American Reacts: New Zealand vs USA Fast Food
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- This American is loving reacting to New Zealand foods and comparing them to the USA. I'm headed to the biggest fast food restaurants in the world- McDonald's, KFC and Taco Bell for some lunch and commentary=)
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Never too much potato! Dip the chips in the gravy 😊
I was thinking the same thing 🤦♀️🤣
I know right
Or gravy! Years ago in Aus, from charcoal chicken could get a foil tin container with a lid filled with chips and gravy (Or roast beef/pork), about the same as 2 large fries and a large gravy (McShitalds/KFCrap), $2 AUD or 12 kiwi bottle caps and a good whinge...
Have a fantaztik Farking day you Kiwi B@stards! ;D Take care cousie-bro's Just stay over there and Sweet as.
Even as a kiwi I agree with you 100 % about the fast food.
The potato is probably instant mashed potato:
"Instant mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged convenience food that can be reconstituted by adding hot water or milk, producing an approximation of mashed potatoes."
Bay of Plenty isn't even in the middle of the north island let alone the whole country hahaha😅
A few years ago back home in NZ,the govt made it a rule that all takeaways had to change their cooking oil regularly,KFC changed theirs to a much healthier oil apparently.
The only heakthy "oil" is olive, but it doesn't have the super high melt point that the poisons that are used.
@@R0d_1984 So is Coconut,Avocado,and macadamia.
@@Andy_M986 Yes, but they have an even lower melt point than Olive; Flax seed oil (cold pressed) is very good but it it can't be used to cook with.
If you ask for no salt on the fries at maccas, they fry a fresh batch for you.
About 50% of the beef in a US McDonald's hamburger is New Zealand or Australian beef. And McDonald's hamburgers in the USA do not contain any pink slime.
Never tried US KFC but I totally agree with you, NZ KFC is gross (BUT I like the coleslaw)! MacD's is nothing special, Taco's never tried it. Nothing beats a home cooked meal.
KFC is the only US fast food joint I would choose to go to, the burger and pizza places are pretty awful. There are better NZ options.
There is a guideline for fast food places when it comes to the temperature of their products. In the past customers have had third degree burns because their meal was too hot, so the practise of "hot food" had to be dialed back to acceptable temps to avoid more injuries to patrones. That's why soggy & "warm" is the practise of the fast food industry here in NZ. Fish & Chip shops have to "hold" your order for a set time, so you don't burn your mouth when your order is ready.
I would rather blow on my hot food than be treated like a child with learning difficulties and given cold food.
NZ Maccas beef is 100 grass feed, and no growth hormones unlike the USA.
Or Australia. (It's complicated, growth hormone is legal in NZ is very restricted. NZ has not approved any use since 2015. Growth hormone beef can't be sold to Europe.
Tomato sauce and ketchup are not the same thing. Ketchup has vinegar in it, which gives it a characteristic tanginess that tomato sauce lacks. There's actually a lot of things like that in NZ. Cookies and biscuits are also not the same; cookies are crumblier and generally softer (typically producing many crumbs) whereas biscuits are drier and generally harder (producing more dust than crumbs), and often filled with creme or covered/dipped in chocolate.
tomato sauce lacks vinegar - what is that a kiwi thing? Usually has less tomatoes and more sugar
Ah technically your in the middle of the nth island. The geographical center of NZ is just STH of Nelson. Lol
I don't understand why you'd have a meal with P&G when you have chips (not French fries, chips).
My response - possibly many other Kiwi's - why the hell would you not!?
Dip those chips into the potato and gravy.
Simple. We rest our case, your honour.
Pasta sauce as a side, seperate from the pasta? Nope.
Meant to be together, from the outset. Sorry.
To finish, I've not been to McDonald's in close to six years, I think. KFC has been my monthly treat to myself / family for close to a decade.
Taco Bell - not my thing.
Had some KFC a couple of days ago That potato and gravy used to be amazing. Not sure what's happened to it these days. I'm pretty sure they've halved the amount of potato and watered down the gravy. 😢 I agree with you about preferring the pasta sauce on the side of the plate and not mixed in. Thought I was the only one😅 who preferred it that way.
They changed the recipe and cook it different. The chicken pieces are half the size too. preferred the chicken and chip places, the chicken pieces are bigger and chips hotter more crisp. KFC went from 10/10 to 5 or less. The burgers are okay cheaper at takeaways.
KFC also halved the chicken in the burgers and up the price
You get the p & g to dip the fries into. So it’s been said.
Taco Bell here in Brizzy also sucks.
To get real Mexican food, you have to find a restaurant that has Mexican owners.
Can't beat it.
Taco Bell isn't mexican food at all.
I stopped buying food from KFC. They lowered quality here in Whangarei. Thanks for this video. And for visiting Taco Bell.
Im in WHG as well. Just tried some KFC recently, and I agree, the quality just isn't there...
Same in Aus, where i'am they aren't even giving us salt anymore, i almost threw it in their face; I'll shop at red rooster and super rooster.
When KFC first started they were great. Nowadays they are cutting costs and portion sizes are much smaller, the chicken is greasy as and the coating tastes totally different and is soggy.
McDonalds have also downsized but the taste has not degenerated the same way KFC has.
They used lard/suet, in Aus tassie potatoes, haven't been the same in 15-20 years...
The meat (both beef & chicken) is better quality because farmers aren't allowed use as many drugs with the animals, so no steroids and lower levels of antibiotics. For the McDonalds fries - they don't use the McDonalds potato in New Zealand because that variety of potato is banned here. McDonalds applied to bring the variety into the country and after testing is was declared a noxious weed because of the way it grew. It's a GMO that is designed to grow very large *very* quickly and will crowd out other plant specieis. KFC chips in NZ use (a variation of) French Onion soup as the "salt", so they have a distinct taste. That's done in about half the countries that KFC operates in. The rest, including the US, just use salt. Taco Bell in NZ is just a fvcking travesty compared to the US.
I always swap out the mash and gravy for chips at KFC even though the chips are always over salted.
Never an issue having a burger from a drive thru as the food is cold by the time it reaches the counter and can't get any colder while you drive somewhere to eat it. Because Burger King and MacDonald are so poor quality I don't recall when I last used either, there are other Burger joints in NZ that are so much better.
I wish we could get In & Out Burger here, but I’m worried the quality won’t be as good.
If you want crispier chicken its the ones that have been sitting under the griller for over half an hour or longer. so in
other words it hasn't just been cooked its been there a while.
Its freshly cooked if its a little softer. Its the same with the fries.
A lot of it depends on what type of cooking oil its cooked in also.
Tacos ain't a big fast-food thing here because most people here .would rather go home and
make their own .
Almost 25 years since I tried this fast food, much better and cheaper to buy from local shops, more taste and hotter.
You mean multinational chains...
Wendy's and burger king isn't bad in NZ
As far as other countries go the KFC in Taiwan is spicy, like wicked wings in New Zealand but seemingly for all of their chicken, it's great, they also have spicy fried chicken at their McDonalds and Burger Kings and you can get Big Macs at both.
Most people swap the p&G for just gravy and dip the chips in it when eating.
Tomato sauce and ketchup are two different things ketchup is chunkier and the taste is different from tomato sauce.
NZ chips are thicker than us french fries that why we call them chips.
Us does tacco bell way better than NZ in my opinion.
I love KFC potato and gravy, stir it all up and I can eat the whole tub, yum!
Taco Bell is ok, but not as awesome as I was expecting. I don't mind it so much but I did expect more.
Macca's is a poor excuse for a burger joint. Their American burgers are so small. Their NZ style burgers aren't bad though, like the mighty Angus!
I seemed to recall that McDonald's require their core burgers (hamburger 🍔, cheeseburger 🍔, Fillet o fish, Quarter Pounder, Big Mac) to taste the same at all of their restaurants worldwide. So if you bought a Cheeseburger 🍔 at a McDonald's in New York. It would taste the same as one bought in York UK or Hamburg Germany or in Seoul Korea or Whakatane NZ.
I am not a fan of KFC, although I went to one today in Whanganui. It wasn't very good. Not crispy and the fries were soggy. I didn't get a potato and gravy, but wish I did, so I could've dipped my fries into. It probably would've made it better.
That's why they introduced the "Kiwiburger" because no one bought the USA crap versions
You are used to the super processed food you get in the US. I've tried fast foods in the US, processed is an understatement. Once you go back to the US and try it there,you will really taste the difference. Ours is a lot healthier.
Great to see you out and about! Disagree with the KFC summary and l love the potato and gravy. Any other burger is better than most Macca's. Oh, and to make it easier watching, do what my mamma always told us... talk with your mouth open and eat with it closed! You're half way there.😂👍🏻
I have friends in Kentucky, and I was chatting about this with a few girls in video chat today and I pointed out our KFC has lots of burghers and they said not there, which surprised me, the KFC burghers here are really good. Is Indian take out count as Fast Food? The Indian take out here is so good usually, when I have it in America I was so disappointed.
When it came to my Taco Bell order in America about 20 years ago - Missouri - I was quite frankly a little worried about what I was about to consume.
The McDonalds Kiwiburgher here is so good. But any burgher with fried egg and beetroot on is going to be awesome!
Side note: My now ex wife from San Diego and I went through a Jack n the Box drive through and I ordered an Ice Tea for her... the lady on the other side of the speaker said in reply:
We dont serve Lasanga here.
When I first went to the Ststes my wife had to order a coke for me. Nobody could understand my New Zealand accent
If you get an opportunity,try burger fuels bambino burger and spud fries 👍🏻🌺
Tried both and NZ definitely does American fast food better than the US.
had KFC and MacDonalds in London and New York - really bad food so haven't even bothered to try it now I'm home. Prefer Fish and chips (which the english can't do) Loath and detest mayonnaise and margarine - which I never had anywhere on the continent or in Turkey. Mostly do my own cooking and baking and find the beef, pork, lamb, eggs, cheese and bread way better than most of their overseas equivelents. Haven't been to south or central so can't comment on tacos. Asian and african food here is terrific
Burgerfuel NZ tastes better ,is much better food for humans , grassfed beef ,free range chickens , plant food for vegans and vegetarians, sustainable and environmental focus , more expensive but definitely worth it.
If you haven't already, try out Burger King, Wendy's, and Carl's Jr as well.
Why? there is good food available.
Next time can we go on a field trip to the Zoo? You can substitute the potato and gravy or fries for coleslaw. I haven't been to KFC in 5 years. I prefer Texas Chicken here in Auckland. I usually get the 3 piece combo which comes with 3 pieces of spicy chicken, fries, drink and honey butter buns which are American biscuits honey butter slathered on them. I usually order a couple extra.
I knew Taco Bell was rubbish when I tried it in 2016 up in Everett Seattle while on Holiday, very average. Had some awesome Mexican in NYC on Broadway,it was like stepping back in time, nachos like I never had before, like being in Mexico.
The lines cross because then it allows the exiting traffic leave from the drive thru also u cannot park there 😂
The Potato in Potato and gravy was good when they used real potato until they started using the dried mash which I think ruins the taste
Throw the potato out from the p&g and just use the grazy to dip chips.
To add to this KFC is only good immediately after its made. Quality degrades exponentially with time.
Ive had both the 🇹🇭thai Kfc + MACCAS & I noticed that they love their mangos & papaya salads😅 Which were yum! & also I found that the Aussie KFC p&g had a nicer gravy flavor but the chips had a weird chicken salt flavor to nz ones. Their Aussie burger was Bomb! 🙌🔥 NZ Kfc only do the spicy chicken crispy but not the original😢
It's shocking now, they arent even putting salt on the farking oily bloody chicken or the fries; Asked for salt, they said they don't have it anymore; almost threw it at them (wonder if it happens outside my area?).
Ain't potato, it's like mock cream, most ingredients are bulked fried/cooked, placed in warmer and scooped into approp containers. Afraid I'm not into either Macs or KFC, would much prefer the tradition burger and chips from either fish &chip shop or dedicated burger bar - all made on the spot while you wait and they taste far better plus chips are crispy. England/Clapham, Macs is absolute pooh and as cold as their winter, chips are stodgy and literally fold themselves in half if you hold one end. Yes paper straws - thankfully some of the fast food outlets appreciate the environment, sadly many people still don't and throw their bloody rubbish anywhere. Nice to see you happy face again.
Yup, just recently I had a tub of KFC potato and gravy. 75% of the content is just gravy, with the rest being a small blob of that crappy so called "mash potato". Absolutely terrible.
I can’t believe anyone would drive from the Bay of Plenty to go to Taco Bell. Well at least it’s not chipotle
I love how cunty some of the comments are lol. Smile folks. It'll be okay.
KFC quality depends on the time of day you go, I only go at busy times when everything is cooked fresh, otherwise its kept in the warmer resulting in soggy chips and chicken skin. Here in the UK the potato and gravy has been substituted for beans!🤮
I'm not a big fan of either I'd rather make my own burger and chips. But neat that you are in Whakatane I lived just out of Whakatane for 2 years.
Ah, you live out on the Taneatua Road somewhere, was wondering. I can't get over this towns peoples fixations with junk food, they eat way to much of it, no wonder there is an obesity problem here. As to the fast food, you complain about the cost of buying organic food yet you eat crap fast food???
Hey there, Morgan… you realise that what you’re experiencing is a NZ take on, what is to me, anyway, a bloody awful facsimile of someone else’s idea of fast food, yes?
We’ve lived in NZ, Europe and now in Australia and can honestly say that McDonalds is crap wherever in the world you are; won’t touch it!… KFC quality varies hugely from store to store and I can’t comment on Taco Bell as I’ve never had it!
NZ fast food, when I was growing up, was fish’n’chips, and a bit later on, burgers, but burgers quite unlike the appalling McDonalds product; proper patties, lettuce, tomato and beetroot with a smear of tomato sauce was the basic item, with cheese, egg, bacon, pineapple et al. being added extras.
Thankfully, here in Sydney, there are a plethora of absolutely stonking fast food places with products ranging from fabulous hamburgers, through the gamut to Asian fusion fast food, all being very quickly presented and piping hot.
NZ fish’n’chips are about the best in the world, especially in the south of the South where blue cod and oysters are at the very top of my particular fast food triangle!!
Fast food in The UK was immensely variable in quality and quantity, in France, street food was just exquisite; best kebab in the world was bought in the walled city in St Malo, from an old fashioned Turkish vendor…
Agree on that kfc crap... Only chicken thats crispy is the wicked wings and hot n spicy chicken thats not allways available which is annoying
Do a video on hangi, kiwi style burgers from a local takeaway, local fish and chips. The chains in nz are variable and not great
KFC chips flavour are the best😊👍👍
Awesome video but 😊👍👍
Oh maaan we meant to say you having fast food arrrrrh I'm having marmite on toast
Instead of eating a plastic burger with plastic cheese from McDonald's, you should try a real burger from a real burger bar.
Thumbs up Morgan!
Ketchup and tomato sauce are NOT THE SAME.
❤ I love your videos, could you put subtitles on the videos. Thank you
Must be from the South Island if they don't know what Micky dees is.
I thought potato and gravy, does not have any potato
They charge so much now and give you crap quality. KFC is a crap shoot. Sometimes good sometimes bad. Chips alot of the time are cold and no seasoning. Cold/old fries at McDonalds is the standard now.
Almost for got KFC shrunk the chicken pieces
I was SO.... interested to know if KFC chicken was the same! 😅 It's the only American fast food I'll eat as a treat. Great vid. by the way! 👍
Likewise with both,very unhealthy. I cook or fry meat with olive oil and vegetables. Am a Kiwi,cooking outta my fridge and pantry
Or vegemite as you say
its never enough potato :P
You're meant to eat the fries straight away, not talk and let them go cold, rookie mistake mate.
Your in Whakatane my home town
So you order from each vendor and then eat from each vendor. Of course they are cold and soggy. What did you expect?.
The KFC potatoes gravy ,isn't what it was in the 1990's .I always wondered why the potatoes and gravy the potatoes part was so whipped as you mentioned ,is it potato flour with added water 🤔
Not to mention 75% of the content usually is just gravy, with a small blob of that over done mashed potato at the bottom...
It's gross, our KFC is worst in the world, I'm sure of it, used to be nice back in the 80s tho, different ingredients and service today
I hope you do burger King and Wendy's if possible
BECAUSE YOU DIP THE CHIPS IN THE POTATO AND GRAVY!!! 🙄 And American fast food is *terrible* regardless of where it is (and in America it has a weird sweetness to it too). Find a decent local chain.
You seem like a fussy eater not me I'll eat anything
The potato and gravy these days is horrible and tasteless, nothing like the old days. KFC chips have never been nice and there pop corn chicken is not good. KFC chicken is dry. It's definitely gone down hill over the years/decades.
Taco Bell is rubbish,as an American,you would appreciate the real thing.
American fast food are not great cheap and no quality.If you like your cholesterol to hit roof good for you.
Mac Donalds in NZ is Ass
Personal opinion, but I wouldn’t rate hangi food, frankly it’s poor cuisine choice, cooked in a hole in the ground, I have had things undercooked and other times burnt. Random quality. Not particularly tasty or spicy but rather bland fatty and starchy food. But I guess if you haven’t tried it there are food vans around with plenty of customers trying it, so others seem to like it.
Our cattle are grazing on grass in paddocks/fields ,not feed lots which they have in USA
Sadly, this isn't true anymore especially for export beef. The largest operation, 5 Star in Canterbury, opened in 1989 and can handle up to 20 000 cattle beasts at a time.
I think you probably picked the worst KFC meal you could have.....and taco bell will fail here all companies that try it do.
I am kiwi for 50ish years. All takeaways have always been rubbish.
If you get an opportunity,try burger fuels bambino burger and spud fries 👍🏻🌺