Food History: Gummy Bears

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  • @rawhide303
    @rawhide303 2 роки тому +95

    There's a story from WW2 where a ship only had lemon jello and the crew were freaking out and wanted a different flavor so the cooks just added some food coloring and everyone thought it was cherry.

    • @courtz8370
      @courtz8370 2 роки тому +5

      I love em all but the cola is prob my fave

  • @ericwoytasek269
    @ericwoytasek269 2 роки тому +27

    In 1979 my high school German teacher used them as a base for a days lesson. I don't remember the lesson, but I do remember that we all loved the Gummy Bears!

    • @MentalFloss
      @MentalFloss  2 роки тому +4

      Mission erfüllt.

    • @PaulYoungMinnesota
      @PaulYoungMinnesota 2 роки тому +1

      my German teaching assistant in 1980 passed them out to all of her firends but we pronounced it GOOMY bears.

  • @I_am_Allan
    @I_am_Allan 2 роки тому +26

    Gummi Bears!!
    Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
    High adventure that's beyond compare.
    They are the Gummi Bears!

    • @mistress313
      @mistress313 5 місяців тому +1

      Just don't forget the Paw Paw Bears😊

    • @RandomManIncorperated
      @RandomManIncorperated 4 місяці тому

      Magic & Mystery
      Are Part Of Their History
      Along With The Secret Of Gummi Berry Juice

  • @nobodyuknow6337
    @nobodyuknow6337 2 роки тому +7

    I recall that my stepfather, from New York introduced my small backwards town to gummy worms. Everybody thought I was trying to trick them into eating rubber fishing lure. I even had to eat one for them before they'd try them.

  • @oliviaschwickerath4082
    @oliviaschwickerath4082 2 роки тому +3

    I love the way this guy talks 🔥

  • @PaulLoh
    @PaulLoh 2 роки тому +13

    When I was three or four years old, a friend of mine introduced me to gummi bears. This was either 1979, or 1980. My friend was half German, and probably got them straight from Germany, since you said they didn't come to the United States until 1981. That never occured to me.

    • @behemothsbaby
      @behemothsbaby 7 місяців тому +1

      I was seven when I first had some in 1988. They were gifted to my Mum by one of her students and I was a huge fan of the cartoon!

  • @JuicyCrone
    @JuicyCrone 2 роки тому +5

    Fascinating!!!! Please don't quit making these 🧸

  • @myoko343
    @myoko343 2 роки тому +23

    Green haribo bears being strawberry flavored and not apple, blew my mind

    • @nBasedAce
      @nBasedAce 2 роки тому +2

      Me too. I thought that they would have been lime.

    • @dbbdw3921
      @dbbdw3921 2 роки тому +9

      It depends where you have your gummibears from
      The German Haribo Gummibears have since 2007 6 flavours/colours (before there were just 5 flavours and the green gummibear was strawberry flavoured. That is how it is still with the us haribo gummibears)
      Dark Red: Raspberry
      Light Red: Strawberry
      Green: Apple
      White/colourless: Pineapple
      Orange: Orange
      Yellow: Lemon

  • @Jinx313
    @Jinx313 2 роки тому +8

    Um, actually ... Since 2007, there are six flavors in a bag of Goldbären (at least in Germany) with apple flavor taking over green and strawberry now being a light red.

    • @SECONDQUEST
      @SECONDQUEST 2 роки тому

      Um actually... Way fulfill every stereotype of the annoying person correcting someone lmao. You can say the same thing without "um actually." It'll look less "know-it-all"

    • @Jinx313
      @Jinx313 2 роки тому +4

      @@SECONDQUEST I could have, but there are two rules; all of the corrections must be preceded by the phrase “Um, Actually...” and you can interrupt the statement at any time. If you don’t precede the correction with “Um, Actually...”, you lose the point and someone else can buzz in to steal the point. ;-)

    • @caty0000
      @caty0000 2 роки тому

      green used to be waldmeister

    • @Turian_Hustle
      @Turian_Hustle 4 місяці тому

      erm, well, *minimizes Reddit tab*

  • @joshuah1221
    @joshuah1221 2 роки тому +7

    Watching this while eating out of 6 pound bag of gummy bears I got from Sam's club lol so you know I had to watch.

  • @Jaryth14
    @Jaryth14 2 роки тому +4

    I see most of you came away with the Gummy Bears intro song in your heads. I, on the other hand, never got past Tim Minchin in my head singing, "Bears don't dig on dancin'!"

  • @mattyt1961
    @mattyt1961 2 роки тому +20

    someone has to do it... I would apologise for anyone that gets it stuck in their head.... but I am not sorry... enjoy the awesome song :D
    🎵 Their legend is growing they take pride in knowing they'll fight for whats right in whatever they do 🎵
    🎵GUMMY BEARS BOUNCING HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE🎵
    🎵HIGH ADVENTURE THAT'S BEYOND COMPARE🎵

    • @brianhelm2328
      @brianhelm2328 2 роки тому +5

      We are the gummy bears! 🐻 🎵

    • @sunnyquinn3888
      @sunnyquinn3888 2 роки тому +1

      🎶Kids and grown ups
      Love it so
      The happy world of Haribo🎶

  • @cerberus144
    @cerberus144 2 роки тому +2

    I spent the first seven minutes of the video humming the theme from the Adventures of the Gummi Bears to have it validated by your mentioning of the show in the video.

  • @o-_-ojb
    @o-_-ojb 2 роки тому +24

    Gold bears are my favorite candy, twin snakes is a very close second. Haribo does a great sour gummy without relying on coatings.

    • @SECONDQUEST
      @SECONDQUEST 2 роки тому +2

      I'll have to check em out. I hate the crunch of sugar coating. Feels like sand. Toxic waste sour candy are pretty good, but not really something you wanna snack on.

  • @styrax7280
    @styrax7280 2 роки тому +2

    Using gummy bears for teaching German is not just about culture, but language since the German name, Gummibärchen, contains two aspects of German foreign to English: the ä and the diminuitive suffix "-chen"

  • @r0kus
    @r0kus 2 роки тому +3

    America had a gummy candy long before Gummy Bears came from Germany. They are called Jujubes, and have a hard, chewy consistency. We also had Dots (soft) and Crows (licorice).

  • @sw4gneto891
    @sw4gneto891 2 роки тому +2

    My buddy sent some haribo gummy bears from Germany the other week and they’re legitimately better than what we have in the states, I have to put in an order to get some more lol

  • @IloloIzu
    @IloloIzu 2 роки тому +8

    Very interesting! I actually had one of those 5lbs ones haha. Took a month to finish

  • @mizusenshisongs
    @mizusenshisongs 2 роки тому +7

    I love gummy bears! My preferred brand for a while was Black Forest, but my work doesn't carry them anymore, except for the organic ones, which taste nasty to me. I'll eat the Haribo ones, but they're a little waxy for my tastes.
    I also had a coworker tell me you could soak gummy bears in vodka and then eat them, though I don't know why you would.

    • @delusionnnnn
      @delusionnnnn 2 роки тому +1

      Commenting separately about the vodka gummies. They're fantastic.

    • @apictureoffunction
      @apictureoffunction 2 роки тому

      You soak them in vodka then eat them because it gets you drunk while tasting delightful. Just don't eat them too early.

  • @JutlandAngel
    @JutlandAngel 2 роки тому +2

    I think the taste varies depending on where you get them. Here we have 2 kinds of reds the lighter is strawberry and the darker is raspberry, while the green is apple, that's according to what the bag says.

    • @caffe1n8ed
      @caffe1n8ed 2 роки тому

      In Denmark??

    • @JutlandAngel
      @JutlandAngel 2 роки тому

      @@caffe1n8ed Yep. Though now I'm questioning myself cause it might be pear instead of apple.

  • @BlondLanfear
    @BlondLanfear 2 роки тому +1

    I'm German and actually grew up near Bonn but honestly my fav Gummibär style candy is made by Red Band

  • @jennrodriguezdaluz
    @jennrodriguezdaluz 2 роки тому +2

    oh dang currently eating bag of 100th anniversary haribos when this video popped up haha

  • @sabrna8666
    @sabrna8666 2 роки тому +1

    I would like the history of the dirt cups from the 90s

  • @copperlight
    @copperlight Рік тому +1

    My fave has always been gold pineapple. Sometimes I find the pineapple only bags and stock up. 😊

  • @brianhelm2328
    @brianhelm2328 2 роки тому +2

    No love for Haribo's sugar free version? The bears got some small revenge there.

  • @Scroolewse
    @Scroolewse Рік тому

    On a whim I was wondering what how gummy candy in the shape of a little bear became so popular and lo and behold there's a youtube video detailing exactly that! nice!

  • @knistertoni
    @knistertoni Рік тому +1

    How aboutba story about the Budweiser /Budejovice Beer name war?

  • @JuanCrazyVaToe
    @JuanCrazyVaToe Рік тому

    Growing up I never even knew those brands were even out there. The brand of gummy bears I've always and only seen were the "Heide Quality Gummi Bears" I always thought that Haribo was the Heide but just revamped until I did some research and realized that the brand I grew up with was discontinued.

  • @jrt818
    @jrt818 2 роки тому +1

    Just had some wine gums from a local supermarket. I plan on going back for some more. Not a fan of gummies but these were closer to the juju candies I prefer.

  • @tymime
    @tymime 2 роки тому +4

    I've always wondered how Disney made a deal to use the Gummi Bear name.

  • @The_Other_Ghost
    @The_Other_Ghost 2 роки тому +2

    To this day bears are still not allowed clubbing in Germany.

  • @chloejohnson6861
    @chloejohnson6861 2 роки тому

    Shows that Turkish candy store.
    Me: updates bucket list.

  • @harlowblackadder356
    @harlowblackadder356 2 роки тому +1

    People may not realize that "HARIBO" was assumed to be a Japanese company for MANY YEARS! It sounded japanese to foreign ears, and the candy was sweet and cute. The package said, "made in germany"but our 7 year old selves just associated it with anything that was cute and asian and smelled of plastic and fruit!

  • @delusionnnnn
    @delusionnnnn 2 роки тому +1

    Soak gummi bears in liquor for a week and refrigerate, they're fantastic. They grow about 2x height (4x volume). Don't do it at room temperature or they get gelatinous and sloppy. Serve next to toothpicks. Vanilla vodka is the biggest crowd pleaser, so if you're only doing one batch, use that. Use enough liquid to cover and add more if they start poking out. But try other liquors, too. Jager or sambuca (bonus points for black sambuca) is good if you like black liquorice. Gin and tequila are probably a bit much for most people. Chartreuse is good. Orange liquors are good choices. They actually soak up a lot of alcohol, so don't think you're going to eat 10 of them like candy.

  • @rickseiden1
    @rickseiden1 2 роки тому +1

    I associate gummy bears with 3D printing thanks to Prusa including them in all their packages, and companies like Atomic Filament following along.

  • @0NlRAPTOR
    @0NlRAPTOR 2 роки тому +1

    right now Haribo has released all pineapple and all blue raspberry gummies for their 100th anniversary

  • @kornholioefx
    @kornholioefx 2 роки тому +3

    Too bad you couldn't get any images of those D&D gummies.

  • @deboralee1623
    @deboralee1623 2 роки тому

    the color-influences-taste segment reminds me of the beverage called Looks Like Orange Tastes Like Grape. ?or is it Looks Like Pineapple Tastes Like Cinnamon? ?or...

  • @ajd3391
    @ajd3391 2 роки тому +1

    Pro Tip: put your gummy candies in the fridge. They’re just so much more delicious that way

  • @PaulYoungMinnesota
    @PaulYoungMinnesota 2 роки тому

    In 1980 the German exchange student at my Minnesota school introduced us to GUmmy bears, with a long U sound- not like GUM, but with a German accent

  • @JR-yh9jh
    @JR-yh9jh 2 роки тому

    love ur nailpolish gorgeus

  • @karatrimble219
    @karatrimble219 2 роки тому

    history of my favorite animal yay!

  • @tessat338
    @tessat338 2 роки тому

    I am a grown adult with a house, a job, a spouse and a kid. I have a bag of gummy bears on my desk right now.

  • @kathrynorth9786
    @kathrynorth9786 8 місяців тому

    I remember going door to door in the area, I lived in selling the small bags of Gummibär for German Club when I studied German in high school back in the late 70s ( I graduated in 1980.)
    BTW, my German teacher would have thrown a fit if we pronounced the product incorrectly .

  • @CloverleafFarmsDC
    @CloverleafFarmsDC 2 роки тому

    We were shocked to hear that jelly beans are polished with beetle excrement!? We would love to learn the history on how this came to be. Great content. Thank you👐

  • @BuchananBobby
    @BuchananBobby 2 роки тому +6

    Bears are omnivores not carnivores. Sorry to nit-pick but come on everyone knows that.. lol 😂

    • @spastikman
      @spastikman 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly. People get it confused though because they are phylogenetically classified within the mammal order Carnivora. But like dogs, raccoons, et al, they are omnivores; as much as of 90% of their diet being plants

  • @callmedavid9696
    @callmedavid9696 2 роки тому

    Our german teacher like 18 years back bought them into class for us still

  • @katestyrsky329
    @katestyrsky329 6 місяців тому

    Huh. I always thought a high point in gummi bear history was when fans used to throw "jelly babies" at the Beatles...for some reason I don't now recall. Because they thought the Fab Four liked them?

  • @ianlister7333
    @ianlister7333 2 роки тому +2

    ok, the Russian dancing bears are bad, but there is alot of needless bad mouthing of Wine Gums in this video.

  • @anyawillowfan
    @anyawillowfan 2 роки тому

    I didn't realise gummy bears had different tastes for different colours! And I definitely didn't think they were fruit flavoured at all as all I taste is sugar.

  • @Apophis324
    @Apophis324 2 роки тому

    If dancing bears are sad and gummy bears are delicious.. what would a dancing gummy bear be?

  • @YeahhhAndy
    @YeahhhAndy 2 роки тому

    You should do jelly beans!

  • @Bflorio12
    @Bflorio12 2 роки тому +7

    so what about gummy worms? Is their history different, or does it follow the same path? Were they around in America before the 80s?

  • @alexwisz9527
    @alexwisz9527 2 роки тому

    How about Circus Peanut candies?

  • @PhilGartman
    @PhilGartman 2 роки тому

    How many people remember candy raisins? The little brown lumps of delicious that tasted nothing like a raisin.

  • @bobraible
    @bobraible 2 роки тому

    @7:40 - Bears are omnivores, not carnivores.

  • @lunausaball8465
    @lunausaball8465 Рік тому

    I watched this while also eating haribo gummy bears

  • @SamButler22
    @SamButler22 2 роки тому

    The theme tune for the animated series fucking slapped!

  • @stecky87
    @stecky87 2 роки тому +1

    Albanese has the best gummy bears!

  • @edkeaton7242
    @edkeaton7242 2 роки тому +1

    I love the content of your channel! Could you please do a food history of potato salad? That'd be awesome!

  • @natdatil6830
    @natdatil6830 2 роки тому

    Green bears are apple in Europe (and possibly elsewhere).

  • @tenzhitihsien888
    @tenzhitihsien888 2 роки тому

    I like Gummi Bears, but texture seems to be the hardest thing for various brands to get just right. Brachs used to be king for me, but it's been awhile so it wouldn't surprise me if they changed the recipe for the worse since last I had them... probably to make them vegan or something, like how Thin Mints and McDonald's french fries got ruined.

  • @18matts
    @18matts 2 роки тому

    Wait your not Joe Hansen from "It's okay to be smart"?! Wow you guys sound so much alike

  • @nBasedAce
    @nBasedAce 2 роки тому +1

    I prefer Black Forest gummy bears.

  • @firstcynic92
    @firstcynic92 2 роки тому +1

    Cola bottles are the best flavor.

  • @ElicBehexan
    @ElicBehexan 2 роки тому

    My sister sold gummy bears in her German club in the mid-1970s. I didn't like them then, I don't like them now. Jelly babies, especially the original ones, the corn starch free ones, I do like, not so hard.

  • @IamSnowbird
    @IamSnowbird 2 роки тому +3

    I always thought Haribo was a Japanese company.

  • @theparodychannel7842
    @theparodychannel7842 6 місяців тому

    Haribo still got sum of the best gummy bears!

  • @adamk8639
    @adamk8639 2 роки тому

    What!? Why don't we have D&D gummies on the shelf right now?

  • @goldenscarecrow
    @goldenscarecrow 2 роки тому

    Really thought there was going to be some mention of edibles 🤔

  • @foodhistory1387
    @foodhistory1387 2 роки тому

    No mention of the sugar-free gummy bears?

  • @gilbja01
    @gilbja01 2 роки тому

    The whole song....
    Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears
    Dashing and daring,
    Courageous and caring,
    Faithful and friendly,
    With stories to share.
    All through the forest,
    They sing out in chorus,
    Marching along
    As their song fills the air.
    Gummi Bears!!
    Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
    High adventure that's beyond compare.
    They are the Gummi Bears!
    Magic and mystery
    Are part of their history,
    Along with the secret
    Of Gummiberry Juice.
    Their legend is growing,
    They take pride in knowing,
    They'll fight for what's right,
    In whatever they do.
    Gummi Bears!!
    Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
    High adventure that's beyond compare.
    They are the Gummi Bears!
    They are the Gummi Bears!

  • @reit915
    @reit915 2 роки тому

    Need to know that nail color. It’s looks like a periwinkle 👀❓

  • @thisonetime410
    @thisonetime410 2 роки тому

    Peach 🍑 rings are G. O. A. T.

  • @TheAmazeingAnarchist
    @TheAmazeingAnarchist 2 роки тому

    Does anyone getting ryan renolds vibes on downers from justin?

  • @sunnyquinn3888
    @sunnyquinn3888 2 роки тому

    Why were they called wine gums if they didn't have any wine in them?

  • @kerrismith8144
    @kerrismith8144 2 роки тому

    I *LOVE* GUMMY BEARS!

  • @grahamrankin4725
    @grahamrankin4725 2 роки тому

    Gummy worms are still popular

  • @AnyZee
    @AnyZee 2 роки тому

    Oh, sweet!

  • @frankunderbush
    @frankunderbush 2 роки тому +9

    10/10 would buy gummies in the shape of crushed animal rights activists
    /s

  • @Riz2336
    @Riz2336 2 роки тому

    gummy bears rule, they're even better when they're infused with cannabis

  • @ItsDelano
    @ItsDelano Місяць тому

    The name originated from Gummibar to Gummy bear, I suppose

  • @DaltonPatrickCStory
    @DaltonPatrickCStory Рік тому

    I thought the green bear was lime

  • @LuchadorMasque
    @LuchadorMasque 2 роки тому

    Green apple hairbo Gummi bears do exist

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko 2 роки тому

    5:15 and this is why some who have their first taste of Moxie soda from a can are shocked to discover that it does not, in fact, taste remotely like the orange anything that the can's hue strongly suggests.
    Moxie's flavor is similar to that of root beer, but it uses gentian root as its flavor base instead of sassafras.

  • @xenos_n.
    @xenos_n. 2 роки тому

    A candy made from animal abuse based on animal abuse. Interesting.

  • @TheFlawlessSicko
    @TheFlawlessSicko Рік тому

    Sounds disgusting, but gelatin is actually good for us

  • @dfbess
    @dfbess 2 роки тому

    I have added Arsch mit ohren to my insult lexicon.. just waiting for the perfect time to use it..

  • @jimmydeneus7109
    @jimmydeneus7109 2 роки тому

    Mm good food

  • @ricardocastillo3048
    @ricardocastillo3048 8 місяців тому

    They have pig 🐷 in them and are not kosher unless it’s made differently

  • @Nephyte89
    @Nephyte89 2 роки тому +3

    First?

  • @macbomb
    @macbomb 2 роки тому

    You mean Gummibär?? The name that Disney Stole??

  • @jphilb
    @jphilb 2 роки тому +2

    Ursine candies.
    That is a phrase you don’t hear everyday.

    • @mattyt1961
      @mattyt1961 2 роки тому +1

      it is shame that too many people wouldn't read the first 's' :(

  • @rparl
    @rparl 2 роки тому

    I eat gummies which supply soluble fiber. They don't emulate any animal.

  • @FilmAgeStudios
    @FilmAgeStudios Рік тому

    In that entire 49 seconds intro I was waiting for that Nazi shoe to drop I thought it was gonna happen when you said animal abuse which I wasn’t expecting.

  • @AgaveBrown1128
    @AgaveBrown1128 2 роки тому

    Albanese Gummi Bears are the king

  • @PhilGartman
    @PhilGartman 2 роки тому

    Haribo gummy bears are not good in comparison to other brands.

  • @MagdaleneDivine
    @MagdaleneDivine 2 роки тому +2

    Seriously is there no one around here that can't perhaps maybe guide his wardrobe choices?

  • @powerviolentnightmare5026
    @powerviolentnightmare5026 2 роки тому

    Ah yes. Pig bones.

  • @LaMigraTX
    @LaMigraTX 2 роки тому +1

    I can't pay attention to anything he's saying, all I see is his painted fingernails.