US vs UK Lay’s Chips and Walkers Crisps | Food Wars

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  • Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
  • From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between Lays and Walkers in the US and UK. This is Food Wars.
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    US vs UK Lays And Walkers | Food Wars

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  • @user-wt7jn4jc6e
    @user-wt7jn4jc6e 2 года назад +3389

    I love how the British guy is all calm and he is nicely explaining and criticizing flavors.
    And then there is the American guy who is just mercilessly criticizing all of the flavors with huge passion.

    • @HarunaMaurer
      @HarunaMaurer 2 года назад +165

      fr!! i always love the contrast between their reactions lol

    • @bagel9542
      @bagel9542 2 года назад +46

      the american is so annoying

    • @khali1322
      @khali1322 2 года назад +133

      @@bagel9542 how so? i think he is doing it in a playful way

    • @edsontransports9400
      @edsontransports9400 2 года назад +36

      They're Harry (UK) And Joe (USA)

    • @randomez6582
      @randomez6582 2 года назад +8

      @@khali1322 Too much energy for their taste I guess

  • @originalsade7243
    @originalsade7243 2 года назад +3690

    Love when Joe talks about Lays ripping off ruffles or lays and doritos having a “mafia alliance” when theyre all just Pepsico

    • @yungkidnf
      @yungkidnf 2 года назад +67

      THIS! I looked for this comment

    • @the3fellas753
      @the3fellas753 2 года назад +109

      Lays ripping off lays???

    • @Darklots
      @Darklots 2 года назад +57

      Same with Miss Vickies, also PepsiCo

    • @yungkidnf
      @yungkidnf 2 года назад +3

      @@the3fellas753 YEAP!

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +8

      @@yungkidnf why?

  • @eraldway
    @eraldway 2 года назад +627

    1:43 actually there is a science behind the seasoning on the "less sodium" Lays. The lightly salted chips taste the same as the regular while having less salt. This is because the crystal of salt used in the lightly salted is different. We have actually studied these crystals and they are different than traditional table salt. And on top of all, Lays has patent the production of these salts. This is an engineered salt crystal which tricks your taste buds into thinking there is more salt than actually there is. Typically engineered salt crystals cost more to produce which will lead to a higher cost of the final product.

    • @mattsekira5536
      @mattsekira5536 Год назад +8

      So its just KCl right? Everything that is low sodium uses KCl. Even low sodium salt shakers in grocery stores are just a mix of KCl and NaCl. Nothing proprietary.

    • @eraldway
      @eraldway Год назад +37

      @@mattsekira5536 Nope. It's sodium chloride. Just the crystal structure differs. The science behind it is pretty cool. It's basically a salt brine that is highly temperature controlled and they use salt crystal seeds that are different from traditional salts.These salt crystals are microscopic but they hit your taste buds in a totally different way than regular salt making you think that there is more salt than actually present.

    • @shauryachandra4279
      @shauryachandra4279 Год назад

      You nerds are going to make me puke 🤮

    • @PyxlKat2789
      @PyxlKat2789 Год назад

      nerd

    • @-Strike
      @-Strike Год назад +11

      @@PyxlKat2789 rude

  • @optionstrading852
    @optionstrading852 Год назад +105

    Lay's was first sold in 1932 by a salesman Herman Lay in Nashville, Tennessee (U.S.). He was a traveling salesman who sold his chips from the back of the car on the road during the Great Depression. The inventor always believed in providing quality snack to the consumers at affordable prices.

    • @C--A
      @C--A Год назад +6

      Actually that was just renamed barret food group chips he sold from the trunk of his car.
      Proper Lay's chips were first sold in 1940.

    • @yesyes-om1po
      @yesyes-om1po Год назад +4

      morals change, steve jobs would probably be horrified by modern apple, or praise it since some speculated he was a conman who didn't actually give a shit about the customers or quality

    • @strategystuff5080
      @strategystuff5080 6 месяцев назад

      @@yesyes-om1po speculated? the man was a natural conman, but like most successful conmen, they eventually just start selling real products.

  • @junipeayt
    @junipeayt 2 года назад +2594

    A classic US vs UK food wars episode yeaaaaaah!!

  • @manmaje3596
    @manmaje3596 2 года назад +1540

    I never understood why walkers stop selling the BBQ rib variant here in the UK. They really were the best version of the “standard” flavours if you know what I mean.

    • @Petrolosis
      @Petrolosis 2 года назад +96

      The original BBQ flavour was even better than BBQ Rib

    • @bigfatchubbybritboy9445
      @bigfatchubbybritboy9445 2 года назад +160

      The BBQ flavour in the iconic black packet... Those were and are the best flavour Walker's ever did. I still miss it and crave it.

    • @DSN262
      @DSN262 2 года назад +38

      Bbq walkers were a black packet and it was the early 2000s

    • @chevy1232
      @chevy1232 2 года назад +63

      They did the same to Worcester sauce. That was my favourite flavour after bbq was axed and those bastards in Leicester got rid of it 😁😤😤😤😤

    • @LamboAudiMerc
      @LamboAudiMerc 2 года назад +5

      Exactly. Now I have to pay almost triple what they cost back in the day just so I can get them shipped to the UK, it's actually ridiculous

  • @jcs3330
    @jcs3330 Год назад +60

    From the UK. The first time I sampled 'Lays' (Cheese) was in a small spanish village back in 2002/3. I have got to say the spanish Cheese Lays taste way better than what I had become accustomed to ( Walkers) back in the UK. Strangest thing....fast forward 17 years later. Immigrated to spain for 3 years and could not find 'Lay Cheese and Onion' flavour anywhere in spanish supermarkets. Cheese and Red Pepper, Cheese and etc...etc...but not Cheese and Onion!.

    • @surya.6907
      @surya.6907 Год назад +3

      In south Asia only 6 to 7 flavours lays are available and cheese and onion is one of it. It is personally my 3rd favourite after magic masala and tomato flavour.

    • @dna9838
      @dna9838 10 месяцев назад +2

      Found it hilarious that salt and vinegar flavour in spain is called vinnaigrette flavour. Posh

  • @andybaker2456
    @andybaker2456 Год назад +22

    I remember when Walker's seemed to be a regional brand in the UK. Where I lived in South London it was all about the likes of Smith's and Golden Wonder. But then in the mid 70s my uncle bought a village shop in rural Hertfordshire, and I was surprised to find that the crisps he sold were Walker's, a brand I'd never even heard of before!

    • @julianaylor4351
      @julianaylor4351 Год назад +2

      I'm from North West London, we get all the brands, always did, even the Irish brand Tayto.

    • @andybaker2456
      @andybaker2456 Год назад +3

      @Julia Naylor We do now, bit in the 70s we didn't!

    • @jmurray1110
      @jmurray1110 Год назад

      Irish and northern Irish of just Irish
      There’s a serious rivalry on which is better

    • @Bella-fz9fy
      @Bella-fz9fy 4 месяца назад

      I remember when our corner shop sold Golden Wonder,Smiths etc.Then suddenly all you could buy was Walkers,like they wiped out the rest😅,same with smarties,all you could buy was M&M’s.I preferred GW and Smiths,but they only had Walkers.

    • @tennillej9601
      @tennillej9601 Месяц назад

      Omg you have smiths chips in UK? We do in Australia I wonder if it's the same company

  • @eggie1978
    @eggie1978 2 года назад +605

    Thank you for bringing the UK food wars back.

    • @kianayemoja463
      @kianayemoja463 2 года назад +19

      I can’t believe you’ve had an RUclips for 15 years, that’s the same age as me 😭

    • @Mar-dy8ph
      @Mar-dy8ph 2 года назад +2

      It was never gone

    • @Gaons.hair_
      @Gaons.hair_ 2 года назад +2

      @@kianayemoja463 and they have 15 subs

    • @aryanhassan4659
      @aryanhassan4659 2 года назад +2

      @@Mar-dy8ph yesssss

    • @michaelhawkins7389
      @michaelhawkins7389 2 года назад +5

      @@kianayemoja463 lol in 2006 I was 14 wtf time goes by and that was 15 years ago same year that this person made their youtube account ... mind you he has 1978 in his name so he most be old

  • @HadenGregory
    @HadenGregory 2 года назад +517

    "Marmite is kind of a love-it-or-hate-it food item, and I'm firmly in the love it category" Cut to Joe immediately screaming and cringing and saying "Aw, it tastes exactly like ass!" Absolutely killed me 😂😂

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 2 года назад +5

      The question is How does he know what ass tastes like❓🤔

    • @bossb9680
      @bossb9680 2 года назад +1

      @@aditisk99 you would know when you marry

    • @aditisk99
      @aditisk99 2 года назад +2

      @@bossb9680 Lol no.

    • @carolesmith2619
      @carolesmith2619 2 года назад +3

      @@bossb9680 🤢🤢🤢

    • @Gooner184
      @Gooner184 Год назад

      ​@Raspian Kiado shut up, incel.

  • @mlikesfrogs7429
    @mlikesfrogs7429 Год назад +8

    Memory unlocked!! My grandma used to buy Marmite crisps ALL THE TIME but all her shops stopped selling them! This was years ago, but just LOOKING at them, I can literally taste them in my mouth 😋🥹

  • @syxepop
    @syxepop 2 года назад +10

    Joe (10:17) got a 3rd brand of chips / crisps: SABRITAS. Just as in the case of Walker's Frito Lays bought that existing brand in Mexico and kept the name. And yes, Takis is a Mexican-owned and made competitor (now more available Stateside), but to Cheetos.
    Next, a similar comparison between the Lay's Stateside line and the Sabritas Mexican line...

    • @katashworth41
      @katashworth41 Год назад

      I’ve not had Takis, but a pub near me has them. I’m not a fan of spice, so probably not my thing, though that pub does have the best pork scratchings. Cos what you need when you’re having beer is salty pig skin 😂.

  • @sdewey4152
    @sdewey4152 2 года назад +647

    In the UK we used to have the Barbecue flavour, they were lovely.
    Also if you go to European shops you can find some European flavours, like Green Onion and a Formage which is actually Cream Cheese and Chive.

    • @alexbostock7826
      @alexbostock7826 2 года назад +6

      I can’t stand Barbecue. The taste like vomit to me. Glad they discontinued them 😂

    • @emmaleong5025
      @emmaleong5025 2 года назад +34

      That black bbq packet was my absolute favourite growing up! Sorely missed now…

    • @chlcrk
      @chlcrk 2 года назад +6

      I'm pretty sure that on a trip to Belgium I ate an entire bag of Lay's paprika crisps

    • @alexbostock7826
      @alexbostock7826 2 года назад

      @@chlcrk you definitely would have. I’ve been to Belgium many times and they have them there. Never tried them though as I don’t like paprika x

    • @chlcrk
      @chlcrk 2 года назад +1

      @@alexbostock7826 You do get some paprika things here tbf. Pringles and Walkers Max have them, and I like them, but I don't think it's as big a flavour as it is over there

  • @mg0020
    @mg0020 2 года назад +132

    "The kids are into that these days." This is the best line (with context) I've heard this year.

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +13

      🍑

    • @alexbostock7826
      @alexbostock7826 2 года назад +2

      People have always been into it! 😇

    • @statementleaver8095
      @statementleaver8095 2 года назад

      Yeah it is a kids thing these days as yesterday's kids remained behind the closet door

  • @loopylocks7746
    @loopylocks7746 2 года назад +12

    I remember sour cream and chive crisps from walkers. I also remember when they put five pound notes in there and I won one once. Trust me £5 in the 90’s was like winning the lottery 😂

    • @hugh.g.rection5906
      @hugh.g.rection5906 2 года назад +5

      i remember that campaign. a kid in my school won £20 and the headmaster announced it to everyone in the dinner hall there and then lol

  • @peas797
    @peas797 Год назад +18

    I remember i had bought a packet of crisps and i put them in my pantry a week later when i was gonna eat them i realised the bag popped inside the crisps (they were wotsits) were really hard

  • @MJTH
    @MJTH 2 года назад +593

    We do actually have walkers stax in the UK, along side the Doritos variant that was mentioned. The packaging is very different from the American equivalent though, much closer to Pringles.

    • @CrazyInWeston
      @CrazyInWeston 2 года назад +14

      And we also have Poppables in cheesy flavour and BBQ Flavour.

    • @tokyox9973
      @tokyox9973 2 года назад +2

      Where do you get the staxs? I’ve always wanted to try the flaming hot ones

    • @MJTH
      @MJTH 2 года назад +7

      @@tokyox9973 I can get them in my local Sainsburys or Tesco. A few years back I would of said they weren't easy to find, but now it's not hard.

    • @Yamezzzz
      @Yamezzzz 2 года назад +11

      Stax are weird, just bad Pringles. Lidl and Centra do own brand versions which are just like Stax yet only cost like 50p full price

    • @pyromaniachimbo
      @pyromaniachimbo 2 года назад

      Yeah, I've seen them in Asda too

  • @genkinks
    @genkinks 2 года назад +357

    As an American who has lived in England, Walkers really does have the best flavors 😭 I’d give anything for a bag of roast chicken crisps!!

    • @chip7834
      @chip7834 2 года назад +16

      Whenever someone says chips instead of crisps I get so confused O~O

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
      @manuginobilisbaldspot424 2 года назад +17

      For real. I'm a prawn cocktail guy myself but roast chicken was good too. How long were you across the pond? I honestly thought about staying when I was there...it was intoxicating for me the change of pace.

    • @sarakirk9542
      @sarakirk9542 2 года назад +7

      Both Roast chicken and Smokey Bacon are gorgeous. It’s a shame they are not available now but the promotion Chicken Burrito crisps are gorgeous too. I’d love walkers to bring them back as they are the best out of those promotional flavours Harry mentions. Joes passion for the crisps is hilarious
      Roast chicken and thyme sensations are just the bees knees too

    • @lanalvr2413
      @lanalvr2413 2 года назад

      That’s your opinion

    • @iMertin90
      @iMertin90 2 года назад +3

      Monster munch

  • @EmilyCheetham
    @EmilyCheetham 2 года назад +18

    I remember the Cajun squirrel flavour. Wasn’t a fan of it. My favourite temporarily exclusive walkers flavour was crispy duck pancakes/duck and hoisin (however they named it). It really did taste like eating Chinese crispy duck pancakes. I could even taste the cucumber 🥒 and spring onion (green onion) flavour in the which I was sceptical about before I tasted them.

    • @GarethPW
      @GarethPW 6 месяцев назад

      TIL Walkers had a hoisin duck flavour. Wish I'd tried that

  • @Real_Dystopian
    @Real_Dystopian Год назад +6

    we had walkers stax for a short time in the UK (with biodegradable packaging haha) and a part of me genuinely misses them. I mean they'll never beat Pringles but I remember practically living off the paprika one for a while. never tried them since they moved to doritos

    • @Southernguy39
      @Southernguy39 2 месяца назад

      I am from America and I love Lays Stax. Sour cream and onion is my favorite. The American guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about, honestly.

  • @speedfreak5616
    @speedfreak5616 2 года назад +244

    I really admire and appreciate the time the whole team spends getting all the resources for these videos!

  • @JoeAvella
    @JoeAvella 2 года назад +1890

    those Fish n Chips Walkers are the absolute worst thing I've ever eaten, on this show and possibly in real life. WOOF

    • @noname-mm1bn
      @noname-mm1bn 2 года назад +65

      You look proud of how bigger your bags are than the UK 😂😂😂

    • @dr.pepper45
      @dr.pepper45 2 года назад +12

      @Jaber Mazouz he is on the show so maybe he gets acess to watch it before we do.

    • @anastasio_giorghio
      @anastasio_giorghio 2 года назад +6

      I dont think so

    • @BOO88877
      @BOO88877 2 года назад +11

      yeh i had them and they s u c k

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +6

      @Jaber Mazouz something is wrong on YTs end. I also noticed a 2-hour discrepancy in release time

  • @HammMann
    @HammMann Год назад +4

    as someone who was born in the UK, this single video has shocked me more times than any youtube drama could ever dream of doing.

  • @MichaelTheGamer10
    @MichaelTheGamer10 Год назад +12

    I need to know where the UK team got all those crisps from 😂 so many flavours I’ve never seen in shops before 😮

  • @danniagomez3975
    @danniagomez3975 2 года назад +172

    *When given Dill Pickle Chips*
    Joe: Absolutely Disgusting
    Harry: Just Phenomenal

    • @picklerick_91
      @picklerick_91 2 года назад +3

      As a pickle… I cried when Joe said that but when Harry said that I was overjoyed 😁

    • @mothturtle7897
      @mothturtle7897 2 года назад +2

      I think I would really like those. Could mix them together with pickled onion.

    • @marydavis5234
      @marydavis5234 6 месяцев назад

      Joe does not like cucumbers, that is why he does not like pickles.

  • @cynderhazelworth4467
    @cynderhazelworth4467 2 года назад +83

    I derived so much joy from the volumetric part (and the rest) of the episode. Thank you, Joe, and Harry, and everyone who makes these possible.

  • @billylardner
    @billylardner 8 месяцев назад +1

    Couple of interesting points - Stax did launch in the UK not too long ago, but was discontinued (they were a bit meh compared to pringles imo). Also, on the point of the name "ready salted", Walkers do make a "salt and shake" multipack where you salt the crisps yourself! I'm a big fan of these but most people I know don't see the point.

    • @billylardner
      @billylardner 8 месяцев назад

      @@kyloluma Yeah they just weren't that good lol, reminded me a bit of the pringles knock offs you find at supermarkets

  • @hugh.g.rection5906
    @hugh.g.rection5906 2 года назад +6

    overall there has been a lot more flavours in the UK than in the US. we had the things like the "great british food" range and the "world cup countries" range plus all the competition ranges theyve brought out over the years.

  • @eggie1978
    @eggie1978 2 года назад +73

    Lay's Lightly Salted is a scam. I wish PepsiCo would respond to the allegations of less salt, smaller bag, higher price.

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +14

      They won’t. Big Salt won’t allow it

  • @Omar-kt3xq
    @Omar-kt3xq 2 года назад +67

    we've missed you harry, Welcome back

  • @aaliyahs8596
    @aaliyahs8596 2 года назад +1

    The chicken and thyme flavoured sensations are my favourite crisps ever and the poppadoms lime sensations are sooo good with curry

  • @undeadgamer8301
    @undeadgamer8301 Год назад +2

    Ever since this video came out Walkers in the UK has been creating more varieties of their products. Like Walkers Stax came out at one point, even Asda made their own Stax. Walkers have know just made a less salted version of Ready Salted.

  • @allannagh-111
    @allannagh-111 2 года назад +330

    YAAAAAAAY, THE BOYS ARE BACK. I miss the USA vs UK so much. Bring it baaaack! P.S. Harry, you're looking good ;)

    • @balthazarcorporations5969
      @balthazarcorporations5969 2 года назад +5

      George is the most precious being on this earth and we must protect him at all costs!

    • @ryandergaming
      @ryandergaming 2 года назад +4

      @@balthazarcorporations5969 nah

    • @ryandergaming
      @ryandergaming 2 года назад +3

      But yeah I'm glad that usa vs uk is back

    • @balthazarcorporations5969
      @balthazarcorporations5969 2 года назад +1

      @@ryandergaming if George isnt then who is?

    • @mothturtle7897
      @mothturtle7897 2 года назад +4

      I'm hoping when international travel is back to normal or at least more relaxed, whenever that is, they can all do trips to each other's countries. Maybe taste stuff from chains that don't exist in their respective countries.

  • @farbodghadyani2662
    @farbodghadyani2662 2 года назад +30

    The editor of this episode is a real genius

  • @siphrus
    @siphrus 2 года назад +1

    the missed off the walkers light crisps and also walkers stax and the salted baked crisps, and more, like the worcester sauce flavour and beef and onion.

  • @deutscheinfacher
    @deutscheinfacher Год назад +1

    This is the all-time funniest episode of Food Wars. Joe had me rolling with his commentaries

  • @Hieillua
    @Hieillua 2 года назад +239

    I get that you need air to protect the crisps/chips from being smashed together in transport. However, I can vividly remember how as a kid that the bags were filled with LESS air and that the bags had MORE in them. I'm 100% sure that they started adding more air and less content throughout the years.

    • @jimmyryan5880
      @jimmyryan5880 2 года назад +5

      Its not air

    • @imnotquitesurepolitical9371
      @imnotquitesurepolitical9371 2 года назад +32

      @@jimmyryan5880 considering it's nitrogen, which makes up most the atmosphere he's not wrong.

    • @snowflakehunter
      @snowflakehunter 2 года назад +10

      @@imnotquitesurepolitical9371 Air is the combination of gasses that make up our atmosphere. Each individual component in air is called a gas. So technically, he is wrong.

    • @AminGuides
      @AminGuides 2 года назад

      Ikr

    • @NoahSpurrier
      @NoahSpurrier 2 года назад +7

      No. Here’s why I believe this. The manufacturers may have added less content over the years, but I think they have optimized the volume of cushion gas they pump into the bag before it’s sealed. Product delivery costs usually come down to weight, volume, and distance. Adding more padding air at the expense of product will not protect the product beyond a certain volume. At that point more air increases shipping costs due to shipping volume. Obviously the manufacturers want to send you product as cheaply as possible while making you a satisfied customer who will order again in the future.
      In other words, you may remember the product as being different in the past because variables have been optimized in the supply chain process. These changes benefit both parties.
      This reminds me of a homework problem in the Linear Programming course I took in college.

  • @ibbzjoseph3841
    @ibbzjoseph3841 2 года назад +88

    Nothing can beat walkers sensations from the UK

  • @yamum6572
    @yamum6572 2 года назад

    Thanks to the editors for changing the terminology for the different countries

  • @elihagigi6370
    @elihagigi6370 Год назад +6

    It got me when the chip turned his eyes red😂😂😂😂😂

  • @lunaakuma5044
    @lunaakuma5044 2 года назад +201

    I tried the roast chicken crisps and they're amazing! Really taste like spices you would put on roast chicken. Sadly the only shop that carried them here in Poland (aka Dealz) don't have them anymore

    • @Owdriger2017
      @Owdriger2017 2 года назад +1

      You couldn't just buy em off ebay or amazon right?

    • @nialldean9791
      @nialldean9791 2 года назад

      Ooo Poland has Dealz too?

    • @joannapietrzak8677
      @joannapietrzak8677 2 года назад

      @@nialldean9791 yeah, it's super popular here if you need any international food that you can't get in normal stores. They are always packed with people, lots of folks love that chain.

    • @IANimations1
      @IANimations1 Год назад

      As a guy from poland. Idk what dealz is

    • @joannapietrzak8677
      @joannapietrzak8677 Год назад +1

      @@IANimations1 you must live in some village out in the middle of nowhere then. There are multiple stores in every bigger city.

  • @Sk88p
    @Sk88p 2 года назад +63

    Sensations Thai Sweet Chilly

    • @rajkumal8448
      @rajkumal8448 Год назад

      They are my all time favourite

    • @cagaraoc8104
      @cagaraoc8104 Год назад

      as an american who has had ketchup lays they are kinda gross. altho, the taste tastes exactly like fries and a ton of ketchup

    • @Sk88p
      @Sk88p Год назад +1

      @@cagaraoc8104 ow i can understand that. I personally only prefer ketchup with my fries, maybe that is why i like it.

  • @eubigfoot
    @eubigfoot 8 месяцев назад

    Hey guys! Danish viewer here, just a tip order the Lays Heinz tomato ketchup floavour. We have it here and it is ABSOLUTELY a-mazing. Favourite chips and cant be beat by anything.

  • @ii_moonchxld_7966
    @ii_moonchxld_7966 2 года назад

    the international line that lays had that one time here in the us was so good. i need them to bring it back, the brazil ones were my favorite 😮‍💨

  • @theseeker403
    @theseeker403 2 года назад +38

    I like how Harry loves pickles while Joe just straight up hate it. 😂 I miss these two together.

  • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
    @manuginobilisbaldspot424 2 года назад +38

    Not going to lie, the best part of spending the time I did over in Westhoughton with my good friend visiting from the States was just chilling out in her house, eating Lion bars and Walkers Prawn Cocktail crisps and watching stuff like Take Me Out. When her friends would come over, I literally called it the Bird's Nest seeing this British gals chirping away about everything. This just conjured up a really nice memory. I loved going all over the country, but the simplest pleasures are the ones that endure the best.

  • @Area-cf1gt
    @Area-cf1gt Год назад +9

    Damn! Had me 🤤 the whole video

  • @Loadarine
    @Loadarine Год назад +3

    We used to have BBQ walkers but they were discontinued. Miss them

  • @paulusjosef
    @paulusjosef 2 года назад +109

    Joe and Harry’s reactions to when they tasted the dill pickle flavours are wildly different.

  • @samanthawoodcock8135
    @samanthawoodcock8135 2 года назад +59

    So glad the OG’s are back!! Joe is absolutely hilarious and I love his personality on these videos!

  • @bobosmodernlife
    @bobosmodernlife 2 года назад +2

    Roast Beef Monster Munch are my all-time favourite 🤤

  • @kittylmao
    @kittylmao 2 года назад +1

    Honestly cheese and onion and prawn cocktail are amazing! I remember eating tomato ketchup flavour 😂

  • @jaycievictory8461
    @jaycievictory8461 2 года назад +52

    Wotsits predated Cheetos in the UK by a long way. They were a Golden Wonder crisp company product. PepsiCo(Walkers) forced and bought out every other crisp company at the time. They tried their damndest to bring Cheetos over here but Brits stuck with Wotsits so they gave up and bought the company.

    • @_MJ07_
      @_MJ07_ 2 года назад

      I live in the UK, farmfoods and Tesco both have Cheetos, and not imports.

    • @jaycievictory8461
      @jaycievictory8461 2 года назад +7

      @@_MJ07_ Oh, that's interesting. I watched a UK crisp documentary recently (no, really 😂) and they told that Wotsit versus Cheeto story. I guess I'm not surprised to hear there are Cheetos here and there in UK, but Wotsits massively outsell them.

    • @AZK91
      @AZK91 2 года назад

      @@jaycievictory8461 What's the name of the documentary?

    • @jaycievictory8461
      @jaycievictory8461 2 года назад +1

      @@AZK91 "The Secret Life of Crisps" ☺️

    • @mediumoconnell
      @mediumoconnell 2 года назад

      @@jaycievictory8461 wotsits > sheetos

  • @Gameingsince87
    @Gameingsince87 2 года назад +296

    I love when Joe calls out those big corporations for being full of crap

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +22

      I will kick up forever.

    • @JS-en3le
      @JS-en3le 2 года назад +5

      cause they are

  • @GracieMarisolFloresNape
    @GracieMarisolFloresNape 9 месяцев назад

    In Colombia the brand is called Margarina and in Mexico Sabritas.

  • @patrickbeisel1972
    @patrickbeisel1972 Год назад

    UK exclusive standard walkers crisps are cheese and onion, prawn cocktail, marmite, roast chicken, smoky bacon, tomato ketchup and pickled onion

  • @KatotownUSA
    @KatotownUSA 2 года назад +252

    Please never stop doing this show. Btw Joe is maybe the most underrated food personality on the planet. Dude is hilarious and cool as shit 😂

  • @russjoneswrites
    @russjoneswrites 2 года назад +7

    excellent editing and effects on this video! the crisps flying across the world, and the face on the hot crisp, in particular

  • @speedymouse2168
    @speedymouse2168 2 года назад

    as far as I know in the UK walkers max is the US ruffles, I have read that somewhere, and it pretty taste the same to the original Ruffles

  • @DrWhoFanJ
    @DrWhoFanJ Год назад +2

    5:39 I do wish we still had unsalted crisps as an option (either with flavour packets as well as salt ones or as pre-flavoured crisps); it’s perfect for those of us who can’t tolerate too much/uncooked salt in our foods!

    • @sit-insforsithis1568
      @sit-insforsithis1568 Год назад +1

      Kettle cooked has them ! At least in the Netherlands

    • @glitchedangel1817
      @glitchedangel1817 Год назад

      We do they’re salt and shake or something? Maybe they’re discontinued but I remember someone had them in primary school

    • @BrySkye
      @BrySkye 8 месяцев назад

      @@glitchedangel1817 Salt & Shake are still going strong. Originally Smiths, they are now sold as Walkers, so there really wasn't a reason not to show them in the episode.

    • @marydavis5234
      @marydavis5234 6 месяцев назад

      Not sure if UTZ potato chips are sold out of the US, but they have unsalted potato chips in different flavors.

  • @ShoelessJP
    @ShoelessJP 2 года назад +9

    Food Wars is the bread and butter of this channel.

  • @merlinmediagroup
    @merlinmediagroup 2 года назад +82

    In reference to the "very old days of crisps", whilst crisps were invented in the UK in the late 19th century (at least, a version of what we now call crisps) nobody thought to season/flavour them until the 1950s when the Irish manufacturer Tayto, which is the largest producer of crisps in Ireland (a nation so in love with crisps the company opened a theme park based on their brand, where you can also tour their factory and upon leaving are given a free packet of crisps) began producing their crisps with seasoning.

    • @Ohnoitsruthio
      @Ohnoitsruthio 2 года назад +2

      Really? Not Smiths? From Wikipedia: The company was founded by Frank Smith and Jim Viney in the United Kingdom in 1920, originally packaging a twist of salt with its crisps in greaseproof paper bags which were sold around London.
      Ps now owned by Pepsi, but still sold here with the little blue bag of salt to season.

    • @demonic_myst4503
      @demonic_myst4503 2 года назад +2

      Salring isnt flavouring
      Smiths were first to cover it in salt
      Laytos exsperimented with Gas chromatography to connect flavours into the chips past just salting them
      salting isnt really a invention of any kind while using Gas chromatography to add flavour to cuts of patato was a invention

    • @cllk115
      @cllk115 2 года назад

      They're re-naming the park now.

    • @barazzoukzakaria3674
      @barazzoukzakaria3674 8 месяцев назад

      @@demonic_myst4503 ٩

  • @Aradia-Wiccan
    @Aradia-Wiccan 2 года назад

    Cool, we have Lays in Poland too. I prefer Polish Lays than Brittish walkers because I like the flavours and we have bigger packs too

  • @richardmoss5934
    @richardmoss5934 Год назад

    A few years ago the American Party Size had its serving size reduced from 15 to 13 with a proportional reducing in overall weight for the package but no reduction in price!

  • @TrisWood
    @TrisWood 2 года назад +57

    I would love to see a Most Popular Cookies/Biscuits version.

  • @jace888au
    @jace888au 2 года назад +73

    Cannot explain why this has been such a great episode. Feels like Australia gets a bit of both US and UK.

    • @demonic_myst4503
      @demonic_myst4503 2 года назад +6

      Sounds like australias history tbh
      Alit of britosh with a handful of ameeican economy post ww2

  • @shimasfaris2917
    @shimasfaris2917 2 года назад +2

    Sensations Thai sweet chilli are the best tho

  • @christophejergales7852
    @christophejergales7852 10 месяцев назад +1

    6:15
    Just found this channel and I'm slowly going through the vids. This is the second time I've had the time stamp. Joe. This dude is fu--ing hilarious.

  • @spencerg4294
    @spencerg4294 2 года назад +17

    I love this whole series. Years ago I would just look up fast food/snack websites from different countries for fun lol

  • @ericaschannel2599
    @ericaschannel2599 2 года назад +91

    I love how joe keeps it so real don’t ever let joe go

  • @veasnadarason9903
    @veasnadarason9903 2 года назад

    Maui onion is my all time favorite flavor(as of now) cuz the flavor is awesome and it never gets old.

  • @neilburns8869
    @neilburns8869 Год назад

    Who remembers the Salt n Shake crisps that you used to get that had the wee blue bag of salt inside the packet and you were able to open up the packet, retrieve the blue bag, tear it open and sprinkle the salt into the bag and give it a damn good shake before you started eating your crisps?
    Rumour has it that there's a growing demand for to bring S&S (Salt 'n' Shake) back.
    Would you like to see them brought back?

    • @rubes55
      @rubes55 Год назад

      YES!!!! I once got half of two packets in my bag, I got no salt. I’m from Scotland, and I haven’t seen them in a long time

    • @DrWhoFanJ
      @DrWhoFanJ Год назад

      Yes, then I could finally have genuinely-unsalted crisps! (I’m allergic to uncooked salt.)

  • @stephaniebeffanie8956
    @stephaniebeffanie8956 2 года назад +48

    I would pay hard-earned money to watch Joe try different dishes from around the world.

    • @peach613
      @peach613 2 года назад

      would u buy my onlyfans

  • @VannieEats
    @VannieEats 2 года назад +381

    Bbq lays will always be my fave lol 😀

  • @softfairry
    @softfairry Год назад

    i am a big fan of the prawn cocktail, it is so gooodd omgggg

  • @GoodKingMort
    @GoodKingMort 2 года назад

    I always loved the builder's breakfast flavour Walkers did.

  • @LeilaLamb
    @LeilaLamb 2 года назад +12

    Love the UK vs USA Food Wars! Welcome back, Harry!

  • @cactus3796
    @cactus3796 2 года назад +5

    these 2 hosts are perfect for the food wars videos on this channel. love the videos !

  • @albireothestarthebacklight2990

    Tried a Ready Salted Lays normal size bag in Fuerteventura. Gulped it all down in one sitting and was absolutely overwhelmed.

  • @melonlord4889
    @melonlord4889 8 месяцев назад

    I’m American and I had the opportunity to try Walkers Whatsits from my local international import superstore and they were basically just like a smaller Cheeto puff but honestly I wasn’t against them

  • @WeAreThePeople1690
    @WeAreThePeople1690 2 года назад +32

    Walkers own the smiths company now, love the plain crisps with the blue sachet of salt. They taste so much better than normal ready salted.

    • @julianaylor4351
      @julianaylor4351 Год назад +1

      When I was a kid in the sixties, the blue sachet was a little twisted bag, then it bece a sachet in the seventies.

  • @treyvonjohnson5840
    @treyvonjohnson5840 2 года назад +15

    I really hope this series never ends

  • @MarioMastr
    @MarioMastr 2 года назад +13

    Not only is joe not paying for these, he is actually getting PAID TO EAT CRISPS

  • @juliaeichhorst
    @juliaeichhorst 2 года назад +1

    you have to eat stax with the flavor tounge, cause otherwise they taste like nothing! They are really good when you eat them that way because flavors only on one side

  • @floraflowers
    @floraflowers 2 года назад +57

    In Romania, sour cream & *dill* is arguably the most popular Lay's flavor and I am surprised it's nowhere else to be found. I always see sour cream & cheese or sour cream & onion but honestly, the combination with the dill is far superior.

    • @picklerick_91
      @picklerick_91 2 года назад

      I need to try that 🤩

    • @avokado1386
      @avokado1386 2 года назад

      maamaa ceapa si smantana cu verdeee

    • @nathanielguevin3328
      @nathanielguevin3328 2 года назад +2

      It's everywhere in Canada

    • @ryleypalmer
      @ryleypalmer 2 года назад

      Pickle crisps would probably do pretty well in the uk

    • @masterbowler1630
      @masterbowler1630 2 года назад

      they sell Lay's/walkers in Romania? What they called, I think there’s brand in Italy that could be from the same company I don't remember

  • @sarahgreefable
    @sarahgreefable 2 года назад +17

    I love the special flavours they sometimes do in the UK. They did a Cajun Squirrel once, then they do special edition flavours like curry or fish and chips! my local shop sells Lays bags of Piquant Paprika (really hard to say) which is amazing!

    • @smoogle3g4c37
      @smoogle3g4c37 2 года назад +2

      If I recall correctly, a good few years ago they also sold ranch raccoon flavour

    • @robertbrookes2000
      @robertbrookes2000 2 года назад +1

      So many strange ones in the UK, but I find most of the meaty flavoured ones end up tasting like their Roast Chicken or Smoky Bacon flavours, which also leave the flavour in the back of your throat for the rest of the day.

  • @Coxy_Wrecked
    @Coxy_Wrecked 2 года назад

    Max Jalapeno and Cheese are probably my all time favourite crisp.
    I am partial to Sea Salt and Cider Vineger by Tyrell's also.

    • @charlottestreet3301
      @charlottestreet3301 Год назад

      I like max cheese and oinen
      Sensations chadder and bacon
      And the chicken and tyan Sensations .
      Walkers cheese and oine
      Smoky bacon
      Roast chicken
      Prawn cocktail

  • @QuyenTran-sb7xy
    @QuyenTran-sb7xy 2 года назад +15

    Please never stop doing this show. Btw Joe is maybe the most underrated food personality on the planet. Dude is hilarious and cool as shit

  • @HgordoX
    @HgordoX 2 года назад +8

    I love US vs UK food wars Missed these guys!

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko 2 года назад

    I'd be ALL OVER those Marmite Walker's Crisps. I love Twiglets. I have a tiny jar of Marmite right here next to me. Heck yeah, bring it on!
    Also... Lay's, Golden Flake called -- they want their "Sweet Heat" BBQ flavor back. I'm pretty sure the Golden Flake version came first (in the 1990s), and that Lay's version came later, but I just can't find the documentation to back it up. Just my (sometimes faulty) memory. If you live in an area that has Golden Flake -- Utz bought the company a few years ago -- and haven't tried their "Sweet Heat" BBQ flavor, try it out against the Lay's "Sweet Southern Heat" version. They are both good, to me, but I like the Golden Flake version a lot more.

  • @urdad_is_ur_opp
    @urdad_is_ur_opp 2 года назад

    Actually we do sell lays crisps/chips in the UK.
    I always get the classic flavour because it is the best flavour in my opinion

  • @FurtiveFool
    @FurtiveFool 2 года назад +3

    Many eons ago, when I was younger, the UK major crisp brand was Golden Wonder. After you ate your crips you could put the empty packet under the grill and it would shrink down to around 6th of original size and you could make the packets into jewellery!

  • @picklerick_91
    @picklerick_91 2 года назад +43

    When Joe said that he didn’t like dill pickle chips I cried but when Harry said that he likes them a lot I was overjoyed
    As a pickle I think I found a new best friend 💚🥒

  • @dripbacon1925
    @dripbacon1925 Год назад

    Sensations are amazing

  • @carolgillham6991
    @carolgillham6991 Год назад

    Eating prawn cocktail It's so good pickled onion is so good as well

  • @DJL78
    @DJL78 2 года назад +7

    I’ve missed these two legends!!!!!

  • @leecollison7527
    @leecollison7527 2 года назад +25

    Yes! So glad you did this version of food wars. Called for it a while back.
    On another note. All of those limited restaurant walkers crisps are rank. 🤢 The worst limited line they've ever done.

    • @JoeAvella
      @JoeAvella 2 года назад +1

      They were real bad.

    • @Itsembish.
      @Itsembish. 2 года назад

      I like the green curry crisps and the chicken burrito ones

  • @jamiewilliamson9829
    @jamiewilliamson9829 Год назад

    "We do have Stax in the UK, but they're marketed under Doritos."
    No, we have or at least we used to (not seen them for a while), Stax under the Walkers branding also. I loved the ready salted versions. This video is good, but it doesn't look like they've looked in depth as much as you'd think they would in a comparison video. Even if they couldn't get a hold of some, it's worth a mention.

  • @tonygoshive785
    @tonygoshive785 2 года назад +3

    What a great video, thank you. One thing I want to understand is why walkers think it is a good idea to discontinue bbq flavour, this is literary the best flavour crisps known to the human kind… most people I know love it to bits…

  • @littleDutchie92
    @littleDutchie92 2 года назад +8

    I love those meaty flavours from the UK, unfortunately here on the other side of the pond in the Netherlands we don't have those.
    We do have patatje joppie flavour though which I recently discovered, made to taste like a sauce made of mayonnaise,mustard and onions. Yummmm