🇬🇧 Brits Try ALL AMERICAN Breakfast at an American Diner 🇺🇸 | NORTH CAROLINA Series!

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@camplays487]

its a shame you guys didn't try the grits while you were here, growing up eating grits, theirs's were tied for the best grits I've ever had, but I'm glad you were able to get some good eats from the rest of their menu! also, chicken and waffles is a really popular dish in south or maybe just America in general, but I don't get it either

[@rst.charles3908]

You have been to the US how many times and still get it wrong? Ketchup and/or hot sauce on hash browns, yes. Over easy eggs on hash browns, always. Gravy on everything, yes please. Jelly on hash browns, no. Honey and Lemon in tea, as a Michigander, Never, English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast Tea with some sweetener nothing else. Always ask for extra crispy bacon and hash browns, they need to be crunchy.

[@rst.charles3908]

@@camplays487 I've only had grits twice that I liked, if they don't have cheese and garlic they should be banned.

[@camplays487]

@@rst.charles3908 woah garlic does not go in grits, only cheese, salt, and pepper. also whoever made ur grits did it wrong lol

[@rst.charles3908]

@@camplays487 incorrect, the south does grits wrong, visit Waffle House.

[@latnscorpio1]

Guys, you can literally order anything you want and they’ll make it for you 99% of the time…like crispy bacon or toasted muffins!🙌🏽

[@creinicke1000]

My hubby always orders hash browns browned well done.. crispy.. they always a ys do it.

[@raymondweaver8526]

In NC it will come with grits

[@mcm0324]

They would rather complain.

[@nursiev]

Every American covering their eyes and screaming “Nooooo!” As she drops jelly on the plate. 😂 The jelly is normally just for biscuits or toast.

[@waywardstitch8604]

No, not every American. It's not something I would do, but it didn't look strange to me either.

[@waywardstitch8604]

Also, jelly on scrambled eggs is quite common. Again, not something I would do but common enough that it wouldn't surprise me.

[@lizard6444]

I was horrified😣

[@waywardstitch8604]

@@nateman10 Where I live (Missouri) that's so common that fast food places automatically include 1-2 jelly packages in every breakfast sandwich order.

[@dustdevl1043]

We used to go through the drive-thru on the way to work every morning. Since the boss was driving, it became my job to spread grape jelly on his sausage biscuit. I almost gagged every time! 🤢

[@stevethomas1638]

Finally Joel learned the versatility and appeal of the American biscuit. It always frustrated me whenever I saw non Americans trying to liken it to scones which are generally sweet. The biscuit is a neutral carrier for savory (ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, cheese, gravy) or sweet(jam, jelly, or apple butter). My personal favorite is just butter.

[@dobiebloke9311]

Steve Thomas - I've never had an authentic British scone, but I have a friend who has, and as well, US biscuits, and he says the only difference is a slight bit of sweet to a Brit scone, emphasis on 'slight', and that they still go well with 'savory'. I've read several recipes between the two and the only difference I see, is a 'slight' bit of sugar in the UK version.

[@matthill5426]

EXACTLY! Biscuits are a carbo-load staple for American southern food, for farm boys that have to go out and work hard physical labor in the sun all day, and don't have a lot of options for lunch! You take your biscuits, then you pile on your sausage, then we're not wasting any of the stored fat energy of that sausage grease, so we're whisking in some milk and flour and pepper for the sausage gravy, then you can throw your eggs on top of there, and if you have some hash browns you can throw those on the side. Cup of coffee to wake you up, maybe a glass of OJ for something sweet with vitamins, maybe some toast with butter and jelly, jam, or preserves (they're NOT the same thing!) if you want something extra for a sweet!

[@dobiebloke9311]

​@@matthill5426 -​ The only thing you missed was the grits. Cheesy, with sautéed onion for me, the full down & dirty. Oh, and maybe a small glass of milk to go with that OJ. Toast, at least to me, is best a toasted & buttered English muffin. If I'm traveling (and I don't know the place, or the chef), between fried, scrambled or poached eggs, I will always order 'poached, on the runny side', every time, as they are much harder to 'mess' up that way. Back to biscuits. I was thinking of the historically simplest forms of bread, and Matzoh (a cracker like flat bread of the Jews) and pasta (need I say more) were fighting it out for first place. Eventually, Matzoh won out, basically because, by 'kosher' tradition, it has to be finished 'baking' about 20 minutes from when the flour first met the water, which is an amazing constraint, when I think of it. So, naturally, I wondered if I could make pasta in the same time constraint, and I could. Moving up the ladder of bread complexity, I wondered if I could bake a proper biscuit, within the 20 minute time frame? Turns out, I could, surprising myself. That includes prep time, but it was my kitchen and my 'mise en pace', which is just French for 'mess in place', meaning, everything is here, let's get cooking. I am born, raised and still live in NY, near enough to Manhattan (to choke a horse), but not so close that the woods forget how to be wild. I have a bevy of family and friends who infest the eastern seaboard of the USA, all the way to Houston, Texas and then back again, up along the Appalachian mountains, which is my 'deft' way of saying, that I have met a biscuit or two, along the way (of that area). What you said (that struck me), was that making biscuits was a fairly simple, easy and quick thing - as it had to be, to gain such popularity, as was Pizza, and other lunches, or breakfasts, were found to be, along the way. To me, the progression from Matzoh, to Pita, Pizza and Pasta, are not far removed from the other.

[@matthill5426]

@@dobiebloke9311 Nice! When you get this notification, comes back to read this full comment, you'll love it! When you mention matzoh and mis en place, you are talking to a professional cook from Lexington, KY, right in the city (small town to you New Yorker yankees!), but right next to the giant 1,000 acre horse farms owned by the rich and powerful from around the world, whose mom dates a retired Jewish guy, so we probably have more in common than you think! He comes over to her house for Thanksgiving, she goes over to his house for Passover seder. As for biscuits, my mother grew up in deep south, small town Kentucky (population, less than 1,000 people when she grew up on a farm), and literally every morning before school, breakfast was eggs (from the chicken coop outside), biscuits made with lard, sausage or bacon, and milk, all made from scratch by my great-grandmother! It's funny you mention pizza, my favorite podcast is two professional wrestling guys, one a Kentuckian like me who used to be a promoter and manager, the other a Jewish guy from Long Island who's a historian and fan of it, and they argue about food. Pizza comes up, and they do NOT agree! The Jewish guy says, "No, when I get a good slice of pizza, you just have really good dough, a good sauce, and some cheese! That's all you need!" to which the southern guy says, "NO, that's just wrong! The crust is just there to support the toppings! You've got to have sausage, and your green peppers, and your mushrooms!" As a southerner who both lived in NYC for a year, and worked in several pizza restaurants, I have to agree with the Jewish guy. The crust is key to good pizza, and the dough HAS to be made fresh, in batches, several times per day. Nothing less is acceptable. THEN you can work out a good sauce recipe, get a good supplier for cheese, THEN toppings are a matter of personal taste! At one point, the topic of pizza bagels comes up, and the Jewish guys busts out laughing, then explains, "when I was growing up on Long Island, the half-Italian, half-Jewish girls? Me and my Italian friends would call them pizza bagels!" :D :D :D

[@lavenderoh]

@@dobiebloke9311 no British scones don't taste delicious like American biscuits. They don't taste of butter, nor buttermilk, nor salt. All of which make American biscuits most delicious. Scones and baked goods in the UK in general are also almost always incredibly dry and squeaky or crumbly, or the opposite, overly thick and moist like a fruitcake. Just my experience as a North Carolinian with an English father.

[@jbaug4194]

I agree, in America, most times if you ask nicely, they’ll make your food however you like. Also, if there is a condiment that’s not at your table, you can ask your wait staff. They will at least check if there’s some behind the counter. Most restaurants in America want you to have a great experience.

[@myahoff]

North Carolina is definitely considered to be in 'The South'

[@paularonald8626]

Yep! South of Virginia so still South!

[@joesmith5097]

Ppl eating chicken at breakfast is a pretty big clue lol.

[@ridingtheroad185]

south of the Mason Dixon line .

[@Shad0hawK]

@@joesmith5097 yeah I hope they tried some chicken and waffles

[@joesmith5097]

@@Shad0hawK doesn't look like they did but maybe in the near future...I frankly haven't ate the ate yet and I am from Missouri lol. I just know being from the South...or states that are from the South..like ...I am pretty sure N. Carolina aligns w is said and claimed w pride! My state is on the border but not " the south" yet I know there is a pride that comes w that statement..

[@tonyawilliamsfinnegan]

I have never yelled no so many times at one of y’all’s videos before.😂 I live an hour from Charlotte and yes we’re in the south and no sausage and gravy biscuits are sacred so nothing goes on them.🤦🏻‍♀️ Jelly is for toast and yes ketchup goes on hash browns. I pray that y’all have a wonderful time in the states!

[@shawnmarie459]

The hashbrowns dipped in jelly is what got me!!!! 😂 She redeemed herself when she dipped them in the eggs though :)

[@kenbrown2808]

and using a knife on a biscuit is an insult to the cook.

[@angiehh516]

I’m born and raised in the south and I do eat jelly on my biscuit sometimes. Sometimes I use half the biscuit for savory and the other for sweet…with the jelly or honey and butter. Biscuits are just good. 🤣

[@dancinggiraffe6058]

@@kenbrown2808 Having grown-up in the US, I of course only use a knife when I actually need it to cut through something. I had a roommate from Mexico, where they eat the European way, and at first I was almost insulted when she used a knife and fork for my pancakes and waffles! I thought for sure that once she discovered how tender they were, she would put down her knife. But then I learned that they just use a knife and fork for everything.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@dancinggiraffe6058 they have to have it to keep things from fallimg off their fork

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Hilarious watching her dump so much honey in, then the ENTIRE lemons, rather than the teaspoon or so of honey most would use, and just a squeeze or lemon. They DO tend to assume the American way is about excess, when in fact it's actually about options (giving a maximum of honey and lemon so people can use it to taste).

[@Thatgirljules2]

Lol I usually put in the full lemon slice!

[@CalifGirl000]

Please don't put the whole slice of lemon in your drink. I saw a news report years ago where they tested the sliced lemon skin for bacteria. People slicing the lemon or touching it afterward not wearing gloves or lemon not washed thoroughly before slicing. Just squeeze to keep your drink sanitary.

[@sassycatz4470]

Frankly, I would've saved some of the honey and lemon for a second cup. And, if you don't want to be asked whether you want hot or cold tea, ask for a cup of tea.

[@FourStrongWinds4]

@@CalifGirl000 They also use it at another table if not squeezed and or otherwise used. Lemons are expensive now too!

[@Peri2C]

@@sassycatz4470 I agree. I think that they assume diners might light a 2nd cup of tea, so they serve enough honey and lemon for 2 cups. Lia is used to the UK where you get one cup or a little teapot at the table. I got the side eye in London when I wanted a second cup. I didn't care if they charged twice. I felt quite chilled in late September and just wanted more hot tea.

[@3DJapan]

Diners are usually open 24 hours and everything is available at any time so if you work all night and want chicken dinner when you get off work at 6am you can have it.

[@ct6852]

Lover diners so much. Classic.

[@rlrober]

The sweet flavor you are getting on the French Toast is Vanilla Extract which is incorporated into the eggs.

[@lexxieburton6182]

could be honey too, i mix honey into my egg mixture

[@bsimon8652]

I use cinnamon eggs milk and vanilla.

[@Aboz]

And of course it was Smith in powdered sugar

[@ChipsAplentyBand]

American style 'French' toast is made by dipping/soaking slices of bread in a blended egg mixture consisting of: beaten egg spoonful of milk pinch of salt dash of sugar or other sweetener dribble of vanilla extract shake each of cinnamon and nutmeg After completely soaking the bread slides in the egg mixture they are pan fried in butter on both sides over medium heat until cooked and browned. The powdered sugar on the French toast you were served is garnish. More butter is added upon service and the toast is typically eaten with a syrup (maple or cheaper, but maple is the best).

[@SaguaroBlossom]

When they were surprised the french toast was sweet, I was so confused. How else would it be? Never had French toast that wasn't slightly sweet, even without the powdered sugar. And it definitely needs some syrup. (I don't usually do powdered sugar at home, just the syrup) It's just a little vanilla, dash of sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in the egg mixture. It's also extremely common to have fruit on French Toast, usually strawberries or blueberries in my experience. Add a little syrup (maple or fruit syrup) and you're good to go.

[@HemlockRidge]

The "South" starts at the Mason-Dixon Line. That is basically the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Some people say that the South starts at Virginia. Either way, North Carolina is in the South. Historically, North Carolina was one of the last states to secede before the US Civil War, whereas South Carolina was the very first to do so. US General Sherman on his "March to the Sea" through Georgia, swung north and devastated South Carolina, and then went easy on North Carolina.

[@Suebearish]

Jelly or jam on toast. Hot sauce can go on eggs. Ketchup on hash browns if you like.

[@rlevitta]

Actually, the Mason-Dixon line follows the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland until it gets to Delaware, and then it goes south along the western border of Delaware. I had now idea until I moved to Delaware from New York a few years ago (don't ask) and discovered this fact. So, I live neither north nor south of the Mason-Dixon line. I live EAST of the Mason-Dixon line.

[@matthewdennis4572]

I'm native to north Carolina and Charlotte. The city is less southern than the rest, but cultural wise, south Carolina is more southern than NC. They're also more closed minded.

[@lout3921]

I'm drooling watching this, I can mentally taste every combination you guys tried. Diner's have the best comfort foods.

[@wildshadowstar]

Anything south of the mason Dixon line is considered in the south. The mason Dixon line western edge is the Mississippi River, and northern edge is the state lines of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. That’s not technically the boundary, but best way to describe it to people. West of the Mississippi River, is Arkansas, OK, NM, Arizona, Texas, and LA.

[@trippyerinsd]

When Lia said, It tastes like Christmas! 🥰

[@brbailey]

That makes me happy.

[@nickdavis8632]

“Would you eat chicken at 11am?” “Certainly not!” The most British quote of the vid. I love it!

[@comfeefort]

😆....I couldn't either, It's the only Animal Protein I eat, never before noon.

[@briansmith48]

I would eat chicken at 11:00 a.m. But I work 3rd shift. So that's my "dinner time". 😄

[@scottburge219]

I’ll eat chicken any time.

[@matthill5426]

Um, chicken & waffles? Anytime, breakfast, lunch, or dinner! It's sensational! Crispy fried chicken, over a huge, plate-sized waffle, with maple syrup drizzled over top! Sweet & salty, it's perfect! You like salted caramels, or chocolate-covered peanuts don't you?

[@casey4602]

Best breakfast is cold pizza and or chicken leftovers 😋

[@cw5312]

Eggs, Bacon, sausage, hash browns, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, grits (in the south), toast with coffee. American Breakfast staples.

[@cw5312]

@Spring is in The Air 🇺🇸 That option is always available.

[@charleseagan2344]

Never had grits until I went in the service. Still eating grits and always make enough to have fried grits the next morning.

[@PUAlum]

love the cheesy grits one gets in "the South".

[@Justafox305]

I’ve been to this diner before. Midnight diner. They have delicious shrimp and grits. The chicken and waffles are also popular, so that’s prob what they saw people eating in the morning.

[@scep8551]

Love it guys. 11:00 am to 1:00 pm is considered brunch or lunch, brunch meaning it’s a culinary crossover window where people can order lunch items or breakfast items. We have restaurants that serve breakfast, lunch, dinner throughout their business hours. If you haven’t, check out a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

[@Navyuncle]

Ya gotta remember, Thomas J Lipton company was founded in the U.K.

[@BillionSix]

I live in Raleigh, and we generally consider NC to be "The South"

[@OnToBetterThings1987]

Generally, what else would it be.....Virgina is definitely in the south and below the mason Dixon line...in fact, Maryland is in the south and so is Washington d.c believe it or not

[@1313Mockingbirdlaen]

Everything below the Mason Dixon line is "The South"

[@benjamindouglas862]

@@OnToBetterThings1987 Am a Virginian and not all of Virginia is South atleast culturally. Most of the state does not consider the 3 or 4 counties touching DC to be the South. In general most Virginians who consider themselves Southern hate NoVa or Northern Virginia.

[@OnToBetterThings1987]

@@benjamindouglas862 you are right that's the DMV are where Arlington, Richmond, and Alexandria are

[@rwbimbie5854]

Yankees: Texas is in the South Southerners: Texas is in the South LeftCoasties: Texas is in the South Texans: Texas is in the Texas

[@delcodave]

im impressed at how they held their fork upside down and it still worked

[@reuben854]

The European use of forks and knives always seems awkward to me.

[@dutchvan4503]

@@reuben854 Must be hell eating peas and corn with the fork upside down.

[@paulaj72]

How can you even make eating breakfast entertaining?!? No clue how, but you did! And now I want breakfast food! By the way, French toast is sooo easy to make! It’s a college student staple lol And Joel is correct, the best way to eat it is with berries and whipped cream plus a little syrup. Yum!

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Because everything with Lia is a production, we get big dramas over tea and bacon and jelly. 😆

[@briansmith48]

It's a weird how English people turn their forks the opposite way than we do. That's entertaining in it's self. I wouldn't be able to eat with my fork upside down. Major skill level. 😉

[@matthill5426]

@@briansmith48 Believe it or not, that's the polite way to eat with a fork, we're seen as the savages eating with them upside down. You want true hilarity, look up "Irish girl tries Waffle House for the first time", then discovers the difficulty of eating hash browns like that! Lia did it much more elegantly than Diane did!

[@rogaine1992]

I’ve been binging your channel for the past few weeks! Your videos brighten my day! Keep doing what you are doing! 🥰

[@racafritz]

There really aren’t any rules for how to eat your breakfast. Just enjoy it and now I’m hungry for biscuits and gravy. Damn Joel you had order my favorite breakfast that I’ve not had in years!

[@elizabethw5132]

Lived in NC all my life (43) and NC is most definitely in the south. So is Virginia, one state to the north of NC. Been so happy seeing y’all visit my home state. You can drive to the beach and then 5 hours later be in the mountains. Great state to live, best of both worlds!!

[@willardroad]

Former diner server/worker here. Hash browns: Tell them "more crispy.": (Those are limp) Bacon: also tell them to make it more crispy. That kitchen is in a hurry, what we used to call a "fast grill." Lots of people to serve, so they rush. And that "maple syrup" has been thinned and is probably not really maple. Glad you enjoyed it, but... not a great example of a GOOD diner breakfast. ... * sigh * ...

[@danettecadzow9837]

More likely it was real Maple syrup which is thin its the Log Cabin stuff that's ticker and not real. But I think Lia said it was warm so that's probably why it was watery.

[@Lily01824]

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. I love good diner food, and service this place almost seemed like a chain. I wish they could of had a better experience

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Yep, that syrup was especially runny. I hate it when they do that.

[@marissamate]

I actually like "limp" hash browns 😂

[@karenrudd9278]

I’m dying here watching the two of you eat with the back of your forks. That takes some talent.

[@wargame2play]

I noticed the MacMaster doing the same thing! Is that a British thing?

[@jennifer1329]

@@wargame2play it's European. And it doesn't take any talent, just being taught by your parents.

[@safromnc8616]

That is actually the proper way....

[@jennifer1329]

@@safromnc8616 What I thought but didn't say...

[@mikeg2306]

No! If you eat with the tines (points) down the food falls off the fork. The correct way is tines up.

[@catgirl6803]

I love how she refuses to buy American tea to make at home but she’ll drink basic Lipton tea in restaurants and love it. 😀

[@catgirl6803]

@SalNova15 but if she’s going to drink the Lipton in the restaurant she may as well buy it to have in her hotel room. Lipton is a British brand according to their Wikipedia. Plus there’s all kinds of them in the grocery store. She said in another video “I’ll never buy tea in America”.

[@Lisa-pb3qp]

@SalNova15 Yes, but Lipton Tea is the best tasting tea in America. I’m not surprised it has British roots.

[@catgirl6803]

@@Lisa-pb3qp yea but she refuses to buy it in a grocery store. Lol. It’s so funny. Or maybe she doesn’t realize you can get it at the store and it’s the same thing.

[@Lisa-pb3qp]

I get what you’re saying. But, tea is a very British thing I imagine? I’m not sure she is acting like her s*#t doesn’t stink. Lol.

[@pacmanc8103]

I think it’s pretty hilarious that Lia won’t drink American tea - as if Britain grows tea! Both American and British teas (and everyone else’s for that matter!) come from India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, and possibly China. The same teas can be bought here as in the UK - the notion that they’re are different is fascinating. BTW, there are 2 schools of thought: never, ever pour boiling water over a tea bag as it’ll give the tea a burnt taste, and never dip a tea bag into hot water as it won’t bring out the tea’s intense flavor. I’ve actually found it better to pour boiling water in a cup, put the tea bag in it, and then cover the cup for 3-4 minutes. Perfect, non-scorched tea.

[@arbiteroftaste]

The jam is typically put on top of toast. I hope you will try using your knives and forks as Americans do, just to see what you think.

[@Joncotter324]

Asking if North Carolina is the South is like an American being in Manchester and asking if we’re in northern England.

[@reuben854]

Plus NC has a coastline, so it couldn't be middle America.

[@lavenderoh]

They're idiots.

[@juliuschas]

(1) North Carolina is in The South. Even most of Virginia (just north of North Carolina) is in The South. (2) Real, 100% maple syrup is runnier than industrial, corn-syrup based "pancake syrup." But it tastes amazing. Use sparingly--it's expensive!

[@royagilmore]

So, just a suggestion, try the food before putting unknown condiments on it. Just because condiments are on the table, doesn't mean they should go on everything a restaurant sells. Jus' sayin'

[@imapatching09]

first time watching you two from Mid-Florida and I subscribed.

[@japcar84]

Unfortunately, they stopped working together about 6 months ago. It was kind of an ugly split. So you won't find any new stuff coming out from them. But you can obviously browse their old stuff, and both Joel and Lia now have their own channels. 🙂

[@121476]

6:02 The way you guys hold the fork is disturbing 😂 That works when eating a steak but not for foods you have to scoop up like the hashbrown 🤣

[@JimRichards-fygmo]

... here in USA, our "brown sauce" is labeled "A-1" ... usually available if requested ....

[@tracybercegeay4264]

I had to LOL when y’all were asking if North Carolina is north or south!! I guess it is a little confusing because it’s called North Carolina. The “south” actually goes all the way up into Virginia. Hope y’all enjoyed your time! 😀

[@themoviedealers]

It used to go up into Maryland. Mason Dixon Line and all that.

[@justinyoung9055]

@@themoviedealers Used to. DE and MD aren't really considered Southern anymore.

[@wesalker3479]

A lot of "diner folks" have been up and awake for 7, 8, 9 hours by 11:00 A.M. so . . . . . it's lunch time for them !

[@robertamcmunn3642]

YES, you tried biscuits and gravy. You are in the South once you are below The Mason Dixon Line. So yes you are in the south. Diners are the most wonderful places especially when they are open 24 hours. French toast, whisk eggs in a bowl with a fork add a little drop of vanilla dip bread in eggs to soak up the eggs. Fry and top with icing sugar. Yum

[@bjsmith6187]

In the US “breakfast hours” are usually until 10:30-11:00. For many, 11:00 am is lunchtime.

[@tiredofit4761]

You don’t take advantage of food here in America! Go full force! Eat out of your comfort zone! Eat it all, take risks. Love you guys!!!

[@tanyamason184]

Lia saying it tastes like Christmas then Joel saying oh good I’m glad ur enjoying it!! So sweet

[@Trifler500]

When you order, it's fine to tell them you prefer your bacon on the crispy side. Some diners have soft bacon, so if you prefer crispy, it's good to mention it.

[@wildshadowstar]

Some people do put a fruit compote on their French toast instead of syrup, some do both fruit and syrup, that’s why French toast is so versatile. Some even combine two pieces of bread in order to stuff French toast with other things, like fruit or peanut butter. Most people don’t include jelly or jam on hash browns, we usually put ketchup or gravy, if anything. Basically, if you’d dip French fries in something, you’d probably top your hash browns with it.

[@Tony36847]

As a rule. French toast is sweet and hash browns are savory. Eggs can be sweet when used in a custard which is essentially what French toast is. Oh and North Carolina is 100% the south although their barbecue is totally different from the rest of the south

[@matthewdennis4572]

I mean the bbq is def different than the sc bbq w mustard. Gotta love the vinegar mix.

[@PamJernigan]

Someone may have said this already, but HP sauce is called A-1 sauce here. I'm married to a Canadian who always still calls it HP sauce, no matter the label on the bottle :)

[@ClarkJ2265]

What fun! I love French Toast and with fresh berries on top. Nice that the syrup was warmed. That’s why it was more runny. Shame you didn’t try true southern grits since you were in the south.

[@kenbrown2808]

you should have some, zen.

[@tayler7441]

Real maple syrup is thinner than "maple flavored" corn syrup, more so when it's warmed.

[@maxinetindall7563]

Guys the jelly is for toast, you use knife to take it out. Also French toast is eggy bread, eggs mixed with little milk dip bread in fry. Some restaurants put icing sugar on pancakes also. As for has browns you usually can ask for shredded or cubed.

[@ESUSAMEX]

Chicken is great anytime of the day. Plus, 11AM is the start of lunchtime. Every restaurant I know in America either opens at 11AM or sometimes earlier if they serve breakfast. I will never understand why Europeans eat with their folk upside down.

[@marthadeleon1566]

So great seeing all your adventures…thanks for sharing!

[@Stacyr4567]

You guys make me laugh. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

[@reginafisher9919]

It's so entertaining to see reactions from people that don't normally live here I love it.!!!!

[@lisaanderson2900]

Me having a heart attack when the ketchup hit the gravy! =0)

[@tanyamason184]

I love how Lia put her hash browns in the jelly I do the same thing!!!!! Sweet n salty!!! Joel’s biscuits and gravy looked amazing I hope they were as good as they looked

[@blondy89]

😂😂😂😂 jelly is for toast or English muffins!!!

[@LarryHatch]

As they say on Ted Lasso: "how do you take your tea?". Reply: "back to the counter because they've made a mistake...it tastes just like warm brown water".

[@elaineturcotte1043]

Your syrup was probably real maple syrup and not the cheaper thickened flavored maple syrup so often served.😋 I get why you were looking for something to put on your hash browns. They can be a bit dry, but better that than greasy. I like my egg yolks runny, so I simply add pepper to my eggs and hash browns and eat them together; delicious! No ketchup needed. I was really surprised to see Lia go for the sweet jelly with her hash browns! The jellies are usually for toast, but you never know until you try something.

[@mommamasher277]

I so wish they were still doing the channel.

[@pd4682]

You guys just made me want to eat a full on breakfast, it all looks so good

[@josephking7889]

It is so interesting to see how Joel & Lia view and experience U.S. culture and food.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

It’s like a funhouse mirror sometimes.

[@alexandercruz3796]

Great content guys 🙌🏾 Yes, NC is considered the South 😂 If you saw people eating chicken is very possible that they were having chicken and waffles. That's a common combo in the Southern estates. The sweet and savory in a wonderful marriage!

[@sassycatz4470]

Plus, you can eat anything you want anytime you want in a diner. Breakfast for dinner; dinner for breakfast.

[@robertsitch1415]

I guess you could say that things have changed a little in the Carolina's and Virginia since a lot of people from the Northeast have moved there but they are generally considered Southern.

[@comfeefort]

Chicken and Waffles started in Chicago, when the Jazz Culture were hungry at 2:00 A.M. it was too late for dinner and too early for breakfast, so, They had both.

[@sugarwaterpurple5280]

North Carolina is absolutely the South.

[@jamessue8358]

Lol, the jams and jellies are usually for spreading on plain or buttered toast, and or any other combination you like to make. 🙂🙃🙂

[@markchristensen23]

That was their first time trying French toast? They've been missing out!

[@ceciliasims7374]

I laughed when Lia put jelly on hash browns. Americans would never ever! Lol. 🤣

[@davemac5260]

Jelly is for your toast ! Oh love 😂

[@TinyDancer250]

Lia, I LOVE your Easter egg nails!! Awwww....

[@ericjohnson2686]

North Carolina is definitely in the South. The South is generally defined by those states seceding from the union and igniting the civil war. There were eleven states that seceded, in order of secession they were: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina West Vtrginia Seceded from Virginia to remain with the North. Delaware and Maryland were slave states that did not Secede, Kentucky and Missouri also did not secede but were later recognized by the confederacy.

[@coyotelong4349]

I still consider West Virginia Southern

[@kenrk]

Yes, NC is in the south. :) You can probably consider a large chunk of southern Virginia on down as being proper south. The suburbs around DC are definitely not south though.

[@colleenmonell1601]

Don't want to scare you but you really should just squeeze the lemon in the tea and not throw in a whole wedge, skin and all. God knows what is on the skin.

[@foreverfragrance7]

Jelly is for toast! Also that syrup shouldn't be so watery! It should be thick and warm and you put it all over the waffles, pancakes and french toast. 😂

[@mrs.h6652]

Welcome to the Queen City! There are so many things to do here in Charlotte.

[@paularonald8626]

I'm biased as a Texan, but the best thing to put on eggs & hashbrowns is pico de gallo or salsa.....maybe some ranchera sauce....and some refried (pinto) beans on the side if they have 'em.

[@tonytiangco]

Yes, I eat French toast with berries with bacon 🥓

[@lorimancuso8487]

French toast is my favorite too it’s also very good with pecans and a really thick syrup and powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar

[@LG123ABC]

The way you two use utensils is HILARIOUS! By the way, you typically don't eat strips of bacon with a knife and fork -- just pick it up with your fingers! No one will judge you.

[@jennifer1329]

NOT hilarious. European.

[@safromnc8616]

Because they are using them properly, not like a shovel ? LOL

[@jessescott775]

"Do it the American way" *throws full lemons slices in the tea* 😭

[@MrSnackosaurus]

I just noticed you eat with your fork upside down 🍴🥚🥓

[@marydavis5234]

British people eat with the fork upside down.

[@milwaukeeroadjim9253]

That's the EU way. Fork in left hand and up side down. A friend of mine when back the the old country (Norway) to visit relatives and they laughed at him because he held the steak with the fork in the left hand to cut it but then switched to the right hand to eat it. They use the left hand to hold the fork for both.

[@saratemp790]

@@milwaukeeroadjim9253 Yeah that works for things you can pierce, like steak. It does not work for a pile of hashbrowns, because they fall off!

[@gsprings43]

i was born and still live in charlotte,,,i'm 54,,,,so i have seen charlotte change a lot over the years,,,cool to see people from other places checking the place out

[@Jammin1288]

0:49 I am living in London for six months for work and have had so many embarrassing moments trying to pull to open the door instead of push. Don’t know why the US and UK decided they should do something so simple, so differently 😂

[@kenbrown2808]

the US had a catastrophe happen when there was a fire and the doors had to be pulled to get out, so it is mandatory that all doors in public buildings able to have large numbers of people be able to open from the inside by pushing a person against the door. if you look closely at our automatic doors, you will see that in an emergency, pushing against the door will open it.

[@jeffreyhueseman7061]

Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, also a big reason why aluminum wire is banned.

[@wynn1111]

I’m late viewing but actually ate at this diner when in Charlotte to see M83 in concert. The band was there eating, too!

[@tonytiangco]

You guys crack me up. You have that special talent of making people smile 😃..love you guys 🥰

[@groseron]

HP is not widely available nor well-known here in most of the US (although, I can find HP at most supermarkets here in Houston), but the closest and popular brown sauce we have is A1 sauce. You might also like Heinz 57, even though it doesn't taste like HP or A1. Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is also widely available here. The thing about those sauces (including many hot sauces and other varieties of condiments) in a lot of eateries is you have to request them from the waiter and they'll bring them to you. In the US, it's common to have "standard" condiments (salt, pepper, ketchup, sugar... ) and napkins at every table, the others are typically stored somewhere in/around the employees stations which they can bring over at your request.

[@MichaelG1986]

I'm more of a savory American breakfast person. Eggs, over easy, hash browns, crispy bacon and/or sausage and whole wheat toast, with plenty of diner coffee. 🙂

[@monicaking7793]

This is the south, we eat chicken 24 hours a day. I live in the area you stayed in. I wish I had known you were here.

[@teebrowne-prince3085]

You ARE in the South.

[@questionmark9819]

It's funny that we don't really do French toast here so much but savoury eggy bread is very popular, it's probably because it's quicker and fewer ingredients. French toast is delicious, I've only eaten it once but the way it was made was by using sliced brioche, soaked in an egg and full fat milk cinnamon mixture, I think there was condensed milk in the "batter" or evaporated milk, cannot be sure and then lightly fried and quickly in not too much oil with a lovely little bit of golden syrup poured over it and it was delicious! Highly recommended. I think there may have been some vanilla in the mix too, all I know is that it was totes amazeballs lol

[@johnwilhoite8507]

11:00am is the beginning of lunch in the US 8>)

[@PacHeightsTraveller]

The trick to getting nice crispy bacon is order it well done. I even tell the server that I like it well done, almost burnt. Works every time.

[@FourStrongWinds4]

I love French toast the most! No pancakes for me! Whipped eggs, dash of vanilla, tbs of sugar, maybe a little brown sugar, dash of salt, and stalish white bread. Buttered fry pan, dip and cook. Butter on top, dash of syrup or small bowl of it to dip on the side. SOOO good!

[@annemariecronen9096]

Best thing is dipping the bacon in the maple syrup. Maple syrup is thicker when it's room temp or cold, it gets thinner when it's warmed up

[@tangerine4665]

Who puts whole lemon pieces in their tea? Is that a thing enywhere? Don’t you just squeeze a bit of a lemon juice in it? Love you Joel and Lia ❤️

[@coyotelong4349]

Haha, it’s kind of endearing how they assume that “the American way” is just to do everything to excess. 😁 Sure, dump the whole cup of honey in, throw in 2 whole lemon slices

[@tangerine4665]

@@coyotelong4349 Right, lol

[@111smd]

when going to a restaurant in the US you can have things any way you want them as long as they have it available as far as sauces/drink adds(sugar/creamer/honey) use them how ever you want no one will say anything and if you do not see a sauce you want do not hesitate to ask if they have some they just might on another note the maple syrup was runny for one of 2 reasons(or both) 1. it was warmed up before serving (this happens alot) 2. it was natural maple syrup

[@zimnizzle]

You’re becoming American eaters! I love it.

[@islot40]

Jelly is typically for toast or biscuits but to each his own. I love the creativity!

[@astrogatorjones]

Pro-American breakfast tip. Salt and Pepper. Syrup on the French toast. 😆

[@astrogatorjones]

@Spring is in The Air 🇺🇸 Yes... butter. Thank you.

[@lordmalice8368]

Tell your girl to turn her fork around! You too dude! 😆 That's super weird man!😆 And syrup does goes on French toast! You guys had me cracking up! 🤣

[@AngelA-qi1br]

Sorry guys. I can't stand the English way of holding the fork and pushing food on the back side of it with a knife.

[@Kennymac8251]

You can tell the server you want crispy bacon and no problem at all. They are more than happy to do that for you.

[@scallums]

Historically the Mason - DIxon line (border between the States of Maryland and Pennsylvania excluding Delaware) was considered the South - Confederate territory (Civil War). Now anything south of Washington DC is usually referenced as the south. So.. Virginia and below is, "The South". If the people in Maryland learn to drive better we may let them back in....lol

[@maurapieper994]

I'm in Maryland and I can attest to the fact that we have the WORST drivers in pretty much every area of the state. There's an area, Southern Maryland, that is south of D.C., and is very southern.

[@SamPenn-pl1dl]

I was making French toast one morning and I didn't have any milk. I used one of my flavored creamers for coffee and my sister left one of hers at my place and it's Raspberry Mocha and making French toast w that is so good and it's open to whatever you prefer.

[@katiel.3417]

Katie LaWall 0 seconds ago North Carolinian here, and we are definitely part of the south! Some of the more populated areas like Charlotte might not feel quite as southern but as whole, NC is in the south! I was just at a Carolina Hurricanes (hockey) game tonight and had a bbq pulled pork sandwich for dinner at the game 😁

[@denystull355]

My mother used to make her own warm syrup for pancakes, waffles and French toast. I much prefer it to thick syrups you get in the grocery.

[@cdemp4795]

I made my own syrup once when I had run out. It was so easy and tasted really good. I still have the recipe in case I'm ever in need of it!

[@eric1weecw001]

You're in the south. You GOTTA go to a Waffle House and get the Hashbrowns done "All the Way" and definitely grab a massive waffle with pecans added