British Couple Reacts to US vs UK Portion Size Differences (KFC, McDonald's) | Food Wars
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I actually really enjoy that you’re watching this and aren’t disgusted in America but rather jealous of how much more food we’re getting 🤣🤣🤣 it’s cracking me up! I really expected you guys to be like whyyyy do you need so much?! 🥰
Right?
Sighs of relief
They understand that you pay the same price and don't have to eat it all in one sitting.
I'm sorry to Millie but ham and pineapple seems a bit wrong but Texas barbeque sounds good right now
Keep in mind our soft drink sizes are huge because we load them up with ice.
Two words: free refills.
And in the US you can ask for a little ice or no ice. So you get the full benefit of the extra size in the US.
Here in the USA I always ask for no ice. It comes out already cold. And when I get home I can just add my own ice. If I do eat in a fast food place, I'll always get a small because we get free refills. If I'm at a fast food place, right before I leave I'll fill my cup with soda and leave with it to take it home.
Speak for ur self less Ice more drink lol
When I worked at McDonalds we put about half the cup with ice. Sometimes more. You don’t get as much coke here as in the UK where there’s no ice.
I’m wondering if the drink sizes account for ice. My experience, US fast food cups are filled to the brim with ice where UK/ROI cups are just the soda - no ice
US fast food soda is self serve, unless you get drive through. So ice is up to you. i never get ice.
you can always ask for no ice if it is not self-serve
Yeah, the ice coffees everywhere are 24 oz to account for ice. Dunkin’ Donuts does the same thing.
You can specify amount or no ice anywhere I go.
Has more to do with it costs then nothing, us grows a ton of corn and HFCS is cheap as dirt
When I'm in the mood for pizza, I buy from a locally owned pizza shop. Never ever from a national pizza chain, i.e., Domino's, Pizza Hut, Little Ceasar's, etc. They can't beat the fresh taste of the local stuff.
Young people now will never know how good Pizza Hut was 40 years ago, when it was a real, dine-in restaurant.
@@LisaCupcake I remember dine in pizza hut when I was around 1-5. Best experience I've ever had and the food was amazing
Try the local stuff after leaving Chicago for Oklahoma 😕 shit is depressing
Hope you're feeling better....Millie deserves a medal for putting up with Mr Bees...😆 🤣
7:04 When they are shocked by drink size comparisons, it hasn't been mentioned about free refills in America while UK pays per cup. :)
Where I live here in the US there is a local pizza place that sells pies 26" across
4:25 Millie "Not me and my buddies, just me!!" with a super excited voice. Classic. 😀
Actually, the Large coke has been $1.00 US dollar for years, which is cheaper than the small, Indianapolis, Indiana
That's a "promotional price" which is not available at all times in all stores.
@@themoviedealers McDonald's introduced the one dollar soft drink deal back in 2017. They had been losing sales to competitor fast-food chains such as Wendy's and Burger King and needed to get more customers in the door.
$1 large Coke is always available where I am.
@@Andres64B All sodas in my local McDonald all sizes are $1.00 since 2017.
@@marydavis5234 Yep.
It's worth pointing out that the reason that there are so many more ingredients in our version over the UK's is that I believe(not a lawyer) that ingredient disclosure requirements are much stronger so they have to be much more specific here than over there.
That is true
Also, in the US I believe they have to list things as their chemical name and not their common name (ie Sodium Bicarbonate instead of Baking Soda)
@@AndySaputo funny they don't say sodium chloride as far as I know or sulfur dioxide or dihydrogen monoxide
Yeah the fact that people freak out about the list of ingredients makes me laugh.
@@chrisfeltner The USDA laxed the chemical name requirements in 2012 after they were finding regular consumers were getting scared of the chemical names for common ingredients so some things have changed but many manufacturers still use the old technique.
I do enjoy the ham and pineapple, it’s better with bacon added as well, but my all time favorite is just a mushroom pizza with extra mushrooms and extra sauce.
Do you bro, but that pizza haunts my dreams
Sounds disgusting, but hey do you! Personally I'm a pepperoni and jalapenos kind of guy
That sounds absolutely awful. That's like fear factor food 🤣
That sounds great.
Sounds yummy 😋
This is hands down my favorite reaction from Millie so far. Her faces in the first 5 minutes were absolutely golden.
We have a lot of ice in our cups though. So it just looks big.
They’ll fill it up with no ice if you just ask
I never get ice.
And then you get hot soda. No thanks. I ask for light ice because of this and the brainiacs give me one small piece of ice it’s all or nothing
@@bradarmstrong7467 If you get hot soda you're letting it sit out way too long. You get ice in that you'll end up with soda flavored water by the time you're done. My soda never gets hot.
Good point.
Oh Millie! The ham and pineapple pizza is my favorite too, but a new version I found is chicken, pineapple, onion, and bbq sauce instead of red sauce for the base. Amazing, my new favorite, and always with extra pineapple! 😍
Is that made by one of the Pizza chains or did you come up with that on your own?...because it sounds really good to me! : )
@@rickh852 Not my idea, but found it at a little mom & pop pizza shop nearby! Now I do make it at home, just don’t go too heavy with the bbq sauce!
@@andreaelliott728 thanks for the reply. : )
Pineapple on pizza... you will burn in culinary afterlife just like those mutants who like pineapple on pizza... 🙃
My new fav here in NYC is chicken, bacon, and ranch dressing. Barely pizza but so good after a few drinks.
If it isn’t too far out of the way you guys really should give the Whopper a shot. 🍔🍔🍔
Soooooooo much better than anything you can get at McDonald's!
@@chrisdutton2975 I’m a huge fan of Culver’s and sometimes Wendy’s. 😋😋😋
@@jpanici Don't have Culver's in my part of the country (Spokane, WA), but Wendy's is my favorite chain when I plan on eating off the value menu. Their Jr Bacon Cheeseburger is still a decent burger, just smaller. Most places value meal burgers can get pretty gross.
@@jpanici bro the Famous Star from Carl's Jr is so damn good!!😍
@@chrisdutton2975 Wendy's can't compare to D'Lish's, however. 😉. But then again, I can't think of anyone local who can. Except Aloha Island Grill, but a completely different type of food.
The funny thing, is our large drinks shrank a few years back when people started floating the idea of sugar drink taxes.
Yep, they had a 32oz & the 44oz tanker
Those are quite normal portions in the US. However, many of these chains allegedly serve even larger portions in certain states in the US. I live in California, but I have a friend who was telling me that when he was in Texas for a couple of years they served even bigger portions for the same prices.
LOVE Ham and Pineapple, I buy pineapples just to use on my homemade pizza, cause nothing is better than my own pizza
Philly cheese steak from Dominos is pretty legit for a pizza chain
I had to explain to a coworker from the UK that when the waitress asked her about choice of salad dressing, she was asking what flavor (kind) of salad dressing she wanted. The coworker explained that in the UK there is only two choices “yes” or “no.” 😳
I know this is a fast food comparison, and US Domino's has labeled their 16" pizza as "extra large". That's fine, but there are plenty of US establishments where a 16" pizza would be considered a "medium". For instance, in most pizzarias/restaurants found around the greater NYC area, a "large" typically starts at 20".
You guys are hilarious! Its crazy to see you get so excited for KFC; in the US it's bottom tier fast food chicken, there are so many better chicken places.
Same with Domino’s
Millie's reaction to the big box of popcorn chicken = 😂 🤣
anyone whos ever worked fries will tell you, there's a fry scoop and each bag gets at least one scoop, so medium or small, its just one scoop of fries.
Don’t worry, Millie. I’m with you on the Hawaiian style (what we would call the ham and pineapple.) I also sometimes want sausage and mushrooms, but am pro pineapple on pizza.
On another note, the look on Millie’s face when she saw our large soda broke my heart. She needed a hug, Beesley!
I agree! Like the Hawaiian, sausage & shroom! And for the spicy side every once in awhile the pepperoni & jalapeno!!
@@3stax170 I always go with jalapeño on my Hawaiian.
NOOOO True italian pies are not hawaiian
@@Justusracers I say this as someone who loves a proper pizza Margherita above just about everything else: The pizza is a food that transcends its origin (like the sandwich, the taco, soup, etc.). A Hawaiian pizza is not traditionally Italian, but that's fine. Pizza belongs to the world.
@@Justusracers You’ll pry my slice of Hawaiian from my cold dead hands!
On the drinks, remember that in the US our cups are filled with ice. In the UK you don't tend to use ice, so you are getting a ton more soda.
I came here to mention this. When we get our cup, 2/3 of it is ice.
Ask for no ice, or light ice,,, problem solved.
@@stormysyndrome7043 it's not a problem, it's just that foreigners think we get tons more soda, when in reality we only do when dining in and free refills. Or we specifically ask for light ice or no ice.
@@MissShellGrimes true, but I think it’s also a fairly well known fact that we drink a ton of soda in this country. Man, I know folks who wake up and open a 2 liter soda, and it’s gone by lunch. You always know them because they can’t go anywhere without their bottle of soda…kinda like a sippy cup. Probably one of the most addictive things sold in this country, along with potato chips and candy.
For me, I drink water. About 3 bottles per day. I’m rarely thirsty, so I don’t need to take a sippy cup everywhere I go. Gotta get the right water though…low PH tends to not actually solve the thirst for me, but is often a bit acidic. It absolutely will keep me thirsty. I only get the ph balanced water because it tends to match up with my body chemistry a bit better. High ph is good, but it’ll make me pee a lot too lol.
Well our drinks are alot colder as well. But it will be less drink when the ice melts then a just soda drink.
Here in my hometown of Concord, New Hampshire (USA) we have 2 pizza joints called "Constantly Pizza" & the largest pizza that they have is called a "BIG JOHN" & it measures 24".
Not only is food served in larger portions in a fast food place. But in sit down places as well. For example I can got into a local restaurant and order a dinner and walk out with enough food for a least the next day or longer.
The question is, what is the price difference with all of these different portions?
I have to side with Milli, ham and pineapple. The sweet and tangy s yum.
The difference between 2 20s and buying 1 40 that comes in 4 boxes is you get a price break for the bigger
McDonald's in the USA used to have a single 20 piece nugget box, but got rid of it years back to save on packaging costs. Just discovered you guys and am really enjoying your reaction videos!
Ham and pineapple is great, usually add pepperoni and Italian sausage as well though.
I add green pepper, and/or bacon!
OMG! Ham and pineapple is amazing! Millie has great taste!
Domino’s probably had to add the 16” XLarge in USA because there are a ton of local pizza shops (at least on East Coast) where there may only be two sizes (small & large) and 99% of time - large is 16”. Felt robbed the first time I ordered a Domino’s large to discover it was only 14” lol.
Pizza choices are interesting. I really like pepperoni, bacon, black and green olives, mushrooms and pineapple. The husband likes sliced meatball, sun dried tomato, spinach and pineapple. Also, we have several places here in my town that make pizza's that are 26 inches across!
I agree with Millie, ham and pineapple is the best.
Stay strong Millie. I get a hassle about liking pineapple on a pizza as well. If people put it on a ham, why not on a pizza with ham?
I had 1 young relative who actually tried the ham and pineapple and he loved. Most of the others wouldn't even try it. I love it.
That is very true. It's ok at a luau, but not on your pizza? Come on now.
I like dessert pizza. It was a big thing in the late nineties early two thousands.
About the drink sizes, in the US those cups are filled to within a half inch from the top with ice before the drink is poured in. You can ask for light or no ice but most people here prefer their drinks ice cold. I've heard it's different in the UK.
Well there are areas in the USA Today where there are temperatures in the 70's F. There is probably no where in the UK today where there are temperatures in the 60's F. Above 21 C and below 15 C...
On the pizza sizes... If you're ever in and around Atlanta, Georgia, there is a popular chain called Peace, Love, & Pizza that makes an 18-inch size called "Monster" size. You will NOT regret trying their most popular pizzas.
My Dear Favorite British Couple: What is the proportional price difference? Maybe that information would prove equitable, and make you feel better, or NOT, I don't know. Millie, you're My Pizza Sister; Go Pineapple Go. Love, Hope, and Joy.
substitute sausage and pineapple for the ham and pineapple and it is 100 times better
Definitely team Pineapple 🍍🍕
It's more expensive in the UK. Plus when it comes to drinks, you get free refills in the US. In the UK you have to re-buy it.
Canadian bacon and pineapple is the bomb. Love it.
What they probably didnt think about with the coffee is they ordered it black. So that extra space thats there is most likely for adding creamer and such.
We usually fold the large pizza slices in half so they don't bend and are easier to eat, like a sandwich
Yall really need to try a whopper
If you go out to eat here and get fast food, keep in mind the soda machines are designed to be used with ice. Otherwise they're kind of too sweet and syrupy
Wrong. They are premixed in the fountain.
Dominos was originally famous for its speedy delivery. They never advertised nor do they now how great it tastes or the quality of the ingredieants
How do you pick up a large slice? You take the hand holding the crust, and push down the middle to form the crust edge into a V (or fold all the way flat together, if need be). This provides structural integrity to the bottom of the slice, allowing it to stand out farther from the crust toward the point. If the point is still too floppy to guide into your mouth, take the other hand and hold up the tip until you can bite down on it.
We put a lot of ice in our drinks though so you don’t get as much as you think.
Just order 'no ice'!
@@markw3598 I like ice
I support Millie and her Pineapple! In my group of friends, we have several vegetarians, so we often get Pineapple and Onion. My favorite from Domino's is a thin crust cheese pizza with provolone and parmesan/asiago blend added.
My son works at a Domino's here in Texas, USA as an assistant manager. My favorite is the thin crust with pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms, green peppers, and pineapple!
Jesus. You have quite a hookup. Heh
@@SansAziza lol. Sure do !!
As a former subway employee of the US, I need to mention that you can actually get a 4-in sub called a kids sub, and a 6 foot sub for events 😅 the 6ft ones are nuts and have to be ordered at LEAST a day ahead of time usually.
Millie,.don't feel bad about the pineapple on pizza. I don't eat it regularly, but occasionally I will get Canadian bacon and pineapple. I prefer grilled chicken pizza with creamy garlic sauce instead of marinara. Hope y'all are feeling better!
This is not really a fair comparison. In the us the drink cups are filled literally to the top with large pieces of ice if you see what the actual soda volume is it’s about 1/3 the volume of the cup, so not sure if it’s the same in UK but if not, that’s the reason for the disparity. Also on more than a few items said to be us portions it’s just not accurate. Fries at kfc for example, never have I seen the “large” fries as this video claims also I have never gotten anything like the volume of chicken they say the US gets, they couldn’t get the lid on it. I call BS on most of this.
Exactly! That video is intentionally deceptive in order to make Americans look bad. Nobody orders the amount of food that they do. I have never seen those portions available on the menu. I also love how the US guy makes those over-the-top noises as if it's such a struggle to carry over his drinks. Making Americans look like gluttons seems to be the shtick over at "Food Wars."
@@Therealistoptimist Brad and gaming must be democrats. Just order 'no ice'!
For that to be accurate you really do need to "Remove" the ICE from the drinks to find out what your really getting!
Just order "no ice".
I worked at Starbucks here in the US for about 5 years. Baristas are supposed to leave a little room in the (hot) cup for two reasons. 1) The customer can add more ingredients to their drinks. Like adding sugar and cream to a brewed coffee. 2) For safety. Americanos are about 200 degrees (F), and unless otherwise specified, drinks that have milk in them, like lattes, mochas, etc, the barista steams the milk until it reaches 150 degrees (F). Hope this answers your question!
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"we're getting shafted it's not fair" not really fast food is really bad for you so the fact that you're getting less is probably good lol
Sure, give up the freedom of getting what you want, because someone thinks it isn't healthy to splurge every now and then.
“How do you pick them up?” With a good line.😏
Here in Loveland Colorado we have a local pizza place called Black Jacks. When I order my pizzas I get 2 larges with 2 toppings a piece. They are 1) Italian Sausage & Green Olives and 2) is what you said a BBQ base with chicken and Banana Peppers.
Not sure when this video was made, but last time I had McDonalds nuggets was about 15 years ago and the 40-piece came in a giant bucket. My neighbor would always order them for me and some of the other kids to share while we visited her house (she had a huge VHS collection she'd let us borrow from).
4:22. We should all aspire to that level of pure and unbridled joy. :)
I think a cost comparison should also be included, then I think you'd see some really startling differences.
I was amazed with this video! Thank you so much! I'm so happy I found your channel!
This is absolutely mental... I didnt ever realize how big our portion sizes were until seeing this video. Crazy.
A few other points on drinks: free refills and some places have same price for any size. ie any drink, any size $1.
Back when McD still had super sized drinks, stores in Texas created the Texas sized fries, which was the 42 ounce drink cup full of fries....
trust me, the 16in pizza slices from a dominos pizza really arent that large. you go to a good pizza place in new york (or boston which is where im near, the place im thinking of has slices that come close to the size of your face.) you can get some large slices of pizza. mostly cause pizza isnt always something you order an entire pizza, some times you just want a slice or 2 for a quick meal and dont need a whole pizza.
The reason for the .5 on the pizza is probably because that is the conversation from CM to Inches.
Believe it or not at one time Subway did make a six foot long party sub. I don’t know why they stopped but there it is.
it is a catering thing.
With the US drinks sizes... the smart people order a Small drink as they usually are free refills. However, the standard seems to be the Medium.
Jalapeno, Mushroom, Sausage, and Pineapple salty, sweet, savory, spicy.
Starbucks in the US has a larger size than the venti. It’s the Trenta and it’s 31 ounces
I've been to 3 different pizza places that have 21 inch pizzas and one place that had a 34🤣 it was monstrous.
Our family favorite pizza at Domino's is, pan crust with alfredo sauce, philly steak, & mushrooms.
My husband's favorite Domino's pizza is a hand tossed crust with ham, pineapple, and black olives. My favorite pizza is a thin crust with pepperoni, onions, and green peppers. My oldest son's favorite is a hand tossed philly steak, pineapple, and jalapenos. When I was younger, I used to work at Domino's pizza. Our large back then was 16", then it changed to 14".
United States McDonalds has had a special price of $1 for any size drink for about 5 years now. That includes free refills when you eat inside the restaurant.
Years ago(many,many years. I’m old) portions were a lot smaller. Somewhere around 1989 everything got moved up 2 or 3 sizes and what used to be large or x large was now small or medium. It got out of hand by 2000-2003 and things were scaled back so what you’re seeing is actually less insane that it got to awhile ago
We have regulatory laws in the US that makes it illegal to under fill containers. Which is why in most cases when labelling a container companies tend to overfill so that they fall within compliance.
One thing to keep in mind on the sodas is that they completely fill them with ice at most places so the actual soda is only half of it - I order a smaller one & just ask for no ice or maybe light ice
The look on her face is priceless.
American here. I went to Germany on a trip a couple of years ago. I’m pretty tall and I speak conversational German so everyone I met thought I was Dutch. On the trip, I struck up a conversation with an older German businessman at my hotel’s bar. Like everyone else, he also initially thought I was Dutch. I told him I was an American. He said he wouldn’t have guessed that. I asked him why. Without missing a beat and looking serious, he said, “You speak a second language, don’t have any tattoos I can see, and you’re not fat.” Entire societal 🔥. Lol.
When I was a kid (1970’s to 1990) and a little beyond out fast food drinks were roughly the same size as the UK’s! Then someone got the bright idea to “Super Size” drinks and fries so they could raise the price’s!
Millie's favorite is usually called a "Hawaiian" here.
And was invented in Canada.
i wish they mentioned prices as well because we pay ridiculous amounts for everything. like a small meal (soda fries burger) at bk is like 8$+ tax
For Starbucks, the cups are for example 16 oz cups. Unless filled to overflowing, the liquid is less than 16 oz.
"Noo no no nooo no no no!" lol, she is so funny.
Ham and pineapple all the way, every time, but I add black olives!
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Ham & Pineapple for me Born in the United States but as a teenager lived in Australia for 18 months. That’s where I got hooked. Then afterwards lived in England for 2 years
Certain places in America also sell 24" pizzas, but not the major franchise as I know of.
Depending on how I’m feeling, I usually get a pepperoni and sausage with extra sauce, or a pepperoni pizza with extra pepperoni and extra sauce. I’m not a very adventurous eater most of the time because I hate spending money on something and then end up not liking it because it’s a waste of money and food for me. It’s easier for me to do that in a group setting or if you’re sharing with someone because you can get your go-to order and something new since you’ll be sharing anyways.
Favorite pizza from dominos? Deep dish with pepperoni, jalapeño, parmesan and asiago cheese for toppings and cooked “well done” so the cheese on top is browned a little 🤤
Remember it's all about bringing you back for more. So the more food you get the higher the chance of getting you back. It's all competition!
You can get a UK small drink when you order a value menu size or a happy meal kid's small
The Extra Large Domino’s Pizza in America is 6 slices because it’s called a Brooklyn style, in most Domino’s restaurants.
Funny thing your Mcdonalds drink sizes when I was a kid in the 1970's and 1980's those were what our small, medium, and large sizes looked like. Also as a kid the Burger King drink sizes were the same as yours. Also our fry sizes were smaller.
Could the drink size discrepancies be caused by ice? I know our cups in the US are mostly ice, not sure how it works in the UK. And yes Millie that bottom was definitely yellow.
No, not really. Because in the US you can simply say "easy on the ice" or no ice. But then again possibly just so you can hold a bit more ice as an option. Plus in the US we get free refills. In the UK you have to buy it over and over again.
Her face when she realized somewhere in the world there was more popcorn chicken was pretty solid haha
The extra large pizza was probably supposed to be cut in 12 but they forgot to cut the slices 1 more time