Food Theory: How Pumpkin Spice Killed Coffee! (Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte)

[@midnightwatercrest4299]

I literally just got a pumkpin spice frappucino lol

[@alfathkeenanmascherano5548]

nice

[@jonthegamerplays4833]

Pumpkin spice fappuciono

[@gokuuissj3516]

Not same

[@randomstuffyt8453]

Bruh ur pinned

[@gaoyanxie7264]

Epic man

[@lukedemosthene3749]

I really can't lie Mat Pat really struck on the idea of Food Theory. This show is amazing!

[@unknowncaller2597]

Yeah, but aren’t all of his shows amazing lol

[@reynardmancuso2408]

I was sceptical in the beginning but it became a great content.

[@Alexa-rv4dr]

I know right! I love it! Food is something everyone can relate to which makes it even better.

[@lordvader3d]

I agree the kind of content he does and kinda of puns he makes goes well with food

[@insertusernamehere8324]

I genuinely did not expect this channel to succeed like this...

[@tarashah817]

"pumpkin spice refers to the spices used in pumpkin pie and doesn't actually taste like pumpkins" is the "Frankenstein was the name of the doctor not the monster" of this decade

[@deadeyesolo]

Thought everyone knew this

[@kannonball5789]

@@deadeyesolo I did not unfortunately

[@myanoi1726]

Wait Frankenstein was the doctor??

[@gr8cescale]

@@myanoi1726 fun fact: in the original book, the monster was called Adam

[@lellums]

....so it's just a chai then? (I'm not in the US so we don't get it here)

[@shannonhasquet7175]

As someone who is passionate about the social sciences, I love how psychological these videos are. It's absolutely fascinating. And Food Theory is definitely making me think about the things that I eat and drink! I love this channel! I think it's my favorite out of all three!

[@EliteFiveJon]

I agree. I still remember from the supermarket video how he said they play music to keep you shopping longer. I went to my shop during COVID there is no music at all. They want you out in a hurry.

[@LordofLumber72]

Food

[@DiamondBono]

lol i watched more videos here more than film and game theory combined.

[@KJE09]

Same

[@jacquietimms3075]

Sometimes I share these videos with my social sciences teachers...

[@Ash_Yu]

2:32 The recipe change when they started putting actual pumpkin in the latte is what killed the flavor to me. It used to be SO good and I didn't care it didn't have actual pumpkin because the latte is called "pumpkin SPICE", which has always been a spice mixture used for pumpkin pies since the 1890's. For over a hundred years prior to the latte it was understood as a spice that compliments pumpkin, not a spice that is made from pumpkin.

[@fatoumfatoumeh]

I didn’t know that…so that’s why it tasted so off and weird to the last time I tried it! It’s heavier and sweeter than I remembered, uck. I used to love pumpkin spice latte in my college years (that was over a decade ago), so I assumed that it was my taste buds that changed.

[@MorriganQueenGaming]

lol this is such a pet peeve of mine. I hate when people say stuff like "But there isn't any pumpkin even in there thing" and I'm just like "there shouldn't be....? its pumpkin spice, with which to spice pumpkin....?" I never got to try a PSL before they started adding actual pumpkin and I'm a little sad about that. I might try to do so at home....?

[@lb4581]

I hate this too, like it should be ovbvious to anyone who does a home cooking throughout the year. Pumpkin spice is what you use to flavor pumpkin with. Not the pumpkin itself. Why would a pumpkin latte be something people want? Idk. The spice on the other hand tastes great, especially in eggnog and other creamy drinks

[@recoveringsoul755]

I have pumpkin spice at home and put it into coffee and didn't notice any changes in taste. I am watching to see how they made it. The smell of pumpkin pie is supposed to be an aphrodisiac for men.

[@recoveringsoul755]

@Deanna L. Newton lol

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

So the best selling type of coffee are the ones who taste the least like coffee.

[@Sokhuns]

hmmmm understandable

[@gustavowadaslopes2479]

It's like how chocolate doesn't really taste like cocoa. Or how sweet milky drinks are tastier than milk by not being bitter

[@nikarthur9996]

@Gustavo Wadas Lopes , milk isn’t bitter though...

[@nightwal7774]

You remind me of an anime :/

[@toastie4848]

@@nikarthur9996 yeah milk is just.....creamy water? It tastes alot better than it sounds 😅

[@SpacialQuantum]

I work as a Starbucks barista and this year it came out in august. The problem is the fact that we (my store) run so quick that last year we ran out before Halloween. Starbucks also changes the recipe every year so the drink never tastes the same from year to another. In addition to all that, we can add pumpkin sauce to anything so we have a latte, cappuccino, Frappuccino, iced coffee, hot coffee, cold brew, nitro cold brew, and literally whatever drink you want. On top of all that we have many different ways the specific drinks are made, like the new version this year is a cold brew with vanilla cold foam mixed with the pumpkin sauce and pumps of vanilla inside the cold brew. This comment took me almost the whole video to write and a few points I would have made matpat covered in the video (example: it’s the only drink around fall, while we have up to four drinks around winter)

[@jkdoesthings6999]

Please don’t suspiciously disappear lol

[@Wooweewoo___]

So thats why i remember last year i was out with my squad of otakus and weebs and i remember the PSL tasting a little sweeter than the one i had on my road trip this year it was way more cinnamon-ny i guess

[@bakaoneesanplays1791]

Disgusting.

[@Kate-vo3uk]

Yo i would follow a blog or subreddit about this, this is weirdly so interesting

[@cessoe]

To be fair as a fellow barista the pumpkin cold foam was a thing last year as well, people are just going insane now and putting pumpkin foam on everything they can, chai's, pink drinks, I've even seen it on a frappucino. insane

[@CHEFPKR]

The secret ingredient: hard drugs.

[@subscribetomydogsfornoreas5336]

I think you are forgetting some of that hard lemonade

[@breadening]

Nothing beats drugs

[@Alexa-rv4dr]

Yep.

[@arvindgupta7674]

Don't do drugs kid

[@subscribetomydogsfornoreas5336]

@@arvindgupta7674 good boi

[@ArchBishopDrakeVT_VODs]

For those who are wondering about the peppermint mocha, there is no season for it, it is year round. We keep the peppermint that is used for it year round for other drinks, the only thing we don’t have is the chocolate curls that goes on top of the whipped cream. So if the chocolate crumbles matter to you that much, then that is when you should be worried about it running out

[@britanimations2002]

"coffee is a weird drink" *shows picture of Nightmare BB*

[@screwtapee]

What is Nightmare BB

[@muzan4921]

@@screwtapee nightmare balloon boy

[@shoutloud5945]

@@screwtapee WAIT HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO THAT IS??? DONT YOU WATCH GAME THEORY?? wow. go watch the five nights at freddys videos on game theory.

[@AngryCadet]

People mostly people here don't know game theory

[@AngryCadet]

Or some

[@iiViridis]

the fact that pumpkin spice kraft dinner is something that ACTUALLY exists is almost frightening

[@saanvitalanki8915]

I'm scared 😳

[@castleoffiction96]

“Almost?”

[@andrewbarden7672]

Pumpkin spice flavor Mac and cheese

[@autumn8920]

Dragon Killer please spare us

[@gibbous_silver]

WHAT

[@casperstruik4038]

Good to see matpat talking about the frontal lobe again without losing his mind

[@dalek9554]

Pumpkin spiced lobotomy

[@Slow_And_Serious]

Only the ogs remember

[@professzorplebus3951]

True, it’s making me cry, I want to see MatPat lose it :D

[@wakkaseta8351]

The sip of '87

[@carlin-]

WakkaSeta LMAO

[@imaginewagons7414]

I was watching this episode with my 4 year old sister in the room, I had to get up and leave and she runs out and says “Bubba I wanna watch food theory!” I’ve never smiled so hard in my life

[@aperson6463]

You're doing something right

[@NathanTowles]

Film Theory ruins childhoods, Food Theory makes them

[@aperson6463]

@@NathanTowles yessssssssss

[@RucaDoo]

@@NathanTowles Game theory is older than most Fortnite players, so yeah lol

[@StealthGamer37]

Makes even more sense why the pumpkin spice never hit me. While I love the weather and look of autumn, I’ve never had a particularly happy memory associated with it. All of mine are with Winter, so I’m pretty much obsessed with peppermint. I use peppermint essential oils for air freshener and I gorge myself on the peppermint mocha when it comes around.

[@judahgordon6213]

Same

[@airbendingninja23]

I mean I love winter and I love summer. But I'm not attached to either of em scent wise

[@osmantahmazli3943]

I have never had a pumpkin spice latte, might try one this year

[@Draiocht012]

The video plus your comment have hit me with the realization that I don't have any particularly fond memories associated with a given season because I've never been fond of socialization. Every month, every season, every major holiday involved a family get-together that I loathed... Feck, that's depressing.

[@sbatou87]

I tried the pumpkin spice latte and it never grabbed me as much as the peppermint.

[@KitsukiiPlays]

“Scent is the strongest sense related to memory” So true. Will NEVER forget the smell of a freshly open Pokémon TCG pack

[@queeny5613]

Yassss

[@Buttclinger]

Lol

[@australium7374]

Idk about u guys but I forget about smell, I always remember the things I see, vividly remember details about the time I played at my grandmas house 12 years ago

[@greapesouda805]

And the smell of that one cherry candle left in my family’s Christmas decor box.

[@Emerald-vn5eb]

Oh no, I’M REMEBERING

[@momoshikadora]

From an Italian here, I bought a package of Starbucks coffee grounds to do with the Italian moka machine. Gotta say, I dunno if I'm doing it wrong, but Starbucks coffee genuinely tastes like "water that just got the flavor of coffee", quote from my mother who loves coffee. Probably it's because our taste buds are so used to our blends that any foreign one would taste awful. But as you've said, it's more of a cultural thing than anything else.

[@rookmaster7502]

For Italian standards, Starbucks coffee is certainly not very impressive.

[@momoshikadora]

@@rookmaster7502 Exactly. But with some sugar it's decent.

[@vyor8837]

There's very little coffee oil in it. It ain't great.

[@jacobkim3690]

HOHOHOHO AS AN CANADIAN, YOUR MISSING OUT

[@connorbraun7305]

@Antonio Medeiros this is a PRIME EXAMPLE of why you shouldn't drink while you're pregnant.

[@dayzfallingdownx190]

As a Brit I've never understood the collective freakout about PSL. On the other hand, I'm now super curious about strawberry cream cake & "cheesy" drinks! #thanksMatPat

[@febotroilo7225]

What does being a Brit have to do with it? Starbuckses are just as common here as they are in the States, and Pumpkin Spice dominates the autumnal menu here, too. Your ignorance of PSL has nothing to do with your national identity.

[@dayzfallingdownx190]

@@febotroilo7225 I'm aware it's on the seasonal menu but was referring to the popularity, not its availability.

[@adlirez]

@@febotroilo7225 it kinda does. The PSL may be a huge trend for you in the US, but it's just not as popular in other countries, especially countries who don't have autumn or Thankgiving-esque holidays to speak of. Here in the Philippines, PSL is never spoken of. The Philippines is a tropical country, and everyone's way too obsessed with 3-in-1 coffee, which is the immortal trend here. I literally never heard of the PSL until I saw this video. I asked my parents about it, and they've never heard of the PSL until I told them. That's how obscure PSL is here. Sometimes nationality *does* have an effect on our "ignorance". It's like how cheese is trending here. You might not understand the trend, but we do, and the products created by it are insanely good. P.S. Yes, we do have Starbucks here, but it is expensive for us to afford to buy regularly. Besides, why buy an expensive cup of coffee when you can buy a coffee packet that gives you a similar experience for almost a hundredth of the price? Coffee packets are all the rage here, and everyone's shameless about it.

[@MorganEdgy]

@@adlirez The same happens in the rest of America (the actual one). Since we're closer to the Equator we don't really care much for seasons, so in my case I had never heard about that beverage until now.

[@renatoalvisto8791]

People: FRAUD! PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES DON'T HAVE PUMPKIN! Me: That's why it's called *Pumpkin Spice* Latte, Pumpkin Spice does not have pumpkin either!

[@kimberlyrose01]

But you have to admit it's kind of cute when, all these years later, people still act like they've made some amazing observation about the lack of pumpkin.

[@mirandakeigher819]

Thank you! It's what you use to season a pumpkin pie, or really any fall dessert. Pumpkin SPICE

[@MaddJakd]

Pumkin and spice! i.e. pumpkin pie 🥧 latte

[@aidenkz]

You know, I never tried anything with Pumpkin Spice and such because I don't like pumpkins lol. Well thanks for the clarification. I'll try some Pumpkin Spice this year

[@SingingSealRiana]

Well you can read it both ways and where I live, pumpkin spice is not a thing but adding spice to pumpkin is, so reading it with that devide is not that wierd

[@roseb2854]

As a Starbucks barista, I can confirm that the most popular drinks are the ones that don't taste a lot like coffee. Seriously, it's to the point where part of what I ask when I am helping someone find a drink is "do you like the taste of coffee or not?"

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Is caramel latte count?

[@roseb2854]

@@L16htW4rr10r Carmel lattes won't be as sweet as a Caramel Macchiato, especially if you get it upside down or iced.

[@kumo8370]

This is why I go to dutch bros I swear if you don't like the taste of coffee don't drink it. Starbucks just makes it taste like chocolate milk god I'm gonna be sick. Too much sugar.

[@lunayen]

I don't. Hence why I don't mind occasionally drinking Starbucks.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@roseb2854 In my country, its a bit weird. Sometimes Caramel latte is sweeter than caramel macchiato. But in other coffee shop, it will be the opposite. X,D Other than that, Starbucks coffee is perfect for me. My stomach acid didn't act up when I drink. When I drink caramel latte from a coffee shop in Melbourne (not Starbucks), my stomach acid hurts my stomach so much that I basically binge eating and drinking that day because I can't stop feeling hungry. Never again...

[@eternalsymatree7921]

You guys should do an episode about whether or not Ginger Ale really helps with Stomach aches.

[@sushiwithasword5089]

That sounds awesome but no matter what I’ll feel better from ginger ale because of the mental reassurance.

[@luciferfaust]

The higher the concentration of ginger, the more it helps. It's the ginger much more than the soda that helps

[@adrenalineactivate]

They should do a food theory that debunk food facts that are false

[@Charlie-c1v1i]

i would live this video

[@pipedream2556]

First Pumpkin Spice, then Salted Caramel, and now Lotus Biscuits Flavours that someone realised would taste good as a general flavour and sets off a taste bud revolution in every corner of the edible market

[@TheTrain98]

Starbucks in Spring: “we just gotta make it to fall to survive another year”

[@tk7105]

I hate to say it but whenever I have one it cures my seasonal depression for a full 5 minutes, so props where props r due

[@TheTrain98]

T K I’ve literally never had one but also I don’t have seasonal depression just the regular kind

[@lunamax1214]

Mermaid and Unicorn Frappuccinos would like a word.

[@EMO_GRLL]

Haha

[@bodaciouschad]

Video Idea Suggestion: How to optimize your gas station self-serve Icees in the fastest time. So I like the occasional icee, and I had a chance to pick one up at a gas station the other day. If you don't tap the glass of Icee solution against the countertop a couple dozen times before you finish filling up your cup when you finally go to take a sip of Icee goodness through your spoon straw, as you poke the surface of your beverage, you will be met with dissappointment as it deflates like a sad balloon. So there I was, filling up a cold one at the self-serve Freeze-E machine. I was tapping the cup against the countertop to make the icee settle, letting the air bubbles escape and as I re-re-refill my icee to get the most coke-cola icee goodness I could for a dollar and a thought occured to me. "Am I doing this right? Surely there is a more optimal way of compacting the icee into the jumbo sized icee cup than filling the cup to the top and gently tapping the cup against the countertop to sift out the air bubbles." I muttered to myself as the line continued to grow behind me, each gas station patron social distancing behind me, seething with contempt. Any chance we could get a Food Theory analysis of the packing science of frozen beverages and the mechanical dynamics behind finding the optimal sifting motion to pack even more frozen goodness into each glass?

[@foxontop]

What

[@WreckinPoints11]

I want this even though I don't have Icees

[@ennuiedstealthgamesfan621]

You're supposed to stagger it, pour the drink stop for 3 seconds or so and then start it again, repeat this at least 3 times

[@bodaciouschad]

@@ennuiedstealthgamesfan621 that is roughly my method, but the freeze-E brand at the speedway I frequent has a foamy-expansion effect to it. When it leaves the nozzle, it explodes and takes a while to "settle", usually about 30 seconds and the Icee has shrunk an inch in the cup and by the time I got to my car after checkout I was holding a cup less than half full. It's mostly air unless you shake it down flat.

[@purple4216]

What's an Icee? Is it just pop? Or is it like a slushie?

[@butteredtoast8434]

Whenever I see “pumpkin” flavored items I can only think of the early fall harvest of my grandmothers pumpkin harvest, and her amazing pumpkin porridge, pumpkin soup, pumpkin Blins (a crepe like pancake), and so many other things she made out of the very pumpkins she worked hard all year round to grow. I was fortunate enough to experience food made with pumpkins; even if it came at the cost of not being able to drink overpriced and strange flavored coffee. Love you babushka.

[@azuregriffin1116]

In Soviet Russia, pumpkin grow you. On a serious note, that's adorable.

[@МарьянаЖигун]

Same here! I enjoy pumpkin food, like pancakes, soups ♡ and i am from Russia

[@maplemoviesofficial]

Mmm

[@whitleehalen831]

i love your grandmother.

[@FlamedancerStudio]

It just reminds me of thanksgiving (which is my favourite holiday)

[@Creative_Spirit_ab]

For anyone curious, the "cheese" added to the drinks mentioned near the end of the episode are very much cream cheese/cheese cake-like... not like sharp cheddar or anything 😂

[@Kevin-gg2bl]

I wanted a sharp cheddar coffee drink

[@treyspiller3931]

Did anyone else think Japan’s special strawberry drink sounded delicious?

[@gianttacogod]

I am now tempted

[@arielgonzalez008]

Sold

[@Nukepositive]

Conversely, the cheese drinks throughout east asia right now are all awful IMO. I had hoped Asia would discover cheese in the form of blue/feta/swiss/etc., but this is worse than Kraft singles.

[@keyrel2404]

Yes! I have never wanted to try a drink so bad before. I love strawberries, so I can only imagine how good it would be. Though maybe not a Christmas drink in the states...summer, maybe? I hope it takes off and they think of introducing it here in the states...

[@gameboy3d943]

It sounds like an UPGRADE from Strawberry Shortcake!

[@KimberlyFaith260]

Me: has never had a pumpkin spice latte in my entire life. Also me: “hmm interesting”

[@Dontmindme2008]

Same

[@silverwolfie9593]

Me to

[@bluelightning3290]

Same I might try one

[@yeetlebeetle]

It's not good, the frapp is pretty good tho

[@anniefarrell9907]

I wanna try it too

[@David_538]

Breaking news: Scrooge McDuck starts a pumpkin spice latte company called DuckBucks

[@mikefeddersen2476]

How about Snack Quacker's?

[@Stxrmbreaker626]

StarDucks

[@PepsiMann2009]

Nestle

[@eddmario]

*Starducks

[@Eclectic-Sheep]

My friend once said “I don’t care that I’m basic. Popular things are popular because they’re good.” That really stuck with me.

[@Red-jl1qr]

And not necessarily true at all

[@gavina.w.h7078]

I mean antisemitism is worryingly popular,does that mean it's good?

[@imapuppy4119]

The only reason I know this exist is because my dad said, “It’s fall, you know what that means?” And my older brother excitedly chirped, “PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE SEASON!” And my dad was so disappointed, “no... I raised a failure, it’s football season.” And I still bring that up every fall

[@TheKHUE]

Is he... you know...

[@ipersonthing6095]

e

[@_Emrakull]

My dad's same reaction when i said it's LGBT month :'(

[@TheKHUE]

Emraküll ughhh i hate that parents can hurt their kids so casually

[@SonniDez]

Imapuppy your brother was right.

[@LeAwesomeME]

Jokes on you, I've never had a pumpkin spiced latte Because starbucks in my country are really expensive

[@kaokao1642]

Southeast asian gang

[@kirayoshikage7122]

It’s expensive in every country haha

[@bluxnn6480]

jokes on you, i've never had starbucks-

[@Masong-dq3qz]

i never had one because im too young by he words of my parents

[@hannahbananno2679]

jokes on YOU, starbucks in ALL countries are really expensive ; v ;

[@josephrupsis4623]

Matpat, is a spring counterpart to the PSL: mcdonald's shamrock shake. It's limited time, gets you feeling like celebrating st. Patrick's day, is green, and it pretty much stands alone in terms of drinks like that.

[@Black_Jet5143]

Isn't jacksepticeye the shamrock shake and matpat is the psl

[@Bobis32]

there is a fall one that i like at culvers called the salted caramel pumkin concrete mixer i get at least one each year however its started to get harder for me as i have a minor dairy allergy

[@tra12048]

The only difference is that you can actually get a PSL during its limited time period. Try to get a Shamrock Shake and they'll just tell you their machine's broken XD

[@Horrorpilled]

I only drink the Shamrock shake because I like mint things

[@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix]

It also tastes like trash, and you can get a better one from literally _anywhere_ that isn’t McD’s 🤣

[@Lexi-wi4it]

I'm actually allergic to pumpkins, so I figured out the hard way that the latte does in fact now have pumpkin in it. I was one of the few people that was actually sad the pumpkin spice latte now has actual pumpkin in it. 😂

[@kumiho4970]

I'm deathly allergic to nutmeg, so I can't have any at all

[@thenappyotaku8886]

After working at Starbucks for 7 years, I've stopped caring what people order. I just put it together and hand it off so i can go back to my many never written fanfics going on in my head. Basically on auto pilot unless a Karen comes in or something else distracting comes up.

[@twinsodonnell1135]

Ok diaper fetishist

[@possesseddemon3850]

@@twinsodonnell1135 ... mean

[@velnz5475]

same with me for Culvers, but iv only worked for 2 years and tbh the pandemic changed how I work so I have to think on my feet to get stuff right. Weather that be drive thru, shakes or setting orders.

[@lanewright1143]

Omg same!!! For the love the god. In a crummy labor job. So many unwritten fanfics to keep your head busy.

[@J.DeezNuts]

you gotta love them karens before their morning coffee

[@mwills77]

That was amazing. I watched the coffee one yesterday and since I am an ex-partner from Starbucks, this one caught my eye. I love your humor towards it all because every thing you say is true. The new drink line up has drifted further and further away from the actual taste of coffee. Every once in a while, a new drink will come out that refocuses on coffee, but the best sellers are always the sweet drinks. And I have to give credit to Starbucks, they really do put a lot of time and energy into making any beverages, even the roasts. Highly enjoyable. I hope you do more on restaurants.

[@TheAmateruAstronomer]

I decided to try if Diet Coke healed spice so I may have eaten a ghost pepper..... I have never been the same Why is this getting so many likes?

[@amarafraz5473]

F

[@subscribetomydogsfornoreas5336]

F

[@fading_cinder7513]

F

[@something637]

I did and I was fine

[@_Aowyn_]

F

[@rubywannadie3448]

The sense of smell is amazing (taste will always be my favorite tho). There was this one odor remover spray my mom would use back I'd say about....7 years ago, and that's what the house would smell like, it had a VERY distinct smell to it. She got it again for the first time in years. Stepping inside all I could think of was when I was playing Minecraft on an august evening, where the sun was shining warm beams of light inside. The days when life was simply remembering to do my homework before going into school the next day.....

[@cloudbrooks]

love ur pfp g

[@rubywannadie3448]

@@cloudbrooks Thank you! Yours is really cute!

[@skytra772]

“Increases Input in Frontal Lobe” *Flashbacks to FNAF 4 Theories*

[@PedroCosta-po5nu]

No FOMO

[@randomstranger5229]

God, please no my PTSD is acting up-

[@figgehn_]

Me: American food culture is so nasty and weird *eats a big mac with Coke, fries and a side of chicken wings*

[@nathanearly2121]

Noo only the fries and a milkshake

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

I just eat lard and butter.

[@shash._.]

@@ferociousmaliciousghost a true American meal

[@waltervaquerano7608]

@@shash._. soooooo you've never tasted gun it's the real American meal

[@beaverperson6158]

Coolt figgehn är här

[@Muh1b]

Food theory idea: What is classified as a cookie? Like what makes a cookie a cookie because some people call them biscuits like an Oreo, some people say that they are cookies and some people say they are a biscuit

[@superbeltman6197]

Sadly this might be to similar to the hotdog episode to happen

[@Muh1b]

@@superbeltman6197 yeah, that is true! But it’s still an interesting theory lol!

[@WobblesandBean]

It's just a US/UK thing, it's not difficult. Here in the UK, cookies = biscuits, and biscuits = scones. What you call scones are inedible rocks made of flour and sugar.

[@IndigoGollum]

@@WobblesandBean Hey, sugarflourrocks aren't that bad. Try putting some cream cheese on them.

[@Humanresouces]

@@WobblesandBean so just call any short sugary thing a scone

[@EamonWill]

I don't think I've ever had a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. That said, I owe a great debt of gratitude to Starbucks for making Pumpkin Spice the flavor of fall. It may only be sold once a year, but there is no scarcity in this house! Last year, we bought enough pumpkin spice tea and pancake mix that we only just ran out and this year we have added pudding to our haul. If creamer didn't go bad, we'd stock up on that too, lol.

[@archmicthelegend5912]

Fun fact... this is the reason why the critic loved the ratatouille he was served. It reminded him of his mothers cooking when he was young.

[@TheEditor._.]

0:25 THE GUY FINALLY GOT A VOICE!! After so long...

[@lulua6203]

I have a theory that Starbucks intentionally misspell people's names so that they talk about it and share it on the internet 'for the meme' which then promotes publicity for them

[@Woozma]

As someone who worked at starbucks at one point: No, we're just really bad at spelling

[@andrewmonske8356]

Holy...

[@scaper8]

How common is that really, though? Granted, I only have small anecdotal evidence, but I've only ever seen it a couple of times. Even then only with less common names and usually a letter or two (like a vowel swap or a "c"/"s" replacement). Now, I could definitely see them promoting the joke for free advertising; but it really seems more to be a thing talked about rather than witnessed. Urban legend style.

[@louiswinters2265]

Not your theory

[@DrDinoNuggies]

This isn't a new thing people complain about either 🤣 Sitcoms have made that joke for decades

[@lasercraft32]

As someone who plays a LOT of video games (from Minecraft, to Smash Bros.) I know how absurdly powerful nostalgia can be. There are people playing older versions of those two games that are over 10 years old by now because their nostalgia for it makes them "objectively better" despite being statistically not... its crazy man.

[@tmoo8779]

Theory: the reason he always says “it’s just a food theory” at the end is so he doesn’t get sued by the companies he does food theory’s on

[@nicefloweytheoverseer7632]

Too bad, they will still sue him

[@falkyraizu3063]

It's just his catchphrase for all his channels Also you can't get sued by mentioning a company in your video

[@conk444]

Your theory is not related to food, loser.

[@harrisonhamilton5284]

@@conk444 ​ @Falkyraizu ​ @Nice Flowey hey uh, this might be a foreign concept but I think Timay was making what we call a joke.

[@conk444]

@@harrisonhamilton5284 Don't think you're free. You are not related to food either, loser.

[@portaljulia]

Is it wierd that the whole campaign against pumpkin spice latte just made me want to try it even more?? You kept showing pictures of it and describing it and my mouth was watering hahaha, going straight to a video recipe from here (I'm not from the us)

[@ayushguruswamy6383]

Julia Gurgel you’re from northern europe?

[@FiveOClockTea]

I tried it, when I was in London last year. It's really good imo. Sadly traveling is kinda not possible this year and Britain brexiting didn't make it easier to go there :-/ Edit: it's very sweet though. Like... VERY sweet!

[@portaljulia]

@@ayushguruswamy6383 not at all hahaha Im brazilian

[@portaljulia]

@@FiveOClockTea does it taste a bit like pumpkin??? The thing that comes my mind when i think about it is pumping juice from the harry potter park in islands of adventure hahahaha

[@noahh6186]

MatPat has done a few videos covering stuff like that in the past. I haven't seen them in a while so I won't be able to perfectly explain the concept, but basically people subconsciously enjoy being in conflict rather than being peaceful, especially if they're on the winning side of the conflict. So, with all the negative press around pumpkin spice, people are more likely to try it because the trend isn't dying out and people want to like it so they're on the winning side of the argument. His Film Theory video on Trump's election describes the phenomenon pretty well.

[@lotgc]

Me who doesn't drink coffee anyway: "fascinating!" Edit: leave my comment alone! I'm tired of getting notifications of people just saying "same"

[@WhoStoleMyNameFuck]

Meh

[@squidkid6442]

I've never had a pumpkin spice latte lmao

[@tracyminchew3274]

I clicked to see the comments on this and as clicked someone like the comment 😂🤣😂

[@superillusiveman1445]

God I wish pumpkin spice only went as far as coffee. Other day at the grocery store I overheard a woman ask a worker if they had any pumpkin spice brats. The species is lost

[@lotgc]

@@superillusiveman1445 eww... who would want to put pumpkin spice on meat??

[@Alfr9302]

This is one of the videos I always come back to every now and again idk why, it’s like a ritual

[@thatonecatwiththetophat]

Everyone and their mother: "I want a Pumpkin Spice Latte please." Me: "Just give me a cup of whipped cream. I've had a bad day."

[@optimisticnihilist7705]

"give me some fucking coffee. Just. Fucking. Coffee. Nothing else.'

[@Fckwitt]

Respect I can't even go up to a cashier

[@glassofwater281]

Pulp hello

[@theal5529]

Pulp same

[@Call-me-Al]

@@optimisticnihilist7705 you should check out the song "The Coffee Song" by Arrogant Worms.

[@webforder4201]

Short answer: Starbucks practically made an energy drink Long answer: Your brain is stupid and will do anything to get instantly rewarded

[@stary3735]

Brain: Is literally the only confirmed organism that can self-actualise One boi with a keyboard:

[@troler7147]

Not stupid Easily trickable

[@midnightwatercrest4299]

Still dont regret buying a frap tho

[@jacobkim3690]

Troler it’s okay to be stupid alright?

[@scoobydoo7220]

if you think about your brain and how your brain is making you think about itself and how your brain gave itself two names, the brain and your name... IT'S ALL TOO META!

[@simplemods7834]

KZbin is getting really comfortable with these double 15 sec no skip ads.

[@user-fv7om7qf4o]

I remember when I was a kiddo they didn’t even have ads

[@captainmeebles2571]

Dude if you go to the little 'i' in a circle, you can report the add and it automatically skips both of them and works every time

[@user-fv7om7qf4o]

@@captainmeebles2571 if you abuse that power they’ll take it away. Be smart.

[@captainmeebles2571]

@@user-fv7om7qf4o thanks for the warning

[@kyoukotoshino5600]

Ad block pro my man

[@teentitans6055]

Speaking of drinks, I think taking a closer look at bubble tea would also be cool... like its history, why it suddenly experienced a boom etc

[@coldermusic2729]

“I love coffee that doesn’t taste like coffee” “Wait... doesn’t that mean you don’t like coffee??” “What.. nooo...”

[@hockeater]

Liking the effects but despising the taste is a very real thing. Coffee is an inherently vile beverage people have a stockholm syndrome with, because they like what it does to them.

[@AlashiaTuol]

Brewed coffee smells like acid to me. I don't understand why people like it. The only time it ever smells good is when people add extra things to it, and it still can't hide the taste. So yeah, I fully understand why people claim they like coffee yet the commercially ground and produced coffees they like are the ones that routinely try to bury the actual flavor of coffee. I accept that people like it. Different people have different tastes. I just don't understand why they like it.

[@Call-me-Al]

@@AlashiaTuol I love acidic things. I don't know if that has anything to do with my not as low stomach acid pH as is normal or not. I used to eat lemons like others ate oranges, as a small kid. I also ate oranges as oranges. And grape fruit. Some people don't have saliva enzymes that are efficient in breaking down carbs while chewing, and those people usually are utterly bewildered by the fondness for bread the people with abnormally efficient saliva enzymes can have, because they don't get the same flavours nor the same brain reward effect from it. Genetic diversity is how species become more hardy to environmental changes, because if everyone were the same not only would the same resources get far more competition, but it would be so much easier for us all to die out from single issues.

[@AlashiaTuol]

@@Call-me-Al I typically love sour and acidic things too. I actually pour key lime juice on top of citrus desserts if they're too sweet, and when purchased, they often are. But coffee is like... A _bitter_ sour thing. It's hard to explain. To me it's less like edible acid and more like battery acid.

[@Call-me-Al]

@@AlashiaTuol well, the so called "3rd wave" espressos I tried last year left me confused, wretching, and bewildered. The past half decade or maybe decade has had light roasts of coffe being the trend, which seems to taste too much like battery acid to me as espresso, while I absolutely love classic Italian style espressos. The third wave style espressos really don't seem to agree with my stomach nor taste buds. I definitely have a thing for some types of bitter flavours, though. Zucchini and Brussel sprout bitterness used to be really vile to me, but thankfully I have lost the ability to be able to taste the bitter compound in the former and the latter has been commercially bred to not be bitter these days. But even as a child I was quite fond of some types of bitter-sour, like green bell peppers, grape fruits, raw cranberries, and so on, which is why I chalk it up to genetics a lot.

[@eur0be4t3r]

Fun fact: since coffee is a drug, Starbucks is a pharmacy that sells snacks edit after 7 months: oMg ThAnKs FoR tHe lIkEs (sarcasm in text form btw)

[@pokemonfanj]

Hello I'm starbucks your friendly neighborhood drug dealer

[@pokemonfanj]

@kenopsia aka yes it is caffeine is a type of drug they even explain it in another food theory episode

[@SylGordon]

As a person who works at Starbucks, my last manager actually would remind us, when we'd get super nasty customers yelling at us about stupid stuff, that caffeine is a drug, and a lot of people are addicted and the worst customers are probably just letting the withdrawals control them. It doesn't make it okay, but it made it easier to power through when we'd get a string of people cussing us out for running out of their favorite seasonal drink

[@pokemonfanj]

@@SylGordonI'm sorry I just wanted to make a joke

[@chrismorris9188]

O my goodness

[@bastiaan1150]

A Canadian walks into a cafe, and the barista asks, "Would you like a latte?" And the Canadian responds to him "Nah, just a bit, eh."

[@Alexa-rv4dr]

xD

[@user-lk7hq6yg2z]

i hate this

[@zeroxdaknightz3276]

😂😂😂

[@Tave247]

Took me a bit to get it

[@Lt_Scott]

@@Tave247 I'm Canadian and I don't get it

[@rainbow_angel8225]

I’ve always hated fall to me it’s starting school, cold is coming, early Christmas decorating, (if you put decorations up before thanksgiving you are a horrible person) and being expected to eat with family

[@baconninja4481]

When I realize it’s already October: Me: Was this year shorter than normal or have I lost my sense of time

[@cameronjohnson1576]

Just blame it all on corona it's what everyone is doing these days anyway

[@silverbluewolf406]

Why not both?

[@thetwomind5912]

Bit of both

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

ye

[@rolkstone]

i took a nap and suddenly 3 months went by

[@UndecisiveAngel]

"As my friend from Arizona would say, 'Ya basic,' it's devastating- you're devastated right now"

[@harley6793]

I understood that reference

[@wpcgg7786]

The good place

[@seanrasciner6585]

that was my favorite quote. It sucks that the show is over

[@Queeter]

Starbucks during Fall: Get the money printer

[@milo6339]

Dang Queeter whittle watches Matpat

[@saulcabrera5719]

ching...ching

[@Queeter]

@@milo6339 Yes i do

[@purush4086]

money printer go......BRRRRRR

[@morganirbs2523]

Coming back just to say, this is gonna be a yearly tradition to watch this video when PSL season starts, and it has, so pray for me aha.

[@salty_moss]

Oh yeah. I watched this about 50 times when it came out so fully expect me to have it memorized within a week

[@poplel]

"I haven't had one since last fall!" Me: *Ya' don't say...*

[@teknoghost5654]

My immediate thought

[@smickothesmickest]

Oh yeah? I never even heard of it!

[@longfang98]

@@smickothesmickestI've heard of it, but pumpkin was never a thing for me so I always ignored it. Also Starbucks was more a social gathering thing for me so I haven't been to a Starbucks since March.

[@gameboy3d943]

Legit, I don’t remember the last time I had it. It’s good, but not mind-blowing.

[@subscribetomydogsfornoreas5336]

Who else can't wait for the "Is cereal soup" theory

[@thisisafalseaccount105]

I don’t eat cereal with milk

[@snowdream2530]

@@thisisafalseaccount105 ok Satan

[@읏-s2w]

Yaaaaas

[@doublestarburst7841]

@@thisisafalseaccount105 i dont eat cereal with the bowl.

[@urosgajic6130]

@@thisisafalseaccount105 i dont eat cereal at all

[@ythunter4288]

3:17 This definitely looks like the kind of person that goes to Starbucks every day.

[@DJFransZbear]

It took me the entire episode to realize that weird red image they kept popping on screen was a tongue.

[@AinsleySunny]

PFFFFFFT-

[@ardour7793]

Starbucks' new slogan should be "Starbucks: We bring home the big bucks"

[@freeeagleanimations9978]

this deserves way more likes

[@hharveeyyy]

Ardour lmao

[@LeafSooup]

yes

[@nuckdong]

nice pfp

[@dek420]

Truth in advertising too

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

"How Pumpkin Spice Killed Coffee" Starbucks: Y'all hear sumn?

[@15_heidune72]

I remember hearing about a startup trying to make fake coffee. As in, replicating everything about coffee without actual coffee beans. And as they were trying to hone onto the perfect coffee flavor, they tried removing the bitter compounds and they said that was the perfect coffee.

[@doodleproductions7552]

After never consuming a Pumpkin Spice Latte in my entire life, I suddenly want a Pumpkin Space Latte. God dangit Mat Pat, this was another Starbucks marketing scheme wasn't it?

[@ihatebees8775]

Always has been

[@Orion_44]

@@nonofyourbeeswax9228 jokes on you, you don't want Starbucks ever, it kind of sucks

[@bugg_bones]

honestly, i love the way "pumpkin spice" flavor tastes, always have. im weird and would constantly consume fall and winter flavors tho, id drink eggnog all year

[@screwtapee]

Me too!

[@mariam-li3pp]

@@nonofyourbeeswax9228 same here👌🏻

[@12x2is24]

"food is one of the simple thing i can enjoy in life" matpat and the gang: are you sure about that?

[@kittymeowmeow8568]

Ha jokes on you this was there plan all along

[@optimisticnihilist7705]

@@kittymeowmeow8568 goddamit

[@syriabi]

Love the psychology research as a psychologist everything is accurate. You guys never fail in the research department. The strangest thing is that I never liked pumpkin spice but Instead I like peppermint mocha but that's because most of my family's cuisine has peppermint

[@FriskyD.]

What about the time they forgot to account for gravity?

[@dotty7789]

I looooove peppermint hot chocolates. Minty and warm chocolate goodness

[@chicharon8171]

Matpat finally got to use his psychology degree lol

[@tristanbowles7258]

I drink peppermint all year round, and I couldn’t care less for PSL.

[@kalliewall7001]

this show tbh got me into psychology. It made me realize it’s so much more than therapy.

[@boarbot7829]

Pretty sure it’s called pumpkin spice because it’s the same spices that are in pumpkin pie, not because it actually contains pumpkin.

[@mitchrblx631]

hey guys welcome to the early party!

[@asiangaming8409]

Hey, whatsup

[@_Aowyn_]

Hello

[@pauart07]

I late 2 minutes is it still early

[@moveslikemacca]

we're on time actually

[@abm6772]

sup

[@StanchestCord3]

Apples and apple cider: "im the best for the fall season" Pumpkin spice: "oh really??"

[@aarushshukla9023]

Bro I think I saw u comment on Jayztwocents Zen3 vid lol

[@StanchestCord3]

@@aarushshukla9023 I haven't watched that video of his yet, so probably not mine. Maybe similar name

[@hexaanon1284]

Yes really

[@joelle4226]

Apple flavor is for the beginning of fall, pumpkin is for the end of the season

[@purple4216]

I love apple cider and apples. Second Cup came out with an "Apple pie" drink. I want to try it.

[@neighbourhoodmemes5643]

Me watching this who doesn't even drink coffee: "what a fascinating phenomenon!"

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

You mean phenomenon. Phenomena is plural.

[@theringfinder]

Dude, don't be that person.

[@theringfinder]

Also, I don't drink coffee either

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

I don't visit starbucks either, althrough that's mainly because the prices are horrendous

[@twistedclover]

Same

[@emileemonsalvo3878]

I want to try that strawberry one from Japan, it looks like it would taste so good! I love Strawberry sponge cake! 🍰

[@TastyASMR]

*Comments have not yet ripened, I will come back later* 😂

[@osmantahmazli3943]

I guess it isn’t Comment season yet

[@superskidstopmotionsuper7987]

yea

[@cryptocal7325]

What do you mean by *RIPENED*

[@vladdostupidthings6549]

What a fucking Copy paste

[@1c4ru5dr4w5]

oh yeah, they ripen in spring. come back next year.

[@justsomeperson5110]

In my fam, adding cinnamon and/or the whole range of traditional pumpkin spices was done to coffee and tea long before Starbollocks as just a festive thing. Bake cinnamon rolls, add sugar, cream and cinnamon to the coffee. Bake pumpkin bread or pumpkin upside-down cake or pumpkin pie, add the whole pumpkin spice rack to the coffee. It just made sense? We never added actual pumpkin to the coffee though ... because ... weird. LOL Though I guess, technically, SB didn't either, for the most part. :P But I was kind of surprised that it took SB so long to catch on to the idea of spiced coffee.

[@nate_storm]

Lmao exactly. Pumpkin pie is a thing for a reason. Why was he acting like pumpkin donuts, waffles, etc. weren't a thing until Starbucks?

[@SingingSealRiana]

Yeah, adding spice is like an obvious thing to do to get cosey. I still struggle with pumpkin bakery for it tends to get gummy, even without restrictions and I have to avoid eggs and gluten so it gets even more chellangeing. Beets behave so well but pumpkin/squash realy does not

[@Meskarune]

@@SingingSealRiana You can try draining the excess water from the pumpkin to avoid this issue and also maybe mix in some sweet potato.

[@NoHandle44]

Everyone is all about the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte, But I just want my Dark Cherry Mocha back.😭

[@xXDJSquishyXxM4st3r]

You my friend are now my new favorite commenter.

[@NoHandle44]

@@xXDJSquishyXxM4st3r Thank you so much.

[@NoHandle44]

@@xXDJSquishyXxM4st3r You're now my favorite too!

[@xXDJSquishyXxM4st3r]

@@NoHandle44 Thank you!!!

[@NoHandle44]

@@xXDJSquishyXxM4st3r You're welcome.

[@lupusstellae]

Two years after the video came out and I still have never had Starbucks in my whole life of 20 years. And never shall I fall into that rabbit hole😃

[@lesouth0348]

Honestly, you can make the same stuff at home without shoving yourself into debt

[@lupusstellae]

I know right??

[@chris_em]

tbh their coffee is not even that good, you can have better coffees at home or in local coffe shops

[@lupusstellae]

@@chris_em Yeah i agree :>

[@seanzheng2508]

the innocent smiling man finally got his own voice.

[@scarecrowyacht4708]

I call him Jake

[@FiascoFire_]

Yea I was surprised that happened tbh.

[@Pai262]

The thing about pumpkin spice is that it's not supposed to contain pumpkin, its meant to season it. I made my own pumpkin spice after the traditional recipe by mixing the spices together. That mix can be used for potatoes, pumpkin and coffee and doesnt add a ton of calories like syrup - it's genuinely great.

[@Ashley_Graves_1]

Me, a Starbucks barista: let's see if he's correct. Edit: yoooooooooo. You were right

[@liamhutfles4113]

I had to refresh just now to see the edit lol

[@goldendonut2382]

I was the 100th like be mad at me

[@ddmorgan3939]

Hey, Mr. Barista, what the heck is the foam on the salted caramel nitro thing? That stuff is addicting. It's cocaine isnt it?

[@heysaucemikehere1804]

GoldenDonut 238 why would anyone be mad?

[@Ashley_Graves_1]

@@ddmorgan3939 1. *Ms 2. Sweet cream. It's made with vanilla, heavy cream, and whole milk

[@InventorZahran]

"Pumpkin spice" does not refer to actual pumpkin, but rather the blend of spices that are commonly used to flavor pumpkin pie.

[@quanglac3818]

haha, starbucks coffee being "too strong" is one the funniest thing i've heard

[@victoria-iu9xd]

Considering how in Vietnam ( where I am assuming that you come from due to your name) , Starbuck coffee is consider to be too weak and most Vietnamese often choose the other beverages and snacks rather than coffee

[@morganirbs2523]

The irony is that "strong coffee" isn't even dark coffee. Dark (esp the level of starbees beans) actually represents the caffeine being burnt out of the beans, so their blonde roast actually has the most caffeine.

[@aidanderson53X]

Right? It's not even real coffee, its just sugar, milk with a splash of coffee.

[@Endershock1678]

@@victoria-iu9xd In Asian countries, we really like dark roast coffee, and Americans hate it, which is honestly really interesting. Many Asians I know much prefer Starbucks because it is darker than many other places serve, but ultimately like ones you can bet at Asian stores the most.

[@lucysugar3884]

As a former Starbs Barista- y e a h. Starbucks is literally just dirty water 🤢🤢

[@rattledfilms]

The ONLY Thing able to beat pumpkin spice: Shamrock shake

[@cavc9524]

No, the best late is the cookies and creme cold latte!

[@mericagunsfreedomandlove.8985]

Bajablast

[@lexwilson3175]

@@mericagunsfreedomandlove.8985 Cranberry Sprite.

[@heoka2451]

No it's drugs

[@rattledfilms]

@@heoka2451 very convincing argument.

[@piccolo917]

I have never had much starbucks, let alone a PSL. This made me curious to the point that I might actually buy one next time I happen to run into a starbucks when it's available.

[@latoyah9628]

Did you ever try the PSL?

[@piccolo917]

@@latoyah9628 didn't go outside last year, so nope.

[@statics1]

@@piccolo917 this year tho?

[@piccolo917]

@@statics1 nope. My dad was diganosed with bone marrow cancer and basically had no immune system throughout the fall. To limit his odds of serious complications all of us stayed home as much as possible. That meant a trip to Starbucks for something as utterly trivial as a drink was completely out of the question. So, maybe next year? (P.S. he is clean atm, but will likely have to repeat the treatment somewhere in the next 5-10 years, maybe more. He responded very well to the treatment, so odds are towards the extreme end of that predication.)

[@lovelysophxox]

me too tbh, i didn’t ever really get the hype for it but now i’m lowkey interested 😂

[@Astrovite]

13:35 I literally said to a coworker, at starbucks, today, "Why don't we have a cream cheese drink, like the same flavor as the Cheese Danish?"

[@12vii]

"424" Me: Thousand? "Million" Me: Sh00keth

[@iansantiago2822]

Surprised me as well

[@JoseEscobar-fw6xo]

Video Idea suggestion : Why are chips so addictive (any kinds of chips). And why do we tend to pick them as a snack.

[@michaelwinter742]

TLDR: it’s the crunch and the salt.

[@MARTINEZ-fo4ve]

And da carbs

[@Megaman33570]

And furthermore why YOU CANT JUST HAVE 1 FRENCH FRY

[@smickothesmickest]

Because Cheetos

[@greenhat1216]

Found out I have a nightshade issue... I cant have chips anymore. But I still crave them.

[@VanOri]

I made a specific cake last month my grandmother used to make when she was still around. Man, I can tell you that I wasn't the only one at the family table who shed a tear in memory. This brain hitting stuff is strong af

[@user-gf3hj1me9y]

i hope you're doing well!

[@DNDFORLIFE877]

uh

[@felinemage8285]

I drank pumpkin spice before i started learning it was "basic" >< and before i even knew it was popular. My mom was just like," Yo want one?"

[@sundayswithjj158]

"Scent is the strongest sense linked to memory" Me with anosmia: No wonder I have a bad memory

[@SpaceLandslip]

Me: Starbucks is the place were Karen's go. Pumpkin Spice Latte: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@Frog_Wizard801]

Yes

[@Frog_Wizard801]

Yes I am

[@PurplePheonix00]

Yes

[@PurplePheonix00]

Yes I am

[@slug8039]

Yes

[@gustavowadaslopes2479]

Cofee that isn't bitter? Sounds like someone figuring adult chocolate.

[@kasooi]

Caffeine is an alkaloid which makes coffee alkaline which raises pH and gives a bitter taste. Additives are what cause acidity and reduce pH. Also some coffee brands extract the acidic components depending on the desired taste. It depends on what you buy!

[@deadaccount1784]

@@kasooi interesting

[@novoberb9979]

Not if you add sugarq

[@sugarbatter499]

I remember the first time I ever had one and what I felt was like a warm comfortable loving hug I can’t explain it but I felt safe

[@Edge_Walker]

"caffeine awards us so we would continue to drink it even tho it's bitter" Naaa bro- I put so much sugar in my coffee that not only my dentist is worried but also I can taste nothing but syrup (oh I also add milk.. loooots of milk 😂😂)

[@Turb0TrvsMikl09]

Fucking me. Just me....

[@patax144]

I add honey instead of sugar but same, even if I live in a coffee producing country and my family loves coffee

[@raspberryjam8221]

Me who drink my coffee without milk and sugar: 👁👄👁

[@dark7859]

Same, He was off about how it worked by covering the bitterness and all I could think was "So it's basically just a capuccino with a lot of sugar

[@jjrulez1596]

I too like a little bit of coffee with my milk and sugar (or creamer sometimes)

[@remythecake]

MatPat: talks about pumpkin spice and autumn nostalgia Me: * laughs in middle eastern *

[@Zachzn4lf]

ahahahaha

[@Werewolf914]

@Reem Barrak Don't worry your not missing out, I mean I've never had the Latte, but Pumpkin itself and Pumpkin pie really isn't the best, like I'll have the pie on Thanksgiving because of tradition but outside of that one day not the best. What's the traditional Middle Eastern food for this time of year? Do you guys even have anything you only eat/drink in a certain season?

[@ahmadoom123]

All we know is pain.....

[@witchanoia]

maybe that's why I hate pumpkin spice latte,,, perhaps if they make hummus or falafel latte?

[@g_trots7374]

Same here. I certainly understand now why the PSL has become a part of American pop culture; the nostalgia factor is undeniable. Having never grown up celebrating Thanksgiving or Halloween (annually), I couldn’t quite relate. This video helps to explain in part why, when I tried Starbucks’ PSL for the first time ever, I was underwhelmed.

[@Uncle_Bowlcut]

3:12 "I haven't had a starbucks one since like... last fall" Well yeah, isn't that the point of a seasonal drink?

[@jaexxo]

Big brain 🧠

[@absol1015]

This is big brain time

[@Kurama420]

I never have a pumpkin spice latte or anything pumpkin flavor drink at all. Weird since now I'm 22 years old

[@PixieYelsraek]

You missed the point of the statement. Starbucks is available in many forms all year. This point is that some people are *only* drinking Starbucks for the seasonal item. She didn't say "I haven't had a PSL since last year" she said "I haven't had a Starbucks....."

[@Todomo]

dude pumpkin spice is so good. it’s just so good. i’ve never had a starbucks one but man it’s good