- Mmm? - Mmm.
(candy slurping)
- Oh yeah. - Mmm.
- Ugh. - Ugh!
- That's disgusting!
(Carolina gags)
- That's bomb.
- (React) Fruit Pastilles, Jelly Babies, Cadbury Dairy Milk,
Maynard's Wine Gums, Quality Street, Haribo,
Murray Mints, Sherbet Lemons, McVitie's Digestives,
Jammie Dodgers, Bourbon Biscuits,
Yorkie, Toblerone.
- What?
- (React) American Teens Are Trying British Snacks!
- Oh! - Yay!
How exciting!
- (React) This is an entire episode where I'll take you through
11 different types of snacks. How are we feeling?
- Great. - Fantastic.
- (React) Yeah, what are we...
- As long as I have a Jaffa Cake,
I think I'm satisfied.
- (React) But of course, you can't start without a drink,
so give them some British tea!
- Some tea!
- I feel myself transforming.
- (React) And we will also give you another drink
to help cleanse your palate, it is Squash!
- Squash, the game? - (React) Nope.
- Oh, what is this?
- (React) This is squash.
- Squash.
- (React) This is a drink that every kid crew up having.
It's basically concentrated juice that you then add water to.
Okay, are we ready?
- Yes sir. - Yeah.
- (React) Headphones on!
- (narrator) What is a Jaffa Cake?
- Yeah! - I'm so excited!
- I have never heard of this.
- (screams) Oh my God!
- I almost... - I'm so excited!
Maybe 'cause I'm really hungry.
- (narrator) Ah, wait, hold on. Hold on!
I think y'all got something!
- (React) So let's bring in the Jaffa Cakes.
Jaffa Cake was introduced in 1927,
based on the Jaffa orange.
There's three layers.
The bottom layer is a genoise, it's a sponge base,
then there's orange flavored jam,
and then a coating of chocolate on top of it.
- Beautiful. - Is that what Tom Holland ate?
- (React) Yes!
- (Tom) Can't go wrong with a Jaffa Cake.
Oh, that is really good.
- (React) Are we ready? - Yeah!
- That sounds fire. - This looks really good.
- (React) It's really good. It's one of my favorite.
What do you think?
- It's amazing.
- There's so much going on, like it hits you at random times.
- Oh, they are, thank you so much for making better food!
- Oh my God! - Oh, I love this!
- I love it, I love it, I do. - Mmm, that orange jam is good!
- Flavorful!
- Aww, there's so much more going on. - Oh my gosh.
- I just love this stuff.
- That's actually surprisingly really good.
- Chocolate, like orange chocolate... - Okay.
- I've been wanting to try for such a long time.
- Yeah, wait, why don't we make these here?
- I'm not a fan of fruits in desserts.
- That was a 10 out of 10 in my opinion.
- (React) 10 out of 10?
- Jaffa Cakes are a 10 out of 10. - (Sofia) Those are super good.
- Those are peak British food,
which is not a high bar, unfortunately, sorry Abhi.
- (React) Does it remind you of anything in the U.S.?
- No!
- (React) What is your one sentence review?
Say it directly to this camera.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- I feel like I have a new snack that I will be going for.
- Chocolate and orange have never tasted better, 10 out of 10.
- I feel as though this little cookie is very classy,
I could imagine myself sitting with the queen and having this.
- There were so many different flavors,
and I just had like a big party in my mouth,
I really loved it.
- So soft, you feel like you're in the heavens.
12 out of 10, actually.
- Mmm! So good.
- I feel that this little biscuit was really, really good.
- You see in three dimensions, I see in four.
- (narrator) This is episode four of recreating British biscuits,
and today we're making Bourbon Biscuits.
(both gasp)
These were the top voted in the comments,
so we're gonna start off with creaming your butter and sugar together...
- Oh wow!
- (narrator) And then your dry ingredients.
While I was making these,
I did wonder what the world record was...
- They do look a little bit dry.
- (narrator) It's only seven in one minute.
- Let's beat it. (laughs)
- (narrator) I could eat at least eight of these in 60 seconds.
Anyways, after I cut out my biscuits, I bake them for 13 minutes
at 170 degrees. - Mm-hmm.
They're very, they're more biscuity.
- So it's just like, it's just the biscuit.
- Buttercream.
- (React) Let's bring it on! (Lucas gasps)
So these are Bourbon Biscuits.
It's basically a chocolate cookie sandwich,
and I grew up eating two of these every morning
with a slice of toast and tea.
- I love this.
- We're getting a little insight into Abhi's childhood.
- (React) Into my childhood, yeah! (laughs)
- Say it with me, Bourbon. - (both) Bourbon.
- (React) Okay, dip it in some tea to have it the proper way.
- Oh yeah. - Mmm.
- Oh, oh, damn.
- Oh that's really... - Mm-hmm.
- It's so good! (laughs) - I love it so much.
Who's not gonna like this? - Wow!
- It's fine, but the tea just adds that little bit of flavor,
that you kinda need.
- This is giving everything. - Oh yeah.
- It's so good! - (React) Yeah, it's really good.
- And creamy!
- It's not too sweet. - (React) Yeah.
- And I love that! - No, it's not sweet at all.
It just tastes like really rich with chocolate.
Like you can taste the cacao.
- This right here, I could eat,
like she said, like eight of these in a minute.
- (React) One sentence review, straight to this camera!
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- I could totally see every person, every teen in school having this,
'cause it's... - (Lucas) Oh yeah.
- The good version of an Oreo.
- I thought that it was very good, not too sugary,
and so I was really a fan of that.
- A chocolate Oreo. (laughs)
Literally, it's a chocolate Oreo.
- I really liked dipping my biscuits into the tea.
- Chocolatey, tasty, and even better with tea.
- Genuinely really good.
- A home baked, ready to eat snack.
- Can't go wrong with chocolate shortbread.
Dip it in tea, though.
- That's a Fruit Winder.
- Why does he have that filter?
- Ew, oh my God! (both laugh)
- Uh... - Um...
- (React) Let's bring in the Fruit Winders!
- I'm interested in my take on this, 'cause I don't know if I'll like it.
- Well, I think it's Kellogg's that makes Fruit Roll-Ups.
- (React) Yeah, Kellogg's, yeah, yeah. - Oh, Kellogg's.
- Oh, there you go!
- (React) It tastes more strawberry, and less sugary.
- Being completely honest, I hate these things.
(Lucas gasps) American version.
- (React) What's the correct way to eat a Fruit Winder?
♪ (upbeat piano music) ♪ (candy slurping)
- Oh. - Mm.
- (React) Fan? - I like it.
- Oh, it's very good. - Mmm!
- I'm a big fan of that, yeah. It is less sweet,
which, compared to regular Fruit By The Foot, actually, my bad.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- It's like a calmed down version of an actual Fruit Roll-Up.
- I don't know, it's just better than the American version.
I like that, Fruit Winders.
- Better version of a Fruit Roll Up.
- One of the few times, I think,
I like British food better than American food.
- Flavor builder. (laughs) - (React) I like that.
- Like a Fruit Roll-Up, but a little bit better.
- Less sweet than regular Fruit Roll-Ups,
and able to share it with a friend, 10 out of 10.
- Not the best, but if you had to force me to eat this,
or a Fruit Roll-Up, I would for sure say this.
- (narrator) Let's open it up, Licorice Allsorts.
- No! - Oh.
- Ugh, hell no. Licorice All...
- Oh, I've seen these in like Sprouts. - Okay, yeah.
- Okay, oh gosh.
- This is kind of like Harry Potter,
like the little sweets they have.
- Licorice is nasty, I don't care where it's from.
- (narrator) These are a classic, I love,
this one's a little more coconutty. - Ooh!
- (both) Ooh! (Angel laughs)
- (narrator) This one has a little bit of cream inside.
- Okay.
- You got a trash can around here? (laughs)
♪ (tense music) ♪
(candy thuds)
- (React) Let's try it.
(Jaxon gags)
(Angel gags)
- That's bomb.
- (React) Oh, you like that? - I like it.
- (React) You like it? - Yeah.
- That's disgusting!
(Abhi laughs)
- I'm gonna be honest, this is the first no for me.
- (React) Ryker, what do we think of this?
- I don't like licorice.
- That is straight rubbish, mate. There it is.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- I sort of like black licorice,
but I just didn't like this at all.
- Stick to red licorice.
- I love the different flavors in one bag, you know?
Like if I want coconut,
I don't have to go to the store and get a whole different one.
- (Dani) I so agree! - They're all in one bag!
- No offense, but it's a no.
- If you feel like you don't have a gag reflex,
I think this is the perfect thing to test how far. (laughs)
- Don't!
- Mmm, I love the assortment.
- Big fan, I think it's just like,
if it didn't exist, it would be better.
- (narrator) Did you know this about Penguin Biscuits?
- (gasps) I've seen these!
- I'm a fan of biscuits, so anything biscuit, I like.
- I get to feel like I'm eating a small animal.
- Ugh.
- (whispers) What's he do with it? In a microwave!?
- Oh.
- It's gonna explode.
- Does it melt?
- See, oh, that, ew! Bro, bro!
- (narrator) It's a Bourbon!
- (React) So, you know those Bourbon biscuits you had?
- Yeah. - Yeah!
- (React) It's the same thing,
and then the company that made this released this tweet.
- Hi there, thanks for your message.
The biscuits within the Penguin is the same as the Bourbon,
but the chocolate filling is different, thanks.
- (React) Chocolate and filling is different.
- Wow. - (React) So let's bring up.
And before you eat it,
the most important thing about a Penguin Bar
is the joke on the back.
- What is a penguin's favorite film?
- Madagascar?
- Frozen! (both laugh)
- Good? - Mm-hmm!
- I don't think it tastes the same.
- The filling is different.
- I mean, this one is definitely sweeter.
- I really like this. - (React) You like this?
- The other one was a little better though.
- (React) The Bourbon?
- Yeah, I like how the Bourbon kinda, I don't know,
that one's just really good.
- The Bourbon was phenomenal.
- (React) One sentence review!
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- Maybe it's not everybody's favorite, but I sure liked it,
but the other Bourbon one was way better.
- I thought that it was delectable.
- Mmm.
- Penguins are delicious,
but when they're not covered in chocolate.
(laughs)
- Mm, too sweet.
- I like this one better than the Bourbon.
I like the chocolate filling,
like the coat on the outside. - (React) Coat, yeah.
- If you want something more rich and more sweet,
go with the penguin.
- Love to get a little laugh in with my biscuits.
- Oh, me too!
- (narrator) I'm in London if you didn't know,
and so today, we're gonna try a British snack.
Well, I think they're British, I'm not really sure.
(Lucas gasps) Twiglets?
- That's a weird name. (laughs)
- (gasps) I like chips. Are they pretzels?
- (narrator) What is this?
- Ooh, something savory!
- (narrator) I thought it was gonna be a pretzel.
- I thought it was a pretzel.
- I thought it was a pretzel too.
- (narrator) Burnt pizza crust?
- I like burnt pizza crust. - That's awesome, are you kidding me?
- (narrator) I give a two. - Uh-oh.
- Damn!
- (React) Let's see how you guys feel about it?
- That was a little disrespectful. - Dang, that was intense.
- She had to film her throwing it away.
- Wow!
- (React) The taste of Twiglets is that compared to Marmite.
- (gasps) I've always wanted to try Marmite!
- (React) Do we know what Marmite is?
- Mm-mm. - It's yeast extract.
- (React) You either love it, or you hate it.
That's what Marmie is known for.
- I can't wait.
I've always wanted to try it. - I'm gonna love it.
♪ (upbeat jingle) ♪
- No.
- Yeah, no.
- Ugh.
- It's a very strong flavor in the beginning,
but like, once you get over that, it's like really good.
- She was right.
It does kinda taste like burnt pizza crust.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- Not it. No, that aftertaste,
it's like, you can't even explain it, it's burnt pizza crust,
but with spice to it.
It's not spicy, but with a spice.
- It tastes like really strong sour vinegar.
- I'm a little bit iffy on it.
I did not like it the first time,
I did not like it the second time.
- I would literally say Costco chicken bake,
but a little more burnt, and into a pretzel shape.
- They're not my favorite, but they're good.
- I think it was like, yeah, like a burnt pizza crust,
with that weird extra flavor.
Really liked it, but the aftertaste, I did not like.
- Not terrible!
- If you're a fan of burnt foods, give it a try.
- Goodbye!
- ♪ You want a picture ♪ ♪ Let me pose for you now ♪
- I love those!
- These things are so good.
- Ooh!
- I'm so excited for this.
- So it's just chocolate? - I'm so excited for this.
- Woo! - So what you gotta do...
- Basically, before you even do anything with it.
- (React) Table, like that. - You go like pow!
- I know the trick, you gotta like,
and then it'll just like fall apart in all its glory, like...
- Let the people see.
- Oh my gosh! - Oh wow!
- Oh! - Oh my God, I'm so excited!
- Cheers, here.
- Mmm.
- That's really good.
- (React) Yeah, fan? - I love my life.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's good.
- Chocolate and orange just goes together.
- Alright.
- It's not bad. - (React) You're not a fan?
- But it's not good either.
- I can eat this all the time.
- Do not have a whole one of these in one sitting.
Your stomach will thank you. (laughs)
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- I guess, if you're a fan of orange, like, this is for you.
- A little too chocolatey, but I feel like the orange
balances it out, and it's a good mix.
- Scrumptious. - Love it.
- I love how it's a small hint of orange.
It's not overpowering, that's why I enjoy it a lot.
- And I discovered it, because for some reason,
I was on like U.K. TikTok, and it was a bunch of teenagers
like, when the pandemic gets you away from eating your chocolate oranges.
And it was them, like crying over it.
- Very rich chocolate, along with that orange,
goes really well, but it is also really sweet, so be careful.
- When it comes to chocolate, British chocolate,
it's just American chocolate, but way better.
- (narrator) Foods my American husband didn't know about
before marrying a Brit.
- I'm gonna like this one. - I don't think I will.
- I thought it was more chocolate. (laughs)
- Did your wife make this? (laughs)
- (narrator) Jammie Dodgers!
- (both) Jammie Dodgers!
- Jammie Dodgers!
- (React) Jammie Dodgers are a British biscuit shortcake,
with raspberry or strawberry filled jam
in the middle as a filling.
I have given you two flavors there.
One is raspberry filled, the other is apple and blackcurrant.
- Cheers. - Oop.
- I wanna try 'em all.
- I'm gonna do raspberry first.
- I feel like a princess.
- (React) You like it?
- Oh my God.
- Out of the ones we tried, this is one of the better ones.
- Oh my God. - That's quite good.
- I love the cookie part.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
Very well balanced.
- Really good, I really, really like the raspberry one.
- Jammie Dodgers are delicious, and the jam is mwah!
- I kinda liked it without the dip more,
but I did, you need a little sip after,
so I feel like bite, sip, instead of dip, sip.
- I feel like I would be way less healthy
if I lived in the U.K., because of things like this.
- The perfect amount of jam inside this Jammie Dodger.
- The raspberry one, I might give it some...
- (React) A shot.
- It is a little bit dry,
but I do love me a Jammie Dodger!
- I love me a Jammie Dodger!
- (narrator) McVitie's Ginger Nuts.
- Ginger Nuts! - (narrator) The fiery one!
- I love ginger!
- I really like ginger.
- Don't like it. (laughs)
- (narrator) Spicy, or I don't know. - Spicy!
- What is ginger like? - Spicy, 'cause it's ginger.
- Is there like real ginger in this? - (React) Yeah.
- I don't think he's gonna like it, by his face.
- (narrator) Okay.
- What a review, good. - (React) Right?
This is one of the most popular biscuits to dunk in tea in the U.K.
It's got a bit of a gingery spice to it.
- I love ginger! - I hate ginger.
- I'm allergic. - (narrator) Oh, you're allergic?
- Just slightly. - (React) Just don't eat it, then.
- Ugh, it smells so good.
- Woah!
- Love it.
- (React) Fan, not a fan?
- Fan. - (React) Fan!
- Really?
- Strong ginger, so good.
- Those are super duper good.
- I'm disappointed.
As a ginger lover, I think it's too passive for ginger.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- When you're first eating it, it's kind of bland,
like a biscuit, but then when you actually taste it, it's like...
- By itself it's absolutely horrendous,
but when you dip it in tea, I think it is much more manageable,
and it tastes good.
- They're so fire that they leave your throat tingling.
- I really like them, they're not spicy.
It's just like a gingery like (exhales),
like shock to your mouth.
- It's lovely, I mean, it's a little passive,
but when you dip it in tea, it falls apart in your mouth.
- I loved the little kick. I thought it was really good.
- (laughs) Yeah, yeah. I really liked it.
I think it was like so good. (React laughs)
- (narrator) I've got something that I've been excited
to taste test for you guys tonight.
Cadbury Dairy Milk.
- Cadbury is...
- I'm so excited for these! - Cadbury's the best.
- Ah! - Ooh!
- Oh my God! - I'm gonna like these.
- (narrator) Possibly a little...
- I'm telling you, that one... - Yeah, what's...
I'm so excited. - What's on the inside?
- (React) It's a biscuit on the inside, let's bring it out.
- Let's go, let's go! - There's a biscuit?
- Oh my God!
- (React) 1950s is when this was introduced.
- I feel like they're gonna taste like,
what are those chocolate balls? The Whopper?
- Malt ball, Whoppers. - Whoppers..
- Equality. (laughs) - Yeah. (laughs)
- Cheers! - Cheers.
- Mmm!
- (React) Angel, not a fan? - No.
- Yeah.
- (React) Good, yeah? - It's just like so good.
- (React) That is really good. - (Carolina) Yeah.
- (React) Yeah, a fan? - Yes.
- It reminds me of a Twix.
- Mmm! - But without the caramel.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- Too chocolatey.
- The chocolate is just so, like rich and exquisite.
- A Twix without the caramel, but it's still so delicious.
- So addictive, I could eat the whole box.
- I for sure would just have the whole thing out.
- (React) Oh yeah.
- And eat it, and then not even realize I ate the whole package.
- (React) Yeah.
- U.K. being known for more rich chocolate,
if you want something kind of simple, go for these.
- Um...
Uh...
- Ugh, they're just little alien crisps,
for all of my crisp, potato chip lovers.
- I love Dawn so much! I follow her on TikTok!
- Monster Munch?
- Pickled, ooh, that just sounds really good.
- That's so good!
- I love her accent.
- (narrator) I know I do. - I love aliens too.
- I wonder what they look like, 'cause she said it's alien shaped.
(Lucas gasps)
Oh! (both laugh)
- Yeah, dude, they look so cool!
- Oh my God.
- Ugh, thank God we're ending off on something salty.
- That's so cute. - (React) Headphones off.
- Wait, that's so cute!
- (React) Bring in the Space Raiders!
We're gonna give you two flavors,
beef and pickled onion.
- Oh wait, do you have beef? - (React) Yeah.
- (React) I got beef! - Oh!
- (React) So you could have one of each.
- Ooh!
- Ready? - Cheers.
- Oh my God.
- Mmm.
- Oh yeah.
- Oh wow, that pickle really hits you at the end.
- That is... Woah.
- They're both really good.
- That's addicting.
- Your breath is gonna stank after that.
- Mm-hmm!
- Go for the beef flavor.
- Ready? - Cheers!
(laughs) No.
- Not bad, but after this one, it was like,
I felt the big step down.
♪ ("British national anthem") ♪
- A softer version of Cheeto Puffs.
- I would say don't knock it before you try it,
like, ignore the name,
just like cover it and eat it.
- Very strong puffed snacks.
Eh. (laughs)
- Love me a good bag of these crisps.
- It feels as if you were getting slapped in the face by Ed Sheeran.
- I think it was a worse version of Funyuns.
- Besides like a Hot Cheeto, this might be my favorite chip
I've ever had in my entire life.
- You know what they say.
These are out of this world. ♪ (upbeat musical sting) ♪
Alien joke. - Boom, oh my God!
- (React) Okay, and that is the end of the episode!
Congratulations, you went through a whole variety of snacks.
What were your top snacks?
- Top?
I'm gonna give that to Space Raiders.
- Jammie Dodgers.
- The first one we had.
- (React) Jaffa Cakes. - Yeah.
- Yeah, the Bourbon.
- Space Raiders, number one.
- Jaffa Cakes.
- The second one, the Bour...
- (React) Bourbon. - Yeah.
- I'm gonna give it to the Jaffa Cakes.
- (React) Jaffa Cakes! - Oh yay!
- From the beginning, they had me.
- Thanks for watching this episode.
- What is your favorite out of all of these?
Let us know down in the comments.
- Which other ones did we leave out?
- Bye! - Goodbye!
- (both) Goodbye!
- (both) Thank you, goodbye!
- (both) Goodbye!
- Pip pip Cheerio!