American opens pizzeria in CHINESE VILLAGE?! I have so many questions...

Meet Adrien, he's just opened a pizzeria in a tiny Chinese village and his story is fascinating!!!
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[@Mbwunion]

I went to school with this guy back in Chengdu. He’s always had that cheerful optimism and was always laughing. Glad to see he hasn’t changed!

[@alexdyk9813]

It’s very touching to hear that the villagers have already considered Adrian as one of them, saying he is the pride of the village. That’s how the world should be, no xenophobia, no discrimination, just love and respect.

[@reivell3699]

The locals are too kind to him, if they're in America, they'll get bashed from behind by the AsianHate group. These villagers legit don't know what's happening to them.

[@willfungusman8666]

​@@reivell3699wut

[@MrLanternland]

@@reivell3699 Do you know who is attacking Asians - and White people - in American cities? No, I didn't think so.

[@khontai999]

to many evil here in usa

[@totomo1976]

I like your comment. They are pure and innocent.

[@TwoCentsOnTour]

100% makes sense to adapt to the local tastes. Hopefully all the hype turns into a sustainable business for him 😊

[@taotao98103]

But Americans like everything authentic.

[@LisaTao]

@@taotao98103not really. When it comes to food originated from other countries, nothing here in the US is authentic 😂😂

[@alfredoxu7926]

Chinese people don't eat cheese....

[@taotao98103]

@@LisaTao There are American Chinese, Japanese and Mexican food, but the most authentic restaurants are in the US because they are mostly opened by the people from the regions.

[@LisaTao]

@@alfredoxu7926 absurd. It’s not in the tradition for Chinese people to eat cheese but chinese people won’t oppose good food. Some may hate it but some may like it.

[@Cr4z33_YT]

Being Italian I can confirm he's making 100% proper pizza (base)! 👍🏼🤤 Also Adrien could easily learn how to make home made mozzarella for his own use. Look for a channel called Vincenzo's plates, he's an Italian guy living in Australia and explains lots of Italian recipes.

[@alfredoxu7926]

i think you need fresh milk to make mozzarella at home...

[@heinlich]

i don't think you are going to love his cultural mangling experiments.😂

[@fruit4423]

榴莲披萨才是最正宗的！😆

[@hansonfincher927]

Yeah, if he can make the dough that well he could easily learn to make his own mozzarella 👍

[@MontyGumby]

Making mozzarella ? you're forgetting he's the typical caucasian Americano.....and I'm guessing he doesn't have Italian/French background.

[@rabbitazteca23]

Im really glad he made use of the local cuisine in his pizzas. Really makes it a unique selling point

[@truthbearer888]

Adrian has definitely integrated himself into the Chinese culture. You could tell he is living a joyful and peaceful life as he counsels Blondie to "follow your heart". Great advice!

[@user-zc2qi5ys7x]

Amen

[@tonylie8733]

Somewhat surprised by the comments of the local residents, accepting and even claiming to be proud of having foreigners open a business in their village, what a good community it is.

[@hongqingxiang3374]

🙏👍🙏

[@Fw8888]

CONFIDENT. WELL BEING. PROSPERITY. this is how a SUCCESSFUL nation and country look like.

[@llw2606]

Because his behavior make people like him, open a restaurant that people can have chance to taste good food. If he comes to steal, sell drugs and cause trouble, then locals would not like him. There are some foreigners do that. Those foreigners need to be banned.

[@aero.l]

Yea unlike the xenophobic and racist America.

[@aoeu256]

I dunno if I opened a business in China it would be maybe about IT or something.

[@Lobstersaladyum]

This is amazing. He's become the local attraction contributing to increase in tourism to the area. Win win😁

[@SlimJim3082]

Oh man the support from the locals... He's a part of their community now. That's awesome

[@dannyc2474]

I applaud Adrain and thank you for opening up a pizza restaurant in the country side. Keep up the great work and good luck.

[@user-kh5gp4tb3t]

The cultural heritage of this village has considerable potential as long as it is revitalized.😊

[@k.k.c8670]

'Revitalization' could go both ways. Overzealous officials might destroy the heritage value and look of it though. Pouring cement everywhere and making everything look 'new and modern'. Sigh...

[@damiester1]

@@k.k.c8670 Fortunately, there are officials who do things the right way... so it's up to luck whether or not we get proper development.

[@k.k.c8670]

@@damiester1 do they have public and NGO consultations before starting any Revitalization? That would perhaps help. Too many ancient places in China have been modernized/commercialized without a care for heritage.

[@jingzhi2898]

They are probably a suburban village with a relatively developed tourism industry.

[@aoeu256]

@@k.k.c8670 "Heritage value" is only there for tourists, everyone who lives there want to improve their lives for themselves.

[@JamesChenisKing]

An American, in. China, selling Italian food. Freaking love it!

[@alfredoxu7926]

papa johns and Pizzahut came to china long ago.

[@phatrick8848]

Did you know that Taiwan is a country?

[@peternjoyce]

@@phatrick8848 why get political here? Since you are at it, let me correct you here, Taiwan is a pseudo-country with no UN representation.

[@pastasoo]

@@phatrick8848 nope, didn't know that.

[@jeffwen9965]

@@pastasoo 台湾是中国的一个岛，一个地区，简单地说，这是中国还在持续进行的内战的另一个政权。

[@zhoumygod]

I’m so touched that foreigners are starting to embrace and appreciate Chinese regional food. I wish Adrian all the best :) Edit: ​Did not expect to see this amount of toxicity in reply to a compliment, I forgot how vile the internet is lol

[@alfredoxu7926]

he won't last more than a few months...

[@jayzhang7527]

@@alfredoxu7926 haters hate😂

[@rabbitazteca23]

@@alfredoxu7926 probably more than u can say. Life is all about trying, succeeding, and often failing. Life stops if u give up trying

[@alfredoxu7926]

pretty sure "foreigners" appreciated Chinese food a long time ago...

[@phatrick8848]

Taiwan is a country

[@Veronica_Boer]

As an italian now back in Italy and totally in love with Chinese food from any region, I would definitely try it! Hope all is going well with Adrien's business:)

[@MontyGumby]

I hope he doesn't make it too "local" - then it becomes basically some chinese pancake thing

[@PatrickCole-md9bu]

Why is your name Dutch? Boer refers to Dutch people that reside in South Africa. There's nothing Italian about it and you don't look Italian!

[@Veronica_Boer]

@PatrickCole-md9bu - Many Italians are blond and blue eyed. If you took a trip to Italy, you'd be surprised. Dark haired and dark skinned people are mostly from the south of Italy (we are mostly of Germanic and Gaelic descent, due to invasions thought the centuries) and, even in the South, thanks to Norse and Germanic invasions, there area bounty of people with fair hair and skin. My last name is typical of the region of Piedmont, in the North West Italy, where there are a lot of people with last names which are either Boer, Boerci, Boeri and so on. In my family, we all have either grey or blue eyes and blonde hair. Thanks for asking:-(

[@PatrickCole-md9bu]

I've been throughout Northern Italy in the Swiss/Italian alps. You just have a different exotic look to you. My top two favorite places in the world are Horta Faial Azores Portugal and South Tyrol Italy in the Dolomites. Northern Italians are the best. I'd move there in a heartbeat! I'm heading back out there either this December or January, to meet with my new cooking instructor in Tuscany. From there, off to Genoa, then the Dolomites (South Tyrol & Bolzano), unsure about anywhere in the south, due to their giant illegal migrant disaster.

[@Veronica_Boer]

@@PatrickCole-md9bu thank you. It’s like a country divided in 2. We were hoping to become a federalist country, to each its own

[@RespectOthers1]

I always like watching foreigners talking about their life in China. You did a fantastic job showing us a tasty slice 🍕 of Adrien's China story! :D

[@sample.text.]

This is amazing. Seeing how welcoming the locals are of something new in their village and even supporting it is just beautiful. Outstanding.

[@mikebade5428]

One of your best videos! I love how welcoming the community is to a foreigner opening a business in town. If we get rid of all of the politics, we all can get along just fine-we are far more similar than different, no matter where we live or what language we speak.

[@alfredoxu7926]

but how can you get rid of politics?it's everywhere.

[@flikitaw5654]

I love all your videos but this one was particularly enjoyable!! What an amazing set of locals, so lovely that theyve embraced this random american in their village and even some of the older people had tried his pizza and enjoyed it!

[@user-zc2qi5ys7x]

Amen. God is good

[@lindyralph8792]

This was so great. It was lovely to see how much the locals have embraced Adrien and Rosey!

[@billinsf88]

What a warm spirited young guy pursuing and enjoying his passion! Wishing him all the best and love from the people he meets everyday. Love the locals support his endeavor.

[@Nancy-mi3xe]

That was great! And I loved seeing how open the village folk were to their new neighbors and trying the combos of pizza and local. Wish I could taste it too. Good luck to Adrien and Rosey!

[@alexc1921]

What a wonderful adventure, best of luck to Adrien. "All mazes have exits" had me thinking though! Good job Amy.

[@peternjoyce]

Twenty some years ago I and my wife were in Liuzhou Guangxi visiting a night market. Liuzhou back then was kind of like a third tier industrial town. We passed by a particularly busy food cart seeing a Latino-looking man selling Al Pastor tacos. The tacos looked very much like those I would get from street vendors from East L.A.

[@zlxoxo98]

omg，liuzhou！！

[@leoliao3181]

That cup of fresh soy milk is actually a daily breakfast for most people in China. There's also a meme that coffee is somewhat of a kind of soy milk because it's called coffee bean (咖啡豆) in China. Thus, we could say soy milk is present as Chinese coffee.

[@jayp48998]

Adrien assimilating himself and his food to the local culture is already a good start to hopefully a successful business adventure. And his positive attitude and entrepreneurship spirit will take him a very long way. Good luck mate!

[@felisasininus1784]

Thanks for letting me know about this amazing little shop. Hope the business continues to bloom for Adrien for years to come, so that I'll get a chance to finally visit it one day. I also love everything tofu. Especially the drier types of tofu products. Can't wait to visit the Tofu Village and its unique and quaint lil pizzeria!

[@tiffanytran5712]

So lovely to see a local twist to pizza with so much support from the village. Great video Amy!!

[@user-ve3oj9km7u]

I would call him a warrior. He came to a strange land, learned the culture, integrated into the village and brought cultural exchange. Not only does he find love, but he builds a business from the ground up! Stepping into a strange land, finding love, creating a business, cross-cultural exchange, each of these takes courage, hard work and luck for any person, and he succeeded in all of them！

[@scottmcmurray3233]

This looks lovely and the village looks nice too! I had a Durian Pizza in Guangzhou and it was very interesting haha!

[@adriancho2184]

whao the moment u gave the fermented bean maker a slice of his work, i think u just won the whole chinese community heart. keep up the good work

[@taotao98103]

Amy, when you said Bing Fen restaurant, Adrien's wife was skeptical. You got to bring some thing different. Bing Fen is a Chinese food, you don't have advantage. You have to sell something foreign to the Chinese. You can have a Bing Fen restaurant in Australia.

[@eddiegerahty3454]

Or maybe selling vegemite bingfen in China.

[@josephtu9527]

@@eddiegerahty3454yea na

[@chrislee5685]

Yeah true should try open Bing Fen in Australia while opening Australia specialty to China.

[@MDotA8601160]

yeah maybe australian meat pie instead of bingfen

[@sog8074]

@@eddiegerahty3454 mate, you are genius

[@welcome2stp]

love it! adrian making fusion pizza from two cultures is genius! and he’s from the state like me! definitely will have to visit his restaurant and support him if i ever visit china.

[@yizhang1390]

What an amazing story, Adrien! How encouraging as well! Pray that your restaurant would keep running well!

[@TearfulofBlue]

I’ve absolutely loved all of your videos, but there’s just something about this one that had me smiling and laughing the whole way through. How welcoming and open and just funny all of the locals were, how warmly they embraced him introducing something totally new, you going back to the man and his family who make the star ingredient that Adrien uses because he hadn’t gotten the chance to try it. So many amazing and heartfelt moments in this one; being able to see China and Chinese culture through your eyes has been a joy and a pleasure, thank you so much for these videos Amy, and for being so kind and open and so completely you! 💕

[@anony-ic3pz]

This is the evolution of asian cuisine. The doufuru on pizza is akin to anchovies on pizza! It's a winner!

[@DemonFox369]

That’s sweet of you to bring him a slice of the pizza.

[@passby8070]

wow... love that village, reminded of my own! Very glad that the locals are welcoming him with open arms...

[@nicoleshen4101]

This pizza actually looks really good.

[@andy_2221]

I feel like you are gonna crave this pizza one day and it really is one of a kind. I doubt there is one other out their making this fusion type pizza with such sincerity. I love it

[@catdelaney2986]

I'm really intrigued by this video! AMY YOU DID IT AGAIN! I am super curious about Adrien's story and it made me think about Any starting a second channel and learning more about the stories of people she connects with on these adventures. Such a good "interviewer" that it just made me think.... I'm going to need Adrien to take Amy around the village.

[@willfungusman8666]

Spicy tofu pizza? It sounds like a delicious pizza!!! 🍕🍕

[@Phoca_Vitulina]

This was so wholesome, him living his best life and really integrating into the village and honoring its heritage. Also omg I am in love with bingfen, would love a bingfen place!

[@fantasticchina4341]

Food made in collaboration between different cultures is always surprising and attractive. Thanks for sharing.🌼

[@PatrickCole-md9bu]

Wrong! Italian food should never be mixed with any other cuisine! It creates a nasty mixture of flavors!🤮

[@cfchooi]

Love this video - something different and unique. Love the personal story and experience of the Adrien especially opening shop in a village. Please do more!

[@rtgtx]

Wow, what a information and joy packed video. I have been watched your video for many years but your videos just keep getting better. Solute to you and to Adrian!

[@sdensford]

So awesome! Similarly, I was in Hongcun recently, not far from here, and they have a pizza shop also. It’s becoming a thing! I didn’t try it because I was intent on the more traditional local cuisine. Now I want to go try this shop!

[@mysmilesarah]

I've just started pre-liking your videos. They are always a treat!

[@Alex-ky4cd]

It looks like a really beautiful village

[@myfortezza]

Cultural exchange through food awesome. He’s being quite innovative in his offerings, local fare reinvented. Kept his expenses down and offer decent prices. Keep up the good work 😊

[@Sam-we6ly]

这期视频真的很棒，作为安徽人下次来黄山旅游来支持下卓文的小食堂，我在想中文店名起的很好听，原来是🈶一位漂亮的中国老婆啊。卓文太棒了，一个外国人的探险之旅❤❤❤

[@namelesswarrior4760]

If you want to change your life! Don't ask for permissions. Respect your courage and convictions Adrien.

[@andyk139]

Amy, many long-time content creators out there tend to run out of video ideas and inspiration for their videos, but you honestly seem to just keep on picking up momentum, and your videos are more exciting by the week. Keep up the great work, we love your videos!!!

[@andy_2221]

This was such an amazing video. I loved the vibes

[@yaqiwang5242]

Wow this is a brilliant idea and a success story! It takes lots of efforts. I wish him and his family a bigger success.

[@IsaacCle]

Loved this video so much. Adrien was great and the locals were super sweet. I hope you can find similar people around China and do more videos like this!

[@al150nn]

Loved this video, Amy! Funky East/West fusion was the cherry on top to your usual excellence in local food and cultural exploration. Hope Adrien's restaurant succeeds and that you stumble upon a few more foreign business owners like him in China!

[@mikewant5230]

老白from Beijing and Amy from Australia are definitely my favorite food vloggers in China. And my advice to Amy is to visit 老白 to learn some Chinese history behind Chinese foods.

[@EvilReaperZ]

i watch both, try 阿星探店 too, he's funny and infomative

[@bouncingBrain]

Thank you. I love this video. I have watched all the videos in your channel, but this one is special.

[@Pomatopedia]

This is the peak content I subbed for!

[@calvinang1]

Different format of food video. So refreshing. Luv it👍🏻

[@hzhang5305]

this was so cool to see and what a great example of cultural exchange!! wish adrien all the best for his business, the pizzas look delicious!

[@redflamelcd]

Been watching you for the longest time and I cant get enough. if you uploaded every day I would still watch.

[@blackguardunlimeted]

I love his passion ❤ I wish him the best of luck An Italian supporter 😅

[@its_so_edna]

That pizza looks delicious. Congratulations on the success of this shop.

[@junshao3387]

It's so heartwarming to see that you bother to get a piece for uncle tofuru to try💖 And yeeeeeessss!! 100000% for Bingfen by Amy!

[@Pink-Sushi-jp]

Best wishes to Adrian. Hope he is successful in the restaurant. With all the saltiness, no need for anchovy. Sourcing the cheese is a priority. Thank you to Blondie to bring attention to such an unusual venture.

[@taotao98103]

Correction: When Amy asked how do people eat fermented tofu, the subtitles said "Like when you have breakfast, pair it with rice". Actually the guy said pair it with porridge. Actually it's more commonly paired with porridge as breakfast.

[@alfredoxu7926]

she doesn't care...

[@sola4393]

My dad use to eat that with plain white rice if no porridge. The strong favour works very well together with food that has not much favour.

[@caitlynkiramnan9024]

感觉配干饭更好吃，😂

[@ryllen1707]

饭或粥都OK啦😎

[@taotao98103]

@@ryllen1707 雖然飯跟粥都OK。但片中人說早餐跟稀飯吃，但Amy 沒聼懂。所以字幕也錯了。不懂中文光看字幕的人就不知道。早點還是粥更適合。起碼我家鄉如此。

[@hayden1770]

This dude is killin' it! Congrats!

[@suzanneng5326]

This is so exciting! As someone who grew up eating and loving all those soy products, I think this is an awesome idea. My mother doesn’t like Pizza, but I’m wondering if she will enjoy it if she tried one of these 😊

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Love this video. The town is so charming and the Chinese style pizza is such a good idea.

[@tataslow72]

I’ll definitely visit his restaurant when I’m home next month! Looks amazing!

[@ishabrown]

Pizza looks amazing. It's fab that Adrian business is successful and the locals are supporting him.

[@mleinternationalW]

This is amaizing. This person gave the village experiance and attention. They respect and accept him for it. Core humanity working here🎉

[@jasonlee148]

I can tell from the few chinese words that Adrian said, that his mandarin is extremely fluent.

[@jimmycfchung]

The fermented tofu is the Chinese blue cheese and the saltiness of it is like Italian anchovies. With the pickle onions helps the balance. What a fabulous idea. I make something like that with a green onion pancake and make a fermented tofu mixed with mayonnaise and smoked, Mexican ancho chilies powder. Topped with smoked duck breast n herbs n cheese. N pickled cucumbers n fresh sherds of leeks. Love to go try out his pizza one day

[@loveandforward]

Sounds amazing, you had me with the smoked duck breast.

[@xiao-rongpeng9804]

Adrian is truly creative, the pizza looks amazing!

[@YangGao-vg1lx]

Great story! Love this couple, love your videos, hope you open a Bingfen shop!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

I wish him the best of luck in his endeavours, and nice to see him adapting it to local tastes.

[@raideepu4]

"Follow your heart!" that's the best recipe to open up s business in Chinese rural areas. Proud of Adrian!

[@JJr-ce3vv]

I have created a very tasty sweet Chinese pizza used 酒酿，黄油 and 桂皮粉. Even Western friends can't stop eating it. For vegetable pizza, please try 马兰头豆腐丁 （I used chopped spinach garlic and tofu）pizza, really tasty.

[@mayliang7706]

Fascinating!!! Adrien's business will surely be booming.

[@rachelemma6756]

what a cool video! Thanks for creating and sharing ☺

[@MacD4m0]

Great video!! And all the best to Adrien & Rosey.

[@yogaterapi802]

Following Adrien's advice to "follow your heart," the next step is to open "BING FEN Amy's Cafe." Do your best and good luck Amy & Derk. 🙏🏻👍🏻😍

[@tonyyin8524]

Nice pizza review! My wife wants to visit China, so I'll make a point of visiting Adrien's Pizzeria when we're in Shanghai.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Adrien and Rosie almost as charming as Peter! I know, I've set an impossibly high bar 😆

[@simongregory3114]

what a great story. The village looks great too.

[@kungfudunk94]

Love this content! Keep going!

[@MrMaxm144]

I just love her genuine excitement for life ! Jealous

[@sherryz4644]

As a Chinese huangshan is always on my bucket list. Hope to visit Adrien’s pizza place when I visit anhui

[@michellej8230]

think about anchovy, stinky fish pizza totally makes sense

[@yanglinluo]

This is one amazing video with amazing food!

[@cybourne5910]

Really want to try Adrian's Chinese style pizza 🤩!

[@aloysiuslaw42]

My eyes got tears when I heard the folk said Adrian is part of them and she is proud of him.❤.

[@peggyclio1199]

The dough is terrific! Bravo!

[@RayMak]

He’s so passionate and down to earth!!

[@evynfife7603]

Loved this episode!

[@luckyh1217]

Most interesting video about food I have ever watched, thanks.

[@kindface]

Keep up the good work, Blondie !!

[@jerometsowinghuen]

Fermented tofu, that’s a special topping on a pizza. And it gives happiness to the villagers with this delicacy too.