Struggle Meal 2.0

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  • Опубліковано 28 бер 2023
  • #shorts #StruggleMeal #PorkFloss #Rice #SoySauce #FoodCombo #foodie
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  • @sonaiill
    @sonaiill Рік тому +33881

    Because.. "Why not?"

  • @twistedreader870
    @twistedreader870 Рік тому +5524

    Oh wow, I need to say this. I'm a black woman almost 60 years old. I was raised in a predominantly black neighborhood in the 70's. A Vietnamese family moved across the street from me. I became friends with a very smart young lady name Anna, if i remembered correctly and she and her family would invite me over from time to time for dinner and they would serve something like this but it was chicken over rice, I never forgot that and would sometimes look for this because it was so good. Awesome post, thank you for sharing. It brought back a wonderful memory.

    • @sincerelydavillian5851
      @sincerelydavillian5851 Рік тому +92

      Dope Phillipines provided neighbor's in the hood in jersey 90s also. N it tasted like a broth with green onions scallions n rice it was so good but my friend took me to her grand mother's room n we kissed n dryed all clothes on lovin n never was allowed again dam I'm from the Caribbean but still think of her lol it was her fault she used to give me love letters Blair we were like 6 we was dumb lil kids n it was her fault I was the atom

    • @IhateAlot718
      @IhateAlot718 Рік тому +14

      That's why you have high blood pressure. Do better

    • @huynhat682
      @huynhat682 Рік тому +79

      As a Vietnamese I can say that your neighbour is just like any neighbour here in Viet Nam, super friendly.

    • @sweetumsDenise
      @sweetumsDenise Рік тому +216

      @@IhateAlot718 You are loved ❤❤❤
      You are loved ❤❤
      You are loved ❤❤❤

    • @MiaMya396
      @MiaMya396 Рік тому +292

      @@IhateAlot718 😂😂the stereotype out of nowhere. I’m sorry that we all don’t have that problem like you wish. You are loved if no one told you that today or EVER.

  • @SimBits
    @SimBits 6 місяців тому +846

    Being broke/poor really makes you appreciate any warm meal, like having a warm meal instead of something quick from a bag or like some white bread sandwich makes you feel so good! Rice and soy sauce is still one of my favs

    • @CarinoGamingStudio
      @CarinoGamingStudio 14 днів тому +1

      asian does eat rice.

    • @FragenAnsLeben
      @FragenAnsLeben 4 дні тому +1

      Even in the US rice with potato curry can't possibly be mire expensive then white bread or something from the bag....
      When I was broke I ate rice with apple souce or grits cooked with milk or rice with the cheapest veg cooked as curry, mainly potatos, carrots frozen peas, zuchhini, cabbage, Kohlrabi.

  • @NT-sx2bd
    @NT-sx2bd Місяць тому +130

    I entirely agree, rice and soy sauce is amazing

    • @ScienceReasonLove
      @ScienceReasonLove 9 днів тому +2

      Even when I’m sick, hot rice, a drop or two of sesame oil, and soy sauce is amazing.

    • @pilarbetancourt-martis1341
      @pilarbetancourt-martis1341 5 днів тому

      10 out of 10 it’s amazing recommend

    • @mematt8955
      @mematt8955 19 годин тому

      mix in a pad of butter. life changing. so simple yet amazing. can also garnish with green onion and sesame seeds.

  • @aduhmbased
    @aduhmbased Рік тому +4705

    The simplest meals are the best ones to be honest.

    • @joshuagalena7802
      @joshuagalena7802 Рік тому +46

      Yes because some food is taste odd when it's overpower so ye simple is the best

    • @dericmatthewsoliman
      @dericmatthewsoliman Рік тому +32

      I remember eating eggs and bacon for dinner and since im Asian you gotta have some rice on there

    • @joshuagalena7802
      @joshuagalena7802 Рік тому +9

      @@dericmatthewsoliman ye rice we Asians love rice

    • @nananyanba
      @nananyanba Рік тому +14

      Chicken and rice for me, and you can spice that ish up with all kinds of flavours!!!

    • @mpgsainaa5329
      @mpgsainaa5329 Рік тому

      Because we all lazy ass f*ck haha

  • @Diebulfrog79
    @Diebulfrog79 Рік тому +9479

    It called Abon. Cracked a raw egg and mix with hot rice. That was my struggle meal . Some top with green onions.

    • @aryapatel4445
      @aryapatel4445 Рік тому +127

      Alex albon

    • @antisocial726
      @antisocial726 Рік тому +83

      ​@@aryapatel4445 a man of culture right there 🗿

    • @etcetc6790
      @etcetc6790 Рік тому +133

      Yup. My favourite is also rice, fried egg, and abon. But instead of salty soy sauce, I like to add Kecap, which is sweet soy sauce. Sweet on sweet 😊

    • @T1LT_ON_TOP
      @T1LT_ON_TOP Рік тому +179

      Bro as an indonesian i can verify this but its a diffrent name in every country , also its made out of PORK so its diffrent bc most of us dont eat those

    • @aryapatel4445
      @aryapatel4445 Рік тому +7

      @@antisocial726 f1 all day

  • @AnonymousYouTubeconsumer
    @AnonymousYouTubeconsumer 8 місяців тому +286

    My struggle meal is hot rice, seaweed and a can of tuna; it can’t be beat. But if you have a little bit more time than 2 minutes and the ingredients you can make a spicy tuna bibimbap with lettuce and rice in less time it takes to make a BLT.

    • @thedamnfoolthatshothim2145
      @thedamnfoolthatshothim2145 5 місяців тому +7

      YES I put avocado and mayo and some black pepper and it bangs

    • @MrAhuraMazda
      @MrAhuraMazda 5 місяців тому +7

      None of this is a "struggle meal", trying so hard

    • @AnonymousYouTubeconsumer
      @AnonymousYouTubeconsumer 4 місяці тому +5

      @@MrAhuraMazda I mean to make the Tuna bibimbap is just soy sauce, gochujang, red pepper flakes, sugar and sesame oil. It’s pretty standard stuff. Adding avocado is a bit rich though; I personally wouldn’t do that.

    • @Omnibushido-
      @Omnibushido- 26 днів тому +1

      @@MrAhuraMazda Canned tuna with rice and seaweed isn’t a struggle meal? These things are very cheap and 2 out of the 3 ingredients are in most people’s pantry 😂 struggle meals aren’t always just bread and butter sandwiches or ramen lol.

    • @Blake22022
      @Blake22022 25 днів тому

      ​@@Omnibushido-the seaweed a little boujee don't lie

  • @beautifullove3381
    @beautifullove3381 3 місяці тому +33

    My grandfather was a farmer and used to process amd smoke his own meats. I’ll never forget, he made this one dried meat that looked very similar to this in a Smokey BBQ flavor and in a teriyaki flavor… I’ve been looking for something similar my entire life. THANK YOU! I will be trying this!

    • @Dirtbagdaryn
      @Dirtbagdaryn Місяць тому

      They sell it at convenient stores as jerky chew lol

  • @merileva
    @merileva Рік тому +3892

    girl i cant believe i used to be shamed for eating white rice w soy sauce its so delish! i sometimes added canned tuna also cause we usually had that in the cabinets.. bringing back memories of a lonely childhood lmao

    • @artemisameretsu6905
      @artemisameretsu6905 Рік тому +172

      Ah canned tuna and rice 🥰 I had some just last week cause I didn't feel like cooking lunch. It's so good! Lil soy sauce Lil garlic powder and a dab of mayo 😗👌

    • @bluesapphire4262
      @bluesapphire4262 Рік тому +67

      Rice + soy sauce was, and still is, my number 1 lazy food.
      I almost always have some rice ready and whenever I just feel like I don't want to cook or make anything, pour a soy sauce or sweet soy sauce on it and voila, a delicious meal is ready.
      And it's even easier to prepare than instant noodle!

    • @Kautiepye247
      @Kautiepye247 Рік тому +28

      Yes , thank you!! I used to do rice soy sauce and tuna and was called weird
      But it’s so good 😅

    • @ashleyshim2078
      @ashleyshim2078 Рік тому +9

      ​@@artemisameretsu6905 yumm😊

    • @EmberFlames_Jag
      @EmberFlames_Jag Рік тому +14

      Fried rice is good with "yum yum" sauce which i think has mayonnaise so even though this sounds weird to me maybe tuna would be ok with rice?? As long as good sauce is used ig

  • @Ask_me_to_go_and_study_pls
    @Ask_me_to_go_and_study_pls Рік тому +1716

    "Why not" will always be iconic....

  • @pithyginger6371
    @pithyginger6371 Місяць тому +5

    completely relatable except i eat it when i'm not struggling too

  • @HellishSpoon
    @HellishSpoon 18 днів тому +6

    I can't relate to all these cooking channels with their fancy ingredients, no one cooks everyday, sometimes you just gotta take a piece of bread and bowl of rice and add some random thing from the fridge

  • @slikxs808
    @slikxs808 Рік тому +320

    At one point in life, we’ve had just a bowl of rice as a meal.

    • @nooral-sager6031
      @nooral-sager6031 Рік тому +2

      why if you don't mind me asking?

    • @hunter-jeanbosworth5909
      @hunter-jeanbosworth5909 Рік тому +14

      @@nooral-sager6031easy and cheap meal

    • @grin_legion
      @grin_legion Рік тому +6

      Rice is everyday meal in Asia

    • @hoshiboshiis
      @hoshiboshiis Рік тому +1

      with some salt on it

    • @Hereforthemusic.
      @Hereforthemusic. 10 місяців тому +4

      One time that’s all I had and didn’t want to just eat rice for dinner everyday. I remember over hearing my neighbor outside disciplining her kids telling them if they don’t act right they have to eat just plain rice for dinner.. 🫠😪😪 LMAO I was like bro! Ahahah

  • @lachandroteamer7463
    @lachandroteamer7463 Рік тому +649

    Times are tough but with simple meals like this will most definitely get you through, makes you appreciate the little things more! 😅❤

    • @phoenixskyward9972
      @phoenixskyward9972 Рік тому +20

      Been there. Once, I struggled so badly because of lack of work, I had pennies left. I swear, I cut a bit of onion, used a tea spoon of tomato paste and a hand full of frozen veggies with a hand full of lentils. cooked it, although it's basically horrible and not much of anything, just the smell made me happy, with a bit of rice. I survived on this for almost 2 weeks. Like you said, we only appreciate things when we don't have them.

    • @randomstranger8938
      @randomstranger8938 Рік тому +12

      ​@@phoenixskyward9972 omg, same. Ive never had money growing up, so my favorite meal was plain spaghetti (no butter, oil, sauce, whatever) and that was it. You can get spaghetti for $1-2 and it lasts for days! Also, im pretty sensitive to food, so plain spaghetti was better to me anyways 😅

    • @86Kera
      @86Kera Рік тому +2

      Yes ❤

  • @lyv8627
    @lyv8627 6 місяців тому +6

    Yes!!! Rice for breakfast, fried egg, dry meat and avocado works Sooo well too. Even Machaca 😊 Nori too 😋

  • @coolash4437
    @coolash4437 8 годин тому

    The magic about Food is it Always brings People together

  • @braxinIV
    @braxinIV Рік тому +1844

    Some parts of Mexica make that pork floss. They call it “machacado”. Goes amazing with scrambled eggs and some beans.

    • @0v_x0
      @0v_x0 Рік тому +21

      Huevos rancheros con machacado

    • @sabymarie1116
      @sabymarie1116 Рік тому +16

      It's the best!!! And to make it stretch we added migas (fried tortillas)

    • @frediaallure2528
      @frediaallure2528 Рік тому +6

      Sounds banging, so im gonna find and try it!!

    • @Booya9272
      @Booya9272 Рік тому +5

      Eggs!! Luxury, we could never afford eggs, we just used to boil stones to go with out machacado and arroz.

    • @Fred_lost
      @Fred_lost Рік тому +1

      Damn my mom bought a lb of that meat when she came back

  • @anonymousperson8259
    @anonymousperson8259 11 місяців тому +1959

    When I was in West Africa, they taught me the struggle meal of rice, sprinkled with chicken flavored Maggie seasoning, and a little red palm oil. If you had some sliced onion or cucumber, you're really ballin'! And yes from hanging out with my Asian friends I got rice, soy sauce, and we put sesame oil too. I like to put pepper flakes on both versions.😊

    • @miriammanolov9135
      @miriammanolov9135 8 місяців тому +56

      Oh..maggi seasoning was/is Life 😂
      We use it in Iraq and my friend from the Philippines uses it too.

    • @DreamFactories
      @DreamFactories 8 місяців тому +10

      I just had some torgborgee the other day. It was smackin.
      I’m Liberian American btw

    • @DreamFactories
      @DreamFactories 8 місяців тому

      @@miriammanolov9135it’s just flavored MSG. Same as what you get in instant ramen packs.

    • @Its_Me.258
      @Its_Me.258 8 місяців тому +11

      Bro in south African I just eat rice and aromat even when we have food

    • @incubus_the_man
      @incubus_the_man 8 місяців тому +4

      Now you could start a restaurant and serve that as a side and charge $10 for it.

  • @Bigpackofoliveoil
    @Bigpackofoliveoil Місяць тому +3

    I be hitting that home alone sauce at 5sec

  • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
    @TheAutumnWind_RN4L 10 днів тому +1

    Latch key kid, home alone, and couldn't use the stove. She's very relatable. But instead of a rice cooker, I had a toaster oven, and grilled cheese was my after school meal.

  • @yakui7036
    @yakui7036 Рік тому +1901

    My cousin had a Chinese landlord who used to gift him a huge container of pork floss around Christmas and we'd always tear it up with some rice and beans. Goes great on ramen too.

    • @chiknn
      @chiknn Рік тому +3

      Lol

    • @doomguy2020
      @doomguy2020 Рік тому +52

      A kind landlord? That's awesome

    • @cc-so9hj
      @cc-so9hj Рік тому +1

      Lmao

    • @camarada7274
      @camarada7274 Рік тому +18

      @@doomguy2020 a “kind landlord” still takes 1-2/3 of your paycheck

    • @Prishdoesanimations
      @Prishdoesanimations Рік тому +19

      ​@@camarada7274 thats every landlord:/

  • @86Kera
    @86Kera Рік тому +268

    A protein with rice and a veggie is my go to when I don’t feel like cooking a big meal . It’s healthy and filling. Can’t beat that.

    • @therapistizzy2266
      @therapistizzy2266 Рік тому +7

      Word UP KERA…

    • @KayJayCrazy
      @KayJayCrazy Рік тому +5

      That's sounds really good 🙏🏽

    • @blacksunstudios1147
      @blacksunstudios1147 Рік тому +2

      STRAIGHT FACTS. An egg with rice and im set for the morning

    • @86Kera
      @86Kera Рік тому +1

      @@blacksunstudios1147 that actually sounds good for breakfast

  • @alexmuniz9286
    @alexmuniz9286 7 місяців тому +2

    This can’t be a struggle meal tho cause this is actually good

  • @user-ds6go2cq4s
    @user-ds6go2cq4s Місяць тому

    Rice cooker comin in clutch😤

  • @Other-eye
    @Other-eye Рік тому +3065

    I remember our home alone meals for me and my younger bro were toast with cinnamon and sugar and those packets of powdered mashed potatoes and some kind of deli meat. Then we’d go in the living room and watch penguins of Madagascar be on the internet completely unsupervised and see something traumatizing. Good times man

    • @tthompson4768
      @tthompson4768 Рік тому +52

      Lol. Fuckin facts!

    • @YT-algorithm-is-strange
      @YT-algorithm-is-strange Рік тому +34

      😂😂watching Kimbo Slice beat the everything fxck out of someone his size and telling him I ain't finished when the other guy was done, was traumatic and mesmerizing at the same time when you're a kid 😂

    • @LuisSantiago-bv4kj
      @LuisSantiago-bv4kj Рік тому +11

      Bro this made me laugh out loud 😂😂😂😂

    • @fukdpopo5869
      @fukdpopo5869 Рік тому +15

      We're internet is like the darkweb back then 😂

    • @user-jd1cp1nk1p
      @user-jd1cp1nk1p Рік тому +9

      Same. But that was so much better than having my alcoholic parents at home.

  • @seoul73507
    @seoul73507 Рік тому +511

    Growing up with a Korean single parent rice was always available and seaweed so that was my go to meal when we were home alone.

    • @janicebiedinger2576
      @janicebiedinger2576 Рік тому +20

      Yum. Did your mom make seaweed soup? Then, you add rice to it. My favorite soup that my mom made. Yum.

    • @s.e2637
      @s.e2637 Рік тому +6

      Same!!! Or rice soy sauce & sesame oil

    • @VTREXify
      @VTREXify Рік тому

      "Korean single parent" threw me off.

    • @lissa8678
      @lissa8678 Рік тому

      I love roasted seaweed with rice, I just made it again today.🍚

  • @danyav.b.7747
    @danyav.b.7747 Місяць тому

    This looks so comforting!

  • @MeestahBinks
    @MeestahBinks 7 місяців тому +4

    Adobo is my favorite rice + meat combo dish. My step grandparents would make it for the entire week when they’d visit and i never got tired of it. Chicken, rice, steamed veggies with either tea or low sugar juices are all you really need to eat pretty healthy.

    • @kane6529
      @kane6529 7 місяців тому +1

      what are these low sugar juices you speak of???

    • @MeestahBinks
      @MeestahBinks 7 місяців тому

      @@kane6529 definitely not easy to find in America lol. You have a choice between hawaiian punch with more sugar than soda or minute maid branded stuff which still has tons of sugar. Just gotta make your own juice i guess

  • @ruthsandra1521
    @ruthsandra1521 Рік тому +118

    Mine was warm rice with ghee, salt and pepper! As an Indian, ghee was a staple. That struggle meal just slapped.

    • @akiramakara2062
      @akiramakara2062 Рік тому +4

      Its wild how expensive ghee is in America, but that sounds sooo good! 😭

    • @bilbo7115
      @bilbo7115 Рік тому +2

      is gee just clarified butter?

    • @ruthsandra1521
      @ruthsandra1521 Рік тому +3

      @@bilbo7115 yes it is!

    • @bilbo7115
      @bilbo7115 Рік тому +1

      @@ruthsandra1521 ty

    • @BroccoliBrigardist
      @BroccoliBrigardist Рік тому +1

      Isnt there a whole meal around this dish....
      Pot full of rice which you slightly burn and get a crust
      Rice and ghee

  • @thomasmoore1015
    @thomasmoore1015 Рік тому +946

    Everyone always looked at me like a dang freak for eating rice with soy sauce. I'd grab that at school when I just wanted a little something to tide me over until I got home, until the school forbid that. They forced us to buy full meals and not just sides. Utter trash school rules, but I'll still grab some rice and douse it in soy sometimes.

    • @whataworldlol
      @whataworldlol Рік тому +71

      That's truly insane because that combo is fire they missing out

    • @BuddinGHP
      @BuddinGHP Рік тому

      School really milking every penny out of students.

    • @Megz1794
      @Megz1794 Рік тому +11

      @@whataworldlol well to be fair kids do need more than just a snack or side at school especially if they wanna stay tide over until they get home

    • @kristinaabele1205
      @kristinaabele1205 Рік тому +10

      @@Megz1794depends on the person I didn’t really get that hungry at school as a kid

    • @registeredjopper
      @registeredjopper Рік тому +25

      ​@@Megz1794 but forcing a kid to have a full meal and to pay for it- what if you cant afford that or dont want to spend money on microwave pizza or burgers or whatever schools serve now? better to let people choose what theyll eat as long as they eat something (or sign a waiver).

  • @legoadventures3015
    @legoadventures3015 4 місяці тому

    As a Vietnamese person myself this so relatable

  • @jennchat3082
    @jennchat3082 8 місяців тому

    Rice be saving all our childhood

  • @spiraljumper74
    @spiraljumper74 8 місяців тому +1544

    Pork floss on rice with an egg, fuckin’ delicious. I’d never heard of the stuff until I started cooking at a Creole/Vietnamese fusion place in New Orleans. I started putting it in the fried rice I’d make for family meal. Same basic dish but y’know, with the rice fried.
    I love posts like this because of the comments, I really enjoy reading about others’ formative food memories. Food and cooking are truly universal human experiences and I always feel connected to other people when I see stuff like this.

    • @vexial97
      @vexial97 7 місяців тому +28

      I never knew it was called pork floss. I always called it “that beef jerky dip” because it came in that tobacco dip package and kids would always pretend they were dipping with it and put a big ol clump under their lip and spit on the ground.

    • @calliebrookins2844
      @calliebrookins2844 7 місяців тому +5

      You are making my mouth watery 😢

    • @lexx3423
      @lexx3423 6 місяців тому +4

      What’s the name of the restaurant?

    • @sal_strazzullo
      @sal_strazzullo 6 місяців тому +2

      Not halal ❌

    • @ez_lacr0ix141
      @ez_lacr0ix141 6 місяців тому +21

      ​@@sal_strazzulloi mean, not everyone is muslim

  • @onlyexception9214
    @onlyexception9214 Рік тому +122

    I usually dice 3-4 cloves of garlic and fry em until soft(not burnt!) and add leftover rice with some salt and red chili paper. It's honestly soo good. You should try it!

    • @cummaster7542
      @cummaster7542 Рік тому +11

      I'm really surprised that nobody noticed "red chili paper"...

    • @-toriizaka46
      @-toriizaka46 Рік тому

      ​@@cummaster7542well we all know they mean so its fine

    • @tupakkaonhyvaa
      @tupakkaonhyvaa Рік тому +1

      I like chili paper too. 👍

    • @nameunknown007
      @nameunknown007 Рік тому

      Yes this was exactly my struggle meal. Except we had garlic red chili powder, and not so much oil left in the kitchen, so I just mixed rice + garlic chili powder + salt.

    • @D.77875
      @D.77875 Рік тому

      I looooove chili paper ❤😂

  • @TheCommentQueenC
    @TheCommentQueenC 5 місяців тому

    She just brought back my childhood 😢❤ Makes me wonder where my grandma really from

  • @Bbriana35
    @Bbriana35 7 місяців тому

    My favorite combo as a kid

  • @bryanfarmer1693
    @bryanfarmer1693 Рік тому +164

    Rice has saved me more times than i can count. Perfect budget meal

    • @ianhomerpura8937
      @ianhomerpura8937 Рік тому +2

      A 50 kilogram sack of rice can last a month or two, depending on appetite.

  • @pw4780
    @pw4780 8 місяців тому +536

    Simple food can be the most satisfying gourmet meal.

  • @raexiu
    @raexiu 7 місяців тому

    this is SUCH a taiwanese meal! I visited Taiwan just 2 weeks ago since it’s been years and every food stall was selling these ingredients in one way or another. so comforting and filled with love

  • @Unicornstarven_17
    @Unicornstarven_17 Місяць тому +1

    My combo is rice, chicken and soy sauce!

  • @Lol-tr5dm
    @Lol-tr5dm Рік тому +697

    As a Japanese I always made onigiri with only salt and rice. It seems like too simple. But I loved it when I was a kid.

    • @gordshorde
      @gordshorde Рік тому +29

      sometimes simple is just what you need :)

    • @Bear-cm1vl
      @Bear-cm1vl Рік тому +9

      Pan toasted onigiri! Yummmmmy !

    • @Mr.Scootini
      @Mr.Scootini Рік тому +5

      For me, if it was available it was Ikameshi

    • @TopAnimeLoverEver
      @TopAnimeLoverEver Рік тому +7

      I'm American, I also love making salted onigiri to take to work. Sometimes I make tuna onigiri, but only salt and rice is the best.

    • @bimayuwono2059
      @bimayuwono2059 Рік тому

      Strugle meal in my country just salt and rice
      If you really poor , you know leftovers rice we dried it in the sun
      And cook it again
      Sometime it smell like roten rice
      That since dutch colonial

  • @verballyrebellious
    @verballyrebellious Рік тому +263

    We make the meat floss in Northern Nigeria called Dambun Nama and it looks exactly like this. We make it out of beef and chicken usually, though I've had ostrich dambu. Rarely, you see fish dambu which is very oily and nice.

  • @Syaffahaq
    @Syaffahaq 7 днів тому

    not me watching this home alone... im starving

  • @thierryfaquet7405
    @thierryfaquet7405 8 місяців тому

    rice + egg + soy is the magic trio

  • @Galahime
    @Galahime Рік тому +12

    My struggle meal is something my mom showed me.
    Its a tortilla with ham and cheese folded in half then put on a pan.
    The cheese melts the ham gets warm and the tortilla is just perfect. At my house we always had left over tortillas.

  • @Anna19093
    @Anna19093 Рік тому +35

    Honey, when I was younger a “struggle meal” was code for “we’re broke.”😂😂😂

    • @HeyhitmeBAM
      @HeyhitmeBAM Рік тому +3

      This is pretty much rice and soy sauce. What’s cheaper, cat food?

    • @c0rpsecr0iX
      @c0rpsecr0iX Рік тому +6

      ​@@HeyhitmeBAM man, cat food is even more expensive than rice 😂😂😂
      We basically combine rice+soy sauce, rice+oil+a dash of salt. That's our struggle meal when we were young.

    • @Anna19093
      @Anna19093 Рік тому +2

      @@HeyhitmeBAM I wasn’t commenting on the food she was making, I was commenting on the fact that she called it a “struggle meal.” Her version of a “struggle meal” was something she made for herself when her parents weren’t home. What my family called a “struggle meal” was something you’d have to eat 4 to 5 days a week for dinner (grilled cheese, hot dogs, baked potatoes, etc.) because we couldn’t afford anything else

  • @nvaistudio1397
    @nvaistudio1397 27 днів тому

    rice and soy souce hehe ultimate nostalgia

  • @koopthavillaingaming7905
    @koopthavillaingaming7905 8 днів тому

    Pan fried spam slices and rice was and still is my fav

  • @bonkeroooo
    @bonkeroooo Рік тому +596

    White rice + soy sauce is the absolute goat, that was my fav childhood dish and still holds a special place in my heart

    • @jalaaaah
      @jalaaaah Рік тому +10

      i’ve elevated as an adult though & use liquid knors seasoning instead of soy 😭

    • @EelWasThere
      @EelWasThere Рік тому +3

      Ngl, I've been craving for just rice with soy sauce for a while. When I finally got to eat it with some rice that was still warm, god it tasted better than I was expecting. Food from my childhood really is the best (well... most of them).

    • @sovannraseang
      @sovannraseang Рік тому

      Nah also rice with salt too

    • @jhonat1969
      @jhonat1969 Рік тому +2

      Rice and soy sauce is my fav😋

    • @ddbb3195
      @ddbb3195 Рік тому +1

      But it's not nutricious without some veg and meat. You're just eating salt and starch.

  • @user-pg7qk2vv7y
    @user-pg7qk2vv7y Місяць тому

    Ahh, the ultimate comfort food

  • @benjaminnguyen554
    @benjaminnguyen554 Місяць тому

    pork floss is not a struggle meal, so much production goes into making it, that's quality craftsmanship

  • @richie1098
    @richie1098 Рік тому +205

    Ngl as a Vietnamese American. This is my struggle meal right here with the rice with soy sauce and the pork stuff lmao.

  • @smiller8898
    @smiller8898 Рік тому +115

    I remember during the 1970s, there were times where all we had was beans and rice. There was always rice leftover. We used to get the free packaged government commodity food. My brother and I would take the dried powdered eggs, spices, mixed it with milk, leftover rice and fry it in leftover recycled oil to make our lunch. Later, we learned to mix it with onions and soy sauce. It was food that kept us full and satisfied...

    • @Ratclan
      @Ratclan Рік тому +5

      That is humbling.

  • @itzchickenbone
    @itzchickenbone Місяць тому

    Scrolling thru shorts hungry AF as soon as I saw this I had to made it

  • @connorbabylon5957
    @connorbabylon5957 3 місяці тому

    This was one of my childhood meals lol

  • @ApocalypticRadish
    @ApocalypticRadish Рік тому +56

    We always had rice ready to eat in my family. Both my parents worked a lot and there'd be those evenings where they'd call us and say "heat up the rice and whatever frozen veggies you guys want for dinner." As an adult, I still eat a ton of rice and veggies.

  • @tinytsun
    @tinytsun Рік тому +73

    About 90% of the time, my mom comes up with the best struggle meals that don't even feel like struggle meals. Ones that are basic struggle meals and ones she'll throw together when she doesn't know what to cook and it works. One of my faves is white rice and cornbeef

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Рік тому +2

      Never heard the term struggle meal before, is it like vibes or something for the young gen?

    • @driftdotus
      @driftdotus Рік тому

      @@casedistorted living paycheck to paycheck but you gotta pay a unexpected bill or buy kids clothes or shoes etc so you need to make what money you have last

  • @lilkelsmels6000
    @lilkelsmels6000 5 місяців тому

    Actually looks good 💯

  • @ElementEvilTeam
    @ElementEvilTeam Місяць тому +1

    my struggle meal: indomie + egg + random greens

  • @Jimjam1405
    @Jimjam1405 Рік тому +282

    When my family was broke broke to the point we couldn’t get anything fresh from the supermarket. Mum would always make us rice with Maggie seasoning soy sauce and just fried egg. That’s it, it lasted us for a couple days even more if you don’t get tired of the taste.

    • @apldy
      @apldy 8 місяців тому +5

      that maggie seasoning soy sauce is the best. 💯

    • @samk7500
      @samk7500 8 місяців тому +5

      I grew up on rice with "butter" and soy sauce. Sometimes frozen dinners. Throughout my time at a competitive private university, I realized how broke I grew up, just observing what all my new friends and classmates were eating.

    • @methanesulfonic
      @methanesulfonic 8 місяців тому +4

      bro thats just a regular fried rice for my family 🥲 and I wouldnt call that broke food

  • @0v_x0
    @0v_x0 Рік тому +445

    The American childhood equivalent for me was buttered pasta (or maybe just olive oil) with salt and pepper. Buttered white rice with soy sauce was also a favorite, especially later when grown and living with roommates during hard times. A rice cooker is one of the best investments.

    • @Noname-uk9mu
      @Noname-uk9mu Рік тому +11

      seasoned salt is amazing on buttered noodles.

    • @jaybirdishhhhhh
      @jaybirdishhhhhh Рік тому +13

      if we were lucky there might have been cheese 😌

    • @Rebekah_Renders
      @Rebekah_Renders Рік тому +13

      I absolutely love butter rice! Lol that’s what we called it. We would be full all night.

    • @barkshae3563
      @barkshae3563 Рік тому +6

      Stop with the nostalgia 😂

    • @halatiny6537
      @halatiny6537 Рік тому +4

      Oh shit and just noodles with mozzarella like that shit is so good

  • @Kaetothedoxiepin47
    @Kaetothedoxiepin47 8 місяців тому

    YESS such a nostalgic meal 😭🙏 can’t lie now it’s a meal I’ll have randomly because it brings me back to my childhood

  • @prozac_dreams
    @prozac_dreams 7 місяців тому

    I love how she just never stopped eating like shes broke

  • @truthjones8228
    @truthjones8228 Рік тому +53

    This lets me know, a lot of us struggled, and we all learned the STRUGGLE IS REAL…whether black, white, Asian, Indian… we survived!!!!

    • @carlystone5994
      @carlystone5994 Рік тому +1

      Yes! And, having lived in poverty in Mexico, I learned our poor in America still have it way better than most poor in the world. ❤😃

    • @orage8332
      @orage8332 Рік тому +4

      asian, indian lmao

  • @FlowerEmblem
    @FlowerEmblem Рік тому +253

    I used to be a really picky eater. Rice with soy sauce, and spaghetti with butter were my two comfort foods.

    • @JL-el7ju
      @JL-el7ju Рік тому +8

      Spaghetti with butter yesss! ❤️👌🏼 I’m from Scotland and that was something I would eat as a young yin lol

    • @LilMissMint
      @LilMissMint Рік тому +5

      I would do the spaghetti noodles with butter, Parmesan, garlic and basil… still do it as an adult sometimes 😅

  • @Orionbae
    @Orionbae 7 місяців тому +1

    BRO I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY KID THAT HAD THIS 💀

  • @desknerd
    @desknerd 3 дні тому

    This is my essay writing meal, little effort, very quick easy to eat.

  • @AWPierson
    @AWPierson Рік тому +556

    As a Filipino American, i must say that this is so relatable on every level. Except the chopsticks part, i just ate with my hands and suffered sticky skin later

    • @Yvo-bx4fq
      @Yvo-bx4fq 11 місяців тому +10

      I’m not Filipino, but there’s something similar in Mexico called machaca. I would love to try this pork floss on rice. Looks like such a good snack

    • @leoray1234
      @leoray1234 11 місяців тому +8

      Mexico and Philippines share so many similarities when it comes to culture and food…I’m sure there is a good amount of dna mixed within both countries via the Galleon trade for hundreds of years between Manila and Acapulco

    • @airaobregon-jg9ws
      @airaobregon-jg9ws 11 місяців тому +1

      Some pinoys still eat with spoons ds days tho

    • @guyveg8
      @guyveg8 11 місяців тому +1

      I'm a Filipino living in Canada and I still use my hands because it tastes better 😂

    • @radar5464
      @radar5464 10 місяців тому

      A hot dog was probably my filipino 2.0. I resorted to this most when i lived w stepmom and dad to get that FIX.

  • @motherofsolomon6619
    @motherofsolomon6619 Рік тому +489

    White rice and pan fried beef link cut up into small pieces to “stretch” the meat. I fed this to my son when I used to be broke, broke. There usually wasn’t enough for me cuz I needed it to last til the next day. He’s 17 and he STILL loves it, even though we’re not broke, broke anymore. God is SO good🙌🏾!

    • @thirstaefortae5057
      @thirstaefortae5057 Рік тому +35

      Aw glad to hear that you’re in a better situation and sorry to hear about those difficult times

    • @SandS72
      @SandS72 Рік тому +13

      Glad you have better times now.

    • @JehRoniMo11
      @JehRoniMo11 Рік тому +9

      I feel it I been there & glad to hear you're beyond it now 🙌🙌

    • @oppodonny7550
      @oppodonny7550 Рік тому +3

      Why do couples who are clearly struggling financially want to have a kid? Youre kid is not gonna be eating or living good so why not work harder earn more money then talk about having kids

    • @loveppl6999
      @loveppl6999 Рік тому +1

      GOD BLESS YOU N YOUR SON YALL WILL NEVER BE BROKE AGAIN BCUZ U GIVE THANKS TO GOD BE SURE TO TEACH YOUR SON TO DO THE SAME.

  • @Hoodicaat
    @Hoodicaat Місяць тому

    I can’t seem to find much yorushika band covers on youtube. Thanks a lot for the amazing performance!

  • @EricaHansberry
    @EricaHansberry 7 місяців тому

    I love learning about struggle meals of various cultures.

  • @elizacarrie7433
    @elizacarrie7433 Рік тому +59

    I add a little sesame oil too. *chefs kiss*. We eat rice, soy sauce and sesame oil with fried eggs sometimes, and as a kid my parents called it “Chinese specialty”. Still one of my most nostalgic meals. Also, as a kid said “soy sauce and sesame oil” more often than “salt and pepper”

    • @embers3528
      @embers3528 Рік тому +5

      Oh my gosh no matter what sesame oil is the best thing ever, I always add it to my white rice when I can (if it pairs well)

  • @riatortor05
    @riatortor05 Рік тому +201

    Omg growing up in philippines my beloved cousin introduced us to rice,soy sauce,and pork oil (mantika) soooooo good!

    • @mariem5027
      @mariem5027 Рік тому +2

      Yesss I had a phase as a kid where this is all I craved for a meal 😂

    • @apotatosapling5698
      @apotatosapling5698 Рік тому +6

      I don't know why but this video makes me sad about the poverty in the Philippines,
      Millions of people eat this everyday because of the lack of money, some of them don't even have soy sauce and/or even rice, some of them use salt as a substitute for soy sauce and cassava for rice

    • @rckxs8724
      @rckxs8724 Рік тому +4

      My grandfather’s nurse was from the Philippines & she made the best dishes including the emergency meals (struggle meal). One time it was boiled eggs with tomato chopped up in it.

    • @carlojones833
      @carlojones833 Рік тому

      Rice soy and butter.

  • @sagey
    @sagey 23 дні тому

    this is still my comfort meal until now

  • @icycloom14
    @icycloom14 Місяць тому

    This is what my meals
    Start to look like a couple days before I get paid 😭

  • @SteamHyenaz
    @SteamHyenaz Рік тому +3

    A very expensive struggle meal if you have pork floss.

  • @katlingray
    @katlingray Рік тому +479

    As a Vietnamese American, I can confirm I (and the rest of my family ) love that combo. The simplicity of it I guess just really draws me to it.

    • @darkbarcodewarrior
      @darkbarcodewarrior 9 місяців тому +2

      Agree

    • @littleepandaa
      @littleepandaa 8 місяців тому +3

      She missed the cucumbers

    • @T9153Yang
      @T9153Yang 8 місяців тому +3

      As a fellow 1st gen Asian American, I can confirm.

    • @tylerfoley2859
      @tylerfoley2859 8 місяців тому +4

      American, if you was born here lol 🇺🇸👍🏼

    • @ricemunchies
      @ricemunchies 8 місяців тому

      @@littleepandaaFOR REALLL

  • @PK88.
    @PK88. 5 місяців тому

    I find comfort knowing im not the only one who had "struggle foods" but now as an adult these "struggle foods" are now my comfort foods 😋

  • @Ealsante
    @Ealsante 3 місяці тому

    Yesssss. My adult 'struggle' meal is this, with added spring onion slices so I can tell myself I'm being a little bit healthy.

  • @Nathaniel-Sr
    @Nathaniel-Sr Рік тому +26

    Her struggle meal 2.0 would've been a 3 course meal for me... Cheers to humble beginnings! ✌🏾

  • @wheattins9250
    @wheattins9250 Рік тому +36

    As a fellow Vietnamese, I definitely have had these on days where there really wasn’t much at home. In the Southern dialect, we called these “chà bông”

  • @thomashunt6000
    @thomashunt6000 6 місяців тому +1

    Smoked shredded pork over white rice with soy sauce or soy miso ginger, broccoli and kim chi has become one of my absolute favorite meals.

  • @pjleon8391
    @pjleon8391 12 днів тому

    Fried egg/rice with soy sauce hits Everytime! 💯

  • @gingerdad127
    @gingerdad127 Рік тому +43

    My wife is Korean and she cooks us "struggle meals" too, but she calls it, "poor man food" which we really love, thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV Рік тому +112

    I had gotten let go from a job because they downsized and fired all the temps. My dad just 'knew' it was because I was 'lazy' and was so upset that he grabbed a social friend and told me I'd be house-sitting for a few days. (Mainly just to get me out of the house to avoid 'confrontation'.)
    During this time I made one meal because I didn't want to be a bother and it lasted almost all five days for me. I spent all five days at the other house, watching two small dogs, and playing Dark Souls (as it had just come to PC).
    I put wild rice, black beans, chicken breast, tomato, and some spices in. I couldn't have used more than $20 of materials. I cooked the chicken until it was easily shredded, then added more water and cooked the rice and beans, adding the tomato mix with some spices later.
    My actual struggle meal as I was dealing with major depression at the time.

    • @girl6girl6
      @girl6girl6 Рік тому +7

      Sounds tasty. Hope you got over your depression issues.

    • @blessedx3338
      @blessedx3338 Рік тому +9

      Depression is very much a crippling issue. It’s so hard to overcome, but it ABSOLUTELY CAN BE DONE! I sincerely hope you’ve found your way out! Nobody should ever have to suffer in silence!! If you’re still struggling, I’m here. To just listen, or offer you resources. Whatever you need! Whatever ANYBODY needs!! You’re 1000% not alone. In your struggle, or in this world! 🖤🖤

    • @thegmanviews11
      @thegmanviews11 Рік тому +4

      That sounds really good. Our rice cooker just died, it was my husbands before he was with me and we met in 2015, have been together since 2016, married since 2018. RIP rice cooker, we have been looking for a replacement but it’s amazing how much rice we actually eat each week, it’s great since I have major depression and if he cooks something else I can at least put the rice cooker on without feeling overwhelmed- hope things are okay with you now ❤🫂

    • @VultureXV
      @VultureXV Рік тому +1

      @@girl6girl6
      It's been ten years so things have gotten better where it matters.

    • @VultureXV
      @VultureXV Рік тому +2

      @@blessedx3338
      Thank you for your kind words. It was about a decade ago so things have certainly changed since then.

  • @julianphommachanh
    @julianphommachanh Місяць тому

    It's always a good backup if you dont got something to make or just want to have something to eat with ease. So good

  • @lemontea1037
    @lemontea1037 8 місяців тому

    this is basically what me and my siblings ate a lot growing up. rice with soy sauce and chicken cutlets. best meal ever.

  • @captainblitz9961
    @captainblitz9961 Рік тому +10

    The rice and soy sauce combo is an Asian child classic.

  • @mikahbaby2
    @mikahbaby2 Рік тому +11

    When my best friends sister was vegetarian, she would make a meal similar to this! It would be rice, eggs, green beans and soy sauce. Such a simple but filling snack. Also, I’m pretty sure they sell pork floss to kids here in the US as fake “chew tobacco”. Fake container and all. 😂

  • @nguyenduyphuc3924
    @nguyenduyphuc3924 8 місяців тому +2

    In Vietnamese, this is called Chà Bông (pretty sure there’s a few variations of its name, but this is what I grew up with). It’s basically what really, really overcooked pulled pork seasoned with the most godly combination of spices that will guarantee to make you coming back for second. Normally serve with Bánh Mì or sticky rice. If you never tried it, I recommend the Lee’s Sandwich version, since it’s more catered to the average American

  • @lameartist6184
    @lameartist6184 13 днів тому

    as a vietnamese, rice and pork floss is goated for a struggle meal in my opinion, love the heck out of it whenever i don't have much to eat with my rice

  • @merishagrant6548
    @merishagrant6548 Рік тому +191

    When I was younger, our struggle meal was cornbeef and rice. Folks would season the cornbeef, add onions sometimes corn. 🌽 Was one of my best meals growing up!! 😋

    • @Lubin-md4ml
      @Lubin-md4ml 10 місяців тому +5

      I'm so sorry you didn't grow up with eating grilled tomahawk steaks, lobster, shrimp, lamb beef and sushi as a child! :(
      Cause that was and still is one of the BEST meals l've ever eaten in my life :)) even crayfish is delicious here, lm so glad l got to experience all of that as a child :3

    • @unsupportive
      @unsupportive 10 місяців тому +34

      ​@@Lubin-md4ml bro rubbing it in 💀

    • @bando1016
      @bando1016 8 місяців тому +1

      Corn corned beef? That's like drinking water in a soda can.

    • @Lubin-md4ml
      @Lubin-md4ml 8 місяців тому +1

      @@unsupportive ofc bro, what child enjoys living on vegetables their whole childhood😐💀

    • @MindofRonin
      @MindofRonin 8 місяців тому +1

      Pacific Islander?

  • @whattheflimflam
    @whattheflimflam Рік тому +12

    My mom would put a few dashes of Italian dressing on rice. For some reason I thought this was delicious and a delicacy. Years later, i Realize she was waiting for the paycheck to hit her account so we could go buy real food! Great memories and I like seeing how folks of all cultures dress up their rice.

    • @SlingSlangSkrrt.
      @SlingSlangSkrrt. Рік тому +1

      Italian chicken n rice be good too. Bake all of it together.

  • @gogglesmaster8264
    @gogglesmaster8264 Місяць тому +1

    relatable, Im vietnameese and this is what I eat when my parent left me at home

  • @Tairygreen
    @Tairygreen 8 місяців тому

    The ultimate combo.

  • @sitheakewinphlong6579
    @sitheakewinphlong6579 Рік тому +135

    As a Cambodian, I can confirm that rice and soy sauce(and hard-boiled eggs) was my sister's go-to meal...

    • @urbanimmortalculitvator6652
      @urbanimmortalculitvator6652 Рік тому +3

      lol that is literally 90% of fried rice, its just lazy meal now

    • @Kay-ol1ye
      @Kay-ol1ye 9 місяців тому +3

      Cambodian here, mines was Rice with over easy eggs,usually bottom side fried nice and crisp, and sprinkle some soy sauce and some blacc pepper. That sh!t be hittin forreal

    • @tv-21
      @tv-21 9 місяців тому +1

      Rice eggs and soy sauce lol every South East asian ate this as a kid lol

  • @musfyhasan
    @musfyhasan Рік тому +53

    I remember growing up in Indonesia sometimes I used to eat rice with chicken floss and it would always make me happy lol

    • @aleejjj
      @aleejjj Рік тому +2

      This profile pic if urs 😢😅💝

    • @musfyhasan
      @musfyhasan Рік тому +1

      @@aleejjj lol thank you 🥹🥰

  • @Urnn42024
    @Urnn42024 Місяць тому

    Lisa a baller fr if she eating rice. The real struggle comes when you have to eat chao and pork floss 😂

  • @Re-Hong
    @Re-Hong 7 місяців тому

    Damn, this brought back memories. Nice

  • @nklinef
    @nklinef Рік тому +126

    When I was in college I had two halfasian roomates who when they moved in brought with them a rice cooker and 50lb bag of rice. It was a completely game changer. Though they made fun of me when I'd just eat it with soy sauce😂 I bought the next bag.

    • @Arcademan09
      @Arcademan09 Рік тому +12

      They know all the good snacks, I wish I had more asian friends growing up lol

    • @IvyMay-qn2ys
      @IvyMay-qn2ys Рік тому +1

      They scared to laugh. They shook.
      Ain't no such thing as half way cooks

    • @trog69
      @trog69 Рік тому +1

      I am a bad Irishman because I prefer rice to potatoes, though, like too many of us, I like plain rice, with maybe some beans or a little meat, but just plain rice with butter and salt is great.