US vs UK KFC 2020 vs 2024 | Food Wars | Insider Food

[@PiousMoltar]

UK KFC has gone downhill fast. And their prices have gone the opposite direction.

[@llchapman1234]

Ditto for the US. You can than corporate cost-cutting B.S. for falling taste and quality 🤬

[@viciousvictortee1298]

@@PiousMoltar It's China. Yum! Look at Pizza Hut. They're done too. Taco Bell is next.

[@jamesswindley9599]

Most have closed down now since then. 😅

[@junaid1037]

Tbf i still find their prices to be on the lower end for an multinational fast food chain. The flaming wrap deal still decent.

[@cunningflop]

staff get trained by a slug

[@Zeigler_]

This is really cool to see how much they have changed over the years, would love to see other places

[@marelineethling4230]

South Africa has bucket sizes: 9 = $ 10; 15 = $ 16.50 or 21 = $ 22 Colonel burger = $ 3.50 (tree-fiddy)

[@AndyJackson380]

KFC prices in England are now absurd. I used to get the Mighty Bucket for 1 for £6.49 now it's a a tenner.

[@julianowyujie]

Too bad their quality is inconsistent

[@usedfuzzbox]

"most of these restaurants are franchises, so quality can vary wildly....."

[@kirionDK]

Very true, KFC here seems to be the most inconsistent. When it's good, it's amazing. When it's bad... Feels like a gamble every time.

[@ZombieSlayerTakashi]

Just like with every other Franchise.

[@usedfuzzbox]

@@ZombieSlayerTakashi well done, that's the point 😁 However, not everything they review is always a franchise 🤔

[@Fergunator]

@@ZombieSlayerTakashi chick fill a, pdq, Culver’s seem to be more consistent. KFC and mcds is bottom of the barrel

[@lynnejamieson2063]

In the UK Sprite is only lemonade in the same way that all fizzy drinks can be referred to as lemonade. But when it comes to lemon drinks, we have the clear fizzy stuff, cloudy fizzy stuff and the still fresh stuff…all of which are readily available in supermarkets. There is also lemon flavoured iced tea too.

[@usedfuzzbox]

Always partial to a Zinger tower box meal personally. Also, don't forget most of these restaurants are franchises, so quality can vary wildly in your local branch compared to others around.

[@PiousMoltar]

I used to love the Zinger tower but now they've ruined it by changing the sauce...

[@MrDamz]

@@PiousMoltar They broke it getting rid of the Salsa. I don't buy them any more.

[@RFGfotografie]

Probably not smart for me to watch this, as now I want KFC again.

[@sabejreid2072]

It's got lots of stuff in it to make u want more

[@kings3411]

​@@sabejreid2072 wtf u on about

[@ashhabimran239]

Same

[@essexginge9167]

KFC in 2024 really? nobody eats that trash

[@rockstarjoe5725]

@@essexginge9167 everytime u go there theres people in there so....

[@babalonkie]

50% of the time here in the UK it's unbeatable chicken... other 50% it's greasy meh. But that's Very Good - Average, overall. They just need to increase the balance more to the unbeatable end and they will do fine here.

[@24jrjr]

Omg my Sunday is made. Best food duo reunion. Yes quality has gone right down the hill and that's not Benny or runny

[@ScottADunn]

I miss the twister. That was my favorite KFC item when I was younger I mean it came out in 1997. Definitely my go to then.

[@MrScoot27]

An idea for an episode would be to do sauce comparisons between chains, so try out everyone's bbq sauce, or everyone's ranch or honey mustard, figure out which one's are the unhealthiest, best tasting, etc., maybe provide some tidbits regarding sauces in the US vs. UK, given that there's a difference (US sauces at McDs, BK,etc. basically free, UK sauces not so much).

[@GourmetAndGains]

This is the definition of effortless creativity! It’s like you’re in the zone with every video you make. I’m definitely inspired to bring some of that energy into my own videos

[@RFGfotografie]

I LOVE YOUR VIDS! Great video as always. I want more :P

[@lhead7226]

The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021.

[@kiviknuuti1538]

A bit over 11 dollars doesn't see that bad...🤔

[@lhead7226]

@@kiviknuuti1538 $11,434 is a little over $11... Like $11,423 over.

[@TLguitar]

​@@lhead7226 He's probably from a country where they use a decimal comma (although he probably misunderstood sarcastically).

[@sarahberkner]

​@@TLguitar "Misunderstood sarcastically" I'm going to use that.

[@meganlangley-varvel2191]

I LOVE the Famous Bowl! In my opinion it's more filling.

[@DanielMiller8]

I went to a KFC in Orlando from the UK to try the chicken Pie and also ordered the chicken Tenders Meal. Then had the Lemonade. we need the US Lemonade in the UK! Also we used to have Honey BBQ sauce back in the early 2000 as I used to work in a KFC.

[@watcherzero5256]

What the US calls Lemonade we in the UK call Traditional Lemonade or Cloudy Lemonade, its got a reputation of being an old fashioned drink like Ginger Beer or Dandelion and Burdock. One thing that is more hip is Pink Lemonade which is traditional lemonade with added Raspberry juice.

[@dazzaMusic]

The biggest mystery is why the UK doesn’t have the extra crispy option it’s not difficult dropping them in the fryer twice.

[@georgejones8784]

Not in Canada either. I think it does occasionally appear though. Not sure if it's a specific time of year or only in leap years.

[@febotroilo7225]

It's not just dropping it in the fryer twice, the US Extra Crispy breading is completely different from the Original Recipe breading.

[@duchenefan]

Sprite is not lemonade in England. Sprite is lemon and lime, lemonade is just lemon

[@MaterialGurl16]

How did Harry not mention the change to the chips in the UK? They're now seasoned.

[@mattstraddle3729]

Their chips are the worst!

[@joeterra.t]

Because not everyone is a fatass that would notice that.

[@erolhuseyin6460]

@@mattstraddle3729 innit, the chips are disgusting!

[@BossHOF]

because brazilians started working, the bread is dry and out dated, chicken is also out dated, theyre trying to poison people and rip them off whle theyre at it

[@JombiDesigns]

Tv dinners. Joe and Harry are riding too high after their Vegas steak trip

[@Nilejavxip]

yup

[@DigiRangerScott]

This is a great idea. It’s a check on whether these places have strengthened their menus back to what it was pre-pandemic. If the pandemic is really over they’d have no qualms bringing back shed menu items

[@hadz001]

Here in the UK they're pushing hard for the delivery side which means you automatically pay more on top of service fees and delivery charges

[@DavidRoot-d8i]

I used to love the famous bowl as a child. It was cheap and filled me up and gave me everything I wanted - a biscuit for a good price. I don't like it as much now as I got older. The chicken pot pie is amazing though.

[@MrSpichka007]

Thy are found the way to roll this show forever 😅

[@Keeping_it_pg]

Thought of the same

[@Keeping_it_pg]

How to keep making money off this series

[@sodabutnofizz1294]

they gonna make em do this till they are 90

[@MrSpichka007]

@@sodabutnofizz1294 like a Hugh Jackman’s wolverine? 😅

[@ivanbima5877]

Few days ago, my local KFC chain introduce a one-day deal. You could get 5 pcs chicken for about 4 USD, which is extremely cheap. Even among the likes of McDonald's, A&W, Burger King, Popeyes & Wingstop

[@siltstridersftw]

I love when Joe says all ranch tastes the same, it actually doesn't. Even though I despise Chick-Fil-A, their ranch is pretty good. But McDonalds has the best one, been a favorite of mine for years

[@hamzasultan96]

As a non-US native, it's funny that I know that Starry didn't replace 7Up, it replaced Sierra Mist.

[@ghostrider115]

Is the same thing as sprite

[@hamzasultan96]

@@ghostrider115 My point was about the brands, not the taste. 7UP, Sprite, Sierra Mist, Starry, they're all lemon lime sodas. Sprite is a Coca-Cola product and the rest belong to PepsiCo. It's just confusing why PepsiCo needs two versions of a lemon lime soda.

[@berildumrildo]

@@hamzasultan96 pepsico doesn't own 7up in the us, it is owned by keurig dr pepper

[@hamzasultan96]

@@berildumrildo Really? Interesting fact. Thanks. It's weird. Usually when a product belongs to different parent brands in different countries, it's a matter of distribution issues or needing another country's in-house brand due to laws or historical situations like wars. I'll have to research 7UP's origins now. Okay so, edit. Keurig Dr. Pepper owns the formula for 7UP but, aside from its home nation the US, PepsiCo distributes it worldwide. The whole thing about lithium is also interesting so if you're a research nut like me, definitely give it a read.

[@lgnfve]

How many people do you know that got a 19% wage increase in the last 4 years ?

[@DD53DD74]

Definitely not me!

[@sarahberkner]

Everyone who was out of work due to Covid and not now got a wage increase, of course.

[@SarahBroad-kw7fj]

Back in the 90s KFC did have chicken wings I remember because my dad used to buy them for the big football game. They noticed a decline in the early 2000s and decided to switch. I do miss the mild or medium buffalo wings they had.

[@andrewchristopher7138]

They had Honey BBQ wings and they were amazing

[@watcherzero5256]

Could be due to competition as a lot of bars in the US sell Chicken wings whereas in Britain wings aren't a pub food.

[@pasadenacatpink]

These guys need their own TV show!

[@divab63]

KFC is a childhood memory. My grandmother always wanted me to go buy it when my parents were out of town and I was staying with her. It was a once a year treat and guilty pleasure. Still only eat it maybe once or twice a year but it always tastes just like I remembered. You guys failed to mention the Cole slaw! Love KFC’s sweet but peppery coleslaw!

[@tt4569]

Prob the best food show on tv/internet right now, Love you guys keep the content coming!!

[@A-uk4rt]

The OG's are BACK!

[@eldibs]

It's interesting that they call them "chicken burgers" in the UK where we would call them "chicken sandwiches." Here in the US burger usually implies that it's a ground meat patty on the bun.

[@BennyHarveyRIP]

A sandwich in the UK is 2 pieces of bread with a filling inside

[@sodabutnofizz1294]

majority of the world calls them burgers, its just the us which wants to be stupidly unique in everything

[@Lucas-m11]

its a burger bun not a piece of bread

[@eldibs]

I come in pointing out an interesting linguistic difference in a non-judgemental manner, and y'all come in being pretentious jerks acting like it's a contest about who has the best name for a chicken breast on a bun. Congratulations, you turned what could've been an interesting learning experience about different cultures into a banal argument, because you can't handle that some people speak differently than you do. I hope you're happy with yourselves.

[@BennyHarveyRIP]

@@eldibs and you've had a hissy fit at me saying a sandwich is 2 pieces of bread. Go touch grass my dude.

[@sarahedwards2]

Right now in Canada we have a chicken sandwich topped with Kraft Dinner (your version of Kraft Mac & Cheese); I had one yesterday and it was so good! For $16.99 plus tax it also came with fries, a drink, a small popcorn chicken and a side of extra KD. It was so good!

[@anastasiarene6617]

I don’t buy from them anymore. I get friend chicken from my local (much cheaper and small business owner operated) joint and put KFC seasoning on it (brother used to work there and brought home a 5lb bag of seasoning). Tastes the same as original recipe. And is it just me but is their gravy a reasonable substitute for wallpaper paste?

[@spercwolf2985]

I had to Google what a chicken keel is, but why would you want that part of the chicken?? From what I'm reading, it is a lot of cartilage between the breast bone. Mmm, chewy cartilage, just what I've always wanted. 🤢

[@Coops92]

It’s breast meat basically. It’s just cut differently, think of it like having breast meat off the bone.

[@kobe24OBCity]

Cartilage is delicious and healthy, kid

[@mcgrath11]

This willbe a cool series 😮😊

[@whatever8282828]

He's exactly correct. It's a bowl of mashed potatoes (which aren't good) with chicken and corn on top. I used to live near a KFC so I ought to know!

[@JohnTheYouTubeSuperfan]

Hello Joe Avella of Insider Food, can you please do a US Vs Canada Food Wars next after all the other Food Wars including the US Vs UK ones and the US Vs Australia ones? 🍔 🍗 🍕 🌭 🍦 🍟 🥤 🇺🇸 🇨🇦

[@elizabethw.6154]

I occasionally have a strong craving for the KFC pot pie (and a diet pepsi). So good!

[@Trontasia]

I did try the Famous Bowl for the first time yesterday. A plus I found is: it has a combination of things I like. Did seem like something about it needed to be adjusted. Maybe breaded chicken shouldn't been in there because the breading loses the crisp, so the chicken pieces without the breading in the mashed potatoes and gravy probably would've been better, another thing is the unusual combo of corn and cheese. I do like corn in mashed potatoes, and I do like cheese in mashed potatoes. Corn with cheese isn't bad, just might not usually combine those two.

[@Rick020]

In The Netherlands you can half the portions and add 25% to the price lmao

[@MicoV94]

US vs. UK KFC are back but now the new twist as McDonald's four years ago

[@TheManWithNoName786]

The quality is dependent on local restaurant. But the prices are stupidly high. I have been put off as it's not worth it anymore. Too expensive

[@PaulShivery]

Joe Silenced for the ranch slander. Spot on. LA's best tacos and London's best fish and chips, but he thinks all ranch is the same. Love ya, Joe and Harry.

[@jbeattie02]

The bites have been around for about 20 years in the UK I remember KFC in Northern ireland had the "biscuits" when I was a kid

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

because of health reasons i can no longer eat KFC chicken, apparently I'm allergic to some of the stuff they use in the chicken breading, and despite nearly causing me a huge medical emergency when I asked for ingredients to give to my doctor, they refused point blank, haven't touched a KFC item in about 6 years at this point, but something I used to like years ago was what they called a 'big daddy burger' it was a large piece of original recipe chicken, mayo/lettuce, hash brown 'tower' and bacon with a couple of layers of cheese, used to cost £5.50 at that time, and made a great box meal option (box meal was the burger plus large fries/large drink/large side) and would normally cost ~£11 at the time.

[@shercrox8650]

"69 grams" - "Nice KFC.."

[@BradleyBoy]

Heh nice

[@dinger40]

Grans?

[@KennyOspreay]

I thought Krushems got discontinued? Can’t find them anywhere anymore

[@tocabocafanyasss]

noooo I order one every single time

[@xnonsuchx]

I love KFC tenders, but they are so ridiculously expensive now (and they are so inconsistently sized) that I only get them when they have a special on them. And I prefer KFC’s spicy chicken sandwich to Popeyes. However, I prefer spicy chicken sandwiches to have spicy breading (CfA and Wendy’s) vs. just a spicy sauce added to a regular chicken sandwich (KFC, Popeyes and McD’s).

[@nensondubois]

The famous bowl could use chives at least added. By itself, the bowl is not terrible; just missing an extra item or two.

[@albertwilson7793]

Kfc rice box is the best item in kfc you get mexicanvstyle rice lettuce tomato sweet corn and beans in a sauce plus a garlic type sauce which is lovely and only has 500 calories for £6.99

[@MrEsphoenix]

Britain has the wings and America has the pie. Odd. Also, unless they've changed it recently, the KFC's around where I live have a different style of cookie. They're a lot thicker than those one's.

[@clarkejoseph49]

You guys should do UK or US vs Ireland next.

[@jbeattie02]

Would be nearly identical to UK.

[@cristalguldin4950]

We never go to KFC but my kids will occasionally ask for a famous bowl and I will make them at home. It's really easy if you use instant or leftover mashed potatoes and then you can add as much chicken as you want.

[@amywilson1654]

I like the bowls. I don’t get it with corn, but as someone who doesn’t like bone in chicken they didn’t have many options when I was growing up without bones. Now they have nuggets, but for a long time my local kfc wouldn’t sell the popcorn chicken by itself and would only sell them in the bowls.

[@mohammedthahsin8582]

Was not expecting a Niko namedrop, shoutout NDL

[@DimitrisChr]

Oh pls send these guys to China to eat!! It would make a banger of a series!!!

[@pepp77]

Our lemonade is basically Sprite without the lime flavour part.

[@commanderneyo]

Not entirely inflation, price gouging at these fast food spots is rampant

[@muchasgracias6976]

Loved this video, but...where was the gravy comparison?

[@CADdesignr]

havent watched this for a while! bros been eating alot of that chicken!

[@vasisthakrishnachandrahas1639]

I remember watching this in 2020 :}}

[@charlesnorwood8325]

Australian KFC is way cheaper than the US. You can get 15 pieces of chicken, 18 nuggets, 3 large sides a large potato and gravy and 1.25L drink for $49 Australian dollars or $33.65 USD

[@Lukeywoodsey]

The prices you've been showing for 2020 were more than when I worked at KFC in 2020, and now they've all gone up so so much. Box meals are well over £2 more. It's disgusting and now I had it so much while I worked there I'd refuse to eat it again.

[@David1991.]

Bring back the Big Daddy meal in KFC

[@ma12sh]

The KFC chicken pie in Australia is potato and gravy with shredded KFC chicken in it, maccers and kfc have a monopoly in Aus. We do love our KFC but we have no competitors RR is awesome but there isnt enough of them. We have Charcoal chickens everywhere.

[@sarafontanini7051]

in australia we still have popcorn chicken AND normal ass chicken nuggets c: far as I am aware at least sadly still don't have Krushers anymore (we did have them many years ago), now they jsut sell Freezes (mountain dew, raspbery and some third thing i forgot)

[@TheCsonge]

The quality of UK KFC is really poor these days. Very rare that I would choose to order one

[@glowria69]

Yes, prices has gone up&quality went super down.

[@sarahedwards2]

Oh my god! How can you guys hate the Famous Bowl? It’s like the best item on the menu, all those flavours together!

[@wildsurfer12]

Why the UK still doesn’t have the pot pie is bewildering.

[@corinnekeen7699]

Australian KFC has both popcorn chicken and nuggets! Who knew that wasn’t a normal thing 😂

[@Hilldrum]

18:12 When used to work in a town with a KFC, I would get a "heart-attack bowl" for the sake of convenience and not wanting greasy fingers. Also, easy to eat while riding in a vehicle. Though, I generally prefer the pot pie if I have time to let it cool.

[@KaijuLover2]

Okay pardon my profanity here but...Godammit Joe you made me cry from that food tribute.

[@anastasiarene6617]

Unpopular opinion, but I miss the string beans. Miss them from Popeyes too, and they were better!

[@mattwestartist]

Party Buckets are 100% still available in the UK

[@ben-tendo]

Shout out to us middle earners who work full time and struggle to buy this stuff... 👌👌

[@maloze3552]

As someone who works at kfc we don’t do any 8 or 12 piece chicken buckets , still 6 , 10 and 14

[@Juliehomevideo]

Food for thought. I'm in the US (not California) and our KFC 16piece chicken only bucket is $41.47. This is if I order it right now. Wondering if the California wage hike is the culprit for someone these prices. Our minimum wage here is more than double the national minimum.

[@mojomomo1475]

UK KFC has turned into overpriced trash, prices have almost doubled but the meals are cold, stale and tiny.

[@itsgbi]

i used to get a bowl all the time especially when it used to be a $5 fill up. ur getting 2 sides & way more mash than if u ordered it as just a side + the cheese

[@christiangoddard2933]

Joe I love the Famous Bowl it is amazing to me I love the way it is!

[@marcusperry5973]

Never understood how every fast food place in USA charges so much for soda when McDonalds has any size for 1.49...

[@Mymo83]

Hello insider food What happens with all the food you show ?

[@Patriiiiick]

UK KFC chicken is so sweaty and so inconsistent. It's really only a place I go if i'm in a pinch or hungover.

[@Ukgyt99]

Mad because the one near me is excellent all the time.

[@Joshua-fo9zw]

I've never eaten KFC in the states and not gotten physically ill (way too much residual fry oil on the breading) I have also not eaten KFC more than 6 times since they changed their gravy recipe in the 80's. KFC went from good enough to eat even though the grease will make you puke to 2nd tier frozen fried chicken in quality, and the sides never recovered from the loss of a good gravy.

[@BlueMe6]

back in 2019 pre-covid the chicken was amazing, always crispy and there was an 18pc bargain bucket (or 16) for an amazing price. the last time i got kfc, 8 out of 12 pieces of my chicken were BLACK, BURNT and just BONES that would just crumble into nothing as i bit into them. i never got kfc ever after that.

[@webbzz91]

Do a slim chickens comparison video.

[@Pcaddictt]

that party bucket 4 years ago was 26.99 at our Kfc and is now 36.99

[@btgkrazy2029]

The famous bowl is the only way to go

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

Last time I ate and KFC, I got the bowl.....it was WAY too salty. I get a frozen version of it, branded by Banquet. Good price.....pretty good taste.

[@deedeehubbs948]

I love the mashed potato bowl!! lol

[@phoebejane93]

"i guess they figured they can't have popcorn chicken and nuggets on the menu" - Australia didn't get that memo

[@garystinten9339]

As an ex chicken cook for kfc.. here's a tip for getting extra crispy.. get them to double bread the chicken. So basically, dip, flour, dip, flour.. dip is just a water dip. Nothing special.. no idea on herbs and spices sorry.. That is extra crispy.. double breaded and fried.

[@jeffhardysoul]

Woo, kitchen secrets, thanks mate

[@mtgmead4480]

Uk Info is slightly off as all stores I frequent still do 6,10,14 bargain (no drink sides bucket) no 8 piece to be seen and we don't do a 14 piece "family" bucket but we have a party which has all and a drink that's no change. Also yes megabox is best value for money if on a budget

[@thehapagirl92]

I miss the early 2000’s kid’s meal box of popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and a fruit roll-up

[@jacksonmacmanus1001]

THEY STILL DO KRUSHEMS‽ i can never get them at my local one, not been able to every time ive gone there for the last 3 years, thought they had stopped doing them