I Tried 100 Years of Fast Food

This should be… interesting to say the least.
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[@Maddog261]

Guys I'll be honest, I think Josh has a book he wants us to buy

[@armdar]

😂😂

[@knickknack4338]

Not sure what gives you that idea. I think he'd say something about it if he did.

[@DanielRodrigues-qr2sd]

Lmao, dude plugs his book every couple minutes😂

[@eshiboo]

@@DanielRodrigues-qr2sd he does but in a funny way so I don't mind lol

[@bigbcor]

Don’t buy it

[@FuzzAudio]

My dad worked at the first Taco Bell in Montana and he said it totally changed people’s lives up there. No one had ever seen or heard of a taco, or really had any Mexican food. The ingredients are simple, whole, and easy to use in many items. On an innovation scale, Taco Bell would have to be up there with the best of them.

[@jemagu6]

And the fact that he didn't mention the Doritos Loco Taco is a crime.

[@jakegaubatz]

I imagine the same holds true today! Not too much innovation heading up to the true midwest.

[@troyh589]

That is Take-O to you, Sir.

[@janewaysmom]

That's really cool, and you're right about the ingredients. I think Taco Bell was the main inspiration for the tacos my family made when I was growing up. They're nothing like American tacos, and I would be surprised if they're much like Mexican ones as well, but they're almost a direct copy of the soft shell taco bell tacos.

[@mon6745]

Yeah it's a 10

[@LordDonnington725]

2000's was boon for fast food. We got McGriddles, Crunchwrap, Cheesy Gordita Crunch, and the Baconator all in the same decade. All of which are now iconic items at each of their respective establishments. It was really a renaissance of fast food.

[@alfredoavalos714]

Especially having a super size option in McDonald's before they were sued and the movie "Super Size Me" was made.

[@shanehackett7943]

The way the hated in stuffed crust so much 😭 i think it was inventive because it solves the age old don’t wanna eat the crust problem

[@tree427]

It makes me want to eat the crust even less, and unless I eat all the crusts first it's gonna be cold and rubbery. Hotdog stuffed crust on the other hand...🤤

[@tinntinnamp]

@@tree427 PLEASE I was with you until the hotdog part haha! To each is own though, I like the crust with garlic or marinara sauce, the crust problem isn't even a problem as most people like it or you can simply not eat it!

[@ethanjennings6442]

@@tinntinnamp Exactly, dipping sauces already solve this problem.

[@CocoCatamon]

I'd save the crust for later and dip them in garlic butter.

[@Defcon5gamingn1]

Eat the crust like an adult

[@tunaruna2730]

"Let's kick things off" *Shows a guy walking with one leg* 0:36

[@RandomSourceOfAllCrabBeing]

I laugh so hard in that part lmao

[@jayz4385]

i thought you were joking....but holy shit...he had to do that intentionally.....this should be top comment

[@ljrouse5]

😂😂😂😂

[@12thMandalorian]

de-monetised

[@gorkhawarlord4943]

Damn, I just noticed

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

Taco Bell was one of the most innovative because it took tacos to locales that had never seen one before. Burgers and chicken were everywhere, tacos were highly unique.

[@Sniperboy5551]

Taco Bell is still the best fast food joint ever, nothing will change my mind

[@DoctorMandible]

They were innovative by serving tacos in a new town? Woooow... Such creativity. How did they come up with it?!

[@Jake_Ritter]

Unique ≠ innovative

[@aqsaahmed3227]

I agree they didn’t think about how Taco Bell could’ve changed the whole food culture in places across the countr

[@Beanz-on-Toast]

Tacos had existed well before Taco Bell made it more palatable to white folks. The one thing they did do was make it more accessible to places that didn't have a large or growing Mexican population/business presence. Its not innovative to steal someone else's sh*t and profit off a b*stardised version of it 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Necrobadger]

I love the fact that despite EVERYONE knowing the KFC recipe at this point we still have to pretend it's a secret due to lawyers existing, lol.

[@rudydeleon8288]

I remember the stuffed crust commercial. Pizz Hut was giving a demo for the PS1 with Crash Bandicoot, and a dude in the Crash costume yelled through a window that you could eat the slice backwards. I miss the 90's

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

The real victim of McDonalds giving up beef tallow for canola oil in frying wasnt the fries, but the apple pie. Today its baked (lame) but back in the day it was deep fried in beef fat. And it was GLORIOUS. I would have been no older than 4 at the time but i swear i can still remember the taste.

[@BrittneeDrummer]

No they were sued by a religious group. Forced to switch.

[@colshyp2172]

Yup good old religion strikes again! If it's against your religion or beliefs then simply don't eat there. Stop ruining things for everyone else

[@Ahwleung.]

Have to go to Jollibee or any McD's in Asia to experience the glory that is a deep fried pie.

[@dingleberrymore9725]

One of the McDonald’s locations in Los Angeles still makes and sells the deep fried ones. It’s a massively overrated fast food apple turnover. But it’s fine.

[@babs3241]

I think they're probably on the same level. McD's fries were a food group of their own until they switched. Now, they have a nasty aftertaste and often, the unthinkable happens: They are discarded without being finished.

[@CrazyCoon100]

I want Josh to do a series on outdoor and camping cooking. Like how to cook on a state park public grill, over a fire, in a pit, on a cheap charcoal, underground, in the sand like a clam bake, s’mores etc.. For summer. Pretty pretty please? Also I am beyond impressed with the I cooked “blank” a hundred million ways taste tests. Like how does he cook so many dishes in one day?? 😮

[@lorihoffman4281]

I second your suggestion! Then he won't have to dirty up his kitchen!

[@AbdullahAbdullah-nn8ul]

i third your suggestion

[@666JPF]

I fourth your suggestion

[@yokaescorner]

I fifth your suggestion, I love that idea🔥🔥🔥

[@zachpennington4401]

Sixth

[@nick.100]

Early 2000 to the mid 2010s fast food will go down in history of the golden age of fast food

[@Shagyamum]

Think 90s were generally more innovative tbh but a lot of these things haven't spread outside the US

[@nick.100]

@@Shagyamum i wasn’t around for those but maybe but if early 2000 was extremely innovative for me and makes everything now seem lame I couldn’t imagine experiencing better and having to deal with what is available today

[@tg360andbeyond]

I'm glad I'm not the only one confused by the cheese placement on the taco. When I make tacos, the cheese goes on the meat!!!

[@cindydale3695]

Less cheese looks like more if it’s on top of cold ingredients

[@brucetidwell7715]

Not only does it stay cold but half of it falls off before you eat it. I think they do it as a garnish because plain lettuce on top looks... plain.

[@lydiajane3935]

I'm honestly fine with cold cheese on a taco. I don't want warm cheese competing with cold lettuce.

[@saucebosspl]

As a 90's kid from Poland, stuffed pizza crust was insane for me. To this day I think it slaps.

[@chansesgomez2081]

well you think wrong because Food. Does. Not. Slap. 📠📠📠

[@rallyrandy69]

@@chansesgomez2081yeah it can, you’ve never been smacked across the face with a tortilla it seems

[@tylerweaver313]

Josh! Here’s a challenge for you!!! Make a good breakfast that can be made using a “Truckers kitchen” meaning only stuff stored in a mini fridge, a microwave, and a small electric pot. See what you can cook with just that stuff!!

[@Wynntersenk6017]

The man saying his idea of Mexican food was Taco Bell til he was 16 and Josh dying visibly was hilarious

[@clem9796]

I worked as a manager for Pizza Hut when the stuffed crust came out. Different dough than normal, I didnt like it. One night, we took leftover stuffed dough and linked it all, rolled it up and ran it through the conveyor oven. It made about a 60 foot long breadstick 😂

[@StairwellTheCat]

Now that’s Inventive!!!

[@pinbi7]

the dough is made daily proofed over night , they don't make 2 different batch for stuffed crust , your story doesn't add up

[@clem9796]

@@pinbi7 are you a current employee? This was 25 years ago or so, so yeah, it adds up. The dough was proofed for a few hours, not overnight. Cooks came in around 6 AM, mixed the secret bag with flour and water, weigh and cut, roll in the double roller, pan and proof for a few hours before the buffet lunch, make some more in the afternoon if required. I can go on. I started delivering on my 16th birthday, then served, then cooked, then supervisor, then manager. My story doesn't add up, geezus carhoist.

[@user-gd4ku5se8h]

Sounds like my party loaf made from three thawed sticks of Jimmy John's bread. Stretched, braided, sprayed with oil baked. Was long as baking pan is corner to corner, and 5 inches wide. My SiL used it to make a super sub for her grandson bday. A triumph.

[@thedubc]

Josh! Pizza Hut's real inventiveness was the, 'Personal Pan Pizza'. Yes, it's a small pizza, but it was so successful it got McDonalds into making "McPizzas" (or as we in Cda called them, "Pimmas". Suffed Crust was just jumping the defibrilator.

[@RealKiddo20]

AND they used to come with a TOY which was the highlight of my pizza hut days

[@drsch]

The list in this video was pretty lame and limited.

[@Judith-m3e]

​after 2s is 20s foods :)

[@WaltzingAustralia]

Even in the early '70s, Taco Bell was still "selling" the idea of Mexican food. I can remember their ads -- "lettuce from California, cheese from Wisconsin, it really is American -- think of it as a cheese burger that goes 'crunch'." So definitely a big leap forward in the mainstreaming of Mexican food.

[@snapgab]

Yeah I feel like they did Taco Bell dirty with the score, it helped introduce an entirely new type of food to many Americans!

[@Shagyamum]

Honestly this guy is great at giving me ideas

[@JohnLowell-xs8ro]

The Automat was a wonderful experience for a young child back in the day. It seemed magical, you could put coins in a slot and get real food that was hot and filling. As a child, I thought it was magical until a busboy informed me that "we cheat a bit there are people behind the wall putting the food in those tiny windows.

[@frankiecedeno3724]

How old are you?

[@IAmTheGoblin]

I've always love Automats.

[@LindseyLouWho]

My dad, born in '48, said the automats were on the way out when he was a boy, but he still recalled a few in operation in Charleston, SC, USA, in his childhood. Said the worst was the "egg sandwiches".... whatever they were in the 1950s was something that brought him a worse PTSD-induced eye glaze than his days spraying Agent Orange in Vietnam. What the heck was IN those egg sandwiches? Yeesh!

[@dicerson9976]

Bruh shut up, you ain't fucking 110+ years old typin' on no youtube video.

[@JohnLowell-xs8ro]

They were still around in Manhattan in the early 1960s and far superior to today's fast food joints. They may had to be better in NYC because of competition from other food outlets.@@LindseyLouWho

[@lordmegatron7559]

Maaaaan, he got this new kitchen and we have yet really seen him cook a "but better" style video in it yet. I'm just saying.

[@HermsWorldWide]

This channel fell off. You're not only one saying this either. Sad to see but happens to a lot of content creators.

[@jayiswanted2616]

For real. It’s all BS click bait now

[@keithhepworth4934]

If I wanted this trash I’d subscribe to buzzfeed. Show me how to cook stuff.

[@SlaveofChrist1]

@@HermsWorldWideI mean he’s averaging 1-2M views per video consistently. That’s hardly falling off.

[@dirtyfiendswithneedles3111]

GBD Gey bullshiet dude

[@lurkleaf]

I would love to see a video of you making every kind of “rice cake” there is as there seem to be a lot across different cultures

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It's intriguing to trace the evolution of fast food over the century, from a simple mac and cheese dish to ingenious inventions like the McNugget and McGriddle. However, it seems the imaginative spark has dwindled in recent years.

[@xenojiiva_gaming]

this is certainly one of the cooking videos of all time

[@user-wm5ki8eg1r]

You're comment is certainly unoriginal

[@iliketoes_]

​@@user-wm5ki8eg1r Your*

[@Sniperboy5551]

@user-wm5ki8eg1r Your* But yeah, I agree with you

[@G4l4xy_]

@@user-wm5ki8eg1ryour response is certainly useless

[@FQ99]

This guy really put on post notifications just to comment that 💀

[@Hoigwai]

Gotta shoot Cam down for his idea that the age of excess started in 2010, in 1987 McDonald's introduced Supersize options to the menu and then Wendy's did the BIGGIE options, and everyone else followed suit. This option ended in 2004 along with many of the "Ultra" sized options available that had made their way into almost everything.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢

[@nerdyengineer7943]

Agreed. 2008 or 2009 was when the age excess ended, not started. It's when gas went up and the housing market crashed and things started to get weird.

[@Judith-m3e]

20s foods after 01s

[@nerdyengineer7943]

@@Judith-m3e I don't understand what you mean.

[@moodyrosechristopher4989]

Dude i used to love your channel. You had the best recipes, top notch humor, and most importantly I learned something. You’ve turned into a buzz feed article. Bring it back to the open cupboard days my G. We miss you ❤

[@ashabahn]

I cant say I fully disagree with you, I was around when he had around 100k subs I believe. But eventually you gotta up the 'wow' factor to stay relevant and bring in views and new subs. He's still got humor and great editing that I enjoy but I do miss things being a bit more intimate.

[@Am_Cookie2436]

If you wanted to actually make the kfc fried chicken, there's a mix out there called 99-X, which according to MatPat, is basically indistinguishable from KFC nowadays except for the extra ingredient KFC now uses which is citric acid. That's probably the closest you'll be getting since 99-X was a product of Kernel Sanders himself in collaboration with another company after he saw KFC becoming a shit hole

[@owen9510]

Always appreciate Cam’s in-depth analysis.

[@heyuonthewall26]

I’m so glad to find three other people that love the McGriddle as much as I do.

[@joejtunes]

The production value in this video is off the charts!!

[@longschlongsilver7628]

Remember, it's not just the food, but also the service, the price, and the convenience

[@_abelay]

The phrase "winner winner chicken dinner" originated from American gambling culture. It's believed to have come from Las Vegas casinos where a winning bet of $2.00 was enough to buy a chicken dinner, thus the phrase was used to celebrate a win.

[@ChiliPepperMadness]

It's so interesting to see how far we've come!

[@mxspokes]

Fries were basically ubiquitous, thin sliced chips were invented in the 1850's and popular in restaurants, having only really been available in packages for about 20 years, because freshly fried chips taste good.

[@TheREDACTED141]

Fried chips have been in packages since 1908 technically. A company started the practice.

[@mattrusso7923]

The literal introduction of tacos into fast food and that’s the rating on the “innovation” scale you gave it?!

[@enigma9789]

None of their ratings ever make sense.

[@princesscottoncandy6852]

That's exactly what I'm saying they ranked the Whopper higher than Taco Bell's tacos like bruh

[@paulandrews5611]

They're obviously not giving each food the same criteria. If THEY don't like it, then it gets a bad score. If it's something that was created during their lifetime, then it gets a better score. Typical shallow, self-important millennials with little to no self awareness.

[@jutde]

Fun fact: Stuffed crust pizza was a result of collaboration with the Got Milk campaign as a result of the US Government needing to reduce its investment on dairy farm subsidies because there was hundreds of millions of dollars of cheese stored in a cave in Missouri because it was the best way to store all the milk the government bought from American farmers.

[@dabbmatt5349]

I see someone else watches Fat Electrician🥹

[@ShadowlessZen]

Arby’s sauce be hittin though I can’t lie, and I love their maple bacon roast beef with cheese sandwich and then their fries be 😫

[@JOJIJ.WICK.FORTNITECLIPS]

Your books awesome bro.. I had a chance to get it at my college library and been using recipes since. The methods are very simple to follow. Loving it!

[@letsroamaround2189]

The beef fat that they used to fry fries in actually is a Belgian tradition, as we BELGIANS invented the fry NOT THE FRENCH as every American seems to think, french is actually the way its cut, its frenched. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@neyok3198]

They’re called French fries because they were popularized by US soldiers stationed in Belgium where French was spoken. French cut refers to julienning. A proper julienne is much different then the cut of French fries.

[@Snes64]

Don't care. It's Chips.

[@aapoheikkila5542]

​@@Snes64Let's just give praises to America and move on.

[@dfwdweghom8902]

Belgians are just French pretending to be German.

[@pxrisxiv]

@@Snes64fries and chips are different you divvy

[@frankfurtonfoottours2361]

How could you forget Arthur Treachers' Fish and Chips in 1969 followed by Long John Silvers and Captain Ds? Truly, no one else was doing this.

[@johnnydidonna6081]

Arthur Treachers was so hot and crispy back in the 70s, I haven't had or made anything like it since then.

[@frankfurtonfoottours2361]

The batter was great and they fried everything in peanut oil, which does give a certain flavor. (I worked for them)@@johnnydidonna6081

[@Jshel2009]

I love that you guys chose a photo of Pizza Hut with a late '80s Buick that the body trim is falling off. Classic.

[@UwUVanessaUwU]

You should have added the M on top of the McGriddles and turned it upside down and called it a W for Weissman

[@parkedawn]

I'm surprised that Subway or Panda Express etc wasn't included as they seem innovative compared to some on the list.

[@drsch]

This video wasn't really about innovation. It was kind of a lame video.

[@snapgab]

Also no mention of any Asian style fast food, which seems weird.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

The double down and the nacho cheese burger were both items I saw that I instantly went "Ohh that sounds amazing" and the moment I tasted it thought "What on gods green earth ever convinced me this was a good idea"?

[@fortrobinson4834]

Double down was good tho

[@_healthycleanrecipes_]

Very interesting!!! I like the way you present the Fun-Facts . Great presentation! Thank you.

[@greekcracks687]

joshua i would love to see you make a video were you improve greek fast food to a better version

[@SrCookie69]

Literally the first fast food hamburger chain: 7.5 A slightly upgraded breakfast sandwich: 9 ???

[@Wiggibow]

I agree, Mcgriddle is insanely over-hyped. McDonald's breakfast in general is mid af. I'd take a Burger King croissandwich over McD's any day

[@Heavenly_Fury]

It’s funny cause White Castle has the burger and it really good…it’s literally called 1921 burger

[@jlee1522]

If McD's can have reliable ice cream machines, that'd be real inventive!

[@ItzBrittKneeBish]

Fun fact..most times they work fine we just don't want to use it so it doesn't have to be cleaned. Yes an admission of my past 17yr old lazy self.

[@pilotkid2011]

I would love to see a video of just crazy 2000s fast food inventions

[@MrzRobloxz]

Crazy evolution of food! Ur skills are impressive the evolution of ur cooking is mind blowing!😱🤯👏🏻 and awesome book too!

[@natedawgmomtakeover9972]

My White Castle here in jersey currently sells a burger called the “1921 burger” that’s made exactly how it originated. It’s a limited time item so get it quick if ya wanna try it 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ajho415]

The 1921 slider is now a regular menu item. It's my favorite, and even better the few times it's available as a BOGO mobile-app deal.

[@BradYaeger]

I was THERE when Arbys opened in Ohio in the 70's . Back then it was an actual roast being thin sliced , and the restaurant itself was considered kind of fancy for fast food . You saw the guy slicing away and it was kind of cool The beef and cheddar isn't really the hit though , you got to go with the flagship classic with both Arbys sauce and Horsey sauce .

[@timk8513]

isn't that what they still do?

[@Me-zu8pf]

Can we get more full recipe videos? I miss those.

[@MrKhoshkhial]

We all know that u r a great chef, but most of the times we watch u cause u can let us forget what a crapy day we had. Thank you for being a psycotherapist, stand up comedian and a great chef all together.

[@arequina]

I remember the baconator. Then the son of baconator.🤣

[@chrissorensen803]

I like how Josh makes certain recipes from hand and knows how to do it right and doesn’t do anything half-assed, into perfection

[@Lancer71123]

It's almost like he's a professional chef and has a popular KZbin channel!

[@dan_zehner]

I'm also old enough to remember when stuffed crust pizza came out. Freaking mind blowing amazingness that still makes me smile if I eat it.

[@derkasoup127]

I will always stand by saying that the mcgriddle is the best breakfast sandwich idea ever. I am still shocked that I've never seen a higher quality version of this idea.

[@paulandrews5611]

You should probably get out of the house more often.

[@derkasoup127]

@@paulandrews5611 I know where you live

[@kattatonik2356]

I thank you again for not using uncanny thumbnails,

[@KanePala]

Josh's overstimulated taste buds from the double down transitioning into manic barking is why I'm still subbed.

[@rchen3]

A papa video, with background music that reminds me of How to Drink. A fantastic blend.

[@thetruckingsurfer8774]

You are the reason I am excited to cook.

[@JetSetGo]

I'm from the Rio Grande Valley & you describing the deliciousness of the McDonald's original fries as "chancla throwing" had me ☠.

[@stevenm4562]

Crunch Wrap Supreme needs some love!

[@DoritoWorldOrder]

Would have been a much better and more emblematic choice than the McGriddle for the 2000's decade. Those things are made for obese, binge-eating, food-addicted adults with the palate of a whiney, spoiled 5-year old who won't eat anything at all unless its filled with sugar... puke-level disgusting to anyone with a normal, functioning adult palate, and not at all "innovative" or creative in any meaningful way - it's literally just a normal breakfast sandwich but with a sweetened bun. The combination of the fake maple syrup pellets in those pasty undercooked "pancake buns" combined with the artificial plasticky American cheese underneath is just sickening to even think about putting in your mouth. It was quite shocking to see someone who regards themself a "chef" to not only praise this steaming pile of dog crap as a genuine "innovation" but also praise how it tastes...

[@Amber_Splash]

I have seen so many videos like “100 Years of burgers” but this is so far the best one I have seen 😊

[@FNTM]

We handcraft every Sterns and Foster using the finest materials

[@brayden7649]

I'd love to see a Fast Casual version of this with restaurants like chipotle, panda, jersey mikes, etc... The restaurants that are still fast food, but not like the typical drive thru type

[@suzibikerbabe8073]

The deepfry pressure cooked chicken is both fast and delicious.

[@stace5559]

I would absolutely love to see you tackle a full South African braai. Boerewors, braaibroodjies, the works. It would be lekker!!

[@OutsiderLabs]

Nou praat jy! Snoek with apricot jam also needs to be on that list

[@jiaqijiang7196]

Josh, you really gotta try the "Tastien Chinese 'burger' ", it's basically a fried chicken sandwich in a freshly baked roujiamo bun, that might topple the 2020s fast food of choice

[@Condescending_Absol]

The OG Double Down with Colonel Sauce was way better than the re-released pale imitation with mayo Should have thrown some cajun spices in there Joshy

[@jerry809]

Everyone knows the McRib is the best fast food innovation of all time, real shame it got shunned on this list. 😢

[@Klcst2626]

bread

[@camerica7400]

TacoBell getting rid of the Dollar menu has been one of the biggest fast food Losses in years 😢

[@selfloathinggameing]

That mac and cheese casserole looks genuinely delightful. It’s a cream sauce and melted cheese on top of carbs. I don’t think it gets better than that.

[@laurac5451]

you make me happy when i find a video you have done. I checked yep I am subscribed notifications nope not set to all.

[@SageKramer123]

Imagine those who have been alive for 100 years, and experienced all of these

[@bradhanley7310]

They probably didn't eat any of it, that's why they're over 100 lmao.

[@pyr0cyb3r]

I'm one of those weird ones that actually really like the Double Down. Like it's a double patty chicken sandwich without all the bread to over fill you. I know I'm crazy but... I like it.

[@alexburgdorf419]

My man on the right is a real one, pretty funny too

[@capkid32]

"We will buy everything we can" *proceeds to make almost every recipe*

[@maxv3094]

I'm really proud of papa's success and love the channel ❤️but I sort of wish we still got more in depth cooking content instead of so many "trend" and "ranking" videos

[@commanderblackout1324]

You chose to speak facts

[@Arcolyte13]

Doesn't help that the takes are so weirdly specific and have basically no objectivity at all.

[@KaitouKaiju]

And a little less book shilling

[@robingast3160]

Are you a girl? You are right?

[@user-md6os4nq1b]

Joshua you should do a video trying every national dish, obviously this would be over multiple video or maybe one huge video.

[@Nicholas535]

He could try to do it by continents

[@amputeeright]

We didn't have White Castle- we had Little Tavern (buy 'em by the bag). They were simple, but a favorite. Fast food wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today, and it was more of a treat than a daily thing. A Hot Shoppes hot fudge cake was the epitome of junk then.

[@JasonSmith-kl1qx]

45 years ago all these choices for fast food were much better quality than they are today

[@grahamkawula1831]

I feel like you left out fast food chains like chipotle( yes chipotle is fast food) which were highly innovative as far as what fast food can offer.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Chipotle is considered fast casual, like Panera, not fast food. Like a tier above fast food but below sit down casual chains

[@EddieArafa]

Papa Josh, there is this amazing side dish from Sudan called Dakwa salad. its amazing you should look it up and feature it in one of your videos, its like a peanut butter appetizer dish or you can use it as a dipping sauce! I'm 100% sure you will love it! its consistent of unsweetened peanut butter, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, and tomatoes, or something like that! Anyways you should give it a try! Love you Papa Josh!

[@MrObey444]

fast food will never be at its peak because you cant rush perfection

[@JordanAvesar]

I feel like they underrated the inventiveness of changing the potato chip to French fry in fast food

[@DUMPTRUCK___]

The Taco Bell taco deserved more. That was innovative for the time.

[@rarabeaka1051]

In Russia we had fast food chain which make traditional slavic dish блины с начинкой(basically stuffed folds of crepes, they are neutral, or very lightly salted/sweetened, you could add any stuff) as fast-food, love it, cause it could be low on fat and relatively low on carbs. Its my favourite second after shawarma, in slavic countries we dont usually add fries to shawarma, but more veggies/salad and meat instead, so it's generally good food.

[@PhantomGhosty720]

This man really brightens up my day man you really made my day a little better me and my girlfriend can't talk anymore because her and her dad got into it and he made her block me on everything and I'm gonna miss her and I hope she'll be able to talk to me soon again but I do thank you for making my day a bit better today keep up the good work.And also I plan on buying your book when I have the money for it😭

[@anza2]

it’s crazy how long it’s been❤

[@IncubusFolly]

I love the historical touch to this jam. We need more of it.

[@SilentNinjaSparks]

Honestly in terms of fast food inventiveness, I would LOVE to see more fish focused meals. Like actually good fish sandwiches or fish strips

[@ATXFoodies]

Culver's fish and chips is pretty decent - depending on the location, beats some restaurants. Good fry, fresh, great for fast food.

[@SilentNinjaSparks]

@@ATXFoodies true, Culver's is the only fast food place I know that has decent fish

[@paulandrews5611]

@SilentNinjaSparks I think the county as a whole wouldn't mind seeing that come to fruition. It's 2024 and it still has not happened. I'm the U.S. at least...

[@jdweberg]

I think age is a factor in some of this scoring. Arby's now is just another overpriced place. Arby's then was special. We had family that literally started visiting us more often because our town had Arby's and theirs did not. Beef 'N Cheddar and Arby-Q (which was larger and more delicious than what they sometimes put on their menu now) were wildly popular along with their potato cakes (fries at Arby's? no thanks). Drench it all in Arby sauce, horsey sauce, or both and it was fast food heaven!

[@bothellkenmore]

My friend told me he knew a gal that would use a coupon to get 50% off the 2nd of 2 beef n cheddars and would buy about 16 of them and then freeze them at home to stretch out her lunch budget for work.

[@brucetidwell7715]

YES! Arby's is not what it once was but it's still one of the few fast food places I'll eat at. I'll take curly fries dipped in Horsey Sauce over Micky D's fries and ketchup any day.

[@agentsculder2451]

The thing that I liked about Arby's was their sauces. The combination of the Arby's sauce and the horsey sauce was so good. I loved it on the roast beef.

[@brucetidwell7715]

@@agentsculder2451 Yes! The best sauces in the business. Their roast beef really is kind of mediocre without the sauce but Arby's Sauce and Horsey Sauce take it to a whole other level.

[@Wiggibow]

"No thanks" to Arby's fries??? Those curly fries are hands down the best fries in the entire fast food game.

[@Kantus40]

Note for the beef fat fries, they are still done like this in the most part of snack's restaurant in Belgium. (We also have law about our mayonnaise and how many eggs you have to put in the recipe)

[@dwens6605]

I like this one … Geez Cam! Lol it’s funny that this video popped up. There was a documentary of McDonalds and fast food the other day. I was thinking whoa that’s cool

[@moudue]

Honestly, I liked the nacho cheese burger from Wendy's, the corn added a nice crunch to it

[@DogOfWar1230]

The Crunchwrap is so innovative that everyone has done their own versions with different cuisines, missed out on that one

[@AvatarOfBlues]

Great video - it's really interesting how different fast food is seen from country to county - as a german i was waiting to find döner kebap or asian noodles takeaway (had tons of them in the 2000s). But yeah theres been a lot of new stuff - still prefer a döner kebap though over all

[@snapgab]

Döner is great! But that seems to mainly be a European thing, Americans haven't quite caught on to it. I'm Dutch myself and I'm always surprised that bitterballen aren't really a thing anywhere else, they're amazing IMO especially with a bit of mustard.

[@Tar0B0I]

Nah I'm with Cam on this one for the stuffed crust pizza, it was 100% CRAZY moment for food, maybe not a wow factor but definitely a OMF THIS IS GREAT WHY HAVE WE ONLY JUST NOW DONE THIS