15 American Food Products & Items NOT in Germany!

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  • 15 American Food Products & Items NOT in Germany! After being here for a while, we've noticed quite a few things that are easily available in the US, but not in Germany! Some of these items are as basic as graham crackers and it's interesting to see little things that are missing! Let us know if there are any other food items you've noticed that are missing in Germany!
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  • @janeforan2093
    @janeforan2093 4 роки тому +97

    I’m an American. So funny to hear Phil’s confusion over what a pie is. My brother is married to a German and they live in her hometown in the Black Forest. They came to the US for Thanksgiving one year and she volunteered to put the desserts out after the meal. She was not at all familiar with American pies so she carefully removed each one from their pie pans and transferred them to large serving platters where she assumed they’d be much easier to cut up, just like cake. Of course each pie completely fell apart in the process! She was mortified but we all thought it was charming and a good lesson to all of us that things that are ‘normal’ in one culture can be unknown in another.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +8

      😂👍 Haha great story!! It's always interesting to us to see how little things we are so used to aren't available or are hard to find in each country!

    • @brendafrazier811
      @brendafrazier811 2 роки тому +2

      @STOP CENSORING THE TRUTH! Definitely a matter of opinion. If offered both, I will always choose soft and chewy!

    • @brendafrazier811
      @brendafrazier811 2 роки тому

      @STOP CENSORING THE TRUTH! Also, I’m 68 and I’ve been eating soft cookies since way before the late 70’s!! Toll House chocolate chip!! And many others-that’s all my mother made.

    • @dhtisme7034
      @dhtisme7034 2 роки тому +1

      Where on earth would that be? Never heard of such a place. Maybe Alaska? lol

    • @elizabethruddy6897
      @elizabethruddy6897 2 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil ..... p

  • @doke889
    @doke889 4 роки тому +92

    I’m from the US and I love eating kasespatzel when I go to the Christmas markets in Germany. It’s a million times better than boxed Mac and cheese.

    • @metamaverick
      @metamaverick 4 роки тому +4

      Same here! Though homemade Mac and cheese (like a 10 cheese mix with truffle oil) versus kasespatzel is a hard one for me, they are both so good! We have a Bavarian restaurant operated by an elderly German couple in my state so I drop by there every now and then to get my fix. My best experience with kasespatzel was in a small cabin in Saalbach Hinterglemm in the Austrian Alps where I was snowboarding for the week, the owners brought out a massive cast iron pan that served 5 of us; had to restrain myself from taking other peoples’ share haha.

    • @tamaragunzl6924
      @tamaragunzl6924 4 роки тому +2

      i'm german and i love käsespätzle 😍

    • @michaelturman1397
      @michaelturman1397 4 роки тому +3

      the Kaesespaetzle are the best in the world how can you even compare those nasty mac and cheese to Kaesespaetzle. shame on you to compare that nasty American food to that so yummy GERMAN food. I am 60 years in the US and I still hate all that nasty AMERICAN food,

    • @vivienschmidt8506
      @vivienschmidt8506 4 роки тому +1

      @@tamaragunzl6924 you should try the ones from the Zollwache if visiting Frankfurt (Main)! They come with a nice salad before too and it's only 10 €.

    • @tamaragunzl6924
      @tamaragunzl6924 4 роки тому

      @@vivienschmidt8506 oh i dont think i will ever visit frankfurt tho but thank uuu

  • @pattyford3675
    @pattyford3675 4 роки тому +2

    Love you guys. I lived near Stuttgart in the late 80's for 4 years. I loved it. You guys have brought up lots of memories for me.

  • @stefaniegeiler4795
    @stefaniegeiler4795 3 роки тому

    Reign und Bang habe ich schon in Rewe, Edeka, Kaufland und an Tankstellen in München gesehen.

  • @somethingbeautiful71
    @somethingbeautiful71 4 роки тому

    Growing up we had a German couple living next door to us. They would give me the best snacks, food, and chocolate. Explains why I am not a big fan of chocolate. Deanna, how are surviving without these yummy US staples?

  • @loki200
    @loki200 4 роки тому +1

    You could try to slowly cook a redbull, so that the water disapears and you get a concentrate. Afterwords coo it and you could make it bubbelie I guess with a "Soda stream" or something like it.
    I'm pretty sure this would be horrible idea, but it could work...

  • @annamiehe6538
    @annamiehe6538 2 роки тому

    Aldi Süd has Reese's peanut cups every once in a while in their Angebot..

    • @liyf15
      @liyf15 2 роки тому

      Also poptarts

  • @ShyPuu
    @ShyPuu 4 роки тому

    Try NOCCO they have 150mg. You can get them in Germany or import from Sweden where they even can do a higher caffeine😉

  • @em4steam896
    @em4steam896 2 роки тому

    Smores with a Reeses cup is better then Hersheys! If you haven't tried it. You need to!

  • @GabrielVinzenz
    @GabrielVinzenz 4 роки тому

    At penny you can get some nice (in my opinion) ready to eat macn cheese in the fridge section for the oven.

  • @oliverweichsel3506
    @oliverweichsel3506 4 роки тому

    Hallo ihr beiden. Wo wohnt ihr wenn ich fragen darf? Einige der von euch aufgeführten Dinge bekomme ich ohne Probleme. Pulled Pork hat mittlerweile hier bei uns in der Gegend jeder im Kühlregal (Edeka, Kaufland, Lidl,...) Reeses's Chocolate kommt gerade. Da ist meine Anlaufstelle ebenfalls u.a. auch Edeka. Asian Food Products hat jeder Supermarkt. Manche eine kleine Auswahl andere eine größere und teuer? Nein. (Ich habe bis jetzt immer alles gefunden was ich benötigte und ich koche sehr viel asiatisch, außerdem gibt es doch genug Asia Shops & wenn man noch eine Markthalle in der Nähe hat wird man auch da fündig). Bagels & Chewy Cookies am Bahnhof und bei dem ein oder anderen Bäcker hier. Letztere sind weich. Also ich kann mich nicht beschweren. ;-)

  • @hanvik4154
    @hanvik4154 4 роки тому

    I'm from germany and i literally know so many places to get Mexican foods tho

  • @johnreinburg859
    @johnreinburg859 3 роки тому

    I find all of these products in Germany at the American Kaseren's.

  • @briannasullivan179
    @briannasullivan179 4 роки тому

    I have been to 2 Mexican restaurants in Germany but they are not as common.

  • @DeanaandPhil
    @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +49

    NOTE: We are NOT saying one country is better than the other! These are a lot of German products you can't find in the US, but that's not the topic of this video. That's another. 🙃🙂
    We know that you can probably make delicious homemade versions of most of these items. We have been doing that for some of them, but it's still interesting to see how something so easily available in the US is near impossible to find in Germany! Let us know if there are any other food products/items that you miss! 😀

    • @forkless
      @forkless 4 роки тому +6

      There is an online Dutch Asian (Amazing Oriental) supermarket that ships for free to Germany when purchasing over 39 euro. Their prices are actually pretty decent and they have reasonable assortment but keep in mind that due to the current situation shipping may be slow.

    • @sydneyrica1802
      @sydneyrica1802 4 роки тому +2

      Can you do amazon wish list from US to Germany? I would definitely gift Deana Hot Cheetos and cookies.

    • @forkless
      @forkless 4 роки тому +1

      @@sydneyrica1802 I'm pretty sure you can if you don't mind the steep shipping costs. Also keep in mind that some food items can not be shipped (most processed food however is just fine).

    • @jujubees
      @jujubees 4 роки тому +2

      I think the cookies here in Germany are not the chewy gooey north american cookies because there is no brown sugar here. And I'm not talking about the brown sugar that feels like white sugar, I'm talking about soft brown sugar. Deana you know what I'm talking about right?

    • @melnq8
      @melnq8 4 роки тому +3

      A tip from someone who is also living outside the states.. You could order ranch season packs and taco 🌮 seasoning, the best are the big ole Mccormick taco seasonings because they last foreverrrr!! Better yet if you have family who can send you a bottle or two from Costco. Once you have ranch seasoning packets a lil of milk + mayo + mix well + cover & let thickin in the fridge viola you have your own Hidden Valley ranch dressing.. You add some sour cream too for taste if your rather have a ranch dip rather a dressing. As for the burritos 🌯 once you got your taco seasoning all you need is to cook some ground beef with taco seasoning. To make salsa tomoto light mixed to chunky consistency + some salt + taco seasoning + hint of lemon + maybe throw some green or red bell pepper in the mix and viola. Black beans (to make refried beans) and wraps are typically easy to find wherever you are.., including of the other topping you'd like on your burrito.. Well.., maybe not Mexican rice that's a tough one..

  • @0ut1and3r
    @0ut1and3r 4 роки тому +37

    we have mexican food and germans have turkish food lol

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +6

      Trueeeee! We miss döner when we aren't in Germany!

    • @emjayay
      @emjayay 3 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil There's a few Döner shops in NYC but like all good sandwiches cost twice as much as in Germany/Austria, even though supermarket and labor prices are similar. But we have halal food trucks all over the place. Kind of similar, only Middle Eastern instead of Turkish.

    • @madomfitness523
      @madomfitness523 3 роки тому

      Ihr sind immer gerne und herzlich auf Las Vegas eingeladen. Es gibt angeblich ein authentischen Döner hier in LV. Ich bin immer noch misstrauisch 😂

  • @potatophil8432
    @potatophil8432 4 роки тому +89

    The best thing Germany should definitely have more of is MEXICAN FOOD!!!

    • @holger_p
      @holger_p 4 роки тому +5

      But if you got everything everywhere, why do we still travel ? If you missed it for a while, you can look forward to your next visit to the states.

    • @evab.6948
      @evab.6948 4 роки тому +2

      I KNOW RIGHT! And not only in restaurants but also in the supermarket... I need my refried beans, good chili sauces and decent tortillas!!

    • @Unit285
      @Unit285 4 роки тому +1

      I have a Mexican Restaurant 5 minutes away. It's amazing. www.menupix.com/menudirectory/menu.php?id=4201925

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +1

      @@holger_p Holger, travelling is different than being stuck permanently in a land without good Mexican food, and travel restrictions due to Covid19. Looking forward is an understatement!!!

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +4

      @@evab.6948 Eva, Chili sauces I am helpless to try, with what I can find at the nearest turkish shop (40km away from me). But refried beans and tortillas I've learned to make from scratch and they work. Just totally, totally labor intensive and kitchen-ruining. There is a lot of satisfaction from making your own refried beans (from wachelbohnen), and they tastes good, but tortillas, good grief you have to be dedicated to go thru that.

  • @chelleybelley
    @chelleybelley 4 роки тому +51

    Deana's "UGH" at the thought of eating chicken wings with ketchup is SO REAL. I felt that. Germany, what y'all doin???? 😂

    • @hrastjsjtstvsttahtsh2813
      @hrastjsjtstvsttahtsh2813 4 роки тому +7

      😄

    • @andreasrehn7454
      @andreasrehn7454 4 роки тому +3

      now i ve been the us for 15 month... but still not got the point why chickenwings always come with ranch carrots and celery... When I order chickenwings I wanna chew on real bones like a dog and not on raw uncooked veggies.. I am not a rabbit.. what amI supposed to do with this ... also I want my bbq sauce aside to dip the wings. hate it when you get all
      your fingers dirty...

    • @Sunshineandhydrangeas
      @Sunshineandhydrangeas 4 роки тому +1

      Andreas Rehn I’m not sure what kind of wings you are eating. Chicken wings are usually coated in a hot sauce, of which you can choose varying heat levels. If you get hot ones, the ranch and veggies are used to cool down the heat in your mouth so it doesn’t build too much. BBQ sauce is totally different than the buffalo sauce or other hot sauces used to coat hot wings.

    • @TaigaSnow
      @TaigaSnow 4 роки тому +4

      My German husband uses Curry Ketchup on his wings ewwwwwww

    • @km-kl3lg
      @km-kl3lg 4 роки тому +1

      We usually don't eat it with Ketchup. (at least I never heard that) I think you can get Wings at KFC with the Option to choose ketchup. However, American Restaurants definitely don't serve them with ketchup.

  • @celineelisag8364
    @celineelisag8364 4 роки тому +20

    Deana you need to find some soldier friends they are stationed in Germany! On base you can find ALL those things!!!🤘 if I would be in Germany I would bring you on base so you can get all your fav. Items 😩😘

    • @gregp9350
      @gregp9350 4 роки тому +1

      Bravo! Great idea!

    • @liamengram6326
      @liamengram6326 2 роки тому +1

      Get some airmen to smuggle American snacks out of Rammstein AFB. 😅

    • @wilsonharp3340
      @wilsonharp3340 2 роки тому

      I was going to say this. Make friends with a serviceman over there and they can get Mac and Cheese, Asian foods, and Mexican food supplies from the Commissary on their bases and posts.

  • @trendliner10
    @trendliner10 4 роки тому +107

    Ich war 5x in den USA und mac & cheese schmeckt ja einfach mal nach nichts :D Ich weiß ja nicht was für Kässpätzle du bisher gegessen hast, aber hier im Ländle(Stuttgarter Raum) musst du mal Kässpätzle essen gehen, am besten dazu noch einen frischen Ackersalat. Glaub mir, du willst nie wieder mac & cheese. Grüße :)

    • @Saphira_29
      @Saphira_29 4 роки тому +9

      trendliner10 ich kann dir nur zustimmen :) gerade auch in der Nähe der Alpen in Süddeutschland sind die kässpätzle einfach super. Ich liebe sie 😍 und mac &cheese fand ich auch wirklich langweilig...nicht lecker...

    • @Citreonic98
      @Citreonic98 4 роки тому +2

      Süddeutschland represent !

    • @swanpride
      @swanpride 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah, if Deana had said that I would have understood, because, well, childhood memories, but objectively speaking, Kässpätzle are better. For starters, it uses proper cheese.

    • @Jafri1001
      @Jafri1001 4 роки тому +4

      Ich empfehle auch kässpatzen zu essen und dabei möglichst südlich in baden Württemberg zu sein
      (Kleiner Tipp man sollte zumindest die Alpen sehen)

    • @sandrac3113
      @sandrac3113 4 роки тому +2

      That’s not the same thing at all. Mac n cheese is amazing. I guess Germans just can’t appreciate it

  • @arizberamirez
    @arizberamirez 4 роки тому +17

    I’m Mexican, so Mexican food is what I would eat 95% of the time when I used to live in the states. Now that I moved to Germany It’s hard to find Mexican food lol & I love cheetos. I had to pay $10 for like a bag of hot Cheetos on amazon 🤣😆

    • @DrGlynnWix
      @DrGlynnWix 4 роки тому +2

      I'm American, but seriously, I miss Mexican food more than anything since I moved to Europe! It's the best ::crocodile tears::.

    • @meldondglord7930
      @meldondglord7930 4 роки тому +2

      You can always buy Cheetos in other EU countries. In Poland for example. It's one of the more popular snacks in Poland.

    • @lunamoon604
      @lunamoon604 4 роки тому

      There are a few rare shops in Germany that sell Cheetos. Still expensive, but it’s a option. My local Turkish store have Cheetos one time a year, and i always buy so much of them if I spot them. 😂 And there are „Fishers Shops“ that open up all over Germany the last year, they have so much US Snacks, but kind of expensive. And Beastmode Germany (Online Shop) have a American Cheatday category, where you can find a kind of Cheetos. They had the OG Cheetos in the past, but I can’t find them at the moment on their shop. 🙈 And I would like to have more Mexican restaurants here. I’ve never ate Mexican food, but I would love to eat a fresh made Mexican burrito or taco. 🥰😋

    • @EgoRaptorLP
      @EgoRaptorLP Рік тому

      Pretty much every bigger city has at least one mexican restaurant. I'm sure you'll find one you like.
      I got like 4 in my area.

  • @alyssabascom9124
    @alyssabascom9124 4 роки тому +15

    Omgosh sent you guys a FB message. I'm in the UK and can send you these American foods you guys keep talking about!!! Hit me up

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +6

      Ahhh We are very bad at checking our Facebook messages. 😅 We'll respond now. Thank you! 🤗💜

    • @Muna.
      @Muna. 4 роки тому +1

      Ich glaube dass Käsespätzle nicht vergleichbar mit Mac&Cheese ist sondern eher vergleichbar mit „Nudeln mit Tomatensoße“ .. das ist hier quasi das einfache Pastagericht dass auch alle Kinder ( naja fast alle ) gerne essen und man auch überall bekommt . Oder was meint Ihr ? Käsespätzle ist ja mehr eine regionale Spezialität.

  • @pjschmid2251
    @pjschmid2251 4 роки тому +18

    Aww Deana went all southern on him with her “bless your heart” ❤️
    You two need to go online and find out how to bake a pie. You should have all the ingredients available (flour, butter, sugar, fruit) and Phill needs to try a pie.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      But sadly they won't be able to find a pie tin/form, so it will come out looking like a Torte.

    • @gregp9350
      @gregp9350 4 роки тому

      Deanas folks could send ( or find online ) pie tin / form / baking dish. So they can bake home made pies to introduce Phil to.

    • @picobello99
      @picobello99 4 роки тому +1

      It's so weird to me as a Dutchie to find out you Germans don't have (fruit) pies & pie forms. Pies are just so common here you can basically buy them at every supermarket and bakery. It's traditionally a food from southern Limburg which is nearly in Germany.

    • @opinion9702
      @opinion9702 4 роки тому

      @@LythaWausW google "Kuchenform"

    • @timomueller3021
      @timomueller3021 4 роки тому

      @@picobello99
      are you talking about vlaai?

  • @picobello99
    @picobello99 4 роки тому +5

    I think it's time for you guys to pay the Netherlands a visit. Quite some foods you are talking about we actually have here.
    - There're Asian (mostly Indonesian) stores everywhere called 'toko' and they're usually pretty cheap.
    - You can by cheetos everywhere, just not the flaming hot ones though.
    - I've seen more and more places selling reece's peanut butter cups.
    - There's a chain restaurant called 'Bagels & Beans'. Guess what they serve there.
    - Pies... well, that's a local specialty of Limburg. They're called 'vlaai' and you can find them with anything: apples, cherries, apricot, custard, rice, etc.
    - About the waffles + savoury things: over here we don't eat waffles a lot. But we do eat pancakes with anything like bacon, cheese, ham, salami, even mushrooms and onions. And it's a dinner thing, not brunch :)
    - And lastly: cookies. Well, that's originally a Dutch word (koekje) so you can already guess we Dutchies no a couple of things about cookies. Off course, they're not the same cookies as in the US. But there's definately a wide variety of both hard and soft cookies.

    • @chigirl318
      @chigirl318 Рік тому

      This is helpful to me- I'm a picky eater and doing a 2 week vacation in France, Germany and the Netherlands. I'm going to stock the car with American favorites LOL

  • @susankingcs
    @susankingcs 4 роки тому +9

    Good peanut butter! Although living in Germany I have to say that the food in Germany is way better than in the US!

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +6

      Mmmmhhhmm peanut butter! 😍🤤 We don't see it as one is better than the other. There are just differences! 🤗💜

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil Although I was a JIF fan, I honestly don't care anymore, I'm just so happy that I can get PB at Edeka. In such tiny jars I have to buy 4 at a time. To dip celery sticks in. Gross, to Germans.

    • @emjayay
      @emjayay 3 роки тому

      @@LythaWausW Ha! My parents did that. If you can buy shelled roasted peanuts in Deutschland you could make peanut butter in a blender. But I'm guessing the peanut availability is the problem. (I've spent hours in German/Austrian supermarkets but never thought of trying to find anything peanut.)

  • @cariettamei8036
    @cariettamei8036 4 роки тому +6

    WHAT?! Käsespätzle are the best thing ever!

  • @ezr4wr
    @ezr4wr 4 роки тому +10

    Bei vielen der Sachen dachte ich mir nur:"Hää? Was ist das?" 😂😅

  • @celinerippl6466
    @celinerippl6466 4 роки тому +5

    There are great chewy cookies at Subway. Just take them home, put them in the microwave for about 5 seconds and damn, that's good stuff 😉 My favorite are the "double chocolate chip" or the normal "choclate chip" cookies there. 🥰🥰😋
    Now I want some.... great 😂

  • @misterbeard2881
    @misterbeard2881 4 роки тому +7

    Cobbler!! You are missing out if you do not have cobbler. Peach or blackberry cobbler is a must for me.

  • @evci7297
    @evci7297 4 роки тому +9

    In the US is so much packed food, and where are my chetos 😳

  • @forkless
    @forkless 4 роки тому +6

    I don't know how far you guys are located from the Dutch border, but if you are planning to do a day-trip to Amsterdam anytime soon you will be able to find an (Kelly's) expat shop there that sells all sorts of American (and British) items at a bit of a premium though.
    ps. Their web shop ships to Germany as well.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +3

      We aren't really close, but we would love to go! Maybe when borders reopen and things settle. 🌍 Thanks for the recommendation! 🤗💜

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      And A&W DIET ROOT BEER?

    • @forkless
      @forkless 4 роки тому

      @@LythaWausW Yep, 11 euro for a 12 pack. They are out of stock at the moment

    • @bookish992
      @bookish992 4 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhilI know a dutch store which is even nearer to the border and has cheetos. The store is in Venlo and I've paid 4 euros for one big package of flaming hot cheetos. :) the Store is named Die zwei Brüder.

  • @kavlomenon
    @kavlomenon 4 роки тому +7

    My Tennessee raised wife feels you on the Southern BBQ and Mexican food. (I'm from Lüneburg, my wife is from Knoxville, we live in Sydney).

    • @marksmith9566
      @marksmith9566 4 роки тому

      Does your wife make soup beans or skillet cornbread?

  • @bryantwhitis1268
    @bryantwhitis1268 4 роки тому +11

    Deana, I too grew up the same way grew up with Mac & cheese after school going home and cooking my snack.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +4

      😍😢 so many childhood memories. I haven't made boxed Mac and cheese in about 10 years. Now that I don't have access to it, I'm craving it! 😅😂🤤

    • @kilsestoffel3690
      @kilsestoffel3690 4 роки тому

      I couple of month ago i found boxed mac 'n cheese (Kraft) at the "international" section of REAL and bought it immediatly. In my opinion you have to have childhood memories to like it. It was way to much salt in it and just... interesting. Not really bad, but also not good. And I found also pop tarts, the same packaging seen in the video, but I didn't like them 🙁

    • @johnp139
      @johnp139 4 роки тому

      I always thought that stuff was gross.

    • @bryantwhitis1268
      @bryantwhitis1268 4 роки тому

      @@johnp139 well what is gross now a days meeting a lady that you might marry French missing the lady unknown gross she had her prior boyfriend xxx dna in her mouth that could be considered gross they should amend the marriage bow for sickness and worst and gross.😄

    • @gregp9350
      @gregp9350 4 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil You never know what you have until it's gone. And a touch of nostalgia.

  • @knightofsparks9567
    @knightofsparks9567 4 роки тому +5

    So, hi,
    German in a long distance relationship with an American girl here. (Live in Austria tho, but my whole family is German)
    And for some of these items, I could find them in Vienna. Though, if you're like me who lives in a rural/suburban area in Salzburg and don't wanna go on a 3-4 hour trip to Vienna just to buy some Poptarts or Cheetos, then ya better go online lol.
    Either way, I'm happy to see that there's couples like you on UA-cam ! It gives me hope to have my long distance relationship work out ^^
    Anyway,
    Love from Austria !

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +1

      Thank you for the nice words! We're happy to see that there are people like you out there. :) We live pretty rural too at the moment and the closest KFC is 30 minutes away. :)

  • @Diemerstein
    @Diemerstein 4 роки тому +1

    If you want Ranch flavor, get cool American Doritos.
    If you want Mac and Cheese, just cook the noodles, drain, add milk, add shredded cheese, salt, pepper and heat up again, there is your Mac and Cheese.
    Pop tarts? No thanks.
    American cakes, too sweet, my Grandmother owned several bakeries, so I grew up with the best.
    If I'm not mistaken, bagels are kind of like Brezeln rolls.
    Southern BBQ, yeah we don't have anything like that, that is terribly good, good thing my uncle is a butcher and knows how to do that stuff.

  • @mnossy11
    @mnossy11 4 роки тому +5

    Oh my gosh Deana, so I think you and I are a similar age and apparently grew up eating the same foods (except southern BBQ, I’m from WA), and with each additional food I felt sadder and sadder for you missing out haha, but then ... pop tarts! That just takes the biscuit, pop tarts used to be my all time favourite sweet afternoon snack! 😂 so sad you’re missing out right now! But then so am I - I developed a lot of food allergies so I can’t eat any of the foods you mentioned either 😭 Hope you can at least find some Cheetos to keep you going!

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +2

      Haha It's funny how I never crave these things normally until I don't have access to them. 😅😂 I've been making a lot of homemade things to satisfy those cravings. I have yet to find Cheetos or Takis, so still on the hunt!

  • @antoniajagodic
    @antoniajagodic 4 роки тому +1

    You can try to make this products at home if you don't have it to buy 😊

  • @trexation
    @trexation 4 роки тому +4

    Haha, I don't believe it. I literally just rewatched the Friends-episode with Eddie, the crazy roommate.
    "It's not even a real fish..."
    I live in Munich, so it is easier to find most of the stuff you talked about. There are special American Food or UK Food shops where you can buy imported goods. However I have never ever seen cheetos.

  • @cneuoqet
    @cneuoqet 4 роки тому +1

    Of course it's pretty much a nobrainer that, when you live in non-metropolitan Germany, that the supply of Asian groceries is limited to what a standard supermarket offers. However you can always order Asian groceries online, if the offering in your local supermarket is not according to what you expect. Since the US has a very high number of immigrants from various Asian countries, the demand for Asian groceries is very high, hence you will find a good supply of them more or less in every neck of the woods. I live in the outskirts of Munich, so luckily I have access to a large variety of Asian markets, that offer most ingredients that I need for my Asian cooking; even the more exotic ingredients like Sui Mi Ya Cai or Pixian Doubanjiang etc...!

  • @MichelleJonesKralka
    @MichelleJonesKralka 4 роки тому +4

    I have learned to live with ranch dressing since moving to the US from Canada, but I’m not happy about it. 😩 The best one is from Trader Joe’s. I don’t care for it much and I miss PLUM SAUCE which, if you’ve never dunked your chicken strips in, you’re missing out on a joyful life! Even McDonald’s in Canada gives out plum sauce with their chicken nuggets. I miss Canadian Mac’n’Cheese, which is made by the same company as the US version, but it is called Kraft Dinner in Canada - or KD for short. The best is to take the powdered cheese packet out of the KD and sprinkle it on your popcorn. 😋

  • @humtidumty1
    @humtidumty1 4 роки тому +1

    I think that a lot of US products are not allowed in the EUROPEAN UNION because of its ingredients used.
    We have only 1 type of mountain dew in the EU and its list of ingredients is different from the US version.
    So maybe we are protected from eating unhealthy stuff.

  • @GabrielVinzenz
    @GabrielVinzenz 4 роки тому +4

    Cookies from Mc Donald's are great as well!!! Really soft. (as long as they are not too "old") :)

  • @eternalwizard776
    @eternalwizard776 4 роки тому +1

    I’m from the US and it’s probably a good thing Germany doesn’t have those foods....most of them are terribly unhealthy anyways lol. And Hershey’s chocolate is so popular here but I swear it’s one of the worst tasting chocolates. Icky lol

  • @doraima29
    @doraima29 4 роки тому +24

    Phil is an open- minded individual that is open to try foods from different countries, learning a new language and immerse himself learning and experiencing the cultures and heritage of the uniqueness of countries he has travelled. I am so glad I subscribed to this channel - excellent way to experience it.

    • @stephanierobb6208
      @stephanierobb6208 3 роки тому

      Totally agree !

    • @elbob17
      @elbob17 Рік тому

      He's a lucky guy. She is so damn hot. Great hair too.

  • @KandiceKalai
    @KandiceKalai 3 роки тому +1

    First, Amazon. Also, befriend some American soldiers and ask them to gift you all the stuff you're missing. 3, have friends and family in the states send you boxes.

  • @Ashley-ye6yt
    @Ashley-ye6yt 3 роки тому +4

    I’m moving to Stuttgart in 2 weeks with my fiancé. I really appreciate these videos! My fiancé is already there house hunting and I’ve been giving him all your tips! His grocery store trip went smoother because I prepped him with your tips! Keep it up!

  • @syearty5621
    @syearty5621 3 роки тому +1

    With all the amazing German chocolate options, why would you waste your time on Hershey's? They're mostly wax fillers.

  • @OceanluvOC
    @OceanluvOC 4 роки тому +5

    Just discovered you two and love your channel! Thought I would mention the only kind of cars I’ve driven and currently drive is made in Stuttgart Germany lol! 👍🏼😂

  • @linocoolio9993
    @linocoolio9993 2 роки тому +1

    I‘m from Germany and i know the problem with Asian food because i like Japanese Mochis and mostly i need to drive to another city and they mostly cost five euro.

  • @hrastjsjtstvsttahtsh2813
    @hrastjsjtstvsttahtsh2813 4 роки тому +3

    In Germany you don't find somuch Asia or Mexico food becose we have so much good german food 😄😉

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +3

      We aren't denying that there is good German food, but we like a variety in our lives. 🤗💜

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil My favorite food in Germany is Rheinish Sauerbraten (you've had it right?) but other than that it seems to be Schnitzel, Wurst, Eintopf, repeat. The only Salmon in Germany is Chum, what Alaskans feed their dogs, and the rest is shipped to Europe. (Verified on Wiki.) In fact I just watched the beginning of the show "2 & 1/2 Men" and they bought a bucket of Chum to distract the seagulls from living on their deck. I'm from the PNW where the dogs grow glossy coats from eating it. It's not bad, not at all, it just tastes like fish, not Salmon.
      Also, I'd love to be able to find clams in Germany, so I can make New England Clam Chowder. Anyone? In the can would be best cuz I don't need to shuck them myself. Anyone know the German word for clam? The closest I got was the Spanish word Vongole. And even there my Google search stopped. Venus...?

  • @carlosomse
    @carlosomse 4 роки тому +1

    i'm slightly offended by phil, calling spaetzle weird pasta and thinking mac'n cheese is better, then also associating spaetzle with going to bavaria. Yes they also eat them there but it's much more a swabian dish. It's even more like this, it's part of the swabian identity together with Maultaschen.

  • @philsaunter1956
    @philsaunter1956 4 роки тому +6

    I had Kraft Mac & Cheese once, still shivering just thinking of it. I think it's an acquired taste. In terms of an easy to make and cheap pasta dish, we have these "Spaghetti in Käsesoße" packs (similar to Miraculi) in our grocery discounter markets, It's 80 Eurocent, it's pasta in cheesesauce and you need some Milk and Butter to prepare it.

    • @joannesmith2484
      @joannesmith2484 4 роки тому +6

      I think the thing with the boxed mac & cheese is a childhood nostalgia thing. Little kids love that stuff and it's inexpensive and easy to make. I like mac & cheese, not a huge fan but it's OK, but it's something that's even pretty easy (and much better) to make homemade and has a lot of variations depending on what you like. It's a comfort food.
      Oh, and it's not just a USA thing. Canadians love their Kraft Dinner.😃

    • @michelleholcomb2973
      @michelleholcomb2973 3 роки тому +1

      The orange dye in mac and cheese and Cheetos is banned. The American market in Frankfurt had both!

    • @michelleholcomb2973
      @michelleholcomb2973 3 роки тому

      And they had taco kits and Ortega taco sauce!

    • @michelleholcomb2973
      @michelleholcomb2973 3 роки тому

      And Ranch!!

  • @milanfpv5099
    @milanfpv5099 4 роки тому +2

    I not agree with the chocolate. Chocolate in the US is just trash und in Germmy its one of the best.

    • @emjayay
      @emjayay 3 роки тому

      There is all kinds of chocolate in the US. German regulations require only certain ingredients and a minimum % of cacao. You can get any kind of chocolate even at a drugstore or any supermarket in the US today. Often the imported stuff is from Belgium.

  • @bl4d3runn3rX
    @bl4d3runn3rX 4 роки тому +3

    American BBQ is soooo good. We have some decent places in Chicago which serve Texas BBQ. So good. Get a nice Lone Star beer with it and enjoy.

    • @gregp9350
      @gregp9350 4 роки тому

      There is a good Asian population / stores in suburbs of Chicago too.

  • @alitaotaku
    @alitaotaku 4 роки тому +1

    Goldfish is Gold Fischli here....and pretty common over decades....i wonder why Phil dont know them🤔

  • @jcs2012
    @jcs2012 3 роки тому +3

    Hey Deana and Phil, concerning your question for Asian Food supplies: as my mom is Korean and we grew up with Asian Meals most of the time, here in Germany in Düsseldorf there are some Japanese/Korean or maybe also other Asian Food supply stores which are kinda big. Some of those stores also offer order options via Internet where you can also order bigger amounts. In Bonn, where I live there are also some smaller stores where you can find basic food supplies. Actually all those supplies are a bit more expensive than the normal price when you buy it f. ex. In Korea or Japan. But it's ok and if you order bigger amounts the price performance ratio is ok. I love all your clips and hope there will be continually more. 😊

  • @ReinhardtBII
    @ReinhardtBII 2 роки тому +1

    A Jewish food (bagels) not available in Germany. Shocking.

  • @Tabfort
    @Tabfort 4 роки тому +3

    Yes! Ranch!🙌🏻😭and No! Reese’s are not horrible!😂

  • @sarahfullerton6894
    @sarahfullerton6894 3 роки тому +1

    Hershey's chocolate is lousy chocolate, not to be missed. I do like Reese's peanut butter cups!

  • @dbare5427
    @dbare5427 4 роки тому +3

    Cheetos, Poptarts, and Hersheys can all be bought (for normal prices) at major grocery stores in Poland (and I think, the Czech Republic). In these countries you can also buy Tide laundry detergent. Major supermarkets like Carrefour, Auchan, Delhaize, and Tesco have them. You can also find Hersheys stuff in Berlin for some reason.
    For bagels, check Joshua Weissman's recipe on UA-cam, he does a pretty straightforward one! For Asian stuff, I think you're close to Hannover, there were a few Asian supermarkets there in 2017 (and they should still be there); walking around while waiting for a train I found 3 or 4, and they were of a normal size, not much smaller than in the US! Wonton wrappers will be with the frozen stuff; they don't usually have them at room temperature.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому

      Ohhh sounds like Poland has the access! Tesco was the supermarket in SE Asia we would always go to when we lived there. Lots of options! Thanks for the video recommendation! Well check it out! 🤗💜 We aren't super close to Hannover, but next time we are over there we will definitely check out some of the stores. Thanks!! 😍

  • @BearStar1
    @BearStar1 2 роки тому +1

    One needs Graham Crackers to make the bottom crusts when making Cheesecakes ! Or another great food item to use to make the crust for Cheesecakes is Oreo Cookies and or Vanilla Wafers

  • @jafftellderfeuersturm2825
    @jafftellderfeuersturm2825 4 роки тому +5

    Regin haben wir auch in Deutschland habe ich letztens gesehen

  • @yimatzu6
    @yimatzu6 3 роки тому +1

    there are actually a lot of soft cookies at least where i live

  • @Karotte239
    @Karotte239 4 роки тому +4

    Omg guys I feel you! The first time I visited the US I fell in love with Cheetos. I was looking for them in every supermarket around me and finally I found them! A polish supermarket in my city sells them and I literally started crying when I saw them :D. But Buffalo Saue I still can‘t find it anywhere...
    Loved the video as always!

    • @meldondglord7930
      @meldondglord7930 4 роки тому

      In Poland you have Cheetos in every shop. Strange that it's not in Germany.

  • @hillc2
    @hillc2 4 роки тому +4

    I was peanut butter deprived in Germany!!! Thankfully my brother lives in Landstuhl and would buy me big containers of Skippy!!
    There is an Asian market in Schweinfurt!
    You can find Peanut butter cups at Edeka - I found them there in both Bad Füssing and Volkach.

    • @gen1c8rs88
      @gen1c8rs88 4 роки тому +1

      I prefer Adam's Peanut butter, no shortening or sugar and the crunchy version.

  • @jujubees
    @jujubees 4 роки тому +3

    I miss brown sugar (cassonade in French), molasses, ribs and decent steak. I don't understand why Germans can't make ribs or don't sell them in supermarket. It's a part of the pig, their sacred animal!

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +2

      Hey Julie, the last 2 years I've found "BBQ ribs" at Aldi in our Dorf, but they are dangerous to eat. Like many of the meats we eat here, there are bone splinters that you could literally need an ambulance trip for.
      I don't understand it but often the boneless frozen chicken breasts I buy at Aldi have the Schluesselbein (bone) stuck in them still. FOUR times now I've had to fish the bones out of my boneless chicken breasts. The good thing is, the manufacturer refunded me with a bonus and apology. And Aldi of course gave me my money back when I brought all the freaking bone pieces back to the checkout line - to the annoyance of the other customers. Aldi makes it very, very unpleasant to return anything.
      So, after the first complaint, I've given up, just because of the unfriendly return policy (you must make the rest of the customers in line wait for you as you fill out a personal information form with your name and address). And everyone in line is glaring at you for whatever discrepancy you found in Aldi's food that they have to wait extra time for.
      In an effort to excapt the problem, I ordered 5 pounds of de-boned chicken thighs at the local butcher. As you probably know, it's impossible to find chicken thighs, de-boned, in Germany. I paid 11 Euros and then spent the afternoon re-de-boning the chicken thighs, myself. They were full of bone pieces!
      Anyway, I've also found chips of bone in many types of Bratwurst, leading me to believe that German butchers cannot really differentiate meat from bone in the butchering process. In my 37 years in America, I never found a chunk of bone in a hot dog. In Germany, I find a sliver of bone regularly in my Bratwurst. I wish I knew why, since Germany is a pork-centric country.

    • @km-kl3lg
      @km-kl3lg 4 роки тому

      We do though! Many of the bigger cities have so many American restaurants, specifically serving ribs or steak

  • @HerrLoeblich
    @HerrLoeblich 2 роки тому +1

    the more videos i watch the more i notice that one main difference between the united states and germany is the food. while german food mostly consists of a pretty healty mixture of vegetables, meat, carbohydrates and fat (mostly more fat than carbohydrates which i think is good, the less carbohydrates the better, but thats a different story), not so much sugar and salt, in the u.s. meals contain a LOT of carbohydrates, fat and/ or sugar and/ or salt in a pretty unhealthy combination. like mac n cheese. in germany you would feed this to your child once a month MAX, if you want to feed it in a healty way. in the u.s. you get sandwiches with chips as a child as a normal meal. where in germany we eat a lot of vegetables, a good bit of meat and a bit of potatoes, rice or pasta, in the u.s. you for example eat toast (white bread) with things like peanut butter. fried stuff. mac n cheese. with chips as a side dish. where in germany fatty, sugary, salty food is mostly fast food, in the u.s. it seems to be a normal meal. feel free to tell me if i am wrong, would be interested!

    • @HerrLoeblich
      @HerrLoeblich 2 роки тому

      oh but it makes sense. since the u.s. dont have a public health insurance thingy (you know what i mean, you have to pay your doctors yourself. so you must decide: college? but what if i break my leg?) the pharma industrie can earn a whole ot of money without the governement having to pay for their tax payers. a typical win-win-lose situation!

  • @kathrynhile1684
    @kathrynhile1684 4 роки тому +3

    It's always better to make some of these things at home. Also healthier. You can always google recipes. I know you know aldi's, ours carry great copycats to a lot of these. Of course not brand name, but sometimes! 😎

    • @sarahkruse5584
      @sarahkruse5584 2 роки тому

      Absolutely! Over the years I have attempted to recreate my favorite meals from home, and often I have been impressed and enjoyed the trip, but the work involved, and the cost of the ingredients…. So hard!!!

  • @marcosgerman-domingues5771
    @marcosgerman-domingues5771 3 роки тому +1

    I know what gold fish are but all things you mentioned made realize how bad are eating is in America

  • @marilynhughey1231
    @marilynhughey1231 4 роки тому +16

    This was so much fun! My Daughter moved to Germany 11 years ago. There is a list of foods that go in every Christmas box or the suitcase when we go to visit. Ranch Dressing, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Hershey's Kisses, are always included. The grandchildren have taken to peanut butter sandwiches. She can't find Grape jelly in her local stores. She misses family style restaurants that are every where in the US. Of course there are McDonalds and Burger King but no Applebees, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse type places in her area of Germany.
    Oh yes, she hunted every where for pie pans and I ended up mailing her some. On the other hand I miss walking to her bakery for Brötchen.

    • @christiantamme8514
      @christiantamme8514 4 роки тому +5

      Yeah we still prefer locally based restaurants versus chains 🤷‍♂️

    • @sarahkruse5584
      @sarahkruse5584 2 роки тому +1

      So true you saved me a thousand times mom!!! I get the Mac n cheese! Aldi North has a box Macaroni and Cheese by Traders Joes that sometimes comes on special make sure you check the “Prospekt “(flyers.). Red dye used to make the cheese so orange, same with Cheetos is banned here. Mexican, is made at home here, because there really are no comparisons! Ranch, RANCH! My mom(👆) still sends me boxes of Pakets because nothing will be the same!!! But…. Dickmilch or Creme Fraisch with powder garlic (granuliert Knoblauch), powder onion (Zwiebel), salt(Salz) pepper(Pfeffer), und fresh chives(schnittlauch) with a little milk or buttermilk mixed in for consistency… really fancy add some mayonnaise in there!

    • @sarahkruse5584
      @sarahkruse5584 2 роки тому

      @@christiantamme8514 it’s not the chain restaurant that I miss it is the family style. Here a lot of restaurants are not kid/family friendly like in the USA…. Or even the Netherlands!

    • @sarahkruse5584
      @sarahkruse5584 2 роки тому

      Graham Crackers yum!!! Butter Kekse are not the same but will work for s’mores, also they have Butterkekse with chocolate on one side, so you just need to add the toasted marshmallow!❤️

  • @thejuniorseas7683
    @thejuniorseas7683 3 роки тому +1

    16:41
    Phil: Nobody does that!
    *Joshua Weissmann enters chat*

  • @Unit285
    @Unit285 4 роки тому +3

    Someday I hope u guys do a video about German Schlager music. My absolutely favorite kind of music xD My ancestors came to America from Austria and Germany in the 1600s. Maybe that is why I feel such a connection to Schlager music. Also as a Mennonite my first language was a dialect of German.. so of course I feel connected to German culture in many ways. Love the videos!

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +1

      The question for you is, Is Erasure Schlager?

    • @emjayay
      @emjayay 3 роки тому

      Just guessing a lot of Mennonite/Pennsylvania "Dutch" food is similar to German.

  • @reverendbStaard
    @reverendbStaard 2 роки тому +1

    Who needs a American BBQ when you have Schwenkbraten?

  • @bigfunanAmericaninGermany
    @bigfunanAmericaninGermany 4 роки тому +3

    i miss good southern fried chicken.... thats just not a thing here.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +1

      😍🤤😭 I've been craving fried chicken for a few weeks!!

    • @bigfunanAmericaninGermany
      @bigfunanAmericaninGermany 4 роки тому

      @@DeanaandPhil i tried ths tuff from Lidl, and it wasn't that bad, but it was missing the spices and of course the fresh fried taste... well i just have to add that one to my list for the next trip back! lol i love your videos!

  • @meraricorn
    @meraricorn 4 роки тому +3

    Yea it's really hard to find asian food in germany in normal prices... In bigger cities they are mostly "Asian" (western asian: turkish, Arabic, irani,...) but for eastern asian (Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, korean, ...) you really need to research. The biggest Japanese community is in Düsseldorf, where you can actually find a lot of Asian (Japanese, Chinese, korean...) products to decent prices. Happy day ✨

  • @Unit285
    @Unit285 4 роки тому +6

    NO RANCH IN GERMANY??? Remind me to stay far away from that dark and evil place. 😮😱😆

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +2

      They get your hopes up with "American style dressing" and then you order it....(and this being IN an AMERICAN-STYLE restaurant).

  • @ChrisTian-rm7zm
    @ChrisTian-rm7zm 4 роки тому +1

    Spätzle are not a weird kind of pasta. Spätzle are Spätzle. :-)

  • @caonancy6562
    @caonancy6562 4 роки тому +3

    What I miss about USA is Fritos 😍😍😍

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      You know, I never really liked them, but I'd give anything for them after 13 years not having them. With good salsa, chili, or sour cream dip. Oh please stop it.

  • @DanGerRus
    @DanGerRus 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Deana and Phil! You guys need to move to Kaiserslautern. You would be right by the US Air Force base Ramstein, so since there are lots of Americans in the area, there are many restaurants catering to American taste. There are at least 7 Mexican restaurants including one that is basically just like Chipotle. There is also a Korean restaurant and a couple Asian food stores... just to name a few. And if you want some Cheetos of Goldfish, etc., make friends with an American service member and maybe they will pick you up some snacks from the base, or maybe they will even take you on base and you could eat at Macaroni Grill, Chili's, PF Changs, or the food court (Popeyes, Taco Bell, Boston Market, Manchu Wok, etc.). This area is truly the best of both worlds!! 🇩🇪🇺🇲😊

    • @christyp4740
      @christyp4740 4 роки тому

      So many service members from our side of the country go there to experience “Little America”! I hope to make the drive to try Wahlburger one day. But can’t justify that long of a drive for a burger.

  • @svenjavester8498
    @svenjavester8498 4 роки тому +12

    Cheetos are so good - living in Germany now for over 20 years and haven‘t found them anywhere in stores near my town.
    But I‘ve got friends who can go buy their american stuff in the PX and sometimes bring me stuff, then it‘s just like christmas for me :)
    You can get good soft & chewy cookies in Lidl

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +2

      Haha sounds like Christmas!! 😍😍😍

    • @janpracht6662
      @janpracht6662 4 роки тому +1

      ​@@DeanaandPhil If you are searching for ideas, how to eat Chicken Wings, you should come to Hamburg and go to "Down Under" (an Australien Pub near University). They offer Chicken Wings all-you-can-eat with a big variety of sauces: Honey-Mustard, Curry, Smoked, Barbecue, (...). Together with fresh bread and cold Australian beer. Yummy!!

    • @dalevialara
      @dalevialara 4 роки тому

      @@janpracht6662 Danke Danke Gott das Ich in der Nähe von Hamburg lebe

    • @user-rb4ob6uo2g
      @user-rb4ob6uo2g 4 роки тому +1

      You can buy Cheetos from "Fisher's Sweet Shop". They are legit Cheetos but the store only puts a sticker to cover the logo. I think they have 8 stores all around Germany. Hope this helps.

  • @itneverends7
    @itneverends7 3 роки тому +1

    You can get some Hoosier Hill Farm mac 'n cheese powders on amazon, unless that banned also. Then you just buy regular elbow macaroni, add powder, milk and butter.
    On a related note, I'm from Mass. and fell in love with Maine's 'Red Snapper' hot dogs as a child. Maine is 2 hours away, yet I've only seen them in Maine stores. I don't know why they don't sell elsewhere. They are the best hot dog by far I've ever had.

  • @johnp139
    @johnp139 4 роки тому +8

    I really wouldn’t miss any of these things, except for maybe ranch dressing, but I make that myself (mainly mayonnaise and sour cream).

    • @jaehaspels9607
      @jaehaspels9607 4 роки тому +2

      Ick, I am not a fan of ranch dressing but then again, I guess I'm not the typical American. I hate Oreos, cookies and cream and cookie dough.

  • @Eric-bq8nd
    @Eric-bq8nd 2 роки тому +1

    Looked into it briefly, I guess boxed mac & cheese is hard to find in the EU (and illegal in some countries) because of a yellow dye they use in the "cheese" powder. Cheez-its and the like have a preservative that was illegalized in the EU.

  • @pixiefaith89
    @pixiefaith89 4 роки тому +5

    Going from Germany to US was so crazy. Now that I've been here in US for 20 yrs, bbq and homemade macaroni and cheese is the bomb. Oh hehe I saw my name and love ya Dephi! Lol

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +2

      🤗💜 Thank you for supporting us on Patreon, Faith! And, we might need to make some homemade macaroni and cheese soon to satisfy our cravings!! 😍

    • @pixiefaith89
      @pixiefaith89 4 роки тому +1

      Homemade is all I love to eat. I hope yall do make some.

  • @SvennyDragon10
    @SvennyDragon10 3 роки тому +1

    Wenn ihr matschige, weiche Cookies wollt, dann holt auch mal die von Subway. Müsste Deanas Cookies ziemlich nah kommen.

  • @holger_p
    @holger_p 4 роки тому +3

    American seem to be addicted to pre-processed and ready to eat food. Are they able to peel a potato or to cook a macaroni ?
    Maybe the cooking abilities are a topic for another video. I have never heard anybody is preparing anything, maybe beyond scrambled eggs.
    Bring your cookie recipe and bake it, instead of complaining you cannot buy it already made.
    Cookies are the most boring things ever. Takes 3 Minutes to prepare it and 10minutes to bake. It's 30% plain butter. Caloric bombs."Streusel" and "Streuselkuchen" is actually the thing that comes closest, by the dough, and it's fluffy and chewy (don't take the pudding stuffed version).
    It's just the alternatives we have are better. I understand Deanas nostalgia , but it's not more than that. A whole in a Bun .. what a crazy idea. If you watch from top, you can see if there is cheese or salami inside ;-)

    • @Unit285
      @Unit285 4 роки тому +2

      We are addicted to convenience.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 4 роки тому

      What's funny is often when I make a traditional German meal here in Germany, based on local, family recipes, I am asked to peel all the potatoes.
      Why do Germans peel potatoes? Excuding Kartoffelbrei, but in roasted, soup, or grilled potatoes? In Germany they take off the peel almost for every dish, and I have no idea why the peel/skin is a bad thing.
      I remove the "eyes" and then cook them with peels. What is wrong, exactly, with the skin of a potato? I recently watched another ex-pat UA-cam video where he cooked German style potatoes and he left the skins on, simply out of habit, as an American. That's where all the vitamins are, btw.

    • @applescruff88
      @applescruff88 4 роки тому +2

      Of course there are Americans that cook. Sadly, due to the work culture (long hours, little vacation and not many paid holidays), lots of people are left tired and go for food that isn't time consuming to make. We know that it's not all healthy, but we don't feel like spending 2 more hours making dinner from scratch after we spent 9 hours at work. Things aren't like they were decades ago, both partners usually need to work in order to pay the bills. In my family, my mother never learned to really cook anything beyond simple meals because her single mother was a waitress and would eat at work. Being a single parents makes things more complicated, and there are a lot of them here. So in cases like these, the art of cooking doesn't really get passed down.

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 4 роки тому

      @@LythaWausW For once it does not taste very nice (though your opinion of course can differ) and can stick between your teeth which is annoying...
      Seriously though, there are some dishes even in Germany where you keep the peel on. But you are right it is unusual.
      Maybe people are scared of eating dirt, because you have to wash it thoroughly and you can't quite tell if there is still something on it or not...

    • @silkwesir1444
      @silkwesir1444 4 роки тому

      @@applescruff88 if you have a freezer, you can prepare larger amounts at once, freeze them in smaller portions which you can then later microwave and eat. Best of both worlds.

  • @residuex
    @residuex 4 роки тому +1

    whats missing (or at least, quite hard to get) is proper american pizza. New York or Chicago style.
    And thick cut bacon. You can almost see through German bacon

    • @7reever
      @7reever 3 роки тому

      In most europe countries there is a big variety of different sorts of bacon. Depending on what bacon it is, you cut, serve and use it in different ways. Also if you buy some bacon in the supermarket you can tell them to cut it as thick as you want.

  • @freezeone5312
    @freezeone5312 4 роки тому +3

    Spatzel is a very versatile food and I have made it cheesy, fried in butter, in a soup and with Czech goulash but it's not better then Mac n cheese.

  • @somi8451
    @somi8451 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Phil...Pie ist eigentlich nichts anderes als hier die Pastete. Auch wenn in Deutschland diese "klassisch" eher herzhaft ist, so gibt es die doch auch in süß. Pies sowie Pasteten sind immer "gedeckt" also oben mit einem Teigdeckel versehen. Das ist bei Kuchen nicht zwingend der Fall. ;-)

  • @LythaWausW
    @LythaWausW 4 роки тому +3

    I'm loving this video so much! Today is my birthday and since we're in lockdown in Germany, I don't get to go out for a special restaurant visit. And since we live in BFE, Germany (Deanna can explain), there are no restaurants around here that I'd go to for take-out, cuz I'd only find German Pizza and Doener, or Greek (which would be fine, in-restaurant). So I took your advice and got out one of the variety pack of Thai Curries you recommended tonight.
    For my birthday, I'm making "cock"? brand Thai curry with the coconut milk I've hoarded. While watching your video, chopping the veggies. Honestly, you guys made my birthday better. I'd rather have a good curry than a take-out Corona-Greek.
    If you find anyone who can find Cheetos (orignal) please publish it! And the Germans who will say, "There is Ranch dressing here" don't know about Hidden Valley Ranch, which I get every year for Christmas from my mom from home (the packets, which should be mixed with BEST FOODS/HELLMANS Mayo, but that is also very hard to find in Germany).
    I love that Phil appreciates what you miss most. I mean, I grew up with Kraft Mac&Cheese too, I could eat the entire box : ) And KaeseSpaeztle has way too many Umlauts but tastes amazing, if you'rd in Bern, Switzerland (my first time, homemade). I don't think the two can be compared. In America, does anyone serve Kraft Mac&Cheese to guests? No: )
    Glad that you're making homemade chocolate chip cookies. The only way. I'm just happy to hear that Phil appreciates the comfort foods of my home.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому +2

      Happy Birthday!!! 🤗💜🍰 Sounds like a delicious birthday dinner to us!! We ironically made curry too today for the first time in a few weeks! If we find any Cheetos, we'll let you know! Some people have commented they have seen other products around Germany, so there is hope! 😍 hahaha great point! I don't think I would ever give someone boxed mac & cheese for their first time. I, Deana, want to try käsespätzle still! I've heard from a lot of other people that it's delicious! 😋

    • @juliajanu
      @juliajanu 4 роки тому

      i haven’t seen flamin hot cheetos there but other flavours in the polish supermarket in my town

  • @thyagohenri2995
    @thyagohenri2995 4 роки тому +1

    U guys have no idea about I’ve been learning with you guys about german culture,Im also learning german and I’m ready to learning each thing about Germany
    Ich lerne gerne Deutsch und Fremdsprache und Eins Tages mochte ich nach Deutschland gehen

  • @irian42
    @irian42 4 роки тому +1

    I would say US American food is just one of many cuisines not as present in Germany. And there's probably not a good reason why we *should* have Mac & Cheese or Cheetos just like there's no reason for the US to have Ernussflips or Schokoküsse as people who haven't grown up with those products simply do not ask for them...

  • @123wertos
    @123wertos 4 роки тому +4

    Come to Prague, we have cheetos :D and if you go to Sapa in Prague (vietnamese city in a city) they have ton of asian foods.

    • @DeanaandPhil
      @DeanaandPhil  4 роки тому

      next time we're in Prague we'll try and compare to the real Sapa. :D

  • @HannahJohnson13
    @HannahJohnson13 2 роки тому +1

    If I remember correctly, most countries in Europe have a ban the use of artificial preservatives that are often used in almost all of American food products so you won’t be able to find it in those countries because it’s illegal.

    • @emmib1388
      @emmib1388 2 роки тому

      is it just illegal to sell, or would someone from the US be able to send a German resident a 'care' package that contained them? Just a curious question , don't know anyone in Germany to send it to :-) Thanks !

  • @simon2323wewe
    @simon2323wewe 4 роки тому +1

    You have to look online. There are man Shops online with american food.

  • @petergrabner624
    @petergrabner624 4 роки тому +2

    You can find this awesome chewy cookies and ranch dressing in "Subway"-restaurants, I don`t know if you are able to buy it.
    Mexican food of course in mexican restaurant like "Espitas" or so but I`m quiet sure you meant the "to go version" and that is also very very hard for me (to understand).
    You can buy carrot cakes at Mc Donalds in the Mc Café, it is with sugar seasoning and chewy and awesome.
    Hope I can help

  • @Martengus
    @Martengus 4 роки тому +2

    Here in Dortmund we have a bigger Asian store / market called "Tain Kim Heng", I went there a couple of times and I heard that we also have other Asian markets around here. However, I think that it's not worth for you to get here just for that. :D
    We also have a Mexican-American restaurant called "SABE MENTE" right in the inner city not far from the main station where you could also get burritos. They also have another subsidiary at the "Möhnesee" as far as I know.
    So I think in general you could say that bigger cities do have all this, but you won't find anything like that outside of those cities.

  • @LauranCHB
    @LauranCHB 2 роки тому +1

    You guys just need to learn how to cook 😘

  • @cathrinagroiss604
    @cathrinagroiss604 4 роки тому +1

    In general, many of the items you mentioned are processed food items. These vary between different cultures, not just the US vs. Germany.... processed food items are not usualy global brands, send tastes, manufacturers and food cultures are also different in different markets.
    The US has an exorbitant amount of processed food varieties, many of them are considered staples in the US, but really are just super unhealthy. You mentioned yourself, some ingredients or doses in such items in the US, is just illegal in the EU, and other countries.
    When you say ''this is what I grew on'' this way, it just a fact, but you grew up in a different country, with a different culture. That's just the reality of being a traveler or an immigrant - not just the food is different, the entire culture is...
    There are a lot of simmilarities in many western countries, but I think your life and channel proves that there are always differences, they are interesting to point and are a part of what's so great about the world, and you two as a couple....

  • @freezeone5312
    @freezeone5312 4 роки тому +1

    Talking about pies made me soooo hungry for rhubarb pie and vanilla ice cream.