Americans Try British Food For the First Time

Today we are trying some common British foods - with help from suggestions by you. :) We previously tried beans on toast, but when we did we got a lot of suggestions of how to make beans on toast better, so we are going to try some of those suggestions as well as some other foods we picked up at our local British store.
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[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Watch our full series of trying British foods: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3u5XmhraLOUY68

[@markhackett2302]

re: baked beans. If you fry them in a pan (very little fat is needed, but be careful to use a low heat and keep it moving so it doesn't dry and burn), then the sauce gets a lot thicker and you can find it works better that way, because a lot of the time the tomato sauce makes other things squidgy and negates the texture of those foods (e.g. crunchy toast). Also works well as extra ballast and flavour with potato fries (thicker sauce helps you combine the two) or with mashed/boiled potatoes with sausages or bacon or gamon ham, etc. Try using the phrase knife and fork, because "forkanknife" can sound rude...

[@valerieobrien5521]

I can see they like pies a lot !

[@jordangann7438]

Kidney is beef kidney, but it's rich in iron and is very good for you, I'd say it's a bit of an acquired taste but if he likes steak and ale I think he'd like kidney. From the uk 🇬🇧

[@jordangann7438]

Back bacon

[@SvenTviking]

Cheddar cheese isn’t orange. Just sayin’.

[@choughed3072]

As a Cornish man seeing Ginsters pasties hurts my soul.

[@xhogun8578]

Agree, nothing beats a real Cornish pasties

[@stephencrocker2708]

OMG!! These need banning totally!!!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Lol. I guess we will just have to make it to Cornwall and try a proper pasty! If we liked Ginsters, I'm sure those would blow our minds!

[@stephencrocker2708]

@@TheMagicGeekdom if you get there - head for the penwith peninsula, cape Cornwall and botallack. Also a cream tea (clotted cream on top!)

[@jasonannear8780]

Ginsters are are rubbish I come from cornwall that’s not a pasty 😂😂😂

[@paulsteele4801]

"Is it a body part kidney or kidney bean?" That comment made me laugh! God knows what they would do if they knew what was in a haggis!!

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Paul Steele ... or black pudding (sausage) LMAO

[@westlag]

You should try Tripe and Onions ha ha

[@peterdurnien9084]

Love haggis.

[@feralcat07]

I totally agree. Haggis is the best food in the world, especially with tatties and turnip delish

[@michaelgoulding6609]

@@feralcat07 only tryed haggis once,i thought it was gross,but each to their own,it wouldn,t do if we all like the same thing,i think donna meat is gross too,

[@iangreenway5580]

Totally different taste hot & cold. You must remember the myth of English food being bad come from American troops in England during World War 2 when we had rationing and food had to be really basic and pretty flavourless.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

From what we can tell a large majority of the UK foods taste better than ours. That myth is busted as for as we're concerned.

[@leea8706]

Yes this is correct! British families were under extreme rationing and had to put together weird and wonderful combinations just so they could eat. Also, because we couldn’t import spices during that time the food was pretty bland. The families still invited the GIs for dinner, and shared what little they had. GIs who returned to America were full of stories about how bad British food was, because it was at the time, and the stereotype stuck. The nation’s favourite food according to most polls is curry, so we’re definitely not afraid of food that’s full of flavour, plus we invented loads of our own curries that are served in Indian restaurants around the world. On the topic of stereotypes, the one about us having bad teeth is weird too, especially as the U.K. and Germany are joint first place for having the healthiest teeth in the world. I think the stereotype comes from the fact we care more about health than whiteness and straightness (although that’s changing a bit, and we’re more likely to get braces etc now).

[@G1NZOU]

Yeah, barely any spices cause seaborne food shipments needed essentials rather than costly spices. We grew vegetables and meat and sugar was always guaranteed to be available but just in limited quantities, so the meals were very healthy and filling, but sometimes rather bland due to the lack of seasonings and exotic ingredients. Nowadays curry is our most popular dish and I find British candy to be tastier than US candy that tends to just taste of corn syrup and not of actual chocolate or fruit like British candy.

[@grasshopper1292]

I wish more people knew this, Britain has some of the best food in the world imho.

[@gaynorbrown631]

I don't like American bacon, chocolate, beans, corn bread or American cheese, but the butter is fabulous, i love it xx

[@MissLittleTee]

“Traditional Cornish pasty” pulls out a Ginster 😂 🤢 then its cheese 😳 🤮. Noooooo!

[@steveharrison1765]

I can imagine the nightmare a ginsters pastie would give a Cornish person, ironically the best Cornish Pastie i ever had was from a butchers/bakers in Huddersfield 🤣🤣 I've tried them in Cornwall as well.

[@sallyarmstrong8578]

Here we say knife and fork not the other way round 😊

[@Bethybakeyboo]

“ fork and knife”...no it’s knife and a fork 🤣

[@brits72]

Where’s my fork n knife 😂

[@ukgirlinlv]

@@brits72 you mean where's your knife and fork. 😂

[@Shavenhamster]

for fork sake.

[@paulobrien7985]

@NORFOLK NNF fork off

[@chrisfoster9080]

@@brits72 Some fork n ice hole has them.

[@dannypearcedannyboycornishlad]

Hi, I'm from Cornwall, Ginsters is a curse word here. They give Cornish pasties a bad name.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We look forward to trying better pasties in the future, because we thought the Ginsters we're pretty good. I'm sure fresh from a bakery would be better.

[@misschieflolz1301]

All Ginsters stuff are disgusting and over-priced. I've never really been to Cornwall but there's a Pasty bakery in Chichester (my grandmother used to live there) that did all sorts of amazing pasties. I don't even know what Ginsters are trying to emulate half the time.

[@Sootycork]

I remember going to Wadebridge a few years back and while consuming some cider at the local pub I saw a massive queue outside the local bakery. I asked the barman - why was there such a big queue and he said it was because of their pasties. Needless to say I joined that queue and was rewarded with one of the greatest pasties ever. To even mention a Ginsters pasty in the same breath is a travesty.

[@floccinaucinihilipilificat8811]

Void of any meat content. Ginsters ; an empty pastry case with a vague aroma.

[@rolandastitanium1460]

Ginsters is a brand it is not real cornish pasty, close to that would be oggy oggy pasty ... P.S. Try fish and chips, that's really British food...

[@krumble104]

As a Brit: 1. Those pies should be producing steam when you broke them open, our beer may be warm but most of our pies are best hot! 2. Steak and Kidney is the best. You’re basically looking at calf’s kidney and yup it’s delicious, and so is liver, but that’s another story. 3. N’owt wrong with cheese and onion anything. (Serve HOT) 4. Cheese with everything 5. Baked Beans are delicious 6. HP Sauce required xxx

[@Phillthy59]

The proper way to eat a Ginsters is at 70mph, catching the crumbs in your lap. You don't get the full experience otherwise.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Hahaha this comment is perfect 😂

[@garyskinner2422]

70mph why so slow?

[@jeffredd9965]

@@garyskinner2422 full load!

[@stevepollard2571]

That made me laugh. I always think I’m just leaving it there until I stop. I’ll shake it off once I get out 😂

[@MrChristhick]

Amazing 😂😂😂

[@juliebrooke6099]

The sugar in baked beans has been gradually reduced over the years to make them healthier. Beans on toast is such a normal thing that I’m amazed it isn’t a thing everywhere. I ate it a lot as a student when I was on a really tight budget and I remember as a child it used to appear more often on my plate when it got close to payday and mum was running low on housekeeping money.

[@Stephneechan]

I'm a belgian who moved to the UK and one of the big reasons a lot of Belgians think english food is terrible is the presence of beans (though obviously not the only reason) XD I personally do not know a single belgian person that actually LIKES baked beans in tomato sauce. Tbh I find them disgusting, Both taste AND texture. I would have to be proper starving before I would voluntarily eat baked beans.

[@Arcadia61]

@@Stephneechan It's probably an acquired taste. Children seem to like them and then it becomes a comfort food later on in life. Personally, I find them a bit too sweet but a few drops of Tobasco sauce or similar makes them acceptable once in a while, especially if you dress them up a bit as they did here. I don't like to rubbish other people's food. There's food I like and food I don't like from any cuisine.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

That’s why I prefer Tesco’s brand now but I add extra sugar n salt as they’ve also reduced it

[@Billy.Nomates]

​@@Stephneechanyou base an entire nations cuisine on 1 food item?

[@trist5254]

"You guys know what you're doing with your beans" 🤣🤣 Ace! I think you missed the boss of bean meals.....Sausage, egg, beans and chips, classic council fodder.

[@changnoi3637]

don`t forget the bread and butter to mop up all the bean and egg juices

[@donnagreen7386]

We used to have egg chips and beans at least 3 times a week. Sausages weren’t in the budget lol

[@wencireone]

Beans on toast is the staple of every student

[@mikealcock7301]

Try putting Marmite with butter on the toast before the beans etc

[@janefaulkner3749]

@@mikealcock7301 plus some grated cheese.

[@louisesmart684]

Beans of toast is deeeelicious. Especially with brown sauce

[@oldbatwit5102]

I like to gently cook the beans for ten minutes on a low heat to reduce the liquid and soften the beans then I add a dab of butter and a little chilli powder.

[@oscarellenius2007]

Cheesy beans on toast is amazing 😻

[@tonycasey3183]

Steak and Kidney (definitely an ox kidney) is amazing. More traditionally, it would be a steak and kidney pudding rather than a pie - instead of a flaky pastry, is is made inside a steamed dough.

[@MeStevely]

My son’s a butcher. He calls kidneys ‘piss filters’. Yum!

[@johnleonard9090]

It’s suet pastry rather than dough

[@bytesabre]

Nah stale and kidney is mingin’

[@0utcastAussie]

Kidney is really Marmite-ish You either love it or hate it I'm the latter Chicken & Mushroom (portobello) is yummy though

[@fifthof1795]

Kidney is utterly foul. Liver and Tripe equally disgusting.

[@annedunne4526]

I can't imagine how sweet American baked beans must be if you don't think the British variety are sweet!!

[@MKR5210]

When looking at American style processed foods simple double the amount of sugar compared to British.

[@Arcadia61]

My thoughts exactly. I need to add something spicy to it to lessen the sweet taste. I couldn't possibly eat it if it were even sweeter.

[@davidcollishaw2771]

They add molasses to them. Or used to, black treacle is the alternative I've read about in recipes

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

To be honest Heinz are way too sweet..i much prefer the Aldi baked beans..much better and not sweet

[@naycnay]

American beans have molasses and usually have a BBQ sauce type of taste to them. Thicker, richer, smoky. They are good as a side dish for BBQ and where they are intended, but don't work for our breakfasts.

[@puddleduck279]

Cheese with chopped tomatoes under a grill with Worcester sauce! Really nice!

[@diamonddiva3204]

ooh lovely with the worcester sauce

[@Ingens_Scherz]

An American friend of mine tried lambs liver for the first time a while back. She thought it was absolutely offal. Boom boom.

[@gaynorbrown631]

And the chicken was foul !no

[@DazzlingPotatoes]

Offal😂 never seen a misspelling that before before. (Awful)

[@TheRealBoroNut]

That was a good joke. But it's a bit of a racist trope to suggest she shot you twice.

[@mikestarkey7989]

That was an offaly bad joke!! 🤣🤣

[@neilpountney9414]

Dont quit your day job ...LMAO!!! :)

[@barbarasullivan2403]

Pork pie with pickled onions. Ploughmans lunch (cheese, crusty bread and butter

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds great!

[@ena303]

I've spent a whole Saturday night watching you pair 🙈. My new favourite channel. Glad your enjoying all of the amazing things us brits have on a daily basis. God save the Queen and god bless America 👌✌

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you so much! You're the best!

[@christoguichard4311]

I'm a Brit and I've never seen or heard of those makes of pie before.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Any brands of pies you think we should look for?

[@christoguichard4311]

@@TheMagicGeekdom Well Ginsters are the ones that are sold in most fish and chip shops, along with "Pukka Pies", but really the best pies are those that you get in sit-down cafes here, which you would call a "diner". Just a working man's place to eat. The other alternative are the pie's in the famous London "Pie and Mash" shops. You should also try a proper Cornish pasty from Mevagissy in Cornwall. They were originally made by wives for tin miner's (like in Poldark), with a "wall" inside the pasty. One side had meat, turnips, potatoes, and carrots in, and the other side had jam in. ☺️

[@nickpedley3502]

Hey guys where are you living? ..the outer Hebrides? Ginsters are in most major supermarkets. Oh yes and the sauce to try with beans on toast with grated cheese topping is Worcestershire sauce.

[@lisajustvisiting9953]

I'm from north of England and I've never heard of those pies but they look cheap. Like something I'd buy when I was a student 😁

[@lisajustvisiting9953]

@@nickpedley3502 I've heard of ginsters they are everywhere in the north England. The pies at the beginning I've never heard of

[@missbrightstar247]

Your faces when you tried the cheesy beans! We know our stuff lol

[@rachg3696]

I'm English and have never heard of "crown pies" but my god, they look dry!! We like gravy!!

[@wencireone]

Just checking you're eating these pies and pasties hot

[@redf7209]

should be checking they are eating with mushy peas too

[@kabes9288]

And with mash

[@annmariesinghrehill5480]

Don’t forget gravy!

[@bpfromowc]

I suspect they are eating them cold. 😐

[@evar7816]

Or pasties and baked beans yum

[@MrStrandgsx]

Can I just say you guys are adorably sweet and positive, you've earned a new sub thanks guys

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you so much!!

[@bigkahoonaburger7303]

When you had the beans with everything was basically a full English breakfast on toast ;)

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Lol now we know. I guess we're just missing some black pudding?

[@tonyknox6739]

The Magic Geekdom ; traditionally black pudding didn't come till a much later date from the northerners but what you had on Camera, then add sausages, button mushrooms, and grilled or fried tomatoes, and a mug of tea you've got yourself a full English

[@gordondavies7773]

@@tonyknox6739 when did beans infiltrate, and spoil, a proper breakfast!

[@kimlouise4829]

We live on the North East Coast of England... Fish & Chips is life here!! You should definitely try real British Fish & Chips from the seaside with Mushy Peas! 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds great! Hopefully, we can make it over there soon!

[@bushchat28d]

Priceless reaction to the cheese on top of the beans :-) Also, its a case of when in Rome with some UK foods, so never eat fish and chips in a city, go to a coastal town somewhere and there's only one place to eat Cornish pasties and that's Cornwall. 🙂

[@jamescockings6852]

Good selections although a traditional Cornish Pasty is made of beef and vegetables and not cheese. Brown sauce is great on a Full English Breakfast or a bacon sandwich.

[@sailawaymatey5889]

Or left on the shelf in the shop...😂 Not my thing.

[@tamus41]

I concur, HP brown sauce on a bacon sarny

[@anymonkey70]

love brown sauce on my beans for a little tang

[@ltdan8825]

Cornish pasties are fucking horrible. Thank Ginsters for that. Saying that, pasties are like scotch pies....... Try the Shit they push out, horrific.

[@merseymarineimages6283]

A traditional Cornish Pasty is made of beef and vegetables in one end and a pudding, apple and custard for example in the other; you hold it by the thick crust around the edge, this was because when mining tin your hands are contaminated with arsenic and if you eat the thick pastry you will slowly poison yourself and eventually kick the bucket.

[@DrDaveW]

I live in Cornwall. A traditional pasty is considered to be sliced beef, onions, potatoes, and swede. Here we have the luxury of getting them freshly baked from bakeries. There’s lots of debate about who makes the best ones.

[@debbiecommo7755]

My fav!

[@nickbowden4164]

Omg i love them. There is a fantastic bakery in Looe. Its been there donkeys years. They make the most delicious pasties. Cakes are pretty good too

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We enjoyed these, but those sound better.

[@hadrianbuiltawall9531]

@@TheMagicGeekdom A reasonable way to describe a Cornish pasty to someone whos never had a real one is to make a "meat and two veg dinner" (beef, potato and swede in this case) in the normal manner, then put it on a pastry base (not sure what kind of pasty but NOT flaky), fold it over and bake it. You shouldn't add any sweeteners of any kind and no cheese. It won't be a real Cornish pasty but its still closer than a Ginsters.

[@daeva4176]

Gear farm no doubt

[@andreajarvis4299]

Brown sauce goes with pretty much everything you tried. I think you need to heat the pies & Pasty tho they usually taste better when they are hot.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

They started out hot, but through making the video they cooled down a bit.

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Andrea Jarvis --- When these pies/pasties are eaten cold, they seem to have more flavour. As do most foods.

[@Cornz38]

There is only ONE pie to have and that is a Fray Bentos pie. Ignore the filling, it is the pastry that makes them so special.

[@philwilson4403]

Ther never any filling in them anyway ha but ye man bloody mega pies

[@briangibson6527]

That's cos your lucky to find any filling nowadays!! TEE hee

[@hazelanderson1479]

Is that the pie in a tin? They’re gross!!

[@gordondavies7773]

Tinned fray bentos steak and kidney pie. The second best tinned ready meal after a good cassoulet!

[@annieartist3920]

Sausage and mash with onion gravy!

[@michaelgoulding6609]

as long as its cumberland sausage,& you have to go to cumbria to buy that,(the thick type)

[@amandaa5104]

yum i love sausage and mash .... And liver and onions with mash and gravy with white cabbage lol.

[@tinglestingles]

HP sauce, most excellent.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's good!

[@barrygower6733]

HP sauce is Dutch!

[@johnrhodes3350]

@@barrygower6733 www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/day-hp-sauce-said-goodbye-12747580

[@pathfinder303]

@@barrygower6733 The recipe is British, they moved the factory to Holland but they are regretting that since we left the EU.

[@christoland5419]

@@TheMagicGeekdom Daddies brown sauce is good as well. They also do a ketchup which is comparable to Heinz.

[@paulleach3612]

Cheesy beans on toast and strong cups of tea is pretty much what the British army runs on...

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds pretty good to me.

[@FPVsimon]

The HP on the brown sauce stands for Houses of Parliament, look at the pic under the HP

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Oh, that makes sense!

[@derekcolman]

Yes but, the brand was bought by Heinz, and it is now made in Holland.

[@plkrtn]

"I think the key ingredient... is beans" And so we welcome you to the British diet 😂

[@davidcollishaw2771]

And very healthy it is too. Nothing wrong with getting people to eat beans when they can't spell broccoli

[@mhell1694]

Traditional Cornish parties are the best, should definitely try them out!

[@carolinequirk6136]

Try Welsh cakes, and Bara Brith, speckled bread, or any Welsh food, try food from different areas of the U.K., Scotland, North Ireland, and England, there is a different.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We haven't really tried anything Welsh yet.

[@gaynorprior344]

I agree with you Caroline I love cockles and laverbread(seaweed) so delicious serve it with bacon and fried bread

[@scottythedawg]

Hats off to you for revisiting beans with the suggestions.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you for watching it.

[@tonycasey3183]

Ginster's pies and pasties are typical gas station fayre in the UK. Try making a cheese and onion pasty - the easiest of all pasties to make.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

Ginsters make good pies

[@andrewvalentine6977]

I love their slices. Just heat up in the microwave and then bliss

[@georgespencer1268]

Ginsters are a mass produced product and is not really reflective of a good traditional cornish pasty, that said they hit the spot when on the road!

[@russcattell955i]

@@georgespencer1268 Quite so, I lived on the Devon / Cornwall border for 40 years, worked for a Cornish civil engineering company for some time. Local bakery shop pasties were a lunch staple. From Launceston to Lands end, so many to experience.

[@unloadinggamer3385]

oggy oggy or barnecutts are the best past brands, ginsters is abattoir floor scrapings 😂

[@malcbarrass7090]

You've finished up with almost a full English breakfast

[@johng310]

lucky to find a pie with lots of filling

[@rab1978uk]

Where I come from in Northern Ireland, we would say “ get yerself on the outside of that”

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

I like it!

[@richardl3213]

We used to say put yourself around s pint!

[@yogini4337]

Does that mean add a beer to this ? 🥂🍻If so cheers from California ☺️

[@shestewa6581]

I love the moment when you guys tried the cheesy beans on toast and had the same reaction everyone over here has the first time they try it. The glow of realisation in the eyes 😂

[@lewilewis3944]

Good effort with some of my favourites. Try those pies hot with buttery mashed potatoes, and beans, of course.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds great!

[@andrewlaw]

Beat me to it, a nice pie, buttery mash and some beans on the side. Bit of HP brown sauce on the pie as well if you like additional umami.

[@elaineagar6128]

And gravy 👌

[@MyReallyCleverHandle]

Ginsters are 'gas station snacks' here - the kind of thing you find in the chilled section of petrol stations or convenience stores. Incredibly low grade stuff, but they fill a hole. I think you'd struggle to get a pre-packaged type pastie that gives you a true joyous experience

[@atbestplayedloud]

I love how much you liked our beans on toast! Cheesy beans are absolutely top tier, but I also like eating them with cracked black pepper on the top!

[@lindaphillips598]

You have to try Yorkshire Puddings, gorgeous with stew in or just some gravy

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We will add that to the list. Thank you!

[@Badgersj]

@@TheMagicGeekdom The Yorkshire Pudding (which is basically egg, flour and fat) is an accompaniment to roast beef. Originally it would be served, with gravy, before the meat and the rest of the meal so that people would fill up on the Yorkshire pudding and gravy, so wouldn't binge on the more expensive meat part of the meal. It's a real working man/woman's food, and is really, really good. I never get it right. It always collapses in the middle. Never mind, I'll keep trying (even when collapsed it still tastes good...)

[@mjfurniss35]

If it collapses, then your pan/oven isn't hot enough.

[@jayveebloggs9057]

or sugar or syrup?

[@stevehartley7504]

A. Traditional Sunday Roast B. Leave out the cheese and add Sausage, mushrooms, hash browns, with toast or fried bread for a full English breakfast. Black pudding too can also be an option. Fry bread in the fat of the bacon and sausage for the fried bread!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Ooo... haven't heard of the fried bread. That sounds good.

[@brianberry1931]

Steak and kidney is most definitely the animal kidney. Usually the kidney is chopped into small pieces and mixed in with the chopped up steak. Most butchers sell raw steak and kidney. Kidney and liver are both popular types of offal. “Devilled” kidneys used to be a popular breakfast dish, but not so much these days. They are basically fried and seasoned with salt and pepper. Liver and onion served with mashed potatoes is very good. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! I know Americans are a bit dubious about offal. I understand that haggis cannot be imported into the states.

[@krt3718]

Ginsters are great, but you can't beat a pasty from a cornish bakery.

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

Rubbish , Ginsters are shite.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We want to try real ones!

[@long-timesci-fienthusiast9626]

Hi, the nationwide Supermarket chains here in the U.K. are as follows :- Asda, Tesco, Morrison`s, Sainsbury`s, Lidl & Aldi. The latter two are from Germany & aimed at more frugal customers. However, this does not take away from the quality of food, IMO. There may be smaller local family chain`s in certain parts of the U.K. also.

[@Thursdaym2]

Missed some including the grandaddy of them all..the Coop since 1863.

[@nancy475]

You guys are adorable. Egg , beans on toast is a classic hangover cure. Delicious 😋 Try beans on toast with worcestershire sauce.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

We don't really mix everything. We mix lots of different things, but only 2 or 3 at a time. British cuisine is more about making a few good ingredients taste great.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks for sharing!

[@davidwallin7518]

Crazy point - Marmite improves the flavour of anything & everything.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Everything? Good to know lol.

[@mephistophelescountcaglios1489]

So right it is umami

[@thingstodo6032]

Anyone who doesn't love marmite should pack their bags and get outta here!

[@colin101981]

Really enjoyed your review guys! Thank you. Ginsters is a decent brand HOWEVER! If you're over in the UK go to a 'traditional bakery' shop and try their own food, you'll love it. Suggestions: Food in the UK is quite regional, so to get the best of British I'd suggest trying local food. Cornwall cornish pasties are the best, there's nothing pre-prepared that comes close, in my opinion. You'll definitely love our British Pub food, it's usually local food prepared and cooked on site by cooks that are passionate (chef's are well. . . . too chefy, great for posh nosh (high class food), but if you want a taste of Britain, you need cook's food, passionate, local and made with love). Hope you manage to visit guys! Kind Regards from Mold, North Wales UK 🧡

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you for the suggestions!

[@Thursdaym2]

Ginster's pasties ok? You obviously never had a proper job my 'ansome.

[@rocky5726]

I'm an old true Yorkshire man, it came from my dear old mum that past away some time ago, and if you wanna try something that I was brought up on and still eat it to this day. its very simple to make. I ate it ever Monday tea time. see how you go. on a Sunday save some of your mashed potatoes back and put it in the fridge. a day in the week take the potato out and fry till a golden crust appears. you don't need to fry it with oil, just dry fry them. using buttered toast spread the fried potato onto the toast. not thick just normal about 2mm. sprinkle with salt and its good to go. great with ketchup. enjoy

[@annieartist3920]

Baked beans on toast with brown sauce!

[@bytesabre]

Please tell me you cooked the pies before eating them, and didn’t try to eat it cold

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

They were cooked. They started out frozen.

[@TBlacky]

@@paulcarruthers2431 same mate, heating up shelf of cooled pasties is some posh Larky

[@gray3553]

Come to England and just go to a pub, food, good ale. Job done

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We want to. Maybe later this year.

[@jimmy2minutes]

They will have a job. They have all gone bust.

[@Jack-fs2im]

Miners in Cornwall invented Pasty,s because as they were down the mine everyday it was their food to eat in the dark.They would have large pastry handles to hold then discard.The original ones would be half meat half dessert so it would be a complete meal.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you for the information!

[@explorer0213]

Yes one side meat other apples.

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Jack ... The miners' Cornish pasties were not half meat and half desert! They were half meat (and maybe veg. and half POTATO.

[@leonardberg5012]

The part about the disposable pastry handle is because what they were mining in Cornwall was tin, and because they were handling the tin ore and did not have adequate washing facilities down there in the mine they needed that extra pastry handle so that they could eat everything else on the pasty and not be in any danger of eating the toxic ore dust.

[@jimbojimbo6681]

@@rosemarydudley9954 Wrong! 'Back in the day' the pasty was (sometimes..not always) divided into two sections. In the one half meat, potato and onion..and in the other half it was basically a little apple pie. So a sort of complete meal.

[@christianbuczko1481]

With beans, try dropping chopped garlic into olive oil, add chopped bacon. Then simmer until bacons cooked abit, and add the beans. Then simmer on low heat about 20mins and stir often. The texture will thicken alot and will stick unless your careful. Its awesome with a bbq, but would work on toast too.

[@hollygolightly1985]

He recommended cheese and onion pasties over corned beef pasties?! I mean they’re ok but if you want really good go for the corned beef pasties. When it comes to toast beans and cheese yes! But give cheese and Worcester (careful how you pronounce that) sauce on toast. Amazing. Add the sauce at the same time as the cheese, stick under the grill until the cheese melts, beautiful.

[@Tr1k1e]

Enjoyed your video guys, good job. It does amuse me that you guys in America always put the knife down and swap the fork to your right hand. Here in the UK if you're right handed the fork pretty much always stays in the left hand. Also a traditional Cornish pasty is filled with beef, diced potato and swede (also known as yellow turnip) and as for your Baked beans tasting throw in some sausages black pudding (optional) and a good strong cup of tea with your toast, eggs and bacon and you would have had yourselves a full English breakfast.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you for watching it! We do need to try and make a full English breakfast soon!

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

@@TheMagicGeekdom remember to say you're using a knife and fork because if you say fork and knife it sounds rude lol

[@JJExtra]

Loooove beans on toast! Do you guys do jacket potatoes? Cooked with beans and cheese 😍

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We haven't tried them with beans now.

[@grasshopper1292]

I'm always amazed at how savoury pastries aren't really a thing in the states. If they weren't so unhealthy, I'd live on them hahaha

[@gordondavies7773]

The Australians are big into pies.

[@Gizzzzzy]

This was a strange algorithmic moment, I'm sitting down on my lunch break in the uk, eating bacon and beans on toast with a splash of brown sauce, then halfway through you call out my meal! Love that you appreciate the food, many don't!

[@KevPage-Witkicker]

The kidney in steak and kidney pies is actual kidney from a cow/pig/lamb. Other offal/entrails we sometimes eat are lamb's/pig's hearts, black pudding which is a sausage made mainly from pig blood, and of course haggis, which involves pig's lungs and stomach lining. All taste amazing when cooked and made right.

[@davetdowell]

Always remember to put a knob of butter into the beans when you cook (reheat) them, it thickens the sauce.

[@pollyanne234]

I love cheese and onion on toast with baked beans on top

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds good!

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

I've never heard of this make .I'm 61 lived in England my whole life .We have pukka pies they are good .

[@colinblackburn9282]

You must eat them at football matches, coz round my way you cant get them anywhere. By the way your name sounds posh, you should be eating cavier .....with chips.

[@amandaa5104]

Yeap i love a steak pukka pie with chips and curry sauce from my local chippy yumm.

[@danlancia]

the beauty of cheesy beans on toast is i can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner

[@frankprice7575]

A splash of malt vinegar on your beans and toast is delicious, subsides the sweetness.... love the vid, greetings from Dublin Ireland

[@leviking4891]

we brits put beans with EVERYTHING. lol

[@chillx656]

We dont..... I'm British

[@amandaa5104]

Mmmm a nice jacket potato with baked beans with some cheese on top.

[@russcattell955i]

The HP brown sauce goes well with fried pork sausages, specially those really good ones from your local butcher.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds good!

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Oh dear god no. Ginsters cheese and onion pasties? Nonononono. Beef and potato

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

If we can find them we'll try them!

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

Personally, I'd go for cheese and onion, but I'm gluten and dairy intolerant.

[@RCASRS]

Try Yorkshire puddings with beef gravy and try mint sauce on them too. You can also mix mushy peas with mint sauce which is common for us during bonfire night

[@paulmorris3613]

depending upon the brand of beans you buy the flavour changes. If you read the instructions most have sugar in them. Back bacon you should use or make a bacon sandwich.There are a range of sausages you might like to try, particularly in a sandwich,

[@markrichardson6357]

Brown on breakfast, red on chips or fries in America.👍

[@ledger4321]

For your bacon i suggest canadian bacon, it's close to the UK's back bacon.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We'll have to do that.

[@kevinfoster926]

Ginsters are 'NOT' traditional anything..............................you've wasted your money, a real Cornish pasty tastes fantastic.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

lol I'm sure you're right. Hopefully we can try one in Cornwall someday.

[@iamacharliest]

I mean they're made in Cornwall so legally allowed to be called Cornish Pasties. But yeah, not great. Although I don't know if i've ever had an off the shelf pasty which was any good. Maybe they'd be nice if Ginsters had a fresh bakery attacked to their normal one.

[@zargonthemagnificent330]

Ginsters is a big name brand for pasties in the UK, but its a pretty generic pasty and there are better ones available.

[@paulsnell534]

Ginster's used to be good and considered something special when I was a kid. I am 49 and my Father and his parents are from Exeter and they considered a Ginster's pasty something special and something you got from a good baker. My Nan used to make a great Teddy Oggy which was something similar but was potato, cottage cheese and white cabbage in filling. A bit blander I guess but still nice. But you know this and I know. If your gonna get a pasty from a supermarket....might as well buy own brand. They are all made by Ginsters. May not be as good. But you won't notice the difference.

[@paulsnell534]

@@zargonthemagnificent330 they did used to be really special 40 years ago.

[@phoenix0477]

Add a good knob of butter and fine black pepper into the beans. Make the toast, butter it add the cheese top with a fried egg and place the beans on the side. Heaven.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds good!

[@SteveJones-om6ks]

Good content. The idea with the beans/toast thing is to do exactly what you did and find the combination that you like best. It’s acceptable to have as an evening meal as well if you just happen to fancy it!. The brown sauce takes a grilled cheese to the next level by the way. Worth trying.

[@SusanM92]

I mix the cheese into my beans as they cook and put that one my toast it's so good with some Worcestershire sauce on top x

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds good!

[@SusanM92]

@@TheMagicGeekdom thank you it is very nice and i think you both would enjoy that alot :) thank you for replying i love your channel i'm just a new sub tho but so far i love it.

[@JakeSpeed69]

Don't put the sauce on top of the beans, your supposed to "Mix" the HP Sauce in the beans and then heat.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Oh! Okay, we'll have to try that the next time that we make them!

[@peterdurnien9084]

You should try Levi Roots Regae Regae jerk BBQ sauce.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds good.

[@poppie015]

Love these couple, determined to try out food, and give their honest opinion, all pies are divine when heated up, ❤🇬🇧

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you!

[@peterdurnien9084]

I suggest that you have the Full Monty if you come to England, many places sell this. It is Bacon, sausage, black pudding, beans, tomato, mushrooms, fried eggs, hash browns, fried bread, toast and butter and a pot of tea. There are variations, white pudding may also be involved as well as curried beans, sauce could be added to your taste, brown or red (ketchup).

[@anthonypaskin8253]

Are you warming that food up first? Looks like you eating it cold.

[@monkeyface6139]

So the investigation of the beef and onion pie revealed that it's...'beefy and oniony' Wow !... sign these two up for a series

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

😆

[@steviegibson5847]

You should try and get Scotch pies. Delicious.

[@gaz8177]

Scotch pie in a roll smothered in brown sauce, meal for a king lol

[@romans8129]

@@gaz8177 not had a scotch pie in ages

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds good.

[@peterchessell28]

OOh no they are awful just awful.

[@dannygeebee]

I’m from England I’ve never heard of a scotch pie? Scotch egg yes but pie?

[@rubikclockweights]

Beautiful video..welcome to our world here in UK, this is everyday normal food, thank you for trying it. Poached egg...Boil water, add splash of vinegar,..place cracked egg in for 3 mins. Take egg out, place on dry bread, its gets rid of water, then put it on toasted bread. Eat and enjoy

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks for the tips!

[@Crimson_Logic]

Cheese & beans on a jacket potato is a great combination too.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds great!

[@tobysowray9983]

Every time I go to Cornwall I have to eat a Cornish pastie the best I’ve ever had

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We want try them in Cornwall!

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Living in Cornwall I would totally agree.

[@0utcastAussie]

The shop in Portreath makes the most divine Pasties ever !

[@richardl3213]

True, the ones I've tried in Cornwall always seem better

[@felicitywoodruffe4087]

Could you do a video of a tour around your aldi so we can see if they stock the same kind of products as the ones in the UK?

[@scarlao]

Ooouuu good idea

[@brettwilcox81]

Bacon or sausage butty with brown sauce 😋

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Sounds great!

[@robertkirk4387]

chop 1/2 white onion finely and smoked bacon, diced, sauté in a pan with butter till golden, allow to cool slightly then add beans and a very small amount of soy sauce (two three drops max) and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper, reduce by a third, pour over buttered toast, top with grated cheddar then grill till golden. enjoy🤩. Regards from the UK

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That sounds really good!

[@user-oq5zp7qh9w]

The contemplation on Cara’s face when ‘kidney body parts’ is discussed. Now that’s a classic!!!

[@ortegastix]

Try a scotch egg or toad in the hole, mmmmm!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Hopefully soon! Thanks for the suggestions!

[@selfaware3940]

Err .. your supposed to put them in the oven first!

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We did. They started out frozen. Hehe

[@stephenbrady885]

You should try a fray Bentos Steak and Kidney Pie .it's the dogs bullocks. That means is really really good

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

If we can find one we'll try it!

[@ftumschk]

Even better, imho, their Steak and Kidney Puddings. Love the pies, though.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

British foods have to have all the contents listed on the packaging by law ,with the item that features most at the top of the list. So if you are not sure ,read the packaging

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It's similar in the US, but I think you guys have some rules about what can be in food that we don't.