European vs. American Grocery Shopping & Supermarkets
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- čas přidán 30. 08. 2023
- I went to a supermarket in Europe and a supermarket in the USA. Here's the biggest differences, best products and things that shocked me the most.
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Just to let you all know: in europe each country might differ from the experience in this video 😊 Europe has 47 different countries with verrrry verrryy different supermarkets :) would actually be fun to compare them!
although supermarkets such as Lidl or spar are in many countries, they differ ssssoooi mmmuuuccchhh
for instance, I'm Portuguese and I went to the Netherlands some years ago.They have in their Lidls way more of those yummy caramel filled waffles and a lot of local pastries that aren't imported to here to my knowledge,
Yeah just come to Mercadona
I honestly love our European food laws
As an American America needs to get it together with the food laws
@@ambersimone2044no argument there. In Japan you can eat raw eggs
USA sucks. Here in South America have laws foods 👏🏻
Right! There better be no blue or pink cerial here😂
@@ambersimone2044 Sadly they don’t care about your health.. they only care about selling their 60 ingredient list snacks and foods
It's funny how he acts like .. he sees most of the items for the first time ... I mean "hello, you left Europe like 1 year ago ... You've seen almost all items" hahaha
Produce is the first section in American supermarkets.
we have cafés in super markets in America too Try going to a different super market that isn't Wal-Mart 😊
"Pretend champagne" exists here too. I's called sparkling juice. It's just not usually available until the holiday season.
I was going to post that! lol
If you have a Meijer grocery store their available all the time.
I moved from California to rural Portugal 5 years ago. I can't even tell you how much I miss Trader Joe's...😭😭😭
I feel this and I only moved an hour away from my closest Trader Joe's 😭 What is your favorite snack that you truly miss? TJ's always has the best snacks. I just found one called Mee Krob Thai Noodle snacks and it's so good! 🥺
@@Tericlaws If I think about it, I'll start crying...I miss the basics: blocks of cream cheese, Romaine lettuce, chemical-free laundry detergent, Everything But The Bagel, fresh heavy whipping cream, Russet potatoes...
The Milka collabs are really fun, but personally, I think they aren't the best European chocolate, they can be way too sweet. For me, Lindt wins that title. Their products are more expensive than Milka's though. Oh and the best wafer brand is Manner!
It’s not a lot of cocoa, it’s a lot of ‘milk chocolate’..which is very sweet. There’s so much amazing chocolate in Europe with more cocoa. I also visited E.Wedel cafe once in Warsaw, Poland which was very good!!
too sweet but also sour ! milka isnt chocolate for chocolate lovers ❤
I think Lindt and Milka play in different chocolate leagues... No comparison!
Lindt tastes like straight butter I can’t 🤮🤢
Milka is the European version of Hersheys. I can buy Milka products in many stores in the USA.
We get milka at Walmart. The kinder biscuit cookies are in dollar store. I've seen a lot of the items your showing at Wal-Mart and dollar store. Lol. I know because I eat them 😏 ever Werther you named is in the states. My favorite is the soft Werther w chocolate in the middle
When he picked up the bag of nutella biscuits i grabbed my bag that i just got at Walmart yesterday as he says you can't get these at Walmart haha yep you sure can she they are amazing!!
Can we have an actual american take him to a grocery store that isn't Wal-Mart or Target? Maybe Kroger, HEB, Albertsons or Whole Foods, for example. We have a lot of the items he says America doesn't have in our basic grocery stores, even in small towns. I like Raphael and have followed him for years, but this seems like he's bashing on the US grocery stores. We don't all eat nothing but junk food. But whenever he goes to the stores(mostly Wal-Mart) thats all he ever focuses on. We have fresh bakery items and meats and cheese and a lot more variety then he shows in his videos.
THANK YOU for saying the obvious!!!!
Never seen prepackaged Macaroons? I need someone to actually take him real grocery shopping in America. Lol. We have packaged Macaroons. Even in the freezer section of Sam’s Club.
He thinks Walmart is a grocery store, he doesn't understand.
@@lavenderoh when he first moved to the US he went to Publix and kept saying it was a health food store and that the reason it was expensive was because was all natural and organic. He assumes random things a lot it seems
European Grocery Stores are SO different! Never compare Germany, Italy, GB, Spain, Denmark, Poland or Norway (for example) to each other! And also inside these countries the supermarkets sell SO many different things! There is no "European" Grocery at all!
So true !
go to a Lidl in every European country, they are 90% the same
True! For example a lot of European countries sell wine in supermarkets, which is illegal in Norway. 😅 Milka is also not a thing everywhere. Sweden has Marabou and Norway has Freia. But when talking about America, do he just mean USA? And do he mean Portugal and Spain when talking about Europe? 🤔
Yep, in Poland you can sometimes buy stuff on the Southern parts that you can't buy on the North etc. And there is so much variety in different countries. As you said you can buy stuff in Poland you can't buy in UK, but you can buy stuff in UK that you won't find in Poland. Also when Rapha talked about chocolate brands, there is obviously Milka, Kinder, but in Poland there is Wedel as well which also is huge part of chocolate world here and also have tons of flavors.
100 percent correct
Is the only grocery shopping you have done in America been at Walmart? If so you definitely need to shop in other stores.
He just loves to bash on Americans for "content"
I have seen him shop at target before for groceries
@@exxsproutyou are so mad
@@pg3856let her be offended, the murika way 😂
@@angelikasheffield2259neither Walmart or Target are grocery stores though. They're department stores that SOMETIMES have grocery departments.
1 google search and yes milka is in the usa. also werthers originals? america has SO MANY flavors. We have all the ones you listed plus more. I like the pumpkin spice one. There are so so so so many flavors.
Pumpkin spice 😂
Bless your European heart! I implore you to visit a real grocery store, rather than the embarrassment that is Walmart when it comes to groceries. Come to Texas! You'd LOVE an HEB Plus store ... we have them all over, here. I live in Austin, but I can tell you they just opened a new HEB Plus in San Antonio that'll blow your mind! It's 182,000 sq ft ... full of new products and experiences to explore!
Central Market is also an experience. Not sure if HEB has them in Austin.
@@justme98632 We do! They're the occasional splurge-grocery-run! 😛
Make videos please you will be popular, I think we would love to see such huge stores!
dude is not american enough to be hating on america the way he does. his entire personality is stolen from tiktok and in the worst way. ever since he moved to the US he’s been insufferable
We have quite a few varieties of Werthers in America.
We have tons of Werther's candies flavors in the US
I live in Colorado and my local Walgreens has all of those shown
Have you tried the Werthers caramel popcorn? It's fabulous.
@@amputeeright I would but loathe popcorn
I also hate pie
I get a cup of jalapenos at the theatre to snack on lol
It's called "Sparkling Cider" in America...and its sold everywhere..in Walmart for sure.
Or sparkling grape juice.
Raphael, I love watching your videos but when you want to compare American groceries with the world, I would suggest you try some of the many OTHER grocery stores here. Not everyone shops only at Walmart. ❤
We have most of those chocolate brands and many of those items he mentioned here in Louisville KY in Fresh Market and other grocery stores. We also get olive oil with bread at most of our Italian restaurants. I think he has just been shopping at Walmart and Costco. Even our Meijer has some of those brands he mentioned. We also have cafe's and bakeries and deli's inside our grocery stores. He needs an American to show him where to shop when he returns.
Walmart 🤮
Came here to say the same thing. Broaden your horizons beyond just Walmart.
@@a.v.2218and in the USA we have 50 states with all different kinds of stores, too. And Walmart isn't even a grocery store, it's a department store. So he's being really ignorant.
@@TheVintageSoul333 Exactly! Meijer has so many different ethnic foods now it's truly amazing. 😮
I hate to break it to you and we might not have as much variety but kinder and Milka and Maria cookies are here in the grocery stores here in Virginia... 😅
We in America has sparkling juices too Welch's is the main one
Sorry to break it to you, my guy, but I've definitely seen the chili lindt chocolate in walmart before. It really depends on what area you are in. I am in Texas and can not speak for other places.
i’m between the DMV and New England. we have it too.
@@TheFailMistresswhat is dmv?
@@TheFailMistressokay, googled it. That is a very local term. Not a bad thing, but an fyi, if speaking to anyone outside the region, they will not be familiar.
@@kaseylewis2859 i’m not here to cater for you buddy. get educated
@@TheFailMistress hahah get educated? What a dense perspective. 🙄
We have apple cider that comes in a champagne bottle in America 😂
We have the fake champagne but not marketed to kids in paeticular. My family used to get them for thanksgiving and christmas dinner...because we arent drinkers.
FYI, I can buy some Milka products at my local World Market store. Yum! Actually, many of the products you showed can be purchased here in the US, just not at Walmart. There is a huge variety of grocery stores that have delicious freshly baked breads, fresh meat butcher shops, and markets that carry foods from every corner of the world. There are also many small locally owned grocery stores that carry only a specific ethnicity of food items. And many of us shop at those places on a regular basis. Our country is so lucky to be this giant melting pot, and that has resulted in being able to access locally many of the delicious items you showed in this video :)
So true! World Market is amazing and so is Saraga International Grocery. They carry items from all over the world and each aisle is divided by country. It's so exciting to go exploring bc you never know what you will find. I discover new items every time lol 😂
@@Tericlaws Hi! I went to a Saraga International Grocery store in Indianapolis while visiting friends there, and had so much fun! You are fortunate if you live near one of these stores!
@@cynram355 Omg that's the one I was referring to actually bc I live pretty close to Indianapolis! 😮 I visit the Viet Hua supermarket more than Saraga but they are both such a delight to browse. I could get lost in there for hours! ❤
You need to do a lot of research. Start with the FDA.
A few years ago, Walmart started carrying Milka products. It must not have sold well, though, because it only lasted maybe a year. After that, Target started carrying it, but again it didn't last. Since then the brand has been pretty difficult to find, at least in my area.
What grocery store does he shop at in the states? I have seen 99% of these products in the states.
Lol the 80s kid in me who could not get enough international info is literally rubbing her feet together with joy, just watching rapha in the grocerystore. Thank you for goimg slowly, i honestly love this content. Grocery store shopping while traveling is THE BEST.
Raphael: "they're very respectful of each culture"
Goes on to call Indian section the items that are not from India at all! It's all from South east asia
Almost all the candy that you showed, we do have at Walmart, in texas even all the variations 😂
LOLOL. Yes, we can get Milka in the US...but I've only seen candybars, not brownies etc. You should find a Fiesta or HMart to visit in the US.
The “no crust bread” would be amazing for the Japanese fruit sando
We have all those types of werther's original in America
When you are back in the States, you need to go to Trader Joe's, I have seen most of those cookies and chocolate there, they have stuff from around the world but even their own brand is always excellent. Maria cookies are everywhere in the Southwest US, even Wal-Mart and very boring. Kinder eggs used to come with a little toy inside and they were banned in the U.S. because it was considered to be a choking hazard for kids. I don't know if they still have toys or not.
Sam's has them too!
Milka is available in America. I buy it often actually. Maybe it just depends on which state.
So funny he keeps comparing everything to Walmart
where i am in northern california, we have supermarkets that specialize in different country foods and we have international markets. milka is also very popular where i am. we also dont typically go to walmart for food.
I'm in NYC - we don't really buy groceries at Walmart either. We have many Milka and eastern European products where I live....including butcher shops.
I’m in Texas, and we also have international stores (not as abundant as NY, or CA). Plenty of people here people shop at Walmart, but we also have wonderful large, and smaller stores.
cornetto is a type of ice cream from the brand olá and it also exists in the US but witha different name. You can actually search on the web how it´s called in the other countries
There’s also a brand that sells the chocolate part of the cornetto as a snack. Tempting but dangerous.
In America you cannot put edible and non-edible in the same packaging that is marketed to children. (ie. we used to have toys in our cereal boxes which was a surprise for whomever got it poured in their bowl!)
the standard might be to buy fresh bread for some people, but not for me, i buy the sliced bread weekly to take sandwiches to work. i'm not going to a café or bakery every day to buy bread, because that bread gets hard a day after purchase, so it's basically only good for the day you buy it
I buy freshly baked bread from supermarket, slice it up and then freeze. You can just pop the bread into toaster (frozen mode) and enjoy throughout the week.
There are a lot of things you said that US does not have or you have not seen that we do have here. It might be in certain areas and not others or might be packaged differently but used in the same way. You'll see more in time as you live and travel around here in the US. For better produce, you have to go to more expensive stores, unfortunately. Bakeries are also in the more expensive stores. You shop too much as. Walmart Mr Gomes : ) )
you walk to the supermarket if you live right next to it. most people take their car to the supermarket so they don't have to carry a bunch of bags home either under the scorching heat of the sun or the cold and rain
Which supermarket is this and where is it located? I’m searching the whole time for it
@@ayla44 it's a portuguese chain of supermarkets called continente
In Portugal they produce olive oil, so that's why they have so much of it. In my country for example we dont have that many brands of olive oil, and it is much much more expensive than in portugal.
They also have a lot if cheeses.
Maybe portugal doesn't like spicy, but here in Romania we have spicy cheetos, I don't know if they're the flaming hot ones, but I barely eat them.
And at my supermarkets we have more different types of flavored potato chips, but it is true that the salt ones overpower the rest. We have bacon, sour cream and onion/dill, chicken, chilly, paprika, oregano, cheese, tomatoes, and other combinations like tomato and basil, or olive oil and I dont know what, ah... Wasabi has become a thing for a while now.
So, not all supermarkets are the same. They differ based on witch country you are in. And it doesn't matter if it's like the same supermarket name, in a country it will bring some stuff in other countries other stuff.
I've seen those same exact Lindt bars in my local CVS in NY 😂 idk. I think Lindt is more worldwide.
I think we have Milka too, sometimes, depending where you are. And we definitely have Kinder Bueno😂
I e seen Milka brand in the us and I googled it to make sure
Milka is the most popular brand in Europe, which it has been selling since 1901. Milka chocolates can also be found in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.
And we have other versions of non-alcoholic versions of lots of things. I don't know who helped you in the U.S. but they failed.
Just a friendly heads up in America you can get milka and kinder eggs at target and wegmans
I've seen Milka in the US but not as many options. It was very limited.
america has sparkling juice and cider too non-achoholic its good you should compare them
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LOL I Love that half the stuff he is talking about is the stuff I love to buy in Europe and at international grocery store.
you can definitely get Milka chocolate bars in the U.S but I haven;'t seen the cookies or other products.
Who's going to tell him most of those products are sold at American grocery stores? Lol. I haven't shopped at a Walmart in over ten years. It's upsetting that "American" means "Walmart" to Raphael 😂 We have whole foods, HEB, Sprouts, and a ton of other real grocery stores with brands from all over the world...and many of them have equally or larger produce, fish and meat markets. That olive oil section...looks like my local whole foods in Austin.
If you live in European country and go to America and then go back you are excited to do groceries here. For you a juice with no sugar is not a norm, we can buy 100% juice for 1 euro or lesss in any shop and it can go on. We are just schocked when we go to America with the quality of food that you can choose from and with the fact that healthy products are way more expensive than bad quality products, there are plenty documents on that topic. Maybe he wasn't right in all of he said but he definitely had a point being excited about the choice and prices of all the products.
@@veronikabuczkowska7328 there’s an abundance of no sugar added juices in america (it’s not no sugar btw, all fruit juices have sugar ;) )
what you’re talking about might’ve been american 20 years ago. we’re a lot more conscious about our diets now and a lot more stores have opened up. your idea of america is a stereo type. you probably think all americans eat pancakes with eggs and bacon for breakfast.
aside from all the hundreds of grocery stores we have, we shop at farmers markets, we have yards and plant our own, we also can buy from farms. we even have programs we’re you can essentially buy “shares” of an animal and they’ll send you weekly or monthly products. almost like a subscription for raw milk, cheeses, butter, eggs, cream, etc..
the things about america is, whatever you want it to be, it will be. whatever kind of life you wanna live, you can live it. where HE chooses to shop at and what he chooses to buy doesn’t apply to any/all of us. after all, he isn’t even american.
@@TheFailMistress🎯🎯
Most of that olive oil in Europe is mixed with cheap soybean oil and other cheaper oils. It’s a huge problem. Check the Univ. Of California - Davis study on which oils have been tested for purity (published online).
We have all those redbull flavors & more in the US. Including those Monster flavors, you just have to be observant ;)
We also have LOADS of locally owned bakeries, butcher shops and more. Oh and that "Mexican" section was very disappointing, there's so much more to Mexican cuisine than tortillas 🤦🏽♂️
tell him bruh. my area (dmv) has literally everything you need from any culture. both in grocery stores, and ready to eat food from restaurants. he tried to throw shade about walmart aisles being called “international” but the areas near me not only have specific aisles for each country, but entire stores altogether. we don’t generalize when it comes to culture. mexican is not the same as el salvadorian or guatemalan etc.. when you say asian, you gotta specify is it chinese, korean, japanese, nepalese, indian, etc..
i like his videos, but ever since he moved to the US he’s changed his personality and has become more obsessed with all his video becoming about american culture when he doesn’t really know american culture.
it’s like all he knows about america is what the internet says about america.. dude forgot that at one point he traded his entire life just to move here lmao
@@TheFailMistressikr it seems to be a common mentality for people to latch on to stereotypes rather than getting to know how we actually do things
Who's gonna tell Raphael Milka is sold at pretty much every corner store? ... Well, at least here in NY.
I've also seen at least 50% of the other products shown sold here in the US as well.
P.S. I was born and raised in northern europe, and the sliced supermarket bread is pretty much the standard up there. I don’t remember ever going to a bakery to by sandwich bread.
Where you from in Europe
We have Milka products at our standard grocery stores here in South Carolina too
I'm in Cambodia and we get milka too. I lived in Thailand for awhile and it's there as well.
He lies for content. Just make things a bit cheesy
Yeah I never do this either. I don’t think the different countries in Europe can be grouped up like that. They’re all different.
I absolutely love your grocery store exploration vids. Much appreciated 💙
Loved your video as always keep up the good work Raphael ❤
I would love to see some series again where you are cooking. Or the prison foods series. Those where fun. :)
Please put the products back where they go. All retail workers will thank you. Love the videos 😂
They do have Milka in America. Oddly enough I find the Oreo ones at Ross.
We actually do have most of these items you've shown, in the US as well, including the Kinder eggs. There are many other grocery markets in the states, besides Walmart. What they each carry varies, as well as regionally, to whatever sells best there.
I really enjoy watching your videos. They make me so happy
I loved this video Rapha, oh and we actually do have all those Lindt varieties here in small town Florida at Publix&that chili one is definitely a weird tasting one IMO&we also have all those different Werther's too😊..love you so much,God Bless 🙏🏻
Raph. We have N America, Central America and S America so it’s easier to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables year round. It’s nice to see a euro grocery. Very cool.
We do have the sparkling grape and apple juice. It usually is sold near the holidays.
Milka can be found in the US and even at Walmart.
You can get milka in a store in my city in Massachusetts in the U.S
It's been 53 mins since you uploaded this 53 mins long video and people here have already finished watching itttt
The reason the states doesn't have a real kinder egg is because they say the toy inside is a choking Hazzard. 😅 Here in Canada we have both 😊
U wanna see expensive come to British Columbia Canada 😂 culture shock for sure 😂
Your videos are always so fun. Thanks
Raphael got so much americanized that hes talking about europe like its a single state
I love how proud Raphael is of all the items in Portugal 😍 so nice I want to go back to Portugal now just to buy snacks at the supermarket 🤣
Sitting here like boring Scroll, scroll, scrolling then Raphael Pops up! Yes Score🎉 love from NJ❤
USA has champagne for kids it looks like a wine bottle with grape juice and apple juice and a couple other flavors.
Another longg video! Yayyyyy ❤❤❤❤😊
Rafael nós temos muita variedade de cereais. Nós temos fruit loops mas de outra marca. Temos algumas novidades pelo menos onde vivo
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Tambem temos bases para tarte e para pizza apenas tens de levar ao forno. 😅 estás ha muito tempo longe de portugal ahhha
mas eu acho que já vi mesmo cá fruit loops
Só que ele está num auchan e eu pelo menos noto que os continentes têm mais variedade de cenas ent tipo só deve de haver no continente, ent deve de haver só no continente
idfk
However, he was at an auchan and I have noticed that the Continente supermarkets have more variety,therefore it may only exist in continentes
We have Milka products at our local Walmart in Alabama. Also we have all the Lindt chocolate bars including the chili one at the Walgreens in my neighborhood. They are pretty good.
I love your videos so much they make me so happy ❤
This is really ignorant.. we have the same stuff in the USA lol 😂
I love this video. Your commentary is hilarious and I'm always looking for European foods.
you are the best thanks for your content, i love so much :)
Not Rapha talking about how Americans love everything full of sugar while he’s in full aisles of sugar items in Europe…. 😂 love you ❤️
My thoughts exactly 😆
People are obsessed with bashing us
@@jamiekrtkmp he’s obsessed and tries so hard to act american lmao
cool twist at the end
we get some of that imported to the US but our Bakery section usually has bread/rolls donuts fresh baked cookies etc. then the prepackaged bread & Cookies are usually in a similar aisle then there's aisles for cereal canned/jarred goods toilet trees personal care items candy baking etc.
Toilet trees?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂
For the fruit size, i think it's just the variety of fruit because watermelon in mexico is big but there also other types of watermelon that's mini size. Also, strawberry is in season during winter in mexico and most of it is exported to the us.
I love when he disses Hershey's because I don't like their chocolate either. And none for Gretchen Weiners, bye. 😂
I watched the whole video at one sit lol😂😂
Cant wait for when u try them
He's actually like really funny 😂😂🤭
Do a series where you visit supermarkets from different countries
Raphael you need to come to Canada! I can't wait to see what you make of us, especially with such a close comparison to life in the US.
They sell the kinder eggs in America. I was curious about them and bought one and it had the same exact toy container as the one you opened.
Edit: I googled, it's two different kinds one is chocolate with toy like you opened and one is plastic with chocolate on one side and toy on other. Strangely enough the one I bought last year was the chocolate with toy inside which should have been illegal but it was being sold anyway.
Yea they ban them because kids was choking on them when they was eating the whole egg
@@niajones7295 stupid kids...interestingly enough, I've bought my kids Kinder Joys here in the US that still come with a toy but it's not inside the egg and the toy itself is much smaller than the one shown in the video. How is such an itty bitty toy not a choking hazard too?
That just goes to show how parents do not watch their children there is no reason why a child it should be eating a toy
In the uk I’ve not seen some of those versions but there’s a great variety. There’s Cheeto’s, Takis here etc and American food that’s imported, I’ve tried quite a few but it’s more expensive, I’d love to see Portuguese food in the restaurants and a tour
you’re my comfort youtuber n you make my nights good
I love watching your videos! You have the greatest and most positive energy! 🙏 make cooking videos again. You're so good at them. Don't be discouraged by some people's negativity.
The choco crack "cracked" me up 😂
Mika chocolate is a German brand from 1901 and the name is combined from milk and kakao 😊😊
Love these videos. ❤
You may be right about the international areas but I know Wegmans in NY and PA have international sections just because I watch a Mom of 12 in the NY area and my daughter lives in PA. I would love to have better opportunities to food since I struggle with options.
“Everything is so organized” *puts box back upside down* 😂
Rapha... with as many references as you made to Ohio, have you visited? Did you know that in Cleveland, we have the largest candy store in North America?