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McDonald's has some crazy menu items from around the world.
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McDonald's has some crazy menu items from around the world.
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Spaghetti in the Philippines, Chicken Parm in Australia,
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Nori-dusted Seaweed Fries from Japan,
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McShrimp in Germany, Mikalu Tiki Burger in India.
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McDonald's is actually pretty creative.
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Good job Ronald.
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Today I'll be visiting the McDonald's global headquarters to taste some menu items from around the globe.
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And I'll be tasting with a special guest.
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Do what Remy says and smack that like button.
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It's time to go.
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Alright, we are here at McDonald's global headquarters with my buddy Dental Digest.
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Thanks for having me.
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He's normally reviewing toothbrushes and toothpaste,
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But today I'm gonna show them something a little bit more exciting.
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What do you mean?
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Bro, everyone brushes their teeth.
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Man, he doesn't brush.
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Oh, that's nasty, bro.
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Come on.
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I kind of wish I went here instead of my regular car.
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It would have been more fitting for me.
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They probably got some delicious meals for lunch.
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First things first, we got this special envelope from McDonald's.
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I mean, look at that seal right there. So official.
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I don't want to even touch it.
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This is intense.
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What is that?
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Handwritten note.
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Look at that.
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It's beautiful.
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We can't wait to see the world of creations you unlock at MHQ.
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These arch cars should have you set on an international tasteblood adventure.
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And we can't wait to see what you create.
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Enjoy your friends at McDonald's.
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Yum.
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Is there anything else in the packet?
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Oh, let's go.
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We got some McDonald's gift cards.
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Let's go eat.
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No toothbrushes today.
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This is the entrance to the international menu.
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The only one I know of in the world.
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Let's go.
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So first things first, they have no in-person order.
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We have to use these kiosks.
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Already you can see there's crazy things on this menu.
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Look at this McFly.
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I can't wait to eat it.
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So first things first, global favorites.
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And look at all the crazy things they have.
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I want one of these.
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Let me get one of those.
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Let's see what else they got got some crazy menu hacks.
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I got some land air and see I know what that is But we're getting it.
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We are now ready to order and our grand total is not looking so high.
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I forgot my credit card today I think you got the gift card You like toothbrushes better than food?
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I can't believe they like toothbrushes better than food.
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That's just ridiculous.
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What?
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So basically we use so many gift cards that we totally broke the machine over there.
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Wow, what do we got here?
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This looks so good.
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Where do we even start off?
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Are you ready going?
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Alright Nick, what's my dream you want to fly to first?
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I said we go across the globe to Hong Kong.
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Let's do it.
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What is this thing?
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It does look like the most appetizing drink on the menu,
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but this is called the McFlope.
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Mmm.
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Pretty good.
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It's pretty simple.
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It's basically a root beer float with Coca-Cola instead of root beer.
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I give it a 6 out of 10.
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I'm getting pretty hungry.
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Let's head on over to Korea for the Triple Onion Burger.
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Let's see what it looks like.
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This has three different types of onions on it.
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Some are crispy, some are caramelized, and some are regular.
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Let's dive in.
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I don't really like onions.
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Alright, let's do it.
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Ooh, I kind of like this.
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I might stay in Korea for a while.
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Actually, the after-gaste is pretty good.
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Some of the onion on the bottom actually gets pretty bitter with this one.
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And this thing is fully,
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fully loaded with just tons and tons of onions.
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So it's a little bit sharper.
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I give this a 6 out of 10.
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I'm with you on that.
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6 out of 10?
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That's it?
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Exactly my rating?
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No, actually, I don't like it that much.
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I'm gonna give it a 4.
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Aren't you Italian?
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We should head over to Italy.
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Pistachio.
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Pistachio.
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Pistachio with flour.
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This thing is what I've been waiting for.
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This is thick.
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Yeah, this is thick.
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Look at that.
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Whoa, wait a second.
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This is good.
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Man, bring your mouth over here.
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Take a big bite.
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This is really good.
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This is a solid 9.2 out of 10 for me.
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It's creamy.
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It tastes really natural.
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It tastes real.
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For McDonald's, what do you think?
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I'm gonna give it a 9.8.
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You're giving this a 9.8 out of 10?
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I've never been to Ireland before.
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Let's see what they got.
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The Shamrock Shake is actually a very evasive menu item at McDonald's.
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It's iconic.
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This is the Shamrock Shake.
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Ooh.
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pretty simply minty vanilla looks a little too sweet after a couple sips I'm gonna give it like a 7.2,
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but other than that.
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It's really good.
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I'm going with a 6.9 6.9 saucy I don't think you're dipping any french fries in your milkshake Man,
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you ever do that?
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Yeah, I do.
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Get out.
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I'm gonna fire.
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That was in the comment vlog You should be doing that.
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You have to be.
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Next we are popping a quick flight over to the Netherlands.
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We're trying the homestyle chicken sandwich.
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This has crispy chicken, bacon,
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onions, and two sauces combined into one.
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Let's dive in.
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Cheers.
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Whoa.
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That's good.
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That sauce is fine blowing.
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Man, look at that sauce up close.
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It's like a caramelized onion.
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Spicy?
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A little smoky?
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I got sweetness also.
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Sweet, smoky, spicy.
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It's hitting it all the way.
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My taste buds are going wild on this one.
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I'm gonna have another menu I have in the Netherlands,
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the sweet potato fries.
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The Netherlands are crushing.
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Manny, what's in there?
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Uh-oh.
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Look at that.
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Pull that out, Manny.
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What does that look like to you?
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That's a normal fry.
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Honestly, these are like really good sweet potato fries.
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They're crispy.
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They taste super fresh.
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I'm really kind of shocked with the Netherlands right now.
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I wish we could rip through some more Dutch cuisine right now.
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All right, let's give the Netherlands as a whole a review.
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Right now, for me, they're the top tier country.
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I'm gonna give them a 7.4.
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It didn't quite have enough pop.
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I'm gonna give it an 8.2.
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I enjoyed the chicken sandwich.
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Alright, let's head over to France and grab some pastries.
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Oh.
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This is a blueberry and cream strudel.
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It's really, really good.
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You lost it, man?
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Yeah.
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No, no, don't see him.
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This makes me comfy inside.
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What?
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Comfy.
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Cozy.
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That was pretty good.
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I'm going to give it a 7.6.
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I'm going with a flat 6 because I thought it was too sweet.
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I like sweet.
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And I'm a dink.
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Not yet.
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I'm a dink.
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Let's do it.
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Still.
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To finish off our international tour,
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we're hopping right next door to Spain.
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They basically coffee-dumping donuts with these.
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These are called McPops.
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It's basically just a little donut hole or munchkin,
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and it is not to be confused with a cake pop.
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Cake pop.
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Oh, you guys want to enjoy that.
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It's got like what, Nutella in the middle?
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I have white cream.
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I don't want to eat the white cream.
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I don't want to eat those at all.
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I'm a donut guy.
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I like a good donut.
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That's not very good.
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Eh, nah.
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It's gotta leak.
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I give it a 3.
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I give it a 1.2.
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Just didn't have anything that made me excited.
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Spain, I still love you.
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You guys got the best paella out there,
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But this just wasn't it.
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All right, now let's finish this meal with the menu hack.
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Air, land, and sea.
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The Big Mac doesn't fly.
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Why not?
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We've never seen this before,
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but apparently we're in menu hacks now.
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And they sell you all three things to build one giant mega sandwich.
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I think we start with the Big Mac on the bottom.
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Lift this up.
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You're the chef.
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Filet and fish goes down.
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I think like this.
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Why do they have it so off-center?
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Chicken.
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So, so far we have land, sea, air.
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But chickens will fly.
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I think you should throw them high enough,
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and they get the good gust of wind.
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And then let's top it off with the last patty and the Big Mac.
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We have our Lan, Aaron, Sea hack.
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I actually look kinda good.
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We can have Manny eat it.
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Yeah, we should have Manny.
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You wanna try?
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He looks kinda hungry.
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All right, one bite challenge.
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All right, let's see if I can get this in my mouth.
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It looks good.
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Oh, yo!
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That's a mega bite.
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Good flavor?
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There's a lot of bread going on.
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I don't want to taste the burger.
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I taste the fish more and the chicken more.
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I give it like a seven and a half all the time.
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That tastes just pretty good.
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Kinda dry.
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There's too much bread.
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Jeez, man.
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I'm cool after that meal.
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It was a pleasure.
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Thank you for inviting me to travel around the world and eat some delicious meals.
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My favorite has to go to the Pistachio McFlurry.
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Pistachio McFlurry all the way.
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And I wish we could have tried the Stroopwafel McFlurry.
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Maybe next time.
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Next time on our adventure around the world.
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In the meantime, don't forget to check out Dengel Digest.
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I know I made fun of his toothbrushes,
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but it's actually really cool.
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I enjoy food as much as I love brushing my teeth. Who doesn't?
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It sounds delicious.
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All right, guys.
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Happy cooking.
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