Chinese People Try Panda Express For The First Time
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"He puts down Panda Express but he eats McDonald's all the time."
Thank you girl on the right.
Pretty silly, right? He can't stand Panda Express, but likes McDonald's, which is low-brow food personified?
It's different. Panda Express is imitation Chinese food where as McDonald's is just what it is.
People go into McDonald's and know what they're getting but there are a lot of people who think that Panda Express is genuine Chinese.
Chinese food from a local Chinese shop is about 1000 times better than Panda's garbage where I live.
Anyone who legitimately loves Chinese Food frequents a local Chinese Takeout usually run by Chinese Immigrants. I frequent a Chinese Restaurant just about every day from my work usually buying about 20 bucks of food (I'm a lifeguard calorie intake is high) but I still visit Panda Express not because I believe it is Chinese because I believe it is Chinese Fast Food. (They have a drive thru at all the locations in my town they are a Fast Food Restaurant). I don't think I know one person who goes to Panda Express who thinks it is real Chinese.
William Pickens Yeah. Panda Express literally hires anyone, I almost worked there until I got a better job offer from Safeway and the coworkers I was meeting were absolutely terrible.
The food is never cooked fresh and there's no actual "cook" who knows how to make real chinese food.
Not cooked fresh? sounds Chinese to me then.
Born in America and judging American Chinese good thinking he's so "authentic" while elders actually try and taste the food. That guy is so unlikable
You dont know if he had authentic Chinese food or not in his earlier life. The best Hongkong style Cantonese food I ever tried was in Vancouver.
He's just got issues, wanting to be relevent. Full of drama. He probably couldn't even make tomato soup in reality.
@@whattoeatryan you don't either stfu
@KT Chong that's true, however, the sugar, salt and flavour content in American food is very high so I wouldn't be surprised if the elders (whom probably cook for themselves) were able to taste more of it than the younger ones.
youre being kinda racist tbh
That guy in the middle wants us to know so bad he’s authentically Chinese when he’s from California 😂
he is a trying hard AMERICAN BORN CHINESE. haha. I bet he doesn't understand any of the chinese languages. so annoying
😭
😂😂
100% HAHA
Dude probably has never step foot in China ever in his life😭😭
“Just American style Chinese food, you can’t expect it to be the same as our traditional Chinese food” I like her outlook on it, the older folks seems to be pretty accepting of the food regardless of if it’s authentic
@@aaliyah5146 thank you!🙏
@@aaliyah5146 srsly I just realized 💀💀
American Chinese food is a type of Chinese food. Just like Shanghainese food, Beijing food, HK food, Cantonese food, Korean Chinese, Indo-Chinese, etc. “Traditional” is all relative. American Chinese food has been around longer than today’s form of Guangzhou dim sum that folks are familiar with.
@Dman glad you like it aha
Your user name legit almost made me choke on my rice and garlic chicken. Edit - To be clear. I love you.
The three young Chinese people are just being pretentious, I bet if they were served that same thing and told it was authentic Chinese food they wouldn't have been surprised at all and would have loved it.
Exactly
tbh, they probably would've known it was not authentic Chinese food if they were told that it was.. Chinese people don't eat stuff like that.. Like the chicken egg roll... Just no.. but the young people were being a bit annoying
The old couple like it a lot and they actually know authentic Chinese food not they young kids. That guy with the grey shirt is PETTY af. Just because it's American it isn't as good as Chinese, purposely saying everything is bad
i doubt they would think it was authentic chinese, panda express is acceptable food, but by no means great food. Our parents and grandparents grew up in China where food was scarce so they ate everything without waste, our generation had the luxury of always having food and thus became picky and spoiled. Also, the older generation never actually said that it was authentic, just good to them
true, the young ones are very pretentious, just youngster things
I swear the younger ones are just extremely picky and calling it off just because it's not from China or Authentic. Food that's not authentic does not equate to it tasting bad. The older people seemed to like it and they've probably had much more experience with Chinese cuisine, therefore, I believe their opinions hold much more credibility than these brats.
agree
The younger ones are picky, but am authentic places food would probably taste better than non-authentic, the elderly were being nice and the younger people were being picky like normal.
I feel like they were doing it on purpose .-.
Yefri Munoz well think of it this way imagine a complete knockoff of McDonalds (let's pretend that you are american if you are not) and that knockoff had spoofs of all the food within McDonalds. That's kindve what Panda Express would be. Why am I defending this idk since I like panda express.
Jacob Haines Sorry, I may have not made my point too clear. I was not implying that non authentic food tastes better than authentic - because it probably doesn't. My point was that they acted that it tasted and smelled horrible, however, just because it's not authentic doesn't mean it tastes bad.
I love the elderly man in the video. Speaks for most of us. He’s focused on how the food actually tastes rather than just saying that it’s not real Chinese food two hundred times
中国文化不浪费！和喜欢不喜欢无关
@@user-yc4kt8lm2q 步步高升
I get why the boy is offended, because there are Americans who think this is peak Chinese food. But there’s lots of us who love authentic Chinese food and don’t actually think this is authentic. Fast food will never be authentic.
@@staticklingon2182 Offended by food? It's western Chinese food. Nobody is expecting it to taste 100% authentic. He's just a cry baby who has to say it isn't real Chinese food 100 times.
@@staticklingon2182it’s not authentic but who cares, it’s delicious
As a 100% Chinese person, born & raised, I love Panda Express. I go there all the time. I also have many Chinese friends like it as well. Their KungPao chicken is my all time fav. I make it the same way at home as well. Orange chicken though, it's basically a crispier, juicier version of chicken nuggets. LOL. But it tastes great. I like it too.
Do you have a recipe for the Kung pao chicken? I don't live in the US so no panda express here but I've tried it on vacation and now I want it so bad!
@@FabiJenneke
Not every Chinese knows how to make Kung Pao Chicken. Its a dish from Southwestern China
Orange chicken is just like sweet and sour pork
@@ligondesenuts769But, the OP literally said they make Kung Pao Chicken at home. So, if they do make it at home, then they should have a recipe as well.
@@cristobalgarces1675
Ahh
the guy in the gray seems so arrogant. really was getting on my nerves.
I know!!!
Jada Colon I hate the guy in the gray shirt, he's so picky, just like all the Chinese
Pyrostix Pyrostix I know, its soo annoying to me.
He went into that with his mind made up before they started. They could have served him the most authentic Chinese food possible and he would have complained. The older people in the video were much more accepting of the dishes. Mind you, I'm not a fan of Panda Express, but just because something isn't authentic doesn't mean it is terrible. Not to mention the guy in gray was also racist.
TombunnyHunter exactly, you took the words right out of my mouth.
The older chinese culture is more ok with americanized chinese food then chinese youth. The young kid acts snobbish like "nothing american does is ever going to compare" like get over yourself no one ever tried to compare it.. doesn't make it gross. It also doesn't make us un-educated.. he's totally talking down to americans.
I'm Chinese and Panda is not that bad. To me it felt like they were faking it in the video, trying to be "authentic" Chinese people.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Thank you that's what I was going to rant about, but you worded it so perfectly.
yeahhh. right??!
totally agree with you, man. same for every race.
Chinese myself, i think that kid is fucking annoying, i was thinking about the same thing as you. smh
it’s almost sad bc u can tell the chinese-americans are trying too hard while the native chinese actually enjoyed some & even said they’d have it again.. which was so effing cute & respectable 👏🏽👏🏽
I'm so glad she humbled mr McDonalds. Nothing he said after that was taking serious
The younger teens are embarrassing themselves and the elders are being more honest
Thank you!!
literally lmfao they just come off as assholes
The elders are also probably being more respectful and polite. They may not really like some or all of it, but are being nice & courteous about it.
Well do you want a non-authentic fake polite reaction?
The girls are fine. They being real. The dude is trying hard to be that guy. Yet he prob lives by Chipotle and McDonalds.
Didn't like the smug, know-it-all young kids dissing on the food like they are some sort of Chinese Cuisine experts, when the elders who are clearly more experienced enjoyed it and complimented it.
+John Forrest its technically apart of Asian culture to be respectful of the food you eat ^_^ the kids their were obviously more American than Chinese if they didn't know its practically a rule to be respectful
+John Forrest You just wassist you no Rilke Chinese peeper!!! They no eating *singlish moppin toes! They eat week Chinese food and know what dey rike!!!
*Translation: English Muffin toast (sometimes I type with a Chinese accent)
XD
all the younger kids in these series are annoying
lmao exactly, the teens are annoying as hell
I realize he has (hopefully) matured more by now but i swear to god you could have given that middle dude chinese food cooked by his great grandfather put in a panda express box and he would have been saying how bad it was
I appreciate how quiet and polite the elders are, honest and respectful towards the foods they are given
don't trust those teenagers ABC Chinese, I would go with the elders because they have been eating Chinese food their whole life.
However, the elders probably live in US for long time, so I don't think this video means anything. They should have get some international chinese student or the people just travel to US from China to see how they reaction like.
if the elders had lived in the us for so long, dont you think they would have known some english?
China is a huge country. They might just be from different parts of China where the food is different.
I'm not Chinese, but it's the same thing with my family. after my grandparents came to america from Russia, obviously they held there ways of cooking and foods that American would think are gross. but my mom is a very traditional person, but has altered her cooking to her family's liking. not ideal like my grandma's cooking.
I don't cook identically as my mom iv altered my ways and recipes. from both my mom and grandma having living with both women my whole childhood and into adulthood.
and as a side note. both sides of my grandparents don't speak English but they understand it. it's hard for older people to learn another language.
I work with a lot of immigrants. Many of them have lived here for 5+ years. Some have been here for 10-20 years and still don't know more than 20 words of english. It is indeed possible. They stick to their own communities and never learn/practice english.
I love how the older people are like "yeah this is acceptable" but the younger ones are like "this is a mockery to all Chinese food". I don't know if the old people are just being nice or if the younger ones are being too pretentious. I've never really considered panda express to be authentic Chinese food. I don't think anyone does.
idkjustk The younger ones are being pretentious, I am certain once you ship these disgrace back to China, we'll give them an eye-opener with jelly fish, steamed fish heads, pork ears and cow livers
yiwei wu i dont think theyve ever been to china? looks like some third generations brats.
yiwei wu I loved how the older man liked orange chicken lol
I think the older people are just being nice, panda express doesn't taste like traditional chinese food.. still I wouldn't say it's bad, it just tastes cheaper.
idkjustk The young ones were just trying to come across as "cool" while the elders were flat out honest about it
“I can’t imagine that anyone thinks Panda is actual Chinese food”.
We don’t. Nobody does. It’s just cheap, fast and good.
On the same side, I would expect the Chinese don’t think McDonalds is a representation of American Burgers/Barbecue.
Plus dude, you’re just as American as the rest of us. Stop acting like you were there when they put up Great Wall of China.
Isn't their tagline literally "Chinese inspired, American made"?
Funny. I am from a traditional Native American house. My grandparents loved “Chinese food”.. they wanted all us children to cook like that. It was sweet spicy and savory. Panda Express was basically gold to them. So when I see Asian Grandparents liking that - it warms my heart. Good food equals a good heart.
I honestly hope those annoying younger people watch this and see the older people's reaction. Maybe they will learn to not be so pretentious.
As I was watching this, I was thinking of a way to describe their pessimistic attitude towards the food, even without eating it at times, and you hit the nail on the head. It was extremely pretentious.
Shogun_36 Especially the dude. He was just hating on everything it's fast food not a gourmet dinner...
Connor Meade the panda express logo says something about gourmet on it...
Adam Cigri Tacobell also says its mexican food when its not :p
Arriss3 The group of three are all high and snobby but they're never tried REAL Chinese food... if they had they'd know that Yangzhou Chaofan and Chaomien REALLY do taste how they have described. They are so Americanised in their tastes
Why the boy in the middle of the two girls act like he’s lived in Shang hai China for 282 years
lmaooo hahahaha yeahp
Hahahahaha! These type of comments be havin me weaaak 🤣
He’s prob lived in America his whole life
Ikr.
Dang thanks for making me laugh🤣🤣
The actual Chinese people didn’t feel the need to show how “Chinese” they were, while the American of Chinese descent tried WAY too hard to show how “Chinese” he was.
the OGs are more accepting
I am actually surprised by the results. In college I was friends to many Chinese people, as I was part of the Chinese Student Association. The club included both very traditional and very American Chinese students, and some in between. And to my surprise as the time, all of them loved Panda lol. I personally loved it too, with the fried rice being the only thing I didn't like. Some of the students would eat there every day, with others eating there weekly. So I was surprised that the younger kids in this video didn't like it. I assume they were trying to seem more culturally Chinese than they were, which I understand heavily since I'm a first generation Filipino American.
The younger people trying to act like they know what they're talking about...
Are you sexually harassing me?
Hope Moon no they are just lying to sound cool. Notice the older Chinese people are not nearly as opinionated. That sends red flags left and right
Cody Koenig trueee. That Guy in the middle was trying so hard to reject all the options. It was getting annoying "If you blind fold me, i'm eating plain rice." Like what in the.. shutup, you know you like it.
Fiona Carpenter no its clear the older Chinese people that would be the younger peoples parents did not complain to get attention.
Well you are not ever a Chinese and you talk about them
Annoying dude: This is American chow mein
Old Chinese woman: this is Chinese chow mein
Me: It is American chow mein.
I guess that makes me annoying.
Kaiba Uchiha yes u r
he couldn't even pronounce it right, and he was acting like he knows better
I don't see what the problem with calling low -quality American Chinese food bad. Apparently nearly everyone commenting on this video are food connoisseurs who know what real Chimese food is more than the Chinese themselves do.
Kaiba Uchiha Well I’d assume that the elders in the video, who likely grew up in China, DO know better. What are you going off about? Or are you saying that those kids, who are immersed within American culture and food, and have likely never stepped foot in China once in their life, know better than the elders?
The adults are so respectful and genuine even when in disagreement.
The elders seem very respectful, appreciative of food in general, and open minded. That’s nice to see!
It's because younger people are less secure with their culture so they want to assert that they are actively a part of their culture and know things about it, while the older people are very secure with the fact that they're Chinese, like they don't need to let anyone know, they just are. Which makes them more open to trying new things because they see it as a compliment to their culture that we tried to make their food instead of an insult.
the young ones american.
Very well said. Snobbery/elitism is just a way to mask insecurity.
It's because the old chinese people from China just aren't picky at all. In China they eat everything lol. In China there's no such thing as a food critic lol.
RUclips plz give this comment a medal !!
or because they have parents and grandparents who cook Authentic Chinese cuisines and can tell the difference. Younger people tend to be more RUDE so even if it's not bad they will harshly criticize the Food if doesn't taste *'exactly'* like what they are used to. I eat at Panda Express all the time [❤LOVE IT!!💘] and have yet to see Chinese customers. Maybe it's just a coincidence or just on the days I go there.
Younger Chinese generation: "If you actually know Chinese chow mein you would be like 'this is American-Chinese chow mein'."
Older Chinese generation: "Chinese chow mein looks like this."
Gee, I wonder who's probably right about what authentic Chinese food looks like?
The elders are right. The younger ones are just trying to be cool and think that they are gonna be served authentic chinese food. You can't expect that from a chinese resturant in America. The elders had that in mind and even if they didn't like it they were still respectful, I mean I don't think that the younger ones would be able to tell the difference if they put authentic food on one plate and Panda Express food on the other.
The girl on the left said that the chow mian was good but when she heard the other kids opinion she immediately became insecure.
Same with the Mexican try Taco Bell
Haha
there hundreds of types of chow mian in china.
I take it you aren't Chinese? There's something lost in the subtitle translation. The older generation who said Chinese chow mein actually explicitly said chow mein from CHINA is like that, but if you speak Chinese you will notice they are not from mainland China.... So they're actually saying really just that they think chow mein from China is probably like this, given that they aren't from there
All I can say is, Panda Express is not bad for what it is. It's good food, it's not always consistent, but it's good food. That's enough said.
Why do i have the feeling that even if you gave the younger people authentic Chinese food, and tell them it's from Panda express they will still criticize it.
I only paid attention to the opinions of the aged chinese testers. The younger ones are American, clearly.
yes they are it's annoying they act like they are the judge of Chinese food and cuisine where the elders are like hey if it's good it's good I'll eat it
They are sweet and sour because they are (Americanized) Canto food. Not other food like spicy Sichuan or salty Huaiyang
you're cool
They even pronounced mein like white people
he means the older chinese are OG chinese from china. The younger ones arent.
old people are so wise and kind while the teenagers (who probably didnt even grow up in their native country) are being all picky and pretentious about it, smh
+Code Ex yeah man you can tell the older crowd, doesnt disrespect it they appreciate it for what it is, they don't say too foul stuff compared to the youth, that old man was just clearing plate after plate.. after this he defiently ordered some panda express
+Code Ex I was about to say the same thing, especially the guy in the grey.
+Code Ex They're being polite. American culture is just more frank compared to most of China.
+Code Ex They don't really think of it as fake Chinese food but just food.
+Code Ex IKRR
I don’t know if tasted like original Chinese food but I just got my orange chicken and my walnut honey shrimp and I LOVE Panda Express. You can’t say it doesn’t taste good. Maybe is not Chinese but is very delicious.
I like that they all have a surprisingly different reaction to most of the foods
I think its kind of ironic in the sense that all the elders said that chinese people would accept the food and that they enjoyed it and it was similar to authentic chinese food, but all of the younger ones had said that it tastes nothing like "authentic" chinese food. I trsut the elders tbh.
Those youngster are trying so hard to prove that they are pro Chinese, frankly they sound very spoiled. All I can think is that there is a small alteration with the ingredients because it might not be imported but could be replace and the taste changes a little, so that's not authentic? Better yet, they have never tried the real deal, only ate what they mother would cook or dines in a high-class Chinese banquet then compares their 'exquisite taste' to Panda Express.
Business talk: you have to feed the people what they can consume, not cater to us alone.
gosh those people were a horrible representation of the younger generation. tbh i barely know any asian "youngsters" who act as snobby as they did in the video.
Sarah Yong yeah I totally agree with you, I think they just think and want us to think that they know the "real" stuff when they just basically made fools of themselves
I don't think it's that authentic, but it's yummy, and since food is food: 10/10 would eat
that's because the elders are cantonese. They tend to like sweet/sour taste more
The comparison of their reactions :
Elders: 🤔-->🤨-->🙂
Teens: 😱-->🤢-->🤮
@ Commander Cody Yep
Fax
😂
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHA YEEE
😎->💀->🇳🇵
The older people are so adorable especially the grandpa
the young kids were biased because they went in expecting it to be terrible
but the adults went in with an open mind
Young Americans take a lot of pride in showing how much they don't like big companies or the United States.
huh@@spacetoast7783
They are so insecure
how@@Danpungip
they feel like they need to loyal to their culture even tho the elders dont really care
The younger ones seem to be trying way to hard to not like the food.
true
💯
lol and look how they're munching at the end
i know cause the older was thought it actually tasted well.
EXACTLY. they were trying too hard to make it seem horrible compared to authentic Chinese food
The dude in the middle probably took an ancestry test and found out he was 20% Chinese
I couldn't stop laughing when he said orange chicken is a food that fools Americans. I'm like what moron in America thinks meat naturally taste like citrus fruit?" 🤣
@@vladimir-savage72 Its funny because he is American himself
Or just looked in a mirror
He’s so god damn annoying to me for some reason
Lmfao
Man them grandma and grandpa are such a vibe ❤
The older generation reactions were more authentic because they came from a place of humility and upbringing so they must've understood how hard it is to put food in the table
the guy in the grey shirt is so annoying
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Tziporah Kazan lol y
I so thought that too!
that whole group with him was annoying.
He is.
andrew looks like jungkook
Or give them Panda Express and tell them it's authentic
Yesss
+Haydon Bui Or just punch them in the face.
+Haydon Bui Or bet yet, mix the dishes between Chinese and Panda and see if they can spot the difference.
+Haydon Bui If you've lived in a place most of your life and have eaten the better food, you can tell which is authentic and which isn't. The smell and the taste are all too obvious. Only people who can only taste ash can't tell the difference
The ones speaking Chinese loving it and the English speakers hating cause it’s not authentic 😅😅😅
Mainland non-cantonese tend to look down on what isn't "authentic" while those from Hong Kong and Guandong tend to be more practical and accepting as long as it tastes good.
"he puts down panda express but he eats mcdonalds all the time"
i dont like those american chinese young ones but she roasted and exposed him so hard he deserved it
Literally looking for someone who mentioned it. He literally literally gave her the dirtiest look when she said it was good but I bet he couldn't even cook an authentic chow mein off the top of his head
r•se bruh 😂 💀
Like when the guy said it was better than the eggrolls.
She said: low standards
He got her: That's why I picked her🤣🤣🤣
When?
D A M N
listen. panda express is not authentic Chinese food at all. However, that doesn't mean it's not good. Those kids need to get over themselves, they're clearly chinese american, meaning the food they had was probably modified to a more American style as well. The older people were enjoying the food not because it tastes authentic but because it just tastes good.
yeah. I know Asian people who grew up with authentic Asian food... and eat the real stuff 2-3 times a day..
yet they still sometimes order Western Chinese take out. they still enjoy kung pao chicken, general tso's chicken, egg rolls, orange chicken, etc etc.
sometimes you just get tired of the authentic stuff and go for the westernized stuff lol..
same thing with Latinos... I know a few guys/gals who occasionally go for Taco Bell or Tex Mex Burritos.
cause they eat the real food at home 2-3 times a day as well.
+Peter Liakakos Mhm, that's like my family. Home cooked meals are good and authentic and all but sometimes everyone is busy so we order takeout. I like Panda Express personally.
Are you Asian? is there credibility to say that we Asian's need to get over ourselves? Please I'd love to hear it :)
+Japanese German girl yes my last name is Park so I am 100% Korean
Yes, you Japanese German. Stop making fried Spaetzle stir fry.
I'm Canadian Chinese, I once did a survey at the office with coworkers to determine if there was any correlation between rest-room cleanliness and the quality of food. Several of my Chinese friends found that the more unkept the washroom was, the better the taste of their food. And I'm referring to restaurants in Toronto's main China Town district and not the fast food chains of Chinese food. The survey results confirm what my friend and I observed with the exception of one coworker.
Love that the grandparents are like “pretty good” with everything
The three younger people were being extremely annoying. The older Chinese people were honest. It may not have been authentic to them but they still enjoyed the taste. It's funny that those three were probably born in America and are acting more pretentious about what's "authentic."
Exactly!!!! Lol they're just trying so hard to be all trendy and into their culture lmao
+TheNaomiChristina W
yes i cant I literally can't handle them, they're so annoying
i have a mixed japanese american friend. She told me that she ve tried so hard to be a japanese when she is in the japan. However,she just gives up doing that. Her friend told me that her father is japanese ,but she is a american.
Japanese people are anal about what it means to be japanese.
The guy on the gray shirt made this video unwatchable.
Agreed.
I agree
Well I wasn't alone on this one. Dudes a tool bag
AGREED
Don't forget the other snobby teens
Brilliant comment from the girl outing him for loving McDonalds lol 1:12
The older people are friendly while alot of the young people are snooty. Also doesn't the guy in the beginning know that the founder and current ceo of Panda Express is Chinese?
So the more Chinese the people actually were, the more they liked the food. It looked a lot like the young dude felt he had to prove he was "really Chinese" by dissing all the food, while the 100% Chinese older folks were a lot more positive. Surprised to be left with the notion that Panda Express isn't all that bad after all (haven't tried it).
The more older they are.
That's exactly how I felt about the Chinese guy. Seems like he didn't want other Americans to think Panda Express was as good as it gets in terms to Chinese food. He had good intentions just didn't know how to tell is what he wanted to say.
It's probably more of the elders have to be polite. I mean in China if you hate the food you have to say you love it, even if someone tells you to be honest you MUST say you love the food or you lose face. Whereas in America, you can express your opinion however you like.
thats true those young people just pretend you can see from those 2 elder what its true
that's exactly what i was going to say lol
The younger ones were so much more rude and the older people were like "yeah its not Chinese food but you can't expect it to be authentic".
Hailey Reynolds yeah it's very ironic
Hailey Reynolds it's not ironic at all the elders are more polite. Modesty does come with age for Asian people.
puttputt524
The younger ones definitely had an issue with confirmation bias, they already came in with their opinions. Meanwhile the older crowd were much more open and probably a more accurate representation. It was definitely highlighted when the younger judges overreacted at everything, like really hard.
Troubadour313 the older ones are more wise
It’s amazing see the snobbish reaction of the younger know it all generation. And then the more humble and realistic reaction from the elder generation.
What I'm getting from this is that the opinions and tastes of Chinese people are as diverse as the nuanced foods from the different regions of a country. It almost seemed like the younger ones were more critical, though. On the flip side, I'm glad to see many of these people enjoyed the Orange Chicken! Love that stuff!
I think it's funny how the younger Asians come off as pretentious, because the older ones said it really wasn't that bad.
It's because they have a different taste.
Nami Tsunamia Are you sure? I thought the older ones just dismissed the taste even before they tried it, because they say it isn't authentic. Just because sonething isnt authentic doesn't mean it automatically tastes horrible. That one guy saying the fried rice tastes like cardboard... what drugs is he using? And where can I get some????
Frosty Gaming The guy who said it tasted like cardboard probably got the bit that was stuck to the bottom of the takeout container, which is most likely where the cardboard taste came from.
Ehhhh.... You'd be surprised. If they were white folk, that may be true. But Asians are the least picky people, since they grew up with nothing. My dad used to scold me for not finishing every last grain of rice. "Wan rice grain wasted is wan maggot you have to eat in heaven"
Dominico My parents said the same exact thing about the maggots, I still finish all my rice. I am chinese and panda is not that bad.
Everybody talking about how bad the teenager is... why isnt anybody talking about how the elderly man would be the best dinner guest ever?
Fr he was so wholesome 🥺
I'd so would like to have tea with them and ask them to recount a tale of their youth.
"Good job"
It's nice that I have an uncle like that. Eating dinner with him and other relatives is comforting. You just talk to them and enjoy the food.
Very mild mannered and polite.
The ideal dinner guest.
1:07 this guy had no mercy 💀
Old ppl: giving constructive critizism and sincere opinion
Young ppl: Disrespectful version of GR
I only listened to the old people
Same.
ikr the teens were ignorant
because the young people are assholes
The young ones are assholes, the oldies lost their sense of taste. Can't win.
The one male teenager was totally white washed lol
The thing about Chinese food is that it's all freestyle, which is why I'm not surprised that the elders were a little more open to the Americanized versions of it. In China, a dish with the same name could be entirely different in two different places - and they're used to it. It's an improvisational food, using a wide variety of ingredients available at each location to try and produce whatever tastes best. The kids, who did not grow up with that mentality, would therefore be more inclined to define one specific taste as "Fried Rice" and to dislike anything deviating from that taste. That's a very western approach to recipes.
Headrock That would make sense. Because they are living over here eating their parents cooking (who might've grown up over there) and only their parents cooking, most likely. They don't have much of a chance to experience different styles, I would think?
Leigh Tkd
Hmmm might be, but I think it's more to do with the fact that American food (well, western food in general) is much more uniform, and that includes Chinese food in America. For example, Sweet & Sour Chicken would taste roughly the same anywhere you eat it in America, especially if you always eat it from the same chain store. In China, it could very well taste pretty different in two restaurants _within the same city_. And that's considered _normal_.
Westerners love putting foods into easily-recognizable categories, and even sub-dividing categories when two similar foods diverge in taste or ingredients from one another, even a little. That's why, for example, there are so many names for different kinds of pizza (neapolitan style, sicilian style, roman style, new york style, deep dish, pizza bianca, and so on), when it's all basically cheese on bread. In a Chinese restaurant in China, the menu will rarely specify any details about a dish - it will call out a generalized name, and let the customer decide whether they trust the cook to make it taste good (also, photographs of the food are very very common, to give customers an idea of what they're going to get). There are also many restaurants (especially in rural areas) where there is no menu at all - you pick the ingredients yourself from a display shelf, and the cook tries to make whatever you picked taste good.
It's an improvisational approach to foods, that makes people much more open to dishes that are very different from one place to the next. The kids would not have that kind of approach.
Headrock
Oh I see what you're saying, that is actually pretty cool! People would get so angry over here if we did that xD
Leigh Tkd LOL, exactly! Imagine if every time you went to a restaurant and the menu said "Hamburger", the only thing you would know for sure is that there would be a ground meat patty involved. You could get it in a bagel, or with a side of mustard and relish, or maybe it's ostrich meat... There would be riots!!
Headrock "You pick the ingredients yourself from a display shelf, and the cook tries to make whatever you picked taste good." That sounds amazing, a great reason to visit I think :)
The elder gentleman who liked everything reminds me of my grandmother. During the 1920s, she was one of the six children of a Polish immigrant (who ended up in Chicago City Jail, where he died), she had a lot less to eat than she needed or wanted. She says that her family licked the plates until they were clean. In comparison, the Great Depression were good times.
I wonder if the elder gentleman remembered similar times. If he was in the PRC, then he might have lived through the Great Leap Forward and the famines. Hunger makes the best sauce as do memories of it -- by definition everything that is edible tastes good if you endured real, bone-gnawing hunger.
the younger people in this video were so annoying, i’m glad the older people were unbiased and actually enjoyed the food
The older people were so sweet. They were still respectful even when they didn't like it. The younger people act like they eat 5 star Chinese food all the time and were handed dog food to try. They could learn something from their elders!
+iwayovelayouyay123 This may make some people mad but I think it's because the younger ones are too Americanized. I'm sure they were born and raised in America therefore they are a lot more critical than the older people who I assume were born and mostly raised in china. It's a generational/cultural thing
+J. Hypolite I am from America, born and raised. And I see what you are talking about everyday. I was not raised like that by my father, but even my mother and sister act like that. Sadly, even though I am American, I totally agree with you!
They were over reacting. I find it hard to believe they've never had panda express or something similar
+iwayovelayouyay123 The old couple seemed to like some stuff & were much more open minded.
+iwayovelayouyay123 my dad loves panda express (but he likes everything) and my mom is okay with it. I don't like their noodles, but just because it's not authentic doesn't mean it's not good! (-: orange chicken is good and I like the zucchini in the Kung Pao chicken
Hmm whose opinion should I value more... The wannabe critic teen who was clearly born in America or the elderly grandpa who is speaking in actual Chinese and most likely lived in China for most of his life
Cancer Police tbh I wouldn't take either. Lots of older Chinese people go out of their way to be extra polite to white people out of this old cultural reflex. Not to mention all the old people are from the one region of China where they actually eat stuff like deep fried spring rolls. If they actually got a more diverse cast this would be so much better.
well one group was speaking mandarin (2 elderly ladies) and the other, cantonese.
"Speaking actual Chinese".....you do realize there is no such thing as speaking Chinese. The people in the video were speaking Mandarin and Cantonese.
blasiangemini Lol It’s Chinese to me
SilkyGames then you have a lot to learn
The younger chinese tasters spoke in english, with an american accent but were so critical of the dishes.
The older chinese tasters, spoke in mandarin and were more receptive of the dish.
Such a strange turn of events......
Maybe Buzzfeed should introduce the taster's background first? i.e. nationality, where do they live etc...
Cause these immigrants have been over 100 years at this point, they are for sure not chinese anymore. Epically after china happened cultural revolution at 1960s
I remember when these videos dropped in high school. The Mexican Americans from the Taco Bell video were just as annoying and tried overcompensating for their insecurities of being American born by being annoying as well. It was a very annoying mentality in the mid 2010s.
This video it’s just… HILARIOUS!
For some reason I only cared what the older people had to say, Young people are too picky.
i can promise you they never been to china so what do they know.
lungbutter211
Don't have to go to China. Come to Vancouver or Toronto Canada lol.
It's because the old Chinese people actually know what they're are talking about in regard to the authenticity of Chinese food unlike young american kids
and whiny
cuz the young people are American inside and out.
Thats the thing, we dont actually think this is real authentic Chinese food. We know its not but its so good. I'm Mexican and i know what authentic Mexican food taste like but i still love Taco Bell. I know its not real but that doesn't mean you have to dislike it. Not everything you eat has to be authentic.
I hate that hipster in the grey shirt. He's skeptical about every single dish and has to smell it.
Fin Ko ikr so fucking hipster
Ya it's not like I'm going to Taco Bell because I want authentic Mexican food I'm going there because I'm broke and like tacos
You're spot on.
bro let me tell you how mexican food is different from Taco bell. Depending on the Mexican house hold they know were the meat comes from, because sometimes they are the ones who cut the animals themselves. The meat is cooked almost burnt, but not all the way. It still rich and taste. I love going to mexico to see my family because the food is awesome. Though taco bell is still the bomb in my eyes.
The old man was calling them out right from the start we don’t got egg rolls but imma still eat it.
imma?
It means I’m going to.@@Attar10Baggio10
Props to the OG.. That Orange chicken goes crazy!
"He puts down Panda Express, but he eats McDonald's all the time, like I don't understand."
👏CALL👏HIM👏OUT!!!
you are so wise
ECO east ahhhhh this comment has me hollering
@Daniel Garibaldo but McDonalds also isn't authentic diner food, just the fast food versioin. (or maybe it would be considered fastER food compared to diners?)
Rayan Rizwan McDonalds is more Chinese than Panda Express
@@sk9zero808 LMFAO
3 teens: This smells so bad
Adult: the fragrance smells exactly like the soup in China!
Me: IM FUCKIN CHINESE THESE TEEMS HAVENT EVEN GONE TO CHINA I BET LIKE STOP
Are you talking about the adults or the teens cause the adults seem to be in China
karen ok when they said teems they meant teens 😭😂 I got confused too
Your grammar and punctuation bothers me.
Lots of confirmation bias at play
what the f**k is a panda Express
The interesting thing is that Panda Express was founded in Rosemead by Chinese born immigrants. I believe they have off menu items that are more traditional too.
I had Panda Express once, its pretty good, especially for the price. Tastes like regular average cheap street food you'd find in China, except much sweeter. People like Panda Express because its cheap, filling and tastes pretty good. Young people are more affected by brand image. I'd be more interested to see what would happen if you had them try "authentic" Chinese food but told them it was from Panda Express, vice versa.
seems like the younger kids are trying to respond with how they would assume the older generation would.
They’re trying hard to be anything other than what they are, American. Being American isn’t cool anymore
Exactly. Which is quite funny and annoying 🤣
@@kairee8989 the younger generation act like they are 5 star chefs lmao, its either one they for some reason think panda express is vomit or 2, its scripted for views
The other videos like this were the same, the teens would embarrass themselves when trying to look like a smart ass. It was really painful in the taco bell video since I’m Mexican.
666 likes dude nice
I feel like the elders actually took it seriously and said what they thought, but the younger ones they are just bashing the food for simple fact that is not authentic.
katyga the younger ones were already westernized..they only have a specific chinese food while the elders experienced different varieties in china long before
katyga I thought perhaps the elders were being polite.
marco .vargaz lol but different varieties does not explain why they thought the food tasted bad as well. I do get the feeling of a white peoples chinese food like he said, fabricated
Arkterius K Just because it's Americanized doesn't make it bad.
No, but good is something else. I am sure I would eat it, but what I would prefer is a whole other thing
I love these kids being picky about the food and saying it isn't authentic/it's gross followed by the old man finishing his plate and going _mmmm_ *good job* 🤣
2:47
That contradiction is gold😂
I feel like the young kids were just being overly critical. Like the only ones who were giving authentic reviews were the old grandma ladies… and maybe that goofy grandpa. When the grandma goes "Just American style Chinese food, you can't expect it to be the same as our traditional stuff." She gets the nature of food crossing over into other cultures. Of course it's not gonna be the same.
Yes spot on!!!
yeah true dat
The young guy with the two (sisters?) was so critical and snobby!
They probably have never tasted real Chinese food.
lol I know...they act like they have had the most experience with the food and it's flavors, it really pissed me off.
Kids: "This is not authentic Chinese food." "This tastes horrible." "This is dissapointing."
Elders: "This tastes pretty good." "Chinese people would enjoy this."
These kids probably thought the elders would react the same way they would... NOT LOL. Trying way too hard.
Kyle Sakurada clearly panda express was founder by chinese and burmese
Because those elders arent authentic chinese, theres a huge difference in food quality and ingredients,their food isnt made at the same chain resturaint everywhere in the world its actually authentic on the spot and doesnt come from labs, plus those old.people are stuck onthat junk food their taste buds definately wouldnt tell the difference
Atzin Savala in a country that’s filled with smog I find it very contradictive and doubtful that they care about the “quality of ingredients”
Kyle Sakurada your right
I'm chinese I don't enjoy that. man his old, and hungry.
1:08 THE COMEBACK WAS PRICELESS I CAN'T-
Panda Express is a cultural mirror on how the youngsters perceive themselves: Chinese, but Americanized. Whether they are aware of it or not, they feel shame because it hits too close too home. Like Panda Express, they are Chinese, but not quite. To compensate, they overcorrect their reactions to make themselves paragons of Chinese culture, gatekeepers of what is, or what is not authentic. But by doing so, they betray their own motives, because they fail to recognize their own insecurities and at this time of filming, have not yet made peace with it.
I don't think Americans think panda express is "authentic" food.
yeah, I sincerely doubt it.
No, it just tastes good. Its food so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We don't.
The Mobile Indian
no we dont. I tried authentic Chinese noodle soup and I fell in love.
NᴏᴠɪᴄᴇIɴDɪsɢᴜɪsᴇ yeah. any half intelligent american knows we bastardizes chinese food.
Love the teenage Chinese kids who seem like they were born in America think they know EVERYTHING about Chinese food yet the older Chinese people who actually look and act like they are from China say it's not that bad.
Sameee
+Ethan Warford "chinese" hipsters.
+Ethan Warford exactly!!
+Ethan Warford thank you exactly.. i wanted to rub their faces in the dishes so bad.. they were annoying -_-
+Jp Bm Chipsters
Chinese, indian, american, italian, filipino. IDC what the cuisine is. As long as it tastes good, ama go eat it.
I love how different the reactions were
The teenagers were so annoying, they acted like they know everything and so much about their culture where they probably were never raised in China and I would bet a small loan of a million dollars that they haven’t been to china
John Fahoum yah they were but I think the teenager all the way to the right wasn’t annoying
They don't know anything, all they know is what their parents have said in passing to them.
kimberley williams they are kind of correct however the way they phrased it was pretty immature, the elders just aren’t as picky as the children or just being polite. The Chinese food in America is made to suit American tastes so the food you get in America is different from the food in China.
I’d bet a small loan of a million dollars they weren’t even born in China
you soo right
No cap: those teenagers are talking so much crap, but they probably just order take out dinner everyday 🤷♀️
The teenagers aren’t authentic chinese anyways
They’re American Chinese- big difference from the old immigrant king fu masters who knows originality when they see it and taste it
Its the post mates generation!
I always thought us Asians grew up eating our parents' authentic cooking, but I have to agree with you. These kids seem like they didn't and need to get of their high horses.
iSoLazii well I was adopted by a white family so I personally don’t know what ‘authentic Chinese food’ tastes like lol
Young dude saying "wow, you've never had authentic Chinese food" sounds so judgy
I love the shocked uncle face THIS out of all the Chinese food is the most popular
The younger generations always have something bad to say about the authenticity of their food. But the older generations gladly eat the food and call it tasty even if it's not as "authentic".
The older ones lived under Mao they didn't even have food
“Authenticity of their food” psh! Please! Those little fucktard hipsters look like they haven’t even stepped a toe in any type of culture.
Michelle YG the older people are nicer because they probably know how it feels to be poor I know how it feels like so that’s why I’m grate full and why they are too the young people don’t because the parents wouldn’t let me find out or got more money
The older ones are the only ones being honest. The food tastes good. The younger ones seem to just want to ignore the fact that the food is tasty and just blindly say anything that is not authentic is crap. It is like they feel like they have to prove that they are "really Chinese".
Michelle YG and if they did not like the food they would express their opinion in a nice way
The old man was a sweet heart. “Good job”🥺
I know he was so sweet!!
yea no he actually said not bad but still sweet
@@evanyuan7379 he said “good job” at 3:26
@@JelenaMilosavljevic not here to argue but just look it up, what he said translates to not bad
Oh yeah, if only the old people from the Italian video were as nice. Oh my! 😳😂
I love how the American Chinese teens are like "this is not authentic at all, this is gross." While the older people literally from China are like "This is very similar to how we make it, this is pretty good."
I feel the young ones are trying to act like they know what they are talking about