My favorite part of this video was that the most expensive beef noodle wasn’t covered in gold leaf, truffle, and caviar, but remained honest to its heritage.
Exactly! People think only flashy stuff can be expensive. But that bowl is basically a whole Wagyu steak, a hand made broth cooked for hours and hours and handmade noodles. The beef itself is worth more than 100$.
❤️ for Taiwan from Canada! Lived there for a couple years. The people are awesome and the food is amazing!!! My wife's aunt and uncle used to run a beef noodle place in ZhuBei. So delicious 😁
@@zarahkennedy573 Taiwan is a province of China as a de Facto recognized by the UN and like 98% of all countries. Philippines is so impoverished that eats literally garbage as a dish when they recook garbage. Philippines is anything but sovereign, just a dumpster for western nations to loot and exploit.
@@triper02local79 BTW, RUclips deleted my comments stating the facts. In fact the US state department spends 500 million per annum on Anti China propaganda using the NED which is a CIA cut out. There is no CCP, it's CPC. Maybe you should travel a bit and educate yourself more.The reason why I left the US and EU because it's these racist places and former colonizers that plunders the entire global south, incl. your beloved Philippines, might wonder why it's so poor.
@@raymondyu412 That term is contested in Taiwan and avoided by China. It's generally used in business particularly multinationals that operate in the region. That being said, Taiwan is not China.
I rarely like or comment on RUclips videos but a massive THUMBS UP for acknowledging Taiwan as a sovereign nation. I lived there for four years and it really is an amazing country with friendly people and a vibrant democracy. Well done, Sonny! Don’t let the keyboard warriors stop you! ❤🇹🇼
@@jamesschultz1190 Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
@@jiokl7g9t6 if Taiwan is a part of China then China is also a part of Taiwan. The 2 sides have never signed a peace treaty. If Taiwan isn’t an sovereign nation then neither is China 😂
@@didiermontagnier6114 Taiwan is a part of China: the constitution of both parties agree on that. The only issue is which side of the civil war runs China - and right now the regime in Taipei is China's equivalent to the Confederacy in the final stages of the USA civil war.
Vibrant democracy? Wtf are you talking about, they got one of the most corrupt democracies. Even the people don't like the DPP anymore but they're too powerful to remove from office and the opposition party also blows.
@@jiokl7g9t6 Chiang Kai Shek fled China to Taiwan in 1949 and oppressed the Taiwanese people for 4 decades of martial law - he does NOT represent the Taiwanese people's views. CKS only brought about 1.5 million refugees from China to Taiwan in 1949, when there were already 6 million Taiwanese inhabiting the island who had just lived under Japanese rule - the ROC/KMT refugees are the small minority. CKS forced the Taiwanese to stop speaking Taiwanese and Japanese and learn Mandarin instead, which they struggled with. They largely preferred Japanese rule over the ROC/KMT military dictatorship. Taiwan became democratic in the 1990's and since then the Chinese KMT party which fled China has been voted out of Executive power more often than not, replaced with the homegrown Taiwanese DPP party. Because the Taiwanese don't want anything to do with China - they want to stay a free independent democratic country You 50 Cent Army are just trying to justify Chinese invasion of Taiwan, rather than leaving the Taiwanese alone to live in peace. The KMT are not even in power anymore, so who are you trying to war with?
i have respect for the guy with the 300 dollar noodle bowl, that the fact he isnt saying " its the best there is and that is why it costs so much " but rather he is saying that its his vision of the best bowl of noodles. hope it makes sense.
@@noraeightoheight yeah, its def exclusive. It looked like he had an entire section of his kitchen just for that dish. A section that had several different products and prep tables, along with different utensils and kitchenware, all just for that 1 dish. If i was going to pay 300 for a dish, i would expect something along the lines of that. It looked like it either had 40 hours of 1 persons work, or 8 hours of 5 peoples work.
I am an ordinary Taiwanese. In fact, the most expensive part of this bowl of beef noodles is the ingredients. I have nothing to say about this. But for me, braised beef noodles require braised beef for two hours to make the meat tender and tender, which is the state that any beef can achieve. I prefer to use cheaper beef with more fascia. It's a bit of a waste to use good beef for beef stew, they're better suited to grilling and dry frying.
@@LLLLLLEON216there is a reason why most people in the world don’t think positively about the Chinese. Cause on average it’s true 🤷🏻♂️. I’ve met amazing Chinese people but they’re in the minority
@@tomevers6670 are u talking about the taiwanese or singaporean or hong kongese chinese?i mean i more than agree with u.u dont think positively about most chinese u only use them when it suits u politically, oh u dont like the chinese and u dont think positively about most of us booohooo hoooo..... does that make us any less smarter or intelligent lol?or dangerous? or better than math than average....no MOST of u....? does it make us any worse at making money? the chinese are the best when it comes to the art of making money, they dont call us the jews of the east for nothing, literally everything we touch turns to gold.....chinese have already established a reputation since the british colonial times to be shrewd and fearsome businessmen in the south east asia diaspora...we are the richest minorities in south east asia for nearly two centuries, nearly half of the billionaires in south east asia are chinese despite us making anywhere from 3 percent to 27 percent of the population in respective countries.....singapore hong kong and taiwan are just portends and harbingers of what is to come in China and its already more than obvious....... regardless of whether u like us or think positive is irrelevant, ultimately we will crush u then we will own u...... but i bet u think the average caucasian is so good, the average u aint nothing special trust me, america ranks 22 in terms education, among the oecd developed first world countries, the average america performs the worst, i dont want to say what but u are the d wordest and the s wordest of them all...the only thing that buoyed america was the best and brightest from all over the world that came to america in the 20th century and helped u punch above ur weight in ur stem departments, other than that i dont think most americans are really that smart....i mean if isnt painfully obvious ...all the conditions that favoured u and came together to make the perfect storm of conditions of creating america the greatest power is now all gone or almost eroded..... i am singapore chinese and i know u dont like nor care for us, at best u only sing the praises of singapore or hong kong only because u see the successes on the surface and without that u would put us down just as quickly as ur ancestors or colonial forebears did, but honestly how are we any different from hong kongese or taiwanese or China chinese? so save ur hypocrisy
I went to Taiwan a few months ago for first time and did not have a bad meal. I really enjoyed everything from street food to restaurants and even a fast food burger 😅.
Omg.. my mouth is watering imagining the taste of the Royal Beef noodle.😋😋😋 I wouldn’t mind paying $300.00 for the quality ingredients and the best taste. And Kudos to a very humble Chef.
I love Taiwan 🇹🇼, it’s such a lovely country, and the Taiwanese people are one of friendliest people in the world ❤ I would go back again in a heartbeat 😊
@@LLLLLLEON216 Own money, own army, own government, own laws, own passport. Existed longer than PRC. Sounds pretty fucking sovereign to me! And a great deal more legitimate since, you know, having been elected by its people and all that.
There are ways to retain all that flavour while making the broth clear, perhaps even transparent. For example using minced meat as in 開水白菜, ice/gelatin filtration used by Heston Blumenthal, or a centrifuge. I don't know whether the owner is not aware of these methods or chose not to do it.
Taiwanese living in the UK here. My family used to run a beef noodle restaurant back in Banciao, I have to say it's normal for the owner to receive criticisms. The problem is that, beef noodle is still considered as street food in Taiwan, it's a bit more expensive than other noodles indeed, but still in affordable price. The owner is trying to turn beef noodle into fine dining (which is totally fine imo), but when you're selling it for 100x more expensive, people would expect it to be not just with high-end ingredients, but also 100x more tasty. Beef noodle is not something like Sushi, which the ingredient itself largely defines whether the food is tasty. To make beef noodle, it involves complicated procedures and ingredients. Using high-end ingredients doesn't necessary make it more tasty. How you braise it, how long you braise it, what sauce and spcie you put inside, those are the more important things. So you'd see the expensive beef noodles with high-end ingredients aren't necessary more tasty than the cheap ones, because it's about the skills and secret recipe the chef have, which don't necessary affect the price. I have been to the restaurant once, didn't order the most expensive one, but the $5000NTD one. Myself and some other reviews would say that, the ingredients are good indeed, and it's probably a bit more tasty than other beef noodles, but it's probably not worth 50x of the price. P.S. The $10k NTD beef noodle is the most expensive one, but there are also cheaper options in the restaurant, I remember the cheapest one is $500NTD. So even if you're not interested in the $10k NTD one, you can still go there to have a try.
It really still doesn’t add up though ive been to fine dining restaurants including some with 1 and 2 michelin star that offered tasting menus for about $290 -360USD/€ (without the wine pairing of course) and it takes a whole team of professionals to make each component and also the atmosphere. Restaurants can get a good deal when buying wagyu directly from supplier compared to the “premium” wagyu steaks most people buy from the butcher when they decide to splurge on. Given the preparation, portion size, quality of ingredients that bowl is worth just under $100 dollars at best and thats being generous
@@anthonysiu6010 Apparently, he got the price by asking his loyal customers how much they thought they'd pay for it, and some didn't pay; some paid a fortune, so this price ended up being roughly an estimation of the average prices people are willing to dish out for what the chef considers perfection.
@@cheng8881cheng you chinese you do realise we can tell youre a bot account ?😂😂 we can also see your comment comparing arabic and chinese food when chinese food was never mentioned #tienamensquare
I like that he said this is his vision of the ideal bowl of noodles. Of course not everyone is going to want to spend $300+ on a bowl of noodles, but also, not everyone wants to spend $10 on fast food (because the don't or can't eat it). The goal is not to make everything for everyone and I think somewhere we've lost that understanding. I'd pay $300 for a bowl of noodles because that's what I want to do with my money. For me, it's about the experience. If that's not something you're into, there are plenty of options in whatever price range you're comfortable with. No need to try to shame this man for what he wants to create.
@@drumpftodd7887 Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
@@jiokl7g9t6controlled by one party? They (KMT) didn’t even won the last election. Taiwanese (I’m in taiwan now), especially young adults, think that they aren’t part of China anymore. They are Taiwanese NOT Chinese. Without Chinese backlash (invasion), they will declare independence now.
@@jiokl7g9t6where did you get this bullshit “fact”, CCTV? The KMT has not been in power for 9 years already and will never be in power again due to their Chinese obsession. We voted them out. The current leading party that won another election recently is domestic and openly anti-china. We haven’t declared independence because 1. We don’t have to, China does not currently have any authority over us and is in fact more reliant on our tech than we are to them. 2. We might start WW3 by doing so and we would prefer not to be the one to start it, at least until we’re ready.
@@RippedCards254 Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war. Under Taiwan’s constitution it is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state.
@@jiokl7g9t6 The number of countries that a Taiwanese passport and visa can be issued to is very different from a Chinese passport. Taiwan also has a president elected by its own people.
@mjsh4649 there's not much to it. The Taiwanese got chased out by the CCP and started their own country. So technically, if the CCP wants Taiwan back, they should just hand over China to the Taiwanese government. I'm sure the people of China would be living better lives if that happened.
As a Taiwanese-American, who has lived in Taiwan and Asia for half of my life, highly recommend ordering any sort of noodle dish "dry", instead of "noodle soup", whether cheap or expensive stalls/restaurants. So all the sauces and flavors gets soaked up by the noodles instead of the soup, it really makes the noodles much tastier and flavorful. And when you order "dry" noodles, essentially noodles without the soup or broth, you can order the broth separately on the side. So you enjoy the best of both the noodles and the broth😀
Sonny explained it in the video, but just in case someone misunderstands; Lao Deng 1949 is the oldest existing noodle restaurant in Taipei, but not in Taiwan. Du Hsiao Yueh from Tainan claims its first opening to be 1895, for example.
@@BeckyNosferatu oh you got it Becky! I think you’d absolutely adore them! My all-time favorite dish with flat wide rice noodles is Thai and it’s called pad see ew. If you have a local place, do it girly😛💗
Respect for the owner of the expensive restaurant, looks like a real humble guy that serves maximum quality. The oil on the soup tells you enough about the beef quality.
hey buddy! been enjoying your videos and super glad to see you come to my country! if you come to the middle part of Taiwan, I've got lots of cuisines and popular traditional snacks to share with you
Thank you for this! Really loving the Taiwan videos you uploaded recently. Lao Shan Dong looks so good! The several hands really made it more delicious hehe 😄
Taiwanese are pretty honest with their food critique, especially in Taipei, so if Niu BaBa is still there, it's probably good overall. unless the owner is some secret multimillionaire able to foot the bills with no or low sales.
Man Sonny that last dish ? I would pay $500.00 it looked absolutely delicious ! Thanks for all the entertaining videos and expanding my culinary world !!
5:23 I grew up in Taipei. (Tien Mou) My mom and I would go to a spot for beef noodles there. The video made me proud of where I grew up and homesick. Taiwan strong!
I love food so much It's one way I can express myself and it also connects so many people from multiple cultures in my opinion, food is the way to peace on Earth it allows you to appreciate culture in a way that everybody can understand
That guys beef noodle soup has stuck with me for years. You can see the deep af umami going on in the broth and have always wanted to try it. Nice to know he is still doing his thing and selling that gorgeous soup. Good for him!
Love your videos! ❤ for mandarin words, softer pronounciation is fine. When you were in Hong Kong, they spoke Cantonese which tends to have more tones and harsher pronunciation. Dang dang noodles from sichuan province in China tends to be pretty spicy with numbing peppercorn, the dang dang noodles in Taiwan is usually much milder and slightly sweet especially as you travel further south in Taiwan.
I am in Kuwait and $340 is 100KD, I can buy 2 full sheep cooked with rice or noodles with all side dishes and everything around., come to Kuwait, The most expensive Noodles will be around $60.
@@itsmedon124 Roka The Avenues. Vapiano.(Italian) Sushi club Wok N Roll The Noodle Station Sabaidee Thai Restaurant These are the Top but of course the average Good Noodle meal is between 2KD to 6KD. ( $7 to $20 )
I have no doubt that your sheep will be tasty, but there is a big difference between arabic and chinese food, from the spices to the meats used. for example, pork is haram and not used by arabs unless your a harami. apple and oranges. you wouldn't go to scotland to find the best shawarma, would you?
I have lived in Taiwan 8 years and still didn't know these restaurants. Thanks so much for the information! Liu Shan Dong beef noodle is my favorite place.
A 16oz Wagyu A5 steak is 85$ here in the USA. The portion the gentleman cut is barely 6oz. You’re telling me, some soup broth, noodles and a few cuts of 6oz Wagyu, is equivalent to 300$? I can’t make sense of that, however, I’d definitely like to know what you’re take on why it’s worth it.
@@Q_N- Yes that cut might be 80 bucks or so and the other pieces of meat might be super cheap but what's priced isnt only the ingredients but the work that has gone into it. For all we know he might be simmering and attending to that broth for days. If you think that you pay only for ingredients in any restaurant you need to catch up on what actual food cost is for those establishments in order to understand why some foods are so expensive and not supermarket price.
@@andreas9720 While I don’t disagree with your take on his method of creating the dish. I highly doubt it’s anymore costly than the Wagyu A5 ramen found in Japan. I’ve been around parts of the world enough to know what culinary rip offs look like. This is one of those situations. While I don’t know you or your experiences with restaurants, I can tell you my own. I’ve chased plenty of soup dishes. I’ve eaten 150$ stone bowl Wagyu Pho to 100-200$ Wagyu ramen creations, from parts of Vietnam, Japan and even Korea. I can WHOLEHEARTEDLY tell you, those restaurants and countries that created their amazing dishes, priced their food reasonably. Whether or not you agree, isn’t the problem. It’s mainly a scope of whether or not it’s reasonable. Just as there are fools, who blindly defend going to Saltbae’s restaurants and spending 1000$+, on a friggin ribeye steak. There will also be those who are defending this 300$ bowl of noodles, thinking it’s some sort of mind blowing creation. Also, I wanted to make it clear that his restaurant is surviving from the cheaper dishes keeping it afloat. Not the 300$ Wagyu noodles. While the restaurant I visited in Japan is able to thrive selling its signature Wagyu ramen that’s 14000 Yen a bowl, which is the equivalent of 100-130$ depending exchange rate. So ya, just my own opinion on comparison. Genuinely interested in knowing your thoughts, outside of just trusting this guys price because he “created” this dish.
@@andreas9720 Also that 2 blocks of Wagyu he puts in the bowl ain’t 80$ worth. More like 30-40 bucks, and that’s me being polite 🤣. And I mentioned Wagyu price due to your comment mentioning “not everyone can afford Wagyu”. < Any one can afford it these days. Just my 2cents
Taiwan is closest to souther Chinese states and also has a lot of Japanese influence, so I'm not surprised if they prefer mild flavors. I personally like dramatic flavors like in South Korean or Hubei cuisine.
Wow! I’m going to Taiwan again on December (my first was also 2018, time flies so fast) and I’m gonna save this for reference. I love flat noodles and their Beef Noodle soup! But I don’t think I will be splurging on the $10000 NTD noodle soup 😅
@@tatonga03 Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
@@jiokl7g9t6 Taiwan is ROC which controls nothing else, certainly not mainland China. Playing with semantics doesn't change reality which is Taiwan controls its own government, military, currency and has the absolute authority to negotiate economic and political treaties. That is the definition of a sovereign state.
@@jiokl7g9t6 The UN is a joke, an impotent political organization under the control of the Security council 5. It has not prevented or stopped agression and its sanctions have never worked. By the Montevideo Convention, Taiwan meets ALL the definition and requirements of a sovereign country.
"standing his ground yet humble at the same time" I love this
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Sunnys a great writer
My favorite part of this video was that the most expensive beef noodle wasn’t covered in gold leaf, truffle, and caviar, but remained honest to its heritage.
Yeah, it didn't contain the "Trifecta of Over Priced Ingredients." It was an honest to God, hardworking, well thought out/cooked dish!
that's just your average asian dish. just texture and flavor, and no faking it
It's like the people that post the "$5000" steak. No, you're eating a $50 steak and $4950 in gold.
Exactly! People think only flashy stuff can be expensive. But that bowl is basically a whole Wagyu steak, a hand made broth cooked for hours and hours and handmade noodles.
The beef itself is worth more than 100$.
@@Officer_W4ffle if I eat $4950 in gold I'm never flushing the toilet
Love to Taiwan from Finland. ❤
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Glory to Taiwan! 🇹🇼
love to finland from taiwan~~~~
love to Finland from taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan 🇹🇼 ❤
❤️ for Taiwan from Canada! Lived there for a couple years. The people are awesome and the food is amazing!!! My wife's aunt and uncle used to run a beef noodle place in ZhuBei. So delicious 😁
"The sovereign nation of Taiwan (6.50)." Absolutely! Taiwan, R.O.C. is a country! With love from the Philippines!! 💖🇹🇼🇵🇭🇺🇸🇻🇳💕
Born in Philippines, raised in Taiwan. Love to both countries.❤😊
@@zarahkennedy573 Taiwan is a province of China as a de Facto recognized by the UN and like 98% of all countries. Philippines is so impoverished that eats literally garbage as a dish when they recook garbage. Philippines is anything but sovereign, just a dumpster for western nations to loot and exploit.
Thank you my friend ❤
BTW the CCP government really spent a lot of money cleaning the comment area of this video 😂
@@triper02local79 BTW, RUclips deleted my comments stating the facts. In fact the US state department spends 500 million per annum on Anti China propaganda using the NED which is a CIA cut out. There is no CCP, it's CPC. Maybe you should travel a bit and educate yourself more.The reason why I left the US and EU because it's these racist places and former colonizers that plunders the entire global south, incl. your beloved Philippines, might wonder why it's so poor.
@@ericzhu3837 CIA and RUclips keep deleting my comments about geographical facts. I would not be surprised if they delete yours too.
Sonny really leaning into "The sovereign nation of Taiwan". Respect.
Yeah brother. Communism is evil and a crime against humanity.
Respect ❤
He's definitely not going back to China after this
@@758fiyuhbyrd9 yup. Super cool of Sonny, knowing full well the consequences of this.
@@758fiyuhbyrd9 not China, it's West Taiwan 😂
Way to represent Sonny! Love the respect you give to the SOVEREIGN NATION OF TAIWAN!
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As a tawanese is so glad to see you discover the food in taiwan
Much love for the recognition of Taiwan as a sovereign nation!! ❤🇹🇼
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@@zes7215 You must live in the delusional world of Pooh bear.
@@tatonga03 it is chinese robot
Taiwan is also part of Greater China.
@@raymondyu412 That term is contested in Taiwan and avoided by China. It's generally used in business particularly multinationals that operate in the region. That being said, Taiwan is not China.
Respect for saying “sovereign nation of Taiwan” 🇹🇼 ✊
Keep Taiwan free
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@@nitro2199 Enjoy your computers, cars and electronic appliances while they last.
@GenWolfcat737 there is no nation of Taiwan, only a province of China occupied by a US proxy group.
Could've picked new flag🤷♂️
Many in taiwan also believe THEY are the legitimate gov of the republic of CHINA,hence the flag
the last plate looked soo good! and the gentenlam very respectful and quality oriented
I rarely like or comment on RUclips videos but a massive THUMBS UP for acknowledging Taiwan as a sovereign nation. I lived there for four years and it really is an amazing country with friendly people and a vibrant democracy. Well done, Sonny! Don’t let the keyboard warriors stop you! ❤🇹🇼
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Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
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if Taiwan is a part of China then China is also a part of Taiwan. The 2 sides have never signed a peace treaty. If Taiwan isn’t an sovereign nation then neither is China 😂
@@didiermontagnier6114 Taiwan is a part of China: the constitution of both parties agree on that. The only issue is which side of the civil war runs China - and right now the regime in Taipei is China's equivalent to the Confederacy in the final stages of the USA civil war.
Vibrant democracy? Wtf are you talking about, they got one of the most corrupt democracies. Even the people don't like the DPP anymore but they're too powerful to remove from office and the opposition party also blows.
@@jiokl7g9t6 Chiang Kai Shek fled China to Taiwan in 1949 and oppressed the Taiwanese people for 4 decades of martial law - he does NOT represent the Taiwanese people's views. CKS only brought about 1.5 million refugees from China to Taiwan in 1949, when there were already 6 million Taiwanese inhabiting the island who had just lived under Japanese rule - the ROC/KMT refugees are the small minority. CKS forced the Taiwanese to stop speaking Taiwanese and Japanese and learn Mandarin instead, which they struggled with. They largely preferred Japanese rule over the ROC/KMT military dictatorship.
Taiwan became democratic in the 1990's and since then the Chinese KMT party which fled China has been voted out of Executive power more often than not, replaced with the homegrown Taiwanese DPP party. Because the Taiwanese don't want anything to do with China - they want to stay a free independent democratic country
You 50 Cent Army are just trying to justify Chinese invasion of Taiwan, rather than leaving the Taiwanese alone to live in peace. The KMT are not even in power anymore, so who are you trying to war with?
i have respect for the guy with the 300 dollar noodle bowl, that the fact he isnt saying " its the best there is and that is why it costs so much " but rather he is saying that its his vision of the best bowl of noodles. hope it makes sense.
@@noraeightoheight yeah, its def exclusive. It looked like he had an entire section of his kitchen just for that dish. A section that had several different products and prep tables, along with different utensils and kitchenware, all just for that 1 dish. If i was going to pay 300 for a dish, i would expect something along the lines of that. It looked like it either had 40 hours of 1 persons work, or 8 hours of 5 peoples work.
For that price you can get multiple course meal. Tourist trap bullshit.
@@WheeledHamsteryes you can. Or you can choose to have this man’s masterpiece. There’s no one telling you to eat it.
I am an ordinary Taiwanese. In fact, the most expensive part of this bowl of beef noodles is the ingredients. I have nothing to say about this. But for me, braised beef noodles require braised beef for two hours to make the meat tender and tender, which is the state that any beef can achieve. I prefer to use cheaper beef with more fascia. It's a bit of a waste to use good beef for beef stew, they're better suited to grilling and dry frying.
But still 300$
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taiwan is never sovereign.
CCP ready to ban Sonny just like they did to Uncle Roger 😂
Yeah, Sonny! Sovereign nation of Taiwan in 1949! I'm with you, bro!
So sovereign that it’s not recognized by the UN 😅
@@LLLLLLEON216there is a reason why most people in the world don’t think positively about the Chinese. Cause on average it’s true 🤷🏻♂️. I’ve met amazing Chinese people but they’re in the minority
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@@tomevers6670 "most people"
@@tomevers6670 are u talking about the taiwanese or singaporean or hong kongese chinese?i mean i more than agree with u.u dont think positively about most chinese u only use them when it suits u politically,
oh u dont like the chinese and u dont think positively about most of us booohooo hoooo.....
does that make us any less smarter or intelligent lol?or dangerous? or better than math than average....no MOST of u....? does it make us any worse at making money? the chinese are the best when it comes to the art of making money, they dont call us the jews of the east for nothing, literally everything we touch turns to gold.....chinese have already established a reputation since the british colonial times to be shrewd and fearsome businessmen in the south east asia diaspora...we are the richest minorities in south east asia for nearly two centuries, nearly half of the billionaires in south east asia are chinese despite us making anywhere from 3 percent to 27 percent of the population in respective countries.....singapore hong kong and taiwan are just portends and harbingers of what is to come in China and its already more than obvious.......
regardless of whether u like us or think positive is irrelevant, ultimately we will crush u then we will own u......
but i bet u think the average caucasian is so good, the average u aint nothing special trust me, america ranks 22 in terms education, among the oecd developed first world countries, the average america performs the worst, i dont want to say what but u are the d wordest and the s wordest of them all...the only thing that buoyed america was the best and brightest from all over the world that came to america in the 20th century and helped u punch above ur weight in ur stem departments, other than that i dont think most americans are really that smart....i mean if isnt painfully obvious
...all the conditions that favoured u and came together to make the perfect storm of conditions of creating america the greatest power is now all gone or almost eroded.....
i am singapore chinese and i know u dont like nor care for us, at best u only sing the praises of singapore or hong kong only because u see the successes on the surface and without that u would put us down just as quickly as ur ancestors or colonial forebears did, but honestly how are we any different from hong kongese or taiwanese or China chinese? so save ur hypocrisy
I went to Taiwan a few months ago for first time and did not have a bad meal. I really enjoyed everything from street food to restaurants and even a fast food burger 😅.
High food standards and cheap too!!!
Omg.. my mouth is watering imagining the taste of the Royal Beef noodle.😋😋😋 I wouldn’t mind paying $300.00 for the quality ingredients and the best taste. And Kudos to a very humble Chef.
I love Taiwan 🇹🇼, it’s such a lovely country, and the Taiwanese people are one of friendliest people in the world ❤ I would go back again in a heartbeat 😊
贱人😊
"The Sovereign Nation of Taiwan" someone was feeling spicy! fuck yeah
SUNNY'S CHINA CREDIT SCORE LOWERED
Taiwan is a part of China！ look at me，ok，I am joking😂
So sovereign that it’s not recognized by the UN 😅
@@LLLLLLEON216 Own money, own army, own government, own laws, own passport. Existed longer than PRC. Sounds pretty fucking sovereign to me! And a great deal more legitimate since, you know, having been elected by its people and all that.
now we know we wont get a show in China lol
Sonny is the real deal! "The sovereign nation of Taiwan."
Subbed to this channel when Sonny visited Taiwan 6 years ago, so glad you’re back and can’t wait to try these beef noodles!
That broth colour of the last noodle alone screams "Flavours!"
that could be poop soup! you neverknow!!!🤣
Pot roast
There are ways to retain all that flavour while making the broth clear, perhaps even transparent. For example using minced meat as in 開水白菜, ice/gelatin filtration used by Heston Blumenthal, or a centrifuge. I don't know whether the owner is not aware of these methods or chose not to do it.
@@commenter4898he chose not to do it
Taiwanese living in the UK here. My family used to run a beef noodle restaurant back in Banciao, I have to say it's normal for the owner to receive criticisms.
The problem is that, beef noodle is still considered as street food in Taiwan, it's a bit more expensive than other noodles indeed, but still in affordable price.
The owner is trying to turn beef noodle into fine dining (which is totally fine imo), but when you're selling it for 100x more expensive, people would expect it to be not just with high-end ingredients, but also 100x more tasty.
Beef noodle is not something like Sushi, which the ingredient itself largely defines whether the food is tasty.
To make beef noodle, it involves complicated procedures and ingredients.
Using high-end ingredients doesn't necessary make it more tasty. How you braise it, how long you braise it, what sauce and spcie you put inside, those are the more important things.
So you'd see the expensive beef noodles with high-end ingredients aren't necessary more tasty than the cheap ones, because it's about the skills and secret recipe the chef have, which don't necessary affect the price.
I have been to the restaurant once, didn't order the most expensive one, but the $5000NTD one.
Myself and some other reviews would say that, the ingredients are good indeed, and it's probably a bit more tasty than other beef noodles, but it's probably not worth 50x of the price.
P.S. The $10k NTD beef noodle is the most expensive one, but there are also cheaper options in the restaurant, I remember the cheapest one is $500NTD.
So even if you're not interested in the $10k NTD one, you can still go there to have a try.
It really still doesn’t add up though ive been to fine dining restaurants including some with 1 and 2 michelin star that offered tasting menus for about $290 -360USD/€ (without the wine pairing of course) and it takes a whole team of professionals to make each component and also the atmosphere. Restaurants can get a good deal when buying wagyu directly from supplier compared to the “premium” wagyu steaks most people buy from the butcher when they decide to splurge on.
Given the preparation, portion size, quality of ingredients that bowl is worth just under $100 dollars at best and thats being generous
@@anthonysiu6010 Apparently, he got the price by asking his loyal customers how much they thought they'd pay for it, and some didn't pay; some paid a fortune, so this price ended up being roughly an estimation of the average prices people are willing to dish out for what the chef considers perfection.
Thank you so much for this information!
好奇你們家的牛肉麵店叫什麼名字
我以前住過板橋說不定吃過XD
@@how1e28 在華江橋附近，早上是早餐店，晚上才賣麵XD
不過已經沒開很多年了
Taiwan 🇹🇼 is a beautiful country and good people I know ❤
贱人😊
6:55 I love how Sonny stands up for Taiwan
🎯 sticks it in China's face: _"The sovereign nation of Taiwan"_ 🏝
As a Taiwanese and old fan, thank you so much Sonny❤️ We definitely a sovereign country🇹🇼
Is Taiwan part of China?
The one china policy signed by president jimmy carter says otherwise. Are things that bad that sonny boy needs to take sponsorship from uncle sam?
@@cheng8881 One of the reasons he was the worst President ever up until JB.
@@cheng8881 China actually has to conquer Taiwan before they can claim it is part of it
@@cheng8881cheng you chinese you do realise we can tell youre a bot account ?😂😂 we can also see your comment comparing arabic and chinese food when chinese food was never mentioned #tienamensquare
2:36 辣椒醬是沾小菜用的啦 ， 不要加在湯麵裡面啦！ 那樣會不好吃啦 ， 湯麵加白胡椒粉就好了 。
Taiwan is amazing country 👍👍
I like that he said this is his vision of the ideal bowl of noodles. Of course not everyone is going to want to spend $300+ on a bowl of noodles, but also, not everyone wants to spend $10 on fast food (because the don't or can't eat it). The goal is not to make everything for everyone and I think somewhere we've lost that understanding. I'd pay $300 for a bowl of noodles because that's what I want to do with my money. For me, it's about the experience. If that's not something you're into, there are plenty of options in whatever price range you're comfortable with. No need to try to shame this man for what he wants to create.
❤ from Taiwan 🇹🇼
The beauty of the country of taiwan
Props to Sonny for speaking the truth about the sovereign nation of Taiwan.
It’s technically incorrect though. It’s the sovereign nation of the Republic of China. Free China.
@@drumpftodd7887
Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
@@jiokl7g9t6controlled by one party? They (KMT) didn’t even won the last election. Taiwanese (I’m in taiwan now), especially young adults, think that they aren’t part of China anymore. They are Taiwanese NOT Chinese. Without Chinese backlash (invasion), they will declare independence now.
@@jiokl7g9t6where did you get this bullshit “fact”, CCTV? The KMT has not been in power for 9 years already and will never be in power again due to their Chinese obsession. We voted them out.
The current leading party that won another election recently is domestic and openly anti-china. We haven’t declared independence because
1. We don’t have to, China does not currently have any authority over us and is in fact more reliant on our tech than we are to them.
2. We might start WW3 by doing so and we would prefer not to be the one to start it, at least until we’re ready.
@@jiokl7g9t6 We will see how it is recognized when China diplomates or military personal tries to visit.
Taiwan is a beautiful country. ❤
As a Taiwanese, this video is actually really amazing to me
Ty everyone I’m from Taiwan and I like you guys so much Ty for respecting Taiwan
Good video Sonny! Love to visit Taiwan! This noodles video made me run to kitchen and cook $5 instant noodles! 😀
wrgg
thank you for representing Taiwan and our independence!! you're amazing sonny
@@RippedCards254
Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
Under Taiwan’s constitution it is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state.
@@jiokl7g9t6Chinese bot spotted
@@jiokl7g9t6 Ohh so Taiwan is an independent democratic sovereign nation?
@@jiokl7g9t6 The number of countries that a Taiwanese passport and visa can be issued to is very different from a Chinese passport. Taiwan also has a president elected by its own people.
@@TheStarsShineForYou Taiwan is nothing more than a province of China occupied by the losing side in a civil war.
You just hurt the Chinese snowflakes, Sonny. There is no going back now. However, its honourable for you to say what you said.❤
You bold bold man stating that Taiwan is a sovereign nation in each of your videos there. Thanks for not kowtowing to the CCP!
Lmao
Yeah, it's a nice surprise. Once most entertainers get big enough, they steer away from the truth.
Never let the bully get their way! The Philippines also has the right to fish within its exclusive economic zone.
if u dont know the whole history of why things are the way they are keep your opinions to yourself before sounding real stupid
@mjsh4649 there's not much to it. The Taiwanese got chased out by the CCP and started their own country. So technically, if the CCP wants Taiwan back, they should just hand over China to the Taiwanese government. I'm sure the people of China would be living better lives if that happened.
Sovereign nation. Dude you’re a real one.
I luv it when he revisits the basics in the food world. Soo good. 👍
As a Taiwanese-American, who has lived in Taiwan and Asia for half of my life, highly recommend ordering any sort of noodle dish "dry", instead of "noodle soup", whether cheap or expensive stalls/restaurants. So all the sauces and flavors gets soaked up by the noodles instead of the soup, it really makes the noodles much tastier and flavorful. And when you order "dry" noodles, essentially noodles without the soup or broth, you can order the broth separately on the side. So you enjoy the best of both the noodles and the broth😀
He reviews very honestly and thoughtfully. respect❤
Shout out to Taiwan 🇹🇼
We are certainly not getting a China series!!!!
Sonny explained it in the video, but just in case someone misunderstands; Lao Deng 1949 is the oldest existing noodle restaurant in Taipei, but not in Taiwan. Du Hsiao Yueh from Tainan claims its first opening to be 1895, for example.
Thank you Sonny for visiting these noodle shops. As a Taiwanese I haven’t tried them yet, it’s a cool watching experience ❤
You're an inspiration, keep making awesome content.
Expensivest 🤣
@@万恶共匪毒害中华Believe it or not, it's a real word 💀
@@rosygutierrez-m6z It's an invented word by American, not real English
Flat wide rice noodles ALWAYS hit! The bouncy chewy texture for me is too yummy for words! No matter the dish, count me in 😋😋
wrg
I have NEVER tried them. I want to, though! They seem like they'd be the best in terms of flavor holders, cause of how much they can soak up.
Hmm the 62 cent first one? That might be too cheap for them to put much care into it. Everything else looks amazing
@@BeckyNosferatu oh you got it Becky! I think you’d absolutely adore them! My all-time favorite dish with flat wide rice noodles is Thai and it’s called pad see ew. If you have a local place, do it girly😛💗
thank you for coming to taiwan!!
love from taiwan, keelung❤
Lunchtime in the uk when this is uploaded. Sadism 😭
Why? Have a sausage roll
@@TheKingOfBeans- Try not rubbing salt into the wound.😅
@@inisipisTV i enjoy my baked beans on toast
wrrr,idts
Respect for the owner of the expensive restaurant, looks like a real humble guy that serves maximum quality. The oil on the soup tells you enough about the beef quality.
I can only imagine just how deliciously rich that broth is. I actually live in Taipei but $300 is way beyond my budget...maybe some day!
@@MWonyoutube-j3m Yeah same, far out of budget 😂
Yes! The SOVEREIGN NATION of Taiwan!
hey buddy! been enjoying your videos and super glad to see you come to my country! if you come to the middle part of Taiwan, I've got lots of cuisines and popular traditional snacks to share with you
Thank you for this! Really loving the Taiwan videos you uploaded recently. Lao Shan Dong looks so good! The several hands really made it more delicious hehe 😄
I love the way he responded to the criticism about his most expensive noodles.
3:19 as a Taiwanese, I believe that the mysterious brown sauce on the pig organs is probably oyster sauce or thick soy sauce
We love you Sonny! 🇹🇼 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
Taiwanese are pretty honest with their food critique, especially in Taipei, so if Niu BaBa is still there, it's probably good overall. unless the owner is some secret multimillionaire able to foot the bills with no or low sales.
I would try that $310 dollar noodle dish!
Sometimes you just have to treat yourself and it looked amazing, and delicious!
I always watch these vids when im hungry and idk why.
It’s because they make you hungry🤔
I always watch these videos to cure my hangover from the night before, then I can actually eat something
Because u eat with yours eyes
Me and two of my sons do this! Its is one way we come together for dinner. However, Wife and youngest son watch anime while eating...weirdos
@StoryTeller-dc8gq lol it would be ironic if they watch anime about cooking
Man Sonny that last dish ? I would pay $500.00 it looked absolutely delicious !
Thanks for all the entertaining videos and expanding my culinary world !!
5:23 I grew up in Taipei. (Tien Mou) My mom and I would go to a spot for beef noodles there. The video made me proud of where I grew up and homesick. Taiwan strong!
Love Taiwan from US.
That last dish was FIRE 🔥!
I love food so much It's one way I can express myself and it also connects so many people from multiple cultures in my opinion, food is the way to peace on Earth it allows you to appreciate culture in a way that everybody can understand
to anybody who doesn’t know what noodling in Alabama is, it means catching catfish by sticking your arm in the catfish’s mouth 😂
yey! yes! let's watch all the episodes together! magreact kayo each episode❤️
Love your videos. Will visit the 3rd noodle restaurant very soon!
Saw what you just did, Sovreign nation of Tiawan 😊👍🏾
That guys beef noodle soup has stuck with me for years. You can see the deep af umami going on in the broth and have always wanted to try it. Nice to know he is still doing his thing and selling that gorgeous soup. Good for him!
Love your videos! ❤ for mandarin words, softer pronounciation is fine. When you were in Hong Kong, they spoke Cantonese which tends to have more tones and harsher pronunciation.
Dang dang noodles from sichuan province in China tends to be pretty spicy with numbing peppercorn, the dang dang noodles in Taiwan is usually much milder and slightly sweet especially as you travel further south in Taiwan.
I am in Kuwait and $340 is 100KD, I can buy 2 full sheep cooked with rice or noodles with all side dishes and everything around., come to Kuwait, The most expensive Noodles will be around $60.
Which place here in kuwait? I wann a try it
@@itsmedon124
Roka The Avenues.
Vapiano.(Italian)
Sushi club
Wok N Roll
The Noodle Station
Sabaidee Thai Restaurant
These are the Top but of course the average Good Noodle meal is between 2KD to 6KD. ( $7 to $20 )
I have no doubt that your sheep will be tasty, but there is a big difference between arabic and chinese food, from the spices to the meats used. for example, pork is haram and not used by arabs unless your a harami. apple and oranges. you wouldn't go to scotland to find the best shawarma, would you?
Sure would like to try some Lamb meat and Rice Pilaf.😋
I’m a Taiwanese and honestly never heard of any noodles costing more than 12USD. The best noodle I ever had costs about 7 dollars.
I have lived in Taiwan 8 years and still didn't know these restaurants. Thanks so much for the information! Liu Shan Dong beef noodle is my favorite place.
Everyone talking about noodles costing 300, its the STEAK not the noodles. Not everyone can afford A5 wagyu and that's ok. Lol
A 16oz Wagyu A5 steak is 85$ here in the USA. The portion the gentleman cut is barely 6oz. You’re telling me, some soup broth, noodles and a few cuts of 6oz Wagyu, is equivalent to 300$?
I can’t make sense of that, however, I’d definitely like to know what you’re take on why it’s worth it.
@@Q_N- Yes that cut might be 80 bucks or so and the other pieces of meat might be super cheap but what's priced isnt only the ingredients but the work that has gone into it. For all we know he might be simmering and attending to that broth for days. If you think that you pay only for ingredients in any restaurant you need to catch up on what actual food cost is for those establishments in order to understand why some foods are so expensive and not supermarket price.
@@andreas9720 While I don’t disagree with your take on his method of creating the dish. I highly doubt it’s anymore costly than the Wagyu A5 ramen found in Japan. I’ve been around parts of the world enough to know what culinary rip offs look like. This is one of those situations. While I don’t know you or your experiences with restaurants, I can tell you my own. I’ve chased plenty of soup dishes. I’ve eaten 150$ stone bowl Wagyu Pho to 100-200$ Wagyu ramen creations, from parts of Vietnam, Japan and even Korea. I can WHOLEHEARTEDLY tell you, those restaurants and countries that created their amazing dishes, priced their food reasonably. Whether or not you agree, isn’t the problem. It’s mainly a scope of whether or not it’s reasonable. Just as there are fools, who blindly defend going to Saltbae’s restaurants and spending 1000$+, on a friggin ribeye steak. There will also be those who are defending this 300$ bowl of noodles, thinking it’s some sort of mind blowing creation.
Also, I wanted to make it clear that his restaurant is surviving from the cheaper dishes keeping it afloat. Not the 300$ Wagyu noodles. While the restaurant I visited in Japan is able to thrive selling its signature Wagyu ramen that’s 14000 Yen a bowl, which is the equivalent of 100-130$ depending exchange rate. So ya, just my own opinion on comparison. Genuinely interested in knowing your thoughts, outside of just trusting this guys price because he “created” this dish.
@@andreas9720 Also that 2 blocks of Wagyu he puts in the bowl ain’t 80$ worth. More like 30-40 bucks, and that’s me being polite 🤣.
And I mentioned Wagyu price due to your comment mentioning “not everyone can afford Wagyu”. < Any one can afford it these days. Just my 2cents
Making a beef noodle with A5 Wagyu is a great waste.
Taiwan is closest to souther Chinese states and also has a lot of Japanese influence, so I'm not surprised if they prefer mild flavors.
I personally like dramatic flavors like in South Korean or Hubei cuisine.
Actually price about NT150 or US5 dollors for beef noodle is best(most popular) in Taiwan.🙂
Wow! I’m going to Taiwan again on December (my first was also 2018, time flies so fast) and I’m gonna save this for reference. I love flat noodles and their Beef Noodle soup! But I don’t think I will be splurging on the $10000 NTD noodle soup 😅
Minnesota state fair is another month! New food! Deep fried ranch!
Oh, I hope he goes. I love the State Fair vids.
Oh what do you even dip ranch into?
deep fried ranch is insane
@@dqniizee8637 gonna be a long line!!
Most of the people are noticing the price of the 600$ beef noodle, but is no one seeing how cheap the 60c noodle is?! 😭😭
The sovereign nation of taiwan❤❤ thanks sonny for stating the truth.taiwan forever
Oh my I love this vlog so much. Packed and informative
OMG. Sonny actually try the most expensive beef noodle in all of Taiwan. Respect.
This is good entertainment. Solid Nood vid. Thank you for showing this to the world.
Wow! What a work of art !
Thank you for what you do. Love your channel always makes my day/morning.
Welcome to Taiwan ❤
That last dish looked incredible
At least for this "expensivest" food, there wasn't the gold leaf, caviar, and truffle boolsheet.
Right!
Nah I love the last guy his energy was immaculate those noodles looked so good 🤤
"The sovereign nation of Taiwan" - kudos to you for acknowledging reality.
@@tatonga03
Under international law - ie the UN - and as officially recognised by the USA, Taiwan is a part of China and NOT a sovereign state. Taiwan is in fact under the control of one party in the ongoing civil war within China; the rest of China is under the control of the other party in the ongoing civil war.
@@jiokl7g9t6 Taiwan is ROC which controls nothing else, certainly not mainland China. Playing with semantics doesn't change reality which is Taiwan controls its own government, military, currency and has the absolute authority to negotiate economic and political treaties. That is the definition of a sovereign state.
@@jiokl7g9t6 The UN is a joke, an impotent political organization under the control of the Security council 5. It has not prevented or stopped agression and its sanctions have never worked. By the Montevideo Convention, Taiwan meets ALL the definition and requirements of a sovereign country.
@iGetComputersPuting Xi is a communist - they don't believe in your God or any God so put a sock in it.
Calm down bot 😂
6:35 bro caught me off guard, i thought that was Jet Li
Pork is the #1 food and is required for all humankinds.
除了回教徒....
6:56 😂😂😂 You're not gonna step foot in China anytime soon 😂
Romanians make a pork feet/skin jello for the Christmas holidays as well.
You bold bold man stating that Taiwan is a sovereign nation in each of your videos there. Thanks for not kowtowing to the CCP!
Thank you for trying our country's food ❤😊
Taiwan food makes me hungry actually 🤤👍
Taiwan viewer here luv ur vid so much
Minced pork, porky soup with MSG, mysterious sauce
That's the true spirit of Taiwanese street food right there
The hate for noodles probably comes from John Cena.
If it wasn't Chinese or a creepy old guy in a suit with a creepy mustache, then he wouldn't kneel for it.
Chick blowing her nose at 11:30 😆😆😆