The AMERICAN AISLE in British Supermarkets! How Accurate Is It?!

[@ThoseTwoBrits1]

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[@jenniferlindsay103]

Root beer is Sarsaparilla if you have that.

[@freakychick1978]

Saw a lot of things in the isle behind you that I'd find here.

[@santoshnarayana7879]

Snyder's of Hanover refers to Hanover Pennsylvania, its where they make their famous pretzels.

[@toyota420xp]

Not an american marshmellow because it says american style

[@toyota420xp]

Ive never see hot dogs in america in a jar

[@blairbach424]

In my nearly 50 years on Earth, I have never seen hotdogs in a jar.

[@terrencemgentry]

Same

[@swanlake8827]

Close to 60 and I haven’t either. Always packed and kept in the refrigerated section with the meat

[@tamarakaddatz9955]

I've seen Hot Dogs in jars. They were from Germany and found in a shop called. Cost Plus World Market. I've not seen them in our regular grocers.

[@marklouis1890]

Same

[@richardpaquette8429]

Pickled hot dogs, eggs. and pork tongues was something you could find in a tavern. Don't see them much now though.

[@KawaTony1964]

In the US, we buy our hot dogs in the refrigerated section of the store. Because they are meat products. We don't buy them in jars or in vacuum sealed, non-refrigerated packages.

[@elmstreetish]

That's what I thought. I have never seen hot dogs in a jar. They are always vacuum packed in a plastic container or you might buy them the old fashioned way in the meat or deli section. These jarred hot dogs look like fauxmerican products that are heavily marketed to non-Americans. One bizarre thing that I have seen for real is an entire whole chicken in broth sold in an over size can. British consumers might get a bigger kick out of seeing whole canned chicken for sale in the American products section.

[@marklouis1890]

Nope that we do not

[@fhummil]

You can by canned/bottled sausages in any US grocery stores in the same aisle as Spam.

[@patsmith4863]

I don't trust any meat that comes out of a jar.

[@KawaTony1964]

@@patsmith4863 It seems really weird to me, too. I can't believe they call it "American Food" over there.

[@himoime]

*Me staring at the Uncle Ben’s and Fajita package behind them*

[@freddysantoso6880]

“Snyder’s of Hanover” is the largest pretzel manufacturer on the US located in Hanover, Pennsylvania where there were a lot of German immigrants. A&W is not only a root beer and cream soda drink company but it’s a fast food chain selling burgers and root beer ice cream floats. Hersheys Strawberry & Cream and Sprinkles & Cream flavors are not available in the US.

[@theawesomewithautismshow]

Who else looked at the shelves behind Joel and thought, " Everything on that shelf is from the U.S. and the shelf you guys are reviewing has NOTHING from the states"? Lololol. Those marshmallows are not the brand we have here and yes, definitely Graham Crackers and a square of Hershey's chocolate is the original recipe. We have orange chocolates in the US. They're usually around the holidays though. The Nerds and related candies are from the former Willy Wonka brand which was a Nestlé (Swiss) brand and then sold again to Ferrara candy. Also, every time you say "American isle," my brain hears "American Idol." So, now that you and everyone seeing this has also read "American Idol," your brain will hear it throughout the video instead. You're welcome. 😄😁

[@janelle144]

Not chocolate chips though. Imagine putting them on a s'more instead of a square of chocolate.

[@christiegriffith4048]

Exactly💯💯

[@maximusopus1108]

I thought the same thing! 😹

[@CherylBeachlerRizzo]

The Willy Wonka Candy company is/was located in Itasca, IL outside of Chicago. They make/made Nerds.

[@purpleskiesforever]

I was like....am I seeing Uncle Ben's rice behind them?? Lol

[@umokyah]

We do have chocolate oranges in America lol usually only available around Christmas in a lot of stores.

[@goosebump801]

Agreed. These are traditional stocking stuffers, at least in my family. The Terry’s brand ones are okay, but Droste is much, much better IMO ❤️

[@cjhansen6618]

I've also seen them around Easter.

[@umokyah]

@@goosebump801 the ones by brach’s are also pretty good 😌

[@stephanied.k.3589]

They have some out for Halloween this year.

[@jwb52z9]

They're not available in stores in most of Texas, so I've only ever been able to buy one online, but doing that is stupidly expensive.

[@cdamiano100]

The isle behind Joel looks more American than the “American “ isle.

[@Sypherz]

Yeah, I saw what looked like a wall of Old El Paso xD

[@solseventhorizon]

Old El Paso and Uncle Ben's.

[@aprilnewell5434]

Yeah I thought the same.

[@toddtaylor6506]

Yep, aisle behind them looked like every grocery store in America, lol.

[@kitw76]

Exactly!

[@SeeLynnVideo]

This seemed more like the clearance endcap of an American grocery store.

[@MrRainman2020]

The dollar store

[@bmorg5190]

These two aren’t too bright to begin with so you gotta cut them some slack. They think every American is the same for the most part too. I’m mean.. durrrrrrr.

[@michaelcarter4522]

I'd love to know who convinced the UK that jars of hot dogs are a thing 😂. And we do have chocolate oranges here too.

[@drewpamon]

the Germans

[@barnabydodd8956]

"Didn't know Gatorade was American". It was first created for the Florida Gators college football team. Hence the name: Gatorade. (Gator-aid).

[@ZepG]

Yes it was made to prevent players on the team to avoid dehydration during a football game! Real football not that soccer crap lol.

[@jfftck]

@@ZepG The Britts will be mad calling it soccer (even though it was a British word first).

[@ZepG]

@@jfftck My grandparents both fought in WW2 to help the Brits and to my knowledge they hated soccer also lol.

[@andrewgrossman4982]

So… your candy aisle was super not accurate. (And you’re absolutely right about s’mores. And I don’t think that was an American marshmallow brand.) But TURN AROUND. Half of the wall behind you *was* American. Old El Paso is an American Tex-Mex brand. Ben’s rice is explicitly American. Kellog’s Special K is an American cereal. Etc, etc. We do eat more than just junk food over here. 😂

[@NathansWargames]

I think the point of American Aisle is stuff not usually sold in the uk. those brands you mentioned are sold world wide in most countries

[@nerychristian]

An American Isle should include Coca Cola, Pepsi, Doritos, Snickers, Funyons, Gatorade, Flaming Hot Cheetos, Wrigley's gum, Pop Tarts, Can of Pringles chips, etc

[@deaniebeanie4416]

Yes!

[@lucylulusuperguru3487]

Orville Redenbacher Microwave Popcorn! Folgers Coffee!

[@Sssssssslf]

we already have all those things apart from funyons I think an American aisle/shelf should include things that aren't readily available that we don't already have and buy all the time anyway

[@nerychristian]

@@Sssssssslf The thing is, most popular products are American, or made by American companies. Anything made by smaller American companies probably wouldn't sell enough because most people are not willing to take a risk and try unknown products.

[@celestemudrich5798]

Koolaid, oreos, peanut butter and pizza rolls should be included. They need to have someone give samples like Costco and Sams Club.

[@tester8888]

Take a large glass, put 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream in it, then pour Root Beer over it to fill the glass. A Root Beer Float is about as an American treat as you could get.

[@juliabartlam2083]

Absolutely vile! Born and raised in the US.

[@marks_02]

It was really popular in the 1950s. Not so much anymore.

[@missybelmont9830]

Soooo good 👍!!!

[@keithdavis4649]

This drink also goes by the name "Black Cow". Traditionalists will also demand a large straw along the inside of the glass, and a long handle spoon down the other side of the glass.

[@et76039]

@@keithdavis4649, I think black cow is the version with chocolate ice cream.

[@annh164]

I just moved to the UK a month ago. Surprisingly, I've seen quite a few American brands in the regular aisles in several stores. The "American" aisle made me laugh. There is hardly anything there we actually see in our supermarkets. I agree I think you guys should have given the root beer a try. Also I think you'd both appreciate the pumpkin in a muffin or a pumpkin bread based on some of the things I've tried since being over here.

[@MsTrain69]

Joel: “Why are they in a pack and not a jar?” Me: “Why are they in a jar and not a pack?” 🌭 😂

[@dorothypaul4642]

We do have Fruitloops, but I haven't seen unicorn. We have giant marshmallows, but I don't recognize that brand. I never saw the Brooklyn Big Dogs but that doesn't mean they don't exist. We have nerds. Reese's, absolutely! And Hershey's, yes! Mike and Ike, yep. Arizona Ice Tea, Snyders pretzles yes. Great video J&L. Lots of fun as always.

[@MichaelScheele]

Snyder's of Hanover is an American company, not German. It was founded in Hanover, Pennsylvania. A little over 50 miles from Hershey, Pennsylvania.

[@Amber-rq7kf]

Reese’s are most American thing I see 😃

[@xnonsuchx]

The unicorn ones were just a limited time variety, but were in the US many months ago.

[@greggv8]

@@xnonsuchx never saw them out west

[@xnonsuchx]

@@greggv8 I saw them here in Seattle, but may have been at one of those bargain markets that sell overstock/clearance items.

[@jaimevelasco1550]

Funny how 75% of everything in the “British Aisle” is American and you don’t realize it😂

[@MargaritaOnTheRox]

They thought Nerds were British. 😆

[@andrewmartin2103]

Really not originally Hersheys is cadburys British anything nestle same.

[@jaimevelasco1550]

andrew darling.....there is nothing more american than hershey's chocolate....as in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.....thank you anyway.

[@prappsy3028]

@@jaimevelasco1550 You're right... and it's bloody awful

[@lordpembridge303]

@@MargaritaOnTheRox tbf Americans probably think things like Kit Kat and Twix are American when they actually originated in the UK.

[@russbear31]

We do have huge marshmallows like that in the US, but I have never seen that particular brand in my 55 years in America. The price was outrageous. In the US a bag of marshmallows like that would be about $2.00.

[@biblegirl]

I just got a pack for under $2. Crazy expensive in the UK

[@katannep7798]

And these ones were pink? Strawberry flavored, maybe? So weird

[@free2radke777]

Probably bc in America we don't use real marshmallow root.

[@russbear31]

@@free2radke777 Why would you use real marshmallow root? Marshmallow has medicinal properties that make it like aspirin. If you'd like to snack on a whole bag of Tylenol (Paracetamol), be my guest. We're much better off with the current fake version of marshmallows.

[@free2radke777]

@@russbear31 well the us does the same thing with Licorice... We don't have real licorice.. but other countries do

[@pghskin]

Reese's is actually a part of Hershey's. Reese was employed by Hershey's, then left and made his own candy company in Hershey, PA, that later on was merged into Hershey's (mid-20th century).

[@adam311835]

Twizzlers is owned by the Hershey company, too!

[@rmh258]

And the minis if any candy suck because they recook the leftovers

[@carmenvillaverde797]

I agree with them, Hershey's is the worst American chocolate you can buy, I prefer dove or even Ghirardelli. Or godiva, even though they're expensive. Ferraro rochers are good too.

[@rvail136]

"red cups" are called Solo Cups in the US, after the Solo Cup company. It's based in Baltimore, MD (factory was in Owings Mills, NW of Balt. on Reisterstown Road).

[@jimzecca3961]

Yep, though there are many other brands of them these days. But Solo is like saying Coke or Xerox or the like.

[@stephaniefrisbie8854]

Snyder's of Hanover, Pennsylvania where there was a large settlement of German ancestors forming the community that is known as Pennsylvania Dutch. Snyder's is a popular snack brand here in the north east.

[@deetles98]

Yeah that Is actually the Pennsylvania Deutsch …which was Americanized to Dutch…which it is not.

[@LL-sy9hp]

Yes! I'm in Pittsburgh and Snyder's chips and snacks are great!

[@Dude_Slick]

Yep,. my neck of the woods. Gotta love their honey mustard pretzel bits.

[@michele-kt]

Love Snyder's pretzels!

[@seashells616]

They sell them in the southeast now too but only within the last 20 years or so...those and Tasty Cakes. I used to buy them when I lived in PA many years ago.

[@merrie501]

Oh my goodness I laughed when Joel picked up the can of pumpkin and Lia asked, "What do you do with it?" You make pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin latte, pumpkin soup, etc. etc. During the fall season, pumpkin is a very popular grocery item. Pumpkin is usually blended with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove seasonings. Everyone makes some type of pumpkin dessert for the Thanksgiving holiday. You see women wearing t-shirts that say, "Pumpkin Spice Everything". Very American!

[@traceywatson2092]

Getting the pumpkin fresh makes a much better pie, but it is a lot of work. I only make pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, when time is limited because you are making so many other dishes. It’s ridiculous, really. Anyway, canned pumpkin is convenient and quick.

[@amye.8000]

Oooo pumpkin mufinnnnns. It's that time of year.

[@TwistedSisler]

I was like "You throw it in the trash!" Haha! but I don't like pumpkin stuff. I do love sweet potato pie though.

[@alechorn1109]

The pumpkin that you make pie etc is a version of acorn squash. The big orange things decorated at Thanksgiving are not grown for eating.

[@traceywatson2092]

@@alechorn1109 the pumpkins for pie are labeled “sugar” or “pie” pumpkins. They are smaller than the pumpkins used for decorating. They are, indeed, more the size of an acorn squash

[@mw98295]

I love that over Joels shoulder you can see LOTS of American items on another shelf.

[@BethAnnMartin526]

Right! I saw taco shells from Ortega.

[@drewstephans3436]

Yeah, Olde El Paso, more Kelloggs and Uncle Ben's or is it just Ben;s rice now. But yes a lot of stuff there too

[@mikeet69]

Saw that too. Not sure I would call that an aisle. More like an end cap. Guess American food is not in that much demand in Central London. Maybe more so around an RAF base with Americans stationed there. Tried to get stationed at RAF Lakenheath, but no luck. Actually my job would have been at RAF Feltwell.

[@mw98295]

Also technically Nerds are Swiss as they are made by Wonka that is really Nestlé.

[@Jsee66]

Lol - that's exactly what I was thinking .......

[@amber3208]

This was a funny and interesting video! I laughed out loud at “What is root beer? Just beer I guess.” Actually soda like Coke or Pepsi but without caffeine. Really good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

[@marymaryquitecontrary9765]

Snyder's is a pretzel company in Hanover, Pennsylvania... We do have those Chocolate Oranges, especially around the holidays... They are even available here in Hawaii, which has less of a selection than the mainland...

[@marymaryquitecontrary9765]

@@KAR0519 If you ever do get it. It's delicious.

[@lolabear6788]

The aisle behind you looks like a normal American aisle. The taco shells…

[@himoime]

That’s what I was thinking

[@anyname13579]

I was just going to comment the same thing

[@sharonshade4437]

The fajita seasoning…very American.

[@terrencemgentry]

Yep

[@Rachel-rs7jn]

Totally! And I think I saw Uncle Ben's too....

[@adamblustein8238]

I find it hilarious that all of the food in the “American “ aisle is junk food 😄. Yes we eat too much bad food, but we eat a lot of good food too I swear. And yes Snyder’s pretzels are American. They’re made in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

[@pacmanc8103]

For some reason, Joel thought it was a bag of nuts!😛

[@harveythepooka]

Have to seen the British section in American stores? It's just a bunch of hobnobs and digestives and maybe a box of tea.

[@pacmanc8103]

@@harveythepooka Really? The Fred Meyer stores in my area have the ubiquitous digestives (Twinings and other teas are in the coffee/tea section), HP sauce, British Heinz beans, canned ‘steak and kidney’ filling, chutneys, that awful yeast spread I can’t think of, lemon curd, etc - the list goes on. Freddie’s isn’t a specialty store at all - it merged with Kroger some years ago.

[@MelMeltalks31]

@@harveythepooka I have never in my life seen a British section in a Walmart / shoperite … I am from New Jersey and it’s really different everywhere so lol. We have a “hispanic” aisle and “asian” aisle

[@nchrist511]

In all our Publix stores we have an "International " aisle with Asian, Hispanic, Jewish, and British foods.

[@Ella-zd4gp]

When taking about the root beer all you had to do was look behind you. The Uncle Bens rice, the old El Paso taco seasoning both American. Great video 👍

[@tinydemons988]

Root beer is the Devil’s drink it’s worse than creme soda. If I was dying of thirst and I had to drink pee or root beer it would be a toss up . Really heads or tails more like 70-30 70 on the pee ( urine)

[@courtneyerickson9248]

We have chocolate oranges in the US. They're easiest to find around Christmas, but we do have them. I've been eating them for as long as I can remember, and love them!

[@l.g.1142]

Actually the shelf behind Joel was more "American" than the actual American shelf. LOL! Also, Root beer is a non-alcoholic beverage made from sassafras bark tea. It's sweet, foamy, no caffeine and carbonated. Pour it over vanilla ice cream in a tall glass and you have a 'Black Cow.' Worth a try! 😋

[@punbug4721]

Some brands are caffeinated, some are not. Barq's is, but Mug is not, for instance.

[@richardmennel2415]

Never seen hot dogs in jars, they are probably around, just never seen it myself. EDIT Snyders of Hannover is actually made in Hannover Pennsylvania.

[@dalesplitstone6276]

And Snyder's of Berlin is made in Berlin, Pennsylvania.

[@sherriesanchez5601]

There is a Snyder of Hanover plant about 5 miles from my house in Arizona. While Snyder of Hanover started in PA they have expanded.

[@jshalls1983]

Gatorade was created by the university of Florida to keep its athletes hydrated. Their mascot is the Florida gator, hence the name Gatorade. The rights were later sold but the stipulation was that the name would remain Gatorade.

[@dougbrowning82]

Coca-Cola has a competing product, called Powerade.

[@sixpakshaker88]

I am so happy that the professors that made Gatorade did not work for Florida State. Because then we would be drinking Seminole Fluid.

[@2AwesomeDogs]

Gatorade is Owned by PepsiCo, after PepsiCo bought Gatorade they added a ton of sugar to it. PepsiCo ownes alot of different foods items such as. Lays chips. Walkers crisp, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Pizza Hut, and Wing Street chicken wings. Also Pumpkin is a major food on an Americans Thanksgiving meal table. Often ate after the meal as a dessert served with whip cream on it (like we need more calories after Eating on average of 3000 calories in a Typical American Thanksgiving.

[@295g295]

> 10:17 < Gatorade was manufactured by Stokley-Van Camp, which was bought by Quaker Oat company. Pepsico bought Quaker Oat company, primarily to own the Gatorade sports-beverage.

[@2AwesomeDogs]

@@295g295 Google says Gatorade is a brand of sports-themed food and beverage products, built around its signature product: a line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo,

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Hot dogs in a jar... NOT American! hahahaha

[@DavidinMiami]

"What is root beer?" is hysterical to Americans. Everybody in America knows what root beer is: a type of carbonated drink, aka soda.

[@kylecain6685]

Yes! I LOLed at that!

[@rst.charles3908]

Pop.

[@pwbmd]

"Pumpkin in a jar.... what do you do with it?" (Picture of pumpkin pie literally on the can) ;-) haha I'm more concerned about why those packaged hotdogs are not refrigerated. They must be cured. That's frankly vile, no pun intended. We get our hotdogs in the refrigerated aisle.

[@jlpack62]

Gatorade was invented at University of Florida, hence the name Gatorade. Florida's mascot is the Gator (alligator). See, it all makes sense!

[@roxas896]

You are so right 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jrooksable]

In related news!..."water is wet"!😂

[@kevincarlson4562]

House wine of Florida.

[@loreo1785]

I remember when Gatorade first came out. I tried it once and couldn't take the snot like consistency. My sons drank it though. They were athletes.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

@@loreo1785 Huh?

[@barryfletcher7136]

Chocolate chip cookies are not part of smores in the USA. Traditionally, root beer is made from the root of the sassafras tree. The root can also be boiled in water to make tea. In both cases the resulting beverage is not alcoholic. Gatorade was originally developed as an electrolyte replacement drink for the University of Florida football team (nicknamed "Gators").

[@rmillerridlon]

Have to say, I’ve never seen hot-dogs in a jar. I’m not familiar with that brand of marshmallows or Froot Loops either. I would think any true American aisle would need Kraft Mac-n-cheese, Jiffy peanut butter, and Campbells soups.

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[@michaelpeer1753]

There were quite a few "legit" items and brands behind Joel at Tesco (?), too. Old El Paso is a leading brand for Tex-Mex stuff.

[@erichbrough6097]

Root beer traditionally was a soda drink apparently made from sassafras root - impressed that Tesco carries Virgil's, which is a pretty upmarket version. Agree that the main 'American' aisle was right behind Joel; I saw Old El Paso taco kits and Special K cereal boxes. Great video!

[@dougbrowning82]

Root beer was originally a health tonic, as were Coca-Cola and Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Now it's all considered junk food.

[@christineperez7562]

Soda, pop, soft drinks, fizzy use to have health benefits. Doctors used them as medicine.

[@michaelbradley7595]

Nothing about that is really "American". Hot Dogs should be found in the refrigerated meat near the sausages, never canned.

[@amye.8000]

😄 The unrefridgerated hotdogs weirded me out the most!

[@jwb52z9]

They're canned outside the US, most likely, because other nations aren't allowed to put things into their meat, and food in general, that is legal in the US to use.

[@Fos3tex]

NO American eats BRINED hot dogs, jar OR can!!

[@spellitcaryn]

I agree. The non-refrigerated hot dogs got me.

[@catholicdad]

Yeah, canned hot dogs floating in liquid--HARD PASS.

[@johnley5200]

How fun. Yes, a S'More is a graham cracker with a piece of chocolate (traditionally Hershey's) and a marshmallow. Hadn't seen that brand of marshmallows but we do sell/buy them in bags. Root Beer is yummy! It's not alcoholic. It's carbonated/fizzy. A & W is a restaurant chain over here. In my opinion their root beer is the best. I think this was fun. Oh, hot dogs are generally in a package in the meat market. Not really sure I've ever seen the bigger ones in a jar. Ah well. Thanks!!!

[@Sssssssslf]

is root beer the same as ginger beer?

[@Angie_King_Bens_Grandma]

Put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in root beer for a Root Beer Float! Yum!!

[@kymdennisdenisovsky2997]

Most of the foods I have never seen. Depending on what state you live in has a lot to do with what’s goods are called. Midwesterner’s call guavas bananas. Herchies does taste like vomit.You have no ethnic isles which all shops carry. A&W root beer is excellent. I understand many foreigners say it taste like. Medicine.Try a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a cold glass of root beer.

[@nancybourn2034]

Root beer is like sasparilla

[@jwb52z9]

They should also know that A & W was not a restaurant for most of the company's history. They only made root beer and cream soda for most of their existence.

[@JohnDayDude]

Watching this video I was reminded of my time living in England and seeing signs for "Real American Beefburgers." Always made me smile since we don't have "beefburgers" -- we have hamburgers (so named because the meat was cooked by German emigrants who cooked meat the "Hamburg" way). I'm a 62-year-old American. I've never seen giant marshmallows though they may exist in the U.S. I've never seen hotdogs sold in a glass jar. Root beer is not beer... it's a soft drink that some Brits say is similar to Dandelion and Burdock. I don't agree but I'm not British! I encourage you to do a taste test with several different brands of American root beer (I like A&W) vs Dandelion and Burdock....

[@akaymac1]

I remember living in Bath and going into the grocery stores there and absolutely cracking up at the stuff on the "American" endcap. I feel like most of what is found there are reject items and stuff that people associate with America, but we don't actually eat. The hot dogs in a jar definitely creeped me out...you gotta refrigerate those lol. That's an interesting fact about Hershey's. It definitely has a bitter taste to it. I couldn't stand British chocolate, way too sweet and leaves an awful after taste in the mouth. Definitely try Root Beer. It's just soda actually. The Vigil's is more medicinal and minty, while the A&W is more sweet.

[@ginapike6468]

A&W is Root beer and it's delicious especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream yum🤤

[@ginao8935]

😂😂😂 That was very interesting! I have never, ever seen hotdogs in a jar except for red hots in a bar. It looked to me like the American isle was actually behind where you were standing. The isle with the Uncle Bens rice and Old Elpaso fajitas. Those things are found in American grocery stores and no , no, no ……chocolate chip cookies are never used in a traditional s’more. We do have those candies over here but that was the only familiar thing I saw on the video😂

[@Nechama-redfish1124]

That's what I was thinking, that all the American stuff is in the aisle behind Joel.

[@princesskkay221]

We have root beer, and fruit loops but not the unicorn ones. I never saw those. Also it’s weird their hotdogs are on a shelf and not in the refrigerator section

[@ginao8935]

@@princesskkay221 yes I would be scared to eat those🤢

[@cofaym]

I’d be down with trying a chocolate chip cookie, Nutella, and marshmallow alternative, though. That’s like high brow S’mores!

[@KarinShah]

I think chocolate chip cookies are too sweet to be a part of s’mores. The marshmallow and chocolate are already sweet enough.

[@tahoemike5828]

OK, hotdogs in a jar is weird. Root Beer is a soft drink, not a "Beer."

[@diamondbill7556]

Archaic: “beer” is any drink that is boiled as part of its preparation. Americans still use words that British abandoned long ago.

[@tahoemike5828]

@@diamondbill7556 I think it came to popularity during prohibition, I never thought much more about it than that. Just that it's not a cola.

[@bobthebikerny]

That's not an aisle, in the US retail trade that is called an "End Cap."

[@IBmisspeppermint]

Exactly my thoughts watching… products were….interesting.

[@SeanA099]

These people don’t know what root beer is. That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard

[@charlesmacgill2653]

The pretzel are American, they are made in Pennsylvanian, it’s Hanover PA.

[@Sypherz]

They make the best packaged pretzels.

[@jimmyzugular8297]

I like how they thought they were nuts lol.

[@pghrpg4065]

I just watched a video a couple weeks ago and they mentioned how hot dogs in a jar are marketed as American in other countries. However, I'm an American and I've never seen them in a jar; they're just in a pack like you saw at Sainsbury's.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

Yeah lol, I've never ever seen hot dogs in a jar.

[@targetedplantsguy9481]

Please, you both have to try Bisquick. Lia you have a recipe that this would go good on top of. Many Americans grew up with Bisquick and the many things you can do with it.

[@jeanettes2170]

Yes and you can make scones with it and my mom used to make crumbly biscuits with it as well as pancakes etc.

[@tessaplaylist7302]

My family uses Bisquick to make the dumplings, in Chicken & Dumplings too.

[@mistyvaughn6356]

Reese's is owned by Hershey. I used to live like 1000 yards from the Reese's plant in Hershey and the air smells like roasted peanuts ♥️♥️ Also, put a big scoop of vanilla ice cream in a tall glass and pour cold root beer over it. Best thing ever👍🏼

[@denafletcher4037]

I would love to see you guys try root beer floats!! Your loves would be better for it!! Hahaha. So delish! 😄

[@AthenaAthena]

A&W is a top brand of root beer here in the U.S. I've never seen that brand of marshmallows. Doesn't mean we don't have them here though. Butterfingers are delicious!! I'd like to see more of these from other stores.

[@dougbrowning82]

A&W is also a chain of fast food restaurants, owned by separate companies in Canada and the United States. The founders were Allen and Wright.

[@rosiemaybee7687]

You need to try a root beer float. It's 2 scoops ofvanilla ice cream in a tall glass then root beer poured over the ice cream.

[@jwb52z9]

Root beer tends to be vile to anyone who didn't grow up drinking it.

[@amye.8000]

Root beer float! Yes!

[@maryannebrown2385]

@@jwb52z9 I think it tastes better if you drink the artisan root beers-the ones that are made with real sassafras.

[@joerose4854]

@@jwb52z9 maybe try birch beer? it’s not as sugary as root beer and has a lighter flavor. very refreshing!

[@andrewhuston1896]

Yes!

[@chantelbennett8655]

I only wish my vomit tasted like Hershey’s chocolate. As an American I like Hershey’s.

[@oldfogey4679]

Chantel I agree I don't know if I'd like uk chocolate?

[@shells500tutubo]

As an American AND a chocolate connoisseur I like SOME Hersheys, a lot of Ghirardelli's and find Cadbury's overrated, but I prefer to try chocolate products without pre-judging based on brand name.

[@pacmanc8103]

@@oldfogey4679 You’d like it - is tastes just like American chocolate. This old wives’ tale is BS.

[@hnnpuffnstuff]

Hershey's is sh** chocolate.

[@elizabethmitchell1064]

I saw the Old El Paso foods in the background. I've never seen those jarred or packaged hot dogs - mine come from a fridge. We have some of those snack items but only about half of them are big sellers. Those giant marshmallows are not a brand I recognize but I've seen them a few times during the summer for campfire season. Smores really are made with graham crackers and pieces of chocolate, but that variation on the package would probably be great, too. Those Terry's brand oranges used to be sold here at Christmas time and Easter (my fave) but I think it's a different company's name I see lately making something very similar. Dark chocolate orange is great but there used to be a raspberry that tasted nothing like raspberry.

[@TheTarrMan]

From my local Walmart in East Peoria, IL. (Please keep in mind other locations might have some of these items mine doesn't. Also I've never paid much attention in there so I might be wrong about a few things. I'll try to do the best I can.) 1) Unicorn Froot Loops - NO (Just regular Froot Loops.) 2) Marshmallows - Yes (I've never seen that brand though.) 3) Dino's Hotdogs - NO (We have other brands of hot dogs, they don't come in a jar.) 4) Toxic Waste - No (I don't even know what that is.) 5) Nerds - Yes 6) Mike and Ike - Yes 7) American classic candy cup thingy - No (Sometimes like during Halloween you'll see a large bag filled with a variety of smaller common candy items.) 8) Reeses - Yes 9) Hershey's Chocolate - Yes 10) Snyder's Pretzel Pieces - No (We have other brands.) 11) Arizona Iced Tea - Yes (Typically they come in a taller can though) 12) Virgil Root Beer - No (We have other brands of root beer.) - - - You're at a different store now - - - 13) Twinkies - Yes 14) Kisses Cereal - No (I think we used to have them but not anymore. I think they're think basically like Coco Puffs but I've never had them.) 15) Bisquick - No (We have other brands of pancake mix.) 16) Marshmallow Froot Loops - No (Just regular Froot Loops.) 17) Pop Tarts - Yes 18) Lucky Charms - Yes 19) Dino's Pickles - No (We have other jarred pickles.) 20) Bumlimited - No 21 and 22) Those other two you went by real quick but whatever they are we don't have. 23) Twizzlers - Yes 24) Jelly Belly - Yes 25) Butterfinger - Yes 26) Jolly Rancher - Yes 27) A&W Rootbeer - Yes (That's one of the big root beers brands we do have here.) 28) Canned pumpkin - Yes (Not that brand but we have that. We typically use that for Punkin pie.) 29) Gatorade - Yes

[@howardkerr8174]

Several of the " NO " items on that list should be yes. Example? Bisquick is a fairly old brand in the U.S. Synder's Pieces is another, they make them in several flavors...might be east coast mainly, as the company is based in Pennsylvania.

[@michelegrigsby]

We have Snyder's pretzel pieces around Chicago and surrounding suburbs. We have Bisquick too. I've never seen those marshmallows.

[@jennifernapalo3192]

The second market had way more things that are American than the first. Bisquick is my favorite to use for waffles or pancake making. Root beer is just a soda. A&W is a root beer. Pumpkin purée is what we use for any pumpkin desserts.

[@elaineturcotte1043]

Nerds have been here a long time (love them). There are made in Illinois by Willy Wonka Candy Factory. Makes sense you thought they were British. "Red cups" are Solo cups (they come in blue too). A&W is root beer. Most people who haven't grown up with it don't like it. I love it! We don't usually by hot dogs in a jar. Either freshly made in a butcher shop or vacuum sealed in plastic. I have never seen the Unicorn cereal, but I don't have a child at home any more.

[@vickytaylor9155]

We get sausages in the uk that come in links from the butchers and supermarkets in hundreds of different flavours. Pork, beef, chicken and Turkey as well as vegetarian that we grill, fry, roast or put on the barbecue grill.. The ones that come in jars or tins and sometimes vacuum packed, we tend to call frankfurters and either boil in water, or fry or even microwave.

[@kenbrown2808]

the UK equivalent of Neosporin is called Germaline, and is smells like root beer tastes - so most in the UK find it unappetizing. interestingly, the UK has a soda called Red Kola, which tastes like Robitussin.

[@gemoftheocean]

@@vickytaylor9155 where.did.you.get.ALL BEEF HOT DOGS?! I could have killed for those when I lived there.

[@CSMcMahon]

Agree with you most people don’t like Root Beer unless it’s a float and then the ice cream suddenly makes you forget.

[@v8mom]

You really should give root beer a try. It’s good. IMO the two best brands are A&W and Barques. It’s non alcoholic. Quite good. We make root beer floats which is pouring root beer over a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a tall glass

[@TwistedSisler]

I have found that it is VERY rare for anyone outside the U.S. to like root beer sadly. Same thing with pickles and peanut butter, but those two things are slowly starting to become more popular outside the U.S.

[@Fos3tex]

The problem is that the antiseptics they have across the pond are made with some of the stuff in root beer, so that's what they think of.

[@v8mom]

@@TwistedSisler I never really thought of root beer as not being an option outside of the US. I didn’t know about pickles either!

[@v8mom]

@@Fos3tex I never knew that- how interesting.

[@TwistedSisler]

@@v8mom It's not so much that it's not an option, it's just that Root Beer, pickles, and peanut butter are mostly just an American thing. They've really only started to become more of a thing in Europe in the last decade or so.

[@FlyingRoman]

Root Beer apparently tastes like medicine to UKers, but you guys seem to like cream soda (vanilla) Nerds and Wonka Candy are made by Nestle so it's Swiss technically

[@timothyfrisch3707]

Favorite lines: "What is Root Beer?" and "Why are they [hot dogs] in a pack and not in a jar?" Root beer is ubiquitous in the US (my kids' first choice for soda), and hot dogs are always in packs here. 😂

[@poohbearsmom2964]

Y’all are spot on in your assessment that those “American” aisles are super inaccurate and really overpriced.

[@jackieruiz482]

The orange chocolate that you pointed out is in America. I don’t like root beer but if you put vanilla ice cream in a glass and pour the A&W root beer over it, a lot of people like to drink it and eat it. I live close to San Francisco so the jelly belly factory ❤️ and Ghirardelli‘s chocolate is by far the best that American can get and they are in San Francisco. But I do agree with your American chocolate isn’t that great I prefer European chocolate but of course everybody loves Reese’s. And I have never seen hot dogs in a jar. Jiffy marshmallows is what everybody buys so toast them over a fire and put some Hershey’s candy bar on it and squish it between two honey made graham crackers!

[@HayleyTief]

I'd love to see Joel and Lia try a root beer float!

[@tomfrazier1103]

I do see hot dogs in a can sometimes. Like whole chickens in a can, they seem a bit sketchy. This is other than Vienna sausages, which have been popular here in Hawaii for 100+ years. Potted meats have been prized by Pacific islanders for 200 years already, from when it was "Sailor food". I have a 1915 receipt for a case lot of Vienna sausage, to a Big Island general store. Spam hit the market in 1937. It was widely exported. In WWII. Hawaii residents were predisposed to like it when it showed up. My Grandfather refused to serve it as he ate too much of it in the War. He would raise & butcher one cow a year, keeping the family in beef. Pork was rarely served for breakfast only. Grandpa had a heart attack in 1957, so long cal was a way of life with them early on. As a kid we are like kings. My Mom remarried a wanna be happy in 1981, and good eating was vastly reduced, 1970s college student chow (?) Became the norm.

[@jackieruiz482]

@@tomfrazier1103 love Hawaii. Aloha and mahalo for the info! WW2 made spam popular. I just wish they has one without pork

[@danielzhang1916]

I live in San Jose, yeah Ghirardelli is good, I've seen more European chocolates at Costco the past few years, hot dogs in a jar is very weird, don't know why they do that

[@pongop]

Jelly Belly factory tour! And you can buy the messed ones called "Bellyflops" for cheap. Lol I haven't been but I've heard.

[@guardian35]

We do have chocolate oranges. My aunt loves them. Most of the stuff on that shelf looks like the low quality stuff you'd find in a gas station or Dollar Store. Root Beer is just another type of soda but I prefer Mug Root Beer or A&W Root Beer. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to your glass for a Root Beer Float. Yum! And why on Earth are those hot dogs in a JAR?! Are they pickled or something? We get ours in a plastic pack with all the other meats in the refrigerated isle or frozen in bulk boxes at Sam's Club or Costco. They're definitely not room temperature and soaking in liquid.

[@lainiwakura1776]

Hot dogs in the plastic packaging have liquid though.

[@guardian35]

@@lainiwakura1776 They're vacuum sealed and moist but I've never had any with actual standing liquid. Ain't anything pouring out when I cut open some Oscar Mayer's or Bar S.

[@Sypherz]

Actual draft A&W is the best.

[@nanrodgers9740]

Probably pickled. It's a thing in the south.

[@had1toomany114]

The aisle behind you looks way more like our stores than that stuff on that end cap. I recognize over half the stuff there.

[@chard681]

In America, we usually have an "International" aisle where you will find salsa and tortillas, spaghetti sauce, and sauces for Asian food like soy and teriyaki. Your "American" aisles, I hope, are just some products you wouldn't normally find internationally, and not a stereotype of what people in other countries think we eat. Lol. And I've never seen hotdogs in a jar.

[@TwistedSisler]

The next aisle over at the first place behind Joel looks way more like what an American grocery aisle would look like. Also, is the jarred hot dogs something that is done in England? I have never seen hot dogs that aren't just wrapped in plastic and in the refrigerated meat section. It was really strange seeing them just sitting on a shelf like that.

[@wadecollins907]

yes saw Ole El Paso made by the purina company in St Louis

[@AndrielleHillis]

Those just look nasty!

[@firstenforemost]

It's neither a fact that Hershey's chocolate smells/tastes like vomit nor does Hershey's chocolate alone contain the blamed acid. The acid the Daily Mail claimed was to blame is naturally occurring in ALL MILK. So, it's in British Dairy Milk Chocolate as well. I ordered some British Dairy Milk that was actually produced in Europe. Nothing special to me. It was as ordinary as common American milk chocolate.

[@edwardmiessner6502]

I think it's the ingredients the United States Government forces chocolate manufacturers to put in our chocolate under threat of heavy penalty that makes it taste like vomit to those guys.

[@dougbrowning82]

Hershey insisted on using fluid milk in his chocolate, hence the acid emulsifier. European chocolate was always made with powdered milk, no emulsifiers required.

[@pacmanc8103]

Agreed! I eat Cadbury products routinely when I am abroad (3 months a year) and it doesn’t differ much from Hersheys. It’s BS, sorry.

[@eduardocruz4341]

@@edwardmiessner6502 it was a method that Hershey developed in the early 20th century so the milk would not spoil when the chocolate was being made or when the chocolate was sold in stores. American chocolate is made with larger amounts of milk at lower temps to prevent milk and sugar from caramelizing while European chocolate is cooked at higher temps for more caramel flavor notes.

[@eduardocruz4341]

@@pacmanc8103 there are different versions of Cadbury. British made Cadbury may be different from American made Cadbury.

[@C12133]

I’ve never seen hot dogs in a jar!!! A&W Root Beer is pretty good!! Gatorade is American, I think someone from the Florida Gators football team might have had something to do with it. If it has American on it I doubt that it is our brand. Not a very big aisle just an end cap.

[@tbayne3278]

Love the video. You must try the root beer. I also birch beer, cream soda and white birch beer. Despite the name, they are all sodas.

[@MatCatSoft]

Most of what was on that endcap we have, although we NEVER have hot dogs in a jar lol, they come in plastic wrap packaging. The pricing is extremely expensive there, a bag of marshmallows like shown in the first store would cost about $2,. Synders of Hanover is actually a place in Pennsylvania. A&W is just a soda brand of root beer (they have cream soda and other flavors too). The pumpkin mix is for making pie.

[@wynn1111]

Snyder’s of Hanover makes great snacks! Love them.

[@goosebump801]

Yes, I love their pretzels ❤️

[@dugswank]

Hanover Pennsylvania

[@michaelciletti3810]

Yep. Hanover, PA. Those honey mustard onion pretzels are the bomb.

[@maryh.2729]

We have great pretzels & chips in Pennsylvania.

[@icdogg2361]

I like Utz more, I think they are from the same town

[@BrokebackBob]

I think those are novelty items. There are lots of brands I can see on the shelves behind you that are essentially American brands. The truth is there is a mix of UK and US brands in all the UK and US supermarkets. You guys! That's how it should be between good friends, we share all our good stuff!

[@likearainbow7501]

💗love your comment! you should have a bazillion likes 👍 Greetings from Las Vegas Nevada USA

[@evelyngrammar]

As someone's who is almost 70 and lived in the US forever, I have never seen hot dogs in a jar. Yuck.

[@you_can_call_me_T]

I'm only 38, but never seen it. Gross!!!

[@DavidinMiami]

@@you_can_call_me_T Ugh, wet hot dogs!

[@you_can_call_me_T]

@@DavidinMiami I mean, hot dogs are iffy as it is. But in a jar, on a shelf? Lol... I wonder if they need to be boiled, or do you just eat em straight out of the jar? 🤢

[@DavidinMiami]

@@you_can_call_me_T , yep. It is so not an American thing. Imagine showing up at a picnic in the park with buns, ketchup, chips, and hot dogs in jars! Nasty.

[@evaiswg]

Closest thing to that jar of hotdogs is Vienna Sausages in a can.

[@coreyrogers8700]

Literally have Old El Paso taco kits and Uncle Ben's rice right behind them lol

[@eekns]

Hot dogs in a jar are not remotely American. I’ve only seen them in the American aisle in a British market.

[@kmcheesehead7953]

We have a grocery store here in Ohio USA called Jungle Jim's that is an international market. It's divided by continent and then by country. It's amazing! People come from all over the Midwest to shop there. If you ever come out this way, you need to visit!

[@dkadkins6545]

Where in Ohio?

[@kmcheesehead7953]

Cincinnati

[@flyleelee5351]

@@kmcheesehead7953 and there's only 2 in the whole world in Cincinnati

[@dkadkins6545]

@@kmcheesehead7953 TY

[@ChrisVuletich]

Can confirm -- I've lived in both St. Louis and Chicago and made the trip to Jungle Jim's every single time I came out to Cincinnati. If anyone is ever in that area, make that a priority! I stocked up on over $200 in just cheeses, meat, pickles (the pickle section is huge) and some German/Polish stuff that I can't find out by me. Worth it.

[@staceyswafford]

Next time yall come to the US I suggest visiting the Hersey amusement park!

[@maryannebrown2385]

Oh my gosh-yes! I would love to see their reaction!

[@rich7447]

Hopefully Skyrush is fixed by then.

[@robertewalt7789]

Hershey, PA, a few hours drive north west of Philadelphia.

[@staceyswafford]

@@maryannebrown2385 I know right? We took our boys a few years ago and had a blast! They even enjoyed the tours and made their own candy bars

[@What_Makes_Climate_Tick]

What's visible in the background at 6:45, looking in another direction, looks quite American. Several varieties of Kellogg's cereal, as well as Old El Paso kits for Mexican food (I guess somewhat Americanized). Graham crackers are different from digestive biscuits. And root beer is not beer, and not much like it. It's a sweet non-alcoholic carbonated drink with its own flavor. You might want to try it in a video (C'mon, you really want to). One KZbin video that it's suggesting I watch next is "New Zealand family tries American soda pop", and the thumbnail has two well-known brands of root beer, Mug and A&W, displayed along with Coke and others.

[@dougbrowning82]

Old El Paso actually originated in El Paso, then was bought out by a canning company from New Mexico. It is now a General Mills brand. It's what is known as "Tex-Mex".

[@nanrodgers9740]

I suggest you try a root beer float. A couple scoops of ice cream with root beer poured over it. Heaven in a tall glass!

[@kathleenhudson8429]

Pumpkin pie is my favorite. It’s made with pumpkin, sugar, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger and then baked in a pie crust. Delicious, unless you don’t like cinnamon.

[@gwillis01]

Bisquick is a premade pancake mix for those who just want to add water instead of making pancake batter from scratch.

[@kellylcoffman]

Uh... kellogs yes, unicorn fruit loops no. And the abomination of their s'more recipe is not american at least here in Texas. That's kinda a sad homage end cap for America, lol. Pumpkin pie in a can is normal. A&W is the best root beer. I can't speak for everyone but we have big long international food aisles in Krogers.

[@jwb52z9]

That's pumpkin pie FILLING.

[@jonathanross149]

Off the top of my head, the only British item I can think of in the international aisles is Walker's Shortbread (a product of Scotland)

[@crinkle2649]

We all like Kraft Jet Puffed Marshmallows. I've never seen that brand of marshmallows

[@dotunderscore]

When I was growing up, we had an A&W drive-up restaurant/burger joint. It was 50s themed, with the jukebox song selectors at the table. Really good old fashioned greasy food. Every Friday, the locals that owned classic cars would basically take over the place. Damn… that was a fun time :)

[@samdabish659]

There's one less then a mile from from me. They have pretty good coney dogs.

[@amandaraney4536]

I feel like the El Paso Mexican food kits in the background when you're filming in the first market are more American than most of the stuff on the "American" shelves 😂

[@billbeliakoff5589]

"As you can see we are in central London". Yes we can because everyone knows what central London looks like ! Any way the "American" aisle is just, what in America we, call an end cap full of junk food.

[@nelsondodds2039]

Root beer is amazing. Add to a glass with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and have a root beer float!

[@jimzecca3961]

They're excellent. I'm a big fan of birch beer too.

[@ritabroils6190]

Usually S'mores are made with Graham Crackers. Chocolate chip cookies would be interesting. That is the end of the aisle, what about the rest of the aisle? A&W Root Beer tastes great poured over vanilla ice cream to be a Root Beer float.

[@katherinemurphy2762]

Smores made with chocolate chip cookies would be like killing two birds with one stone, don't you think? There wouldn't be any be to add the chocolate component since it would already be in the cookie. However, it would make for a sweeter treat than our traditional smores made with graham crackers and chocolate.

[@lisann229]

I love to use a Reese's PB cup in place of chocolate bar in my s'mores.

[@traceywatson2092]

Yes, we do have the chocolate oranges. Our family puts them in the Christmas stockings every year. A tradition we all look forward to!

[@jlovebirch]

First store: Snyder's, Reeces, Arizona ice tea, and (not that brand) root beer, which is soda, are legit US products I at least recognize -- not the rest.

[@kylew230]

I live in Arlington,Washington state, and I just watched your piece on the American aisles at British supermarkets. Just wanted to mention that when you were talking about A & W Root Beer, A & W is a chain of fast food Hamburger restaurants. They have pretty much disappeared in the US, but very popular in Canada. Root Beer is a type of soda pop. Here is a tip, but some root beer and vanilla ice cream. Put a couple of scoops of the ice cream in a tall glass or cup, and pour in the root beer over it. Pour it slowly, as it will quickly rise to the top of the glass however. Grab a spoon and a straw, and enjoy! Would love to know your thoughts...Keep the videos coming, as I find them enjoyable!! Cheers to you both

[@Xochiyolotl]

Disappeared? Maybe in your area. I’ve got one near my house. I love their bacon cheeseburger. I have it with the frosted mug of root beer. It’s amazing. Hello from Texas. Canada is kind of far from here.

[@MikeNobody]

They should just call it the Junk Food section. I've never seen a package of giant marshmallows like that in the US. But, all of the rest is very common. People overseas always get confused when they see root beer. Like sarsaparilla, it is one of the oldest carbonated soft drinks in the world. Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla, also used to make the soft drink, sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor. Root beer is typically but not exclusively non-alcoholic, caffeine-free, sweet, and carbonated. Like beer, it usually has a thick and foamy head. A well-known use is to add vanilla ice cream to make a root beer float.

[@sharonshade4437]

Like beer though, it’s best served in a frosty mug. 😋

[@lollypop2414]

The giant marshmallows are fairly new in US stores from the past few years.

[@deborahstrause4232]

We have the big marshmallows during summer camping season in Idaho

[@nanrodgers9740]

My husband and I used to have huge 4th of July cookouts. Toasted marshmallows were a staple. We didn't do s'mores but we bought the huge marshmallows for toasting.

[@kristincarpenter3325]

A&w with vanilla ice cream root beer floats. SO GOOD! 🥰

[@aweisen1]

American Food Store 2 Ladbroke Grove, London W11 3BG. Holland Park stop. It's CRAZY expensive but, it's an interesting stop.

[@VerOak3]

Omg Bisquick! Been living in the UK for over a year now and never seen any good pancake mix! I miss it so much

[@kylecain6685]

Bisquick pancakes are the best!