- Open?
- [Producer] Yeah.
(screams)
(ominous music)
- What is that?
- I actually don't know.
- Oh, oh that's..
(upbeat electronic music)
- My name's Jason, I'm from Los Angeles, California.
- I'm Sohan and I'm from Sydney, Australia.
- I'm Ryan, I'm Australian.
- I'm Jes, I'm from New Orleans.
- I'm Isha and I'm from Australia.
- I'm Christelle from the States.
- And we're taste testing
American and Australian cereal today.
- Yay.
- American cereals bar none invoke joy, passion, happiness
in childhood, so that's why they're brighter
and they're shinier.
- The Australian cereals are gonna be yummy
and the American cereals are gonna be gross
and full of sugar, so...
- What's wrong with that?
- Um, it's breakfast. You want nutrients.
- Is sugar not a nutrient?
- I'm keen, I'm gonna get like a sugar high
and then plop, drop.
(dinging)
- Do you know about Milo?
- No.
- Milo in Australia is like a malt like powder
that you put with your milk and you mix it.
It's basically like our unofficial national food.
- Every Australian has Milo growing up.
- So this is Cookie Crisp. Mini cookies.
- Oh it looks like the most disappointing chocolate cookie
I've ever seen.
- Let's try this.
- Oh my god, you can already see it getting chocolatey.
(moans)
- Yum.
(grunts)
- The crunch factor is great.
- I don't feel bad eating it, like it's not super sugary.
It feels healthy.
- LOL, I don't think it's healthy.
- Make sure it's not too dry of a cookie.
- Oh.
- Absolutely not.
- No.
It's just sugar.
- The cookies are really good.
- I loved this as a kid, but now I see as an adult
that it's actually way too sweet.
- I would go the Cookie one.
- Done, win.
- I do not claim this as my own.
I don't, no.
- Milo wins.
(dinging)
(happy music)
- Oh, wow.
- Eye roll.
- It's a Weet-Bix.
It looks very sad next to this very colorful thing.
- This looks sad in any world.
- No.
- That looks like a turd.
(laughs)
- This looks ordinary but then you mix it with like fruit,
banana, honey, sugar, and it's ooh,
it's like the best breakfast for days.
And then you say how many do you do?
How many do you do?
(upbeat electronic music)
- So many memories flooding back.
(grunts)
- No.
(grunts)
This tastes like my childhood.
- I'm so sorry for your childhood.
- It tastes like fiber.
(laughs)
It's your stock standard. It'll do.
- That should be the logo.
Stock standard, it'll do.
- The Weet-Bix Challenge
The Weet-Bix Challenge.
- Like eating it.
- It's when you eat it when it's dry.
Wanna do it?
- I mean...
- For the content.
- Do we have like a medical emergency officer on board?
(crunching)
I can't even talk.
- No, this isn't fun, I'm sorry.
- Oh my god, I'm sure I sound and look so sexy right now.
(gentle pop music)
- So now we're gonna try Lucky Charms,
which is a bowl of fun.
Yeah?
- Holy cow.
- Yeah.
- That's so sweet.
- Oh.
- No, but in a good way.
- These taste like popcorn, like wet popcorn.
(grunts)
- What I love is the gooeyness
and softness of the marshmallow.
- The one flavor descriptive for Lucky Charms,
soggy popcorn.
- No. Bye.
- I'll protect my Weet-Bix from the mean American.
- [Producer] Who's the winner?
- Lucky charms, hello.
- 'Kay, screw trying to adult or anything, okay,
Lucky Charms, Lucky Charms.
(dinging)
(electronic music)
- Injected sugar and color.
Look at how beautiful, look how like stale.
That's what your art teacher would say, try again.
And this says, good job, you nailed it.
- Can I smell it?
Ew, oh my god, that's weird.
That smells like a cat, for some reason.
- A cat.
- I'm dying for this.
Oh, Fruit Loops!
(crunching)
(moans)
- Oh, get some milk, get some milk. The milk.
You need milk. You need milk.
More milk!
The milk's really good with it.
Sugary, sweet, artificial,
the best sort of cereal, basically.
- Pretty sweet, but that's good.
- It works.
- Well, let me just enjoy this first.
- I don't know about this. I'm worried.
- It looks like animal food.
(crunching)
I don't hate it.
(moans)
- Oh no.
- There's no berry flavor to this.
- It's like home brand version of Fruit Loops.
- I feel like if you had
the texture of OOPS! All Berries,
and the flavor of Fruit Loops,
you'd have the perfect cereal.
- Ding ding ding, another one for Australia.
(dinging)
(upbeat electronic music)
- Apple Jacks!
Okay, this is my favorite cereal ever!
- They look like Fruit Loops, but less exciting.
- That smells really nice.
- So apple and cinnamon.
When you have something like this next to this.
- Artificial, natural, wholesome, beautiful Australia.
- Rice Bubbles are boring.
They have no flavor.
They're just white pieces of puffed rice.
They're so sad.
Stop spilling them.
- Can you guys hear that?
- It's popping.
(popping)
- I mean, they have good crunch, but that's about it.
- Boring.
- One of...useless.
- Rice Bubble thoughts.
- Wait 'til you try this.
(crunching)
(grunts)
- Flavor!
(grunts)
- This is my...
(grunts)
- I guess this is very unique.
We don't have anything like this in Australia,
so I'll give it to you.
- Thank you.
- Winner winner, Apple Jacks dinner.
- I'd eat them for dinner.
(dinging)
(upbeat guitar strumming)
(screams)
(disco music)
- My number one favorite cereal in the world.
- Oh my God!
Coco Pops.
- Just like a chocolate milkshake, only crunchy.
- Looked like a bird shat in that bowl.
- No, it's lit. What's that?
- These are Reese's Puffs.
- Oh, like the peanut butter and chocolate?
- Yeah.
- I don't like that.
- Let's do it.
- This is what happens when you apply flavor
to an otherwise flavorless entity.
- I used to come home from school
and eat a bowl of Coco Pops.
- I'm scared. I don't...
(Womp womp womp)
- I don't know why I took so many.
- I think this could be my favorite so far.
- Ah, conversion.
- I don't really taste the chocolate.
- I don't rate it.
- Don't do this at home, kids.
- Yuck. Why would you eat that?
- Winner is Reese's.
- No questions asked. Best cereal probably on the planet.
- I give it to Coco Pops.
- Winner.
(dinging)
(upbeat happy music)
- Golden Grahams.
- Nutri-Grain. Iron Man.
(growls)
- I can't imagine this translating, being in Australia,
'cause you don't know what Graham crackers are.
- No, we don't really have an equivalent.
We have digestive biscuits, but that's...
- It's not quite the same, yeah.
- This is your favorite of all time.
(grunting)
- What do you mean?
(grunting)
- Yes.
- It's lacking something.
- Get these ones at the bottom
that have soaked it up a little bit.
- No, I don't wanna do it.
- Now's the time.
- No.
- (mumbles) texture. You've gotta get it the right texture.
One's like half soggy, half crispy.
- Stop trying to make soggy happen.
It's not happening with me. - It's not.
- What am I meant to be getting with this?
- Whatever you think about with gold,
so like value, worth, internal worth.
- Tastes a bit like burnt honeycomb.
Super crunchy, super crispy, sweet.
That's expensive. - Oh my god.
It's so good.
(grunts)
- Yum. I could eat a whole bowl of this.
- I forgot how good this was.
I haven't had this since I was a kid.
- This pair is quite a wholesome cereal pair, I feel.
Like a good balance of sweet and hearty, as you say.
- Wholesome trash.
- Yeah.
- I'm so sorry, Australia.
This is so good.
- Yeah, I think we're gonna have to say Golden Grahams.
- Iron Man, please don't hunt me down, I still love you.
(dinging)
(upbeat playful music)
(screams)
- What is that?
- I actually don't know.
- It looks like a little mini toast.
- I know, we're so good at that.
- So for Australia, we've got Crunchy Nut over here.
- I don't see any actual nuts, but okay.
- It's like embossed in the cereal.
- And I remember actually
Mum only allowed us to buy this sometimes.
So this was like a treat back then.
- This is something I would eat now.
- It's more of a sophisticated flavor.
- Now that I have evolved taste buds.
- I can't get over how cute it is.
(grunts)
- Oh yeah.
- It's really cinnamon-y. - Ooh la la.
- That's French, get it?
- No.
- Oh, we don't like it.
- I'm sorry, having to force it down my throat right now.
(coughs)
- The texture is chalky,
the Crunchy Nut is far more superior.
- This one is like one of a kind.
- Winner. I am so sorry, Australia.
(soft electric music)
- For me, trying Australian cereal was fun,
but not as good as American cereal,
'cause we got the fun factor,
we got the punch,
we got the cute little cute toast.
- I think overall, Australian cereal is better.
- It's definitely a hardy.
For an adult palate, definitely Australian cereals.
For a child's, American cereals.
- Five year old palate, American cereals.
- I am going to give the award for best cereals to the US.
They bring you joy, the flavors are quite strong,
they're very unique.
- I'm not biased, but yeah, Americans, you've done it today.
You've won.
I take my hat off to you.
(cheering)