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Son: "Can you kill it first before cooking it" Daddy Lau: "just drain it's pee, it's fine" *continues chopping it while its alive. Western Audience: "poor lobster" Asian Audience: "so fresh!"
Please don't speak for all Asians. Contrary to your statements, there have been significant efforts in China/Korea/Japan to curb animal cruelty in food in recent years.
@@catchnkill You can clearly see the lobster antennae squirming despite having its head split horizontally and claws being chopped off. And this was after stabbing it in the gut to drain its blood (it's not urine). The commonly accepted way to instantly kill lobsters is a vertical slice to split the head.
ha ha ha. Am asian in western country and am like " can i just have the market clean and cut itup for me? " i feel the pain of the lobster. imagine being chopped? " 😭😂
Had to stop watching this whole video. The least you can do is kill the lobster before you start dismembering it's parts. 🤡 It does not change how "fresh" it will taste. - Your asian audience (bc apparently another comment states only western audience will care heh)
+1 to the Asian audience category. I have been disappointed at how the channel responded to this issue, selectively ignoring critical comments, while continuing to reply to positive ones. Such a missed opportunity to take ownership and engage in dialogue with their audience.
May I request 2 recipes: Tau fu fa, sweet silken tofu soup Red bean dessert soup. Love all the wonderful videos. I have tried to make several of the dishes and because the instructions are so clear, they actually turned out well. I love listening to your dad speaking Cantonese and Toisan because my family speaks both at home. Thank you very much and happy holidays.
I don't think the liquid coming out is 'urine' in the usual sense of the word. It's some kind of internal fluid that would end up adding too much moisture and probably some off flavors to the dish. Its actual bladder and urine release points are closer to it's eyes/antennae.
Yeah. It’s probably what Cantonese just call it to make it easier to remember. I think that stuff inside will ruin the lobster meat once it’s killed and not cook immediately.
Can Mr Lau teach us how to cook the dry stir fry version of yi noodle (乾燒伊麵)please? My family loves yi noodles but not too much about lobsters - let alone preparing live ones lol. Thanks a bunch!
Love your channel and Daddy Lau's cooking! I've learnt so much following your channel. This is one of my favourite dishes since childhood! Can I make some suggestion about slaughtering the lobster though? Kill the lobster before cutting the legs and tentacles would be much better for the lobster's welfare, and doesn't affect the result of the dish. They have well developed pain system just like mammals and it was really hard for me to watch that.
Finally a video that shows the nitty gritty of cooking a live lobster. Thanks for not cutting out all the important stuff (what to do with the pee and innards, head, etc) thanks!
Your dad is so nonchalant about working with the lobster still moving around. I don't know if I could work a lobster if it's still moving around like that. Kinda freaky to me. I would just chop through the head so it's dead and doesn't feel the pain anymore and I also don't have to deal with it moving still. I know with the older Chinese generation, these sorts of things don't matter as much or they don't think about it as much. This is purely food for them. The younger generation, especially in the US thinks differently about this kinda thing. I've worked with dungeness crab before and I always stab it in between the eyes once so it's dead.
I'm sorry, the head would have to be cut off first and then I'd have to wait for it to stop moving to proceed, lol! Just watching that made me squeamish!🤣
Damnn Dad lau is fearless😎, handled the lobster like a boss. Handling a live lobster, prawn or live seafood has always been one of my greatest fear. Idk bout you guys but I’ll usually get a weird feeling or chills especially when the muscle spasm transfers to my hand while I’m holding/cutting it. It really takes a lot of courage to do it great job dad lau! 💪🏻 Really love all your recipes !!! And thank you so much for sharing all these authentic recipes especially recording it, which younger generations like myself and future generation can learn and keep this traditional food spirit alive. ❤ On a side note, I feel that food is one of a factor that brings individual closer or remind individual to spend more time with your love ones which is interesting as some dishes that Dad lau makes brings back memories/time spent with love ones as a kiddo, it reminds me that I’ve not been spending enough time with my love ones as the ageing populations grows. To those that got carried away by daily stuff like myself, school, work I guess is time we take a day break gather our family or friends and cook up a storm for them and impress them with dad lau’s recipes!!! Really appreciate the effort made in creating these meaningful content as not only it’s educational also it evokes certain memory, love, etc. once again many thanks to Dad Lau, you and your fam ❤ don’t stop creating new contents, LOVE IT ! ❤
This past year I have made lobster yee mein five times for my family. Wish I would’ve found this video before I did. I learned so much!! One thing I would like to add with regards to cutting the lobster. One quick slice to the head will immediately kill the lobster. I do this before cutting off any other parts of the lobster. I also put my lobsters in the freezer for 15 minutes before doing so, it seems to put them to sleep.
Only real cooks know how to draining the lobster urine to prevent it from making the lobster meat taste off...My brother was a chef in New York and I remember him speaking of this technique..Thank you! Joy Geen!!
Just reminiscing with my mom yesterday about how good lobster noodles were when we were in CA. They don't seem to offer it in MD. Then I see this video pop up on the same day! It looks fantastic.
Interesting thing that I just wanted to say is that lobsters are being considered as sentient beings now in the UK and they're considering banning boiling lobsters alive since research has found that they can actually feel pain. (can't remember if they actually went through with the ban now)
LOL you tried to tell ur dad to kill it first but he totally doesnt care and doesnt know why you ask that . Im 100% sure if you sat him down to ask him not to do that next time he'll listen to you cuz he'll realize it makes you feel bad for the lobster.
It’s a generational thing. When his dad was growing up, starvation was a thing. Being humane to animals is least of his concerns. But Randy definitely could have talk with dad in case of future videos with live fish or chicken or something…
Can I ask why you did not kill the lobster first before dismembering it? Its a bit cruel to leave the head as the last step. Especially the part of digging the urine out, its so uncomfortable esp imagining if someone just doing it to you like that. I love eating lobsters and all but I do think the way its prepared should be less cruel.
Adding my two cents regarding the lobster. I appreciate you sharing your father’s process as it happened - it was as honest as it was brutal. Given your commitment and curiosity to knowledge, I’m sure you will read up on the evidence (which seem to suggest that lobsters do feel pain, making the practice of chopping the lobster up before death unnecessarily cruel), and speak to your dad as necessary. He has shared so much of his knowledge with us - it is only right for us to repay him with some of ours!
Cruelty is part of nature, but yes we are humans and we should be more ethical if we can right? Everyone has different ways of doing things, but ultimately at the end of the day killing the lobster in a way that is less painful may still be quite painful to the lobster. It’s very hard unless you have a mini guillotine to get a clear chop all the way through a tough shell. What usually happens is the shell cracks but something’s still connected, so you either have to hack it again with the knife or twist the broken part off. Maybe I’m a bad person for this but I can’t be bothered, not for lobsters. I don’t think they produce much value in society apart from being eaten and what they do for the ecosystem. Also if you eat meat, I have bad news to you about how those animals got on your plate. It wasn’t pain free or humane
Question: Is there anything wrong with dispatching the lobster (i.e., the cut at 6:42) before the other preceding lobster prep steps? (Thanks for your videos -- this is one of the best Chinese cooking series on RUclips! I've tried over a dozen of the 'Made With Lau' recipes, and they're reliable. And I love ordering Lobster E-Fu Mein in the restaurant, so now I look forward to a special occasion to make it at home!)
Yes! Another Cantonese favorite! I've been following since the beginning of the channel over a year ago and am still so excited to see all these different recipes and dishes that I grew up with. My hometown is a densely Chinese populated area in Los Angeles (the 626) - so this dish is at all the Cantonese restaurants. It's so ubiquitous, that I didn't even know lobster was a "luxury food" bc we could get lobster noodles for $18! It's always so neat to see and hear my culture in these videos. Thanks Randy and Lau Family for another great video~
Probably should've included a warning either in the video or the title about graphic dissemination of a live lobster. I totally understand that your dad is old school and this just the way hes done it and was taught to do it.
@@MedalionDS9 It's not the fact he killed the lobster, it's HOW. How he did it, while I do understand is old-school, is pretty much torture and somewhat inhumane while cutting off extremities while it was still alive. Just imagine getting your legs or arms cut off while you're still alive. There is a quicker way of killing it
A couple thing's to clarify. Chinese lobster Or Aussies lobster are true lobster (long antenna no claw) while American lobster (with claws) is more like a crawldad. So very big difference on flavor and rarity. Also I see you put 川烫 in sub, not sure If it is a Canto way of saying it but I think 汆烫 would be the proper word for it.
As a hunter and fisherman I always believed in a little compassion when taking a life. Seeing this lobster butchered while alive wasn’t cool. So easy to put a knife through its brain, why the torture? Why cut off bits and pieces, a little at a time while it’s still alive? Did it make a difference in flavor? I don’t get it
This looks absolutely delicious! Daddy Lau always makes it look easy. I love seeing your family enjoy having dinner together & just being together. Baby Cam loves thise noodles! I think this would be a great New Year's eve dinner!🦞🎉🍾. Who is the other lady at the table? Is that your wife's mother? Thank you!!
I loved how your dad totally dismissed your question about killing the lobster first. He is seeing it from the view of a chef and you are seeing it as a concerned person about animal cruelty. It’s different generations and cultures. I can see people cringing as your dad is dismembering the lobster. But I think he could have chopped the head first before going for the claws and legs. It would not really changed how the food is prepped. Speak to him first if you plan to do live chicken or fish dish in the future…
This is one of my favorite dishes. Last Sunday I ordered twin lobster with sticky rice. That is a good dish if your dad can make. Looks complicated in making the sticky rice. If you can do this dish will be great. Happy Holidays.
I keep the little legs attached for the flavour... They are great to chew on, they actually have so meat in it too. HAHA For me I like eating the head area more than the meaty tail parts.
Did you know that Lobster sea roach? Formerly regarded as "the cockroach of the sea" and fed to servants, migrants and even people's cats, lobster was the laughing stock of seafood.
I’m a fan of this page but wanted to say that for the lobster killing portion you could have done it in a more humane fashion by instant killing it first before going about snipping and cutting off its limbs. I would suggest a redo of that part or to trim it out.
I’m surprised no one is commenting on the way the lobster is being prepared. Yes, it’s the oldskool way of cooking my dad also does. However, it’s far from being humane. The lobster is literally being cut up alive, till the point where the head is being cut.
I usually pop live lobsters or crabs in freezer for bit to numb them before preparing. With lobster, I usually drive a knife through the T at the base of the head to severe the spinal cord as well...
This is awesome! My parents own a restaurant that cooks traditional Chinese food and this is a very popular dish at our restaurant! I have always wanted to learn how to cook, but there is a language barrier between my dad and me. When he explains dishes to me in Cantonese I can pick up some things, but not everything! I enjoy watching these videos as it breaks it down step by step and in English! It is awesome because I can piece together what my dad was trying to tell me due to the subtitles from your dad!
Not humanely killing the lobster before cutting up was pretty messed up…. Even releasing the urine before killing is pretty harsh sticking chopstick into it before it’s slaughtered…
I'm pysched that Daddy Lau has made one of my favorite Cantonese dishes! Lobster, Cantonese style. He makes it look so easy that I, a total dud in the kitchen, might be able to make this. Thank you so much!
Was really getting into your videos and enjoying them until the lobster one. I am not against eating meat as long as things are done humanely. Seriously is there a reason that cutting up a lobster while it’s alive make a dish that much better?
Another classic straight out of textbook Cantonese cuisine. I've always enjoyed having this dish at restaurants over CNY, and seeing it made puts a new perspective to it. However, I think as a younger Canadian-born Chinese, I may share some some sentiment with others of my generation regarding the cruelty of chopping live lobsters. I think this might have crossed your mind as well, Randy, as you asked if it was possible to chop it after it's been killed already. I think your dad may have misinterpreted the question when he answered no, as in "no, it's not necessary to kill it before doing this". Then, would it be possible for you to clarify with him again to see if it is necessary to keep it alive while chopping, and if not, how to kill it first? I love this dish, but really wish there were a more humane way of preparing it.
Agree with this. I wanted to learn how to cook this, but felt sick to the stomach after seeing how it was prepared. It's 2022 soon. There are better ways.
I don't know what you'll consider humane. Ultimately, lobsters are typically killed (east and west) by piercing or cutting through the lobster head. Whether that be a needle vertically straight down at a particular point of the head, slicing through the head length wise, or simply decapitation cutting cross wise. Whichever method you go with, the lobster will still move after though for a while from remaining electic signal in the nerves. You can place it in a freezer live first to insensitise it first before killing. Here you saw Daddy Lau sliced off part of the head diagonally and sliced most of the lobster lengthwise part way through chopping. You can arrange the order and do that first and then do the cutting of the discarded bits after. Lobsters are either sold live or cooked. You don't want to buy dead uncooked lobster as it can be bad for your health. The flavour will not be the same if you attempt to cook it before pre-cooked boiled lobster.
@@chankwanting what Western cooking suggests is that if you pierce the head at the point where two lines intersect, that will kill the lobster instantly, so I would suggest that that should be the first step. You are absolutely right, though - once a lobster is killed, there is a very short window in which it is safe to cook and eat, or freeze.
@@chankwanting Yes, I realize that the lobster will still move based on reflex alone even after it's been killed. However, I would not consider chopping its legs or claws before killing it first humane. I agree with you that the slicing of the head should have been first, or at the very least, a quick piercing of the brain stem like they do in some other kitchens. In this case though, I also wanted to know if there was a traditional reason to the method that was employed in this video.
@@qsdfcvgyjmkl Probably no more traditional reason other than that "freshness" is considered a good thing/selling point, and this is not something that their cultural/generation have cared about before.
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For those of us who can't stomach chopping up a live lobster, is there a good way to kill it before going through these steps? Yikes! 🦞✂️🙈
could you ask your dad to chop the lobster head first before chop his legs.
Please kill the lobster first before draining the urine and cutting off the antenna/legs. Doing this while the lobster is alive is cruel and inhumane.
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He sounds like he’s from the village though ,
I don’t know how he does it…but Daddy Lau makes every dish look so easy! 🤯
I stopped watching, so maybe you covered this later... But why not just kill the lobster, then release the urine, then cut it up?
Because frankly some generations don’t care about lobsters in pain.
Son: "Can you kill it first before cooking it"
Daddy Lau: "just drain it's pee, it's fine" *continues chopping it while its alive.
Western Audience: "poor lobster"
Asian Audience: "so fresh!"
actually it is lobster's hemolymph, aka blood
Please don't speak for all Asians. Contrary to your statements, there have been significant efforts in China/Korea/Japan to curb animal cruelty in food in recent years.
It is not cruel. He killed it with one chop and the lobster was killed in split second. Can you have a better way to killl it?
@@catchnkill You can clearly see the lobster antennae squirming despite having its head split horizontally and claws being chopped off. And this was after stabbing it in the gut to drain its blood (it's not urine).
The commonly accepted way to instantly kill lobsters is a vertical slice to split the head.
ha ha ha. Am asian in western country and am like " can i just have the market clean and cut itup for
me? " i feel the pain of the lobster. imagine being chopped? " 😭😂
Had to stop watching this whole video. The least you can do is kill the lobster before you start dismembering it's parts. 🤡 It does not change how "fresh" it will taste.
- Your asian audience (bc apparently another comment states only western audience will care heh)
+1 to the Asian audience category. I have been disappointed at how the channel responded to this issue, selectively ignoring critical comments, while continuing to reply to positive ones. Such a missed opportunity to take ownership and engage in dialogue with their audience.
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daddy Lau reminds me of my dad, he passed away in Feb 2022 but was a chef too. Love watching daddy Lau cook, reminds me of my daddy.
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Red bean dessert soup. Love all the wonderful videos. I have tried to make several of the dishes and because the instructions are so clear, they actually turned out well.
I love listening to your dad speaking Cantonese and Toisan because my family speaks both at home.
Thank you very much and happy holidays.
One of the best Cantonese dishes in my opinion
I like your work and your father!
But he should have killed the lobster before he cut its antenna, legs and claws!
Love your videos and your dad's teaching. He made cooking so much simpler and less scary for amateur
This looks incredible and like I could actually make it! Thanks Daddy Lau challenge accepted.
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Oh wow. Hi Beryl!! It's such a staple restaurant dish. And e-noodles are my favourite. But yes a challenge!!
And if you didn't know, Beryl has a pretty awesome channel of her own!
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@@MadeWithLau is there reason why daddy doesn't kill lobster first?
Thought you would ask
OH 7:12 but why not kill right after releasing urine?
Good dishes. Should it be killed before to cut it apart . Feel the pain of the lobster all the way. Can’t finish the clip at all
Thank you for this recipe. I followed this tonight for Father's Day and my family loved it!
I don't think the liquid coming out is 'urine' in the usual sense of the word. It's some kind of internal fluid that would end up adding too much moisture and probably some off flavors to the dish. Its actual bladder and urine release points are closer to it's eyes/antennae.
Uhm, it's really lobster blood. That white, congealed gunk that comes out of a steamed lobster.
Yeah. It’s probably what Cantonese just call it to make it easier to remember. I think that stuff inside will ruin the lobster meat once it’s killed and not cook immediately.
看了幾個師傅，這是眾多中最好的割龍蝦的方式，雖然有點殘忍但郤是煮出蝦每個部份的佳餚。
This one is my favorite! So expensive to order at a Chinese restaurant!!! Oh my God! Your family is so lucky, every day such good food to share!
How cool that your dad can cook like a chef
Can Mr Lau teach us how to cook the dry stir fry version of yi noodle (乾燒伊麵)please?
My family loves yi noodles but not too much about lobsters - let alone preparing live ones lol. Thanks a bunch!
Love your channel and Daddy Lau's cooking! I've learnt so much following your channel. This is one of my favourite dishes since childhood!
Can I make some suggestion about slaughtering the lobster though? Kill the lobster before cutting the legs and tentacles would be much better for the lobster's welfare, and doesn't affect the result of the dish. They have well developed pain system just like mammals and it was really hard for me to watch that.
Finally a video that shows the nitty gritty of cooking a live lobster. Thanks for not cutting out all the important stuff (what to do with the pee and innards, head, etc) thanks!
Your dad is so nonchalant about working with the lobster still moving around. I don't know if I could work a lobster if it's still moving around like that. Kinda freaky to me. I would just chop through the head so it's dead and doesn't feel the pain anymore and I also don't have to deal with it moving still. I know with the older Chinese generation, these sorts of things don't matter as much or they don't think about it as much. This is purely food for them. The younger generation, especially in the US thinks differently about this kinda thing. I've worked with dungeness crab before and I always stab it in between the eyes once so it's dead.
But it was still moving even with the head chopped - the mouth and legs! But killing the lobster first is probably more for us than for them.
I'm sorry, the head would have to be cut off first and then I'd have to wait for it to stop moving to proceed, lol! Just watching that made me squeamish!🤣
Damnn Dad lau is fearless😎, handled the lobster like a boss. Handling a live lobster, prawn or live seafood has always been one of my greatest fear. Idk bout you guys but I’ll usually get a weird feeling or chills especially when the muscle spasm transfers to my hand while I’m holding/cutting it. It really takes a lot of courage to do it great job dad lau! 💪🏻
Really love all your recipes !!! And thank you so much for sharing all these authentic recipes especially recording it, which younger generations like myself and future generation can learn and keep this traditional food spirit alive. ❤
On a side note, I feel that food is one of a factor that brings individual closer or remind individual to spend more time with your love ones which is interesting as some dishes that Dad lau makes brings back memories/time spent with love ones as a kiddo, it reminds me that I’ve not been spending enough time with my love ones as the ageing populations grows. To those that got carried away by daily stuff like myself, school, work I guess is time we take a day break gather our family or friends and cook up a storm for them and impress them with dad lau’s recipes!!!
Really appreciate the effort made in creating these meaningful content as not only it’s educational also it evokes certain memory, love, etc. once again many thanks to Dad Lau, you and your fam ❤ don’t stop creating new contents, LOVE IT ! ❤
Yum! We actually had lobster yee mein last month for my mum's birthday! And now, i (theoretically) know how to make it at home! Thanks!
Love your dad's rustic style and advice.
This past year I have made lobster yee mein five times for my family. Wish I would’ve found this video before I did. I learned so much!!
One thing I would like to add with regards to cutting the lobster. One quick slice to the head will immediately kill the lobster. I do this before cutting off any other parts of the lobster. I also put my lobsters in the freezer for 15 minutes before doing so, it seems to put them to sleep.
Only real cooks know how to draining the lobster urine to prevent it from making the lobster meat taste off...My brother was a chef in New York and I remember him speaking of this technique..Thank you! Joy Geen!!
Looks good but maybe do the head first to actually kill it
Just reminiscing with my mom yesterday about how good lobster noodles were when we were in CA. They don't seem to offer it in MD. Then I see this video pop up on the same day! It looks fantastic.
Interesting thing that I just wanted to say is that lobsters are being considered as sentient beings now in the UK and they're considering banning boiling lobsters alive since research has found that they can actually feel pain. (can't remember if they actually went through with the ban now)
Yeah and that guy just chopped it's legs and antenna off alive.
But who cares? It's gonna die anyway. In the next few secs
LOL you tried to tell ur dad to kill it first but he totally doesnt care and doesnt know why you ask that . Im 100% sure if you sat him down to ask him not to do that next time he'll listen to you cuz he'll realize it makes you feel bad for the lobster.
It’s a generational thing. When his dad was growing up, starvation was a thing. Being humane to animals is least of his concerns. But Randy definitely could have talk with dad in case of future videos with live fish or chicken or something…
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Can I ask why you did not kill the lobster first before dismembering it? Its a bit cruel to leave the head as the last step. Especially the part of digging the urine out, its so uncomfortable esp imagining if someone just doing it to you like that.
I love eating lobsters and all but I do think the way its prepared should be less cruel.
“a bit”
Adding my two cents regarding the lobster. I appreciate you sharing your father’s process as it happened - it was as honest as it was brutal. Given your commitment and curiosity to knowledge, I’m sure you will read up on the evidence (which seem to suggest that lobsters do feel pain, making the practice of chopping the lobster up before death unnecessarily cruel), and speak to your dad as necessary. He has shared so much of his knowledge with us - it is only right for us to repay him with some of ours!
Well said.
Cruelty is part of nature, but yes we are humans and we should be more ethical if we can right?
Everyone has different ways of doing things, but ultimately at the end of the day killing the lobster in a way that is less painful may still be quite painful to the lobster. It’s very hard unless you have a mini guillotine to get a clear chop all the way through a tough shell. What usually happens is the shell cracks but something’s still connected, so you either have to hack it again with the knife or twist the broken part off. Maybe I’m a bad person for this but I can’t be bothered, not for lobsters. I don’t think they produce much value in society apart from being eaten and what they do for the ecosystem.
Also if you eat meat, I have bad news to you about how those animals got on your plate. It wasn’t pain free or humane
the most savage way to kill a lobster....it was probably like "OMG WTF IS HAPPENING TO ME"
Good to see from start to end on how to prepare the lobster! I'm always scared about this part, but your dad makes it look straightforward! Thank you!
Just AMAZING!! Another EXCELLENT tutorial & recipe 😋🌟👏💕 Thank you Lau family 🙏
You could submerge the lobster in ice water first to kill them if you don't wanna chop them up live
This. Or a knife in through the back of the head. Watching it go through all that alive was brutal
Lobster suffered more if you dipping it into iced cold water
@@KKLeung-wb8qbbest way is to cut its heart as the first step, they don’t die in ice
Now this one is a real classic !!! Thank you so much !!!
Really... Not one question about putting it out of it's misery first?!
WTF people? He's cutting a live animal, and all of you dishing about the recipe! Disgusting.
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Damn watching him chop up the lobster while it was moving kinda urked me a bit. Maybe hey can kill the lobster first next time
Question: Is there anything wrong with dispatching the lobster (i.e., the cut at 6:42) before the other preceding lobster prep steps? (Thanks for your videos -- this is one of the best Chinese cooking series on RUclips! I've tried over a dozen of the 'Made With Lau' recipes, and they're reliable. And I love ordering Lobster E-Fu Mein in the restaurant, so now I look forward to a special occasion to make it at home!)
Nothing at all. These people just should've undergone a cultural cleansing.
Yes! Another Cantonese favorite! I've been following since the beginning of the channel over a year ago and am still so excited to see all these different recipes and dishes that I grew up with. My hometown is a densely Chinese populated area in Los Angeles (the 626) - so this dish is at all the Cantonese restaurants. It's so ubiquitous, that I didn't even know lobster was a "luxury food" bc we could get lobster noodles for $18!
It's always so neat to see and hear my culture in these videos. Thanks Randy and Lau Family for another great video~
I was at the same 99 ranch a few days ago buying crab. Wish I met your dad. Hopefully he can make a crab dish next time.
Daddy Lau is such a blessing to have!
I made this and it was yummy. The tip on the noodle was great! Thanks
Very good, ready for the Spring Festival
omg one of my favorite dishes at banquet dinners
I love lobster yee mee. Will try papa Lau’s recipe next time
Probably should've included a warning either in the video or the title about graphic dissemination of a live lobster. I totally understand that your dad is old school and this just the way hes done it and was taught to do it.
They did at 6:10
@@MedalionDS9 It's not the fact he killed the lobster, it's HOW. How he did it, while I do understand is old-school, is pretty much torture and somewhat inhumane while cutting off extremities while it was still alive. Just imagine getting your legs or arms cut off while you're still alive. There is a quicker way of killing it
@@garrett1883 The lobster's antenna were still moving despite its head had been cut right off its body, it was hard to watch yeah
@@garrett1883 THEY DONT HAVE A BRAIN! THEY ARE NOT CONSCIOUS!! THEY ARE LITERALLY INSECTS OF THE SEA!!!!
Very authentic, thanks for sharing!
Absolutely delicious!!
My favourite dish!! Love lobster 🦞 noodles. Lau’s family is Amazing!! ❤️🎄🎅
OMG, I can't believe this video exists. I love this. Keep curating our culture, I and future generations appreciate it.
Happy New Year !
I feel sorry for the lobster.
Yum yum I always order this when ordering Chinese food
I just made this, amazing
A couple thing's to clarify. Chinese lobster Or Aussies lobster are true lobster (long antenna no claw) while American lobster (with claws) is more like a crawldad. So very big difference on flavor and rarity.
Also I see you put 川烫 in sub, not sure If it is a Canto way of saying it but I think 汆烫 would be the proper word for it.
Your parents shop at the Concord location? That's awesome! I grew up in Pittsburg before moving to Oregon about 10 years ago!
As a hunter and fisherman I always believed in a little compassion when taking a life. Seeing this lobster butchered while alive wasn’t cool. So easy to put a knife through its brain, why the torture? Why cut off bits and pieces, a little at a time while it’s still alive? Did it make a difference in flavor? I don’t get it
This looks absolutely delicious! Daddy Lau always makes it look easy. I love seeing your family enjoy having dinner together & just being together. Baby Cam loves thise noodles! I think this would be a great New Year's eve dinner!🦞🎉🍾. Who is the other lady at the table? Is that your wife's mother? Thank you!!
Delicious and scrumptious noodle dish Which I would love to try.
Thnak you.
OMG, can't you just killed it before cutting it up? Poor lobster suffered so much.
I loved how your dad totally dismissed your question about killing the lobster first. He is seeing it from the view of a chef and you are seeing it as a concerned person about animal cruelty. It’s different generations and cultures. I can see people cringing as your dad is dismembering the lobster. But I think he could have chopped the head first before going for the claws and legs. It would not really changed how the food is prepped. Speak to him first if you plan to do live chicken or fish dish in the future…
Hey Karen!!! He cook the way he wants to cook so leave Mr Lau alone
Did this as a kid not realizing how cruel it seems
This is one of my favorite dishes. Last Sunday I ordered twin lobster with sticky rice. That is a good dish if your dad can make. Looks complicated in making the sticky rice. If you can do this dish will be great. Happy Holidays.
I keep the little legs attached for the flavour... They are great to chew on, they actually have so meat in it too. HAHA
For me I like eating the head area more than the meaty tail parts.
Freeze them for a few hours to let them 'sleep' if you don't want to dice 'em live btw.
Did you know that Lobster sea roach?
Formerly regarded as "the cockroach of the sea" and fed to servants, migrants and even people's cats, lobster was the laughing stock of seafood.
This is my favorite dish! Wow!
Almost exactly the same how I cook my lobster noodles 😍
Great minds!
I’m a fan of this page but wanted to say that for the lobster killing portion you could have done it in a more humane fashion by instant killing it first before going about snipping and cutting off its limbs. I would suggest a redo of that part or to trim it out.
Thank you for sharing
It’s actually bad luck to eat lobster on Chinese New Year , as the lobster swims backwards - your year will also go backwards !
I’m surprised no one is commenting on the way the lobster is being prepared. Yes, it’s the oldskool way of cooking my dad also does. However, it’s far from being humane. The lobster is literally being cut up alive, till the point where the head is being cut.
I usually pop live lobsters or crabs in freezer for bit to numb them before preparing. With lobster, I usually drive a knife through the T at the base of the head to severe the spinal cord as well...
This is awesome! My parents own a restaurant that cooks traditional Chinese food and this is a very popular dish at our restaurant! I have always wanted to learn how to cook, but there is a language barrier between my dad and me. When he explains dishes to me in Cantonese I can pick up some things, but not everything! I enjoy watching these videos as it breaks it down step by step and in English! It is awesome because I can piece together what my dad was trying to tell me due to the subtitles from your dad!
A language barrier between you and your parents? OMG.
Not humanely killing the lobster before cutting up was pretty messed up….
Even releasing the urine before killing is pretty harsh sticking chopstick into it before it’s slaughtered…
This is one of my favourite dishes to get at Chinese restaurants and I’ve always wondered how in the world people made it! Thank you!!
I'm pysched that Daddy Lau has made one of my favorite Cantonese dishes! Lobster, Cantonese style. He makes it look so easy that I, a total dud in the kitchen, might be able to make this. Thank you so much!
Can I put the lobster to freeze it dead before I cut the lobster coz I am afraid to cut a life lobster ?
Can you make bak kwa??? I want to try to make some jerky for my baby son. So he can enjoy eating meat. Try on both pork and chicken please
I think I will make them with prawns
Was really getting into your videos and enjoying them until the lobster one. I am not against eating meat as long as things are done humanely. Seriously is there a reason that cutting up a lobster while it’s alive make a dish that much better?
I'm shocked the undeveloped lobster roe is discarded, that is not feces. Raw lobster roe is green, once cooked it turned red
I can hear your dad wanting to start speaking in hoisan!
I love this dish, my absolute favourite. Thank you Mr Lau
Another classic straight out of textbook Cantonese cuisine. I've always enjoyed having this dish at restaurants over CNY, and seeing it made puts a new perspective to it. However, I think as a younger Canadian-born Chinese, I may share some some sentiment with others of my generation regarding the cruelty of chopping live lobsters. I think this might have crossed your mind as well, Randy, as you asked if it was possible to chop it after it's been killed already. I think your dad may have misinterpreted the question when he answered no, as in "no, it's not necessary to kill it before doing this". Then, would it be possible for you to clarify with him again to see if it is necessary to keep it alive while chopping, and if not, how to kill it first? I love this dish, but really wish there were a more humane way of preparing it.
Agree with this. I wanted to learn how to cook this, but felt sick to the stomach after seeing how it was prepared. It's 2022 soon. There are better ways.
I don't know what you'll consider humane. Ultimately, lobsters are typically killed (east and west) by piercing or cutting through the lobster head. Whether that be a needle vertically straight down at a particular point of the head, slicing through the head length wise, or simply decapitation cutting cross wise. Whichever method you go with, the lobster will still move after though for a while from remaining electic signal in the nerves. You can place it in a freezer live first to insensitise it first before killing.
Here you saw Daddy Lau sliced off part of the head diagonally and sliced most of the lobster lengthwise part way through chopping. You can arrange the order and do that first and then do the cutting of the discarded bits after.
Lobsters are either sold live or cooked. You don't want to buy dead uncooked lobster as it can be bad for your health. The flavour will not be the same if you attempt to cook it before pre-cooked boiled lobster.
@@chankwanting what Western cooking suggests is that if you pierce the head at the point where two lines intersect, that will kill the lobster instantly, so I would suggest that that should be the first step.
You are absolutely right, though - once a lobster is killed, there is a very short window in which it is safe to cook and eat, or freeze.
@@chankwanting Yes, I realize that the lobster will still move based on reflex alone even after it's been killed. However, I would not consider chopping its legs or claws before killing it first humane. I agree with you that the slicing of the head should have been first, or at the very least, a quick piercing of the brain stem like they do in some other kitchens. In this case though, I also wanted to know if there was a traditional reason to the method that was employed in this video.
@@qsdfcvgyjmkl Probably no more traditional reason other than that "freshness" is considered a good thing/selling point, and this is not something that their cultural/generation have cared about before.
My goal is to make every dish your dad makes. Thanks for posting! 🙂
Awww mine too! Hope you love trying them!!
Please please continue to have Daddy Lau speak to us in Cantonese!! 🙏🙏 He is preserving our southern heritage which is dying out sadly. So much beautiful food and language from the Cantonese region😢
I have to try this, which wine did your dad use, rice wine or the shaoxing wine ? Happy Holiday
Looks like shaoxing here
每当我们在墨尔本中餐厅吃饭时，我们都会点龍蝦焖伊麵
。 每当我能在槟城买到龙虾时，我也会煮龍蝦焖伊麵。
是的，澳洲龍蝦很聞名。非常感謝您的支持！老劉祝福您及家人健康平安！節日快樂！
its very ctruel to chop animals while they are still alive