“I Need 10 of Those”: British Tourist Taste Tests and Rates Popular South African Snacks

• A British content creator, Islam, explored popular South African snacks in his latest TikTok taste test
• Some of the snacks included Jellytots and tennis biscuits, which he had rated after giving them a nibble
• South Africans reacted with surprise and curiosity to Islam's lemon-flavoured sorbet served in a real lemon shell

Islam, a content creator from the United Kingdom, returned to Cape Town, and this time, he's taking his taste buds on an adventure by trying out South African snacks. He tried various treats, which included some golden oldies and new products on the shelves.

Taking to his TikTok account on 31 March 2026, Islam, who shopped at Woolworths for the first time last year, started with Island Way Sorbet's lemon-flavoured sorbet, and wrote in his caption:

"The lemon shell, I need 10 of those, right now!"

He then moved on to NikNaks, which he rated a seven out of 10, followed by sour Jellytots (9/10), tennis biscuits (10/10), Whispers (10/10), Speckled Eggs (which he enjoyed but didn't rate), a Steri Stumpie (7/10), and a Bar-One (which received a six out of 10, as he wasn't really a fan of such chocolates).

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Watch the TikTok video posted below:

South Africans react to UK man's taste test

Thousands of local social media users headed to Islam's comment section to express their thoughts about the snacks he had tried. Several people online were surprised to see the lemon dessert served in a real lemon shell, including South African musician and media personality Boitumelo 'Boity' Thulo, who commented:

"What's the lemon what what?"

A confused @aaphiwe.____ had no idea what they saw on their screen and asked Islam:

"Bathong, so we all don’t know the lemon thing?"

A curious @koki.pk told the online community:

"I watched until the end, but the lemon sorbet still got me confused, like what? I can't shake it off."

@lollabolla26 suggested in the comment section:

"You got the sour Jellytots... get the original one."

@sisonk.ee shared under the post:

"Speckled Eggs are the best sweets."

After watching the viral video, @molifimolifi3, who shared laughter in the comments, remarked:

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3 Other stories about taste tests

• In another article, Briefly News reported that a South African man did a blind taste test of chocolate mousse from two giant retail stores: Woolworths and Checkers. The comparison video sparked a lively discussion about price versus quality.
• A man from the United Kingdom shared his take on South African pies after he had a bite of each, which presented different flavours. Many locals in the comment section expressed joy after seeing the appreciation the foreigner showed.
• An American woman living in Cape Town shared that she had tried a liver-filled vetkoek, which she described as chunky as opposed to a saucier option she would have preferred. The unusual food combination stunned locals.

Source: Briefly News