Shoutout to this guy for living 1 million years to film this

Okay, I get this is kind of an extremely dumbed down version of everything for KZfaq, but honestly, you should try doing a collab with Tasting History or Townsends or something. It would be fun to see them make a historical dish, and then you do a modern hoity-toity version.

Dude accidentally made the best luffy meat on the bone of all time. Never seen one closer.

“Respect traditional recipes, but learn how to break the rules” may be my new favorite cooking motto. You should collab with tasting history for another video about this subject! I’m sure he’d have a lot more to offer you on this subject :)

Fun fact: Hollandaise might only be a recognized mothersauce because of a mixup. Alex did the research and concluded that mayonaise should hold the title according to Escoffiers original work. I would wager that western cuisine is using more mayonaise based sauces then hollandaise sauces nowadays too.

Dude who discovered fire, such a bro for that.

fun fact: hollandaise isn't one of the 5 mother sauces, it should actually be mayonnaise- It was a typo in the translation of Escoffier's book lmao

Josh, one thing that your great channel video collection lacks is a perfect Persian dish. We have lots of delicious recepies; you can make a research for yourself; I suggest maybe start with the most common Persian stew: Ghormesabzi.

Fun fact: Korean red pepper originated (like all chili peppers) in Mexico. Then traveled to Japan through conquest of Mexico and then trade via Portugal. And then moved to Korea by a failed invasion by Japan. Fast forward a few centuries. Now we have the Mexican tortilla meeting back with its old friend the Korean red pepper in this wonderful quesadilla. Your welcome. (Also, Mexican Korean mixed foods are amazing. Me (Korean) and my brother in law (Mexican) come together and make combos we think of all the time and it’s amazing)

If tasting history with max miller was in this video it would have been goated

Fun fact, there is no year 0 in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It goes from 1 BC to 1 AD. Other calanders do include a year 0 though.

Something is wrong at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="175">2:55</a> . Wok didn’t appear until the Song dynasty since iron was still a stated owned resource and it was VERY expensive to get iron ores. Things changed at the Song dynasty due to a significant higher wealth among civilians and that was when both the wok and the food delivery service started in China

Joshua, I think you have your early timeline way out of wack. Hominins/hominids were using hand axes and other cutting tools as far back as like 1.75 million years ago. There's evidence of stone spears going back half a million years ago. Heck, by 100,000 years ago we became what's known as anatomically modern humans, and absolutely had mastery over stone tools. And, as one last thought, humans really emphasized the gathering part of hunting and gathering, as much as 90% of calories came from things like fruit, nuts, tubers, edible greens, etc. This made me a little dubious of the no spices part. You think early humans didn't think to eat combine things like onion grass, wild garlic, etc with meat?

For the TV dinners, if they are available you should find the ones in aluminum trays and bake them. That was a huge childhood relief for my Mom during my childhood.

"shoutout to farming practices that are questionable" literally had me in stitches.

I know that it's pretty smartass like, but Hollandaise isn't a mother sauce. Alex French Guy Cooking found out that in the first edition of Escoffiers book mayonnaise was the mother sauce and hollandaise is just a variation of it.

Josh this is cool but we really, really miss the single recipe videos in the kitchen that got us all to subscribe in the first place. Please consider bringing them back

Ray Kroc didn’t open the first McDonald’s. The first was opened by Maurice, and Richard McDonald in 1940 and revamped in 1948. They franchised in the 50s but they were around for 15 years before that.

I love to see the different food throughout the years!! The kimchi quesadilla and the pasta look amazing😊

Josh, you provide some of the most entertaining material on you tube, or tv in general anymore. Just tuning in to anything you put out there with your fun personality makes me smile!

Bro went from eating dirt to fried rice like Sumeria didn't exist. Skipped Tuh'u. Josh is the Ea-nāṣir of youtube chefs.

Dear reader, your mother.

I don't know exactly what i was expecting, but i was a bit disappointed the video wasnt more informative. Like a video from Tasting History with Max Miller

It's obvious you put a lot of effort into creating your videos. You deserve the success Josh! Love your content and your humor, keep up the great work!

Not gonna lie....this is very Joshua Weissman. There are so so many historical cooking videos that are very interesting and way more on point. Josh is just Joshing this. It's like he just started with Josh and worked backwards instead of doing it the other way around.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="70">1:10</a> iconic meat on a stick

I liked the video idea and the execution was even better and I respect the dedication. Keep going man

Hi @JoshuaWeissman!! I love all your videos, I’m a huge fan!! Can you make a video explaining ✨the art of seasoning✨ whenever I cook, modify recipes, or try to come up with my own- my struggle is answering the question: “What seasonings would be good with this?” and how much to add… (although I know it can be subjective). I’d really appreciate your input and expertise! 😊😊 There are soooooo many seasonings that it gets overwhelming when I try to be creative.

If anybody is interested a mural was recently discovered in Pompei which, if interpreted correctly, would suggest that the idea of a "pizza" or a flat bread with toppings existed as far back as the first century (they used to put fruit on it mainly so idk if it counts, but tomato is technically a fruit as well, so I think it counts)

When the Indian recipe said pepper, they probably meant pepper corn. That was the spice of choice to add heat to dishes in India before chilis, bell peppers and such were introduced through colonization. But I’m probably thinking about it too much. Actually, maybe I am thinking too much because that would be a little too much pepper corns

the sushi you made needs sushi vinegar on the rice, and modern sushi typically gets spiked with a spread of wasabi underneath the fish, dried seaweed is also a very modern thing and the original sushi from the edo period didnt use it.

A version of this and especially the ending argument would make for a great Ted Talk!!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="135">2:15</a> “Now we’re in Year 0” Never thought I’d hear that from Joshua Weissman

I really miss the single recipe videos... I instantly subscribed because I could learn new stuff in cooking for me, and a I loved the videos! I really hope he gets back to good old Josh

Uncle Joshua, you just became the grandad of all the cooks... Thank you for the knowledge... I can imagine how long and studying this must have taken. Hats off....Love from India.

Speaking of burgers (because of the mcdonald's section), buffalo wild wings burgers are HIGHLY underrated. I never hear anyone talk about them but they're better than many restaurants I've been to that specialize in burgers. Highly recommended.

AM SO GLAD THAT YOU GOT THE COFFEE HISTORY CORRECT, YEMENI PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GROWING COFFEE FROM CENTURIES ❤

Double Quarter Pounder has always been the goat at MCD's, no clue who is out there eating Big Macs or really any of the other burgers. They are surprisingly good, as you just found out!

Probably the best food and cooking video I've seen in my life! Very instructive and funny.

As someone with an eating disorder and rarely wants to eat I have to say this video made my mouth water. Thanks for stimulating my hunger lol

OMG YOU ACTUALLY CALLED KIMCHI CORRECTLY 😱

Dear reader, your father.

loved the history lesson and your passion for food and cooking is great!

This is an absolutely fantastic food-appreciation and everything-appreciation video, with that unifying wrap-up at the end. It really, really slams home what privileges technology has given us and its overall message ends up being that of gratitude, both for what the past has given us and the amazing world of knowledge, supply and endless creation we now have at our immediate disposal. It should be shown in high schools.

One of the best titles I have ever seen 🔥

Ray Kroc did not open the first McDonalds - the McDonald's brothers did. He just franchised their concept.

This is so entertaining 😂! Thank you keep up the amazing work

Gotta give Josh the W, living for 1 million years just to review food is pure dedication💖💖

Imagine getting offended by not believing the earth is over 1 million years old

I hope everyone that likes this becomes ultra successful post 2024 👏🔥🔥🔥

Looking great, dude. Hard work is paying off! Can definitely see the weight loss - Inspiring! Love the vids as always

hey joshua there is a recipe that i made for spam sandwiches and what it is is a can of spam chopped into 1/4in french fries and seared until golden brown, after you have seared the spam throw it in a bowl with about 1-2 cups mayo and as much cheese as you like and grab 2 slices of your choice bread and enjoy

As someone from yemen, thank you josh for mentioning my country ❤

The TV dinners were originally heated in the oven. Modern average homes didn't have microwaves till about the mid 70s. The marketing was targeted at housewives who's list of to-dos was longer than they were tall.

Please try fried spam rolled tacos. My mom makes them and they are to die for. Strips of spam rolled in oil wetted corn tortillas (yellow). You’ll need toothpicks to keep em rolled. Fry them up in canola oil until brown and salt after fry. Serve with spicy salsa. 🤤

Nothing fires 🔥 up people more on social media than seeing someone cook a dish "differently. "Respect tradition, but learn how to break the rules." I LOVE this quote & will be sure to use it. 😊

Almost every single recipe has a side note of "Maybe they added this, maybe they didn't." - and it's usually cheese. Maybe um, just do more research.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="45">0:45</a> You know you all paused

love the video! a suggestion: this subject is very broad. It would be great if you cover specific countries of 1,000,000 years of food. I feel like some details were missed in this video.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="984">16:24</a> In the interest of historical accuracy, Ray Kroc did not open the first McDonald's in 1954, that's when he discovered the restraunt. The first McDonald's was opened in 1940 by the McDonald brothers, Maurice and Richard McDonald. In 1955, Ray Kroc made a contract with the brothers to start franchising outside of the local area where the restraunt was founded, later that year he founded the McDonald's Corporation and in 1961 he finally bought the McDonald's name and brand from the brothers. They made a movie on it, The Founder, depicting the purchase of the McDonald's brand by the McDonald's corporation as a hostile takeover, but that portrayal has been disputed.

Everyone here suddenly lived 500 thousand years ago. Jeez relax. Enjoy the video😘

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="310">5:10</a> sugar was actually produced in India since 1500 BC... and Indian recipes ("CURRY") didn't started in 18th century... the written record you are saying about is from british which was written in English in that year... but in reality, written curry and Indian recipes can be dated back to 1500BC... don't think the origin of a recipe is the day when britishers decided to write it

Oldest known use of stone tools - 3.3 million years ago Oldest known use of fire - 300,000 to 400,000 years ago. We have been bbqing for THAT long, God I love that!

The tomato bit was backwards. Wealthy were the ones getting sick because they were eating on pewter plates - the acidity of the tomato leeches lead from pewter, causing poisoning. Peasantry ate on ceramic, wood, or trenchers which meant they were totally safe. Tomatoes were also previously called Wolf Apples

C'mon Josh... <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="4">0:04</a> Let us see those legs bro...

you care so much about Italians but not us Korean :( why kimchi quesadilla. Thats more than putting pineapple on pizza

Fun fact about why they thought that tomatoes were poisonous, the nobility used pewter plates and the acidity in the tomatoes reacted with it. Since there was a lot of lead in the plates, it would lead to lead poisoning :)

man i think this would be such a cool idea, for a collab between joshua and tasting history with max miller, one’s a professional historian foodie and the other is a professional cook

Average American understanding of history.

Sorry Josh, this time you were not accurate in almost every recipe…

ngl would like to see a collab with a youtuber named tasting history. he focuses on dishes made during that time but also go into the history of it on why eaten, the process, changes to it later on and such.

Shoutout to pioneers of food, because of them we know what to eat and what can kill us

Funny how humans are only a few hundred thousand years old and you're starting 2.5 million BCE.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="235">3:55</a> wtf the arabs brought the pepperoni pizzas to italy?

The double quarter pounder is my favorite too. I tend to dip it in ketchup just to get a little bit more salt and acidity in it.

So this is 2000 years of food not 1 million right?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="665">11:05</a> Hollandaise is NOT a mother sauce, mayonnaise is.

It's so crazy to me how much humans have evolved over time and this shows us like how much better we got at things.

this would actually be a really cool tv show for you. like making and trying foods from different periods of history and then you could make your own modernized version of it

This is so historically inaccurate, and sadly so far from all the serious cooking videos Joshua used to make. What happened to this channel?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1035">17:15</a> as in the company were supposed to be boycotting?

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1000">16:40</a> I want this guy to get a raise, he sounds so happy I want to get Mcdonald now

this was one of my favorite videos you've ever made

Except the world hasn't been around 1,000,000 years.

I don't think millions years in bible said its only 6000 years

never thought that you'd be one of the most influential people on my cooking when someone told me that I look like "this one guy that makes awesome videos on cooking". Thanks for your great content and for the person that you are. You as a person are the equivalent of the greatest crispy chicken =D

this video was truly an adventure and an evolution both at once! haha

Just here to say there is no such thing as 1 million years before Christ.

The only thing you miss in the ancient bread is the little bits of stone left by the mills when they grinded that flour :p

I love to see your different foods

Okay I see the studio upgrade now! Congrats to you and team

One of the most important video i have ever watched Thank you uncle joshua

Spam is fire ASF. Nothing better than a friend spam sandwich with some mayo on it. Ultimate comfort food

The fun thing about the culinary era that we live in is that, since trade between Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Americas, and Asia opened up, we have been living (for better or worse) in the Homogenocine. That is what has allowed food to become what we know it as today.

We have a bigger version of a lava cake here in sweden called "Kladdkaka" . idk how to make a lava cake but i would assume it's like the same way

The burger was good because of the cook, I’ve been to multiple McDonalds and it depends on the staff and the facility. If the staff is happy and the place is super clean inside and out the food gonna be bussin

Hi! I'm currently studying Palaeolithic archaeology -- dude. Well done. This is pretty good. Not entirely sure about your 50 Ka first cooking date -- check out the hearths at Gesher Benot Ya'akov, for example -- and there's also a lot of marine resource exploitation. But in general this isn't too bad.

Shoutout to the cameraman who went back in time to record cavemen and the future 🔥

in Finland that chocolate cake is called mud cake and we eat it with vanilla ice cream or some kind of vanilla sauce

Escoffier actually called Hollandaise a 'daughter sauce' and considered Mayonnaise a mother sauce. There was a bad translation in one edition of his book that caused the confusion.