Americans First Time In York - "It Was The Best!"

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  • This video was showing our travels in the great city of York. York is such an amazing city I highly recommend going there if you can. We went to several British stores while in York as well so stay tuned for those videos!
    02:11 - York
    03:12 - Shambles
    03:48 - Valhalla
    04:15 - The Market
    05:04 - Yorkshire Pudding
    07:14 - River Ouse
    08:14 - Clifford's Tower
    09:03 - The Wall
    14:05 - Fish N Chips
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  • @patriciacarline6975
    @patriciacarline6975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The tall uncut grass/plants along the banking of the wall is left for bees and wildlife and is known as 'rewilding' - allowing nature back into towns and cities!

  • @L1am21
    @L1am21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fish n chips is original Scottish pfft Scott's try to clam everything.

    • @user-cs3wr1nj1r
      @user-cs3wr1nj1r 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fry Fish was actually first done bye east end Jew's, fry chips come from York and Lancaster, no one knows who was the first place to bring them together but it was in the uk first, that why it was the British Traditional dish because we was the first to have it in the world.

    • @Ayne-ny4em
      @Ayne-ny4em หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wrong first fish chips usa google it

  • @lesleybunce9848
    @lesleybunce9848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I don’t know how you eat with only a fork !!! So strange to me 🤣

  • @tonyyero7231
    @tonyyero7231 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Greetings from Orlando, Florida USA 🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing your UK experience. I always watch the Brits visiting us here in Florida & nice to see the other version of that 🇬🇧

  • @adrianmcgrath1984
    @adrianmcgrath1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The half timbered (black and white) buildings aren’t 'colonial', they are Tudor. And although they may look as if they are the oldest building on a street, very often all the buildings are the same age, but the fronts were replaced (a couple of hundred years ago) with new facades to stop them looking so old fashioned.
    All those beams took a long time to saw and were relatively expensive. Depending on where the house is - if it is close to a road that once led to a port or near a port, there is a good chance that those beams are recycled from old ships that had finished their service. A building of that era may have a date on it, but the beams might be many decades older and have sailed around the world, 'discovered' new lands, taken part in naval battles etc.

    • @kimberleysmith818
      @kimberleysmith818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah I just commented saying Tudor not colonial. Should have a rolled further to see your comment :)

    • @jeremyohara5707
      @jeremyohara5707 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kimberleysmith818 i was at the tower of London a few months ago and i asked one of the amazing Beefeater guides about these beautiful old buildings, i asked if they were Tudor, he said no they were not. I think they are "wattle and daub" style which dates many hundreds of years prior to Tudor era. Maybe someone else can advise?

  • @AndyKing1963
    @AndyKing1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I remember the great knife shortage that afflicted York in 2022 ;)

    • @trevorarnold5410
      @trevorarnold5410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Should we explain this is called British humour

    • @alansmithee8831
      @alansmithee8831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Andy King. This would get my prize for best comment.

    • @AndyKing1963
      @AndyKing1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trevorarnold5410 well it's debatable if it's humour ;)

  • @claregale9011
    @claregale9011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Always baffles me how Americans never use a knife looks so awkward lol looks like you had a great time .🙂

    • @stewedfishproductions7959
      @stewedfishproductions7959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      The cutlery use (or lack of) by Americans drives me to distraction... I find it SO painful to watch! Also the same as not putting vinegar over the chips, followed by salt... Baffling - SMH - LOL!

    • @claregale9011
      @claregale9011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@stewedfishproductions7959 I'm not the only one then lol I'm a dinner lady and teach 4yr olds to use there knife and fork properly it's just so much easier using both .

    • @CamcorderSteve
      @CamcorderSteve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@stewedfishproductions7959 I cannot abide salt and vinegar over fish and chips, I just use tomato ketchup, plenty of vinegar in that, and it actually has a taste to it, unlike straight vinegar.

    • @jodiipodiigames
      @jodiipodiigames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      As Americans ourselves that have lived in the UK for four years, I am proud to say we now use our forks AND KNIVES at the dinner table 👍😂

    • @stevenlagoe7808
      @stevenlagoe7808 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jodiipodiigames Hurrah! 👍😃

  • @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara
    @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I’m so confused why no one in America uses knives to eat 😂 but the vinegar mainly would go on your chips (fries) and not on gravy so I’m glad you couldn’t taste it and it didn’t ruin your meal. The thing that looked like haggis was actually stuffing. I’m glad you enjoyed york. It’s very beautiful.

    • @midwestamericans3806
      @midwestamericans3806  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      York is great.

    • @alansmithee8831
      @alansmithee8831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@midwestamericans3806 Great, as I live just down the road from there, but as I just suggested to Joel from Its JPS, how about a future reaction video on the British way of using knife and fork together? I also said it is like watching someone eating with one chop stick, especially as I learned to use them by watching in US restaurants.

    • @charlesunderwood6334
      @charlesunderwood6334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I always find that odd, maybe more so as I have been told my whole life that it is rude not to use the knife in the right hand and fork in the left and not to change hands or put either down whilst actively eating. Also the fork is always convex up.

    • @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara
      @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@charlesunderwood6334 obviously there is etiquette involved too. But just from the standpoint of having a knife-designed to cut the food -in your hand to do it’s job whilst simultaneously using the fork to deliver the food to your mouth. It makes no sense to only use one during most meals (obviously certain specific cuisines excluded). What’s the point in having the knife if you don’t use it properly 😂

    • @charlesunderwood6334
      @charlesunderwood6334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara Indeed; it is also ideally placed to push food onto the fork.

  • @enl999
    @enl999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've got to ask, what do you think a knife is for when you are eating? Decoration?

  • @blondeenigma3882
    @blondeenigma3882 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    So glad you liked York, one of the best cities in England. The Shambles and the streets around it are wonderful to stroll around. The Yorkshire pudding meal had a roast chicken dinner in it - that ball wasn't haggis but sage and onion stuffing. UK stuffing isn't what American's know as stuffing. The fish and chips looked authentic - mushy peas etc. If you eat them again, shake the salt and vinegar over everything not just the peas.

    • @alexrafe2590
      @alexrafe2590 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atlantia well yes and no. Yes the basic concept is the same. And even the British boxed mixes are fine. I love the sage and onion approach.
      Americans have come up with a variety of fresh home made recipes that are lovely using ingredients like chestnuts and apricots. Southerners will make stuffing using cornbread. Most versions I’ve tried are very good.

    • @hammerhorrible
      @hammerhorrible ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Peas is the place you avoid putting salt & vinegar!

  • @carrieduff1388
    @carrieduff1388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lol! Putting vinegar on everything! It is generally just for chips! And, you can also use a knife!

  • @anthonyevans6796
    @anthonyevans6796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    If you learned to use a knife in tandem with the fork THEN you would not have to use your fingers to tear the Yorkshire Pudding apart

    • @gregrot
      @gregrot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brutal 😂😂

    • @adrianrlloyd
      @adrianrlloyd ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Give the yanks a break.omg

    • @smythharris2635
      @smythharris2635 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brutal? Really? LoL

    • @Elementloaf
      @Elementloaf ปีที่แล้ว

      To be fair I've never used utensils to eat a Yorke, fresh n crispy out the oven or smothered in gravy. Me grandad loved em with jam

    • @user-cs3xz6qf8q
      @user-cs3xz6qf8q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who ever cared about using cutlery for chish n fips

  • @simpleminded1uk
    @simpleminded1uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ... the knife was right there...

  • @angiet6500
    @angiet6500 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I went to LA a number of years ago on a tour and on my last day I went into a cafe to have breakfast after having taken some last minute photos. The lady behind the counter gave me what I ordered and I was sitting there quite happily eating my food then I realised the whole cafe had gone completely quiet and when I looked up everyone had stopped eating and were watching me eating with a knife and fork as if they were mesmerised. Even the lady behind the counter was leaning over it intensely watching me, I felt really embarrassed but I just went on eating my breakfast as if it was no big deal. 😅

    • @cutex24
      @cutex24 ปีที่แล้ว

      how odd - I'm afraid I do wince at many Americans I see on youtube awkwardly stabbing food with a fork held in their left hand

    • @vmm5163
      @vmm5163 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol. Brilliant! 👍 My mother was German and when she came to England to marry my dad she couldn't understand why Brits held their forks upsidedown, the tines pointing down instead of up. And the tiny amount of food perched on the very end 😁 she was so puzzled!

    • @sandradee1579
      @sandradee1579 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't believe that story at all. That would never, ever happen.

    • @joepollard9476
      @joepollard9476 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sandradee1579 . The fork should be held upsidedown! It was always that way. Perhaps the fast food generation changed it. Young people seem to use their fork as a shovel to stuff large amounts of food into their mouths. You would be unlikely to see clientele in a quality restaurant behave like that.

  • @northnsouth6813
    @northnsouth6813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    In the States, instead of using natural colours to give it a tantalizing look, Mountain Dew is artificially coloured with a petroleum-based dye called Yellow #5. Although artificial dyes are common in America, that doesn’t make them okay to eat. They’ve been linked to several health issues and may be contaminated with carcinogens. They certainly are not as safe as beta carotene as used in the UK. And it gets worse…
    The U.S. version of Mountain Dew contains brominated vegetable oil (BVO) - which is an ingredient BANNED in Europe.

    • @northnsouth6813
      @northnsouth6813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rebeccat94 It seams Americans don't care what they eat and drink as there is a long list of foods and drinks banned in Europe because of additives, steroids or chlorine washed chicken.

    • @PedroConejo1939
      @PedroConejo1939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Unless you buy it fresh off the stall, American food can be a nightmare of dodgy ingredients. And even fresh stuff can contain residues or worse still, stuff that is sprayed on it to make it display better. I don't usually bother too much about buying organic in the UK and EU but if I was living in the States, that would be the only way to go. It sounds like I'm being precious but I've had allergic reactions to all manner of foods in the US and here in Britain I have no known allergies.

    • @Stand663
      @Stand663 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I use to travel to America for work and the food is not good at all. You’re mostly consuming sugar and fats sold in supersized portions. Even going to starbucks, the coffee sizes are enormous. The difference here in the Uk and Europe, foods in comparison are much natural. In Switzerland restaurants can serve up to 20 different cheeses 🧀 etc

    • @willasd2432
      @willasd2432 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rebeccat94 Wrong in britain grass fed isn't standard.
      In Britiain youd be lucky if it was even beef. Isn't it sometimes horse meat

    • @willasd2432
      @willasd2432 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Stand663 if the coffee size is enormous thats good you are getting more for your money

  • @ginjamutha
    @ginjamutha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Yorkshire pudding is essentially a pancake batter cooked in a very hot oven. A roast isn’t a roast without Yorkshire puds! Glad you enjoyed the city I call home.

    • @colincooke6320
      @colincooke6320 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being a Roman Wall it's more likely to be 2000 rather than 1000 years old don't you think ?

    • @DraconimLt
      @DraconimLt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@colincooke6320 they are mostly medieval walls I think, all or most of the original Roman Wall was in bad shape or gone, depending on the source. Though I guess at least some of it was just repaired later so technically is original.

    • @Deanow1007
      @Deanow1007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except in Yorkshire you traditionally eat the Yorkshire pudding as a starter or a dessert..

    • @girlsdrinkfeck
      @girlsdrinkfeck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      dont say pancake batter ,because pancakes to americans is more of a drop scone mixture ,its just a " basic batter " mix, eggs flour milk

    • @alansmithee8831
      @alansmithee8831 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@girlsdrinkfeck I made a similar comment, but was sure to say UK pancake mix. I keep suggesting a Pancake Day reaction to US reactors, but they eat their fluffy pancakes all the time, so I do not think they get it.

  • @simonpowell2559
    @simonpowell2559 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You guys were so much fun in "Middle America." I am so glad you got to see Britain first hand. I hope you enjoyed it. I think you did.

  • @paladin5163
    @paladin5163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The struggle with the boxed food is why we use knives.

  • @rikspilz4991
    @rikspilz4991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Is there any meal you midwesterners would consider a candidate for a knife and fork? Cause if thanksgiving in a box doesn't then what does lol

  • @tmac160
    @tmac160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Well done on the mushy peas. They're a must with fish'n chips. I hope JPS is watching... 😄. Great video and glad you enjoyed York. I love the place.

    • @Jamie_D
      @Jamie_D 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pretty sure he's also finished his trip, as blogs come out with a large delay

    • @stirlingmoss4621
      @stirlingmoss4621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      JPS doesnt like mushy peas...lol

    • @mojokg13
      @mojokg13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@stirlingmoss4621 I'm with JPS on that one!! 🤢

    • @nigelhyde279
      @nigelhyde279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I prefer garden peas to mushy.

    • @uncoolmartin460
      @uncoolmartin460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      tbh, for me they are a "must not", IF I have to have peas, I'd go for the garden variety.
      Why ruin good fish 'n' chips with them.

  • @BlameThande
    @BlameThande 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Glad you enjoyed York. It is a universal rule that everyone visiting York must at some point get lost on the walls, even if they had no intention of going up to the walls.

  • @chartermuff
    @chartermuff 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    When you get a traditional Sunday roast dinner (meat, potatoes, veggies & gravy) you normally have a couple of small Yorkshire puddings (more of a pancake batter mix than bread) it’s now trendy to have the usual ingredients in a giant yorky pudding and eaten as a wrap. The ball of ‘haggis’ was sage & onion stuffing. This is usually served with a roast when you have chicken or turkey as your meat selection. You looked to enjoy it anyway!

    • @MrIaninuk
      @MrIaninuk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed, going to say that 'stuffing' is served with almost every roast

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrIaninuk Exactly, a Sunday roast ain't the same without a yorkie and stuffing, whether it be Lamb, Beef, Pork or Chicken. even Ostrich, Venison or Crocodile.

    • @BigKelvPark
      @BigKelvPark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yorkshire pudding as has been described was traditionally a starter before the main meal.

    • @karenblackadder1183
      @karenblackadder1183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BigKelvPark Exactly! Those silly little things served these days are nothing more than hard crust and fresh air!.
      Angela had closer to a real Yorkshire Pudding when it was in a box.

    • @pennylane9133
      @pennylane9133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atlantia Real stuffing isn’t difficult. Sausage meat, some stuffing mix (or breadcrumbs and herbs) and chopped bacon bound together with an egg. And gravy made from the meat juice, of course.

  • @hamilton9479
    @hamilton9479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Lived in York for three years. Fantastic city. Very touristy at times but never felt stressed like in London.

  • @airs1234
    @airs1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Our Mountain Dew is quite different because the US one contains several ingredients that are banned in UK.

    • @davidmalarkey1302
      @davidmalarkey1302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Us mountain dew is full of additives and sugar

    • @whitehorses460
      @whitehorses460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      everything is banned in the UK, in case we hurt ourselves. lofl

    • @DrSkeff
      @DrSkeff ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is different as one of the ingredients in the US is banned in foods in Europe. It is only used as a flame retardant in furniture. Also we do not use high fructose corn syrup as the sweetener either.

  • @Pinzpilot101
    @Pinzpilot101 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for not going to London and meeting loads of guys who say "awight mate" and are very friendly and keep on inviting you to the pub every day. Of course you won't notice at first because being polite you will offer to buy drinks and then more drinks then more drinks. You are on vacation, but these guys seem also to be on vacation...yes they are dossers, living on state handouts,(and gullible tourists) of course they will also tell you that they know where to get 'stuff' (drugs) and they will seem real cool. If you hang out with them long enough they will show you the pickpocketing/casual thieving and dealing that they also do as a matter of course, but they will always seem like such cheerful, cheeky, cockney chappies.

  • @randomtransportguyx4397
    @randomtransportguyx4397 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a person from York I can say it's the GREATEST CITY ON EARTH

  • @dufflepod
    @dufflepod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember walking round that wall when when I was a kid on a family day-trip to to York. And (foolishly) trying to run down the hill at Clifford's tower. That ended in tears!

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Visitors to the UK always usually comment on how green it is 🌳 🏡 its a really dark green colour. Same with Ireland too.

  • @andrewjones4568
    @andrewjones4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The vinegar is just something that you add to the chips when you put salt on them. Was funny seeing you add it to the mushy peas and the pie. 😀. Am loving all the travel vlogs so far. Glad you enjoyed your trip.

    • @mancyank564
      @mancyank564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Put the vinegar on first. The other way will wash off the salt. 😀

    • @sirderam1
      @sirderam1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vinegar on mushy peas is quite a common thing. A matter of personal taste, of course. You're right about vinegar on the pie though.

    • @douglasthompson296
      @douglasthompson296 ปีที่แล้ว

      don't forget in some parts mint sauce is often a relish on mushy peas, I kid you not!

    • @cutex24
      @cutex24 ปีที่แล้ว

      have to say I do like a splash of vinegar on a steak and kidney pie as well as the chips

  • @PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim
    @PhyllisGlassup2TheBrim ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm *so* glad you went to York. What did you think of it? So much history. You walk where Roman soldiers walked. You can put your hand on a wall where someone had put their hand nearly 1000 years ago.

  • @richadambudgen7520
    @richadambudgen7520 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lovely to see people enjoying the city where I am from. I hope you were made to feel welcome 🙏

  • @nonautomaton6230
    @nonautomaton6230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Colonial looking"
    lol - That's Tudor architecture! 😁

  • @Discobiscuit372
    @Discobiscuit372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love York, first visited in 2015 and it blew my mind, the buildings the history etc are stunning, can’t wait to go back, great video guys 👍

  • @godlovesyou1995
    @godlovesyou1995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The walls could be as much for fighting against other English lords, especially since York was like the 2nd most important medieval city, and the Duke of York was often kinda like 2nd in command.

  • @nicholasvalentine2428
    @nicholasvalentine2428 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice to see/hear from a couple of open-minded appreciative people. And well done for venturing out of London.

  • @moomountain
    @moomountain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    TH-cam’s is nuts, was watching one of your videos the other day and now your down the road from where I live.

    • @simonjones7727
      @simonjones7727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know, it's mad isn't it? Next time you come home you'll find the pair of them in your front parlour.

  • @bk1147
    @bk1147 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sometimes it takes you guys to point out the beauty of this country which people who live here tend not to notice. Great post

  • @steve3291
    @steve3291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    York is always amazing, I really enjoy my visits there.
    Mountain Dew with the US formulation is banned in the UK and Europe due to a BVO which contains bromine. Bromine has a long list of adverse health effects.
    The unidentified thing they thought was haggis in the Yorkshire pudding was stuffing. Normally it is sage and onion but there are other types.
    Yorkshire pudding is a staple of a British roast dinner. Made with flour, water, eggs and salt and baked in an oven.
    Vinegar goes on the fish and chips.
    Whitby is one of the best fish and chip places as there is a harbour there and that is roughly 50 miles north-east of York.
    Fish and chips are an English creation not Scottish. English fish and chip shops pre-date Scottish versions.
    No, you cannot trial by combat in England and the crossbow law is also an urban myth. Someone tried the trial by combat defence in Scotland in 1985, but failed.

    • @MrSinclairn
      @MrSinclairn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes,trial by combat or duelling,either with swords or pistols,etc.,made illegal,nationwide in 1819(more the pity)!👍🙄

    • @jamespasifull
      @jamespasifull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you'll find, fish & chips is more likely to be Belgian in origin, & adopted by the Brits, in the 19thC!

    • @ccmm
      @ccmm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamespasifull I thought 15th century Portugal

    • @tonys1636
      @tonys1636 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrSinclairn There are two obelisks in, I think, Syon Park that are 22 yds (a chain) apart, the twelve paces each that pistol duelists were apart, the site is of the last legal duel in England. Also the distance between the wickets of a Cricket pitch.

    • @Lily-Bravo
      @Lily-Bravo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steve, do you not put milk in your Yorkshires? I do milk and water. How do yours turn out?

  • @martino9134
    @martino9134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A Yorkshire Pudding is a savoury batter baked in a very hot oven to rise and usually served with beef and gravy made from the 'dripping' ( beef juices ) first appeared in books 1747 so likely much older . Another dish is called 'Toad in the Hole' where sausages are added to the batter mix.. (no toads are in this recipe! )

  • @AGMundy
    @AGMundy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Entertaining - and as a Brit with an American I did rather smile when the Yorkshire pudding (which is a type of batter or waffle rather than bread) meal was being eaten and the fish and chips - in the UK people use both knife and fork when eating which means you can eat several food items at once, which personally I find more satisfying. In the US you can always spot British people by the way they use cutlery. Others on the post have explained what was on the plate and pronunciations which were not understood at the time inevitably.

  • @davebirch1976
    @davebirch1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Our mountain dew doesn't have any of the artificial flavours, colours or chemicals that the American one has, that's why it tastes different 🤣
    And that wasn't haggis on the Yorkshire pudding it was stuffing.
    The river is pronounced "ooze"

    • @chaosen3
      @chaosen3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A shame they tried the sugar free one, a lot of people I get to try to regular one turn out to love it

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chaosen3 Thanks to Jamie Olivers sugar tax the normal one has a certain amount of sweeteners

    • @suzettewilliams1758
      @suzettewilliams1758 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I thought Mountain Dew was banned in the UK and Europe?

    • @stewedfishproductions7959
      @stewedfishproductions7959 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@suzettewilliams1758 - The American version is... The UK/Europe version does not contain the banned ingredients !

    • @lizbignell7813
      @lizbignell7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So it is not the same product, justo the same name.

  • @SweetHooligan1848
    @SweetHooligan1848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vinegar on a meat pie is a new one to me!!

    • @lesleybunce9848
      @lesleybunce9848 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve had vinegar on a pastie. I’m from England

    • @djtwo2
      @djtwo2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In theory, the vinegar is used to cut through the oil or fat on the fish&chips.

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell me you’re not a cockney without saying “I’m a cockney”

  • @vinnyganzano1930
    @vinnyganzano1930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    York is an amazing city though it does indeed have a small town feel. It's loaded with history and is one of my favourite places in England.

  • @brianbonner7128
    @brianbonner7128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why don’t Americans use a table knife, instead of just a fork ??

  • @revseancasey2774
    @revseancasey2774 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glad you enjoyed your time in York, I was born there and although I live and work in another city I go back on a very regular basis and still love doing the whole tourist thing.
    keep posting the great content

  • @cynicalgenXcyclist
    @cynicalgenXcyclist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    York is a wonderful city and I visit quite a lot through my work. Glad that your trip has ventured beyond London and experienced more regions.

  • @martinevans4688
    @martinevans4688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video looking forward to the next installment

  • @aileenheenan5570
    @aileenheenan5570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Great video but I found myself shouting "use your knife" 😄😄 Great to see you really enjoying yourselves.

    • @JACB006
      @JACB006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How do the Yanks manage to eat a steak... do they have to be cut into fingers first?

    • @timmartin2894
      @timmartin2894 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm English and it really makes very little difference whether you use both a knife and fork or just a fork, if the fork edge is enough to cut through something... using both, with the fork in your left hand and knife in your right, is just dated etiquette that's all... Did they eat all their food and enjoy it? If so then job done and they had the tools for the job!

    • @JACB006
      @JACB006 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@timmartin2894 You could use the same argument for just using hands., so much for hygiene. Your telling me that a steak knife with its serrated sharpened edge performs no better than the blunt fork edge. Hmm I wonder why they invented steak knives? Humbug. There is no two ways about it a “knife and fork” will always work better than “fingers and fork” and it’s safer (hygiene) and doesn’t reduce you to looking like a toddler struggling to feed itself. Who has ever claimed McDonald’s is an elegant place to eat, it isn’t.

  • @iansaxby729
    @iansaxby729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Don’t forget the knife is there to help you eat. If you’re unsure ask a grown up to demonstrate

    • @betterhalf6868
      @betterhalf6868 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

    • @Ionabrodie69
      @Ionabrodie69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cruel .. but funny..🙄🤣🇬🇧

    • @kimarnill7648
      @kimarnill7648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s painful to watch, don’t Americans know how to use a knife.

  • @ianroper2812
    @ianroper2812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    LoL, Yorkshire pudding is a batter mix not a bread, which is then put in a pan in a very hot oven. It rises after a while. The other thing Angela picked out was stuffing not haggis.

  • @talboyovGY
    @talboyovGY ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yorkshire pudding is the best food you can ever eat when done properly. They are amazing. BTW it's nothing like bread, it's batter (egg, milk, flour and a touch of salt) baked in the oven in like a muffin tray with lard in the bottom of each to stop the batter sticking to the tray

  • @MrDaithis
    @MrDaithis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fish and chip is not from Scotland but from London. When the jews where expelled from the Iberian peninsula they came to London with there fried fish recipe that then got mixed a long the way with chips.

    • @Ionabrodie69
      @Ionabrodie69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not just London… The case can be argued that it was up North.. 🤷‍♀️🇬🇧

  • @niccikeller6260
    @niccikeller6260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lovely video guys. York is such a Beautiful town 💙💙💙

  • @victorwilliams1934
    @victorwilliams1934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It amazes me how Americans struggle to use a knive and fork.

  • @lynnshorrock1098
    @lynnshorrock1098 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Jamie, good advice. That's what we will do next time we go. Thanks again.

  • @jedishaw6771
    @jedishaw6771 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for doing this! I'm from York! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @doctordunc
    @doctordunc ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yorkshire pudding isn't bread, but it is the thing you were calling bread. It's more like a savoury pancake really - made with a similar sort of batter, but the way it's cooked it rises into a big thing. These days people tend to have it with roast dinner, but they don't have to be. People often have them just with gravy (as a starter) and historically people would also have it with syrup as a dessert. Just eat it with anything!

  • @stevesm4
    @stevesm4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I only went to York once in the late seventies when I was in my early twenties. I remember enjoying the day and the sights and being impressed by how well cared for it looked. Nowhere near the levels of litter that you find in London. But apart from that it's a bit of a blur at this stage. I want to go back there for a longer visit now.

  • @gillhughes6644
    @gillhughes6644 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went to \York for the first time a few months ago and it was really nice revisiting it with you. Thanks. xx

  • @gavingiant6900
    @gavingiant6900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Fish and chips ain't from Scotland, the fried Mars bar yes. Fish and chips is an English/British invention, with a helping hand with the frying of the fish from immigrants that settled here. This hurts me to say, they set up shop in Lancashire. But atleast its in the north.

    • @pobstrel
      @pobstrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Potatoes from the French and fried fish courtesy of Jewish immigrants in London.

    • @Graham_Langley
      @Graham_Langley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pobstrel More specifically Sephardic jews from Spain and Portugal.

    • @MrQuakeroat
      @MrQuakeroat ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pobstrel Potatoes are from the New World, brought to Europe by the Spanish. It is said (though disputed) that Sir Walter Raleigh also brought some back and planted them in Ireland where he had a home. I think my money is on the Spanish (who call it patata) rather than the French (pomme de terre).

    • @gavingiant6900
      @gavingiant6900 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrQuakeroat The way of frying the fish was Spanish/Portuguese too. And that ties in with south America's population. And one of the first ports would be Liverpool which is in Lancashire.

    • @gavingiant6900
      @gavingiant6900 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pobstrel The way of frying the fish was Spanish/Portuguese. And that ties in with south America's population. And one of the first ports would be Liverpool which is in Lancashire.

  • @markhyoutube
    @markhyoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hope you enjoyed York! This just came up on my feed and I'm from York myself. Great vlog. I sometimes feel bad for tourists in York, because often I don't feel they see much of it... It really has so much and there's much to see along the river both ways.

    • @theyorkrose5274
      @theyorkrose5274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto - a packed 2 days in York still misses some "can't miss" sights unfortunately because York has so much great stuff for visitors here 💖

  • @Korschtal
    @Korschtal ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm glad you liked York, and it was nice to see familiar sights. My parents live there and when I visit them I cycle around the city very early so I have The Shambles to myself. The remarkable thing is that The Shambles only survived because it wasn't considered important enough to pull the buildings down...

  • @johexxkitten
    @johexxkitten ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last time I was in York, we stayed at the Golden Fleece... four poster bed, fireplace, our room was top floor overlooking the Shambles. But we only live about 50 miles from York.

  • @colinclarke5544
    @colinclarke5544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For those Americans visiting York consider taking afternoon tea or breakfast at Betty's Tea Rooms. Extend your trip by visiting the wonderful Fountains Abbey which is close to York, also consider a trip to the Sea Side and visit Whitby the home of Dracula. The quaint town of Skipton is also well worth a visit.

  • @SarahWilson-fv5vo
    @SarahWilson-fv5vo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm from East Yorkshire, 11 miles from York and we always had our Yorkshire puddings on their own with gravy before our main Sunday roast dinner. We had about 4 x small puddings each and often had with English mustard or mint sauce or lettuce and vinegar. They taste awesome on their own like that especially with onion gravy. Delish.

    • @shellieeyre8758
      @shellieeyre8758 ปีที่แล้ว

      my mother served them with golden syrup and cream for pudding.

    • @franceshall3615
      @franceshall3615 ปีที่แล้ว

      That how we used to eat Yorkshire pudding when we went to stay with my grandmother in Yorkshire. Lovely!!

  • @julianryll755
    @julianryll755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its crazy the way americans eat with a fork you need a knife and fork to eat in Britain , salt and vinegar go on fish and chips maybe a bit of brown sauce on pies English mustard for heat.

  • @RG-Zeldaplayer
    @RG-Zeldaplayer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A yorkshire pudding is a basic batter made with eggs flour and milk, cooked in a very hot oven so that it rises on the sides... They are a traditional part of a British roast dinner. I'm guessing the "haggis" was actually stuffing made with sausage meat and various herbs.

  • @markwalker4142
    @markwalker4142 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    York is a marvellous city . Thanks guys for spreading the great news about an amazing city . 😁🇬🇧🤷‍♂️😁

  • @johnpaulrees6046
    @johnpaulrees6046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely love York. So beautiful and loads to see and do. For proper fish and chips you really need to go to a chippy (fish and chip shop). And salt and vinegaer generally goes on the fish and chips, not so much the mushy peas or pie but it was good to see you trying and liking the food.

  • @marcuscosgrove9431
    @marcuscosgrove9431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I am so happy that you made it to York. I was at uni there, and have brilliant memories of the place. Certainly one of England's most beautiful cities. Wonderful to see you had such a great time.

  • @susangamble6038
    @susangamble6038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yorkshire pudding and pancakes are basically made of the same ingredients. One is fried (pancakes), one is 'baked' in the oven (albeit in boiling oil!). They should be soft in the 'middle' but crispy on the outside.

  • @fishwithivan8562
    @fishwithivan8562 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hope you enjoy your stay in york i have lived here over tweny years and i love it

  • @PastaSauce.
    @PastaSauce. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    York is my favourite UK city. Great for day drinking.

  • @TheWarpseed
    @TheWarpseed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Glad you had some cracking weather.

  • @vlofvl
    @vlofvl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The thing about York & many other old cities in the UK is that they weren’t built for tourism, they’re real
    The Shambles is a real street built in the 1200s, it resembles Harry Potter because HP was muddled on it.
    Parts of the surrounding wall and gate houses were built around 79 A.D. almost 2000 years ago. When you walk the walls you’re in the footsteps of real Roman centurions, English soldiers and the like. The fact that this historic wall is there is amazing.

  • @Drinckx2
    @Drinckx2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent cartwheels and handstands - great stuff.

  • @TheOrlandoTrustfull
    @TheOrlandoTrustfull 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    UK Mountain Dew isn't stomach cancer in a bottle 😂

  • @Wlz5
    @Wlz5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fish and chips actually isn’t Scottish. It was brought to England by the Sephardic Jews who were fleeing persecution in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

  • @johnpolo4544
    @johnpolo4544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always interesting to view your own country through another's eyes.

  • @onbedoeldekut1515
    @onbedoeldekut1515 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I highly doubt any dish in York would include haggis!
    Yorkshire pudding isn't bread or pastry per se, it's closer to being a pancake, but it's how it's cooked that makes the difference.
    You'll need to pre-heat a deep baking tray with at least a quarter inch of oil at temperature first, this makes the batter rise.
    It's the depth and heat of the oil that most people don't get right.
    Don't worry about burning any as you're learning, any burned bits get a nice dollop of gravy anyhoo.
    A popular yorkshire pud meal has a few sausages put in to cook with the pud, it's called 'toad in the hole'. look it up!

    • @katashworth41
      @katashworth41 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a stuffing ball, I’ve been there many times.

  • @DidrickNamtvedt
    @DidrickNamtvedt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, looks like you really enjoyed York! I'm Norwegian and I discovered it has some viking history as well, which is cool. There's the Yorvik Viking Museum (idk if you guys were there) and there are places around that part of the UK that end in the suffix -by which translates to "town" in Norwegian so that's definitely one way to tell the Scandinavian influence on the UK! I'm also part Scottish so the history and rivalry between Scotland and England is also particularly interesting to me. I was in York in 2010 and 2013 respectively for study trips courtesy of the University of Bergen and I loved it there, so many great memories! I recognize the narrow streets such as The Shambles and the general downtown city center in your video, felt like being right back in York! I definitely wanna go back there someday for a third visit, it's definitely one of the most beautiful and historical places in the UK! :)

  • @mikesmith7102
    @mikesmith7102 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for posting this. I live in York so it is fun to see it through someone else's eyes.
    There are two rivers in York, the Ouse and the Foss. The pretty little peaceful one is the Foss.
    Did somebody really walk behind you in the Golden Fleece carrying a twelve foot banana?
    Suggestion for anyone visiting York: get a book called "The Snickleways Of York" by Mark W. Jones.

    • @midwestamericans3806
      @midwestamericans3806  ปีที่แล้ว

      I dont remember a 12 foot banana, will have to rewatch the clips to see if I can see it!

  • @grommit-xs1kx
    @grommit-xs1kx ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Vid chaps..👍

  • @patriciacarline6975
    @patriciacarline6975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Our Mountain Dew is lower on sugar and lacks the preservative which is known to cause cancer but which is allowed in the US!

  • @zingystardust4082
    @zingystardust4082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely loving your adventure, always interesting, informative & fun.

  • @Brookspirit
    @Brookspirit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You should go to Chester, it has a city wall and lots of Roman history. It's just got voted one of the prettiest cities in the world

    • @issness_god
      @issness_god ปีที่แล้ว

      Too small for anything but a day trip

  • @devilvidel86
    @devilvidel86 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you guys enjoyed York - wish I'd known when you were here, I live here and you went to a few of my fave haunts 😀

  • @nigellee9824
    @nigellee9824 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Yorkshire roll, was giving me indigestion just watching…and I’m a proud Yorkshire man..

  • @lox5962
    @lox5962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A Yorkshire pudding is like an American popover and is usually crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. When done well, they are great.

  • @andyadventures2841
    @andyadventures2841 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    York is a beautiful city ❤️🙏

  • @bushcrafty7274
    @bushcrafty7274 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Standard dining manners in America were adopted from western Europe during a period where it was fashionable not to use one’s knife and fork at once. Manners eventually changed in European countries, but by that time the tradition was pretty firmly established in the United States.

  • @shymike
    @shymike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My home town! So strange seeing you walking about places know so well!

  • @JACB006
    @JACB006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Are you guys mad? The Vinegar is for the chips.

  • @msf-.-
    @msf-.- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A yokshire pudding is essentially pancake batter but cooked in a hot oven instead of fried in a pan

    • @dopeheaddude9651
      @dopeheaddude9651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pancake batter is a very diffrent thing in US. Its Flour,Milk,eggs

    • @maried500
      @maried500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So is Yorkshire puddings. Crack 2 eggs, add same volume of flour, mix, add same volume of milk. Leave in fridge 1 hr. Preheat a muffin try with a small glug of oil in bottom of each section. Third fill will mixture. Back in hot oven - 420 °F for 15 - 20 mins til brown and crisp. Fail safe recipe.

    • @lynnepashley4281
      @lynnepashley4281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dopeheaddude9651 Yorkshire pudding is flour milk eggs , but more eggs to make it rise

    • @thetruthhurts7675
      @thetruthhurts7675 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dopeheaddude9651 I don't use eggs in pancake mixture, just makle it thick and it is simply devine eggs are an extravagance, and NOT necessary. I've never had eggs in pancake mix either. My ex wife didn't use them, as didn't my family at all.

    • @dopeheaddude9651
      @dopeheaddude9651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thetruthhurts7675 wow!!! will have to try it....just the way us chef's do it in training

  • @garrysimpson4056
    @garrysimpson4056 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you enjoyed york I've lived and work there for years love it

  • @dawnmjfan
    @dawnmjfan ปีที่แล้ว

    York is beautiful, it’s not far from where I live, and my friend has a shop on the shambles. Glad you both enjoyed your visit.

  • @missionpassed4584
    @missionpassed4584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm soo glad you picked the perfect weather to visit the UK, it's been dry at the time of typing this for what seems like weeks in the south where I live, no rain it's crazy, glad you are both enjoying yourselves.

  • @JohnAnderson-ss9vn
    @JohnAnderson-ss9vn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    do they not use knives along with their forks when eating

  • @paulybarr
    @paulybarr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yorkshire pudding is simply a batter, made of flour, eggs and milk- then baked in a greased pan ( either one large or smaller individual ones) in a very, very hot oven so that it puffs up quickly. It is not a bread dough.

  • @paulbismuth10
    @paulbismuth10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Welcome to Europe and England ! My first time in England was unforgettable. By the way montain dew doesn't have the same recipe overall in Europe because some chemichals aren't allowed.