Americans Try Canadian Snacks: Indiana Edition

I brought Canadian snacks to my American family! We had a blast trying these new sweet and savory treats. Finding snacks I've never tried before is one of my favorite travel activities, and it's a great way to share you travels with your loved ones.
Here's part 2 of the taste test: • Americans Try Canadian...
You may still be able to find some of these snacks on Amazon if you live outside of Canada. If you're planning a trip to Canada, just wait until you get there to stock up because it is much cheaper! If you want to check out your options on Amazon, here are some links:
Lay's ketchup chips (I love the mixed reactions on these!): amzn.to/45rDu8r
Smarties (similar to M&M's but with a crunchier shell): amzn.to/3DVxyZo
Cheezies (similar to Cheetos but way crunchier): amzn.to/3YzNPwC
Coffee Crisp (if you love coffee and chocolate, this one is for you): amzn.to/45piOOe
All Dressed Ruffles (my favorite Canadian snack): amzn.to/3saBG5s
Maple creme cookies (Made with 100% pure Canadian maple syrup): amzn.to/47xwJ6G
AERO milk chocolate (melts in your mouth): amzn.to/3skijqo
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Timestamps:
0:00 Buying snacks in Canada
0:17 Driving from Canada to the US
1:20 Made it to Indiana!
1:31 Ketchup chips
2:49 Smarties
3:26 Cheezies
4:00 Maple Fudge
4:23 Coffee Crisp
4:57 All Dressed Ruffles
6:44 Maple Creme Cookies
8:06 Aero chocolate
8:51 Favorite Canadian snacks
9:22 Indiana taste test complete!
9:37 Time to head to Texas

[@across2726]

Hawkins cheezies are made with 100% aged çheddar cheese. Not artificial

[@LidiaExplores]

Yep! We saw that later. They are so good.

[@cherylsemrau7100]

That's for sure.

[@johnwalker1471]

We take a box down to Arizona to share with our American friends.

[@deewhitman2812]

In Canada you can buy cheezies (their brand) at Walmart… much cheaper than Hawkins but they are the OG. Next time when you visit buy almost any Cadbury chocolate… it is British but sorry, so much better than American chocolate. A couple others bars you missed Crispy Crunch (maybe a bit like a butter finger but not so peanut buttery) and Cherry Blossom and Eatmore (peanuts in molasses toffee). Also hickory sticks. I lived in Texas in the 80’s and am looking forward to seeing all your relative’s reactions.

[@Dadcam_Can]

Now you need to bring a bag full of your favorite USA snacks up to Canada and do a similar taste test with your Alberta peeps. 😋

[@LidiaExplores]

Yes! That would be so much fun.

[@friday101]

Aero's slogan is, "feel the bubbles melt" in your mouth.

[@penelop96]

bag of all dressed Ruffles with a bag of fresh cheese curds ❤ It’s like poor man’s poutine.

[@LidiaExplores]

Sounds amazing!

[@chriskatranis3755]

You have to let the Aero bar melt in your mouth to get the full flavour. In Canada commercials say fell the bubbles melt.

[@JungleScene]

pro tip with aero bar, dont chew on it. just put a square in your mouth and let it melt.

[@ronlitz9055]

I have travelled both sides of the border with positive results. I like the difference of opinion on both sides. It is an experience, despite how close the border may be. "up there", or " down there" define the differences regardless of a few miles to the border. Wouldn't change a thing. Love to both sides.

[@sagan7585]

One thing they didn't try (or know about) is letting an Aero chunk slowly melt on your tongue...feeling the bubbles.

[@tarnsand440]

I think we Canadians are going to adopt you Lidia❤🤗You can bring your family too😊Love your videos!!👍👍👍

[@Trejsir9]

Yeah Cheezies!!! Good choice!! My parents always take them on any trip they take outside of Canada lol

[@daleleeman9916]

Hi Lidia, I just found your KZbin site. I'm glad to enjoyed our beautiful country. I'm going to go back and watch your other videos. Thank you

[@richardwilson6787]

Being from Edmonton I wanted to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed your videos! Thanks for sharing your travels and perspectives with us all. PS ketchup chips are the BEST!

[@LidiaExplores]

Happy to hear you've been enjoying the videos! I'm glad to have a few viewers from Edmonton. I had a great time there!

[@Sean-bp6xb]

Fun to watch. Lol. Love all that stuff. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉

[@robertpearson8798]

We have cousins just across the border in New York State and we have an annual family picnic there. We always try to remember to take a big bag of Coffee Crisp and Aero bars over, they’re very popular. You should have tried Jos Louis as well.

[@LidiaExplores]

Ah, next time! I am going to miss my Coffee Crisp bars when they run out. They can be ordered online, I think, but it's a lot more expensive.

[@JaneMiller-fd9jk]

love the coffee crisp bars. back in the day there was a commercial on TV for them it goes... "how do you like your coffee? Crisp! ”

[@neilmoryson]

Every American I've ever known that tries Coffee Crisp and Smarties instantly likes them. So why isn't it sold in America?

[@aperson6968]

Never seen the turkey hill maple cookies. Dare maple cookies is the more familiar one I would think. Available everywhere and quite a common favourite. If you don’t like salt and vinegar chips you likely won’t be a fan of ketchup. They are a fairly strong flavour but good. Love all those other snacks. Smarties are a prized Halloween candy 😊. Maple fudge can be found wherever handmade fudge is sold, typically fairs and specialty shops. These are very popular on the prairies. Can’t really speak for BC or the East. You missed a few though - butter tarts, Nanaimo bars, and Saskatoon berry pie come to mind.

[@LidiaExplores]

It's so interesting to read everyone's perspective and suggestions. The odd thing is that I love salt and vinegar chips. They are my favorite flavor in the US. I like ketchup too, but for some reason, I don't care for the taste of ketchup chips. Oh well! I will definitely have to try some of those snacks you suggested next time I'm in Canada.

[@nosaJIsNeverBored]

What an adorable video, this one made me smile a whole lot! You picked some good snacks to do this video with. Also the snacks in every state really cracked me up!

[@LidiaExplores]

Haha! I'm sure I looked completely ridiculous pulling those snacks out at every state sign. It was fun though. Thanks for watching!

[@nosaJIsNeverBored]

@@LidiaExplores I appreciate the willingness to look ridiculous it makes for great content

[@bc2316]

Randomly stumbled upon this video, now enroute to get ketchup chips!

[@Dennismelnychuk]

Lmao, we used to say that All Dressed was whatever fell on the floor during the day got swept up and put in bags cuz when it first came out there were like actual BBQ, Ketchup, salt&vinegar and other chips in the bag . Old Dutch chips are way better than lays, way fresher and crunchier

[@tinatalksback1650]

Enjoyed your adventures through Canada, but you missed out on the Hickory Sticks and Thrills. 🙂

[@tarahartshorne4439]

Ketchup chips depend on the brand. I only love the OG Old Dutch ketchup chips. Same goes for the All dressed. It’s all the flavours mixed ( salt & vinegar, ketchup, bbq, etc)

[@rb239rtr]

I like the halloween Cheezie bags- sometimes you only get 3 or 4 chunks in a 15 gram bag

[@kaileyselin8453]

I’m a Canadian from Edmonton and I’ve been following your adventure to Alaska. It’s been fun! Love their reactions to the snacks! 😂 I recommend having the maple cookies with a nice cup of orange pekoe tea. So good! 👍 When you end up back in Edmonton you should check out some of our festivals, a hockey game, or one of many hidden gems to eat at. It’s worth it. Oh, and the main attraction. Our river valley. During the summer and early fall it’s beautiful here. 🍁

[@garyholt8315]

fellow edmontonian, next time they should try Christie's arrowroot biscuits, yum 😋

[@LidiaExplores]

There is still so much more to do in Edmonton! I'll have to plan another trip sometime. Thank you for the recommendations.

[@deerichardz]

The cookies and fudge are kinda something I would buy for snacking at the house, the rest are definetly things you would buy while on the go. Out of all of those, the cheezies win, they bring the CRUNCH!

[@LidiaExplores]

They are so crunchy. We were not prepared!

[@alitram5942]

So glad you made it home safe and sound. I enjoyed your travels through Canada and Alaska. "I AM CANADIAN" Lol

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you for watching!

[@Sepricotaku]

A point on the all dressed chips from a Canadian, what a lot of people not from here dont get is we use viniger as a condiment not just an ingredient, so sometimes french fries are just doused in qhite viniger with salt or battered fish is dipped in malt viniger, ao a lot of people find all dressed chips to be very vinigery but for us its actually rather tame.

[@JungleScene]

She bought a lot of things I would buy if sending a canadian snacks care package. I might add a few other favorites too, but these were mostly A+ picks. Old Dutch would have been the more culturally niche brands on the chips though, and they invented ketchup chips.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching! The Lays were a very specific choice. I posted a video a few weeks ago where I drove through BC/Yukon for the first time and I ate Old Dutch ketchup chips. You would not believe how many comments I got on the chips. The number one comment was that I should have gone with Lays ketchup chips, so that's what I did here.

[@davidwhitworth6030]

Has a peanut butter taste,as for chips kettle chip are more enjoyable to eat

[@Banditt42]

How could you miss Wunderbar? The best chocolate bar ever.

[@Zlata1313]

And the best chocolate bar commercial too!

[@alanmacification]

Maple fudge . OMG Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@siglunessaga5928]

I just found and subscribed to your channel. You convey such a joyful account of your adventures and I appreciate all the positive impressions you've conveyed about your northern neighbours. We're all not that very different from each other, eh ? 🙂

[@shaneyoung3407]

I personally don't care for All Dressed but for some reason, most Americans like it.

[@LidiaExplores]

We don't have them here, but they seem to have a similar flavor to what we are used to because of the mix of seasonings. I think the combination of different yet familiar is pleasing to our American taste buds. Haha.

[@bd5866]

Thank you for sharing Lidia. Grateful that you bring us with you 💖

[@LidiaExplores]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@rig4365]

Glad i stumbled upon your vid. That was fun. As far as snacks go you chose very well. I find Americans really like Coffee Crisp. It seems to be the one most mentioned when i meet Americans in Canada. Looking fowsrd to whatvTexans think.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching!

[@zzzubmno2755]

As a Canadian, the only snacks there that I enjoy are they all dressed chips, and coffee crisp. I am not a big fan of anything maple, especially the maple fudge. That stuff will turn you into a diabetic with one bite. Smarties always taste stale. If there is one Canadian snack I am sure all Americans would love, the awesome butter tart. It is like a mini pecan pie, but without pecans, sometimes they have raisins. They are really good, just packed with sugar.

[@chriskatranis3755]

All Dressed chips means all flavours combined.

[@paulstanley7882]

As Canadian as they come (I was born in North Bay Ontario).... I HATE Ketchup chips... I don't care who makes them. BTW - Maple cookies and maple sugar candies are the BOMB!!

[@terrycormier5492]

Love your taste test by the family as a Canadian every snack would be found in house maple is the only snack I could do without it's great to see reactions will be looking forward to the Texas taste test have a good day enjoyed your voyage😅😅😅

[@LidiaExplores]

We had so much fun trying snacks that were new to us. Thank you for watching!

[@noelennon420]

Great production! Love the videos!

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you!

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

U obviously won first place with the little ones and opened up a new world for all taste testers. Safe travels to you and yours.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you! The kids had so much fun with it.

[@fluffydoodle1574]

Next time in Canada try the Dairy Milk chocolate bars👍

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@johnnycrash3270]

So our Maple Cream Cookies KICK ASS EH😎!

[@mreppen1]

Cute video, splendid.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching!

[@Angela-vy5ok]

You remind me of an actress that appeared on Everyone Loves Raymond. It was the episode where a woman thought Robert was actually Ray. So they combined it into Raybert’.

[@carolinechow1702]

We didn't really have too many maple flavoured treats growing up...not as common as non-Canadians think, I guess. Although, I think I do remember a boyfriend buying me maple fudge about 30 years ago. All-Dressed, yes. I love Aero. These chocolate bars we buy in bulk at Halloween usually do not last until Halloween in our house.

[@LidiaExplores]

Interesting! I saw so many maple flavored things in the stores there. I didn't realize the maple flavored snacks was a newer thing.

[@carolinechow1702]

@@LidiaExplores I don't think they are a newer thing, they just aren't a common thing for Canadians to snack on, on a regular basis. But, glad you liked them!

[@ianhartshorn9420]

Stick the Hawkins Cheezies in the freezer and eat them frozen. Even better that way.

[@riggermorpus]

I could eat Hawkins Cheezies till the cows came home. Grandma always had a supply of them at the house when we were kids decades ago.

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@cherylsemrau7100]

Also peanut butter and Rogers golden syrup on bread, toast or buns.

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@murrayhelmer8941]

I’m Canadian. Cheezies are king. Ketchup chips and anything maple is crap except syrup

[@BCBennyCAN2]

This is my best friend a labradoodle, her name is Maple Syrup

[@MomonaJourney]

I’m going to try all the 5s 😂❤

[@LidiaExplores]

Haha! I highly recommend it.

[@Caro24line]

I'm really surprise about the chips reaction haha I'm curious about the flavor of your chips now... XD

[@LidiaExplores]

Haha! We have a lot of different chip flavors but nothing like ketchup or all dressed.

[@whatajokesicpuppies]

Keep putting out great content and you will be at 10000 subs fast

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you for the encouragement!

[@ethimself5064]

You sure travel a lot⭐ My fav. chips other that plain are sour cream and onions - no ripples. 🤔 👍 - 👍

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@ethimself5064]

@@LidiaExplores An old Beachboys popped into my organic Data Base: I get around. I like plain so as I can make any dip I like - near instant flavor by the gobs. Happy trails👍 - 👍

[@DrTofutybeast]

Hawkins 😊

[@suemeyer7551]

Old Dutch is the best chips. How did you not get butter tarts & nanaimo bars?

[@LidiaExplores]

Watch the next video. 😉

[@suemeyer7551]

Hah, saw it the next day! Interesting note for you....I saw on a commercial the other day a company here makes a butter tart whiskey and a nanaimo bar whiskey!!! I don't drink but I may be trying it. Look up Forty Creek Whiskey lol! ps butter tarts are super easy to make...you can make the Nanaimo bars too but its more tedious. ​ @LidiaExplores

[@josha254]

Coffee Crisp is a nice snack. MAPLE FUDGE?!?!?!? I GOTTA TRY THAT SHIT

[@LidiaExplores]

It was amazing!

[@saramcintosh2183]

Where I live in Canada we don’t really eat the maple fudge and maple cookies….these are only found in tourist stores…..maybe because I am in BC far away from where they make maple syrup..

[@carolinechow1702]

I agree...In Ontario, we don't really see a lot of maple treats or fudge...in fact, you have to hunt for it if you really want it. I think a lot of people outside of Canada think it is our staple (abit stereotypical), but it really isn't. Here, you can get another brand of maple cookies, but they're really not that popular.

[@LidiaExplores]

I saw a lot of maple flavored things in different stores, so I wanted to try them. I wasn't sure how popular they were, but they looked delicious (and they were!).

[@aperson6968]

Where I live people eat them. And we love maple syrup on pancakes but it can be pricey.

[@aperson6968]

Now that I think about it, generally it was thought of as a kids flavour like orange pop. Not expected to be preferred by adult palletes

[@renees1211]

I am in BC, Vancouver Island, which is about as far from where they make maple syrup as you can get and still be in Canada. Maple flavoured goodies are everywhere here. Maple fudge, maple cookies, maple donuts, maple danishes, maple cereal, you name it....

[@sandman487]

The border crossing you took is the border town i grew up in. Canadian side

[@LidiaExplores]

Cool!

[@Luvacanuck]

100% cheese on Hawkins people!!❤️🇨🇦(it’s on the bag!)

[@LidiaExplores]

Good point! We just dug into the Cheezies without reading the bag. Haha!

[@brandonfenton2448]

Great video but...if u ever try Canadian snacks again without Vachon cakes...🫤😂

[@jiml9856]

Hawkins cheezies are the best camping and fishing snacks. They don't get damp

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Hello from north of Edmonton

[@LidiaExplores]

Hi! Thanks for watching!

[@clairebass5843]

Wunderbar?!!

[@LidiaExplores]

Ah! Missed that one. Next time! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@BoanergesJim]

I could eat Aero and Coffee Crisps until I m fat. Oh...wait... Finn is a charmer!

[@LidiaExplores]

Haha! He is hysterical!

[@Hogtownboy1]

All dressed is what people in Quebec used instead of with the works from the French. Toute la robe. It come from ordering a pizza

[@toddstevens13]

Aero's are not to be eaten, they are to be put on the tongue and just let it melt in your mouth. How would you know though.

[@heatherlandsiedel7881]

You need to try an Eat More 😊

[@misolgit69]

M&Ms are copies of Smarties which originated in England

[@BabesInToylandandotherthings]

The proper way to eat an Aero bar is to let the bubbles met in your mouth. Trust me ..I’m a Canadian.

[@Angela-vy5ok]

You don’t have cheezies in the USA? I didn’t know that

[@bootiemacarthur9182]

Lidia I heard Tesla was looking for drivers to test cars ….you would be great!

[@LidiaExplores]

That sounds like so much fun.

[@soyreeng8864]

Wheres the poutines or timmys chili or ice capachinos

[@LionRoars918]

As a Canadian, hate maple anything. Coffee crisp too. Yuk.

[@sid7088]

😄👍👍

[@LidiaExplores]

😃

[@capcarter8468]

lol... Very funny. Thanks for sharing

[@billsoo306]

British chocolate is far sweeter and richer than US chocolate. Canadian chocolate is in between the two.

[@FrankBullitt390]

The maple cookies are a gimmick even in Canada. Coffee crisp, aero and all dressed chips are pretty common though. For a real treat you should have bought some BC smoked salmon, its pre cooked and in a package good for years. You break off pieces and put on a cracker - a place sells them on amazon.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@chrislippingwell3587]

So sad You left Lidia

[@barryrobbie]

So you forgot to add butter tarts to your snack taste test. Next time in Canada you may need a local guide lol

[@LidiaExplores]

I stayed with family in Alberta, so I had some wonderful locals to show me around Edmonton. Butter tarts would have been an amazing addition!

[@barryrobbie]

@@LidiaExplores what you really need is redneck tour guide lol we know all the little backwoods places to see lol. Guess you will just have to make your own butter tarts

[@jeffreyquinn3820]

Welcome to Canada, where our chocolate sucks less than American chocolate. I'm not on the ketchup chip bandwagon, but Hostess are much less disgusting than Lays.

[@DRYFIT55]

The border agents did not asked you why you had so much snacks? 😂

[@LidiaExplores]

No! I was surprised.

[@user-ko7cq6sp5f]

Realchese

[@JaneMiller-fd9jk]

oh no, don't leave! when you're here the value of Canada increases

[@LidiaExplores]

Awww, I miss it already! I will definitely be planning more trips in the future. Canada has a piece of my heart now.

[@matzrat5006]

some people really like the ketchup chips, dont know why, but if you had a dip for them, would be ok.

[@LidiaExplores]

I'd probably give that a try.

[@matzrat5006]

@@LidiaExplores most likely have to be ketchup for the dip. oh geeez.

[@vickiho1125]

maybe not try the All Dressed chips after the coffee chocolate. did you know some American USA chocolate has butyric acid added to it, which is also present in spoiled milk and vomit.

[@LidiaExplores]

I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised.

[@aperson6968]

Any of those sell in Canada? I know I can find British and Asian sweets, but a lot of brands sold in the states have different recipies for their Canadian versions.

[@leechap3]

Ketchup chips are not that popular here in Canada either. Hawkins Cheezies are my guilty pleasure!

[@LidiaExplores]

Interesting! Ketchup chips seemed to be very popular while I was there. We generally don't have them in the US. I had never even heard of them until my trip. I posted a video a few weeks ago where I tried them on my drive up to Alaska, and all the Canadian viewers had VERY strong opinions on them. The comments were so funny.

[@aperson6968]

Ketchup chips are very popular anywhere I’ve lived in Canada. Always in stock so they do sell.

[@leechap3]

@@aperson6968 I guess someone is buying them. I've never understood the appeal.

[@Yodrop]

If nobody eats it, Judha will 👍

[@yuldogster5735]

Just don't bring Kinder surprise eggs lol to the US...i know they cant be sold in the US...wonder how US customs would handle it if discovered

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Those snacks are never going to make it LOL they're in my car they wouldn't survive 10 miles

[@LidiaExplores]

It took a lot of self control to get them all the way to Indiana!

[@glennbeadshaw727]

@@LidiaExplores you are the epitome of self-control and it was awesome to see your extended family trying out those snacks thanks for the video you're gorgeous

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

Aero is 100% better tasting than those nasty hershey things.

[@LidiaExplores]

So good! The taste was similar, but I like how the Aero chocolate melts in your mouth.

[@melanisticmandalorian8909]

That is the main reason for eating Aero. If you just let it melt on your tongue, you feel the bubbles.@@LidiaExplores

[@lorrainehinchliffe5371]

I’m Canadian, ketchup chips, yuck. Smarties, way better than M&ms. Cheesiest, good. Maple anything 👍 so long as it’s real maple. Canadian chocolate is way better than American but not as good as English.

[@LidiaExplores]

Ooh! Now I need to find some chocolate from the UK.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

Ketchup chips are an acquired taste. Like black coffee. Smarties are horrible. They taste of chemicals to me. The maple things. Well. You cant go wrong with those, and coffee crisp yeah. Nuff said

[@LidiaExplores]

I 100% agree about ketchup chips being an acquired taste. They have a very distinct flavor. I have tried them a few times now, and I still don't like them, but I am not as put off as I was the first time I tried them. Coffee Crisp is my new favorite chocolate.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

@@LidiaExplores i dont care for chocolate much. But if i do buy a chocolate bar. It's always a coffee crisp. I always try something new if i find it. But tried and true. Always coffeecrisp. Its my sons favourite as well.

[@RichardHead-gn8tw]

Hawkins Cheezies are the best, Made in Belleville Ontario...It's real Cheddar cheese not artificial..

[@derekhorlock1976]

I agree on the Ketchup chips 🤢🤮🤮 and I'm Canadian

[@tallyjohal]

All dressed is a salad dressing type flavour.

[@LidiaExplores]

That makes sense.