Western food and Asian food are prepared a little bit differently… Watch our good friend “Red Cloud” prepare some local dishes, with plenty of red hot chilis!
Please Note: Hong Yun is a real special lady, grew up in the countryside pretty much dirt poor—came to the city for work 8 years ago, has since then learned how to speak English, clean AND cook western-style. With that powerful combination and some of her extended family’s help- she and her husband have just bought their first house! It’s an understatement to say it’s a dream come true- being that only a year ago they (and 10 year old daughter) used to rent the upstairs of a concrete block house with zero insulation and no plumbing—having to use a neighborhood outhouse etc. Notice how even in the nice new apt. no heat is used!
7 comments:
Wow, one pan for the entire meal!!! Do they add many spices to their foods?
Interesting seeing everyone eating with their winter coats on. :)
Derek... are they drinking SODA with that wonderful meal? Not tea?
I guess this wasn't filmed in the heat of summer, huh?
When I see that apartment, I think IKEA is there now... did you get your new entertainment center set up yet?
Love, Karen
This was pretty cool.....ha ha, no pun intended,I do mean the food prep of course.
I wanted to comment on the sunny days there as well....sounds like you may have had more sun than we get in an average year here in the Burgh!
Thanks for taking the time to shoot the videos,I love them.
Great dishes! Wish we were there!
Happy birthday Lanni!
Many blessings to all of you.
Love,
Georgia
Now this video actually made me hungry - unlike the previous that had the opposite effect!
Hey guys!! thanks for all your responses. :)
I [Holly]actually wish I was doing the cooking commentary since I actually cook:P (once a week that is;) but this already was completed in the editing room...
Yes Dave, they use lots of spices-- but mostly fresh, Like ginger root, garlic cloves, and cilantro. This is NOT the place for low-sodium dieters!: Besides LOADS of oil (that has the strongest flavor) they use lots of salt, MSG, chicken buillion, black pepper and a "fruit" that looks like peppercorns, a numbing spice called "hua jiao". that is placed in the oil first (that disperses the flavor) whole or in the powder form. Have you ever used Szechuan Salt? that has that in there. It is naturally numbing, and the first few times you eat it you think someone put Novacaine in the food.. But you get used to it and now we enjoy it. Somewhat;)
For major holidays like New Year---the host will take 3 days to buy and prepare all the dishes, they will make at least 15-20 dishes all cooked in one wok!!! And most of it will still be temperature hot when its all out on the table.
Same goes for guests, if people invite you over to their house (inc. city folk and poor peasants alike) they will go ALL out and buy you the best of the best and serve you like royalty, actually placing food into your bowl to make sure you are eating enough. It is considered rude to leave dishes empty--it makes the cook think they didn't serve enough. So you have to leave some food leftover in the dishes.
Someone once said, "you cannot outgive a Chinese person". We are finding that to be so true and humbling.
I thoroughly enjoyed this short film, loved the title and the tickets in the beginning...awesome!
I also learned a lot about how your friends cook and how they eat.
Very very different from Italians, you are expected to put a LOT on your dish when it is your turn.
I am glad I learned that before I visit!
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