Highschoolers try British Tea and Biscuits for the first time! | BRITISH COUPLE REACTS

[@ThatCronus]

Digestive sounds like something you would give a elderly person to keep them regular

[@marydavis5234]

Aldi has those digestive biscuits aka cookie, it’s just a shortbread cookie dipped in chocolate.

[@FEARNoMore]

Ikr? 😁I mean technically they were invented to aid in digestion hence the name but it's an unappealing name for a cookie. It's like calling them bowel biscuits. 😆Our version is Graham crackers.

[@princeofmayonnaise]

i saw them in a store once when I was a kid and thought they were some kind of laxative cause the name lool

[@Lina_unchained]

I love that everyone laughed at that kid saying tea stains your teeth but he was absolutely right 😂

[@cornman3266]

I’ve had British tea before now I understand why we dumped in all into the harbor

[@TheBeesleys99]

This did make me laugh aha!

[@fireheart6267]

Burrrrrrrn!!!

[@IceKnight81]

Yeah, I definitely prefer Japanese teas. British tea feels like it's either diluted or synthetic?

[@Taleri]

@@IceKnight81 The popular British tea brands *absolutely need* the milk and sugar to make them palatable. The Japanese teas, Chinese teas,and Indian teas that I've tried don't. That's not to say that I like every variety of the asian teas, but they do seem to have more heft. Every brand of British tea that I've tried is very drying in the mouth, and it tastes like they packaged the tea dust that fell on the floor rather than the actual tea that had been dried.

[@FEARNoMore]

The only tea I can stand is Theraflu when I'm sick.😁

[@janetmoreno8909]

yes actually both tea and coffee will stain teeth

[@dr_waffle_house]

💯

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

That’s very common knowledge too, seems like big tea is trying to hide some stuff over there😂😂

[@DashRiprock513]

Truth...... And sometimes mine are purple from wine 😂😂😂😎✌🎼🎵🎶💙

[@briancallaway1690]

Which is why I stick to beer.

[@brendaenglish2477]

I love tea. The biscuits all looked good to me

[@byronicman]

I became a fan of British biscuits after watching an Eddie Izzard comedy special like 20+ years ago.. my friend and I were huge fans and would buy each other Eddie themed presents for Christmas each year..and one year she got me a box of digestives and jammy dodgers... Loved em.

[@Zeno_Evil]

A lot of food appreciation has to do with what you had as a kid. Certain flavors (as well as smells) have the ability to bring back memories.

[@MariaSanchez-sf6oj]

I would love to see you & Millie do a taste test where you test different flavors and types of tea (matcha green, chai, ginger, lavender, turmeric, etc.).

[@AdamNisbett]

Jaffa cakes are occasionally available in the USA. The ALDIs chain (German origin grocery chain that’s spread across the USA and known for offering good prices with simple offerings - only one brand of each item rather than the typical US style of offering a whole suite of brand options for every item) is where I most commonly find them. But yeah, they’re not something you generally expect to find as a common snack.

[@LukaDonesnitch]

Wegmans has Jaffa cakes, and English specialty stores.

[@coyotelong4349]

2:40 I think that’s part of the reason why coffee surpasses hot tea in popularity in the US Because coffee, even when not made very strongly, has a much stronger flavor than tea I think Americans just enjoy the strong flavor of coffee to perk them up in the morning, along with the actual caffeine content

[@brandonaston301]

I probably wouldn’t do this since I don’t like hot tea and I’m guessing it wouldn’t be as good in iced tea. I don’t dip cookies in liquids in general.

[@coyotelong4349]

We have a California based-brand called Knott’s Berry Farm in the US who have long made these little packaged cookies similar to Jammy Dodgers I believe they’re shortbread cookies with a jam “thumbprint” in the middle I think they were more popular in the ‘90s; today you can mostly find them in small bags sold in vending machines, and once they go stale the jam falls off them, fully petrified like a hard candy and ready to get stuck in your teeth 😂

[@arnoldrivas4590]

These kids are truly representative of LA. Curious, and trying things out, food wise. As an Angeleno, I can relate. With so many cuisines in LA, there's hardly anything I dislike. I'm American of Salvadoran heritage and, it's almost second nature to find different food and if we love it, we love it.

[@Andrew-Collet]

This was a fun one to hear your reaction to since you have a stronger relation to the tea and biscuits. Loved this one.

[@spicykimbap99]

I’d love to be on their channel tasting food in general. My parents are Mexicans, I’m American/Mexican since I was born in America, and I know it won’t be easy to find a food I won’t like. I’ve tried so many different cuisines and I have yet to find something that I really dislike

[@coyotelong4349]

Jaffa Cakes are something you will not find anywhere in the US other than buying it online or at an international specialty grocer It’s a lot easier to find a Terry’s Chocolate orange here than a sleeve of Jaffa Cakes

[@AdamNisbett]

Nah, it’s not a regularly carried item, but it is possible to find. I usually see them show up available from the ALDIs chain a few times a year (not positive if it’s a seasonal thing or if they just offload when the supplier has a surplus). And I feel like I’ve seen them at other grocery stores on very rare occasions.

[@coyotelong4349]

@@AdamNisbett Fair enough, I don’t go to Aldi’s often so maybe they have it Typically though I think of like an upmarket, specialty grocer carrying them

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Love you Millie and James and Baby Boy Beesley!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@muffinamy83]

"Digestive(s)" is the least appealing name for a cookie/biscuit ever. I know they're delicious, but c'mon, "digestives?"

[@christinehickman4364]

I love all the biscuits and tea (earl grey and Irish breakfast).

[@sherryford667]

My favorite also when I'm not drinking coffee. (I'm American.)

[@jwb52z9]

Orange and chocolate together, as far as I know, are relatively new in the US, but I live for a Terry's Chocolate Orange when I can find one on sale.

[@Taleri]

I don't think its new, I know its a flavor combination that has been around for at least decades, its simply that it isn't a popular combination. Most people I know don't seem to like fruit and chocolate as a combination.

[@elkins4406]

I think of the orange and chocolate combination in the opposite way, actually. I associate it with old people. I think it may have been a more popular combination in eras past over here.

[@pollyduron674]

I absolutely loved tea time over there. Afternoon tea...❤❤❤❤

[@emanymton713]

I believe I commented on a previous video how I thought they found American teens that just don’t like food in general. 😂

[@briancallaway1690]

For the majority they liked the cookies/biscuits. It was just the tea that most didn't like due to no flavor.

[@jobethk588]

Really cute video. Lots of fun to watch.

[@Musicislife477]

I have to disagree with the kids, I love tea. I’ll never forget the first time I went to England and went to a restaurant and ordered a cup of tea. It was the best tea I’ve ever had! I don’t know what you guys do, but it’s amazing! 😍

[@Pinkfong2]

I drink more tea than coffee and it does stain the teeth more. I noticed Digestives at my Supermarket. I know of them but I had enough cookies in my pantry that day so next time I will try. I don’t recall if it had chocolate, I only glanced but I will look in back to see if made in England. Normally that would be in a specialty aisle but they have cookies made in France in same aisle and I’ve tried those and they were very good. It’s always way more soothing to have a break with a hot cup of tea, especially in cool weather.

[@DashRiprock513]

They should have given them some good old "builders tea"

[@bobbiscrittercave2348]

I LOVE Hobnobs! Rich Tea biscuits are a close second, and Jammie Dodgers are the best fruity biscuits. And I drink so much tea, I should be British!

[@dalemoore8582]

The US has had Terry's chocolate oranges since my oldest was about 5. I used to put them I used to put them in her stocking. She is 33. Some times you can find them at Dollar General duri g the tear,but we( the US) alway find them ar Chritmas. For almost 30 years!

[@roshellboudreaux6263]

Mille, don't take it personally. It's just food.

[@katw3070]

Obviously, she loves food.

[@sandrad9695]

I’m American and a British friend introduced me to Yorkshire Gold, and I’ve been drinking it for 20 years. It’s the bomb! Best tea ever.

[@jonathanfreedom1st]

Only tea we do here in North western Ohio is sun tea. 🌞 😂

[@bigkuriboh3814]

Jaffa cakes are cakes. They go hard when stale, biscuits go soft when stale.

[@lw3918]

Those aren't biscuits. Those are cookies.

[@LukaDonesnitch]

Jammie Dodgers remind me of Linzer Tarts

[@mellycook]

I like certain teas. Especially chamomile. I will say I’m not an English or Earl Grey fan. Also can’t do peppermint flavors.

[@daleclark7164]

I live in California and hot tea in my house was a daily drink. Even tho it was only once a day in the morning. But I do prefer southern sweet tea. (MY Southrn routes lol) 😂

[@elkins4406]

To be fair, tea *is* a mild flavor if your mental model of a hot drink is coffee. I enjoy tea and would never say it tastes like water, but it's not nearly as strong a flavor as either coffee or hot chocolate, which are probably the hot drinks these kids have experienced.

[@DamageIncUS]

Only place to get Jaffa cakes in the US is a British specialty store. Otherwise closes thing is Pims.

[@marydavis5234]

My local Aldi has Jaffa cakes.

[@DamageIncUS]

@@marydavis5234 I need to check there then

[@marydavis5234]

@@DamageIncUS I have only bought them at Aldi’s twice , they don’t have them all the time.

[@flynnster]

James has so much tea a day, when he comes home he must have to pee for a hour.

[@skittles1662]

Tea does stain teeth. It's true. It cause most teas contain tannin that causes staining of the teeth. It happens gradually tho, so its not noticeable until its is. And yes, most of us know that Britains don't stick out their pinkies, but when I was taking classes of etiquette they grilled that into me. So sticking out the pinky Ilhas sorta become an American thing. Don't know where it started, but its our now lol

[@JeffreyDick-x6g]

I bet most Americans have no idea what you mean by "digestives."

[@seekingredemption9804]

Jammie dodger looks like a linzer cookie you get at Christmas

[@BeboRulz]

Yup, totally reminds me of that. Love the rasp jammy jam 😊

[@japcar84]

How many different studios do you guys have?

[@marydavis5234]

They are at an American high school not a studio.

[@japcar84]

​​@marydavis5234 I was actually talking to the Beesleys, not Jolly. 😉

[@juliayoung537]

Love y'all! It's Labor Day here 🇺🇲... Millie are you in Labor yet? 🤗❤️😊

[@BeboRulz]

I'm thinking they made them some crappy tea. I have hot tea once in awhile & always tastes good. I buy a Pimm's cookie that is exactly like a Jaffa Cake but raspberry. I think they have an orange one too but I love raspberry too much lol

[@peggykunkel9180]

I drink at least 3 to 5 cups of tea a day but I don't know if it is different than UK tea.

[@krisschobelock4973]

We have teas -- I really surprised they are indicating it's weak - I would think if I went to England and got tea - it would be quite strong....hum. I actually "dip" a LOT! Oreos in milk, cookies in coffee -- you all just do tea! I think our "dunking" probably originates from England! LOL

[@lw3918]

Guys do you drink more tea or coffee?

[@austinlong6965]

Love tea but couldn't ever get into the biscuits. I'd rather be given a coffee and a stroopwafel any day.

[@BeboRulz]

Aaawww man, I wish they gave them stroopwafels. I love them things lol GBBO got me into alot of stuff I've never even heard of before & my life is better for it 😬

[@MariaSanchez-sf6oj]

Most people can't drink tea unsweetened. I usually drink my tea with honey. I don't really mind drinking it unsweetened, coffee on the other hand...

[@LJBSullivan]

I drink black coffee and black tea

[@audiooddities9982]

Ive had Jaffa cakes before, there are some places in America that sell them. They are ok. The Jammie Dodgers sound good, and as an Angels fan, they could be terrible andni would take them over the LA Dodgers! Lol!

[@theresabeck1029]

I've seen lots of movies and videos with British drinking tea. But they are either pouring it or drinking it. I've never seen it actually prepared. How long does it brew? What goes in it? Maybe you guys could make a video making it from beginning to end

[@virginiarobbins7539]

They make tea just like we do.. they use today use an electric kettle to heat water up instead of stove kettle like we use.

[@Go4Jeph]

Not many names could sound LESS appealing than "digestives". Sounds like something your gastroenterologist would prescribe.

[@richardbeaton7324]

Jaffa Cakes are Cakes, Because a biscuit goes soft when stale and a cake goes hard. Also i'm pretty sure McVitie's don't have to pay full tax because it's a cake either.

[@givaFlyingFiggz]

The pinky thing is not a drinking thing. It's an eating thing. Spices used to be very expensive, so one would never put spices on one's food. Too wasteful. Instead, you would have a tiny spice cup you wet your pinky finger and then dip it into the spice cup. Then after taking a bite of food, you would then suck/lick the pinky, hence holding the pinky up to keep the spices.

[@nullakjg767]

I prefer cake with tea/coffee. Not cookies or biscuits.

[@sunniertimer598]

Americans eat their cookies with milk or coffee. I wonder if they were given a little milk and sugar in their tea would they like it better? They also mentioned it being quite watery. Did they steep the tea bags long enough? On the other hand, Americans generally prefer the robust flavor of coffee with cream and sweetener so it may be too mild for their taste. It reminds me of how the Italians and French enjoy their expresso, but most Americans find it off-putting and far too strong a flavor.

[@kevananne]

I have never heard digestives as cookies. Or your biscuits.

[@seekingredemption9804]

The pinky thing is a stereotype for rich people. These kids are silly

[@BeboRulz]

Well yea lol they're going by stereotypes for Britain just like British kids do for America. That's why these videos are awesome... learning, eating, and fun 😊

[@sherryford667]

They're just having fun.

[@seekingredemption9804]

​@@sherryford667yea I know ❤

[@seekingredemption9804]

​@@BeboRulzgotta love these videos❤

[@CancerKicker98]

The only tea I drink is Cold Sweat American County Tea.

[@BillO964]

I dislike tea, and can barely drink iced tea. I love my morning coffee but dislike iced coffee. Green teas are totally undrinkable too.

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

dont be sad milly some brit kids didnt like bisquits and gravy

[@TenTonNuke]

Maybe it's because we eat sugar as breakfast food, but tea also tastes like dirty water to me. And I mean I let 6 tea bags sit in one cup for an hour and I can't taste a thing. I've tried letting loose leaf sit overnight and it still tastes like water. That's why I'm so confused about the British obsession. Who gets that excited to drink water?

[@dr_waffle_house]

Yorkshire Gold 👍🏽 P.G. Tips 👎🏽

[@grandpaallie1553]

I see what you’re doing here; y’all went and ‘flipped the script’ and have Millie sitting to our left (I believe for the first time). I can only assume that’s because it’s closer to the door just-in-case you’re recording this video and it suddenly becomes …a’hem… ‘the Time’ and Baby Beesley decides the current living arrangements have become too cramped and is seeking new accommodations. 🤷🏻‍♂️😏😆🫶🏻🤗

[@TenTonNuke]

I'm okay that we have different names for cookies and biscuits. I've accepted that you dunk your cookies in tea rather than milk. But what I can't get over is the absolutely horrible name for your #1 cookie, Digestives. It sounds like you guys enjoy eating laxatives. Then, to make things worse, I learned that the cookie got it's name BECAUSE two Scottish doctors invented them to aid in digestion. So they literally were laxatives, but the ingredients have since changed and you kept the name. It's like if Americans loved a type of cookie called PoopMakers and didn't think it was strange.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

British Biscuits look like Briskets or Brittle. Pfft

[@BeboRulz]

Get some glasses hun lol

[@NathanMalnaa]

I've never liked tea, tea just tastes like watered down juice lol

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

I love British snacks. I tease about the food, but the snacks and tea are good. One of the few Americans who loves Marmite. I probably use more than a Brit does lol. I wonder what tea they had. Do vrits ever brew it strong? I love Earl Grey brewed strong.

[@DUEYZ4U]

The term 'digestive' is such a turn off for me. It sounds like something you take when you have indigestion or a stomach ache...like Pepto or Maalox.

[@anneboban2002]

Unfortunately, I've never liked tea.

[@olds777]

Do Brits have black tea?

[@olds777]

Won what?

[@peensteen]

Interesting. You have a biscuit called Hob Knob that tastes of hot nuts. Maybe you should have mentally proofread that statement. Maybe I'm mentally 13 years old.

[@djdjdax2253]

Ngl looks disgusting