The Last of Hong Kong’s Bouncing Noodle Masters
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Marco is a master of a dying art-kneading the dough for bamboo noodles with a bamboo pole. If you walk by his family’s Kwan Kee Bamboo Noodle shop in Hong Kong, you might see him at work, bouncing up and down like a seesaw as he pounds the dough. It’s physically tiring, but Marco says the technique makes noodles that are chewier, springier and tastier.
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Customer: What do you make these noodles with?
Marco:Deez nuts.
This is just sooo underrated
Why isn't this the top comment
HA! GOT EM ... GOT EM! HAHAHAHAHA(just like in the video)
😂😂😂
Hahahah you're so cringed
-Avatar: The Last Air Bender-
The Last Noodle Bouncer
Everything changed when the Pasta Nation attacked
@@FelisBX7 lol
I knew somebody was going to say semething like this
Hong kong: the last noodle bouncer
@@FelisBX7 🤣
His fertility is at risk dough.
No pun itended 😂
I mean well yes but actually no
Akihiro M wtf
Lol
I'm pretty sure you use your thigh and butt, not your balls
Ad comes out: "Chef required. Good knife skills, hygienic, able to jump continuously for hours".
3:05 SKILLZ
Ok
Yes chef!
Good at seesaw
You're so witty. You should write comedy
1. Make dough
2. Put seesaw on dough
3. Let kids ride seesaw
4. Profit.
But thats child labour. Oh,wait its asia
Underage kids doing work
Myat Min Thu he was joking as if the kids have fun while doing it =-=
How on earth will it be fun when sitting on it will be painful
GENIUS!! Remember its not child labor if they're not paying you
Coming down to the comments was a mistake
Agree 🤣🤣
Or was it? XD
Yes everyone is nuts!
@@veronicasarinana9931 too far--
Deez nuts
The noodles aren't the only thing being bounced.
RIP nuts
That kinda explains why he is the last of his kind.
@@jaspsev
:) A worthy sacrifice for that sweet sweet noodle texture.
F
Oh god 😂
Search iron ball kung fu you'll understand
"Why is bamboo technique disappearing?"
Well, not everyone has a 4 foot pole of bamboo in their house.
Z M pretty sure you can get it easily BuT oK
Everyone in Asia has bamboo 😁
stahp pls factssss
@@stahppls2293 Nope
@@LongHoang-ll7rb yeah, they naturally grow in hot and arid places. lemme just step outside and pull one from the ground.
Man: *what are the risks of this job?*
Employer: *your descendants*
pretty underrated comment ngl
.
that explains so much as the one sucessor remaining to know the technique
He is thicc
He breaks dicc
But most importantly,
He rides bamboo sticc
Lmfao 😂😂😂
Siddarth Sairaj you saying this in the ascent aye 😂😂
💀💀💀
@@BrainProblems-ns3dn yes Jordan, absolutely lol
Get off my screen
Me: "I bust my ass in the office everyday"
This guy: "That's cute."
This comment is so underrated
@@Legend-nx1vx Very
@Rumman47 I'm just saying it deserves more likes
@Rumman47
Video has 24k views so yes this arguably funny comment could be considered underrated.
Exactly ! I laugh at people who have office jobs ..easy shit
His kids would undoubtedly be good at making noodles, cause he uses his children to knead his noodles before they’re even born.
Edit: There is an entire gold mine down in the replies
Lmao this comment is fking gold
Gold 👏
Soliddd Gooooooldddd
Gooooolllllldddddd mine
Another underrated comment lmao
Asian dad: you want to work or play?
Him: Yes
non't
*Asian mom : Uhhhhhhhhh..... Both*
@@Proger-sj8cj killed the joke, nice work
Proger13 11
Seriously. Explaining the joke does NOT make it funny. Nice work dipshit.
Hapapi
Let's kick his ass.
Bouncing noodle master is what I would like on my resume.
That would took a toll on your nuts
😊
@@monsieurcoba4074 I must train my nuts
I know what you watched
Balls of steel you need balls of steel
I thought he was just bigging himself up when he said people don't have the strength to do this technique, but when he went on to say that it feels like his behind is splitting... It's no wonder it's a dying art.
Jump up and down 60 times in your room. It's already straining to jump as our bodies aren't designed for that. We are just good to walk for days. Any other repetitive exercise can fuck you up.
@@berksarioz969 While I have no doubt that this is tough work, he isn't just straight jumping up and down he does have what is essentially a spring that he is sitting on keeping him from taking the full force of his body hitting the floor and it also gives him a boost when he jumps up as well.
@@BigPaul00001 dude hes on a damn log and basically jumping up and down for hours on end with slight support.... That bamboo isn't doing anything for him after 5 minutes
He can't walk no more
Ass destroyed
....... : do you make the noodles?
chef: yes..
....... : what did it cost?
chef: my future offspring.
The last noodle bouncer
Maybe that's the reason why it's disappearing.
He's literally bouncing on it not fucking slapping his balls against it his balls are fine
@@HoloScope You must be fun at parties
@@tonyradle8747 the joke doesn't make sense that's why I said that
Next Kung Fu panda character in progress
Bouncing noodle master :)
Great name all the Chinese ripoffs will make this a real thing
So good
@@ihave0likesonmycomments111 Chinese ripoff? Like a US cartoon movie appropriating Chinese culture? Damn, you're stupid.
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@@rhodesianwojak2095 This comment section right. Its always that one guy
Tbf, most traditional Chinese cooking techniques are dying cuz they are all physically taxing. Being inside a Chinese kitchen feels like I am running in the middle of the desert.
I've seen this raw power once before
*Remembers the Japanese Mochi master*
Kerbi? XD
*nANi?*
Omg yeah
Choose your avatar:
*Legendary* *Japanese* *Mochi* *master*
Or..
*Swag* *Chinese* *bamboo* *bouncer/rider*
God bless this man for the physical feats he's doing just so people can enjoy noodles O.O
Praying for his spine.
Praying for His balls and ass.
@@LeoEnlightened *woosh* 🎩✨ you now have his balls and ass
And to get money..
@@NightcorEDM WTF
Do you seriously think that is hard try labour for any type of construction that man casualy bouncing on apole looks so fuking easy
His face and appearance look like he's studying in med school in my country but instead he's living his dream bouncing on noodle lol
Asian always looks younger
Racist/j
His bouncing is so perfect from his consistancy to the height he jumped
I guess he developed the perfect seesaw technique for the required job.
Doing it repetitively like that for such a long stretch of time has got to be a killer work out
It's in his name..."master"
Initially I thought this comment was meant to be taken as a joke
The part I'm most intrigued by in the entire video.... His name is Marco?? Shouldn't it be like Cao Cao or Liu Bei or some shit?? And I'm thinking he changed his name as a reference to Marco Polo 😄
I just hope they never accidentally switch the sides of the pole
Oh boi
Every once in a while I come across a good comment. Thank you
The booty sweat adds flavor. 😋💦
Unlikely... The top part is attached to something like steel pads?
@@ramcreignreign8707 Well it is held down by some kind of cable while they are using it but at 1:15 you can see it strapped to the wall, so if we're trying to get technical its definitely possible that it could be switched around
Whenever I see one of these last masters videos and they're actually still young, it does gives me some hope that their craft won't die.
Dude's thighs must be hella powerful cause of this, probably got some thigh-crushing-melon party tricks too.
Everyday is his leg day
Funny enough he does have that big of legs compared to hockey and soccer players
>Dude is sitting down
>Chair: *BREAKS*
One of his calf's gotta be big af tho
kid: mom can i buy a seesaw
asian mom: no we have a seesaw at home.
seesaw at home:
oh so you’re the kid asking for it
Did anyone besides me just read that with a stereotypical asian accent?
@@aminiman1330 well, it is kinda a hong kong accent, so after watching a video on a hong kong noodle shop you'd read it in that.
Heck I'm Asian, I read it in a hong kong accent.
Asians don’t have thick accents, I don’t have an accent... I think?
*thATs RaCiSt*
Fortunately the technique of making this type of noodle - 竹升面 in Mandarin, Jook-sing noodle in English, is still treasured in mainland China and lots of chefs are making them everyday for customers. It's not dying yet and is enjoyed everyday by us Chinese. Kudos to this man and his family for keeping it alive in Hongkong.
He seems like a responsible, hardworking kid. Learning to open shop by himself, carrying on his family's tradition even though it's tough. Kudos.
Yeah that's true ♡
You don't fucking question how sus this sounds
@@dumbass5948Why question it? It’s not sus bro…
With all the noodles I've been eating, that bamboo would break if I tried using this traditional method
You must pick the right bamboo for this type of job.
Fat
bamboo never just break
the even replaced iron for building with bamboo
@@gianniclarkeadonay1026 lol says you
happy Satan who the fuck says lol in 2019
I clicked on this video only for the comments and I was not disappointed.
3:04 He flicked the noodle from the strainer to that ladle perfectly.
Asian.
Gamal Kevin he is a god
@@korbynishydrated3363 no he is Asian
Wofls fair
Holy Sh*t - Never noticed it. It was awesome!
Gamal Kevin it became so satisfying I watched it several times
So what do you do for a living?
Guy: it is hard to explain.
I ride the pole
beating the noodle?
I'm a bouncer
Hahahaha
I make noodles using my nuts
ummm..yea, I think I’ll pass
Applause, for those balls, for sustaining years of hardship.... Those balls should be kept at museum on display, as they portray, not all the heroes wear cape......
😂😂😂😂 the visual
His cape is his balls
it feels like my behind is splitting apart
The saddest part of this video 😅 bit salute to this man, he looks young yet very mature 😊
you could say he's busting his ass to make a living
Bob Wibulseth omg 😂😂😂
@@bobbagum and the winner of the internet today goes to... 🤣
Why not put a seat on the end of the pole lol
This comment is way too low
Or have a machine bounce the pole for you!
Hence, why its a “near vanishing” technique.
8-hr bicycle ride is painful too..
Ergonomics expert required
To complicated 😉
Kids: Dad, where you going?
Dad: I have to go to work.
Kids: Students at school say you’re a stripper! Is that true?
Dad: How many times I have told you- I ride the pole for money!
Kids (looking at each other): Well, that clears things up...
🤣
Jesus christ I cringed so hard
*reads the title
Me: The last of Hong Kong’s...
Bouncing noodle master...
Wait what
Please, leave a space in between Hong Kong. It is the official name and should be written as such.
Huskie Sry I’ll change it
Why masters when he is the only one
The title can be very exciting movie..
*The last bouncing noodle master of Hong Kong*
Bourdain had a bouncing noodle maker on his show 10 years ago.
Well, I wonder why there's no one to continue the tradition for him...
AHAHAHAH LOL THIS ONE GOT ME
It's absolutely the most unnecessary and unreliable way to make dough...
@@nathanb.8114 So, how do you reproduce that texture?
@@galaxy9310 pretty sure his argument was that this method wouldnt get you the same texture everytime, if this guy lost a bit of feeling in his right cheek then the noodles would be entirely different, same thing would happen if anyone else tried to do this, so it's really unreliable. And its unnecessary because they're a bunch of ways to press the dough in that specific way without the pole jumping, ie a press
@@cameronriddle4520 Honestly, I don't know much on this method myself so I can't say for sure. But I believe that since it's a tradition, they would know stuff on how to keep the noodle texture even. I doubt it's just jumping on noodle and voila. Some things may look simple but... aren't. And it's a small interview, he didn't develop on everything required to become a cook like him.
Who even figures stuff like this out, ya know??? Like someone hundreds of years ago literally thought "might as well bounce on this bamboo stick to make these noodles better" 😂
Edit: I would absolutely love to try these though!!! Authentic, right from the family in the video:)
it's called a lever, not exactly rocket science.
Go to work.
Make people delicious food.
Get fit AF.
Make money.
Now that i think of it, yeah working here is kinda the profit, i mean i end up fit after working (mostly)
@Martin Galvez yeah people relate strenuous work with being fit. He's sore and not developing any muscle. Not really fit if the job is his only workout
People commenting about comfort of the stick, that's not the issue. His spine is constantly stretching and shortening for the bouncing activity. It's the action that's messing him up not the stick.
What if one day he forgets his the side he was bouncing on and switched it and now we eating nut noodles
Cum noodles😂
"nut noodles"
I bet you'd like that
That wd taste better
Where you think the flavor comes from?
Someone should tell dude they invented seat cushions...
“Why did you decide not to have kids”
“Cus of my job”
He protecc
He attacc
But most importantly,
He beat the noodles with his sacc
*His sacs must be tough as nails*
Everyone's asleep and I'm fucking wheezing at this comment dear God
When his dad took him to a playground with a seesaw, he was secretly training him for this
*MIND BLOWN*
No idiot.
Its big brain time.
@@sumeetsidhukhuddian5448 party pooper spotted
@@sumeetsidhukhuddian5448 whoooosh
Get the joke, BOOMER
@@sumeetsidhukhuddian5448 boomer
2:38 he told us "Once I sat on the bamboo stick my ass hurt like it was splitting" xD
Guess they ain't translating that part
I Speak Cantonese btw
Same but I can’t speak it
me too it was funny how I heard it but they didn’t translate it LOL
It clearly says ' feel like my behind was splitting apart'
Behind is a softer way to refer ass, right?
@@GamalKevin yes
well done, Marco. keep up the good work, please keep on doing Traditional food with Traditional method.
Friend: where do you work?
Me: It’s complicated
I'm surprised someone hasnt automated the noodle bouncing.
Million dollar idea
Thanks you introducing our Hong Kong food
But it actually means bamboo kneaded dough
Chuk sing mein
Chuk 竹 means bamboo
Sing 升 rise/ knead
Mein 麵 noodle
Beat me to the comment nice
It’s not your Hong Kong food, it’s Cantonese food.
@@jiluo5656 Hong Kong. shut up.
"So what do you do for living?"
"I'm a bouncing noodle master"
Master btw
xD
Kung fu noodle master
Why not just wrap some padding around the end of the bamboo pole you're sitting on?
When you're job is to make noodles, but you still drink the *_YEE YEE_* Juice
Imagine in the next batch of noodle’s the bamboo end’s get switched. 😂
Exactly what I was thinking 😂
Kunal Kaldhari , it can’t, cause one end has two bolts or something used to hook to the rope to keep it stable while the other end that he sits on doesn’t.
*HongKongHub : Mans sweaty balls adds extra flavor to innocent noodles*
Your favorite
@Alex Rocha 🤣😂🤣 lol hillarious
Me:
RUclips recommendations: The last of Hong Kong’s bouncing noodle masters.
Jje Atiny!
*the last of Hong Kong’s.. bouncing noodle master*
Me: okay, bouncing noodle master
Me: *watches **1:44*
Me: wow, titles never lie
FocosticOfficial lol I was watching this video in double the speed 🤣
Except for Logan Paul's titles.
Love him.
If he`s complaining at how much of his stamina he spend on kneading the dough with bamboo,maybe he could use some automatic arm that would do this for him?Or any other mechanism that would be programmed to do this with the same frequency and strength
Hana Rini well the kneading by man part is kinda the point or else it can just be called any other noodle I guess
Any Hong Kongers here??🇭🇰🇭🇰
Weird flex but ok
A pointless old technique that can be automated using machines. He's speaking emotionally rather than rationally.
Imagine doing this your hole life ... just jumping
Me : Stick snaps in half, after one second of bouncing on the stick...
Imaging having a bad morning to start the day, you're in the worst mood and you have to be pissed while bouncing up and down...how embarrassing
I scrolled as fast as I can to the commentsection and checking out which comment I wish I wrote myself!😂😂😂
I feel sorry for him after a day of being bounced
Ya know
Oww
I KNOW I Will laugh a lot with the comments down here 😘 hehe, love from Portugal 🇵🇹
There's a Noodle house in the Philippines named "Panciteria" which uses the same technique in noodle making. The Noodle house is located in the heart of Lipa City Batangas.,
Next time I get a speeding ticket on the SLEX and I have to go to Lipa City to pay, I will definitely check it out.
@@SC60586 ruclips.net/video/ZEJ2uMPVp4Y/видео.html at 39:40 that's Drew's episode in Biyahe ni Drew in Batangas
His thighs & calves must be ripped af 😧
You forgot his balls 😂
@@rajesh7994 Vibranium balls
Netflix: Are you still watching?
Somebody's Daughter:
Anybody else craving noodles after this?
🙋🏽♂️
_Eat sum booty bouncing noodles._
That moment when you're a hong konger but you've never heard of this-
Bruh I gotta go try this now
Now that’s craft and dedication!
Well my uncle runs a noodle shop in palembang and he uses this technique to make the noodle so i may never miss this tradition
same, i am from medan, and my uncle made noodle called mi tektek with this technique too.
*Just your uncle huh?* 🤔 *I wonder why...*
@@athasiregarr *makes
FYI, Palembang Is In Indonesia
Wait where? I am from Palembang, granted I have not been back for few years. But I need to know.
Spent 3 min watching this video and realized now that this video was posted just 3 minutes ago😑
And?
Shawn Varghese Your point is?
then you look at the time and it's 3:33... [insert X-Files theme song]
I'm amazed his voice is still so low.
Lol...
This went over a lot of people's head
Lol.
As a fellow Cantonese speaker/from Hong Kong, I love the slang-ish terms he uses when explaining what he does, it’s really funny 😄
Are there any that you can translate into English for us non-Cantonese speakers to enjoy?
Yes though I can understand speaking though not written words
As a Chinese person who was born in America and only picked up some Cantonese by ear, that explains why I can't understand most of what he is saying. Slang.
you are eating hongkie food with exploding ass
boo yah Sure can!! I’m fluent and can translate by ear pretty well :>
Gay guy : so what you do for work
Asian guy : I bounce on a pole ..
Gay guy : wow Are you guys hiring
You are assuming gay people like poles?
Oh wait...
"I made this with my butt"
Not gonna lie, this looks hilarious yet awesome at the same time
He attacc
He protecc
But most importantly
He ride the bamboo sticc
And oh boi he THICCCC
As well as crush his ball sacc
And he's an endangered BICCC
"Because this manual craft requires a lot of strength"
I say u only need a pair of *steel* balls.
steel ball jump
Me: reads title
...
Me: *reads title again*
say hi if u r from hk!!
While tradition is cool and all. It would be nice to see some science behind using a bamboo actuallying making any difference. Because i gotta say, i seriously doubt it. You could probably do it way more efficiency, while being just as good or maybe even better...
Remember traditions should never stand in the way of progress.
I was also thinking about that
I think the noodles also have some bamboo Ingredient, but they failed to cover that part.
I dont think it does, the bamboo technique just make mixing, flattening the dough much easier
True, even if they couldn't afford an automated machine or just dont want to get one, they're are tons of low tech ways to make it where the guy doesnt have to actually bounce on the stick, a pulley system or any sort of clever weight distribution would make this doable with just one hand alone
tradition is important
living without tradition is soulless
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Daaannnng
This guy takes pride into his work. I know this work must be embarrassing but he doesn’t give a fuq, he’s the real MVP of noodles.
There is a really old restaurant in indonesia where the original owners hailed from guangdong 广东, and they also use this technique of noodle making
where in ???
@@angeleris250 ruclips.net/video/Sjr6IW_-VRc/видео.html
Check in 2:10
Did you become rich?
yes
what did it cost
...
* *keeps riding the bamboo stick* *
We must save this species.
Helper: Ma'am ma'am!!
Mikecakez: Hmmm?! *tongue click*...that's quite a technique he's got... grab me that pole
KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE! 🙌🏽😍🔥LOVE IT!
0:05 the man outside the window was shocked too 😂🤣
Yeah I’m pretty confident this doesn’t change the taste
"At one point, it was so painful that sitting on the bamboo made me feel like my behind was splitting apart." LOL
A see saw with an added benefit.
Good thing you can't see the dislikes
bod bod good thing im not in a state in which the constant fear is being abused and being in the 42% of the people that live in poverty. (also why comment that you disliked my comment on a comment that to my knowledge doesn’t offend anyone?)
@@earkl585 bruh it's a joke
In the Philippines in Batangas there's a restaurant make this fresh noodles with that method the noodles called "lomi"
I had a stripper do that to me the other night
Looks very time consuming and as laborious as he said is was. Looks delicious at the end though. I hope to try it some day. Thanks.
christdragon you can try it on me. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) hop right up.
Crazy Gordon Sir, this is a Starbucks.