sure... it's made with Speculoos cookies as well ;) sooooooooo yummy
Jess A it's very similar but the crunchy variety actually has cookie crumbles mixed into the spread!
TJ's makes a crunchy one too! And a chocolate swirled one *heart eye emoji*
Yay! This just randomly popped up in my feed. All flavours from my home country. Made me so hungry! Well put together package, love that you toasted the gaufre liégeoise for more deliciousness 👌🏻 you should get your hands on a proper sirop de Liége and spread it on a homemade waffle (a basic one with little flavour) and that’ll be my own childhood in the Walloon countryside! ✨🍎🍐
I love cuberdons :) happy to see a Belgium taste test , I think Celine made a good selection :)
The speculoos paste comes in a crunchy version and a smooth version
Next time you have brut champagne, drop a cuberdon at the bottom of your flute... You won’t be disappointed 😉
Biscoff spread and that Speculoos spread is amazing on Honeymaid graham crackers (especially french vanilla flavour). My wife craves that combo every now and again, even got me in on it too.
Oh cool! I'm trying to cook a dish from every country in the world on my channel!
Someone just suggested Belgium to me last week! Can't wait!
My Food Trek Did you do Iran yet? You should. Mmmmm...
gorilla glue not yet! I'm always open to suggestions though. what do you think?
My Food Trek
what are you planning on making? if you happen to still be looking for suggestions, i could offer up a few 😄
My Food Trek Make some persian rice & fesenjoon or kebab to go with it. You won't be disappointed. I'm subbing to your channel right now :)
My Food Trek For Sweden, I suggest you try doing a regional desert, like the Cheese cake of Småland, it's completely different from the US cheese cake concept, made from unhomogenized milk, cream, eggs, almonds, bitter almonds, some other ingredients I don't know by heart, baked in an oven in a tall sided metal pan, and served starting with scooping up the servings from the center of the cake for the most important guests and the hosts with whipped cream and strawberry jam. The custom of starting at the center comes from the risk of copper poisoning if the tin liner of the copper pan had any damage. Once steel and other metals took over in the kitchen, that practice of course lost it's practical purpose.
"It's not trying to be diminutive or... polite."
Wow... I just adore the way you speak!! You're always so eloquent and quirky with what you say. If only I could sound as lovely as you when speaking! 😂😂😂
It's a shame you can't eat 'French' fries in Belgium. It is an entirely different experience than what passes for fries everywhere else. They are boiled in beef fat. That's why we don't get them anywhere else. But it's a total revelation! Thanks for eating for us.
and the first time they are baked in fat just like the second time, and in other countries they bake fries the first time in a (pan?)
They are baked at different temperatures, that's why we bake them twice.
Hi, first of all! French fries don't exist :). The reason they are called "French" is because in WW1 the american soldiers taught they were in France when they ate them for the first time. Originaly they were little fish baked in oil around Liege, but with the introduction of patatoes in Europe and a shortage of fish they started to use patatoes. You want Fries as good as in Belgium? Then follow the next steps ;) 1) Peel patatoes and cut them into fries 2) Rinse them good in water 3)Dry them 4) Bake them in oil on 160° C until most of the steam is gone . In this stage You can easily put them in a plastic bag and freeze them for later use when you have to much of them to serve. 5) Bake them in oil of 180°C until they start to what we call "sing" takes about 2-3 minutes. 6) Bake them a few seconds in oil from 190°C but if you're frier can do 200-220°C you should fry them on the hottest,till they are golden yellow 7) Poor them out in a bowl and shake them good and serve them as fast as you can hahahaha. O btw don't salt them when you shake them but let the people on the table decide if they need salt on them. Bout the beef fat you were right but nowadays most people use special plantoils in Belgium that ressist's heat very well and is better for the health. Smakelijk !
The Anadromous Life yeah, we don't use beef fat, we just use olive oil or sunflower oil or something like that
Never ever use olive oil to fry fries !!!!! They give an awful taste! There are plenty of special fry-oils that are made from mixed vegetable oils.
Also much done in Belgium is to fry them the first time in beeffat for the taste and the last time in vegetable oil. That way of frying them is used in the best *** restaurant in Belgium ;)
I’m Belgian, the one thing i am most proud of is our Belgian chocolate. Few years ago i send some to cathy culp on youtube... too bad they melted a bit on the way! I eat Speculoos- spread very often. You can eat in on bread, but also as a cupcake spead, on ice cream... glad you liked pretty much everything!
I believe it's Delta Airlines that serves those gingerbread-type cookies. I remember having them on my way to and from Germany!
Jennifer Goelitz I eat them on Alaska.
Jennifer Goelitz AA serves those as well!
They also serve Dutch stroopwafels on morning domestic and latin America flights. Those are really nice.
many cafés in switzerland serve them with your coffee ☕️
+tascha11 Genau! I mim Lieblings-Café gits die zum Cafi derzue.
I love Belgian food! You were very positive and respectful of different foods and cultures. Thank you.
Oh my heavenly days....I drooled all the way thru this video! My low carb eating butt would do tricks for some of this goodness!!! lol I LOVE the speculoos cookies, they are my fav cookie but I've never tried those last ones you showed but I have seen them in our grocery store. I'll have to try some one of these days because you make everything sound so lovely! =}
Omg. If you love speculoos you have GOT to try that spread (make sure it's crunchy) - deeevine.
Hi Emmy!
So this doesn't relate to this video, but I just wanted to tell you that your Insta-story today was wonderful! Your son telling you about the squid parts was cute and informative! 😍 I think it's just lovely how hands on you are with your boys-so creative! That's the kind of mother I hope to be. Thanks for sharing that bit of brightness with us! 😊🦑
Hey Emmy, I want to suggest you try out a certain product. It's called The Shabang Potato Chips. The Shabang Potato Chips are "jail chips," meaning they're produced and sold exclusively for America's prisoners. Up until only recently, the chips are available to everyone due to the sincere cravings and constant demands for these chips. They are exclusively sold on the company's website, not in stores.
Interesting! Thanks so much for the suggestion.
Crazy how she actually did a video on the chips how cool
I lived in belgium for six months and wow you guys picked the treats perfectly. This really brings me back. Also Speculoos ice cream is by far the best ice cream I've ever had
My kitty girl Ziggy sat and watched with me. She seemed very interested in the cod livers :)
Loved this video! As a Belgian I smetimes underestimate the tasty goodies we have, but this video really made me want to go out and buy some 'speculoospasta'! My absolute favourite belgian treat are 'mattentaarten', a pastry filled with a milky, slighty sour but way more sweet 'dough'... I dont even know how to describe it >< but if you'll ever be able to come down to Belgium, you got to try one of these! After eating a glorious waffle ofcourse.