- So you might notice
that there's a lot of food on the table in front of us. Brent and I are going
to try some of this food in this English lesson, and you might recognize some of this food. None of this food is from
Canada or the United States. It's all from different
countries around the world. Maybe some of this is from
one of your countries. - So in this English lesson, you are going to learn
how to describe food, and we're gonna have a
lot of fun tasting it. - Yes, and this is part one of two videos. This lesson is on my channel. Part two will be on Brent's channel, Speak English With This Guy, and you can go watch it
right after this one. (bright upbeat music) (camera shutters) (keyboard clacking) So we're gonna try these one at a time. The first thing we're
going to try are these plantain chips from Colombia. I think I would say this as Maduritos. Hopefully I'm saying that properly. - Yeah, please don't get
mad at us if we mispronounce something that's not English. - Here we go. You wanna try one first?
- Sure. Thank you. And I will actually be in
Colombia in a few months. Just a quick stop there but looking forward to visiting. (horn blaring)
(Brent munching) Already, from here I can hear crunching. - Definitely crunchy. If I was gonna describe
these, they are crunchy. They're a little bit sweet. We might say in English,
there's a hint of sweetness. Like they're not overly sugary to me but maybe in North America
we eat too much sugar. So stuff with a normal amount
of sugar doesn't taste sweet. - These remind me a little
bit of potato chips. But where potato chips
are definitely unhealthy and you can feel the grease
as you are eating them. These seem like a healthy
version of potato chips. - Yes, definitely, and it
even says on the package that they're crunchy. So that's the word I would pick above all, these are crunchy and yummy, by the way. So this next food item is
from the United Arab Emirates, and in Canada we would
call these Cheezies. You would probably call them... - We'd call 'em cheese curls. - Cheese curls. Yeah, and
it looks pretty yummy. I do wanna mention before
we taste these though, we will be talking with food
in our mouth occasionally, which is considered rude. But for the sake of this English lesson and for the sake of time, we're gonna try and do that as little as possible
but it will still happen. (plastic rustling) - Talking and eating are
often difficult to do. Whoa. Okay, first thought. These look different. - Yeah, it's a tube. I
wasn't expecting that. - No. - It's definitely cheesy. - Absolutely. - That is very cheesy. - These are way more flavorful than the cheese curls I
eat in the United States. - Yes, there might be a little more than just cheese flavoring in here but they're definitely crunchy
as well, crispy, crunchy. But I would say cheesy is the
best word to describe these. - Absolutely. They got a
little bit of a bite too. The cheese is sharp. - Yes, but it's very good. So this next food item
is called Choco Pie, and they come individually wrapped. It's like a little
chocolate cookie or cake. Hopefully they're easy to open. - And I know we're describing food here but we can describe this crinkly wrapper. - Oh, it's definitely crinkly. - I was trying to be quiet
while you were talking but it's difficult. I'm a bit of a chocoholic. So in English, when you
really love something, that might be a little messy too, huh? - It's a little crumbly. - Mmm, mm. Little dry. - A little dry. Tasty. Again, not as
sweet as I was expecting. - Mm-mm. - I think again, as North
Americans we have a sweet tooth and this is less sugar than we're used to. Not as crunchy as I was expecting. I thought the wafers
inside and the filling, that's what's inside, I think
is marshmallow, it is tasty. - It is tasty but definitely less sweet than something you would normally
buy here in North America. - It's a little crumbly too, I don't know if I mentioned that. - A little messy to eat. We may want to put a bib on later. - Definitely delicious. That's
a good word to describe it. - I'm just gonna keep eating this. - I'm gonna eat the whole thing. I think we forgot to mention
where these are from. Where are they from? - Yeah, they're from South Korea. - Yes. Thank you for sending them over. So this next item I'm
a little worried about because I don't really like shrimp. These are from China, and
they are shrimp flakes, shrimp flakes. - Yeah, I'm not sure how flakes
are different from chips. Maybe they're thinner. Total surprise. Ooh. - I'm smelling these before I eat them. - I wonder if any shrimp were hurt in the production of these shrimp flakes. - They're lightly salted, I
would describe 'em that way. - I think anytime you eat
anything seafood like, you're going to be tasting some salt. - And they're lightly flavored.
It's not a strong flavor. So I think these are okay. I did just taste it though. At the back of my mouth,
there's a bit of an aftertaste and it's definitely shrimp. - Yes, that second chip
where it really hits. - Yeah.
- The shrimp flavor. - So I would say I kind of like them. - Yeah, I could eat a bunch of these while watching a movie. - Oh, yeah. That would work.
(indistinct) Yep, and with something to drink for sure. So this next thing is a drink. I didn't mention this at the beginning but we do have some drinks as well. And this is Mexican Cola from... Where do you think it's from? - I'm gonna guess Mexico.
- Yeah, it's from Mexico. So you wanna talk about the kind of top. - Sure. Yeah, for this,
it's not a twist off. Later on.
- Oh, it's fizzy. It's fizzy.
- Oh, yeah, definitely fizzy. You need a bottle opener
for this kind of soda. And living in the United States, I know there is a difference
between regular cola and Mexican Cola. Mexican Cola is usually
made with real sugar cane, while the American stuff is usually made with the fake sugar. - So it's definitely fizzy and it definitely has a
different kind of sweetness, like a more natural tasting sweetness. I'm making it sound
like I'm a sugar expert. I kind of am a sugar expert, I think. - I think anybody living in North America we're sugar experts because
we consume so much of it. - Yes. So it's definitely
yummy, I would say that. It's definitely something I would drink unless it has caffeine in it and then I would try to avoid it. But I give this two thumbs up actually. - Yeah. This is pretty good. This is a nice alternative
to the regular Coke. - Yeah. Thanks, Mexico. Our next food item, our next
snack is from the Netherlands, and these are cookies and
they're called Speculaas cookies. I ate these growing up and I love them and I'm looking forward-
- Oh, wow. - To seeing how Brent
reacts to the flavor. - I've never seen them,
I've never heard of them. - Sorry, I'm struggling a
bit with this packaging. There's another package inside. - Sometimes it's as if the manufacturer doesn't want you to eat the product. - We also called them windmill cookies 'cause there's a design. This is not the windmill though but some of them have windmills on them. (both munching) - Mmm. - Okay. - I would describe this as spicy. Now be careful. We have two
types of spicy in English. Spicy might be made with lots of spices like clove or ginger. I taste something like
clove or ginger in these, but they're not hot. - Yeah, it's definitely
not a sweet cookie. It has some sweetness to it, but it's definitely a spice cookie, which is what I like about it. It's really good with tea,
it's really good with coffee. And as kids, we did fight
over who got the one with the windmill on it, but I love 'em, but we buy these all the time. - It reminds me of something
we call a gingersnap. - Yes. Very close to that. I think I am doing most
of the sweet stuff, but these are biscuits
with chocolate and cherry. They're from Poland, from a
company called Krakus, I think. So you might hear some rain
while we're doing this one. It is starting to rain.
(plastic rustling) But we're under a canopy, so... - And I've actually had these
before. They're very good. I could eat the whole package,
I could eat the whole sleeve. You might call something thin like this, a sleeve of cookies. - Yes. So it's kind of a wafer. A wafer cookie is kind of
like a cookie like this. I don't know how else to describe it and it has cherry filling. So filling again is
something inside of something and it's very good. - Yeah, it tastes almost
like a jam or a jelly. - Mm-hmm. Yeah, I like this one. - It's a good one. - Yeah. Sorry for talking
with my mouthful again. I'm just excited when
something tastes really good and usually when it has chocolate on it but definitely good. - We could call this a keeper. If you really like it, it's a keeper. - Definitely. So another drink here, another soda or in Canada we would call it
pop, and this is Fanta orange. I bought this because every
international food store I went to had this and one
of the people working there insisted that this is one
of the most popular drinks in the world. So we're gonna give it a try. - Which I thought was
interesting when Bob told me this because in the United States,
I know we have orange Sunkist and we also have an
orange soda called Crush. I wouldn't even consider Fanta
the most popular orange soda in the United States. - It definitely smells orangey. Is that a word, orangey? - I think so. It is now. Should we Cheers.
(glass clinking) - Cheers.
- Cheers. - Again, fizzy, but you would
expect that from a soda. - Right. I think the cola we had a little while ago was more carbonated. - Yes.
- It had more bubbles. - This is a little more flat, that's how we would describe it. Definitely a little more flat,
maybe because it's imported. Maybe if it was made here it
would be a little more fizzy But I like it. It's not my cup of tea,
but I know it's not tea but it's not necessarily
something I would drink. I liked the cola better. Hopefully that doesn't
offend the people at Fanta. So these next cookies are from Croatia and they are called
chocolate cream wafers. So let's give them a try. (plastic rustling) - You didn't want to
pronounce the Croatian name. - Napolitanke, so I'm
not sure I'm saying that. - Nailed it, I think. - It's okay. I don't wanna say anything
offensive to people in Croatia, but it's a little stale. - I think so.
- A little stale. - They might have been in the
package a little too long. - It's not your fault, Croatia. I think that they were probably
just on the boat too long and maybe in the store too long. They do have a subtle, like the chocolate flavor is
very subtle, I do like that. - Yeah, it doesn't hit you
in the face with chocolate. And we noticed that there's
a best by date on here. That might be a good term to know. - Yes. - A best by date is usually
on a package saying like, "Eat this before this date."
- Before this date. best by, sometimes best before date. So they're okay. That's all. I'll leave it with that. They're okay. - Maybe they're a middle
of the road kind of snack. - Yes, and again, Croatia,
you're still awesome. Just these maybe were a little
on the shelf for too long. So these look delicious. They're from Serbia and
it says apricot tart. - And in the United States we
have two ways to say apricot. I say it like Bob the Canadian, but if you go to the southern
part of the United States, you might hear apricot. - I have to figure out
how to get these open. Oh, there's a little pull
tab in the corner here. But that doesn't make it
any easier, apparently. Okay, just a sec. I did bring a knife out. Watch out, Brent.
- Yeah. (chuckles). I think these snacks
are trying to tell us, "Listen, you've eaten too
many already, stop eating." - There you go.
- So... - So it doesn't have a filling and I wouldn't call it a topping. A filling would be in the middle and this is definitely
kind of just inserted. So let's see what it taste like. It looks like apricot jam. - Pleasant. - It's definitely sticky. - Mm-hmm. - The jam is sticky. That means it's like stuck
to my teeth right now. - It's a little flaky. It's almost coming apart, little crumbs- - Yeah.
- Are falling off. - And I would say the
bottom tastes a little bit like a shortbread cookie. That's a common cookie in
this part of the world. - And shortbread cookies tend
not to have a lot of sugar. - Yeah. This is good though, I like this. So this next item, it says Toronto but it's not from Toronto,
it's from Argentina, and these are chocolate covered hazelnuts. You're not allergic to nuts, are you? - Oh, no, I'm not.
- Okay, good. - I love hazelnuts.
(plastic rustling) So-
- Opens very easily. - Very good.
- Oh. - If you're not sure what a hazelnut is, if you ever eat Nutella,
that's hazelnut spread. - They're also individually wrapped. Very handy.
- Oh, nice. Let's unwrap this. - Oh, sorry, I went before you. - Oh.
- Oh, well. - I'm wondering...
- It's very shiny. It's a shiny ball of chocolate. - One thing you have to be careful of, when you bite into this, are
you going to break your teeth or are you going to suck on it first? - It was definitely harder
than I was expecting. - But you can bite through it. - And, hmm. - Little crunch from the hazelnuts. - Yeah, and I think there's
little pieces of hazelnut in it. It's not one big hazelnut.
- Mm-mm. - Definitely bite sized. I would describe it as bite
sized and scrumptious like, I don't know if you can see on my face, I look unemotional right now, but yeah, those are yummy. - What are you getting more of? Are you getting more of the hazelnut or more of the chocolate? - I'm getting a bit of both. It's well balanced, but
definitely, I taste hazelnut now. Now that I'm done eating
one, I mostly taste hazelnut. The chocolate was again, subtle, like some of the other
chocolate things we had but very good, I loved it. - And as the chocolate
melts in your mouth, it gets nice and smooth and creamy. - Yeah, so most of these
snacks, my kids are eating after we're done shooting the video, they will not be eating these, Jen and I will be eating these. I might share some with Brent, we'll see. - So you're going to hoard them? - I'm gonna hoard them. So this last snack is from France and it's one of my favorites. I love macarons, but most
people in North America say... - Yeah, that's a little tough to say. So we probably just say macaroons. - Yes, they're very yummy. There's a variety of flavors in here. Let me get it open. - I've also had these many times, I've been kind of thinking
these might be the best. One reason I rarely get them is because they're
usually quite expensive. - Hmm. They were expensive, but
they're definitely worth it. - What I like about- - That's a great way to describe these. - Expensive.
- These are worth it. - Oh.
- No, they're worth it. Mmm, mmm. - And what I like about these is they have like a little crust that you have to bite through
but the inside is really soft. - Mm-hmm. - How many are you going
to eat before we stop? - I know I had the strawberry,
I'm gonna have the lemon now. Oh, I mushed this one a little
bit, that's a good word too. - Mm-hmm.
- Mmm. - I like the lemon because
it's tart, it's really sour. - Hmm. Oh, you have the lemon. - And it has a little bit of a bite, yeah. - Crunchy on the outside, bit of a crust. Soft and delicious and
sugary on the inside. Hmm, and I love it because
the flavor is perfect. It's not too lemony, it's not... It's perfect. I love them. Well, hey, thanks so much
for watching this video. I hope Brent and I were able to teach you some new words that you
can use to describe food. It was a fun video for us to shoot and we're certainly
feeling a little bit full but not too full. Remember, if this is your first time here, don't forget to click
the subscribe button. Gimme a thumbs up, leave a comment and if you have time... - Yeah, check out my channel. If you wanna learn more
ways to describe food. There's probably a link
up there somewhere. - Yeah, somewhere, I'll put a- - Maybe in the description too. - A link to Brent's video maybe right here or in the description. (bright upbeat music)
