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  • So if you grew up in Korea, or have been living here for a long time, a lot of the stuff at

  • a local GS25, which is just a convenience store, is gonna seem pretty normal to you,

  • but to us foreigners a lot of the stuff there is exciting, bizarre, and new. So we're about

  • to raid our GS25 for all the things we've never tried before and taste test them to

  • tell you what's good, what's bad and what's weird. Let's go!

  • Okay. So we're starting with the bagged snacks today, and the first one we're gonna do is

  • the Jolly Pong. We actually got this recommendation from a viewer, so, here we go: Jolly Pong!

  • And it looks like popped corn, except without the frill around the outside...........and

  • it's actually really good, really sweet. If you've ever had Sugar Crisps before, it's

  • what they taste like: "Can't get enough of that suuugarr criiiisp" It's almost like cotton

  • candy in your mouth; it's very, very soft and melts in your mouth, and very, very sweet.

  • Very good. Try it out. Jolly Pong. I'm pretty sure this would be really good with milk also.

  • Oh yeah!

  • The next on our list is egg cookie. So we're not sure if it's a chip or a cookie. We will

  • soon find out. Looks like...smells like a cookie. Mmmm? Mmmm! It tastes like a vanilla

  • cookie, actually. Mmm! Mmmm! Wow!

  • Next on the list is Gogoma gang? Gogoma means sweet potato. Gang means...I don't know! But

  • I'm gonna try it anyways so, here we go. Looks like a...dehydrated french fry. Very glossy.

  • It's very sweet, it's almost like a...potato chip meets a cookie. It's not bad. It's not

  • great. I would definitely go for the Jolly Pong above this...but it's not terrible. Alright!

  • Next on our list is Premium Home Run Ball. Comes in a little plastic container. Smells

  • like cheese. A little...bread puff. Why do I get the bad ones? Ummm. Maybe you can see.

  • The flavor to best describe this is peanut butter cheese. I think...Simon (No!) It's

  • pretty good (No! I'll pass). Ummm. I'm personally not a fan of peanut butter and cheese together.

  • If you like peanut butter and cheese together, you should go for the Home Run Ball.

  • Next thing we're trying is the Corn Cho. Now, it looks really interesting. Looks like a

  • cheesy puff covered with chocolate. Ugggh. Here we go! So let's give it a shot. Ummm?

  • The corn puff dissolved almost instantly leaving you nothing with a film of corn on your teeth

  • and then some mushy chocolate on your tongue. Umm. It's not great. It's not terrible, but

  • it's not for me. I'm not going to get this again.

  • Next up is a very famous Korean Snack. It is roasted squid. Okay. You can get this on

  • the street actually, being cooked fresh. Here we go. So this is Ojingo. It's been roasted.

  • And it also comes with...a little sauce! I'm pretty sure this is Gochujang. So just like...hot

  • red pepper paste. Alright. I'm gonna try it first without the sauce. Maybe I took too

  • much, with that bite. Now, it has the texture of beef jerky: a little bit tougher. And basically

  • just tastes like, fried fish. I don't mind it. Some people I think would be really grossed

  • out but if you get the chance definitely try it. I'm gonna try it with the gochujang. Mmm!

  • Mmm! Really good with the gochujang. Simon! mmm. MMMM! (Really good with the gochujang)

  • Yeah. Really good. Don't be scared by it. There's all different kinds to choose from.

  • We got the cheapest kind, GS25 brand. Don't be afraid! Try the roasted and delicious Ojingo.

  • It's good. Mmm!

So if you grew up in Korea, or have been living here for a long time, a lot of the stuff at

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