US woman’s ‘unprovoked attack’ on Scotland as she tries UK snacks

Niki is an American woman living in Peterborough, England who explores British culture on her TikTok account @inikimouse. She’s tried many of the UK’s most iconic treats but the content creator shocked her Scottish viewers when she gave the country’s most iconic soda a low rating.

On TikTok, Niki began her video by eating a Mr. Kipling cake, a very famous brand of cake in the UK, which since 2018 can be bought internationally in some US and Australian stores. Niki said: “We’re going to start with Mr. Kipling’s Cherry Bakewell. I’ve never tried a Cherry Bakewell before.”

After biting into the cake, which has white icing and a cherry on top, Niki looked amazed made a noise of gastronomical delight and said: “Oh God, this is a 10 out of 10. Oh my God.”

She then tried a Kinder bar, which is Italian chocolate found in many European countries but is very popular in the UK. Most British children will have fond memories of the sweet snack.

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She said: “Oh my God, he’s so adorable!” and showed the viewer the frog-shaped chocolate.

Niki then tried the Freddo, and said: “This is a very solid little bar of chocolate, I’m not a fan of chocolate honestly and normally, but this is good, this is getting an eight out of ten.”

Niki next showed a bottle of Irn Bru, a bright orange drink, and said: “This I know is technically Scottish but I’m going to try it for the first time.

She proceeded to take a sip of the soda and screwed up her face, clearly not enjoying the drink, and shook her head. Niki said: “Tastes like a creamsicle, not a fan, that’s a two out of 10.”

Some of Niki’s Scottish viewers found her reaction to their national soda hilarious while others seemed mildly offended.

One Scottish fan wrote: “It’s an acquired taste, don’t worry about it hen!” while someone else wrote: “Irn Bru is the best, how can you not like it!”

One person said “Irn bru is a great hangover cure though” and someone else wrote “Irn Bru, a two out of 10?! I’m going to need a moment to process this unprovoked attack.”

Another Scottish viewer asked Niki to try a different version of the orange soda and wrote: “Irn Bru is better than Coke or Pepsi. Please try the sugar-free version, it’s so much better.”