Jonny Manganello, who appeared on Netflix’s hit show Is it Cake?, has shared his reaction after trying a series of popular snacks from Marks & Spencer, and declared one is better than the others
An American streaming star has sampled a series of UK snacks, and has declared one better than all the others. Percy Pigs are one of Britain’s most beloved sweets. Last year, Marks & Spencer revealed that every minute, 36 bags of Percy Pigs are sold in the UK. This is equivalent to a staggering 18.7million bags per year.
Now, tourists visiting the UK are rushing to their closest M&S shop to get a hold of the famous sweets, which now have a series of spin-off flavours and sizes. Netflix’s Is It Cake? star Jonny Manganello took to TikTok, where he has millions of followers, to share his reaction after finally getting to try the popular sweets during his recent holiday to London.
In his video, he held up a large paper bag emblazoned with the M&S logo before announcing the was going to try the viral sweets for the first time.
“I’m in the UK and I’m trying M&S for the first time. I’m very excited about this. You better believe we’re gonna be trying lots of candy. Percy Pig, honey. Anybody heard of it? I have and I’ve been wanting to try these my whole goddamn life.
“I mean look – oh my god I’m so excited,” he said as he took out one of the sweets from the package.
“Smells like bright, sour cherry or something,” he said before taking a bite out of it. “Oh my god that’s good. Wow they were not lying, Percy Pig’s the b***h. Oh my god it’s so good.”
Next up, he pulled out a bag of Reversy Percy Pig sweets, where the ears and face have been swapped around. Taking a bite, he declared that they tasted just as delicious as the original sweets.
“Okay, these are the piglets,” he then said as he poured the sweets into his hand, showing that the back of the pigs had the jelly part that’s normally on the ears.
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After tasting them, he said: “It tastes almost like a gummy and a marshmallow had a baby.”
The fourth type of sweet tried is another British classic – Colin the Caterpillar. And while he didn’t try the Colin cake, he did try the sweets, which he also enjoyed, noting that they had a different consistency than the gummy worms he’d eaten in the States.
He also made sure to try the ‘softies’ version of the Colin sweets, which he first compared to Squashies.
“Here’s my feeling about these like, foamy [sweets]. They’re not as good,” he said bluntly. “I like them more in the Percy Pig where it’s like paired with a normal gummy. I don’t like those softies.”
Finally, he put wine gums to the test.
“Wine gums, that sounds very British to me,” he said before trying them. “Mmm, oh that could pull cavities out. They taste almost identical to [American sweets] Dots, is that what those are called?”
“M&S, I love your candy selection,” he said as he continued to eat from his selection of sweets. “Giving Trader Joe’s a run for its money.”
He then announced: “I think my favourite thing was the normal Percy Pig. All the variations are like fine, but I’ll eat it.”
In response to the video, several Brits took to the comments to share their opinions on the sweets, with some also recommending other things Jonny should try.
One Brit commented: “The pinnacle of M&S are the Colin the Caterpillar cakes. The lore of caterpillar cakes run strong here, they sued another store for their Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake. Every child’s birthday has some type.”
“For me a reversy is the elite option over the standard percy. But both are amazing,” another person shared.
“if you’re heading back to M&S you need to try the fizzy pig tails & the bakery white chocolate cookies. Also hit up Tesco to get the cinnamon bun tear& share that recently went viral!” a third viewer recommended.