A Terrible Discovery! - Historic Stewed Crab Dish

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  • @Odel555q
    @Odel555q 3 роки тому +5337

    John is totally in the pocket of Big Nutmeg.

    • @whenmotion
      @whenmotion 3 роки тому +268

      This man has sold more nutmeg worldwide than 18th century spire barons

    • @marcydow9580
      @marcydow9580 3 роки тому +13

      LOL - so funny!

    • @uncannysnake
      @uncannysnake 3 роки тому +102

      He IS Big Nutmeg

    • @ritaking8827
      @ritaking8827 3 роки тому +43

      Definitely needs an intervention, maybe introduce some cloves, Hey a little cinnamon is what he needs!

    • @Stefengris
      @Stefengris 3 роки тому +9

      I laughed, good one.

  • @punkrock4401
    @punkrock4401 Рік тому +1501

    I love how universal it is for guys when they taste/smell something gross to INSTANTLY need to share it and get their friends to also experience it. There is some sort of primal joy watching your friend also be disgusted.

    • @marcusbuckner5582
      @marcusbuckner5582 Рік тому +28

      Don’t wait til air’s the foulest to take your deepest breath in life…..😂

    • @neeru7298
      @neeru7298 Рік тому +17

      Lmao, that's so true, me and my friends share terrible food taste tests all the time

    • @skilletborne
      @skilletborne Рік тому +34

      Yeah, but the same goes for when guys make something really good
      Hang out with chef guys, you will get fed incredibly well

    • @Андрей_Бгг
      @Андрей_Бгг Рік тому +6

      @@skilletborne
      For free?

    • @westerling8436
      @westerling8436 Рік тому +5

      Dutch oven

  • @Tannanson
    @Tannanson 3 роки тому +579

    “Had a second spoonful - haven’t dropped dead yet.”
    What an A+++ quote, haha.

    • @weekendmom
      @weekendmom 3 роки тому +6

      And then they made Ryan try it.

    • @Anolaana
      @Anolaana 3 роки тому +8

      Inedible? _MRESteve has entered the chat_

    • @calico9046
      @calico9046 3 роки тому +1

      @@Anolaana a man of culture I see

    • @Muster_Muckee_II
      @Muster_Muckee_II 3 роки тому +2

      @@calico9046 "Ooo, Nice hiss."

    • @sergio_jose
      @sergio_jose 6 місяців тому

      Sounds like what the moms were saying to their kids in the 1800s 😂

  • @thefareplayer2254
    @thefareplayer2254 Рік тому +372

    8:15 The fact that the music stops when they taste it is EXTREMELY funny, and an underrated editing gem! Bravo!

    • @IOnlyWantYouGone
      @IOnlyWantYouGone 11 місяців тому +5

      was looking for a comment on this, that got me laughing too!

  • @HNXMedia
    @HNXMedia 3 роки тому +4191

    "This is not good. Here try this." Now that's a real friend.

    • @vitovtwik
      @vitovtwik 3 роки тому +70

      Sharing is caring

    • @johnNJ4024
      @johnNJ4024 3 роки тому +59

      Growing up, my older sister used to do that to me all the time.
      Here, taste this it's awful! You gotta taste this!
      After the first time, I'd just give her the stink eye and say no. I still have no clue why she still does it today and if I'm around... I say NO!!!

    • @EyedocZeller
      @EyedocZeller 3 роки тому +42

      @@johnNJ4024 My husband tries this with me. Or with cleaning out the fridge “Here, smell this!” No thanks

    • @dinoduelist2219
      @dinoduelist2219 3 роки тому +70

      And a true friend tries it. Not out of kindness but more out of knowing that it’ll probably be funny

    • @Mama_Badazh
      @Mama_Badazh 3 роки тому +16

      I am reminded of Jeff Foxworthy's comedy skit about the courtesy sniff. Here, you have the courtesy taste. The third guy now has a courtesy taste token that he can cash in with Jon at any given time.

  • @Haedox
    @Haedox 3 роки тому +4648

    8:15 THE WAY THE MUSIC CUTS OUT 😭😭😭

  • @michaelmckeon2138
    @michaelmckeon2138 3 роки тому +1029

    I was beginning to wonder if John liked every recipe out of respect, or kindness. Nice to see its his honest opinion he's giving lol.

    • @TheBeanHome
      @TheBeanHome 3 роки тому +53

      Nah he doesn’t like coffee anything and I think some pickled eggs (or something like it. He tasted it once and he was done lol)

    • @adamgoldberg98
      @adamgoldberg98 3 роки тому +45

      I think they choose ones that sound good mostly and just like old movies the ones we still hear about are the good ones

    • @ataricom
      @ataricom 3 роки тому +11

      @@adamgoldberg98 how bad are the recipes that didn't make it?

    • @bunnyslippers191
      @bunnyslippers191 3 роки тому +33

      I believe there was a pickled fish recipe that Ryan ate rather a lot of, but that Jon found pretty repulsive. The next day when Jon found out that Ryan had survived the night and felt fine he was rather surprised.

    • @PilotTed
      @PilotTed 3 роки тому +5

      @@TheBeanHome When did he say he didn't like coffee? I remember him doing a ideo on a dish where it was eggs mixed with coffee and he hated it, but as for coffee by itself I don't recall him ever saying he dislikes it.

  • @rileynelson1467
    @rileynelson1467 3 роки тому +1208

    "Fish and seafood... a dish of the poor?" I think as I sit quietly watching this while eating canned tuna

    • @1lapmagic
      @1lapmagic 2 роки тому +98

      Poor people now can't afford canned tuna.

    • @МихаилРадулов-й4т
      @МихаилРадулов-й4т 2 роки тому +17

      With how easy is today to get your hands on all kinds of food you`ll think sea food will be mostly cheap with few excepciones and idk why people think shelves or crabs are food for the rich when they are easily mass produced.
      Like for example my country has a big part of it like the whole east border is just beaches and sea right.
      So finding shelves in buckets in just a day is quite normal yet if you go to a bistro at the beach they`ll charge you almost as much as for a beef stake or something like that and it just doesnt make sense.
      So i never payed for a restaurant food that i know i can get for cheap easily cuz its all based on making the client believe the lie.
      If im eating at a place i`ll pick the stuff i dont know cuz its new to me or its rare in my country

    • @al-imranadore1182
      @al-imranadore1182 2 роки тому +14

      @@МихаилРадулов-й4т That's the point of restaurants!!! if you want common food cook it at home.

    • @Appalachianasshole41
      @Appalachianasshole41 Рік тому +14

      ​@@al-imranadore1182 no that is not the point of a restaurant its a benefit but absolutely not the point.

    • @marielcarey4288
      @marielcarey4288 Рік тому +16

      ​@@МихаилРадулов-й4т companies inflate the prices to line their pockets

  • @Exayevie
    @Exayevie 3 роки тому +4599

    “Maybe we got the recipe wrong, maybe their taste buds were different”
    Or maybe you just discovered why people refused to eat it more than three times a week!

    • @ArchangelExile
      @ArchangelExile 3 роки тому +227

      Those were prisoners and servants complaining about eating lobster 3 times a week.

    • @BluJean6692
      @BluJean6692 3 роки тому +129

      or maybe they should have added the yolk last like the recipe said? Even just as, like, an experiment?

    • @equallywrong
      @equallywrong 3 роки тому +192

      @@BluJean6692 I agree. You would have gotten scramble egg pieces. Totally different flavor. Plus, light and gentle stirring so the crab pieces do not break up so bad. They screwed this recipe up badly. They should have been lumps of crab and small pieces of egg.

    • @vacuousbard6410
      @vacuousbard6410 3 роки тому +117

      I mean shrimp and lobsters are just wet bugs. Crabs? A militant wet bug!

    • @HallsteinI
      @HallsteinI 3 роки тому +119

      @@vacuousbard6410 Crabs are just wet spiders

  • @kyle9401
    @kyle9401 3 роки тому +2100

    *Cooks the dish himself and tastes it... Winces*
    "I'm not sure what's in here"
    What a great endorsement of the dish! Haha

    • @angelahayes7983
      @angelahayes7983 3 роки тому +5

      🤣

    • @PimpMacSlickBac
      @PimpMacSlickBac 3 роки тому +28

      Let's be honest, John influenced that dish a bit too much! Spoiled with pepper and nutmeg

    • @aG_oh_so_Sneaky
      @aG_oh_so_Sneaky 3 роки тому +10

      @@PimpMacSlickBac lets be honest they didnt seem to vibe good together

    • @PimpMacSlickBac
      @PimpMacSlickBac 3 роки тому +4

      @@aG_oh_so_Sneaky yeah, definitely not the closest of cooks

    • @Sarah.Riedel
      @Sarah.Riedel 3 роки тому +5

      "It doesn't...it doesn't look good" 😂

  • @trush0t1
    @trush0t1 3 роки тому +339

    LMAO he just throws a plate of crab on the table.
    LMAOOOOO the music scratch after the first bite. I love this channel you guys are AWESOME!

    • @alexandernorman5337
      @alexandernorman5337 3 роки тому +1

      Because they ruined it.

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +2

      pure gold!

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +6

      I agree. The unceremonious resignation of that plate throw and the little bits that went flying tells me everything I have to look forward to.

    • @WatchingNinja
      @WatchingNinja 3 роки тому +1

      I laughed throughout this video. 🤣

    • @MJF1958
      @MJF1958 3 роки тому +1

      They had probably already tasted it and formed their opinion when that clip was filmed. The disgust is obvious. Lol

  • @HomekittyL2
    @HomekittyL2 2 роки тому +37

    8:10 caught me off-guard enough to get me chuckling, the usual happy post-recipe music starting and cutting off when John's disgust shows

  • @buildingblocks51
    @buildingblocks51 3 роки тому +253

    The fact that Mike keeps tasting it and trying to think of how he can make it taste good really shows how great of a chef he is. I really appreciate that guy and what he has to say.

  • @midwestmatthew9752
    @midwestmatthew9752 3 роки тому +400

    Jon: "...as we savor the flavors and aromas of the 18th century!"
    Michael: {grimaces and shakes his head}

    • @russelltoddinc
      @russelltoddinc 3 роки тому +14

      I was waiting for a line like this “...except this one”

    • @Taxandrya
      @Taxandrya 3 роки тому

      needs nutmeg

    • @cleo885
      @cleo885 3 роки тому +1

      I loved Michael's face there, really great comment

  • @joshuaclemens1301
    @joshuaclemens1301 3 роки тому +540

    I always love when something tastes awful, cause it's always, "Hey, come try this." And then the laughter and reactions are always gold.

    • @LukeL007
      @LukeL007 2 роки тому +26

      Same thing when you catch whiff of something awful. Your first reaction is to get your friends to smell it as well.

    • @jester9159
      @jester9159 Рік тому +3

      @@LukeL007 Hey, as a 'bro' you are obligated to one 'courtesy sniff' when it comes to something awful that might be presented to you by a fellow bro. 😁

    • @Fakemarcel
      @Fakemarcel 11 місяців тому +1

      @@jester9159true dat

  • @Planclanman3
    @Planclanman3 3 роки тому +852

    Lmfaooo I loved the reaction at 8:40 it's like he's always so cheerful and he finally broke character because the dish was so poorly constructed in the recipe lmao. He knew he was about to eat some bullshit.

    • @rohunsaigal2576
      @rohunsaigal2576 2 роки тому +105

      The music grinds to a halt too, I like that he didn't bother with the bit when the food tasted like crap lol like it doesn't deserve the character

    • @FruitMuff1n
      @FruitMuff1n 2 роки тому +48

      @@rohunsaigal2576 I loved that the music stopped, made it much funnier lol

    • @liberaceboiithe3rd5
      @liberaceboiithe3rd5 2 роки тому +6

      Lmaooo

    • @yamiatemyugi
      @yamiatemyugi 2 роки тому +39

      That’s the reaction of people who have tried something horrible and want their friend to try and find their reaction absolutely hilarious, its also almost a universal reaction as well and absolutely hilarious at that

    • @meilinchan7314
      @meilinchan7314 2 роки тому +11

      One suspects that this was supposed to be eaten alongside bread.

  • @sandrajennings1157
    @sandrajennings1157 3 роки тому +360

    This might be the recipe that the servants were complaining about!

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 3 роки тому +25

      You also have to keep in mind that shellfish expires quickly if it isnt kept alive or frozen, and they probably wouldnt be getting nice fresh shellfish.

    • @jpkalishek4586
      @jpkalishek4586 3 роки тому +6

      valid point.
      I think it might be cooked like that too to try and keep it safer

    • @margiechism
      @margiechism 3 роки тому +5

      | DINNER GUEST MENU | This guaranteed no Continental Breakfast!

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 3 роки тому +3

      @@arthas640 Until widespread refrigeration seafood was mostly a costal/extremely wealthy thing. There are a few good documentaries and essays explaining how trans-continental rail/canning/nascent refrigeration tech all came together to make lobster into a fancy food in the American (now global) psyche.

    • @SuperAWaC
      @SuperAWaC 3 роки тому +2

      @@DAndyLord It's still just a big bottom-feeding sea bug that tastes like a sea bug. I don't get it. It's like people use Lobster as an excuse just eat a ton of butter the most expensive way possible. Fish is so much better and actually has variety. All sea bugs taste roughly the same.

  • @sneakyfingers
    @sneakyfingers 3 роки тому +205

    Jon: "Alright, let's try it!"
    *happy fiddle music starts playing*
    Jon and Michael: >_<
    *record scratch*

  • @tonlito22
    @tonlito22 3 роки тому +3187

    Now we know why everyone complained about the seafood back then: they cooked it badly.

    • @sorencyrano1413
      @sorencyrano1413 3 роки тому +315

      There is nothing worse than badly cooked seafood. I rarely make it at home, because like white fish it is easy to mess up, and it isn’t a cheap thing to mess up.

    • @jurissilins8644
      @jurissilins8644 3 роки тому +269

      From what I've read somewhere, what they gave the prisoners was even worse, just mashed paste of sorts, with the shells and everything.

    • @Swarbie8D
      @Swarbie8D 3 роки тому +335

      @@jurissilins8644 yeah, back when lobster was considered trash food they boiled huge vats of them and just ground them up, shells and all, as food for prisoners. They did it bc lobsters were absolutely everywhere at the time; I just wish lobsters were as common now xD

    • @glensegarra7187
      @glensegarra7187 3 роки тому +143

      @@Swarbie8D ooh that’s rough... crunchy lobster mush... with the guts and all. Yeh that’s punishment!

    • @giancarloduncan2104
      @giancarloduncan2104 3 роки тому +114

      They didn't add enough nutmeg.

  • @Vilexxica
    @Vilexxica 2 роки тому +108

    I often come back to watch this video solely because the opening never fails to have me in absolute stitches. That undignified *THWAP* as you see the crab stew go airborne and Jon trying to stay in character throughout it just never gets any less hilarious to me 🤣

    • @coalcreekdefense8106
      @coalcreekdefense8106 Рік тому +1

      You and me both, partner. It gets me every time.

    • @ballisticcranberrypeat7777
      @ballisticcranberrypeat7777 Рік тому +4

      A lot of stewed crab overspray in that shot too lol. Luckily I’m sure the room already smelled bad from just cooking it.

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery 4 місяці тому

      Tossed on to the table with utter disgust and contempt by Michael - it is both funny and a foreshadowing of the horrors to come. 😆😆😆

  • @Will-my2dl
    @Will-my2dl 3 роки тому +778

    "nutmeg?"
    -"ok thats enough"
    "n...nutmeg"
    -"ok ok STOP"
    "NUTMEG"

    • @GeertSawek
      @GeertSawek 3 роки тому +42

      Pepper: "OK, that's a lot" lol

    • @coxjohn
      @coxjohn 3 роки тому +9

      Power move

    • @CarlosianBigWang
      @CarlosianBigWang 3 роки тому +33

      That hurt to watch “ok I’m stopping”

    • @coolmanjack1995
      @coolmanjack1995 3 роки тому +85

      Jon's crippling nutmeg addiction begins to affect those around him

    • @darrenoday8978
      @darrenoday8978 3 роки тому +47

      I couldn't believe this part it was insane why didn't they cut that and start over haha there was real hostility there

  • @marka4891
    @marka4891 3 роки тому +747

    "More nutmeg?"
    "John, that's a toxic dose...!"
    "So.... more, then?"

    • @richbuilds_com
      @richbuilds_com 3 роки тому +28

      Fun fact: It was used a narcotic in an open prison where the prisoners where allowed to order their own provisions. The prison staff couldn't work out why everyone was ordering so much nutmeg! It's allegedly hallucinogenic (I've never personally tried it) in high concentrations.

    • @scottr291
      @scottr291 3 роки тому +33

      @@richbuilds_com it’s a really bad hallucinogen in my experience, gives you this terrible grinding headache inducing high when you’re awake and when you sleep it gives you crazy abstract dreams, in my experience anyway. Still the best spice out there though.

    • @WeaponOfMyDestructio
      @WeaponOfMyDestructio 3 роки тому +4

      I gonna die doing what I love

    • @JaredGillespie
      @JaredGillespie 3 роки тому +10

      @@richbuilds_com It's also easy to take a fatal dose. Stick to MJ

    • @scrappydoo7887
      @scrappydoo7887 3 роки тому +3

      Toxic means that you will be tripping balls lol

  • @davideberhartii6028
    @davideberhartii6028 3 роки тому +394

    When the camera man says "It doesn't look good" you need to worry.

    • @reaper_exd7498
      @reaper_exd7498 3 роки тому +20

      Camera guy is actually a good cook from what i've seen

    • @TheWastelander86
      @TheWastelander86 3 роки тому +4

      @@reaper_exd7498 Yup! He's the master baker. And he does not like this recipe.

  • @ViliousTorch
    @ViliousTorch 2 роки тому +120

    Love how the music stops after a few seconds of eating

  • @Eveseptir
    @Eveseptir 3 роки тому +1421

    My friend's parents were french acadians and when they went to school the poor kids had lobster rolls for lunch and the rich kids got baloney sandwiches on white bread.

    • @Big_Gourdo
      @Big_Gourdo 3 роки тому +157

      How backwards it is now, lucky poor kids

    • @McBlaster666
      @McBlaster666 3 роки тому +257

      Lobsters were considered cockroaches of the sea and often fed to prisoners as a very cheap meal, until they became a delicacy by WW2. The School thought they were being slick.

    • @Big_Gourdo
      @Big_Gourdo 3 роки тому +35

      @@McBlaster666 I did only hear about the prisoners being fed lobster in the past. Wasn't aware it was a mass thing in the lower class

    • @lovecats6856
      @lovecats6856 3 роки тому +45

      Still can't afford lobster and scallops

    • @andrewgodly5739
      @andrewgodly5739 3 роки тому +126

      I love bologna. Stuff is great fried and goes well with an egg between some bread. I think the real lesson here is that the value of food is arbitrary and ever changing. What's garbage to one person is a delicacy to another.

  • @staticbb
    @staticbb 3 роки тому +872

    "STOP IT THANK YOU" - Yet another guest undergoing nutmeg torture on Townsends Family Cookin' Kitchin'

    • @sweetaudrina_
      @sweetaudrina_ 3 роки тому +26

      Haha!!!! I came to find this comment 😆

    • @renderlessgames
      @renderlessgames 3 роки тому +6

      @@sweetaudrina_ Well do it again!

    • @RadarProductions
      @RadarProductions 3 роки тому +2

      Hilarious

    • @Cheyne_TetraMFG
      @Cheyne_TetraMFG 3 роки тому +16

      “‘Bout a little bit more?” Lmaooooo Jon loves his nutmeg

    • @Tanookicatoon
      @Tanookicatoon 3 роки тому +15

      The first thing I learned as a Navy cook was that nutmeg was like salt.
      A little goes a LONG LONG way.
      Who the hell puts nutmeg on seafood?!?!

  • @tammymann6292
    @tammymann6292 3 роки тому +547

    Since it called for an egg, I wonder if that was for binding for the breadcrumbs. Maybe it was supposed to be more like a crab cake. (?)

    • @psalm91rdwlkfpgrl
      @psalm91rdwlkfpgrl 3 роки тому +66

      that would make more sense, and possibly taste better

    • @tammymann6292
      @tammymann6292 3 роки тому +26

      I wonder if they did that on purpose to see if we could decipher an 18th-century recipe? Sneaky dogs! Hahaha!

    • @cynhanrahan4012
      @cynhanrahan4012 3 роки тому +46

      It's specifically called stew, and since food was not wasted, stale bread was a common sauce/gravy/soup thickener along with egg.

    • @ValeriePallaoro
      @ValeriePallaoro 3 роки тому +70

      It could be a thickener; they put the egg with the wine and that was wrong;
      The recipe should be wine in crab meat, egg in bread crumbs and use the egg/breadcrumbs to thicken the wine/crabmeat. It should be an American gravy like mix to pour over biscuits. It should be wonderful.

    • @ValeriePallaoro
      @ValeriePallaoro 3 роки тому +12

      @Conrad Comics The wine and the anchovy would be a fishstock replacement, I think

  • @TheWarthogRunGame
    @TheWarthogRunGame Рік тому +35

    "maybe it needs another anchovy"
    "the anchovy is the thing I don't like!"

  • @christophermitchell-whites403
    @christophermitchell-whites403 3 роки тому +1764

    Being from Baltimore, and knowing my way around a crab, this was a primitive recipe for crab cakes. They have all the right ingredients, but they should have used WAY less liquid and WAY more breadcrumbs to form a cake for frying in the pan over the fire. I'm sure they used pasteurized crab as well which doesn't have a great flavor. Back to the drawing board and think cod cake instead of stew. It'll come out way better!

    • @bootyspoon4675
      @bootyspoon4675 3 роки тому +33

      How bout dem O's hon?

    • @sarahb2623
      @sarahb2623 3 роки тому +135

      This was my take on it as they were adding the egg, I thought, "wait, you have a crab cake recipe you're making mush out of?"

    • @ng3579
      @ng3579 3 роки тому +87

      As a cook of 10 years at 29. I have a decent amount of experience and I definitely thought crab cakes too. Definitely less white wine and a lot more breadcrumb, otherwise it’s just a hot crab salad type of situation

    • @Grok_Fractal
      @Grok_Fractal 3 роки тому +7

      It also reminded me of fish gratin, needs less liquid as you said.

    • @BMarie774
      @BMarie774 3 роки тому +11

      I was wondering if it was going to be somewhat like a condensed Maryland cream of crab soup. Nope. Nope. Not even similar.

  • @ericchung3177
    @ericchung3177 3 роки тому +987

    Who needs your food to be tasty when it’s been nothing but hardtack and salted meat for months?

    • @doctorknow
      @doctorknow 3 роки тому +21

      Good point

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +38

      It has protein, so it must be good :D

    • @paulvontarsus729
      @paulvontarsus729 3 роки тому +46

      @@TheSlavChef They only cared about their rum ration haa!

    • @daveandgena3166
      @daveandgena3166 3 роки тому +22

      Yep, eat it fast enough & you won't taste it.

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +23

      @@paulvontarsus729 hahaah, anything is edible with enough RUM

  • @jarinazf9683
    @jarinazf9683 3 роки тому +30

    Just had one of the biggest laughs I have had in weeks. Even a "fail" is a success on this channel. Love you guys and Michael is always a treat to see.

  • @nuyabuisness7526
    @nuyabuisness7526 2 роки тому +41

    One of my favorite stories about lobster comes from a tour guide in Boston. She told a story about how her dad was a lobster fisherman, and they were treated as poor because they often had to eat lobster. How the times have changed...

    • @klowen7778
      @klowen7778 11 місяців тому +1

      Yep, though of course that was also coming from a time when all seafood, especially shellfish, was still so plentiful and hadn't been _overfished_ yet!

  • @fl260
    @fl260 3 роки тому +355

    The cook doesn't have to feel bad at all... this wasn't his fault. He did his best and followed the recipe.
    That music cutting off was the funniest thing on this channel so far. 🤣

    • @danielvanr.8681
      @danielvanr.8681 3 роки тому +4

      Crazy theory: maybe the alcohol of the wine hadn't been completely burnt off? I imagine that the egg yolk would solidify pretty quickly, perhaps thus "trapping" the wine, causing the "yuck!" effect? Maybe it'd be better to first add crab and bread into the frying pan, then add the wine, burn off the alcohol, and then stir in the egg yolk? Just my tuppenceworth. 😎

    • @Rach1313
      @Rach1313 3 роки тому +1

      @@danielvanr.8681 I'd say possibly even cutting the "beloved" nutmeg all together, replacing wine with some cream or milk and some salt maybe with the crab cooked more first?
      Making it more like kedgery that way a very nice dish by the 19th century (thank you for that recipe btw Mrs. Crocumb!)

    • @vattmann1387
      @vattmann1387 3 роки тому +1

      @@Rach1313 Honestly I'm a fan of just boiling in salt water then adding salt, pepper and some citrus etc and I'm happy.
      Hell, it doesn't even need citrus or pepper lol :)

  • @jamesthereaper7
    @jamesthereaper7 3 роки тому +356

    What's it called when a crab is walking to it's part time job?
    A side hustle.

    • @nunnabeeswax2397
      @nunnabeeswax2397 3 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheSlavChef
      @TheSlavChef 3 роки тому +23

      I'm on a no seafood diet to lose weight
      It's low crab.

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +7

      I laughed way too hard at this XD

    • @xenoscoot
      @xenoscoot 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @thegrim418
      @thegrim418 3 роки тому +5

      That's the most dad thing I've ever heard in my life.

  • @CharmEng89
    @CharmEng89 3 роки тому +424

    "...anchovies and... NUTMEG"
    Yup, there it is

    • @brandonswitzer6957
      @brandonswitzer6957 3 роки тому +17

      Precisely, get rid of the nutmeg and I’m sure this dish would be more than palatable. I would also sub out the tinned anchovies for some “white fish” of some sort, although an oily fish may be a better fit for others tastes.
      But I really do think the admission of nutmeg caused this dish to come in subpar.

    • @deaconstjohn4842
      @deaconstjohn4842 3 роки тому

      @Dirty Cracker well....pineapple on pizza is another foul dish lol

    • @72wh27
      @72wh27 3 роки тому +1

      @@brandonswitzer6957 Well in the nutmeg's defense, it's meant to be used sparingly bcuz its so pungent. Pretty sure a light dash would've been more than sufficient. This dude was piling it on with a grater like it was friggin' parmesan cheese! 🤦‍♂️

    • @changer_of_ways_999
      @changer_of_ways_999 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, he's leaning into the meme too much. He really needs to cut it out with the nutmeg.

    • @davidortiz3094
      @davidortiz3094 3 роки тому

      @@deaconstjohn4842 Tread lightly

  • @DashsChannel
    @DashsChannel 7 місяців тому +11

    Prisoners in the 18th century: "Stop feeding us lobster more than three times a week!"
    Prison guards: "Don't be so shellfish!"

  • @TheWilkReport
    @TheWilkReport 3 роки тому +380

    Not every historical recipe is going to go over well. Sometimes, there is a good reason it fell out of favor.

    • @Matadurr
      @Matadurr 3 роки тому +41

      More like...out of FLAVOR! (I'll see myself out...)

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 роки тому +8

      A variant of this is high cusine, so it's probably the anchovy. English taste for fish is sometimes weird.

    • @crystalh450
      @crystalh450 3 роки тому +4

      @@LuisAldamiz yeah, they lost me there too. Thanks, but no thanks. I think maybe some of these kinds of things were maybe acquired tastes and people just trying to make due with what they had access to. Maybe it would be better without the anchovies?

    • @alexanderkupke920
      @alexanderkupke920 3 роки тому +8

      @@LuisAldamiz tho only edible thing with anchovies coming to my mind is fermenting them into worcestershire sauce

    • @LuisAldamiz
      @LuisAldamiz 3 роки тому +1

      @@alexanderkupke920 - I was taught that "anchovies are the ham of the sea", what means like the greatest thing outside of land, because in land that's Iberian ham. Also the taste somewhat similar. But, unlike ham, I would not use them for anything.
      Also nutmeg is for sweets, omelettes and backpain, never heard of nutmeg with seafood.

  • @geraldrob5150
    @geraldrob5150 3 роки тому +124

    Having worked in supermarkets I have witnessed as much as half of the seafood seen displayed in the cases thrown out. That's why seafood is so expensive, and it's why our fisheries are being depleted. Almost all seafood has to come in frozen because quantities of fresh can't be kept for more than a couple of days. Oily fishes like Salmon (and trout-basically the same family) are not fish that freeze well and are shipped from a farm (or wild-caught, often flown in.) I think Salmon's popularity drives its sale in restaurants and in grocery but still so much is thrown away. The point is because there is such waste there is much markup. This causes seafood to be priced out of the diets of many families, which in turn leads to more waste and more mark up and depleted stock and then more thrown away etc., etc. The price of seafood also puts it out of reach of younger cooks who experiment with different foods. Many can afford to take a loss on a recipe that uses boneless, skinless, chicken breast at $4.99 per pound over a recipe that calls for Turbot at $12.99 per pound.
    In chain grocers, the price of seafood can even be exorbitant in coastal areas, especially tourist areas because many local fishermen have given way to larger corporate fleets (or sell exclusively to corporations) and aquaculture who seek higher markup for the sake of investor profits. Locals do however know where they can still get fresh fish for a reasonable cost. One thing I loved about living in Northern Virginia, along the Potomac, near the coast was the ability to pull up to a roadside convenience store and buy blue crab by the bushel almost as cheaply as I can buy peaches at the roadside stands in the Carolinas in season!

    • @jolonghthong
      @jolonghthong 2 роки тому +7

      Why wouldn’t they make them less expensive to get them off the shelves?

    • @JonponMusic
      @JonponMusic 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, there are very few fresh fish/meat counters left in the main supermarkets here in the UK and where they do have them, it's an incredibly overwhelming smell of fish that tells me it's way past its best! Not very appealing at all and it's why I tend to have to go frozen or tinned as an (almost) always fresher tasting option! As crazy as that sounds heh.
      I agree on the prices as well, for sure it is way of reach for most and eventually I probably won't be able to be as selective!

    • @RagnarokCo
      @RagnarokCo 2 роки тому +1

      @@jolonghthong Don't question him. He's worked in supermarkets.

    • @waddell7354
      @waddell7354 2 роки тому

      And this is why I catch my own, if the salmon I catch isn't eaten in a few days, we smoke it because we k ow we will never eat it if it gets frozen

  • @draconity
    @draconity 3 роки тому +403

    The problem could be that the legs were stewed. Crab only needs to be cooked very briefly, and should never be cooked twice, or it'll be ruined. If you overcook crab, it gets a strong, fishy, nasty flavor and smell. It sounds like whoever made this recipe just had no idea how to cook crab, and didn't know how to cook it to be palatable.

    • @MrAsaqe
      @MrAsaqe 3 роки тому +49

      Lack of refrigeration and the quick decomposition of shellfish means that overcooking was the only safe way to go.

    • @draconity
      @draconity 3 роки тому +22

      @@MrAsaqe How so? You can do all this today with no refrigeration and not overcook the shellfish. Why is refrigeration needed? For this recipe, you kill the animal, remove the meat, and cook.

    • @MrAsaqe
      @MrAsaqe 3 роки тому +28

      @@draconity Crab, shrimp and Lobster have bacteria in their flesh that causes quick decomposition and a rancid smell upon dying if cooking quickly.

    • @draconity
      @draconity 3 роки тому +21

      @@MrAsaqe Okay, but how can we cook them today just fine with no refrigeration involved?

    • @relativexistence505
      @relativexistence505 3 роки тому +8

      @@draconity there is refrigeration involved today.

  • @IRMentat
    @IRMentat 6 місяців тому +8

    I'm not a fan of crab at the best of times but steeping it in a slow-ish boil with an anchovy is probably the worst way i can think of to prepare one.

  • @trissytama6131
    @trissytama6131 3 роки тому +661

    The way John tries to hype himself up by stating he’s liked almost every single recipe is one of the funniest body language betrayals. It was like he knew it would taste foul.

    • @tim777us
      @tim777us 3 роки тому +20

      Yeah. He was just looking at it, saying "I don't know..."

    • @zkring6450
      @zkring6450 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah. It seems as if they possibly tried it beforehand. Conspiracy abounds🤔

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 роки тому +18

      In one of their Livestreams I'm pretty sure he said he kinda knew from the recipe it wasn't going to be very good.

    • @Ornithopter470
      @Ornithopter470 2 роки тому +7

      Possibly from the smell.

    • @TaleDreamer
      @TaleDreamer 2 роки тому +5

      Top 10 anime betrayals of settler times.

  • @anthonyromanelli1392
    @anthonyromanelli1392 3 роки тому +12

    That /clonk/ of the plate hitting the table and the crab goop flying out is just an A+ start to this video. Masterful work

  • @rkhale02
    @rkhale02 3 роки тому +165

    I love the cook in this "I had a second spoonfull, haven't dropped dead yet" 😭

    • @nicemomasmr
      @nicemomasmr 3 роки тому

      He was in another episode, he made Scottish eggs I think

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 3 роки тому +6

      @@nicemomasmr He's been in a bunch. Michael Dragoo brings up some pretty obscure recipes and loves using double Brazers when he cooks.

    • @Belenus3080
      @Belenus3080 Рік тому +1

      That’s a ringing endorsement by the standards of colonial English cuisine

    • @ddewittfulton
      @ddewittfulton Рік тому

      That's a ringing endorsement! Put it on the box! LOL!

  • @nimomemre6550
    @nimomemre6550 2 роки тому +210

    The funny thing about Michael (the cook) was that he continued eating the crab dish while also complaining about it being bad. 😅😅

    • @LokiTheClever
      @LokiTheClever Рік тому +15

      Well not gonna waste it lol

    • @MidlifeCrisisJoe
      @MidlifeCrisisJoe Рік тому +11

      It may be terrible, but the portions are so generous!

    • @FAD4LIFE94
      @FAD4LIFE94 Рік тому +1

      Yeah Im cracking up over that.

    • @oRealAlieNo
      @oRealAlieNo Рік тому +3

      The crab and lobster at the time was in clean waters. No plastics. No freak oil spills. No pollution. Wooo. If you could go back in time and freak out the locals by eating the headfat and guts. Wooo...so good. Screw the peasants. They were living like kings.

  • @OkMakuTree
    @OkMakuTree 3 роки тому +133

    A food that cannot be saved by Nutmeg?
    OH NO

    • @nessamillikan6247
      @nessamillikan6247 3 роки тому +3

      An unreal thought-nutmeg is the thing that likely killed it!

  • @CheeseBacon21
    @CheeseBacon21 3 роки тому +63

    The music stopping after the bite...*chefs kiss* This seems like a food that was just truly there to keep you alive.

    • @nessamillikan6247
      @nessamillikan6247 3 роки тому

      Crazy to think that someone liked it enough to document it that exact way!

    • @TrabberShir
      @TrabberShir 3 роки тому +1

      A simpler use of only a subset of these ingredients can make something that would be better, at last to modern tastes. This is definitely not a survival food.

  • @chrysanthemum8233
    @chrysanthemum8233 3 роки тому +96

    When my mom was a little girl in the early 50s they had a lot of lobster for Lent -- because they were poor and it was cheap. It was considered "trash" even that recently!

    • @seronymus
      @seronymus 3 роки тому +10

      Now a lobster roll is about $16... And I'm 22 :(

    • @Scrimjer
      @Scrimjer 3 роки тому +8

      Sea bugs

    • @LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue
      @LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue 3 роки тому +18

      It's still pretty cheap in places where it's harvested. You can buy good, fresh lobsters for 2-3 dollars a pound if you live near the coast of new england. And they'll be better than any you'll find in the supermarket.

    • @Imgonnakmsstg
      @Imgonnakmsstg 3 роки тому +3

      @@Scrimjer delicious sea bugs

    • @thejasonbourne
      @thejasonbourne 3 роки тому +4

      It still is...trash.

  • @Kate-qu2rw
    @Kate-qu2rw 3 роки тому +9

    Interesting, I watch some historical channels about kitchen, mostly in medieval times and in XVIII century, and what I noticed is that most of the food that was really cheap then, now became really expensive. I love to watch such shows, thank you for making one!

    • @avian68tb
      @avian68tb Рік тому +1

      Rye, even whole wheat bread was considered peasant food in the medieval period

  • @predatorfe
    @predatorfe 3 роки тому +454

    My heart aches saying this, but i think the nutmeg is killing the flavour in this recipe. It just does not go well with seafood. Especially when mixed with anchovi wich is a natural flavour amplifier.
    Try the same recipe with a bit of garlic instead of nutmeg and i'm sure it will taste great. Garlic does a great job at enhancing seafood flavour!

    • @feralbluee
      @feralbluee 3 роки тому +72

      i think you’ve hit the crab on the carapace. :) 🦀

    • @luke_fabis
      @luke_fabis 3 роки тому +14

      Nutmeg is a must-have for pickled herring with onions.

    • @THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT.
      @THEMANWITHTHEYELLOWHAT. 3 роки тому +22

      And butter instead of white wine

    • @flyushkifly
      @flyushkifly 3 роки тому +9

      what about the huge pinches of pepper? :-p

    • @StoneOfMoon
      @StoneOfMoon 3 роки тому +18

      Maybe a bit more breadcrumbs to soak up the excess liquid so it had more of a form and shape than a blob!

  • @ShellyS2060
    @ShellyS2060 3 роки тому +213

    I had a dear friend from Maine who said her grandmother used to hide the lobster stew in the fridge when people came over. The recipe she showed me would go for, like, $39 in a restaurant today!

    • @michaelcohen9363
      @michaelcohen9363 2 роки тому +23

      $39 is such an oddly specific number... strange.

    • @aymiewalshe982
      @aymiewalshe982 2 роки тому +60

      My grandfather (I'm also from Maine) wouldn't touch lobster for the same associations. "Our family didn't climb up from the ditch of poverty to eat garbage feeding ocean bugs" is a pretty close quote.

    • @lylesloth1275
      @lylesloth1275 Рік тому +1

      fake news until u share the recipe

    • @prens19
      @prens19 Рік тому +1

      @@michaelcohen9363i was just about to comment the same thing haha

    • @ikybaiiki
      @ikybaiiki Рік тому +2

      $39 dollars 😂 if you said $50 or $100 I may of believe you

  • @parisite99
    @parisite99 3 роки тому +450

    18th century poor Americans: “I sure am tired of eating lobster bisque and crab legs, we gotta find some real food!” 🤣

    • @HaggisVitae
      @HaggisVitae 3 роки тому +23

      I cannot even imagine! Those are two of my all time favorite things!

    • @dfhellraiser4td
      @dfhellraiser4td 3 роки тому +3

      Someone, get me a time travel machine!

    • @alexanderkupke920
      @alexanderkupke920 3 роки тому +28

      I remember that I was once told certain fish here in Germany was poor men's food. Not only on the coast, but also along the rivers. Especially salmon and eel, things everyone could get by catching it himself as any game was considered property of the regional lords, early, counts etc. Or not available in the towns and cities back then.
      Hard to imagine that salmon was poor men's food on the one hand or that you could catch anything edible from the Rhine. A few years ago if you would catch anything you would have been worries about glowing in the dark after eating it.

    • @grzegorzbrzeczyszykiewic3338
      @grzegorzbrzeczyszykiewic3338 3 роки тому +22

      amazing how so many foods from over a hundred years ago that were originally " poor people foods" are now considered foods for wealthier people.
      lobster, crab, clams, salmon, and even cavier were all foods that people hated for how cheap and common they were , but now people can't get enough of it.

    • @danielyu8022
      @danielyu8022 3 роки тому +23

      @@grzegorzbrzeczyszykiewic3338 At the same time. There were former "upper class" foods that have become cheap foods in modern times.
      Pineapples, bananas, chicken, white bread, and pasta.

  • @sosovidioh
    @sosovidioh 3 роки тому +26

    Keep doing what you're doing. I'm a chef, professionally, and intake massive amounts of food and cooking-related UA-cam content. Rivaled only by the mount of history-based content I enjoy. This channel gave me meaningful perspective in my line of work and passion, with applicable knowledge for why dishes are what they are today and piecing together the evolution of cuisine. An informative, applied anthropological dive into what and how we ate. Truly one of my all time favorite creators. You guys do a really good job.

    • @johnbockelie3899
      @johnbockelie3899 3 роки тому

      Back then it was lobster, now it's Mc Donalds.

  • @macdjord
    @macdjord 3 роки тому +30

    "Thanks for joining us as we -savour- _endure_ the flavours and the aromas of 18th century cooking."

  • @LadyCatAnne
    @LadyCatAnne 3 роки тому +29

    Ryan's reaction! Oh my, he wasn't as polite for the camera as John and Michael. I am so tempted to try this myself as I want to know what it tastes like now.

    • @johntalley2062
      @johntalley2062 3 роки тому +3

      You should try it and give us an update! I don't see how those ingredients could be bad together.

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 3 роки тому +2

      I think most of the ingredients would work together. But anchovies and nutmeg? I am not sure about that combination.

    • @raraavis7782
      @raraavis7782 3 роки тому +1

      @@thisorthat7626
      I feel the same. And half a nutmeg for such a small portion? My brother recently put too much nutmeg in our mashed potatoes. Yuck. And that was way less than half a for a family sized batch.
      Someone suggested putting in garlic instead and I could see that tasting much better.

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 3 роки тому

      @@raraavis7782 I love strong flavors but I have ruined dishes by putting too much of one flavor in the dish. I will try nutmeg in mashed potatoes though. Just a small amount to start. Thanks!!

  • @jacobh1833
    @jacobh1833 Рік тому +3

    This is one of my favorite episodes due to how real it feels.

  • @ramblinevilmushroom
    @ramblinevilmushroom 3 роки тому +103

    "place over a gentle charcoal heat"
    *Puts it over an open flame.*

    • @PulsePersonalTraining
      @PulsePersonalTraining 3 роки тому +22

      "add a little black pepper"
      ::Adds in 3 grams::

    • @visceratrocar
      @visceratrocar 3 роки тому +24

      --"add a little nutmeg."
      Adds half a nutmeg.

    • @CallanElliott
      @CallanElliott 3 роки тому +1

      In this case means low temp, not necessarily not open.

    • @ramblinevilmushroom
      @ramblinevilmushroom 3 роки тому +3

      @@CallanElliott An open wood flame is VERY HOT. Most fire cooking is done either on a thermal mass like a rock, or clay oven, or on low coals.
      A google search and bare bones research tells me that for there to even be a flame from wood, the material must be at least 500 degrees.
      What do you think eggs do at 500 degrees? They don't cook, they curdle. The meat probably dissolved into a sludge of strange compounds.
      I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be a nice pudding consistency with chunks of nicely cooked shellfish.
      Instead it became curdled egg and crustacean goop.

    • @CallanElliott
      @CallanElliott 3 роки тому +1

      @@ramblinevilmushroom Did your research tell you how much of that heat is lost to the surrounding air, how much is transfered into the pan, how much heat is then lost by the pan, and finally how much of that heat actually gets into the food.

  • @WhimsyCourier
    @WhimsyCourier 3 роки тому +202

    My 5 year old son has seen enough of Townsends' videos that he said, "Maybe it needs more nutmeg". XD

    • @pravin7541
      @pravin7541 3 роки тому +3

      Awwwwww hahahah hope y’all are doing fine during these trying timws

    • @AlexBigShid
      @AlexBigShid 3 роки тому +5

      Lets be honest; No he didn't

    • @Satellite_Of_Love
      @Satellite_Of_Love 3 роки тому +2

      That's great!
      One day our dear John is going to release a video entitled "It Was All About The Nutmeg".
      "Welcome to 18th Century...look, it's never been about the 18th century, or cooking, or history! It's always been all about the nutmeg! I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE, AND IT'S NUTMEG! HAPPY NOW?! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE NUTMEG!"

  • @Warui88
    @Warui88 3 роки тому +254

    Something about a crab dish being mediocre just hits me hard.

    • @trygveskogsholm5963
      @trygveskogsholm5963 3 роки тому +36

      It's not natural. All you need is butter and salt... how can you ruin it?

    • @trygveskogsholm5963
      @trygveskogsholm5963 3 роки тому +9

      @asdrubale bisanzio You're almost right... sometimes you need to remove the non-butter contaminants....

    • @Thaumazo
      @Thaumazo 3 роки тому +15

      @@trygveskogsholm5963 Cooked crab by itself + butter is amazing. But it can also be eaten with things other than butter. Chinese king crab with ginger and scallions is tasty. I don't know what's going on with the nutmeg and anchovies in this dish though.

    • @MrLobstermeat
      @MrLobstermeat 3 роки тому +6

      @@trygveskogsholm5963 Its easy to ruin it!!! Just cook it to long... Do Not over cook seafood..

    • @healinggrounds19
      @healinggrounds19 3 роки тому

      I love your avatar picture.

  • @joshpascual7539
    @joshpascual7539 3 роки тому +75

    6:30 you can really see the friction going on between these two 🤣

    • @Keoffry1
      @Keoffry1 Рік тому +9

      A half a nutmeg? No? Oh-okay

  • @BlankPicketSign
    @BlankPicketSign 3 роки тому +83

    Me in the 18th Century: _"Crab, Lobster? SURE! Just boil it and give me some salt, butter, and garlic! I'll be happy!"_
    Every noble within a mile: _"I sense a disturbance in my purse..."_

  • @sarahlizziebethc-k7902
    @sarahlizziebethc-k7902 3 роки тому +384

    Reenactor from the Eastern Seaboard here (I live 15 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg) and I love your show! This recipe, in my opinion, failed because of several things:
    The type of crab has to be very specific for it to work. Atlantic blue-crab (I'm partial to Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab) is a very different taste to Snow Crab, Alaskan King Crab, etc. Also, fresh crab is vital to getting the flavor right. Crab meat that you can buy in the grocery store is sometimes "padded out" with pollock and other white fish to bulk it up, so that may also be an issue.
    The white wine would have different flavor, depending on whether sweet or dry, and that would make a huge difference for taste.
    More breadcrumbs!
    The egg yolk should not have been added with the wine, in my opinion, it should have been added after taking it off the fire, kind of like you make a bechamel sauce slowly and without scrambling to thicken. From experience, crab benefits from a thick sauce (or mayonnaise.)
    My husband and I love your show, please take these as constructive criticism from huge fans of historical cooking!

    • @SymphonyZach
      @SymphonyZach 2 роки тому +12

      Would that make it actually palatable?

    • @vive6500
      @vive6500 2 роки тому +5

      Colonial Williamsburg is a great place to experience American History. I went there on a field trip in school and I still remember it vividly.

    • @evil1by1
      @evil1by1 2 роки тому +11

      I suspect the wine. Any of those crabs are delicious in any preparation and all go with pepper and nutmeg. The only other ingredients are an egg yolk which to be fair could have been bad or an inappropriate wine for both shellfish and cooking.

    • @nicholasricardo8443
      @nicholasricardo8443 Рік тому +4

      I was thinking the same thing. When you cook mussels in a white wine sauce it's delicious, and I was thinking that the egg yolk could be used as an emulsifier

    • @jasonmaurella2
      @jasonmaurella2 Рік тому +4

      Everyone is so self important -

  • @Ilovemahmochi
    @Ilovemahmochi 3 роки тому +332

    This is what Robert Pattinson ate when he went crazy in The Lighthouse

  • @ctoxyz
    @ctoxyz 2 роки тому +2

    9:14 "It Should have been right!" - lolol... love the clean-up.. such a great host .. lolol... did i hear.. "..a cat wont even eat it..", in the background?? LOL

  • @saintpoli6800
    @saintpoli6800 3 роки тому +109

    “And a little nutmeg”
    *oh no*

    • @saintpoli6800
      @saintpoli6800 3 роки тому +1

      @rockman fan
      It’s a running joke that he’s addicted to nutmeg, so whenever it’s mentioned we make jokes about it.

  • @joshwoods7641
    @joshwoods7641 3 роки тому +280

    "Interesting"
    aka the Northerner version of "Bless your heart."

    • @nancy9478
      @nancy9478 3 роки тому +2

      Lol so very true...

    • @TheOneZenith
      @TheOneZenith 3 роки тому +1

      From Michigan. Can confirm.

    • @grindcoreninja6527
      @grindcoreninja6527 3 роки тому +1

      From Ohio, can also confirm.

    • @skeetsmcgrew3282
      @skeetsmcgrew3282 3 роки тому

      Sometimes it really does mean its interesting. But when its bread, wine, and eggs with crab, yeah thats not interesting at all lol

    • @joanhoffman3702
      @joanhoffman3702 3 роки тому

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @Ditka-89
    @Ditka-89 3 роки тому +51

    When the historical cooking music abruptly stopped I cracked up lmao

  • @DairokutenMaoUwU
    @DairokutenMaoUwU 3 роки тому +11

    I'm guessing the anchovies that were mentioned were the salted and dried kind. If that's the case then that would be the one that will bring the necessary salty/savory flavor to the dish.

  • @Kizyr
    @Kizyr 3 роки тому +97

    "About a half a nutmeg?"
    "Ahhhh I think that's more than en--"
    "About a little bit mo--"
    "Ahhhh stop it, thank you"
    Recipe might've been a failure but that interaction was worth it

  • @charliesourire
    @charliesourire 3 роки тому +202

    He said "Stop it >:( Thank you 😊 " 😂 I love their episodes together. This channel re-awoke my childhood dream of being a historical interpreter and I'm actually pursuing that now!

  • @kikomussolini
    @kikomussolini 3 роки тому +20

    In Portugal it's called "açorda", in my humble opinion the egg yolk should be the last thing to add to the crab and bread. While everything is hot, take off the heat and add the yolk. As always great content!

  • @melskunk
    @melskunk 3 роки тому +39

    My dad grew up in Newfoundland, and lobster being for the poor was true even 50, 60 years ago. He ate a peanut butter sandwich for lunch every day of his adult life because when he went to school, peanut butter was the fancy food. In Newfoundland anyone could drop a lobsterpot in the water but buying peanut butter took money. He almost never ate lobster because of that association.

    • @redhousepress
      @redhousepress 3 роки тому +5

      Yup. Same with my dad. He lived on Bayport Long Island during the depression and had to gather and sell and eat oysters. He hated them his entire life. His mom kept chickens so he had a lot of egg salad sandwiches for lunch. Hated the way they smelled but still preferred them to those oysters!

    • @porothashawarma2339
      @porothashawarma2339 3 роки тому +2

      I can't even begin to fathom hating seafood lol , that too because some sort of classist prerogatives.
      I mean heck if something tastes that good , I don't care who eats it cause I'm gonna be the one tasting it 😋

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 3 роки тому +1

      My mom doesn't eat meat. She's not a vegetarian and loves fish. But when your uncle was a butcher, you just can't see that stuff anymore at some point.

    • @whiteglint7694
      @whiteglint7694 3 роки тому +1

      i cant believe it. lobster used to be cheap! oh i would kill for some lobster without paying an arm and a kidney!

    • @flintsky7706
      @flintsky7706 3 роки тому

      That’s sad

  • @ValeriePallaoro
    @ValeriePallaoro 3 роки тому +27

    Something I never thought of; all the beaches we sunbathe on now ... used to be covered with seafood; crabs, easy access lobsters, clams, limpets, periwinkle ... All the beaches. We've made them expensive food items.

    • @christianh4723
      @christianh4723 3 роки тому +2

      Yep. I get an empty feeling thinking about what might be a "delicacy" by way of scarcity in 3021...

    • @armando2814
      @armando2814 3 роки тому +1

      @@christianh4723 3021? 2021 and we are experiencing mass extinctions, no need to look so further in the future, it is happening now

    • @dementionalpotato
      @dementionalpotato 3 роки тому

      @@christianh4723 These things aren’t really that scarce at all in my experience. You can get them all pretty easily if you know what you’re doing. Especially crabs and shellfish. I can easily get a few dozen clams at even the most crowded beaches with suitable conditions. I don’t think the high prices are a matter of scarcity, for the most part. There is high demand for seafood all across the world, and in places that don’t have access to the ocean. Combine that with the fact the mostly all seafood isn’t really farmable, and when it is, it’s considered undesirable.

  • @samuski36
    @samuski36 3 роки тому +458

    Peasant: I had lobster for dinner!
    Aristocrat: Oh you poor thing!

    • @NaturalBornK
      @NaturalBornK 3 роки тому +50

      Aristocrat comes back to life this age: oh god i'm poor , can i have a lobster
      vendor: sure thal be 100 dollar
      Aristocrat: wait what?

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 3 роки тому +20

      Time traveler from 2021: What the...Oh I'm about to be a very rich man.

    • @jonahzaslow7244
      @jonahzaslow7244 Рік тому +1

      Lobstah

    • @louisazraels7072
      @louisazraels7072 Рік тому +1

      honestly cooked like they used to, seafood is a nightmare, have you ever had overcooked lobster?

    • @samuski36
      @samuski36 Рік тому +3

      @@louisazraels7072 Yes, the very first time I tried it, I was in Mexico. They had grilled it and it was all rubbery! I thought that was normal for years until I got to try some really good tender lobster, so good!

  • @Aramis419
    @Aramis419 Рік тому +1

    I still come back to this - and when the music stops, it gets me every time! 🤣

  • @ExarKenneth71
    @ExarKenneth71 3 роки тому +28

    My life sucks so bad but this actually brought a belly laugh out of me. Thanks for making me laugh through the pain.

    • @williammccaslin8527
      @williammccaslin8527 3 роки тому +1

      That's 2 of us

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +2

      Just think you could be eating this for dinner...
      ExarKenneth71: *life suddenly seems so much better*

    • @staceya5149
      @staceya5149 3 роки тому +1

      God bless you sir ❤

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +5

      @fred McMurray Having a phone doesn't make life worth living. Just saying...it's not always about stuff we have don't have, sometimes it's the things happening to us.

    • @ih82r8
      @ih82r8 3 роки тому +2

      @fred McMurray Point being: 2 things can be true at once. You can be thankful for what you have and still acknowledge that there are crappy things happening.

  • @KrazyKaiser
    @KrazyKaiser 3 роки тому +240

    "Maybe we did the recipe wrong, or maybe their taste buds were different from ours."
    Or maybe the reason they all hated crab and lobster so much was that they sucked at cooking it lol

    • @psalm91rdwlkfpgrl
      @psalm91rdwlkfpgrl 3 роки тому +16

      that's my theory. i think this dish is probably just disgusting and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

    • @foosmonkey
      @foosmonkey 3 роки тому +11

      Ditch the nutmeg and anchovy, replace it with sea salt, thyme, and a dash of lemon juice. Cook quickly on a hot fire instead of slowly stewing it.

    • @abonynge
      @abonynge 3 роки тому +26

      @@foosmonkey In other words, scrap the entire recipe and make something more modern where we actually enjoy eating this animal.

    • @kdaltex
      @kdaltex 3 роки тому +7

      You’re fond of me lobster ain’t ye?

    • @ActuallyJozu
      @ActuallyJozu 3 роки тому +1

      @@kdaltex nice

  • @natviolen4021
    @natviolen4021 3 роки тому +54

    I was laughing tears. Simply marvellous.
    No idea what' could be done about this recipe. Obviously the texture is just wrong, but also the taste. Hmmm......

  • @claireford2
    @claireford2 9 місяців тому

    Best intro yet. Y'all are hilarious and dedicated and I'm grateful for both.

  • @GnosticAtheist
    @GnosticAtheist 3 роки тому +114

    In my village in northern Norway workers lost their minds if they got served salmon more than three times per week. My great grandfather had it in his contract but before that it was an issue that could result in violence. We live next to a salmon river, but still, wild salmon is expensive.

    • @TheSLOShadow
      @TheSLOShadow 2 роки тому +5

      I guess I wired wierd. I can eat the same stuff for months on end. Salmon with rice? Sure all day everyday.

    • @melwright5170
      @melwright5170 2 роки тому +3

      Salmon every day especially something like lox? I'm losing my mind for not having it! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease

  • @magnuscharette1132
    @magnuscharette1132 3 роки тому +19

    The cutting of the music when he did a double take was so subtly hilarious I love it

  • @WritingFighter
    @WritingFighter 3 роки тому +33

    Gosh, I want this guy to be renowned as a man in the same level as Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross. He's so likeable, he's so joyful, so simple, and he obviously loves what he does.

    • @wolfnoneofyourbusiness6220
      @wolfnoneofyourbusiness6220 Рік тому

      Gosh, I wish I was British, so I could legitimately add "Gosh!,..." to the beginning of every sentence 😄

  • @a-very
    @a-very Рік тому +1

    John seems so genuinely happy… It makes me miss simpler times.

  • @selfloathinggameing
    @selfloathinggameing 3 роки тому +237

    With egg, breadcrumbs,and anchovy, this seems like a precursor to a crab cake

    • @anotherkenlon
      @anotherkenlon Рік тому +21

      Yeah, I think the biggest mistake was adding so small of an amount of breadcrumbs.

    • @aeugenegray
      @aeugenegray Рік тому +6

      @@anotherkenlon I was gonna say too much water, certainly seems like a crab cake

  • @monicafred2619
    @monicafred2619 3 роки тому +17

    Oh my gosh when the music just cut out perfectly and then
    “Well I haven’t dropped dead yet”
    “I don’t know if our cat would eat it!”
    And then the cameraman tries and the reaction hahaha! “That is foul!”
    Hahahaha! I love this video as much as several dishes I’ve tried and loved.
    Think I’ll refrain from trying it.

    • @dianapovero7319
      @dianapovero7319 3 роки тому

      I'm reasonably certain it wasn't the recipe, but the methodology that was @ fault.

  • @coolfizz09
    @coolfizz09 3 роки тому +10

    Love when Michael Dragoo stops by! Guy is a natural.

  • @bryanmuster5662
    @bryanmuster5662 2 роки тому

    I love this channel! Such good content, never ever anything even slightly inappropriate, fascinating history and just a friendly, welcoming vibe in general. Great job!

  • @HaphazardHomestead
    @HaphazardHomestead 3 роки тому +9

    The abundance of the rivers and oceans back then must have really been amazing, seemingly endless.

    • @trequor
      @trequor 3 роки тому +1

      Just think about the reality of only having to feed 1/1000th as many people... the oceans may have had a thousand times as many fish. It must have felt like a limitless supply to the people of the 18th century.

  • @JoanWhack
    @JoanWhack 3 роки тому +47

    My nan is always telling me about her dad, my Great Grandfather, who was from Inishcrone, Ireland. Everytime he would come home from the beach he always brought seafood with him, and it was bountiful. She also reminisces about how great and fresh the seafood tasted, and laments how expensive it is now. I can't imagine living the same way, it seems so magical to me

  • @JT-fl5ed
    @JT-fl5ed 3 роки тому +25

    Baltimore here. Gotta say that my stomach turned just watching this.
    I’m thinking it should be more like a crab cake or crab soup? Old recipes like that are more ‘suggestions’ than anything, right?) Eggs, crabmeat, breadcrumbs, seasonings...
    Maybe the wine was for drinking!!
    Who knows...

    • @eileencarroll6418
      @eileencarroll6418 3 роки тому +5

      or the wine could have been used to poach the crab cakes if no animal fat was available. I believe the bread crumbs should have been larger chunks of hand-torn stale bread to soak up the wine, egg and crab juice which would have become custard like if not stirred too much., NOT PULVERIZED OR POWDERED TOAST. Or was the stewed crab understood to be a base for something else like a chowder?

    • @jenbergeron7955
      @jenbergeron7955 3 роки тому +1

      I was thinking crab cakes too....eggs/breadcrumbs...makes sense. Although it wouldn't be called "stew" then would it? What a sad thing to loose good crab meat.

    • @eileencarroll6418
      @eileencarroll6418 3 роки тому +1

      @@jenbergeron7955 They could have saved it by turning it into a chowder, gumbo or tureen/loaf.

  • @honiideslysses12
    @honiideslysses12 2 роки тому +1

    As a chef from the New Orleans area and we love our crabs down here. Now that the weather is beginning to warm up we'll have soft shells!

  • @Exayevie
    @Exayevie 3 роки тому +145

    John: * makes dish *
    Also John: “I don’t know what’s in this...”

    • @presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889
      @presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889 3 роки тому +3

      His name is actually Jon not John.

    • @audreyseabrook9331
      @audreyseabrook9331 3 роки тому +6

      And asked that question right after having assembled and cooked the recipe. Hmm, short memory? Or perhaps he was thinking that those assembled items should not have tasted like that.

    • @ValeriePallaoro
      @ValeriePallaoro 3 роки тому

      @@presidentlouis-napoleonbon8889 you're nitpicking ... really; he made the recipe then said "I don't know what's in this" ... what is wrong with this video? Can you see what is going on?

    • @427Arbok
      @427Arbok 3 роки тому +3

      I believe the completed thought would be "I don't know what's in this that makes it taste like that," but he stopped mid-way through saying it

    • @audreyseabrook9331
      @audreyseabrook9331 3 роки тому

      @@427Arbok I bet it was the wine. do what I do and drink the wine separately.....if you have enough of the wine beforehand, the stewed crab might taste okay.....maybe. The next day may be less pleasant though.

  • @Ganimoth
    @Ganimoth 3 роки тому +64

    Thats interesting. In my country during middle ages, salmon was in very similar position as lobster or seafood as described here, even including workers demanding not to be fed salmon more than 3 times a week. How times change

    • @VideoMask93
      @VideoMask93 3 роки тому +2

      Salmon was probably especially easy to get in spawning season.

    • @Ganimoth
      @Ganimoth 3 роки тому +1

      @@VideoMask93 precisely

    • @combatbenyamin
      @combatbenyamin 3 роки тому +4

      After finishing this video I wonder if these types of food situations were because of how the dish was prepared and not the food itself is the problem. Then again stuff like Salmon is really good even with just a bit of salt and pepper so this change in attitude towards certain foods very interesting lol

    • @EnigmaticRPG
      @EnigmaticRPG 3 роки тому +14

      Salmon is delicious, but everything gets old if you eat it every day, so I get where they were coming from. It's the same reason the upper class gets a kick out of eating peasant food once in a while.

    • @samk522
      @samk522 3 роки тому +4

      Salmon was a very common protein for commoners in feudal Europe, in part because it wasn't reserved by local lords, and so could be harvested freely without worrying about being executed for poaching. Most forms of game (rabbits excluded) were the lord's property by default.

  • @Set666Abominae
    @Set666Abominae 3 роки тому +12

    I love how done Michael is with John’s shenanigan: nope, no more nutmeg for you mister!

  • @amadeusamwater
    @amadeusamwater 3 роки тому +4

    Finally we get to see a Townsend cooking disaster. Always nice to have new experiences!

  • @Giraude
    @Giraude 3 роки тому +64

    I love the whole "It's terrible! Here, try it!" LOL!

  • @Myrtle2911
    @Myrtle2911 3 роки тому +38

    "I don't know if our cat would eat that." 😂

    • @EarlyMusicDiva
      @EarlyMusicDiva 7 місяців тому

      I adore shellfish, but my cats don't care for it. If I give them a bit of shrimp or crab to taste, they sniff it and look at me like "Okay, Mom, not funny. How about some canned tuna?"

  • @Mepholar
    @Mepholar 3 роки тому +162

    Data from Star Trek Generations. “I hate this! Ugghh!”
    “Would you like another?”
    “Yes, please!”

    • @JojoTheVulture
      @JojoTheVulture 3 роки тому +15

      "IT IS REVOLTING :)"

    • @stargirl7646
      @stargirl7646 3 роки тому +7

      I love that scene haha!

    • @thomasblaine3193
      @thomasblaine3193 3 роки тому +6

      This is a warriors drink. What is it.... Response- prune juice

    • @cranberry6pointOh
      @cranberry6pointOh 3 роки тому +3

      @@thomasblaine3193 Prune juice teaches you self control on the "Alimentary" level. ;)

    • @jeffreycoulter4095
      @jeffreycoulter4095 3 роки тому

      @@cranberry6pointOh good diction.

  • @haunted_autumn
    @haunted_autumn 3 роки тому

    This was a real delight! .. not so much for those of you who had to ingest it.. but what a joy to behold!

  • @vivienmartin225
    @vivienmartin225 3 роки тому +55

    This friendship is amazing lol

  • @RayMasters03
    @RayMasters03 3 роки тому +68

    I see the recipe an I think of crab cakes. I’ve would have mixed all the wet and add bread crumbs till thick and the cooked it like a big ol pancake.

    • @Jackofhearts17
      @Jackofhearts17 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah i thought Crab cake as well. Im sure with proper ratios it might be better.

    • @toddfraisure1747
      @toddfraisure1747 3 роки тому +2

      @@Jackofhearts17 Definitely would work for crab cakes except for the amount of wine. That was way to much liquid acid.

    • @swilson5320
      @swilson5320 3 роки тому

      You might be onto something tbh

    • @paulm3952
      @paulm3952 3 роки тому

      I was getting crab cake vibes from the ingredients, but it's still stewed crab, so I don't think it ends up like a cake.