US vs Mexico KFC | Food Wars | Insider Food

[@GAMEandRODO]

KFC in México is more of a family restaurant, the bigger portions is so people can bring it to reunions, gatherings and share.

[@trillionx9830]

I mean, KFC in the US was a family restaurant, but their price increases means less foods, which means modern day family meals are much smaller/more expensive. Plus, they keep making new items to sell to individuals.

[@Pickledsundae]

Reminds me of pizza hut in India! Haha

[@PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr]

@@trillionx9830 It is also expensive in Mexico… KFC is the most expensive fast food in the country, over any another fast food restaurant or street food.

[@supermariostudios_sms]

They should do El Pollo Loco, the restaurant started in Mexico in 1974 and came into the United States in 1980

[@Gogeta007yBro]

Unfortunately El Pollo Loco never became a wide brand here in Mexico and only exists in 7 states here. We have similar brands like Pollo Pepe or Pollo Feliz in other states.

[@TheBat_01]

​@@Gogeta007yBro Pollo feliz si está en todos lados jajaj

[@paulnivans627]

El favorito de Elon Musk 🤙

[@manduheavyvazquez5268]

El,pollo loco sucks.

[@Lacavexd]

El Pollo Loco es muy bueno y old fashion pero El Pollo Feliz supo hacerlo mejor. Aquí en mi ciudad tenemos las 2 opciones y son igual de buenas 😊

[@YamiHorusReborn]

I’m pretty sure the corn thing is because the corn side in the USA is basically just boiled corn and… come on, in Mexico you can find eloteros with delicious esquites/elote en vaso/chasca/trolelote/elotefeliz/ or how ever it is called in the state one lives in.

[@ivetterodríguez-j4k]

Wth is an elote feliz?

[@cesarjeanlouischarlesgomzd28]

@@ivetterodríguez-j4k esquite, elote en vaso, chasca and elotefeliz are different names for the same shit, corn kernels in a cup.

[@Red_Nokia_edits]

​@@ivetterodríguez-j4k a happy Mexican 😊

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

that KFC in Mexico saw the order and said "Yeah, nah. That's too much chicken."

[@steven_2005-z4f]

Chicken is much better, healthier, and safer than beef to eat. Beef is extremely dangerous for the environment because of the carbon footprint. Chicken has a lower carbon footprint than beef does.

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

@@steven_2005-z4f While I know this is true, the point of the joke was not to make a statement about emissions from production of beef vs. chicken The Mexico KFC just didn't give them their big ass bag of popcorn chicken. lol.

[@bigtshow3940]

🇲🇽🧉🥃🥃

[@joshchan2642]

@@steven_2005-z4fyeah,and more approachable to the public.

[@omarbriseno4584]

@@steven_2005-z4fBeef is yummy

[@RFGfotografie]

I like how you guys actually get originals from the countries.

[@InsiderFood]

Thanks for watching!

[@ElTractical]

You forgot something, at least here in Mexico there's a special deal called "Ke-miercoles" translated is something like "Ke-wednesday" a deal that obviously it's only available on wednesdays, this deal make your 8, 10 and 14 bucket orders a 50% larger for the same price, which means that you can buy the 14 pieces bucket for the same price but you got 21 pieces instead.

[@buzcs5336]

Ohhh bueno saber!

[@GokuMcDuck]

​@@buzcs5336Your Spanish needs to better.

[@oofsong9496]

@@GokuMcDuck Your attitude needs to be better.

[@joshchan2642]

KFC Mexico is so fire!The land filled with abundant spices,me encanta 100%!

[@steven_2005-z4f]

Food in Mexico is much spicier than in the USA.

[@joshchan2642]

@@steven_2005-z4f that’s why Mexican food never lacks flavor.

[@Zeigler_]

2:35 I love that edit with a Harry picture on the wall

[@benoitwaffle5439]

The actual photo of Harry on Joe's home wall is of Harry wearing his Dolphins jacket. It is as important to his look as the glasses.

[@Mahuoqy]

Mexico's food just looks so appetizing.😋

[@PapagenoMF]

Seriously? The fries looked limp and soggy, and some of that chicken was seriously over cooked. I thought America KFC looked far better.

[@joshchan2642]

@@PapagenoMFheck no bro,at least Mexico spices it up.more flavorful.

[@reneaguilar1000]

Prague is on a another level. Instead of coleslaw they serve you wild rice with greens and cream sauce and there is no cookies 🍪 there they give you danish pastry 🥮 or key lime pie

[@TheMrglitchyman]

Nah Man KFC in México sucks (Testimony of a real Mexican)

[@HendrixActivis]

​@@PapagenoMFMéxico better

[@mrsusproductions]

Man i saw a video of "why kfc is great except in America" and as someone who isnt from there i thought "that cant be true" it wasnt until i saw this vid i realised it was actually true

[@llchapman1234]

KFC's biggest issues are that random items aren't available round-the-clock. Also, if you're ording lots of items, so much of the items/condiments are missing when you get home with your order. Get your act together KFC before you lose all your customers.

[@DashRiprock513]

👍 agreed, theyve been slipping.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

100%, this ain't the old days when they had no competitors Popeyes is a rising star in the chicken game same with Chickfila

[@joshchan2642]

@@kurtpunchesthings2411and with Jollibee packing a feisty punch,along with regional chicken chains,for KFC to maintain its pressure fried magic,it’s gonna be tough.

[@sergio765410]

They lost me back in 2015, hadn’t tried it since the early 2000’s. You’ll find more flavor and quality in a hungry man dinner.

[@dimmyinthecity]

This was great. I appreciate him letting us know about how Mexico is.

[@ShoelessJP]

Much love to Mexico, from your northern neighbor. 🇺🇸❤🇲🇽

[@mabanko22]

They recently released a Chizza Sandwich in Mexico which I believe is a permanent addition to the menu. And very very shortly ago, I mean like just last month, they changed the fries to the US recipe

[@diegonovelo5096]

I also noticed! The fries are now so much better

[@vboyz21]

Spain vs Mexico would've been more entertaining, like the equivalent of UK vs USA. I still volunteer whenever you lot want to do it 🙌🏼

[@ravishinthunder4352]

Give us China vs Japan McDonalds! We miss George!

[@paddymcdoogle4025]

He got removed for being autistic hipster.

[@enochlee3601]

I'd love that, but I don't think they'll ever do 2 other countries stacked up against each other

[@thatgirl9532]

You must miss fake people then

[@DannyDeeps101]

@@thatgirl9532wdym? What did George do?

[@husky651]

@@thatgirl9532 if u actually calling george a fake, rethink ur life brotha

[@RFGfotografie]

I seriously like Joe. Without him it's not the same.

[@joshchan2642]

I see why,but Nico is decent as well.

[@joeyyoutube3880]

damn straight

[@moniquegreen9419]

These two guys make the videos better 😊

[@inganathistrato]

It's how South Africa has a 21 piece bucket 👀👀

[@joshchan2642]

Same as Australia.

[@DustyJones1997BGCL]

Happy Cinco de Mayo. This is perfect for food Wars🎉🥰❤️

[@angemedin]

I loved the video, very accurate and I live in Guadalajara Mexico and tbh KFC is very popular but more on the pricy side, as sd on the video. Pollo Feliz is definitely a big competition for KFC 😅🎉🎉 Greetings! Fun video ✨✨

[@kRdp.]

Yessss joes back !!!!

[@RFGfotografie]

Genius video yet again :)

[@InsiderFood]

Thanks for watching!

[@Stinkymole]

KFC in the UK is pretty poor imo, a shadow of its former self, with portions getting smaller and prices ever on the increase. I would love to try the Mexico KFC though, the habanero chicken looks fire.

[@trillionx9830]

You have also described US KFC. There's just no point in eating there anymore. There are other places with cheaper prices, but even then those places are too expensive for fried chicken. It's fried chicken, for crying out loud...

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

Yay!!!!! We have a "Food Wars" between the U.S. vs Mexico.

[@preciousmonfleury2433]

Finally Joe's back yay 🎉

[@foolioxcoolio997]

The thing i loved the most about KFC Mexico was the Jalapeno paste/salsa. Not sure if its served nowadays.

[@GokuMcDuck]

Still is. Same as Mcdonald's in México. A main reason they are still around.

[@RFGfotografie]

I remember back in the day I went to the KFC near Schiphol Airport, I ordered the 50 pieces hot wings and ate them all in 1 go...I advice you to NOT do that, because you will cry on the toilet for days xD

[@megatronusv2215]

Kfc in Amsterdam lol? Crazy pick

[@johnmcnulty2705]

It's been about a year since I've been to a KFC, but if the U.S. had the flavors that Mexico has I would would definitely eat at KFC more often.

[@teningur4266]

Mexican part of this episode is kinda in my left ear a little. I'd mono that microphone track in the future. Great episode nonetheless!

[@coindog432]

Yesss right on Cinco de Mayo!

[@nickfielding5685]

we have the Habernero and the barbicu in australia

[@ChepMurdoc]

The Jalapeño sauce is ludicrously delicious! And I agree, KFC’s Fries don’t get the respect they deserve; they are great if the Frying Master cooks them into perfection. My favourite: KFC BBQ Bacon Chicken sandwich, KeTiras Jalapeño, Chicken Nuggets with Mango-Habanero sauce, Bisquet gravy and the mashed potatoes

[@DanielLopez-zu3ps]

0:13 One Piece 🗣️🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mrangryface]

Im convinced that mexicos Kentucky fried chicken is the best- Chipotle Bacon? hell yeah

[@unkortr]

Actually in Mexico we just recently get the chocolate cake (dry) and the pie lol

[@buzcs5336]

Oh man I miss so much the famous bowl!!! I have to recreat it here in Mexico now 😢

[@Dwayne-Mobile1]

Oohhhh a new Pancho papi !!!!❤

[@Eat-SD]

Bravo! This is the kind of content that keeps me coming back to KZbin. So well-executed and thought-provoking. ❤❤❤

[@AlexiBexi-vk4nt]

🎉

[@Mhotocrow]

Now we have Mac and cheese in Mexico!

[@AnaBustos-ue2ut]

I went to ofc in Mexico 5 months ago & they had that blueberry pie & I wanted to try it but my family said no 😢lol

[@KenNakajima07]

US KFC Reviewer looks like he could be from the Sanders family! Papas in MX KFC used to suck big time but in 2024, they are the best! I love this damn chicken no matter where in the world!!!

[@gumisora]

I love the Mac and cheese bowl and mash potatoes!!! That's was my cravings in USA, I can't find it in my country 😢 just if I made up a mash potatoes one.

[@r.wilson5144]

Ever thought of South Africa!! We might have a few exclusive stuff!

[@samstar4107]

Are you guys ever going to do vs Canada?

[@andrecervantes1222]

Great video. But that's definitely not the average income in Mexico. People earn much less than that. Minimum wage is like 400 dollars per month (Yeah, that low).

[@mabanko22]

In Mexico we all generally love KFC. I personally don't think the crave for Pollo Feliz and the crave for KFC are the same thing. And I get what he means about it not being real food but I think he meant it in the "you can't live off of Junk Food forever". They're different kinds of food. I would've made the comparison about KFC against other *actually* fried chicken chains. The only one that __kinda__ makes some competition is Popeye's. And even then there's barely any Popeye's compared to KFC. KFC is popular cause it was the very first American chain to come to Mexico in 1969. We've perceived a decline in the quality but it's maintaned itself fairly good. It doesn't really work the same as in the US cause it's too expensive for the lower class population. But middle-upper class people, we tend to enjoy some KFC every now and then. I would argue it's among the most popular chains in Mexico alongside Carl's Jr. and Burger King

[@naomimtz512]

Proud of you Poncho!!! 🇲🇽

[@Lordcamilli]

Man with that silver mane you got going you look like a descendant of the Colonel himself

[@shiorywalker7978]

1:55 me pasa muy seguido, tengo que estar pendiente que hacen, nunca me entregan bien mi orden o el pollo está como piedra, lamentablemente les vale y no es porque estén muy ocupados o tengan mucha gente.

[@PuchacerRacer09]

Depende de la ciudad y la sucursal. Lamentablemente.

[@davidalfaro1429]

Please do McDonalds Mexico 🇲🇽 😭🥳

[@sophia.lb95]

As a Mexican I love KFC but I prefer Popeyes and the best of all pollito rostizado from the corner lady cooking them over the carbon grill

[@AtelierOfWeebs]

In the KFC near me (Mexico) they changed the recipe for the fries, they made them 200% better, crunchy, soft on the inside, spicy and delicious Btw, we do have chocolate chip cake in Mexico

[@brayanbarreramtaproductions]

Hey Im Mexican American This Is Perfect

[@yolocrayolod6668]

Habanero KFC it's a must try it's so fn good!

[@AndresGomez-rx6cj]

So we learned that on Mexico we have a lot more but to compensate they enjoy forgetting like 20% of the stuff ☠️

[@mellie5858]

Blackberry and citrus ❤ good spot Joe..🇬🇧

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

Harland Sanders was so upset with KFC Corporate, he liquidated his American holdings and moved to Mississauga, Ontario, a city on the western edge of Toronto.

[@awesomeadamfrom2099]

Awesome job joe drop a like

[@Dugie555]

Yeah the corn thing is pretty strict. Always interesting to see how big American chains are perceived in other countries. 🍗 👏 😋

[@dylives7667]

Born and raised mexican here. Not to mention the promos. We've had this long running promo called Ke Miercoles, where on Wednesdays in the bucket combos you get additional pieces. The amount of extra pieces varies per bucket combo but the biggest, which is the 14 piece, gets you 7 more pieces. Turning it into the biggest bucket with a 21 piece count. Yes, for 1 day of the week, there's an even bigger bucket than the already biggest 18 piece. Also, regarding the nuggets, while we may not have the largest count (and also not the best looking apparently), we do have smaller counts. Even smaller than 25 follows a 12 piece, 8 piece and 6 piece and for reasons not even God knows, only the 6 piece includes dip. And we still do Chicken Popcorn. Regarding the burger and sandwiches, they left out the return of the mythical Chizza, now in sandwich form. A personal note: We used to have a burger which came in secret recipe but not anymore, sadly. Also interested how they included the different varieties of chicken pieces, but not secret recipe. How do you leave out the very foundation of KFC?

[@EDERRRL]

You love kfc

[@mabanko22]

ya no existe el Popcorn desde hace como un año

[@ginnyweatherbee7941]

Mmm the kfc chocolate chip cake is really good

[@pedrogarcia5932]

I didn’t know KFC flat out replaced the pop corn with the nuggets. I’m from Monterrey and the local KFC close to my home serves both options (I haven’t checked in other locals to see if that’s the case too), and I like that because I always liked the pop corn since I was a toddler; I know both products are essentially the same, but I can’t imagine not having the pop corn in the menu

[@mercenarybdu]

U.S. used to offer 22 piece buckets in the 1990s. But that is no longer being offered at all due to the lack of demand for them overall.

[@rgalvezmusic24]

Waaaaaait where did you get the average salary for Mexico, the official figures have averga monthly salaries as 7k pesos, not 29k, almost 4 times less than what you said

[@BuddyRossVlog]

Now do Dominos Pizza Food Wars Mexico vs USA, HUGE DIFFERENCE

[@Dwayne-Mobile1]

Famous bowls are awesome

[@JoseLuisSaucedaGaytan]

Average salary in Mexico $349,000 pesos??? Nah man you trippin’

[@hellsing219]

classic recipe can go SO HARD with the strawberry sauce!!!!

[@rizkibramantio6350]

See this before sleep

[@oioioioioioioioioioioo]

Would love to see more of these with chains that are in other countries but not in US. Like some more UK vs India etc

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@Fernanda-di8zs]

I’m Mexican but junk food is better in the US. They are the experts! Also, junk food in Mexico is very expensive. We only eat it as a treat once a week or once a month

[@tipher2929]

Jajaja, y cuando si va toda la familia

[@MagieUrisha]

This!! Fast food here it's like a delicacy when people from the barrio want to try international cuisine they get this 😎🤙 BTW if you want fast food like in the US try to get Chubbies burgers, it's so good!

[@albarjas8360]

It's kinda the same price than in US, but we don't earn as much. That's why they could eat it everyday and we don't.

[@mrd7532]

that's because in Mexico we have laws that prohibit all the nasty ingredients they use in the USA lol

[@UltimateGamerCC]

when it comes to the Original Recipe, you have to be lucky to get fresh pieces, the heat lamp tends to keep them warm, but sog away their subtle crunch. i love the flavor of the Original Recipe though, so i can live without the crunch.

[@elcubobo]

KFC in México is amazing, best country to try fried chicken, saludos desde México!

[@alejandroramirez4470]

my parents will never say let's go to kfc or pretty much any fast food when we head down to visit family in mexico. I love spicier options and want to try habanero seasoned. A lot of the time here in the USA i'm adding hot sauce to dipping sauces from restaurants.

[@MaiAmezquita]

El KFC de Culiacan, SIEMPRE está llenisimo.

[@drunkendevil6960]

I'm so jealous of these 2 guys.....

[@sarahramkissoon8537]

Does anyone remember twister? Do they still have those?

[@normtrooper4392]

They do in south africa

[@kenbaxter9171]

And Australia 🇦🇺

[@angelmoreno3576]

Yes, panama, they got the clasic one and the cheap one that is only chicken, mayo and pickles

[@DjN3cr0]

USD 1,695 per month as the average salary in Mexico? those numbers are crazy, just the minimum wage is USD 388 per month, if you live in Mexico you know that 1,695 is extremely inaccurate, the average monthly salary could be between $500 - $700 for the majority of individuals that don't have formal studies (more than 60% of Mexico population) and live in less urbanized or rural areas.

[@trillionx9830]

I mean, an 'average' is an estimation between two values. If you're saying more than 60% of Mexico makes $500~$700, that's being leveraged with the remaining 40% of Mexico. Statistics can be skewered VERY easily because of 'bad actors' in math, where the value is technically true, but not real.

[@RFGfotografie]

We have a special deal now in the Netherlands, 10 pieces KFC bucket for 20 euro's :)

[@mla7071]

And what? Do you want a round of applause?

[@flamehead16]

black berry sweet lightning is fire

[@JF80001]

Tried both múltiple times Mexicos KFC just straight up sucks ass it always overcooked burned and with soggy fríes, the only good thing are K-tiras, Mexico does the best barbecue chicken (grilled, asado) though well... Northern Mexico

[@Dwayne-Mobile1]

The chocolate Chip cake is awesome if fresh

[@tippy651]

I'm an American and it's always been called Kentucky Fried Chicken where I am. I think the first time I heard it called KFC is in the commercials.

[@danieljohnson7265]

It would not be Mexico's KFC if they didn't mess up the order, they literally do that to me 100% of the time and I keep coming back.

[@p21-g2l]

And in Mexico we hace High Cholesterol level, high blood presure and Diabetes 😂😂

[@ClaudiaClaudia-g9j]

USA too

[@IRVDawg]

You still get popcorn chicken in the Scotland KFCs Classic fast food

[@Lost_Dawn]

They say it's all there, but they always leave out the best part of fast food: secret menu items.

[@just_a_stump]

I need a sugar-free variant of that Sidral Mundet, it's probably the best soda in existence and I can't drink it any more!

[@many5an480]

Hasta dónde se ciertos locales de comida rápida tienen variante sin azúcar de Mundet, pero debes preguntar.

[@ricardodecampo2577]

There is a light version in Mexico

[@alepc24]

Fui a Chilis hace poco y me dijeron que las sodas de maquina ya vienen por defecto sin azúcar (o sea con edulcorantes) y que solo les dan coca con azúcar. Yo lo vi por su menu de 189 pesos ya que solo ofrecían bebidas sin azucar y coca cola.

[@ivorytower4]

The mistery of why the KFC chicken meat from México is grey, sticky and have black spots around the bone, meaby we will never know.

[@nickfielding5685]

USA haven't eaten much Asia food. the spork was made in Britain to eat indian food. the spork work on chinese food pretty well too.

[@阿月巴-t4t]

I've seen ramen restaurants providing sporks to customers, so it also works for Japanese food.

[@doctorsteve5838]

That's what she said! 😉

[@tld8102]

I love these videos as i know its an excuse for the office to buy KFC for lunch. Oh geese i wonder where all these fried chicken goes after the video shoot. Also i want to see you send this presenter to mexico to review the kfc

[@erickalvarez6486]

Liked the american saying nice things about mexican KFC but felt like we should have said nice things back 😢

[@trillionx9830]

It's alright, sometimes there's nothing that can be said and done. US KFC just isn't that good anymore. It used to be a part of so many childhoods, but was ruined by greed. It was blatantly the taste and comfort of America.

[@notyourbuddy26]

Extra crispy is mexicos default FTW lol

[@HaruShindo]

When he said exclusive side, I was expecting elote, but IDK if it's only done on the cob or not.

[@akwyld2545]

We need more Typical Aussies as comparing our local chicken stores comparing like Chick-fli-lay USA…to Oporto Australian

[@glowria69]

They should being back potatoes wedges

[@CameoVTS]

We still have popcorn chicken in Canada 🇨🇦 I cooked chicken at KFC, my family would be waiting for the leftover chicken every night 😂