A pair of American sisters have been left stunned by what they got after ordering a in the UK - and insist it is so different to a US version.

Brits left people stunned after innocently unboxing their Chinese takeaway online. It is not just the amount of food that Brits ordered that has astounded people, it is the contents.

While people from the UK often order salt and pepper chips, chicken balls, and sweet and sour sauce meals, it turns out that it looks nothing like what's on offer in America. Typically, like shown in TV and films, American Chinese food typically comes in the upright white square boxes and you are bound to get a fortune cookie. Plus, Brits caused uproar after revealed they use the singular 'a Chinese', shortened from 'a Chinese meal', while Americans say they are 'getting Chinese food'.

One is not better than the other, and neither is more authentic than the other, with both of them representing a mishmash of history and identities. Viral , Olivia Maher, was recently in the UK and decided to give a British Chinese takeaway a test - and was shocked by the differences.

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Olivia filmed her reactions as she unboxed her takeaway with her sister and Olympic medallist rugby player Ilona Maher.

Olivia explained: "Let's have a Chinese takeaway in England. At one point British Chinese takeaways were all over TikTok because people could not believe what that cuisine looks like, over here specifically and it was one of the things we had to come and get. Curry sauce, chips, all the stuff that does not, to us as Americans, belong to Chinese food, but we're here to experience."

The pair were surprised after getting free, prawn crackers with their meal. While some American Chinese restaurants might offer prawn crackers as a side or appetiser, they are not as common or expected like in the UK.

They also ordered sweet and sour browns, chicken in black bean, crispy beef, special chow mien, as well as curry and sweet and sour sauces. Tucking into another tub of food they don't get across the pond, Olivia tried the salt and pepper chips. "Oh that's quite yummy," she said. "The chips, delish," she later added.

"That looks good, wow," Olivia said of the chicken in black bean sauce. The sisters concluded that the dish was "pretty nice".

Trying the crispy beef, IIona said: "Yeah, I'm not positive there's meat in it. It's very sweet. Ours make them so different." Olivia said: "The crispy beef was severely lacking beef so less delicious."

"I just tried the prawn and it was like being at the country fair," she added. "Deep fried and sweet, I mean arguably delicious but like..." The pair said they could not get over the bright colours on their plate, but admitted the food was "pretty delicious".

Food lovers rushed to comment on the, which has raked in over one million views. One American said: "This almost looks better than American Chinese food especially the ones in Los Angeles so gross and overpriced here."

Another American said: "I've never seen so much colour or veggies in British Chinese takeaway. I think you found a unicorn."

People could not believe the food reviewer does not get prawn crackers with her takeaways typically. "You don't get prawn crackers in America?," said one. Another said: "Prawn crackers are best when you put a bit of everything in, like a mini food boat."

One Brit said: "Really need to try American Chinese food!" One other applauded the pair and said: "Salt and pepper chips are elite. Well done girls, I love your commitment to the British culture!" "You're one of us now," said another Brit.

Noting the pairs comments on the colour of the food, one Brit pointed out: "You guys cant say anything about the colour of sweet & sour sauce consider you’ll stick red 40 in ANYTHING."

One individual explained why it is different in the two nations, and said: "Chinese food outside of is tailored to the country it's sold in, that's why American Chinese food will be different to UK Chinese food."

One other said: "There isn't a Chinese place round me that isn't owned by a lovely Chinese family so I’m not complaining." Another commented and said: "This is what I'm thinking, this is being criticised as 'British Chinese takeaway' but every Chinese I've been in has been run by a Chinese family."

"Australian Chinese is different as well," an Aussie commented. One other said: "I miss this so much. I live in and they only have real Chinese food here."

One other said: "I live on the Canadian border and we get Chinese food from Ontario all the time. Fries always came with the meal and the vibrant red sauce was standard as well."