Bless your heart! Somebody please make this sweet young man a real Southern Christmas Meal! We don’t use anything from a can. Ralph, I’m officially inviting you to join us here in Alabama for a true, authentic southern Christmas dinner!
Not just the size of the bites but the size of the portions! I was amazed that he filled a plate with a food when he had absolutely no idea what that food tasted like! Maybe next time he will cut back on both!
Same but I believe making each from scratch will be way better. For example the green bean casserole is delicious when you make your own mushroom sauce and use fresh green beans, onion stays the same. Same with the collard greens, IDK, these dishes are good but they need love!
Please don’t ever apologize for the content in your videos. You are such a hilarious person. It’s so interesting watching your perception of the foods but I will say there is a big difference between homemade vs packaged foods that your trying. Maybe you can really splurge and hire a chef to cook a traditional American Christmas dinner for your parents. Please film as much as you can while they’re visiting. I know that I’d love to see the people that brought such an amazing person into the world. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Funeral foods are definitely a thing here in the US and it varies with region and ethnicity. Kinda like a church potluck where everyone brings a dish of food... I believe the original idea was that the family wouldn't have to concern themselves with daily chores during their time of mourning...
I think your green bean casserole needed some help. I mix shredded sharp cheddar, a splash of Worcester sauce and a dash of garlic powder in with the green beans (I like the French cut) and mushroom soup. Sprinkle the crunchy onions on top and bake until hot and melted. Its best eaten hot.
Agree with French cut frozen green beans I like mixing in the French fried onions ion with the soup and green beans and topping with onion rings. Now if he does not like cream of mushroom soup cream of celery or cream of chicken would also work
Not sure if you’re aware, but the French cut beans are the leftover beans that are cut normal. Basically the scraps that fall on the floor is what the French cut green beans are. Sorry, but my brother in law is a manager in a canning factory for a famous USA brand
Sausage gravy goes on American-style buttermilk biscuits, and should be made fresh. I didn’t know it was available in a can. I like them for breakfast.
Libbys makes a great tasting Sausage Gravy that rivals any kkind froom scratchh. Heat in sause pan season with salt & pepper cook untill smooth and hot serve over hot biscuit or toast great when YOU don't have ingredients on hand. It comes in hot sausage too ive had both and are really tasty 100x better than Cambells brand. Try it you will like , specially the convient of making it anytime you want gravy and biscuits.
Funeral foods are a real thing. When someone dies, people bring over tons and tons of food for the family. It sounds weird, but it really helps the family. It gives the family one less thing to worry about and there are always people coming over to pay their respects so there's lots of food.
Did I see tears in your eyes when you tasted the collard greens? You crack me up and are just so adorable - a true delight to watch. Thanks for all you do to brighten our days. ♥
Never had many of those foods for Christmas dinner, and as a matter of fact, I've never ever had quite a few of those foods at all. Many are definitely a southern thing. There are two kinds of the cranberry sauce- jellied, and whole berry. You opened and tasted the whole berry version. Keep in mind that many of the foods you tried are so much better homemade. Love your videos and would love to see your family's reaction.
A lot of those foods would be better made from scratch rather than from a can. Those sugar cookies are a special kind of sugar cookie - soft sugar cookies. Theyre meant to be cake-like. Iwould love.yo see a video with ur family. Merry Christmas!
It's not fair to make judgment on canned foods and a dried ham that's not how we cook our American dinners if you only knew some people who know how to cook and see what it really should taste like and look like then maybe you can be you can make a better judgment on it but really anyone who could cook would not eat that crap that you are showing so to make a dinner like that for your family would not do them any service because you don't know really what it's supposed to taste like or look like it's it's really sad that you would know how good it really is if it was made from someone who can cook and it's a little bit disservice to our food when you're judging from can and boxes and you're trying to cook something that you really don't know how to cook but would love to see what your family would think even though they really are not going to have a for real Christmas American dinner
true. i've just moved to the u.s and never had like thanksgiving food or any holiday one from the u.s. When i tried the green bean casserole from Harmons, omg it was delicious. anything homemade is gonna be good but canned beans, no thanks haha
Next "american" holiday you need to actually join a family for the event...or get someone to just guide you, I really think you'd like alot of the holiday foods if they were just in the right cooking vessel etc
I was just thinking I can't wait for him to make some friends. Because he'd love these foods if they were made correctly....And were actual foods that actual Americans eat.
I love how the green bean casserole just instantly grew on you like that. Went from mid to good real fast. Btw, Lucerne is definitely the best eggnog brand in my opinion.
Oberweis if you are up north in the Midwest is the best, hands-down! I am from Chicago and we get it in a glass jar from overwise every single year so dang good
No matter what anyone says on here, you 100% have the right to like or not like what you try. That being said i think the homemade foods are always better than in the can. I hope you get to feeling better and thank you for sharing. It would be interesting to see a video of your most favorite things from where you are from. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
Not me delivering an entire monologue in my head to explain each dish, the errors in some of your preparation, and the rich history of the black influence on most of these foods... but as always I love your videos. you're too pure 💕
You seem to be tasting a Southern version of Christmas dinner. My family’s meal was turkey, my moms dressing balls (made with sausage), green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, and date or cranberry steamed pudding for dessert. My aunt always made dozens of cookies. My favorite were the cherry winks. Nothing came from a box except the squash which was frozen and had brown sugar and cinnamon added.
Most of the things you tried I didn't even know they made in cans lol I think the cans is the problem. Especially the sausage gravy. And collard greens. I can't wait till you try it how it's supposed to be
@@quilosunflower Those greens are are actually good af. Making them fresh is ideal, but in a pinch they will do. They are already done so you are really only heating them up. They get mushy if you heat them too long. And they are not good when they get cold.
As a southern American, I’ve never seen that green casserole ever being served. But everyone’s Christmas meals are different. To each is own 🤷🏾♀️. Also you have to season those collards greens. Also Merry Christmas.
Wow I'm American (Italian American on my dad's side) so we always have either homemade ravioli or lasagna for Christmas. Then just tons of nibbles like cheese, crackers, veggies, fruit, nuts, and cookies. Homemade Italian cookies of course. Merry Christmas everyone ❤️
Yes! Also have my Nona's recipe Lasagna at Christmas every once in awhile. We also used to have her eggnog recipe with 12 egg yolks and like a ton of alcohol. But we reduce the alcohol by alot because it was so strong.
Yes, lasagna here too and sometimes eggplant parmigiana along with it. Garlic bread. Honey balls (struffoli) too! Egg nog is a yes too. We got tired of the turkey and ham tradition years ago when we decided twice within a month was too much; so turkey for Thanksgiving now and ham for Easter.
You never fail to make us laugh and smile. You will have to have so many of these things fresh it will make a huge difference. Your opinions are honest, that is why we love you in our house. You have nothing to apologize for IMO. I will happily make you a home cooked holiday meal anytime, just let me know.❤😊
I always know I’ll be laughing within the first 5 minutes when I watch your videos, you always make my day! I would love to see your parents tasting American foods. I appreciate you ❤ Merry Christmas
I am a country girl from the southern US. Some of those dishes have never made it to my Christmas dinner in 60 years. I eat corn bread both sweet( Yankee style) and savory (Southern style) but at other times of the year. Dinner rolls are for Christmas. Casseroles are a Christmas item and they vary depending on your favorite veg. Mac and cheese or Potatoes and a savory gravy (not sausage) along with Ham or a roast as the chosen meat. At my house pudding ( banana) and pies (pecan, apple raisin spice or maybe a berry) are for dessert. The sugar cookies are made for Santa the night before and only served if there are left overs. Truly depends on the meat (main dish) as to what gets paired with it. Most things are made fresh and not from a can or box. Huge difference in flavor.
My family is from the midwest (NW Indidana) We ususally have Turkey and Ham for Christmas. We have mashed potatoes, gravy, pork sausage stuffing, corn, greenbeans with bacon, sweet potato casserole or sweet potatoes with a buttery brown sugar sauce, and cheddar biscuits or croissants. We try to make most of the dishes from recipes passed down from family traditions.
One thing to keep in mind that not everyone serves the same thing for Christmas dinner. I've personally never known anyone who served cornbread with Christmas dinner. Collard greens are good (although never been part of any Christmas dinner I've had), but definitely don't get them from a can. No one in my family likes green bean casserole. And as far as biscuits and gravy, it's something I love, but never with Christmas dinner. By the way, I can only imagine that canned gravy is gross. Homemade sausage gravy is so good...and it's white because it's milk based. Personally, our big family Christmas meal (shared on Christmas eve) is lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. Christmas day, we go to a movie and Chinese buffet.
We had corn bread and yeast rolls for Thanksgiving, but Christmas dinner was always a toned down affair because mom was too tired by Christmas to cook anything more than a ham in a slow cooker...lol. we often have Chinese on Christmas day for the same reason.
Fun video. It is always interesting watching your responses to our foods. Our usual Christmas dinner is turkey, ham (with a glaze mix of orange juice, pineapple juice and brown sugar), mashed potatoes, gravy, sausage cranberry dressing, green beans, corn, cheesy broccoli rice casserole, sweet potatoes, 7 layer salad, deviled eggs, and choices of rolls...croissant, yeast rolls, Hawaiian rolls. There can be multiple choices of casseroles...depends on who all is showing up and what they choose to bring. Gravy...never use a mix or canned gravy...it's a wonder you survived...lol. There are some good videos about how to make southern gravy. They are usually served with buttermilk biscuits. And it is white because it is milk and flour based. You can also do the same kind of gravy using fried chicken or cubed/country fried steak drippings. Sweet potatoes...there are so many varieties. My parents used to grow 8 different kinds...all were good though, but some were more suited for savory seasonings. There can be some drastic differences in traditional foods depending on the region of the country you are in. EDIT: Greens, cornbread, pork or thick bacon, and black-eyed peas or lentils are usually a southern New Years day meal that's supposed to bring good luck.
I would love to see him try to eat holiday foods from diff american cultures. bc ive never heard of half of these! like a 7 layer salad? it sounds good tho
This is a very typical southern style Christmas dinner, as a New Yorker, we sometimes have these dishes but it depends on your nationality. Also, this made me so hungry! Hahah
Take those Cranberries, dump them on a wheel of Brie with some tyme or rosemary and bake in an oven for 15 mins. Slice up a baguette from the grocery store and enjoy. Canberry Brie is sooooooo gooooood.
Made a cranberry relish once it was fresh cranberries in a food processor a little bit of sugar to taste and lime zest and juice poured over a block of cream cheese that was softened it would also work over goat cheese or on top of ricotta cheese
I would love to see a Christmas dinner with your whole family where you all sit down with a big plate and try each side together ❤ I think you might need an American or two to help you cook it though and guide you on what dishes to use, it may be a lot more enjoyable that way!
Collards are a HUGE staple of holiday foods (or anytime of year really) in the south, but we would never ever ever ever make them from a can. Ever. They take hours to cook properly, and if my mom made them for you I’d like to believe you’d change your mind on them lol.
Yup, definitely make it from scratch! One of my favorite breakfast foods is sausage gravy and biscuits. Right up there with creamed chipped beef over toast!
39.01 Rapha I adore your videos. You are adorable, and I am looking forward to seeing your parents here. Have a wonderful, merry, Christmas. You are amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You have no idea how much joy your videos bring me. To a lot of people. You're reactions are hilarious and genuine. Thank you for all the amazing content Raphael!
I have never had cornbread with Christmas dinner unless it's made into cornbread dressing. It's ham, turkey, yams with marshmallows on top, dressing/stuffing, gross green bean casserole, corn, rolls, jellied cranberry sauce and pumpkin/pecan pie.
Green bean casserole is awesome in the right context! Have your plate loaded with all the other good stuff and it goes right along with it all. It's also one of those foods that can be cooked in all kinds of variations and the way it's baked really does matter. It is an American holiday staple!
Christmas dinner in the south has a lot of sweet and salty contrasts. If u eat everything together and combine the right thing it’s actually very balanced.
I love eggnog but lots of people in America don’t. 😂 It’s typically sold without alcohol and can totally be left as-is but I think often rum (golden or dark, not white or spiced) is added to it!
Your video is like an early Christmas present 😊 thank you for trying everything and the video And yes please the funeral food video and the video with your parents.
I actually have never had cornbread with a Christmas dinner. I'm from the south and we only really do cornbread with like pinto beans or as a sign to like fried chicken and collard greens. I have actually tried it in homemade chili and it was really good
I love your reactions to the things I've accepted as normal growing up in the US. Some of the things that we like are truly strange but I wouldn't have it any other way. Embrace the weirdness!
Omg the accuracy with the sugar cookies 😂😂😂😂 we literally have them for every single occasion you can find them at the store just decorated different depending on the holiday lmao.
lmaooo you're so right about how many holidays those sugar cookies are themed after. easter, 4th of july, halloween, christmas, etc. you'll always find those Lofthouse sugar cookies in colors that match the occasion, and they're almost always at every function. they def are more like cake than cookie. they're addictive lol. also don't worry about offending us, some of the stuff you're having here we would actually make homemade (sausage and gravy and collard greens for example) so we wouldn't like the stuff you had to eat either!
This was such a fun video! If you ever come to the Seattle area, I will cook/bake any American food you’d like to try from scratch rather than packages and cans. That would be fun to see you react to!
Cornbread definitely varies from north to south but in Texas we love ours sweet (Johnny cake is what the sweetened version is called often). I have never had it with Christmas dinner but as its own thing it's amazing.
Cornbread 2 cups corn meal 2 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil Buttermilk until mix smooth Grease a cast iron skillet and put mixture in and bake until browned!
I'm born and raised a American but I don't celebrate holidays. In America are food and people are a melting pot of different cultures. I agree with most of what you had to sayed about the food. I use cream corn as a substitute for gravy over mashed potatoes. Cookies can be soft or crunchy. The white gravy is good over soft fluffy biscuits but I agree brown gravy is delicious also not on biscuits. I prefer the cranberry jelly not the one with the fruit lumps in it. Some people do eat mince pie in the USA. I would love to see your parents' reactions to your favorite foods from the USA. 👍🤗
When I ate cream corn I also ate it over my mashed potatoes ( I also ate my baked beans over my mashed potatoes when I ate baked beans and mashed potatoes).
Today is my birthday but I chose to not do anything as I lost my dad a month ago suddenly and it’s been so rough n depressing..I just wanna say thank u.🫶🏽❤️watching ur videos brings a little relief to me.thank u n happy holidays ❤️
The “cream” in creamed corn is just water and corn starch that combine and thicken when the corn is heated and stirred so that the corn kernels break open, releasing the starch.
Def would love to see their (your family's) opinions on these foods. That said, I'm 50, born and raised in Wisconsin (so, the mid-west) and I've never had green bean casserole or creamed corn. Ive also never had the gravy stuff. I don't do corn bread at holidays. To me, that goes with pan fish. Love mav and cheese, but also not a holiday food. I think the holiday meal really is regional. (Also, my parents are German immigrants, so I'm sure that influenced what I got used to while growing up). My son LOVES Lofthouse sugar cookies. I find them bizarre. But-- I love your videos and since you moved to America. This is super interesting!
If anybody gets annoyed with your opinions then that’s on them, you’re allowed to dislike food. Obviously not growing up with the nostalgia of certain foods makes things different, I’m sure Americans would find mince pies and Christmas pudding very odd. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas. Take care ❤
That would make more sense if he was trying actual homemade dishes. But he's eating things from cans that's not an accurate representation of the dish itself. We still support, but it's not the real deal.
Agreed! I can see why he found most of it to be gross. As an American I find everything he ate to be gross too! It was all canned and processed 🤢. It tastes way better homemade, using real ingredients. He needs someone to cook him the real deal! ❤
To be fair to Raphael, he was trying the most popular of said packaged foods, which means many people buy and enjoy them. He even said he really liked quite a few. I’m sure he’s opened minded and aware that home made is better. Although, many Americans I know actually prefer that canned cranberry sauce to homemade lol
@@dr.tanyajay4473 exactly. Not everyone makes these foods from scratch. A lot of these foods are what are in lots of households for holiday meals. Obviously not all, but it's still a fair representation of some Americans for him to use those items. I think he did a good job for trying as many new foods as he is.
I REALLY want to watch your family Christmas video LOL! You have been hyping it up for the last few videos. You keep mentioning it, now I’m dying of anticipation waiting for this Raphael Christmas Special! “The Gomes 1st American Christmas” or “The Gomes take America” make it an entire series lol
Holidays are always consisting of corn bread, Mac and cheese and collards. That is a very southern thing and a huge thing among African American families as well. Never canned though always made fresh.
Like other comments, I think you should find an American to actually prepare some of these dishes. Where I come from no one uses box stuffing or frozen mac and cheese or eat cold collard greens from a can. You deserve better.
1.) I hope you're feeling better! 2.) You don't have to apologize for your opinions. People who are hurt because you don't care for foods they like are most likely just looking for reasons to be offended. 3.) If you video'd your Christmas dinner, I think that would be fun to watch. 4.) I know you mentioned adding chocolate chips to the cornbread; well, I had an aunt who liked to stir fresh blueberries or blackberries into the mix and serve it as a breakfast side (cut up into squares, just the way you had it) and it was fantastic. 5.) Hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Raphael!! So happy to hear your family is coming to visit. Please make some videos with them trying your favorite American anything!!🎄
I'm currently watching this on Christmas. I will say Collard Greens are best made fresh. I appreciate you even trying them though. Thank you for not being afraid to try new things 💜
Awesome video! Eggnog doesn't come with alcohol in it, but alot of people do mix it with alcohol. I personally can only drink it when mixed with sprite which some people find very strange 😂🤷♂️ also American sugar cookies are meant to be very soft lol the sausage gravy is a breakfast food that you pour on top of biscuits. I don't know about canned gravy, but fresh homemade is soo delicious! You should do a video making biscuits and gravy!
Everything family has their own twists on tradition. We never served cornbread at holidays, but it's GREAT with a big bowl of chili or bean soup. Can't go wrong.
Cornbread is great! I enjoy it alone, with a bowl of chili, in Stuffing, or even heated up in a bowl with some milk (like cereal). Also, keep in mind that all the items are meant to eat together on one plate (not one at a time). The flavors are meant to compliment each other, like Thanksgiving dinner items. :) Merry Christmas, Raphael. Edit: Most people that take the time to make a traditional Christmas dinner, usually make it all from scratch. A can of something-something is not going to be truly representative of a real holiday dish.
Most of the items you have tried I don't usually make at Christmas, and if they were made from scratch would taste sooo much better 😊 Merry Christmas 🎄
Born and raised American (minus 3 years in Germany) and I'm totally with you on the green bean casserole. It's one of those dishes promoted by canned soup companies. I substitute green beans almondine (haricots verts amandine) with my holiday meals. Corn bread isn't always sweet. There's a sort of divide between the North and South or the South and Southwest on this. In the Southwest the cornbread is often more savory and even spicier with jalapeño. The spiced ham, stuffing, cranberry and sweet potato dishes and egg nog were all specifically holiday dishes but the other dishes are staples of any of my family gatherings, even during the Summer. We also have deviled eggs a lot with any big family celebration.
The Christmas dinner that was traditional for me and my family in Canada was turkey or ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, dinner buns, green bean casserole, carrots, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
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I’ve literally been having such a shit day and this video has already made it better
I appreciate you Raphael and the effort put into your videos🖤🖤
Sending you so many positive vibes right now. I hope your day gets better and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. 💜
Hope your days get better merry Christmas from New Jersey
I hope it gets better for you. And you have the best holidays/christmas 🎄. (If you celebrate) I really hope you get blessings 😁
Me, too, friend. Tomorrow will be better. ❤️
Tomorrow will be better! ❤
Bless your heart! Somebody please make this sweet young man a real Southern Christmas Meal! We don’t use anything from a can. Ralph, I’m officially inviting you to join us here in Alabama for a true, authentic southern Christmas dinner!
Was looking for this comment!!! I’m in the Carolina’s we need to get him a good home cooking southern chef ❤
I absolutely agree this man has not had some real Southern/soul food yet and he needs too
I was really hoping he’d have represented the whole USA in this video, but it was mainly a southern Christmas 😢
Amen - my thoughts exactly
Amen! He really needs to eat these dishes made with fresh, homemade dishes!
If you're parents agree, definitely do it. Would love to see their reaction.
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I would love this as well. I miss seeing his lovely sister.
Same!
I'd love it if viewers sent in their grandma's recipes for these foods, and you tried them from scratch :)
Ooo yess
Cause a lot of this ain't it
When he ate the abominations that are canned collards and sausage gravy, I sympathy cringed.
I am both amazed and appalled at the size of the bites you take of a food you’ve never tasted before! Bravo to you 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Right, he is so brave!
The Collards! Lol
@@gboojie8846 RIGHTT KMAOO
Not just the size of the bites but the size of the portions! I was amazed that he filled a plate with a food when he had absolutely no idea what that food tasted like! Maybe next time he will cut back on both!
I've been thinking the same thing
I would love to see a video of your family trying the American dishes you serve
Same but I believe making each from scratch will be way better. For example the green bean casserole is delicious when you make your own mushroom sauce and use fresh green beans, onion stays the same. Same with the collard greens, IDK, these dishes are good but they need love!
Please don’t ever apologize for the content in your videos. You are such a hilarious person. It’s so interesting watching your perception of the foods but I will say there is a big difference between homemade vs packaged foods that your trying. Maybe you can really splurge and hire a chef to cook a traditional American Christmas dinner for your parents. Please film as much as you can while they’re visiting. I know that I’d love to see the people that brought such an amazing person into the world.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Funeral foods are definitely a thing here in the US and it varies with region and ethnicity. Kinda like a church potluck where everyone brings a dish of food... I believe the original idea was that the family wouldn't have to concern themselves with daily chores during their time of mourning...
Real grief saps all my strength and makes it impossible to think clearly.
If your parents say yes please do it would be so nice to see their reaction to American foods. Merry Christmas
I think your green bean casserole needed some help. I mix shredded sharp cheddar, a splash of Worcester sauce and a dash of garlic powder in with the green beans (I like the French cut) and mushroom soup. Sprinkle the crunchy onions on top and bake until hot and melted. Its best eaten hot.
Yess I love cheese with mine not many people do it like that
Agree with French cut frozen green beans I like mixing in the French fried onions ion with the soup and green beans and topping with onion rings. Now if he does not like cream of mushroom soup cream of celery or cream of chicken would also work
I agree with this 🙌🏻
I put mozzarella cheese on top of the green beans and the onions on top of that!
Not sure if you’re aware, but the French cut beans are the leftover beans that are cut normal. Basically the scraps that fall on the floor is what the French cut green beans are. Sorry, but my brother in law is a manager in a canning factory for a famous USA brand
Sausage gravy goes on American-style buttermilk biscuits, and should be made fresh. I didn’t know it was available in a can. I like them for breakfast.
Libbys makes a great tasting Sausage Gravy that rivals any kkind froom scratchh. Heat in sause pan season with salt & pepper cook untill smooth and hot serve over hot biscuit or toast great when YOU don't have ingredients on hand. It comes in hot sausage too ive had both and are really tasty 100x better than Cambells brand. Try it you will like , specially the convient of making it anytime you want gravy and biscuits.
Funeral foods are a real thing. When someone dies, people bring over tons and tons of food for the family. It sounds weird, but it really helps the family. It gives the family one less thing to worry about and there are always people coming over to pay their respects so there's lots of food.
I love this! But as an American, I've never had the Pillsbury Swirls, but grew up with jiffy corn bread. Grew up in WA state and live on VA now.
Me too also from WA! (Bellingham) ❤
Same in Texas
Yes please film your parents experiencing America for the first time!!! Happy Holidays🌲
Did I see tears in your eyes when you tasted the collard greens? You crack me up and are just so adorable - a true delight to watch. Thanks for all you do to brighten our days. ♥
Cinnamon rolls for dessert? Genius! We usually have them for breakfast with maybe a meat or scrambled eggs.
Never had many of those foods for Christmas dinner, and as a matter of fact, I've never ever had quite a few of those foods at all. Many are definitely a southern thing. There are two kinds of the cranberry sauce- jellied, and whole berry. You opened and tasted the whole berry version. Keep in mind that many of the foods you tried are so much better homemade. Love your videos and would love to see your family's reaction.
A lot of those foods would be better made from scratch rather than from a can. Those sugar cookies are a special kind of sugar cookie - soft sugar cookies. Theyre meant to be cake-like.
Iwould love.yo see a video with ur family. Merry Christmas!
He needs to come to a house and let us Mommas cook then he'll see what everything really taste like. L.
It's not fair to make judgment on canned foods and a dried ham that's not how we cook our American dinners if you only knew some people who know how to cook and see what it really should taste like and look like then maybe you can be you can make a better judgment on it but really anyone who could cook would not eat that crap that you are showing so to make a dinner like that for your family would not do them any service because you don't know really what it's supposed to taste like or look like it's it's really sad that you would know how good it really is if it was made from someone who can cook and it's a little bit disservice to our food when you're judging from can and boxes and you're trying to cook something that you really don't know how to cook but would love to see what your family would think even though they really are not going to have a for real Christmas American dinner
true. i've just moved to the u.s and never had like thanksgiving food or any holiday one from the u.s. When i tried the green bean casserole from Harmons, omg it was delicious. anything homemade is gonna be good but canned beans, no thanks haha
yeah, like my dad makes collard greens from scratch for new years, and they're sooo good, but i don't think i'd like canned stuff either
Lofthouse cookies are not great some people love them, but there’s so many better options
Next "american" holiday you need to actually join a family for the event...or get someone to just guide you, I really think you'd like alot of the holiday foods if they were just in the right cooking vessel etc
That's a great idea!
I was just thinking I can't wait for him to make some friends. Because he'd love these foods if they were made correctly....And were actual foods that actual Americans eat.
Yes! EVERYTHING is soooo much better homemade and eaten while it's hot.
Agreed! Anything canned or boxed is meh.
Yes!!
That little soft spoken "I love Christmas" as a mantra to get through eating the canned greens KILLED me I died laughing!😂😂
I love how the green bean casserole just instantly grew on you like that. Went from mid to good real fast. Btw, Lucerne is definitely the best eggnog brand in my opinion.
Eggnog can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. My favorite brand is Jack Daniels. Though the name might lead you think it’s alcoholic, it’s not.
Same here
I prefer the Califa almond milk Nog but no matter what kind I have I cut it with a bit of plain milk cuz it’s too thick.
@@kikicz1637 same. Can't handle straight nog unless I sip it slowly.
Southern Comfort is also amazing.
Oberweis if you are up north in the Midwest is the best, hands-down! I am from Chicago and we get it in a glass jar from overwise every single year so dang good
No matter what anyone says on here, you 100% have the right to like or not like what you try. That being said i think the homemade foods are always better than in the can. I hope you get to feeling better and thank you for sharing. It would be interesting to see a video of your most favorite things from where you are from. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
Not me delivering an entire monologue in my head to explain each dish, the errors in some of your preparation, and the rich history of the black influence on most of these foods... but as always I love your videos. you're too pure 💕
You seem to be tasting a Southern version of Christmas dinner. My family’s meal was turkey, my moms dressing balls (made with sausage), green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, butternut squash, and date or cranberry steamed pudding for dessert. My aunt always made dozens of cookies. My favorite were the cherry winks. Nothing came from a box except the squash which was frozen and had brown sugar and cinnamon added.
Most of the things you tried I didn't even know they made in cans lol I think the cans is the problem. Especially the sausage gravy. And collard greens. I can't wait till you try it how it's supposed to be
Nix the canned foods and have them home cooked.
Right, he would probably enjoy real home cooked dishes much more than the pre packaged stuff
Lmfaoooo right! I could have just threw up watching him eat collards from a can 😭😭😭😩
@@quilosunflower Those greens are are actually good af. Making them fresh is ideal, but in a pinch they will do. They are already done so you are really only heating them up. They get mushy if you heat them too long. And they are not good when they get cold.
Lol that stuff was not made right at all
Yay!! I’m so happy you uploaded. Raph I’m sending you the warmest wishes for a beautiful weekend! Thank you for all you do for us ❤💚🤍
I Love that you're making American Christmas dinner for your European family 🎉🤩
As a southern American, I’ve never seen that green casserole ever being served. But everyone’s Christmas meals are different. To each is own 🤷🏾♀️. Also you have to season those collards greens. Also Merry Christmas.
Green bean casserole is a Midwest dish
Wow I'm American (Italian American on my dad's side) so we always have either homemade ravioli or lasagna for Christmas. Then just tons of nibbles like cheese, crackers, veggies, fruit, nuts, and cookies. Homemade Italian cookies of course. Merry Christmas everyone ❤️
Yes! I usually make lasagna for Christmas! ❤
Yes! Also have my Nona's recipe Lasagna at Christmas every once in awhile. We also used to have her eggnog recipe with 12 egg yolks and like a ton of alcohol. But we reduce the alcohol by alot because it was so strong.
Yes, lasagna here too and sometimes eggplant parmigiana along with it. Garlic bread. Honey balls (struffoli) too! Egg nog is a yes too. We got tired of the turkey and ham tradition years ago when we decided twice within a month was too much; so turkey for Thanksgiving now and ham for Easter.
😂 I totally needed this today! I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time. Happy New Year!
Yes please film your parents/family reaction to American food.
i'm so happy with the new uploading schedule, i just wanted to tell you that i appreciate your hard work
I don’t like the canned version of sausage gravy, but….homemade is the BEST!! Especially with some warm biscuits for breakfast!!
You never fail to make us laugh and smile. You will have to have so many of these things fresh it will make a huge difference. Your opinions are honest, that is why we love you in our house. You have nothing to apologize for IMO. I will happily make you a home cooked holiday meal anytime, just let me know.❤😊
Dash of Nutmeg mixed with the egg nog takes it to a new level.
Dash of rum. Lol
"Dash" of rum? You clearly don't live in Wisconsin. Warm rum is the most important ingredient!
I always know I’ll be laughing within the first 5 minutes when I watch your videos, you always make my day! I would love to see your parents tasting American foods. I appreciate you ❤ Merry Christmas
I am a country girl from the southern US. Some of those dishes have never made it to my Christmas dinner in 60 years. I eat corn bread both sweet( Yankee style) and savory (Southern style) but at other times of the year. Dinner rolls are for Christmas. Casseroles are a Christmas item and they vary depending on your favorite veg. Mac and cheese or Potatoes and a savory gravy (not sausage) along with Ham or a roast as the chosen meat. At my house pudding ( banana) and pies (pecan, apple raisin spice or maybe a berry) are for dessert. The sugar cookies are made for Santa the night before and only served if there are left overs. Truly depends on the meat (main dish) as to what gets paired with it. Most things are made fresh and not from a can or box. Huge difference in flavor.
My family is from the midwest (NW Indidana) We ususally have Turkey and Ham for Christmas. We have mashed potatoes, gravy, pork sausage stuffing, corn, greenbeans with bacon, sweet potato casserole or sweet potatoes with a buttery brown sugar sauce, and cheddar biscuits or croissants. We try to make most of the dishes from recipes passed down from family traditions.
We eat a lot of those things in Canada, too. Most of them are better when they're homemade.
One thing to keep in mind that not everyone serves the same thing for Christmas dinner. I've personally never known anyone who served cornbread with Christmas dinner. Collard greens are good (although never been part of any Christmas dinner I've had), but definitely don't get them from a can. No one in my family likes green bean casserole. And as far as biscuits and gravy, it's something I love, but never with Christmas dinner. By the way, I can only imagine that canned gravy is gross. Homemade sausage gravy is so good...and it's white because it's milk based. Personally, our big family Christmas meal (shared on Christmas eve) is lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. Christmas day, we go to a movie and Chinese buffet.
Usually the cornbread one is from families of the south or Midwest but us midwesterns kind of make the south made and do sweet cornbread at Christmas
We had corn bread and yeast rolls for Thanksgiving, but Christmas dinner was always a toned down affair because mom was too tired by Christmas to cook anything more than a ham in a slow cooker...lol. we often have Chinese on Christmas day for the same reason.
Most of the foods aren’t specifically Christmas and biscuits and gravy is breakfast food
Yep agreed with someone else cornbread is a midwest thing. Usually for thanksgiving, not Christmas.
@@AshleyNebs in the south too, but if you’re going to do some kind of corn dish do a corn casserole it’s like creamed corn cornbread pudding
Fun video. It is always interesting watching your responses to our foods. Our usual Christmas dinner is turkey, ham (with a glaze mix of orange juice, pineapple juice and brown sugar), mashed potatoes, gravy, sausage cranberry dressing, green beans, corn, cheesy broccoli rice casserole, sweet potatoes, 7 layer salad, deviled eggs, and choices of rolls...croissant, yeast rolls, Hawaiian rolls. There can be multiple choices of casseroles...depends on who all is showing up and what they choose to bring. Gravy...never use a mix or canned gravy...it's a wonder you survived...lol. There are some good videos about how to make southern gravy. They are usually served with buttermilk biscuits. And it is white because it is milk and flour based. You can also do the same kind of gravy using fried chicken or cubed/country fried steak drippings. Sweet potatoes...there are so many varieties. My parents used to grow 8 different kinds...all were good though, but some were more suited for savory seasonings. There can be some drastic differences in traditional foods depending on the region of the country you are in.
EDIT: Greens, cornbread, pork or thick bacon, and black-eyed peas or lentils are usually a southern New Years day meal that's supposed to bring good luck.
I would love to see him try to eat holiday foods from diff american cultures. bc ive never heard of half of these! like a 7 layer salad? it sounds good tho
This is a very typical southern style Christmas dinner, as a New Yorker, we sometimes have these dishes but it depends on your nationality. Also, this made me so hungry! Hahah
I do not really consider New York to be southern.
I love your videos, and it always makes me feel less anxious, because you have such a calm voice. Thank you!!!
Take those Cranberries, dump them on a wheel of Brie with some tyme or rosemary and bake in an oven for 15 mins. Slice up a baguette from the grocery store and enjoy. Canberry Brie is sooooooo gooooood.
Or with camembert mmm
He would’ve 100% had something like in Europe… where it comes from ❤
Made a cranberry relish once it was fresh cranberries in a food processor a little bit of sugar to taste and lime zest and juice poured over a block of cream cheese that was softened it would also work over goat cheese or on top of ricotta cheese
One of my favs💯
You are so sweet. Not a mean bone in your body. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I would love to see a Christmas dinner with your whole family where you all sit down with a big plate and try each side together ❤ I think you might need an American or two to help you cook it though and guide you on what dishes to use, it may be a lot more enjoyable that way!
Collards are a HUGE staple of holiday foods (or anytime of year really) in the south, but we would never ever ever ever make them from a can. Ever. They take hours to cook properly, and if my mom made them for you I’d like to believe you’d change your mind on them lol.
Definitely film your family’s reactions! Would love to see that!
You need to eat the sausage gravy warm over biscuits. It is not good on it's own. Love your videos.
truth, and not from a can.
Yup, definitely make it from scratch! One of my favorite breakfast foods is sausage gravy and biscuits. Right up there with creamed chipped beef over toast!
I see warm and biscuits but for a european, eating biscuits with gravy sounds like eating your steak with vanilla sauce.
@@milamccarty5782 imagine a savory scone with a creamy milk sauce with sausage crumbles in it
39.01 Rapha I adore your videos. You are adorable, and I am looking forward to seeing your parents here. Have a wonderful, merry, Christmas. You are amazing❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I honestly NEVER had gravy from a can, I can't even imagine,you are a brave man😂
Your willingness to try anything is so great! Good on you! You never know what you might like
You have no idea how much joy your videos bring me. To a lot of people. You're reactions are hilarious and genuine. Thank you for all the amazing content Raphael!
Yes, we want reaction and vlogs with your parents! Take them to the supermarket, restaurants, theme park, or home cooked reactions!
I have never had cornbread with Christmas dinner unless it's made into cornbread dressing. It's ham, turkey, yams with marshmallows on top, dressing/stuffing, gross green bean casserole, corn, rolls, jellied cranberry sauce and pumpkin/pecan pie.
For the holidays my family has ham, southern potato salad, macaroni and cheese, southern collard greens and cornbread stuffing.
Green bean casserole is awesome in the right context! Have your plate loaded with all the other good stuff and it goes right along with it all. It's also one of those foods that can be cooked in all kinds of variations and the way it's baked really does matter. It is an American holiday staple!
I think seeing a parents reaction video would be awesome!
Christmas dinner in the south has a lot of sweet and salty contrasts. If u eat everything together and combine the right thing it’s actually very balanced.
I love eggnog but lots of people in America don’t. 😂 It’s typically sold without alcohol and can totally be left as-is but I think often rum (golden or dark, not white or spiced) is added to it!
Your video is like an early Christmas present 😊 thank you for trying everything and the video
And yes please the funeral food video and the video with your parents.
I actually have never had cornbread with a Christmas dinner. I'm from the south and we only really do cornbread with like pinto beans or as a sign to like fried chicken and collard greens. I have actually tried it in homemade chili and it was really good
Merry Christmas 🎄
Your review's are spot on
and we love you for the
honesty.
The soft baked sugar cookies are my absolute favorite. They do make them for each holiday with just changing up the icing, and I'm not sad about it
Would love to see your parents and their reactions!
I love your reactions to the things I've accepted as normal growing up in the US. Some of the things that we like are truly strange but I wouldn't have it any other way. Embrace the weirdness!
Omg the accuracy with the sugar cookies 😂😂😂😂 we literally have them for every single occasion you can find them at the store just decorated different depending on the holiday lmao.
lmaooo you're so right about how many holidays those sugar cookies are themed after. easter, 4th of july, halloween, christmas, etc. you'll always find those Lofthouse sugar cookies in colors that match the occasion, and they're almost always at every function. they def are more like cake than cookie. they're addictive lol.
also don't worry about offending us, some of the stuff you're having here we would actually make homemade (sausage and gravy and collard greens for example) so we wouldn't like the stuff you had to eat either!
This was such a fun video! If you ever come to the Seattle area, I will cook/bake any American food you’d like to try from scratch rather than packages and cans. That would be fun to see you react to!
Cornbread definitely varies from north to south but in Texas we love ours sweet (Johnny cake is what the sweetened version is called often). I have never had it with Christmas dinner but as its own thing it's amazing.
Cornbread
2 cups corn meal
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Buttermilk until mix smooth
Grease a cast iron skillet and put mixture in and bake until browned!
You forgot the bacon drippings and honey.
Oh my yes these also!! I gave him basic lol this ups the cornbread game 😂
He's honest, that's what's up. I appreciate him for that 10x times more.
I'm born and raised a American but I don't celebrate holidays. In America are food and people are a melting pot of different cultures. I agree with most of what you had to sayed about the food. I use cream corn as a substitute for gravy over mashed potatoes. Cookies can be soft or crunchy. The white gravy is good over soft fluffy biscuits but I agree brown gravy is delicious also not on biscuits. I prefer the cranberry jelly not the one with the fruit lumps in it. Some people do eat mince pie in the USA. I would love to see your parents' reactions to your favorite foods from the USA. 👍🤗
i make my cranberry sauce from scratch, bag of fresh cranberries, cup of sugar, cup of cherry juice, the zest and juice from 1 orange, boil it!
When I ate cream corn I also ate it over my mashed potatoes ( I also ate my baked beans over my mashed potatoes when I ate baked beans and mashed potatoes).
I think it would be great to see your family trying and enjoying American food and other American doings
Today is my birthday but I chose to not do anything as I lost my dad a month ago suddenly and it’s been so rough n depressing..I just wanna say thank u.🫶🏽❤️watching ur videos brings a little relief to me.thank u n happy holidays ❤️
The “cream” in creamed corn is just water and corn starch that combine and thicken when the corn is heated and stirred so that the corn kernels break open, releasing the starch.
Def would love to see their (your family's) opinions on these foods. That said, I'm 50, born and raised in Wisconsin (so, the mid-west) and I've never had green bean casserole or creamed corn. Ive also never had the gravy stuff. I don't do corn bread at holidays. To me, that goes with pan fish. Love mav and cheese, but also not a holiday food. I think the holiday meal really is regional. (Also, my parents are German immigrants, so I'm sure that influenced what I got used to while growing up). My son LOVES Lofthouse sugar cookies. I find them bizarre. But-- I love your videos and since you moved to America. This is super interesting!
Yes, yes, yes!!! I would love to see your parents' reactions to foods, gadgets and cooking!
Thank you for always brighten my day and putting so much effort in all your content! If your parents are fine I'd love to see their reaction as well 😀
Love this!!!
I’m cracking up that you made the green bean casserole in a cookie sheet 😂😊
If anybody gets annoyed with your opinions then that’s on them, you’re allowed to dislike food.
Obviously not growing up with the nostalgia of certain foods makes things different,
I’m sure Americans would find mince pies and Christmas pudding very odd.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas. Take care ❤
That would make more sense if he was trying actual homemade dishes. But he's eating things from cans that's not an accurate representation of the dish itself. We still support, but it's not the real deal.
Agreed! I can see why he found most of it to be gross. As an American I find everything he ate to be gross too! It was all canned and processed 🤢. It tastes way better homemade, using real ingredients. He needs someone to cook him the real deal! ❤
To be fair to Raphael, he was trying the most popular of said packaged foods, which means many people buy and enjoy them. He even said he really liked quite a few.
I’m sure he’s opened minded and aware that home made is better.
Although, many Americans I know actually prefer that canned cranberry sauce to homemade lol
@@dr.tanyajay4473 exactly. Not everyone makes these foods from scratch. A lot of these foods are what are in lots of households for holiday meals. Obviously not all, but it's still a fair representation of some Americans for him to use those items.
I think he did a good job for trying as many new foods as he is.
I REALLY want to watch your family Christmas video LOL! You have been hyping it up for the last few videos. You keep mentioning it, now I’m dying of anticipation waiting for this Raphael Christmas Special! “The Gomes 1st American Christmas” or “The Gomes take America” make it an entire series lol
Holidays are always consisting of corn bread, Mac and cheese and collards. That is a very southern thing and a huge thing among African American families as well. Never canned though always made fresh.
I like cream corn a lot. Most people do not. My mother always added a generous amount of ground black pepper to it before serving it.
Like other comments, I think you should find an American to actually prepare some of these dishes. Where I come from no one uses box stuffing or frozen mac and cheese or eat cold collard greens from a can. You deserve better.
That's why we love you because your honest opinion!!! ❤️❤️❤️
1.) I hope you're feeling better!
2.) You don't have to apologize for your opinions. People who are hurt because you don't care for foods they like are most likely just looking for reasons to be offended.
3.) If you video'd your Christmas dinner, I think that would be fun to watch.
4.) I know you mentioned adding chocolate chips to the cornbread; well, I had an aunt who liked to stir fresh blueberries or blackberries into the mix and serve it as a breakfast side (cut up into squares, just the way you had it) and it was fantastic.
5.) Hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas!
I agree. You just know what you like.
I hope your parents are agreeable to do a video of your Christmas dinner.
You’re doing a great job and I enjoy ALL your content. Bless you, Raphael!
Merry Christmas, Raphael!! So happy to hear your family is coming to visit. Please make some videos with them trying your favorite American anything!!🎄
Corn bread varies by region. Some is sweet & some is savory. I prefer it sweet, warm, served with butter & honey.
I'm currently watching this on Christmas. I will say Collard Greens are best made fresh. I appreciate you even trying them though. Thank you for not being afraid to try new things 💜
You will love homade eggnog, it has liquor and blended ice...So good 👍
You being honest & authentic with us is what I’m here for. Thank you so much!🥰💛
Awesome video! Eggnog doesn't come with alcohol in it, but alot of people do mix it with alcohol. I personally can only drink it when mixed with sprite which some people find very strange 😂🤷♂️ also American sugar cookies are meant to be very soft lol the sausage gravy is a breakfast food that you pour on top of biscuits. I don't know about canned gravy, but fresh homemade is soo delicious! You should do a video making biscuits and gravy!
Something tells me this kid has never and will never work a day in his life. But I do like him
Everything family has their own twists on tradition. We never served cornbread at holidays, but it's GREAT with a big bowl of chili or bean soup. Can't go wrong.
Cornbread is great! I enjoy it alone, with a bowl of chili, in Stuffing, or even heated up in a bowl with some milk (like cereal). Also, keep in mind that all the items are meant to eat together on one plate (not one at a time). The flavors are meant to compliment each other, like Thanksgiving dinner items. :) Merry Christmas, Raphael. Edit: Most people that take the time to make a traditional Christmas dinner, usually make it all from scratch. A can of something-something is not going to be truly representative of a real holiday dish.
I eat cornbread for breakfast with a fried egg, salsa and cheese.
@@jacquelinecimarusti7551 Oooh, I'm going to have to try it that way! Sounds great!
Most of the items you have tried I don't usually make at Christmas, and if they were made from scratch would taste sooo much better 😊 Merry Christmas 🎄
Yeah like biscuits and gravy
Born and raised American (minus 3 years in Germany) and I'm totally with you on the green bean casserole. It's one of those dishes promoted by canned soup companies. I substitute green beans almondine (haricots verts amandine) with my holiday meals. Corn bread isn't always sweet. There's a sort of divide between the North and South or the South and Southwest on this. In the Southwest the cornbread is often more savory and even spicier with jalapeño. The spiced ham, stuffing, cranberry and sweet potato dishes and egg nog were all specifically holiday dishes but the other dishes are staples of any of my family gatherings, even during the Summer. We also have deviled eggs a lot with any big family celebration.
The Christmas dinner that was traditional for me and my family in Canada was turkey or ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, dinner buns, green bean casserole, carrots, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.