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  • From calorie count to portion sizes,

  • we wanted to find out all the differences

  • between Popeyes in the UK and the US.

  • This is "Food Wars."

  • The fountain drinks at Popeyes come in three sizes.

  • The small, which is 22 ounces,

  • the medium, which is 30 ounces,

  • and the large, which is, of course, 40 ounces.

  • 40 ounces.

  • That's so much soda.

  • In the UK, drinks only come in two sizes,

  • as a kids size or as a regular size.

  • We're not sure how much is in either of these,

  • so we're going to measure them both.

  • A little over 300.

  • About 450.

  • But those aren't the biggest, I say!

  • Actually, at the Popeyes in the US,

  • you can also get a gallon of sweet tea

  • and unsweetened tea.

  • One whole gallon.

  • Ah, look at this!

  • Gallon, gallon.

  • Oh, and don't you hate when dummies do that thing

  • where they're like,

  • "Hey, the medium is the same size as the large!"

  • And it never is, it's a total con, so.

  • Medium soda, large cup.

  • Oh, wow, guys!

  • The medium's about the same size as the large,

  • except for, like, oh, I don't know, 10 ounces!

  • Dumb TikTokers. You guys aren't even ...

  • out-of-your-league TikTokers.

  • I'm the fast-food king online! All right?

  • When was this cleaned last?

  • Ooh,

  • I'm gonna go 36. What do you think?

  • I mean, it could have been the amount to top of this cup,

  • but again, you can't fill this to the brim.

  • You have to put a cap on it.

  • In the UK, fries just come as a regular serving.

  • US, we got two Popeyes fries sizes,

  • a regular and a large.

  • The regular, as we have here,

  • just came with the side of the three-piece we got here,

  • and of course a large,

  • which is a box of just fries.

  • Harry: We're going to weigh these to see

  • how they compare to the US.

  • Joe: We, of course, now are going to also

  • weigh our largest fry.

  • Do not sleep on these fries.

  • You'll be surprised to learn

  • that the inside of this scale is disgusting.

  • A Popeyes chicken sandwich in the UK

  • weighs exactly 250 grams.

  • Joe: In the US, it weighs

  • 270 grams.

  • In the US, Popeyes signature chicken

  • comes in seven serving sizes.

  • We'll start with these.

  • So, of course, the one-piece kids meal,

  • then you can upgrade to a two-piece regular meal,

  • which comes with a side and a biscuit,

  • or you can get yourself the three-piece,

  • and a four-piece. Side and a biscuit.

  • From there, you can get yourself

  • an eight-piece family meal,

  • the 12-piece for the family as well,

  • or just for one person over a weekend,

  • and the largest, the 16-piece.

  • Are you kidding me?

  • [laughs]

  • How absurd is this? Look at all this chicken.

  • In the UK, the signature chicken comes

  • as a two-piece meal,

  • as a three-piece meal,

  • as a six-piece sharer,

  • as a nine-piece sharer,

  • or our largest size, the 12-piece sharer.

  • Let's weigh a wing, a thigh, and a leg

  • to see whose chickens are bigger.

  • So, in the UK, our thigh, leg, and wing combo

  • came to around 290 grams.

  • Here we go. First guy up, the leg.

  • Next up, got that wing.

  • Kind of a wimpy-looking one.

  • And this one, the thigh.

  • How 'bout the tendies?

  • In the US, we have these following sizes:

  • A kids meal has a one-piece,

  • but what's up? They gave us two!

  • And then from there you get a three-piece,

  • which they forgot,

  • and then we have five-piece,

  • comes with a side and a biscuit,

  • eight pieces.

  • I feel like they're getting bigger as I go along.

  • Look at the size of this tender.

  • Then we have the 12-piece.

  • I mean, guys, this is like a --

  • look at this!

  • Did you know they're this big?

  • This is fantastic. I love how big these are.

  • That's what I'm talking about, Popeyes! Thank you.

  • And, of course, the 16-piece.

  • Look at this bad boy.

  • Look at the size of these guys.

  • Tenders in the UK come in four portion sizes,

  • as a two-piece, which is the kids meal,

  • as a three-piece, a five-piece, and an eight-piece.

  • Next up is the nuggets.

  • These can be found in servings of

  • a four-piece kids meal,

  • a six-piece kids meal,

  • eight-piece,

  • the 12-piece,

  • 24-piece,

  • 36 pieces,

  • and then this double pile right here,

  • the biggest order, 48 pieces.

  • And I have to say, does not look like enough.

  • I know I could destroy that 48-piece with confidence.

  • What do we got here?

  • Oh, look at this sticker! This is fun.

  • Yeah, look at these guys!

  • Look at this big one playing a saxophone,

  • how fun is that?

  • That's cool, right?

  • In the UK, we actually call our nuggets bites,

  • and they come in the following sizes:

  • There's a four-piece, which is a kids meal,

  • a six-piece, a nine-piece, and a 12-piece.

  • Unfortunately, we couldn't get these today.

  • USA, we got biscuits, baby.

  • These are the not-cookie biscuits

  • that have come up before in other "Food Wars" episodes.

  • These are the biscuits biscuits,

  • and at Popeyes, you can get them in one,

  • either on its own or probably with just about every meal.

  • You can also get them in six.

  • It's, like, rolling right down here.

  • And you can also get them in 12.

  • Just overflowing biscuits over here.

  • We actually do have biscuits on the UK Popeyes menu.

  • If you order it as a side, you get one biscuit.

  • The biggest single item you can get on the US Popeyes menu

  • is this, the Bigger Family Feast.

  • It comes with 12 pieces of chicken,

  • five chicken sandwiches,

  • two large sides, got the slaw and the mashed potatoes,

  • five biscuits, and five apple pies.

  • This entire thing will set you back about 60 bucks

  • and clocks in at 10,000 calories

  • if you choose a more calorific side, like the fries.

  • I did not.

  • That pretty much dwarfs our largest single item,

  • which is this, the 12-piece sharer.

  • You get 12 pieces of chicken, four regular sides,

  • four biscuits, and four drinks,

  • all for the price of 24 pounds and 95 pence,

  • which was around $33.50 at the time of recording.

  • Mm.

  • We're so bad at fried chicken in the UK.

  • We just don't do it well.

  • But this, I gotta say,

  • I feel like a certain Kentucky-based chain

  • has had the monopoly for far too long,

  • and they've let their standards slip.

  • So this is really good.

  • I'm thrilled that the standards

  • are hopefully going to get raised.

  • And here's everything you can find at a US Popeyes

  • you won't find in the UK.

  • And here are most of the things you'll find