Food Theory: I Cooked 100 Year Old Family Recipes!
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What WEIRD recipes do you have in your family, loyal Theorist? Some sort of strange pasta dish? A questionable Jell-O? Or what about a mysterious meatloaf? Today we’re looking at some of the most unique recipes from team Theorist all culminating in MatPat’s 100 year old (secret) family recipes.
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📜 Recipes from the Episode
Kielbasa Cabbage Soup (Matt Recipe):
1 table spoon oil
1 pound kielbasa sliced thinly
1 tablespoon garlic minced
3 ribs celery chopped
1 onion chopped
1 head cabbage chopped
¼ teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 cups 32 oz tomato sauce
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Fried Baccala (Stephanie Recipe):
4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups lukewarm water (more or less as needed)
1 packet dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
oil for frying
anchovy fillets in oil
steamed baccala’, cut in small pieces
OR include your own fun ingredients like Nutella, Marshmallow, etc. Get wild!
Ajiaco (Gerardo Recipe):
6 to 8 Cups of Water in a pot
1 Chicken Breast
half a pound of Criolla potatoes (or 3 yellow potatoes)
half a pound of Sabanera potatoes (or 3 white potatoes)
half a pound of Pastusa potatoes (or 3 red potatoes)
Guasca (herb)
Cilantro
Long Green Onion
1 Ear of Corn
Half a pound of green peas (optional)
Garlic
Salt
Charquican (Nicole Recipe):
1 yellow onion
4 scallions, in rings. Keep some of the green parts for the final dish decor (optional!)
1 pound of ground beef (or beef steak in cubes)
1/3 of a Butternut Squash, peeled, in cubes
Can of 100% Pure Pumpkin (you are gonna need around 15 oz)
10-12 small red potatoes, peeled, in cubes (or the same weight/amount as the Butternut Squash + Pumpkin you are using)
1 teaspoon of oregano
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of onion powder (optional)
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of Paprika
1 Beef broth cube
Vegetable broth, 32 fl oz
16 oz of frozen Mixed Vegetables
1 Tablespoon of butter
Eggs (1 per person, optional)
Salt, Pepper, and Olive Oil to taste
A BIG POT + A pan (for the eggs)
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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Santi Massa
Editors: Shnaia "Naya" Llamera, Warak, JayskiBean, and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi
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😋 Let's have some fun. Share your favorite family recipe below.
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Hearing the “This one’s for you grandpa” just makes my heart warm.
Yup
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I love the idea of MatPat's grandpa being in the afterlife going "It only took me dying, but I finally got that grandson of mine to try ma' shoup!"
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You must be very old or you are lying
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The whole outta pocket convo Matt started with _"do you like smelling your own farts?"_ and Steph's cry-laughing _"Dude, you're my best friend, but you can _*_*clear*_*_ a room"_ is marriage goals right there
I think they divorced but that's just a theory
Really?
That’s new
@@sparklee5044 where did you get that??????? They are still happily married lol they even have a kid
@@incognitomode940he’s obviously lying
Matthews childhood foods: polish foods, sour soups, meaty sausages- fatty and sweet breads etc etc Matthew now: PINE CONES.
Well, pinecone jam is like an eastern European thing, it's in his genes maybe
Regardless of how cute this video is, it's ironic that MatPat is making this video considering that he knows the truth about WWII, it must have been hard for him.
matt now: PINE TREES
Only real ones remember that video
@IncognitoActivado please elaborate on what this means? I'm interested
“This one’s for you, Grandpa” 💔
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I lost my grandmother literally a couple weeks ago and this video opening with "This one's for your grandpa" almost made me cry. Thanks for giving me the motivation to call my dad and ask for some of their Portuguese family recipes❤
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I hope you find her!
im sorry for your loss :( i hope you get those amazing recipes
That is both sad and cool! I hope you make something that reminds you of her.
I lost mine a month ago 😢
I'm a first generation Polish American and I teared up when MatPat said he was Polish... I was raised strictly Polish and eat all sorts of Polish food to this day, (today it was kotlety mielone). Yes I know we keep too many consonants together, and the smells of Polish dishes can be pungent, but you should try Kaszanka! It's truly delicious!
If it's pungent, it just means it's been fermenting in flavor. Especially when cabbage is involved (Im talking about veggies not other things, and even then only in some cases).
@@forwadnothing8212Hell yes. When he was talking about those soups stewing away all day, my mouth was watering… and now I really want some cabbage soup.
It's weird to think, but I live in Poland(although I have Hungarian and Rus(not Russian, a part of the Europe that was taken by ZSRR like Ukraine) roots, and I must say that we don't feel those smells, they are so ingrained into our cooking here, that it's just smell of the kitchen. Also it's very funny to hear American Polish people try to pronounce Polish name without knowledge of reading polish
I agree, we don't feel those smells - another Polish dish is gołąbki, basically meat with rice (I think historically it was meat with groats) served inside cabbage leaves 💚 We also eat pickled cabbage (kiszona kapusta)
@@crawfy48 dude, gołąbki or pierogi with cabbage and mushrooms. Basically the smell of my mother's and grandmother's kitchens, it makes me hungry by the thought
Without exaggerating, I think this is one of your best episodes made ever. Full stop. The sentiment was beautiful and the I think it’s great that now these recipes can see the light of day again after so many years.
Completely agree. So warm and heartfelt, it was a joy to watch.
Regardless of how cute this video is, it is ironic that MatPat is making this video considering he knows the truth about WWII, it must have been very difficult for him.
@@VitoHGrind Regardless of how tender this video is, it is ironic that MatPat is making this video considering he knows the truth about WWII, it must have been very difficult for him.
Bro I cried I'm only 14 but my grandma has dementia and hasn't cooked in 3 years
"Yeah, no more tears for MattPat. The announcement should've been it but he snuck in Ollie's first sign off, but no more!" "This one's for you grandpa" *somber heartfelt tone* Mattpatt Well so much for no more tears lol
So true. And the gang getting back together on Game Theory. Matt is tugging on heartstrings.
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Yep, five words in and I am already in tears.
The tone of matpat shows how much he cares abt his grandfather’s recipe
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this episode made me cry. i dont have any connection to my ancestors cultural foods and to see yall be able to connect once again was beautiful. i hope more people end up cherishing what they have
15:15 "This is my grandparents' house's smell" So Proust had madeleines (in French, a "Madeleine de Proust" is an expression used to describe smells, tastes, sounds reminding you of your childhood or bringing back emotional memories from a long time ago), and MatPat has kielbasa & cabbage soup 🥣
I love that there is a word for this!
So wholesome
This video made me surprisingly emotional. When my grandmother passed away I inherited her rolling pin and it’s one of my most cherished possessions. I think of her every time I bake a pie. She is 100% where I got my food love language from.
A rolling pin? Should’ve asked for an Xbox bro /joke
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Right? My mom has a marble rolling pin that she treasures. I can't remember if that one was inherited or a wedding gift. I love cooking with my family. Well, the ones who care to cook, anyway.
The tone of MatPat shows how much he cares about his grandfather’s recipe!💖💖
Even at the start saying this one is for you grandpa it’s so nice to see
😭
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When I was younger my uncle taught me how to make amazing shortbread cookies from a recipe that was passed down for generations. I’m finally glad I have an excuse to share it! Short Bread cookies: 6 oz flour 3 oz cornstarch 3 oz sugar 1 stick of butter (softened) 1 egg yolk Steps: Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine flour, egg, cornstarch, and sugar in a mix bowl. Mix well. Slowly add in pieces of butter and continue to mix until a solid dough ball is formed. You may need to add a few teaspoons of water if the dough is not forming. Place individually cut cookies on a baking sheet and put them in the oven for about 15 minutes. Check them occasionally. Depending on the cookie size, you may need more or less time. Once the bottom of the cookies are golden brown take them out of the over and let them cool. Once the cookies have cooled a bit, but are still warm, dip or sprinkle each cookie with sugar. Leave them to cool fully and then enjoy! ❤
As someone who's from slovakia and lives pretty close to poland this episode almost made me tear up. The same cabage soup you made today is served every christmas (along with fish and mashed potatoes) and idk there was something so satisfing when Matt finaly tried it. Definitly one of my fav episodes
This was a really heartwarming episode. I'm so glad that everyone enjoyed their dishes. Especially Matt, after decades of avoiding it.
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Great gram's rhubarb pie: 4 cups finely chopped rhubarb 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1 generous squeeze lemon juice Pinch of salt 1 heaping tbsp tapioca pearls Before placing top crust, spread small dabs of butter onto the filling. The crust will absorb it as it bakes and makes it super flakey, and gets rid of the weird store bought crust after taste.
I screen shoted this so I could try it
Ohhhhh the tapioca pearls is such an interesting idea!! 😮 i looove tapioca (and rhubarb) so I’m definitely trying this!! Thanks for sharing!
OMG I love rhubarb pie so much!!!! we make it every year!
Yes! My grandma grows Rhubarb in her backyard and I go over to get some every summer to make into pie.
This is so much like the pie my mom and I made while I was growing up. Only difference is we used 3 eggs as the pie thickener instead of the tapioca. Rhubarb Pie like this and taking an extra stalk of rhubarb eating it sprinkled with sugar makes me thing of summer vacation.
I never thought a Food Theory episode would actually show that Mat and i, along with many other people have a lot in common. Both raised Polish, a lot of interests similar to eachother, and have similar stories when it comes to ancestors. At the age of 4-5, my grandmother is someone i looked up to the most. She always had those iconic rainbow melon gummies lying around somewhere, and the best thing i remember her making was toast with that unforgetable pepper spice sprinkled around it. I still remember that party with my whole known generation invited by her, with those triangular decorations, tables, lights, music and fireplace set up, along with a basic mobile game needing to guess the names of certain games on it just for some fun of my own. Now with my grandma passing away since almost 9 years ago, that toast still lives on within my family, and my dad knows the exact recipe for it. God speed Matthew. May your cooking adventures live on
11:39 "It's not a competition!" I never thought I'd hear Matthew "overachiever" Patrick say that 😂
The amount of joy running through me at Matpat talking about Polish food right now oh my gosh. I'm Polish-Canadian myself and talk about the importance of food in Poland is huge!
ik dude! Im so happy too!
''finish your gołąbki/pierożki/ziemniaczki/schabowe/rosołek or any other polish food''
I'm polish two!!!
I’m from a lot of different places, but as it happens, I’m also a little polish. I got my “I’m from everywhere” from my mom. My dad is fully Colombian, so now I’m all of that, and then half Colombian
Food anywhere is huge. Acting like food being important to one's culture is special. Why
7:37 Mattpat just got friendzoned by his wife haha In all seriousness being best friends and joking around about farts is marriage goals right there
I mean, being a best friend is really a great requirement for marriage in some way, as marriage is basically promotion to life teamate!
@@victorfunnymantrue, if you think about it marriage is basically being friends with extra things you can do, like... Living together, and... Sleeping in the same bed... what do you think i meant?
@@lightningjadejavier y today's kid need inappropriate ness every where
@@lightningjadejavier I mean you can already be roomates or haby pyjama parties as friends tbh, that's not too special
"I'll carry your babies and stay with you for life but we are just friends" 😂😂 that is some next level friendzone. But all seriousness good basis of marriage is friendship
As someone from a Chinese family, living in South East Asia, one of my family recipes is a soup made from papaya, tofu, pork and that salted fish Stephanie was talking about. It is cooked occasionally and never gets old or loses it's taste no matter how many times you eat it. Congratulations on Matpat for being able to embrace his family's roots and recipes in order to continue his legacy as one of his final theories.
Im actually polish and my great-grandmother was actually a cook! I still have her thick cookbook full of traditional dishes and we prepare those for Christmas and other special celebrations. It was really nice to watch you cook this traditional soup! Loved every second of it ❤
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as a polish guy my self, I'm glad that mat got the chance to try some traditional polish dishes :)
Tak samo
Ok ya bundle of sticks
Not polish, American. But my family is polish on my dad’s side and Finninsh on my Mom’s. Unfortunately I know neither Finnish nor Polish and am very far removed from both cultures. Cooking and food is the only part of the culture I’m very familiar with.
@@UTTPNewEnglandPatriotsYou seem angry. Have a Snicker's. 🍫
Tastes bad.
The intro gave me chills
Same
Me too, MatPat single handily made time speed up 😭
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Finding out this man has Slavic origins somehow made me emotional and somehow the way he is makes so much sense now. If there's one thing about us Slavs, it's that we're very passionate about a lot of stuff (Let's say have very strong opinions on many things...) and when we know something really well we make sure to put it into practice!
Слов'янська тут теж ^^
This is late but my dad’s side of my family is Spanish, and I remember everytime we went to Spain, my abuela would make us all Spanish omelette. I recently re made it and one of my core memories to this day is sneaking out of my room to grab a bite to eat of that omelette it was so good to me.
I'm Spanish and tortilla is freaking amazing. My father makes at least one per week. And when they come out almost liquid? That's perfection
YOURE NOT LATE TO THE GAME!! theres never a bad time to reconnect to your roots and cooking freshly is one of the best things you can do for yourself no doubt, so this is a great way to connect those :D
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MatPat: who wants to take a day making cabbage soup. Me: I love cabbage soup. But in this episode I learned the most out of all theory episodes, not because of the food, I grow up with most of it. No, knowing that Mathew is Zapadoslav is crazy. I am originally from the south Slavs but moved to Poland for education.
My church is largely comprised of senior citizens. It’s a small church, so sometimes people are basically like family. Over the last 20 years (I’m 21), we’ve lost a lot of those elderly members. But what we *haven’t* lost is their recipes, because every few years, we make a church cookbook. One of the ladies we consider one of the most iconic chefs in the church passed away in 2015, but her husband (who’s in his 90s) allowed us to put some of her recipes in a cookbook we just put out within the last year or two. Since the last cookbook when I was just a kid, I’ve taken up baking, and I have some of my own iconic recipes that are now in that cookbook. You don’t always realize how special something is until something like this video brings it to your attention. Thanks, Food Theorist team. ❤️
My grandma used to collect church cookbooks (she was a pastor's wife) it was a joy to inherit her collection, too.
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@@Non_VitaDid bro just think he's cool 💀💀💀💀 Let my bro have his W in the immortal cookbook.
@@Non_Vitabro, why, no, why you gotta be so rude
"this ones for you grandpa" That was the saddest line ever dang
Yea
This may be my favorite episode you’ve done here on food theory. I really don’t have much in terms of memories of family or our history, but I do have a cookbook from my grandmother that makes me laugh. She was an amazing cook and baker in her time (though she wasn’t the best at cookies), and she left all the grandkids a cookbook. The problem was that she was a dump cook, so while all the ingredients are correct, none of them have the correct measurements. My sister spent years figuring it out, but I kinda treasure the book more with the wrong measurements. She had dementia during my time, so I never had any of her cooking, but I have the memories of her, and the cookbook reminds me of those days.
Maybe hot take, but BEST video MatPat has ever made!! Such wholesome vibes
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@@UTTPNewEnglandPatriotsnah because while watching your montage of shittily-cropped PNG’s photoshopped on top of each other, all I could think was “wow! what great content!”
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When I got married, we were gifted a cookbook of all of the family recipes from both sides of the family. Best gift ever.
That's adorable!! I'd love a gift like that!
That's awesome. I can't even begin to imagine how special y'all felt when getting that cookbook.
When I got married... Oh wait I didn't
0:07 IM SEVEN SECONDS IN I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS HAPPENING SO WHY AM I CRYING????
We will miss matpat 😢
Great Grandma's recipe. Big on taste, small on preparation time and clean up! Butterscotch Oat Squares 2 cups quick rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp salt 1 cup brown sugar (packed) 1/2 cup butter, melted 1/2 tsp vanilla Combine oats, baking powder and salt. Add sugar and mix. Add melted butter and vanilla, blending thoroughly. Spread mixture thinly into a 9 x 13 pan (ungreased) and press down with a spoon or spatula. Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit until golden (about 20 minutes). Allow to stand 5 minutes, then cut into squares or bars. Allow to cool thoroughly before removing from pan.
This episode hits emotionally. We lost my grandmother this time last year and one of the things I miss most is her cooking. Granted I don’t think she had any family recipes passed down from generations, but her cooking was always good. I don’t know how to describe it, but it was more than just food. Kinda the same for a great aunt that passed a few years ago. If you wanted to sell the Patrick Family Cookbook, I’d buy a few.
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I know what you mean. My mother, while having no recipes of her own, has a way of cooking that makes me truly appreciate a home-cooked meal. 🍛🥲👍
Here's an easy recipe from my aunt's days in college Ultimate Grilled Cheese: 3 oz cream cheese 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder 3/4 cup of mayonnaise (it has to be mayo) 1 cup of shredded mozzarella 1/8 teaspoon seasoned salt A good type of bread. She recommended Italian bread or garlic Parmesan bread, but I found it taste just as good with regular sliced bread In a mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and mayo together until smooth, then stir in the cheeses and seasonings. After that you would spread it on some bread and cook it like a regular cheese sandwich.
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WILL be trying this!!
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing and I will absolutely be trying this!
Tried it and it’s great! Thx for sharing!
Sounds good
The joy he would have knowing his meals are now able to be enjoyed by thousands… you did a good thing, and he appreciates it.
Finding out Matpat is also Polish makes my heart fill with joy. Pierogi and Kolozkis being first two Polish recipes makes my heart sing. RiP grandpa MatPat.
I lost my grandmother over the summer. She was Polish, and she always made a point to let me help her make those foods. Pierogi, kruschicki, gołabki, paczki, so much more. Just this Saturday my friend and I were preparing a ton of pierogi for an event I thought she would be around to help with. We used her recipe and they came out amazing, this video is perfectly timed. Thanks Mat 💙.
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@@Bacon1108 i dont get why youtube wont do anything about it
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Matpat dedicating one of his last Food Theories to his grandpa is so wholesome ❤
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This moved me to tears. My parents got me when they were in their 40s, so currently I'm 29 and my mother is 72 and my father is no longer with us. He never passed those recipes on or wrote them down so I'll never be able to taste his lasagna, meatballs and fried fish ever again... This episode was a beautiful sentiment and a great lesson: I will be writing down all my recipes from now on! Hoping that it helps my children later in life!
I'm a Polish-American, thank you so much MatPat for spreading knowledge about our culture. It is always amazing to see other Polish people in media, dziękuję for all the memories MatPat.
2 years ago, me and my sister made sausage entirely from scratch. My great-grandfather and his brother ran a butchery together and they passed their sausage recipes down to their children. Over the years, my great-uncle and his granddaughter have been making the sausage and tweaking the recipes. My family still has the original sausage maker that my great-grandfather brought over in 1927, and me and my sister actually used it when we made the sausage. I only ever made the breakfast sausage once so i don’t remember the recipe but I thought it would be cool to share the story.
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That's really sweet :3 I think family recipes are such a precious thing, and I'm so glad this episode means that people like you get to share your lovely stories relating to them.
I wish my family cooked, for family gatherings we just eat at restaurants makes me kind of sad knowing that I don’t have a memory like that.
As a Polish person, I was positivly suprised that Mathew is from a Polish family So nice of him that he dedicated a whole video to his grandpa I'm also glad he liked the soup from the family recipe, Polish dishes do sometimes have unusual recipes, smells or/and looks, but the taste is always, and I say ALWAYS great.
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I'm a Polish Roma and I was also surprised when I found that out
As a Polish person I cannot describe the joy of seeing you enjoy the soup. My mom taught me a lot of traditional Polish recipes and even though I don't like some of them I'm still glad I know how to make them. It's tradition after all 😁 My fav has got to be pierogi, it's just heaven. And it's really fun to make strange shapes with them to annoy my very strict grandma 😈
Born, raised and living in Poland, this episode is so heartwarming. I'm so happy you tried that recipe
I was born and grew up in Poland, and when I was a teen I moved to UK permanently, but all my family are back home. I grew up on a lot of these dishes, and there are a lot of memories associated with them, thank you for reminding me of them :)
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I'm polish, and i suffer hearing how you prononce this food, but i'm happy that you share our cooking to people ^^
TRUEEEE, i suffered the most at "pączki" being singular and him saying "Kiełbasa" instead of sausage
@@Neonek1232 well polish sausage, or kielbasa is slightly different than overall sausage, it's heavy smoked while still being pretty fatty, while american sausage from what I heard is a bit more uniform, lean, and less smoky
I love how he didn't even bother choosing a font with Polish characters so there's just a bunch of "boxes" instead of doughnuts on the screen
As a polish - I'd love to hear you pronounce anything with a "th" sound ;)
@@onman14I don't know what you mean, I regularly order packages from Amazon just to eat all the paczki
This video definitely made me a little emotional. My grandad is suffering from skin cancer and likely doesn't have all that much time left. It made me realise that I never took much time to ask about his food and the things he makes. My family is Greek and all the recipies he and my grandma make are amazing, even though we live far apart I'd love to learn some of his cooking one day.
As per traditional Slovakian spin on the cabbage soup, try adding dried mushrooms, pieces of pork shoulder and plums! (It is called kapustnica, and we eat it during Christmas) Also, try forgoing the tomato sauce, sugar and chicken broth, and instead simmer it purely in hot water. It takes longer, but it is so worth it. Also don't be shy with those bay leaves and paprika, add more. And I heartily recommend adding a splash of heavy cream (sweet or sour) into any cabbage soup plate, makes it like a little piece of heaven (also it serves great to cool the soup down a little bit). Also, EAT IT WITH A PIECE OF BREAD ON THE SIDE! (the truly central Europe way)
Simple yellow rice with chicken. You take four big chicken legs, seal them on fire with onion, crushed garlick and parsley, add wine to deglaze and let the chicken be made slowly with 8 cups of water, boiling. After a few mins, add 3 parts rice, add curcums or food dye and salt. And... that's my fave food. You can add olives, too, or even pepper. Some sour helps a lot with the flavor
That sounds more exciting than my family's chicken and rice! We boil chicken thighs or leg quarters and add the yellow rice at the end. What kind of wine do you use?
Regardless of how cute and interesting this video is, it is ironic that MatPat is making this video considering he knows the truth about WWII, it must have been very difficult for him.
@@zelraiinightgale6113 Regardless of how tender and interesting this video is, it is ironic that MatPat is making this video considering he knows the truth about WWII, it must have been very difficult for him.
Wow. I wasn’t prepared for Food Theory to make me cry today. Thanks everyone who worked on this episode!
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As a pole, this made me so happy. I haven't seen my family (except for my parents) in ages since I moved from Poland to England and I miss my grandma's delicious cooking. This made me so happy and I might try to cook up some łazanki with my mum later :)
I was eating "pączki" while watching this, as a Polish person I give credit to MatPat for embracing his heritage. Dla brata Polaka z Nowego Świata!
Thank you MatPat! For all the years of service For all the dad jokes For all the times you made us laugh For helping us learn the most random things For being an inspiration For being a great person This is not the end of MatPat It’s a new beginning Good luck and best of wishes to all of team theorists and your family ❤
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fun fact: I actually took a class about these sorts of old recipes, but mine was like WAY older. I'm talking between the 1400-1600 range when they were still using old english so we had to transcribe it into modern english. I actually found a pretty solid recipe for frosting in there, plus one for herbal medicinal teas.
Well you've got to tell us the recipes now.
@@vintwister i don't remember the frosting one exactly but I know it involved an absolutely obscene amount of powdered sugar and butter and I think that was like literally it? The tea one was just taking whatever herbs you got and steeping em in boiling water for maybe 3-5 min. I tried it with mint (good but weak) basil (weak but fragrant) and an old hibiscus flower (pretty color but tasted awful)
i honestly love how this episode served as a love letter from MatPat to his grandpa. ;w; i don't know if my granny had any family recipes, but i did write a poem about her kindness after her passing. i showed the poem to my mum, and she shared it with her family, who then shared it with their extended family members, including family i didn't even know about. my poem spread throughout my entire family and united us, and now a copy of it hangs in our hallway courtesy of my aunt who shared the poem the most. what i'm saying is don't take people for granted. you'll never know when something will come and take them away, and all you'll be left with are the memories. there may be good memories, there may be bad memories, but they'll never compare to the real deal.
This episode was amazing. As a kid, I loved cooking my grandmas recipes with her. I love making cookies with her for holidays or just because, but I haven't been able to do it that much lately. Thank you matpat
I'm Chilean but my family moved to the USA when I was young. Nicole cooking the Charquican and talking about her experiences honestly gave me such an emotional reaction and I even cried a bit. Food is such a great way to connect with family and culture, I'm making plans to collect as many family recipes as possible!
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Im Polish and OH WOW,this is SUCH a pleasant suprise! Never in a million years would I think Matthew Patrick comes from a polish family! We will miss you, MatPat❤ It is also really funny beacuse not only am I polish,my name is also Patryk!
this episode made me cry, it got me to think about my grandmother that past away last year - the things she would make for me and the things she would talk to me and my siblings about. I treasure everything dearly, and while she didnt necesserily teach me any of her recipies, she did share my love of coin and banknote collection - I love those things to bits and everytime i take them out to study them and look at them it reminds me of her. Thank you for sharing this, at least for me this episode brough a lot of joy (and emotions) to my day.
I just teared up when I learned there was South American representation on the team with Santi being from Argentina but now I'm BAWLING seeing Nicole talk about charquícan!! My dad is an immigrant from Chile and this is one of the dishes he makes that I truly enjoy. Huge thank you to having us represented, an even bigger fan now ❤!
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I'm tearing up because of this video. My family is Armenian and we lost a lot of our culture and family members to the point where my great grandfather never taught his kids about the language or his past. We have a couple of our armenian family recipes in a family cookbook I've digitized, I really appreciate reconnecting to your roots since I feel a part of me that is connected to my culture through food.
Things are dire for us Armenians. My family has also lost much its Armenian culture over the generations we’ve spent in Italy and the US. Every year Azerbaijan is conquering more of our land and the world has turned a blind eye to it. I’m very afraid at this point that Armenian culture will be gone in a century or two.
As an Armenian we also lost so much due to assimilation. I know we did it to survive and I understand why, but it still makes me sad. We did keep our food though, and have a very precious cookbook written by my great great grandmother including Armenian writing. Every time I cook something from it I feel so happy in my soul.
I am also Armenian and we lost so much due to assimilation. My family did it to survive, and I'm so proud of their bravery, but it still makes me sad. We kept our food, though, and have a very treasured cookbook written by my great grandmother with Armenian writing in her hand. Every time I cook something from it it makes my soul so happy!
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For special occasions my family always started the day with Finnish pancakes (which are just scandinavian pancakes, but with lingonberries). They’re more like crepe pancakes than flapjacks, so they’re thinner and more savory. This recipe feeds 2-3 people, but you can double or even triple it up to feed more. 2 eggs 1 tbsp sugar Beat together 1 cup of milk 1 cup of flour 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup butter (melted) 1/32 tsp love Mix into a thick batter Heat up a large pan over a medium heat, and once the pan is hot you can add butter OR bacon grease. Don’t use a non-stick pan though, you want it to have a little bite. When you add the batter, swirl the pan around to form it into a circle and let it cook for around two minutes, then flip and let it cook for another minute. Remove and begin the process again. What I’ll usually do (as my mom taught me) is alternate butter and bacon grease for each pancake. Surprisingly, it does not make a huge taste difference. Once all the batter is cooked, roll the pancakes up and serve 2-3 per person. While you can any pancake toppings your heart desires, some Lingonberry jam is what makes them Finnish pancakes. Both of my grandmothers were immigrants (Finnish and Estonian respectively), and while I never got to meet them I do have a number of recipes from both of them. One day I hope to have kids to pass them down to
This episode really spoke to me. My grandpa passed away just a few years ago. He loved outdoor/cowboy-style cooking, and he became somewhat famous in my Boy Scout troop for it. When he died, my grandma gave me all his old cookbooks. Very few of the recipes in any of these books were his own, but in a binder he had compiled, I had finally found his elusive Ranch Beans recipe. This was a recipe that he would put together for almost every family gathering. They’re delicious, they’re spicy, and they’re very filling. When I decided to make the recipe for myself, I tried them and immediately thought back to my grandpa and how much he loved his cooking ❤️
This made me cry so much 😭 Even though my family life is not ideal, and I don't have those warm memories of my ancestors, the LOVE that's so clear in this video is potent! I'm so glad people are able to connect with their history this way, and feel that connection to others! Much love to everyone at Theorist!
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I absolutely love this episode. I am so blessed to still have all my grandparents with me. And nothing is more special to me every time we all get together with nonna and nonna to make home made past and sauce together, or when my abuela and abuelo taught me how to make Charquicán or empanadas or pan amasado. You guys really made something special here, one of the nest episodes of food theory. Thank you.
This one made me cry. My grandpa passed in the early 2000's before I was born and his recipes have been a way to find some kind of connection back to him. My cousin recently started as the head chef at a restaurant in our town and the soup of the week last week was "Grandpa's knoephla soup" using my family recipe. These kinds of connections are so important.
This episode had me sobbing. I'd give just about anything to have even just one of my grandma's recipes-- they were all lost in a house fire that took her from us. Knowing that I'll never have her company, smell, or any of the foods she made for me ever again hurts so much. I did managed to half-figure out a soup that she made, but it doesn't taste quite right. I'll just keep trying until I maybe eventually get it.
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you can figure it out!
When you talked about how you guys took the time to experiment with your families recipes, that really highlights what a family recipe is supposed to be. Of course, it will always be nice to have the original, the first version of that recipe with you. But then that's just someone's recipe. Not a family recipe. It becomes a family recipe because you can change it, you can add or subtract aspects of the dish to your liking, and then pass it on to your kids. Then, they can do the same. So while its base started as the original recipe that your grandparents made, it now encorporates you, and every generation after you. It captures every single generation of your family, and it's something to cherish.
Im going CRAZY for these recipes! Im so thrilled that they included these recipes in the description! Thank you Matthew, Stephanie, Gerardo, and Nicole! I'm looking forward to trying to make these!
Inez's Mile High Bisquets: 3/4 cup shotening (preferably Crisco); 3 cups flower; 4.5 tsp Baking Powder; 3/4 tsp cream of tarter; 2.5 Tbsp sugar; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 egg; 1 cup of milk. Mix together, cut into Bisquet shapes (hearts, whatever). Preheat oven to 450, bake for 12 min. My Grandmothers saying "They are best eatten buttered fresh out of the oven with the butter dripping down your chin ;) (my mother-in-law likes them just as is even cool). Also for any Spaghetti sauce, add Heinz Chili Sauce to it. You'll never want it any other way. I dont like spicy foor but this makes it more zippy. I could never like jared pasta sauce because I found it flavorless. That Chili sauce just makes all of them better (you can taste test if youd like more or less, depending how much you make you dont need a full bottle). Otherwise kind of homemade was: full bottle of Heinz Chili Sauce; x1-22oz can of Hunts tomato sauce; 1 large can of Diced Tomatoes; Parcley-Oragano-Basil-Garlic (lol maybe about 2 tbsp each, I just shake until i feel it looks like enough). Cook onions and some garlic in with meat, drain and add meat to sauce.
This made me emotional, I do not have a relationship with any family members and seeing you do something for one like this was nice to see. I wish I got to have a connection like that with my grandparents
12:00 Matt, you just made another Italian classic: a zeppoli! A fried Italian donut often served with chocolate or Nutella and sprinkled in powdered sugar! 🤤 I'm a big fan of them! Can't say I'm as big of a fan of the baccala though, sorry Steph (and my Nonna) 😅
This one made me emotional. I'm also at the point in life I'm starting to slow down and think about heritage and legacy and etc, and ironically also of central European descent (Hungarian and German). Unfortunately I don't have many tangible connections to my ancestors, just a single recipe (Chicken Paprikash), and so have been exploring whatever recipes from the area I can find (homemade sauerkraut, sauerkraut soup, potato dumplings, etc). It's so fulfilling. Love seeing everyone here chiming in to share their family stories and recipes ❤️
my grandma passed in december, and she always made this fantastic cheese bread. (pão de queso in Brazilian portuguese) i havent had it since she passed, and this video inspires me to want to make it. you’ll be deeply missed MatPat.
I wasn't expecting a Food Theory episode to make me cry... miss you Grampa. Family recipes are so awesome, and unfortunately I didn't get many from my parents. I need to ask other relatives still with us. New mission START
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10:33 when Steph is explaining her recipe, the way Matt looks at her, I want someone to look at me like that...
This is a wholesome video. Im glad to see people get to experience family traditions through food. For me, my family has been there my whole life, and I would be willing to pass down traditions to later generations, food or otherwise.
This is such an awesome episode. I dont have any family recipes except maybe a specific way to make sweet tea. We just werent that kind of family. Its so cool to see you all taste these and go through these memories. Reminiscing on where you came from. Thank you for sharing a personal piece of you with us.
2:07 is a funny moment. Matt says it right, but the text on screen is spelled wrong. It's supposed to be Pączki not Paczki, which is a completely different word. Now this is not the editors fault per se. Not only is it possible that "ą" doesn't even exist in that font, but getting the "ą" on non Polish keyboard seems to be close to impossible. Fascinating how the letters of certain languages are just left out and that can cause funny mistakes/misunderstanding. For those wondering, Paczki, the text on screen, means packages.
i noticed that too ☠️
I came looking for this comment -- I don't know much polish admittedly, but I was like "wait... isn't that packages???"
Man, this episode made me way more emotional than I anticipated. I’m going to miss Mat and Stephanie so much, and they deserve all the happiness.
This is probably my favorite episode of food theory, while at the same time being very bitter sweet for me. My father passed away when I was just 11 and all of his family cookbooks got thrown away due to no one else caring about them and me not realizing how important they were. Now with me entering into my 30's I find myself missing his recipes more and more. Thank you Matt for choosing to do this as one of you final theories.
This video actually touched me emotionally, my grandma used to cook so much when I was a kid, my most favorite of her dishes was what I like to call Soupitta, I loved it so much, slowly I started to learn how to make it when she couldn’t cook anymore. And recently she passed away, and to this day I’m still making the soupitta, and I’ll make sure she lives on through this soup
10:40 Even Grandma knew her granddaughter and husband would do a food in a dryer or other things
In my family a commonly made family recipe is North Staffordshire Oatcakes (I think we’ve altered the recipe slightly but I still love the dish all the same) They’re found in towns such as Stoke on Trent(where my family is from) As a child I love it when my father makes this dish.
Hi MatPat! I’ve been watching you for a really long time. I never thought I’d start tearing up at a video you’d make, but, when Steph started to talk about the fried dough her italian family made I started tearing up. I used to love these miniature fried calzones my grandma made when I was younger. We’d have it on christmas while having the 7 fishes. I sent this video to my grandma and she really liked the video too. It’s so sad to see you leaving the theorists. I’ve been watching you since I was really young, around 8 years old. I’m 17 now! I really hope you realize the impact you’ve had on everyone. Love you dude.
This video is a really cool concept. I don't really have family recipes(that I know of) but I am so happy you get to experience them and even pass them on. Truly in the feels this one.
Weird how this is the most normal food theory episode but definitely one of if not the best episode!
MATPAT 😭 you really posted this the day I was taught my wife’s mawmaw’s homemade bread recipe. I never got to meet her as she passed away very shortly before I met my now wife. My wife’s uncle made some of the bread last Thanksgiving and I liked it so much I asked him to teach me. Yesterday was my first time making it and my mother-in-law said it tasted just like her mama’s bread. I was so proud and happy. This episode tugged my heart
4:10 The tablets were made of clay and markings were made in the wet clay tablet with reeds and then they would dry into solid records. No carving into stone.
This was a very heartwarming episode. Maybe I’ll ask my dad sometime if he still has any family recipes. Though one of my favorite recipes from him would be chocolate chip banana bread. It was gooey in the center, a bit crisp on the edges, and extremely delicious.
7:17 now that's gonna be something in the deranged matpat edits.
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Aww, Stephanie looks precious in that get-up. 🥰
This video came out at just the right time for me, I'm planning on cooking some old recipes that my little brother use to love for his memorial service. It's going to be hard but I think the memories that it'll give me will be good despite all the tears
10:52 right here you can see how much mat wants to say “yes I would”