I try and rate German Christmas sweets

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  • Hey, I'm Uyen. In my new video I will finally try all the German Christmas sweets. Have fun and make sure to subscribe to never miss another new video.
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    Hi, I'm Uyen Ninh but please just call me Uyen!
    I moved from Vietnam to Germany 3 years ago for studying. I make silly videos about how Germany looks like through the eyes of a Vietnamese - on my way to be your favourite Ausländer! :D
    00:00 Intro
    01:37 First sweet
    02:57 2nd
    03:43 3rd
    04:37 4th
    05:46 5th
    06:41 6th
    08:03 7th
    09:01 8th
    09:56 9th
    10:44 10th
    12:18 11th
    12:55 12th
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  • @Opa_Andre
    @Opa_Andre 5 місяців тому +3014

    Uyen: "Why are these open?" BF: "Qualitycheck" 🤣

    • @ivylovesrunning
      @ivylovesrunning 5 місяців тому +99

      Half the packet is gone is a good and through quality check. Must make sure Uyen won't get sick.
      Also, German boyfriend, you must have eggnog that I know you don't like. 😂

    • @andylee7862
      @andylee7862 5 місяців тому +4

      Haha😂

    • @galeparker1067
      @galeparker1067 5 місяців тому +1

      🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻🥰✌️🇨🇦​@@ivylovesrunning

    • @ewhitmo1
      @ewhitmo1 5 місяців тому +2

      😆

    • @korstiaanakse1
      @korstiaanakse1 5 місяців тому +9

      You know it is really good when someone dud a quality check after buying😅

  • @CosmoDragons601
    @CosmoDragons601 5 місяців тому +974

    Germans during the year:
    Spring: Bread
    Summer: Bread
    Fall: Bread
    Winter: *Gingerbread*

    • @rairei
      @rairei 5 місяців тому +82

      sorry, I have to correct it: Winter: Bread + Gingerbread LOL

    • @zatrisha
      @zatrisha 5 місяців тому +15

      Laughed way too hard at this 😂

    • @TabeaSerenety
      @TabeaSerenety 5 місяців тому +33

      Again ...gingerbread isn't bread in German language 😅 Lebkuchen Kuchen=cake and we eat cake all year around 😂

    • @dieechtemissmarple
      @dieechtemissmarple 5 місяців тому +7

      Nein, nein. Kletzenbrot ist das weihnachtliche Brot. Allerdings zusätzlich zum normalen Brot, nicht stattdessen.
      Ich backe jedes Jahr vier davon für uns und noch ein paar zum verschenken. An jedem Adventssonntag wird eines angefangen.
      Es ist ein schweres dunkles Brot in dessen Teig ganze Haselnüsse, gemahlene Mandeln getrocknete Früchte und (am besten selbstgemachtes) orangeat und zitronat geknetet werden. Am besten schmeckt es einfach mit Butter bestrichen

    • @Leshantra
      @Leshantra 5 місяців тому +6

      Well... We have so many different types of bread, that it never gets boring.

  • @Silthria
    @Silthria 5 місяців тому +177

    Oh my gosh, I'm Polish and the stuff you bf said about his parents' christmas and how getting an orange was special for them, it was the same for my parents.

    • @lianagheorma92
      @lianagheorma92 4 місяці тому +10

      Same here - I was born in Romania but left when I was a teen in 2005.
      My relatives still gave me Oranges for St Nicholas on Dec 6th when I was little.

    • @pippiponczoszanka5708
      @pippiponczoszanka5708 4 місяці тому +6

      It was special for me too when I was a kid in Poland. Born in 1982.

    • @tangledcharlotte
      @tangledcharlotte 4 місяці тому +6

      We always had an orange in our Christmas stocking, but since we lived in Florida, I think it was mostly for the sake of tradition.

    • @jodiegatz4191
      @jodiegatz4191 2 місяці тому +2

      Ok I wonder how many European cultures gave an orange for Christmas. I remember when I was a small child, every Christmas my brother and I would leaves our shoes outside our bedroom door and in the morning, our shoes would be filled with small oranges and money. I never knew where that came from.

    • @GiliGulu1969
      @GiliGulu1969 24 дні тому

      Yes, same for my parents growing up in the UK. They'd get an orange in their stocking too. Though this was the 30s and then the war time.

  • @bo8jk
    @bo8jk 5 місяців тому +507

    For the non germans: Our "gingerbread" is actually nut based. The most premium ones are called "Ellisen Lebkuchen" and from Nürnberg if you want to google them

    • @persephonekore7738
      @persephonekore7738 5 місяців тому +17

      The Lebkuchen is my fav part of the lidls&Aldi’s Christmas stuff over here in the UK 😂 I eat waaaay to much of it

    • @AF-wf6vo
      @AF-wf6vo 5 місяців тому

      ​@persephonekore7738 the chocolate covered one is so good, too

    • @MollyMalone1983
      @MollyMalone1983 5 місяців тому +9

      If they want to google it, it's *Elisenlebkuchen 😉

    • @sydneyyelity-paul1563
      @sydneyyelity-paul1563 5 місяців тому +2

      Really? Why are they so dang good???? I love them!

    • @AF-wf6vo
      @AF-wf6vo 5 місяців тому +1

      @sydneyyelity-paul1563 they are not overly sweet and the bottom thing makes it chewy. I love them

  • @Kenzalina_
    @Kenzalina_ 5 місяців тому +924

    Every country has the Danish butter cookies in a tin can. It’s always used as a sewing kit, once the cookies are gone. I swear that Denmark’s biggest export is those butter cookies. 😂

    • @lynnbean7200
      @lynnbean7200 5 місяців тому +26

      Possibly used to be. Now it's Ozempic.

    • @undeadsatan3317
      @undeadsatan3317 5 місяців тому +13

      ohh i never knew they were Danish😮thankss!

    • @tashaposlaniec8009
      @tashaposlaniec8009 5 місяців тому +30

      You mean Future Sewing Kit.😂

    • @angela_aubrams
      @angela_aubrams 5 місяців тому +27

      Every single house in Spain used it as a sewing kit too!

    • @jeanmartin963
      @jeanmartin963 5 місяців тому +7

      it is LEGO !

  • @dawnlizreads
    @dawnlizreads 5 місяців тому +764

    1:44 "Quality check" - not only does German BF go out and buy the sweets but he also tastes them to check they're OK for you to eat. That's dedication for you...

    • @Cancun771
      @Cancun771 5 місяців тому +52

      Yeah he was totally _NOT_ stuffing his face while riding the tram back home or nothin!!1

    • @arnodobler1096
      @arnodobler1096 5 місяців тому +29

      He had to make sacrifices!😂

    • @kainosuke1740
      @kainosuke1740 5 місяців тому +5

      qualitätskontrolle

  • @p.s.224
    @p.s.224 5 місяців тому +68

    I love Blätterkrokant! It doesn’t just taste like sugar, it tastes like caramel and nuts!

    • @TeeBoyd88
      @TeeBoyd88 4 місяці тому +1

      I would love to try this.

    • @ClaudiaThur
      @ClaudiaThur Місяць тому

      Me too. But as kid I really was not happy, when I found it in my boots. Maybe you have to grow into the taste, to love it?

  • @noortjewolters
    @noortjewolters 5 місяців тому +149

    I'm dutch with a german grandmother and I absolutely love blätterkrokant. It is not made in the Netherlands, so every christmas I look forward to this treat 😊!
    Also the Aachener printen are supposed to be quite chewy, so I fear you might have gotten some stale ones.

    • @barbarasieverding1754
      @barbarasieverding1754 5 місяців тому +13

      They are hard and dry when they‘re fresh from the oven. Leave them out and they suck up humidity and get wonderfully soft. Some recommend storing them with an apple or orange for extra nice flavour.

    • @w.vangaal1077
      @w.vangaal1077 5 місяців тому +2

      Or like the Dutch do with taai taai. put it into a tin with a piece of bread. It will moisten the cookies and make them softer!

  • @bitterspice
    @bitterspice 5 місяців тому +483

    German BF: talking about his dad getting one orange for Christmas because fresh fruit in winter countries was special
    Uyen: 🥺☹️

    • @Reismiilch
      @Reismiilch 5 місяців тому +32

      i think she might have heard similar stories. My mom received a hard boiled egg for her birthday back in china.

    • @sapphire22011
      @sapphire22011 5 місяців тому +23

      She probably finds it hard to believe ss coming from a tropical country they have fresh fruit all year around

    • @brittanymccracken9959
      @brittanymccracken9959 5 місяців тому +15

      Yep my Norwegian Great grandmother had the same tradition with her parents and siblings.

    • @CologneCarter
      @CologneCarter 5 місяців тому +6

      I remember the times as well, when it was common for us children to get oranges, tangarines and the like only for Christmas and we got only a few of those.
      A typical Christmas plate (every Person got their own on Christmas eve with their present). It contained the most exotic and rare things available. And I bet they weren't cheap back then. So we found some tangarines, an orange, dried dates, dried figs, nuts (brazil, hasel, walnut) and some of those dark chocolates filled with alcohol (Mon Cheri and the like). And the usual sprinkling of Spekulatius. Later there was an addition of those chocolate rings dipped in sprinkles and fondant rings dipped in chocolate.
      As a kid I didn't like any of it except the fruit. The dates had a papery skin and a bloody pit, the figs were full of those seeds, I don't like any nuts in general (never have, never will), the chocolates were bitter and the filling terrible, the Spekulatius were dry and didn't fair well laying open for days or weeks. I ate the fondant rings and the chocolate rings with sprinkles, but I wasn't fond of them either.
      Things never improved over time. Most of the stuff that was offered on the Christmas plate never was to my taste. So I decided to never put any of that stuff on my childrens Christmas plates. Instead I put all the sweets they liked but only got in moderation during the year.

    • @BradKandyCroftFamily
      @BradKandyCroftFamily 5 місяців тому +11

      It's easy to forget how much weather really effects culture. The things we love are effected by soooo much beyond some vague social construct idea.

  • @cadoho
    @cadoho 5 місяців тому +762

    I have a few things to comment:
    1. I love Blätterkrokant

    • @Melanie_T
      @Melanie_T 5 місяців тому +49

      Baumkuchen. I missed it too!

    • @Arasarcan
      @Arasarcan 5 місяців тому +12

      Yes!!!
      Baumkuchen!
      Such a blessing to eat 🤤

    • @user-hj4xv7rv4l
      @user-hj4xv7rv4l 5 місяців тому +10

      Absolutely, Baumkuchen!!!!

    • @NevelWong
      @NevelWong 5 місяців тому +59

      Vanillekipferl. Wo sind meine Vanillekipferle?!

    • @mrbqkc
      @mrbqkc 5 місяців тому +29

      Ok time for a part 2! I also would love to see a "bakery edition"

  • @beccibaum8228
    @beccibaum8228 5 місяців тому +116

    There must be a second “bakery edition “ especially Christmastreats are a specialty in soo many bakeries in Germany and they taste vastly different to the store-bought stuff❤
    And Blätterkrokant is heaven!! It is a caramel+nougat mixture and I could eat tons of it

    • @schmakibaki
      @schmakibaki 5 місяців тому +6

      Ich liebe Blätterkrokant auch! Hat nur leider gefühlt 1500 Kalorien pro Stück 😂

    • @emilyjackson1289
      @emilyjackson1289 5 місяців тому +2

      Bakery edition - yes to this idea

    • @Asphodelon
      @Asphodelon 5 місяців тому +2

      I live in Austria and I love Lindt Blätterkrokant! Not many people buy it so there's always more than enough for me 😁

  • @mjrdainbramage
    @mjrdainbramage 5 місяців тому +68

    I appreciate that GBF made the effort to explain why these traditional sweets became popular, in spite of the limited variety. We have the same thing with traditional holiday food in Norway. It is often rich in fat, and/or sugar as this made it special, and during the winter it wasn't a bad idea to pack on a few extra pounds for insulation. 😄 Salty food is also very common as that was one of the most reliable ways to conserve food when cold storage was limited. So even though it can't compete with the variation available to a food culture that has almost unlimited access to herbs, spices, fruits, and vegetables for most of the year, it was/is special to us. And although we currently have other options available to us practically all the time, we still go back to our roots in times like these.

  • @thejazzpianist25
    @thejazzpianist25 5 місяців тому +93

    "they cosplay it as a tiny potato" 😭

    • @WayneWBishop
      @WayneWBishop 5 місяців тому +4

      This was the best line for me!

  • @yuvra649
    @yuvra649 5 місяців тому +339

    Now do one with bakery Christmas items! I bet they must be much better than store bought!

    • @ashaeerie
      @ashaeerie 5 місяців тому +14

      Yes, please, make one with real good quality snacks! or make one of them homemade!

    • @neverrr
      @neverrr 5 місяців тому +5

      Exactly what I thought! She would just hate the shitty supermarket versions 😂

    • @derelinque8064
      @derelinque8064 5 місяців тому +2

      yeess, especially "Linzertorte" is a christmas must taste :D

    • @hwbartels-ss2lg
      @hwbartels-ss2lg 5 місяців тому +1

      The best stuff is already gone for this season, alas. It's difficult to find good Stollen now in my region.

  • @ari-cu6ql
    @ari-cu6ql 5 місяців тому +117

    As a german, Dominos are my absolute favorite christmas snack. I love marzipan and the layers are so cute. But you have to eat them with dark chocolate to even out the sweetness. They're the best

    • @nos_astra1878
      @nos_astra1878 5 місяців тому +9

      They are so good, I don't even like Marzipan, but I love Dominosteine. Don't put an open package near me and leave me unsupervised. I'll eat them all with no restraint or common sense.

    • @SouffleGirl2
      @SouffleGirl2 5 місяців тому +1

      The best Dominosteine are from Lebkuchen Schmidt, they are crazy expensive, but the "Bruch" is also perfectly okay 😉

    • @JudyReadsCards
      @JudyReadsCards 5 місяців тому +4

      Yes! This is what I commented - dark chocolate! 🍫😋

  • @Vancha136
    @Vancha136 5 місяців тому +126

    Someone from Aachen here:
    We also don't really eat the hard Printen (some people like them, majority I know doesn't :D)
    There is a trick though, which Uyen already suggested with Christstollen: Just leave it in the open for a few days and they get much softer and better :)
    Weichprinten are also a thing, they come softer already. And the ones covered with chocolade are also a delight ^-^

    • @acenixton
      @acenixton 5 місяців тому +13

      Wanted to say the same thing, thanks for explaining for the non-aachener people out there ^^
      My dad also sometimes put the Hartprinten in a lunch box with half of an apple, that way they also get nice and soft and vaguely apple-y.
      Weichprinten wich chocolate and almond sticks on them are the best, tho. In my completely unbiased opinion ;)

    • @mediagirl
      @mediagirl 5 місяців тому +4

      Yep, Aachen here too, these Kräuterprinten are really just for the "doesn't really like too sweet-types in the family", mostly these go into delicious sauces for meat roasts, or Sauerbraten.
      Try the chocolate-coated Honigprinten (best, when freshly opened!). Totally different thing!

    • @aliceiduna5573
      @aliceiduna5573 5 місяців тому +2

      Hartprinten are also great if they are dipped in some hot drink, like hot chocolate :)

    • @fraukealexander-morrell3695
      @fraukealexander-morrell3695 5 місяців тому +4

      I absolutely love Blätterkrokant!!!

    • @jannirian2164
      @jannirian2164 5 місяців тому +1

      Whaat, I loved getting the hard Kräuterprinten when I visited my uncle in Aachen because it's hard to get proper hard ones outside of Aachen :(

  • @steffidu1984
    @steffidu1984 5 місяців тому +230

    Es wäre lustig, wenn german boyfriend mal eine Auswahl vietnamesischer Süßigkeiten probieren würde

  • @Lou.Cypher
    @Lou.Cypher 5 місяців тому +258

    The tin cookies, i know, as danish cookies. Its a blue tin, but they have special xmas ones. And when you finish the cookies, you put your sewing stuff inside it😊

    • @magdolyn
      @magdolyn 5 місяців тому +39

      I was all, "What are cookies doing in the sewing kit? 😂

    • @queencleopatra007
      @queencleopatra007 5 місяців тому +40

      Lol I can't believe this is a worldwide phenomenon 😂

    • @MackenzieNerdyEMT
      @MackenzieNerdyEMT 5 місяців тому +15

      That is so funny, my grandma and mom always did this. I've never seen the actual cookies.

    • @ashaeerie
      @ashaeerie 5 місяців тому +13

      of course you put your sewing kit inside. Hi from Spain!

    • @Inbirman
      @Inbirman 5 місяців тому +13

      as a kid I was actually surprised to find cookies inside 🤣🤣

  • @l1277
    @l1277 5 місяців тому +51

    So a few years ago I discovered Lebkuchen (live in the UK, Lidl have them at Christmas) and I'm so glad I don't live in Germany because I would make it my mission to try every single type of Lebkuchen available!

  • @lunarebeccaada4191
    @lunarebeccaada4191 5 місяців тому +21

    I don't know if it was mentioned before,so here it goes: if you smear butter on the Stollen,it tastes much better and as you are not a fan of marzipan,you should try a Butter Stollen next time😊. For the Aachener Printen,please enjoy them with tea or coffee,you will love them,after dipping them in. Thank you for the funny video and merry Christmas to you and yours🎄🥰🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @alexnosheds
    @alexnosheds 5 місяців тому +106

    Vanillekipferl (homemade) might be another addition- it’s christmasy but not the usual suspects of spices :-)

    • @karenneill9109
      @karenneill9109 5 місяців тому +5

      No matter how busy I am, if nothing else gets handmade there will be vanillekipferl!

    • @starlinguk
      @starlinguk 5 місяців тому +4

      They're the best Christmas cookie/biscuit hands down. Weird it wasn't on the list.

  • @Inked_Bee
    @Inked_Bee 5 місяців тому +345

    Germany really does have a VAST variety of spirit. My step mom is German and when I was dragged to her family gettogethers, it was actually really fun food wise, and candy wise (which I do not like, usually). Germany knows how to Christmas spirit.

    • @ztheo2280
      @ztheo2280 5 місяців тому +4

      but we do mostly have sweet stuff for christmas. not much other flavours

    • @nwilson7768
      @nwilson7768 5 місяців тому +1

      Really enjoy watching your posts

    • @skeelatheskink8724
      @skeelatheskink8724 5 місяців тому

      Makes sense. Christmases origins are from Germany.

    • @melbapeach162
      @melbapeach162 5 місяців тому

      For a second I thought that was some traditional German word.. 'gettogether' then I realised it was just a typo lol

    • @TheAayize
      @TheAayize 2 місяці тому +1

      @@melbapeach162lol im gonna use that now when I meet up with my ghetto friends.. my ghettogethers

  • @bryangallows657
    @bryangallows657 5 місяців тому +14

    My not really Christmas sweets was this hard strawberry candy with a liquid center. It was wrapped like a strawberry. I'd only see them at my great grandma's on Christmas when we visited her for Christmas. I'd stay up all night picking and eating them out of the mixed candy.
    I've found them around a lot more now a days. I have a little bag of them sitting on my TV stand as a memory of her. She passed during early covid. 7:54

    • @jasmirris
      @jasmirris 4 місяці тому

      They were always in dried fruit and nut gift baskets! I loved the apricots and figs when we got them though the strawberry candies were a plus. :)

  • @davidecaroselli758
    @davidecaroselli758 5 місяців тому +40

    “I love RUM, that’s why I love Tiramisù so much”… right there, it’s right there that my heart skipped a couple of beats. I survived thankfully 😅

    • @elisacarow
      @elisacarow 5 місяців тому +1

      You must be Italian, then. ❤

    • @FindingMorgan
      @FindingMorgan 5 місяців тому +2

      I was searching for this comment 🤣

  • @andrekubasik3988
    @andrekubasik3988 5 місяців тому +68

    You are supposed to open the package some time before you actually eat the Aachener Kräuterprinten so they can soften by taking up moisture from the air. It might need a day or two for that.
    If you are too impatient for that, get the ones coated in chocolate, Schokoladenprinten.

  • @vitocorleone9943
    @vitocorleone9943 5 місяців тому +119

    Ok about the printen part of the video. Since Im from Aachen I highly recomend you to eat Weichprinten. They are usually covered in chocolate and taste really good. If you have a PO Box or anything I wouldnt mind sending you some, so you can try some real Öcher Printen instead of the Storebought ones hahahahaha

    • @SaRa-dio
      @SaRa-dio 5 місяців тому +17

      Another voice from Aachen.. I would highly recommend Weichprinten as well.. really good stuff. The hard ones I only use for cooking Sauerbratensoße 😉

    • @Kixuf12
      @Kixuf12 5 місяців тому +8

      Yup, or at least put them in a container with a slice of apple or other fruit for a day so they get softer

    • @sunshine1992
      @sunshine1992 5 місяців тому +1

      Yeah get the Weichprinten, I agree :D

    • @Livi42
      @Livi42 5 місяців тому +1

      I agree, even though I personally by far prefer the giant Bruchprinten, just plain ones, and the more solid they got, the better 😂🤤

    • @jennyh4025
      @jennyh4025 5 місяців тому

      Thanks for the suggestion! I have only ever used the dry Printen for cooking (Sauerbraten).

  • @Mondhase2000
    @Mondhase2000 5 місяців тому +10

    Uyen, you should try the Christstollen with a healthy amount of butter on it, or with butter and jam. That's a game changer and usually the way we eat it 😊and most of our Christmas sweets is eaten together with a hot drink like hot chocolate, coffee or a hot egg nog, the Punsch and not the pure liquor 😊

  • @-Reagan
    @-Reagan 5 місяців тому +8

    I really enjoyed this and hearing a little about the history and the childhood memories from your fiancé was so nice. That was heartwarming and informative. I love seeing more of both your personalities. We need a Vietnamese New Years version for German BF to try!
    P.S. If you’re going to send marzipan Stollen to your distant family, I’ll happily be your ^distant family^!! You have no idea how excited I was last year, when they finally opened an Audi’s in my tiny little town.

  • @DrQwertz
    @DrQwertz 5 місяців тому +17

    1. good blätterkrokant is smooth and a bit crispy, because it is mixed caramellised sugar with nougat. But the cheeper ones are hard and way too sugary.
    2. some of the dry stuff is ment to dip in hot choclate or coffe or tee. They were so dry so they last longer without getting moldy.
    3. clearly the baumkuchen is missing, or at least the baumkuchenbites and aniscookies and glühweinbonbons

  • @pinstripesuitandheels
    @pinstripesuitandheels 5 місяців тому +31

    Uyen, never ever let an Italian know you make tiramisu with rum. They will have a conniption fit.

  • @lisastenzel5713
    @lisastenzel5713 5 місяців тому +5

    12:29 Interesting that you brought them up after the story about Christmas and fruits and everything. I was waiting for them!
    And I just learned this Christmas: Those were the first poor-people pralinés! They were shaped originally like dominos and they didn't had the Marzipan. It was a german chocolatier who thought of them, cos he felt sorry for the poor folk who couldn't afford the good chocolates.

  • @vitamin.CC_
    @vitamin.CC_ 5 місяців тому +6

    I am a long time watcher but first time commenter … just wanted to express how much I love you Uyen! You are such a gentle sweet soul and you always make me happy. Watching your videos feels like I am getting a warm hug ❤ thank you for being you!

  • @Jayjay_07
    @Jayjay_07 5 місяців тому +108

    The macadamia covered in chocolate from Lindt is probably one of my favorite sweets in general. They are expensive though, so every year the day after christmas I run to the store and buy all that are left with 50% off 😂❤

  • @KiryubelleKazuma
    @KiryubelleKazuma 5 місяців тому +61

    I wanted to complain about Vanillekipferl, Marzipanbrot etc. missing but then I heard her saying she hates almonds. Not good to dislike almonds when it comes to christmas sweets. At least she had the Marzipankartoffeln. The cookies with the marmelade eye in the middle are also quite important since every grandma likes to bake them. I recently learned they have a name. Engelsaugen.

    • @Hammerbruder99
      @Hammerbruder99 5 місяців тому +1

      Engelsaugen? Interesting, didn't know that either. ^^
      The name is kinda gross if you think about it. :D

    • @Dani-lc9hq
      @Dani-lc9hq 5 місяців тому +1

      We call them Hiladabrötchen!
      All of what you mentioned is my favorite stuff! 😊

    • @kitiko
      @kitiko 5 місяців тому +3

      I know them as Linzer Plätzchen

    • @starlinguk
      @starlinguk 5 місяців тому +2

      But she loves Zimtsterne made with almonds.

    • @starlinguk
      @starlinguk 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@kitikoThose are two tiered. Engelsaugen are different.

  • @lc7798
    @lc7798 5 місяців тому +5

    You two are magic together! Love your videos!

  • @AischaSabra
    @AischaSabra 5 місяців тому +79

    Uyen, you literally put all of my absolute favorites on the naughty list 😢😂

    • @uyenninh
      @uyenninh  5 місяців тому +25

      🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

    • @trailofdebris
      @trailofdebris 5 місяців тому +13

      mine as well! but she liked the stollen and i'm here like, wtf who likes stollen and puts dominosteine on the naughty list

  • @AgrestisAnima
    @AgrestisAnima 5 місяців тому +240

    I LOVE krokant covered in chocolate! The texture during chewing is amazing! I never seem to find them, only during easter 😑

    • @GiaGwendoline
      @GiaGwendoline 5 місяців тому +16

      I love it, too! And yes, can only find it for easter and Christmas.

    • @antonost5055
      @antonost5055 5 місяців тому +10

      Yes me too. Probably because on video she couldn't handle something so special.

    • @inesmanui
      @inesmanui 5 місяців тому +4

      Love it as well 🤗😂

    • @madei9031
      @madei9031 5 місяців тому +16

      Blätterkrokant is the only sweet i want during easter and christmas! it's the best

    • @gracetow
      @gracetow 5 місяців тому +11

      Blätterkrokant is really one of my absolute favourites!!

  • @wendyleventry8607
    @wendyleventry8607 5 місяців тому +3

    They opened a Lidl near my house earlier this year, so I recognize a lot of these exact packages sold at Lidl here in the US. My kids and I LOVE the little Christmas shapes Lebkuchen that have the sugar icing or chocolate coating that come in a bag. They are SO GOOD. Americans don't use anise or cardamom in their sweets. My boyfriend hated them, but my kids and I loved them. I'm from Pennsylvania though, and my grandfathers both had German ancestry and the one with the newest always asked us to make anise cookies for Christmas. The only recipe I could find in the 80's when I was a kid was soft anise drops, which he said wasn't what his mom made, but that was ok because they were very good. Now with the internet, I'm sure he was wanting Springerle, but unfortunately it's too late to make them for him. I also learned from my German friend that in Germany they also made tons and tons of Christmas cookies weeks to a month ahead and stored them in tins with apple slices down in the cellar like my family did. I've learned that's considered really weird to most Americans, but fairly normal in Germany where so many of the traditional cookies are too hard to eat until they've aged--and the apple slices help soften them. So funny. But it's too warm here in North Carolina where we've lived the last 15 years to do that anyway. Plus we don't even have a cellar where it would be cooler.

  • @pinkwinterprincessEri
    @pinkwinterprincessEri Місяць тому +1

    "I think the cookie heard me complaining about it" That's so adorable

  • @FangToh
    @FangToh 5 місяців тому +62

    I really appreciate the history and context German boyfriend provides!

  • @AlaskanTiger23
    @AlaskanTiger23 5 місяців тому +152

    German BF, you should do another taste test video with the various delicious German bakery treats. I feel that would go over much better. :) I'm an American who lived in Germany for 2 years and Italy for 3 and the food in both places was amazing....except for most of these Christmas treats. :) My issue with both country's sweet snacks in the grocery store was how dry so many were. Going to a bakery was easy and the treats there were so much better!

    • @Calgal76
      @Calgal76 5 місяців тому

      I just moved to Germany. What are you favorite bakery treats?

    • @maartjedemeerr
      @maartjedemeerr 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@Calgal76 any Kuchen! And now in Christmas time, make an effort and go to a really good bakery, to get Zimtsterne, Biberle, indeed Lebkuchen, and so much more. I love Schwartz-Weißgeback also (available year round!) Enjoy enjoy (also what bakeries have varies regionally!)

    • @zenpie5093
      @zenpie5093 5 місяців тому

      @@Calgal76please try Vanillekipferl from a bakery and Zimtsterne ✨ they are some of the best Christmas cookies but don’t taste good when store bought.

    • @voyance4elle
      @voyance4elle 5 місяців тому

      you have to try fresh Baumkuchen!!! @@Calgal76 It's the best :D also Vanillekipferl are these cute little half moons and you should definetly try Spekulatius (those that Uyen tried and gave to Santa). From where did you move here?

    • @sadorow
      @sadorow 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Calgal76 Try to get some real hand made Dominosteine at a bakery - they are awesome! You can't compare them to the ones Uyen ate.

  • @youremakingprogress144
    @youremakingprogress144 5 місяців тому +9

    I loved this video. I laughed from start to finish, and both Uyen and German Boyfriend brought so much fun to it. Terrific job, both of you.

  • @rg1whiteywins598
    @rg1whiteywins598 5 місяців тому +2

    Over the past year or so i have seen the two of you starting to adjust and adapt to each other. Very good 👍.

  • @naomilangevin3944
    @naomilangevin3944 5 місяців тому +80

    Oh my gosh those second treats. The chocolate rings with sprinkles on them. That is like a treat we used to have as children. They were cheap chocolate but somehow that made them better.
    And German people can get whole packages of full sized ones? Amazing!

    • @imajinallthepurple
      @imajinallthepurple 5 місяців тому +5

      Ugh, I can't stand them but we always buy them for christmas because to my mom it's not christmas without them. She basically has them to herself though so maybe that's why. 😂
      Btw, how do you buy them if not in full packages? 🤔

    • @anna-ranja4573
      @anna-ranja4573 5 місяців тому +1

      These rings with sprinkles you can find with gummibears etc. on the gingerbreadhouses/ Lebkuchen-Knusperhäuschen.

    • @naomilangevin3944
      @naomilangevin3944 5 місяців тому +2

      @@imajinallthepurple Usually they are little drops of chocolate with sprinkles on one side. They come in bags of usually 100 or so. (They are actually sold by weight not count so I don't know actual amounts)
      Nowadays, you can get them at old fashioned candy stores, or sometimes at dollar stores that sells cheap or unusual candy.

    • @imajinallthepurple
      @imajinallthepurple 5 місяців тому +2

      @@naomilangevin3944 Thanks. We have those too. Didn't know the bigger ones were more of a German (well, Danish for me 😅) thing though. We also use them for cake train wheels. 😄

    • @richheruk
      @richheruk 5 місяців тому +4

      We call them Jazzies in the UK, but they're smaller and just a circle rather than a ring.

  • @Suoubi
    @Suoubi 5 місяців тому +71

    I looooove Blätterkrokant! 😂
    It’s my favorite christmas candy by far. Well… I would not ne surprised, if they only produced this stuff for me, judging by the amount I consume. 🤣

    • @evi6784
      @evi6784 5 місяців тому +1

      we are the same person😂🤝 i love them

    • @Suoubi
      @Suoubi 5 місяців тому +1

      ⁠@@evi6784 Team Blätterkrokant for the win! 🥇🤭

  • @anniinglucksdorf960
    @anniinglucksdorf960 4 місяці тому +1

    This was a wonderful video! I love you dynamic! Loved the ranking system and background information German boyfriend added to this. And as a German myself I enjoyed you tasting and hearing your opinion, Uyen!

  • @Mila_1968
    @Mila_1968 4 місяці тому +3

    I'm Ukrainian leaving now in Germany. I do love Elisenlebkuchen, Zimtsterne, Baumkuchen and Stollen (only without marzipan filling, which are too sweet for me) 😊. Great video, danke! 👍❤️

  • @miridroge6043
    @miridroge6043 5 місяців тому +33

    A lot on the Lebkuchen (ginger bread) that is Not covered with chocolate is very dry, that's true, but it tastes 1000 times better when softened in your hot drink of choice, I like hot cocoa :)

  • @lenawrites9484
    @lenawrites9484 5 місяців тому +60

    as a german living in canada, i miss these sweets so so much!! so watching you eat them is a joy for meee

    • @JadeCanada237
      @JadeCanada237 5 місяців тому +4

      Try searching by province or city. There are quite a few online and physical German/European stores that ship products across Canada.

    • @twentysix6477
      @twentysix6477 5 місяців тому +1

      I feel like I've had the sprinkle chocolate circles before I would have found them at the bulk barn in ontario

    • @c0d3_m0nk3y
      @c0d3_m0nk3y 5 місяців тому +1

      As a German living in the US, I was about to comment the same ;( Here you only get chocolate bars like Mars and Snickers all year round. On special occasions, you get variety packs with combinations of them, that's all. And they are super expensive too - like $20 a pack.

    • @mimimimz6719
      @mimimimz6719 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm 1/4 German 3/4 Croatian ( born and grew up in Serbia), been living in Canada for over 30 years. I live in Toronto and during the Christmas season I've been able to find ginger cookies and my favourite of all lebkuchen herza in a lot of grocery stores. It used to be that you would have to go to specialty delicatessen stores to find imported food items from Europe but now I find more and more 'regular' grocery stores have them.

    • @melissatunca5336
      @melissatunca5336 5 місяців тому +1

      As a German living in Thailand this is very relatable

  • @cheyannesilvers9311
    @cheyannesilvers9311 Місяць тому

    Your videos make me so happy❤️ when I need a serotonin boost I watch you!

  • @katiequimby5576
    @katiequimby5576 5 місяців тому

    Luv how well u 2 get along! Similar humors. And kind people u are…genuine. Happy New Year!🎄✌️

  • @yoboipanda2363
    @yoboipanda2363 5 місяців тому +93

    I love uyen's reactions to foods, this will be a fun one ! You guys should do more long form content !

  • @d3eikob
    @d3eikob 5 місяців тому +131

    Store bought gingerbread in Poland also tends to be this hard. Unless it’s coated with chocolate or hard icing, you can soften them by putting them in a jar with pieces of fresh apples (1-2 days and they will be nice and soft).

    • @czechowa
      @czechowa 5 місяців тому +4

      I never had a hard gingerbread in Poland xD What are you talking about

    • @tymondabrowski12
      @tymondabrowski12 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@czechowa The sugar coated ones are usually hard. The chocolate coated ones, especially the pretzels, are soft if they're fresh, but can get stale. And you can buy intentionally hard thin gingerbreads, I love the bells you can buy in big round containers with red lids in Carrefour for example. They usually have more spices, I think.

    • @ldkmelon
      @ldkmelon 5 місяців тому +1

      @@czechowaI have seen hard girngerbread in poland, but agree most is soft-- or rather most is similar consistency to torun --not quite hard or soft

    • @marta1799
      @marta1799 5 місяців тому +2

      In Silesia we use the hard one, dried fruit and various nuts for traditional Christmas dessert - Moczka. You can surely check it out somewhere in the Internet. It's deliciuus even if looks like crap (literally) :D

    • @ldkmelon
      @ldkmelon 5 місяців тому

      @@marta1799 In usa we call it fruitcake! it actually is very good fresh, but it has become famous for not being good, because people seem to always find stale loaf in the back of the cupboard from three years ago christmas haha.

  • @ayaya64
    @ayaya64 5 місяців тому

    I love these types of videos! Ya'll are a precious couple.

  • @myrtheengeman4787
    @myrtheengeman4787 5 місяців тому +8

    Omg I always go to germany for those potatoes and not covered marzipan. Prefer the german ones over the dutch ones. And those Kränze 😍 Oh, besided that I hate those soft gingerbread cookies covered in chocolate, they taste like dry "ontbijtkoek" (dutch thing). But your raw reactions are priceless!! Nice video, keep on going ❤️✨ Have great holidays together.

  • @Frohds14
    @Frohds14 5 місяців тому +7

    Bei die Printen gehört eine Tasse Kaffee oder Feuerzangenbowle, in die man die Dinger tunken kann.
    Schöner hätte ich es gefunden, wenn BF-Oma Plätzchen gebacken hätte. Dieses Supermarktzeug ist doch wirklich Industriefraß.

  • @luvanea873
    @luvanea873 5 місяців тому +38

    You should try Rumkugeln from the bakery! The are originally made from leftover dough+cocoa, rolled in chocolate. They are usually also a little bit larger from the bakery and soft. Love them!
    I also missed Baumkuchen - please make a second video!
    Thanks for the cozy video 🎄

  • @Scarlett.Granger
    @Scarlett.Granger 5 місяців тому +4

    Whaaaat! I love the Schokoladenkränze! Those are the absolute best! We will get our revenge!

  • @Jaynna09
    @Jaynna09 5 місяців тому +1

    Great graphics and editing! Fun video! 💗

  • @ellenschmieg2247
    @ellenschmieg2247 5 місяців тому +64

    We in our family love Blätterkrokant! That's why they make them. 😉

  • @czechowa
    @czechowa 5 місяців тому +85

    Oh wow, the story about tangerines and oranges! I didn't know it was the same in Germany, we also view these as very special.

    • @Bella-Seasons
      @Bella-Seasons 5 місяців тому +7

      So does my Italian family!

    • @fairgreen42
      @fairgreen42 5 місяців тому +6

      And in Austria! People were poor past WW2.

    • @90charmedndangerous
      @90charmedndangerous 5 місяців тому +9

      Ive heard stories about My grandfather who was born in the 1920s on a small island in Estonia and sometimes on christmas the father would go to the mainland and do trades with ship workers from other countries and come home with oranges,tangerines,those sugarcrystalcandies etc and it was the most luxurious things they'd ever had.

    • @meredithjohnson2843
      @meredithjohnson2843 5 місяців тому +12

      My dad (we’re black americans) grew up in a family of 13 during the civil rights movement and oranges were what they got for Christmas. Even though we were well off he still put oranges in our stockings.

    • @nimue325
      @nimue325 5 місяців тому +8

      We get a tangerine in the toe of our stocking every Christmas. (Northeastern US, near the setting of Little Women in which they got citrus as legit historic holiday treats.)

  • @PotooBurd
    @PotooBurd 4 місяці тому +1

    I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

  • @user-bl2if5zx9p
    @user-bl2if5zx9p 5 місяців тому

    Loving the new confidence ❤

  • @mone582
    @mone582 5 місяців тому +97

    Uyen doesn't want the kids to be hungry just because they were naughty.
    She's such a gentle soul 😉

  • @vanessasiegel7118
    @vanessasiegel7118 5 місяців тому +23

    Honestly, the "Blätterteigkrokant" are my aaabsooolute favorite! But I eat them for easter 😁

    • @MollyMalone1983
      @MollyMalone1983 5 місяців тому

      It's Blätterkrokant not Blätterteigkrokant 😉

  • @suzidowd7949
    @suzidowd7949 5 місяців тому

    Loved the video of you doing ng a Happy Christmas dance at a Christmas Market! I love German Christmas markets!!

  • @jennitogo
    @jennitogo 5 місяців тому +2

    As a person from Aachen, I have to say that Aachener Printen from the bakeries here are way more moisturized and fancy than these store-bought ones!
    There are hard but also soft Printen, they can be filled with and without nuts and can also be coated in chocolate.
    So if you are ever near Aachen you should go to Nobis and try some fresh ones! 😊

  • @wilsusonnect795
    @wilsusonnect795 5 місяців тому +3

    If you don't like the dry "Oblaten-Lebkuchen", go to the christmas markets around Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Fürth, Erlangen, Bamberg...) and try Elisenlebkuchen. Elisenlebkuchen are a specialty of Nuremberg (I recommended the other christmas markets because they might be less busy, Nuremberg's is huge and full of tourists) and are a protected term for the highest quality of Lebkuchen. Highly recommend.
    And... store bought Stollen? That's something you really need to go to a small non-chain bakery for.

  • @Ahiku
    @Ahiku 5 місяців тому +5

    So, Uyen doesn't like almonds, but bakes top-notch cinnamon stars with almond flour. XD So I guess almond is okay as long as the resulting product tastes delicious? XD Maybe she would like "Mandelprinten". 😆They are really tasty and not dry at all and the almond slivers give a nice crunchy texture next to the soft spiced cake, and they don't taste that almond-y, since it's covered in chocolate. It's one of my favorite Christmas sweets.
    And since she liked the filled hearts - there are "Manner Knöpfe" with dark chocolate and various kinds of jam (for example apple, plum) inside. These are really good as well. I think she might like those.

  • @Jana-E
    @Jana-E 5 місяців тому +2

    This was interesting and fun to watch you experiencing our German Christmas sweets 😂❤. Loved it! How you just slayed most of the pur sugar ones😅.
    Now I would really like to see a special on Vietnamese treats. Please 🙏

  • @gamesgames3318
    @gamesgames3318 5 місяців тому

    Omg you guys are so precious im smiling the whole video

  • @gluttonikitty
    @gluttonikitty 5 місяців тому +15

    Spekulatius are my favorite! I always grab some from aldis as soon as they are available. I love dipping them in my coffee

    • @Ch3rryT3a
      @Ch3rryT3a 5 місяців тому +1

      Spekulatius 😍😍😍😍😍

    • @aliceputz3183
      @aliceputz3183 5 місяців тому +1

      That is why in America Spekulatius is called Biscoff (coffee biscuits). And the Belgian brand Lotus have renamed their original Speculoos to Biscoff.

  • @Orycal29
    @Orycal29 5 місяців тому +38

    Oh this was fun! From BF's " Quality check?" To "the real winner is the naughty list!"- we smiled the whole time! Thank you both so much!

  • @TheJadeFox
    @TheJadeFox 5 місяців тому +6

    Would love to see you sharing some of the Vietnamese holiday foods we should try!

  • @beeandbear
    @beeandbear 5 місяців тому +3

    "Cosplaying as a potato." 😂😂 My German friend sent me a big box of Christmas goodies and I had many of these reactions. Haha. Sooo sweet, so much "gingerbread", and... Surprising textures. But some goodies in there.

  • @AuskaDezjArdamaath
    @AuskaDezjArdamaath 5 місяців тому +13

    In Quebec, during the holidays, we have these meat pies we call tourtières. Beef, pork and veal with onion, celery and spices. Most use cinnamon, my family uses mace and nutmeg. It’s amazing and not Christmas unless it’s on the table!

    • @Bella-Seasons
      @Bella-Seasons 5 місяців тому

      J’adore tourtière!!

    • @solomonisms9000
      @solomonisms9000 5 місяців тому

      @@Bella-Seasons Moi aussi. Avec un peu de sirop d'érable! Délicieux!

  • @TheLeaveTaking
    @TheLeaveTaking 5 місяців тому +18

    Those nuts covered in chocolate, in the copper-colored packaging, are one of my favorites! So gut!

    • @weirdokate8840
      @weirdokate8840 5 місяців тому +2

      +1, my mom always gets those for herself, when i was a kid iused to sneak them so she wouldnt find out

  • @cosimavanborne3017
    @cosimavanborne3017 5 місяців тому +2

    I love blätterkrokant. Its always sold out here so I think more people like it. 😊 Merry Christmas 🎄😊

  • @lisastenzel5713
    @lisastenzel5713 5 місяців тому

    Uhhhh❤ I love that idea...I am excited to see which of my favourite ones are in there.
    Btw, that gingerbread in the beginning: wrooong oooones! There are the ones with sugar coat on top and thin chocolate underneath! So best of both and they are the most amazing!!!
    But you picked the right hearts!!!😊 The one without filling are a Christmas crime!!!

  • @user-xg9tv4vu3k
    @user-xg9tv4vu3k 5 місяців тому +16

    This video was absolutely adorable! You guys are SO CUTE! ❤

  • @BenDover-qj5mt
    @BenDover-qj5mt 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for being honest. Your genuine reactions keep me coming back.

  • @HannahBeWhitty
    @HannahBeWhitty 5 місяців тому

    Loving the culinary content!

  • @Hanna-zg2sq
    @Hanna-zg2sq 5 місяців тому +2

    Blätter Krokant is my absolute favourite Easter treat!!!! Best Lindt eggs ever ♥️

  • @ananananabop
    @ananananabop 5 місяців тому +12

    I love the apricot jam filled ‘ginger’ cakes! They are flavorful and not too sweet.
    Thank you for tasting so many almond things for us even though you hate them, lol!

  • @Manners18000_.
    @Manners18000_. 5 місяців тому +11

    Love his ranking system! So adorable and yet so true! 😊

  • @pia_n
    @pia_n 5 місяців тому +2

    Uyen, your pronunciation of Spekulatius was really good and it kept getting better🏅😊

  • @felitastic
    @felitastic 5 місяців тому +1

    Usually when I had a "christmas party" with friends - which is never on actual christmas, cause thats reserved for family - we just bake stuff together and then ate fresh cookies, also packed some to bring our loved ones.

  • @odessy0000
    @odessy0000 5 місяців тому +6

    My dad brought us a Desdner Christollen from Germany in the 90’s. It was the most decadent thing I ever tasted! So far, I have not come across a christollen that yummy as of yet. I wish they sold those online!

    • @pirlie
      @pirlie 5 місяців тому +2

      Oh but they do! Just the shipping can get expensive depending on where you live. Like up to 36€ for shipping of 1 kilogram of Stollen if you do not live in the EU.

  • @ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard
    @ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard 5 місяців тому +32

    The most akward memory I have from a Christstollen is when my grandma backed one 15-ish years ago and she used a big cutting board made from wood and she literally told me the cutting board was a wooden toiletseat before so I was like "eww" and refused to eat it, not knowing the seat was actually never used in it's original purpose before

  • @alinasoandso
    @alinasoandso 5 місяців тому +3

    I like the grading scale: simple and understandable.

  • @mb6019
    @mb6019 5 місяців тому

    So cute, love it!

  • @PodoHelmer
    @PodoHelmer 5 місяців тому +11

    I'm excited to watch this video because I love sweets and Uyen and it will be fun to see her try German sweets 😂❤ ill go watch now 😊

  • @ivylovesrunning
    @ivylovesrunning 5 місяців тому +11

    I feel bad you don't like marzipan and there is so much Christmas stuff that has it in it this time of year. Lebkuchen biscuits are my favourite German Christmas treat. This year, I will attempt to make them as we can't find any dairy free ones. We have dairy allergies, but we still need our Christmas treat!

  • @1976sammy
    @1976sammy 5 місяців тому

    Loved to see all of these different German treats and you describing and tasting them!
    Maybe next you can make & taste the Christmas treats from Vietnam? I’m very curious about them.
    (If it’s not too much work)
    Happy holidays !✨

  • @embroidnurse
    @embroidnurse 5 місяців тому

    Goodness, I just love these two and the videos ❤😊

  • @millymooky2577
    @millymooky2577 5 місяців тому +16

    And what about homemade christmas Cookies "Plätzchen" oder "Gutsle"?😊
    I think we Germans are really good at making them and we have thousands of different varietys.😅

  • @schmollilolli4147
    @schmollilolli4147 5 місяців тому +11

    I think to really try the Aachener Printen you need to come to Aachen :) There’s many different kinds, and one you would probably like more are Weichprinten (which are softer), or the ones covered in chocolate (these are the best in my opinion)
    Also I’m not sure if the supermarket-bought ones can keep up with the ones from the Bakery. Tbh I’ve never ever seen anybody buy them from the supermarket, there’s so many different Printenbäcker here which probably all produce with higher quality :)

    • @herkules593
      @herkules593 5 місяців тому +2

      Klein Printen are clearly the best

  • @ericastuart1844
    @ericastuart1844 5 місяців тому +1

    Love your Christmas nails!!!💅🏻

  • @debbieharris5667
    @debbieharris5667 2 місяці тому

    I loved this !! Enjoyed the ratings! Maybe the dry ones to eat with a cup of tea?

  • @heathernicole9358
    @heathernicole9358 5 місяців тому +6

    Aww her face when he told her that German dad was excited by an orange for his stocking.