TRYING WEIRD SWEETS & SNACKS!!! 🤮😵‍💫

sweet rice flour

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Almond flour is lower in carbs, while all-purpose flour is more accessible.

red bean paste

🥗Healthier: chickpea puree

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Chickpea puree is lower in sugar, and canned beans are budget-friendly.

matcha powder

🥗Healthier: green tea powder

💰Cheaper: regular tea

Green tea powder offers similar flavor with less cost.

gelatin

🥗Healthier: agar-agar

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Agar-agar is plant-based, while cornstarch is less expensive.

Introduce the video and the concept of trying sweets from different countries.

Show the packaging of the Japanese sweets and demonstrate how to make it fizzy by pushing a ball in the bottle.

Taste the fizzy drink and react to its flavor.

Discuss the smell of sweets from different countries, comparing them to UK sweets.

Taste and describe the apple flavored candy, noting its flavor and texture.

Taste a cotton candy flavored candy and comment on its taste.

Show the amount of sugar used in the Kool-Aid preparation, stating it was a quarter of a cup.

Taste the Kool-Aid and express disbelief at the sugar content.

Show and taste various Hershey's products, commenting on their appearance and taste.

Taste the Carolina reaper flavored cheese curls, noting the spiciness and reaction to the heat.

Conclude the video by summarizing the experience of trying the different sweets.

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