Tasting South African Treats ft @ashens

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Join Ashens & me, Barry Lewis as we dive into a delicious box of treats from South Africa! From unique chocolates to tasty biscuits, watch our reactions as we explore new flavours & quirky items. Will these snacks be a hit or miss? Find out in this fun taste test!
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@mrbarrylewis День назад

More Taste Test Videos ru-vid.com/group/PLfItiEY3o1ms_LsGHRM2shtBdgffPTx0R Stuart's Channel ru-vid.com

@DreamRJ День назад

Chocolate discolours with age, did you check the dates on the flake and the other stuff?

@AMPProf 17 часов назад

Burnt Cookies and burt Chalky charcoal biscuit cream Should render Petrol notes btw

@Leviathanhampster День назад

I love how Ashens went from always wearing a suit in his videos to match his logo to now where it looks like he wears whatever he's found at the bottom of a church's donation bin

@Questchaun День назад

Poundland videos dont hit as hard anymore 😢

@morkusmorkus6040 22 часа назад

Chicken and egg innit

@AshFrithComedy 21 час назад

That’s an exclusive “flying cat club Vomi-Tee”

@mythbustersfan3456 14 часов назад

I mean when he has worn that get up for roughly quarter of his YT career (could be longer, can’t remember),you got to change it up eventually! I’ve seen in his more recent videos dressed up quite casually yet still looks presentable, he probably just threw those clothes on at the last minute or that is all he had cause he probably had quite a bit of laundry to do! Happens to the best of us mate!

@BackToTheGame.98 12 часов назад

@@Questchaun Thats because Poundland hasnt been hitting the same like it used to. Theyve changed.

@rebeccajustis8826 День назад

It really sounds like your box of treats got melted and then re-solidified. It makes a big difference.

@mrbarrylewis День назад

It was strange, some seemed to have bloomed, others not so much, but all ok, we've both eaten far worse lol

@TheErador День назад

Ah you say that but as we all know flakes don't melt.

@TheOfficialStal 20 часов назад

Maybe but more likely it's that the chocolate is manufactured for a higher melting point.

@thysvanstaden3580 День назад

Barry Rusks are usually dunked in tea or coffee I'm south African

@mrbarrylewis День назад

Oh awesome

@karensimons111 23 часа назад

The biscuits and rusk is better with tea or coffee yes.

@RufusOmega 18 часов назад

Rusks are normally given to babies to gum into a pulp and make a massive mess with. Still, they are quite nice (rusks, not babies).

@MichellePondueCruz 17 часов назад

@@RufusOmegaJust what I was going to say. Rusks are a baby food here in the US. Keeps them from howling too much. 😂

@MunchkinByProxy 13 часов назад

Ja, you dip the rusk in tea or coffee to soften it up. Very good! Always a treat in our house :)

@kendalbeverley7858 День назад

"Lekker"!! Tennis biscuits are ELITE. Now find a recipe for peppermint crisp tart, for your tennis biscuits and peppermint crisp and taste a true South African favourite 🇿🇦

@Israel-TheodoreTesla-ez1gs 18 часов назад

Yes please!

@porklaser 23 часа назад

Barry and Ashens are so great together. Thank you guys as always.

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 21 час назад

Barry is such an everyman and Ashens is such an Ashens

@PirateDrive 23 часа назад

Ashens clearly just stepped off the fishing trawler.

@waterup380 21 час назад

YES SOUNDS LIKE HE HAS A GF SO I DONT HAVE TO TRY to LOOK ANYMORE

@tristanpeardon9820 20 часов назад

the tie-dye trawler

@GraySkull289 19 часов назад

The Life Aquatic with Stuart Ashen

@JacknVictor День назад

Their chocolate has to survive higher temperatures than ours, so will contain things like paraffin wax and other ingredients to make it more shelf stable and less likely to melt at room temperature. Thus making it more soapy/chalky/flavourless. There used to be a mint cracknel bar in the UK I think in the 70s/80s and it wasn't like that one in the video. It was more like a mint flavoured dime bar, or daim or whatever it's called now, with a slightly green toffee with chocolate around it.

@AMPProf 17 часов назад

Ahh yes The magical chemist and The cocoa bean.

@danielsantiagourtado3430 День назад

Ashens and Barry are Best combo! Love seeing You collab! Barshens rules

@Googlymoogly-m8i День назад

One of my favourite thing to do in other countries is try their snacks. I found out years ago that a lot of confectioneries are formulated for the climate theyre in. North european chocolate has tons of milk so it would melt and sour in hot weather! So a flake in ireland and the uk tastes completely different to australian, american or south african cadbury!

@Corras_1 23 часа назад

It seems like you got a really old box of snacks from South Africa. The chalk type of flavour is what happens when chocolates are old as they do not look like the ones if i were to open them now(no chalk flavour or appearance). Plus the Ouma rusk has to be eaten after being dipped in Tea or Coffee. The Eet-sum-mor biscuits also looked old.

@myradutkiewicz9739 22 часа назад

Also the mini biscuits don't do the full size biscuits any justice.

@Corras_1 22 часа назад

@@myradutkiewicz9739 Ek stem!

@only1schmiddy День назад

For the peppermint crisp. Bite off both ends and use as a straw to drink milk😊

@mrbarrylewis День назад

Have you done this?! That sounds awesome as I guess they are like multiple straws and hollow

@Dazzwidd День назад

There's a wafer/chocolate biscuit here called a tim tam that people do that with drinking hot coffee or tea. They almost collapse and you then eat them

@Corras_1 23 часа назад

Yes we do this!@@mrbarrylewis

@careena8242 4 часа назад

@@mrbarrylewis yep, every South African knows this trick. It's delish. 😊

@lifeisraph День назад

So great to see your collaboration with Stuart, Barry! :) I hope that you will also continue the "Will it..." series, as it was amazing! :)

@aefinn День назад

I remember you doing a Finnish treats taste test with your mom a decade ago. Would love to see one with ashens! I could even be willing to gather and send some if you guys would be up for it :)

@mrbarrylewis День назад

haha yes I remember that too! That could be fun!

@Tala_Masca День назад

Yummy yummy for my non south African tummy! ( and Lekker, means 'oeh NICE!') ( haha, commented this before your 'nice', totally different meaning though 😂)

@traceyhiggs3261 День назад

I grew up in the 70's in the U.K. and we had mint cracknell here. I absolutely loved it and it was a shame they discontinued it.

@gov238 День назад

Agree, it was the best

@scottneil1187 11 часов назад

Closest you can find these days is a mint Daim bar. They're like hens teeth though.

@Jejaimes20 День назад

The real treat is seeing more Stuart and Barry making another video together.

@ozfroggirl9221 День назад

Peppermint crisps are the greatest. I can't believe you've never heard of them before. In Australia we crush them in the packet and then scatter the shards on top of a pavlova. Fantastic!

@mopeer1 День назад

Champion toffees are much loved by South African dentists. They not only pull out fillings, but when chewed they can pull out entire teeth.

@myradutkiewicz9739 22 часа назад

We love them, but it takes commitment to tackle one! You know the damage they'll do. 😂

@GreatSageSunWukong 5 часов назад

probably need them here then since its so hard to find a dentist when you need a tooth extraction

@shannonshorts-johnson306 23 часа назад

"Yummy, yummy for my non South African tummy" - Barry, I'd only say something like this for you and Stu! ❤

@only1schmiddy День назад

Dip the ouma rusks in tea or coffee😂

@Johnnyafc День назад

Stuart come as ‘Benny from Crossroads’ wearing that hat 😂 👍🏻

@chessoc7799 22 часа назад

Well it is close to Halloween :)

@thesouthafrican1 День назад

Its common to buy an ice cream with a flake in it from the ice cream vans. Dipped flakes are better on their own and dont mess all over the place 😂 Its like a twirl. -the bakers man. We have an ad that goes ' who can bake a biscuit specially for you? The bakers man can' (bakers limited is the company name) Do not eat rusk without dunking it in tea/coffee! Ouma means granny in Afrikaans.

@MeleeChannel День назад

Amazing captions for the video mate! And of course, exceptionally pleased to see the burst of content that features you both, especially after having binged so much Barshens recently! Cheers and thanks!

@marileevanwyk7756 День назад

Willson toffees put it in back pocket to warm up not so hard to chew then... from south africa. Peppermint tart with the tennis biscits and peppermint crisp❤🎉

@AMPProf 17 часов назад

So warmth by butt cheek

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@refractionpcsx2 День назад

Mint Cracknell? Wasn't he the lead singer for Simply Red?

@mrbarrylewis День назад

That made me actually LOL

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@refractionpcsx2 День назад

@@mrbarrylewis :D You're welcome lol

@halvdanragnvaldr День назад

FINALLY!! More of these please..

@Wemius61 21 час назад

The subtitles on this are great. "I'm just going to shove the whole thing in my mouth, which is not something to take out of context (thanks Stuart lol)". Also, Stuart, I love that t-shirt.

@MrMit50101 День назад

Peppermint crisp my absolute favorite that ones melted and become like that it's usually a crisp flakey mint filling like shards of glass if it's fresh I think everything's been kept in a fridge at some point our chocolate in south africa is actually very smooth

@AMPProf 17 часов назад

Is it smooth do to heat?? Is a bit chilly up north..

@IcyShadow85 22 часа назад

Barry & Ashens... As a South African I can honestly say that most of the snacks you guys ate might have expired... Which explainst the chalky and wood taste... You guys need to come to the source and try them fresh

@WestonWisdom День назад

Bro will film everywhere but his garden kitchen

@fredwhiting949 День назад

Holy quick as a cat batman , I was here within 6 mins of the upload !!. Barshens the domestic duo are back , the world is a safe place once more

@_nquisitor_ 20 часов назад

Since you asked, Barry: Yummy yummy for my non-South African tummy.

@thumbsarehandy. День назад

5:45 Think it says Baker's Man, since the brand name appears to be Baker's. Also reminiscent of the old kids' rhyme 🎶 patty cake, patty cake, baker's man🎶

@TheErador День назад

I concur.

@nattieccireland1039 День назад

Omg life is complete again barshen I'm here for it exciting 😊😊😊

@sura9-p9e 13 часов назад

The irony of painting a cardboard box brown is not lost on me.

@TheSpectreN8 19 часов назад

Don't know if youtube generate them or you add them in but the subtitles were adding in a lot more lines/words then what was actually said. Usually they shorten/change words but there were quite a few lines as if they were programmed with a script and displayed them despite you not actually saying the line/words etc

@CakeboyRiP День назад

I'm not even 10 minutes in but i can't wait for a South African to explain 😅

@thesouthafrican1 День назад

We have been summoned 😂😂

@dcflake5645 День назад

No one can explain South Africa

@washielahadams9544 16 часов назад

The chocolate got heat damaged in transit Barry needs to get a fresh box and try it again 😢 Very sad to see how awful he makes our snacks Cadbury flake is devine when fresh not at all chalky

@washielahadams9544 16 часов назад

Even the sweets are soft and spoiled 😢😢😢

@nicolenelourens565 День назад

As a South African watching you guys trying our snacks I'm having quite the giggle at how you are pronouncing all of them. Pro tip: Ouma tastes better when you dunk it in coffee

@Mack_The_Engineer День назад

Completely forgot it was Monday, then a wild Barry Lewis pops up

@bizzielizzie5078 23 часа назад

We used to have the Mint crisp here in the UK. I am 57 and it was a childhood treat. It’s a shame that they have stopped making so many good sweets. Great memories.

@alexdavis5766 День назад

I used to manage a pub/ restaurant that was owned by a South African. It had a few South African dishes on the menu like bunny chow, Potjieko and mint crisp dessert. It got so many comments and the bunny chow confused people thinking it was bunny inside. The mint crisps were so hard to find and so the dish was often not available and people would be so upset!

@mrbarrylewis День назад

ah yeah I loved making bunny chow on here a while back, no bunnies like you say!

@Corras_1 23 часа назад

@@mrbarrylewisYou have to make Peppermint Crisp tart! South African style

@sophiecooper5678 21 час назад

Classic Barry editing!

@Knucells 19 часов назад

Yummy yummy for my non South African tummy (P.S. i kept hearing "Cracknell" throughout the video, which is one of my favourite desserty type things ever. It's so good!)

@AdLockhorst-bf8pz День назад

So someone from the Netherlands has to send Barry a little innocent Dutch licorice. 🤔

@danielsantiagourtado3430 День назад

International treats! Amazing! Please consider trying Colombian ones like arequipe, dulce de guayaba, submarino y chocoramo🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

@samn6498 День назад

My favourite Columbian treat is a special white energy powder.

@RufusOmega 18 часов назад

The fact that Bakers in the UK are a company that makes dog food, the shortbread looking and tasting like dog biscuits seems quite appropriate.

@jordanstanbrook 19 часов назад

This is Stuart's best outfit yet. Suits him waaaay more than the uszh (usual) suit. Great video barshens.

@IAmOrguz День назад

Love the video Barry! If you ever spot Mrs Ball's chutney make sure to get a bottle - it's the one South African thing I cant bbq without! (Tesco sometimes stocks it)

@Zee-kx3dd День назад

cheering u on from Port Elizabeth south africa. lekker man lekker

@Prazzie День назад

I'm also from PE, but living in Dubai. I think something went wrong with the items in this box, because those snacks are usually tops. Unless quality's gone down since I last had some. Is the Cadbury factory still going in PE?

@Corras_1 23 часа назад

Something has definitely went wrong, everything looked quite old. Oud en droog

@jodyc4604 16 часов назад

Love when both you guys do videos together ❤

@paulvinwebster День назад

Halala 🇿🇦 Halala ! If only the biltong was there💔Also Its a sin to eat that Ouma Rusks dry ! LOL you must dip it in a hot beverage 🤣 On another note we also have salty treats in SA :) Lekke video Barry and @ashens ! 👍

@ASZHanazaki День назад

yummy yummy for my non south african tummy

@mrbarrylewis День назад

YES! lol

@nicholasholloway8743 17 часов назад

The reason its not as sweet as you were expecting is because they put alot less sugar in they're sweets than we do (US, UK and Aus). Theyre pallets aren't accustomed to that much sugar.

@joanneclarke9066 День назад

There used to be a mint bar just a bit thinner called ice breaker .I loved it and it was stopped in the late 70's

@simondlatham5939 19 часов назад

'Cream soda is like fizzy phlegm'. Best quote of 2024 so far 😂😂😂

@uutdiegodzilla3821 День назад

Where I come from, Toffees are also called "Plombenzieher", which roughly translates to "filling puller", or "inlay extruder" 😉

@danielsantiagourtado3430 День назад

THEY ALL LOOK SO YUMMY! 😋😋😋

@suzanne702 Час назад

This makes me want to send you some dutch sweets as well! Also, the way your pronounced: Lekker Was incredible!!! ❤

@ThatChris24 День назад

You take back what you said about eat some mores. Those are a South African staple. 😂

@johnhudson9167 День назад

Got bored so painted a box brown 😂

@mrbarrylewis День назад

yep!

@thumbsarehandy. День назад

I keep getting distracted by trying to figure out what Barry's shirt says. Best guess so far: I had a crawling day at...

@sura9-p9e 13 часов назад

"Had a cracking day at north Norfolk owl sanctuary" Something to do with Alan partridge apparently 🤔

@sdrrshock5594 День назад

Yummy yummy for my non South African tummy! I visited south Africa 5 years ago and tried many of these

@dawnbroadbent9137 23 часа назад

Oh my I am loving all the South African treats I lived in south Africa for many years they are nice when you get used to eating them

@paulacnote 21 час назад

They still have Marie biscuits here in Ireland ( normal sized!) We used to have a mint cracknell bar back in the 80s 90s I loved them!

@ells5656 18 часов назад

The chocolate probably tastes chalky because of the environment, they are designed with hot weather in mind. The hot weather would melt it and make it smooth.

@HeinSmit1 День назад

I do think the choccies might have not survived the trip well (or the shop didn't store them properly) the Jelly Tot bar is also hit or miss quality wise (also just a sugar overload usually), peppermint crisp is ace especially if you can find enough to make a peppermint crisp tart :) The original flavour toffee I feel is like a marmite thing 50/50 love it or hate it, personally not a fan of it either (the cola flavour ones etc are quite nice, not sure if Wilson toffees and those Champion ones are the same tbh never thought about it much). Really really surprised that you didn't know what a rusk is, since it goes well dipped in coffee and tea I had this stereotypical idea that the Brits would have it as a staple. Not a big biscuit guy, don't usually ever buy the mini biscuits so can't comment on them, tennis biscuits usually buy the normal sized ones to make a peppermint crisp tart with. Cheers man, didn't expect to see some South African sweets pop up today :)

@mathboy1066 День назад

Nice to see you with ashens yet again mate

@Vladimir_Kv 4 часа назад

"Marie" ("Maria", "Marietta", "Mariebon") biscuits are literally British "rich tea" biscuits. The "named brand" was released in 1874 in British Empire and Russian Empire in celebration of princess Maria Romanova's (Emperor Alexander II only daughter) engagement to prince Alfred (Queen Victoria's second son).

@tt46243 21 час назад

just love your colab with ash :) more plz

@leandrawilliams3655 23 часа назад

We basically call all bubblegum-chappies. Only things bubblegum are flavours. Like bubblegum milkshape. Thats bubblegum milkshake not chappy milkshake . This was awesome. Also from South Africa ❤ Love ur vids, never miss one.

@wildlifetails 23 часа назад

Still one of the highlights of RU-vid - when Bary and Ashens meet to eat dodgy food.

@ShandorDavies 20 часов назад

The nostalgia! Too bad you didn't have any Romany Creams in the box. Literally my favourite biscuit.

@danm3d 12 часов назад

The chocolate was manufactured for the warmer climate of SA. It's also likely become slightly desiccated by the plane journey over, so it's no wonder it became hard and chalky. You'll need to come down here here and retry your taste test for a better experience.

@missydandelion 22 часа назад

South African here 👋🏽 from Cape Town... I'm looking forward to watching this video 😁😀

@SeoDragon117 День назад

Ashens! You live! Hoping for a Halloween Special this year! Also, as per requested: "Yummy yummy for my non South African tummy".

@bensmythe8233 День назад

Wow, in early on this, excited for the SA treats!

@FizzgigUK 9 часов назад

"Yummy yummy for my non South African tummy" 😂 I always use captions because I have very loud tinnitus, so hearing words properly is quite difficult for me. Thanks for the added jokes in there tho! 😁👍

@kruddthebarbarian6169 День назад

This video just took me back home for 23 minutes.

@Neya182 День назад

As An South African ....I 😊approve this message

@EJayNine День назад

Why is Ashens dressed as the "How do you do, fellow kids" meme? Looks like he's been standing in the playground looking sus.

@tedscout4304 15 часов назад

I'm Austrailan - We crush Peppermint Crisps and use them as a topping on Pavs!

@laresawheatley3570 23 часа назад

Another South African here. Champion Original toffees are THE best. I'm 56 and I grew up eating those toffees Bar-One bars are way better than Mars bars. I love the description of our chocolate... chalk. Not all chocolate bars chalky, only the white chocolate bars 😂, but the manufacturers are stingy with the jelly tots here.

@twocvbloke 23 часа назад

The chalky chocolate could be from being a "tropicalised" chocolate, one made to hold up to the hotter climates, the US created such a chocolate (think it was the Hershey's company that made it) for use in their rations, and that gets quite chalky as it ages, as Steve1989 has demonstrated many a time... :P

@brandbaard День назад

Never thought I'd see you two eating snack from my country :D

@kristenblount8422 День назад

My favorite duo is back. Happy day 😊

@oldtimersniper560 23 часа назад

Hey, fun fact: Do you no flakes were invented when the workers saw all the chocolate at the bottom of the racks and how it formed the flake bar lol and for some reason they don't melt they will go soft but not melt crazy bar of chocolate 😅

@MusingsFromTheDen 22 часа назад

I loved Farley's rusks. ❤️ I may be having a senior moment but I could've sworn TV bars were available here when I was a kid. 🤔

@JarrodCoombes 14 часов назад

Chappies is chewing gum. We used to sneak out of the house and walk over to the petrol station shop and buy chappies for 1c each. Fun times. Also, I think most of the chocolate you had must've been old and bloomed or something, chocolate in SA is not usually that powdery. And that PS bar seemed to have stale wafer in it, as those usually pretty much melt in your mouth.

@samhenwood5746 17 часов назад

You too a brilliant combination & ade my evening 🤗Thanks for sharing Barry n Ashes 😆😆😆🤪👍

@tonyoliver4920 20 часов назад

You made a jerky video 4 years ago with the little one… Said you’d make biltong! Pretty sure I’ve commented once a year. “When you doing the biltong video” Plastic tote with a computer fan for air drying. Salt, pepper, and coriander seed rub Good steak sliced across the grain Do it in the warm pantry behind you kitchen for proper drying

@jeannine1739 День назад

I would probably love that toffee - licorice and caramel are two of my favorite candy flavors.

@suzannelindsay2247 4 часа назад

Omg! Peppermint Crisp is magic. It was invented in South Africa I think. A special machine was made to make it.

@aussie_vonnie 10 часов назад

In warmer countries such as Australia and Sth Africa, chocolates are made with higher amounts of copha so they do not melt in the heat. UK and NZ chocs are creamier and meltier.

@fernhadley845 23 часа назад

A lot of chocolate is made different to British chocolate due to the hot climates they are in, our chocolate would instantly melt. Ours is always till much preferred and once tried, there is no going back for them.

@riaanbotes День назад

Hi Barry, I think a lot of those snacks looks old. None should be that powdery. Those mini biscuits don’t do the original size biscuits justice.

@myradutkiewicz9739 22 часа назад

Agreed!

@RinInABin День назад

wow it's Barshens again

@kevinhendon 23 часа назад

Mint Cracknell used to be my favourite in the 70's here, then they stopped making it, sadly.

@EvelynRobinson22 4 часа назад

We have Peppermint crisps in Australia too, they're one of my dad's favourite candy bars. Our family crushes them up and sprinkles them over pavlova covered in cream