As someone who is ACTUALLY from Rockhampton, a town with a population of under 20,000, it is so cool seeing an American acknowledge places in AUS that aren’t Sydney. This made my day 🥰
There's something really satisfying about reading what soldiers had to say about rations. I hope the person who said the biscuits had a "Delicate flavouring of ferro-concrete with just a dash of scraped iron railings" survived the war and got a job writing scathing reviews.
This has got to be the funniest tasting history episode ever. I'm laughing at how deadpan that one guy described the biscuits using words like "powdered marble" and "ferro-concrete" and the fact that the Turkish and Anzacs traded and the Turks literally started with "Dear Enemies"
@@brendonrookes1151 And rightly so - we weren't the good guys. We were invading their homeland for stupid reasons in a stupid war all about the power politics of monarchs.
The sergeant cook swearing and yelling at the quartermaster like "You think I can prepare all this with no water?! You think this is easy?? You wanna do my job?!?!" is a true mass-catering chef.
Amen to that. I have ridiculous respect for military chefs. Dudes have to work almost nonstop around hot stoves and pots, while preparing multiple meals a day for hundreds of people. God, imagine doing that on a naval ship today. Thousands of people to feed, theres nothing but hot air all around. It's hard work.
my great grandfather was a chef in ww1 in France his siblings and even my grandfather who fought in Okinawa would tease him calling him a French chef he didn't much like that
thats just a normal chef, and since he was an aussie it would be like ''oi ya daft cunt, think i can magically cook without worta eh? kiss my wallaby and do it ya'self you mongrel!''
Members of the Turkish community in Australia honour Anzac Day as well. In my old home city of Adelaide relatives of fallen soldiers are allowed to march in their own separate divisions, Turkish relatives march as well and there's a lot of shared respect.
I have a friend in Melbourne who did a motorcycle tour of Turkey about 10 years ago. He had the absolute best time, because everyplace he went when they heard his accent people broke into big smiles. He said he'd go back in a heartbeat. A fine gentleman, who I'm proud to call my friend. (I have a bunch of other Australian friends, but they're more rascals than gentlemen. Still fine friends.)
@@BeyondDictation I agree, it was dignified and respectful. I marched in 2015 and 2017 in honour of my Great Uncles, incredibly emotional experience & I really appreciated that at both the dawn service and the march you were expected to conduct yourself in a manner befitting a memorial to the fallen.
Growing up, we had a family tradition of going to a Turkish restaurant across the road from our local memorial after our dawn service. It was a great way to start the day, and the food was always excellent.
As a Turk, I get goosebumps and teary eyed whenever I hear stories about the Battle of Gallipoli and the mutual respect we and the Anzacs had. Great episode as always!
@@TheAnimale regardless you cant look back on it and be like they respected them so much ... so much that they used them like pinyata's for there machine guns
We still do respect the Turks Mate. Please don't let some mentally defective nut jobs represent us all. The respect Mustafa Kamal Ataturk showed our fallen dead and their mothers will never be forgotten in my mind. Best wishes from Australia
As a Turk, I can say that this mutual respect continues even to this day. Because at the end of the day there is no difference between Johnnies and Mehmets.
Ataturk’s own words: Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore, rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours... You the mothers who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.
Wow, having a weird moment I guess. When the President of Turkey spoke of the fallen Australian New Zealand soldier as Turkey's sons as well, I teared up. Humanity is a beautiful and wonderful thing. War is so dumb.
I was honoured to have attended the Anzac Day ceremonies at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli when there were still veterans from both sides of the conflict in attendance. Kemel Attaturk was not just the first president of Turkey, but also the colonel in command of the regiment that first responded to the attempted invasion. The emphasis is not on victory or defeat, but mourning the horror and losses of war. It is definitely not about the leaders that start the wars but the soldiers that fight them. Australia and New Zealand are the only countries in the world that celebrate a defeat as their national military holiday (although it was important in definin g their burgeoning and fresh individual nationality) and it really changes soldier's opinion of war (the academy always sends third form cadets to Gallipoli, ostensibly to help set up the celebrations, but mostly to connect with the past that they have just read about in class). So much so that the current Australian government has repeatedly tried to focus attention more on the subsequent ANZAC efforts on the Western front and victory. About glory and triumph and fighting for your country rather than dying for it.
We have a Billy Tea can in my grandfather's home, the story is, my great-grandfather traded a bottle of water for some biscuits with an ANZAC soldier while they were on opposite trenches
That poem had me in tears. The power of words to convey the humanity that occurred despite such appalling circumstances on both sides is both devastating and hopeful.
@@TeeComedian This was sad, the Christmas Truce was the saddest. So much loss of human life for no real reason. Then WW1 ends, and what do the Allies do? Fuck Germany so hard that it causes the inevitable sequel where even more human lives are thrown to the gutter.
Turkish officer here. Thank you for the amazing episode. I guess none of our enemies had that sort of special status as the Anzac. English or the French were also present in Gallipoli but they do not enjoy the same respect as the Anzac does. In Turkish imagination Anzac were unlikely enemies, poor fair haired boys, who had to answer the call of their sovereign, travelling literally from the other side of the planet, dying by the thousands every day for a war minister they had never seen, for a country viewed them as colonials at best. And the circumstances threw them against the Turkish soldier, who in turn had to defend what was his. Even if they were caught in the combines of empires, Anzac did not back away from the fight. Turks respect that.
Hi Angachelm..thanks for your comments. They are, and will be appreciated by the relatives/decendants of the ANZAC's. We also understand now that we were the 'invaders' of your country at that time. But in our heart or minds, at that time , we were called by England to serve in their armies. We were under their command, as we were at that time colonies or dominions of Great Britian (and even then we did not like this situation). So in this modern time, Australia and New Zealnd are modern independant countries. With independant thought and foreign policy. Way back in WW1, there was not a lot of choise. Apart from adventurous volunteers who had no idea what was happening in your country and surrounding areas. Or what they were getting into. (Back in those days, if England called for help, you were expected to assist... but looking back, this was not a good idea)
I think a large aspect of the reverence held for ANZACS here in Australia is that we only became a federation in 1901, and WWI fostered a sense of national unity and patriotism that had not been present before. This has persisted through the years and become a strong part of our national identity
We have an Ataturk memorial here in Wellington, New Zealand. I make Anzac biscuits every year. My grandfather fought in both WW1 & 2. Our Maori Battalion were well known to be strong, respected fighters. Both wars decimated a lot of our Maori male population as many of our greart leaders joined the Battalion.
I’ve watched every episode but enjoyed this one the most. As an Australian who’s grandfather served at Gallipoli, but was later killed in action at the battle of Mesen in Belgium, this episode meant a lot to me. My grandmother who passed away in 1974 always made Anzac biscuits every time we visited her when I was a child. Good memories. I also have my grandfather’s war medals. Also he was from Rockhampton, he worked as a porter at the railway station. Well done.
From an Aussie, a few things. First and foremost, thank you for pronouncing Aussie properly. Second, the first way you made ANZAC biscuits is the way my whole extended family still makes them, that was my Nan's recipe which she taught her daughters (my mum,) and so on down the line to her great great grandchildren now. In airtight containers they keep the moistness of the golden syrup on the inside for about a week and a half, good luck keeping them that long though. It's also a good idea to put baking paper in the bottom of the container you keep them in as they sweat that sticky golden goodness a bit in warmer climates. Third and finally, the soldier who wrote the glorious scathing critique of his the army biscuits would more likely have just been some random cattlehand from the back blocks than a wine critic. The Australian bush to this day has a proud history of very talented wordsmiths from common backgrounds, admirers and would be emulators of our traditional and better known bush poets. This was before TV and even radio to a large extent, when it came to entertainment the written and spoken word was king in the outback until less than 100 years ago.
My mother is from Jamaica and she always called corned beef "bulla beef". I never understood why it was called that, so hearing you explain the nickname bully beef was a pleasant surprise 😂
Oh mothers wipe your tears, your son's will rest a thousand years. Yes I just quoted Sabaton who quoted Ataturk but my grandfather looking at the Roll of honour said this before his uncle who fought in the Somme name. Rest on 149th John William Ryan on the roll of honour (so he called himself).
The same Mustafa Kemal also said to his own troops at Anzac Cove: "I don't order you to fight, I order you to die. In the time it takes us to die, other troops and commanders can come and take our places."
Apart from the mispronunciation of Arnotts, this was one of the first videos I've seen that gives an accurate insight into some of our Australian culture, great video!
I agree, it’s great that he’s given an accurate insight into some of our Australian culture. In Australia we learn about the ANZAC’s in school, and we celebrate ANZAC day every year, we have Dawn Services to commemorate the ANZAC’s arrival on Gallipoli, the Last Post is played, a moment of silence is observed in memory of the fallen service men and women, and the ‘Ode to Remembrance’ is recited ending with the phrase ‘Lest we forget’. We do enjoy an ANZAC biscuit on ANZAC day, but usually the softer kind not the kind that the soldiers would have eaten, we also wear a sprig of rosemary, because it was found growing wild in Gallipoli, but it also has a significance with remembrance as the scent of rosemary is said to enhance memory. There’s also an ANZAC day parade in every state for veterans, the descendants of the veterans who have passed on march in their place, as well as current service men and women all march in the city streets, where they are celebrated by the crowd. On ANZAC day, we celebrate all those who have served in the defence force in the past as well as those currently serving. Max was close when he said Arnott’s but we pronounce it as Arnett’s
Lol yeah the Arnotts pronounciation really threw me for a sec. The Anzac biccies came out looking pretty accurate though! So he's forgiven. Max, if you're reading this, it's said like ARE nuhts (the is/am/are kind of are). They's still the biggest biscuit company here to this day and let me tell you if you want a biscuit to dip into your tea, you can't go past Arnotts.
@@asmith8692 - there's a guy in the USA who has a box of Civil War hard tack and occasionally eats one to prove they're still edible. I've lost the link, sadly, but he's out there. Crazy, but there ya go.
In Turkey we all learn from an early age at school about ANZAC, and to respect them. I've read much about Gallipoli campaign and the horrible trench warfare that developed there but I've never heard about the biscuits before! This wonderful video taught me something new and human about the subject, well done Max!
I didnt know that, cool. In Primary school, around ANZAC day, the theme always gets worked into the lessons. Gets more gritty as you get older. The image of the 'noble Turk' is well used. The moral of that is; Yes, sometimes we fight, but that is no excuse to hate, Everyone deserves dignity and respect, even your enemy, Treat every man as you would like to be treated. Im not sure if it was just my school or in general, but our ANZAC ceremony wasn't just about 'our lads', but paying respect to all fallen soldiers. Of course, the history taught in the lessons is from our view. The enemy wasn't the Turk, but the British Command. ANZAC day is the 25th of April, Bake some biscuits, brew a cup of tea, and if you feel your eyes have to much water in them, read the ANZAC Ode and make a toast. There will be a vibe in the air from down under. We Will Remember Them.
As a Kiwi, I always wondered how it was taught in Turkey, as of course education will always be taught through the lens of your own society. I will say Gallipoli is one of the conflicts that, while central to NZ's sense of national identity, we never were taught with an outright us vs. them - more that the ANZACs were failed by those commanding them, and the Turkish soldiers were defending their country. I certainly always took it as a firing point for the national identities of all three - Aus and NZ in the social conscience, Turkey in the sparks of independence.
This is a great video!! As someone from the Gallipoli region the way both sides view the battle is something I really appreciate. It puts the emphasis on the humans who lost their lives, instead of glory or victory. We are made to recognize the tragedy of war. How we learn about wars in history lessons is really important, and affects how we view the world today. Unfortunately we are often taught to have a dislike towards "the enemy" and glorify our own history no matter what, and I really hope we can move away from that mentality some day. The respect towards ANZACs makes me hopeful that we can.
It's because there was no glory or victory for anyone at Gallipoli. It was a bungled campaign where no one won. The pointless waste of life on both sides due to poor planning is what made Anzac forces never be commanded by British forces like that again.
I'm sHOOK to see something from my culture on this channel! I wouldn't say there's controversy over the texture, just different preferences. You get the different textures from different baking times. A lot of Anzac bikkies sold in supermarkets here will be on the softer side and some people will put them in the oven longer to get the crispier texture they like. A good way to tell what texture you'll get is by colour, the more amber the biscuit, the harder it will be once cool. I prefer something right in the middle - crispy edge with a chewy centre.
Yeah... I prefer the harder bikkies from Coles - Not from the bakery, but the Arnotts ones. I dunno about the Woolies ones, they seem to be chewier, but they're not as wonky as the IGA ones which seem to be made primarily of treacle...!!!
My granny always says that Anzacs come out with a slightly different texture every time you make them, that's part of their charm (I'm a chewy man myself).
I'm an English teacher, originally from Liverpool and now live in Perth. I shown this to my class of Year 9 students and they absolutely loved it. It was great to incorporate my passion (your channel) into my classroom. Thank you-your videos are some of the best parts of my week.
Your retelling of our so called "formative national myth" actually made me emotional. As your first non-Titanic video for so long, I am touched you honoured Australia and ANZAC day. I am definitely glad our current ANZAC Bickies are much nicer and the softer chewier ones are way nicer. Also wanted to add that my great uncle was on the beaches at Gallipoli, and he thankfully did come home.
I have found that the quickest way to make friends in Australia, is to bring a bag of ANZAC biscuits. Suddenly you are everyone’s favourite person! Thank you for this wonderful video Max!
as a kiwi can i just say that every time i read, hear or see that atta turk quote , it chills me and fills my heart with so much pride and sadnees, its such a weird feeling to be such a great enemy that you are loved by your enemy in death.
It's a shame it's actually pretty dubious if he ever said it, but the spirit of the message has taken a life of its own now anyway, so it also doesn't really matter.
@@BTechUnited I fully agree. It doesn’t matter which Turk said as much as that a Turk said it. And further more that they are all proud of the sentiment, as they should be. It’s a far better sentiment than ever lasting hatred, obvious I know that’s why I don’t care who said it either. The Turkish people feel that way, and so do we.
A Turk here. What we have been thought in our History classes were usually very biased of course but I believe this one is closer to truth: At Gallipoli we were losing many young and well-educated people because of an unnecessary war we have been dragged into by Germans, and ANZACs were dragged into the same war by British to lose many sons. Therefore a mutual respect on both sides were developed during the campaign. No one wanted to kill each other but the officers were forcing them to do so. Whenever I visit the graves of the unknown soldiers in Gallipoli, I show the same respect to each and every one of them, regardless of the flag they carry.
I never thought you'd make me cry, Max!! That beautiful tribute "your sons are now our sons", by the Turkish President just says so much about life and humanity. Thanks for laughs so many times, but now, thanks also for the tears.
As a person who grew up in Çanakkale (Gallipoli is a district of Çanakkale) this video brings tears to my eyes. Whenever I see or hear something about the war at Gallipoli, I always cry for both sides. That war was a war in which two bullets collided in midair. While one side was defending their own land at the cost of their lives, the other side was desperately running to their deaths with the orders they received. The respect that people showed for one another, even under those terrible conditions, is truly admirable. I think it’s impossible not to cry after hearing Atatürk’s words, whether you are Turkish or Anzac. I never had the chance to see the Dawn Service at Gallipoli, but I’m really hoping to see it some day. By the way, the biscuits look amazing!
@@crimsonthumos3905 Gallipoli was taken by the Ottomans from the Byzantine Empire in 1354. That is, in 1915, the Turks had been living in that region for centuries. That makes it their land. Also, the reason why the British troops landed at Gallipoli was not to “liberate” the people there. It was to keep the Ottomans out of the war by taking control of the straits and to be able to bring aid to Russia by crossing the Black Sea.
Both the Australian and the Turk were sent to die by masters that cared not for them. It is a day in which we would do well to remember, that never again should our innocent men die for its "master."
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@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor Yet again it is happening in Ukraine, and it breaks my heart
As an Australian, I’d like to thank you for this, we don’t have a long history but the Anzac legacy is deeply ingrained within our collective psyche. And those biscuits are great with tea. 🫖
Just a friendly correction: Australia actually has an extremely long history - we have the oldest surviving living civilisation in the world. We are "one and free", not "young and free". :) And yes, ANZAC biscuits are amazing with tea. Munching on one right now!
Chizzieshark I’ll thank you for the friendly correction, I’ll likewise note that while Australia the land mass ‘began’ somewhere between 55 and 10 million years ago, depending on when you might like to recognise Australia’s beginning. Precambrian rocks in Australia have been determined to range in age from about 3.7 billion to 541 million years actually.😁 Perhaps you are alluding to the Aboriginal culture and its extremely long history - ‘we have the oldest surviving living civilization in the world.’ Is it the oldest surviving living civilization in the world? Not really, although within today's Australia even the simple truth and correctness of this factuality is somehow deemed racist? It isn’t of course, unless inaccurate, false, and untrue dishonesties are how we as a society define simple truth and correctness? DNA researchers found that the ancestors of Australian Aboriginals had split from the first modern human populations to leave Africa, 64,000 to 75,000 years ago. So that is an incredibly long time ago. Yet there is little evidence that suggests a continuity of an Aboriginal Australian civilisation spanning this entire period. Despite the extremely long history of the Aboriginals in Australia, the most common language spoken today is relatively young. Language experts believe that the language which is spoken by 90 percent of Australia’s Aborigines is only 4,000 years old. A very long time, and far longer than Australia’s 200+ years. But not quite 40,000 or 60,000 years old. If you look at the sweeping histories throughout the classical ancient worlds you see the rise and fall of many giant empires, and even more smaller civilisations. Even within homogeneous regions such as China, there has been dramatic civilizational transformations and shifts, throughout the regions Aboriginal habitation.
@@chizzieshark Who's "we"? Are you an abo? Most Australians do not identify with aboriginal history. We are not aboriginal. OUR history and culture started in 1788. And if you want to go further, our actual history began in Europe. We have nothing to do with the aboriginals and their so-called "civilization"
@@aggressivecalmthis is mostly due to the nomadic culture of the aboriginal Australians though, agriculture was never established and is long proven to to be the beginning of any civilisation.
Gosh. That poem hit me right in the feels. I shed a tear. When I was a little kid, our next door neighbour was an Australian and she'd whip out trays of Anzacs at the drop of a hat. On high days and holidays, she might add chopped nuts and dates to the recipe - but *never* desiccated coconut. There was another Australian in the neighbourhood who did use coconut and our neighbour confided to my mother that she thought he was an uncouth man who was adding 'the Devil's dandruff' to a perfectly fine biscuit.
Ohhh I freakin' HATE coconut - especially in my ANZAC bikkies! I barely tolerate it on my lamingtons. ;) Your neighbour was 100% correct (although with her additions they might not have been truly ANZAC biscuits any longer) and I'm totally using "the Devil's dandruff" to describe desiccated coconut from now on.
@@mariblue72 Oh yes. Our neighbour never claimed the addition of nuts and dates were any part of an Anzac biscuit - it's just that it was a good, basic recipe to have in your arsenal because you could adapt it if the need arose.
@@IsaacIsaacIsaacson Not to be indelicate to the neighbour concerned, but I think it might be an age thing. She must have been brought up in the late '20s and I assume desiccated coconut wasn't widely available back then.
@@darriendastar3941 Yes, desiccated coconut has been available in New Zealand and Australia for a long time. It s fairly traditional in ANZAC biscuits - she probably just didn't like it. Coconut is in the Edmonds ANZAC biscuit recipe, and that is the arbiter of all New Zealand cooking.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk would go on to become the founder of the modern Turkish state, as a result of the Turkish war of independence. He was also implicated in the later portions of the Armenian genocide (1920 and later) and the Ionian Greek genocide. Like many leaders in chaotic times, he was both hero and villain.
@@rickrussell no he wasn’t. it’s the “ittihat and terakki” party that carried out the armenian genocide and by the time it happened ataturk had already left the party and was the direct rival of the people who were responsible of giving the orders. He was also a very good enemy to the people he fought with. By the time they practically won the war, some people tried to put a greek flag in front of him which he comdemned the people for, saying every nation deserves respect. He was nominated for a nobel peace prize BY the Greek president of the time. Stop spreading misinformation about this great man who was responsible for preventing so much bloodshed by always keeping up with his motto: “peace at home, peace in the world.”
I love that now everytime Max mentions hardtacks, he is compelled to put the clip of him knocking two sea biscuits together with a satisfying clank sound
As soon as Max mentioned the words "biscuit" and "ration" in the same sentence, I was waiting with bated breath for the hardtack clip. Four and a half minutes in, I am not disappointed.
As an Australian, I thank you so much for covering an integral recipe in our culture! I remember I used to make them with my grandma (may she Rest In Peace) and we always put in a bit too much golden syrup. Sure they flattened into rectangles but they made EXCELLENT ice cream sandwich cookies.
It's little family stories like this that make the history of these recipes more real. Never heard of Anzac biscuits myself, but they're something you enjoyed with your grandma.
Ataturk's quote, as an Australian, resonates with me deeply. Such respect from a supposed enemy. So much love for fellow humans. I guess that is why we now have many Turks in Australia now, and we have embraced them.
Arguably the Anzacs held more respect for "Johnny Turk" than they did for their British Officers. Actually, no question at all, really. They earned respect from the Turks and later the Germans as well. Behind the lines they were considered (by the British Army) ill-disciplined and hard to control, which, arguably, was not an unfair argument, especially by British as opposed to Anzac officers. Reports of fighting, drunkenness and taking "French leave" for a bit were much higher among Anzac soldiers than others, but they made up for it with their performance, especially in France. They tended to take soldiering much more casually than the other Commonwealth nations, and it showed. A casualness about saluting, uniforms and all that sort of "peacetime" soldiering contrasted with an overall superior performance on the battlefield. There never seemed to be a problem with them serving an officer or NCO they respected, but woe betide the parade ground spit and polish type, especially if they weren't especially good at their job or showed a disregard for their men.
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 I think it was the other way , he was paying respect to the Aussies for their heroic defence at Tubruk ? Either version works for me . There was a story about the Maori Battalion''s penchant for sneaking into the German trenches at night and having a pig sticking party . Rommel was apparently most upset about this and is reputed to have told a journalist that he'd instructed his troops if they caught them , they were to shoot them . But he had a lot of respect for them , he said "If I had a Maori Battalion I'd have taken the canal in a week . If I had 3 I would have taken Bagdad " He had much respect for all the Anzacs and I believe he got the same from them .
I'm a chef in Melbourne Australia, can confirm the recipe here is exactly the way we make them still to this day. Some people try to get fancy and mess with the classics, but this or treacle instead of the golden syrup is the "grandma's" recipe
As an aussie, warm fresh Anzac biscuits are absolutely addictive, perfectly sweet and soft and crumbly, the hard ones have a 50% chance of snapping teeth but theyre really good
It's always fascinating to see Australian things on US channels: you never know what assumed knowledge you have until you see someone learn it. Well done Max, and the biscuits looked delicious.
As a true blue Aussie, it's always beautiful to know that the sarcasm, and smartassery has been with us for years. I truly laughed at the Aussie wit shown in this video. Thank you, for making history enjoyable, and for covering a good old Ferro-Concrete of a biscuit. xD
Great video, crazy how that recipe is pretty much exactly the same as the one we use in my family! I'm really not sure how known the impact of ANZACs are on Australian culture outside of Australia but it really is something we as a people are very proud of. Would recommend reading up on Simpson and his donkey to gauge a little of what we consider to be "the ANZAC spirit"
@@TastingHistory I would also recommend watching the movie "Gallipoli" if you haven't already. It's heart-wrenching, but it's required watching in many high schools across the country when learning about this specific part of the war.
@@visassess8607 EVERYONE in Australia and NZ know about the ANZACs, Im pretty sure more people know about the ANZACs than the Vietnam war in Australia
My old next door neighbor who is in her 90's now makes the best ANZAC biscuits. They're very nice. My great grandfather enlisted immediately in August 1914 with the 8th Battalion AIF fought at Gallipoli then all the major meat grinders on the Western Front and survived and made it home in 1919. Australia contributed more per capita than any other nation on the allied side. We sent almost half a million men from a nation of under 5 million. 40% of the adult male population served. You can still buy Arnott's ANZAC biscuits too. As ANZAC day was 4 days ago there are nice memorial tin boxes of them at the moment. Where I went to school we had honors boards for the dead and we lost pretty much two whole years of students. The army biscuits were basically hard tack and different to ANZAC biscuits today. We were about 10 metres from pushing the Turks off the peninsula on the first day but they ran out of ammunition and had to stop. The Turks kept the high ground and a stalemate ensued. There were cases of truces called to bury dead where Turkish and ANZAC troops worked together to sort out the dead and bury them. We had a type of biscuit in army rations in the 1990's called "biscuits survival" and the way to eat them was to put them in your dixie cup with water over night then in the morning toss the contents out and eat the metal dixie cup.
They are a delicious and inexpensive snack. I make them occasionally, sometimes with honey or maple syrup. Reduce cooking time to about 12 minutes for a chewy rather than crunchy cookie. I say “occasionally”, because they’re so moreish, they rarely last more than a day.
@@user-is7xs1mr9y your teeth would only be at risk if you really overcooked them, although that is always a risk if you’re not used to baking biscuits/cookies. They crisp up as they cool.
Hi Max - your reading of the poem and description of the respect between the Turkish and Anzac soldiers brought tears to my eyes. Brings a different sense to that misguided campaign.
Recently, after reading a recipe for Anzac biscuits in Cook's Illustrated, my husband who does not know how to boil water, decided to make them. He is very precision orientated and followed the recipe to the letter and they were amazing! I have sent him this video to learn another recipe or two and be amused by your charming story telling. You are very entertaining sir. I almost fell out of my chair laughing at the suspected "wine connoisseur" musings. My husband and I make fun of wine labels all the time, for this exact reason.
As an Australian who had many family members who fought in both wars, thank you so much for using your platform to educate your audience on not just the Anzac Biscuit but on the history of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp, and the social history surrounding the biscuits. We have a lot of respect for the Turks, and you will often see Turkish groups matching in Anzac Day parades. They are no longer enemies, they are our brothers. The Anzac spirit cemented the bond between Australia and New Zealand too. If you drive across the Anzac Bridge in Sydney, you will see a status of a NZ soldier standing to attention. And on another bridge in New Zealand, you will see another statue of an Australian soldier. We are two separate nations, but we will always look out for each other.
Ataturk`s Tribute Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side. Here in the country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries. Wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well. Ataturk, 1934
This episode made me so happy Max! Sometimes it feels like Australia doesn't have a whole lot of history, nor particularly individual cuisine when compared to the rest of the world (especially since a lot of our aboriginal culture gets drowned out/forgotten). So this episode felt so heart warming to watch, thanks mate!
Oh nonsense, you guys invented buttering bread and covering it in sprinkles! Also, you can probably claim ownership of the bloomin' onion. I'm pretty sure you guys didn't invent it, but most Americans seem to think people actually DRINK Fosters, so you could probably get away with it.
@@ccggenius Fosters is technically from here originally, though none of us drink it, but I can promise you that the bloomin' onion and pretty much anything else served at Outback Stakehouse are 100% red blooded American heart attack specials 🤣
@Sanctus Paulus 1962 yeah that’s true, but it’s also true that for most countries, their cuisine gets influenced by the naturally available ingredients and also the tastes of the locals because they usually reflect preservation and agricultural techniques appropriate for the area. Don’t get me wrong, our food is pretty much influenced by everyone, but I’m just sad that I don’t have much to say “this is uniquely Australian” to visitors
My dad made Anzac biscuits every 25th April, and I know he was thinking of his own father who was a POW in WWII. I’ve followed the tradition with my own kids. It’s a deeply spiritual experience for a lot of Aussies. Lest we forget Thanks for the video, Max!
I haven't made these since I was a teenager, it smells like HEAVEN when you add the wet ingredients to the dry. Note, Arnotts (the biscuit company mentioned as an original manufacturer) is meant to rhyme with Garnets
Right: the emphasis is on the "Ar" in Arnotts, with no emphasis on the "notts", and replacing the "o" with a schwa sound. And a non-rhotic "Ar", so it sounds a bit like "Ahnotts".
It's amazing the amount of respect paid between the Turkish & Anzac forces in the cemeteries at Gallipoli. Very touching, especially when you read accounts of how hard they fought; brave & honourable men on both sides. Also although I know the military reasoning behind why the attacked there, when you see the terrain you realise it was a crazy endeavour to come ashore there. Good video, I've made Anzac biscuits before... I'm a sucker for Golden Syrup. It was slathered over many steamed puddings to warm us up as kids on cold evenings here in Scotland.
The Royal Navy messed up and landed them at the wrong place. It was also quite near where a Turkish regiment, led by a certain Colonel Kemel Attaturk, was stationed. With the result that things started going wrong from the start. And the royal navy wasn't going to admit it made a mistake. The problem was the whole campaign was planned by politicians to "take the Turk out of the war in a single decisive blow" and those campaigns never really work as intended, even if planned by competent generals.
@@reverance_pavane It was a real mess up. Even though where they landed was extremely under garrisoned by the Turkish their CO asked them to go out in small numbers to defend & expect to die, he did this in progressive waves so that they could hold off the attacking forces until reinforcements could arrive. Yet both sides gave quarter for dead & wounded to be removed from the field during lulls. [At least in the early stages of the campaign].Unfortunately it did turn into a meat grinder later on. I spent a fair bit of time around Gallipoli & though beautiful there are no bits that I'd particularly want to try & make a landing at, the terrain made it a real killing ground. "Lions Led by Donkeys", "Showing how victory in the Great War was achieved by those who made the fewest mistakes". Captain P. A. Thompson was on the money with those statements.
As an Aussie who loves history, food, and this channel I LOVE THIS EPISODE. Personally there are some brands of Modern Anzac biscuts thats are very soft and i ADORE THEM
Here's a tip: if you like them softer, use honey instead of golden syrup. If you like them crunchy on the outside but softer in the middle, do half-half honey and syrup.
You have no idea how excited I am about this! I’m a homeschool mom and found your Chanel with the Titanic meals and subscribed. We are literally in the middle of a WWI unit and are going to be making Maconochies Strew. We planned to make regular biscuits to go with it but I think we have everything on hand to make these. How fun!
The hardtack version, right? Because the ones with rolled oats are unlikely to fill the same role as the scone-like things Americans call "biscuits". Instead, they're more suitable for dipping into your tea, coffee or hot cocoa.
Thank you so much for posting an Aussie / NZ episode, especially as ANZAC day is only 5 days away... As an Aussie it is a humbling day where we reflect on the futility of war... Up until the 1970s C rations( rat packs) we were still getting a hard square biscuit, they were great for making like a porridge... Lest We Forget... Please do an AUSSIE BURGER TOO.
Even in the 80s we were getting what was officially known as “breakfast biscuits” they were supposed to be soaked in boiling water and condensed milk to make a porridge but I used to squeeze on some butter and jam (from the tubes were were issued) and eat them “raw” I actually liked them that way!I think they get “Weetbix” type things now! 💓🇦🇺
I made these for a history project once in elementary school! This was in America before online shopping was the easy solution for things, so we DIY'ed our golden syrup. I still have the scar on my left foot from where a drop of hot syrup landed, so after almost 20 years I still remember Anzac biscuits (and religiously follow lab safety guidelines for close-toed shoes). They were tasty enough to make it worth it.
Brilliant episode Max. I was a tour guide in Christchurch for a few years and one of the things I used to tell was about WW1 and just how big a loss our population had. At the time the population of NZ was 900,000 people. 9,000 of our young men went and fought in WW1 - so 10% of our total population. This figure does not include the people who went as Ambulance drivers, nurses, and other support staff who weren't military. Far too many of our young did not come back. Over all NZ had the most people in WW1 based on population percentages. Other countries had more soldiers overall but they were only 1 or 2 or 5% of their population totals.
If you add coconut I would recommend toasted coconut. If you can not access golden syrup you can replace it with 1/2 light maple syrup and 1/2 a light honey with a teaspoon of molasses. Another way would be to replace the white sugar with raw and use light maple syrup instead of golden syrup - but these will be chewier than those made with white sugar You can make amazing tiny tarts by placing an ANZAC biscuit in the hollow of a muffin in a muffin pan and heat in a warm oven - the biscuits will form tiny tart shells. Fill with caramel or butterscotch filling. Then top with a thin layer of either chocolate or some French meringue. If you use coconut in the biscuits It tastes amazing to use coconut to make the caramel filling. The best ANZAC biscuits are made by the CWA (Country Women's Association) which will bake them to raise money for veterans and their families even today. Red Cross Australia and the RSL also make great ANZAC biscuits. We add the flavor of an ANZAC biscuit to a lot of desserts and slices around ANZAC day in Australia and making a cheesecake using them as a base is an amazing dessert. Make the filling with a swirl of Rum infused caramel for an extra 'kick' and a nod to the 'gunshot breakfast' served after the Dawn Service at ANZAC day. The best rum in the world to use is the limited edition Bundaberg Rum Double barrel... but as this is now unavailable the Salted Caramel Royal Liqueur is also a great choice. www.bundabergrum.com.au/bundaberg-salted-caramel-royal-liqueur-700ml.html. If you ever visit Queensland Australia I'd love to show you around the area... and the amazing history... and food... It is my aim to build a private Rum barrel and fill it with high-quality Bundaberg Rum - the longer you age it the better it gets. lol www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/anzac/biscuit/recipe
Just hearing about ANZAC and Gallipoli, and I remember this lyric: "Oh mothers wipe your tears Your sons will rest a million years Found their peace at last As foe turned to friend and forgive"
What an amazing episode. It’s rare I learn so much about things I thought I knew. I’m a Brit, living in Australia, who grew up in Germany and with many Turkish friends. I knew nothing of the statue at Gallipoli, of the mutual respect, or Ataturk’s comment on the Australian soldiers. Amazing, thank you. If you do make it to Australia, come at the end of April for Anzac Day, the dawn service is an experience. Where I live it is usual to have 20,000 line the sea front at 4am as the veterans March to the war memorial in order of age. If you had a parent or grand parent who served but who are no longer alive you can ask for permission to March in their place, wearing their decorations. I don’t think I have ever been in such a large crowd but in such silence. Then the sun comes up over the war memorial and a bugler plays Last Post and Reveille. A few years ago a German friend of mine asked to come to the service, she did and she cried. It’s remarkably moving and more so than any service I have attended in the UK, Germany or USA.
What a sweet heart you are for putting Advance Australia Fair as the back ground music to the eating of the Anzac Biscuits 17:20 Such a good bit of editing and so wholesome. Smartly done!
My sister and I have fond memories of our grandmother - who was.... not a great cook - making ANZAC biscuits. They were different every time because she didn't really use a recipe but they always turned out delicious. Also! Fascinating that Australia had their own version of hard tack (clack clack). Really appreciate you covering that recipe. Also also. Thankyou for including the Turkish in this video. The Gallipoli sunrise service is always emotional. I'm not sure what it's like these days but there's always a feeling that no one wanted to be there. We were fighting someone else's war.
1:46. As an Australian who regularly makes Anzac biscuits this is still the recipe I use today. I got my recipe from the 1914 Country Woman's Association which is still around today
I find it amazing how hardtack is meant to be a "simple" biscuit of basically water, flour, and maybe salt that is made to be as imperishable (and some might also say inedible) as possible. And yet, somehow manage to have so many ways to be prepared. 😁😁
I once worked assessing military heirlooms for museums when a family came in with an ANZAC biscuit that they're great grandfather had send from Gallipoli. His wife (their great grandmother) glued a photograph of her husband to the middle and wove colourful yarn through the holes to decorate it. It was kinda amazing, actually.
I'm in a baking club with a lovely woman who wrote a whole BOOK on the history of the ANZAC biscuit. Allison Reynolds is her name and the last time she was at the bake club she brought some quandong tart.
When I went to the eco-resort on Fraser Island, we had the most amazing dessert; a trio of ‘bush ice creams’ (for the life of me, I can’t remember any of the flavours), & a chocolate & wattleseed tart - wattleseed has a coffee-like flavour, I discovered. But... my favourite bush tucker has to be guava jelly!
I got so excited seeing this video come up. As a Kiwi it's always lovely seeing people from other countries discuss the ANZACs. One thing I've noticed when making Anzac biscuits, is that commercial ones tend to be a bit more crisp than homemade ones. They're definitely better if they're a bit chewy, and yes to adding coconut as well!
As an Aussie, I'd say Anzac biscuits taste the best right after they've come out of the oven. The reason so many commercial ones are less chewy is because they've been sitting on the shelf for ages
Thanks for the detail about such a beloved biscuit. There was some points I learnt even though I'm from New Zealand. A tip with baking the biscuits is if you take them out of the oven just before they tan up too much means that when they do harden, they are still a bit chewy.
@The One Who Asked Which part? Their enthusiasm or the claim of eating ANZAC bickies since childhood? Because I can claim the latter as well, and baked them in 7th grade cooking class in school.
Haven’t had the official ANZAC biscuits, but I am enthralled by the legacy of them, and that they are enshrined in law makes them just that much more special.
Max- Here is a cooking hint I bet you never heard of: When you need to poke holes in something, like a hard tack biscuit; Take a plastic comb that has about the proper spacing and use it to poke the holes. If the tines are too close together, just break off the ones you don't need. It will really speed up the process.
Aussie here - Ah man that video got me tearing up a little. On another note, I definitely like my ANZAC biscuits to be a bit chewy. It makes it unique from other biscuits. Even oatmeal cookies are usually crumbly.
Being an Australian I was very excited to see this video. But being a veteran who had 2 relatives killed in the first world war this was even more poignant. Thank you for helping to keep their memory alive. Plus I will definitely being trying to make some soldiers biscuits now.
On a Tuesday, A little taste of memory, So often learning about a history, Never heard before, Anzac biscuits as was rolled out before. A little of Australian & New Zealand heritage Ginger and snickerdoodle like parentage. And following a time to bake today. To another era and another story.
@@TastingHistory Thank you 😊. It's fun seeing what will fit and most of learning so much while watching. As long as you are enjoying them, I'm happy to do them.
I loved this video!! Thank you for making our Anzac Biscuits. Side note - Every Aussie kid learns how to make these in cooking classes at school. It's one of the first things we do in cooking class in high school haha.
G’Day from Tasmania 🇦🇺 My great grandfather was one of those ANZACs in the trenches of Gallipoli. Thanks for a great video! You’ll definitely love it down here when you finally get to come ☺️
"golden syrup is kinda hard to get in the US" meanwhile in the UK: EVERY SINGLE CORNER SHOP HAS IT. they might not have unsalted butter but by God they have golden syrup.
So ubiquitous we put it on porridge! Well, I did as a kid, these days my tastes are different. But no baking cupboard is complete without a tin of golden syrup and another of black treacle 😉
At least it's easy to make, it's basically a light acid (cream of tartar or citric) in a simple syrup. Meanwhile, making Karo (corn) syrup ain't happen at home
@@mwater_moon2865 You won't get the same flavour, you'd need to boil it to get the caramelised flavour - which is why it's golden. It's also much more viscous than acidified simple syrup, much more so than, say, maple or birch syrup. Cold honey would be about the same consistency - it's gloopy stuff!
"Puntley and Chalmers" is a humorous twist on the real brand name, Huntley and Palmers, a British brand that dates back to 1822. Scott took H&P biscuits to the South Pole! In New Zealand the name is licensed to a local firm, Griffins, their very old-fashioned cream crackers are still a staple.
I was looking through to see if anyone wrote this ,so I didn’t have to bother , I don’t know about you guys but that poem brought tears to my eyes, it’s. Resounding .re I def of the futility of war any war utterly pointless …..
Only a few minutes in and I've got some pointers - treacle can be used instead of golden syrup, the taste is similar enough to work, and brown sugar works much better than white sugar (gives you a softer chewier texture).
When I visited Anzac Cove on an English group trip with a Turkish guide 10 years ago , he explained that this was where both countries found their nationhood.
As we would say here in Australia: "Good onya Maxy!" You do some really interesting stuff, and it was fantastic to see this video (unexpectedly) from an American just before Anzac Day. Keep up the good work! 👍
This was fantastic, Max!! In addition to the great recipe info, there was such great historic info. It was wonderful learning about the meaning of ANZAC. Many thanks!!
