'The ready meals just never end': American tourists film their first-ever visit ... trends now

'The ready meals just never end.'

So say American tourists Cara Atwell and Jeremy Davis as they film their first-ever trip to an M&S Foodhall, which they describe on their YouTube video of the expedition as 'unlike anything we've ever experienced before'.

The couple are startled by the sheer number of 'heat and eat' meals on offer as they browse the aisles in the Chester store.

'How would you choose dinner?' asks Cara. 'Because there are just so many things that sound wonderful.'

They find the descriptions on them delightful.

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Cara notes the 'hearty and generous' shepherd's pie, and the 'tender and comforting' cottage pie.

She told MailOnline Travel separately: 'I think the biggest surprise we had at M&S was the vast number of ready meals they have.

'The meal descriptions are part of the experience. I don't think you'll find a lot of food in the U.S that say things like "comforting gravy".'

Other offerings the couple are enticed by include beef-filled Yorkshire pudding ('yes, please!'), salmon fillets ('they look decadent'), Percy Pig ice cream ('woah!'), the pre-packaged fruits ('so much better than what you could find in the U.S'), the Danish pastries ('they look amazing'), and the 'cheese and onion deli filler'.

Cara says: 'Does that mean you can just use two slices of bread and slap some of that cheese and onion mixture in there and have a cheese and onion sandwich? That sounds like a good thing for me.'

They end up buying 'an assortment of random things' – including M&S Collection crisps (prosciutto and formaggio), Percy Pig sweets, Colin the Caterpillar softies, a toad-in-the-hole ready meal, and a 'steak and old peculier ale pie' main for one.

However, there is some confusion before they get to the till to pay.

Over the 'tuna and sweetcorn deli filler', for starters. Upon spying it, Cara says: 'What is that like? We do not put corn in our tuna. And I'm very curious about it.'

Cara is also stumped by the jars of goose fat. 'It's a cooking medium,' says Jeremy.

'Have you seen that in the U.S?' asks Cara. 'No, but it makes sense,' says Jeremy.