- Do Cheetos taste different in different countries?
- Let's talk about that.
(upbeat music)
Good Mythical Morning! (swooshing)
- Now, I for one am very intrigued
by today's investigation. - Me for two.
- Do U.S. snacks taste different
than their Canadian or Mexican counterparts?
- Mm-hm. - And, if you're on Reddit,
you should be checking out the Mythical Beast discussions
happening over there on the Rhett & Link,
Ear Biscuits and Good Mythical Morning threads
because, in fact, that's where today's episode idea came!
- Yeah.
Reddit user passmetherockk posted,
I have what I think will make a good episode.
I'm Mexican-American, grew up in Mexico,
but now I live in the U.S. and I've noticed
a lotta things from Mexico and U.S. taste different.
For example, Mexican Coke is way better than American Coke,
Doritos from Mexico are way better than American Doritos.
- [Rhett] Okay.
- Sounds silly, but trust me, there is a huge-y difference.
There's just a couple of examples,
but a lotta things taste very different when comparing.
Thoughts?
- Well, we thought we should do the episode
that you suggested. (laughs) - Thank you.
- So, that's what we're gonna do.
- Passmetherockk. - But first,
we wanna get out of the way
sort of the most obvious one, (glasses clinking)
just to test this theory out before we get
into some more difficult or unusual ones.
- Yeah, so we've got
the smaller American Coke. (glasses clinking)
- It made a funny noise.
- Oh, yeah. (thumping)
That's nice. - Which one's smaller?
Is that what we're trying to guess?
- Put some peanuts in there.
That would be nice.
Let's go to Mexico.
- Oh, wow.
There's a noticeable, there's a softness.
There's, like, a softness to the soft drink of this one.
- Yeah, there is.
- There's a different kinda sugar that they use here.
They use cane sugar versus corn syrup, I think.
Yep.
High fructose corn syrup is the top sugar ingredient
in this one, and then cane syrup.
There's definitely a difference.
Now, listen.
- And, I do like the Mexican Coke
a little better. - It is better, you're right.
And, there's a lot more stuff to get into,
so let's do it. (swooshing)
It's time for, Munchies in Different Countries
Taste Different, You Say? (cheerful music)
We'll Let Our Mouths Be the Judge
in this Snack Aisle Exposé.
- We're gonna try two or more versions
of the same snack in each round.
One's gonna be from the United States
and the other's gonna be either from Canada or from Mexico,
and then we're gonna see if we
can identify the United States version,
but we're not gonna have a preference
until we state our preference
and our guess. - Well,
it's not which one we prefer,
it's which one we think is from the U.S.
I mean, yeah, we could like anything.
We get a point for each correct guess,
and the winner gets to put
a very special prize on his own head.
- Okay. (swooshing)
(cheerful music)
- Okay, we've got two bowls (swooshing)
of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
One is from America and one of them is from Mexico.
- And, I'm just gonna put these together
for a second, just, I mean--
- They look different for sure.
- These are
darker. - Darker.
- So, let's taste these darker ones.
(food crunching)
Mm.
- I would just think I got a
Flamin' Hot Cheeto. - That's good.
Woo, but it's sour before it's hot.
(food crunching)
- Whoa.
Way different! - Totally different.
Whoa! - Whoa!
(joyful laughing)
(playful laughing)
(mysterious laughing)
- Link, you're the greatest.
Oh, okay.
(laughing)
- Hey, don't push it, man.
- These right here.
How do I describe the difference?
- [Rhett] Better.
- [Link] There's a sourness over there.
- [Rhett] Hold on, this is hotter though.
- This is, like, smokier.
It feels like I'm getting more pepper experience.
- Almost fruitier.
- And then, with, fruitier over here?
- I guess.
(food crunching) (laughing)
- A pepper's a fruit.
Mm. - Mm.
- What is happening? (laughing)
We're emoting.
We're doing, like, dad emotions.
- This is crazy. (laughs)
(grunting)
- At the same time! (laughing)
I like these better.
- [Stevie] You guys wanna try and guess
which is the American version?
- I have an American Link flag.
- [Stevie] With nice stabbing, please,
in three, two, one.
(plastic piercing)
- I don't eat a lotta these, but--
- I think I might like these better.
- I like those better.
- [Stevie] The American XXtra Flamin' Hot Cheetos
are in front of Rhett.
- Yeah. (bell ringing)
Yeah.
I would've thought that the hotter ones were from Mexico.
- [Link] What is the difference?
- [Stevie] I mean, for starters,
the Mexican Flamin' Hot Cheetos
only have one X in Xtra. (laughs)
- Oh, really? - And, the American version
has two.
Supposedly, the Mexican Cheetos
have more cheese seasoning and are more sour.
- Yes. - But, you said that
the American version was more sour.
- [Link] I know!
That's so weird. - Nothing about fruity.
- [Stevie] And, the U.S. version
has 160 calories per serving
and the Mexican version has 143 calories
per serving. - Oh, I should eat
more of these then.
- Huh. - Gotta balance it out.
(swooshing) (cheerful music)
- Okay, we got (swooshing)
some Twizzlers here, which are not licorice,
no matter what you east coast weirdos may think.
- That's right.
Licorice is black, y'all.
Okay?
- Which ones of these
are American? - This is just a red rope.
- I got that one in the right cheek.
And then, I'm gonna put this one--
- [Rhett] No, is there a color difference?
I don't think so. - In the left cheek.
- Oh, my gosh, they're so different!
- Maybe 'cause I put them both in my mouth at the same time,
I can't tell the difference. (laughing)
- All right. - I'm gonna take this one
out of my mouth. - Again,
that one's fruitier.
I mean, I'm just telling you.
I gotta make sure I got 'em mixed up.
- [Link] Is it fruitier?
- Definitely fruitier.
Soft and fruity.
- And, just more flavorful.
This is tough, but which one do you prefer?
I prefer these.
- [Rhett] I prefer that one.
- [Stevie] Ready to guess?
Three, two, one.
(sighing) (plastic piercing)
- I think-- - Fine.
I'll change, I don't know, so I'm just changing
my answer. - You guys seem so sad
right now.
- Hey, wait. (laughing)
- I mean, this is hard, Stevie!
- I'm sad because it's so difficult.
- [Stevie] Oh, okay.
The American Twizzlers are in front of
Rhett.
- So, Link is right.
- So, Link is correct, yeah. (laughing)
- I, like, looked at the names and us
and I saw Link in front of me and I was like,
I'm not Link! (laughs) (plastic rustling)
I was like, (yelps) I don't know what to do!
- Torsades.
- [Rhett] Okay, so what you're telling me--
- Is this French?
Twist.
Tor--
- And, look!
They are fruitier, because they got fruit on 'em!
See?
So, the softer, fruitier ones are from Canada.
See, and they don't, oh, there's just one strawberry.
But, you didn't see that. (swooshing)
(cheerful music)
- Listen, no matter what (swooshing)
country you're buying your snacks in, we wanna let you know
that you're welcome in the Mythical Kitchen.
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- Okay, we've got Kraft Mac & Cheese here,
or as we call it at my house,
you're on your own for dinner. (laughs)
- [Link] Right.
One's from Canada-- - Just to have
a little comparison here. - And, one is from the U.S.
This one is oranger.
- [Link] Oranger.
- Is that because there's just more cheese?
- I don't know.
Could it be?
- [Rhett] Could it be Canadian?
I'm gonna try not to be sad time, Stevie.
- Needs salt and pepper.
- [Stevie] There's a period of time
in which you take Kraft Mac & Cheese
out of the pot after you've melted the cheese,
where it's, like, peak deliciousness,
but then if you wait past a certain time,
it looks like what you guys are eating.
- [Link] They look a lot more different than they taste.
- There's more cheese on this one, but the cheese is,
I would say bland. - It's not flavorful.
We're going-- - Here we go in three,
two, one.
- This has got to be the U.S. - This looks like the, this is
what I think ours looks like. - It's got to be the U.S.!
- [Stevie] The American Kraft Mac & Cheese is in front of
Link. - Yeah.
- All right, (bell ringing)
so we both got one right. (knocking on wood)
What is the difference?
Because I can't tell. - Well, the Canadians
are making it oranger, but it's blander.
- [Stevie] Supposedly, American Mac & Cheese
is creamier and cheesier and a certain company website
that does taste tests, you might know who I'm talking about,
did a Canadians and Americans eating different,
you know, Canadian-American Kraft Mac & Cheese,
and it turns out that whatever you grew up with
is the thing that you like more.
- Mm-hm. (swooshing)
(cheerful music)
Oreos. (swooshing)
Canadian and American--
- Well, hey, don't do that! - Or American,
I don't know. - You're throwing us off!
- I don't know which is which.
- [Rhett] Well, first, let's look and see
if there's a difference in the way that they look.
- No.
None at all.
- [Rhett] This one's slightly bigger.
- [Link] No, it's not.
- Yes, it is.
Very slightly bigger.
- Wow, this one's freakin' slightly bigger.
- It's slightly bigger, man.
Which country's bigger? - The Oreo,
it says Oreo right there, it's slightly bigger.
And, I'm gonna eat this one on the right.
(food crunching)
- Tastes like an Oreo.
- Yeah, nothing unexpected,
but it's good. - Which one seems like
the size of Oreo you're used to?
- [Link] The frosting is sweeter
over here. - Can we see inside?
Not inside your mouth.
- I mean.
- That's what the inside of the small one looks like.
- [Stevie] Well, Link took a different approach.
- Look at that. (laughing)
- That's the difference there.
Yeah, sweeter frosting.
- Where's Canada showing up here?
But, bigger Oreo. - But, bigger Oreo.
- I would think that bigger and sweeter would be America,
'cause we try so hard.
- [Stevie] Three, two, one.
(plastic piercing) - I think the bigger logo
has America written all over it.
- I think they've downsized in America.
- [Stevie] The American Oreos are in front of Link.
- Oh! - Yeah!
(bell ringing)
- Are we right about that?
They're slightly bigger? - Yes, they are.
I saw it with my eyes. - So,
I don't have that, I do have supposedly the cookie part
of the Canadian Oreo has a stronger bitter cocoa flavor,
and then the Canadian cream is said
to have a different texture and taste
less sweet than the American cream.
- [Rhett] Yeah, and we both agreed on that.
- Uh-huh.
- You said that and then you went back on it.
- I got confused, but I--
- This is sweeter.
- Yeah, these are sweeter.
- Hold on. - Canadians.
The Canadians are sweeter. - No.
No, American is sweeter.
- Okay.
So, this is, I'm sad, I'm sad. - I don't know what I prefer.
(swooshing) (cheerful music)
- All right, Doritos. (swooshing)
We're doing the three different countries now.
- Oh, we are? - One of these is from
the U.S., one is from Canada and one of them's from Mexico.
(food crunching)
- Ain't nothing wrong with that.
- [Rhett] Tastes like a classic Dorito.
These look different.
Super cheesy.
- Overall, yeah,
there's more cheese here. - Whoa!
(food crunching)
Very different taste too.
- Wow!
It's like a different type of cheese.
It's not what I'm used to. - It's good though.
- This can't be the U.S.
But, it's good.
Then, you got...
- Mm. (food crunching)
- Now, back in familiar territory.
These two are very similar.
- Okay.
There is a difference between these two.
- What would you say it is?
Just say it.
- There's a difference, but I couldn't tell you what it is.
- These are a little bit better than those.
Okay, I'm ready to vote.
Well, let's say, you wanna say
what you think is the Mexican?
- I think we both know that
this one's the Mexican. - It's gotta be this.
This one's gotta be Mexican.
- It tastes very different and it's super cheesy
and I think it has more, like, an authentic
sort of, like-- - Oh, I'm using the wrong,
am I using Canada?
- Oh, you shouldn't have told him.
- [Stevie] Three, two, one.
- Shoop! (plastic piercing)
- Oh, so we differed, okay.
So, these felt the most familiar to me and that's,
but they're very close.
- [Stevie] The American Doritos are on
Rhett's side.
- Mm.
You lucky dog. - The Doritos
in the middle are Mexican
and the Doritos on Link's side are from Canada.
And, the American and Canadian (bell ringing)
ingredients are pretty much identical,
but the Mexican Doritos use achiote seasoning, which has
an earthy, peppery taste with a hint of bitterness.
- [Rhett] It's good, man.
I mean, it is really good. (plastic rustling)
- [Link] Yeah, they don't hold back.
- You're saying that the difference that I perceived
doesn't exist, I just got lucky?
- [Stevie] No!
I think it could exist, but the ingredients list
is pretty much the same, I can't see anything that would,
you know, that we could point to directly.
- Well, I'm pointing to those, they're American.
- I'm pointing to what I like the best.
(swooshing) (cheerful music)
We got three bowls (swooshing)
of Frosted Flakes, (hands clapping)
so everyone's gonna be happy.
No matter who wins, no matter who loses,
no matter if I'm on beat or not.
Okay?
- Okay. (laughing)
If it makes you feel better. - So, we got,
let's put these together and give a visual here.
- Well, you can see 'em, so. - We've got Frosted Flakes,
Frosted Flakes and Zucaritas.
Mexican Frosted Flakes.
- Can you see a difference there?
- These seem very frosty.
Least frosty and--
- [Rhett] Kinda frosty.
- [Link] But, it's a different type.
This is a shiny frost. - That's a shiny frosty.
- Let's start over here, this is kinda my thing here.
- Let you do your thing.
- And then, I'll just go ahead (cereal shifting)
and pour it all the way around.
- So good.
So good, like, very sugary.
I haven't eaten Frosted Flakes in a while,
to know if that's as sugary as it used to be.
- I have to think that this one's less sugary.
- [Rhett] You don't have to, you can think
whatever you want to, man, there's no rules.
- It's just as sugary, but I can taste more of the flake.
- It's very flaky.
- It's flake-tasty.
- Yeah.
But, that's not bad.
- It's not like I can't count on it.
It's that it tastes like flake.
- Right.
- And then, the shiny.
The shiny flakes.
- Hard!
That shiny made it hard. - Yeah.
- It's like wax. - It's a shell
of sugar.
- [Rhett] I can't believe how good cereal is.
- [Link] Let's go with Mexico first.
- [Stevie] You want a three-two-one?
Okay.
- Yeah, we're both thinking that, huh?
It's just because, I don't know.
When you go to Mexico, you wanna really see your sugar.
- You want shiny cereal. - Yeah.
- [Stevie] Okay, here we go.
Three, two, one.
- And, did we agree? - Oh, we agreed.
Which, okay. - Yeah.
We're basically just saying that the Canadians--
- But, you can't win if we all agree.
- No, I can't.
- So, you might have to change 'em up.
- Maybe you should change 'em up.
- This wasn't an easy call for me.
- Come on.
- [Rhett] You switch it.
- [Link] All right, I'll switch it.
- Hey, you might've just won.
(plastic piercing)
Hold on, did he just switch mine?
(laughing)
- You said switch it.
All right. (plastic piercing)
- [Stevie] Okay, are we good?
(murmuring)
- [Stevie] (laughs) The American Frosted Flakes
are in the middle.
- Oh, you did it! - Oh, good, yes!
- You did it, man. (bell ringing)
- (laughs) In spite of myself.
- [Stevie] The flakes in front of Rhett are from Canada
and the flakes in front of Link are from Mexico.
And, yes, the sugar content is the biggest difference
because the Mexican version has 17 grams of sugar,
the American has 12 and the Canadian has 10.
- Okay, that's strange though because
these tasted more sugary than those.
- Yeah, they did.
- And so, that's why I ended up saying
that the American would be more sugary than the Canadian.
But, I don't know, I guess the sugar
hits you in a different way.
But, Link, you pulled through. - I just love this box.
Zucaritas! - With the switcheroo
at the end and that means
you get to put something on your head!
- What is this?
- Well, it's a hat that brings together
all three countries in North America.
Canada for the hat and the American and Mexican flags.
- Oh, good. - Congratulations.
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