I have heard of that but I don’t think ever tried it. Thanks for mentioning it 👍 I haven’t seen it in the restaurants either but I may have missed it :). Not sure it “qualifies” as one of the most popular but I bet it’s one with deep roots!

You ARE blessed! I grew up on a lot of it too w my grandma and great grandma ☺️😍😁

So interesting! Thanks for sharing!! I love that your grandma and her siblings spoke PA Dutch!! 🥰👍

Thanks for including these foods 😊👍 I LOVE sweet Bologna and my kids like Lebanon Bologna 😄. And I also love corned beef hash. I grew up on those in York County. And I know of ABC cake but don’t know it well. I pretty much focused on what is popular on a menu in the popular restaurants in Lancaster. But your suggestions make me think it would be fun to do a popular food at the markets video 😎👍so thank you!!

Thank you 😊 it’s so fun talking about such wonderful food! I think the Mac n cheese and stewed tomatoes is prbly very specific to a certain part of the PA Dutch region - don’t think the entire area does it but MAN do I love it 🥰 Thanks again for joining in! 😉

That’s so interesting 🧐. I’m not surprised that you grew up with Italian, Polish and Irish influence as that is par for the course in the Northeast but it is interesting that you didn’t know about Pa Dutch food 😊😆☺️. But it sounds like you had plenty of good food growing up around all that 👍👍😊

@@ElleLiving I heard of Pennsylvania Dutch food but it was nowhere around. We did not go to Lancaster. We stayed in the Philadelphia and Bucks County area and then when we went on vacation back in the 60s 70s and 80s we always went to Wildwood New Jersey or Ocean City Maryland, and then my parents would take us down to the Old Country Williamsburg Virginia and then they took us to Florida to Disney World, so everywhere we went there was absolutely no Pennsylvania Dutch areas or Pennsylvania Dutch restaurants. When we went to the shore on vacation we always ate at seafood restaurants that was the big thing, to go eat at seafood restaurants. It wasn't until I got older that we finally took a ride out to Lancaster and had some Pennsylvania Dutch food. As a young person I heard of Pennsylvania Dutch food but nobody really talked about it at all it was never a topic of anybody's conversation. Many people that I knew were addicted to Italian food. But my family was mostly into Seafood. My mother used to make a lot of crab cakes and fried fish and haddock and shrimps, and she made American food too like meatloaf and stuffed peppers. My parents never ate Pennsylvania Dutch food and most people I know that live in Pennsylvania never eat Pennsylvania Dutch food. I mean come on you get out of Lancaster area drive across the state you're not going to see any Pennsylvania Dutch restaurants. I have had some because I'm a little bit more adventurous and have gone to Shady Maples Buffet and thought it was pretty good.

Yes! I believe I know which Roots stand you are talking about!! 🤩🤩. A beautiful display of these amazing treats. And thank you for sharing your story about the 100 whoopie pies. That is pure awesomeness!! 😍😍👏👏. I have heard that place across from Stoltzfus is pretty great - I will have to try them! Thank you 😉😊👍

Lol 😂 I love how you commentated on your reaction to this video 😊 it made me chuckle 🤭 SQUIRREL 🐿️??!! That’s a first for me to hear about! 🤪😊😂 These are just a list of the most popular ones I’ve seen in most of the restaurants in Lancaster (and York) County. I know there is a huge list of them. It would be interesting to dive deep into that and interview people 😊👍 thanks for commenting, sharing your experiences, and subscribing!

Thank you so much 😊

Aww sweet memories 🥰👍 thanks for sharing 😊 my husband loves pickled eggs ( we call them red beet eggs ) ☺️👍

Awesome! 👏 😊 thanks for watching, commenting and sharing!

Thank you! 😊

How awesome!! 😊👏 we will be in Lancaster on July 4th! Can’t wait 🇺🇸♥️🎉😎. Eating at Shady Maple in the afternoon 😋😋

Thanks so much 😊👍 So I wondered about the origin of caramel corn bc I wasn’t aware that it was a PA Dutch food. It is from Germany but the 2 brothers that invented it settled in Chicago 😉👍. Here is a link, it’s pretty interesting 🤔 www.popcornforthepeople.com/blogs/blog/the-history-of-caramel-popcorn

Yes it IS a great place to be from!! 👍👍😊😊. My husband went to Millersville!! It would take a serious of videos to cover all the amazing food, right??!! One thing I never got into though was oysters! But my grandma would make oyster stuffing at Thanksgiving sometimes 😍😍👍👍 I can eat that 😉. Thanks for the comments and food mentions.

Awww how great 😊 I know what mean. I have been gone from the area for so long and during those years when I only got back there once maybe twice a year, I could physically feel the ache for this beautiful (and delicious) place!! Glad it popped up! 😍😊👍

Awesome 👏 🤩. It’s so nice u live there 😍😃

Well that sounds interesting ☺️👍 thanks for sharing! Do you know of any of the restaurants in Lancaster offer this dish? I haven’t seen it ☺️🧐

Yes, Ronn, it is awful 😢. So sad for them. But you are right, the owners already said they will rebuild ♥️👍🙏

@@ElleLiving my mom called right away. very sad

They plan on opening in August 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you so much, Steve, for sharing!! Loved reading all of it 😊. Where do you order that sampler of whoopie pies from? I make them sometimes and hand them out and people do love them. But they do take a good amount of time, especially the mini ones 😆! stewed tomatoes are one of my favs for sure! I have never had them on buttered noodles but I can see how that would be good! And you aren’t the first one to say that these videos make them miss Lancaster 🤩 I feel the same way. It’s both nice to “see” Lancaster when we can’t be there but then it can make us homesick for it 🥰 thanks for all your sharing and support!

@@ElleLiving You’re welcome! I go back and forth between Bird-In-Hand Bakeshop (Gibbons Road) or Bird-in-Hand Creamery. Old habits die hard…. Bird-In-Hand Creamery has the small sample sizes. Bird-In-Hand Bakeshop I will get then regular sized…if friends have been extra nice that year…😁. They will ship on certain days. Also, when in the area, we stay at a local place in Strasburg, The Carriage House. They are located on East Main Street (741). Great local lodging with good prices.

@@steve_ks thanks so much! It is AWESOME to know they both ship. I knew that about the bakery but did not about the bake shoppe!

THIS is awesome info! Thank you @D. Rex! You said it perfectly- each area often adds their unique twist to the Pa Dutch food 🥘 👍😊 And thank John for the recommendation on Jim’s Market!! Sounds amazing 🤩 Love getting recommendations 👏👏

Lol 😂 THAT is one of my favorite things to eat!! No one really gets it unless u were raised that way 😆😄. Ironically, my Dad’s family was from New England too - lots of Swedish family settled there. It’s my Moms side that were hard core PA Dutch 😍👍😊. Thanks for sharing!

Interesting, Joan 😊 I know of Beehive cake and cracker pudding and I think I know what cup cheese is though not positive. I didn’t realize baked oatmeal was a PA Dutch thing ☺️👍. Do you get any of these at any of the restaurants and if so which ones? I have seen cracker pudding at some but not sure about the others? And I actually am not a fan of homemade root beer 🤪 sorry! I tried it but just don’t like it though I don’t drink soda normally ☺️☺️. Thanks for this list. I will have to look for these when I am in Lancaster:) 👍👍

@@ElleLiving Bricklerville House in Lititz makes a great baked oatmeal. and has different flavors throughout the year. Most of the farm markets in the area carry it also. Harvest Lane Farm Market in Lititz and Village Farm Market in Ephrata both make excellent oatmeal. Village Farm Market usually has cup cheese, cracker pudding and corn pie. The beehive cake I have only seen at Roots Farmers Market though probably some bakeries in the area make it. So excited for Spring in Lancaster County all the greenhouses will soon be open with all the beautiful flowers. My favorite time of year,

There is a farm on Rt. 340 that has a fantastic homemade root beer. If you drive on 340 it's on the outskirts of Intercourse and between Intercourse and Bird in Hand. Make sure they have their "OPEN" flag at the end of the drive before you go up to the farm. The flag is out most Fridays and Saturdays in the summer.

@@richardgazinia5482 I know the place you are talking about Old Heritage Homemade Root Beer. The root beer is the best and they also make really great lemonade.

Love pig stomach, shoo fly pie, hot bacon dressing, pot pie etc etc

Cool! Thanks for adding to the list 👍😊☺️. This wasn’t an exhaustive list by any means, just the some of the more popular ones I’ve seen and eaten over the years 🤩😋😍. The Bird-in-Hand Restaurant makes great cucumber salad!

I meant applebutter

@@stevesmom9868 that’s the only way I eat cottage cheese 😊😆😍

Thank YOU David! It was a lot of work but a really fun video to do! I even learned things I didn’t know that I didn’t know, if you know what I mean 😆🤪😄. I’m super impressed you’ve tried Hogmaw!!

@@ElleLiving Don't be too impressed I only took a bite. A nice lady at Shady Maple talked me into trying it. Still ranks above scrapple but just barely😁.

@@David-jo4gt 😂😂😂. Still good job on taking a bite!!

Not a bad idea 😊👌 I grew up hearing my Dad order that for breakfast on a regular breakfast when we would be out to eat. They do serve it in Lancaster restaurants 👍☺️ In fact I bet more people like that than scrapple. Tho I like both 😊 thanks for mentioning it!

Well that's interesting: )

This is so precious! Thanks for sharing these really special memories! I was literally picturing the sound of ball game and getting soup to warm you up. So cool. 😊😊😍😍 And I literally laughed out loud at your ketchup and Mac n cheese comment! 😂😂. It’s fun to hear what people like and don’t like. My mom DID make me eat liver when I was a kid but only once or twice 😂😂🤪🤪 still can’t stand it! Thanks again!!

@@ElleLiving Elle, Do you know if there are any more "Family Style" Restaurants in the Lancaster area now that Good and Plenty is closed? If so could you do a list of them?

@@richardgazinia5482 I will look further into this to make sure my info is correct but sadly it’s almost all gone. However, “Smokehouse BBQ and Brews along 340 does offer it but they may have party size stipulations. They used to be “Plain & Fancy” but are now the BBQ joint. ALSO, next year in 2024, Hershey Farm will reopen after the rebuild and they will be offering it in addition to their buffet!

Oh interesting 🤔 I’ve never tried that combo!!

Whoa! I’ve never heard of that 😝 I think they are perfect as is 😍

"Turkey" was the brand of syrup. Great video. Born and partially raised in Lancaster and still miss it so much.@@ElleLiving

Yeah that is a good one and one my family loves ;) But for this video I focused more on what popular PA Dutch foods you can find at the restaurants as part of a meal 😊👍But yes it is a staple of PA Dutch I believe 😉

True 👍 Bologna in general is amazing around this part of Pa!!

Thanks for the instruction! 😊👍

Did you see the map on the video? So maybe that’s correct? Guess it depends on what you grew up with 😊👍

@@ElleLiving I feel that the map is incorrect. I live an hour from Lancaster and there is absolutely no Pennsylvania Dutch anywhere. And where I grew up on the edge of Philadelphia there is zero Pennsylvania dutch. Use to go to the Poconos a lot also and there is no Pennsylvania Dutch in the Pocono Mountains. There are 13 million people in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Dutch makes up about 175,000 to 300,000 people. Approximately 2% of the population of Pennsylvania. I would say Lancaster is mostly where you see Pennsylvania Dutch but maybe a quarter of Pennsylvania has small amounts of Pennsylvania Dutch mix through in the countryside.

@@jeffhampton2767 interesting because I’ve had people comment on this video who are from outside Lancaster who grew up eating dishes in their home that were PA Dutch. There is a whole FB page of people who talk about and share Pa Dutch food and they are from many places. I grew up in York county and my great grandparents and grandparents made PA Dutch food regularly. So you may not find many restaurants outside of Lancaster that serve that food but I know people outside of Lancaster who grew up with it in their house and still make it 😃😊👍

@@ElleLiving My grandparents on my mother's side were from South Jersey and they were polish. My father was irish and from Philadelphia. Because my mother was polish she made Polish food and American food there was absolutely no reason to make or eat Pennsylvania Dutch food because nobody was Pennsylvania Dutch in that part of Southeastern Pennsylvania. There are no Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch in Philadelphia or in Bucks County you would have to get in the car and drive at least 50 Miles West. I could think back through my life and for many many decades and all the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that I know and knew, and I can't think of one person who said oh I'm going to go eat some Pennsylvania Dutch food. It just never happened. Everybody was eating American food and Italian food and Chinese food and some Polish food, seafood and steakhouses, everything but Amish Dutch food. Not far from where I grew up was historical Washington's Crossing and a British looking town called New Hope Pennsylvania. It's a tourist town and there's like a hundred restaurants and almost all the food is Gourmet, food like beef wellington and Filet Au Poivre, fancy sauteed dishes. In the same area is Peddler's Village and right across the river is Lambertville New Jersey there are restaurants everywhere there is no such thing as Pennsylvania Dutch food in any of those areas. I can get in the car and drive from my house near the Poconos all the way to Philadelphia and there is absolutely no Pennsylvania Dutch people or restaurants anywhere. Lol

@@ElleLiving There are also millions and millions of people living in Pennsylvania that don't eat Pennsylvania Dutch food. For instance Italians make up 15% of the population in the state of Pennsylvania compared to 2% Pennsylvania Dutch. They eat Italian food they don't eat Pennsylvania Dutch food. My sister is half polish and Irish and her husband is Irish and Italian and during the holidays she makes homemade pierogies and she makes homemade lasagna. And there are millions and millions of people like this in Pennsylvania so why on Earth would they eat Pennsylvania Dutch food. You only think half the state eats Pennsylvania Dutch food because you grew up in york county near Lancaster and those areas do have more Pennsylvania Dutch but most of the state there is no Pennsylvania Dutch and no Pennsylvania Dutch food. There are over 4,000 pizza shops in the state of Pennsylvania. How many restaurants in Pennsylvania actually serve Pennsylvania Dutch food probably not even not even 100.

Wow! I looked it up bc I didn’t know and you are right!! The Pennsylvania Dutch are said to be the makers 😍😊👍. Now I don’t see them in restaurants but I do see them in markets and fairs etc. So cool!! Thanks for mentioning it!