JOURNALISM is a tough gig - but sometimes you have to take one for the team.

With the overwhelming interest in Krispy Kreme over the past year and now the buzz around new Canadian kid on the block, Tim Hortsons, we wondered - don't we have enough deep fried fat and sugar in Glasgow already?

Or is this new North American deep fried fat and sugar so much better?

Reporter Catriona Stewart and Aftab Ali from our digital team decided to do a blind taste test to find out.

How did Tim Hortons fare?

Why does the digital desk have blindfolds in their drawer?

Watch the video to find out answers to these questions and more.