Americans Try Savory British Snacks & Crisps - Crazy Flavours!

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In this video, my wife and I try a huge variety of savory British snacks -- including quite a few types of crisps. Join us as we do a taste test of some popular British snacks! From crisps to flavored peanuts, this was the largest selection of savory snacks we've tried yet.
Some of the British snacks we tried are:
Hula Hoops Crisps
Walkers Max Crisps
ASDA Ready Salted
Nik Naks Rib ’N’ Saucy
Smiths Bacon Flavour Fries
Smiths Scampi Flavour Fries
Smiths Frazzles Crispy Bacon
Seabrook Lea & Perrins Crisps
Calbee Harvest Snaps Lentil Rings
Walkers Quavers BBQ Sauce Crisps
Walkers Max Double Coated Peanuts
Golden Wonder Chippies Chip Shop Curry
KP Flavour Kravers Smokin’ Paprika Flavour Peanuts
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[@punk_floyd_8123]

i love it when americans say "brits don't like spices or seasoning on their food." then try our snacks and say "omfg, too much seasoning and spice." 🤣 love your reactions. keep it up

[@lanah939]

It is funny. The view that our food is bland stems from when we used to ration food many years ago and has stuck since then. They struggle to grasp that just because some food isn't overly seasoned (because our food is flavoursome and good quality without needing to be masked with seasoning!) Doesn't mean it's bland. But our food is as seasoned or bland as we make it, and other than my grandparents that are on their 80s, everyone I know seasons their food (with more than just salt and pepper 😂)

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

British food is soo bland!!!!🤣

[@lanah939]

@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey I cook british food, and mine isn't bland lol. If you cook british food and it's bland, then season it hun 🤣

[@HeadbangerTomcat]

We literally invaded India and the Far East for spices. If that doesn't show commitment to the cause I don't know what will! 😆

[@deedee3719]

Apparently our food is crap and bland lol

[@doglifehub]

Scampi fries are amazing when eaten in a pub with a pint.

[@johnbowman7389]

I loved the cheesy moments but not seen any for ages.

[@MDM1992]

Nah pork scratchings all the way

[@vallejomach6721]

Back in the 80s when scampi and lemon Nik Naks came out they were banned at our school from being sold in the tuck shop because people went crazy over them and classrooms stank of it. 🤣

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

For a naughty snack I love a pack of those, a pack of bacon fries and chunks of mature cheddar, a piece of each in every mouthfull. Delicious.

[@JungleTunes94]

Honestly they are my favourite crisps fullstop with the bacon fries in second place. Both demoted a spot after they got rid of cheese moments. They are so expensive but both are so far ahead of anything else

[@straightouttacornwall]

You ate the hula hoops wrong. You're supposed to put one on the end of each finger and then jam them into your face hole :)

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Your face hole? In other words mouth? 😂😂😂 I call it a pie hole! 🤣

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

My granddaughter and I do that every time. It’s a must😂

[@carolinecrollick6305]

Yes snap the only way to eat them

[@XclusiveAaron]

For god's sake 😂😂😂 can't say you're wrong though lol

[@jimreid4367]

I think you should specify which face hole you mean , Americans are not that great at following instructions . I can picture them with hula hoops stuck up their nose . 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@doris1475]

I like it when your wife is on, she is lovely and brings a whole new dimension to your channel

[@sharongraham116]

On What. That sounds wrong..😂😂😂

[@clarewilliams5907]

Lindsay is the only American that seems be able to pronounce Worcestershire correctly

[@foghornleghornish]

Wuhstersher is the county and Lea & Perrins is Wuhster sauce

[@reactingtomyroots]

She definitely has me beat. For some reason it's just one of those words that my accent makes it really hard to say. Reminds me of my grandma, she could never say the word pizza because the letter a would always sound like er. So it sounded like she was saying peesser. No matter how hard she tried she could never say it like everyone else.

[@davidz2690]

@@reactingtomyroots To be fair we grow up hearing and saying the word way before we see how it's spelt - would probably be a very different story if we had to pronounce it without hearing it first!

[@jonedwards7019]

@@reactingtomyrootsIt's one of those strange words that isn't pronounced how it's spelt. "Wor-chest-er-shire" is one variant some American's use, with the "wor" part being pronounced like the word "war" and the "shire" part being pronounced rhyming with "tire". It sounds odd to us Brits. I would say it "Wus-ster-shur" but there's different pronunciations even within the UK!

[@amyme4066]

​@jonedwards7019 agreed, I always pronounce it wuster sauce but my partner says wustersher and we are both from Yorkshire just different cities

[@chucky2316]

Proper british folk now eating crisps. All you need to do now is make a crisp sandwich

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

Tayto c&o with kerrygold butter. Anything else is just garbage

[@oufc90]

Yes. But with proper butter!

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

​@@oufc90Anchor for me! Good smashed bag of crisps, and seriously cheesy cheese spread too! Mmmmm! Yummy! 😋

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Just got my mind wandering down a tangent... doesn't take much with my mind, but anyhoo....stand up show with Kevin Bridges, talking about healthy eating. His personal trainer says no more carbs. After about two days he's laying on the floor dizzy, daydreaming about jacket potatoes, stuffed with rice, maybe in a sandwich??? 🤪 Us Brits love a carb or two...between slices of bread! 😂

[@Millennial_Manc]

Crisp sandwich? Sounds like something 3 year olds would make if their junkie parents abandoned them at home for a weekend.

[@horrowfide]

You need to try the nice 'n' spicy nik-naks, a British national treasure...

[@Obi-J]

Scampi and Lemon

[@andrewvalentine6977]

Didn't know they put sweetener in but still god tier crisps in my opinion.

[@SolarVibeEnergy]

​@@scottneil1187oh noo not had for yrs

[@martinconnelly1473]

I liked the cheese Nik-Naks but can't get them anymore so Nice 'n' Spicy is my go to flavour.

[@GamerGeekJim]

@@Obi-J used to love scampi and lemon nic-naks as a kid, my favourite. The nice 'n' spicy ones dont taste the same as they used to

[@steveparkes]

Maize is what you call corn. It's known as Maize over here because it came to Europe via the Spanish new world explorers so we adopted the Spanish name.

[@woodywoowoo]

I have been eating Frazels since 1975 and still love them

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

We have roast beef flavour crisps. Chillie and lime Corriander & lime chutney flavour Chicken and rosemary flavour Ham and mustard flavour Dill flavour crisps Sausage and tomato flavour Sweet chilli flavour Salt and black pepper flavour Cider and cornish cheddar flavour Pork spare rib flavour Christmas dinner flavour .(a seasonal variety) I like ready salted.sea salt and black pepper or cheese and onion .. We have hundreds of flavours of crisps and snacks made from wheat rice corn lentils peas potatoes Aldi sell the pea and lentil or corn snacks.

[@amandaneal1556]

You both have specific taste palates.Can you do an episode of your favourite foods you both eat? It would be interesting to see the difference between UK foods and UK favourites.

[@reactingtomyroots]

That would be interesting. I'll keep it in mind.

[@TheMoodyshyte]

Great idea. I often sit here wondering what they do eat day to day

[@MichaelLynch1]

Yeah your go to snacks that you buy when shopping 🛍 👍

[@jessieb7290]

Or American snacks you both like.

[@sticklebrick2003]

Scampi is not a shrimp. Scampi is actually langoustine tails, langoustines being a type of small lobster... Smiths scampi fries/bacon fries are deliberately greasy, as they are mostly seen for sale in pubs, as something to snack on while you're having a pint.

[@moyaterry8493]

And they’re chuffing delicious! Also, I love that you know scampi is langoustine and not king prawn. That’s one of my pet peeves!

[@barrykeeto1248]

Scampi is the original Dublin bay prawn in actual fact😊

[@wyterabitt2149]

The only real difference between a lobster and shrimp/prawn is size. And langoustines are small, and often called prawn as one of it's official common names. But the UK is also the only place in the world where scampi refers to langoustines specifically. For the rest of the world scampi refers to any kind of prawn/shrimp.

[@janescott4574]

This isnt a criticism but most Americans think British food is bland when in reality we have a lot of strong flavours, it’s Americans that can’t cope with them. I’d still love you to come and stay with us but you’d be hell to feed!!!!

[@usgreth]

Korma curries are regarded as medium heat in the states, that says it all :)

[@wildwine6400]

Plus their flavours are usually fake artificial rubbish in everything like crisps, drinks and sweets

[@julianbarber4708]

Especially Steve....he doesn't 'do' hot drinks.....did you know?, lol!

[@Tom-ed-w]

i noticed that, and they think brits cant handle heat, them chilli or jalapeno peanuts id eat a full bag and not feel much heat. And the paprika ones has less heat than milk.

[@MrGrimsmith]

I just imagine what they'd have looked like if someone had sent the Brannigans beef and mustard crisps, they have a nice kick to them :) Horseradish as well would probably kill them! :O

[@101steel4]

I remember my cousin telling me his 15 year old step son in florida didn't like bananas as they didn't taste of banana😂 Americans are accustom to artificial flavours. It's in practically everything they eat.

[@theotherside8258]

The artificial banana flavour is actually more authentic. The artificial banana flavourings you get are accurately based on a variety of Banana that went extinct years ago due to some disease. Younger people will not remember the original superior bananas so they will notice a difference.

[@CrazyInWeston]

​@@theotherside8258You're right. The flavourings of banana comes from a different variety from the 1950s that got lost due to a disease. This same disease has mutated and is now starting to attack the bananas we have now. Fun fact: Every banana you buy from the supermarket are all clones of a banana that was first grown in England since the 1830s. Called the Cavendish Banana it was the one that was most resistant to the disease but sadly the disease is starting to kill these off. Soon there will be no Cavendishes left to viably grow mass market to supermarkets around the world.

[@kevinsowerby1]

@@robertharvey6030 your not wrong at all even us chocolate is that sweet and when you bite in to a us bar of chocolate your teeth fall out

[@101steel4]

@@theotherside8258 artificial banana flavour is not more authentic than a banana 🤣🤣 Ffs

[@theotherside8258]

@@101steel4 the bananas you have now are just not as good as they were when i was a kid. They used to taste exactly like the banana flavouring

[@greygorthegoateedgeek5350]

Steve is doing it right, for some crisps its a build up of flavours as you keep eating. Some crisps its hard to judge on the first bite.

[@UKCougar]

Steve: "I don't like these"... *proceeds to eat half the bag just to be sure* 🤣🤣 You should do the same with the Seabrook's. Once you've gotten over the initial shock you'll be craving a multipack.

[@Welcometotherox]

Steve: Oh I don't like these curry crisps Also Steve: *has to test the theory 8 times until he eventually likes them*

[@NormyTres]

I think his taste buds were hungover from what he'd eaten before 😂

[@Red-Eyez420gaming]

Frazzles are amazing but if you're eating cereal that's like frazzles there's something wrong with your taste buds😂

[@definitelynotatroll246]

You burp 6 hours later and you can still taste them lol

[@lisasmith2660]

There's something wrong with there cereal 😂

[@wildwine6400]

Mmm salty bacon flavoured cereal 😅

[@BogusDudeGW]

Try emptying a packet into a bowl of chicken or mushroom soup

[@mehallica666]

I guess you've never tried American cereals.

[@pompousdenial]

Those scampi fries are the perfect dinner replacement when you’re in the pub 😅

[@gemmalouisemountford6043]

Scampi fries are the bomb x

[@genorp]

The jalapeño and cheese coated peanuts are amazing. I cannot stop eating them.

[@louloumacd4122]

Getting in touch with your British and Irish ancestry, lesson number one, don't spit your food out. If you don't like the flavour, you have a drink to wash it away. You would never catch a British adult spitting their food out!

[@amandaabrahams5118]

I'm British I spit out food I don't like then drink the flavour away. 😅 So not entirely true

[@susangarvey9415]

I do😮

[@EnigmaStar153]

😂😂😂😂

[@mattsmith5421]

I bet 50% of Britain has spat twiglets out

[@PLuMUK54]

​@@mattsmith5421 The other 50% were too sensible to put one in their mouth...😊

[@eileenrobinson8250]

You Two are the most amazing and inquisitive couple about everything taste or adventure I have just met you both and find I am addicted to your channel I love you both .Eileen ❤️❤️

[@Obi-J]

Scampi fries for the win! Great with beer. Scampi and Lemon NikNaks are also good(as I remember them, not had any in years though).

[@Obi-J]

Oh gosh, yeah cheese moments were good, with that weird powdery textured cheesey sort of paste like stuff in the middle. Not sure Steve would like them though.😁

[@omgitsabloodyandroid5161]

I left UK in 1990. Love this. Makes me remember a lot Thanks

[@RAGING_MIRAGE]

Worcestershire Sauce are so nice lol and probably my favourite crisp.

[@dellzincht]

Indeed, Seabrooks Lea & Perrins are probably my favourite

[@julietilley5556]

Me too ❤

[@scrotrotify]

I'm still gutted they discontinued the walker's Worcestershire sauce flavour, that was their best flavour in my opinion, now my favourite flavour is prawn cocktail

[@CazPea]

I agree they are pretty good

[@oufc90]

Scampi fries are lovely. I think maybe you just aren’t used to the taste. It seems that maybe you didn’t like the ones that are new flavours to you

[@oufc90]

@@GamerBully it does appear that way

[@grayssportsalmanac85]

Ya'll tastebuds must be f*cked over there. Neutral on Bacon Fries?? 😂😂 ..Thats a first.

[@ChasingFeelz]

clearly not enough Monosodium Glutamate for their liking lol

[@paulmilner8452]

they are too used to chemicals they can't comprehend real food anymore

[@Ffinity]

Have you had Frazzles or Quavers recently? There's a chemical aftertaste to them, not good.

[@grayssportsalmanac85]

@Ffinity I didn't say Frazzles, I said Bacon Fries.

[@Yandarval]

Melted cheese on toast with a healthy covering of Lea and Perrin's.

[@woodywoowoo]

Even better with a splash of English Mustard as well

[@mandimoo87]

Sophia needs to taste the hoops without any feedback from Mom and Dad because kids love them here. Also its mandatory to put them on your fingers to eat. It's the law 😂

[@jessieb7290]

Yeah like rings; we all liked them as kids as you could do something with them, as well as eat them.

[@mandimoo87]

@@jessieb7290 I had a pack of big hoops today, adult ring sized hula hoops!!

[@box0ftricks116]

Its mad how little flavours americans actually have available, you all say us brits eat bland food. But i watch so many videos with all different snacks and if it isnt fried, bbq or cheese flavoured, then its wierd 😂😂 scampi fries and rib nik naks are banging. I think you need to keep going so your pallets become cleansed 😂 great vid anyway 👍

[@deedee3719]

And to be fair, they do use rather a lot of plastic cheese and meals made from packets, o could be wrong, but that's all I see on the videos...

[@jeanlongsden1696]

my favourite crisps are Pickled Onion Monster Munch

[@expOsiris]

I used to love them but they changed them a lot a year ago or somewhere around there. The flavoour and crunchyness to them, they're just soft crap now.

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Space raiders

[@pjdunnit6753]

Roast beef are good too!

[@mrmazzaa]

@@expOsirisagreed

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

I notice steve eats 3 or 4 times as much as lindsey does .and agree with him that the taste does take a few crisps to fully appreciate .Also lindsey nibbles her crisp often leaving half of each one and diesnt get the full taste bud experience

[@MrsIzzy52]

@@1234_Flux grow up

[@MrsIzzy52]

@@GamerBully just leave her alone pls.

[@chsh1]

​@@oliverwortley3822leave it.

[@iloveweekends5142]

@@oliverwortley3822 please go away - dont watch these videos if you cant be nice!! What a horrible thing to say so nasty - Lindsay is lovely leave her alone

[@iloveweekends5142]

@@oliverwortley3822 yes I understand what you're saying, but is there any need to say it? Think before you speak of how that will affect someone thats all I'm saying

[@malpa2345]

Crisps with no nasty US chemicals

[@davem12dim17]

New game: Take a shot every time Steve says "interesting"

[@PLuMUK54]

Only alcoholics keep that much booze in the house 😊

[@juliedowning7782]

I got to 11 half way through the video and gave up haha 🤪🤪

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

We'd die.

[@skibbadabba]

Every few shots SAY 'interesting' ........ eventually it will sound like ''ih-chess-(hiccup)-ching'' !!!! 😂😂

[@sharonmartin4036]

Sorry, can't afford that much booze! LOL.

[@susanashcroft2674]

I would be curious to know what a typical day food/drink wise is for your family to gain an understanding of what you eat and like. Also when you went to Thailand what kind of food/drink did you eat there? Best Wishes.

[@carltaylor6452]

I was thinking of sending a wholesale box of Pickled Onion Monster Munch, but seeing how Lindsey reacted to the Worcestershire Sauce crisps, maybe not ....

[@mattsmith5421]

Worcestershire sauce taste nothing like pickled onion imo

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

But they're completely different flavours 😂

[@dib000]

They don't appear to like flavours though.

[@naheed03]

​@mattsmith5421 but she won't like them as they are just as tangy as Worcestershire sauce Seabrooks

[@ThornyLittleFlower]

There's people out there that got engaged using a hula hoop 😅

[@hayley37732]

Yeh me in year 2......got promoted to a kit kat foil ring then dunno what happened never got the real thing 😂😂

[@vanburger]

Why why why do Americans have such extreme reactions to UK flavours?? I think most Brits would eat all these snacks. But no-one would spit it out? What's going on. I don't particularly like sour cream. But I wouldn't spit it out it's just a crisp.

[@Yewchoobarkontz]

They have the palates of 5 year olds, that's why.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Well aren't you three a pleasant bunch? Why watch just to hate?

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

@@SeeDaRipper... i read your comment and formed an opinion on it....are you ok with that?

[@rickb3645]

Yeah mate... That's the one thing i hate about these taste test videos... They always have to nibble a tiny little corner piece off... Rather than putting an entire crisp in their mouths... And sometimes you need to eat a couple of crisps before the real flavour actually kicks in... As some crisps in the packet will have very little of the flavour coating on them compared to others... So to get the real taste... Stop nibbling a microscopic piece off of the crisp... And put a couple of them in your mouth instead... Half the time anyway... Most taste testing videos the people tasting them... Are pulling a screwed up face before they've even taken a bite... The only thing I've gathered from this video... Is that to them... Our crisps are either too plain and boring... Or are too much like American doggy treats and cereals... I feel sorry for the person that went out of their way... And spent their time and hard earned money sending over these British crisp varieties... Just for them to nibble tiny little pieces off of each one... Rather than trying a few of them from each packet of crisps.

[@amandaabrahams5118]

I always spit out my food if im not keen on the flavour and I'm British 😅.

[@stephenkelly1887]

Seabrook Canadian Ham crisps are awesome.

[@LaPOLEA]

I dont understand how you think everything is artificial, our food is mostly not , and the scampi fries and bacin fries are classic,s sild in pubs their brilliant. Nic Nacs are divine especially the nice and spicy and lemon and scampi, their nothing like cheatos watsits are like cheatos.

[@naheed03]

British crisps are healthier than American crisps and more allergen friendly to make it veggie and gf friendly. Most are baked not fried too and use great quality ingredients and less salt and sugar than when I visited the US and tried their crisps.

[@vinnyganzano1930]

Scampi fries are one of my all time favourites. I do miss Smith's Bovril crisps though, bloody Walkers.

[@Mahoolipoodles]

Me too, loved Bovril Crisps.

[@lynchy500]

Pork scratchings,salt and vinegar and scampi fries are the best with a pint down the pub.

[@stevewebster5219]

We once had hedgehog flavoured crisps. They weren't all that bad.

[@lounolastname4477]

They were flavoured with pork fat and herbs though rather than hedgehogs

[@stevewebster5219]

@@lounolastname4477 I always wondered about that. Thanks

[@Mahoolipoodles]

Frazzles are my favourite from that selection.

[@jaysmith8199]

Scampi fries and a pint. Food of the gods 😉

[@sarahwaterfield1428]

I am Britiand love our flavours but I understand the reaction. My Spanish husband gave me nori strips and seaweed things and I gagged. I grew up eating samphire in Norfolk so was surprised by my reaction. Glad you tried them

[@JoBaker-s8q]

Terrifying that you would have Frazzles with milk like a cereal - dear God in heaven!! Also, Scampi Fries - the BEST snack with a pint - absolutely wonderful! Hula Hoops have to be eaten off your fingers like rings, and beef flavour is the best. I'd LOVE to see you guys try Bombay Mix!

[@RichardBarclay]

Hula hoops are so tiny these days they don't fit past the nail bed on my pinky and don't fit on my other fingers at all.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

It has kind of annoyed me since I first watched people from the US reacting to UK food videos, that it still gets rammed down our throats that there’s more variety in US supermarkets but the way reactors are surprised (as in this video) about the amount of different flavours we have in regards to many things including crisps, biscuits, chocolate bars, snacks etc etc makes it seem to me that in the US there is a relatively small amount of options for flavour but a multitude of companies competing against each other and all with the same flavour options. I personally don’t really think that is really having a great variety of options, I think I prefer having fewer brands but more variety within the brands. Oh and I’m baffled about the logic of marking down Original Hula Hoops because of their lack of flavour when their flavour is meant to be slightly salted reconstituted potato. They do have a barbecue beef flavour as well as salt and vinegar, cheese and onion, smoky bacon and last but by no means least roast chicken. They are also made by KP, who are probably more well known for their peanuts now than they are for crisps…and yes, nuts in general are a popular snack in the UK but there are many places where it is prohibited to have them due to how extreme an allergic reaction can be. So I think there aren’t any nut products allowed in most schools, hospitals, on planes or in vending machines etc but there are an abundance of nut products available in supermarkets.

[@jessieb7290]

Japan and Britain have the largest selection of snacks in the world; apparently.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@jessieb7290 wouldn’t surprise me to be honest.

[@kaspianepps7946]

I think part of the issue is that there are US products (such as oreos and poptarts) that are available in the UK, but with a limited selection of flavours compared to the US. So Americans hear "we don't have x flavour oreos" and assume it's a reflection of the offering in general, without taking into account that we also make our own food. Another element to the response videos is that, while there is overlap in flavours, there are also a bunch of flavours that are considered "normal" in one country but "weird" in the other. eg. Americans seem obsessed with adding peanut butter to everything and, as mentioned in the video, Brits seem to enjoy very vinegary crisps.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@kaspianepps7946 maybe but I think another part might come down to those from the US who have visited London and only seen the selections offered in the likes of corner shops, convenience stores and the tiny high street versions of our major supermarkets and think that is all the variety we have. The odd video I’ve seen where people from the US visit an actual supermarket (or even the food hall in a larger Marks and Spencer) seem to be shocked and maybe even a little overwhelmed by the options available. But when you hear them talk about US chips (UK crisps) they only really mention original (our ready salted), sour cream and onion (which mostly become sour cream and chive in the UK), barbecue and occasionally salt and vinegar. I know that there are more flavours available via the likes of Doritos and Cheetos as well as just in general but it seems that they there as these four core flavours and anything else is a bit of an outlier.

[@jessieb7290]

@@kaspianepps7946 we love salt and vinegar as a flavour because of the fish and chips we’d occasionally eat as kids. I think it’s just like comparing salt and vinegar to sour cream and chive, or the BBQ flavour that you guys are all used to: these might be a bit hit and miss with some British people.

[@matthewwalker5430]

"I wish that was a stronger flavour" ... the trick, as every young Brit knows, is to not taste a single Frazzle at a time, but shovel handfuls into your mouth at once

[@jessieb7290]

The salt and vinegar Pringles in the UK or salt and vinegar rice cakes are so strong; they can take off a layer of skin from the roof of my mouth and really hurts now. I think people must have complained about there not being much flavour on them because this never used to happen to me.

[@misterpwood]

The strong taste of Worcestershire sauce ('wuster' is fine) is actually anchovies. Which I hate, but love Worcester sauce.

[@101steel4]

Same. I don't like tomatoes but like tomato sauce too😂

[@misterpwood]

@@101steel4 I'm with you on that one as well. Haha

[@dee2251]

It’s Americans who can’t cope with spicy, and yet Americans have the cheek to say British food is bland. 😂

[@benlavington4944]

I am English and I agree the food our food is bland

[@ps5user155]

@@benlavington4944 it’s not

[@benlavington4944]

@@scottneil1187 you have to add spices or sauces to our food to add flavour. A moussaka taste better than Shepards pie, pizza is better than cheese on toast. A jalfrazi is better than chicken tikka

[@alicemilne1444]

​@@benlavington4944Not better, just different. Spiciness is not everything. It often masks the natural taste of the food.

[@Unchained_Alice]

Tbh a large part of America is as bad or worse than the UK for not handling spice and for having bland food. But somewhere like California or Texas you will get real spice. As a brit I hate how bland our food is so I have to resort to adding flavour. Supposedly hot food here is so mild it's funny.

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

Up until last year walmart was the biggest shareholder in ASDA, they sold it back to UK brothers

[@chsh1]

Oh scampi fries with a pint are ace guys and cheesy moments or the smiths bacon frazzles great english tapas

[@Obi-J]

British tapas? That still works, in fact I might borrow that one as a catch all for our salty bar snacks. Oh and where were the Twiglets?

[@chsh1]

​​Apologies i was eating my cooked breakfast in the canteen at work and just begore i clicked post thought of the tapas comment and thought it added a fianl touch to my comment. Yes im sure Smiths sold these snacks in all the home nations. Havent had cheesy moments for ages but me and the missus bond over memories of these cheesy moments from our youth lol​@@scottneil1187

[@chsh1]

Proper pork scratchings that break your teeth are the best though. Just doesnt compare.

[@chsh1]

@@scottneil1187 im sure they were sold in all the home nations sorry about that, just signed off my comment with a flourish and not sure if cheesy moments are still sold but my other half and i resminisce about those younger days sharing a pack with a pint.

[@chadUCSD]

Shrimp n lemon nik naks too. Lol Jjst as good as scampi fries or pork scratchings lol

[@PLuMUK54]

Scampi is a specific prawn called a langoustine. It is a large prawn that is sometimes called the Norway lobster. It is found in the cold waters of Scotland, Ireland, and Norway. In the UK, it is the peeled tail that is used, but elsewhere in Europe, langoustine are served in the shell. Over here, shrimp is the name we give to small varieties of shrimp. Prawn is the term for larger varieties. Shrimp, prawn, and scampi are all very popular. Scampi is usually the most expensive of the three.

[@charlestaylor9424]

Also known as Dublin Bay Prawns.

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Really prawns are more expensive than langoustines ? What are those other very red looking things ooh I remember cray fish .I tried a sainsbury cray fish salad and mayo sandwich it was vile .and expensive so disappointing

[@alicetwain]

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's in Italy you would often have a few (grilled) before a pizza.

[@PLuMUK54]

​@@felicitywoodruffe4087 Langoustines are accepted as prawns, but are more expensive than other large prawns.

[@lulusbackintown1478]

I love crayfish tails, Crab and any kind of prawn or seafood but not squid. My favourite crisps are the frazzles bacon, scampi, beetroot crisps and any prawn flavour.

[@Born2007]

Scampi Fries are amazing. God tier snack.

[@tommasociampa7667]

As a kid i grew up on the nik naks rib n saucy crisps had them in my lunch box at school loved them.

[@brightspark19]

Those specific smiths crisps aren’t generally what people buy in supermarkets - you’d usually find them behind a bar in a pub on a piece of card with 12-20 other packets of the same flavour. People buy them with their pints of beer. Regarding Hula Hoops - they sell BBQ Beef, Cheese and Onion and Salt and Vinegar flavours too. Also please try the Nice n Spicy Niknaks - they are amazing - like god tier crisps

[@abigail1st]

Your anxiety about trying snacks with unfamiliar flavours surprises me, they are only crisps and nuts after all…..but the thing that confuses me more is that you both still nibble on already bite size things. You don’t get the full texture and taste experience if you don’t just pop them in your mouth whole.

[@lanah939]

They say because it ends up being a large amount eaten if they eat a whole crisp each time, but I'm certain they've probably smashed a large sharing bag of an evening watching a movie or whatever 😂 which btw we all have and do! Nothing wrong with it now and then lol

[@CazPea]

@@lanah939Yet go back for seconds and thirds with some

[@rikmoran3963]

Most people would be happy to do a food tasting, but it was like watching a couple of grumpy kids trying food that they thought they weren't going to like! "Not as bad as I thought it was going to be" was said way to often.

[@russellfrancis6294]

I do agree with that.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

True 😂 they're so fussy as well.

[@iloveweekends5142]

I dont agree, if we were trying 10 different American snacks we had never tried before, we might be thinking 'oh I dont think I'm going to like this' etc - Steve and Lindsey have been very clear on some flavours they dislike (Steve & cheese etc) and they were surprised at the flavour compared to the description.

[@Kfinnerty6853]

Smiths Bacon fries and the Smiths Scampi were a staple in British pubs in the 80s. They were pinned on a cardboard strip behind virtually every bar, certainly in English pubs.

[@marshwigglegoth]

Scampi Fries are very affectionately called ‘fishy crisps’ in our house. Even the six year old loves them lol.

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

I don't understand how Americans find vinegar very bad lol. It is so good! I wonder what is so different about your crisps that you react so strongly to our other flavours too. It is like you don't do flavours? Maybe it is you being used to artificial flavours and colouring? Something is off in your reaction and I can't get it. I felt the same when you reacted to the first group of crisps too. You didn't like most of them lol

[@Hirotoro4692]

American crisps tend to be quite bland in my experience

[@reactingtomyroots]

We just didn't grow up eating vinegar that much, so it's a flavor that we're just not used to. There are a variety of flavors, but we generally just eat salted crisps and there are no artificial ingredients in the crisps we normally eat. Generally it's just potatoes, avocado oil and sea salt.

[@marknichols554]

You don’t understand because you are not American, that’s why. You are completely conditioned by a British upbringing

[@iloveweekends5142]

remember we in the UK grew up with vinegar in our crisps from childhood, fish and chips with salt and vinegar on from the takeaway . My uncle used to put vinegar on every meal - including a roast!! So its a taste we are very used to, but other countries are not. I dont recall on previous trips to the US seeing lots of vinegar in restaurants as part of the condiments so its maybe not a thing like it is here :)

[@kp7032]

⁠’salt ‘n’ shake’ crisps. It was always fun trying to find the blue salt sachet!

[@jeanlongsden1696]

the Smiths Scampi Fries and Bacon Fries are sold in pubs ... because you will eat anything when you are drunk.

[@LaPOLEA]

I don't have to be drunk to eat them I love them, but being drunk I would definitely eat more.

[@moyaterry8493]

@@LaPOLEAdefo! 😅

[@corringhamdepot4434]

In the UK Scampi is the peeled tail of a large langoustine prawn, deep fried in breadcrumbs. Most of the British langoustine catch in the cold waters off Scotland, Ireland and Norway are exported to European countries. Where they are cooked whole and eaten like a small lobster.

[@MrsIzzy52]

Sadly they are sold immediately to France & the rest of Europe.

[@MrsIzzy52]

Please excuse the reply I posted above

[@TaoistYang]

We usually just call it 'Wooster' sauce... you don't need to say the 'shire'. :-)

[@MrsIzzy52]

We are the same

[@alessia0064]

I was 11 when Frazzles came out 😂. I think Max refers to the bag size, usually bags aren't that big.

[@jimreid4367]

The only drinking fluid you should have with frazzles is a cold beer 😂😂😂😂🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@stoneoutdooradventures2286]

I love all of those just eaten a large bag of Frazzles after two cheese quarter pounders. Amazing.

[@lanah939]

Love frazzles. They're so moreish

[@Millennial_Manc]

38:31 Defo snack on peanuts. And cashew nuts and almonds. A few others turn up at Christmas like whole walnuts.

[@milnespetchristo1882]

#18:15 The Asda supermarkets were wholly owned by Walmart, until recently ( last 1-2 years) when Walmart sold of its majority stake back to a British consortium, retaining something like a10% stake in them.

[@dee2251]

You’re right to try foods again because psychologists say do this with children who are fussy eaters. It can take several attempts for the taste buds to adjust.

[@jessieb7290]

Yeah it takes kids 16 times to know if they like something apparently. That’s why toddlers squish and play with food, and will react differently to the same food if mashed up or not. Like my niece wouldn’t eat blueberries, not she loves them but only eats them mushed up.

[@secondtimearound2539]

Asda (Walmart) ready salted crisps 👍. Seabrook ready salted are nice too (if you liked the texture of the sample you were sent). My favourite flavour for crisps and Pringles is sour cream & onion or chive though. Hula Hoops HAVE to be eaten as @straightouttacornwall recommends! 😄🖐 Worcester is pronounced more like 'Wusster / Wussta'. Amazing the tricks our brains play on us with new tastes and textures, goes from 'urghh that's vile' to 'hmm not too bad actually ...' Used to have hedgehog flavoured crisps over here in the UK, Welsh invention iirc, but they sadly disappeared 20-30 years ago 🦔.

[@tersse]

you put the frazzles on the egg sandwitch, and discover a new country to dream about as you chew down on bacon and egg sandwitch with a crunch.

[@vallejomach6721]

Yes

[@jessieb7290]

That sounds vile, and I like frazzles!

[@jo_buchanan]

Frazzles are one of my faves. Eaten them since I was a kid. I was born in 1974 so been eating them a long time. I love the scampi ones and the chip shop chips too

[@productjoe4069]

Crisps in the UK have a rough ‘standard’ for package colour to flavour, for the common flavours anyway: Red - ready salted (yes, a pun) Blue - salt and vinegar (most brands), cheese and onion (walkers) Green - cheese/sour cream and onion (most brands), salt and vinegar (walkers) Bright pink - prawn cocktail Pale pink - ham Mid brown - smoky bacon Yellow - chicken Black - barbecue Purple - rib/steak There are probably others I can’t remember right now.

[@jessieb7290]

Quavers; yellow= cheese.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Walkers used to do Worcestershire sauce crisp, they got very rare to find, usually only available in bulk from a retailer. But now they are completely discontinued. M&S did a big bag of their own version, which were nice , but again, I think they are now discontinued as of last year

[@susansmiles2242]

M&S crisps come in all kinds of unusual flavours I found a beef wellington flavour packet last week. Nearly finished them and still not sure if I like them 😂😂

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

@@susansmiles2242 hah yeah, a lot are limited edition though. I had some Pigs in Blankets crisp round Christmas. Wasn't overly convinced.

[@steven54511]

I don't know if you read the package details or not, but the majority of crisps in the UK are vegetarian friendly. There is no meat included mainly because of allergies and to appeal to the biggest audience customer wise. Also the flavour profile of crisps is affected over time and by the pack being in direct sunlight - the flavour wanes sadly.

[@jeanroebuck4737]

A night in one of our pubs you'd be eating the lot of these 😂

[@juliedowning7782]

Gosh you two must have a very bland diet if you can’t handle these flavours 🤷‍♀️🙄😂

[@markdevonshire6052]

The scampi and bacon fries are my personal favourites if i remember right they used to be sold quite alot as bar snacks in pubs and clubs, the Worcester sauce are close behind, we definitely have plenty of different flavours over here, the asda crisps are actually pretty good for a supermarket own brand at the moment they are only 89p for 6 bags

[@reactingtomyroots]

89p for 6 bags? WOW! That's a great deal. The Worcester sauce crisps definitely started to grow on me. I can see why people like those.

[@urbent3147]

@@reactingtomyrootsI could tell you sort of like them, walkers ones are probably the best

[@keefsmiff]

I wanna see Steve eat a chicken tikka masala,

[@jessieb7290]

Video idea for when they visit the UK.

[@samdax4517]

Im absolute creased up with laughter over Steve trying to figure out if he likes the curry flavour crisps 😂

[@cyberash3000]

Scampi frues are meant to be eaten with beer. Rhey work really well with beer.you have them at the pub.

[@hopper7234]

I would absolutely love to watch you eat the frazzle with milk & banana! 😁

[@KiJiHoon]

My hand would get slapped if I just grabbed something from someone else's hand without asking 😂

[@tersse]

Curry flavour is a mix of like 13 spices some times less, but thats why you couldent get a handle on it, its moreish, and you will eventualy love curry, resitance is futile. Google curry powder, and see what its made off.

[@juliecowen3641]

You need to try pickled onion monster munch , got a feeling you may not like them.

[@julben27]

Worcester sauce flavour crisps are my favourite, I can only get Seabrooks at the moment,Walkers seem to only sell them around Christmas time.

[@josierose8889]

It looks like those curry ones are officially moreish!...I loved nik naks when i was a child, especially nice 'n' spicy ones! My 6 year old loves bacon "crisps" so bacon fries and frazzles!....the Asda ready salted are a super market own brand, all the others are available throughout the UK (apart from the Irish ones) Also, there could be something in what you said about tasting the oul in the bacon and scampi fries as they are sold more as bar snacks in pubs!

[@janolaful]

They are lush 😍

[@claregale9011]

Hi guys , cant beat good old ready salted packet of crisps , scampi fries i like too they have quite a strong flavour but i enjoy them they are commonly sold as pub snacks 😊

[@stuartfaulds1580]

The Smiths Scampi and also the Smiths Bacon Fries are mainly pub snacks, so are slightly saltier to promote the thirst of those eating them. For at least spicy heat at home meals, we have a chilli indicator on the packaging to indicate whether the spicyness is mild (one chilli), medium (two chilli's) or hot (three chilli's)

[@jamesporter3656]

Remember the cheese ones they used to sell? They had a cheese stuff inside

[@stuartfaulds1580]

@@jamesporter3656 Sadly I don't remember the cheese ones and I'm an auld fart (over 50).

[@jamesporter3656]

I am 52 lol

[@jamesporter3656]

Cheese moments!!!!!!!

[@stuartfaulds1580]

@@jamesporter3656 ahh so born in '72, I was whelped in '71

[@dee2251]

I don’t like scampi fries, but my daughter and her children love them. Kids seem to love them for some reason.

[@IamOllytech]

Steve my friend, I'm watching this feeling bad for Lindsey, every time she picks up a bag to read the label you snatch it out of her hands! As an Englishman, this is painful to watch!

[@dalmo001]

17:50. Funny you should say they are like the great value walmart brand, as Asda is owned by Walmart in some regards, so a lot of their own named brand items have a similarity to their U.S. counterparts at Walmart.

[@helenwood8482]

I love peanuts, but I like mine just roasted and salted. I like axlted cashews even more.

[@gemmalouisemountford6043]

The best GB snacks are ( depending on your taste but always should be available) Scampi fries, peanuts dry roast and salted, pickled eggs, the cockke and prawn person ready to sell them to you, with his cute basket. My Sister liked crab sticks other seafoid etc behind the bar salt and vinegar chipsticks and salted. Mini cheddars. It makes everyone thirsty!!!

[@cornwallcrafter8410]

Niknaks rib'n'saucy are my favourite crisps!

[@nataliefranzen1114]

scampi and lemon niknaks are superior!

[@lifeisbutadreamsodreamon]

Favourite crisps in no particular order are hula hoops original, frazzles and space invaders pickle onion 😊yummmmmm

[@keekirdav]

Well that was INTERESTING lol 😂

[@reactingtomyroots]

lol I say that almost as much as I say dude and man. 🤣

[@craigbrown6792]

So thise smiths scampi and bacon tend to be sold mainly in pubs, super salty to make you drink more haha