AMERICAN REACTS To US vs UK Food - Which Is Better?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I react to US vs UK food to determine which is better. Both the US and UK food were rated in 5 different categories. Those are the quality of portion sizes, ingredients, food prices, food safety standards, and variety. This US vs UK food challenge was shocking and there is definitely a clear winner here.
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A lot of cows in the UK are grass fed,also our chickens are vaccinated against salmonella.
That's why our butter tastes much better, because in the US they feed cows grain.
@@SirHilaryManfatthat’s most probably they got trash grass lol and poor cows
Plus most of the chickens are free range in the UK.
@@johnleonard9090Barn/Caged hens almost seems to be a thing of the past 🇬🇧
Thank Edwina currie for the awareness
One prime example is UK vs US McDonalds French Fries. In the UK they have 3 ingredients (Potatoes, Oil & Salt), in the US they have at least 17 ingredients..
Funfactlet: the British version of Mountain Dew is closer to the original recipe than the current US version.
Edit: In Europe & the UK food additives have to be proved to be completely safe before they can be used in foods, while in the US food additives have to be proven to be unsafe before they're forbidden from being used in foods.
Restaurant prices in the UK are higher because the staff are paid a fair wage. They don't rely on tips.
We have red food dye in products in the UK. So we have M&Ms and Skittles etc. The difference being is we use a natural dye, mainly from Beetroot or Beets as you call it.
Our orange dye in foods and drinks come from Carrots. You can have the same, the trials have been done, you could switch tomorrow but it's cheaper to use artificial dyes and the companies will keep on doing it until they are forced to stop.
Or cochineal. (Crushed insects with an intense red pigment in their chitin)
@@AndrewHalliwellI believe this is also known as carrageenan
@@AcanthaDante no, carrageenan is derived from seaweed and is used as a thickener and emulsifier.
Subway rolls are classed as cake in uk because of sugar content so therefore cannot be sold as bread
I make it 5-0 to the UK. Larger portions and more fast food chains aren't 'wins', they are responsible for the awful level of obesity in the US.
I was about to type something similar - although I was going to say I'm happy to lose out on 'oversized,, unhealthy' portioning and far less 'chain' stores of 'junk' food as I refer to it....
Chances are, you are also getting a better quality of food - especially in restaurants where our food standards are much higher so the quality of ingredients are better to start with so worth paying a 'bit more' in a restaurant for - although most Pubs probably beat everyone for Price/quality of food imo...
The UK has a reputation for bad tasteless food thanks to the Americans. During WW2 Britain was forced to eat bland rationed food, and American GI's assumed this was how our food tasted generally. So they returned home with the incorrect assumption that our food was trash, and unfairly spread that myth around the world. Thankfully most Americans who try British food are generally surprised at how good it actually is. Also according to Spencer from Embrace the Suck channel, the Asian food in the UK is much better.
That's not to say that American food is terrible, because you guys have the most Michelin starred restaurants in the world, but British and European food standards are far higher and safer.
Tasteless our foods are good people using spices to make things taste nice but with us Brits we don’t need to cheat with spice we can make things taste amazing without spices or seasons just like how mushy peas and batter taste together amazing and the after taste is amazing too and too many spices make you smell like a Indian and that’s not being resist it’s true the chemicals in the spices goes into the bloody stream which gets released out of the sweat glands
US isn't in the top five for Michelin starred restaurants. They have 49 more than the UK, but considering the size difference of country and population...
@@robinthesan Fair point.
Grits though ......😢
Honestly the reputation of bad food came from bitter racist Americans who despised us brits for refusing to segregate. For treating black men as equals. How DARE we. It’s why America was late to the war. They knew it would start the end of their racism. Because it was the first time black Americans got to see racism WASN’T a white issue it was a racist American issue. The treatment they received is what made them fight to end segregation. Same as they only wanted to separate from Britain after we ruled slavery illegal in 1771/1772. Which just confirmed it was still illegal from William the conqueror making it illegal a THOUSAND YEARS AGO NOW. We ruled that an escaped slave couldn’t be returned. Because and I quote… the air of England is too pure for any slave to breathe. They become free the INSTANT they’re on British territory. Would love more people to understand history. 😂
Absolutely love how you are exploring on your own and not reacting to other you tubers as much which is sadly rare to find
Scottish cows are grass fed, but some are fed barley or other grains to finish them faster and not hormones.
The dye red 3 was banned from cosmetics in US 35 years ago, due to the cancer risk,so I don’t know why they continued to use it in food 🤷♀️. Congratulations on passing the 4k 🎉😁
In US restaurants you are tipping more. UK waiters get paid an adequate wage.
The horse meat DNA found in burgers in the UK was from meat that was found to come from Poland through Ireland, The UK is generally very strict. The restaurant meals might be more expensive but we don't have a tipping culture as the staff are paid a living wage, add on to that the healthcare is provided nationally for everyone, not linked to a job. It's appalling that a civilised country treats animals raised for human consumption so poorly, USA animals are fed grain that is sprayed and includes growth hormones.
Our sheep and cows eat grass. Feed lots would be illegal here. That's why our meat, milk and butter are so good. Our butter is a rich yellow, not the unhealthy white stuff you get. Our animals are not given hormones either.
French butter is more pale even when grass fed as I've had some. Also england supermarket meat is fed almost exclusively grain, you can tell by how pale the red meat and pork is. And water is added to make the chicken bigger than it naturally is. Local farms are the only safe option.
Every time I hear fast food chains being described as ‘restaurants’ I have to laugh out loud. As to this video , there are more informative videos that make the comparisons easier to follow.
I want you to watch: The Last Night of the Proms 2012. Three pieces stand out… Land of Hope and Glory/Rule Britannia/Jerusalem with God Save the Queen. A very British Institution. As an honorary Brit you need to see this!
Common Knowledge to us Brits that food quality and standards here in the UK are far more strict and way more options of healthy free range foods, The US foods contain pure fatty rubbish
And bad chemicals their FDA (food and drug administration) ain’t for purpose for what they allow in foods Hersheys chocolate has the same chemical as sick init
Fat isnt the problem ... sugar (soft drinks!!! high fructose corn sirup) is ...
When you do get the chance to visit the uk. make sure you don't just go to london like most tourists, get yourself up north, there's so many beautiful places, super friendly people! You might struggle with some of our thicker accents :D
Its good in the south too, just not London. 😂😂
Also come to the East Anglian region. We have much history here and the countryside is beautiful.
But whilst you are in London, you should go to Twickenham. I mean, you should watch live rugby anywhere, but international rugby at Twickenham is a bit special
@@cheetarah9199 Why should he? Not everyone is fanatical about sports and rugby isn't special.
Restaurants in UK pay their staff in America waitresses live on tips that’s why eating out in UK costs more. Until I realised how low US paid waitresses I’d thought they had a civil war to end slavery.
I grew up on a farm in Wales. We feed our cattle grass unless it really freezes in winter then it is silage (fermented grass). Dairy cattle would get a "treat" of animal feed during milking, not more than a cup or so of cereal and salt and raw sugars.
Chlorophyll is just what makes leaves green. It is not the toxic chemical.
I don’t agree with the variety argument. You can buy food from anywhere in the world in the UK these days, and that’s to a large extent a consequence of the British Empire. Yes, the USA will have a greater choice of burger outlets, but how many curry houses do you have? Turkish? Pakistani? Indian? Chinese? Greek? Italian? Mexican? Afghan? Cypriot? Spanish? French? All available, and many more.
I just went to my local grocer (Syrian) and picked up cinnamon sticks, curry leaves, black lentils, red lentils and some sesame halva. None of the local "chains" like Spar or Tesco Express stocked any of them.
Portions sizes quality or quantity, less is better if it's better quality
We mainly feed the on grass and silage amongst vegetable scraps
Strac, I think I have posted this before but if you want to make quality British bread (and food such as cake and savoury meat pies) take a look at the videos on here by John Kirkwood. He makes everything simple to follow.
I used one of his bread recipes, makes a fantastic loaf. And like you said... Very easy to follow.
I would probably argue it should've been 4-1. The variety argument was just based off big national chains, but here in the UK, there are more independent venders/local chains than you would probably get in the US that negate the need for larger national chains.
How does WatchMojo justify food chains as variety?! Chains are the opposite of variety!
I was a bit disappointed that one of the categories won by the US was portion sizes and I can't help thinking to myself is that really a win
I like how variety was judged by an American and how many fast food places 🤦🏻♂️
That’s not a subway to happiness that’s a subway towards diabetes 😂😂
Bro's Eureka moments are priceless 😂
You should react to a Food wars video UK vs US
I'm confused about the measurement of food variety by the number of "restaurant" chains. What variety of food are we missing in the UK?
We still colour food - our Skittles are still bright colours (maybe not as vibrant as the US), but we had the tartrazine etc. scare back in the 1980s. Most people started looking for E numbers on their products and simply stopped buying them.
US restaurant meals 5% cheaper than UK?? But then you add 20% tip to the bill. We don't, so UK is 15% less overall.
Would not consider ‘Stupid-Sized portions’ to be a win…..
The crowning irony is that these foods are ((safe)) to eat in small doses ie you’re meant to eat half a bag of M&M’s PER WEEKLY, unfortunately the studies don’t mention how often each food item is consumed on a regular basis
look at all that chlorinated chicken in the USA.
let me break this down for ppl in the uk we have a free health service and because of this our restrictions are alot tighter so that less ppl are forced to use the health care system due to poor food quality. in america the health system is a paid service thus restrictions being alot lighter because they want you to pay for health care so if more americans get sick they get more money sad but this is the stark reality sorry to my wonderful americans ❤
spot on.. was going to post this but you nailed it :)
some of the wins by the US were losses
It’s all about the words between the lines when it comes to these super corporations in regards to what they can and can’t get away with 😂😂
Food, healthcare, workers rights, public transport, crime, nothing is better in America.
You gotta try a fry up!!!!
That video was exactly the reason Watch Mojo should never be taken seriously
That’s what’s supposed to happen with food but now we throw everything away so easily
In England we can choose to buy sliced bread or fresh in our supermarket which has been baked that same day
I lived around farms, and usually they were naturally fed and also had some kind of supplementary food if that's the right word to keep them healthy.
One option to look at is to buy a bread making machine.
That will do everything for you and a few hours later you'll have a loaf of bread that only contains what you selected.
That will typically be yeast, flour, salt, sugar (just enough to give the yeast a kick start) and water.
The machine will come with a book of recipes and some measures so it's almost completely foolproof.
Although, I admit to having produced something like a house brick on one occasion. 🙂
Also, with our restaurants being on average 5% higher here in the UK, you need to factor in that we aren't expected to tip, so whilst the food might be slightly more expensive we aren't guilty tripped in to paying the staff to do their job. It's the employers responsibility to cost and charge for their food and also to pay for their staff. What is the average tip in the US, 20%?
U actually think he will read this. He's only doing this to make money. He doesn't actually care. Same with all the us reaction channels. And fuck the u s a
Could you put your bread once it's cut up in the freezer?
I wonder if they factored in the 25% tip on restaurant bills in the USA when comparing the cost of eating out.
The 2 points US got is for portion size and varity, of additive ridden food in a different of styles. For Price is not a genuine like for like, US food is cheaper in resturants because of the tipping culture that the waitresses need cause their pay is so low. So add on an extra 25+% onto that cost of the meal.
For chioce we have alot, mexican food is not big in the UK, since mexico wasn;t part of the British Empire, but we have alot of cuisine from the countries that where in the British Empire, curry houses and chinese take aways.
I went to many restaurants in england back when i was working there. I never understood why they serve chips (fries) as a side dish to a lasagne which is considered a full meal in the rest of Europe 😂 btw you can freeze fresh bread
That's a sweeping statement, I've never had chips served with Lasagna, anywhere, ever. It's usually salad, garlic bread or just a big dish of Lasagna on it's own.
and luckily we have loads of it
He said chloraphalonyl. Not chlorophyll. The former kills fungi and contaminates water, the latter is what plants use to breathe, to convert CO2 and water into sugars.
Find time to make your own bread, It is good for your soul. Anyway, the yeast does most of the work.
And the oven 😂😂 humans prepare food we don’t cook it the oven or fire cooks it it’s not like we stand their blowing out hot air like a air fryer 😂😂😂
You don't even need yeast: I make soda-bread regularly, as well as many Indian flatbreads (like most Brits, I'm a curry freak).
@@annalieff-saxby568 True, but I do like a yeasty bread. It's the phyical connection to the ingredients that I like. 10 or 15 minutes of kneading. And that works with chappati, naan, pizza.. I shall give soda bread a go..
@chrissaltmarsh6777 It's wonderful with a homemade soup, freezes well, reheats brilliantly from chilled or frozen in the microwave, is delicious warm, doesn't need any kind of spread, and costs pennies. Highly recommended, but not particularly sensual, unless you like rubbing marge/butter into flour until it has the texture of breadcrumbs...
I'll get my coat.
@chrissaltmarsh6777 For some reason, my reply mentioning "rubbing fat into butter until it has the texture of breadcrumbs" was too racy for YT and has been shadow-banned.
I'm glad you're eating safe bread. It's much better for you.
The big difference is the size of the country. It's easier to supply a country the size of Britain (including Northen Ireland) with good, wholesome, healthy foods. Plus as far as I understand it food shopping is a great deal cheaper in the UK because - again - size.
You are right about the food in America being rubbish. You are also right about your FDA. In America unless you CAN prove 100% the ingredients ARE harmful you can use them. In the UK and Europe unless you can prove the ingredients ARE 100% SAFE you CANNOT use them.
even our McDonald's is healthier than yours, relatively speaking
EU countries have the same restrictions on colouring and flavouring as the UK. Also there are laws on how much sugar is acceptable, where meat comes from, what they're fed, how clean are the conditions for cows, chickens and egg laying and collection.
you should make your own bread, it is easy to be honest, i make all my own, once you crack the bread making, that bread base can be tweaked to make so many different things, like doughnuts, which i make at home, french bread and small baguettes, its just a bit of time
You have to visit the north east Middlesbrough and try the parmo many Americans who do foodie tours loved it
I go to a restaurant in Scotland where the menu says who shot the venison.
Their calories😂😂
Try monty python you might not be able to breathe from laughing but look up the full length videos. It would be cool to see your reaction to it's just a flesh wound from the holy grail movie
We don't refridgerate our eggs. Reason, no need as not treated, they go from the chicken to the consumer. The US washes their eggs using a cleaner which can penetrate through the shell and contaminate the egg, henve the need to keep in the fridge.
But it is generally advised to put them in the fridge because most people's houses fluctuate in temp and eggs go off faster in that condition compared to a consistent temp.
@@AcanthaDante It reduces the 'shelf-life' by 5 days compared to refridgeration. If you're not using your eggs within a whole month then maybe there's overconsumption at play?
I live in the UK and yes ,it's very bad that they are using this in America in foods personally , find even in the UK some products here if processed are very bad ,but America's are far worse, I just eat whole foods cook from scratch , if I want something sweet ,I bake ,cakes ,my own bread in my bread maker ,leave enough out for couple of days after slicing it then put 2 slices per bag in the freezer to keep it fresh ,then take what I needed takes two hours to thaw it out ,or I just do it on defrost in my microwave between 30 -50 seconds and it tastes like fresh bread ❤
These days, you can buy all manner of exotic foods, from cheap to excellent fine-dining standard fare in both countries. I would suggest that EU standards are better, but now we’re no longer in the EU, doubtless we will presumably be forced to import sub-standard chlorinated chicken etc, as a makeweight in any tariff negotiation deal. I think you can probably buy better quality cheap food in the UK. The portion size thing was more relevant a few decades ago than it is today, as massive fast food portions are now easily available in the UK too. Morbid obesity in the UK is fast catching up the USA.
Most of the largest people eminate front the US.
The US allow a greater volume of non food contamination (bugs, dirt etc) in their food.
Having bigger portion sizes that lead to obesity SHOULD NOT be a positive and therefore not a win to the US ... Its a bad thing lol!
I dont think America gets a point for quantity of food. Like yes you get a lot for your money but there's portion sizes that are obscenely massive like the cokes you can have it super sized and the large portions in UK would be like a small in USA. And the larger the portion the more likely you'll eat more
I'm not sure if the US eating out prices includes tipping, cause it might end up being more expensive then the UK
You have to inlcude tips when eating out as part of the cost in the states, so not totally accurate at the part around 9:30
Until America starts taking examples from other countries instead of trying to prove it knows better it will never catch up 🙄
When i lived and worked in the USA i was very disappointed with the food It was cramed packed with flavourings and artificial chemicals Even the bread was HORRIBLE along with CHOCALATE In the end i was only buying from farmers markets It was alot more expensive But tasted alot better and was alot healthier
I feel that the food variety was poorly expressed. I would have investigated the range of cuisines in the smaller towns myself. NYC and London both are concentrated melting pots but I hear Indian restaurants are like gold dust outside of big cities in the US whereas here they're practically a national institution.
Not the best video on each others food .
I think you'd find it's 5-0 to the UK given the things the US 'wins' on are actually incredibly bad.
I beg you I honestly beg you
Please look up or do a video reacting to IMPOSSIBLE MEAT😂😂😂😂
It will utterly disgust you 😂
I know you aren't lying when you say American food is trash. You can get decent stuff but you have to use farmers markets and buy meat and eggs and bread from the Mennonites. Also, here in Europe, we still tend not to use over processed food on a daily basis. Most people still cook from scratch. Even our fast food however, is healthier than yours because we ban dangerous substances and chemicals and our meat is reared ethically.
Also, in the UK, the price you see on the shelf, is the price you pay. Food isn't taxed anyway.
in general grass thats what cows eat anything else is dirty
Sorry but you need to stop talking to and listen to the comentry
Bad video, because the critería for "winning" are stupid ...
- portion sizes should be judged by "how much of daily food requirements for an average person" ... and any excess should be negative, because it might be wasted ... or lead to obesity
- "more chains" is actually bad, because these are about industrialised food ... which isnt good
Yep but our food is better and safer
You only need to search on TH-cam Americans health improves when in the UK and Europe because of the food they eat..people with Celiac disease are now able to eat bread because it has 4 or 5 ingredients instead of 10+ full of chemicals..we do shop more regularly so the food is fresh but it's worth it.
While Australians laugh at what both of you call food ... UK Food is dripping in Fat (worse than French), USA food is dripping with Chemicals & Preservatives ..
It's cheaper to eat out in the US (so long as you done pay the tip)
More expensive, as you need to factory in your medical bills.
One thing that occurred to me was concerning restaurant prices. Did the US price factor in what I believe are virtually obligatory tipping practices?
Watch Mojo ... really? You can get better videos to react to ...
The British have you doughnuts and yes that’s the correct way to spell it not donut cause it ain’t made with do 😂😂 it’s made outta dough and it was the British settlers take gave that to you the doughnut was made by a women and it was in a cook book she wrote many mangy years ago and also the Brit brought you the apple pie too and the French gave you French fries the thing that American created was bbq sauce nice but not that inventive and also American foods have to much bad chemicals in it the FDA ain’t fit for purpose they let you eat so much bad stuff and it comes down to money