What people eat in the coldest city on earth? Yakutsk, Russia

Let me introduce you to the cuisine of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), which is the biggest and coldest republic in Russia.

Time codes:
0:00 Welcome to Yakutsk
1:10 What do Yakuts eat for breakfast?
2:39 Farmer's market in winter (outside!)
6:09 How do people spend all day outside at -50C?
7:03 The most traditional dish is raw meat!
13:30 Boiled GUTS???
16:05 Blood sausage. Is it edible?
18:53 "Is-miine" - soup from the stomach
20:04 Salamat - dish from sour cream and flour
21:37 Yakutian dessert "Kerchekh" - whipped cream with berries

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[gberia]

You cannot call anybody's culture or food gross on their face. Period. Especially if they are being so nice and hospitable.

[sam_kant]

Pro tip: Don't ask what you're eating until after you actually tried it. It's amazing how differently you can experience the taste and texture without that mental block.

[akon]

Eli’s behaviour is so upsetting. You can see how Maria feels discouraged as the video goes on. She was so sweet and patient.

[cassiopeabr]

Maria is such a kind and elegant hostess. Zero waste food is not exotic, is intelligent, nutricious and creative, as it happens in pretty much all South America.

[DD-hpvo]

Maria is so patient. These are her home dishes so she's accustomed to the flavour. It's actually very nutritious food which is probably why Maria is glowing!

[siemooitjonatsoi]

Omg...the lady (Maria) is sooo softspoken and sweet.

[xgrimesreaper]

Loved learning about Yakutia; Maria was so kind and patient while explaining the foods. Eli, you should learn a lesson from this—be respectful when someone is teaching you about their culture.

[Whippy]

I admire these people SO much. I wouldn’t last 15 minutes. I’m vegetarian and feel the cold terribly due to a medical condition. I think you have to be very strong and healthy to survive there.

[anap]

OMG, Maria is the sweetest, she is so polite and kind. What a peaceful influence to be around.

[ibitha]

i absolutely adored hearing maria talk about each dish and it’s origin. she seems extremely soft spoken, kind, and intelligent. i feel i could listen to her forever haha~

[scf]

Eli should quit staring at herself in the camera and be polite and gracious to her friend that’s sharing her culture and cuisine.

[anacarpenter]

Admiration, for the indigenous folk; of this culture. The food dishes look hardy and nutritous. Everyone within camera view looks healthy. The men folk look incredibly resilient. The young women folk are attractive with, built-in conditioning; of their home environment. People at the TOP OF THE WORLD 🌎

[marvinbush]

Eli, you surprised me. I expected you to be more tolerant of exotic foods than you were.

Your compatriot, Maria was very patient with you. She was truly sweet.

[yourhealingjourney]

Loved the video. Maria seemed quite patient and accepting of her guest. However, I felt as though Eli was critical of every dish and was a little disrespectful of how the traditional dishes looked or tasted like. I felt bad for Maria who kept being polite and she avoided making eye contact with her because honestly, no one would like their traditional dishes to be mocked at or looked down upon. ❤️That's why I love Davidsbeenhere. He is open minded to food across the world

[JanPatt]

This was so interesting. Maria was a lovely guest. Eli, maybe if you'd look at her while she's explaining the dish instead of staring into the camera, she'd have felt more comfortable.

[samanthalee]

I definitely think that Eli should have had a better choice of words. It’s very brave of her to try new foods that she’s not used to, but it’s also very vulnerable of Maria to teach someone about her home and cultural food.

[markrosolini]

Maria is so lovely and polite, Eli I think you were a little to critical of some of their traditional foods that they are proud of and really love.

[kaminisuriatiebecker]

I really love how Maria responds. These types of foods keep them healthy. Flour porridge we also have. Also all parts of animals such as cows sheep etc.

[dickiehooton]

I am amazed how well you both speak English. I really enjoy learning about how you live.

[ErichVonCartmann]

Hello from Las Vegas! I give Eli a lot of credit for even trying everything. Most Americans would not even attempt to try any of these dishes. For me, everything looks wonderful and I would have wolfed it all down! I have a very easy and open mind pallete though.