- Oh, ugh! (coughs)
(shrieks)
(laughter)
That is stanky!
- Kooee!
- Cool, yeah. - Yeah!
(mimics echoing)
(jazz music)
- Hi, I'm Jules and I'm from Australia.
- I'm Abigail and I'm from Florida, USA.
- Hey, my name's Zotti.
I'm from Sydney, Australia.
- I'm Nick. I'm from Santa Monica, California.
- And today we are going to be swapping
premium grocery bought snacks,
from Harris Farm
and Trader Joe's.
- So, this is gonna be a battle
of the grocery stores.
- Harris Farm. - Trader Joe's.
- It's on! (laughs)
- Pow! - Bring it on.
(vocalizes) Jerks!
(laughs)
Um.
(laughs)
Turkey Jerky in Trader Joe's camp.
And in Harris Farm camp, we have
Kooee!
- I don't have a relationship with turkeys.
- Do you guys have turkeys over here?
- Yes!
- Literally, you can go like
drive an hour away and see like a bush turkey.
- Oh, it's weird looking!
It looks like dried peach!
- Wait, you guys have kangaroo jerky, - Yeah, we do
and like koala jerky, - We do.
- and alligator jerky. - We do.
- Koala jerky, I don't condone that.
And I don't think it's a thing.
- Oh, ugh. (coughs)
- It must smell that bad. - It's musty in there.
(high pitched laughter)
- That is stanky!
What the... (turkey gobble)!
(screams)
- Mm! A weird consistency.
I was expecting it to be a bit more like--
- Yeah.
- Is this the little (turkey gobble)?
- Oh my god! (laughs)
- Kooee!
You're on a mountain-- - Eating some beef jerky.
- Look, you're in the outback,
and you just feel like letting off some steam.
Kooee!
- Kooee!
And then you hear, (echoes)
- Okay, I really can't open this.
- Let's give it a shot. - Kooee!
Nick! You recon you can open this for me?
- I'm working on it over here.
- Yeah, I'm working on it over here!
- I'm a fan of that.
- It has a nice peppery, smokey flavor to it.
I like it.
- It tastes stale.
- It tastes
all natural, to me.
- Look, I already know this one is the winner for me.
How you feeling?
- Kooee!
- I think turkey jerky is kind of special.
- It is, yes, in it's own way.
- In it's own, sweet, not so chewy,
Happy Thanksgiving-- - Moist.
(laughs) - ...kind of way.
(laughs)
Ding ding!
- Classic Trader Joe's right here Cookie Butter.
- What is that?
I've never had this!
- Served on ice cream. - Ice cream.
- Wow.
- Dip a cookie in the cookie butter.
- This is an icon for Trader Joe's.
- So, this is kind of like Nutella.
It's your classic hazelnut spread.
- So, it's a knock-off of Nutella?
- Not a knock-off, it's a vegan, crunchy version.
- Vego.
See, this threw me,
because I was like
"Is it a weird Vegemite?"
But it's not.
- Smell.
- I don't know what I'm smelling.
- I regret this immediately.
(laughs)
- Help me eat it as a snack. (laughs)
Oh, whoa!
- It tastes like, a graham cracker.
You guys have graham crackers here?
- No, but for me it tastes like an Anzac biscuit.
- I don't know what that is.
- Probably the same thing.
(laughter)
- You are brave.
Very brave. - It's so good!
- I thought this was gonna be 10 times sweeter.
It's very controlled for an American snack.
- What are you trying to say?
- I mean like... (giggles)
- American snacks are uncontrollable.
- It tastes purely like butter, and cinnamon.
- 10 out of 10, this one wins.
We don't even need to try the other one.
- Alright.
(laughs)
- This is quite moussey.
This is different from a Nutella.
It's like... - Yeah, it's a little...
It's like a Snack Pack!
- Mmm, oh yeah.
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah.
- This might be the American in me.
I think that we have an excellent combination right here.
- (gasps) Oh my lordy!
(laughs)
I'm so excited!
- This is clever.
- Yeah.
Hm, okay, more.
- Holy (turkey gobbles).
- I think my vote goes to
the weird hybrid Frankenstein.
It worked.
- Mix them together,
this is a hot track.
Love it.
- It's not vegan anymore though, is it?
- No, but we're okay.
She's vegan on the weekends.
- Hell yes, Truffle Oil & Mushroom Dip!
- Chocolate Hummus?!
- What?
- What?!
Actually though.
Chocolate Hummus. - It's just Nutella.
- I will eat anything with truffle oil in it.
And it's like, just immediately better.
- I like mushrooms, so--
- But what about truffle?
- I like mushrooms.
- Oh my god!
(laughter)
- A little bit of truffle.
- Everything in the US says 'truffle' on it.
Truffle fries, truffle chips,
truffle...
Truffles.
(laughs)
- Yeah, so it smells chocolatey.
It smells like mousse.
- But it also smells like hummus.
The chick peas is
kind of coming through.
- It smells like,
cake batter, actually.
Like chocolate cake... batter.
- Oh my god.
- I feel like, if I was craving something sweet,
I would wanna go all out.
Whereas this is like, mehh.
- Is this a dessert?
- Yeah, right?
- A snack?
- I would chuck this on a cheese board.
- I love you, Harris Farm.
They just bring me the best stuff.
They also have a truffle cheddar cheese,
and it is incredible.
- Oh, it's gluten-free too.
- Yeah
- Noice
- Catering for everyone, noice.
- Noice
(laughter)
- Noice
(laughter)
- That smells good.
Has a little bit of that, gourmet... you know?
- Yes! Money! - ...essence to it.
- Noice
- Didn't think truffle oil and mushroom anything
would be this good.
- I think they're equally good.
They like bring a new thing to your party.
- Yes, this would be a great like party...
Dip.
- [Both] Wow!
- White Cheddar Corn Puffs.
They look like prawns.
- The shape is a little different.
- Yeah, I kind of like it.
They're like little witchetty grubs or something.
- Yeah, this is like a one-sitting,
like one episode of something on Netflix sitting.
(chuckles)
- Alright, so now for a more reasonable sized package.
- Kale chips!
You know what?
These get a bad wrap, but they're actually pretty good.
- We have like a weird obsession with health foods.
- Okay. - Here in Australia.
If we're eating green things,
it must be good for us.
- [Both] Cheers
- Oh! A different consistency than I was expecting.
Like, packing foam.
- They kind of taste like packing peanuts a little bit.
If you've ever eaten one of those.
- Like, less of a crunch and more of like a smush.
- Wow, I can see how you'd eat them in one sitting.
- Yeah, they're light and fluffy
and just a little midnight snack.
- There you go. - Alright.
- That smells good!
- If I'm eating chips,
I'd prefer them to be like
fried.
- Have a sniff of that.
(laughs)
(Kale chips crunching)
Oh, yum!
- Yeah!
- Wow.
- I like it.
- That doesn't have any flavor at all.
- What?!
- It's crispy, and salty.
It's nice.
- I'm not loving it, to be honest.
- No? - No.
- I could knock back a bag of that.
- So, which one's leading for you?
- The kale chips, surprisingly.
- I'm good on that, I'll take another one of these.
- Yeah, I think these guys have my vote as well.
- Kale chips? Me too.
- Winner.
- Winner winner,
no kale for dinner.
(laughter)
- Peach Salsa! - Yum
- Yum!
- But such a random combo.
- We have got
Chunky Fig Jam.
- Chunky. - Chunky, she chunky.
- I've never had chunky fig jam.
- It's great.
This is a Harris Farm staple.
I love their jam aisle.
- One of my housemates in college, like
used to buy this all the time
and I used to eat his salsa,
without him knowing.
- But you never bought it. - But I never bought it.
But it is good!
I would buy it.
- Mmm!
- Yep.
(dry heaves)
- That is good!
- Like I said, you got the savor.
But, you got a little hit in the sweetness.
- Cool! Yeah. - Yeah!
- We normally eat this with like,
fresh toast and butter.
Or like, you know, like a beautiful croissant.
If you're feeling fancy.
- It just smells like jelly.
Jam jelly.
- Jelly jelly.
(laughter)
What do you call jelly like this?
- Jell-O.
(explosion)
- Ooh yeah, figgy goodness.
- Teamwork. - Spread it on the biscuit.
- It kind of looks--
- Too chunky? - Gross, yeah.
- Okay, that's enough.
- It's so sweet.
- I don't even know if I'm tasting fig or sugar right now.
- This tastes like just sugar to me.
No?
- That salsa was next level, so--
- This feels more like mornings home, breakfast.
It gives me more of a vibe,
so I'm gonna go with
Chunky.
- I disagree.
I go with Spicy and Smoky.
- We are both gonna vote Trader Joe's.
- [Both] Taffy.
- Salt Water Taffy.
Something like your grandma would give you.
- Is it made from salt?
- You know, I'm from Florida, like I said.
And we have them in a lot of places,
but I don't really know why it's called
'Salt Water Taffy' if it's just really chewy.
- So, this for us is like, Apricot Delight.
- Is it like Turkish Delight?
- Not even a little bit.
- So, it's just the dried apricot cut up?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- And they call it a delight.
- By the look on your face, it doesn't look that appetizing.
- No, it doesn't look great, to be honest.
- But it was like a healthy alternative
for like a lunchbox filler.
- Oh my gosh. - Look at that!
It's like someone chewed up gum and then went "puh!"
There you go, Taffy!
(chewing)
(swinging)
It feels like it might rip my teeth out,
but I'm a fan of it.
- It's very sweet.
I don't know if I could go back for more.
But one at grandma's? Yep.
- It kind of feels like you're chewing gum,
and then like have to swallow the gum.
- Oh, no! - Yeah.
That's what it tastes like.
I'll put that over there.
Are you... (laughs)
- Ladies first.
(laughter)
- Apricot Delight!
- Oh yeah, you can see it's like coated in sugar.
- Refreshing. - I feel so healthy.
- Fruity. - I could go on a jog now.
- You could climb a mountain. - Yeah.
- Memories!
- It tastes like peach.
- If you had to choose...
- I'd probably go with this one.
(cheers)
- I think the apricot for me really wins it.
Do you like the apricot?
- I like the apricot a lot.
- I'm not sure which one that is.
(laughter)
- This is the apricot.
Which one is the apricot?
- This is my first date with Trader Joe's.
Hey, Trader.
(laughter)
- Final tally,
I believe was five Harris Farm, one Trader Joe's.
- Aw no. - It blows my mind.
Because I was really expecting Trader Joe's to win.
- I wouldn't pick any of the Australian foods,
I don't think.
- Next time you're walking past,
you go "Harris Farm, I'm here!"
- Yeah, I'm gonna do that.
I'm gonna run into Harris Farm.
- I'm kind of jealous.
I do think Harris Farm though, like, you know.
The snacks, they're a little bit boujee.
They keep me in track.
- To be clear as well, like we still love you, Trader Joe's.
- If I'm ever in the States, you know where I'm going.
- Trader Joe's. - Trader Joe's.
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