Brits try REAL Southern Fried Chicken for the first time! (British Couple React)

[@fireoflife]

Don't be afraid of collard greens. They're typically seasoned with American bacon, not lemon.

[@oldcodger4371]

Or smoked ham hocks/smoked turkey leg.

[@faureamour]

Yes! I can't imagine what those tasted like. I've heard people describe greens as bitter, but good greens mostly taste like pork or turkey tail.

[@lucywin8000]

Exactly, Never had sour collards. 😂😂

[@ToteEngineer]

And taste the best along with the cornbread in the same bite.😋

[@edwardpate6128]

Yes, I cannot imagine adding lemon to Collards.

[@codygates7418]

She represents us southerners so well 😂 when she said “fix your face” and kept calling them honey it made me laugh. Seasoning and deep frying is a way of life in the South 😂

[@Pappy_1775]

My wife and mother-in-law were born and raised in the south (I was only just born there). I used to tell both of them "they would starve to death if they didn't have a frying pan".

[@codygates7418]

@@Pappy_1775 exactly 😂

[@jeffroberts2445]

A star was born when the camera met this waitress!!! She is everything 😊

[@NaturallyGreasy]

Ive lived in florida/tenessee area my whole life, its always so nice to see tourists and outsiders get treated to a nice meal by a southern woman, they always treat you better than you ever expect to be from a restraunt.

[@AW11-e4h]

I’m beginning to think the UK doesn’t have seasoning 👍🇺🇸

[@TheBeesleys99]

Deffo not as much as what we see on here :D

[@sshimmy2258]

Lol😂😅

[@beanscollections2020]

To think they ransacked India all those centuries ago for their spices.....and they never even used them 😅

[@rodneygriffin7666]

@@beanscollections2020 they dumped all in the curry. I do enjoy some curry, tho.

[@srqlisa7881]

@@beanscollections2020 I was thinking the same thing. They introduced spices to the world basically and yet they have no clue. Lol

[@Pappy_1775]

Grits is a corn porridge, with the corn having the yellow skin removed. That is why it is white. It is also called hominy. If I remember correctly, the skin is dissolved off of it with a caustic solution (lye?) and then washed, dried, and ground. There are a lot of food that use this process like olives. I like grits with just salt, pepper, and butter but they can be served with cheese, bacon, or even shrimp added to it.

[@ashleydixon4613]

Grits are indeed ground up hominy, which is corn soaked in lye. There’s white and yellow hominy, btw. Shrimp and grits are my fave.

[@jsamuelsen]

Properly cooked collards are heavenly! I don't know if I would like the citrusy ones they had.

[@richardlong3745]

We've driven up to this particular Savannah restaurant "Sweet Potatoes" twice visiting friends, were from Fleming Island Fl. and this restaurant is a real treasure. Also we've been to the UK a large number of times because business and visiting friends that are UK citizens, believe me you 'ain't' eaten a true "Southern Fried Chicken" if your naming KFC or any other fast food establishments menu items as a example. Great southern fried chicken takes knowledge, timing and love to make it happen and Sweet Potatoes pulls it off every time.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

So what is the difference between true Southern Fried Chicken and say like KFC, Popeye's, or others? Is it seasoning? Batter differences? Cooking method?

[@kamthornhill477]

All of the above, true Southern fried is never from frozen, involves multiple steps and is never going to be matched by any fast food place... The best places can have lines out the door on a weekend.

[@alexlail7481]

As a southerner in most privately owned restaurants the waitresses pride themselves on the fact they they will keep your glass of sweet tea within 1inch of the rim. In some restaurants you'll find the ninja waitresses that you never see fill your glass up but no matter how much you drink it will remain nearly full. Also standard practice in the south is no charge for refills on non-alcoholic drinks, it's becoming more common around the US now but has been standard here fir decades... at least back to the 1960s

[@colinfontenot7561]

Nothing beats authentic sothern fried chicken.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

Maybe rabbit on a spit?

[@Ameslan1]

Hey Millie and James! I was born and raised in the South Atlanta Georgia. I can say that the server/waitress in this JOLLY video is a wonderful model of true Southern hospitality. She was fantastic as you can see for yourselves. Ollie resembles a real life Olaf from Frozen. I love the Jolly channel! They are both great!

[@tvc1848]

I am 67 years old living in Texas. I have eaten collard greens my whole life and have never heard of lemon in them. Bacon? Smoked sausage or pork? Absolutely.

[@ashleydixon4613]

Exactly! Cured pork for flavoring, and serve it with your preference of hot sauce. (I prefer the type that’s just peppers soaking in vinegar, same with cooked cabbage.)

[@tofargone16]

vinegar on greens is common in the south. never heard of lemon on them either.

[@jdbroders64]

As an American, KFC is considered pretty much the bottom of the barrel of fried chicken chains here. IMHO, Popeye's is the best for a chain restaurant. KFC is not even close. With that said, what the Jolly lads experienced in this local place (it's not a chain just a local restaurant) is typical in the South regarding the food and the hospitality and service. I lived in the South for many years and there are so many local restaurants like this everywhere and the food is so good. It's truly amazing.

[@meganhallman0812]

Ahhh idkk north carolina here and I HATEEE Popeyes. KFC has changed as well used to be better , better to find a mom and pop place to find the best food in the south not the big chains

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

To be fair KFC is apparently much better overseas. It’s really gone down hill in the US since the 70s. Though good or bad only the extra crispy might count as an example of fried chicken anyway.

[@louielou2012]

I enjoy how soft spoken and happy and always smiling this couple is they seem so approachable and comfortable they seem to be in person

[@gacaptain]

I think both the sweet potatoes and the chicken had the same pecan butter on them. It’s just the heat of the potatoe hadn’t melted the butter yet.

[@janp719]

Both had pecan butter. One was melted the other still solid. The chicken was coated in crushed pecans.

[@yugioht42]

Collards are kinda like kale but a bit harder to cook because they tend to get dirty and it’s difficult to wash. Often done with a full ham bone for flavor and some type of acid but never lemon, usually vinegar would suffice. The point is to cook it till it’s soft which takes a while, drained, and served straight with some pork bits in there. It’s a standard side dish in the south. Basically it’s in the cabbage family anyway right. A little cornbread on the side with the meat and you got a balanced meal in front of you.

[@caretaker158]

I think you'll find that this is not a chain restaurant. It's a totally Savannah, GA experience. And one worth having, judging by the way the guys reacted to the food.

[@607Delta]

Definitely not a chain like they think. It's a local restaurant.

[@gacaptain]

I think it’s only in Savannah at that one location.

[@quirkyt_T]

The sweet potato looked like it had melted marshmallows. Southern/ soul food we love melted marshmallows on sweet potatoes.

[@dr_waffle_house]

Collard greens may be similar to what you call tete (Nigerian) or callaloo (Carribean) in the UK. I've NEVER had them cooked with lemon though. Grits would be very similar to what you know as polenta. They are great with butter, salt & pepper and cheese.

[@ashleydixon4613]

Shrimp and grits is the best!

[@dr_waffle_house]

@@ashleydixon4613 I learned to love it as an adult 👍🏼

[@tofargone16]

good comparison with grits and polenta, but I doubt brits know polenta either.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

@@tofargone16 I expect they would. Italy Is not so far. But they're different enough that I like polenta and not grits

[@faureamour]

You guys were right. I love this video and watching people react to this video, but Josh definitely gets it wrong when he calls the pecan butter sweet potato butter. Also, most teas, lemonades, soft drinks and coffee are bottomless at American restaurants. You also get endless ice water unless you ask otherwise.

[@Do0msday]

I've begun to save the food videos until after I've eaten dinner in order to not be insanely hungry, but it doesn't matter because I would still clean every plate in this video. There's just something about southern food that feels so right. I really hope you get to have the authentic experience some day because there's no other food like it.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

1 am. Hungry 😧

[@swilli3476]

A southern home cooked type restaurant are always the best, especially if an older lady is the cook

[@b.slocumb7763]

Just note that in this video they never try actual southern fried chicken, just chicken that happened to be fried.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Yep. Country fried chicken, a chicken fillet prepared like chicken fried steak. It’s southern and fried and chicken, but not southern fried chicken.

[@kylemcdonald6873]

I like how the boys have the American cameraman to walk them through things every once in a while. I catch myself sometimes wishing the Beesleys had an American on hand to do just that.

[@davidcarroll4411]

It’s really interesting to see the reactions of people eating for the first time the food I’ve been eating my entire life. LOL

[@jeffreystanley7884]

It's funny the U.S. I find has 5 distinct regions of food. And a few styles of BBQ that are their own thing. Each area has unique comfort food that is tremendous.

[@Dr.Chibbins]

Collard greens are versatile and I recommend them because they are super nutrient dense

[@jueneturner8331]

If grits are soaked 8 hours or more they are creamy in texture. They're very good that way.

[@angiepen]

Have you ever had polenta? In an Italian restaurant, maybe? Grits is basically Southern polenta. Grits are often made from white cornmeal (although not always) while polenta is usually made from yellow, but they're basically the same thing. My family's Italian and I grew up eating and loving polenta, so when I tried grits for the first time in my 40s, I instantly recognized and loved it. :)

[@janfitzgerald3615]

I was kind of surprised when she said the cook used lemon juice in the collards. Bacon or a ham hock are usually the standard additions. They’re not the easiest thing to prepare, you have to wash them really thoroughly and then it takes awhile for them to cook so they’re tender. I love Savannah, what a great example of southern hospitality!

[@yalaagee8902]

Nothing better than good ole southern food.

[@johnlake4809]

Can I just say that pregnancy must suit Millie. She is absolutely aglow. I also love how she has come out of her shell since she first started helping with the channel. I knew my daughter was pregnant before she told me, my wife accidentally spilled the beans. I had her convinced that women head a certain "glow", she spent 20 minutes in front of the mirror, saying "Dad I just don't see it." I didn't want to rat our my wife, so we never told her. When she had her 2nd child 3+ years later, I GOT HER AGAIN! She thinks I'm psychic! LOL😂

[@staceybert1975]

Pecan butter was on both plates

[@albertyanez]

Thanks!

[@OcotilloTom]

Never heard of Collard Greens flavored with lemon. It's usually bacon and I add a bit of Trappy's clear pepper sauce sprinkled on top, same with my mustard and turnip greens, though I do add a bit of sugar to the turnips and greens when cooking them. My family in Louisiana grows sweet potato's and other things commercially so I think I've had them just about anyway you can think of. As far as catfish...some restaurants do OK but going to a place that specializes in catfish, shrimp's and oysters etc. is the way to go and there are tons of them in the South, places with names like Catfish Charlies. Catfish Cabin etc.....same with bar-b-que, I never order it in a restaurant when there are so many GREAT bar-b-que places around. You want to eat good food, meet nice people...head to the South where we believe a stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet!

[@yugioht42]

Greens from all sorts can be used in southern cooking, I’ve heard of turnip greens and certain species of mustard being used along with young closed fiddlehead ferns. The point is if the land gives you it, use it to some extent. We occasionally hunt rabbit, duck, deer, fish, alligator maybe once a year, and certain birds to get served at the dinner table. The law of nature is you earned it by hunting it and you must never waste a kill because you did it yourself. Trust me it’s good food just some people don’t like that we do it. I figure if you can remain safe you should be ok. Occasionally you might get a freshly hunted frog which is fine as long as it’s done properly. Frogs legs are good if enough spice is used. Unfortunately you can’t shoot turkey in Florida as they don’t really exist down here.

[@LadybugLuv]

I don't comment a lot. But I have to say Millie you are looking so BEAUTIFUL! Wow! Not that you were a troll before, lol, but now you are looking so healthy and glowing! Blessings to you, your baby and family!

[@hockemeyer1]

Grits are dried and ground hominy. Hominy is corn that has been treated with an alkalai to make is more digestible.

[@Zundfolge]

I'm sure this restaurant is excellent, but the truth is the best Southern Fried Chicken you'll ever have is made by someone's grandmother in her kitchen. I will say that Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina are my favorite cities on the Atlantic coast.

[@alwaystopkiller1_573]

Her pregnancy glow is unreal love you guys

[@shellytriantis814]

I've been to Savannah, GA a couple times..love that city..I live just two states away in North Carolina..love my southern foods 😋..I take grits over oatmeal any day..just some butter, salt and pepper 👍

[@ESUSAMEX]

It's pecan butter for both dishes. No sweet potato butter in this video.

[@kellyoehlschlager6985]

Millie was right about the butter. At around 12:43 the waitness said "Sweet hot garlic pickles" and then "pecan butter for the chicken". Pecan butter was also used earlier on the sweet potatoes. I think Josh heard the "sweet" for the pickles and the "butter" for the chicken, and then remembered the sweet potato from earlier....then his mind somehow combined everything and created sweet potato butter. 😂 Sounds good though.

[@jLutraveling]

Savanna, Georgia is beautiful. This was a Mom and Pop place. I love corn pudding it is often served at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[@DebraJohnson-k3z]

I cook collard greens for a couple of hours with a honey baked ham bone. Season with vinegar hot sauce and eat with crackling cornbread. You have a taste of the South in your mouth😋

[@AC-ni4gt]

Catfish is one of my favorite fish to eat outside of salmon. Catfish is a fish found most commonly in the south eastern area of the US. And it's this flavor that I can never get enough as much as I can never get enough with salmon.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I wish I could try Catfish it looks real good. Salmon is great.

[@20Trance11]

Congratulations you two! Bless you both.

[@kenashburn5473]

If you have the opportunity do not skip the grits. I grew up in the south and never ate grits until I was pushing 50 years old because I also always disliked gritty, nutty foods but I found out I love grits. They are only "gritty" if cooked incorrectly. At a minimum they do need butter and plenty of salt and pepper, otherwise they are fairly bland.

[@javierclyburn5688]

I love me some banana pudding and sweet potato pie. Can't go wrong with those two. Great video!👍🏾

[@savannahbennett3284]

Yeah banana pudding is something everyone should eat. Its super easy to make too. Google it, they can get fancy with the different recipes, but the basics are vanilla pudding, whip cream, bananas, and nilla wafers. 😋 😋

[@twenty3enigma]

Ordinarily, collard greens are not at all sour. It's customary to cook them with ham hocks &/or bacon grease in the salty water -- some savory goodness to help overcome their initial pre-cooking bitterness.

[@ryanwoolsey6972]

Millie, you’re looking like a million bucks today..:) James, almost a million bucks buddy..:)

[@WilliamCooper-l6f]

Grits are best as a breakfast side dish. The way I like to eat them is by putting a little bit of either honey, maple 🍁 syrup or molasses. You can put butter on them before you sweeten them up.

[@brandonaston301]

Sweet potatoes definitely need something on them to be good. Either brown sugar, marshmellows or pecan butter or other things.

[@jwiderstra]

The crew has got to be hungry watching you guys eat all that excellent food lol

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

this is one of the types of food i grew up on. (this and Tejano/Texican cuisine)

[@rosemariediamond5948]

I’ve seen this video before but I love seeing your reaction to it! And yes Millie, it was Pecan butter on the sweet potato as well!!!

[@babyfry4775]

It looked so good. All that chicken looked great. Yeah I’m not a fan of collard greens either but there are probably lots of ways to cook it. I think it’s similar to kale? Santana was a delight. Love Jolly. Good reaction Beesleys!😍

[@bobadams179]

Grits by themselves are pretty bland. It depends on what you add to them that makes the meal. Personally I like them with butter, sugar and just a splash of milk. I haven't had them for many years, but now I'm craving them.

[@sabalomglitz6478]

I make mine with milk and water with butter. When cooked MORE BUTTER. Then pepper.

[@therockbiter8140]

The trick with sweet potato, is that you have to cook them really really hot, like 400f to caramelize the sugars in them. If you cook them at low temps they just stay kind of starchy and grainy and bland. But if you get them really really hot, they get super sweet and soft.

[@valbeck3757]

Collard greens is an acquired taste for sure.

[@stellaandes759]

Grits are made of hominy, which is corn that's been soaked in lye and dried then ground.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

I’m so glad Millie corrected Josh about the pecan butter. I cringe every time I watch someone react and listen to him say sweet potato butter. 😂

[@dionshare7103]

Collard greens done right or greens of any kind done right are so good. You usually need some kind of smoky pork or smoked turkey necks for good greens.

[@mikeg.4211]

Banana pudding is awesome. Fried chicken is great. Grits are very very bland, and require a lot of additional flavors. Greens are very good if seasoned the traditional way, which is with American bacon, not with lemon, which is weird. Great reaction!

[@sshimmy2258]

Banana pudding is vanilla pudding with sliced bananas and shortbread cookies with whipped cream on top

[@mildredpierce4506]

It’s not vanilla pudding. It’s banana pudding with sliced bananas and Nilla wafers which are not shortbread cookies.

[@staceybert1975]

Banana pudding is truly addictive. I've seen puget into fights oerit.

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Finally, I have suggested this video to you a number of times, Thak you for watching.

[@dwaynebaird9838]

I have never had lemon in collard greens

[@aletheaglenn6656]

Grits are simply ground up corn. If you want the best fried chicken, don't put anything on it. Just fry it and eat it.

[@andrewhimes6058]

Best fried chicken I ever had was in New Orleans about 15 years ago, I believe it was Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken it was incredible

[@brendahowell6796]

It's very hard to beat Southern cooking.

[@krissfemmpaws1029]

I'm guessing people in the U.K. don't believe in playing with the seasonings in their cooking... I'm from the Alaska and thePacific Northwest we have some top notch food at many eateries. But when I was in the Armed Forces I got a taste of Southern cooking a few places many were out of the way places and it was wonderful as these guys are finding out.

[@itiswhatitis1345]

Just so you know, chicken fried steak is not made with chicken. Chicken-fried steak is made with beef; Cube steak, or another steak variety that has been tenderized, or a cheap cut like round steak pounded down pretty good. Such a great breakfast item also with hash browns and scrambled eggs 😋

[@princessjava42]

I'm from the mid-Atlantic, but moved to NC 3 years ago. Banana pudding is a must at get togethers! And it's quite yummy - it has fresh banana, whipped cream, and of course Nilla wafers.

[@mrdrfez]

The bitterness of collard greens varies by the season. Collard greens in the winter are mild enough for almost everyone. Collard greens in the summer can be a bit of an acquired taste.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Personally for greens I prefer things like either poke or spinach.

[@kevinbrown3075]

I wish she’d have recommended that they put some of that Texas Pete’s vinegar sauce on those collards. A spicy vinegar sauce takes collards to the true Southern level. I grew up eating collard greens in the Western part of Georgia and never have I seen them cooked with lemon or lemon juice… usually, it’s a ham hock or as my grandad loved them… pig tails.😂 If you do ever make it to Savanna Ga., don’t collect any of the Spanish moss hanging from the trees, it’s chock full of chiggers and you don’t want them unseens navigating your body.

[@aaronhendrix1093]

It's a local restaurant. You can fry your own chicken. Watch some videos. The main thing is to properly and generously salt and pepper the chicken and let it rest about an hour then flour it and let it rest then fry

[@dalemoore8582]

Sweet Potato is not a chain. Just a local restaurant

[@phoenixfire83]

I love watching your videos. Had the pleasure of visiting the UK for the first time this past month, I absolutely loved London but didn’t care too much for the cuisine aside from the scones and I actually did like beans on toast and some other stuff.

[@TickleMeElmo55]

Seems like most of the best cuisine in and around London is non-British cuisine.

[@phoenixfire83]

@@TickleMeElmo55 I agree. Their staples seem to be the safest choices, like fish and chips and Shepard’s pie.

[@samanthao5018]

I've lived in the South for 30 years now and the only southern food I like is breaded, fried okra (pronounced oh-cra). Party pooper, I know. I like cornbread muffins, too, but it's dry and bland, so I stir whole cranberries and walnuts into the mix. Hot out of the oven with butter melting ... mmmm. Delicious!

[@coreysimon3646]

Corn pudding is okay. OKRA is the best. Grandma used to pan-fry it with green tomatoes. One recipe of her's I still use every year.

[@BeboRulz]

I love corn pudding but I've also had really BAD corn pudding at a restaurant too. The one I make is yummy 😋 I miss fried green tomatoes 😢

[@usmc24thmeu36]

Too bad they didn't get any fried pickles.

[@dionshare7103]

That is true Southern hospitality. I love sweet potatoes. I can't do pecans because of allergies. I love sweet potato fries. I don't care for grits but a nice piece of fried catfish is absolutely delicious.

[@futuregenerationz]

Collards are good when sauteed with bacon and topped with cayenne sauce.

[@charlespeterwatson9051]

Millie will surely get the mom-to-be munchies from this

[@leeannsavoy]

Banana pudding is my favorite dessert, my dad used to make me a big bowl of it for my birthday. Damn! I miss him, The server was so polite and helpful she's right that's how they make their money, and yes free refills on Tea, Soda, coffee just not on Alcoholic drinks.

[@hobbgreen4529]

corn bread with butter and grape jelly is the best .

[@austinblevins6804]

Youll find those waitresses that are so nice at smaller restaurants and smaller chain restaurants

[@garyblair3033]

I like vinegar on my greens(Collard, Mustard, Turnip) etc.. I like white sweet potatoes better. With butter and a light sprinkle of brown sugar..

[@jp7147]

Southern waitresses aren't easily offended by that because they know they have something that will blow your mind.

[@sassygrammy1258]

I love the way y’all pronounce pecan. Some pronounce it pee-can, but that is what was put under the bed prior to indoor plumbing.

[@craignickum6551]

Sweet potato with butter and brown sugar is great

[@appo9357]

You guys definitely need to come over, eat everything, gain 8-10 kilos, and put out a series of videos showcasing it all.

[@rodneygriffin7666]

I could eat a bowl of grits with shrimp, sausage and cheese and be satisfied all day long.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Grits Brits.

[@txrick4879]

Hard to believe they don't eat this back home . Brits are good at frying , like fish and chips .

[@roger3141]

I don't like sweet potatoes, but I don't hate them either. Catfish is a totally different flavor of fish than any other fish and better than any other fish. Southern fried chicken is the greatest. Have a great day. Love banana pudding.

[@manxkin]

This place is not a chain restaurant. It was sweet potato with pecan butter. I love corn pudding. It was always a favorite side dish at Thanksgiving. Fried catfish is great too. I’m not the biggest fan of grits but then I’m from the north. No okra in lasagna! Mmm. Banana pudding. Sweet potato pie is good but I prefer pumpkin. Everything looks great. I love eating local when I visit the south.

[@therealAZLN]

"I've never heard the second name Hannah [ph] before!" I'm not sure how Santana's spelling her new last name, but in America, a major animation studio in the late 60s through the 90s was Hanna-Barbera, a partnership between two animators named William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. I wonder if her last name is spelled that way, without the second H.

[@TangentOmega]

Texas sweet hot pickles can be made at home. Made with jars of pickles from the grocery store.. Just do a google search. For the recipe.