BRITISH SNACKS Taste Test! Trying & Rating popular drinks, biscuits, crisps & more!
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- This video is all about the British Snacks! We had never tried any of these items before and some were quite surprising (and shocking!) to say the least. Let us know in the comments if we missed any of your favourites!
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Hello!
We're Kristy & Steve, a couple from Melbourne Australia. We created this channel to keep our friends, family and anyone we meet along the way, up to date with our journey around the world! We left our jobs, sold our possessions, rented out our apartment and bought one way tickets to start a new long-term adventure exploring different countries, discovering new cultures and learning new ways of life.
Join us on our trip - we hope you enjoy! ✈️
Kristy and Steve
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VCR= video cassette recorder :) posher people had those 😁
I've watched so many Americans try that snacks and it's so interesting to see how much closer your tastes are to the British one.
Agree! 🥰
That's because British people emigrated to Australia and took their tastes and cooking knowledge with them so Australians and Kiwis have similar British food.
Steve was correct about VCR. Video Cassette Recorder is the all encompassing term that cover different formats of video recorder including VHS, Betamax and U-Matic.
Thanks! ☺️
The difference between you trying the Marmite and the vids of Americans trying it is night and day 😂 The shared Aussie/British pallette of yeast extracts.
Haha exactly! Most Americans just dont get it 🤣
Don't know if you knew but Vegemite was actually created during wartime due to the shortage of Marmite, so that's why they taste similar, Australians apparently loved Marmite and wanted to copy it when they couldn't get it.
Sounds like something we'd do 🤣 Thanks for letting us know!
Steve if you liked Bottom, Ade Edmondson is the new host of Out to Lunch podcast. Interviewing celebs over lunch at fancy restaurants in London. He is such a legend. It's a good podcast
Cheers for the tip, will look it up 👍🏼
I need to find this..
There's a reason that Penguin bars and Tim Tams are so alike. Tim Tams are an Aussie's attempt to make a better Penguin. Specifically Ian Norris from the Arnott’s company visited England in 1958 while on a trip around the world looking for inspiration for a new product, and took away the idea for a biscuit similar to the Penguin.
Ahhhh no way! Didnt know this but makes sense, they're so similar 👌🏽
Penguins are just bourbon creams dipped in choc
William Arnott, who founded Arnott's biscuits was from Kirkcaldy in Fife. Not far from where you did this!
@@gailforceto be fair, the cream is different though. Only the biscuit is the same.
@@artspooner I found out 30 years ago, after dipping one in tea... the word BOURBON on the side. Maybe they've changed things up.
Marmite made in Burton Upon trent was also the Home to Bass, Ind coop, still home to Marstons brewery and was as you say a byproduct of the brewing process
Great video guys, thanks very much 😊. Love to see you enjoying Marmite, there are SO many vids on here of Americans trying it, and they just can't get their heads around it LOL😅. Good luck on your travels.
Loved the marmite! I think if anyone likes vegemite, they'd like marmite as it tastes so similar (delicious!)
Thank you 🤗
@@KristyandSteve I eat it out of the jar, dunking breadsticks in 😍👍
I know. Americans tend to hate marmite but my husband from Minnesota loved it. He liked really savoury things like twiglets and Bombay mix so it makes sense.
The sweet thing he really liked was Viscount biscuits!
OMG Viscount Mint biscuits!! I absolutely LOVE those 😍😍 Haven't had them since I was a kid. If your hubby likes those, try to get him some Club mint biscuits. They are to die for 😍👌👌
OMG Viscount Mint biscuits!! I absolutely LOVE those 😍😍 Haven't had them since I was a kid. If your hubby likes those, try to get him some Club mint biscuits. They are to die for 😍👌👌
There is a little joke on back of penguin packet and answer is under the flap too
The penguin biscuit is a chocolate bourbon which is a very popular biscuit in the UK. It's just covered in chocolate and packaged up as a penguin. You missed the joke on the packet though 😂
We did! A few people have mentioned that 😣
@KristyandSteve They're poor jokes tbf. E.g.. How do penguins build their houses? Igloos it together 🤷♂️🤣
The cream is different between penguins and bourbons.
@artspooner they are now. they've had around 90 years to change the ingredients lol
@@adamcottrell6454 thats funny tho
That bloody warmed my heart to know that one of my favourite bottom episodes was where you loved hobknobs on the other side of the world because you saw this episode.... it's a small world.
It is a very small world isnt it ❤️ Thank you for watching!
Loved this video guys! Love to see what people thing about British snacks/ food. Have you tried Terry’s chocolate orange (definitely have about 5 of these at Christmas 😂), custard cream biscuits, party rings (I think these are British?! Absolute staple at any childhood birthday party 😂). Hope you’re having a great time in the UK 🇬🇧😄
Thanks so much! 🥰
We LOVE Terrys choc orange, we have them in Australia and got unhealthily obsessed with them at one point where we'd share one almost everyday - SO GOOD!!! Love the custard creams also! Havent heard of party rings though 🤔
We had the best time in the UK and are already planning our next trip back, cant wait!!! Hope you guys are going well, your Romania series is awesome! 👏🏼 ❤️
A VCR is what you play a VHS tape on.... Video Cassette Recorder
shortbread has to be eathen with cup of tea, either duck or wash it down, it totaly changes the taste
Agree Sean! Should have made ourselves a cup of tea (Steve made coffee for the penguin "slam")
at least you understand the concept of pickled onions a lot of other people think Irn Bru tastes like bubble gum
We liked the Irn Bru and didnt get any bubblegum flavour, just creamy soda - really nice!
Putting marmite thinly on pastry before wrapping beef joint inside is great too
milk chocolate hobnobs crush up add melted butter press into a disc in a cake tin and then cover with creamcheese or a sweet creamy treat.
Perfection! 👌🏽
If You like Marmite... try Twiglets!
Definitely the best flavour of Monster Munch! 😊
Loved this vlog guys! Omg we’re glad you liked the reccs, hopefully they made up for the mushy peas saga 🤣🤣
Omg we loved the pickled onion monster munch!!! Wish we had them in Oz, superior to most chips we have in our shops 👌🏽 Thanks so much guys, missing your vlogs! 🥰
Excellent videos guys,loving it.
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Oat cakes with cheddar cheese is lovely x
Yum, sounds fantastic! 🥰
A VCR is what you used to record onto a VHS tape back in the day.
The Greek girl really needs a cup of tea when trying these items.
Agree! Should have made one
@@KristyandSteve hahahaha
the marmite, does come in a smaller jar, you get it a bounty pack, which is free to all you mums to be, you get it from the chemist, its samples from companies who make baby product, wipes, talc, nappies and the likes and a baby jar of marmitem marketing, but hey its free
Another great video
Thanks Ian! 🙏🤗
Shortbread is lovely under grill two mins and eaten with cuppa tea
Yum!!! This sounds so good , will be sure to try next time we have shortbread 😋
great vid guys
Thank you! 🤗
Hi Folks , love what you do your a blast ii stayed in and around Sydney new south wales back in 1998 for a month, I loved it, made me feel at home everyone so nice , yes Marmite is also yeast extract from beer . made at Burton on Trent East Staffordshire , Regards Trev .
Hi Trev! Sydneys beautiful isn't it, lovely place to stay for a short time (you're lucky you went when you did as its very expensive now) -Glad you liked it though 😀
Thank you for watching our video & taking the time to comment, we appreciate it!
Great video, 1st time viewing channel & have subscribed already 👍😁🇬🇧
Thanks so much! ❤️
Steve... You're right!
VCR... Video Cassette Recorder
VHS was the format! 😉
Oatcakes with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
YES!!! Dont think anything could beat this combo on the oatcakes 👌🏽
Love your channel ❤ would love some advice for content on Australian popular foods/snacks 🙌🏻
Thank you! We just subscribed to your channel and watched your American chips mystery box taste test - you're hilarious! 🤣 So good! We'll put together a list of popular aussie snacks for you and comment it on your recent youtube video 🥰
@@KristyandSteve aww thank you I really appreciate that and me and my girlfriend binge watched some of your stuff it’s extremely wholesome 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Steve was right when he said "VCR" it stands for "Video Cassette Recorder" "VHS" was the format.
Tablet is so sweet for a reason. It's meant to give you a energy boost on long mountain hikes.
Ooh ok! This makes sense. We've never tasted anything as sweet as that tablet 😅
I hike and wild camp a lot so will pack stuff like tablet for a quick and instant energy boost, but I prefer mint cake which is kind of similar, it's just sugar, glucose, water and peppermint so a lot less rich, but VERY minty, if you go into any hiking shop in the UK they'll sell it, the first expedition to summit Everest took some with them.
Mint cake sounds good, would def give it a try next time we're in the UK 👌🏽
Hi you two hope you enjoy uk snacks .love from Scotland
Thanks Catherine! 🏴❤️
Another great video. Great to see your in north east Scotland near my home town of Dundee. Tablet is very sickly sweet I can’t eat it and I agree oat cakes are not the best but slightly better with something on top.
Thank you Quinn! Such a beautiful part of Scotland to live, you're very lucky 🥰
My jaws go sore when I’m about to eat these lol 😂
Great vid folks. Oatcakes are awesome with pate and caramelised onion chutney.
Sounds good to us Alfie! Yum 😋
I like how the Aussies seem to like our snacks …but the yanks are much more picky 😂
no comment 🤣
I'll happily eat both Vegemite or Marmite, the difference is the consistency. Marmite is very smooth and shiny in colour whereas Vegemite is dull in colour and more paste like. It actually reminds me of copper grease that you'd use on brake pads and calipers as a lubricant.
You've hit the nail on the head with describing the difference in consistencies between the two 💯
Looks like you'll be landing in the north-east of England soon, be sure to to get some fish & chips from the Longsands chippy in Tynemouth..!
Next time we're in the UK for sure! 🇬🇧
Great video. I've watched a few of these types of videos. Pickled onion definitely divides everyone!
Team pickled onion EVERYDAY! We also love the pickled egg you guys have on offer from your fish and chip shops, so good! (we try one in our other British food vlog) - we dont have anything like that in Australia unfortunately.
Thank you for watching 😀
Was not expecting the 'Bottom' reference! RIP Rik Mayal. Love the videos - I will be traveling to the UK next year from Adelaide! Thanks for all your suggestions
Thanks so much! 🙏 Loved Rik Mayall in Drop Dead Fred to , great actor! Enjoy your trip to the UK next year 🇬🇧❤️
Hey love the video new subscriber here, I'm from England in Manchester and honestly out of all the items you showed the monster munch are my favourite, keep up the good work guys 👍
Thanks Chris! Yes we loved the pickled onion monster munch, wish we had them back home. You're lucky to live in Manchester, one of our favourite cities! 🇬🇧❤️
Marmite is great in gravy's... and as a glaze for Brussel sprouts! 😊
VCR=video cassette recorder❤
Thank you John 🤗
The manufacturers of veggie mite asked for something to be made that tasted like marmite which was on the market 20 years before
We did not know this! Makes sense though, theyre almost identical. Thank you 😊
Just a heads up, most petrol stations in the UK have a coin operated vacuum somewhere on the forecourt 👍🏽
Thank you! ☺️
The Scottish tablet is more of a survival food or something to keep your energy up if you’re out walking in the mountains, there is an English version too called Kendal mint cake
Thanks! 😀
Oat cakes are lovely with sliced cheese or hummus .and the smell ain’t always good but they are nice with whichever topping you like
Sounds delicious! I (Kristy) loved the oatcakes 🤤 perfect crispy snack
Cheese and oatcakes is the most common pairing, but try them with Scottish Stovies
Good job 👍
Thank you Jennifer! 🙏🤗
VHS is played on a VCR
Hi I have oat cakes with cheeses, AND cheese spread. And take care. 👍👍👍
Thanks Shane! ☺️
Oatcakes with mature cheddar and some.chutney or pickle..
YES! This combo sounds right up our alley 👌🏽
kristy, you said sasperella (spell check), we had this back in the 80's, but was banned through europe as there was ingrediants that were not allowed, we called it vil a sasp, if was soft drinks that were made by a brewery, and also you could get delivered to your home, vans used to go round the estates, like ice cream vans, closest one that was allowed was dandilion and burdock (spell check) which we can still get,
Oh really? I didnt know this. We still have a few brands of sarsaparilla back in Australia and also had a soda delivery system back in the 80's & 90's that would deliver soda in glass bottles to your house. We only had this a few times but I think thats where I acquired the taste for it and other aniseed flavoured drinks (yum!).
Thanks Sean! 😀
@@KristyandSteve yeah soda stream we called it here, put the gas bottle in, water cordiel, press for fizz, it was no cheaper, but pretty nice and great for the kids.
the brewery closed in the 90s, it was called vaux breweries, which catered forthe area, i guess they do not move on with the times, this was a comapany for 100 years plus, survided the war but could not survive the new generations, there is a reason for it, which im happy to tell you, its a culture thing and a new genration thing, i think it will blow your mind, how it was in 70's and 80.s, is was to do with the club culture, not night clubs, let me know if you want to hear about it, its long comment, but you will understand, abay boomer, 80 and 90;s crowd, gen x and gen z
VCR = Video Cassette Recorder. VHS = Video Home System. Both are the same thing. I believe the VCR acronym was used more widely in the US.
Thanks!
Oatcakes should have butter and cheese, any kind, Deans is the best scottish shortbread, made in Huntly Aberdeenshire. Irn Bru, pronounced iron brew, is a caramel flavoured drink, very Scottish, Tablet is a hard fudge.made with sugar, butter and condensed milk, exactly right.
Thank you Susan! ❤️
Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not Scottish yet 😛🤣
Oatcakes with butter qnd cheese, never dry
Butter and cheese would have been perfect on the oat cakes 😋
I dont know if anyone else has said it, but the biscuit in the middle of the penguin bar is a bourbon biscuit! 😊 (assume you may have seen those over here in shops?)
Ohhh no we didnt know this! Never heard of
, or saw any bourbon biscuit from memory, sounds interesting though! Thanks for letting us know 😀
You'll find Bourbons in the biscuit section of most supermarkets, usually alongside or in a selection pack with Custard Cremes(my favourite), both are classic old school British biccies, best enjoyed with a cuppa.🫖
Not bourbon as in the alcoholic drink. There's a few British biscuits named after European revolutionaries according to Alexi Sayle, you've got your bourbons, your garibaldis, and your Peak Freans Trotsky assortment!
The block of suger lol is for hikers who need energy between meals
That makes sense! 🤗
Oatcakes with butter on, and some decent cheese!
10:00 VCR is the thing that you put your VHS tapes in to watch them. It stands for Video Cassette Recorder. 😂
Yes I had a brain freeze for a minute there 🤣
Hi guys, really interested to see you're reaction to british snacks, although Irn Bru, oatcakes shortbread, and tablet are really Scottish. You're right about oatcakes, not usually eaten on their own, usually paired any cheese or also with pate. Tablet is too sweet for me too, however it's great energy booster. I loved it when I was a kid, would eat too much of it but it's really addictive. Bye the way Steve was right, VCR stands for video casette recorder.
Great vid, really looking forward to your further travels in Europe.
Thank you so much, appreciate you taking the time to watch our video and comment! 🙏☺️
Scotland is British
I guess you're not familiar with Scottish politics, however a large proportion of Scots would prefer not to be part of the UK. Scotland is country in it's own right!! @@bigvanvader8365
Marmite is also made using the spent yeast from beer breweries, with the addition of spices and other flavours
Ahhh good to know, thank you 🙏 😊
@@KristyandSteve
There is a cool video on YT on the 'Food Unwrapped' channel all about it:
What 'Black Magic' goes into making Marmite? | Food Unwrapped
Awesome, we'll check it out! Thanks very much
The oat cakes you would usually put some cheddar cheese and onion chutney on them or a pate. Cream cheese and smoker salmon is also nice
Yum, sounds delicious! 😋
haha, yeah, you play a VHS (tape) on a VCR (video cassette recorder)
Correct! - I had a brain freeze there for a second 🤣
The Scottish Tablet is used by hikers and climbers as an energy boost when in the mountains. That's why its so sweet and calorie packed
It May be used by hikers etc,but it's that sweet because Scots have an extremely sweet tooth
Irn Bru with Vanilla Ice Cream! 😋😋😋
The same as Cream soda?????
I'm thinking Aussie Cream Soda... might be different to ours!
Omg that sounds like a great combo with the Irn Bru & ice cream. We'd call that a "spider" in Australia- YUM!
Marmite toast potatoes, definitely recommend trying them
Omg YUM!!!
Vegemite is made the same way as marmite, it was introduced during WW1 when shipping stopped the delivery of Marmite.
Ahhh right! The two taste almost identical, slightly different textures and marmite is a tad sweeter in our opinion. Cheers Steve 😀
VCR means video cassette recorder lol
Hi guys,oat cakes are gòod with butter and soft or hard cheese and branston pickle.cheers.
Sounds good to us! 😋
for oatcakes cheese and butter is the best. Or even a dip or something mad like pesto so nice together
Thanks Jess! Definitely agree with cheese and butter- yum! 🤤
Should try walkers Shortbread fingers 🎉
We have walkers in Australia, Deans from Scotland is the superior shortbread in our opinion 😋
Great vid! Marmite is also yeast extract from brewing. Vegemite is too stinky cheesy for me
Haha fair enough , definitely see your point!
Try the oatcakes with a strong cheddar and red onion or just a chutney, yum
Thank you, sounds perfect!
As mentioned below VCR { video cassette recorder} and VHS is the format , ie the cassette you used to record on . I think ?
Yes, correct Paul! ☺️ Our brains froze in the moment haha
St Andrews is a great place, hope you enjoyed it
Loved it! Such a beautiful part of Scotland ❤️ Thank you Liam!
Love the fact you watched bottom, highest form of slapstick imo
Great show!👌🏽
Tablet is often served as a small square alongside a coffee in restaurants after a meal. A sweet treat. Too much and you’ll be peeling yourself from the ceiling from the sugar high. Most folk would just break off a square from the bar to snack on rather than eat the entire bar in one. Thankfully you tried Mrs Tilly’s as that’s one of the best mass produced ones.
Ahhh yes could imagine a small square served with a tea or coffee, that sounds lovely. We literally ate it like a chocolate bar and had finished it within 20mins of finishing the video 🥴 Had a migraine for the next two days lol serves me right!
Scottish tablet and the similarly sugary but non-dairy Kendal Mint Cake, were both popular expedition rations for polar explorers/mountaineers/hikers/campers and the likes. High energy/calory content and light weight.
You was right with VCR! Lol. Video Cassette Recorder. :) Not sure what VHS is though?? Lol
Haha my brain froze! A VHS is the cassette tape that went in to the VCR 🤣
Back when I was a kid in the early 80’s and VCR’s started to become commonplace, there were two different types of VCR available (at least here in the U.K.) there was the VHS and Betamax. Betamax had smaller cassettes and in general were considered to be a little bit better quality but VHS was cheaper, so it took off and Betamax died off but the cassettes were still known as VHS tapes even though they didn’t need to differentiated from anything else.
Oooh never heard of Betamax, not sure if we had them in Australia 🤔 We used to love going to the video library and borrowing vhs tapes as kids (also grew up in the 80's) - so fun!
@@KristyandSteve I was born in the mid 70’s, so I’m pretty sure that Betamax were on their way out by the mid 80’s. Our first VCR was a front loader Betamax, which seemed so posh as most people were still getting top loader VCR’s. It must have cost my parents a small fortune at the time and it had to be replaced within maybe five years or so because we could no longer get tapes for it. I’m pretty sure that the first rental video I ever saw in it was Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark…I don’t know if it was me or my parents or my brothers that had a thing for Harrison Ford because the first film I remember seeing in the cinema was The Empire Strikes Back 😄
Thank god you guys have vegimite in Australia and know how to eat it! I’ve seen so many Americans try to eat it with a just a huge dollop of it on their spoon, like nope! Don’t do that! 🤣
Oh that would be so gross, but yes we have seen lots of people try vegemite like that for the first time 🤣 Thanks for watching!
After seeing you both eat that much marmite makes you legends in my mind.
Haha we are accustomed to the taste from our 40 years of experience with Vegemite! Thank you for watching 🤗
Oatcakes and shortbread are best enjoyed with a cup of tea. I am a British guy
Totally agree Malcolm!
Irn Bru (for accurate pronunciation try: "Eye-run Broo") has a distinct flavour which people assume is going to be like Cream Soda, or Orange, but is neither. (the colour confuses people when they can't identify the taste!)
Try Indian Tonic Water mixed with a little Elderflower Cordial, (and IGNORE the colour or lack of it,) and you'll have the exact flavour of Irn Bru.
Will try the tonic & elderflower combo! Thanks for the tip ☺️
New penguin eating technique unlocked.
So good! Try with cold milk, we have also been told its great
Hi guy's i do hope that your both well, im the same as you guy's when it comes to Marmite a good amount is nice but most people would put less than half of that amount, as Steve said its sticky and a pain to put on hot buttered toast as it wants to stick to the knife lol and for that reason i always use Marmite in sandwiches or a good teaspoon to gravy for the Sunday roast and always vegemite on toast as it's so easy to spread, pickled onion Monster Munch our one of my favorites too but not a good idea to eat if you're going out on the pull for your breath 😊, last thing is that chocolate bars like penguins and lots of other cheaper types of chocolate snacks around ten years ago they were really good and then they all came out with a new and improved recipe which took out a lot of the cocoa powder and made the chocolates so thin to this day and i don't really like them now to be honest, I'm waffling on now so great to watch as always and stay safe wherever you are, god bless 🙏
Thank you Sean! We appreciate all the information you provide for us 🙏🤗
Please try Staffordshire oatcakes much different taste amazing
Ok! Thats for the suggestion ☺️
People do eat Oat Cakes by themselves but I would only ever eat them as part of a "cheese and biscuits" selection with other biscuits and collection of cheeses. Scottish Tablet is similar to "Kendal Mint Cake" and often used for energy by those out hiking (not something you really eat as an everyday snack). UK Biscuits tend to go very well with your favourite cuppa. My favourites biscuits for dunking in a Cup of Tea would be "Rich Tea Digestives" or "Ginger Nuts". And because I lived within smelling range of the McVities factory in south Manchester that would have to be the brand.
Yum we love the ginger nut biscuits, we eat them a lot with tea back home in Oz 😋 Thanks for watching & taking the time to comment
Hobnobs, dipped in tea for 3 seconds, eaten chocolate side down on the tongue, r by far the best way to eat any biscuit.
Sounds amazing! 🤤
Hobnobs are bangin, with tea they’re good but milk chocolate digestives are the best, or the caramel ones
Yum! We need to try the caramel next time 😋
I think what I am seeing with these Non-UK vs UK Food type videos, is that there is a definitely an East/West Split of Sugar or Salt/Savory based snack preferences. In North America they have more of a sweet tooth or blander palate so they cannot handle quite salty/savory snacks. Everything over there is also loaded with added sugars and flavourings. Whereas in the UK & East European/Asian & Australasian palates are more suited to salty/savoury & sour foods and more of our snacks have more natural ingredients, so we can handle different complex flavours and heat much better.
What you called Cookies are called biscuits in the UK, what you call chips are called crisps, chips are what you call thick potato fries.
Thanks! 🥰
Oat cakes should be eaten with butter and a strong cheese of your choice 😊
Delicious! 😋
Any old cheese will do 😂
The oatcakes you eat with cheese or with a plate of stovies thats cornedbeef hash
If you want to get a smaller jar of Marmite, all you have to do is have a baby in a UK maternity hospital. When mother and baby leave the maternity hospital, they take away with them what's called a 'bounty box' which contains various useful samples for a new mother and child. I'm not sure why a miniature jar of Marmite is included, but it always is, (I presume it's a suggested foodstuff as an iron supplement!)
Oohh that's interesting! Love marmite (prefer vegemite though 😋)
Oatcakes and cheese shortbread and hot tea
PERFECT! 👌🏽
Steve smashing the monster munch
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