Why are these Cantonese dishes disappearing??

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @katiirabbi
    @katiirabbi 2 года назад +459

    Wow both Leah and Peter are such great hosts! I love their enthusiasm and didn't want the video to end!

    • @lindyralph8792
      @lindyralph8792 2 года назад +8

      same, I want the movie length version!

  • @jerometsowinghuen
    @jerometsowinghuen 2 года назад +376

    Hopefully all of these Chinese dishes still can be preserved or served in the future, which are significant for the locals, foreigners and travelers to try.

    • @一个说话大声的中国人
      @一个说话大声的中国人 2 года назад

      dumba**, no nation eats the same food forever

    • @winnie6492
      @winnie6492 2 года назад +3

      It's not disappearing in Australia

    • @user-sm3ru1fm6g
      @user-sm3ru1fm6g 2 года назад +2

      They are popular in HK and you can even get some of those in UK

    • @8707-k8n
      @8707-k8n 2 года назад +3

      Cantonese restaurants in England generally are not treating the traditional dishes seriously, rarely found any of them with proper quality in the past 8 years. Of course you get better quality when you pay more, but it's not how it works for traditional Yumcha.

    • @TheExtraterrestrial99
      @TheExtraterrestrial99 2 года назад

      Some of it still quite easy to find in Malaysia.

  • @Moksha-Raver
    @Moksha-Raver 2 года назад +141

    This was one of the most enjoyable episodes. I hope you can go on another food adventure with these two friends.

    • @BlondieinChina
      @BlondieinChina  2 года назад +2

      Thanks so much!!

    • @leali1200
      @leali1200 2 года назад +10

      Anytime if you come to Guangzhou, wanna try some Cantonese Delicious Local Food 😋 Just call me and Peter 🤗 We will love to show you around our “Gourmet City”

  • @ski2itri
    @ski2itri 2 года назад +517

    Peter is great! He needs his own show.

  • @Razear
    @Razear 2 года назад +246

    "It reminds me of Vegemite on toast."
    🤢
    "I didn't look at you with confusion. I looked at you with horror."
    Incredible sense of humor. XD

  • @taboobunny9186
    @taboobunny9186 2 года назад +224

    fortunately, in Malaysia, the Chinese community here is keeping the zhu chang fen dish very much alive even up to this day. But here, we call it chee cheong fan, as it's the way it's pronounced in Cantonese. We eat it here with fried tofu and vegetables filled with minced meat, and top that with chilli and tomato sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Yummm...

    • @randomracoon4763
      @randomracoon4763 2 года назад +9

      Ohh curry chee cheong fun is so good!

    • @tommydevil81
      @tommydevil81 2 года назад +5

      Yeah. Malaysian here. 😊

    • @way312
      @way312 2 года назад +4

      你说的那种,我们叫三酱猪肠粉,他们去的第一家就有

    • @TheExtraterrestrial99
      @TheExtraterrestrial99 2 года назад +5

      Depand on where you from, my place here still call Zhu Chang Fen... and some places offer quite a variety of style/flavour.
      Nuo Mi Fan also quite normal, my mom even know to make it..

    • @yeonsziangteh3602
      @yeonsziangteh3602 2 года назад +4

      ya, all those above can easily got it in Malaysia since i was a kid . not disappearing anytime soon.

  • @832JY
    @832JY 2 года назад +145

    Some certain foods such as Chee cheong fun and glutinous rice are widely available in Malaysia and Singapore. This is like food migration from China, especially Guangzhou 👍🏻👍🏻

    • @happyday8835
      @happyday8835 2 года назад +4

      Oh my god Chee Cheong Fun is my childhood memory as Cantonese, been craving it all the time ever since I moved to the US.

    • @coffeemug3009
      @coffeemug3009 2 года назад +10

      Chee Cheong fun or zhu Chang fen is so popular here in Malaysia and Singapore. There is also a localised version using curry laksa as the gravy for chee Cheong fun.

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 2 года назад +3

      ha , finally the OG guangzhou has spoken , so sg and msia dont need to fight where their food come from

    • @liucyrus22
      @liucyrus22 2 года назад +1

      @@happyday8835 probably not one that would disappear in the Canto region since there is a lot of demand. But perhaps the way of making it good (not all starchy or rubbery) might be lost in the future.

    • @simplyme3306
      @simplyme3306 2 года назад +1

      @sdqsdq6274 I don't think we fight about where the origin is for zhu chang fen lol. Different places do it differently and we all know is from guangdong.

  • @yogaterapi802
    @yogaterapi802 2 года назад +31

    Amy, you are so lucky to have a lot of networking friends all over China. So life more meaningful! 🙏🏻👍🏻😍

  • @KimoKimochii
    @KimoKimochii 2 года назад +34

    As a chinese growing up in australia i love how you are so open to different types of food, as i know here many locals are so afraid or even refuse of trying new things from other cultures

    • @yjw3734
      @yjw3734 Год назад

      你在澳大利亚长大你又是怎么知道的?

    • @KimoKimochii
      @KimoKimochii Год назад +2

      @@yjw3734 i know because i grow up with many people here who are scared to try chinese food, many locals have not even ate duck before

    • @Zoe.m.
      @Zoe.m. Год назад +1

      ​@@KimoKimochiiI'm a white Australian it's often old people set in their ways and their kids that listen to their ignorance that won't try anything new.
      I remember my grandmother would mock me and say how disgusting it was that a was eating sushi as a child, I'm glad my mother was much more open.
      I feel like things are changing as the generations change, hopefully one day Chinese restaurants in Australia will actually have some real Chinese food!
      Lol duck is literally the only thing that actually feels like something remotely authentic.

    • @KimoKimochii
      @KimoKimochii Год назад +1

      @@Zoe.m. i’m grew up in aus as an asian, i still remember the looks my classmates gave me when i bought dried seaweed snack to eat during recess, i got teased so bad i’ll never forget and i refused to bring to to school after that day

  • @velvet4299
    @velvet4299 2 года назад +128

    I really hope they don't disappear, everything looks so delicious 😭

    • @MatthewLaumusic
      @MatthewLaumusic 2 года назад +5

      They are not disappearing.

    • @daffodilstang5292
      @daffodilstang5292 2 года назад +6

      They don't only look delicious but taste delicious too. 👍

    • @GFINHK
      @GFINHK 2 года назад +4

      @@MatthewLaumusic The rice is disappearing in Hong Kong

    • @emilia2411
      @emilia2411 2 года назад +1

      They are hardly dissapearing, you can get this on every street

    • @simplyme3306
      @simplyme3306 2 года назад

      not disappearing in Singapore and Malaysia for the chee cheong fun and glutinous rice as they can be found easily!

  • @karinafanatic
    @karinafanatic 2 года назад +16

    Both Peter and Leah are excellent hosts, love them both 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @cavemanabc
    @cavemanabc 2 года назад +26

    I feel all the love when you all spoke in French at the end :) Bonjour from Montreal, Canada

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +11

      Bonjour, je suis Peter dans le vidéo et en fait, je suis en train d'apprendre le français. Léa, la fille chinoise dans ce vidéo, a aussi habité an France il y a quelques années. Elle parle français couramment mais moins en anglais. C'est pour ça qu'on a fini le vidéo en français hahaha.

    • @jessicaws324
      @jessicaws324 2 года назад +3

      @@peterzhou372 ton anglais est impeccable! Je dirais même pour le Français! Merci et au revoir! 😊

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +7

      @@jessicaws324 Merci beaucoup! En fait mon niveau du français et peut-être seulement à A2. Je dois encore apprendre le français et quand même. J’ai habité aux États Unis il y a 7 années, donc je parle déjà couramment avec l’accent américain 😂 ça ressemble un peu comme “valley girl” 😂😂😂

  • @jennyng2994
    @jennyng2994 2 года назад +23

    I would appreciate more Cantonese spoken in this video with the Cantonese names of the dishes. I find that not only are Cantonese dishes disappearing, but the language is a lot less common wherever there is a Chinese community. There's still a lot of Cantonese speaking people in diaspora communities, but most of the speakers are older adults! My cousin speaks Taishanese or Cantonese to her daughter, but her daughter only knows how to respond back in Mandarin.

    • @lillianlouie4284
      @lillianlouie4284 12 дней назад

      Good point. I also heard from a friend who recently went back to Guangzhou and said she rarely hears Cantonese as the locals speak Mandarin outside their homes.?

  • @thomass5404
    @thomass5404 2 года назад +5

    This is the best vlog yet!!!
    I am from that area....
    Your guy is perfect.
    Very descriptive of the dishes!!!!

  • @dendenyu
    @dendenyu 2 года назад

    Thanks!

  • @prismatism
    @prismatism 2 года назад +8

    Zhu Chang Fen is still widely available in HK, at least the last time I was there pre pandemic. Topped with hoisin sauce and sesame sauce. Got a huge craving for that all the time haha 😅

    • @pawacoteng
      @pawacoteng 2 года назад +1

      Mentioned in another post, Peter was referring to the beef topping version.

    • @eddle1998
      @eddle1998 2 года назад

      老细,好奇问下香港一碟猪肠粉几钱啊?

  • @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque
    @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque 2 года назад +15

    I saw similar videos regarding the disappearing Chinese foods on the other Chinese food channels all over RUclips. There’s still young people making them, but like you guys said, it’s just not as many as before, so you could probably still find them in the future.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      Wolf-Torque: By stalking the RUclipsr and inviting myself to their dinner table?

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад +1

      I don't think that they are disappearing... maybe just not as popular ! I have never seen this in HK... being sold this way. Somebody showed in in Taiwan. When I was growing up in HK... these kind of food didn't exist. Dim sum is our go to. And yes, siu mai (燒賣), or har gau (蝦餃).... was already common. Morning breakfast is to have dim sum. Or congee with some rice roll/cheung fun. Or some school kids would have just rice roll with different sauces. That is also common as well. Bearing in mind, I am now into my 40s. Those things existed in the 1980s... and even back into 1970s... If Canton is a lot poorer or not as developed any more.. then sure.. they might just sell that as a basic comfort food.
      A lot of rice products and different style is quite popular... e.g. Brown sugar with rice flour rubbed into small balls and then steamed. Kind of like chinese new year cake. Or various sticky rice flour products. Those are common. Cos rice flour was the most common ingredient that you could get for that time.
      A lot of people don't eat as much rice any more for a early meal. They do cut low on carbs. That is why smaller portion sizes are probably a lot more common. Not like this big bowl.

  • @cnbigonion
    @cnbigonion 2 года назад +5

    Fast and easy, this is one of the most enjoyable episodes of your gourmet videos for me, to no small extent also thanks to your two wonderful local friends! 轻快岭南风+两个好朋友,太爱这一期了!加油!

  • @sarriest
    @sarriest 2 года назад +71

    This is fascinating, zhu chang fen / chee cheong fun is a really common breakfast food in Singapore, but it looks different from the one in Guangzhou. Ours has a dark red, sweet and savory sauce with sesame seeds sprinkled over instead of meat. I actually didn't even know chang fen was a different thing until I tried to order chee cheong fun overseas and got told off by the lady that they only had chang fen 😅 Also, my mum always makes that glutinous rice at home! I love it topped with fried shallots. Never knew it was a Cantonese dish though.

    • @yaozhangzhang3737
      @yaozhangzhang3737 2 года назад +3

      同一样的东西,但你所描述的那种叫港式猪肠粉

    • @MatthewLaumusic
      @MatthewLaumusic 2 года назад +13

      Same thing we have in Hong Kong. Not dying. Not extinct. Not going away

    • @kotaku46
      @kotaku46 2 года назад +4

      The one described is another kind of way of severing chee cheong fun. The one is the video is 牛腩猪肠粉which served with stew beef. Both are pretty common in Guangzhou.

    • @yyysboy1
      @yyysboy1 2 года назад +8

      singaporeans (many of them) are from guangdong background historically, hence no surprise lots of dishes are the same or similar :)

    • @vitaliyragoza5306
      @vitaliyragoza5306 2 года назад +3

      甜醬,芝麻醬,辣醬。Anyone else (廣東話) calls them 混醬?😁😁

  • @blengmoon5438
    @blengmoon5438 2 года назад +16

    The laifen looks very similar to kao piak. A south east asian noodle dish mainly made of rice and tapioca flour, which I absolutely love. Its an amazing dish that I think everyone should try.

  • @janice7618
    @janice7618 9 месяцев назад +1

    7:07 Amy, the next time you are in NYC please try these dishes! Most of the “authentic chinese” dishes in Manhattan Chinatown and Flushing Chinatown are cantonese. Joe Shanghai and Wo Hop are tourist attractions.

  • @violetyeung2245
    @violetyeung2245 2 года назад +5

    I am from Guangzhou and I have been stay in London for 5 years. Every times I was back to Guangzhou I will definitely have Zhu Chang Fen! That is my favorite and make me feel I am home now lol

  • @junlizhu2312
    @junlizhu2312 2 года назад +2

    Love Peter! So adorable. Got the vibe of Cam from modern family lol! We need more Peter

  • @sorhsee
    @sorhsee 2 года назад +35

    It was surprising to hear that zhu chang fen is disappearing in Guangzhou. In cities like Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, and big cities all over North America it's pretty easy to find!

  • @yellayeah
    @yellayeah 2 года назад +1

    love seeing these friends in your vids! they add onto to experiencing not just the food but also the local culture n people!

  • @sleepyandweepy
    @sleepyandweepy 2 года назад +8

    I have become addicted to your channel, I look forward to every video you put out now

  • @dullhk
    @dullhk 2 года назад +6

    Cheongfun will never die. A lot of shops in Guangzhou still serve it with three-color sauce (mustard, sweet hoisan sauce, and chilli sauce) . They just don't make the beef brisket sauce anymore because it's expensive.

  • @Tube4mj
    @Tube4mj 2 года назад +4

    That looked yum! Can't wait till we visit China again. Cheers from Australia.

  • @teenanguyen217
    @teenanguyen217 2 года назад

    WOW. just stumbled upon this channel and your energy is magnetic. Bless you and I can't wait to watch your adventures!!!!

  • @felisasininus1784
    @felisasininus1784 2 года назад +62

    Amy's Mandarin pronunciation got better and better as she "reintegrates" into our society.
    Pretty darn cool, always striving to improve.

    • @Bunny11344
      @Bunny11344 2 года назад +2

      I love it. I can’t even speak mandarin and I lost how to speak Cantonese

  • @Rariorana
    @Rariorana 2 года назад

    I've been binging your videos because I like watching them while I draw, and this is definitely one of my favourite videos of yours that I've watched so far! Great company, great vibes, and great food!

  • @ferryrustandi944
    @ferryrustandi944 2 года назад +19

    I’m a third generation Chinese immigrant. I love my heritage and I definitely love Chinese food. Watching your video makes me drool every time, wishing I were in China and could eat the food you’re eating. So, it’s a bit of a “torture” for me to watch your videos, but nevertheless I love them 😄.
    PS: Peter is a really nice companion and so is Jasmine. I miss seeing her in your video. So, I hope you’ll make another video with her as a companion really soon.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      Third generation migrant? Where were your ancestors' hometown from ? Care to share ? You ever been back to your hometown to sweep the graves ?

  • @leali1200
    @leali1200 2 года назад +4

    Salut salut, here is Lea from Cantonese Me and @Peter Zhou are looking forward to showing you guys in Canton "the gourmet city" one day 😆

  • @Em-iy5vr
    @Em-iy5vr 2 года назад +8

    That "fried ice" thing looks like a (much better, and fresher!) version of the ice cream places that we have in the west that mix together ice cream and sugary toppings

  • @darrellwong4097
    @darrellwong4097 2 года назад +3

    That fried fruit looks awesome Amy! Great show! Thanks for sharing.👍👍👍

  • @mynxeats2360
    @mynxeats2360 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for showing us around and teaching us new things! Everything you got looked good :)

  • @elaineg60
    @elaineg60 2 года назад +9

    I MAKE the glutinous rice/LapCheong..no shrimp, but mushrooms, peanuts or pine nuts, green onions…LOTS of green onions, and usually something green & slivers of sweet red pepper. I tried hot peppers..didn’t like them in there..I’ve been obsessed with this sausage for..(gasp!) over 40 years! Even my kids craze it and I make sure I have some when they come. When my eldest and her beautiful wife were here in May; she decided to try it in an omelet…it was ok, but she made so much, we added the leftovers to our rice that night. I thought I’d invented a new dish..🤭 nope..my late Son’s friends on WeChat let me know they’d had the same ingredients..plus, as usual in South China..either shrimp or some other seafood. Oh well! 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

  • @isabelmacedo4349
    @isabelmacedo4349 2 года назад

    Both guides filled me with joy, they’re great !

  • @bobbelcher678
    @bobbelcher678 2 года назад +23

    Cultures and food evolve over time, there was an experimental restaurant in China that recreated traditional food from the Shang dynasty and everyone though the food tasted so foreign. So the Cantonese food you ate today prolly didn’t exist generations ago, replacing the old dishes in its place.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад +1

      Bob Belcher, it is far more likely that those dishes DID exist generations ago because regional ingredients didn't change much before industrialization and globalization.

    • @hellonrld2508
      @hellonrld2508 2 года назад +1

      @@violetviolet888 but there has been quite a few times of major population migration towards Guangdong from other parts of China and outward Guangdong to Southeast Asia throughout history, so the local food culture was likely to be constantly changing

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      @@hellonrld2508 Yes, but the rate of change is in the last few decades as opposed to centuries is exponential for multiple reasons. Hence, why COVID spread so quickly.

    • @verwwe6293
      @verwwe6293 2 года назад

      this is not a case of "changing or evolving over time" this is a case of foreign influx to Canton, replacing the native and native culture of Canton.

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@verwwe6293Why would it replace and not just add to? There's no reason to remove anything when you can have everything together

  • @rock_oclock
    @rock_oclock 2 года назад +1

    Love your two hosts. They are both so fun.

  • @daniele3363
    @daniele3363 2 года назад +7

    love your videos and having guests is really fun to watch too especially them being local & they tell you their younger days what is the popular food that is going extinct and yes especially in malaysia too we feel some really good food are no longer around as the older generations passes on and their children or siblings are not interested in running the traditional food business which really is a lot of hard work just like the the braised zhu chang fen done by the ayi's.

  • @b1uedestiny
    @b1uedestiny 2 года назад

    I've been watching your Tik Toks and have been a huge fan of yours. I never knew you had a RUclips channel! Your energy is so infectious. I love your content! Keep it up.

  • @jonathanlam8576
    @jonathanlam8576 2 года назад +15

    Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood favorite street food. I was expecting to see another popular local street food, that is “fish paste with lettuce soup, 魚肉湯.” However, it’s not there 😭. Can’t forget that umami taste. Hopefully you could find and try that when u visit Guangzhou again, if not, maybe in Hong Kong.

    • @BlondieinChina
      @BlondieinChina  2 года назад +3

      I'll definitely look out for it next time I'm in Guangzhou!

    • @jonathanlam8576
      @jonathanlam8576 2 года назад

      @@BlondieinChina I’m waiting for your next Guangzhou adventure.

  • @nicoletan1361
    @nicoletan1361 2 года назад +2

    Welcome to my hometown, Amy!! Do come back, there's so much more to explore in this food paradise🥰

  • @iamin2pain
    @iamin2pain 2 года назад +12

    Love your videos wish I could try the foods you are eating they look delicious !

  • @taotao98103
    @taotao98103 2 года назад +6

    Laifen here is very different from HK's laifen. Laifen in Hong Kong is more like thick rice glass noodles in soup. The one appears here looks like Gou Zai fen.

    • @MatthewLaumusic
      @MatthewLaumusic 2 года назад

      Fellow hk-ers here. And also not dying. None of these food are dying or disappearing!!

  • @DanicaMaree
    @DanicaMaree 2 года назад +4

    Loving all of these videos! Keep it going Amy! Question: what brand are those wireless microphones and where did you get them from?

  • @bib144
    @bib144 2 года назад

    This is my first time coming accross this channel and im so impressed. You are an amazing host. Are you maybe a journalist? I enjoyed this video and your commentary a lot. Your guide was nice as well.

  • @ThaGMan51
    @ThaGMan51 2 года назад +63

    The language loss is more distressing.

  • @user-sm3ru1fm6g
    @user-sm3ru1fm6g 2 года назад +9

    Zhuchangfan will never disappear, it is very popular in HK and you can even get it in UK! Normally zhuchangfan is either plain or made with little bit of dried small pawns and spring onion and serve with soya source, hoisin sauce, chili sauce & sesame sauce. HK version does not have beef on it though. As for laifan, there is a popular version with normal soup serve with roast goose/duck leg, the noodle tends to be thinner, not that soft though and originally the noodles are rolled by hand. As for the other dishes like that glutinous rice etc you can get from HK without any problem.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      You are contradicting yourself. The Hong Kong version has already made the original version of Zhuchangfan disappear because they changed the original recipe.

    • @user-sm3ru1fm6g
      @user-sm3ru1fm6g 2 года назад +3

      @@violetviolet888 Not really. HK version been around for really long time. HK is part of southern China, hence their style of food is called Cantonese food, ie. they came from same place, albeit with local variations etc. Also due to food shortage in China in the past, some of their recipes could be altered or lost but retains elsewhere. Migrants from southern China moved to other countries and spreaded Cantonese food around the world, some more authentic while others less so. One trait of note about HK Cantonese food (& probably other southern food too) is inventiveness where every few years new "classic" is created, likely via combining cuisine from other countries. It is not static.

    • @hubbyl2195
      @hubbyl2195 2 года назад

      我認知的豬長粉要有 甜醬 芝麻辣味 同埋甜豉油

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      @@violetviolet888 : "Cheung fun" just means "rice roll"... It is a general term to describe anything made from rice flour... The tiny small rice roll still exists in HK. The flat steamed ones, with different kind of fillings, also still exists as well in HK. You find it in dim sum restaurants. If you said that "has the number of places where they solely sell this right now, is disappearing"... then yes... not as many places that are doing the same things. But has the cuisine disappeared from the face of the earth ? No... it has not disappeared from the face of the earth. Do not worry. Do not fret. Maybe some people do not eat as much carb on a daily basis because of diabetes? MOST PROBABLY !!! ..... People are reducing their sugar intakes. This is happening. I also do not order cheung fun as much any more.. but if I do, I do order the prawn filling, rather than the pork filling ones... A lot of people are a lot more health conscious.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      @@MeiinUK You weren't understanding what I was trying to say. I wouldn't say cheung fun "is a general term to describe anything made from rice flour." It means "Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls" There are plenty of things made from rice flour that are not cheung fun: Lo Bok Go, Bok Tong Go, rice cakes, pancakes, muffins, fried meats, etc.

  • @rizu8517
    @rizu8517 2 года назад +5

    Peter is iconic. We have to stan.

  • @jacksonzhou6893
    @jacksonzhou6893 2 года назад +4

    As an American Chinese with Cantonese heritage, I'm quite impressed that you pronounced "chinese sausage" in both Mandarin and Cantonese (lachang and lapcheong)!

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      Why should you not distinguish the differences, and be proud of your heritage ? You do not see people calling Germans and English differently even when abroad in Europe ! ...

  • @liyangau
    @liyangau 2 года назад +8

    I used to eat 猪肠粉 on my way to school everyday. At the time it was 1 RMB a bowl with no meat but you get beef or pork rib sauce on top. I could add hoisin or chilly sauce optionally to make it to a different level. Miss the old days

  • @co-studyspace323
    @co-studyspace323 2 года назад +3

    I would like a book about forgotten dishes and their history and region. In general, a book about your food knowledge would be so lovely. 加油加油

  • @Aznbomb3r
    @Aznbomb3r 2 года назад +11

    粉 fen is spelt with rice(米) on the left side, so they must always be rice noodles to be in this category.
    麵 mian is spelt with wheat(麥) on the left side, so they must always be made with wheat to be in this category.
    However, I guess there might be some exceptions I can't think of off the top of my head.
    Edit - I guess there's also barley and buckwheat that can go into "mian" category.

    • @vitaliyragoza5306
      @vitaliyragoza5306 2 года назад +1

      木薯粉, the transparent noodle used also in Korean dish, for example, is not made with rice. 😁

    • @Aznbomb3r
      @Aznbomb3r 2 года назад +2

      @@vitaliyragoza5306 ah, tapioca noodles. In that case, I guess there's a second translation to 粉 which just means powder, so anything powdered is also 粉 even if it contains no rice.

    • @Suite_annamite
      @Suite_annamite Год назад +1

      In Vietnamese, the character "麵" is rendered "mì" which reflects its common evolution with Hokkien (Fujianese); while "粉" splinters into two variants as either "bún" (probably from old Chinese) or as "Phở" (from southwestern Mandarin).

  • @六十前後
    @六十前後 2 года назад +1

    Sticky rice is really mouth watering! Real comfort food in the winter! 😋😋😋

  • @ironqqq
    @ironqqq 2 года назад +6

    Is part of the reason why some of these dishes are disappearing is the influx of non-native Cantonese? Here in LA, we have lost a lot of traditional Cantonese style bakeries as the makeup of the Chinese diaspora has become less and less Cantonese and Non Cantonese simply don't have the tradition of eating the same foods.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      The same in the UK as well. The newcomers often fight their tooth and nail... to fight off the recipes.. and the standards.. I got assaulted a few times in recent years. I had no idea that open immigration has occurred in the past 10 or so years ? And the government does zero nothing. These people will shout at you online, accuse you of racism.. but in real offline life, they attack you in person !!!! I am appalled. And then these evidences are then deleted and hidden away. Maybe by those companies.. as well as by their governments as well.... Certianly it never reaches the local police. This is a given !!!!! All these techs.... can just mask away any deaths. And they do.

  • @SparkzMxzXZ
    @SparkzMxzXZ 2 года назад +1

    the fried ice looks amazing! and i love the guests you brought on, please bring them back for other videos

  • @colinstarling5792
    @colinstarling5792 2 года назад +15

    As a chef this is a really interesting video not that you're other videos aren't interesting lol😅, these recipes need to be written and preserved would definitely be a book I would buy

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад +1

      Colin Starling: Sounds like you need to watch more of her videos, she's got some that are ULTRA local with content you won't find anywhere else about food.

  • @jacquelingracias7772
    @jacquelingracias7772 2 года назад +1

    Oh i missed Guangzhou so much, i visited a year before Covid, and i love to visit again.

  • @rae9925
    @rae9925 2 года назад +7

    Those steamed sticky rice were usually consumed during winter time, especially on the Winter Solstice, at least that's my family tradition.

  • @LaowaiDaveJCP
    @LaowaiDaveJCP 2 года назад

    The wholesomeness in this video is at a different level. Love it

  • @andyyvuong
    @andyyvuong 2 года назад +8

    so excited you're in guangzhou! 我太喜欢广州的美食!

  • @cagolferNcoffee
    @cagolferNcoffee 2 года назад

    The food looks so good. Thanks for continuing to show us all of the good places to go eat.

  • @totifernandez9532
    @totifernandez9532 2 года назад +9

    I hope China has a kind of national-level food institute dedicated to the documentation and continuation of its multitude of dishes and culinary traditions.

  • @tanneale6923
    @tanneale6923 2 года назад +1

    Very enjoyable episode! The two guests were very entertaining and it was really interesting to listen to them 😍

  • @tjmctube
    @tjmctube 2 года назад +73

    Sadly I think he's right about "generational loss". Even worse is the thought of wonderful dishes being replaced by Kenfucky Fried Chicken, and Taco Hell.

    • @bolt69420
      @bolt69420 2 года назад +6

      Taco hell. That’s it

    • @4403323
      @4403323 2 года назад +1

      😂

    • @Christina-sf4py
      @Christina-sf4py 2 года назад +2

      😅🤣..but seriously we've had a few Kentucky fried and McDonald's close down in western Sydney, supposedly because of ingredient shortages. I don't miss them as I don't frequent them. So they can "bugger off".

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 8 месяцев назад

      Surely those would be for entirely different tastes though

  • @singmantkpss
    @singmantkpss 2 года назад

    So glad you record these vanishing traditional food! Good atmosphere too

  • @cherryli9218
    @cherryli9218 2 года назад +4

    Living in Melbourne having a Panini for lunch while watching you having all my childhood food, that doesn’t make me feel good😅, what a memory.

  • @nelsonrko
    @nelsonrko 2 года назад

    I love that you talk about “tropical” and think somewhere else! From Canada I think that Guandong is very tropical!

  • @dreamxpaili
    @dreamxpaili 2 года назад +23

    Love love love Cantonese food!! hope it won't disappear that quickly T_T

  • @winterburden
    @winterburden 2 года назад +1

    So amazing, thank you for sharing these foods!

  • @brianl2655
    @brianl2655 2 года назад +8

    Omg, I love sticky rice, and the beef noodle dish. It is slowly disappearing in San Francisco as well. 😥

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад +2

      Brian L: Learn to make them yourself, share with others and teach them how to make it. Look up "Chinese Cooking Demystified" and "Made with Lau" and "Woks of Life"

  • @Life-oo2tr
    @Life-oo2tr 2 года назад +1

    There is a similar rolled up cheung fun in Malaysia, called chee cheung fun which is still quite popular with locals. The sauces eaten with it are a bit different, however I'm sure it originated from this chu cheung fun in China.

  • @chuanliuct
    @chuanliuct 2 года назад +7

    Why do you always post after my dinner time😂😂😂 grabbing a snack now BRB

  • @AlvinAu148
    @AlvinAu148 2 года назад +2

    Btw for those wondering what the machine to make the fruit sorbet. It is called an Anti griddle and they are not cheap if you are living in a western country around $1000 usd.

  • @yewbtang1848
    @yewbtang1848 2 года назад +4

    I've tasted the best stir fried mustard greens (gai choy) in Guangzhou. It was sooooo delicious! Hope it's not in the going extinct list!

  • @storybookbunny
    @storybookbunny 2 года назад +2

    Love zhu chang fen! As a Guangzhou native I used to eat this for breakkie very often like Peter (we're probably same age lol). Now that I have been living in Sydney, I was very happy that I randomly found something similar in Chippendale/near Haymarket, and I am able to have that for lunch as often as I want. Happy days! 😀Thanks for such awesome episode! Love your channel! Xx

    • @aimhighflylow
      @aimhighflylow 2 года назад +2

      Kowloon Cafe at Haymarket serves it

    • @storybookbunny
      @storybookbunny 2 года назад

      @@aimhighflylow Thanks for the recommendation. Will check out the cafe. *Excited

  • @polkadot840
    @polkadot840 2 года назад +6

    hi there! love watching your videos. glad to see china is now opening businesses like normal. just wondering, how do you able to go out? do you still need to do nucleic acid before going out and get the green QR code?

    • @polkadot840
      @polkadot840 2 года назад

      @地瓜 感谢您的信息。我很高兴知道这一点。我希望中国能尽快开放他们的边境,因为我想念那里的旅行。中国有很多神奇的地方

  • @karmabrothercat
    @karmabrothercat 2 года назад

    They all look delicious. Thank you for sharing.

  • @lewisplayspool
    @lewisplayspool 2 года назад +3

    Amazing video! In Hong Kong we call the noodles at 0:49 "gou zai fen" (狗仔粉 - literally "little dog noodes") because each noodle looks like a little puppy! We have our own specialty chain that make a famous bowl of gou zai fen (Vice Asia did a video on this here: ruclips.net/video/pOMw5M0bsNc/видео.html).
    "Lai fen" in Hong Kong is another type of soup noodle usually served in a clear soup with barbecued meats like char siu and roast goose. Hope this can add a new word to your world food vocab! Love from Hong Kong

  • @iWantPeace838
    @iWantPeace838 2 года назад +2

    Pork blood congee is better than the soup. The glutenous rice is something used to be only eaten in winter. The really old fashion way of eating zhu chang fen is not serving with beef brisket. It would be served with a mix of sesame sauce, soy sauce, and eith cilli or hoisin sauce, with some sesame sprinkled on it. Amy should try to try the HK style red bean ice drink as well. It used to be an old HK favourite.

  • @junyicham7274
    @junyicham7274 2 года назад +6

    Malaysia has a bunch of authentic Cantonese food, welcome to Malaysia ❤

  • @teresang2258
    @teresang2258 Год назад

    The second place makes me sad because I grew up eating that rice dish like your friend! I'm from Canada and I agree that it's slowly fading, I don't eat it as much, but I can still readily buy it if I crave it!

  • @bolt69420
    @bolt69420 2 года назад +28

    I wish these dishes will be preserved. As a Cantonese person, I hope these meals will be saved. Love ur vids! ❤❤

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      Bolt: Look up "Chinese Cooking Demystified" and "Made with Lau" and "Woks of Life"

    • @34口2fds蛋トマgs
      @34口2fds蛋トマgs 2 года назад

      Zhu chang fen is popular enough that it is being mass produced in factories and sold in supermarkets. It is not going anywhere.

    • @jennyng2994
      @jennyng2994 2 года назад +1

      One thing I've noticed is that even though they are talking about Cantonese dishes, they are not using the Cantonese names. I fear that the Cantonese language (in addition to food) will also fall victim to the same factors listen above. My cousin's children in China don't understand Cantonese even though their parents do (and also another regional dialect from Toisan). They only speak in Mandarin when speaking Chinese.

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      @@jennyng2994 Yes.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад +1

      @@jennyng2994 : This is bad. Cos I noticed that, they are in Canton.. but cannot speak Cantonese ! This is SO bad.... Many of us in the UK still speaks Cantonese. Some people, mostly students from Canton... often is surprised that we can speak Cantonese here in the UK. And they do not seem to be able to speak it, and THAT only took one single generation to make disappear.... What I find sad about the video is what that guy said..."because there are so many migrants from everywhere.. I fear that this will disappear"... Yes, of course, cos migrants from different regions are competeing with local cuisines.. and they all bring in the "latest and newest from my hometown, or the latest fad".... WELL....
      This programme is a little bit odd... Cos it is not a case of "this is cantonese cuisine" any more. This is now a case of "I am living in Canton, and trying to find food that this guy is seeing disappearing in the last 20 years here"....
      Cos some of those are not literally traditionally Cantonese cuisine. She can't tell the difference any more, cos of so much immigration. She isn't technically doing her research properly. If somebody said..."this is cantonese food", maybe that individual would be claimed as trying to be "splitist"... or it is "rude"... ! But actually... I literally pull people up on this.

  • @weekdaycycling
    @weekdaycycling 2 года назад

    0:57 I'm a Thai. I used to eat the dish on the right as a kid. Correct me if I'm wrong. It seems to me like "Giam Yi." It's similar to risoni pasta but made with white non-glutinous rice flour. The dish I ate when I was young was served in a fish broth assorted with small pieces of fish fillet. The noodle soup itself was slightly thickened with flour.

  • @bingebinge3722
    @bingebinge3722 2 года назад +16

    It's weird that both Amy and Peter can both speak like a native in each other's language 😂

    • @maggiechan33
      @maggiechan33 2 года назад +4

      It is more bizarre that Canton "born + bred" Peter is not speaking Cantonese.

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      @@maggiechan33 : It is more bizarre that Cantonese Peter is not using Wade-Giles romanisation... but uses a more now..."international mandarin ping-yin romanisation"... This is why the PRC is screwed up. The hearts of the citizens are destroyed. So goes the culture. This is why Peter highlights the "losing team" here by highlighting these kind of situation rather than showing happy things. lol.... Well... as someone who is of cantonese heritage. I totally gets it ! Fine, he wins !

  • @singmeason
    @singmeason 6 месяцев назад

    Peter is so funny and entertaining ...you guys make a good team.

  • @areebachewa8318
    @areebachewa8318 2 года назад +3

    The sticky rice look delicious as I can see there is so many ingredients to make it very flavorful ...Nowadays people do not really want to put so much ingredients to cut food cost and definitely will not taste the same ....

    • @violetviolet888
      @violetviolet888 2 года назад

      Areeba Chewa: There are not that many ingredients in that Fried Rice. Soy sauce, Oyster Sauce, and Hoisin are staples for most Chinese Pantries, just as ubiquitous as Ketchup and Mustard in the states. Scallions, dried shrimp, and peanuts are also common. It's about the combination and technique.

    • @areebachewa8318
      @areebachewa8318 2 года назад

      @@violetviolet888 However you say and the sticky rice look delicious and they still makin and putting it so many ingredients into the rice ..I know how to cook and I know the technique and the combination of Asian food...

  • @yxj419
    @yxj419 2 года назад

    Love Amy so much, always watch your videos, sometimes use them as BGM when I am studying, hope you have a good time in China❤

  • @louisa_niuniu
    @louisa_niuniu 2 года назад +6

    I like Peter.he is a funny guy 😄

  • @who52au
    @who52au 2 года назад +1

    As an cantonese Aussie . thank you for showing my hometown , it's been 60 years since I left my motherland .

  • @pbworld7858
    @pbworld7858 2 года назад +5

    Mango and passionfruit sounds like a delicious combo. More vegetarian and vegan options please.

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +2

      It's actually very easy to find vegetarian or vegan friendly cuisine here in Guangzhou and I'm also available to introduce some vegetarian- or vegan-friendly dishes in Amy's next visit to GZ 😁

    • @pbworld7858
      @pbworld7858 2 года назад

      @@peterzhou372 Thank you. That would be wonderful. I haven't visited GZ for 3 decades!!!

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад

      @@pbworld7858 Haha I imagine the city will be a totally different one for you if you come visit in the future. Too bad the border still remains closed to visitors.

  • @weeyewlian399
    @weeyewlian399 2 года назад +2

    The glutinous rice looks quite similar to what we have here in Kuala Lumpur vis a vis Malacca..ingredients with peanuts, mushrooms

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 2 года назад

      lol what similar , its the same , your forefathers all come from china

  • @nigelk288
    @nigelk288 2 года назад +5

    I could eat anything with those rice top with sweet chilli sauce.

  • @Alan-megan
    @Alan-megan 2 года назад

    Loving your bubbly energy and spirit.
    ❤❤❤❤

  • @yyysboy1
    @yyysboy1 2 года назад +5

    peter is like an American Chinese born and bred in US when you listen to him talking. He is also cute & metrosexual with his expressive body language and funny tones haha :)

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +5

      Hi! Peter here. I've spent most of my adulthood in the US and that's why sometimes ppl say I talk like a valley girl lol. But anyways, thank you for the compliment!

    • @yyysboy1
      @yyysboy1 2 года назад +1

      @@peterzhou372 hey Peter good to see ur response - not sure what vlley girl is like lol. been to US but it was a quick worktrip... love to visit again esp. NY :) I live in SA - not NSW where Amy is from. I watch her videos alot :) Hope to be back home in China to see my parents and travel a bit for yummy food - its been too long for me here in oz! lol

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +2

      @@yyysboy1 I’ve never been to SA, only Sydney, Melbourne and Perth lol. Well I can’t really explain what a valley girl accent is, guess you will have to google 😂

    • @yyysboy1
      @yyysboy1 2 года назад +1

      @@peterzhou372 SA isnt as well known as other states - I never heard of Adelaide (SA capital city) before i started looking at getting a visa for uni here in oz years ago lol Hope u enjoyed oz :)

    • @peterzhou372
      @peterzhou372 2 года назад +2

      @@yyysboy1 I’ve been to oz twice and yeah, it was fun! Got to hang out with the kangaroos but of course, I chose the smallest one and the dumbest looking one to take a pic with 😂

  • @clairesimxh1141
    @clairesimxh1141 2 года назад +1

    0:56 炖肉盖猪肠粉 zhuchangfen。
    Instead of 炖肉, the 广式猪肠粉 or chee cheong fan we have in Malaysia is (optionally) topped with 酿豆腐 stuffed tofu (yong tau fu)、腐竹 bean curd (fu jok)、鱼丸 fish ball、春卷 spring roll, etc., with similar shape, size and length of 炖肉猪肠粉 and similar sauce colour.
    Just a personal opinion, I don't think it's disappearing at least where I come from as I still see it in a lot of places.
    6:10 蒸糯米饭 steamed glutinous rice。
    Seeing this really makes me miss the 糯米饭 I had growing up!!! It's the same ingredient. Dried small shrimps, mushrooms, peanuts, fried shallot, etc. The steamed glutinous rice texture reminds me of triangle-shaped 潮州桃糕! This is absolutely the best!
    Not sure about this one, but I think it MIGHT be disappearing because it's not an easy-to-find food where I live.
    13:39 鲜果炒冰 fried ice。
    This reminds me of 摇摇冰 Yoyo Ice. We get to also choose different flavours in a cup. But it's not freshly made in front of you and the original (?) or the most classic flavour is definitely red bean/kidney bean. My childhood memories! Much cheaper than similar drinks in bubble tea shops. Not that I‘ve been actively looking for 摇摇冰 store or I've traveled to a lot of places in the country to know, but I've definitely not seen any 摇摇冰 store other than the one I used to always go.
    As there are more and more Insta-worthy and classier bubble tea shop or café now, I'm afraid it might be disappearing soon too

    • @MeiinUK
      @MeiinUK 2 года назад

      LOL..... You mean any old scrap and mix ? Lol......

  • @Vntoronto
    @Vntoronto 2 года назад +7

    Hi Amy and friends!🙋🏻‍♀️
    Omg …this vlog made me DROOLLLLL😂😋😛
    Those food looked soooo good…can I tag along with you guys someday?😌😜🤩

  • @Loyee2000
    @Loyee2000 2 года назад +1

    We HKers used to cook sticky rice when the weather becomes a little chilly. Definitely not in summer. 大排檔used to have 臘味糯米飯and 煲仔飯selling side by side in wintertime. But not sure about it now since I left Hong Kong for too long.