Now that the family is together let’s get a live fundraiser going so we can speed the process of the trip to America!!!!

NYC is a wonderful city, but keep in mind that Texas has 3 of the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. which means lots of shopping. Something to note is that Texas is considerably less expensive than New York when it comes to shopping and dining.

So nice to finally meet the Mrs. It's great seeing the whole family reaction.

Finally, the boss has made an appearance. Good to see you in a video Kat and as always great reaction from the entire family. You definitely need to push this channel more on the OG channel.

Will sort out camera angels etc in future videos, Kat and I were very nervous today as we have never filmed together... 😅

Very nice to see your lovely wife joining you. I understand her being camera shy, I am myself. But she is gracious and lovely. Hope to see her again and maybe it will be easier for her.

Uncooked whole briskets, here in Texas, average about $35 (I was pricing them at our local H.E.B. grocery store, recently), which equals approximately 32 Euro (1 USD = .91 Euro). Smoked brisket in Texas can cost $20 - $30 per pound (1 pound = .45 kg), depending on where you buy it. Some BBQ joints are more famous than others, so price can vary due to popularity ..... Not necessarily due to how good their BBQ actually is!

Tell the girls that every major shop in New York (Macy's, SAKS, etc.) have shops in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio as well. Remember these three cities in Texas are in the top 10 largest cities in the country!

What they don't eat, they can take home with them. It's very common in the USA to take home what you do not eat for leftovers later on. Cornbread can be sweet, but I prefer it not very sweet. It's good crumbled in beans, chili, stew... it's very good. You can cut it in half & add butter & eat like bread. To die for.

The family reactions are great. For those that are alone it's fun to watch.

Great to see the better half finally! Your kids are great too. A ”couple” of things”: 1. In the Midwest, we can get a decent brisket for about $4 / pound. That’s not free, but we also use the brisket in our chili and stew, and… you get the idea. It’s a game changer. 2. Most Europeans I know (and I lived in France and have traveled extensively) all believe that the US only has an east and west coast and nothing in between. The middle of our country has sights just as unique and amazing as the edges and every region has unique cuisine and cultural traits. 3. I didn’t care for turkey for 57 years. Three years ago, I bought a smoker and smoked my first turkey. It is now required that I smoke the turkey each thanksgiving. It is so tender and juicy that there is absolutely no comparison.

Texan here. Cobbler is an inside out fruit pie (peach, apple, etc). It's a different experience from a pie because you taste the "pie filling" first and the warm bits of bready crust are layered in. Always served piping hot and goes amazingly well with ice cream. The Mexican Rice is flavorful and fluffy. You'd like it. I was a bit taken back when everyone said what they'd try and only mentioned one or two. It all slaps hard, trust me. Cornbread is closet to a corn muffin, but not quite. It's extremely moist and the amount of sweetness varies greatly from recipe to recipe but there is a least a hint of it. It's served with butter and occaisionally honey and meant more as a side dish rather than a desert. Texas has a rich heritage of German immigration to certain areas of the state, some communities of which still speak a hybridized version of German that has been passed down, hence the propensity for sausage and craft beer (shiner bock). These are two of our finest exports.

Hoping your channel does very well!! As a Texan, myself, I'm glad you started with our State, and our favorite food!

The bread is a napkin that you eat. It is there to clean up the juices. We call that "Sopping it up" here in the south. You need the bread to "sop it up". :) Bread is not so much a part of the meal as part of keeping it clean and not wasting much. Not polite to lick the plate, but it is perfectly fine to wipe the plate with a piece of bread and then eat it.

Kat! It's so good to finally meet you! Jono, let her know what a great addition to the channel she is. Looking forward to this 'New' family channel. You're greater together -- thank you 🙂

I’m from tx. We eat bbq like this maybe 3 times a year, it is a special occasion kind of thing. I’m sure some people eat it more often but it’s so rich and greasy you could burn out on it easily. Not to mention that is about $100 worth of bbq on their table.

No matter where you go in Texas, whether big city or small town. Every single place will have a Barbeque place that will have awesome foods that showcase the different cultures and spices of their area.

Great to finally meet Kat! I’m sure NYC is a great experience, but there’s no place like Texas. I enjoy all your videos and hope to see more of y’all. Dave

Pause everytime! Talk over the video! This is a Reaction channel! If you wanna watch the original, links in the description.

Just to let the ladies know, you won't find any stores in New York that doesn't have an equivalent in Dallas. Dallas is huge.

Little Mr G should have his own show for kids! He can talk all he wants and he has a keen eye! Mrs D

Kat!!! Welcome!!! Go to the south. Tons of shopping and it’s a so much less expensive than NYC. I really don’t understand why anyone would complain about reacting on a reaction video. Silly people.

Some people make their cornbread sweet, but more often than not, at least in Texas, cornbread is salty and buttery. Either way, it’s delicious!

Congratulations from Lubbock Texas! Nice to see you all together.

Please remember that New York is far more than just NYC. LeRoy, is the home of Jell-O, Rochester is the home of Zweigle hot dogs, Buffalo is the home of chicken wings. We also have Barilla (makes pasta) and Kraft (lunchables, cook whip) in Avon. You can also see Niagara Falls near Buffalo, Baseball Hall of Fame near Cooperstown, Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, Letchworth State Park ("the Grand Canyon of the East"), and many other state parks. We are home to the Finger Lakes which boasts a large number of amazing wineries. We have Bass Pro Shops in NY as well as Dicks which is quite similar. So please .. when you talk about NY remember there is much more to the state than just NYC.

Very nice to meet you Kat glad to see the whole family!!❤❤ I'm in ohio and I say absolutely Texas 1st trip

Definitely Texas!! I've been to NYC many times and don't know why anyone would choose to go there if they didn't have to.

So South Africans watching and reacting to Brits trying American food. Well now that is what I call multi-national!!!!! 😆

Texas first there's so many shops for us ladies. Love From Michigan and it's a cold and snowy Evening.

Great reaction y'all. I am from Louisiana and I definitely recommend going to Texas!!

Visiting Texas is like visiting a whole country because of the size. It is 385 km from Dallas to Houston. And the width of Texas is just as large.

Yay Kat!!! BBQ is way better than shopping😂

Brisket slab here is $23 ... $7 per pound ... uncooked. My dad prepared it by marinating overnight in Italian salad dressing in the frig ... vinegar tenderizes it. Then regular BBQ grill for some time. In an oven it takes 3-4 hours.

America is so blessed to have every ethnic group on the planet and try different foods ❤

Just so you know, America is very spread out. The different places you may want to go in Texas could be hours away from each other so plan accordingly.

As a Texan I can say most tourist really should visit New York City first. However, there seems to be a strong urge to do Texas first. You could do both. Get a good travel agent to look for the best flights to Texas with a few days layover in NYC. Maybe coming & going. For the ladies there is some very nice shopping in Texas. Some is very exclusive like in New York. I think you will get your fill of shopping in either one. Not in rural Texas but not in rural New York either.

Just adding a comment to say, you don't have to worry about making long videos. The point of a reaction video is to see your reaction and hear your perspective. So being at 7 minutes after 3 minutes into the video is no problem to me! Go as long as you want. If other people don't like it, they can skip ahead.

Here in Texas San Antonio Austin Area.. our local grocery Store (HEB) has untrimmed Brisket for $3.60 a pound.

Nice to meet you Kat. Please come to Texas and be part of the Lone Star family.

Right now in Florida beef brisket is $5 per Lb. So about $12 per Kg

Happy to see the whole family, especially mom. Please come back.

Texas, hands down.

Nice to finally meet you Kat.

Awesome, Kat it is great to see you. Please keep appearing in other videos in the future.

Come visit Texas and you might decide to stay. Jono, if you know a butcher, have him cut out a brisket for you. They probably grind it up for hamburger. It's so nice to meet Kat, the Graham Family Rocks. Keep the videos coming ❤.

Yay! It’s great to see the whole family.

Corn itself is sweet so corn bread is slightly sweet. Many will add a bit of sugar, others will add a lot of sugar. The bread there wasn't anything special. You can get it in any grocery store here. A good peach cobbler is hard to beat.

Cornbread is a combination of sweet and savory depending on how it’s made. Also it can be very dry or moist like a banana bread or a cake. It’s really good especially if you actually put frozen corn in it.

Brisket in us is about $60. But it’s meant to be shared. At least 10 servings for sure

Nieman Marcus' flagship store is in Dallas. The ladies could shop til they drop...

LOL😂 !!! It’s Texas everything is huge and big in Texas!!! They don’t do small !!!😂 have to do the peach cobbler, cold slaw, beans, ribs, brisket and if Leia wants the bread make a sandwich with the brisket!!!!❤

This was such a fun reaction, so happy Kat decided to join in. She seems like an amazing person and a beautiful lady. But I bet Garin gets put in the dog house for that rice comment 🤣🤣and it would be well deserved for a small time. I know kids are just sometimes too honest, but Kat is right, there are many varities of rice and they all taste different as well as sometimes need to be cooked in a slighty different way. This was a wonderful first on this channel, at least the first I have seen. Take care all, such a great family and respectful kids overall.

So happy 😊 to see the whole family 😊

Texas for sure

Great to see you on screen Kat. The hardest one is now done and you did great.

The New Zealand Family ate at the same place. They said they've never ate any type of meat that good. They said they may not be able to eat NZ meat ever again. Somehow they were being cheated in NZ.

Your family is beautiful! Yes, Mealie bread is very similar to corn bread. There are some southerners who prepare unsweetened cornbread but many people enjoy sweetened cornbread. There are versions with corn kernels, cheese, Jalepeño etc.

Slow cooking/ roasting/ smoking your meat keeps the juices from cooking out. That’s why bbq and smoked meat looks so moist. The trick is use a low temperature and take your time cooking it. Regular bread is for soaking up all the sauce and juices from the meat. 🤤🤤🤤

Texas has numerous amazing BBQ places. This is an enormous state too. West Texas with the borders is best to avoid. I’m East Texas and I won’t go to there at this time. I used to love to visit NYC, but things have changed so much in the last few years.. do some reading before you think about going there now. I won’t go back unless things change.

My husband is from South Africa and I am from the US. Corn bread is similar to mealie bread. Brisket is very good, but personally I prefer some boerwors and pop any day!

In regards to Kat's reference about the peach cobbler looking similar to Apple pie, there are minor similarities between the two. Though, to be fair, there's a pretty wide variety of cobblers, most of which have some type of fruit, such as blueberry, apple, or even cherry. There's also a chocolate cobbler, as well

You are one lucky man! What a gorgeous lady!!! ❤❤❤❤ love seeing her one here!!! She is shy but has great presence!

You’d all definitely love the peach cobbler. If you like apple crisp, the fresh Georgia peaches in the cobbler would not disappoint. And, I have to say Layla might be on to something with the bread. You’d be surprised. It looked like the bread was actually what we call Texas toast. Look it up. It’s buttery and sort of crispy ont the outside, but super soft on the the inside. Sometimes they toast a little Parmesan on it as well. It’s crazy how delicious Texas toast bread is. Great with meat!

Oh snap! The whole gang is here. Much love from Tennessee! Love the channel guys.

Smartest thing to do is what the Jolly guys did. Get a some of everything and then everyone samples it all. Bread automatically comes with bbq. This way people are able to make a sandwich with the meat. I live in Colorado and when we order bbq, we get pulled pork and pulled brisket. We use the meat on burger buns add some sauce and enjoy.

Americans always take home what we don't eat for next days lunch or for our dogs or cats a little something special. It's very normal & the waitress/ waiters have to-go containers to put our leftovers in. Remember America has Free Refills on regular ice tea, soft drinks/Coca-Cola, coffee & etc...i always get my drink poured into a togo cup & have it filled up before i leave & usually they give u a basket of free assorted bread or biscuits like at cracker barrel or Outback bread & butter. Dallas has lots of shopping & they have terry black's there too. NYC doesn't have BBQ as good as Texas. Dallas & Houston has big expensive stores & i think Terry Black's is in a few cities in Texas and in other towns in texas / & maybe a joining states. Watch Mr H & Friends, a British family that just got home from going to texas & BBQ restaurants & YourNewZealandFamily ent to texas, California, & a few more places & ate at different restaurants & went to Disneyland in California & just got home too. See their perspectives. Congratulations on ur channel. 😂👍💜🙏

Welcome Kat! Glad to see you exist. As a Texan I vote for you to visit Texas first, but New York is awesome too. Just have to do both! A whole uncooked 12lb brisket is like $48 ish. dollars.

Hi, from Colorado, the best Turkey I have had is a deep fried Turkey, throw the whole Turkey in a huge fryer of oil. So moist and good.

I’ve been to NYC for a short one day layover in the mid 90’s and it was great. It’s New York, you know? These days you could still go, but so many unfortunate, bad things are happening there as far as how the government runs it and some of the policies they enforce. I don’t know how much this would affect visitors, but I don’t want to go there right now out of principle. But hey, this might be your best chance to see it, who knows? That said, I’m TEXAN, been here for a long time, so you know what I’m going to say. I believe TEXAS is better because of the people. I’ve been all around the U.S. and to foreign countries. TEXAS is my home and the longer I live here, the more I realize just how special this place is. I will never live anywhere else. New York has the international, big city glamour and melting pot reputation that makes it so attractive, but TEXAS has a way of life that really can’t be beat. People are finding out about us and most are very pleasantly surprised at just how great we are at so many things. GOD, family, country. That’s how we operate. I don’t think NYC can make that claim. Friendly and down to earth is most of the people. We are hard to beat in several ways. It’s always fun to watch visitors preconceptions get pleasantly blown away by how different and excellent the real life experience is. Not bad. 😁👍

If you ever go to Texas, you have to try Whataburger, there all over the state and Jolly does a reaction to that place as well that you should check out. For Seafood check out Red Lobster especially their cheddar bay biscuits. Another place called Landry's. And for Mexican food is well known in Tx the closer you get to the Mexican border the better the Mexican food.

Order it all and enjoy it “family style”. What ever is left is a great snack later at the hotel! Heck yeah!

After the BBQ and Bucees, don’t forget the Tex-Mex and southern comfort foods like chicken fried steak. Taco trucks and soul food are necessary, and I really hope y’all can come during crawfish season. Oh, and Blue Bell Homemade Ice Cream.. I’m not even a real fan of sweets but that ice cream is special

Your Mrs is beautiful love the reactions and your family

Two kinds of corn bread. Sweet or sour. the sweet is like a dinner roll. The sour is for putting on chili con carne. When I was 14 I could eat 13 tacos.

The thing about turkey is that the white meat cooks faster than the dark meat so by the time you get the thighs and drumsticks done, the breast is overcooked and dry. For Thanksgiving, my brother has a technique where he puts the turkey, breast side down, into a shallow ice bath. That gets the breast really cold so you have a fighting chance of getting it out of there before it's overcooked.

I'm from California but I'd definitely recommend Taxas over New York any day. Just don't go in the summer 😂

Gavin is such a bro. Nice to see the whole family together.

The new Zealand family went to Terry Black's BBQ in Texas and left a great review

Having lived in both New York and Texas, I can definitively say, go to Texas. If it was 20 years ago, I might have said New York, but NY has gone down the crapper big time.

First video on the channel ever and subscriber # 702. Not bad. Gonna come back and rewatch it when you hit 702k Cheers from East Texas. The guy who sent you the new streaming mike/stand about a month ago from your wishlist.

Glad to finally meet Kat. Beautiful lady and family

Texas!

How wonderful to see your entire family!!!

A prime brisket even at Costco probably cost over $100. Choice can be around $80-100, and select from Walmart is around $60-80. I've gotten Choice brisket for $35 at a store that had them over %50 off.

The beauty of Texas is that you don’t have to go to Terry Blacks BBQ to get what you might call the “best BBQ” there are so many fantastic places

The Peach Cobbler Is Amazing Too

So glad the family has a channel now. Looking forward to you eventually making it to the USA regardless of where you go. I highly recommend Kansas City. I am bias, but we have our own BBQ style as well as many places that do a great job of other regional styles. We also invented burnt ends, and our shopping is solid. :) If you are willing to do the work (doesn't take that long) and have a sharp knife, you may be able to buy untrimmed brisket cheaper and trim it yourself. That may not be available to you there, but is how I usually purchase it in the US and it's about half the cost. Typically here in the midwest I see 8 or 9 USD per lb trimmed for you or 3 to 5 USD untrimmed, which means you have to do it yourself. You do have to cut a KG or more of fat off of it depending on its size, but it saves you a lot of money and there are plenty of youtube vids showing you how to trim it down properly.

Heck Kat, We have great places here in Dallas, Houston,Austin, San Antonio, El Paso we also have stuff nobody else has.

We went grocery shopping this morning. I saw brisket on sale there ( usually they don't sell brisket ,you have to go to a butcher ) It was 4 pounds for $64.00 ,marked down from $ 82.00

I’ve never been to New York or Texas but I think you should go to Texas first.

The bread is called Texas toast and is absolutely amazing. It's not going to be like any bread you've had before. A lot of places make a brisket sandwich with Texas toast.

Peach cobbler is a dish usually using canned peaches, brown and/or white sugar, cinnamon (or similar spices), and a biscuit type dough. It is baked in a bread pan or similar deep baking dish, so the top crust is golden-brown. You guys would probably call it a pudding. It isn't too far off from apple pie, in the sense that it's fruit and a crusty breading.

Definitely try Peach Cobbler w/vanilla ice cream on the side. I think you'll find the beef rib to be better than brisket...so order both and share. Both their beef ribs and their brisket, at Terry Black's, is currently $35/lb. They do have a 'small family pack' for $140 and it includes: 3lbs meat (mix if you like) & 5 pints of sides. And definitely try the: mac-n-cheese x 2, coleslaw x 2, and potato salad. Also try the peach cobbler, and maybe try one banana pudding to share. Cornbread is an extra at $1.50.

I love your family, it is clear who is the rock in the family! Jono, your wife did a fantastic job, I would have passed out the minute the camera came on. ❤❤❤❤

What a beautiful family! Kat is lovely and it's so nice to see her!

Nice to meet you Kat. You have a beautiful family.

According to what I found on line the brisket and the beef ribs are $35 per pound, and the pork ribs are $30 per pound.

Great to see the whole family together!! Peace, Love!! I would go to Texas first (but I grew up in Texas, so I'm biased). I drove around (literally) NYC when I was going to Maine. I no longer have any desire to visit NYC. If you want to shop for European stuff, go to Paris as opposed to NY. As far as rice...Red Beans and Rice or Louisiana Dirty Rice with sausage!

Hello from Chicago 😊 I lived in Texas for 8 years and visit often.. There is so much to do in Texas, it would be a great experience if your family has a chance to visit ❤

Mieliebrood is very similar to our corn bread here in the U.S. Great video with the whole family.