She taught me how to eat like an emperor!!
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Literally eating history in today's video! My friend's Mum took me to try the Beijing Shaomai, to a place that has been in business for almost 300 years!
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Wow, that restaurant is older than USA!
Dayummmm
Love the video Amy!! and Mengzai's mom is super knowledgable and nice too! I had so much fun watching the food adventure as well as Beijing's history as well~
Perhaps food adventure with local (senior) citizens could be a new theme? I mean you always have such good vibe and connection with not only just the young people but also senior ones--it gives us a different view on the food/culture from their perspective and it always brings out new insights that we just don't otherwise get to see. Just a thought. I'm so jealous you gotta try food and eat like an emperor!! Derk is falling behind in terms of royal hierarchy now LOL
Thank you so much! I think I will continue adventuring with more senior folks because they have SO much knowledge about their cities
Very friendly people in China, that's why I love China over everything.
learning Chinese history will tell u if those western history u study in school is real or not.
@@IA100KPDT a lot of brainwashed
Only to white people lol
@@allone4080 like America you mean?
你来中国，我请你吃饭~
As a Chinese born outside of China, this video is very educational to me. I like this video very much 👍
Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it :)
I'm amazed that you can RUclips Chinese food alone for more than 2 years and still going strong
The thing about Chinese food is, if you wanna try all of them, it takes you more than a lifetime.
Well China is so big there's 33 province with diverse cultures and i don't exactly know the journey but i believe she's not even close to quarter of China's cuisine collection.
You can spend even your whole life to discover the food in China and many of them may not heard of still. China is so big and have so many diffrent geography and climate, and so many people, that lead every city has her own special food.
Don't think I've tried even 1% of what Chinese cuisine has to offer!! Many more years of food adventuring to come!
@@BlondieinChina That's wonderful to know there is so much more to come 👍
阿姨懂得很多 很不错 让我也学了很多呢。 阿姨一看就是老北京。讲话，表情，穿着，等等。浓浓的北京味。赞一个😊❤️
Eating like an emperor sounds royal, to learn its history of the past through the postures and practices.
Siomai in Indonesia is very popular street food as well as in upmarket restaurant. The Beijing shaomai definitely is a work of art ! Thanks ladies.
Thanks for watching! Hope to travel Indonesia more extensively in the future!
Wish the fantastic and warm people to people friendliness and relationship between Australians and Chinese could be extended to politicians and governments as well . Albanese, Penny Wong and the rest please take note.
I hope Australian politicians watch & follow Amy's channel, and not just that, learn from Amy about diplomacy!
Your idea of diplomacy is typical China lauding.
@@billlee2983 Amy definitely get the key to make friend with Chinese- Food. All business can be done in food table. People may trust you and make deal with you if he or she is happy to dinner with you in China.
Wow! The 3 bite rule per dish for emperors was a really cool fact!
I had never heard of it before! Learned soo much filming this video
I loved her mom so much 🥺❤
hey~正常一点，朋友🙉
First time ever seen shaomai that looks like that. And the filling is different too.
It pays to have an older generation with plenty of experience guiding you where ever you go.
And you get to learn about the history too.
Hi Amy!🙋🏻♀️
Omg those dishes looked amazinggg! I’d love to try those authentic shaomai and eggplants! Yummy!😋🥴🧡😋🥴🧡
Wow super interesting and eye 👀 opening content about how the emperors ate, especially the three bites max per dish insight. Gorgeous, mouth watering entrees!😋🤤😍
How could a royal meal be complete without your beloved Wan Dou Huang?! :D
it was definitely on the menu hahahaha but it was a hard no from me
@@BlondieinChina You have been taking Chinese lessons? I find that you speak really well now haha
@@icyboy771z I have 2 lessons a week! Slow but steady progress, just wanna keep the momentum moving forward
@@BlondieinChinaHope you enjoy your learning journey. It's tough to learn but it's a very beautiful and meaningful language and the only surviving logographic language.
The aunt is so good! She should come back more!
I've been to beijing once and it's a truly amazing city.
It's so cool to hear the historical backgrounds behind the dishes😀
Agreed! Adds a whole new dimension to the dish when you eat it
Amy, you are the luckiest foreigner girl in China, get to taste every traditional food fit for an emperor.
Always interesting to have a local person to show their choice of food. Goes to show that fusion cuisine is no new idea as people have always been exploring , travelling and exchanging cultures for a long time.
So true!
Although being offered to the emperor, these cuisines from various places have been modified to suit his taste, and subsequently the taste of people in Beijing. They are not usually not the original nor the best. And honestly, our food these days are much better than those eaten by the emperors in the past
Her mom is so sweet!
Absolutelu love Beijing food, more Beijing special Resto to visit pls
What an amazing country with beautiful people, traditions and flavorsome food!😍
I love food history stories like this. Those fried triangles looked really good!
Looks really good 😭😭😭 i want to go to beijing!!!!
Learn a lot from this video, thanks❤❤❤
Amazing good vibes video again! Such lovely people.
It is so interesting to me that shaomai is actually written as 烧麦; in Hong Kong/Cantonese-speaking areas, it is usually written as 燒賣（烧卖）. Many thanks to Mengzai's mom for sharing her knowledge in this video - everything looked delicious!
In wuhan it is written as 烧梅😊
Yes...Actually there is also another one called 稍梅. Even with same pronunciation, there are at least 4 main categories of shaomai in China.
Yes, plus there are not much fillings in HK version 燒賣, while quite a lot of meat in Beijing version, and twice bigger
Amy is also talented in filming and directing! Her videos are always pleasant to watch. FYI, Shaomai in North American English has already defined words: Siomai, Siu mai, or Shumai.
As a Cantonese man I find 'Siu Mai' sounds most appropriate. 'Siomai', 'Shumai'... what's the relevance?
Siomai is the Hokkien name. Shumai is the generic name used by westerners, but it's also called shumai in Japanese.
@@Alex-bb1xn Thanks for the info Alex. Never heard my Hokkien wife mentioned 'siomai' here in Malaysia.
@@aukumyuen6023 Hokkien name is Sio Bee
wow, first time in the front door street as a beijing local, any sydney locals never been to the opera house?
OMG...08:21...that is a quite feat to get that all in! 🤣🤣
Great video Amy. You should have your friend's Mum go to other Beijing food places. She knows a lot of very interesting information.
The most interesting out of all that I've watched. made me want to visit
the restaurant that was there in 1738... i couldn't help but think of that one song by fetty wap. if i knew how to sing in an era-typical accent from that time period in china... i would do a song cover. an advertisement about the restaurant itself, but in the point of view of the owner back then! xD
Seriously... You WON'T want to eat like Chinese Emperor in historical manner... Except for some dynasty that have lesser controlling code on Emperor's manner...
1. You only allowed a maximin of 3 bites per dish. (Safety reason and enforced self-control) - mentioned in the clip.
2. You are not allowed your favor dish more than once every several months. (Safety reason) - partially mentioned in the clip.
3. Your food will mostly be warm or cold because they all have to pass safety taster before been bought to your table.
4. Someone else will eat your dishes before you do. (Yes, I'm talking about the royal safety taster)
5. You have to keep a most formal manner even when you are dining by yourself.
6. You are not allowed to eat with your family on the same table, they have to sit on different tables, and if you ask the servant to bring any dishes to them, they have to stand up and thank you with the outmost formal way to present their gratitude... This truly sucks!
7. When you eat, there will be an entire army of servant staring at you and watch your every movement.
8. Even when you know those corrupted chiefs are over charging your coffer for the food, you can't do much about it... Yes, the Emperor have to pay for his meal from the coffer...
9. You are not allowed any dishes you want, all dishes have to be planned and be cookable by the royal chiefs, and Emperor won't allowed to bring in his favor chief as well, those story about a local chief be summoned to serve the emperor are all just STORIES.
太棒了，更多的遺產和傳統的美食。 。
my mouth is so watering...my home town is Hohhot inner mogolia, I strongly recommend Amy to try our special lamb shaomai paring with the black brick tea. I missed it so much. From Vancouver Canada.
The restaurant should offer all patrons silk robes during the feast to make the experience and ambiance feel more authentic and immersive. xD
ooh that would be nice!
Very kind and friendly people
omg this amazing and so unique! its great to have a knowledgeable insider.
Looks amazing 😮
Your Chinese is really impressive now...you speak really well now!
Love the research about this place you've put into this episode. Makes it so much more enjoyable to watch. Excellent!
Thank you so much!!!
Love it. Thanks Amy ... Enjoy!!
So cute now I am hungry and want dimsum haha 🥲
Absolutely loved this video!
The best videos are the most informative
I can't believe she ate that large amount of horseradish lol
Love this! Such a great video! Thanks for sharing ❤
猪皮冻太好吃了~~~尤其是沾上蒜酱后！！！ 另外，阿姨的讲解很是到位👍
Wa! Her Mum is so lovely! I loved the stories, and especially the 3 mouthfuls part, haha. Chinese history is fascinating and interesting!
The food looks amazing.
北京人不去王府井，上海人不去外滩，西安人不去兵马俑
原因是：他们从小就去过了 腻了
哈尔滨人不去看冰灯，真是腻了。
Horseradish is related to wasabi, but it's not the same thing. Though must wasabi in USA is fake and use horseradish as the base.
Great food vibes and positive energy! God bless you, keep up the good spirit, likewise, we Always need have God in our hearts, God is everything, the truth in life which is in the Orthodox christianity religion btw. it is the original and true form of christianity that Jesus taught us when he came to earth, and you can feel God’s grace through the holy sacraments after baptism , repentance-confession and holy communion only in the orthodox christian church, something that completely changes your life and turns you into a happier person with a meaningful life and also saves you by strengthening your bond with God. I suggest you become an orthodox christian at an orthodox christian church near you, get baptised and receive the holy spirit and live a spiritual life (repentance- confession to the priest and holy communion). This is all God wants from us and through these sacraments we will be saved 💯 Spread the word and positivity and God Bless you
The girl's mother said, "you are really a disgrace to Beijingers!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
I’m with 萌仔 on this. I paid my first visit to Qianmen at the age of 24, as a old Beijinger.
That s the beauty of china.
Food glorious food.
N from such a happy go lucky aussie lady.
Tqvm blondie.
U brighten up the world.
You should come to my hometown, Huhehaote, to try the original Shaomai! We're proud to be the city that it is from! The original is just lamb with ginger and scallion filling and it's absolutely delicious!
ooh! wow now that sounds amazing. I'll add it to my 'to-eat' list!
Beijing is Royal City now as well
The Emperor is still in there!
I watched the Cdrama Royal Feast this year and the food served to the emperor and the royal family are exquisite with a lot of attention to detail and styling. I can imagine that shaomai being prepared in the royal kitchen. That sure is a beauty. I would recommend the drama for the food they prepared. I read they did a lot of research and took recipes from the royal cookbook and literally recreated them for the show.
Waw! That was so much food, where does Blondie put it all 😂 such an interesting place with so much history and culture behind it 👍❤️
For dim sum at Guangdong, smaller size is actually considered exquisite...
I miss the food in Beijing!!
The quality of your videos grows with the amount of knowledge and appreciation you have over the culture and people... Such inspiring work!
This video is awesome. I need more of this type of video.
Must protect our tongues at all cost , too much good food waiting for us. Yum Seng !!! Yum Yum Seng !!! 😁😁
Ah Yi is so knowledgable and friendly!
im looking forward to your guangxi videos
Wooooow! Those shaomai really are beautiful.
fancy dim sum ! omg im drooling
i need to go here. That shaomai looks so good.
It would have been so nice to have watched this video back when I was in that street, to try the food you are showing 🤤...hope I'll travel again to China in the future! Thanks for always uploading interesting culinary experiences!
There's always next time!
沙县离北京1700多公里，烧麦不一样很正常，离沙县200公里的福州烧麦和他们也不一样，俺们內馅要有香菇、墨鱼、笋干才是正宗福州烧麦。
@cheerduuu 笋干烧麦，已经快绝种了，不过之前在井大路大斗小吃吃过，味道接近。白沙湾闽菜福马店的笋干饺子好吃都会点。管爷教做菜有一期就介绍了福州烧麦。这个美食以前在五一路各家温泉澡堂附近都有，现在基本要绝种了。
@cheerduuu 传统的烧麦都长一样，普通沙县的都是糯米，炊久了又干又硬。大斗这家现包纸皮，水晶透明面皮，口味有两种。能用百度“福州大斗烧麦”可以搜图片。
@@openzzf9937 我从来没见过沙县烧麦是糯米的。。。
@@馬鈴薯胡蘿蔔豆腐乾油 小时候的印象，烧麦都是笋干肉香菇丁糯米，出省才知道糯米是多数。可笋干有点不好，蒸久了笋太烂，所以必须现包现蒸才好吃。好吃的店以前都是老人家在做，一出锅就卖的差不多。现在怕麻烦，怕成本太高太贵。年轻人也追逐更细腻的口味。
Very cool! I can't believe you ate something that was 300 years old 🤩
I know! I couldn't really wrap my head around the history of this one dish
👏👏👏👏💪💪💪👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍🤩😁👍☮️🧿🌈⛽⛽⛽💯very informative and interesting. Keep it up girl.👏👏👏
Auntie is a food expert👍
So a taste of royalty at last. Ever been to any of the 仿膳 restaurants?
I like the one in Beihai Park
仿膳算了吧，口碑太差了
I went there once with my neighbours!! Was an interesting experience! Will need to film a video there one day
I thought the emperor only takes 3 bites and not the 4th because 4 in Chinese is a very unlucky number.
We want Derk!! 😂
Indeed! I wanna see how Derk reacts to all the food and culture as well. I'm sure Amy will bring him there soon. LOL
Btw, Harvey, I just checked out your channel and learned you just recently moved from Foshan to Shanghai! Being a cantonese myself, I'm so glad that you had a great time in Foshan as well. Just subbed to your channel and really look forward to joining your adventure in China as well! P.S. Amy is just like a magnet that brings all kinds of friendly people together!
I hope they will go to Beidahuang together
@@CLONDONH Awesome 😁😁
JASMINE !!!
@@rogernguyen1273 oh yeah~! Jasmine too! I think she's in Shanghai thou. lol
*@**10:30**:* That definitely would be a samosa (or better yet, "samsa"), since it still looks like it was imported straight from the Silk Road!
That food looks super yummy:)
My daddy could make fried meat ball but he had no chance to cook them for the Emperor.
吃所有的丸子，只要是夾不起來，可以用一根筷子插入丸子的正中心後，另一根筷子靠近成夾取食物的手姿勢進食就可以了
Delicious!
Amy，过分了。整天做视频馋人。
Does Blondie have ADD? The rapidity of speech... talks quite a lot etc...
Super nice video.I also made a video about Beijing, telling stories of Beijing in footages
That cabbage dish looks really yummy.
I eat at this restaurant a couple of times when I live in Beijing. Missing the taste. They have several branches but qianmen is their headquarters.
damn, you are letting your taste buds run wild. atta girl, you are a piece of art.....
Amy, love the Chinese noises. Always 😂😂
EHHH???
My brain is broken thinking about that restaurant that started 50 years before Australia was settled by the English. 🤯
A great video, thank you, I will make sure to visit this restaurant when I visit Beijing.
Love listening to the Beijing twang
aww that is cute when i thought of Amy as a goblin from a cute cartoon show... not like the horror movies ones though... dont get me wrong... Amy is just so cute.. love your contents, Amy...🥰🥰🥰💜
Thank you so much!
阿姨您讲的太难了…。。
烧卖是满族小吃，可以说是起源北京由过去的满族人带到广东一带，所以北京的烧卖可以说是原始版本。