The reason why Filipino spaghetti is sweet and has hotdogs is because it's mainly for young children, and often served during birthday parties. It may not be for everyone, but for a lot of Filipinos it's nostalgic.
This is true! Also in the old days it was hard to find tomato ketchup in the country so our elders used Banana Ketchup, which is sweeter, instead. Hotdogs instead of ground pork because it is cheaper too. Until now, I prefer Jollibee's spaghetti over the traditional italian spaghetti.
The roots came from during WWII when importing tomato sauce and ketchup was difficult to acquire due to the war, people figured out to make "ketchup" out of a common crop, bananas, hence 'banana ketchup' was born. It was then used as a substitute for spaghetti sauce and it has persisted to today.
My fiancé is Filipino. He lives in England (but is moving to the USA ), so when I visited him we went to the Jollibee in London!!! Oh my gosh, it was amazing. I really wish it would expand to the midwest!!!!! That fried chicken with that gravy is soooo good!!!!!
9:33 You hit the absolute nail on the head with that explanation and it's honestly insane how on point you explained it. the spaghetti is indeed a childhood nostalgia dish, it's catered to kids but overall everybody enjoys it for the childhood nostalgia it gives
When Jolibee first opened up in Canada there was a tent for the lineup. People literally waited over 8 hours in line! There were lineups for months at the first location. All the Filipino parents had no problem waiting because Jolibee was representative of their childhood. It is so astute of Will (who did not grow up in the Phillippines) to notice that. Thank you for trying everything. I have watched a few Jolibee recipes that did not cover some of the items you did.
@@Telegebe That's a blunt black and white judgement. Perhaps you missed the part about nostalgia. They also wanted their children to experience their Filipino culture. You also meet a lot of people in line. At the time they did not know if Jolibee would be successful here and expand. They wanted to support the business and a symbol of their culture.
@@skatingcanuck9837 and that nostalgia thing is a blunt BS. Thats just simple craziness. I bet you are one of those who once queued for hours for fast food.
@@Telegebe Actually I did not. I just am not a narrow minded thinker like you. Nor am I abrasive. I don't know why haters like you just come the comment section to spew your anger.
Almost ALL of us filipinos prefer to eat it with Rice with the fried chicken.. we usually dont eat it just the chicken alone, since the 90's chicken with rice is the way to eat it.
It’s surprisingly good! Arguably the best fried chicken fast food chain. We’re in Florida for the next few weeks! Any restaurants we should make videos on in Miami?
Jollibee wasn’t expected but glad that you went for it. Trying everything was the smart thing. Now you’ve tasted it all and have a comprehensive opinion. Great that the less popular items (at least to the non Filipino audience) got some time. Pointing out the noodle pork dish has convinced me to try it. l think it would go well with the fried chicken. I’ve had the homemade version of the spaghetti with hotdogs and think a lot of times across all cuisines too much of a good thing (the sauce) can overpower. Maybe you’d agree. Hope the trip to New York treats you both well and thanks for making the effort. Enjoy the weekend!
We've got a few more travel things coming up but then we're planning on trying more chains so our videos can be relevant to a wider audience. And yes! I think the Palabok is definitely worth a try. We've heard they toned down the sweetness of the spaghetti sauce in the US but it's still a little sweet for us. Thanks you too!
Spaghetti is intended for children when i read a little bit of jollibee history because kiddos love sweet and hotdog. Those chickens and pies are my favorite tho...
I appreciate the honest review on this, whether you like the food or not is totally up to your personal preference! Specially for the Spaghetti! 😂For what I order on Jollibee, I usually order the same as Kristin's but with the spaghetti (just because I grew up eating it) so I love it!
Thank you for eating our famous Jollibee now spreading all throughout the world! 🤤❤️🇵🇭 Yup Chickenjoy is our favorite, and the sweet-style Filipino spaghetti makes unique taste, also even though adobo rice and other sides not available here in Philippines, it copes to what country is situated, and the Palabok? We're glad you appreciated guys! Because of that, at Jolibee, "Bida Ang Saya!"
Jollibee foods are very famous especially for the kids..They love the sweet spaghetti and the fried chicken.. Wherever I go I was looking forward for that taste.. Thanks sharing your eperience.
Please consider doing a video on Sunny & Annie's deli in NYC. It is a unique banh mi shop/ deli. The are famous for the pho banh mi. There are only 2 youtube videos about it and I would love to see what the other sandwiches taste like.
We have Banana Ketchup because way back the country did not have the ingredients to create a ketchup made out of tomatoes. It's what makes the spaghetti unique, it's not everyone's cup of tea but it is a part of our history and tradition and maybe even a part of our culture already.
The main target of Jollibee opening abroad is for the Filipinos residing or working abroad to enjoy. They strategically open their branches where most Filipino communities reside.
THE BANANA SAUCE CRAZE IS GETTING CHAOTIC 😂😂😂 GUYS BELIEVE ME IT IS NOT BANANA SAUCE OR BANANA KETCHUP , IT'S JUST FILIPINO MOSTLY HAVE SWEET TOMATO SAUCE STYLE LMAO 😂
I just love the way that chicken 🍗 looks. And the best news is 🥁🥁🥁: I put “Jollibee near me” and guess what….we have it in Florida 🤩. So it’s a BIG WOW!!!!
@@travelfuller 🗣️WOW 😍🎉 that’s a great news 💝. Let’s have fun in FL, here is my favorites: 1-Fleming's Prime Steakhouse (Doctor Phillips or Winter Park)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2-Eddie V's Prime (Doctor Phillips)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3-Ruth's Chris Steak House (Lake Mary)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4-The Capital Grille (International Drive)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5-Vito's Chop House (International Drive)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’m so happy you guys are here 🤩🎉
Thanks!! We're hoping to hit up some of these soon too, but we were thinking maybe Christner's or Kres Chophouse while we're in Orlando. Have you been to either of those?
my choices are chicken bucket, aloha burger, mashed potato, and peach-mango pie dunked in vanilla sundae. and oh pineapple quencher thumbs up coz avoiding sodas for me
Yeah we originally filmed this at the Times Square location but had some audio issues so we reshot it and decided to keep the title and thumbnail. I mean the “New York” Super Bowl was in NJ too haha and yeah I think it’s only like a year old!
I'm from L.A. California we have many Jolibee locations in California. Jolibee best fried chicken and easily. Blows away KFC & Popeyes fried chicken. The mango and peach pie also way better than MacDonald Apple pie. I also like pancite pulubo and sweet spaghetti and mini hotdog is pretty cool to add makes it different from Italian spaghetti..
They finally opened one up near me like 20 minutes from my apartment! If it's after 12 pm I order online for pickup and skip the wait. My goto is the 2 piece chickenjoy and spaghetti meal. The ube pie I save for the next day. Surprised you loved the palabok that's the only dish I really don't like!
There are over 90 plus Jollibee in US and still expand also in Canada and Europe and Asia next is Australia. Jollibee even buy Coffe and Bean over billion dollars and Tea and Leaf. It's perfect time to visit the Philippines during Christmas time lots of giant Christmas trees 🌲
Here in pH we have the TUNA PIE which i prefer it over the PEACH MANGO which is too sweet for my taste and definitely my go to order esp with 2pc spicy and palabok.
Sadly, Jollibee chicken here in the Philippines are getting smaller and smaller especially when ordering via food delivery apps! :( still, it's the best fried chicken for me! enjoy!!
I'm so sad we don't have Jollibee where I live. I think the closest one is a 2-hr drive through the mountains lol Maybe I need to plan a food trip soon.
The reason why Filipino spaghetti is sweet and has hotdogs is because it's mainly for young children, and often served during birthday parties. It may not be for everyone, but for a lot of Filipinos it's nostalgic.
This is true! Also in the old days it was hard to find tomato ketchup in the country so our elders used Banana Ketchup, which is sweeter, instead. Hotdogs instead of ground pork because it is cheaper too. Until now, I prefer Jollibee's spaghetti over the traditional italian spaghetti.
@@yohanhusei14 its because of the second world war when it was har to gett tomato paste so we created banan ketjup as a replacement
The roots came from during WWII when importing tomato sauce and ketchup was difficult to acquire due to the war, people figured out to make "ketchup" out of a common crop, bananas, hence 'banana ketchup' was born. It was then used as a substitute for spaghetti sauce and it has persisted to today.
@@markcortesgreger9743That's true, but normal banana sweetness wouldn't make it that sweet, Filipinos add more sugar on top of the banana ketchup.
@@markcortesgreger9743no its not, thats only for ketchup not the spaghetti sweet
My fiancé is Filipino. He lives in England (but is moving to the USA ), so when I visited him we went to the Jollibee in London!!! Oh my gosh, it was amazing. I really wish it would expand to the midwest!!!!! That fried chicken with that gravy is soooo good!!!!!
Yes!! It seems like they're slowly working their way across the country. Hopefully you get one near you soon!
9:33 You hit the absolute nail on the head with that explanation and it's honestly insane how on point you explained it. the spaghetti is indeed a childhood nostalgia dish, it's catered to kids but overall everybody enjoys it for the childhood nostalgia it gives
When Jolibee first opened up in Canada there was a tent for the lineup. People literally waited over 8 hours in line! There were lineups for months at the first location. All the Filipino parents had no problem waiting because Jolibee was representative of their childhood. It is so astute of Will (who did not grow up in the Phillippines) to notice that. Thank you for trying everything. I have watched a few Jolibee recipes that did not cover some of the items you did.
I believe it! The ones in NYC have been open for years now and still always have long lines!
Only crazy people will queue 8 hours for a fast food
@@Telegebe That's a blunt black and white judgement. Perhaps you missed the part about nostalgia. They also wanted their children to experience their Filipino culture. You also meet a lot of people in line. At the time they did not know if Jolibee would be successful here and expand. They wanted to support the business and a symbol of their culture.
@@skatingcanuck9837 and that nostalgia thing is a blunt BS. Thats just simple craziness. I bet you are one of those who once queued for hours for fast food.
@@Telegebe Actually I did not. I just am not a narrow minded thinker like you. Nor am I abrasive. I don't know why haters like you just come the comment section to spew your anger.
Almost ALL of us filipinos prefer to eat it with Rice with the fried chicken.. we usually dont eat it just the chicken alone, since the 90's chicken with rice is the way to eat it.
adobo rice + gravy + chicken joy = 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥
Every meal has to have combo mix with rice. Burger streak, gravy ,rice. Chicken gravy, rice
The palabok should be mixed though :) it's also best mixed with calamansi
they dont have the palabok in uk menu
Now you gave me a reason to try Jollibees! There's none in Miami but they do have a location in Pembroke Pines! Great video❤😅
There's also one in Tampa...
It’s surprisingly good! Arguably the best fried chicken fast food chain. We’re in Florida for the next few weeks! Any restaurants we should make videos on in Miami?
Great to see Adam Sandler finally trying out Jollibee!
Lol i was about to say the same thing.. 😅😂
Was looking for this comment 😂
Jollibee wasn’t expected but glad that you went for it. Trying everything was the smart thing. Now you’ve tasted it all and have a comprehensive opinion.
Great that the less popular items (at least to the non Filipino audience) got some time. Pointing out the noodle pork dish has convinced me to try it. l think it would go well with the fried chicken.
I’ve had the homemade version of the spaghetti with hotdogs and think a lot of times across all cuisines too much of a good thing (the sauce) can overpower. Maybe you’d agree.
Hope the trip to New York treats you both well and thanks for making the effort.
Enjoy the weekend!
We've got a few more travel things coming up but then we're planning on trying more chains so our videos can be relevant to a wider audience. And yes! I think the Palabok is definitely worth a try. We've heard they toned down the sweetness of the spaghetti sauce in the US but it's still a little sweet for us. Thanks you too!
You guys are the best! More steakhouses plz!
Thanks! We’ve got one in Miami and one in Tampa coming soon!
Yesss, i love
Jollibee
Everything is my fav❤😋
Spaghetti is intended for children when i read a little bit of jollibee history because kiddos love sweet and hotdog. Those chickens and pies are my favorite tho...
I appreciate the honest review on this, whether you like the food or not is totally up to your personal preference! Specially for the Spaghetti! 😂For what I order on Jollibee, I usually order the same as Kristin's but with the spaghetti (just because I grew up eating it) so I love it!
Thank you for eating our famous Jollibee now spreading all throughout the world! 🤤❤️🇵🇭 Yup Chickenjoy is our favorite, and the sweet-style Filipino spaghetti makes unique taste, also even though adobo rice and other sides not available here in Philippines, it copes to what country is situated, and the Palabok? We're glad you appreciated guys! Because of that, at Jolibee, "Bida Ang Saya!"
Jollibee foods are very famous especially for the kids..They love the sweet spaghetti and the fried chicken.. Wherever I go I was looking forward for that taste.. Thanks sharing your eperience.
I can't wait for your Montreal video!
Please consider doing a video on Sunny & Annie's deli in NYC. It is a unique banh mi shop/ deli. The are famous for the pho banh mi. There are only 2 youtube videos about it and I would love to see what the other sandwiches taste like.
Thank you for supporting Philipines jollibee
So so glad you did this sooner than later! There are definitely some pleasant surprises in there and your reviews are always spot on…yay! 🫶🏼
We heard great things so we've been meaning to try it for a while. For sure! Thank you!
You should mix first the sauce and the palabok noodles so it will combine the ingredients well, so you will enjoy eating the palabok 😊
We have Banana Ketchup because way back the country did not have the ingredients to create a ketchup made out of tomatoes. It's what makes the spaghetti unique, it's not everyone's cup of tea but it is a part of our history and tradition and maybe even a part of our culture already.
The main target of Jollibee opening abroad is for the Filipinos residing or working abroad to enjoy. They strategically open their branches where most Filipino communities reside.
THE BANANA SAUCE CRAZE IS GETTING CHAOTIC 😂😂😂 GUYS BELIEVE ME IT IS NOT BANANA SAUCE OR BANANA KETCHUP , IT'S JUST FILIPINO MOSTLY HAVE SWEET TOMATO SAUCE STYLE LMAO 😂
True 😂 haha I don't Banana ketchup still uses banana
I just love the way that chicken 🍗 looks. And the best news is 🥁🥁🥁: I put “Jollibee near me” and guess what….we have it in Florida 🤩. So it’s a BIG WOW!!!!
Wow because we’re also in Florida! Anywhere we should check out while we’re here?
@@travelfuller 🗣️WOW 😍🎉 that’s a great news 💝.
Let’s have fun in FL, here is my favorites:
1-Fleming's Prime Steakhouse
(Doctor Phillips or Winter Park)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2-Eddie V's Prime
(Doctor Phillips)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3-Ruth's Chris Steak House
(Lake Mary)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4-The Capital Grille
(International Drive)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5-Vito's Chop House
(International Drive)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m so happy you guys are here 🤩🎉
Thanks!! We're hoping to hit up some of these soon too, but we were thinking maybe Christner's or Kres Chophouse while we're in Orlando. Have you been to either of those?
@@travelfuller no 🙈, but I will if when you guys visit the place I hear the magic word: ¡Wow!
my choices are chicken bucket, aloha burger, mashed potato, and peach-mango pie dunked in vanilla sundae. and oh pineapple quencher thumbs up coz avoiding sodas for me
Great choices! Definitely gonna try the peach mango pie in a vanilla sundae
Do you think the pineapple quencher is really that much better for you than a soda?😂
@@Onetwothreepeanuts no but the phosphoric acid in sodas elevated my ulcer. sugars i already accepted their facts.
HaloHalo next time !!! It’s a must dessert!!
Yes! For some reason they don’t have it at Jollibee in New York
There's no Halo Halo in Jollibee. Sister stores Chowking and Mang Inasal do have those.
Next time when u order palabok, ask for lemon. It gives it an extra kick.
I thought it was Adam Sandler eating Jollibee
Ok ok it wasn't just me who noticed. 😂😂😂
I also thought it was dude!
😅
in 1987 jollibee open its first international restaurant in Brunei... my first taste of fast-food is jollibee as a kid in 1987
Where is Kristin from? She has a very interesting accent (less LA more like Chicago?)?
Just realized why pineapple in Aloha works - it does the same thing as pickles, only sweeter!
1:AM in Sweden now and after seeing the pie I got hard cravings for Mcdonalds apple pie 🥲
McDonald’s apple pie is best at 1 AM!
Nice to watch both of you guys when you eating Jollibee Filipino food. Marl here fr. Philippines
American Dream Mall is in New Jersey right? Been there twice. That time there was no Jollibee. i think they just opened. 😊
Yeah we originally filmed this at the Times Square location but had some audio issues so we reshot it and decided to keep the title and thumbnail. I mean the “New York” Super Bowl was in NJ too haha and yeah I think it’s only like a year old!
U have to eat the patty with gravy and mushrooms with rice and fries trust me it's the BEST
You should eat the burger steak with rice to grasp the full context as to why we love eating that.
You guys were actually in NJ not NY. Didnt know there's a Jollibee at the Dream mall. Great video!
I'm from L.A. California we have many Jolibee locations in California. Jolibee best fried chicken and easily. Blows away KFC & Popeyes fried chicken. The mango and peach pie also way better than MacDonald Apple pie. I also like pancite pulubo and sweet spaghetti and mini hotdog is pretty cool to add makes it different from Italian spaghetti..
btw what camera are you using? it looks pretty great! also I am craving for jollibee now hahaha
Is called the Candid Camera
We use the Sony a7 IV! Our whole setup is in the description
@@travelfuller thank you! also lens???
They finally opened one up near me like 20 minutes from my apartment! If it's after 12 pm I order online for pickup and skip the wait. My goto is the 2 piece chickenjoy and spaghetti meal. The ube pie I save for the next day. Surprised you loved the palabok that's the only dish I really don't like!
Please do try our Halo Halo 🙏🙏🙏 seeing you guys eating Jollibee means a lot...kudos👍
Wow! I love it❤❤
Thanks!
There are over 90 plus Jollibee in US and still expand also in Canada and Europe and Asia next is Australia. Jollibee even buy Coffe and Bean over billion dollars and Tea and Leaf. It's perfect time to visit the Philippines during Christmas time lots of giant Christmas trees 🌲
I have to visit that American Dream Mall and try Jollibee!
How is it that Krisitin dunked a drumstick in gravy but when they show the shot of her eating it's another piece?
Excellent video. I'm sad that there's no Jollibee where I live in Canada.
Jollibee spaghetti is indeed for kids. Haha.. My fav Jollibee order is the spicy chicken and hawaiin burger 🤣
woooww my favorite is the Amazing Aloha
For a while I thought Will was Adam Sandler....
Me too lol
that's a lot of food 😂 thanks for the honest review. next to try is eating a meal in a pinoy restaurant ❤
suppose to eat the burger steak gravy with rice. also no Halo Halo for dessert? guess you guys didnt try the entire menu 😏
They didn't have halo halo! I don't think they have it at any of the Jollibees in the New York area unfortunately
Here in pH we have the TUNA PIE which i prefer it over the PEACH MANGO which is too sweet for my taste and definitely my go to order esp with 2pc spicy and palabok.
That sounds great! We would love to make this video again at a Jollibee in the Philippines to see the differences
What is the location for this particular one in NYC?
This location isn't in NYC. They filmed this at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
@Onetwothreepeanuts Well that explains it. Thank you so much.
Yep! This is in the American Dream. We also went to the Times Square location but they had way fewer options
Jollibee Spaghetti is mainly for kids and chickenjoy is normally for adults.
Wow 😮 yummy 😋
Sadly, Jollibee chicken here in the Philippines are getting smaller and smaller especially when ordering via food delivery apps! :(
still, it's the best fried chicken for me!
enjoy!!
I'm so sad we don't have Jollibee where I live. I think the closest one is a 2-hr drive through the mountains lol Maybe I need to plan a food trip soon.
it's worth it, get spicy
Hot Dogs and Spaghetti- thank the US Military commissary in the Philippines, locals could use.
Looks so good!!!
The dude can give Adam Sandler a run for his money.
I'm a fan. Keep doing reviews. Great Vibe. TAKE A LOOK Murray's CHEESE Bleecker or Grand Central please come up with a review. Regards
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks we'll check those out!
Try Pollo Campero for fast food fried chicken. Insane.
Burger steak is not my go-to meal but it tastes good with plain rice.
love your content
Thanks!!!
I thought it's" Buffy the vampire slayer "( Sara Michelle Gellar) and "The Waterboy" ( Adam Sandler) ...😁
you should MIX the PASTA ALWAYS
Jollibee also has pancakes in the menu
Thank you for patronizing our popular fast food chain 🇵🇭
Adam Sandler is in the house
U HAVE TO PUT LIME ( CALAMANSI) AND PEPPER ON THE PALABOK
Next stop: Roosevelt Ave. in Queens….do a Filipino Resto food crawl :)
That’s a great idea!
@@travelfuller next time do a Ramen Food Crawl in the City… u can start at Ippudo…..
Ippudo is amazing! We love ramen so this is definitely something we could do
Now i want jollibee chicken 😅
Close up of her dunking a drumstick into the gravy and the next shot is of her biting into a thigh, lol…
Adam Sandler likes Jollibee YES! 😁
MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 2024 ! 🇺🇲
-watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
You should mix the palabok before eating it .............
Adam Sandlers brother?
Literally thought this was a deep fake of Adam Sandler doing a food review at the very first second.
The beef without rice is so unusual
The spaghetti is intended to kids due to its sweetness.
Quite surprising that the Burger Steak does not have rice.
6:28 that needs to be mixed in together
Dammit I keep forgetting. We have one near me.
Dude - Adam Sander vibes, Sister - Brook Shields. Did you celebrate your birthday? RE: Spa Bol? Thank you for sharing.
beautiful couple
Thank you!
The chicken joy here in the Philippines is so small :/
Ya'll need to know that everything you eat has to be eaten with rice too :(
The chicken and burger steak needs rice! it's part of the dish.
adam sandler tries jollibee
In ANY FASTFOOD YOU EAT FRENCH FRIES FIRST
You went to a stadium/mall location...Are you hiring?
Adam Sandler looking young here!
We 5 Jollibee in our city..wala lang. 😂
the chicken is best dipped in gravy
*IT'S ADAM SANDLER!!!!!!!!*
Adam Sandler
BURGER STEAK SHOULD BE EATEN WITH ADOBO RICE.
We have Adam Sandler lookalike! Hollywood A+++
Why is sweet the Pilipinos Spaghetti because they used banana Catsup! Not tomatoes! In the Philippines lots of banana plantation and coconuts.
If Mark Dice and Adam Sandler had a son.