I agree with ranking food products by the “Would you serve this to your mother?” standard. Additionally, the German gentleman should be an adopted Southerner
@@terrirobinson3876 * speaks in thick southern accent * We’re southerners, good sir. We may not like ‘em to much but that’s still ya mama at the end of tha day.
I have a family story about Goo Goo Clusters. When one of my children was young, she had trouble with the word 'uncle', so pronounced it 'goo goo'. So all of my children wound up calling my brother 'goo goo Guy'. So one Christmas we gave him a bunch of Goo Goo Clusters for Christmas. True story.
I love peanuts but can't eat them because of my migraines. They are a trigger food for me. I do have a funny story about peanuts though. Where my grandfather was stationed during WWII, there was a nearby farm that had peanuts. The farmer allowed my grandfather and the rest of the guys to have as much as the wanted. So, my grandfather and another guy were eating the peanuts when another soldier asked where they got them from. After telling him about them, he went to get some as well. He later came back empty handed and told my grandfather that there wasn't any more and that they must have picked them all. He didn't know that you had to dig them up.
My family Goo Goo Clusters story is from when Tommy Ellis had them as the sponsor on his Busch Grand National car. We went to Atlanta for race weekend and somebody from the team was handing out Goo Goo Clusters with Tommy Ellis post cards. Didn't have to buy snacks that Saturday because those things were all over the place by racetime.
Sharing food is an underrated experience. Last time I visited friends in the UK, I brought a package of marionberry salt water taffy. Each person spent about ten minutes trying to figure out what it was, how to eat it, and then understanding the history--and then they tried to understand what a marionberry is and why it exists. 10/10 experience.
I come from Oregon, where marionberries were invented. They are everywhere there, and I have cuttings that I planted so we have marionberries here in california =D My favorite berry. (Its a type of blackberry thats huge and thornless)
When I went to Africa for school we had people from all over and I brought with me a bunch of snacks. We all had some and it was fun to watch them decide which ones were better and what’s in them😊 which ones they’ve had before or heard of before. Also the inconsistency between the countries foods and what we put in our food
I worked at a gas station off of i-75 for a while, and the best thing was having people from all across the country question what a boiled peanut was, and allowing them to sample. One of my favorite snacks of all time!
My daughter is addicted to them! Every time we stop for gas or bathroom break while traveling she has to get some. We're from Wisconsin. We brought our 9 year old cousin with once and she wanted to know how to say boiled peanuts in Southern. I told her that Kelly Pickler calls them "bald peanuts". The lady at the station informed us that that is NOT how they say it in Alabama! Our cousin also wanted to know if she should try to speak Southern so people wouldn't think she was racist.
I love peanuts but can't eat them because of my migraines. They are a trigger food for me. I do have a funny story about peanuts though. Where my grandfather was stationed during WWII, there was a nearby farm that had peanuts. The farmer allowed my grandfather and the rest of the guys to have as much as the wanted. So, my grandfather and another guy were eating the peanuts when another soldier asked where they got them from. After telling him about them, he went to get some as well. He later came back empty handed and told my grandfather that there wasn't any more and that they must have picked them all. He didn't know that you had to dig them up.
Have never cared for pimento cheese. Then at a church gathering some years ago I was going around to all the different foods and picked up a couple of little sandwiches. Got back to the table and saw they were pimento cheese. It was home made and I tried one. They were so good. I went back twice and got more.
Homemade pimento cheese is the only way to go. It’s a staple at showers, teas and luncheons. I personally guard my recipe with my life. I have only passed it on my daughters. It’s the best!!!
Homemade pimento cheese is the only way to go. It’s a staple at showers, teas and luncheons. I personally guard my recipe with my life. I have only passed it on my daughters. It’s the best!!!
@@marycole1606 I find the whole "secret" recipe thing really interesting. When I have a recipe I love, I enjoy passing it on to other people, so that they can make it and enjoy it, too. I've met people with top secret recipes that they don't share, and I just don't understand the reasoning behind why because in my family we have always shared our favorite family recipes. And now that my mom has passed away, I love that recipes she created will live on not just in my own family, but in other people's families. It makes me very happy. I'd love to hear why this is such a popular thing that other families do.
Down here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have "Winter Texans". Elsewhere they are called snowbirds, but here, they are our own. Southern. Notice that the more they ate, higher were the scores generally; our secret addictive ingredient is working; Southern hospitality! Y'all come back now...
Andi liked pretty much everything AND asked for sweet tea. He is ours. Nuff said Also I love how bo'led peanuts are a real Southern delicacy but also a Nigerian treat as well apparently! It's neat when different cultures have things in common like that.
The gentleman from Nigeria - I missed his name - is so handsome! But he's also so nice! Aww, I love it when cuties are nice and well-mannered too. Good on you Sir, I bet you make your Momma proud. ;) You should find a reason to incorporate him into more of your skits, guys. :)
I think my favorite Southern snack has got to be boiled peanuts, particularly if they have some cajun spices in them. There's a little roadside place called Greene's Trading Post between Lenoir, NC and Boone, NC that sells them along with locally crafted knick-knacks (like bird houses and whatnot) and other locally made jams, pickles, cider, candy apples, candy, and a few kinds of cane sugar sodas that you don't find as often (think Nehi, RC Cola, Red Rock Ginger Ale, Moxie). I've known the owners ever since I was a little boy. They always ask me how me and my parents are doing when I'm there. I always get a few quarts of the cajun boiled peanuts on my way back from trips to the mountains.
I know those sodas soooo well. It's hard to find grape Nehi or any other Nehi aside from peach in my area. There's also Dr. Enuf, cheerwine, Cactus Cooler, Ale81, and a ginger beer that I can't remember the name of but it had a hell of a bite.
@@vgil1278 i googled it, it says it has a flavor similar to root beer; cane sugar is supposedly healthier than high fructose corn syrup, which is the main reason companies are advertising they use it
@@vgil1278 Moxie is well... A very acquired taste. It doesn't taste like root beer in the slightest like the other person said. It's one of those very very old sodas that has been around ages and some still drink it but if you didn't grow up drinking it you might not like it. I certainly didn't when I tried it 20 something years ago, it's very medicinal tastings is the only way I can think of putting it.
I am 64 and moon pies were way better when I was a kid. Now they're too dry and they leave a funny oily residue in your mouth. You may ask, how are they dry and oily at the same time? I don't know; that's what makes them so weird now.
To me they are now like the old ones were when they went stale, and that's when they're fresh. The stale ones now are inedible. The only time I drank RC Cola was with a Moon Pie- that was a perfect combination.
I’m sure the recipe has been changed lots of times, cheaper ingredients, shortcuts, etc. But sometimes I’ll get one that is “fresh” not as dry as the usual ones…. Not sure why that is, but those are delicious.
for me it was that "Country Roads, take me home..." song; i associate the Sweet Home Alabama song too much with jokes about... inappropriately close families
It makes my southern heart is so happy to know that most of them loved boiled peanuts. Also I didn’t know that they had them in Nigeria also. Pretty cool.
From South America and spread to Africa. They then made their way to the southern US during the slave trade, hence why they're still a popular item in Western Africa.
Okay. As a Tennessean, I know for a fact that you can't have a Moon Pie without an RC Cola. Ask anybody in Bell Buckle and they'll say the same thing. Trust me. You'll need it to wash down that dry treat. 😂
My grandaddy lived in east NC and had 100 acres of tobacco, corn, beans and boiled peanuts! I'd visit and he'd be sittin on the porch in a rocker with huge bushes of peanuts he'd just pulled out of the ground, and he'd be picking them off and putting them into a huge kettle. Then for a whole day they'd boil and the next day...through the next week we'd gorge on boiled peanuts! YUUUUM! Yum! :P
My husband was actually "more" southern than me. He loved peanuts in Coke, even Diet Coke ( I can't), and pimento cheese sandwiches, and I think boiled peanuts. I'm not much of a peanut eater though, not overly fond of the taste but it's okay. I'm an Okie with family from Kansas and Texas, he was an Okie with family who come up from Texas.
Best bold peanuts are fresh out of the huge pot from way off the highway, in the sticks, side of the road random shack on the way to hike in the mountains or going to the beach. Gotta be hot and fresh!
That reminds me of going fishing with my dad as a kid. We'd stop at a roadside stand, on the way home, where they boiled the peanuts in a 50 gallon drum over an open fire. So good...
@@anthonystrickland7049 that's the best, and so few are doing it over a fire now, it's becoming a lost art I fear, easier to do over a propane burner, but it loses that hint of smokiness.
My family lines are all Southern (since the early and mid 1600's) in VA, SC and NC. I cannot for the life of me understand the appeal of boiled peanuts. I think they are slimy and taste awful. I love roasted peanuts (I used to buy peanuts in 20 lb bags and roast them myself.).
I love me a banana moon pie! Yum! And my Mom made the best homemade pimento cheese. Price’s store bought is good, but even better is Palmetto Cheese out of Pawley’s Island, S.C.. And talk about nostalgia-boiled peanuts! When we’d visit my grandparents in Florida in the summer, we always stopped at the first boiled peanut stand (advertised by a sign on the side of the road, hand painted on a piece of wood, naturally) we came to. I can hear the crinkle of the brown lunch bag & smell that salty, earthy goodness right now.
@@jeanjohnson8492 I definitely agree about the pimento cheese! 😋I just get those two in a pinch when my arthritis is acting up & grating the blocks of cheese hurts.
I think the Masters in Augusta might have the best pimento cheese you can find. Used to be extremely cheap sandwiches there, too. And yeah I'm all about the banana Moon Pies
Boiled peanuts are the greatest of all snacks!!!! BUT…… You can only get them in the lower south. I grew up in Florida, but I now live in TN. Tennesseans know nothing about boiled peanuts. Also, the roadside stands are the best place to get the peanuts. Every summer when I visit family in Florida, I hit my favorite stand on Branford Hwy and buy an obscene amount that might last 24 hours.
Weird, my local (Minnesota) Walmart has them in stock, regular and spicy. Maybe they're not as good as the real thing, but they're all I've ever had, and I also give them a 9.5. (Though I can't blame the Romanian lady, some people don't go for "slimy/mushy".)
A fun fact: while we now enjoy boiled peanuts in the south, and in Africa, when the slaves were brought over here from Africa, so were peanuts. So it really makes a lot of sense why Mbenga is indeed nostalgic for them; he is from where boiled peanuts originated, and so many other Southern delicacies!
If you’ve ever had S’Mores, that’s what they taste like. Be careful, when my brother was young he left it in the microwave too long and didn’t let it cool and ended up with a golf ball sized blister on his bottom lip
I love this video!!! Lived in the south for a while, not nearly long enough before I got stuck back up north again - but I haven’t yet tried “bolled” peanuts 😬
The goober peas are a definite make or break, I always introduce those to people I work with in my area and 99% of people either love them or hate them, the other 1% are just confused about them and can't decide but I love watching their reactions!
Cheese straws are the bomb. I don’t buy them except for parties, because I’ll eat them until the package is empty. I put them out after the first guest arrives. That’s best. I draw the line at fighting for them.
One of the top selling items at the Tri-Fest last weekend(3 days of street food and rides)here in my little NW Kentucky town was the DEEP FRIED MOON PIE! They are phenomenal.
I’ve only had boiled peanuts once and they tasted terrible and bitter. I don’t know if the person who made them did it wrong, but I’ve never had another one since. My mother used to make pimento cheese and I didn’t eat it as a child but I loved it as an adult. I’ve never heard of Bucky’s Nuggets so I can’t give an opinion on them. However, I am 61 years old and I wish everyone could taste the Moon Pies we eat as children. They were awesome! They had the best quality ingredients like a s’mores. You could taste the homemade marshmallows and delicious chocolate. If I had a time travel machine, I would go back and get all the lovely and delicious snacks we enjoyed back then and hoard them, lol! FYI, this was before anyone ever thought of using high fructose corn syrup in anything-period. Loved seeing this challenge.
You'all picked some great people this time. *Go to the games, and do this live with people not in the U.S. for years* If I had to pick a favorite, it would be New Zealand, with Nigeria as a close second. When the German asked for sweet tea, he forfeit his birthright; and the Romania has been here so long she's picking up the drawl.
That Red Clay pimento cheese is from here in NC and we love it! It's made here in my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC. Great stuff...especially on a grilled pimento cheese sandwich.
I remember when I was 10 or so getting boiled peanuts from a roadside stand on a bus tour in rural China (Yunnan province). My childhood best friend and I devoured that large sack over the course of the lengthy next drive. If we had one that was especially tasty we’d give the other peanut in the shell to each other. Haven’t had them since but I might seek them out since this brings back fond memories!
My father grew up in Nashville, TN, the home of the Standard Candy company, makers of Goo Goo Clusters. When he moved to Alabama in 1960, he asked for Goo Goo Clusters at the local grocery store. The store employee, who had never even heard of them, couldn’t hide her laughter over the silly name “Goo Goo”! They weren’t available in Alabama yet back then, so every time he went home to Nashville for a visit, he made sure to stock up on his favorite candy. Peanuts are in they original Goo Goo Clusters, but they make one with pecans too!
I have converted people about boiled peanuts. Not many, but hello!? Bowl of peanuts , a coke and watching the stories with grandma and mother.. Good memories.
My company sent me from Canada to work in the South (Florida), for 3 months, many years ago. The two Southern foods that I absolutely can not eat are Grits and Moon Pies. Sorry Southerners but they are gross! But I have taken pecan pie to heart and for some odd reason I still Ma'am and Sir even 30 years later. Love the skits.
Southerner since birth, and I simply cannot with the Moon Pies, but the grandparents thought they were the snack of kings! And my daddy sold Cajun boiled peanuts every Sunday at the local trade day. His booth was always a must-stop for the regulars.
I grew up in Fla. My Granny introduced me to boiled peanuts. We used to put the peanut shell and all in our mouths. Then spit the shell out after getting the salty juices from it and eat the peanut. I loved 'em!
Boiled peanuts are life!!!! 🥜🥜🥜🥜🥜🥜🥜🥜 The only thing that makes me sad is that everyone is boiling them over propane nowadays, I can't tell you the last time I had some boiled the right way, in a 55 gallon drum over a woodburning fire! Over propane is still good, but gosh adding that hint of smokiness makes it next level! ❤
Used to be an old man who set up his peanut stand north of Travelers Rest SC on US 25 every summer Saturday. He had the best wood-smoked boiled peanuts ever ❤ He never had a lot so you had to be there before mid-afternoon to get any. Of course he wouldn't tell his secret recipe but he did say it took a whole day's preparation the day and night before. He could regale you with tales of the area for hours having lived there all his life. He said that all that was left of his family lineage was one daughter who visited him weekly and you could see how much that meant to him, his wife having passed "long ago"- he never said which year. I'd make special trips just to get some and I got all my friends hooked too- even cold they were awesome. Then one summer he wasn't to be seen, so I stopped in at the nearby store to ask about him, but they didn't know anything. A couple weeks later I heard that the old man had passed away that winter 🥺 That's been 20 years ago or more, and I've never found any great boiled peanuts since then. I still get some from time to time but it ain't the same.
@@pgtrish Yes, something does feel missing traveling through there even though there are other boiled peanut vendors in the area now. He was Southern hospitality innate, kind and polite with a genuine smile for everyone. We lost part of our heritage when he left us.
@@P_RO_ I grew up in Pickens. Never spent much time in Traveler's Rest. I wish I had known about him. I would have talked my parents into taking me to get some of his peanuts. It's kind of amazing meeting someone who is from so close to where I am from
I visited a friend in Texas last year and we definitely went to Buc-ee's. So when someone at work brought back Buc-ee Nuggets from a trip, I was thrilled. I miss the jerky the most, though.
there is nothing better than having a moon pie with an RC Cola and it was something that my dad and I shared a love for he did when he was growing up and so did I
I agree with ranking food products by the “Would you serve this to your mother?” standard. Additionally, the German gentleman should be an adopted Southerner
What if you don't like your Mother tho?
@@terrirobinson3876 * speaks in thick southern accent *
We’re southerners, good sir. We may not like ‘em to much but that’s still ya mama at the end of tha day.
@@hurryingglint23 I am a Southern Women. My mother was a horrible abusive person. Therefore she is not a mother.
@@terrirobinson3876 How many?
@@hurryingglint23 u you
When the one guy asked for some sweet tea, my heart was happy in that moment.
i think he knew his audience :P
I have a family story about Goo Goo Clusters. When one of my children was young, she had trouble with the word 'uncle', so pronounced it 'goo goo'. So all of my children wound up calling my brother 'goo goo Guy'. So one Christmas we gave him a bunch of Goo Goo Clusters for Christmas. True story.
That’s adorable!
I love peanuts but can't eat them because of my migraines. They are a trigger food for me. I do have a funny story about peanuts though. Where my grandfather was stationed during WWII, there was a nearby farm that had peanuts. The farmer allowed my grandfather and the rest of the guys to have as much as the wanted. So, my grandfather and another guy were eating the peanuts when another soldier asked where they got them from. After telling him about them, he went to get some as well. He later came back empty handed and told my grandfather that there wasn't any more and that they must have picked them all. He didn't know that you had to dig them up.
My family Goo Goo Clusters story is from when Tommy Ellis had them as the sponsor on his Busch Grand National car. We went to Atlanta for race weekend and somebody from the team was handing out Goo Goo Clusters with Tommy Ellis post cards. Didn't have to buy snacks that Saturday because those things were all over the place by racetime.
Sharing food is an underrated experience. Last time I visited friends in the UK, I brought a package of marionberry salt water taffy. Each person spent about ten minutes trying to figure out what it was, how to eat it, and then understanding the history--and then they tried to understand what a marionberry is and why it exists. 10/10 experience.
I come from Oregon, where marionberries were invented. They are everywhere there, and I have cuttings that I planted so we have marionberries here in california =D My favorite berry. (Its a type of blackberry thats huge and thornless)
Love marionberry jam also in yogurt and in taffy
Absolutely, I had someone share what a mamaey fruit is and I was in love with it and ate it all summer!!!
When I went to Africa for school we had people from all over and I brought with me a bunch of snacks. We all had some and it was fun to watch them decide which ones were better and what’s in them😊 which ones they’ve had before or heard of before. Also the inconsistency between the countries foods and what we put in our food
people around DC know what a Marion Barry is. The people there probably would have enjoyed 'em more mixed with salt water and pulled into a taffy.
This is literally the first I have heard of the World Games being in Birmingham this year. They need much better marketing.
It’s at UAB specifically… only reason I knew is my mother works at UAB
It is in venues all over the city and they have been advertising it in the area for over 2 years.
@@bethheerten1132 But I do not live in the area. It is World Games,not Bama Games.
It’s on their Welcome to Alabama sign when you drive into the state but otherwise I’d not have known either.
@@Lenzid82 On every Welcome sign when entering the state of Alabama? And what if it is? I have not been to Alabama in years.
I worked at a gas station off of i-75 for a while, and the best thing was having people from all across the country question what a boiled peanut was, and allowing them to sample. One of my favorite snacks of all time!
My daughter is addicted to them! Every time we stop for gas or bathroom break while traveling she has to get some. We're from Wisconsin. We brought our 9 year old cousin with once and she wanted to know how to say boiled peanuts in Southern. I told her that Kelly Pickler calls them "bald peanuts". The lady at the station informed us that that is NOT how they say it in Alabama! Our cousin also wanted to know if she should try to speak Southern so people wouldn't think she was racist.
I hate i75
I have never eaten boiled peanuts and I have been in the south for over 10 years
I love peanuts but can't eat them because of my migraines. They are a trigger food for me. I do have a funny story about peanuts though. Where my grandfather was stationed during WWII, there was a nearby farm that had peanuts. The farmer allowed my grandfather and the rest of the guys to have as much as the wanted. So, my grandfather and another guy were eating the peanuts when another soldier asked where they got them from. After telling him about them, he went to get some as well. He later came back empty handed and told my grandfather that there wasn't any more and that they must have picked them all. He didn't know that you had to dig them up.
God did not mean for peanuts to be boiled. I think it is a sin.
Gbenga is so sweet! I love how polite he is. I'm glad he enjoyed the pimiento cheese!
Our friends from around the world are absolutely delightful! I wish I was there!
This video was delightful. Everyone was entertaining to watch. And now we all want to be Andi's new friend.
Have never cared for pimento cheese. Then at a church gathering some years ago I was going around to all the different foods and picked up a couple of little sandwiches. Got back to the table and saw they were pimento cheese. It was home made and I tried one. They were so good. I went back twice and got more.
Homemade pimento cheese is the only way to go. It’s a staple at showers, teas and luncheons. I personally guard my recipe with my life. I have only passed it on my daughters. It’s the best!!!
Homemade pimento cheese is the only way to go. It’s a staple at showers, teas and luncheons. I personally guard my recipe with my life. I have only passed it on my daughters. It’s the best!!!
Church potlucks are where you find the great cooks.
Pimento cheese on celery is also a great snack. My grandparents made it for us all the time.
@@marycole1606 I find the whole "secret" recipe thing really interesting. When I have a recipe I love, I enjoy passing it on to other people, so that they can make it and enjoy it, too. I've met people with top secret recipes that they don't share, and I just don't understand the reasoning behind why because in my family we have always shared our favorite family recipes. And now that my mom has passed away, I love that recipes she created will live on not just in my own family, but in other people's families. It makes me very happy. I'd love to hear why this is such a popular thing that other families do.
Down here in the Rio Grande Valley, we have "Winter Texans". Elsewhere they are called snowbirds, but here, they are our own. Southern. Notice that the more they ate, higher were the scores generally; our secret addictive ingredient is working; Southern hospitality! Y'all come back now...
We get them in San Antonio too.
I’m missing the Valley, well, everything but the humidity. I’m with my husband in Odessa and miss the people back home!
Andi liked pretty much everything AND asked for sweet tea. He is ours. Nuff said
Also I love how bo'led peanuts are a real Southern delicacy but also a Nigerian treat as well apparently! It's neat when different cultures have things in common like that.
In south-east Asia too iirc
It's pretty cool how a snack can be worldwide like that.
The gentleman from Nigeria - I missed his name - is so handsome! But he's also so nice! Aww, I love it when cuties are nice and well-mannered too. Good on you Sir, I bet you make your Momma proud. ;)
You should find a reason to incorporate him into more of your skits, guys. :)
It's not a moon pie without some RC to wash it down.
For some reason it's the only thing that makes Moon Pies edible.
Add some Ritz crackers and cheese and you have a meal.
Or a Nehi drink.
No Big Red?
I think my favorite Southern snack has got to be boiled peanuts, particularly if they have some cajun spices in them. There's a little roadside place called Greene's Trading Post between Lenoir, NC and Boone, NC that sells them along with locally crafted knick-knacks (like bird houses and whatnot) and other locally made jams, pickles, cider, candy apples, candy, and a few kinds of cane sugar sodas that you don't find as often (think Nehi, RC Cola, Red Rock Ginger Ale, Moxie). I've known the owners ever since I was a little boy. They always ask me how me and my parents are doing when I'm there. I always get a few quarts of the cajun boiled peanuts on my way back from trips to the mountains.
I know the area you're talking about well, and I question whether everything doesn't taste better in the mountains.
I know those sodas soooo well. It's hard to find grape Nehi or any other Nehi aside from peach in my area. There's also Dr. Enuf, cheerwine, Cactus Cooler, Ale81, and a ginger beer that I can't remember the name of but it had a hell of a bite.
Decaying Reverie-
What flavor is Moxie? Can you taste the difference with cane sugar?
@@vgil1278 i googled it, it says it has a flavor similar to root beer; cane sugar is supposedly healthier than high fructose corn syrup, which is the main reason companies are advertising they use it
@@vgil1278 Moxie is well... A very acquired taste. It doesn't taste like root beer in the slightest like the other person said. It's one of those very very old sodas that has been around ages and some still drink it but if you didn't grow up drinking it you might not like it. I certainly didn't when I tried it 20 something years ago, it's very medicinal tastings is the only way I can think of putting it.
How was Matt not part of this video? He's the master of taste testing.
It’s devastating😔 lol
Pretty sure he was on paternity leave.
@@edefyinggravity Oh that's awesome!!!
What a terrific episode. Each of the guests was delightful.
I am 64 and moon pies were way better when I was a kid. Now they're too dry and they leave a funny oily residue in your mouth. You may ask, how are they dry and oily at the same time? I don't know; that's what makes them so weird now.
I agree. The chocolate has a weird chemical taste and they're smaller.😔
To me they are now like the old ones were when they went stale, and that's when they're fresh. The stale ones now are inedible. The only time I drank RC Cola was with a Moon Pie- that was a perfect combination.
@@P_RO_..Yep, RC and a Moon Pie, I heard my dad say that a million times..
@@P_RO_ With salted roasted peanuts poured into the RC bottle for me, lol - nothing like trying to fish them out of the bottom!
I’m sure the recipe has been changed lots of times, cheaper ingredients, shortcuts, etc. But sometimes I’ll get one that is “fresh” not as dry as the usual ones…. Not sure why that is, but those are delicious.
This made me so happy. I’m a Georgian engaged to a Korean girl and can’t wait to show her everything that makes the South unique.
Choco-Pies and Moon Pies are of the same heart.
Korea's got great food too; i love Korean BBQ
Y'all married yet?
@@PUNISHERMHS_2021 we're marrying in November
@@djsaintmusic7819 sweet
When homie asked for sweet tea, "Sweet Home Alabama" started playing in my head and I smiled like crazy!
for me it was that "Country Roads, take me home..." song; i associate the Sweet Home Alabama song too much with jokes about... inappropriately close families
It makes my southern heart is so happy to know that most of them loved boiled peanuts. Also I didn’t know that they had them in Nigeria also. Pretty cool.
They are from South America and European traders spread them around the world.
Called ground nuts in some places.
From South America and spread to Africa. They then made their way to the southern US during the slave trade, hence why they're still a popular item in Western Africa.
@@carolesmith4864 lol.. Boiled groundnuts have been a thing in Africa, for literally thousands of years!
@@ms_nikki1806 So wrong!
Okay. As a Tennessean, I know for a fact that you can't have a Moon Pie without an RC Cola. Ask anybody in Bell Buckle and they'll say the same thing. Trust me. You'll need it to wash down that dry treat. 😂
I'm from Oklahoma and that's the only way to enjoy a Moon Pie. It has to have a bottle of RC Cola with it.
Keith, my family was from Bell Buckle and War Trace. They always had "R O C Co Colas" with Moon Pies or Zero bars.
Who hasn't had a danged GooGoo Cluster? Pecan's the best! And I'd rather have boiled peanuts than anything! Preferably from a roadside stand.
Yes!! That were boiled over a fire!
My grandaddy lived in east NC and had 100 acres of tobacco, corn, beans and boiled peanuts! I'd visit and he'd be sittin on the porch in a rocker with huge bushes of peanuts he'd just pulled out of the ground, and he'd be picking them off and putting them into a huge kettle. Then for a whole day they'd boil and the next day...through the next week we'd gorge on boiled peanuts! YUUUUM! Yum! :P
The Supreme GooGoo Cluster. That's the kind of snack that belongs hidden in your nightstand, so good
Should have had the banana moon pie. That one’s the legit one. 😂
Those are the only ones that are any good 😂
And an RC Cola.
@@Hiediho2337 I support this message. 😂
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My husband was actually "more" southern than me. He loved peanuts in Coke, even Diet Coke ( I can't), and pimento cheese sandwiches, and I think boiled peanuts. I'm not much of a peanut eater though, not overly fond of the taste but it's okay. I'm an Okie with family from Kansas and Texas, he was an Okie with family who come up from Texas.
Peanuts in Dr. Pepper is delicious.
I've made pimento cheese and then used it for grilled cheese sandwiches. Not bad but not something I would go out of my way for.
@@carolesmith4864 Dr. Pepper is better down south-I swear it's stronger, nippy, spicy almost. It's like water here in MI.
@@vgil1278 Oh, that's sad your Dr. Pepper is watery tasting. You'll have to come down south and stock up for the year.
Can we please have more interactions with these adorable international friends???
My uncle owns the moon pie company!!!! We had an awesome 100 year party to celebrate! Moonpies are the best right out of the microwave!!
I vote we pass the hat around to bring Gbengo's mamma over to have her try these on camera.
Best bold peanuts are fresh out of the huge pot from way off the highway, in the sticks, side of the road random shack on the way to hike in the mountains or going to the beach. Gotta be hot and fresh!
Definetly! Though I have had some pretty darn good ones at Sherwood Forest Faire in McDade, Tx.
Every time I’d go to my aunts house we’d get bold peanuts. It’s just a classic. We’d always get the ones of the highway too. They were amazing.
That reminds me of going fishing with my dad as a kid. We'd stop at a roadside stand, on the way home, where they boiled the peanuts in a 50 gallon drum over an open fire. So good...
@@anthonystrickland7049 that's the best, and so few are doing it over a fire now, it's becoming a lost art I fear, easier to do over a propane burner, but it loses that hint of smokiness.
Best I've had was always on the way into Clemson on game day. Guy set up on the side of the road same spot every Saturday.
That was fun! Each of the teams had great chemistry. Well done.
This was very cute! You should have had them wash it all down with peanuts and Coke!
Or an RC Cola with the Moon Pie, lol.
Thank you for saying "boiled" peanuts correctly. I get teased about that. And, yum yum yum! I LOVE boiled peanuts.
I'm a eigth generation Southerner and I fully agree with the lady from Romania, "Why don't they just ROAST them"!
My family lines are all Southern (since the early and mid 1600's) in VA, SC and NC. I cannot for the life of me understand the appeal of boiled peanuts. I think they are slimy and taste awful. I love roasted peanuts (I used to buy peanuts in 20 lb bags and roast them myself.).
@@jeanjohnson8492 Add Tennessee to that list and your family history mirrors mine. We are more than likely cousins, somewhere along the lines! 🤣🤣🤣
Agreed. Born and raised in GA ... boiled peanuts are nasty. Everything else on the list is just fine, but nah, hard pass on the boiled peanuts.
I'm Egyptian- Iranian. (I live in Cairo). and I've tried a couple of Southern foods. I'd love to live in the South. Southern cuisine is soo amazing.
Check out The TRY Channel, from Ireland. It is hilarious. They have sampled a lot of southern foods. (I sent them some pickled pig's feet.😄)
You haven’t lived until you’ve had pickled pig’s feet! Eat them when I was a kid but I haven’t had any in years because of my high blood pressure. 😢
Great Channel as well
So you're the guy who inflicted the feet?! Well done!
Lol! You didn't even send them any hot sauce to accompany it.
.. Tribal People Try is a great channel, as well! 🙂
I love me a banana moon pie! Yum! And my Mom made the best homemade pimento cheese. Price’s store bought is good, but even better is Palmetto Cheese out of Pawley’s Island, S.C..
And talk about nostalgia-boiled peanuts! When we’d visit my grandparents in Florida in the summer, we always stopped at the first boiled peanut stand (advertised by a sign on the side of the road, hand painted on a piece of wood, naturally) we came to. I can hear the crinkle of the brown lunch bag & smell that salty, earthy goodness right now.
My mother loved Banana moon pies and that love was passed down to her six kids. Pimento cheese has to be homemade.
@@jeanjohnson8492 I definitely agree about the pimento cheese! 😋I just get those two in a pinch when my arthritis is acting up & grating the blocks of cheese hurts.
I think the Masters in Augusta might have the best pimento cheese you can find. Used to be extremely cheap sandwiches there, too.
And yeah I'm all about the banana Moon Pies
I didn’t know cheese straws are southern?!? Boiled Peanuts are hands down the best Southern snack! ❤🥜
The silver package Goo Goo Clusters have peanuts and the gold package Goo Goo Clusters have pecans. I like the pecan ones better. 😃😄😁
I am crushed. You didn't test Stucky Pecan Logs!😭
I would so love to do a food try one day. Definitely on me bucket list!
Moon Pie without RC Cola??!?!?! Are y'all sure y'all are from the south??? 😂😂😂
Knowing that foreigners love boiled peanuts makes me 10% more jingoistic
#1 southern snack is boiled peanuts.
The lady from Romania is sounding very southern. Bless her heart
Boiled peanuts are the greatest of all snacks!!!! BUT…… You can only get them in the lower south. I grew up in Florida, but I now live in TN. Tennesseans know nothing about boiled peanuts.
Also, the roadside stands are the best place to get the peanuts. Every summer when I visit family in Florida, I hit my favorite stand on Branford Hwy and buy an obscene amount that might last 24 hours.
Weird, my local (Minnesota) Walmart has them in stock, regular and spicy. Maybe they're not as good as the real thing, but they're all I've ever had, and I also give them a 9.5. (Though I can't blame the Romanian lady, some people don't go for "slimy/mushy".)
@@narfharder Canned boiled peanuts don’t compare to the real thing. They are good, but it’s like comparing little league to the MLB. Lol.
@@albertforpresident6022 I believe you. Added to bucket list...
You HAVE to have an RC Cola with your Moon Pie or you're not serving it properly.
Pimento Cheese on Mac n Cheese is pretty yummy.
A fun fact: while we now enjoy boiled peanuts in the south, and in Africa, when the slaves were brought over here from Africa, so were peanuts. So it really makes a lot of sense why Mbenga is indeed nostalgic for them; he is from where boiled peanuts originated, and so many other Southern delicacies!
They are dry, but never tried a microwaved Moon Pie. May have to try that!
If you’ve ever had S’Mores, that’s what they taste like. Be careful, when my brother was young he left it in the microwave too long and didn’t let it cool and ended up with a golf ball sized blister on his bottom lip
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Loved this!!
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My boi from NZ's reaction is a tell all on how high quality we demand from food.
Cheese straws are best homemade. Most Southern women of a certain age grew up making them.
True that, I have several different recipes for them.
I love this video!!! Lived in the south for a while, not nearly long enough before I got stuck back up north again - but I haven’t yet tried “bolled” peanuts 😬
I gave a thumbs up for Nigerian Boil'd peanuts!!! 👍
The goober peas are a definite make or break, I always introduce those to people I work with in my area and 99% of people either love them or hate them, the other 1% are just confused about them and can't decide but I love watching their reactions!
Pimento cheese on a Chick fil A sandwich is life changing and as southern as you can get.
Oh my gosh - I went to high school with Eliza!!! We LOVE yalls channel & we were watching a few videos, then came across this one & bam! Crazy 😄
Banana moon pies are the best
People either love or hate boiled peanuts from my experience and I love them.
Cheese straws are the bomb. I don’t buy them except for parties, because I’ll eat them until the package is empty. I put them out after the first guest arrives. That’s best. I draw the line at fighting for them.
My daughter tried boiled peanuts for the first time about four years ago in Atlanta.
She loved them!
One of the top selling items at the Tri-Fest last weekend(3 days of street food and rides)here in my little NW Kentucky town was the DEEP FRIED MOON PIE! They are phenomenal.
I bet they were! I’ve never tried one but I would love to along with the fried honey bun (never tried that either).
I’ve only had boiled peanuts once and they tasted terrible and bitter. I don’t know if the person who made them did it wrong, but I’ve never had another one since. My mother used to make pimento cheese and I didn’t eat it as a child but I loved it as an adult. I’ve never heard of Bucky’s Nuggets so I can’t give an opinion on them. However, I am 61 years old and I wish everyone could taste the Moon Pies we eat as children. They were awesome! They had the best quality ingredients like a s’mores. You could taste the homemade marshmallows and delicious chocolate. If I had a time travel machine, I would go back and get all the lovely and delicious snacks we enjoyed back then and hoard them, lol! FYI, this was before anyone ever thought of using high fructose corn syrup in anything-period. Loved seeing this challenge.
Some one messed up your boiled peanuts. They should not have been bitter, only salty.
@@Losttoanyreason I figured. I may try them again one day maybe right after they are cooked. 🤞🏾
You'all picked some great people this time. *Go to the games, and do this live with people not in the U.S. for years*
If I had to pick a favorite, it would be New Zealand, with Nigeria as a close second.
When the German asked for sweet tea, he forfeit his birthright; and the Romania has been here so long she's picking up the drawl.
Yeah, I agree on Romania.
The first snack I thought about when I started watching this was boiled peanuts! I’m glad y’all included them!
I can't believe there's a Southerner alive who hasn't ever tried a Goo Goo Cluster. WOW.
That Red Clay pimento cheese is from here in NC and we love it! It's made here in my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC. Great stuff...especially on a grilled pimento cheese sandwich.
love grilled pimiento cheese sandwich!
I remember when I was 10 or so getting boiled peanuts from a roadside stand on a bus tour in rural China (Yunnan province). My childhood best friend and I devoured that large sack over the course of the lengthy next drive. If we had one that was especially tasty we’d give the other peanut in the shell to each other. Haven’t had them since but I might seek them out since this brings back fond memories!
My father grew up in Nashville, TN, the home of the Standard Candy company, makers of Goo Goo Clusters. When he moved to Alabama in 1960, he asked for Goo Goo Clusters at the local grocery store. The store employee, who had never even heard of them, couldn’t hide her laughter over the silly name “Goo Goo”! They weren’t available in Alabama yet back then, so every time he went home to Nashville for a visit, he made sure to stock up on his favorite candy. Peanuts are in they original Goo Goo Clusters, but they make one with pecans too!
Always love your content!!
'Y'all need to have RC Cola or Dr. Pepper with the snacks.
I loved this video! Great people! Interesting snacks! 🤔🤗🥜
I am waiting for them to showcase the witch doctor! All the sodas mixed together with a pickle and peanuts!
I have converted people about boiled peanuts. Not many, but hello!? Bowl of peanuts , a coke and watching the stories with grandma and mother.. Good memories.
This was really fun to watch! So funny that they didn’t like the Beaver Nuggets. We Texans love them! Lol.
My company sent me from Canada to work in the South (Florida), for 3 months, many years ago. The two Southern foods that I absolutely can not eat are Grits and Moon Pies. Sorry Southerners but they are gross! But I have taken pecan pie to heart and for some odd reason I still Ma'am and Sir even 30 years later. Love the skits.
Fellow New Zealander here to tell you that refusing to give anything 10/10 but handing out a bunch of 9 ½/10 is 100% classic Kiwi. Chur, bro.
Best channel on CZcams.
Southerner since birth, and I simply cannot with the Moon Pies, but the grandparents thought they were the snack of kings! And my daddy sold Cajun boiled peanuts every Sunday at the local trade day. His booth was always a must-stop for the regulars.
totally enjoyed this guys great job!
I visit Tennessee every year possible and take an extra suitcase for Goo Goos!
"Beaver nuggets like cereal." I have actually eaten homemade caramel corn with milk, highly recommended
Totally tastes like giant Captain Crunch!
I would hang out with these folks, Southern natives and newcomers alike, any time.
Moon pie and a RC Cola was the best dessert when I was growing up. I need a case sent to AZ please.
I grew up in Fla. My Granny introduced me to boiled peanuts. We used to put the peanut shell and all in our mouths. Then spit the shell out after getting the salty juices from it and eat the peanut.
I loved 'em!
Boiled peanuts are life!!!!
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The only thing that makes me sad is that everyone is boiling them over propane nowadays, I can't tell you the last time I had some boiled the right way, in a 55 gallon drum over a woodburning fire! Over propane is still good, but gosh adding that hint of smokiness makes it next level! ❤
Used to be an old man who set up his peanut stand north of Travelers Rest SC on US 25 every summer Saturday. He had the best wood-smoked boiled peanuts ever ❤ He never had a lot so you had to be there before mid-afternoon to get any. Of course he wouldn't tell his secret recipe but he did say it took a whole day's preparation the day and night before. He could regale you with tales of the area for hours having lived there all his life. He said that all that was left of his family lineage was one daughter who visited him weekly and you could see how much that meant to him, his wife having passed "long ago"- he never said which year.
I'd make special trips just to get some and I got all my friends hooked too- even cold they were awesome. Then one summer he wasn't to be seen, so I stopped in at the nearby store to ask about him, but they didn't know anything. A couple weeks later I heard that the old man had passed away that winter 🥺 That's been 20 years ago or more, and I've never found any great boiled peanuts since then. I still get some from time to time but it ain't the same.
@@P_RO_ I can imagine it felt a little empty with him being gone, end of an era. Thanks for sharing, that was a lovely memory. ❤
@@pgtrish Yes, something does feel missing traveling through there even though there are other boiled peanut vendors in the area now. He was Southern hospitality innate, kind and polite with a genuine smile for everyone. We lost part of our heritage when he left us.
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@@P_RO_ I grew up in Pickens. Never spent much time in Traveler's Rest. I wish I had known about him. I would have talked my parents into taking me to get some of his peanuts. It's kind of amazing meeting someone who is from so close to where I am from
Awesome! ❤️🥇
Y’all have outdone yourselves. This was great! I think we have two Southern Card recipients.
I want to hang out with all of the guests- they were great!!
My grandparents always had pimento cheese on celery as a snack when I was a kid. So good! From time to time, I'll get a hankering for it and make it.
I visited a friend in Texas last year and we definitely went to Buc-ee's. So when someone at work brought back Buc-ee Nuggets from a trip, I was thrilled.
I miss the jerky the most, though.
Moon Pie must be served with RC cola.
I love parched peanuts from our local trade day. Used to really enjoy that growing up.
there is nothing better than having a moon pie with an RC Cola and it was something that my dad and I shared a love for he did when he was growing up and so did I
I didn’t know you guys are in birmingham too! awesome!!
Nice show, only heard of a couple of the snacks. Always wanted to try cheese straws
I make the homemade from my aunt's recipe. I get requests from family every Christmas. Best ever.
it's a southern thing is cute but missing Matt's bless your rank
I can't believe she didn't know Goo Goo Clusters were southern! She better not be from Tennessee, or she's in a heap of trouble!
I don’t think theres an It’s a Southern Thing video I haven’t seen. Every new video is appreciated!
microwaved moon pies (though only 12 seconds is needed) is food from the gods!
yes, have to be careful not to overmicrowave.