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φιλε μου η Κινα δεν εχει τιποτα κοινο με την αμερικανικη ή δυτικη "κουλτουρα". με την μονη "δυτικη" κουλτουρα που εχετε κοινα κ μαλιστα παρα πολλα ειναι της αρχαιας Ελλαδας κ με τους ανθρωπους που την ακολουθουν. κ να λες κι ενα ευχαριστω στον πατερα σου.που και σε βοηθα κ τον εχεις.
It just so happens that 140 years ago today (May 6, 1882) was when the racist law the Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted. Appreciate you sharing the Chinese immigration story.
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I grew up in Los Angeles and was never taught anything about Chinese immigrant history. I realize that the Chinese were brought to the US to build the railroads and them suffered discrimination later. I am third generation Japanese American and was born just after WWII and am the same age as your father. I really enjoy watching your channel and want to cook some Chinese food.
@@poosaypieandsquirt3666 It's not a competition. Hopefully things changed, i see a rise in violence against Asians in US. There is still long way to go
A lot of Asian/Asian-American history is still overlooked (and at worst, ignored) in basic education, and never gets discussed, unless you're specifically taking classes that specifically focus on Asian Americans (particularly in college). There's still a lot of Anglocentric history being taught. The vast majority of what I know now about Asian American history in the United States has been learned after secondary and post-secondary education by what I run into in media by chance. It's a real tragedy that American history ignores the sacrifices of the Chinese (and Asian) immigrants made in the past that contributed so much towards the prosperity that the United States experiences today, particularly the construction of the American transcontinental railroad, and the resulting immigration exclusion laws to reward the immigrants. I can't speak to the Canadians and how their history is taught, since I did not grow up in Canada, but Canada also did similar things when their Canadian transcontinental railroad was built. Many Chinese immigrants lives were lost to help build the railroad (notably the Western half), which helped unify Canada and also helped Canada be as prosperous as it is today. Canada also passed exclusionary immigration policies at the time. The big difference is that I've noticed that such events have been mentioned, and even highlighted, when I've visited relevant sites in Canada. It is not as easy to find such history being mentioned in the United States.
@@kevinw9507 School history will always be a propoganda initative. There's simply not enough time to explain things in enough detail to understand context in a couple of semesters, but that is more than enough time to selectively teach what you want people to be patriotic about. To my teacher's credit, she did do extra research to elaborate on the half a page's worth of text on Chinese railway workers in Canada, but building a whole railroad across the country could easily be 100 hours' worth of content, not 20 minutes worth, let alone how immigrant cultures developed over time. Even WW1 and WW2 content cuts out everything not on the western front and declares Verdun the biggest battle in WW1 which is nowhere near accurate.
@@poosaypieandsquirt3666 Yes black people do face more prejudice, even perpetuated by some Asian immigrants themselves, but we don't need to have a discrimination Olympics, it is pointless and unhelpful.
discrimination? It was more than just discrimination. They used to block entrances and set buildings on fire to burn thousands of Chinese innocent civilians including women and children to death. They passed laws in the government that was extremely unfair and racist against the Chinese. Why? Because the Chinese are way better preserving their culture and traditions than let's say other Asian minorities in America, and did not conform to American assimilation which in my view is absolutely culture destroying. It saddens me to see 3rd or 4th generation immigrants forgetting their language, culture, history, and traditions. I'm an Armenian American in Los Angeles and was raised here since I was a toddler, the same is happening to my people. I hope we have a chance to go back to our motherland and to correctly honor our ancestors instead of shaming them. For if we don't, all of the cultural preserving efforts over thousands of years would have been for nothing.
I appreciate that your channel offers so much context with historical as well as cultural information and not “just” the recipes. Please keep doing what you do! (I discovered your channel a week or two ago)
Check out the website too.. lots of effort in the recipes. You can changing the servings so the ingredients will scale to how many people are eating… it’s awesome
Agree! Knowing and understanding the history helps in my cooking new cuisines. My food has improved so much watching You tubers like the Lau's. I rarely eat out anymore because I can make it myself. In most cases better than local restaurants.
Thank you for your channel and the HONOR you bring to your family. I am Black, and take respecting others seriously, the burning of Chinese neighborhoods in America is not widely known; I knew but not your typical American. Love it when the food is ready and Dad let's out a hardy "Hong Doy"!!!!! Great Channel Sir.
I already loved your channel before, just for the cooking recipes, but now I'm really digging how you're adding some more historical and social context to it. It's a fine line to balance, but you did it just right, here. And who knows, it might even educate lots of your non-asian fans. And you're totally right. The best first step to make people understand another culture is by their stomach ! Our ancestors knew it already, and this golden rule stands firm even now !
I'm actually an animation filmmaker, and funny enough, I've always made a big parallel between cooking and filmmaking. Both are about how to carefully choose your ingredients (actors, screenwriters, musicians, crew), chop them in different harmonious slices (editing), cook them for a certain amount of time and in various way (framing, lighting, shooting), and add the right amount of spices (vfx & motion graphics) and make sure the whole thing is not only beautiful looking with harmonious colors (color grading) but also delicious (emotions), but also healthy (storytelling) and filling (morality). To me, in order to be a good director, you need to be a good cook first ^^ ! And if your dad is an excellent cook in the kitchen, you definitely inherited his cooking skills and passion behind your camera and in front of your editing computer. We're blessed to have such a passionate & loving family to enjoy online, through both the love of cooking and good food, the love of filmmaking... And the love of family, simply. So thank YOU for bringing us all such "simple" joy, in these needed times. Very glad to see some kind of Renaissance of Asian related content (your channel), shows and movies (Turning Red, Shang Chi) for the popular mainstream audience, especially after a couple of very hard years for the Asian communities all over the world. We kinda all needed it !
@@MadeWithLau I'm glad you put this video out, I'm Black and I learned a lot about Chinese history in America by watching PBS , great channel 🙏🏾 to you and your family.
I made this tonight and it was so good! Even my 92 year old Dad finished his whole plate, which he doesn’t do too often anymore. Thank you Daddy Lau! 😋
I think what I like best about your RUclips videos is when your family sits down to enjoy the meals together, babies and all! The history of Chinese immigrants is so important for us all to learn. I made this Chinese restaurant dish for my husband tonight (his favorite). He loved it❤
In Indonesia, we have a similar dish called Fuyunghai (Chinese: 芙蓉蟹). It originated from Coastal Guangdong which was at the time using "crab meat", but overtimes, people start to substitute it with chicken, beef, or even pork (especially among the Chinese Indonesian community).
@@akwa2273 It's similar, because the sauce is absolutely different. The US version is rather savory and brown, while the Indonesian one is more like the sauce you put on Sweet and Sour pork.
I love learning about all cultures. The main reason I subscribed to this channel instead of others is because you don't just teach and showcase authentic Chinese cuisine, you also include some info on each dish's origin, history, and regional differences. Bravo! I hope your wonderful family can continue making these high-quality, informative videos for many years to come! Thanks for sharing your recipes, family, and culture with us.
I love listening to Lau Ye Ye’s Cantonese. His dialect reminds me of my already passed grandfather from my Mom’s side. My mom who already passed due to cancer was also the only source of Cantonese in my family. So Made With Lau literally just makes me feel like home. From Malaysia, with lots of love.
Singaporean here, and have got the exact same story as you! ❤ have been living overseas for almost 10 years, and totally agree, Made with Lau videos are so comforting, and instantly transport me back to my childhood (":
Amazing video!! I'm actually tearing up listening to your family's story and your explanation of how food brings people together through empathy and compassion. You're doing such important work for our community! 💕
You dad reminds me so much of my dad. He also speaks Cantonese and can cook very well. Also, thank you so much for putting the effort to include Chinese Immigrants history in America in your videos. Often times hate comes from ignorance. With more information/history about our community, I really see there will be less ignorance and hate in the future. You are doing a great thing here!!
Wonderful video!!! What a privilege to sit with a 75 year old chef who has made his way in America and is loved by his beautiful family. I am deeply, deeply sorry for the hatred that has been expressed towards the Chineese community by some (but not all!) Americans. I do not suffer from this affliction, but at the same time I benefit tremendously from the culinary and cultural information that is shared here! I think it is a tremendous public service and I can not thank you and your family enough for taking the time to do this. Thank you, thank you!!!!
Great job done by mixing in a lesson on the history of Chinese immigrants to America. Also, tried your dad's egg Foo young recipe and it was a hit with the family. Thanks
I am Indonesian staying in Singapore. Have been watching your vids for quite some time. Really enjoy the recipes and the stories your share. And the family dinner at the end is so wholesome to watch. Thanks for sharing,
I started watching Made With Lau because I've always loved learning to cook from my elders in my family so I would always look for elders to learn from on RUclips. Your father reminds me a lot of my own grandfather, my Papa. They both are willing to share what they know, enjoy teaching and watching their loved ones learn from them. Especially seeing your father's garden brought back memories of growing fruits and vegetables with my Papa. My grandparents will often tell us about the time they spent sharecropping as children and how they even had a farm as adults. My grandfather is still going strong with his garden. I hope your father can continue cooking for years to come. 😁
Randy, I learn so much not only about Chinese cooking but about the Chinese-American experience in the US. It is also great that you will have these videos to share with your children and future generations. Thank you and your family for your work and dedication. The one sad thing about racism and discrimination in the US is that all of the groups experiencing this cruelty never united en masse in a single protest. Those in power made sure everyone was fractured and pitted groups against each other. Let's hope Hong Doy's America will be more inclusive than it is today.
I want you to know that your channel has inspired me to become better at Chinese cooking techniques. Many years ago, my wife bought a wok for me--one with a flat bottom. I've used it and used it, but after seeing what can happen with a round-bottom wok, I've decided to order one. Have seen several of your father's videos, and hope to see many more to help me become a better home chef. Thank you very much!
This video was made for me. Thank you for finally getting around to making the video I'll never be able to thank you enough for. Thank you for sharing your message as well. I grew up with one single Asian family in my town (a small one) and sadly the father, who ran a small market on a bad side of town, was murdered at the front counter with his family in the back of the building - their home was attached. One of his sons was my very best friend for many years, but after this incident they moved to California (they had family there). It took me 20 years to get back in touch with him, and sadly, we'd just grown to far apart. This recipe takes me back to a time where I was introduced to a different culture and shared an amazing friendship with someone in a small Mississippi town, surrounded by racism. Alex, if you're reading this, you'll always be my family. I love you and miss you and hope the best for you and yours. Congrats again on the baby!
@@mochichichi2458 Sadly, yes. His fathers store was robbed and after they took the money, they shot him and he eventually passed on later that week. As an apology to everyone, I didn’t mean this to be morbid or bring negativity. I miss my friend and this channel always reminds me of him and his family. Wanted to share a memory but it seems that maybe it wasn’t appropriate.
@@BlameBarky your message was moving and heartfelt. In pain does poetry flow forth and it's from the loss of a friend and empathy over his loss of his father that you write so poignantly. No need to apologise therefore - there is no negativity but only the beauty of your friendship with Alex whom you've so eloquently elucidated in this comment. I hope he sees this. I am sure he would appreciate the sentiment.
@@looyeo thank you for the kind words. They ease my anxiety. Alex and I had been disconnected for over two decades before I found him. Sadly, the friendship moved to “a guy I used to know”, but I’m so grateful for the memories he gave me. He was like me, a kid that wasn’t “popular” in that days sense of the word. I hope he sees the love, but I hope he doesn’t because I don’t want to remind him of loss. He recently had a beautiful child and I hope he never looks back, only into the future for that baby. I wish the best to him and his family. And to you, Loo!
It was Egg Foo Young and Chow Mein at a local Chinese restaurant that got me into Chinese food as a kid. I loved going to Chinese restaurants and I still do! Now that I live in the bay area I've got more opportunities to eat a wider variety of Chinese food as well as other Asian food. I watch this video on Egg Foo Young and I'm immediately brought back to being 5 years old and remembering the great experience I'd have at the Chinese Restaurant. Shoutout to Happy Garden in Chico California for making sure that I ate good food from a great family owned and operated restaurant.
As an suburban Asian American kid growing up, I loved Chinese American food that I grew up eating like a few times a month. When I went to college and discovered real Chinese food, I would always still order one or two "fake" Chinese dishes bc I just loved it so much. My Asian friends would think Im weird or not Asian enough bc I loved it. And some of my favorites was Egg Fu Young, Shrimp Fried Rice, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Mongolian Beef, Chicken Wings.....you cannot go wrong with any of these no matter what part of the country you were at.....from small town Minnesota to New York's Chinatown.
My friend has the same problem, so I will say to you what I said to my friend. I told her from now on tell them that “well duh my identity is Chinese American, so I’m familiar with Chinese American food. They are my childhood food.” Chinese American food branch out from Chinese food, and took on new identity in America. It is authentic to Chinese American.
Oh hell yes, cheap takeout Chinese chicken wings are awesome! I remember for years I'd see friends ordering them and wondering why they'd order chicken wings at a Chinese restaurant. "How good could they be?" I thought. When I finally tried them to see what they're like for myself, I finally understood why so many people in the hood get them. They're some of the best wings ever! Crispy on the outside, moist on the inside and flavorful throughout with a similar flavor to certain Latin foods with this kind of garlic, onion, turmeric type taste but different. And that hot sauce they give you with them has this magical nostalgic taste that no other hot sauce has making it even better. Add to it pork fried rice or fries with an ice cold can of Pepsi and you got yourself the lunch/dinner of champions. Man, it's been years since I've had that but this is making me wanna get some wings and fried rice soon. That dish to me is the definition of Chinese American comfort food. I get warm fuzzies thinking of it. Thanks for bringing that into my conciousness. :)
As an immigrant that came here at early age, I have similar experience/feeling with the Chinese American food in every Chinese restaurant. I think it's the use of spice and preparation of food that's so similar to western food like fried chicken or pancakes.
@@RollingAZN To me what makes those wings great is not that they're similar (though that plays a part at the same time) but that they're different. They taste, well, Chinese. It's a very distinct flavor I can't find anywhere else. Even if similar, they're different and that difference is what makes them magical.
I do not consider food cooked by Chinese workers in America from the 1850s to the 21st century as "fake" Chinese food. Unable to obtain products they had in China, they adapted local produce and meat products to create dishes that remind them of their home country. They used Chinese kitchen techniques to create an essence of Chinese home cooking. American Chinese food can be considered a regional cuisine of China. The Chinese in Peru have also created wonderful regional Chinese dishes, among them is Lomo Saltado. They adapted Peruvian products with Chinese kitchen techniques. South African Chinese as well as Chinese in other counties have done the same.
I love the recipes, but I really admire the heart that this channel brings. I love your father-so skilled and generous with his knowledge. Thanks for posting this.
I love the historical take and the story. Telling their story and differences of cultures makes this so worthwile watching. Best to you, and keep up making these awesome videos.
I love what you and your family are doing , and I love to hear about the struggles and hardships that other ethnicities have gone through, it helps us all no matter where we came from to understand that this country weather you want to hear it or not America is a country of immigrants from the whitest person to the darkest and everyone in between that's what makes us great learning from each other
I just recently found your channel... and it is sooo informative. I appreciate everything that you bring beyond the recipes and food, which are so amazing. Thanks.
This is one of my mom's favourite dishes. It was one of the last meals my dad made for her before he passed. Thank you so very much for this recipe. I will make it for Mother's Day. May I please, request a jian dui recipe to be made one day? I've struggled with making them and would love a solid recipe. They're one of my favourite foods of all time.
Thank you for making these videos. It reminds me of my Dad’s Cantonese cooking which brings back a lot of good memories. These videos help me recreate them.
I’m Chinese - and Cantonese was my first language. I was raised in the U.S. and don’t speak Cantonese as well as I used especially because I’m away from home for college and soon, even farther for grad school. This channel is great, I come for the Cantonese, it’s nice to listen to and help me practice haha
I loved how you combined cooking with a lesson in Chinese diaspora. We live in Southern California, but share a very similar story...even owned a Chinese restaurant at one point, so it all resonates with me 🙂
I just discovered this channel, I got to tell you that the caption (and it was the first episode) how to make my dad's whole soy chicken I think, was what got my attention! This episode was more historical information what life was like for Chinese immigrants Luke your father, thank God that he is still around to still tell us his story, live your cooking show, your father is a genius in the kitche and you do an excellent job of filming and explaining to us what he says and does
We have a very similar story in the UK. This was told by my uncle who said that the British in their time used to throw away the ribs or sold them at low prices so the Chinese immigrants took these unwanted cuts of meat this to make a sauce for spareribs and introduced it in their restaurants, the British loved them and to this day spare ribs are still very popular menu item at every single Chinese takeaway.
I really like how you make your dad the star in this channel. Love how he taught things in the kitchen. I learned how to cook by myself trying to figure things out by trial and error. My mother did not taught me how to cook. It’s actually my late father who let me watched him cooking fried rice and noodles late at night for us to enjoyed. He’s cooking has been the standard for me although he’s not the cook in the family. I really enjoy your videos, brings back plenty of great memories and I learn how to cook properly.
I am thankful for you and your family. I love so much about Asian culture and cuisine and really appreciate your ancestors for their contributions to making America what it truly was meant to be, diverse. It makes me sad and embarrassed to know we treated you so badly. The nation has treated so many wonderful cultures so bad it’s so disappointing. So I wanted to say Thank You and send blessings to you for posting these wonderful videos… it’s much more than just a cooking show as it helps teach others of the hardships you have endured and why your culture is so admirable!❤
I recently discovered your channel and glad I did. Enjoyed your father’s expertise in Cantonese food and your detailed explanation of chinese American history.
This channel has helped me find my love of cooking again. It’s inspired me and my kids are loving the “fancy” food. I love the detail to these videos. They are wonderfully done
I love the story of your parents. I immigrated from the Philippines in 1975 along with my Mother, younger brother. I was five years old. Lots of love to your family.
I love this channel and I am so glad I found it. Growing up in Hawaii a lot of my closest friends where Chinese and Japanese and I learned to love the food and culture. I am still influenced and inspired by it today as an adult and I look forward to hearing more from Your family.
I'm Chinese and love egg foo young and chop suey on menus. Sometimes you just want a lot of cooked veggies with protein and chop suey is the perfect dish.
Born and raised in Hawaii, our chinese food was always Cantonese, moving to southern Cali meant no more delish chinese food the way I love it. Egg Foo Young was always a fave in the family style restaurants of my youth, so I am thrilled to try this recipe (without the gravy!) Thank you so much for posting it!
Love the recipes, love the knowledge sharing. Being from the Netherlands, and of Dutch-Indonesian heritage, our Chinese restaurants often combine Indonesian cuisine with Chinese dishes on their menu, would love to see some reactions to how the Chinese Cuisine has been altered for other countries.
Incredible, how the level of production goes up with every new video you upload. And one can really see the thought process and creativity going into this. Making your channel unique and really standing out.
i enjoy watching your dad cook such good wholesome food and your family around the table blesses me. have already gained some good tips from your channel. thank you for sharing the cooking, the culture, and the caring :)
I really enjoy how you incorporate cooking tutorials with your family's background into your videos! Great information about Chinese immigration. I remember going through that in my Asian American history class. The part about the Chinese Associations was something that wasn't covered in the class though, but I found it interesting how it played a role in Chinese integration in America. Keep up with the videos!
I don’t know about states or in China. This was my favourite dish when I was small in Hong Kong in the so call cha chaan tang. My mom would always order it for me. When we moved to Canada, she would also buy take out of egg foo Yung for me to eat after school. All now becomes memories but thanks to your video helping me reminisce the time . 👍
woah i don’t really speak cantonese anymore but there was a time in my childhood before my grandparents passed away during which it was spoken often and there’s like home videos of me speaking it. these days i only understand some words and phrases and am unable to respond in cantonese but damn it’s so nice to hear it being spoken. great video! makes me miss my parents’ cooking.
I love history. Hearing your parents share their story is such an honor.I'm so glad they came to the US and persevered through all their challenges! Terrific video! Love from Vermont
I wish your father and family many more years with abundant health. Thanks for sharing I just did it and was like I remembered while I was a kid a bunch of good memories.
Your content is SUPERBLY put together!!! We really enjoy learning the language and customs of Your Heritage! You and Your Family Bless We immensely. Love and Abundance of Blessings upon You and Yours.
what a fabulous combination of historic story telling and kitchen cuisine. Few cooking demos rarely talk history. This makes one appreciate more the final product.
As a line cook the whole history of Chinese immigrants coming to America I find it very moving. I am also a supporter of the notion that food brings people together. I cook on my free time for friends and family food from other cuisines while trying to bring a piece of history with it. In this quest I find this video very inspiring. Keep up the good work
Thank you for creating such thoughtful and historical context-full videos! Watching these videos brings back wonderful memories of spending time with my grandparents and thinking about how they experienced America when they came over from China!
Thank you so much!!! We really appreciate that you appreciate the creative efforts ❤️❤️❤️ And it’s an honor to help bring remind you of your family and grandparents!
I love you guys so got damn much. Big thank you for the recipes and thoughts shared by Papa and Mama Lau, and your hard work in bringing it all to light. I especially love the bits of history sprinkled in during the episodes. There's so much that I don't know and seeing morsels of valuable perspective and knowledge I'm unfamiliar with is amazing. Do please keep up the great work. Sending you and your loved ones well wishes and lots of love.
I just made this tonight and it turned out fabulous! I used to eat this dish all the time as a child in the 80's, but haven't been able to find it recently. Thank you!
Hi, Im a fan of your dad from Thailand. Our family too, immigrant from (Kwangtung) China to Thailand and have similar tales of cultures and food recipes. Now my dad really love your channel lol
I finally had to log-on to give you a thumbsUP 'n subscribe ... typically, I don't watch log'd in. I've been binge watching Snr Lau for the past cpl days prepare all my fave's 'n hv enjoyed the commentary progression that's evolved ... 'n now a visible addition to the family! Congratulations!! all the best to you "Lau's' ... my Dad's a 1st gen - 1st born Cdn fr a cpl that immigrated fr the Canton-Guangzhou region of China back in the early 19teens. I never met either, but travelled China in late 80's as things slowly open'd. My grandfather was a chef also & worked the mines / west.
My Grandfather came over here by himself, left my Grandma and 6 kids to try and make a better life. He grinded for years and brought all of them over. Only when I started working and being responsible for myself did I really appreciate what my Grandfather did for us. To bring us here instead of staying in the Philippines. Our lives are magnitudes better because we are here, and not there. Our opportunities are infinite because we are here, and not there. My Grandfather sacrificed so much to build us a life here. He's got dozens of American Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren to show for it. Cheers to your Mom and Dad, they're incredible!
Thank you for the history lesson and recipe. Your family is beautiful, I hope your work continues because you have helped me understand Chinese recipes and the Chinese culture.
Thank you so much for your videos and sharing your dad with us he's amazing and not just for his skills in the kitchen he is a loving father and adoring grandpa. You are truly blessed and now because of your videos so are we. Thank you🙏
I came across your video in search of a recipe for egg foo young. It's one of my favorite dishes and the only way I eat eggs. I love the story and interview with your parents.
Chinese American and Chinese Canadian food is a miracle of ingenuity. Food that adapted techniques to available ingredients and foreign tastes. And I think it deserves its own recognition even outside of "authentic" Chinese gastronomy.
I ate Egg Foo Young Rice in Hong Kong sometimes, we just added sweet soy sauce on it, not gravy. Now I am in UK, will cook this by myself. 好開心可以跟廣州老師傅學習！🙏🏻🙏🏻
What I can tell you with great assurance is that Chinese women are the sweetest, nicest ladies you could ever meet. I met my Chinese wife late in life and she is the first woman I have loved 100% and like 100%. In the eight years we have been together we have never had a dark moment. It is wall to wall love, honor, and respect...and, yes, the food is great.
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φιλε μου η Κινα δεν εχει τιποτα κοινο με την αμερικανικη ή δυτικη "κουλτουρα".
με την μονη "δυτικη" κουλτουρα που εχετε κοινα κ μαλιστα παρα πολλα ειναι της αρχαιας Ελλαδας κ με τους ανθρωπους που την ακολουθουν.
κ να λες κι ενα ευχαριστω στον πατερα σου.που και σε βοηθα κ τον εχεις.
It just so happens that 140 years ago today (May 6, 1882) was when the racist law the Chinese Exclusion Act was enacted. Appreciate you sharing the Chinese immigration story.
Big fan both of this channel and of From Here To Sunday, what a dreamy combo 😍 If you don’t know FHTS… best shop to get gifts for all your AAPI friends, plus they’re always fundraising for great causes!
@@jtse8675 RACIST COWARD
I grew up in Los Angeles and was never taught anything about Chinese immigrant history. I realize that the Chinese were brought to the US to build the railroads and them suffered discrimination later. I am third generation Japanese American and was born just after WWII and am the same age as your father. I really enjoy watching your channel and want to cook some Chinese food.
@@poosaypieandsquirt3666 It's not a competition. Hopefully things changed, i see a rise in violence against Asians in US. There is still long way to go
A lot of Asian/Asian-American history is still overlooked (and at worst, ignored) in basic education, and never gets discussed, unless you're specifically taking classes that specifically focus on Asian Americans (particularly in college). There's still a lot of Anglocentric history being taught.
The vast majority of what I know now about Asian American history in the United States has been learned after secondary and post-secondary education by what I run into in media by chance. It's a real tragedy that American history ignores the sacrifices of the Chinese (and Asian) immigrants made in the past that contributed so much towards the prosperity that the United States experiences today, particularly the construction of the American transcontinental railroad, and the resulting immigration exclusion laws to reward the immigrants.
I can't speak to the Canadians and how their history is taught, since I did not grow up in Canada, but Canada also did similar things when their Canadian transcontinental railroad was built. Many Chinese immigrants lives were lost to help build the railroad (notably the Western half), which helped unify Canada and also helped Canada be as prosperous as it is today. Canada also passed exclusionary immigration policies at the time. The big difference is that I've noticed that such events have been mentioned, and even highlighted, when I've visited relevant sites in Canada. It is not as easy to find such history being mentioned in the United States.
@@kevinw9507 School history will always be a propoganda initative.
There's simply not enough time to explain things in enough detail to understand context in a couple of semesters, but that is more than enough time to selectively teach what you want people to be patriotic about.
To my teacher's credit, she did do extra research to elaborate on the half a page's worth of text on Chinese railway workers in Canada, but building a whole railroad across the country could easily be 100 hours' worth of content, not 20 minutes worth, let alone how immigrant cultures developed over time. Even WW1 and WW2 content cuts out everything not on the western front and declares Verdun the biggest battle in WW1 which is nowhere near accurate.
@@poosaypieandsquirt3666 Yes black people do face more prejudice, even perpetuated by some Asian immigrants themselves, but we don't need to have a discrimination Olympics, it is pointless and unhelpful.
discrimination? It was more than just discrimination. They used to block entrances and set buildings on fire to burn thousands of Chinese innocent civilians including women and children to death. They passed laws in the government that was extremely unfair and racist against the Chinese. Why? Because the Chinese are way better preserving their culture and traditions than let's say other Asian minorities in America, and did not conform to American assimilation which in my view is absolutely culture destroying. It saddens me to see 3rd or 4th generation immigrants forgetting their language, culture, history, and traditions. I'm an Armenian American in Los Angeles and was raised here since I was a toddler, the same is happening to my people. I hope we have a chance to go back to our motherland and to correctly honor our ancestors instead of shaming them. For if we don't, all of the cultural preserving efforts over thousands of years would have been for nothing.
I appreciate that your channel offers so much context with historical as well as cultural information and not “just” the recipes. Please keep doing what you do! (I discovered your channel a week or two ago)
Check out the website too.. lots of effort in the recipes. You can changing the servings so the ingredients will scale to how many people are eating… it’s awesome
Agree! Knowing and understanding the history helps in my cooking new cuisines. My food has improved so much watching You tubers like the Lau's. I rarely eat out anymore because I can make it myself. In most cases better than local restaurants.
Never heard of it, never tried it
@@LeNoLi. ???
@@LeNoLi. it’s egg foo yung.. most Chinese places will have it.
Thank you for your channel and the HONOR you bring to your family.
I am Black, and take respecting others seriously,
the burning of Chinese neighborhoods in America is not widely known; I knew but not your typical American.
Love it when the food is ready and Dad let's out a hardy "Hong Doy"!!!!!
Great Channel Sir.
I already loved your channel before, just for the cooking recipes, but now I'm really digging how you're adding some more historical and social context to it. It's a fine line to balance, but you did it just right, here. And who knows, it might even educate lots of your non-asian fans.
And you're totally right. The best first step to make people understand another culture is by their stomach ! Our ancestors knew it already, and this golden rule stands firm even now !
WELL SAID!! We really appreciate the kind words. I was nervous to put this kind of video out but I'm glad you like it :) And I couldn't agree more!
I'm actually an animation filmmaker, and funny enough, I've always made a big parallel between cooking and filmmaking.
Both are about how to carefully choose your ingredients (actors, screenwriters, musicians, crew), chop them in different harmonious slices (editing), cook them for a certain amount of time and in various way (framing, lighting, shooting), and add the right amount of spices (vfx & motion graphics) and make sure the whole thing is not only beautiful looking with harmonious colors (color grading) but also delicious (emotions), but also healthy (storytelling) and filling (morality).
To me, in order to be a good director, you need to be a good cook first ^^ !
And if your dad is an excellent cook in the kitchen, you definitely inherited his cooking skills and passion behind your camera and in front of your editing computer.
We're blessed to have such a passionate & loving family to enjoy online, through both the love of cooking and good food, the love of filmmaking...
And the love of family, simply.
So thank YOU for bringing us all such "simple" joy, in these needed times.
Very glad to see some kind of Renaissance of Asian related content (your channel), shows and movies (Turning Red, Shang Chi) for the popular mainstream audience, especially after a couple of very hard years for the Asian communities all over the world.
We kinda all needed it !
@@MadeWithLau I'm glad you put this video out, I'm Black and I learned a lot about Chinese history in America by watching PBS , great channel 🙏🏾 to you and your family.
I made this tonight and it was so good! Even my 92 year old Dad finished his whole plate, which he doesn’t do too often anymore. Thank you Daddy Lau! 😋
I think what I like best about your RUclips videos is when your family sits down to enjoy the meals together, babies and all!
The history of Chinese immigrants is so important for us all to learn. I made this Chinese restaurant dish for my husband tonight (his favorite). He loved it❤
In Indonesia, we have a similar dish called Fuyunghai (Chinese: 芙蓉蟹). It originated from Coastal Guangdong which was at the time using "crab meat", but overtimes, people start to substitute it with chicken, beef, or even pork (especially among the Chinese Indonesian community).
It's not a similar dish. It is the same dish with a different name
@@akwa2273 Foe yong hai, as we know it in the netherlands is doused in a rather sweet sauce. so similar aswell
@@thomasdewit6390 Can you provide link to video about the Netherland version? I would like to try making one Netherland version.
We use crab meat here in the philippines as well.
@@akwa2273 It's similar, because the sauce is absolutely different. The US version is rather savory and brown, while the Indonesian one is more like the sauce you put on Sweet and Sour pork.
I love learning about all cultures. The main reason I subscribed to this channel instead of others is because you don't just teach and showcase authentic Chinese cuisine, you also include some info on each dish's origin, history, and regional differences. Bravo! I hope your wonderful family can continue making these high-quality, informative videos for many years to come! Thanks for sharing your recipes, family, and culture with us.
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@@benjaminhernandez1223 👋
@@MoonlitShoreWalk How are you doing
I love listening to Lau Ye Ye’s Cantonese. His dialect reminds me of my already passed grandfather from my Mom’s side. My mom who already passed due to cancer was also the only source of Cantonese in my family. So Made With Lau literally just makes me feel like home. From Malaysia, with lots of love.
Singaporean here, and have got the exact same story as you! ❤ have been living overseas for almost 10 years, and totally agree, Made with Lau videos are so comforting, and instantly transport me back to my childhood (":
Amazing video!! I'm actually tearing up listening to your family's story and your explanation of how food brings people together through empathy and compassion. You're doing such important work for our community! 💕
You dad reminds me so much of my dad. He also speaks Cantonese and can cook very well.
Also, thank you so much for putting the effort to include Chinese Immigrants history in America in your videos. Often times hate comes from ignorance. With more information/history about our community, I really see there will be less ignorance and hate in the future. You are doing a great thing here!!
I must try this recipe! Thanks very much for sharing! 😊
Yo mama cheung WASSUP!!
The immigrant story shows the resilience of Mr & Mrs Lau, respect.
Wonderful video!!! What a privilege to sit with a 75 year old chef who has made his way in America and is loved by his beautiful family. I am deeply, deeply sorry for the hatred that has been expressed towards the Chineese community by some (but not all!) Americans. I do not suffer from this affliction, but at the same time I benefit tremendously from the culinary and cultural information that is shared here! I think it is a tremendous public service and I can not thank you and your family enough for taking the time to do this. Thank you, thank you!!!!
Great job done by mixing in a lesson on the history of Chinese immigrants to America. Also, tried your dad's egg Foo young recipe and it was a hit with the family. Thanks
Love your show and the Chinese American history behind it. 👍🏼
I am so happy to see you bringing the traditional Chinese scripts back for the subtitles! Many thanks and respect!
I am Indonesian staying in Singapore. Have been watching your vids for quite some time. Really enjoy the recipes and the stories your share. And the family dinner at the end is so wholesome to watch. Thanks for sharing,
I'm from HK, so glad to find this channel. I like to learn how to make food that I grow up with. Thank for making the videos.
I started watching Made With Lau because I've always loved learning to cook from my elders in my family so I would always look for elders to learn from on RUclips. Your father reminds me a lot of my own grandfather, my Papa. They both are willing to share what they know, enjoy teaching and watching their loved ones learn from them. Especially seeing your father's garden brought back memories of growing fruits and vegetables with my Papa. My grandparents will often tell us about the time they spent sharecropping as children and how they even had a farm as adults. My grandfather is still going strong with his garden. I hope your father can continue cooking for years to come. 😁
Randy, I learn so much not only about Chinese cooking but about the Chinese-American experience in the US. It is also great that you will have these videos to share with your children and future generations. Thank you and your family for your work and dedication.
The one sad thing about racism and discrimination in the US is that all of the groups experiencing this cruelty never united en masse in a single protest. Those in power made sure everyone was fractured and pitted groups against each other. Let's hope Hong Doy's America will be more inclusive than it is today.
I want you to know that your channel has inspired me to become better at Chinese cooking techniques. Many years ago, my wife bought a wok for me--one with a flat bottom. I've used it and used it, but after seeing what can happen with a round-bottom wok, I've decided to order one. Have seen several of your father's videos, and hope to see many more to help me become a better home chef. Thank you very much!
This video was made for me. Thank you for finally getting around to making the video I'll never be able to thank you enough for. Thank you for sharing your message as well. I grew up with one single Asian family in my town (a small one) and sadly the father, who ran a small market on a bad side of town, was murdered at the front counter with his family in the back of the building - their home was attached. One of his sons was my very best friend for many years, but after this incident they moved to California (they had family there). It took me 20 years to get back in touch with him, and sadly, we'd just grown to far apart.
This recipe takes me back to a time where I was introduced to a different culture and shared an amazing friendship with someone in a small Mississippi town, surrounded by racism. Alex, if you're reading this, you'll always be my family. I love you and miss you and hope the best for you and yours. Congrats again on the baby!
oh my god murdered?
@@mochichichi2458 Sadly, yes. His fathers store was robbed and after they took the money, they shot him and he eventually passed on later that week.
As an apology to everyone, I didn’t mean this to be morbid or bring negativity. I miss my friend and this channel always reminds me of him and his family. Wanted to share a memory but it seems that maybe it wasn’t appropriate.
@@BlameBarky your message was moving and heartfelt. In pain does poetry flow forth and it's from the loss of a friend and empathy over his loss of his father that you write so poignantly. No need to apologise therefore - there is no negativity but only the beauty of your friendship with Alex whom you've so eloquently elucidated in this comment. I hope he sees this. I am sure he would appreciate the sentiment.
@@looyeo thank you for the kind words. They ease my anxiety. Alex and I had been disconnected for over two decades before I found him. Sadly, the friendship moved to “a guy I used to know”, but I’m so grateful for the memories he gave me. He was like me, a kid that wasn’t “popular” in that days sense of the word. I hope he sees the love, but I hope he doesn’t because I don’t want to remind him of loss. He recently had a beautiful child and I hope he never looks back, only into the future for that baby. I wish the best to him and his family. And to you, Loo!
@@BlameBarky I enjoin you in hoping that he looks forward for his child. And warmly wish you and him as well as your families all the best. God bless.
It was Egg Foo Young and Chow Mein at a local Chinese restaurant that got me into Chinese food as a kid. I loved going to Chinese restaurants and I still do! Now that I live in the bay area I've got more opportunities to eat a wider variety of Chinese food as well as other Asian food. I watch this video on Egg Foo Young and I'm immediately brought back to being 5 years old and remembering the great experience I'd have at the Chinese Restaurant.
Shoutout to Happy Garden in Chico California for making sure that I ate good food from a great family owned and operated restaurant.
As an suburban Asian American kid growing up, I loved Chinese American food that I grew up eating like a few times a month. When I went to college and discovered real Chinese food, I would always still order one or two "fake" Chinese dishes bc I just loved it so much. My Asian friends would think Im weird or not Asian enough bc I loved it. And some of my favorites was Egg Fu Young, Shrimp Fried Rice, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, Mongolian Beef, Chicken Wings.....you cannot go wrong with any of these no matter what part of the country you were at.....from small town Minnesota to New York's Chinatown.
My friend has the same problem, so I will say to you what I said to my friend. I told her from now on tell them that “well duh my identity is Chinese American, so I’m familiar with Chinese American food. They are my childhood food.” Chinese American food branch out from Chinese food, and took on new identity in America. It is authentic to Chinese American.
Oh hell yes, cheap takeout Chinese chicken wings are awesome! I remember for years I'd see friends ordering them and wondering why they'd order chicken wings at a Chinese restaurant. "How good could they be?" I thought. When I finally tried them to see what they're like for myself, I finally understood why so many people in the hood get them. They're some of the best wings ever! Crispy on the outside, moist on the inside and flavorful throughout with a similar flavor to certain Latin foods with this kind of garlic, onion, turmeric type taste but different. And that hot sauce they give you with them has this magical nostalgic taste that no other hot sauce has making it even better. Add to it pork fried rice or fries with an ice cold can of Pepsi and you got yourself the lunch/dinner of champions.
Man, it's been years since I've had that but this is making me wanna get some wings and fried rice soon. That dish to me is the definition of Chinese American comfort food. I get warm fuzzies thinking of it.
Thanks for bringing that into my conciousness. :)
As an immigrant that came here at early age, I have similar experience/feeling with the Chinese American food in every Chinese restaurant. I think it's the use of spice and preparation of food that's so similar to western food like fried chicken or pancakes.
@@RollingAZN To me what makes those wings great is not that they're similar (though that plays a part at the same time) but that they're different. They taste, well, Chinese. It's a very distinct flavor I can't find anywhere else. Even if similar, they're different and that difference is what makes them magical.
I do not consider food cooked by Chinese workers in America from the 1850s to the 21st century as "fake" Chinese food. Unable to obtain products they had in China, they adapted local produce and meat products to create dishes that remind them of their home country.
They used Chinese kitchen techniques to create an essence of Chinese home cooking. American Chinese food can be considered a regional cuisine of China.
The Chinese in Peru have also created wonderful regional Chinese dishes, among them is Lomo Saltado. They adapted Peruvian products with Chinese kitchen techniques.
South African Chinese as well as Chinese in other counties have done the same.
Your dad is a precious jade! I am humbled by his devotion to his craft. Thank you.
I appreciate you incorporating a brief Chinese history in a delicious recipe. Support!
I love this channel. I appreciate your Dad, you and your family sharing your time and recipes with us. Keep them coming.
I ADORE each and every one of you !!!
So happy you are on this
RUclips!!!
I love the recipes, but I really admire the heart that this channel brings. I love your father-so skilled and generous with his knowledge. Thanks for posting this.
As a new Chinese immigrant in Australia, I love your videos and stories behind them. Keep the vibe! Proud to be Chinese.
I particularly enjoyed this video’s mixture of culture, history, and Cooking. Keep up the great work.
Congratulations on the new baby to come! Have a beautiful Mothers Day to both your wife and mom 💜💜💜
I love the historical take and the story. Telling their story and differences of cultures makes this so worthwile watching. Best to you, and keep up making these awesome videos.
So true. I knew about the history but its rarely spoken of so blatantly and so well done. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love what you and your family are doing , and I love to hear about the struggles and hardships that other ethnicities have gone through, it helps us all no matter where we came from to understand that this country weather you want to hear it or not America is a country of immigrants from the whitest person to the darkest and everyone in between that's what makes us great learning from each other
I just recently found your channel... and it is sooo informative. I appreciate everything that you bring beyond the recipes and food, which are so amazing.
Thanks.
This is one of my mom's favourite dishes. It was one of the last meals my dad made for her before he passed. Thank you so very much for this recipe. I will make it for Mother's Day.
May I please, request a jian dui recipe to be made one day? I've struggled with making them and would love a solid recipe. They're one of my favourite foods of all time.
What's jian dui?
@@jx22283 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jian_dui
@@jx22283 Fried sesame balls (with sweet bean jam), I believe.
I love your channel and have so much admiration for your parents.
Thank you for making these videos. It reminds me of my Dad’s Cantonese cooking which brings back a lot of good memories. These videos help me recreate them.
I’m Chinese - and Cantonese was my first language. I was raised in the U.S. and don’t speak Cantonese as well as I used especially because I’m away from home for college and soon, even farther for grad school. This channel is great, I come for the Cantonese, it’s nice to listen to and help me practice haha
I am enjoying your channel. Growing up we had friends from many cultures and food is a way to get to know their culture.
I loved how you combined cooking with a lesson in Chinese diaspora. We live in Southern California, but share a very similar story...even owned a Chinese restaurant at one point, so it all resonates with me 🙂
What a joy to watch and learn with your father. Thank you for bringing us into your family and heritage through food!
Love your videos!! Thanks for educating us with the culture and history, as someone into food it means a lot ♥️
I just discovered this channel, I got to tell you that the caption (and it was the first episode) how to make my dad's whole soy chicken I think, was what got my attention! This episode was more historical information what life was like for Chinese immigrants Luke your father, thank God that he is still around to still tell us his story, live your cooking show, your father is a genius in the kitche and you do an excellent job of filming and explaining to us what he says and does
We have a very similar story in the UK. This was told by my uncle who said that the British in their time used to throw away the ribs or sold them at low prices so the Chinese immigrants took these unwanted cuts of meat this to make a sauce for spareribs and introduced it in their restaurants, the British loved them and to this day spare ribs are still very popular menu item at every single Chinese takeaway.
Great video and congratulations on the second child! Watching videos like this makes me think of my dad...
Thank you Eric!!!
I really like how you make your dad the star in this channel. Love how he taught things in the kitchen. I learned how to cook by myself trying to figure things out by trial and error. My mother did not taught me how to cook. It’s actually my late father who let me watched him cooking fried rice and noodles late at night for us to enjoyed. He’s cooking has been the standard for me although he’s not the cook in the family. I really enjoy your videos, brings back plenty of great memories and I learn how to cook properly.
My wife’s from Hong Kong....and I love your channel to fix food ...not this..but other food she misses.
I am thankful for you and your family. I love so much about Asian culture and cuisine and really appreciate your ancestors for their contributions to making America what it truly was meant to be, diverse. It makes me sad and embarrassed to know we treated you so badly. The nation has treated so many wonderful cultures so bad it’s so disappointing. So I wanted to say Thank You and send blessings to you for posting these wonderful videos… it’s much more than just a cooking show as it helps teach others of the hardships you have endured and why your culture is so admirable!❤
I am indian. But I love cooking many Asian dishes. And my kids love it as well. Thanks the the awesome dishes. Dad is great. Blessed family
I recently discovered your channel and glad I did. Enjoyed your father’s expertise in Cantonese food and your detailed explanation of chinese American history.
This channel has helped me find my love of cooking again. It’s inspired me and my kids are loving the “fancy” food.
I love the detail to these videos. They are wonderfully done
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@@benjaminhernandez1223 hi there!
I love the story of your parents. I immigrated from the Philippines in 1975 along with my Mother, younger brother. I was five years old. Lots of love to your family.
I love this channel and I am so glad I found it. Growing up in Hawaii a lot of my closest friends where Chinese and Japanese and I learned to love the food and culture. I am still influenced and inspired by it today as an adult and I look forward to hearing more from Your family.
Thanks!
Sorry for the late reply -- thank you SO much Alice!!
very informative, and inspirational. the meal looks delicious.
I'm Chinese and love egg foo young and chop suey on menus. Sometimes you just want a lot of cooked veggies with protein and chop suey is the perfect dish.
Born and raised in Hawaii, our chinese food was always Cantonese, moving to southern Cali meant no more delish chinese food the way I love it. Egg Foo Young was always a fave in the family style restaurants of my youth, so I am thrilled to try this recipe (without the gravy!) Thank you so much for posting it!
What a fantastic recipe. I will try to make this tonight. Your family is so lovely. Please thank your parents for me!
Love the recipes, love the knowledge sharing. Being from the Netherlands, and of Dutch-Indonesian heritage, our Chinese restaurants often combine Indonesian cuisine with Chinese dishes on their menu, would love to see some reactions to how the Chinese Cuisine has been altered for other countries.
Incredible, how the level of production goes up with every new video you upload. And one can really see the thought process and creativity going into this. Making your channel unique and really standing out.
i enjoy watching your dad cook such good wholesome food and your family around the table blesses me. have already gained some good tips from your channel. thank you for sharing the cooking, the culture, and the caring :)
The greatest thing about Lau is his Patience (you can tell by the way he talks)
It's refreshing to hear somebody speaking in Cantonese dialect especially on RUclips.
Of all the chinese dialect..I love cantonese . so straight forward easy to communicate with. writing from Singapore. Thank you for sharing .
FANTASTIC VIDEO , Thanks for the time to do it, And your dad is a very good CHEF. All the very best from Melbourne AUSTRALIA...;)
I really enjoy how you incorporate cooking tutorials with your family's background into your videos! Great information about Chinese immigration. I remember going through that in my Asian American history class. The part about the Chinese Associations was something that wasn't covered in the class though, but I found it interesting how it played a role in Chinese integration in America. Keep up with the videos!
I don’t know about states or in China. This was my favourite dish when I was small in Hong Kong in the so call cha chaan tang. My mom would always order it for me. When we moved to Canada, she would also buy take out of egg foo Yung for me to eat after school. All now becomes memories but thanks to your video helping me reminisce the time . 👍
woah i don’t really speak cantonese anymore but there was a time in my childhood before my grandparents passed away during which it was spoken often and there’s like home videos of me speaking it. these days i only understand some words and phrases and am unable to respond in cantonese but damn it’s so nice to hear it being spoken. great video! makes me miss my parents’ cooking.
I love history. Hearing your parents share their story is such an honor.I'm so glad they came to the US and persevered through all their challenges! Terrific video! Love from Vermont
I wish your father and family many more years with abundant health. Thanks for sharing I just did it and was like I remembered while I was a kid a bunch of good memories.
Your content is SUPERBLY put together!!!
We really enjoy learning the language and customs of Your Heritage!
You and Your Family Bless We immensely.
Love and Abundance of Blessings upon You and Yours.
Your father always makes me want to make his dishes. I love this dish and I'll try his method of making it now. Thanks.
感謝劉伯分享食譜~~同時也鼓勵每個華人~都能夠在外國靠自己能力生活好好~~祝幸福妳們~一家~生活美滿!
不用客氣，非常感謝您的支持和祝福！老劉㊗️您同家人平安健康幸福快樂！多謝🙏！
what a fabulous combination of historic story telling and kitchen cuisine. Few cooking demos rarely talk history. This makes one appreciate more the final product.
I love uncle lau from the bottom of my heart, pls tell him!
As a line cook the whole history of Chinese immigrants coming to America I find it very moving. I am also a supporter of the notion that food brings people together. I cook on my free time for friends and family food from other cuisines while trying to bring a piece of history with it. In this quest I find this video very inspiring.
Keep up the good work
Thank you for creating such thoughtful and historical context-full videos! Watching these videos brings back wonderful memories of spending time with my grandparents and thinking about how they experienced America when they came over from China!
Thank you so much!!! We really appreciate that you appreciate the creative efforts ❤️❤️❤️ And it’s an honor to help bring remind you of your family and grandparents!
I love you guys so got damn much. Big thank you for the recipes and thoughts shared by Papa and Mama Lau, and your hard work in bringing it all to light. I especially love the bits of history sprinkled in during the episodes. There's so much that I don't know and seeing morsels of valuable perspective and knowledge I'm unfamiliar with is amazing. Do please keep up the great work. Sending you and your loved ones well wishes and lots of love.
Thank you for sharing your stories and the secrets of preparing this dish. It looks wonderful and so does your family.
I just made this tonight and it turned out fabulous! I used to eat this dish all the time as a child in the 80's, but haven't been able to find it recently. Thank you!
I learned so much from this channel. Thank you making it possible!
Hi,
Im a fan of your dad from Thailand.
Our family too, immigrant from (Kwangtung) China to Thailand and have similar tales of cultures and food recipes.
Now my dad really love your channel lol
I finally had to log-on to give you a thumbsUP 'n subscribe ... typically, I don't watch log'd in. I've been binge watching Snr Lau for the past cpl days prepare all my fave's 'n hv enjoyed the commentary progression that's evolved ... 'n now a visible addition to the family! Congratulations!! all the best to you "Lau's' ... my Dad's a 1st gen - 1st born Cdn fr a cpl that immigrated fr the Canton-Guangzhou region of China back in the early 19teens. I never met either, but travelled China in late 80's as things slowly open'd. My grandfather was a chef also & worked the mines / west.
My parents were also immigrants from China. I have so much appreciation for how hard they worked in their early days to give me the life I have today.
My Grandfather came over here by himself, left my Grandma and 6 kids to try and make a better life. He grinded for years and brought all of them over. Only when I started working and being responsible for myself did I really appreciate what my Grandfather did for us. To bring us here instead of staying in the Philippines. Our lives are magnitudes better because we are here, and not there. Our opportunities are infinite because we are here, and not there. My Grandfather sacrificed so much to build us a life here. He's got dozens of American Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren to show for it. Cheers to your Mom and Dad, they're incredible!
Thank you for the history lesson and recipe. Your family is beautiful, I hope your work continues because you have helped me understand Chinese recipes and the Chinese culture.
Thank you so much for your videos and sharing your dad with us he's amazing and not just for his skills in the kitchen he is a loving father and adoring grandpa. You are truly blessed and now because of your videos so are we. Thank you🙏
I came across your video in search of a recipe for egg foo young. It's one of my favorite dishes and the only way I eat eggs. I love the story and interview with your parents.
I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU ON YOUR QUALITY VIDEOS.. your work and your dad knowledge is amazing
THANK YOU for sharing your family's history. Powerful.
My favorite part whenever Daddy Lau is on screen is when he speaks about food in Cantonese with much enthusiasm.
Chinese American and Chinese Canadian food is a miracle of ingenuity. Food that adapted techniques to available ingredients and foreign tastes. And I think it deserves its own recognition even outside of "authentic" Chinese gastronomy.
Love your channel very grateful that i came across it. Thank you!
I ate Egg Foo Young Rice in Hong Kong sometimes, we just added sweet soy sauce on it, not gravy.
Now I am in UK, will cook this by myself.
好開心可以跟廣州老師傅學習！🙏🏻🙏🏻
What I can tell you with great assurance is that Chinese women are the sweetest, nicest ladies you could ever meet. I met my Chinese wife late in life and she is the first woman I have loved 100% and like 100%. In the eight years we have been together we have never had a dark moment. It is wall to wall love, honor, and respect...and, yes, the food is great.
Thank you for sharing all history and cooking. Your dad reminds me mine. I am so glad you guys put a space and time in your home to share with us