Grandad tries Biscuits and Gravy! | REACTION

[@GatBlackistan]

A warm biscuit with honey and butter is a religious experience. They are very versatile.

[@AliKaiProject]

We need to try it. 😊

[@SpuzzyLargo]

Split the biscuit in half (top and bottom), then pour the gravy over it. (Serve with scrambled or over-easy eggs, and hot coffee, for a satisfying breakfast.)

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Bready inside facing up. Hard relatively impermeable exterior facing down.

[@eileengriffin6476]

I had scones when I went to London. The difference is that scones are harder, and American biscuits are soft & flakey

[@alskjflah]

Jolly has a few videos with Olly’s dad. The videos with him are usually titled “English Gentleman tries”. I really enjoyed the ones on cheese 🧀

[@AliKaiProject]

Ah thanks we had no idea! We’ll check some more out.

[@Rod-Wheeler]

Ice Tea: 8-10 tea bags boiled. Pour into 4-liter pitcher with enough cold water to finish filling. 1 1/2 -2 cups of sugar.. refrigerate 2 hrs min. Pour over glass of ice.

[@thomasschmidt1836]

There is an option to cold brew as well. In a pitcher, place your tea bags and water (sugar is option for some people), the set it on the counter for 6 to 8 hours at room temperature or in the fridge for 10 to 12 hours/overnight.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

A good amount of Brits might find 2 cups of sugar too sweet, so if they're trying it, they should try their sugar on the low end, like 1 to 1 1/2 perhaps. Unless they drink their hot tea very very sweet I suppose! 😂 Can always add more but ya can't take it out!

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

I add some lemon juice too

[@davidellis1374]

👍🙂❤️ I only use 1/2 cup of sugar for 1 gallon. Otherwise, it just makes me thirstier because it’s so sweet. 👍🙂❤️

[@Rod-Wheeler]

@davidellis1374 I grew up in Bootheel of Missouri. We like it sweet. 😁

[@stocks1000]

Whenever you get to try one don't eat your biscuit plain. Half it and always butter it and let the butter melt in. If you want, jelly, jam or honey after the butter but never plain ..... Love your channel.

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

A good biscuit can be eaten plain no problem. I never butter them, there's already butter in them.

[@DeLee596]

Americans march to a different beat of the drum than the rest of the world. I have drunk iced tea all my life. I could count the number of times I have had hot tea on one hand. The gravy looks fantastic to me because I know how it tastes. I'm not sure how the biscuit confusion started.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Both countries named a baked good after ship’s biscuits which themselves had been named by analogy with biscotti.

[@erikam8621]

I think you guys are ready to hit the kitchen and make some biscuits and gravy! They're easy to make, and I know your viewers could provide you with some great recipes to get you started! 🙂 Erika

[@davidweiss8710]

Hearing British people who eat beans on toast say "that looks unappealing" is hilarious. Literally no one wants to eat British food. Also we call it Sweet Tea..not just Tea. Biscuits with butter and jam, or biscuits with honey/or hot honey (honey with chilies in it) are amazing. Biscuits and sausage gravy is a must have at least once in your life I'd imagine. Chicken tenderson biscuits is a good breakfast and pretty popular.

[@AliKaiProject]

I don’t think anyone is saying Beans on Toast looks good 🤣, it’s just simple and yum 🤗

[@tylerferguson3707]

Chicken biscuit sandwiches will change your life, you guys should try it.

[@rmur4820]

Just watched a Portuguese youtuber make biscuits and gravy from scratch and he loved it. You guys can do it too! Old man from Virginia here and I subbed!

[@charliedavis8894]

Fried Chicken and biscuits go so well together that an American company made crackers flavored like chicken and biscuits. They're called "Chicken in a Bisket". Sausage gravy is nothing more than a bechamel sauce made with the sausage fat, bacon grease, butter or any combination of those and with cooked, loose and crumbled sage sausage. It is also good poured over hash browns or country style fried potatoes as part of a breakfast that would include the biscuits (and gravy), 2-3 eggs and bacon, ham or sausage. Another option for a fried chicken dip besides honey and ranch is a creamy chicken gravy, again, a bechamel sauce with half milk, half chicken broth or all milk with chicken bullion added. Or you can serve fried chicken on waffles with honey or syrup.

[@AliKaiProject]

Yum! 🤤❤️

[@neil3418]

One thing that jolly get wrong is that fried chicken is more often served with a white chicken gravy than sausage gravy. I would even prefer peppered gravy on chicken than sausage. Sausage gravy is for breakfast biscuits.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

What we call cream country gravy. Delicious

[@AliKaiProject]

Aha, now that sounds much better. 😋

[@daricetaylor737]

I get such a kick out of British saying the biscuits and gravy don't look appetizing, yet you guys think beans on toast do? LOL I think once you try them, you don't look at them as disgusting but the yummy treat they are, just like you see beans on toast as the yummy! It is all about perspective or point of reference. As for making tea, I know a LOT of people just take a ton of tea bags, place it in an enormous jar filled with water, and put it out in the sun to steep in the heat.....they call it sun tea. I think the Brits get hung up on the "cold" aspect of it, but honestly when it is 100-115 degrees F outside with a 50% humidity, you WANT to drink something cold, not hot.

[@kikibigbangfan3540]

50% humidity, try 70-90% humidity here in Central Florida in 90⁰-100⁰ 🌡️ ☁️ weather 🌧️ ☔ 😢😂

[@daricetaylor737]

@@kikibigbangfan3540 LOL!!! I know, I was trying to be a bit kinder to Mother Nature even though she can be super mean to us! I was being the bigger person! LOL

[@HungryxWolf]

Ollie’s dad is great. Everyone loves him! They did a series with him going to Korea. Y’all should check it out!

[@MrPenguinLife]

A couple of things about Ice Tea, first off the sugar must be added while the tea is still hot in order for it to dissolve in the tea, rather than just sink to the bottom. Second thing there are various types of tea blends used for iced tea, one of the more common ones is an Orange Pekoe black tea blend (as you may know Orange Pekoe is a grade, not a flavor of black tea), a reasonable substitution for making ice tea there might be English Breakfast tea, though that is a somewhat different blend of black teas.

[@colleenmonfross4283]

I thought he was Josh's Grandad as well! If you make biscuits and gravy, the key is to get sausage seasoned with sage. No one ever mentions that for some reason.

[@tinahairston6383]

I love Ollie's dad trying to rationalize that maybe someone was trying to make "normal" biscuits and just used the wrong flour, lol. Nope, dad. UK biscuits are cookies. US biscuits is another form of bread since we make sandwiches out of biscuits. Alice, you're soo right about your comparison.

[@anthonysalomone3698]

Biscuits with butter and jam.

[@CKaffeineIVStat]

There’s multiple ways to make iced tea. My dad drinks gallons of iced tea a week so he has an iced tea maker and yes you use tea bags (tea bags were invented here after all). You make a really strong tea brew and add your sweetener or fruit or herbs when it’s hot and then put it directly into a pitcher of ice so the more concentrated tea balances out as the ice melts. There’s also sun tea where you put your tea bags and whatever else you want for flavor and put it in a sealed jar for a few days and then you have your iced tea just serve in cups of ice. There’s other options, too, I recommend you find some recipes and try it. Might be less refreshing right now but it’s great on a hot day- especially mixed with American lemonade (not fizzy made with either fresh lemons or you can get lemonade drink powders to make with water). But you can make iced tea with earl grey or any of your favorite hot teas and we do often add zest or rind to the brew to boost the citrus flavor.

[@daricetaylor737]

Alice, there are a LOT of videos on youtube that can walk you through how to properly make biscuits and gravy....it is not hard at all, you could do it!

[@anthonysalomone3698]

You can brew any kind of tea, either from a bag or from tea leaves. Once the tea is steeped as you want, a simple sweet syrup of water dissolved in hot water. Then you can add the ice.

[@justinhowell8873]

Ollie’s Dad was a Vicar for many years. That is why He speaks so eloquently.

[@billyhndrsn4542]

Ollies dad needs to experience Goldees BBQ, TexMex and New Orleans gumbo eateries, and throw in a Buc-ees petrol station for another life changing moment.

[@AliKaiProject]

Ah that makes sense! 🤗

[@BonnieLanese]

You all are super nice you need to make your own. There are about 1000 recipes on the Internet go with some of your favorite chefs in America and they’ll show you how to do it. It’s not that hard… Enjoy it you’ll love it.

[@russellfisher2853]

It's not just Southern style. I'm in the Pacific Northwest, And I eat Biscuits, and gravy, in different restaurants all over. We also drink the same tea in the Northwest. 😂

[@RanManRaider]

"Hey" from the Tampa Bay area of Florida, USA. Hope y'all doing very well. Enjoy watching ya reaction videos. If ya get to visit the USA I hope ya get to experience many of the things you've reacted to on ya channel. As a resident of the south for forty years I'm a big fan of the food discussed in this video. Southern biscuits and gravy can be eaten at any time of the day, but it seems most of us reserve the meal for breakfast or at least an early morning meal cause to use an old American term "it sticks to ya ribs." This allows to get to work and not become hungry before the mid day meal cause them biscuits and gravy stick with ya. Have fun and be safe. :)

[@MrBigPicture835]

That's not a plate of biscuits, its a plate of cookies... so there!

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

A nice biscuit is warm, buttery, fluffy and a little salty. The good ones are slightly moist, not dry. If you can imagine that.. that's a biscuit! lol I mean, it's a savory bread product, obviously works well with chicken!

[@bretkaiser7355]

Great review! I actually bought sausage yesterday to make biscuits and gravy this morning. I hope you folks are well and have a fine Christmas! (Midwest US here.)

[@thomasschmidt1836]

Cinnamon rolls with coffee or hot tea for breakfast is a wonderful option to a full meal from time to time.

[@RonHouck-eb1cn]

My Mom used to make sun tea in the summer She had a big glass jar, filled it with water and would put 7:40 tea bags in it, and seal it and leave it set in the sun all day. After cooling sugar was added and served over ice. The best tea I ever had

[@RanManRaider]

I agree with ya assessment of sun tea. With normal tea bags or green tea works super ! Dunno why allowing the tea bags to react to sunlight over hours does such a good job, but it truly does. As a resident of Florida I drink ice tea by the gallons due to our climate. A big ole mug of sweet tea on a hot humid day is perfect to quench one's thirst.

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

This is the way I was taught to make iced tea. You need a tea pot and a gallon sized pitcher for this. Fill the tea pot half full with water and bring to a boil. Take off heat and steep 6 tea bags for 15 minutes. Pour into pitcher and add 1/2 cup of sugar. Fill the pitcher with water and put in fridge. Cut a lemon into wedges and pull the leaves off of some mint sprigs. Muddle a wedge of lemon and 2 mint leaves in the bottom of a tall glass. Fill with ice. Then fill with tea. Enjoy!! 🤗❤️🐝

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Iced tea is typically made in concentrate at my house. Unsweetened. Orange Pekoe teabags in a measuring cup. Then once that has brewed, bring glasses with iced water & pour in a small amount of the brewed tea.

[@KTKacer]

Generally, how we "brew" iced tea is we take a gallon glass wide-mouth jar, dump in 12-18 teabags, put a lid on it, set it outside in the sun to "brew", by noon (from 7am start) - you have tea, add ice - you're good for the day. (this is just iced tea in the central-North, in the south they make it terribly sweet too). We might sweeten it a bit (or a lot, depending) but less so, I believe than down south.

[@darrell9546]

If you're used to biscuits and gravy, it won't look gross, it'll look "ooh, biscuits and gravy! Yum!" That gravy looks quite thick, though. As for the tea--It can be brewed with tea bags, of course; it's sometimes brewed as a big jug of sun tea instead of with boiling water. Just put the tea bags in the jug, fill it with water and put the lid on, then set the jug where it will catch the sun all day. Makes great tea, you just need lots of sun. 😉

[@AliKaiProject]

Won’t work in England then haha, we barely get any sun over here! 🤣

[@kaylanichols7343]

I would love to see dad try the freshly cinnamon bread at Dollywood. Next time you come to the states, you have to bring dad.

[@txbeachbum]

I like hot and iced tea.. My favorite is sun tea, basically the same as normal tea. You fill a clear glass pitcher (with a lid to keep bugs and debris out) with water and several tea bags then leave it outside in the sun all day then dump in some sugar and ice.

[@Plasmastorm73]

Ice tea is brewed just like hot tea using black tea, usually in a special blend made for iced tea. The bags are larger than standard tea bags and each bag makes a full 30 ounces or 950ml. SOUTHERN Tea is SWEET! Loaded with sugar it is beyond sweet. (I live in the southern United States) We call it tea and unsweet tea is Yankee Tea.

[@Charlee1776]

It's quite easy to make Sweet Tea, Just take about 6 black tea bags per 1 gallon of water, you'll want to add about 1 1/3 cup (or a bit more if you like) of sugar. Steep your water and make tea with the tea bags, remove tea bags, add sugar, refrigerate.. serve cold over ice and TADA! ETA: My husband and I prefer ours made a little bit stronger (8 bags) and we add a bit of fresh lemon juice when pouring sometimes.

[@pop9095]

The best Iced Tea you make by setting the pitcher with the tea bags in, in a windowsill with line of sight to the sun. Sun tea that you then ice and garnish as you like or not. American breakfast style biscuits vary a fair bit but are generally buttery and both dense and flaky when done well. Much akin in some places to a croissant, less fussy. Everyone can make this, the recipe is very simply.

[@healthhappiness5507]

Josh's dad is half Chinese.

[@a00141799]

By now British people think that biscuits and gravy are a thing all over America. Newsflash-- they aren't! I wish I could find them somewhere here in Seattle. I guess I'd better learn to make them at home. I have had them a few times and actually loved them. I was introduced to them by a former girlfriend who moved to California from Georgia. But neither of my parents or grandparents, all of whom are originally from Texas, ever made them or even mentioned them. You won't find them on menus here on the west coast. They are truly mostly a southern things. We have a lot of Mexican influenced foods here on the west coast.

[@charliedavis8894]

You're not looking hard enough or not looking at all. They're served all over Seattle and down both sides of I-5 through Yreka, CA. Here's a few restaurants serving biscuits and gravy in Seattle; 1. Biscuit Bitch 1st Ave @ Stewart or 3rd Ave & Bell 2. Morsel 5000 University Way NE Ste D 3. Geraldine's Counter 4872 Ranier Ave S @ S Ferdinand St 4. Fat's Chicken & Waffles 2726 E Cherry St 5. Cafe Flora 2901 E Madison St @ 29th Ave E 6. Both Ways Cafe 4225 50th Ave S (Genesee) 7. Citizen Cafe 706 Taylor Ave N @ Roy St 8. Hudson. 5000E Marginal Way S 9. Skillet 1400 Union St 10. Simply Soulful 2909 E Madison St Lastly, Terra Plata 1501 Melrose Ave @ Minor Ave This last one included because they serve a twist on biscuits and gravy, Manchego biscuits and Chorizo gravy. There are more restaurants than this (50+) just do a search for them. Quit complaining and get a move on!

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

They're really easy to make and don't require a lot of ingredients, definitely give it a try.

[@AliKaiProject]

Others have said they are all over the US so I am sure you can find them if you ever crave them 🤗. I know we can’t wait to try some 🤤

[@instinctrules2969]

fyi no chili powder in the gravy

[@swoesteban5570]

You pour the salty gravy over the sweet buttery biscuits. An order of hash browns on the side is always good with your American breakfast. Until it was discontinued I used Nestea iced tea, it was a powder.

[@philkimmet9597]

Biscuits and gravy are not just a southern thing. It's a country thing. They have been all over the north for hundreds of years.

[@destinyreelly2974]

Biscuits, yes. Sausage gravy, no. We may have biscuits and gravy on the diner menus but no one ever orders it!!! Because it’s just not something the northeast does. ❤ And biscuits are the bread option with meals. Whether it’s a dinner roll, baguette, crescent roll, biscuit, bagel, garlic bread or slice of white bread, we do dough up here!!

[@WolfsDE]

White Gravy called Sawmill Gravy. With Sausage for Biscuits and Gravy, Sausage Gravy. Then we also have Turkey Gravy (light brown), Beef Gravy (dark brown, often used for Mashed Potatoes as well), Red Eye Gravy and probably at least another 5 types of Gravies I still haven't tried. As for how biscuits came about, I believe it was a mistake trying to make scones and the person I have heard did it, added way too much butter to the dough. Instead of ruining it, it made it soft, flaky and delicious. At least that is the story I have heard. It might be an urban legend, or it might be true. I don't know. Just a story I grew up hearing.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

I think both types of biscuits take their name from ship’s biscuits, biscuit originally meaning “twice baked” like biscotti does. Biscuits may have just been adapting the idea of of the ship’s biscuit but as something that was tasty rather than storable.

[@Tony1771-yj8mc]

For a single glass of tea, all you do is heat your water and dunk tea bags in it. Since the tea is steaming, fill your glass with ice to top and pour over it. May need to leave some room to add more ice afterwards. Then a good amount of sugar and stir until dissolved. I have to have some fresh lemon in mine. That's the basic method.

[@AliKaiProject]

Sounds great!

[@Cody38Super]

Ollie's dad. Glad y'all found this, check out their "College students discover Detroit Pizza" in LONDON....it's great. Y'all should really go there, honestly kids.....you'll thank me.

[@tinahairston6383]

They had me cracking up, lol!

[@jamesmcclain5005]

The ice tea is usually made with lemon and sugar also.

[@franksmith4730]

Ollie is a good sidekick. He is a lot like Andy Richter. He knows his lane. Also, it is his dad. Letting him shine on his show, which is what you should do if ever you have a family member on camera. Let them look good. This isn't Ollie's opinion of B&G, it is his dad's.

[@andreagray9905]

I make my husband biscuits and gravy when he has a day off. He likes to add tater tots also. I personally don’t like it but somehow I know how to make it lol

[@RageofHades]

*glares at black "pudding"* Don't you even judge this lol

[@AliKaiProject]

🤣🤣🤣 Fair!

[@rhiahlMT]

I use 7 tea bags to a small sauce pan (1 quart of water) bring it to a boil, turn off the burner and let it sit until I decide to make the tea. Sometimes an hour or more. Put that into a gallon jug with a cup of sugar and stir that in. Top with cold water. Then ice in the glass, and pour the tea over. I use less sugar than they use in the south, it is just too sweet for me. I never refrigerate it, makes the taste go off to me.

[@lindacarroll6896]

You are more likely to see Josh's dad on his wife's channel. Thet\y did a great video with Ollie's dad at a cheese restaurant.

[@justme-js4dr]

🍞Definitely always split biscuits in half !!! ♥🤍💙

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

It's Ollie's Dad. Yes Josh and Ollie could pass for brothers.

[@frankrotondo3771]

As said warm biscuits n butter n honey with fried chicken on them

[@hoipolloi3868]

We're not sure why you put beans of toast, soooo

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

Chicken biscuits are a staple in NC. We like the chicken to have a little heat. If you have a hot fresh one, it's not even dry without sauce. Biscuits shouldn't ever be dry, that's what makes them so different from scones. They are soft, fluffy, moist, buttery and SAVORY .. sometimes even salty. I prefer my chicken biscuits with hot sauce and honey mustard, but hot honey is a nice substitute.

[@AliKaiProject]

Sounds mouthwatering! 🤤

[@george217]

If you put the gravy over toast it becomes S.O.S.

[@Mary-v3g9t]

The best I've tea is made with sun tea. Take a clear glass jar drop a few tea bags in and put it in direct sunlight. Let seep for 30 mins. Pour directly over ice. Nothing better. And chicken and gravy is just as good as biscuits and gravy. Just don't add the sausage

[@RE-bg9ds]

Josh's dad is very tall like Josh and he's half British and half Chinese

[@JRyan-dz4fd]

I prefer my cinnamon rolls with sticky toffee and perhaps some pecans.

[@7.i.F.3]

@3:45 wouldnt expect people who call black pudding food, to know what good food looks like😂😂😂

[@reneeterry2511]

That’s Ollie’s dad. Josh’s dad is tall like him and half Chinese (fun fact)

[@kimnapier8387]

I'm a born and raised California lady and I can truthfully say that biscuits and gravy looks disgusting 😂. I'm not a fan but I know many people who love it. I've tried it once and it was nice. It's just not something I reach for. Being in California for most of my life, I have a taste for different foods than people in the south. It's regional mostly. BTW love you guys!! I'm always entertained by you and you seem so sweet and quite funny 🤣❤❤

[@AliKaiProject]

Aww thank you very much! ❤️

[@spaceghost27]

it's so bizarre that people don't know iced tea in 2024

[@DianeAvila-bv4fc]

Warm biscuits with jam or jelly. Raspberry or apricot are my favorites

[@anthonysalomone3698]

Grandad is Ollies’s dad!

[@HeartOfHippie]

There is absolutely no chili in gravy, black pepper yes, not hot pepper.

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

Sometimes red pepper flakes too if the sausage isn't spicy enough. But not chili peppers lol

[@loricreel2463]

I always make cream gravy with the pan drippings from my fried chicken. No sausage. Great over mashed potatoes.

[@ChoiceEnvironments]

Consider beef stew. It literally looks like garbage. Yet, it’s one of the tastiest meals you can have in the world. Looks mean nothing when it comes to food. Taste is everything.

[@ThoseWhoStayUofM]

You should make biscuits and gravy. It's not difficult to make. Google a recipe.

[@annfrost3323]

These biscuits are like flaky bread. They are savory and go well with chicken. These biscuits are not pastry such as croissants.

[@bigpoppaplump462]

ICED tea. Not ICE tea.

[@starman5754]

The gravy made here is far too thick. These people tend to make with not quite enough flour and milk. There should be a good bit more gravy relative to the meat chunks. It actually "looks" pretty darn good in the presence of it. Iced tea IS made with tea bags 3 double bags, in a pot of 1 quart or so of water. Bring to a boil and let steep for a few minutes. After somewhat cooled down but not cold, pour tea concentrate minus the tea bags into a 1/2 gallon pitcher, fill to the top with fresh water and 1 cup of sugar per half gallon. Stir well until all of the sugar is completerly dissolved. Refrigerate over night and serve over plenty of ice...NOT 1 or 2 cubes. Glass should be at least half or more full of ice. For a real treat a splash of lemon juice or better yet ORANGE juice into the pitcher before serving is amazing. Enjoy.

[@bobbykaralfa]

the lumpiness is just because of how the sausage is cut up. it's not a southern thing either. in the south and north that ice tea ; not called tea. "tea" is usually hot then there is iced tea

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Sausage gravy has crumbles of sausage patties.

[@bobbykaralfa]

@@JustMe-dc6ks well it can be sausage patties but the lumpyness just depends on how the sausage is cut up no matter if its from links or patties or a roll

[@Lav3nd3r0h]

​@@JustMe-dc6kstypically you just use bulk sausage, not the pre pattied ones.

[@ruthsaunders9507]

It does look ugly. We also have what we called Sh*t on a Shingle which is a white gravy (sausage, chipped beef or hamburger) on toast. Looks disgusting but tastes wonderful.

[@AliKaiProject]

Hmm never heard of that! Thanks for sharing.

[@futuregenerationz]

American biscuits are unique. I'm not sure exactly why. It might be the baking powder flavor in them. But if you want to try one in England, I would strongly suggest you buy the dough the first time, so that you're guaranteed to know the proper flavor. I checked. I think these videos may have caused a run on the available biscuit dough. But there is dry biscuit mix you just add milk to. I have a feeling once the desire for biscuits is recognized by businesses, they'll be much more available.

[@nonyabeeswacks1919]

Jolly has a _very_ bad habit of just doing whatever they want to do You take the biscuit out of the oven and twist it open and add jam/jelly and in this case the sausage gravy, and some butter then eat both sides. Nobody I know bites into an un-divided biscuit like that, it's bread - you add stuff to it

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

Well you don’t add gravy and jelly to the same individual biscuit. 😉 I don’t think Josh realizes that literally every fast food restaurant in the US has breakfast sandwiches like chicken biscuits on their breakfast menu.

[@charlesmalone8009]

Lady why did you marry this guy?

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

beans on toast doesnt look good