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- Hi, I'm Pierre.
- I'm Carina.
- And today we are trying Popeye's for the first time.
- For the first time.
- For the first time. - For the first time,
for the first time.
- What have you heard about the brand before?
- I don't know, just that it's American, it's chicken.
Anything with chicken, I'm down. I'm here, you know.
- I know the Kardashians eat Popeye's.
- Do they? - On private jets.
- Sometimes, when things come to the UK, I'm like,
has it got the same je ne sais quoi
that it's got in the US? - Yeah.
- But, you know, I'll remain positive.
- We're hopeful.
- I've heard about the biscuits,
the infamous buttery biscuits. - Yeah.
- I feel like they're like scones, no?
- Scones and chicken?
- No, but don't they have like gravy or stuff like that?
So, it's basically scones and gravy.
- Oh.
- Vibes. - Hm.
- I think chicken wings are always a vibe.
- Yeah, I like a good leg in my hands,
that'll work. (record scratching)
No, that sounds really suspect, I don't.
(Shann laughing)
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- Ooh!
- You were right, it's like a scone.
- Yeah.
- This is a flat puff-puff.
- (Shann laughing) Not a puff-puff.
- It is givin' scone,
scon, scone. - Yes.
- First of all, you need to know the thoughts behind this,
like, was someone like trying to experiment?
- I mean it doesn't look like my grandma's gravy
on a Sunday, but.
- It smells like
(chicken clucking) barbecue sauce.
- Yes!
- See the oomph, it's like Nigerian stew.
- It's a pot of Jumba (Teeyana laughing).
- You see that when you're mixing it.
- (Teeyana laughing)
- Mm. (record scratches)
The gravy- - It's kind of-
- I'm not doing the bottom.
I know I was born here, but that's what you're gonna get.
I'm gonna dip it like (indistinct),
I don't see what the problem is.
- It looks quite soupy.
(both laughing)
- I'm not a fan of gravy though.
You don't like gravy?
- I'm not a fan of it.
- Oh you're from London, innit?
- What does it taste like?
- It's good. - Okay.
- Mm.
- There is flavor there.
- Yeah, very well seasoned.
(bell chiming)
- This is seasoned gravy. (bell chiming)
- Seasoned. (bell chiming)
- This is for the black people.
- It's closer to a dumpling.
- Like a Jamaican dumpling.
- Yeah, like a fried dumpling. - Absolutely not.
Absolutely not. - No?
- Nope, not my dumplings. - Okay.
- I also feel like Americans like to rename things
because I don't think they want to admit
that they took it from us.
- To use like a football analogy,
it's like Berkham and Henri, right?
So you've got Berkham, say it's like the gravy's the assist.
(Teeyana laughing)
And this is like the main person, Henri,
the scone. - Wow.
- This is just a lot, in my mouth, I feel like.
I dunno, It's not givin'.
(camerawoman and Ada laughing)
Maybe they should have jam
(record scratching) with it.
- Jam? - Yeah.
That would be really good.
- Mm, mhm, mm.
Mm. Mm.
- [Director] You ready for the next?
- Mhm, mm, keep it comin'.
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Ooh,
Louisiana kitchen.
- Spicy.
- Anything that has Louisiana on it, you can trust it.
- I'll let you go first again, yeah.
- Are you sure?
- Okay, I'll go first.
- (Shann gasping) - Ooh.
- They look so good.
- Are you a breast man?
- I.
- This chicken is huge.
- Super crispy.
- Yeah.
- It's mad crumbly, bruv.
- No, it's nice and - This is what-
flakey like.
- Oh my gosh it's crunch time, for real.
- And you know what, it doesn't feel
grease. - Mm.
(chicken crunching)
Mm!
(Ada laughing)
- I can't even speak.
- Mm. Mhm. Mm, mhm, mhm, mhm, you know it, mhm. Mm.
- This is really good.
- It's really good.
- It's very well seasoned.
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It's very well seasoned,
(bell chiming) I must say.
- Moist.
- Mm.
- Moist.
- I've never had chicken this crunchy.
Is this real?
It's crazy.
- Mm.
- I feel like I'm doing an ASMR.
- Cause it's so crunchy?
- Mm. (chicken crunching)
- It's succulent, it's crispy.
The aroma, oh it's taking me back to like,
America.
- I'm not gonna lie
(chicken clucking) fell off, so.
(Teeyana laughing)
So Popeye's is comin' at the right time,
- Mm. - you know.
- The bar has been set really high.
- Popeye's well done, I'm not gonna lie.
- Are you gonna eat all of that?
- I am, yeah.
- Okay.
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- Bring it, bring it, bring it, bring it. Mm hm hm.
- I take chicken wings quite seriously.
- Yes.
- Now you know me, I love some chicken wings.
- What are you gonna go for a drum or a flat?
- Flat.
- Is it? - Yeah
- I'm gonna go drum.
- I'm gonna go for a flat one.
- Yeah, me too.
- Flats.
- I'm on drums.
- I like pickin' 'em apart like it's a puzzle.
(chicken crunching)
- Listen to that crun, did you hear that?
When you bit into it?
- Yeah, it is so nice.
- One thing I can say is flavors.
Fla-vors.
Flavors.
- And again, it's moist, like. Oh yeah.
- It's crispy, well-seasoned.
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- I feel sorry for chickens, man.
- Low-key. low-key, I might like the wings more
than the chicken.
- This is lit.
- I kinda want to put the whole thing in my mouth, but.
- Same.
- Can I take this home, I need to-
- I'm taking this whole, I'm taking everything home.
- [Director] You can take all this home.
- I will say, these are the best fried wings I've had.
(record scratching)
Yes, I will say that.
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I can't tell you how long I've wanted this.
- Everyone was raves about them.
- Oh my. Did you smell that?
- Oh, okay.
- That's- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Oh my gosh.
- Oh, this looks good. Yeah.
- Ooh. I'm seeing gherkin. Yeah!
- Good thing I looked, I'm not a fan of the gherkins guys.
- Gherkin, gherkout.
- It's a brioche bun.
- Brioche, we love brioche bread.
- The bread smells fancy.
- Yeah, it does.
- And, that's not a bad thing.
- Go.
(Imara giggling)
- Mm.
- This is serious.
- This is straight heaven.
- I actually don't wanna talk too much.
- Score, I appreciate it. It's wonderful.
- The pickle actually.
- Yeah, it's kinda surprising.
- Yeah, I'm surprised.
- I was trying to get big bites,
in case you try and take it away.
- This doesn't taste like mayo.
It tastes like they added a little twang to it.
A little, a little, oomph, a little scano, scano.
- I'm impressed, to be honest.
- This is amazing.
- Mm. Mhm.
- This is like a burger my nan would make.
- Cameras aside, I will be definitely visiting Popeye's
and grabbing this chicken burger.
- I understand.
- Oh my God.
- I understand the madness.
I would have fought for this as well.
- Where are they opening it?
- [Director] Westford.
- What Westford?
- [Producer] Stratford.
- Oh my god! That's next to me!
Oh, I'll be there every day.
- Are you going to eat that burger?
- Do you want it? (Pierre laughing)
- You see why they always say you have to be,
you have to be here.
- Definitely had to be here.
- You had to be here.
What! - Definitely had to be here.
To be fair, a lot of yous tried to be here.
(Teeyana laughing)
- Oh, that was great.
- The food is actually really good.
- It transported me back to like,
being in America, being in New York.
- I'm definitely gonna go Popeye's
and the chicken burger for me was 10 out of 10.
- The burger.
- Yeah.
- Literally the,
yeah, - Yeah.
it was the burger for me.
- That bun was made by God.
- Other chicken shops need to take note.
- Boss man will never see me again.
(Ada laughing)
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