And on the other side of the planet is me walking into a different grocery shop.

在地球的另一端，我走進了另一家超市。

The difference?

區別是什麼？

One is extremely cheap, and the other is the most expensive grocery store in the world.

一是非常便宜，另一家是世界上最昂貴的超市。

First, let's meet the cheapest, which is Lidl.

首先，讓我們來認識一下最便宜的，那就是 Lidl。

I've been shopping here religiously for years.

多年來，我一直在這裡虔誠地購物。

That's because it's extremely cheap.

這是因為它非常便宜。

And I also think the quality is still great.

我還認為品質依然很好。

And now meet Erewhon.

現在來見見 Erewhon。

Now this is a chain in America which was voted the most expensive grocery store on the planet.

這家美國連鎖店曾被評為全球最昂貴的超市。

All of your favourite A-listers shop here.

你最喜愛的明星都在這裡購物。

It's gone viral on social media for the ridiculous prices.

社交媒體上瘋傳的荒唐價格。

So what I want to know is while yes, the prices at these two places are complete night and day,

所以我想知道的是，雖然這兩個地方的價格完全是天壤之別，

but what about taste? I want to compare them.

但味道如何呢？我想比較一下。

Can the innocent, humble Lidl compete with Erewhon?

單純、謙虛的 Lidl 能與 Erewhon 競爭嗎？

Well, I went to Lidl and bought a selection of different foods and drinks.

我去 Lidl 買了一些食品和飲料。

That same day, I packed the stuff in a bag, headed to Heathrow airport and got an 11 hour flight from London to LA.

當天，我把東西裝進袋子，前往希思羅機場從倫敦飛 11 個小時前往洛杉磯。

See you later.

再見。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Okay, we have made it to LA.

好了，我們到洛杉磯了。

Groceries are inside here

雜貨放在這裡。

We didn't get stopped at border control which is great.

我們在邊境檢查時沒有被攔下來，這很好。

Next stop is Erewhon.

下一站是 Erewhon。

The most expensive grocery store in the world.

世界上最昂貴的超市。

I am so excited.

我太興奮了。

Let's check it out.

讓我們來看看。

My initial impression of Erewhon was exactly how I expected.

我對 Erewhon 的最初印象與我的預期完全一致。

Everything perfectly shelved.

所有東西都擺放整齊。

So aesthetically pleasing.

如此美觀。

And of course ridiculously expensive.

當然，價格也貴得離譜。

What the fuck, man.

搞什麼鬼？

A bottle of water [is] $26.

一瓶水要 26 美元。

What?

什麼？

6 bagels, frozen [are] $20.

6 個冷凍貝果要 20 美元。

Ice. Literally, ice [is] $30.

冰，就冰而已要 30 美元。

Now I could go on and on about the extortionate prices of all the products here.

現在，我可以滔滔不絕地講述這裡所有產品的高昂價格了。

But I was here for a reason.

但我來這裡是有原因的。

You see the groceries I bought in England at Lidl, I am now going to buy the exact same things here in Erewhon.

我在英國和 Lidl 買雜貨，我現在要在 Erewhon 購買一模一樣的東西。

Hello.

您好。

We might need one of the bigger bags.

我們可能需要一個大袋子。

Can we get one of the better bags?

能給我們一個好一點的袋子嗎？

You want to purchase the bigger bags that we have?

你想購買我們現有的大袋子嗎？

How much are they?

多少錢？

"Those [are] $135.

那些是 135 美元。

135 dollars? - Yeah.

135 美元？- 是的。

For a bag? Okay. Yeah, I'll get it.

就一個袋子？好吧，我買了。

I only bought this for the video.

我買這個只是為了拍影片。

Because when I went to Lidl, I bought their more premium bag as well

因為我去 Lidl 時也買了他們更高級的袋子。

Now, I can assure you watching this total increase as she was scanning was not a good feeling

現在，我可以向你保證，在她掃描商品的過程中，看著這個總數不斷增加感覺不好。

Thank you very much.

非常感謝。

You're welcome.

不客氣。

Have a good day, thank you.

祝您愉快，謝謝。

Oh my f***ing god.

我的天啊。

Okay, Lidl vs Erewhon.

好的 Lidl vs Erewhon。

Just before we get into the food, that carrier bag was £65.

在介紹食物之前，那個手提袋才 65 便士。

That carrier bag was £106 quid.

那個手提袋值 106 英鎊。

So to compare these two places, here's what we're going to do.

要比較這兩個地方的雜貨，我們要做的事如下：

My mate Jack will put the same food from each shop onto the table.

我的朋友傑克會把每家店的相同食物放到桌子上，

I will not know which is from Lidl and which is from Erewhon.

我不知道哪個是 Lidl 的，哪個是 Erewhon 的。

All I do is taste them both and rate which I think tastes better.

我所做的就是品嚐它們，並且評分我認為哪個更好吃。

So let's see if a £13 bill can stand up to a £220 bill

讓我們看看 13 英鎊的帳單能否贏過 220 英鎊的賬單吧。

Okay, first, chocolate

好的，首先是巧克力。

Lidl's bar is £0.89.

Lidl 的腳克力棒是 89 便士。

Erewhon's is £11.82.

Erewhon 的價格是 11.82 英鎊。

There has got to be some difference.

一定有什麼不同。

Very similar.

非常相似。

However, I would probably say this one is nicer.

不過，我可能會說，這個更好吃。

This one tasted posh, but it just wasn't as nice.

這個嚐起來很豪華，但就是沒有那麼好吃。

It didn't taste as good.

味道沒有那麼好。

So that makes it 1-0 to Lidl.

這樣一來，Lidl 1 比 0。

Maybe money doesn't buy taste.

也許金錢買不到美味。

Next up, we have sourdough bread. £1.99 at Lidl, £5.99 at Erewhon.

下一個，酸麵包。在 Lidl 賣 1.99 英鎊，在 Erewhon 賣 5.99 英鎊。

A crazy discrepancy in price

很扯的價格差異。

But what about flavour?

但味道如何呢？

That is very good

非常好吃。

A nice hard shell.

堅固的外皮。

And then a soft inside.

然後裡面軟軟的。

Delicious.

美味可口。

A lot saltier.

更鹹。

Not as hard on the outside, but it's so close.

外皮沒那麼硬，但很接近。

I'm going to have to say this one.

我不得不說這個比較好吃。

Okay next, the milk. £1.45 at Lidl, £15.76 at Erewhon.

好的，下一個牛奶。Lidl 的 1.45 英鎊， Erewhon的 15.76 英鎊。

Why is it such a big difference?

為什麼差別這麼大？

I guess we'll find out

我想我們會知道的。

Just tastes like milk

只有牛奶的味道。

Just tastes like milk.

只有牛奶的味道。

Comes out of a f***ing cow.

從一頭該死的牛身上擠出來的。

It's going to taste like milk.

會有牛奶的味道。

With this one, they taste exactly the same

這一組，兩個味道完全一樣。

I can't determine a winner, so it's a draw.

我無法決定勝負，所以是平手。

Next up, a cookie. £0.49 at Lidl compared to £4.34 at Erewhon.

下一個，餅乾。Lidl 0.49 英鎊的餅乾 與 Erewhon 的 4.34 英鎊相比。

Now look, I shop at Lidl. I know this is the Lidl one.

我會在 Lidl 購物，所以我知道這是 Lidl 的，

I know this is the Erewhon one

我知道這是 Erewhon 的。

But I'm still going to taste test them.

但我還是要試吃一下。

Okay.

好的。

That is a very crunchy cookie.

這餅乾真脆。

A lot of chocolate in the filling.

餡料中含有大量巧克力。

Lidl.

Lidl。

A completely different cookie.

完全不同的餅乾。

This is soft and doughy.

這是柔軟的麵糰。

This is hard and crunchy

又硬又脆。

It's your preference I guess.

取決於個人的喜好吧。

I think this one's better because it's more chocolate.

我覺得這個更好吃，因為它有更多巧克力。

Yeah, I'm going to go with that one.

是的，我選擇這個。

Next up, we've got strawberries. £2.85 compared to £16.55.

接下來是草莓。2.85 英鎊與 16.55 英鎊相比。

These ones are a much darker red than these ones.

這些比這些紅色更深。

But it's about taste.

但還是取決於味道。

Oh, so good.

好極了。

F***ing amazing

太好吃了。

Now these taste different

這兩個味道不同。

There's a big difference with these.

這些有很大區別。

By far this one.

目前這個好吃。

These are a lot juicier than these

這些比這些鮮嫩多汁。

These are a lot brighter red.

這些紅色更鮮豔。

These are darker red, more dry

這些是深紅色更乾燥。

This one all the way.

絕對選這個。

Orange juice. £1.69 at Lidl £7.88 at Erewhon.

柳橙汁。Lidl 的 1.69 英鎊，Erewhon 的17.88 英鎊。

That one has more flavour.

那個更有味道。

Tortilla chips. £0.45 vs £6.06.

玉米片。0.45 便士跟 6.06 英鎊。

They taste better. I chooese this.

這更好吃。我選這個。

Next, we've got honey. £1.09 vs £11.82

接下來是蜂蜜。1.09 英鎊對上 11.82 英鎊。

Now, there is a very visible difference in appearance.

現在，外觀上的差別非常明顯。

This one is a lot more golden, whereas this one is a lot paler.

這個更金黃色，而這個要白得多。

Yeah, I prefer that one.

是的，我更喜歡那個。

As you can see, Erewhon was really taking the lead.

如你所見，Erewhon 確實處於領先地位

But the next item was a very strange one.

但下一個品項卻非常奇怪。

Next, we've got water. This is mad.

接下來是水。這很扯。

£0.39p at Lidl compared to £20.49 at Erewhon.

在 Lidl 賣 0.39 便士， Erewhon 的要 20.49 英鎊。

Right off the bat, this has more bubbles in it.

一開始這裡面的氣泡更多。

And this is just super clear.

這一個水很清澈。

Which tastes like a cold glass of water.

嚐起來像一杯冰水。

Okay, they do taste a little bit different.

好吧，它們的味道確實有點不同。

I'm going to go for this one.

我選這個。

Because I think it's the Lidl one and I'm used to that type of water.

因為我覺得這是 Lidl 的，我已經習慣了這種水。

This I don't like 'cause I don't think I'm used to it.

我不喜歡這個，因為我覺得我還不習慣。

Okay, next we've got crisps.

好了，接下來是薯片。

£1.15 at Lidl £4.72 at Erewhon

Lidl 的賣 1.15 英鎊， Erewhon 的 4.72 英鎊。

Literally cannot tell the difference looks wise.

從外觀上看不出區別。

Oh my god.

我的天啊。

That is very very good.

這非常非常好吃。

A lot of vinegar, a lot of salt.

大量醋，大量的鹽。

Just explodes in your mouth

在嘴裡噴發。

Bland as f***

平淡無奇。

That is so clear.

太清楚了。

So much better.

好吃多了。

We are now brought on to the last item which is the brownie

現在我們開始審議最後一個品項，布朗尼。

If Erewhon's is better, they win.

如果 Erewhon 的更好吃，他們就贏了。

If Lidl's is better, it's a tie.

如果 Lidl 的更好吃，就是平手。

£0.75 vs £8.67.

0.75 便士對上 8.67英鎊。

Got coconut, dark chocolate, milk chocolate melts in the mouth.

有椰子、黑巧克力、牛奶巧克力，入口即化。

That is an unreal brownie.

這塊布朗尼蛋糕太好吃了。

A completely different texture.

完全不同的質地。

The Erewhon one is more fluffy

Erewhon 的更蓬鬆。

This one is not

這個們有。

As you can see, I think the Erewhon one does taste better

正如你所看到的，我覺得 Erewhon 的布朗尼確實更好吃。

Well, Erewhon is the winner.

Erewhon 獲勝。

They have beat my beloved Lidl.

他們打敗了我心愛的 Lidl。

And I have to give the crown to them.

我必須把王冠送給他們。

However, that's the price of the 10 items from Lidl.

然而這是 Lidl 10 件商品的價格。

And that's the price of the 10 items from Erewhon.

這就是 Erewhon 10 件商品的價格。

Yes, they did just win on taste.

是的，他們只有在味道上贏了。

But I know where I'd rather shop.

但我知道我會比較想去哪邊購物。