Looking for the best fried chicken in Paris

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Gumbo Yaya

Why it worked

The video taps into the popular trend of international food reviews and uses a "soft sell" approach by focusing on the creator's genuine experience and the quality of the food, rather than a direct advertisement.

Summary

The creator searches for the best fried chicken in Paris and discovers Gumbo Yaya. After a long wait, they try the chicken and waffles, finding both to be delicious and well-seasoned, ultimately rating the experience highly.

Structure

1Searching for fried chicken in Paris
2Discovering Gumbo Yaya
3Waiting for the food
4Reviewing the chicken and waffles
5Giving a final rating

Product placement

The video features the restaurant "Gumbo Yaya" and its menu, with the creator ordering and reviewing their chicken and waffles.

On-screen text

Looking for the best fried chicken in Paris GUMBO YAYA SOUTHERN KITCHEN SOUL FOOD CHICKEN & WAFFLES Flatpay GUMBO YAYA 3 RUE DE L'ESCARPE 75013 PARIS SALE Receipt No. 15440 18/05/2023 13:33:30 TLS Card: MON...0004 Terminal ID: 00000000 AID: A0000000041010 TVR: 0080808000 TSI: 2800 Consumer Device 9272 Surcharge: 0.64 Total (EUR): 17.14 APPROVED MIND

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Transcript

I'm looking for the best fried chicken in Paris because apparently the food in Paris is better than London, but let me be the judge of that. Let's go. I'm gonna be honest, I like to eat TikTok food. If it's not on TikTok, I'm probably not gonna eat it. So I went to Gumbo Yaya. This place has been going off on TikTok. They specialize in chicken on waffles, but they do do other stuff. But I'm here for the chicken on waffles. I'm ashamed to say this, but I waited 2 hours and 30 minutes for this food. I'm not gonna let that affect my review though, because if I do, I would end up giving it like a two hour ten. In terms of presentation, this stuff looks amazing. I got the chicken and waffles and I also got an extra chicken by itself because I'm just greedy. I'm gonna try the chicken first. And you know what? This actually is good. It's not too crispy, it's succulent, it's well, it's nice seasoning that's been used. It's not one of them plain fried chickens that you have. You can tell this has been made with love. Just look how I'm eating it off the bone. I think I just found the best waffles in Paris because this was so nice. It was fluffy, it was thick as well, it was soft. You know, some of them waffles that are malnourished. This was not that. I'm definitely giving this place like an 8.5 out of 10.