I love it when you name the dishes in Chinese. 🌷This is like getting a free Chinese lesson.❤ Thanks for sharing info about Halal food which is hard to find any where.
Mike, i really don't understand spoken english very good, but your sincere face expressions when you tasting the food are beyond words! i think you can transmit the taste and flavor through the laptop screen and thousand of kilometers:))) that is why your videos are amazing))) thank you and good luck!
The whole cilantro tasting like soap thing is partly a genetic and partly a cultural phenomenon. Some people have a gene that makes them more sensitive to aldehydes. Aldehydes are the fat molecules that cilantro and soaps share, thus some people taste the aldehyde and associates it with soap. But it's also a cultural thing because there are many cultures that use lots and lots of cilantro in their comfort food so people associate it with warm fuzzies instead of soap. :D I'm so jealous of the people who will get to eat with you! Your videos makes me so hungry xD
you just made my day Mike! I'm a Filipina teaching English here in Changchun, Jilin. and everyone of those dishes that you sampled are an absolute favorite of mine. the best part of it is I can eat them anytime I want to, anywhere here in Jilin. in fact, you just made me crave for that heavenly lamb chop =) Love your channel!
Hi Mike: the reason why cilantro taste like soap to some people is because it it a genetic issue People who say that cilantro taste like soap is missing a certain gene take messes with the olfactory receptors. Which Means their smell receptor is throw off. Just some FYI . But Love your channel .
Tonjia Cooper That me it tastes like some one hasn't washed or rinsed the washing up liquid off the plate, knife, fork or spoon, it's not very nice at all. It was a guy at my Indian takeaway who told me what was making me taste sope in the Indian food, then I looked it up on Google and there it was I'm one of that smallish group that says it tastes like sope.
Im learning more and more through you that Chinese cuisine is very similar to korean food. I watched about three food blog of yours including this one that I've eaten growing up. The sweet stringy yam looked so funky and cool but then I realized my mom made this a few times before just not stringy. The tomato with sugar, my mom used to make that for us when we were kids and it was actually my mom's pregnancy cravings. The Chinese version potato french fries my mom made that as 'ban chan' minus the vinegar, and what korean doesn't know ja Jang myun. We even have that in instant ramen called chapaghetti. Even how Koreans say cheers in korean 'gum beh' we probably got that from the Chinese yea?
If you really want to be technical, some of the earliest "Asian" customs were probably developed by the "Chinese". I say probably considering what some believe in, as the idea of Pangaea (and migration by our ancestors) is something I believe in. From what I know, the people we know as the "Chinese" are some of the oldest Asians. Some of these people migrated (whether due to war or just settling after being nomadic) to make new civilisations and customs were reformed with the old ones in mind. These civilisations became what may be Korea and Japan and other modern Asian countries today. There are plenty of similarities between the Chinese culture and other Asian cultures, like Korea. Their written languages, their traditional clothing, and yes, even their foods are very similar. Time and convenience and different cultural influences definitely shaped the newer Asian civilisations, for sure, but I'm sure it started somewhere amongst the "Chinese" ancestors. Just my take on it, though.
Nice change up in the food. Looks great. Prince street seems to be popular and not as nuts as Main St. Flushing. I love the BBQ cart on Kisenna Blvd right above Mains St. Super good. They put a great glaze on their meats.. And they have beef tendon, which the Manhattan and Sunset Park doesn't have. So good.
Mike, I love your videos. You do a really good job with this. You make this food look amazing! I love Chinese cuisine. The food you eat makes me want to get on a plane to NYC right now. I am from the Deep South- Baton Rouge , LA. I don't think we have food like this here. But, I would love for you to send a list of some of what u r eating. In both languagesplease. I want to know what to order when I am out. Even though I don't think we have some of the same foods. We have several Chinese restaurants, some Thai, and Vietnamese. Generally I love it all! I want to do your tomato and rice dish in the rice cooker. What kind of rice do you use? It looks sticker than what I use. It also seems like you use less water in your cooker too. That looked so good! We do have a few Asian markets. I apologize if that is offensive. I love this cuisine. We don't have a big population of Chinese folks here. Maybe in bigger cities I could get some of what you are filming about. Keep them coming, hungry!!
Yess, come to SF! Some good restaurants here are R&G Lounge (Cantonese food in SF Chinatown), Hakkasan (I've never tried it, but apparently it's pretty good dim sum in downtown SF), and also Dong Bei Shui Jiao (which is a local restaurant in the Sunset District with really good dishes like dumplings and beef rolls and noodle dishes).
Omg was she in the witness protection program? Hid her face, then moved, and at the end the woman glared and looked annoyed. Wth. Thanks for sharing. Food looked amazing.
Food looks sounds DELICIOUS. ALWAYS wanna jump in the screen and join in. Ingredients in the cold appetizer reminds me of a Vietnamese sublike cold sandwich. Grew up on healthy foods like tofu in the 70s longbefore US people knew it exist- i love Chinese food -really excited to try the many options of authentic Asian foods out there-first HOT POT!!Hilarious how the girl in red behind you wants to hide after a while in front of the camera:) aaawkward- been there done that myself. Anyways Good luck on more food adventures Mike your a real "FOODMONGER":)
A friend of mine who's lived in SFO for years recommends using Yelp. Also Duke says: If he likes dim sum and don't mind the wait, Hong Kong lounge is excellent.
Mike that sweet potato deserts you eat, we have it here in the Philippines it’s called kamoteQ it’s usually served on a stick in Biger slices or the other version kamote fries cut like a French fries and we eat it piping hot, it is usually sells in the street of Manila as street food
Some people say cilantro tastes like soap because there is actually a gene that will cause the cilantro to taste like soap to them. I am glad that isn't the case for me. (:
I was very fortunate to grow up in San Diego and be surrounded by great Mexican food with lots of cilantro. (: Tacos stuffed with tongue, onion and cilantro is sooo good.
people need food to live, in your case you live for food great food should always be share ... where the other Chin and the ladies? love your reactions to great food please have part two, 3 dishes are not enoungh
1/3 way through the video, he says "I'm so hungry". He's always hungry, and weighs about 125 lbs. Amazing. He could devour a horse and not gain a single pound.
I like 拔丝芋头because I love the consistency and taste of taro. But sweet potato is good too. In fact BaSi is good with almost any root vegetable I guess.
Cilantro tastes like soap. It does to me and Chef Greg Easter from the RUclips channel Cooking in Russia explains it. It is ones genetics that determine if Cilantro tastes like soap. I find it isn't like that, but I have to use a small amount and the crazy thing about it all is that I love coriander. One of the things I definitely want to try is shadow beni or more widely know as culantro. they say it is stronger than cilantro, but I have a feeling that I would love it as it doesn't have that soap taste.
HI Mike, thanks for all the great videos! Is Muslim Lamb Chop halal? I am assuming not as there is pork being served there. But please let me know when you get a chance. Thanks!
Does anyone know if this is still a thing? Because I live right in flushing and I always go to restaurants around fu run but I never go inside, maybe because I'm intimidated or something, but I would love to go.
I just can't do without watching your videos like twice to thrice daily, I'm so addicted to you Mike. I wish you can just reply me for once I swear it will make my day. but all the same if wishes were horses I would ride....😢; nothing I would have wished for more than to eat with you someday, someplace😋😍.
Shuyan Chi Yes I learned that in the north east. south people don't understand that slang. so anytime I meet people from dong bei, I always use it haha.
Hi Buddy,I grew up in Hoboken but live at the moment in Netherlands! Now what I would really like to know is: how do you make those sweet potato candies,and what is it Chinese name? PS i AM NOW A FOODIE....cook ok,and watched some of your more strange videos too whichI quite enjoyed...question? how do you make a living,it seems you have allot of time on your hands?
Strictly Dumpling Hey Mike, if I ever make it to New York City, I'll hit you up. I'd like to try that Muslim Lamb chop. Also, gotta admit, I'm really liking this channel as it's making me hungry. Lol. (What's funny is that I'm already eating as I write this.)
In Canada where I live we only get Americanized Chinese food with one exception and the only reason I can get the authentic Chinese food from wherever my friend is from is because his mom runs a little Canadian restaurant and she makes us food from her childhood. She doesn't speak English and her son has never told me exactly where his mom was from other than China .
I love how you invited random people to try the dessert. Food brings people together it's so awesome!
I find it amazing how you can vlog alone in a restaurant full of people.
leighiauy hehe just enter "no shame" mode
The difference in your newer videos and these older ones are awesome! You've grown and evolved as a vlogger! Love watching you!
I love it when you name the dishes in Chinese. 🌷This is like getting a free Chinese lesson.❤ Thanks for sharing info about Halal food which is hard to find any where.
Eating a meal with you is on my bucket list
Mike, i really don't understand spoken english very good, but your sincere face expressions when you tasting the food are beyond words! i think you can transmit the taste and flavor through the laptop screen and thousand of kilometers:))) that is why your videos are amazing))) thank you and good luck!
Watching this in 2021 (recommended on my homepage!), such a blast from the past!
I'm totally enjoying your videos, Mikey, and thank you for sharing all this with us!
The whole cilantro tasting like soap thing is partly a genetic and partly a cultural phenomenon.
Some people have a gene that makes them more sensitive to aldehydes. Aldehydes are the fat molecules that cilantro and soaps share, thus some people taste the aldehyde and associates it with soap.
But it's also a cultural thing because there are many cultures that use lots and lots of cilantro in their comfort food so people associate it with warm fuzzies instead of soap. :D
I'm so jealous of the people who will get to eat with you! Your videos makes me so hungry xD
lol. love it how he will still eat his "whiskers candy" that was on his table.
yes cilantro is "like the best thing ever"
lol that girl looks pissed in the back
A Lee She looks like shes about to take a selfie with that peace sign around 3:35 😂😂
A Lee haha yeah I noticed tthat too
She could of moved any time she wanted.
you just made my day Mike! I'm a Filipina teaching English here in Changchun, Jilin. and everyone of those dishes that you sampled are an absolute favorite of mine. the best part of it is I can eat them anytime I want to, anywhere here in Jilin. in fact, you just made me crave for that heavenly lamb chop =) Love your channel!
tupangsutil lucky!
Wow! These dishes look sooooo good.
All that food looks so delicious and I wish I was there too ! Thanks Mike !
LOL that family behind you was not impressed. :-)
Love your blogs mike! Camera in this one was a little off. The food looked great as well as your playful commentary. Great job
Hi Mike: the reason why cilantro taste like soap to some people is because it it a genetic issue
People who say that cilantro taste like soap is missing a certain gene take messes with the olfactory
receptors. Which Means their smell receptor is throw off. Just some FYI . But Love your channel .
It tastes like soap to me, which makes me kinda sad because I won't know what it really tastes like! I still eat it though..
Tonjia Cooper That me it tastes like some one hasn't washed or rinsed the washing up liquid off the plate, knife, fork or spoon, it's not very nice at all. It was a guy at my Indian takeaway who told me what was making me taste sope in the Indian food, then I looked it up on Google and there it was I'm one of that smallish group that says it tastes like sope.
Can’t stand cilantro either. I replace it with epazote in recipes.
I hate you.... that sweet potato dish looked so amazing... I was drooling...
You started getting a stare right at the end there.
This bring back lots of good memories in Jiamusi!!! Thanks so much, if you ever want to do an northern restaurant tour in Fremont CA let me know!
Dude, I live vicariously through your vids on food. There is nothing like you show around here in Utah.
Annette Moulder nope, been there many times....
Im learning more and more through you that Chinese cuisine is very similar to korean food. I watched about three food blog of yours including this one that I've eaten growing up. The sweet stringy yam looked so funky and cool but then I realized my mom made this a few times before just not stringy. The tomato with sugar, my mom used to make that for us when we were kids and it was actually my mom's pregnancy cravings. The Chinese version potato french fries my mom made that as 'ban chan' minus the vinegar, and what korean doesn't know ja Jang myun. We even have that in instant ramen called chapaghetti. Even how Koreans say cheers in korean 'gum beh' we probably got that from the Chinese yea?
If you really want to be technical, some of the earliest "Asian" customs were probably developed by the "Chinese". I say probably considering what some believe in, as the idea of Pangaea (and migration by our ancestors) is something I believe in. From what I know, the people we know as the "Chinese" are some of the oldest Asians. Some of these people migrated (whether due to war or just settling after being nomadic) to make new civilisations and customs were reformed with the old ones in mind. These civilisations became what may be Korea and Japan and other modern Asian countries today. There are plenty of similarities between the Chinese culture and other Asian cultures, like Korea. Their written languages, their traditional clothing, and yes, even their foods are very similar. Time and convenience and different cultural influences definitely shaped the newer Asian civilisations, for sure, but I'm sure it started somewhere amongst the "Chinese" ancestors. Just my take on it, though.
You make everything look yummy!!!
i love Mike, the lady behind him totally gave him the side eye but Mike just doesn't care haha
Hey mike, just wanted to say your channel is freaking awesome and stuff TT
aclearnote hey Thanks!
Nice change up in the food. Looks great. Prince street seems to be popular and not as nuts as Main St. Flushing. I love the BBQ cart on Kisenna Blvd right above Mains St. Super good. They put a great glaze on their meats.. And they have beef tendon, which the Manhattan and Sunset Park doesn't have. So good.
man I'm addicted to your videos.
i just ate but im getting hungry again looking at you eat all that delicious food!!
Your entree looked so good! I've never even heard of tofu skin before but that sounds so amazing!
Shuyan Chi I love the dong bei, except in winter xixi
Mike, I love your videos. You do a really good job with this. You make this food look amazing! I love Chinese cuisine. The food you eat makes me want to get on a plane to NYC right now. I am from the Deep South- Baton Rouge , LA. I don't think we have food like this here. But, I would love for you to send a list of some of what u r eating. In both languagesplease. I want to know what to order when I am out. Even though I don't think we have some of the same foods. We have several Chinese restaurants, some Thai, and Vietnamese. Generally I love it all! I want to do your tomato and rice dish in the rice cooker. What kind of rice do you use? It looks sticker than what I use. It also seems like you use less water in your cooker too. That looked so good! We do have a few Asian markets. I apologize if that is offensive. I love this cuisine. We don't have a big population of Chinese folks here. Maybe in bigger cities I could get some of what you are filming about. Keep them coming, hungry!!
Yess, come to SF! Some good restaurants here are R&G Lounge (Cantonese food in SF Chinatown), Hakkasan (I've never tried it, but apparently it's pretty good dim sum in downtown SF), and also Dong Bei Shui Jiao (which is a local restaurant in the Sunset District with really good dishes like dumplings and beef rolls and noodle dishes).
***** nice! I'll look into them thanks!
LOVE YOU MIKE AND THE REST OF THE CREW
moreBANANAS Duh awesome! Thanks :-)
LOL @ the girl in the background hiding her face from your camera LOL!
Omg was she in the witness protection program? Hid her face, then moved, and at the end the woman glared and looked annoyed. Wth. Thanks for sharing. Food looked amazing.
+Rebecca “reb” I think the girl just thought he was being a creep trying to film her
Must...stop...watching...these...
Even the thumbnails make me hungry
Food looks sounds DELICIOUS. ALWAYS wanna jump in the screen and join in. Ingredients in the cold appetizer reminds me of a Vietnamese sublike cold sandwich. Grew up on healthy foods like tofu in the 70s longbefore US people knew it exist- i love Chinese food -really excited to try the many options of authentic Asian foods out there-first HOT POT!!Hilarious how the girl in red behind you wants to hide after a while in front of the camera:) aaawkward- been there done that myself. Anyways Good luck on more food adventures Mike your a real "FOODMONGER":)
im craving all of this!!! everything looks so good!
Walnuts would go great with that sweet potatoe. ❤
A friend of mine who's lived in SFO for years recommends using Yelp. Also Duke says: If he likes dim sum and don't mind the wait, Hong Kong lounge is excellent.
That rack of lamb looks great I wish there were restaurants like this near me.
From Liao Ning, Shen Yang and a big lamb eater :D .... ahh, miss cold snowy days sooo much.
Its so cool watching these videos
can tell you really like your food the pork looks soooooo yummy
***** thanks :-)
puppy likes her stake and veg i do for her :3
Oh My Gosh, That caramelised Sweet potato looks amazing. I've had something similar to this except it's made with Yam.
Mike that sweet potato deserts you eat, we have it here in the Philippines it’s called kamoteQ it’s usually served on a stick in Biger slices or the other version kamote fries cut like a French fries and we eat it piping hot, it is usually sells in the street of Manila as street food
Some people say cilantro tastes like soap because there is actually a gene that will cause the cilantro to taste like soap to them. I am glad that isn't the case for me. (:
heidi henning I LOVE cilantro
I was very fortunate to grow up in San Diego and be surrounded by great Mexican food with lots of cilantro. (: Tacos stuffed with tongue, onion and cilantro is sooo good.
heidi henning me too! unfortunately shiso tastes like hand lotion to me. D:
heidi henning soap is tame , my wife says it smells like a cockroach infested closet and wont even touch the stuff lol. i love them in small amount.
Message sent! Thanks for also listing the address in the description! Now, I have one more place to try when I get to go to Flushing!
sau sweet!
Just staring at the green chairs in the background..have the same exact chairs at home
So nice of you to let Ray Romano try your sweet potato dessert.
OK, I'm trying to watch this throwback video that appeared out of nowhere, but I diving conch... Which means I'm falling asleep. Later Mikey
Omg I want some keep it up we need more good videos !
I love your videos!!!
i dont like sweat potato, but that desert looks good
That sweet potatoe dish looks great.
That rib... My mouth is watering.
thanks to your video, I want to go home now.
It is so difficult to find northeastern food here.
That sweet potato dish looks so delicious. now I need to learn how to make it without burning it!
Amy Brewhouse yea not easy
I love your videos.. Have to try northern Chinese food
***** thanks :-)
I wonder if that offer is still available...if it is, I'd definitely wanna go with you to all these food places!
Reaches through the screen and steals all the food *nom nom nom*
Omg looks yummy!! I've never had that dessert before looks yummy!! Lol I wanna come with u on your food adventures!!! FOOD!! ^_^ yummy
绮秀天 it is the BEST!
Totally lost it when you dug into that lamb...Daaaaang... :Q....
I wish I could join you in your foodadventures~ I don't just love food...I live food.
debb0r that is the right way to live!
你居然没有点锅包肉(guo bao rou)和地三鲜(di san xian)....
火锅更好
I used to be able to eat like you do but I really can't anymore but I'm hoping I will be able to again.
I had something like the base yesterday in Montreal Chinatown. It was so delicious!
desiderataification nice!
I love your videos but you always make me so jealous!!!! love ya buddy.
Omg.. this looks Ah-Mazing!
11:21 lady creepin lol
people need food to live, in your case you live for food
great food should always be share ... where the other Chin and the ladies?
love your reactions to great food
please have part two, 3 dishes are not enoungh
realheart888 hehe true
This video was very cool! I like the JinJiangRousi c:
If your ever up in Albany NY you gotta try Northeast dumpling house or Northeast Chinese II on central ave
1/3 way through the video, he says "I'm so hungry". He's always hungry, and weighs about 125 lbs. Amazing. He could devour a horse and not gain a single pound.
Urban VIII he definetley weighs around 160 or more
I like 拔丝芋头because I love the consistency and taste of taro. But sweet potato is good too. In fact BaSi is good with almost any root vegetable I guess.
Cilantro tastes like soap. It does to me and Chef Greg Easter from the RUclips channel Cooking in Russia explains it. It is ones genetics that determine if Cilantro tastes like soap. I find it isn't like that, but I have to use a small amount and the crazy thing about it all is that I love coriander.
One of the things I definitely want to try is shadow beni or more widely know as culantro. they say it is stronger than cilantro, but I have a feeling that I would love it as it doesn't have that soap taste.
HI Mike, thanks for all the great videos! Is Muslim Lamb Chop halal? I am assuming not as there is pork being served there. But please let me know when you get a chance. Thanks!
You need your own tv show
The ba si looks so good. Need to try it.
Kimmee Cheah ya you do!
Does anyone know if this is still a thing? Because I live right in flushing and I always go to restaurants around fu run but I never go inside, maybe because I'm intimidated or something, but I would love to go.
I love cilantro (or coriander as we call it in Ireland) I would pretty much just eat it on anything
VampJapgirl231 yup!
2021 me laughing at 2014 Mike saying he cant possibly eat 3 different dishes🤣🤣🤣
Man I watch a lot of you videos you could make grass sound good
I really should not watch your channel first thing in the morning .. now I have a craving for food.. by that I mean a steaming plate of meat.. lol
Hi Mike. If you are coming to SF try out Old Mandarin Islamic Chinese restaurant. La is ni is delicious, plus they make great lamb!
Tofu skin! So cool! :D I will find some! Thanks for your foodie love!
I just can't do without watching your videos like twice to thrice daily, I'm so addicted to you Mike. I wish you can just reply me for once I swear it will make my day. but all the same if wishes were horses I would ride....😢; nothing I would have wished for more than to eat with you someday, someplace😋😍.
You guys make me hungry everytime...*searches for food*......10 mjnutes later : there is none :(
IcyShard1001 tough :-(
I wonder if you guys ever get hungry...
You are so awesome!!!
drooling through the computer screen :D yum!
Omg. I went there!
this video 💟 fasting right now 😋
dong bei da la pi is awesome! very popular in Changchun, Jilin :)
Shuyan Chi oh! that's where I went. Chaoyang, Erdao. as well as Nong'an and Kai'an towns. I will be there again next month :)
Shuyan Chi Yes I learned that in the north east. south people don't understand that slang. so anytime I meet people from dong bei, I always use it haha.
Shuyan Chi lao dei le is which tones? means as shu fu? oh and don't say youre ke chen. I am sure you are not :)
Now I'm hungry!!
I'll be there in June. I so want that lamb, but it's too much to do solo, especially if I want the dessert. And I WANT that dessert. :)
Hi Buddy,I grew up in Hoboken but live at the moment in Netherlands! Now what I would really like to know is: how do you make those sweet potato candies,and what is it Chinese name? PS i AM NOW A FOODIE....cook ok,and watched some of your more strange videos too whichI quite enjoyed...question? how do you make a living,it seems you have allot of time on your hands?
honey, I would sooo come with you to all the restaurants, so give me a call if you ever come to munich ;)
Sig Linde sure, you can show me around :-)
Strictly Dumpling awesome!
Strictly Dumpling Hey Mike, if I ever make it to New York City, I'll hit you up. I'd like to try that Muslim Lamb chop. Also, gotta admit, I'm really liking this channel as it's making me hungry. Lol. (What's funny is that I'm already eating as I write this.)
This channel is kind of like the ultimate Chinese food porn. lol
What do you reckon Muslim Lamb Chop is haha? I have no idea.
Guthrie Prentice Oh. And I am Muslim.
In Canada where I live we only get Americanized Chinese food with one exception and the only reason I can get the authentic Chinese food from wherever my friend is from is because his mom runs a little Canadian restaurant and she makes us food from her childhood. She doesn't speak English and her son has never told me exactly where his mom was from other than China .
You can find authentic places in Canada for sure. Vancouver has a ton, Calgary and Toronto too.
Hi Mike, Is there any restaurant in Washington DC Metropolitan area that you can suggest ?
that rib looks good. what is the name of it?
Can't believe I've never even heard of 拔丝 before. I'm gonna go find a Northeastern restaurant and try it right now
that sweet potato, though🤤 4:29
Dude next time I am in NYC I am totally eating with you!!!