🇬🇧 Brits Try Popeyes for the First Time! 🇺🇸 | MIAMI Series!
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I'm sure you can find an English Restaurant that serves Proper English Tea and Biscuits in Miami
KFC is American as well. It stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken. 🤣😋
If you go to Louisiana and i think you should, I got some places you need in your life....
Lia , you should have put some ice in the cup with the room temperature sweet tea . The ice would have partially melted and diluted the sweetness . You should have also tried the red beans and rice side dish . That's my favorite Popeye's side . My favorite Popeye's condiment is the Mardi Gras Mustard , which is similar to Dijon mustard . Cheers !
Hope u guys enjoyed Popeyes its good stuff
KFC was founded in America, lol. It stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken
DUH!
The original Kentucky Fried Chicken is in Corbin, Kentucky. Colonel Sanders ran a restaurant and motel there. He didn't start franchising his secret recipe chicken until he was in his 60s!
American version of KFC! I was about to do a "Wha,wha,wha,wait,WHAT??????"
Popeyes is the black people version of KFC
@@gloire8769 right! Lol
I was geeked until shortie said "the American version of KFC". God bless her little heart
Well do we really wanna claim Kentucky though?
@@aaronlewis2501 Or rather do we want to be associated with YOU!
Lol! I had a full stop when I heard Lia say “the American version of KFC” too! 😱 But then again, the Colonel is a global bucket of greasy goodness now, isn’t he?
@@barbarakiewe2870 Fine with us.
We grew up with "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and the "Colonel". I'll bet many folks outside the US have no clue that they changed their name to KFC to remove the regionality from the franchise.
If you want water, the little white tab on the Lemonade was the water dispenser.
Too bad you weren't there to show them, lol.
That’s what I was thinking 😄
it's always hard to find the water dispenser
I wanted to tell them that too.
@@randyguess3124 It's so silly, isn't it? Why can't water have its own compartment and spout in those machines?? Drink more water, people!
Did she say Popeyes is the American KFC? lmao??? England just stole KFC from us lmao.
So now we're even?
That's not what she meant though, not literally. She meant KFC is like the top chicken place in the UK so she meant that it's the US equivalent to that.
@@TwistedSisler KFC is American it started there 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Ncloud Well yeah, nobody is saying it's not American 🤦🏻 that's not what I nor she said... lol
LMAO
"The American equivalent of KFC"? I have never rolled my eyes so hard. KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was started in Kentucky.
They know that. It's just that KFC sucks in America. It's much better everywhere else in the world
I think its permanently shortened elsewhere in the world. "Kentucky" doesn't have much relevance elsewhere, and its easier to brand three letters.
There is a lot of KFCs in England. A lot of people there is unaware that KFC is from the US, Kentucky.
Actually KFC started here in Utah. But yes, still American hahah
Actually KFC is from Utah. The first one is still in operation here.
Jelly is thickened fruit juice.
Jam is thickened mashed fruit.
Preserves are made with whole pieces of fruit.
Wrong
To Lia, water is spicy. Explaining an American biscuit to a Brit is impossible, it's a scone innit? NO! Jam has bits of fruit, jelly doesn't.
I can't stand watching their videos anymore that all they do is bitch about the US and everything they do here everything they eat here why don't they just stay on to hell the lot cheaper Also quit calling it a chicken Burger that's 2 different things it's a chicken sandwich and a Burger is a Burger! I knew the hill eats shrimp at a chicken place you don't eat shrimp at a chicken place just like you don't eat burgers at a seafood place,!! come on! It's so many of your videos and you guys pick the worst thing! Like the snack video I never even heard a 1/2 of those and everything at papa's is not that great just a few things like everywhere Let's talk about British food most of it sucks but if you don't like our food, like I said eat yours!! Do videos From another country cause all you do is put us down!
Jam is all fruit thickened by pectin - Jelly is fruit juice thickened with gelatin.
@@godslayer1415 or pectin. I've never used gelatin, that's basically just Jello.
it seems quite a bit of you idiots dont understand the concept of different cultures/countries, different words than what we use.
@@1369Stiles Uh do you realize how idiotic it sounds to say the US version of KFC. 😂
Jelly = jelled fruit juice
Jam = jelled mashed fruit
Preserves = jelled chunky fruit
The jell or gel is from cooking the pectin that's naturally in the fruit. Some fruits have more pectin than others so sometimes pectin is added to make the final product more firm.
Joel’s biscuit commentary behind the camera as Lia enjoyed hers slayed me! 🤣
Dip it again
Joel is so funny in this video! He’s like: Lia, you’ve reached your limit. Dip the biscuit again, darling. 😂
The mashed potatoes are ok, but the red beans and rice ... Next Level delicious! That is my favorite Popeyes side dish.
Biscuits and red beans and rice!
Same, but if the mashed potatoes were too spicy the the beans and rice would for sure be
It's all about the red beans and rice with a biscuit when at Popeyes;. And Jelly is different than jam. We have jam in America too but most fast food places will give you jelly.
Agreed
I sometimes go to Popeye's and just order a large red beans and rice and a couple biscuits. Then I break up a biscuit into small pieces and put it in my red beans and rice to make a heartier meal and it doesn't take away from the taste of the red beans and rice.
I’ve never heard of anyone getting jelly at Popeyes. I didn’t even know that had it.
You should have gotten honey for your biscuits
Lol they have 🍇 and 🍓 jelly along with honey .Where you been 😂
@@leojones7266
Why would I even think they have grape or strawberry jelly when they don’t serve breakfast?
When you order, they ask if you want hot sauce or honey, they never mention jelly
@@TheDougSpot I don't know what to say about your situation, but popeyes has always has grape jelly and strawberry. You answered your own question why serve honey with chicken 🤔,it not breakfast .Or do you equate the biscuits for breakfast
@@leojones7266
Honey goes great on chicken as well as biscuits, I’m not sure what you’re talking about.
Jelly only goes well with breakfast foods in my opinion, unless it’s a pb&j sandwich
@@TheDougSpot Did it ever occur to you some people like myself don't like honey? and prefer jelly or jam with biscuits
Hi! The water is the little white lever attached to the lemonade or whatever non-carbonated beverage they have.
I scrolled to the comments just make sure this was mentioned. Ha
Joel & Lia: judging American jam by grape jelly packets in a fast food restaurant. 😆
Leave it to Lia to get the things no one gets at Popeyes . Lol
She actually wanted salmon, but sadly it was not on their menu.
So people don't order chicken tenders in a chicken restaurant?
@@mrbear1302 They do of course, but the signature Popeye's dish is whole pieces of spicy fried chicken, although non-spicy is available. Why go somewhere at all though if you aren't even going to try what they are famous for? This is a pattern. And if you want larger shrimp, those are called "butterfly shrimp", not "popcorn shrimp". They are available at most Popeyes. Get some advice before ordering. I must say though, if one doesn't like fried food, the South isn't the ideal place for you.
The sweet iced tea is super-saturated with cane sugar - mixed in while the tea is hot. Before everybody started trying to eat healthy, this was just called TEA in the South. No hot or unsweetened. Sometimes flavored with mint. The original energy drink. But not everyone's ah... cup of tea.
By the way, KFC is a pale shadow of what it used to be before the franchise was acquired by a large conglomerate, back in the early 70s if I remember correctly. Afterwards Sanders was heard to say that the new gravy tasted like library paste and the chicken like cardboard.
@@paintedjaguar Sanders was right. Lee's Famous Recipe is the best I've had.
They tend to always order the wrong items, and then give bad reviews about each place. They don't seem to do their homework before visiting places or atleast ask their followers for suggestions. Or at the very least tell the cashier it's your first time and ask for reccomendations on what's popular. Popeye's is not know for their chicken tenders... in fact they are not good at all. Not enough chicken, and too much breading. That's why no one ever raves about their chicken tenders. Its whole pieces of chicken that they sell the most of.
Popeyes is in London now. It opened a few months ago. And from the videos I’ve seen, it’s a hit. People standing in line for 1-2 hours just to try it. Also, please don’t compare Popeyes to KFC, there’s no comparison. Popeyes RULES!
Long wait is mainly because there is still only one outlet (+ a delivery kitchen). Was the same when there was only one Wendy's open in the UK but that has gone now there are a few around.
Bojangles is better lol
Popeyes is sooooo good!! Never tried Bojangles but I've heard it's good!!
We have both KFC and Popeye's in my town and I honestly don't have a preference. They're both about the same to me.
@@Desert_Dreamin024 I’ve had Bojangles and Popeyes is still my favorite….probably because that’s what I grew up on. We didn’t have a KFC, Bojangles or Church’s near my home town..only Popeyes
Biscuits and gravy is generally with white gravy,
If you are doing Popeyes you definitely missed out not doing red beans &rice for a side
Absolutely, don't get their cajun fries because the other sides much better.
You should have gotten the red beans and rice which is the best thing at Popeye's
This American agrees that red beans and rice is the best side at Popeyes
At this point Ive seen a real trend with them of going into restaurants and then completely bypassing the staple items that the restaurant is best known for. Because who in the hell goes to a Southern BBQ joint and gets Turkey instead of pulled pork! (unless you have dietary/ religious restrictions). Also who gets sweet tea and then acts surprised it is sweet....
@@cambricjimenez6769 I stopped at "Which is the shrimp?"
Its not Kensington Fried Chicken? Ha.
it's such an enormous miss
“The American version of KFC” lmfao 💀
You have to do half unsweetened and half sweetened ice tea if it’s too sweet, that’s what I do.
Me too. At Southern restaurants is you ask the wait staff for a tea half and half they know what you mean.
We have jelly, jam and preserves. Jelly is made from the juice of the fruit, preserves you’ll find a lot of fruit bits in it and jam is somewhere in-between. I’m with you guys though I love strawberry and will always make my pb&j with strawberry preserves and Peter Pan honey roasted peanut butter 😍
I cant stand anything that is made with imitation grape flavor. I have never liked it even as a kid, but my mother would only buy grape jelly. Growing up I actually thought the only Jelly ever made was grape. I was so shocked when my aunt took me to IHOP and they had all kinds of Jelly. My favorite is cherry jam/preserves but I like strawberry as well.
Do we get to have the whole jelly vs jam discussion again? Oooh, I'm so excited!
Read and compare the ingredients for Jelly, Jam and preserves and you'll find that there's actually nothing different about them at all. They are labeled with different names as a marketing gimmick to appeal to the budget minded and discriminating tastes of the consumer. For example: "Jelly" is the least expensive and you'll find it in large containers, "Jam" is a little bit more pricey but sold in midsized containers, and Preserves are priced the highest and are available usually in small jars.
In the USA- Jelly is made from fruit juice. Jam from fruit puree. Preserves from whole fruit. Marmalade from fruit plus the rind. So you could have strawberry jelly made from strawberry juice, strawberry jam made from strawberry puree, strawberry preserves made from whole strawberries but not strawberry marmalade because strawberries do not have a rind or peel.
There is also various types of marmalade, and although I think it is different from what Joel and Lia are referring to, it may bridge the gap for them compared to anything else. I always find marmalade very hit or miss. Sometimes it is great and sometimes it really isn't and almost turns into a congealed half savory/half sweet spread. The only other thing I could think of to potentially suggest to them would be Apple butter, and only because of the consistency in the spread. I really haven't seen "apple butter" in a flavor other than apple, but I have seen different types of apple flavored butter as I live about 10 miles away from a local orchard that makes various types and flavors of apple pies, apple ciders, and apple butter from the different apples it grows locally in the orchard. It's a pity they didn't know you can ask for mild spice, since Louisiana flavors typically by default are spicy and not mild, but all the classic chicken offerings are offered in spicy or mild and every Popeye's I go to asks if you want spicy or mild.
Edit: I would suggest they try and find a Cracker Barrel as it serves types of "comfort foods", and serves breakfast and lunch/dinner options. More than that though, they would likely love the separate general store section from the dining room section. They also serve decent biscuits and decent cornbread and have options of various jelly, jams, and syrups.
It's not that jelly is 'American' for jam, lol. Jelly is jelly and jam is called jam. Jam has a bit of fruit pulp while jelly is made from only fruit juice. McDonald's has strawberry I think. I love the gravy at Popeyes because of the spices! Yes, Louisiana cuisine isn't really going to be Lia's favorite. They love herbs & spices and spicy hot food.
I’m from Arizona where we drink unsweetened ice tea or “sun tea”. I moved to the South a few years years ago and I still cannot drink the sweet tea here. It is so sweet. Please know this is primarily a southern beverage. If you were in Los Angeles it would be very hard to find sweet tea. I have met people here in Mississippi who have never heard of someone drinking tea without sugar in it. They did not know it was something people do. I’m still baffled by all of this. Sweet tea is also given to little kids like it’s water. I saw a young mom put it in a baby bottle for her toddler. By the age of 4 all of his teeth were rotten (not all moms do this just to clarify). Southerners are not kidding when they say they were raised on sweet tea.
Sweet tea is intended to be over ice, so it is rather too concentrated to drink without.
Yep.
Yes!!!!! Who drinks it at room temp...gross!!!
Yes and the flavor is not right when it's warm. It's meant to be drunk iced.
Outside the South, the normal name for that drink is Iced Tea, for good reason.
@@tomhalla426 But outside the South they normally serve it with out sugar or with sugar packs on the side to add in. Southern sweet tea actually has the sugar boiled into it.
My guess what Lia finds as spicy is often not considered spicy in the US. My guess is there is a lot of great food she just won't like because it has what herbs of varying types but she would consider "spicy." all the Mexican food in the California, Arizona, All the good food in New Orleans. Maybe not all but I just think what Americans considered bland and unseasoned Lia might be more Lia's style.
@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 Do you live in the Midwest because I moved here and I find the food very bland and barely edible? I miss the Cajun Creole cooking.
I agree because when I visited London I thought they food was super bland. If I ever go back I’m packing my Tony Chacheres
Don't forget about Texas.
Texmex > Californianmex
Where I live in the United States almost nothing is spicy. I agree with Lia spicy food sucks.
Jam and preserves are made by cooking down whole fruit with sugar and then preserving it with heat or by sealing out the air.
Jelly is made with juice to which pectin and sugar are added and then it's got to be canned (jarred) using a water bath or pressure canner.
They both contain huge amounts of sugar so it's hard to say which is 'healthier' but it's generally thought that since what we Americans call jam or preserves still has the whole fruit in it is has a better nutritional value.
The caveat is if it's home made verses store bought.
Home made is always going to taste better and most likely will be healthier.
Interesting, I'm more of a preserve/jam person, but when I was little I loved Apple jelly on hot buttered toast.
I love homemade jam and preserves especially blackberry and gooseberry!!!
Have you ever tried Black Currant with blackberry, it's incredibly delicious.
@@bkm2797 Sounds good!!
You don't go into Popeye's without getting the red beans and rice.
I love Popeyes, but I never get the red beans and rice. For me, I get the spicy chicken and mashed potatoes. Their gravy is heaven.
@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 Red beans and rice is not slop, no matter where you get it from, or especially if it's homemade. Spicy food is also good.
@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 That is just fine, to dislike those foods and Popeye's is your choice. But to refer to them as slop...
The biscuits are the bomb... I am from New Orleans and not everything is spicy. They have a not spicy version of things but maybe that is just regular chicken and the sandwitch and not other things.
I love Popeye’s chicken the best, but I do prefer the regular because while I like the spicy, it’s just a bit too spicy for me. The fried batter is amazing though.
Yes-please don’t let the 2 things you ate at Popeye’s stop you from trying all the good food of Louisiana (nothing against Popeye’s)
I ate at Popeyes often when I worked in the LA basin. I always ordered a chicken breast with two biscuits. One day they gave me three biscuits when I ordered two. When I asked why they gave me three, they said their cook made a mistake making them larger than normal, so they had to get rid of them quickly so new customers wouldn't be expecting that size biscuit all the time.
Also from New Orleans! I’m interested to see how they would like the food/daiquiris. If Lia thinks Popeye’s mashed potatoes are too spicy, she’d definitely have a tough time down there lol. Joel would probably love it.
@@themindfullone Daiquiris are yum! I think they would both get behind that.
No jam on a Popeye's biscuit!! Honey and butter! 😋
When you see an iced tea dispenser in a restaurant, try putting 50% iced tea and 50% lemonade (ACTUAL lemonade, not Sprite- most fountain dispensers have it) in the cup
It’s wonderful! Americans often call this an “Arnold Palmer” since the famed golfer was fond of drinking these
I would recommend using UNsweetened iced tea for this, if it’s offered- The lemonade provides enough sweetness already
Add vodka it's called a John Daly.
Or you can put half sweet tea and half unsweet tea. I agree that the all sweet version is too much.
Jelly- from juice, jam- mashed fruit, preserves- chunkier with larger bits or even whole fruit, Butters- pureed fruit (ie Apple butter or pumpkin butter).
Where I grew up Popeyes wasn’t exactly a competition to KFC, but rather an ethnic fast food place. You went to Popeyes for Cajun chicken and red beans and rice, you go to KFC for perfectly fried chicken like an old time Sunday dinner, and you went to Church’s to be disappointed. 😂
I beg your pardon! I don’t think you know much about really great fried chicken. And Churches has the best biscuits especially when they’re fresh. Popeyes crispy chicken is how chicken should be fried . The original KFC chicken isn’t crispy. It’s tasty but not originally crispy as fried chicken is suppose to be.You have to ask for crispy chicken at KFC. And some of you have to use tact when you make ethnic references because Joel and Lia do have black fans in America. And sometimes some of you can be very offensive. Be kind!
Popeye's, KFC and Church's are ALL good.
@@Kim-427 I ate at all three in only one city. It may be that my observations only apply to the stores located in that city, but to that extent I stand by what I wrote above.
Yes, Popeye’s is all breading pretty much. People go crazy for the chicken sandwich that Joel had though. 🤷♀️
Chicken “burger”
@@rbfoster it rubs me the wrong way when Brits/Europeans call any sandwich a burger. A Burger is Beef or Veggie Burger in the US. Anything else is a sandwich.
@@marshsundeen You can order a chicken burger or turkey burger at almost any diner across the US. It will consist of ground (minced) meat, shaped like a burger and served on a bun (or any bread of your choice). Ground meat defines a burger (on any bread of your choice). Not ground? - it's a sandwich, regardless of the bread.
@@alexshkoditch4593 yes, I guess I left our turkey burgers. Brits and Europeans call non-ground meat sandwiches burgers also.
There was a water dispenser on that soda machine. It was the white little switch next to the Tropicana Lemonade (which isn't corbonated) nozzle.
🤣 I love it, -the chicken burger. From now on the spicy chicken sandwich at Popeyes is now the chicken burger 😁
People from other countries say Burger for anything in a hamburger bun
@@marydavis5234 I just figured that out in a recent video. They got a burger on bread (maybe it was a patty melt), and Lia said “why do they call it a burger, when it’s just on regular bread?” And then the light bulb clicked on for me. For them, a sandwich is on bread, a burger is on a bun. Bizarre!!!
Yeah... It's totally bizarre to me when I hear Europeans say "chicken burger" instead of "chicken sandwich"... There IS such a thing as a chicken burger, but ONLY if it's made of ground chicken. Popeye's chicken sandwiches are made with a hunk of real chicken breast, so definitely NOT a burger. Type of bread is irrelevant.
@@joecalabria3472 agreed, but not to them! I have a Canadian friend who says “chicken burger” too. I didn’t have any idea they made the distinction based on the bread!
America is like the only country that calls it a chicken sandwich. Pretty much the entire rest of planet earth says chicken burger.
If I were going to recommend a place to eat, Popeye’s would be one of the last places on the list. Never order popcorn shrimp. If you want shrimp, go to a seafood restaurant and order the biggest shrimp on the menu. If you go to Cracker Barrel, ask for blackberry jam. When you ask for biscuits, they bring jellies and jams to the table, but typically, one must ask for blackberry ham. BTW, at Cracker Barrel you can request both biscuits and cornbread. Breakfast is served any time of the day.
You should've tried the red beans and rice. And I like getting the chicken strip and dipping those into the gravy.
"This might be the American equivalent of KFC" 🤣🤣
LOL!
Do you understand what she actually meant by that comment though? KFC is the top chicken fast food chain in the UK, so she was wondering if Popeye's was the US equivalent to that.
@@TwistedSisler Yes, I understood that. Do you understand that many British youtubers - and so presumably many Brits in general - seem to incorrectly assume that a lot of imported American brands are British in origin? Obviously, the American equivalent of KFC is KFC. So Lia was either being an actually clueless Brit or in her character of a clueless Brit and asked the question just to trigger the casual American audience, which if you've been following for any length of time you know they love to do. Either way, on this side of the pond it's a funny line.
@@bob_._. It doesn't take a genius to know that that's not at all what she was saying my man. Her comment made absolute sense in the context of what she was talking about. Maybe use your brain before making a fool of yourself. ;)
@@TwistedSisler Well, if laughing at something in a UA-cam video, then laughing at some rando who thinks I'm making a fool out of myself because I have a sense of humor makes me a fool, then so be it. Have a great day!
I’ll never understand no ice. And now I want Popeyes. The gravy is everything.
Did Lia not see the water tab on the soft drink machine? It's the little grey tab right beside the regular soda spout. Also, Popeye's is KNOWN for its spicy chicken!
Yes, but they sell regular AND spicy. So apparently their “regular” is too spicy for her.
No, I don't think they have drink fountains where they're from. She was expecting bottle water
😂Yeah, here in Louisiana, we go a bit crazy with the spices. So if you are coming here, prepare for the heat and have a damn good time!
On a note, the drink dispensers one of the dispensers has a small switch to dispense water only. Also individual mashed potatoes always comes with gravy. Large sides of mashed potatoes comes with gravy on the side in a separate container. You can order any of the sides as extra so go for the mashed potatoes and the mac & cheese together, or add any of the other sides just to try them all.
All of those self serve machines have filtered water. It is usally a little black tab next to the ice lever or one of the other drinks.
And usually a (too small) label that says water.
You have to press it to "clear the line" of soda that it's normally mixed with, until it runs clear, and there is your clean, filtered water.
This was a learning curve for ALL of us when these machines came out, but since all are piped with water to make soda, they also all have a 'water only option"!
This applies to all fast food places, movies, or other places that have these self serve machines.
They pretty much have to offer regular water as an option because many people only drink it, or need it for baby formula mix, or any number of reasons.
Water is always an option, even if you have to look for the tiny lever or dig through the silly digital screen, it's always there.
Ok y'all, I'll explain jelly to you and I think you'll understand. Jelly is like fruit flavored aspic. Our Smuckers jam and or preserves are quite nice. Yes they come in flavors of strawberry, blackberry, apricot, raspberry, and many other fruits . But you usually find these at the grocery store. That grape jelly is inexpensive, that's why it's at fast food restaurants.
Oh and the iced tea, when in the South, always, always get half sweet, half UNsweet mix. Especially if you aren't from the South. Because I'll tell you, in this vid, you unknowingly had southern sweet tea. It's not the same as sweet tea in the North. And up in the North, you'll have to ask for sweeten iced tea, or you are just as likely to recieve unsweetened iced tea or a cup of hot tea. Iced tea is really a southern thing. Back in the old days, ice tea was served to hide the fact that people were actually drinking bourbon. Back in prohibition times. Also, ask for Southern chicken and it won't be the spicy stuff they're known for.
I hope this helps.
I love how excited you guys are to try everyday American things. It reminds me of how excited I get when I go to Europe! Love you guys!
You should try Cracker Barrel! Great southern food, and their biscuits are THE BEST!
Jelly: Made with only the flesh and/or juice of the fruit
Jam: Made with the flesh and the skins
Preserves: Whole smashed fruits including the seeds.
That's how Americans differentiate it.
You'll definitely not get nice jams/preserves at a Popeyes. Their fried chicken and biscuits however are what I grew up on and totally love it. Popeyes biscuits are also good with honey and butter.
You need to find a Raising Canes Chicken place. I think that would be more Lia's style.
I think they’re ending up in Boston so they’ve got to head to the one on Commonwealth Avenue.
I don’t like RC
@@anndeecosita3586
I genuinely feel so sorry for you.
It's a great place.
There isn't a chicken chain I wouldn't eat at , but Cane's is at my top.
I love Cane's!
4:02 Haha I was screaming at my iPhone the entire time “mashed potatoes and gravy is totally normal in American culture and the mashed potatoes from Popeyes come standard with gravy”😂😂😂. It was cute seeing this unfold.
Can't believe you guys are in Florida and haven't seen you try alligator yet! When else will you ever have the opportunity?! It's SO good!! You really ought to. 😍
@Spring Is Coming 🇺🇸 To each their own. I really like it. Maybe whoever prepared it for you wasn't the best cook? I dunno.
Alligator pretty much just tastes like chicken. That said, I wouldn't expect someone from another country to even consider trying that. They probably don't even know it's a thing, much less be interested when they find out. It's easy to say they should try this or that as people that live here because we already know the culture.
LMAO. As someone from the UK, reading all these comments from people taking what you two say seriously is my new favourte thing. It's like they can't hear the mischief in your voices. 😂
2:56 the American equivalent of KFC!?!?!?!?? KFC (short for *Kentucky* Fried Chicken) is as American as apple pie, and so is Popeyes.
Well, if you all ever go back, if you order the FRIED CHICKEN Lia, you have a choice of spicy or mild. The mild might still be too spicy for you, but you should try it. Also, try the red beans and rice, it is very, very good. I often skip the chicken all together and just have red beans and rice.
When you go to Louisiana, there will be plenty of restaurants there that don't serve Cajun or Creole style food. You can get plain old hamburgers and pizzas, or a nice steak.
Even more American. Unlike apple pie, KFC was actually created / invented in America.
She didn't mean that literally. KFC is the top chicken fast food chain in the UK, so she was wondering if Popeye's was the US equivalent to that.
When that chicken sandwich came out a couple years ago. It was a huge deal, everyone was talking about it. So I went to try one. It was a HUGE line. I waited for 45 minutes in the store.
There were people getting in fights over spicy chicken sandwiches not only at Popeyes but also at Checkers and Chic Fil-A. In fact they showed two guys wrestling on camera on the floor in the drive up area on the news over the last sandwich. The spicy chicken sandwiches got to be so popular that customers would get upset when they ran out.
Glad you went to the "interior" of Miami. I moved to Miami 14 years ago from Philadelphia where you visited as well! Popeyes came out with a chicken sandwich 4 years ago and it had 1000s of people lining up for it. It was on the news for months and some people even were shot over the sandwich! Crazy! 🤤
You two are funny trying things you don't have any experience with. A suggestion from me would be, bring someone with you from the area to help you pick out food items. And, that person could help answer your food questions in real time. Also, you might try getting a large number of different items to try. It seems you pick some things even many Americans don't like. For instance I love Popeye's fried chicken but I would never eat the shrimp. And I don't like the sweet tea either. You did not know, there is usually unsweetened tea available. Keep exploring and have fun.
Lia knicked an Iced tea at Popeyes!!!
Pulled the old "I'm just having water" ruse.
@@barbarakiewe4917 😂😂😂
"Popeye's" is named after the Gene Hackman's character in the 1971 American film, "The French Connection" His character was named after the cartoon character, Popeye the Sailorman. It was a reference to the toughness of the film's character. Popeyes is now in Canada and there's great confusion over the name; the cartoon character (started in 1929) or the restaurant-named after a film character. Popeyes' success has many other fast food outlets serving breaded chicken sandwiches on their menu. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
PS, KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, as all the Americans have posted below. We always called it just "The Colonel's"
Louisiana is famous for their Cajun style food. My husband LOVES Popeyes. It’s not my favorite fried chicken, but I’m glad you got to try it.
Couldn’t believe Lia got the two worst things on the menu and no one even tried their fried chicken, the Cajun rice, or their beans and rice. The spicy sandwich is great, but obv too much for her - but the bland version of the fried chicken would probably have been fine for her. It will take time to figure it out, but jelly jam preserves.
Cajun rice.
At least here in Texas they no longer offer the Cajun rice.
@@tonyhernandez4185 that’s sad! The only Popeye’s by us in Brooklyn burned down a few years ago and has sat empty since. I’m still going to miss that rice when I get back to Texas in a month or so.
@@DiacriticalOne yes its a sad shame. It was the one menu item that had me come back.
@@DiacriticalOne I mean there is one in Washington Heights, but iK NYCers…. Texas seems closer than the Heights!! 😂😂😂 (just jokes-no offense meant. I have friends who live in Heights and absolutely refuse to go to Brooklyn for any reason!!)
Ĺouisiana has 2 very distinctive cuisines, Cajun and Creole. They are a combination of French (Louisiana was owned by France), African and Caribbean (origins of slaves) and Southern cooking. It's distinctive and delicious but you're going to need to embrace some heat.
Both amazing!
J & L - You’re at Popeyes, not an English tea! lol!
If your suffering from constipation, Popeyes is a good place to go to - To get things moving, get everything loose and fluid.
After watching this video and a few others when you talk about American jam not being very good...just wanted u guys to know we have 3 different types of "jellies" here in America. We have jelly which is clear. Made from the juice of the fruit and doesn't spread easily. This comes in grape, apple and red pepper. Then we have jam which is from the pulp of the fruit. We seem to have a lot of grape in jam and a few others. It's lovely and spreads really nice. Not as sweet as jelly. Then there is my absolute favorite PRESERVES. Preserves have the pulp of the fruit but also chunks of soft fruit in it as well. My favorite preserves are apricot for sure and then strawberry and blackberry. Anyway as with all things in the USA there are many choices and kinds.
Did you hear yourself say, "this is the American version of KFC?" The American version of KFC is KFC. It is KENTUCKY Fried Chicken.
Maybe they thought it stands for Kensington Fried Chicken 😂
Normally when we eat biscuits and gravy, its with white gravy. But you go ahead and eat your biscuits with what ever gravy you like.
Omg, no honey on the biscuits? Popeyes is the bomb. The sweet heat sauce on the fries… amazing.
The tenders are amazing also.
But during lint they have fish sandwiches. Omg, to die for! Love, love , love them. I wish they had them all year.
Oh shoot…… and their apple pies….. so yummmy! This is definitely for a cheat day.
I didn't even know Popeye's HAD shrimp!
I'm starting to think they are trolling us by going to a place known for one very specific thing, then getting something completely off the wall and thereby missing the point and experience that everyone wants!
Ah well, still great viewing, just wish that they would find what the most popular thing is for these popular places and try it, even if just a bite.
In other words, don't go to Pizza hut and get a subway sandwich, or go to Subway and get a salad.
Defeats the whole purpose.
But don't want them to get sick, sigh, just do you best darlings.
Sometimes they have shrimp sometimes they don’t. I used to get a shrimp po boy sandwich there.
They have catfish sometimes too.
The whole dipping the biscuits in the gravy is different. It’s like making it into some kind of dumpling lol. I usually get the butter and honey from the cashier. Takes so good.
Jelly is different from jam because it's made with only the juice of the fruit, not the pulp. Other than pouring it through a sieve partway through it's basically the same process. Biscuits are like scones without egg in them. The egg in scones makes them dense and solid, without it a biscuit is much lighter and flakier.
In the US, all mashed potatoes come with gravy. And yes, fried shrimp will taste like it's fried 😂
I am a southern girl who despises sweet tea. I like a spoonful of sugar, not a bulldozer full.
Hate it
Why was this tasting hilarious? When lia tried the mash potatoes and they were spicy 😂😂😂 And Joel insisiting lia keeps dipping her biscuit in the gravy 😂😂
😂😂😂
Uh oh.... Joel and Lia didn't know to also order the Red Beans and Rice!
Red beans and rice DID miss her! 😀
Lia saying she thought Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen might be the American equivalent of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken!) was the most hilarious thing I've ever heard n my life!!!
I loved this, you guys are hilarious. Talking about the poor little shrimp 😄.
Note to Lia: you can mix sweet tea with unsweet tea if it's too sweet (which it usually is, in my opinion). Restaurants in the South have both sweet and unsweet tea.
I usually order half and half. Waiters Southern restaurants are used to hearing people say half and half. Or an Arnold Palmer which is half lemonade
We have jam, too. Jelly is pretty much simply sweetened & (fruit-juice) flavored gelatin.
(Your marmelades are similar to our preserves, I guess)
BTW I love your side-cam!
Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich is my favorite lol. Also love the time-lapse at the end, very cool. Love you guys!
In America to qualify as a "burger" it has to contain ground meat (beef, chicken, pork or even fish, eq: salmon burger). If the meat is not ground, even when it is between two round shaped bread, it is called a sandwich.
Grape flavor is made from Concord grapes which are unique to America and they are EXTREMELY sweet.It’s not a snacking grape only for juice and jams.
The farther from Louisiana one gets the generally less good are Popeye's restaurants. Edit: It is usually because the food is insufficiently spiced in other parts of the USA. I can't tell if the one in Miami is like that.
Sweet tea is intended to be consumed with ice added. It cuts the sweetness, (no one here drinks it w/o ice because it's too sweet)
You can get honey to go on the biscuits but you have to ask for it.
Even the mild chicken at Popeye's is spicy compared to the USA average.
Actually, you CAN do Louisiana - you just have to pay attention and not order spicy dishes. Ask your waiter.
I also think the popcorn shrimp is too "fried".
To Joel & Lia and anyone visiting a fast food location from outside the U.S. - the drink dispenser did have water. There's an extra lever on the lemonade or fruit punch which will dispense it instead of the pictured drink!
I Love this video! You’re both so engaging! ♥️💙
I'm so glad you enjoyed some of the choices. I would have mixed sweet and unsweetened tea. They are also known for good rice and beans.
You must add ice the southern style sweet tea.
I do half and half.
I'm from Louisiana and you have to ask for mild if you want mild. The mild isn't full of cayenne pepper. Also if you don't want spicy mashed potatoes then you have to say no gravy because yes, all the gravy is spicy. I don't like things really spicy and you can definitely go to Louisiana and order stuff in many places that isn't spicy, some places you might just have to ask if they have mild instead of spicy.
Glad Lia understood that kfc is actually a Japanese brand.
...and they love it so much that on Christmas Day Japan makes a gift of KFC to itself. Too bad KFC is not an American company or maybe we would do the same thing
Joel is going to turn into a chicken. lol 🤣🤣🤣
There is decent jam in America. Unlikely to find it in restaurants, sadly. I'm glad Lia liked the Popeyes biscuits. They are definitely the star of the show at Popeyes for me. So buttery and delicious. I'll also say that while I like their chicken tenders, they're very different from the average fast food tenders, and I can see how some people don't enjoy them.
Homemade jams, jellies and preserves are much better than the store bought ones!! Those are loaded with high fructose corn syrup!!!
Popeyes also has "naked" tenders that have no batter (though I think they're still fried) and you can get them regular spicy or mild if you prefer.
Lia did the hack: order water but secretly fill with more expensive drinks hahaha
Fyi, the little white tab you see hiding on the soda dispenser gives you water. In your video you can see it on the Tropicana lemonade dispenser, just to the left of the ice dispenser.
Totally get Lia's sensitivity to spice, but as I got more into my 30's I started adjusting and enjoy it now. Well another one to cross off the bucket list,lol. Thanks for the upload, see you soon.
Well, aren't we the demanding little princess, lol. Thinking they knew it was going to be a bit on the 🌶 side, and I think Lia handled it like the trooper she is. I guess it's different strokes for different folks. Cheers
Lia is the most British with her bland tastes. Lol, Popeye's is the best!
It looked terrible
@@thegreatest3371 well have you seen a mirror?
It looked fantastic. Don't be a judgy jerk.
@@keriezy Have you seen a mirror. It looked gross. It was low quality junk food. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@thegreatest3371 Looks can be deceiving. It's great!
"First time ordering sweet tea, oh it's sweet". 😂
Yay!! Love watching this 🍗
That popcorn shrimp looked pretty sad once you took the batter off. A lot of people eat chicken strips with ranch dressing. It's cool and creamy to balance the heat.
I don't care for most non chicken things at Popeyes unless we're talking sides.
That’s so funny to me that you thought it was all spicy. I don’t find any of those foods to be spicy at all. It just has a lot of salt. That is probably what is burning your mouth!! 😂. Also it’s a chicken restaurant. Never buy seafood at a chicken restaurant. 😂
Keep up the great videos! You two are very fun to watch.
Love this! Im always interested to see other cultures and regions try new food! Even if its “fast food” I hope you both enjoy your trip!