Two Brits try Shrimp and Grits for the first time! 

Ollie dipping the sandwich in the gravy officially made him an American. 🤣

Luke's side comments and trying food just make the videos even better. You know what Jolly should do? Surprise Luke with a foodie trip overseas. Let him think he's following you guys as a cameraman and then, at the first meal location, let him know that he is the main guest!

I love how much more you’ve included Luke on the tastings in the last six months. We can tell he just loves food and his enjoyment of new flavors is so pure

As a Louisiana native, I've had many many many plates of biscuits and gravy in my day, and I can say that without a doubt, the biscuits and gravy at Willa Jean are the best I've ever had. I'm not sure who recommended this place to you guys, but it was someone who really did want you to have the best. Those are life-changing biscuits and gravy.

watching him put the sandwich in the gravey unprompted... it brings a tear to any southerns eye.

Ollie has officially become a southerner. He loves sucking the head of crawfish and he’s learned how to “sop up” gravy with a biscuit. 😂❤

I love how Josh took a bite of the honey chicken sandwich like a proper Englishman with a fork and knife AND Ollie picks up the sandwich like we would.

I think this may be the strongest reaction I’ve ever seen Ollie have to food. And as someone who is currently in the South, these three dishes - when done right - will absolutely buckle your knees.

I have to say that I'm an American that loves all kinds of foreign food. This series, however, is making me appreciate the common food available to us here in the States.

It's not just you and not just because you're English. Biscuits and gravy just freaking slaps, man. It's the best food on the planet

Ollie 100% understand American cuisine. Just dives into that gravy with the chicken sandwich. That's it. He figured it out. You just take two things that taste good apart and put them together hoping they taste good and refuse to care about what anyone thinks seeing you do it! He figured it out! lmao

That, "wow!" from Luke for the sausage and gravy biscuits made me laugh. 🤣 Sometimes that's the only explanation. 😆

I am pretty sure this is all leading to Josh, Ollie and Luke opening a southern style restaurant in the UK

Cheers to Olly for eating that sandwich like a true southerner! That dip was 1000% me!

Biscuits and Gravy is a powerful... powerful magic food. It's literally a couple ingredients and it's such a comfort food lol I never get sick of it and can never get enough of it. Even when it's bad its good.

C'mon, ya'll. Let's teach them the word "sop". The technique they are doing, so wonderfully might I add, are sopping up dem biscuits with some gravy!! 😂❤

Dipping that chicken biscuit into the gravy looked like a religious experience. Welcome to southern food!

what make southern food so good is the diversity in each dish. You are starting to convert to Southern thinking, by dipping your chicken into the dish and mixing the different parts you are finding more ways to enjoy the same dish. thats how we keep coming up with new dishes. intertwining recipes and spices. Honorary Southerners.

After years of watching these guys eat mainly Korean cuisine, this series in America is just so good. Thank you guys for coming out here!

Every time I see a jolly video like this, I am so happy I live in the south

As a resident of the south, ALL of us think that our own moms make the best biscuits and gravy. :)

Ollie didn’t even hesitate with his smile when he bit into the chicken sammie. Glad you guys are enjoying southern cooking!

I love when they taste something good Ollie goes through all the stages of flavor and Josh just closes his eyes and accepts it like a warm hug 😂😂😂

I'm so glad America is treating you well.

As a porridge hating Scot who moved to New Orleans; I ate grits once and hated them. Your analogy was spot on. I hope that you get to try two of my favourites, a fried oyster po-boy and crawfish dressing. I no longer live there and miss the food, so it’s really nice to see you guys enjoying your culinary adventure.

I love how you can go anywhere in the USA and have a totally different food experience. It's wonder all us Americans don't weigh 400+ lbs. Your faces speak volumes. Cheers!

The reason the Bloody Mary and the shrimp and grits are so intensely spiced is that, after a long night of drinking, they wake you up in the morning! You need that intense spice to kind of jolt you back to being sober enough to get through your day, lol. So glad you found these classics, shrimp and grits is my favorite meal of all time.

The fact that biscuits with gravy stole the show is not a surprise. But it is an always welcoming fact.

I was soooo satisfied when he dipped that chicken biscuit in the gravy. I was rooting for bro and he came through!

Southern food ways are actually really interesting! While there are some foods that can be considered 'pan southern' there is still a lot of variation to those dishes regionally. Being in New Orleans will have a lot of Cajun influence in that gravy than you would find in gravy from Kentucky or North Carolina. Then there will be foods that are completely southern but only found in a specific part of the south or a specific state. There are whole books written about how food in the south developed.

Grits are basically a carrier for whatever flavor you want to add. I like cheese grits but you can make all kinds of savory versions, just some salt and butter, or even honey for a sweet version.

I was born in New Orleans and raised in Mississippi about 50 miles north and I grew up with southern/Cajun food my whole life. Watching Josh and Ollie experience our food is so thrilling to me for reasons I can’t explain! We live in Tennessee now so we’re landlocked and the food here is nothing like it was there. I miss it a lot.

Ollie learns quick dipping everything in the gravy. It is almost like he was a southern American in a previous life.

Biscuits and gravy is also the best hangover cure, especially paired with a large ice cold sweet tea!

Biscuits and sausage gravy is one of those dishes that when you initially look at it you’re like why? Then you eat it and it just blows you away!

“Why don’t we do that?!” This is America’s secret. Of course there are very few foods completely native to the US. But every immigrant brings something new and delicious. EDIT: “You’re erasing Native American cuisine!” No, I’m not. What percentage of your daily diet is specifically Native American cuisine? If it’s under 5%, nearly all of your food is non-native to the US.

Biscuits and gravy is its own food group 😋

It won't be the food episode without Ollie describing a food that's either growing on the forest bush, scrapped off a wet basement floor or oozing out of an abandoned above pool with green water 👍😂😂

as someone who is born and raised in louisiana, It is so cool seeing people from another country try our food and love it. Everyone deserves to try food in the south once in their lifetime

We make grits in the house starting with Wright bacon, chopped and fried, then add uncooked grits brown slightly stir in cream and water add salt pepper. Let cook low 20 minutes. Add sharp cheddar cheese butter then serve.

As a Louisiana Girl, I love these two guys love our food! They are so cute to see then taste our food!! Carry on guys! They should try several versions of shrimp and grits. Every restaurant does it differently! Enjoy being in the south. Cheers to a great time!! Love from a Southerner!! 🦀🦞🦐

Brits experiencing flavor for the first time brings tears to my eyes😢

It's so nice and funny to see how Josh sometimes reacts to Ollie as if he had cracked an almost unsolvable equation after a long period of deliberation: "Oh you are going into the gravy with the fried chicken!" 😄🥰

We were literally in New Orleans when this video dropped so we swung by here and LORD! The Sausage and gravy and the chicken biscuit were incredibly good. Still dreaming of that gravy. Thanks Jolly for the recommendation!

I live in Baton Rouge now and have lived in NOLA. I visit my daughter who goes to Tulane and this is our spot. I’ve had biscuits and gravy everywhere. Willa Lean’s has the best ever. Not even close. Period, the end! The hangover bowl is wonderful too!

Biscuits and sausage gravy will always be a top tier dish! Luke needs his own series!

These videos make me so happy seeing southern cuisine tried for the first time. I honestly don’t eat shrimp and grits for breakfast hardly ever. It’s more of a brunch/lunch/dinner item for me and it varies on how good it can be depending on how it’s prepared and what variations they do. Grits are one of my favorite foods when done correctly and biscuits and gravy will always be top tier. Even “bad” biscuits and gravy are still pretty good but when you get the good stuff it’s one of the most comforting and delicious foods you can have. Great video guys!

Louisiana definitely has the some of the most amazing southern cuisine I’ve seen! This series is so entertaining to watch👍

Im so happy you guys love biscuits and gravy as much as you do! I lived witha friend and they never really ate it before i made it. I always cooked so he asked for our last day living together if Id make it as he said hed miss it. It really is like a warm hug. ☺ My (not so) secret ingriedent is sage jimmy dean sausage. Cook that as your gravy and it makes the best home made gravy.

By the way - Dredging your biscuits in the South is a must ... it is called "SOPPING" ..... and it is GREAT ! GBjj

Going for the gravy with the chicken biscuit is a true american move.

When you all get Luke or Ducky to try the foods on the side just doubles the confirmation of deliciousness of the food they're trying and a bonus to the video too! I'm glad to have caught this notification this morning! ☮️ and 💕 Update, I am watching this video again and just barely noticed you both went inside Willa Jean for the shrimp and grits! We ate there when we were in New Orleans 2 years ago! WE love that place and recommend it too! Great place for delicious food!

Perfect reactions for a perfect brunch with the birthday boy, Ollie. 🩷🎉

There is literally nothing better and more tasty than southern food. I had never had it until I married my husband and never looked back to regular food.😋

to have biscuits and gravy while a little hungover is the perfect way to eat it. nothing beats that hangover like a plate of biscuits and gravy, potatoes, and some eggs.

I love watching your entire series. I lived in the UK for 11 years and so your UK comments are refreshing and always humorous. Well done... keep it up! please

Olly was meant to be a Southerner. He went straight into dipping into the gravy! Love it!!

I lived half my life in South Carolina, and shrimp & grits is my favourite dish. I ate grits most mornings for breakfast, and now I order them from Amazon so I can eat my grits in the UK. I still make shrimp & grits often for myself and my friends. I also love American style biscuits and make them from time to time. My mum has to send me the biscuit flour because you can't get it in the UK, even on Amazon.

I love you guys! My mother was British and we lived in the UK for a few years and you two just warm my heart. Keep up the good work!

I love these guys so much. I watch Jolly and KE videos after listening to Mr. Ballen tell stories, because they are mostly (but not always) dark, scary and frequently sad. Or watching or news stories (I'm in the US, and there are a LOT of not-good things happening here). So I come to Jolly to lighten my mood and end my viewing day on a positive note. And they never fail to cheer me up. Heck, I think just watching without sounds could make me smile. Their expressions are priceless.

It was brought up in one of their earlier videos, but i can totally see a boom in their English Pub scene if each pub made their own Gumbo and sold it by the pint. It's the perfect food for that environment/community!!

I rarely watch reaction videos, but some of the ones of this trip from people in the south have been hilarious, loving this series!

Frankly I’m surprised an American hasn’t opened a biscuits and gravy shop in the UK. If I had the resources I’d do it myself.

"... because, why the heck not? ... America!" Congrats, guys. You finally get it. Love your content. ❤

The best thing about Jolly is the brits discovering they have taste buds. Its like seeing a baby fawn stand and walk for the first time. "yes that is what those are for little one"

Thank you for doing these videos. Sometimes I think US cuisine is underrated on the world stage and you are helping change that perception a video at a time. Much obliged, fellows, for showing the world how very, very good our food can be. As the other commentators have pointed out, we took the best from all over the world and ran with it. Add to that glorious international panoply an historical perspective (for example, our biscuits date back to early European settlers- think your navy's hardtack as the starting point- to which we added a bit of rise, fat and other flavors that improved over time) and an understanding of what ethnic groups settled where and a wonderfully complex picture emerges. You could travel the US for many years and still not taste everything there is to offer, but you are both young enough to give it a real go. Thank you for showing that we do not just eat crisps, boxed dinners and swill garishly-colored sugary drinks. Of course, we like those things too🙂but the reality of what we eat lies far beyond these. And the generous South holds a truly unique and special place in US cuisine.

I love how Ollie goes about explaining food stories. 😂

I have been watching this channel for a few years and have not yet commented. But, I wanted to say that I always look forwards to your videos and feel joy seeing that a new one has been posted. Thank you for all the hard work and love put into Jolly and Korean Englishmen!

It's great to see you enjoy all the great food America has to offer. I enjoy your personnel videos and the British students trying American foods also. Thank You.

ollie makes this channel. his humor is unmatched on every episode.

I don't know how Ollie remains so ridiculously funny every episode 😂 My stomach hurts!

Stripping grits aren't typically a breakfast, more of a brunch, lunch and dinner. Chicken and biscuits with gravy. Pretty common in the south and it's a fantastic meal. Ollie you are dead on for dipping that chicken biscuit in your gravy. That's a very southern thing to do. Welcome to the south my friend

Okay, I think it was Olly who submerged the chicken biscuit into the gravy… I literally started yelling, “you’re doing it right! Yes!! “ 😂 it’s so good that way!! I’m so happy he did that. I live in the south, and I love biscuits and gravy and chicken biscuits. I don’t eat them all the time because I try to be as healthy as possible, which can be very difficult at times here lol, however, if something is good, it is just good and you go for it. So happy you’re having a real Southern experience like you did in Savannah. I live in Georgia by the way lol, just in case you were wondering.Lol😂 oh the Waffle House grits are not the same as homemade or higher quality restaurant style grits! Just fyi lol! If they are thick and not salted or seasoned well, throw them out!

3:41 sop that biscuit in gravy is a southern thing. My elderly uncle used to tell beautiful women I could sop you up like biscuit and gravy 😂

Yes, as a southerner, I can confirm Willa Jean's brunch is legit.... god I hope you guys get a video on here of some French Market coffee and a beignet snack, truly a New Orleans thing... would be like going to Texas and not getting brisket

Thank you Jolly for all the culinary cuisines you guys experience and present to us. ❤

I never get tired of watching you two!!

Shrimp and cheese grits are one of my all time favorite dishes. My mom always joked that you’ll know when grits are done when it feels like you’re stirring wallpaper paste lol. Especially if you make it with bacon fat. The whole Jolly team’s love of American food warms my heart. Y’all are always welcome here

It's nice to see these two guys come to our country and appreciate what it has to offer. I am from Arizona and love hot sauce (I put it on everything) and the food here is very different from the southern food they are eating. I would love for you guys to come to Arizona and experience our food as well as food from some of the Native American tribes. I've travelled to Europe and lived in Germany for 2 years so I appreciated all of the different countries that I have been to as well as really enjoyed the cuisine in some of those places. I would have loved to travel to the UK but, I never got the chance. Glad you guys enjoyed yourselves! Cheers!

Happy Birthday Ollie

It makes me so happy when people discover southern cooking. feeds the soul. (DESTROYS the cardiovascular system.)

I have really enjoyed watching you Josh and Ollie trying so many flavors. I love shrimp and grits one of my favorites. So happy you are enjoying the south’s cooking ❤️🤗

I'm a grandma and I approve of the hangover bowl! I'll 100% be ready to make it for my grandkids. No judgment either, just like my grandma Hilda did for me. As long as I don't drive after drinking. Thems the rules ❤. Be safe

졸리를 예전부터 보고있는데.... 옛날의 그 실험을 한다던지 이상한음식을 먹는다던지 특이한 물건을 서로 주던지 등 뭔가 졸리만의 톡톡튀는 느낌의 컨텐츠가 그립다 지금은 그냥 어디 맛있는 식당가서 한끼먹고오는 다큐보는 느낌임

You guys and your crew have the best jobs in the world!

Ollie’s analogies continue to amaze. Shrimp and Gritz = Jazz? Yes apparently 😅

Ollie is the absolute best at dipping his toe over the line into just slightly uncomfortable commentary, the man is a genius

I live in New Orleans. I'm a huge fan of you guys and that is one of my favorite spots

I love your friendship that's it.

I just love the faces that Ollie makes.

I wish you guys would bring these recipes back and make them for a second cabbie series of videos! I bet they would love some of this food.

It’s so nice that y’all react to good food with equal joy whether it’s the fanciest restaurant in the world or a random, unmarked hole in the wall 😁

Ollie mopping up that gravy with the chicken biscuit is just as southern as it gets, loving the jaunt through my home state, would love to see you guys spread out and hit more than just New Orleans though, y'all pass on by if you in Lafayette!

I laughed out loud at Ollie dipping the chicken biscuit into the gravy, that’s the way to do it, mate!! 😂

I grew up on biscuits and gravy glad y’all love them like I do. I love shrimp and grits too but they are more of an acquired taste. I applaud you guys for setting out on all your adventures enjoy!

Food looks incredible. Really tempting me to take that 6 hour road trip and try all the restaurants Josh and Ollie went to.

If you come to the north end of the Mississippi you won't find nearly the same bold flavors, but you will find a lot of hearty comfort food done well. There is also Owamni by the Sioux Chef, a restaurant that uses no ingredients introduced to America by Europeans.

I love that they loved the Biscuits and gravy so much. It's American comfort food at it's best! When I go on a healthy kick, this is what I tend to crave.

thats probably my favorite restaurant that i went to when i visited new orleans this october with my s/o and his family, im glad you guys enjoyed!!

I’m in UK missing my grits and eggs - oh and those biscuits and gravy! Cheers Josh and Olly! 🍻