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Road Trip Through the Southern USA

We're back in the USA. And this time we're going to be driving 1,200 miles through five states, Exploring the south and their iconic food. Hell yeah, Dolly. Look at this. Oh my gosh. Oh wow. So we rented the biggest RV our credit card could handle, And HEBed out to get some road trip supplies at a Texas institution. HEB Plus. This place is huge. Why is it so big? Texas, they have their own thing of everything. They got their own petrol stations, their own grocery stores, their own power grid. Give me a bit of a HEBache. So big. What? HEBache? On the internet, people like to say, "Here everything is better." Terribly structured sentence. What do you mean, here everything is better? Teach them some syntax right there. It's named after the founder. Howard E. Butts. That's it. That's the way. Are you sure it's butts? It's definitely butts. Oh, it's singular butt. I thought it was singular butt. That's actually funnier. That's definitely in the category of names you can't use now. You know like Alexa, Adolf definitely on that list, Gaylord. I haven't met a lot of Gaylords. I've never been to a grocery store where there's a horizon. Ooh, immediate detour. Immediate detour. Because apparently, this is where it's at, this stuff. Tortilla chips. Freshly baked. It's baked today, tortilla chips. Plus yeah, their own freshly made meaty ender traditional salsa. Very nice. I've never seen Josh more excited about plain sea salt tortilla chips. Look at the size of that guac. It's a literal boatload. A model boatload. It's like an avocado. It's like a giant avocado. Oh, okay, yeah, I know. It's probably too much. It's like a model boat. It's probably too much. That's what I was saying. Apparently their homemade guac is very good. Okay. Very excited about that. Ooh, queso. We do have a microwave. Come on. Freaking winning, man. Okay. Come on. We can fix that handshake in post. Yeah, one more time. Come on. Okay. First time. Every time. Oh, hello. Oh, thank you so much. What's your name? Jess, nice to meet you. Are you Dad? I'm guessing. What's your name? Well, I could just call you Dad. If you had to recommend like one thing we should try at HEB, this is our first time here. How good can they be? Everyone is going on about fresh tortillas. It's just bread. Oh, really? Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. Take care, guys. Chick-fil-A sauce. Okay. That's cool. Okay. Which one should we get? Shall we get ranch or creamy salsa? Okay. Sorry? There's Whataburger ketchup? Yeah, where is that? It's over there. Key question, Josh. Yes. Do they sell that Chick-fil-A sauce on Sunday or do they take it off the shelves? Because that's a bit of a loophole, I'd say. Oh, okay. Blue Bell ice cream. Like the flower. Great. Awesome. We will not miss it. Okay. Cereal flavoured ice cream. Should I get a cereal and a buttered pecan? Yeah. Good. In the bakery section. Well, this is what you get when you ask for recommendations on Instagram. Listen, we need to get... Did you just shush me? Listen. You just shush me. Listen. Josh, trust me, trust me, trust me. Ow. It's hot. Why is that so hot? It's just been cooked, freshly baked. I'm so overwhelmed. I'm still reeling from discovering, That the founder of this, I don't know whether you know, The founder, Okay, for the fifth time. His name is Howard E Butt, with two t's. I was trying to think what it could be instead. Okay, you're coming up with alternative names. Hilariously enormous, Brocery store. You're an idiot. You're an idiot. Absolute idiot. I felt the plus, you know, I felt the plus. We've never been to an original one. I don't want to. I want to live the plus life, you know. First up, one of the top recommendations online, Creamy creations, oh, that looks quite melted already. It's very hot out here. This is Texas starry night flavour. Wow. There's no stars yet, but. Okay, it's only melted on the top. Once you dig in, it looks okay. Oh my gosh. Oh, it's rich. Are those chunks of Oreo or brownie. Brownie. Hell yeah, that's good. It's really rich. Is this H-E-B? First it just tastes like. This is their own brand? First it just tastes like chocolate ice cream And then you get like chunks of fudge and brownie, Or whatever the heck it is. That's like a texture journey. Yeah, there's no proper big chunks. Now we got heavily recommended to try blue bell ice cream as well. I was really confused when they recommended this because I thought it was made out of bluebells. You know the flowers that only grow in ancient woods. The flavour is buttered pecan. I think that's the best ice cream I've ever had. That is. That, wow. It's like concentrated cream. Straight from the teat. Is that what you just did as well? Yeah. That was completely involuntary. Holy crap. That, there's huge chunks of just so much pecan in there. It's sweet, but it's not overwhelming. The other one now tastes like it was way too rich. This is just, I could slam a whole tub of this. You could hand rear like a baby lamb with that. They've become like a super, a super sheet. Yeah. If they were fed that. Well, they're loaded with explosives and they can fly. So. Wow. That ice cream was incredible. I'm excited now for bluebell. I love cereal flavour. This one I was not so sure about. Holy moly. That is unbelievably sweet. That tastes exactly like you would imagine it would taste. Oh. Proper full on American cereal. In your face. Wicker did you grow up on American cereal? Okay, lucky charms. It just tastes like the sugariest cereal. Very, very sweet. You know, for American, it tastes pretty normal. You get like a bit of jolt of sugar. This is a paid partnership with BetterHelp. So Ollie, how have you been this week? Honestly, Ollie, not good. Oh really? Why? I had to wait in the waiting room for a long time. This isn't a good time for me specifically. And you smell, you really should shower before these sessions. I do shower? 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Now the Japanese are kind of famously specific about many things. Okay. Why do I feel like I'm on thin ice here? Thin ice that can be delicately folded somehow. When you start a sentence with, Okay, you're an idiot, into origami. Into origami. When you start a sentence with the Japanese, And just make a generalization about all Japanese people. They care a lot about sushi is what I'm saying. We are holding something with Cheeto dust. I don't know if that's what that is, But it does look like Cheeto dust. Sprinkled on top, prawn tempura sushi-a. Okay. Okay. Okay. It's definitely Cheeto dust. That one's actually pretty good. That one's actually pretty good. So it's good. Why does that work? It's good, but I don't think the Japanese are gonna love it. No, I mean, this is, I don't even know, If we can actually call this sushi, to be honest. This is just a roll with rice and... Deep fried shrimp in the middle. Looks like a square of cream cheese, some avocado, And then something that resembles Cheeto dust on the top. You see that? It works though. That's good. I would get that. It's like when Italians eat Chicago deep dish pizza. The Italians. You know? Yeah. They're like, this is great, but it's not, It's not what they think of as pizza. That's not how they put it. Okay. It is, it's still warm. Yeah. That's mental. Smell that! Smells like buttery popcorn, it's that buttery. I want to eat this plane. Wow. What the hell? I don't think I've ever tried a tortilla. I am stood in a car park in Texas, Just eating a plane tortilla and absolutely loving life. What is going on? That's the plus factor. It's Heb and shoulders ahead of the competition. Literally hasn't said anything. He just keeps eating. It's quite hard to put a finger on like. Why is that so good? So good. It's good in the same way that, Freshly baked bread is good. Yeah. Wait, there's a fork. I got a fork right there. What are you doing? Surprisingly effective. This is the life. This is honestly the life. Eating out of a trolley in a parking lot. This is why it's so good. This is the life guys. This is so good. All right. Cheers. Hell yeah. That's good. That's so good. That's so good. That is so simple. I'd happily eat that like every day. Happily. Honestly, when we first tried that, I wanted to like be on the fence about it. Cause it's just a, you know, I wanted to HEBge my bets. I don't know whether you know, But the founder of H-E-B, Howard E. Butt. Pre made mix of guac and salsa. This is, they've thought of everything. They have. Guacamole. Look at the structural integrity on that. I'm tempting fate here. That's a lot. That's a heavily topped. No, it's good. It's good. Howard, if you're watching. Well done. Well done. Is he still alive? He's alive in our hearts. He lives on. He does. In HEBs everywhere. Exactly. This is his HEBstone. HEBen. This is incredible. We'll try the rest of the snacks on the road. All right. A bit peckish. Well, you're in luck Ollie. Because we still have some nachos left. Oh, nice. I need a little bit of butter on that. Whataburger honey butter? Now we're HEBing in the right direction. Very good. Ooh, look at that. I must say. Doesn't seem like it would be good on chips. No. It also, it kind of looks like bacon grease. You know, bacon grease, you know, after you've... Yeah, now that you say that. Oh yeah. Oh wow. That's really good. You have it like that. It really does just taste like honey flavoured melted butter. That's, that actually works with the saltiness of the chips as well. It's probably better on a chicken biscuit, but. It's not bad on a chip. Wow, that is really good. It's not bad at all. I like that. This is like an extreme sport. Extreme snacking in a moving RV. Have we just put a roll of the toilet paper in? Yep. Why? Extra strong toilet paper. This is something that was recommended. I mean, it's almost kitchen towel level. Really, it really is. I can't believe someone recommended that we get this at HEB. But it's actually been a lifesaver Because we have a toilet in the RV. Yep. And we've eaten some food on this trip, That has required frequent usage. Multiple trips. Of that toilet. Multiple trips and multiple wipes. All right. Cowboy cookies. There were some split opinions. Some people were saying it's a must try at HEB. Some people were saying, well, it's just, it's kind of, You know, like a different brand of Chips Ahoy. Oh, Chips Ahoy. Which is, yeah, that's skathing. Chips Ahoy is terrible. Wow, whoa, whoa, okay. Jump the gun, terrible. They're like nostalgic. Okay, well. I don't think you're supposed to rip it all off. You want to be able to reseal it. Oh, crap. You're a wild man. The thing is, you just said Ahoy. Talk about Chips Ahoy. You just said Ahoy and I got excited. All right. These look a lot better than Chips Ahoy. They look way better. Pecans, oats, chocolate. It's not raisin inside. Okay. Okay. Okay. There is a slight Chips Ahoy. There is. The flavour's more, it has depth to it. Yeah, I mean, it's better than the Chips Ahoy. But it feels like it's in the maritime announcement. So dumb. No, these are good though. I love an oaty cookie. Chips on deck. I mean, they're called cowboy cookies. Chips the rigging. They already have a name. Chips hoist the main sail. So dumb. Hoist the main chip. Hoist. I can see why that has split opinions. Abandoned chip. Oh, that's a good one. We got there. It took a while. Wicker's happy with that. That is why we have video editing. No editors, editors, you have to leave in, Every single one of that build up. Leave it all in. Because then the punchline at the end is more satisfying. No editors, editors. Wicker wants some cookies. Wicker wants some cookies. He's just put his hand out while driving. Abandoned chip. Oh dear, we're high on honey butter. Give me more snacks, give me more snacks. Last one Ollie. No, there must be more. We had an entire trolley. I think most of them have been eaten already. I haven't eaten any of them. How's the cookie? Oh wow, we got an incredible from Wicker. Oh, I've just seen what that is. Carolina Reaper? Carolina Reaper pepper flavoured cheese crunchies. How hot can it be? It doesn't look spicy at all. It just looks like Cheetos. Wow. Wow. Oh, it's cheesy. Oh yeah, it's quite cheesy. I'm instantly sweating. I am instantly sweating. That is spicy and delicious. That is very spicy. That is very, very spicy. I really like these. Okay. No, I mean, obviously it's not as hot, As an actual Carolina Reaper. It's definitely. Oh, it just hit me in the throat. That is hot, that is hot. Can you get some water? I need a drink. I need a drink. Yeah. Wow, that hit me in the throat. Did you get it instantly? Yeah. You know what I want right now? Some of that fricking HEB ice cream. That was so damn good. The blue bell one. Yeah, the blue bell one. The cream creations as well though. That was so good. Did you know though, that the founder of HEB, Was a man called Howard E. Butts? Idiot. You know that? Butt. Oh, was it Butt? Did I get it wrong again? No s. Oh man. Okay, editors, did you know? No, shut up.