IKEA vs Michelin Star Meatballs

Today we finally settle the centuries-old debate: are Michelin star meatballs actually better than IKEA meatballs? Get your JOLLY merch at getjolly.store
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[@madeinbusanjkjm]

Jenny is such a legend for making that Ikea apron 🤣🤣🤣

[@nightspicer]

Definitely agree

[@kevinscheeseballhair9720]

@liva funder they did say Jenny..?

[@Bellz972]

😂 I want one! U know those things could be washed in the machine for up to 40°

[@Bellz972]

😂 I want one! U know those things could be washed in the machine for up to 40°

[@gonk_ch]

we should start a petition for josh to wear one for their next video

[@emmabrilleslyper5448]

IKEA’s meatballs at the end are a trap that keeps you coming back thinking “it wasn’t that bad” even after you’ve had a complete meltdown in the light fixture section

[@christinamatzen4214]

Accurate

[@fyeelessarndra3392]

It's the cabinet section for me 🤣

[@laurad8609]

It’s just fuel for the breakdown you will have at home assembling the furniture.

[@justahyundai]

@@laurad8609 the hot dog and froyo is for the at home obscenities

[@707Berto]

Unless you're an IKEA co-worker in the lighting department just next to the restaurant. It's like Ground Hog's Day with IBS. True story from someone who ate from the smorgasbord once with Ingvar Kamprad.

[@IAmXfade]

As a Swede I feel the need to tell you that the Daim cake is not made by IKEA, they just sell them in their stores. Also the Kladdkaka is sold atleast in the Swedish Ikea Café so they do have their own version of it and it is great. :D Also in most of the Swedish stores you can take a shortcut directly to the resturant :D

[@majastenstameyes]

Shhhh don't tell them about The Secret Swede Passage....

[@yapszemay]

Isn’t the shortcut universal? All the IKEAs I’ve been to in Canada and Asia have the shortcut right at the entrance.

[@3freeri]

Was about to comment that about the Daimtårta haha 😂

[@juneseongmin]

Yup ! Same as the one in Malaysia and the shortcut is just next to the entrance once you go up 😁😁😁

[@christinamatzen4214]

I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area and our IKEA doesn’t have a shortcut but it’s halfway through the store. You go through all the rooms and furnitures all set up, then the cafe (that you’ve been smelling the WHOLE time), then downstairs to the kitchen gadgets, rugs, lights, pillows, etc.

[@cookinkid]

My stomach is like a lottery machine now 😂😂😂

[@lowheadvarney158]

Just gonna poop out the PowerBall

[@marthapapadopoulou3559]

Hahahahah love the comparison

[@mikaelasulit3636]

Ollie's Ikea fashion should be a new trend and JOLLY's videos get crazier and crazier every season

[@naff_tm]

Balenciaga in 2015: 👁️👄👁️

[@cecilebousselat8192]

@@naff_tm I was exactly gonna comment this

[@oceanstaiga5928]

Travel to Asia, you’ll find IKEA and DHL printed stuff lol

[@TheDoctorFromArknights]

Should've wore Carolean Uniforms, Fitting as hell with the Blue and Yellow, Stylish aswell

[@michaelallen2971]

About 10 years ago I wore a hard hat to the club on friday and they next day I found out 2 other people while I wasn't there wore them. Apparently my hat was a hit

[@inhachung3154]

I think Ollie deserves an award for his creativity.

[@GeejMusic]

Mr. Powerball Pooper

[@madisonmelvin8817]

I think we can all appreciate Ollie for his extraness. Like this man goes all out for the content and I AM HERE FOR IT!!!

[@kristinewalberg2938]

I make a mean Swedish meatball, based on my grandmothers recipe. I have to say, I prefer her gravy to Ikea's. It's so unhealthy, yet delectable. I have a theory that the main reason the Ikea cafe exists is so that when you inevitably lose your loved ones in the depths of the store, you can all follow the meatball scent to be reunited again.

[@mu3191]

Ohhh…I really like this theory 🤔

[@sheenabaharudin]

Hahahahahaha

[@RafaelBernatto]

I don't believe you. Please send us your recipe so we can compare 🌚🌚🌚🤣🤣

[@Travybear1989]

I prefer raw meatballs made from high fat beef and then i dunk them in beef gravy mixed with lard and saved bacon grease. very filling and yummy

[@acturusgarcia6027]

How did you make it mean? Did you insult their ancestors while you cook it?

[@onlyteainateapot]

Jenny making an IKEA apron without question is so classic for the Jolly family 😂 everyone is so happy to go along with everything!

[@roderick8997]

Ollie never fails to show up with his special but yet oddly charming outfit 😂 IKEA wins over everything, EVEN HIS OUTFIT

[@BiTheLion]

Can we have jolly-ikea merch now 🤣

[@roderick8997]

@@BiTheLion T H I S

[@mintz9782]

@@BiTheLion tyneshia that you?

[@teddycoala2521]

Being a Swede watching you eating typical Swedish food and desserts and just losing your mind over super simple Swedish food make me so happy^^

[@hencytjoe]

Samma här :D

[@Daergarz]

As a Swede, I concur with these reactions. The almondy cake is actually relatively pricey, but for good reason. The kladdkaka is also sold in a near identical package as the almondy one, less expensive though, and plus it needs the whipped cream to work.

[@angrydragonslayer]

My mom considers it a crime but i love vanilla ice cream instead of the cream

[@KungKokkos]

@@angrydragonslayer Cream on deserts can almost always be replaced by vanilla icecream really, does the same job

[@angrydragonslayer]

@@KungKokkos yeah but you also have to consider that the ice cream is cold. this mixed with any sort of warm dessert (even just a room temp one in summer) has a nice added effect.

[@pinkanblacc]

loving this michelin star food series. they make me hungry and i love it.

[@garbagecan13]

Me too! One of my favorite series on the channel!

[@cuttostah]

Imagine Michelin Star watching this video going "oh they look like they have some valuable feedback" And then there comes Ollie in an apron. Just an apron.

[@leeshapon]

michelin star cant watch this video cause it isnt a person. its a rating system

[@cuttostah]

@@leeshapon I meant whoever is a part of it :))

[@SatumangoTheGreat]

To be fair, he was wearing pants too.

[@ashyb3019]

Fun fact: the IKEA Daim is also gluten free (and you cant even tell)! My old coeliac housemate and I used to drive to IKEA at night just to get this and would also say 'da-im' every time

[@og_myxiplx]

Yup, one of my all-time favourite deserts, and beats almost all the non gluten free ones I used to eat.

[@gonk_ch]

daimmm that’s cool

[@NoBuddy89]

Just FYI that Daim cake is just a swedish brand of cake makers, they come in literally every grocery store here and have many many more flavors that just the daim one, to the point where I rarely if ever buy the Daim one anymore as the others are just that much better. Also, all of them gluten-free. Which is very welcome for a celiac like me.

[@rachelrasmussen1101]

I want to like this, but it's at exactly 100 likes and I can't ruin that perfection.

[@nancyvasquez6211]

I work with IKEA food! Thank you for trying these two dishes. They are well loved by a lot of people and we can never get over how good it is. That apron is also lovely by the way.

[@jdtho2428.i]

Seeing Josh and Ollie going "Daïmmm" has validated me. I've been saying that joke for years but no one got it 😄

[@rachelcookie321]

What joke?

[@ma0487]

@@rachelcookie321 the ikea desert they ate uses Daim which is a type of chocolate :)

[@visual_honey]

@@ma0487 🤣 the fact that you had to explain your joke again 🤣🤣🤣 Daimmm I Loved it... 😂

[@rachelcookie321]

@@ma0487 I know daim bars but I don’t get the joke.

[@callmewaves1160]

I thought I was the only one

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jenny made such a beautiful outfit for Ollie. Ollie has the grace of an amoeba but he has the Swag to counteract any detractors 😂

[@jayathrijayathri]

THE GRACE OF AN AMOEBA 💀

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@jayathrijayathri 😂

[@AlyssaAllen.a]

Lmaooo loool no words

[@gruu]

As a native Swede this episode pleased me a lot xD Also "kladd my kaka" made me laugh uncontrollably xD

[@adamuppsala1931]

Haha, yes, it was hilarious. I was worried they'd be also eating neggerballs

[@rebeckaroy6790]

Ollie totally had me doubting myself, wondering if I had missed that IKEA make strange, unabsorbent aprons.... nicely played, cheers to Jenny ;)

[@hannah4375]

I'd never thought I'd see the day where Ollie will be wearing an Ikea bag as an apron-

[@rachelcookie321]

I never thought I would see a lot of things then Ollie does it

[@Daergarz]

To be fair, at this point I am more likely to be surprised if Ollie didn't wear it.

[@titsofgargamel]

never thought i wouldnt

[@linited]

I am loving Ollie's ratio of each ingredient in each bite. Now I really want Ikea meatballs. That ikea cake is also the best thing ever and I'd inhale a whole cake if I could 🤤

[@keepupartist]

Ollie is just this person that everyone collectively loves, you simply just cannot hate him

[@user-ps1ft1hy4j]

He's the king of average guys but funnier, sweeter, and more daring.

[@xMoac]

As a Croat raised in Sweden since 6 year of age … I must say , Swedish food and dessert are amazingly tasty. Swedish meatballs and macaroni is delicious.

[@naff_tm]

"there's wayyyy too much armpit in that twirl" *I'm wheezing*

[@waynesmith3908]

Trust me we want to see Josh the way Ollie is dressed LOL

[@lesmercredis]

In December of 2020, the province of Ontario, Canada, was slated for a COVID shutdown on Boxing Day. All non-essential retailers were to close for weeks, if not months. Thus, a few days before Christmas, I stood in line at Ikea for about 2 hours... Just to buy a bag of meatballs and 8 boxes of Daim cakes. The bestest part was that the freezers were right by the cashiers, so most of the time I was waiting in line, my cart was completely empty, making me look like a total idiot 👍

[@boothbabe12]

Lingonberry improves every dish, and I don’t normally like sweet with savoury.

[@misbahismail6241]

You guys never fail to make my day jolly♥️

[@gkygrl7]

I had a really awful day yesterday, and waking up to this video was the best thing that could have happened today. Getting to see the food, and hear how delicious it is (or not) is always wonderful, and then you two always make me laugh. Thanks!

[@baileywright1656]

My husband and I go to Ikea for lunch/dinner all the time XD The price vs quality is great and you can skip the store and go right to the restaurant! I am pretty sure we had an anniversary dinner there once...

[@CindyCindyBoBindy]

Ollie sporting a farmer’s tan is an added bonus for Jolly fans!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Undeniably the best youtuber at this moment

[@Mr2Reviews]

I would have loved to see Jenny's reaction when Ollie came up to her and asked her to make his Ikea apron.

[@nidhimunot]

I think she would be used to it by now 😂

[@serbrinaong]

omg in the singapore ikea u can literally have a meal first before shopping because the restaurant is literally at the start of the store but because of covid restrictions now you literally have to queue for more if not at least 2 hours just to have a meal there 🥲😭

[@sayitinswedish]

As a Swede, the problem with IKEA meatballs is that they taste like school canteen food. They're not fried enough, and they've been reheated. Please do more Swedish stuff! I'm your guy if you need anything 👊

[@alainadacosta1222]

Ikea's meatless meatballs are also really good! I appreciate the option as a vegetarian. I haven't eaten at Ikea in years but am waiting to once they reopen the food area (closed from covid). For now they have frozen items like the meatballs

[@emilywilhite5807]

Ooh I didn’t know they had meatless meatballs. Next time I go I’m looking for them.

[@erinaustin2157]

They have veggie dogs now too!, and they are great! Frozen food section, but if your lucky, the exit food area will have them cooked too ;)

[@alainadacosta1222]

@@erinaustin2157 Ooh yes, I actually have a bag in my freezer right now :D

[@carine4090]

and my day started just perfect, love you Jolly.

[@jxsminechxn]

thank you mama jenny for making this iconic ikea apron! ✨ you two, josh and ollie, ALWAYS brighten my day

[@brisuemari1801]

Thank Odin for this best friend duo, love them both and the content is lovely and entertaining. 🌸

[@maximmortal]

I love that Daim cake, but would also love the Michelin star dessert! And Ollie, how are you not freezing in that apron?! I feel like it would chafe quite a bit. Not the softest of materials! 🤣

[@rachelcookie321]

I don’t think he was wearing it for very long lol

[@Daergarz]

You can buy the kladdkaka in a box quite cheap, and it's super tasty. 😊

[@maximmortal]

@@rachelcookie321 Regardless, I think it would chafe even after two minutes of wearing it! 🤣

[@maximmortal]

@@Daergarz Will have to hunt it down!

[@maverick9116]

Ever heard of a room heater?

[@jennifermohan9055]

I absolutely adore these guys! Hello from Toronto Canada! I would love to see you guys do a series of Korean food through the decades. I'm curious to see the novelty of foods that you come across!

[@dondony1004]

미트볼이랑 으깬감자랑 같이있는거보고 눈이 확 뜨임.. 진짜 찰떡조합이네요 우리나라라면 밥이 옆에 있을텐데 밥보다 감자가 더 같이 먹기 좋을것같은 ㅜㅜ 저렇게 먹어보고 싶다

[@cynhwon]

I thought I have been preparing myself for surprises but whenever there is a new Jolly video, I feel that “never thought I’d have seen it happen” moment🤣🤣🤣

[@stefanleebalbin]

You guys had me “ballin’” with laughter 🤣 Always spreading good vibes guys!!!!

[@sarahrazafi7150]

I see what you did there 🤣 Good one!

[@stefanleebalbin]

@@sarahrazafi7150 🏀in w/ 🤣

[@Qster1584]

Ollie (quite insistent repeating several times: "Feel how damp I am!" Josh (exasperated): "I DON'T WANT TO!!" LOL, too funny for words. Thanks Ollie for the laughs. Helps put me in a great mood for the weekend.

[@louiseostonal3538]

Am I the only one missing the "My reason to be jolly" outro. Still a blissful video worth laughing for and here for it.

[@PikaPikaChuChuu]

Really fun watching you try IKEA stuff! ^^ The "Daim tårta" isn't something special for IKEA, you can by the same in normal grocery stores (in Sweden at least). However, they taste AMAZING!!!!!! :D

[@alice3308]

i am really proud to be from Sweden hahaha , Ikea meatballs is literally the best❤

[@Affranchie]

Heja Sverige 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@RiyaElya457]

'Daim' had in cake, it's usually just chocolate. In Malaysia we always called it as chocolate Daim that can get from Langkawi. Famous there in Langkawi. You guys should try it.

[@asmaasammy9294]

LOVE THE " VAMOS " RAFA SHIRT 😭💞

[@sammythefunny8561]

This made me so hungry, and I don't even eat meatballs that much. :)

[@rachelcookie321]

I want IKEA food so bad now but we don’t even have IKEA in New Zealand 😭

[@ninagronblad2218]

Hello from Sweden. Love that you try meatballs. Try swedish wiskey. Mackmyra. Sooooo good. Lots of love from sweden.

[@Lexy60]

Just discovered your channel and enjoying your work. This is the first item I’ve seen in your studio and one thing immediately jumped out, the Union Jack is upside down! The broad white stripe on the left should be uppermost.

[@frailimbnursery]

4:58 that's classic jolly moment right there

[@sebastianolsson9063]

Oh god Josh. "Kladd" means "sticky" "Kaka" (said slowly and more like kaaka) means cake or cookie. "Kakka" said more quickly like you did is a finnish word that is also childish slang in Sweden for... Poop.... (only some parts of Sweden actually say it tho.) And I´m clearly not a linguist as I explained that terribly but you get my point lol.

[@xapienz]

In Russian "klad" means "treasure" and "kaka" similarly means "poop" :) So it is "treasure of poop"

[@1995kiran]

Okay we need a poll. Did Josh not experiment enough or did Ollie experiment to much? 🤷🏽‍♀️😂

[@camilla79]

Josh didn't experiment enough 😂🤣🤣

[@hazysoda21]

Their energy balance out so its all good and jolly 💖

[@lizae4155]

That daim cake is amazing😭 the crunchy thing on top is the actual Daim, it’s a type of chocolate bar🍫

[@kiramey2503]

My Ikea is 40 mins away and you actually have me contemplating whether or not I should make the drive for dinner! I also LOVE their candy bins!

[@thirdoctoberchild]

I’m not sure what is specifically in the Aquavit one but a standard kladdkaka is like the easiest thing in the world to bake and you can’t really go wrong. It’s just pure gooey joy. You can eat it as it is or with whipped cream. You can make it in a buttered cake tin or you can also line the tin with for instance shredded coconut which then goes crunchy and caramelised around the edges. I melt the butter first in a saucepan and then just mix all the rest of the ingredients in the same saucepan (flour, eggs, cocoa powder (good quality, this is the most essential part), ”vaniljsocker” (vanilla sugar, a bit like icing sugar in consistency) and salt). Takes about 30 minutes to make from start to finish.

[@farhanahjumain9892]

Ollie's face when he asked Josh to feel how damp his hands were, he looked like he was craving his affection HAHAHAHHA poor Ollie, Josh give him some love HHAHAHAHA

[@janeevans801]

Another great episode, Josh being charming and Ollie…. Extra extra, you always go that extra level. Your humour is fabulous. Love from snowy 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇦

[@DeltaStar777]

Absolutely epic, great work guys!!

[@magnoliaflower3310]

I can imagine Ikea stealing this apron idea. It's easy to clean, durable, and not too expensive.

[@robopecha]

i have been to ikea countless times. and i have never tried the meatballs! and btw: you can go from the entrance straight to the restaurant in every ikea.

[@TinaDanielsson]

Actually no to the shortcuts 🙂 We do have shortcuts in Linköping Sweden, but not any direct. Someone wrote that it might be because the older store's have a different layout from the newer ones. Our restaurant is on the second floor, on the other side of the store from the entrance. So we either have to go forwards several departments, backwards through a few departments or halfway through a mall 😊

[@robopecha]

@@TinaDanielsson wow! in germany all stores have the restaurant at the end of the second floor before going downstairs, but since you walk in a circle it is basically also at the start if you just go upstairs and walk in the other direction.

[@TinaDanielsson]

@@robopecha I wish we were so lucky 😅 The first half of our restaurant is a zigzag path, almost like a maze and I have for real gotten lost a few times when trying to find the frigging shortcut 😂

[@princ3sstofu]

oh those IKEA Daim bar/cake thing is TO DIE FOR. I still remember the taste of it even though I haven't had it in over a year like WOAH.

[@invisigal007]

First video, I instantly loved you guys.

[@Aquelll]

Ikeas in Finland have a stairs directly to the restaurant from the entrance so no need to go through the store if you just want them meaty balls. 😏

[@wisalalhinai4860]

at this point I didn't even question Ollie showing up with nothing but an IKEA apron

[@sherriandwaynejohnson3185]

You are living your best life and I’m here for it! This would be my dream job to basically try food and report on it!

[@susana.9483]

Now I want meatballs !!!! And how did it take me this long to find this channel ??? I love these two.

[@ejohanna]

I would love to see a video of how the IKEA apron was made! 👍🏻😊

[@mshinektunes9362]

I literally just projectile spit from laughing when olly walked out with the apron on 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elinmarkmann2445]

Hi from Sweden! Kladdkaka is one of the most popular cake we eat in Sweden (and also one of the easiest to bake). Would be fun If you guys try to bake it (tips if you do; Bake one with flour, and one without to compare. A lot of people I know like the kladdkaka extra "kladdig") 😊

[@rasmusnorling7568]

we actually want to see even more of Ollie THANNK YOU VERY MUCH JOSH!!

[@ms6177]

I would like to see couples building ikea shelves together, competing against each other couples from Jolly. We get to see how each couples communicates!!

[@sk39706]

Yes! That would be entertaining and sad...cause you know putting furniture together from Ikea is a work of frustration!

[@SneakyNinja345]

Ollie has such a way with words, and I love it! 😄

[@user-jm4pp4ww3g]

진짜 영국남자도 재밌지만 졸리도 너무 웃기고 재밌어요 이시국에 유일한 나의 웃음 재조기ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 앞으로도 쭉쭉 번창하길ㅋㅋ

[@moopmoop1040]

the ikea near my place has the restaurant as soon as you go inside and upstairs. super convenient for lunch time. leaving it once you're done with lunch though is a struggle lol

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Very unique apron on Ollie's and pretty cool comparison on the High Tier vs the Common Tier Meatballs and Pudding but I would go for Ikea's as they are pretty reasonable and good 😎🤩

[@MyselfVlogsPaul]

It's so funny watching them do a realistic review of the Michelin starred food, then eating the IKEA food and absolutely dissolving into giggles

[@Jx0592]

"I'm just going to poop out the powerballs" -Ollie Kendal, 2022

[@elizabethivy1337]

I shouldn't have watched this at work --now I desperately want meatballs and chocolate cake but have access to neither 😩

[@naff_tm]

who thought of this? I'm crying (of laughter) sjfhsksksk

[@Marvee78]

Our Ikea stores in Norway have the cafe up the stairs/elevators right by the entrance, so for my family it is always the cafe first, then walk off the food by going through 2 whole shop floors 😆.

[@carolinelewiscarrie2514]

You guys are so hilarious.⭐A big thumbs up from Sydney, Australia!!!!🦘🦘🦘

[@threeleggedcat]

We have that Daim cake in the freezer section in Norwegian grocery stores lmao, can confirm it’s pretty tasty, though I’ve only ever had it while still slightly frozen hhh

[@debragreen7272]

Ollie is so funny! No one else would walk out in an apron!! I’m just glad he had on pants!!!

[@nightingale74]

I was always waiting for the moment where I see Ollie wearing just an apron.

[@Immortal_BP]

i found a meatball recipe online and made meatballs. it was exactly like frozen ikea meatballs but elevated because fresh and higher quality ingredients.

[@nfrrenny]

never in my life had ikea meatballs since there's pork in them so watching u guys get so much nostalgia from it is very fun

[@linggaroctaviani5797]

josh loves to laugh and ollie loves to joke. they are adorable.

[@officialee98]

kladdkaka is kinda the same as mudcake. personally, i can't eat more than 3 bites because it is too sweet but they are so good

[@NoBuddy89]

I can tell you right now if you kladdkaka is too sweet, it wasnt made right, that shit is bitter and dark and the sweet cream is there for that exact reason.

[@debbieking3575]

Oh god you guys are awesome. And that chocolate cake looked so good. Olly I love your humor is not too much. You guys are the so good together I love the hummmms that you do Josh when you love the food. You really appreciate it. Thank you guys fro your videos. From SAC CA USA. Love you Brits.

[@jules3048]

Honestly, the two of u together is comedy gold 😂

[@apefu]

Loving the IKEA trash talk. As a Swede, I might love IKEA, but everyone hates the IKEA experience. I wonder though, which part of Tour de IKEA is your least favorite? Mine, for sure, is the textile section. It is so angst inducing and I don't know why!

[@JC-yj3is]

When is Michellen madness returning?? Love the mukbang style

[@omegenpart]

I don't usually comment but as a Swede this was a the highlight of my day! However, I need to say that I've literally never seen the Daim cake in any IKEA store, they have Kladdkaka there too, and it's lovely. I also saw someone comment that there are shortcuts in the IKEA store to the restaurant, and that is true! Also, the furniture might be "worse" because it's cheaper but it somehow stays as that one good piece of superior furniture throughout your entire life, I think that should qualify as more than affordable and a decent quality for its value! I've noticed meatballs in any swedish restaurant that 'properly' makes them, are also very meaty in a nice way, but the IKEA meatballs are just one of a kind, even the store bought ones in the grocery-stores don't compare. Honestly, the need for the different kinds of meatballs is different in different situations :)))

[@KyzylReap]

My nearest IKEA is a two hour drive away but I am sooooo tempted!

[@vennexus]

When it's Josh alone doing the intro, it'll feel weird.