American Reacts to UK vs USA McDonald's

[@cartoonvandal]

Learn Americans: Indian food in the UK is as popular as Mexican food in US.

[@JukkaRamo]

Curry dip is very popular in Finland too

[@wave-e6570]

Tell me what food Americans call American that is actually American then?😂

[@davidbean6973]

24:01 "Is curry that popular in the UK?" Tyler continues to be surprised by things he should have learned a long time ago!

[@fayesouthall6604]

Exactly right

[@bats-are-just-Puppy-with-wings]

Same with UK not having ranch dressing. Lol

[@sjphuntley]

He watches but doesn't listen.

[@Em_Rose_]

The uk has chicken tika masala as a national dish.

[@BrewmasterAdaryn]

@@Georgie_R the fish is delicious with the curry sauce on it!

[@puffpride8344]

Biggest shock to me when I got McDonald's in the US was when I got chicken nuggets and it was just mushed up meat inside, rather than whole bits of chicken. And the worst part? It said "100% white meat" on the side 🤢🤢🤢 Almost all places in the UK have vegetarian options because 14% of the population is vegetarian. A further 12% want to become vegetarian. Hell, KFC has vegetarian options.

[@wightwitch]

I was working at a UK MCDs as a kid when Supersize me came out and was horrified at the nugget adverts "now 100% chicken breast". Also love the Veggie options. I'm concerned that in the states I wouldn't be able to even have the fries in the states.

[@c_n_b]

@wightwitch To be honest Supersize Me just really made me want a Mcdonalds. 😬

[@sammic7492]

The 12 & claiming they want to become vegetarian are just saying that, most of them will never do anything about it, so no point including them

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

​@@wightwitchyup. You always assumed it was simply ground chicken meat before, instead the average 'reformed' chicken product will be 'industrially recovered meat' ie the last few scraps clinging to the bone, skin, sinew and probably chicken arseholes who knows. I don't bloody wanna know

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

I think you just got a crappy employee because that’s not how I normally get them

[@michaelaghmalone-hansen5656]

As a Brit who is now 10 years into living in the US, I can vouch for the UK McDonalds over the US McDonalds. As a teen (40 years ago) I worked at McDonald's for about a year, so ate there daily. The taste here is so BAD, the first time I had a McDonald's here, after a long 10-hour flight, so I was hungry...I literally spat it out and threw it. In the 10 years I have been here, I have given in to a McDonald's 3 times in total and every single time, I have been disappointed, which honestly, threw me, because Mcdonald's is an American concept, so I had big expectations. Instead, it tastes MANUFACTURED, even so, the first time I watched this same video, I was quite surprised by the number of unnecessary additives.

[@joeknight6151]

i visited new york in april expecting to have an absoloute food-gasm for 5 days considering how much we all hear about americans and their amazing food, and the amount of stick we get from them towards our food. i had the exact same reaction as you. dont get me wrong, some of it was really good (corn bread was sooo nice from red rooster harlem, and the steak at wolfgang pucks CUT was the best ive ever had) , but on the whole it was nothing like what i expected. had chicken wings and burger at red rooster and i could taste that it was no where near as fresh as what we are used to. clearly a chemical (chlorine) taste. us mcdonalds chicken nuggets were grey inside, i feel the uk regulations make sure what is in them over here is what they say it is. and their drinks... corn syrup will never taste better than cane sugar, it kills flavoring and makes every drink taste very similar.

[@SuperHeroStoriesUnlimited]

​@@joeknight6151why would american food be good its 50 percent chemicals because they dont know how to raise animals and only care about the money and dont worry im not an activist they are stupider

[@jackhemsworth7515]

When we went to america (we visited Las Vegas) and got hungry? We went to Wendys. Their food is at least passable.

[@dwein22]

Perfect example why the US has a far worse obesity problem than the UK.

[@XPLOSIVization]

Yep, I remember a show back in 2004 called Super Size Me and the guy was basically poisoning himself to death, The Doctors on the show had to recommend that he started taking multivitamin supplements with each meal, or he would likely die of malnutrition

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Actually, very, sadly, we are catching them up and I think we’ve got the most obese population in Europe. 😢

[@paidwitness797]

@@phoenix-xu9xj Yep, being almost the worst isnt much to brag about

[@Sophie.S..]

I can barely finish a UK medium coke, I certainly wouldn't want anything larger and definitely wouldn't want a refill! I think I would explode🤣

[@Ramtamtama]

I'm the same. When I get a coke at a pub I can only ever get a half.

[@krystiankowalski7335]

@@RamtamtamaYou can only manage to drink half a pint of liquid? You must be chronically dehydrated mate

[@KARMAZYNA]

@@krystiankowalski7335 Bro you do realize we need to drink multiple small portions of water throughout the day, right? Or do you just chug a bucketful in the morning and call it staying hydrated?

[@powertothebauer296]

@Sophie.S. The thing is in US you get cup with Ice and then you can fill up your cup with coke, 90% of the coke in the us is ice , but you can refill your cup as much as you can drink, but with every refill your coke gets thinned down with Water more and more , So Americans don't want Quality food they want Quantity food poisoned with Chemicals.

[@wave-e6570]

Dude she’s talking about coke not water who wants that much of a sugary drink😂

[@buffetslayer1533]

Propylene glycol aiginate is also found in anti freeze. Probably why it’s banned in all food products in uk and Europe.

[@judithhope8970]

Hydrogenated oils are banned all across the UK and Europe. All those additives probably explain why yours costs twice as much despite the fact our staff are paid a livable wage. We don't really go for sweet breakfast, like pancakes. Kids are targeted with sweet cereals but a lot are trying to reduce their sugar ingredient.

[@sammic7492]

Speak for yourself I LOVE pancakes for breakfast especially with McDonalds sausage and loads of syrup, yum.

[@michaeljeacock]

@@sammic7492 I was going to say McDonalds do sell pancakes and also porridge with golden syrup. and on the subject of sweet breakfasts what do you think Frosties are?

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

Syrup with sausages? Yuk! Syrup with egg and bacon? Double Yuk! I think McDonald's must have been told the McGriddle would not sell in the UK.

[@richardsands]

@@AnneDowson-vp8lg Keep your opinions to yourself! ;) I agree with @sammic7492, and I would love to try McGriddles...

[@emmafrench7219]

@richardsands What a stupid thing to say. That's the whole point of commenting. You gave your opinion and Anne gave hers. Not very intelligent are you?

[@diaporamabygj]

Frenchie here, I shouldn't have anything to say about this BUT ;) : not knowing that 'curry' is a thing in the UK is linked to the absence of 'international knowledge' in the US. I guess most US citizens don't know about the linked history between the UK and India, the emigration flow of Indians to the UK and the place they took in the UK food history. As far as salads : I have three kids, the younger one is 10 and the two of us go once a month, I would say, to Mc Donald's. She doesn't care anymore about the playgrounds there and doesn't ask to go as she used to. We use it as a convenient stop during a day of shopping for instance. I take a salad or a wrap to accompany her 'nuggets/fries/water' menu : note that I don't impose water, I personally take a regular Coke on that occasion, which isn't my best decision, I agree. We do like eating burgers but it takes me less time to cook them at home than to place an order on Uber eats, and the taste is incomparable (as probably the calories' count). As far as breakfasts : I can't think of any of my fellows europeans (as a continent) who don't have specialities for breakfast that they eat at home every morning before leaving to work or class. Breakfast is a family thing, a good start of the day all together at home with diversity on the table : I had the chance to travel, and from England to Greece, from Norway to Spain, was able to enjoy our differences on this topic. We, as a family, brought back habits like Greek yoghourt, English breakfast, 'black bread' from Norway... but there is no chance we will ever go to a Mc Donald's for breakfast, or get delivered. As far as the size of the drinks in the US : I am always amazed of the quantity of liquids Us citizens can ingest. Mc Donald's is a thing, but the refills in any restaurant is another one. And let's not speak about snacking craps all day long on a regular basis. As they wisely say in Britain : an apple a day keeps the doctor away. ;)

[@DruncanUK]

US large Coke is almost 1 litre, add on free refills and can you imagine the amount of sugar they are consuming? It's no wonder USA has an obesity problem. Sugary drinks are taxed heavier in UK and we don't do free refills. In fact some EU countries have banned free refills altogether.

[@positivelyacademical1519]

They’re probably consuming less sugar, but far more high fructose corn syrup (which is worse).

[@simonupton-millard]

You get refills at McDonald's in the USA? Only place I know of in the uk you get free refills here is Piza Hut and Toby Carvery

[@c_n_b]

That's about 100g of sugar - roughly 3 times the recommended daily amount. All from 1 beverage 😲

[@jondbm]

Of course we don’t have Ranch, that’s a very American thing.

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

Have Americans all got industrial capacity bladders or something? I'd have to be within sprinting distance of a toilet for the next hour if chugged those kinds of quantities of liquid down ffs.

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

You don't have small, medium, large. You have large, extra large and family-sized. As for coffee in particular, even the 'small' UK size means I have to pour most of it away. I want HALF that. Like the equivalent of one normal cup of coffee.

[@gerardflynn7382]

Their Large size is also known as Welcome to Obesity.

[@Ho_Lee_Fook]

Curry sauce is very popular in the UK, ranch is not at all. Surprised you dont know by now seeing as how many videos you've done 😭

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

He pays very little attention, despite him saying he wants to learn! And he doesn't read any comments.

[@polkad3v]

Being constantly surprised is their thing I think.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

@@polkad3v Tyler seems to use shocked where we would be surprised. Typical overstatement!

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

I really don't know how anyone could consume that much fizzy drink in one sitting. Those US larges are ridiculous. Think of the amount of sugar and corn syrup in one of those, and bear in mind that some people go to McDonald's multiple times a week 😳

[@marydavis5234]

You have to remember that drinks at Fast food places in the US has more ice in them, so you get less soda in them.

[@oOoroshoOo]

deadly. thats the only word that comes to mind 0.0

[@marydavis5234]

@@oOoroshoOo We have ice in soda in the US, when you take out the ice in the large soda , it will measure the same amount as a medium in other countries.

[@krystiankowalski7335]

It’s not a huge amount, it’s only about a litre, that’s the easy bit compared to the food If I had to choose one thing to complain about UK McDonalds, it’s that they don’t give you enough to drink

[@marydavis5234]

@@krystiankowalski7335 If you think about it, McDonalds drinks in the US has mostly ice and the large without the ice would be the same amount as the UKs medium drink, I get a large , if I’m really thirsty and I add a little ice.

[@patriciacarter1147]

When McDonald's came over to Europe they would have a shock I am sure, the food experts came in and banned so many things they had to change the recipes, beef had to come homegrown so there are no 'poisons' in them, the chips to be natural, bread could not call itself bread, muffins rolls because of the ingredients so they had to change them in fact everything had all your 'poisons' taken out. The staff from being 'slave labor' in the states had to have a fair wage, lots of paid holidays, maternity leave paid for and many other things.

[@gerardflynn7382]

That's because Europe is highly regulated. The US doesn't have any concept of what regulators are.

[@gillkati6294]

Good for Europe.

[@carolineskipper6976]

I have just looked up current prices for Medium Fries in the US and UK, and the prices seem to reflect the size of the portion. UK Medium fries cost £1.49 (US $1.81) and US Medium fries cost £3.94 ($4.79 US) So we are not being swizzled by our small sized portions. I also note that the prices in the US vary state by state quite considerably.

[@susansmiles2242]

We also don’t have to ingest all those harmful chemicals

[@steven54511]

At least we don't have to eat their disgusting chlorinated chicken!

[@krystiankowalski7335]

The thing is, the prices are higher in the USA not because the portions are bigger, but because they earn more than us

[@gerardflynn7382]

​@@krystiankowalski7335No they don't. Unless 10.50 per hour is normal in Britain.

[@krystiankowalski7335]

@@gerardflynn7382 11.44 an hour is normal in Britain, and 10.50 is very good for young adults. And also statistics show your average salary is about $50k, which is twice ours.

[@radouanezid425]

The worrying part is the chemicals in the US food in general

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

Tons of artificial preservatives, flavourings and also tons of unnecessary sugars. That's why most American palates seem to be totally spoilt for the taste of natural REAL ingredients. If it's not full of flavour enhancers and loaded with sweeteners they think it tastes 'bland'. Also I can' t get over those sulphur-yellow fries. That's not 'prettier', that looks weird and unnatural.

[@1nikg]

Cancer causing chemicals at that

[@geoffpriestley7310]

The fries weigh the same the extra weight in the usa portion is chemicals

[@russjoneswrites]

ranch isn't really a thing in the uk. you can get it in some supermarkets and maybe american-themed restaurants, but it's not popular

[@jillhampton7209]

It should be, proper ranch is bloody lovely

[@PaulHaigh072]

Had to look it up. Sounds regurgitated

[@trebun1]

Biscuits and scones are nothing like each other.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Biscuits US ate with gravy savoury Biscuits U.K. various small cookies often used to dunk into tea or coffee Scone in the U.K. is sweet and served often with whipped cream and jam.

[@frankhooper7871]

​@@fayesouthall6604Scones _may_ be sweet, but there are also cheese scones - which are much nicer IMHO

[@dib000]

Yes they are, if you made savoury scones they are not identical but very similar.

[@Ashleigh123]

Love biscuits and tea wouldnt eat biscuits and gravy and people of the uk do you say scone as in cone or scone as in gone I always say it as in gone lol

[@pozozm]

Never had an American biscuit but the way they describe them sounds more like a dumpling. Scones (even plain or cheese) and gravy would be disgusting.

[@mervinmannas7671]

I had some US friends come over to live here fro a year or so on a temp contract with his job. Within 2-3 months both said they had lost weight without having made any major changes to their diet except stuff they couldnt get here. They still had the occasional McD's or pizzia delivery etc. By the time they were due to go home she had gone down 2 dress sizes. Both said they had less digestive issues and she used to have a form of exma type rash that stopped within a couple of months of being here. On returning to the US they both had major sickness and vomiting. As they were thinking of having a family they moved to a more rural location and started to grow a large portion of their food and sourced more local farms etc for meat (which they reduced a lot) and dairy.

[@jamesbeeching6138]

A friend who is quite a "healthy eater" put on 2 stone [28pounds] while on holiday in America for 3 weeks!!

[@hilaryjones3227]

1,700 ingredients are allowed in USA that are banned in Europe.

[@gillkati6294]

Really, it doesn't surprise me in the least, but REALLY, that's shocking. My granddaughter has recently been to America to see a friend and when she came back she was asked by her aunt, who met her, whether she wanted anything to eat and she shouted YES A STRAWBERRY, she was so desperate for some fruit and veggies. Her aunt did buy her the biggest strawberry she could find,so she was happy.

[@nicksykes4575]

See if you can find interviews with US citizens living abroad, where they talk about feeling healthier and losing weight, despite not drastically changing their diet. Also becoming ill when visiting family in the US. Several of them also said they were able to eat or drink stuff they had been allergic to in the US.

[@lottie2525]

Sad he's laughing at the vegetarian/vegan options. In the UK a tenth of the population are vegetarians so McDonalds would be losing a lot of business if they didn't cater for those people.

[@rayrichfield6326]

That’s not true

[@rayrichfield6326]

Maybe less 1 %

[@puffpride8344]

​​@@rayrichfield6326Actually 14% of adults in the UK are vegetarian. A further 12% intend to become vegetarian. Google it.

[@SNMG7664]

No, lottie is right. It's actually somewhere over 10% @@rayrichfield6326

[@wightwitch]

​@@rayrichfield6326it's 10% veggie 1%vegan. McDs MCPlant isn't bad, though the Burger King one is better

[@nolajoy7759]

It's weird how if you put chicken into a burger bun instead of beef, in the US, it magically becomes a "sandwich"? Illogical. Why not call it a chicken burger like everywhere else?

[@marydavis5234]

It’s because countries out side of the US go by the hamburger bun , where the US goes what is in the bun, so an actual chicken burger in the US would be ground chicken.

[@jamiesimms7084]

​@@marydavis5234 but the chicken in the bum is that. It's not whole chicken. It's crushed up chicken

[@nathangamble125]

Burgers *are* sandwiches, just like any other food consisting of fillings between two pieces of bread. "Burger" is an abbreviation of "hamburg steak sandwich" or "hamburger sandwich", which is what they were originally called in late 1800s New York when they first started being sold. The "beef patty" is the actual hamburger/hamburg steak.

[@DrSkeff]

Plus no free refills in the U.K. for drinks either Tyler. Plus there is a sugar tax on all the full fat drinks to discourage too high a calorie intake.

[@IDyce88]

UK french fries are more natural; oil, potato and salt is literally how you would make fries at home...simple and basic (only they use the deep fryer obviously)

[@joshuasmith4615]

Ranch isn't really popular in the UK

[@gerardflynn7382]

That's because it's an American invention.

[@yambojamboo7518]

⁠​⁠@@gerardflynn7382so what doesn’t mean British wouldn’t eat it it’s just not in supermarkets at all

[@phoenixheart79]

To this day I still have no idea what this 'ranch' dressing thing is, despite visiting the states several times. And curry is incredibly popular here, to the point it is often referred to as our "adopted national dish". Its a debate which is more popular, Fish n Chips or Curry.

[@jillhampton7209]

It's basically sour cream and garlic

[@TheCraftyflo]

Chips and curry sauce :D

[@cailleanmccain]

@@TheCraftyflo Interesting take! In Germany, we would use curry ketchup instead, that one is wildly popular.

[@module79l28]

It never ceases to amaze me how the fast food industry has brainwashed US americans into believing that more poison is better than less poison, simply by calling it "size".

[@aidencox790]

Live here for 25 years and you'd know. Intentional educational dumbing down.

[@scottwebb1978]

And then America sends there fast food companies to nearly every country world wide so they can get some of that thing called Obesity

[@helenwood8482]

I don't like curry myself, but it has been popular in the UK for most of the past two centuries.

[@alexcia3221]

The McGriddle: Tyler "that'll wake you up in the morning." ME: "errrrr that'll give me a heart attack in the morning." plus i don't like pancakes...

[@Diamondhunter44]

They removed the Chicken legend from the UK MacDonald's menu one or two years ago. Yes I'm STILL upset about it because a medium Chicken legend meal(with a regular Coke)was my usual. Also Ranch isn't popular in the UK.

[@philippedussault5346]

Used to work at McDo as a teenager and yes, there is a long list of ingredients on the fries boxes.

[@chachasingh632]

Bad news because many of the "US only" items are not. The items from their list that you can get in Canada are below: Flavored coffees, shamrock shake, strawberry and caramel sundae, parfaits, quarter deluxe (now discontinued), breakfast burrito, honey mustard, ranch, buffalo, mcgriddles, yankee 'biscuits' (now discontinued bc the were not popular), and salads. Also, we have a mcchicken (the yank mcchicken is what we call a junior chicken) and donuts. (I don't know how old their video is)

[@ziggythedrummer]

Yeah our McNugget dips are ketchup, BBQ, mild mustard, sweet n' sour and sweet curry. We also get stuff like salsa or spicy tomato with the mozzarella sticks. Also we do have a Quarter Deluxe, but it's not on the "official" menu. You'd ask the staff to add the mayo, lettuce and tomato (or add them on in the self-service customisation screen).

[@mertaksac9718]

Regarding the 'share box' of nuggets, even we laugh at that name. I could happily get through 20 nuggets by myself

[@lukespooky]

I usually hit a wall at about 14

[@vickytaylor9155]

If you know what was in McDonald’s chicken nuggets, you would never eat them again.

[@stephenlee5929]

@@vickytaylor9155 OK, so what's in a McD Chick Nugget, that is going to stop me eating it? Given I'm likely to eat a Chick Nugget.

[@maureengimblett7412]

Nothing is thrown away ..included in it are the eyes, nails , ALL from within the stomach , and the whole brain/head .. that is why I will never ever eat it.

[@ISoldMySoulToGaijin]

​@@vickytaylor9155yeah in American ones I'm sure there's a bunch of terrible stuff. Here in the uk we actually have things called REGULATIONS. This means our nuggets are actually just chicken and batter

[@janetagbugblah8127]

Not sure American chicken nuggets have ever been near a chicken!

[@Sethbandy]

As a former McDonald’s employee. Can confirm 😅

[@rosalynadams3758]

As a Brit I would rather go and get a full English breakfast from a cafe than eat a Mcgriddle and I'm guessing most Brits would, that might be why Mcgriddles aren't on UK McDonald's menu.

[@gerardflynn7382]

Not just Brits. Same here in Ireland.

[@marydavis5234]

Tyler as a fellow American, you need to get out more, here in the US, the FDA lists every ingredient in salt, oil ,pepper, cheese etc.. on food labels here and it’s not required to do that in other countries.

[@Jamie_D]

Sometimes seems like it should be the opposite with drinks,you guys have the refills so should have smaller cups, and because we don't we should have the bigger cups that could fill a cars fuel tank,lol

[@JoannDavi]

Tyler knows about McDonald's because it is possible for McDonald's to get to Evansville, Indiana. He doesn't know that America has oceanic borders, long rivers, huge lakes, tall mountains, forests, deserts, etc. because those things can't pick up and get to Evansville and displace the corn fields.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

They actually use British beef now here, which naturally makes the meat far superior as much of our meat is Grassfed. We actually have them in fields. Radical I know 😂

[@MrNifts]

Your Fries look radioactive! Or they have been painted using the same Paint Del Boy used on the Chinese Restaurant

[@MousePotato]

Yes, curry is very popular in the UK. Just finished eating one while watching this. Don't know why I'm responding, Tyler never looks at comments.

[@diaporamabygj]

Some of us viewers do! :)

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Tyler have you any idea how many vegetarians there are in your own country? The numbers are growing! Especially in young people

[@debbielough7754]

Xanthan gum is probably the safest of all the additives mentioned - it's made from fermented glucose, and is used as a thickener. You tend to find it in a lot of gluten free prodicts as a binding and thickening agent. The vegetarian and began stuff makes sense here. All fast food places here do veggie/vegan stuff. It's estimated that a third of the UK population will be veggie, vegan, or some variation on them by the end of this year. (Personally I tend to get the veggie option despite not being veggie, cos it's often better.)

[@stuartfitch7093]

The US has a lot lower food standards than the UK. Many chemicals put into US food is just outright banned in the UK. As a result the food in the UK is more natural. An example of this was when a relative of mine was in the US they had MC Donald's and it made them ill. It tasted very different to UK MC Donald's and two weeks later when they took their hire car back, they found a US MC Donald's fry under a seat and it was perfect because of the sodium acid pyrophosphate where a UK MC Donald's fry by that time would be green. The US FDA has the opinion that unless you can prove a chemical is unhealthy to humans then it can be added whereas in the UK, anything that is even suspicious they will ban. There's a lot tougher food regulations here in the UK and indeed Europe as a whole. So it's not just MC Donald's where you will find this trend of more ingredients (particularly chemicals), in US food compared to UK food, it is right across the board with all foods.

[@cartmanbraahnd6660]

So they're also getting extra ingredients as well as more of the product...wow we get ripped in uk

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

​@@cartmanbraahnd6660Eating fast food is ALWAYS a rip off. It's not compulsory you know. If you want value for money, buy a pack of burgers, pack of buns, some salad and chips and make it yourself.

[@stuartfitch7093]

If you want to consume cancer causing chemicals in your food then yes, the US is obviously more value for money.

[@stuartfitch7093]

Your absolutely correct. We only have a takeaway in my house at most once a week. The rest of the time we cook a proper meal. I think it's important to note at this point that takeaway in the UK is relatively expensive to buying food in the supermarket whereas in the US, takeaway is a lot cheaper to buy than buying your fresh ingredients in a supermarket and cooking a meal yourself. An example of this in the UK is where very occasionally my partner and I will go to burger king. We will get a full meal each and it will cost around £22. For that same money I can go and buy half a week's food shopping at Aldi.

[@cartmanbraahnd6660]

@@faithpearlgenied-a5517 I don't even eat take aways I'm a personal trainer ...but we still get ripped off in the UK..I was.more lookin at the cokes

[@BrewmasterAdaryn]

When we went to Disneyland Paris we were getting macarons from the McDonalds as well as this nutella donut thing. They also did the best burger ever, it had pickled onions on it! Looking at the menu now, still macarons but the donut is Daim (dime).

[@lynn69jackson]

American biscuits are savoury scones. The English guy obviously didn't get to make cheese scones at school. I still make savoury scones.

[@gerardflynn7382]

American biscuits are a thinner version of scones due to the use of less flour.

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

PS the chicken legend is an actual breast fillet (not ground up) with an extra crunchy coating - tons better than a regular chicken burger. And veggie burgers can be absolutely delicious, but the Mcdonald's ones are shit.

[@Justabitnosey]

Not sad i can never finish a full drink in McDonald's. Some always goes to waste. Yes we have smaller portion sizes. But also have smaller waistlines.

[@dannyboy8800]

The portion size translates to a population with a larger waist size and heart problems

[@ms.antithesis]

the uk's official national food is a british curry varient, yes, we like curry, honestly i was shocked to learn curry was indian because it's something my family would make regularly without any hint that it wasn't something that originated from our culture. because it's defo part of the regukar british diet. and curry sauce is very popular in the uk

[@LaurieLeeAnnie]

Canadian fast food chains almost always have vegetarian options. Gluten free upon request. It’s also interesting that there are “specialty” items for each country they are in AND the quality of food varies drastically depending on the country!

[@helenwood8482]

The Brit is wrong, biscuits are not scones. Scones are not so dry and are infinitely better.

[@davidjackson2580]

I like burgers, but I wouldn't get one at McDonald's. The burgers available in most pubs or cafes are far superior. In fact I avoid McDonald's whenever possible, although McNuggets aren't bad. In general, there are vastly better options for fast food here in the UK, but for reason's I don't understand, McDonald's is still popular.

[@ms.antithesis]

Corm syrup is low key illegal in the uk. it's not like.. against the law to sell, but it;s against food practice regularations to refer to it as sugar and there's a tonne of regulation around it that bacially just make it more effective tyo use cane sugar.

[@damonx6109]

Most of the additives in American foods are to make the colours brighter.... For example a lot of the ingredients in American fries are to make them seem really really yellow.

[@vijay-c]

As a Brit, I've been eating scones for years - I ran out of bread for my toast one time & only had scones in the house as a substitute. They're so convenient as a breakfast item! Glad to hear I'm only eating them the American way & am not entirely weird, lol

[@jerry2357]

24:08 Yes, curry IS that popular in the UK. Remember that we had a long association with India. And we have re-exported curry elsewhere. The famous Berlin delicacy of Currywurst (sausage in a curry sauce) was invented after the Second World War in the British sector of Berlin. The curry powder was a staple ingredient of British army cookery.

[@cailleanmccain]

Yes, Currywurst. To be precise, it is a curry ketchup/tomato sauce. Fun fact: there are three places claiming to be the place of origin. So anyone from Hamburg or the Ruhr region would naturally dispute your statement regarding Berlin ;)

[@jerry2357]

@@cailleanmccain Yes it is a curry ketchup. But curry powder is typically sprinkled on top. And as far as I can tell, most people accept that Berlin is its place of birth (this is certainly the story given in the Wikipedia entry).

[@grimreaper-qh2zn]

Would have been nice if they had done a price comparison.

[@1972dsrai]

I’m from London, UK and was in San Fran recently and visited a local McD’s close to my hotel and can attest there is a huge difference between them. Biggest has to be all the unnecessary ingredients in the US that are banned here. It’s not just McD’s tbf, it’s all US fast food outlets.

[@Feralisation]

Okay ... As a Brit we DO HAVE the McGriddles. They are on our breakfast menus just not called Griddles!! The same ingredients and items just laid out differently and just called something else. We also have the salads here in the Uk. The only real thing we dont have is the doughnut sticks and the variety of drinks.

[@KysterElla]

Mcdonalds in Ireland uses irish beef for their burgers and we have the shamrock shake for St Patrick's day. We also love to eat chips with curry sauce.

[@helliewilliams2964]

In New Zealand we had a Kiwi burger from Maccas, Angus beef pattie, egg, beetroot, onion, tomato, lettuce, and sauce on a bun..Yum!

[@wightwitch]

I heard an American talking online, so not sure how true it is. She was talking about portion sizes, sayung that she could never manage the portions in Europe and was surprised. Apparently as there is less crap in the food it is more filling. So I guess it's the argument of less of the good stuff is better than more but it being trash

[@YvonnePotterton]

That’s true!

[@davidsanderson4442]

Tbh I don’t go to McDonald’s much but the veggie options here in the uk are really good. The fries are the main attraction.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

Ranch as a dip is mostly north american thing, again mostly popular in america. I like ranch dressing for dipping carrots etc in. Nothing else though. It just seems odd to use for meat based products. Edit: the mcgriddle is available in canada, and i hate them. Im a terrible canadian, i dont care for maple syrup unless i use it in cooking for a sweetener instead of sugar or honey. Depends on what im cooking.

[@misschieflolz1301]

18:24 - I actually am happy for some of these alternative options. I don't like McDonalds food, I'm not fond on big chain fast food in general but Mc D's is horrible. On the rare occasion where I don't have an option, wraps are a lifesaver. Actual burgers and even the breakfast items make me ill.... so my go to when I don't really have opions is a wrap with a pineapple finger or fruit bag. Much prefer a local chippie or other kind of local takeaway.

[@maxmoore9955]

Growth Hormone in the Beef .which isn't allowed in Britain. Is a reason the difference in the calories. In the 🍔

[@alchristie5112]

No, we don’t have McGriddle. We have bacon/sausage and egg McMuffin with hash brown which is all that’s needed for a quick breakfast. However, I do like to do my own bacon, egg, and pancakes with maple syrup from time to time

[@russetmantle1]

"Whaddya mean you don't have ranch?" 🤣🤣🤣 Ranch is absolutely not a thing at all in the UK. You can't even buy it in most supermarkets. In fact, I've never tasted it!

[@marydavis5234]

You are not missing much not trying ranch dressing, it’s just sour cream ,garlic and dill.

[@youngwolf0]

Ranch is a very American thing, I never really see it over here (Scotland)

[@chrisperyagh]

I first discovered McDonald's when I moved to Canada in late '81 and it was definitely a different experience compared to Wimpy which was always a treat for us every now and then - the quarter pounder was their largest burger at the time. Also I can say McDonald's and especially the Big Mac singlehandedly made me develop a large appetite which I still have, even though I'm surprisingly not obese even if I do have a few extra pounds. We used to have the deluxe quarter pounder in the UK back in the early '90s. Definitely much nicer than the regular quarter pounder as it had more flavour with the salad in it. The McChicken turned into whatever it's called now and there was the McRib which was reconstituted pork made to look like a rack of ribs (but without the ribs).

[@michaeljeacock]

when I was a baby, I was taken to the opening of the very first McDonalds in the Uk in Woolwich London October1974. growing up I used to get the root beer but they discontinued it in the early 90s.

[@paulknox999]

for a brit not to know what curry tastes like is unthinkable for the vast majority

[@carabingham3207]

I don’t often go to MDs but I do know that we do have iced coffee and frappes in the UK too. In England we do have a lot of vegetarians (I’m one) so it’s good they catered to us.

[@SailorSayuri]

Except for the Chicken Legend and the bean tenders, we’ve got the same exclusives in Switzerland… We’ve got our own exclusives as well (can only remember the name of 1 of a few): the McRaclette burger! 😜 Also, we’ve got all those coffee options and cookies, etc. But there s’ils in the McCafé that is most of the time attached to the McDonalds (they appeared about 1 decade ago). Oh! And there only 1 McDrive per city in my country (if even that, it’s mostly big cities that has 1)! 😂

[@ShadowBlack090]

I sometimes get salad in McDonald's. The salad option is available in nordic countries. Like feta cheese-chicken salad. It's just that salad, feta cheese, grilled chicken, cucumber and tomatoes. Delicious. It comes with sauce but I usually throw the sauce away. It's my weirdness that i don't like sauce on my salad.

[@marblwrexbro458]

This video is from 2020 during the Covid pandemic where there was a reduced menu at McDonald’s in the UK. So this is out of date as some of the items have now been discontinued. For example, the Chicken Legend has now been replaced by the McCrispy and a spicier version called the McSpicy. If you want a Food Wars with a more up to date comparison, I recommend the UK vs US foreign exchange edition of food wars.

[@gilbertbpuk]

It's the potential for waste that strikes me with US portion sizes (both in this video and on the couple of occasions I've been over). How many actually finish that basically a full litre of syrup-based Large Coke before it goes flat?

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

My town does not have a McDonalds any more when it used to have 2. Nearest ones are 5-6 miles away.

[@simonupton-millard]

Bet most of the USA only versions are in violation of uk food rules

[@robbiemillar704]

I didn't eat McDonald's often before but then I watched the movie Supersize Me. I would suggest you check it out. There is a scene in the extras on the DVD where they put everything into containers to see how they would decompose. The burgers and nuggets and fillet fish had the weirdest molds growing on them . The french fries did not decompose at all . UK looks pretty decent but I won't touch it here.👍🍻🇨🇦

[@bear6845]

Ranch dressing, not really a thing at all anywhere in the UK.

[@kriegerh]

Probably cuz it itself is a combination of several different ingredients and dressings.........kinda like thousand island sauce lol.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Harvesters used to have it, haven’t gone into there for ages.

[@reeseprince8]

It is for salads

[@jillhampton7209]

It's basically sour cream, garlic and herbs

[@abigailjohnson4270]

The wraps are lovely - you can have either crispy chicken or healthier grilled chicken . The nuggets are 43cal each here. The best temporary thing recently were the Halloumi dippers - oh they were lush..

[@JoannDavi]

Tyler: "It's like 70% bigger." Meanwhile, it literally includes "46% increase" on the screen. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[@michaelprobert4014]

Nasty , nasty, nasty.

[@trailerman2]

Tyler.....injected piled up pancakes for breakfast !!....and you have the nerve to laugh at our beans on toast 😂😂

[@theaces3697]

we dont really have Ranch in the UK its very uncommon, and Curry sauce with chips is a staple of the UK chipshops

[@SallyH247]

I miss the Hot Fudge Sundae SOOOOOO MUCH! And they still have it in the US (as far as I'm aware, which I'm SOOOO jealous of!!!!) We just have the stupid Mcflurry ice creams now in the UK! They're just not the same! RIP chocolate/hot fudge sundae! 😭😭

[@anthonycarless8572]

Ranch is not a thing in the uk. I'd like to know if an American made a sandwich at home for lunch, would they drink a litre (correct spelling) of soda with it?

[@kwlkid85]

The biggest difference I always notice are the eggs. In the UK the eggs are basically just circular fried eggs. In the US they're like processed fluorescent yellow disks.

[@cjsvids8760]

The McGriddle is actually called McMuffin in the UK as our Breakfast menu!!

[@AndrewJLeslie]

No maple syrup injection into the muffin, though.

[@JamesGibson-of7dh]

The Mcdonald here in the UK is bound by law to have different portion size and ingredients to put because a lot of the USA ingredients are banned here in the UK

[@dewflower7298]

We have about 15 wraps here in Canada. Kind of. Depends on size and what you add.

[@neilgayleard3842]

In general the only ranch thing you will find is a vinaigrette in Britain. Mostly the Paul Newman brand.

[@marydavis5234]

Vinaigrette and ranch dressing are nothing alike, ranch dressing aka sour cream , garlic and dill.

[@PythonPlusPlus]

The chocolate milkshake in the uk is mostly water. So that is probably the reason why it’s so much less in calories

[@Jeni10]

Ranch dressing is an American sauce. Why would anyone else have it? We don’t even have ranches. What’s a griddle?

[@TransDragon]

I used to eat a large big mac meal every time I went to McDonald's then I went to Florida in 2011 and ordered a large there and was so shocked by the size difference. I shared it with my brother. I now have a box of 20 nuggets for myself

[@lizdyson3627]

You could have a savoury Scone/Biscuit. Brits Bake scones with cheese in sometimes.

[@nicolaimrie9008]

Curry generally is very British. Colonising of India means that we have long been curry eaters. There are curries invented here which are some of the country's most popular dishes e.g Balti curries, and chichen tikka masala.