Americans Try Canadian Snacks: Texas Edition

I brought Canadian snacks to Texas! We had a blast doing our taste test.
Here's part 1 of the taste test: • Americans Try Canadian...
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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 Intro
0:35 The Smarties meet their demise
1:09 The journey to Texas continues
2:23 Canadian snacks: Round 2
2:39 Canadian snack taste test with my dad
4:12 All Dressed Ruffles
4:46 Maple fudge
5:10 Cheezies
5:40 Coffee Crisp
6:05 Ketchup chips and math
7:43 AERO chocolate
8:10 Maple creme cookies
8:37 A candy shop surprise
9:03 Smarties from Germany
10:00 End-of-video mystery treats!
10:49 Nanaimo bars
11:46 Butter tarts
12:47 See you in a few weeks!

[@SpectralonWhite]

Biggest crime is not involving hickory sticks. One of the best chips Canada ever produced. it’s intoxicating good.

[@greenbluemonkey]

As a Canadian, I enjoyed watching your journey through our country and beyond! I love the snack taste test. That Canadian baker really looks like they knew what they were doing.

[@LidiaExplores]

Oh good! Thanks for confirming that the treats looked authentic. I had nothing to compare them to. I appreciate you watching!

[@anamegoeshere]

@@LidiaExplores no no no no no you STOP. you are not a full "blooded" American, you are Mexican and American soooo always remember that Hybrid, now go back across the Mexican boarder and STAY THERE FOREVER

[@rabbithole8592]

​@@LidiaExplores I wanna join you on your journeys ! Im in Toronto. Come stay here for a few days and then we'll hit the open road! I'm Native American. I have a Dual Citizenship! 😉 👍

[@riggermorpus]

Yep, Butter tarts are a nice treat. Usually a Christmas type of goodie mom or grandma would make a big batch of. Yum.

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum! Maybe I can try my hand at making them this Christmas.

[@riggermorpus]

@@LidiaExplores give it a whirl girl 👩‍🍳🧁

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Agreed. My mom, aunts and grandma would make huge batches of tarts for Christmas. Sometimes well in advance and then frozen. Whipped shortbread as well.

[@femalism1715]

Nanaimo bars! YUM!!!! Best square ever (similar to Millionaire bars) Butter tarts are like pecan pie filling without the nuts

[@LidiaExplores]

I haven't seen millionaire bars!

[@leet280]

I hope you enjoyed your trip to Canada!! This was an excellent video. You will always be welcomed back up here. 🙂

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks so much! I can't wait to plan another trip up there.

[@Spazcan]

As a Canadian living in North Texas I recommend the Maple Leaf Diner.

[@geoffrey3701]

45% is about what I’ve give ketchup chips as well. Say, why don’t you supply your Canadian friends with some American treats. As for Aero, I used to always like the mint Aero. I assume they still make it. Green inside. Oh and one more. I recently sent my Canadian friend in Ohio After Eights because he missed them. I’d send you some too.

[@Tarodan]

Next time you make it up to Canada, you have got to try Fuzzy Peaches. They're totally unique, no other gummy candy can ever compare.

[@chriskatranis3755]

You have to let the Aero bar melt in your mouth to get the full flavour. The Canadian commercial says let the bubbles melt. Plus with the smarties you have to eat the red ones last. See the Canadian commercials below.

[@across2726]

Love your Dad,Coffee Crisp is my favourite too!. Thank you I enjoyed your journey very much. ❤

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching! My dad had so much fun with the snacks. Haha.

[@glennzuhlke9236]

I never realized that all of these snacks that I’m addicted to are Canadian. Except the Nanaimo bars of course.

[@woltersworld]

Yeah, allicould think was... how are teh chocolates going to make it!!! Representing Illinois! Nice! Cracking me up with the smarties issues. Whoah!!!!! Math lesson as well?!? :) Just wish you had BIG KAT the big kit kat, you had nanaimo and the butter tarts at the end was perfect. Love butter tarts. So good. Great video! Great meeting you today. Your channel is great!

[@LidiaExplores]

I'll have to grab some Big Kats next time! Thanks for the tip. I'm still shocked the chocolates made it from Canada to Texas in August. It was hot! Thanks so much for watching. It was nice meeting you too!

[@charlyW34]

You and your kin are welcome anytime in Edmonton. Summer is relaxed and easy...For a true adventure...visit in the winter!

[@daniross2758]

I have just watched your Alaska trip enjoyed very much inam a retired trucker who ran the Alcan for many years I also fallow Kinga on you tube You did a great job on the videos take car

[@rusty2811]

Come back to Canada soon. Love you!!!

[@waynebilbrough9990]

I'm glad you tried Nanaimo Bars and butter tarts. Butter tarts are something where everyone has their own special one they like. They are basically all the same but have little local differences. In the summer in Southern Ontario there are 2 butter tart taste tours where people travel around the area trying the tarts from bakeries in each little town. Very competitive and lots of fun. People will drive past several bakeries serving butter tarts to stop at the one with the "real" butter tart. Nanaimo bars and butter tarts are must haves in our Christmas baking.

[@LidiaExplores]

The taste tours sound amazing! I'd like to try different kinds of butter tarts. The one in the video is the only butter tart I've had so far.

[@lindadurand247]

Yes, Nanaimo bars are awesome, originally from Nanamino BC Butter tarts are my favourite ❤

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

Nice to see all of your charming family enjoying each other over a snack taste test. The snacks are the icing for the get together. A few weeks from now will, no doubt, bring more of your great adventures for our enjoyment. Thanks for sharing and all the best to you and yours.👍

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks so much for watching! Yes, the snacks were a fun way to spend time together and create some new memories. Can't wait to share more adventures soon.

[@RaysLaughsAndLyrics]

@@LidiaExplores 👍

[@Sean-bp6xb]

Fun times and great Canadian treats. Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉. Recent subscriber and I’m happy

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Wow, speaks French and math genius too. I tuned in because I'm from Alaska. Glad I did. 2% of the testers developed high sugar tolerance.

[@Mookiethedog]

Hahaha...hate to be all nice and Canadian but these snack videos were great. I love that ketchup chips made the list for snacks to try. I love them!

[@deewhitman2812]

Smarties have milk chocolate M & M’s is more dark. There are so many varieties of butter tarts, even within families there are arguments about which is best. (Raisins, or plain…new varieties have chocolate pieces or nuts.) There are bakery tours just to try butter tarts.

[@remiklovic]

I love your videos your family and your life on the road.

[@isabellerodrigue6157]

Bonjour, i love your vidéo and i am glad that you enjoyed your trip here in Canada. I live in Québec , Canada and Québec it’s a wonderful province to consider to visit maybe in a future trip and i would like to say that we have the best Poutine around here . The inventor of poutine is from Québec in 1950 and it has since become popular throughout the province, and even around the world .

[@ljones5297]

OMG, yes! A trip to la belle province would be amazing!

[@LidiaExplores]

I love poutine. I tried it in Alberta, but I would love to try it in Quebec! I hope to plan another trip in the future and see more of Canada. There are still so many places I haven't been.

[@glennred4830]

Excellent video examples of snacks, sweets and Canadian chocolate bars. 🌈

[@TheEstowrath]

I subbed a few videos ago. I absolutely love your videos. You're a fantastic KZbinr and I truly hope for years to come we get a weekly or bi-weekly video of yourself and your adventures. Or even you're daily life. You're very intelligent and adventurous. You're truly a breathtaking women.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. I love making these videos, so I plan on sticking around!

[@cherylsemrau7100]

I am from Edmonton, I have been to Texas. Coffee Crisp is my favourite.I had Aunt living in the US. She always asked for Coffee Crisp and Rogers golden syrup. There are other Canadian foods.

[@LidiaExplores]

Coffee Crisp is the best! I should have bought more. Thanks for watching.

[@thoritespalo2916]

Subscribed! loved seeing your travel videos! especially the ones through Alaska! I am in Ontario Canada, and never seen Alaska, so beautiful

[@LidiaExplores]

Would love to visit Ontario. Thanks for watching!

[@atheisthumanist1964]

Yupp, butter tart filling is pretty much the same as pecan pie (brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, vanilla, salt and butter). There are variants as well. I grew up in Saskatchewan and never had a butter tart that didn't include coconut. Have had some with nuts as well. Not a huge fan of just the raisins and filling. I should make a lil care package to send down of some of our more niche/regional snacks. Rogers chocolates, Purdy's chocolates, kettle corn, date squares etc.

[@BoanergesJim]

I am so glad that you had a chance to try that place! Also, I'm glad that you were able to get out of Canada before the fires got worse! On another note, your dad reminds me of my father in law.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you so much for the recommendation! It makes me happy to know we have a spot like that in Dallas. Your father-in-law must be a hoot. 😀

[@sherwind-ul7bj]

i can't believe you came to British Columbia and didn't drop in and said HI. you even passed through the city i live in, i'm so heart broken💔 JK just watched your video for the first time an hour ago.

[@sandrasmale5871]

I found your videos by accident on yet another sleepless night and you are just delightful. Those butter tarts, unfortunately, weren't a good representation of what a true butter tart should be because they didn't run on first bite. A firm butter tart is no butter tart at all. A butter tart has a crispy top, a flakey crust and a pretty much liquid inside. The perfect butter tart is not an easy accomplishment! I hope you'll head north again and include my town, Calgary, in your travels.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching! I would love to plan another trip to Canada and taste test some more treats. Calgary is a city I'd love to visit.

[@ozziedylan9903]

As A Canadian I love your videos They are very entertaining

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you!

[@ozziedylan9903]

@@LidiaExplores You Are Very Welcome

[@tysonschymizek5432]

You got the bars. Yes. Those tarts were more like pies. They were so big. Glad you enjoyed the snacks.

[@LidiaExplores]

The Nanaimo bars were so good! I will have to try making them sometime.

[@tysonschymizek5432]

@@LidiaExplores I can get moms recipe when I get back from camp. Leave tonight.

[@Frizzail420]

We put whip cream on top of our butter tarts, its next level

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@ChristoPavic-ql5it]

You can do butter tarts with raisins or pecans

[@LidiaExplores]

Yum!

[@forwardfollower2401]

You absolutely nailed every single Canadian snack we love and hold dear, like...seriously you tried all the iconic ones! Tbh, I love them all, we are a rather picky bunch up here and if Ketchup chips and coffee crisp wasn't popular, it would be off the shelf but they stand the test of time. Kind of like pineapple on pizza, that's a must here too! LoL Great video And since you were all giving thumbs up, I give mine two thumbs up for your series. :) Cheers from Toronto

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks so much! I loved trying all the snacks. I believe pineapple on pizza originated in Canada, but I've seen it all over the world. It's very popular in the US as well.

[@monicamestas7566]

Slick editing :) Crazy deep Canadian snack analysis. Very educational. So how did it feel to be home?

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks! I haven't spent much time there in the past year, so it was wonderful to be with family again.

[@tusk3260]

I don't know if its because he is Mexican, but your father's Fench accent is not too bad! Way better then most Americans i know.

[@jiml9856]

Born and raised in Edmonton. I'm enjoying your videos. I'm always interested in how others rate our snacks. You've got some of my favourites there!

[@mic7504]

Very cute video. All Dressed Chips are probably the top selling flavor up here now. You missed Hickory Sticks potato chips, and Mr. Big, WounderBar, Eatmore and Skore chocolate bars. All delicious.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'd love to make a follow-up video sometime if I get the chance to visit again.

[@robgrossi2368]

You get an A+ for going through all that effort (and A+ for the video and math lesson as well!)

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks! It was a bit crazy trying to get all those snacks down to Texas, but it was fun.

[@shaneyoung3407]

Trying to watch all your Canadian content. Love everything about it so far but whomever that little girl is, so adorable. Like I said Lidia, if you ever come to Winnipeg, I'll try to help you out. Side note, last week the Price Is Right was giving away a trip to Winnipeg! lol

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for watching! She's my daughter. She was visiting her dad over the summer, so she wasn't in my videos for a while. I haven't watched the Price is Right in so long! Thanks for reminding me that show exists.

[@superbeast8483]

If you make your way to Kanata again. You need to try Eat More bars.

[@beccasmama63]

Butter tarts come in plain, with raisins or with pecans.

[@zzzubmno2755]

Wow, I cant believe there was a Canadian bakery in Texas. I wonder how well they do. The animo bars looked perfect. Personally, I can't stand them. I love butter tarts, but man, they will make you fat real fast. I am sure if you polled Canadians, you would have the same results with ketchup chips. You either like them, or your dont. I am not a big fan of them, but I will eat them. One thing I honestly think would do really well in Texas would be poutine. Classic poutine with smoked brisket is mega yummy. Go back to that bakery and ask them to make a beaver tail ;). I have watched a lot of vids of Americans trying Canadian snacks and foods. You guys really love your sugar based snacks. Seems the more sugar in it, the more you guys like it. Again, looking forward to seeing your next vid.

[@Spazcan]

Every time I've been to the Maple Leaf they have had a line waiting to get in. The staff and owners are great and the food yum!

[@tjl9458]

Yeah, I hate ketchup chips. I'm also not really a big fan of all-dressed either.

[@Luvacanuck]

Ah! Completely enamoured avec ton Pere! ❤️🇨🇦

[@LidiaExplores]

Merci! He is wonderful.

[@dsteele27]

Your dad seems great. I like him.

[@LidiaExplores]

He is! Thanks for watching.

[@crwdavis]

I hope you visitied West Edmonton Mall. My hometown!

[@mic7504]

Wait what? West Edmonton Mall is your home town? When did it get incorporated? :p

[@deerichardz]

The butter tarts, need to be slighty warmed up, and washed down with a tea or java. I prefer having walnuts or pecans in the mix. If eaten cold, try a dab of whipping cream on em. The bars, I find too sweet, but that depends on the type of chocolate you use. Semisweet is fine, milk chocolate is crazy sweet.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks for the recommendations. Definitely trying the whipped cream next time!

[@tusk3260]

Butter tarts are just pie dough, butter, brown sugar and pecan on top. You should be able to make at at home. Very simple recipe. Tho its really a rippoff of the French-Canadian sugar pie except that they added pecans on top and made it smaller and chose not to serve it with vanilla ice cream. Sugar pie is better.

[@whaleoilbeefhooked3892]

Ummm, when they ate their Smarties, did the eat the red ones last, did they eat them very slowly, or did they eat them very fast?

[@errollleggo447]

Mmm Hawkins Cheesies. I need to get some today.

[@garth500]

Pecan butter tarts are the best...

[@jon5784]

I really love Americans, you're so much fun! As a Canadian from Nanaimo, I've never liked Nanaimo bars and butter tarts, yuck. Coffee crisp is one of my favourites. Thanks for your videos, great work!

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks so much for watching! Coffee Crisp is amazing.

[@crwdavis]

LOL I bring ya Canadian smarties in 3 days when I fly to Houston. Not sure if they will survive in the mail from Houston to you!!!!

[@luvcampinbc]

Butter tarts. yum. butter brown sugar corn syrup raisins...basically. Raised near Vancouver BC Nanaimo bars are common place. Too sweet for me..and I don't like shredded coconut. Love your videos.

[@LidiaExplores]

I liked both. The Nanaimo bars are definitely sweeter, but I thought they were delicious. So glad I finally tried those and the butter tarts.

[@stevenbenson9976]

@@LidiaExploresas someone who has lived in nanaimo I want to thank you for dating the name right. It's a rarity. Also calling it Vancouver Island instead of Victoria island (that happens a lot).

[@bluelava4282]

Looks good to me…… thanks once again

[@foodquig]

Interesting enough, I live in Canada and I'm enjoying Swiss chocolate while wathing this video LOL

[@LidiaExplores]

Toblerone? That's the Swiss chocolate I like.

[@foodquig]

@@LidiaExplores It was Lindt, but Toblerone is good too.

[@Mike990920]

This Canadian loves you!! 💕💕 BTW, I don’t like ketchup chips. Lays plain or regular Ruffles are my go-to’s. So how come y’all don’t talk with a Texas draaaawl?? 😃

[@kevinmcneill468]

Little known fact, Cheezies are a great fire starter.

[@mic7504]

I can't believe I learned something in the comment section of a snack tasting video. Is that a long held family technique or something you discovered out of necessity on a too quickly packed May-long weekend?

[@heatherparker6886]

The butter tarts should have raisins!

[@mic7504]

Oh gagg! Mom snuck raisins in to the butter tarts again..

[@murrayhelmer8941]

When you eat your smarties. Do you Eat the red ones last? 😂😂. Only Canadians will understand.

[@tjl9458]

I haven't thought of that jingle in years. But, as soon as I read the line, the whole thing popped into my head.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

The taste of ketchup chips varies by the brand. Old Dutch is best. Doritos isn't bad. Even Lay's is better than store brands. Pringles ketchup chips are surprisingly not bad. For a better version of Aero bars, try the mint flavor. They're the best. A bit of advice for preserving chocolate: I live in Central Alberta and keep my chocolate in the fridge. I'm actually surprised that any of your chocolate snacks made it through that heat.

[@LidiaExplores]

I don't travel with a fridge, so the cooler filled with ice was my best option. I'm glad they made it. I didn't like the Old Dutch brand of ketchup chips when I tried them in a previous video. Everyone told me I should have gone with Lays, so I brought those back instead. Haha! Interesting to see everyone's opinions. I will definitely have to give the mint Aero bars a try.

[@Shan_Dalamani]

@@LidiaExplores Oh, I know you can't take a fridge along in a car. I'm just surprised your chocolate bars survived all that heat. It's good they did, so you could introduce these treats to your family. It's a shame Hostess isn't around anymore. Before they became Lay's, Hostess' version of potato chips were marvelous. What passes for pizza-flavored chips now is nothing like Hostess was a few decades ago. They also had fries & gravy, and roast chicken flavors (Lay's brought the latter two back for awhile last year, and while they weren't bad, they're nowhere near as good as they used to be. Actually, my current favorite chip flavor is bacon. There doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between Lay's and Old Dutch, so I just get whichever is on sale.

[@fredklein3829]

Red Green will be pleased to see she's using duct tape for minor repairs! LOL

[@ethimself5064]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LidiaExplores]

Can't go wrong with duct tape!

[@ethimself5064]

@@LidiaExplores Haha, can't go wrong with the Red Green show either - just plain silly

[@deborahprairiestitcher]

I enjoyed your taste tests. It am Canadian and I give a thumbs down to all dressed and ketchup chips but rest of family likes them especially dipping all dressed in dilly dip. I give thumbs up to cheezies ...my favourite...as well as everything else. Aero bars are my granddaughter's favourite bar.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thank you for watching! We had so much fun trying those snacks. I loved seeing all the mixed reactions, especially on the ketchup chips. I never thought about dipping the all dressed chips! Thanks for the tip.

[@queendevonia]

Omg i always thought Smarties were british haha!

[@MonctonRad]

A number of our treats in Canada are British (Smarties, Kit Kat etc), we just inherited them because of our Commonwealth connections and Canadian subsidiaries of British candy companies. They are available in Canada, but not the USA.

[@plexi3d]

Bienvenue.

[@SpectralonWhite]

She forgot miss Vickie’s

[@rb239rtr]

Cheezies would not have survived ten miles in my care.

[@LidiaExplores]

Haha! It wasn't easy.

[@tusk3260]

Got some bad news for you: Altho it looks like that all dressed chips have cheese on them, there is no cheese, but there is ketchup.

[@brucemason4074]

I'm not sure if anyone else offered, but I'd love to send you subs smarties and maybe a couple other Canadian foods! Do you have a mailing address? Not sure of privacy things with addresses so, apologies if it's not appropriate.

[@LidiaExplores]

Thanks! No worries. I'm back on the road again, so I don't have a way to accept packages. I appreciate the offer!

[@JaneMiller-fd9jk]

the more smarties you eat... the smarter you will be

[@klondikechris]

Only if you eat the red ones last!

[@ethimself5064]

👍 - 👍 Bye for now 🙋‍♂

[@LidiaExplores]

Till next time!

[@ethimself5064]

@@LidiaExplores 👍👍

[@chrisevans7416]

Many towns in Canada have buttertart festivals

[@bl_leafkid4322]

Why didn't you put all snacks in plastic bags

[@LidiaExplores]

Because I wasn't thinking. 🤣

[@alancooper5386]

but all of Canada is a frozen wasteland white ice and snow year round, not like the green trees of america.

[@jiml9856]

I can't resist this joke: You know what's in a Nanaimo bar? Hell's angels and strippers!

[@mic7504]

Most people west of the Salish Sea won't get that that's no joke.