I used to watch this channel when I was about 12 years old, Very regularly. Now I'm watching Ashens again as a 26 year old, with a much different life. Yet the intro is the same. The couch is the same. The presentation is the same. It makes my soul smile. It's like a constantly updated time capsule. I appreciate this dedication in such a way that words can't do it justice.
Totally feel the same. When I was 12, ashens commented on my channel (back when that was a thing), because I'd asked him to in a comment on his channel. He said 'my leg hurts'. I removed any other channel comments on my minorly successful channel (about 2k subscribers) so it was always the only one there. I was so proud of it. And then RUclips just removed all the comments and as such that comment only lives on in my memories, oh, cherished memories.
3:39 All Dressed means all the classic crisp/chip flavours all in one. Salt from classic, vinegar from sea salt and vinegar, onion from sour cream and onion, and also barbecue flavouring (represented by a bell pepper on the bag). All of those dressings in one means all dressed!
in the US there’s a chip company called zapp’s that makes a flavor called voodoo heat that are a mix of spicy barbecue, and salt and vinegar. they kinda remind me of all dressed!
I felt some sort of self accomplishment as a Canadian seeing Ashens have his doubts about the Kraft Dinner and then him being physically unable to stop eating it.
I'm surprised it was still good. When he said it was 4 years expired I was sure the powder was going to be brown and spoiled (I've had it happen before but I'm not sure how old the pack was).
@@fredwilson1448 they famously don't give a fuck about how they make their products, they still use cocoa harvested by children and their ceo in the mid 2000s said he didn't really agree with access to water being a human right.
The reason British people tend to associate root beer with medicine is because it's main ingredient is wintergreen (similar to mint) which is only really used in Britain to flavor some medicines. Whereas in the US and Canada wintergreen is commonly used in many things such as root beer, dipping tobacco, general candy (wintergreen tic tacs), and other stuff.
Not just British people, I think that's basically everybody other than Americans. I like root beer personally but it does smell/taste of medicine to me.
What? I like wintergreen things, been drinking root beer for much of my almost 40 year life, and rootbeer has no hint of it at all to me. Funnily enough, as a kid I could have sworn that root beer tasted almost bubble gum-ish to me. Not so much any more, but definitely not wintergreen either. Maybe my taste buds are broken lol.
He needs to try Ketchup chips, I was never a fan of Miss Vickie's odd flavours the original is okay but they are a premium brand and much more expensive.
7:25 Ah yes, never fails to remind me of that old joke: An Irishman walks into a bar in Toronto and orders a drink. The bartender, noticing his accent, asks him "What brings you to Canada?" The Irishman says "Well, I was in a pub in Dublin and the coaster under my glass said 'Drink Canada Dry', so I thought I'd give it a shot."
The Irish poet brendan behan is to have said that. He also once took a dog of the streets to attend a dog show as it was the only place you could get a drink on Sunday in Ireland
Most of these are American companies. The only thing I can't get at my local Wal-Mart is the Coffee Crisp. I guess Miss Vickie's is an Canadian company but there are several sandwich restaurants here i can think of that sell those chips. Canada Dry is worldwide.
@@nightlyterror A&W is literally an American brand, Canada Dry is owned by Dr. Pepper Snapple, and Kraft is also an American company. These are three very common items across the US. Life Savers are also American. They’re like the only thing Ohio ever gave to us both. Big Red is also American.
Hey Ashens, I just thought as a Canadian I should let you know that “Kraft Macaroni and Cheese” is an American product with some differences to the Canadian made “Kraft Dinner” despite being made by the same brand. They are similar but not exactly the same.
As an American I have to say the Canadian version doesn't look as toxic yellow as ours. Idk what kind of dye they use here but it's not as appetizing...
@@zopstrosity8072 In canada, there a law when in come to food coloring that why you will not get the bright color similar to the US - (10 synthetic colours have been approved for use in food in Canada). Still in the end, it is the taste which will make you eat it.
I love how every time Ashens tries or bites into something, he makes a Homeresque "aauuwm" sound. By the way, the best addition to Kraft dinner is to mix in a drained can of tuna. Yum. If you don't like tuna, shredded chicken is also very good. Just add a veg on the side and you've got a meal.
I've lived in Canada my whole life and I legitimately never figured that out, I will be sure to tell somebody this crucial info next time I go grocery shopping
I know, right? I've lived my entire life in Los Angeles, and I'm watching this thinking "I can get 90% of this in any local store". I've actually got some Kraft Mac and Cheese and sugar free Canada Dry in my pantry right now.
Considering at least three of the companies mentioned are American ones, yeah. Although, as an American, I have never heard of "All-Dressed" in my life.
As some people have pointed out, A&W in Canada is considered a seperate company from the american one, so if you got root beer manufactured in the states it'll taste different Also canadian bacon! (Called back bacon in my area) is really good fried up but you can eat it as is also some snacks are quite different regionally and some packaging looks significantly different if you get it on the east coast vs the west coast Maple syrup in a proper can tastes different than other packaging if you can get it, Also you can get darker grades of it as well similar to honey!
@@prospersucceedmakemoney yeah the american style of bacon is just called cured/smoked pork belly in some areas out of north america so it is interesting to see the differences, the name canadian bacon always confused me because most of the time I see it in canada its just called back bacon to make sure its labeled differently than the long american style bacon thats pretty standard here Interesting that the rounder back bacon style is just standard bacon in other areas like scotland though
The thing I loved about Coffee Crisp as a child is that, unlike any other wafer bar I've had, if you're careful you can eat the layers of wafer one at a time. When you're limited to one sugary snack a day, extending the experience is quite lovely.
@@neilwilliams2907 It's not alcoholic, it's just a type of soda/fizzy soft drink. Apparently it's traditionally made from the roots of the sassafras tree (according to my Google search). It's extremely sweet!
I second this, I have ginger ale and ginger beer in my pantry now, the ale is very light and sweet and probably what your typical soda drinker can pallet, however the more expensive ginger beers are where it’s at.
My friend belongs to a Welsh language group, and she tells me that when a bunch of the group from Wales came over to Canada, they saw a big sign advertising Canada Dry as, "Drink Canada Dry!" Which they then took as a challenge.
Shame because the Candain one is much better (using the old directions, the new one is jut the low fat version and is nowhere near as good as the old prep Skim milk and margarine vs regular milk and butter)
i remember watching the first poundland special video, which is like, 15 years old when i think about it. When I do the math, I was 14 when I discovered ashens, and I haven't stopped watching Stuart's channel. I'm 29 now. Thanks for all the laughs and memories that I associate with you, Ashen.
The Stanley Cup is named after Lord Stanley of Preston the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. He donated it as an award to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.
That's American A&W root beer. The A&W we have here is a separate company and one of our major fast food chains (and yes they do also sell their root beer in cans at the grocery store).
@@Psianth Canadian A&W has been entirely separate from the American version for something like 50 years. The Canadian one is heralded by basically everyone that has tried both as vastly better. I'm not sure if that applies specifically to the root beer but definitely everything else.
It's EXACTLY the same as the canadian chain in new england. Have had both at least a couple dozen times. Dunno about anywhere else in the country, but the A&W I've had in MA/NH is identical to the stuff i've had in canada....largely nothing to write home about.
@@shockwavecity yeah, ive had a candadian friend tell me that craft dinner is better there too. idk. i think its canadian pride making it taste better. thats not a bad thing. ig.
As a Canadian, you definitely hit all the main ones. Im not sure Turtles are Canadian but they are amazing. Coffee Crisp is a personal fav, so are Smarties, you might have to do those in part 2
We have smarties here if it's the little 1/2 size M&Ms, isn't it funny how it's all made by about 3 companies, they just choose to distribute(or not) certain brands in certain locations, I think it's just one giant social experiment.
Holy crap, Ashens actually talking about things I'm familiar with! I'm kind of surprised that ketchup chips never came up. That's the other classic Canadian chip flavour. And, yeah, don't worry, none of us really know how to describe All Dressed chips either. That flavour is just known as "all dressed". It's apparently just a combination of all the other basic chip flavours, but it really is its own thing. I was not aware of your coming here next weekend. I shall make plans to attend.
ketchup flavour crisps aren't new to us, they sell them from time to time. we even have prawn cocktail flavour crisps which is basically marie rose sause(ketchup and mayo)
Ashens is british, 5 hours in any direction and youre in the sea. He cant comprehend the size of somewhere like america or canada without experiencing it properly.
I mean, probably a bit strange for someone from the UK to visualize that a single province (and not even the biggest one) can fit over 4x the landmass of the whole UK.
Miss Vickie’s are some of my favorite chips, never knew they were a Canadian brand. We have them in the US but they’re sometimes hard to come by, I usually see them in sandwich shops like Subway.
The "root" in Root Beer is from a tree called Sassafras. Another name for it was Sarsaparilla. The essential oil extracted from the roots and bark of sassafras is used in the production of MDMA. AKA Ecstasy. Actual use of sassafras in any food product has been banned for many years. Modern "root beer" is flavored primarily with wintergreen and star anise.
This is highly incorrect. Sassafras was banned because it was thought that saferole was carcinogenic. Modern science actually goes against this today. Sassafras oil is (one of many ingredients) used in making MDA not MDMA. Most Root Beer is still made with Sassafras as the ban is only in the US. US soda makers opt for using an artificial sassafras flavoring. Wintergreen and star anise are not and never have been used as the main flavouring in root beer. It has always been used a small amount of wintergreen though and is seen in the original recipe.
@@_Minecraft_ASMR I may have been wrong about Star Anise, but read the second paragraph in the Wikipedia article on Safrole. It says very clearly it's a precursor in MDMA production. Further down It clearly states it is a List One precursor to MDMA as as such is BANNED. I have also known people who used used sassafras extract recreationally. So tell me again how I'm HIGHLY INCORRECT.
Sassafras is Sassafras albidum, sarsaparilla is Smilax ornata. Two different plants. Safrole is banned for use in commercial food products (thanks to a deeply flawed study finding it was weakly carcinogenic in rats), but sassafras itself is not as long as the safrole is removed. Safrole can be used as a precursor in MDMA synthesis, but opinion on whether it is itself psychoactive is mixed at best.
I used to live in Canada for 9 years (I'm British), I used to love Mac & Cheese! And yes, I had a recipe that I liked to make it extra special. In Canada you can get condensed soups and juices where you add water to them before using. My recipe is to use condensed mushroom soup as well as some frozen peas. I would cook the pasta and a couple of minutes before they are done add some frozen peas, so the peas just have time to thaw out and warm up. Then instead of adding milk, add a small can of condensed mushroom soup and half a can of water (so it's not too thick) then add the cheese powder. The mushroom soup takes away some of the saltiness of the cheese powder and the peas add an element of sweetness to the meal as they are not over cooked so have their natural sugars still. My family used to love it. Damn, I am now craving it! I'll have to go on Amazon to get some now, yep it's sold there! lol
If you can get a root beer from the tap at one of the sit-down A&W restaurant, it's some of the best root beer you'll ever taste. The stuff from cans doesn't measure up.
Thought the same thing. I drank the a&w cans a lot, then finally went to a restaurant and tried theirs. Complete night and day. Though, IBC is still my favorite brand of root beer. Not sure if that's sold in Canada though, as I'm from the States.
any nice root beer from a tap at a brewery is usually really good too. i used to get this honey infused root beer on tap in a brewhouse in Eugene Oregon.
Yay another video. I’ve been watching you for about 6 years now and I can say confidently, you’re my favourite RUclipsr and you always will be. Thank you so much for the content, I enjoy it so much
I visited Canada in 2006 and fell deeply and madly in love with the country and its people. Also, I described all dressed cris... chips as tasting like barbecue, salt and vinegar and prawn cocktail all mixed together, but they were bloody lovely.
The root beer from the restaurant is made with cane sugar. You can find it in some stores (I buy it from Fortinos)...it's much more expensive than the regular stuff, but so worth it.
Root beer is best literally ice cold with no ice in it, the bigger A&W burger places served it with frosted/chilled cups. It's better then any soda when u get it fresh out the freezer in a glass mug 😅
Coffee Crisp is the chocolate bar I miss the most as a Canadian living in the UK. True pros bite off the layers so that only the brittle centre remains. Turtles are great as well, I always get a box of the originals and dark ones at Christmas.
Canadian Kraft Dinner and American Kraft Mac and Cheese are different formulas (Ashen's doesn't have Canadian KD). It wasn't Ruffles, it was the Canadian-born flavour "All Dressed". Canada Dry was invented 120 years ago in, obviously, Canada. American and Canadian A&W have been separate entities since 1972 - Canadian and American A&W root beers are different (he probably doesn't have Canadian A&W root beer). Lifesavers and Big Red are American, though.
canada dry, nestle stuff, and even a&w is relatively common in thailand. there's even couple of locations of the a&w fastfood joint(around bangkok only though). the rootbeer is available pretty much countrywide though. like I can't buy a can of (sugar)cherry coke easily and affordably but canada dry or the rootbeer no problem.. I think ruffles is just a local branding for some bigger company now?
I've found Ashens again! O happy day! A fan from 8 or so years ago and lost track of his videos the past couple of years! He's still awesome as always!Coffee Crisp sounds delicious.Most of these we DO have here in the USA.
Used to like root beer, or at least I think I did. Try it again every so often, hate the taste. Ironically, I enjoy cream soda a whole lot, and I think they're both in a similar vein, that and sarsparilla (which I have a love-hate relationship with because it reminds me of bitters and soda)
@@Tufhhuyy Sure I have. A&W is a blast from the past though. Back in the day A&W had root beer stands. They did hotdogs and root beer. You could buy root beer in gallon glass jugs filled on the spot. The big deal though among my homies and I was the paper carton quarts. Kind of like a smaller version of a milk carton. Even had a punch out for a straw.
@@Tufhhuyy My biggest memory of Mug is having it in the way of those Crush multipacks with Orange, Grape, and Cream Soda. Mug's just there too like a pariah, syphoning money from the good drinks. It's like default root beer. Barely better than Barq's, but leagues below A&W
@@bored88888888 you're literally just wrong. Mug -- developed by the same people who created Crush soda -- is the closest I've had to actual root beer without being actual root beer. A&W is a cheap knock-off of root beer originally sold by the A&W root beer stands. Having said that, I'm talking about American A&W. From what I understand, Canadian A&W is formulated significantly differently, swapping the HFCS for cane sugar and other natural sweeteners.
Sugar is natural tho. Pretty much everything has sugar in it. Even grass. They've always used both natural and artificial flavorings too, and there are plenty of things that ONLY use artificial flavorings, so I'm not sure where you think it's gotten this reputation, certainly not something I've ever heard as an American.
A lot of these things are readily available in the US but the recipe for a few are a bit different. I think the only ones I don't regularly see are the Coffee Crisp, All Dressed Chips, and maybe that specific flavor of Miss Vickie's but I know you can find the brand at Subway. All Dressed Chips were available for a little while a few years ago though but were discontinued for some reason.
The weird medicinal part of A&W is (some artificial flavors trying to imitate) sassafras. It used to be considered a throat medicine, though the evidence I have seen for that is basically "it tastes a little like throat medicine". Then it was discovered to be a mild but noticeable carcinogen so it's illegal to put it in food in the US and Canada. But that was long after (sassafras) root beer became popular so we now have a soda imitating a medicine that people started to like despite it not being medicine and also slightly cancer-inducing.
This video came through at nearly 11pm and I have to be up at 5 to go to work. But when your favorite RUclipsr does a snack food special about foods from your home country, you somehow find the energy to stay awake🤣
It's not just Canadian food there. A&W root beer started in America, life savers did as well and the Mac and cheese began here too. So you can't really say these are Canadian snacks as if it originated in your country
This could nearly pass for American, especially the out-of-date Mac and Cheese. Before inflation, that stuff cost about fifty cents (sixty cents Canadian) per metric ton.
@@vmone7678 Yep. Of course, they're a knockoff brand, but it's the same stuff. It was 30 cents per box in the early 90s and about 50 in 2000. That's the Kraft version. Store brands were even cheaper.
I worked at an A&W in the states, and we made our own root beer. 1 gallon syrup, 4 gallons water and 40 pounds of sugar. All put in a 5-gallon stock pot which had an electric stirrer that mixed for an hour. Drain into 5-gallon pressure container for serving.
It's funny, as a child I remember Coffee Crisp being advertised as a fancy British chocolate bar. One advert in particular had a high-class British lady (possibly the Queen) being asked how she likes her coffee, and her response being 'I like my coffee crisp'
It was British to start with, just without the coffee and was released in Canada later. The company added coffee after this, and it's stuck as it's own product because apparently there are entire countries where abominations like this are liked enough for such a thing!!!!
@@SakuraAvalon Ah yes, chocolate is bland and nobody likes it pmsl People like you really have serious mental deficiencies don't you. Britain relies on making actual good food. Some other countries make bad food, then cover it in mountains of seasoning to hide it that food.
Yay! When you come to my country make sure to try some buttertarts and nanaimo bars they are Canadian made sweet desserts. When you come to Canada also go to a grocery store and pick up a bottle of the kraft cheese mix because here they sell it by itself, so you can make kraft dinner out of anything! makes rice taste amazing.Oh! Also go to A&W and have a root beer float, you might like root beer better with some ice cream, it is delicious
As an American that often strays north of the border, I highly recommend the fantastic Nanaimo bars. They are a truly distinct and delicious Canadian food. I've always suspected that the Bird's custard powder must have a little fairy dust in there to make them so delicious.
The A&W root beer you had was the American version, but the two are very similar. It's essentially a sarsparilla, liquorice, birch bark, and anise flavoured pop. It takes a while to get used to the flavour, and the different brands taste so different that generally people pick one and stick to it as any other brand will taste extremely weird to them.
In the US we use ginger ale for stomach aches, it's a STRONG staple. Honestly most of the people I know dislike it because it reminds them of being sick.
We use ginger ale for stomach aches in Canada too. And there are other brands that are much stronger than Canada Dry here as well. While the other ginger ales are barely tolerable and most wouldn't drink it casually unless they're into that sorta thing, Canada Dry is just mild enough for you to chug down a couple before you realize you're chugging down ginger ale willingly without issues. It's kinda like tea. There's some teas that just taste bitter and there are some teas that taste like they'll rot your teeth with sweetness. And then there are my favorite teas, the ones that have been sweetened just enough for the bitterness to not be prevalent while also not tasting like sugar, and I think Canada Dry is very close to this in comparison to most other ginger ales.
@@DarkShadowZX It's my experience here in the US that in general Ginger Ales are on the milder side of things while it's the Ginger Beers that goes all in on the strong ginger.
Ashens not knowing what the Stanley Cup is is very funny. Also, interesting fact about Canada, we have a government facility dedicated to the storage of millions of barrels of maple syrup.
I'm in Minnesota in the USA, and we have almost all of the stuff in this video, but as far as US states go Minnesota is basically Canada Jr., there's even a town here called "Little Canada". Only thing in this video we don't have is the Nestle Coffee Crisp bars, which is too bad, it sounds good.
Here in the US, it's so bizarre to me that someone hasn't had Life Savers or A&W. As a kid, getting one of those Life Savers Christmas books in my stocking was a given. The All Dressed chips aren't too common around here, though, every so often you'll see them at Wal-Mart, but it's usually just for a limited time.
Yes, the christmas life savers book was a big deal when I was a kid. Also always loved root beer, never thought of it being a canadian thing, though A&W are still a going chain there, where in the US it's pretty limited. There is nothing like actual A&W root beer from the actual drive in, the canned stuff barely tastes like it.
I used to get All Dressed all the time before the pandemic, then it disappeared somewhere along the way. And I love your profile picture, lots of great memories of watching The Young Ones on MTV on Sunday nights! They were my first exposure to Motorhead. Comic Strip Presents was also great, I got to know and love Jennifer Saunders and Emma Thompson ages before they achieved mainstream fame.
It's gratifying to see Ashens enjoying what's considered our cheap foods/snacks. You kind of take them for granted here when you live in Canada, but they are definitely a good quick grab in any pinch. Hope you enjoy visiting Canada, west coast is too far for me to trek out to Ontario, but our air is fresh and most of our people are nice. Try not to eat everything and smuggle Kirkland Maple Syrup out of our country. Couple more easy-access things you can try while you're here along the same lines: - Smoke's Poutinerie: Just a shop that serves up many tasty variants of poutine, or you can DIY your own favourites. Just the normal pulled pork one is dangerous if you like pulled pork. - Saskatoon Pie: If you can find a good bakery, a delicious slice of pie filled with saskatoon berries is delightful. We have a whole midsection of Canada that is practically nothing but flat farmlands and the agriculture game is pretty strong here. - Butter Tarts: I love these tiny little tarts, they're very rich so it's good to go for only one or two. Really simple tarts that have a slightly sweet bite and are (as you've guessed), quite buttery. - (High Quality) Hawaiian Pizza: This is probably one of the most controversial foods I've ever seen online, but if the prospect of trying a sweet and salty pizza is okay for you, a good pizzeria can really make Hawaiian pizza taste amazing. Despite its name, it is our creation, and without doubt, it is the most crucified food we conceived. I love it though. - Uh, Maple Syrup: Yes, Kirkland is actually a really solid brand since Costco vets everything they sell under it, but true true Canadian maple syrup is one an even higher level. Try popping into even a local Canadian gift shop and you're bound to find well-rated 100% pure Canadian maple syrup. Sometimes they even come in fun little maple leaf bottles!
Premium Kraft Dinner Recipie From Canadian: Use Kraft Deluxe, higher quality, plus no need for milk and butter. Slice hot dogs/smokies into coins and fry, sprinkle into Kraft dinner and mix once done, finish with a bit of pepper and voila. Kraft dinner that actually has some flavor
I'm not Canadian, but I am Minnesotan, which I've been informed is basically the same thing for many. Rather than taking the effort the slice up a thousand hot dogs, instead sub in ground chorizo sausage browned in a frying pan (diced onions optional), then added back in once the cheese is fully combined. +1 on the Kraft Deluxe though.
Well I've had most of this stuff in America. Anyhow, don't know if anyone has tried this combo before. Try combining the orange and pineapple lifesavers together. It's oddly great in my opinion.
I believe you can get proper maple syrup at Aldi, of all places. I've had it before, and it's definitely the thin stuff...although I'd have to double-check to see if it's not actually "flavoured".
Most of us below you just call it "Kraft Macaroni and cheese" and if the boxes ever say dinner it's in very small font, and it's mostly a side dish. Just saying "Kraft dinner" isn't a thing down here
Kraft Dinner is just Kraft Mac and Cheese in the states, and for a year or two they sold the Ruffles All Dressed chips here too. But I can’t find them anymore, drives me mad.
0:48 That is the US box. The Canadian boxes have the letters "KD" on them, and the instructions to cook it differ slightly than the US Kraft Macaroni and Cheese version.
As a Canadian, this and the comment section brought a huge smile to my face. As the host of an ocarina Secret Santa, I get such a kick out of sending coffee crisp bars to America’s and royaly hooking them on CC bars... only for them to realize they’re a Canadian specialty!! Bwahahaha!!! 😈 As well as All Dressed chips and Hawkins Cheezies! That’s another good one to send!
Speaking of mac and cheese, though, here's a fun fact: its popularity in the US predates our adoption of other, more authentic pasta dishes by a whole century. Thomas Jefferson discovered macaroni during a trip to Europe, and the practice of smothering it in cheese sauce is thought to have been an invention of his personal chef. It is known that it was served at official state dinners while he was President. "Macaroni" was briefly slang for something Americans thought of as fancy, which is where the line in "Yankee Doodle" comes from.
LOL macaroni and cheese recipes can be found in cookbooks published in England a century before Jefferson was born. For some reason Americans of the past just loved concocting bizarre false stories about the supposed American origin of dishes they brought with them from Great Britain. Chess pie isn't from the South; it first shows up under that exact name in a 13th century English 'book of receipts'. Fried chicken first shows up in Scotland in the early 1700s; the first mention of it in literature is in Boswell's journals. Mac and cheese, smothered chicken, beat biscuits, apple pie: all British. It's doubly odd because so often the same people who propagate these rumours ignore the actual contributions Americans have made to world cuisine. Corned beef and cabbage (the result of Irish immigrants in Boston learning to cook from their Jewish neighbours), Tex-Mex, southern barbecue, Maryland crab cakes, and above all the glory that is soul food: all distinctly American, all ignored by yahoos desperate to prove chess pie was invented by white women in the post-Civil War south who were making "just pie".
We have family in Canada and visit them every year, some of our faves in your review. Plenty more for you to discover when you get out there. Dill pickle crisps are one of my faves. You can get that maple syrup in Costco here in the UK. Kirkland is their own brand.
There is actually an EU-wide ban on many American root beers because they contain more Sodium Benzoate than regulations allow. That's why it's not that widely available here, not because people don't like it. People have been drinking Dandelion & Burdock over here since long before the American sarsparilla-style of root beer came around.
@@KyleRDent they're very similar but I can definitely tell the difference, D&B is more "floral" and has a bit more of an aftertaste, personally I prefer American root beers (they're not allowed to use Safrole either anymore, they say it's because it's carcinogenic but I have a feeling it's more to do with MDMA production). I haven't tried a D&B float yet but I'm guessing it wouldn't be that different, the fundamental flavours are the same.
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God forbid Ashens ever retires. The Couch should be in a museum. It's legitimately part of internet history.
It would sit right next to that black couch we all know about.
I'd like to sniff it
@@IRLTheGreatZarquon Everything else has changed in my world, but NOT Ashens' couch.
If it went into a museum it should definitely get a good clean beforehand; there's no telling what sort of foodstuffs are lingering in those cushions.
@@danceswithdirt7197 It now qualifies as a life form. If it lived in Canada, it would have its own postal code.
I used to watch this channel when I was about 12 years old, Very regularly.
Now I'm watching Ashens again as a 26 year old, with a much different life. Yet the intro is the same. The couch is the same. The presentation is the same. It makes my soul smile. It's like a constantly updated time capsule.
I appreciate this dedication in such a way that words can't do it justice.
Same but 15 and 29! It’s like coming home.
the commitment to a routine is reassuring to my autism
Pretty much the same here :)
Totally feel the same. When I was 12, ashens commented on my channel (back when that was a thing), because I'd asked him to in a comment on his channel. He said 'my leg hurts'. I removed any other channel comments on my minorly successful channel (about 2k subscribers) so it was always the only one there. I was so proud of it. And then RUclips just removed all the comments and as such that comment only lives on in my memories, oh, cherished memories.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Unless it's LEGO.
3:39 All Dressed means all the classic crisp/chip flavours all in one. Salt from classic, vinegar from sea salt and vinegar, onion from sour cream and onion, and also barbecue flavouring (represented by a bell pepper on the bag). All of those dressings in one means all dressed!
in the US there’s a chip company called zapp’s that makes a flavor called voodoo heat that are a mix of spicy barbecue, and salt and vinegar. they kinda remind me of all dressed!
Omg thanks for the explanation!! I was in Canada over the summer and I LOVED them but couldn’t figure out the flavour at all 😂
I thought I meant all types of salad dressings?
@@JaredConnell No but that's pretty logical. Just the classic chip/crisp dressings.
I didn't notice the onion myself when I tried it, but definitely barbecue and vinegar, and it also seemed sweeter than the regular barbecue.
I felt some sort of self accomplishment as a Canadian seeing Ashens have his doubts about the Kraft Dinner and then him being physically unable to stop eating it.
I'm surprised it was still good. When he said it was 4 years expired I was sure the powder was going to be brown and spoiled (I've had it happen before but I'm not sure how old the pack was).
@@LordGopu It's honestly a little scary how long Kraft lasts.
@@LordGopu its good as a survival staple as it lasts quite a long time
it also is higher quality than the us stuff both in taste and texture judging by the video
@@LordGopu I've had 9 year old Kraft blue box and was fine
Seeing "sustainably sourced" on Nestle packaging is hilarious.
Why?
@@fredwilson1448 they famously don't give a fuck about how they make their products, they still use cocoa harvested by children and their ceo in the mid 2000s said he didn't really agree with access to water being a human right.
ah yes, they used "sustainable" slavery to make that one!
@@fredwilson1448 research Nestle. Evil incarnate
@@fredwilson1448 nestle are infamous for their horrific violations of human rights
The reason British people tend to associate root beer with medicine is because it's main ingredient is wintergreen (similar to mint) which is only really used in Britain to flavor some medicines. Whereas in the US and Canada wintergreen is commonly used in many things such as root beer, dipping tobacco, general candy (wintergreen tic tacs), and other stuff.
Not just British people, I think that's basically everybody other than Americans. I like root beer personally but it does smell/taste of medicine to me.
As an American I can confirm it’s not just England outside of the barqs brand most root beer has a cough syrup taste too it
It tastes similar to toothpaste to me and I never got used to it. It's even worse with diet root beer which I never will drink again.
wintergreen is such an underrated flavor. I have to admit I kind of like pepto bismol because of it...
What? I like wintergreen things, been drinking root beer for much of my almost 40 year life, and rootbeer has no hint of it at all to me. Funnily enough, as a kid I could have sworn that root beer tasted almost bubble gum-ish to me. Not so much any more, but definitely not wintergreen either. Maybe my taste buds are broken lol.
As a Canadian, this is so odd. We never have our snacks viewed as exotic foreign food. Will be sure to go to the event!
This is all very normal in America as well, except for the spicy pickle chips. Not that you couldn't get them here just never heard of them personally
Ashens isn't used to enjoying edible food
As an American, literally all of the things he showed especially all dressed are everywhere lol
He needs to try Ketchup chips, I was never a fan of Miss Vickie's odd flavours the original is okay but they are a premium brand and much more expensive.
thumbnail reminds me of home
7:25 Ah yes, never fails to remind me of that old joke:
An Irishman walks into a bar in Toronto and orders a drink.
The bartender, noticing his accent, asks him "What brings you to Canada?"
The Irishman says "Well, I was in a pub in Dublin and the coaster under my glass said 'Drink Canada Dry', so I thought I'd give it a shot."
The Irish poet brendan behan is to have said that. He also once took a dog of the streets to attend a dog show as it was the only place you could get a drink on Sunday in Ireland
As a child I lived on a street that also had a factory producing Life Savers, and the entire area constantly smelled like the cherry flavour.
That sounds pleasant
And I'm guessing the smell is nostalgic to you now lol
I live right near the Post plant (think Honeycombs and Fruity Pebbles) and smell Shreddies all day long!!! It used to be the Kraft plant before that!
That sounds lovely compared to London.
This was so weird as a 'Murican. I recognize more of these foods than I did from the video on American foods.
Dipprent country dipprent culture
A good chunk of the items were actually the American versions 😅
Most of these are American companies. The only thing I can't get at my local Wal-Mart is the Coffee Crisp. I guess Miss Vickie's is an Canadian company but there are several sandwich restaurants here i can think of that sell those chips. Canada Dry is worldwide.
You probably also love near the Canadian border … there’s a lot of cross over
@@nightlyterror A&W is literally an American brand, Canada Dry is owned by Dr. Pepper Snapple, and Kraft is also an American company. These are three very common items across the US. Life Savers are also American. They’re like the only thing Ohio ever gave to us both. Big Red is also American.
I like that Stuart's digestive tract is so accustomed to rotten food that something can be "only" 4 years out of date.
I dont think so
Hey Ashens, I just thought as a Canadian I should let you know that “Kraft Macaroni and Cheese” is an American product with some differences to the Canadian made “Kraft Dinner” despite being made by the same brand. They are similar but not exactly the same.
As an American I have to say the Canadian version doesn't look as toxic yellow as ours. Idk what kind of dye they use here but it's not as appetizing...
@@zopstrosity8072 yellow 42 i think
Canada Dry is made and own in America
@@zopstrosity8072 In canada, there a law when in come to food coloring that why you will not get the bright color similar to the US - (10 synthetic colours have been approved for use in food in Canada). Still in the end, it is the taste which will make you eat it.
"Kraft dinner" is just as available in America as it is in Canada.
It's so weird seeing an Ashen's food special mostly consisting of just random shit you can buy from shoppers drug mart.
From what I've gathered Canada is just a giant market the size of a country.
@@bentramer682 That but with moose
@@lj2265 meese?
@@hmidouchboetekees5320
No, moose.
@@skylined5534 behold, a murderer! He killed an innocent joke.
"Popular in the Canadas" is probably the funniest thing I've heard in quite awhile. I couldn't stop laughing when I heard him say it.
Upper and Lower Canada. Historically accurate
@@mileitman True
Least nostalgic for empire Englishman.
Quebec and the English part?
@@bwc1976 Quebec includes what was Lower Canada. Upper Canada is now part of Ontario.
I love how every time Ashens tries or bites into something, he makes a Homeresque "aauuwm" sound.
By the way, the best addition to Kraft dinner is to mix in a drained can of tuna. Yum. If you don't like tuna, shredded chicken is also very good. Just add a veg on the side and you've got a meal.
Damn, that sounds good.
Good job with the spelling of the Homeresque sound. I liked that.
That kraft macaroni is every shop in australia; its meant for kids and preppers.
I throw in some some canned peas with the tuna.
I call it trailer park casserole. :P
And I love the word Homeresque
The all dressed chip/crisp is a barbeque, ketchup, and salt and vinegar flavors all mixed into one
I've lived in Canada my whole life and I legitimately never figured that out, I will be sure to tell somebody this crucial info next time I go grocery shopping
I'm jealous that Canadians have them but you can't get them in the us
I asked for an all-dressed hot dog in New York once and they didn't know what I was talking about.
And it’s good
@@1989nonenowhere you could for a few years as part of a promotion and then they got rid of them :(
i love that Canada and the US have such similar food cultures but are treated completely differently by outside viewers. it's like ranking M&M colors
I know, right? I've lived my entire life in Los Angeles, and I'm watching this thinking "I can get 90% of this in any local store". I've actually got some Kraft Mac and Cheese and sugar free Canada Dry in my pantry right now.
@@JulianLinair I was thinking exactly this lol
Considering at least three of the companies mentioned are American ones, yeah. Although, as an American, I have never heard of "All-Dressed" in my life.
Exactly lol
@@jameswoodard4304 it's a better bbq chip.
As some people have pointed out, A&W in Canada is considered a seperate company from the american one, so if you got root beer manufactured in the states it'll taste different
Also canadian bacon! (Called back bacon in my area) is really good fried up but you can eat it as is
also some snacks are quite different regionally and some packaging looks significantly different if you get it on the east coast vs the west coast
Maple syrup in a proper can tastes different than other packaging if you can get it, Also you can get darker grades of it as well similar to honey!
i live in scotland, it's really interesting to see what i consider standard bacon being called canadian bacon
@@prospersucceedmakemoney yeah the american style of bacon is just called cured/smoked pork belly in some areas out of north america so it is interesting to see the differences, the name canadian bacon always confused me because most of the time I see it in canada its just called back bacon to make sure its labeled differently than the long american style bacon thats pretty standard here
Interesting that the rounder back bacon style is just standard bacon in other areas like scotland though
@@prospersucceedmakemoney yep, total North American thing. Canadian bacon outside of NA is just bacon.
The thing I loved about Coffee Crisp as a child is that, unlike any other wafer bar I've had, if you're careful you can eat the layers of wafer one at a time. When you're limited to one sugary snack a day, extending the experience is quite lovely.
Nutty Bars (Nutty Buddies) from Little Debbie are quite dissectible for a wafer.
@@themonkeyhand Historians will say they were only friends
Fun fact for a lot of Canadians whenever we would ever have a cold or the flu we would drink Canada Dry or Schweppes ginger ale to help our stomach
Our Schweppes in Australasia is only Ginger Flavored, not Real Ginger Ale like other Brands with the Visible Ginger Sediment.
And a noodle n chicken soup
Personally I go with orange Gatorade. I rarely get sick and I hate Gatorade but that one time that I do get sick, suddenly Gatorade is drinkable.
Yepp, flat ginger ale and bananas.
IRN-BRU is the Scottish cure-all equivalent. Great for flu, stomach bug, overdose, cold, wonderful stuff!
"all dressed" is literally just all the regular flavors mixed together Ashens: sour cream and onion, barbecue, salt and vinegar, etc.
Every once in a while I'll come back to this channel and binge hours of episodes. Good to see this channel has never changed. Thanks Ashens. Love you
i rewatched everything like 5 times
Was about to common same thing
I was thinking the same thing when I saw that familiar opening. 😊
i suddenly remembered this channel today. impressed none of the ancient food has taken him out yet haha
For what it's worth, I'm not a huge coffee drinker, but I *love* Coffee Crisp. They're right up there with peppermint Aero bars and Caramilk, IMO.
100% agree. I don’t drink coffee at all but Coffee Crisp is probably my favourite chocolate bar
Peppermint Aero is amazing. I wish it was sold in the US.
Coffee crisp is genuinely the only candy I miss from my time in Canada, it was quite good... well, not that I eat much candy anyway -- I'll live.
@@NaviciaAbbot It is. I’ve gotten it from Publix multiple times. Check the international section.
Peppermint Aero is delicious! I’m not Canadian, but my best friend is and she always brings me back a bar when she visits home.
Root Beer is a drink that really grows on you. There's a scene from ST:DS9 about it and it is one of my favourite scenes in the show's run.
It's insidious!
@@nebulacoffee Is it made from roots and is it alcoholic, or not like ginger beer?
@@neilwilliams2907 It's not alcoholic, it's just a type of soda/fizzy soft drink. Apparently it's traditionally made from the roots of the sassafras tree (according to my Google search). It's extremely sweet!
Just like the Federation.
@@nebulacoffee The sweetness can vary. It depends on how it is made.
I wouldn't worry about the mac and cheese being "out of date." That stuff lasts forever.
There's a reason that BlamCo Mac and Cheese is a recurring food item in the fallout series.
It comes under the category of apocalypse food on the food pyramid.
He clearly didn't care
It’s so fun watching him eat food he actually enjoy
Me too
It's so weird to hear Ashens describing food as "really good", especially after all the... stuff he's tried before.
Ginger beer is the one that punches you in the throat and takes your money.
Ginger Ale just sits by and watches.
I second this, I have ginger ale and ginger beer in my pantry now, the ale is very light and sweet and probably what your typical soda drinker can pallet, however the more expensive ginger beers are where it’s at.
Maybe the usage is different in the UK versus the US.
I remember my sister and I wanting to try ginger beer when we were kids thinking it would be just like ginger ale. Oh how wrong we were
I really like ginger beer! I remember once accidentally picking up root beer and struggling to drink it...
My friend belongs to a Welsh language group, and she tells me that when a bunch of the group from Wales came over to Canada, they saw a big sign advertising Canada Dry as, "Drink Canada Dry!" Which they then took as a challenge.
Cant beat the old jokes.
Yeah, about right for us Welsh 😂
@@3v4n52 - I always through that the Welsh were more into livestock than drinking.... 😏😏
@@johncoops6897 Oh yes, my late wife was of the livestock variety. She died from a nasty heart attack. Made great chops though.
@@3v4n52 - LOL yeah!
I like when Ashens enjoys the food he tries.
I think that Kraft dinner was actually the American stuff. You can tell cus there's no french on the packaging.
It appears to be a UK version. On the back, when he reads the note, you can see the manufacturer, and its a UK distributor.
I would think so, because I thought Kraft Dinner had a big 'KD' on the front as well
@PestoMayo True. There seems to be a couple “American products you can also get in Canada” in this vid.
Was going to comment on that, myself…
The nutrition facts isn't US style though
This is more like North American foods, a lot of these are available in the US. The mac n cheese was definitely the American version.
Seems to be a UK version of the American version judging from the text on the bottom of the back of the box.
That looked like an american a&w can as well.
Shame because the Candain one is much better (using the old directions, the new one is jut the low fat version and is nowhere near as good as the old prep Skim milk and margarine vs regular milk and butter)
Haven't seen the ruffles all dressed here in the US since the pandemic started
1:00 The bottom left side. Says UK, it's Cheesey Mac.
i remember watching the first poundland special video, which is like, 15 years old when i think about it. When I do the math, I was 14 when I discovered ashens, and I haven't stopped watching Stuart's channel. I'm 29 now. Thanks for all the laughs and memories that I associate with you, Ashen.
his names stuart
The Stanley Cup is named after Lord Stanley of Preston the Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. He donated it as an award to Canada's top-ranking amateur ice hockey club.
I would add that now it is the used as the Championship Trophy for NHL the Premier Professional Hockey League in North America.
@@KebaRPG The Premier Professional Hockey League in the World
no u
That's American A&W root beer. The A&W we have here is a separate company and one of our major fast food chains (and yes they do also sell their root beer in cans at the grocery store).
We also have A&W restaurants in the US, as well as their root beer in grocery stores. Not sure how different it is
Man I miss A&W(restaurant) there hasn't been one near me in decades. EDIT: idkwtf canada a&w is. I meant american version.
@@Psianth Canadian A&W has been entirely separate from the American version for something like 50 years. The Canadian one is heralded by basically everyone that has tried both as vastly better. I'm not sure if that applies specifically to the root beer but definitely everything else.
It's EXACTLY the same as the canadian chain in new england. Have had both at least a couple dozen times. Dunno about anywhere else in the country, but the A&W I've had in MA/NH is identical to the stuff i've had in canada....largely nothing to write home about.
@@shockwavecity yeah, ive had a candadian friend tell me that craft dinner is better there too. idk. i think its canadian pride making it taste better. thats not a bad thing. ig.
As a Canadian, you definitely hit all the main ones. Im not sure Turtles are Canadian but they are amazing. Coffee Crisp is a personal fav, so are Smarties, you might have to do those in part 2
We have smarties here if it's the little 1/2 size M&Ms, isn't it funny how it's all made by about 3 companies, they just choose to distribute(or not) certain brands in certain locations, I think it's just one giant social experiment.
For me it’s donairs and ketchup chips
Holy crap, Ashens actually talking about things I'm familiar with!
I'm kind of surprised that ketchup chips never came up. That's the other classic Canadian chip flavour.
And, yeah, don't worry, none of us really know how to describe All Dressed chips either. That flavour is just known as "all dressed". It's apparently just a combination of all the other basic chip flavours, but it really is its own thing.
I was not aware of your coming here next weekend. I shall make plans to attend.
Me too
Yeah seriously no ketchup chips eh? Missing out bud
We have ketchup crisps in the UK.
ketchup flavour crisps aren't new to us, they sell them from time to time. we even have prawn cocktail flavour crisps which is basically marie rose sause(ketchup and mayo)
We also have ketchup chips in Poland. They are shaped like Fries ;)
It is such a weird feeling to be a Canadian and have our everyday products seen as a spectacle lmao
To be fair, the British aren't exactly known for their cuisine.
Eh, most of that stuff I can get at QT(Convenient store/gas station) in the US.
@@Solon7766 yeah, but you can't in the UK. a lot of these are stereotypically 'canadian' foods to the UK, like tea is to us
England is well known for fish & chips which I would love.
@@PPGIRL420 "TO BE FAAAAAAIRRR"
It was lovely to see Ashens genuinely enjoying some lovely food that he enjoys
I like how ashens thinks Ontario is a dainty little province that isn't 5 hours of mostly farmland in every direction
I’m from Saskatchewan. I think he got mistaken for that province.
Ashens is british, 5 hours in any direction and youre in the sea. He cant comprehend the size of somewhere like america or canada without experiencing it properly.
@@Timeward76 As an Englishman, 5 hours in any direction and you're underwater
5 hours is a serious underestimate
I mean, probably a bit strange for someone from the UK to visualize that a single province (and not even the biggest one) can fit over 4x the landmass of the whole UK.
The box of kraft dinner that Ashens had was actually the American version. Us Canadians will forgive him though. 😁
My first thought as well. The key to that and the root beer is that there’s no French on the packaging!!
Definitely not the American version, ours come in tall skinny boxes, this box looked way chunkier. Also had EU nutrition facts and markings.
The A&W was also American, you can tell by the different logo
Yeah Canada version is made with real cheese.
All dressed is vinegar, onions and red pepper
Ashens would be mortified at how sweet Crush Pineapple is
He's not ready for Crush Pineapple.
That shit's just nasty. It's like liquified sugar mixed with pineapple gummy bears in terms of taste.
Miss Vickie’s are some of my favorite chips, never knew they were a Canadian brand. We have them in the US but they’re sometimes hard to come by, I usually see them in sandwich shops like Subway.
Your avatar is intimidating 😰
@@thenameless3271 Lol, it’s actually just a purse! Great example of pareidolia
The "root" in Root Beer is from a tree called Sassafras. Another name for it was Sarsaparilla. The essential oil extracted from the roots and bark of sassafras is used in the production of MDMA. AKA Ecstasy. Actual use of sassafras in any food product has been banned for many years. Modern "root beer" is flavored primarily with wintergreen and star anise.
Wow thanks for the knowledge
This is highly incorrect. Sassafras was banned because it was thought that saferole was carcinogenic. Modern science actually goes against this today.
Sassafras oil is (one of many ingredients) used in making MDA not MDMA.
Most Root Beer is still made with Sassafras as the ban is only in the US. US soda makers opt for using an artificial sassafras flavoring.
Wintergreen and star anise are not and never have been used as the main flavouring in root beer. It has always been used a small amount of wintergreen though and is seen in the original recipe.
@@_Minecraft_ASMR I may have been wrong about Star Anise, but read the second paragraph in the Wikipedia article on Safrole. It says very clearly it's a precursor in MDMA production.
Further down It clearly states it is a List One precursor to MDMA as as such is BANNED.
I have also known people who used used sassafras extract recreationally. So tell me again how I'm HIGHLY INCORRECT.
Sassafras is Sassafras albidum, sarsaparilla is Smilax ornata. Two different plants. Safrole is banned for use in commercial food products (thanks to a deeply flawed study finding it was weakly carcinogenic in rats), but sassafras itself is not as long as the safrole is removed. Safrole can be used as a precursor in MDMA synthesis, but opinion on whether it is itself psychoactive is mixed at best.
I used to live in Canada for 9 years (I'm British), I used to love Mac & Cheese! And yes, I had a recipe that I liked to make it extra special.
In Canada you can get condensed soups and juices where you add water to them before using. My recipe is to use condensed mushroom soup as well as some frozen peas.
I would cook the pasta and a couple of minutes before they are done add some frozen peas, so the peas just have time to thaw out and warm up. Then instead of adding milk, add a small can of condensed mushroom soup and half a can of water (so it's not too thick) then add the cheese powder. The mushroom soup takes away some of the saltiness of the cheese powder and the peas add an element of sweetness to the meal as they are not over cooked so have their natural sugars still. My family used to love it.
Damn, I am now craving it! I'll have to go on Amazon to get some now, yep it's sold there! lol
If you can get a root beer from the tap at one of the sit-down A&W restaurant, it's some of the best root beer you'll ever taste. The stuff from cans doesn't measure up.
Thought the same thing. I drank the a&w cans a lot, then finally went to a restaurant and tried theirs. Complete night and day. Though, IBC is still my favorite brand of root beer. Not sure if that's sold in Canada though, as I'm from the States.
any nice root beer from a tap at a brewery is usually really good too. i used to get this honey infused root beer on tap in a brewhouse in Eugene Oregon.
I personally think the frosted mugs also make it taste better.
Yay another video. I’ve been watching you for about 6 years now and I can say confidently, you’re my favourite RUclipsr and you always will be. Thank you so much for the content, I enjoy it so much
I visited Canada in 2006 and fell deeply and madly in love with the country and its people. Also, I described all dressed cris... chips as tasting like barbecue, salt and vinegar and prawn cocktail all mixed together, but they were bloody lovely.
The a&w root beer you get in the restaurant in Canada is actually a different formula to the one you get in cans. It's much much better
No shit
And it is different than what we get here in America, and also much better.
The root beer from the restaurant is made with cane sugar. You can find it in some stores (I buy it from Fortinos)...it's much more expensive than the regular stuff, but so worth it.
The whole chain is entirely different from the one in the US as well, it's wild
@@Cadmann778 not really. A&W Restaraunts sold their Canadian branch to Unilever in 1976.
You should've got the Miss Vicky's Jalapeño chips, those are genuinely a god-tier potato chip
those are unreal. never has a better chip been made for the price.
The salt+vinegar ones are also really good. Actually, they're all good.
MV's Lime and Black Pepper or bust, bud.
For chips I would have suggested PC Nashville Hot, Old Dutch Ketchup, and Old Dutch BBQ from the box.
They have a spicy ketchup flavour too, probably my new favourite ketchup chip
A good amount of stuff in this Ive had in America, benefits of living right beside one another
I like how the Canadian Food Special ended up being, in true Canadian spirit, nicer than the other food specials
And very polite.
It comes across as a bit arse licking, saying overly nice things about a country he's visiting soon.
The preemptive apology for the mac and cheese was perfectly Canadian.
Should have sent him a packet of the KD Flavour Boost: Cotton Candy
Root beer is best literally ice cold with no ice in it, the bigger A&W burger places served it with frosted/chilled cups. It's better then any soda when u get it fresh out the freezer in a glass mug 😅
Coffee Crisp is the chocolate bar I miss the most as a Canadian living in the UK. True pros bite off the layers so that only the brittle centre remains. Turtles are great as well, I always get a box of the originals and dark ones at Christmas.
Coffee crisp is the absolute best
you can get Toffee Crisp in the UK or at least they use to be sold here. I didn't like them myself, as I'm not into Coffee.
tunnocks caramel wafer looks like the closest thing to coffee crisp but no coffee flavour
@@snotyay the nearest thing would be Nestles Toffee Crisp. if you are talking none Coffee flavoured.
@@jeanlongsden1696 but that isnt wafer inside
Canada Dry, Ruffles, A&W, Nestle, Life Savers, Red Hot, and Kraft is exceedingly common here in America, at least in the southeast.
Nah it's all over America, it's many because there's a lot of cross over between us and our cousins to the north.
Oh yeah, we have it all too but what I've learned is ours is more artificial. Brighter.
Canadian Kraft Dinner and American Kraft Mac and Cheese are different formulas (Ashen's doesn't have Canadian KD).
It wasn't Ruffles, it was the Canadian-born flavour "All Dressed".
Canada Dry was invented 120 years ago in, obviously, Canada.
American and Canadian A&W have been separate entities since 1972 - Canadian and American A&W root beers are different (he probably doesn't have Canadian A&W root beer).
Lifesavers and Big Red are American, though.
Nestle uses child labor
canada dry, nestle stuff, and even a&w is relatively common in thailand. there's even couple of locations of the a&w fastfood joint(around bangkok only though). the rootbeer is available pretty much countrywide though. like I can't buy a can of (sugar)cherry coke easily and affordably but canada dry or the rootbeer no problem..
I think ruffles is just a local branding for some bigger company now?
I've found Ashens again! O happy day! A fan from 8 or so years ago and lost track of his videos the past couple of years! He's still awesome as always!Coffee Crisp sounds delicious.Most of these we DO have here in the USA.
It is always a good day when there is an Ashens upload.
11:57 Ashens proves himself to be turtle-y enough for the Turtle Club
I think it's hilarious. Every European I've seen try root beer says it tastes like medicine. Initially they hated it, but they always grow to love it.
a friend of mine from Germany tried it when he went to the States, every time he visits now he easily drinks 2 or 3 2-liters of it when he's here.
Used to like root beer, or at least I think I did. Try it again every so often, hate the taste. Ironically, I enjoy cream soda a whole lot, and I think they're both in a similar vein, that and sarsparilla (which I have a love-hate relationship with because it reminds me of bitters and soda)
A&W is the shizzle. Especially with a scoop of good vanilla bean ice cream.
Yes! Rootbeer floats are a must try.
My guy has clearly never had Mug
@@Tufhhuyy Sure I have. A&W is a blast from the past though. Back in the day A&W had root beer stands. They did hotdogs and root beer. You could buy root beer in gallon glass jugs filled on the spot. The big deal though among my homies and I was the paper carton quarts. Kind of like a smaller version of a milk carton. Even had a punch out for a straw.
@@Tufhhuyy My biggest memory of Mug is having it in the way of those Crush multipacks with Orange, Grape, and Cream Soda. Mug's just there too like a pariah, syphoning money from the good drinks. It's like default root beer. Barely better than Barq's, but leagues below A&W
@@bored88888888 you're literally just wrong.
Mug -- developed by the same people who created Crush soda -- is the closest I've had to actual root beer without being actual root beer. A&W is a cheap knock-off of root beer originally sold by the A&W root beer stands.
Having said that, I'm talking about American A&W. From what I understand, Canadian A&W is formulated significantly differently, swapping the HFCS for cane sugar and other natural sweeteners.
ruffles crisps are sold everywhere in spain and canada dry ginger ale was in available in uk in the 60s
Hearing Ashens call Jolly Ranchers "natural" mortified me, here in the US they are known for being purely artificial and full of sugar!
Fure
Its hard candy, what else would it be full of? You know what a fresh apple is chock full of, right? (Hint: sugar)
@@Una_Ridlow It's the most fake of the major brands, it has a reputation.
Sugar is natural tho. Pretty much everything has sugar in it. Even grass.
They've always used both natural and artificial flavorings too, and there are plenty of things that ONLY use artificial flavorings, so I'm not sure where you think it's gotten this reputation, certainly not something I've ever heard as an American.
A&W and Canada Dry are readily available in the US as well! A&W also sells cream soda here and its great. :)
Fun fact: American cream soda and Canadian cream soda are different flavours! American cream soda is vanilla, and Canadian cream soda is grenadine. :)
@@silkfeelingshurt5374 funner fact: ashens hates cream soda lmao
A lot of these things are readily available in the US but the recipe for a few are a bit different. I think the only ones I don't regularly see are the Coffee Crisp, All Dressed Chips, and maybe that specific flavor of Miss Vickie's but I know you can find the brand at Subway. All Dressed Chips were available for a little while a few years ago though but were discontinued for some reason.
American here, and most of these are in my regular shopping as well.
@@silkfeelingshurt5374 so Canadian cream soda is pomegranate flavored ? That sounds weird
Root beer MUST be served ICED COLD. It's typically served in a frozen glass buck. It changes the whole flavour.
with ice cream
ashens: "Is stanley cup a person? do you get to meet him if you win?"
me as a canadian: *commence internal screaming
Lmo
Isn't it really a Canadian brand of sports genitalia protector cup? Perhaps an athletic protector cup specific to curling?
@@jonc4403 right
The weird medicinal part of A&W is (some artificial flavors trying to imitate) sassafras. It used to be considered a throat medicine, though the evidence I have seen for that is basically "it tastes a little like throat medicine". Then it was discovered to be a mild but noticeable carcinogen so it's illegal to put it in food in the US and Canada.
But that was long after (sassafras) root beer became popular so we now have a soda imitating a medicine that people started to like despite it not being medicine and also slightly cancer-inducing.
Really?
I think a lot of soda brands use wintergreen these days as well for a similar taste
i love that soda Canda dry also makes Cactus cooler which is one of my favorite sodas
This video came through at nearly 11pm and I have to be up at 5 to go to work. But when your favorite RUclipsr does a snack food special about foods from your home country, you somehow find the energy to stay awake🤣
Lol hope you manage to get some rest afterwards.
If you liked the spice of the pickle chips, try the Miss Vickies Jalapeno chips
Oh man miss viciés jalapeno are my favorite!!!!! They taste soo fcking good
The spicy pickle chips sound awesome to put on a sandwich.
I'm glad that Ashens are enjoying the Canadian food so far- (shows the spicy dill pickle kettle chips) Oh no...
It's not just Canadian food there. A&W root beer started in America, life savers did as well and the Mac and cheese began here too. So you can't really say these are Canadian snacks as if it originated in your country
@@fireflights1977 They're not really staples here though, whereas in Canada they're ingrained into the culture.
@@peepysprite They are staples in the southern United States! I grew up on that stuff and I see it all the time lol.
This could nearly pass for American, especially the out-of-date Mac and Cheese. Before inflation, that stuff cost about fifty cents (sixty cents Canadian) per metric ton.
Is that true?
@@clover_gaming32 No. It's been about $1 for the last two decades. I never remember Mac&Cheese being 50c. Maybe in the 80s?
@@IvorySoul696 thank for news that
They still sell them at dollar stores and you can get like 4 for 2 bucks. They're not out of date.
@@vmone7678 Yep. Of course, they're a knockoff brand, but it's the same stuff.
It was 30 cents per box in the early 90s and about 50 in 2000. That's the Kraft version. Store brands were even cheaper.
I worked at an A&W in the states, and we made our own root beer. 1 gallon syrup, 4 gallons water and 40 pounds of sugar. All put in a 5-gallon stock pot which had an electric stirrer that mixed for an hour. Drain into 5-gallon pressure container for serving.
It's funny, as a child I remember Coffee Crisp being advertised as a fancy British chocolate bar. One advert in particular had a high-class British lady (possibly the Queen) being asked how she likes her coffee, and her response being 'I like my coffee crisp'
Not shocking. A lot of stuff that isn't foreign, is sold as 'foreign' to give it an appeal, and help it stand out from the rest.
Well that's an old memory unlocked
It was British to start with, just without the coffee and was released in Canada later. The company added coffee after this, and it's stuck as it's own product because apparently there are entire countries where abominations like this are liked enough for such a thing!!!!
@@wyterabitt2149 Without the coffee, those things would be bland. Fitting of British cuisine.
@@SakuraAvalon Ah yes, chocolate is bland and nobody likes it pmsl People like you really have serious mental deficiencies don't you.
Britain relies on making actual good food. Some other countries make bad food, then cover it in mountains of seasoning to hide it that food.
I imagine Ashens, everytime when he eats something, he does that "Naaag" noise 🤣
Imagine
It's the same noise Homer Simpson makes
I'm so happy you're coming to Toronto. I've been a fan for 13 years and I never thought you'd come here!
Yay! When you come to my country make sure to try some buttertarts and nanaimo bars they are Canadian made sweet desserts. When you come to Canada also go to a grocery store and pick up a bottle of the kraft cheese mix because here they sell it by itself, so you can make kraft dinner out of anything! makes rice taste amazing.Oh! Also go to A&W and have a root beer float, you might like root beer better with some ice cream, it is delicious
As an American that often strays north of the border, I highly recommend the fantastic Nanaimo bars. They are a truly distinct and delicious Canadian food. I've always suspected that the Bird's custard powder must have a little fairy dust in there to make them so delicious.
The title of this video instantly reminded me of that nasty Canadian Tuna spread Ashens reviewed back in 2014.
I am thon, eat my spread
As a Canadian, I'm not sure *who* is buying that garbage, none of us like it.
@@Krutonium Someone apparently likes that junk.
BlackJack ,Clove and big red gum are my favorite gums in smell and taste
The A&W root beer you had was the American version, but the two are very similar. It's essentially a sarsparilla, liquorice, birch bark, and anise flavoured pop. It takes a while to get used to the flavour, and the different brands taste so different that generally people pick one and stick to it as any other brand will taste extremely weird to them.
You need to have A&W root beer with vanilla ice cream. That is a root beer float. Must be A&W. Soda first and two scoops of ice cream.
Fact: Barq's root bear floats are better than A&W don't @ me.
@@flyingtentacle7631 Both of you are wrong, it's MUG.
@@K4RN4GE911 MUG MOMENT
@@K4RN4GE911 certified MUG MOMENT
A&W is honestly the worst root beer brand, both Barqs and Mug are better.
IBC is the best though...
Here in the US I remember when Ruffles sold All Dressed chips for a while and they were my favorite flavor
In the US we use ginger ale for stomach aches, it's a STRONG staple.
Honestly most of the people I know dislike it because it reminds them of being sick.
thats me with 7 up
i was always given 7 up when sick
We use ginger ale for stomach aches in Canada too. And there are other brands that are much stronger than Canada Dry here as well. While the other ginger ales are barely tolerable and most wouldn't drink it casually unless they're into that sorta thing, Canada Dry is just mild enough for you to chug down a couple before you realize you're chugging down ginger ale willingly without issues.
It's kinda like tea. There's some teas that just taste bitter and there are some teas that taste like they'll rot your teeth with sweetness. And then there are my favorite teas, the ones that have been sweetened just enough for the bitterness to not be prevalent while also not tasting like sugar, and I think Canada Dry is very close to this in comparison to most other ginger ales.
In the UK it's blackcurrant.
@@DarkShadowZX It's my experience here in the US that in general Ginger Ales are on the milder side of things while it's the Ginger Beers that goes all in on the strong ginger.
Ginger ale is actually my favorite soda.
We had a limited edition "double double" coffee crisp recently that was really nice. Coffee crisp is always great
Very great
I liked the French Vanilla one they did years ago but thought the Caramel one was better.
Ashens not knowing what the Stanley Cup is is very funny.
Also, interesting fact about Canada, we have a government facility dedicated to the storage of millions of barrels of maple syrup.
I'm in Minnesota in the USA, and we have almost all of the stuff in this video, but as far as US states go Minnesota is basically Canada Jr., there's even a town here called "Little Canada". Only thing in this video we don't have is the Nestle Coffee Crisp bars, which is too bad, it sounds good.
Here in the US, it's so bizarre to me that someone hasn't had Life Savers or A&W. As a kid, getting one of those Life Savers Christmas books in my stocking was a given. The All Dressed chips aren't too common around here, though, every so often you'll see them at Wal-Mart, but it's usually just for a limited time.
Yes, the christmas life savers book was a big deal when I was a kid. Also always loved root beer, never thought of it being a canadian thing, though A&W are still a going chain there, where in the US it's pretty limited. There is nothing like actual A&W root beer from the actual drive in, the canned stuff barely tastes like it.
I used to get All Dressed all the time before the pandemic, then it disappeared somewhere along the way. And I love your profile picture, lots of great memories of watching The Young Ones on MTV on Sunday nights! They were my first exposure to Motorhead. Comic Strip Presents was also great, I got to know and love Jennifer Saunders and Emma Thompson ages before they achieved mainstream fame.
Ya know life savers have been made in australia for 100 yrs.
@@emeraldhill8294 Yes they have.
It's gratifying to see Ashens enjoying what's considered our cheap foods/snacks. You kind of take them for granted here when you live in Canada, but they are definitely a good quick grab in any pinch.
Hope you enjoy visiting Canada, west coast is too far for me to trek out to Ontario, but our air is fresh and most of our people are nice. Try not to eat everything and smuggle Kirkland Maple Syrup out of our country.
Couple more easy-access things you can try while you're here along the same lines:
- Smoke's Poutinerie: Just a shop that serves up many tasty variants of poutine, or you can DIY your own favourites. Just the normal pulled pork one is dangerous if you like pulled pork.
- Saskatoon Pie: If you can find a good bakery, a delicious slice of pie filled with saskatoon berries is delightful. We have a whole midsection of Canada that is practically nothing but flat farmlands and the agriculture game is pretty strong here.
- Butter Tarts: I love these tiny little tarts, they're very rich so it's good to go for only one or two. Really simple tarts that have a slightly sweet bite and are (as you've guessed), quite buttery.
- (High Quality) Hawaiian Pizza: This is probably one of the most controversial foods I've ever seen online, but if the prospect of trying a sweet and salty pizza is okay for you, a good pizzeria can really make Hawaiian pizza taste amazing. Despite its name, it is our creation, and without doubt, it is the most crucified food we conceived. I love it though.
- Uh, Maple Syrup: Yes, Kirkland is actually a really solid brand since Costco vets everything they sell under it, but true true Canadian maple syrup is one an even higher level. Try popping into even a local Canadian gift shop and you're bound to find well-rated 100% pure Canadian maple syrup. Sometimes they even come in fun little maple leaf bottles!
Premium Kraft Dinner Recipie From Canadian:
Use Kraft Deluxe, higher quality, plus no need for milk and butter.
Slice hot dogs/smokies into coins and fry, sprinkle into Kraft dinner and mix once done, finish with a bit of pepper and voila. Kraft dinner that actually has some flavor
I'm not Canadian, but I am Minnesotan, which I've been informed is basically the same thing for many. Rather than taking the effort the slice up a thousand hot dogs, instead sub in ground chorizo sausage browned in a frying pan (diced onions optional), then added back in once the cheese is fully combined. +1 on the Kraft Deluxe though.
@@stupititykills add peas and mushrooms and you've got a fantastic casserole-esque dish
Well I've had most of this stuff in America. Anyhow, don't know if anyone has tried this combo before. Try combining the orange and pineapple lifesavers together. It's oddly great in my opinion.
I believe you can get proper maple syrup at Aldi, of all places. I've had it before, and it's definitely the thin stuff...although I'd have to double-check to see if it's not actually "flavoured".
I’m Canadian and I didn’t even know that Kraft dinner and all dressed chips were only in Canada
Kraft mac and cheese is super common here in the US too, we just don't call it Kraft Dinner.
All Dressed Chips are... Kraft Dinner... eh?
They sell it in America as Kraft Mac and Cheese.
Most of us below you just call it "Kraft Macaroni and cheese" and if the boxes ever say dinner it's in very small font, and it's mostly a side dish. Just saying "Kraft dinner" isn't a thing down here
You can buy that exact type of Kraft Mac and cheese here in the UK, probably different to the Canadian version though.
Kraft Dinner is just Kraft Mac and Cheese in the states, and for a year or two they sold the Ruffles All Dressed chips here too. But I can’t find them anymore, drives me mad.
As a avid All Dressed Ruffles consumer, I do say that they have a strong flavor.
The Ashens Couch needs to go into the Museum of History... It is A legendary item of Life.
0:48 That is the US box. The Canadian boxes have the letters "KD" on them, and the instructions to cook it differ slightly than the US Kraft Macaroni and Cheese version.
Wouldn't the US box have most sides of the box covered in legal disclaimers and idiotic warnings that "beware, contents are hot after heating" ??
it's actually a UK box. clearly has the UK address it was made at the bottom
@ coroa that’s is a uk box
As a Canadian, this and the comment section brought a huge smile to my face.
As the host of an ocarina Secret Santa, I get such a kick out of sending coffee crisp bars to America’s and royaly hooking them on CC bars... only for them to realize they’re a Canadian specialty!! Bwahahaha!!! 😈
As well as All Dressed chips and Hawkins Cheezies! That’s another good one to send!
Speaking of mac and cheese, though, here's a fun fact: its popularity in the US predates our adoption of other, more authentic pasta dishes by a whole century. Thomas Jefferson discovered macaroni during a trip to Europe, and the practice of smothering it in cheese sauce is thought to have been an invention of his personal chef. It is known that it was served at official state dinners while he was President. "Macaroni" was briefly slang for something Americans thought of as fancy, which is where the line in "Yankee Doodle" comes from.
LOL macaroni and cheese recipes can be found in cookbooks published in England a century before Jefferson was born.
For some reason Americans of the past just loved concocting bizarre false stories about the supposed American origin of dishes they brought with them from Great Britain. Chess pie isn't from the South; it first shows up under that exact name in a 13th century English 'book of receipts'. Fried chicken first shows up in Scotland in the early 1700s; the first mention of it in literature is in Boswell's journals. Mac and cheese, smothered chicken, beat biscuits, apple pie: all British.
It's doubly odd because so often the same people who propagate these rumours ignore the actual contributions Americans have made to world cuisine. Corned beef and cabbage (the result of Irish immigrants in Boston learning to cook from their Jewish neighbours), Tex-Mex, southern barbecue, Maryland crab cakes, and above all the glory that is soul food: all distinctly American, all ignored by yahoos desperate to prove chess pie was invented by white women in the post-Civil War south who were making "just pie".
@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co Little cool fact, Chess Pie got it's name from the town it was originated in..Chester, England.
Dude, mac and cheese predates Jefferson.
We have family in Canada and visit them every year, some of our faves in your review. Plenty more for you to discover when you get out there. Dill pickle crisps are one of my faves. You can get that maple syrup in Costco here in the UK. Kirkland is their own brand.
There is actually an EU-wide ban on many American root beers because they contain more Sodium Benzoate than regulations allow. That's why it's not that widely available here, not because people don't like it. People have been drinking Dandelion & Burdock over here since long before the American sarsparilla-style of root beer came around.
Ah, that's why? That's a shame, but I like both drinks. I wonder if a D&B ice cream float would work as well as a root beer one.
@@KyleRDent they're very similar but I can definitely tell the difference, D&B is more "floral" and has a bit more of an aftertaste, personally I prefer American root beers (they're not allowed to use Safrole either anymore, they say it's because it's carcinogenic but I have a feeling it's more to do with MDMA production).
I haven't tried a D&B float yet but I'm guessing it wouldn't be that different, the fundamental flavours are the same.
true reason behind brexit
I've seen Boylans for sale, but I didn't rate it, I prefer Bundaberg.
so is sweden not part of the EU, or was vinesauce joel smuggling contraband when he got a case of mug root beer?