Korean Grandma tries 'SOUL FOOD' for the first time (America's Southern food)
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Yes UA-cam I would love to watch a Korean grandma eat cornbread lol
Right! The pure joy
I'd like to watch you eat cornbread 🤭
hottpinc lol your making it? Cause I can’t cook 🤷🏿♂️
@@Mywifioff yes I'm making it.. with honey on the side 😌
😂😭
There should be another video that’s called “Southern grandma tries Seoul Food” 😂
E M S cant speak for all Americans but I really want to try Asian cuisine. “Kimchi” sounds so good
@E M S it may depend on the age of the grandparent. I know my grandparents, who are from the rural South, ate some pretty gnarly things during the depression. Eggs with squirrel brains was apparently pretty tasty. And of course some people still eat frog legs (colonial French influence), chitterlings, and crawfish.
Thad would be goo
hidingly start with Kim Chi Rice! It’s not to difficult to make either.
@@hidingly its not
“Doing what you could” is the reason soul-food even exist thank you for trying.
Amen.
Under rated comment
exactly, hence the combination...
Thanks to our ancestors
Preach!
When your granny said “I’m wasn’t hungry but I was hungry” I literally felt that I know exactly what she meant and if you know you know😂😂
the fact that she made this herself and she never seen this stuff before in her life
And it looks decent
She made me proud... But that chicken would of been interesting if she made it. 🤔
@@ShantelleBrito it would have lol
If you can cook you can cook anything.
Those greens looked nasty
You definitely did a pretty good job cooking it yourself.
Better than i would! well done.
right? shit's legit!
As for your cornbread, I personally prefer the way you baked it. I know my mom makes it like that all the time.
@@MiketheYoungster same
She said that she didn't cook it.
When she said “I did what I could”, I knew this was real from the jump
Next time, let mama cook a real southern meal.
Lawd she tried!
Yessss
Right
This is the most honest food review I've watched. No weird faces, or over acting, just good honest food fun.
Yes!!
Grandma is in heaven when she does that little head shake
The shake of approval 🥰
I was gone say, You know its good when Gma shakes her head while eating lol
YES! It makes me smile EVERY time!
I love it! Asian ppl love to eat everything. Lol!
Yesss! 👌
"I wasn't hungry, but I was hungry"
OMG. Grandma might be Korean, but her soul is straight out of The South.
I swear that's my grandma when I get to cooking and it smell good
I understood that... lol
Yep, that was just another way of saying "I could eat". :)
Yup
South Korea
😆
"I swear to god I did what I could" is as southern American cooking as it gets .
I want to like this comment but it’s 69 likes and ya’ll know the rules of the internet
Exactly.... we pull things out of the cupboard and make a food miracle.
That's the slogan of any mama, grandma, and aunt that's known in a family as the one who cooks. Other times in black families the everybody wants the recipe which there isn't any and everything is eyeballed when you think it's enough and people are told that you put whatever Sh#@ you had in the pot along with your foot (metaphorically) to give the food it's taste. Also don't nobody have they ass in the kitchen while you're in there because of risks of burns and being in the way that leads to an ass whooping.
lmao i'm so glad you said it! that was the spirit of all southern cooks speaking through her just then😂
So very true!!
I love how open minded the grandma was from jump. Believe me, I've seen dozens of videos with folks trying food from a different culture and they were already going in with a negative perception, not even given it a chance. Grandma he her was so incredibly open to trying these dishes, I loved every bit of this video!
For the collard greens depending from where in the South is how it is cooked. I live in South Carolina and I put pork belly and sometimes bacon in it. If it is bitter the greens depending on where you get them will sometimes be bitter. Some people like vinegar on the greens I think you would like that!! You totally made my day by having your grandmother there!! If by any chance you ever make it to South Carolina I would love to cook for the both of you!! I have been cooking soul food for over 35 years. You have only scratch the surface!! Love to both of you!! Stay safe!
Dionne Coburn greens with pork belly cleanses the soul 😍
Yes vinegar on the greens! It’s very good if you like that acidic sour taste on foods a lot. Now I want some Cracker Barrel lol
I watched a version of this with Irish people. And they added chilli powder to their greens and stated that they were crunchy... It was the first time that I seen under-cooked greens, but they truly tried their best.
@@guthixisdead , does Cracker Barrel have collard greens? I thought they had turnip greens.
Shrimp and Grits is from SC too. Just like sweet iced tea. Down there in Charleston. Ain't nothin better
Ahh nah she did the black granny head shake for when the food is amazing 😭
Lmao I caught that too. She said Mmmm mmmm!
all grandma's act the same 😭
That's a universal sign of good food!
An universal language
💯😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Being from Louisiana, I appreciate you for even having gumbo 💯
They tried fam. It's not soupy enough. Looks like mostly rue, but it's cool that her food looks good.
Agreed. Being from south Louisiana, it doesn’t look like our Gumbo but gets an A for even trying bc there are people in our state that can’t even get close to making it right.
Yessir another one of my people
Gumbo is a Louisiana classic u have it anytime im from Kenner where u from
@@anonymousking7781 Ponchatoula here
I’m Korean American who has had legit soul food in Harlem and I never thought of how collard greens are similar to 우거지...but it really is! Maybe that’s why I always loved collards 😂 할머니, 영상 너무 잘 봤어요... 건강 지키시고 오래오래 행복하게 사세요 ~~
Lol legit soulfood isnt in harlem. There is better down south
@@raijongriggs126legit soulfood is wherever legit people live. Lots of people have southern roots
Most black people have southern roots.
@@tony020480some country white people too I'm from Idaho, but I don't call what I make soul food I call it country cooking. In my world soul food is an exquisite type of cuisine created and perfected by African-Americans and they should always get that honor, respect and privilege of owning it as a name.
Just the fact that she really tried and was actually able to find some of the main ingredients says a lot to me. I'm from New Orleans, so I appreciate the effort. If grandma like that, she'd go up if she had the real versions!
Straight facts. I was looking at the gumbo like 👀 where are the bay leaves and that rue needs to be a little darker
Exactly!
😂 taking the words out of my mouth
@@princessdiariesofvinny1999 It still looks pretty good for a first try though! I'll admit my gumbo was a disaster the first time I made it lmao
@@princessdiariesofvinny1999 it was a bit thick. Is gumbo even considered southern food, it seems new Orleans specific?
why is her grandma literally THE most adorable person ever
Seriously!!
I suspect that at some point she made a wish to be THE most adorable person and it came true. No one is allowed to be more adorable in her lifetime.
cause you never met mine
Right!?!
To you maybe. Looks like a regular old lady to me
We season our collard greens with "fat back" or some kind of smoked meat to keep them from tasting bitter. Good job though. 🤗
Yes please.
My mom would put in smoke turkey and hot peppers to make her greens
Smoked ham hock or turkey leg, and a splash of pepper vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar to help balance out the bitterness.
I use smoked turkey. People say it should be swine until they try mine
I use apple cider vinegar & smoked pork neckbone...talk about some kinda good!
The fact that granny tore the cornbread down, lets me know the afroasiatic connection is alive and well. This made my heart smile. I stan an openminded queen.
Exactly what I I was thinking 🤔😂
Riiii
@@distantnative2478 lol, you wrong lol
my mother made amazing cornbread i loved it warm w a ton of butter!!!
As an African American from North Carolina, this is real special seeing people try soul food.
Stop calling yourself african american
We're not african. You are simply black american or brown.
Actually, brown refers to southeast Asians such as Filipinos and Malaysians
Blursed Images People from South Asia also refer to themselves as brown people
AnastasiaLUVSU African Americans are literally the ones that started calling themselves that to have some sort of attachment to the homeland they were robbed from. Don’t your ignorant and dense headass tell other people how to refer to themselves, mind your own business
@Alexis Agreed. I'm just a white dude from Missouri but soul food is where its at. And Korean food is amazing too. It's good to see how good food is universal between cultures. I lived when she said "I'm so happy".
PS. Don't let anyone give you flack for what you call yourself. People just want drama.
"I swear to god, I did what I could" is the motto of soul food. It used to be, slaves got the scraps of things, and had to change these throw away ingredients into tasty food...with amazing results. Gumbo is the comfort food of my youth. Seafood gumbo, chicken gumbo, sausage gumbo, all being prepared simultaneously in 3 different barrels over fire by my Grandfather ( because in my family men do the cooking) and that smell is one of my favorite childhood memories.
Yeah well a lot of those things are surprisingly delicious. Like you wouldn't expect it but pigs feet are actually the basis for tonkotsu broth ramen which is one of the most delicious soups on the planet. All it takes is a bit of love and care--i prefer to eat the cheaper cuts no one wants because no part of the animal should go to waste especially when it can be turned into something amazing
Before slavery and in.their own land Africans had a more heathier diet.
I loved my Mama's fried chicken. Loved all her foods. I started cooking at 12. Thankful to my Mom for teaching me how to cook. Never learned how to bake though except for cornbread. Wasn't interested in learning. Lol
Ummm gumbo is an African and Caribbean food. That's why its in Creole cooking.
@@mattiOTX Yeah creole is part of the African heritage.
@@saiyongdawn7756 My dad did all the cooking and baking in my house. Secrets of cooking were usually shared with men, but my dad had daughters. I learned how to cook and my younger sister learned to bake. Somehow that evened things out in his head. I didn't even know my mother could cook until after my dad passed. She was actually quite good, but never as good as dad. 😊
I love how open minded your grandma was. She would be a joy to cook for.
Right
Running River
Midwestern guy who is very food adventurous here ... and I’ll totally agree with you on the Midwest. I’ve seen an obvious country boy ask for ranch dressing at a Chinese joint. No joke.
Has there ever been anything she hasn’t liked?
@@insaned4666 imagine being a server at that chinese joint, just for someone to ask for ranch💀💀💀BYE
This gives me an idea for a Korean-Southern Restaurant. I Shall call it "SEOUL FOOD"
DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There’s a restaurant in my area that’s exactly that! They also have incredible cupcakes
The only thing she's missing is sweet tea to drink.
I was thinking kool-aid like super sweet just full of sugar
DJ flying taco idk why but this comment don’t sit right with me 💀
@@DJflyingtaco Why Kool-aid? There are a lot of other sweet drinks and it doesn't even taste good.
True
Lioness Es At least they have a Coke.
The fact grandma didn't want to move to the next dish without getting another bite of cornbreads means you did well. You also did well on the Gumbo.
I live in Germany and had a BBQ party with my neighbors, and they went NUTS for the cornbread. I think it’s America’s best kept food secret.
@Adrian Wilson no suger
Facts, I’m from New Orleans and my entire family puts sugar in it. Sometimes i even drizzle a little raw organic honey on top😩😩 you know you did well when the cornbread taste like a piece of cake😩😩😩😍😍😍😍😍
Soul Food is more like America’s pan-African American diaspora food. Southern Food is different- but all these dishes include Southern Elements. You do have more “representative” Southern Foods in front of you in this video, but it’s not an all exhaustive list. It’s just like dipping a toe in the pool. Soul Food often is blended Southern items in a Northern like Mac and Cheese and Chicken and Waffles, or like a Cajun Burrito.
i made your comment 1k :)
I wasn’t hungry, but I was hungry, is my slogan, thank you grandma OK 😭😂
That's going to be my new slogan 😂😂😂💯💯💯😂😂😂
My slogan is “i wasn’t hungry and I’m still not hungry but I enjoy watching you eat”
Samiya Tanakami Thats also a perfect slogan
I feel like this needs to be put on a shirt 🤣🤣
I just say "I could eat" if someone offers me something and it looks good.
I thought she ate Seoul food all the time.
I see what you did there.....approved :)
Jin, is that you? 😂
Good one 😄
bu dum tsss
😂🤣😂🤣 that was perfect
I love Grandma OK’s blouse and scarf! So stylish! She looks so pretty!
Isn't that her new jacket?
Yes, very elegant.
She really is stuntin on everyone this quarantine and looking fabulous.
My grandparents passed so she's gonna stand in as my grandma.
I mean i honestly think that's why I love her so much, she reminds me of my late grandmother so much
Feel the same buddy...
James Carter from rush hour?
Same! She’s too cute!
@TheSkyWhale My gramie had no problem sharing the love of her grandkids. We had several grandparents at church. If everyone loved each other like family the world would be a better place. Really do try to imagine that
Grandma was tearing that soul food up. I'm glad she enjoyed our food
That’s the same face my son makes when he eats cornbread
so cute!!
Isn't it wild how sons always be getting it right?
Is your cornbread crispy too? I'm so curious, because I've had it both ways... But I also live in Canada so I believe our cornbread might not be the most authentic, lol.
Lmaooo
💜 my son too. He asked for cornbread instead of a birthday cake this year. 😂
Wait, all the useless bs UA-cam recommends, after like ten years this was one of the greatest recommend ever lol new subbie!
cant wait for them to eat bat soup
same! LOL
@@TheAssLiquor unnecessary 🙄
@@babynyxe4784 what? There aint nothing wrong with chinese people enjoying a delicious bat soup... u crazy
@@TheAssLiquor they arent even chinese man
When Grandma said “I’m so happy” that’s was the cutest thing ever. That’s why it’s called “Soul Food” it’s good to the soul it makes you feel good.
Food for the Soul
The corn bread is supposed to be crunchy. We actually put the cast-iron skillet with some oil in it into the oven and let it get really hot before adding the batter. As for the collards in Southern Mississippi, we usually eat it with ham hock and chopped up turnips like a soup and we put pepper sauce(vinegar soaked with peppers) on it, we also add a little sugar to cut the bitter. But you did a great job!
It is supposed to be crunchy?? I thought it was supposed to be soft. Either way its good!!
@@HiThereHeyThere its crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle.
My mother makes two kinds the one in the skillet in Alabama they call it hot water cornbread and the softer one is usually baked or made into muffins both are excellent especially with greens
I'm from Brooklyn and even I know that skillet cornbread different different!
Either ham hock or turkey/chicken neck
It just depends on how the greens were prepared ... they normally are cooked with smoked turkey and or pork, vinegar, as well as hot sauce
You're making me hungry 😅
Interesting recipe I would have to try ... My family uses fatback instead of turkey and we cook the last hour with sliced onion .. so we don't use vinegar ... But I have tasted this version very good 😋 the hotsause is new , but tempting 🤔
I'll have to try that! Normally I use ham or bacon (whatever I have at the time) and add chili flakes instead of hot sauce. I usually put that on separately, once it's on the plate. Also, generally use a little finely chopped onion
I will 100% eat just greens.
@@AmericanMeiling My family does it with vinegar and without.
My mother does not add vinegar. But, everyone else does use vinegar.
I like both and I like when I have to different types of greens at family gathering.
And we definitely use hot sauce, so please give it a try!
My cousin hate spicy food, and he even add hot sauce to his greens.
Girl, the only thing you were missing is the hot sauce!
Yes with the greens.! My grandmother puts home made sausage in it to and it is amazing! Especially when you eat it with the cornbread!!
Yes! Hot sauce on the greens and mashed together with the cornbread
And chess pie
Shit. Didn't realize how true this was until I read it
Straight up! Lady, I can't get enough of some corn bread with hot sauce as well as in the "gumbo" or the chicken. Idk maybe it's just a southern thing for folk like us but damn woo wee can't get enough spice in our food!
I’ve never wanted to cook for someone this bad. I wanna make her a full 10 course true southern meal😭❤️
JurneeMarie _ can make me one 🤷🏽♂️
Can I take the cornbread. I was kinda crying inside on her version. Though I can't blame her I doubt she got her hands on some white lily, lol.
Make a video what is a full 10 course meal 🥺
Me too, I want to make her my version of these dishes
sameee lol when she said the greens were bitter I wish I couldve made it for her
"Soul Food" is African-American food, not just "Southern".
Thank you.
Exactly Phillip!! I hate when people say southern bc that’s too inclusive. Slaves created these dishes not all southerners...
EXACTLY!!!!!
@@gyptianskin 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
True but why can’t you find it in the MidWest nor the PacWest or North East?
I kinda low key want to move to Korea and open a Southern restaurant now.
I can make them real Texas BBQ, gumbo and my mom's cornbread.
I was thinking it the whole time!
It’s so fun there! A lot of shopping and many things to do. I lived there 3 yrs, I didn’t wanna leave 😆
You should! An African-American woman opened an American country, West coast food and Southern food restaurant in England, it was popular with the British people. I bet you would do great in South Korea! 😁
Do it!!!! I dare you!!!
Thatd be a really good idea!
When she said she was happy at the end, THATS THE POINT OF SOUL FOOD, TO FEEL SOUL AND SHE DID!
Andy Tran soulfood is to feed the soul
Lol cringe
+[Peeper C.]
You have obviously never had soul food before, because otherwise you'd know that there is nothing cringe-worthy about Andy's comment.
Actually..... given the emotional state of mind that's apparent from you need to label wholesomeness as cringey, I'd say you are in desperate need of some soul food in your life.
@@AhsimNreiziev Dont get mad, some people like eating blandly all their life.
@@gostpurp ...
When grandma said “I wasn’t hungry, but I was hungry.” I felt that.
I am cracking up at your grandma's reaction. I'm glad she enjoyed it but you gotta do candied yams and mac and cheese with collard greens, cornbread, and chicken.
😍😋
Man you gonna have her granny lose her shit lol especially if it’s prepared right
@@ms.mystique4388 and that she will lose, that she will lose 😂😂
#SHIIIID
ah i wish i can fly over and cook for y’all so bad 😩
Im right here my sister you can visit me!!
Shiiid come cook for me
Me sitting here wishing she’d tried the greens and cornbread together in the same bite
The subtle nuisances. Lol. She gotta come to the states for that one.
With hot sauce mmmmph!
With cornbread that isn't crunchy, Lol
You people are sick for mixing your food😂😂😂 jk. i cant do it. I literally have to have 2 plates to separate the sweet and salty foods.
You are true south if you know about that
I love Grandma's personality. She's so cute.
I like granddaughters laugh 😆 🤷🏽♀️
Omg isn't she adorable?!
Even as an American man, your grandma’s personality and positivity remind me of mine who passed last year. So sweet and I feel happy and sleepy hearing the tone of your grandmothers voice.
When African Americans cook Greens it doesn't go with Mashed potatoes,🙅🏾♀️🚫 so I agree Grandma that was a bad combo. Greens normally go with Candy yams, and baked Mac & cheese. The fried chicken was fine, but Greens to me taste better with baked meats like, bake chicken, or smothered chicken, or smothered Porkchops, Short Ribs ,or a Roast, and yes that cornbread.😋 But Everything looked yummy, and grandma loved it, so that means you did a great job.😊
Oh yes
Good mashed potatoes go with almost anything honestly. Just takes some effort to make the taters good enough to be that versatile.
@@jerrelCbanks I love mash potatoes and maybe im wrong, but My family has never paired mashed potatoes with Greens🤷🏾♀️ Green Beans yes.
In Charleston, SC we eat it with rice!
Girl what are you talking about? My Mississippi and Midwest family eat all soul food combinations. Stop spreading false generalizations cuz taters with greens go off
Grandma is so cute trying all that food. I’m so satisfied watching this.
I agree, this video brought me so much joy
Grandma OK is the sweetest and cutest and she is so lucky to have a Granddaughter like you to expose her to all these delicious things. I love her like a second Grandma and I'll never stop watching!
In the south, we put a little sugar in our collard greens to help with the bitter taste! It made me happy to see you enjoy the food I grew up on! Now, I'm ready to try some Korean Food! Yum! And you did a GREAT job with cooking! :)
We use side meat and when done we add vinegar.
"I wasn't hungry but I was hungry" is a line I have said so many times.
Mix the greens with the cornbread, great combination. They chose all the right dishes to try. Now I have gotten hungry watching this.
Sooooo hungry now. And I want some sweet potato pie to go with all that food
Thank you!! I didn’t know that and I’m from Wisconsin hehe
LOLLL
Or put it on some pinto beans...double chef kiss.
@@xl_psylocke_lx yes...my favorite cornbread and pinto beans is a classic that I will never stop eating.
"I wasn't hungry but, I was hungry" That's Literally Me everyday😂😂
I'm not hungry but if you give me food I'm eating it😂
This video, simply touched me. With everything going on in America at the moment, it was refreshing to see. Black food/Southern cuisine is amazing and should also be acknowledged...thank you for being open minded. My grandma and I love your videos!!!
Because there is more that we have in common than what we have different. If more people sat down and had a meal together there would be less of the crap we are seeing on TV.
Black food?
@@thickwater3602 Is there a problem?
@@thickwater3602 Technically they are not wrong soul food was invented by slaves that's just a fact however I personally prefer the term soul food
@@thickwater3602 Yes! "Soul Food" is traditionally Black American cuisine.
This video made me smile the whole time..especially how she was eating that cornbread🥰 like a real a southerner🤣
I love how open she was in trying the dishes...all that was missing are the candied yams or sweet potatoes 💙😁
They needed some biscuits and gravy, and maybe some mashed potatoes to go with that hicken.
Right sweet potatoes are so good
You gotta have some fried catfish and hushpuppies in my book, and if you're going breakfast: biscuits and white sausage gravy with a metric ton of salt and pepper is the only one for me
@@ConstantChaos1 the metric ton of salt is a must. It's funny how she new to pair the shrimp and grits with something salty as it is likely she used little to none. They may have been Black in a past life, or even in the next one 🤔
@@cameronwhigham8253 naw the soul of soul food is just enough to possess people to eat it right lol
When this thing is all over in the US, you have to bring Grandma Ok here to try some things
Frobeus NS they should do a food tour of the US! She’d go home fat but happy.
We could all take turns cooking for them! I call Florida
I call Indiana!
I got California
Yes that would be an amazing journey of trying different food for different states.. just being able to visit in itself will be fun, especially if she visits Florida the sunny state
"I had to cook it myself", that's exactly the best way.
I thought she didn't cook it? What part Is that?
@@SuzieQ90 she didn't make the chicken but everything else she made
As a born and raised Southerner, this makes me so happy! You did a great job cooking!
This isn't even your cultural food, you're white. This is my people's food. You're happy for what? LOL.
As a black person it warmed my heart they loved the cornbread
And that was subpar cornbread . Just imagine if it was done right 😩.
@@staciegreene2262 did you have any of it? For all we know it was moist and sweet and we can plainly see that it had plenty of the best bit, crust
English Southern Colonies, learned the original recipes and processes for corn dishes from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek, and soon they devised recipes for using cornmeal in breads similar to those made of grains available in Europe
so i dont see why you as a black person would feel love about cornbread
@@tankvinl9805 Cool story
Constant Chaos That Cornbread was 2 minutes short of being a hockey puck darling . By the looks of you , I don’t expect you to understand what a good pan of cornbread is suppose to look like. She even admitted her cooking isn’t the best version of Soul Food.
"A bit salty for me, but tastes good."
You'll find that's something of a theme in southern cooking.
Haha when she said that first I was thinking “oh she’s gonna repeat that at least 4 more times”
Gotta season that food😂😂
Yes i grew up adding Lawrys on everything even before I tasted it XD live for the salt
Hence the high blood pressure of most blacks
@@lebronshairline4768 coming from The South, this cuisine has raised my blood pressure as well. I’m whiter than a mayonnaise sandwich on wonder bread, on a paper plate, with a glass of milk, in a snowstorm.
I love how when she liked something she shook her head and smiled a little. So Cute!! This was great! Sidenote: My son loves authentic Korean food! I am trying to learn how to make Kimchi for him. This video was amazing.
Ani kimchi is loaded with probiotics, so it’s healthy too!
You're a great mom for that 🥺☺️ Check out maanchi or seonkyoung longest!!!! They have amazing "simple" versions to start off with!!! Thats what im going to do :) Plus there are some kinds you dont have to ferment, so you dont need to make a huge batch!!!
Check out Maangchi here on UA-cam! Loads and loads of super easy Korean recipes!
I have a really easy and perfect kimchi recipe if you'd like it! It's delicious!!
Gotta go to the Asian market and get the bok choy and red pepper powder. The red pepper powder is so delicious. It's a staple in my home now. Its smoky and spicy. So delicious!
Grandma at the end chowing down on the cornbread had me screaming 🤣🤣🤣……you did a great job cooking our food 😄👏🏽👍🏽
Collard greens with a little ham hock and red pepper flakes, won't be bitter.
Grandma is so cute
or some neck bones
And With a lil apple cider vinegar and hot sauce if you want some razzle dazzle
Yes yes yes lol
A little vinegar also helps with the bitterness
If you add your vinegar and salt and seasonings and the greens still ain’t right don’t add more salt; add a couple teaspoons of sugar. It knocks out the bitterness you don’t even taste the sugar.
As a native southern, I cannot begin to explain how “hells yeah”it felt when she liked our comfort food-especially our combed! 😄
Combed?
Where you from and when was the last time you were in the south
@@Villain69420 Ugh....I didn't have my glasses on. *Cornbread
@@codycaskey7984 Not sure what your question is asking. I've always lived in the south-Memphis to be exact.
I know. We international! Global😂😂😂
IF ever you find yourself in America, visit my family in Charleston sc, we will feed you like you've never eaten before, we welcome you!
this is such a wholesome comment! charleston is one of my favorite cities in america, so beautiful!
@A_M_P sadly, you can find that in many many places. Where I am, there are some bad people, but you are more likely to encounter the curiously ignorant than the mean willfully ignorant kind of racism. We do believe firmly in "Southern Hospitality" and try to practice it with everyone.
NO. there not welcome. let them stay in asia
Tabari Enoch shut up
@@enoch927able shut U P . you are probably descended from immagrants yourself.
Southern food and soul food aren't the same thing. Just saying.
yup! all soul is food southern food but not all southern food is soul food! soul food is its own category of food. it specially comes from AA culture! by the slaves who worked in the south!
Only thing missing as a dessert... "pecan pie"
Peach cobbler
Banana pudding
Banana pudding or Sweet potato pie 😭 at least that’s what my fam chooses 😂
Bread pudding is the best
Chess pie! ❤️
They are adorable and the fact that she cooked most on her own not knowing any little tricks to bettering the greens like smoked turkey necks, bacon or ham is amazing! I give her 5 stars for her cooking! I looked at the chicken at first and was like how the heck did she pull that off!! It's a trial and error food...KFC! Got it! Bet she could do better...I greatly dislike KFC! So much love and respect for Grandma...she is the shit's!!
Trust me when I say their KFC is hella superior to American KFC. Basically the chains do the bare minimum in America but show out internationally and its unfair!
Sylvia Young yeah the KFC’s in Korea , China, and japan is where it is at...it so much better and healthier than American kfc🤢... but as a black person, personally any family home cooked fried chicken is better than ordering any fried chicken anywhere..stay away from the food chain fried chicken guys...no good
Preeeeach sis/bro preeeeach
@@kayshostuff one of the smartest marketing tricks ever pulled off was by KFC. They convinced Japan that all Americans eat KFC for Christmas and it became a tradition in Japan, which is why it's so wildly accepted there. Not sure about Korea, but they seem to like it as well.
@@MauiWowieOwie Agreed, that and coca cola using Santa for their marketing
"I wasn't hungry but I'm hungry"
Where I'm from, we have a saying. When someone asks if you're hungry and you aren't particularly hungry but also aren't full, you say, "I could eat."
It's a very literal answer--you aren't hungry, but you could eat. I feel like that's what your grandma was saying here.
Haha "I could eat" is the only correct answer to "d'jeet yet" (did you eat yet) in my family. Otherwise you might miss out on some fry bread, a jalepeño jelly snack, or something else tasty!
Lol yes, any time anyone suggests grabbing food I only ever say "I could eat". And "jeet yet" is very common around here too
Omg thanks for this. I will use them from now on :)
We say that in my family lol
H p omg so true!!
3:29 “Mmmm” “mhmmm” “mmhm” “hmm” funniest part of the vid 🤣💯
I hollered 😂😂😂 the little chimes in the background made it even funnier for me lol
I don't think you did too bad. I was raised in New Orleans so southern food is something I know very well. Although your gumbo and shrimp in grits didn't look EXACTLY right, you still did pretty well and captured the overall essence.
With your gumbo, as you said, it's traditionally a soup served with rice (or with potato salad instead of rice depending on what part of Louisiana you're from). So generally, gumbo is a little more soupy and runny in comparison to what you made (which is more the consistency of gravy). Some people like very watery/soupy gumbo, but for me, I like an almost chowder-like, slightly thicker texture. We'll usually achieve that with a dark roux (mixture of oil and flour) and/or okra!
Same with the shrimp and grits! It's supposed to be a little saucy and you soak up the sauce with the grits. I would suggest maybe adding some chicken/shrimp stock to thin out your sauce a little. (: Still looks good though.
Also for the cornbread, about two minutes before it's totally finished baking, drizzle a mixture of melted butter and honey on top. You won't regret it! I hope you find all these points helpful in case you want to try making it again! Thanks mom (and grandma)!
You can also thicken it with File. Not sure if she could get that there. Okra is my favorite.
Where have you ever seen gumbo and potato salad in one bowl? Sounds like a way to waist a reaux.
I hate watery gumbo i like it thicker
They probably cant get andoille sausage there as well, that makes a big difference. I make gumbo with roux made from bacon grease instead of butter...mmmmmmm.
@@colethompson2137 actually most people here eat gumbo with potato salad in the same bowl or has someone in their family who does. I know it sounds crazy but actually that is how I like mine. I am a teacher and in our schools here in South Louisiana they serve spicy gumbo for lunch in the cafeteria pretty often during the winter months. Probably half of the staff and half of our students ask to have the potato salad inside of the gumbo. You should try it.
I was born in raised in the south, and Im so proud of you!! You did great! I’m sure its a little different, but for buying ingredients from overseas and cooking it for the first time by yourself you nailed it! Great job 👍🏻
As a 1st generation Asian American who spent years living in the South, I can say that the majority of the food factories (notice how we use factories instead of kitchens) produce soft, often soggy versions of the "average" American corn bread (note the same rule with macaroni & cheese). But the truest versions of cornbread and macaroni & cheese, made lovingly in a proper kitchen by someone's mother, auntie, or grandma, will have a lovely crust.
That crunchy though?
I like cornbread in two different ways. The first I like it made crunchy and dry, then I cut it in half and pour hot pinto bean soup on it.
If I am going to just eat some of it by itself, there are recipes where you mix cream corn soup with course ground cornmeal. The inside is moist and soft, with bits of crunchy corn in it, and the crust is baked to a crunch. I put a pat of butter on it, and eat that by itself hot.
Yesssss! I love how you know your shit when it comes to southern food! I guess it's just like eating american chinese food!
@@SkitSkat674 you ever had fried corn bread? THE best kind
@@tremaynedawson4941 my friend makes those patties so good but a little greasy.You gotta drain on a paper towel.
I'm a Black guy living in the South and I can't get any soul food right now. Life is cruel. I wish you guys had invited me to dinner.
Where do you live in the south? You can get it here in Alabama.
Phillyboy jay has great soul food recipes.
I love how her little head bobbles when she's excited about the taste and it proves to be yummy!
Purple Tri uh... why though
Purple Tri wait, now that I’m reading through it DEES NUTS? Lmaoo is this fr? I know some like Donald Trump, Chris Tucker, Naomi Campbell but wtf 💀💀 deez nuts?
I’m over here like why did they wait till the end to eat the grits they’re going to get cold and ain’t nobody like cold grits.
Same for collard greens!
Lol 💯❤
Yea cold grits get rlly clumpy and look quite nasty
I was thinking the same thing
You'll think I'm insane but I like them when they start to get a little lumpy after cooling a bit. I'm probably the only person on the planet who does. LOL
Good job! I think I should come there and make a restaurant for Black American Soul Food, southern foods!
Next time have sweet black tea to drink with! XOXO
I think you should. Reality crushes stereotypes. I've been looking to leave, but would prefer a business over a job. My brother lived there and loved it, but he's ex military. I'm a musician. Opposites. Your idea is great
If you don't mind me asking, are this dishes for a special date like a holiday? or are they a everyday meal for lunch/diner?
Mostly Sunday dinner but sometimes for lunch and dinners on various days
@@JAHDUBProductions thanks
@@marianaroc let me know if I can help with anything!
You did a fantastic job of cooking our food, thanks for representing the USA. I just wanted to say that I had to change the food I was eating. Due to becoming severely anemic, I had to get Vitamin D infusions that cost $5,000.00 each time.
I researched who had the best Vitamin D food and it was the Korean, Chinese diets. I make my own kimchi and eat lots of Korean food. No more iron deficiency. 🥰
Grandma is so cute when she really likes something. That little "mmm!" that ascends in pitch.
Just wanted to mention something. Soul food isn’t “southern” food. Soul food is Black American food. We are primarily in the south due to the fact most plantations were here (ideal weather conditions for sugar cane and cotton crops. Tobacco was grown further north). Most cooks and chefs tended to be Black Americans which is how our cooking styles and dishes became more mainstream. Soul food is a combination of traditional West African cooking styles and the ingredients we were able to find in the US. It’s the same for Black people in the Caribbean and South America too. Gumbo translates directly to okra, which is a key ingredient and thickening agent used in the stew alongside roux and filé. You don’t HAVE to have it, but in my house it’s a must lol. If you compare a lot of Caribbean, West African and soul food dishes, they’re pretty similar.
I was WONDERING why more people didn’t say this and had to scroll wayyyy to long to find someone thinking the EXACT same thing!
I thought the same. It was a bit of erasure.
Originally yes but it has spread to white people as well and is common in the south in general.
Exactly!!!
Well said
Being from Georgia, looks like you did better than some people that actually live here. Another southern classic to try if you love cornbread is hush puppies. Basically cornbread batter, i like it with some diced jalapeno and onion added and spooned into a deep fryer, or you can make fritters in a skillet. We usually eat it with catfish battered in cornmeal and spices and then fried.
That sounds really really really good!
I like sweet hush puppies, lol 😂 Never had them with jalapenos, but Imma have to try it one day! 😁
@@jamiajoyjohnson4818 adds that little bit of spice to something that is otherwise, savory, salty and in your case a little bit sweet. The only thing it lacks is something a little bit sour.
coldghost86 OH YESSS 🤤
MiekoNeko and I wish I could visit there to get real Chinese food instead of Springfield cashew chicken and crab rangoons 🤤
THIS GRANDMA IS PRECIOUS!! WE LOVE YOU GRANDMA FROM BOSTON, MASS.
Us, the African-American and Black Community, cook with every ounce of love and soul when making these dishes. Enjoy and savor til your heart's content ❤
And the soul and love shines through. Bless the fantastic food and the people who make it.
You ain’t never lied...💯
Im half black half korean and
When it comes to food.. im sorry but i eat asain food more than soul food
But when you got the cornbread cooking best believe im running down faster than the flash to eat it
Chile....
Frr
This is the wholesome content the world needs right now.
As an African American man, this video warmed my heart. And I love grandma. 🥰
Please make another Soul Food video:Where yall eat Neckbones, meatloaf, cabbage, corn, red beans & sweet potatoes🍲🍛🍖🍷
This made my Tennessee heart sing! You did a great job with your cooking and YES, cornbread can be crunchy as long as it's soft in the middle. Eat it warm with butter on it❤
This was awesome! Asian American from Memphis, Tennessee here! You did a great job with the home made attempt! In our fridge right now are turnip greens cooked with ham hock and also home made dim sum. Southern US and southern China! ❤️❤️
We're glad you Tennessee heart is singing , sweet lady..
Cornbread should definitely have a "crust", in my house we butter (and cook it in) a cast iron skillet to get the outside super crispy.
Cast iron skillet is the way to go.
I legit didn't know you could make cornbread without a cast iron skillet 😯
Yes ma’am that right there is the mark of a true cook when you do that!!
@@danielle7662 im gonna have to buy a cast iron skillet then. ive been craving corn bread (havent had it in Years) and i want to make it
@@FabulousCthulhu sameeee but don't know how to do cornbread ;(
Can your grandma be my grandma? She's so precious, we must protect her at all costs.
I wish for that too!!! I haven’t had a grandma in soooooo long and this grandma is so stinking cute I want to hug her and make her lots of food! ☺️
She makes me miss my grandma! Mine raised me and she passed 5 years ago :(
Grandma's reactions are awesome, I really like her reaction to the cornbread.
As someone who lived in the Southern US his whole life it looks like you nailed the recipes! (KFC is kind of cheating but considering the circumstances I'll allow it! hah)
And yes, cornbread is awesome! :D
FYI - soul food is African American food :) It's associated with the south because most African Americans lived there during most of our history in America because we were enslaved in the south. Although there was a migration north a few generations ago, all African Americans still make this food regardless of where we live because it's cultural.
As a white southerner, soul food actually has nothing to do with you and you and you can't really offer up any expertise on it. Not trying to be rude, just trying to correct gentrifiers.
Gumbo, cornbread, grits... OK, no alligator steaks but they don't travel so well. :)
@@FlowerTower Um, no....
It's nice you got your food history from Buzzfeed, but that is factually inaccurate.
-A Bachelors in history with a minor in food history, and yes....
That's a thing
@@FlowerTower, bullshit. Gumbo isn't African, it's cajun. Slaves rarely to never got chicken, so neither is fried chicken. Mashed potatoes is quintessentially white food and everyone ate cornbread.
I gotta say: I've seen soul food done pretty disappointingly before, but that looked legit to my eyes. Well done.
U never ate or saw real soul food thats why
@@anonymousking7781 I knew I never shoulda published my entire eating history online...
@@ncsupi nobody said you had to lol. You just haven’t experienced it in its purest form. Ngl soul food isn’t stuff people above the mason dixon line would want to eat. It’s pretty gross stuff.
@@PyroPuffs777 period. You dont see this at all where Im from but the two piece and cornbread. Im not suprised
@@PyroPuffs777 most of the people above the Mason Dixon line family is from the south and they still eat soulfood
Girrl you did that. You invited to the cookout, you and grandma.
What she do? The recipes could definitely use improvement. But it’s a decent effort.
Lmao I have Korean people in my family. I was surprised when I saw them at the cookout 😂
@Ren Raz right lol!
@@sandyg.8318 I bet you can't cook PERIOD....
@Ren Raz for real bruh.
Nothing like homemade though, completely different when it’s homemade, Nothing like homemade soul food when it comes directly out of someone’s kitchen not out of a restaurant. 👩🏾🦲😍🥰 It’s nice to see you embrace southern style cooking, now remember in the south it’s not a black thing it’s a Southern thing, black white whoever in the south this is part of our culture, then of course black folks made and they came from our black heritage but now it’s a part of our culture but in the south, now is a southern food not a black food . Lott Of places to now it’s part of a gourmet food like grits shrimp and grits you can make grits all types of ways it’s a black culture food , And now it’s a southern food! Mop
Yes ma'am, you right. I will say this though, I use to love it when my black friends would invite to their gradmas house for a cookout or sunday dinner, never have i ever tasted food so good. Good times and good menories. Mrs. Mary do you live near South Carolina and can i come and eat with you, i shore do miss it.
Guess I know what I'm doing after this pandemic...move to SK and start up my own Soul food restaurant cus this is a damn travesty what yall had to go through lmaooo. Imma cook up some catfish, some BBQ ribs low n slow, brisket, some ox tails, etc etc. a imma go make me a fortune out there lol
You would do well. Korean food is not completely unlike Southern food. Fried, spicy and pickled... that's all a thing.
@@ingridmatthews6627 I know. I love Korean food. Very tasteful
@@ingridmatthews6627 That's definitely not what most African American food is (you mistakenly referred to it as Southern food because African Americans lived in the south for most of our history in America due to slavery). The only fried thing is fried chicken, there's like... nothing pickled. There IS pickled pigs feet but most black people don't eat that. And spicy depends on whether you like spice or not. I know plenty of African Americans who don't :)
Cornbread isn't any of those things, greens aren't any of those things, black eyed peas aren't any of those things, macaroni and cheese aren't any of those things, etc :)
@@FlowerTower she had time today
Be careful of seasoning too well though, Koreans hate salty stuff for some reason. When I first came to Korea after living in the US, I was completely flabbergasted by how bland everything was, even the kimchi. Turns out Koreans have a love-hate relationship with sodium because they believe it's the cause of health problems, so they only sprinkle a tiny bit of salt at the end 💀 I've seen a Korean person toss like 5 flakes of salt on a steak before cooking
I always make cornbread muffins and I like them a little crispy on top. I've had versions that are either muffins, or cut like cake, or made in a loaf, or crumbly, or versions that are really really moist, versions that are sweet as cake, or not so sweet, versions with corn kernels in them or without - there's so many different ways to do it. If you like it that way, then hey, you found your version!
My favorite cornbread was when Kenny Rogers Roasters were still around. The cornbread was sweet, cake-like, with bits of corn in it.
@@jrmarcus wow i can't believe i totally forgot all about that place
My family loves a savory cornbread spread with butter and honey.
My mother-in-law does a Southwest version with corn, chili peppers, and shredded cheese in it. Also tasty!
In Puerto Rico, you can do it up with coconut milk...it won't rise as high, but it's super moist!
This has me wishing things were open...there's a place nearby that serves theirs grilled.....
Persephone Basilissa - YES! A sweet cornbread with jalapeño and cheddar!
There has got to be a Southerner in South Korea who could treat them to a good ol' fashioned meal haha
I saw a video on some ESL students who went to a place in Korea that was run by an American man. They did Thanksgiving. It looked pretty authentic, but I could be wrong.
there's an authentic southern bbq place checkout North Korean refugees try American bbq. they did it years ago but a lot of them actually really liked it and the guy who owns it is legit
@@ouranhshc100 That must be the same place I saw! it seemed pretty legit
Linda C Do u remember the name of the video?
@@daeneryseilish Here is the video!
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I appreciate you sharing this video and am glad you enjoyed our cuisine. I would like you to know that soul food as well as soul music are African American traditions not southern American traditions it just so happens that many of our ancestors lived in the south. However, we are a different people than other Americans with a unique history and prefer to claim our culture for ourselves. Thank you again for sharing 😊
yes I was just abt to cmt this
Real talk
Black Americans are Americans. Not some sort of racist subsect.
That coke they happened to have on the side was a finishing touch👌🏻👌🏻 Only sweet tea could have topped it
totally agree in sweet tea!
Came here to say it! You beat me!