I feel like I'm in a snow globe right now. This is wild
Well, we're not a proper blizzard. Now. This is all we can see
It started off all nice and beautiful then it got real Rufus
Good morning adventurers.
Good morning.
Oh, it's cold out here. Holy cow
We are continuing eating our way through, New York
We took a little Drive over to the City of Buffalo you saw in the intro
We had to drive through a crazy blizzard.
It was pretty wild.
I've driven through crazy rains where you had to slow down a lot and there was limited visibility
but never in the snow. It was really scary
You did really good. There's a lot of really cool history in this city
Which we are going to touch on a little bit later on in the video
But first,
The food! Buffalo is actually known for a lot of really unique dishes
We're gonna be trying some specialties here and I can't wait. We're gonna be eating one of our favorite things to eat ever
Which is actually buffalo wings.
Yes. So this is the home of buffalo wings
If you didn't know that already, it's from here.
We are going to go to the place where they started
Yes, but we also have some other delicious things to try that I had never heard of before
I think that's enough talking
Let's go eat
Look what Allison is making us do
Starting our day right.
Guys leave a comment try to guess what the heck this even is
I'm you probably already saw that donut sign but is it really a donut though?
Technically not because these little puppies are called peanut sticks, which is actually just a donut covered in crushed peanuts
I mean, I guess they're long so maybe stick like not 100% sure when they got their name
But oh my word they smell like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, and I'm so excited
So peanut aroma coming off of them is so intense
I believe it's a cake donut that they cover in icing
Wait for it to drip dry a little bit and then they roll it in the crushed peanuts and then it's pure heaven and
You eat it and enjoy it. So we got a plain one guys. Try the plain one
It had so many different flavors. We did the chocolate peanut butter
they also had a jelly filled when we realized once we already paid so you can get peanut butter and jelly
As you can see, it's a really thick cake doughnut in there. It's got that nice thick layer of peanuts around there. Oh Lord
Do I have peanut on my self?
[Eric]: No, you're good.
That cake donut is fantastic.
Cake donuts, I've decided - well, actually I decided when I was really young. They're my favorite type of doughnut in the entire world
They're just so thick and this has so much flavor and they're like
I think it might be vanilla bean
Mixed in there it almost tastes cinnamon-y and then the peanuts add a nice little like salty nutty texture to it
It's so good. It's so gluttonous
it would be great with coffee because it is so sweet having something a little bit bitter would be nice to bear it with but
It's fantastic
My turn this giant Punk here is peanuts and chocolate. So it's just around a chocolate doughnut basically
It's maybe not the most appetizing looking thing
I saw pictures of it ahead of time and I was like that doesn't look that good but seeing it in person and smelling it it actually seems pretty tasty
That was too big of a bite. Why do I do that every time?
Wow, that is super unique.
I'm dropping peanuts everywhere. The first thing I noticed is it's just super Airy
It's not as dense and thick as I thought it was gonna be just really pillowy
subtle chocolate taste goes really well with the peanuts. You know, it's very sweet
And a lot of that sweetness comes from this glazing that they have on the outside
I want to see how he likes the regular one compared to the chocolate.
I think I like this one more. The textures are very similar but the doughnut itself is great. It's just really pillowy vanilla-y
They're both good, this one better.
The place we came to today is called Paula's Donuts, which is supposed to be the best in Buffalo
Although there are a few other donut shops that make this and you can actually find these all over western, New York
But I think we may have found the best in New York today. I cannot imagine this getting any better
I'm happy with our choice.
Hello bedtime snack
We are about to be in Buffalo Wing heaven you guys but
Before that there's one other dish that is from here in Buffalo that we wanted to try
It's called beef on weck and beef on weck is basically a roast beef sandwich and it is on a bun
That's kind of like a Kaiser bun
But they actually put kosher salt on it and then some little caraway seeds that you can see sprinkled on top there
they actually have this roast beef station over there and the guy is just taking each piece off one at a time
Crafting the perfect sandwich just one little slice at a time
They're putting a lot of TLC into the sandwich and it really shows when you pull it apart
You can see this beautiful
Cross-section of roast beef and from what I read it's usually served rare and she offered us
The option to get at any temperature we wanted we chose medium rare because rare is a bit too bit too pink for us
But this looks pretty much spot-on to me. We decided to come to the home of beef on weck. That is a Schwabl's
Is that how you say it? It's the funniest name for restaurant
Apparently they've been here since 1873. Got the super nice charming homey
decor all these Christmas decorations
Up and everyone has been super nice so far enough talking time to try this beef
They give us some homemade horseradish on the side, which is where you're typically supposed to eat it with and is that too much?
I don't know way too much, dang, how about that
Okay, let's put that right up here on top.
[Allison]: It's like wasabi.
That's some tasty roast beef. The roast beef as expected is super flavorful and tender just kind of melts in your mouth
But I absolutely love the bun the salt on it just really makes it
That's just this burst of saltiness, obviously
But it just all tastes so fresh and homemade I love how he's cut this into so many tiny pieces
Because when you bite it a lot of times with roast beef
It's hard to just get through it you end up ripping the sandwich apart
But it just comes out in these little bitty pieces. So it actually makes it a lot easier to eat
They serve this with a plate so it comes with homemade pickled beets you get all sorts of other options. They have potato salad
They have french fries. They have sweet potato fries. We got the mashed potatoes, which sounded really good
I think it'll be really hearty and pair well with the roast beef
The bun is the star that salts on there and the caraway seeds are so nice
They're so - it's so flavorful, try it with the horse radish
We read that typically this is served with some Arzu or gravy on the side ours didn't necessarily come with it
But maybe they chose not to give it to us since we got the mashed potatoes
But either way, it's really fun to dip this in there
These mashed potatoes are actually some of the best that I've ever had in my entire life. It's so sad that they're over
We still have to try some buffalo wings
We are in Buffalo after all, but we also wanted to head downtown
So we can see the city a little bit more and tell you guys a little bit more about it
We notice there's an ice skating rink and we thought we would go for a little skate
But I guess it's not open on Mondays and Tuesdays
Sadly.
[Eric]: That's not gonna stop me.
You going out there. They don't have a gate up
You know I'm so good at ice-skating I don't even need skates
We came to downtown Buffalo. We're taking a stroll along the water. We are the only people stupid enough to be out right now
So you can see there's not another soul around us, but we actually wanted to check out this ship right over here
It's a naval ship called the USS Little Rock and you could go on this thing and take tours. They're closed today
Why are they closed today? They just closed on Monday. They're closed on Monday. We keep getting busted by stuff
So a little bit more about Buffalo itself. It has a population of about
260,000 people something really interesting is during the war of 1812 the entire city was actually burned down
Except for a few buildings. It was also the first American city to have streetlights
That was actually for the Pan American Expo of 1901. They actually connected it with the electric production at Niagara Falls
So it was just like a skipped right over to run the electricity here
So they did it for the expo. Speaking of Niagara Falls. We've come to Niagara Falls before and we made a video here
But uh, maybe we'll link to it in the description or something. So you guys can check that out
[Allison]: It's one of our older videos so I'm not sure if it'll stand the test of time. But it was fun.
I remember it being a lot of fun. I think that's enough exploring Buffalo. We're freezing our butts off out here
Our fingers are so numb even with our gloves.
Yeah, so now one of the main reasons we wanted to stop through Buffalo wings
We're gonna go try buffalo wings at the home of the Buffalo
Welcome to Anchor Bar the home of the original
Buffalo wings we put in our order and while we are eagerly awaiting that I'm gonna tell you the story of the infamous little guy
It's actually printed right here. So it's easy to remember but basically I could do it from memory
in 1964
Beli - nope Dominic, dude
[Eric]: So much for doing it from memory
Dominic bellissimo was tending bar right here. His friends came in late at night
He asked his mother to whip them up something delicious. Well, I guess she grabbed. I think it was parts for a soup
Supposed to be for the stock these little wing things
she deep-fried them and put a secret sauce on them and they were such a hit that people started coming from near and far to
Try these infamous wings and now they are a worldwide sensation and one of our favorite dishes ever.
We have our buffalo wings we might have ordered too many
And no that is not a turtle shell on top.
There are tons of places around Buffalo that you can get amazing wings
There are some places that they say are better than this place and we thought maybe we should go there
But we wanted to go to the home of the wings the place where it all started because I think it's just a fun story
It's a cool place to say that you went right? buffalo wings typically come with celery which we have some right there
conveniently placed on top of our wings
I love how they have the most unhealthy gluttonous food and a nice and healthy - well I don't know how healthy celery is
But it's got to be healthier than wings
A buffalo wing is basically a wing that isn't breaded that is dipped in a fryer and then is coated in a sauce
Buffalo sauce is usually a vinegar cayenne pepper kind of sauce
But I think there are a lot of different variations of it at this point
It's also typically served with blue cheese or ranch. They gave us the house blue cheese and full disclosure I've already tasted it
I don't even like blue cheese. I thought this was ranch and it tasted amazing. It's time to try these wings
They're a bunch of different ways. You can get the wings
We got mild and medium because we heard a guy at the bar talking about how hot the medium ones were
But we actually had her give us a little bit of hot sauce on the side
So this is the third level of the hot I think I'm gonna start with the medium cuz that's the one I'm most excited about
Check that out. It looks like a really good hot wing. I mean, we've had a lot of buffalo wings in our day
so I mean
I don't know how good they can actually get but some people say that this is the best
I'm gonna do it without the blue cheese just to just to taste the sauce and stuff
That's a good wing. It's about as good as a chicken wing get the outer layer of the Scottie a little bit crispy
So you bite into that you get this really satisfying crunch almost like a chicharon or something like that
And then you get the soft moist chicken on the inside and then a little bit of heat for the medium
The medium isn't too hot. It's hot but it's not that hot. So I'm pretty excited to try the extra -
Should I just try the hot sauce? Oh! I drop my wing also hit my funny bone.
It's not funny.
The hot sauce looks hot, smells hot.
That is a good wing, you guys.
100% worth coming here for the wings
There is one more little goodie that we saw on the menu here that we want to try and that is a ding ding
Pizza roll. That is right.
It is like a little egg roll, but there should be
Cheese and I think maybe pepperoni in there and it comes with a side of marinara sauce
Our server said to cut these in half cuz they're fresh out of the fryer. Although we've been yappin
So maybe they're not so hot anymore.
So these originated here in Buffalo.
Oh, yes. They're from a there's a company called
Pizza logs. Pizza logs? Is that what it is?
Something like that.
Are they called Pizza Sticks?
They're called Pizza logs.
Did you say Pizza roll?
Maybe I called them pizza rolls just because I'm used to them from my childhood.
There's some delicious cheese in there pepperoni and it's like an egg roll crust. We kept seeing them on the menu
So we're like, ok. We got a try 'em.
They're basically Pizza egg rolls. That's what a lot of people call them
So when you come to Buffalo you can get buffalo style pizza, or you can get pizza rolls
It's like a pepperoni and mozzarella ravioli
Mixed with an egg roll the crust really does taste like an egg roll. It looks so good
I never would have thought to combine those two things. But uh way to go buffalo. Y'all did a great job
Now we have to devour our healthy meal
today, whoo
doughnuts roast beef hot wings pizza
Yeah, we might not survive it
Our diet will start in the new year, right?
Yeah, speaking of after this we are going to be heading back down to see family for Christmas and New Year's.
So this is videos coming out after the New Year
Yes
so we probably will take a
Couple weeks off maybe but we'll be road tripping from here back to Nashville getting our car and then road tripping up to St. Louis
A lot of driving coming up. We're really excited. Hope you guys enjoyed exploring Buffalo with us unfortunately it was a little cold
So we couldn't do as much as we wanted to but that is okay. We had a delicious time good night adventurers
We'll see you on the road