Reminds me of mom. She is as hard working as her. Working 7 days a week, 365 days a year and without vacation. I look lazy next to her. She always tells me, "if you are motivated to work, then you dont feel like working at all. Its like play to you".
I was having a horrible day until I saw that Goldthread has posted a new video. Day saved. This was a good one. Thanks so much for sharing great stories with us.
This woman is a BOSS! Her story of coming up from being an ex-con is so cool. Also, her hand gestures (at 1:19 for example) remind me so much of my own grandmother, also from southern Fujian 😂
Thanks for not sugar coating this story on this lady and her delicious food. Not everything is roses, much work and heart to making great things is what the story is about.
I only recently found Goldthread but I gotta say... I LOVE this channel. You guys make some exceptionally good content. Bad audio on one or two videos but that’s it. Happy I found you!
alot of malaysians and Singaporean were deported back to China btw the 50s to 60s for supporting communism. many ended up in Xiamen. Not supprised if she is one of them
Makes more video about Xiamen. Its so interesting cos almost Chinese across South East Asia are Fujianese. We want to know more abt Our ancestral cuisine and similarities. Thankss great content 👍👍
not really true but if you think about diaspora/province population, it's probably the highest. There are lots of cantonese too but guangdong is a much more populous province than fujian
I love sweet and sour pork. Here it has a reputation of being American Chinese food that Chinese people wouldn't eat. I love how this disproves the notion. Tasty food is tasty, no matter where it comes from or who serves it. Great story- hope she gets some time to rest and travel. Feel bad for her son though - she put him on blast 🤭 I should point out that while sweet and sour pork has origins in China, in the U.S., any batter fried meat in a very sugary and/or cornstarch laden sauce is automatically seen as Chinese-American fast food. eg. orange chicken from Panda Express, sesame chicken, and sweet and sour pork.
Similar to those hanfu enthusiast, it is because these people think something is unrefined, they believe it isn't originally from China, thus disowning it from their cultural identity. They need to chill and explore more.
Omg I LOVE This woman!!!!! She is Absolutely Amazing and Such a HARD HARD WORKER OMG!!!!! She is just BEAUTIFUL And Strong and Smart!!!! I hope shes doing well 🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰
Sweet and sour pork has been my favorite since I was a kid, growing up in northern part of Vancouver BC. I grew up visiting all the Chinese communities, shopping areas and bakeries. It is sad that the people who came here from Hong Kong to work on the railway long ago in Canada there history isn’t appreciated in Canada. The schools here just started to acknowledge Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal background.
@Reko Starr trust me mate, western culture only hates on veggies because they cook them so plain, no wonder conventional boiled "factory made" frozen vegetables taste like shit and are hated by children. The Chinese on the other hand, they really know what they're doing with veggies. I'm not a fan of vegetables in general, but when we eat in a Chinese restaurant, the vegetables are always something else, truly amazing. You can still be a vegan and enjoy their food.
Well, If They didn't use Mask going to this Place then They just don't care anymore and if They didn't use Mask before or after arrived there, then Its normal because You are going to eat there without Mask anyway... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ Covid or not, I'm not going to use Mask if I'm going to eat at the place anyway... Wkwkwk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The fact that she brought up chefs quitting suggests it is hard for her to step away knowing in such a tough kitchen, she may come back to nothing by leave the stall to someone else to manage. She likes her place on her own terms, so leave her alone with her place of content.
Hope this isn't offensive but how is the butchers meat able to just rest at room temp outside without getting spoiled?? Food looks delicious and love her energy. Definitely the boss
Meats sold in the morning are butchered early, like at 3-5am, not the night before, and then distributed to markets. Most local markets only open til noon. So the timeframe between butchering and sale is only 6-8 hours. It's not super fresh, but it's still quite safe.
Godly people are so cute to God 🐁 Bunch of kids! 🐞 This grandma is a kid to God! 🐓 A dork and a playful kid 🐄 She’s very blessed! 🐞 She’ll become a vegan! 🦃
Dam that’s sad that her own son can’t do shit and don’t want to continue her legacy . She talk about her employees will take over after she’s gone , she work so hard to give her son better life yet he don’t want too . 🤯
Did you see how she work? Even his employee told her to stop working that hard. If her son was educated, he might wanted to do something else. Would you want to work like this if this was your mom? You might want to brag and said you do. Try one hour and I bet you would want to leave the kitchen.
@@ms.chuisin7727 Well, theres always first time... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ If It's Me, even if I don't want to inherited the Career, atleast I would learn how to Cook It and how to be like that to make sure I would have Last Option... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯
Haha i understand both sentiments. For someone outside the family restaurant business it’s sometimes hard to get. But managing a restaurant is damn tough. You basically think business 24/7, no private time at all. I m in the corporate life now (50 h week) and compared to my time back then in the restaurant business it’s relatively relaxed. I never had that much free time on my hands.
I think it depends on the type of gambling if it's like any other countries- Casinos and the like *do* exist from what I can tell considering I literally remember reading about a Soviet aircraft carrier which got retrofitted to a casino, but unlicensed illegal gambling dens are probably subject to shutdowns/criminal arrests. A game of majong or cards with x amount of cash that won't bankrupt people and/or just done between friends are probably fine. Just a speculation though
@@magical11 Well depending on region. Recently at least in US gambling starts to be legalized. Now even in NYC, Philly & likes have casinos. Chinese regulation (mainland) is probably more like nowadays California, where most ordinary ppl aren't allowed to open any real casinos at all.
there is no way this is located in Hong Kong, this looks for sure Singaporean, no sweet and sour will have runny gravy on the plate....customers simply would not accept that ! this looks pseudo-chinese food. and the color needs a lot to be desired. Sorry
Damn, she fry pork but she roast son
lol underrated comment
hahaha
A hard-worker with heart. Hope she’s doing ok during these times.
As a Singaporean, it was so heartwarming when she spoke the local Min Nan dialect (or Hokkien) with the market stallholders. I understood it fully :)
" My son can't do anything "
Man Asian people can relate
Many* Asian people can relate. or Man, * Asian people can relate.
@@RonaldMcPaul :/
Asian mom: Get out of the kitchen. Don't interrupt.
Also Asian mom:
Reminds me of mom. She is as hard working as her. Working 7 days a week, 365 days a year and without vacation. I look lazy next to her. She always tells me, "if you are motivated to work, then you dont feel like working at all. Its like play to you".
I was having a horrible day until I saw that Goldthread has posted a new video. Day saved. This was a good one. Thanks so much for sharing great stories with us.
This woman is a BOSS! Her story of coming up from being an ex-con is so cool. Also, her hand gestures (at 1:19 for example) remind me so much of my own grandmother, also from southern Fujian 😂
Thanks for not sugar coating this story on this lady and her delicious food. Not everything is roses, much work and heart to making great things is what the story is about.
Wow, a very tough, hardworking restaurant owner! Wish I could taste her dish!
I love this Boss Lady! Hard worker, tough, resilient and honest AF.
"my son can't do anything right"
😂😂
Typical classic Asian mom 😂😂
I only recently found Goldthread but I gotta say... I LOVE this channel. You guys make some exceptionally good content. Bad audio on one or two videos but that’s it. Happy I found you!
damn their accent sounds almost exactly like malaysian chinese... i guess it's the hokkien influence
Was thinking the exact same thing...
In fact their streets and shops look exactly like Ipoh or Muar
都是福建人
alot of malaysians and Singaporean were deported back to China btw the 50s to 60s for supporting communism. many ended up in Xiamen. Not supprised if she is one of them
@@calvyncraven1141 Man you are cringe af
She sounds so proud of opening a gambling den! now she cooks good food. Hope she's ok.
Wow she's so proud that her heart aches when she reminiscences about her past
She's truly an authentic Chinese auntie from how she talks 😂😂
Makes more video about Xiamen. Its so interesting cos almost Chinese across South East Asia are Fujianese. We want to know more abt Our ancestral cuisine and similarities. Thankss great content 👍👍
I’m not sure if that’s true
not really true but if you think about diaspora/province population, it's probably the highest. There are lots of cantonese too but guangdong is a much more populous province than fujian
big boss lady for sure! now she's servin' up da good eats. she's got a lotta heart :)
”兒子什麽都不會！“好像聽我媽媽的話🤣🤣🤣
哭啊！
Whatever she said, I can understand. Love this mama.. 🙏🇵🇭
Love this lady honest as
What a well driven Young Lady. Love her heart and dedication to her work.
I love sweet and sour pork. Here it has a reputation of being American Chinese food that Chinese people wouldn't eat. I love how this disproves the notion. Tasty food is tasty, no matter where it comes from or who serves it.
Great story- hope she gets some time to rest and travel. Feel bad for her son though - she put him on blast 🤭
I should point out that while sweet and sour pork has origins in China, in the U.S., any batter fried meat in a very sugary and/or cornstarch laden sauce is automatically seen as Chinese-American fast food. eg. orange chicken from Panda Express, sesame chicken, and sweet and sour pork.
Similar to those hanfu enthusiast, it is because these people think something is unrefined, they believe it isn't originally from China, thus disowning it from their cultural identity. They need to chill and explore more.
Yes. This lady workbwith heart
I want her to be my auntie 😫
I pray all is well with her.
One thing she said is right, if u open a restaurant, u have to be the chef, or a random cooker can come in and just ruin ur reputation
Omg I LOVE This woman!!!!! She is Absolutely Amazing and Such a HARD HARD WORKER OMG!!!!! She is just BEAUTIFUL And Strong and Smart!!!! I hope shes doing well 🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰
if a shop like this lasted and open only for 5 hrs. it means its really good
I don't understand Hokkien, but her talking reminded me of my Filipino-Chinese relatives back in the Philippines.
Sweet and sour pork has been my favorite since I was a kid, growing up in northern part of Vancouver BC. I grew up visiting all the Chinese communities, shopping areas and bakeries. It is sad that the people who came here from Hong Kong to work on the railway long ago in Canada there history isn’t appreciated in Canada. The schools here just started to acknowledge Black Lives Matter and Aboriginal background.
vegan but I love seeing the busy atmosphere and you can tell that she cares about her business!
How do you know someone is a vegan?
They will let you know. Lol. Jk
@@tanyar2965 lol spot on
policeman here but i love seeing ex con turning their life around
@@tanyar2965 atheist but love seeing your jk.
xD
@Reko Starr trust me mate, western culture only hates on veggies because they cook them so plain, no wonder conventional boiled "factory made" frozen vegetables taste like shit and are hated by children. The Chinese on the other hand, they really know what they're doing with veggies. I'm not a fan of vegetables in general, but when we eat in a Chinese restaurant, the vegetables are always something else, truly amazing. You can still be a vegan and enjoy their food.
that's some very delicious looking sweet and sour pork!
色美 营养可口 有口福。。好棒❤️😁🙏
She's a legend
The sweet and sour honestly looks delicious
This is the best food channel if you're NOT hungry! LOL
和咕咾肉什么区别？
Jeez, is that a Hokein or Taiwanese accent? Thick as hell! Love it either way!!
Interesting & こんにちは! I was just sayin. Is anyone else is HUNGRY while watching this video!!! 😎😋🤔
I thought the first guy speaking, the Chinese President ahahaha
I don't know when this was filmed but if this was filmed with covid going on it blows my mind seeing people without masks.
Well, If They didn't use Mask going to this Place then They just don't care anymore and if They didn't use Mask before or after arrived there, then Its normal because You are going to eat there without Mask anyway... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ Covid or not, I'm not going to use Mask if I'm going to eat at the place anyway... Wkwkwk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
my fav dish!!!
Amazing woman 🙂
The fact that she brought up chefs quitting suggests it is hard for her to step away knowing in such a tough kitchen, she may come back to nothing by leave the stall to someone else to manage. She likes her place on her own terms, so leave her alone with her place of content.
damn, these the type of hole in the wall that i like, the sweet and sour pork looks legit! with generous portion too
She can bright people's heart, cannt wait to visit her restaurant in Xiamen.
Total badass. Love her!!!
It’s interesting 🐁
I know a little bit of Mandarin and guessing what she is talking about is so fun 🐁
Shes a fun character to watch
Marlou Arizala?
She is a real min nan characters that many of min nan cross the south china sea into south east asian countries.
Hope this isn't offensive but how is the butchers meat able to just rest at room temp outside without getting spoiled?? Food looks delicious and love her energy. Definitely the boss
Welcome to asia. I live in a very humid country and we buy our pork in markets with more than 90% humidity and we're all ok
Meats sold in the morning are butchered early, like at 3-5am, not the night before, and then distributed to markets. Most local markets only open til noon. So the timeframe between butchering and sale is only 6-8 hours. It's not super fresh, but it's still quite safe.
5:25 typical Asian mom
I miss xiamen
Goldthread needs to stop making great representative content and putting Chinese Americans in a favorable light :) Y'll are great!!
Her son watching this : 😢
I like her, she has moxie
cool..-,
She looks like Xi
This lady is the real gansta baus. Man that kidney looks Bomb. Very hard to do it right because if u cook it wrong it literally smells like piss.
I feel like she uses more then 20 pounds of meat in a day? Miss translation?
never know there are people in China who talks just like Chinese Malaysian/Singaporean
Godly people are so cute to God 🐁
Bunch of kids! 🐞
This grandma is a kid to God! 🐓 A dork and a playful kid 🐄 She’s very blessed! 🐞
She’ll become a vegan! 🦃
Sweet and sour pork.....my favourite. Sigh...........
Her accent sound like Malaysian Chinese mandarin 🤔
0:33 When the leader of China still a noob.
This is "They all look the same" kind of racism.
Dam that’s sad that her own son can’t do shit and don’t want to continue her legacy .
She talk about her employees will take over after she’s gone , she work so hard to give her son better life yet he don’t want too . 🤯
Did you see how she work? Even his employee told her to stop working that hard. If her son was educated, he might wanted to do something else. Would you want to work like this if this was your mom? You might want to brag and said you do. Try one hour and I bet you would want to leave the kitchen.
@@ms.chuisin7727 Well, theres always first time... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯ If It's Me, even if I don't want to inherited the Career, atleast I would learn how to Cook It and how to be like that to make sure I would have Last Option... ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯
@@zir456 That depends. Perhaps you don't have your own ambition.
@@zir456 The lady didn't say anything about her son cannot cook the dish though. You just assume.
Haha i understand both sentiments. For someone outside the family restaurant business it’s sometimes hard to get. But managing a restaurant is damn tough. You basically think business 24/7, no private time at all. I m in the corporate life now (50 h week) and compared to my time back then in the restaurant business it’s relatively relaxed. I never had that much free time on my hands.
The MSG is actually Meth flour, Cocaine flour, and Opium powder. The finest thickening agent mix 👌
ban-lam khui
So gambling is illegal in China? She's not hurting or killed anyone
I think it depends on the type of gambling if it's like any other countries- Casinos and the like *do* exist from what I can tell considering I literally remember reading about a Soviet aircraft carrier which got retrofitted to a casino, but unlicensed illegal gambling dens are probably subject to shutdowns/criminal arrests. A game of majong or cards with x amount of cash that won't bankrupt people and/or just done between friends are probably fine.
Just a speculation though
Probably the same way you can't just open a casino in Canada/US without a permit.
@@magical11 Well depending on region. Recently at least in US gambling starts to be legalized. Now even in NYC, Philly & likes have casinos. Chinese regulation (mainland) is probably more like nowadays California, where most ordinary ppl aren't allowed to open any real casinos at all.
Well mostly yes unfortunately. Although things do start to loosen up a little.
Many countries are illegal in gambling. Such as Malaysia, Indonesia etc.
She’s the mean auntie I don’t like to be around.
mainlanders are so
rude
there is no way this is located in Hong Kong, this looks for sure Singaporean, no sweet and sour will have runny gravy on the plate....customers simply would not accept that ! this looks pseudo-chinese food. and the color needs a lot to be desired. Sorry
The description clearly says Xiamen, China.