@@mojojojo11811 Those of us who are used to it can easily eat straight from jar. An American needs to try a smidgen on very tip of knife spread over buttered toas Baby steps!!
Eating Marmite on a fork is like having chilli flakes neat and then saying you don't like Mexican food. Hot toast, loads of butter, and thin spread marmite. You have to try it properly.
@@SimpleScottishLivingagreed Scotch Eggs store bought taste awful compared to home made.love making them from time to time.loving all your videos so far as just subbed today 😊
Hi Zach and Annie and family 😊 I only found you today and I subscribed straight away , you are both so lovely and natural I am hooked , your chemistry is adorable 🥰 . I love Scotland 🏴 have been lucky enough to go a good few times . I married my lovely hubby there in Kingussie in 2009 in Ardverikie House we had the most wonderful time ❤ sadly I lost him nearly 3 years ago to a rare cancer he was only 46 😢😢 I am broken 💔 , but watching you both in your lovely home in Scotland is so warming I wish you all the happiness in the world . Love and best wishes Jackie from Wiltshire England 🏴 xxxx
Thank you for watching and for sharing! I’m so sorry to hear about your husband. 46 is too soon, and our hearts go out to you and all that you’ve had to go through. We truly appreciate your support and thank you for following along ❤️ Hope to keep bringing you some laughs!
Condolences Jackie, it's just not fair is it, I lost my husband to cancer when he was 47, 7 years ago and it doesn't get easier, you just kind of carry on as best you can, miss him every day.
🎵The milky bar kid is strong and tough, only the best is good enough, the creamiest milk, the whitest bar, nestles milky bar....the Milky Bars are on me.🎶 60s/70s throwback for me there. 😂😂
Before anyone discounts marmite, you need to try marmite and cheese on toast. The trick is, you need such a thing sliver, almost so you can still see the butter underneath. So many people go too heavy and as a lover for probably 30 years, I wouldn't eat it thick/strong. Mature cheddar too!
Also, there was an entire documentary deciding whether it was cake or biscuit. Cakes go hard when they are stale, biscuits go soft. Jaffa cakes go hard stale 😂
Marmite generally speaking is foul but I have to admit while I was at work one time there was a jar of Marmite and I challenged myself to try it so I spread it on the bread extremely thinly so you could barely see it and it wasn’t awful. However I still won’t eat it again because I still think it is awful and I don’t need it in my life!
I like Tunnock's teacakes but much prefer the caramel wafers. Maybe you should get Annie to try more traditionally Scottish things like haggis, butter tablet, black bun, Edinburgh rock, etc.
@@SimpleScottishLiving Yeah... not straight out of the jar 🤣 It's the ultimate love or hate item! May I suggest spreading Marmite on hot, buttered Toast 🙂
Scotch eggs in restaurants and bars are sold hot with the yolk still runny, usually. The ones you buy in local shops are like this. The Scotch pie is traditionally mutton, however most places have moved to beef - they differ wildly depending on where you get them from. I find it a risky pie to buy if you haven't tried it from that place before, sometimes too greasy, sometimes too solid, sometimes too salty. Get a good one though and they're superb. But mutch better pies throughout Scotland in my opinion. Irn-Bru should be cold, cold. Great for hangover and fish suppers alike. Monster Munch are bangers, there's a UK crisps documentary and it's on RU-vid if you're ever bored enough. I think it's Crisp Wars. Marmite - you want to toast some bread, butter it and then a thin spread of Marmite, you should be able to see the butter. That's the best way to start and increase depending on preference. Straight from the jar is like drinking vinegar, no one does it. Wine Gums - look on RU-vid for the 90s ads for it. "There's joose, loose, aboot this hoose!"
Where, oh where, can you get mutton pies these days? They all seem to be "beef" (loosely speaking). I have childhood memories of eating a Scotch pie with the grease dribbling down my chin. Howies in Saltcoats were the best. Heaven!
I always have marmite in the cupboard but I don't eat it on its own, it's great in cooking, a spoon in stews, pies, gravy... The last time I ate it on toast was when I was pregnant (but loads of butter and the thinnest layer). I love your channel btw
Another great reaction video Zach and Annie l was born and raised in Scotland and l have never liked marmite your faces when you tried it was funny love from Scotland ❤️
My sister and I will be in Scotland at the end of August until the first of Sept. My daughter is in a masters program at Oxford at 47 yrs of ag. I told her 10 years ago if she ever got a partial scholarship to Oxford I would fly over and take her to a Scottish Game which has been her personal obsession since she was 16. She would go to a game or two every year and camp from BC to WA. We start in Galway then Edinburgh then 3 days traveling toward Inverness and circle back to Galway and meet up with Lacy for the games and then Oxford. I found you two a couple of days ago on utube and have enjoyed your videos. I have no idea where you are located but if you want to have a drive by picture we would enjoy that. We already know we won’t have enough time in the country (Scotland) and Vertually no time in England other than Oxford. Any suggestions are welcome and I know know what not to eat. Ha! Enjoying your content..keep up the good work and keep smiling and laughing at yourselves and each other. Jan and Margie
@@janlovig3371 We hope you have an incredible trip! As far as food goes in the Edinburgh area,the Queen’s Arms has a wonderful Sunday Roast, Hamilton’s for brunch/Scottish breakfast in Stockbridge is great, and Pepe Nero for Italian (especially their pasta with mushrooms) was exceptional! Afternoon tea at Prestonfield house is worth the hype, and so is visiting the Royal mile, Princes St Gardens, and hiking Arthur’s seat. Dalkieth Country Park is lovely and a short drive from Edinburgh, but we also love taking a day trip to North Berwick!
FYI... Scotch eggs are NOT a Scottish creation. I believe they originate from Yorkshire in England. Scotch pies on the other hand are Scottish and are delicious. But you can't buy them in England. Coca Cola is the No 1 drink in every country of the world except Scotland where it is Irn Bru. Caramac was discontinued several years ago. But I believe you can get 'versions' of it (not the original recipe one).
Yeah.. It was believed to originate from Fortnum & Mason in the early 1700s. The original name was thought to be Scorched Eggs due to the way it was baked initially - But shortened to Scotch ( probably from mispronounciation)
When I was young in the UK (some decades ago sadly), Oranges were imported from Jaffa in Israel - hence the name. The controversy over biscuit v cake came about because in the UK cakes are taxed differently than biscuits (Why is a mystery!) which resulted in a law suit. They were defined legally as cakes much to McVitie's relief as otherwise the VAT would have been collected retroactively - millions of pounds apparently.. Just a little history!
I think you maybe wrong. Jaffa' came from South Africa. I transported fruit and veg in the early 90's and all Jaffa fruit was from South Africa......... Most of our lemons were from Cyprus, but a few came from Israel. Each box of fruit has a COO, and Seville oranges were from Spain, the rest came from South Africa.........
@@juniusvindex769Jaffa is a place in Israel where that particular cultivar of orange was bred in the 19th century. It can of course be be grown anywhere with a suitable climate, and these days they do come from many places, and I think not many come from Jaffa itself as it is now a pretty urban environment. However, I don’t know when the shift of production location happened, nor does the original poster give any clues as to how old they are (other than some decades ago) so they may be correct. Edit. Just done a bit of research and it appears many of the orange groves in Jaffa disappeared in the late 1940s so quite possible for someone to have grown up in a period when the imports did actually come from Jaffa itself.
@@simonrobbins8357 I am talking about the 1950's. But it certainly is possible that this variety of Orange was grown elsewhere such as South Africa, no doubt. They were a very large Orange with thick peel. They were certainly labelled as Jaffa Oranges.
I’m so glad I came across the two of you. I am really enjoying your content and cheerful personalities. I look forward to more. This was a good video and I did laugh a lot. Watching from sunny Wales 😎
Try a homemade scotch egg. Scotch eggs should have a semi runny yolk. Try Dandelion and Burdock, a very distinctive drink. Bread and Butter pudding. The love/hate thing with Marmite has spawned a saying that has come into common usage. People will often say that something "is a Marmite thing", i.e. something you either love or hate. Love the videos btw.
Thanks so much for watching! We’ll definitely try these. And yes, marmite seems to be an acquired taste, but we do plan to try it again when prepared the proper way!
Suggestions for food... cullen skink? Steak and kidney pie? Rhubarb crumble? Scottish lamb? Lobster or crab with salad( not typically just Scottish but we loved having freshly caught ones mostly from dives off the east coast). For sweeties, if you have an old fashioned sweetshop with loose sweets in jars, try asking for 4ozs of a mixture of Scottish ones. We have alots of Scottish made ice cream too so if you're out and about then look for parlours in various towns. I can't remember many names but Janettas in St. Andrews, Visocchi's in Broughty Ferry, Luca's in Musselborough. Mackies is also available from the supermarkets. Scones. Organic duck eggs and, when in season, try a goose egg. I'm sure you'll have plenty of suggestions.
I think the most relevant fact that makes it clear that Jaffa Cakes are cakes, is that they're cakes made from cake mix. I don't know how anyone can get this wrong.
In 1991, after a long and costly dispute between HM Revenue and customs (HMRC) and McVities it was ruled in Court that Jaffa Cakes are indeed cakes and not biscuits. Decision based on the fact that biscuits, left out of their packaging always go soggy. Cakes don't. It's an important judgement because a chocolate covered biscuit would be subject to Value Added Tax, whereas a chocolate covered cake is not.
ADVICE: I just wanted to say that I was instantly attracted to your videos bc of your big move to Scotland and would love to see more DITL or videos showing your life overseas as opposed to the sit down videos. You're in such a beautiful place and it's a shame to not show your new life. I look forward to watching your channel grow!
Thanks for the feedback! We hope to showcase as much as possible. Haven’t been out too much in the first 2 months with all the ongoing house renovations and kids finishing up school, but we can’t wait to see more and share it with everyone ❤️
@@SimpleScottishLiving, for those of us in Scotlabd I think most have us have just enjoyed your enthusiasm and find quite a lot of your viewpoints and experiences really interesting and how you explain for those of us unfamiliar with the USA, what it's like.
@@SimpleScottishLivingyour welcome and I completely understand. For just starting a RU-vid channel your doing really great. So glad I stumbled across your videos!
scotch pies really good with onion gravy and mixed steamed veg with mashed potato scotch egg great with salads or conrish pasties and beans or heated up and with mixed steamed veg and gravy marmite they changed the recipe it isnt like it used to be... cant go wrong with dodgers... great with tea or milk... jaffacakes are a cake that are the size of a buscuit... cherry bakewells also better with a cup of tea... tea cakes always great for kids in pack lunches... a great snack that doesnt fill your tunny bfore dinner... milkybar bar one of my old favorites, i myself, my kids and grand kids all grew up eating these to keep em quiet... caramac was discontinued but was another tasty treat. wham bars i used to roll up and put all of it in my mouth and let it melt and suck on it for hours... there was a similar one that had popping candy inside which was another favorite as a kid... wine gums another one that changed the recipe... they were alot better 20 years ago... fruity and chewy now they taste artificial...
You two are so fun to watch! I’m heading to the UK from California the beginning of October with my daughter, her husband and his mother & we’re staying in Scotland for 4 nights. Great idea to do actual taste testing of the local snacks. Unfortunately my daughter & I have celiac disease so we will be missing out on some of the yummy foods. If you stumble upon great gluten free options, please pass those on. I know my son in law will enjoy many of the ones you shared in this video. By the way, I love that you brought a bit of California with you with the picture of the poppies behind you ❤ I grew up in the Bay Area.
Fair enough, Marmite isn't for either of you- but eating it like that.......ain't no-one gonna enjoy that! (Unless you are already a great fan!) HAS to be eaten on hot buttered toast, VERY thinly spread! Or used in small amounts to pep up savoury sauces - like brown meat gravy, casseroles or meaty pasta sauces. The Jaffa cake is legally a cake, after a court case in which it was hotly debated. The issue was that cakes are exempt from VAT, but biscuits are not. The deciding factor was that cakes go hard when stale and biscuits go soggy when stale. Your Jaffa cake goes hard, ergo it is a cake. But it's always sold in the biscuit aisle, not the cake aisle......
Guys Guys guys! Even as a Marmite lover, I would never eat it like that. If you fancy trying it again properly, lovely warm toast with butter and spread that marmite nice n thin. The pie, if you eat it just plain like that, you need to get from a butcher to get that proper savory taste, or as Zack said with your preference of sauce. I’m a brown sauce man myself, but whatever you prefer. They are also delicious cover in baked beans. Pickled Onion Monster Munch! Makes my mouth water just to think of them. Delicious. Prawn Cocktail, probably every Mums favorite. We drank irl Bru like water when I was a kid, but now, it’s a nostalgia drink, somewhat to sweet for me. Do not let the kids near it before bed😮! The rest of the scores where fair i think, but we definitely need more of these down the road. Looking forward to you trip. Plenty of scenery please, I’m a long way from home.
Thanks for sharing! We will definitely revisit the marmite when prepared properly and will report back. Went to the Hermitage today and attempted to get some scenic shots. Quite busy on a beautiful Sunday though 😅 Soaking up this amazing weather!
A quick tip, always buy your Scotch pies from the local butchers, much less cereal and more meat, usually filled to the brim too. Big up the Irn Bru,Try Tunnocks Caramel Logs,and I totally prefer Golden Wonder Fully flavoured Crisps.
Am suffering from sciatica right now and feeling sorry for myself. I watched your video and you both cheered me up. You are so genuine, humorous and pleasant. Thank you so much. You are very brave attempting some of these so-called delights! Marmite, scoth eggs or Iron Brew😢😢😢😅 Bring on more videos please!
What the hell are you doing to poor Annie making her eat neat Marmite! 🤣🤣🤣Has to be on buttered toast very thinly spread with a cup of tea. I love Marmite nom nom nom. As for your Cherry Bakewell scores - get thee gone from our shores - no longer welcome! Bannished forthwith!
Good fun!Whoa!! Go steady with the marmite!!! Only use it in small quantities to “flavour ‘ other food like egg, bread, etc My mum used to make us mince tstties and neeps …. 40+!years ago
The jaffa cakes are officially cakes, when they came out, they called them cakes, because there was no VAT(tax) on cakes, but there is VAT on buscuits, it went to court and they won, with the ruling being a cake, i think it was in 1991
Jaffa Cakes predated VAT - they first came out in 1927, and VAT was introduced in 1972. The VAT Tribunal, in which the classification of Jaffa Cakes was established was, as you said, in 1991.
@@carolineskipper6976 yes i know the date they came out, just for the comment, i just gave them upto date info, it was HMRC who took them to court, my wifes favourite, she can do a packet watching box sets
I love scotch eggs; just finished one, rated 10. Prawn cocktail, 2. Marmite, minus 1. Dodgers, 5. Jaffa, 5. Bakewell, 10 (Sainsbury's are identical, at half the price). Teacake, 6. Milkybar, minus 2. Winegums, 5. Don't know the rest.
In defence of Marmite. Non Brits/Australians generally despise Marmite, but I have to say folks, a lot of it is that you really don't understand it or how to eat it. As a lady of 76 who was brought up from a baby on it, it's one of my favourites, but it needs to go very sparingly onto hot, lavishly buttered toast. If you are going to be all tense about the quantity of butter then it's a waste of time even trying it as it will never taste anything but HORRIBLE. And there are plenty of my fellow Brits who would agree with you anyway. Marmite education needs to start in baby/childhood. Don't be suprised If it knocks you over if you choose to fork it into your mouth. You definitely can't ever get a palate for it after that!
Irn Bru is unique, and it cannot be compared or contrasted to any other soft fizzy drinks. It also outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland. As a marmite lover, even I was horrified for you when you used a fork and loaded it with the stuff... OMG!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The TINIEST amount goes a LOOOONG way on toast, and a small amount mixed into Heinz Baked Beans is amazing
Jaffa Cakes even went to court to prove their cake status, as cakes are VAT exempt, the court ruled they are cakes as the base drys out, if it were a biscuit the base would become soggy.
i mean, i love marmite but even for me just taking a scoop out the jar is a madness lol. You guys took enough there for at least one nice slice of toast. True test would be on a mothers pride plain loaf, toasted with lurpak butter and some marmite. Elite levels there
Stovies made with square steak slice One big pot dinner. ... Fry your sausage once cooked put oan a plate. Fry your onions in the grease from the sausage. Cut yer tatties , carrot and turnip into mouth size pieces. put yer vedgies into the large pot, cut yer square sausage into six pieces and put into the pot along with yer cooked onions. Crush two oxo cubes into the pot and shake about a teaspoon o steak seasoning ( I shake it in I don't measure as I ken whit we like) cover with boiling water and cook for about fifty minutes till the potatoes and veg are soft. Drain some o the fluid into a jug and mix some gravy granuals to thicken it add two tablespoons o H.P. Brown sauce in and add to the pot enjoy. I also have a Steamed fruit Dumpling recipe from my m/in/law, four oors steaming time for this if you want to try it.
@@SimpleScottishLivinglove stories but I wouldn't fry the onions in the fat from the sausages unless you want blocked arteries lol.Square sausage has so much fat in them depending where you buy then from but I agree Stovies with HP sauce on a cold day =delightful!.
For the perfect Marmite taste test try toasting a “genuine” crumpet (not to be confused with an ‘English’ muffin as there’s no such thing here, they are just called *muffins…* a crumpet is a crumpet!) …. So Toast a crumpet until it goes crispy on the top (but not burnt!) put it on a little plate, then slather it with heaps of fresh dairy butter until the butter drips right through the crumpet holes! Then… with a SMIDGE! (as in a small amount until you get used to the taste of it) of Marmite on your knife, spread it over the top of the crumpet. Carefully pick up your crumpet and just bite into it …. The mix of hot crumpet, melty butter and the taste of Marmite will be a deep joy! Trust me, it’s the truth! Can’t wait to see you do a proper Marmite taste test…. Eating some off of a fork? 😖😲😧 *shaking my head in shock horror at the taste and sensation of it* 😱🤣🤣
This is one of the funniest taste tests I've seen. I'm a Brit so I should be offended by your low scores, but I just feel bad that now you've moved to the UK, you're going to have to get used to all these weird tasting snacks! 🤣
I am going to give my fav USA dish, my aunt moved to Long Island in NY early 1960's and she came home for trips every year and always brought us lots of USA stuff, but my fav has to be meatloaf, and to this day we love it and it still gets made in all our homes. xoxox
Okay, I’ll have a Walker’s prawn cocktail crisps with a dollop of marmite followed with a Tunnocks tea cake chaser….. and then perhaps a dram of whatever whiskey is close by! 😁🥰💙 Fun video, thank you for the laughs!
Hi guys, here in Australia we had the same ad for the milky bar kid.... probs alot of similarities.... With Marmite or vegemite, hot toast smothered in butter with just a wafer thin - almost see through - spread of either one. It gives you a hint of flavour. If making a stew in a crockpot add a tblspoon to the liquid its increases the richness of it... Scotch eggs delicious, but try again with the yolk not so well done... a little bit softer 10 x better
Your missus looks like Valarie Allman,I spent the whole video thinking where do I know this woman from? 😁 Should have stuck those pies on morning rolls btw 👍
Irn Bru tastes a bit like Root Beer mixed with Germoline, but I love it. Thats why Marmite has it's own taste, again I love it, better spread on a nicely buttered piece of toast and maybe a layer of Peanut Butter with it, or on Cheese on Toast. Refresher Bars are the Original Wham is a rip off
Great vlog Zac and Annie 👍 Caramac bars were discontinued last year 😢 I like a Wham bar but mine are always quite soft, I don't know where you bought your bar from?? 🤔😉 I love how Annie gives things at least a couple of tastes, apart from the Marmite 🤢 when you go visiting the south of England you have to get Annie to try the pie, mash and liquor (parsley sauce) a dish originally from East London but available in all parts of London and places outside of the area. It's best with chilli vinegar and salt....lush 😍 The two of you are like a breath of fresh air, I'm looking forward to seeing your next vlog ❤
I adore Marmite, but if I ate it the way you did just now, I think I'd hate it forever. It's supposed to be spread thinly over toast or something. It's really nice on thick buttered hot toast and on a large slice you'd use a quarter of what you ate off a fork.
OK, I almost un-subscribed when you scored the Jaffa cakes. My wife and I love them but rarely purchase them because it is so hard to not finish the box in one sitting. I am surprised you didn’t have a Lees’s Macroon bar, Snowball or some delicious tablet. Keep the videos coming.
A suggestion to try: Baked Rice Pudding. My favourite if it's really dry and can be sliced with a knife! Some people have a little cinnamon sprinkled on 😆
hi guys i have a great recommendation for you to come and experience ....the biggest highland games in the world which is in the beautiful town Dunoon on Saturday 27th August...hope to see you here and i know you will love it
