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  • Today we're trying 11 British snacks and candies (ahem - sweeties) for the first time! Our list of UK snacks includes Irn Bru, Galaxy chocolate, Hobnobs, Double Decker, Monster Munch, and much more!
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  • @JosephHaig
    @JosephHaig Před 3 lety +290

    Irn Bru; "My guess is that this is basically a Fanta."
    Oh, how wrong can you be. Fire retardant was closer.

    • @daringone657
      @daringone657 Před 3 lety +3

      It’s totally different!.

    • @stevebennett7844
      @stevebennett7844 Před 3 lety +43

      As hundreds will probably point out, it's made in Scotland from girders

    • @pjschmid2251
      @pjschmid2251 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂

    • @girlegendyt185
      @girlegendyt185 Před 3 lety

      I hate irn bru

    • @bri5490
      @bri5490 Před 3 lety +12

      I always thought Irn Bru was made from rusty iron extract lol

  • @mrhedgebull1658
    @mrhedgebull1658 Před 3 lety +221

    You're getting a salty hint with the Minstrels because you still have Monster Munch flavouring on your fingers.

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +16

      That's what I thought too, so I drank a bunch of water, washed my hands, and they STILL taste salty! 😂😂

    • @mrhedgebull1658
      @mrhedgebull1658 Před 3 lety +18

      @@WanderingRavens Ha! Takes more than one wash to get Monster Munch off your hands. :-)

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Před 3 lety

      I know what he means. ive tasted saltiness on them before now

    • @mrhedgebull1658
      @mrhedgebull1658 Před 3 lety +4

      @@annother3350 What on earth are you doing tasting Eric's fingers? I think Grace deserves answers! *wink*

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Před 3 lety

      @@mrhedgebull1658 I think she should be Grace-ful !

  • @JohnBS75
    @JohnBS75 Před 3 lety +125

    The best way to drink irn bru is when it’s ice cold and you have a biblical level hangover

    • @foghornleghornish
      @foghornleghornish Před 3 lety +4

      Vodka in the freezer and IrnBru in the chiller for afterwards. It's a fluid, full of sugars and enough bubbles to kick out any alcohol nasties. Outsells Coca Cola in Scotland [and Corby]

    • @dannydorko7075
      @dannydorko7075 Před 3 lety +1

      lucozade used to be my go to thing when I got a hangover

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +5

      😂😂

    • @JohnBS75
      @JohnBS75 Před 3 lety +12

      @@WanderingRavens already looking forward to that video. “Hello, we’re the Wandering Ravens and this morning we’re pure hangin’ “

    • @WretchedElect
      @WretchedElect Před 3 lety +2

      It's also good mixed with Guinness, like a black and tan.

  • @ChrisBetton
    @ChrisBetton Před 3 lety +152

    You needed to get the real deal when it comes to Jammie Dodgers. The shop-brand ones you have there can't possibly compare!

    • @clairewilliams9416
      @clairewilliams9416 Před 3 lety +15

      The shop brand would be because it was a gluten free version so grace can try them. I agree the real deal is better though than shop brand, there’s just something not quite right about about anything else.

    • @stewartross1030
      @stewartross1030 Před 3 lety +3

      Jammie dodgers always taste stale to me

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +8

      I'll have Eric try some of the actual kind!

    • @philh1088
      @philh1088 Před 3 lety +2

      I was about to comment "you didn't get jammie dodgers you heathens!!" Jammie dodgers were literally my school's mascot... no joke

    • @Natalie-xr6rx
      @Natalie-xr6rx Před 3 lety

      Aldi's rip off version is exactly the same!

  • @smurphs33
    @smurphs33 Před 3 lety +36

    Irn Bru is like trying to think of a colour you've never seen before. It's impossible to describe the flavour, only that it's good. God bless the Scottish for inventing it.

  • @countshrubula5997
    @countshrubula5997 Před 3 lety +223

    If you do a third episode, if you haven't already you should try a Terry's chocolate orange.

    • @oz25
      @oz25 Před 3 lety +9

      I love whacking them on the table. You can take bets over whether the chocolate segments will separate before the table breaks! xxx

    • @duckwhistle
      @duckwhistle Před 3 lety +17

      It's not Terry's, it's mine.

    • @wencireone
      @wencireone Před 3 lety +3

      Have you had chocolate orange segsations, especially with popping candy 🤯🥳👍

    • @countshrubula5997
      @countshrubula5997 Před 3 lety

      @@wencireone yes they are amazing

    • @countshrubula5997
      @countshrubula5997 Před 3 lety

      @@oz25 lol

  • @davidcross9394
    @davidcross9394 Před 3 lety +64

    Cadburys was brought by Kraft Foods back in 2010Who changed the ingredients, and nolong tase like Cadburys.

    • @MetalRocksMe.
      @MetalRocksMe. Před 3 lety

      Krafts no longer own Cadbury’s

    • @stuartbarrow6052
      @stuartbarrow6052 Před 3 lety +5

      @@MetalRocksMe. technically they still do. Kraft is the former name of Mondelez, who own the Cadbury’s name

    • @MrPlownds26
      @MrPlownds26 Před 3 lety +3

      Cadbury's went to shit after Kraft bought it. Galaxy is love.

    • @stuartbarrow6052
      @stuartbarrow6052 Před 3 lety +2

      @Wyn S Na, it tastes waxy / oily. Not creamy like it used to.

    • @strawberryeyes3496
      @strawberryeyes3496 Před 3 lety +2

      Absolutely been eating Cadburys for a few decades and there is definitely a difference since they were sold off.

  • @mikestevenson1334
    @mikestevenson1334 Před 3 lety +46

    I'd love to see your reaction to eating the following:
    1. Custard Creams
    2. Scottish Shortbread
    3. Snickers
    4. Twix
    5. Caramel Wafer bars
    6. Galaxy Ripple
    Loving these episodes! =]
    NI is the best place, right? :D

  • @markrichardson3421
    @markrichardson3421 Před 3 lety +160

    I prefer the plain wispa to the caramel version.

  • @Greenwood4727
    @Greenwood4727 Před 3 lety +54

    Irn Bru is made from Girders

    • @gmf121266
      @gmf121266 Před 3 lety

      The story goes that every time they need to paint the forth bridge they collect some iron scrapings from the girders and include a small amount in each batch so there ya go.

    • @charlottegreen4751
      @charlottegreen4751 Před 3 lety +1

      @James Mills the “Fanny” one has got to be my favourite

  • @neodigremo
    @neodigremo Před 3 lety +18

    To quote the Galaxy ads "Why have cotton, when you can have silk"

  • @emilysanders2575
    @emilysanders2575 Před 3 lety +22

    As you find milk flavour sweets weird, does this mean you've never had milk bottles? I would highly recommend going to an old fashioned sweet shop and getting a selection, such as rhubarb and custard or lemon drops or strawberries and cream.

  • @gregoryowens1630
    @gregoryowens1630 Před 3 lety +81

    try 'after eights' one of the best chocolates ever in mu opinion

    • @Matthew-Wood85
      @Matthew-Wood85 Před 3 lety +8

      But you can only eat then after eight. Any other time of day they won't taste right

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +5

      Thanks for the recommendation!

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah Před 3 lety

      @James Mills interesting...

    • @daviniarobbins9298
      @daviniarobbins9298 Před 3 lety

      Are you referring to the wafer thin mints or the sweet that used to be called Mintola?

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah Před 3 lety

      @@daviniarobbins9298 after eights are waffer thin.

  • @ianmorris4468
    @ianmorris4468 Před 3 lety +62

    Wait till you try chocolate hobnobs. It will blow your mind

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 Před 3 lety +1

      Never tried them as trying to loose weight 😂 they would add 2 stone instantaneously 😁

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +1

      Can't wait!!!

    • @jademulrooney9209
      @jademulrooney9209 Před 3 lety

      I would also suggest the chocolate and caramel hobnobs 🤤

    • @yolandasamuels6438
      @yolandasamuels6438 Před 3 lety

      I have been known to polish off a whole pack of milk chocolate hobnobs in one sitting...

    • @jademulrooney9209
      @jademulrooney9209 Před 3 lety

      Ohhh now I remember why I have choc hobnobs on my online order this week 😂

  • @becky2375
    @becky2375 Před 3 lety +28

    You know they ain’t British cause he dunked that hob nob without saying “dip me again”
    I’m away to watch Peter Kay now 😂

  • @sseraa346
    @sseraa346 Před 3 lety +16

    Part 3? Aero mint chocolate. One of my favourite chocolates.

  • @inflightmode357
    @inflightmode357 Před 3 lety +63

    "It looks like a fire retardant".
    This felt like a personal attack.
    "It's smaller than I expected".
    Okay, that's definitely a personal attack.

    • @Matthew-Wood85
      @Matthew-Wood85 Před 3 lety +3

      How to piss off Scotland

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Matthew-Wood85 Well if they will go round supping bubble gum flavoured drain cleaner...

    • @Maggiejane41
      @Maggiejane41 Před 3 lety +1

      As a Scot so 😡😡

    • @inflightmode357
      @inflightmode357 Před 3 lety +4

      @@cogidubnus1953 They may take our lives, but they will never take away...our bubblegum flavoured drain cleaner!

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂

  • @therealtwiggyleaf
    @therealtwiggyleaf Před 3 lety +29

    I actually don't like Irn Bru but I believe it holds an international record for being the only fizzy drink to outsell Coca-Cola in any country, that country being Scotland. 😎

    • @staceycampbell6669
      @staceycampbell6669 Před 3 lety

      It's pretty much our only export, we gotta make sure it's a success 😂

    • @therealtwiggyleaf
      @therealtwiggyleaf Před 3 lety +2

      @@staceycampbell6669 - Don't foregeet about the whisky! 😊

    • @casperwallace9685
      @casperwallace9685 Před 3 lety +2

      Yep IRN BRU is the second national drink in Scotland - 1st is Whisky.

    • @staceycampbell6669
      @staceycampbell6669 Před 3 lety

      Yeah but alcohol is gross my bros, I'm more here for the tasty fizzy juice 😉

    • @adonisnetworks
      @adonisnetworks Před 3 lety

      Irn Bru is like Nicola sturgeon (carcinogenic stuff ), looks poisionous & full of waste materials leftover from a nuclear reactor core but very much loved in Scotland .

  • @doegywhail728
    @doegywhail728 Před 3 lety +28

    I’d like you to try and figure out Flying saucer sweets.

  • @cogidubnus1953
    @cogidubnus1953 Před 3 lety +49

    Oh dear...another Hobnob convert...for the lifetime of craving to come, we're truly sorry!

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +4

      They are honestly DELICIOUS

    • @jlr108
      @jlr108 Před 3 lety +2

      Chocolate Hobnobs! Mmm.

    • @craftsmanwoodturner
      @craftsmanwoodturner Před 3 lety +2

      @@jlr108 Absolutely, the ultimate evolution of the biscuit.

    • @dhdove
      @dhdove Před 3 lety

      If you like Hobnobs you’d have LOVED Abbey Crunch....

    • @cogidubnus1953
      @cogidubnus1953 Před 3 lety

      @@dhdove Oh god yes....

  • @Sol3UK
    @Sol3UK Před 3 lety +47

    Irn Bru as seen on the window ledge behind Thor and Hulk in Endgame in the village of New Asgard. (filmed in Scotland)

    • @mr.scarlo2234
      @mr.scarlo2234 Před 3 lety

      Honestly, I forgot that I’d seen that when I first saw it.

    • @michaelscott7166
      @michaelscott7166 Před 3 lety +4

      Thor is also seen to be drinking Innis and Gunn Original as well.

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +2

      Didn't know that!! Will go watch that scene again!

    • @foghornleghornish
      @foghornleghornish Před 3 lety +1

      Wasn't there a Costa in Game of Thrones? Brilliant product placement

    • @RuiApostolo
      @RuiApostolo Před 3 lety

      And they were drinking Innis and Gunn, a Scottish beer.

  • @VloggStarADJ
    @VloggStarADJ Před 3 lety +38

    We brits love our milk flavoured sweets, you should try milk bottles :)

  • @BeckyPoleninja
    @BeckyPoleninja Před 3 lety +54

    Minstrels are not salty, but you did eat them straight after handling the salty Monster Munch

    • @nickjeffery536
      @nickjeffery536 Před 3 lety +4

      Either that or salt from tears after putting them on his eyes...

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +1

      @@nickjeffery536 😂😂

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +2

      That's what I thought too, so I drank a bunch of water, washed my hands, and they STILL taste salty! 😂😂

    • @Bexyboo88
      @Bexyboo88 Před 3 lety

      I thought the exact same thing haha

  • @kimc2187
    @kimc2187 Před 3 lety +21

    Irn Bru IS AMAZING. it outsells coke in Scotland. God I miss my homeland ❤️

  • @vickytaylor9155
    @vickytaylor9155 Před 3 lety +42

    It’s nougat in a double decker.

    • @ians3586
      @ians3586 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes! I was thinking the same thing!

    • @redbeki
      @redbeki Před 3 lety

      Double deckers used to have corflakes in the base , now it's crisped rice...

    • @H0n3yMonstah
      @H0n3yMonstah Před 3 lety

      @@redbeki nope it was changed from raisins to crisped rice in the eighties.

    • @redbeki
      @redbeki Před 3 lety

      Raisins in a double decker !!.erm , as far as I can remember , it started out with broken cornflake pieces ..

    • @redbeki
      @redbeki Před 3 lety +1

      @@H0n3yMonstah we were both correct , the base contained both raisins and cornflakes.

  • @scollyb
    @scollyb Před 3 lety +35

    Glad you are on the light side. You might like to look at the higher end chocolate like Green and Blacks
    I assume a Gregg's taste test will appear at some point

    • @saxon-mt5by
      @saxon-mt5by Před 3 lety +7

      Thornton's is the best British chocolate.

    • @duckwhistle
      @duckwhistle Před 3 lety +4

      @@saxon-mt5by Nah, Green & Blacks is better.

    • @saxon-mt5by
      @saxon-mt5by Před 3 lety +2

      @@duckwhistle Sounds like a Ravens' testing session is required; I'll stand by the judges' decision!

    • @saxon-mt5by
      @saxon-mt5by Před 3 lety

      @@duckwhistle Sounds like a Ravens' testing session is required; I'll stand by the judges' decision!

    • @brandon3872
      @brandon3872 Před 3 lety +4

      I know it's Swiss, but I prefer Lindt chocolate :)

  • @Abigail-wz6be
    @Abigail-wz6be Před 3 lety +19

    I love Cadbury’s twirls 😍 you should try a normal twirl bar as opposed to the bites, it makes a difference imo

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you for the recommendation!

    • @RuksanaAhmed
      @RuksanaAhmed Před 3 lety +1

      I second that. Twirl bars are one of my fave chocolate bars, the bites are nothing in comparison. Also, you should try the actual galaxy bars as well as opposed to the share bar. The segments are bigger.
      In terms of irn bru, I like it but it does taste quite medicinal

  • @philipareed
    @philipareed Před 3 lety +1

    Mars, commonly known as Mars Bar, is a variety of chocolate bar produced by Mars, Incorporated. It was first manufactured in 1932 in Slough, England by Forrest Mars, Sr. The bar was sold in two different formulations. In its original British version the bar consists of caramel and nougat coated with milk chocolate. An American version of the Mars Bar was produced which had nougat and toasted almonds covered in milk chocolate; later, caramel was added to the recipe as well. The American version was discontinued in 2002, and then revived the following year under the name "Snickers Almond".

  • @greenisnotacreativecolour
    @greenisnotacreativecolour Před 3 lety +42

    Good selection, some classics here. Nothing contentious though... You should try the drink dandelion and burdock (like a British root beer), it's pretty unique, and you'll either love it or hate it, but almost definitely hate it. Also Skips, the crisp snack, they're real good and I don't think they have anything similar in the States.
    Edit: Also those Twirl Bites were definitely off, they taste like regular Cadbury chocolate. The bag may have had a tiny hole and they went stale.

    • @traceyt1560
      @traceyt1560 Před 3 lety +8

      Loving the dandelion and burdock suggestion!

    • @philipellis7039
      @philipellis7039 Před 3 lety +5

      +1 on dandelion and burdock.
      Disappointingly no liquorice allsorts yet either.

    • @greenisnotacreativecolour
      @greenisnotacreativecolour Před 3 lety +2

      @@philipellis7039 +1 on licorice allsorts!

    • @heatherjones8098
      @heatherjones8098 Před 3 lety +7

      I LOVE Dandelion and Burdock to drink brings me back to my childhood xx

    • @dukkha1288
      @dukkha1288 Před 3 lety +1

      I love dandelion and burdock! American root beer is disgusting and tastes of germolene.

  • @proskipper1
    @proskipper1 Před 3 lety +13

    Try Lucozade (original) it started as a health drink you would only have in when you were ill , they then remarketed themselves as a energy sports drink....

    • @hannalee5756
      @hannalee5756 Před 3 lety +2

      Wind and water as my Granddad used to say (the polite version).

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks for the recommendation!

    • @yorkshirecoastadventures1657
      @yorkshirecoastadventures1657 Před 3 lety +2

      Glass bottle wrapped in celophane,bought from the chemist. Aah the memories.

    • @sihollett
      @sihollett Před 3 lety

      And then they took a lot of the sugar our and replaced it with sweetners, removing it's purpose beyond the flavour. The medicinal/sports drink point was that it was full of sugars so gives you a lot of energy quickly and easily. Glucose-ade without the G.

  • @ShrubScotland
    @ShrubScotland Před 3 lety +43

    Jammie wheel? That sounds like some off-brand version. You want jammie dodgers!

  • @SuperTyrannical1
    @SuperTyrannical1 Před 3 lety +2

    Ah yes Irn Bru from a wine glass. The very epitome of sophistication and class. :)

  • @randomstuff2438
    @randomstuff2438 Před 3 lety +19

    You should definitely try Dandelion & Burdock drink. It’s a very great drink, like Dr Pepper and coke and another flavour mixed with it. Really good and big UK drink.

    • @craigmarriott6759
      @craigmarriott6759 Před 3 lety +4

      Fentimans curiosity cola is nice too as is the rose lemonade

    • @Matthew-Wood85
      @Matthew-Wood85 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh dandelion and burdock is so good! Apparently according to my mum it smells like mouth wash

    • @eleanorlyndon865
      @eleanorlyndon865 Před 3 lety +1

      I see it in Tesco, but I am scared to buy a bottle to try it, as I don't want to waste money on something I won't like!

    • @randomstuff2438
      @randomstuff2438 Před 3 lety +1

      @@eleanorlyndon865 it’s good tho, go to herons they are only 39p up north. I always get the brand that has a white and purple bottle (Ben Shaws). The other brands are a black bottle I think D&B, nice but reasonable but more expensive than 39p. The expensive one that is bad tasting is Fentimans the glass purple bottle. Too expensive and shite. Ben shaws is the best one next to D&B.

    • @funkyskypilot
      @funkyskypilot Před 3 lety

      That third flavour is licorice.

  • @fredsucksatminecraft2753
    @fredsucksatminecraft2753 Před 3 lety +47

    Can you try penguin chocolate biscuits next time

  • @mickbanner
    @mickbanner Před 3 lety +4

    Crisps (Chips): Squares, Wheat Crunchies, Nik Naks.
    Drinks: Vimto, Stouts, Scotch
    Choc: Drifter, Picnic, Yorkie raisin and biscuit

  • @stayforthepeelpronpls4774

    Fun facts:
    1. The twirl bites are a spin off of twirl bars.
    2. When Cadbury was sold to an American company recently the recipe was changed to make it cheaper worsening the chocolate.
    3. Twirl was the only chocolate product to keep the old recipe because the new one couldn’t fold like that.
    4. The waxy texture you commented on was how all Cadbury chocolate was and was something that was lost in the new recipe.
    5. The Cadbury dairy milk was voted Britain’s favourite chocolate.
    6. Cadbury used to put sawdust in the chocolate to make them more crispy.
    Hope you enjoyed my facts x

  • @oz25
    @oz25 Před 3 lety +27

    They also do chocolate Hobnobs, Eric xxx

    • @UKSponge360
      @UKSponge360 Před 3 lety +9

      they do, and they are the king of biscuits!

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +5

      Wow!! Someone better hide my debit card 😂

    • @Temeraire101
      @Temeraire101 Před 3 lety +5

      DARK chocolate Hobnobs are great.

    • @brentwoodbay
      @brentwoodbay Před 3 lety +1

      Until this video, I didn't know they made them without chocolate! BTW I live in Canada so YMMV!

  • @robinhoodapologetics8141
    @robinhoodapologetics8141 Před 3 lety +67

    What does Irn Bru taste like?
    It tastes of Scotland and the tears of the French.
    Lol jk, it tastes of bubblegum.

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +5

      😂😂

    • @Kobrag90
      @Kobrag90 Před 3 lety +4

      It;s main flavouring is artificial banana. :P

    • @WretchedElect
      @WretchedElect Před 3 lety +7

      Not bubblegum!! It's more of a cream soda meets pure iron.

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis Před 3 lety +2

      It's made from girrrrders.

  • @CW-26
    @CW-26 Před 3 lety +3

    Irn Bru is indescribable. It’s amazing and you have no idea what goes in it

  • @robchissy
    @robchissy Před 3 lety +2

    hob knobs are the marines of biscuits, you can keep dunking them and they don't break

  • @abbythyst
    @abbythyst Před 3 lety +3

    Currently drinking my 3rd can of irn bru today as I watch this, it’s definitely a favourite here, though you definitely need to try more Scottish snacks!

  • @lloroshastar6347
    @lloroshastar6347 Před 3 lety +38

    'Irn Bru smells like child's toothpaste' well, when I first had a root beer my first thought was how much it reminded me of the drink they give you at the dentist.

    • @ftumschk
      @ftumschk Před 3 lety +6

      As Alan Partridge put it, Doctor Pepper is like "fizzy Benylin".

    • @ChrisBetton
      @ChrisBetton Před 3 lety +1

      I had it for the first time two years ago and I will never have it again. Brown mouthwash.

    • @lorlornana8891
      @lorlornana8891 Před 3 lety +7

      Root beer tastes like Germoline smells... not something i fancy drinking again 😂

    • @ftumschk
      @ftumschk Před 3 lety +2

      @@lorlornana8891 Yes, it's Germolene! You hit the nail on the head. Edit: I looked it up and apparently rootbeer and Germolene contain wintergreen (methyl salicylate), which became familiar to me through playing rugby in my youth. It was the active ingredient in the liniment, embrocation or "Deep Heat" sprays we'd use to relax our leg muscles before a game. And people drink this stuff?!!!

    • @andybaker2456
      @andybaker2456 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ftumschk I remember buying a packet of what I thought were fruit jellies when visiting family in the US once, and putting a green one in my mouth expecting it to be lime flavour. What I got was an awful toothpaste/linament flavoured taste in my mouth, which my American cousin explained was wintergreen. I have no idea why anyone would think it was pleasant to eat!

  • @WanderingRavens
    @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +4

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    • @markhackett2302
      @markhackett2302 Před 3 lety

      Irn Bru is basically Barley Sugar.
      Don't tell the Scots I told you...
      PS if you can find it, try Caramac (a white caramel chocolate), Abernathy (a biscuit you probably can't get gluten free) and any sort of steamed pudding (which should be served hot even if you can't manage to get it with hot custard or ice cream), steamed puddings are a staple of UK cuisine, stodgy, filling and hot)

  • @thejgod4982
    @thejgod4982 Před 3 lety +3

    Your reaction to Hobnobs warmed my heart. Also you are right, hobnobs > digestives :)

  • @oz25
    @oz25 Před 3 lety +32

    Maybe you could do a Gluten Free taste test so Grace doesn't starve ! xxx

    • @jenny2245
      @jenny2245 Před 3 lety +4

      Excellent idea!

    • @RichardBarclay
      @RichardBarclay Před 3 lety +4

      Yes, just raid the gluten free section!

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety

      Unfortunately, there's not a lot of selection for me :(

    • @markrichardson3421
      @markrichardson3421 Před 3 lety +1

      @@WanderingRavens a gluten free tip, don't just go by the packaging. I think Sainsbury's still does a gluten free product list. Some of their own brand products are gluten free where the big name version isn't. Seem to remember this is particularly true for breakfast cereals.

    • @Natalie-xr6rx
      @Natalie-xr6rx Před 3 lety +2

      @@WanderingRavens They do gluten free hob nobs!

  • @traceyt1560
    @traceyt1560 Před 3 lety +30

    Wispa Gold for the win!
    I'd have gone with chocolate covered hobnobs, in fact I totally did this week :-D
    And I think Roast beef is nicer than the pickled onion monster munch, it's worth a try.
    Just to add Galaxy tastes very similar to the Hershey Symphony bar. It's my go-to chocolate when in the States and I want some nice tasting chocolate.

  • @danjudson5661
    @danjudson5661 Před 3 lety

    The monster munch factory is in the town where I grew up. It is the same place where they make quavers. You could always tell what they were making as the smell was wonderful!

  • @jordannemacdonald2524
    @jordannemacdonald2524 Před 3 lety +1

    You guys should definitely do a “best British chocolate” video! If you’ve never tried a Star bar I’d recommend that.. it’s like a Cadbury version of a Reece’s peanut butter cup except its a bar and also has a bit of caramel in it! They’re one of my favourites

  • @draoi99
    @draoi99 Před 3 lety +13

    Try Green & Black's Organic Chocolate. It's luxury brand chocolate but not too expensive and you can find it in most supermarkets.

  • @Racheell4520
    @Racheell4520 Před 3 lety +3

    Irn Bru's tagline used to be "made from Girders!!" , because of the rusty colour and the iron in it which gives it that tangy taste, it's also deemed Scotland's national drink (apart from Whiskey haha)

    • @replevideo6096
      @replevideo6096 Před 3 lety

      There is no iron in Irn Bru, which is why they had to change the name from Iron Brew, because there's no iron and it isn't brewed.

    • @Racheell4520
      @Racheell4520 Před 3 lety +2

      @@replevideo6096 Irn-Bru contains 0.002 per cent iron and it was originally called 'Strachan's Bru'

    • @replevideo6096
      @replevideo6096 Před 3 lety

      @@Racheell4520 We both got some of it wrong. It was launched as Barr's Iron Brew in 1901 or 2 years earlier, there is some confusion about the date. The name was changed to Irn Bru in 1946 when it was out of production, and appeared on labels from 1948 when production resumed. It was a government crack down on making false health claims on product labels which triggered the name change. It contains 0.002% of ammonium ferric citrate, which means the actual iron content is close to zero. Only a homeopathic medicine believer would accept that as significant.

    • @fsbyron
      @fsbyron Před 3 lety

      whisky in Scotland, whiskey in Ireland and the US..

  • @10thdoctor15
    @10thdoctor15 Před 3 lety

    The top chocolate makes (as opposed to varieties) are: Cadbury, Galaxy, Aero, Lindt, Yorkie, MilkyBar (other companies make white as well, eg. Cadbury), Terry's Orange, Toblerone.

  • @MorgoUK
    @MorgoUK Před 3 lety

    Something I picked up from the lovely Alanna (Adventures and Naps) is that the North American Mars Bar has almonds in it and is closer to a Snickers, aka -Marathon (old school!)

  • @abbyhuntley3171
    @abbyhuntley3171 Před 3 lety +4

    Ooh you could maybe do a video on breakfasts cereals you hadn’t seen before coming to the UK...lots do make GF versions as well!

  • @ed-id4ek
    @ed-id4ek Před 3 lety +3

    Yes! These are all my favourite snacks
    You should also try Penguins and Crunchie
    There are also just Wispas which are the same thing as Wispa Gold without caramel

  • @bobbell4461
    @bobbell4461 Před 3 lety

    I love Irn Bru. It is greatly used in Scotland as a hangover cure. It is fantastic stuff.

  • @ThePurityControl
    @ThePurityControl Před 3 lety +2

    Try galaxy Ripple but put it in the fridge for a few hours first, totally changes the texture. The original long version, not the bar.

  • @scottyelf
    @scottyelf Před 3 lety +4

    Opening the packages right in front of the camera was very satisfying :D

  • @andrewlaw
    @andrewlaw Před 3 lety +5

    Did you drink the Irn Bru ice cold? Room temperature it's pretty "meh", over ice it rocks.

  • @janejohnstone5795
    @janejohnstone5795 Před 2 lety +1

    Bounty bars and crunch bars are delicious, they should try those!! Galaxy bars very creamy chocolate.....yum

  • @RichardBarclay
    @RichardBarclay Před 3 lety

    I think Wispa is so called because if you let it melt on your tongue it makes a kind of fizzing "whisper" sound.

  • @kevoconnor145
    @kevoconnor145 Před 3 lety +3

    Pickled Onion Monster Munch are amazing

  • @MrNelliboy
    @MrNelliboy Před 3 lety +5

    Deep fried/battered Mars bar is a Scottish delicacy!!
    Edit: Irn Bru is made from girders, according to the adverts!!

  • @stephenrobinson3681
    @stephenrobinson3681 Před 3 lety

    The Cooperative black chocolate bar is a secrete more people should know about. It taste is complex but overwhelmingly fruity, with no bitterness. The one to buy is the Co-op Irresistible Fairtrade Single Origin 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate 100g for £1.60. Enjoy.

  • @meachpatel2414
    @meachpatel2414 Před 3 lety

    If you were to try any of these snacks again a whole twirl bar is nice, a plain wispa is really good and also the other flavours of monster munch may be more appealing ( roast beef and flaming hot)

  • @1000dadadavid
    @1000dadadavid Před 3 lety +5

    If you do a third episode I really recommend you try J20. (orange and passionfruit is best)

  • @wencireone
    @wencireone Před 3 lety +6

    Irn Bru, tooth paste, you ain't never going to Scotland 🤣👍

  • @sihollett
    @sihollett Před 3 lety

    The squishies have milk flavouring because they are Drumsticks in different form - squishy rather than chewy on a stick. The milk and raspberry flavours work well mixed as you eat the lolly, but squishy form less well.

  • @sameastop2943
    @sameastop2943 Před 3 lety +1

    Glad to see you guys giving Irn Bru the respect and class it deserves by drinking it from wine glasses 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @shannon9040
    @shannon9040 Před 3 lety +3

    Love irn bru! Literally fuels Scotland!😂

  • @oz25
    @oz25 Před 3 lety +5

    I always think the best chocolate is 'Easter Egg' chocolate. Thanks guys, tasting all that chocolate so we don't have to.... wait. What am I saying?! xxxx

    • @rossco333333
      @rossco333333 Před 3 lety +3

      I agree. Easter eggs chocolate or chocolate Santas.

    • @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara
      @Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara Před 3 lety

      Hell yes. Easter egg chocolate tastes better.

    • @gleggett3817
      @gleggett3817 Před 3 lety

      Cheap easter egg chocolate, the same as you get in cheap advent calendars, is evil.

  • @blacktronlego
    @blacktronlego Před 3 lety

    The reason why they are 'Drumstick' squashies is because you can get lollipops called Drumsticks which are basically the same thing on a stick. Similarly Twirl Bites are chopped up Twirl chocolate bars.

  • @callumchristopher3024
    @callumchristopher3024 Před 3 lety

    Terry’s Chocolate Orange, After Eights, Crunchie, Bounty, Snickers, Maltesers, Aero, Smarties, Galaxy Cookie Crumble, Raspberry Ruffle, Lotus Biscoff (biscuits or spread) are ones to try!

  • @proskipper1
    @proskipper1 Před 3 lety +15

    "Dunk" not Dip ....

  • @katpalmer8713
    @katpalmer8713 Před 3 lety +3

    I tried Irn Bru once and it seemed like a combination of artificial sweeteners, pez and under 6 calpol.

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 Před 3 lety

    Awesome snacks you got there Wandering Ravens.

  • @redbeki
    @redbeki Před 3 lety

    Irn bru is made is Scotland from girders flavour...check out the old adverts guys 😀

  • @KDWOO85
    @KDWOO85 Před 3 lety +3

    I’d recommend a boost chocolate bar if you do another snack video 🤤

  • @andyburton9312
    @andyburton9312 Před 3 lety +7

    Hey guy's, you need to try a deep fried Mars bar. A delicacy from Scotland...

    • @simonholley4110
      @simonholley4110 Před 3 lety +4

      Served after a few Irn Bru and Vodkas.

    • @eleanorlyndon865
      @eleanorlyndon865 Před 3 lety

      Or deep fried anything! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG Před 3 lety

      As a Scotsman, the only time I've had one of these was from a chippie in Southampton, it was ok.

  • @simonholley4110
    @simonholley4110 Před 3 lety

    Irn Bru is the only locally made fizzy drink that outsells Coca Cola. It has a very high caffiene content as well as sugar, although since concern about obesity the sugar content has dropped. When the recipe changed, the old recipe product was changing hands for very inflated prices until stock ran out. It is reputed to be an excellent hangover cure, but is also well liked when added to vodka.

  • @nickball4071
    @nickball4071 Před 3 lety

    try the gingerbread flavour matchmakers, historically there were only mint and orange flavours but a few years ago they released a limited edition gingerbread flavour that has since returned every year around Christmas. Maybe a Christmas snack taste test is in order, they can try mince pies, stollen, christmas cake and pudding (they are different), sherry trifle also there are two special editions of chocolate digestives out for sale at the moment a gingerbread one and christmas pudding one, as someone who loves gingerbread and is not a fan of christmas pudding i was shocked to discover that the christmas pudding digestives are superior.

  • @beth6717
    @beth6717 Před 3 lety +6

    I'm pretty sure you have Galaxy in the US, it's called Dove there.

  • @kruandrew8930
    @kruandrew8930 Před 3 lety +12

    Careful when you dunk Hobnobs. They drink your brew ☕

    • @Matthew-Wood85
      @Matthew-Wood85 Před 3 lety +5

      Chocolate hobnob the Royal Marine of biscuits. DIP ME! DIP ME! AGAIN!!

    • @Chris22967
      @Chris22967 Před 3 lety

      Their the navy seals of the biscuits.

    • @TheBreadthatcausedLesMis
      @TheBreadthatcausedLesMis Před 3 lety

      Much better than the one dips aka rich tea.

    • @dave_h_8742
      @dave_h_8742 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis Rich tea are what you bring out when you hate the visitor.

    • @WretchedElect
      @WretchedElect Před 3 lety

      @jason longsden
      Actually, SEALS cross train with several other specops teams - SBS happens to be one of them.

  • @terrellburgess7558
    @terrellburgess7558 Před 3 lety

    I love the Galaxy Cookie Crumble but I also love the Dairy Milk Oreo Mint flavour too

  • @andrewdunn3915
    @andrewdunn3915 Před 3 lety +1

    If you guys are ever up north in Newcastle I would love to see you attempt the Greggs Marathon. 27 miles. 29 shops. 1 day.

  • @somthingbrutal
    @somthingbrutal Před 3 lety +3

    being scottish i grew up on irn brew, as for the flavour its irn bru flavour ;)

    • @jenniferbrown4375
      @jenniferbrown4375 Před 3 lety +1

      I think I always just thought it tastes of iron. I’ve no idea what iron tastes like.

    • @somthingbrutal
      @somthingbrutal Před 3 lety

      @@jenniferbrown4375 a bit like blood

  • @Andy_U
    @Andy_U Před 3 lety +4

    Hiya. Best British chocolate, for me? My vote goes to - Hotel Chocolat. Stay safe. All the best to you.

    • @wencireone
      @wencireone Před 3 lety

      Truly British 🇬🇧👍

    • @brandon3872
      @brandon3872 Před 3 lety

      I agree, it's more expensive but worth every penny. :)

    • @johnp8131
      @johnp8131 Před 3 lety

      I'm lucky, the factory is just down the road from us and the outlet can be much cheaper. Our German friends always stock up at Hotel Chocolat to take back as presents.

  • @adambarrett3566
    @adambarrett3566 Před 3 lety

    I’d recommend trying (if you can find it) a battered mars bar. And as drinks go have you tried cloudy lemonade

  • @RosLanta
    @RosLanta Před 3 lety +2

    I was amazed you didn't like the Twirl, I love them. In fact I was eating an orange Twirl while watching the video!
    I agree with you about galaxy chocolate though. I'll eat it if someone offers me a piece, but it's far too sweet to have often or too much in one go.

  • @randomstuff2438
    @randomstuff2438 Před 3 lety +16

    You didn’t get the chocolate hobnob.....why did you subject yourself to that version of it. The chocolate one is supreme.

    • @rogoth01themasterwizard11
      @rogoth01themasterwizard11 Před 3 lety +4

      one must always have a baseline for comparison, do not indulge in the finery until after a standard has been established.

    • @dannydorko7075
      @dannydorko7075 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm starting to wonder what a hobnob with nutella spread on it would taste like

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety +2

      We'll try that one next! :D

    • @WanderingRavens
      @WanderingRavens  Před 3 lety

      @@rogoth01themasterwizard11 Good point 😂

    • @randomstuff2438
      @randomstuff2438 Před 3 lety +3

      @@WanderingRavens also try the UK drink Dandelion and Burdock, it’s amazing. I put that on my other comment.

  • @craigmarriott6759
    @craigmarriott6759 Před 3 lety +16

    You can get gluten free Hobnobs.

  • @voodooacidman
    @voodooacidman Před 3 lety +1

    i am so hungry now! haha! for a suggestion to your chocolate quest, i suggest Bournville . big love to all people :)

  • @jruz1738
    @jruz1738 Před 3 lety

    Try Green & Black's, they have a large range of milk and plain chocolate. My favourite is the sour cherry 70% cocoa.

  • @Rob_Infinity3
    @Rob_Infinity3 Před 3 lety +6

    5:17
    Grace: "Ooh it's smaller than I expected!"
    That's what she said!! 😂🤣

  • @timprovost8820
    @timprovost8820 Před 3 lety +3

    Irn Bru tastes of Irn Bru 😀

  • @janinemills6732
    @janinemills6732 Před 3 lety

    Awesome video guys!

  • @colin.d4143
    @colin.d4143 Před 3 lety

    Mackies ridge cut prawn cocktail crisps are hands down the nicest I've ever tasted.

  • @wencireone
    @wencireone Před 3 lety +4

    Should have started savoury 😋👍

    • @inflightmode357
      @inflightmode357 Před 3 lety +2

      That shepherds pie was stunning, but I'm half way through my pudding, no I can't go back to savoury again.
      John Shuttleworth

    • @ians3586
      @ians3586 Před 3 lety +1

      I agree!

    • @wencireone
      @wencireone Před 3 lety

      @@ians3586 well that's 👌 👍

  • @binnus_boppus
    @binnus_boppus Před 3 lety +8

    All your complaints about jammie dodgers come from the brand of gluten free ones you got

  • @replevideo6096
    @replevideo6096 Před 3 lety +1

    Irn Bru was originally called Iron Brew, but a few years back the Trading Standards authority told them to change the name because it contains no iron and is not brewed. The company came up with the ingenious name Irn Bru, which sounds the same but complies with regulations. Mars bar is 100% British, having been first manufactured in Slough, England by Forrest Mars Sr. an American immigrant. He eventually took over his father's business in America when he died in 1964. Now try saying Slough.

  • @rogeroneill1539
    @rogeroneill1539 Před 3 lety

    )Irn Bru - made in Scotland from girders (or so the advertisement says) - so if you go to Scotland you can try out the Forth Bridge and compare