COMPARING SYDNEY AUSTRALIA FOOD TO AMERICAN FOOD 

The biggest difference between US and Australian chocolate is that Australian chocolate doesn't taste like vomit.

If you want good coffee in Australia, Starbucks is the last place you go.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Aussie food. I must say I found all of your examples to be true and being Aussie, it was the opposite for me when I visited the US. The food definitely tasted different. Almost everythibg seemed to be highly processed and didn't seem to be fresh. Anything sweet was almost 'sickly' sweet. The American chocolate tasted like reject shop chocolate. Forget coffee altogether. Fruit had no flavour either. Portion sizes were massive. Seemed like it was more about quantity rather than quality in most places I visited.

A lot of the difference between the taste of sweet US foods and Aussie foods is we use sugar here and the US uses mostly high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) which I think to me tastes different. I've spent extended periods of time in the US over the years starting way back when I was 21 years old and can understand the missing of some of my Aussie home foods (meat pies, lamb chops, fish & chips etc..). It all becomes part of the memories of your journey. Continue having fun and making life long memories while downunder :)

Alcohol, like cigarettes, attracts a lot of tax here and that's why it's expensive. Given that alcohol and smoking related illnesses are preventable through moderation or abstinence and are treated in our universal healthcare system you can understand why the government would tax them a lot. Distinguishing between chips (fries) and chips (crisps/Pringles/Lays etc) is all in the context of the sentence. "Lemonade" caught me out the first time I visited the USA. I wanted Sprite but they gave me lemon cordial/lemon squash!

Yes menu items here in Australia are expensive but remember that you aren't expected to tip when paying at the end.

did you know . the size of a chicken in Aust is half the size of an American equivalent we do not pump our chickens with HORmones or ant anti biotics

The most frustrating thing for me when I traveled to the US was the unavailability of a lemon soda. American lemonade isn’t carbonated, it’s just lemon cordial.

Processed foods in Australia are made with cane sugar, not corn syrup. Cane sugar is 50/50 glucose / fructose while corn syrup is mostly fructose. Humans can't directly use fructose as fuel so it gets converted to fat. Glucose is what our bodies prefer as fuel so while high sugar is bad for us glucose sugar is better for our health that fructose.

Way off- Aussie chocolate and snacks shits on American food.

You haven't mentioned a fair few things. These shapes, lamingtons, pavlova, burger with the lot - meat, lettuce, onion, tomato, fried egg, beetroot. We like beetroot in our burgers here. And of course the meat pie which everyone loves. As for coffee we have the best coffee here and Starbucks tastes like dirty dish water with a lot of sugar and way over priced. Aussies don't like Starbucks as we have so many good shops everywhere that have so much better quality. As for taste you say our food here has higher standards for health than the US. Fresher food and less artificial stuff etc.

I appreciate your opinions, one of mine would be about your american chocolate, it taste like chemicals, your bread is classed as a cake here, and why is your cheese such a bright orange colour, all your foods have such an chemical taste, also use Cane sugar in coke not corn syrup it’s much better

Australian chocolate is basically milk and coco, The US add heaps of corn syrup which is stupid sweet

Hot Chips are fries .packets chips are cold of course .that's the difference

One thing to note about prices in Australia is that the menu price or shelf price includes service and tax. You don't have to add tax and a tip. The big reason that alcohol is so expensive in Australia is "excise", a tax.

The alcohol price is mainly taxes, if you take away the taxes it would be similar to US prices

Starbucks isn't real coffee lol. see "Why Starbucks failed in Australia"

Tomato sauce and ketchup are not the same, you can buy both things in supermarkets. umm here in Australia you can get shops which sell gelati (many places which sell gelati also do sell ice cream) and there is also ice cream shops which sell normal ice cream (like the old fashioned ice cream). So I don't understand why you had to travel a long way to get proper ice cream as there should have been some kind of shop like that around too.

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Most if not all gelato shops sell ice cream 😊 Thanks for video

It really is what you are used to eating growing up. Thanks for sharing.

US chocolate has the sour milk taste added in the manufacturing ie Hershey's. Lemonade is lemonade and lemon squash is a completely different flavour. You can buy B&J icecream in the supermarket . Anything related to health is highly regulated due to the cost of treating alcohol/tobacco related illness . Enjoy your time and stay well

The coffee & coco beans are dried in the sun in Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 and cane sugar is used in our chocolate. When drinking Bundaberg ginger beer turn the bottle upside down before opening it, so it’s mixed.

Forget the white Tim Tams, real chocolate(the original) only. The restaurant will cost more but you don't tip. If you want ice-cream don't go to a Gelato shop. Starbucks is terrible, but it will remind you of home. And the one thing you won't find in a Hamburger is pig. If the grilled filling is between a bun(round bread roll) it's a burger, if the grilled filling is between slices of bread it's a sandwich. And you still don't know how to eat Vegemite. You need to be guided through your Oz experience by a genuine local.

You can find cheeses at the supermarkets, Deli stores or independent grocery stores, in terms of selection you can find good selection of Australian and European cheeses

If you're feeling ill and craving comforts from home, that sounds perfectly normal :) In my experience serious homesickness doesn't kick in until around the six month mark... but I suppose everyone has their own threshold. FYI - there's probably stores that specialize in US goods in the Sydney CBD (I know there are in Melbourne). In the US I used to go to World Market when I lived in NC to get my Vegemite and Snack chocolate supplies :)

I'll have to disagree re chocolate - Australian chocolate is better. I've tried both. You need to try more and try our unique bars not just US copies. US chocolate like hersheys has a weird sour vomit after taste because has buytric acid in it. Also the standards for what you can call "chocolate" there is different, as in you can have more compound and less cocoa. Where as here you have to have a higher percentage of actual cocoa /real milk chocolate. Darrel lea is a pretty good supermarket brand here. Better than Cadbury in my opinion. And Haigs is a slightly fancier brand. If you're ever near one of there stores. Soft drink/Sodas taste different here as we use cane sugar, where as the US uses HFCS which is banned here. Terrible for the liver, worse than sugar. It also makes things taste sickly sweet. The sour things are different again due to banned ingredients here. That's why you won't see the bright blue either. No need to differentiate with chips and potato chips, context usually sorts that out. You wouldn't go to a fish and chip or burger place and get potato chips for example. And when you're in the supermarket, you're not buying hot chips or fries. (Unless frozen but that's a completely different category) - you're buying potato chips. The international food diversity in Sydney and Melbourne is fantastic. Especially authentic SE Asian and south Asian food. We're raised on south east Asian food because of the proximity and migration patterns. So it's really part of our staple diet and we consume it a lot. Alcohol is indeed more expensive here due to it being taxed to try and curb excess. When pointing out the expenses of eating in restaurants compared to the US, its important to also note that we do not tip here. Wait staff wages is the responsibility of the employer. Minimum wage here is federally set and so service staff are paid higher. So you're not adding the 30% on top of your bill here. Theres no need. I remember going to Hawaii and LA and when you factored in the tips it really wasn't any cheaper there imo. Sydney restaurant and cafes can be expensive though compared to other cities and smaller towns. Another cheap eat aside from sushi is Banh Mi, it's everywhere in Sydney and Melbourne, actually most Aus cities. It's big and filling and will usually cost between 6-9 Aud. It's totally normal though to miss the little things like certain junk food snacks from your home country. Hope you're enjoying your time and travels in Australia 🙂

Your coffee dream was hilarious 😂!!!

There actually a difference between chips are fries. They are differences in how they are made, fries are double fried, thin and crispy. Chips are single fried, thicker and can be softer. Compare McDonalds fries to KFC Chips fo a simp,e example. For us and many places other than USA, any meat in bread is a burger. Tomato sauce is far more natural than ketchup is, and Tomato’s are the main ingredient so that’s what it’s called. So basically what you call things in USA is wrong, even if you think it is correct, burgers and fries being the main items.

I’ve been watching RU-vid vlogs for years and it’s the first time Harbord shops has been featured. 😂

Went to the US in 2022 for a series of concerts , minimal choice of premixed drinks - Jack and Coke $19-$21 USD apple cider stubby ( angry orchard ( only one to choose from ) $12 USD a stubby . Bruschetta $19 USD . Inglewood stadium 1 large Pepsi and two beers $58 USD including the compulsory tip that the person serving you selects on the eftpos machine . Then band shirts they ranged from $55-$70 USD , here in Oz $50-$55. USD x 1.4 to get the Oz amount .

Restaurants......no tipping......we pay proper wages.

If you’re really missing your Cheezits there is an American grocery place in Melbourne called USAfoods that you may be able to order from. $12.99 AUD for a 12oz box and there are multiple sizes and varieties but I’m not sure how much shipping might be. 👍

The USA uses corn syrup for the most part, not sugar.

with sweets our sugar is made from cane, and yours is from beats. our dairy/chocolate is made from fresh milk American is made from powdered

A big difference here is the food standards. In Oz it must be demonstrably safe with whole stack of test data whereas in the US they have no real standards and the onus of proof is reversed. So US megacorp can add various chemicals and the regulator must prove it’s unsafe. Whereas here any additional chemicals or whatever that’s added must have demonstrated safety stats etc.

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if you not feeling well it could be dehydration. always take water .

Isn't ginger beer root beer in the US?

No HFCS is allowed in Australian food either, so the over-sweetness is missing from our food.

I lived in the States for close to 20 years, and there is a vast difference in the foods. American food is very sweet compared to anything here. I think corn syrup is the culprit as it is in everything!! The food I thought was better in the States was definitely KFC, and Cheetos over Twisties. As for chocolate, there is definitely no comparison, Aussie chocolate is heaps better! The saying that "Hersheys is God's way of punishing Americans" comes to mind. I really enjoyed good Mexican restaurants over there, and some of the bbq places. I think overall, the quality of Aussie food is a lot healthier, there seems to be a lot more to choose from in the US, but at the end of the day, it comes down to what you are used to, and what is home. The strangest dish I saw was at our first Thanksgiving. We had been invited to one of my hubby's friends for dinner, and on the table sat a big bowl of green jelly/jello with vegetables in it. Hmmm.

there are US suppermarkets in most citys in Aus so you can get what ya want if you miss them ))

I like your concise approach. No need to keep apologising for your opinion imo 👍

Yes in different parts of the world we call the same thing different names. This is true even with the UK and Australia. Takes a bit of time to get what you mean to order. I ordered a lemonade, I could see the sprite in the fridge in LA and I was like what the hell is this

Bundaberg make lots of flavours and they're all pretty good.

When you felt sick it might have been the mix of bacteria (microbiome) adjusting to what you were feeding them.

There is a difference between sauce & ketchup. Chips are thick-cut,fries are very thin (rubbish). Aust chocolate is far better than Hershey stuff...... look at the ingredients. I was the same with coffee.I haven't touched it for 15yrs. Starbucks isn't coffee,& don't start on the ice cream.Plenty around that would have you hooked.

The US uses Sucrose in chocolate, Australia real Sugar

Goodness me. Thanks for sharing but honestly, the food in the US of A is just terrible. Everything is processed, granted you pointed that out. The thing you missed most whilst being here in Aus was some processed crappy treats? Sorry sweetheart - Back to middle US with with.

Options for eating cheaper, move away from Sydney. Sydney is generally know for being the most expensive place to do anything in Australia.

We think American Chocolate is horrible, too sweet, not enough bitterness or creamyness and kind of gritty. Most people in Australia don't like the taste of HFCS either. Almost all American flavors taste artificial to us. If you don't like actual Mexican flavors (as opposed to Tex-Mex), or British or Dutch flavor foods you probably aren't going to like Australian food.

We've got the biggest and best range of asian food

It's call a Roll not Burer unless it's a Hamburger

a true burger is anything thats cooked and placed tween 2 buns (hence hamburger)....a true roll is cold food served tween 2 buns (eg ham salad)....a true sandwich is anything served tween 2 slices of bread, hot or cold!...Simples!

American chocolate tastes weird to my Aussie tastebuds.

Try a banana smoothie with two shots of coffee to help

Cheezels are pritty good 🇦🇺

Many Australians today will call them fries, because we're starting to use more American words for things. This annoys many Australians though. Like trunk instead of boot, parking lot instead of car park, shopping cart instead of trolley, truck instead of ute.

I can't eat Reese's, it's horrifically sweet and inedible.

If you're craving ice cream it means you aren't drinking enough alcohol.

What about deli sandwiches? You couldn’t get a hot pastrami sandwich in Australia to save your life.

Americans generally have children's taste.

Hot chips and chips. Mystery solved.

I think we have cheese itz now in woollies

I wish you knew what you were talking about!

no gm food allowed here.

I have never in my 40+ years on this planet seen anyone go grocery shopping barefoot, though i don't live next to the beach..

actuall y writing error our chips your crisps are wanted all over the world......why dont you go home ,the ice cream is propwer buttermilk icecream we have gelato we also have frozen yogurt....

You sure you're not a Pom?

if your in a country you should call them chips not fries it is called respecting the culture your in same thing with calling it a chicken burger this is one think i hate about you Americans is you can not respect what people say in another culture and it can be annoying sometimes

Lol - the Cheez It comment. My friend is going to Florida next week to visit her brother. She asked me if i want anything brought back and i said Cheez It Grooves Ranch flavour. They're my favourite thing from the states. Thanks for the upload.

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The craft Mac and cheese is crap here...do not judge us by this horrible meal. Buy packeted Mac and cheese

Yeah. Oz commercial chocolate is annoying with the melting point thing. It takes ages to melt in your mouth. An alternative is NZ chocolate. Whitakers is in all Woolies and is very good. Aldi do German chocolate and that's also very good , especially the marzipan varieties. As far as a savoury biscuit snack , I would give pizza shapes a go and chicken in a biscuit are quite tasty. I find for fizzy soft drinks the QLD brands are best , as with Bundaburg drinks . Keep an eye out for Wimmers soft drinks , they are god tier , especially the Creaming Soda and Sasparilla. I noticed you didn't mention our cold flavoured milks , like OAK and Breaka. I find them world class. Whenever I travel overseas , I crave them , especially the Vannilla flavour. Oh well. Keep having fun girls.🙂

Put the shoe on the other foot... try to find a meat pie in the US. You can't- or you end up going to a "British" pub, which is not the same thing because it's not Australian. Also - don't try to tell me about a chicken pot pie- that's just weird.

Try Arnotts Shapes. They have Cheese but Pizza And Bbq are better

American's eat and have more sugar in their foods 99.99 percent of all their foods in the US

I actually think you are a bad reporter , Our Australian Chocolate is wanted all over the world people come here with an empty suitcase and fill it .We have realhocolate your chocolate is a sugery confection....We use real buttermilk and real cream and all our food including sweets are under a high health investigative code. you need to get out more and look at other reviews...ALso your Chips cold are loved from People all over the world.. your cofee is acidic , and our coffee has been largely instigated by our greek and turkish communities in our history authentic.....

fajitas ? yeah nah - 'strayans don't eat those - we don't share a border with Mexico

I don't think comparing Australia and American food and saying one is better is right. I think Australian food tastes how its meant to taste that is natural like its organic and comes from the earth and not like food made from chemicals and plastic. I have to say something about why comparisons are wrong. I've noticed American women have larger noses. It's white, black and Jewish American women they all have these long big noses and that is why I think plastic surgery is so common in America. Is that a bad thing no because that's how it's meant to be. Aussies we have smaller noses than Americans and we have less need for plastic surgery. Just an observation. Should it be turned into a comparison no it shouldn't.

All I will say is Starbucks yuk 🥴🤢🤮

bloke just picking up some groceries in his wetsuit carrying his board. go aussie

Starbucks coffee is dishwater, just disgusting and what kind of word is katchup is it even part of the English language. Tomato sauce is descriptive and logical. Catch up. Eat a hot meat pie with sauce and learn to live correctly.

There is a difference between sauce & ketchup,also chips & fries.Your coffee is an addiction.....caffiene.Starchucks don't do coffee. Don't get me started on the food you have in the US.....much is medically dangerous....FACT. You will be better of here.....less chemicals,colourings & sugar....& possibly salt.

Ketchup and tomato sauce are not the same. Ketchup is made with tomatoes, sugar, vinegar/acetic acid and spices. Whereas, tomato sauce is made from tomatoes, oil, meat or vegetable stock and spices.

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