A German couple living in the UK have left Brits ‘on the floor laughing’ after trying a classic English snack for the first time – and saying they were left nauseated by the taste.
Kirsten and Joerg, self-styled “Anglophiles” who moved to Britain in 2015, recently uploaded a YouTube video documenting their experience sampling British foods for the first time.
The couple, who have fully embraced quintessentially British culture, with activities such as afternoon tea and antique shopping, decided to take their love of the UK a step further by trying a host of classic, and often divisive, British snacks.
Their video, titled “Weird British Foods We Haven’t Tried Before,” showed the couple’s mixed reactions to foods like Marmite, chip butties, and beans on toast.
In the video, Kirsten and Joerg sit down in their kitchen with a spread of popular British foods in front of them, including HP Sauce, Branston Pickle, pickled onions, and jam roly-poly pudding.
Kirsten said: ‘We are going to try weird British food combinations. We’ve been living in the UK for nearly nine years and there’s still some things that we haven’t tried.’
The couple were branded ‘brave’ by British viewers, as they revealed they hadn’t had any breakfast prior to trying the host of ‘unusual’ foods.
They began on a positive note, digging into the classic British staple of beans on toast, with Joerg quickly giving it a thumbs up, describing it as ‘really good and tasty.’
Kirsten, however, struggled with the next dish, Branston pickle on bread with cheddar cheese.
She hesitated to finish her portion, saying: ‘I can see that for the evening, but not in the morning.’ Meanwhile, Joerg devoured his slice, enjoying the vinegar-rich flavour, exclaiming: ‘It’s really tasty.’
However, the mood shifted when they moved on to chip butties – buttered rolls filled with chips and salt and vinegar.
Kirsten found the combination of carbs overwhelming and declared: ‘I will eat the chips without the bun, because I find it absolutely disgusting.’ However, Joerg didn’t seem to mind as much but wasn’t particularly enthusiastic.
The couple’s British food journey took a nosedive when they faced the ultimate culinary challenge: pickled onions and pickled eggs.
Kirsten bravely bit into a slice of pickled egg, only to immediately grimace, screeching: ‘That’s the most disgusting thing ever. That’s terrible.’
Joerg’s expression echoed hers as he struggled to chew his portion, agreeing: ‘Yeah. That’s definitely one thing I won’t have again.’
The couple’s footage left hundreds of Brits doubling over with laughter, with many agreeing that pickled eggs are of an ‘acquired’ taste.
One person wrote: ‘I almost hit the floor laughing when you two tried the egg! I think you should do more shows like this!’
A second commented: ‘I had laughed so hard with your response to pickled eggs & onions. I was told it’s an acquired taste but that was 60 some yrs ago. lol. Not trying them again.’
Another said, ‘I’m English and I’ve never eaten a pickled egg in my life and not going to now,’ as a fourth wrote, ‘By the time you got to the egg and onion, the 2 of you started to look a bit green like the cabinets behind you. You were brave.’
Another German native said: ‘I am German but my English husband fully agrees that pickled onions and eggs should be avoided at all costs. This video was utterly hilarious to watch.’
However, a number of Brits defended and expressed their love for pickled concoction, with one writing: ‘Haha I love pickled eggs! I like anything that’s pickled.’
Another advised: ‘It appears the eggs you tried are in marinated malt vinegar which is very strong, and I wouldn’t have enjoyed them either. Give them a try in white vinegar, delicious.’
It comes after an American woman visiting London raved about her fish and chips but she believes a very key element is missing from the quintessentially British dish.
