British high school students try 10 Trader Joe's cult classic items for the first time in hilarious video - with VERY mixed results

'Joe also trades this? Me and Joe would get on really well,' joked British headteacher as he and his students tasted Trader Joe's snacks for the first time.

But in a new YouTube video from food channel Jolly - run by British creators Josh Carrott and Ollie Kendal - it was NOT all glowing reviews. 

In fact, there were very mixed results during a taste test on some of the most iconic items from the low-cost store, which doesn't exist in the UK. 

The California-based grocery chain is known for its own-brand goods, many of which have achieved cult status with shoppers since opening 1967. Trader Joe's even gets it shoppers to vote for their favorites in its annual Customer Choice Awards. 

Among the items the Brits tasted were the $2.99 chili & lime corn tortilla chips - which were voted best overall in 2024 for the second year in a row. 

Here are their reactions to this popular snack - and nine other items in the taste test.

Milk chocolate covered peanut butter pretzels 

While the majority of the kids commented that the packaging made the snack look like 'dog food', most of the participants liked the taste of this sweet treat. 

'I don't normally like stuff with peanut butter but that has changed my mind', said one teenager called Imran.

'What's not to like?' the headteacher, Mr Smith, said.  

Milk chocolate peanut butter cups 

'I had Reese's about 20 minutes ago, and this is actually much better,' high schooler Seb said. 

Imran agreed, saying: 'That's to die for.' 

Mini milk chocolate peanut butter cups  

One student was less enthused with the selection of peanut-based snacks, which are some of the favorites among Trader Joe's fans. 'What's the obsession with peanut butter?', he asked.

Mr Smith, meanwhile, was a fan of the packaging of the mini peanut butter cups, which come in a plastic tub with no individual wrapping.

'The worst thing is when you buy a box of chocolates and they are individually wrapped. Chocolates would be better if there was no wrapping,' he said.

Pecan pralines  

'Joe also trades this? Me and Joe would get on really well,' joked Mr Smith. 

One of the kids was unsure about the sweet snack: 'That's such a weird, unique flavor,' he said. 

Everything but the bagel seasoned kettle-cooked potato chips 

These $2.99 potato chips were unpopular among the British testers. 

They described the snack as 'underwhelming', 'bad' and tasting 'like pure garlic.'

'The Americans are failing on this one,' one high schooler added. 

Chili and lime flavored rolled corn tortilla chips 

'I like them. Proper flavor. But they are strong - my kids couldn't cope with this,' Mr Smith said. 

While one student said his 'tongue is on fire' after tasting the chip, another added: 'Can't go wrong with this.' 

As well as winning the overall best item in the 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards, these tortilla chips also claimed victory in the snack category.  

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Joe Joe's Sandwich cookies 

One tester remarked that he 'liked the packaging' for these cookies, which cost $3.49 per pack. 

But another said: 'I think because I've had so much peanut butter and chocolate now, it's just a bit boring.' 

Jalapeno seasoned corn and rice puffs  

One kid said that he preferred this snack to Cheetos, as 'with Cheetos it feels like when you bite into it there's not actually that much in the bite.' 

'This feels more compressed and like you're actually having a lot,' he said.

But another remarked that the flavor was not strong enough. 'It says jalapeno but it's not even spicy,' he said. 

Dark chocolate covered marshmallows 

Many of the testers remarked of the similarity of this sweet treat with British snack Tea Cakes. 

'It's a rip off version of tea cakes basically,' said one. 

'Why dark chocolate? Dark chocolate is a very bad thing,' said another.

Bamba puffed peanut and corn snacks 

These snacks, which cost $1.79 a pack, were not popular among the British testers. 

Mr Smith said, 'They're good but they're very bland', while one of his students remarked that 'it doesn't taste of anything'.