Does Australia Have BETTER Fast Food Than The US?

[@therealsamreid]

Which of these items would you want to try??? PS - don’t forget to head to buyraycon.com/samreid for 20% off your Raycon order, plus free shipping!

[@setz7260]

Sam! Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I live in a neighboring city next to where a GYG location is at in the US. I will see if I can try it one day and let you know my review! Love the Videos btw.

[@goosegarage78]

thought i would explain the bacon: yes we use different bacon and its cooked differently. it doesnt come in strips and cooked til its jerky. you would call it english bacon but its actually called *shoulder bacon* you can get it rind or rindless. its cooked different too. only want to be slightly browned on both sides.

[@MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-f4x]

In GyG you need to ask for sauce’s because after Covid they couldn’t have hand pumped sauces and extras so you now have to ask for them so if you go back to Australia and you want a sauce you can get jalapeño salsa to make it a bit spicer or a jalapeño ketchup for chips

[@MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM-f4x]

Also ketchup and tomato sauce are different (I’m Australian who’s lived in Australia for most of my life visiting other countries)

[@spoder5691]

Hey mate as a cook working for Guzman Y Gomez for the past 4 years, there are actually a few GyG locations in the US! Namely Naperville, I frankly don't know if the menu over there is any different, perhaps you could pit a US GyG and an AU GyG head to head? If coming all the way back to Australia for some GyG isn't on the cards, there's several locations worldwide, Singapore, etc.

[@greed0599]

"Too easy, Mate. Won't be long." Is the most aussie way I can think of a service worker answering someone

[@TheDegan79]

I like to say "Too sleazy mate. Won't be long" to see if people are listening.

[@luhapfrom]

whered they say that what's the timestamp

[@smallsushiroll]

Hit em' with the "She won't be long mate"

[@teganmurphy4473]

I work in retail in Australia, I say “too easy” so many times a day I annoy myself 😂 Although when I lived in England and said it everyone was confused

[@liammcnair6831]

I say or have heard this half a dozen times a day.

[@erinmccabe1984]

The burger vs sandwich things is rather controversial. You in America go with the meat being a red meat. In Australia if it's in a burger bun it's a burger and a sandwich implies that sliced bread is used. That is the difference.

[@garry_thomas]

Came here to say this from NZ. A burger is anything between burger buns. A sandwich is usually some sort of cold meat between sandwich breads.

[@danzbjj]

exactly this

[@savaunbrown]

nah. US is ground meat or minced meat for it to be a burger

[@jeremykhan887]

You'd still get weird looks if you called a burger patty in sliced bread a sandwich though. Maybe in a resturant/food setting it'd make sense, but colloquially I don't think most aussies would call that a sandwich. .

[@garry_thomas]

@@jeremykhan887 If you watch George motz burger videos, heaps of us 'burgers' are in sandwich bread lol

[@J.Rizza.]

I am devastated to see the quality of Zinger you had. From a glance, I can instantly see that the zinger fillet was way too thick and undercooked. I promise a well made zinger is an unparalelled dining experience.

[@ShaunRuigrok]

Yeah, fresh and properly cooked KFC hits ✨different✨, I was sad to see what he got.

[@Wikingdew]

Upvote this comment for the love of eeverything that is holy in Australia please cobbas

[@mikafairystar]

Kfc is so hit and miss (more so lately)

[@Xxanity_]

And the fact no one stopped him getting a bbq slider like bruh the only good ones are the supercharged haha

[@kipbellington6960]

They're legit like 15-17 yr olds working there wtf do u expect 😂

[@eriksentell4973]

There are a number of types of bacon in Australia. What Americans call 'Bacon' is called 'streaky bacon' Then there is Middle Bacon (from a different part of the beast) and back bacon.

[@crazyg74]

The bacon most common in fast food burgers here is short cut back bacon. Americans usually refer to this as 'Canadian Bacon', even though in Canada, 'Bacon' usually means streaky bacon, just like in USA!

[@Spade080]

Yes but the majority of bacon served here is middle bacon which (to be honest) is not real bacon. The rest of the world don't consider middle bacon as real bacon. That's just ham. When pop culture salivate over bacon, they don't salivate over Aussie bacon, they really mean streaky bacon.

[@MeadowKira]

@@Spade080 You do understand middle bacon is just the full cut of American bacon & Canadian bacon.

[@NoirL.A.]

down there any spreadable fruit paste is referred to as "jam" no matter how it's made whereas here in the states we have specific names fer each depending on the production process. whereas we just perdy much call it all "bacon" but y'all are more specific about naming the different cuts. funny how language works.

[@jonathont7866]

before covid GYG stores had self serve condiment stations where you could add various salsas (a mild tangy green jalapeno salsa, a smokey medium spice chipotle salsa and a spicy habanero salsa), diced onion, chopped coriander (cilantro) and pickled sliced Jalapenos to your food, but they disappeared during the pandemic - now you have to ask at the counter if you want any of that stuff added

[@Knightcommander69]

FYI my dude, Guzan Y Gomez has a salsa stand to the right of the counter with your 3 types of salsa, red onion, coriander and pickled jalapenos. You serve yourself in little plastic takeaway cups for free.

[@olivertoth7652]

Not all gyg’s have this. I know my doesn’t in Melbourne

[@timb2606]

The condiments went away during Covid, they are (very) slowly coming back.

[@smeetbalz5326]

Depends on the GyG, my local ones don't have it so likely this one didn't

[@DanubeRS]

Yeah I miss these at my local locations 😢

[@Knightcommander69]

@@timb2606 Strange, all the locations in Sydney I go to have them. You might have to ask for them behind the counter then?

[@sunnesunne4039]

We used to have bottomless sodas but there were discontinued in the late 2000s due to public and political concerns about sugary drinks being so freely available, particularly to children.

[@smurfambi]

W

[@stonygato236]

L

[@MavSavMorgan]

Most subways still do free refills I think so does hungry jacks but you just have to take the cup up and ask them to fill it for you. No more self serve

[@-James-A]

​@@MavSavMorganHungry Jacks do that? Are you sure?

[@Leonardo-cs9ij]

L

[@Thedarkpotato22]

Fun fact: The signs on top of our Red Rooster restaurants used to be individual letters, the S in Rooster was known to be stolen a lot, so everytime you would drive by a Red Rooster it would comically be a Red Rooter about 50% of the time

[@jeanwilson717]

We've always called it Red Rooter. Like calling KFC dirty bird, or Hungry Jack's HJs.

[@katra-]

@@thereturnofthemackys

[@DKLYF]

@@thereturnofthemac yes it is

[@joshuapalmer4565]

@@thereturnofthemac you're cringe lol

[@arrived63]

If KFC, BK, Hungry and Maccas are short version, I will stick with the Red Rooter. You see RR is short for Radio Rentals, and let's not get confused. Our bacon is different. It's simply short cut, middle bacon or streaky bacon. I tried American bacon and it's vile. I am glad you could identify what a hot chip is.... Finally I feel you missed the biggest chain, if you could call it that, of chippies. There you would have found real chips, great burgers, superb chicken and more. You are young, with a lot to learn. Temper what you say, make it less "America is good" and the rest isn't. Lip service is always bad.

[@parkesyreviewsstuff7587]

GYG worker here: we do have salsa's and used to have a salsa station that is kinda like a salsa buffet but it became a casualty of covid 19. All you got to do is ask the crew. The Nacho Fries is basically Nachos, but replacing the corn chips with fries, same ingredients as a cali burrito tho (meat, pico, guac, sour cream, cheese).

[@Chillinn33]

it became a casualty of compliance 🐑🐑🐑

[@MrTommy717]

As an Australian, I’d like to add my two cents, I never really go for anything with bacon purely because everyone cooks it differently to what I like and it’s never really the same. I do think KFC is very hit and miss. When they cook it right, it can be amazing, but ultimately depends which teenage kid is cooking behind the counter. Which is probably the same throughout all fast food restaurants. And as other comments mention, anything between burger style buns is a burger, sandwich is typically between two slices of bread loaf.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Burger is short for hamburger so a chicken sandwich cannot be a burger😂😂😂

[@elissabadran]

@@jeffhampton2767 so wouldnt a hamburger be a ham patty? what youre referring to would be a beef burger

[@jeffhampton2767]

@@elissabadran They are called hamburgers because German immigrants to the United States brought them from Hamburg Germany. That is why they are called hamburgers. Then Americans put them on a roll with sometimes cheese and lettuce and tomato and a pickle and created the American hamburger. Burger is short for hamburger.

[@BenjaminDingley]

@@jeffhampton2767burger buns = burger. Sliced sandwich bread = sandwich

[@builttoscalevideos]

Aussie here, a reason our fast food may taste vastly different from how it tastes in America is because we have different regulations on how that stuff is processed in the manufacturing stage. For instance a few years back we had a big kick on fast food beef no longer using artificial growth hormones. There’s probably also something to be said about how we source our meats from Australian farmers too.

[@melbapeach162]

I feel like everyone other than America is going to have very 'different' tasting food for similar reasons.. America food is a different breed and I don't mean that as a compliment 😅

[@chjdjdjdjsjsj830]

Another Aussie chiming in here to mention to Americans that we used to have salsa stations at guzman y gomez but they were removed during covid and stayed that way pretty much because of inflation, now we have to pay for all of the extras.

[@chjdjdjdjsjsj830]

I’ve been to America too, their food is… interesting. Very rich and not the best. It just tastes a bit cheap? And extremely processed? Some things taste good though but still cheap…? Tighter food regulations = better ingredients

[@Not_undelicious]

My brother in-law was manager of an abattoir that sold to McDonald's Australia and the regulations are super strict on the condition of the cattle before slaughter and even stricter for processing.

[@MsSquishme]

Not just the meat - also the sugars we use. Australia = Sugar cane, etc. America = Corn Syrup 🤢🤢

[@dnsoulx]

4:55 "i wonder if there'd be a way to make a sweet tortilla" my brother let me introduce you to the world of *crepes*

[@AlmightyBeavis]

There is also "Mexican Buñuelos", a flour 'tortilla' fried with cinnamon, sugar and a savory sauce. There is also "Buñuelos De Viento" / Rosettes, a sweet flour batter poked with a hot oiled iron mold, fried in oil, coated with sugar and cinnamon. Delicious but a pain to make.

[@dnsoulx]

@@AlmightyBeavis ooo thanks for the insight. i love learning more cooking recipes

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

@@AlmightyBeavisGrowing up spending school breaks with family in Mexico, I remember seeing buñuelos at the local mercado bigger than my head. If they don't immediately disintegrate into sweet shrapnel, they're not worth eating lol. Edit - I have a large dome.

[@scubajoe3321]

​@AlmightyBeavis my granny makes those

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

I've never heard anyone suggest that crepes were similar to tortillas before, but it makes sense!

[@jrr851]

Put all the countries that have taco bell or other fast food chains into a random wheel, spin the wheel, book a flight, and try all the stuff. This has been an amazing series.

[@EcoRV]

As an Aussie it easy to define: if it comes between BUNs it's a burger. "Sandwhiches" are always between sliced bread. It's the form factor NOT the filling that differentiates.

[@farah_lynn]

As an American this is how I define a burger as well!

[@jackpan4535]

To me it’s like calling a car a bike just because you’ve shoved a wheel into the backseat. The construct is a car, what’s inside doesn’t change what it is 😂

[@AlecHa]

Yep. Thus, in Australia, we can easily say that a hot dog is not a sandwich.

[@youtubelicksmytaint7482]

As an American. I beg to differ. 😂😂😂😂😂 🍔🍔🍔

[@2010lani]

I wonder what they call an actual sandwich. Americans make no sense

[@Funkteon]

The bacon you kept getting in Australia is called 'Short Cut Rindless' which Americans refer to as "rindless bacon" or "back bacon" which is a lean and healthier portion of the animal, and it is used in fast food restaurants in Australia due to its fairly uniform round-ish shape that fits well into a round burger, and the fat streaks are cut off. What you are served in the US is fatty-as-fk 'streaky bacon' strips from the pig's belly area that are 50% fat and nowhere near as meaty as what we get here in Australia. If you had bought the 'Bacon & Egg McMuffin' at McDonalds here in Australia, you would have once again been served short cut rindless bacon. The first thing a professional chef from the US notices when they start working in Australia is that our food is nowhere near as sugary or fatty as the American equivalent.

[@lukasbuzz]

I'm an Aussie but american bacon is much better than Australian bacon

[@Funkteon]

@@lukasbuzz Sure, if you like fatty, streaky bacon that is only made up of about 50% meat... Most Aussies will choose meatier bacon like the 'Short-Cut Rindless' found in the vast majority of our burgers and restaurant breakfast offerings. The Americans (and you, apparently) can deal with the cheap and nasty 'belly fat bacon' all you like...

[@lukasbuzz]

@@Funkteon maybe with bacon and eggs I prefer Aussie style but American bacon is superior on a burger just facts

[@jezzsmith7593]

@@Funkteon Fat = flavour, and short cut rindless = dried out chewy garbage. Just my Aus opinion. Also, I have no problem with the national preference for lower fat options, because it keeps the flavour superior streaky product at a lower price point.

[@Spade080]

American streaky bacon is way better than Aussie bacon. Most Australians don't know real bacon. Not even sure you can call these "rindless" bacon as bacon. It's just ham.

[@markteoh4100]

GYG use to have a condiments area, but they took it away during COVID and hasn't come back. So now, you usually have to request for hot sauce and other condiments (Cilantro, Diced onions, pickled jalapenos).

[@Shaknor]

Maccas also used to have a salt pepper sauce area but too many people stole it all and the napkins so to drive up profit they got rid of it. Then also added self serve to the point maccas now looks nothing like they used to.

[@Chillinn33]

lucky those masks saved you all from salsa borne illnesses, the healthcare professionals warned you about those condiments

[@Djnosey97]

KFC in Australia is really inconsistent. If they get it right it’s delicious but most of the time it’s dry and chewy and the chips/fries taste old and have no salt

[@crosstownchord]

And my pet hate: even though the menu description of the item (some kind of meal in a box, let's say) SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS the inclusion of a particular sauce or condiment (oh, I don't know, let's say AIOLI), how often will that sauce or condiment NOT BE INCLUDED UNLESS YOU SPECIFICALLY ASK THE QUESTION "DID YOU INCLUDE THE [insert type of sauce or condiment, probably aioli]?" It's like the manager at the staff huddle before opening time is there saying "Look guys, I know the menu says it comes with aioli, but I need you to just stay the course and not give it to them unless they specifically ask for it. This is coming from the very top. Now let's hustle!"

[@kylemontano228]

usa kfc is consistently terrible lol. at least in california

[@pepelemoko01]

I've had it so greasy it nearly comes through the box. (not in a good way😆😆)

[@mickey-doublev]

Yeah soon as he got into the zinger burger and said chewy you could tell it was about to be a bad KFC run, really up and down but when you get a good KFC with fresh chicken 🤌🤌

[@tanya9112]

If it’s a high turn over it’s good.. still better than the US in my opinion 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@somerandomalbinodude]

as someone who used to work at a Mcdonalds i can confirm that pretty much all of the donuts pastries and cakes etc served at McCafe are frozen, and the reason that so many fast food places have dedicated coffee bars here is because McCafe was in vented in Melbourne in 1993 and other fast food chains have followed later with ther eown version of it

[@peter65zzfdfh]

They had to invent MCafe because basically no one was going to Maccas for the crap coffee they had before that. Italian and other European immigrants had brought decent coffee to Australia many decades earlier and by the 90's it was getting hard to find someone that didn't appreciate good coffee.

[@stevepitt1414]

Crispy bacon, which is popular in the US used to be in fast food containing bacon in Aus, but most restaurants moved towards sort cut bacon when fast food chains were making a move towards healthier menus. After that fad died down no-one moved back to the crispy bacon despite, in my opinion crispy tastes better than shortcut

[@Melody3]

I was slightly confused when you started talking about Guzman Y Gomez being an Australian chain, as I live in the US and ate there recently. Turns out there are 4 locations total within the country, all within northeastern Illinois. Had no idea it wasn't a bigger chain until now.

[@katethekoala]

yes, I've seen them in the Chicago area and I didn't realize that was the only place in the US they existed. never realized they were an Australian chain until now and that they have such a small presence in the US

[@jeanwilson717]

Its a really interesting story about how they began. Love their Churros with Dulce de Leche sauce.

[@peter65zzfdfh]

As an Australian that just moved to a more regional area where they don't exist, it annoys me they expanded to the US before they expanded to every state in Australia. Miss it. It is about the only decent 'large chain' Mexican we have. (The reason they're not in my state is they are pretty firm on having very fresh ingredients and the supply chain here is a little longer) :\ Was happy to see he tried GYG as there may be better Mexican in Australia but not as fast food. Also, they literally employ every Latin American in the country it seems. Given our distance from authentic Mexican we were deprived of great widespread Mexican before they were founded. Haven't seen a Taco Bell since the 80's. The first one of this current wave was opening in my area as I moved away.

[@kalleygirl7]

“Too easy, Mate. Won’t be long” goes SO hard. Also I’ve notified condiments in a lot of countries you have to pay for separately when you order your food

[@UserMW14]

As someone who lives in Australia, the only places in Australia I have ever seen a soda fountain is in 7 eleven and IKEA

[@zoe7560]

subway too !!!

[@fionaparsons56]

omg this is how I find out what a soda fountain is

[@noone-mz1cd]

@@zoe7560 only some of them

[@ARandomAussie]

Movies

[@abcpea]

McDonalds used to have them.

[@patriciaboucher2221]

The bacon you get on fast food is not what most Aussies eat. When you buy your bacon from the supermarket, it comes in rashers, mostly either middle rashers, which are long, or streaky bacon which are shorter rashers and taste fantastic. There are other types, but I'm not writing a book here.

[@syciccubes]

Hey mate, i work at Australian Tacobell and the “Mitey G” you were talking about was a promotional item we did for just over a week. It was a while ago but from what i can remember, It was a cheesy g taco but with vegemite on the flat bread and in the taco. In the week or so it was available id only seen a couple people order it. My sort of general consensus about it was that it was ok. I wouldn’t order it (prefer a normal cheesy g) but if i was given it i wouldn’t be angry sort of thing.

[@aisle_of_view]

I'd be furious! ;)

[@jfwfreo]

Coffee (and Coffee Culture) is a huge thing in Australia so yeah many major chains will talk up their coffee offerings.

[@RyanMercer]

Sigh, now I'm hungry.

[@jimmy_flaps]

Same, I'm going to Zambreros to grab a chicken burrito

[@EmergencyResponsesBallaratReal]

@@jimmy_flaps I went to Mad Mex and got a Birria Taco and bought some Nutella and wraps to make the thumbnail

[@bennaustin6632]

If you order an item named “Aussie” burger, it will always have beetroot. Like this is what makes it Australian somehow. I do love beetroot and egg together in a burger.

[@rawnature8148]

Its a pity he didn't try a "mum and dad" takeaway place. Burger with the lot.

[@aaronflowers8626]

@@rawnature8148 Where everything tastes better with chicken salt!

[@purpleguy319]

What makes it Australia is that during WW2 american soldiers staying in Australia wanted their burgers, but they where being obnoxious, so we gave them burgers with beetroot on it to punish them.

[@TzDavid95]

I actually work at a flat bread production factory in Australia, and we buy our machine equipment from America, and I run those machines, sometimes some representatives from the manufacturers in America come over to check up on everything etc. and what I found out is we make flatbread completely different to the U.S as in with how the dough is made, and there’s times where we’ve had to make it very similar to how the U.S makes it as in using extra ingredients to help the dough and the results are very different, you can definitely tell just by looking at it without even tasting it

[@mdvillalon]

Mate, you are the gift that keeps on giving. Keep the Aussie content up mate!

[@Sweetwaterdream]

Cheese and vegemite is a classic combination here. I love cheese and vegemite :D We used to call Red Rooster: Red Rooter when I was in high school haha. . Most Australian fast food uses middle bacon which is less fatty and more meaty and soft like Ham rather than crispy and fatty. We do have more traditional american style rashers of bacon called "Streaky Bacon" that is more similar to what American's call bacon. Its still smoked but is most similar to American Bacon. I was shocked when I went to America and bacon was mostly raw and not smoked haha.

[@MLb0op]

Old mate needs to try himself a cheesymite scroll!

[@Sweetwaterdream]

@@MLb0op YESSS Its about the only thing I buy from bakers delight xD

[@Eleese__]

Rumor has it Sam is still ordering bacon and BBQ sauce in Australia 🤭

[@moderniselife]

You can call them Fries in Australia when referring to Hot Chips. It actually depends on the cut of potato really, however most places will give you their Hot Chips if you ask for fries unless they serve say Steak Cut fries, Chunky Fries (KFC style) and Shoestring Fries (McDonalds style) but they will list those on their menu

[@Electromash92]

Yeah, always funny when americans get all confused about the chips/fries thing... other parts of the world also have fries, we just call thick cut fries chips, and in some countries they are way more popular than fries so you don't really see fries much

[@moderniselife]

Aye it’s not that hard to grasp but I also do understand their confusion as it’s all they typically have seen

[@melbapeach162]

​@@Electromash92yeah for one thing.. the person serving them realises they are American, and everyone knows what fries are lol

[@Holgast]

Yeah, we do have ‘fries’ but they always refer to shoestring. Hot chips will always be thicker

[@enthusiasticallyunderwhelmed]

In Australia if it is in a burger bun we generally refer to it as a burger. If it's on sliced bread it's a sandwich.

[@jeffhampton2767]

Burger is short for hamburger so only a hamburger can be a burger. Remember that

[@gregoryscott7088]

@@jeffhampton2767 Do you really think Australians are going to change their language because Jeff said so? No. Forget about it.

[@Ahreigh]

Mcafe was invented for the Australian market which has a very intense coffee culture. Starbucks failed in Australia and McDonald’s learnt to cater better quality espresso based coffee.

[@almango873]

McDonalds made an effort to get reasonable quality coffee when done right (sometimes they serve it too hot which gives it a burnt flavour. Starbucks never made a serious effort at making quality coffee and charged too much for it compared to most local cafes. In short, McDonalds made an effort to suit the local market, Starbucks just thought they could transfer the US model without changing anything.

[@camerondart1150]

As an Aussie, we love our coffee. McCafé was born and bred in Melbourne, 1993. Starbucks only entered the market in 2000.

[@LargeHadronAnusCollider]

maccas coffee is still generally vile at the best of times.

[@sth475]

@@camerondart1150Actually McCafe began in Wagga, it was an initiative of the store manager there and it then spread.

[@camerondart1150]

@@sth475 That’s the first I’ve heard of it. Always been Melbourne born and raised. Wagga had the first NSW one, but on the Maccas website, it says the first McCafe was opened in Melbourne, 1993. Many articles are saying Melbourne too.

[@itsmevanilla3244]

I think outside the US, esp in singapore and aus and even india, the idea of burger is basically anything between 2 buns, and anything is a sandwich if it is between 2 pieces of bread, so the definition of the meals are defined by the type of carb rather than the filling, thus we have veggie burgers, chicken burgers etc. I never realized how strict the idea of burger was until I saw these types of US Fast food videos

[@melbapeach162]

Yeah same in Scotland, if it's in a burger bun it's a burger! 🍔

[@TheDegan79]

Hot food on a bun, preferably toasted. Cold food, it's just a roll. i.e Ham and cheese roll

[@jeffhampton2767]

Burger is short for hamburger so it's not called a burger because of the bun. So a chicken sandwich cannot be called a burger

[@melbapeach162]

@@jeffhampton2767 " the term "burger" is a more general term that refers to any sandwich made with a patty of ground meat. Burgers can be made with beef, chicken, pork, turkey, or even vegetables. On the other hand, a hamburger specifically refers to a sandwich made with a beef patty. "

[@peter65zzfdfh]

@@jeffhampton2767 For it to be a sandwich it has to be between *slices* of bread, so it can't be a sandwich if it's on a bun. So we enter a world where the US doesn't know what a sandwich is, and the rest of the world looked at the structure of a burger and said 'we can put anything in that'. Burger isn't short for hamburger either it's a different word. Infact in the US the first hamburger was within slices of bread, so was actually a sandwich and called a sandwich. In that instance hamburger was the origin of the beef, not the construction. It was called hamburg beef / hamburg steak and when placed in the bun it was a hamburger, because 'burger' was for the bun.

[@TheCAB207]

I always feel like Sam is pretty fair about everything and that's what makes his reviews fun but also authentic. Sound like our buddies from down under have some real gems and it seems like such a beautiful place from what you have shown in both your videos.

[@TheCAB207]

@@rooksey09 what is this unregulated food you speak of? He talked about he enjoys a lot of the food.

[@Jacopski]

Fun fact: The BBQ Bacon Angus burger at Mcdonalds should (or at least used to) have the classic American kind of bacon, most restaurants or cafe's will serve bacon as the whole cut with the classic American bit and the dry round bit (we call the whole thing a rasher). But classic Australian fast food loves to skimp out on bacon and 90% of the time we get the dry round pieces which no one likes.

[@imlit3725]

that was the case but in like 2021 or 2022 they completely took out crispy bacon from the menu

[@MaleOreo]

I was so pissed when they dropped the streaky bacon from the angus range

[@soullessnight6539]

I prefer Australian bacon

[@TrainsovertheLittleParaRiver]

You don't deserve any Bacon with that attitude

[@theantipope4354]

Speak for yourself! I prefer the meaty part of the rasher to the fatty part!

[@Scoutingforscout]

Australian here! No idea why we use that type of bacon, sometimes it is literally like cold ham? If I’m ordering bacon on a burger I want a smokey, salty, CRUNCH, you know???

[@ianmontgomery7534]

The bacon difference is because we use the English style most of the time which is backstrap bacon rather than belly bacon. I think Americans often call backstrap bacon Canadian bacon. In Australia belly bacon is often sold as streaky bacon. I buy a full bacon (rasher) which has both the streaky part and the part than is more like ham. I cut the streaky part off if I having it for breakfast with either tomatoes or eggs but if I am using it in a recipe then i will used the full rasher

[@TillyOrifice]

Yes indeed. Cut off the Merkan bacon and give it to the dog.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@TillyOrifice I like both but I use them in different ways.

[@TillyOrifice]

@@ianmontgomery7534 Yes, me too. As indicated.

[@YazoGaming334]

I'd just like to say for Australian kfc, you missed the fact that our chips are just next level, by far the best fast food chips

[@OtKH00]

If you say so. They just introduced fries in America and they are horrible, you might be disappointed if you come here.

[@MavSavMorgan]

Kfc chips are too soft all the time. Hungry jacks got the best chips

[@GoobHak]

KFC chips in aus would clear every other option if only for consistency, either the chips are too soggy and nicely salted, or perfectly cooked with barely any salt :(

[@brandonvilla42]

Red Roosters are better

[@yaziyo]

It sounds like his KFC was kind of shit though if his zinger was chewy, so I wouldn't be surprised if the chips sucked too.

[@Afterburner215]

Guzman Y Gomez used to have sauce dispensers, but they might have been removed completely because of COVID.

[@Holly.Georgia]

Being an Aussie I thoroughly enjoyed this. Funny when you pointed out how we pronounce things different. Never realised we were saying Red Roostah 😂

[@benjaminburgess6880]

Bro the cheesy bean and rice burrito is the most solid go to ever on the menu

[@Jeff..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..]

I dont understand how you dont have a bigger following please dont stop posting. your content is a wonderful break from this horrid youtube world.

[@Terry151151]

I think that KFC in Oz is way better than the US. Late one night, I drove into Phoenix Arizona, ordered KFC. I then took it back to the car and tried to eat it. After a couple of bites I found it SO bad that that I had to throw it in the bin. I tasted more like greasy fried rabbit.

[@kylem1112]

KFC used to be the best in the 90s imo. It has definitely gone downhill since then.

[@benverboonen1108]

You ate it in a bathroom?

[@Terry151151]

@@benverboonen1108 Thanks for pointing that out. (Fixed)

[@benverboonen1108]

@Terry151151 oh snap, I thought it was an Australian saying and I was genuinely confused

[@wombatpandaa9774]

KFC in the States is an abomination imo

[@tardrettee562]

Dude your videos are high end quality content, very unique and compelling to watch ! Keep it up

[@_derekdownunder]

Glad I stumbled upon your Australia videos. I’m a dual American-Australian citizen - have lived on the Gold Coast for 10 years. Interesting to hear your observations on Australia:. FYI - Guzman y Gomez was founder by an American - former Wall Street guy.

[@jaz2748]

The amount of excitement I had when you put grill’d at the top, I couldn’t agree more as an Australian! Their burgers are pretty amazing and i wish you got to sample more, thanks for your content and visit to Australia 🇦🇺 🦘

[@yeet-lj3dr]

I love seeing your videos of you in aus cause it's always so clear how hard you're trying to help us understand you it's so wholesome hahaha

[@Robbles2189]

First time eating Taco Bell while watching Sam! I feel like the little dvd screensaver just hit the corner flush!

[@zZKableZz]

I found this channel this morning. Im like 8 full videos in lol. Great videos 😁

[@davidp2888]

I’ve been traveling for the last 10 hours. This is a great way to end my day.

[@SeanTheDiscoNinja]

GYG offers all of their condiments as extras. You need to order them. They have a good range - habanero, roasted jalapeño, chimichurri mayonnaise etc. They definitely need the salsa.

[@Bill666king]

Two things that a worth a demo here in Australia are 1. Cheese and vegimite toasted sandwiches and 2. A pub made Surf n Turf/Reef n Beef, different places use different names but it usually consists of a nice big steak, prawns, a creamy cheese and garlic sauce and Chips or salad.

[@sarizarify]

Sam, the caliber of your videos is outstanding! As a chronically online person, your video notifications are some of my favorites to see pop up. I am just waiting for you to absolutely blow up 👏 keep at it, man!

[@privatepsychedelicreel5507]

GYG was started by an American and it's some of the best Mexican food you can get in Australia

[@peter65zzfdfh]

As a chain, it's definitely the best in Australia. Pity it's not in all states :\ Had some pretty good Mexican from independent places, but GYG definitely wins on 'fresh'.

[@whophd]

Aussies are confused why Americans call burgers “sandwiches”, when to us sandwiches are just a cold lunch item with sliced bread and deli meat or something, anything really as long as it’s thinly sliced. Whereas a burger is something you cook, comes on a round bun, and a proper big meal. (Burger is also a burger patty, yes, but you rarely need to mention that). Amazing to hear you found the BBQ sauce too sweet - at some point in the 1990s, American BBQ sauce replaced our traditional “smokey” definition, pretty much everywhere. I have to concede it may be wrong to generalise about this in America if it’s regionally different. The Hungry Jack’s branding story is way more complex than you may know, and was a fascinating set of back-and-forth rebranding as it kept changing to Burger King and back again, with standoffs between American and Australian headquarters. The problems began when someone bought the national (master) franchise and refused to expand it in the 1970s-80s. I have a very dim memory of the mid-80s when they had only one store in the middle of the city (“downtown”) and the menu was full of unfamiliar items. By the 1990s fast food surge, they got in line with other chains like McDonalds a lot more. Grill’d really helps me eat with my gluten and dairy limitations - but you have to try some other items there, like the lamb Baa Baa Burger, and the specialty beef burgers (Zesty Mexi is my favourite this month). Definitely a restaurant in the ways that matter, but since you can order Uber or pickup 10 minutes ahead and walk there, no big deal. Yep our bacon is different, sorry (and sorry about the driving sticks swapping all the time … I blame the European manufacturers, since the Japanese and UK and Australian manufacturers used to all agree and things were fine until recently). At least the bacon stopped being circular slices and very uniform about 20 years ago. I think iconic foods like bagels and bacon just aren’t good to try in Australia. Just put lettuce, tomato and beetroot on your burger, cheese probably, and enjoy the fresher beef and potatoes. Oh, and you’re welcome for the coffee. Hope you appreciated it was STRONG, yet smooth and not bitter at all. That’s the beans - grind them on demand, and not stale. Starbucks is an absolute travesty (buckets of sugar water with coffee flavour) and even in Australia they fail. McCafé was invented in Australia! Did you know? That’s why it’s so big with its menu here. Thanks to our Italian influx 50-80 years ago, we got hooked - beginning in Melbourne, then Sydney and the rest of Australia in the last 20-30 years. I think it’s finally spreading to the UK now. Hurry up America!

[@zeitgeistx5239]

We don’t call burgers sandwiches, it’s just him.

[@TheBlackDeath3]

I think the "burgers contain ground meat patties" definition is pretty fair. The difference between a chicken sandwich and a chicken burger, in my mind, comes down to whether the patty is ground meat or not. BBQ is very much a regional thing here with a lot of variation, and while grilling meat over flame is hardly an American invention I think it's pretty widely recognized as a specialty cuisine typical of America. Pulled pork in particular is fucking based. Love of coffee probably constitutes at least 40% of the identity of the region I grew up in in America (Pacific Northwest), which is where Starbucks (and others) was founded. I'm not a coffee drinker myself but I have to imagine that there's a lot more to the region's understanding of coffee than overly-sugared drinks. McCafe exists over here, it's just not nearly as robust in offering as I'm seeing in this video.

[@jeffhampton2767]

​@@zeitgeistx5239a hamburger on a bun is called a hamburger sandwich

[@jeffhampton2767]

In the United States everything on a roll or on a bun or between two slices of bread whether it is hot or cold is called a sandwich.

[@jeffhampton2767]

In the United States we make chicken Parmesan sandwiches that are hot we make meatball sandwiches and sausage sandwiches that are both hot we make cheese steak sandwiches that are hot we make egg sandwiches that are hot we make chicken sandwiches that are hot we make fish sandwiches that are hot crab cake sandwiches that are hot oyster sandwiches that are hot shrimp sandwiches that are hot the list is endless😂

[@CARSZYX]

As an Australian I’ve tried the veggie mite taco personally don’t think an American would like it but loved it

[@ashgarnermeow]

Fun fact McCafe started in Melbourne, Australia. For Mexican food, I prefer Mad Mex or zumbrero than GYG or Taco Bell For condiments, most places you have to buy unfortunately, not everywhere has a help yourself offer. Not gonna lie though, as an Aussie who has had US bacon, I prefer ours, but it is what you are use to! So it would have been different for you and probably not as favourable. But streaky bacon is known in Australia which is the US bacon. Hope you enjoyed Australia!

[@Zoritos64]

I clicked on this notification so quick lol. I'm loving the Australia vids!!!

[@deesalkelly3069]

he needs to do Kebabs - and pizzas

[@buda3d2007]

GYG is the best chain Mexican in Oz IMHO, I am still yet to purchase a single taco bell item, their heavy use of chemical cheese rubs me the wrong way, and yes Australians have an unhealthy love of KFC chicken. fun fact we have another franchise called Harry De Wheels that sells pies with peas and gravy as one of the signature dishes, they always advertise their pies with a picture of Colonel Sanders when he stopped by their stand some 50 odd years ago. And yes Australian hamburgers tend to try to do everything good instead of one thing good, so expect lots of ingredients in the famous works burger you may find in a corner store burger joint, the beets are a Greek influence that caught on years ago, I love it because I grew up with it. Grill'd are ok but I found in particular their Melbourne stores do a way better job than other states, in particular I always visited the Glenferrie rd store in Hawthorn VIC and always had amazing food with great service.

[@adambrickhill185]

I've noticed that you get embarrassed when saying something that might be lost in translation when in Australia. Don't worry about it, your an absolute legend, that's all we care about.

[@Tmicl187]

In Australia, you must order and pay extra for sauce. Also if it's in a burger bun, it's a burger. If it's between sliced bread, it's a sandwich. If its on a roll, it's a roll.

[@djt6012]

I had a mate from South Carolina recently visit Aus for the first time and he absolutely loved the phrase "Too Easy". He was determined to make it catch on in the US. Though he didn't realise that "No Worries" originated here as well, so it's possible in 10 years we'll be hearing many of our US cousins replying with Too Easy. For next time you're here, give Oporto a go (Portuguese inspired chicken takeaway, basically a competitor to KFC and Red Roota), and Zambrero (much like GYG, but a step up in quality, though maybe not as much of a flavour punch as GYG). The other thing to get while here would be a kebab. Kebab shops are probably one of the most common take aways here, but because they don't fall under a single brand it's impossible to quantify how numerous they are. Essentially, compared to how many stand alone Mexican take aways there would be in somewhere like California. Australia has a sizeable Middle Eastern population, which brings Kebabs to just about every corner of the country. The other thing you need to try is a "Tradie's Breakfast" (tradie being short for Tradesman), essentially a pie or sausage roll (with sauce) and either a Dare Iced Coffee, or a chocolate Oak Milk. Aussie culture at its finest. In your other video from Aus I noticed you mentioned you weren't sure whether you should be eating a pie with sauce, and it reminded me of my Mum telling me when she went to the States and she wanted to try a bagel, but didn't realise you're meant to put something on it. So she had it plain, and didn't really know what to think. Essentially it's you with the meat pie/sausage roll. They can still be enjoyable without it but sauce on top just makes it 100% better.

[@Radioactive661]

KFC is usually more tasty and less dry at least in my experience and the Zinger is usually only hot if you get the stacker version which to me is the best item ever

[@Quacksterthe2nd]

As an Australian, I am devastated; the original recipe from KFC isn't in the American KFC anymore, and the zinger box is one of the greatest things known to man, yet not included.

[@calliejohnston9489]

Ireland and the UK eat the same bacon as Australia, and 'North American' bacon is called 'streaky bacon' in the UK and Ireland

[@snazzyscotsman5883]

Aussie Maccas worker here. You're correct about the donuts - they are baked externally and trucked into the store frozen. I think there might be an option to order it warmed up. Otherwise, it'll be at fridge temperature (that is, after it's been defrosted).

[@tommyt4259]

To us the type of bread dictates if it's a sandwich or burger. So anything between two slices of bread is a sandwich while anything on a burger bun is a burger.

[@Orxbane]

All burgers are sandwiches but not all sandwiches are burgers.

[@Rubicmeat6]

In Australia, Red rooster is effectively single income dad KFC

[@tylerbushell2333]

Red Rooster is the Australian fast food chain

[@TheTrombonism]

Please never stop saying “when on Rome…”!

[@WayStedYou]

7:03 most Guzman places have sauces at the counter or if you do an online order you can ask for the sauces there

[@LennyMiller739]

Guzman gomez you have a choice of salsas to choose from, you can order the food with it - some of the stores have a free salsa bar as well. Also with bacon - In America you have what we call "streaky bacon", the bottom of the belly. We also have "midcut" bacon which is the streaky but it also the eyelet from the side, and then "shortcut" bacon, which is just the eyelet. Most fast food places you use shortcut because its a better fit (physically), cheaper and not as fatty

[@joeltrouchet2534]

Ok I’m Australian and I need to clear something up. Tomato sauce and ketchup are not the same thing!! They have distinctly different flavours yet are regularly conflated to mean the same thing. Ketchup is generally thicker and has different spices to achieve a different flavour. They work well in different situations. Like I’ll put tomato sauce on a sausage roll and have ketchup as a side for hot chips.

[@RackieD]

Cheesy vegemite is a lunchtime staple in Australia, so much so they make a spread with cheese already in it. So I have to imagine the vegemite wrap would be pretty good!

[@ACDZ123]

Toasted English muffins with butter Vegemite and cream cheese is the bomb

[@melbapeach162]

It definitely seems like flavours that would go together!

[@jonathanr72]

Promite is better. It's actually edible unlike Vegemite which belongs in the bin.

[@thewoolyminers3835]

The joke about red rooster here is that they must be laundering money because when you go there they are never busy but still somehow seem to stay open

[@ACDZ123]

Been going since 1972 in Perth. Must be good 👍

[@lisawanderess]

😂 I remember going to a red rooster drive through once only to be told "I'm sorry but we've run out of chicken" what the?! 🤣

[@ACDZ123]

@@lisawanderess that happens at nandos a lot ...

[@crosstownchord]

@@lisawanderess Every Sunday night around 7pm for about 4 consecutive weeks until I gave up on them (definition of insanity, etc). Once or even twice I can understand, but when a pattern like that emerges, surely you modify your ordering/production. Although come to think of it, other franchises like Baker's Delight and Donut King are guilty of pretty much the same offence, just selling the dregs of their offerings in the final hour or so of being open. If people are consistently showing up towards the end of the day asking for a product you've sold out of two hours earlier, you'd think maybe one extra tray of chocolate iced rings or an extra oven shelf of Low-GI block loaves is worth the risk for a couple of days? Yeah, nah.

[@Adrianaaa121200]

Honestly when you find a good red rooster there's no going back. It's that good

[@ashineer8697]

Guzman y Gomez has expanded to the US, just very minimally. Only 4 and they're in the Chicagoland area. I haven't been but I've driven past them a solid few times and they all have 3.8-4.1 stars, so I'm assuming pretty solid since taco bells in the area can rage from 2.8-4.0 ish

[@blazed00]

I throughly enjoyed watching this. Thanks mate

[@coltonxcx]

Thank you for your important research

[@Slow_Poke]

Thank you for adding a resource for eating disorders in the info and at the end. It is greatly appreciated.

[@glennarmstrong7891]

I was surprised by your comment about the drive through being clockwise. The building needs to be on the drivers side of the car. If clockwise in the US, you would have to get out of the car to get your food.

[@vanessagoddess1]

17:15 "hush puppy" 🤣🤣🤣 In Australia a hush puppy is a shoe (usually those kind of shoes old people wear). I get that it is something else in the US ... but it just made me giggle

[@loganleroy8622]

Lol, coming from the people that use the terms thongs and dunny.

[@mikaelawernimont4912]

As an American currently living in Sydney.. yes the bacon is weird af.. very much like ham. And YES I love Guzman Y Gomez, its the closest thing I have to chipotle, there's one right around the corner from my house and I go at least twice a week haha

[@timothywilcox9057]

Sam oh Sam. Yah know, you and me had such a great relationship… but then you attacked my love. The CHEESY BEAN AND RICE BURRITO IS GREAT. It’s cheap AND delicious. Just needs some diablo sauce. Not sure how I’m going to forgive you 😪

[@dantheman2038]

For real cheesy bean and rice burrito is the go-to, used to be a 1.00 too, which was a great deal for so much food!

[@automaticnokia]

I'm disappointed for your kfc visit. Seems like you went to a poor quality kfc. Zinger Burgers are amazing when cooked right

[@DigiRangerScott]

I can’t believe you ran all the way back to Australia because you forgot they have food

[@dekaOsiris]

Love to take you on a tour in Melbourne mate and get you across all the nuances of Australian culture and food :) I must go to the U.S as well, I'm intrigued!!

[@tomlister9062]

Gotta come back and try Oporto's and Ogalos. We also have Five Guys in Sydney.

[@korsion]

Sandwiches use bread, burgers use buns.

[@TonyMontanaXx]

Bro where are the wing videos😭😭

[@therealsamreid]

Hey TonyMontanaXx! Currently in Arkansas filming the next installment. The costs and time commitment have increased significantly with each video since the states are bigger and farther and farther from where I live. All that being said - this one should be published the first week of May. Appreciate you bearing with me as I figure out the finances, logistics, etc. Thanks for watching!

[@ColetteNicoll]

At Guzman Y Gomez, you specify your choice of sauce IN your order (for the environment). My favourite order is a "spicy" (that's my sauce option) bacon burrito. All the breakfast burritos have salsa, scrambled eggs, cheese and hash brown. In regards to KFC - yes you order your sauce. It saves on plastic waste. "Burgers" are when your hot protein choice is served in a split, soft round roll. Sandwiches are any form of sliced or flat bread. Australian bacon is less processed, and the loin - not just the streaky part. Our fresh produce, like our coffee - is superior. Glad your Aussie whopper was ok. You have to go to an old fashioned burger shop to understand why we have beetroot. Not all BBQ sauce has plum. Only when it's labelled

[@Kelnx]

European/British Bacon is good and is what is called "bacon" in most of the rest of the English speaking world, but it's pork loin usually dry cured and sometimes (but not always) smoked. So it's pretty lean, saltier, and much dryer than American Bacon which is pork belly and has a lot more fat in it. American Bacon is usually nitrate/nitrite cured AND smoked and has a higher moisture content than British bacon which is why American bacon has to be refrigerated and British bacon usually doesn't. Comparison of British bacon to country ham is pretty close as both are pretty salty and don't necessarily need to be refrigerated. Again, all bacon is good, but I think a lot of our Aussie/Kiwi/British cousins are really missing out on how good American pork belly bacon is. Fat is flavor and our bacon brings flavor in spades. I like a good slice of British or even Canadian bacon with eggs some times, but I would never want it on a burger. It's too dry for that in my opinion.

[@adnauseam7825]

previous aussie taco bell worker here. The mitey g is basically just the cheesy g with the addition of vegemite, it still has the melted cheese. it’s good but i feel like you’d have to like vegemite or be a fan of salty things to enjoy it

[@gcm747]

That Zinger was a fizzer mate. You get a good one and they’re great!

[@chemicaljonez]

Mate, you're dead right about our bacon. Bacon in Oz is generally shoulder cut. At first when I moved to the US I missed shoulder bacon, now after a few years I have to admit American bacon is much better. I do miss beetroot in my burgers though and keep pickled beets in my pantry. Not the same though cos Americans pickle everything in white vinegar which isn't as tasty. Pineapple fritters are a classic fish and chip shop thing that has made its way into some Oz chains. BTW. I frigging miss the KFC Zinger Burger. So good!!!

[@LFwitch_hunter]

in regards to the mcafe being so much larger, we are the reason it even exists, same with the "healthy" items on the maccas menus that went global in the mid 2000's they started as the "healthy choices" menu because we demanded they make something healthier to meet new standard that were being put in place. that and we are very snobby with our coffee so it made sense to put a bit of effort into it

[@GardenArcade]

I've noticed at specific places in the US too they've stopped asking people if you want sauce unless you specifically ordered it. Which is interesting cause I'd imagine most people would want sauce but I also know theres more than a few of us here that order without it

[@tanyabrown9839]

We have various kinds of bacons in Australia so know what other bacons taste like, they just tend to use the 'healthier' less fatty kind of bacon in many of the fast food chains (i think it comes from a different part of the pig). The term 'burger' in Australia I would describe as being a roll which has some kind of hot patty in it and which 'may' also have other ingredients in it too eg salad, the patty doesn't have to be meat as we also have vegetarian burgers. To us anything which has a bun/roll isn't called a 'sandwich'... it's either called a roll eg a salad roll, a chicken and salad roll etc (or whatever ingredients are in the roll) or some kind of burger. Sandwiches in Australia are when sliced bread is used.

[@user-Auscat]

We had a Taco Bell in my city decades ago. Didn't know they still existed in Australia. It was more of a resaurant back then than a takeaway place. The icecream with scorched almonds and Kahlua (which I replaced with Baileys) was amazing.