34 British Food Truths That Only Make Sense To Brits 🇬🇧🍴 

Visitor comes into my home Me - "Would you like a cup of tea" Visitor - "Do you have herbal or fruit tea?" Me - "Get out of my house and never come back"

Never turn down tea if its offered, its impolite and that's how wars start - 8th doctor

Two old chaps were sitting on a bench at the seaside. “I’d like a ..... thingy” one of them said. “Do you mean an ice cream? enquired his mate. “That’s it! An ice cream. In a ....thingy.” “You mean a cornet?” “Yes! With a chocolate thingy!” “Flake?” “Yes. An ice cream cornet with a Flake and lots of those sprinkly things” “Ok” said the other chap. “I’ll get you an ice cream cornet, with a Flake and hundreds and thousands. Off he went. Two hours later, he returned with a meat pie. “You stupid, absent-minded, old fool” shouted his friend. “You’ve forgotten the chips!”

Grace was right! A fry up is just another term for a full English breakfast :)

In Ireland you don't get asked if you want tea, you just get given tea.

Pancake day happens on shrove Tuesday, which is right before lent. Traditionally it’s when u would make pancakes to use up sugar and flour etc before giving them up for lent... even though now a days everyone seems to give up chocolate etc we still love pancake day haha

Im a first aid instructor, our awarding body had to re-write our lesson plans when sugar tax came in because lucozade lowered its sugar content and it is part of our curriculum to perscribe it for hypoglycemia. Thats how engrained it is into British culture to use when people are ill.

‘We don’t have Pizza express in the states” Prince Andrew: sweats nervously

"Do you want a cup of tea?" "Is the Pope a Catholic?" And here's a truth only known to the British: chips taste best if eaten out of a newspaper.

The ultimate British problem is responding to "Would you like a cup of tea?" with "No thank you " and then immediately regretting your decision.

Freddo is a small chocolate treat. It's been going for years. Your memory of how much it costs is a good indicator of your age.

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Fry up = a full English are breakfast. Well done Grace.

Eric: "It's something we will continue, with our children, should we ever have them." Grace: *_nervous laughing intensifies_*

A Wetherspoons breakfast is a fry-up with a beer! (I’m actually serious here.)

Regardless of whether you know a large amount of English culture you two are really funny and are the first Americans I've seen put an effort into understanding another culture 👏 🙌👍 I have 9 types of tea I drink in a day 😅 but I give other people strong English breakfast if they say yes...its never a no 😂

Actually gasped when you said you'd never had a Yorkshire pud 😂😱

Try a Beef Wellington some time. The ultimate way of eating something wrapped in pastry.

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The only answer to, "Would you like a cup of tea?" Is, "Ooh lovely!"

Quite some time ago I was in the US and I entered a Starbucks and asked for "a tea" and was a little taken aback when the server said "what kind?" and "have a look at the selection below". There was then a moment of panic when I thought "What if I can't find any 'normal' tea??" But thankfully I did.

Curry Sauce on Chips is awesome.

This is the ONLY channel that I actually read the comments of!!! You guys are great! Thank you for making these videos!

I love discovering channels like yours while in lockdown. Love from 🇨🇦

Turkey twizzler=school dinner favourite Nandos= peri peri chicken chain restaurant . Judged if you get anything milder than medium

The correct response to the tea question is "milk, no sugar". Also, Branston beans are superior to Heinz.

You can imagine our excitement when Bernard Matthews announced this week that they are relaunching Turkey Twizzlers in the UK. It was genuinely trending number 1 on Twitter a couple of days ago.

I love your videos☺️ showing love from Northampton UK❤️

In the UK Bacon sold uncooked in rashers. Is from the back, sides and belly. Belly usually called streaky. Can also be smoked. Usually Oak or Hickory. Gammon bottom piece of a side. Sold uncooked as Joints or Steak's. Ham usually thigh sold cured and cooked. Mostly in slices, or as a joint.

The custard cream thing( best biscuit in the world) is definitely true.

Beginning to wonder if Eric and Grace have actually been to the UK.

The best thing about the UK (ok, one of them) is that there is no rabies.

Never eat toblerone unless somebody I know flies anywhere and they buy one from the airport.

When I went to America I asked for tea and she asked me "what kind?" I just stared at her and said " tea! " I had no idea that normal tea was specifically English Breakfast.

Absolute troopers. Kudos to you. The video still turned out great.

I absolutely loved it when you read off "a roast is not a roast without Yorkshire puddings" I absolutely agree with that sentiment. A roast without Yorkshires is like potato free chips with your fish and chips.

Turkey twizzlers were spirals of processed turkey meat that were just the absolute bomb as kids, but then Jamie Oliver went on a healthy-eating-in-schools crusade and got loads of our favourites taken away from us. Turkey Twizzlers is kind of the emblem of Oliver's attack on our food preferences. Nando's isn't fast food. It's a restaurant chain that specialises in chicken and they popularised the Piri-piri flavourings that we all know today. People take the judgement over how spicy they can handle it so seriously, that on dates men have been known to order the mildest option but put the spiciest flag in it to appear macho (they have little flags on toothpicks in them to indicate the flavour your ordered in case someone on your table fancied a bit of yours but might get their face melted off). Freddo chocolate bars are little chocolate bars shaped like Freddo the Frog that used to be 10p, now they've managed to slowly creep up to like a quid or something, so it's a bit of an outrage for those of us who used to be able to buy ten for the current price of one. A 99 is just a regular ice cream in a cone with a flake from the ice cream van. They're no where near that cheap anymore. Grace is right, a fry up is a Full English. No one here calls them a Full English (that's more a marketing name for tourists!), we call them a fry up. Whoever said that about bacon 'sandwiches' must not be English, because we would never EVER call it anything other than a bacon butty! Roasties that have gone cold are terrific. Ribena is pronounced RYE-BEAN-AH. And it is delicious hot, but not as good as Vimto. Gravy on your chips is the same as gravy on your roast. My favourite thing to eat on toast is banana and cheese. Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. There's no point going to Pizza Express at all. Don't bother. Custard Creams are the ultimate biscuit. The pie in a dish isn't encased in pastry, it just has it on top, which is a con if you ask me! I don't like American pancakes, too thick. Gammon with one pineapple ring and one egg is the supreme option. LOO-CA-ZADE - energy drink, no where near as good since they changed the recipe. Never go to Wetherspoons. The owner is super immoral, constantly breaking labour laws and exploiting his position to proliferate far-right politics. Cadbury's Flake is just like the kind of flake you get in your ice cream from the ice cream van. YES short crust pastry all around is the only true pie. Beans means Heinz.

14:31 soldiers are basically strips of buttered toast

8;34 when you came back looking as you did , your explaination for looking as you did wasnt what I imagined !

Amazing video about food Wandering Ravens. I hope you guys are doing well.

Chips and gravy is generally a northern thing. Being from the south i've never had it. Sounds nice though. Chips and curry sauce is a favourite of mine. But gravy is different from the states. I believe gravy and biscuits is a white sauce. Gravy in the uk and ireland Is a brown sauce made from Beef, Chicken or Lamb Stock usually poured over a roast dinner. When you next here get yourself a roast dinner with yorkshire pudding cover in gravy....so good.

The weirdest thing I’ve had on toast was peach yogurt, chips and cucumber. Surprisingly, not my biggest regret when it comes to putting things on toast.

Love your videos, very funny. Best wishes from the UK 😊😊👍👍🇬🇧

Bah 2nd today. Love your vids and Gace's expressions are mesmerising :) and cold roast potatoes, temperature wise, can taste amazing.

Oh I was all happy and then I remembered there are no more turkey twizzlers and now I'm sad :(

The weirdest thing I’ve had on toast is a pot noodle 😫 please don’t judge me I was 18 years old

yeah a flake bar is basically a chocolate bar that has thin layers of chocolate folded over and back on itself, and looks a bit like a piece of wood, they come in yellow wrappers and are often stuck into ice cream you'd get from the ice cream vans as a little extra treat.

Fascinating set of Vids on Our differing Cultures.. Ever tries cold boiled potatoes...? very tasty... I will have to try cold roasted oned too !

Take a sip of tea every time Grace nods her head 😂 No hate, I love you guys

Happy Yorkshire Day. Yes to the Yorkshire puddings.

The weirdest part of this is biscuits and gravy. Who the hell dunks their digestives in gravy?

loved the video, can’t believe the interesting turn of events in the middle there😂 I have a list of some points, i know it’s really long, but thank you for your videos, and i hope this adds to some of the culture knowledge you already have! 1 - Turkey Twizzlers were a staple part of lunch for british school children. Jamie Oliver came in and got them taken out because they were unhealthy 2 - Nando’s is a restaurant that serves chicken and they have 5 spice levels: extra mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot. They gained popularity after the term ‘cheeky nando’s’ went viral in the uk. 3 - Freddo’s are a small childhood chocolate bar that costed 10p in mid 2000’s and now costs an extortionate 30-50p depending on the shop. 4 - If you want a cuppa, or a brew here in the north, you just say yes and say how many sugars or milk. It’s not too common for people to actually have any other kind of tea 5 - Yes, a fry up is a full english breakfast, and i’d agree saying they’re the best hangover cure. 6 - With the Sports Direct mug, i think it’s just because everyone’s dad in the uk drinks tea from a huge ass mug😂 7 - Hot Ribena, or hot vimto is soo good and i do recommend 8 - Next time you’re in the uk, go to the local chippy and get something! you won’t be disappointed 9 - Yes, anything can go on toast! But also, anything can go on a sandwich. you haven’t lived until you’ve eaten a Pot Noodle Butty 10 - Ah, i have found superior beans. Corale beans are way better, i’ll go into Aldi just so i can get them. 11 - Eggs and Soliders is soft boiled eggs with the tops cut off, places in egg cups, with toast that is cut into long strips, which you dip in the eggs. if you managed to read this far, thank you😂

When I was in primary school my mum would cook me toast in the morning and let it cool down and I would have cold buttered toast in my lunch box🤣

When you guys come back to the UK you really have to go to Nandos. I was converted to be a Nandos lover about five years ago on my first visit here and it’s absolutely fantastic. It is a South African/Portuguese Piri-Piri chicken place and they serve from very mild to very spicy as you like and some of the best chicken you can get I am a spicy food lover and I always get the extra hot which is the hottest that they will cook but at the table you can get extra extra hot sauce and Vusa sauce which is even hotter and I normally douse my chicken with it. They have a good variety of side dishes as well but otherwise it’s mostly chicken. I’m actually on my way back to the Airbnb and was already planning to get Nando’s delivery for dinner before you guys brought it up! 😁

Love you two. Re: toast. Hot buttered doorstep (v. thick) spread with mashed sardines, cover with grated cheese.back u der the grill to melt while you retrieve your poached, runny yolk egg from the saucepan & plonk it on the top. S & P to taste or dash of ketchup, Wor chestershire or soy sauce, or... or... etc. And English Breakfast Tea of course, or Yorkshire Tea or your own preference {perky coffee?) great way to start your day, but not for an hour at least.

Ooo noo I love salt & vinegar with tomato sauce (Ketchup) on my chip shop chips, OR occasionally I will have chip shop curry sauce on them, yum! Yes my mum always used to tell me to drink Lucozade when I was feeling ill. It's basically a sugary fizzy drink with distinct flavour. Love the original :)

Slightly surprised this one got left out: you either love or hate Marmite. There is no halfway house.

Once you have tasted Branston beans you will never go back to heinz

Hot Ribena is so good. I love it in the winter after a long cold day

Your last video genuinely put me in the mood to make a fry-up. Lol

Chips and ice cream. That's just insane!!

hot squash is good if you have a sore throat

Hello I live in the UK and I really love your channel so much I am going to leave her subscribe and I hope that I hear lots more amazing content from you guys soon

The only answer to "Would you like a cup of tea?" is "Yes"

“What’s ur answer to, do u want a cup a tea?” Sure 1 sugar 2 sweeteners

If anyone offers me a cup of tea my response is always: no thanks

Pot noodle on toast is epic, Hot Corned Beef Pastie in a Buttered roll....gorgeous!

Branston beans, every bit as good as heinz. How do you eat a soft boiled egg without an egg cup ?

Toblerone owners Mondolez, to cut costs made the gaps between the triangles longer, thus using less chocolate, but the outcry over that has been so great that they have agreed to go back to Toblerones original size.. Q: what kind of tea would you like? A: Strong coffee please.. Absolutely not Costa or Starbucks. Both are just an alternative to used dishwater, and bear no resemblance to coffee. I'm a coffee snob as I've lived abroad and can't abide poor coffee.. Hobnobs are the Chuck Norris of biscuits.. Bubble and squeak with a fried egg on top and crispy bacon is the king of morning after breakfasts if I'm too hungover to make Crepes.

When you try Yorkshire puddings, DO NOT buy them premade from a supermarket. They are very easy to make at home and shop bought ones inevitably taste of cardboard.

LMAO also saw ur intros and how u guys tried church bellringing, cooooool imma church bellringer in London and I think America should also have it cos its epic!!!!!!!!!!

Twizzlers and freddos, that's some childhood nostalgia right there 😍 'would you like a cuppa'? I'd reply with yes please (and milk + 1 sugar if the person doesn't know how I like it). Lucozade is a fizzy glucose drink, far less acidic and tastier than flat coke that's sometimes suggested when feeling crappy. A flake is a flaky chocolate bar, usually stuck in a 99p ice cream. Mmm Also, a paupers dessert for me is rice pudding with a dollop (or two) of jam.

Branston make the best baked beans, without a doubt. My family bought them on special offer almost 20 years ago and we've never been able to eat another brand since

Freddo's are around 30p now and increase due to inflation. They used to be around 10p and were a great treat to buy with your 10p spare change (I hear they were 5p but I wasn't around then). Those were the days. *cries internally*

Never heard of hot Ribena, but hot Vimto is great on a cold northern day.

Favourite toast topper is marmite, peanut butter and Branston pickle 😬😁😋

In London years ago when we went decimal I was on a school trip (early 1970's). 99's were about 15p? the rip off merchants by the Tower of London charged the tourists 99p

Tinned tomatoes on toast with some Worcester sauce, Sardines on toast, beans on toast...the list is endless (edit: can’t forget spaghetti hoops and sausages on toast)

you need to try bubble and squeak. Its the leftover food from a sunday roast the next day mashed together, fried with an egg on top

A sports direct mug is also linked to the Easter egg comment. When you learned about the sports direct mug you were told it was very common to see these, that’s also the same with the mugs you used to get with the Easter eggs such as “mini eggs” and “creme eggs”. Everyone has them!

Never used a Sports Direct mug

Chips and gravy generally is a good indicator of if someone is northern. Its not as common to get gravy in the south.

Chips and gravy or chips and curry. 🥰 You tend to get this more up north. You should definitely try it its amazing. In Liverpool if you ask for a pie dinner or a sausage dinner in a chip shop you get pie/sausages, chips, mushy peas and gravy. Its like heaven.

Still think of a Snickers bar as being a Marathon bar (name changed 1990) . Great video folks :)

When you go past passport control you’re then on international time and so no matter the time of day a weatherspoons fry-up and pint of beer is a must 😂

You're wrong about 99 costing 99p orginally: I can remember when they were MUCH cheaper than that.

Pancake day is on Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. In Poland, we celebrate "Fat Thursday" which comes a week prior to Ash Wednesday. On this day we eat a lot of doughnuts (full ones, not the ring ones; they are stuffed with jam, custard, advocate or chocolate). Weatherspoon is an independent group of pubs.

You guys are awesome! Do you mind taking us around town?

Hiya. Talking of tea(s), I miss the days when you asked for coffee in America and the only question you were asked was "Black or White?" Stay safe. All the best to you.

On the subject of dunking soldiers, Grace's "war crimey" comment is hilarious!

At some Uk restaurants you have a choise of Gammon and Egg or Gammon and a slice of Pinaple, usually with Chips and peas.

Pancake day, also known as shrove Tuesday, is just before lent as a way of finishing off flour eggs and milk. British pancakes often use a slightly runny batter and have pancakes that are more crepe like. The batter is not too dissimilar to the type for making Yorkshire pudding.

When will "The Incident" lol be on here I've deleted my facebook, to many arguments lol

Jelly and ice-cream IS delicious. But, Jelly and evaporated milk.

Can you guys explain why, in Amaerica, when buying a burger, you can choose between a small, medium or large soda when you get free refills?

Never had a sports direct mug, but I do have a Yorkshire tea mug. Also hot ribena is great but only if you have a cold.

Is a lasagne toast sandwich unusual?

Interesting note: 99s were in fact 99p when I was growing up. But it's only my generation that moans about the price because prior to the 80s they were even cheaper. When my dad was younger they were closer to 50p. When they launched in the 1920s they were closer to 1p. Some Brits, particularly those in my generation (and I include myself) erroneously thought the name came from the price, it doesn't.

Chips and gravy definitely a southern thing (anywhere below Watford Gap Services) up north we have Yorkshire Caviar on chips.

I keep a bottle of ribena for any cold/ clod weather/feeling blue moment not keen on it cold!