Thats the other diff, a burger in NZ is usually defined as 2 round bread buns with a hot protein and some sort of salad added and sauce etc... A sandwich is usually defined as a filling between 2 or more slices of loaf bread 😂 You have others like filled rolls, which are usually bread rolls or french bread rolls with sandwich type filling etc ... Then there's hot rolls with hot fillings, like pork roast, hot chicken, etc... Hot dog in NZ is a battered sausage on a stick with tomatoe sauce, vs an American hotdog 🌭 thats a hot brad roll with a Frankfurt and tomatoes sauce and mustard onions. Which BTW we have a similar version but we call in a sausage sizzle, only difference the hot roll is replaced by a slice of loaf bread and the sausage is exactly that, pork sausage usually, but again t.sauce, mustard and onions. You will never see a sausage sizzle in a shop being sold, it's usually at sports games, school fund-raisers, outside shops bunnings 😆 on Saturdays ...sausage sizzles have their own culture Lol😂😂 thats my 5c 😂
@@lizalohan01 - Pak'nSave Petone (Lower Hutt) sell American style hotdogs, and there's a guy who's been selling them for years on a carpark in the same area - who buys his ingredients from that exact same supermarket! 😊 There's also that chain of stores that had started under the same name 'Wendy's' and later changed it to 'The Shake Shed' and is now called something different again who sell American-style hotdogs, along with mostly ice cream and milk shakes; They're usually in shopping malls.
I'm enjoying his low key reviews . Not bungy jumping or white water rafting. in a helicopter ect. I would like him to go to Bunnings for a sausage sizzle- lol
Wendys has always been my fav fastfood spot in NZ (Te Atatu), that being said I have NEVER tried the fish fillet burger from Wendys LOL I will now! Great video brother
yeah man, used to live at Whenuapai and head down to the Te Atatu one regularly. Love the chilli, waiting for them to come to Perth where I've lived for 13 years now.
One thing that's in New Zealand's favour with regards to the food being generally fresher is that because the country is relatively small and compact (with an area about the size of Colorado), it's much easier and cost efficient to source things locally than it often will be in the US. Not to say that US food giants would use fresher ingredients if readily available, just that longer travel and distances in the US is naturally going to result in a less fresh or more preserved product.
Nah dude...American food doesn't pass world health standards....its not human grade food....the rest of the world is not allowed to serve food to humans with carcinogenic's..... And things lik washing the meat in chlorine is illegal around the world as well....
@@nzmarco Yeah, every time my straw disintegrates in my drink before I've finished it, I remind myself that we have to make sacrifices if we want to protect our wildlife for future generations, and what that really means is accepting the inconvenience that comes with it.
Love Wendys but they're so expensive now. If it's between 2 burger buns its a burger, if it's between 2 slices of bread it's a sandwich. Wendys here in New Zealand is always made fresh compared to maccas. Your shake maybe too thick to drink, cos it maybe a Thick Shake?
Come up to Thames market every Saturday morning try our mussel fritters yummy. Then make your way to Coromandel the best sea food meals . Raw fish. Kina osyters snapper hoky fish n chips sea food burgers ect .well comes you to our country. By the way I'm a local busker musician My name's Mackyboy 🎸🎹🎤🥁🎺🪘 Cheers enjoy your stay 👍🏼
Tried Wendy’s in Manila Phillipines last year as it was near my hotel, burgers were nothing spectacular, the guy opening the door for you with a 357 magnum on his hip was more interesting
The big chains have to compete with the Mum and Pop stores around NZ. 85+% of the time you get far better value and taste that is home cooked and out of this world. If you are a big chain and don't come up to these expectations you will fail very quickly. NZ is a small place and word travels faster than light if a person has a bad experience.
I just got back from the states, and my favourite fast food from there is by far Culvers. The butter burgers are out of this world, as are their cheese curds
Went there 10 years ago after crossing the ferry. Never had Wendys before so i sent my son in to get us a feed.He spent nearly $50 back then on 4 burgers some chips and 2 large drinks. It was very good but i was shocked at the price.
My fav fast food is Indian and Asian. Never been a big fan of chips and burgers. I did like KFC a while back but in my opinion it's not as nice as it was 20 years ago.
@@driftdotus - That must've been _really_ olden days, too! 😄 I'd given Wendy's a try 12 years or so ago (This exact same store, too) and was underwhelmed by the food and overwhelmed by the high prices 😅
@@GlobetrottingBrock there are a lot more options now.. e.g. Carl's Jr, Taco Bell, Texas chicken and a bunch of local takeaway joints that have gotten a lot better. The small takeaway businesses and pop-ups have been the real game changer IMO. I used to go well out of my way for Wendy's but don't need to anymore
@@GlobetrottingBrock 20 Years ago I used to eat Wendy's about 5 times a week for years! Now in my 40's I feel it's gone down hill (like me). I maybe get it every 6 months or so now.
If you ever go back to Wendy's and get a shake or frosty, you need a spoon to eat it or you wait for it to melt more then you can use a straw. My favourite in particular is the 3 quarter pound triple burger, its mint! Oh and Wendy's do not salt their chips, you add salt yourself because not everyone likes salt. You can find salt and pepper on the condiments station.
Ah... my local Wendys.... Great food - but I love getting a large vanilla frosty from there - taking it home and freezing it for at least 4 or 5 hours - and then I can carve it up with a spoon... it's glorious!
You might have to go back to try Wendy's again now the NZ franchise chain has been recently sold to the overseas company. It should get closer to what you know from chain stores in the US
Dude - you cannot have a shake too thick. Try a thickshake from Tasman takeaways in Foxton on the main road. Made with actual milk and ice cream. I get one there and it takes me to almost home to finish it - another hour away.
Hi from Boston, Ma USA! I wish they had caramel frosty over here! They just have plain ole vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry! The hokey fish sandwich looks better than the alaskan fish sandwich they serve over here! Also, I prefer the Popeyes fish sandwich than the wendy's one because the wendy's fish sandwich is just too crunchy and crispy! Popeye's fish sandwich has the perfect taste and texture!
Hi! Thanks for tuning in! I love Popeyes chicken, but I've never tried their fish sandwich before 🤔. They're opening Popeyes in New Zealand, but I'm not sure how soon they'll be open. Hopefully, I will have a chance to try it here before I continue on my travels!
Wendy's is one of my favorite chains here. Their the food they market as spicy generally has a kick, and I love as much spice as I can get. For example, I enjoyed the Ghost Pepper Menu, even though it’s no longer available. I didn’t even know about the Hoki Burger, but I’ll definitely give it a try. Thanks for the great New Zealand videos!
Bacon at American owned takeaway restaurant in NZ are not like the bacon you will get in a NZ burger bar. Go to a normal NZ fish and chip shop and get a bacon and egg burger with pineapple.
In the US, anything bacon is almost always crispy rasher bacon, whereas in NZ it typically isn't rasher bacon no matter where you go, whether fast food, fish and chip shop, or burger bar. Sometimes Maccas or other places will have a product that specifically features crispy rasher bacon, but it's not the standard like in the US.
@@michaelheliotis5279I like how you use the word "standard" as if to insinuate NZ just kill their pigs on the side of the road with a can opener. We have different tastes here in NZ and cater to a completely different market. We also don't inject the hell out of animals with steroids so that they outgrow their pens... we overfeed them, give them names... before we kill them and eat them.😊
I use to work at wendys in nz for 5 years, I think you got really lucky that everything was fresh. Moat of the time we left the food sitting there so the quality would be average at best
went to Wendy's in manawatu got a chicken burger it must have been siting for a while the chicken was pure rubber , worst burger I've had tossed in the rubbish after attempting second bite, Id say precooked stored in a warmer, was terrible
@@GlobetrottingBrock yeah if you get one you'll need to ask for extra chillie sachets to add, because it come fairly light on the heat. But flavour profile is very beefy and savoury.
Spicy home style Wendy’s chicken burger is my guilty pleasure 😂 I’m bummed you got some dud chips cause my local Wendy’s has 10/10 chips and I’m super critical about them
One time i discoveted the secret compartment in the Wendy's bathroom closet that held the Almighty baconator® subway sub. It was a goft from god. Praise! 🙏 🙌
I don't think any of our fast food places precook their burgers, that's why they always taste fresher. Even the fries don't sit around long before they need to be thrown out.
It's a food item invented in the USA and Americans call them sandwiches. "A sandwich is a dish typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between pieces of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type.The sandwich began as a portable, convenient finger food in the Western world, though over time it has become prevalent worldwide."
TAT Souths Wendys beats every Fast Food joint I've ever tasted across 6 Continents. And yes, the freshness and taste of the Baconator is worth bragging about. RHS and TAT North for life!!
For the most part, people here are a lot more laid back and quiet. The work culture is very easy-going, which is nice. Overall, people seem to be in better physical condition. It's got its pros and cons, but it is definitely worth visiting if you ever get the chance!
Where in NZ are you, I just noticed that both this video and the one where you went to Denny's look super old, like the furniture and everything. Manukau, South Auckland has the best restaurants - Denny's, Mc Dz. Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC etc. Hope you drive through some time.
Sole, most of the places in Sth Auckland close down after a couple of months because all the workers from Wellington make more money on the dole!? Hahaha... jokes bro ... go the Hurricanes.... .mwahahha😂🎉
Having travelled pretty widely over the years Americans seem to love their bacon crispy to the point of being what we would call burnt. It has little bacon flavour left and is more like carbon, but because it has a crunch they like it. So of course they think our bacon is undercooked 🙄
You know? Getting a packet of chicken thighs when on a special, deboning them, soaking them overnight in gherkin juice and milk, then some brioche buns with Homemade chilli/garlic mayo and veges of your choice. Hubbys coating is better than KFC. Costs us NZ$5 or less for each quality burger. Yes its not instant and yes theres work involved ... but end result ìs worth it. Go team 'Homemade ' !!! 🍔 🍔 🍟 (sprinkling pickle juice into the flour mix - which also contains some cornflour - causes clumping ... which when fried gives you extra crunchy bits in the coating.)
I agree about the bacon in New Zealand - you never get crispy bacon like you do in North America; I'm always hunting for a good crispy bacon but always end up with chewy.
That's a load. NZ has streaky bacon too. We just don't call ALL of our bacon, bacon. We have smarts, we know varieties not lump it all in one. As for not having "good crispy bacon" in nz, do you know how to cook? Do you ever visit GOOD cafes? Obviously not.
@@KiwiPepega I hardly need to be a chef to know how to cook bacon, no I don't go to cafes much, so what, I have lived in Canada and store-bought bacon there is way crispier, the streaky bacon for sale in supermarkets here is not as good. I have tried just about every streaky bacon brand in the supermarkets from cheap to really expensive and I always come up a little disappointed so, from my perspective it is not a "load", it is just my opinion.
To be fair, you're not wrong, mine turns out chewy but I have to ask my step mum how she makes her crispy bacon because it is possible.... also how did you find the thicker cuts of streaky bacon vs the thinner cuts when cooking? brands all taste the same to me tbh
In the states, the bacon is shaved much thinner. After ten years in nz, I have not found a streaky bacon shaved thin enough to cook it the way it turns out in the states. I've been thinking about asking a butcher but haven't gone to those lengths yet. However, you will not find a streaky bacon in the supermarket that is shaved thin enough, full stop.
That's the only Wendy's in Wellington (Paraparaumu). It sucks how you have to drive all the way up there from the city to get it. I go there if I'm working in the area, Wendy's is my favourite fast food, Baconators and Chilli 👍👍
