James May makes food from his childhood

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  • čas přidán 26. 10. 2019
  • Welcome to the first episode of James May's new cooking series! This week sees him making one of the staples from his childhood, the salad sandwich.

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  • @Graylord88
    @Graylord88 Před 4 lety +3852

    "Food from his childhood".
    -Goes straight to wine bottles.

    • @jaybee4118
      @jaybee4118 Před 4 lety +118

      That’s the 70s for you.

    • @EthanAdey
      @EthanAdey Před 4 lety +5

      So?

    • @Simply_sokoly
      @Simply_sokoly Před 3 lety +19

      @LinusDickTips You don't have to be rich to not ruin your body.

    • @breadboi205
      @breadboi205 Před 3 lety +24

      Just coz he drank it as a foetus doesn’t mean its not childhood

    • @amber_long
      @amber_long Před 3 lety +3

      @LinusDickTips You can be sheltered without being born into wealth.

  • @xylaharrison7822
    @xylaharrison7822 Před 4 lety +3765

    *This man beat Gordon Ramsey at cooking while drunk. Let that sink in.*

    • @arnoldrivas4590
      @arnoldrivas4590 Před 4 lety +88

      I saw that here on BBC America and on CZcams of course. It was...a golden moment.

    • @garygrandy9443
      @garygrandy9443 Před 4 lety +75

      Also destroyed Gordon in the food tasting.

    • @Lux2
      @Lux2 Před 4 lety +25

      Ramsay can't even eat hárkarl.

    • @76driver
      @76driver Před 4 lety +54

      Knife skills:
      Let the wine do the work...

    • @Lux2
      @Lux2 Před 4 lety +25

      @Brad Viviviyal , it was in Iceland. The Swedes do have their own rotten fish delicacy: surströmming. It's putrified herring from the northern part of Sweden.

  • @NotAuxell
    @NotAuxell Před 3 lety +2780

    Tonight on Bottom Gear, James suffers from nostalgia and makes himself a sandwich

    • @SusieFanK
      @SusieFanK Před 3 lety +93

      Jeremy with a distorted face: jams sadnvich tastes kinda funny innit

    • @damnedlegionaire
      @damnedlegionaire Před 3 lety +60

      @@SusieFanK Jims this needs more exhoost fume

    • @perchef8970
      @perchef8970 Před 3 lety +6

      I used to love rice cake with chicken when I was a child.

    • @user-wu3xz3mf9m
      @user-wu3xz3mf9m Před 3 lety +11

      James with the new pub.. Jeremy with a farm? Not sure where the little man’s gone?? U can tell there worse off with out each other.. just Chuck them back in to top gear..

    • @superbird4351
      @superbird4351 Před 3 lety +7

      @@user-wu3xz3mf9m
      They do the Grand Tour together

  • @ronikamerl
    @ronikamerl Před 3 lety +1895

    Imagine showing this to someone who doesn't know who James May is and then trying to explain why you utterly, utterly love this boring old man.

    • @billy4734
      @billy4734 Před 3 lety +52

      British man
      That is all

    • @Optimusisgod
      @Optimusisgod Před 3 lety +49

      Perfect comment; the most stereotypical dry british man. I love him.

    • @jeremybosse5088
      @jeremybosse5088 Před 3 lety +11

      I don’t know he’s got character

    • @basic-os
      @basic-os Před 3 lety +39

      He’s so boringly entertaining
      Or is it entertainingly boring
      Something like that

    • @roisinnigcrainn7722
      @roisinnigcrainn7722 Před 3 lety +1

      @@basic-os I concur

  • @dothius
    @dothius Před 4 lety +2127

    If you didn't know this was James May you'd think it's some broke British old man trying to start a CZcams series

    • @leisure057blank3
      @leisure057blank3 Před 4 lety +93

      Well I never heard of him and that is what I thought

    • @rogerhoke9725
      @rogerhoke9725 Před 4 lety +28

      leisure057 blank hahahah yeah. I have no idea who this guy is.

    • @barbikayler40532
      @barbikayler40532 Před 4 lety +17

      I think I know him from something automotive....help me people....I just can't Google today, lol

    • @KATNYC_718
      @KATNYC_718 Před 4 lety +12

      I don't know him and it's what I thought lol. I saw the sub count and was like huh? 😆

    • @marcopolo9146
      @marcopolo9146 Před 4 lety +19

      Why are you idiots watching?

  • @balisticren6155
    @balisticren6155 Před 4 lety +2791

    James May makes food from his childhood
    *starts with wine*

    • @haltair4015
      @haltair4015 Před 4 lety +13

      YES xD I thought I was the only one who spotted that x)

    • @fredorico41
      @fredorico41 Před 4 lety +14

      Maybe he started drinking very young lol 😆👍

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před 4 lety +7

      Actually, there is a YT video on Richard Hammond and food. James May is not the only Top Gear presenter drinking alcohol while preparing a meal. It makes me wonder if Jeremy needs a glass while cooking, too. Wouldn't surprise me.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Před 4 lety +5

      @@fredorico41 Got me on milk and... alcohol. 🎶

    • @Radi0he4d1
      @Radi0he4d1 Před 4 lety

      Explains a lot

  • @lightblue254
    @lightblue254 Před 3 lety +573

    1970: So in the 1970s water hadn't been invented yet, what we had was government issued drinkable fluids

    • @roonilwazlib3089
      @roonilwazlib3089 Před 2 lety +17

      council pop ✌🏻

    • @lightblue254
      @lightblue254 Před 2 lety +8

      @@roonilwazlib3089 Amazing lol

    • @roonilwazlib3089
      @roonilwazlib3089 Před 2 lety +6

      @@lightblue254 that’s actually what we call it 😂

    • @Bellocks1
      @Bellocks1 Před 2 lety +1

      I still call it council pop sometimes even now, in 2021, lol. I was born in the 80s not the 70s though.

    • @BoHorn
      @BoHorn Před 2 lety +1

      Roonil Wazlib that username, well done, funny comment too.

  • @soupcanltd2603
    @soupcanltd2603 Před 3 lety +423

    “This is red wine, because it isn’t white wine.”
    correct

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 Před 3 lety +2

      What about rosé wine ? No red wine, but no white wine either .

    • @IAteYourFace72
      @IAteYourFace72 Před 3 lety +3

      @@aquarius4953 just red and white mixed together

    • @peterjf7723
      @peterjf7723 Před 3 lety +2

      @@aquarius4953 Portuguese Mateus Rosé, very popular in the 1970s.

    • @PhD63
      @PhD63 Před 3 lety +1

      @@peterjf7723 Ah yes. Mateus Rosé, the height of sophistication in the ‘70’s

  • @siraman25
    @siraman25 Před 4 lety +1344

    This... is red wine, because it isn't white wine.
    -Captain Slow, 2019

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat Před 4 lety

      Literally came down to the comments straight away to see if they're mostly about him drinking. I thought he might not have a drink this time, considering he's making things from his childhood.

    • @bensnyder5890
      @bensnyder5890 Před 4 lety +4

      So it's a BLT without the B; essentially.

    • @jacobrandolph4199
      @jacobrandolph4199 Před 4 lety +2

      I found that quote quite hilarious

    • @Gblonkers
      @Gblonkers Před 4 lety

      DILLY DILLY!

    • @johnchristopherson2957
      @johnchristopherson2957 Před 4 lety +1

      @@bensnyder5890 I was thinking that bacon would be perfect on that sandwich as well, lol.

  • @NBST28
    @NBST28 Před 4 lety +2246

    "Reasonably dense, and floppy", he just gave an extremely accurate description of most human beings.

  • @TheCrazyDcoolest
    @TheCrazyDcoolest Před 3 lety +744

    After two and half years of insomnia, months of medication and therapy treatment I can finally say I've finally found a cure for my insomnia. I put this video on at 1 AM last night and was out cold in under a minute. best sleep I've had in years. Thank you James for curing my insomnia.

  • @olipoole130
    @olipoole130 Před 3 lety +280

    CZcamsrs: "I've run out of ideas for interesting content :("
    James May : "Today were gonna make a sandwich"

  • @PaintYourOffice
    @PaintYourOffice Před 4 lety +4348

    I love how James May is kinda a CZcamsr now

    • @PointNemo9
      @PointNemo9 Před 4 lety +20

      What is "kinda"?

    • @santiagokiwi3187
      @santiagokiwi3187 Před 4 lety +84

      @@PointNemo9 kinda = kind of

    • @PointNemo9
      @PointNemo9 Před 4 lety +6

      @@santiagokiwi3187 I thought it meant "kinder"

    • @_Odin_
      @_Odin_ Před 4 lety +46

      You didn't know about his Twitch channel where he live streams playing CS:GO? Damn son, its 2019! He has some nice Twitch Thots in his entourage too!

    • @user-qj6lj4iq2b
      @user-qj6lj4iq2b Před 4 lety +6

      If you don’t know English don’t type it

  • @MDP_Motorsports
    @MDP_Motorsports Před 4 lety +1933

    IS THERE ANYTHING I WON'T WATCH JAMES MAY ASSEMBLE? No.

    • @Ben_Mayall
      @Ben_Mayall Před 4 lety +21

      Mark Pelto I loved when he did ‘the reassembler’. But, to everyone else, it was boring.

    • @brandoncarlson340
      @brandoncarlson340 Před 4 lety +7

      I'd watch him do reverse engineering of a .....fill in the blank..

    • @heretomakeyousalty6126
      @heretomakeyousalty6126 Před 4 lety

      Mark Pelto next up social skills with mark pelto, an his wanting to be seen/heard issues. Formally known as over use of CAPS

    • @MDP_Motorsports
      @MDP_Motorsports Před 4 lety +4

      @@heretomakeyousalty6126 Yeah thats kind of the point of caps and shouting. So what?

    • @nedyahyakcam
      @nedyahyakcam Před 4 lety +1

      I wouldn't like to watch him try assemble a child.

  • @tasmiyahrawoot9243
    @tasmiyahrawoot9243 Před 3 lety +348

    When the cameraman was hired:
    Interviewer: "you will be working on a cooking show with James may"
    Cameraman: "Great I love food"
    James may: "here's a cucumber lettuce tomato and spring onion sandwich with some salad dressing"
    Cameraman: "..."

    • @captainbackflash
      @captainbackflash Před 3 lety +1

      I was wondering about the spring onion. Does it work?

    • @asmolcade5818
      @asmolcade5818 Před 3 lety +8

      I’m pretty sure salad cream is different to dressing

    • @aquarius4953
      @aquarius4953 Před 3 lety

      Come on! To go through boiled meat to this sandwich was a great step to what somebody will call, one day, British cuisine. Of course that somebody was British !

    • @PhD63
      @PhD63 Před 3 lety +3

      @@asmolcade5818 Salad Cream. How British. We’re too sophisticated for Mayonnaise.

    • @MrMoekanz
      @MrMoekanz Před 2 lety

      I think the camera man has as much flavour as this salad though to be honest.

  • @ncot_tech
    @ncot_tech Před 4 lety +146

    To recreate the true sandwich from that era, you need to now force it into a little sandwich bag, squash it some more and force the whole lot into a small tupperware box (the ones that smell weird) along with a single apple and a chocolate bar.
    I have rather vivid memories of standing outside, in the rain at school eating one of those.

    • @thesarge7732
      @thesarge7732 Před rokem +5

      And then leave in the sunshine of a classroom window along with the free milk.

    • @Mortthemoose
      @Mortthemoose Před rokem

      @@thesarge7732 😅 Look up Paul Hogan's childhood sandwiches.
      Brilliant!

  • @jordanski100
    @jordanski100 Před 4 lety +1877

    I have just spent 10 minutes watching James May making a sandwich.
    I’d do it again too

    • @tt-ln4mc
      @tt-ln4mc Před 4 lety +10

      real ones also watched him build that kitchen hes in

    • @phantomechelon3628
      @phantomechelon3628 Před 4 lety +2

      Me too...but only if it was a different kind of sandwich. Think I've got salad sorted now.

    • @CaptainObvious
      @CaptainObvious Před 4 lety

      Literally my life

    • @benjyfriedman
      @benjyfriedman Před 4 lety

      @@tt-ln4mc I did see him build the kitchen. Wonder what else he's gonna build? Maybe restore a classic car? Who knows?

    • @keithdee9232
      @keithdee9232 Před 4 lety +1

      LOL! Now that you mention it .... yeah, me too! FML!!

  • @Sledgeh101
    @Sledgeh101 Před 4 lety +685

    "We're going to make a packed lunch."
    - pulls out a bottle of wine
    This explains SO much

    • @primethread
      @primethread Před 4 lety +6

      Captain Slow

    • @PhilJonesIII
      @PhilJonesIII Před 4 lety

      Fanny Craddock and her husband Jonnie. More 60s than 70s. Jonnie always showed up sounding like he'd got through a couple of bottles before even starting.
      She always sounded like she was preparing roast pig stuffed with quail while explaining mashed potatoes.

  • @garybusey9941
    @garybusey9941 Před 3 lety +20

    “We used lettuce.”
    Okay.
    “There’s a lettuce.”
    Indeed, James.

  • @captainbongwater7790
    @captainbongwater7790 Před 3 lety +23

    The most interesting part of this is that this is a major part of his young life. You learn a lot about a time and place by their food. Hope he does more of this, preferably while driving.

  • @Harryyano
    @Harryyano Před 4 lety +943

    Gordon Ramsey’s Masterclass ad finishes:
    James May: The salad cream really brings out the flavour of the lettuce

    • @Gergoth117
      @Gergoth117 Před 4 lety +30

      Lmao, I want gordon ramsay to post a reaction video to these.

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Před 4 lety +12

      @@Gergoth117 I just watched the whole series and it all goes downhill from this recipe.

    • @isak338
      @isak338 Před 4 lety +9

      james may beat that man in a cookoff

    • @brandonmartin-moore5302
      @brandonmartin-moore5302 Před 4 lety +3

      Perfect.

    • @tomlindsay2687
      @tomlindsay2687 Před 4 lety

      Bro I got the same 😂😂

  • @whatwouldwesleycook9759
    @whatwouldwesleycook9759 Před 4 lety +722

    I just spent 11 minutes watching James build a lettuce sandwich......

    • @fantasyfan9320
      @fantasyfan9320 Před 4 lety +4

      Ok boomer

    • @sandwich2473
      @sandwich2473 Před 4 lety +24

      Nothing wrong with that, it's a fantastic sandwich.
      It's been my icon for probably around 6 years now.

    • @acehighjohn1759
      @acehighjohn1759 Před 4 lety +4

      This is the 2nd night in a row ive watched him make really basic sandiches and i dont know why? ....Also, bread should face opposite ways imo...thoughts?

    • @VonMilk
      @VonMilk Před 4 lety

      Would you cook it is the question Wesley

    • @jennifermiranda6023
      @jennifermiranda6023 Před 2 měsíci

      And found it entertaining 😄

  • @mads-henningjensen7178
    @mads-henningjensen7178 Před 3 lety +98

    “It’s actually slightly wetter than I remember” whoever does the edits is the real mvp

    • @clockwork9827
      @clockwork9827 Před 2 lety +1

      credits blitzed by

    • @joyfisher8008
      @joyfisher8008 Před 2 lety

      Didn't see credits but my hunt is the editor was the ubiquitous Lucy Brown.

  • @Plentisaki
    @Plentisaki Před 3 lety +7

    As a child in the 1970's, this is spot on as far as lunch goes. That Sunblest bread would weld itself to the roof of your mouth, so had to be dislodged with either your finger, or a packet of Golden Wonder crisps! Dinner would be a Vesta Chow Mein with strawberry Angel Delight for pudding, washed down with Orange Squash that could glow in the dark, or if you were really lucky, a can of Top Deck shandy! :-)!

  • @chiefmonrovia6691
    @chiefmonrovia6691 Před 4 lety +411

    This is the kind of thing Jeremy and richard would make fun of James for doing, calling him the most boring human being to ever walk the earth, but I loved this

    • @cindycraig3164
      @cindycraig3164 Před 2 lety +9

      Which is one of the reasons we love this...

    • @MrGersboy72
      @MrGersboy72 Před 2 lety +4

      I was just speaking to Jeremy and he said you’re just as boring.

  • @AndrewGibson22
    @AndrewGibson22 Před 4 lety +493

    Jeremy "I bought a farm"
    James "I made a sandwich"
    Its important not to over stretch ones self.

    • @damiangwardzik1502
      @damiangwardzik1502 Před 4 lety +42

      And hammond became a Ford salesman

    • @emmanichollas3211
      @emmanichollas3211 Před 4 lety +12

      They are all going through their post-grand tour mid-life crisis

    • @bnap3221
      @bnap3221 Před 4 lety +1

      Gibson Bowles did Clarkson make a CZcams video about buying a farm or did he just buy one generally?

    • @AndrewGibson22
      @AndrewGibson22 Před 4 lety

      @@bnap3221 no, he is making a new series about his new farm.

    • @bnap3221
      @bnap3221 Před 4 lety

      Gibson Bowles is it released?

  • @DirkdeZwijger
    @DirkdeZwijger Před 2 lety +38

    Did I really just watch May making a sodding vegetable sandwich for ten minutes straight?

  • @teryxx781
    @teryxx781 Před 2 lety +5

    “Jamie May’s Childhood Snacks”
    *goes straight to the bottle of red wine 😂

  • @johnjohntv1195
    @johnjohntv1195 Před 4 lety +943

    It’s 4am and I’m watching James May make a sandwich...
    what even is my life?

  • @AbrahamSalazar210
    @AbrahamSalazar210 Před 4 lety +472

    This is the most British thing I've ever seen.

    • @nc30guy
      @nc30guy Před 4 lety +5

      Its not tank chats by David Fletcher are one to checkout.

    • @kakapofan6542
      @kakapofan6542 Před 4 lety +5

      I recommend watching Wallace and gromit, spitting image, Monty python and Blackadder for a culture shock if you want

    • @mannydcbianco
      @mannydcbianco Před 4 lety +1

      I can't believe you've done this.

  • @aquarius4953
    @aquarius4953 Před 3 lety +38

    Being a French guy, I can tell you (by experience) , back in the seventies, British and cuisine were some antagonist things.

    • @tgapcharlie
      @tgapcharlie Před rokem +5

      ah, the French. so many types of cheese, yet you never figured out chedder

    • @reggiebuffat
      @reggiebuffat Před rokem

      London was something else though.

  • @oleksandrbezkorovainyi
    @oleksandrbezkorovainyi Před 2 lety +4

    Why am I watching this? Why am I so entertained?
    James May will never die

  • @Skinz01
    @Skinz01 Před 4 lety +241

    "I'm not going to wash this spring onion, I'm sure it won't kill me since I'll be feeding it to someone else."

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo Před 4 lety +7

      That's probably how they did it back in the 70s kitchens. Attention to authenticity.

    • @juuk3103
      @juuk3103 Před 4 lety +6

      Germs and a little dirt only strenghtens your immune system.

    • @robinwalia5361
      @robinwalia5361 Před 4 lety +6

      @@juuk3103 I see you have some culture in you.... Plenty of it!

    • @lilbatz
      @lilbatz Před 4 lety

      Says every minimum wage minion working the fast food night shift.

  • @rudeanne
    @rudeanne Před 4 lety +272

    “Kale wasn’t even invented yet.” 😂😭 May has always been my fav.
    * “...anoint the lettuce.” ☠️

  • @zatchbell622
    @zatchbell622 Před 3 lety +5

    He still drinks wine the way Oz Clarke taught him 😂. The Zinfandel is a total reference to his time with Oz in California several years ago; James said definitively that Californian Zinfandel is his favorite of all the new world wines.

  • @mullerman1104
    @mullerman1104 Před 3 lety +11

    The Trick is to squeeze them into a small lunch box, so that they don’t fall apart After you stored them for 3 hours in your bag.

  • @willbrent3385
    @willbrent3385 Před 4 lety +239

    I could watch this man talk about paint drying whilst paint is drying

    • @jackmantheiy5997
      @jackmantheiy5997 Před 4 lety +2

      Same but the audio is horrible. This is unbearable

    • @alakani
      @alakani Před 4 lety +1

      @@jackmantheiy5997 That sucks that a little reverb and non-ideal EQing can completely ruin your enjoyment of high quality content. That might be a medical condition called misophobia, in which certain sounds can trigger intense negative feelings and thoughts. There aren't any known treatments yet but exposure therapy might help.

  • @Ben-rq5re
    @Ben-rq5re Před 4 lety +321

    I just sat through 8 adverts to watch the assembly of the world’s worst sandwich. I hate myself.

  • @mariaskinner1276
    @mariaskinner1276 Před 2 lety +2

    🤣sticking to the roof of the mouth when taking a bite🤣 so true and funny. If you add cheese to that sandwich, it would. Great show

  • @johnlegg5671
    @johnlegg5671 Před 3 lety +17

    I've still got a bit of Mother's pride clagged behind my front tooth from '74

  • @stevesmolinski
    @stevesmolinski Před 4 lety +302

    This has the feel as though someone is holding James hostage and forcing him to perform for the camera.

    • @iStormUK
      @iStormUK Před 4 lety +9

      Yeah, the audio's all over the left n right channels, and the lighting is just a touch odd

    • @johnbolan3158
      @johnbolan3158 Před 4 lety +8

      The heavy breathing from the camera man, jeeze that kills me

    • @suicunesolsan
      @suicunesolsan Před 4 lety +5

      It's also because he's got his back to a wall for the whole video. It's not a nice wall either.

    • @GildaLee27
      @GildaLee27 Před 4 lety +12

      He's always like that. It's part of his charm...duress, being a silent victim.

    • @Earthstar_Review
      @Earthstar_Review Před 4 lety

      It also looks like he's been trapped in a corner with a basic shelving unit and a counter

  • @anthonywalsh2520
    @anthonywalsh2520 Před 4 lety +521

    This is what tv programs would be like without directors and producers.

  • @brip9546
    @brip9546 Před 16 dny +1

    I need more of these in my life

  • @nieveangeletti1271
    @nieveangeletti1271 Před 3 lety +18

    "James May makes food from his childhood"
    *Starts video by cracking open a bottle of wine*
    Further proof to my mind that James May was never a child and he just popped out of his mother's head in the early 1900's, fully grown like a child of Zeus

  • @VonMilk
    @VonMilk Před 4 lety +477

    James taking that bread I buy every week like it's some historical alien artifact has made me question my life and choices 🥺

    • @teddyboy9116
      @teddyboy9116 Před 4 lety +7

      I eat that bread every day now!! And Marge

    • @bunny_smith
      @bunny_smith Před 4 lety +6

      Don’t. Your life. You do you, Boo.

    • @marianna3253
      @marianna3253 Před 4 lety +1

      @@teddyboy9116 more like dough boy

    • @teddyboy9116
      @teddyboy9116 Před 4 lety

      @@marianna3253 cheeky b@@ch! I'm not fat at all

    • @marianna3253
      @marianna3253 Před 4 lety

      @@teddyboy9116 just a joke eh!

  • @Pughhead
    @Pughhead Před 4 lety +3155

    James May is so boring that he’s interesting.

  • @Donavan68
    @Donavan68 Před 3 lety

    Love your work James May, keep it up!

  • @cherylcottingham3029
    @cherylcottingham3029 Před 4 lety

    Lol!!!. Love it! And your camera man's tee shirt!
    You guys are too cute.

  • @abheerkohli4035
    @abheerkohli4035 Před 4 lety +276

    In tonight's show:
    A man holds a camera
    James makes a salad sandwich
    And tom eats the sandwich

    • @yodelinggoethe1147
      @yodelinggoethe1147 Před 4 lety +9

      Abheer Kohli that really sounds like something clarkson would say

    • @abheerkohli4035
      @abheerkohli4035 Před 4 lety +3

      @@yodelinggoethe1147 obviously. Thats why i did it😂

    • @kregadeth5562
      @kregadeth5562 Před 4 lety +1

      Abheer Kohli very nice

    • @TeddyBear1280
      @TeddyBear1280 Před 4 lety +2

      i did read this in Clarkson voice

    • @boriz_
      @boriz_ Před 4 lety +1

      *Crunches into lettuce sandwich* And on that horrible disappointment we have to end the show.

  • @jeydoubleyew
    @jeydoubleyew Před 4 lety +97

    I could watch James talk about and do literally anything.

  • @carolineleiden
    @carolineleiden Před 3 lety +1

    We had the Sputnik a a special treat. Put sugar and condensed milk in a glas, add soda, like cola or seven up, and watch it explode and " boil over" the glass. Always a tophit at birthday parties. Absolutely outlawed outside of birthdays.

  • @cw6082
    @cw6082 Před 3 lety +2

    From Canada, definitely have had a version of this and man I still crave this

  • @deloreanfan81
    @deloreanfan81 Před 4 lety +190

    Since this is captain slow im surprised we didn't get a 2 hour history of lettuce

  • @callumhardy5098
    @callumhardy5098 Před 4 lety +184

    “Jamie Oliver’s Victorian kebab van” would love to see that!

  • @shiroryuu2846
    @shiroryuu2846 Před 3 měsíci

    I don't know how....but these trio can make anything to view interesting.

  • @charliekane135
    @charliekane135 Před rokem +2

    Mr May's culinary presentations are becoming reminiscent of Keith Floyd. Red wine first 🍷

  • @molsy1768
    @molsy1768 Před 4 lety +256

    More of these, and make them longer!

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat Před 4 lety +2

      Yes!

    • @LockonKubi
      @LockonKubi Před 4 lety +11

      Also put a mic on James, that echo is horrible.

    • @jackshiels1206
      @jackshiels1206 Před 4 lety +7

      Molsy 176 that’s what she said 😜 sorry I had to do that

    • @SmartassX1
      @SmartassX1 Před 4 lety +1

      Bigger, longer and uncut!

    • @404killer
      @404killer Před 4 lety

      that sandwich is a nightmare, appreciate on Halloween

  • @olliemillward2614
    @olliemillward2614 Před 4 lety +154

    “I would peel it back but I can’t be bothered”
    His wife is a lucky lady

    • @colinmoore7460
      @colinmoore7460 Před 4 lety +1

      @@adamfarra4692 Why am I not surprised?

    • @elsamo311
      @elsamo311 Před 4 lety +8

      @@adamfarra4692 He's been with the same woman for 20 years so she basically is his wife

    • @legion999
      @legion999 Před 4 lety

      You can't even quote accurately?

    • @mortechrome
      @mortechrome Před 4 lety +3

      ADAM FARRA He has a girlfriend since 20 some years actually, with whom he lives. It’s in reality the same thing as a wife.

    • @vtecpreludevtec
      @vtecpreludevtec Před 4 lety +2

      Harpiye 73 a common law wife

  • @wikld
    @wikld Před 3 lety +2

    the man breathing behind the camera is the best thing ever

  • @_IHateHandles_
    @_IHateHandles_ Před 2 lety +1

    Salad cream is one of those quintessentially British things that to the rest of the world is mind bogglingly ridiculous, but at the same time amazing.

    • @kremove
      @kremove Před 2 lety

      I think other foods are much worse, but I grew up with Miracle Whip, so I get it.

    • @_IHateHandles_
      @_IHateHandles_ Před 2 lety

      @@kremove What even is Miracle whip? I've heard the name but as a brit have no clue what it is. The name makes me think of some kind of sweetened cream?

  • @seanpruitt6801
    @seanpruitt6801 Před 4 lety +126

    James May is the only one who can make this interesting

  • @DougZbikowski
    @DougZbikowski Před 4 lety +137

    This is like the punchline to a “When I was a kid we were so poor we ate...” joke.

  • @nolanbessire5033
    @nolanbessire5033 Před 3 lety +1

    I just watched an old British man make a sandwich for 10 minutes and I do not regret it

  • @sophiamac9100
    @sophiamac9100 Před 2 lety +1

    I still make homemade salad sandwich with all your ingredients but with purple or white onion and I add the piece de resistance : sliced beetroot! Absolutely scrumptious 🤌👩‍🍳

  • @jacobllgaard1079
    @jacobllgaard1079 Před 4 lety +400

    James May's childhood was in the 70's... the 1870's....

    • @drivingcat6901
      @drivingcat6901 Před 4 lety +20

      1870's BC

    • @reioni2143
      @reioni2143 Před 4 lety +9

      Really? I thought it was 70 years after the big bang.

    • @dionysisnanos6528
      @dionysisnanos6528 Před 4 lety +17

      Oh no, the big bang happened 70 years after he was born. You got your facts wrong.

    • @miguelascencio7972
      @miguelascencio7972 Před 4 lety +11

      He's so old, I was genuinely happy to see he looks well for his age

    • @Murtagh653
      @Murtagh653 Před 4 lety +10

      as wilth everything he does, he even ages slowly.

  • @DaThingOnTheDoorstep
    @DaThingOnTheDoorstep Před 4 lety +22

    70's cookbooks truly are a lost art form. Some of the things in them, whoever came up with the recipes has glimpsed beyond the veil of this existence.

    • @stephkightley7888
      @stephkightley7888 Před 4 lety

      Have you seen some of the 60s recipe books? The food pics are mostly horrible and unappetising...definitely don't make you want to rush into the kitchen to try one or two or ten...

  • @ianlambourne1476
    @ianlambourne1476 Před rokem +1

    Why did I watch this!!!!
    Why did I enjoy this????

  • @willrs9811
    @willrs9811 Před 4 lety +21

    Theres more character development in that sandwich than jodie whittakers doctor

  • @davinatest8467
    @davinatest8467 Před 4 lety +132

    Olive oil could be bought from your local chemist in very small bottles and used as sun cream/Oil or for ear aches

    • @gbadesakin
      @gbadesakin Před 3 lety +2

      😂

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před 3 lety +1

      Aye. Weirdly in the early days of motoring; you had to buy Petrol from Pharmacies too XD.

    • @-bubby9633
      @-bubby9633 Před 3 lety +2

      Worst part was this wasn't only the 70s. My parents often recalled having to stop by a chemist in a UK village in the early 90s for olive oil

    • @jimtaylor294
      @jimtaylor294 Před 3 lety

      @@-bubby9633 Wouldn't surprise me. Most medium sized towns & up had OO on the [food] shop shelves by then.

    • @marleneclough3173
      @marleneclough3173 Před 3 lety +1

      Amazingly Mrs Beeton used olive oil in her recipes. I wonder what happened in between? 2 World Wars?

  • @Hobartthedolphinboy
    @Hobartthedolphinboy Před 4 lety +63

    May might be my favorite of the three. This is way more entertaining than it has any right to be.

    • @SuperTobbe12
      @SuperTobbe12 Před 4 lety +4

      Hobartthedolphinboy Absolutely, i can listen to him talking about anything for hours

    • @MausOfTheHouse
      @MausOfTheHouse Před 4 lety +6

      To be fair, they are different people, hammond is entertaining, Clarkson is dumb and funny, and james is just a gentleman who is an alcoholic

    • @bnap3221
      @bnap3221 Před 4 lety +1

      Maus well put

    • @MausOfTheHouse
      @MausOfTheHouse Před 4 lety

      @@bnap3221 thank you.

  • @Guavamente
    @Guavamente Před 2 lety

    TOM THE CAMERAMAN!! Dude you made me miss him dropping a spring onion and yes I can tell you're a mouth breather!

  • @jamieammar6131
    @jamieammar6131 Před 3 lety +9

    Jamie Oliver's Victorian Kebab Van..I'd love to see those.

  • @aqua46784
    @aqua46784 Před 4 lety +120

    Having eaten sandwiches in the 1970s and even -- gasp -- the 1960s, I was waiting for the stuck-to-the-roof-of-the-mouth thing re the bread. Historically accurate, youngsters.

    • @ginskimpivot753
      @ginskimpivot753 Před 4 lety +11

      There's actually a term for that - pallet-cling.

    • @OscarJamess
      @OscarJamess Před 4 lety +5

      That still happens fyi

    • @StevioGaming1
      @StevioGaming1 Před 4 lety +2

      I'm 18 and that used to happen all the time to me when I made a lettuce and cheese sandwhich.

    • @OscarJamess
      @OscarJamess Před 4 lety +4

      It's funny how when you're young you can see so easily when someone is really insecure about their age

    • @kevinshort3943
      @kevinshort3943 Před 4 lety +2

      I existed in the 70's, but I don't remember "the stuck-to-the-roof-of-the-mouth thing re the bread" - I also don't remember margarine either.

  • @julsie3195
    @julsie3195 Před 4 lety +81

    "anoint the lettuce"
    I wish James May was my dad

  • @Kez150
    @Kez150 Před rokem +1

    Food from the 70s - specifically packed lunches… This is RED wine

  • @zzskyninjazz1821
    @zzskyninjazz1821 Před rokem

    I rewatch this series since nowadays in this country it feels like we’re approaching the 70’s once more

  • @AR-xl6ym
    @AR-xl6ym Před 4 lety +158

    A couple of sneaky slices of ham or bacon and that would be a sandwich for the ages.

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum Před 4 lety +54

    Who else remembers having red or white wine in their packed lunch?

    • @sylvananas7923
      @sylvananas7923 Před 4 lety

      Good ol times

    • @ufokkenwotm8
      @ufokkenwotm8 Před 4 lety +1

      Brings along plastic shot glasses and a grape juice box in order to gain access to the cool table

  • @m1co294
    @m1co294 Před 2 lety

    "James May makes food from his childhood"
    *immediately grabs a bottle of wine*

  • @YourRandomGuy
    @YourRandomGuy Před 2 lety +1

    I made this sandwich and now I love this sandwich. I have it every day now, lol. Surprisingly I have all of the correct ingredients too! Even better.

  • @JohnJackson-mn4ts
    @JohnJackson-mn4ts Před 4 lety +118

    With a bag of skips and a huge wagon wheel.
    The kid that brought boiled egg sandwich, and all heads would turn towards them as everyone catches scent of that pungent sulphurous smell.

    • @robinforrest7680
      @robinforrest7680 Před 4 lety +13

      Ah yes. Fartwiches.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Před 3 lety +4

      I would embrace the egg sandwich! Egg and cress with that salad cream 🔥

    • @wollysocks1
      @wollysocks1 Před 3 lety

      (Teenage daughter got hold of the phone here) this is my life...still...

    • @roisinnigcrainn7722
      @roisinnigcrainn7722 Před 3 lety

      Egg mayo is yummy tho

  • @murphy1125
    @murphy1125 Před 4 lety +23

    Can’t believe all of us has just sat an watched James may make a salad sandwich

  • @trevorberg1810
    @trevorberg1810 Před 3 lety +2

    These sandwich videos all remind me of my childhood, I didnt even grow up in the 70s

  • @katesims2346
    @katesims2346 Před 3 lety +3

    My childhood salad sandwiches didn't have salad cream only mayo,but we always had beetroot. Also in the 60s Dad grew iceberg lettuce, it's still my fave.

  • @deborahwilliams-rowley4281
    @deborahwilliams-rowley4281 Před 4 lety +69

    Back in the 70's I ate a lot of salad sandwiches, I used mayonnaise on both slices of bread and salt and pepper, I peeled the cucumber. I still eat them today

    • @TheTouc85
      @TheTouc85 Před 4 lety +1

      🤮

    • @juuk3103
      @juuk3103 Před 4 lety +6

      @@TheTouc85 Oh no we got a gen z disgusted by salad, bread and mayo :'( only difference between this and the ones you buy is the ham or chicken come onnn

    • @Clangokkuner
      @Clangokkuner Před 4 lety

      @@juuk3103 not really, raw vegetables are absolutely fucking disgusting

    • @eddiet7228
      @eddiet7228 Před 4 lety +1

      I see you were actually quite posh.

    • @jaypee6804
      @jaypee6804 Před 4 lety

      King Tin Hou That’s because you eat greasy sugary meat and grains usually.

  • @cele42
    @cele42 Před 4 lety +10

    I just watched James May making a sandwich for 10 mins and i LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT

  • @jenwatson2623
    @jenwatson2623 Před 4 lety

    Love you James! I have not seen you in years, miss you an hugs!

  • @missmaryhdream6560
    @missmaryhdream6560 Před 2 lety +2

    I remeber first tasting coleslaw, it came in a tin by Heinz. Potato salad too, my dad referred to it as codswallop. I loved it.

  • @horsenuts1831
    @horsenuts1831 Před 4 lety +62

    1:12 In the 1970s that I belonged to, everybody MADE their own wine. Elderflower was white wine and elderberry was red wine.

    • @caseypnw
      @caseypnw Před 4 lety +4

      Pauly Paul where tf did you grow up

    • @tweetiepie551
      @tweetiepie551 Před 4 lety +12

      Yes..in the shed.and the adults always got hammered on it.

    • @robinforrest7680
      @robinforrest7680 Před 4 lety +1

      Too true. Dreadful hangover the following morning though. Then came the wine kits which were even worse.

    • @wmr9019
      @wmr9019 Před 4 lety +1

      Don't forget parsnip and nettle wine ❤️

    • @horsenuts1831
      @horsenuts1831 Před 4 lety

      @@wmr9019 It's singed on my brain, the parsnip one.

  • @doubletee5250
    @doubletee5250 Před 4 lety +19

    Spring onion in the 70's! You flash ponce May. 😁

  • @sarahhindmarsh1049
    @sarahhindmarsh1049 Před 2 lety

    This takes me back to my grandparents house in the early 90s - my Grandma would make these on hot Saturdays.

  • @drussell_
    @drussell_ Před rokem

    I wonder if Dr. May realizes that literally *_MILLIONS_* of people have taken the time to watch him carefully make sandwiches, with every bit of excruciating detail?!
    Huzzah!! Well done, sir! 😀

  • @adaptorperish1322
    @adaptorperish1322 Před 4 lety +96

    I like how he involves members of the team and treats them nicely, like a normal bloke should. I hope the younger colleagues don't think of him as a granddad and learn from him. Because there are quite a few things to learn.

    • @joek600
      @joek600 Před 2 lety +3

      well the cameraman was from the 70's too lol

    • @vitriolicAmaranth
      @vitriolicAmaranth Před rokem +1

      Who doesn't learn from their granddad?

  • @keir92
    @keir92 Před 4 lety +14

    sound is proper filmed at home aesthetic. love it. “bad” sound is underrated

  • @Ciel_80
    @Ciel_80 Před 3 lety +1

    Honestly, with slight modifications this could replace my breakfast sandwich

  • @quantumconciousscorner2911

    I truely have never met anyone who only butters 1 side of a sandwich and used enough Butter/Margarine for both sides and some

  • @evanx383
    @evanx383 Před 4 lety +82

    I said, "do you speak-a my language?"
    He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich

  • @hamishcameron-eveleigh787
    @hamishcameron-eveleigh787 Před 4 lety +75

    Why the hell am I watching this shit ?
    Because it's captain slow and it's brilliant!

  • @averywho6430
    @averywho6430 Před 3 lety +1

    I could watch him do this all day

  • @reyhanp.9155
    @reyhanp.9155 Před 3 lety

    *sips wine*
    “Mmm... much better than bull’s blood” 😂😂😂