we wanted to find out all the differences

between Pret A Manger in the UK and the US.

This is "Food Wars."

OK, slight problem.

There's only one Pret in LA, and it's at the airport.

And due to the pandemic, it's currently closed.

The Pret, not the airport.

Luckily, there's plenty of Prets in New York City,

where I have many colleagues and casual acquaintances

who would love to help me out.

Everyone, meet Irene.

Hi, everyone.

Sorry I'm not Joe, but I'll try not to let you down.

I did ask if I could wear one of these,

but they said no.

So you're stuck with my face. Sorry.

Here is everything you will only find on the menu

at a UK Pret A Manger.

And here's everything you can only find on the menu

at a US Pret.

We'll start with the drinks.

We have quite a few exclusive drink options in the UK,

starting with this one, a turmeric latte,

and also a matcha latte,

both of which are made with coconut milk

instead of regular milk.

I'm going to try the turmeric latte,

just because the color is so vivid

and a little bit off-putting.

I want to find out if it tastes as bad as it looks.

Oh, man.

No, no. It tastes like a chicken korma.

Which is great, don't get me wrong,

but I don't want to drink that from a coffee shop.

Then we have iced versions of both of these.

So we have an iced turmeric latte and an iced matcha latte.

Next up we've got some frappés.

We have a classic frappé here, which is just coffee,

and then we have a chocolate frappé at the back as well.

Then we have some bottled and canned

exclusive drinks as well.

For example, apple juice.

Sparkling lemon and rhubarb drink.

Then we have a sparkling ginger drink.

And over here we have a sparkling apple drink.

And, finally, a sparkling grape and elderflower drink.

Our exclusive drinks include

an organic, single-origin Ethiopia coffee,

salted caramel latte, salted caramel hot chocolate,

s'mores hot chocolate, cold-brew coffee,

iced green tea, classic lemonade,

grapefruit sparkling water,

and raspberry-lime sparkling water.

If you want to start your day off with a Pret breakfast,

here are some options you'll find in the UK.

We'll start with a classic, which is porridge.

In the UK, you can get porridge three ways.

You can get it plain, like we have here,

you can get it with a fruit compote on the top,

or you can get it with cranberries and seeds.

A Very Berry croissant.

Croissant?

Croissant.

Croissant.

Croissant.

At the front here we have a Very Berry croissant,

which is a kind of, like, folded croissant

with some berry jam in the middle.

At the back here we have a ham, bacon,

cheese, and tomato croissant.

Double the pork, double the fun.

Then we have some breakfast-roll options,

such as this one, which is a sausage and egg roll.

Then we have three breakfast baguettes.

Here, we have an egg and bacon baguette.

In the middle, we have an egg and salmon baguette.

And then, over here, we have an egg and avocado baguette.

On top of this, there's a couple of bits

that we couldn't get today because of a reduced menu.

These include a veggie roll, a five berry bowl,

and a Mango & Banana Sunshine Bowl,

which sounds just delightful.

Only exclusive breakfast item we were able to get

is the shakshuka frittata.

But the other menu items

are the egg and bacon brioche roll,

an egg and cheddar brioche roll,

an egg white Greek frittata,

a ham and spinach frittata,

a Morning Glory muffin,

and an everything bagel,

and an energy bagel.

We have two exclusive salads in the UK.

This one is the tuna Nicoise,

and this one is the Chef's Italian Chicken.

We have three exclusive salads.

The first is the chicken avocado salad.

This is the chicken Caesar salad.

Joe: Salads, ugh! Irene: Chipotle chicken salad

is my favorite.

Now we're on to sandwiches and wraps.

We have quite a few exclusive sandwiches

and wraps in the UK.

We have a personal favorite of mine,

which is a smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich.

This one here is a jambon-beurre,

which is just a very simple

ham, butter, and pickle sandwich.

Then we have some baguette options, including this one,

which is an Avo, Olives & Toms baguette.

That's avocado, olives, and tomatoes, for the uninitiated.

Here we have a Posh Cheddar & Pickle sandwich.

Two things to note here.

One, I'm not sure why this is posh.

Two, when we say pickle in this context,

we don't mean gherkins.

We actually mean pickle, which is a British condiment

made with kind of, like, pickle juices,

but also some other vegetables in there as well.

The last baguette we were able to get today is this one,

which is a chicken Caesar and bacon baguette.

Then we have a couple of wrap options,

such as this one, which is a hoisin duck salad wrap,

and this one, which is a hummus and chipotle wrap.

The ones we were unable to get today include

a tuna and cucumber sandwich

and a Brie, tomato, and basil baguette.

Our sandwiches and wraps include

the cheddar and tomato,

chipotle and chicken avocado wrap,

Bang Bang Chicken Wrap.

It's not spicy but has, like, a kick to it.

This is good. I might start getting it.

The next ones we have up on our exclusive list

is the pesto chicken flatbread.

This is the falafel and hummus flatbread,

pesto caprese baguette,

and the balsamic chicken and mozzarella baguette.

Now, usually I'd have a bunch of exclusive soups

to show you from a UK Pret.

However, they've reduced the menu because of the pandemic.

Here's what we'd normally be able to find.

A chicken laksa,

a chicken, broccoli, and brown rice,

chicken pot pie soup,

miso soup,

pea and mint soup,

chicken katsu curry soup,

mushroom risotto soup,

and a red Thai veg soup.

So, our soup options include the Moroccan lentil,

turkey chili,

and the turmeric chicken and farro.

Far-oh? Fa – I think it's farro.

They came with all this bread, though,

which is pretty fun.

And it's the good kind of bread, too.

You know bread is good when it comes

in, like, a triangular shape.

That's just been my observation over the years.

Oh, that's good for cold soup.

Narrator: Live from New York, it's "What Shape Is It?"

[game-show music]

Corner, corner, triangular.

Yeah, Irene, I believe that's a rhombus.

It's not a triangle.

Triangle, to my understanding, means three sides, right?

Right?

Joe, you're a lot closer with a rhombus,

but I personally am gonna go with parallelogram.

[game-show music]

Narrator: "What Shape Is It?" is filmed

in front of a live studio audience.

I think this is a triangular shape.

But I guess fine. It's like a diamond shape.

But I'm just saying that when bread comes

in, like, a geometric shape, it's good bread.

The fanciest restaurants I've gone to,

they have bread that's shaped like this.

Or, like, even sharper.

What kind of bread are you eating that's sharp?

Where are you going?

Then, finally, we're on to the snacks.

At a UK Pret, you will be able to find

some mature cheddar and red onion crisps,

some smoked chipotle crisps,

some sweet and salt popcorn,

these little hazelnut truffles,

Pret A Mango, and a chocolate brownie bar.

[mocking Joe] Kettle corn? What even is kettle corn?

What even – what even is kettle corn?

We are so exclusive, we were only able to get

one of our exclusive snacks, which is kettle corn.

So, this was the only exclusive snack we were able to get,

but the other items on the menu are the nut bar,

popcorn bar, Pret bar, and some omega-3 mix.

Let's start with the drinks.

In the UK, the majority of hot drinks only come in one size,

which is 12 ounces.

Pret says this is to optimize efficiency

and to keep things simple for customers.

However, there are two exceptions to this rule.

Firstly, if you order a flat white from a UK Pret,

it's served as an 8-ounce drink.

Then, if you order an espresso or a macchiato,

it comes in one of these adorable little 4-ounce cups.

All right. So, in the US,

our hot coffees come in three sizes.

Small,

medium,

and large.

It's ridiculous.

But we also have some exceptions to the rules.

Our flat white is only served as an 8-ounce drink.

But our macchiato is 4 ounces, like the UK's.

And our espresso is actually just 2 ounces.

I guess they're trying to limit our caffeine intake.

Maybe.

Harry: We're going to measure our largest black coffee

to find out if you're actually getting

as much as you're told you are.

So, to Pret's credit, that is exactly 12 ounces.

We are not getting as much coffee as they say we are.

But ... maybe that's a good thing?

20's kind of a lot.

Joe: Not getting as much coffee as advertised, huh, Irene?

Welcome to "Food Wars."

What about iced coffees?

Well, in the UK, these also just come in one size.

Well, over here, we can get iced black coffee

as either a 16- or

24-ounce serving.

That's a lot of coffee.

I don't get people who drink black coffee.

Harry: We're both gonna measure our largest

iced black coffee to find out what they come to.

[coffee gurgling]

So, once again, this came to exactly 12 ounces.

So, the iced coffee is also not the advertised amount.

It's supposed to be 24 ounces,

but it looks like it's only about 21.

It's an international coffee conspiracy!

Season two, we're still dealing with this!

I mean, is someone gonna do something about this?

Once again, maybe not a bad thing.

I feel like a lot of people are going to disagree with that.

Do you need this much caffeine in your life?

Probably.

I don't know if Joe or Harry drinks this much coffee.

I feel like Joe might. He –

he seems like he would. He has that energy.

Joe just looks like he just drinks, like,

five cups of black coffee a day,

and then he's up at, like, 2 a.m., just, like, haunted.

Joe: Mm-hmm. Yes, I do.

I drink a lot of coffee.