in the states they charged it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout. the tiny eggs are quail eggs.
@@MattandJulia Communist China good countrie and many people, they have many good food. in old hungarian territory because evils have jobs in many places many food contains bad things even now!
@@MattandJulia in old hungarian territory many food contains bad things even now! because evil have jobs in many places. Communist China good countrie and many people.
I also thought it was a bit pricey at first, but then I noticed that the portions of their selection were larger. In fact, Chinese people usually choose 1/2 the weight of their dishes. But Chinese people will give themselves another choice of rice (one bowl of rice per person), steamed buns (one steamed bun per person), porridge (one bowl of porridge per person), and sweet potatoes (half a sweet potato per person). The latter ones are all free. The combination of vegetables, meat, rice, steamed buns, porridge, and sweet potatoes will make the nutrition very balanced, and the price is cheaper, usually the price is 1/2 of their price. In addition, the place where they eat is in the business district, where the rent is more expensive and people's spending power is higher, so the prices of goods are higher. In fact, if you go to other places outside its business district, a good quality fast food (including four optional dishes and free rice) usually costs no more than 20 yuan.
Usually the century eggs are eaten with other food or rice. It helps complement flavour. Congee with it is la nice start or with soft tofu but in small pieces
@@MattandJulia Century egg are eggs with alkaline salt seeps into it to break its protein and fat. The yolk is still liquidish, but the white has become a jelly. It normally takes 2-3 month to make, so it is not really an old egg. They jelly part tastes refreshing. The yolk part can be a little intimidating, but it is just egg yolk and normally adds more flavor to congee or tofu.
I was looking for comment like this so I don't need to repeat myself. Century egg are commonly eaten with congee, never eat it by itself, the taste is way too strong. Loving it when it serve with congee. Edit: Pork congee with century egg is a staple food in southern China. While on the subject Chinese don't really like food that is overly sweet. The kind of sweet some western countries has is way over the roof for them.
115 yuan is a little bit high. For many small canteens, they often offer something around 20 yuan for 4-5 dishes during lunch, which attracts lots of working class.
I also thought it was a bit pricey at first, but then I noticed that the portions of their selection were larger. In fact, Chinese people usually choose 1/2 the weight of their dishes. But Chinese people will give themselves another choice of rice (one bowl of rice per person), steamed buns (one steamed bun per person), porridge (one bowl of porridge per person), and sweet potatoes (half a sweet potato per person). The latter ones are all free. The combination of vegetables, meat, rice, steamed buns, porridge, and sweet potatoes will make the nutrition very balanced, and the price is cheaper, usually the price is 1/2 of their price. In addition, the place where they eat is in the business district, where the rent is more expensive and people's spending power is higher, so the prices of goods are higher. In fact, if you go to other places outside its business district, a good quality fast food (including four optional dishes and free rice) usually costs no more than 20 yuan.
it's because they dont know how to eat, so to speak this is not Western style buffet, they are suposed to eat rice or mantou, and have those dishes go with it
Another fascinating video - all credit for trying the century eggs, especially if you googled them before trying them. What an excellent way of charging for the meal - not sure it would work in a Toby Carvery though.
Those century egg has a sort of spoiled cheese taste...LOL. We are used to it and usually eat it with hot porridge. If u dont like the century egg taste, the hot porridge can help to gulp or wash it down... 😁😁
I think that's a nice area of Beijing. In 3rd tier cities, those foods you had would cost less than 40% of that. But of course the store rent are much different too.
It's not stinky tofu - it's Sichuan style mapo tofu with Sichuan peppercorns. Those cloud are also known as wood ear mushrooms in Mandarin 木耳, so that was quite astute!
Here in Buenos Aires it is also common to have cantinas by weight near the office area in the center, but it is unthinkable that there are no desserts! There is a reason diabetes grows exponentially here. I imagine that in China it is not like that. Thanks for the advice on what not to eat in China... forced to eat that egg... that is grounds for divorce! haha by
Hands down the egg ..I'm a risk taker foodie but that would not be the risk..lol..No to the egg ..Love all your videos ..Merry Christmas and ill diffently be looking forward to 2025 with Matt and Julia ..❤❤❤❤
Eating egg white of century egg is like eating jello, some people don’t like the texture. Century egg itself doesn’t have strong flavor, so usually mixed with other flavors.
@@MattandJulia I cant help but hyperfocus on it lol. Love you guys and your honest , relatable and informative content. I love how you guys are not like other travel bloggers that kinda “look down” or have a particular attitude towards the people of the country you’re in because you’re from “western rich countries” and you actually try to involve yourselves in the everyday life of people wherever you’re at. I’m a huge fan of your work🩵🩵🩵
Julia's reaction around 9:30 is my biggest fear for when I'm planning to teach in that part of the world. I'll legit be frequenting the same Westerner targetted hànbǎobāo places every day.
That's a lot of food you put on those two plates! And it's on the more expensive side considering this is a more posh choose-and-weight style canteen :D
I used a converter to change from 111.55 yuan to Canadian. Your food in Canadian is $21.82, that's a very good price for all that delicious food. I also found out how to make Century Eggs. I wouldn't even attempted to eat that, lol.
@@MattandJulia True, most likely they will cater to the people's taste in their area. Like how they have westernized Chinese food that is not real Chinese food being sold in China. 😂
I wouldn’t have tried any of it. 😂😂. You guys just plunge in and do it no matter what. I love your sense of adventure in every aspect of your life. I couldn’t stay with a family either. 😂😂.
I wouldn't be eating that egg either Matt. Your face says it all, lol. You have more will to try that egg than I do. lol The food looked amazing and a wide variety. Have a great time, be safe!! Thanks for sharing China's variety of foods. :)
wut food chinese usually eat? as a chinese, i mostly cook myself for my family. there are several reasons. 1: healthy, 2: better taste, 3:time saving, 4: cost less. the best place to have a glance at what chinese eat everyday, check out the dining halls on campus.
You’ll laugh at this. We had to shut audio off while watching you eating. We have 2 dogs & they can’t stand the chirping from either shoes or smoke alarms. We had to hold them while they shook. I would love to try all the food except the egg!
So expensive, $55 RMB per plate with mostly vegetables, definitely Beijing price. In a 3rd tier city, guessing it will be around $12-15 RMB per plate. Never like buy by weight, same reason I don’t like Malatang
I wouldn’t try the century egg. I probably wouldn’t try the quail egg either. I would probably stick to rice, broccoli, and pork. I’m a huge sweets fan. I’m from the US.
These community canteens usually serve residents on budget, particularly offer discount to those whose ages are over 60. The retirees just need to show the cashiers their senior cards to validate the discount. But I think more and more workers like to frequent such canteens and canteens love to earn more from young workers who have higher paying capacity.
You guys were so cute eating the century egg! Braver than I might be and I love trying new and different foods. How are you feeling with your Chinese comprehension when you are out in the wild and not in class?
Not bad, a lot of variety .... i would have chosen also rice or noodles as base (like potato in the west) and that with a few different dishes .but im also what they call a .... "rice-bucket" (must have rice with dishes/dinner) . 😅
I go to a Chinese buffet where I live in Canada. They have much of the same food, except they have Canadian Chinese food too. I work with someone from China and he enjoyed their food, he even liked some of the Canadian stuff more!
I used to see these in traditional dim sum restaurants or being use in warping of sticky rice or large buns. As these restaurants become more streamline, those food/dishes start to vanish I don't see much of it anymore.
It’s probably the ammonia released from the egg, that is bothering you. We have a bakery item in the Netherlands with a lot of egg in it. It tastes great, nice and sweet, just don’t smell it, there’s the ammonia smell, lol
You were very correct that century eggs somehow smell like hair dye. Because ammonia gas is generated from the chemical reaction when those eggs are preserved for months.
I'm sorry Julia. you are adventurous to try foods but it's also important to know HOW to eat it. for example century eggs- you should have taken small bites and follow up immediately with soupy rice or rice porridge. 😘
Awesome variety of food there, but thought it expensive. Guess I’ve been watching too many dawon market videos where everything is usually under 10yuan 😂. Great to see what’s available in a regular canteen as a meal. That would keep you going all day. From what I’ve seen, soup is extremely popular too. Don’t you love how many vegetables they eat at a regular meal 😊 . Thing is, you really have to try everything to know what they are and if you like them. They can keep their century eggs tho, sorry but food has to have aesthetic appeal to me and they don’t look edible 😂. Thanks for sharing… can’t be easy filming when you just want to relax and eat lunch. 😘
Century egg is a Western label for what is an egg which has been cured chemically. This method of food preservation was reportedly discovered during the Ming Dynasty (~600 years ago) in the Hunan Province, likely by accident, when duck eggs came into contact with the ash of a wood-burning stove. The alkalinity of the ash raises the pH of the egg to around 9-12, transforming it into a dark and marbleized delicacy over the course of a few weeks to a month. Alkaline salt is used in its mass production today. The entire process is chemically induced without any fermentation. As such, it has a pungent taste which can challenge the uninitiated. It's unclear how its Western nomenclature of Century / Hundred-year-old or Millennium / Thousand-year-old egg came about. As the delicacy remains mostly mysterious outside of the Sinosphere, its name often carries a negative connotation.
Both quail eggs and century eggs are high in cholesterol and should not incorporate into your choice. The cooking style does not look like Chinese cuisine to me, There are 8 Cuisines in China, namely Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaiyang, Zhengjiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui. I doubt the dishes that canteen served falls into any of the above.😅
1:40 mmm 😋or 😝Matt, how was that hundred year old egg? And how does Matt keep the camera so still, but when Julia has the cam it looks like an FBI crime scene? Just joking with you guys. I was in China (mostly Beijing, Pinggu 2 years and a couple other districts) and instead of the hundred year egg I would get these eggs packed with soy sauce at the mom and pop shops. I wouldn't get the white ones because they still have the shell and I don't know why people would want to eat that. Make sure they are dark brown. They have a saltier taste on the outside than you might expect.
The price is expensive for those economy foods, century eggs are mixed with porridge with vegetable, to blend it & eat together. You should take more meat & sea foods which are higher in value. vegetables are cheaper stuffs. fry stuffs are not fresh.
You sound like every British person, when getting a meal deal; or when going to the package holiday buffet in Tenerife. I’m sure Matt knows what I mean 😂
If you guys ever go to taiwan, their version of century egg is the easiest for beginners. Its paired with cold tofu and ginger, whcih helps to give it a refreshing undertone and also covers the strong earthy taste somewhat.
haha, good video but i hate to tell you this all that food you have on your plates, you are supposed to eat them along with rice that's how the Chinese would normally eat they eat rice or mantou, the other meats, veggies, fish etc are complimentary food rice, mantou, bread, typical carbs are what's called the "main" food. the others go with them also, the century egg, not meant to be eaten alone ...
Случайно попал сюда. Ну думаю ведь русский акцент, хотя и слабый. Ну глупости думаю, показалось. И тут " спаржа". И ведь никого не смущает, что люди трясут рукавами верхней одежды над едой.
For that much food the price is good for China and Chinese clothing is good on people and the way China pay is ? No need card or money China is no doubt superpower but can we see the defence system China has? Chinese rocket force artificial Islands number 1 in country with their own space station in space that is not linked to international space station
Century egg The reason why it remind you of ammonia it’s because it’s boiled in wee but I think you already knew that, but you was being nice not to say lol
What nonsense. “Thousand year” eggs are wrapped in clay, lime, rice hulls or straw and kept for several weeks or months. It’s the same concept as salting fish. Just a way to preserve food during the times when there wasn’t refrigeration.
What do you reckon, would you be a regular in this Chinese Canteen? 🤔😏
in the states they charged it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout. the tiny eggs are quail eggs.
expensive
@@MattandJulia No doubt I would be a regular.. great food at a reasonable price what's not to like..
Every release is a little masterpiece. Thank you for your hard work and love!🧉👊😆
Thank you 😌
@@MattandJulia Communist China good countrie and many people, they have many good food. in old hungarian territory because evils have jobs in many places many food contains bad things even now!
@@MattandJulia in old hungarian territory many food contains bad things even now! because evil have jobs in many places. Communist China good countrie and many people.
I also thought it was a bit pricey at first, but then I noticed that the portions of their selection were larger. In fact, Chinese people usually choose 1/2 the weight of their dishes. But Chinese people will give themselves another choice of rice (one bowl of rice per person), steamed buns (one steamed bun per person), porridge (one bowl of porridge per person), and sweet potatoes (half a sweet potato per person). The latter ones are all free.
The combination of vegetables, meat, rice, steamed buns, porridge, and sweet potatoes will make the nutrition very balanced, and the price is cheaper, usually the price is 1/2 of their price.
In addition, the place where they eat is in the business district, where the rent is more expensive and people's spending power is higher, so the prices of goods are higher.
In fact, if you go to other places outside its business district, a good quality fast food (including four optional dishes and free rice) usually costs no more than 20 yuan.
Yummy, I want to join you there, I’m getting Chinese for dinner tonight, can’t wait ♥️ Thank you kids!!
Omg, I would never have skipped the lotus root, love that stuff
We loaded up to be fair 😀
That egg is great in congee!!! It has an earthy taste.
Thanks, we believe you 😌
Usually the century eggs are eaten with other food or rice. It helps complement flavour. Congee with it is la nice start or with soft tofu but in small pieces
Thanks for the info! Doubt we’ll be trying the century eggs again anytime soon though 😅
@@MattandJulia Century egg are eggs with alkaline salt seeps into it to break its protein and fat. The yolk is still liquidish, but the white has become a jelly. It normally takes 2-3 month to make, so it is not really an old egg. They jelly part tastes refreshing. The yolk part can be a little intimidating, but it is just egg yolk and normally adds more flavor to congee or tofu.
Yes, the 皮蛋 are usually eaten with either porridge or white tofu & soy sauce.
In Thailand they're known as "horse pee eggs", and I love them 😀
I was looking for comment like this so I don't need to repeat myself. Century egg are commonly eaten with congee, never eat it by itself, the taste is way too strong. Loving it when it serve with congee.
Edit: Pork congee with century egg is a staple food in southern China. While on the subject Chinese don't really like food that is overly sweet. The kind of sweet some western countries has is way over the roof for them.
115 yuan is a little bit high. For many small canteens, they often offer something around 20 yuan for 4-5 dishes during lunch, which attracts lots of working class.
must say that price is rip off.
That sounds like a much better price for a regular daily customer. 115 even for 2 would get very expensive on a daily basis.
They are in an expensive part of Beijing which is already an expensive city to live in. So I'm not surprised at all with that price.
I also thought it was a bit pricey at first, but then I noticed that the portions of their selection were larger. In fact, Chinese people usually choose 1/2 the weight of their dishes. But Chinese people will give themselves another choice of rice (one bowl of rice per person), steamed buns (one steamed bun per person), porridge (one bowl of porridge per person), and sweet potatoes (half a sweet potato per person). The latter ones are all free.
The combination of vegetables, meat, rice, steamed buns, porridge, and sweet potatoes will make the nutrition very balanced, and the price is cheaper, usually the price is 1/2 of their price.
In addition, the place where they eat is in the business district, where the rent is more expensive and people's spending power is higher, so the prices of goods are higher.
In fact, if you go to other places outside its business district, a good quality fast food (including four optional dishes and free rice) usually costs no more than 20 yuan.
it's because they dont know how to eat, so to speak
this is not Western style buffet,
they are suposed to eat rice or mantou, and have those dishes go with it
Nice vid, Best combination of Century Egg is with Cognac, IMO, small little pieces and with an oyster fork
I am one of those vegans, I believe I could have eaten well in that canteen. Very interesting video.
Thanks for telling us you’re vegan . 😂
Another fascinating video - all credit for trying the century eggs, especially if you googled them before trying them.
What an excellent way of charging for the meal - not sure it would work in a Toby Carvery though.
Hahahaha, if only they would charge like that in a Toby! 😍😂
I love food, most food, but I don't think I could bring myself to try the egg! Another fab episode.❤❤
Thanks! ❤️ To be fair, watching it back, I don’t know how we did it! 😷
Those century egg has a sort of spoiled cheese taste...LOL. We are used to it and usually eat it with hot porridge. If u dont like the century egg taste, the hot porridge can help to gulp or wash it down... 😁😁
Thanks for the heads up 😅❤️
I think that is a good comparison, as some Chinese feel the same when they are having cheese.
great video thank you
I think that's a nice area of Beijing. In 3rd tier cities, those foods you had would cost less than 40% of that. But of course the store rent are much different too.
It's not stinky tofu - it's Sichuan style mapo tofu with Sichuan peppercorns.
Those cloud are also known as wood ear mushrooms in Mandarin 木耳, so that was quite astute!
Great videos! Lots of fun to watch! Keep up the good work! 👍
Here in Buenos Aires it is also common to have cantinas by weight near the office area in the center, but it is unthinkable that there are no desserts! There is a reason diabetes grows exponentially here. I imagine that in China it is not like that. Thanks for the advice on what not to eat in China... forced to eat that egg... that is grounds for divorce! haha by
Hahaha, I think so Alejandro! I should have protested that one harder to be fair 😂
Hands down the egg ..I'm a risk taker foodie but that would not be the risk..lol..No to the egg ..Love all your videos ..Merry Christmas and ill diffently be looking forward to 2025 with Matt and Julia ..❤❤❤❤
Eating egg white of century egg is like eating jello, some people don’t like the texture. Century egg itself doesn’t have strong flavor, so usually mixed with other flavors.
I love it with congee . 😊
Food looks amazing, but how annoying to have to eat with the smoke alarms beeping cause someone dont wanna change the batteries
Haha, to be honest, it didn’t put us off 😅
@@MattandJulia I cant help but hyperfocus on it
lol. Love you guys and your honest , relatable and informative content. I love how you guys are not like other travel bloggers that kinda “look down” or have a particular attitude towards the people of the country you’re in because you’re from “western rich countries” and you actually try to involve yourselves in the everyday life of people wherever you’re at. I’m a huge fan of your work🩵🩵🩵
I was wondering what the noise was. Reminds me of basketball shoes on an indoor court.
Those lotus root in pork soup, best !!!🙂
Sounds nice! 😍
in the states they charge it by weight. in Taiwan they charge based on what you have on your plate, you can eat-in or takeout.
长江流域制造：降火祛湿，延年益寿，包治百病。
在中国，泡菜凉菜酸菜，是做配菜（调味）的。不作主菜。主菜是，萦（肉），蛋，素（菜），汤。
长江以南到处都有自助式 本地或客家菜街店。消费水平中等。价格30块上下。一小碟5－20块之间（萦素汤，小点），丰俭由人。
Julia's reaction around 9:30 is my biggest fear for when I'm planning to teach in that part of the world. I'll legit be frequenting the same Westerner targetted hànbǎobāo places every day.
You'd be missing out.
@kapk I'll try and be more adventurous...
That's a lot of food you put on those two plates! And it's on the more expensive side considering this is a more posh choose-and-weight style canteen :D
We were very hungry, and wanted to share a lot 😏❤️
Looks very healthy and tasty.
I used a converter to change from 111.55 yuan to Canadian. Your food in Canadian is $21.82, that's a very good price for all that delicious food. I also found out how to make Century Eggs. I wouldn't even attempted to eat that, lol.
imagine a replica of this canteen opening beside a university in UK😆
Haha, it would probably be serving up bacon and eggs then to be fair 😅
it would be expensive😅😅
@@MattandJulia True, most likely they will cater to the people's taste in their area. Like how they have westernized Chinese food that is not real Chinese food being sold in China. 😂
I must admit, I like this channel .
I wouldn’t have tried any of it. 😂😂. You guys just plunge in and do it no matter what. I love your sense of adventure in every aspect of your life. I couldn’t stay with a family either. 😂😂.
The egg is delicious. It's excellent with porridge.
I wouldn't be eating that egg either Matt. Your face says it all, lol. You have more will to try that egg than I do. lol The food looked amazing and a wide variety. Have a great time, be safe!! Thanks for sharing China's variety of foods. :)
wut food chinese usually eat? as a chinese, i mostly cook myself for my family. there are several reasons. 1: healthy, 2: better taste, 3:time saving, 4: cost less. the best place to have a glance at what chinese eat everyday, check out the dining halls on campus.
You’ll laugh at this. We had to shut audio off while watching you eating. We have 2 dogs & they can’t stand the chirping from either shoes or smoke alarms. We had to hold them while they shook. I would love to try all the food except the egg!
So expensive, $55 RMB per plate with mostly vegetables, definitely Beijing price. In a 3rd tier city, guessing it will be around $12-15 RMB per plate. Never like buy by weight, same reason I don’t like Malatang
that is a rip off kitchen, should avoid
I wouldn’t try the century egg. I probably wouldn’t try the quail egg either. I would probably stick to rice, broccoli, and pork. I’m a huge sweets fan. I’m from the US.
In China, there are many canteens where you can pay just 16 CNY to enjoy 20 to 60 dishes and eat as much as you like.
The hair dye taste is from the ammonia produced in the curing process of the century egg. It’s mainly in the yolk.
Century eggs and stinky tofu are an acquired taste. When I was a kid I didn't like them. Now I love it!
These community canteens usually serve residents on budget, particularly offer discount to those whose ages are over 60. The retirees just need to show the cashiers their senior cards to validate the discount. But I think more and more workers like to frequent such canteens and canteens love to earn more from young workers who have higher paying capacity.
You guys were so cute eating the century egg! Braver than I might be and I love trying new and different foods. How are you feeling with your Chinese comprehension when you are out in the wild and not in class?
Love your videos! Interesting and entertaining! 🇨🇦❣️
Not bad, a lot of variety .... i would have chosen also rice or noodles as base (like potato in the west) and that with a few different dishes .but im also what they call a .... "rice-bucket" (must have rice with dishes/dinner) . 😅
I go to a Chinese buffet where I live in Canada. They have much of the same food, except they have Canadian Chinese food too. I work with someone from China and he enjoyed their food, he even liked some of the Canadian stuff more!
Respect for trying any dish named 100-yr old
Hello, another great video (as usual) but... the century old egg... what was it from I wonder ?
Just a duck egg that preserved in a special traditional way.
In the USA, thankfully there are sneeze guards over the food to prevent germs from invading your food.
3:30 is quail eggs, a delicacy in chinese cuisine.
I used to see these in traditional dim sum restaurants or being use in warping of sticky rice or large buns. As these restaurants become more streamline, those food/dishes start to vanish I don't see much of it anymore.
111yuan？？？that is too expensive！40 or 50 yuan is normal
I guess because it was central Beijing? 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏽
Nice
Thank you! ❤️🙌🏼
It’s probably the ammonia released from the egg, that is bothering you. We have a bakery item in the Netherlands with a lot of egg in it. It tastes great, nice and sweet, just don’t smell it, there’s the ammonia smell, lol
Chinese style bakery?
@@howardcheung5809haha, no, very common dutch bakery item, even supermarkets sell them
@inge6280 oh you guys eat century eggs too?
@ well, no not really
Perhaps 🤔 we love eggs, but these were very different 😌❤️
century egg and other stuff are eaten with rice/main food. Just like cheese, if you eat cheese alone, it is not enjoyable.
💛💛💛
Funny…most interesting thing is no one at any tables had drinks. You’d NEVER SEE THAT IN THE U.S.
пока смотрел как накладывали подносы, самого на голодняк пробило 😁
😂😂😂 бывает)
You're tasting ammonia!!😂😂
You were very correct that century eggs somehow smell like hair dye. Because ammonia gas is generated from the chemical reaction when those eggs are preserved for months.
Chinese food is really funny. 😂❤
Don’t be a funny fool yourself 😂
..。。这什么高级快餐 要111.。。。难道这就是北京物价。。
I was shocked as well😅
有点贵
太贵了？
@@MattandJulia 还算不错，挺丰富
好的 好的 🙃
在英国一个人都吃不了这个价格
I'm sorry Julia. you are adventurous to try foods but it's also important to know HOW to eat it. for example century eggs- you should have taken small bites and follow up immediately with soupy rice or rice porridge. 😘
Thanks for the info 🙌🏼
The spoon is left inside the rice pot😝🤔.
🤷🏼♀️🤷🏽
Do they allow tips or gratuities?
No tips it is not their culture. May be in the big cities with more western influence but they are a no tips culture, you pay what you buy.
Welcome to China, don't worry as your Chinese ability grows so will your food options !
The look he gave before trying the egg: Oh my goodness...like he was about to get a blindfold and face the wall at 20 paces....
Awesome variety of food there, but thought it expensive. Guess I’ve been watching too many dawon market videos where everything is usually under 10yuan 😂. Great to see what’s available in a regular canteen as a meal. That would keep you going all day. From what I’ve seen, soup is extremely popular too. Don’t you love how many vegetables they eat at a regular meal 😊 . Thing is, you really have to try everything to know what they are and if you like them. They can keep their century eggs tho, sorry but food has to have aesthetic appeal to me and they don’t look edible 😂. Thanks for sharing… can’t be easy filming when you just want to relax and eat lunch. 😘
i reckon the background smoke alarm beeping which annoyed my dog as i was watching, would also have annoyed me haha
Century egg is a Western label for what is an egg which has been cured chemically. This method of food preservation was reportedly discovered during the Ming Dynasty (~600 years ago) in the Hunan Province, likely by accident, when duck eggs came into contact with the ash of a wood-burning stove. The alkalinity of the ash raises the pH of the egg to around 9-12, transforming it into a dark and marbleized delicacy over the course of a few weeks to a month.
Alkaline salt is used in its mass production today. The entire process is chemically induced without any fermentation. As such, it has a pungent taste which can challenge the uninitiated.
It's unclear how its Western nomenclature of Century / Hundred-year-old or Millennium / Thousand-year-old egg came about. As the delicacy remains mostly mysterious outside of the Sinosphere, its name often carries a negative connotation.
What about beverages, are they included?
Both quail eggs and century eggs are high in cholesterol and should not incorporate into your choice. The cooking style does not look like Chinese cuisine to me, There are 8 Cuisines in China, namely Sichuan, Guangdong, Shandong, Huaiyang, Zhengjiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui. I doubt the dishes that canteen served falls into any of the above.😅
That was not stinlking Doufu .it was just normal Doufu
Definitely no century egg or stinky tofu. Everything else looks fine.
1:40 mmm 😋or 😝Matt, how was that hundred year old egg? And how does Matt keep the camera so still, but when Julia has the cam it looks like an FBI crime scene? Just joking with you guys. I was in China (mostly Beijing, Pinggu 2 years and a couple other districts) and instead of the hundred year egg I would get these eggs packed with soy sauce at the mom and pop shops. I wouldn't get the white ones because they still have the shell and I don't know why people would want to eat that. Make sure they are dark brown. They have a saltier taste on the outside than you might expect.
The price is expensive for those economy foods, century eggs are mixed with porridge with vegetable, to blend it & eat together. You should take more meat & sea foods which are higher in value. vegetables are cheaper stuffs. fry stuffs are not fresh.
Next time, next time 😌❤️
You sound like every British person, when getting a meal deal; or when going to the package holiday buffet in Tenerife. I’m sure Matt knows what I mean 😂
Century egg is an acquired taste, but once you acquire it, it's like blue cheese.
چرا زیرنویس فارسی ندارید❤
Hopefully in the future ❤️🙌🏼
If you guys ever go to taiwan, their version of century egg is the easiest for beginners. Its paired with cold tofu and ginger, whcih helps to give it a refreshing undertone and also covers the strong earthy taste somewhat.
Ah good to know, thanks! ❤️
111元for two person? That is affortable!😊😊😊😊😊😊
too expensive
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Why did nobody have a drink at their table?
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SKIMPY PORTIONS ARE RIDICULOUS!!!
The Century egg is very sulphurous. It's definitely a a love hate thing. But well done for trying.
its fried rubber hahahahhahah
I like the tacos
Dont we all? 😏
haha, good video
but i hate to tell you this
all that food you have on your plates, you are supposed to eat them along with rice
that's how the Chinese would normally eat
they eat rice or mantou, the other meats, veggies, fish etc are complimentary food
rice, mantou, bread, typical carbs are what's called the "main" food.
the others go with them
also, the century egg, not meant to be eaten alone ...
isnt italian food better? and switerland have higher hdi
Is it better than what? 🤔
@@MattandJulia Chinese food not to be mean
@@MattandJulia but chinese food is still delicious compared to Swedish food!
Fair enough 😅 although Swedish meatballs are up there with the best to be fair 😅
@@MattandJulia i live in sweden but i hate swedish food i often eats italian food, japanse food, korean food and chinese food
Случайно попал сюда. Ну думаю ведь русский акцент, хотя и слабый. Ну глупости думаю, показалось. И тут " спаржа". И ведь никого не смущает, что люди трясут рукавами верхней одежды над едой.
Not cheap on chinese standard?
Beautiful price for 5 to 6 different dishes, vegi and meat. Of course there are other options with lower price, so it’s a good try.
All the original is boiled in wee so themaking it taste the same
For that much food the price is good for China and Chinese clothing is good on people and the way China pay is ? No need card or money China is no doubt superpower but can we see the defence system China has? Chinese rocket force artificial Islands number 1 in country with their own space station in space that is not linked to international space station
Century egg The reason why it remind you of ammonia it’s because it’s boiled in wee but I think you already knew that, but you was being nice not to say lol
What nonsense. “Thousand year” eggs are wrapped in clay, lime, rice hulls or straw and kept for several weeks or months. It’s the same concept as salting fish. Just a way to preserve food during the times when there wasn’t refrigeration.
Dude talks rubbish
比重庆要贵些！🙂