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A guide to the top 15 must-visit spots and activities at Roots Market in Lancaster County. The market, open only on Tuesdays, offers a diverse array of Amish-made goods, specialty foods, fresh produce, and unique local experiences.
We're back!
Hey, can you hear me wherever you are?
I'm praying to angels and wishing on stars
That we'll find each other
Five thousand miles
Is breaking my heart
Now that's a pretzel!
Alright, I'm back at Roots Market
Because I want to show you the top 15 things
To see and do when you're here
You're going to be way ahead of everybody else
If you follow these tips
I've got complete walking tours of this place
Make sure you're watching that
This place is only open on Tuesdays
You've got to come here because it's fantastic
Let's just start with number 15
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Alright, number 15 on my list
Has got to be Zurbich
Because they've got one thing here
You don't see a lot of places
Not only do they have regular potato chips
But they call these their burnt potato chips
Dark flavored
My wife loves these things
Remember these from
Where was it from?
Zurbich?
I love homemade potato chips
Look at all the different flavors
Barbecue, salt and vinegar
But I keep coming back to the dark
Alright, this is Clyde Weavers
They've got all kinds of deli stuff in this place
But there's another one that's up here
That I really like
Here's the meats
They have chipped ham
But I like the cheese place up here
That's on my list
All these meat stands up here
Sell quality, fresh ingredients
You'll see a lot of different kinds of sausage
Turkey, Swiss tie
Sweet Italian stuffed chicken
Alright, number 14 on my list
Is Keefer's Smoked Meats and Cheeses
I love their cheese selection
All the way down here on the end
There's some jerky
But when you see all these different kinds of cheeses
Right here
Keefer's number 14
Onion Chive, Bacon Cheddar
Country Swiss, Smoked Swiss
Smoked Cheddar
Large Swiss
Charlesburg, I never heard of that one
Looks like all the flowers are in season
Already
Alright, way down here on the end
Is another one that's on my list
At number 13
But make sure you're walking through
All this market
There's so much unique stuff
That you will find in Lancaster County
Including
Popcorn
Fresh made here
Alright, here it is, number 13 on the list
It's Smith's Candy
Anything retro candy
Anything you want to fill a bag with
They have it
Right here
At this stand
Look at all this
It goes from here
It goes the whole way around over there
This is a lot of candy
There's root beer barrels
That's a classic
This must be the gummy section
It just goes on and on and on
Alright, across from that is
I don't know if this is probably related to Smith's
But who knows what these are
Pop Rocks
Classic candy
Oh, don't worry
Chocolate lovers, they got chocolate as well
At this stand
Make sure you watch my
Littets video
These are a staple in Lancaster County
Wilbur Buds
See what I mean, right here
Here's another Zerby's
Those dark potato chips
There are those Ferns, pretzel logs
Alright, up here is number 12
On the list
It's Ferns
Homemade pretzel logs
You got brisket, you got hot dog
You got Reuben, Mott's
These are incredible
She's making one right now
I think she's making a pulled pork
Roll that sucker out
She's got a bunch made already
Gotta have cheese, right
Barbecue
And pulled pork
And this is the trick
You gotta roll it precisely
And then it just goes
To the pile
Alright, number 11 on the list
Has got to be
S's Barbecue
You get fresh barbecue
They make it here
It's incredible
Number 11, pulled pork
Or pit beef sandwich
Can you see this sandwich?
It is incredible
I can't wait to taste it
It's got a very good sauce on there
It looks like
Alright, number 10 on the list
Has got to be
Down here, this doesn't start
Till later in the day
So you can see they're receiving time up till 5
The auction will start
After that
But here is where you get to bring
Your animals and auction
And buy some of these things
I can see there's some roosters
There's some rabbits over there
Some pigeons
Don't worry, a lot of these are egg layers
People were buying these for eggs
Look up here, oh my goodness
There's some peacocks
I think
I hope you guys all go to a good home
Down here's some ducks
Hey guys
Alright, number 9 on my list
Has got to be antique
And Amish furniture
Shopping
If you've never had Amish
Made furniture
You cannot get it any better than this
Quality
This is all home made
Just about any kind
Of style
Or type you could want
Recliners, swingers, rockers
Lots of crafty
Amish things
There's a couple of these buildings
Make sure you're checking them all out
Oh my goodness
Have you seen so many signs in your life
It even goes around
Behind
This way
This quality
You are not going to beat any
Retail store
Alright, number 8
On my list, has got to be
The countryside bakery
That's inside
And the reason this one's also on the list
They have an outside area, but this place
Has got the best donuts
Apple fritters
And long johns you will ever have
Right here
And yes
They have choux flat pie as well
And all these other baked goods
These are all home made
Brought in here
On Tuesdays only
Alright, if you've never been to Lancaster County
You don't know
Soft pretzels are a thing here
Right here is Norm's soft pretzels
They are number
7 on the list because
They are made fresh
Every day
It's just a little shack that's outside
This place will be lined up
Most of the day
Again, get here early
If you want a fresh
Soft pretzel
Now, they've got all kinds of pretzels
This is the large, this was like $6
But they've got small ones, they've got butter
And garlic, all kinds of flavors
That is massive
Alright, there it is, number 6
On the list
If you're from Lancaster County
You know these are famous
Fink's french fries
That's all your options
You can get brisket on them
You can get beef gravy
Loaded bacon and cheese
Trust me, you cannot go
Wrong here
And what's a french fry without some vinegar
There you go, Fink's fries
All you need is a little vinegar
And some salt
The best fries you'll ever have in Lancaster County
Alright, number 5 on the list
Has got to be Mary Jane's
Bakery, look at these sticky buns
She is getting out of
This oven, freshly
Made right here
At this market
They look delicious, don't they
Oh my god
Right here, she's preparing
Them and making them
Get that butter on there, here comes some
Cinnamon
That's a lot of cinnamon
Wow
And they love all kinds right here
Pecan, whatever
These look delicious
I think I gained 10 pounds
Already looking at it
Oh, don't worry, they sell them
Individually as well
Mary Jane's, number 5
Get one of these
Oh, and they sell
Other things besides sticky buns
Including great rolls
In this bakery
Alright, number 4 on the list
Is this way
It's across the street from a lot of
The food places you're going to see
As you walk back here
It's got to be the flea market
They got anything
And everything you could
Possibly want
Vendors just pull up their vehicle
Get their stuff out
And you can see they are lined
All the way up, it goes way up
This way, there's
Nice old trains
Chairs, a car boy
I need that for my other channel
Is this place huge or what
This goes all the way out
Makes a turn and goes around to the other
Side, the flea market
Has got to be on your list
It's famous here
But get here early because sometimes
These people tend
To pack up around noon
This market's open until late
But if you want the flea market
Come before 12pm
Alright, number
3 on the list has got to be
You got to get a whoopie pie in Lancaster
County, look at all these
Different flavors
This is called Countryside
Outdoor bakery
Area
That's my classic pumpkin pie
I'll be getting some of these on the way out
Now that's the
Classic whoopie pie, it's two
Pies with cream in the middle
That's what you want
In Lancaster, these are famous here
Oh my god
That is so fresh
It's literally falling apart in my hand
Another
Classic when you're at this market
Has got to be shoe fly pie
You've got to taste this
Look at all these
Now there's also
A whoopie pie place inside, it's called
Anna's Sweet Spot right here
You've seen me get these before
And for all you alcohol
Lovers, they've got
Boozy pies, they've got mud
Slides, screw bowl and whiskey
Irish coffee
All booze in these
I think you have to show ID
Look at that
That is a strawberry margarita
Whoopie pie
Contains alcohol
Apple dumplings
All fresh made right here
All these different pies, it's all homemade
Come inside
The buildings because that's where
The excitement begins
At Lancaster County
You will see a lot of Amish
Goods here, look at this place
Canned goods, cakes
Pickled beets
Red beets
Anything pickled the Amish will do
Alright, number two on the list
Has got to be
All the fresh vegetables
And fruits
At this market
Now depending what time of the year you come
Is what you will find
You can see all the way up
Fresh fruits and vegetables
All year long
Now remember again
This place is only open on Tuesdays
Other markets in Lancaster
Are open at different times
Of the week
Strawberries look amazing
Look at all this
Fresh
It just goes on and on and on
And there's also
Great produce inside
Come inside for produce
As well
Wow
That looks pretty good
Who knows what these are
I have no idea
Parsnips
Did you ever see this for sale
Dandelion greens
Not me
Now that's fresh
Just fruits and vegetables
Just everywhere isn't it
Order here, robs
Look at all these different flavors
Subs they got
I see it, I see it
It's always
Number one on my list
Right here, robs
Subs
And the reason they are so great here
Is because they use
All fresh ingredients
Sold right here at this market
And they also got
An outdoor area here to order
To go, which is what I do
I'll be taking these home
I'm telling you number one
Number one, the best subs
At this market
Robs, now it's a wrap
Look at all that
Alright that's a wrap
I got my pretzel, look at that giant pretzel
That's massive
It's bigger than my head
I'm going to enjoy this
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I gotta take a bite
Mmm
That's so good
And if you have a top 15 that I didn't mention in this video
Comment below, I want to hear about it
I'll come back and do it