Americans try ~REAL~ Cheddar Cheese and British Food (Ploughmans?)

[@8outof10catzDOOM]

Wallace's favourite cheese is Wensleydale not Cheddar.

[@horsenuts1831]

I thought it was Stinking Bishop?

[@rossshepherd9836]

@@horsenuts1831, nope.

[@howardchambers9679]

Smashing smegma Grommit!

[@rossshepherd9836]

Wallace loves the knob cheese.

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

he does like a bit of Gorgonzola too.

[@Captally]

The gradual fading out, disappearance, of aspic jelly from the beloved pork pie is something to be lamented.

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

Its always in the pork pies i get, but i mainly buy one from the butchers. Saying that, morrisons and icelands do a half decent pork pie wth jelly. Lidl suprisingly do a pack of pork pies with jelly and they are almost as good as any pork pie ive had from my local pork-specialist butchers. I think its mainly those supetmarket/petrol station pork pies that let the side down,and dont contain jelly (or pork or pie for that matter) they dont deserve the use of the name pork pie

[@WarrenCromartie2]

One of the reasons I dislike the pork pie is that awful jelly.

[@hobmoor2042]

@@WarrenCromartie2 - the jelly is part of the taste but it's better in butcher-made pies. The Supermarket pies are just tasteless gelatine.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Yes it’s a lot of the flavour! Many things are bland now!

[@AnonEyeMouse]

The best part is when the pork pie is hot, and the aspic is melted. It's just juicy and delicious. Cold park pies are great, but hot are so much better.

[@markhepworth4804]

It's like watching happy smiley aliens visiting earth for the first time😂 Americans outside America definitely always seem to be undergoing an "experience"..

[@jeremyhowes2399]

Like a bunch of super happy aliens ?! Awesome.

[@sweetspicypepper]

😂😂 we do always seem like mildly brain damaged, naive children, don't we? It's kind of embarrassing but hey 🤷‍♀️

[@wpl6661]

Umm. Have you seen the videos of the British in the US visiting a Walmart or a Target for the first time. Often what you take for granted is exciting and new for a visitor.

[@michaelburke5907]

Better than sullen, hostile, condescending Brits in Ireland, ha!

[@jimmyuk007]

@@wpl6661 yep me

[@eviltwin2322]

The pork pie crust is called hot-water-crust.

[@iseeolly9959]

I have known a few old men who used to eat them hot....never heated one up myself....have you???

[@alanelesstravelled8218]

@@iseeolly9959Delicious warm with mushy peas and mint sauce.

[@amacca2085]

A Lane Less Travelled your mad

[@tedwarden1608]

A Macca try it you’ll be pleasantly surprised, only get a good one not a piece of supermarket crap.

[@josephhetherington7318]

Yes true

[@DM-it2ch]

"Supposedly...[Cheddar] is the original place where Cheddar cheese comes from..." No, love, it originated in Scunthorpe. They just called it Cheddar for a laugh.

[@markthomas9540]

D M top comment in stitches

[@laz820]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lewisgrant9490]

Not true, I live in cheddar and it’s matured in the caved and that’s called cheddaring the cheese

[@scottwallace5239]

@@lewisgrant9490 you missed the sarcasm

[@lewisgrant9490]

@@scottwallace5239 ur right I did

[@donnabutler98]

Put the cheese in a sandwich with the pickle. People don't eat pickle on its own lol

[@charlestownsend9280]

Cheese, ham and pickle sandwich is the best.

[@janicetaylor2333]

A nice thick cheese-toast with a good quality melted cheddar draped over the sides and slightly singed on top. Mmmmm....😀😚😚😚💕

[@janicetaylor2333]

Off to the kitchen...now.

[@adamtrue7691]

I thought she was brave for doing that!

[@personalcheeses8073]

They are heathens

[@lisaspikes4291]

I remember having a ploughman’s lunch in England. It was one of the best things I had while there. I wish they served it here in the states!

[@Awe_poop]

Can’t believe they don’t have it in America! One of the best English foods

[@Lily-Bravo]

None of the country pubs round me serve a Ploughman's now. They have all gone all chi-chi and gourmet. It's a big mistake I think and if any people read this please let me know if you know where any pubs in Gloucestershire do a decent one.

[@leedshunk]

So , Alex doesnt like pork pie , or Branston pickle , perhaps you need to find a proper British guy . And as for acquired taste???? Wtf ????

[@janicetaylor2333]

Younger Englishmen appear to prefer quinoa and avocado with a small glass of elderflower presse to wash it down. Get a good pie down yer.

[@sparkymarky7504]

He doesn’t know what hot water crust pastry is either.... il bet he’s not even English at all

[@sparkymarky7504]

lololo lolol not all pies, but English pork pies like gala pie, hunters pie and Melton Mowbray pork pies are all hot water crust pastry made primarily with flour, hot water and lard. Any other method would result in a different pastry texture

[@sparkymarky7504]

lololo lolol you could probably use puff or filo pastry too but the result, just like a shortcrust pork pie, would be the shame of a nation 🇬🇧

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

@lololo lolol Pork pasty.

[@debrawebster1356]

Nice to see Americans visiting other parts of the UK instead of just staying in London

[@reclused]

The British girl in the brown has an American way of speaking. Saying "like", upward afflictions, "I guess" etc. A tinge of the accent as well. "Raange, mediim, strang". Grating.

[@stevehirst1194]

The problem is what Americans call a pickle is actually a gherkin

[@andrewtongue7084]

Americans refer to a gherkin as a 'Dill Pickle', indeed, Steve :)

[@Froggywentawandering]

you had a pork pie without the jelly , the jelly is a very important part of the pie !!

[@margaretflounders8510]

Too right! It's dry and flavourless without...Since the BSE scare, butchers aren't allowed to use gelatin....

[@CkVega]

Pork pie jelly is rank

[@osiansmith2952]

DONT EVER CALL WALES BASICALLY ENGLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@osiansmith2952]

But still love ur videos 💕 can’t wait for you to come to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jasonyoung7705]

Wales = England lite (joking, but please say that in Wales)

[@andrewlaw]

Yep, you'll definitely offend the Welsh (but make the English chuckle)

[@DukeOfChirk]

Osian Smith The same way Texas is basically Mexico...... ;-)

[@rehabwales]

The dumb things Americans say.

[@cainsmyth53]

10:25 cows in the UK eat REAL grass all the time and we Never have Orange cheddar

[@TheFever77]

Unless it's Red Leicester

[@EhsanMusic]

​@@TheFever77which isn't cheddar

[@24magiccarrot]

Trying the Branson pickle on its own was a big mistake, you need to have it with the cheese, it's a condiment, you wouldn't have ketchup or mustard on their own.

[@LynneUK1]

I visited Cheddar years ago, it's such a beautiful place, in fact Somerset in general is stunning.

[@jacobreisser8034]

Certainly is! Greetings from Bath!

[@KempSimon]

Wells Cathedral is worth a visit!

[@Bonglecat]

Our cider doesn’t have alcohol added, it’s fermented so that that alcohol is produced from the pressed apples.

[@keithwebster5161]

Always interesting to hear Americans questioning the authenticity of British product's such as Cheder cheese and cider, two products that were being made here hundreds of years before we exported people to America.

[@priscillawilliams9499]

Please note before you travel to Wales. It isn't a part of England! The Welsh have their own language, culture and history and many American families, especially from Pennsylvania, can trace their forefathers to Wales. Cymru am byth!/Wales for ever! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@glynnwright1699]

There are 700 named cheeses in the UK, every imaginable taste.

[@personalcheeses8073]

All cheese flavoured

[@lionelstrangelove9057]

No American food would be complete if it wasn't pumped full of additives and chemicals.

[@jp-um2fr]

Cheddar cheese was first made in 1172. I have tried 'other' Cheddar cheese from across the pond but even my American friend who smuggled it over preferred the real thing. Some of our supermarket strong types are OK. The one thing I was appaled at was U.S. chocolate. It was on par with a runny white of egg and tripe and onions cooked in milk.

[@kageypg]

They’re like children being invited to try grown-up food for the first time.

[@denisegale4756]

Pork pies have a hot water crust pastry around the pork and they are traditionally hand raised which is pretty much how it sounds. I have never made them as they sound way too complicated and you can get such good ones in the shops especially local butchers shops and farmers markets.😁

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Oof, yeah that sounds like a lot of work! Best to just get it from the butcher. :p

[@churchillsghost-xt6kh]

I used to make them and yes by hand !! Its not thst hard you have your 'DOLLY MOLD' to shape the pie by the way in our pork pie pastry we used beef dripping as well as lard

[@iriscollins7583]

@@churchillsghost-xt6kh Shut up 😀 Dripping AND Lard wow. I've not heard them two words for years. 😍😍.

[@carolmaryhollister1421]

how can you guys not like branston pickle and pork pie, mmmmmmmm

[@RonSeymour1]

There are many poor substitutes for Branston served up in pubs to save money. It wasn't confirmed that the pickle was Branston, just a guess.

[@zcustard]

I don't like pork pies either, but....I can eat one if theres pickle on it! some things have to go together.

[@MrDaiseymay]

big goooof

[@RoastLambShanks]

@@RonSeymour1 yeah it didnt look like Branstons to me, look home made or some other brand... also that kinda pickle needs to be eaten with something, like cheese, or the pie

[@neilcaress9036]

There are much better pickle and chutneys than Branstons!

[@Fluffski2006]

"cows eat real grass" To be fair, We did try astoturf on the cows but its not the same.

[@mog-gyveroneill2500]

Did the cheese come out like processed cheese squares?! 😁 😁 😁

[@dlarge6502]

Cheddar and marmite. In a sandwich. Heaven. I went to Cheddar and bought a wheel (small) of cheddar mixed with marmite :)

[@KopCole]

The U.K. produces more varieties of Cheese than France.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Most is better to me!

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

And France now spends more money on importing and consuming British cheese than they do their own. They literally cant get enough of it, despite buying up any surplus stocks the UK manufacturers have, they still cant get enough to fill the demand in France, and a lot of traditional French cheese manufacturers have started to make similar style cheeses to the British ones to keep up with this demand.

[@kevinbuckley8458]

Not true.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Kevin Buckley Lol it is!

[@kevinbuckley8458]

@@davidedbrooke9324 Google is your friend.

[@gillcawthorn7572]

At the beginning ,showing people walking on the road ,it is advised that you walk FACING on-coming traffic . The walker can see what is in front ,whereas on the other side ,you will not see cars coming behind and have to rely on the driver avoiding you.

[@vickytaylor9155]

When Americans say sharp cheddar, they are wrong, it is called mature cheddar. American rubbery (cheese) should never be called cheddar.

[@Georgestella100]

My favourite cheese is Stilton with a nice glass of Port.

[@bconn3652]

George Davie Indeed and a mince pie....yum.

[@howardchambers9679]

Stilton and a pint of Proper Job pale ale.

[@charlamaignebutt586]

@Kris Moodley And soaked in Port! Fed to me , lying down, by a naked tart of another nature.

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

Love blue veined cheese in general but a good Stilton is always appreciated espescially with a few grapes and yes, a glass of port too :)

[@simonmorris4226]

@@smooth_sundaes5172 not so keen on standard blue but white or better still smoked with a glass of tawny port and I’m well happy!

[@Gambit771]

I never knew there was cider without alcohol. That seems about as accurate as non-alcoholic lager or any vegetarian variation of a meat based food.

[@Gambit771]

@McDonalds Farmer i knew about the wine. If the fake cider doesn't taste like real cider then it can't be cider and is probably apple juice from the sounds of it. Like toy said, pointless.

[@richnflow3708]

non alcoholic cider is called apple juice

[@Mike-km2ct]

I think she didn't explain it too clearly. In the US, what we would call cloudy apple juice is called cider. The alcoholic stuff they call hard cider.

[@bconn3652]

Mike the cloudy cider we call scrumpy.

[@danielleporter1829]

@@Mike-km2ct non alcoholic cider in America is called sparkling cider and we call cold press ( and what you refer to as cloudy) cider.

[@vickytaylor9155]

The pork pie crust is made from hot water, lard and flour.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

YUUUUUMMMMM

[@andrewcullen8635]

@@WAYAWAYWithAsh Hello, Short Crust Pastry is the normal Pie Pastry. Pork Pies are always made with Hot Crust Pastry. Personally I like mine with a little Mustard. Supermarkets will sell Sandwich Pickle which is the same but the pieces of Vegetables are diced smaller for better spreading. Do not get confused by the wording all the Cheese is made in a factory, It is then stored in a cave and turned regularly because of the year round even temperature. My favourite is Mature or Extra Mature. I think the Cheese is made under contract in America and has the extra colour added because we would never do that.

[@improvesheffield4824]

Being a Yorkshireman it has to be Wallace and Grommit’s favourite, Wensleydale of course; with Cheshire second and Red Leicester third.

[@mikekelly3903]

Ahem... Lancashire cheese? :)

[@johnrhodes3350]

Blue Wensleydale

[@drey8]

A slab of Wensleydale on top of a slice of fruit cake is a Yorkshire delicacy. Sweet and savoury.

[@janicetaylor2333]

@@mikekelly3903 ...Yes! Lancashire cheese, mild and a little bit salty - refreshing. Also a nice sage Derby. Mmmmm....

[@personalcheeses8073]

I’m from Yorkshire. And for me you can never beat extra mature cheddar. Especially Cornish cruncher, that is divine

[@petethefungi]

Pork pies have a hot water crust not short crust.

[@JonnyVision88]

American cheeses absolute garbage there's an old saying the original and the best

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@imnevermakingavideo That must be a parallel universe USA where they don't make cheese from plastic :p.

[@jaycobbina9529]

Have you ever had American cheese ?

[@JonnyVision88]

@@jaycobbina9529 no need to just look at the back of the cheese product where it says ingredients and I will tell you all you need to know lol

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@jaycobbina9529 Aye :nods:. Now of course I know that not all cheese in America is American Cheese, that being, to me, that processed melted 'plastic' that goes into burgers and such like. I believe that there are some regions that do make decent cheese with their own distinctive flavours? I shall have to ask my missus, for she is an escaped Colonial from California ...

[@paulfranciosi647]

Full of chemicals American food supposedly.Dont know if it's true I know alot are banned in the UK.

[@mallockracer]

I was wondering who stole my nans sunglasses... I know now... ❤😉

[@charlieyerrell9146]

Try a cheese and onion sandwich made whith old fashioned crusty bread..

[@gerdpapenburg7050]

The next time you come to the Netherlands you must try the "Oude Gouda" (old gouda cheese). The orange colored cheese in the U.S. is simply produced by adding food coloring - terrible.

[@andrewlaw]

US cheese looks like it's been radiated, it doesn't look "enhanced" to us Brits.

[@falsenostalgia-shannon]

McDonalds Farmer - Yikes, no! I don’t know anyone who eats that crap, my kids think it’s revolting.

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

You can buy just about every cheese possible in the UK, all sourced from their proper country of origin. Also, in recent years Britain has started to prroduce so much of their own specialist local cheeses, that they produce almost more volume and varieties than any other country! Also France now spends more on the British cheese's that they buy in, than they do on their own home produced cheese's, as in recent years the country as a whole has developed a liking and a taste for British cheese and associated dairy products.

[@Cordizel]

@McDonalds Farmer I hate process cheese. Its disgusting.

[@MrCoffeekelly]

are all people outside the US really this ignorant? real question.

[@hunniemaxandtheirhumantoo3351]

brie on a ploughmans? and I thought my preference for stilton over apple was contentious enough lol

[@tonygriffin_]

Stilton and pears is nice too!

[@CoherentChimp]

Everything gets bastardised these days, even a ploughman's lunch. Having Brie included in a ploughman's will be 'authentic' in a generation or two.

[@janicetaylor2333]

Brie? Its posher you see.

[@Hitstirrer]

I was told by the MD of a major cheese distributor that the 'Cheddar' name comes from the process as well as the area. The cheese was made in large shallow trays and very early on in this area they discovered that if they sliced the maturing but still very soft cheese to create V-shaped wedges in the trays it affected the taste and constituency and aided it to mature quicker. Locally they joked that the V cuts resembled Cheddar gorge. And went on to call the process 'Cheddaring'. Others copied that process and called the result 'Cheddar'. And over time the local area of Cheddar has made claim to be the owners of that name. In reality, anyone making cheese using the 'Cheddaring' process, or V cutting the maturing product, will end up with 'Cheddar' cheese.

[@graememorrison333]

Cool! Didn't know that.

[@greenmachine5600]

Colby comes from Colby, Wisconsin. If you eat cream cheese, then you have had an American cheese. There are so many original American cheeses. Pinconning, colby, cream cheese, monterrey jack, pepperjack, maytag, shaker blue, driftless, capricious, humboldt fog, farmer, hoop, brick, red hawk, teleme, kunik, verano, invierno, dry jack, grayson, tarentaise, bluebird, cornerstone, harbison, donbarton blue, bellavitano, coupole, capriole sofia, hoja santa, and cayuga blue. These are only some of the cheeses America has invented.

[@peterdurnien9084]

Pork pie pastry is a hot water crust pastry, the jelly is poured in hot while it is still liquid through a hole in the top of the pie. Its function is to fill the void created when the pie cools. The meat contracts more than the pastry and if this was not filled with the jelly it could develop a mould very quickly shortening the shelf life of the pie.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

Cheddar is one of my favourite places in the country. It's pretty and relaxing

[@terrydshort2013]

Lancashire crumbly is my favourite! I grew up in Lancashire but now live in Devon and it’s almost impossible to find here. Some supermarkets do sell cheeses called ‘Lancashire cheese’ but they’re not even close to what I grew up eating. It’s the type of cheese you can’t really slice because as the name suggests it crumbles. As a child I’d have it on a cracker with lots of butter and you’d sprinkle it on like snow. My grandmother would make me sit in the kitchen and eat it over the sink because it was so messy! 😂

[@ianrobertson4820]

I live in London and love Lancashire cheese but for the life of me I cannot find it anywhere !!

[@garethhanby]

@@ianrobertson4820 You haven't look very well, all good cheese merchants sell it as do supermarkets.

[@carolynjanesutton4932]

I live about half an hour from Cheddar. It is beautiful there. A few years ago, a local lorry driver raised money for charity by REVERSING through Cheddar Gorge in his articulated lorry. You can visit the caves where some Cheddar cheese is matured.

[@andyprice6909]

You should try Apple with cheese especially cheddar, take a bite of apple and a chunk of cheese. It’s a great taste combination. My late mother introduced me to this when I was was a small boy. At first I thought it sounds horrible, try it you won’t be disappointed.

[@falsenostalgia-shannon]

You’re In England with the Travel Beans, enjoying real cheddar... I’m dead jealous!! 😍

[@carolmeadows2936]

The pork pie pastry is "hot water crust pastry".

[@tonygriffin_]

7:25...mmm, Cheddar Cheese crystals. Impossible to explain the taste experience without tasting it yourself. Glad to see you appreciate the differences in our wonderful cheese varieties.

[@janicetaylor2333]

A thick juicy cheese-toast with melted top quality cheddar draped over the sides and just a little singed on top. 😃😚😛😛💕

[@garycollumbell1396]

@@janicetaylor2333 add some worstchire sauce for a but of a bite

[@criskity]

In the UK, cider contains alcohol; if there's no alcohol, it's apple juice. In the US, cider is usually synonymous with apple juice, and the alcoholic kind is known as "hard cider".

[@roadend78]

Cheddar cheese with pickles on Jacobs cream Crackers Heaven for Me .

[@electricleg207]

Great for a quick lunch or late night snack.

[@FreedomStrider]

Don't let the Welsh know you're calling this series England in Autumn! 😂 But I have lived in the UK all my life and did not know about Cheddar gorge until about a month ago and now you are at least the 5th person I've seen go there. I'd better get driving on down there soon!!

[@LG-cz6ls]

? Somerset was in England last time I checked. Or have I misunderstood you?

[@MrDaiseymay]

thats nothing, i'm 78, and have never been to London, only heathrow.

[@Lily-Bravo]

@@MrDaiseymay Don't believe the ones who say it is awful I lived there, then went abroad for a while, came back and believed the naysayers. A few years ago, my son moved there and I had to start visiting. I loved it, really loved it.

[@falsenostalgia-shannon]

As for your question, I’m a cheese fiend in general. Favorite is feta/“white cheese”, followed by any well-aged cheese with crunchy crystals like you mentioned (pecorino romano, cheddar, very aged Gouda, Parmigiano reggiano, etc.). Oh, and I adore halloumi.

[@tammimacclellanheupel1517]

Oh yes! Halloumi!

[@girlgirl4548]

The pickle is a kind of chutney. It accompanies the cheddar cheese and they go very well together. The pickle is not eaten on its own, ever, it isn't meant to be eaten on its own. It's on the plate in that little bowl to be eaten with the cheddar, cut a piece of cheddar, put some pickle on top and then eat them together. Stilton is the best English cheese, drink a nice port wine with it, delicious. Ploughman's lunch is usually pub food.

[@allyberens]

I will be 70 on the 3rd of Nov. I am so crazy over your channel. Love love you two. I have to say I watch everyday and hope you will always be here sharing. I already worry, what happens when they stop traveling? Oh my gosh hate to think of that! Thank you so much for sharing your life and your lust for adventure. It is truly appreciated. Keep up the wonderful work and safe travels to you both. Ashley your smile is the best and Josh your commitment to your work is amazing!!

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

Aww thank you so much Ally!

[@neilcaress9036]

Word of advice--don't ever try to do any English/British accents. You will never get them right and furthermore doing them in England/Britain where people actually know what they are supposed to sound like make you appear slow-witted! Saying "little" lots of times reinforces the impression and reminds me of my sister!

[@gerontius1934able]

Thats defo not Branston. and Chutney can be made out of most things, usually tomatoes, onions, raisins and apples for a Chutney to go with a Ploughmans or Pork Pie.

[@speleokeir]

Cheddar is in the Mendip hills in Somerset. It's a limestone plateau with three main gorges to the top Cheddar, Burrington Combe and Ebbor gorge. It's a great place for caving, climbing, walking and cycling. I used to cycle up Cheddar gorge as a kid and then zoom down it (you can go faster than a car cos you don't need to break as much round the corners). You'll often see climders and wild goats on the Gorge walls. For walkers there's a steep set of steps leading to the top of the gorge called Jacobs Ladder, however you have to pay to go up them (but not down). However you can avoid this. There are routes up both sides where you don't have to pay, they're not obvious though so check a map first. Other nice places to walk are Crooks peak, Black down and Dolebury Warren which is the site of an ironage fort. Many tourists come to check out cheddar caves and Wookey hole. The plateau is full of caves, it's the site of the world's first caving club and there are three clubs based in nearby Priddy. Fun fact: The UK's first cave dive was at Wookey and also the deepest cave dive(over 90m) by my friend Rick Stanton. Rick was also one of the cave divers who found and rescued the 13 boys of the Wildboars football team in Thailand.

[@bilbobaggins706]

The pastry used in pork pies is water crust pastry. Totally different from short crust or flaky/puff pastry.

[@goingnowhere7845]

The pity here is that next to the tourist hotspot of Cheddar is Burrington. Gorge, pub, caves, mountain goats, no tourist trap shops.

[@davebarker9144]

Ploughman's lunch is not as traditional as many think. It was first popularised by the milk marketing board in the 1960's to promote the sale of dairy products.

[@24magiccarrot]

FYI the pastry used in pork pies is a hot water crust it's a lot more dense than a standard shortcrust pastry

[@ianfell3838]

I've only just discovered this video, but a few of points that you seem to have missed with Cheddar cheese. Cheddar is not only the name of the town but actually a verb. Cheddaring is a process that cheese makers use to further acidify the curds and draw more whey out. This process is what allows Cheddar cheese to to last a long time. You can also buy red Cheddar, it's coloured with annatto - a natural food colouring. Perhaps Cheddar cheese that does not come from Cheddar should be more correctly called "Cheddared" cheese?

[@OfficiallySanctionedKATG]

A ploughmans lunch isn't as old or traditional as most people think it is, when you hear those words, a ploughmans lunch, it evokes the feeling iand an image of farmhands from maybe a 150 years or so ago, sat by their horse driven plough after a hard mornings work, tucking in to a hearty ploughmans -cheese, bread, etc. But it actually came about in the late 1950s/early 1960s when the milk marketing board wanted to find a way to get the British public buying more cheese, and came up with the idea of a 'ploughmans lunch'. Im not saying people werent eating this type of stuff in days gone by, but the idea of it and the specifics were put forward at this time to get people to buy and use more cheese than ever before. One thing you can say about the power of marketing. It worked.

[@vinparaffin6082]

"Little British friends"! Yep we're all 6 inches tall ! Ya absolutely!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

2:38 "So excited I get Alex's pickle"

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

👀

[@JeanGenie92]

😂😂

[@andrewfurey2999]

Pork pies are made with hot water pastry not short crust pastry.

[@susanmance9436]

In Michigan, non-alcoholic cider is a big thing. In the Fall, people here go out to "cider mills" where a water wheel powers a process that smooshes apples into cider. People go there to watch the process, drink a glass of cider and eat a donut. Big Fall tradition here.

[@MeStevely]

If it’s not alcoholic it ain’t cider.

[@lawli56]

That's hot water crust pastry on the pork pie. Originally it wasn't eaten but was invented as a transport medium for the workers lunches (the same with pasties) e.g. miners, fishermen. There were no lunch boxes or anywhere to wash your hands back then, you just popped it in your pocket and discarded the pastry. For cheese - vintage cheddar and stilton are my favourites

[@ldnzz]

We also have orange cheddar in supermarkets. It’s cheddar slices for burgers. Mostly the cheapest ones are orange colour. And probably the most unhealthiest.

[@Bikerbint69]

Wales is England????!!! You obviously failed Geography!!

[@whatdidsarahsay]

I think they meant the majority of the series will be in England, not saying Wales is part of England

[@Witheredgoogie]

As a UK resident, these posts are embarrassing as obviously, tourists are not expected to know differences of a small island and I don't see why they keep getting corrected on here about it, they are on vacation FFS. Basically, all they need to know is that everyone else on the British Isles despises the English and doesn't like being associated with them.

[@tracy3364]

I think you are right they are tourists enjoying Britain....why are the Welsh and Scottish so touchy....we are all a mixture of everywhere... I know I have Irish scottish and Welsh ancestors which I'm grateful for or I wouldn't be here ...stop being so fussy and just enjoy the film geezzz

[@robjamessolo]

Alex doesn’t like pork pie or pickle - why did he get a ploughman’s ??

[@markywellsboy2182]

Cider is alcoholic. End of. You should have visited Mudgely nearby. You would not have walked out under your own steam.

[@zcustard]

yep....so why don't Americans call apple juice what it is? apple juice

[@tomgreen538]

I really hope you had a few pints of Thatchers cider whilst you were around. That and strong cheese is Somerset.

[@arleneg1271]

Enjoyed the visit too Cheddar. My ancestry roots are in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland so this has been my arm chair visit to Great Britain. We have really good apple cider in Ellijay, Georgia and we call it cider even though it has no spices and no alcohol. If it "turns" it is called Hard Cider. Ashley I was waiting on an ice cream review too!! Maybe next time.:)

[@Danburybeeches]

Ireland isn't in Great Britain.

[@chrisspere4836]

Yay I live 10 miles from Cheddar. Glad you had a nice time. I was born and still live in Weston Super Mare, the Birth place of John Cleese in Uphill Weston. Burrington combe is the next gorge along a couple of miles along and where the Rock of Ages Cliff is and a small plaque is there near the crack in the cliff.

[@lil5079]

So weird how different cultures perceive food. To Brits, an orange cheddar just seems plastic (because it literally is artificial).

[@susandoeberl8077]

Your videos just keep getting better and better. Here lately they seem to be very sharp and clear and the places you are going are very interesting. Thanks for creating such good videos. Love you both!

[@rachelpenny5165]

Vintage cheddar is my favourite. But a farm just outside Exeter, Devon makes clothbound cheddar the traditional way. They are called Quickes and to me their cheese is unbeatable. What is good is that it can now be bought online.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Cornish Cruncher any day

[@lisaspikes4291]

In the USA, cider is just the juice from pressed apples. It’s not filtered like apple juice, so it’s cloudy. There are no spices added to it. My uncle used to press cider. In the UK, cider is an effervescent alcoholic drink. Also good.

[@lynn69jackson]

Pork pies tend to be in hot water pastry

[@rhiahlMT]

Dairy does that, color. Also, eggs. People will tell you the bright orange eggs are more nutritious. Bull hockey. It's a direct result of what the chickens eat. Mass egg producers and organic farmers (both guilty) make sure the chickens have access to marigold leaves or something to color the yolk. My egg yolks go from light to dark depending on the time of the year.

[@joanhall3718]

In the US apple juice is filtered. Apple cider is unfiltered apple juice. Hard Cider is fermented apple juice, ( alcoholic). And yes there are thousands of hard cider Brewers.

[@rickb.4168]

Hot water crust! God, do you never watch Bake Off.

[@RonSeymour1]

The pickle served to you may not have been Branston's so buy a small jar and give it a go. Also, there is a mustard-based pickle called piccalilli with gherkins and a mixture of vegetable. Great with a salad and cold meat.

[@augustuscaesar4976]

Having recently discovered your videos, which I like very much, I've decided to subscribe to follow your adventures. I must say that you're the most cheerful couple to watch and I like your positive attitude, good luck.

[@Dan_druft]

If you can find it you must try Stinking Bishop Cheese, it's a soft cheese that has pear juice pored over it month after month while it matures and it really really stinks almost like rotten meat but the taste is delicious.

[@mog-gyveroneill2500]

I live in Weston-super-mare , and Chedder is just down the road. I hope you enjoyed lots of cider!! 😁

[@vickytaylor9155]

Pork pies have a hot water crust pastry on the outside. Lard, flour and hot water.

[@catzkeet4860]

Branson pickle is a chutney, and it has no gelatine in it. It’s designed to be eaten with cold cuts and cold pies. Cheddar isn’t actually the cheese....it’s the method of milling the curds while making it. This process is called “cheddarIng”.The pastry in a pork pie is hot water crust and should be made with lard. And if that cheddar isn’t sharp it’s not aged

[@peterdurnien9084]

You should try some farmers homemade scrumpy. Take a 5 gallon container with you, for just a few pounds you can have some good stuff. Don't drink it until you get home, and then on a day where you don't have to go anywhere the next day.

[@simongreaves9465]

Ploughman's lunch is not traditional it's a marketing name invented in the 1960s I think.

[@JonnyVision88]

You know you've got good cheese when you have to explain why America puts a lode of food dyes in it

[@MrCoffeekelly]

you know you're talking to an extremely ignorant dolt when they say things like what you just said.

[@briwire138]

Love eating in a beer garden on a nice day but hate eating with a smelly full ashtray in front of my meal.

[@simeon9388]

Nice. But a pity you didn’t visit the famous caves and more of the gorge.

[@andysutcliffe3915]

I love cave aged cheddar

[@stephencunliffe3062]

I used to love Cracker Barrel. It's a strong orange in color mature cheese it used to come in a orange foil wrapper. Not seen or had it in ages.

[@stevehartley7504]

Jelly is Aspic a mild spiced savoury jelly The Pastry is a watercrust pastry lard in flour not butter and moulded

[@albertbatfinder5240]

For an English cheese shop, it was remarkably contaminated by cheese. And as for cheddar, I didn’t think there was much call for it round there.

[@peterwesson7324]

Albert Batfinder your Monty Python reference was lost here :)

[@albertbatfinder5240]

Changing of the guard. Python makes way for Gromit.

[@welshpete12]

Its interesting , things like Cheddar cheese , pork pies and chutney, I always have taken for granted . I never thought they would be unknown to people from the US . something you mentioned is the colour of cheese. I make my own cheese here , and it's white.