(gasp)
- I love America.
I do. (soft music)
Hi guys.
This is me Akafi Ali.
And I will be trying an American cuisine.
I'm super, super excited.
I know, that the American experience
is not just what it's a lot.
And I feel like it's more so culture.
There's so much diversity.
There's so much different cultures.
I'm up for it.
Today we'll be trying three dishes from USA.
First one is national favorites.
Second one is in acquired taste.
And lastly, it's a surprise.
I don't know, but I'm up for it.
So now I'm excited to talk to Chelsea
from the USA and she's an expert of the culture.
- I'm so ready.
I'm from Philadelphia originally
lived in New York for a while.
So I'm kind of an expert
on this American food
you are talking today. - Oh amazing.
- So can you tell me more
about the three dishes that I'm gonna be expecting today.
- So The first one will be Deep Dish Pizza
which is from Chicago originally.
- Okay. - I think it's like
a pretty controversial pizza
'cause there's lots of ways to do it.
- I didn't know pizza.
was that controversial!
- Yeah. - Pizza.
Okay (laughing)
- The second dish is cheese whip on a cracker.
Cheeses is cheese in a can.
- Cheese in a can?
- Yeah. - A can.
- Yeah, it can squirts out.
The third dish is a surprise.
- Okay. - But it's an American staple.
It's a sweet tree.
- Maybe ice cream, maybe dessert.
Maybe a bit of snack.
I don't know.
But I can't wait to try these dishes guys.
I've never tried Deep Dish Pizza before.
This is my first experience.
Shout-out to first experience.
Maybe, this is the reason why Pizza is controversial.
Okay
Looks more like a cake to me.
Shout-out to America
(laughing)
I can't wait to try it guys.
I can't, I can't, I can't wait.
I have to cut it because I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna put this entire whole thing in my mouth.
My mouth is big, but its not that big.
America!
(music)
Okay, first experience, cheese.
Cheese is what I put in my mouth.
All of this and not giving bread.
(laughing loudly)
But I'm not gonna lie you guys.
The sauce is amazing.
I would eat this again.
I'm not gonna lie you guys,
but I wanna have a bit of bread.
Cause inside you're not getting bread.
You're getting sauce and cheese.
(music)
Bread is fresh.
We love a bit of bread.
How it compares to other pieces I've tried.
It's a bit heavy.
So I'm giving my honest opinion.
What do I think?
I think it's amazing.
I can definitely see why it's nation's favorite.
You know why?
'Cause American loves cheese.
American loves heavy right in your face.
Thick in the throat.
It's a thiccum.
American loves everything thick.
They love everything extra.
And I love extra.
I am extra.
How many Akafis I would give this?
I would give this.
Let me think.
(sighing)
Three.
Guys, don't be mad.
Don't be mad.
Let me talk to you guys.
If it was less cheese,
this would've definitely top two for me
because the sauce, everything was excellent.
I loved everything about it.
It's just three for me.
So three out of five Akafis.
This was amazing.
I'm definitely excited to try the next dish
because if this was the beginning.
the second one, I'm excited.
Let's go.
So this one is the second dish
and it's crackers and squirty cheese.
For first impressions, America.
It's very colorful.
It's bright in your face.
The colors are very vibrant.
It's matching my hair.
America.
By the way, why is the name even easy cheese.
We don't like make of things easy.
We don't put easy.
It is what it is.
American love to simplify.
I love that for you guys.
Simplify, for the mild job.
Are you serious?
So I can't wait to give that guys.
So, let's go.
Let me just,
okay, America.
(music)
How am I?
Am I supposed to.
What the hell am I supposed to do with this?
You guys don't have the (indistinct sound).
(gasp)
You say easy cheese
and it's difficult to use.
Make it make sense.
In the UK, we have things like
(indistinct sound) that,
you know ,you press the button
and here you have to do this.
America.
Oh my god!
The way it's Coming out. Okay.
Guys, it's actually so fun.
Since you guys love cheese so much.
I made it extra.
So let me try it with the crackers.
(chomping)
I'm speechless!
It's a bit sweetie.
It's a bit soury.
All cheese like in the UK, it doesn't taste like this.
It really doesn't.
Its taste a bit of artificial.
And I love smelly things,
but like, not smelly things.
I love smelling things, not smelly.
(laughing)
Oh, now I know where I'm getting the smell.
The links are linking.
It smells and tastes a bit of like
American hamburger cheese.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's the one that I'm talking about.
And the reason for that is
because it has that kind of flavor and texture to it.
I am a bit surprised about this dish.
I would definitely eat this
for like after lunch, like a snack.
You guys love cheese for snacks.
You do.
Okay, Let me give you guys my rating for this.
I would give it one out of five Akafis.
And the reason for this, I will not eat this again.
It's not my, you know, cup of tea.
No, stay far away.
Drift to different location.
Get the hell out.
No, sorry guys.
(crowd cheering)
Wow!
Oh my God guys.
This is the third and the final dish.
And this is the surprise that I've been waiting for.
And it's Twinkies.
I've never had this before.
I don't know what it is.
So, first impressions, expect the unexpected.
There you go.
This one I'm gonna expect to be very full, very creamy.
And then also I just feel like it's gonna be too sweet.
Let's dig right into it guys.
Okay.
So opening the box.
Feeling of it before I open the box.
It feels a bit squishy.
I don't know what it is?
But the way the white thing is ready to come out.
It's ready.
Okay. That was a real.
Okay.
Oh (laughing)
Oh!
We've got this in the UK.
It smells a bit something that I've smelled before.
What is it? What is it? What is it?
We have this.
I know we've got this in the UK.
But it's not the same
'cause it doesn't have like the white thing.
So let's give a try.
Okay.
It's sweet.
I've tried this before in the UK.
The texture, the flavor,
it's a bit creamy, but it's definitely something
that I wanna keep eating.
For this being a surprise.
Thank you.
And the reason for that is I love sweet.
I love things that I could, you know.
We love sweet.
It's not something that I would eat in the UK.
I know that we do have something like this in the UK.
It's Eclair.
Thank you.
It's an Eclair.
Go check out 'cause I used to work in Sainsbury's.
The British culture,
they love a bit of Eclair.
They do.
And you know why?
Because I used to be on too like.
I used to eat a lot.
I would definitely eat this again.
And also I give five out of five Akafis.
It's sweet, it's soft, it's not extreme.
This with a tea would have banged.
It definitely would've been American UK.
(soft music)
This was the American experience.
This was
come To America.
And I love it.
And the reason I love it is because it's America.
I love America,
I do.
So out of the three dishes,
my favorite one was the last one,
the surprise.
I love the Twinkies.
It was the perfect surprise for me.
I don't think I've got full understanding
of the American cuisine.
'Cause I haven't tried all.
But what I can say is I love it.
I love everything America.
Love you guys.
So guys, thank you so so much.
Make sure you comment down below.
If there's any other country or cultural food
that you guys want me to try
and I'll be back and I wanna try,
so thank you so much.
Are you serious!
Twinkies.
Winkies.
(laughing)
Am I allowed to say that?
What!
That was fantastic.
- This is what happens, when you took the piece
and take much (indistinct).
- Tinkywinky dipsy lala po.
Dipsy was my favorite.
Are you dipsy fan?
- Yeah i just like green.
Yeah.
Yes.
- Amazing
- (indistinct) - You are fabulous.