James makes a good point. Hashbrowns made of shredded potato taste a bit different than fried potato made of little chunks, which both taste different to French fries. Each is fried, but there's a different ratio of fried surface area. It's also amazing how other ways of dealing with a potato can taste so different- baked, mashed, boiled...
Exactly. A freshly peeled potato, shredded and slightly formed into a loose flat shape. Crispy is the way to go with some eggs, bacon and tabasco sauce. 🤤
The Midwest often gets ignored in the beauty department, but I tell you, as a farmer's daughter, nothing is more beautiful than the greenest green of a cornfield waving in the wind, or the bluest blue sky filled with fluffy clouds, or a quiet winter morning with unbroken snow sparkling like diamonds. Every state has its own beauty. My soul sings for the mountains, but I'm raising my family in the beautiful Midwest 😊
Hashbrowns are just potatoes shredded or diced and fried on a griddle so it has a slight crunch to it. This is not be be confused with Hash which is a combination of chopped corned beef and onions and potatoes, etc.
I get to see one of the most beautiful sunsets every single night. I live in Arizona and I’m surrounded by the mountains. The different hues of pink, purple, orange, and yellow are stunning going down behind the silhouette of the mountains
The Southwest U.S. (Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas) has some amazing sites to see. Especially when you get out of the big cities and explore the history and rugged beauty that they contain. I would love to road trip across the southwest for a year and explore even a small portion of it.
In the US we have a difference between hashbrowns, homefries (which may be close to what you refer to as yours). We also have simply "hash" which usually includes shaved/chopped corn beef, fried potatoes (obviously), and sometimes onions and/or saurkraut and/or grilled peppers.
I was there with you on the potatoes, a potato cake, vs rounds, vs tator tots (cylinders shape) etc all taste different and cook differently because of the size or way they are made even though it all just shredded potato. I'd say all pizzas taste different though because of brands and ingredients, and dough styles etc, not the shape causing the flavor change LOL.
In all fairness, I've been on vacation in the U.K. a few times. Snowdonia and the Lake District are absolutely beautiful as is the Isle of Man where my great great grandparents came from. The thing is, you can actually visit all these places in a couple of weeks because everything is relatively close compared to the U.S. I'm in Illinois, north of Chicago.
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons are my favorite places to visit. Living in Florida (where it is beachy and flat), I love being in the mountains. Going to Yellowstone is sooooooo worth it! It literally feels like you are on another planet because of the hot springs and different terrain. And the amount of wild animals you will see is amazing! I hope y’all get to go there soon!!
As a born and raised Pennsylvanian thats traveled a lot, and spent a good bit of time across the country. I have to say, i srill love our Pennsylvania mountain roads. Theyre beautiful! I would say driving through the rockies in colorado was more wowing, but i only spent a week there. I still very much enjoy our drives the appalacian mountains after 32 years :)
I deliver the mail every day on the county roads of Montana in the Rocky Mountains and also live in the mountains. I love it. Every week, I see Elk or Bears, and it's so beautiful
@@Ginoulmer oh sweet. I figured they would, but i wasnt sure if the rockies had elk too. Theyre huge and awesome! I have seen sooo many blacl bears in my life, but never a grizzly.
@@gabbymcclymont3563 one day! I originally planned to for my honeymoon i wanted ireland and scotland), but we didnt have as much as i was hoping so we went to Colorado for way less and had a lot more spending money.
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Here's a great example of what James was trying to express, whether he was thinking of this or not. Ham tastes different when it's "chipped" (cut very thin) as opposed to a ham steak.
James, square pizza is usually Sicilian pizza and customarily has a thick doughy crust. A round pizza usually has a thin, medium, or thick crust. The thick crust, however, isn’t particularly doughy. Millie, you are right. What kind of pizza do I like? Triangular. Just kidding. Just give me any shape delicious pizza.
Or the most common pizza in Chicago area is cut in small squares (not deep dish, aka tourist pizza) but very thin, cracker thin crust found all over (called tavern style)
There's hash browns that are shredded potatoes pressed together into like patties and either pan or deep fried. Then you have breakfast potatoes or home fries depending on where you are, which are chopped and boiled, then fried with onion to a nice crispness. The American diner is truly amazing some have no less than 100 item on their menus. Everything from your fresh juices to salads to sandwiches to steaks or a menagerie of pies cakes and pastries. Some are even open 24 hours, depending on their location.
To Milly's comment about Lawrence possibly unknowingly speaking with more of an American accent when around others speaking American English, that is more than possible. My parents once moved with my younger siblings from Florida, where native Floridians in most parts of the state don't have much of an accent, to Eastern Tennessee, where the accents are as thick as molasses. They moved back to Florida after a few months and my little sisters had already developed a bit of the Tennessee accent. If you lived here, Milly, you would likely convert fast.
The Square vs Circle pizza is because the two doughs are made with different ingredients. If they used the same dough, sauce, cheese and toppings then they would taste the same. That being said, texture on different shaped foods absolutely comes into play. If you serve me "mac and cheese" made with angel hair or spaghetti and say it's the same because they're both pasta I'm going to look at you like you're absolutely nuts.
That was hilarious about the square pizza The look on Millie's face Was precious You guys are great You guys make a not so great day turn out to be good day Keep safe and May God Bless the both of you and the baby ❤
I wonder if she has to worry about in the next couple years this baby obviously won't but toddler etcetera asking for their food to be specifically cut in different shapes because that's the only way they'll eat it or that's just an American thing
Im american...i grew up in New Mexico, i live today in Arizona. This is about trees. There...are trees her where i live. I experienced trees as a child. Trees were great..i liked them! But....i csn honesy say that untill the day came when my lifes trajectory took me to the east of the Mississippi river did i realize...."there are trees here". The eastern woodland of the US has to be experienced. The concept of endless expanses of tree growth that goes on ...for days and for weeks...had never occurred to me at a younger age. So yeah...i get exactly what he means. Edit...the sunsets are spectacular...Arizona...while scarce withits trees...IS God's sunset canvas. Amazing.
I unconsciously adopt the accents of the people I live with. I had a roommate from Gloucester, MA. She has such a strong accent and I realized that about 3 months I was adopting her accent without realizing it. Accents are great. They make us all unique. Britain 🇬🇧 has a lot of accents in such a small country. We have tons. People born in San Francisco can identify what neighborhood you grew up in. SF is a very small city.
If you're referring to the pizza, they do taste different. Round pizzas are basically air baked on a flat pan, but square pizzas are baked in a square pan with edges. The square pan has to be greased so you can get the pizza out of the pan, so you're also slightly "frying" the pizza in a small way. That totally changes the flavor profile. You can actually add more flavor as well by using bacon grease on the pan (like you do with cornbread).
@@waynepurcell6058 No, if you take two equal sized balls of dough and shape one into a square and the other into a circle and place them on the SAME flat pan or the SAME square pan, there would be NO difference in taste. As the shape has no baring on taste in itself. I think James is confused with the two styles of pizzas which have different recipes, different dough consistencies and different flavors. A flat thin sliced pizza verses a pan pizza.
There is a mathematical foundation to his argument that pizza tastes different, whether it's square or circle. It comes down to the dough. Geometrically, a circle covers more surface area than a square, which means that in a square pizza, the crust of the pizza will be thicker and more fluffy, which will change the way it mixes with the other ingredients. It also means the overall pie will require less sauce, cheese, etc to achieve the same coverage. So, square pizza will have a thicker, more fluffy crust and less of the other ingredients.
There's nothing more beautiful than a sunset over the Great Plains. The colors are so vibrant. They make the wheat fields glow, and highlight the greens of the corn fields. I might be biased, though, since I grew up in Kansas.
I love you two kids. Sorry about the kids thing, but I'm old. I truly wish you two, and little pending Beesley, the very best. In Kentucky there are so many dialects. But it is an older state of America, which may have something to do with that.
RE; pizza - square shaped/sliced pizza tends to be more of a pan pizza/thick crust style. The crust can also be a little sweeter. With round pizzas, sometimes depending on the style of pizza you order, the slices might be a little thinner. If you want your pizza to taste good ask for pan style pizza.
Yes, square pizzas do taste different. My theory is: round pizzas are baked on a flat round pizza pan, and can easily be slidden off when done. Square pizzas are baked in a pan with sides. And the only way that pizza is coming out of the pan is if the bottom as well as the sides have been well oiled. That oil soaks into the crust as it’s baking, and gives it a unique flavor. Or I could be wrong-it happens occasionally. 😂
The best pan pizzas are made with olive oil in the dough and in the pan. The dough sets up in the pan for at least an hour if you want the most amazing, probably deadly, crispy, not crunchy, crust. I used to manage a pizza joint, My crew and I broke a dozen sales records in less than a year, so I might know what I am talking about.
The heat is distributed throughout the dough better in round pizzas and square pizzas don't get as hot in the center as it does in the outside part of the square.
I've never reacted to your channel. Pretty big fan. 65+ years.. Hawaii and Wyoming my favorite states. Born in California, live in South Carolina. You guys are amazing !
Square pizza may refer to Detroit style pizza. That has a thick fried crust. The crust gets fried because there's a lot of oil in the pan. That oil also clings to the crust. This changes the taste profile.
When it comes to food, shape kinda matters, in that the proportions of the varying cook of it changes the profile, there is a lot of different things going on in food as you cook them, like how bacon is very different depending on how long and hot you cook it.
I've eaten square Jell-0 and round Jell-0. They tasted completely different and, AND, the colors were even different. Blew my mind! Thanks for pointing that out.
Awesome video as usual. I also really enjoyed the videos so far with Millie and her mom. You should definitely make more videos. Since you reacted to the video on Southern Comfort Foods, I would like to suggest Millie and her mom react to: Wolters World Eats- "The Eats of San Francisco." Mark Wolters of Wolter's World has another channel about food called "Wolters World Eats". One of the videos is about food to try when visiting San Francisco.
Square pizza definitely tastes different than round pizza. I've always thought it was weird; how can shapes have tastes, but they do! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this, because it's true!
for certain types of foods different shapes would result in different cooking methods, which can cause a slightly differnt taste,, where as usually square pizza vs round pizza.. its usually just different types of dough for like a "hand stretched" vs square pan pizza so it taste differnt.. because the style of dough, not quite the shape lol
Hello, ya all. I'm an American from the deep south. My wife and I enjoy watching your reaction videos. That being said , one day after watching your videos for several months, she asks me is their any American couple reaction to British things? I couldn't answer her honestly so I said, baby I don't know lets Google it. Here is the kicker, we never Googled it. We just kept clicking next video. Anyways the reason why we love your videos is not actually because of the content, but because we see ourselves in your commodity with each other. My wife and I have known each other for 40 plus Years, and have been together for more than 20 years, we hope for many more. That is our wish for you 2. As a male I recognize that sparkle you have when looking into your significant other. My wife recognizes the body language, eye contact and skin flushing that the lady has for you. I hope you both the greatest happiness that can be shared between two people. If there isn't an American couple that responds to all the cool and amazing things British people do, the maybe we will give it a go. I just don't know if we can pull it off. We don't know how to edit or post videos to you tube and we don't rely believe anyone will be interested in it. We are in our 50s and not camera friendly at least not me. My wife is an angel and her beauty is unmatched. Me not so much. Perhaps we can do voice overs, but we don't have content about why British are so fascinating.
I would recommend making your first American road trip in an SUV instead of an RV if you're from the UK, Ireland, or anywhere else where you drive on the left hand side. Stay in hotels, lodges inside or close to our National Parks, or camp in tents. I'm sure you would get used to our roads and the huge RVs eventually but they most definitely do not drive or perform like cars, the sleeping arrangements might not be very comfortable, and pray you don't have to dump your sewage/wastewater. I'm not against this sort of trip but I'm very familiar with RVs, Winnebagos in particular, and just know it's not necessarily just get the keys and go.
Also, James is only a little hard to understand because he talks fast. I grew up with a cousin that also spoke very fast, like his mouth tried to keep up with his brain but his brain was always faster. 😁
As an Outdoors-man stomping, boating, etc. around the country, some find it hard to understand but it's kind of "Nice" knowing there's still wildlife out there that besides looking at a Human as easy Lunch, can cause him/her all kinds of Grief, it keeps you on your toes and your head on a swivel, imagine fishing chest deep in water known to be Ate Up with Gators, this you must do for the kind of fish you're after or forever afterward regret not having more courage, true fun is where danger is also found(*)- my book of life rules defines courage as admitting you're scared $hittless but doing it anyway.
Rectangle pizzas are called, “Detroit Style”. I’m originally from Michigan and Buddys pizza is a state treasure. The little old ladies that created the menus and this pizza are from Sicily originally. They hide the toppings underneath the beautiful tomato sauce/pizza sauce. The history of the auto industry includes Buddys pizza. How? You enquire well the steel pizza pans once were used to hold tiny pieces of the vehicles that were being either being built or repaired. The dough is twice baked. It’s extra crispy. Finally, the cheese is called “Brick Cheese” & it’s from Wisconsin. This type of cheese has less water in it. If you are ever in Michigan you most DEFINITELY need to go. Order the antipasto salad. Buddy’s house dressing is EPIC. Take care & blessings to you all. 😊
Textures and shapes of food in my mind change the food. There are foods that are prepared differently but are the same base product but it changes if I like it or not.
OK I'll chime in on the shape of food debate. At least in NYC square pizza and round pizza are very different mostly due to the dough. But also pasta - it just seems pasta tastes different between ziti and the bowties and spaghetti, etc. I do believe they are made the same but taste different.
When I went to see Digweed in London at age 19. I hung out with so many random Europeans for two weeks, that once I got home, I had a effed up accent for like a month. I think I’d be more conscious of it as an adult though. I’d try to rock my incredible Maine accent.. I’d even add some extra to it🤣
8:22, there's a Mel's Diner in my town, I wonder if it's that one. Looks just like it. Used to go there 50 years ago after the bars closed. They are still there today.
Square pizza is going to taste differently, because (at least in the U.S.) it is usually a different pizza style, whether it is Detroit style, Tavern style in Chicago, etc., These styles use different crusts, different cheeses and different ingredients in the sauces. They do not taste differently, however, just because they are square. BTW/I love it when James low-key riffs on the un-exciting parts of the Midwest. Nice people there, but not stupendous scenery in most places.
Not so. Along the Mississippi river are some beautiful areas although the Wisconsin Dells area is incredible. So much ice age geography that it's a tourist destination. And don't forget the forrest's and the Great lakes. All areas of the US have scenic areas
James is right about different sizes of things tasting differently. Consider pasta. As far as pizza, square (which us Americans call Sicilian) and round DEFINITELY taste different: The yeast/dough is often risen differently, they VERY often use a different sauce recipe, and sauce to cheese ratio differs. So in the case of pizza, it’s not about size and shape. They’re just made differently. If you go to a pizzeria that offers both types, they don’t just make the same thing in different shapes.
Yes he is correct about the hash browns and pizza. The pizza is because it’s a different kind of pizza round pizza is thin square is thick and they are cooked differently.
That’s 💯 psychological associating shapes and taste. Texture can effect whether you like or dislike a food because of how it feels in your mouth. Square pizza and round pizza made with the same ingredients and cooked the same way will taste exactly the same.
@dalemoore8582 Northern California is beautiful. A lot of nice people. Southern California is a garbage dump. Chicago is cool to visit on a weekend, but it really is a horrible city full of horrible people. Even when i visit, there is a clear level of rudeness.
It’s funny, unless you live here in which case odds are you love this city with an amazing protected lakeshore, Ann enormous public Park System, multiple fantastic museums, two great zoos one in Lincoln Park, the other just outside the city in Brookfield. We have multiple distinguished universities, excellent theater and comedy, truly wonderful food offerings from many cultures, great live music, multiple professional sports organizations, many civic and volunteer organizations, very clean streets (alleys are a wonderful thing), all 4 seasons, great outdoor festivals, very friendly people and so much more. Like Transit properties around the world, the Pandemic wreaked havoc on the CTA’s budget. But still, it is doing it’s best to build itself back to former service levels despite a reduction in trip generators in the CBD. At the same time, the infrastructure and equipment the CTA, Pace and Metra own would make many other regions jealous. There is too much crime and too many gun related deaths however, it’s worth noting that the vast majority of the guns used in local crime come from outside the state, Particularly from Indiana, Missouri and Wisconsin. Source: ru-vid.comynEGm54OAvU?si=PnXB6ktYkCaupTQI But I’ve not mentioned the best thing in Chicago, its neighborhoods and people. Overall, Chicago is one of the kindest and friendliest cities to visit in the world. For the last 6 years Conde Nast Traveler rated Chicago as the Best Big City in the US. That’s nothing to sneeze at. Moreover, Chicago is truly a melting pot that cooks an incredible variety of food to eat from dozens of cultures. Then there’s the public art and architecture. After the Chicago Fire in 1871, every architect in the nation was drawn here to rebuild the city,?and many stayed. From the Chicago Bungalow, to warehouses in factories with double hung windows which let in massive amounts of light, to every neighborhood in the city, Chicago’s home and commercial architecture is incredibly diverse. No cookie cutter developments here. Outsiders are often very, very surprised at how diverse our architecture is. Then there’s the gigantic outdoor art. Much much more. So outsiders, especially Republicans May make snide jokes about the city, but it’s unlikely that visiting here they would be able to laugh for long, unless they 😮
Square pizzas' proper 1's have a thicker crust that should be airy. Best square pizza (deep dish) I ever had was from a PaPa Ramones pizza in Michigan U.S. a nice, thick, airy crispy crust. So different dough different taste, different thicknesses of dough different taste. So you are correct they taste different, and the round and square from a pizza place will not have the same thickness of dough in both of them
18:25 if you ever see movies or TV shows set in Miami or Fort Lauderdale that have sunsets on the water side of the beach, it was either filmed at sunrise or on the gulf side of the state. The sun sets facing away from the water in Miami
