"Eating in a courtyard that's older than our country", underrated comment ❤

@chucky2316

Жыл бұрын

It depends on how you look at it great Scot they still have the flux capacitor

@craigkelly4278

Жыл бұрын

America is older it was stolen from the natives

@braveheart196

Жыл бұрын

Have you seen what they are digging up in America lately it's old as well

@tomolad7710

Жыл бұрын

​@@braveheart196not as old as the UK tho 😂

@shaunturner205

Жыл бұрын

Get on the lash

We (UK) have pigs in blankets but they are different to yours, ours are small pork sausages (chipolatas) wrapped in bacon and usually served with Christmas dinner.

@sparklypeanuts

Жыл бұрын

As a vegan I miss pigs in blankets, they're so good, I think the American version should be called pigs in quilts

@davidshipp623

Жыл бұрын

Mmmm, pork wrapped in pork. Looking forward to Xmas now

@JD-qq9mb

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we have extra for boxing day and new years eve.. thinkin' bout it maybe I'm the pig here 🤔

@davebrown9707

Жыл бұрын

@@sparklypeanuts tough shit it was your pointless choice.

@stewedfishproductions7959

Жыл бұрын

@@JD-qq9mb LOL!

Greggs is a national treasure! Glad you enjoyed your experience

Someone asked on Reddit once, "What's the absolute best place you've been to in the UK?" and the most popular answer was "Greggs"

@beccapotts7081

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@thehead6026

Жыл бұрын

Good old reddit

@ianblack4889

Жыл бұрын

Said no-one

@PaganPunk

11 ай бұрын

That's because EVERY Town has at least One greggs!! ....Haven't even got a Macdonalds where I live ...but there's 2 Greggs 😂

@FLAMEalan

11 ай бұрын

Greggs is so mid

Greggs is great for grabbing something quick, cheap and tasty, it has its place in the market and fills it perfectly.

@nemesis2264

Жыл бұрын

More like overpriced, mediocre and swimming in grease.

@paulhanson5164

Жыл бұрын

@@nemesis2264 You've found somewhere cheaper than Greggs ?

@nemesis2264

Жыл бұрын

@@paulhanson5164 Cheap is not always cheerful and Greggs is most definitely not cheerful unless you actually want a coronary bypass.

@jd-og2098

Жыл бұрын

Someone should tell the fast food industry. Maybe Greggs is onto something

@nowt1002

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulhanson5164 pound bakery is cheaper than greggs.

All the food is prepared and cooked in each store. The pastries arrive frozen in bulk prepared but not cooked. Each store bakes in batches. Greggs is great value 👍🏻

@benjaminleo7011

11 ай бұрын

And there owner is a paedo

@FLAMEalan

11 ай бұрын

So they sell dogshit basically. If they come in frozen then clearly they are not prepared in store

@CHRB-nn6qp

8 ай бұрын

For a Brit I've had a surprisingly small amount of Greggs in my life. Just picked some up for lunch today and I was surprised by how good value it is. I always knew that Greggs was good for a quick snack, but for the price really sets it apart. Definitely the pride of the nation

I’m impressed you are both open minded enough to appreciate a meal that is a legend and a staple of our country . I’d like to think I’d be the same if I visit the US. Liked/subscribed guys 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@midwestamericans3806

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad we did it was pretty good

@diannegreenshields7421

Жыл бұрын

@@midwestamericans3806 Could you please scroll up and look at my question? I'm genuinely interested in your answer! ♥

Gregs have been around for years and started as small bakeries. They've become a monster in the last few years! Glad they are doing well as they are pretty hard to beat on price and offer great choice and value for money

@DJChrisNeon

Жыл бұрын

I remember the days you used to be able to go in for a loaf of bread. Used to be a proper baker's shop. I like what they've become now, though. They've tailored their business to where they were doing well.

You two are so good at putting this stuff together and showcasing your trip, it’s like a real deal documentary, so interesting to watch and listen to you guys talking about the U.K.

@jajabez8379

Жыл бұрын

The effort necessary to make your holiday pictures/videos worth sharing shouldn't be underestimated. Doing photo/film and on-camera talk/reflect is a significant step above 'Insta-posting' IMHO, as you say it's more like delivering a travel documentary. You've made me think about how much money the BBC could have saved if they could just have sent Micheal Palin off with a smartphone, tablet/laptop and one 'minder/producer' back in the 1990s. I think a big part of 'what works' is Angela being relaxed-enough to 'go with the flow', while I can strongly relate to Ethan being the more anxious one wrt to 'making it work'. I've been there, despite being like most ordinary-Europeans in enjoying the sort of access to foreign-travel that even in the 1970s was only for the well-off making me the sort of British 'smooth-traveller' in Europe that doesn't really find say, Paris, Madrid or Amsterdam 'weird' or unsettling compared to London. My 'inner Ethan' was helped by a then-girlfriend in 1991, when the Iron Curtain had just fallen but cheap flights weren't yet a thing and we went by coach to Hungary for a stay by Lake Balaton, with a day-trip to Budapest included.. 14 days/nights... 4 of them travelling... by coach... but all for the sort of not-much-money junior NHS nurses could afford. I was told "we would be having a better time if you weren't trying so hard to make sure we have the best one we could." Great feedback. Never to be forgotten.

Should have tried a YumYum and the Sausage baked bean melt 😉 lol… Thanks for visiting our country ❤️ From all the videos it seems like you had a great time! 👍🏻

@DraconimLt

Жыл бұрын

you don't mean the melt with sausage, beans AND cheese do you? Cos I tried that once cos I like all the individual ingredients but it was all mushed together, tasted urgh. I stick to the basic S Rolls now, they're still great.

@baylessnow

Жыл бұрын

Yum Yums are the food for the Gods!

@caroline-janehall1984

Жыл бұрын

@@baylessnow amen🙏 your speaking the honesty truth. There's nothing like a Greggs YumYum 😋 Best In The World 🌎

@angelaclark4175

Жыл бұрын

Lidl yum Yums are the best

@user.0704

Жыл бұрын

@@DraconimLt how dare you 😲😲😲 sausage bean and cheese melt is the best thing Greg's sell 😳🥴

Hope you enjoyed a British classic, I live in Newcastle where Greggs originated from. Nearly every street in Newcastle-upon-Tyne's city centre has a Greggs on it

@jayveebloggs9057

18 күн бұрын

i live near the factory in Newcastle! Like mecca mate!

Crisps were invented in England. Americans used the recipe from England citing "William Kitchener's" book called "The kitchen Oracle" published in 1817 as their source, it was a best seller in both the USA, and UK when it was published. The earliest example of the crisp as they called it back then in the USA as well is in a book by Mary Ramdolf called "The Virginia housewife," which was written in 1824. This pre dates the American myth of how they were invented, by an angry chef, by 50 years at least.

@Docktavion

Жыл бұрын

Yip, Irish settlers were eating them for years over there pre the “angry chef”

@TransitionedToAShark

Жыл бұрын

Nah France did

@calum5975

Жыл бұрын

Let's be fair. A crisp is a thinly cut potato, either baked or fried. There's nothing to it. I'm sure a million cultures have something similar, independently created. Arguing who created the chip is like arguing who invented bread. Different places can invent the same food, there's only so many things you can do with a potato.

@thetruthhurts7675

Жыл бұрын

@@calum5975 Ok I will be perfectly fair the first mention of them in text is in the UK, thus we get to name them. Crisps they are.

@xtraspecial4677

Жыл бұрын

​@@TransitionedToAShark go away fool

The cheese and bean melt is incredible. That church is an 18th century rebuild of a medieval church but bits of it are 13th century

@fayesouthall6604

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right

@randommishaps

Жыл бұрын

Agree, I only get the Sausage, Beens and Cheese when I go in

@RichWoods23

Жыл бұрын

@@randommishaps Yeah, I've heard a lot of cheese in church too.

And everyday Gregg's donate their entire baked goods, sandwiches and sweets to homeless shelters and soup kitchens. They are always on the lookout for volunteers to distribute their food after working hours

@wilmaknickersfit

Жыл бұрын

I wish your comment could be pinned.

@angelreilly8312

Жыл бұрын

I work at Gregg's and it's just Mondays and Saturdays

@seanriley199

Жыл бұрын

@@angelreilly8312 I know a soup kitchen in Southampton gave out everyday (not Sunday), hostels on Thursday. Different Gregg's different days/distribution?

@angelreilly8312

Жыл бұрын

@@seanriley199 mm possibly it'd be interesting to find out!

@acarguy3773

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the shop, my greggs doesn't donate any food. Some ice worked in donate every day, most only once or twice a week. If its a bad location no charity will be willing to pick the food up unfortunately.

As a Brit living in the US, damnit I so miss Greggs!

@midwestamericans3806

Жыл бұрын

They need them here, id go there over McDonald's anyday

I work in greggs! All sandwiches are made by one of us in back early in the morning! Only one person can make them and can do up 200 different sandwiches in 2hrs 30 mins!! All hand made 💛

I lived abroad for several years and I made it a tradition that when I visited family I would go to Greggs for a cheese and onion pasty. Yummy 😋

@stewartbristow846

Жыл бұрын

Steak bake!!

@pud2.trade6

Жыл бұрын

If you ever come to the County of Cornwall in the UK NEVER, NEVER, mention Greg's. Cornish pasties are a protected food, only those made in Cornwall can be called Cornish. Greg's are not. I live in Newquay and you must buy local NOT GREGGS. OK !!!!!!

@xxSydneyFox

Жыл бұрын

Cheese and onion is my face too!

We have a frozen food shop called Iceland and they sell a selection of Greggs items that you can cook yourself from frozen. So slices and sausage rolls whenever you want them 🥳

@shestewa6581

Жыл бұрын

When I discovered that they had oven boxes of the spicy veg pasties there once, I felt so much joy I half expected to be raptured up to heaven. Selling greggs in Iceland was an amazing idea.

@sashh2263

Жыл бұрын

I discovered that in lockdown. Iceland was the only place I could get a delivery from. I'm now type 2 diabetic. I do not know if these two things are related.

@Tom_Bee_

Жыл бұрын

@@sashh2263 I don't know whether to laugh or cry for you.

@sashh2263

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom_Bee_ Eat some sausage rolls for me, I'll have a piece of cucumber so you don't have to.

@spainobmxer69

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom_Bee_ neither, laugh AT him

My first experience of Greggs was on a trip to Newcastle in the northeast of England in 1990. Their charity foundation has helped fund several community projects I've worked on over the years and their sausage, baked beans & cheese pastry melt is a rare treat indeed. Pleased you were pleased with your experience. Liked and subscribed.

Great video 👏👏👏 Watching someone conduct such a mundane task as ordering a Greggs and seriously being thrilled by every minute of it is pure content. Something I've done dozens of times is finally being deeped from someone else's perspective and it's so enthralling

There are two kinds of warm. Reheated food attracts tax, coincidentally warm because it's just baked doesn't.

@MattMcQueen1

Жыл бұрын

I thought you were going to say lukewarm or scalding - there is no in between.

@SweetBrazyN

Жыл бұрын

@@MattMcQueen1 Foreal there really is no in between piping hot or room temperature 🤣🤣

Pigs in blankets are a Christmas food in the UK. They are part of the 'Christmas Dinner' although our pigs in blankets is sausage (normally little chipolata size ones) wrapped in bacon.

@martinconnelly1473

Жыл бұрын

That's British bacon, not USA crispy bacon which would be completely wrong.

@Gambit771

Жыл бұрын

@@martinconnelly1473 It is streaky bacon and not proper bacon (unless you are using full sized sausages) and definitely not crispy like the yanks do it.

@matthewshepherd5390

Жыл бұрын

@@Gambit771 we tend to make our own and cut up real bacon rather than using streaky

@barryedwards1336

11 ай бұрын

When I was a commis chef many years ago, I made many countless thousands of these every year, always pork chipolata and streaky bacon, nowadays i'm told they just buy them in ready made.

It is really great fun to see my homeland (the UK) through your eyes. It's very refreshing and an amazing reminder just how wonderful the UK can be, thank you for reminding us. I'd love to see you do similar videos of your home state, places to visit and nice places to go to for food and so on. Or even other towns/states near you and how they compare. Plus your thoughts on where you think America does something better and where the UK does better. Thanks for your time and for your channel.

@midwestamericans3806

Жыл бұрын

I know I've said this before but we thinking about doing something like this soon.

A belated welcome to Yorkshire guys! Glad to see you enjoyed Greggs in York....I love the cheese & onion bakes, but the vegetable ones are my favourites. Hope you're enjoying the UK as much as I enjoy watching your videos. Have fun... Looking forward to seeing more 🐱

I could hear all the British laughing at the question "do you have pigs in blankets" - pigs in blankets are almost always part of a Christmas dinner here. Pigs in blankets in the UK though are sausages wrapped in bacon which wins hands down against the American pigs in blankets (besides most American sausage is awful and highly processed - I write as one with an American husband).

@pureholy

Жыл бұрын

I love Uk pigs in blankets but my American friend makes the best US PinB little smoked franks wrapped in croissant pastry - yummy

@yawningkitty457

Жыл бұрын

I honestly can't think of any reason why a person would want to eat a frankfurter over a chipolata and I say that as someone who worked 'very briefly' in a factory where they make franks'. 🤢🤮🤮🥵

@pureholy

Жыл бұрын

@@yawningkitty457 given a choice I am going UK but the ones my friend makes are very nice. Agreed you need the right mini franks, hence using the smoked ones. The closest American gets to proper sausages are what they call breakfast sausages and they are vile!

@debbieburton938

Жыл бұрын

I don't know here in the Midlands we have pigs in blankets with a Sunday roast if it's pork or chicken 😂

@_Professor_Oak

Жыл бұрын

@@pureholy what you described is a sausage roll, not pigs in blankets lol 🤷‍♂

The church is the former St Saviours, which is now Dig, an archaeological experience for children, run by the York Archaeological Trust. The church was founded in the 11th century but the oldest parts of the current building are 15th century.

@alansmithee8831

Жыл бұрын

@1daveyp. So pre 1492, when their continent "did not exist". P.S. except if you were a Viking, as I must add being from Yorkshire, which it is impossible also not to mention for the same reason.

So glad you like our Greggs franchise. Their sausage rolls are my absolute favourite, have been for years. 😊

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO

Жыл бұрын

They taste even better with chilli sauce

@julien1

Жыл бұрын

na mate go to a BP garage with deli and try their sausage rolls. UNREAL, best out there by a country mile.

@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO

Жыл бұрын

@@julien1 While I was born in England 49 years ago, my ethnicity is Indian; I make home-made Sausage-Rolls by mixing spices and finely sliced hot chillies to the pork meat, they taste infinitely more tastier than British Sausage-Rolls

All my trains were delayed and cancelled this evening on my commute home, so i ended up having my supper from Greggs at London Bridge station! it was my first time using them but my son is huge fan so I thought I'd give it try. Totally agree with your verdict: 7-8 for my cheese & onion pastry but only a 5 for the doughnuts. It filled the gap and I finally managed to get home 2.5 hours later (and I live and work in London!)

The one thing the British people like is the word please and thank you. I know it's not a word often used in America but we use it all the time over here 😂. So when you asked for 2 donuts and didn't say please me and my husband said it out loud together 😂😂😂. Love you 2 keep entertaining us ❤️😊

@sjbict

Жыл бұрын

a lot of our recent citizens to the UK never say please and thank you either.

@neilgayleard3842

Жыл бұрын

Doughnut.

@luukthomas3793

Жыл бұрын

It’s funny isn’t it? They were perfectly polite in their own minds (and culture) but it just seems so rude to us. Same language, different worlds. Not a criticism at all.

@TheKruxed

Жыл бұрын

Ignorance is the word often used to describe USA folk, even the decent ones lol

@citizenpb

Жыл бұрын

@@neilgayleard3842 Well spotted. It's ironic that the OP was complaining about Americanisms yet used one themselves.

If they are selling them as hot food then vat has to be added so that would add 20% tax. the way Greggs get around this they are not selling hot food, it is freshly baked. if you happen to purchase it when it is still cooling down out of the oven thats OK, sometimes you will be unlucky and it would have cooled completely. they cannot warm it up for you you have to take it as it is.

@MoonageDaydream.

Жыл бұрын

Lol finally someone who gets it. I work in Greggs and the amount of abuse we get sometimes because the food isn’t hot is crazy. It’s advertised as “freshly baked”, not hot. 🙄

@acarguy3773

Жыл бұрын

@@MoonageDaydream. yeah lol its mental how angry people get when we say no to reheat food

Glad you got to come here. I live in Yorkshire so I’m happy to see you went to York. A great mix of history and scenery 👍🏻

My first thought was “ah they actually came!”. Great to see you made it over. I hope you had a nice time.

27 degrees out (about 80 in USA temp), rare in Scotland. Finished work at 1pm. Should be going out into the sun, instead watching you eat Greggs. Keep up the great content guys.

@EclecticInstinct

Жыл бұрын

Ditto

@sasproductions701

Жыл бұрын

31 in the uk in my apartment and my big fan is just blowing warm air. i could do with one of them air con things americans have on there windows.

@douglasbrown5692

Жыл бұрын

@@sasproductions701 Hang a bag of ice cubes in front of the fan - it actually works.

@Looshfarmer

Жыл бұрын

It’s still only 19c up in my part of Scotland. With a pleasant breeze too.

Greggs, you should always try a Steak bake. But that may be one of the missing items. Very popular and unless you were late in the day they were probably baking more items to fill the gaps while you were there. I think they also do a Vegan ‘steak’ bake which I like & I’m a committed Carnivore. Sweet treats. The Belgian Bun is the winner.

@chrissheppard342

Жыл бұрын

Steak bakes are rank. Chucks of cheap dog meat. 🤮🤢 We call them dog slices in my home town haha.

@jordanb966

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissheppard342 you just have a bad greggs near you then as steak bakes are unreal where I am

@imitchell6663

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissheppard342 lol thats what i call em too dog pasties!

@Tom-rs7gf

Жыл бұрын

@@chrissheppard342 I’ve had nice ones and grim ones,but overall they’re usually grim

@Varanization

Жыл бұрын

I used to like the vegan steak bake. As usual, when I find something I like, it gets cancelled.

Loving your travelogues! (York is one of my favorite cities!) I have been visiting the UK on a fairly regular basis since the mid-‘70s. Accompanied by my family, I even lived in Kent for almost 2 years (work related). My last visit was in 2019, and I’ll be returning for another visit next month. During all of those times, I’ve never been to a Greggs!! Now, thanks to you two, that is about to change. This time, I will get to a Greggs, so help me Sausage Roll!

@midwestamericans3806

Жыл бұрын

You Have to go just to try it at least.

@ronrichardson3103

Жыл бұрын

With baked goods they have to be hot once . . But if they are reheated then VAT applies .

Gregg’s is standard for anyone who’s rushing thru and wants a cheap and cheerful tasty snack but still relatively good value for money. They started in Newcastle in the NE of England but still seem to be true to their Northern roots. They’re a trusted brand and actually listed on the London Stock Exchange. I own shares in them so I’m not biased - truly ! 😉

I have a lot of time for these little Greggs cafes, which I first used a few years back in a little Scottish town waiting for a bus connection. Affordable, good quality and range, clean and a pleasant place to have a cup of tea and a snack in, with friendly staff. They've clearly worked hard to get it right, and judging by the way they have expanded in recent years, they are deservedly doing well.

Love your vlogs, fun, relaxed, informative and you two work so well together. I am SO glad you are enjoying our small country. The UK is like Dr. Who's TARDIS - It looks small on the outside but inside there is so much it is mind-blowing. Loved Angela's comment you were eating outside a church that was older than your country!!! Thanks for all your hard work editing these vlogs. See you in the next video...

@ClaireTee123

Жыл бұрын

That's a great analogy, it really is like a TARDIS!

@paulmurphy5648

Жыл бұрын

@@ClaireTee123 Thanks. 😊

@betterhalf6868

Жыл бұрын

That's such a great analogy!🤣

@paulmurphy5648

Жыл бұрын

@@betterhalf6868 Cheers 😊

Ya'll are super chill and seem like sweet people - you have a new subscriber 😊

When flying back from the states it’s quite funny watching all the brits make a run for the Gregg’s shop like an old friend

@leona88

Жыл бұрын

This made me laugh! It's the first thing I do after landing in to Manchester from Orlando! I grab my greggs breakfast!!

@davidthompson882

Жыл бұрын

@@leona88 haha me too creature’s of habit

@heatherboardman7004

Жыл бұрын

We do the same!

Two people talking about & eating Greggs for 12 minutes.................AWESOME! This is why you have the fans you do, you're interesting, interested, funny, informative & very engaging. Your videos are like Greggs sausage rolls, comfort food, warm, satisfying & keep you hooked for the duration.

I think if you want to go sweet from Greggs, the best options are the yum yums or Belgian buns

Im loving watching your York vlog its great seeing the places i visit all the time from a different perspective :)

Greggs have a very clever business plan. If they heat/cook the food for your request, or reheat a pasty just for you they have a different business tax status and will have to pay more. They cook the food at regular intervals and put it out for customers to buy. That is why they have some empty shelves as they have sold all the items of that type. They are also very clever at cooking just about the right amount of food for the expected customers at different parts of the day. So if you are in a town where a lot of people buy their lunch there the shelves will be full at about 12, and almost empty by 2pm. Each Greggs is slightly different as they adapt to the local requirements, both in how much they cook and whether they need to supply to special requirements e.g. vegan options.

Yay. So pleased to see you enjoy Greggs. Cheese abd onion is my go to being vegetarian. They are always cooking. So if anythings empty, just ask how long for the next batch. Never that long if it's a busy branch . Gregg's is cheep but very cheerful 😋 P.S Graveyards, Cemeteries are open to public so you can visit loved ones. Some lock up at night but yes your perfectly OK stopping in there 🤍

@lizroberts1569

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but most people don’t eat in grave yards 😂

@lalunacee9168

Жыл бұрын

@@lizroberts1569 i agree most don't. But it's actually quite a calming, reflective place .

The sweet thing is the onion which contains a lot of sugar which comes out when cooked. Vegan pastry can't contain butter which the normal pastry contains quite a bit of

Greggs is my first stop for Sausage Rolls, but my favourite Greggs is the Chicken Bake, full of delicious chunks of chicken. And a creamy thick filling, reminds me of my mums Chicken Pie when we were kids. Glad you liked Greggs. Another great video. Cheers Folks.

@midwestamericans3806

Жыл бұрын

Man that made me want some Greggs!

@PaganPunk

11 ай бұрын

I Love the Veg bakes too....❤

I work in a Greggs bakery in Glasgow, Clydesmill. I'm gonna show this to my bosses. Glad you enjoyed our products. Hope your time in the UK is a great.

I think in Greegs the only foodstuff I would consider bland is their non jam doughnuts, pretty much everything else from sandwiches to melts/slices are tasty, cheap and filling. I think the ambience of a church-yard should add 1 extra point to the total score.

Pigs in blankets are a standard part of Christmas dinner in the UK. The pig is a cocktail sausage rather than a hot dog though and the blanket is made of bacon.

I'm Scottish and the 2 things I always get from Greggs are their Scotch pies and pork sausage rolls because I can't replicate the flavour and texture anywhere else. I think the pork sausage rolls are what they're best known for. After I stopped smoking years ago, a Greggs pork sausage roll was the first thing to set my taste buds zinging. I don't do it very often but it's an occasional treat. I think the sweetness in the cheesy thing might have been at least partly from the onion. When fried properly onions do taste sweet. Glad you enjoyed the experience.

Glad you guys are having a good time here 👍

You guys are so adorable, I love these vids, I'm so glad you've had fun.

You two have made me really, really miss York. I don't eat Greggs myself but it was great to finally see react to a genuinely British phenomenon.

Well done guys👍🏽enjoyed that🫶🏽hope you had a good visit 👍🏽

Watching you guys eat stuff from Greggs is so cute 🤗

I absolutely love you two, glad you had a good time over here, it didn't occur to me that you wouldn't have sausage rolls in America or cheese n onion pasties... Oh no 😁 well there's a business idea for you 😀

In regard to "pigs-in-a-blanket" we do have pigs in blankets here in the UK with our roast dinners (mainly at Christmas) but for us, it is a sausage wrapped in bacon rather than pastry.

@helenwood8482

Жыл бұрын

The Co-op sells sausages in pastry and call them pigs in duvets.

@michaelcarney6280

Жыл бұрын

@@helenwood8482 I have seen those but never bought them I just stook with the bacon wrapped chipolatas

Aw York is beautiful! I used to live there. The Shambles had some amazing street food. Also there's an Italian restaurant called Little Italy which is amazing. Enjoy!

I go to Greggs couple of mornings each week before work and get my usual: double sausage, double omelette and double bacon in a roll (bun) lots of brown sauce and a black coffee. Costs like £4. Or something. Depending on who constructs the roll depends on whether they supply me with a fork to eat it because it all falls apart like a big sloppy messy beautiful mass of goodness. Glad you enjoyed it lol.

Greggs jam doughnuts are the best!! Also 95% of towns in the UK have a greggs.

its good to see a non-UK person's perspective on gregg's, personally i dont go anywhere else but gregg's for my sausage rolls/steak bakes. 4 soggy rolls for £1 is an awesome deal, I do love a sausge/bacon roll on a sunday with coffee for breakfast. my sunday exercise is walking to greggs LOL

@MrSinclairn

Жыл бұрын

Yes,Greggs like Wetherspoons,is regularly mocked and derided in popular UK culture,but yet they are successfully ubiquitous,because their basic selling premise is being cheap and cheerful!👍

@lukespooky

Жыл бұрын

not seen 4 sausage rolls for a quid in years

@tinastanley3552

Жыл бұрын

Wow when was the last time you bought a 4 pack of SOS rolls 🤔they are £3.80 now 😳

@ktwine7994

Жыл бұрын

Steak bakes are by far the best thing from Greggs.

@whisperminx3662

Жыл бұрын

@@lukespooky you probnlive in the south.... Greggs up north is way cheaper I was so shocked when I moved down south lol

You two seem like such sweet and open minded people, glad you enjoyed your Greggs, its popular as the prices cant be beaten elsewhere for a warm/filling meal, generally you find the more "working class" the city the more Greggs you will see about! The steak bake is the best, you should try that next :)

@davehart1027

11 ай бұрын

As an English person who has Greg's now and then, I just wish there was alternatives, could use the outlets to do cheap healthy food instead of unhealthy frozen processed :(

Our gas stations have been taken over by some supermarkets, like M&S. And supermarkets are the most popular places to buy petrol as they’re cheaper and you get supermarket purchase / club card points on your petrol buys. Few places are now independent stations with little shops.

Really enjoying your journey, thank you for investing your precious Annual Leave by visiting Britain 🇬🇧. If ever you get a chance to venture in to Europe, you would be even more amazed by the quality and price of everyday places similar to Greggs. I hope you have wonderful memories of this green and pleasant land. If ever you're coming back, give me a shout.

6/10 is honestly a pretty good rating for greggs. Greggs is a fairly consistent option for food thats just fine. A local bakery will usually better especially for sweet baked goods. Sausage rolls are best with brown sauce too imo.

As an Englishman visiting the States I found it really difficult to find lunch that you could take away that wasn’t a fast food franchise. New York was probably the easiest with health food shops but a pre made sandwich like Greggs or supermarket offerings were difficult.

So glad you guys got to try out Gregg's it's an absolute staple of fast food here and it is pretty decent and fairly priced. Sausage rolls aka meat wrapped in pastry have always been a thing in the UK. My mum made them when I was growing up. The vegan rolls are amazing and I find I'm opting for them whenever I pop in these days. I really enjoy your videos 😊

I'm from Gosforth in Newcastle (the original home of Greggs) and agree that it's such a great place to pop in and get a light lunch. My favorite is the steak bake. We have a drive-through Greggs a few miles away. Almost too handy.

The onions will be sweet. Like someone said, you can buy them in some supermarkets but cook from frozen. Not mad on the donuts but prefer the Yum Yums, it's a twist of pastry covered in a sugar glaze, mmmm.

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

Morrisons jaffa cake doughnuts were good

@tazzatamania

Жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck Never tried them but sound nice, not got a morrisons near us.

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

@@tazzatamania they're good. Choc orange sauce filling. Coated in choc and the doughnut has that sugary fried oily texture like seaside doughnuts have

@sasproductions701

Жыл бұрын

bro u not tried the raspberry and apple jam donuts there are the bomb.

@tazzatamania

Жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck, someone does a chocolate and banana donut which is really nice, can't remember who though, Lidl?

Living in the US (Minneapolis) I miss a Greg's equivalent - it's not that they're are not small bakeries, it's the value, being able to get a cheap and cheerful meal. The nearest equivalent in terms of value is the roller grill in a gas station, or the donuts at a grocery store, but at the independent bakeries can be pricey. It's similar for fish&chips where we do have a few places selling that but they cost the same as a dine in restaurant. That and no-one sells sausage rolls. So when I next visit the UK, it's not the best, but they are everywhere and good value so yeah, we'll go to a Greg's.

i miss having greggs im happy you loved it and ty for visiting my great country :)

Gregg's is ok, if you are hungry and need to fill up. Basically, if you can find a independent Baker's, they are generally far better quality. IMHO. However, the Sarnie's are pretty good at Gregg's. Glad you enjoyed it anyway.

@windsorSJ

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Haven't had anything from Greggs for about 10yrs. The sausage rolls disgust me and I used to love sausage rolls.

@Jamie_D

Жыл бұрын

If you can afford to pay 3x more to support a independent bakery.

@lemming9984

Жыл бұрын

I stopped going to Greggs every day for my lunch as they stopped doing about 90% of their sarnies. I can now only get basic egg/cress, tuna, cheese.

@KenOfthewest

Жыл бұрын

@@Jamie_D That really depends on the Bakers. Some, as you suggest can be more expensive, but some are cheaper. Just depends. Same as Fish and Chip shops, prices vary, depending on location.

We have pigs in a blanket in the UK - except we don't wrap sausage in pastry but BACON :)

@garyyork-zt8om

Жыл бұрын

Pastry is more of a blanket than bacon.

I haven't been to a Greggs in a year or two but I remember in college it was one of my go to lunch places, the Steak Bake was one of my favourites. Never going to be considered gourmet, but so filling and warming when you're eating a hot pastry while waiting for a bus in the rain, great selection and decent value.

@G1NZOU

Жыл бұрын

And yeah, we never rave about the donuts but the pastry is where it's at, amazingly good for the price.

@alisonwright3097

11 ай бұрын

Sausage, bean and cheese melt is my favourite

York is opposite of not busy 😂 glad you enjoyed Gregg's - the normal sausage roll is amazing

We do have ' pigs in blankets ' in the UK , the ' blanket' being' streaky-bacon'.

If you go to a greggs again I recommend getting a yum yum, they're like stick donuts. so good

@kurtcoolson9054

Жыл бұрын

Yes, try the yum yum AND the glazed ring doughnut (kind of like a budget Crispy Creme) - they're OK and much better than the frosted doughnuts or the jam-filled ones which are all a bit like stale bread.

@kurtcoolson9054

Жыл бұрын

I forgot to add that they're much cheaper if you buy two of them packed in the cardboard box.

There you go guys, get in touch with Greggs Head Office and offer to head up their vanguard in dominating the US fast food industry

What you can't tell in a video is the wonderful aroma dragging you toward the hot food counter by your nose. And, yes, British doughnuts are not quite the institution that American donuts are.

Great reaction to Greggs! Hahaha! Greggs was founded in 1939 but opened it's first shop in Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1951 so it's been around a long time (up North). Did you know various outlets online sell Greggs merchandise? If you google it there are jumpers, tops, underwear, pasty cushions, sausage roll socks etc.. Hahaha! My personal favourite "go to" for lunch is a Bacon & Cheese wrap in the hot food section near the pasties - one to try the next time...

@decab8292

Жыл бұрын

As a kid in the 70's I lived about 300 yards from the main bakery in Gosforth. I can remember the smell of the bread baking. They certainly have came a long way since then, with franchises across the country. A great place to grab something for breakfast, lunch or just as a snack.

My mother, being an English war bride coming to Canada had a name for Hot Dogs. She called them “mystery meat” because no one knew back then, what on earth they were made of. With sausage rolls you know exactly what you are getting….great pork sausage…..I really miss her homemade ones. They were the best!

@alansmithee8831

Жыл бұрын

@Cheryl A. This reminds me of a comment I made before about a German street vendor getting angry about me asking for a friend if the beef sausage had any pork in it. He laughed when I said we were English and at home it could be anything. "Ach! Engländer!"

We have been to the States many times and I find the sandwiches at the bakeries there are so much more fuller than ours, you get a deli sandwich there and its full of meat and here your lucky if you get more than one slice. I remember having a crazy good pastrami sandwich at the deli counter at Krogers in Columbus.

I usually have the chicken salad baguette, but I also like the chicken bake. I absolutely adore the caramel custard do-nut.

The vegan sausage roll is fantastic, glad you liked it. And love your video editing - the bit with the eyes bigger than the stomach made me laugh. You are both so likeable and genuine, and it's good that you had the vacation that you wanted to have (rather than a hectic mile-a-minute tour guide travel vlog that some of your viewers thought you should do). I felt the comments under your first York video were a little harsh. I am glad you had the vacation that you wanted and did the things that you wanted to do, and that you shared it with us 👍 I really hope you are able to come back with all the family to visit the south of England some time.

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't go so far as to say fantastic, but they're not bad. I first tried one simply because I'd heard on the news that the very concept made Piers Morgan angry, and therefore it was soemthing I could get behind, because the man's a tit.

@Doakers

Жыл бұрын

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Hahaha, I agree with you about Piers Morgan lol 🤣

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t piers is smarter than most brits. And smarter than all brits who watch morning TV

@girlsdrinkfeck

Жыл бұрын

@@Doakers cuz truth hurts?

@marnfulda1758

Жыл бұрын

Don't get Vegan anything! Uggghhh!!

Gregg's has more outlets than McDonalds in the UK, it's cheap and good 4 a snack

Thank you . I am enjoying your travels very much .

I love how you call it Greggs with that cute American accent. "Greygs". It's just so cute.

I'm not a fan of cold pasties and rolls so I always ask what was the last thing to come out of the oven when I go to Greggs. 1:34 those are Bavarian slices and you really missed a trick not getting one if you have a sweet tooth. They're probably my favourite thing in the shop.

It's good to see that you enjoyed much about the "value" end of British foods as much as you did, I don't know if you saw or went into Betty's Tea Room in York, I think that you have to pay £7 to walk through the door in there 😉 of course I'm joking, but it is very expensive, I'm sure that everything is delicious, but how much more you would enjoy the food is an each to their own type of reaction, personally I see Betty's as a paying for the experience of being there more so than the food and drink, I know that I wouldn't feel comfortable in a place like that, you may be different in that respect, I'm not here to judge anyone, decent food shouldn't be out of reach in terms of price for anyone, but sadly we live in a world where the majority of people won't get the best, this is why fish and chips is such a good meal, nutritious, filling but also tasty and simple, as for sitting in a church yard, there shouldn't be a table and chairs (OK bench) if they don't want anyone in there, you weren't disturbing anyone, you left it as you found it so no harm done. I'm really pleased that you enjoyed York as much as you did, the North of England is much less expensive than the south as you found out for yourselves, I hope that it was a positive experience for you, from your videos you seem to have enjoyed yourselves or at least it seems to have been less stressful for you and that is always good.

Great.. now I want a sausage roll at nearly 2am! Nice vid, good to see you guys making the most of British "culture!"

I've not read every comment in detail, but skimming through them I'm surprised to see that no one seems to have mentioned their beef and vegetable pasty! Am I the only one who thinks they're the best thing on their menu?! 🤔🤤😁

To get round the tax they can sell food that is heated then cooling but they can't heat the items up or keep them hot

I love Greggs sausage rolls but don't often get them these days. I'm now housebound and rely on my helpful neighbours. My mouth was watering watching you eating those savouries.

@piccalillipit9211

Жыл бұрын

OH damn, Im sorry you are housebound, but I am happy you have helpful neighbours. You are very lucky.

@nabaa1297

Жыл бұрын

Val! Greggs deliver now, you can still enjoy😉

@aerofly2

Жыл бұрын

You can also buy packs of frozen sausage rolls and other Greggs stuff from Iceland stores.

Greggs are always "a go to" when you are too busy to wait for too long or sit down. It's a great on the go shop with fantastic pleasant staff. I try not to eat too many pastries and pasties. Lol If I were to... either have a sandwich or a sausage roll in town, I would definitely get the sausage roll or a pasty. They are delicious. 🥰

I live in York and have occasionally been to Gregg's but usually I will go to Thomas the Baker or Coopland's. Both are Yorkshire Bakery chains with a large choice of items, including coffee and sandwiches. Both have great sausage rolls and cheese and onion pasties.

@pik-ull-deg5970

Жыл бұрын

I love Cooplands, i prefer it to Greggs because you can get a freshly made sandwich with what you want in it! I got a maid of honour from Cooplands yesterday, my son laughed at me saying only old people eat them 😳 !!! The cheek!!! 🤣

Being a snob at one time the thought of Greggs horrified me - that is until I tasted their fresh made sandwiches. I have to admit they are some of the best I have had for the price. Of course the Steak Bake, sausage rolls and the rest are delicious.😀

So glad you tried greggs

another classic from you guys Greggs always tasty .. the cold sandwiches are great value for money and youy cant fault the hot savoury slices.

Greggs is legendary. They do great sausage rolls, their biggest item, pasties of all kinds, sandwiches and even freshly baked bread if you want it.