Why Bamboo Steamers Make the Perfect Dim Sum | Eat China: Back to Basics S4E5

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  • Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
  • Go to any old-school dim sum restaurant, and what do you see them serving your food with Bamboo steamers. Why do chefs swear by it, and how are they made?
    This is the fifth episode of our new season of “Eat China: Back to Basics,” where we answer burning questions you might have about Chinese food.
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    0:00 History of steaming
    01:23 Cooking dim sum
    03:15 The right bamboo
    04:18 Handmade steamers
    06:48 Fading Hong Kong trade
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    Producer: Yoyo Chow
    Videographer: Hanley Chu, Joshua Davy, Hon Sing Wai (Wil)
    Editor: Nicholas Ko
    Narration: Victoria Ho
    Animation: Stella Yoo
    Mastering: César del Giudice
    #dimsum #bamboo #Chinese food

Комментарии • 71

  • @Goldthread
    @Goldthread  2 года назад +13

    What’s the one dim sum dish you have to always order 🤤?

    • @daisuke7110
      @daisuke7110 2 года назад +6

      Siu mai

    • @danyf.1442
      @danyf.1442 2 года назад

      水晶虾饺

    • @Kwijiboi
      @Kwijiboi 2 года назад +2

      I can't narrow down to 1. There's a plethora that I always order at every restaurant.

    • @user-cb1xx6jh2g
      @user-cb1xx6jh2g 2 года назад +3

      chicken feet

    • @MediumandrareIn
      @MediumandrareIn 2 года назад +2

      Hargao or Char Sui Buns.

  • @kebs7745
    @kebs7745 2 года назад +28

    3:22 He looks like he's about to drop the album of the year. Such a cool guy!

    • @saiwenya
      @saiwenya 2 года назад

      He got the casual laugh and everything!

  • @darlouthia5153
    @darlouthia5153 2 года назад +36

    I just want this man to come and have tea with me. He’s delightful!!

  • @MrOuija-gc2um
    @MrOuija-gc2um 2 года назад +6

    " That's why I'm a master. It has to be just right." RESPECT!!!

  • @kayflip2233
    @kayflip2233 2 года назад +7

    The old guy is so happy and cute doing his work.

  • @ragoonsgg589
    @ragoonsgg589 Год назад +9

    Shot @ 3:20 was sublime. Came together so perfectly. Genius. Thank you

  • @gordonl8319
    @gordonl8319 2 года назад +16

    please post the recipe of Cantonese sponge cake shown in the video. Oversea Chinese are very anxious, expecting to taste it again for several decades. Would be very appreciated if Goldthread can do it for all of us oversea. We cannot get it here.

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 2 года назад +1

      C'mon. Plenty of that recipe in RUclips. The Malays eat it with freshly grated young coconut mixed with a pinch of salt. Yummy!

    • @jasonreviews
      @jasonreviews 2 года назад +1

      it's called ma lai gao. Malaysian cake.

    • @alicekhoo1440
      @alicekhoo1440 10 месяцев назад

      He said to really make it the traditional way, it needs to be fermented for 24 hours ! I just don’t have the patience! 👍🏼

  • @MediumandrareIn
    @MediumandrareIn 2 года назад +5

    What a beautiful episode. I live for such content.

  • @staceyk.210
    @staceyk.210 2 года назад +6

    Wow😱 I truly enjoyed watching this clip very interesting indeed!! The bamboo steamers are phenomenal 🔥 it's no wonder the dumplings I love turn out so Good!! Great Video and Thanks for Sharing!!💯🙏🏽💯

  • @shawneeb54
    @shawneeb54 Месяц назад

    That was great, thank you. 😊

  • @garyhuang11
    @garyhuang11 2 года назад +1

    love your content

  • @UnclePutte
    @UnclePutte 2 года назад +3

    The Si Fu was really charming. No sour face. 😂

  • @ayoJL105
    @ayoJL105 Год назад +1

    Bamboo steamer maker Lui is an actual rockstar! I want to be like him when I’m his age

  • @wreagfe
    @wreagfe 2 года назад +6

    What a legend. 🙏🏻

  • @SoNgO1314
    @SoNgO1314 2 года назад +2

    I love the sweet smell of steaming bamboo streamers, no matter what food I seam , there's sweetness aroma released.

  • @Chef_Manish_Yadav
    @Chef_Manish_Yadav Год назад

    Nice

  • @kevinkuok9131
    @kevinkuok9131 Год назад

    Look at the texture of the steamed sponge cake!

  • @lostlogic6911
    @lostlogic6911 Год назад

    Liu Ming is such a Jolly Fellow who loves his job.

  • @wolfgangchen7287
    @wolfgangchen7287 Год назад

    Oh man, this has got me super hungry even though I just ate a whole bunch of inarizushi and wanton mee. Like the soup dumplings look soooo freaking good and I can already smell the bamboo steamers just by watching the video

  • @crabmansteve6844
    @crabmansteve6844 Год назад +1

    I never went back to metal steamers after I got a nice bamboo set, they're better in every way.

  • @fannyalbi9040
    @fannyalbi9040 2 года назад +3

    the sifu is one jovial guy

  • @katherinezp
    @katherinezp Год назад

    It's our family day for Dim sum on weekends

  • @drzeworyj
    @drzeworyj 8 месяцев назад

    Hongkong and Vietnam get a lot of humidity - how come the steamers don't get mouldy there?

  • @osmondgo8362
    @osmondgo8362 2 года назад +4

    How do you know when it's time to replace a bamboo steamer?

    • @stretchyme
      @stretchyme 2 года назад +10

      Literally when it starts breaking apart and you can see the rattan unravelling. For home use this will almost never happen. For restaurants, because they use the same steamer so many times in a day it wears down quicker.

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 2 года назад +1

      @@stretchyme I've had my bamboo steamers for more than 17 years! Hope it'll last longer than me, ha!

  • @misubi
    @misubi 2 года назад +1

    Is Goldthread based in Hong Kong?

    • @Goldthread
      @Goldthread  2 года назад +1

      Hi there! Yes the team is based in HK.^

  • @Yosaphina
    @Yosaphina 2 года назад

    Any way for us to purchase some of his bamboo steamers overseas?

    • @willengel2458
      @willengel2458 Год назад +1

      Asian supermarket in big cities, USA, or Chinese restaurant supply store.

  • @tinlunlau1
    @tinlunlau1 Год назад

    I used bamboo steamers at home for a while and they were great to use but over time, they got curly and unuseable to the point that I had to throw them out.

  • @rencechannel2240
    @rencechannel2240 2 года назад

    how many bamboos need to be cut down in order to do this?

    • @elmohead
      @elmohead 2 года назад +1

      Who cares, it's bamboo. Literally endless amounts of them.

    • @thoughtsandslayers3917
      @thoughtsandslayers3917 11 месяцев назад

      It’s an extremely renewable resource

    • @s._3560
      @s._3560 3 месяца назад

      Bamboos grow very fast so they are a great renewable resource. But of course, we should take from commercially planted bamboo forest specific for harvesting not just cut down wild bamboo forest.

  • @dandane3819
    @dandane3819 2 года назад +2

    Interesting map you've used there.

    • @bighandsjohn
      @bighandsjohn 2 года назад +1

      Exactly. Love the content, but it bugs me whenever they show that map in every video.

    • @dandane3819
      @dandane3819 2 года назад

      @@bighandsjohn If they want to include Taiwan, fine. But making the Penghu Islands that big and prominent is about more than naming conventions.

    • @StuninRub
      @StuninRub 2 года назад

      @@bighandsjohn It bugs you? This is how the whole world displays China. Sounds like you have some mental issues you need to rectify.

    • @educationalvideos4151
      @educationalvideos4151 2 года назад

      @@dandane3819 They also tucked Taiwan very close to the mainland

  • @alfthai
    @alfthai 2 года назад

    So is Victoria just the permanent narrator? Not a complaint at all, just curious. 😀

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 2 года назад

      @Victoria Ho You sounded like Michelle Yeoh when I first watched this video. On second viewing, I was pretty convinced that your are Michelle Chong the Singapore actress. I was pretty surprised when I checked the description for the narrator. Nice voice and clear diction.

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 2 года назад

      @Victoria Ho My pleasure. I have no choice but to subscribe. So many interesting videos!

  • @moo422
    @moo422 2 года назад +1

    Making of the bamboo steamers is going to be a lost art soon. :(

    • @yenchu1237
      @yenchu1237 2 года назад +1

      Unlikely, unless timsum vanished from earth. Nothing beats the fragrance of the food steamed using a bamboo steamer.
      Imagine zongzi wrapped with plastic instead of bamboo leaves...

    • @elmohead
      @elmohead 2 года назад

      Lol nah if anything it's improving. I've seen recent improvements to the classic designs.

    • @s._3560
      @s._3560 3 месяца назад

      A

  • @Kikilu7552
    @Kikilu7552 2 года назад +1

    8:15 the ammount of soya sauce wasted!

  • @s._3560
    @s._3560 3 месяца назад

    Why are my comments being deleted for no apparent reason here?

  • @MikeTrieu
    @MikeTrieu 2 года назад +1

    What's with the weird stalker-cam at the end? Does he get nervous when he senses someone watching him while he works?

  • @wonhome2711
    @wonhome2711 2 года назад

    Wow, another dying art form.