If you try Stollen - please don't buy this ugly, uneatable cheap stuff from Supermarkt/Gut & Günstig. Buy a real Dresdner Stollen - it's a difference like Night and Day.
Atlanx stimm ich dir zu jedoch ist der Erzgebirgische nochmal ein Stück besser. Der Dresdner ist oft ziemlich trocken und der erzgebirgische wird in vielen Bäckereien noch richtig traditionell hergestellt und ist deswegen absolut mein Favorit.
@@epistte well, they make ..... eatable stollen, I would not call it decent though. But as I am a Confectioner and are used to the high quality swollen from my workplace, maby I just have a higher standard.
@@minajordan5359 I paid my tuition by baking in college, so I can make a better stollen, but $6.00 its very good. I've paid more and it wasn't as good as what Aldi sells.
@@epistte (In the US) The stollen at Aldi and Trader Joe's and other places is all made in Germany. So it's old by the time you get it, but very high in fat and sugar so it lasts. Of course none of it is the same thing as a homemade or bakery one, but good for what it is. I've tried many and they are all similar no matter what the source. The style makes them different - some have cherries, some marzipan (my fave) etc. Aldi is of course reliably the cheapest, and TJ's next cheapest. The foil wrapped German chocolate Santas etc. are half or less as much at Aldi as the same things at import food stores. (Germany has chocolate regulations - natürlich - so their Christmas and Easter chocolate figures or real German chocolate advent calendars are FAR better than similar typical ones in the US unless you buy high end gourmet stuff.)
Stollen u.a. sollte man vielleicht beim Bäcker kaufen.. meist sind die besser als die billigen aus der Fabrik.. vielleicht gibts die auch ohne Marzipan / Rosinen..
@@nadinedoring8949 Ich selber mag am liebsten Erzgebirgischen Stollen, der toppt sogar den Dresdner. Bisher konnte ich auch alle, die keinen Stollen mögen mit dem überzeugen. Mein Cousin hat eine Bäckerei in Ehrenfriedersdorf, wo einige Stollen sogar noch traditionell im Bergwerk gelagert werden, und da merkt man den Unterschied im Aroma deutlich. Damit hat er auch schon einige Preise gewonnen und inzwischen bekommt er auch Bestellungen aus Japan.
@@Dunkelwolke Hängt natürlich vom Bäcker/Konditor ab, aber dafür das es Handarbeit ist finde ich die meisten eigendlich nicht wirklich teuer, die im supermarkt sind halt seeeehr billig, da kann man als "gutes deutsches Handwerk" nicht nachziehen sonst macht man am ende minus.
Wenn man den billigsten Stollen kauft, braucht man sich nicht wundern, wenn er nicht schmeckt. Einen guten Stollen zu backen, ist eine Kunst. Man muss schon etwas tiefer in die Tasche greifen, um einen wirklich guten Stollen zu bekommen. Es gibt ganz schlechten und richtig guten! 😊
Same with the BAUMKUCHEN ( better phrased as TREE SHAPED CAKE ) I know there is a similar Cake in Virginkioa were they also do a vry similar DOW LEVELED CAKE. The better Qulity you get in Konditoreien and it tastes much different from those cheap supermarket items. Allso you eat Baumkuchen just thinliced to bring out the fine taste of the baked spiced dow
Did you forget anything ? I dunno, but you could go to a weihnachtsmarkt and try all the foods there. And drinks obviously. The butter brezeln, reibeküchen, bratwurst, eierpunsch, glühwein, all those things 😉 NEXT VIDEO🎬
You didn't have the Nuremberg style Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen, Oblatenlebkuchen).
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Imre Hundertwasser Oblatenlebkuchen is the best! I like it with the simple sugar glaze. I buy them in the US at Trader Joe’s and they’re made in Nuremberg- delicious!
Next time Deana should try Vanillekipferl from a Bakery. They are more expensive than the ones from REWE, Lidl or Aldi. Like 5€ for 100g (at least where i am from). But it is worth. They are not as dense and are more like "melting on the tongue". Both (the cheap mass production and the bakery ones) are dry and crumbly but she will see the difference. As always a good video and keep up the work. I love your content
7:34 Fun Fact: Baumkuchen was once imported to Japan by a German and is today one of the most beloved sweets of the Japanese. You'll find them in every convinience store.
Speculatius: Speculaas is SOOOOO Dutch! Yes they usually have the windmills on them or they come in man and woman shape. Then they are called : Speculaaspop (Speculaas puppet) . In the past these cookies were made on a Speculaasplank. A wooden plank with hand cut-out patterns in which the dough is formed to the specific shape.
A very different German molded cookie is Springerle. You press the little relief pictures into the dough with a wooden roller or flat wooden mold and then cut into the squares. They are hard and dry unlike Speculaas, in fact dried overnight before baking. Anise seeds are sprinkled on the pan so they get baked into the underside, and that's the main flavor. Why yes I do have a roller. The new ones from Germany have crap carvings sadly so I had to look for a vintage one on Ebay. I glaze them to add a bit of sweetness and vanilla flavor.
Lebkuchenherzen mit Marmelade gefüllt sind der Knaller. Komisch dass euch "Gut und günstig" nicht schmeckt. /Ironie off. Grundsätzlich möchte ich sagen, fragt mal meine Mutter wieso sie keinerlei Plätzchen, Kekse, Stollen usw. im Supermarkt kauft? Das schmeckt einfach nicht und hat nichts mit Weihnachten zu tun, sondern mit Gewinnstreben.
I live in England, one can get quite a few German Christmas snacks here, especially in lidl or aldi. But I always get a parcel from Germany (it's my birthday 4th December) with our local bakery's stolen and contessa lebkuchen. My mother buys them in august, when they first appear in shops, as one cannot get them in December! I like Dominosteine and Spekulaten best.
"Dominosteine" are typical German - they were invented short after World War II when the feedstock for Pralinen (What's that in English?) was impossible to get and/or unaffordable. What you did test was the supermarket-version of Christmas Sweets. Try again with those from you local bakery or even better form a baker in the region(s) they are from originaly. The differences are huge. And if you go for christmas sweets at supermarkets again avoid the own brands of the "big" chains (EDEKA, REWE...) but choose ALDI (sorry for the ad)
My Mom used to get stollen from a German bakery and we'd have it with our breakfast every Christmas. I loved it. Thanks for posting! Some of those treats looked really yummy. Merry Christmas Deana & Phil !!
Der Baum-Kuchen heißt aufgrund der Schichten so, da sie die Lebensringe eines Baumes darstellen sollen. 🙂 Edit: Stollen = mine. Da es diesen symbolisieren soll. 🙂🙂
Ich meine mal gehört zu haben dass es das Jesuskindlein darstellen soll und der Puderzucker soll die Leinentücher symbolisieren in dieser eingewickelt war, aber der Name leitet sich mit ihrer Erklärung einfacher ab.😀
A bit nitpicky, but I hope you find this interesting: Stollen does not EXACTLY mean mine in this particular case, though it shares the same etymology. A "Stollen" was an old German word for a post in the sense of a vertical wooden beam, a wooden pillar if you wish. This kind of cake is named after said posts because it is thought to resemble those. The word "Stollen" actually also means "adit", so basically a horizontal, perhaps slightly sloping mine. It is called "Stollen" only if it's supported by... yes yes... by "Stollen".
@Evi1M4chine yeah, but it's hard to get for most people, lubeka and Albrecht and nice don't deliver to private persons and besides, there are versions of marzipan made with a splash of rosewater, it especially makes it easier for people who are making it at home. and sugar is always necessary, or you just have almond butter, marzipanrohmasse is 1/3 sugar if you didn't already knew this.
I like your hair Deana, looks really good like that. Also great video, i love the food ones :)). Also i m curious, Deana don t you wanna learn german cause you have a super advantage to have phil as a bf
i really love Lebkuchen but not the one you showed. xD from an other Label the Lebkuchen are definetly better ^^ and im sorry for my englisch, i try to learn it xD
In 1950's - 60's we had a local company that made Petit Fours, looked a lot like your Dominoes. Most of the workers were German immigrant woman. Even today, I will eat Pfeffernusse until I am sick! When I was little, I would give my grandparents an assortment of jellies and one of cheeses.
I love the video’s. The interaction between you two is what makes the difference. Never met a German with such a sense of humor. All my German and Austrian friends are far more stoic.
Stollen must be made by a bakery and should age for a few weeks. Also there are variations without marzipan and raisins. Actually Stollen with marzipan is not that common.
Your video reminds me of my time (2 years) spent in Köln. I miss the Weihnachts pastries and snacks. So much gingerbread and cinnamon! Btw, shop-bought Stollen is crap. You need Phil's Oma (or his mum) to make you one. Also if they are dry, you can add a liquer to help moisten it. You didnt do Printenrolle, which are a bit like Lebekuchen, which I LOVE btw, so there is something wrong with you people! (joke). Spekulatius is great too. Ich wuenshe euch eine Frohe Weihnachten aus Finnland. Tshuss!
I love Lebkuchen. But not the cheap crap you had, it has to be original Nürnberger Oblaten Lebkuchen. The best ones are the ones without any icing or chocolate. When it comes to Christmas, that’s where it’s at. Spekulatius is also great. I also love Zimtsterne but none of the ones you can buy. They are all too sweet and have a weird texture. Every other year I buy a pack and I always hate it. You have to make them yourself. Yummy. Lastly, there’s a local speciality which is called „Springerle“ Again, these have to be made fresh as these turn hard as stone fairly quickly. But they are brilliant. But you have to eat them quickly unless you want to knock your teeth out.
Stollen is great, if you pick a GOOD one (ie from a proper bakery but even better you make it yourself). A good Stollen CAN'T be dry, because the point is to let it rest long enough that the marzipan seeps into the dough. The Baumkuchen was pretty poor excusse, too, btw.
there also is dark choclate baumkuchen from better brands which i prefer to be honest I also love Stollen but the buttery one, I dont like marzipan in there but i love raisins and a good "ButterStollen" isnt that dry and also if those things are sitting in the shelves for a while they get dry even if they are wraped in plastic. i mean Gut & Günstig has some nice quality stuff but their christmast stuff isnt that good at all
You can’t get dominosteine here in the states and yea it’s marzipan 😁 The marzipan Kartoffeln are dusted with cacaopowder I think. I love nougat 😍😍😍 You actually can buy Spekulatius and Lebkuchen at Aldis 😁 You forget the original Nünberger Lebkuchen!
@@DeanaandPhil don't like the stollen never did as a kid growing up . My grandma would bring or send them to us . So nasty , everything else I loved growing up still do just hard to find here . Some stuff you find at Aldi's around x mas time 😀
I love gingerbread. I hate Dominosteine and Pfefferkuchen. And Stollen tastes good when you take an expensive one, which lied in a tunnel in the mountain for one month. But the best Christmas Coockies are selfmade. I hope you can try them. You should als try a good Glühwein. I think you can`t get it so easy in the USA.
I would be such a boring person to test german christmas candy with because i would litterally be like "10/10" for EVERYTHING i mean there is not a single thing that is not good for me on christmas
Oh nooo! You bought the wrong Lebkuchen 😱 you need to try again. The heart/star and Brezel-edition without filling and with dark chocolat!! 😂 Taste better and not so bad like the little hearts. They are ugly 😂🙈 Please try again 🙏😅
Lebkuchenherzen. We are still eating our way through a bag of these. My favourite Xmas German treat (we had more than one bag!). The taste of Xmas if you had a German mother.
0:55 de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipferl ... like many old style cookies they are normally hard and dry (compared to what Americans might be used to) weather good not bad, just the way they are.
hmm like u already said youself, the quality of the brands you brought, is just so bad, that its hard to tell if u really dont like the stile of candy or just the poor quality of it... its like cheap sushi from the supermaket, its awful, just don´t buy it
Stollen admittedly is a bit of an acquired taste, if you don't have a liking for raisins and Marzipan you're not gonna like it very much. On the other hand dry dough can ruin a Stollen, but a good moist Stollen is one of the best bakery things you can possibly have.
Nu, han ich es verstanden . Also die Überschrift, Amerikanerin und ihr (GF) =(germanischer Fool ) probieren germanische christliche Leckereien. 😂😂😂😂😍😍😍😎😎😎 p.s stell hr mal Grünkohl mit Pinkel auf den Tisch....wenn sie das gut findet . Dann wird es Zeit, das Du dieses hübsche intelligente nette ,neugierige , lustige Mädel heiratest . Oder ihr zumindest einen Antrag machst . !!!
Maybe the filled kringel are vanilla fondant ? Yes your flavor palate does change over time. People tend to stay away from candy when they turn older and start to like bolder flavors such as marzipan, dark chocolate, blue cheese, pickles
Probiert man Blätterkroknat. Deana ist doch Team Butter. dann sollte sie auch Butterspekulatius probieren. .....und Marzipan sind gemahlene Mandeln mit Zucker und manchmal mit zugegebene Aromastoffen Persipan wird aus geriebene Pfirsich- oder Aprikosenkernen hergestellt. (ist die lowbuget Variante von Mazipan)
Probiert innder Winterzeit doch mal 'stollenkonfekt' vom Bäcker zu bekommen, macht leider nicht jeder. ABER Wenn ihr frisches Konfekt vom Bäckerkauft ist das soo lecker und lange nicht so trocken wie Abgepackter Stollen. 😊❤️
I buy a bunch of Christmas food at ALDI in December. I even buy the mediocre sweets because it’s not Christmas without my ALDI Christmas food. The almond Spekulatius is my favorite. Interestingly, ALDI always has a lot of Stollen left after Christmas.
What's your favorite Christmas Candy/Snack?
it`s not christmas related, but Ferrero Rocher is a big thing for me in the winter time
ich persönlich finde ja butter-spekulatius bei weitem leckerer als die anderen
Gewürz Spekulatius und Marzipankartoffeln 😋😃🎄🍪🎁
Dominosteine und Gewürzspekulatius
Krokantkugeln ! 😍
Homemade vanillekipferl are way better.
If I am correct kiefl is the origin of the croissants.
Kipferl are Austrian as Austrian can be. :-)))
@@olafkunert3714 Austrian and Bavarian, all else is just fake. ;)
Christmas time in Germany or as we call it "Try not to get too fat"-Challenge
...which we always fail of course 😂😂
It’s like Thanksgiving for four weeks
Ich liebe ja die Baumkuchenspitzen von Aldi entweder mit Orangen oder Rumgeschmack für 1 Milli Sekündchen die Mikrowelle lecker
@@roberttheis3832 Well, kneel to your Challenge King! I never get fat on me. It´s Spooky Scarry Skeleton season all year round for me 😂
Yeah every time I try to lose weight I fail😂
Phil: *eats Lebkuchen* „why do people like that stuff“
Me: HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE IT OMG
die mit Füllung sind gut
I like the small round cookies with ginger bread chocolate, etc.
me too.. only like the filled ones...
Lebucken is the best!!
Ich will Lebkuchen mit dir essen 😕
If you try Stollen - please don't buy this ugly, uneatable cheap stuff from Supermarkt/Gut & Günstig. Buy a real Dresdner Stollen - it's a difference like Night and Day.
Atlanx stimm ich dir zu jedoch ist der Erzgebirgische nochmal ein Stück besser. Der Dresdner ist oft ziemlich trocken und der erzgebirgische wird in vielen Bäckereien noch richtig traditionell hergestellt und ist deswegen absolut mein Favorit.
I really don't like stollen at all BUT you are absolutely right. The "real" one the dresdner stollen is the best. Way much
yea if you want to eat a good stollen you will have to invest a little more money... the cheap stuff is usually awfully dry and kinda bland in taste
@@erickliem3727 ABSOLUT
You should try a real "Stollen" from a bakery or a christmas market, it´s much better! :)
Aldi makes a decent stollen.
@@epistte well, they make ..... eatable stollen, I would not call it decent though. But as I am a Confectioner and are used to the high quality swollen from my workplace, maby I just have a higher standard.
@@minajordan5359 I paid my tuition by baking in college, so I can make a better stollen, but $6.00 its very good. I've paid more and it wasn't as good as what Aldi sells.
@@epistte (In the US) The stollen at Aldi and Trader Joe's and other places is all made in Germany. So it's old by the time you get it, but very high in fat and sugar so it lasts. Of course none of it is the same thing as a homemade or bakery one, but good for what it is. I've tried many and they are all similar no matter what the source. The style makes them different - some have cherries, some marzipan (my fave) etc. Aldi is of course reliably the cheapest, and TJ's next cheapest. The foil wrapped German chocolate Santas etc. are half or less as much at Aldi as the same things at import food stores. (Germany has chocolate regulations - natürlich - so their Christmas and Easter chocolate figures or real German chocolate advent calendars are FAR better than similar typical ones in the US unless you buy high end gourmet stuff.)
I agree 100%. Either get your stollen from a good bakery or make it yourself.
You have to taste „gebrannte Mandeln“ and „Glühwein“ 😍
Gebrannte Mandeln aufm Weihnachtsmarkt sind das beste! *-*
They already did I think. In another video🤔
09:38 "Lebkuchen Herzen"
Auto-subtitles: " leguan Harrison"
In my mind that immediately transformed into a reptilian Han Solo.
Stollen u.a. sollte man vielleicht beim Bäcker kaufen.. meist sind die besser als die billigen aus der Fabrik.. vielleicht gibts die auch ohne Marzipan / Rosinen..
Ja, gibt es. Sehr zu empfehlen: Dresdner Christstollen.
Kein Vergleich zu dem billigen Supermarkt-Kram. Aber auch sehr teuer.
@@Dunkelwolke na ja der Dresdner ist sehr trocken. Ich hab dieses Jahr das erste mal Stollen selber gemacht und der hat jeden Bäckerstollen getoppt
@@nadinedoring8949 Ich selber mag am liebsten Erzgebirgischen Stollen, der toppt sogar den Dresdner. Bisher konnte ich auch alle, die keinen Stollen mögen mit dem überzeugen. Mein Cousin hat eine Bäckerei in Ehrenfriedersdorf, wo einige Stollen sogar noch traditionell im Bergwerk gelagert werden, und da merkt man den Unterschied im Aroma deutlich. Damit hat er auch schon einige Preise gewonnen und inzwischen bekommt er auch Bestellungen aus Japan.
@@Dunkelwolke Hängt natürlich vom Bäcker/Konditor ab, aber dafür das es Handarbeit ist finde ich die meisten eigendlich nicht wirklich teuer, die im supermarkt sind halt seeeehr billig, da kann man als "gutes deutsches Handwerk" nicht nachziehen sonst macht man am ende minus.
@xanscobe: probier mal Haselnussstollen, der ist auch nicht so trocken, wie manche anderen.
Why Milka Santa???? :"(
The best ones are from Lindt... chocolate is better and much more beautiful
The best are the Kinder Schokolade one
Wenn man den billigsten Stollen kauft, braucht man sich nicht wundern, wenn er nicht schmeckt. Einen guten Stollen zu backen, ist eine Kunst. Man muss schon etwas tiefer in die Tasche greifen, um einen wirklich guten Stollen zu bekommen. Es gibt ganz schlechten und richtig guten! 😊
Same with the BAUMKUCHEN ( better phrased as TREE SHAPED CAKE ) I know there is a similar Cake in Virginkioa were they also do a vry similar DOW LEVELED CAKE.
The better Qulity you get in Konditoreien and it tastes much different from those cheap supermarket items. Allso you eat Baumkuchen just thinliced to bring out the fine taste of the baked spiced dow
Selbstgemacht schmeckt immer am besten. 😀
You forgot Blätterkrokant. Delicous!
Fun fact: "Feine Doinosteine" sind mit Persipan nur " *feinste* Dominosteine" sind mit Marzipan! 🎅🏻
most german comment :D
Da hat wer marktcheck geschaut
😂
@@Mamonga86 Stimmt, genau daher weiß ich es. 👍😀
@Evi1M4chine Die sind mit allerfeinstem Haschisch gefüllt ROFL 🤣🤣🤣
Did you forget anything ? I dunno, but you could go to a weihnachtsmarkt and try all the foods there. And drinks obviously. The butter brezeln, reibeküchen, bratwurst, eierpunsch, glühwein, all those things 😉 NEXT VIDEO🎬
Correct! Coming on Wednesday! :D
Jaded Kate omg Reibekuchen I love them so much that’s my favourite on the Weihnachtsmarkt
You didn't have the Nuremberg style Lebkuchen (Elisenlebkuchen, Oblatenlebkuchen).
Imre Hundertwasser Oblatenlebkuchen is the best! I like it with the simple sugar glaze. I buy them in the US at Trader Joe’s and they’re made in Nuremberg- delicious!
Elisenlebkuchen gibt es momentan beim Kaufland. Sehr empfehlenswert!
@@km-kl3lg In meinem Kaufland sind sie schon ausverkauft, bis auf die superteure Bio-Variante.
die mit Frucht gefüllten Lebkuchenherzen hätten euch sicher besser geschmeckt...
Ich frage mich generell, wie man Lebkuchenherzen ohne Füllung essen kann!
@@PowerControl Weil die ohne Füllung viel besser sind 🤣
Germany definitely has many delicious Christmas candy to offer. My favourite one are Lebkuchen and Dominosteine 😋😍😍ohh and of course Glühwein🤣
That's right, here in Germany we have really delicious things to eat.
Of course, homemade food tastes best. 😀
I love lebkuchen. Bought some at Trader Joe’s, as I do every Christmas season. I’ve always wanted to go to Germany for Christmas. Love, from the US.
I would love to be in the us for Christmas let's switch😂
Marie C.S Why not? 😄👍🏻🎄
@Evi1M4chine ya still living in 1933 its not us who currently has a cheeto as a president how is doing stuff very similar to someone long ago🤔
Ihr seid so ein tolles, sympathisches Paar! Glad I found you on UA-cam!🥰
We are glad you found us too! Happy Holidays! 🤗💜
Ohh Laura, da sind Videos, da solltest du vorher nichts trinken. Sonst pinkelt du dich ein ....
joerg fro verstehe den Zusammenhang nicht, aber ok.
Next time Deana should try Vanillekipferl from a Bakery. They are more expensive than the ones from REWE, Lidl or Aldi. Like 5€ for 100g (at least where i am from). But it is worth. They are not as dense and are more like "melting on the tongue". Both (the cheap mass production and the bakery ones) are dry and crumbly but she will see the difference.
As always a good video and keep up the work. I love your content
The Lebkuchenherzen with filling are so much better. 😌
Fun fact: The american "Dollar" actually comes from the word "Taler". :D
A lot of english speakers forget that english is a germanic language, die to french/Latin influences
versucht mal baumstamm....die besten gibts bei...aldi..(hoffentlich keine schleichwerbung)....ich könnte mich da reinsetzen:-))),,in baumstämme^^
I loooove Stollen but not from the supermarket :) we always get a really good huge one from a bakery
7:34 Fun Fact: Baumkuchen was once imported to Japan by a German and is today one of the most beloved sweets of the Japanese. You'll find them in every convinience store.
And often with a very weird fillings, such as Matcha baked apple :D
Speculatius: Speculaas is SOOOOO Dutch! Yes they usually have the windmills on them or they come in man and woman shape. Then they are called : Speculaaspop (Speculaas puppet) . In the past these cookies were made on a Speculaasplank. A wooden plank with hand cut-out patterns in which the dough is formed to the specific shape.
A very different German molded cookie is Springerle. You press the little relief pictures into the dough with a wooden roller or flat wooden mold and then cut into the squares. They are hard and dry unlike Speculaas, in fact dried overnight before baking. Anise seeds are sprinkled on the pan so they get baked into the underside, and that's the main flavor. Why yes I do have a roller. The new ones from Germany have crap carvings sadly so I had to look for a vintage one on Ebay. I glaze them to add a bit of sweetness and vanilla flavor.
Taler -> Dollar. The word "dollar" is literally derived from the German word "Taler".
If you want something to dip try Aachener Printen - they come in many many kinds but the plain ones are best for dipping.
How can you not like Stollen?😀
I love it😍
I love Lebkuchen! They're my absolute favourite Christmas sweets
Lebkuchenherzen mit Marmelade gefüllt sind der Knaller. Komisch dass euch "Gut und günstig" nicht schmeckt. /Ironie off. Grundsätzlich möchte ich sagen, fragt mal meine Mutter wieso sie keinerlei Plätzchen, Kekse, Stollen usw. im Supermarkt kauft? Das schmeckt einfach nicht und hat nichts mit Weihnachten zu tun, sondern mit Gewinnstreben.
hol mal luft
I live in England, one can get quite a few German Christmas snacks here, especially in lidl or aldi. But I always get a parcel from Germany (it's my birthday 4th December) with our local bakery's stolen and contessa lebkuchen. My mother buys them in august, when they first appear in shops, as one cannot get them in December! I like Dominosteine and Spekulaten best.
. Maybe you shouldn't have picked the cheapest Stollen and gingerbread, the two most traditional German types of Christmas candy.
"Dominosteine" are typical German - they were invented short after World War II when the feedstock for Pralinen (What's that in English?) was impossible to get and/or unaffordable.
What you did test was the supermarket-version of Christmas Sweets. Try again with those from you local bakery or even better form a baker in the region(s) they are from originaly. The differences are huge. And if you go for christmas sweets at supermarkets again avoid the own brands of the "big" chains (EDEKA, REWE...) but choose ALDI (sorry for the ad)
My Mom used to get stollen from a German bakery and we'd have it with our breakfast every Christmas. I loved it. Thanks for posting! Some of those treats looked really yummy. Merry Christmas Deana & Phil !!
Merry Christmas Dwight!
One year I made it from scratch, never again, it took all day and no one would eat it. I ended up with three loves of the stuff!!
@@joanlynch5271 Stollen has to wait to be eaten for some weeks... 😉
Really good stollen is a delight.
Der Baum-Kuchen heißt aufgrund der Schichten so, da sie die Lebensringe eines Baumes darstellen sollen. 🙂
Edit: Stollen = mine. Da es diesen symbolisieren soll. 🙂🙂
Ich meine mal gehört zu haben dass es das Jesuskindlein darstellen soll und der Puderzucker soll die Leinentücher symbolisieren in dieser eingewickelt war, aber der Name leitet sich mit ihrer Erklärung einfacher ab.😀
A bit nitpicky, but I hope you find this interesting:
Stollen does not EXACTLY mean mine in this particular case, though it shares the same etymology.
A "Stollen" was an old German word for a post in the sense of a vertical wooden beam, a wooden pillar if you wish. This kind of cake is named after said posts because it is thought to resemble those.
The word "Stollen" actually also means "adit", so basically a horizontal, perhaps slightly sloping mine. It is called "Stollen" only if it's supported by... yes yes... by "Stollen".
Und wo sind die printen ? 😂
The main ingredients of Marzipan are almonds, sugar and rose water.
@Evi1M4chine yeah, but it's hard to get for most people, lubeka and Albrecht and nice don't deliver to private persons and besides, there are versions of marzipan made with a splash of rosewater, it especially makes it easier for people who are making it at home. and sugar is always necessary, or you just have almond butter, marzipanrohmasse is 1/3 sugar if you didn't already knew this.
Baumkuchen you need to test with dark chocolate, way better!
I like your hair Deana, looks really good like that. Also great video, i love the food ones :)). Also i m curious, Deana don t you wanna learn german cause you have a super advantage to have phil as a bf
i really love Lebkuchen but not the one you showed. xD from an other Label the Lebkuchen are definetly better ^^
and im sorry for my englisch, i try to learn it xD
In 1950's - 60's we had a local company that made Petit Fours, looked a lot like your Dominoes. Most of the workers were German immigrant woman. Even today, I will eat Pfeffernusse until I am sick! When I was little, I would give my grandparents an assortment of jellies and one of cheeses.
I love your video as always. I love Marzipan, any chocolate , and of course Lebkuchen
I love the video’s. The interaction between you two is what makes the difference. Never met a German with such a sense of humor. All my German and Austrian friends are far more stoic.
@Evi1M4chine Mine are in far southwest Germany not far northwest, but they are also pretty sociable and funny.
Stollen must be made by a bakery and should age for a few weeks.
Also there are variations without marzipan and raisins. Actually Stollen with marzipan is not that common.
The marzipan version (my fave) is fairly common with the commercial versions.
Your video reminds me of my time (2 years) spent in Köln. I miss the Weihnachts pastries and snacks. So much gingerbread and cinnamon! Btw, shop-bought Stollen is crap. You need Phil's Oma (or his mum) to make you one. Also if they are dry, you can add a liquer to help moisten it. You didnt do Printenrolle, which are a bit like Lebekuchen, which I LOVE btw, so there is something wrong with you people! (joke). Spekulatius is great too. Ich wuenshe euch eine Frohe Weihnachten aus Finnland. Tshuss!
or at least from a bakery or confectionery
OMG I love Pfeffernüsse, here in Canada you can find them in a few stores at Christmas time and it's one of the first treats I buy every year!
I love Lebkuchen. But not the cheap crap you had, it has to be original Nürnberger Oblaten Lebkuchen. The best ones are the ones without any icing or chocolate.
When it comes to Christmas, that’s where it’s at.
Spekulatius is also great.
I also love Zimtsterne but none of the ones you can buy. They are all too sweet and have a weird texture. Every other year I buy a pack and I always hate it. You have to make them yourself. Yummy.
Lastly, there’s a local speciality which is called „Springerle“
Again, these have to be made fresh as these turn hard as stone fairly quickly. But they are brilliant. But you have to eat them quickly unless you want to knock your teeth out.
ohhh mein gott ich lieeebe Pfeffernüsse xD
Aber nur die weißen!!!
also: send me the leftovers of the stuff u didnt olike cuz i love all of it haha
nice, like your videos very much. keep it up
Regards from northern germany!
Thank you!! Happy Holidays and stay warm! 🤗💜
Nougat pine cones FOR THE WIN! =)
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Stollen is great, if you pick a GOOD one (ie from a proper bakery but even better you make it yourself). A good Stollen CAN'T be dry, because the point is to let it rest long enough that the marzipan seeps into the dough.
The Baumkuchen was pretty poor excusse, too, btw.
Guys Guys to be honest dont buy christmas sweets in a store....make your own.
Taler is an old currency in Europe (very old) it ended up after some sound shiftings as (Taler --> Dallar -->) Dollar :-)
Here a link of the history of the T(h)aler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaler
there also is dark choclate baumkuchen from better brands
which i prefer to be honest
I also love Stollen but the buttery one, I dont like marzipan in there but i love raisins
and a good "ButterStollen" isnt that dry
and also if those things are sitting in the shelves for a while they get dry even if they are wraped in plastic.
i mean Gut & Günstig has some nice quality stuff but their christmast stuff isnt that good at all
You can’t get dominosteine here in the states and yea it’s marzipan 😁
The marzipan Kartoffeln are dusted with cacaopowder I think.
I love nougat 😍😍😍
You actually can buy Spekulatius and Lebkuchen at Aldis 😁
You forget the original Nünberger Lebkuchen!
Stollen is my favorite. I grew up with it, and a lot of these actually, in Virginia.
You guys killing me lol my mouth is watering 🤤
Yes me too
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@@DeanaandPhil don't like the stollen never did as a kid growing up . My grandma would bring or send them to us . So nasty , everything else I loved growing up still do just hard to find here . Some stuff you find at Aldi's around x mas time 😀
I love gingerbread. I hate Dominosteine and Pfefferkuchen. And Stollen tastes good when you take an expensive one, which lied in a tunnel in the mountain for one month. But the best Christmas Coockies are selfmade. I hope you can try them. You should als try a good Glühwein. I think you can`t get it so easy in the USA.
Selbstgemachtes schmeckt viel besser😊oder beim Bäcker kaufen
Das stimmt allerdings. Backt doch mal selber Kekse. Macht Spaß und schmeckt besser.
HERZ STERNE BREZEL LEBKUCHEN!! das beste einfach
I really hate Dominosteine 🤣🤷♀️
I would be such a boring person to test german christmas candy with because i would litterally be like "10/10" for EVERYTHING i mean there is not a single thing that is not good for me on christmas
Oh nooo! You bought the wrong Lebkuchen 😱 you need to try again. The heart/star and Brezel-edition without filling and with dark chocolat!! 😂
Taste better and not so bad like the little hearts. They are ugly 😂🙈
Please try again 🙏😅
Christstollen ist dann lecker, wenn er mit Marzipan durchsetzt ist... mag man natürlich keine Rosinen und kein Marzipan ist die Sache durch ;).
In the Mixed Bag was only ugly stuff.I know it all and dont like everything of those🤢.Favorite is 💯%Lebkuchen
How do you stay in such a good shape after all that food in your videos? You must have found a very efficient way to burn calories
They run 50 kilometers a day and then do lap swimming for two hours, apparently.
Lebkuchenherzen. We are still eating our way through a bag of these. My favourite Xmas German treat (we had more than one bag!). The taste of Xmas if you had a German mother.
The "gingerbread" in Dominosterne is really lebkuchen, which has various other spices along with the ginger and authentically probably honey.
0:55 de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipferl ... like many old style cookies they are normally hard and dry (compared to what Americans might be used to) weather good not bad, just the way they are.
hmm like u already said youself, the quality of the brands you brought, is just so bad, that its hard to tell if u really dont like the stile of candy or just the poor quality of it... its like cheap sushi from the supermaket, its awful, just don´t buy it
Entertaining, as usual. 😁 Merry Christmas to the both of you. 🎄☃️❄️
Love the Video. 😁 I love Marzipankartoffeln, Lebkuchen and Dominosteine best. Wish you both happy holidays!
I eat speculaas (that is the Dutch name) on bread. Preferably on white bread.
10:15 So British 😎🤣suddenly Deana turns from cool to sophisticated 😎😎😎💪
I watched that Video and get some instant Zahnschmerzen :(
If you are trying the cheapiest stuff with the lowest qualitay, what do you expect?
I don't hate Gut&Günstig but for a Taste Test, maybe buy the real ones.
Stollen admittedly is a bit of an acquired taste, if you don't have a liking for raisins and Marzipan you're not gonna like it very much. On the other hand dry dough can ruin a Stollen, but a good moist Stollen is one of the best bakery things you can possibly have.
Ich seh euch beide einfach gern ! Ihr bereitet mir Freude ! Danke !
"They're not as dry as they look" 😀You two are adorable Peace💝
you forgot Blätterkrokant.
Ich liebe Dominosteine. Und die Gelee-Sterne, die ihr so gar nicht mögt. Dafür kann ich Nougat nicht ausstehen :D
I'm I the only one who loves stolen 😂
Not the only one. It's so calorie and fat dense I try to keep my consumption down. Small slices!
I'm hoping to run into you guys one day, maybe in the U Bahn or something!!! Great videos and chemistry always... sehr schon!
Sehr unterhaltsames Video😂
#TeamWeißeSchokolade 🙄
Grüße ausm Pott✌
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Weiße wat ich hol mir jz n crrypommesmayo mein lieber
I love DIY Crismas-candy , I bake it al by my self🙂
The chocolate with the white, round sprinkles are like Sno-Caps. A must have for my movie theater nights.
Nu, han ich es verstanden . Also die Überschrift, Amerikanerin und ihr (GF) =(germanischer Fool ) probieren germanische christliche Leckereien. 😂😂😂😂😍😍😍😎😎😎 p.s stell hr mal Grünkohl mit Pinkel auf den Tisch....wenn sie das gut findet . Dann wird es Zeit, das Du dieses hübsche intelligente nette ,neugierige , lustige Mädel heiratest . Oder ihr zumindest einen Antrag machst . !!!
Only selfmade cookies from the oma counts.
oma = grandma?
@@PopescuSorin Yes.
Maybe the filled kringel are vanilla fondant ? Yes your flavor palate does change over time. People tend to stay away from candy when they turn older and start to like bolder flavors such as marzipan, dark chocolate, blue cheese, pickles
Yes, children would mostly be happy just eating sugar.
@@emjayay haha TRUE 🤣
Probiert man Blätterkroknat.
Deana ist doch Team Butter. dann sollte sie auch Butterspekulatius probieren.
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Marzipan sind gemahlene Mandeln mit Zucker und manchmal mit zugegebene Aromastoffen
Persipan wird aus geriebene Pfirsich- oder Aprikosenkernen hergestellt. (ist die lowbuget Variante von Mazipan)
Probiert innder Winterzeit doch mal 'stollenkonfekt' vom Bäcker zu bekommen, macht leider nicht jeder. ABER Wenn ihr frisches Konfekt vom Bäckerkauft ist das soo lecker und lange nicht so trocken wie Abgepackter Stollen. 😊❤️
I buy a bunch of Christmas food at ALDI in December. I even buy the mediocre sweets because it’s not Christmas without my ALDI Christmas food. The almond Spekulatius is my favorite. Interestingly, ALDI always has a lot of Stollen left after Christmas.
GIngerbread Cookies are the best, we called them Medenjaci in Croatia 🥰❣️
Weckmann hat mir gefehlt.. ist aber eher St. Martin / Nikolaus :)
Stollen is fine once it has booze in and butter on it.
Die runden glasierten Lebkuchen fehlen noch :)
Ja echte Elisenlebkuchen
Probiert mal einen Stollen aus dem Erzgebirge, falls Ihr mal hin kommt. Der ist um einiges besser, als "Gut und Günstig" 😀