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US vs UK Fast Food Showdown

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This video pits US fast food against UK fast food in a head-to-head showdown, with guest judges from the YouTube channel Jolly. The team visits KFC, Wendy's, Greggs, McDonald's, Nando's, and Chick-fil-A in both countries, rating each experience on a scale of 1 to 10. The US ultimately wins by a landslide, but Greggs in the UK takes the top individual score.

[00:00]
Introduction to the Fast Food Showdown

Americans spend $400 billion a year on fast food. The video compares US and UK fast food, starting with KFC.

[00:39]
UK KFC Review

The UK KFC chicken is described as flaccid, greasy, and lacking crunch. The Tower Burger is criticized for too much ketchup and a pasty potato texture. Fries are deemed terrible. Ratings: 4, 3, and 2.2 out of 10.

[03:41]
US KFC Review

US KFC chicken is larger, crispier, and more seasoned. Fries are battered and addictive. Ratings: 7.7, 7, and 7 out of 10.

[05:44]
UK Wendy's Review

UK Wendy's has fresher ingredients but lacks flavor and salt. The spicy nuggets are dry and spongy. Ratings: 5, 6.5, and 5.5 out of 10.

[08:02]
US Wendy's Review

US Wendy's has better seasoning and fattier meat, but the nuggets are rubbery. Ratings: 6.5, 5, and 7.2 out of 10.

[10:11]
UK Greggs Review

Greggs sausage roll is praised for its flaky pastry and moist sausage. The chicken bake and sausage bean melt are criticized. Yum yums are a highlight. Ratings: 7.9, 10, and 7.9 out of 10.

[13:09]
US Costco Review

Costco offers a $1.50 hot dog with drink, a large chicken bake, and soft serve. The chicken bake is better than Greggs'. Ratings: 7.5, 7, and 7 out of 10.

[15:30]
UK McDonald's Review

UK McDonald's fries are pure potato but not crispy. The chili cheeseburger is dry and lacks beef flavor. Ratings: 2.5, 2, and 2.2 out of 10.

[17:23]
US McDonald's Review

US McDonald's double cheeseburger has better texture and juiciness but lacks flavor. Fries have 12 more ingredients. Ratings: 5.8, 6.5, and 6 out of 10.

[20:08]
UK Nando's Review

Nando's rotisserie chicken is juicy and smoky but suffers from low convenience. Ratings: 7.5, 5, and 7.5 out of 10.

[22:44]
US Chick-fil-A Review

Chick-fil-A grilled nuggets are healthy but slimy. Fried chicken sandwich is spicy and satisfying but not the best. Ratings: 6, 5.5, and 6 out of 10.

[25:45]
Final Results

Greggs has the highest individual score (10). The US wins overall by a landslide due to better ingredients and cultural dominance in fast food.

The US wins the fast food showdown overall, but the UK's Greggs takes the top individual score with its sausage roll. The video highlights differences in ingredients, preparation, and cultural attitudes toward fast food.

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How much do Americans spend on fast food per year?

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$400 billion.

What rating did the UK KFC receive from the judges?

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4, 3, and 2.2 out of 10.

03:11

What is unique about US KFC fries compared to UK KFC fries?

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US KFC fries are battered and addictive, while UK fries are skinless and not crispy.

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What is the Tower Burger?

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A UK KFC exclusive item with a hash brown, fried chicken, and American cheese.

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What was the highest individual score in the competition?

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10 out of 10 for Greggs sausage roll.

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How much does a Costco hot dog and drink cost?

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$1.50.

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What did the judges say about the UK McDonald's chili cheeseburger?

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It was dry, lacked beef flavor, and the buns were too sweet.

16:48

How many more ingredients are in US McDonald's fries compared to UK fries?

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12 more ingredients.

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What was the main criticism of Nando's?

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Low convenience; you have to sit down to eat.

22:14

Which country won the overall fast food competition?

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The US won by a landslide.

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Fast Food Spending

Sets the scale of the fast food industry in the US.

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UK KFC Lacks Chemicals

Highlights ingredient differences between US and UK fast food.

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Greggs Sausage Roll Perfection

Received a perfect 10/10, showing UK's strength in baked goods.

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US Wins Overall

Confirms US dominance in fast food, but with a caveat about ingredient quality.

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US vs UK Fast Food: Who Wins?

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UK KFC Chicken Is Flaccid & Awful

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US KFC Chicken Is Double the Size!

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Greggs Sausage Roll: UK's Best Fast Food?

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[00:00] America is undoubtedly the epicenter of fast  food. As a matter of fact Americans spend $400   billion dollar a year on it. But the question is  are we the best at it? That's why we're here in  

[00:12] the UK, our biggest competitor. Supposedly they're  using better ingredients In fact there are some   ingredients in the US that are illegal in the UK.  On top of that, they have bigger menus, more unique   items and fast food experiences that the US has  never seen. So it's finally time, the whole world's  

[00:27] watching the ultimate fast food showdown - The US  versus the UK! Starting at KFC in the UK! But I'm   not doing this alone Today I'm joined with guest  judges UK YouTube duo Jolly We'll be pitting the  

[00:39] UK's top fast food spots against their closest  US counterparts And at the end of each stop we'll   be rating our overall experiences out of 10 The  country with the highest total average wins our   battle Now to kick things off at UK KFC we got  their fried chicken bucket the French fries or  

[00:52] chips as they call them and a unique item we  don't have called the Tower Burger All that   said we're going to be rating every spot purely  by experience on a scale of 1 through 10 but we   will also be talking about speed flavor texture  Chicken Reach into my bowl of wonders and grab a  

[01:05] piece of chicken Distinctly KFC smell Is that the  same as the American KFC smell something's missing   from it Ah it's all the chemicals The stuff that  we don't allow You know this is actually This is   probably about the same I'm always amazed at how  little crunch there is It's like if they dipped it  

[01:20] in breading refrigerated it baked it and then  dunked it in oil It's flaccid Yeah Incredibly   greasy Really i don't enjoy how that tastes  texturally especially the texture I just Oh it's   awful It's like mid on a good day maybe above mid  That said flavor-wise it's okay Salt levels are  

[01:35] okay The 11 herbs and spices to me I think here  in England they're doing more like two or three   herbs and spices possibly Next up a unique item  only available in the UK the Tower Burger They   didn't even get this center This is way off If  you're expecting them to center the ketchup then  

[01:48] I think already your expectations are too high  A hash brown a fried KFC chicken For some reason   there is American cheese on here I have no idea  why contextually that makes no sense This feels   like a special moment as well eating with the  colonel himself Wow that's [ __ ] up I believe  

[02:03] that there are great chicken sandwiches in this  wonderful country We call them chicken burgers   but yeah that is not one of them The number one  problem when I've been into it was all I tasted   was ketchup Once I finally got past the great wall  of ketchup I then was greeted with the texture of  

[02:17] this potato which was probably greater than or  equal to a paste of cornstarch I just am not   picking up much crunch from it Same thing Not  much crunch from the chicken The salt level is   pretty underwhelming And overall it's been fried  in oil that's been reused and reused So you're  

[02:30] getting a little bit of that bitter aftertaste  That said I do have a couple positive notes It's   loving this I mean we do this for a living but we  got no idea what we're doing I want to point to  

[02:42] the salad It tasted like it had been put through  a paper shredder You know what they call that in   America they call it shredders Shredders really  now for the moment of truth the French fry This   is what won our best fast food French fry in  America Not this one but the one in America  

[02:55] These fries are different The question is are they  better no These are terrible That's atrocious It's   funny that guy's coughing right now cuz I'm trying  to not to suffocate Three items from the UK KFC   down Now it's time to rate our overall experience  Four out of 10 I'd say a three It would have been  

[03:11] a three if there wasn't a guy gagging It was like  a soundtrack So I'm going to go 2.2 The UK not off   to a strong start but there's plenty more places  to visit So let's see how KFC is doing in the US   Before we go in I have an announcement Merch has  been released The second channel has known for a  

[03:26] while and I'm bringing it over here A very limited  release so be sure to get yourself some It's in   the link in the description Got bread shirt Look  at this Come on You like bread i like bread We   you'd like some go to the link in the description  and get some before it runs out Love you Now let's  

[03:41] get in there Good for you today Can I do a six-  piece chicken bucket French fries as well 3050   Thank you That guy was so southern I could barely  understand what he was saying Speaking of southern   Josh and Ollie got a little taste of southern  hospitality Thank you Thank you Thank you so  

[03:58] much Southern hospitality You guys are so friendly  Dude Texas people are nice Everyone thinks that   we're mean Have you had KFC in America is this  a new experience i honestly don't think I've   ever had American KFC I mean I open the lid of  this bucket and my fingers are covered in grease  

[04:14] But my first impression is holy crap what are  you feeding your chicken why is that so it's   literally double the size That's the biggest piece  of fried chicken That's a breast This is a wing Oh   the leg's actually really small Skip leg day and  got a breast enhancement Cheers Oh wow Crispy It's  

[04:32] got way more seasoning to it It's just as oily  I keep chewing but nothing's happening That was   very stringy It took like 10 times the amount of  chewing as the KFC in the UK I mean the initial   flavor is so good though batter while being greasy  as hell tastes good I feel no less disgusting but  

[04:48] it just tastes better When we had KFC in the UK  I really did feel ashamed of myself And I feel   similar but it just tastes better It feels like  the reward for debasing yourself is much higher   Is much higher Wo So we tried that Off to a  good start Let's try the fries and decide We  

[05:01] tried the English ones These are completely  different They're skinless They're battered   And that shows the inconsistency of fast food  restaurants Oh chemically aftertaste That is  

[05:14] completely different to the British KFC You see  what it does to you they're addictive as hell   What the What's going on oh my gosh It's quite  difficult to stop They're really satisfyingly   crunchy And look the scary aftertaste went away  Now it's it's luring you back in Oh my gosh Oh my  

[05:28] gosh America I can't taste the chemicals at all  anymore Rating time First impressions definitely   better than KFC in the UK I'm probably going to  give this 7.7 I'll give it a seven I think I'm   also going to give it a seven This is the best KFC  I've ever had On to the next The US on the other  

[05:44] hand starting off very strong Back across the pond  to see if the UK can respond We're here at a place   that's new Not to the world definitely not to the  US but definitely the UK and that is Wendy's It's   newish last couple of years People have suggested  that it's better than the one in the US There's  

[05:59] burger I see you've picked up on our I know what  you're talking about Let's just go for it Cheers   That is easily I would say the freshest tasting of  any of the fast food we've had today The lettuce  

[06:13] has a a real crisp to it Well they haven't shred  shred shreddest it There's a little bit of spice   in the batter It's got kick Texturally great I  have no issue with the texture It's got a nice   crunch The inside's got some juiciness to it  It's not super dry on the lettuce The bun is  

[06:28] chewy but on the flavor side somehow not  that punchy There's good spice but I'm not   getting a lot of chicken I'm not getting like  herbs and spices I'm not getting like garlic   blank piece of paper with paprika on it Onto the  next Dave's double You've got a great myard which  

[06:44] is kind of a surprise What's a mayard whenever you  sear something you get a full contact sear You get   this nice browning here Ooh I like it A little  sear Why is there no salt i bite into something   and I think that is perfect And then you explain  all of the reasons why it's not perfect I'm like  

[07:00] oh yeah the ingredients taste fresher It feels  like it's actually made by hand You can taste   the freshness of the lettuce the freshness of the  tomato the beef that's actually got a bit of chew   to it The beef does taste like it could have been  frozen but at least it tastes more like beef than  

[07:14] some fast food joints It's got the malard on it  Yep That's a duck My yard Long story short lacking   flavor lacking salt I hate fast food patties They  don't have the right fattiness to them They're a   bit like chewy and kind of dry Everything else  was solid We have one more left The spicy nugs  

[07:31] The nuggets they're dry They taste nothing of  chicken And there's no crisp It's like eating a   sponge And all I taste flavor-wise is really just  a slight spiciness with no other background flavor   No garlic no seasoning but there is a little more  salt in it present I'll give them that much I'm  

[07:45] not joking When I eat this stuff I feel all at sea  until you talk and I'm like "Yep I kind of agree   with that." My overall score is going to come out  to a solid five It is mid as probably a 6 and a   half I reckon I would probably go 5.5 Now I've  never loved Wendy's in general but the question  

[08:02] is is it better in America wendy's Wendy herself  All right Chicken sandwiches Oh look at that It's   like an emoji That's like a butt that's been sat  on a bench for a bit too long Let's do it guys  

[08:14] Again they got the seasoning down That's salty as  heck It's almost too salty Quite spicy as well Oh   yeah There's a bit of heat to that More spicy than  the British one Everything they said is spicy in   the UK was almost not spicy at all They should  really just trim these up into squares and make  

[08:28] nuggets out of them The Dave's double It's shinier  on the top It It looks almost more plasticky Maybe   it does look better than the one in the UK  Shininess and all Cheers You were talking   about the salt level in the UK burger And this is  definitely seasoned better It's just drowning in  

[08:45] sauce which I think the main issue was that it was  too dry The meat is different It's fattier Ah When   the first burger that we had in London was less  fatty and I think you want a fattier piece of meat   in a burger to help hydrate all those ingredients  It tastes better but it tastes unhealthier Okay  

[09:01] let's move on to the next one nugget Go for it Oh  that's very different Very bouncy Quite rubbery I   "They're really great." And then you meet them  again and you're like "I've had a few less beers  

[09:15] and they're less great." I feel like they're both  equally bad for different reasons I mean the salt   level's better but the texture was worse and not  much crunch Ratings you rated it You're giving   that a 6.5 Okay Going to give it a five I'm going  to go 7.2 You're giving it higher than a seven  

[09:30] That's crazy What are you thinking that was a  good fast food meal What I will say is the flavor   was very good There was garlic and seasonings  in the chicken The beef tasted of beef There   was no flavor that drew the rating down The only  thing that did was the texture of certain things  

[09:44] The chicken nugget being spongy and the chicken  breast in the sandwich being a bit dry You took   the words right out of my mouth Was exactly what  I was going to say There you go I'm a big texture   guy I I Would you say texture overtaste buy it  now It's on Amazon Did you know that the link's  

[09:57] in the description Moving on The US is looking  good but this next competitor might just be what   breaks that momentum We have a unique offering  Something I didn't expect but something that was   highly requested not even by these two but by  my DMs As soon as people found that I was here  

[10:11] the first thing I kept seeing over and over was  this place called Gregs And I was like "What is   this a 7-Eleven it's a British institution." The  Sanctum of Sausage sausage roll Run it Here we go Cheers This is probably the fast food that I  eat more than any other I hate to say it This  

[10:29] that yearns for something There you go A wise  man once said "Texturally it's wonderful Super   crispy on the outside It's flaky The sausage  is super moist It's not dry at all I thought  

[10:41] it would be I was expecting something snappier  and more toothsome but I don't mean that in a   way of not liking it It's just different than I  expected But I do like what I got If you had the   sausage by itself without the pastry it would  be awful Like genuinely got awful But it works  

[10:53] toast It doesn't." Okay Onto our next Greg's item  the chicken bake Oh wow It really doesn't taste   good Mother god The way that that slithered down  my throat It does It does was unacceptable That  

[11:10] was I feel violated Well you're going to love the  next thing This really does look like Subway vomit   in a Pop-Tart Can you tell me what this one is  this is Subway vomit in a Pop-Tart No it's it's   a sausage bean and cheese melt We Brits love our  baked beans Atrocious We're getting worse Oh I  

[11:29] going to get fresh sausage roll because their  turnover is so quick Everyone who used to order   these is gone Now let's end it on a pleasant note  because Gregs also does sweet treats These are yum   yums My lord it's a little flaccid Well it is  a little bit That's actually pretty good Maybe  

[11:46] give it a little dunkeroo This is a pre-diabetic  masterpiece Wow Maybe a post-diabetic If we're   all lucky we're all going to lose our left foot  Put it in a bake Honestly these were banging It   seems like UK does fast food a little differently  It is also not just about there being a drive-thru  

[12:02] but just being able to go inside grab and leave  And that's not so much the American mentality The   American mentality of what fast food is is there  really there should be a drive-thru That is like   the determiner in America if it's truly fast food  is that you don't even get out of your car Cuz we  

[12:14] have this thing it's called walking I like what  Gregs is offering It's conceptually similar to the   7-Eleven model but it's way more focused on quick  service food But I mean all things considered I'm  

[12:26] kind of a fan Like if I were strolling by a Gregs  I would probably stop to get a sausage roll Hell   yeah If I were to give it a rating 7.9 I think I'm  happy with 7.9 I mean I'm going to go for a 10 10   out of 10 You can't improve on a grape sausage  roll If you're going to walk in for a fast food  

[12:41] baked good they've perfected it I think there's a  reason that it's basically a national religion I'm   not surprised that Josh he's not fully on board  because it's like the first church service he's   gone to He likes what he sees He likes it but  he's not ready to get baptized straight away  

[12:55] Ollie's insane score is going to make this  a little hard to beat This now comes down to   which country has the best average America is down  but not out So let's see if they can clutch it up   The question is what is the best comparison to  Greg's place where you can get a cheap sausage  

[13:09] item a chicken bake plethora of dessert options  the answer Costco So we gave the lads a tour It's   not exactly a onetoone experience of walking  into Gregs but it may have been better Funny   enough they don't turn any profit on their food  but I'm curious to see where it lands You're an  

[13:24] idiot Welcome back to America For the price of  $1.50 50 which is the price of our sausage roll   you get not only this hot dog but also a free  refill drink I mean that's mad Cheers That's a  

[13:38] hot dog for $150 Is that beef yeah beef hot dog  I mean it's hard to hate something that costs   that little Coming back from the UK a sausage roll  hits way harder than that 100% It's the same price   there's just not that much to say about that It  is a hot dog and that's about it Greg's also had  

[13:56] something else and they called it a chicken bake  but guess what america has a chicken bake too   That's a monstrosity It is a monstrosity This is  so heavy It's ridiculous I mean it's almost like   they're compensating for something You sold that  as Greg's chicken bake You don't want a male name  

[14:09] to give ownership to this That is a lot better  than a Greg's This is like a whole meal I really   like the baked cheese off the side If you just  compare the inside of that to the inside of the  

[14:21] Greg's chicken bake It's like a chicken Alfredo  inside a like crispy pizza pocket Honestly this   is very good It's just too big though Like who  wants all of that i do I could easily smash one   of these There's no yum yums but they do have  soft serve ice cream You're a sucker for some  

[14:34] soft serve ice cream Soft serve Oh my gosh Cookies  and ice cream Oh my god You've absolutely screwed   us by giving us this right before giving the  rating Before this I would have said a five The  

[14:47] hot dog was so much better than all the fast food  we've had today Yeah but they're gatekeeping They   you know they they don't let you in The chicken  bake is oppressively large Yeah exactly a little   bit insecure honestly but holy crap This goes  straight to my heart It actually does You're  

[15:01] going to go into cardiac arrest very soon Posto  including the experience 7.5 I was going to go   with seven I came in with a bad attitude The hot  dog it is the same product no matter where you go   Right The chicken bake it is actually very good  And then the chocolate chunk cookie sealed the  

[15:16] deal for me All things considered was a seventh  Wow Big ups to Costco Who would have thought it   moving on Greg still holds on the top spot but  America's still dominating the leaderboard on the   overall average Let's see if the next competitor  can get the score for the UK If there's any fast  

[15:30] food that represents American fast food better  than any fast food joint not by quality but by   cultural significance it is McDonald's This French  fry contains four ingredients Here's how many the   US McDonald's French fry contains I can't see  what was on the screen It's just slightly salty  

[15:48] berry oily potato This is the most pure potato  McDonald's French fry I've had Cuz the McDonald's   French fry does have a McDonald's flavor in the US  If you go and taste a US McDonald's French fry you   would probably take a step back and go "M there's  a flavor in here I can't quite identify Is the  

[16:01] texture the same i know you like texture." Why do  you ask it like that you look me he looks me right   in the eyes and he's like he's basically like I  know you like texture We tasted it here but in   better burger experience than the Big Mac because  let's be honest the Big Mac is mostly just bread  

[16:19] This is a bit weird but what I crave in this is  that little piece of crispy bun There's nothing   punch and all sorts of random ass cookies and  things and you throw up in your mouth a little  

[16:33] bit right here Good happy childhood memories  Lackluster experience so far But let's see if   an item exclusive to the UK swings things around  But it's not just any cheeseburger This is the   chili cheeseburger It has some sort of a chili  sauce It has pickles But wait a minute I also see  

[16:48] pickled jalapeno It's somehow more dry than the  quarter pounder The patties are thin and getting   obliterated I really need something to wash that  down with Very much uh of American cheese and   jalapeno I didn't get any beef The buns are super  sweet in a not so enjoyable way Everything's just  

[17:05] kind of one texture The meat is chewy and floppy  like a sandal So is the bread Both are equally   as dry That's the overall experience of it And  it feels like my body's rejecting that a little   bit We've had the UK experience I'm giving it a  solid 2.5 Probably just give it a two Blah 2.2 I  

[17:23] think we'll stick with 25 Yeah I'm comfortable  with 25 Okay It's better when you're in charge   25 You ask what you got Wow You got to stop doing  that They really are surprising me I've noticed a   actually searing them The cheese looks better  All the toppings look decent Good toast The bun  

[17:42] want to make better food Maybe that's happening  Honestly I think that is the best looking   McDonald's burger I've ever seen in my entire life  I did not expect it to be such a contrast from the  

[17:55] UK to here It could still be worse So let's taste  I can taste the malard in there I'm kind of blown   away Here's what I will say The texture is kind of  on point It's juicy It's fatty to the way I like   it The cheese is kind of melting and making its  own sauce The pickles come in You can taste them  

[18:11] It's pretty damn good And the bun is not bad  either But what I will say flavor despite the   nice texture is severely lacking to me Not just  salt level but I'm just not tasting much beef or   much of anything I just taste ketchup Surprisingly  decent texture Like if I were to give this texture  

[18:24] rating I might give it a seven or a 6.5 but  the flavor is sub4 to me It's not giving much   We compared the patties at the UK McDonald's to  a coaster you put a beer on The thickness to this   is so different There's not really any distinct  flavors there You just taste all of it in one  

[18:41] Take a piece of that ground beef and taste it It  tastes of nothing It really does because there's   no salt and this is the most flavorless beef that  there is This scratches an itch Almost no other   fast food can I can't imagine it would really get  much better than this out of McDonald's Are the  

[18:55] McDonald's fries in the US better than the ones in  the UK or is it the other way around yeah there's   literally 12 more ingredients in this Is there  any potato in that at all it just gets dipped into   like 12 chemical baths and then fried There's no  salt in them but there wasn't salt on the British  

[19:09] ones either No they're not crispy Wow that's a  bad fry Honestly one to one the US and UK fries   were similar because they were both mid Maybe I'd  give it to the UK due to the lack of chemicals But   you know what time to rate When I say the burger  was as good as a McDonald's burger couldn't be  

[19:24] there's still a ceiling to that I think this whole  experience has been really pleasant for me The   double cheeseburger way surpassed my expectations  I might even give it a 58 The fries really dragged   it down I'd maybe give it a 65 I'm going to go for  a dead six I'm going to give it a flat 55 Honestly  

[19:39] kind of high for McDonald's in the UK I felt sick  immediately after eating it But then as soon as we   bit into the McDonald's I felt like I might crap  myself Did you that's private Okay Okay Moving on  

[19:52] McDonald's yet again leaving us unimpressed This  time for both UK and the US And now the time has   come for our final matchup We're taking the UK's  top grossing chicken spot Nandos and putting it   up against the US's top grossing chicken spot  Chick-fil-A This is a battle of chicken Goliaths  

[20:08] Apparently the Brits love a cheeky dandos But  it's only fair to compare it directly to one of   the chicken spots that continuously has Americans  in a chokeold across the country This is going to   be interesting All you need to know is British  people love Nandos It's beloved So careful Watch  

[20:22] your words We're on the street corner right now  next to about 350,000 bikes Yep Those are all the   people that are parked and are just waiting in  case you badmouth This is your half chicken This  

[20:34] a quarter chicken It's rotisserie style We've  gone for a classic medium hot sauce People are   go hot we have some hot I have We have to do it  right a little bit of hot sauce Oh wow There you  

[20:50] go Bam It's squirted a little bit Juicy Seasoned  nicely It's got the smokiness from the grill I'm   bit of novelty factor There's multiple different  spice levels on the wings You don't know which one  

[21:04] you're going to get You just take a bite roll  the dice That's for sure spicy This one's just   barbecue I got off easy on the roulette there  I think that's that's quite lemony I like the   ooey gooey They're cooked nicely You get the smoky  grill flavor I mean this is quality cooked chicken  

[21:17] I'm kind of surprised In Chicago I went to Nando  Very nice But this one is significantly better   Seasoning is better Texture is better It's cooked  nicer So did you think it would be lower quality   i'm trying to understand why you're surprised by  this You're baiting me You're baiting me Bananas  

[21:30] the thighs It is juicy That's good I'm getting the  most like char grilled kind of action Reminiscent   of you know the sort of Burger King fake char  grilled but but the real version Well I wish  

[21:44] what I will say is they're cooked nicely but the  flavor is very chicken forward It's nice Someone   would be like you know what this is close to an  8 out of 10 overall Lights in the sense of tastes  

[21:58] good it delivers it's not dry and that's like the  biggest loss on most chicken bites is overcooked   Surprisingly cooked nicely but okay we're sitting  at an 8 out of 10 The convenience element is a   problem I think that it drops that down from the  fast food world closer to like a 75 To enjoy a  

[22:14] nanas you kind of have to go and sit down And if  I'm going to do that I don't want to go to a chain   I want to go you know somewhere local somewhere  that the people making the food really care about   That's how it really suffers While the taste I  agree it's on like an eight For me convenience  

[22:27] brings it down to like a five It's mid Wow  Nando is super mid Okay I instinctively want   to go higher but mainly because I'm a contrarian  Okay And also I don't like upsetting people It   was juicy well seasoned I would say 7.5 And just  like that Nando is on the board That only leaves  

[22:44] one spot left to go before deciding which country  is taking home the crown On to Chick-fil-A It's   popping in here We got a double line The first  queue of the day Yeah They're also known for   being extremely polite Can I do pizza can we do  uh three spicy chicken sandwiches can I also do  

[23:01] sir 3411 Thank you I got called sir Wow They were  very very polite She didn't say my pleasure which   you Our pleasure Why would you say that why  not say that you don't say it You cannot take  

[23:20] pleasure deserve being pleasured You do We're back  in America at the US's version of the top grossing   chicken spot Nando has grilled chicken but so  does Chick-fil-A but it only comes in one form  

[23:33] which is grilled nuggets You have grilled nuggets  it doesn't look great That looks like bodybuilder   food Meattheads love this stuff Why are they  slimy it's very very soft It's a bit rubbery   It feels refreshingly healthy for a fast food spot  You know it's not deep fried in batter If I'm in  

[23:50] a pinch and I'm traveling and I'm somewhere in  the United States I can rely Chick-fil-A We'll   have some grilled nuggets that I can eat and  hit my protein goal Makes it very easy I feel   like I'm in a Men's Health video right now Yeah  What they are known for is their fried chicken  

[24:03] We're going to start with the tenders here Very  crunchy a little bit spicy way less greasy than   KFC Warm no just a little You're not getting  anything You guys are roasting yourselves I   don't even With the Chick-fil-A sauce it's damn  good It goes down very very easy Yeah What's up  

[24:19] man how are you this is the obligatory break  in the episode where Joshua gets recognized We   should say this did happen to us once on the  shoot A guy pulled up wound down his window   and he said this is a direct quote Are you the  guys who do those videos with the little kids i  

[24:35] will say these are the better breaded ones that  I've had which is not what I want It's slacking   that people love Chick-fil-A It is a chicken  sandwich Little bit of trench foot on the bottom

[24:49] The way you took that bite you look like Pennywise  It's spiced It's got that little bit of heat   It hits a spot One of the worst Chick-fil-A  sandwiches I've ever had However you're right It   really does hit a spot Very hard for me to dislike  that Well experience-wise very very friendly I was  

[25:06] The food hits the spot but I think you're right  It is more disappointing It's more Chickville B   minus than other Chick-fil-As that I've had For me  it was above average as far as chicken experiences  

[25:20] go That said the convenience much higher than  Nando Taste was not as good I had the one that had   trench foot so I do feel personally a little bit  fronted It doesn't matter how polite you're being  

[25:33] it's still not bad We got low standards Yeah we  do We do Texture flavor was good Salt levels were   good I'll give it a six today 5.5 I'm going to  give it a six All right So we have a final ranking  

[25:45] but do you know the top spot or the winner i  honestly have no idea Was it Gregs gregs must have   ranked pretty highly The highest ranking of this  video Gregs Come on In London Unbelievable But  

[25:59] USA wins the overall competition by a landslide  which honestly frankly makes a lot of sense We're   allowed to use ingredients that you guys aren't  You're the kings of fast food I actually am not   proud of this It's a poison chalice sometimes  literally Fast food is just something that America  

[26:15] owns And whether that's something that we can  take pride out of which probably we shouldn't we   at least can have that Let me please be the first  to say it was my pleasure Subscribe Love you Bye

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