US vs UK Grocery Swap | Food Wars | Insider Food

From size to selection, we wanted to find all the differences between grocery stores in the US and the UK. This is "Food Wars."

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US vs UK Grocery Swap | Food Wars | Insider Food

[DowManDichter]

Joe just casually eating Weetabix without allowing it to soften, or add sugar or fruit, Branston Pickle without cheese, straight mustard on toast, Heinz beans cold 😂 Give the guy a chance…

[alistairthorn]

Wheetabix with hot milk, a sliced banana or some blueberries and a drizzle of honey - brilliant winter breakfast.

[patrickknight]

The pronunciation of "Yorkshire" was diabolical 😂

[Big-Chungus]

You can definitely see the difference in health consciousness between UK and US cultures. UK foods have a massive focus on being low in sugar, high in fibre and vegetables / vitamins. Marketing your food as ‘healthy’ in the UK would definitely boost sales. The fact that Joe was confused as to how being “high in vitamins” could even be a marketing strategy for Marmite was a pretty surprising take for me. I’m saying this as a guy who flips over food packaging and checks its sugar content before I buy haha.

[usedfuzzbox]

Joe suffering for his art by having most of those first items out of context, the sauces for instance really need to be on something, and the beans and soup, at least hot.... :D

[Salfordian]

Asda is no longer owned by Walmart, hasn't been for 4yrs now

[kitherit]

I'm an American, but my favorite YouTube channel is SortedFood, which is based in London. They've taught me TONS not only about cooking in general, but about what they like to eat over there, as well as food from around the world! I've not even finished this video, but it's been very entertaining to hear both perspectives on each other's foods!

One thought I had is that I'm not sure how comparable Biltong is to American Jerky. I definitely understand the comparison, though! I've never actually had Biltong, but I've seen it once or twice in videos. From what I saw it seemed like Biltong was a lot more dried out, with very little moisture left in it. (I think they have versions with more moisture in them, as I recall.) But most Jerky has a pretty decent amount of moisture left in it. They're certainly dried, tough, and chewy, but still have a good chew to them given their moisture level. I've had jerky that had dried out too much, and I really didn't like it as much. It'd become way too tough, by that point, for me!

[fantastiqgaming]

Weetabix are an amazing way to start the day in my opinion, they are supposed to be a base for adding stuff like fruits and berries but just sprinkling some sugar on top or some honey is really nice, i also like a lot of milk with mine so they can soften up

[jeffhardysoul]

I actually like this, it's more relatable and daily consumption focused, targeting on items we may take for granted or incredibly unaware about.

[broshmosh]

Branston pickle is meant to be eaten with cheese. It really adds to the flavour. You can get a thin-chopped version that helps with the veg texture.

[kristian]

No one eats Heinz Beans on toast cold mate!!

[mliekseter]

Former UK grocery shop worker here. Two things;
First, I don't know what store Joe went to, but at ours, if a customer asked us to pack their shopping for them, we would. That said, almost never happens, most often with customers in wheelchairs and even then not often .
Second, check the labeling on that Hershey's. It's not chocolate, it's 'chocolate flavour candy', can't be called chocolate in the UK. Makes me curious if there are any chocolate brands in the US that do meet UK requirements for chocolate.

[helenwood]

Why didn't someone tell Joe we put sugar on Weetabix?

[damagedheather]

It's very uncommon for anyone to eat plain Weetabix. That is very bland, even for a Brit lol. It's more common to dress them up with various toppings and/or sweeteners. For me, I really enjoy Weetabix with fruit, yoghurt, cinnamon, and maple syrup. When I was a kid, we used to eat hot Weetabix with brown sugar and cinnamon. It turns into like a very thick porridge but it's honestly so warming and comforting.

I think of Weetabix like a Ryvita. You're not gonna enjoy it if you just eat it straight up. It's about the toppings babyyy!

[brucewayne]

Never heard of anyone eating just Branston pickle on toast lol, you're supposed to have it with strong tasting things, like on a cheese sandwich or with something like a pork pie. It's a condiment really, like mustard.

[alexanderramjeevan]

As a South African, I can tell you that Biltong and Beef Jerky are two very separate things 😂

[kieranstewart]

Wild how I'm so happy that the Ribena was a hit! Also, calling biscuits "crackers" is a gut punch.

[watcherzero]

The taste of Tea depends a lot on the quality of your water (hard or soft), in the UK we have different blends tailored to the local water supplies.

[JessicaRainbow]

Jerky and Biltong are NOT the same thing! Jerky is cooked and Biltong is cured. Sure, they're a similar category of food, but certainly not the same thing

[ricequin]

Ribera made up with hot water is so comforting in winter. It’s what my Mum always gave me when I came in from playing in the snow. Another popular use for blackcurrant cordial is adding some to a pint of cider (hard cider to Americans). Cider and black is a gateway to liking the taste of alcohol for a lot of British teenagers. Art least it was for those of us who grew up before alcopops became popular in the late ‘90’s.