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  • - All right, check it out guys.

  • It's Trevor James, hanging out with Nikki and Nels.

  • They just won the two million subscribers giveaway.

  • Just flew in from LA last night

  • to Guangzhou, China, the land of dim sum

  • and Cantonese food.

  • And today we're going for a full on

  • Cantonese street food adventure.

  • You guys pumped?

  • - (cheers) so excited.

  • - So excited for the food, yeah.

  • - Let's go check it out.

  • (funky indie music)

  • So today is gonna be a full on street food adventure guys.

  • First up, we're going for Cantonese dim sum.

  • We have multiple things to eat today.

  • We're gonna be going for Chinese cheung fun,

  • rice noodle rolls, barbecue pork and roast goose.

  • We've got tons of desserts.

  • We've got some late night street foods

  • and its a ton of fun,

  • but right up here, first thing,

  • is gonna be, of course, dim sum.

  • - So excited (laughs)

  • - Here it is Dim Dou Dak, best dim sum

  • in Guangzhou right here.

  • And we're gonna be getting all the classics,

  • ha gao, chicken feet, all of the delicious stuff.

  • And this is the first Dim Dou Dak in Guangzhou.

  • What we walked into was nothing short of dim sum heaven.

  • We're taking you for a massive feast

  • of ha gao shrimp dumplings, sui mai pork dumplings,

  • signature red rice-wrapped shrimp rolls with crispy youtiao,

  • two types of chicken feet, rice porridge,

  • barbecue pork buns, molten egg custard buns,

  • durian puffs

  • and more.

  • Let's eat.

  • - This is my favorite.

  • - Wow, just look at this dim sum.

  • So let's just go right in.

  • I think for you guys, for the first bite

  • of food in China, it's gotta be

  • the hongmichang right here.

  • That right there is the ultimate dim sum

  • you have to taste, and we're gonna dip it

  • in to that peanut sauce.

  • Go right ahead, try it out.

  • This is gonna...

  • This is just the definition of joy.

  • - [Nikki] Should I bite it?

  • - (laughs) cheers.

  • - Cheers.

  • (background chattering)

  • (groans in delight)

  • - What do you think of that?

  • - That shrimp is so good.

  • - Look at that.

  • - My gosh, yeah.

  • - [Trevor] D'you like that?

  • - [Nikki] It's like soft and crispy and plump all at once.

  • - And next up, we had to taste the steamed chicken feet

  • in a black bean sauce, the fengzao.

  • So you can see the real secret

  • is the fluffy skin and the fatty collagen.

  • Let's try it out.

  • (background chatter)

  • (groans in delight)

  • Oh yeah.

  • What do you think?

  • (background chattering)

  • - There's a little kick in it that's really nice.

  • You can taste the chili in there.

  • - Wow.

  • - This might be the chicken's feet I've had.

  • - (laughs) Yeah, I think so.

  • They definitely are.

  • Sup guys, we gotta try these luishabao,

  • molten egg custard buns.

  • And it's all on the inside, the magic.

  • Juicy, molten eggless... oh, oh.

  • Isn't that creamy?

  • - [Nikki] How does that not fall?

  • - [Trevor] Wow.

  • - [Nels] Oh geez.

  • - Look at that.

  • Let's try it out.

  • - Oh my gosh.

  • Oh, it's leaking.

  • (groans in delight)

  • - Oh my gosh.

  • - Whoa. I was not expecting that flavor.

  • - I just like... the custard filled my mouth.

  • Its warm, and sweet but, like,

  • creamy, not heavy though.

  • - Oh yeah. High five (hands clap together)

  • This is awesome.

  • How was that guys?

  • - It was so good, it was like a dream.

  • That was just amazing.

  • - Fantastic introduction to China.

  • - I can't believe that was our first meal.

  • - Beautiful. And we've got so many places

  • to bring you guys today.

  • Let's keep going.

  • Next up, we're going for changfan,

  • the ultimate Chinese rice noodle roll.

  • And today we're bringing our guests

  • for the most plump and satisfying rolls in the restaurant.

  • So it's an action-packed day today.

  • We're taking Nikki and Nels down

  • through the old alleyways of Guangzhou.

  • And right up ahead we're going into the old streets

  • for some changfan, rice noodle rolls with pork

  • and beef

  • and egg.

  • Really delicious, made on a cloth, bu lao chang style.

  • It's gonna be really good.

  • And next up guys,

  • Next up guys, changfen.

  • So this is Chu laoban, boss Chu,

  • and he's been open for many years.

  • So he's been open 61 years here.

  • Wow, it's a 61 year old joint,

  • and this is it right here.

  • And we're gonna order the classic

  • with egg, pork and beef, and it's really good.

  • Let's go take a look.

  • So this is it right here.

  • You can see we've got these

  • rice flour rolls

  • that are steamed on top of a cloth over here.

  • And they put a bunch of different ingredients on top.

  • Okay, here we go.

  • Look at that guys, there.

  • That is the sticky rice flour,

  • and we're laying it down over top of a cloth

  • and putting delicious pork mixture on

  • and egg and shrimp, and then steaming it.

  • It's called bu lao chang because its on a cloth.

  • There's a couple different ways

  • you can make this changfan.

  • One of them is in a metal tray, steamed,

  • and this way is over top of a cloth, steamed.

  • And it goes right in that bowl.

  • Just covered in that oil and soy sauce.

  • And this is the classic dish of Canton.

  • Look at this.

  • We've got that steamed rice flour,

  • and look on the inside.

  • We've got those shrimp, there's an egg,

  • and then that pork mixture with that light soy sauce.

  • Oh wow.

  • And of course, I think in this one

  • the real winner is this little bit

  • of a spicy bean paste on top.

  • There it is guys (laughs).

  • Let's try it out.

  • (slurps noodles)

  • (groans in delight)

  • Oh, that's fantastic isn't it?

  • - [Nikki] Yeah, it's good with the egg.

  • I just got the egg in there.

  • - Wow. Like a light soy sauce,

  • spicy with that bean paste and then I love...

  • This is really just an upgrade deluxe changfan

  • because they put so much in there.

  • So that is just only on the streets of Guangzhou.

  • The pure changfen.

  • You have to come to Guangzhou to taste it this level.

  • (car horn blaring)

  • Thank you.

  • Bye bye.

  • - Bye bye.

  • - Thank you.

  • Wow, wasn't that awesome?

  • - Yeah, that was so good.

  • - Really good.

  • And next up, we're bringing our guests

  • for the most succulent roast goose

  • and barbecue pork in Guangzhou.

  • What do you guys think of Guangzhou so far?

  • - It's amazing, there's so much to see.

  • - It's super cool, right?

  • - It's been amazing here.

  • - And we're in a local little herbs

  • and Chinese medicine market.

  • Right up ahead, for the next food,

  • we're gonna go get some Chinese chasiu barbecue pork

  • and some roast goose.

  • - That's gonna be amazing.

  • - Let's go try it out guys.

  • And here it is guys, famous, famous

  • Cantonese barbecue pork and roast goose.

  • Oh yeah, look at that.

  • Whoa.

  • Look at that, we've got two goose getting chopped.

  • Oh, look at all the juice.

  • - [Nikki] Oh wow, look at that.

  • - [Trevor] Look at the juice bursting.

  • Oh, look at these big packages.

  • (plastic rustling)

  • - [Nikki] Did you see what that guy did?

  • - [Trevor] Look at that.

  • So we just got the triple treasure box combo

  • of chasiu, (foreign word)

  • barbecue pork and roast goose.

  • And you can see in the back it's just full on

  • chopping, glistening roast goose and barbecue pork.

  • And she just totally loaded up the juicy goodness here.

  • Let's just see what's in this first treasure box.

  • Let's open it up and take a look.

  • - [Nikki] Oh man, I'm so excited.

  • - It's just like a Christmas gift.

  • Pop it open, let's see.

  • Chasiu,

  • or goose.

  • (cooing) it's goose, look at that goose.

  • Wow, isn't that amazing?

  • So we've got two different sauces guys.

  • We've got one Chinese plum sauce

  • and then this is the goose drippings.

  • We've got pure goose drippings here.

  • Nikki do you wanna pour both of those on?

  • - [Nikki] Oh yeah.

  • - Oh wait. Nikki do you wanna pour

  • just this goose drippings on

  • and we'll have a little bit of plum sauce on the side.

  • - [Nikki] Okay. It's, like, so oily (laughs).

  • - [Trevor] This is the pure magic right here.

  • - [Nikki] Just pour all of that on.

  • - [Trevor] Just pour all those goose drippings all over.

  • Oh, this is insane.

  • And Nels, let's just pour that plum.

  • It's like a watery plum, but just maybe a bit there

  • that we can... oh.

  • - [Nikki] I think you can just pour a little--

  • - [Trevor] Pour it on? Okay.

  • - [Nels] Pour a little on.

  • - [Trevor] And then pour a little bit

  • all over the goose too.

  • Oh my goodness.

  • Oh my.

  • Life is good isn't it?

  • This is it guys, the first roast goose in China.

  • - You're gonna spoil us Trevor.

  • (funky pop music)

  • (groans in delight)

  • Oh wow.

  • - That skin is amazing, it's so juicy.

  • - It's so fatty.

  • - It's so fatty.

  • - [Nikki] That is beautiful.

  • It's just glistening with the juices and the fat.

  • - [Nels] This is the most juicy bite

  • of goose I've ever had.

  • - Look at how it's completely saturated.

  • Okay next up we gotta try the chasiu barbecue pork.

  • Nikki you wanna open that up?

  • Let's take a look.

  • (cheering)

  • - [Nikki] Oh wow.

  • - [Trevor] Oh my goodness.

  • Look at that.

  • And we've got two different cuts.

  • And of course, we know which one we're going for, right?

  • - [Nikki] Oh yeah.

  • - [Trevor] Yeah. Let's take that fattiness.

  • - [Nels] Huge layer of fat.

  • - [Nikki] Just look at that.

  • - [Trevor] Oh my goodness.

  • Look at that glistening fatty--

  • - [Nikki] Is that running down this one too?

  • - Oh yes. Oh yes guys.

  • We're so happy to have you guys out eating in China,

  • tasting this good stuff.

  • - This is an honor.

  • (relaxed pop music)

  • - That just melts the moment you put it in your mouth.

  • (relaxed pop music)

  • - And I love how there's a bit of a slight secret,

  • almost honey-like sauce on the skin, right?

  • - [Nikki] Oh this is just fat. That is,

  • I'm excited for this piece.

  • - [Nels] I was just about to say this one is just fat.

  • - [Nikki] Look at that, that's literally fat.

  • - This is so much fun eating together.

  • Pure fat, pure delight.

  • - So good.

  • - Almost like honey.

  • - Yeah. It's like you ate the best chasiu butter

  • or just, like, melt in your mouth--

  • - So we've just tried both, and Nels and Nikki,

  • what were your favorite?

  • - I honestly like them both the same.

  • They're just so good, yeah.

  • - [Trevor] Really good.

  • - I think that this might be my favorite.

  • This is gorgeous, the skin is just amazing.

  • - Yeah, I was leaning towards that

  • but that honey flavor on that is just so good too.

  • - Its better than almost any Thanksgiving turkey

  • I've ever had.

  • - Really? Wow.

  • Really good (laughs)

  • And next up, we're bringing Nikki and Nels

  • for some classic Cantonese pig foot noodles.

  • And of course, pork intestine noodles too.

  • So next up we're in the deep alleyways of Guangzhou,

  • and we're bringing you to try a famous wonton noodle joint.

  • But here they've got the pig foot noodles.

  • Check this out guys.

  • Check this out.

  • So you can get, these are egg noodles, and they've got

  • a bunch of different braised sauces down here.

  • Oh, and this is the pig foot right in here.

  • And we're just gonna... Oh yeah, look at that.

  • It's all about the gelatin.

  • Look at that.

  • Look at those.

  • And this is the beef brisket.

  • Wow. And then we've also got the...

  • Whoa, crazy.

  • As you can see all of these dried egg noodles here.

  • You can get these as well, take them to go

  • and cook 'em up.

  • But we're here to eat, and we're gonna place our order.

  • And here comes the sauce.

  • Whoa, look at that jelly-like pig's foot.

  • Oh, and here they come you guys.

  • - That's fantastic.

  • So we've got the pork intestine.

  • Then we've got the beef brisket.

  • And then what we came here for,

  • the beautiful

  • pig foot noodles.

  • So this one right here really looks delicious

  • with those juicy intestines, braised juicy pork intestines.

  • And you can really smell that.

  • It's just like a rich gravy, right?

  • The whole gravy aroma.

  • - [Nikki] It smells so good.

  • - [Trevor] And Nikki you're saying you just

  • love intestines, right?

  • - Yeah I do, I love intestines.

  • - So this is gonna be good for you.

  • And Nels,

  • your pig's foot.

  • - Pig's foot. I'm excited for this, I am.

  • - And I'm just going light version,

  • normal beef brisket but we can share everything.

  • (slurps noodles)

  • (groans in delight)

  • - You know what, I like this a lot better

  • than I was expecting.

  • - Really?

  • - Yeah. It's (licks lips)

  • just a lot of flavor just packed in a small bite.

  • That was really good.

  • - This is so soft, it's not chewy at all.

  • It just like, it's probably the softest melt-in-your-mouth

  • intestine that I've ever had.

  • - [Trevor] Really?

  • - [Nikki] And the flavor is so rich.

  • It's not bitter at all like you'll get sometimes.

  • - [Nels] You might wanna it with your hand.

  • - I'm in love with these noodles.

  • How's that pig's foot?

  • - That is so good.

  • Like, the fat just coats your tongue,

  • and its so soft, and the flavor is really good.

  • It's not strong, it's like mild strong.

  • It's kind of a medium flavor.

  • - It's all about the texture, the fatty collagenness, right?

  • - It really coats your tongue though, it really just, like,

  • just slides over your tongue.

  • It's really good.

  • - Next up we're bringing Nikki and Nels

  • for an extremely strong and satisfying

  • traditional Chinese medicine drink.

  • Sold by vendor who looks at your tongue

  • and your overall health, Chinese traditional medicine style,

  • to make you feel better.

  • Okay guys, so next up, because it's such a warm day

  • in Guangzhou, we're going into a little local neighborhood

  • right down these stairs.

  • There's a traditional Chinese medicine bitter drink,

  • liangcha, and it's really good.

  • And what's super unique about this one

  • is that they use a custom mixture

  • of different herbs and spices depending

  • on how you're feeling, and she is gonna

  • to prescribe a drink to us based on our feelings right now.

  • Here we are guys.

  • This is famous Cantonese medicinal tea, liangcha,

  • run by Lin laoban.

  • (laughs)

  • So this is Lin laoban.

  • This is Nikki and Nels

  • (greetings in foreign language)

  • from USA.

  • - Oh, hi.

  • They've been open 20 years here.

  • - Oh my gosh, wow, that's incredible.

  • So look at this, guys.

  • This is all traditional Chinese, Cantonese liangcha.

  • - So these are like different herbal teas kinda things?

  • - All different, right?

  • And Lin laoban is gonna look at us

  • and decide what's best for us based on how we're feeling.

  • So do you wanna try first?

  • - Sure.

  • - Okay.

  • And after having a quick talk with Boss Lin,

  • she took a look at our tongues,

  • asked us if we had any issues,

  • prescribed us something perfect

  • to beat the summer heat and the humidity of Guangzhou.

  • So this is pure medicine here.

  • - Cheers.

  • - Chinese herbal liangcha, yeah.

  • - I have no idea what to expect from the flavor.

  • (smacks lips)

  • - Oh it's so bitter, I love it.

  • - It's bitter right?

  • - I love that. I like it because its not overpowering.

  • Like, it's a strong flavor but it doesn't, like,

  • knock you off your feet or anything.

  • You just kind of take a sip and it's there,

  • but its so soothing.

  • - Soothing, and medicinal, and herbal,

  • and a little bit bitter.

  • And Boss Lin really knows how to prescribe you

  • what you need based on how you're feeling.

  • People come here with all different sorts of problems,

  • or not.

  • Some people just love it because it feels good.

  • But if you come with a cold, if you come with anything,

  • she can just mix up the perfect blend for you

  • and you'll feel better.

  • - Thank you.

  • - Thank you very much Lin laoban.

  • That was really nice.

  • Very happy. That just feels so good.

  • And next up, we're going deep into a local market

  • in Guangzhou and looking for street food.

  • Finding some incredibly strong Chinese rice liqor,

  • baijiu, and some of the best fried rice noodles

  • we've had so far.

  • And next up guys, we are going deep into a local market

  • here in Guangzhou.

  • There's a bunch of little street foods and snacks to try.

  • And I know that right up ahead

  • there's a famous Cantonese fried rice noodle dish

  • the (name in foreign language), the chao hefun,

  • and it's just right up here.

  • And there is so much going on here,

  • lots of fruit being sold, lots of meat hanging up.

  • - Oh my gosh.

  • - Pretty cool.

  • - We're like in the heart of this.

  • - Yes, we are.

  • - This is amazing.

  • - And we've just found our local little...

  • Wow, it's all rice liqor.

  • These are wines, these are wines.

  • - Oh my gosh. Do people just, like,

  • take a shot right here or they,

  • - Usually you would buy like a liter or half-liter.

  • So this is baijiu, traditional Chinese white liqor.

  • (laughs)

  • She's worried that we're gonna die (laughs)

  • She's worried we're gonna get drunk.

  • - Can you light this on fire? I think that's the...

  • - No, this is definitely (laughs nervously)

  • - It's just like evaporating in your mouth, it's so strong.

  • - Oh my gosh.

  • Wow.

  • - Oh my goodness.

  • - Do people drink that just straight?

  • - I don't think I can drink more than that.

  • - (laughs) it's strong, right?

  • - That was intense.

  • - We're gonna keep exploring this market guys.

  • Deep in the alleyways.

  • And here is the seafood section.

  • Look at this guys.

  • We got abalone, we got crab.

  • Look at these, live dancing shrimp.

  • - Oh my gosh.

  • That is so cool.

  • Yeah, those are very fresh.

  • - Yeah. And we are gonna be having a ton of seafood

  • in the next video when we bring you guys

  • for the ultimate seafood meal.

  • - Oh man, this is so cool.

  • - And as you guys can see, this market

  • is just packed with people.

  • Local, traditional Chinese ingredients.

  • And right up ahead there's a stir-fried rice noodle joint.

  • Let's go try it out.

  • And for our final meal, we're bringing Nikki and Nels

  • for some extremely local style stir-fried rice noodles,

  • sliced by hand with a big blade

  • deep in the alleyways of Guangzhou.

  • And right up here guys, deep in the alleyway,

  • is a famous local-style fried noodle.

  • So look at this.

  • We're actually chopping up homemade rice noodles here.

  • So it's rice flour, and we're chopping up

  • these homemade rice noodles.

  • And we're gonna add them to the wok

  • and have a classic fried he fen noodle.

  • So it's rice flour and water.

  • And you can see he's steaming it

  • in this metal steamer over here.

  • And then, as it comes out, it comes out

  • in these flat sheets, and we chop it up

  • and fry it into noodles.

  • - I've never had noodles like these, ever.

  • - It's super cool, yeah.

  • So you can see we're taking these rice flour sheets

  • right off of the tray here.

  • And then we're just chopping them up

  • into thin homemade

  • rice noodles.

  • Boom.

  • - [Nikki] Such a unique experience for us.

  • - [Trevor] Okay, now here we go guys, the wok is starting.

  • We're gonna make...

  • Okay, come on in.

  • (air conditioner blowing)

  • Isn't it nice to watch this,

  • this frying action?

  • - [Nikki] I was saying to him,

  • I can't believe that even, like, a little stand like this

  • you can... they don't have that in the U.S.

  • Like, this is (trails off)

  • - So you can just see that pure wok skill there

  • as he's frying these noodles up.

  • We got the flat rice noodles, bean sprouts,

  • egg, pork,

  • over high heat.

  • It's all about the control.

  • And it's really nice to get in the back

  • to see how he does it.

  • Because you can see with your eyes the precision.

  • Oh, and there come the greens, look at that.

  • Isn't that great?

  • - [Nels] Oh my goodness.

  • - [Nikki] So excited to try that.

  • - [Trevor] Oh yeah.

  • (food frying loudly)

  • - [Nels] Yeah, you can tell he's really skilled

  • with all of that.

  • - [Trevor] Yeah, he's a master of the rice noodle (laughs)

  • (food frying loudly)

  • - [Nikki] So it's got carrot and then--

  • - [Trevor] Yeah, so he's got carrot and greens

  • and little bit of pork.

  • (food frying loudly)

  • (air conditioner blowing loudly)

  • - [Trevor] Wow, bravo. There it is.

  • Okay, here we go guys.

  • We got the street chao hefun,

  • deep in the local alleyways of Guangzhou.

  • We're got chao ne fen here, which is thin rice noodle.

  • And then we've got chao hefun, which is the fatter version.

  • And there it is guys, that is the fat rice noodle,

  • chao hefun.

  • So you can see they actually put a bit of gai lan greens,

  • Chinese vegetables in there.

  • Oh wow, and this is fried over high heat

  • with a bit of beef.

  • Oh wow, that looks awesome.

  • And then here, what do you think of that?

  • - [Nels] Oh, this looks incredible.

  • I'm excited for this for sure.

  • - [Nikki] And this one's pork, right?

  • - [Trevor] Yeah, this is pork.

  • So you can see it's got a bit of carrot,

  • and pork, greens, chives, oh yeah.

  • (laughs)

  • Let's try it out guys.

  • (air conditioner blowing)

  • (groans of delight)

  • - That is so good.

  • - Yeah, that's fantastic.

  • - The beef on that is so flavorful.

  • The flavor coated the noodles.

  • - That is delicious, isn't it?

  • Oh my goodness.

  • - I love that.

  • - And I can't believe we just get that

  • in the middle of the market.

  • - Right deep in the market, right?

  • You can hear the wok going in the back.

  • That is the soul of Guangzhou right there.

  • And just look at this market we're in.

  • Deep in the local alleyways.

  • You can only get this style, this flavor,

  • in these deep markets.

  • Are you having fun?

  • - I am. This is the coolest experience.

  • Like this is so unique and I'm in heaven

  • and I just don't have words for how wonderful this is.

  • Like, everything about this is amazing.

  • - [Trevor] How about you, Nels?

  • - This is kind of the culture shock element

  • of the whole thing.

  • I'm a little overwhelmed, and it's sort of like,

  • buckle your seatbelt, we're going on a ride.

  • And now when the booster pads are on,

  • we're just gonna hit everything we can.

  • - It's okay, I'm here to protect you (laughs)

  • - So next up guys we're going for a $3000 seafood feast

  • in the next video.

  • You can click the link in the description below.

  • It's gonna be a great video,

  • and I can't wait to bring you guys there.

  • And thanks so much for coming out to China.

  • - Oh, thank you.

  • - Thank you. I never wanna leave.

  • - Thanks so much for watching guys.

  • Check out that video in the description below.

  • (crowd chattering)

- All right, check it out guys.

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