Funeral Foods From Around the World

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"In Thailand, blood sacrifice is out. Strawberry Fanta is in."
www.pri.org/stories/2017-04-0...
"Ghosts in Thailand Love Strawberry Fanta"
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"Ancient Roman libation tubes that connected the living to the dead"
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"Stone grave marker for pouring libations, Roman, 1-300 CE"
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"Swedish Funeral Candy"
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"Sweet Kiss of Death"
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"How Armenian Funeral Halva Helped My Family Find Home in America"
food52.com/blog/23226-my-fami...
"Helva of the dead: it’s a thing and it’s so very good"
www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2...
"Cambodian Ghosts Love Sticky Rice Cakes"
www.vice.com/en/article/aey4z...
"Kyrgyzstan’s bread that feeds the dead"
www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/201...
"The Weird but True History of Sin Eaters"
io9.gizmodo.com/the-weird-but...
"The Religious Significance of the Mexican Dish Capirotada"
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@whatlyddid 3 года назад

As an English person, let me just say that I am DISGUSTED that corpse cakes have never been a technical challenge on The Great British Bake Off.

@JessHull 3 года назад

lol!

@anne-marieturner4545 3 года назад

Yes.... lets see Mr Hollywood judge those without completely offending someone xx

@xdevilxbabex2003 3 года назад

Ohmygod best comment ever! Properly made me chuckle!

@lisamilsom5037 3 года назад

Noel would love it!

@DonnaBarrHerself 3 года назад

TRULY!

@atomiclisa 3 года назад

American here and when my mom was dying of cancer, she cooked a year's worth of meals for my step dad and froze them. We thought it was crazy that she would go to such lengths for him. Then, after her funeral, we went back to their house and ate dinner---it was all food that she'd prepared and it was so wonderful. She was nurturing us from the beyond! Yeah----she was pretty amazing.

@yvellebradley2502 3 года назад

That commentary made me cry! How extraordinary. I read a book (believe it was entitled, “Cure For Death By Lightning”) where the main character is a woman with cancer, does the same for her husband and children. Very moving.

@lindaclouse460 3 года назад

Imma do this if I’m dying . I’m sorry for your mom passed

@cruisepaige 3 года назад

Your Mom was awesome!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@sunb5738 3 года назад

That's actually really heartwarming, thanks for sharing

@SuperMaudina 3 года назад

Thank you for that story. There is beauty in everything. Your mom is awesome. I hope I'll be able to give that gift to my family too.

@keavy9146 2 года назад

Fun fact from Ireland - my great grandfather had been sick and confined to his bedroom upstairs for weeks, everyone knew he was going to die soon enough. At one particularly close call, preparations were started and his wife started to cook, because a good Irish stew is a slow cooked Irish stew. The way my grandfather (his son) tells it, he arrived on the late boat from England to say goodbye, and was greeted by his father dressed in his room and standing up and asking to be helped down the stairs to get a bowl of that stew which he loved so much. So off they went and made it downstairs, and his wife didn't want to give him a bowl because 'it was for the Wake' haha. He recovered and lived for a good while after that and the family is split whether the stew revived him or he did it out of spite for the initial refusal haha

@shlonek 2 года назад

Lolol. Thats AWESOME!!

@elineeugenie5224 2 года назад

Excellent 😂grandma...

@ashleydixon4613 Год назад

That’s hilarious. I can totally picture that.

@sophiepalmer-doran344 Год назад

classic joke heard a form of it years ago🤣

@shannonmcgill8206 Год назад

@@sophiepalmer-doran344 the joke I heard was if drinking a lot of alcohol makes you an alcoholic, just drinking a lot of fanta make you fantastic?

@Mazarin221b 3 года назад

I'm so extremely late but I love that you covered Thai traditions with the strawberry fanta - it's mostly because it's red, and red is the color of blood and purity and is an auspicious color for Thai people. It's one of my favorite traditions around death and mourning in the world.

@prapanthebachelorette6803 2 года назад

Thanks for appreciating our culture! The so called shrine that host spirits is pronounced san-pra-poom. Also before covid sometimes porridge or hot soup might be served during funerals but I don’t know the exact meaning behind that though

@noodlesnook Год назад

we also have ศาลตายาย ( san taa yaay, literally “shrine of maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother ), which hosts the spirits of deceased family members and ancestors. thai spirituality is a complicated, but very interesting subject!

@SaheeliRai Месяц назад

Thank you very much for the explanation why it is strawberry fanta. I was wondering and searched fir a comment like this!

@colemarie9262 3 года назад

So everyone talking about cassoroles and why they are so common- I was taught that you bring over cassorole in *your own dish* so that a week or so later, in getting your dish back, you have an excuse to call or come by the house. The real reason is to check on the person grieving, keep them socially involved and leaning on those around them....or at the very least they will have to get up and dressed for you to come by, imparting some sense of normal for a day. And if a lot of folks bring cassoroles, that's a lot of folks that will be checking back in on the grieving person in the next few weeks. It kinda keeps the person from slipping into their loss and isolating themselves in grief. I think it's for the sender of food too, because talking to someone who just experienced loss can be daunting, and it can be awkward to call a casual aquaintance with nothing to really say. This gives you a reason, and also serves as little reminder to check in on them. Anyways, that's what I was told as a kid.

@LC05 3 года назад

I never heard this before but it is very interesting and makes total sense. Thank you for sharing!

@Kacikacikaci5454 3 года назад

wow, that's actually super smart!

@allisonfitzmaurice6948 3 года назад

I grew up in the American south. Casseroles are just plain delicious and that’s the hill I will die on

@MiracleFound 3 года назад

This is very common in Scandinavian American communities. Casseroles, sandwiches and jello salads as well as cakes, cookies and rolls were all part of the after funeral dinner.

@alanholck7995 3 года назад

Such as ‘hotdish’ in Minnesota

@heartofhearing2000 3 года назад

In the Deaf community, if one of us dies, we usual have a second funeral for Deaf mourners to pay respects. We attend the main service, of course, but the second funeral is just for us. Usually right over food. We sign about our memories for the deceased. What they meant to us. Grieve in our own way.

@totallynotphoenixwright 3 года назад

That's really cool! I'm Deaf but new to the culture since I was raised oral deaf. It's always really interesting to hear about customs like this. Thank you for sharing.

@lyndsann3309 3 года назад

This is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing 💕

@tarynthatbootyup 3 года назад

Wow, love that.

@Malariejane 3 года назад

Beautiful insight, thank you for sharing

@chloe-wm8cu 3 года назад

Wow, that’s beautiful!

@jessicaprince193 3 года назад

Midwestern funerals are a delightful spread of foods with the word “salad” that aren’t really salads and casseroles as far as the eye can see.

@theredhun 2 года назад

And fruit suspended in Jello!

@nhmh2998 2 года назад

@@theredhun she already mentioned the salad

@marandadavis9412 2 года назад

In Kentucky, we had much of the same thing. So many casseroles.

@annepickens2042 2 года назад

And ham roll ups with cream cheese and pickles or green onions

@adamwhite2364 2 года назад

Growing up in the upper Midwest, tater tot hotdish (yes, I'm from that region) was sometimes called funeral hotdish because it was cheap and easy to feed a whole lot of hungry mourners in a church basement

@iuliya95 3 года назад

As a russian person I can say that we have a certain set of meals made specially for the funeral. In consequential order we eat: 1. Kutya-special dish made of white rice, honey, raisins. 2. Bliny-russian pancakes. 3. Hot soup-like schi or borsch. 4. Broth with noodles and chicken. 5. Half plate-pea porridge, other half-buckwheat porridge. 6. And finally Kissel-very thick sweet beverage. Plus plenty of little closed pies with sweet and savory filling (jam/cabbage/potato/green onion and eggs).

@jonathanbrady5243 2 года назад

I bet you're making a lot of this these days

@chanceDdog2009 2 года назад

@@jonathanbrady5243 not sure if you are being funny. .....

@Davross-420 5 месяцев назад

Firstly fun fact. To us Hungarians “kutya” means “dog”⁠ Secondly @@jonathanbrady5243 that’s just dark

@krh6239 3 года назад

If I had a nickle for every time Caitlyn had to say she didn't eat a corpse, I'd have two nickles. It's not a lot, but it'a weird it happened twice.

@socksvalentine4268 3 года назад

A mortician? ... CAITLYN The Mortician?!

@caihah.1404 3 года назад

Alright, Heinz...

@quillencre8719 3 года назад

I'm so glad someone already commented this

@Xbdielinthemiddle 3 года назад

I think two times is more than enough 😂 great comment.

@michirukaioh4014 2 года назад

I have binge watching and in one of the first episodes someone asked if they could make a chocolate cake with the ashes of a deceased. She made one with fake ashes, but apparently it was too dry to eat. Someone commented that she may use more oil and melted chocolate to improve the texture, so I believe at least there are three events with Caitlyn saying she didn't eat a corpse

@kellyg358 3 года назад

"I say 'Not today, Satan!' and eat all the carbohydrates." I need that shit embroidered on a pillow.

@animeevergreenathena 3 года назад

I would definitely buy that! :D

@anniel347 3 года назад

I WOULD BUY THAT

@victoriahoward8244 3 года назад

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!

@changarookitty6920 3 года назад

A Tee-shirt!

@lindsayarmstrong845 3 года назад

I love a Bianca Del Rio reference!

@Willowthewanderer 2 года назад

There's a story in my family, and it goes like this: My grandmother was planning her funeral, and mentioned the little tuna salad finger rolls (also spam salad) that were pretty much a festival food for my WASPy background. MY uncle reportedly said "oh boy I love those, I can't wait." awkward pause.

@melissamccullers6701 2 года назад

i'm the awkward uncle in my family... oops

@Maven0666 2 года назад

Wow rolls eyes…

@iskandartaib Месяц назад

I suppose I shouldn't laugh but this caused me to chuckle.. 😅

@kennysteen2761 2 года назад

i remember eating fry bread and wojapi berry sauce at my grandpa's wake. it's not really a funeral dish, but fry bread and wojapi is a staple in the lakota community and plains native communities at large

@OkieLou67 3 года назад

My dad didn’t like traditional things like that. When he died last year at 85, he had previously told us for years that he wanted no service, just have a family barbecue and call it good. As we were planning said bbq, Mom recalled that weeks before he died he had made a big batch of his bbq sauce. That’s what we used at his big memorial bbq dinner. It was bittersweet, but almost like he knew what he was making it for.

@gabigreenway8470 3 года назад

My grandfather passed away Thursday and his viewing was yesterday. Me and my family are supposed to have a huge fest today after his funeral and just celebrate his life with what he loved the most which is family.

@VeroSCIA 3 года назад

@@gabigreenway8470 May peace be with your family.

@OkieLou67 3 года назад

@@gabigreenway8470 I’m sorry for your loss. 😥

@Blaquelire 3 года назад

That's both beautiful and sad, mostly heartwarming, I'd love to make one last thing for my family to enjoy and bring them together when I'm not here. Thank you for sharing, it might sounds odd but your made me smile. Sorry for your loss, my dad is my hero and my best friend, I hope you and your day is doing good. :)

@spectrumwarrior9560 3 года назад

I got chills reading this. I truly hope your family have found peace knowing he loved you all SO much.

@NunontheRun 3 года назад

This isn't a custom or anything - but in the 6 months before her death, my mum, thin from 5 months of chemo therapy, discovered a new love of junk food - and she learned that she LOVED Hawkin's Cheezies (a Canadian cheeto-type snack, but not as foamy - 50 g = 280 calories) - she would go through as much as 200g a day - bringing cheezies became nearly an admission price to get you into her hospice. At her Celebration Of Life, we made sure there were huge bowls of cheezies all over for people to snack on in her honour.

@MacMoonie 3 года назад

as a Canadian I love that you can remember your mom through Cheezies!

@NunontheRun 3 года назад

@@MacMoonie so... many.. calories...

@NunontheRun 3 года назад

To be clear - the calories were great for mum - but a disaster for me since there were always bags of them laying around and I stayed with her the whole time! I had to get a job as a bike courier to work those off!

@d.ortega4574 3 года назад

My father has recently picked up junk food as well as he has terminal cancer. He really loves his rice pudding and ice cream.

@NunontheRun 3 года назад

@@d.ortega4574 - during the chemo when mum was losing weight so fast, we gave her ensure/ice-cream milkshakes ... but she grew to hate them ... put her off ice cream entirely :-)

@alexissnape9345 2 года назад

as an Iranian, I must say halva is hands down a favourite of mine.... I have this memory of my grandfather actually convincing me to come to a funeral of a very distant relative by telling me there will be lots of halva.... that entire funeral I was just sitting under a tree eating halva... it's a true favourite of mine. and yes the flavour is both strange and good... weirdly, I get it 😂😂😂

@carolinasantos4246 2 года назад

As a Portuguese person I can confirm that we still eat Malassadas. In fact we have a very similar thing to it called bolas de berlim (berlin balls) which are quite frequently to eat at the beach in Algarve and they are filled with various sweet fillings like egg custard, chocolate, kinder bueno, apple… If you haven’t tried those I strongly recommend it. Ps: I’m so glad you mentioned Portugal as I have just subscribed to your channel after watching your video with Dr.Mike and this made so happy. Love the content. Big hug from Portugal 😘

@LindsayEllisVids 3 года назад

casseroles - in the south, we dump casseroles on the bereaved

@AnonBiscuit 3 года назад

This is so true.

@tracynobles7329 3 года назад

Totally agree!

@chelseacd 3 года назад

All the casseroles possible.

@shannonlewis6 3 года назад

That's real?!?! I'm v charmed I thought that was just a tv thing

@kaitlynwoods11ify 3 года назад

And of course death chicken

@LordMoonie 3 года назад

When my great grandma died we went into her apartment and in her fridge was a jar of preserves. She made her own strawberry preserves, and this was the last one she had ever made. So, we all gathered around and made buttered toast with her strawberry preserves on top. It was a really warm sweet moment. Haven't thought about that in ages. Thank you for reminding me. :)

@Ambient_dreamer 3 года назад

This is so heartwarming 😌

@ScrawnyTreeDemon 3 года назад

Oh god, I think I might cry. That's painfully sweet; hope your grandmother's living it up in heaven, possibly making more preserves

@creativedesignation7880 3 года назад

That is so lovely, it actually made me cry.

@rheamorales1329 3 года назад

My grandmother left a jar of her fig preserves behind. It was a special treat to have them on toast as well.

@riverluvr1947 3 года назад

What a wonderful way to celebrate your grandmama by eating her special preserves. If she was able to know this, I’m sure she was touched.

@tempest2711 3 года назад

As someone gluten free, I cannot wait to enjoy some of those amazing fried and doughy dishes as a spirit

@sydmia03 2 года назад

In Mexico, there is a "pan de muerto" what is a large loaf that is covered with sugar on top! I'm looking forward to having some next month and leaving some for family that has passed. We will have an alter for all that have passed, regardless of when or how close we were to them. There are alters that include friends, family, and even celebrities. We leave out water, liquor, their favorite foods, and pan de muerto. In addition to just food we leave candles and pictures of the ones who are dead. We use the time decorating the alter as a time to celebrate life, remember those we lost, and enjoy our family that is with us.

@Madaraui 2 года назад

We also need to put a lime line along cempazuchitl petals so our beloved don't get lost on their way to their designated altar/shrine. Also, can't forget the tejocote (an apple like fruit) on the altar portal to protect their spirits in their journey here and back again.

@ksisu1324 2 года назад

@@Madaraui That is really interesting

@emmawalter5433 3 года назад

Nobody: Me: *adds sin cake ritual to funeral plans*

@mewimi 3 года назад

I hope they have an oven big enough for mine.

@simplyme8009 3 года назад

I agree

@alenemarie 3 года назад

I know I’m thinking about it. If it’s in my Will, then it’s THE LAW, isn’t it? They’re legally bound to eat my sins. EAT IT! Eat my sins, or I’ll haunt you for all eternity!

@AbrahamLincoln4 3 года назад

lmao

@chicken8947 3 года назад

@@alenemarie They don't taste too pleasant. Lust tastes like bodily f?luid's, Murder tastes like blood, Green tastes like Money you kept in your wallet for 6 months, Wrath tastes like my uncles generator system, The only thing that tastes good is Gluttony.

@wolfforce58205 3 года назад

"I say, 'Not today, Satan!' and eat all the carbohydrates." This is truly inspirational, lol.

@KABNeenan 3 года назад

That's a mood for sure.

@chimpchick91 3 года назад

I need it on a shirt ASAP lol

@previouslyonx-men 3 года назад

Hello! Canadian here. When my Grandpa died a bunch of people brought food over to our house, some of it was fun snack foods like cookies, cinimon rolls, tarts, ect. Others were meals for supper, like the lasagna my neighbore's bought us, and another family friend bought us a bunch of food from a local buisness (I thought it was geniuse, she was suporting a greiving family and a local buisness!) After the funeral we had a reception and the food offerd was along the lines of cookies and sandwichs. Also grieving meal prep tip here, if you need to make yourself something filling with little preperation becuse greif leaves you feeling tired all the time. . .PB&J is a life savor (Pun not intended) Sorry if I spelt anything wrong I'm dyslexic

@amyjorgensen2876 3 года назад

The way you glared at the Fanta and said “Don’t you dare” is boss energy ❤️

@LeeBv9983 2 года назад

And it didn't.

@sassywaffles5720 3 года назад

On the topic of funeral party savers: My grandmother always had ticTac‘s in her purse and would ask everyone if they needed a tictac. When she died we buried her with her favorite black purse and put pictures and tic-tac-tac’s in it. We told the funeral director about it. When we came to the viewing, he had baskets of tic tac’s all around the room for people to take and remember her by. It was very touching and gave us all a good laugh!

@joannawarrens5117 3 года назад

What a good funeral director!

@lisalulu1832 3 года назад

I put a bottle of Diet Pepsi in my mother in law's casket because she ALWAYS had one with her. She wouldn't bring it into a church but there was definitely one in her car waiting for her.

@bluesira 2 года назад

Aw, that touch of thoughtfulness on a personal level from the funeral director made me cry! So sweet! Sorry for your loss.

@NanaShaCrash 3 года назад

When my grandmother died, our family found a container of frozen soup she’d made by hand and when we reheated it and served it, there was exactly enough for everyone to have a cup.

@traceybair6730 3 года назад

That's the sweetest thing!

@rae7158 3 года назад

Epitome of how grandma’s always are feeding their children!

@Iceis_Phoenix 3 года назад

This made me cry

@kenwelch198 3 года назад

We had a lasagna we found in the freezer! Great way to share grandma's love one more time!

@kenwelch198 3 года назад

@PBDesign lmao

@deewesthill1358 3 года назад

Halvah has crushed sesame in it and is much more filling than most candies or confections, which I'd say is an advantage so you don't overeat it.

@alexandrah5571 2 года назад

We always make a cup of tea when there's been a death in the family, my great Auntie started it and we've carried on the tradition. Dad said 'I think Mum's gone, I'll go and make a cup of tea' when she passed away from cancer, I did the same when Dad passed away from Covid. Mum also told me to 'tell the bees' which I did on both occasions.

@TheLostAirbender 3 года назад

"If alcohol actually tasted like strawberry Fanta I would drink more" No one has ever understood me so perfectly

@793lefty 3 года назад

Boones strawberry daiquiri comes pretty close. Not a strong drink tho.

@MarisaAndChew 3 года назад

I've used strawberry Fanta as my mix with vodka and white rum 😂

@MarisaAndChew 3 года назад

@@tamielizabethallaway2413 haha well I usually make it into a slush and serve on a hot summer day, I don't drink too much I get buzzed very easily so I need to be careful, but damn that Fanta is good lol 😂

@G00dTaste 3 года назад

The only reason I don't want to drink alcohol when I'm old enough is because it smells horrible

@lordbravura 3 года назад

Check out Brazilian Caipirinha. The traditional is made with lemmons but you can make with most fruits that arent mushy. Strawberries and Pineapples are great options. Mash the fruit, add suggar, lots of ice and a dose of Cachaça/Rum/Vodka/Sake (whatever you have handy) . It is sweet, gives you the buzz and you can eat the sweetened pieces of fruit. It is delicious.

@levim7184 3 года назад

"Mmmmm... Sin." That needs to be a tee-shirt with a corpse cake on it

@amorvaldez5135 3 года назад

We need this merch

@CarbonTheCat 3 года назад

yes indeed

@halluwt774 3 года назад

I couldn't agree more

@shieldmaiden8128 3 года назад

So much! Make it happen!

@memyselfi8461 3 года назад

Yes please!

@Maraflor 2 года назад

Someone else has probably already said this but we do still eat malassadas in Portugal. They're originally from the island of Madeira as a sort of poverty dish since it's just fried dough, but they came over to Hawai'i with sugar plantation workers since the climate was perfect to grow sugar cane and that was Madeira's main export in colonial times!

@jennaboice7554 2 года назад

At my grandma's funeral, there were cupcakes and various fruits. One of the sweetest things there were apples that were beautifully carved to look like little birds

@5daysofcoffee 3 года назад

When my Grandma died she had the entire day planned out for like a decade. The two things she planned out was way over catering the funeral so we all had to bring home way too much food and the other was a ton of money left over to go to a nice restaurant that night and we had to spend all the money so my conservative Christian Grandma got us all F’ing plastered and I ate like 10k calories.

@Coyoteari 3 года назад

Grandma’s making sure you get enough to eat even from beyond the grave!

@hollycaffeinatednerdgirl940 3 года назад

Grandma was a wise lovely woman, what a way to celebrate and remember her life by taking care of those she loved to the very end.❤

@bettyvanderhooven-schmaasc4235 3 года назад

Your Grandma sounds like a lovely woman.

@user-randi1987 3 года назад

You had an awesome Grandma

@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 3 года назад

My most memorable funeral food related memory comes from my Grandmother's funeral too. She was a *TERRIBLE* cook & her most infamous dish was Tuna Casserole. *EVERYONE* in the family *HATED* it! Even our family dog wouldn't eat it - & this dog would regularly try to eat it's own poop! (The Gods only know why. We feed it plenty & the vet said it wasn't suffering from any form of malnutrition so 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️) When my Uncle got up to give the eulogy he said *"Well I know that we're all pretty said about loosing Mom/Grandma. But we can't least take comfort in one thing. The recipe for Tuna Casserole goes to the grave with her."* Everyone started chuckling at this then gradually people started laughing. Untill we all sounded like we were at a comedy festival instead of a funeral. The preacher who was supervising the funeral looked at us like we'd all gone mad. I feel sorry for him but if you had *EVER* had the misfortune of eating her Tuna Casserole. Then you'd have understood why we were so happy to see the recipe go off with her.

@dorypeacock 3 года назад

I’m from Utah. One time my sister jokingly said, “I wish someone would die so we could have funeral potatoes.” And a week later our great grandma died.

@shayb8315 3 года назад

We make funeral potatoes for Thanksgiving lol theyre too good to only have when someone passes.

@maryeckel9682 3 года назад

Whoops! Those truly are incredible, though!

@Mas-ff4sh 3 года назад

Sorry you’re great grandma died...but YES funeral potatoes and some kind of jello. Is it a Utah or Mormon thing?

@sada1504 3 года назад

I think it's both, but mostly Mormon Corridor (Idaho, Utah, Arizona, parts of the surrounding states)

@alenemarie 3 года назад

I said (after living in Simi Valley for about a month) “It’s so dry here! No wonder CA burns down all the time!” It was fall 2004. We were in the middle of Moorpark near the Reagan Library. Burned to a crisp. I swear that’s a true story. 😳

@YourAdventChild 3 года назад

I just want to say that after years of hearing people say Mukbang in THE MOST english way possible - thank you for saying it correctly. My ears are so happy.

@lowe8121 3 года назад

I’m not native hawaiian, but my family lives here and when my brother died six months ago, we had a paddle out for him and ate plate lunches (pork, rice, chow mein, assorted fruits and vegetables) together afterwards. i really enjoyed everyone telling stories from his life while we were eating.

@bow2thyAws0meness 3 года назад

When my grandmother past away she INSISTED that chicken wings would be served at her funeral, because the wings would carry you up to heaven. :)

@Sevenoat 3 года назад

I know what I'm serving at my funeral now. Ty lol

@JessicasAnimalFriends 3 года назад

That’s iconic

@lazyhomebody1356 3 года назад

But...chickens can't fly

@FransceneJK98 3 года назад

@@lazyhomebody1356 exactly. Chickens don’t fly so jokes on her. 😂

@lazyhomebody1356 3 года назад

@@FransceneJK98 Aw, I'm sure she made it to heaven anyway :)

@lorriecreamer7218 3 года назад

As she mentioned in the beginning, “funeral potatoes” is a big tradition in Utah. Especially with the LDS culture. My brother, who hates that dish,, threatened to not come to his own funeral if we serve them.

@annbell6453 3 года назад

Your brother is funny. But what does he intend to do while the funeral is going on?

@user-fv2tj8en4g 3 года назад

@@annbell6453 He's going to wake up and cancel the funeral

@natthasiriboon8145 3 года назад

@@annbell6453 wake up and walk out the door?

@semmie814 3 года назад

how tf does he hate funeral potatoes T-T ITS POTATOES AND CHEESE how could he

@jennielauber8308 2 года назад

In my family, we call them killer potatoes. We usually serve them with Easter dinner. We didn't grow up in Utah where they do make these in abundance for funerals.

@nyangatagaming903 3 года назад

Her reaction to halva was spot on. There's no way to compare it to anything. It's a very distinctive flavor.

@NemesisAcatl 3 года назад

“Pan de Muerto” is the most popular food I can think of, and also my favorite during Día de Muertos. It can be different shape depending the region in Mexico, sometimes it can be a bread in the shape of body, with pink sugar representing girls, and blue sugar for boys. But! The most popular is the round bread with a sphere on the top representing the skull and 4 arms like bones representing the bones of the dead. Usually it’s decorated with sugar. They’re so delicious and only made during that time of year. The sugar, chocolate and amaranto skulls are also very popular during this season.

@Bi11ieTheDo11 3 года назад

You should make a cook book about this and call it “Rest in Peace Recipes” 😂

@enc7325 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@valeriewilliams1103 3 года назад

Rest in pices

@Freya778 3 года назад

Rest in pies

@EmmaCohen91 3 года назад

My brain gave me the idea of Rest in Recipeace

@vallereshelton7855 3 года назад

Restipes in Peace

@marktheshark9680 3 года назад

The “corpse water” - “definitely not corpse water” made me bust out laughing!!

@samsamson391 3 года назад

Me too. So much so that I may just have to print out some labels!! :D

@Stephlovesnapping 3 года назад

Same!

@Fuckingnyum 3 года назад

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@Fuckingnyum 3 года назад

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@Fuckingnyum 3 года назад

@@Stephlovesnapping noLM

@hungrehsden3808 2 года назад

My grandad's funeral (UK btw) was followed with a wake. We basically went into a pub or a club, and arranged a table of party food on the table. There was no music, it was basically a place where people could talk, cry, etc, or tuck in whenever they fancied. Some wakes don't bother with party food, and you could imagine it as a day at the pub but more solemn.

@ggEmolicious 2 года назад

My favorite doughy fried object from my childhood was when my grandmother from my dad’s side who was Apache made us what we just called “frybread”.

@domilontano 3 года назад

I like this message: Death is inevitable. Drink the damn Fanta.

@DiamondsLilRooster 3 года назад

I’m drinking a Fanta as I read your comment 😂

@victoriarodriguezgil4442 3 года назад

Death is inevitable. Eat the damn meat.

@downhomesunset 3 года назад

@@victoriarodriguezgil4442 No help with the crops for you

@Rabbit0King 3 года назад

My grandfather's funeral was earlier this week. While it was severely abridged due to covid restrictions and safety precautions, we did our best to ensure that traditions were upheld as well as we were able. My family is Chinese (Taishan area originally, though they moved to HK for safety) and there are a few food practices associated with funerals. The first is a candy, any candy, that's handed to you in a red envelope along with some small amount of money. The candy is to get rid of the "bitter" feelings after a funeral and the money is to be spent in its entirety (none go to savings or should stay in your pocket long). The second is that, under non-covid conditions, there would be a banquet at a restaurant after the burial. This is both to enjoy foods that the dead person also enjoyed, but also so that you don't go directly home afterward. This way any bad spirits would be unable to follow you back home. To the evil spirits that followed us, sorry, that you're stuck at Taco Bell since it was the only place open between our house and the cemetery.

@hoodieninja_7203 3 года назад

I find the Chinese idea of evil spirits very fun. They're so easily thwarted and pervasive in the culture that I'm sure there's a million things that are the way they are on account of the spirits. Curved roofs? Spirit deflection. Post-funeral banquet? Evil spirits, not known for their persistence, assume the first place you eat a meal after they find you is your house or something. I really wanna look more into this now.

@galegg 3 года назад

We also have this bit of tradition similar where you have to go somewhere first after going to a wake/funeral so the spirit won't follow you home.

@Fennily 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing, I love learning, especially about other cultures.

@luannm-crazycatlady6621 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing. I learned something new today. I'm very sorry for your loss. Blessings to you

@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 3 года назад

Stuck at Taco Bell for eternity. Well now *THAT'S* a special kind of Hell in & of its self. 🌮 🔥🤣 On a more serious note I'm so sorry that you & your family couldn't have their traditional funeral feast due to Covid. Maybe now that things are getting better. You & your family can hold a memorial service for your Grandmother. & remember & honor her that way. My sympathies to you & you family for your loss. 🌹

@r.e.tucker3223 Год назад

For some reason, in rural Missouri, if someone dies or is hospitalized, mostaccioli is the go to "helpful neighbor" food.

@gregorhenry503 3 года назад

The Funerary Confection with the lamb on it hit me harder than I thought it would. I'm gonna need a moment...

@rubysmith8818 3 года назад

❤️

@goombamike4944 3 года назад

My father, who was rail thin, would eat about 5 or 6 individually wrapped Twinkies a day. He never seemed to gain a pound. Also, he smoked like a chimney. They were his greatest pleasures. So when we visit his grave, especially on his birthday, we leave an individually wrapped Twinkie on his stone and lean a fresh cigarette on the snack cake as a treat. Not a cultural ritual, just a family ritual.

@yayab4771 3 года назад

Same here for my mom, only for her it's Virginia Slims and Cadbury Chocolate eggs.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 3 года назад

When my grandmother died, at the viewing, a few of us filled her pockets wtih chocolates, cigarettes and Scrabble tiles :) Just a few of her favourite things. And we couldn't hide a beer...

@leameria5446 3 года назад

My cousin and I lit a cigarette at our grandfathers grave the day of his funeral, since he was a really passionate smoker... in the end we decidet to put it in his still open urn grave, which we didn't think of as inappropriate at all. Since then we light a cigarette every time we visit him :)

@AuskaDezjArdamaath 3 года назад

My dad smoked pipe, so when we visit, we always leave him a pinch of pipe tobacco. We had him incinerated with his favourite pipe.

@sarahwilliams-devereux3559 3 года назад

For my grandma, it was Peppermint Patties. We put them in her casket before she was cremated.

@darienXnicole 3 года назад

My aunt died about 7 years ago. When she was in the hospital, we knew she wasn’t making it out. She had the mental capacity of an 8 year old (she was in her 50’s) so she wasn’t exactly understanding everything. She kept telling my mom she wanted pizza, so my mom said we’d have a pizza party when she got out of the hospital. After her viewing, we all gathered at my grandparents and had a pizza party. Now every year on her death date and birthday we eat pizza

@VeroSCIA 3 года назад

That's sweet.

@dfeuer 3 года назад

She couldn't have pizza on her deathbed?

@adrienfox6228 3 года назад

@@dfeuer likely on a feeding tube

@elizabethrice351 3 года назад

That is a wonderful way to honor her memory.

@darienXnicole 3 года назад

@@dfeuer they wouldn’t allow any outside food

@scotcarr3390 3 года назад

Three things, Caitlin: 1- "I love party favors at funerals". I not-literally DIED at that!...🤯🥳 2 - Food at my family-social circle after-parties? CASSAROLES! Tons & tons of CASSAROLES! When my parents passed, we got cassaroles by the ton. It was pure generosity from those who came to the funeral & we didn't have to cook for a month!...😁 3- I'm an OG NERRRRD, & there actually is a bad guy in Marvel Comics called Sin-Eater. He killed one of Spider-Man's police allies in the mid '80s, Jean DeWolff.

@kristinfranks1607 2 года назад

I’m from Arkansas. Growing up I remember, we always ate right after the funeral and burial services were over. Either at a church or at the person’s home. Fried chicken was always present. Usually potato salad was there too. I am also of the Baptist faith, so fried chicken is a must for any occasion especially funerals.

@Jm96RoCk 3 года назад

I thought the funeral confectionary would have little tidbits like "he loved to ice skate"and "he was really bad at math" LMAOOO

@EllaStone 3 года назад

ME TOO

@inspirationmovemebrightly9627 3 года назад

Same! And honestly that would be really sweet

@ABETTA-kz6mt 2 года назад

here in Colombia we do give funeral favors for the attendants, I remember when my great grandma and my grandma died (different occasions) we gave out little primrose plants on pots engraved with their names because they loved their plants and flowers, and also as a symbol for life. I inherited a lot of their plants and still have the funeral one and I love them much, they are my connection with them 🏵🌺⚘🌱

@SouthernGothBelle 2 года назад

So I was thinking about the connection between food and funerals in my life. Most of my family is typical southern Baptist where fried chicken and collard greens are our love language. I think bringing food to a grieving family is our first go to not just because of the comfort it provides but it’s saying to them “I know things are difficult but at least you don’t have to worry about cooking. Take all the time you need.”

@PHE-nomenon 2 года назад

This is the comment I've been looking for! The traditional southern "Repass". From New Orleans btw....

@dermiker 3 года назад

The idea of having foods ONLY eaten at funerals is interesting to me, because it makes the food special, but it also keeps you from developing aversions to every day food by associating it with grief.

@RJHERBIG 3 года назад

Smart.❤

@Xyradia 3 года назад

Oh this makes sense! I like this way of looking at it.

@dermiker 3 года назад

My grandma had a stroke while we were eating at Steak and Shake when I was 9 (she ended up being okay!) but I could not stand the smell or taste of Steak and Shake for a solid 10 years.

@melanieortiz712 3 года назад

Funeral potatoes

@walbathreadkiller 3 года назад

Today, 16MAR21, is my 66th birthday. I had planned to spend the afternoon being a bum watching movies with my kitties, then I clicked on this video. I've spent almost two hours reading all of the comments. It has made me think of the funerals I've been to and ways they were different and how much each one meant to me. Not at all what I planned, but it has made me smile, laugh, and cry. Thank you all for the insights into your lives. Blessings

@wormprty5280 3 года назад

happy birthday

@1Thunderfire 3 года назад

Happy belated birthday 🙂

@csp.9203 3 года назад

Happy Birthday and welcome to death positivity. We eat... interesting food here.

@dragonmaid1360 3 года назад

Im a comments fan, no matter the subject. I am consistently amazed and delighted by the wit and fun rehetoric down about down here. I know this subjects a bit more serious but interesting.

@teresaellis7062 3 года назад

I know I'm a bit late, but...Happy Birthday! 😊 ✨🎂✨

@tribeofben8857 2 года назад

Being from New England, originally, the the doughy fried food I grew up with is Fried Dough. It's, uh, dough...that's fried...and then sprinkled with confectioners sugar. This is such a main staple in New England that I was actually shocked the first time I went to a county fair in Tennessee, and there was no fried dough.

@kelleydebettencourt2140 2 года назад

We love Malasadas here on Martha’s Vineyard! Although we just call it fried dough. Our Island has a large Azorean population. I hear that Portuguese sweet bread is also popular on Hawaii, we love the stuff ❤️

@pudmupi 3 года назад

When my husband of 42 years, passed away, the entire family went to a restaurant after the funeral home viewing. I made sure that every guest had a small serving of gravy to toast him with. He considered gravy to be a beverage, and all of our regular eating spots knew this and offered him additional servings when we were there for a meal. I really think he would have gotten a kick out of that.

@9u1n 3 года назад

In my family, it’s the Swiss Chalet dipping sauce. We always get double extra every time we go there, and my parents had to make sure i got a spoon so I wouldn’t lift up the bowl of it and drink.

@chandracox6814 3 года назад

Ew! Hard pass.

@shlonek 2 года назад

"He considered gravy to be a beverage." As it it SHOULD be!! Lol. Thank you for sharing!

@samd8724 3 года назад

This scratches so many itches for me: Death, History, Food. Wonderul.

@dalenetstephanus9871 3 года назад

Me tooooo

@lazyhomebody1356 3 года назад

I felt such a sense of fullfilment and pleasure when I saw the title

@josereyes7465 3 года назад

We have a food business, and my grandma was preparing food for the week a day before she passed away with my mom and aunt, they were working and drinking beer, having a blast. We served the food my grandma made on her final mass, like she even left that prepared! I miss her, it's been a long 8 months without her...

@popcorngoddess89 3 года назад

I don't know if other families do this too, but recently my family has embraced memorial laminated bookmarks over memorial pamphlets being handed out at funerals. This is something that I've come to really like because the fact that they are laminated means that they last longer, and the memento of that persons funeral can stay within your everyday life longer because the item is a useful everyday object, and not a fragile little book that can only go into a scrapbook or photo album if you have any want to keep it in readable condition.

@adioshra 3 года назад

in jewish mourning rituals, after returning home from the burying the dead, the mourners friends and relatives make a special feast for them called סעודת הבראה, roughly translated to recuperation meal (because obviously eating when mourning is hard), comprised of as many round foods as possible (eggs, lentils, buns ect) to symbolize the circle of life

@rachelk7784 3 года назад

Then there is a week of shiva, where it is traditional to eat or bring sweet foods with you when visiting the mourner. Ours always involved cookies from a local kosher bakery or Entenmanns.

@theknight3583 3 года назад

וואוו, תאמת שלא ידעתי את זה

@schnuder 3 года назад

@@rachelk7784 Lots and lots of bagels. At least in the NYC area. Same for breaking the fast after the

@rachelk7784 3 года назад

@@schnuder , that too! But I was raised you always bring as a gift to the family something sweet. NYC Area

@RawOlympia 3 года назад

wow, that is so cool! thnx!

@sunmaiden 3 года назад

When my Uncle died (of cancer, many years too young), we each drank from the bottle of whiskey he had bought and was saving for a "special occasion." When he realized he was likely going to die soon, he cracked it open and shared it with special people when they came to visit. At his funeral, we toasted him and each took a shot. I come from a large family (my uncle had 14 siblings), so there was just enough whiskey for everyone. It was the perfect way to honor him - he would have loved it!!!

@joerosa8378 2 года назад

I was so glad to see the info on the "Sineaters." I read about a horror movie about them years ago and found it facinating. I wanted to message you asking you to do a video about them and lo and behold, you already covered it...Kudos! Love the channel!!!

@MaraMcTavish 3 года назад

Canadian here: at all the funerals I've attended, we've eaten sandwiches, tiny cakes, and lots of tea/coffee. One of the funerals was a potluck, so we ended up with a fair bit of picnic-in-the-park food like potato salad and cold KFC.

@brittanylittke5931 3 года назад

"You only live once. Has this channel taught you nothing?" You speaks truths of the wisdoms you've imparted.

@scythescythe884 3 года назад

If i had a nickel for every time Caitlyn had to reassure me she wasn't eating corpses id have two nickels. Which isnt a lot but its weird that it happened twice.

@ZizzyBlack 3 года назад

I didn't expect to find a PnF quote; I'm pleasantly surprised!

@ebunni5862 3 года назад

Heck yes, another Dr Doof fan!

@morrigambist 3 года назад

My family is in Virginia. When we lost a relative about a hundred fifty miles away, we went to the funeral and came back to her daughter's home, where all her friends had been assembling a feast. I have never seen so much fried chicken in my life!

@bow-tiedengineer4453 2 года назад

We've never had a special funeral food, but my family does have a fun death related food story. My grandmother has her beloved fudge recipe carved into her headstone to share it with the world. I got a bittersweet surprise late one night when she popped up in a video on funny headstones. If you ever see the Kay's fudge tombstone, try it. It's good.

@ketchup016 2 года назад

That's awesome. Your grandma sounds great. :)

@Jpop_Cat 3 года назад

Chinese deathling here. Went to sorta-undertaking for my estrange great uncle who unfortunately passed away alone in his home last week. Had my first experience with true death in my life and honestly, after following Caitlin on youtube for so many years, I felt I was prepared for hearing the "real death" in some way. So instead traumatized by the whole experience (remove the body and prepare it for the funeral home), I was calm and accepting, which allowed me to handle the situation with a clear mind ------ not the point. All I wanna say is that after the cremation, my dad took me out for a dinner, which all dishes were consist of something made with tofu. Apparently, in my part of China, you're supposed to have a fest made with mostly tofu, and I was not able to get an answer as to why tofu but not something else...

@pissfrog 3 года назад

I had the same thought when my great-grandmother passed. I don't think I would have handled it as well as I did without her.

@blindpilot3849 3 года назад

@Ting Lei: I suspect you don't eat anything else for example any cow meat because in Buddist/Taoist tradition there are the two underworld guardians 'Ox-head and Horse face' who have to escort the newly deceased to the next world. Out of respect for them you don't eat cow/horse meat. That's what I'd heard when my grandma died. But I believe we did ate chicken and fish next to tofu, it was - to my own surprise - an all out feast, commemorating her and there was a joyful vibe. Which I like as my grandma probably didn't want us to put on sad faces for too long. 🙂

@davidson-mielellc980 3 года назад

My father died unexpectedly at the age of 49 from a heart attack. All of the neighbors brought ham. My mother and I didn't know why until we saw that Safeway was having a big sale on ham, so we had seven of them.

@annbell6453 3 года назад

I'm so sorry about your father, but I had to laugh about the ham :)

@genevievemanolescu8287 2 года назад

Yep, not Portuguese born but married into a Portuguese family ( and divorced out of it...) My ex mother-in-law is from Santa Maria in the Azores and still makes malassadas by hand for Christmas and Fat Tuesday here in Quebec, Canada. She is kind enough to make sure me and my family get a dozen every year. God bless!

@Chrisiant 3 года назад

My mom's family is Mennonite. Raisin pie was always part of funeral food because you were likely to have the ingredients on hand and it travelled well.

@dinoshork8519 3 года назад

As a Cambodian, I love how you present our tradition. It is very much accurate. I love your pronunciation and the caption for the "cake". I learn a lot from this. I usually can not describe my tradition in English but you have helped me find the vocabulary I needed.

@themicoism 2 года назад

As someone from the Philippines I always ask our elders why do we always prepare "suman" (a somehow similar dish, in my opinion, with Num Om Saum) during the day of the dead whenever we visit cemeteries and this just gave me a somehow answer to that. LMAO

@geeker6350 3 года назад

A satiated corpse prevents a hungry zombie.

@meliniebaltich4153 3 года назад

I was once satiated with sate!!

@Talos2kX 3 года назад

Itchy... Tasty... (Resident Evil 1, PS1)

@leximacneil7556 3 года назад

Caitlin is such a light hearted and down to earth person, so nice to see that on this platform.

@Nilns 3 года назад

When my mom died, the End of Life Therapist who we knew well and was alone with her at the moment of death brought us bags and bags of all kinds of comfort foods. Ever since then I have seen food and the sharing of it as a very important component of the grieving process, in no small part because of just how kind and thoughtful of a gesture it was. It was something none of us asked for or expected, but it meant the world to our family and really stuck with me.

@PFOUNT1992 3 года назад

“You only live once ppl. Has this channel taught you nothing?”😂

@beatricejacobsen497 3 года назад

As a Swedish person I’m soo mad we no longer have candy and alcohol at our funerals! I will sure as heck bring this back when I die!

@RinsDesk 3 года назад

...well. I'm a Swede and we served smårgåstårta, regular cake, and soda at the memorial service right after my mom's funeral. Write down how you want your funeral/memorial service to be performed over at Vita Arkivet and/or livsarkivet and leave a note that you have everything written down there where you keep your bills. (also keep your bills and other papers in order, it will be very helpful for your family members that have to go through them when you pass...start now. Anyone can die at any time.)

@sunheart_aquarelle 2 года назад

Same!

@BeerElf66 2 года назад

You can have what you like at your funeral. Like others say, make sure your closest beloveds know what the plan is, and where to find a written version. I intend to do this, too!

@hgfdsjhgfd3154 2 года назад

Feels like smörgåstårta is the new tradition at swedish funerals. I had no idea about those "party favours" in the video though. At almost all funerals I have been at there has been smörgåstårta and the princess cake for desert.

@jonchalk3855 3 года назад

This is a great episode. I am always interested in learning about other cultures. Thank you for including (in your comments) the names and links of the foods you showed here. The Capirotada is interesting. I love sweet and savoury foods as well. Especially, if there is cheese. I found one recipe for capirotada which use Monterey jack. It is also known as Mexican Bread Pudding. Mmmmmmm good.

@raktoda707 Год назад

You are the perfect person to educate the world about these customs

@alexandriamount3069 3 года назад

Growing up I was always told “grief is a hungry bottomless monster”. For us, sending food to the family of the deceased was away of removing the burden of having to feed themselves. When my father and grandfather died in 2018, people sent so much food to our house to keep us feed and to offer their thoughts.

@ThatOneLadyOverHere 3 года назад

Considering that depression does make people not want to take care of themselves, that is such a good tradition.

@alexandriamount3069 3 года назад

@@ThatOneLadyOverHere I completely agree. I think if it wasn’t for our family and friends bring my mother food she would have wasted away due to grief.

@constancemiller3753 3 года назад

Agreed. Frozen casseroles, hotdish and pot pies (Marie Callender) say "thinking of you" more than flowers. Those hot pockets could be Midwestern sympathy cards.

@blasfemmey 3 года назад

When my grandfather died, people sent so much food to my mom’s house that we didn’t have to cook for a month. It was really thoughtful.

@alexandriamount3069 3 года назад

@@blasfemmey it’s been two years since my father died and I’m sure I still have something at the bottom of the freezer that was given to me in mourning. It is a extremely powerful message, the feeding of some one. I’m glad to see how many people have also experienced it.

@gudakos 3 года назад

As a Southerner, we got a lot of casseroles when my father passed away. However, we are also Jewish, and the Jewish community came in droves to his wake. The cars lined both sides of the street we lived on, almost all the way out to the main road. I remember being given both traditional Southern casseroles, but also bagels and noodle kugel. Noodle kugel is basically a baked egg noodle dish with a cottage cheese sort of filling, and can be either sweet (cinnamon raisin) or savory (aka "plain"). We also got lots of accoutrements for said bagels (shmear, lox, etc) and shiva baskets filled with snacks. Shortly before he passed, we had bought a second refrigerator for the garage, and we were pretty grateful for that. I look back at his wake with a bittersweet sort of fondness. I never realized until then just how much he impacted the lives of those around him. He was a good man.

@riffpophop 3 года назад

I was wondering if anyone was Jewish in here. One side of my family is and I have been to one Jewish funeral but I was about 8 at the time so I didn't feel it was right to comment as my memory is very foggy (also I never went through Jewish schooling)

@gudakos 3 года назад

@d b my condolences, I wish you the best in your healing process.

@GeorgiaGeorgette 3 года назад

@d b Heartfelt condolences.

@GeorgiaGeorgette 3 года назад

@@gudakos Thank you for sharing the story of your beloved Dad. I hope your memories of him bring you comfort.

@ameliamason9456 3 года назад

Casseroles, could be baked, frozen microwaved, refrigerated, reheated and re-served until the dish was empty. On the bottom of the dish would be a strip of masking tape with the name of the donor in magic marker to return the dish. My grandmother kept a particular Corningware dish with a permanent marking of her name that somehow always made it back to her.

@mellybzcreations9435 2 года назад

"You didn't tune in to slightly eat my feelings" 😂 I'll have you know I'll watch do anything bc I love you and your channel and your dark sense of humor! It is not Halloween month without your voice 🖤

@wolfafterdark 3 года назад

Soooo...random fun tidbit, is how colony-dwelling insects tend to their dead. Some just make death piles, but others bury them. It's called necrophoresis.

@NoraVonYT 3 года назад

Oh my god. I need you to read “Being Dead Is No Excuse.” It has North American Southern funeral recipes and funeral anecdotes about death practices/attitudes in the US’s south

@kmarch6630 3 года назад

I'm sure there are tons of casserole recipes in it. We southerners always have fixings for a casserole handy in case of a funeral.

@rjchavers9267 3 года назад

@@kmarch6630 waste not, want not!

@ageofsagittarius 3 года назад

@@kmarch6630 My mother kept several in the freezer just in case.

@elultimo102 3 года назад

@@rjchavers9267 The ultimate "waste not, want not": "Soylent Green." (You have to see that picture!)

@jenniferm6286 3 года назад

I hope this is available on Amazon, cause it sounds fantastic

@AmberGraves80 3 года назад

I went to the best funeral ever. The lady was a real live life to the fullest kind of gal, and so her funeral was the same. They had gold balloons and candy at the tables. Country music was playing because just weeks before her death, and barely able to walk, she was singing country karaoke at the VFW. While we ate people took turns telling funny stories about her, like how she tricked her naked husband into running outside by turning on the vibrating bed in the hotel room. I never felt so blessed to know someone. I hope my funeral is like that.

@libertyprime619 3 года назад

Funerals should be parties, they are celibrations of someone's life, so party on. P.s. I don't wanna be buried in some fancy 6k casket that'll only be seen for 3 hours just put me in a 25 dollar pine box

@MrsMedicate 3 года назад

The first time I ever ate Halva it took me a while to decide if I like it. Not so over the taste, which is really sweet and nutty, but the very flaky consistency. Love it tho

@mellybzcreations9435 2 года назад

I have a commemorative shirt from my pirate friend who passed earlier this year from cancer. He was know as Crooked Beard and was big in the Renaissance faire community. We started a faire in his memory, passed out shirts, and folded a pirate flag to "Hoist the Colors" and presented the flags to his family. Beautiful.

@francescomauro6051 3 года назад

It is not a funeral food but in Sicily during the all souls' day we eat "Ossa dei morti" which translate to "the deads' bones". It's a cookie made with two different doughs one is white and the other is ashy in colour, they are infused with cloves and shaped like little bones fragments. The peculiarity is that I'd you wait just a day after they are prepared they becomes rock hard and many people chips their teeth trying to bite into them. You have to hold them into your mouth to soften them. Those combined with the tradition of the souls of your relatives bringing you present and leaving them under your bed made that holiday my favourite when I was a child!

@nicolefarrugia4914 3 года назад

There’s something very similar over in Malta called għadam tal-mejtin (bones of the dead), but they’re made with almond/orange filling, shaped like bones with royal icing piped on top. Of course Malta and Sicily share a lot of history and traditions but it’s cool to see how they’ve diverged slightly!

@lanceltheislandwitch9779 3 года назад

@@nicolefarrugia4914 Omg Im maltese, heck yess! I find them way too sweet.

@MultiMariana55 3 года назад

We have something similar in Mexico for the same day, Bread of the Dead 'Pan de Muertos'. It's a sweet soft bread shaped like a bun, often decorated with bone-shaped phalange pieces on it's top. Usually it's part of an ofrenda, which has the dead one's favorite foods which the living relatives eat. Coco portrayed it beautifully.

@juuhachigo 3 года назад

YOU DO THAT IN SICILY TOO???? OMG I'M SO HAPPY. I thought we did that in a part of Apulia! I eat ossa dei morti every year in November because a bakery sells them, but they're incredibly soft!! My bakery liked to me XD

@nancymontgomery8897 3 года назад

@@nicolefarrugia4914 That sounds delicious!

@celticlass8573 3 года назад

Being a Sin Eater sounds like something someone would become to avoid the workhouse. It's amazing (not in a good way) all the ways that people accept the service of someone, then shun them for it. Men who went to war and came back disfigured in some way often had to beg for food, as nobody would hire them; women who were seduced by men (sometimes with a fake offer of marriage), then after the men disappeared, the women were shunned as being unchaste; even people in the many service industries, who are treated very poorly by the patrons who are using the same service (garbage removers, grocery store employees, fast food employees, etc).

@hi_im_angie 3 года назад

Not to mention India's untouchables. It's despicable how people treat those who do "dirty" jobs.

@celticlass8573 3 года назад

@@hi_im_angie It's all disgusting, and unnecessary.

@HelloItsMikkan 3 года назад

Eh it sounds like an Edgey Anime Character actually.... Like "CHISAKI KOUSUKE! YOU ARE A SIN EATER!" *Proceeds to transform into an eldritch abomination*

@elizabethdutch2707 3 года назад

Its a tradition that went back to the Middle ages, so the stigma also goes back to then - when you avoided the sin eater because they were walking miasmas of sin to try and stop others going to purgatory.

@31michelle64 3 года назад

This is a tradition that is still practiced in some parts of Appalachia

@slachnahoff 2 года назад

I went to the funeral of one of my mom's cousins a few weeks ago. It was in a very small cemetery in a countryside village, and after the inhumation there was a small table with drinks (fruit juice and hard cider) and food (pound cakes) set in front of the cemetery so that people could snack on while giving their support to the family, and catch up as well (my mom hadn't seen these cousins for ages). There was also cigars! Directly from his cigar box, as he loved to smoke cigars. I don't think we have any specific funeral food in France, maybe historically there was but none that I can think of that's done now. But I really liked this little snack table, especially since we were blessed with nice weather, it was really sweet. As an aside (since it's not food related), he died the same day as my grandpa (mom's side) so we had two funerals two weeks in a row 😔 which was a lot. I helped my mom pick the pictures and music for his ceremony, and I had spent the whole week carving a wooden fish for his grave (he loved to fish, among other things). Now, I'm imagining, just like mom wanted music that her dad liked for the ceremony (we ended on joyful musette tunes), I'd love to see a funeral with a buffet of the deceased favourite foods being served, if that's something that was important to them. That's a cool way of honoring them.

@attker89 Год назад

I remember always having Potato Salad at funerals. Although, I'm from the American Midwest, so potato salad was a staple of pretty much every event.

@sarahluczyk2262 3 года назад

We did a shot of Crown Royal to my grandfather at his funeral. This was significant for me because he actually died on my 21st birthday, making me legal to participate.

@ilanamillion8942 3 года назад

Relatives of mine put a couple of those tiny bottles of Crown Royal in my aunt's casket because she loved her rye.

@stevebrown8368 3 года назад

We recently shared a huge bottle of fireball before a friend's memorial

@juliaweir6641 3 года назад

I just wanna say I found your channel after I was diagnosed with a brain tumour I was really scared but your content answers so many questions I had and I am now looking into local laws and I feel I have some power over my passing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

@janiceharris5475 3 года назад

♥️a big hug to you, my Love.

@vargasmartin7143 3 года назад

You can do it, everything's gonna be allright, you're a warrior. Much love

@riverluvr1947 3 года назад

So glad you found this channel, and Caitlin has passed along her sweet compassion in a way that truly does empower a person. Open discussion about our death and what we’d like done give your family the information they will need when the time comes. They won’t have to guess about what you’d like done, you’ve relieved them of that tough spot to be in.

@ionasan 3 года назад

I had a baseball-sized tumor-- which they were not able to remove completely. I've survived 5 years post surgery so far. You got this.

@tshiololiai6135 3 года назад

I love you ❤️

@gerganamiteva7587 2 года назад

In Bulgaria for every funeral or anniversary of daed we eat boiled wheat seeds with lemon peel, vanilla and bread crumbs. Very similar to rice pudding. May be crazy bit I love it. Its called Ashure

@stellaluceat7335 2 года назад

I googled this but didn’t find a recipe with the ingredients you listed. I’d love to try it. Do you have a recipe you could spare, maybe, please and thank you?

@auggie532 2 года назад

My father was a pastor so I attended a lot of funerals growing up in the deep south (US). We had a lot of potluck style dishes and TONS of baked goods. I noticed German forest cakes and tea biscuits were especially popular.