CANADIAN REACTS | Britain's Weirdest Snacks
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2022
- A personal favourite: taste testing the strangest treats I can find at a corner shop! As a Canadian living in the UK, I LOVE taste testing new sweets and today we've got a great haul from a local corner shop and let's react!
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a CZcams video every Tuesday & Friday plus an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 5:30pm GMT on Twitch.
Alanna x
If you look up “Badass” in the dictionary, they’ll be a picture of Alanna in her Skull T-shirt showing off her new ink, whilst chewing on a Camel Bollock at 10am!!!
Next week : Alanna gets fitted for a pair of Doc Martins.😂
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When I was a kid about 70 years ago the 'white sticks' actually had a red tip and were actually called 'candy cigarettes'. It was only after the anti-smoking campaign started that they stopped calling them this. We also were able to buy 'candy tobacco'. Long strings of coconut covered in cocoa powder and sugar.
I also remember the time when they were called candy cigarettes. Although I've never smoked, I do remember having them.
I'm not that old..but still remember both...But you understand why they have changed things like that. As it is my father died from smoking related conditions...he was just 47.
In the UK they were called sweet cigarettes and came in a pack that looked like a pack of 10 cigarettes, even had a 'cigarette card' inside. There was also chewing gum ones wrapped in a 'cigarette' paper. The good old days when PC was a copper and Health & Safety didn't exist. Just common sense.
@@Bodneyblue I must have the lucky gene, smoked for 40 years, gave up 15 years ago (too expensive, 40 a day) and now vape, even two Covid infections were very mild.
@@Bodneyblue I must have the lucky gene, smoked for 40 years, gave up 15 years ago (too expensive, 40 a day) and now vape, even two Covid infections were very mild.
"There's liquid inside!" made me laugh out loud! Thank you for putting yourself through this for our benefit 😝
You are so welcome! 🙏🏻
Does anyone remember Jamboree Bags? Usually containing the most inedible sweets (e.g. flying saucers) and a plastic toy. Happy days!!🍬
I remember. Never liked the flying saucer.
Lucky Bags in my day! Big treat that was often a disappointment.
@@wilmaknickersfit yeah. Lucky bag, what a name. Bloody unlucky more like, some totally shite sweets and a crap toy. Yeah, well Lucky.
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Lucky for the manufacturers!!😄💰
@@johnboy2562 yeah, must have been since they still do um.
There used to be a brand of drink called Top Deck, which was a low alcohol mixer drink, Beer Shandy, Lager & Limeade, Cider Shandy, these were available to buy at corner stores, newsagents etc with a 2% alcohol content, it was marketed primarily to children 😁 And the cans even carried the Royal Warrant of Appointment of the Queen, like Twinings Tea or Cadburys.
That's a blast from the past! Thanks for reminding me of that. Cheers!
I forgot all about top deck , and I would not of remembered it if you did not say !!!!
I loved the cider shandy, miss these so much
@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches I believe they were 0.5% because they were sold as a soft drink to kids. However things may have been different back then (less strict regulations) so I wouldn't fully rule it out. I'm going to investigate this because I used to love them.
Shandy Bass was my `training beer`.
Always appreciate your willingness to be" fair" and give each "product" tested a second shot to make sure that it is truly as disgusting as you thought it was the first time.
😂 Thank you!!
Loads of memories there, I used to like Cider ice lollies from the ice cream van as a kid :)
My favorite part is how thorough you are!
You almost always taste twice!
That is a sign of your professionalism and dedication!
The Sticky BBQ Ribs assessment is a classic of the genre!
Those candy sticks that Canadian bairns pretended were cigarettes? When I was a wee laddie, many, many years ago in Scotland they were actually marketed as 'sweet cigarettes'! They even had one end dyed red for the full effect. It seemed perfectly normal at the time...
Edited just to say that I literally burst out laughing when you discovered the liquid in the camel bollock. Always worth watching an Adventures and Naps video right to the end- that's where the good tuff is!
When I was young (1960) they actually had a thing called "Candy Cigarettes". They were in a cigarette type packet and one end of the white stick was coloured red I guess to simulate the lit cigarette. This was in BC Canada. Cheers ~ulrich
Speaking of tooth destroying sweets, if you see a pack of rowntrees fruit gums, you should try them to try the traditional "my filling just came out" experience
They were nice though.
The Rowntree range became veggie a while ago, but I have avoided the fruit gums to protect my fillings. But when I was young they were my favourite - probably because they lasted longer!
@@wilmaknickersfit love fruit pastilles
Texan bars were better for that.
Shandy on a hot day is a life-saver. Sit in a sunny pub beer garden and just relax. It's my favourite beverage.
Those "candy sticks" were originally marketed as candy cigarettes for kids but, of course, they eventually put a stop to that!
They used to have one end coloured red to look like it was alight.
I also remember minty chewy sticks that were covered in paper printed to look _exactly_ like cigarettes with the brown filter on one end.
In Australia we used to have a lollie called ‘Fags’ which were the long white sweet with one end coloured red to simulate a lit cigarette. They were changed to’Fads’ and lost the red end colouring.
I loved this video and I look forward to it being finished on patreon. Corner shops can be so weird but it’s sad they’re dying out. I hope you have a great week, thank you for the video
I watch your channel because it is such a stress reliever. Just chill and pretend I’m eating weird British snacks
I do love these sort of videos. Great content Alanna.
Love the video. There's nothing I love more than when a content creator shows their appreciation to their audience, and as a viewer it makes me feel so happy to feel valued just for watching your videos.
Thank you so much!!
"Lemonade" in Britain is not lemon juice and sugar but a fizzy lemon-flavoured soda!
For the USA/CANADA: British "lemonade" is closer to SPRITE or 7-UP
Alanna's authenticity is a big part of what keeps me coming back to this channel. And the humour too of course!
Don't forget the camel balls!
Thank you!!
@@AdventuresAndNaps You're welcome!
The scampi and lemon was "are these fish flavored snacks" yes they are and they are really good. Then a convert was born who eloped with matchmakers and had a double decker and scampi crisps at the wedding reception lmao. Oh and the blackjacks didnt get an invite he he lol
Cheers, lovely Alanna! I have been following you since 2020 and I have learned so much from you and had a really nice “and delicious - with your “eat&drink this” rubric” time! I forgot how I came across your videos but I have never regretted it! Keep it up to 500 000 subscribers! 💖💖💖
Haha brilliant Alanna, the facial expressions say it all. I remember the video with the scampi and lemon Nik Naks and how much you liked them despite the smell from the packet being like "a dirty fish shop"! I've been a follower of your channel ever since...
Lost for words! Just brilliant! Thanks
I remember the Nik Naks and let me tell you, that video was so funny and original that I almost cried...😂
You make me laugh out loud sometimes. Wonderful vid as always.
Yay, thank you!
See if you can hold of a Wham bar.. they were the very definition of chewy and you'll most certainly need the dentist afterwards 😆 x
Aww, Alanna you were "having a moment".
Bless you. I bet so many memories came flooding back. And just look at how far you have come. 😀
Keep up the good work. Loving the entertaining videos. 😂
Thanks so much for watching!!
You are so entertaining Alana, one of the few channels I watch all the way through ! Keep going 😁
Wow, thank you!
That was a fun video. When I was young a long long time ago, the candy sticks had red end so it looked like the cigarette was alight. We also had sweet tobacco, shreds of coconut covered in a brown sugary coating to make it look like rolling tobacco.
I remember 'Lucky Bags' back in the 50s and 60s, They were full of stuff like that - plus a toy! - The toy was usually rubbish, but once I got a pack of miniature playing cards. Me and my mates played card games with them for several years, in our dinner time breaks at school.
I remember those early videos! Always remember loving that there was an N64 under the TV (weird thing to remember I know 😂) so glad you’re still making videos
Another great session, oh the agony what memories!
You are very young but, when I was a kid the candy sticks were actually called sweet cigarettes and had a red colour on the end to show it was lit. I bought them for the free picture cards inside, usually of footballers.
That was like a bush tucker trial with Ant and Dec with the camel cobblers….
I can`t believe that I have been watching you for so long!! Was not at the very beginning, but not far off..... You just keep getting better and better.... Long may you be here :-))))) xxxxx
Great video as always Alanna. 🙂
Thank you! 😃
7:10 that seamless edit when you noticed you had a traffic cone on your head. Too much Alcohol makes Allanahanahnahnabanana a burpy girl.
I remember thinking in that video that I was sad for you that you tried the other two flavours but didn't try the rib n saucy cos you thought it wouldn't taste good. It's the best flavour and so I am glad that you finally got around to trying it!
This was a lot of fun as usual!
Thanks so much!!
I luv all Nik Naks, but my fave has to be nice n spicy. With the Bobbys crisps, I usually luv anything bbq flavour, but those sticky bbq ones I am not a big fan of. The bbq mix ones Bobbys do which have different type of shapes in them are amazing though. Also luv the Bobbys prawn cocktail twists.
Thank you so much for making me smile and laugh. My life is so... hard. Much love, Alanna.
Sorry to hear that but thank you so much for watching!
@@AdventuresAndNaps You are so welcome.
You've been here long enough to know that there's nothing weird about any of those snacks 🤣🤣🤣
I've been watching from the beginning and re-watch that scampi Nik-nak video regularly. funniest thing ever. Bar shandyade is the best and I have it often after a hot long day. super refreshing drink.
Those bobby's crisps are nice ,they do onion rings and all sorts well tasty. That sticks with tattoo blimey that takes me back!the Barr's drink used to be called shandy , didn't know it was now shamdyade , I like it had it for years ! Made me laugh you got two camel balls , I bet you gave the other one to your bloke and wound him up laughing your head off 🤣 Good vid 👍
When I was a kid those candy sticks were actually called candy cigarettes and came in little replica cigarette boxes. Get em started early!
I remember that too. Really strange marketing that wouldn't happen these days but they were nice. I tried some a few years back and they tasted terrible.
@@Elwaves2925 do you remember that they were even wrapped in paper like a cigarette?!
@@FightingCoward Yep. King's was the brand name on the packet. There was another with a horseshoe on but I can't remember the name on them.
Oh my..... There's only one thing I can say after seeing you wade through this minefield of strong savoury seasonings, sugar dripping rainbow coloured "sweets" (that are actually sour) and transfer tattoos: I'm going to give this video 100 out of 50 overloaded digestive tracts!
RIP Alanna's insides - forgotten but not gone....
Corner store? 🤪 Loved the video, always full of energy. Great engaging content as always.
2:45 We used to have a genuine cigarette lookalike that even had a pink colour on the end to simulate being lit ! Busybodies put paid to those. I also seem to recall a chocolate cigarette that had paper wrapped around it like a 'roll up'. God the Seventies were fun.
Just I’d like to say we had those sweets in the late 50s when I was a young lad so there’s nothing new I thought they had gone out of business by now but obviously not
I remember the chocolate ciggies in the 90s. 5 year old me felt like such a badass in my tiny dungarees, sunglasses, nibbling on a choccy cig
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The chocolate ones came in a paper packet, just like a real cigarette packet
Blast from the past! Remember most of these from my childhood. As a youngster I lived for millions! And had almost a twenty a day candy cigarette habit. Being diabetic (can't think why!) nowadays those days are behind me. And your views on Nik Naks pretty much align with mine, keep up the good work, by putting yourself through this sort of thing and taking one for the team the entertainment you provides a much needed lift in today's jolly old world, many thanks.
Hi Alana,
Thanks for another entertaining video. The blue raspberry rip roll reminds me of a candy I had when I was a kid called Fruit by the Foot. But if I remember correctly, I think it came in a plastic tape dispenser so it wouldn’t accidentally unroll into a big mess. I also ate Fruit Roll Ups as well. They unrolled into a sheet with perforated shapes like stars on it, that you would pull out from the sheet and eat, then you would be left with a stencil that you could use to draw shapes with, or just eat it. I always just ate it and I didn’t know anyone who actually used it as a stencil even though it was advertised on tv for that use.
In my day those candy sticks were called Sweet Cigarettes and the end was coloured red. You could also get Sweet Tobacco, Chocolate Cigars and Liquorice Pipes.
Crazy!
My wife got a gift from a Canadian friend, it was soap-flavoured gum. That's right, soap-flavoured. Strangely, it wasn't bad.
The candy sticks I too remember pretending they were cigarettes. Some brands were even called candy cigarettes when I was a kid.
The Nik Naks vid took me back to, a great snack!
Surprised you didn't go for the 2nd camel's ball, what could go wrong?!
Thanks Alanna!
😂 Thanks so much for watching!!
Another great Video Alanna. I just have one teeny gripe. In the U.K. we only really say Cheers when we're down the pub ;)
Great video. Any video with camel balls in has to be a winner. I'm amazed it wasn't on the thumbnail :)
Great haul, well tested.
And a free tattoo for life!
You put the dabbity on! Sheer class. Thanks for the laugh.
Speaking of vintage A+N I remember the one with the Moose Juice, now you've moved up to camel ball liquid. God bless Alanna's taste tests 😁
It's a sign... Time for a real tattoo!
Love the random stuff you can get at corner shops. Apart from Nik Naks (yum) & the candy sticks (which I obviously pretended to smoke lol) I haven't tried or seen any of these. Might have to hunt down some Bobby's crisps.
Camel balls... WTF! How is that a thing! 😂
Can't wait for part 2! 😄
Thanks so much Gem!!
Yay, Alana! Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
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Apart from the Nik Naks (used to really like 'em) I really hadn't heard of any of the others, although you're right about Barrs drinks. I bet if you went back in 3-6 months to the same corner store 90% of the snacky things would have changed, and that's the beauty of it. Thanks again Alanna, top video.
Not laughed so much for ages! Thanks Allana.
You’re welcome 😊
OMG, and I didn’t think A+N taste tests could get any better 😂🤣
Thank you!!
I always enjoyed a nice bubblegum cigar when I was a kid. It was cigar shaped bubblegum jsyk. Our local grocery used to have them. You can find them on Amazon and some candy shops have them.
Was I the only one that used to try to eat the fruit roll type things without using my hands?
Pretty sure it's the childhood equivalent of trying to peel an egg in one piece 🥚
Oh my god 😂
WHEN I WAS A LAD.
The shandy actually said made with real BEER on it. Loved it.
They also did Larger & Lime.
Our candy Cigarettes had FILTERS AND A RED EMBER.
I actually once used those candy sticks as prop cigarettes in a school drama lesson 😆
Also, don't know if they still exist, but we used to have Fruit Winders. They had a cartoon strip on the paper, so you'd have to eat the sweet to read the comic. I think there were double flavour ones too (2 half width strips on the same roll).
Still going. My daughter gets them occasionally. (She's 11).
Loved seeing the various treats/snacks. BTW when I was a kid the candy sticks were actually called Popeye Candy Cigarettes
Thanks so much! I remember Popeye sticks being a thing in Ontario, too!
Bobby's do some nice stuff. Salt and vinegar twists, and a lattice patterned, double sided puffed crisp (best way I can describe it sorry) that comes in Curry or BBQ flavour. They also used to fo a chocolate covered chew bar that kind of reminded me of Texan bars.
Hi Alanna, that was so funny , Camel Balls 😅 I remember watching that early video when you tried Scampi & Lemon Nik Naks btw. Those white candy sticks , used to be "candy cigarettes" with a red tip ,flip top box and a small card of a cartoon character (real cigarettes often came with a card featuring wildlife or vintage cars etc).
Bass Shandy is the nicest 👍
Thanks so much for watching!!
You should try the Malt beer/Malt drinks that are available. The sweet black drink that despite the name is alcohol free, that you usually can only get in corner shops or minimarts. Usually they are in little bottles, but sometimes also in cans. And Malt Loaf, Soreen or another brand. That's a taste experience. Quite nice sliced with butter, and alarmingly cheap for the calorie content.
Love the vlog looking good young lady have a lovely day and stay safe ❤️❤️
Hi great video, shady and Nik Naks Rib N' Saucy flavour best snack.
Your reaction when you tried the camel balls was the best 😆 🤣
Great video. Love your facial expressions, lol.
The Knik-Knax... What a call back!
Alana,s face pulling when trying some of the items like or dislike can be quite funny 😆
Always loved Scampi & Lemon Nik Naks... I've forgotten about those (into Walkers Prawn Cocktail atm!) ...I will hunt some out tomorrow.
We used to get a shandy drink called Shandy Bass as kids. I was surprised on my last visit that Shandy was still for sale at the local Chip Shop. I had to get one of course. I also tried the bitter shandy version but didn't enjoy that one at all.
Bass Shandy? That's rolling back the years Thess days in the Pub I drink either Lager Shandy or Bitter Shandy Both do look like real Pints with a head on them. My other Tipple is Mild never heard of that being a shandy .When I visited Ireland The bar staff had never heard of "Mild" But were Ok with Shandy 😕
Barrs most famous big selling Soft drinks both do not have the Barrs Tradename and Alanna ? I think you'll enjoy both
They are Tizer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizer (ex North west England recipe 1924 )
And the legendary Iron-Bru ex 1901 (Motto Made in Scotland from Girders) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru
I do remember that early taste test episode! You and A&N have come along way in relatively short period of time...🇬🇧🇨🇦
Thanks so much Steve!!
I'm quite new to your channel Alanna and I love it. Gotta say, if someone said 'what are you watching' I'd be a bit sheepish about admitting that I'm watching someone eating cheap, crappy sweets to see how appalled she can be...yet, here I am.
It must be down to the presenter 😁
Bobby selections are lovely.
Great video, but the blue raz roll...closer to a fruit by the foot and not a fruit roll up. Roll ups were like a rolled up paper looking thing made of fruit puree with shapes kinda cut into it. God...why do I remember this, lol.
Those sticky bbq rib snacks are f*****g epic!!
All that taste, for just a quid! 😋😋😋
The ends used to be red for the popey's sticks...then they took that away. Ahh the goodies from the dépanneur. 🍬
Of all your video`s this made me laugh the hardest. I love those Nik naks but those Camel balls.... I`ve never seen them and I`m shocked they exist, I`m curious to try them now. When I was in my teens I would buy a can of Shandy Bass, this used real Bass beer and I loved it.
Hey Alanna,
I drank a lot of shandyade as a kid a few decades ago. I think it was the fact it made me feel grown up and felt like drinking beer! lol
Hopefully you got to taste a wham bar? They were big in my secondary school in the 80's! Yes old fart I am!! 😁
The candy sticks I ate as a kid were rolled up chocolate.
Great video.
Drinking shandy eating nik naks, and enjoying it you’ve been here too long. you used to be able to get canned shandy (shandy bass) with a the smallest alcohol content possible but as kids you felt so cool!!
I love the Barr Shandyade and drink it quite often
Rocking those tattoo's Alanna ! 😁 Looks like you had a once in a lifetime experience with the Camel balls 😂. I used to like candy sticks, but haven't had them for years - some could be real tooth breakers - Have to hunt them out again
Thanks so much for watching!!
I hope your dentist appointment is slightly cheaper than your last one! (I rewatched that video only yesterday!) I also love your accidentally brilliant comic timing! Love this vid!
PS: I immediately went and checked your knick knack video, and to my relief saw I had previously liked it, so I know I've been around awhile lol. And you tried the Rib and Saucy back in 2018, right after the fish ones XD
i wish i was your friend so i can do these videos with you lol. loving the content
Shandy... I love that refreshing summer drink.
But, I have never ordered one in a bar. Only ever had them at home.
Barr Lemonade Shandy is great, best chilled before drinking though
Haha, this really cracked me up! I have never seen those camel balls before. Think I'll give them a miss though!
we had a school blazer as part of the uniform, and we used to put salted peanuts (from the school vending machine) it the inside pocket to eat in class!! we'd even ask to go to the loo (bathroom to you lol) to get more!
Where did the node 'stud' go to btw?
Nice vid. Camel ball sweets!!! Never seen those, I'll have to keep an eye out for them 🙂 And the way you switched between 'shop', and 'store', I thought you were going through a nationality crisis, haha.
I think Nik Naks are a bit like Marmite, even within their own flavours. You either love them or hate them. I love those Rib 'n' Saucy ones. I have eaten far too many over the years. Scampi and Lemon on the other hand, is like they just put a used nappy in the bag and said, 'That'll do'. ;)
wow ive never come across sticky bbq rib flavoured crisps. I'll have to keep an eye out for them!