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American tourist goes on amusing UK food tour of after falling in love with roast dinners

2024-01-26 2,141 Dailymotion

An American tourist embarked on an amusing UK food tour after falling in love with roast dinners - and says "I could eat fish and chips every day".<br /><br />Kalani Smith, 25, an avid ghost hunter, had initially been planning a ghost tour of the UK.<br /><br />But upon his arrival, Kalani filmed himself tucking into a roast for his TikTok followers back in the US - and it went viral.<br /><br />He was inundated with comments from Brits recommending other foods to try - so he went on a food review tour of the UK.<br /><br />Kalani has indulged in a Greggs, KFC, Nando's, steak and ale pie, fish and chips, Chinese takeaways, visited the Lidl bakery and had a full English breakfast.<br /><br />Rating places on taste and texture, Kalani says he could eat 400 Greggs' sausage rolls before getting bored and would "never get sick of fish and chips". <br /><br />His signature look with his long hair and cowboy hat has even drawn in brands such as Dominos, Wendy's and Tesco - desperate for him to review their grub.<br /><br />Kalani, a content creator and ghost hunter, from Nashville, Tennessee, US, said: "My initial itinerary was just driving around to different ghost spots but now I'm out here trying 50,000 different types of food. <br /><br />"Though I'm not complaining<br /><br />"I'm actually having to extend my trip because of how successful these videos have been - we're going to Scotland and Ireland now.<br /><br />"In terms of numbers, this has been the most successful stretch in a series of posts that I've ever had - in terms of people investing in the content too. <br /><br />"The reputation of food over here in the US is it's all bad and quite bland but it's been really fun for me and I'm giving the food a fair chance and telling people what I think about it.<br /><br />"I posted the first one as more or less just a documentation for my followers in the US but unfortunately I got shredded in the comments as I wore my hat indoors. <br /><br />"We're not big on etiquette where I'm from and it's more about getting the food down as quickly as possible - so it's been funny getting the feedback on how I eat, and now there's a shot of me taking my hat off each time."<br /><br />Kalani believes the reason his reviews are drawing in a big crowd is because of how opinionated people are about food.<br /><br />He said: "Everyone loves food and everyone has an opinion on food, so a lot of people are interested in hearing what an American thinks about their stuff."<br /><br />After polishing off his Sunday roast, Kalani was advised to try a KFC.<br /><br />However, he wasn't impressed, branding the chicken "tasteless" and "not crispy enough".<br /><br />Next up, Kalani visited a Greggs and decided to sample a classic sausage roll, steak bake and a doughnut.<br /><br />He said: "Greggs was the first thing I didn't have at home and luckily I got it fresh out of the oven. <br /><br />"It was very good - I could probably eat like 400 of those sausage rolls."<br /><br />Kalani then took a trip to Nando's in Swindon, Wiltshire, with his review of the South African chain hitting a whopping 1.3m views.<br /><br />He said: "Nando's was really good.

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