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British Fishermen try Seafood Boil for the first time!

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0:22Josh and Ollie reveal boil bags packed with seafood, corn, potatoes and sausage.
1:21The mussel tasting reveals that several guests have never eaten them before.
3:02John cracks king crab shells with his hands and teeth rather than tools.
10:35Lobster tails and claws arrive, bringing another demonstration of John's shell-opening strength.
14:49A Carolina Reaper sauce provides the final heat test.

Ethan works as a fisherman, but a mussel is a new experience: "I've never had a mussel before and that is top tier." On JOLLY's Sussex beach outing, knowing seafood professionally doesn't mean having tasted everything in the boil bag.

"British Fishermen try Seafood Boil for the first time!" was the week's most-watched new upload, reaching about 2.6 million views. Josh and Ollie serve fishermen and fishmongers crab legs, crawfish, lobster, sausage and broth-soaked vegetables. John, the ex-fisherman and filmmaker, dispenses with tools to crack shells with his hands and teeth. The episode also includes a sponsored musical sea-shanty segment.

That shell-opening technique has become a talking point in the comments, with viewers from Maryland and Maine recognising a familiar approach. Others suggest a follow-up with British beef farmers trying Texas barbecue. It's a particularly JOLLY proposition: take people who know the ingredient, then introduce them to another country's way of serving it.

Barbecue was already on the week's menu in "We tried Chinese-Texan BBQ (ft. Awkwafina)". The Hon's BBQ visit has passed a million views and is currently attracting the most daily viewing of the channel's uploads. The headmaster's Michelin fact attack and the fishermen's feast remain active too, while John Cena's canned cranberry sauce and homemade banoffee pie encounters fill out the tasting itinerary.

Across the channel, daily viewing is close to its usual level, and subscribers grew by roughly 10,000 over the week. Nearby food channels have mixed rhythms: Guga Foods is having a busier-than-usual day, while The Food Theorists is quieter than normal. JOLLY's own week spans celebrity guests and working seaside expertise, with the biggest new audience gathering around the boil bags.

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What viewers say

As a Marylander, seeing the older fisherman rip open the crab legs without the tools made me really proud 🫡
@RazorRock3See it on YouTube
So, we can expect English beef ranchers to try Texas barbecue next?
@IIIIIexpletivedeletedIIIIISee it on YouTube
The fisherman who didn't use utensils to remove the lobster tail was a Maine lobster man in a previous life!
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As a American every time I watch one of these vids an see the reaction of the people it makes me think I should move to the uk an open a American diner
@timothyjacobs4279See it on YouTube
As soon I saw the first guy pull the meat out. Without needing to cut. I knew the crab was perfectly cooked. Well done to whoever cooked the food. 👌
@justinethridge9157See it on YouTube
That was impressive when John just cracks open the seafood with his hands and teeth like it was nothing. Fishermen are underrated talents tbf
@demacto13See it on YouTube
Bring back the fishermen for another video! They’re adorable!
@maribethcrews2519See it on YouTube
Thank you for treating these British fishermen again!
@stevenvuongSee it on YouTube
Love seeing these ladies and gents try new things please keep bringing them back. Them and the taxi drivers. Always cool to see people have new experiences
@Eternal.PhoenixxSee it on YouTube